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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 hundreds of employees as TV rights fees rise Re-issue with correction

    Sports media giant ESPN has given pink slips to some of its 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, ...

  • Councils embrace social media

    More than two-thirds of councils use Facebook or Twitter to deal with customers rather than issuing press releases. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty ...

  • Love dont cost a ring-ring...Jennifer Lopez launches her own mobile phone store chain

    If Mary Portas can't save the high street, perhaps J-Lo can? The entrepreneurial diva has announced that she is to open her own retail chain of mobile phone ...

  • Weiss Bier cocktail with charred orange and bourbon

    I’ve never been particularly fond of beer cocktails. Many of the beer cocktails I have had were designed by PR people trying to put a spin on a product that already exists. Sometimes, they have been the brainchild of a well-meaning bartender attempting to do an interesting thing since craft beer is trendy. The issue is that the recipe for these things typically involve three or four ...

Movie Review

The Legend of Drunken Master (Tsui kun II)

Originally released in Hong Kong back in 1994, The Legend of Drunken Master (Jui kuen II) is considered by Jackie Chan fans to be one of his finest movies, and it is surprising that it is just now getting released in the United States, especially since significantly lesser Chan vehicles like Rumble in the Bronx (1995) and Mr. Nice Guy (1997) made it here first. ...

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  • A Practical Guide to the Catchphrases of Arrested Development

    In 2012, I watched for the first time and discovered that roughly 60 percent of the lexicon of my peer group consisted of direct references to the misadventures of the Bluth family. In the days leading up to the much-anticipated Netflix release of Season 4, experts* predict that that figure may rise as high as 80 or 90 percent. If you're one of the dozen or so people who still haven't ...

  • Lifestyle Sh51.8m gold shipment vanishes mysteriously from airport

    The gold was spread among six boxes unloaded from American Airlines Flight 902, which arrived at 4:42 a.m. Tuesday morning from Guayaquil, Ecuador, according to ...

  • Live discussion how can we prepare better for ageing

    "woefully under-prepared" to cope with this dramatic rise.Our online discussion, which will take place on Friday 24 May from 12 till 2pm, will ask how we can prepare better for an ageing population? How can we get sectors to work closer together to provide joined-up care? How can we encourage health, housing and social care services to collaborate to meet the needs ...

  • The Undateables turned me into a celebrity

    The Undateables was shown, I was on the way to work and came out from the station, a person driving a car hooted and started doing a Leeds salute. Then when I was waiting to get on the bus, someone took their phone out and took my picture."Raymond Johnson hoped that taking part ...

  • A rush-hour high-speed train crash how would you cope – video

    High-speed rail disaster rehearsal In Lincolnshire - in pictures Emergency teams recently staged a rail crash, complete with 'victims' to test their readiness for a real disaster. The Guardian was there to capture the most striking ...

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