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China Chow: Three Days in Beijing The Gastronomic Hotspot Heiress Talks Art, Ancestry and Chow Yun-Fat Model turned art-scene culturista China Chow poses with cult photographer Chen Man, hangs with Tilda Swinton, and strolls through the Forbidden City in this visual diary documenting three jam-packed days in Beijing. The granddaughter of lauded opera performer Zhou Xinfang, and daughter of famed restaurateur Michael Chow and the late, iconic fashion model Tina Chow, China grew up surrounded by America’s artistic glitterati. After an early modeling career that included campaigns for Lane Crawford, Barneys and Karl Lagerfeld, Chow has recently made a transition into the art world. “I learned so much from the artists that I got to know as a child growing up in New York,” she explains. “In particular, those who were around the most really made an impact on me: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Andy Warhol.” Currently hosting Bravo’s Work of Art: The Next Great Artist alongside famed auctioneer Simon de Pury, Chow helps judge the work of up-and-coming artists competing for a solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum and a cash prize of $100,000. This month Chow makes a return to her former profession and graces the cover of Vogue China. In town for the Boss Black fall/winter 2012 fashion show, the sophisticated socialite took a moment of out her hectic schedule to reflect on China and a childhood spent at Mr. Chow.

Love this - reminds me of what's going on with big data and the emergence of data scientists. They have to traverse the worlds of unstructured and structured data, be able to understand the needs of varied industries, and be able to communicate that across teams. Understanding how people think in order to break the bias.

Communication and personality. These are two of the skill sets you’ll need to develop if you’re thinking about becoming a data scientist, according to two industry veterans from Greenplum. Wikibon analyst Jeff Kelly sat down with Derek Lin and Noelle Sio, two data scientists currently working on big data solutions with EMC subsidiary Greenplum. During their interview at theCube at EMC World’s Data Science Summit mini event, Kelly took the opportunity to delve into an important area of the big data buzzword–how it actually translates to a career path to fill the growing gaps around emerging big data technology...

With the current asset valuation of Facebook, the entire GDP of Afghanistan ($17.9 billion), Nepal ($18.3 billion) and Jamaica ($14.7 billion) is lower than Zuckerberg’s company market value. In addition, the entire earnings of the porn industry of the US (at $10 billion) is also lower than Mark Zuckerberg’s current value...

The Saartjie Project’s upcoming discussion, “Let Them Eat Cake: Art, Race and Context?,” moves past shock over Makode Linde’s now infamous “Painful Cake” towards action and community dialogue. We’ve compiled some quotes and opinions on artistic freedom, racism, sexism, community, and international context. Take our poll below to share your perspective and continue the discussion via Facebook and Twitter with the hashtag #LTEC.

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Two monkeys observed for an additional year also showed no signs of illness. Quantum dots are tiny luminescent crystals that glow brightly in different colors. Medical researchers are eyeing the crystals for use in image-guided surgery, light-activated therapies, and sensitive diagnostic tests. Cadmium-selenide quantum dots are among the most studied, with potential applications not only in medicine, but as components of solar cells, quantum computers, light-emitting diodes, and more...

So what does the future hold for Pinterest that would justify a $1 billion valuation for the cloud-based vision board? Pinterest still has a ways to go before it becomes a true platform player for social commerce, marketing and user recommendations. Here are some areas in which Pinterest will need to develop its business:

At Facebook, ground zero for the nouveau tech riche, peer pressure dictates that consumption be kept on the down low, reports Somini Sengupta of The New York Times. “The message here is, ‘Keep shipping product,’ ” said a Facebook executive who requested anonymity while discussing internal matters. “If someone buys a fancy car and posts a picture of it, they get ridiculed and berated.”

SiliconAngle's Facebook IPO compilation cited towards the end.

Google is working with several smartphone manufacturers to provide early access to its latest operating system — Android 5.0 Jelly Bean. The company is also developing a range of new smartphones and tablets that could be launched before the end of this year...