News from 15/11/2007
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Giles Smith, Andrew Robson, Matt Dickinson Chief Sports Correspondent, Len Tabner, Carol Lewis, Andrew Billen, Martin Samuel Chief Sports Correspondent, David Brown, Leo Lewis Asia Business Correspondent, Frances Gibb Legal Editor, Patricia Braun, David Nickson, Peter Lansley, Robert Lindsay, James Rossiter Property Correspondent, David Rose, Ivo Tennant, Alexandra Frean Education Editor, Michael Evans Defence Editor, Philip Howard, Katie Scott, Hilary Finch, Camilla Cavendish, David Lister Scotland Correspondent, Christine Seib, David Chater, Gordon Lloyd, James Bone, Penny Wark, Barbara Ghodse, Matthew Hoggard, Will Pavia, Marcus Oscarsson, Wendy Ide, Kevin Eason, Geoff Brown, Joe Joseph, Dr Paul Hobday Chairman, Robin Pagnamenta, Martin Fletcher, Ben Webster Transport Correspondent, Pat Gibson, Valerie Elliott Countryside Editor, Jane MacArtney, Michael Sims, Siobhan Kennedy, Tom Bawden, Dominic Walsh, Ken Russell, Tim Reid, Angela Jameson Industrial Correspondent, Richard Oxley, Alan Hamilton, Kate Reiling, Anatole Kaletsky, Michael Prowse, Justin Reay, Rhys Blakely, Sorrel Downer, Alice Tilley, Brian Noton, David Hands, Peter Davies, Charles Bremner, Toby Murcott, Ron Lewis, Adam Sherwin Media Correspondent, Stephen Collins, Stefanie Marsh, Norman Hammond Archaeology Correspondent, David Charter, Susan Thompson, Sue Mallia, Hugo Rifkind, Derwent May, Angela Jameson, Graham Spiers, Simon Midgley, Gary Duncan Economics Editor, Oliver Kay, Annabel Bromley, Sarah Vine, Michael Theodoulou, James Harding Business Editor, Patrick Hosking Banking and Finance Editor, Tom Baldwin, Ben Quinn, James Rossiter, John Hopkins, Ann Treneman, Simon de Bruxelles, Rob Wright, Norman Hammond, Mark Hunter, Gabriel Rozenberg, Bernard Lagan, Marcus Binney, Raymond Keene, Adam Sage, Christine Buckley, Sarah Hiscock, John Russell Taylor, Peter Riddell Political Briefing, Mark Henderson Science editor, Matt Hughes, Matt Dickinson, Sarah Campbell, Sean O'Neill, Kaveh Solhekol, Jeremy Page, Peter Neyroud Chief Constable and Chief Executive, Bronwen Maddox, Fran Yeoman, Jill Sherman, Richard Owen, Helen Nugent, Sandra Parsons, Marcus Leroux, Steve Smethurst, Francis Elliott Deputy Political Editor, Richard Ovenden Associate Director, Gabriel Rozenberg Economics Reporter, Nick Hasell, David Hands Rugby Correspondent, Kevin Maher, Julian Muscat, Paul Simons, Robert Crampton, Steve Hawkes, Emily Ford, Matthew Parris, Russell Jenkins, Derek R. Hayes, Alan Lee, Tony Dawe, Ben Webster, Carly Chynoweth, Philip Webster, Kim Economides, Peter Jenson, Mike Murphy, David Sinclair, John Naish, Mark Henderson, Martin Waller, Patrick Foster, Elizabeth McFarlance, Ashling O'Connor, Benedict Nightingale, Nigel Griffiths, Ruth Spellman, chief executive, Jonathan May, Stephen Dalton, Dr Thomas Stuttaford, Alexander Wright, Nicola Woolcock, Leo Lewis, Frances Gibb, James Christopher, Howard Lamb, Michael Evans, Clare Dight, Olav Bjortomt, Greg Hurst Political Corrrespondent, Robert Randell, Miles Costello, Oliver Fisher, Nicola Copping, Richard Ford, Carolyn Asome Deputy Fashion Editor, Christopher Irvine, Thomas Catén, Rear-Admiral Patrick Middleton,
ResumoThe Times How did bird flu get here? Mortgage relief as bank rates set to fall to beat downturn Bank poised to act to head off downturn Spending hit by price rises and housing fears Body of missing girl, 15, found in killer's garden Bags to be screened at railway stations Education backlash Credit crunch move Football warning Rail strike mayhem Sex on (digitally enhanced) legs Timesonline Opinion Times2 Tutankhamun Career Quick find Today's weather The Times Tobin 'house of horrors' could conceal more bodies, say police Trail of killer Remains of missing girl, 15, found in garden Those of 18-year-old may also be at property 'Golden girl' murder 24 years ago is added to investigation 'He was so aggressive, he would rape me just for the hell of it' Mikimoto Dutch duckling imports are at centre of bird flu inquiry Ducks can carry virus without symptoms Nearly 29,000 birds are being slaughtered Rumours are flying like wildfowl as cull restarts Pugh Olympic emergency cash 'will