r*s
发帖数: 2555 | 1 原伊州州长在联邦监狱刷盘子，90天后，将在监狱教莎士比亚，古希腊哲学，瓜瓜爹不
知可教啥？
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/attorneys-blagojevich-washin
Two of Rod Blagojevich's former attorneys visited the former Illinois
governor and say he is washing pots and pans as he begins his term at a
Colorado federal prison.
Attorneys Sam Adam Sr. and Sam Adam Jr. visited their former client for 90
minutes on Sunday in Littleton, Colo., WFLD-TV in Chicago reports http://bit.ly/I02AdK.
The attorneys said Blagojevich has three cellmates and get... 阅读全帖 |
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z****0
发帖数: 3942 | 2 该文章很长，这里提供一个英文摘要和部分引文。
Ed. Note: Wesley Yang's piece, "Paper Tigers", presents fascinating insight
into the lives of Asian-Americans faced with life and career disappointment
after the diplomas, along with ways Asian-Americans are changing the game
to avoid these pitfalls, stemming from their values, upbringing, and
cultural norms. The take-aways are many, and we've selected only a few to
highlight in this venue. It's a recommended read in its entirety to
appreciate the full context and nuan... 阅读全帖 |
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g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 3 osted on Advocate.com August 27, 2011 04:05:00 PM ET
Will Anderson Cooper Discuss His Personal Life on New Show?
By Jeremy Kinser
ANDERSON COOPER 201001 X390 (GETTY) | ADVOCATE.COM
Anderson Cooper says it's possible he will discuss his significant other on
his upcoming daytime talk show Anderson, according to a new profile in
Entertainment Weekly.
"My job has been reporting for so long," Cooper tells EW when asked if he'll
discuss his personal life on the new talk show. "I have a nightly newscas... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 4 “You have done a superlative job of diminishing what was once a great
profession”
June 19, 2012 by Rick Rice
It’s quite normal and routine to read about media bias at my place.
It’s quite another to read about it from an insider, from an acclaimed news
guy who spent decades in the biz, from someone who has historically poo poo
-ed the notion that your regular news outlets are completely in the tank for
leftist thought, memes and ideologies, from someone who is usually most
calm, most mild, most... 阅读全帖 |
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c***z
发帖数: 6348 | 5 节选，关于culture
Workplace cultures
I mentioned rank and tough cultures above, so let me get into more detail of
what those are. In general, an organization is going to evaluate its
individuals based on three core traits:
subordinacy: does this person put the goals of the organization (or, at
least, his immediate team and supervisor) above her own?
dedication: will she do unpleasant work, or large amounts of work, in order
to succeed?
strategy: does she know what is worth working on, and direct her ... 阅读全帖 |
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c***z
发帖数: 6348 | 6 节选，关于culture
Workplace cultures
I mentioned rank and tough cultures above, so let me get into more detail of
what those are. In general, an organization is going to evaluate its
individuals based on three core traits:
subordinacy: does this person put the goals of the organization (or, at
least, his immediate team and supervisor) above her own?
dedication: will she do unpleasant work, or large amounts of work, in order
to succeed?
strategy: does she know what is worth working on, and direct her ... 阅读全帖 |
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h**j
发帖数: 105 | 7 另一种角度看问题。
http://gawker.com/5968818/i-am-adam-lanzas-mother
很多国人在这新闻的留言里骂Adam的妈妈培养了恶魔,更多的人骂Adam是恶魔.
但在其中一个受害女孩的葬礼里,受害者家长对Lanza家表示同情.我很感动.
大家有没有觉得现在的注意力放错地方了呢?在这种近距离半自动手枪袭击下,估计大人
也逃不了吧,怎么教小孩逃生呢?禁枪好像也解决不了问题. 那是不是应该关注怎样帮助
mentally disabled的人,避免这样的事情发生呢?
