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"It is when one is beyond the Great Wall," wrote the Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722), "that the air and soil refresh the spirit." The ruler's words could equally apply to the Red Capital Ranch, tel: (86-10) 8401 8886, a 90-minute drive northeast of Beijing and a favorite...
Townspeople elsewhere merely carp about glass boxes and pine for the architectural past. San Franciscans have taken action. Earlier this month the board of supervisors passed an elaborate set of rules governing development in the 470-acre urban heart. The new code, sponsored by Mayor Dianne Feinstein, is more prescriptive...
For example, the contemplation of how Oskar might train his anus to speak instead of fart is just one of a multitude of Oskar’s fantasized inventions. Another is a birdseed shirt, so that when wingless humans need to “make a quick escape,â?...
Still, Emirates executives point out that Dubai--and the airline itself--is a tolerant, multicultural bastion, with English as the common language. "With more than 100 nationalities working here, and an open, self-critical way of doing business, we're not even an Arab airline," says executive vice president Gaith...
Still, Emirates executives point out that Dubai?and the airline itself?is a tolerant, multicultural bastion, with English as the common language. "With more than 100 nationalities working here, and an open, self-critical way of doing business, we're not even an Arab airline," says executive vice president Gaith...