s*******s
发帖数: 9926 | 1 再写一篇
Dear XXX,
I strongly urge a "No" vote on SCA-5. SCA-5 allows public universities to
use race in admissions decisions. In 1997 former President Bill Clinton
insisted that he wants to continue in this direction--tilting the government
's emphasis from "race-based" programs like affirmative action toward
initiatives that target "economic need". That's where President Clinton
thinks this whole thing needs to be going. Programs to aid disadvantaged
students should focus on economic need alone an... 阅读全帖 |
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a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 2 长篇文章：Why Do Americans Stink at Math?
When Akihiko Takahashi was a junior in college in 1978, he was like most of
the other students at his university in suburban Tokyo. He had a vague sense
of wanting to accomplish something but no clue what that something should b
e. But that spring he met a man who would become his mentor, and this relati
onship set the course of his entire career.
Takeshi Matsuyama was an elementary-school teacher, but like a small number
of instructors in Japan, he taught no... 阅读全帖 |
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u*****a
发帖数: 6276 | 3 Brittany Cheng, Gunn High Class of 2010
I'm not sure what kind of answer the asker is looking for, because when
someone asks about suicide, there are often deeper underlying questions than
purely objective facts that they're looking for. As a member of the Gunn
High graduating class of 2010, I'd like to provide an answer that gives more
than purely objective fact. Perhaps it's not the answer you're looking for,
but it's an answer that, as a representative of our community, I feel
compelled to pr... 阅读全帖 |
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b*********k
发帖数: 335 | 4 读罗恩·昂茨（Ron Unz）的长文《美国任人唯贤的神话》
昂茨是一个犹太裔的商人，哈佛本科，斯坦福理论物理硕士。他试图获得共和党1994年
加州州长竞选的党内提名但没有成功，但当时他获得了34.3%的选票，被人笑称为“物
理学书呆子的竞选”。他写于2012年的这篇38页长文《美国任人唯贤的神话》（The
Myth of American Meritocracy）在美国教育界如同重磅炸弹，其翔实的资料（有120
处引文）和严密的逻辑使得他的论点极难被反驳。他甚至在论述中逐一讨论了反方论点
和论据，让人更难以挑战他的论述。
可惜的是，这样的真知灼见不能为今天的主流媒体所容，这篇文章很快就“沉下去”了
。他这篇文章的篇幅如此之大，以至于连华裔家长也没几个读完。
正因为此，我特意写了一个浓缩篇，算是节约一下大家的时间，但是本人水平有限，还
是强力推荐大家去读原文：The Myth of American Meritocracy
常春藤录取制度的时代背景
昂茨文中第一页就点明了整个问题的大背景：今日美国贫富悬殊愈演愈烈，中产阶级每
况愈下。在这种向上流动性大减，“胜者全拿”的社会里，对绝大多数... 阅读全帖 |
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G**T
发帖数: 2610 | 6
很好的内容，谢谢。
我cut&paste几段话：
“Where will I be happiest? Where do I feel at home? Where will I regret
most not going? Where will I grow the most as a person? What school will
offer the best undergrad experience?” were among the questions answered by
Cao and resulting in selecting the University of Virginia over Harvard.
“At the Harvard Admitted Students event for the Washington D.C.
metropolitan area, the first thing that struck me was how affluent and —
for lack of a better word — somewhat pretenti... 阅读全帖 |
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G**T
发帖数: 2610 | 7
你这个标准，是美国好学区/好neighborhood里的标准 －－ 比如，某些suburb、
affluent neighborhood。 在这样的地方，通过暴力解决问题的，往往最后吃不开，反
而吃亏。
在很多其它的地方（比如...省略 for political correctness)，动手保护自己 or 吃
亏二选一。
两者其实不兼容 －－ 当然有人认为自己能做到兼容： 如果在坏区坏孩子堆里，不吃
亏，如果在好区好孩子堆里，有朋友... Good luck :) |
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a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 8 The nation’s per-pupil spending on K-12 public schools dropped in 2013 for
the third year in a row, reversing more than a decade of funding increases,
according to federal data released Wednesday.
