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...think of my time off as extending my intellectual Shangri-La," he says...
...indigenous hybrids (a golfer's swing is "flatter than a Bambalapitiya cheesecake"). Here he simply unravels the story of two rival clans occupying a piece of land once developed by an English captain with a house called Arcadia. By the end of the book, one scion is running a Shangri-La Hotel, and a matriarch is being buried in chilly London, at a funeral without mourners...
...neighbors in the Shangri-la subdivision, Kip came across as polite, even friendly. "This was an all-American kid," says urologist Dennis Ellison. "He had a caring mother and father. This was not a redneck family." By all accounts, Bill Kinkel, 60, who retired from Thurston High after 30 years of teaching Spanish, and Faith, 57, who was head of the language department at Springfield High School, were beloved by their students and cherished by a broad swath of friends. They took Kip and his older sister Kristin, 21, a university student in Honolulu, on skiing and hiking trips...
...that uplifts everyone involved. In Burma, at least, this responsibility means delaying a visit until you can be invited and welcomed by the Burmese. It means respecting the wishes of the people and joining with their elected officials in opposing military schemes to sell the country as an unspoiled Shangri-La, ripe for the next wave of eager Western backpackers...
...mention theater and the arts, pristine mountains, wildlife and wildflowers, and premier restaurants and shops. Our skiing ranks among the best in the world. Our summers are a foretaste of paradise. As a former urban denizen, I count myself blessed to be spending my twilight years here in Shangri-La. JOSEPH E. MACHUREK Crested Butte, Colo...