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...after a thrilling trek up the Wilder Kaiser. Read more at austria-tourism.at MAUI, HAWAII: The 43 km of trails through Maui's Haleakala National Park nps.gov/hale may [an error occurred while processing this directive] seem a modest distance to experienced trekkers, but the varied and dramatic landscape will awe even the most seasoned veteran. From the volcanic Haleakala crater and the lush Oheo Gulch to inviting pools, bamboo forests and the gorgeous 122-m Waimoku Falls, this is one to savor, step by stunning step. KHAO YAI, THAILAND: One of Asia's largest untouched monsoon forests and designated...
...when the artist took a razor to his own chest.Bechtold describes 2003’s event as “one of those things where people watch in fascination for a little, and then fascination turns to discomfort to disgust and then a bunch of people leave. It was awe-inspiring.”Nonetheless, RH director Will B. Payne ’07, who is also a former Crimson arts executive, promises the event will be accessible for “the average music enthusiast” despite the admittedly esoteric lineup.“These are established musicians...
...CHALLENGE Making a 34-year-old disaster movie, known principally for its theme song and Shelley Winters' underpants, interesting to young, gotta-see-it-opening-weekend types. And inspiring awe in people who have seen Titanic and The Perfect Storm...
...aspect of the relationship has changed: as China's economy has boomed and the nation's importance on the world stage has dramatically expanded, Chinese self-confidence has blossomed. The U.S. may still be the world's undisputed superpower, but the gap is narrowing. Why look upon America with awe or fear when an endless trail of foreign leaders and corporate titans now flocks to China to grab a piece of the action and to pay their respects? Likewise, Chinese see the flood of less exalted foreigners arriving on the mainland in search of employment, business opportunities or the chance...
...around 1900, China's view of the U.S. was a mixture of wonder and fear. Woken from torpid indifference to the outside world by humiliating defeats in the Opium Wars, the Qing mandarins decided China must strengthen itself by observing the ways of other countries. But for all their awe at America's technological prowess, of "fire-wheeled vehicles" that moved faster than a Daoist sage "riding the wind," signs of distrust soon emerged. Liang Qichao, a Chinese reformer who visited the U.S. in 1903, expressed concern about American imperialist tendencies. After reading President Teddy Roosevelt's comments...