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发帖数: 11 | 1 看看下面NY Times和AP的文章
Liu of China Crashes Out of 110-Meter Men’s Hurdles
By ANDREW DAS
761 words
8 August 2012
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Copyright 2012. The New York Times Company. All Rights Reserved.
LONDON — The champion hurdler Liu Xiang, the most prominent athlete from
China competing in the London Games, suffered another painful Olympic exit
on Tuesday morning.
Four years after Liu had to withdraw from the men’s 110-meter hurdles in
the Beijing Olympics, devastating his millions of ad... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 2 Sharon LaFraniere, Rape Case Is a Rarity in Chinese Justice System; Public
pressure forces action in a case against a government official. New York
Times, Sept 23, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/23/world/asia/rape-case
-is-a-rarity-in-chinese-justice-system.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=china%20rape&st=
cse
My comment:
(a) Ashi 贵州省毕节地区毕节市 阿市
(b) speechify (vi; First Known Use 1723): "to make a speech"
www.m-w.com
(c) The report says "the teacher posted an eloquent plea online and a
newspaper reported... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 3 Sharon LaFraniere, Rape Case Is a Rarity in Chinese Justice System; Public
pressure forces action in a case against a government official. New York
Times, Sept 23, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/23/world/asia/rape-case
-is-a-rarity-in-chinese-justice-system.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=china%20rape&st=
cse
My comment:
(a) Ashi 贵州省毕节地区毕节市 阿市
(b) speechify (vi; First Known Use 1723): "to make a speech"
www.m-w.com
(c) The report says "the teacher posted an eloquent plea online and a
newspaper reported... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19562 | 4 As just reported on Coin Update News, the US Mint has delayed the release of
the America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins. The move comes in response
concerns expressed by many consumers about the high premiums being charged
for the new 5 ounce silver bullion series.
The US Mint is now evaluating reports and collecting information to assess
the appropriate course of action.
Over the weekend, one of the US Mint's primary distributors began accepting
orders for complete 5 coin sets, priced at $1... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7918 | 6 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/20/world/asia/bo-xilai-accused-o
其所引用的報告不知道是哪一個？“posted on a Chinese Web site and verified
independently”？“Its contents were confirmed by a researcher at a ministry
-level institute and by a Chongqing official briefed by colleagues who were
present when the report was read at a government meeting.”
March 19, 2012
Report on Ousted China Official Shows Effort at Damage Control
By MICHAEL WINES and JONATHAN ANSFIELD
BEIJING — Communist Party leaders sacked Bo Xilai, t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 5617 | 7 2013年一月二日星期三 雅虎新聞頭版頭條之一。
洋記者說這個嫁妝值美元150個百萬（一億五千萬美元）？
http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/150-million-dowry-chinese-bus
$150 Million Dowry for Chinese Businessman’s Daughter
By Jessica Ferri | Work + Money – 3 hours ago
Bringing new meaning to the phrase 'happy couple,' Chinese businessman Wu
Duanbiao gave his daughter and her husband a dowry worth nearly $150 million
in celebration of their wedding on Sunday, according to the South China
Morning Post.
Wu, who is the chairman of the ceramics firm F... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1148 | 8 说得好。我来放个马后炮，补充一下西方的原始文献，斯特拉波--此人大致与王莽同时
--撰写的《地理学》，十一卷十一章部分文字（篇幅限制，不好贴太多，大家要是感兴
趣，网上随便一搜就能找到这本书）：
11.11.1 As for Bactria, a part of it lies alongside Aria towards the north,
though most of it lies above Aria and to the east of it. And much of it
produces everything except oil. The Greeks who caused Bactria to revolt grew
so powerful on account of the fertility of the country that they became
masters, not only of Ariana, but also of India, as Apollodorus of Artemita
says: and more tribes were sub... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 621 | 9 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: fbicia (飞一般), 信区: Military
标 题: 英国老将研究发现，他们的祖先是食人族
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Apr 17 03:04:56 2015, 美东)
详细情况见链接
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150416-our-ancestors-were-cann
If there was previously any doubt as to the cannibalistic nature of our
ancestors, there need not be now.
Ancient remains from a known archaeological site confirm that a group of
humans were butchered, carved and eaten.
