The second richest in the world (Warren Buffett) donates almost all his fortune to Gates foundation founded by the richest man in the world.
Tens of billions of dollars, for education and medicine, it is much more than federal fundings! Private Charities are changing the world!
All these reminded me about my be-loved homeland--China. Last summer, I watched a talk show on TV in China talking about whether there was upper-class society in China now. No matter there is or not upper-class society in China now, certainly ONE big thing is missing--The Rich don't Donate!
Several reasons I could think about:
1. In our culture, rich people don't want to be known.
2. Media aren't as enthusiastic on charity activity as chasing superstar's dating and dumping.
3. Charity money are well know not properly used.
4. Sometimes, donation is regarded as showing off or purly for commercial purpose in our culture.
"Gain from People and Use on People", 这“取之于民，用之于民“大概就是成语而已。
富豪排行榜应该每次都和慈善捐款一起报道。

新英格兰水族馆，据说是老大老好玩的，不知道是什么时候建的，自然比起上海的，看上去旧些，没有海豚表演：（。水族馆其实是一个特别大的玻璃水桶，5层楼高吧，周围是陈列的一个一个的小水族箱，每一个都模拟动物的自然生活环境，有的不停地下雨，有的不停的打浪。有一种叫leafy seadragon, 是海马的亲戚，说白了，是海马身上长好多绿叶子，非常怀疑它是不是会经常被水草绊倒，实在是leafy。哦，还有，那些在海里捞是一群一群游的小鱼，这种方式叫school, 它们可没有school master 领导，每一条都各自为政，共享信息。那个大tank里，从鲨鱼到海龟，什么都有，大概每天都被喂得饱饱的，就不会互相攻击了。后来还花了5块钱看imax, 五层楼那么大的屏幕，3D的，想起小时候看3D的小小得月楼，imax就是屏幕大些，音箱多很多。
You have to like a fish, not only fish in a pan"
Revere Beach is acutally a stop of Blue subway Line in Boston, we didn't know whether it was a beach or just a name. IT turned out to be a beautiful beach!!! Sunset time at revere beach with tons of Brazil soccer fans! Sand, sea, ice-cream, nothing could beat those!

It's CBI/BMB/BMP retreat of UMass Amherst and Wocesther today. I was selected as one of 8 speakers from the two campus. A great honor comes with also big stress. My first time giving research talk in front of more than 100 people, all of them professors, researchers and graduates students who know the area.
"Magnetic nanoparticle induced heating for treatment of breast cancer" is a 100% eyeball attractor. My talk raised quite a lot questions, concerns and comments. I was told later that I did a good job, sturctures was clear, expressions was clear, timing was perfect. :) Wish I had a pic of the talk.

Boston is a fun city and it is close to Amherst, so actually I never really visited the city just because it is too close. After 3 years in US, I did the famous Boston freedom trail yesterday. It would have been much more fun if I had known more about independence war of this country, or if I cared more about it. Obviously, the freedom trail concentrated a lot of shops and vendors with big variety, which made me feel so familiar, just like home town. Tours guides dressed in 18 century costumes, amphibian tours cars passing streets, retired war boats... It was fun.