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...Forthcoming highlights include, on May 16, Cimarosa’s rarely heard L’Olimpiade (not strictly an opera about the Olympics, though Paris 2024 is clearly its peg and the games are alluded to in its libretto...
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...It became a gathering place for Boston’s photographic community and for Polaroid employees — of which I was one....
...The last thing I bought and loved was the 12ft oak table and banquette in our kitchen, designed and made by my brother-in-law’s new company, Six Hands....
...Whitestone Island Estate, Madeira Park, British Columbia, Canada, C$3.8m ($2.74m) Where An island in the Strait of Georgia, just off the coast of mainland Canada....
...William Bernbach William Bernbach was a creative visionary who tore up the advertising rule book with campaigns that relayed powerful, persuasive messages to consumers with simplicity, humour and efficiency...
...Last month, its drilling rig ran aground on an island off the south coast of Alaska, the latest in a string of setbacks....
...L&T gets $889m for hydrocarbon projects in UAE, Thailand Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has bagged three international orders totalling $889m for hydrocarbon projects, the $11.7bn engineering conglomerate said on...
...This three-act comic opera is wacky but charming – particularly the romance de l’étoile where Lazuli first reveals his love for the Princess. L’étoile continues until May 30....
...Amid the gathering Taliban storm, the survival of the peaceful Gazar Gah Sufis seemed a small sign of hope....
...And Mwangura’s reputation is due to grow: Samuel L. Jackson has signed up to play him in a film being made about African piracy....
...L&G, down 4.8 per cent to 62¼p, also damped speculation it might sell its asset management arm....
...The economics editor of L’Express, the French news magazine, once called him “the most cultivated civil servant in France”....
...C. Muthiah, Chairman, SPIC Ltd, India Mehmet Narin, Chairman, United Asian Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong, China William G....
...Mobilizing Minds: Creating Wealth from Talent in the 21st Century Organization By Lowell L. Bryan and Claudia L....
...Trump bought the 80,000 sq ft Maison de l’Amitié, now listed at $125m, for about $41m in 2004 although he has also invested in renovations....
...Northrop Grumman, its US rival, also beat analyst expectations, though first quarter profits fell 12 per cent to $358m, largely because of damage at its Gulf coast shipyards caused by Hurricane Katrina....
...The first detailed tally of commitments from federal agencies since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast four weeks ago shows that more than 15 contracts exceed $100 million, including 5 of $500 million...
...s Gulf coast has been the main source of the country?s vast oil exports, providing about 35 per cent of the government?s annual revenue. Cantarell, as the oil field is known, is the world?...
...THE WORLD IS FLAT by Thomas L....
...The Dubya detractors deemed him an inconsequential "shrub", just as commentator H.L. Mencken dismissed FDR as "Roosevelt Minor"....
...Michele Anthony, Executive Vice President, Sony Music Entertainment Clarence Avant, Chairman, Motown Record Company Mario L....
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