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The Great Rift Valley

Jul 23, 2008 ... Millions of years ago the land that cuts across the entire lengthof Kenya, and extends north into Ethiopia and South into Tanzania,slowly moved apart. The movement created the valley that is ...

The Kiwifruit

Jul 23, 2008 ... The kiwifruit came to New Zealand from China, where it was calledyangtao. Kiwifruit vines grew wild in Yangtze Valley. In 1906, seedswere brought back to New Zealand and vines grew successfully. Thefuzzy little fruit was about to get very popular. The fruit became known ...

The Kiwi, Kea, Kaka and Kakapo

Jul 23, 2008 ... The Kiwi, which is the national bird of New Zealand, is like ahen with humps instead of wings. This bird cannot fly of course, butit is ...

The first edition of the Arab Media Humanitarian Prize on Children and Adolescents

Jul 22, 2008 ... For the first time in the Arab WorldThe first edition of the ArabMedia Humanitarian Prize on Children and AdolescentsIn cooperationbetween UNICEF, Dubai Press Club and Al-Bayan Newspaper UNICEF urged all journalists, children and adolescents in theArab World to participate actively ...

HP Introduces Cost Effective Printing Solutions for Micro- Businesses

Jul 22, 2008 ... HP Introduces Cost Effective Printing Solutions for Micro-Businesses HP Middle East has today launched a new series of all-in-oneprinters that are ideal for home office and micro-business userslooking for a high performance, reliable and easy-to-usemultifunction printer. The HP ...

SABIC reports net profits of SR 14.5 billion

Jul 22, 2008 ... The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) reportedpreliminary consolidated net profits of SR 14.5 billion for thefirst six months ending June 30, 2008 compared with SR 12.8 billionin the same period in 2007, an increase of 13 percent. SABIC's shareprofit amounts to SR 4.82 compared ...

BSEL hails Ajman's $ 2 bln 1000 MW new power plant

Jul 22, 2008 ... BSEL hails Ajman's $ 2 bln 1000 MW new power plant UAE-based BSEL Infrastructure Realty has hailed the new $ 2billion 1000 MW coal driven power plant as the best thing to happento Ajman. Last Friday, (July 18, 2008) sections of media had reported thatthe Ajman government had ...

TDME successfully completes one year since TechData acquisition

Jul 22, 2008 ... TDME successfully completes one year since TechData acquisitionNew entity has expanded its team, added value services and SMBsolutions to portfolio Track Distribution FZ LLC (TDME), one of theleading IT distributors in the Middle East, has completed a year ofoperations since its set up ...

Symantec To Hold Pan-EMEA Customer Conference In The Hague

Jul 22, 2008 ... Symantec To Hold Pan-EMEA Customer Conference In The Hague Endpoint management, virtualization, data loss prevention andGreen IT will feature alongsidekeynotes from CEO John W Thompson,Dell, Gartner, Intel and Sun Symantec Corp. is to hold its first combined Vision ...

Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry leads initiatives to accelerate Sharjah's economic growth

Jul 22, 2008 ... Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry leads initiatives toaccelerate Sharjah's economic growth The Chamber represents Sharjah at "Modern Strategies" conferenceto enhance its efficiency and role in sustainable development The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) ...

Plant, Machinery and Vehicles bulldoze over rising construction industry threats

Jul 22, 2008 ... Plant, Machinery and Vehicles bulldoze over rising constructionindustry threats Big 5 PMV expands to meet growing demand for innovation in theconstruction industry As the region's construction industry faces rising costs ofmaterials and labour shortages, the plant, machinery ...

Dubai Fashion Fiesta 2008 readies to set the stage for fashion this summer

Jul 22, 2008 ... Dubai Fashion Fiesta 2008 readies to set the stage for fashionthis summer Celebrity designers, models, and industry names all add to aglitzy fashion event Dubai Fashion Fiesta, one of the most awaited annual fashionevents in Dubai and a Mega Event in DSS 2008, is all set for ...

Trend Micro Enterprise Security Minimizes Time to Protect Against New and Unknown Web Threats

Jul 22, 2008 ... Trend Micro Enterprise Security Minimizes Time to Protect AgainstNew and Unknown Web Threats Powered by Trend Micro Smart Protection Network, new softwarevirtual appliances and Trend Micro Enterprise Security solutionsspeed deployment and simplify management Trend Micro ...

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts appoints two Chinese chefs

Jul 22, 2008 ... Rosewood Hotels & Resorts appoints two Chinese chefs Zhang Qiang and Ge Chuan You lead Noodles at Rosewood Corniche Zhang Qiang and Ge Chuan You, two renowned Chinese chefs, havebeen appointed to head the interactive Chinese restaurant Noodles atRosewood Corniche in ...

Tamani Hotels and Resorts broadens accessibility to customers through the introduction of new Toll Free Numbers

Jul 22, 2008 ... Tamani Hotels and Resorts broadens accessibility to customersthrough the introduction of new Toll Free Numbers TAMANI Hotels and Resorts has announced the launch of its newToll Free numbers across the GCC. The toll free numbers idea is toexpand TAMANI's distribution network to its ...

Aptec takes VMware on the road

Jul 22, 2008 ... Aptec takes VMware on the roadExpanding channel network acrossGCC to join VMware's Advantage+ program Aptec Distribution, part ofAptec Holdings, Middle East, Turkey & North Africa's largesttechnology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing andlogistics company, recently ...

Recreation is on the Vacation Menu at Kempinski Hotel Ajman

Jul 22, 2008 ... Recreation is on the Vacation Menu at Kempinski Hotel Ajman Whether its scuba diving, sailing or jet-skiing, Kempinski HotelAjman's smorgasbord of recreational activities is guaranteed to getpulses racing this summer. "Kempinski Hotel Ajman has long been a favourite weekend ...

UAE: Moody's assigns Aa2 to Etisalat

Jul 22, 2008 ... Moody's Investors Service has assigned an Aa2 long-term issuerrating to Emirates Telecommunications Corporation ("Etisalat") witha stable outlook. These are the first ratings that Moody's assignsto Etisalat and the first time that it rates a telecommunicationscompany in the United Arab ...

Oracle Academy Offers Advanced Business And Technology Training To More Than 120 Teachers Across Europe, Middle East & Africa

Jul 22, 2008 ... Oracle Academy Offers Advanced Business And Technology TrainingTo More Than 120 Teachers Across Europe, Middle East & AfricaNewTraining Initiative to Benefit University-Level Students and FacultyMore than 120 faculty members from 14 countries across Europe,Middle East and Africa (EMEA) ...

IWC launches ingenieur automatic robust for the Middle East

Jul 22, 2008 ... IWC launches ingenieur automatic robust for the Middle East Ingenieur 3227 With Magnetic Protection In Stainless Steel orPlatinum Continue To be Available IWC Shaffhausen. the luxury Swiss watch manufacturer, haslaunched the new Ingenieur 40 mm in stainless steel case with ...