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...Hazara) cost $1.9 million to develop. As in Face Shanghai (there are also Face bars in Jakarta and Bangkok), eclectic pan-Asian chic is the order of the decorative day, incorporating a controlled mishmash of antiques and artworks from across the region. "Beijing is one of the world's oldest and greatest imperial cities," says Face's London-based design director, Frank Drake. "We aimed to match its grandeur." The new Face team can expect tough competition from the capital's established operators, however. As the former owner of Frank's Place - a no-nonsense pub on the edge...
Harvard’s first and oldest concentration turned 100 this weekend—and some of the College’s most distinguished alumni flocked to campus to offer a centennial toast...
...with a futon and an urn of green tea. There is no dawn ceremony but private meditation sessions can be arranged. RENGEJO-IN: This beautiful temple, tel: (81-73) 656 2233, is located atop Mount Koya - a place of pilgrimage for over a thousand years, home to Japan's oldest Buddhist sect (the Shingon-shu) and a World Heritage Site. You can reach it via a 90-minute train ride from Osaka, followed by a cable-car ascent. The 48-room shukubo is famous for its tofu and lavish temple altar. Meditation is held twice daily with instruction in English...
...backyard was spacious by oft-cramped Capitol Hill standards. Foley was probably the oldest in a small crowd that downed burgers and hot dogs in addition to plenty of beer and probably a good many gin and tonics. Fordham was there, as I recall, and some of Foley's other aides, including some attractive young women. One or two other reporters were there in addition to my colleague...
...consume bear-bile tonic, which is extracted from the stomachs of trapped bears using steel catheters. This year, ENV set up a national wildlife-trafficking hotline for people to report poaching and restaurants serving endangered species. The staff has expanded to 22. "At the moment, I'm the oldest person in the organization," laughs Quyen...