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...guests dressed in white. It's wittily complemented by Tim Noble and Sue Webster's huge flashing YES sculpture. And besides Spencer Tunick's photos of nude figures in an architectural landscape, even quirkier works are exhibited in the restaurant opposite the slinky, multicolored swimming pool. Taking a splash while contemplating an intriguing work of art - what could be more refreshing...
...Beijing Olympics may boast one of the coolest natatoriums in Olympic history - the luminescent bubble-wrapped confection called the 'Water Cube' - but Chinese swimmers weren't expected to make much of a splash in its pool lanes. But Liu Zige, a 1.81m (5'11") butterfly specialist, had other ideas...
...made a bid for the White House and Nancy Pelosi holding court as Speaker of the House, it might seem that few barriers remain for women with political aspirations. But according to Debbie Walsh, the director of the Center for American Women and Politics, the statistics are "a cold splash of water to the face." A measly 16.4% of Congress members, less than a quarter of governors and only 15.7% of U.S. mayors are women...
...water, out-swimming teammates half her age to push the U.S. to a silver behind the Netherlands. "Age is really just a number," she said. "Water doesn't really know what age you are." After this, her 50m freestyle, a week from now, should really be just a splash and dash. And by then, the whole world will know if Phelps is still on course to make Olympic history...
...preponderance of kidnapping and the general perception that the police cannot be trusted are symptoms of the breakdown of Mexican law enforcement in the face of a highly militarized narco-trafficking industry with billions of dollars to splash on buying loyalty. That, combined with a media culture that has drawn increasing attention to the lifestyles of the country's élite amid a deteriorating economy, has meant that wealth in Mexico today carries with it a heavy burden of anxiety...