Ramadan
Jun 25th 2014, 5:32 pm
#46
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Re: Ramadan
The DIFC is an offshore financial centre. It has (in theory) nothing to do with Dubai - and operates its own legal system and courts.
Jun 25th 2014, 6:24 pm
#47
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Re: Ramadan
As the company is breaking the law by not offering shorter working hours to everyone, you should report it to the Ministry of Labour
Jun 26th 2014, 5:49 am
#48
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Re: Ramadan
our business has nothing to do with this part of the world either so thats why we expect to work pretty much our normal hours Mon-Fri.
Jun 26th 2014, 6:49 am
#49
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Re: Ramadan
I include all those sugars like corn starch in my statement.
The journal Nature published an article a while back stating sugar (including sucrose and high fructose corn syrup) should be included alongside alcohol and tobacco in terms of regulation. More and more scientists in the West are backing up this claim. At some point politicians will see it costs a lot in health bills and do something.
In the UK scientific bodies that advise the government are already saying sugars (all sugars, including natural honey and fruits) should not make up more than 10% of our daily diet.
Just google things like 'sugar debate' or 'government debates sugar'. We're talking about it. I can't see instant change but like booze and fags it will happen as the costs are just too high for diabetes and cancer and all the other things too much sugar is causing.
As for replacing with another poison - 100 years ago we put lead in everything and used tasty preservatives like formaldehyde and borax. Why worry about the next one before we have eliminated the current problems? We can't fix everything all at once.
N.
The journal Nature published an article a while back stating sugar (including sucrose and high fructose corn syrup) should be included alongside alcohol and tobacco in terms of regulation. More and more scientists in the West are backing up this claim. At some point politicians will see it costs a lot in health bills and do something.
In the UK scientific bodies that advise the government are already saying sugars (all sugars, including natural honey and fruits) should not make up more than 10% of our daily diet.
Just google things like 'sugar debate' or 'government debates sugar'. We're talking about it. I can't see instant change but like booze and fags it will happen as the costs are just too high for diabetes and cancer and all the other things too much sugar is causing.
As for replacing with another poison - 100 years ago we put lead in everything and used tasty preservatives like formaldehyde and borax. Why worry about the next one before we have eliminated the current problems? We can't fix everything all at once.
N.
Jun 28th 2014, 3:28 pm
#50
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Re: Ramadan
Search online, I think it's on You Tube. The Men Who Made Us Fat. 3 parts I recall. Worth a look for anyone who takes their diet seriously.
Jun 29th 2014, 5:06 am
#51
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Re: Ramadan
I can't wait to break my fast. I've got my eyes on a KFC family bucket, extra coleslaw and a large coke.
Jul 2nd 2014, 11:21 am
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Re: Ramadan
Just heard two people in our office having a heated discussion on cleaning your teeth before work, haraam or halal.
My view is that if they come in with stinking breath it's an HR issue.
My view is that if they come in with stinking breath it's an HR issue.
Jul 2nd 2014, 12:56 pm
#56
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Re: Ramadan
my lot don't except after eating in the morning
so they get up for food at 3:30, brush teeth, then that starts the fast before prayer time
so they get up for food at 3:30, brush teeth, then that starts the fast before prayer time
Jul 2nd 2014, 3:37 pm
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Re: Ramadan
But you have to use an Islamic Toothbrush !
Jul 3rd 2014, 4:13 am
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Re: Ramadan
I'm going to test the patience, willpower and resolve of my guy today. Got a bacon and cheddar sarnie in my bag. It's hot, fresh and waiting to be demolished. Gonna see if he flinches when I get it out to eat.
Then I'll feel bad and go smash it into my big gob in the kitchen.
Then I'll feel bad and go smash it into my big gob in the kitchen.
Jul 3rd 2014, 6:06 am
#59
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Jul 3rd 2014, 6:19 am
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Re: Ramadan
I'm going to test the patience, willpower and resolve of my guy today. Got a bacon and cheddar sarnie in my bag. It's hot, fresh and waiting to be demolished. Gonna see if he flinches when I get it out to eat.
Then I'll feel bad and go smash it into my big gob in the kitchen.
Then I'll feel bad and go smash it into my big gob in the kitchen.