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发帖数: 632 | 1 Phylogenetic analysis
Phylogenetic analysis of gene or protein sequences for the presence of an
incongruent phylogenetic signal is considered to represent the most rigorous
method for de- tecting past HGT events (Koonin et al., 2001; Syvanen, 1994)
. Smith et al. (1992) established the basic require- ments for application
of the phylogenetic congruency test to identify and support cases of HGT.
The test com- pares the phylogenetic tree constructed from a specific
protein or gene sequence with th... 阅读全帖 |
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W*****B
发帖数: 4796 | 2 才58岁
是不是美爹下毒手干的？
不过俄国男性好像确实都寿命较短
看前苏联领导人最多70出头，很多是5-60就挂了
戈尔巴乔夫活到80多，已经是高寿了
Head of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency, Igor Korobov, dies in
Moscow
MOSCOW -- The head of the Russian military intelligence agency GRU, which
has been accused of meddling in U.S. elections, has died in Moscow. He was
62.
The Defense Ministry said Thursday in a statement that Igor Korobov, who led
the GRU since 2016, died Wednesday of "a lengthy and grave illness,"
; a usual Russian euphemism for cancer... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 3 外国媒体《CNBC》引述消息指，美国白宫取消了本月底与中国官员的贸易会谈，主要由
于双方在知识产权相关的规则上出现分歧。
应美国财政部长姆纽钦和贸易代表莱蒂泽的邀请，中国国务院副总理刘鹤将于于1月30
日至31日访美，就中美经贸问题进行磋商。不过，消息指白宫已经取消了与中方的贸易
会谈。
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/22/us-cancels-trade-planning-meeting-with-china
-source-says.html
US cancels trade planning meeting with China, source says
1 Hour Ago | 01:40
The White House rejected a trade planning meeting with Chinese counterparts
this week due to outstanding disagreements between the two sides over the
enforcement of intellectual prope... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 4 美国已取消将要进行的和中国的贸易谈判！
外国媒体《CNBC》引述消息指，美国白宫取消了本月底与中国官员的贸易会谈，主要由
于双方在知识产权相关的规则上出现分歧。
应美国财政部长姆纽钦和贸易代表莱蒂泽的邀请，中国国务院副总理刘鹤将于于1月30
日至31日访美，就中美经贸问题进行磋商。不过，消息指白宫已经取消了与中方的贸易
会谈。
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/22/us-cancels-trade-planning-meeting-with-china
-source-says.html
US cancels trade planning meeting with China, source says
1 Hour Ago | 01:40
US cancels trade planning meeting with Chinese delegation
The White House rejected a trade planning meeting with Chinese counterparts
this week due to outstanding ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4283 | 5 no, you won't get 2.5% if you borrow that much loan, so that's just
hypothetical
well, some people definitely want to be debt free, I say go right ahead, it'
s the right thing to do.
to me, any loan with a good enough rate is a keeper, I mean I have the
ability to pay them off today, I just choose not to, because I am happy that
those lenders are willing to share the risk with me in this uncertain time.
