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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 ...

  • ACC report warns of increasing illicit drug abuse in professional sports

    The Australian Crime Commission's (ACC) Illicit Drug Data Report 2011-12 has warned of an alarming increase in the use, seizure and arrests for illicit drugs in sports, especially in football. The report revealed 76,000 seizures of cannabis, amphetamine-type substances, heroin, cocaine and other substances, together with 93,000 illicit-drug related arrests both of which have been the highest ...

  • Mervyn Kings housing warning is too little too late | Polly Toynbee

    George Osborne, Britain's chancellor, and Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, at the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors summit on 11 May 2013 Photograph: Yui ...

  • How community groups can find small companies to link with

    charities and some of the biggest corporates in the country.However, there are also an increasing number of successful partnerships evolving between charities and community groups and local, smaller businesses. Jan Levy, managing director ...

  • DWTS So who should win

    Image Credit: ABC Hmm. Can we switch up the partnerships in our imaginations, then activate special rainbow glitter explosions to make them official? Those are the rules of Reality, right? Great! Then I vote for Kellie and Val to ...

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Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

There probably won't be a person in the audience for Forgetting Sarah Marshall who hasn't been dumped at least once in his or her life, some in more humiliating fashion than others, but there will probably be few to whom it happened quite the way it does ... ...

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  • Bates Motel finale Talk about it

    first kill, mind you. That happened before the pilot — as far as we know, Norman attacking his father was his firsthomicidalbreak. But this was different: This was Norman being comforted by an older woman and then coerced by his ';mother'; into slashing her throat. That’s right: Our budding psycho offed sweet, pre-pedophiliac Miss Watson in Monday’s finale, which also ...

  • Oscar Pistorius rules return to sport in 2013

    Oscar Pistorius has turned his back on athletics for the rest of the year to focus on fighting the murder charge hanging over him. The South African's agent Peet van Zyl told Press Association Sport the 26 year old was not mentally ready to return to competition as he awaits trial, charged with the premeditated murder of his girlfriend. Instead, the athlete has turned down a number of ...

  • FEATURE-In the Hamptons catering to the rich and their dogs is good business

    By Beth Pinsker EAST HAMPTON, New York | Tue May 21, 2013 12:59am EDT EAST HAMPTON, New York May 21 (Reuters) - Judging by early demand for everything from doggie daycare to Ferrari rentals and fine art, rich Americans are going to make this a strong summer in one of their favorite playgrounds - the beach towns on the eastern end of Long Island collectively known as the Hamptons. With ...

  • Mt. Lebanon School District to charge for sports extracurriculars

    The Mt. Lebanon School Board passed an $83.16 million budget on Monday night, instituting fees ranging from $5 to $40 per year for students participating in sports and extracurricular ...

  • UPI Sports Calendar for Tuesday May 21

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