Escape Kit
An Eight-Day Trip to Paris and Barcelona ($1,299 to $1,899 per Person),
Including:
Flights from New York City, Washington DC, and Los Angeles to Paris, France;
Paris to Barcelona, Spain; and Barcelona to the US
Double-Occupancy Accommodations for Three Nights at the ibis Berthier Porte
de Clichy Hotel (or Similar) in Paris and Three Nights at the EuroHotel
Barcelona (or Similar) in Barcelona
Six Breakfasts
Airline Taxes, Fuel Surcharges, and Entrance and Admission Fees
Priced per Pers... 阅读全帖
or beckon call?
sounds like someone, who when you need him/her, you can easily find him/her,
when you dont need, you can dump easily too. Is that what it means?
then hope we all can easily find a perfect beckon call partner!
hahahaha :D
AN ORISON OF SONMI~451
On behalf of my ministry, thank you for agreeing to this final interview.
Please remember, this
isn’t an interrogation, or a trial. Your version of the truth is the only
one that matters.
TRUTH IS SINGULAR. ITS “VERSIONS” ARE MISTRUTHS.
… Good. Ordinarily, I begin by asking prisoners to recall their earliest
memories to provide a
context for corpocratic historians of the future. Fabricants have no
earliest memories,
Archivist. One twenty-four-hour cycle in Papa Song’s is i... 阅读全帖
Jack Ewing and Judy Dempsey, Germany and Its Exporters Look East;
Opportunities beckon outside the Euro Zone. New York Times, July 19, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/business/global/Germany
-Europes-Powerhouse-Drifts-East.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Ewing
%20and%20Judy%20Dempsey,%20Germany%20and%20Its%20
Exporters%20Look%20East&st=cse
Excerpt in the window of print: Now less dependent on its neighbors, Germany
is less forgiving of some.
Quote:
"'Italy used to produce a lot of goods that would fee... 阅读全帖
March 17, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/world/africa/18nations.html?_
U.N. Approves Airstrikes to Halt Attacks by Qaddafi Forces
By DAN BILEFSKY and KAREEM FAHIM
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council approved a measure on
Thursday authorizing “all necessary measures” to protect Libyan civilians
from harm at the hands of forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
The measure allows not only a no-fly zone but effectively any measures short
of a ground invasion to halt attacks... 阅读全帖
On his bench in Madison Square Soapy moved uneasily. When wild geese honk
high of nights, and when women without sealskin coats grow kind to their
husbands, and when Soapy moves uneasily on his bench in the park, you may
know that winter is near at hand.
A dead leaf fell in Soapy's lap. That was Jack Frost's card. Jack is kind to
the regular denizens of Madison Square, and gives fair warning of his
annual call. At the corners of four streets he hands his pasteboard to the
North Wind, footman of ... 阅读全帖
http://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-end-gamethe-dark-side-of-
1. The frustrated and aggressive central bank
If one wants to know how bad the health of China's economy has gone, look no
further than the PBOC's composure, which seems rather frustrated and
aggressive as of late. On 5th July, the central bank cut benchmark interest
rates for the 2nd time in less than a month. This happened right after the
fact that in December 2011, PBOC cut the reserve requirement ratio(RRR) by a
50 bp to 21%, it... 阅读全帖
One more...
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: S.B.Woo
Date: Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 12:42 PM
Subject: How Will History See This Generation of AsAms?
To: @gmail.com
How Will History See this Generation of Asian Ams?
The following are irrefutable facts.
FACT-1: ON OUR WATCH, our children suffer the HIGHEST barrier in
college admissions. Our adults face the LOWEST glass ceiling in
workplaces.
FACT-2: Yet we are highly educated. As a result, we have the
n... 阅读全帖
【 以下文字转载自 Mod_CHN_Hist 讨论区 】
发信人: chinabbsdad (张果老他爹), 信区: Mod_CHN_Hist
标 题: 张春桥：论对资产阶级的全面专政（汉英对照）
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Nov 21 06:51:57 2013, 美东)
张春桥：论对资产阶级的全面专政（On Exercising All-Round Dictatorship Over
the Bourgeoisie）
无产阶级专政问题，是长期以来马克思主义同修正主义斗争的焦点。列宁说“只有承认
阶级斗争、同时也承认无产阶级专政的人，才是马克思主义者。”
THE question of the dictatorship of the proletariat has long been the focus
of the struggle between Marxism and revisionism. Lenin said, “Only he is a
Marxist who extends the recognition of the class struggle t... 阅读全帖
俺这的小白，才初中就被家长带着去州政府或DC lobby去了，平时在家听家长侃政治的
就更多了。
现在世界上正在发生什么有深远影响的大事，这篇亚洲时报说的不错。这种变化，应该
是老中和abc们的机会，就看能不能抓住了。
China pivot fuels Eurasian century
By Pepe Escobar
A specter is haunting Washington, an unnerving vision of a Sino-Russian
alliance wedded to an expansive symbiosis of trade and commerce across much
of the Eurasian land mass - at the expense of the United States.
