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发帖数: 11530 | 1
Hedge Funds Shut as Managers Struggle in Year of Two Percent Returns
By Katherine Burton Dec 1, 2014 6:00 PM CT
Hedge funds are shutting at a rate not seen since the financial crisis, as
many managers post disappointing returns and an elite group of firms
dominate money raising.
The $37 billion Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP is the latest firm to
close a fund. Last week it pulled the plug on its $630 million commodity
fund managed by Stephane Nicolas after it had tumbled 4.3 percent this ye... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4825 | 2 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-29/shake-shack-files-for-
Shake Shack Inc., which went from a kiosk in a New York City park to
international burger chain over the past decade, filed for an initial public
offering in the U.S. with a plan to reward its founder Danny Meyer and
expand.
Shake Shack has more than 63 outlets in over 30 cities from London to Dubai.
It’s also profitable, with sales of nearly $84 million in the 39 weeks
through Sept. 24, the filing shows. The company is aiming for a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1121 | 3 Jia Yueting？？？LOL
It received backing from Chinese investors, including Jia Yueting and BAIC.
Other venture capital backers have included Venrock, Mitsui & Co, Tsing
Capital, Pragma Ventures, and Oriza Ventures. |
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发帖数: 280 | 5 很大可能又是恶龙拿钱，但是坑现有shareholders：） |
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发帖数: 11017 | 9 一点小背景：CHUCK SCHUMMER，民主党大佬，现任Senate Rules Committee主席。和罗
富贵一起，多年来一直是民主党内移民改革的积极支持者和倡导者。而且由于他在
SENATE的位高权重，他对于任何一个移民改革法案的态度，直接决定了该法案通关的希
望与否。
最近华尔街时报报道了他和犹他州共和党参议员MIKE LEE即将联合推出的“买房送绿卡
”法案，姑且不论法案是否有戏，至少是一个耐人寻味的信号。
犹他州的众议员Jason Chaffetz,就是最近引起轩然大波的众议院法案HR3012的始作俑
者。同为来自犹他州的议员，MIKE LEE的挺身而出，着实反应了该州对于高科技产业和
外国投资者的依赖和渴望。
下面是华尔街时报的报道。各位仁者见仁，智者见智。
国内有钱人真多，溢价8%现金买房都趋之若鹜。
The reeling housing market has come to this: To shore it up, two Senators
are preparing to introduce a bipartisan bill Thursday that w... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 753 | 10 I am suggesting LIA and NIU to talk to those India backers to verbally
oppose this bill. (we don't have to put much effort in that). The worst
thing is they don't take us seriously and the bill still passes. We still
gain our share. But if this bill is not passed in the end, then they might
want to hear our voice the next time when they propose similiar bill. |
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发帖数: 3634 | 11 02/24/2012: H.R. 3012 and Irish E-3 Bill Opponents as Relected in the Recent
Media
As we reported earlier, anti-immigration groups of NumbersUSA and FAIR
have been pumpting up their campaign to kill these bills in the media. It
also appears some House members that support other ethnic groups are also
arising to have their voices heard. These bills thus face opposition from
union backers (Sen. Grassley) based on alleged stance of protection of
American workers and ethnic groups that will be n... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 126 | 12 Republican money backs immigration push
By STEVE PEOPLES
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Frank VanderSloot
FILE - In this July 11, 2008 file photo, Frank VanderSloot, who owns
Melaleuca, Inc., a healthcare products company, is seen in Idaho Falls,
Idaho. As Congress prepares to take on illegal immigration, an expanding
network of Republican fundraisers is quietly, but... 阅读全帖 |
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k*b
发帖数: 1256 | 13 目前暂时而已。60票都不到的话，民主党这几个领袖都切腹自杀算了。
另外，转述要转全了，不要断章取义。他还说对CIR的最终通过有信心，你怎么不提？
During an interview with Univision's Jorge Ramos, Menendez (D-N.J.) appeared
confident that Congress will pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill.
But he said the Senate bill's backers haven't yet cobbled together a large
enough majority to avoid a potential filibuster.
