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Yes, this is a good story and it's also nice that she very generously wants to give most of the royalties collected from the sun to charity. Trouble is that possession is 9/10th's of the law. If she can't take posession of her new sun, then how is she going to get any enforcment? Incedently the man ...

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It does say in the Old Testament that children may be killed for seemingly minor transgressions against their parents which I find disturbing. The bible is supposedly a great source of moral guidance and I find it unthinkable that I (or any other parent) could have their own children put to death. O...

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The answer is apparently yes - they do exist in some countries and I hope they come into the 21st century. Recently a member of the religious police in Saudi killed his daughter (in fact tortured her to death) for converting to Christianity, however it seems possible that this person won't be convic...

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I hear a lot of people are leaving Utopia to live in tax havens.

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Trying to rent a place in International City and I have a few gripes with property agents. 1. Property Agents insist on using a pre-printed contract with a few nasty clauses like you have to pay additional years rent if you don't give notice at the end of your contract. 2. Can't get a lease agreemen...

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All the ones I emailed or sms'd don't. They all seem completely disinterested in making a deal.

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As a side track, I've found it difficult to get finance here. The banks here ask for a processing fee up front, and if for any reason the deal isn't finalised (like as in my case the land title is delayed) then you lose the processing fee.

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Not to imply that the engine isn't powerful, but something similar hapened to a stock standard Buick I owned once with normal driving. I think a bearing siezed and it threw a rod through the block.

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I rented a car from them for a week and returned it because the engine overheated while I was driving. I had harrassing visits and phone calls for a few weeks from Joseph rent a car wanting me to pay for the repairs to the engine, then I got a call from a policeman, so I went to explain what had hap...

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Yes, there was a lot of tapping before the bearing seized. Maybe it wasn't getting much oil.

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Yes, the Mrs is ok now. It came as quite a shock to her at the time as she was so looking forward to the holiday, but she thought she would be spending it in prison. It's unfortunate that her name was on the lease - I think I would have handled it a bit better.

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Are you a property agent BM?

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Finally got my lease sorted - but it was stressful. Even got the landlord to sign the lease before I handed over the cheques which the agents assured me would be impossible. The property agent still wanted to debate how unreasonable I had been long after the deal was signed and finished. I think pro...

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So Jews should pray in a mosque but are forbidden from entering a church? Well that does seem inexplicable.

If entering a church causes someone to experience Christianity, why would entering a mosque not cause someone to experience Islam?

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I think when the article mentions 'mosques' I think it refers to non-specific prayer rooms rather than exclusively Muslim rooms. Airports owned by a secular European government, I don't think would have rooms dedicated to a particular faith as this would be against their charter. Public prayer rooms...

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I don't know how widespread it would be, but I have read one account of a woman being 'confined to houses until death takes her'. It's not independantly verified, but it seems plausable since it is perscribed by the Quran and some Saudis take a pride in preserving the way of life that existed at the...

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Engine oil is definately an aquired taste. First few times I drank it, It was

ing. It still is, but I haven't given up.

Each time I get out of hospital, people tell me I'm going to kill myself if I keep it up, but this is nonsence because I only use the highest quality oils in my car.

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By the look of the dates on the thread - you come back last year.

It does sound like a fun job though - my day job is quite boring by comparison.

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Zubber seems to be blaming Western influence for Muslims behaving badly. I've seen other faithful people quite sure that only the Devil makes them do bad things. I think the faithful are quite capable of behaving badly all by themselves and should accept responsibility for their own failings. Anyway...

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Very funny Zubber. Contemporary artists like to show jesus gesturing like that - as if he's experiencing the holy spirit or showing someone how big the fish was that got away.

Very brave BM - people have been killed for less. I suggest you take it down, it will upset people.

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Why do you want to change the colour of the car? It will be cheaper to paint the car in the same colour as they won't do inside the doors and under the boot lid. I think there are workshops which will paint a car for less than that, but I suggest you check the quality first. In my experience in this...

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Having been shaken down by the police in this country myself - I'm not the least bit surprised by this story.

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Got my water cut off by Dewa, called them and discovered a few things. One the water account still isn't in my name even though I applied to have it connected in February. Second, the previous owner has an outstanding bill of over 9000 AED just for water. OK, that seems strange - DEWA technicians ca...

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There do seem to be a lot of suspended sentences in that list. At least a convicion means they won't be working with children again. School shouldn't be a pick up joint where teachers look for action. Actually I think things have improved since I was a kid. When I was in high school back in the 80's...

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You're probably right about that Bora Bora. It's unlikley they were checking the forum regularly for the last 6 years waiting for clarification on what happens if you bring beer.

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Well that's just the result of faith. Christians don't have a problem thinking that the Bible is the book that God wants them to have despite being fallible. Presumably the Bible isn't infallible as there are minor inconsistancies where two different books in the Bible discuss the same thing. It's j...

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UAE is not such a nice place because of the police and legal system. It is not only guilty people who get into trouble. I have first hand experience when my wife was arrested because someone claimed she owed them money. Expats should only be here if they are being adequately compensated for the inhe...

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Oh very interesting! So locals walk around and demand money from foreigners! Hmm, based on this statement, those more than 1,500,000 foreigners living there should be really crazy choosing Dubai to live. Or maybe someone put a gun on their heads and forces them to live there. Who knows?! Most local...

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Problem with this thread is the OP probably doesn't know or care where Dubai is. This is spam marketing.

Try posting on a games forum. I don't know if anyone here even plays WOW.

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http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/crime/six-month-jail-term-for-drink-driving-offender-1.940457 When ever someone gets booked for alcohol use in this country, they media always reports a negligible amount of alcohol in their body like 0.01%. Recently they caught someone with 0.05% blood alcohol and ...

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Property agents driving me nuts.

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Joseph Rent a Car - avoid like the plague

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Re: Property Agents Driving Me Nuts.

Re: Property Agents Driving Me Nuts.

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Re: Jews Can Pray In Mosques - Not Churches

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Blood alcohol levels don't add up.

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