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...delightful contrast of piping-hot springs amid snow. Two hours west of Tokyo lie the vast Lake Suwa and the onsen town of Kamisuwa. At Saginoyu saginoyu.com) a historic inn, some of the grandest rooms offer private rotenburo, round cedar tubs overlooking the lake. But don't miss the communal onsen on the ground floor, where the rotenburo are shielded by tile roofs from which icicles hang in winter. In spring, cherry blossoms provide a pink feast for fatigued bathers' eyes...
While there are certainly aspects of this job that I will be all too glad to leave behind—horrible food, Carolina heat, communal bathrooms, etc.—the overall experience has been immensely positive and has reinforced my beliefs about the importance of gifted education. I plan on enjoying my last week here at Duke with my kids and then I’ll grudgingly leave with a wistful smile—to paraphrase the old saying, I’ll try not to let the door...
...military is comfortingly professional, nonpolitical and obedient to civilian control. The country's nukes are controlled by government scientists, and deployment orders come from the Prime Minister's office alone.) For his part, Advani denies any undue influence, or even the tag of "hawk"?although, characteristically, he describes communal violence under the BJP as "minimal," even after the shame of Gujarat. But asked about the possibility of attacking across the Line of Control in Kashmir, Advani answers that in his view India is already facing an "undeclared war" from the militants. His list of conditions that Musharraf must meet before...
...President began the feasting festivities with a blessing and gave thanks at the feast’s end. Guests would then hand around a communal “loving cup” or “grace cup” from which all the guests would drink...
...lips, sipped a bit of the potent punch, paused and then pronounced, “It tastes like orange juice!” While the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals chowed down on chicken fried rice and drank deeply from the Kong’s “communal cup,” I, along with my classmates in Religion 1513, observed...