These remains come from Gough's Cave in Somerset, England, which was last
excava... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 26355 | 10 American election districts are very opinioned. Its ppl usually always
favor to one party. It is very rarity that the opinions in a district
evenly splited. |
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发帖数: 454 | 11 LONDON As treasure-in-the attic stories go, the 18th-century Chinese vase
sold at a suburban auction house in outer London on Thursday night will be
hard to beat.
The delicate, decorative 16-inch vase started at a not-inconsequential $800,
000, but after a half-hour of unexpectedly spirited bidding, the gavel fell
at $69.5 million. It was the highest price ever paid at auction for a
Chinese antiquity.
Adding in the 20 percent buyer抯 premium levied by the auction house and
Britain抯 value-added ta... 阅读全帖 |
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k****a
发帖数: 7077 | 12 这个来自facebook上几个小美研究生的反应
Lauren Pokomo Aren't we lost among asians? Not that we mind :-)
20 hours ago · Like
Andrew Aschenbrenner that's true, they are loveable people!!
20 hours ago · Like
Lauren Pokomo I feel you have missed where I was going with that.
20 hours ago · Like
Andrew Aschenbrenner probably =). more white people in science? we will
probably be working with asians all our life
20 hours ago · Like
Lauren Pokomo :-P
20 hours ago · Like
Alicia Adore Dude, you should email her. I'... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4825 | 13 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/13/world/middleeast/13egypt.html
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Published: May 12, 2011
Crime Wave in Egypt Has People Afraid, Even the Police
Abdel Hamid Eid/European Pressphoto Agency
Coptic Christians, left, and Muslims threw stones at each other during
clashes in Cairo last weekend.
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Published: May 12, 2011
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发帖数: 5601 | 14 Why do Americans seem unperturbed about the growing gap between the rich and
the poor?
Michael I. Norton is an associate professor at the Harvard Business School.
He is currently co-writing a book on money and happiness.
In a recent survey of Americans, my colleague Dan Ariely and I found that
Americans drastically underestimated the level of wealth inequality in the
United States. While recent data indicates that the richest 20 percent of
Americans own 84 percent of all wealth, people estimated... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 8175 | 15 COPLEY, Ohio (AP) — A man apparently angry with his girlfriend gunned down
two people outside an Ohio home and two more in a car Sunday morning, then
shot the girlfriend in a rampage that left eight dead including the gunman,
who was shot by police, authorities and witnesses said.
Two others were wounded, police said. A child was among those shot,
witnesses said, though police wouldn't confirm that. Investigators were
trying to piece together what happened at four crime scenes, Copley police
Chi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 27535 | 16 http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/life/worlds-best-tourists-026
8. Chinese
Identifying travel feature: Independent travel is still a rarity for Chinese
vacationers. Most tour in organized groups, being bellowed at by a guide
with a megaphone standing less than a meter away.
Commendable habits: Ready, willing and very able to eat anything you put in
front of them … and appreciate it like a local.
Oh, yes, and money. While tourism is suffering in the global economic
downturn, the Chinese are still... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 56 | 17 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/20/world/asia/bo-xilai-accused-o
BEIJING — Communist Party leaders sacked Bo Xilai, the powerful party chief
of metropolitan Chongqing, after being told that he had schemed to remove
his police chief and impede a corruption investigation involving his family,
according to a preliminary report on Mr. Bo’s actions circulated among
government officials.
Connect With Us on Twitter
Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines.
Twitter List: Reporte... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10330 | 18 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/20/entertainment-us-chin
Jon Stewart's humor a hit with millions of envious Chinese
By Jane Lee
SHANGHAI | Mon May 20, 2013 2:39am EDT
(Reuters) - Humor may not always translate well, but Jon Stewart is picking
up millions of fans in China, where his gloves-off political satire is
refreshing for many in a country where such criticism is a rarity -
especially when directed at their own leaders. |
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发帖数: 48111 | 19 50, 60年代手表还是稀罕货呢， 不要说进口表了．
８０年代确实比较普通了． 很多普通家庭都有了． 不过我家只有俺爹有． 俺妈还
是８３，８４年赶潮流买的电子表．
我家老机械手表就一个． 可见也还算有一定的rarity |
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g******t
发帖数: 18158 | 20 Valuable WWII Assault Rifle Turned In At Police Buy-Back
Hartford, CT — A woman turned in an old WWII assault rifle to a police gun
buy-back, only to discover it was worth between $20,000 and $25,000 — way
more than the $50 to $100 the police station offered.
The woman, whose name has not been released, inherited the World War II
weapon from her father, who brought it home from Europe as a war memento,
reports ABC News.
