Monday, July 20, 2009

QE2 finds home in city - Independent Online

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QE2 finds home in city
Independent Online
By the time the ship was retired in November, after 40 years of service for Cunard, the QE2 had sailed more than six million nautical miles, ...

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QE2 on the move to Cape Town - Mirror.co.uk

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QE2 on the move to Cape Town
Mirror.co.uk
There's confirmation this morning that the former Cunard ocean liner QE2 will be moving to Cape Town ...

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Lexus RX350 Sports Luxury (2009) - CNET.com.au

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Lexus RX350 Sports Luxury (2009)
CNET.com.au
As we've established already, the new RX isn't that much bigger than its predecessor, but on the road it feels like you're piloting QE2. ...

Nakheel employees charged with fraud - Architecture and Design

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Nakheel employees charged with fraud
Architecture and Design
... its redevelopment of the QE2 into a stationary hotel on hold. Cape Town in South Africa is said to be a likely candidate for hosting the iconic ship.

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Ships and jobs on merry-go-round - Mirror.co.uk

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Ships and jobs on merry-go-round
Mirror.co.uk
Ever since QE2, the most famous liner in the world, arrived in Dubai last November, after being sold by Cunard for £50 million to a company which planned to ...

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QE2 to be moved to South Africa - BBC News

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QE2 to be moved to South Africa
BBC News
Cunard sold the Southampton-based liner for £50m to the United Arab Emirates real estate developer Nakheel. It had planned to refurbish the ship and open it ...

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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Limitless plans $100 mln Ethiopia investment - Maktoob Business

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Limitless plans $100 mln Ethiopia investment
Maktoob Business
On Monday, Nakheel confirmed that the historic QE2 cruise liner, that it wanted to turn into a floating hotel off Dubai's coast, would now be berthed at ...

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Invite to see historic QE2 book - Greenock Telegraph

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Invite to see historic QE2 book
Greenock Telegraph
FANS of the QE2 from Inverclyde are being invited to see the legendary liner's visitors' book as it goes on display at the Scottish Maritime Museum. ...

QE2 to sail for Cape Town, Nakheel confirms - Maktoob Business

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QE2 to sail for Cape Town, Nakheel confirms
Maktoob Business
Nakheel confirmed on Monday that the historic QE2 cruise liner, which Dubai bought for $100 million in 2007 and planned to use as a ...

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Lankan troops recover LTTE submarine - Express Buzz

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Lankan troops recover LTTE submarine
Express Buzz
THEN IN 1973 I WAS A CHIEF ENGINEER IN A SRI LANKAN SHIP THAT WAS SENT TO CHINA TO BRING RICE IN EXCHANGE FOR RUBBER. CHINA HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR FRIEND. ...

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Cash-strapped QE2 owner may move floating hotel - Brisbane Times

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Cash-strapped QE2 owner may move floating hotel
Brisbane Times
The cash-strapped Dubai owner of the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner, to be renovated into a floating hotel, is considering moving the hotel from Dubai to ...

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Cash-strapped QE2 owner may move floating hotel - WA today

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Cash-strapped QE2 owner may move floating hotel
WA today
The cash-strapped Dubai owner of the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner, to be renovated into a floating hotel, is considering moving the hotel from Dubai to ...

Cash-strapped QE2 owner may move floating hotel - The Age

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Cash-strapped QE2 owner may move floating hotel
The Age
The cash-strapped Dubai owner of the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner, to be renovated into a floating hotel, is considering moving the hotel from Dubai to ...

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Lankan troops recover LTTE submarine - Express Buzz

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Lankan troops recover LTTE submarine
Express Buzz
THEN IN 1973 I WAS A CHIEF ENGINEER IN A SRI LANKAN SHIP THAT WAS SENT TO CHINA TO BRING RICE IN EXCHANGE FOR RUBBER. CHINA HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR FRIEND. ...

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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Property executives in for long, hot summer - The National

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Property executives in for long, hot summer
The National
The QE2, originally acquired to be a flagship hotel for Dubai, is now headed for Cape Town. Randi Sokoloff / The National Summers in the UAE are typically ...

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