c******n 发帖数: 4965 | 1 http://idahochinese.org/index.php/en/about/idaho-chinese-histor
point is, that we should realize that we are really at a historical moment.
many places in US now used to have large Chinese populations, if you take
notice, you might see a little chinese building hidden somewhere very
obscured. it's almost hard to imagine what it would be like if we were a 20%
or 30% race in this country, but that was not such a far-fetched
possibility 100 years ago. |
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R**********n 发帖数: 523 | 2 【 以下文字转载自 USANews 讨论区 】
发信人: RichardBiton (Richard), 信区: USANews
标 题: Millions of Broken American Dreams zzz
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Nov 13 16:11:58 2013, 美东)
http://www.weidb.com/voice/index.php?title=Millions_of_Broken_A
Millions of Broken American Dreams -- An Open Letter to the World
November 12, 2013
Dear Fair and Righteous Citizens of the World,
We don't know who you are, but we know you are out there. We are
asking for your urgent help. We have been rendered voiceless, powerles... 阅读全帖 |
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z****n 发帖数: 5870 | 3 【 以下文字转载自 USANews 讨论区 】
发信人: RichardBiton (Richard), 信区: USANews
标 题: Millions of Broken American Dreams zzz
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Nov 13 16:11:58 2013, 美东)
http://www.weidb.com/voice/index.php?title=Millions_of_Broken_A
Millions of Broken American Dreams -- An Open Letter to the World
November 12, 2013
Dear Fair and Righteous Citizens of the World,
We don't know who you are, but we know you are out there. We are
asking for your urgent help. We have been rendered voiceless, powerles... 阅读全帖 |
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c*********l 发帖数: 3438 | 4 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: laoafei (afei), 信区: Military
标 题: 看来cnn是铁了心了
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu May 22 05:56:33 2014, 美东)
遣词用语以及文章架构所表示的立场已经明显到一定程度了:
Blasts kill dozens at market in China's restive Xinjiang region
By Jethro Mullen, CNN
updated 5:49 AM EDT, Thu May 22, 2014
Hong Kong (CNN) -- A series of explosions tore through an open-air market in
the capital of the volatile western Chinese region of Xinjiang on Thursday,
killing dozens of people and wounding many more, state media reported.
Ch... 阅读全帖 |
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n**p 发帖数: 1150 | 5 you can't hide. from 2012 Aurora shooting wiki page:
"It is also alleged that the gunman threw a canister emitting a gas
or smoke, partially obscuring the audience members' vision, making
their throats and skin itch, and causing eye irritation" |
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o**********e 发帖数: 18403 | 6 【 以下文字转载自 SanFrancisco 讨论区 】
发信人: creation (努力自由泳50m/45sec !), 信区: SanFrancisco
标 题: a good article
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Nov 2 03:53:19 2013, 美东)
http://idahochinese.org/index.php/en/about/idaho-chinese-histor
point is, that we should realize that we are really at a historical moment.
many places in US now used to have large Chinese populations, if you take
notice, you might see a little chinese building hidden somewhere very
obscured. it's almost hard to imagine what it would be like if we wer... 阅读全帖 |
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f**********r 发帖数: 18251 | 7 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: aliceamgirl (我爱日本), 信区: Military
标 题: 纽时缠上温家宝了 猛料,温如春拿到180万美元从JP摩根
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Nov 13 22:59:28 2013, 美东)
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/11/13/a-banks-fruitful-ties-to
To promote its standing in China, JPMorgan Chase turned to a seemingly
obscure consulting firm run by a 32-year-old executive named Lily Chang.
Ms. Chang’s firm, which received a $75,000-a-month contract from JPMorgan,
that “Lily Chang” was not her real name. It was an alias for Wen Ruchun,
... 阅读全帖 |
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o**********e 发帖数: 18403 | 8 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: onetiemyshoe (onetiemyshoe), 信区: Military
标 题: 马云够诚恳吗? 老美够诚恳吗?
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Jun 10 18:49:08 2015, 美东)
Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba, today
claims he want to help more American businesses access the Chinese market.
The Internet let out a collective gasp of disblief. Could he actually mean
it? Is this a big bad Chinese trick?