Both officers conducting the police station buy-back are resident bun
expert... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2653 | 21 A $350 million gift pledged to Harvard University’s School of Public Health
is the largest single donation in the university’s long history, officials
said, and will help bolster research in several key areas including global
pandemics.
The donation, to be formally announced Monday, comes from a philanthropic
foundation established by the family of T.H. Chan, a Hong Kong real estate
developer who died in 1986.
In a rarity for Harvard, the school will be renamed the Harvard T.H. Chan
School of Pu... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 286 | 22 http://www.reddit.com/r/AskWomen/comments/2w6uol/have_you_ever_
[–]ellaminnowp 256 points 15 hours ago*
Interesting story. My husband and I took our honeymoon to China. We landed
in Shanghai and walked around looking at the skyline as the sun was setting.
I noticed someone walk in front of me, stop and "take a selfie"...
Obviously with me in the background. Then I started noticing more people
walking near me and taking photos. Not a ton, but definitely three or four.
Over the next two weeks, I w... 阅读全帖 |
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f****a
发帖数: 621 | 23 看看西方人的贵族血统
英国老将研究发现，他们的祖先是食人族
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Apr 17 03:04:56 2015, 美东)
详细情况见链接
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150416-our-ancestors-were-cann
If there was previously any doubt as to the cannibalistic nature of our
ancestors, there need not be now.
Ancient remains from a known archaeological site confirm that a group of
humans were butchered, carved and eaten.
These remains come from Gough's Cave in Somerset, England, which was last
excavated in 1992.
However, scientists have continued to a... 阅读全帖 |
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f****a
发帖数: 621 | 24 详细情况见链接
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150416-our-ancestors-were-cann
If there was previously any doubt as to the cannibalistic nature of our
ancestors, there need not be now.
Ancient remains from a known archaeological site confirm that a group of
humans were butchered, carved and eaten.
These remains come from Gough's Cave in Somerset, England, which was last
excavated in 1992.
However, scientists have continued to analyse the marks on the bones from
this site.
Skull caps indicate ancient ri... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1854 | 25 Pottinger在几年前在北京当了7年记者。曾经被一群中共警察堵在厕所里，站在厕所马
桶上，中共警察把他的笔记本一页一页撕掉，然后冲下马桶
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http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/US/story?id=1461359
In seven years covering China for The Wall Street Journal, Pottinger got a
sense of how American liberties are a rarity in the world ... "I was
standing over a toilet," he recalled, "with a bunch of Chinese policemen
standing around me shredding my notebook, page by page, and flushing it down
a toilet."
From afar he could assess America's strengths and its weaknes... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6723 | 26 【 以下文字转载自 Mod_CHN_Hist 讨论区 】
发信人: Mayingba (吳鐘學), 信区: Mod_CHN_Hist
标 题: 奉天兵工厂
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Jan 28 20:29:57 2018, 美东)
https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2017/04/03/mukden-arsenal-after-wwii/
Mukden Arsenal after WWII
April 3, 2017 jwh19752 Comments
(Zhang's Gate, the old entrance to Mukden Arsenal)
For people interested in Japanese firearms of WWII, the name Mukden Arsenal
is familiar. The history of the facility after Japan's defeat is less well
known. Under various names, it did surv... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 632 | 27 HGT involving prokaryotes
Many studies support the significant role of HGT in the evolution of
prokaryotes (Gogarten et al., 2002; Jain et al., 2003; Kunin and Ouzounis,
2003). The principle sources of novel genes are provided by other prokary-
otes, viruses and MGEs (Fig. 1). In particular, plasmids and composite
mobile elements contribute significantly to HGT between prokaryotes. In some
cases, composite elements and megaplasmids are composed of more than 100
genes (Bentley et al., 2002; Hacke... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 632 | 28 More surprisingly is the apparent rarity of eukary- otic genes in
prokaryotic genomes (Andersson, 2005; Guljamow et al., 2007; Pilhofer et al.
