7 Billion of People Inhibit Our Earth

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched its flagship report, State of the World Population: People and Possibilities in a World of 7 Billion.

On October 31, 2011, 7 billion people will inhibit the earth. The e-report is available at URL: http://www.unfpa.org/swp/

中国語の詩

麗澤从師漢帝嗣、
心義軒裏解虹霓。
从此不吟相如赋，
学渉古今貫東西。

2011年10月3日ラウ研究室にて博士課程の呂文亮君より贈られた。

日本語訳：

麗澤で漢帝の跡継ぎを師に就く、
それで、心義軒という書斎でこの世の謎を解いてゆく。
今後、「相如赋」など古典詩を読まないことにする、
広く古今東西のことを通じるように学術を修めていく。

Talking to Joseph Stiglitz

Introducing a new proposal on "A New Aid System For The Era of Globalisation" to Joseph Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, at the 15th Forum 2000 Conference, on 9 October 2011 at Prague.

My Mini-Bonsai

Mini-Bonsai, produced by Lau Sim Yee, 2 October 2011.

2 October, 50 Years Ago

According to http://www.historyorb.com/, on 2 October 1961, there were 4 major historical events:

1) "Ben Casey" premieres on NBC-TV
2) USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
3) WETA TV channel 26 in Washington, DC (PBS) begins broadcasting
4) WHRO TV channel 15 in Hampton-Norfolk, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting