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Amazing places:

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Dubai – safest place in the world

This is where the people with 'real' money have a condo or house.

absolutely the safest place on earth

Dubai in 1990 prior to the craziness

The madness. Dubai is said to currently have 15-25% of all the world 's cranes .

The Dubai Waterfront. When completed it will become the largest waterfront development in the world

All of this was built in the last 5 years, including that island that looks like a palm tree.

The Palm Islands in

Upon completion, the resort will have 2,000 villas, 40 luxury hotels, shopping centers, movie theaters, and many other facilities. It is expected to support a population of approximately 500,000 people. It is advertised as being visible from the moon.

The Burj al-Arab hotel in Dubai. The worlds tallest hotel. Considered the only '7 star' hotel and the most luxurious hotel in the world. It stands on an artificial island in the sea.

Hydropolis, the world's first underwater hotel. Entirely built in Germany and then assembled inDubai, it is scheduled to be completed by 2009 after many delays.

The Burj Dubai. Construction began in 2005 and is expected to be complete by 2008. At an estimated height of over 800 meters, it will easily be world's tallest building when finished. It will be almost 40% taller than the the current tallest building, the Yaipei 101.

downtown Dubai will look like around 2008-2009. More than 140 stories of the Burj Dubai have already been completed. It is already the worlds tallest man made structure and it is still not scheduled to be completed for at least another year.

The Al Burj. This will be the centerpiece of the Dubai Waterfront. Once completed it will take over the title of the tallest structure in the world from the Burj Dubai.

Recently it was announced that the final height of this tower will be 1200 meters.

That would make it more than 30% taller than the Burj Dubai and three times as tall as the Empire State Building. This is a city on crack.

The Burj al Alam, or The World Tower. Upon completion it will rank as the world's highest hotel. It is expected to be finished by 2009. At 480 meters it will only be 28 meters shorter than theTaipei 101.

The Trump International Hotel & Tower, which will be the centerpiece of one of the palm islands, The Palm Jumeirah.

Dubailand. Currently, the largest amusement park collection in the world is Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, which is also the largest single-

site employer in the United states
Dubailand will be built on 3 billion square feet (107 miles^2) at an estimated $20 billion price tag. The site will include a purported 45 mega projects and 200 hundred other smaller projects.

Dubai Sports City

Currently, the Walt Disney World Resort is the #1 tourist destination in the world. Once fully completed, Dubailand will easily take over that title since it is expected to attract 200,000 visitors daily.

The Dubai Marina is an entirely man made development that will contain over 200 highrise buildings when finished. It will be home to some of the tallest residential structures in the world. The completed first phase of the project is shown. Most of the other high rise buildings will be finished by 2009-2010.

The Dubai Mall will be the largest shopping mall in the world with over 9 million square feet of shopping and around 1000 stores.��It will be completed in 2008. ��

Ski Dubai, The world’s largest Snow Park is nowhere else but at Ski Dubai. Lying on 3000 square meters of snow, the park is a one of a kind attraction that leaves you breathless.

At the Snow Park you won’t meet boredom; go crazy in the tobogganing hills, or in a twin track bobsled ride. Also, a snowball throwing gallery and a snow cavern filled with interactive experiences and amazing sights and sounds await you for an unforgettable journey. A large observation tower offers a perfect view of the Ski Dubai main slope. Parents can engage in recreation with their children while building a snowman and playing on the hills.

To complete this magical setting, regular snowfalls will surprise you and will add more excitement to this fun-filled snow experience..

Some of the tallest buildings in the world, such as Ocean Heights and The

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The UAE Spaceport would be the first spaceport in the world if construction ever gets under way. I'm not joking...

Some other crazy .. The Dubai Metro system, once completed, will become the largest fully automated rail system in the world. The Dubai World Central ,

International Airport will become the largest airport in size when it is completed. It will also eventually become the busiest airport in the world, based on passenger volume.

latest vehicle design concepts from RCA

The royal college of art has been teaching automotive design for 40 years. while the college
churns out some of the industry’s top designers, one can’t help but wonder about the future
of car design in light of global warming and the current oil crisis. none the less, this year’s
crop is trying to push the envelope fully conscious of issues such as sustainability.
one students even forecast a post-global warming world where the only cars are boats.

