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发帖数: 421 | 2 The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in partnership with the World
Economic Forum and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation hosted Event 201, a
high-level pandemic exercise on October 18, 2019, in New York, NY. The
purpose of the exercise was to illustrate the pandemic preparedness efforts,
response decisions, and cooperation required from global businesses,
governments, and public health leaders that the world will need to diminish
the large-scale economic and societal consequences of a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3509 | 3 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-china-cause.
html
Why Did the Coronavirus Outbreak Start in China?
Let’s talk about the cultural causes of this epidemic.
Yi-Zheng Lian
By Yi-Zheng Lian
Mr. Lian is a former chief editor of the Hong Kong Economic Journal and a
contributing Opinion writer.
Feb. 20, 2020
A civet, the wild quadruped believed to have passed on the SARS virus to
humans, in Wuhan, China, in 2003.
A civet, the wild quadruped believed to have passed on the SA... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1154 | 4 原文本来post在linkedin,但是被take down了。信不信由你，哥是信了，没人会闲得编
一个这样的notes出来，而且文中指名道姓了与会者
加州大学旧金山 BioHub 小组关于 COVID-19 的讨论会小结，2020 年 3 月 10 日
与会者：
• 乔·德里西：UCSF的顶级传染病研究员。 陈扎克伯格生物中心（涉及UCSF/伯
克利/斯坦福的合资企业）联席总裁。 在非典疫情中使用的芯片的共同发明者。
• 艾米莉·克劳福德：新肺特别工作组主任，诊断专家
• 克里斯蒂娜·塔托：快速反应总监， 免疫学家
• 帕特里克·艾斯库：领导疫情应对和监测，流行病学家
• 查兹·兰格利尔：UCSF传染病医生
下面基本上是小组成员发言原汁原味的记录。 少数不是原话会写在括号中。
• 主要观点：
在目前时点，美国已经错过了遏制期， 遏制基本上已是徒劳的了。 我们的遏制努力不
会减少在美国感染的人数。
现在，我们只能努力减缓传播速度，帮助医生们应对需求高峰。 换句话说，遏制的目
标是平缓曲线，以降低需求激增的峰值，减弱... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4796 | 5 Should I wear a mask?
For health-care workers, the answer is obviously yes. But which masks? The
World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
both state that doctors and nurses can use basic surgical masks when
treating COVID-19 patients, switching to the more advanced N95 respirators
if they’re carrying out procedures that might create aerosols. But such
recommendations assume that the virus isn’t generally airborne. Because it
might be, health-care workers shoul... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 40 | 6 IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
Wan (aka Winnie) Tin ) Case #: B222712
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Plaintiff and Respondent, ) (Sup. Ct. No. CK71139)
v. )
Los Angeles County Superior Court )
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In re Joshua Tin )
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发帖数: 4174 | 7 Posted on Advocate.com January 26, 2011
Hawaii: Civil Unions Pass First Hurdle
By Advocate.com Editors
Hawaii's senate judiciary committee has decided to advance a proposed civil
unions bill to a full senate vote.
The committee approved the bill 3-2 Tuesday, according to KHON News.
Democratic lawmakers said they want to address the civil unions bill early
in the term, to allow them time to concentrate on looming economic problems
and creating jobs. Gov. Neil Abercrombie has said that he would si... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 8 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/07/asias-gay-friendliest-
By Doug Hendrie, The Diplomat
‘I sometimes wish I was gay,’ says Mark, my taxi driver, risking a quick
glance as he navigates one of Manila’s extraordinary traffic tangles. ‘
Gays are very hard workers. They do well in business, in school. They are
more successful. Often, they are the breadwinners for an entire family.’ He
shrugs a little. ‘I admire them, actually. They—what is the word for
doing very well? Excel?’ Yes, I say. He sm... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1822 | 9 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-11/20/c_131258
Buddhism plays role in China's battle against AIDS
by Xinhua writers Wang Ruoyao and Li Meng
KUNMING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- "Chen Fen," a 43-year-old woman who has been
fighting HIV for 16 years, projects an image of energy and vitality, despite
being weakened by her affliction. The source of her strength isn't a new
pill or medication, but an ancient religious belief.
