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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...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 who are targeting the city's moneyed class. Prominent Beijing nightlife entrepreneur Henry Lee has just opened Rui Fu, tel: (86-10) 6404 2711. With a tastefully understated interior and a range of expensive tipples, Rui Fu is being heralded as yet another antidote to the tawdry dance clubs that have been a mainstay of the capital's youth-oriented nightlife in recent years. But how will Beijing...

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

...made of 12 long chains of amino acids with a mass about 10 times that of average protein. To find the structure of large proteins such as RNA polymerase, scientists have to purify them, crystallize them, and then use x-ray crystallography to visualize the structure, according to Jianhua Fu, an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Cornell. Fu worked with Kornberg at Stanford and authored one of the scientific papers cited by the Nobel Prize committee. Fu said Kornberg used interdisciplinary techniques involving biology, chemistry, and physics to visualize the RNA’s structure...

Author: By Jonathan B. Steinman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Alum Snags Chemistry Nobel | 10/12/2006 | See Source »

...KUNG FU MEETS SACRE BLEU...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 16, 2006 | 10/8/2006 | See Source »

...Flavor Flav actually recites several lines from “Scarface” verbatim. The Wu-Tang Clan, while arguably the most cinematic rap crew ever to rock a mic, drew most of their influence not from Hollywood, but from Hong Kong. The group grew up on cheap kung-fu double features, bringing a martial lyrical ethic (and a bevy of dialogue samples) back to their headquarters in the legendary temple of “Shaolin” (Staten Island). As the film world became such a source of inspiration for hip-hop masters, it was only a matter...

Author: By Will B. Payne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Payneful Truths: Rage Against the Screen: Hip-Hop Takes Aim at Hollywood, Again | 10/5/2006 | See Source »

...will teach you all there is to know about FC 67, “Popular Culture in Modern China,” from cheesy puns (ever thought about love songs as “decadence through de-cadence”?) to cheesy flicks (try analyzing “Kung-Fu Hustle” in a classroom).There’s something for everyone: sentimentalists can wallow in the perennially doe-eyed expressions of actresses whose roles were so depressing they committed suicide; action fans can get a hai(-ya!) from Jet Li’s fighting antics; and brooding...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foreign Cultures | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

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