x**********i
发帖数: 280 | 1 今天听广播说到有人提议要收5% sale tax ，然后income tax 减少到6.
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/12/oregon_rev
里面还说了
Hass knows that convincing Oregonians, who have voted down a sales tax nine
times, will automatically be wary of the plan. But he hopes a comprehensive
conversation can turn them around.
想问问OR的老人们，这种提议是不是已经很多年了，一直没有通过啊？真是不想交sale
tax啊啊啊。。。 |
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s****l
发帖数: 10462 | 2 标 题: 南加 civic 4dr sedan lx automatic standard 17259+TTL，可以吗？
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Aug 22 22:52:07 2012, 美东)
email第一轮三个报价里最低的一个。告诉了另一家，17772的，回信说可以beat，问我
什么时候去。最近的一家也是最贵的一家，18k以上，还没有再回信。上来请教一下，
下一步怎么办。
标 题: Re: 南加 civic 4dr sedan lx automatic standard 17259+TTL，可以
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Aug 23 19:38:58 2012, 美东)
我给报价最高的那家（C）说，有一家（A）给我18807 OTD，如果你能给这个价格的话
，我就你这里买，毕竟你最近。结果人家回信说
Wow, that’s a great price. That would be worth the trip if they’re
actually selling you the Civic LX automatic for $18,80... 阅读全帖 |
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d**o
发帖数: 41 | 3 http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/18/local/la-me-kidnap-20100918
Sheriff Lee Baca said the area's Chinese community has been historically
distrustful of law enforcement, and wary to report crimes, particularly when
wives and daughters are the victims. "They don't want to lose face," Baca
said.
遭割喉丢弃沙漠 华裔女子垂死爬行奇迹获救
据美国《世界日报》报道，两年前以学生身份进入美国的沈阳男子宋德强(Deqiang
Song)9月初在南加州一家华资卡拉OK店认识一名华裔女子，仅一周后，宋德强以约会
逛街为名将女子绑架，飞车一个多小时将女子丢弃在荒无人烟的沙漠，并残忍割喉。在
相信女子已命归西天之后，宋德强用受害人手机向受害人家属勒索10万美元。但就在庆
幸自己手到钱来时，洛杉矶县警方的手铐 |
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g*q
发帖数: 26623 | 4 California state candidates
California governor: Vote Jerry Brown
At 72, there is no doubt about Jerry Brown's energy or preparedness for a
second act in a difficult job at a difficult time. He gets our endorsement
in an imperfect but critical choice between a politician Californians know
too well and one they barely know.
California lt. governor: Vote Gavin Newsom
In this race, the edge goes to Newsom for his more expansive and detailed
vision for California's economic and environmental future.... 阅读全帖 |
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l******c
发帖数: 2555 | 5 plus :
not all mortgage interest can be deducted
The tax reform outline would set up three income tax rates: a bottom rate of 8-12 percent; a middle rate of 14-22 percent and top rate of 23-29 percent to replace the current system that has a bottom rate of 10 percent, with five additional rates topping out at 35 percent. It would reduce but not eliminate tax breaks on mortgage interest, higher-cost health plans, charitable deductions, retirement savings and tax credits for families with childr... 阅读全帖 |
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g***t
发帖数: 1279 | 6 我相信，很多人也相信，越来越多的国家和地区，包括中国和香港，都会加入禁吃或者
限吃鱼翅的行列。相信这种陋习会最终消失，就像很多其他的陋习一样：使用虎骨，麝
香，象牙，吃猴脑，蟒蛇，鹿胎，象鼻。。。
Demand for that crucial ingredient has led to the killing of a median of
about 38 million sharks a year, according to a new study that offers what
may be the first reliable estimates of the number of sharks killed for their
fins.
The United Nations has estimated that only about ten million sharks are
harvested each year. Some conservationists, however, put the number at
closer to a hundred million.... 阅读全帖 |
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b********2
发帖数: 5191 | 7 【 以下文字转载自 CaliforniaMortgage 俱乐部 】
发信人: blueangel2 (Frank in Fremont), 信区: CaliforniaMortgage
标 题: Investors Are Looking to Buy Homes by the Thousands
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Apr 3 12:21:28 2012, 美东)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/investors-looking-buy-homes-thous
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — At least 20 times a day, Alan Hladik walks into a fixer
-upper and tries to figure out if it is worth buying.
