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...used their institutional muscle to pile up a glut of privileges. They enjoy the highest rate of chauffeured cars among European governments, the President's headquarters cost four times as much to maintain as Buckingham Palace, and there have even been indignant demands for better gelato at the Parliament cafeteria. Adding to the public's sense that politicians are not to be trusted, 16 of the Italian Parliament's 630 members are convicted felons. All this is feeding a mounting frustration with the institutional pillars of Italy's democracy: the parties and the system for electing representatives...
...London-based architect Zaha Hadid, and its most striking feature is a conveyor belt that meanders inside the building just below roof level, carrying a steady stream of cars from the body shop to the paint shop. You can see it from almost everywhere in the building, including the cafeteria...
...simply assembles them on the spot. That cuts inventories and improves speed and reliability; the firm needs just 20 minutes' notice to put together a customized cockpit. "It cuts out the last step of the supply chain," Baumheuer says. Moreover, since Faurecia's workers eat lunch at the same cafeteria as BMW's, interchange is easy and natural...
...finally opens, Congress will have an underground amusement park ready for its 4 million annual visitors. The 580,000 sq. ft. facility, located under the east lawn of Capitol Hill, will feature two "orientation" movie theaters, two gift shops, a museum, an auditorium, 26 public restrooms and the largest cafeteria in Washington. Lawmakers will use the facility to hold press conferences, luncheons, and even to vote when the House or Senate needs renovating. The floors will be made of Tennessee marble, the walls of Pennsylvania sandstone and several doors of pure bronze. The plaza above the center, paved with Virginia...
...Capitol declined comment. But Kingston also blames poor management by Congress. "Members delegated this project to their staffs - there was no adult supervision," he says. "And the whole thing is an example of wants versus needs. Do we really need three more auditoriums in Washington? The largest cafeteria in Washington? A tunnel that links the CVC gift shop to the Library of Congress' gift shop...