all be used' Asylum-seekers lose New rifles for snipers Christmas savings Marks raises the bra Cars out as London mayor clears way for Paris-style plage and cycle boulevards Breitling Luxx Bags to be screened on trains in plan to create 'fortress Britain' War on terror Bollards and vehicle exclusion zones set up Luggage limits may be raised at some airports Absolutists on both sides have got it wrong What shall we do with the 'simple sailor'? Security Minister in 65-minute U-turn He changes views on suspects' detention time Time for a change Life on the ocean wave The coffee bar is closed but it's full steam ahead (and a glass of bubbly) St Pancras Eurostar services start running Passengers invited to drink to the occasion Gucci Private schools set to abandon 'too trendy' national curriculum Heads want return to traditional 1950s lessons Emphasis on spelling rather than citizenship Bullies are more likely to strike outside school gates Private schools will be encouraged to forge partnership Bvlgari The Times BMW Navigator dies as ejector seat activates in upside-down jet Sky Leonard Cheshire Disability Larry Page, co-founder of Google and Silicon Valley's … The Conservative press machine lumbers into action … Saab 93 Balls the bully? Eat your words People Hmm. Up north, Alex Salmond rolls his bonkers eyes … Peculiar subtitles, as seen on Sky News at lunchtime, … Ben Stiller, who along with Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow and others, joined a Writers Guild of America picket in Los Angeles to support the screenwriters' strike. When asked to comment, all three presumably said " . . . " An intriguing sighting of Boris Johnson, as reported … Postscript Victoria Beckham tells Heat magazine that, while at … Being "original" is taxing, says Harper's Bazzar, who … Currys A new twist to television drama: you get to choose the ending ITV extends audience voting to fictional series Phone calls will not be charged at premium rate Chris Langham free as jail term for child porn is cut Boots The Times Independent Spirit Scotland needs more Adam Smith and less Robert the Bruce Scrumping in Cyberspace Wi-fi theft, a new pest, merits a new name. Wi-prying? Wi-lying? Wi-spying? Flu Jab Free-range farming and the threat of an avian influenza pandemic A skull, a bed . . . and a station roof Picture Gallery Silent Night? Not with Bonecrusher Thunderer: The sheer futility and huge cost of Trident NHS difficile Massaging figures Targeting crime We must fund the Navy to keep a global role Library fine National motto Timesonline Remember, remember Leaving school Ball tampering Health and safety Lawyers take a stand Seeing stars Pocket the difference It's blatant blackmail. And here's how to fight it May I present the perfect national motto (in Latin) My Week A national motto The Golden Compass Boys on trial for murder after man was kicked to death outside his home Victim challenged youths over vandalism 'Gang kicked his head as if it were a football' Meredith suspect wrote to mother but only talked of going shopping WHSmith Argos Argos American Gangster GPs face penalty if patients need out-of-hours care at hospital Health chiefs launch plan to improve access Option to register at A&E instead of surgery Doctors may be prosecuted if their laptops are stolen Orange Fabrics for a material girl-and M&S is selling them for a snip Petrol used at fatal house fire Father to stand trial for murder Girl in Bosnia is not Madeleine £5,280 paid for Lowry's fag end Bally John Lewis Nail gun 'fantasist' sent to prison Cat chauffeured home after nights out British soldier killed in Afghanistan Manchester plans museum quarter Gel Fireplaces University palaeontologist had a feeling in his bones that he was holding a most unusual fossil Pc World Farmers to fall under scrutiny of 'green spies' on internet Richer Sounds Has strife tamed the rehab queen of pop? No, no, no First Night Pop Amy Winehouse NIA, Birmingham Hidden crime of 'wi-fi tapping': only 11 arrests but most of us are guilty Hackers piggyback on broadband connections Unseen intruders may be downloading porn Dfs How it works-and how to prevent it He who knows everything, except how to say 'i don't know' 'Xerox