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  • Work starts on creation of new Dubai island Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

    Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...

  • Chiranjeevi to inaugurate incredible India exhibition at Cannes today

    To promote India as a " Filming Destination", Union Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi will inaugurate incredible India exhibition at the 66th Cannes film festival in France today. The joint participation of the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at the festival is consequent to their entering into a Memorandum of Understanding to promote Cinema of India as a sub ...

  • Gambia Incorporating Tourism in Education

    As the world economy continues to grow, so also is tourism. It is worth noting that tourism was already reaching new heights in 2012 and continued to grow robustly in 2013. The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) noted that in 2012, arrivals grew more rapidly in the emerging than in the advanced destinations. Worldwide tourism is considered to be a viable and income-generating ...

  • United Airlines No discounted fares for Aspen folks

    United Airlines, which last year offered discounted airfares for residents of the Roaring Fork Valley flying out of the Aspen airport, won't be repeating that promotion this year, the Aspen Daily News reports. The airline isn't saying why, and won't say how many people took advantage of the specially priced tickets last summer. To buy the tickets to Denver, area residents had to ...

  • Qatar Airways sued after drinks trolley injury

    An Australian passenger is suing Qatar Airways after he was hit by a drinks trolley, allegedly causing physical and psychological trauma, according to local newspaper The ...


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Written on the Wind [DVD]

Written on the Wind [DVD]

Written on the Wind is by far the most sordid of director Douglas Sirk's 1950s social dramas. The debauched tale of an uberwealthy, but deeply troubled Texas oil family, it reaches near hysterical melodramatic proportions, dealing as it does with alcoholism, nymphomania, sterility, adultery, and murder. Audiences in 1956 ate it up as a lurid, but straightforward soap opera of familial ... ...

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  • Minnesota hotel fish market written up in NYT

    The New York Times' Travel section this past weekend featured two Minnesota spots one in the Twin Cities, one in Grand Marais. The newly made-over Commons Hotel, formerly a Radisson near the University of Minnesota, gets the lead mention in at Times story on hotels with local touches, with notes on its use of reclaimed barn wood. Meanwhile, a story on restaurants using locally sourced food ...

  • United Airlines new small business loyalty program

    United Airlines is introducing a loyalty program designed for small businesses. Attention small businesses. United Airlines wants you to know your business is important to the carrier. Chicago-based United (NYSE: UAL) is launching a new United States travel loyalty program that will enable small businesses to earn and redeem miles. Participating businesses will earn award miles by purchasing ...

  • Uganda Kagulu Opens Tourism Doors

    Well, multitudes of people recently converged at Kagulu rock for the unveiling of the site as yet another tourist attraction in Busoga. The landmark event, sponsored by The Observer, among other entities, was graced by President Yoweri Museveni, who pledged Shs 100m towards the development of the site. Kagulu rock is one of the three sites the government intends to develop to add on the Busoga ...

  • Some landlords seek to dissolve DID program

    The Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District staff -- those green-shirted workers who give directions, clean sidewalks and watch for trouble in Minneapolis have won plenty of fans. But a group of Warehouse District landlords, who say they're not seeing enough benefit, are threatening a protest that could kill the program. The Journal Mpls has a breakdown on the dispute over the DID ...

  • Sacramento gas prices creep near $4

    The average price of a gallon of regular gas in Sacramento is $3.998, compared to $3.982 last week. Gas prices continued to rise in the Sacramento region, hovering close to the $4 mark. The average price of a gallon of regular gas is $3.998, compared to $3.982 a week ago, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. Thats an increase of 1.6 cents, and still 16.4 cents more than last month. A year ...

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