March 2008

Crane Accidents in New York and Dubai

March 16, 2008
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Yesterday, a crane collapsed in midtown Manhattan by East 51st street between 2nd and 3rd avenues. One block from where I used to work and where a lot of my close friends still work. I’m glad none of them were hurt. The area has been undergoing a lot of construction in the last few years [...]

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Leopards and Cheetahs (no Bears) – Oh My!

March 14, 2008
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If you haven’t been to the Sharjah Natural History and Botanical Museum, I highly recommend a trip out there. If you have kids, I doubly recommend it. Scotch and I made a visit out there a couple weekends ago. I had seen an ad about the museum in a local publication and it caught my [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #1 – Things I Like About Living in Dubai

March 13, 2008
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13 Things I Like About Living in Dubai 1. Weather is perfect just now – great tanning weather and comfortable outdoor dining temperature. 2. Shawarmas off the street for only 3.50 Dirhams (that’s 95 cents!). 3. Freshly squeezed mango juice easily accessible at street stands and so yummy. 4. Visiting the spice market and trying to identify [...]

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200-Car Accident Today in Dubai – Abu Dhabi

March 11, 2008
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This morning on the highway between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, heavy fog and the usual crazy driving resulted in a massive pile-up. Gulf News is currently reporting over 200 vehicles involved in the crash, 25 caught on fire, and 6 people killed while Khaleej Times is reporting 284 people injured and 3 killed. Heavy fog [...]

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Back from Switzerland – Time to Get a Job

March 11, 2008
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We are back from St. Moritz, Switzerland and had a wonderful time skiing/snowboarding, eating lots of fondue, raclette, PORK sausages, drinking Braulio (yuck!), catching up with friends and meeting new ones. More details and photos later as I’m supposed to be working on my resume right now. The deal was that I would start looking [...]

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