"I simply practice what the Buddhist monks suggest: to keep a pe... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 10 Former Minnesota Senate majority leader Amy Koch has been a vocal opponent
of gay marriage, and in 2009, she tried to amend the Minnesota Constitution
to add language stipulating that “a marriage between a man and a woman is
the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in Minnesota
.” Because she cares a whole super lot about the sanctity of marriage, and
wished to see it not be taken lightly, or diluted by the gays.
Except! Apparently not her own. Koch was carrying on in secr... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 11 The North Carolina Family Policy Council's use of a violent image to promote
the state's proposed amendment banning same-sex marriage has ignited
controversy among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights
advocates.
The photograph, which can be found on page 13 of the winter 2012 issue of
the organization's Family North Carolina publication, shows a traditionally-
dressed bride and groom being targeted by an unseen sniper. It illustrates
an article titled "Marriage In Society's Moral... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2153 | 12 ...very little has been written about what actually happens at so called
reparative therapy. Chaim Levin enrolled on a Jewish scheme to try to turn
himself straight. This is his story.
I grew up in a traditional Jewish family in Crown Heights. I love my mother,
my father and my family. I had always felt different and was the subject of
relentless bullying by other boys for “seeming” gay. When I was 17 I
confided to a friend that I was attracted to men and not sexually attracted
to women at all. ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 13 AP Exclusive: Obama's transgender ex-nanny 'proud'
By NINIEK KARMINI, Associated Press – 16 hours ago
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Once, long ago, Evie looked after "Barry" Obama,
the kid who would grow up to become the world's most powerful man. Now, his
transgender former nanny has given up her tight, flowery dresses, her
brocade vest and her bras, and is living in fear on Indonesia's streets.
Evie, who was born a man but believes she is really a woman, has endured a
lifetime of taunts and beatin... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 14 Obama Asks Supreme Court to Invalidate Prop. 8
The Obama administration filed a friend of the court brief asking the
Supreme Court to overturn California's Proposition 8.
BY SUNNIVIE BRYDUM FEBRUARY 28 2013 3:08 PM ET UPDATED: MARCH 01 2013 12:06
PM ET
President Obama met Thursday's deadline and filed a "friend of the court"
brief with the Supreme Court as it considers whether to overturn Proposition
8. The administration already filed a brief opposing the so-called Defense
of Marriage Act, but ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 22014 | 15 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: babywhenugon (若林), 信区: Military
标 题: 人民币才是日圆大敌
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Sep 20 22:51:31 2009, 美东)
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于日圆兑美元走强，日本公司出口受到冲击，不光是出口到美国的产品，对中国的出口
产品也是如此，因人民币兑美元和其他货币的汇率浮动受限。
人民币汇率对日本出口商意义重大，因为中国是日本最大的贸易伙伴，这两个亚洲经济
巨头之间的贸易量大大超过日本与美国和西欧的贸易量。
法国兴业银行(Societe Generale)的亚洲外汇和利率策略师贝内特(Patrick Bennett)
说，由于中国有关当当局限制美元兑人民币汇率浮动，美元兑其他货币汇率的变化最终
就会影响人民币和其他货币的汇率。
中国央行允许人民币兑美元率在每天宣布的汇率中间价基础上浮动0.5%，兑其他货币汇
率则被允许在中间价基础上浮动3%。 |
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发帖数: 7130 | 16 Small Group S**?
SGS is a three letter acronym that can stand for:
Serene Global Services Pvt.Ltd
Seattle Girls' School
SGS Industrial Services
SGS S.A.
