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Nevertheless, correspondents say Beirut's bustling pavement cafes, restaurants and downtown boutiques are packed with locals and Arab tourists, who come to dine, smoke water pipes or just stroll through the district.
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Lord co-founded Deep Purple in 1968 and co-wrote many of the group's songs including Smoke On The Water.
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The 76-year-old had been immortalised by rock group Deep Purple as "Funky Claude" in the song Smoke on the Water.
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Nobs even earned himself a mention as "funky Claude" who rescues children in Deep Purple's 1973 song Smoke On The Water.
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Dad blessed the house from the attic to the barn by spreading incense smoke and sprinkling holy water.
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President Thein Sein's office said in a statement that police had used water cannon, tear gas and smoke bombs to disperse the crowds.
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Images from Japanese media and CNN iReporters showed smoke pouring from buildings and water rushing across fields, carrying away entire structures.
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Between the smoke, the vomit, and the water, he felt as though he were drowning.
NEWYORKER: Ghosts
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Planes are flying over the scene, dropping water over the fire and still big plumes of smoke are hundreds of meters in the air ... tons of ambulances, firefighters.
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Across the water from the pier, where commuters stepped onto the morning ferry, smoke and steam still emanated from the altered Manhattan skyline.
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About the same size as fine particles of cigarette smoke, the grains are made of silicate minerals and carbon-based materials coated with ice - principally water ice and frozen carbon monoxide.
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