Author Archives: pan

ping-pong: china vs canadian chinese ;-)

Posted on July 24, 2021 by pan
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last shot secured the gold

Posted on July 23, 2021 by pan
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rainwater runoff vs river overflow vs dam failure

Posted on July 23, 2021 by pan
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one ping-pong ball in a 1-million batch does not meet the weight requirement. how to find it out with a weighing scale most efficiently?

Posted on July 22, 2021 by pan
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was there a fly in the capsule as circled?

Posted on July 21, 2021 by pan
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the youngest, the oldest, the richest, and the brother, all the bravest!

Posted on July 20, 2021 by pan
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old slides for new international undergrad students (and their parents ;-) also new canadian border measures update. please read carefully https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-border-measures-reopening-1.6107988 “The Canadian government shut its border to foreign travellers and implemented strict measures for non-essential workers in March 2020. It later introduced a rule requiring a hotel stay for air travellers awaiting test results.

Posted on July 19, 2021 by pan

The government announced today that it’s scrapping the three-night government-authorized hotel stay requirement for all travellers on Aug. 9. As part of its initial COVID-19 prevention measures, the government restricted incoming international flights to just four airports. Starting Aug. 9, … Continue reading →

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old slides for new international grad students and research visitors

Posted on July 18, 2021 by pan
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the link to join directly https://uvic.zoom.us/j/83233365364?pwd=R1Brc1BFR2M2T3RSMTZGV3hXYnFlZz09 (unfortunately, waiting room is mandated by uvic, so non-uvic zoom users will be in the waiting room first, and be admitted in batches at the beginning)

Posted on July 16, 2021 by pan
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not only email but also caller id can be faked nowadays. received a call from “ottawa” today asking me to pick up an important document by 4pm today. “ok, i will ask jeff for a ride” and then the other side “… … …” (end of call ;-)

Posted on July 16, 2021 by pan
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