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...natural disaster into an issue of law and order. It can be only a matter of time before criticism of the federal response to Katrina is declared unpatriotic. If you see barbarism in Baghdad, perhaps you will recognize it, too, on Pennsylvania Avenue. Nigel M. Chambers East Holm, Scotland...
...stronger local personal identity. Even living in London, I glory in my Cornish roots. I travel widely, but the only place where tears well up is when I cross the Tamar River, the boundary between Cornwall and the rest of England. Paul Cloutman London I am an outsider in Scotland 's remote Orkney Islands, where there is a huge effort to keep alive the old ways, language and mores that act as tourist magnets. Heritage is emphasized to such an extent that outsiders perceive themselves as unwelcome. The insistence on keeping the local identity alive creates problems as newcomers...
...DIED. JACK SLIPPER, 81, Scotland Yard detective who, despite his reputation as one of the best, will be remembered for his failed global pursuit of nemesis Ronnie Biggs, one of the masked men who in 1963 robbed a mail train from Glasgow to London of ?2.6 million (then $7 million) in what became known as the Great Train Robbery, and later escaped jail; reported in London. Though Slipper nabbed Biggs in Rio de Janeiro in 1974 (greeting him with the words, "Long time no see, Ronnie!"), Brazilian officials refused to deport Biggs?who remained a fugitive until 2001, when...
DIED. JACK SLIPPER, 81, Scotland Yard detective who, despite his reputation as a master, will be remembered for his thwarted global pursuit of nemesis Ronald Biggs, one of the masked men who robbed a night mail train from Glasgow to London of £2.6 million ($7 million) in what became known as the Great Train Robbery of 1963 and who, though caught, soon escaped jail; reported in London. Slipper tracked Biggs to Rio de Janeiro in 1974 (greeting him with "Long time no see, Ronnie!"), but Brazilian officials refused to deport Biggs, who remained a fugitive until 2001, when...
...this year's Glastonbury music festival in the U.K., for example, well-heeled attendees paid more than $10,000 each to stay in luxury tented accommodation?a far cry from the event's countercultural origins. And it seems that no large gathering?from Japan's Summer Sonic to Scotland's T in the Park?is without its gaudy glut of sponsors' logos. But for those who rail against the commodification of culture, there is always Burning Man (burningman.com). Now in its 19th year, this arts festival in the Nevada desert remains inexplicably free of meddling from high rollers and brand...