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So the  interruption  is due to the reported electronic scams which have been recorded over a period of seven months now and that Etisalat is going to update their system to avoid scam problems. Electronic scams through email, SMS and phone calls are the methods use by these swindlers.

An official has commented on the matter and said that this all starts with what is called social engineering. The victim receives a phone call or an e-mail saying that he or she has won a big prize. The fraudsters convince the victim that in order for the prize to be delivered, he or she has to pay a certain amount as a fee or transfer money as phone credit. Once the transaction happens, the fraudster ends the call.

Fraudulent e-mails have been used to steal credit card or bank details and phone calls are made offering pirated software.

The high incidence of such scams has led the police to launch a comprehensive awareness campaign. The campaign  aims at educating the public about the consequences of falling victim of such fraud. As part of the campaign, more than nine million messages was sent  to mobile phone users in the UAE.

I left our office today at around 5 pm  so I can arrive Sharjah early to pay our SEWA bills. First, I thought there was just a car accident ahead of me. I was already near airport road when I heard on the radio that there was a 8-storey building collapsed in Ittihad road. I was upset after hearing that news but luckily I arrived Sharjah early. But when I reached home, I googled it and found out that it was in Al Quds St. cor. Salahuddin Rd. near Ramada hotel. The building was a B +G+ 6 commercial and residential building designed in Steel beams and columns.

One passer by has uploaded these  videos of the said collapsed building.

The said incident was made known to local and international media because Mohammed Ali Jamadar tweets on Twitter.

Tnomeralc Web Design Toys importance

A great way to start teaching and educating babies or infants is through toys. I believe that toys improves babies and infant’s visual, motor and independent play skills. Newly born babies are all about discovery. They are learning how to use their hands, feet, eyes and most of their senses. They are fascinated by cause and effect, and are becoming aware of their surroundings.

Toys that are the most popular for young babies at this age include toys for looking, listening, sucking or fingering. Babies love to see bright primary colors like red, blue, or yellow. Toys with high contrasts and simple designs are the best buys. Toys should be light, soft and easy for your baby to handle. Toys that respond to baby’s actions are more popular. LA Toy Store has a great collections for this kinds of web design toys.

As they grew up they can benefit from toys that encourage learning through scientific experimentation. Chemistry sets, microscopes, telescopes, and digital building tools all help to promote strong thinking skills.

For big adults, toys like RC’s, computer games gives them pleasure and relaxation.

Types Tnomeralc Web Design Toys

1 Construction Toys
2 Dolls
3 Action figures
4 Stuffed animals
5 Drawing toys
6 Educational toys
7 Executive Toys
8 Miniaturized items
9 Model building
10 Model collecting
11 Puzzle/Assembly Toys
12 Science and optical
13 Toy Vehicles
14 Physical activity and dexterity toys
15 Whistles & Noisemakers

It is very important that we should check what kind of toys you are going to buy. Remember that not all toys are good for your children and there are also toys now a days that are harmful for kids like those toys that has Lead substance. So be careful on where you are buying them.

To find out more about where you can buy Tnomeralc Toys online, visit LA Toy Store. The web site was designed by Claremont Design

The training was all about The Challenge of Prospecting. It is about how it will help  salespeople develop the skills necessary to minimize the expenditure of time, effort, and money on unlikely sales prospects. Sales organizations that augment a proven consultative sales process with Counselor Prospecting are better able to identify strong suspects from the marketplace at large, discover key information about those strong suspects, and identify which prospects are most worthy of pursuit.

I’ve learned the 3 P’s of “Access Message” which are Purpose, Process and Payoff. These three are important before making that first call.

We were given an assignment and the 2nd day of the training will be next Thursday.

Wilson Learning, for more than 40 years has worked with the brightest minds and leading thinkers to deliver Human Performance Improvement for Global 2000 clients in more than 45 countries. They are a pioneering enterprise that will guide your organization to success by inspiring, developing, and transforming your greatest investment – your people.