"We don't currently have 60 votes identified in the Senate," he said during
the interview with Ramos, which was conducted in Spanish for "Al Punto,"
Un... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 14 Seven in 10 Americans don’t think Congress will be able to pass
comprehensive immigration reform, although Democrats and Hispanics are
slightly more confident, according to a poll released Friday.
Only 24 percent of registered voters think a comprehensive immigration law
will be signed this year, according to the Quinnipiac University poll, with
71 percent expecting negotiations between Democrats and Republicans to fail.
The full Senate is set to start considering the bipartisan Gang of Eight
le... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 16 3:1的比例再花钱。
Behind-the-scenes lobbying will play a big role in swaying House
Republicans on immigration, but public campaigns matter, too.
Already, pro-immigration reform groups have outspent their opponents by
nearly a three-to-one margin in radio and TV ads between April and June,
according to numbers compiled by National Journal. Ad money from the pro-
side has helped senators like Lindsey Graham, who faces re-election next
year and has been hit by anti-immigration activists' ads in his home s... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3922 | 17 WASHINGTON – Hispanic lawmakers left a White House meeting today projecting
optimism on an immigration overhaul — despite clear signs that House
Republicans are adamant on the sticking point of citizenship for 11 million
people in the country illegally.
“The president has said that he would not sign any law that does not have a
pathway to American citizenship. And we believe that the president is very
firm on that,” said Rep. Rubén Hinojosa, D-Mercedes, chairman of the
Congressional Hispanic Cau... 阅读全帖 |
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l*******n
发帖数: 203 | 18 这次EO的背景是什么？
我们中有谁向O8提出过我们排队太辛苦了，来人解救吧？
有哪个议员试图为我们的排期问题提出过一次议案？
为什么这次国会选举Hispantic投共和党的远远超出大多数人预期？
在这之前，有多少移民组织推动了多少人做了多少年才有这么点希望？
别人在解决自己的问题的时候，会想到帮你们来解决问题么？也就是真的有汤吗
是谁在推动合法的High Tech,推动的人了解排期的问题么？会为中国人+印度人说话么？
usa-today-poll-immigration-isis-keystone-pipeline
On the issue of immigration, Democrats overwhelmingly want Obama to take
action now, 60%-28%. Republicans by an even wider margin want him to wait,
76%-17%. Independents split with 44% supporting acting now, 46% endorsing
delay.
In finding... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 158 | 19 12/24/2015: Estimated New EAD Applications by I-140 Approved Foreign Worker
and Their Family Members
It is interesting to learn that reportedly, the USCIS is estimating that the
new I-140 EAD program that includes foreign workers themselves and their
spouses and children will be 155,067, less than 179,000 estimated H-4 EADs
that did not involve accompanying spoues or children. Therefore, it appears
that the USCIS planner for I-140 EAD must be looking at a fairly limited
number of foreign workers... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10 | 20 我朋友的预产期就在最近，无法post这篇文章。由我代劳。
朋友的老公是一名美国医生，去过很多次中国。看了他写的这篇文章，我觉得很多用词
和短句可以用来将来同美国人的讲道理。很多美国人根本就不了解西藏，中国。Dalai
集团的成功之处就在于很好的利用了宗教，文化的幌子来进行分裂活动，而且这些方式
很好地符合了大多数美国人的价值观。我们，特别是留学生苦于语言，文化的方面的不
足，无法用西方人熟悉的语言和方式表达我们的思想。喊口号似的宣传，不当的用词经
常适得其反。好了，废话少说，以彼之道，还施彼身。好好看看这篇文章，总结一些关
键词和短句来提高我们的说服力：
I am a registered Democrat Obama-backer, but I am troubled by many of my
fellow party members who are undereducated, short-sighted (i.e. Pelosi),
and vapidly self-righteous about this Tibet situation. Before 1949 Tibe |
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发帖数: 6973 | 21 David Gelles, When all roads lead to the Valley; California's high-tech
sector remains a magnet for foreign-born entrepreurs in spite of the
challenges. Financial Times, May 19, 2009.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83197f2c-440c-11de-a9be-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1
Note:
(a) The report mentions "angel-funded" and "angel investors." The noun "
angel" here means "slang: one who aids or supports with money or influence (
as a backer of a theatrical venture) --sometimes used derogatively to refer
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发帖数: 29846 | 22 【 以下文字转载自 USANews 讨论区 】
发信人: lczlcz (lcz), 信区: USANews
标 题: What to Watch as Arizona Votes on Tuesday
