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...This spirit has driven the best and the worst in American history, and so it does in Angels. The resonant words of the angel to Prior Walter--"The great work begins!"--could just as well replace "In God We Trust" on the dollar bill. The accomplishment of this dazzling, poetic and hopeful Angels in America is that it shows us how brave and reckless that American sentiment is, how fearsome and splendid...
...field. Customers control more of the process and pay lower commissions since they do more of the work. But a fight within the industry could hinder this approach. Critics, including the governing trade group of most agents, the National Association of Realtors (N.A.R.), say the online agencies skirt the spirit of the house listings. Realtors pool properties in the multiple-listing service, a roster shared with competing agents so that clients can see more houses. But sharing a listing online is different from sharing it in a shop, says N.A.R., so brokers should have control of their own listings...
...phone, talking clients through all sorts of personal issues, ranging from the mundane to the bizarre. “I actually had a client who wanted to work on his relationship with his dog. The man was a control freak and his dog was apparently a free spirit...
...father, billionaire Li Ka-shing, but he hasn't lost his taste for construction sites. The Stanford-trained engineer occasionally slips away from his deputy chairman's office at Cheung Kong Holdings to schmooze with fellow engineers at half-built apartment blocks. He brings that hands-on spirit to Cheung Kong and sister company Hutchison Whampoa. In addition to property, Hong Kong's biggest conglomerate controls third-generation mobile-phone networks in Europe as well as the world's largest port operation. In Hong Kong, the Lis run telecom networks, supermarkets and pharmacies. Victor also won control of bankrupt...
...Anything that seniors want to do to encourage class spirit is great,” Maats said. “I’m actually considering going on the trip...