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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Lifestyle Osama Bin Laden raid knife sold for Sh2.9m

    auction in all raised more than $75,000 for several special operations charities, but the proceeds from the knife sale will specifically go the family of Brett "Shady" Shadle, according to Matthew Griffin, a former Army Ranger who helped organized the event. Shadle, who served in SEAL Team Six with Owen, was killed in late March in a training accident in ...

  • Lifestyle Grandmother 79 Jumps from plane

    jump , she said, was terrifying. The worst part was sitting on the floor of "the narrow, dinky plane which was not exactly a 747 waiting for her turn ...

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An Ideal Husband [DVD]

An Ideal Husband [DVD]

"An Ideal Husband" is an amusing comedy of manners that takes a sharp look at love, marriage, honesty and public scandal. The film, adapted from the play by Oscar Wilde and directed by Oliver Parker (who also adapted and directed Shakespeare's "Othello" in 1995), successfully alternates between a light, witty touch, and a darker, more somber exploration of public humiliation and the price of ... ...

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  • Homelessness despair and confusion amid the night shelter funding crisis

    The future for housing-benefit funded emergency night shelters for rough sleepers is precarious. So why are ministers so reluctant to intervene to prevent them ...

  • NIIT Pledges Support For Sports

    Djan Wilteh &Associates' Emmanuel Ola Williams(2ndL) in a handshake with NIIT officials. With them is MC-Caulley of GES IT Company NIIT Computers has pledged its unflinching support for sports in the country. Already, it has supported the Nunu Sports Festival, offering scholarship to 20 outstanding pupils and officials who excelled in the just ended sports festival. "We believe ...

  • Community sports recreation datebook

    Youth and recreation leagues are forming, camps and classes are taking place, tryouts are being scheduled and more is going on around the ...

  • Civil servants are least happy employees in China

    Civil servants are the least happy employees in China, research has revealed.A survey of over 9,000 respondents found that civil servants had the lowest level of job satisfaction of the 12 sector categories that were included.According to ...

  • Time is ripe to compost

    The time has come to compost.Unfortunately, the are no excuses left for the reluctant composter.The oft-used arguments I have no garden, it's too hard or it's smells well, just stink.As a lapsed composter - who throws obscene amounts of food waste in the bin - it's time to step up to my waste management responsibilities.There are many small, stylish and smell-free ...

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