Società Generale Semiconduttori - Aquila Tubi E Semiconduttori (SGS-ATES, "
Semiconductor General Society - Tubes and Semiconductors Aquila"), later SGS
Microelettronica, a former Italian company now merged into
STMicroelectronics
Small Group Solutions, Inc., A (US) wholesaler of group insurance
Société Générale de Surveillance (French for "Insp... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9208 | 17 in the stable society, you eat poisonous milk powder, live in small apartmen
t, carry a loan that is 50 times of your annual salary, your kids study in e
asy to crash classrooms, you can't talk about all these in the stable societ
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发帖数: 8812 | 18 没有人否认你说的这些。但是哪个社会又是完美的呢。
美国够好了吧，我也可以把美国描绘成下面这样：
政客高官集体嫖妓事发后老鸨被自杀；
金融巨鳄和政客合伙骗老百姓的钱；
发大水政府行动迟缓任由百姓自生自灭；
石油公司枉顾安全造成严重海洋污染；
快餐连锁公司销售成千上万有毒水杯；
如果要说印度那就更不堪了。。。
我觉得中国社会发展虽然远不如美国，但是各方面的进步是显而易见的。最近的30年是
中国近代以来最好的30年。现在这个时候去搞革命是不明智的。
当然，我觉得现在政治改革严重落后于经济改革，长远来说可能会有问题。但是我觉得
对国家而言最重要的是把眼前的事情搞好。等中国平均水平到了日本那个程度就算是经
济停10年来搞政治改革也比现在操之过急的好。
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发帖数: 3348 | 19 （法新社華盛頓 15日電） 保險業鉅子美國 國際集團(AIG)今天對外說明政府紓
困基金流向，結果發現，美國納稅人付出的1800億美元 紓困金中的一大半，已經進
了美國和歐洲銀行的口袋。
AIG提供的資料顯示，美國高盛集團（GoldmanSachs Group）、法國 興業銀行（
Societe Generale）和德國 德意志銀行（Deutsche Bank）等三家金融機構，是AIG
取得美國政府紓困金的前三大受益者，依序分別拿到129億美元、119億美元和118億美
元。
AIG執行長李迪（dward Liddy)承認數10億美元的政府紓困金在經濟遭逢困境之際，流
向10多家金融往來對象和其他公司。
AIG的資料顯示，拿到最多紓困金的前20家公司，有13家總部不設在美國，其中前10家
金融機構取得731億美元，AIG又償付224億美元擔保金，總計超過900億美元紓困金就這
樣花在償付從去年9月16日到12月31日陸續到期的各種信用違約交換合約（Credit
DefaultSwaps，CDS）─一種類似債務保險的複雜衍生性金融商品的擔保上。
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发帖数: 17190 | 20 http://news.chinatimes.com/realtime/110109/112011030700727.html
通膨損購屋夢 中國矢言抗漲
2011-03-07 中國時報 【中央社】
中國國務院總理溫家寶矢言將力抗通膨，意味著中國有望進一步升息，以因應糧
價與房價高漲，引發民怨四起。
溫家寶5日在全國人大會議上指出，抑遏通膨與房價將是今年首要工作重點，中
國宣示抗通膨決心，貴陽56歲水果販宋志強（音譯）對此表示樂觀其成。宋志強指出：
「我的房租一年內上漲1倍，家庭糧食支出由1200元人民幣增至3000元人民幣或456美元
。」
彭博調查中值顯示，中國2月通膨率將飆高，較決策官員所設定的今年通膨目標4
%高出近1個百分點。中國若不上調存款利率以鼓勵儲蓄，並讓人民幣走升以緩解進口成
本，未來數月中國物價飛漲恐一發不可收拾。
香港興業銀行（Societe Generale SA）首席亞洲經濟家馬奎爾（Glenn Maguire
）指出：「可能的風險是中國通膨在較長一段時間恐失控，第3季通膨率有可能上看10%
，民眾將叫苦連天，社會不滿罵... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3150 | 21 China Stimulated Its Economy Like Crazy After The Financial Crisis ... And
Now The Nightmare Is Beginning
http://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-excess-capacity-problem-2
China is seeing slower economic growth.
Concerns are building over a massive credit bubble, and some say it is no
longer an engine of global growth.
