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</ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>COMMENT</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Oct 31, 2010</p> <p class="byline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2cb17fdfa2448210VgnVCM100000e56411acRCRD"><span>James Zogby</span></a></p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/comment/shocking-poll-on-us-attitudes-towards-arabs">Shocking poll on US attitudes towards Arabs</a></h4> <p class="lede">The partisan divide on issues related to Arabs and Muslims has become disturbingly wide with a recent polll showing that old-fashioned xenophobia is dangerously high among US Republicans. <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/comment/shocking-poll-on-us-attitudes-towards-arabs">Read article<span> Shocking poll on US attitudes towards Arabs</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>COMMENT</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Oct 31, 2010</p> <p class="byline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=c8df0a11c5548210VgnVCM100000e56411acRCRD"><span>Michael Simkins</span></a></p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/comment/stiles-forced-to-sell-his-medal-as-rooney-ups-his-price">Stiles forced to sell his medal as Rooney ups his price</a></h4> <p class="lede">Nobby Stiles became the latest member of the triumphant 1966 World Cup Final squad to put up his Cup Winners medal for public auction. <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/comment/stiles-forced-to-sell-his-medal-as-rooney-ups-his-price">Read article<span> Stiles forced to sell his medal as Rooney ups his price</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>COMMENT</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Oct 31, 2010</p> <p class="byline"><span>Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi</span></p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/comment/the-ismaili-centre-of-dubai-a-monument-of-tolerance">The Ismaili Centre of Dubai: a monument of tolerance</a></h4> <p class="lede">Nestled in one of Bur Dubai's older districts is one of the emirate's best kept architectural secrets: the Ismaili Centre of Dubai. <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/comment/the-ismaili-centre-of-dubai-a-monument-of-tolerance">Read article<span> The Ismaili Centre of Dubai: a monument of tolerance</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser article-teaser-with-image article-teaser-with-image-grid-6"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>COMMENT</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Oct 31, 2010</p> <p class="byline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=9d517fdfa2448210VgnVCM100000e56411acRCRD"><span>Tony Glover</span></a></p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/business/information-overload-forces-an-it-reboot">Information overload forces an IT reboot</a></h4> <div class="image"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/business/information-overload-forces-an-it-reboot"><img height="227" width="340" src="/web/20101031105503im_/http://www.thenational.ae/deployedfiles/Assets/Richmedia/Image/SaxoPress/AD20101031587198-The IT and comm.jpg" alt="Information overload forces an IT reboot"> <img height="14" width="14" src="/web/20101031105503im_/http://www.thenational.ae/staticfiles/images/portal/icon-multimedia-photos.gif" alt="(Photos)" class="icon-multimedia"></a></div> <p class="lede">In a saturated market consumers have to choose from a bewildering range of gadgets. 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You have to decide what you are willing to pay on the spot, and this extends all along the price curve. <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/business/master-bazaar-economics-and-drive-a-hard-bargain">Read article<span> Master bazaar economics and drive a hard bargain</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>EDITORIAL</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Oct 31, 2010</p> <p class="byline"><span>National Editorial</span></p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/editorial/technological-tools-are-vital-for-schools">Technological tools are vital for schools</a></h4> <p class="lede">Students must cultivate computer literacy from the very beginning. <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/editorial/technological-tools-are-vital-for-schools">Read article<span> Technological tools are vital for schools</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>EDITORIAL</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Oct 31, 2010</p> <p class="byline"><span>National Editorial</span></p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/editorial/parcel-bombs-expose-gaping-hole-in-security">Parcel bombs expose gaping hole in security</a></h4> <p class="lede">The terrorists have clearly found a loophole and it is the shared responsibility of every government involved to make sure that it is closed. <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/editorial/parcel-bombs-expose-gaping-hole-in-security">Read article<span> Parcel bombs expose gaping hole in security</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser article-teaser-with-image article-teaser-with-image-grid-6"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>LETTER</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Oct 31, 2010</p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/letter/reaction-to-major-reform-of-education">Reaction to major reform of education</a></h4> <div class="image"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/letter/reaction-to-major-reform-of-education"><img height="227" width="340" src="/web/20101031105503im_/http://www.thenational.ae/deployedfiles/Assets/Richmedia/Image/op31oc-Ietters01cropped.jpg" alt="Reaction to major reform of education"> <img height="14" width="14" src="/web/20101031105503im_/http://www.thenational.ae/staticfiles/images/portal/icon-multimedia-photos.gif" alt="(Photos)" class="icon-multimedia"></a></div> <p class="lede">In a fast-developing country like the UAE, there is a growing need to have a sustainable education system supported by adequate infrastructure. <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/letter/reaction-to-major-reform-of-education">Read article<span> Reaction to major reform of education</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser article-teaser-with-image article-teaser-with-image-grid-6"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>COMMENT</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Oct 31, 2010</p> <p class="byline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=e878548bfff0a210VgnVCM200000e66411acRCRD"><span>Chuck Culpepper</span></a></p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/golf/thats-some-staying-power-for-tiger">That's