It's that designer's touch that has made Harlen Wheatley and the men and women like him the heart of the modern wine, beer and spirit community.

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They might be bigger, glitzier and certainly a lot more commercialized, but in spirit at least the modern day Olympics -- inaugurated in 1896 -- have remained remarkably true to the ancient Greek Games on which they were modeled.

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This accommodation with the spirit world can even affect modern development projects.

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Their song "Democracy, " featured on the video above, is their take on the fate of the Tuareg in modern Mali, and perfectly embodies the spirit of the festival, and the Sahara.

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Mr Griggs hopes that the advent of the Scottish Parliament may encourage modern Scottish entrepreneurs to display a similar inventive spirit.

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Tokyo architect Hideyuki Nakayama said the home, while aesthetically modern in every sense, is true to the spirit and philosophy of old Kyoto homes, which integrated public and private space seamlessly in a way that created a sense of flow.

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The best-known was devised by Max Weber, a father of modern sociology, who drew a connection between the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism.

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We need high schools that produce in students the kind of skills necessary for the modern economy: flexibility, creativity, social intelligence, lateral thinking, entrepreneurial spirit.

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Art Deco's simplified, streamlined forms, thrusting vertical elements and geometric ornamentation captured the spirit of a rising city determined to secure its place in the modern world.

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