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  • Today she is wearing chunky leather boots from Morocco which her boyfriend, an entrepreneur called James Cook, hates.

    Evening Standard - Home 2010

  • More recently, 18th-century explorers such as James Cook brought back tales (and drawings) of the Polynesian islanders 'spectacular inks, known as "tatau" and intended to ward off evil spirits.

    The rise and rise of the tattoo 2010

  • The North East's own "James Cook" has one sailor on board who will share his diary here.

    Newcastle Tall Ships Race 2005 ILuvNUFC 2005

  • In 1768, Lt. James Cook, age 40, set sail from England aboard the HMS Endeavour commanding a naval expedition headed to Tahiti primarily to observe the transit of Venus across the sun.

    Man On a Quest Michael J. Ybarra 2011

  • Situated on the northeastern shores of Botany Bay, where British sea captain James Cook made the first European landfall on Australia's east coast, its assets include three container terminals, six container vessel berths—projected to increase to 11—and a bulk liquids berth.

    New South Wales to Raise $2.3 Billion Leasing Port Enda Curran 2011

  • Four years later Captain James Cook sailed in to replenish his stock of food and water.

    Richard Bangs: Skullduggery on Easter Island (Part I of II) Richard Bangs 2011

  • James Cook a more enthusiastic flogger than Bligh, the author notes, but Bligh had been, I think, over-promoted.

    Bounteous Misperceptions 2011

  • The letter was organised by Dr Clive Peedell, a consultant clinical oncologist at the James Cook university hospital in Middlesbrough, who is on the BMA council, as are co-signatories Jacky Davis, co-chair of the NHS consultants' association, and men's health expert Professor Ian Banks.

    Leading medics challenge GPs to fight Andrew Lansley over NHS reforms 2011

  • In 1768, Lt. James Cook, age 40, set sail from England aboard the HMS Endeavour commanding a naval expedition headed to Tahiti primarily to observe the transit of Venus across the sun.

    Man On a Quest Michael J. Ybarra 2011

  • In 1778 Captain James Cook of the Royal Navy conducted a careful exploration of the coastline, including a thorough inspection of the inviting Nootka Sound, previously discovered but never settled by Spain.

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

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