some staying power for Tiger</a></h4> <div class="image"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/golf/thats-some-staying-power-for-tiger"><img height="227" width="340" src="/web/20101031105503im_/http://www.thenational.ae/deployedfiles/Assets/Richmedia/Image/SaxoPress/AD20101031925987-USA's Tiger Woo.jpg" alt="That's some staying power for Tiger"> <img height="14" width="14" src="/web/20101031105503im_/http://www.thenational.ae/staticfiles/images/portal/icon-multimedia-photos.gif" alt="(Photos)" class="icon-multimedia"></a></div> <p class="lede">Woods will get displaced from top of golfers' rankings after 281 weeks – that is dominance unlike in any other sport. <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/golf/thats-some-staying-power-for-tiger">Read article<span> That's some staying power for Tiger</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br>    <div class="ad-mpu">      <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(typeof(ord) == 'undefined') {var ord = ''; 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The marriage appears to be on the rocks. <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/editorial/the-euro-cant-be-a-union-of-the-selfish">Read article<span> The euro can't be a union of the selfish</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>ANALYSIS</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Oct 28, 2010</p> <p class="byline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=79217fdfa2448210VgnVCM100000e56411acRCRD"><span>Hugh Naylor</span></a></p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/analysis/netanyahu-studiously-ignores-the-elephant">Netanyahu studiously ignores the elephant</a></h4> <p class="lede">In a speech to Cabinet, the Israeli premier conspicuously fails to mention settlement construction and the Palestinain threat to quit the peace talks, focusing instead on Iran. <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/analysis/netanyahu-studiously-ignores-the-elephant">Read article<span> Netanyahu studiously ignores the elephant</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>LETTER</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Oct 28, 2010</p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/letter/the-similarities-between-norway-and-the-uae">The similarities between Norway and the UAE</a></h4> <p class="lede">I am Norwegian and my best friend is Emirati. Apart from the obvious gender segregation, I find that the UAE shares so many similaries with my native Norway. <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/letter/the-similarities-between-norway-and-the-uae">Read article<span> The similarities between Norway and the UAE</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>ANALYSIS</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Oct 28, 2010</p> <p class="byline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=d4417fdfa2448210VgnVCM100000e56411acRCRD"><span>Tom Arnold</span></a></p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/business/banking/central-bank-makes-some-star-signings">Central Bank makes some star signings</a></h4> <p class="lede">The world of fiscal policymaking is as reliant on its major players as any other field and the country's banking regulator has just drafted in four of the very best. <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/business/banking/central-bank-makes-some-star-signings">Read article<span> Central Bank makes some star signings</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>LETTER</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Oct 26, 2010</p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/letter/the-pros-and-cons-of-increasing-speed-limits">The pros and cons of increasing speed limits</a></h4> <p class="lede">As speed increases the number of vehicle collisions may indeed be reduced, however the injuries caused to pedestrians increases significantly <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/the-national-conversation/letter/the-pros-and-cons-of-increasing-speed-limits">Read article<span> The pros and cons of increasing speed limits</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>DISCUSSION</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Sep 24, 2010</p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/news/did-you-give-up-smoking-during-ramadan-and-manage-to-quit-completely">Did you give up smoking during Ramadan and manage to quit completely?</a></h4> <p class="lede">Was the enforced ban om smoking during the Holy Month enough to enable you to cease from cigarettes completely, or have you started smoking again? Let us know. <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/news/did-you-give-up-smoking-during-ramadan-and-manage-to-quit-completely">Read article<span> Did you give up smoking during Ramadan and manage to quit completely?</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>DISCUSSION</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Sep 13, 2010</p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/news/should-car-seats-for-children-be-mandatory">Should car seats for children be mandatory?</a></h4> <p class="lede">The Corniche Hospital in Abu Dhabi has now given away 1,500 car seats and educated parents on road safety. But should the seats be compulsory for parents anyway? <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/news/should-car-seats-for-children-be-mandatory">Read article<span> Should car seats for children be mandatory?</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>DISCUSSION</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Sep 6, 2010</p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/news/how-will-you-celebrate-eid-al-fitr">How will you celebrate Eid al Fitr?</a></h4> <p class="lede">The Eid holiday for federal government ministries and departments will begin on Wednesday, with work resuming a week from today, the Government has announced. How will you be spending your Eid holiday? <a class="more" href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/news/how-will-you-celebrate-eid-al-fitr">Read article<span> How will you celebrate Eid al Fitr?</span></a></p> <div class="comments-media"> <ul class="media"> </ul> </div> </div><br> <div class="article-teaser"> <p class="posted-in">Posted In: <span>DISCUSSION</span></p> <p class="last-updated">Sep 3, 2010</p> <h4 class="headline"><a href="/web/20101031105503/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/were-al-wahda-right-to-replace-boloni-with-tite">Were Al Wahda right to replace Boloni with Tite?</a></h4> <p class="lede">To judge a coach on 180 minutes seems not dissimilar to evaluating a painter on the first splashes of colour on canvas. 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