Word: bamboos
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...BAMBOO FLATWARE. ?You can eat with it down on the beach or out on the lanai, and it's almost disposable. It's really great that way.? 20-piece service, $25 at horchow.com...
...fish die,? says Hardy, ?we know something is wrong.? The compound is designed to be light on the ground. If the Hardys closed shop, the whole area could be back to rice paddies in three months' time. The breathtaking showroom is a cathedral of curving bamboo, designed by renowned Malaysian architect Cheong Yew Kuan. It's easy to chuckle when Hardy speaks of building replicas on the roofs of malls in the U.S., turning those wasted acres into gardens and bringing luxury retail to a whole new level?the garden level. But then you realize...
...first working day of a weeklong swing through Asia, but first he had some fun. The President eschewed the high-priced bric-a-brac that usually passes for host gifts between world leaders, and startled Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday by cruising up to the bamboo-fenced Kyoto State Guest House on a Segway-the two-wheeled upright self-propelled scooter of the future that is a popular rental for tourists. Witnesses said Koizumi looked taken aback, but accepted Bush's suggestion that he go for a spin. A Japanese Foreign Ministry official told reporters that Bush said...
...BRINGING BAMBOO HOME Fast-growing, sustainable bamboo is the material of the moment in the home-furnishings market. Crate & Barrel introduced its Bento line of bamboo furniture with a slightly Asian feel, left, this month...
...unwitting embodiment of stereotypical Asian female behavior--"diminutive, submissive, that whole geisha thing you get tagged with," she says. (It's a typical problem for Asian women executives, although one that few employers recognize, says Jane Hyun, an executive coach and author of Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: "Here, we say the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Well, there's a Chinese proverb that says the loudest duck gets shot.") At the boot camp, Ho networked with other GE executives who urged her to be more aggressive. It recently helped her land a tough assignment as chief operating officer for equipment...