Not Merely Music: The Phenomenon of Hip-Hop 所向披靡嘻哈风 It seems that hip-hop music is ubiquitous1 these days, from popular radio to TV commercials. Whatever your opinion of hip-hop music may be, there is no denying it has impacted pop cult...
All for One and One for All 共同基金大不同 Financial investment is a game of risks and rewards, the object being to minimize the former and maximize the latter. Concentrating investment capital carries the greatest potential for high dividends...
The Catcher in the Rye 麦田守望者 Banned by many schools and libraries when first published in 1951, The Catcher in the Rye has been courting controversy for half a century. J.D. Salingers soul-searching novel of youthful alienation has long sin...
A Celestial Ambience 劫后余生：巴黎圣母院 As a testament to the correlation between glorious spaces and heavenly thoughts, the Notre Dame de Paris has stood for 750 years as the apex of European religious architecture. Seeking to liberate t...
Celebrating Christmas: A Visit With Nicholas 圣诞老人，报上名来 Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ, the Nativity of the babe in the manger whom Christians believe was the Son of God. Indeed, the very word Christmas means Christ festiva...
The Deep End 暗夜摇篮曲 Ready for a moody film noir? The Deep End is set to entertain with its hallmarks of the genre: gritty characters, improbable plot twists, and lush visuals which earned it the award for Best Cinematography at this year's S...
A Health Club with A Twist 快乐.希望.亚历山大 Not a single stone goes unturned in Alexander Health Club's uncompromising commitment to satisfy their customers' needs. They not only do it with great workout equipment and well-designed aerobics...
Following un Ancient Footsteps 长相丝守：丝绸之路话从头 One of the world's most ancient and historically important trade routes, the Silk Road conjures up exotic images of camel caravans, windswept deserts, and such legendary figures as G...
The Rough,Tough World Of Rugby 敢冲敢抢橄榄球 To the uninitiated, rugby is a game in which a bunch of powerfully built men throw themselves at one another in pursuit of an oval ball. In fact, this ancestor of modern American and Canadian footb...
Do as the Romans Did? 巨蛋始祖：罗马竞技场 Inaugurated1 in A.D. 80 by the emperor Titus, the Roman Colosseum is the earliest prototype of the modern superdome. With a perimeter of 527 meters, 80 entrances, and the capacity to hold between 5...
