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...Kong's Island Shangri-La hotel, grins and says, "Oh yeah." Well, maybe - or maybe not. Despite a proliferation of trendy wine bars and stores in Shanghai and Beijing, China as a whole remains a huge disappointment for the world's winemakers. Just a few years ago, there were broad expectations that China would be the Next Big Thing in the wine world, following in the footsteps of Japan and South Korea, which have both developed into substantial export markets. So far, it hasn't happened. "The feeding frenzy about China is not reflected in the size of the market...
...Another considerable issue is that after taking a few broad introductory courses within WGS itself that provide foundations in both gender and sexuality studies, concentrators are essentially farmed out to other departments, thanks to the nebulous requirement of “five half-courses within a specific discipline or group of related disciplines within humanities or social sciences.” The combination of too many different topics, together with the requirement that concentrators essentially seek out whatever they can find on their own outside WGS, creates an outside perception of a concentration that is at once bloated and unfocused...
...elections and won't return until November.) No such luck. Aides to Representative Edward Markey and Senator Bill Nelson said that late in the day Barton's staff drafted an exception to the bill for "intelligence gathering purposes." The Democrats wouldn't approve it because the exception was too broad and raised too many questions at that late hour, according to an aide from Representative Markey's office. "People don't mind law enforcement getting people's phone records if they go before a judge and say why they need them," said the aide. We just don't want...
...While the specifics of its proposals are not yet clear - or, says Baker, even finalized - the broad premise guiding those recommendations appears to be that the U.S. needs to try to salvage the best possible outcome given that the achievement of its original goals in Iraq appear increasingly unlikely. The New York Sun first reported last week that Baker's group would make clear that "victory" in Iraq, in the sense that the White House uses the term - establishing a stable democracy capable of defending itself and serving as an ally in the U.S. war on terror - is beyond reach...
...community, we all have an obligation to care about the presidential search.The role of the Harvard president is tremendously important. The president appoints each faculty’s dean, serves as Harvard’s chief fundraiser, and sits on the Harvard Corporation, which governs the University and sets broad policy. The president is empowered with a deep pocket of discretionary funds, which he or she can direct toward specific programs. He or she can also push initiatives through leadership and inspiration, as President Summers did with financial aid. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the president chairs...