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发帖数: 932 | 6 下面是罗马帝国衰亡史里关于甘英的描述。Gibbons认为大秦可能是指叙利亚，而不是
罗马帝国全部。大秦派到东汉的”使者”可能就是普通商人谎称的。
进贡的物品可能是就近在锡兰采购的。
4.: ROUTES AND COMMERCE BETWEEN THE EMPIRE AND CHINA — (P. 33 sqq.)↩
The earliest certain mention of the Roman Empire in Chinese history1 is in
the Hou-han-shu, which, written during the fifth century, covers the period
ad 25 to 220. Its sources were the notes made by the court chroniclers from
day to day, which were carefully stored in the archives and concealed from
the monarch himself, and thus su... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 7 “Power in the hands of someone that reckless and arrogant is a dangerous
thing.” So says the last interviewee at the end of Where’s My Roy Cohn?,
Matt Tyrnauer’s fascinating and timely new documentary on the life of
infamous and, many say, evil New York lawyer Roy Cohn. He’s the man known
for serving as Chief Counsel of the Army-McCarthy hearings of the 1950s; his
ties to crime figures like John Gotti; and most notably now his uncanny
influence on and mentorship of Donald Trump, for whom he was ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 902 | 8 The death toll from Katrina is uncertain, with reports differing by hundreds
. According to the National Hurricane Center, 1,836 fatalities can be
attributed to the storm: 1 in Kentucky, 2 each in Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio
, 14 in Florida, 238 in Mississippi, and 1,577 in Louisiana.[45][47] However
, 135 people remain categorized as missing in Louisiana,[47] and many of the
deaths are indirect, but it is almost impossible to determine the exact
cause of some of the fatalities.[1] |
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发帖数: 1912 | 9 https://www.theepochtimes.com/scientific-puzzles-surrounding-the-wuhan-novel
-coronavirus_3225405.html
Scientific Puzzles Surrounding the Wuhan Novel Coronavirus
BY YUHONG DONG February 3, 2020 Updated: February 6, 2020FONT BFONT SText
size Print
Analysis
The sudden outbreak of the Wuhan Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has resulted
in all of China’s Hubei Province and three major cities in Zhejiang
Province being subjected to quarantine. Other nations are anxiously trying
to get their people out o... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 16928 | 10 Study links cardiac injury among hospitalized Covid-19 patients to greater
risk of death
From CNN’s Jacqueline Howard and Gina Yu
Evidence is emerging that injury to the heart may be a common condition
among people hospitalized with Covid-19, according to a new study, and it’s
linked to a greater risk of death for those patients.
The study, published in the medical journal JAMA Cardiology on Wednesday,
found that among a group of 416 adult Covid-19 patients hospitalized in
Wuhan, China, 82 patie... 阅读全帖 |
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t*****r
发帖数: 543 | 11 安全期
拔出
避孕环
避孕药
Global condom shortage? 5 alternative contraceptive methods to consider
Here are 5 alternative contraceptive methods to consider.
A global condom shortage might be looming after a coronavirus lockdown
forced the world’s biggest supplier to shut down production for more than a
week.
Here is everything we know about the situation.
Lockdown: decrease in condom supply
Malaysia’s Karex Bhd makes one out of every five condoms worldwide,
including for brands such as Durex, which supplies... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 12 损失接近上亿美元 per 校长邮件
一个小刘30-50k 还有全校partial refund住宿费 食堂 停车场费
2000-4000个就是100M了 他们按下学期international彻底不能来估算的
总共2000M的budget 相当于cut 5%
州政府补助只占总预算的25%
目前的说法
临时性雇员 下学年都uncertain
什么是临时性雇员 还没有解释
J1项目可能暂停了 csc自带干粮也不行
基于国际生的不确定性
在美国扩招是既定战略
但是扩招州内学生，是要州府补贴的，上头肯定不愿意
亏空是肯定补不上了
没想到腾校反倒影响很小，降低招生门槛就是了 |
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发帖数: 1642 | 13 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: VUE (信人), 信区: Military
标 题: Re: Sao Mang: thanksgiving
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Nov 26 23:07:33 2010, 美东)
Although they had first sighted land off Cape Cod they did not settle until
they arrived at Plymouth, which had been named by Captain John Smith in 1614
. It was there that the Pilgrims decide to settle. Plymouth offered an
excellent harbor. A large brook offered a resource for fish. The Pilgrims
biggest concern was attack by the local Native American Indians. But t... 阅读全帖 |
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P***y
发帖数: 529 | 14 http://lt.cjdby.net/thread-1039755-1-3.html
如何才能不去顾忌J-20 原创翻译完工 Bill Sweetman 新博文和相关评论 更有深度
昨天翻译了一篇有关J-20的Bill Sweetman的博客和相关评论《成都的迷雾消散中》，
反应不错。
年底正好不忙，今天再翻译一篇他新的博文和评论，早上看过一遍，觉得更有深度。
首先是Bill Sweetman空间上的本人介绍，当然是业内专家。
他的看法可能比我们的一般专家贵宾要更有价值。
Bill Sweetman
Washington DC
About Me: Bill Sweetman is Editor in Chief of Defense Technology
International.
My Company/Organization: Aviation Week Group
My Job Function: Editor in Chief
My Areas of Expertise: Defense Media
My Areas of Interest: Advanced techno... 阅读全帖 |
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A*V
发帖数: 3528 | 15 这得多狠才能这样自残啊!
