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How Theatre Helps Develop Essential Life Skills
Theatre is often perceived as merely an art form or a means of entertainment. However, my personal experiences in theatre during high school and college have taught me invaluable lessons that have shaped me into a better professional and leader. The skills I acquired through theatre have been invaluable in my journey as a successful…
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March 20th – 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin, Warriors of Ako, committed seppuku on this day, March 20. The story began in 1701, when the Lord of Ako, Asano Nagamori, attacked the Chief of Protocol, Lord Kira within the grounds of Edo Castle, for which he was ordered to commit seppuku. Asano’s lands at Ako (now part of Hyogo Prefecture)…
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New rules around Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
The recent SEC rule changes for SPACs have sparked conversations across the investment landscape. While some view them as a blow to these “blank check companies,” I, like many others, remain optimistic about the future of SPACs as a valuable tool for entering the public market. The new focus on enhanced disclosures and stricter projection…
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The Last Samurai
While I am a big fan of the film, the last samurai, while watching it, there were a lot of parallels between history and real life, I was curious about the link and dug a little further. The Meji restoration in Japan was an interesting historical point in Japan’s history. The story of the last…
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Getting Inked? The history of Tattoos
In 1961, it officially became illegal to give someone a tattoo in New York City. But Thom deVita didn’t let this new restriction deter him from inking people. This ban existed till 1997. What is the earliest evidence of tattoos? In terms of tattoos on actual bodies, the earliest known examples were for a long…
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History of Christmas Tree
My son asked me about the Christmas tree and I realized – I didn’t know! So here goes – a little bit of history about the Christmas tree: Interesting fact: In 1659, the General Court of Massachusetts enacted a law making any observance of December 25 (other than a church service) a penal offense; people were fined…
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Hamsterdam
One of my top TV serials is HBO’s The Wire. It fascinated me on several levels in terms of the story as well as the portrayal of Baltimore. In season 3 episode 4 the concept of Hamsterdam was introduced – where they section a “Safe haven” for drug addicts – the police does not intervene.…
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Traffic Jams
Have you ever wondered when you are driving down the road, the traffic seems to stop but then when you move forward, there is nothing which caused the slow down. Well, there is math behind this. MIT has did a study in place and came up with this paper. https://math.mit.edu/projects/traffic/ Overview This web site presents…
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The Cup Noodle – カップヌードル Kappu Nūdoru
Instant noodles were invented in 1958 by Momofuku Ando, the Taiwanese-born founder of the Japanese food company Nissin. He used Chicken Ramen as the first instant ramen noodles. In 1970, Nissin formed the subsidiary Nissin Foods (USA) Co. Inc, to sell instant noodles in the United States. Nissin recognized that the bowls traditionally used to package instant noodles in Asia…
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Zebra
I finally got to see a zebra upclose. 1. they stink! & 2. I now know if they are black with white stripes or white with black stripes. The key is to look at the inside of their legs. The black spot is actually their base color. So the zebra is black with white stripes.…