People in Dubai are being urged to crush their cans and send them for recycling as part of a nationwide campaign to slash waste and cut energy consumption.
Emirates Environment Group (EEG) is aiming to recycle 15,000kg of aluminium between May and September and is appealing to everyone from school children to chief executives to back the Can Collection Drive (CCD) All residents have to do is collect their drinks cans and deposit them in special skips at Dubai Airport Free Zone, Zabeel Park and Ibn Buttuta Mall.
EEG also needs thousands of volunteers to step forward and help the drive by knocking on the doors of shops, cafes and restaurants and offering to take their cans away to be recycled. EEG chairman Habitat Al Marashi said the scheme already has the backing of schools but needs more corporate support. “We are trying to instill the importance of recycling and a sense of responsibility in the younger generation,” she said. “We have a lot of support from schools but we also want to spread the message to the community at large.”
The EEG’s can drive is now in its 12th year.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
WARNING OF CELL PHONE DIRECTORIES
ALL FAMILY MEMBERS SHOULD READ THIS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN!
These crooks are getting very good!
A lady has changed her habit of how she lists her names in her cell phone directory after her handbag was stolen.
Her handbag, which contained her cell phone, credit card, purse, etc.., wa stolen.
Twenty minutes later she called her husband, from a pay telephone telling him what had happened.
Her husband said, 'I have just received your text message asking about our pin number and I have replied a little while ago.'
When they rushed down to the bank, the staff told them all the money was already withdrawn.
The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text her husband listed in the directory and got hold of their pin number.
Within twenty minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.
Moral of the lesson:
Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people o your call list.
Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Mom, Dad, etc.,
And very importantly, when sensitive information is being asked for through text messages, CONFIRM by calling back.
Also, when you are being text by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message came from them...
If you do not reach them, b very careful about going places to meet 'family and friends' who text you.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON.
I never thought about THAT!
As of right now, do you have 'home' listed in your cell phone directory?
These crooks are getting very good!
A lady has changed her habit of how she lists her names in her cell phone directory after her handbag was stolen.
Her handbag, which contained her cell phone, credit card, purse, etc.., wa stolen.
Twenty minutes later she called her husband, from a pay telephone telling him what had happened.
Her husband said, 'I have just received your text message asking about our pin number and I have replied a little while ago.'
When they rushed down to the bank, the staff told them all the money was already withdrawn.
The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text her husband listed in the directory and got hold of their pin number.
Within twenty minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.
Moral of the lesson:
Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people o your call list.
Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Mom, Dad, etc.,
And very importantly, when sensitive information is being asked for through text messages, CONFIRM by calling back.
Also, when you are being text by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message came from them...
If you do not reach them, b very careful about going places to meet 'family and friends' who text you.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON.
I never thought about THAT!
As of right now, do you have 'home' listed in your cell phone directory?
KNOW IF YOUR MOBILE IS ORIGINAL?????
Would you like to know if your mobile is original or not?!!
Press the following on your mobile *#06# and the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number appears
check the 7th and 8th digits
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
th th
Phone serial no.
x x x x x x ? ? x x x x x x x
IF the 7th & 8th digits are 02 or 20 that mean it was Assembled in Emirates which is very Bad quality
IF the 7th & 8th digits are 08 or 80 that mean it' s manufactured in Germany which is not bad
IF the 7th & 8th digits are 01 or 10 that mean it's manufactured in Finland which is Good
IF the 7th & 8th digits are 00 that mean it was manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality ...
IF the 7th & 8th digits are 13 that mean it was Assembled on Azerbaijan which is very Bad quality and very dangerous for health!!!
&
Final
IF the 7th & 8th digits are 12 that mean it is From china which is you decide!!
Press the following on your mobile *#06# and the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number appears
check the 7th and 8th digits
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
th th
Phone serial no.
x x x x x x ? ? x x x x x x x
IF the 7th & 8th digits are 02 or 20 that mean it was Assembled in Emirates which is very Bad quality
IF the 7th & 8th digits are 08 or 80 that mean it' s manufactured in Germany which is not bad
IF the 7th & 8th digits are 01 or 10 that mean it's manufactured in Finland which is Good
IF the 7th & 8th digits are 00 that mean it was manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality ...
IF the 7th & 8th digits are 13 that mean it was Assembled on Azerbaijan which is very Bad quality and very dangerous for health!!!
&
Final
IF the 7th & 8th digits are 12 that mean it is From china which is you decide!!
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
21 FACTS TO KNOW
1. Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from stop producing tears. Try it next time you chop onions.