I do not know. But first consider the following background about Jack Ma
and China.
1. Jack... 阅读全帖 |
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g*******a 发帖数: 6484 | 9 1 Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
2 The Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien
3 Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte
4 Harry Potter series – JK Rowling
5 To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
6 The Bible
7 Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte
8 Nineteen Eighty Four – George Orwell
9 His Dark Materials – Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations – Charles Dickens
11 Little Women – Louisa M Alcott
12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy
13 Catch 22 – Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare
15 Rebecca – Daphne ... 阅读全帖 |
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c****u 发帖数: 8308 | 10 Issued by The National Weather Service
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Tue, May 24, 2011, 8:14 PM CDT
Local Radar Map
Updated May 24, 2011, 8:10pm CDT
Weather in Motion® | Enlarge Map
Get WeatherReady
* Watches & Warnings Explained
* If a Tornado Warning is Issued…
* Video: WeatherReady Safety & Preparation
* What to Do After a Tornado Strikes
* Storm Watch (video)
... A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
TARRANT AND DALLAS CO... 阅读全帖 |
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z****n 发帖数: 5870 | 11 【 以下文字转载自 USANews 讨论区 】
发信人: RichardBiton (Richard), 信区: USANews
标 题: Millions of Broken American Dreams zzz
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Nov 13 16:11:58 2013, 美东)
http://www.weidb.com/voice/index.php?title=Millions_of_Broken_A
Millions of Broken American Dreams -- An Open Letter to the World
November 12, 2013
Dear Fair and Righteous Citizens of the World,
We don't know who you are, but we know you are out there. We are
asking for your urgent help. We have been rendered voiceless, powerles... 阅读全帖 |
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e****r 发帖数: 377 | 12 From wiki:
Rockville is home to one of the largest Chinese communities in Maryland.
According to the U.S. Census conducted in 2000, 14.5% of North Potomac's
residents identified themselves as being of Chinese ancestry, making North
Potomac the area with the highest percentage of Chinese ancestry in any
place besides California and Hawaii. Due to the obscure definition as well
as the ambiguous and complex nature in the Chinese versus Taiwanese identity
issue, the percentage of North Potomac with |
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f*********e 发帖数: 1906 | 13 Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless
and heartless? You think wrong! — I have as much soul as you — and full as
much heart!
And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have
made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am
not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor
even of mortal flesh: it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if
both had passed through the grave, a... 阅读全帖 |
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l**n 发帖数: 7272 | 14 1970 版的简爱对我触动很深。80年代初上译厂的配音。简爱主题音乐让我这个乐盲从
小就牢记在心至今不忘。
“Do you think I am an automaton? — a machine without feelings? and can
bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips, and my drop of living
water dashed from my cup? Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain,
and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! — I have as much
soul as you — and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some
beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me,
... 阅读全帖 |
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M*V 发帖数: 3205 | 15 In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act
- George Orwell
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julian-assange/wikileaks-bradley-
Two Years of Cablegate as Bradley Manning Testifies for the First Time
Julian Assange.
Editor-in-Chief and Founder, WikiLeaks
Thursday, November 29th, Bradley Manning testified for the first time since
his arrest two and a half years ago in Baghdad. Today also marks the two-
year anniversary of the first front pages around the world from Cabl... 阅读全帖 |
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F*V 发帖数: 3978 | 16 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/nyregion/de-blasio-is-elected
Bill de Blasio shared a laugh with the Brooklyn borough president, Marty
Markowitz, right, at a campaign stop on Tuesday.
By MICHAEL BARBARO and DAVID W. CHEN
Published: November 5, 2013 47 Comments
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Bill de Blasio, who transformed himself from a little-known occupant of an
obscure office into the fiery voice of New York’s disillusionment with a
new gilded age, was elected the ... 阅读全帖 |
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l*****9 发帖数: 9501 | 17 Jeremy Lin on His Fast Break to Fame, God, and Kobe Bryant
By Jeff Yang
When The Garden is full and the right moment hits, it sounds like a riverbed
canyon during spring thaw. The roar is deafening, and it rebounds from wall
to wall, off the rafters, and into your face with tangible force.
