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Book Review: Unnatural Selection
By JONATHAN V. LAST Mara Hvistendahl is worried about girls. Not in any political, moral or cultural sense but as an existential matter. She is right to be. In China, India and numerous other countries (both developing and developed), there are many more men than women, the result of systematic campaigns against baby girls.
Who's Responsible for Those $4 Umbrellas?
For folks in the suburbs, April showers bring daffodils. For New Yorkers, they bring piles of disposable umbrellas made in China. I must have three or four at home—those black, generic fold-ups that cost $4 at the deli (or $3 on the street, or $5 when it's raining).
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Management - Inside Nokia: trying to revive a giant
Travel / City Breaks - Postcard from ... London
The FT columnist plays princess for a day at the Goring Hotel, where Kate Middleton has reportedly chosen to spend her last night as a commoner I s the Goring Hotel fit for a (future) queen? Kate Middleton has reportedly chosen to spend her last night as a commoner in this small, family-run hotel located, in its own words, “adjacent to Buckingham Palace”, but which is actually rather closer to Victoria railway station.
Management - The fickle value of friendship
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Comment / Analysis - Manufacturing: Electric avenues
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With admissions notifications from Ivy League colleges going out as early as today, it’s more than just applicants awaiting the results. Alumni interviewers like University of Pennsylvania graduate Andrew Ross say they’re getting annoyed that fewer of the students they endorse win acceptance. Some are ignoring calls to do more and others are quitting the volunteer job altogether. Ross has interviewed more than 50 applicants in a decade and only seen two or three get in. Enlarge image Alumni Interviewer Andrew Ross
Anxious families awaiting April college admission news are living their own March Madness. Their insanity is captured in Andrew Ferguson’s new book, “Crazy U: One Dad’s Crash Course in Getting His Kid Into College” ( Simon & Schuster ). He describes the vanity of a desperate mother at a cocktail party who is dying to announce her daughter’s perfect SAT scores:
Harvard Isn't Worth It Beyond Mom's Party Talk: Amity Shlaes
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Comment / Opinion - Advice from Curie on Japan’s nuclear nightmare
For Defense in Galleon Trial, Offense Is Tactical Art
By CHAD BRAY And SUSAN PULLIAM Bloomberg News; Getty Images; Reuters (2) John Dowd, left, has used aggressive questioning of Anil Kumar, top right, in the Galleon trial. A similar approach wasn't as helpful in the 2009 trial of Anthony Marshall, bottom. In the 2001 trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, middle, a gentler approach appeared to aid the defense.Columnists / Notebook - Dude, where’s my consultant?
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