(For new reader and those who request 好友请求 , please read my 公告栏 first) The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) is the world’s largest engineering organization. Its flagship monthly publication “The Spectrum” is sent to every member every where i ...
(For new reader and those who request 好友请求 , please read my 公告栏 first) Next to Warren Buffett, George Soros is probably the next well known financier and philanthropist. Unlike Buffet, he became well known and rich via speculation and making huge risky bets. He was famous f ...
(For new reader and those who request 好友请求 , please read my 公告栏 first) Over the years since I began learning English some 60+ years ago, a question of the origin of a Chinese and English word puzzled me. I have made informal inquiries with friends I know without getting a s ...
(For new reader and those who request 好友请求 , please read my 公告栏 first) (Note added 10/27/08: This morning's South China Morning Post has an interesting article about Chinese-American running for national office in this year's election. 80-20 was menti ...
(For new reader and those who request 好友请求 , please read my 公告栏 first) (Note added 11/28/2010. There are now many did you know short videos on YouTube. All worth watching) An URL worth two minutes of your time http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=x ...
(For new reader and those who request 好友请求 , please read my 公告栏 first) If you wanted to understand how the world got into this mess in a simple “man-in-the-street” explanation, two British comedians (=中国相声) in 2007 before anyone has even heard of the crisis did a come ...
(For new reader and those who request 好友请求 , please read my 公告栏 first) It is difficult for foreigner to imagine and appreciate the American devotion and loyalty to their native sports and sport teams. Baseball is the national sport of the US, not football (also an Americ ...
(For new reader and those who request 好友请求 , please read my 公告栏 first) On letters of recommendation and evaluation One of the duties of a scholar or professor is to write recommendation letter or provide evaluation for your student or colleague. In the US, ...
(For new reader and those who request 好友请求 , please read my 公告栏 first) New England and Massachusetts are famous, among others, for two things – the fall foliage and the author Henry David Thoreau. The former is the annual tourist attraction during the Fall when the le ...
(For new reader and those who request 好友请求 , please read my 公告栏 first) (Notes added 10/14/08: three new photos added today at the end of this note) New Hampshire is one of the smallest states of the US. It has only two of the 412 congressional districts. Its claim to fame ...