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发帖数: 4412 | 1 Tales of Two Earthquakes Offer Lessons for the Future
Emergency Management By: Eric Holdeman on February 28, 2011
Photo courtesy of Liz Roll/ FEMA
Seattle's historic Pioneer Square was one of the hardest hit areas during
the Feb. 28, 2001, Nisqually earthquake. Photo courtesy of Liz Roll/ FEMA
http://heraldnet.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=DH&Date=20110228
Ideally we learn from experiences and build on successes while trying not to
repeat our mistakes. Many times in our after-action reviews and... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10330 | 2 http://www.cnbc.com//id/41839080
US Calls China's Baidu 'Notorious Market'
(Reuters) - The United States on Monday again put China's top search
engine, Baidu Inc, on its annual list of "notorious markets" for
counterfeit and pirated goods, fueling U.S. business community hopes for
action in Congress against "rogue websites."
The U.S. Trade Representative's office said Baidu was the most prominent
example of online services that use "deep linking" to steer buyers to
"allegedly infringing material... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9932 | 3 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110308/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt#mwp
This is someone's comment that I found very interesting. Too bad the end was
cut off.
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Things to think about as you contemplate Islam:
As long as the Muslim population remains around or under 2% in any given cou
ntry, they will be for the most part being regarded as a peace-loving minori
ty, and not as a threat to other citizens. This is the case in:
United States -- Muslim 0.6%
Australia -- Muslim 1.5%
Canada -- Mu... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9932 | 4 another comment:
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Replies (1)
41Pukhtoonistan Jee! 17 minutes ago Report Abuse
I抦 a former mainstream muslim no matter how much the west tries to help the
m they always end up violently hating you. Remember you helped them in Afgha
nistan against Russian, Bosnia, Kosovo, Kuwait - now you have terrorists com
ing out of all those countries.
These main stream muslims who pretend to be moderates are not moderate we th
e reformed muslims are the real moderates the rest of the 97% of th... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 5 VOA Chinese, Mar 14, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110314-India-Largest-Arms-Importer-117932394.html
My comment:
(a) The VOA report says "印度明年的国防预算为325亿美元，比两年前增加40%." I
do not know about the second clause (though I have doubt, see the following
Reuters report), but the number in the first clause is wrong.
(i) Sanjeev Miglani, With an eye on China, India steps up defence spending.
Reuters, Feb 28, 2011.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/28
/india-budget-military-idUSSGE71R02Y2... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6806 | 6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters
死人最多的10大自然灾害,前10就有5个中国
Rank↓ Death toll (estimate)↓ Event↓ Location↓ Date↓
1. 1,000,000–2,500,000 1931 China floods China July, November, 1931
2. 900,000–2,000,000 1887 Yellow River flood China September,October,
1887
3. 830,000 1556 Shaanxi earthquake Shaanxi, China January 23,
1556
4. 500,000 1970 Bhola cyclone East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) November 13,
1970
5. 230,000 2010 Haiti earthqua... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1714 | 8 http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/2011/01/16/top-10-powerful-count
2011/
The Chinese have an interesting concept that quantifies Great Power
status, called Comprehensive National Power (CNP). This index is
produced by processing the economic, military and cultural factors that
make countries powerful: GDP, technological development, number of tanks
and ICBM’s, as well as “softer” factors such as influence on global
media and international institutions. Since I’m not a think-tank, I
can’t be bothere... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4978 | 9 Update: A CIA-led operation has killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan and
recovered his body, U.S. officials said.
跨境追捕，美帝果然霸气！
mansion |
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发帖数: 85 | 10 Pakistan's Foreign Office has released a statement confirming the
operation: "In an intelligence driven operation, Osama Bin Ladin was
killed in the surroundings of Abbotabad in the early hours of this
morning. This operation was conducted by the US forces in accordance
with declared US policy that Osama Bin Ladin will be eliminated in a
direct action by the US forces, wherever found in the world." |
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发帖数: 27535 | 11 By MATT APUZZO, Associated Press – Mon May 2, 3:40 am ET
WASHINGTON – A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden has been buried at sea.
