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Protesting Violence using Violence?
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Update: By the way, read about what China is saying about the torch relay here and here. The Olympic flame landed in SFO today around 3:40am. There have been so many protests already. Being Chinese American, I am proud of China’s rise in power and prominence, but at the same time, I am dismayed at…
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April 4th, 40 Years Ago
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Update (April 5, 2008): Everyone’s knows of his “I Have a Dream” speech, but check out his very last speech in Memphis, the night before he was killed. Part one and part two, which is especially powerful and moving. Photo Credit: Trikosko/Library of Congress April 4, 1968- Dr. Martin Luther King was shot dead at…
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Dark XP and Gmail
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For everyone who has followed me on the internet all these years, they know that I have a dark side. I absolutely LOVE dark-themed websites, for some reason. All my websites have been dark, save my very first Blogger template. I even wrote about the switch from light to dark back in 2002. Too bad…
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Just Launched: new Google Wake Up Kit!
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Just found this in my Google Calendar: Do you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning? We do, too. In fact this problem became so serious at times that it sometimes resulted in lacklustre attendance at team meetings. To help solve the problem we’ve created an innovative solution called the Google Wake Up…
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Google Goes Black to Go Green
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Is black the new green? Google turned its home page black in support of Earth Hour. TechCrunch brings up a good point: Google, ironically, is causing more people to visit their site, using even more power to celebrate Earth Hour than they would on a normal day. It looks so funny that it almost made…
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Make Your Own Jackson Pollock Art
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Jackson Pollock, an influential American painter and a major force in the abstract expressionist movement. Cool flash site for you to create your own abstract art. (Edit: High Five to Jaime, my art friend.)
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What’s this Twitter thing?
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Am I the only one out of all my friends who uses Twitter? Maybe it’s because I’m the biggest internet geek I know or it’s because of my unlimited free texting that comes with my phone plan. Either way, there’s so much hype about it nowadays that I finally had to see why people like…
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College Grads in Beijing to Leave Campus Earlier
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College grads in Beijing to leave campus earlier (March 9, 2008, Xinhua) College graduates in Beijing will leave campus roughly a month earlier than the usual time this summer due to the Olympics which is scheduled to start on August 8 in the city. Beijing municipal education authorities required all colleges located in Beijing to…
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Gilbert & George
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Gilbert & George put themselves at the center of their artwork. Identifying as “living sculptures†in art and daily life, they eliminate the distinction between artist and art. They began their career together with a tabletop vaudeville performance piece called The Singing Sculpture. Eventually, they began photographing their performance work to extend its reach and…
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Shooting at Golden Gate Park
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After a guy was recently stabbed to death at 47th Avenue and Fulton Street, a homeless man was shot yesterday in Golden Gate Park. According to SFgate, he took a hit at 25th Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive, a little after 11 p.m. No arrests have been made. Good thing I leave the park…
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Events (September Edition)
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What: Survivor: China premiere When: Thursday, September 20, 8pm ET/PT Where: CBS Why: The show claims to be the first full American television series to be filmed entirely within China. I’ve read that many aspects of Chinese culture and history have been included in this season. Each contestant was supposed to receive a copy of…
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Alfred Peet, 1920-2007
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Peet’s Coffee founder Alfred Peet died earlier this week (Wednesday) in Oregon. When Alfred Peet opened his shop in Berkeley in April, 1966 he started a coffee revolution. Nobody had ever seen top-quality coffee like this roasted in this unique style in America. The corner of Walnut and Vine quickly became a gathering place for…
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You Know You’re in Asia When…
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I’m still here waiting on standby at the airport. Check it, I received an email from Dianne and family today: Hey Jen, Okay, what’s his name. When do we get to meet him? Is he coming back with you in October? Have you got an earlier flight yet? Anyways, we miss you. Hope you can…
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Crazy, but good
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I’m up typing this now because I can’t sleep. I think jet lag is settling in. I haven’t even stayed at home yet, because apparently there was a gas leak so they had to turn off the gas until Tuesday. Which means I have no hot water nor can I use the dryer. So I’ve…
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Four-part Documentary About The Shining
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A four-part documentary about the making of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining: one, two, three, four. By Kubrick’s daughter, Vivian.
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Found, Galacticast’s Parody of Lost
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“Foundâ€, the latest episode of GALACTICAST is a parody of the TV show “Lost†and features a reference to those now famous numbers. Edit: oops, should have put up a warning about some “not so nice” words and magazines in the clip.
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The Muslim Concept of Sin
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The Bible teaches that sin is a state of the heart. It separates us from God. The outward symptoms of sin are the individual sins we commit: lying, cheating, stealing, murder, adultery and so forth. Islam, on the other hand, teaches that people do not have a fallen nature. There is no original sin. Adam…
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We Believe!
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The Warriors made it to ROUND 2. Check out my friend while we were watching last night’s game. For as long as I’ve known him (which is about the length of the Warrior’s drought), he was NEVER into sports. Look at him now: My friend emailed an article about photoshopped Chucks to me this morning.…
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Good Stuff
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Thought For The Day for all 2 of my readers: “Good looks catch the eye but a good personality catches the heart. You’re blessed with both!”