Girl Power at School, but Not at the Office

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/jobs/31pre.html?pagewanted=1
Book smart is not enough. One needs to have a thick skin and persistence to succeed.

A Biblical Seven Years

What an Olympic show Beijing put up! Here is what Tom Friedman's reflection,
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/opinion/27friedman.html

Lessons from a “lost decade”

Japan lost a decade after the burst of a housing bubble. Would US follow the same path?
http://www.economist.com/finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11964819

Want More Growth in China? Have Faith

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121815556386722667.html
This article by wsj is a good read.
Long time ago, Max Weber had provided the link of faith, especially the Protestant Christian faith, to the economic development. It is re-discovered by Peter Chao,
"From the ancient time till now everybody wants to make more money," Mr. Zhao said. "But from history we see only Christians have a continuous nonstop creative spirit and the spirit for innovation."

Bubbles and Troubles

Soros used reflexitivity to describe bubbles - these are the times fortunes are made or lost.
Studies of bubbles is also hot with academia - like the bubble research group at Princeton.
http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB121089412378097011.html

ZT: 美国体系正在进入大混乱、大爆炸时期

http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=tzlc&MsgID=109493

Mr Yuan's analysis on dollar crisis is right on the money.

Acadia National Park

We took a vacation in Bar Harbor, Maine and Acadia National Park.
http://www.nps.gov/acad/
Rockefeller family has a summer "cottage" in Seal harbor, right next to the Park. As it turned out, about one third of the park land and 45 miles of historical carriage road were donated by John D Jr.