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liyang yu, Ph.D.

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  • My Favorite Sports: http://www.tennis.com/!

    • here is a list of ATP events of this year.
    • http://www.fuzzyyellowballs.com/ is a good site you can use to learn basic tennis skills.
    • Currently, I am playing at http://secure-apextennis.com/V3/index.php on level 3.5-, it is indeed a great experience. Check it out!
    • Federer's one-handed backhand:
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      click here to see bigger pictures.


  • My Favorite Recreations

    • yes,it is photography!photo!
    • a great book about photograph: The Basic Book Of Photography.
    • and this one has changed my way of taking pictures: Understanding Exposure.
    • and since you have gone this far to have finished the above two books, you might as well check this one out: The Ultimate Field Guide to Landscape Photography.
    • I am using a Nikon D70, and I still think nikonusa is the best.
    • one important lesson about photograph I have learned: spend your money on lens, not on the body!
    • My favorite lenses: Nikon 50mm f/1.4G (Nikon 50mm f/1.4G), Nikon 50mm f/1.8D (Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF), Nikon 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED AF-S (Nikon 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED AF-S).


  • Our Ideas, Our Thoughts, and the Life We Share

    • 2008_beijing_olympic is a beautiful logo designed for Beijing 2008 Olympic Game, but it was not really used.
    • want to find your home on earth? go here, and you can even locate a bicycle on the street that you are so familiar with. Try it, you will be amazed.
    • want to go somewhere? before you do, go mapjack, it does not have all the cities yet, but it is definitely fun to visit.
    • talking about cool search? check this one out, it feels like you are using a iPhone.
    • foaf homepage is an interesting example of Semantic Web application - join the community! As Tim B has said, I express my network in a FOAF file, and that is a start of the revolution. And, certainly, you can find my foaf file here.


  • Miscellaneous Stuff

    • linkedin is a great place to build your professional network, even to meet your old friends!
    • want to have a second life so you can do stuff as you wish? try it out (could be fun)!

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