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200 counties in 10 years? Okhwan Yoon is protesting or more so, calling attention to the 60 year division of North and South Korea. This man caught the eye of a Little Rock TV Station. He’s not a fame whore at all, perhaps a guy who walks to the beat of his own drum and is making a difference even if it’s just by making people think.
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There’s been videos showing these propelled flying helicopter like bots doing flips and making delicate and intricate moves. These built a 20 foot tall structure using no humans except controlling and programming. (NPR – Flying Bots)
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Gordon Hirbayashi, a fighter, pioneer and was the last surviving trio of Japanese American Internment Camp protestors who fought the government on the Constitutional values of the internment and refusing to get imprisoned. All were overturned. The others Fred Korematsu and Minoru Yasui passed away in 05 and 96. He’s a great historical figure and this little bit of text does no justice to his life. There’s a rich history in his accomplishments. (New York Times – Gordon Hirabayashi)
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The Year of the Dragon stamp from China. Hilarious feedback from people who say it’s evil, mean, and represents the Foreign Ministry. What do you think? Aren’t dragons supposed to be tough, evil, and so on? Design wise, it’s obvious because the dragon is straight on, does it look attacking, but overall it’s just criticism of a stamp. What do you think? (Telegraph UK – China Stamp)
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On the heels of the news that Chinese students who are 1/5 of the foreign students in the US, and taking spots from good Asian American students is a small bomb of news. What kind of safeguards exist for those overseas students who are getting into decent schools in the US? According to Global Post, “A 250-student survey by Zinch China, a Beijing wing of the California-based Zinch education consultancy, suggests college application fraud among Chinese students is extremely pervasive. According to the survey, roughly 90 percent of recommendation letters to foreign colleges are faked, 70 percent of college essays are ghostwritten and 50 percent of high school transcripts are falsified.” The article goes to say that the agent who takes care of the grades and or test scores earn thousands when the student gets into the bigger schools. Yes, it’s not that easy to get into a school and even with large sums of money for tuition, the grades still count. (Global Post – Students)
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