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This Dec. 18 will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the moment when Deng Xiaoping pushed a Communist Party plenum into adopting the first measures that would launch the country into the most extraordinary burst of economic development the world has ever seen. Outsiders have been predicting that it couldn't last ever since. The financial and economic crisis currently plaguing the globe has lead the whole world into unchartered territory. If the likes of Kroeber and Rothman are right, the one thing that could remain constant in a world where nothing seems fixed is China's ability to surprise...
...quarter: ERIC SCHULTZ HAMMERS HART FROM BEHIND AS HE DROPS BACK, CAUSING A FUMBLE THAT'S RECOVERED BY CARL EHRLICH AT THE YALE 13. A huge play by the Crimson's defense at a key moment...
...long life of the Dalai Lama is, for Tibetans, a profound blessing. But while they might pray to postpone the moment of his passing, the leaders of the Tibetan community are no longer shy about preparing...
...contemplate them, to think: “My thumb lifted itself again as if of its own volition, and I put away the camera. ” While principally taking aim at the concept of the biography, Kehlmann also engages with modern notions of celebrity. In one particularly memorable moment, Zollner takes Kaminski to a friend’s art exhibit in the city with the intention of garnering advance publicity for the biography he is penning. But in introducing those who frequent these social circles, from the editor-in-chief of ArT magazine to the fledging artists themselves, Kehlmann...
...member Martha Armstrong Gray, Dance Director at the Cambridge School of Weston. “But I’d rather see Trisha move than talk.” In hushed tones, Brown alternated between casually speaking about her experiences with dance and enacting those encounters. In one such moment, she started talking about her transition from aerial work on rooftops back to grounded movement. The 71-year-old woman then suddenly got up with a smile. “I’m sorry I’m laughing, but I’m happy...