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<title><![CDATA[A-50: De Lachute à Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, c'est fait!]]></title>
<link>http://richard3.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/a-50-de-lachute-a-grenville-sur-la-rouge-cest-fait/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard3</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Depuis le temps qu&#8217;on en parle, voilà une chose accomplie.  Le tronçon de l&#8217;A-50, qui]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Depuis le temps qu&#8217;on en parle, voilà une chose accomplie.  Le tronçon de l&#8217;A-50, qui relie la route 148, à l&#8217;ouest de Lachute, et le chemin Scotch, à Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, est ouvert à la circulation depuis le 31 octobre dernier, jour de l&#8217;Halloween.  Serait-ce pour conjurer le mauvais sort, qu&#8217;on a ouvert ce tronçon d&#8217;autoroute en ce jour?  Seul l&#8217;avenir nous le dira.</p>
<p>Pour l&#8217;instant, jetons plutôt un oeil sur ces images.</p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/001w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1827" title="001w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/001w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">Je ne sais pas pour vous, mais à mes yeux, ceci représente un panneau publicitaire.  Il vient nous dire que ce que l&#8217;on va voir, sur les prochains kilomètres, a été payé&#8230; avec vos impôts.</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/002w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1828" title="002w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/002w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /><br />
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<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">On voit que le texte du panneau de la sortie 254 a changé.  Le mot &#8220;Gatineau&#8221; a été remplacé par &#8220;Rue Principale&#8221;, tout simplement parce que pour aller à Gatineau, il ne faut pas sortir; désormais, il faut continuer tout droit.  La présence des cônes orange montre que l&#8217;ouverture de la nouvelle autoroute est toute récente.</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/003w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1829" title="003w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/003w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">L&#8217;endroit où les deux chaussées se réunissent en une seule (appelons cela &#8220;2-dans-1&#8243;), situé juste avant la sortie de la montée Labranche, à Brownsburg-Chatham.</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/005w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1830" title="005w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/005w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">La sortie 252, juste devant.  Ce n&#8217;est pas une illusion d&#8217;optique; on doit monter une partie du promontoire du viaduc pour prendre la sortie, puis redescendre au niveau de la montée Labranche.  Un détail probablement dû à la proximité du 2-dans-1, et qui sera sûrement corrigé lors de la construction de la deuxième chaussée, qui sera produite avant longtemps.  Enfin, espérons-le.</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/006w1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1832" title="006w1" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/006w1.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">On peut voir, ici, que la chaussée de la bretelle, à la sortie 252, ne fut pas tout à fait balayée, avant d&#8217;appliquer la peinture jaune du lignage.  La petite touffe d&#8217;herbe est maintenant vraiment jaune.</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/007w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1833" title="007w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/007w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">Normalement, lorsque l&#8217;on fait des lignes, on projette des granules de verre sur la peinture, ce qui la rend réfléchissante.  Mais ici, les granules ont été lancés à côté de la ligne.  Serait-ce parce qu&#8217;il ventait vraiment beaucoup, lors de l&#8217;application?</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/008w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1834" title="008w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/008w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">Nous sommes déjà près de la fin.  L&#8217;A-50 se terminera, pour quelques mois, à la sortie 239, soit à l&#8217;endroit où l&#8217;autoroute croise le chemin Scotch, à Grenville-sur-la-Rouge.  Si l&#8217;on regarde le panneau de plus près,&#8230;</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/009w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1835" title="009w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/009w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">&#8230;on voit très bien un rapiéçage.  Vous allez me dire &#8220;Pourquoi on rapièce un panneau tout neuf?&#8221;  Je crois que parce que ce qui est écrit sous le rapiéçage prévaudra lorsque l&#8217;A-50 sera prolongée à nouveau, ce qui devrait se produire aussi tôt que l&#8217;an prochain.  