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World Tallest Building - Burj Khalifa Opening Ceremony Fireworks

World's Tallest Building - Dubai Burj Khalifa Opening Ceremony Fireworks

The opening ceremony of Burj Khalifa was held on 4 January 2010.The ceremony featured a display of 10,000 fireworks, light beams projected on and around the tower, and further sound, light and water effects. Using the 868 powerful stroboscope lights that are integrated into the facade and spire of the tower, different lighting sequences were choreographed, together with more than 50 different combination of the other effects.

The event began with a short film which depicted the story of Dubai and the evolution of Burj Khalifa. The displays of sound, light, water and fireworks followed. The portion of the show consisting of the various pyrotechnic, lighting, water and sound effects was divided into three. The first part was primarily a light and sound show, which took as its theme the link between desert flowers and the new tower, and was co-ordinated with the Dubai Fountain and pyrotechnics. The second portion, called 'Heart Beat', represented the construction of the tower in a dynamic light show with the help of 300 projectors which generated a shadow-like image of the tower. In the third act, sky tracers and space cannons enveloped the tower in a halo of white light, which expanded as the lighting rig on the spire activated.

The ceremony was relayed live on a giant screen on Burj Park Island, as well as several television screens placed across the Downtown Burj Khalifa development. Hundreds of media outlets from around the world reported live from the scene. In addition to the media presence, 6,000 guests were expected.

Watch the grandeur fireworks

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The Key

Life Story: By Jeff

After a day's work, my colleagues dropped by the place I was staying in Cavite. We normally end a days work past 8 pm and this was no different. As a normal visit by friends and colleagues, we had a short round table discussion about work and projects with San Miguel Lights, juice and crackers. When we finished, it was almost ten pm, so I had to drive the guys out of the subdivision to the nearest transport hub. I told the maid that I will be back after bringing the guys to where they can take a jeepney. I was out of the house for possibly 15 minutes only, and when I got back the help had already closed the living room lights and locked the door. To my dismay, I left my house keys inside my room. I knocked and knocked but to no avail. I dared not knock too loud as to disrupt the whole street. I knocked intermittently on the door and windows, shouting "Manang" while doing so to no avail. I was resigned to sleep outside, when I remembered that maybe Jo, a friend of the help knows the cell number of Manang so I can call her. Murphy must be up that night since Jo confirmed that Manang has no cell phone.

I made myself comfortable on the bench press' bench using my jacket as a pillow. While trying to rest and accept my fate, I said my prayers, starting with the Our Lord's prayer and adding intercession to keep me safe that night. On my second Hail Mary my cell buzzed with an SMS message. It was Jo with a message on how I can possibly open the door. She gave me the instructions while I was talking to her on her cell. Lo and behold, I was able to open the door and get in. This just shows that prayers do work.

Adopt The Pace of Nature

Author Unknown

There is no investment you'll ever make that will pay you so well
As the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer wherever you are.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. If you treat an individual as if they were what they ought to be and could be, They will become what they ought to be and could be. Everyone thrives on being appreciated, loved and needed. There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in you.

Applaud others when they run.
Console them when they fail.
And cheer them when they recover.
As water is to a flower, so is praise to the heart of another.

Slow down and enjoy

"Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience."
Racing through life is very stressful. If we stay in high gear too long, we lose our ability to shift down. And when we're stressed, we can't access happiness, appreciation, fun, compassion, generosity, awareness of beauty and other wonderful qualities. High stress also triggers negative emotions like frustration, impatience, anger and fear.

Life has so much to offer if we will slow down and truly experience it. We must always remember that we are the ones in control of the accelerator. We CAN choose to brake.

Some of us take baby steps
Some of us take giant steps

But the secret is not to let that
one step back turn into a failure.
Learn from backward steps
And keep on stepping forward in this dance
Called Life!

"If you accept what has happened and search for the positive, you will be able to move forward in your life. So keep putting one foot in front of the other, and taking your life day by day."

Easy to Avail K.S.A. Expatriate Family Visa

Family visa now linked with salary
P.K. Abdul Ghafour Arab News

JEDDAH: The Foreign Ministry will issue permanent resident visas for wives and children of expatriate workers in the Kingdom, without considering their profession, Al-Yaum Arabic daily has reported.

“The ministry’s office in Riyadh issued such recruitment visas for three days last week and stopped it temporarily. It is expected that the ministry would resume the service next month,” a ministry source told the paper.

The news is a relief for many of the seven million expatriate workers, who are unable to bring their families on resident visas due to their profession written on their iqamas.

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Big Job Opportunities in Saudi Arabia

I just receive this from my inbox. I hope this will help our kababayan who would like to try the opportunity in Saudi Arabia. Since I don't have any relation with the company, so please send your Resume to the Al Hoty address below. Good luck.

JOB OPENINGS WITH ATTRACTIVE SALARY PACKAGE

APPLY NOW

AL-HOTY COMPANY, BASED IN ALKHOBAR, ONE OF THE MOST AFTER-SOUGHT COMPANIES IN THE SERVICE CONTRACTING BUSINESS IN SAUDI ARABIA PARTICULARLY IN THE OIL/GAS/PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY IS IN NEED OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL (Please EMAIL your resume to ahcjobs@al-hoty.com):

SENIOR QA/QC INSPECTORS (60):

Electrical QA Engineers & Inspectors

Mechanical QA Engineers & Inspectors

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NDT Inspectors Level II / III & NDT Specialist (ASNT or Equivalent)

BS Engineering, 8 years experience, knowledge of quality management systems, industrial construction QC & relevant American/international standards, good communications skills, driving skills and personal computer skills.

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Job Evaluator -

Laboratory Technician Specialist I

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Bachelor’s Degree, 6 years industrial experience, or as a trainer in industrial, technical, or vocational skills including a minimum of four (4) years as a trainer in the specialty to be taught. Strong proficiency in spoken and written English.

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Position Title: Job Evaluator

Job Description:

Have extensive experience and technical knowledge to fill the position of JOB EVALUATOR at professional ladder as follow:

Ø Conduct a job evaluation which would be used as a tool to evaluate the worth of each job in organization.

Ø Able to determine the relative level, importance, complexity, and value of each job that would lead to compare each job to other jobs.

Ø Capable to make a job analysis that in conjunction with work analysis helps to develop a job description that is broad, descriptive, and flexible so that we could adapt the description changing needs.

Ø Able to assess employee contribution to establish & qualify differences in employee contribution across jobs.

Ø Provide a foundation for employee compensation decision for retention.

Ø Develop job description to the Company, area of responsibility, necessary skills and experience required, etc.

Ø Develop and modify the organizational structures & engineering as required.

Ø Strong in business acumen

Ø Strong in communication ability in writing and speaking.

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