As an inspector for the Waypoint Real Estate Group, Mr. Hladik takes about
20 minutes to walk through each h... 阅读全帖 |
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f********t
发帖数: 6999 | 8 【 以下文字转载自 WaterWorld 讨论区 】
发信人: OverCloud (天马行空), 信区: WaterWorld
标 题: 美国人民喝马桶水
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Sep 2 00:36:16 2012, 美东)
加州把下水道的家庭污水净化后再注入自来水系统。 马桶下去的水，从厨房水龙头出
来。 这个是中国的地沟油的美国翻版。
From Sewage, Added Water for Drinking
But on Nov. 30, for millions of people here in Orange County, pulling the
lever will be the start of a long, intense process to purify the sewage into
drinking water — after a hard scrubbing with filters, screens, chemicals
and ultraviolet light and the passage of time undergro... 阅读全帖 |
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m****s
发帖数: 8992 | 9 that is NOT true at all.
many sellers are wary of the highest bid. (sometimes to the point of
paranoid)
the safest, trick free, highest bid wins.
and what is safe? most of time it is perception, not reality.
That's why representation matters. this is a relationship business.
you obviously have never sold. |
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C**********y
发帖数: 480 | 10 看这篇文章：
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/01/friends-israel
有点长，一句话总结：胡萝卜加大棒，各议员的竞选经费10～15%来自犹太人，不听话
，下次对手会拿到这钱，差额就是20到30%！
This was a daunting challenge. Jews made up less than three per cent of the
American population, concentrated in nine states, and they voted
overwhelmingly Democratic. How could AIPAC, with such a small base, become a
political force in both parties and in every state?
Dine launched a grass-roots campaign, sending young staff members around the
country to search for ... 阅读全帖 |
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t*****r
发帖数: 4431 | 11 分享一篇朋友刚刚发给我的文章，有兴趣就读读：
BEIJING — At 30, Chen Kuo had what many Chinese dream of: her own apartment
and a well-paying job at a multinational corporation. But in mid-October,
Ms. Chen boarded a midnight flight for Australia to begin a new life with no
sure prospects.
Changing of the Guard.
Like hundreds of thousands of Chinese who leave each year, she was driven by
an overriding sense that she could do better outside China. Despite China’
s tremendous economic successes in recent years, she was lu... 阅读全帖 |
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x******0
发帖数: 1058 | 13 FYI. LNG industry is on down side.
Engie executive: ‘Nobody’ is making money off US LNG exports
By DAN MURTAUGH
Bloomberg
Just as gas export-terminals are preparing to start up along America’s Gulf
Coast, the oil-price crash has made it unprofitable to send the US fuel
abroad, according to the North America head of power and natural gas
supplier Engie.
It costs about $2 to liquefy gas and another $3 to take it from the US to
Asia, said Zin Smati, president and CEO of Engie’s GDF Suez Energy Nor... 阅读全帖 |
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l***h
发帖数: 678 | 14 关于mozart效应，网上搜了搜。没有定论啊，还是hypothesis状态。
"The original Mozart effect researchers based their rationale on the trion
model of the cerebral cortex. The cerebral cortex is a part of the brain
that helps with, among other things, motor control, speech, memory, and
auditory reception. The trion model, developed by Shaw, showed that similar
neural firings patterns occur when listening to music and performing spatial
tasks (Leng & Shaw, 1991). Rauscher and Shaw hypothesized that listening to
certain type... 阅读全帖 |
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l**n
发帖数: 7272 | 15 全文
Immigrants Are Crucial to Innovation, Study Says
By ANDREW MARTIN
Arguing against immigration policies that force foreign-born innovators to
leave the United States, a new study to be released on Tuesday shows that
immigrants played a role in more than three out of four patents at the
nation’s top research universities.
Conducted by the Partnership for a New American Economy, a nonprofit group
co-founded by Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York, the study notes that
nearly all the patents were ... 阅读全帖 |
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s*********1
发帖数: 1166 | 17 我当年在袋鼠国时候，生活确实舒适，天天去海边散步，房子也要大很多的。
Sydney，墨尔本， 堪培拉我都住过
No worries is an Australian English expression, meaning "do not worry about that", "that's alright", or "sure thing". It is similar to the American English no problem. The phrase is widely used in Australian speech and represents a feeling of friendliness, good humour, optimism and "mateship" in Australian culture. The phrase has been referred to as the national motto of Australia and has influenced a similar phrase used in the Tok Pisin lan... 阅读全帖 |
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c******s
发帖数: 1994 | 18 EARLY this morning—for viewers in China—the New York Knicks of the new
Taiwanese-American hero Jeremy Lin played against the Dallas Mavericks and
with them China’s current standard-bearer in the NBA: the 7-foot-tall Yi
Jianlian, a high draft pick who has proven a disappointment in America. Mr
Yi's Mavericks lost the game, 104-97, but the bigger loser was Chinese soft
power.