On a donc probablement préféré faire un rapiéçage, sur lequel on peut lire &#8220;Gatineau&#8221;, et seulement &#8220;Grenville&#8221;, au lieu de &#8220;Grenville-sur-la-Rouge&#8221;, nom officiel de la municipalité, plutôt que d&#8217;installer un panneau qu&#8217;il faudra remplacer dans un an.  Ce rapiéçage sera retiré lors de l&#8217;ouverture d&#8217;une prochaine section de l&#8217;autoroute, qui avance bien, soit dit en passant.</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/011w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1836" title="011w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/011w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">Nous voici donc près de la sortie, avec les balises, au milieu de la chaussée, qui indiquent la voie à suivre, vers le chemin Scotch.</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/013w1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1838" title="013w1" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/013w1.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">Je suis revenu jusqu&#8217;à la montée Hall, afin de profiter du viaduc pour vous montrer le marquage correct d&#8217;une route munie d&#8217;une bande rugueuse médiane.  On voit ici l&#8217;A-50, vers l&#8217;est.</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/017w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1839" title="017w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/017w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">Si l&#8217;on regarde plus en détail, on voit que les deux voies de circulation sont délimitées entre les bandes rugueuses.  Les lignes jaunes sont tracées de chaque côté de la bande rugueuse médiane.  Ainsi, si l&#8217;on roule entre les lignes, et que l&#8217;on ne déborde pas, on n&#8217;entre pas en contact avec les bandes rugueuses.</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/016w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1840" title="016w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/016w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">Voici maintenant un gros plan de la bande rugueuse médiane.  Vous remarquerez qu&#8217;elle est faite de séries de deux trous, puis d&#8217;un espace où l&#8217;asphalte est intact.  Les bandes rugueuses latérales n&#8217;ont pas cet espace intact; tous les trous sont à égale distance, les uns des autres.</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/019w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1841" title="019w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/019w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">Après le passage sous un viaduc, on retrouve des voies de dépassement, comme celle-ci, non loin de la sortie 239, en direction ouest.  Sur ce tronçon, il n&#8217;y a jamais de voies de dépassement dans les deux directions à la fois.  Probablement dans le but de ne pas construire une chaussée trop large.</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/021w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1842" title="021w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/021w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">L&#8217;intersection de l&#8217;A-50 et du chemin Scotch, à Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, vue depuis le chemin Scotch.  Profitons-en ici pour montrer les bévues d&#8217;un photographe pourri.  Après avoir pris ce cliché, je me suis dit que je devrais en prendre un autre, en me tournant légèrement vers la gauche, question de voir mieux la bretelle de sortie de la section à compléter,&#8230;</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/022w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1843" title="022w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/022w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">&#8230;ce que je fis ici.  Mais que voit-on, en avant-plan?  Eh oui, l&#8217;antenne radio de ma bagnole!  Franchement, j&#8217;ai fait fort!</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/023w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1844" title="023w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/023w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">Nous sommes à l&#8217;intersection du chemin Scotch et de la route 148, toujours à Grenville-sur-la-Rouge.  Elle a maintenant fière allure,&#8230;</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/025w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1845" title="025w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/025w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">&#8230;comme le reste de la route, d&#8217;ailleurs.  À tout le moins, la partie qui relie la route 148 à l&#8217;A-50, que l&#8217;on voit ici, alors que je pointe vers le nord.</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/027w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1846" title="027w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/027w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">Ici, par contre, j&#8217;avoue que je ne comprends pas.  Je veux bien croire que l&#8217;on a ajouté une voie, pour la traversée de la voie ferrée, qui se trouve à environ 500 mètres derrière moi, mais pourquoi retirer la voie, tout juste avant l&#8217;intersection, et la remettre aussitôt?  Cela crée un effet d&#8217;entonnoir totalement inutile, d&#8217;autant plus que beaucoup d&#8217;utilisateurs de cette route se dirigeront vers la droite, pour prendre la route 148.  Une autre décision stupide!  Merci beaucoup à l&#8217;in-gné-nieur qui a pensé à celle-là.</span></em></p>
