The sports teams want the American Dream developers to shut down an amusement and water park on the days of their 20 home games during the regular and preseason, people familiar with the negotiations said.

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In rural Quang Ngai province the authorities are seeking hoteliers to develop its golden, palm-fringed and empty beaches, and dream of building spa resorts around the hot-water springs that bubble up through the province's rice paddies.

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Unfortunately, if your kids are only looking for the next rollercoaster thrill, the Dream's Aquaduck, a 765-foot clear water slide that cantilevers 12 feet out over the ocean, will not match up.

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Over the last two decades an incredible two billion people have gained access to clean drinking water for the first time, so it's not such a pipe dream to argue that we should reach the remaining 783 million by this date.

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Once you have shopped within a whisker of your luggage allowance, grab a Lebanese mezze lunch outdoors at Cafe Layali Zaman on the Corniche (look for the "Baguette" sign), where the hummus is perfectly garlicky, the baba ganoush a smoky, aubergine dream and you might choose to accompany your Arabic coffee with a sweet-scented shisha water-pipe.

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