Word: fa
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...living off the land. The local markets' produce comes from somewhere else, and the cost of living is inflated by residents' foreign salaries, which are easily 10 times local wages. In Little Italy, many workers have built sprawling, European-style homes - some complete with sweeping marble terraces, faux stone façades and fountains - years before they plan to return to the Philippines. The houses sit empty, waiting for the day that their owners have put their last child through school and amassed enough health insurance, life insurance and retirement money that they feel they can return home...
...rock star on its way to Harajuku. In the Japanese capital's frenetic neighborhood, where young Tokyoites troll the shops of local and global brands for hip deals, fans are already worked into a frenzy. H&M's second store in Japan - nestled in a glass building with a façade worthy of a SoHo gallery and branded with the signature red "H&M" - uses monochromatic tones and floor-to-ceiling windows to make the Swedish giant's bright-colored clothing stand out. But there's still one thing missing: lines of eager Japanese consumers winding around the block...
...Sharp lines are also drawn between India's fervent religiosity and China's secularism, and Aiyar searches vainly for traces of spirituality behind China's materialistic façade. A Shaolin abbot who styles himself as a CEO, or a cabbie who, when asked about religion, growls, "I believe only in money," are expressing attitudes incomprehensibly alien to India's devout...
...have less inventory on hand," says Jim Helton, the general manager. "That makes it harder for me to sell cars, because I'm giving people fewer choices." The dealership's owners were planning this summer to spend millions of dollars on a complete renovation and expansion of the façade, showroom and service area. Rising credit costs, combined with slow truck and SUV sales, forced the dealership to shelve the entire project. "Customers are still coming in, but they're walking away without a car," says Helton. "And it's largely because of credit...
...world accustomed to the incontinent confessions of public figures, there's something refreshing about Cameron's ability to hide in full view. But it does raise questions about what lies beneath his debonair façade. "Over the course of the last decade, we've seen different leaders who are good at different things, and what they've demonstrated is there are some pieces you can't not have," says David Davis, runner-up to Cameron in the Tory-leadership contest and until June a member of his shadow cabinet. "David has got the key things. He's good...