, 2007; Rogers et al., 2007). The abundant opportunities for prokaryotes to
en- counter eukaryotic genetic material suggest that signifi- cant
functional (e.g. the presence of introns in eukaryotic genes, inefficient
gene transfer mechanisms) and selec- tive barriers have restricted the long-
term acquisition of eukaryotic genes by bacteria. |
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发帖数: 18158 | 29 就是这把枪，后来的AK47，打死了有没有上百万的地球人了吧
Valuable WWII Gun at Police Buy-Back
http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rPwBlRzXu67uizEzADZ.ig--/YXBw
Just like a scene out of "Antiques Roadshow," a woman in Hartford, Conn.,
turned in an old rifle to her local police station's gun buy-back, only to
discover the gun was worth anywhere from $20,000 to $25,000. The woman, who
wishes to remain anonymous, inherited the gun from her father who had
brought it home with him from Europe as a memento from World War II.
The t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 18158 | 30 Valuable WWII Assault Rifle Turned In At Police Buy-Back
Hartford, CT — A woman turned in an old WWII assault rifle to a police gun
buy-back, only to discover it was worth between $20,000 and $25,000 — way
more than the $50 to $100 the police station offered.
The woman, whose name has not been released, inherited the World War II
weapon from her father, who brought it home from Europe as a war memento,
reports ABC News.
Both officers conducting the police station buy-back are resident bun
expert... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 31 Max Hastings反思英国骚乱：多年的左派教条催生了不讲道德、不学无术、依赖福利、
凶狠野蛮的一代年轻人
Years of liberal dogma have spawned a generation of amoral, uneducated,
welfare dependent, brutalised youngsters
By Max Hastings
Last updated at 12:49 PM on 10th August 2011
A few weeks after the U.S. city of Detroit was ravaged by 1967 race riots in
which 43 people died, I was shown around the wrecked areas by a black
reporter named Joe Strickland.
He said: ‘Don’t you believe all that stuff people here are giving media
folk about how sorr... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 32 By MAGGIE MICHAEL
Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) -- Voting in election runoffs for Egypt's first parliament since
Hosni Mubarak's ouster resumed on Wednesday without the long lines outside
polling centers seen in previous rounds of the staggered vote.
The balloting comes amid growing calls for the ruling military to step down
and allow the next parliament to form a national unity government that would
take over the reins of power until a new president is elected before the
end of June. Another scen... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 33 By Damian Paletta
The U.S. government appears on pace to hit the $16.394 trillion federal
borrowing limit sometime in January, a bit later than the Obama
administration had initially projected, according to recent data.
The Treasury Department reported on Friday that the government actually ran
a surplus of $75 billion in September, meaning it brought in more money than
it spent, a rarity these days. That means the government has averaged a $90
.8 billion monthly deficit over the past 12 months.... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3803 | 34 How Stupid is Obama?
By J.R. Dunn
We've long been aware that the One is not quite the superior intellect he
was sold as. Obama, we were told, was the rare possessor of a mind with the
profundity of a Socrates, the breadth of a Goethe, and the penetration of a
Newton. An intellect unrivaled on the current American political scene,
and possibly without equal in this country's politics since the beginning.
Events have certainly demolished that little trope. Within weeks of the
inauguration, some... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 35 Stephen Harper: The Canadian prime minister has revolutionised politics in
his homeland
When thinking of Canada, I strongly doubt that the first thing to pop into
most people's heads would be "bastion of political conservatism". Yet in
this liberal country, prime minister Stephen Harper has carved out an
impressive reputation as one of the world's most successful centre-right
leaders.
Through two minority Tory governments (2006 and 2008), and since May 2011 at
the head of a majority government, ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29576 | 36 民主党力薄肉开始内抗了，白女不配姓赵。
Four organizers of the Women’s March on Washington. From left, Tamika
Mallory, a gun control advocate and board member of the Gathering for
Justice, a nonprofit founded by Harry Belafonte; Linda Sarsour, executive
director of the Arab American Association of New York; Bob Bland, founder of
Manufacture New York; and Carmen Perez, executive director of the Gathering
for Justice.
NYT：Women’s March on Washington Opens Contentious Dialogues About Race
Many thousands of women are e... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 37 Trump overstates crowd size at inaugural
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/21/fact-check-trump-overstates-crowd-size-at-inaugural.html
THE FACTS: Trump is wrong. Photos of the National Mall from his inauguration
make clear that the crowd did not extend to the Washington Monument. Large
swaths of empty space are visible on the Mall.
Thin crowds and partially empty bleachers also dotted the inaugural parade
route. Hotels across the District of Columbia reported vacancies, a rarity
for an event as ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 17565 | 38 尼玛吹牛不上税啊，烤肉超过200mph。。。恭喜你已经进入了顶级超跑俱乐部
Faster Than 200 MPH
Six of the flat-out fastest automobiles available in North America right now.
printsend
Buzz Up!
