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Men’s gymnast Kohei Uchimura vaults at the 2011 NHK Cup in Tokyo.

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In the quest to close the sports gender gap, female athletes face a physiological hurdle.

Russian beach volleyball players Anastasiia Vasina and Anna Vozakova practice at the Olympic Village in London.

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London could show how to build a better Olympics

For London, writes Juliette Kayyem, the benefits of hosting the Games could lead to the city helping the global Olympic enterprise find its way again.

In Hpa An, a ceremony welcoming girls to the Buddhist nunhood.

travel

After 50 years of solitude, Myanmar welcomes company

Myanmar’s military regime is finally embracing its potential as a modern destination, freeing political prisoners, holding elections, and greeting Western diplomats — and tourists.

Lake Keurusselkä, in central Finland, covers 45.3 square miles.

Taking the Finnish rest cure

Summer in Finland is a brief perfect moment made of a mild soothing sun that shines well into the night, and scudding white and purple clouds.

Needham residents flock to cheer Olympian Aly Raisman

Sunday’s parade and rally reflected a town, and a region, that adores its gold medal winner.

Olympic gold medal gymnast Aly Raisman waved during the parade Sunday.

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Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman waved during the parade Sunday in Needham.

A large crowd gathered to watch the parade, which rolled from the town hall to Needham High School.

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A large crowd watched the parade from the town hall to Needham High School.

The parade ended in a rally on the Needham High School baseball field.

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The parade ended in a rally on the Needham High School baseball field.

Raisman addressed the crowd during the rally.

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Raisman addressed the crowd at the rally.

Raisman was named a deputy sheriff by Norfolk County Commissioner Francis O'Brien

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She was named deputy sheriff by Norfolk County Commissioner Francis O'Brien.

Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, attended church services Sunday in Wolfeboro, N.H.

Romney looks to stress family-man qualities

A key question over the next two months could be whether voters will embrace this pancake-flipping, Costco-shopping version of Mitt Romney.

opinion | JOHN E. SUNUNU

Paul Ryan gives left wing the jitters

For Democratic operatives, demonizing Paul Ryan was supposed to be easy. But a funny thing happened on the way to this week’s convention.

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From the annals of Britain’s UFO Desk

A footpath winds along the shoreline of Curtis Island.

travel

4 Maine island adventures close to shore

Ideas

The people with no lobby in Washington
Actor David Greenspan and director Rebecca Taichman work on a scene from “Marie Antoinette,” in rehearsal in Cambridge.

Rumblings of the 99% in ‘Marie Antoinette’
“For what we got paid, that job was crazy,” said Jesse Carter, who worked on the renovation of the Copley Place Marriott.

A story of hope, and a lopsided deal
This Tang dynasty earthen­­-ware figure is from “Unearth-ed,” one of three China-centric exhibits at the Clark Art Institute.

Art Review

A century on, a return to China in ‘Through Shen-kan’
This ad, which appeared in Fortune in 1969, made clear that gender equality at the office still had a way to go.

Ideas | Q&A

What happened when women joined the office
In Hpa An, a ceremony welcoming girls to the Buddhist nunhood.

travel

After 50 years of solitude, Myanmar welcomes company
According to a team source, Tyler Seguin probably will sign an extension before there is a labor agreement.

Sunday Hockey Notes

Bruins’ Tyler Seguin expected to get extension
Men’s gymnast Kohei Uchimura vaults at the 2011 NHK Cup in Tokyo.

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The Equal Rites Awards
The fit between the ever-detailed, maniacally disciplined, and flat-lined Greg Schiano, and the young and talented Buccaneers couldn’t be more perfect.

Sunday Football Notes

Greg Schiano and Buccaneers are a perfect fit

Sports

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Red Sox 8, Royals 6

Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine argued with umpire Dan Bellino after Dustin Pedroia was called out at first. Valentine was eventually tossed from the game.

New-look Red Sox bounce back over the Royals

Manager Bobby Valentine was ejected in the fifth inning while James Loney, fresh from the Dodgers, drove in the tying run.

