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...all very well, but what Herbert had most relished on first joining the RHS in the 1970s was debating the merits of the latest variety of Pittosporum or Sorbus with fellow tree-lovers on Floral Committee B...
...Letter in response to this article: Here’s one way to tackle bastions of male privilege / From David B Collins, Victoria, BC, Canada...
...Vanderbilt married four times, including to conductor Leopold Stokowski, with whom she had two sons, and director Sidney Lumet....
...Mr Kabila switched to plan B: divide and rule. Victory was bestowed instead on Mr Tshisekedi, whose party, already in opposition for more than 30 years, was hungry for power and ready to compromise....
...“It’s a watch for a new generation of consumers,” says Philippe Léopold-Metzger, Piaget’s chief executive. “Sometimes prices got out of hand — you need to offer value for money.”...
...Soul and R&B have no presence here either. For that is the music of authentic sexual intent, and Eurovision is sexless....
...Frank Leopold Jessica: Hello Frank....
...Radio lends itself perfectly to Leopold Bloom’s famous visit to the outhouse....
...The other actors, too, somnambulate through the freight-vessel trip to Panama, the stealing of the loot, the betrayals, murders and B-movie dialogue back home....
...Where to stay: Treviso is known for its small, comfy hotels rather than five-star luxury, but a chic newcomer is Maison Matilda (Via Riccati 44, www.maisonmatilda.com; doubles from €240), a designer B&B...
...“Pune was one of the places reportedly visited by him for allegedly collecting target information for the LeT,” said B. Raman, director, Institute of Topical Studies, in Chennai....
...The players received £200 for it. 18a) Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus. 19a) Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism. 20a) If London’s furthest edge was as far flung as LA’s, which...
...The proximity of literature to other media is obvious in the writing of young authors such as Marcelino Freire (b. 1967), Daniel Galera (b. 1979) and Joca Reiners Terron (b. 1968)....
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