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...operators, however. As the former owner of Frank's Place - a no-nonsense pub on the edge of the grubby Sanlitun bar area - Briton Russell Probert has already paid his dues in the city. He decided to go upmarket when Frank's came under a city planner's wrecking ball in 2005. His new operation, the decidedly grown-up Pavillion, tel: (86-10) 6507 2617, features luxurious fittings, fine wines and what might be described as discriminating prices. It's aimed, says Probert, at "locals who have become more affluent and discerning." It's not just foreign investors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Capital Gains | 10/26/2006 | See Source »

...haven’t examined 2005 yet, go back and peek about: it’s all Kelly Clarkson and gay cowboys. So, you’ve had a look around the decade. Which scenario does 2006 more closely resemble? Brown’s playing its best ball of the season, but if Penn wants to get back on the podium it can ill afford a second league loss. Prediction: Penn 24, Brown 20.CORNELL (2-4, 0-3) VS. NO. 18 PRINCETON (6-0, 3-0)Wow. You’re in a fairy tale land. So pretty here. Don?...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AROUND THE IVIES: Choose Your Own Ivy League Winners | 10/26/2006 | See Source »

...throwing hand in order to get a better “feel” for the baseball and also to enhance the break of certain pitches, especially the curveball. The use of pine tar is especially advantageous on colder nights since the stickiness helps duplicate the release of the ball under normal circumstances. “Smudgegate,” as it is being called in the media, is not the first incident involving pitchers and pine tar. The most recent of these incidents took place in June 2005, when Los Angeles Angels pitcher Brendan Donnelly was ejected from...

Author: By Frank Herrmann, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BALLPARK FRANK: Smudge Scandal Indicative of Trend in Professional Ball | 10/26/2006 | See Source »

...blow to them, and they kind of went flat until the second half.” Hoff was able to break though a solid Princeton defense thanks to freshman defender Kwaku Nyamekye, who hit Hoff with a well-placed lob that eliminated the Princeton defense. Hoff chipped the ball into the goal, giving the Crimson a 1-0 lead at the half. “We definitely did our homework and used it to our advantage with their goalkeeper being unsure about catching the ball in the air,” Hoff said. “Our strategy was just...

Author: By Abigail M. Baird and Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Forward Sparks Two More Wins | 10/24/2006 | See Source »

...often woken up a roommate with getting up to scream at the TV after a missed block in the back call or a strike three called ball four. Last weekend, it was a questionable unsportsmanlike conduct call at the end of the Harvard-Princeton matchup that had me up in arms...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MAD ABOUT YOU: Zebras Making Crucial Mistakes | 10/24/2006 | See Source »

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