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“Best reinvention of a de-commissioned dockyard” – I’m not sure if there is such a prize, but if there is, then I have no doubt of the winner. One good reason that Britain ruled the waves (mostly) from Elizabethan times to the Second World War was Chatham Dockyard, a place of tremendous energy and innovation. HMS Victory was just one of the ships that was launched here.
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Plunge into Chatham's naval history
“Best reinvention of a de-commissioned dockyard” – I’m not sure if there is such a prize, but if there is, then I have no doubt of the winner. One good reason that Britain ruled the waves (mostly) from Elizabethan times to the Second World War was Chatham Dockyard, a place of tremendous energy and innovation. HMS Victory was just one of the ships that was launched here.
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Mumbai, Aug 26: Planning big for India, a fastest-growing market, auto major Ford Motor Company will launch eight new vehicles by the middle of the decade, besides exporting its locally made popular model 'Figo' to 50 countries across the world.
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Ford to launch 8 new vehicles in India by themiddle of decade
Mother Teresa's birth centenary begins with prayer Kolkata, Aug 26 : A Mass was held at the Missionaries of Charity today to mark the beginning of year-long birth centenary celebrations of Mother Teresa by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kolkata.
Once upon a time, the Rolls-Royce was described as "The best car in the world" even when it could no longer lay reasonable claim to that exalted title. The brand spoke for itself, but with an increasingly "showbiz" accent. Slowly, but surely, it was losing its "brand equity", ironically because of its customers, or at least their image. The cars themselves retained wonderful presence and the ...
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Exorcising the ghosts of the past
AOMORI NEBUTA FESTIVAL (Aomori prefecture): through Aug. 7; One of the largest and the most famous festivals in Japan.
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Off-base festivities
So is this the moment Brangelina comes crashing down? Will the Jolie-Pitt union survive the latest revelations in Andrew Morton's new biography, just published in America? This week Jolie, voted the most powerful female celebrity in the world by Forbes magazine, may be holding her breath. Then again she may not.
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According to the poet Ezra Pound, literature is the news that stays news. This spring and summer have seen that old saw cut deep. First Penguin Classics found that the paperback edition of Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada not only flew off the shelves but inspired TV discussions on the moral challenge of resistance to the Nazis. Here was a German novel of 1947 that (in a riveting new translation ...
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Din, while there will be a Anwar bashers in this particular posting, i wish to draw your attention to the Foundation Trilogy (or series which cover 7 novels), written by Isaac Asimov (a Jew, no doubt). I read these decades ago. This fascinating science fiction is based on the concept of mathematical socio-psychology (psychohistory) had influenced many people ranging from Paul Krugman to Osama b ...
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Comment on Foundation For The Future and Malaysian Opposition Leader by Menyalak-er
Eye-catching images from around the world
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Day in pictures