Chancellor' hits back with accusations about Tory black hole The road ahead Boots A hand-built labour of love called home First cloning of monkey embryo raises hope of a great leap in medical science US success has been independently verified Human equivalent is now seen as more likely Brain implants could restore speech lost to paralysis From Dolly to Semos Renault Ambulanceman denies he drove slowly as part of plot to kill Diana Stopping Vehicle 'was to protect the Princess' Doctor insists he did everything to save her Multiple Display Advertising Items The night log Slow pace of law reforms criticised Actress's parties Loner killed jogger Counterfeiter jailed Dell Spain America Stand-off in the heart of Paris Transport workers strike over reforms Public back Sarkozy against the militants Resisting reform Will confrontations strike a blow for reform? Multiple Display Advertising Items Cost of strife The quiet King who suddenly caused an uproar with his plain speaking Magnet Right-wing victor woos poll rivals Multiple Display Advertising Items Euro gang 'smuggled thousands into Britain' Fifteen suspects evade French court Trafficking trail was the 'biggest ever' Ing Direct (Reuters): Georgia to end crackdown (Reuters): Six killed in lift plunge (Reuters): Fans unite for victim's funeral (AFP): Surgeons up to knees in trouble (AFP): Record truffle is rich treat Aerlingus Challenger takes a gamble by avoiding rash promises Multiple Display Advertising Items Dissidents in China still fear internet police despite Yahoo! pledge Imran Khan faces terror charges after Islamist rivals halt protest Two accused of murdering Briton Rac Earth sets over the Moon's horizon Halifax AP, AFP: Far-right group destroyed by insult Sign language gets drivers' attention Illegal migrant used FBI and CIA files Giuliani turns on the TV at last - but has he left it too late? Millets Black sells Warhol portrait to pay off debts Multiple Display Advertising Items America suffers an epidemic of suicides among traumatised army veterans Tutankhamun Iran's former top nuclear negotiator is accused of espionage William Hill's choice pulls up at the last Sainsbury's confident HSBC writes off loans Southern Water fined 'i find the equity markets really quite puzzling' Fed doubles forecasts Business big shot Brian Wallace Barclays ready to allay fears by divulging size of its writedowns Emergency statement to detail bank's losses Volatility of shares induced board to act Northern Rock suitors seek steer from Treasury Water torture Stock markets Merrill Lynch hands Thain task of repairing reputation Rock rapidly growing too hot to handle Picture Gallery Big or small, the test has come Commodities Friends Provident is looking for a new chief after … Chartered management institute Currencies Need to know No 1 for Business Results in brief Timesonline William Hill fails with bold approach to rival's executive Ladbrokes' finance director pulls out of race Bookmaker's search for new chief goes on Business big shot Brian wallace Cb Richard Ellis Racecourse bid stalls at first hurdle Soaring shares 'may leave markets vulnerable to painful correction' Bank of England Inflation Report Growing pressure on pay grabs King's attention China's dollar peg a 'cause for concern' Mortgage pressure Governor content Model currency Profit rise promises rich reward for King Chief executive in line for part of £7m bonus Attempted takeovers fail to dent performance Centrica set to pump cash into gas storage projects British Airways Hollywood snaps up movie rights for video game before it is released Big screen winners The Times In Tunbridge Wells, they are as disgusted as ever. Wm Morrison is screening its Christmas ads featuring the singer Lulu, filmed in the town's historic shopping centre, the Pantiles Nitpicking or just a nit picking, not sure which City Diary A price worth paying for keeping fit? City Diary Celebrity news just in! the Hollywood conglomeroid … City Diary Basket case bankers City Diary My note the other day about Goldman Sachs allegedly … City Diary Picture Gallery HSBC writes off $38m a day is US loans and says it could get worse Rebel shareholder says bank is too large Shares rise amid rising revenues