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Same Sex Marriage
A good lawyer may be able to come up with an instrument that is akin to marriage: in financial and legal sense. Two people can have powers of attorney to each other, will their belongings at death, and sign living … Continue reading
									
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		Religion and Governance 宗教与统治
Cross posted at http://blogs.sun.com/syw A few thousand years ago, rulers pondered on how to govern. Citizens were not quite literate. The society was tiered. A legal system seemed futile: first they need to learn the laws, then must build an … Continue reading
									
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		ErWang Temple, no more 二王庙ä¸å†
Cross posted at http://blogs.sun.com/syw Just saw the report that ErWang Temple of DuJianYan collapsed during the earthquake. I took the picture on the left last November. This temple was first built probably 1000 years ago. Last renovations was around 1908. … Continue reading
									
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		Judaism
God proposed, “I will take care of your offspring if they worship me.” Abraham agreed, Judaism was born and forever mired in two most violent human subjects: race and religion. History complicated Judaism almost from the beginning. Jacob, Abraham’s grandson, … Continue reading
山西文物:永安寺,广济寺
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Bashing China is not the answer
L. Ling-chi Wang wrote a nice commentary on CNN. I thought of all the US bashing around the world. All major state events have met protesters. People carry banners and sighs and try to disrupt whatever the organizers try to … Continue reading
iPhone Money
How much money Apple makes with each iPhone? Part of every $400 retail sales, probably 15%, so that is around $60 each. But this is only the most obvious part. Steve Jobs also gets a cut from the owner’s cell … Continue reading
									
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		Android and Cell phone economy
Cell phone market is too big. The amount of money attracted the biggest and strongest players into this arena. Lots of marketing competitiveness and economic strategies are vying for advantages: really fun to speculate over a good glass of alcoholic … Continue reading
Automatic Center Punch
This tool makes a small dent on the surface for ease of drilling. A tap with a nail will also do the job. But if you are drilling all day long, this tool saves you from fetching the hammer and … Continue reading
									
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		When do you go to lunch?
Day Light Saving comes with many assumptions; the key one is that it saves energy, and therefore money. In summer, when days are long, why not go home and enjoy your lives under the bright sun: catch a short round … Continue reading
									
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