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...Warren had collaborated with local store owners, and directed Ms. Brophy to a playground, a sweet shop, a flower store, and a liquor store in Chinatown. The final clue led Ms. Brophy to Confucius Plaza, across the street from his apartment...
...from a generic mode or a number of modes with guidelines?actual lines you see on the 2.5-in. viewfinder that help you line up your shot. A Close Up option lets you get in closer than you would normally be able to, even with the little macro-lens flower turned on. (That last mode reminds me of Sony's very cool magnifying glass tool...
...Shared Confucian values are most obvious in the many paintings of the "four noble plants": plum blossoms, which flower before the snows melt, symbolize the hope of spring; chrysanthemums, the hardiness to survive in autumn; orchids, refinement and modesty; and bamboo, loyalty, because it bends but never breaks. This steadfastness is celebrated in an exquisite silk hanging scroll, Bamboo Blowing in the Wind by Yi Chong (1541-1626), a royal prince who is considered the greatest Korean painter of bamboo. You can almost feel the breeze as the dark leaves float away from their own ethereal shadows, an effect...
...BRENT HOBERMAN, CEO of lastminute.com, on networking at the Chelsea Flower Show, an event popular with the U.K. business élite
...complexion, and cinnamon for digestion; curry leaves, some claim, help fight cancer. The groaning buffet at Samuel's restaurant, Marari Beach, tel: (91) 478 286 3801, near Alleppey, is an excellent place to sample this kaleidoscopic cooking. Besides fresh seafood, you'll enjoy typical dishes like banana flower with grated coconut and lemon rice with beetroot chutney. A sister restaurant in Fort Cochin, The History, tel: (91) 484 221 5461, specializes in Arab, Syrian-Christian, Anglo-Indian and Jewish recipes. Blandness is about the only thing not on the menu...