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...ElBaradei replaced Hans Blix atop the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency in 1997, and has announced plans to pass the torch when his third term expires in November 2009. It's been a tumultuous tenure. He has clashed with the Bush Administration and weathered protests stemming from his negotiations with Tehran, and he has been chided for wavering when forced to confront intractable leaders. But it's been a decorated run as well: in 2005, ElBaradei and the IAEA were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Vienna-based agency kicks off its 52nd General Conference on Sept...
...18th century English reproduction of the Portland Vase which is not only reminiscent of Greek red and black figure pottery, but also appears in William Michael Harnett’s “Still Life with Bric-a-Brac” along with a late 16th century Iranian torch stand also on display. The connections between works are endless and can be overwhelming if not explored leisurely. As the hyphen suggests, “Re-View” is not merely a review of the Harvard Art Museum’s collection, but prompts the viewer to reconsider the works...
...movie Bette Davis, Ida Lupino could play waifs or wantons, but she always gave her characters the wit and glamour required to wrestle with their fates. In Moontide (1942), she's the last hope for French icon Jean Gabin; in Road House (1948), she's the torch singer hired by punk Richard Widmark: two solid noirs starring one classy dame...
...course, not all Chinese are asking those questions at this very minute; many are still basking in the residual glow from all those fireworks and gold medals. Despite numerous controversies ahead of the Games - turmoil over the Olympic torch relay, the bloody suppression of Tibetan riots in March, crackdowns on militant separatists in far-flung provinces - the Games went spectacularly smoothly. Now they are over, and China stands at a critical juncture in its tumultuous modern history. Many scholars and analysts say that Chinese society has reached a point where maintaining the societal status quo is no longer an option...
...basic question is whether Clinton is willing to pass the Democratic torch, to concede that while he might have been the party's bridge to the 21st century, Obama is the 21st century, the new believer in a place called Hope. Clinton likes to play the elder statesman, but he's not usually inclined to see himself as yesterday's news, and he clearly resents Obama as a too-cool-for-school upstart who paid insufficient homage to his legacy while seizing a nomination that was rightfully his wife's. He has been the leader of the Democratic Party...