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...This is the most understated overstated hotel in the world," says Wynn. "It's held back just a touch." Even though it's ridiculous to describe a $2.7 billion, 2,716-room hotel with a man-made lake, massage tables in the suites and Wynn's huge signature on the top of the building as understated, in Vegas terms, he's right. There are low ceilings, short hallways and lots of nooks that make the place feel intimate and isolated. In a radical break from casino logic, there is natural sunlight everywhere, and all the restaurants and bars have outdoor...
...hard at home. But the Pentagon has already seen some success. When officials learned that al-Jazeera was planning a potentially damaging story about the U.S. military, Defense officials say a phone call went out to a Persian Gulf officer who was an alumnus. He put them in touch with a relative working at the network who got the piece toned down. --By Douglas Waller
...invitation of Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the U.A.E. Mere mortals can content themselves with the hotel's other wings, where standard rooms begin at a heart-stopping $625 a night. They do, however, come with high-faluting technology (including touch-pad controls and 50-in. plasma screens) and a butler service. Dining facilities comprise 14 restaurants - four are open now, with 10 others due to open in the coming year - and a number of plush bars and lounges. A spa and fitness center will also open...
...flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder "Albert Einstein - Chief Engineer of the Universe," runs in Berlin's Kronprinzenpalais (Crown Prince's Palace), now a museum. "Chief Engineer" is an interactive exhibition that uses films and touch-screen PCs to help visitors learn about Einstein's theories. tel: (49-30) 22 667 344; www.einsteinausstellung.de The scientist did not want his final residence at 112 Mercer Street in Princeton, New Jersey, to become a memorial, and the house is now privately owned. But his former flat in Bern, Switzerland...
...invitation of Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the U.A.E. Mere mortals can content themselves with the hotel's other wings, where standard rooms begin at a heart-stopping $625 a night. They do, however, come with high-faluting technology (including touch-pad controls and 50-in. plasma screens) and a butler service. Dining facilities comprise 14 restaurants?four are open now, with 10 others due to open in the coming year?and a number of plush bars and lounges. A spa and fitness center will also open...