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...criticize lazy base runners. The pressure to get things exactly right the first time makes those brief six minutes some of the most exciting I’ve ever seen.There’s the back and forth of bow balls as two neck-and-neck crews approach the catch at different times. There’s the furious start from dead in the water, when boats go from zero to 50 strokes per minute in five flicks of an oar. And there’s often a concerted push at the midway point, as crews prepare to enter...
What this means is that depending on what time you tune in, you might catch a song by “Acid Mothers Temple and the Cosmic Inferno,” or alternatively, Zemlinsky’s “Symphonic Songs” played by the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Come Sunday, you can tune in to hear Reverend Gomes preaching to the fold in Memorial Church; “Crimson Sportstalk” comes on a half-hour later...
...nuclear test site, but environmental pressure groups thwarted their plans. It's now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and only 1,500 human visitors are allowed per year. But be warned: there's still crime. Frigate birds, the pirates of the skies, steal their fish from red-footed boobies. Catch this high-flying action from the shade of a casuarina tree, relaxed in the knowledge that when you reboard the ship, a tasty five-course meal awaits you. noble-caledonia.co.uk
...routes are so scenic they could have been set specifically with sightseers in mind. Here's a roundup of the best routes: Berlin: Journey through recent German history on the No. 100 double-decker bus as it crosses from the former West Berlin to what was once East Berlin. Catch it at the zoo, and look for the bomb-damaged Kaiser Wilhelm Church tower, left as a reminder of the horrors of war. After passing the House of World Cultures, known by locals as the Pregnant Oyster, the bus approaches the Reichstag. It sports a huge glass dome by British...
Next month is birthing season for North America's bison, and then for elk, moose and deer. One of the best places to catch a glimpse of these native bovines is Wyoming?home not only to Yellowstone National Park but also the Teton Mountains and the National Elk Refuge. Just to the south of these three ecological wonderlands is the 400-hectare Spring Creek Ranch (springcreekranch.com) at Jackson Hole. Under the guidance of Kurt Johnson, the ranch's resident naturalist, and armed with spotting scopes and high-powered binoculars, guests get a backstage pass to Wyoming's majestic menagerie...