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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 ...
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Murofushi loses appeal in IOC member election
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Athens Olympic champion Koji Murofushi's challenge of an International Olympic Committee's (IOC) disqualification from member election. The Japanese hammer thrower was disqualified from IOC's athletes committee member election after claims he excessively lobbied fellow athletes ahead of voting at the London Olympics, reports Xinhua. The IOC has ...
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ESPN layoffs 7000 workers as TV rights fees rise
Sports media giant ESPN has given pink slips to nearly 7,000 employees on Tuesday, the network said in a statement. The Bristol, Connecticut-based company said it was looking at the financial bottom line. In a statement the company said that they were implementing changes across the company to enhance their continued growth while smartly managing costs. It added that while difficult, they ...
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Microsoft launches all-in-one home entertainment system Xbox One
Microsoft has unveiled its latest video gaming console 'Xbox One' which is believed to transform games, TV and entertainment for the 21st century living room. The latest console reportedly promises a vision of the future. According to a report by the Mirror, 'Xbox One' will allow users to turn on the device with words like "Xbox On", and "snap" will allow users to watch two things at ...
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St. Louis man creates new app to connect sports fans
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Tim Murphy is a bit of a sports fanatic. "This is a bubble boy game signed by Wayne Gretzky," Murphy pointed out. He has mounds of memorabilia to prove it. "This is a Masters flag signed by Tom Watson," he added. It's his love of sports that also sparked an idea. "It's a smartphone app for live sporting and music events," Murphy ...
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In 10,000 BC, disaster specialist Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) reimagines prehistory to his own liking in telling the adventure of a noble primitive with great cheekbones and stylish dreds who sets out to be reunited with his love, who has bee ... ...
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Skin Deep ‘Beach Hair’ Is Riding the Wave — Skin Deep
Among its enthusiasts are Brett Heyman, 33, founder of the luxury accessories line Edie Parker, named for her daughter, Edie. Both Edies came into the world about three years ago, and that is when Ms. Heyman, with "definitely a lot going on in my life," met Chris Lospalluto, a hair stylist at Sharon Dorram Color in Sally Hershberger's Upper East Side location, who has since given ...
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Universals Adam Fogelson on Legendary Rumors Fifty Shades and Movies as a Spectator Sport
's annual Power Lawyers breakfast, Fogelson said Universal often is approached by possible financial backers and has turned away several proposals. "They did not meet our needs," Fogelson told the crowd of entertainment attorneys and executives. "We are under no pressure to take a financing partner at all. Legendary, which has financed a healthy chunk of Warner Bros.' ...
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Fun house big help in dire days
By the age of three, Danielle Fleer had spent more than a third of her life in hospital.Diagnosed with cancer at just two, she had 12 months of chemotherapy, flying between Perth and her home in Albany to get treatment. Doctors had found a 1kg tumour in her abdomen and the toddler had to have risky surgery. Vital blood vessels had tangled around the tumour and only a portion of it could be ...
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iStyle It’s hip to be square
The term windowpane, it must be admitted, is a rather lovely one, at once painting a picture in the imagination and being ever so slightly archaic and old-fashioned. It even imparts a touch of whimsy; conjuring, as it does, the idea of gorgeous, rattling sash windows in a Georgian property with original period features rather than the double-glazed uPVC ones that the majority of people live ...
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Staff voice fears over quality of care in NHS
Survey by the Kings Fund will alarm ministers coming after the Francis inquiry into the scandal at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust was published last ...
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