Metro

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“As I understand it, he has to serve his nation in the National Guard,” said Kerry Healey, a top adviser to Mitt Romney, in reference to Senator Scott Brown.

Brown to miss most of GOP convention

Former lieutenant governor Kerry Healey said Sunday that Senator Scott Brown was doing several days of Army National Guard duty this week.

Columnists

Vercheesa Thompson (above left) of Dorchester, facilitator Candace Keshwar, Michelle Eunis, and Suheil Riveramet in Jamaica Plain last week while Sherina Hendrix (below) played with their children. The mothers’ group is creating its own child-care cooperative.

Yvonne Abraham

Program helps families create own solutions
Laila Ali is one of eight celebrities competing on the war-based reality show “Stars Earn Stripes.”

JOANNA WEISS

Does ‘Stars Earn Stripes’ glorify war?

JEFF JACOBY

Both parties are too extreme on abortion

INNOVATION ECONOMY

What happens when a trend never touches down
Jackie, Sue, and Lynn as seen in “49 Up,” a 2005 British film that is part of a decades-long series of documentaries.

Joan Wickersham

A study of class captures shape, sweep of real lives

Lawrence Harmon

Mass. needs to update wiretap laws

SCOT LEHIGH

The GOP’s big tent collapses

boston capital

Big-box stores are in big trouble
Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett, and Adrian Gonzalez have underachieved and are on the verge of being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Dan Shaughnessy

Blockbuster Red Sox trade signifies end of failed era

Joan Vennochi

Romney made Mass. his stepping stone

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox left picking up the pieces
Chinese police stand guard at an anti-Japanese protest outside the Japanese consulate in Shanghai last week.

Edward L. Glaeser

Putting China at ease

Business

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Officials removed the body of a man who opened fire outside the Empire State Building on Friday. New York police said a laid-off clothing designer killed an executive from his former company as pedestrians heading to work packed the street.

Employers revisit violence prevention efforts

Recent workplace shootings have led many companies to develop or enhance violence prevention programs, helping contribute to a steady decline in on-the-job fatalities.

Politics

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Belmont resident Elizabeth Mahoney campaigned for local candidates on Saturday. This week, she will be one of Massachusetts’ delegates to the Republican National Convention.

Mass. delegates to GOP convention enjoy special perks

As the delegation from the nominee’s home state, they’ll share a hotel with Mitt Romney and sit directly beneath the podium when he accepts the nomination.

Nation & World

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Tropical Storm Isaac moved Sunday over Key West, Fla.

A growing Isaac menaces Gulf Coast

A hurricane warning was issued for a large swath of the northern Gulf Coast from east of Morgan City, La. — which includes the New Orleans area — to Destin, Fla.

Arts

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Art Review

This Tang dynasty earthen­­-ware figure is from “Unearth-ed,” one of three China-centric exhibits at the Clark Art Institute.

A century on, a return to China in ‘Through Shen-kan’

The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute has never held a Chinese exhibition before, but it has good reason to mount the three Chinese shows on display there now.

Books

‘The Zenith’ by Duong Thu Huong

“Zenith” bravely imagines the final months of Ho Chi Minh’s life.

Travel

Peter Doucette on the Cloudveil Traverse in Grand Teton National Park.

A climb through mountaineering history in the Tetons

Even if you don’t like climbing, the Grand Tetons are the kind of archetypal mountains that etch themselves on your memory.

“For what we got paid, that job was crazy.”

Jesse Carter,  who worked on the renovation of the Copley Place Marriott

Magazine

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Did Beatrice Munyenyezi lie to get into this country?
The cover for the August 19 2012 issue

Can a Woburn company’s flying car someday be a fix for traffic?
The cover for the August 12 2012 issue

The man who nourished Boston’s literary scene
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Can GPS find you a mate?

Opinion

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“In decades of researching American political lobbies, we have found that there are huge gaps in who is represented in Washington.”

—Kay Schlozman, Sidney Verba, and Henry E. Brady