The Times Friends may be ready for break-up after chief's departure Land Securities confirms break-up plan Barclays Bank PLC Falling value Business Post strikes new blow to Royal Mail with demand for split Timesonline Regulator fines Southern Water £20.3m for deception and overcharging Company misled Ofwat over seven years New management reveals false data reports Scottish and Southern reaps a rich reward from volatile power markets Multiple Display Advertising Items Winter power worries grow as Grid piles the pressure on generators BAA counts the cost of tough airport security measures as profits fall Qantas Citigroup goes back to table as credit crisis forces rethink of Nikko deal Share swap rendered useless as values plunge Japanese banks now feeling sub-prime heat Financial turmoil leads RWE to delay American Water sale Times Online Opec shuns production boost and blames US for oil price surge The Times unit trust information service Full funds service at timesonline. co. uk/funds Spread Ex British funds Bernanke clears the fog around the Fed Mittal brushes off Rio merger talk Credit Suisse Indian street talk makes sense to Motorola in fight for customers New phone features Hinglish text facility Ringtones get louder to attract attention The Times Queen's Hinglish? Och's $3bn profit from fund flotation offers hope to market Dancing to new tune on the blue Danube The new business capitals BudapestAusterity measures stalled the rise and rise of Hungary's capital, but now the gateway to Central Europe is opening again for business The Times Vital statistics Equity Prices Crockett & Jones Wall Street London Financial Futures Major indices Commodities Eurotop 100 Money rates % Sterling spot and forward rates FTSE volumes European money deposits % Gold/precious metals Baird & Co Goldline. co. uk Dollar rates Other sterling Exchange rates Alliance & Leicester falls on credit rumour Large caps Small caps Gilts Rumour of the day SSE looks abroad but still secures home power base Dimension Data Mixed signals Deal of the day Timesonline Bet of the day Greene King Tiddler to watch Ira Levin Author of Rosemary's Baby and The Stepford Wives whose novels became resounding films Ira Levin, novelist and playwright, was born on August 27,1929. He died, apparently of a heart attack, on November 12,2007, aged 78 Law report Weather Eye The Rev Chad Varah Lives Remembered Field Marshal Sir John Stanier Professor Norbert Lynton Ged Melling Gregarious cartoonist whose dry wit was a memorable feature of the Times for two decades Ged Melling, cartoonist and painter, was born on January 6,1934. He died on October 29,2007, aged 73 Jane Bennett Journalist who helped to make the Times Educational Supplement accessible and entertaining Jane Bennett, art editor, Times Educational Supplement, 1969-75, was born on March 3,1915. She died on September 18,2007, aged 92 Michael Baily Transport editor of The Times who brought a political remit to the role Michael Baily, journalist, was born on November 22,1924. He died on October 14,2007, aged 82 Professor John Crook Cambridge don who pioneered the study of Roman social history Professor John Crook, scholar, was born on November 5,1921. He died on September 7,2007, aged 85 Lives in Brief Whether a safe haven is available in refugee's land Law Report House of Lords Word Watching Court Circular Army 6th-form scholarship awards — autumn 2007 Court&Social online Legal news Births Forthcoming Marriages Deaths Multiple Display Advertising Items Memorial Services In Memoriam - Private School Notices Bridge Chess Winning move Birthdays Anniversaries Newspapers Support Recycling Birthdays Legal Notices Latest wills Public Notices Iain Rennie Multiple Display Advertising Items Excelling with a break at the Excelsior Late travel Property of the month for November Enjoy the luxury of Malta's newest hotel British Isles Late deals Weekend in Edinburgh, £130; two nights in Lille, £154; a week in Tenerife, £119 Short haul Long haul Cunard Twinkling stars may help us to predict a storm Weather Eye Nature Notes On This Day November 15,1870 The sound, or nuisance, of organ grinding in London prompts a reader to write to The Times to express his consternation