A grab of the Gulf News Website - 20 June 2007Please note articles marked in green.
"The Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship will jettison its casino in its conversion into a floating luxury hotel at the Palm Jumeirah Island.... "I believe the casino will be removed," Cunard managing director Carol Marlow told Gulf News. An Istithmar spokesman confirmed the cruise ship will no longer have its casino in its new role..." ~Gulf News
Hmmm, no Casino Royale happening here due to "moral reasons". But guess what they are willing to allow Hooters to open on the Beach Road instead.
"Hooters, a US restaurant chain famous for its scantily clad waitresses, may open this year in Dubai as it expands to the Arabic peninsula for the first time, the company's local partner said on Tuesday... Waitresses at Hooters, which describes itself as a "beach-theme" restaurant, wear tight revealing tank tops and skimpy shorts.... Al Shaheen said the original plan was to open a restaurant on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah. But delays on the gigantic construction site caused him to opt for a new location on the city's glitzy Jumeirah Beach Road." ~ Gulf News
"Exactly what values the restaurant will have to adhere to will need to be discussed, said Ali Ebrahim, deputy director general for executive affairs at the Department of Economic Development (DED). He said the department welcomed all investors, but he said the restaurant would need to follow all rules and regulations, including those dealing with proper dress..." ~ Gulf News
How does a business modify its sole USP and still expect to do business? Well, all of it looks like mindless press releases being printed. After all isn't that what the press does best instead of asking the questions and getting news. Asking the publics' opinion does matter, but there is nothing like a comment from the people creating the news! Is there? Well the media still has a long long way to go before they tackle real issues.
Perhaps, installing Salik the new road toll in front of Hooters, might be a good idea to tackle future congestion on the Jumeirah Beach Road.
Then again, makes you think! What's more of a vice? Money or Women?
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