By Nick Kurczewski
Whether you're behind the wheel of an outrageous sports car this holiday
season or, like most of us, find yourself sprinting to find the shortest
check-out aisle, chances are good you'll come to appreciate the importance
of having the quickest top speed. Like little kids drawn to a toy store's
display window, car enthusiasts... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3760 | 39 The 2010 model year marked the last of the sixth-generation Volkswagen
Passats. Cast in the hyper-competitive mid-size sedan segment, the Passat
differentiated itself from the Camrys and Accords by bringing larger
dimensions, crisp styling and a high-end interior that made friends easily.
It also offered a five-door wagon, a rarity in the category.
Most Passats came with Volkswagen’s 200-hp 2.0 L turbocharged four cylinder
; optional was the 280-hp 3.6 L VR6. Both engines were early adopters of
... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10009 | 40 Rollover 101
How rollovers happen and what you can do to avoid one
http://consumerreports.org/cro/2012/02/rollover-101/index.htm
How rollovers happen. Given the right circumstances, any vehicle can roll
over. However, taller, narrower vehicles such as SUVs, pickups, and vans are
more susceptible than traditional cars are because they have a higher
center of gravity and thus are more top-heavy. Sideways forces that develop
when a vehicle rounds a curve shifts the center of gravity to one side,
wh... 阅读全帖 |
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w**z
发帖数: 8232 | 41 http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/startup-tech-j
ooking for a job as software engineer or developer? Think startup. A
national job board that advertises positions in startups lists approximately
14,000 openings. Engineering and other technical jobs account for more than
36 percent of the positions posted on StartUpHire.com, but the number of
qualified applicants registered with the service would fill only half of
those spots.
Overall, the picture is very bright. Jobs at startups, ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 384 | 42 The microscopic description is consistent with pineal anlage tumor. This
does not mean the diagnosis must be correct but for the sake of discussion,
I will assume this is the diagnosis.
Pineal anlage tumor is extremely rare. There are about 10 case reports over
the last 10-15 years.
The majority of reported pineal anlage tumor is highly malignant, with
survival less than 9 months. Because of the rarity of this tumor, there is
no standard therapy available. From its clinical behavior, it is gener |
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发帖数: 342 | 43 As my eyes fully adjust to the afternoon sun, I finally find her at the
other side of the arena. I start to jog to her around the edge of the arena
so I won’t be surrounded as easily. My gaze returns to my opponents. They
are almost as thinly built as we are which is rarely the case. They all wear
similar armor and all wear helmets that cover half of their faces and their
heads, so I can’t identify them unless I move closer. Then I notice the
bulge in their chest armor.
They’re gladiatrices; fem... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 15252 | 44 Amazon has a coupon code that will give you 20% off Forever Stamps when
purchasing in bulk. It is a rarity to find stamps on sale, so for those that
are in need for many stamps (or just like to stalk up), this could be a
nice promotion for you. Use coupon code 20P5PCK2 at checkout.
For the coupon code to apply you must purchase 2 of either:
5-pack: Each pack has 18 stamps, so you will be purchasing 180 stamps (
purchase here)
50-pack: Each pack has 18 stamps, so you will be purchasing 1,800 stam... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7937 | 45 Seriously serious. Small private companies applying for government funding
is no rarity. |
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I******a
发帖数: 3812 | 46 Thanks for the kind advice :) I shall disregard that rabid, rusty,
raucous, and raw piece of rotten rarity as recused.
cant
you? |
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I******a
发帖数: 3812 | 47 Thanks for the kind advice :) I shall disregard that rabid, rusty,
raucous, and raw piece of rotten rarity as recused.
cant
you? |
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发帖数: 1536 | 48 Biotech stocks have been pummeled in recent months, but get this: the most
mature companies in the industry: Gilead Sciences (GILD), Amgen (AMGN),
Celgene (CELG) and Biogen (BIIB) are trading at their lowest collective
valuation in a decade.
That’s according to Mark Schoenebaum, biotech analyst at Evercore ISI. He
blasted a valuation chart to clients on Thursday, which shows a rarity: big-
cap biotech stocks have a lower price-to-earnings ratio, based on estimates
for the next 12 months, than th... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 106 | 50 Knee deep powder is still a rarity, you either need to go some where no one
has been for a long time or be really lucky.
Regardless, the snow here in Colorado is great, you will have a good time. |
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