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Dances Of Despair
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Don QuixoteHero: Don Quixote
Heroine: Dulcinea
Tragedy: Though she inspires his chivalry, she exists only in his dreams.

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Giselle
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La Bayadere
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La Sylphide
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Swan Lake

Culture Vulture

Raja Ravi Varma, 1848-1906.

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Who

Influences Equal parts Indian mythology, Kerala society of his time and European aesthetic sensibility and artistic technique.

Derided for ‘Calendar art kitsch’. Until foreign art experts rediscovered him and the glitterati went nuts buying up his work.

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Bono

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Once rock stars were wild boys. Today one is being tipped to head the World Bank. Spot the error about U2 singer Bono.

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A. He wants rich countries to write off Third World debt (some US$ 386 billion).

B. He gave Pope John Paul II his trademark sunglasses when they met and agreed on issues like contraception.

C. His pacifism stems from the violence he saw as a child in Ireland.

D. His real name is Paul Hewson.

E. U2 has sold some 125 million records worldwide.

Answer B. The Pope got the shades, but Bono disagrees with the pontiff’s position on "contraception and the like".

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Common Rail Diesel

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The reason a Mercedes 270CDI just purrs, while plebian buses sound catarrhal. The new common rail technology lets once-noisy diesel engines run cleaner, smoother and more powerfully. And it’s not limited to the super rich; it’s available on cars like the Scorpio and Hyundai Accent.

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