The first time you felt that sonic boom was a few minutes into last night’s
program, when No. 17, Jeremy Lin — the man of the hour, the evening and
just maybe the season — trotted into the strobing lights of t... 阅读全帖 |
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m**********n 发帖数: 27535 | 18 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: moneybull (moneybull), 信区: Military
标 题: This is how yahoo reported Lin
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Feb 15 09:14:44 2012, 美东)
Though Lin's relationship with Yao must warm the hearts of basketball fans
on the Chinese mainland, his Taiwanese ancestry is a source of awkwardness
for some. (Beijing still considers Taiwan -- long protected by U.S. sea
power in the Pacific -- a renegade province.) "Recently, Jeremy Lin has been
hot. I don't really understand it. His parents are T... 阅读全帖 |
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m*******l 发帖数: 12782 | 19 【 以下文字转载自 NBA 讨论区 】
发信人: moneybull (moneybull), 信区: NBA
标 题: This is how yahoo reported Lin
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Feb 15 09:14:35 2012, 美东)
Though Lin's relationship with Yao must warm the hearts of basketball fans
on the Chinese mainland, his Taiwanese ancestry is a source of awkwardness
for some. (Beijing still considers Taiwan -- long protected by U.S. sea
power in the Pacific -- a renegade province.) "Recently, Jeremy Lin has been
hot. I don't really understand it. His parents are Taiwanese. ... 阅读全帖 |
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m**********n 发帖数: 27535 | 20 http://news.yahoo.com/ties-knicks-lin-peck-taiwan-bookishness-0
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — In achievement-oriented Taiwan, where studying is a
pastime sport among young people, the outdoor complex of basketball courts
near National Taiwan University is normally a pretty lonely place, more used
to hosting raindrops and discarded food wrappers than pivoting feet and
jump shots.
All that is starting to change as the island of 23 million people enters its
fourth week of Linsanity, the worldwide phenomeno... 阅读全帖 |
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d********e 发帖数: 1468 | 21 字字珠玑啊。不喜欢看长篇的请直接至倒数第二段看结论。
No offense, I think this is a gross overreaction. To be fair to Melo,
recently the Knicks have played the Mavericks, Spurs, Celtics and Heat, not
exactly the Raptor/Bobcats/Nets/Kings/Hawks diet they had earlier during
their run.
Part of the reason the Knicks paid so much for Melo is because superstar
level players, franchise players who are marketable are scarce. Without a
franchise level player, you CANNOT win a championship. Is it because of
talent? No, it's because... 阅读全帖 |
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l*****9 发帖数: 9501 | 22 Anthony experiment still not working
Fifty-four weeks of the same mediocre Melo-drama? Some might call that crazy!
Of all the maddening conundrums and paradoxes surrounding the Knicks right
now, the hardest one to forget is this bad knock-knock joke: Q: You know why
no one can say head coach Mike D'Antoni doesn't know what he's talking
about? A: Because it appears D'Antoni saw much of this coming?
D'Antoni didn't want to trade for Carmelo Anthony in the first place last
season. He talked about s... 阅读全帖 |
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w****b 发帖数: 623 | 23 That requirement and the fact you cannot replace it even with platinum points
is the most stupid of all. But then those color requirements for LM are all
stupid anyway. ACBL might be much better off in, say, requiring that to
achieve LM, one needs at least one regional open win. Then maybe you will see
people flood to those small, obscure regionals which currently has 40ish pairs
in the open pairs, to win that as well. And the pro's would certainly like to
see that since some will never have a s |
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i*********5 发帖数: 19210 | 24 刚才在收音机里听到的这本书
Nobody Rides For Free: A Drifter in the Americas chronicles former bike
courier John Hughes' rambles through Latin America on a bicycle. In this
gripping mosaic-travellogue, readers are introduced to banditos, artists,
grifters, would-be wives, dope fiends and attacking monkeys: a cast of
characters who conspire to reduce him to alcoholic destitution. His last
remaining $400 is spent sailing the Amazon, flying to Miami, and then
hitchhiking across some of the most frightening highw... 阅读全帖 |
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m******r 发帖数: 9604 | 25 本着负责的态度,我找了一下有关法规(Arizona Revised Statutes Section 28-2354
),里头有这些规定:
… A person shall maintain each license plate so it is clearly legible. …
… In a position to be clearly visible …
… A person shall maintain each license plate so that the name of this state
at the top of the license plate is not obscured …
我觉得到时候车后还装着这个bike rack的话,条子是有理由拦你的 |
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b***n 发帖数: 13455 | 26 Reader Question: Can we please find some kind of award to give Buffalo
linebacker Arthur Moats? The man did
what no other defensive player, prescription drug addiction, forced
retirement or alleged cell phone penis
photo has been able to do for 18 years: HE FINALLY FREED THE WORLD FROM
BRETT FAVRE!!! The NFL MVP
might not be the right award, since really, his accomplishment goes far
beyond the lines of the playing field.
