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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 ...

  • Housing market picking up in UK Housing market picking up in UK

    LONDON - The UK housing market seems to be picking up with gross mortgage lending up 4.3 per cent in April over previous month to 12.1 billion pounds, the highest in over four years, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The mortgage lending was 21% higher than April 2012, but this data is skewed by the end of the stamp duty concession on 24 March, 2012. Under the stamp duty ...

  • Questions raised over valuation dropping Guptas property price in S. Africa

    An objection has been lodged over an error on the 2013 property valuation of a property owned by the well-connected Indian family in Johannesburg. Spokesperson Kgamanyane Maphologela said the City objected to valuations on four out of 14 properties belonging to the Gupta family. According to news 24, Maphologela was responding to a report in the Saturday Star that one of the properties' value ...

  • US immigration reform bill clears key Senate hurdle

    A bipartisan immigration reform bill cleared a key hurdle after its authors negotiated a compromise with a Republican senator to relax some restrictions on high-tech companies on hiring foreign techies, many of whom come from India. Members of the Democratic-controlled panel Senate Judiciary Committee approved the measure 13-5 with three Republicans joining 10 Democrats after the so-called ...

  • Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

    Sprint Nextel Corp 's sweetened offer to take over the company and advised shareholders to vote for the deal. ** Carrefour, Europe's largest retailer, agreed to sell its remaining 25-percent stake in a Middle East joint venture to local ...


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Superbad [DVD]

Superbad [DVD]

It's hard to know where to begin when describing Superbad, an uproarious teen comedy that pulls no punches even as it manages to interject a genuinely sweet message about the nature of friendship and maturity amidst all its cleverly parsed vulgarity, so I'll let the MPAA Clas ... ...

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  • Justin Biebers controversial new friend

    Chris Brown . The baby-faced pop star, 19, posted the photo of himself with his controversial new friend on Tuesday. In it, the Biebs points at the 24-year-old R&B artist, who has his arm draped around Bieber's neck. "CB what's up," reads the ...

  • How gun boom has made two brothers superrich

    In March the National Rifle Association coordinated a demonstration against new gun legislation in Connecticut, the state where 26 children and staff were gunned down at an elementary school in December. Before boarding buses headed for the state capital, gun owners met up at a parking lot in nearby East Hartford--a parking lot owned by sporting goods ...

  • New eateries announced for remodeled Denver Union Station

    "." Larimer Associates, leasing company for the Denver Union Station remodel, on Wednesday announced the names of three restaurants coming to the historic terminal when it opens next year. They are Snooze, an A.M. Eatery; The Kitchen Next Door, and a new concept restaurant by the chef of Fruition Restaurant. Larimer Associates is part of the Union Station Alliance (USA) team that is ...

  • Wichita Realtors pitching in to help in tornado relief supplies donations sought

    Tessa Hultz The Wichita Area Association of Realtors and its Community Involvement Committee are lending a hand, literally and figuratively, to help ease some of the suffering in Moore, Okla., from this weeks EF-5 tornado. WAAR is working with the Oklahoma City Metro and Midwest City-Del City-Moore associations of Realtors to collect emergency supplies for the 10-plus Oklahoma Realtors and their ...

  • April Architecture Billings Index falls back into negative range

    Two months after hitting its highest point in two years, the Architecture Billings Index has dropped back into negative territory, with a score of 48.6 for April. The index is used by the American Institute of Architects to indicate a 9-12 month glimpse into nonresidential construction spending. A score above 50 indicates an increase in billings. The February score was 54.9, but dropped to 51.9 ...

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