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...This lax attitude may change as awareness of the dangers of Alprax begins to spread. In March, socialite Natasha Singh was found dead outside a New Delhi hotel. Police concluded she had committed suicide by jumping from the roof. An autopsy revealed she had swallowed more than 30 Alprax tablets before her death. Singh, who reportedly suffered from depression, was a champion of Alprax and used it almost compulsively, according to her friends...
...history of cities. It inaugurated the new Millennium Quarter, an area that was once Manchester's medieval heart that long ago stopped beating. Later this month the Commonwealth Games will begin with an opening ceremony in the $157 million City of Manchester Stadium, with its sweeping curved roof held up by a ring of masts, designed by Arup Associates. All this activity culminates in neighboring Trafford, with Daniel Libeskind's new Imperial War Museum North. This bold structure, which looks like three pieces of a shattered globe, is the first completed building in Britain designed by Libeskind, whose recent works...
...long --8 ft. wide --Retractable roof --Crew...
...Does the old woman know of Baan Yandee? "Of course," she replies. "It's the village where Jau Phaendin was born." My wife explains her quest and the woman leads us through a maze of backstreets to a house with a handsome Dai roof, crouched in the shadows of tiled apartment blocks. We knock, and a man named Saengau answers the door with a scowl that fades as Sawitree explains her story. "Come in, come in," he smiles, calling his wife. They were once dancers at the King's palace, Saengau explains, and he is related to Jau Phaendin. "Very...
...places to stay. But the stylish Hotel Ganges View, located at Assi Ghat, is in a class of its own. Only recently converted from a private residence, the 100-year-old guest house retains a convivial charm. Each of the 13 rooms is individually decorated with antique furniture. The roof terrace is ideal for watching the sun rising and setting over the river. Doubles start at $16. Call (91-542) 313-218 for reservations and ask for room nine, complete with frescoed ceiling and private balcony...