Mr Lin has quickly amassed a huge following among Chinese basketball fans (
and this country does love basketball). This po... 阅读全帖 |
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p********y
发帖数: 5141 | 19 It is a bit annoying to see a ex-doper won the Olympic road race. I was keep
questioning myself whether he is clean. The difference between Millar and
Vino on dopping is similar to the attitude taken by German and Japan on WWII
. Hi Vino, doping will never be the past which you can put away.
Should doper ever be allowed to be back to pro cycling? If not, will it make
pro cycling a field which is cleaner?
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Rorschach Test
Look hard en... 阅读全帖 |
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b***i
发帖数: 10018 | 20 貌似这位美女也是有目的的...
http://www.vegsource.
com/news/2010/07/china-study-author-colin-campbell-slaps-down-critic-den
ise-minger.html
Reply to Denise Minger
by Dr. T. Colin Campbell, PhD, author The China Study
Ms. Denise Minger has published a critique of our book, The China Study,
as follows.
The China Study: Fact or Fallacy? by Denise Minger - article found at:
http://bit.ly/9s5pn8
It is both interesting and gratifying that there has been such a huge
response, both on her blog and on those of others... 阅读全帖 |
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H****w
发帖数: 1632 | 21 Billy Walter and the computer group:
The Arrests
He was in the bed sleeping when the two men walked into his bedroom.
Billy
Walters sleeps in a big clean bed in Las Vegas, in a small but elaborate
home renovated to his liking, with palm trees and white flowerpots and
two
satellite dishes in the yard, and four large televisions in the den, and
a
security guard who sits just out of sight behind the shrubs across the
street. This environment was disrupted early last Jan. 5, when the two
strangers i... 阅读全帖 |
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R*3
发帖数: 11814 | 22 The question on every Seahawks fan's mind is: How did cornerback Brandon
Browner get suspended for an entire year seemingly out of the blue?
The league's substance-abuse policy includes three stages, and a violation
while a player is in the third (i.e., most severe) stage merits a full year'
s suspension. So, Browner obviously was in the third stage and did something
wrong.
However, ESPN's John Clayton said on 710 ESPN that there were extenuating
circumstances that likely led to Browner being pl... 阅读全帖 |
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l*x
发帖数: 14021 | 24 动机如何我不知道，说倒是有一定的道理。去年NBC的SNF亏大发了，除了海鹰的比赛，
其他好多比赛都是一边倒了。大家早早的关电梯了，剩俩主持无聊的继续解说。 |
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P*******e
发帖数: 39399 | 25 风水轮流转 今年对二奶的要求就是混进季后赛
而且二线会被当成众矢之的。。。
不过看了下大奶的赛程 心彻底凉了。。。 |
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A**d
发帖数: 13310 | 26 hawks一赶上national TV就发疯，即使以前很弱的时候也超水平。NFL
这么一搞要是刺激的hawks把那仨客场都拿下了，古黛儿就来年更迷茫了，
得后悔还不如把大小白菜放一场到SNF. |
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f*********n
发帖数: 11154 | 27 At every range, shooters from the following list of archetypes can be
found. The more you think about it, the more you will realize you have
seen these people. The question is, which one are you?
1. Grampa and Cody
Typically an older white guy and his sniveling grandchild (or similar
junior relation). Grampa is trying to teach Cody (or Jody, or Brody, or
whatever crap name the kid has) how to shoot with a 1950’s era Lakefield
or Cooey .22 rifle and an empty tin can lying 10m away on the ground.
... 阅读全帖 |
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C*******r
发帖数: 10345 | 28 痢脖肉媒体决不会放弃吃人血馒头的机会：
Silencing the Guns
By DREW WESTEN
When Gabrielle Giffords tendered her resignation from the House of
Representatives to Speaker John Boehner because she did not feel she could
continue to serve at her current level of disability, the entire House
erupted in a rare moment of bipartisan unity, supporting their brave
colleague who had survived a bullet through the brain at point-blank range.