Winning Move Word Watching Weather Weather quest Martin spearheads Irish challenge at Cheltenham Racing Trainer seeks to build on impressive record Raiding party planned months in advance Bangor Yesterday's results Dylan Thomas beat off strong opposition to be named … Lingfield Park Betting Wolverhampton Kempton Park Lingfield Park Tennis Course specialists Blinkered first time Football Court clerk gets angry after some idle chatter Racing Ludlow Taunton Hull consider further action despite lengthy ban for Cooke Rugby league Approach to rivals before contract expired Player will miss first six games of new season World Cup format Football Results Basketball Boxing Ice hockey Netball Real tennis Rugby union Fixtures Other sport Rugby league Swimming Federer finds his feet to claim Masters win Fines for feuding pair Wales on the up Fahey moves on Tennis Murray to pay his own way and hire top team after split with Gilbert Tennis Scot's future plans take new direction Doubts over former coach's role with LTA The Sunday Times Scot happiest in familiar surroundings I'm a professional now - it's time to win Golf As he prepares to tee of in the Hong Kong Open today, Oliver Fisher reveals his No 1 target for his second year in the paid ranks Schooled for glory Girls urged to stop dieting and get sporty Sports fitness Timesonline Tall order of a added short games ensures long summer for counties Cricket 2008 fixtures Extended schedule for Twenty 20 competition Season stretches from April 10 to September 27 Kent facing sticky wicket over plan for development I'm ready with bat and ball for the challenge of Sri Lanka Alleyne remains fearful despite gaining deportation review Henson wins a recall to Wales squad Rugby union Davies names 31-man party for international Matfield drops out of Springboks touring side Unbeaten Froch closes in on Calzaghe Boxing Training party The Sunday Times Outbreak of peace between clubs and union is good for England Rugby union Power struggle resolved Rivals will lay out an eight-year partnership Southern nations fear Europe's strong market Agreement means fitter players and better internationals A great leap forward or another false dawn? Rugby union Power struggle resolved Volkswagen Thumbs down as Marsh gets sinking feeling in the jungle Sport on television The Times Bruce emerges as latest favourite for Wigan post Football Fàbregas motivated by kudos not cash Chris Coleman's future as coach of Real Sociedad was Premier League today Hampden showdown is golden ticket for thirsty Scotland fans Football Euro 2008 qualifiers Times Online Timesonline McLeish keeping tactics close to his chest Group B Grant finds himself in demand as Israel prepare audacious offer Football Euro 2008 qualifiers Three-Year contract with Chelsea agreed Manager on charm offensive with fans Group E Russians see red over online support for Israel Be witty and win Hope in the Holy Land Russian fans pack a punch Great Israel results Minister risking another own goal in joining the debate over imports Football The foreign invasion After describing the England captain's wages as obscene, Gerry Sutcliffe has wasted little time in getting stuck in over foreign players Restrictions threaten breach of European law Blame a lack of brains, not shortage of opportunities Stars play the loyalty card as clock ticks down for McClaren Football Euro 2008 qualifiers Predictable support from Gerrard and Owen Backing may not be enough for head coach Multiple Sclerosis Society United bid for 2018 The thin end of the wedge The Insider Fleet's legal peril Times Crossword 23,759 Dragon fails to roar approval for Giggs Gerrard supports quota system as England search for excuses Allies try to take the pressure off McClaren Backing for Blatter's plan 'doomed to fail' The Times Matthew Hoggard Inside Rugby union The Times The face Viva the unlikely diva Dog-nap ransom — barking or bravery? The click We won't let a little war spoil our holiday fun Toy shop plays with its own microclimate Image of the day Modern morals Lost white boys They are usually from broken homes, unlikely to work, will descend into crime or drugs and pass on that fate to their children. Three-quarters of low achievers