Month: September 2013

“Weapons of Math Instruction”

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From a reliable source:

Someone very cleverly concocted this mathematical humour to amuse, and believe you me, it’s much more amusing than conceivable.


A school teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, a slide-rule and a calculator.


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At a morning press conference, Attorney General Eric Holder said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement.



He did not identify the man, who has been charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction.


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‘Al-Gebra is a problem for us’, the Attorney General said. ‘They derive solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off at tangents in search of absolute values.



‘They use secret code names like “X” and  “Y” and refer to themselves as “unknowns”, but we have determined that they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country.



As the Greek philosopher Isosceles used to say, “There are 3 sides to every triangle.”



When asked to comment on the arrest, President Obama said, “If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, he would have given us more fingers and toes.”

White House aides told reporters they could not recall a more intelligent or profound statement by the President.



It is believed that another Nobel Prize will soon follow.

 

Five-Year-Old Chinese Boy Flies A Plane Solo

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1378559784206_1378559784206_r A five-year old Chinese boy has launched himself into the record books as the world’s youngest pilot by flying a plane unassisted.

He said, “I quite like it, because flying a plane is very exciting and it’s much more exciting to sit in the front instead of the back. Also, the level of danger in the front is higher than in the back. The person in the front has to drive, and it’s really fun.”Forget toy model airplanes, the five-year-old Chinese boy He Yide is already piloting real planes in the sky. Nicknamed Duoduo, he completed a 35-minute solo flight by ultralight aircraft at the Beijing Wildlife Park, earning himself a world record as the youngest pilot ever.

Duoduo is no stranger to extreme feats. His father, He Liesheng, who calls himself “Eagle dad”, has already let Duoduo compete alone in a sailing race and sometimes makes him run around almost naked in the snow. The elder He says these harsh training exercises are part of his “Eagle education”

He said, “Eagle Education” builds the qualities of bravery, morality, emotion and strength. Bravery is an important part of “Eagle Education. Today’s flight realizes this principle. After living here for 20 days, Duoduo has really become much braver.”

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A five-year old Chinese boy has launched himself into the record books as the world’s youngest pilot by flying a plane unassisted.

The video posted online has prompted huge debate over He’s style of parenting, even though he said the boy had had “no problems” from the “intense education method”. Still, experts caution that this approach isn’t suitable for every child.

5-year-old Chinese boy flies a plane solo CCTV News – CNTV English

http://english.cntv.cn/program/china24/20130907/103527.shtml

Zong Chunshan, Director of Beijing Youth League & Psych. Counseling Center, said, “At different ages, a child’s development and physical characteristics have their own laws of maturity and what they can withstand. So people should respect these laws of development, and they should not say ’I think (the child) should be like this and therefore I will educate him or her accordingly’. Doing this is very likely to harm the child in the name of love.”

Eagle Dad insists this kind of training is good for his son. And they’re already planning their next adventure to China’s least-populated area, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

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Editor:James |Source: CCTV.com

Singapore – Its Success & Greatness

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Like human kind, some cities are “born” great,

others achieve greatness and still others have greatness thrust upon them.

Whichever way you look at Singapore, when ousted by Malaysia in 1965 from being one of its Malaysian federated states, it was deemed to fail & fade further backwaters way because of its total lack of natural resources.

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Singapore, under the capable leadership of Lee Kuan Yew & his team of able & dedicated politicians, proved to be otherwise. Its real strength, apart from a totally uncorrupted team of politicians, lies also in the calibre of its largely Chinese population . . . the greatest “natural” human resource second to none.

Today, Singapore’s skyline soars with all the trappings of an international metropolis, ultra-modern integrated casino resorts, high per capita income, modern housing & accommodation for every citizen, world class universities, the list goes on & on.Today, it is attracting high calibre personnel as the place to work & live.

Where is Malaysia today with its oil & all other natural resources such as rubber, oil palm & its once great tin industry (killed & buried by Mahathir)?

Instead of being drained dry by its former British colonial master, its incorrigible UMNOputra team of politicians has been draining its coffer clean & enriching themselves thereof

Singapore, the City State, today enjoys a giant status of economic strength & power. It’s a far cry from its backwaters day, when it served as a drainage port to the British Colonial master.

Lee-Kuan-Yew-book-singapore-060813_360_524_100  This is a tribute no less owing to Lee Kuan Yew, the economic architect, statesman of world renowned, and one who can stand in front of the Cambridge student audience & audaciously said: “I have a Double First from Cambridge, your Prime Minister McMillan don’t.”

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Good leadership breeds good followers. Today, LKY’s son, Lee Hsien Loong is equally brilliant & qualitatively backed by his first-class team of politicians. With this excellent team at the helm, Singapore will no doubt continue to grow & see greater days ahead.

Having said & done, let’s have a look at Singapore’s past some fifty years ago.

This video clip should prove very interesting.

Paul Chong

A Chinese by Descent   An Australian by Consent

 

Tulips Galore @ Rose Heritage Garden, Carmel

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Yesterday was a beautiful day, despite intermittent showers & cold wind. We went for lunch with Raymond & Hazel at the Rose Heritage Garden in Carmel, Kalamunda.

Hazel is profoundly in love with beautiful flowers & we had hope to see roses in bloom there. Instead to our utter surprise, a sea of beautiful tulips greeted our unbelieving eyes. Tulips of different hues, vibrant colours welcoming us & other visitors in all their glorious splendour.

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I was so enraptured that my trigger-happy fingers went on clicking my digital camera non-stop. Hungry stomachs were momentarily forgotten. In the absence of blooming roses, for which the place is famous, tulips greeted us with even greater glory & colourful splendour.

People living in Kalamunda don’t have to go to Araluen to catch the tulip show every Spring, now that this is at our door step!

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Winter shower has seen its last day, for Spring is now in the air. Lovers of nature & those young at hearts can delight themselves feasting their eyes with inexpensive delicious lunches or be there at the Rose heritage Garden in Carmel for afternoon tea or coffee.

Have  a wonderful day today!

Happy Father’s Day

Australians celebrate this day on the First Sunday of September each year.

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