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...meant to show a returned worker's worldliness. Nearly 2,000 blockhouses remain in the Kaiping area, most of them built during the Republican era of 1912-49. If you're in Hong Kong (four hours away by ferry) or Guangzhou (a two-hour drive) and fancy a captivating detour, why not go see just how exuberantly this previous generation of affluent Chinese spent its cash? The best place to start, just west of Kaiping, is the village of Zili, which has 15 blockhouses. The stately Mingshilou, built in 1925 by a family that owned a chain of general stores...
...manufacturer designed for them; instead they've demanded expensive extras. Last week the French were introduced to the Logan ahead of its wider rollout across Western Europe in the coming months - but it will cost at least €7,500. So could VW be set to take a similar detour? Possibly, according to industry experts, because car buyers in developing countries are developing extravagant tastes. "Romanians read motor magazines; the Chinese car customer is extremely knowledgeable," says Professor Garel Rhys, head of Cardiff University 's Centre for Automotive Industry Research. "They've seen the flow of the newer Western cars...
...approached, so did a war that for some cadets changed their calculations for going to West Point in the first place. The "five and fly" kids who hoped to pass through the Army on their way to riches now found that the road to Wall Street might include a detour through Baghdad. Their families had some strong feelings--strong but by no means uniform--just as the cadets did. Parents who were once proud that their kids would enter adulthood with great skills and no debts now told them, "Hey, we sold our house at the top of the market...
...bypass surgery was designed to circumvent one of the most common causes of strokes: a blockage in one of the arteries that carry blood to the brain. To reroute blood around a blocked vessel, the surgeon uses a nearby, less vital artery to build a bypass road. Taking this detour, blood continues to flow to the brain, and the risk of a stroke's occurring is presumably lessened...
Kerry's words and moves suggest that he thinks Nov. 2, 2004, was merely a detour on his road to the White House. He has been holding private dinners with potential fund raisers and policy advisers, signaling he might run again and blaming his political strategists for many of the mistakes his campaign made last year, such as not responding swiftly to ads attacking his Vietnam service. He has set up a political-action committee to finance his travels around the country, which will include stops in 20 cities over the next two months to give speeches and headline fund...