I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
Read moreBelow is the approved two-page joint statement on the U.S. first national broadband plan issued by the Federal Communications Commission, FCC, on Tuesday: Adopted: March 16, 2010 Released: March 16, 2010 By the Commission: 1. High-speed broadband is beginning to reshape every sector of our economy and many aspects of…
Read moreI almost marked the email below a spam. Coming from a tobacco media and sent to my work email address is not something common to see in my inbox. Regular emails that flood my office account usually come from research collaborators and professors whose email addresses end with dot edu….
Read moreFrom just over 100 friends last year, my list of Facebook friends has now reached over 1000. It is amazing to know how everyone seems to own a Facebook account these days. Met someone in a bar? Ask for his/her FB account and you’d be on your way to knowing…
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Alright, I am not really fond of amusement parks. You rarely read any story on this blog that’s about crazy rides or insane roller-coasters. That is because I am scared of those rides, even by just the thought of them. When my Ukrainian friend asked me to go with him…
Read moreWho says Pastors could not get a divorce? Huh! Even the most decorated of pastors, like Benny Hinn, can get one. What a slap on the face for Benny Hinn who preaches about the sacrament of marriage being a lifelong union, ending only with the death of one spouse!
Read moreWow, the 2010 County Health Rankings report shows Brookings, South Dakota topping the list on “Health Outcomes” and third on “Health Factors”. This means the Brookings county rated high in most health specific categories: 1. Health Outcomes (how healthy a county is) – Mortality (death proportions) – Morbidity (health state)
Read moreDo you live in one of America’s happiest cities? The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index released the results from the interviews with more than 353,000 Americans during 2009, and the happiest city in the U.S. is Boulder, Colorado! Yeah, not a single city from South Dakota! Scores were based from these six…
Read moreIf you are the type of person who loves to survey the arena of politics, history, pop-culture, economics and technology coalesced as one, then the book Century Turns: New Fears, New Hopes by William J. Bennett is for you. The book tackles the decades between 1988 and 2008 that America…
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