Excess capacity — in which demand for products is less than potential
supply — continues to be one of China's biggest problems.
An excellent piece by Jamil Anderlini in today's Fina... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 315 | 22 The Rich Support McCain, the Super-Rich Support Obama
In Richistan, I wrote about a new political divide emerging among the
wealthy. While most Lower Richistani’s ($1 million to $10 million in net
worth) were voting Republican, most Middle-and Upper Richistanis (those
worth $10 million plus and $100 million plus) were voting Democrat.
Lower Richistanis tended to vote almost exclusively based on taxes. But
Upper Richistanis placed a higher priority on longer-term societal issues
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发帖数: 492 | 23 这个班上为什么动不动就是“人渣”“无耻下流”之类的话，能好好讨论问题么？
1. Don't over-estimate yourself. The norm of a society changes over time. It
's easy to claim "我坚持认为侮辱伟大领袖毛主席不是什么罪过" NOW, given all
the information/education you have afterwards. Put yourself in cultural
revolution, what makes you think you are more rational than others?
2. I said BETRAYAL is a more fundamental sin, which means you shouldn't rat
on your friends EVEN IF "侮辱伟大领袖毛主席" is a serious crime, while your
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发帖数: 492 | 24 1. "As a grown up, you should be able to tell whether the crime you are
going to report is a true crime. " You really think there is always a
simplistic clear cut? You sure what you do right now won't be considered as
sin 50 years later?
2. You are the one busy calling and using so-called societal norm, ok?! I
said many of those norms are temporary, we should fall back on the
fundamental virtue of mankind instead of some temporary "poltical
correctness", such as prostitution is sin. What you sai |
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发帖数: 155 | 25 Like what most people always said about Changes.
The only thing that's unchange is changes itself.
The US society is not really about Left or Right, it is about Changing the
Issue from a 'left idea' and pulling it into the 'right side', or vice versa
. (Through tool like Media, or Facebook, twitter, TV Debate).
when people were young and in college, they want to be Liberal (Equal right,
gay right, everyone should get health care blah blah), it makes sense
because they are just joining the societ |
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B**W
发帖数: 2273 | 26 Without sufficient consumption (i.e., too much saving), capitalism will fail
for sure. Plus, all those savings go to speculation, which leads to either
crisis or inflation. Things are complex. Good individual behavior may not
lead to good societal behavior when taken together.
Plus, don't waste too much time here. USANews board is kinda unique in this
bbs. Those several watchdogs (you can see by yourself who they are) tend to
use all kinds of dirty words to people with different perspectives and |
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B**W
发帖数: 2273 | 27 It seems that you don't understand/misunderstand my point. I feel parents
are unfairly treated by the current societal arrangement. They sacrificed
too much and not get compensated as should be. As a result, many people
choose not to have kids or only have one or two kids. |
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发帖数: 29846 | 28 一项对同性恋人群的研究发现，女同性恋父母的子女中58%是同性恋，男同性恋子女是
33%，异性恋父母子女是5-10%；欢迎同性恋的社区里同性恋比例高89%
http://www.aolnews.com/science/article/study-gay-parents-more-likely-to-have-gay-kids/19668089
Study: Gay Parents More Likely to Have Gay Kids
Updated: 1 day 19 hours ago
Paul Kix
AOL News
(Oct. 17) -- Walter Schumm knows what he's about to do is unpopular: publish
a study arguing that gay parents are more likely to raise gay children than
straight parents. But the Kansas State University family studies professor
has a ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 29 By Andrew G. Bostom
Once again a mere flicker -- in this case burning a copy of the Koran in
Florida -- has ignited the inferno of deeply seated infidel-hatred that
pervades the contemporary Muslim world, precipitating violence, death, and
general mayhem amongst our Afghan " allies."
