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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Snapshot T-storms today + Twins lose+ Union debate grips Capitol + Nassif building third startup Video

    For Monica Nassif, a business starts with an idea. The trick is seeing if it will work, for the third time. Nintendo Co.'s Super Mario is displayed on coffee mugs for sale at the Nintendo World store in New York on Friday. Nintendo, maker of the Wii video-gaming system, won a U.S. appeals court ruling that makes it harder for patent-licensing companies to seek an import ban on products as a ...


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Air Force One [Blu-Ray]

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James Marshall is some President. Not only is he a great speechmaker who can ad-lib a quick attack on international terrorists, thus setting U.S. policy against the will of his top advisors ... not only is he a loving family man with a beautiful wife and a lovely 12-year-old daughter w ... ...

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  • Delta CEO visits Iron Range plans more hiring there

    Delta Air Lines Inc. plans to expand its operations at a Chisholm, Minn., call center, according to CEO Richard Anderson, who visited the facility last week. The Mesabi Daily News has an interview with Anderson, whos got some history in Greater Minnesota; he was formerly CEO of Northwest Airlines Corp., which established the call center as part of a long-term jobs deal with the state. The ...

  • Higher education Ever considered Louisvilles Moonshine University

    You can call it moonshine or artisanal spirits, but its clear that the small-batch distilling movement has expanded in recent years. Louisville, of course, is well known in the spirits world, and one area business has come up with an idea to ensure that continues. As The New York Times reports, Moonshine University is the brainchild of David Dafoe, who runs Flavorman, the beverage consultancy ...

  • United Airlines to restart 787 flights on Monday

    United Airlines is putting its Boeing 787 Dreamliners back in the air. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded Dreamliners in mid-January after separate incidents when on-board lithium-ion batteries overheated in Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways jets. The grounding forced United to delay planned international flights and hurt its first-quarter earnings by $11 million, the Associated ...

  • Boeings 787 Dreamliner returns to the air Monday

    United Airlines will be the first to fly the Dreamliner in service after it was allowed back in the air. Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is expected to return to the air in regular service today when a United Airlines flight from Houston to Chicago takes off. The entire Dreamliner fleet was grounded in January after a series of battery-related fires caused the Federal Aviation Administration to ...

  • Government budget cuts begin to impact Orlando convention business

    Cutbacks in government travel are beginning to have an impact on Orlandos convention business. Cutbacks in government travel are beginning to have an impact on Orlandos convention business, Orlando Sentinel reports. The most recent example was the cancellation of the General Services Administrations training forum, which would have brought a $13 million boost to the local economy, the Sentinel ...

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