They found that strong people skills correlate loosely or not at all with being a good CEO. Traits like being a good listener, a good team builder....

The interior of the prison flashed white with suddenly-turned faces. The gloom scintillated, as it were, with rapidly-moving hands.

Between Dingxin and Ximiao it is called the Ruo River. At Ximiao in Inner Mongolia the river bifurcates into two streams, the Xi (Morin) and Dong (Narin) rivers, which empty, respectively, into Lakes Gaxun (Gashun) and Sub (Sogo).

One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.[…]But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.