This eruption was hardly pastor Terry Jones' fault. The insane orgy of
murderous Muslim violence in Afghanistan was a direct result of Islamic
doctrine. Jones' simple non-violent act effectively administered a
diag... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 30 瑞
士银行（UBS AG）说，该行一位交易员未经上级批准私自动用银行自有资金进行交易，
造成高达20亿美元的损失。瑞银这一具有戏剧性的坦白提出了一些新问题，即作为全球
最大银行之一的瑞银能否管控风险？全球监管机构又是否有能力对其进行监管？
瑞士银行说，该行交易员阿杜伯利未经上级批准私自动用银行自有资金进行交易，造成
高达20亿美元的损失。
据知情人士透露，未经授权的衍生工具交易对赌导致了上述损失。瑞银称客户头寸未受
影响。
瑞银在周三晚间发现了这一问题，并在周四凌晨1点通知伦敦警方，称该行一名交易员
存在欺诈行为。周四凌晨3点30分，伦敦警方以涉嫌滥用职权构成欺诈逮捕了一名31岁
的男子。
据知情人士透露，被逮捕的这名男子名叫阿杜伯利（Kweku Adoboli），是瑞银驻伦敦
的一名交易员。此人动用瑞银的自有资金在与交易所买卖基金（ETF）相关的金融工具
上押下赌注。这类金融工具允许客户交易追踪大盘指数走势的证券。警方说，被逮捕的
这名男子还未被起诉，直到周四晚上仍被羁押。记者无法联系到阿杜伯利就此置评。
据知情人士透露，和阿杜伯利在一起工作的交易员约翰•休斯（John ... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 31 穆
迪投资者服务公司(Moody's Investors Service Inc.)周三宣布下调法国最大两家银行
的信用评级。此举令市场再度开始担心，欧洲久拖未决的主权债务危机将对该地区大型
金融机构构成威胁。
穆迪如外界普遍预期的那样下调了法国兴业银行(Societe Generale SA, GLE.FR)和法
国农业信贷集团(Credit Agricole SA, ACA.FR)的长期债务评级，理由是法国兴业银行
面临融资和流动性问题，而法国农业信贷集团则对希腊有风险敞口。穆迪同时维持法国
巴黎银行(BNP Paribas S.A., BNP.FR)的评级不变，但仍将其维持在观察名单之列。
穆迪把法国兴业银行评级从Aa2下调至Aa3，同时把法国农业信贷集团评级从Aa1下调至
Aa2，并将法国巴黎银行评级维持在Aa2不变。
穆迪法国银行业资深分析师Nick Hill表示，下调评级的决定包含了对债务重组的假设
，假定债权人减免希腊60%的债务负担，减免葡萄牙和爱尔兰50%的债务，减免西班牙10
%的债务，以及减免意大利7%的债务。
Hill表示，评级观察也考虑到了法国政府通过干预来支... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 32 Levin: U.S. Has Become A 'Post-Constitutional Gov't' Heading For 'Utopian
Tyranny'
By Craig Bannister
November 7, 2011
Mark Levin warned attendees at AFP’s Defending The Dream conference
Saturday that Americans now live in “a Post-Constitutional government”
heading into tyranny.
Speaking at the Americans For Prosperity (AFP) event at the DC Convention
Center on Nov. 5, Levin said the U.S. has become “a Post-Constitutional
government transitioning into an increasingly Utopian tyranny.”
Levin took... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 33 英国《金融时报》 大卫•奥克利 , 杰里米•格兰特 报道
贝卢斯科尼承诺辞职后出现的市场反弹，消失得比一辆玛莎拉蒂(Maserati)跑车还要快
。这位意大利总理将要下台的消息，只对金融市场产生了转瞬即逝的积极影响。周三上
午，意大利国债价格大幅下跌。
此轮抛售导致基准的意大利10年期国债收益率飙升至远高于7%的欧元时代新高。其触发
因素是，一家结算所决定提高针对意大利债务交易的保证金要求。就像去年爱尔兰的遭
遇一样，此举有可能使意大利滑向贝卢斯科尼一直在竭力避免的国际纾困行动。
欧洲最大结算所LCH.Clearnet宣布上调交易意大利债券的保证金（用于保护交易对手方
免受违约风险）之后，意大利国债收益率周三飙升了0.73百分点， 至7.48%的峰值。意
大利债券相对于德国的溢价升至572个基点，又是一个欧元时代的新高。
这一大幅震荡促使许多投资者和策略师提出，欧元区危机也许已经达到了一个临界点，
或者至少是自希腊首次承认其公共财政状况比2009年9月的判断要糟糕得多以来，一块
最重要的里程碑。
市场上的看法是，LCH也许是触发因素，但意大利的种种问题的深度超出... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 34 By SARAH DILORENZO, Associated Press
December 6, 2011
PARIS (AP) — Global markets were muted on Tuesday after a rating agency
warned it could downgrade the debt of most eurozone countries, raising
pressure on European leaders to find a lasting solution to their crisis this
week.
