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...Ning first came to the American West, he shocked the world by winning six Olympic medals in gymnastics - three of them gold - during the 1984 Los Angeles Games. Prior to 1984, the People's Republic had never even won an Olympic medal, and Li Ning was China's undisputed star of the L.A. Games, becoming an instant Chinese sports legend...
...high-profile fan. Davis says NBA superstar LeBron James asked him during a game, "Yo, B.D., why do your shoes look better than everyone else's?" The answer - a team of young, talented designers working for a Chinese company that has the cash to sign up an NBA star - could usher in China's first global apparel brand. As Li Ning's slogan says, "Anything is possible...
...discovery of a dwarf galaxy star nearly as old as the universe has provided a missing link in supporting the “cannibalistic” theory of galaxy formation, according to a study led by Harvard researcher Anna Frebel that was published in the journal “Nature” this month...
...after hours of stargazing and spectroscopic measurements, a star in a distant dwarf galaxy called the Sculptor Galaxy has proven to be chemically similar to several stars found in the Milky Way halo...
...relentless assault of fish 'n' chips and other greasy Scottish clubhouse fare. This 300-year-old former coaching inn, which sits on the edge of a desolately beautiful field, is run by husband-and-wife duo Geoffrey and Katherine Smeddle and has just been awarded a Michelin star. A recent meal had the rewarding combination of surprise (cannelloni of hare) and comfort (roast rib eye of beef in red-wine sauce). But the all-round experience is the real joy. (See 10 things to do in London...