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...seems to me that what Harvard particularly prepares you well for is going on to more professional education. What I thought Harvard did not prepare me particularly well for was getting a job outside of that sort of intellectual stream...
...Hermann Trophy, the most prestigious individual award in men’s Division I soccer, placing Akpan as one of the top 15 players in the country.Past recipients of the Hermann Trophy include American soccer-greats Claudio Reyna and Brad Friedel. “We kind of expect this sort of thing from Andre, so it wasn’t much of a surprise,” co-captain Michael Fucito says. “But we’re glad he’s getting the recognition he deserves.”Nobody knows Akpan’s ability...
...strike against Mumbai's ritziest neighborhood and the carnage that ensued have exposed troubling holes not only in India's security apparatus but also in whole realms of domestic governance, from its leaky immigration policy to how municipalities are funded to how its minorities are treated. That requires the sort of earnest, thankless hard work few governments can muster, especially while campaigning for elections. Meanwhile, India's public is fuming. "Today," says hotelier Ahmed almost shaking with rage, "we must put an end to this nonsense once...
...also worth asking what sort of effect redemptions are having on the fund itself. Funds that buy and sell the stocks of large companies should have a fairly easy time getting out of positions, says Kinnel, but funds that focus on less-liquid sectors can wind up in a vicious cycle of having to sell holdings at fire-sale prices. There are a number of reopening high-yield bond funds; those might be worth staying away from for the moment. (Read about Hedge Funds: How the Smart Money Looked Dumb...
...Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s address the other day. Singh is an old, mild-mannered academic—a policy wonk in the sort of rough political climate that would normally eat people like him for breakfast. His speech after the attacks was criticized for appearing meek and helpless, and his critics are probably right. What I see though, is a man wary of the same vicious cycle of Pakistan-baiting, worsening cross-border relations, and “tough security measures” that generate the sort of hatred that breeds even more terrorists. He knows...