That was not, however, the first bipartisan moment related to the attack on
Gabby Giffor... 阅读全帖 |
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H*****r
发帖数: 764 | 29 Welcome, Florida fans, to the first official "Will Muschamp is Not Urban
Meyer" moment of the new administration at the expense of your starting
defense: Senior cornerback Janoris Jenkins, a three-year starter and All-SEC
pick who by all accounts passed on a first-round projection in this week's
draft to return to school, has been officially booted from the team in the
wake of his second marijuana arrest in four months. The misdemeanor charge
Jenkins picked up over the weekend was the third arre... 阅读全帖 |
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H*****r
发帖数: 764 | 30 COLUMBUS -- Terrelle Pryor, who announced through his attorney Tuesday that
he would bypass his senior season at Ohio State, made thousands of dollars
autographing memorabilia in 2009-10, a former friend who says he witnessed
the transactions has told "Outside the Lines."
The signings for cash, which would be a violation of NCAA rules, occurred a
minimum of 35 to 40 times, netting Pryor anywhere from $20,000 to $40,000
that year, the former friend says. The source spoke to ESPN under the
conditi... 阅读全帖 |
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b***n
发帖数: 13455 | 31 October 5, 2011
UT makes consessions on LHN as part of granting rights
Chip Brown
Orangebloods.com Columnist
According to multiple sources, Texas, after talking to ESPN, has agreed not
to air any content involving high school athletics, not even the news-style
highlights that had been approved by the NCAA, sources told Orangebloods.com
Wednesday night.
It's the latest attempt to reach peace in the Big 12 as part of an agreement
in principle for schools to grant their Tier 1 and 2 TV rights to th... 阅读全帖 |
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P*****t
发帖数: 4978 | 32 美国这是肿么了？
Cody Cousins Named As Suspect In Purdue Shooting
Purdue Police have released the names of the victim and the suspect in
Tuesday's fatal shooting on the University's campus.
ABC News reports that Andrew Boldt, 21 was shot and killed by Cody Cousins,
23, according to police.
Earlier from the Associated Press:
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- A man opened fire Tuesday inside a basement
classroom at Purdue University, killing one person and prompting officials
to send a text alert to studen... 阅读全帖 |
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f*******g
发帖数: 3304 | 33 listen to your body, be wary of potential injury
try some road running
if your goal is 5k in july, do more tempo / interval, redue milage
accordingly |
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Y**s
发帖数: 1632 | 35 If the guy kept on putting his hand on your ass, quietly step away... :)
I would just be somewhat familiar with prices beforehand -- like, check out
some all-mountain skis and some boot prices in REI or Dicks or whatever, so
you have a general point of reference.
Be wary of the guy trying to sell you something that's too expensive -- you
don't need it.
He should be asking you about your skiing style, what kind of terrans, etc.
If he doesn't ask you and just goes straight for some recommendation |
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S*****e
发帖数: 6676 | 36 门将: Fatau Dauda (Orlando Pirates), Adam Kwarasey (Stromsgodset), Stephen
Adams (Aduana Stars).
后卫: Samuel Inkoom (Platanias), Daniel Opare (Standard Liege), Harrison
Afful (Esperance), Jeffrey Schlupp (Leicester), John Boye (Rennes), Jonathan
Mensah (Evian), Jerry Akaminko (Kisehirspor), Rashid Sumalia (Mamelodi
Sundowns).
中场: Michael Essien (AC Milan), Sulley Muntari (AC Milan), Rabiu Mohammed (
Kuban Krasnodar), Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus), Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese
), Afriyie Acquah (Parm... 阅读全帖 |
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K**o
发帖数: 906 | 37 他现在打球可预测性太差，能进semi就不错了。 doha final那场打的是不错。
整个ao，第1set后体力下降很大，击球力度跟速度都明显下降，跟wari那场就能看出来。
跟joker打，无法在rally中占优势可以预测，但service game打成这样，是很少见 |
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W********m
发帖数: 7793 | 38 it will make a difference between you and the average NL25 player if you don
't go broke on pocket Qs on the second hand.
when you have a over pair and flop comes 567, i would consider it either hit the other player very heavy or nothing at all. if he calls after flop, be very wary. |
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f*****g
发帖数: 15860 | 39 agree, 2nd hand is avoidable for such a big loss. it's only a pair.
i hate 3x with QQ pre, too small, and over play it post flop, not consistent
at all.
don
hit the other player very heavy or nothing at all. if he calls after flop,
be very wary. |
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c***h
发帖数: 80 | 40 我觉得自己打得最不好的就是 pocket pair (99,TT,JJ) as over pair after flop
facing bet.