<p><a href="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/028w.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1847" title="028w" src="http://richard3.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/028w.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#800080;">J&#8217;en profite ici (mais c&#8217;est la dernière fois, sinon, on pourrait me prendre pour un profiteur) pour répondre à une question que certains se sont peut-être posée, à savoir pourquoi faire un trou dans les poteaux de bois des glissières de sécurité.  D&#8217;abord, vous remarquerez que seulement les premiers poteaux sont en bois.  Les autres, plus loin, sont en acier galvanisé.  Ces poteaux percés se brisent plus facilement, et absorbent ainsi une partie importante de la puissance de l&#8217;impact, lors d&#8217;une collision, ce qui réduit d&#8217;autant la gravité des blessures infligées aux occupants d&#8217;un véhicule.</span></em></p>
<p>Alors voilà pour le tronçon entre Lachute et Grenville-sur-la-Rouge.  J&#8217;ai pris des photos de celui entre Thurso et Ange-Gardien, qui n&#8217;est pas encore ouvert, mais qui devrait l&#8217;être dans les prochains jours.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[A-50: Une première section ouverte!]]></title>
<link>http://richard3.wordpress.com/2008/11/01/a-50-une-premiere-section-ouverte/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard3</dc:creator>
<guid>http://richard3.wordpress.com/2008/11/01/a-50-une-premiere-section-ouverte/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Je suis allé faire un tour du côté de l&#8217;Outaouais, aujourd&#8217;hui, question de voir si l]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Je suis allé faire un tour du côté de l&#8217;Outaouais, aujourd&#8217;hui, question de voir si l&#8217;A-50 allait être ouverte bientôt.</p>
<p>Arrivé à Lachute, j&#8217;ai d&#8217;abord remarqué le changement de texte, sur le panneau annoncant la sortie 254.  Je me suis donc dit que ça s&#8217;en vient rapidement.  Mais un kilomètre plus loin, la surprise fut de taille; la circulation, au lieu de suivre les balises implantées dans l&#8217;asphalte, continuait tout droit!  On pouvait voir l&#8217;ouverture, pratiquée parmi les grands cônes orange, et une fois sur place, se rendre compte que l&#8217;A-50 était effectivement ouverte, jusqu&#8217;à Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, la sortie de chemin Scotch portant le numéro 239.</p>
<p>Par contre, entre Thurso et Ange-Gardien, il reste encore quelques trucs de finition à compléter, mais les balises permanentes, à la sortie 174, ont été retirées, et remplacées par des grands cônes orange.  Il reste surtout des travaux de peinture de lignes à compléter, mais tout devrait être achevé, selon moi, à temps pour faire une belle annonce électorale.  Deux semaines, tout au plus, devraient suffire pour terminer les tâches restantes, et ouvrir un autre tronçon de l&#8217;A-50 à la circulation.</p>
<p>Évidemment, j&#8217;ai pris des photos, et je vous reviendrai avec quelques billets complets, sur le sujet.</p>
<p>Mais je tenais à vous le dire!</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>MISE À JOUR - 2 NOVEMBRE 2008, À 09H15</strong></span></p>
<p>La seule mention, sur le site du MTQ, de l&#8217;ouverture du tronçon Lachute-Grenville-sur-la-Rouge de l&#8217;A-50, se trouve <a href="http://www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca/fr/etat_reseau/liste_chantier.asp?NomPage=data%2FChantiers%2FR50No228.asp&#38;TitrePage=D%E9tail+du+chantier" target="_blank">à cet endroit</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[239.jpg]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ienry</dc:creator>
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sono divisa a metà, ma la cosa più grave, è che non sono metà simmetriche
la foto è di oliver ]]></description>
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<p>sono divisa a metà, ma la cosa più grave, è che non sono metà simmetriche</p>
<p><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/oliverth/" target="_blank">la foto è di oliver th.</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[i (sorta) got the hook-up like Master P...]]></title>
<link>http://davidinmozambique.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/i-sorta-got-the-hook-up-like-master-p/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
