Nelson Mandela and Race Relations

热度 2 何毓琦 2013-12-7 06:01

(For new reader and those who request 好友 请求 , please read my 公告 栏 first) The passing of Mandela started a world wide praise of his accomplishments and nonstop reporting in the media. The US gave him an unheard of honor (in my memory) of lowering the National flag for ...

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Money Talks

热度 10 何毓琦 2013-11-30 21:45

(For new reader and those who request 好友 请求 , please read my 公告 栏 first) The 14 th amendment to the US Constitution says that anyone born in the US has automatic US citizenship and is entitled to all the citizenship benefits. This has given rise to the so-called ...

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The Joy of DIY

热度 6 何毓琦 2013-11-24 21:08

(For new reader and those who request 好友请求, please read my 公告栏 first) Americans are great “do-it-yourselfer (DIYer). This starts from regular household maintenance and repair to large project such as built your own boat or house. The annual $ ...

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The 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address

热度 5 何毓琦 2013-11-15 21:34

(For new reader and those who request 好友请求, please read my 公告栏 first) On November 19, 1863, 150 years ago, U.S. President Lincoln was asked as a matter of courtesy to say a few words after the main keynote speaker have spoken dedicating the civil ...

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World baseball championship came to Boston

热度 2 何毓琦 2013-10-31 10:16

(For new reader and those who request 好友请求, please read my 公告栏 first) The World Series Baseball Championship Came To Boston.Sport is a metaphor for life from the ecstasy of wining to the agony of defeat. Duke Wellington of England famously said that “The bat ...

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The Newly Rich Chinese

热度 6 何毓琦 2013-10-18 21:30

(For new reader and those who request 好友请求, please read my 公告栏 first) The Oct. 15 2013 issue of the prestigious magazine, FOREIN POLICY, has an interesting article about the newly rich Chinese tourists abroad and in their home country. People love their money but ...

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It Is Now Known All Over The World

热度 15 何毓琦 2013-10-1 19:52

For new reader and those who request 好友请求, please read my 公告栏 first) Notes added 10/21/2013: see also another ECONOMIST cover sotry http://blog.sciencenet.cn/home.php?mod=spaceuid=1565do=blogid=734875 The September 28 - October4, 2013 issue of ...

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New York City Tourist Sites

热度 2 何毓琦 2013-9-26 22:49

(For new reader and those who request 好友请求, please read my 公告栏 first) . Visiting two tourist sites in New York City: Ground Zero (the 9/11 memorial) and the Museum of modern arts There are moments in one’s life that you remember exac ...

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Bill Gates at Harvard Before there was Microsoft

热度 1 何毓琦 2013-9-20 19:42

(For new reader and those who request 好友请求, please read my 公告栏 first) . Bill Gates at Harvard Before there was Microsoft http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/09/dawn-of-a-revolution/?utm_source=SilverpopMailingutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=09.20.d ...

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