The Standard & Poor's rating agency threatened late Monday to downgrade 15
countries that use the euro, including Germany and France, whose debt
ratings are considered the linchpins of the European bailout system.
Th... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 35 意大利新政府公布财政紧缩措施。欧洲领导人和市场希望，这些措施将成为本周欧洲
一项更大协议的第一部分，并成为欧元拯救战出现转机的标志。
意大利总理蒙蒂(Mario Monti)正在经受两周前上任以来的第一场考验。他列出了一个
三年计划，其中包括增加税收、减少支出、改革养老金计划、采取促增长措施，总值共
计300亿欧元（约合402亿美元）。
这个一揽子计划的总值相当于意大利1.6万亿欧元国内生产总值(GDP)的1.9%。之后，法
国和德国可能会跟着在周一提出建立欧元区财政政策新机制的方案，这些方案可能会在
12月8日至9日的峰会上被欧洲领导人采纳。
欧洲领导人希望通过达成协议，为欧洲央行(European Central Bank)大规模干预国债
市场奠定基础。干预的目的，是阻止私人资本外逃，扭转各国借款成本上升至过高水平
的趋势。
意大利国债市场是世界上最大的债券市场之一。在借款成本上升、投资者出逃的恶性循
环之中，这个市场如果瓦解，将成为欧元能否生存下去面临的最大威胁。如果意大利明
年无法为其巨额债务提供再融资，欧洲其他国家就很难为它提供长久支持，就算国际货
币基金组织(Interna... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 36 by The Political Palaver
Lowe's has now decided that they would pull their advertising from the show
"All-American Muslim" on The Learning Channel. The Florida Family
Association asked that sponsors pull their ads for the show. Why did Lowe's
comply with the request, you ask? A Lowe's representative gave this reason:
The show profiles only Muslims that appear to be ordinary folks while
excluding many Islamic believers whose agenda poses a clear and present
danger to liberties and traditional... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 37 By Steve McCann
The left invariably frames its policy pronouncements under the mantle of so-
called "rights" that only the government can guarantee. The implication
being that all citizens are entitled and guaranteed, by virtue of living in
the United States, to what is defined as a "right." Much of this current
approach by the so-called Progressives stems from the State of the Union
address delivered by Franklin Roosevelt in 1944 in which he laid out what is
commonly referred to as the "Secon... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 38 By Albin Sadar
The first time I became aware of anybody's skin color was at age five in
kindergarten. My mom had come to pick up me and my twin brother, and one of
her girlfriends noticed that we were friends with one of the black kids in
the school. My mom's girlfriend remarked, "Isn't that sweet? They're
friends with a little black boy."
Even at five I found that remark unusual -- or maybe it was because I was
five. My brother and I played with kids because we connected on a "fun"
level. ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 39 Jamie M. Fly — April 2012
Following the killing of American soldiers and the recent protests sparked
by the accidental burning of Korans by coalition forces, Republican
presidential candidate Newt Gingrich went so far as to suggest that the
United States should abandon Afghanistan unless the Afghans apologize,
adding that we should tell them, “figure out how to live your own miserable
life.” This is the increasingly frequent refrain of war-weary
conservatives who question President Barack Obama’... 阅读全帖 |
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c****n
发帖数: 21367 | 40 income tax rate should always be flat since it is not
a "tax", it is an administrative fee collected by government
for every dollar runs through the production-consumption cycle,
government pays the same amount of efforts to maintain the
societal-economic environment, it makes no sense to charge
more for high earners.
tax standard for property / fortune, which aims for equalising
the poor-rich gap, should be scientifically designed
and adjusted year by year. more importantly, this part of money
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 41 by Rick aka Mr. Brutally Honest
I've always thought the notion of attributing hate to a criminal act, in the
attempt to make the crime all the more heinous, was less than logical.
