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The article presents a discussion of a poll conducted by "The Wall Street Journal" on a panel of six regarding the question on which American cities are likely to be flocked by college graduates. Washington, D.C. and Seattle, Washington were ranked first in the survey, while New York City is third, and Portland, Oregon got the fourth place.

The article reports on the decision of China Mobile, the state-controlled cellphone company in Beijing, China to change the ring-back tone of every cellphone in Beijing with the song "Guojia" ("Country"), sung by actor Jackie Chan. Such move was in commemoration of the Chinese National Day on October 1, 2009.

The article offers statistics on a variety of topics including the discovery of 20 million U.S. dollars worth of a 507-carat diamond in South Africa, the estimated world population by 2011 and the number of U.S. traffic fatalities for the year 2008.

The article reports that Terry Herbert discovered a 1,400-year-old treasure, consisting of around 1,500 items made of gold and silver, in a farmer's field in Staffordshire, England. The treasure is recently valued at 2 million U.S. dollars. Under the British law, Herbert and the owner of the field are both entitled to a portion of the treasure.

The article offers information on cupcake bakery Sugar Daddy's owned by Palestinian Fadi Jaber. The bakery has branches in Jordan, Lebanon, and United Arab Emirates. According to Jaber, 95 percent of the bakery's customers are women. It offers American favorites such as carrot, red velvet and Ramadan cupcakes.

The article discusses the efforts done by researchers from the Senseable City Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) regarding the pathways or routes of garbage from individuals to the landfills or recycling centers. The research is conducted by placing electronic tags to used cans, cartons, and other trash. MIT lab director Carlo Ratti explains the purpose of the project.

A photograph featuring a baby rhinoceros lying between zoo staff of Allweter Zoo in Münster, Germany, is presented.