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[huy.duong@ctsu.ox.ac.uk]

Lorenz vs Lorentz
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Cha`o ba'c Du~ng,

Hi`nh nhu+ ba'c ho?i Lorenz (economics) co' pha?i la`
Lorentz (physics--Lorentz transformation) kho^ng. Bi'.

(To^i co' tha<`ng em ho. te^n Nha^.t nhu+ng o+? nha`
go.i no' la` Bi'. To^i cu+' nghi~ kho^ng le~ no' ra 
-du+o+`ng ngu+o+`i ta ho?i "Ma`y te^n gi`?" thi` no' 
no'i "Bi'".)

Made in USA
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Cha`o ba'c gi` -do' no'i ve^` bom vo+'i ma'c "Made in USA"
(xin lo^~i, to^i que^n te^n),

Co' 50,000 ngu+o+`i "Born in the USA" bi. gie^'t trong chie^'n
tranh -do'. Co' ca? trie^.u ngu+o+`i "Born in Vie^.t Nam" bi.
gie^'t trong chie^'n tranh -do'. To^i kho^ng no'i ve^` chi'nh
tri., nhu+ng theo tho^'ng ke^ va` xa'c xua^'t thi` ne^'u ba'c 
nha^.p ngu~ thi` xa'c xua^'t ba'c gie^'t ngu+o+`i "born in 
Vietnam" cao ho+n xa'c xua^'t ba'c gie^'t ngu+o+`i "born in 
USA" ca? chu.c la^`n.

Disclaimer: this is a purely mathematical statement. No political
or ethical interpretation/opinion/expression has been offered.

Eternal flame:
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Ta.i the Arch de Triomphe cu~ng co' ngo. lu+?a ba^'t tu+?, cua?
qua^n -do^.i Pha'p. Mo^~i la^`n -di qua -do' to^i la.i nghi~,
"Ai bie^?u tu.i bay sang -da'nh nu+o+'c tao, che^'t la` -da'ng,
chi? to^.i ngu+o+`i nu+o+'c tao, cha<'c ca? chu.c ngu+o+`i pha?i
che^'t mo+'i ba?o ve^. -du+o+.c nu+o+'c tao tu+` mo^.t tha<`ng
tu.i bay."

Tha^.t la` ke'm ro^.ng lu+o+.ng, pha?i kho^ng ca'c ba'c? 

Huy