The newspaper features a photo of retired basketball player Yao Ming, who will attend the two sessions next week, frowning at the sky outside his hotel in Beijing.

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Even cooler is the Sky Bar at the Shores Club hotel next door (1901 Collins Avenue), which also goes in for poolside decadence, while the neighboring Raleigh Bar at the Raleigh Hotel (1775 Collins Avenue) is a classy, laid back spot for sipping cocktails.

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U.S. diplomats opening a new American Embassy were temporarily housed in a sky-high suite of the pricey Corinthia Hotel.

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In particular, try the public beach at Jumeirah Beach Walk or a sky high bar with a view over the sea, such as Pure Sky Lounge at Hilton Dubai Jumeirah or the Observatory at Dubai Marriott Harbour Hotel.

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Since cranes aren't allowed to operate near the Christmas holidays because of traffic, to get the sky box off the roof they had to take it apart in pieces that fit into the hotel's freight elevators.

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At age 65 he's far from through. (After the Mumbai bombings in late 2008, Milchan founded Blue Sky International, a security company, to help protect friends like Ratan Tata, owner of the Taj Hotel, from terrorist acts.) Milchan is very well connected in Hollywood and Israel, and exploits those ties to further his social and political interests, as well as his business goals.

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