Word: ultra
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...When China was under the ultra-rigid control of Chairman Mao?with every adult reporting to a work unit or a nosy neighborhood committee?people could barely get away with bicycle theft. That overly restrained but safe China is now long gone. Big Brother isn't watching so carefully anymore (unless you're a political dissident) and tens of millions of Chinese are on the move, wandering to different parts of the country in search of jobs. Society is all shook up, and anonymity is now possible for the first time, especially in immigrant magnets like Wuhan...
...plethora of small and medium-sized parties to cobble together a coalition government capable of passing legislation by a simple majority in the 120-seat Knesset. But as deep as the political divisions among Israel's 6 million citizens run - hard-line nationalists vs. peaceniks and Israeli Arabs; ultra-Orthodox vs. secularists; the poorer Sephardic Jews who emigrated to Israel from Arab countries vs. the Ashkenazi Jewish elite with its cultural and political roots in Europe, with the almost 1 million Russian immigrants of varying degrees of Jewishness tilting the balance hither and thither - external threats create the cement that...
...hard-line nationalist and religious parties. The wildcard in the current election, however, is the centrist Shinui party of Tommy Lapid, which has surged from the political margins on a platform of militant secularism. Lapid's peace policies are somewhat vague, but his challenge to the privileges of the ultra-Orthodox who are exempt from military service and study at state expense has proved so popular that Shinui stands to win a potential king-making role with 14 seats. Lapid's dream ticket is a Likud-Labor-Shinui coalition, which would mark the first time in decades that Israel...
...putting Ducasse's concept in place. But the store's true raison d'être is elsewhere. "Be offers a new way of eating that's in tune with the times, that fits into our schedule while fulfilling our fancies," says Ducasse. That is, fast food. In Be's ultra-modern basement kitchen, eight young cooks are hard at work making snacks the French can be proud of. The shop's glass-fronted counter is stocked with 17 different types of sandwich, including sardines in olive bread with olive oil, basil and sun-dried tomatoes...
...cheese glazed with a mustard greens pesto, festooned with slivered yellow peppers and trailing carrot curls. Veda takes Indian dishes in a never-before-seen direction, namely single-serving portions. Instead of sharing, you get your own roast breast of duck crusted with curry leaf, peppercorn and coconut, an ultra-fashionable Indian option ideal for business dinners. Just make sure it's a client worth impressing?a meal for two with wine costs close to $200. For reservations, call...