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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 ...

  • Chiranjeevi to inaugurate incredible India exhibition at Cannes today

    To promote India as a " Filming Destination", Union Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi will inaugurate incredible India exhibition at the 66th Cannes film festival in France today. The joint participation of the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at the festival is consequent to their entering into a Memorandum of Understanding to promote Cinema of India as a sub ...

  • United Airlines restarting Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights

    Boeing 787s back in the air.The planes are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines. The incidents included an emergency landing of one plane and a fire on another.The incidents never caused any serious injuries. But the January grounding ...

  • How space tourism could open our eyes help save Earth

    A "Blue Marble" image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's Earth-observing satellite -- Suomi NPP. This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth's surface taken on Jan. 4, ...

  • Keeping Hawaii’s cultural traditions alive

    The Hawaiian Islands are full of beauty and steeped with cultural traditions passed down from one generation to the next. TODAY's Willie Geist reports on how native Hawaiians are working to keep hula dancing, the Hawaiian language, and more ...


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Movie Review

Adaptation.

Adaptation.

Adaptation. is an absurdist black comedy and brilliantly sustained meta-joke on the modern entertainment industry. Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) plays with the age-old idea of making an unfilmable book into a movie by doing just that with Susan Orleans 1994 bestseller The Orchid Thief, with the joke being that the ... ...

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  • Willie Natalie learn art of pounding poi

    Poi, the purple paste made from taro root, is a staple in native Hawaiian diets and a large part of the culture. Daniel Anthony, a Hawaiian poi expert, demonstrates how to prepare the ...

  • Hawaii travel tips Choosing the perfect island

    hawaiian islands so we thought we'd give you a taste of what you can expect as you visit each one. brian brusch is a travel expert and expert on all ...

  • New York senator asks airlines to reverse flight change fees

    Sen. Charles Schumer is asking airlines to reverse recent decisions to increase flight change fees. The New York Democrat said on Sunday that higher fees recently implemented by Delta Air Lines, ...

  • Deal watch Crystal offers discounts on back-to-back cruises

    Luxury small-ship line Crystal is taking a lead from the fast-food industry, offering discounts on combo packages. But instead of burgers, fries and a drink, cruisers will get a price break on Turkey, ...

  • NYC airports chief to step down

    The official who oversees the three high-profile New York City passenger airports will step down this summer, leaving behind a unique legacy in USA's biggest aviation market. Sue Baer became the first ...

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