[caption id="attachment_329" align="alignnone" width="300" caption=" iomega concept by joonas vartola winner: airflow concept by pierre sabas"][/caption]

concept car by ilaria sacco

kabhee nekee bhee uske jee meiN gar aa jaaye hai mujhse

1. kabhee nekee bhee uske jee meiN gar aa jaaye hai mujhse
jafaayeN karke apnee yaad sharma jaaye hai mujhse

[ jafaayeN = opression/tyranny of a beloved ]

2. KHudaaya ! jazbaa-e-dil kee magar taaseer ulTee hai
ki jitna khiNtchataa hooN aur khiNtchtaa jaaye hai mujhse

[ jazbaa-e-dil = emotions, taaseer = impression ]

3. woh bad_KHoo aur meree daastan-e-ishq tulaanee
ibaarat muKHtasar, qaasid bhee ghabra jaaye hai mujhse

[ bad_KHoo = bad habits, tulaanee = long, ibaarat = diction/
admonishing, muKHtasar = concise, qaasid = messenger ]

4. udhar woh bad_GHumaanee hai, idhar yeh naatavaanee hai
na poocha jaaye hai us'se, na bola jaaye hai mujhse

[ badGHumaanee = suspicion, naatavaanee = weakness ]

5. sambhalne de mujhe 'ei na_ummidee kya qayaamat hai
ki daamaan-e-KHayaal-e-yaar chooTa jaaye hai mujhse

6. takalluf bartaraf nazzaaragee meiN bhee sahi, lekin
woh dekha jaaye, kab ye zulm dekha jaaye hai mujhse

[ taqalluf = hesitation/formality, bartaraf = suspend ]

7. hue haiN paaNv hee pehle nabard-e-ishq meiN zaKHmee
na bhaaga jaaye hai mujhse, na Thehra jaaye hai mujhse

[ nabard-e-ishaq = struggle in love ]

8. qayaamat hai ke howe muddaee ka ham_safar 'GHalib'
woh kaafir, jo KHuda ko bhee na sauNpa jaaye hai mujhse

the most tallest building in the world

al burj ----

Whats going on!

I love me.......

I am sad......

I miss my family........

Everytime I leave to head out on the road
I wanna take you with me to save me from the cold
No matter where I go wrong
you'll be there to turn it into right
I will love you every moment of my life

When I'm on an airplane, flyin' cross the sky
I know you're on a trainride, stations passin' by
No matter what the signs say
However in my mind you are by my side
I will love you every moment of my life

everyone misses something
And I know time changes everything
All the love that you have to give
you should give just as lost as you're holding that someone

I'd travel cross the great lakes to get to where you are
and even if forever wouldn't be too far
so baby when you asked me
to be the leading lady by your side
I promised to love you every moment of my life

Team Motivation: How to Motivate Team members?

Trust by this time , you got a solution. This is a pertinent problem, one will face in any project. The PM should be aware of this. Be proactive, talk to the people who are prone to be negative, understand their concerns. Try to address them in a honest way. Be positive and sow an open culture, where every one is respected as an individual. This is at times difficult to maintain and still you may observe some negative trends. Have a discussion with them individually, give them more responsibility and makee them accountable for their actions. Even after this, there is NO change, then involve HR and initiate necessary corrective action, before it spreads to the other team members.

Association Matrix Checklist

CHECKLIST FOR AN ASSOCIATION MATRIX
Project Name:		Project Code:
Document Name:		Document Number:
Reviewed By:		Reviewed Date:
Checklist Items		Yes	No	Comments
There are no missing rows or columns (the matrix is complete).
The rows and columns are sorted for best presentation.
All rows have an association with at least one column.
All columns have an association with at least one row.
For CRUD matrices, all entities that are being managed by the application have a "create".
For CRUD matrices, all entities that are managed by other applications (i.e., interfaces) show as "read" only.

(Chief Technology Tactician)

IT Infrastructure department

Move to take up new responsibilities in the IT Infrastructure department

• If you do not know what IT infrastructure is, then neither party in this discussion is thinking clearly. You need to approach whoever feels this is a good idea and ask them to define IT Infrastructure (which in every company I have worked for refers to a minimum of the underlying back-office hardware (and in one case software) that the enterprise runs. This includes but is not restricted to Servers (including OS installs), Phones, Network Configuration/Tuning and much-much more. If you are a Project Manager, then you know how important training is and do not hesitate to state the requirement up front and make sure it is clear a stack of manuals and work station that runs Google is not good enough! In your new role you will be responsible for making sure the machines that run the software that runs the company is running 24 x 7 and that means you will wear a pager and be its slave. Make sure you are wanting this type of life style and good luck! Some people love this type of role, but make sure it suits you and your personality.

Dil hi to ha

1.      dil hee to hai na sang-o-KHisht dard se bhar na aaye kyoN ?
royeNge  ham   hazaar  baar,  koee  hameiN  sataaye  kyoN ?

[ sang = stone, KHisht = brick ]

2.      dair naheeN, haram naheeN,  dar naheeN, aastaaN naheeN
baiTHe haiN rehguzar pe ham, GHair hameiN uTHaaye kyoN ?

