Word: lotuses
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...topped with thorny bougainvillea, rather than razor wire. John Hardy calls them a ?sustainable solution to the international problem of security.? Workshop roofs are covered with creeping passion-fruit vines to insulate the interiors from the brutal equatorial sun. Their fruit makes for a handy snack. Lotus ponds punctuate factory floors. ?If the fish die,? says Hardy, ?we know something is wrong.? The compound is designed to be light on the ground. If the Hardys closed shop, the whole area could be back to rice paddies in three months' time. The breathtaking showroom...
...funk, where Outkast’s Andre 3000 has built his secret lab. “The Craft” is laced with swirling atmospheric washes, funkified melodic loops, ethereal crooning, snappy drumlines, and even P-Funk sensei George Clinton, who lends an extra punch to “Lotus Flower.” With careful melding, distilling, layering and relayering of sound, the album is packed with flashy, infectious tracks. Each song crackles with energy, underscored by Gab’s distinctly dense machine-gun flow. But there is something lacking; an album, especially today, can?...
...Patna, the capital of the state of Bihar, and hiring an SUV for $45 for a bumpy three-hour road trip or by taking a train to the Gaya, half an hour away. You won't find anything remotely like a luxury hotel in Bodh Gaya, but the Lotus Nikko (about $70 a night for a double room) is comfortable. Some monasteries also offer rooms to visitors...
...yoga teacher sits in a lotus position atop a polished wooden platform. Behind her, verdant woods are visible through panoramic windows. Gentle music tinkles from overhead speakers. Two dozen students in spandex outfits, most of them women, settle onto purple and blue mats to begin the class with ujjayi, a breathing exercise. Their instructor, Cindy Senarighi, recommends today's mantra. "'Yahweh' is a great breath prayer," she says. "The Jesus Prayer also works. Now lift your arms in praise to the Lord...
...amid a rising tide of complaints from customers inconvenienced by the protection techniques, the biggest makers of personal-computer software seem to be giving up. In August Lotus began selling disks that enable corporate customers to strip protection from its best-selling 1-2-3 program. Ashton-Tate quickly followed suit, abandoning copy protection for all its products. Said Chairman Edward Esber: "Sooner or later, you've got to trust your customer." Last week Microsoft announced that it is "going bare" on the last of its business programs, leaving protection only on its popular Flight Simulator game...