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...Nowadays the once feared tribes of the upper Sepik live peacefully among their fruit and vegetable gardens, catching fish in gossamer-fine nets stretched across creek beds or floated out into the river. Their remoteness has protected them from many of civilization's problems, but it has also brought them few modern comforts. They have no electricity, purified water supply or hospitals; there are few working schools or telephones, and the only communication is via radios at the handful of mission stations dotted across the region...
...Angeles this fall and has investors lined up to support a frozen version to be sold in grocery stores. He wants to take the concept beyond pepperoni and prosciutto. Crispy Cones' menu features not just pizza but also a range of conical chow, including chicken, chili and fruit. Besting the Konopizza prep time of three minutes, Crispy Cones is counting on partially prebaked cones to cut retail oven-to-plate time to just 45 seconds. "Food should be as portable as a phone," says Adar. "Cone pizza will be the iPod of food this year." --Jeremy Caplan
...Marrakech, in the foothills of Morocco's High Atlas mountains. Branson, who bought it in 1998, spent years renovating the building. Today, its Moorish doors open onto mosaic-covered courtyards, azure reflecting pools, and terraced gardens, which cascade down to an infinity pool that's ringed by rosebushes, fruit trees and cactus plants...
...Marrakech, in the foothills of Morocco's High Atlas mountains. Branson, who bought it in 1998, spent years renovating the building. Today, its Moorish doors open onto mosaic-covered courtyards, azure reflecting pools, and terraced gardens, which cascade down to an infinity pool that's ringed by rosebushes, fruit trees and cactus plants. Rooms and suites are multistoried affairs stocked with antiques, and all feature spacious balconies with sweeping mountain views. An indoor pool, a spa, a rooftop restaurant (serving French-African cuisine), and a traditional bathhouse provide further opportunities for self-indulgence. If you insist on being more active...
...damage those dams have done is clear. Since they were built in eastern Washington State from 1955 to 1975, the salmon population in the Snake has gone into free fall. But the benefits the dams provide are also clear: inexpensive barge transport for wheat farmers, irrigation water for fruit growers and a small but still useful amount of hydropower...