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Seeing the United Arab Emirates

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I went to Dubai for the first ever Summit on the Global Agenda. Obviously, there was a lot of buzz about the financial meltdown, especially in a place like Dubai that has built itself up as a major international business center (Dubai as an emirate has relatively little oil compared to some of the other gulf emirates).

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To Dubai on an Emirates Airbus 380

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

My current business trip started by heading for Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I had been invited to attend the Global Agenda Council meeting organized by the World Economic Forum. The entire second floor is first and business class, and the first class (which I didn't get to see) is famous for having showers.

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Blog Action Day 2010: Water

Amy Sample Ward

This past Sunday was October 10th, 2010 – also know as 101010, the Global Work Day for climate action supported by 350.org 350 action in Oman Dive Center. Try the water calculator – the questions are insightful and make you think, and the usage answer at the end may surprise you! org and others. Hulhumale Maldives.

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