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Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address Alarmingly similar as 160 yeas ago, the Jan 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol is the closest we've come to 1861, the one instance of a real failure of what you would call a smooth peaceful transfer of power ! What the chaos around Lincolns' First Inauguration can tell us about today	Toon vs Ailanthus (Toona Sinensis vs Tree of Heaven) (Toon on the left, Ailanthus on the right) When I tried to find out ways to control spotted latenfly, I found out the ways to distinguish Toon and Ailanthus :
A Brief History of Videoconferencing In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many educators, nonessential workers, and corporations have turned to communicating via applications such as Zoom.	The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl One day a year the Cowherd is near to reaching his love the Weaver She sits and waits and weaves her silks In the cold void of space One day a year the Weaver is near to seeing the Cowherd's face
What's the Fatality Rate of COVID-19 vs the Common Flu ? What's the Fatality Rate of COVID-19 ? We take raw data from CDC web site and calculated the age-specific fatality rates (see the graph).	Two Weeks Fight Against COVID-19 - A Doctor's Own Experience Two Weeks Battle - A Doctor’s Own Experience of Fighting COVID-19 Source https://datatech.beyondphr.com/covid-19/screen
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Self Screening Tool After reading news that the test kits are not sufficient in the US and many people struggle to get tested, I quickly made the “Coronavirus Screening” app I submitted to both Apple AppStore and Google PlayStore as a free app, but got rejected due to “Sensitivity Policy” violation	Ibuprofen Can Make Coronavirus Worse ? On Mar 14, France’s health minister Olivier Veran tweeted “Taking anti-inflammatory drugs [ibuprofen, cortisone, etc.] could be a factor in worsening the [COVID-19] infection. If you have a fever, take paracetamol.
Coronavirus Notes Coronavirus has been a great concern for the whole world for a few months now. This morning when I brief read news on the development of the fast spreading virus, I noticed two unique comments, that made me think differently !	New dog Donut Recently, my family decided to adopt this new doggo. After many years of begging, my mother finally caved... Donut is a miniature schnauzer.
On Balanced Diet and Health Recently I have become curious to find out the pros and cons of being a vegan. After doing some research, and combined with my personal observations, I’ve put together what I thought and what I learned. Seems like the main concerns that turn people to vegans are:	"The unexamined life is not worth living" --- John Reberts' Commencement Address [The unexamined life is not worth living]
The Windmill Behold! a giant am I!  Aloft here in my tower,  With my granite jaws I devour  The maize, and the wheat, and the rye,  And grind them into flour.	A Fair Fee Model for Fund Managers When Warren Buffett formed Buffett Partnership, Ltd in 1956, he charged 0% of management fees until returns exceeded 6% cumulatively, which means that if he came up short of 6% in one year, he wouldn't change fees the next year until his investment recovered the loss, and he took 25% o
Philip Fisher’s 15 Points --- A Qualitative Guide Does the company have products or services with sufficient market potential to make possible a sizable increase in sales for at least several years?	Irrational Exuberance "Once a bubble emerges, it is difficult to do anything to stop it that won’t have a major negative impact on the economy. The best thing to do is to let it run its course and address the consequences when they occur."
Election Day, November, 1884 If I should need to name, O Western World, your powerfulest scene and show, 'Twould not be you, Niagara—nor you, ye limitless prairies—nor your huge rifts of canyons, Colorado, Nor you, Yosemite—nor Yellowstone, with all its spasmic geyser-	Some Tax Facts for Donald Trump "I have paid federal income tax every year since 1944, when I was 13. (Though, being a slow starter, I owed only $7 in tax that year.) I have copies of all 72 of my returns and none uses a carryforward." Warren Buffett (10-10-2016)
Victory Through Retreat --- The Battle of Brooklyn The Battle of Brooklyn, or The Battle of Long Island, was the first major battle in the American Revolutionary War, with 9000 Continental Army soldiers against 34000 British troops.	Who is swimming naked, Carl Icahn or Bill Ackman ? Ackman considers that Herbalife (NYSE:HLF, a company makes nutritional products) is running a pyramid scheme, and he started to short Herbalife in late 2012. But Icahn bought a position around January 2013 and going long with Heabalife.

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