Word: teas
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...shoulder. Meanwhile in much of Iraq death squads take turns torching homes and lopping off heads. Holidays are observed, days off are taken, it's easy to think that while the country goes up in flames, its leaders are doing little more than sipping tea...
...brick shops burst with the vibrant plumage of parakeets and fighting quails, while the air is filled with the bright chatter of songbirds, the favored pets of Kabul residents. Handcrafted bamboo and wire cages, festooned with glass beads, dangle from every doorway, and the fragrance of cardamom-laced green tea beckons passersby into tiny chai shops. As bird enthusiasts compare notes on how best to train a pigeon to turn on command, it's easy to forget that Kabul is only just emerging from the depredations of a brutal regime that banned bird fighting, music, even kite flying...
...this country since Reagan rode in from the West. Their tradition goes back even further, to Founding Fathers who believed that people should do things for themselves and who shook off a monarchy in their conviction that Big Government is more to be feared than encouraged. The Boston Tea Party, as Reagan used to point out, was an antitax initiative...
...University Hall. In many ways, I regret not doing more of that. Still, I tell myself, I’m not a complete suit. I’ve realized over the last two years that what’s best for the environment isn’t just tea and Birkenstocks (although I like both those things). Sustainability involves building sustainable relationships, with those around you and with those in power. Environmentalism is still a “fight,” but I’ve sheathed the swords I brandished my freshman year.Solutions are complicated, but they shouldn?...
...Scafido's job is to dream up those big hits. As chief creative and innovation officer, he is working on everything from an iced-tea-- lemonade Coolatta (it's an acquired taste) to a cherry chocolate strudel (now, that's addictive), both of which will roll out nationwide this spring. Not every idea hits the spot. Plans for a pomegranate smoothie were nixed because of limited supplies of the fruit. ("We'd have everyone who drinks pomegranate martinis mad at us," jokes Scafido). But a new Cuban sandwich has been a hit, and the chain may soon start serving...