And no wonder Washington is anxious. That alliance is already a done deal in
a variety of ways: through the BRICS group of eme... 阅读全帖
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/why-an-indian-judge-thinks
-rapists-should-marry-their-victims/2015/07/08/606f8998-23e5-11e5-b621-
b55e495e9b78_story.html
Why an Indian judge thinks rapists should marry their victims
By Annie Gowen July 9 at 3:30 AM Follow @anniegowen
CHENNAI, India — In a country still struggling to deal with widespread
violence against women, an Indian judge has touched off a firestorm by
suggesting that a rape victim and her attacker heal their rift in the ... 阅读全帖
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-
The New York Times
When Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley’s top luminaries for dinner in California last February, each guest was asked to come with a question for the president.
But as Steven P. Jobs of Apple spoke, President Obama interrupted with an inquiry of his own: what would it take to make iPhones in the United States?
Not long ago, Apple boasted that its products were made in America. Today, few are. Almost all of the 70 ... 阅读全帖
【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: EUV (奶特都是卖国贼), 信区: Military
标 题: 读书了，警察与赞美诗
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Jun 21 17:26:50 2011, 美东)
On his bench in Madison Square Soapy moved uneasily. When wild geese honk
high of nights, and when women without sealskin coats grow kind to their
husbands, and when Soapy moves uneasily on his bench in the park, you may
know that winter is near at hand.
A dead leaf fell in Soapy's lap. That was Jack Frost's card. Jack is kind to
the regular denizens of Madison Square, and giv... 阅读全帖
Download pdf published by SfN (Chapter from 'The History of Neuroscience in
Autobiography, Volume 8' edited by Larry R. Squire)
Yuh-Nung Jan's CV
Lily Jan's CV
Yuh-Nung Jan and Lily Jan
Birth
Family History and Growing Up
National Taiwan University
The Hiking Trip to Shitou in the Spring of 1967
Graduate School Application
Graduate Study at Caltech (1968锟974)
Seymour Benzer Lab (1974锟977)
Steve Kuffler锟絪 Lab at H... 阅读全帖
投资要选择适合自己的方式和策略，这里摘一个故事：
Once there were two heavily-laden mules making a long journey together. One
was carrying a load of salt and the other bore a bulky load of sponges. The
mule carrying the salt often complained of the weight of his burden, while
the mule carrying the sponges complained of the difficulty of balancing such
a bulky, albeit light, load. On one particularly hot day, the mule carrying
the salt spied a pond in the distance and said to the other mule, “I am
going to cool off with ... 阅读全帖
Read more: 我替她剪草，她陪我睡觉 - 情色笑话 - 贝壳村 -
美国新闻署长洛文是美国历史上第一部部长级黑人，入住华盛顿西北高尚住宅区。一天
他在家门前剪草，简单穿了个T恤，一位太太驱车经过，也想找个人回去剪草，便停下
来招呼他：“那个黑人，你剪一次草要多少钱？”洛文抬头瞟了她一眼，慢吞吞的说：
“那……要看情况。比如这家的太太……我替她剪草，她陪我睡觉。”
这个笑话的原文：
As one of the few black journalists who had "made it" Carl Rowan had moved
into a nice house in an upscale Washington neighborhood.
He was mowing his lawn one fine day, when a big fancy car pulled up in front
of him. An elegant white lady rolled down the car window, beckoned him over
. Carl went down to... 阅读全帖
June 11, 2015 6:08 PM
Going-Private Bids Flood in for Chinese Firms Languishing on U.S. Exchanges
By KEVIN KINGSBURY
If you’ve been following the M&A news lately, it’s been a case of déjà
vu all over again. And again. And again.
Just since Tuesday morning, four U.S.-listed Chinese companies have issued
statements about takeover approaches. All four have involved management
buyout offers. And all four used identical language in their headlines,
describing a “preliminary non-binding ‘going private... 阅读全帖
Jerry Talks Back
Controversial talk show host Jerry Springer gave the Commencement address to
the School of Law's 2008 graduates last May, despite the objections of some
students. Here's an edited transcript.
Forty years ago this week I sat where you now do, degree in hand, the
prestige of this great law school on my résumé and, perhaps immodestly, a
real sense of achievement in my heart, but no sense of what my future would
be or if in fact there would even be one.
