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...last representatives of China's prerevolutionary glamour sits in a ramshackle courtyard, somewhere in the maze of Beijing's fast-vanishing hutongs, or alleyways. For 60 years, master dressmaker Cao Senlin, tel: (86-10) 6526 4515, has been producing the slinky silk dresses known as cheongsam. And although you could get these at one of the modern tailors that have sprung up in the capital, you would be missing out on a historic opportunity if you were to bypass the 78-year-old's tiny, 150-square-foot atelier...
...there's another benefit to incumbency. In recent years, the role of federal M.P.s has been evolving, especially in marginal seats. They've become akin to ombudsmen - guiding constituents through the bureaucratic maze, solving problems, listening to voters' concerns, urging them to take action. The by-product of this intimacy is that the sitting M.P. is able to catalog these concerns into a precise demographic and issues database; for instance, any decent M.P. in a marginal seat should be able to list the top five issues for 40-ish working mothers or know what self-funded retirees want. This data...
...mention Jesus' role as a Messianic reformer of the Jewish faith. He addressed his countrymen and their hopes for release from occupation by the hated Romans. This brought him into direct conflict with Rome, and that is why he was killed by the Roman method of crucifixion. The elaborate maze of contradictory theories, doctrines and dogmas formulated centuries later takes up the ancient pagan themes of blood sacrifice as ransom paid to gods who humans felt had been offended. Today, instead of the dualism of a good-vs.-evil world, we need a different perspective and myth to define human...
...GELLERT Budapest's most opulent public bathhouse?bathing here is like soaking in a cathedral. Built in 1918, the Art Nouveau bath is a maze of eight thermal pools, and a feast for the eye with its fine statuary, mosaic walls and columns lining the pools. One-day entry...
...Bushland. At the offices of the Bush-Cheney campaign in Arlington, Va., there's the same placid quality that Bush showed during his fried-food fest. The headquarters have got all the pizazz of an insurance office. Top staff have private offices that circle a vast maze, there are standard-issue cubicles, the desks are neat, most of the men wear a tie (except on casual Fridays, when jeans are the norm). Like Bush, staff members sweat only when they work out, which some seem to do to nearly the same manic degree as the President. The Clinton War Room...