We Lutherans were expected to act as some kind of ground peasant-burgers at the banquet table of life.

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Where the first is expansive, with figures pointing out of the picture plane and with food arranged on the table in the manner of a still-life, the second is more restrained and internal, concentrating on the mystery surrounding Christ, rather than on the dramatic moment of recognition.

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The work of Italian still-life artist Giorgio Morandi provided the genesis for the painter's table, if not for the entire undertaking.

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If further proof of Australia's lifestyle clout is needed, just venture into a bookshop in London and see how many homegrown chefs and interior designers are offering coffee-book-table advice on how to replicate the Australian way of life.

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Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Taking risks in life with her career, and less so at the buffet table, have served Mireille Guiliano and her readers well.

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As the afternoon wears on and the mountains are stained gold and pink, deepening into purple twilight, we sip one flavoured brandy after another - blueberry, beech leaf, rowanberry - and listen as everyone round the table competes to tell anecdotes of local life.

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Ministers have tried to defuse the situation by announcing there will be a "round-table discussion" to debate the issue, while the National End of Life Care Programme has agreed to work with hospitals and doctors to see if there are some lessons to be learnt.

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Mr Prescott's working life took him from a job as a steward on cruise ships to the top table of government - serving as deputy prime minister throughout the Blair administration.

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However the Brewers, who at one stage had a 19-point lead at the top of the table, will feel they should already be celebrating life as a Football League club.

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