I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother
Liza Long
Three days before 20-year-old Adam Lanza killed his mother, then opened fire
on a classroom full of Connecticut kindergartners, my 13-year-old son
Michael (name changed) missed his bus because he was wearing the wr... 阅读全帖 |
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z****0
发帖数: 3942 | 8 Ed. Note: Wesley Yang's piece, "Paper Tigers", presents fascinating insight
into the lives of Asian-Americans faced with life and career disappointment
after the diplomas, along with ways Asian-Americans are changing the game
to avoid these pitfalls, stemming from their values, upbringing, and
cultural norms. The take-aways are many, and we've selected only a few to
highlight in this venue. It's a recommended read in its entirety to
appreciate the full context and nuances.
......
Sometimes I... 阅读全帖 |
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j*****h
发帖数: 3292 | 9 http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout/stocks-less-risky-think
As of this morning we were discussing the wild ride stocks and commodities
have been on during 2011, with the S&P trading in a greater than 27% range,
yet going nowhere since last year at this time. According to friend of
Breakout, Jim Paulsen, the sense that the market is crazier than ever is
right, but misses the point of successful investing.
Paulsen, chief investment strategist for Wells Capital Management, has run
the numbers f... 阅读全帖 |
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k********8
发帖数: 7948 | 10 http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/06/25/a-con-man-who-lives-betw
Former hedge fund manager Samuel Israel III after a hearing in 2008 in
Massachusetts, ordering him to return to New York.
BUTNER, N.C. — “I’m a proven liar. Don’t believe anything I say.”
That was what Samuel Israel III told me last week. He is the hedge fund
manager convicted of running a $450 million Ponzi scheme who faked his own
suicide in the summer of 2008 to avoid his prison sentence before turning
himself in after a worldwid... 阅读全帖 |
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q********1
发帖数: 1480 | 11 我也懒得翻译了， 需要涨知识的读读吧。
http://time.com/3976344/cecil-lion-zimbabwe-walter-palmer/
The world's anger at hunter Walter Palmer is understandable but misplaced
Earlier this month, a 55-year-old American dentist named Walter Palmer went
on a safari holiday in western Zimbabwe, where, over a 40-hour period, he
maimed, cautiously tracked, and finally killed a lion. Palmer, a veteran big
-game hunter, insists that he had secured the necessary hunting permits,
unaware at the time that his target was the mos... 阅读全帖 |
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p***y
发帖数: 18037 | 12 Behold the Bobbing Fish Head
New York Times
February 8, 2011
By SAM SIFTON
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/dining/reviews/09rest.html?sr
JERRY TANG, a son of the late Chinese chef Shorty Tang, was talking about
the business of running Chinese restaurants in New York. This was last week,
during Chinese New Year, over coffee in Brooklyn.
Mr. Tang, 55, has had a long career in the city’s Chinese restaurants. His
father worked with the great restaurateur David Keh, who had Auntie Yuan, a
Hunan res... 阅读全帖 |
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h*******6
发帖数: 3228 | 13 The Confucius Institute at Portland State University Presents
Performance by “Hua Yue Zhi Yun” of Central Conservatory of Music
中央音乐学院“华乐之韵”文艺演出
Time: Thursday, September 29, 2011: 6:30 p.m.
PSU SMU 355 the Ball Room /1825 SW Broadway, Portland OR 97201
Free and Open to the Public
Donation will be appreciated for the CIPSU Scholarship Fund
For more information, please send an email to: C*******[email protected] or call
Confucius Institute at Portland State University at 503-725-9810
The CIPSU wishes to ... 阅读全帖 |
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i****a
发帖数: 36252 | 14 http://patrick.net/housing/crash.html
maybe a little on the pessimistic side but the basic rules of affability is
true. americans call it house-poor, chinese call this house-slave.
most chinese won't have a big problem with this but americans like to spend
every cent they earn and then some by borrowing from credit card or house
loan. they can't sustain this... |
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B******1
发帖数: 9094 | 15 affability -> affordability
is
spend |
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G*********r
发帖数: 538 | 16 Very interesting (but very long) story about Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry
if you have time to read it. I feel it's very intriguing even for our
ordinary people's ordinary life.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7887970/the-divergent-caree
Jonathan Abrams on May 4, 2012
NBA executives from nearly every franchise packed a St. Louis gym in
December of 2000 to catch a glimpse at the future. The game at the Shop N
Save–KMOX Shootout — the marquee prep event of the year — featured Eddy
Curry from T... 阅读全帖 |
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h*d
发帖数: 19309 | 17 劣币驱逐良币啊。对我来说，uc2/gow3还是比halo3好，后者我都没打算玩，嘿嘿嘿。
不过mw1/2应该销量都很威武。
MS: Halo 3 outsold six PS3 titles combined News
Xbox 360 News by Tom Bramwell
Today 08:31
Affable Xbox 360 mouthpiece Aaron Greenberg has stirred things up ahead of
next week's traditional Sony vs. Microsoft E3 battle by claiming that Halo 3
sales are more than most of Sony's first-party line-up put together.
