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Orbital Wins Contract for IS-23 Communications Satellite by Intelsat
... 18, a hybrid C- and Ku-band satellite now in production to provide services to East Asia, the Pacific, French Polynesia and the United States scheduled for delivery in 2010. - New Dawn, a hybrid C- and Ku-band satellite now in production to provide ... Comment?
... dropping anchor in Oahu, then Maui -- reads like Captain James Cook's diary. The dramatic landscape in French Polynesia also has a storybook feel, with its lush, beflowered mountains climbing out of implausibly blue waters towards matching skies. ... Comment?
World's Most Extravagant Meals
... at the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel in Istanbul takes the cake. Ingredients include vanilla bean from French Polynesia, fruits soaked in top-shelf Jamaican rum, and, in lieu of frosting, a glaze of 24-karat edible gold. That's baking with bling. ... Comment?
French Polynesians Protest Atomic Test Compensation Plan
... compensate victims of atomic tests which they said does not go far enough. The demonstration was called by French Polynesia's main religious and political groupings and coincided with a visit by a French ministry of defence delegation. Some 150,000 ... Comment?
Cosmetic Cosmos Introduces New Botanical Anti-Aging Skincare Products
"The combination of hectic holiday schedules and exposure to winter elements is extremely harsh on skin," said Sherry Brice, president, Cosmetic Cosmos. Comment?
The South Pacific sea is as blue as a smurf
... dropping anchor in Oahu, then Maui -- reads like Captain James Cook's diary. The dramatic landscape in French Polynesia also has a storybook feel, with its lush, beflowered mountains climbing out of implausibly blue waters towards matching skies. ... Comment?
Eddie goes to Tuamotu, Tim McKenna shoots epic session
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... crew of tahitians chargers scored uncrowded perfection and some of the largest right handers ever surfed in French Polynesia. Vetea David, Manoa Drollet , Alain Riou, Raimana Van Bastolaer, Thierry Domenech, Arsene Harehoe and Teiva Joyeux. Both ... Comment?
Orbital Awarded New Contract For IS-23 Communications Satellite by Intelsat
... 18 , a hybrid C- and Ku-band satellite now in production to provide services to East Asia, the Pacific, French Polynesia and the United States scheduled for delivery in 2010. New Dawn , a hybrid C- and Ku-band satellite now in production to provide ... Comment?
Euros Flores, Pires, Bourez secure 2010 World Tour slots
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Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 16 December, 2009 : - - Capbreton -- With the completion of the final event of this year's ASP World Tour at Pipeline and after Mick Fanning's second ASP World title crowning, the official list of qualifiers for the 2010 ASP World Tour has been released. Comment?
Hutch Gala raises $8.8 million for cancer cure
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... bid on exclusive auction packages including a trip to the Big Apple for the Tony Awards, $11,000; a trip to French Polynesia to view a total solar eclipse, $14,000; and an exclusive private tasting and dinner for 12 at Long Shadows and Corliss ... Comment?
Ready ... On Your Marquesas ... Go
Location: Port of Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas, French Polynesia 9 deg 48.33 W, 139 deg 01.86 W Unless your name is Packer, whose private ship is moored in Tahiti as you read this, you could not conduct a more thorough exploration of this dramatic, geologically youthful archipelago than with the Compagnie Polynesienne de Transport Maritime sailing ... Comment?
French Polynesia: Paradise found
How to lose weight? Call home from a phone booth in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. Comment?
Fancy a luxury yacht in paradise? Yours for $41 million
One of two Australian-built luxury yachts based in French Polynesia has been offered for sale at 25 million euro or $US37.7 million , Tahiti Tourisme's weekly news bulletin reported. Comment?
... Apart from expanding its services in Fiji, more hotels were expected to be constructed in Samoa, Tonga and French Polynesia. Construction budget alone will cost millions of dollars in the next three years. "We are talking about Tonga, Samoa and Fiji ... Comment?
Native Music From the Hotel Bora-Bora
From San Francisco, the port of call for many lovely records carried in from all corners of the world, and all of the seven seas, comes this sweet lil' ep from Tahiti Records in 1962. Comment?
Hawaii, U.S.A. travel information and guide
... much of the time is Hawaii. more A A The South Pacific sea is as blue as a smurf The dramatic landscape in French Polynesia has a storybook feel, with its lush, beflowered mountains climbing out of implausibly blue waters towards matching... more A ... Comment?
Judicial woes pile up against Gaston Flosse
French Polynesia veteran politician and former President Gaston Flosse who was last week ordered back in jail as part of a so-called "corruption pact", has once again been slammed by yet another ruling, this time in relation to "fictitious jobs" granted to an array of politicians, civil society members, including unionists. Comment?
Top 10 Romantic Destinations
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... of love and everyone should write it down now on their Bucket List if it isn't there already. Moorea, French Polynesia A thatched hut built on stilts over the warm waters of a turquoise lagoon, a tiny verandah over the natural aquarium around us, ... Comment?
Chinese navy fleet arrives in Ecuador for goodwill visit
... na on Oct. 18 for a four-nation tour, the Chinese navy fleet has visited Chile and Peru. It will also visit French Polynesia. Source: Xinhua Comment?
Sunsail: Sunsail Launches Video & Photo Contest
Sunsail Sailing Vacations , the company for sailors by sailors, has launched a Video & Photo Contest , which runs through March 1, 2010 and features a Grand Prize sailing charter in Tahiti, French Polynesia with airfare included! Open to eligible US and Canadian residents ; entries will be judged on creativity, quality and composition. Comment?