Please understand, I was not... 阅读全帖
We overbooked One Bedroom Deluxe Suite in Star Island Resort and Club. It is
from 12/19 to 12/22, three nights. We paid at about $539. You can take it
over for $200 (total price, includes resort fee and tax, etc). If
Interested, Please call/text 704-763-0177
Star Island Resort and Club
5000 Avenue of the Stars
Kissimmee, Florida 34746
Please check this link for this one bedroom suite: http://www.star-island.com/one-bedroom-deluxe.htm
You can also check this link for over all resort info: http:/... 阅读全帖
Historic Hermann, Missouri
Historic Hermann, Missouri
573.486.5959 or 800.393.0100
330 East First Street - Hermann
Monday through Thursday from 10am - 5pm
Friday & Saturday 10am to 6pm
Sunday from 11am - 5pm
Winter Hours: Closing is 5pm
The grape-arbor covered patio provides cool shade on hot summer days, and
the fireplace beckons guests to enjoy a picnic indoors during the winter
months. Hermannhof offers a wide selection of locally-made sausages and
cheese, fresh-baked bread and brats mit kra
Seattle, Wash. is most often characterized by its rainy weather and
ubiquitous coffee, but for those that want to avoid the rain and skip the
caffeine, the city also boasts a plethora of boutique shops of confectionery
concoctions. From old fashioned custard to a new take on crepes, the rainy
city has an array of sunny sweets.
Top Pot Doughnuts
Making Seattle it's home since 2002, Top Pot is the perfect way to jump
start your day. With over 40 different flavors of hand-forged doughnuts,
there's ... 阅读全帖
The challenge in choosing 10 of the best restaurants to open in Houston each
year is a daunting one: Many of the restaurants I think are "the best" have
little to nothing to do with each other, making for a list that falls all
over the map when it comes to price, cuisine and location.
Then again, the amusing disjointedness represents Houston itself -- as does
the fact that three of last year's top 10 best new restaurants no longer
exist in the same incarnations (Caffe Bello, Umai and Bootsie's).... 阅读全帖
MCHALE'S COACHING EXPOSED
Jeremy Lin mistreatment, bench blunder completely exposes Kevin McHale's
coaching: Collapse no surprise
BY CHRIS BALDWIN 4.24.14 | 4:24 am
"Calm down! You need to calm down!" the gray-haired security guard pleads
and screams. He's urging two Houston Rockets fans who knock into each other
in the rush to flee the nightmare to stop pushing and sending killer glares
one another's way as a small testosterone-heavy group of onlookers quickly
gathers around to watch.
"Fight! ... 阅读全帖
An amateur player from a working class family, Francis Ouimet (Shia LaBeouf)
shocked the golf world when at the 1913 U.S. Open, flanked by his 10-year-old
caddie, he defeated his idol, the defending British champion Harry Vardon (
Stephen Dillane). An unlikely match-up - the ing閚ue versus the seasoned champ
- theirs was the greatest match the sport had ever known. Caught between a
world of hardship and a beckoning life of privilege, Francis needed to prove
his unfailing will and ability to make
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/12/tech-may-lose-money-again-orange-bowl
Frank Beamer stepped off the stage after his postgame news conference follow
ing Virginia Tech's ACC championship game victory earlier this month when he
remembered something he had meant to say.
"Hey," the Hokies' head coach beckoned to exiting reporters, "be sure to tel
l our fans to buy their Orange Bowl tickets through us, not anywhere else."
Of all things to be running through the mind of a man who figured to be reve
ling... 阅读全帖
Ten-man Arsenal succumbed to Barcelona as they were again knocked out of the
Champions League by the Catalan outfit.
A Cesc Fabregas mistake allowed Lionel Messi to chip a ball over keeper
Manuel Almunia and slot in for Barca.
Arsenal levelled through a Sergio Busquets own goal before the visitors had
Robin van Persie harshly sent off.
Barcelona took full advantage as a brilliant move led to Xavi slotting in
before Laurent Koscielny's foul on Pedro let Messi score from the spot.
Arsene Wenger's ... 阅读全帖
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
Cancer Horoscope for November 2010
By Susan Miller
When I was looking at the year ahead 2010 last year, and I paged over the
charts I had printed out for each
new and full moon for the coming twelve months, for all signs, there were
288 charts in all. I was
immediately drawn to November 2010. After so much tension in the skies in
2010, particularly mid-year,
November emerged as a month that would not only become a calm oasis but also
be one that would brim
with gifts and happiness.
At the time, ... 阅读全帖
Capricorn Horoscope for February 2011
By Susan Miller
This will be a big financial month from the moment February opens. You will
have Neptune, Mars, the Sun, and new moon setting the pace from February 2
onward, and it's an excellent time to be "talking turkey," as they say here
in America. Cut the cards, make the deal, and find ways to earn more money,
dear Capricorn, but do it early in the month when you will have your very
best aspects for making a really good deal.
Mercury, the planet of co... 阅读全帖
ARIES
You may still be feeling unseen or imperceptible to “others” but then in
reality 95% of you really IS invisible and untouchable. Fact.
To help you with the process of changing this mindset I want you to dwell on
the words of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; “ the sky is filled with stars,
invisible by day”.
For example there is a hell of a lot of fun to be had out there and a lot of
it will be taking place at night…..if you get my drift. Whilst there have
been confusing elements within your emo... 阅读全帖
