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...Dubai's attractions is simply being able to lounge around gorgeous hotels, getting the royal treatment as you soak up the year-round rays. Accommodations range from such superluxe joints as Al Maha Desert Resort to more conventional names, such as Sheraton, Sofitel and Best Western, whose rooms start at about $140 a night, plus a 20% tax. Arabs from around the region may frolic in the waves wearing traditional thobes (robes) and abas, but there's no frowning on string bikinis, if that's your taste in swimwear. And there is all manner of outdoor adventure, from scuba diving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dubai's Oasis | 4/12/2004 | See Source »

...next two weeks are going to be intense, but we really want them to enjoy themselves and just soak up the whole thing,” Stone said. “You don’t always get to do these kinds of things as a college athlete. You don’t want to get caught up in it, but you certainly want to enjoy...

Author: By John R. Hein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Looking To Capture ECAC Title | 3/19/2004 | See Source »

...more of their money. The Democrats, meanwhile, point out that by “ordinary Americans,” the president seems to mean “the ultra-rich,” It’s the old equity-versus-efficiency debate—is it better to soak the rich or the poor?—and the whole thing is about as fresh as a “Friends” rerun. So here’s a new talking point that I suggest the Democrats try out to keep the election interesting and maybe even improve...

Author: By Eoghan W. Stafford, | Title: Averting Aristocracy | 3/3/2004 | See Source »

Harvardians should soak the rays when they possibly can—and the coming weeks will gradually bring promise, chirping birds and, best of all, the dizzying aroma of wet-cut grass. But springtime, like baseball, doesn’t have to wait...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Seizing The New Baseball Season | 2/26/2004 | See Source »

...pass Japan as the world's third largest importer. But the government needs to keep the economy superheated just to provide jobs for the 12 million to 15 million people coming into its labor market every year. That means finding ever larger markets--both internal and overseas--to soak up all the goods the country is producing. The U.S. already has a massive $120 billion trade deficit with China, which has prompted some members of Congress to call for punitive tariffs. Other countries are equally fearful of a deluge of cheap goods from China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: TIME Global Business: Moving Too Fast? | 2/23/2004 | See Source »

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