in Britain's deprived areas are working class, white and male. Penny Wark reports on the fight against this cycle of despair Good Food show The Times Meredith: when bad things happen to good people My secret vice Not in public, please A bit below the belt Penile deformity caused the painter Walter Sickert's psychological problems saya Dr Thomas Stuttaford Timesonline Avoiding brittle bones A writer from Suffolk in her seventies asks about treatment for osteoporosis. She has noticed that her spine is becoming increasingly bent and that the more this happens the more likely she is to totter, especially when turning rapidly or taking a backward step PTA? More like a PLC Parents Parent teacher associations are profiting from the professional working parents in their ranks, says Elizabeth McFarlance Top six PTA fundraisers Mum is always late for school Q&A All hail the mystic President Interview Solvenia's President is a recluse. Told he had cancer, Janez Drnovsek moved alone to the woods and embraced his inner spirituality. His Government despises him but he is a hero to his people. Martin Fletcher meets him The Times AA Sex on (digitally enhanced) legs Screen Cockney bruiser Ray Winstone becomes a rippling, hunky superhero in Beowulf. I'm 50 and overweight, he tells Kevin Maher. It's amazing what computers can do . . . Curzon Inside He's got form Earth The Times My jungle story Screen The eco-friendly Amazonas Film Festival is the finest in the world — and maybe the strangest, says James Christopher Ten big things I have learnt from my mistakes Play Criminal intent Screen A gangster epic from Ridley Scott is no Goodfellas, but it has all the right ingredients for a fine crime flick, says Wendy Ide American Gangster 18,156mins Earth PG, 98mins I Don't Want to sleep Alone 15,118mins Weirdsville 15,90mins Elizabeth the Golden Age Kevin Maher sees Beowulf benefit from a 21st-century … Beowulf 12A, 114mins Jane Austen Book Club 12A, 106mins Anna M 15,106mins The Wayward Cloud 18,114mins Brick Lane 15,101mins Brick Lane Anyone for a role in the hay? First night Opera L'ellsir d'amore Covent Garden Pop Kate Nash Shepherds Bush Empire, W12 The Sofa/The Departure Opera Lilian Baylis Theatre, Sadler's Wells The Brothers Size Theatre Young Vic, SE1 Multiple Display Advertising Items Today's TV Prime-time digital planner Digital Choice Daytime Sport Daytime highlights Answers from the back page Today's radio Radio choice Today's TV The Street Viewing Guide BBC One, 9pm Sold ITV1, 9pm Lead Balloon BBC Two, 9.30pm The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) Film choice Channel 4,1.50pm The Battle of Midway (1976) ITV4, 6.30pm The Manchurian Candidate (2004) Film4,9pm Variations Coming up: Brussels Channel 4,12.10am Rosemary's Baby (1968) Sky Movies Classics, 9pm Westworld (1973) TCM, 11.25pm Web video of the day Baddiel hits a brick wall Last night's TV Out of the box Puzzles: solve Su Doku or Killer to win an ipod Touch Times2 Crossword No 4373 Polygon Picture Gallery Times2 Quiz Codeword No 99 Appeal Index National Audit Office Multiple Display Advertising Items Karaoke is lost in translation The Week in Work The Day Job What Else Happened Dragon lights the touchpaper Mentors The entrepreneur Peter Jones, left, from the BBC's dreaded den, is putting his business nous behind Mark Champkins, an inventor, freeing his protégé to turn his design ideas into products for children. Clare Dight takes a look at the relationship British Airways The Office Psychologist Video Vamping Stop dreaming and become a contender How to . . . Be an Intrapreneur Working for the man doesn't have to quash an employee's entrepreneurial spirit. Clare Dight discovers how you can make your mark as an intrapreneur with your latest big idea The Key to . . . Creative Spaces Enterprise Week Cufflinks, colour and collars will get you noticed Look the Business In the first of four extracts from her new book, Drop Dead Brilliant (McGraw-Hill, £9.99) Lesley Everett discusses projecting your personal brand through your choice of suits and shirts Milkround Office Quirk How Do I Become . . . . . . A Screenwriter? Lunch Times . . . At Britannia Building Society Build the best team Fuel your Performance