This past Sunday marked the one year anniversary of my friend Joe Le’s passing. I have written quite a bit on Joe over the last year, so if you aren’t already familiar with his story, those posts can be read here. The one year of his passing also marks the anniversary of G.I. Joe Search & Rescue – The Joe Le Foundation’s inception. To commemorate this, the group will be … [Read more...] about Social & FUNraiser Marks G.I. Joe’s One Year
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Cost & Benefit of Chilean Rescue & What to Learn from Chilean President
During this past week, everyone around the world was talking about the suspense of the 33 Chilean miners rescue. I was also sucked into the news storm and took some effort to find out what happened. Basically, a mine shaft in San Jose, Chile collapsed and caused the rocks to block the exit route. There were 2 groups of miners: the first group near the surface was able to … [Read more...] about Cost & Benefit of Chilean Rescue & What to Learn from Chilean President
Hanoi Under Water: Understanding Flood Problem in Vietnam
For those of you who do not live in Vietnam at the moment, a heavy rain fell on Hanoi since yesterday 7/13/10 at 8am lasted for 3 hours and left the 1000-years-old city submerged in 0.5 meter of water. Many businesses are on hold, all your favorite street restaurants are taking losses, people postpone their daily trips, and kids paddle their mini-boats through town with … [Read more...] about Hanoi Under Water: Understanding Flood Problem in Vietnam
World Cup in Vietnam: Bão! (Storm the streets!)
World Cup is ON! Everyone is waiting, staying up all night, screaming, crying, laughing, and hugging in Vietnam for time like this! Before the game: People in Vietnam don't buy TV very often; we usually change our TV once every 4 years (at least my house did). And guess what? The 4 years cycle of buying to TV in Vietnam coincide with the World Cup events. During this … [Read more...] about World Cup in Vietnam: Bão! (Storm the streets!)
Agent Orange: Old Problem, New Perspective
While searching for a topic about Vietnam, I ran across some articles about the Agent Orange problem in Vietnam and decided to write about it from a mathematical standpoint. For those who are not experts on the matter, here is brief description from Wikipedia: "Agent Orange is the code name for a herbicide and defoliant—contaminated with TCDD—used by the U.S. military in its … [Read more...] about Agent Orange: Old Problem, New Perspective