After bin Laden was killed in a raid by U.S. forces in Pakistan, senior
administration officials said the body would be handled according to Islamic
practice and tradition. That practice calls for the body to be buried
within 24 hours, the official said. Finding a country willing to accept the
remains of the world's most wanted terrorist would have been difficult, th... 阅读全帖 |
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i***z
发帖数: 7508 | 18 Bin Laden's disappearance beneath the waves leaves endless questions. |
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w****a
发帖数: 1623 | 19 是不是在身上绑块石头，飞机飞到海上的时候一脚蹬下就完了？然后谁也不知道在哪儿
了。 |
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w****a
发帖数: 1623 | 21 没有石头的话不会沉下去的。飘在水面上很可能被发现。 |
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发帖数: 5600 | 22 While most Americans slept Sunday night, a quiet at-sea burial ceremony took
place for Osama bin Laden
aboard the Navy carrier Carl Vinson off the coast of Pakistan.
Bin Laden’s body was dumped into the water off the northern Arabian Sea
after an Islamic ritual that included
the ceremonial washing of his body and wrapping him in a white sheet.
His body was placed in a weighted bag, and a U.S. military officer read “
prepared religious remarks,” which
were in turn translated into Arabic by a nati... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 801 | 23 (Pakistan) The mission was carried out "in accordance with declared U.S.
policy that Osama bin Laden will be eliminated in a direct action by the U.S
. forces, wherever found in the world."
这句话最合适.美版"明犯强汉者，虽远必诛。" |
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g*********r
发帖数: 9366 | 24 faint
巴基斯坦是奥巴马的爹呀？ 人家有啥义务给你“ doing enough” ？
不过说不准哎， 看着奥巴马挺像有印巴血统的
Lol |
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g*********n
发帖数: 808 | 25 本·拉登一生回顾
小编摘要：2011年国际劳动节最大的劳模当属美国军队，他们终于击毙了梦魇般的本·
拉登。看看本·拉登的生平大事，感受一世枭雄的精彩与无奈。
拉登
1957 (exact date never confirmed) Born Osama bin Mohammad bin Awad bin Laden
in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the seventh son among dozens of children of a
wealthy businessman.
1957年（具体日期不详）生于沙特阿拉伯，全名奥萨玛·本·穆罕默德·本·阿瓦德·
本·拉登，在富商父亲众多孩子中排行第七。
1970 Father dies.
1970年，丧父。
1974 Marries distant relative.
1974年，与一位远房亲戚成婚
1976 Studies economics and man。agement at King Abdul-Aziz University in
Jeddah.
1976年，就读于吉达阿布都尔阿济兹国王大学，学习经济学和管理学... 阅读全帖 |
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c****h
发帖数: 4968 | 26 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/05/08/Gilani-China-
"We are proud to have China as our best and most trusted friend. And China
will always find Pakistan standing beside it at all times," he said，"When
we speak of this friendship as being taller than the Himalayas and deeper
than the oceans it truly captures the essence of our relationship," |
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c******o
发帖数: 4751 | 27 =.=......
lao da, it's the Pakistan Taliban!! not the al-quada, can u tell them apart
or what.....geez... |
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s********i
发帖数: 17328 | 28 能先把标题写对吗？economist不是Economics |
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b*****e
发帖数: 5476 | 29 吃醋了，美帝杀本拉登没通知巴基斯坦让该国上上下下非常不满，正好最近是中巴两国
建交60周年和中国援助的核电站发电，这几天巴基斯坦天天赞美中巴关系 |
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t**i
发帖数: 77 | 31 【 以下文字转载自 Joke 讨论区 】
发信人: sunnyday (艳阳天), 信区: Joke
标 题: 美国在本拉登的计算机里发现大量黄片
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri May 13 15:54:48 2011, 美东)
美国收缴本拉登的计算机，硬盘和flash drive 之后在里面发现了大量的黄片。
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-bin-laden-porn-stash-foun
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A stash of pornography was found in the hideout of
Osama bin Laden by the U.S. commandos who killed him, current and former U.S
. officials said Friday.
The pornography recovered in bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan,
consists of modern, el... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10330 | 32 I.M.F. Head Is Arrested and Accused of Sexual Attack
By AL BAKER
Published: May 14, 2011
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was
arrested on Saturday, minutes before he was to fly to Paris from John F.
Kennedy International Airport, the authorities said.
He was accused of a sex attack on a maid earlier in the day at a Times
Square hotel, the authorities said.
Mr. Strauss-Kahn, a candidate for president of France, was taken off an
Air France flight by officers fr... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 33 (1) India pushes for nuclear triad - paper. RIA Novosti, May 17, 2011.
