The telenovela Lalola is not a typical telenovela, which is probably why Fox wants to produce an English-language pilot of the show for U.S. audiences.No doubt they want to follow up on the success of imported shows like Ugly Betty, imported from Colombia.  The premise of the show is that one morning Lalo, a machista, extremely successful Argentine man, awakes to discover that he is a woman:Lola.He then must deal with the myriad challenges of being a woman in both the business and social world.The show began recently, in August 2007, and there had already been a derivative series released in Chile.Currently, Lalola is nominated in16 categories at the 2008 Martin Fierro Awards.They will be held later this month in Buenos Aires.

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Concerns about the environmemt will make short haul flying "socially unacceptable" for many people in the near future, a poll for Eurostar shows.

More than a third (37%) "agree or strongly agree" that in a few years’ time, environmental concerns will rule out short flights where there is an alternative of going by train.

The independent YouGov survey of 2,246 people shows that more than half the UK public (57%) is concerned about environmental impact when planning a journey of 300–400 miles.

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Following the reconstruction of Hotel Riviera in Porec  - Istria, that began in early February, this oldest hotel in town located in the historical town core, will be renamed to Hotel Palazzo and will completely change its appearance.

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