NEW DELHI: Supratim Dutta, who hit the headlines for his miraculous survival of a freak car accident, has started driving himself and stopped travelling on chauffeur-driven cars provided by his company.
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New Year Honours list (Daily Telegraph)
Professor Timothy Robert Peter Brighouse. For services to Education. (Oxford, Oxfordshire) Professor David Nicholas Cannadine. Formerly Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Professor, Institute of Historical Research, University of London. For services to Scholarship.
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Flavio is getting a kick out of his hoop dreams (Evening Standard)
Flavio Briatore had not even heard of Queens Park Rangers when the SOS was tapped out last year, so he asked his chauffeur for the lowdown. ‘Bad team, bankrupt’ was the concise verdict.
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Book Review: ‘Lima Nights’ by Marie Arana (Washington Post)
LIMA NIGHTS By Marie Arana Dial. 246 pp. $25 Marie Arana’s compelling new novel takes place over 20 years, beginning in 1986 inside a smoky tango bar called Lima Nights. There, an unlikely couple comes together, and the author shows us how easy it is to deceive ourselves and others when following…
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Health Highlights: Dec. 29, 2008 (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Health Highlights: Dec. 29, 2008 Category: Health News Created: 12/30/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/30/2008
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Nation’s oldest man dead at 112 (UPI)
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 30 (UPI) — George Francis, who was believed to be the oldest man in the United States, died in Sacramento, Calif., at age 112, friends and family members said.
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Oldest American man dies at 112 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
America’s oldest man, an African-American who befriended Louis Armstrong and voted for president-elect Barack Obama “because he’s black,” has died in Sacramento, California, his family said.
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Health Highlights: Dec. 30, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
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Oldest U.S. man dies in California at 112 (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
After a life that touched three centuries, the oldest man in the United States has died in California at the age of 112, the Sacramento Bee newspaper reported on Monday.
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Business Briefs (Examiner)
Concorde Limousine Inc., a professional worldwide transportation provider located in Freehold, recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. The company began in 1984 with founder Robert Bellagamba and one stretch limousine. Today, Concorde Limousine has a fleet of 70 sedans, limousines, sport utility vehicles, vans, and luxury minibuses and over 100 employees.
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