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...rest of China's leadership, a chance to start addressing those issues will come when the party's 17th Congress, the first in five years, opens in Beijing on Oct. 15. More than 2,000 party members will gather for a few days of factional maneuvering and backroom deals. New policies will be adopted and new appointments made to the Standing Committee of the Politburo--the nine-member inner Cabinet of China--but so opaque are China's politics that the tea-leaf readers will be busy for years. "Even when you know the names and positions...
...scores of websites have been shut down and policing of the Web tightened to such an extent that some prominent bloggers have closed down until the conference is over in protest at having their posts deleted. One blogger left a sarcastic post "wishing the Party a smooth and successful 17th Congress...
Gerrit Dou's Astronomer by Candlelight is familiar to any fan of 17th-century Dutch masters. But if a recent claim by heirs to one of the most prominent World War II-era Dutch art dealers succeeds, Dou's painting will be taken from Leiden's De Lakenhal Museum and returned to the family of Nathan Katz. In all, Katz' four children are claiming 225 paintings and two tapestries from museums and institutions throughout the Netherlands...
...Harvard men’s golf team is back in rebuilding mode after finishing in last place in the 18-team field. After Saturday morning’s closing round, the Crimson’s combined three-round score of 902 put the team four shots behind 17th-place St. Thomas Aquinas and 72 shots behind the winner, University of West Florida, which shot a team score of 10-under. Harvard occupied the rear of the field from the very beginning of the tournament by shooting an opening-round 301 on Friday morning, good only for 12th place. Needing...
Cogan University Professor Stephen J. Greenblatt said that his new course, Humanities 27, “A Silk Road Course: Travel and Transformation on the High Seas: An Imaginary Journey in the Early 17th Century,” promises to be a “contingent adventure...