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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 ...
ACC report warns of increasing illicit drug abuse in professional sports

The Australian Crime Commission's (ACC) Illicit Drug Data Report 2011-12 has warned of an alarming increase in the use, seizure and arrests for illicit drugs in sports, especially in football. The report revealed 76,000 seizures of cannabis, amphetamine-type substances, heroin, cocaine and other substances, together with 93,000 illicit-drug related arrests both of which have been the highest ...
Govt. considering law to curb spot match fixing Sibal

Consequent to the spot-fixing scandal in the cash rich Indian Premier League (IPL), Union Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal has suggested introduction of a legislation to curb the menace of betting and other illegal activities in the country's sports arenas. He said, there is a need for a separate law, as the Indian Penal Code (IPC) does not recognise match fixing and spot fixing as ...
Oz sports commentator sparks Twitter outrage with Indian gag

An Australian sports commentator has sparked outrage on Twitter for an Indian impersonation during a news broadcast. Sandy Roberts had put on an Indian accent and made a joke about eating curry following coverage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) during Channel 7's news broadcast, News.com.au reports. According to the report, Roberts' action caused an instantaneous backlash against him in ...
Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device

WASHINGTON -; Doctors tell people with a heart-zapping device in their chests to give up intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling. But lots of patients ignore that advice - and now new research is challenging ...

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Breathless (À bout de souffle) [DVD]

The French New Wave was already well underway when Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless ( bout de souffle) debuted in 1960, but it was this rough-edged, black-and-white homage to B-gangster films that sent the nouvelle vague into the stratosphere. Alain Resnais's Hiroshima ... ...

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Jay-Z Hires Football Agent To Represent Players At Roc Nation Sports

Football agent Kimberly Miale is listed by the NFLPA as being associated with Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports. The National Football League Players Association ...
The Ultimate Don Draper Pitch Is Don Draper Seeing Mad Men Through Its Ads

through the lens of the latest media campaign ofthe Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce advertising agency. A big shiny Clio Award to everyone out there who figured out what Don Draper was really trying to sell, and to whom he was really trying to sell it, before his long dark working-weekend of the soul came to an end. I didn’t. I’d taken Don’s bargain, and was far too absorbed by ...
Spring sports teams performing well

From mid-May through early June, state spring sports are winding down in Illinois and every day brings that win-or-go-home excitement. Here is a wrapup on how some of the area teams have fared in recent ...
Sports Ingwe TV deal with Zuku done without malice

The company in a joint statement with Leopards insists their deal does not infringe on any other existing sponsorship deal. The two reaffirmed their partnership and said they remain committed to the development and airing of Kenya's first football fan television ...
Sports Sports Cabinet Secretary Wario targets better show in Olympics

Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Art Hassan Wario has sounded a warning to sports federations that preparations for Rio De Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016 must start ...

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South African regulator gives nod for Eskom wind power project

JOHANNESBURG - The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has granted power producer Eskom a licence for its Sere wind farm in the Western Cape, paving the way for the company to start construction of its $254.3 million (R2.4-billion) project.

Sere is the Nama word for "cool breeze".

The wind farm project is scheduled to become fully commercially operational by the end of 2014.

"This is an exciting milestone in Eskom's move towards a cleaner energy mix," Eskom CEO Brian Dames said in a statement.

"Sere is our first, large-scale, renewable energy project. It demonstrates our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint and to investing in a sustainable energy future."

Eskom is targeting to deliver its wind power to the national grid in the first half of 2014, with full commercial operation by the end of 2014.

The South African government's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer (REIPP) programme, is targeting to create 3,725 MW of new generating capacity (mainly wind and solar).

Eskom has signed power purchase agreements with the independent power producers procured by the Department of Energy in Phases 1 and 2 of the programme and stands ready to connect the new producers to the national grid. ...