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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 ...

  • Golfer Sharmila set for Deloitte Ladies Open

    Indian golfer Sharmila Nicollet is raring to go at the Deloitte Ladies Open after her recent success at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open at Antalya, where she finished tied 17th. Sharmila, the only Indian at the Ladies European Tour (LET), is playing in the prestigious tour for a second successive year and will compete against some of the top lady golfers in the world. The 250,000 euro ...

  • Kenya County chief vows to grow tourism sector

    County Governor Kinuthia Mbugua said he is determined to create thousands of jobs for the youth through the tourism industry besides other sectors. To realise this dream, the Governor said he would devise ways of promoting local tourism and convince residents to visit tourist resorts in the county beginning with Lake Nakuru National Park. "Other tourist resorts worth visiting are Hells Gate ...

  • Business Kenya rises to second spot as conference tourism leader

    The two countries had previously dominated top spots. The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) also rated Kenya at 58th position globally in the 'Country& City rankings 2012' Ruth Solitei, Permanent ...

  • New Lures for Locals in Buffalo

    For decades, Buffalo was a city with many dead zones. But some of its most blighted stretches are now stirring with new culinary options and shop openings, luring locals into corridors they haven't driven -- let alone strolled -- for years, particularly in Canalside and the Larkin district, just east of downtown. With new waterfront bars, outdoor markets and upscale restaurants, developers ...


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Mon oncle Antoine [DVD]

Mon oncle Antoine [DVD]

Set in the blustery, frozen winter landscape of northern Quebec in the 1940s, Mon oncle Antoine is a coming-of-age tale that is as much about life in a small rural mining town as it is about the travails of its teenage protagonist, which is a good thing since, even by th ... ...

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  • 36 Hours in Auckland New Zealand

    Clockwise from top left: Auckland Art Gallery, tree in Auckland Domain, seafood at Depot, Auckland War Memorial Museum, hammock at Cable Bay Vineyards on Waiheke ...

  • Memorial Day Auto Travel Increases Slightly and Air Travel Declines by Eight Percent

    AAA Travel projects 34.8 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a 0.9 percent decrease from the 35.1 million people who traveled last year. The anticipated decline in holiday travel is predominately due to a decline in air travel of eight percent, fee fatigue among travelers and a waffling economy. The Memorial Day holiday travel ...

  • The hot spots where Chicagoans like to vacation

    Orlando was the highest-ranked city for Chicago vactioners by both Orbitz and Travelocity. Orbitz rank: 2; Travelocity rank: 1 It soon will be summertime, and Chicagoans are finally beginning to think about that big vacation they soldiered through a long cold winter to be able to enjoy. But where? Where do Chicagoans most enjoy going when it's time to go leisure and get away from the hustle ...

  • Its official Houstons IAH is expensive

    Domestic tickets from IAH are some of the most expensive in the country. Houstons George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) ranked in the top five most-expensive airports in the country during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a recent report, and Houstons William P. Hobby Airport is catching up with it. The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics ranked the top 100 airports in the ...

  • Miami Beach to select convention center developer July 8

    South Beach ACE is one of the development groups vying for the chance to overhaul the Miami Beach Convention Center. Its plan focuses on orienting the convention center toward the east and developing a small amount of retail, in addition to an 800-room hotel as part of the convention center. Miami Beach commissioners will vote July 8 on which of two developers will overhaul its convention center ...

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