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...well-worn reputation as a shopping and dining urban wonderland. Less known is the fact that the hilly territory is also a runners' paradise. Perhaps no other major metropolis boasts as many car-free, scenic trails within easy reach of public transport. The island's verdant slopes provide ample shade and stunning vistas; the only trick is finding long and level trails that won't leave runners flattened before they reach their high...
...province of Uruzgan, north of Kandahar, is brutal territory. Its villages have been racked by decades of war, and the summer heat can reach an inhospitable 120[degrees]. A few weeks ago, Abdul Rahim, a local chieftain in Uruzgan's Deh Rawod district, reclined on a pillow in the shade of a thatch awning and spoke of what it would take to bring hope to this blighted land. It's a simple list, really: a few roads, schools and hospitals. "Rebuilding this country is the way to deny it to al-Qaeda," he told TIME...
...sort who did favors for Tammany Hall and, if he was too lazy to go to the bathroom, he'd take a whizz out the dining room window. Lorenz had Papa's appetite for excess and Mama's love of lore. He had his mother's height too: a shade under five feet. Edith Meiser, who would star in Rodgers and Hart shows, described Larry as "the American Toulouse-Lautrec ... an enchanting man. He had such appeal.... He had this enormous head and a very heavy beard that had to be shaved twice a day... And he was always rubbing...
...unexpected way to beat the heat is to hike in the spectacular Tahquitz Canyon, which was recently opened to the public for the first time in more than 30 years. Its terrain is striped with cooling waterfalls, and the many rock overhangs along its granite face provide often daylong shade. Or take the tram up Mount San Jacinto, where the air is usually brisk. And, of course, that apres-hike martini is always cool. --By Lisa McLaughlin
...Clarins Self Tanning Milk $25. A shade too subtle. But the cream is satisfyingly heavy and comes with a SPF 6 sunscreen...