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...everything from Beluga caviar to Belgian chocolates and über-posh sandwiches—is the best in the Square. Sandwiches $6 and up. 6 Brattle St. 617-491-8888. M-Th 8 a.m.-8 p.m., F 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Sa 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Su...
...World Gourmet Summit is hosted by Singapore's swankiest restaurants, but those looking for more casual fine dining are also in luck. "There are times when you don't want to have to pull on an Italian-tailored suit to order yourself a beef Bourguignonne," says Tan Su-lyn, managing editor of Wine & Dine magazine in Singapore. "Diners are seeking good, honest food that they can afford on a regular basis, above and beyond the occasional special meal...
...waiting for their bus, they were accosted by five county leaders, five police cars and 25 cops. The secretary of the local Public Security Bureau, Bai Qingzhu, asked them who their leaders were, but they said they didn't have leaders. Bai ordered five of the 20 detained, including Su. "They told me we were guilty of illegal organizing," says Su. The five were held in the county jail for 20 days. "We had to sleep on the ground," recalls Zu Youming, 30. "But I wasn't too scared. After all, we hadn't done anything wrong." Secretary Bai disagrees...
...Since then, the Longshan townspeople have made at least six appeals to county and city authorities. Some officials offered help but never gave it; others ignored them. Hoping the provincial government might act even if local officials wouldn't, Su traveled 11 hours by bus in July to the Heilong-jiang provincial capital of Harbin and filed a complaint with the Land Natural Resources Department. The province referred the matter back to the county...
...January, 10 of these unlikely crusaders gather around the bed in Su's bare-walled house to recount their misfortunes. Wang Hao displays a pile of photographs of houses rent apart at the seams. Zu Youming reads from a handwritten sheet listing the times he's been rebuffed by local officials. On the bed lies a petition with red thumbprints beside each signature. Suddenly, from below the house comes the startling sound of exploding dynamite. Su's home heaves upward and his windows rattle. "Don't worry," says the bathhouse owner. "That's just the miners, back from their lunch...