Renovation restores Victorian glory to Scottish museum

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - The National Museum of Scotland reopened to the public on Friday after a 47-million-pound renovation that has restored its Victorian glory while giving it a spectacular boost into the 21st century.

Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/07/29/uk-britain-museum-idUKTRE76S27B20110729?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews

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Popular? What about tunesmiths Bizet, Handel, Rossini and Verdi?

Oh dear. Asking Radio 3 listeners for a Top Ten of Britain?s favourite arias is a bit like asking the Bullingdon Club to supply a list of the nation?s favourite tipples. It would include rare vintages, but not what they shift by the tankload at Bargain Booze.

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/classical/article7150083.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084

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Nokia slips from 1 to 3 in smartphone sales

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Apple and Samsung Electronics ended struggling Nokia's 15-year reign at the top of the smartphone sales rankings in the second quarter, researchers said on Friday.

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Why everything in the garden is lovely again at Chiswick House

Behind a thundering dual carriageway on the A4 out of London is an unlikely site to have inspired the rolling parkland of the English country garden.

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/gardens/article7150066.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084

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National art icon dies at 81

KUALA LUMPUR: Na��tional Art Laureate Datuk Syed Ahmad Jamal Syed Jamil Sahil died on Saturday, leaving a legacy of his art in various forms and writings on Ma��laysian art and Malay aesthetics. He would have been 82 on Sept 19.

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Anders Behring Breivik: One more mass killer, one more drug-addled mind

I suspect that mind-bending drugs of some kind feature in almost all of the epidemic rampage killings that Western society is now suffering.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2020583/Anders-Behring-Breivik-One-mass-killer-drug-addled-mind.html?ITO=1490

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Muslims share thoughts on what fasting means to them

KUALA LUMPUR: The holy month of Ramadan brings out the best in Muslims, with many saying that fasting is about patience, showing compassion for the less fortunate and trying to become a better person.

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