Maybe Time Magazine Man of the Year? Or the Nobel Peace Prize? I mean, sure... 阅读全帖 |
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B*****e 发帖数: 9375 | 27 WSJ ... its sports section is the most unique: it doesn't do any reporting
or previewing -- you already watched, or will watch, the games by yourself,
so no need for redundancy -- just full of obscure yet revealing facts like
this, and that rare 20-point spread for the Pats-Colts game last month.
Very juicy materials to chew on. |
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B*****e 发帖数: 9375 | 28 I beg to differ. This is a professional coach. What does "professional"
mean? It means he gets paid (very well) for what he does. What does he do
then? Doing what others cannot do to win football games. What does that
require? A basic requirement is a well and thorough understanding of the
rules, including -- especially, in fact -- these obscured and absurd ones
that normal guys like you and me do not understand. |
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z*i 发帖数: 58873 | 29 哪个是自己生气把球扔了。 而且好像裁判还算按obscure的规则便宜它了。
这个是俩人啊。。。 |
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G**Y 发帖数: 33224 | 30 先来看看钢人的概率:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/18/chargers-playof
But while the Steelers still have a chance to make the playoffs, those
chances rest on the obscure possibility that they end up in a four- or five-
way tie with the Ravens, Chargers, Dolphins and Jets, all at 8-8.
If the Steelers win out to finish 8-8 while the Ravens lose out to finish 8-
8, the Steelers would be considered the second place team in the AFC North,
based on their superior record within the division. The St... 阅读全帖 |
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d*********o 发帖数: 6388 | 31 For the second straight week, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick attended
his postgame press conference with non-Bose headphones draped around his
neck.
Last week, Kaepernick was fined $10,000 for wearing the headphones, with
logos, to his postgame press conference. But Kaepernick won’t be fined
again for donning something other than the product of the official headphone
supplier of the NFL. Kaepernick obscured the logo of his non-conforming
headphones by taping over the logos. |
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x****u 发帖数: 12955 | 32
没用
Only true if the advantage gained by that one move is more than the
advantage of all subsequent optimal moves combined. But it's most certainly
not the case.
In addition, when human player pick an unusual move at beginning, it
actually puts the human player at a bigger disadvantage. In the past, that
strategy works because machine was not strong enough to quickly find optimal
solution at early stage of the game. But now it is. Trying to catch
machine by surprise doesn't work anymore. On... 阅读全帖 |
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w*****2 发帖数: 1458 | 33 Two Players Championship marshals, one on the second hole of the TPC
Sawgrass Players Stadium Course and the other a walking escort for Tiger
Woods, are disputing an account in Sports Illustrated of the incident
involving Woods and Sergio Garcia during the third round last Saturday.
Garcia claimed that Woods distracted him during his second shot at the
second hole when Woods pulled a fairway metal out of his bag to hit out of
the left trees, drawing a response from the crowd.
