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...time of day). A dedicated field guide, one of three staff assigned to each suite, helps you choose activities, from falconry to horseback riding to nature walks. The four-wheel desert drive is a must for all but the most queasy - the dunes are high and the incline steep - and the late afternoon camel trek, perfectly timed to watch the sun sink into the sand, shouldn't be missed. Even after a few days in the desert, you won't be ready to move on with the herd like the bedouins of yore. www.al-maha.com
...learning curve at ReganBooks was incredibly steep,” Clark says. “It was a stressful job, definitely, but also an incredible education...Judith was very demanding and very driven, for both good and bad. It was a long 10 months...
...multiracial crew that could have stepped out of the pages of Conrad's Lord Jim (indeed, literature buffs can follow in the great author's wake, voyaging through Borneo, Brunei and Sarawak on an itinerary based on his travels). Trips can include spectacular diving, visiting deserted islands with steep karst formations worthy of a James Bond movie, and trekking through tropical rainforests. Prices vary depending on whether you want to charter the entire boat or join an ongoing trip. Visit www.rajalaut.com...
...just talking about new upholstery on the theater's seats. A far more thorough renovation is going on, for Ratmansky is attempting to refurbish not just the Bolshoi's architecture, but its global stature as well. Once the world's pre-eminent classical dance company, the Bolshoi was in steep artistic decline when, in January 2004, Ratmansky was chosen, at age 35, to bring the troupe back from the brink of irrelevance and remake it into a cultural force befitting its heritage. It's a strategy that's risky yet necessary if the company is to reclaim its place...
...China's economic planners, the mineral finds come at a critical time. Over the past several years Chinese businesses have scoured the globe to acquire the raw materials demanded by the country's red-hot economy. They've faced steep price rises, more than 160% in the price of iron ore since 2004. The potential reserves in Tibet could help with that. They include 1 billion tons of rich iron ore, 40 million tons of copper and 40 million tons of lead. "Just going by the reports I've seen and accepting them at face value, the size of these...