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A man wielding two knives injured eight people yesterday morning in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang Province.

The 33-year-old, surnamed Liu, attacked one neighbor with two knives and then, while chasing other neighbors, wounded five people on the street at about 8:30am, said the Hangzhou municipal public security bureau.

The injuries to the six victims were not life-threatening, added the bureau.

The man shortly afterwards ran into a nearby Walmart store and was held there by police at about 9am.

Two police officers were bitten during a struggle, said the bureau.

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On August 10, Qi Kunfeng and his wife Wang Yanyan carry their twin newborn daughters who were stolen and sold by an obstetrician in Fuping Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital in Shaannxi Province.

The twins were rescued from neighboring Shanxi Province and eastern Shandong Province respectively, said the Shaanxi provincial government on August 8.

The obstetrician, Zhang Shuxia allegedly obtained the infants by falsely claiming that they had congenital diseases, convincing the parents to abandon treatment and allow the doctor to handle the babies.

As of August 8, police have received reports of 55 similar cases from local citizens, including 26 cases in which Zhang was allegedly involved. Police have launched investigations into five of the reported cases.

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The room where three Chinese and an Afghan were killed by unknown armed people is seen in Kabul on Thursday in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 9, 2013. Three Chinese citizens were killed Thursday in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul and another two remained missing, said Chinese Embassy Friday. [Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud]

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A view of the building is seen where three Chinese and an Afghan were killed by unknown armed people in Kabul on Thursday in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 9, 2013.

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Boys cool off in a fountain in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 9, 2013. Continuous heat waves have lingered in the city, with the highest temperature reaching above 41 degrees Celsius in these four days. (Xinhua/Wang Dingchang)

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Classic British taxi cabs are ready to pick up passengers in Nanjing. [Photo/Wang Luxian/Asianewsphoto]

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Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2013 shows the site of a road accident in Agang Town of Luoping County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. An overloaded minibus lost control on a curve on a local country road Sunday morning, leaving ten people killed and five other injured. The driver died along with nine others, including a pregnant woman. The injured passengers have been hospitalized. (Xinhua)

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Rainstorm floods roads in parts of Beijing.....English.news.cn | 08.11.2013 | Editor: Zhu Ningzhu

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Los Angeles Lakers NBA star Kobe Byrant gives out free basketballs & greets fans at a local community center in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen August 4, 2013.

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no_name said:

Maybe they should develop it into a rock climbing theme park.

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Preferably rock climbers who like base jumping

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B.I.B. said:

Preferably rock climbers who like base jumping

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Or bungy jump from the centre hole.

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no_name said:

Maybe they should develop it into a rock climbing theme park.

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B.I.B. said:

Preferably rock climbers who like base jumping

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no_name said:

Or bungy jump from the centre hole.

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Exactly, that way they could pay off for adding the elevators later.

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Women wearing period costumes participate in a sewing contest in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, on Aug 11, 2013. Qixi, also known as Chinese Valentine's Day, falls on Aug 13 this year. It's also called Qiqiao festival, where women honor the Weaving Maid, or the Queen of Skills, by exchanging skills. [Photo/CFP]

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A salesgirl arranges flowers for customers ahead of the Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day, in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2013. The Qixi Festival, which falls on Aug. 13 this year, originates from a folk tale about a fairy named Zhinu who marries a mortal named Niulang. The marriage allegedly enraged the Goddess of Heaven, who created the Milky Way to separate them. Supposedly, the pair of lovers are reunited for a single night each year by magpies that fly into the heavens and form a bridge for them to cross. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

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A man chooses flowers to present to his wife ahead of the Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day, in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2013.

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The combined photo taken on Aug. 12, 2013 shows local residents ride in various sun protective outfits in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The highest temperature in Hangzhou reached over 40 degrees Celsius for the eighth consecutive day on Monday. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

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Local residents ride under a sunshade on a street in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 12, 2013. The highest temperature in Hangzhou reached over 40 degrees Celsius for the eighth consecutive day on Monday. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

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People visit the exhibition area of domestic automobile brands during the 2013 China Yinchuan International Auto Expo in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2013. Domestic brands have attracted many visitors' attention in the expo. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

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Six prisoners in Chongqing Yongchuan Jail take wedding photos with their wives to mark the arrival of the Qixi Festival on Sunday, August 11, 2013. The Yongchuan Jail is carrying out themed activities as the festival approaches, allowing several prisoners to take wedding dress photos to make up for not spending time with their wives. Qixi Holiday, the Chinese Valentine's Day, which falls on the seventh day of the 7th lunar month, celebrates the annual meeting of the cowherd and weaver girl in Chinese mythology. [Photo: Chinanews.com

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Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2013 shows a stand for free rental of public bicycles in the Honggutan New District of Nanchang City, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province. A total of 67 rental stands for public bicycles in the Honggutan New District of Nanchang have been updated to provide 24-hour service for citizens. (Xinhua/Zhou Ke)

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A visitor poses with performers at the Chinatown festival held in Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 10, 2013. The 14th annual Chinatown festival showcased the attractiveness of Chinese culture and brought about 60,000 visitors to experience the biggest multicultural summer celebration. (Xinhua/Liang Sen)

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Children learn to make snack in a summer camp in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 10, 2013. An art youth summer camp kicked off at China Centennial Altar on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhang Yu)

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Performers dance during the opening ceremony of the 23rd Qingdao International Beer Festival in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 10, 2012. More than 300 varieties of beer of 27 brands from 18 countries and regions will be offered at the festival, which will last for 16 days. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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China's largest search-and-rescue vessel Haixun 01 sits at a port along the Huangpu River in Shanghai on Aug 11 after a 62-day international voyage to Australia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Malaysia, with a record 25,928-kilometres sailed, marking it China's first maritime vessel to reach countries in the Southern Hemisphere for friendly maritime exchanges. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Arrrggghh...lol..you always find ways to shorten my lunch hour do ya?

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Equation.. can you say building code violations..

Photos taken on Aug. 12, 2013 shows a residential building with a rocky style villa on its roof, in Haidian District of Beijing, capital of China. A resident in the building has spent years to build a huge villa on top of a 26-storey building in Beijing. His neighbors have complained about this oddity covering over 1,000 square meters, fearing its weight may cause structural collapse. Local bureau of city administration attempted to investigate the allegedly illegal construction, but the owner hasn't shown up so far. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

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Comparison with identical building next door.

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bd popeye said:

Equation.. can you say building code violations..

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That's jaw-dropping.

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Equation said:

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Benidorm Building "without elevator above 20th floor" actually does. But you will have to wait a long time for it


The Daily Mail headline says Uno problemo… Construction firm builds 47-storey skyscraper in Benidorm but forget to fit a lift; Dezeen says Benidorm skyscraper built without an elevator. It seems that it all started with Gizmodo, which wrote 47-story Spanish skyscraper has no elevator, just like Spain's economy.


Now from a TreeHugger point of view that might be a good thing; we are big fans of people taking the stairs. But in fact, it doesn't appear to be true. The Intempo Benidorm does have elevators. It is true that the greedy real estate developer increased the height of the building from 20 storeys to 47 storeys, but did not take the additional elevator capacity needed into account. The number of elevators needed is a function of the number of stops, the number of residential units at each stop, and the wait time that people are willing to accept. Here they have more than doubled the number of floors and units, but just extended the shafts that they had in the shorter building instead of adding elevators, as you would have to do to provide decent service.

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Yuck!