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-574727
TOKYO becomes GHOST TOWN
iReport — March 18, 2011
Just a week after the 5th world`s strongest Earthquake to date occurred
followed by a Tsunami (Sendai,Miyagi and Fukushima), Tokyo which is the
capital and the bussiest city in Japan becomes ghost town. Since Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Plant`s leakage haven`t been resolve yet, the governement
decided to conserve electricity by having blackouts in various areas and
limited time for stores, restau... 阅读全帖 |
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H****r
发帖数: 16240 | 16 又去看了A老兄的文
发现我记性太差，再次把tier几理解成各个单位的战斗能力问题了……
按照他的解释——“光猜就知道多半是被这个tier 2给理解成2流了。tier 1的一个重
要属性是管的范围是全球”
“像普通印章和FR啥的是tier 2不能简单理解为2流。”
“事实上很关键的一点是有没有支援单位”
The modern approach to SOF coalition warfare involves the designation of a
Lead Nation for a given operation or campaign. That nation provides a major
force contribution, as well as the nucleus of the command and control, staff
and support infrastructure. The Lead Nation is also expected to provide or
assist in the provision of key capabilities, ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1061 | 18 http://www.janes.com/article/72394/chinese-military-developing-unmanned-supply-truck
The Chinese military is developing an unmanned supply truck. Video footage
recently released by the Ministry of National Defense (MND) in Beijing shows
what appears to be a prototype of an 8x8 unmanned supply truck conducting
trials at an undisclosed location demonstrating its ability to navigate
obstacles and control speed.
The footage, which does not provide further details about the truck or the
programme, is... 阅读全帖 |
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m**c
发帖数: 7349 | 19 顶级高手一到两次
Freestyle is a different story.
The breath in freestyle likely reduces speed by slowing the stroke rate,
although the effect on drag is uncertain. In fact, it is the breath that
creates the noticeable difference in stroke rate from one arm to the other
in swimmers like Phelps, Biederman, Lezak and others; creating a pause in
the cycle from the breath.
The majority of world-class swimmers in the 50 meter freestyle will breath
only once or twice. There are some, such as Anthony Ervin, who... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 20 Judge likely to deny gov't on gay troops order
By JULIE WATSON, Associated Press Writer Julie Watson, Associated Press
Writer – Tue Oct 19, 9:52 am ET
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A federal judge is expected to rule Tuesday on a
government request to delay her order halting the military from enforcing
its ban on openly gay troops — a request she has said she'll probably deny.
U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips said Monday she would review the
arguments from Justice Department lawyers.
"My tentative ru... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 21 Obama to Push New Spending
By DAMIAN PALETTA, JONATHAN WEISMAN and LAURA MECKLER
Associated Press
President Barack Obama and GE's Jeffrey Immelt, left, with plant manager
Kevin Sharkey, visited a GE factory Friday to talk about green jobs.
President Barack Obama will call for new government spending on
infrastructure, education and research in his State of the Union address
Tuesday, sharpening his response to Republicans in Congress who are
demanding deep budget cuts, people familiar with the sp... 阅读全帖 |
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L*******e
发帖数: 2202 | 22 据说喜欢亚洲男人哦，谁谁赶快去当男版邓文迪吧。
Meet Apple's New Boss, The Most Powerful Gay Man in Silicon Valley
It looks increasingly like Steve Jobs' reign at Apple is over. If the
CEO doesn't return from his third, indefinite medical leave, COO Tim
Cook will succeed him, marking a new era not only for Apple but for gay
progress.
Cook, who is running Apple in Jobs' absence, has been as reticent to
acknowledge his sexual orientation as he has his prowess in overseeing
the company supply chain. But as Jobs fades back... 阅读全帖 |
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g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 23 Posted on Advocate.com March 08, 2011
DOMA's Continued Consequences
By Andrew Harmon
Rodrigo Martinez (left) with husband Edwin Echegoyen
Stop the Deportations - The DOMA Project In a deportation case that tests
the uncertain legal terrain following the Obama administration’s
announcement that it would no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act, a
gay man who recently married his partner in Washington, D.C. will likely
surrender on Wednesday morning to immigration officials.