After all, if you're a criminal motivated to victimize a person, isn't hate
a component each time? I mean, have you ever seen someone motivated by love
to harm another?
Perhaps others can more eloquently state reasons for the silliness of it all.
Like these folks here:
Stop hate crimeA Colorado couple says they ar... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 42 by Rick aka Mr. Brutally Honest
A month ago, we covered the story of Melinda Gates claiming her $4 billion
campaign to bring birth control to poor countries in Africa, Asia and Latin
America was not controversial.
Today, I bring you the story of Obianuju Ekeocha, a 32 year old Nigerian
woman who's written a letter to Ms. Gates imploring her to spend the
earmarked money differently:
I trained and worked for almost five years in a medical setting in
Africa, yet I never heard of the clinical te... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 43 Steyn哀叹今日美国：每年花5万美元学费上精英大学的Fluke要求纳税人给她提供避孕
药；中学生可以在家长不知情的情况下堕胎，但如果她在家门口卖柠檬水却会被罚款
A Nation of Sandra Flukes
The tragedy for America is that she’s all too typical.
By Mark Steyn
According to Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke, invited to address the
Democratic convention and the nation, America faces a stark choice this
November. “During this campaign, we’ve heard about two profoundly
different futures that could await women in this country — and how one of
those futures looks like an offensive,... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 44 by Rick aka Mr. Brutally Honest
Fr. Lemieux is talking about societal breakdown:
It has been a week of anarchy in the world—mob violence, murder, chaos.
While the political way Tornado_warningahead in Egypt, Libya, Iran, Syria
is far from clear, and the proper response of US and Canadian governments is
far from clear, I hope we can all at least join together in fervent prayer
for peace in these and in all parts of the world. Lord have mercy on us.
We do see in this situation, however, th... 阅读全帖 |
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t***h
发帖数: 40 | 45 IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
Wan (aka Winnie) Tin ) Case #: B222712
)
Plaintiff and Respondent, ) (Sup. Ct. No. CK71139)
v. )
Los Angeles County Superior Court )
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In re Joshua Tin )
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t***h
发帖数: 40 | 46 这就是美国的司法： 腐败至及：
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
Wan (aka Winnie) Tin ) Case #: B222712
)
Plaintiff and Respondent, ) (Sup. Ct. No. CK71139)
v. )
Los Angeles County Superior Court )
)
In re Joshua Tin )
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t***h
发帖数: 40 | 47 请教这是什麽美国政府？？？？
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
Wan (aka Winnie) Tin ) Case #: B222712
)
Plaintiff and Respondent, ) (Sup. Ct. No. CK71139)
v. )
Los Angeles County Superior Court )
)
In re Joshua Tin )
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发帖数: 29846 | 48 December 16, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston
In their practice of “never letting a serious crises go to waste,”
liberals didn’t even wait for the full story to be reported before using
today’s shooting at a Connecticut school for political reasons.
CNN talk show host and British citizen Piers Morgan immediately took to his
Twitter account to inject politics into the criminal actions in Connecticut
demanding that the U.S. Constitution be altered to his satisfaction and
urging President Obama to imple... 阅读全帖 |
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n****n
发帖数: 568 | 49 Societe Generale的quant，也就是个打工仔，不是中产的税率才怪呢 |
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r*******t
发帖数: 8550 | 50 那是两年前的事了。再说，我拒了Societe Generale的Offer。那只是sell side firm。 |
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