Word: teas
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...narrative is well-constructed, delighting in the chance to place the standard account of the unfolding war in soft focus. As the fate of the slaves in the southern colonies assumes primary importance, usual keystones of American Revolutionary War histories, such as the Boston Tea Party and the battles at Lexington and Concord, assume the same air of hazy reportage as they would have to the beleaguered British governors...
...recognizable if you've seen The Last Samurai, scenes from which were filmed in the courtyard of its daikodo, or Great Hall. The rooms at Engyoji, tel: (81-79) 266 3240, are rather less grand but pleasant nonetheless, simply furnished 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...
Coming up with just the right aroma is a complex process. For the Westin hotels, ScentAir created a fragrance that melds green tea, geranium, green ivy, black cedar and freesia to evoke a peaceful aura in the chain's lobbies. "Tea, the ascendant note, suggests serenity and tranquillity," says ScentAir CEO David Van Epps. "Black cedar adds body, fullness to the aroma. As for the rest of the tones, each has its own characteristics, and it's as much an art as a science...
...entice undergraduates to visit, the place is overflowing with give-aways: free coffee and tea in 15 varieties, free photocopying and printing, a fridge full of free food, free Women’s Center travel mugs, free stylized Post-It notes. There’s an iPod deck, and a plasma, flat-screen television...
...question to my family last Friday as everyone gathered around for tea and sweets after lunch (yes, it is Ramadan, so we made sure to praise the sole faster among us as we nibbled on syrup-drenched pastry). "You all believe the Holocaust actually happened, right?" I asked, confident everyone would say yes, and that we could then proceed to gossip about the Iranian-American female space tourist...