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...lobbyist-paid travel. Until the scandal broke, it was fine for your Representative to take an all-expenses-paid trip to Pago Pago on behalf of the Alaskan Coconut Packing Council and do virtually no work upon arrival. Lobbyists proposed, arranged and paid for those trips--then went along to chalk up quality time. Now, under almost every proposal, Republican and Democrat, the junkets would be history. Chance of passage: 99%. Likely work-around: lawmakers will try to carve out an exemption for "educational" trips sponsored by policy groups and friendly foreign countries...
...Annenberg Hall. But in his first hoedown since tying the knot, the University president proved to be a New man. Nearly half the Class of 2009 took a breather from their books for the chance to hobnob with the Big Man on Campus over a lavish spread of coconut cream pie, eclairs, and hot cider. But Summers, who was joined by his wife of three weeks, Professor of English Elisa New, spent less time on the dance floor this year. Asked to account for his reticence, the president called himself a “married man.” Standing...
...need, with the exception of the actual food, to feed a multitude without requiring a miracle. All the book's 200 party-ready recipes have a minimum of hard-to-find ingredients and are easy to execute. The dishes are crowd pleasers too: luxe macaroni and cheese, coconut shrimp and several variations on a moist but still crispy-skinned roast chicken (her secret is to salt the bird several hours before cooking...
...this case, coffee drinking?rather than meditation?is the preferred mode of retreat. Welcome to Banrie: Thailand's answer to Starbucks. It's a flag-flier for local coffee culture and serves a selection of domestically grown brews prepared the Thai way?with plenty of sugar and coconut milk...
...this case, coffee drinking - rather than meditation - is the preferred mode of retreat. Welcome to Banrie, Thailand's answer to Starbucks. It's a flag-flier for local coffee culture and serves a selection of domestically grown brews prepared the Thai way - with plenty of sugar and coconut milk. "In Thailand we think of coffee as a dessert, so we make it sweet and rich," explains Banrie founder, Saichol Payaonoi. He started the company in 1997 with small shops built alongside up-country gas stations, and he now Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise...