k*******n
发帖数: 2399 | 1 In the future, historians may likely mark the 2010 midterm elections as the
end of the California era and the beginning of the Texas one. In one stunni
ng stroke, amid a national conservative tide, California voters essentially
ratified a political and regulatory regime that has left much of the state u
nemployed and many others looking for the exits.
California has drifted far away from the place that John Gunther described i
n 1946 as "the most spectacular and most diversified American state .... 阅读全帖 |
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L******t
发帖数: 1985 | 2 BF is more of a feast for lower-income people, not for affluent ones like
you.
脑、笔
硬盘... |
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m*******i
发帖数: 8711 | 3 It is unfair to compare a small town with a big city. The better comparison
is PA with a affluent neighborhood in Chicago. |
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D**0
发帖数: 2048 | 4 ☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
qazqwe (qwepoi) 于 (Fri Jun 24 11:24:49 2011, 美东) 提到:
本人老土， 从没在弯区住过， 只去面试过。 以前经常对弯区的收入水平羡慕不已，
也经常被弯区的贫困线惊倒。 前些天刚拿到弯区的一个offer, 刚拿到时兴奋不已，
因为比现在收入高不少。 这两天大家正好在讨论弯区的30万贫困线的问题， 我和
老婆一估么， 以这个offer, 如果老婆也转到那边工作， 俩人加起来也可以接近这
个贫困线了。 可是昨晚上，心血来潮想查一下不同地区equivalent 的收入水平，
发现这个网站：
http://www.bestplaces.net/col/
结果震惊的是我和老婆目前的收入水平已然相当于弯区的36万了，我们要是过去，
加起来肯定到不了36万， 那我们要是过去岂不是明升暗降了吗？ 还有以我们目前
的收入水平，在本地 一点都不觉得能有前两天说在弯区拿30万的那哥们过得宽裕.
那到了弯区得多紧张啊. 难道这个网站不准? 有没有更客观些的网站?
望xdjm 们... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 367 | 5 All deal are listed here.
http://www.globalwonderland.org/2011/corporate-partnerships/
Global Winter Wonderland is an historic event. It’s the first time ever in
the United States. With something for everyone including gigantic a dinosaur
maze, cuisine from around the world, shopping, entertainment, all in
addition to the gigantic Chinese Lanterns, this is an amazing opportunity to
promote your product or service to a diverse population and affluent
audience with a projected attendance of .5 mil... 阅读全帖 |
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w*******r
发帖数: 7276 | 6 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: RRI (投资怪物), 信区: Military
标 题: Harvard Targeted in Asian Discrimination Probe
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Feb 2 09:42:54 2012, 美东)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-02/harvard-targeted-in-u-
The U.S. Education Department is probing complaints that Harvard University
and Princeton University discriminate against Asian-Americans in
undergraduate admissions.
The department’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating a complaint it
received in August that Harvard rejected a... 阅读全帖 |
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b********2
发帖数: 5191 | 7 http://online.barrons.com/article/SB500014240531119047970045772
It hit with the ferocity of an Old Testament plague, wiping out large
populations of homeowners in the U.S. Five million of the country's 76
million mortgage holders have lost their homes to foreclosure or lender-
ordered short sales since 2006, and an estimated 14 million more owe more on
their homes than their properties are currently worth. In all, some $7.4
trillion in homeowners' equity has been destroyed, according to Mark Zan... 阅读全帖 |
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T**********e
发帖数: 29576 | 8 By Victor Davis Hanson - August 16, 2012
Driving across California is like going from Mississippi to Massachusetts
without ever crossing a state line.
