Impact Lab - Amazing Photos of China High School failed me. As a high school dropout, I knew I was taking a risk by rejecting the ‘normal route’ and knew I always wanted to be in the business world. During one assignment in my computer class, I did not show up in a suit and tie for the presentation. The teacher docked me for not ‘dressing proper’, which I found puzzling. After all, this class was about desktop publishing – why should this be an issue? It should be about the substance of my work and not some preconceived, superficial notion about how I looked. The good news is that federal aid for colleges has reached its high-water mark. I recently had lunch with Patrick Bryant and his son, Pate. “We were mixed on Pate’s need to attend college. “I already have the knowledge and capability to write code that you’d pay someone who went to four years of college to write,” said Pate. Thankfully, young adults have caught on to the failure of the status quo. So, my advice to high schools is very simple. Via Forbes
China Statistics China Statistics Demographic Economic Consumer Behavior • Infrastructure WTO Accession Area: 3,705,386 sq mi Population (Unit : 1 million) Population by Residence (%) Population Structure by Age Ethnicity: Han Chinese 91.9% China has 56 ethnic groups Religions: Officially atheist but traditional religion contains elements of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism GDP: $4.8 trillion GDP per capita: $3,800 Real growth rate: 7% Inflation: 1.3% Unemployment: Urban ~ 10% Labor force: 700 million Agriculture -- 50% Industry - 24% Services - 6% Exports: $194.9 million Imports: $165.8 billion Mainland China's Export Share by Region: (% of Total) Foreign Direct Investment in China Source: MOFTEC & China Statistical Yearbook China's Market Share in Export Markets Economic Indicators by Province,1999 (Source: 2000 China Statistical YearBook) Beijing Shenyang Shanghai Guangzhou Wuhan Xi'an Chongqing The New Wealthy Urban households, by income segment (%) Source: Asian Demorgraphics Big Spenders Retail sales of leading cities, 2000
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