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Aug 28 11:36:45 2012, 美东)
Arizona is hosting several competitive primaries Tuesday, including a GOP
battle for the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Jon Kyl and a
Democratic fight for the seat held until recently by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
But Arizona’s big matchup is between two House Republican freshmen elected
in 2010 with tea party support, Reps. Ben Quayle a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 23 America’s Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, Stands Alone Against Unions And Outsiders in
Recall Effort
April 11, 2013
Posted by Warner Todd Huston
Only three weeks after re-election in 2012, Sheriff Joe Arpaio was hit with
a recall effort. Now, with anti-Arpaio petitions in circulation in Maricopa
County, Arizona, “America’s Sheriff” is organizing his forces to oppose a
recall backed by the deep pockets of the unions, millions in outside money,
and a flood of non-Arizonans arriving to act as the left-winger... 阅读全帖 |
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T*R
发帖数: 36302 | 24 IPASS要接近100%涨价了。
西郊南边还好，可以走55。北边就惨了，355/88你逃不过。
Tollway Board Approves Steep Toll Increase
August 25, 2011 5:31 AM
The Illinois Tollway Board is set to vote on a plan that includes major toll
hikes. (Credit: CBS)
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (CBS) — The cost of tolls will nearly double under a
plan approved by the Illinois Toll Highway Authority Board Thursday.
The board of directors approved a plan to increase tolls, by 35 cents for I-
Pass users, and 70 cents for cash payers.
Basic I-Pass toll rates wi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6466 | 25 Set up some projects on some web sites to raise funds and give away gifts to
backers |
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w*******r
发帖数: 7276 | 26 【 以下文字转载自 SanFrancisco 讨论区 】
发信人: zhangfance (fan), 信区: SanFrancisco
标 题: 主流媒体报道SCA5,形势似乎对我们不利啊
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Apr 6 16:44:05 2014, 美东)
哪位给个中文翻译。
http://www.mercurynews.com/immigration/ci_25505076/affirmative-
Affirmative action debate create rifts in ethnic communities
The backlash by Chinese-American activists against a measure aimed at
restoring affirmative action in the admissions process at California's
public universities has set off political fisticuffs between ethnic groups
accust... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7600 | 27 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: stillwell (cgi), 信区: Military
标 题: 给洋人修高铁，今天上了LA Times, 来回票价$89!
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Sep 18 11:53:58 2015, 美东)
A high-speed rail from L.A. to Las Vegas? China says it's partnering with U.
S. to build
Julie Makinen and Dan Weikel contact the reporters
This article is related to: Asia, China, Xi Jinping
For decades private developers and entrepreneurs have periodically announced
bold plans to run high-speed trains between Las Vegas and Los Angeles..
None have gotten... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3388 | 28 【 以下文字转载自 Stock 讨论区 】
发信人: thanksgiving (###), 信区: Stock
标 题: 内幕消息！Twitter拿出$400M买回员工手里的股票
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Jul 24 18:58:12 2011, 美东)
大牛给分析分析，啥意思？
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_18533443
Twitter Inc. is close to raising $800 million in funding and will use half
the money to buy back shares from its employees and backers, according to
two people with knowledge of the plan.
The investment, which values Twitter at $8 billion, is being led by Digital
Sky Technologies and may be completed ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2564 | 30 It would be due to the influence of her staff and/or backers. I doubt that
she even know the full detail of what 扁 did to get the jail time. |
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发帖数: 1631 | 31 2012 Becker
1. Textbook 4门可分开买
2. Passmaster 4门可分开买
3. Final review 4门可分开买
2012 Willey
1. Textbook 4门可分开卖
2. Willey 完整题库（4门在一起的）
价格请来信询问。 |
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发帖数: 7881 | 32 The decades-long effort to build a suicide barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge
succeeded Friday as the transportation district's Board of Birectors OKd
funding for nets that will be installed about three years from now.
