Word: spas
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...arrived expats?on short contracts?aren't bothering to join, and although some of the shortfall is made up by Hong Kong Chinese, they have rather different expectations. A timeworn armchair and a three-month-old copy of Country Life doesn't cut it, not in a world of spas, martini bars and multimedia lounges...
...Philippines and Hawaii. There are few good sites in Europe outside of Tuscany, with significant geothermal resources in Iceland, which is already well-covered by water and hydrogen power. Still, northern Europeans have been among the world leaders in using geothermal pools directly for such things as space heating, spas, greenhouses and fish farms. Overall, the world's geothermal capacity has doubled to about 8,000 MW in the past two decades, with facilities in 20 countries and an annual production of 50 billion kW-h of electricity. Though its output still trails hydropower production, the cost of geothermal tends...
...ignore, the Hasty Pudding Theatricals embezzlement scandal being a notable example. There were nearly $91,000 missing on the hands of a blonde social butterfly—who had famously kissed Anthony Hopkins before dozens of cameras—who used the money to throw parties and go to spas, and her partner in crime was a DVD-hoarding, alleged drug user. Factor in an illustrious drag theater group, a parade of Hollywood celebrities, and a year of corporate misdoing, all at Harvard, and you had yourself a story. That it didn’t make bigger headlines was probably...
...course, Saddam Hussein has helped him--political writers who haven't been to Kuwait since the end of the Gulf War are back. Yet al-Sabah wants Kuwait to be known not only as a jumping-off point for war but also as a locus of beaches, shopping and spas. He wants Kuwait to be cool. So he keeps fashion folk interested with events he knows are irresistible to them: Prada caftans! A T-shirt collaboration of British artist Gary Hume and Stella McCartney! Cappellini furniture, reconceived by fashion designers...
Those of us in the middle and lower-middle class do not have chef's kitchens, master suites, home theaters or bathroom spas. We less privileged Americans are lucky if we can afford a 1,000-sq.-ft. apartment, let alone a 2,000-sq.-ft. "starter home." And we cannot afford $100,000 renovations done by contractors. Get real! MARGARET E. LANGSTON New York City...