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...running as a symbolic gesture. I am running to win,” she said. “There has not been enough protest against the war. It’s gathering steam, but too slowly to prevent actions, and it’s important to crystallize the issue...
...Sunday night, employees invited friends and family members for a test run—the kitchen turned out pastries at near full steam and the wait staff went through their paces for the first time...
...bathroom really isn't just one room anymore. The walk-in steam shower with water-gulping multiple showerheads--"a human car wash," one builder calls it--has supplanted whirlpool baths for hydro hedonism, although oversize tubs are still part of the picture. The toilet is also in separate quarters, as are the dual sinks and vanities, which can lead into the closets, which can have separate exits to the hallway so early risers can avoid disturbing a sleeping spouse. Now add chandeliers, imported European fixtures and enough Italian marble to make a bishop covetous, and you've got an idea...
...which are housed in a replica of the Hague's International Court of Justice. In various stages of construction are vacation villas, apartment towers, shopping districts and a theme park. But the project, which Yang has reportedly invested about $220 million in, appears to have run out of steam. A wide avenue is lined with half-finished copies of Amsterdam canal houses, hollow shells already showing signs of wear. A few workers trundle down the street pulling wheelbarrows, but otherwise the place is deserted. Red-brick housing blocks hold 1,400 apartments?all vacant. Liu Ping of the Netherlands Business...
...blow off steam...