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ABOUT THE COVER: Margo<br />
Sawyer’s Synchronicity of Color<br />
installation in Discovery Green<br />
enlivens downtown Houston<br />
8 APRIL <strong>2012</strong> • HEMISPHERESMAGAZINE.COM<br />
10 CONTRIBUTORS<br />
13 CEO LETTER<br />
A word from Jeff Smisek<br />
14 VOICES<br />
A message to fl yers<br />
16 CONNECTIONS<br />
What’s new at United<br />
THE WORLD<br />
19 DISPATCHES<br />
The latest buzz from the bee<br />
world; Boston’s Fenway Park<br />
hits 100; a London shoe<br />
company makes its pointe;<br />
art runs amok at an ancient<br />
Thai temple; shipping out to<br />
sea with Billy Campbell<br />
27 STAY<br />
Hotels favored by royalty<br />
take pampering to the<br />
ultimate level<br />
BY CHRIS WRIGHT<br />
30 ROAD TRIP<br />
Chrysler’s rugged new Jeep<br />
Wrangler duels it out with<br />
the Death Valley outback<br />
BY DAVID PAGE<br />
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34 FOOD & DRINK<br />
For those looking to make<br />
friends in Kerala, India,<br />
the proof is in the pudding<br />
BY ANISH MAJUMDAR<br />
39 HOW IT’S DONE<br />
A behind-the-seams peek<br />
at Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner<br />
BY JACQUELINE DETWILER<br />
CULTURE<br />
41 THE MONTH AHEAD<br />
Flower power in San Diego,<br />
the ubiquitous Black Keys<br />
and everything else to see,<br />
read and listen to this month<br />
45 BRIGHT IDEAS<br />
Crowdsourcing U.S.<br />
colleges’ report cards<br />
BY ADAM BAER<br />
48 TECH<br />
How to get the most from<br />
your smartphone abroad<br />
BY TOM SAMILJAN<br />
54 WHAT TO WEAR<br />
Wrapping up a bit of<br />
Parisian je ne sais quoi<br />
BY WAYMAN BANNERMAN<br />
OVER THE TOP The Grand Atrium<br />
dome in Abu Dhabi’s Emirates<br />
Palace hotel, page 27<br />
57 GOODS<br />
Rain gear that weathers<br />
a downpour with panache<br />
BY JACQUELINE DETWILER<br />
61 THE FAN<br />
Olympics-bound U.S. racewalker<br />
Trevor Barron’s uphill<br />
path to the top<br />
BY CRISTINA ROUVALIS<br />
64 THE HEMI Q&A<br />
From fastballs to fast cars,<br />
Tigers ace Justin Verlander<br />
brings us up to speed<br />
BY DAVID CARR<br />
ENTERTAINMENT<br />
AND INFORMATION<br />
107 Movies, Television and<br />
Audio Programming<br />
116 Crossword and Sudoku<br />
120 Safety & Travel<br />
Assistance, Route Maps,<br />
Customs & Immigration,<br />
Our Fleet, Terminal<br />
Diagrams, MileagePlus and<br />
Alliances & Partnerships<br />
144 Food & Beverages<br />
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