Word: gardened
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...shadow, focal point and perspective. The Jesuits brought art and science to the Qing court, but didn't make many converts. The curators have brilliantly juxtaposed many of the items in the show. A sedan chair used by Qianlong is placed before an enormous painting, Imperial Banquet in the Garden of Ten Thousand Trees, in which a similar chair, borne by 16 eunuchs, ferries Qianlong to a celebration with Torghut Mongols who kneel before him. A circle framing the portrait of Qianlong writing calligraphy on an enormous banana leaf is echoed in an intricate jade carving of a round moon...
...commentator Ahmed Rabi scolded the Jordanian media for its past "defense of the black violence in Iraq.") In justifying the slaughter, a statement from Abu Musab al Zarqawi, al-Qaeda's Jordanian-born leader in Iraq, explained that the Amman hotels were targeted because they were "used as a garden for the Jews and Christians...as a base for infidel intelligence forces who are conspiring against Muslims...
...every Saturday night with a beer, good conversation, and the good company of world number one, hanging out in some public space where we would probably be debating the moral qualms of all-male, elitist organizations. I wouldn’t be excited by the prospect of the next garden party or themed event. But I’m not hanging out in public spaces, and I am shamefully psyched for the Boxer Rebellion party. It is not as though I am ignorant to the many complaints that have cropped up against final clubs over the past several years...
...Badly damaged by the 1989 earthquake, it was demolished five years ago. The new museum, which is privately financed, occupies less than two-thirds of the grounds of the former building, returning two acres to the park. The public is admitted free to some of it, including the sculpture garden by landscape designer Walter Hood and the observation floor of the 144-ft. tower, with its supreme views of San Francisco...
...last year's Garden State, ZACH BRAFF, a depressed L.A. actor home for his mom's funeral, found love with NATALIE PORTMAN, an eccentric girl from his hometown. She wasn't classic Jersey though: she hardly used any hair spray...