2. Until babies are six months old, they can breathe and swallow at the same time. Indeed convenient!
3. Offered a new pen to write with, 97% of all people will write their own name.
4. Male mosquitoes are vegetarians. Only females bite.
5. The average person's field of vision encompasses a 200-degree wide angle.
6. To find out if a watermelon is ripe, knock it, and if it sounds hollow then it is ripe .
7. Canadians can send letters with personalized postage stamps showing their own photos on each stamp.
8. Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old.
9. It snowed in the Sahara Desert in February of 1979.
10. Plants watered with warm water grow larger and more quickly than plants watered with cold water.
11. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
12. Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.
13. Those stars and colours you see when you rub your eyes are called phosphenes.
14. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
15. Everyone's tongue print is different, like fingerprints.
16. Contrary to popular belief, a swallowed chewing gum doesn't stay in the gut. It will pass through the system and be excreted.
17. At 40 Centigrade person loses about 14.4 calories per hour by breathing.
18. There is a hotel in Sweden built entirely out of ice; it is rebuilt every year.
19. Cats, camels and giraffes are the only animals in the world that walk right foot, right foot, left foot, left foot, rather than right foot, left foot .
20. Onions help reduce cholesterol if eaten after a fatty meal..
21. The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
2. Until babies are six months old, they can breathe and swallow at the same time. Indeed convenient!
3. Offered a new pen to write with, 97% of all people will write their own name.
4. Male mosquitoes are vegetarians. Only females bite.
5. The average person's field of vision encompasses a 200-degree wide angle.
6. To find out if a watermelon is ripe, knock it, and if it sounds hollow then it is ripe .
7. Canadians can send letters with personalized postage stamps showing their own photos on each stamp.
8. Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old.
9. It snowed in the Sahara Desert in February of 1979.
10. Plants watered with warm water grow larger and more quickly than plants watered with cold water.
11. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
12. Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.
13. Those stars and colours you see when you rub your eyes are called phosphenes.
14. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
15. Everyone's tongue print is different, like fingerprints.
16. Contrary to popular belief, a swallowed chewing gum doesn't stay in the gut. It will pass through the system and be excreted.
17. At 40 Centigrade person loses about 14.4 calories per hour by breathing.
18. There is a hotel in Sweden built entirely out of ice; it is rebuilt every year.
19. Cats, camels and giraffes are the only animals in the world that walk right foot, right foot, left foot, left foot, rather than right foot, left foot .
20. Onions help reduce cholesterol if eaten after a fatty meal..
21. The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Two beaches in Dubai closed as traces of Red Tide surfaces
Dubai: Beaches near Burj Al Arab and another one located close to the Umm Suqeim Park have been closed by the Dubai Municipality as traces of Red Tide in these two beaches have surfaced again.
Mohammad Abdul Rehman Hassan, the head of the marine environment and wildlife section, told Gulf News that there were no traces of Red Tide found on Dubai shores in the morning during water testing.
Red tide is the result of an influx of a type of algal bloom; it is so named because it turns the water a reddish colour.
"They have surfaced again and so we have decided to close the beaches to ensure the safety of beachgoers. People are advised not to venture into these two beaches. They should make no contact with the water, nor consume the dead fishes that are washed ashore. Care should also be taken not to inhale the air after a wave hits the shoreline. This can prove hazardous to health," he said.
Hassan did not rule out the possibility of shutting down more beaches if the Red Tide continues to frequent the area.
Mohammad Abdul Rehman Hassan, the head of the marine environment and wildlife section, told Gulf News that there were no traces of Red Tide found on Dubai shores in the morning during water testing.
Red tide is the result of an influx of a type of algal bloom; it is so named because it turns the water a reddish colour.
"They have surfaced again and so we have decided to close the beaches to ensure the safety of beachgoers. People are advised not to venture into these two beaches. They should make no contact with the water, nor consume the dead fishes that are washed ashore. Care should also be taken not to inhale the air after a wave hits the shoreline. This can prove hazardous to health," he said.
Hassan did not rule out the possibility of shutting down more beaches if the Red Tide continues to frequent the area.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
GOOD MORNING
DEAR FRIENDS
"Nobody can go back and start a NEW BEGINNING,
BUT Anyone can Start Today and make a NEW ENDING"
Destiny is no matter of Chance.
It is a matter of Choice;
It is not athing tobe waited for;
It is a thing to be achieved;
HAVE A NICE DAY!!!!!
"Nobody can go back and start a NEW BEGINNING,
BUT Anyone can Start Today and make a NEW ENDING"
Destiny is no matter of Chance.
It is a matter of Choice;
It is not athing tobe waited for;
It is a thing to be achieved;
HAVE A NICE DAY!!!!!
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