Of War and Wharton, Starbucks and ‘Peanuts’ by By MARK LASSWELL

http://www.buffalo.edu/news/pdf/December07/WSJNewmanMcJobBestOf2007.pdf

I was able to find some books from the article in the libraries nearby. I hope I can read at least one

Gotta watch this:

http://developers.facebook.com/videos.php

I watched this video right after F8, and was fascinated by their innovative socialgraph idea.

Opening up their platform attracted many talented developers in the world to build their own apps on FB.

A win-win strategy for both, and the innovative idea paid off big time!

RSS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

Social Networking:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc

PR Web:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yU8R42AL0U

WIKI:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

Google’s My location:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhgNZ5wMz2A

Google Docs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muVUA-sKcc4

Idiom WorldServer TM Tutorial:http://blog.translation-help.net/idiom-world-server-tm/

Source: http://www.idiominc.com/resources/32/

My Secret Recipe for Spicy Tako (Octopus) - Korean, Japanes and Italian Style

No one in the world cooks Octopus like this

INGREDIENTS

Octopus - 1 package (10 to 16 0z)

Balsamic Vinegar - 4 tablespoons

Cucumber - 1

Sesame Leaves - 2

Sugar - 1/2 tablespoon

Sesame Oil - 2 tablespoons

Soy Sauce - 4 tablespoons

Garlic - 1

Red Pepper - 2 tablespoons

Red Pepper Paste - 2 tablespoons

DIRECTIONS

1. Slice cucumber a quarter inch thick and set aside

2. Julienne sesame leaves and set aside

3. Chop garlic and set aside

4. Cut boiled octopus into 1 to 1 1/2 inch squares - make sure it is not too small

* If you get the octopus from Japanese supermarket, it’s already boiled and ready to eat. If not boiled yet, look at this article: http://italianfood.about.com/od/freshfishthebasics/r/blr1070.htm

5. Mix balsamic venegar, sugar, soy sauce, red pepper and red pepper paste in a bowl

6. Add the chopped garlic to it

7. Mix everything together

8. Add sesame oil before you serve

[WSJ] Man of the Year?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119828977548646431.html

This week Time magazine named Mr. Putin its 2007 ‘Person of the Year.’

Just want to mention that I am not a politically savvy person nor do I possess the qualifications to agree or object the pick from Time magazine. It is just my 2 cents…

While I was reading the article, I found there is a very little nuance from what happened in South Korea in 1970’s in terms of dictatorship, eradicating democracy, and so forth. I often hear from my father’s generation saying that it was so much better with the president “Park” in 70’s, although he was an autocratic president who rigged many elections, demolished democracy and free press, but still believed to be the man who laid the foundation of today’s economic ‘boom’ among the Koreans who had seen the rapid economic development around them. Similarly, today’s Russia is indeed much better than Gorbachev era economically and in a way politically, since at least what Mr. Putin is doing with his government is making the country more stable compared to Soviet Union — the crime related death rate was the highest in history. Is it good for the people of Russia? In some aspect, it might be good economically, since it seems with an autocratic government with the right direction — whether or not they benefit from it directly — can achieve economic development a lot faster. The huge drawback with this is that all the cheap government money will be lent to a certain selective people who are close to the current administration, so the country is being built with the wrong foundation, and it can never be corrected but only be forgotten. In Russia, indeed this has led many super-corporations run by small group of royalists of Putin, similarly ‘Jaebul’ in Korea in 70’s and 80’s. Politically it is a devastating thing. As the article mentioned it has led and will lead to very real costs in human life like many students imprisoned and died in demonstrating against the government in Korea and one of them was my cousin. In that, rather than being so much worried about breaking relationships with Russia by putting the hard-line stance against human rights violation, the US should at least make a statement with criticism against the reported abuses by the current administration with the help from international community.

With all that said, I would like to predict what would happen in Russia in the next 30 years — again just my 2 cents. In the next couple years, Medvedev — Putin’s handpicked heir — will become a president and their regime will continue. By 2017, with many turmoils in between, the economy of Russia will grow exponentially and people’s high living standard will push Russians for political changes. The government will slowly adjust their stance to people’s needs towards democracy and human rights. The first democratic election will be conducted and will release political prisoners. All the wrongdoings of government in the past will be slowly forgotten and people will mainly focus on their current issues — becoming a developed country. Until Russia gets there, to alleviate the suffing of the good Russian people, we know exactly what to do to help those who follow their heart.