Rodrigo Martinez, ... 阅读全帖 |
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g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 24 Posted on Advocate.com March 18, 2011
Colorado Civil Unions Move Forward
By Sunnivie Brydum
PAT STEADMAN X390 (FAIR) | ADVOCATE.COM
The Colorado state senate appropriations committee Friday approved a civil
unions bill by a party-line vote of 6-4.
SB-172, sponsored by gay Democratic senator Pat Steadman of Denver, now
moves to the full senate, where it is expected to pass. All 20 Democratic
senators — a majority of the chamber's 35 senators — have signed on as
bill cosponsors.
The bill will the... 阅读全帖 |
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g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 25 http://www.stopthedeportations.com/
This tremendous news comes after months of advocacy by national immigration
law and policy groups, LGBT organizations and advocates including The DOMA
Project. While The DOMA Project has focused primarily on stopping
deportations, we have also engaged in wide-ranging advocacy and provided
legal representation in related cases where couples are fighting separation
or exile.
As readers of this site know, since July 2010 we have filed more than a
dozen alien rela... 阅读全帖 |
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g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 26 Evaluation of the de-selection of men who have had sex with men from blood
donation in England
K. Soldan1,2, K. Sinka1,*
Keywords:blood donors;donor selection;HIV;transfusion-transmitted infection
Abstract
Background and Objectives The Blood Services of the UK permanently de-select
men who have had sex with men (MSM) from donating blood. The rationale for
this has been questioned. This article attempts to evaluate whether this
selection criterion does contribute to blood safety.
Materials and Me... 阅读全帖 |
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g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 27 Seven or more Senate Republicans have signaled Gov. Cuomo that they're ready
to legalize same-sex marriage, more than enough to put the controversial
and historic measure over the top this week, The Post has learned.
A highly knowledgeable Senate insider said yesterday that "far more of the [
GOP] members are in play than anyone realizes, including some surprising
names from conservative upstate areas."
Among the unexpected potential Senate Republican "yes" votes, insiders say,
are Kemp Hannon o... 阅读全帖 |
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g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 28 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/nyregion/09gays.html?scp=1&sq
Doubts About Cuomo’s Support of Gay Rights
As a landmark gay marriage bill hurtled toward an uncertain vote last year,
New York’s Democratic leaders scrambled to corral support. Gov. David A.
Paterson delivered impassioned speeches, Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand
headlined a giant rally and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn shuttled
back and forth to Albany to lobby lawmakers.
Related
Times Topic: Andrew M. Cuomo
Enlarge This I... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 29 The Surprising Role of Republicans in the Year of Gay Rights
Posted: 06/27/11 12:22 PM ET React Important
Adam Winkler.Professor of Law, UCLA
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-winkler/the-surprising-role-
This past year has seen a remarkable shift when it comes to gay rights. From
repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell to New York's legalization of same-sex
marriage, America is finally embracing equal rights for all, regardless of
sexual orientation. Surprisingly, Republicans have played a vital role ... 阅读全帖 |
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g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 30 Gillard to Announce Support for Conscience Vote on Marriage
By Julie Bolcer
Gillard x390 (Getty) I Advocate.com
Australian prime minister Julia Gillard could announce her support for a
conscience vote on marriage equality as soon as this Monday.
The Daily Telegraph cited “government sources” in reporting the
development Friday. Gillard is expected to announce her position before the
Labor Party’s national conference in December, when some delegates will
push to change the party’s platform to sup... 阅读全帖 |
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g********d
发帖数: 4174 | 31 Posted on Advocate.com November 03, 2011 12:15:04 PM ET
Story Updated : November 03, 2011 12:10:00 PM
Senate Committee to Begin Debate on DOMA Repeal
By Andrew Harmon
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to begin debate Thursday morning
on a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which bars federal
recognition of same-sex marriages.