Consider the disconnects: California's combined income and sales taxes are
among the nation's highest, but the state's deficit is still about $16
billion. It's estimated that more than 2,000 upper-income Californians are
leaving per week to flee high taxes and costly regulations, yet California
wants to raise taxes even higher; its business cl... 阅读全帖 |
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s*******s
发帖数: 9926 | 9 本文的网路版本在这里:
http://nosca5.blogspot.com/2014/02/sca5.html
如果对SCA-5法案有任何疑问或不了解, 请先参阅SCA-5法案问答集, 有清楚扼要的回答
SCA-5法案的对华人的影响, 连结如下:
http://nosca5.blogspot.com/2014/03/sca-5.html
反对SCA-5具体有效的步骤, 请转发
从我做起, 从现在做起! 我们还来得及反对SCA5. 目前, 加州众议院的80席中, 有55席
民主党, 25席共和党. 对这个法案SCA5的支持是党派分票, 所以我们只需要保证 2个以
上民主党议员勇敢地站出来, 投票反对, 我们就可以让法案胎死腹中. 现在我们可以做
的是写信给代表我们选区的加州众议员, 去他们的网站给他们写.
Step 1: http://nosca5.blogspot.com/2014/03/sca-5_9.html
上面连结最上面有两个请愿投票, 有时间先去投票, 这两个网站都需要注册, 但是
Change.org和Whitehouse.gov是最常见的请愿网站, 将来一定该还有用到的... 阅读全帖 |
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s*******s
发帖数: 9926 | 10 再写一篇
Dear XXX,
I strongly urge a "No" vote on SCA-5. SCA-5 allows public universities to
use race in admissions decisions. In 1997 former President Bill Clinton
insisted that he wants to continue in this direction--tilting the government
's emphasis from "race-based" programs like affirmative action toward
initiatives that target "economic need". That's where President Clinton
thinks this whole thing needs to be going. Programs to aid disadvantaged
students should focus on economic need alone an... 阅读全帖 |
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c***n
发帖数: 1511 | 11 (We should play by the rule.)
We also agree that education is a right, which is why we support K-12 with
our tax money.
For higher education, even though the law doesn't believe that higher-
education is a right at this time, but we still support providing
opportunities to all young people of all races and backgrounds. As a result,
CA has the best and biggest public high-education system in the country: UC
, CSU, community colleges.
All qualified students are in fact guaranteed, and supported fi... 阅读全帖 |
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f********t
发帖数: 6999 | 12 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: beijingren (to thine own self be true), 信区: Military
标 题: 码工和劳模的未来已经上升到路线斗争的高度了
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Mar 19 10:58:00 2014, 美东)
Dan Walters: Growing Latino and Asian ethnic groups may be headed for
conflict
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/03/17/6245374/dan-walters-growing-latino-and.html#storylink=cpy
Together, Latinos and Asian Americans make up more than half of California’
s population and are the only major ethnic groups still expanding – but
they are ... 阅读全帖 |
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s*****d
发帖数: 258 | 13 两月份有一个 Sbranti campaign "ordered" poll 显示：
http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/square/2014/02/04/assembly-dist
Catharine Baker in first place with 26%,
Sbranti in second position with 23%,
Steve Glazer in third with 13%
Newell Arnerich a distant fourth with 5%.
Undecided was at 29%
如果单凭这一数据似乎Baker进入 General election 问题不大，但其实Glazer在
Sacramento多年（是Jerry Brown的政治顾问），又得到business community的支持 （
16区affluent的选民比例很大，很多business owner），资金也最多。
另外Baker本人的资历并无出众之处，并不一定能得到共和党选民无条件支持，更遑论
那29%的Undecided。所以初选鹿死谁手还真不... 阅读全帖 |
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c******a
发帖数: 4400 | 14 大家要抓住中心思想，本质不是为了亚裔利益，是说AA会伤害想帮助的人（和我们想的
一样），这太好了，大家尽量不要往SCA5上引。在加州你只能这么说
The Painful Truth About Affirmative Action
Richard Sander and Stuart Taylor Jr. Oct 2 2012, 10:30 AM ET
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Why racial preferences in college admissions hurt minority students -- and
shroud the education system in dishonesty.
affirmative-top2.jpg
michaeljung/Shutterstock
Affirmative action in university admissions started in the late 1960s as a
noble effort to jump-start racial integration and foster equal opport... 阅读全帖 |
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N*****s
发帖数: 3324 | 15 Cheapest doctors of all HMOs indeed. It is the most malpractice-ridden, low
quality HMO. Numerous accidents and lawsuits each year yet claiming to be
high quality. The name, Kaiser Permanente, says it all. It is not built for
the affluent professional Chinese; it is for the low income blacks, Mexicans
, and poor students.
