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...stone causeways (the Maya were the world's first highway builders). The expanse of the site is breathtaking: thousands of ruins lie over an area of 23 square miles (38 sq km). Towering 236 ft. (72 m) over it all is the Danta pyramid, of greater volume than the Egyptian pyramid of Cheops and affording sweeping views of the lush green canopy. No trip to El Mirador is complete without a climb to this aerie of the gods - nor a wry contemplation from its summit of the long slog back...
...slogan is Zen in the City, is offering free evening meditation classes. Every night at 8:30 p.m., an instructor leads a class in the hotel's solarium to reduce guests' stress level and increase relaxation. After gaining a sense of peace, you can sink into 400 threat-count Egyptian cotton sheets or relax further with a $25 credit at the hotel spa. Rates start at $152 per night, including complimentary tea when you check in. 8 Colborne Street, Toronto, Ontario...
Comparative literature was for decades a conservative discipline that focused mostly on Western Europe, but it has recently expanded to include the study of world literatures. Conference co-organizer and Visiting Professor David N. Damrosch, who knows twelve languages, ranging from Nahuatl to Egyptian Hieroglyphics, has been at the vanguard of the transformation, and has served as the general editor of the six-volume Longman Anthology of World Literature...
...trilogy, but “Duplicity” relies on neither car chases nor intricate fight scenes to provide its thrills. Instead it depends on countless moments of shocking deceptions. After the spies’ initial hook-up in Dubai, Claire drugs Ray and steals some top-secret Egyptian military codes. Despite the lack of careful choreography, high-tech gear, and explosions, Gilroy succeeds here in creating a high-stakes atmosphere of suspense and double-dealing. But although the plot twists are almost as absorbing as those found in “Bourne,” “Duplicity?...
...Muslims are not allowed there, and in any case, the Saudis frown on political speeches in holy places - the most symbolically resonant Arab city is Egypt's capital. "Let's face it: the people Obama really wants to reach are the Arabs," says the Arab diplomat, who is not Egyptian. "And there's no better place to do that than Cairo...