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...Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder The inland town of Ubud is known as the cultural hub of Bali. But before you picture a tranquil artists' community, where the reverent silence of masters at work is broken only by tropical birdsong and the lilt of a distant gamelan, let us put you straight. Ubud is a hot and raucous place - and you're more likely to run into T shirt hawkers than artists. Visitors...
Drawn from their Annenberg Italian-style “festive meal” by loud music coming from the usually tranquil home of math review sessions, others flocked spontaneously to Loker during the hour-long set on Wednesday...
...ATHENA Named after the Greek goddess credited by mythology with planting the first olive tree, Athena is located in the heart of the tranquil Waipara Valley, an hour north of Christchurch. Owner Helen Clausen gives tours of the farm, but restive visitors seem more interested in the tasting than the talking-and with good reason. Athena's first-pressed, extra-virgin oil is as green and viscous as a fruit nectar, and quite exquisite. Flavored oils (including lemon and pepper) are also available. International shipments can be arranged at www.athenaolives.co.nz...
Perry believed that a newspaper's duty is to be "accurate, timely, incisive and pertinent. Forget fair." Journalists working under the stresses of life in big cities may think of smaller communities like Rome as tranquil. The fact is that Editor Perry may be closer to the kitchen, and to the heat, than they...
Butler's seven-building complex, with its WHITES ONLY sign at the gate, nestles amid towering evergreens near Hayden Lake, Idaho. The tranquil setting contrasts with unnerving events in nearby Coeur d'Alene over the past several weeks: a bombing at the home of a Roman Catholic priest who opposes white racism, then more bombings to divert attention from planned robberies at banks and a National Guard armory. Last week a former security chief of Butler's church, David Dorr, 35, and two others who attended meetings were charged in the bombings. The church professed shock at the incidents...