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Let China Sleep, For When She Wakes, She Will Shake the World.

Reposting an old review of the essential China Shakes the World by James Kynge.

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• Arif Naqvi, Founder and CEO of the Dubai’s premier Private Equity firm speaks at CBS Tuesday March 23rd, Uris 142, 12:30pm. Arif is a phenomenal speaker and a renowned investor. He will share stories from his career as well as discuss his view of private equity and business in emerging markets. Space is limited. Related articles by ZemantaAbraaj Capital $375 Mln Rights Issue Fully Subscribed (newswire.ca)Gulf Gap in Davos Belies Booming Saudi Arabia Economy (Update2) (businessweek.com)Middle East Investment Opportunites for Private Equity (slideshare.net)Asda'a Burson-Arab Youth Study 2010 (slideshare.net) #
• Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine and bestselling author of The Long Tail and Free will be giving a talk at Columbia March 18 at 12.30. #
• Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love is a music-infused cinematic journey about the power of one man?s voice to inspire change. N'Dour is the highest selling African artist of all time and has collaborated with musical superstars like Bono, Neneh Cherry and Peter Gabriel. The film chronicles N'Dour, a devout Sufi Muslim, as he releases a deeply personal and religious album called Egypt in the hope of promoting a more tolerant face of Islam. Almost instantly, his fellow Senegalese reject the album, and denounce his actions as blasphemous. Director Chai Vasarhelyi follows N'Dour for over two years--filming in Africa, Europe, and America--to tell the story of how he faces these challenges and eventually wins over audiences both at home and abroad. Date: Tuesday 23 February 2010; Time: 6.00-8.30pm; Venue: Room 311, Warren Hall #
• My J-school prof is giving a talk next week: Join the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies for a discussion: Covering Israel: The First and Second Drafts of History with Gershom Gorenberg Krueger Family Visiting Professor, Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies and Nicholas Lemann Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism and Henry R. Luce Professor of Journalism. Monday, February 22 at 6:30 PM, Columbia University School of Journalism, Lecture Hall—Third Floor. Mr. Gorenberg, a National Jewish Book Award finalist, has written for Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, Newsweek, Ha’aretz, and many other publications. #
• Dr. Shimon Eckhouse is an inventor and active entrepreneur in the field of medical devices and medical technology. Dr. Eckhouse is currently the chairman of Syneron Medical Ltd. (Nasdaq ELOS), which he co-founded in 2001 and took public on Nasdaq in 2004. Syneron reached a valuation of more than $1B and returned to its investors more than X50 on their investment. Dr. Eckhouse holds a B.Sc. in physics from the Technion Israeli Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California at Irvine. He has more than 100 registered patents and published more than 50 papers in leading refereed journals and conferences. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Technion Israeli Institute of Technology #