"Just in from research team (NPD): Halo 3 has outsold Resistance 1 + 2,
Uncharted 1+2, Killzone 2 and God of War III COMBINED.. |
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q******r
发帖数: 6542 | 18 作者：Michael McKlein
翻译：天上火焚月
原文链接：http://www.12sign.cn/bbs/archiver/?tid-4678-page-1.html
Mercury conjunct Venus
The conjunction of Mercury and Venus shows an affable manner and social
grace. You can get along with most people because you understand the art of
compromise. This doesn't mean that you always give in, but just that you
try to be fair and don't offend people without a good reason. You know
how to express your opinions with skill and color, and without being
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M****u
发帖数: 4504 | 21 康州这场枪击案，除了禁枪的呼声，也重新引起了很多人关于对mental illness孩子的
焦虑。这篇文章在twitter上很火，转来给大家读读，明枪易躲，神经病难防。应该
identify那些potential会出问题的孩子，防止他们酿成大祸。
连接：http://thebluereview.org/i-am-adam-lanzas-mother/
I am Adam Lanza’s Mother
It's time to talk about mental illness
Friday’s horrific national tragedy—the murder of 20 children and six
adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in New Town, Connecticut—has ignited
a new discussion on violence in America. In kitchens and coffee shops
across the country, we tearfully debate the ... 阅读全帖 |
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k**f
发帖数: 301 | 22 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/16/i-am-adam-lanzas-mothe
'I Am Adam Lanza's Mother': A Mom's Perspective On The Mental Illness
Conversation In America
Written by Liza Long, republished from The Blue Review
Friday’s horrific national tragedy -- the murder of 20 children and six
adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut -- has
ignited a new discussion on violence in America. In kitchens and coffee
shops across the country, we tearfully debate the many faces of violence ... 阅读全帖 |
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h*****e
发帖数: 59 | 23 【 以下文字转载自 Translation 讨论区,原文如下 】
发信人: HowCome (梅瑰甜食), 信区: Translation
标 题: 请教一句话的翻法
发信站: Unknown Space - 未名空间 (Wed Jun 30 01:40:43 2004) WWW-POST
millions of voters were galvanized because they knew that even if the affable
george w. wasn't the brightest bulb in the chandelier, he would get a lot of
help from the old pros. they knew what dubya and his wise men-dick cheney,
colin powell, donald rumsfeld and certainly george bush the elder-stood for.
been there, done that.
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s*******r
发帖数: 1380 | 24 Negotiating Style Assessment Step 1
1. Chose the letter that best represents your perception of yourself on
each scale 2. Mark the chosen letter on each scale
A B C D
Low-risk …………………….. High-risk
A B C D
Affable …………………….. Demanding
A B C D
Go along ……………………. |
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a********1
发帖数: 12 | 25 Ying Meets Yang Single Professional Club Speed Dating in Philadelphia
Have you been through endless emails, texts, and even phone calls that
resulted in no dates? Here is a chance to have multiple dates in one night.
Studies show that people know whether they have chemistry within minutes of
meeting each other. The face-to-face experience will eliminate all the
misfits in your pursue of a partner.
About our event:
Ying Meets Yang Single Professional Speed Dating assists aspiring
professional sin... 阅读全帖 |
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h*****e
发帖数: 59 | 26 millions of voters were galvanized because they knew that even if the affable
george w. wasn't the brightest bulb in the chandelier, he would get a lot of
help from the old pros. they knew what dubya and his wise men-dick cheney,
colin powell, donald rumsfeld and certainly george bush the elder-stood for.
been there, done that.
