Word: triplex
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...takes its name from the 19th century water-purification plant and ice factory in which it's housed. Today, the structure has been given new life by famed Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta. He has transformed the building into a 26-room aerie, installing a wide stone staircase in its triplex al fresco lobby, along with a rooftop pool offering pristine views of nearby colonial gems (among them the 16th century Church of St. Francis...
...spiritual man (he practices feng shui and follows the teachings of philosopher Eric Butterworth). You won't see him taking a bow on the runway or featuring his homes in magazines (although he could: he recently bought News Corp. boss Rupert Murdoch's 9,300-sq.-ft. SoHo triplex for a reported $25 million). "My life is my work and vice versa," he says. "I told my wife that when we got married, she had to be involved with my work or we couldn't be together...
...must be so busy raising money for famine relief in Africa that he lacks the time and inclination to drag a blade across his jaw. Grab some rays at a tennis tournament and scrutinize the botanical shadow on Bjorn Borg's face. Take a trip down to the local triplex: Mickey Rourke, Timothy Hutton and Christopher Lambert are scruffing up the screen; Mel Gibson, as Mad Max, is atomizing his enemies; Sylvester Stallone and Chuck Norris are rounding up all those POWs and MIAs in Asia. It's a jungle out there, and when the enemy is lurking...
...Kyllo was arrested in 1992 after an Oregon National Guard sergeant used military equipment - an Agema Thermovision 210, which could detect different levels of infrared heat emanating from a building - to find that part of Kyllo's triplex was putting out a relatively large amount of heat. Thanks to the splotchy picture produced by the thermal imaging device, the cops were able to get a search warrant, go into Kyllo's home and find that he was growing about 100 marijuana plants in a room above the garage, under high-intensity lamps. In previous decisions dealing with this technology, courts...