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...Silk road gem and jade shop," the sign proudly states. Centrally located just down the street from the main mosque in Khotan, a dusty oasis town located in the vast Taklamakan Desert in China's far southwest, the shop is a focal point for the Muslim Uighurs who make up the majority of the local population. But though it is mid-morning, its gates are secured with heavy steel padlocks. Warning notices from the Public Security Bureau are pasted across the doors announcing that the business has been closed indefinitely. Until last month, this was one of the biggest private...
...hustle and bustle that Ghadames saw in its heyday, although there are a few stalls where hagglers can pick up handicrafts made by the local Tuareg tribe - and in contrast to many other North African medinas, there's no pressure to buy. Ghadames is a town attuned to the desert, and this relaxed atmosphere is one of the real joys of going there. As the renovations continue, tour buses will follow. But, for now, this is one of the few places where you can still intentionally get lost alone...
Mesquite is a quiet street in the small, high-desert town of Playas, N.M., just north of the Mexican border. Suddenly it is alive with action. A heavily armed SWAT team races toward two adobe houses where terrorists are holed up, according to reports from a confidential informant. The troopers smash down the door of one, blow open two doors of the other and disappear inside...
...decision earlier this month to suspend transfer admission was hard news for the 1,308 students who had already applied to make the switch to Harvard next year. But for the students of Deep Springs College, a selective two-year institution situated in the High Sierra Desert, the new policy was uniquely significant...
...more top colleges were to join Harvard in suspending their transfer programs, Deep Springs might encounter difficulty drawing top students. The two-year college currently puts its applicants through a rigorous, two-stage application process that requires seven essays, an interview, and a three-day trip to its desert valley campus. Many of its students have already been accepted to top schools, including Harvard, upon gaining admission...