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...China Xinjiang Unrest Continues Two months after ethnic clashes left nearly 200 dead in China's restive northwest province, thousands of protesters massed in the capital of Urumqi following reports of a bizarre string of hypodermic-needle attacks on ethnic Chinese. According to state-run media--the main source of news in an area without reliable Internet access--five people were killed in the disturbance, which led to the ouster of a local Communist Party official; more than 500 reportedly sought treatment...
Last year, the Harvard women’s golf team relied on a string of individual victories to carry the team to Ivy League dominance. This year, the Crimson still carries the threat of solo wins, but has now bolstered the lineup with more reliable scorers. And while the squad may have slipped a spot from last year’s finish at the Princeton Invitational—second, down from first—this year’s showing offers several clues indicating another successful campaign for the Harvard golfers. Leading the way for the Crimson was sophomore Christine...
...safeguard its vast appetite for oil and other natural resources, particularly those drawn from Africa, China has embarked upon a "string of pearls" strategy, building ports and listening posts around the Indian Ocean rim. Beijing's projects span from the Malacca Straits to the Cape of Good Hope and many places in between, including countries that were once in India's sphere of influence. A massive deep-sea port being built by Chinese funds and labor at Hambantota, at the southern tip of Sri Lanka, has in particular riled Indian analysts. With a $1 billion facility also under construction...
...they couldn't find a buyer for their 18th-century farm house, the couple decided to rent it out and move to the guest cottage next door. A brilliant solution - until the first tenants they found were a complete nightmare, calling and e-mailing every day with a string of complaints and demands. "We definitely did things differently the second time around," says Feehan. Word to the wise: when a potential tenant's references don't call you back, quickly apply the breaks. (Read "Home Sales Perk Up, but Expensive Houses Languish...
...other hand, last year’s squad did manage to battle the Eagles—ranked 12th in the nation at the time—to a 1-1 draw. The tie extended what would eventually be a six-game unbeaten streak for Harvard, which would later string together six-straight league wins on its way to the Ancient Eight crown. If the Crimson wishes for history to repeat itself, it had better start soon. —Staff writer Dennis J. Zheng can be reached at dzheng12@college.harvard.edu...