Word: lande
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...notorious and by far most spectacular sight of Asia's most dynamic, ebullient and thriving metropolis. The city's tallest hill, Victoria Peak provides streams of round-the-clock tourists as well as locals in search of solace from the city's frenetic life, with unparalleled views of the land below, the handsome towers and Kai Tak's airport constantly blinking lights. Like a multitude of glimmering diamonds, the lights and shapes reflect on the harbor, creating a visual effect of stunning magnitude...
...spot where, according to legend, Brigham Young announced, "This is the right place" was cheered in person by a crowd of 50,000--and observed approvingly by millions. The copious and burnished national media attention merely ratified a long-standing truth: that although the Mormon faith remains unique, the land in which it was born has come to accept--no, to lionize--its adherents as paragons of the national spirit. It was in the 1950s, says historian Jan Shipps, that the Mormons went from being "vilified" to being "venerated," and their combination of family orientation, clean-cut optimism, honesty...
...Mormon in 1830. He continued to receive divine Scripture and revelations. One of these was that Christ will return to reign on earth and have the headquarters of his kingdom in a Mormon temple in Jackson County, Mo. (Over time, the church has purchased 14,465 acres of land there...
...pages are heavy and slick, almost sensuous, like the leaves of some edible exotic plant. And the pictures! They are familiar to him from the thousands of commercials he saw during the N.B.A. finals. The Jeep Cherokee roars up the perilous incline of a desert mountain. Fearlessly the Land Rover grinds its way deep into a rain forest. A Dodge Durango perches at the very lip of the Grand Canyon, staring down upon a world of wusses. These sport-utility vehicles are rugged, invincible, built for the strenuous life...come to think of it, a lot like Husband himself...
...full investment in a mere 38 days when Graceland opened its doors for tours in 1982 at $5 a head. Today the mansion has some 750,000 visitors a year and generates revenues in excess of $20 million. Meanwhile, EPE has steadily bought up much of the adjoining land, clearing the way for the sort of Disney-like development (without the rides) Priscilla and Soden have long dreamed of, including convention hotels and a high-tech Elvis museum...