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I have had not too good experience with secured encripted email provided by the free version of hushmail.com but ziplip.com seems to be much better.

Running across this cool website: http://www.webelements.com while searching for the van der Waals radius of various atoms.

Tried to beat my own record on the stationary bike but unsuccessful.

Should be attending these lecture series if I find time: http://www.utdallas.edu/research/cusms/lectureseries.htm

The first Asian American, Thomas Jefferson Lee of San Antonio, in 1964 became the first Chinese Texan from Bexar County elected to the Texas House of Representatives.

The second Asian American, Martha Wong of Houston, in 2002 became the first Chinese American woman elected to the Texas House of Representatives.

Martha is a Republican but I don't have any info on Thomas.

Interesting excerpt from the Federalist 03-38 Digest:

Topographical nomenclature is on the verge of a great new era, as the New Hampshire state legislature prepares to name one of the tallest peaks in the White Mountain Range in honor of President Ronald Reagan. Mount Reagan, standing at 5,553 feet, will stand alongside the peak named for President George Washington, and joins the others named in the state's prestigious Presidential Range -- Presidents Jefferson, Adams, Madison, Monroe, Pierce and Eisenhower. In naming the peak for Mr. Reagan prior to his death, New Hampshire is violating a federal law which mandates that a president must be deceased for a minimum of five years before a mountain can be named in his honor. (We at The Federalist were just wondering where within the Constitution is the language that grants mountain-naming authority to the central government.) The state legislature voted to simply "ignore" the federal law, however, and we're certain President Reagan would be pleased with New Hampshire's pro-federalist stand.

Making good progress on my Approximation of Voronoi Diagram project for Computational Biology. Does the grid cell has to be at least as large as the largest among the given particles/atoms.

12 GOD's Message came to me: 13 "Son of man, when a country sins against me by living faithlessly and I reach out and destroy its food supply by bringing on a famine, wiping out humans and animals alike, 14 even if Noah, Daniel, and Job--the Big Three--were alive at the time, it wouldn't do the population any good. Their righteousness would only save their own lives." Decree of GOD, the Master.

Ezekiel 14:12-14 MSG

Forbes publishes its 400 richest for 2003: http://www.forbes.com/2003/09/17/rich400land.html

Here are the first 25:

Rank Name Worth ($) Age Residence Source
1 Gates, William Henry III 46.0 billion 47    Seattle , WA    Microsoft
2 Buffett, Warren Edward 36.0 billion 73    Omaha , NE    Berkshire Hathaway
3 Allen, Paul Gardner 22.0 billion 50    Mercer Island , WA    Microsoft, investments
4 Walton, Alice L 20.5 billion 54    Fort Worth , TX    Wal-Mart
4 Walton, Helen R 20.5 billion 84    Bentonville , AR    Wal-Mart
4 Walton, Jim C 20.5 billion 55    Bentonville , AR    Wal-Mart
4 Walton, John T 20.5 billion 57    Bentonville , AR    Wal-Mart
4 Walton, S Robson 20.5 billion 59    Bentonville , AR    Wal-Mart
9 Ellison, Lawrence Joseph 18.0 billion 59    Redwood Shores , CA    Oracle
10 Dell, Michael 13.0 billion 38    Round Rock , TX    Dell
11 Ballmer, Steven Anthony 12.2 billion 47    Redmond , WA    Microsoft
12 Anthony, Barbara Cox 11.0 billion 80    Honolulu , HI    Cox Communications
12 Chambers, Anne Cox 11.0 billion 83    Atlanta , GA    Cox Communications
14 Kluge, John Werner 10.5 billion 89    Palm Beach , FL    Metromedia
15 Mars, Forrest Edward Jr 10.4 billion 72    McLean , VA    Mars, Inc.
15 Mars, Jacqueline 10.4 billion 64    Bedminster , NJ    Mars, Inc.
15 Mars, John Franklyn 10.4 billion 67    Arlington , VA    Mars, Inc.
18 Johnson, Abigail 9.8 billion 41    Boston , MA    mutual funds
19 Redstone, Sumner M 9.7 billion 80    Beverly Hills , CA    Viacom
20 Ergen, Charles 8.9 billion 50    Denver , CO    EchoStar
21 Newhouse, Donald Edward 7.7 billion 73    Somerset County , NJ    publishing
21 Newhouse, Samuel Irving Jr 7.7 billion 75    New York , NY    publishing
23 Pritzker, Robert Alan 7.6 billion 77    Chicago , IL    hotels, investments
23 Pritzker, Thomas J 7.6 billion 54    Chicago , IL    hotels, investments
25 Johnson, Samuel Curtis 7.4 billion 75    Racine , WI    S.C. Johnson & Son

Saw on Drudge Report yesterday that there is rumor of a plan to assassinate president Bush by the rebels when he will visit the Philippines this coming October 8th. What a great loss it would be but it's a great comfort to know that God is in control of everything that happens.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), wrote in 1799: "I do then, with sincere zeal, wish an inviolable preservation of our present federal Constitution, according to the true sense in which it was adopted by the states, that in which it was advocated by its friends, and not that which its enemies apprehended, who therefore became its enemies." And while serving as the third president of the United States, wrote in 1801: "The Constitution on which our Union rests, shall be administered by me according to the safe and honest meaning contemplated by the plain understanding of the people of the United States at the time of its adoption--a meaning to be found in the explanations of those who advocated, not those who opposed it, and who opposed it merely lest the construction should be applied which they denounced as possible."
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1020.htm

In his farewell address published in Philadelphia's "American Daily Advertiser" September 19, 1796, George Washington (1732-1799) wrote: "The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. But the constitution which at any time exists til changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people is sacredly obligatory upon all. The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish government presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government."
http://www.liberty1.org/farewell.htm

If you look at the way the majority of our federal judges issue rulings nowadays, it seems as though they are reading the Constitution through the complicated understanding of a federal judge according to the manipulated sense in which it is interpreted at the time of its adulteration. It seems that the Constitution is changed by an implicit and presumed wish of the majority of the people as perceived by a particular federal judge.