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N*****s
发帖数: 3324 | 16 Cheapest doctors of all HMOs indeed. It is the most malpractice-ridden, low
quality HMO. Numerous accidents and lawsuits each year yet claiming to be
high quality. The name, Kaiser Permanente, says it all. It is not built for
the affluent professional Chinese; it is for the low income blacks, Mexicans
, and poor students.
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l**t
发帖数: 10440 | 17 有点小吃惊:-)
http://online.wsj.com/articles/political-diary-california-gop-e
California GOP Eyes Bay Area Seat
By ALLYSIA FINLEY
Oct. 6, 2014 3:28 p.m. ET
Democrats currently hold every legislative seat in the California’s Bay
Area. But a voter revolt against public unions could give Republicans an
outpost in the East Bay.
A recent poll in the 16th Assembly district commissioned by the California
Chamber of Commerce’s JobsPAC shows Republican Catharine Baker, an attorney
from Pleasanton, running eve... 阅读全帖 |
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m*****y
发帖数: 2424 | 18 你说的是Millbrae吧，Burlingame是传统的affluent area，尤其是lower
Hillsborough,很少老移民，土豪倒是有一些，据传魔都某区的区长夫人小隐于此。 |
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h******n
发帖数: 173 | 19 lafayette的学区几乎都是10，属于东湾最affluent的地区了，房价也是超贵，所以也
最有潜力。房崩时她不跌多少，现在则是疯涨，2米以下几乎没有看得中的房子。有钱
当然住lafayette. |
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Q***N
发帖数: 2972 | 20 From Wikipedia:
Tri-Valley is a triangle-shaped region in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area
. The area is 18 miles southeast of Oakland and 33 miles from San Francisco.
It encompasses the cities of Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon, and
Danville which includes Alamo, Blackhawk, Camino Tassajara, Diablo, Norris
Canyon, and Sunol in the three valleys from which it takes its name: Amador
Valley, Livermore Valley and San Ramon Valley. The region is well known for
its Mediterranean climate, w... 阅读全帖 |
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a*******m
发帖数: 127 | 21 我是看这里的
http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/more-on-what-the-health-care-
overhaul-means-for-you/
比如这一条
Taxes on the Affluent Beginning in 2013, married couples with modified
adjusted gross incomes of more than $250,000 (or $200,000 for singles)
will pay higher Medicare payroll taxes, as well as an additional 3.8
percent tax on investment income, including capital gains, dividends,
interest, royalties, rents and other unearned income.
明明说了单身20w，家庭25w才要多交3.8%的capital gains。
大家恐慌个什么劲呀。你都20w+还 |
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i***0
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博士毕业五年以上（或相关工作10年左右的）想回国的以下领域的大咖,大牛看过来，
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岗位描述 1、Principal Engineer - Machine Learning
Responsibilities:
Innovation and optimization of core algorithms for online
advertising system
Applying machine learning to optimize advertising algorithms,
including:
Ad ranking
CTR prediction
Auto class... 阅读全帖 |
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t*****r
发帖数: 4431 | 23 朋友发过来的，不到15分钟以前的新闻，谢谢这位远方关注西雅图的朋友：
Updated Monday, November 3, 2014 at 09:58 AM
Teardowns transforming Bellevue neighborhoods
By Lynn Thompson
/ Seattle Times staff reporter
On a rainy morning on the northwest edge of Bellevue, a backhoe chews up a
1950s rambler in room-sized chunks. Over the next three hours, the carport
that had been converted to a third bedroom, the large picture window
overlooking the quiet residential street, even the updated kitchen with
granite countertops, break apart in... 阅读全帖 |
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k*****a
发帖数: 1463 | 24 Mercer for sure, another level, affluent vs. rich. |
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i******r
发帖数: 1175 | 26 Most ranking has factors of how much assistance given to low income people
and racial diversities, which has bigger importance when academic score is
less important. Some ranking put almost 1/3 or even more weight on it,
essentially making it most important factor if academic difference is small.