"We did it," shouted a woman in the midst of a giant group hug, moments
after the board of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation
District voted unanimously to approve a $76 million funding plan for
installation of steel-cable nets 20 feet beneath the east and west edge... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 17163 | 33 But they got so many backer, I can't help but wonder those Ids belongs
to their marketing group
[在 nywst (nywst) 的大作中提到：]
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：lol, agree.
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发帖数: 9926 | 34 【 以下文字转载自 SanFrancisco 讨论区 】
发信人: fatcat (不是Hello Kitty，卡卡), 信区: SanFrancisco
标 题: Re: wsj 报道华人因为sca5倒向共和党
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Oct 30 01:06:14 2014, 美东)
GOP Woos Asian Voters in Swing Districts
The Group Has Swung Heavily Behind Democrats in the Past Two Decades
By
Laura Meckler
Oct. 29, 2014 7:38 p.m. ET
9 COMMENTS
SAN DIEGO—The hour-plus sermon at the Chinese Bible Church was delivered in
Mandarin and translated into Cantonese. Jacqui Nguyen understands neither
but sat through it all as the R... 阅读全帖 |
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g*q
发帖数: 26623 | 35 California state candidates
California governor: Vote Jerry Brown
At 72, there is no doubt about Jerry Brown's energy or preparedness for a
second act in a difficult job at a difficult time. He gets our endorsement
in an imperfect but critical choice between a politician Californians know
too well and one they barely know.
California lt. governor: Vote Gavin Newsom
In this race, the edge goes to Newsom for his more expansive and detailed
vision for California's economic and environmental future.... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2651 | 36 Some Blockbuster stores are closing.
They put Movie Backer Cards for sale.
20 pieces for $1.
Covers games, TV series, and of course movies.
Mostly for late titles.
I was lucky enough to get "toy story", "toy story 2" and "toy story 3".
Good time to start your penny collection for your kid.
If you don't know what it is, do some search on ebay. |
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t**********g
发帖数: 3388 | 37 【 以下文字转载自 Stock 讨论区 】
发信人: thanksgiving (###), 信区: Stock
标 题: 内幕消息！Twitter拿出$400M买回员工手里的股票
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Jul 24 18:58:12 2011, 美东)
大牛给分析分析，啥意思？
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_18533443
Twitter Inc. is close to raising $800 million in funding and will use half
the money to buy back shares from its employees and backers, according to
two people with knowledge of the plan.
The investment, which values Twitter at $8 billion, is being led by Digital
Sky Technologies and may be completed ... 阅读全帖 |
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n******6
发帖数: 1829 | 38 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: ShowMeMoney (ShowMeMoney), 信区: Military
标 题: 米国硅谷有名的社交网站从赤贫到巨富再到赤贫的转变
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Jul 14 09:19:40 2012, 美东)
Onetime social media darling Digg reportedly sold for a paltry $500,000
By Patrick May and Peter Delevett
Mercury News
Posted: 07/12/2012
In a remarkable Silicon Valley rags-to-riches-to-rags saga, the onetime
social media darling Digg was sold Thursday for a reported $500,000, an
embarrassingly paltry sum given that Internet rock star Kevin Rose's ... 阅读全帖 |
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g**8
发帖数: 4951 | 39 很久没有上网发帖，看到这条大新闻上来议论几句。就在几天前，如果大家注意新闻的
话，会看到谷歌和三星在专利方面达成了一个什么战略合作的协议。现在看来，与整个
联想对摩托手机部的并购绝对有某种程度的关联。新闻里说谷歌保留了原摩托手机部门
的大部分专利，而谷歌与三星在专利方面达成了某种协议，这三者之间会有什么样的关
联和影响，版上的大牛们来分析一下吧。或者对三星熟悉的来说说？直接点说吧：
1）是否三星与谷歌决策层貌似关系很近，闻风而动。如果这样的话，谷歌三星关系非
常铁。
2）试想将来联想在其摩托手机部内的研发过程里，既有项目的所有在申请专利仍然归
属谷歌，而谷歌和三星有合作协议。。。估计一定会有网友上来按教科书说你懂不懂大
公司之间的专利合作啊，fine, 但是不把三星往最坏最阴里想还真是不行。。。另外说
句题外话我估计三星很可能在不远的将来并购一家很大的半导体公司或其重要部门,全
力进入手机类半导体领域.
