Some of the best bets for long, lonely runs of untracked are some of the older, sleepier trails on the east-facing slope of Bald Mountain that are served by the Mayflower lift.

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Mr. House says an east-west orientation is preferred because latitude works with the sun's motion, making it easy for an individual who wants morning sunlight in the breakfast room to position it on the west side of the home, with east-facing windows.

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In his 15-story Menara Mesiniaga, east- and west-facing windows are recessed to reduce direct sunlight which would heat the building's interiors.

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The problem is that all of Israel's radar systems are facing east - towards Iran.

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If Manhattan's streets were perfectly laid out on an east-west grid, Manhattanhenge would occur facing both east and west on the vernal and autumnal equinoxes.

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Main topic of this regional forum was the role of universities and higher education in promoting and integrating cultural values, peace and humanism in South-East Europe, where most countries are facing social and political transformations.

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The project included a widening of the river-facing promenade and a streamlining of the East Zhongshan thoroughfare.

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Dubai, a small and young city-state of less than 2 million people, is now considered a safe-haven for many families across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region that are facing political instability on their home turf.

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In Egypt, they are placed on their sides facing Mecca, and even in pre-Islamic times the bodies of Egypt's dead faced east to the rising sun.

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