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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 ...

  • Jackson Co. chooses representatives for new tourism board

    JACKSON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) - Jackson County's Board of Supervisors on Monday appointed three representatives to the new tri-county tourism board: Rich Westfall, Carla Todd and Richard Chenoweth. The 15 member regional tourism board was created under a bill recently signed by Governor Phil Bryant. It replaces the Harrison County Tourism Commission. Both Jackson and Hancock counties will ...

  • US Airways flight makes belly landing at Newark airport

    Officials at the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the emergency landing of a US Airways flight early Saturday at Newark Liberty ...

  • United Airlines to restart Boeing 787 flights today

    United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air. The planes are flying again after being grounded for four months because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines. The incidents included an emergency landing of one plane, and a fire on ...


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Two Girls and a Guy

James Toback's "Two Girls and a Guy" is a thoroughly cynical look at modern romance and the general state of contemporary interaction between human beings. Although the film ends on an arguably positive note -- suggesting that the immature, selfish brats with whom the audience has spent the last two hours might have the possibility of redemption in the form of belated maturity -- the majority of t ... ...

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  • Medina says he’ll boost tourism agro in poor regions

    Pedernales, Dominican Republic.- President Danilo Medina on Sunday affirmed that despite having shown an interest in developing the southwest region's tourism, when the Bahia de las Aguilas land title conflict arose, "I didn't see any one who have titles come to defend themselves." "You know that I gave a clear demonstration that I want to develop tourism in the region, ...

  • Protesters to skip Amazon shareholders meeting target Alaska Airlines

    Protesters plan to skip this year's Amazon shareholders' meeting after the company made changes to its policies. Last year, protesters lined the block around the Seattle Art Museum when Amazon held its annual shareholders meeting there. This year, things may be a bit more subdued. When Amazon shareholders and executives meet Thursday, the investors will vote whether to reappoint the nine ...

  • Meet the Cronut Croissant-Donut Hybrid Takes Pastry World by Storm

    cronut , the half-croissant and half-donut hybrid, which is taking New York and the pastry world by storm. ';It has the shape of a donut. The dough is very similar to croissant dough,'; pastry ...

  • Why is it so much nicer to fly foreign airlines

    Flying foreign airlines can be so much more pleasant than our domestic options. On a recent KLM flight to Amsterdam, the Dutch airline behaved as if it was in the customer-service industry, not merely transporting a bunch of people from one point to another. I’ve flown enough non-U.S. airlines to know this situation to be true, but I do it so occasionally that it amazes me every time. ...

  • Coast Guard evacuates passenger from Carnival Splendor

    WTKR , the ship was about 150 miles east of Cape Lookout, N.C., when the vessel called for help with a male passenger in need of medical attention.A crew from the Coast Guard Air Station in Elizabeth City, N.C., dispatched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and an HC-130 Hercules aircraft to medevac the passenger.The Hercules provided navigation, and located and contacted the ship. At about 8 p.m., the ...

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