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It seems that everything you hear about the Supersports version of the 2011 Bentley Continental convertible concerns its 198-pound weight loss and 21 additional horsepower. Let's put that in perspective: that weight loss on a 5300-pound car is, proportionally, the same as removing a bag of kitty litter from a Lotus Elise, and adding 21 horses to a team of 600 is like a Honda Civic gaining five horsepower. Is that something you'd really notice?

Dubai: It's a high-speed collision of Medieval culture and the 21st century in a land of ancient sand and freshly-grown skyscrapers. Rising out of the desert, the regional commercial center seems to have as many high-rises as Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis, Indianapolis and Cincinnati combined. Its location on a peninsula jutting into the peaceful Gulf of Oman also attracts tourists who come as much for the available booze as they do for the shoreline.