<guid>http://davidinmozambique.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/i-sorta-got-the-hook-up-like-master-p/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Heading down to Maputo today to start the odyssey that hopefully will climax with a brief, expensive]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Heading down to Maputo today to start the odyssey that hopefully will climax with a brief, expensive and priceless stay in Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania as well as some jaunts into Northern Moz. Before I go <em>a fora da rede</em>, i wanted to share a cool little loophole in the mcel phone network here. Apparently, certain US area codes, when coupled with the international calling code (001) for the US, produces some interesting results. Specifically, some area codes match up with mcel service codes that are free to call here (like numbers you dial to check to see how much credit you have or to contact technical assistance)</p>
<p>For example: Chana&#8217;s number is 321-XXX-XXXX. With the International calling code tacked onto the front, it&#8217;s 001-321-XXX-XXXX</p>
<p>The code to check your credit is &#8220;132&#8243; which are the first three numbers  in Chana&#8217;s number. The zeroes don&#8217;t count apparently.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know why this works, but it does. I don&#8217;t know for how long it will work, but I talked to Chana for about 90 minutes the other night without spending one centavo.</p>
<p>Apparently the  codes are different combinations of 8, 2, 1, and 3&#8230; No, to my knowledge 239 does not work, though that would pretty much be the best thing ever if it did. But if you have a combination of those digits as your area code, let me know and in January when I come back we&#8217;ll give it a shot.</p>
<p>As I said earlier, I will be out of service until about Jan 18th (that includes our Mid-Service Conference for Moz 11in Maputo) . So once again</p>
<p>boas festes, e boas entradas ao novo ano!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Creativity and advertising in the UAE - The important role young creatives play]]></title>
<link>http://copywriterinuae.com/2007/05/25/creativity-and-advertising-in-the-uae-the-important-role-young-creatives-play/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 12:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>farrukh: copywriter &#38; journalist</dc:creator>
<guid>http://copywriterinuae.com/2007/05/25/creativity-and-advertising-in-the-uae-the-important-role-young-creatives-play/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Keeping you posted on the latest advertising, marketing and creativity trends in the UAE and worldw]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Keeping you posted on the latest <a target="_blank" href="http://farrukh.wordpress.com" title="Marketing, advertising and creativity in the UAE">advertising, marketing and creativity trends in the UAE</a> and worldwide, I&#8217;d like to recommend today&#8217;s <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gulfnews.com/friday/Art_and_Culture/10127464.html" title="Farrukh Naeem featured in Gulf News Friday Magazine">Gulf News Friday article by the senior journalist <strong>Shiva Kumar Thekkepat</strong></a>.</p>
<p>The report is in the light of the recently concluded <a target="_blank" href="http://www.canneslions.com/yccompetition/index.cfm">Cannes Lions Young Creatives 2007 competition</a>, which pits the wits of young agency creatives under 28 years for a chance to represent their agency and country at the global level.</p>
<p>The global Gold winners will enjoy a full delegate registration to Cannes Lions 2008, including hotel accommodation courtesy of the Festival, and many other goodies, like an Apple iPod!</p>
<p>The winning work is made available to a real client, usually a non-profit/charity organisation.</p>
<p>In the Gulf News article, Shiva talks to <strong>Sheetal Rajan</strong> and <strong>Bilal Kerbaj</strong> of <strong>Arabian Gulf Advertising (AGA) Dubai</strong> who won Gold and <strong>Keshav Naidu </strong>and <strong>Umran Shaikh</strong> of <strong>Team Y&#38;R, Dubai</strong> who won Silver.</p>
<p>And a little surprise - you&#8217;d see your favourite ad blogger in the feature too. I shared views on the importance of encouraging young talent. And the days when agencies here in the UAE insisted on only talking to people with &#8216;minimum 10 years of experience&#8217;. And what global creative bigwigs who were here during Dubai Lynx said about our standards of creativity.</p>
<p>Also, why I respect creative people in the Middle East because I believe we try harder (think the legendary &#8216;<em>We Try Harder</em>&#8216; campaign). Like when we get a brief to promote skin care without showing any skin. And sell lingerie but stay clear of any product shot. Well, you get the picture <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
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<p><span class="technoratitag"><em>Farrukh Naeem, copywriter and journalist, talks to Shiva Kumar Thekkepat of Gulf News on advertising and creativity in the UAE</em></span><span class="technoratitag"><span class="technoratitag">Technorati Tags:<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Grey Worldwide Dubai&#8217;s &#8216;Broken Lego&#8217; ad advertising karate for kids]]></title>
<link>http://copywriterinuae.com/2007/03/29/grey-worldwide-dubais-broken-lego-ad-advertising-karate-for-kids/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>farrukh: copywriter &#38; journalist</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a print ad that recently won a Dubai Lynx Gold Winner in Print&#8230;.