还是老生常谈： 楼上有人还在说谷歌在安桌上多成功，但是我还是觉得在受益上说，
android真没给谷歌赚来多少钱，倒是谷歌仅在安桌上养了一大票人马，最后真正的最
大受益者，是三星。新闻... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 253 | 40 哪位给个中文翻译。
http://www.mercurynews.com/immigration/ci_25505076/affirmative-
Affirmative action debate create rifts in ethnic communities
The backlash by Chinese-American activists against a measure aimed at
restoring affirmative action in the admissions process at California's
public universities has set off political fisticuffs between ethnic groups
accustomed to battling side-by-side.
In a state where Latinos -- most of whom support SCA5, the proposed
constitutional amendment -- are about to bec... 阅读全帖 |
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h******n
发帖数: 92 | 41 怎么感觉象文革了！还搞什么petition, 不知道sca5 和 鸡毛时有没有这么卖力。
原来对文革还不太理解，今天算是有些感触了
这么搞，有点过了
我现在决定只投Chris 一个人了。
To: [email protected]
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From: "[email protected]
(functi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2724 | 42 GOP Woos Asian Voters in Swing Districts
The Group Has Swung Heavily Behind Democrats in the Past Two Decades
By
Laura Meckler
Oct. 29, 2014 7:38 p.m. ET
9 COMMENTS
SAN DIEGO—The hour-plus sermon at the Chinese Bible Church was delivered in
Mandarin and translated into Cantonese. Jacqui Nguyen understands neither
but sat through it all as the Republican Party’s local emissary to Asian-
Americans, a group that once leaned Republican and has swung en masse behind
Democrats.
It is a group Republica... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2424 | 43 More truth about this bill:
It replaces the current Parents Notification Law (originally written by
MassResistance/Parents Rights Coalition). The required notification to
parents would be narrowed from from the general “human sexuality issues”
to the specific “comprehensive health education provided by the school.”
It continues to be “opt-out” – which has caused enormous problems for
parents, instead of the widely-preferred “opt-in”.
It mandates that homosexual sex “education” be ta... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 21578 | 46 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/can-an-open-source-backer-t
MJF: What could have made you decide to stay at MS (if anything)?
HV: A big change of chairs at the top would be encouraging. Starting with (
CEO Steve) Ballmer, but not excluding (Senior Vice President of Human
Resources) Lisa Brummel. |
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发帖数: 379 | 47 Ascending: East gully
Descending: Glissading north face direct
Mushroom:
Ascending via trail, Rainier in distance:
Open area below summit ridge, backer and shuksan in distance:
North face below ridge:
First view of steep east gully:
Looking back from middle of east gully:
Climbing on east gully:
Steeper:
Finally to the ridge, Glacier peak in distance:
First view of the hut:
Whitehorse and 3 fingers in distance:
Down from the hut:
Ouch!!
Huh, look down the hole to ... China :-)
Balanced rock:
Sta... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6234 | 48 最后一个play了。海军准将们，给我顶住，打到一个南卡的run backer 赏大洋10块，
官升三级。 |
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C****a
发帖数: 6593 | 49 需要装backer board，然后装上瓷砖，这个人工大概要多少钱啊
同时请刚装修过的朋友给推荐一些装修队，谢谢了 |
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s*****w
发帖数: 2065 | 50 【 以下文字转载自 Stock 讨论区 】
发信人: whiteclouds (/ 参考消息 /), 信区: Stock
标 题: Utah House Passes Bill Recognizing Gold, Silver as Legal Te (转载)
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Mar 5 01:20:45 2011, 美东)
发信人: whiteclouds (/ 参考消息 /), 信区: WorldNews
标 题: Utah House Passes Bill Recognizing Gold, Silver as Legal Tender
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Mar 5 01:20:22 2011, 美东)
Utah took its first step Friday toward bringing back the gold standard when
the state House passed a bill that would recognize gold and silver coins
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