Trist, trist, foarte trist (extrem de trist din perspectiva personala). Traian Ungureanu devine ultra-defensiv si se autocaricaturizeaza. Articol scris “la cald” (fierbinte!) ca marea majoritate a articolelor recente ale dumnealui (daca nu a fost scris la cald, e mult mai grav; incerc din rasputeri sa ii gasesc circumstante atenuante…).
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Nu e rau deloc
…articolul lui Doru Buscu din Cotidianul. Exceptand insa impartirea in seriile A si B. Care sunt cei din seria A? Vreau un exemplu din marea aceea de semnaturi. “Nume sonore”- poate, “marci publice acceptate”- poate (stim si cum), dar “purtatori onesti de competenta”?
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Economics at work! Compare this article from the BBC (echoing what I believe to be the ‘general’- rather gloomy!- perspective on China’s gender imbalance) and the viewpoints of economists Gary Becker and Richard Posner, who start from discussing whether there is any valid case for forbidding the ‘sex selection’ practice, but end up discussing a series of wider implications.
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Citesc pe Hotnews. Theodor Paleologu e categoric cel mai calificat pentru functia aceasta (si in cativa ani- depinzand desigur de evolutia dumnealui, ie. inca nu e sigur ca nu ar exista volatilitate…- mult peste functia aceasta)- si nu doar pentru ca e ‘tanar, cunoscut si cu un trecut “curat” ‘ (in particular, ca stil diplomatic, spontaneitate, realism etc.,
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I’ve read an interesting article in the latest Economist print edition (Feb 3rd- Feb 9th) about Netvibes and Tariq Krim, its founder and CEO. Find below some excerpts from the article, dealing with the (unavoidable) political capital that comes with his very succesful (so far) enterprise.
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