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Beyond the surfaces of a glittering imperialist
Jean-Léon Gérôme is by all accounts the poster boy of Orientalism.
During the second half of the 19th century, the French painter found critical and commercial success with his meticulously detailed, exquisitely decorated scenes of the near East, most...Tags: Death, Book, Egypt, Awards and Prizes, Los Angeles Times
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Abu Dhabi's fortune favors the bold
Architecture CriticThe longstanding sibling rivalry between the two biggest members of the United Arab Emirates, always complex, has taken a remarkable turn in recent months. For years, as its neighbor on the Persian Gulf, Dubai, engaged in a frenzy of construction and...Tags: Architecture, Human Rights, Cultural Development, Politics, Public Employees
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A gushing combination of showbiz, engineering
The gig: Don't call Mark Fuller, 58, a fountain maker. He prefers "feature creator." But he does make fountains -- spectacular ones. The company he founded, Wet, based in Sun Valley, has taken on some of the largest water fountain projects in the world....Tags: Utah, Colleges and Universities, Fires, Universal CityWalk, Mark Fuller
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PASSINGS: Carl Smith, Hasib Sabbagh
Carl Smith Country singer had hits in 1950s Carl Smith, 82, a country musician of the 1950s and '60s known for his dynamic voice, died Saturday at his Tennessee home, according to the Williamson Memorial Funeral Home in Franklin, Tenn. Smith had 41...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Palestine, Human Rights, Colleges and Universities, Yasser Arafat
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Balkans' Pink Panther jewel thieves smash their way into myth
So let's get this straight. A guy in the raspberry business from western Serbia smashes and grabs his way through a heist eight time zones away in Tokyo and scoots off past shopping centers and sushi bars with a $31-million necklace known as the...Tags: War Crimes, Folklore and Mythology, Theft, Hospitals and Clinics, Sushi and Sashimi
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Dubai's giant bazaar of luxuries, bargains
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDubai, United Arab Emirates Consumerism is sometimes seen as a psychological disorder that makes sufferers compulsively buy things they don't need. But I'm not sick. I really needed the 18-karat-gold earrings and little black cocktail dress I bought...Tags: Jewelry and Watches, Rodeo Drive, Festive Events, Los Angeles Times, Consumers
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Going protectionist over a fantasy highway
The U.S. is known for its "paranoid style" of politics, so brace yourself for the next Big Scare coming down the pike (literally) -- the Trans-Texas Corridor. Isolationist conservatives, emboldened by their jihad last year against the Dubai Ports World...Tags: Politics, Treaties, Road Transportation, Oklahoma, Economic Organization
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The Benazir I knew
I interviewed Benazir Bhutto just a month before she returned to Pakistan in October after almost 10 years in exile. I'd known her for years, on and off -- mostly off -- since we'd been in college together, and her brother, Mir Murtaza Bhutto, had been a...Tags: Family, Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan, Colleges and Universities, Death
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Foreign tourist boards
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...Tags: Palau, Cyprus, Swiss Confederation, Argentina, Norway
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Letters: China tourism, Dubai clarification
Global effects of tourism "Reaching for 5 Stars" [Feb. 10, part of the "Unlocking China" series] points out a difficulty that many top hotel chains face -- how to teach world-class service in cultures that may not share similar concepts. It's not so much...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Hotels and Accommodations, Judaism, China
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Letters: Taking issue with Dubai
Taking issue with Dubai Dubai, like the rest of the United Arab Emirates, is blatantly anti-Semitic ["Is Dubai for Real?" Jan. 27]. Yet here you are encouraging people to travel there. Shame on you. --Robert Ostrove, Oxnard Editor's note: The United...Tags: Judaism, Los Angeles Times, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), United Arab Emirates
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Myriad malls, tax-free purchases make Dubai a shopper's destination
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPart of the appeal of shopping in Dubai is taxes: There aren't any. So if you're trying to decide about those 18-karat-gold earrings or that swanky black cocktail dress, remember that the price is the price, unlike most places in the U.S. and often...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Travel, Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation
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