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...numbers.“I worked for a structural engineering firm for a short time after graduating from IIT,” Rangan said, “I enjoyed what I did, but it was all analytical, consisting of technical drawings and calculations. Meanwhile, I had always been interested in the human side. How do people behave with each other, and how can you get people to work in a cohesive unit?”Rangan said that the application process to the prestigious Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad also helped to alter his thinking...
...Sino-American cooperation and reform from Beijing can help to ease international tensions and improve the lives of millions of people. We acknowledge, as Washington’s critics often point out, that American foreign policy is not perfect, but we believe that a healthy respect for the national interest can coexist with a policy of engagement and progress in the future.In particular, we are concerned about the lack of democracy and transparency in China’s nascent civil society. Recently, we were devastated by reports that infant formula tainted by melanine was responsible for the poisoning of thousands...
...risk doesn’t just lie in the big projects. Federal funding for scientific research has dropped significantly since the surge of interest in biomedical research at the beginning of the decade. In the last two years, the growth of money given to science programs at universities has essentially slowed to a stop. The amount of money spent by colleges and universities on research and development actually declined in inflation-adjusted dollars from...
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...Collins warns that it will discount any artificial use of the endangered words, meaning Motion's readers and Pound's constituents must actually take them up themselves. There's certainly interest in doing so. The Times of London asked readers to vote for the word they most felt should be spared from oblivion and attracted more than 11,000 votes in a week. The word embrangle (to confuse or entangle) won with 1,434 votes, while fubsy (short and stout) came in a distant second. Roborant (tending to fortify) and nitid (bright, glistening) failed to shine; they finished last, drawing...