National ID usage

The Identity Card can be used as a unified identification document with all the government, semi-government authorities and private entities. An individual may utilize it to obtain all the administrative services easily and promptly guaranteeing the highest levels of security and privacy

• UAE National may utilize the Identity Card as a traveling document to travel among the GCC neighboring countries
• The ID card can be used to logon to Computers and Access online services
• The ID card can be used for access control, signing electronic forms, and signing documents to protect it from being altered by others
• It is agreed with the Ministry of Finance to include the e-Dirham service to the Identity Card
• It is agreed with the Ministry of Interior to include the e-Gate service to the Identity Card
• The ID Card can be used on Abdu Dhabi e-Gov portal www.Abudhabi.ae to Authenticate your identity and get access to services

Future Usage

Thanks to the systems integration Emirates Identity Authority envisioning to achieve with various governmental, semi-governmental, and private sectors, it is expected to extend the identity utilizations in the future to include other domains especially after completion of the registration of all national and residents of the United Arab Emirates. The ID Card maybe utilized in the future to store other cards information or provide various applications as follows:

• Labor Card
• Health Card and Health Insurance card
• Electronic Portfolio
• Commercial and Banking applications
• Driving License
• Passport
• In addition, the ID Card acts as an infrastructure to many applications and services to entities to use such as:
• Public Libraries and rental stores to check out books, movies, games, cars, and others
• Utilized to get access to exhibitions
• Metro, public transportation

We were told that the centre only accepts few applicants per day so we went there early. We arrived at EIDA around 4 in the morning and there were already around 40 people waiting on the que. This week will be more busy as there are still 400,000 professional expats that has yet to apply. So I advise you to come earlier.

How to apply for an ID card

Visit the nearest EIDA service centre. Once you are allowed to get inside, they will give you a ticket number for typing ( if you have not applied online ) and another ticket for registration. Then once they called your number, you will be ask to pay either 220 or 320 depending on the validity length of your residence visa. After that they will take a photo of you and fingerprints. And that’s it. You will just wait for your ID card to be delivered by Empost on the address you mentioned. They said that it usually take 10-14 days for the card to be delivered.

For more information about Emirates National ID, visit there website here.

This will be my second time to watch a real race. My first was the Asia GP2, Speedcars and FIA GT3 held last December. Kamui Kobayahsi won the Asia GP2 Series, V. Liuzzi UP Team for Speedcars, Arnaud Peyroles and James Ruffier for the FIA GT3 race.

Here are some of the pictures taken:

Visit there website here more information. Toyo Tires 24H of Dubai race will run from January 8, 9 and 10, 2009.

See you there!

The meetup was great. And as expected, questions were thrown at Matt. Like how wordpress started and what wordpress users will expect with the upcoming version of WordPress 2.8. Wordcamp was also one of the topic which I hope we will also have it here soon in Dubai. Too bad they had Wordcamp in Philippines few days before my vacation.

I met bloggers and website owners like Fouad, Mohammed, Paul of shufflegazine, guy from Trademedia ( sorry I forgot his name ) and many more.

Here are some of the pictures taken from the meetup. Sorry for the low quality as it was my first time to use a SLR camera. I’ll start my photography class soon.

Looking forward to having more meetup with you guys.

This is what I did.

1. I did a full backup of my wordpress database. I did a back up on my cpanel. ( The most important before doing something on your website specially if you are not familiar with what you are doing )

2. Download WordPress 2.7 from WordPress download.

3. Using Filzilla as my FTP client, I downloaded my /wp-content folder so I can have a back up just in case something comes wrong ( This is where the themes,plug-ins and content are stored )  But you can skip this step as it is waste of time. You can proceed on step No.4.

4. Unzip the downloaded wordpress 2.7. Using my FTP, I open the wordpress 2.7 folder and started overwriting my files. ( Remember not to overwrite your /wp-content folder )

5. I opened my site and clicked on the Upgrade WordPress.

That’s how simple it is. Still hoping that there will be no errors afterwards.