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...gimmick of House and Garden, the two Ayckbourn plays currently being presented at London's Royal National Theatre, should come as little surprise. Set in the house and garden of an English country estate during one long afternoon, the plays are performed in two separate theaters by the same cast at the same time, the actors scurrying back and forth from one theater to the other. When a character chases offstage after his dog in House, he turns up a minute later in Garden; when a jilted woman enters with a limp and dark glasses in House, you find...
...undergone seismic change in the past half year. In April, Dahal and his Maoists won a majority of seats in an assembly charged with the task of reshaping a country that had existed for over two centuries under a rigid, feudal monarchy. Nepal's last king vacated the royal palace soon after, in June, and Dahal, who only a few years back was a fugitive in his own country, was sworn in as Prime Minister on Aug. 18. From the ashes of a civil war that claimed over 13,000 lives, his Maoist-led government now intends to revitalize...
...sugar-free Red Bull increased the “stickiness” of a drinker’s blood, causing a higher risk of blood clots, which can be a precursor to life-threatening strokes, according to a study released last month by the Cardiovascular Research Centre at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia...
...part, has clearly been keen to harness the public relations boost of brandishing a "warrior prince" in its ranks. William's uncle, Prince Andrew, was a Royal Navy helicopter pilot during the 1982 Falklands conflict. William was "awarded his wings" - that is, made a pilot - in a training course that was shortened from the usual four years to less than four months. But it seems to be a happy fit. While his brother Harry has crowed about the joys of being "stuck in" as "one of the lads" in the Army, William has thrived at higher altitudes. He said yesterday...
Britain's Prince William announced on Monday that he will train with the Royal Air Force (RAF) to be a full-time search and rescue pilot. His surprise career choice prolongs a relationship with the military that has periodically come under strain through a series of controversies surrounding the privileged role William and his younger brother Harry have in Britain's armed services...