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  • Diversion of flight fails to save passenger from Ireland Diversion of flight fails to save passenger from Ireland

    A flight from Melbourne to Qatar was diverted to India on Wednesday, in a desperate attempt to save an Irish man on board. The man, Raymond McMorrow, 68, is believed to have had a heart attack on board Qatar Airways flight QR 031 while in transit from Melbourne to Doha, the Qatar capital. The Qatar Airways plane landed without incident at Cochin Airport, in southern India, where an ...

  • Hainan urged to promote good faith in tourism industry

    China's tourist industry has been urged by a senior official to promote practices of good faith. Liu Qibao, head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the comment during a four-day inspection tour, that ended on Monday, in south China's Guangdong and Hainan provinces. When visiting Hainan, a popular tourist destination, Liu urged for ...

  • The Casa Marina inn awash in history

    The Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Presidents Harry S Truman and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Jean Harlow, Charlie Chaplin and Al Capone. Cheryl and Matthew. These are some of the distinguished guests who may have graced Casa Marina with their presence, and probably tracked in some Jacksonville Beach sand, too. For obvious reasons, I did not share an elevator or trade a quip with any of these ...

  • High tech heightens the high-class ambiance at trendy hotels

    < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } Wrapped in the old-world charm of downtown's St. Paul Hotel, travelers are seeing a growing package of cutting-edge technology being deployed. Soon, hotel guests will gain access to their rooms by waving a card in front of a sensor instead of sliding it into a slot -- never mind using a metal key. At some point after that, they will be able to use ...

  • Hainan Airlines to receive 1st Dreamliner in mid-June

    "We will deploy the Dreamliner on the Beijing-Guangzhou route for a soft launch before expanding to other domestic destinations," the South China Morning Post reported ...

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Straw Dogs (2011)

Straw Dogs (2011)

Sam Peckinpahs Straw Dogs (1971) was one of the most controversial films of its era, primarily because its complex depictions of the extremities of human violence were largely misunderstood, fueled in no small part by the directors own penchant for goading his critics and purpos ... ...

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  • Sanya Nanshan Tourism Zone receives over 9000 visitors on May 19

    On May 19th, the 3rd China Tourism Day, Sanya Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone received over 9,000 visitors, 800 of whom were from Hainan province. Even though Sanya summers fature strong ultraviolet rays outside and maximum temperatures can reach up to 33 degrees, Sanya Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone still attracts many domestic tourists to enjoy the charming tropical ocean scenery and attend ...

  • Ljubljana may be Europe’s best-kept secret

    I cross the river on a footbridge, stopping to appreciate a street band playing Irish tunes, and then size up my choices for lunch: a French bistro, an Asian-fusion kitchen, a Mexican cantina, a kebab stand or a Viennese coffeehouse. At an outdoor cafe along the river, I order calamari and local white wine and wonder if Ljubljana is Europe’s best-kept ...

  • Summer travel forecast Busier skies higher fees

    Call it the spring of uncertainty: The government says you can travel with little pocket knives, then decides no, you can’t. Budget sequester trims air traffic controllers’ hours, resulting in airport backups, then Congress restores schedules - for now, anyway. Homeland security curbs overtime at airport security checkpoints and says lines aren’t longer, but some travelers ...

  • Midwest Traveler American Players Theatre is an outdoor treat

    Brian Mani, Eric Parks and Marcus Truschinski in a scene from “Of Mice and Men” during the American Players Theatre’s 2011 season. The outdoor amphitheater seats 1,148 ...

  • Okefenokee Swamp atremble with wonders

    It's a chilly spring day, so I was startled when Okefenokee Adventures guide Joey Griffin commanded me to take off my shoes and climb out of his pontoon ...

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