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Wed
27
Jun '07

Big Apple gets OK to promote itself in China

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Li Jian Rong, left, and her husband Cao Yin, tourists from Kun Ming, China, get a view of the city from the Empire State building observatory in New York, Thursday June 21 , 2007. New York City tourism officials have reached a deal with the Chinese government, becoming one of a select group of American destinations with permission to promote themselves in the Communist nation. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)New York City tourism officials have reached a deal with the Chinese government to join a select group of American destinations with permission to promote themselves in the Communist nation.


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Wed
27
Jun '07

Escape to a place unchanged by time

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Kenneth Salmon, 52, stands near the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island in northern Michigan, where over 36 years he has worked his way from the position of busboy to vice president of hospitality."This place is like my second home", said Salmon, who lives in Montego Bay, Jamaica and returns each summer to oversee the dining room and other operations of the exclusive hotel. (AP Photo/John L. Russell)Park your car on the mainland and catch a ferry to a kicked-back, relaxing island haven where rapid transit means horse-drawn carriages. This peaceful destination is Michigan’s Mackinac Island, in Lake Huron just off the northern tip of the state’s Lower Peninsula.


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Wed
27
Jun '07

Visitors can see Donatello’s ‘David’ restored

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Restorer Ludovica Nicolai works on the 1440 bronze nude of Donatello's "David" during the first phase of its restoration, inside Florence's Bargello museum, Italy, Tuesday, June 26, 2007. The 15th century bronze nude is being restored for the first time, said museum director Beatrice Paolozzi Strozzi. New techniques including lasers will allow restorers to remove encrusted dirt and grime from the 1.58-meter (5.18-feet) masterpiece while keeping it in its place in the museum. The restoration, which costs 200,000 (US$269,220), is expected to be completed by the end of 2008. (AP Photo/Lorenzo Galassi) Visitors to the Bargello museum in Florence will be able to see restorers at work removing centuries of dirt from Donatello’s “David” starting Tuesday, officials said.


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Tue
26
Jun '07

‘Rough it’ in style in the Northeast

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** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ** The Highland Center, the Appalachian Mountain Club's newest lodging, is seen in Crawford Notch, N.H., Sept. 30, 2006. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)The cone-shaped rockpile atop the tallest mountain in the Northeast loomed clear and bright a mile in the distance as we approached Lakes of the Clouds Hut around midday. But within minutes, a cold wind ushered in a mass of clouds that completely obscured the view.


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