It&#8217;s for]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Here&#8217;s a print ad that recently won a Dubai Lynx Gold Winner in Print&#8230;.</p>
<p><img src="http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Dubai%20Lynx%20Awards%20Print%20Winners/dubai-lynx00348.jpg" alt="Dubai Lynx Grey World Wide Gold Winner in Print" /></p>
<p>It&#8217;s for <strong>Seibukan</strong>&#8217;s karate classes for children and done by <strong>Grey Worldwide in Dubai</strong>.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s good about it that even a child can understand it, in any part of the world. I&#8217;m curious to know if there is a series. What would you say another ad in this series would show? A stack of little books could be interesting.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Advertising Jury Spellbound By World-class Creativity at Dubai Lynx Awards]]></title>
<link>http://copywriterinuae.com/2007/03/21/dubai-lynx-awards-winners-outdoor-categories-gold-lynx-winners-with-pictures/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>farrukh: copywriter &#38; journalist</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Dubai Lynx Awards winners&#8216; posts continue on this blog. Exclusive pictures and reports by Farr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Dubai Lynx Awards winners</strong>&#8216; posts continue on this blog. Exclusive pictures and reports by Farrukh Naeem will fill you in on all that happened.</p>
<p>The Dubai Lynx awards ceremony had started with messages from the organisers, and the Jury Presidents.   </p>
<p><img src="http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Dubai%20Lynx%20Awards%202007/Dubai-Lynx12.jpg" alt="Dubai Lynx Winners" /><br />
<strong>Jonathan Harries</strong>, the Worldwide Chief Creative Officer of DraftFCB Group, USA, and the Jury President of the TV/Cinema, Print, Outdoor and Radio categories of Dubai Lynx Awards: &#8220;What if we had an awards show where we took all the good things from other awards shows, and none of the bad? The good news, as I see it, is we can. This is the inaugural.&#8221; Yes, he was referring to the Dubai Lynx Awards.</p>
<p><img src="http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Dubai%20Lynx%20Awards%202007/Dubai-Lynx17.jpg" alt="Dubai Lynx Winners" /><br />
<strong>Fred Koblinger</strong>, Chief Executive Officer of PKP Proximity and BBDO Holdings, Austria and Jury President of the Direct and Interactive categories of Dubai Lynx Awards expressed his feelings thus: &#8220;I am honoured to lead a jury of international experts to discover state-of-the-art work and celebrate the winners of what is, without a doubt, the most valuable creative award in this part of the world.&#8221;</p>
<p>It was announced that keeping in mind the time factor, while all winners will be announced, only the winners of Gold Dubai Lynx Awards will be called on stage. Here are the Gold Dubai Lynx winners in the Outdoor categories. </p>
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Dubai Lynx Winners - Gold - Outdoor<br />
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<img src="http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Dubai%20Lynx%20Awards%202007/Dubai-Lynx13.jpg" alt="Dubai Lynx Winners" /><br />
<strong>Impact/BBDO Saudi Arabia</strong> for &#8216;Pool Pepsi&#8217; outdoor of Pepsi</p>
<p><img src="http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Dubai%20Lynx%20Awards%202007/Dubai-Lynx-13a.jpg" alt="Dubai Lynx Winners" /><br />
<strong>Saatchi &#38; Saatchi Dubai</strong> for &#8216;Wallet&#8217; outdoor of Sony Cybershot T7</p>
<p><img src="http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/farrukhnaeem/Dubai%20Lynx%20Awards%202007/Dubai-Lynx14.jpg" alt="Dubai Lynx Winners" /><br />
<strong>Lowe MENA UAE</strong> for &#8216;Towels&#8217; outdoor of Axe Shower Gel</p>
<p><strong>UPDATE - </strong>Check out the other posts on this topic:</p>
<p>1. <a href="http://www.copywriterjournalist.com/2007/03/23/dubai-lynx-winners-with-pictures-part-4-gold-winners-in-print-and-tvcinema/" title="Dubai Lynx Winners (with pictures) Part 4 - Gold Winners in Print and TV/Cinema">Dubai Lynx Winners (with pictures) Part 4 - Gold Winners in Print and TV/Cinema</a><br />
2. <a href="http://www.copywriterjournalist.com/2007/03/21/dubai-lynx-awards-winners-in-integrated-interactive-and-direct">Dubai Lynx Awards Winners Part 3 (with pictures) - Gold winners in Integrated, Interactive and Direct</a><br />
