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Dubai
Dubai , sheikhdom (1995 pop. 674,101), c.1,500 sq mi (3,890 sq km), part of the federation of seven United Arab Emirates , SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf. Nearly all of the sheikhdom's settled population is concentrated in the city of Dubai (1995 pop. 669,181), which is the principal port,... Read more |
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The Emirates Group
The Emirates Group Airline CentreP.O. Box 686Dubai,United Arab EmiratesTelephone: (+971-4) 214-4444Fax: (+971-4) 295-2001Web site: http://www.emirates.com State-Owned CompanyIncorporated: 1985Employees: 7,067Sales: AED 24.3 billion ($6.6 billion) (2006)NAIC: 481111 Scheduled Passenger Air... Read more |
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United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The federation, commonly known as the UAE, consists of seven sheikhdoms: Abu Dhabi (territorially the largest of the sheikhdoms), Ajman , ... Read more |
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Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , Arab. Abu Zabi, sheikhdom (1995 pop. 928,360), c.26,000 sq mi (67,300 sq km), part of the federation of seven United Arab Emirates , SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf. The sheikhdom is the largest in the federation; in it is located the city of Abu Dhabi (1995 pop. 398,695), founded... Read more |
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Cousins
Cousins English-speakers classify up to four distinct groups of relatives as cousins. The children of a set of brothers and sisters form the primary category: they are first cousins to each other. More distantly related kin of one's own generation (collateral kin ) form the second category. The... Read more |
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The American Dream
American Dream, The (1961), a one‐act play by Edward Albee. [York Playhouse, 370 perf.] Mommy ( Jane Hoffman) is a domineering middle‐class wife, and Daddy ( John C. Becher) is a henpecked, acquiescent husband, whose only son ( Ben Piazza) fails to live up to the dream they have... Read more |
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Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker Saxophonist He's the funky player that singer James Brown chose to hail before each set with the fabled command, "Maceo, blow your horn." Saxophonist Maceo Parker worked with Brown for more than 20 years and contributed to such classics as "Cold Sweat," "Lickin' Stick," "Poppa's Got a... Read more |
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Rafer Johnson
Rafer Johnson 1934– Athlete Trained for Olympics Classic Olympic Moment “Their Own Dreams” Second Generation of Olympians Selected writings Sources When American athlete Rafer Johnson won the gold medal for the decathlon in the 1960 Olympics, he also earned the title of... Read more |
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Sumer
Sumer and Sumerian civilization . The term Sumer is used today to designate the southern part of ancient Mesopotamia . From the earliest date of which there is any record, S Mesopotamia was occupied by a people, known as Sumerians, speaking a non-Semitic language. The questions concerning... Read more |
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Time management
Time Management Many people struggle with time management and would like to accomplish more tasks in a day, or have more time for non-work activities. There are a number of suggestions for improving time management at work and at home, and different approaches work for different... Read more |
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Sumer Group brings your Dream Home in India to you, sets up first base in Dubai.
Sumer Group, a leading...the setting up of their first office, outside India, in Dubai to offer...advice to Sumer Group's...Indians in Dubai and to give...buying a ... |