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...After retiring from public life and entering the Zen Buddhist order as a monk, Yoshimasa freely indulged his passions for architecture, gardening, literature and fine art. Early in his reign, he gained notoriety for building lavish palaces, even during times of terrible hardship for most of his people; in retirement, he turned to a more discreet, muted style. The highest expression of this restrained aesthetic was the Silver Pavilion, a superbly balanced temple made entirely of wood and paper at Yoshimasa's place of retreat in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto. Architectural historians consider the Ginkaku...
...employs a staff of about 50—including chefs, gardeners, librarians and security guards. A guide at the villa commented casually that Harvard is always ready to give the center more money, a statement one would be surprised to hear from a Cambridge-based administrator. And despite the lavish expenditures, only the 15 resident scholars and a group of about 500 affiliates can use these resources, and the application process is excruciatingly competitive...
...spectacle for its own special interests. Bush’s covert Thanksgiving Day stopover at the Baghdad airport for two and a half hours was a particularly fitting example. Encircled by soldiers, the president smiled widely for the cameras, carrying a huge platter with a giant golden-brown turkey, lavish trimmings and bunches of grapes. The image was plastered on practically every online site, television broadcast and newspaper front page, helping to amplify optimism about the deteriorating state of affairs in Iraq...
...evangelical group spent several weeks debating whether to accept the windfall. Why look a McMegabucks gift horse in the mouth? The money comes as a mixed blessing because Kroc earmarked the donation to build--but only partly maintain--dozens of community centers across the country. A prototype for these lavish centers already exists in San Diego courtesy of Kroc, who gave the Salvation Army $92 million in 1998 to build a 12-acre complex, which includes an ice rink and a climbing wall called Kroc Rock. But building more such centers will necessitate raising an additional $40 million...
...authority to make the big deals. He was in complete, unchallenged control of KRL until 2001. A former colleague of his claims that Khan could fly anywhere without permission, make any deal he wanted. The tall, silver-haired scientist amassed a personal fortune that pays for a lavish lifestyle. His position and revered status would earn plenty of perks. But many, including U.S. intelligence officials, believe he acquired those riches peddling his nuclear expertise...