3. <a href="http://www.copywriterjournalist.com/2007/03/20/dubai-lynx-awards-winners-global-jury-selects-111-top-ads-in-the-middle-east-part-1-with-pictures">Dubai Lynx Awards Winners Part 1 (with pictures and download links of Dubai Lynx winners): Global jury selects 111 top ads in the Middle East</a><br />
4. More about the author of these posts: <a href="http://www.copywriterjournalist.com/farrukh-copywriter-journalist">Farrukh Naeem – copywriter, journalist and advertising blogger in Dubai, UAE</a></p>
<p><em>If you’re an editor looking for pictures and reports of Dubai Lynx 2007, or coverage of the advertising and marketing scene in the UAE and the Middle East, I could help. Feel free to mail me at <strong>farrukh.copywriter@gmail.com</strong> or have a chat with me on <strong>+971 50 7151722</strong> to discuss the possibilities.</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Copywriting jobs in the UAE]]></title>
<link>http://copywriterinuae.com/2006/01/31/copywriting-jobs-in-the-uae/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 06:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>farrukh: copywriter &#38; journalist</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re looking for a job in advertising in the UAE, these are the usual routes:
1. Spot the]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>If you&#8217;re looking for a job in advertising in the UAE, these are the usual routes:<br />
<strong>1. Spot the vacancies in the local newspapers</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.gulfnews.com">Gulf News</a> and <a href="http://www.khaleejtimes.com">Khaleej Times</a> are good places to start. The print editions have supplements dedicated to &#8216;Appointments&#8217;, while the usual classified ads can be browsed online.</p>
<p><strong>2. Look for your dream job in an advertising/marketing community website</strong></p>
<p>My friend Zeid Nasser&#8217;s <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mediame.com">MediaMe.com</a> is a good place to begin.</p>
<p><strong>3. Go through recruitment agencies and headhunters</strong><br />
Most advertising vacancies are posted in the papers through recruitment agencies. Many advertise the jobs available on their own sites and you can apply online.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sos.co.ae">SOS </a>and <a href="http://www.kershawleonard.net">Kershaw Leonard</a> are currently looking for copywriters. You can visit them online and apply.</p>
<p><strong>4. Contact your dream agency directly</strong><br />
Sometimes, the best thing to land a good job in advertising is to meet the Creative Director of your dream agency directly. Even if a CD does not have a copywriting position waiting to be filled, a few minutes with a good one can get you valuable feedback on your portfolio.</p>
<p>Visiting an agency and meeting its creative head helps you understand the agency and its expectations better.</p>
<p>But be warned: CDs are very busy souls and you must not be pushy in trying to arrange a meeting with them. Most will be happy to give you a few minutes of their time, when they have a few to spare. Which is rare. It rhymes, eh?</p>
<p><strong>5. If you apply everywhere and nothing seems to work, don&#8217;t get mad&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Get even. Start your own agency. Or freelance copywriting business.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dubaimediacity.com">Dubai Media City</a> and <a href="http://www.rakftz.com">RAK Free Zone</a> can help you establish your own advertising/copywriting operation with minimum red tape.</p>
<p>There are many other ways to stay in touch with the advertising world.</p>
<p><strong>Networking</strong> helps. Knowing people in the industry will keep you updated on the trends: who&#8217;s moving, who&#8217;s scouting for talent, etc.</p>
<p>In a multicultural place like Dubai, a few advertising decision makers have a tendency to try and pull in their ex-colleagues from back home, whichever country they are from. Unfortunately, I have seen this sometimes leads to groupism in the agency, so this is an option I do not personally admire or encourage.</p>
<p>Even though I usually have a friend or two in most top agencies but I don&#8217;t use friends to pull any strings. Because if one is good at what one does, getting spotted in a crowd of applicants isn&#8217;t usually a problem.</p>
<p>Of course, there are Murphy&#8217;s laws. And luck too.</p>
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