Saturday, November 30, 2013
Friday, November 29, 2013
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Hamlet, II, ii
"I am but mad north-north-west; when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw."
-Shakespeare
Hamlet, II, ii
Monday, November 25, 2013
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
Chol Soo Lee
The movie 'True Believer' is based on this case.
"On August 11, 1982, the retrial of the first case began, and on September 3, 1982, the San Francisco County Superior Court jury acquitted Lee of the murder of Yip Yee Tak, and its foreman joined the Chol Soo Lee Defense Committee.
On January 14, 1983, California's 3rd District Court of Appeal nullified Chol Soo Lee's death sentence for the Needham stabbing, citing the Stockton trial judge's incorrect jury instructions, and for allowing hearsay testimony in the death penalty phase of the trial.
San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Peter Seires ordered Chol Soo Lee to be released on March 28, 1983, after Lee's supporters pledged property worth twice the amount of the $250,000 bail.
However, the prosecution moved to retry Lee on the prison killing charge. Lee's co-counsels were able to plea bargain on the Needham case. Lee, who had served nearly ten years in prison, was given credit for time served and freed from prison.
Lee did not receive an apology or compensation from the state and currently lives in San Francisco."
source
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Muhammad Ali on How he would like to be remembered
During an interview with David Frost (1972)
David Frost:
What would you like people to think about you when you've gone?
Mohammad Ali:
I'd like for them to say: He took a few cups of love.
He took one tablespoon of patience,
One teaspoon of generosity,
One pint of kindness.
He took one quart of laughter,
One pinch of concern.
And then, he mixed willingness with happiness.
He added lots of faith,
And he stirred it up well.
Then he spred it over a span of a lifetime,
And he served it to each and every deserving person he met.
David Frost:
What would you like people to think about you when you've gone?
Mohammad Ali:
I'd like for them to say: He took a few cups of love.
He took one tablespoon of patience,
One teaspoon of generosity,
One pint of kindness.
He took one quart of laughter,
One pinch of concern.
And then, he mixed willingness with happiness.
He added lots of faith,
And he stirred it up well.
Then he spred it over a span of a lifetime,
And he served it to each and every deserving person he met.
PBS Documentary: Black Coffee
Lovelier than a thousand kisses,Source
smoother than muscatel wine.
Coffee, I must have coffee,
and if anyone wants to give me a treat,
ah!, just give me some coffee!
Friday, November 15, 2013
World's Best 18 cities for Higher Ed.
Vienna
Philadelphia
Istanbul
Milan
Beijing
Stockholm
Washington DC
Chicago
Barcelona (and Catalonia)
Sydney
Melbourne
Tokyo
Seoul
New York City
Paris
Hong Kong
Boston
London
Source
Philadelphia
Istanbul
Milan
Beijing
Stockholm
Washington DC
Chicago
Barcelona (and Catalonia)
Sydney
Melbourne
Tokyo
Seoul
New York City
Paris
Hong Kong
Boston
London
Source
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Korean-American
This is a good history of Korean-Americans (from 1st to 4th generation Korean-Americans, to Half-Koreans, to Korean adoptees): here
The following clips discuss some of the complexities of identity:
The following clips discuss some of the complexities of identity:
Monday, November 11, 2013
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Strict Asian Parents
My parents weren't as strict as the ones presented in the video, and I was much more bull-headed to rebel against this kind of imposition, but I can certainly relate to them.
Found an interesting article that gave the following:
- Different kids with different levels of preparation come into a math class. Some of these kids have parents who have drilled them on math from a young age, while others never had that kind of parental input.
- On the first few tests, the well-prepared kids get perfect scores, while the unprepared kids get only what they could figure out by winging it—maybe 80 or 85%, a solid B.
- The unprepared kids, not realizing that the top scorers were well-prepared, assume that genetic ability was what determined the performance differences. Deciding that they “just aren’t math people,” they don’t try hard in future classes, and fall further behind.
- The well-prepared kids, not realizing that the B students were simply unprepared, assume that they are “math people,” and work hard in the future, cementing their advantage.
2. “Japanese high school students of the 1980s studied 3 ½ hours a day, and that number is likely to be, if anything, higher today.”
3. “[The inhabitants of Japan and Korea] do not need to read this book to find out that intelligence and intellectual accomplishment are highly malleable. Confucius set that matter straight twenty-five hundred years ago.”
4. “When they do badly at something, [Japanese, Koreans, etc.] respond by working harder at it.”
5. “Persistence in the face of failure is very much part of the Asian tradition of self-improvement. And [people in those countries] are accustomed to criticism in the service of self-improvement in situations where Westerners avoid it or resent it.”
source
Friday, November 8, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Cops
source
"Police didn’t want to hear DeAndre Brown’s alibi. They wanted him to confess to a crime instead. Never mind that he had no criminal record. A witness placed the 26-year-old Pittsburgh-area security guard at the scene, and that was good enough to lock him up for a month, despite the existence of a surveillance tape showing him at a training event somewhere else." more here
Dave Chappelle expands
Timeline of MJ in US
Monday, November 4, 2013
breakfast cupcakes
Breakfast Cupcakes
1lb Turkey Sausage
1 cup Broccoli florets
8 large eggs
1/4 cup milk
salt & pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 375 F. In a large sauté pan, over medium high heat, brown Sausage for about 5 minutes, or until the sausage is no longer pink. Remove from heat and stir in broccoli. Whisk together eggs, & milk. Season with salt and pepper. Lightly spray a 12-cupcake pan with oil. Spoon out the sausage and broccoli mixture evenly into each cupcake. Ladle the egg mixture over sausage and broccoli. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
source
1lb Turkey Sausage
1 cup Broccoli florets
8 large eggs
1/4 cup milk
salt & pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 375 F. In a large sauté pan, over medium high heat, brown Sausage for about 5 minutes, or until the sausage is no longer pink. Remove from heat and stir in broccoli. Whisk together eggs, & milk. Season with salt and pepper. Lightly spray a 12-cupcake pan with oil. Spoon out the sausage and broccoli mixture evenly into each cupcake. Ladle the egg mixture over sausage and broccoli. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
source
Carrot and Zucchini Fries
Source
Recipe: Carrot and Zucchini Fries
An unbelievably easy and delicious way to cook carrots and zucchini.Ingredients
- Olive oil
- Zucchini
- Carrots Seasonings of your choice. (See note under "Instructions.")
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- Cut your veg into 3-inch sticks, making sure they are even in thickness.
- Line a baking tray with baking paper and a light layer of olive oil.
- SEASON – Go with the usual salt&pepper and branch out to one or two of the following (Choose Your Own Adventure-style): paprika, cumin, cayenne, crushed red peppers, thyme, rosemary, sage – really, whatever takes your fancy and suits your meal. Using premixed spice blends is a great option too – Italian, Mexican, Old Bay – you know, just not all at once. (Today I used salt&pepper, smokey paprika and crushed red peppers.)
- Lightly toss your vegetable batons with a tablespoon or so of olive oil (not too much) and the herbs and spices.
- Spread your seasoned veg over your lined tray and roast, tossing halfway through, for about 20 minutes or until golden and slightly browned at the edges.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
DJ Drowsy
1. Caravan Palace - Clash
2. Benny Berigan - Snake Charmer
3. Caravan Palace - Cotton Heads
4. Movits! - Appelkanykcarjazz
5. Ella Fitzgerald - Air Mail Special (Club Des Belugas Remix)
6. Caravan Palace - The Dirty Side of the Street
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Friday, November 1, 2013
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