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...People's Republic of China commemorates its 60th anniversary, it seemingly has much to celebrate. China is the world's most populous and industrious nation, is the world's third largest economy and trading nation, has become a global innovator in science and technology, and is building a world-class university system. It has an increasingly modern military and commands diplomatic respect. It is at peace with its neighbors and all major powers. Its hybrid model of quasi-state capitalism and semidemocratic authoritarianism - sometimes dubbed the "Beijing Consensus" - has attracted attention across the developing world...
...especially to economic concerns, many Asian-born students are choosing to attend universities in Asia rather than in the U.S. and other Western nations, according to an article published in the New York Times on Saturday. “The schools in Singapore are world-class, they’re close by, and they’re a lot cheaper,” said Harvard student Michelle B. Nguyen ’13, who was born in Vietnam and attended high school in Singapore. William R. Fitzsimmons ’67, dean of admissions and financial aid, noted the dramatic...
...Brown—We guess we should have seen this coming, as being smart (Chicago), liberal arts focused (Amherst), and smoking up (Colorado) are apparently all the ingredients you need to be a world-class douche. But seriously, Brown in the number one slot? Would most people even put them in the top 25? Do Seth Cohen and Serena Van Der Woodsen's fictional college dreams play a big role in the ranking process? Emma Watson is going to Brown; it can't be that...
...Brown—We guess we should have seen this coming, as being smart (Chicago), liberal arts focused (Amherst), and smoking up (Colorado) are apparently all the ingredients you need to be a world-class douche. But seriously, Brown in the number one slot? Would most people even put them in the top 25? Do Seth Cohen and Serena Van Der Woodsen's fictional college dreams play a big role in the ranking process? Emma Watson is going to Brown; it can't be that...
...androgen insensitivity syndrome, a condition in which a genetic male is resistant to androgens, the male sex hormones that include testosterone, leading the body to appear externally female. "I cannot comment on the gender test as I am not a doctor, but the incident surely robbed India of a world-class athlete," says P. Nagarajan, her coach, who recruited her in high school. "An incident like this is enough to ruin a girl's life - and it did ruin her life and career...