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110517/164076760.html
("India is very close to completing a nuclear triad with the induction of
the first Arihant class nuclear-powered submarine by 2012. The submarine was
floated out on July 26, 2009 and is slated to go for sea trials once its 83
-MW light-water reactor gains full capacity")
Note:
(a) The report cites
Rajat Pandit, Manmohan Singh takes stock of country's nuclear arsenal. Tim... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4393 | 34 http://oilgeopolitics.net/Geopolitics___Eurasia/Nobel_Geopoliti
The Geopolitical Agenda behind the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
By F. William Engdahl, October 2010
With almost flawless political timing, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee of
the Norwegian Parliament announced the giving of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
to Chinese critic, political activist Liu Xiaobo. The announcement came
just as US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geither was upping the pressure on the
government of China to agree to a substant... 阅读全帖 |
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l******r
发帖数: 57 | 35 "In 2007, the government of Pakistan handed over port operations to PSA
Singapore for 25 years, and gave it the status of a Tax Free Port for the
following 40 years." from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwadar_port
Anything can happen during next 21 years. Do not be so happy now. |
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d*****l
发帖数: 8441 | 36
不是他看不透，是没那个智力。
"It is apparent that the US is offering the Taliban an alliance against
Pakistan. " |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 37 Hans M. Kristensen, Chinese Jin-SSBNs Getting Ready? FAS Strategic Security
Blog, June 2, 2011
http://www.fas.org/blog/ssp/2011/06/jin2011.php
My comment:
(a) Xiaopingdao naval base
A Chinese-language web site refers to it as 小平岛潜艇基地; whether it is a
nval base or submarine base is debatable.
(b) Please take notice of a dialogue, beyond the text.
Rick says: "How does the author know the Chinese military only has a limited
capability to communicate with the submarines while at sea?
Reply: "The se... 阅读全帖 |
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b*****e
发帖数: 5476 | 38 你搁哪个wiki看的啊
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Karakoram_Tract
The agreement resulted in China withdrawing from about 750 sq m of territory
, and Pakistan abandoning its claim to about 2,050 sq m of territory (which
it had not in fact occupied or administered).[ |
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c*******t
发帖数: 5182 | 39 TheMadness Yesterday
If we didn't spend $10 billion arming Pakistan, Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia,
Yemen etc. We could use that money to build our own infrastructure. How
many look at the US and only see things built 5 decades ago? We are a lost
nation, with crumbling infrastructure. When I visit China, I no longer see
the Forbidden City or Temple of the Gods which are hundreds of years old,
but their new high speed rail, their new stadiums and skyscrapers etc. |
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发帖数: 364 | 40 it is true.
Hans-Peter Richter 2007, August
(German Peace Council)
Foreign Military Bases in Germany
Today there are 72 locations in Germany used by the US military Forces and
about 68,000 soldiers. The British Forces use 5 locations and have 25,000
soldiers in Germany. In the summer of this year about 8,500 soldiers will be
withdrawn from Germany and three basses will be given up. All this soldiers
have their home base in Germany. At no time all this soldiers are in
Germany, because always some... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7594 | 41 U.S. drone strike kills 21 in northwest Pakistan
"The dead included local Taliban as well as some Arabs and Uzbek nationals,"
an intelligence official in North Waziristan said, speaking on the
condition of anonymity.