Woods said he was t... 阅读全帖 |
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f*********n 发帖数: 11154 | 34 有一条很obscure的法律,对除过公民以外的所有人适用:
INA ACT 237,a款,2章,c节
INA 237(a)(2)(c)
Certain firearm offenses.-Any alien who at any time after admission is
convicted under any law of purchasing, selling, offering for sale,
exchanging, using, owning, possessing, or carrying, or of attempting or
conspiring to purchase, sell, offer for sale, exchange, use, own, possess,
or carry, any weapon, part, or accessory which is a firearm or destructive
device (as defined in section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code) in |
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b***y 发帖数: 2799 | 35 对想买SKS的朋友很有用,包括各类国产SKS的特征。
OVERVIEW
This sticky seeks to clarify an obscure and difficult subject. Information
contained herein is based upon observation, conversation, and study of open
source material. Regard this as a guide only.
One reads much commentary and many questions about military versus
commercial rifles. It is unfortunate that a false distinction receives such
play because the ratio of military to truly commercial Chinese production
is approximately 95 to five here in North Ameri |
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s****r 发帖数: 31686 | 36 发信人: friediceman (Bing), 信区: GunsAndGears
标 题: 给美国的枪友们提醒一个
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Sep 4 20:54:15 2008)
有一条很obscure的法律,对除过公民以外的所有人适用:
INA ACT 237,a款,2章,c节
INA 237(a)(2)(c)
Certain firearm offenses.-Any alien who at any time after admission is
convicted under any law of purchasing, selling, offering for sale,
exchanging, using, owning, possessing, or carrying, or of attempting or
conspiring to purchase, sell, offer for sale, exchange, use, own, possess,
or carry, any weapon, part, or accessory whic... 阅读全帖 |
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f*********n 发帖数: 11154 | 37 http://www.gunsandammo.com/2012/03/07/whats-in-a-name-common-gu
Bullet
This is the hunk of lead, copper or whatever that comes out of a gun’s
barrel. Bullets can also be called “projectiles” or “shot,” though the
latter is somewhat archaic and nowadays normally refers to the small pellets
fired from a shotgun. There seems to be an increasing misusage of the term
“bullet,” and many people (from the man on the street through filmmakers
and novelists to even some supposedly knowledgeable gun write... 阅读全帖 |
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k**0 发帖数: 19737 | 38 绝对不要在NYC任何机场托运枪支,已经不是第一次发生了
Man arrested with four guns at New York's Kennedy airport
A Tennessee man faces six felony weapons charges after police found two
rifles, two handguns and high-capacity ammunition in luggage he was trying
to check at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday, an
official said.
Police arrested Keenan Draughon, 23, at about 8 a.m. EDT when the guns and
ammunition were found in his bags, said Joe Pentangelo, spokesman for the
Port Authority of New York... 阅读全帖 |
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m******i 发帖数: 9479 | 39 http://www.mendosa.com/low_carb_low_gi_foods.htm
My Favorite Low Carb
and Low GI Foods
By David Mendosa
More and more people with diabetes, myself included, are turning to low
glycemic and low carb foods to help them control their condition.
Unavailable carbohydrates are...fiber.
Some of the low carb and low GI foods that I can recommend to others are
listed below. I have tested almost all of them and note the exceptions.
If you go to a glycemic index looking for very low GI foods you might be
c... 阅读全帖 |
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j******4 发帖数: 6090 | 40 主要是社交笨拙,但是也有不爱运动的意思。
“A nerd (adjective: nerdy) is a person, typically described as being overly
intellectual, obsessive, or socially impaired. They may spend inordinate
amounts of time on unpopular, obscure, or non-mainstream activities, which
are generally either highly technical or relating to topics of fiction or
fantasy, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities.[1][2][3]
Additionally, many nerds are described as being shy, quirky, and
unattractive,[4] and may have difficulty participa... 阅读全帖 |
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s**c 发帖数: 34339 | 41 转一片文章,俺觉得写得不错
BOSTON CELTICS: C-minus
Strategically, the trade made sense: The Celtics decided that the hole
created by Perkins' departure (rebounding and interior defense) wasn't as
important as the hole they needed to fill (perimeter scoring, perimeter
defense, flexibility). The dirty little secret of the 2010-11 Celtics? They
really missed … (wait for it) … Tony Allen.
That's right, Trick-Or-Treat Tony!
