For this columnist flying the free, prosperous arc from Tokyo to Delhi means an 18-hour schlepp via Hong Kong and Bangkok.

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Every free flat in the Titanic Quarters ARC building has been booked and over 8, 000 hotel rooms in Belfast and beyond are reserved.

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He made 55% of his field goal attempts, 43% from beyond the arc and 69% from the free-throw line.

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The company of dwarves trace a similar arc themselves as they struggle morally to free themselves from the captivity of kingdom, pride, and treasure which destroyed their kingdom two generations earlier.

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