Thought I had to get a new scanner (or go to school and use the high end one in the multimedia lab) to scan my pictures taken with my US Congressman Pete Sessions and his wife Anita Sessions, the state representative Martha Wong at the Asian-American Citizens Council 3rd annual banquet last Saturday but glad to find out that I do not have to. The photographer apparently used a digital camera.

Did my normal 13 miles on stationary bike in 36:20 today, first time in almost three weeks.

It sucks that the proposed constitutional amendment #11 passed last Saturday. It authorizes state to allow sale of wine even in dry area, overrides the preference of local citizens and voters. Well, it's not happening out of God's will.

"The Levites who walked off and left me, along with everyone else--all Israel--who took up with all the no-god idols, will pay for everything they did wrong. From now on they'll do only the menial work in the Sanctuary: guard the gates and help out with the Temple chores--and also kill the sacrificial animals for the people and serve them. Because they acted as priests to the no-god idols and made my people Israel stumble and fall, I've taken an oath to punish them. Decree of GOD, the Master. Yes, they'll pay for what they've done. They're fired from the priesthood. No longer will they come into my presence and take care of my holy things. No more access to The Holy Place! They'll have to live with what they've done, carry the shame of their vile and obscene lives. From now on, their job is to sweep up and run errands. That's it.

"But the Levitical priests who descend from Zadok, who faithfully took care of my Sanctuary when everyone else went off and left me, are going to come into my presence and serve me. They are going to carry out the priestly work of offering the solemn sacrifices of worship. Decree of GOD, the Master. They're the only ones permitted to enter my Sanctuary. They're the only ones to approach my table and serve me, accompanying me in my work.


"When they enter the gate complex of the inside courtyard, they are to dress in linen. No woolens are to be worn while serving at the gate complex of the inside courtyard or inside the Temple itself. They're to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen underclothes--nothing that makes them sweat. When they go out into the outside courtyard where the people gather, they must first change out of the clothes they have been serving in, leaving them in the sacred rooms where they change to their everyday clothes, so that they don't trivialize their holy work by the way they dress

Ezekiel 44:10-19 MSG

Two weeks after my mini surgery, I recovered enough to start my cardio workout again today. Did only 7 miles on the stationary bike.

Started "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand, sounds interesting. It is my first piece ever of Ayn Rand's work.

We announced to the public today on one of the three Vietnamese radio stations here in the Dallas - Fort Worth metroplex that the city of Garland has adopted the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag (three red stripes on a golden-yellow field) solution to represent the community of Americans of Vietnamese descent. Great recognition for the community and great work by Tom and Jennifer Nguyen.

The proposed tax hike by Republican governor Riley of Alabama was defeated by the voters, halelujah! You are a Republican, you suppose to cut tax, not raising it, duh. Cut spending. Every company knows if you can't increase your sale then you have to cut cost, what's so hard about that?

Even though it is somewhat predictable, I still like "The Pelican Brief" by John Grisham. I always like his work.

What kind of pain and suffering was inflicted on David by his enemies that he cried out to the Lord:

May they be blotted out of the book of life,
And may they not be recorded with the righteous.

Psalm 69:28 NASB

I was shopping for a stock to buy and run across SG&A and had no idea what it was. I am not an accounting major so what did I do? Google gave me this: Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Income statement item which combines salaries, commissions, and travel expenses for executives and salespeople, advertising costs, and payroll expenses.

"I was taught to respect everyone for the simple reason that we're all God's children. I was taught, in the words of Martin Luther King, to judge a man not by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character. And I was taught that character is simply doing what's right when nobody's looking." --Julius Caesar (J.C.) Watts

I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Thy word

Psalm 119:101 NASB

I picked Voronoi Region Approximation to do as a project for the Computational Biology class yesterday. Now I just have to do it but I was so lazy the whole day today. Didn't get much accomplished except updating my webpage: consolidating different pages. When I needed to do somethings, I always found something else to do instead, urgh!

Finally I finished reading the analyses of all the 22 proposed Constitutional amendments and made up my mind last night and went to vote early this morning.

"Silent honor" by Danielle Steel describes what Americans of Japanese descent of any degree had to go through in the 1940s. Maybe those horrific stories explain somewhat the distrust Americans of Asian descent in general have toward the government and their tendency to keep a lot of hard cash? Looking through their eyes, maybe US government savings bonds, stocks and CDs or even real estates ... aren't all that wise of an investment because they weren't even allowed to have bank accounts! Human emotions and all of its extreme frenzies, only God knows and for me, I can only trust God for He alone knows best.

Some interesting blogs:

http://www.publicinterest.blogspot.com/
http://nataliesolent.blogspot.com/
http://ism.politicos.ws/MT/
http://conservativecommentary.blogspot.com/

and the oldest around: http://www.pepysdiary.com/