Hey guys just a quick post. This is ISR and I am reading old news from NY Times. There are many old but interesting, historically remarkable articles that draw my attention, even I am in a tight time constraint, with the EECS class in 30 minutes.
Newly Learned Useful Phrase Today:
"Wreak havoc"-- to cause a disaster
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27/us/politics/27climate.html
HOUSE BACKS BILL, 219-212, TO CURB GLOBAL WARMING
It's about the Congress passed a heavier emission tax on the industry. It reveals the complexity of controlling emission in a developed country like U.S.A.. Furthermore, what is more interestingly is that, in the middle of the 1st page, it lists out the who opposes and backs the bill: it's surprising that the Board of Commerce is against and Dow Ind. and Ford back the tax bill!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/health/research/28cancer.html
Playing It Sage in Cancer Research
The truth kinda sucks. But no one wants to work without pay. I believe the flaws of existing research funding system are common in all research areas, and if you see the money that we have been devoting into the cancer researches, it is truly a lot and totally dwarfs the discoveries we have now.
One more thing that shocks me every time: the related topic labels of the 2 ongoing wars are such: Iraq War (2003-) and Afghan War (2001-)
Hey they are open-ended! And they have been 6 years and 8 years already... wow.
Okay, gotta bounce for class.
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