They actually missed his defense and athleticism. Marquis Daniels did a
decent job filling... 阅读全帖 |
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m*******l 发帖数: 12782 | 42 Though Lin's relationship with Yao must warm the hearts of basketball fans
on the Chinese mainland, his Taiwanese ancestry is a source of awkwardness
for some. (Beijing still considers Taiwan -- long protected by U.S. sea
power in the Pacific -- a renegade province.) "Recently, Jeremy Lin has been
hot. I don't really understand it. His parents are Taiwanese. Is he
representing the China team? Why is everyone rushing to support him? We
should care more about Yi Jianlian," one Weibo user posts in ... 阅读全帖 |
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W********s 发帖数: 2256 | 43 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/huskers-dad-nu-biz-deal-before-son-signed-29380
Today Baxter Holmes of the LOS ANGELES TIMES reported that the father of
star Nebraska quarterback
Taylor Martinez, Casey Martinez, received a licensing deal from Nebraska for
his fledgling apparel brand 13
months before his son signed to play football at the school.
Casey Martinez had a deal with Nebraska nearly a year before his football-
playing son, Taylor, did.
The father of Nebraska’s starting quarterback owns th... 阅读全帖 |
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e******u 发帖数: 537 | 44 we will see whether NCAA fabricated the case against us
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/court-ruling--n
A California appeals court judge ruled Friday that the NCAA cannot seal
hundreds of emails and documents in the defamation case that former USC
assistant Todd McNair has filed against the sanctioning body.
From the Los Angeles Times:
“We are not convinced by the NCAA’s contention that public disclosure of
its documents will make future investigations more difficult for the NCAA... 阅读全帖 |
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m******o 发帖数: 8504 | 45 这个可不是我的观点啊,我这不就从那个帖子里的摘抄出来的嘛~
As Thamel wrote, the result of the camp being shut down has left Mumme not
the least bit happy with Orgeron and those at LSU who might have prevented
under-the-radar prospects in need of a look from college programs from
getting one.
The reality of the camp scheduled for Thursday is that the perception of
Texas taking part in a camp in Louisiana has obscured the reality. LSU
likely won’t lose any recruits it covets. And its just as unlikely Texas
will sign a five-st... 阅读全帖 |
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m****g 发帖数: 3975 | 46 Dugald Bremner
On June 3, 1997, well-known outdoor photographer, kayaker and Grand Canyon
river guide Dugald Bremner and three companions found themselves on the
Silver Fork of California's American River. By early afternoon they reached
the most difficult rapid and stopped to scout it. High flows poured over a
ledge, obscuring a sieve of faults siphoning much of the water through the
bedrock. Dugald entered the current and lined up on what appeared to be
simple turbulence at the head of the fal |
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K****p 发帖数: 169 | 47 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: umner (jhq), 信区: Military
标 题: 【Economist】Why China fails at football
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Dec 26 17:48:32 2011, 美东)
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Why China fails at football
Little red card
The telling reasons why, at least in football, China is unlikely to rule the
world in the near future
Dec 17th 2011 | from the print edition
THE pass back to the goalkeeper seemed routine for Qingdao Hailifeng FC in
its match against Sichuan FC in September 2009, even i... 阅读全帖 |
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s******n 发帖数: 2279 | 48 There are 11 reasons that football is better than football.
Or, football is better than American football. Or, even still, Soccer is
better than American football. Why 11? Well, that’s an odd, obscure, uneven
number. And there are 11 men on a soccer pitch.
1. The Name Makes SenseIn football, they actually use their foot to kick a
ball.
By now you’ve all seen the ‘football – Handegg’ picture (and if you
haven’t, I’ve included it reference). There isn’t really much more that
needs to be said is th... 阅读全帖 |
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K****D 发帖数: 30533 | 49 Pg. 270 and 271 of Bud Collins' Total Tennis, the definitive tennis encyclopedia points out that that the spaghetti racquet was invented in West Germany by Werner Fisher in 1977. "...it gained further notoriety at the US Open when an obscure American player named Mike Fishbach tounced ...ex-champ and 16th seed Stan Smith... a couple of weeks later, Ilie Nastase was beaten by a French player Georges Goven (首贴中照片里的人) who used a spaghetti racquet. Nastase vowed he would never play against it again,... 阅读全帖 |
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