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...southwestern Yunnan province has been popular with backpackers since the early 1990s, and was designated a unesco World Heritage Site in 1997. Tourism has developed at breakneck speed, but what the town has lost in backwater charm it has gained in comfort and convenience. There's something for everyone: scenic hikes, colorful local dances and music by the town's minority Naxi people, bird watching, botanical excursions (Lijiang is on the southern tip of the planet's most biologically diverse temperate zone), and even white-water rafting on a nearby stretch of the Yangtze River...
...difference between us and George Bush is one of vision. Where we see an unspoiled wilderness or a scenic coast, George Bush sees an oil field. Where we see a beautiful mountaintop, George Bush sees a strip mine. Where we see an intact old growth forest, George Bush sees toothpicks. And where we see an opportunity to join the global community to fight global warming, George Bush sees a chance to curry favor with his buddies in the oil business...
Battlement Mesa, the company town that was to be the hub of the new industry, still exists, but not for oil-shale workers. It has become a retirement community. Against a backdrop of majestic mountains, retirees pump iron, hike scenic trails, swim and play golf. There's no trace of the Exxon project that was supposed to be shale oil's breakthrough. All vestiges of the mine and outbuildings are gone. The road leading to the plant site is still there, but it abruptly ends at the top of the hill. The land has been reclaimed and today looks much...
...former regime. The area has not been a center of active resistance against occupying U.S. forces. But in other ways, Mosul was a comfortable fit for the brothers, because key elements of Saddam's top officer corps came from there. At what point the brothers arrived in Mosul, a scenic city that is a popular family holiday destination, remains unclear. As TIME reported in the June 2 issue, in late May Uday dispatched a relative to try to negotiate the terms of a surrender to U.S. forces, according to a source familiar with the communications. The U.S., of course, never...
...this British-based retailer's URL, enter "Hong Kong" as a search term, and order Microsoft's Ultimate Hong Kong flight-simulator game for your PC in which Hong Kong is depicted in hyper detail-and so is the knuckle-whitening Kai Tak landing, along with 67 other scenic flights over the territory. Fasten seat belts, please...