[ dair = temple, haram = mosque, dar = gate, aastaaN = abode,
rehguzar = path/way ]

3.      jab woh  jamaal-e-dil_faroz, soorat-e-meher-e-neem_roz
aap hee ho nazzaara_soz, parde meiN muNh chupaaye kyoN ?

[ jamaal = beauty, faroz = shining/luminous, meher = sun,
neem_roz = mid day, nazzaara_soz = beautiful/worth seeing ]

4.      dashna-e-GHamza jaaN_sitaaN, naawak-e-naaz be_panaah
tera hee  aks-e-ruKH  sahee, saamne  tere aaye  kyoN ?

[ dashna = dagger, GHamza = amorous glance, jaaN_sitaaN = distroying
life, naawak = a kind of arrow, aks = image ]

5.      qaid-e-hayaat-o-band-e-GHam  asl meiN dono  ek haiN
maut se  pehle  aadmee  GHam  se  nijaat paaye kyoN ?

[ hayaat = life, band-e-Gham = conceled sorrows,
nijaat = release/liberation ]

6.      husn aur uspe  husn_zan rah gayee bulhawas ki sharm
apne  pe  'eitmaad  hai,  GHair  ko  aazmaaye  kyoN ?

[ husn_zan = favourable view, bulhawas = slave of passions/very
greedy, 'eitmaad = reliance/dependance ]

7.      waaN wo GHuroor-e-iz'z-o-naaz yaaN yeh hijaab-e-paas-e-waz'a
raah  meiN  ham  mile  kahaaN,  bazm  meiN  wo  bulaaye kyoN ?

[ GHuroor = pride, iz'z-o-naaz = respect and beauty,
hijaab = veil/modesty, paas = regard, waz'a = behaviour ]

8.      haaN  wo  naheeN  KHuda_parast,  jaao  wo be_wafa sahee
jisko ho deen-o-dil 'azeez, uskee galee meiN jaaye kyoN ?

[ parast = worshipper, deen = religion/faith ]

9.      'GHalib'-e-KHasta ke baGHair kaun se kaam band haiN ?
roiye   zaar-zaar  kya,   keejiye   haay-haay  kyoN ?

[ KHasta = sick/injured, zaar-zaar = bitterly ]

Identifying Requirements for Graphics

(Chief Technology Tactician)   C B 

Before beginning the design process, it is important to define the requirements of the graphic. To define the requirements, consider the following:

· the purpose of the graphic,

· the target audience,

· the medium,

· the view of the graphic,

· the preparation time,

· the budget constraints.

Define the Purpose

Define the purpose of the graphic, because the purpose influences the content and design. For example, the purpose of a graphic may be to:

· provide information (e.g., explain a concept, reinforce text, summarize),

· persuade (e.g., advertising, a proposal to a customer),

· get attention (e.g., marketing, a web page),

· entertain (e.g., provide humor).

Consider the Target Audience

Consider the characteristics of the group you wish to reach with the message of the graphic. The characteristics of the target audience to consider include:

· Knowledge Level

Adapt the message to the knowledge level of the target audience. If the knowledge level of the audience is mixed, then ensure the lowest knowledge level is accommodated. For example, determine whether to use a technical or non-technical approach.

· Attitude

Determine the overall attitude of the target audience. Determine if the graphic should be formal, informal, or humorous in conveying information. For example, a conservative audience would probably respond best to a formal graphic.

· Demographic Composition

Determine if the target audience consists of a particular demographic composition, such as a particular gender or age group. A homogenous group often allows customization of the content of the message. For example, a message with soft images may be more successful with females than males. Consider this characteristic in context with other characteristics, and avoid stereotypes that may work against successful communication of the message. For example, do not use a graphic containing rocking chairs when conveying information to a group of active seniors.

· International Audience

If the graphic is for an international audience, refer to the Internationalization of Documents, particularly the use of graphics, to assist with the appropriate design of the graphic.

Determine the Medium

Determine which medium to use. The medium to use depends on the purpose and use of the graphic. For example, on-line is best for reference, but a slide is best for persuasion during a marketing meeting. Options include:

· on-line,

· paper,

· projected image (e.g., a slide).

Consider the View

Consider the view of the graphic. For example, will the graphic be viewed from a few inches or several feet? The view will determine requirements such as the size of the image and text. For example, a graphic for a slide must be larger, brief, and more visible for an audience that has a limited and more distant viewing opportunity.

Consider the Preparation Time

Design the graphic so that it can be produced in the time allotted.

Consider the Budget Constraints

Design the graphic so that the costs of materials and time for completion are within budget limitations.