It was the largest strike since July 12, when U.S. drones killed 48
suspected militants in North Waziristan. |
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发帖数: 8931 | 42 中国从人类四分之一，降到人类五分之一弱
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population
1 China 1,339,724,852 November 1, 2010 19.31% 2010 China Census
2 India 1,210,193,422 March 1, 2011 17.44% Provisional 2011 Indian Census
result
3 United States 311,982,000 August 14, 2011 4.5% Official United States
Population Clock
4 Indonesia 237,556,363 May 2010 3.42% 2010 Indonesian Census
5 Brazil 190,732,694 August 1, 2010 2.75% 2010 Official Brazilian Census
results
6 Pakistan 176,922,000 August 14, 20... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 450 | 43 2 India 1,210,193,422 March 1, 2011 17.44% Provisional 2011 Indian Census
result
6 Pakistan 176,922,000 August 14, 2011 2.55% Official Pakistani Population
clock
8 Bangladesh 151,082,000 August 14, 2011 2.18% Official Bangladeshi
Population Clock
其实都是同一拨人，所谓大河有水小河满，人家这些人，合起来，单练，都不差！ |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 44 VOA Chinese, Aug 15, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110815-China-May-Have-Examined-US-Stealth-Copter-127769398.html
Note: Anna Fifield, Pakistan Let China See Secret US Aircraft. Financial
Times, Aug 15, 2011
(An unnamed US senior government official "said it was 'hard to say' how
useful the information {China obtained] would hae been. 'Most of the
helicopter was virtually destroyed,' he said")
--------------------------------Separately
(1) 鱼子酱伴伏特加 俄开通莫斯科北京旅游列车. VOA Chinese, Aug 15... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3875 | 45 Oil Tanker’s Drift to Mumbai Beach Exposes Indian Security Woes
2011-08-16 18:30:01.1 GMT
By Siddharth Philip and James Rupert
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The oil tanker that India towed off
a Mumbai beach this week after it had drifted undetected through
coastal defenses underscored the country’s continued
vulnerability three years after a seaborne terrorist attack.
Salvage tugs fixed lines to the 76-meter-long M.T. Pavit
and pulled it away from the shore Aug. 15, six weeks after its
crew ... 阅读全帖 |
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h*h
发帖数: 27852 | 46 【 以下文字转载自 ChinaNews 讨论区 】
发信人: boycott (haha), 信区: ChinaNews
标 题: 中国跨入全球失败国家行列
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Aug 28 16:22:01 2011, 美东)
从 看中国
中共“国庆”60周年前夕，最新出版的双月刊外交重磅杂志《Foreign Policy》，刊发
了外交政策（Foreign Policy）杂志编辑部与和平基金会（Fund for Peace）连续第五
个年头的全球“失败国家”2009年排名（The Failed States Index 2009）。中国共产
党领导的中国一举跨入全球“失败国家”行列（前60位），从2008年排名第68位，前进
到2009年的第57位，是世界上唯一成为失败国家的联合国常务理事国。
“ 失败国家排名”（The Failed States Index）是由国际政治的著名刊物《Foreign
Policy》联合和平基金会于2005年开发推出的全球失败国家排名（可以简称为“全球最
不适宜人类居住的国家排名”），2009年参与排名的国家总数达到了177个，... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1840 | 47 小白兔这个冤啊，人家本来是人畜无害
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4f19a01e-d2f1-11e0-9aae-
00144feab49a.html#axzz1Wc29O400
Water is the new weapon in Beijing’s armoury
By Brahma Chellaney
The writer is a professor at the independent Centre for Policy Research
in
New Delhi and author of Water: Asia’s New Battleground
China has aroused international alarm by using its virtual monopoly of
rare
earths as a trade instrument and by stalling multilateral efforts to
resolve
disputes in the South China Sea. Among its neighbou... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 901 | 48 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has lost billions of dollars to waste and fraud
in Iraq and Afghanistan and stands to repeat that in future wars without big
changes in how the government awards and manages contracts for battlefield
support, independent investigators said Wednesday.
The Wartime Contracting Commission urged Congress to quickly put in place
dozens of its recommendations to overhaul the contracting process. The
commission even suggested that joint House-Senate debt reduction committee
ta... 阅读全帖 |
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W**r
发帖数: 1492 | 49 自己去找阿拉伯人的智商排名
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_and_Global_Inequality
Country/Region IQ (2002)[2] IQ (2006)[1] PPP-GNI per capita
2002[1]
QHC[1]
Hong Kong 107 108 27,490 60.8
Singapore 103 108 23,730 60.7
North Korea 105* 106* 1,000 38
South Korea 106 106 16,960 75.4
Japan 105 105 27,380 71.4
Republic of China (Taiwan) 104 105 23,400 79.4
People's Republic of China 100 105 4,520 39.7
Italy 102 10... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 5678 | 50 最新的WHO排名。根据各国2008-2010的PM10数据。共94国。中国排第80。
Estonia 11
Mauritius 12
Canada 13
Australia 13
Ireland 15
Luxembourg 18
Bhutan 18
Monaco 18
United States of America 18
Finland 19
San Marino 20
Lithuania 21
New Zealand 22
Norway 22
Japan 22
Switzerland 22
United Kingdom 23
Belarus 24
Iceland 24
Germany 25
Sweden 25
Austria 25
Netherlands 26
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