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Keeping the Hebrew Language Alive

I did not know that Hebrew was only used for Holy Text until late 19th century. "Eliezer Ben Yehuda is said to be the father of modern Hebrew. Born in Lithuania in 1858, he immigrated to Israel in 1881 and … Continue reading

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Astronomy Beetles

The dung beetles use the Milky Way Galaxy as a sense of direction when rolling their dung. Interesting fact, proven by use of planetarium. So I wonder how fake would the stars have to be to fail at fooling these … Continue reading

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WTO Approves Susp verension of US Copyright in Antigua

This is remarkable, even the Americans support such piracy. They have to call it "not" piracy, of course. This is due to the U.S. banning foreign countries like Antigua in setting up online gambling business in America. The World Trade … Continue reading

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UAV FOR $59

The government will have a heck of a time coming up with regulations when this gets out in the market. And it's only $59. I am intrigued by the design of propellers of these types. But I do not have … Continue reading

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The Hispanic Votes and Immigration Reform

Obama's 71 votes from the Hispanic community while only 27 votes for Mitt Romney have caused the Republicans to "compromise" a lot recently. While some conservative Republicans go even as far as condemning the whole idea of citizenship, many in … Continue reading

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The American Adoption Scandal

To have the right heart to adopt, one cannot pick and choose the type of child. I can excuse the adopters for choice of age and maybe even race, but types of possible emotions, cultural background? This just shows that … Continue reading

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'Irrational exuberance' over MOOCs

I think the article is written by sympathizer of traditional professors in colleges and universities. Those who think they can have tenure and go on sabbatical would have to think twice with the advent of MOOC, because they never thought … Continue reading

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A real case of Alex Cross, perhaps

Would I believe that the U.K. grandmother was really being forced to smuggle drugs into Indonesia? Capital punishment is nothing to be joked around with. This only shows that wherever Sandiford is from, there needs severe investigation. I personally support … Continue reading

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23andMe

Interesting information from my Evolution coursera course from Duke University. With the advancement of DNA testing, now this 23andMe company can provide information of a person by usually a mere spit for around $99. Ancestry ethnicity percentage, health, risks of … Continue reading

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Rock Paper Scissors is a $50,000+ prize Competition

I can't believe I looked up this game on Wikipedia, after my Standford professor in Game Theory mentioned it. And perhaps a side strategy on Tic Tac Toe...So I can put my recursive programming skill on a more complex game … Continue reading

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