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...which seems to have greeted this story at Harvard and elsewhere. Call it jealousy, call it shock, or call it entertaining; whatever the explanation, people are reacting to Viswanathan’s predicament as they would to a Yankees loss. One of the clearest examples of this trend is a post from the notoriously snappy blog “Gawker,” which comments, “Let’s just sum it all up with the obvious: isn’t it kind of awesome to see an overachieving Indian kid finally do something wrong...
...Golden Rule Creamery for dinner. On the counter Teller noticed an automatic fortunetelling machine bearing a sign: "SWAMI. Ask me a question." Jokingly, he scribbled on a piece of paper: "Do we really understand what we are trying to do?" Back popped the answer: "There seems to be a trend of doubt." Teller tried again: "Will Ivy be a success?" The answer: "Why do you ask? Of course...
...Such stories mark a broader trend of ambassadors appointed for patronage, not skills. From the Floridian property developer serving as Ambassador to Portugal to the Ohio industrialist turned Ambassador to Germany—who apparently compensated for his lack of German language skills with a $561,995 donation to the GOP—experience is no longer a prerequisite for appointment. Instead, fundraising, campaigning, and lobbying ability at home now determine who will represent America in foreign lands...
...this year, while 22.5 percent said they will hire roughly the same number of graduates. The survey is conducted three times over the course of the academic year, each time measuring employers’ hiring expectations, according Andrea J. Koncz, who conducted the survey. The results represent a growing trend in college-graduate hiring since 2003, the last time this annual survey found an expected decrease, Koncz said. “With the economy improving, many companies are finally growing, resulting in increased job openings,” she added. Employers expect to raise starting salaries by 3.7 percent...
...country's religious revolution. Even by the government's own conservative estimate, China now has more than 200 million worshippers of all faiths, double the number just nine years ago. The inroads made by apocalyptic Christian cults in China's countryside have garnered more international attention, but the larger trend is the renaissance of Buddhism and folk religions, which blend Taoism, Confucianism, shamanism, ancestor reverence and local-deity worship into a potent mix of spirituality. More than half of the nation's believers follow these local faiths. "China's religious traditions are much longer than its Communist past," says Yang...