So after 2013 when opt out is introduced and promoted by the left, Obama
and democrats, the affluent neighbourhood is dinged unless teachers insist
on taking tests. The poorer schools with more black an... 阅读全帖 |
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w***s
发帖数: 7132 | 27 说说你了解的美国城市地理。。
1. New Jersey
A:NJ主要分为三块，North NJ (学校有NJIT, Stevens, Rutgers Newark等), Central
NJ （Rutgers New Brunswick, Princeton) 和 South NJ。
North NJ是老工业区，药厂林立，申请药学的话应该是一个很好的选择，另外制造业发
达，ME专业申请这里也是一个很好的选择。该区最大的问题是治安，Newark，Jersey
City都被誉为是全美最危险的城市之一，黑人比例高，gang活动猖獗，特别脏乱，有时
火车去纽约路过这里都会有乘务员提示注意安全。
Central NJ华人比例相对高，华人超市和饭店林立，还有著名的印度人聚集城市Edison
。所以该区IT产业发达，朗讯和AT&T的总部就架设在此。NJ IT的薪水虽然不如NYC，但
是相对生活花费是非常不错的。Central NJ风景优美，Jersey Shore是世界上最长的优
质沙滩海岸之一。大部分地区治安良好，特别是沿海地区。作为华人生活便利。除了西
部靠近宾州的区域，大部分地区和NNJ一样... 阅读全帖 |
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s******e
发帖数: 207 | 28 Both go to the same high school, not much diffence on school.
Both are convenient locations for middle class.
East is more affordable while west generally is more affluent. |
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i****r
发帖数: 1803 | 29 看了一下这篇文章，看起来应该是个大问题。
President Bill Clinton started a similar program in 1994 called “Moving to
Opportunity Initiative,” which moved thousands of mostly African-American
families from government projects to higher-quality homes in safer and less
racially segregated neighborhoods in several counties across the country.
The 15-year experiment bombed.
A 2011 study sponsored by HUD found that adults using more generous Section
8 vouchers did not get better jobs or get off welfare. In fact, more went... 阅读全帖 |
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h**l
发帖数: 4883 | 30 The brand is marketed under three divisions, Ann Taylor, Ann Taylor Loft,
and Ann Taylor Factory. The Company's Ann Taylor stores compete in the "
better" priced category, and cater to the successful, relatively affluent
career woman, who needs appropriate, fashion conscious attire for her
professional life, and prefers stylish, coordinated looks for her leisure
activities.
Ann Taylor Loft stores compete in the "upper moderate" priced category. Ann
Taylor Loft collections are designed for value |
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s****y
发帖数: 18685 | 31 看来哪里都是拿穷人开刀
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/51159331-76/age-college-cover
Utah lawmakers weigh requiring college students to buy maternity coverage
By kirsten stewart
The Salt Lake Tribune
First published Jan 31 2011 02:03PM
Updated 27 minutes ago Updated Jan 31, 2011 09:49PM
Though bitterly opposed to the federal requirement that everyone have health
coverage, Utah’s Republican legislative leaders are considering imposing t
heir own insurance mandate.
In weighing millions of dollars in cuts t... 阅读全帖 |
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e******e
发帖数: 274 | 32 Thanks for sharing. After 2.0, when more affluent parents go for tutoring,
those who truly get hurt are those better students in the lower income group
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math2 |
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U***J
发帖数: 5998 | 33 Not sure if this has been posted here before, but this op-ed by Carolyn Chen
is an interesting read.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/opinion/asians-too-smart-for-
Asians: Too Smart for Their Own Good?
