Articles Tagged with: 2010

UAE growth at 1.4 percent in 2010 after contraction
The United Arab Emirates’ economy grew 1.4 percent in real terms in 2010 after shrinking 1.6 percent in 2009, its statistics office said Saturday.
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Morocco keen on joining Gulf Arab bloc: FM
Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi said his country is very keen on joining the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) , the Saudi-owned daily Al-Hayat quoted him as saying late Saturday.
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Remarks by the President Awarding the 2010 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal
Release Time:  For Immediate Release Location:  East Room 1:54 P.M. EST      THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much, everyone.  Please — please, have a seat.  Thank you.  Well, hello, everybody.  It is wonderful to have all of you here.  I want to make mention of some folks in particular that have helped us to celebrate the arts and the humanities for many years.  First of all, if I’m not mistaken …
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CNN Student News Transcript: March 1, 2011
March 1, 2011
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United States DoD contracts for February 25, 2010
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Cricket World Cup 2011 live: India v England as it happened
England and India have tied one of the most thrilling World Cup matches of all time in Bangalore after Andrew Strauss’s century.
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The Grand Mayan Hotel @ San José del Cabo


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The Grand Mayan Hotel @ San José del Cabo, México.
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News Around the World – February 13, 2010
Graeme Carpenter, Amelia Warren, Jack Warren and Tom LeBlanc make a splash in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
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News Around the World – February 13, 2010
Graeme Carpenter, Amelia Warren, Jack Warren and Tom LeBlanc make a splash in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
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Viator Reveals the Top 10 Destinations and Travel Award Winners for 2010
Best Traveler Photos, Top 25 Attractions and Most Popular Things to Do Around the World Round Out Viator’s 2010 Traveler Awards
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J.D. Salinger Liked Burger King, Watching Tennis, Letters Reveal
LONDON — He had a reputation as a literary recluse, but a trove of previously unseen letters written by J.D. Salinger to a British friend reveals a sociable man who took bus trips to Niagara Falls, ate fast-food hamburgers, enjoyed watching tennis and claimed always to be writing new work.
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Jaguar beaded Huichol art, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico


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Fierce beaded jaguar in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with similar Huichol art in the background

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Reports Passenger Traffic Decrease of 2.1% for December 2010
GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, Mexico–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) (“the Company” or “GAP”) announced today preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of December 2010 compared to traffic figures for December 2009. During December 2010, total terminal passengers decreased 2.1% compared to the previous year; domestic passenger …
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New life for lifelong learning at Berkeley
It took two tries for Berkeley’s lifelong learning center to achieve liftoff. Now, in its second incarnation, OLLI@Berkeley has become a vital resource for nearly 1,000 enthusiastic students over the age of 50 – and a bridge between the campus and the greater Bay Area community.
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MedToGo & Medical Tourism in Mexico
You’ve heard the term “medical tourism,” but would you actually go to another country for a life-saving surgery all because you can’t afford it in the U.S.? FOX 10′s Alexis Vance reports.
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Today the Albert Dock is one of Liverpool’s most important tourist attractions and a vital component of the city’s UNESCO world heritage Maritime Mercantile City. As well as being the number one tourist attraction in Liverpool, the Albert Dock is also the most visited multi-use attraction in the United Kingdom outside of London, with in excess of four million visitors per year. Amongst the many attractions at the Albert Dock are the Merseyside Maritime Museum, the Beatles Story and the Tate Liverpool. There are also two hotels within the Albert Dock: a Holiday Inn and Premier Lodge both located in the Britannia Pavilion. All the five warehouses around the dock, referred to as A, B, C, D and E, are Grade I listed buildings. Also listed Grade I is the former dock traffic office. Other buildings around the dock are listed Grade II; they are the former hydraulic pumping station, and the swing bridge leading from the dock towards the Pierhead. As at June 2009 Albert Dock’s north-side car park and entrance from Mann Island is closed off and is a building site to build a new museum.
In the aftermath of the dock’s regeneration in the 1980s a policy had been adopted to try and attract retailers into the newly created premises within. However, after many years of struggling to compete with other major shopping areas in the city, the Albert Dock Company Ltd announced in 2007 a shift into attracting more bars and restaurants. As of 2008, bars and restaurants resident in the Albert Dock include Pax Leisures Portico Cantina and Bar, Blue Bar & Grill, Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteen, Spice Lounge, Circo, Whats Cooking?

2010 year in review: October through December
The Plain Dealer looks back on local, national and international stories that made the news in 2010 — from the earthquake in Haiti to Cuyahoga County officials targeted by a federal corruption investigation.
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Honours List: Order of the British Empire, OBE (A-K)
Mrs Sarah Aaronson. For services to Music and to Charity. (London, NW4) John David Adams. General-secretary, Voluntary Organisations Disability Group.
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The Most Important Stories of 2010
Here’s look back at the important stories of 2010. We especially want to remember some of the people who passed away in the last 12 months. Early in 2010, the Central Coast lost a couple of icons: In March, fire destroyed the Cabo San Luis restaurant in San Luis Obispo. Investigators later called it arson.  Two weeks later, America’s hero in a coonskin cap died. Fess Parker’s roles included …
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What are the Idols doing New Years Eve?
Where will your favorite Idol be ringing in the New Year? You can catch several of them on television tonight, including Jennifer Hudson, David …
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Monique Péan, Stephen Glass: Weddings
A couple who met at the University of Pennsylvania marry in Mexico.
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FACTBOX – European Catholic sex abuse cases in 2010
REUTERS – A report into sexual abuse of Dutch minors by Roman Catholic priests showed the Netherlands ranked second only to Ireland in the known extent of the scandals rocking the Church in Europe.
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