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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 ...

  • Cleanliness drive in Kashmir provide impetus to tourism

    Kashmir's Nageen Lake has got a new look following the construction of a state of the art Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), and due to a cleanliness drive that has attracted tourists and received applause from locals. The Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) constructed the STP which has a capacity to treat 5.4 million litres of sewage per day. Saqib, a resident, appreciated the state ...

  • South Australian Tourism Commission using short films to show new side to city

    THE secret Adelaide night life that rivals Sydney's; Chinatown's hidden treasures; chef Simon Bryant joining the new food-truck culture - these windows into Adelaide life are part of a South Australian Tourism Commission campaign using films made by independent film-makers. The SATC commissioned 10 filmmakers to shoot a short feature showing why they love the state - and the results went ...

  • Uganda Uganda Hot On Turkish Airlines List

    Kampala - Turkish Airlines, the two time winner of Europe's Best Airline Award and the people behind the popular ad of Lionel Messi dueling with Kobe Bryant, say they are ready to work with Uganda's Ministry of Tourism and other stakeholders to promote the country's attractions. Speaking to the East African Business Week in an exclusive interview last week, Erbil Akgun, the ...

  • Former travel commissioner Bob Stewart is new Ky. tourism secretary

    Bob Stewart, Kentuckys Commissioner of Travel from 1992-2003, has been named secretary of the states Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet. As Business First reports, Gov. Steve Beshear announced the appointment yesterday. He will succeed Marcheeta Sparrow, who announced her retirement last week. Stewart has also worked as deputy commissioner of the Kentucky Department of the Arts, as executive ...

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The Lords of Discipline [DVD]

The Lords of Discipline [DVD]

The Lords of Discipline was one of the last in a string of youth-oriented military movies that appeared in the early 1980s, including Taps (1981) and An Officer and a Gentleman (1983). However, it has neither the idealism of the former (even with it ... ...

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  • Giant solar plane flying into DFW Airport tonight

    The SolarImpulse aircraft will land at D/FW Airport at 1 a.m. Thursday morning and will be on display for the public from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. The SolarImpulse aircraft will make history Wednesday as it flies nonstop from Phoenix to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg took off today at 4:45 a.m. from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and is expected ...

  • Ruisanchez named president of Pinnacle

    Pinnacle CEO Anthony Sanfilippo Former Pinnacle Entertainment President and CEO Anthony Sanfilippo has dropped 'president' from his title, and Pinnacle's CFO Carlos Ruisanchez has been named the company's new president. Sanfilippo will continue in his role as CEO, and Ruisanchez will also retain the title of chief financial officer in addition to serving as president, according ...

  • Gasoline prices remain the same as last week

    The average gasoline price in southwestern Pennsylvania remained the same this week at $3.488 a gallon, lower than the national average and less than the local price a year ago. Pittsburgh prices are $3.55 a gallon. AAA East Central's Fuel Gauge said it's 18 cents cheaper per gallon than Memorial Day weekend a year ago, and higher than the $3.654 a gallon nationally today. The national ...

  • IRS hits Miccosukee tribe with $170M tax bill

    MIAMI -- The Internal Revenue Service has hit the Miccosukee Indians with a $170 million bill for failing to report and withhold taxes from its distribution of gambling profits to tribal members.The Miami Herald ( http://hrld.us/11aX4mY) reported Tuesday that the IRS also sent bills totaling $58 million to hundreds of the South Florida tribe's members for failure to pay personal taxes on ...

  • Turbulence drama injures 13 on Emirates flight

    A number of passengers and crew on an Emirates Airline flight from Dubai to Jakarta sustained minor to serious injuries after the aircraft was caught in heavy ...

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