About me
I am a graduate of Grinnell College with a degree in Biological Chemistry. The name of this blog is derived from the name I use in Chinese, 孟柏民 (Mèng Bómín).
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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Iceland likely to have lesbian Prime Minister
Jóhanna Siguðardóttir is likely to become Prime Minister of Iceland, heading up a left wing minority government. Iceland’s governing coalition collapsed on Monday. While Iceland isn’t usually paid much heed as it is a rather small country, this would be … Continue reading
Israeli Supreme Court reinstates Arab parties
Well, it’s good to see that there is some sanity at the high levels in Israel.
Promoting my own idea
I posted an idea to the Obama Transition’s Citizen’s Briefing Book at Change.gov: Encourage the Teaching of Foreign Language in Elementary School. This is an idea that I feel has gotten too little play in the national discourse. We are … Continue reading
An interesting discussion on Israel-Gaza
The latest diavlog at Bloggingheads.tv is one between David Frum and Amjad Atallah on what United States and International policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should be going forward. Frum approaches the issue largely with a focus on Hamas and desires … Continue reading
Another lovely photo set from the Big Picture
The Boston Globe’s Big Picture website continues to churn out interesting photo collections in all their 990 pixel-wide glory. Today, they have a collection of satellite images from various sources within NASA such as this one of algae blooms in … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Fun, Science
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Gaza wallpaper
In light of the conflict in Gaza, I decided to make this wallpaper, derived from this photograph of an Israeli flair over Gaza city: For those who are not familiar with Arabic, غزة is how “Gaza” is spelled, or غ-ز-ة … Continue reading
A disgusting development
Apparently, Israel has just banned Arab parties from running in the upcoming election. The fact that Operation Cast Lead is occurring in the shadow of an election has been one of the more disturbing elements of the offensive, but this … Continue reading
Ok, this is a little ridiculous
I knew that Obama liked Lincoln, but this is getting close to the point of a fetish. Apparently, before the Inauguration, the President-elect will enjoy a meal with other members of the ceremony that is modeled after the foods that … Continue reading
No, it’s not
The most popular technology story on news.com.au is linked as Is Windows 7 the end of the mouse? This is the first paragraph: MICROSOFT has developed a touchscreen operating system that could signal the end of the computer mouse. Seriously, … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Software, Technology
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The shifting map of Israel and Palestine
Martini Lahoud posts a set of maps illustrating the areas of control in the land that was the British mandate of Palestine prior to WWII over the course of the last century. Hat tip to Andrew Sullivan, who also recommends … Continue reading
Posted in Current events, Maps, Politics
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