Comfort and routine keep British in India decades after empire
Maj. Peter Cracknell, a former British Army Signals officer, lives 30 miles northeast of New Delhi choosing a quiet, colonial life over change. He says two decades in India feel the same as when he arrived in 1935, with a small circle of European friends and a fondness for a stable social routine.
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Chevron Oil Halt Gulf Drilling After Fire
The Chevron Oil Co. is ordered to shut down offshore operations along the Gulf Coast Main Pass area to prevent a major spill while USGS technicians inspect fire control and pollution equipment on rigs. The shutdown affects 22 platforms producing about 67,000 barrels of oil and one billion cubic feet of gas daily.
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