What I've Been Reading

Development
Real & sustainable development: Nokia offers phone installments in India (wsj.com)
Hans Rosling: Why the statistics point toward progress (businessweek.com)
Small change: does microlending actually help fight poverty? (boston.com)

China
China keeps buying Treasurys, confusing Nationalists (wsj.com)
Taiwan & China: Reunification by trade? (economist.com)
Call for more babies as China turns to grey (timesonline.co.uk)

Economics, Politics & Regulation
Obama admin: cap and trade could cost families $1,761/year (cbsnews.com)
Bad timing: Abandoning missile defense on 70th anniversary of Stalin's invasion of Poland (volokh.com)
"Chaotic legacy of Carter’s mind-boggling cowardice and incompetence" (slate.com)
Instapundit: "a foul old man, and a disgrace to the office he once held" (instapundit.com)
Sweden slashes income taxes to promote job growth (breitbart.com)
Being highly positive: disastrous for individuals, great for society (businessweek.com)

Technology & Trends
Liposuction leftovers' easily converted to stem cells (med.stanford.edu)

Productivity, Psychology & Inspiration
Vinegar + baking soda will boost absorbancy of old towels (lifehacker.com)
Common fallacies in investing and decision making (morningstar.com)

Strategy, Sales & Marketing
Think of your future relationship when negotiating (theprivateequiteer)
Startups often forget about distribution and cost/how to get out there (pehub.com)
Plan to be flexible: Events often overtake companies (avc.com)
Greetings: Introducing yourself the right way (techcrunch.com)

People Management
Right (and wrong) ways to part with a long time employee (fistfuloftalent.com)
Climbing the wrong hill: considering another career (cdixon.org)