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Midway between its icy source in Tibet and the fertile delta at its mouth in Shanghai, 3,900 miles to the east, China's Yangtze River hurtles through a series of sheer chasms known as the Three Gorges. Legend has it that the scenic channel was carved in stone by the goddess Yao Ji as a way of diverting the river around the petrified remains of a dozen dragons she had slain for harassing the peasants. Over the centuries painters and poets have idealized the canyons as a mist-shrouded wilderness. While that may have once been true, the region...
CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTION ACT: This bill would restrict commercial development on 8 million acres of scenic desert while accommodating users ranging from hikers to hunters and motorcyclists. Pushed by Senator Dianne Feinstein, similar bills passed by 2-to-1 votes in both the House and Senate. But now that Republican Representative Michael Huffington is pulling closer in his challenge to Feinstein, G.O.P. lawmakers are using procedural tricks to block the House and Senate measures from being reconciled in conference. "Why give Feinstein a big bill-signing ceremony?" asked an adviser to Dole. "That might be worth a point...
...Take the shuttles. Why not get that free trip down to the Longwood Medical Area on Harvard's tab? It's only a few blocks down Brookline Avenue from the dance clubs and Fenway Park. Or how about a scenic river route to the business school? And this isn't even Royal Caribbean...
...those seated in the third balcony and unable to appreciate the finer aspects of ballet technique, this production nevertheless assures entertainment through its lavish display of scenery and costumes. John Conklin based his scenic designs on the fifteenth century painting style of Fantastic Realism landscapes and German High Gothic architecture. Crimson Ballrooms and misty mountain vistas heighten the drama of the production, and Conklin's costumes are equally timely and striking...
Eric C. Engel, as director of the Nora Theatre Company's production, makes his strongest artistic decision in the scenic design. Paying close attention to the "everyman" theme, Engel places the audience in a three-quarter round seating area, The kitchen is in the center of the stage space, and the two bedrooms, for Willy and his wife Linda and for the boys, are tucked into corners to the audience. This places the audience inside Willy's home instead of a position outside from which they would detachedly 'watch' the events in the household. Here the audience is made...