By CAROLYN CHEN
Published: December 19, 2012
AT the end of this month, high school seniors will submit their college
applications and begin waiting to hear where they will spend the next four
years of their lives. More than they might realize, the outcome will depend
on race. If you are Asian... 阅读全帖 |
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S****e
发帖数: 1063 | 34 Hi everyone,
This position is from the Oconomowoc Area School District, Wisconsin. We are
a suburban school district, located in between Milwaukee and Madison,
surrounding by many beautiful lakes. It is a pretty affluent suburb with
great families in the community.
Applicants need to go to WECAN, create an account and then apply.
The WECAN link is:
http://services.education.wisc.edu/wecan/
Vacancy #77690
有兴趣的朋友看看。 |
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v******a
发帖数: 45075 | 35 well, someone got this fantasy from watching Boston Legal, yet still someone
think lawyers are super affluent rich upper class. you get all sorts of ent
ertaining shit on this board nowadays.
but I think you ain't serious, you are just trying to start a huge troll on
this one. haha |
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w******1
发帖数: 340 | 36 Amy L. Chua (simplified Chinese: 蔡美儿; traditional Chinese: 蔡美兒; pinyin
Professor of Law at Yale Law School. She joined the Yale faculty in 2001
after teaching at Duke Law School. Prior to starting her teaching career,
she was a corporate law associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. She
specializes in the study of international business transactions, law and
development, ethnic conflict, and globalization and the law. As of January
2011, she is most noted for her parenting memoir, Battle ... 阅读全帖 |
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k*****a
发帖数: 1518 | 37 Original CTV news report, with video
_gen/derivatives/landscape_960/image.jpeg
Sisters Amanda (left) and Chris Lee (right) are scouting for condos before
their parents visit from China to help them buy one. (CTV)
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/year-of-the-snake-nets-condo-sales-develop
Years of the Snake nets condo sales: developers
CTV British Columbia
Published Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 5:33PM PST
Last Updated Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 3:22PM PST
CTV News has learned that elements of this story are false. Cl... 阅读全帖 |
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s**********t
发帖数: 1846 | 38 公立学校world class,
http://www.quora.com/Business-in-India/If-a-Silicon-Valley-comp
★If a Silicon Valley company pays $100K annually in USA, what would be the
equivalent salary in India?
Ashok M Rao, freethinking conformist
Votes by Daniel Fermanian, Anshul Kumar Jain, Eric Mansfield, Michael Wolfe,
and 268 more.
Anyone answering this question with the purchasing power parity yardstick is
missing the essence of life in the US vs. India completely. Having lived in
both countries, I guarantee you a l... 阅读全帖 |
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B*V
发帖数: 3365 | 39 China is Cheating the World Student Rankings System
Enough is enough: Beijing must supply national data to assessors and not
simply the results of a small minority of elite students
By David Stout Dec. 04, 201347 Comments
inShare
11
Read Later
A Young Pioneer attends the weekly flag-raising ceremony at the East
Experimental School in Shanghai
Carlos Barria / Reuters
A Young Pioneer attends the weekly flag-raising ceremony at the East
Experimental School in Shanghai November 5, 2012.
Email Print ... 阅读全帖 |
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r*******u
发帖数: 8732 | 40 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Village_(Richmond,_British_
Golden Village is a commercial district of Richmond, British Columbia,
Canada best known for its high concentration of Asian-themed shopping malls.