只是问"been there, done that" 在这里怎么翻成中文比较通顺. 谢谢. |
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G*O
发帖数: 687 | 27 ☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
agenda (affable) 于 (Mon Sep 1 00:00:44 2003) 提到:
我去年才开始工作，第一分工作。我学GEOLOGY在学校MASTER毕业，在一个ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSULTING公司作CONSULTANT，从最底层干起。工资低，40K不到，公司也很一般的小公
司，而且还一天不如一天。感觉有点没劲。我找工作时候也找了BIG NAME COMPANY，他们
都没有理我。看到这里有不少CIVIL 和ENVIRONEMTNAL ENGINEER。 我想问问大家，大公
司是不是工资一般怎样， 是不是特别难进去。这个行业的前景怎样，大家觉得回中国的
前景怎样。
☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
cymms (Everyday is A Winding Road) 于 (Mon Sep 1 19:58:11 2003) 提到:
这个行业回国肯定比在这里强
环境不知道
Civil美国这里不见得比国内先进到哪里 |
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G*O
发帖数: 687 | 28 【 以下文字转载自 Engineering 讨论区 】
发信人: GEO (CEO), 信区: Engineering
标 题: [合集] 大家来说说CIVIL/ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING这个行业
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Jul 24 23:46:13 2007), 站内
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agenda (affable) 于 (Mon Sep 1 00:00:44 2003) 提到:
我去年才开始工作，第一分工作。我学GEOLOGY在学校MASTER毕业，在一个ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSULTING公司作CONSULTANT，从最底层干起。工资低，40K不到，公司也很一般的小公
司，而且还一天不如一天。感觉有点没劲。我找工作时候也找了BIG NAME COMPANY，他们
都没有理我。看到这里有不少CIVIL 和ENVIRONEMTNAL ENGINEER。 我想问问大家，大公
司是不是工资一般怎样， 是不是特别难进去。这个行业的前景怎样，大家觉得回中国的
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c**d
发帖数: 3888 | 29 如果去的法学院不是 Top-14，甚至不是 Top 50，没有很强的 patent 背景，希望你们
能避免弯路。下面的故事读起来像小说，但是我可以告诉你们，非常现实。
http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1905801&forum_id=2#20761498
In a couple short weeks, a new wave of hapless lemmings will crack open the
shrinkwrap on those heinously overpriced casebooks, boot up their laptops
for some heated note-taking, and commence their voyage down the road of
America’s most overrated, miserable, and saturated industry: the practice
of law. A pompous, overpaid professor will sau... 阅读全帖 |
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A*******s
发帖数: 9638 | 30 Good doctors are defined by the "three A's": ability, affability,
availability. But doctors are humans and have their shortcomings.
What do u have?
1. Sarcasm
2. Impatinece.
3. Intolerance to stupidity
4. Hatred of bad smelling.
5. Talk too much-poor time management.
6. Dislike of obese/morbidly obese patients.
7. You name it.
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L****n
发帖数: 12932 | 31
态"
70
You are actually quite talkative and affable - when using Chinese, however,
your writing in English tends to lead to confusion, even misunderstanding.
Not just the example of yesterday, but from way before. remember one time i
asked you "what is your point"? I think improve your communication skill is
utmost important. |
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M***D
发帖数: 249 | 32 Liza Long is an author, musician, and erstwhile classicist. She is also a
single mother of four bright, loved children, one of whom has special needs.
On 12/15/2012, Liza Long wrote following article.
Three days before Adam Lanza killed his mother, then opened fire on a
classroom full of Connecticut kindergartners, my 13-year old son Michael (
name changed) missed his bus because he was wearing the wrong color pants.
“I can wear these pants,” he said, his tone increasingly belligerent, the
black... 阅读全帖 |
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w*******y
发帖数: 60932 | 33 Link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004HHX9UA
eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
Two theatrical hit comedies starring the lovable Jim Varney with all-new
high-definition film transfers! Ernest Goes to Camp features everyone s
favorite pitchman Ernest P. Worrell as he stars in his first feature film as
the bumbling handyman at Kamp Kikakee who is given a chance to finally be a
counselor to a group of juvenile delinquents.
Ernest Goes to Jail bring back the affable bank ... 阅读全帖 |
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