In the final of our four extracts in partnership with Harvard Business Review, we look at collaboration in large work teams HBR and the Times Steaming ahead at work Engineering Published in association with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Institution of Mechanical Engineers Inside People who change the world Opinion Multiple Display Advertising Items Schools link to industry Education Case Study Student Speedway The Key to . . . What is the Institution of Mechanical Engineers? Engineers' Feats Engineering on the Edge Options to get you moving Transport On track to a winning formula Motor Sport Life at the pinnacle of four-wheeled motor racing isn't for everyone, says Clare Dight, but there are opportunities AWE Web Watch What It's Really like . . . Being an Apprentice Power needs a facelift Energy Problem-solving is a big draw Environment It is possible for mechanical engineer to be passionate about sustainability, as Carly Chynoweth discovers Times Online Institution of Mechanical Engineers A look at life on the web Work Place Blogs If you ever wondered what people really think of their jobs, blogs can be a good way to find out. Carly Chynoweth trawled the web to find out what's happening out there BDO Snakes & Ladders Deadline Buster MBA Choices The Insider Tuck School of Business Studying for an Mba involves much more than learning about how to read accounts or price bonds — although that's obviously a part of it. This week Kate Reiling writes about trying to make major long-term career decisions while caught up in the middleof day-to-day classes Singapore schools are a gateway to Asia MBA Experiences Carly Chynoweth finds that the cultural diversity, amenities and lifestyle on offer make business schools in Singapore particularly attractive to foreign students Careers of the Week Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Multiple Display Advertising Items Egypt Classical Egypt A dazzling legacy from a golden age Tony Dawe looks at the Tutankhamun exhibition and how The Times broke the news of his tomb's discovery The boy king who caught our imagination Simon Midgley charts the short life of Tutankhamun Exhibitions that shook the art world Timesonline 1972—the birth of the show business London's last Tutankhamun exhibition blazed a trail for the blockbuster events that we now take for granted, says John Russell Taylor Preserver of the lost artefacts An Indiana Jones-Style belies Zahi Hawass's role as defender of Egypt's heritage, says Mike Murphy For eight years shall ye labour to restore the king's bespoke vehicle Service has its rewards in the afterlife Classical Egypt Inspiration for book and film Peter Davies looks at the enduring fascination a remote civilisation has had on cinema and modern writers Vibrant motifs from the old world found new life in Art Deco Tomb art led to a craze for all things Egyptian, says Marcus Binney Land of the Pharaohs Cinemascope Carter's 'wonderful discovery' followed years of frustration Norman Hammond tells how a middle-aged man down on his luck changed the course of history Valley of the Kings still hides its secrets Notorious Pharaoh Queen recalled among some of the recent finds Enigmatic Edwardian Tony Dawe learns that Lord Carnarvon packed a great deal into a somewhat short but exciting life Relatives want paintings shown Red Sea Riviera The rite to an afterlife Toby Murcott reveals the spiritual and physical importance of embalming Small but perfectly formed god who guarded the king's liver Mummies unwrapped Mystery of his death endures A precious key to the past The chance to see such important artefacts will help to open up young minds, explains Simon Midgley Dogged by legend of the mummy's curse Ten Egyptian Websites The stamp of history Mike Murphy follows the trail of the Rural Postal Service to gain an insight into village life Why the British have a long-standing love affair with Ancient Egypt Special year for the first fan club Spectacular from start to finish A goldmine of breathtakingly beautiful objects awaits visitors to the exhibition, Mike Murphy reports Ten Must-Sees Ticket and travel information The Times Egypt
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