超过7成我都fold了
don
hit the other player very heavy or nothing at all. if he calls after flop,
be very wary. |
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W********m
发帖数: 7793 | 41 he used his stack size well. If he reshove preflop, he played his hand
obvious with AA AK or KK. Now he is just waiting for your c-bet to have you
commited then shove on flop. Of course you shoved ahead, so saved all his
work. ^_^ I am always very wary of short stack when all of sudden they
stopped their aggression. Most of time they are waiting for you to commit
yourself which is only one bet away most of the time.
pre |
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W********m
发帖数: 7793 | 42 This is a pretty standard line from a fish in fact ( I call it fish line). Not saying that i could fold this. I probably couldn't either. but it is almost no bluff on check raising river if he raised utg and check called flop turn almost pot size. if it is very deep stack such as he shove 2 or 3X pot size, i think i could make the lay down. someone raise utg and check call flop and turn big bets with A or K on the flop. Be very wary, if he has AK he will check call you river, so don't bluff. I |
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W********m
发帖数: 7793 | 43 I already gave you my read on cohan**2000, so show me yours.. lol..
I think this is a process that was should take seriously. But since we are
going to talk about specific regs with our read and play against them, i
prefer a more private form, like a membership based club. I do not mind
anyone on this board to see it, but I am wary of being out in open that
everyone can google it and find this board. If we start a private club, at
least we can monitor our membership a bit. We can discuss specif... 阅读全帖 |
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W********m
发帖数: 7793 | 44 someone is weak tight here. Probably the guy with KK~~~~
I found this very amusing. When KK call 3 bet preflop, he probably is very wary that button has AA. When the stack is deep, he might even fold to flop or turn bet. However, when K comes out, even A is on the board too, they never fold here like ever because they have a set. But the fact is very little changed in terms of the range. If anything, QQ is not in the stack off range anymore for the 3 better or their 2 outer just became 1 outer.... 阅读全帖 |
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p*******p
发帖数: 13670 | 45 of course something changed， the chances others have AA ris reduced by half
wary that button has AA. When the stack is deep, he might even fold to flop
or turn bet. However, when K comes out, even A is on the board too, they
never fold here like ever |
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E*******r
发帖数: 520 | 46 How to Crush Live $1/$2 No-Limit Hold'em
No-Limit Texas Hold'em is by far the most popular poker game being played in
casino poker rooms.
Without a doubt, your average table features a motley crew of fish waiting
to give their money away.
With a little help from this article, you'll get your fair share of it.
The Game
The game is $1/$2 No-Limit Texas Hold'em, the Chevrolet Cavalier of poker.
The minimum buy-in is $40 and the max $200.
$1/$2 is the smallest No-Limit game run in most casinos and f... 阅读全帖 |
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j*****g
发帖数: 552 | 47 06/30/2006（五）
早上2：00无意中碰了下闹钟，竟然把闹钟碰坏了。
气死我了。
对于象我这种旅游时天天早起的人类来说，闹钟是我的第二生命呀。
这下整夜都睡不好了。
起来开始折腾笔记本电脑，竟然找不到任何程序可以当闹钟用，那个气呀，微软干什么吃
的。
没办法，害怕睡过了误了早上7：00去普诺（Puno）的车，就熬夜吧。
先看了看下载的电影，又整理了下照片。
6：00起床。
早上从旅店看出去的库斯科。
20060630a_Peru_Cusco_001.JPG
现在写这篇文章的时候做了下统计。
我秘鲁17天没睡或基本没睡3天，睡车上1天。
剩下13天，最早起床时间3：45，最晚7：15。
平均起床时间5点27分42秒，想想还是挺恐怖的，快赶上IB的负荷了。
打了车去Inka Express赶7：00的旅游车，没想到拖到7：45才开。
车上看到4个香港女孩，还有5个基本说英语的台湾人。
这么多天第一次看到中国人。
那4个香港人后面屡次碰到。
坐车的左面，开始的一段右面的座位会较好。
开始右面会经过一个Wari文化的遗址，一个湖，还有Urcos的广场和教堂。
要说秘鲁的印加文化真是很短 |
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