DUBAI - It was a year ago that the the Arab world in general and the UAE in particular, lost a great visionary leader in the form of Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. A great statesman, Shaikh Zayed is remembered, not just across the region and the Arab countries, where his humanitarian efforts continue to nurture thousands to this day, but across the world. Following are the excerpts from a mass of glowing tributes paid by UAE nationals and expatriates to Shaikh Zayed.