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...This early “Harry the h pawn” advance is known, but has rarely been used by a top-10 player in an elite over-the-board event....
...Shenzhen designer and manufacturer Ellassay acquired the design, pricing, production rights and all of the mainland stores of Munich-based Laurel in 2015....
...In Edinburgh’s Princes Street there is a bench with a brass plaque stating simply, “Remembering J.C.H. Who was often tired.” It’s a delightful moment....
...“B-e-e-t-h-o-v-e-n”, my friend helpfully replied and repeated the name “Beethoven”, whereupon the concierge further enquired, “Is he a guest of the hotel?” My friend was amused and said, “No....
...Glorian still spends four months a year in Priorat making Clos Erasmus, now joined by the bigger-production Laurel, which can be picked up for a mere £30 a bottle....
...His successor Lloyd George earned some laurels as a war leader but was undone by scandal, faction and failure to deliver a reformed society to Britain’s returning soldiers....
...… By Night the Mountain Burns, by Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel, translated by Jethro Soutar, And Other Stories, RRP£10/$15.95 The volcanic island of Annobón, off the west African coast, provides the setting...
...Calloc’h was able to put him on to the right “fixers” for the task....
...How about S.H. Kapadia? Who, you might ask, is S.H. Kapadia?...
...Certainly, by this stage in their lives together, they are a double act to rival Laurel and Hardy, Hope and Crosby, or Oscar and Felix from The Odd Couple....
...Hawkeye M*A*S*H Pierce was a reliably anarchic, randy surgeon; Victor One Foot Meldrew a reliably despairing grump (both are gifted comics)....
...Inspired by Folkestone resident H. G. Wells, this is a shed on a truck containing a collection of sci-fi pulp novels....
...Mr Ackman has every reason to rest on his laurels. The stock is up more than 30 per cent since he struck. And the buy-out price looks healthy....
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