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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 ...

  • Australian construction industry to see slow recovery

    The Australian building and construction industry will see a mixed recovery over 2015-16 after a number of challenging years, according to Master Builders Australia (MBA) forecasts released Monday. While the forecasts predict a positive growth for the industry, MBA reports that the current economic climate is creating headwinds that may impede the timing and strength of recovery. There's light ...

  • Property tax pilot extension may be based on willingness

    Finance , the newspaper reported that the selection of the second batch of pilot cities will be based primarily on their willingness to implement the program. The newspaper also cited a person close to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development as saying that it is very likely that the list will be publicized within the year. The ministry, together with State Administration ...

  • Investors Leave London for Property Yields Real Estate

    Aviva (AV/) Plc are being attracted by higher returns available from cheaper real estate outside the capital. The value of income-producing properties outside London fell 7.2 percent from September 2011 through March while rising 7.4 percent in the city's center, as a double-dip recession prompted buyers to avoid all but the safest prime assets, according to Investment Property ...

  • Two new judges announced for X Factor

    Kelly Rowland [photo: Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage] Simon Cowell has finally found some people to take Britney Spears and Epic Records honcho L.A. Reid's places on the "X Factor" panel for Season 3. It has been officially confirmed that Destiny's Child diva Kelly Rowland and Latin pop superstar Paulina Rubio are the the new "X Factor" judges, joining Simon ...


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Evil Dead II [DVD]

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Sam Raimis Evil Dead II is less a sequel than it is a remake/expansion of the ideas in his original 1982 low-budget shocker Evil Dead, a movie that was billed as horror but had enough elements of humor to almost qualify it as some kind of deranged comedy. Evil Dead II ...

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  • Aramco awards Midyan gas project to Indias LT

    KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia , May 21 (Reuters) - State-run Saudi Aramco has awarded India's Larsen & Toubro (L&T) a contract to build facilities including a gas processing plant for its Midyan gas field, state news agency SPA reported. The world's top oil exporter is boosting its output of ...

  • STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-SingTel dips on broker downgrade

    OCBC cut its rating on the sector. "In the search for yield, telco stocks have done very well, rising some 14 percent to 26 percent year to date, versus the STI's 9 percent climb," OCBC said in a report. "However, given the still-muted outlook, we believe that the share prices have run up too much, too quickly, and this has driven yields down to below 5 ...

  • Lawrences painful X-Men costume revamped

    Lawrence on 'Future Past' set, at Cannes last week & in 'First Class'. Photos courtesy of Twitter/Getty/20th Century … Jennifer Lawrence has got the blues again, and she's enjoying it more this time around. "X-Men: Days of Future Past" director Bryan Singer took to his Twitter account today to post a pic of Lawrence in costume and make up as ...

  • West Valley casino opponents receive favorable court ruling

    Capitol Media Services reports opponents of a proposed Glendale casino may have reason to believe that the Tohono O'odham Nation project legally could be ...

  • Fountain Square property owners asking for added tax to boost business

    Fountain Square property owners are asking for the city’s support of a proposal that would ultimately tax those who own property in the heart of the cultural district. The money would then be reinvested in the area along with a proposed city match in services. Twenty-two of the 39 property owners, many of whom are also business owners, have signed onto the proposal, which was passed by an ...

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