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...restore some of its ancient structures with modern materials. Other developments, including an unsightly viewing tower and a nearby golf course, have also been controversial. Perhaps it's just as well that their impact is diminished when seen from the sky. Bagan's beauty is undeniable during these spectacular, 45-minute flights...
...restore some of its ancient structures with modern materials. Other developments, including an unsightly viewing tower and a nearby golf course, have also been controversial. Perhaps it's just as well that their impact is diminished when seen from the sky. Bagan's beauty is undeniable during these spectacular, 45-minute flights...
Indeed, P. Roy Vagelos, a former CEO and chairman of Merck, traveled last fall to China, where he met a number of U.S.-educated Chinese scientists who had returned to work in their homeland. "The new labs are spectacular," he says. "Unbelievable. The equipment leaves nothing to be desired." The government is doling out generous research grants to academic scientists. In all, it invested nearly 110 billion yuan on science in 2004, up from less than 50 billion yuan in 1999. Chinese scientists also get cash awards that can run into thousands of dollars for getting papers published in scholarly...
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The Harvard men’s basketball team washed away the lingering effects of a brutal loss in New Haven with one half of near-flawless play on Saturday night. Another spectacular guard effort keyed a 75-58 Harvard blowout at the Pizzitola Center and kept the team alive and well in the Ivy title hunt. The Crimson improved to 11-6 overall and 3-1 in the Ivy League. It was the most recent test in a tough opening stretch that includes five of the first six league games on the road. After suffering...
...stunning panoramas of one of the world's prettiest cities. But the food - doled out buffet-style at steel counters - was unimpressive and the décor was forgettable. Locals avoided the place, and tourists felt shortchanged. All that unfulfilled potential is now in the past, however. Following a spectacular recent revamp, the Summit is finally attaining heights worthy of its name. Its minimalist, Space Odyssey-inspired interior features the kind of modernist furnishings - including chairs by Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter...