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...Qianmen was before the communist takeover in 1949, when it was one of Beijing's livelier quarters. It doesn't have anything like the same degree of authenticity as the Bund, but the restaurant's spectacular view over the north end of Tiananmen - facing the two huge imperial gates - can't be beaten for sense of place. The location took seven years to find. Even then, a plan to open before the 2008 Olympics was scuttled by delays in Qianmen's construction; the restaurant was then only open briefly before being shut again during the huge security operation surrounding...
...into the modern world with Muslim culture and values intact. Qatar, say state officials, will never try to do the kind of high-volume business that put Dubai on the map but also made it so vulnerable to a speculative bubble. "Dubai is all about numbers and bringing in huge infrastructure projects," says Stuart Pearce, head of the Qatar Financial Centre. "When investors look at Qatar they see stability. Doha doesn't have a whole lot of office buildings that it needs to fill...
...species--nonnative flora and fauna that can quickly overrun an ecosystem--was virtually nonexistent. With the dawn of global trade, transporting critters to new continents was encouraged. Beginning in the 16th century, farmers in North America introduced wheat, rice, soybeans and cattle, among other imports, which today make up huge portions of U.S. food production...
...possessions, and you could feel that we were starting to come back, and they just hit two big shots,” Curry said. “That was kind of the theme of the night—every time we got it back close, they would hit a huge shot, so give credit to them...
...half students. "Road trip!" is a common explanation for what brought them to CPAC. But more and more young attendees - who pay just $25 for a three-day pass, vs. $175 for adults - are highly articulate conservatives running their school or state Young Republican chapters. "We've seen a huge uptick in membership in the last year," says Zach Howell, national chairman of the College Republicans. Just because they're conservative, though, doesn't mean they don't know how to party. (See the 10 greatest speeches of all time...