As is the case with most new bills that appear before the committee, a vote
on the Respect for Marriage Act is likely to be held over until next week,
sh... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 32 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: 24887 | 33 Just one (more) dark page of American history that still haunts today. It
makes one almost shiver knowing these sorts of stuff.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jJ6AloB4tUje4
NC panel: Sterilization victims should get $50K
By MARTHA WAGGONER, Associated Press – 5 hours ago
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — People sterilized against their will under a
discredited North Carolina state program should each be paid $50,000, a task
force voted Tuesday, marking the first time a state has moved to c... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4174 | 34 Posted on Advocate.com February 13, 2012 10:35:00 AM ET
N.J. Senate to Vote on Marriage Equality Bill
By Julie Bolcer
NEW JERSEY STATE HOUSE (SCOTT MCPHERSON) | ADVOCATE.COM
The New Jersey state senate is expected to make history Monday when it
passes the marriage equality bill for the first time, but a promised veto
from Governor Chris Christie means that advocates could be waiting a long
time to see the bill become law.
The senate will debate the bill and vote this afternoon, followed by an
as... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 374 | 35 GOP's DREAM act makes much more sense.
http://www.mitbbs.com/article_t/EB23/31764827.html
发信人: dellgateway (dellgateway), 信区: EB23
标 题: 共和党人的DREAM ACT版本
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Apr 20 18:09:51 2012, 美东)
简而言之，就是可以给F1学生身份，如果要绿卡就跟老中烙印走同一条路去竞争。
哈哈，估计劳模这下傻眼了。
OH LAW
04/20/2012: Looming Up of Frame of Rubio DREAM Proposal
Florida U.S. Senator Marco Rubio has yet to finalize his version of DREAM
bill, but pending the completion of his draft, he has been spilling out
pieces of information here and there th... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 28502 | 36 ☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
anir (炉边人似月) 于 (Tue Dec 29 12:55:27 2009, 美东) 提到:
China's Divisive Development
Growing Urban-Rural Inequality Bodes Trouble by Joshua Levin
Disease, Vol. 23 (3) - Fall 2001 Issue
JOSHUA LEVIN is a Staff Writer at the Harvard International Review.
In an August 1999 incident reminiscent of the Cultural Revolution,
Chinese farmers rampaged through government offices and pillaged the
homes of the rich in Jiangxi province. Two thousand People’s Armed
Polic... 阅读全帖 |
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l**********g
发帖数: 6198 | 37 RIP
life is so uncertain, so it`s important to be happy everyday! |
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发帖数: 3150 | 39 China's economy is going through a "crucial" stage of restructuring, says th
e country's Premier, Li Keqiang.
At the World Economic Forum in the Chinese port city of Dalian, Mr Li pledge
d to improve relations with foreign firms.
He stressed that multinationals would get "equal treatment" with state-owned
enterprises.
He added that China was well-placed to hit a growth target of 7.5% this year
, despite a "complex" economic climate.
China posted its lowest growth in two decades for the second qu... 阅读全帖 |
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D*V
发帖数: 3096 | 40 Why have young people in Japan stopped having sex?
What happens to a country when its young people stop having sex? Japan is
finding out… Abigail Haworth investigates
Japanese man and woman lean away from each other
Arm’s length: 45% of Japanese women aged 16-24 are ‘not interested in or
despise sexual contact’. More than a quarter of men feel the same way.
Photograph: Eric Rechsteiner
Ai Aoyama is a sex and relationship counsellor who works out of her narrow
three-storey home on a Tokyo back st... 阅读全帖 |
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m******n
发帖数: 6327 | 41 拿出证据来证明Joe Biden的立场变了，以为时间一长就没有人记得？ 这是Biden最近
对分裂分子的态度。
“At the heart of this failure is an obsession with the ‘war on terrorism’
that ignores larger forces shaping the world and the lives of Americans in
this new century: The emergence of China, India, Russia and a united Europe;
The spread of lethal weapons and dangerous diseases; Uncertain supplies of
energy, food and water;… A rapidly warming planet; The challenge to freedom
from radical fundamentalism.”
“It is critical that the Chinese gove |
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发帖数: 124 | 42 "The Tampa Tribune" endorses McCain today.
《Uncertain Times Require McCain's Tested Vigilance》
McCain understands that U.S. companies must compete worldwide and shouldn't have to pay one of the world's highest corporate tax rates. He knows that federal spending is out of control. He knows that economic growth only comes from hard work and real investment, not through wholesale redistribution of tax dollars as Obama promises.
