Gibson purchases Pacific island for personal paradise
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Flush from the huge success of his religious film, &quot;The Passion of the Christ,&quot; Mel Gibson has splashed out $15 million on a private Pacific island, an Agence France-Presse report said Thursday.
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More than 200 acres of land that belonged to the Kingdom of Hawaii before the United States took control a century ago will be returned to Native Hawaiians
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The law firm of Gibson &amp; Behman has opened an office in St. John, US Virgin Islands. Gibson &amp; Behman will maintain its corporate headquarters in Burlington. It also has offices throughout the Northeast, Florida, and California. Brian Dougan , who previously headed the firm's Providence office, will lead the St. John effort. Gibson &amp; Behman was established in 1987. ...
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An Australian gamer spends $26,500 on a virtual island that exists only in a PC role-playing game.
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Two continents. Three luxury mansions courtesy of friends. Endless sun and sea. And a front-row seat for the Olympics to boot.
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The tiny Pacific islands nation of Kiribati declared the world's largest marine protected area Thursday  -  a California-sized ocean wilderness
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Group travel has never been easier thanks to a crop of private homes boasting luxe amenities.
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By DIRK MEISSNER  VICTORIA (CP) - Five Vancouver Island First Nations gathered to initial a treaty Saturday worth almost $500 million that includes more than 24,000 hectares of land, some of it bordering majestic Pacific Rim Park near Tofino.
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Hulk Hogan has moved his family to Miami Beach and put his mansion near Tampa on the market for a whopping &#36;25 million.
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A Pacific island butterfly makes a comeback, in one of the fastest evolutionary changes ever observed.
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Movies, music, and more are part of Six Flags' investment in Dick Clark's empire.
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Japan offers to help build one for the Indian Ocean.
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The pioneering computer brand Commodore has a new home as it is bought by a US-based digital music firm.
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Sir Sean privately buys a Diamonds Are Forever souvenir.
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The PGA Tour will start the 2005 season along the shores of the Pacific Ocean, with the first two stops in Hawaii followed by the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines in San Diego.
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Twenty seven years after Elvis Presley&#39;s death, the King of Rock &#39;n Roll&#39;s financial power was confirmed anew yesterday when his family announced that it had sold a controlling interest in his estate to a media entrepreneur for $100m.
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By TARA GODVIN  HONOLULU - Long renown as a place for fun, Hawaii hopes to become a place for serious investment in space exploration with an agreement signed this week with the California-based NASA Ames Research Center.