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Viola brewing up desert stormTHE irony of a boy from Easterhouse conducting high-stakes global business from his luxury apartment in the Dubai Marina has not escaped John Viola. One of Scotland's busiest football representatives may have left his Bothwell base behind two years ago but reports of his professional demise have been greatly exaggerated. Barry Ferguson's long-serving agent and close friend opted for a drastic lifestyle change as the harsh financial reality of Scottish football finally bit. Yet far from indulging in the opulence of the millionaires' playground of the Middle East, Viola has never been busier. As well as operating a burgeoning property business in tandem with Derek Whyte, Viola is also a driving force behind the country's football boom. Once a salubrious retirement home for the likes of Gabriel Batistuta and Ronald De Boer, the Dubai soccer league has recently turned professional and, therefore, more discerning in its import policy. read more. Palm Atlantis rises up from the sandLocated on the furthermost point of the busiest construction site in Dubai, the logistics of building the Atlantis on the Palm Jumeirah were never going to be easy. Throw in a midday working ban, an international shortage of tower cranes, the problem of accommodating 2,000 site workers, and the fact that your entire development will be built on sand, and you really have all the ingredients of what is known in the industry as a logistical nightmare. But despite the myriad obstacles threatening the smooth progress of the US $1.5 billion (AED5.5 billion) project, it remains on track for a December 2008 opening. Perhaps the key reason for this has been the unusual approach adopted by developer, Kerzner International. And that started with the decision to avoid letting the work to a main contractor in the traditional way. read more. LCL Corp associate lands RM68.8m Dubai jobLCL Corporation Bhd said its associated company in Dubai, LCL Interiors LLC (LCL Interiors) has received a letter of acceptance from CSHK Dubai Contracting (LLC) (CSHK) for interior finishes sub-contract works worth RM68.8 million for the service apartment in the Burj Dubai Development. In a statement on July 26, the company said that LCL Interiors was awarded the sub-contract works for all interior finishes to the service apartment (17th to 41st floor), the front of the house areas and interior finishing of the four passenger lift cabs on July 24. LCL Corporation said the sub-contract works would commence immediately with completion scheduled for October 2007, and is expected to contribute positively towards its earnings for the current financial year. Including the latest job, LCL Interiors had received three interior fit-out works from the same developer, amounting to RM139 million. read more. O'Neill ready to start work at VillaMARTIN O'Neill's appointment as Villa boss should be rubber-stamped today with the Irishman expected at Villa Park to sign a long-term contract. O'Neill and chairman Doug Ellis are booked to fly to Hanover tomorrow morning so that the new manager can at least be present, if not necessarily in charge, of the club's pre-season friendly in the afternoon. An agreement between O'Neill and Ellis had been hatched at least a fortnight ago with O'Neill desperate to return to management after over a year on the sidelines looking after his wife Geraldine, who was diagnosed with cancer. With his wife now believed to be in much better health, O'Neill is set to replace David O'Leary and is believed to be hungry to bring success to the club. . read more. Parents sceptical of school fee insurance programmeDubai: Eight out of ten parents have shrugged off an education insurance programme launched by a school group saying that if it really wants to help pupils and their parents it should first try to get their tuition fees decreased. The initiative, launched in the Global Education Management Schools (GEMS) group, is entirely optional and guarantees a child's education in the event of death or permanent disability of a family's main wage earner. Known as the GEMS Education Protection Programme (GEPP), it is said to be the first of its kind in the UAE education market. Coverage for the insured family member is valid worldwide. Uniquely, the nominated parent does not need a medical check-up or even to show proof of employment. On the basis of a fully refundable deposit, a child will receive free tuition until the completion of his/her schooling or 20th birthday. read more.If top quality Education Jobs In Dubai facts is what you are enthusiastic about, Ask Jeeves can detect it for you.
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