July 10 – 14, 2011: You can improve your managerial skills by attending “Successful Planning, Organizing and Control.” You will learn how to plan effectively in order to successfully manage budgets, projects, and other resources. July 10 – 14, 2011: Improve your problem solving skills by attending “Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making.” You will [...]
Archive | June, 2011
Virtue Guide This Week
Treat Yourself If you’re feeling worn out from your hectic daily routine and could use some serious pampering, you must visit Raffles Spa for their Enrich indulgence package. This package includes a massage, full body exfoliation, hot stone treatment, body wrap, facial, and head massage. You also get access to all of the spa’s facilities, [...]
Aesthetic Event Guide This Week
May 20 – July 18, 2011: Marsam Mattar is offering an art camp for children, entitled “More than Art 2011.” Registration is open, so contact Marsam Mattar now for information on times and age groups. June 19 – July 20, 2011: The Pavilion Downtown Dubai presents “Constructakons” by Sami Al Turki. This is a mixed [...]
Sustainable Living This Week
What Others are Doing So solar power is a great new technology for reducing energy consumption, but what happens when it storms? Fortunately, scientists have developed a new smart grid to predict and prepare for such fluctuations in the weather and their effect on solar energy. What You Can Do We all know the basics [...]
This Week’s Appetite
Balance Balance is an interesting new cafe that is centered on the concept that everybody corresponds with one of the five elements of air, water, space, fire, and earth. They offer five different menus to correspond with each of those elements. Balance provides a variety of healthy foods, including gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegetarian options. This [...]
This Week’s Appetite
The Ivy International institution The Ivy has arrived in Dubai. The menu is a mix of classics from The Ivy’s traditional menu with a touch of local flair. The chef, Simon Conboy, is taking advantage of local ingredients to offer Dubai residents an array of tastes and cultures. The Ivy (971 4 3198767). Taxi: Jumeirah [...]
Sustainable Living This Week
What Others are Doing Scientists have developed a tiny device that can transmit information wirelessly and is self-powered. This has the potential in the future to enable personal electronics, medical sensors, surveillance cameras and other electronic devices that do not require batteries. What You Can Do The next time you attend a business conference, think [...]
Aesthetic Event Guide This Week
May 11 – July 11, 2011: DUCTAC presents “The Project Works: 2010 – 2011,” which is a solo exhibition by Simon Coates. Coates is an English artist who currently resides in Dubai. His work is a combination of paintings, digital images, and sculpture. June 13 – July 11, 2011: “Mist” is being presented [...]
Virtue Guide This Week
Treat Yourself Ladies, it’s the time of year that requires pristine hair removal. If you’re tired of shaving, but don’t relish the thought of painful waxing, it’s time to visit Zen Beauty Lounge for organic sugaring hair removal. The process is less painful than waxing because the sugaring paste removes hair only – not a [...]
Intellect Event Guide This Week
July 3 – 7, 2011: Learn how to organize and direct activity for your team by attending “Management Skills and Techniques for Engineers.” You will learn how to make your groups more productive and how to communicate with them more effectively. July 3 – 7, 2011: You can make the most of your [...]