It is the home to the second-largest Asian community in North America.[1]
Richmond's population is up to 60 percent Asian-Canadian.[2] Richmond is
sometimes seen as the "new Chinatown" of Greater Vancouver[citation needed]
and Golden Village is often blamed for luring many Chinese away f... 阅读全帖 |
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T******g
发帖数: 21328 | 41 最新过敏假说，就是生活环境太干净TH-1不活跃，造成TH-2过度兴奋。看样子真的要投
入到野外运动的洪流中去。。。
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergy
Hygiene hypothesis
Allergic diseases are caused by inappropriate immunological responses to
harmless antigens driven by a TH2-mediated immune response. Many bacteria
and viruses elicit a TH1-mediated immune response, which down-regulates TH2
responses. The first proposed mechanism of action of the hygiene hypothesis
stated that insufficient stimulation of the TH1 arm of the immune system
lead to an ove... 阅读全帖 |
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B*****e
发帖数: 9375 | 42
as
Top 1%的收入 大概是$400K/yr
Top 1%的净资产(不算自住房哈) 大概是$9M
什么"rich" "wealthy" "affluent" "middle class" "upper middle class" ...
因家而异 自己怎么听了舒服就怎么叫吧 |
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B*****e
发帖数: 9375 | 43 The bet is for $100. Breeze wanted to go with a thousand but I wasn't
nearly as affluent or audacious.
It is on any game lost in the 2012 season due to the scandal, with bowl ban
being a push.
Nothing more, and nothing less. |
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d****i
发帖数: 4354 | 44 Bee caves, near lake travis. Round Rock is less affluent compare to this
region next to the lake. |
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c*****r
发帖数: 2866 | 45 法新社的原文
No nose-picking: China chides its 'unruly' tourists
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/10/02/no-nose-picking-china-c
Chinese tourists should not pick their noses in public, pee in pools or
steal airplane life jackets, China's image-conscious authorities have warned
in a handbook in their latest effort to counter unruly behaviour.
The National Tourism Administration publicised its 64-page Guidebook for
Civilised Tourism -- with illustrations to accompany its list of dos and don
'ts -- on it... 阅读全帖 |
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a*********n
发帖数: 602 | 47 Wh 我都会做饭。。。
你不做饭，怎么对付你二个儿子呀。。。。
我有一文章激励你做饭。特长，主要有十点。。。
10 Good Reasons to Start Cooking from Scratch
I have been cooking more at home since I arrived in HK and enjoyed it so
very
much. One thing I like cooking most is Cantonese soup, which I consider it
as the
treasury of Chinese cuisine. I have collected a on-line comprehensive soup-
making
recipes and try to make different sopus on the weekly basis.
The followings are the rational reasons why everyone shall start cooking by
themselves. Tell me... 阅读全帖 |
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l****i
发帖数: 20439 | 48 ☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
alafayatown (alafayatown) 于 (Tue Jan 11 19:53:13 2011, 美东) 提到:
(01/16/2011-Sunday morning）
备注：我认为音乐就是对世界和生活的解读。所以，通过我喜欢的音乐也就能知道我的喜好，
我的世界和人生观了。。。
我还是很认可以文会友的道理。
And, the mission statement here is to search out the beauty of life emerged from
music
historically, globally ,collectively and build up our friendship through
interaction by following this easily accessible and unique world musical
collection we like and have assemblied up....
Glad that I am... 阅读全帖 |
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B********r
发帖数: 94 | 49 这个读后感大概来得太晚了，不过我很喜欢这本书，所以还是要写几句。上班间隙在
手机上写的，觉得英文表达更好点。
I just got the Steve Jobs book and read it. It's an amazing book. It should
be a book for every young person.
The author Walter Isaacson got it right. Of course as many people with great
achievements, Steve Jobs is very intelligent, talented, and determined. But
, what stands out the most, is his characters, he has, for his whole life,
lives a life by his own choice.
It is interesting to see, how his choices as a kid, paths that he picked,
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w***r
发帖数: 7173 | 50 先列出新闻周刊评选出来的Top 100 books. 然后再列出BBC评选出来的 Top 100. 最后
列出这两个书目中都出现的书(24部) . 你都读过几部？
1 War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
2 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
3 Ulysses by James Joyce
4 Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
5 The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
6 Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
7 To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
8 The Iliad by Homer
9 The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer
10 The Odyssey by Homer
11 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
12 The Divine Comedy ... 阅读全帖 |
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