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...Honshu's sacred mountains, such as Mount Koya, Mount Shosha and Mount Hiei, all provide lodgings (Mount Koya alone has more than 50 shukubo), as do the hillside temples surrounding the ancient capitals of Kyoto and Nara, where well-trodden pilgrim trails make finding shukubo relatively easy. Levels of comfort vary. In many shukubo, a thin futon, a chaff-filled pillow and nothing but paper doors between you and the next snoring pilgrim are the norm. But others can be surprisingly refined, with delicate flower arrangements, swirling calligraphy on the walls and views of carp ponds. Bathrooms and toilet facilities...
...might call it muzak for the nose. The latest technique for putting consumers in a spending mood is to fill the air with a seductive scent. That's why Select Comfort, a nationwide chain of 400 bedding stores, is in the market for one that will soothe shoppers browsing for bedding. ScentAir, one of several firms that design scents for retail settings, has suggested a mix of cashmere wood, amber, cardamom, cinnamon and bergamot. The blend, it says, will convey quiet repose...
...aimed at our eyes, many of the emotion-triggering moments people remember on a given day are actually prompted by smell. And scents, experiments have shown, can evoke an array of sensations. Citrus notes, for example, are perceived to be energizing or invigorating, whereas vanilla can suggest warmth and comfort...
...clock wound down, a Harvard pass across an open goal mouth failed to find anyone cutting to the ball to score, a missed opportunity that epitomized Harvard’s play last night. However, when the Crimson return to the pitch Sunday against Ivy opponent Cornell, it can take comfort in how close this game came to having a totally different outcome. “We’re almost there. We’re so close, we just have to keep coming out every day working hard,” Caples said. “We had some nice...
Then again, as someone who has never taken a psych class and who cringes at the word “eRecruiting,” I’m unlikely to come across myself in my academic or professional future. I aim to become a struggling journalist, but I take comfort knowing that as long as I live in relative proximity to a research institution, I should never go too hungry. Give me a survey, a quiet room, and $10 cash, and I’ll at least have money for lunch...