Obama is a lawyer, a professor, a best-selling author and a winning deb |
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m******n
发帖数: 6327 | 43 ☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
mitguests (你好！) 于 (Mon Nov 10 14:59:08 2008) 提到:
如果没有AA，常青藤等名校里至少一半老中学生。找工作也是一样，如果没有AA，现在
药厂里的生物统计program应该基本就被中国人包圆了。AA其实是最大的种族歧视！下
面几个老美的看法还是满公正的。
BTW，如果你还不知道，AA=Affirmative Action，不是African American哦。
Ending affirmative action would enhance academics
Print this article
Share this article Published: Sunday, November 9, 2008
Updated: Sunday, November 9, 2008
TO THE EDITOR:
In response to last week’s editorial (“Future ranking uncertain,” Nov. 7)
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s*****r
发帖数: 11545 | 44 by Joe Mont
Sunday, March 21, 2010
provided by
Conventional wisdom says you need to save $1 million for retirement.
That target may be easy to remember, but it falls short of the true cost of
what's required for post-career comfort. Longer life spans, the threat of
inflation and the uncertain future of Social Security benefits make this
long-touted savings advice inadequate for most, advisers say.
Scottrade recently polled 226 registered investment advisers on the topic
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 45 Google创办人Sergey Brin就停止过滤中文搜索结果接受采访：“我们反对的是极权主
义势力”
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/interview-sergey-brin-on-googles-china-gambit/
Interview: Sergey Brin on Google’s China Move
By STEVE LOHR
6:08 p.m. | Updated Adding more excerpts from interview.
China’s censorship of the Internet may be blunt, but Google has found
negotiations with the Chinese government in recent weeks to be subtle and
uncertain.
Sergey BrinShamil Zhumatov/Reuters Sergey Brin said there had been little
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发帖数: 29846 | 46 Krauthammer轰奥巴马：什么样的指挥官会把数以万计的部队派到战场，同时宣布一个
固定的时间撤
兵？一个根本不想打赢的人只是在被迫作出政治姿态
Why Is He Sending Them?
President Obama lacks the will to fight in Afghanistan.
From the beginning, the call to arms was highly uncertain. On Dec. 1, 2009,
commander-in-chief Barack Obama orders 30,000 more Americans into battle in
Afghanistan. But in the very next sentence, he announces that an American
withdrawal will begin after 18 months.
Astonishing. A surge of troops — overall, Obama has tripled our Afghan
force
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发帖数: 29846 | 47 http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/11/08/carbon-trading-grinds-halt/
The air has been taken out of the carbon trading market.
The only national carbon trading market in the U.S. will close its doors
next month, due to stalled legislation in Congress and Republican gains in
the midterm elections -- a major setback in efforts to regulate so-called
greenhouse gases, which environmentalists argue contribute to global warming
.
Since 2003, the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) has operated a voluntary... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 48 Robert Weissberg炮轰文凭大跃进：传授知识是可取的，但乱发文凭是害人的骗局；奥
巴马说到2020
年要多提供5百万大学毕业生
The College Diploma Fraud
By Robert Weissberg
For more than a half-century, government has tried to close racial gaps in
educational attainment. Sad to say, those gaps have proven intractable.
Nevertheless, the impulse remains as heartfelt as ever (perhaps due to its
financially lucrative character), but the emphasis is now shifting from
actual learning to equality of graduation rates. President Obama has spoken
of adding 5... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 49 By Phil Boehmke
Over the course of his lengthy career with the Memphis Police Department, J.
D. Sewell has been in hot water a number of times, but the union was always
there to save his bacon. The MPD veteran eventually took over as president
of the Memphis Police Association (MPA) due in part to his proficiency in
gaming the system, but now Sewell finds himself in hot water with the union.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports that Sewell has been suspended by the
union. Although the MPA chi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19713 | 50 【 以下文字转载自 QueerNews 讨论区 】
发信人: globalized (球球), 信区: QueerNews
标 题: GOP swings both ways on NY gay-marriage bill
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Jun 13 15:41:06 2011, 美东)
Seven or more Senate Republicans have signaled Gov. Cuomo that they're ready
to legalize same-sex marriage, more than enough to put the controversial
and historic measure over the top this week, The Post has learned.
A highly knowledgeable Senate insider said yesterday that "far more of the [
GOP] members are in play than anyone realizes, ... 阅读全帖 |
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