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...problems through the creation of computer programs. One example from this year was quantitatively ranking Supreme Court candidates based on how closely the candidates’ beliefs align with those of President Bush. “Computer science people have their own sense of humor,” said Yan Zhang ’07, one of the three members of the HC^3 squad, nicknamed “Team Ad Hoc.” According to Zhang, the “whimsical and playful” problems reflected this humor. The contest organizers emphasized the breadth of material covered...
...creation of new genders has become a hobby for those on the fringe. Consider Kit Yan, a “gender queer” Hawaiian poet who will be performing tonight at BGLTSA’s invitation. In one poem, after rolling through several dozen “genders”—including appellations like “polyamorous,” “heteroflexible,” and “boydyke”—Yan solemnly declares, “and that’s just the beginning...There may be as many...
...Yan Xuetong Director, Institute of International Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing First, President Hu should tell President Bush that both sides need to manage the relationship better, and that America's containment policy won't work. Second, China hopes the U.S. will stop arms sale to Taiwan because it is encouraging Taiwan secessionists. Third, Chinese have the same right as Americans to enjoy a rich lifestyle and do not appreciate the double standard on China's oil policy. The issue should not become politicized, as when CNOOC made its bid to buy Unocal...
...Streptococcus suis, a bacteria in pigs that very rarely infects human beings. Last week, a team of experts from Hong Kong who assisted in the investigation backed the diagnosis. "All the evidence collected at this stage showed that the infections were caused by Streptococcus suis," said Dr. Lam Ping-yan, Hong Kong's Director of Health...
...that has hosted the best-ever Olympics, managed severe water and land shortages and built 11 new suburbs, five subway lines and miles of highways, all while preserving its unique history without exhausting its finances, then maybe you can begin to imagine what it's like to be Huang Yan. It's her job to create that city out of present-day Beijing. As Deputy Head of the city's Urban Planning Commission and a key player in preparations for the 2008 Olympics, Huang is taking on the country's stickiest development problems-migration, pollution, corruption-and its deepest ambitions...