Number 13 may not be many people's favorite number, including me. Some buildings in the US even do not have Floor #13. However, it is a lucky number for a group of 33 workers... http://news.yahoo.com/stella-ornery-dog-leads-1m-idaho-lottery-win-201354312.html ...
I thought of going back (to see my parents), but the cold winter in Hangzhou is just too much for me. So, I will wait until spring. A few years ago, a senior colleague came to the US around the Chinese New Year. I was puzzled: "Why not staying home (in China) for such a big (Chinese) holiday?" She ...
My friend J loves Hawaii, and is able to visit yearly. Considering that she lives in NH, you can tell her love for Hawaii is BIG. When J comes to visit, we always get together for lunch or dinner. This time, she was able to "drag" us to the other side of the island ...
It's funny that I received two cc-ed email this morning, and both senders (on different matters) told me how they felt before they sent their email. Case 1: Dear Ron, Here is my latest revision of the first and last paragraphs (of our paper). If you have time, you might read this version. I do thi ...
Why do I say so? Well, just look at the two examples for family income below. "If all this sounds too good to be true, remember that nothing in life is free and change isn't easy. Starting Jan. 1, 2014, when coverage takes effect in the exchanges, virtually everyon ...
I was definitely depressed yesterday, due to the hard work (of editing a bad paper), the bad weather in Honolulu, and the terrible air quality in Beijing where so many of my friends work and live. My father used to ask me if I heard anything about the "big things" that were happening in China, I ...
Well, in this case, it's the projected 50.5981%... Actually, the Board of AOAO only needs 50.1%, or maybe they would go ahead with the 16 million dollar loan for condo repairs even if they only had 50.0450%. A majority is a majority, no matter how pathetic it looks to a mathematician .