Spending continued to vary widely across the country, from a low of $6,432
per student in Utah to a high of $20,530 per student in the District of
Columbia. The biggest spenders were largely clustered in the Northeast,
while the lowest were in the West and Southeast.
The national average was $10,763, d... 阅读全帖 |
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t******l
发帖数: 10908 | 9 In 1997, Rifkin, who once worked as a mechanical engineer in the Soviet
Union, saw this firsthand.
Her children, who attended public school in affluent Newton, Massachusetts,
were being taught to solve problems by memorizing rules and then following
them like steps in a recipe, without understanding the bigger picture.
“I’d look over their homework, and what I was seeing, it didn’t look like
they were being taught math,” recalls Rifkin, who speaks emphatically,
with a heavy Russian accent. “I’d ... 阅读全帖 |
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a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 10 How some students who refused to take high-stakes standardized tests are
being punished
By Valerie Strauss
SIDEBAR PHOTO: A school bus passes a sign encouraging parents to refuse
that their children take state tests on Monday, April 13, 2015, in Rotterdam
, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
What has come to be known as the "opt out" movement has become something of
a a force in the education reform debate. Hundreds of thousands of parents
have refused to allow their children to take federally mandated... 阅读全帖 |
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d*******u
发帖数: 1181 | 11 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: delta2013 (第99头驴), 信区: Military
标 题: ZT：top 1% of earners enjoyed 95% of the income gains since the recession ended
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Sep 13 12:39:25 2013, 美东)
A recent study reveals that the top 10% of earners in the U.S. took home
more than half the country’s total income in 2012. That's the highest level
recorded since the government began collecting the data a century ago,
according to a New York Times analysis.
Related: Why Incomes Could Fall For the Next 30... 阅读全帖 |
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i**h
发帖数: 424 | 12 Slam dogs worry too much about how the affluents spent their money. |
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w********9
发帖数: 102 | 14 Inside information: they've got affluent gold in a large scale after the
initial test production. The News will be post before May 15th. |
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w********9
发帖数: 102 | 15
affluent gold you're getting |
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A********d
发帖数: 52 | 16 http://thewallstreetoperator.blogspot.com/2011/08/case-of-bear-
The Case of a Bear Market ...
For all the hoopla in the stock market, 2011 has been an extremely choppy
market. At this writing, S&P 500 has gone no where since the start of the
year. However the time is finally ripe for a bear break ...
In my last market missive, I talked about some dangerous signs pointing to
market internal deterioration, let's review what has happened since May 15,
2011.
Nasdaq made a nominal high of 2887.75 on ... 阅读全帖 |
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k********8
发帖数: 7948 | 17 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/business/a-public-exit-from-g
March 14, 2012
A Public Exit From Goldman Sachs Hits at a Wounded Wall StreetBy NELSON D.
SCHWARTZ
Wall Street traders come and go all the time, but few have quit with the
flair of Greg Smith. The way he resigned from Goldman Sachs, and what he had
to say, could reignite a debate over how much Wall Street has changed in
the wake of the financial crisis.
Very little, he said in an Op-Ed column in The New York Times on Wednesday.
Mr. ... 阅读全帖 |
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h*******a
发帖数: 236 | 18 The odds are very bad, according to elder alexandar. You need be right
about the stock, price target, price of the option, and the exp date.
Eventually, one loss wipes out all profits, if any.
If stock trading is for average joes, options are designed for even less
affluent guys. I cannot afford 100 shares of mcd, but i can afford a call.
Mms sell hope, we pay for hope... |
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k********8
发帖数: 7948 | 19 http://business.time.com/2013/05/15/why-this-housing-upturn-loo
This Housing Upturn Looks Like the Real Thing
Ever since the recovery began in 2009, a weak housing market has held back
the U.S. economy. The first rebound in home prices was lackluster and after
only a year was followed by another dip. But the recent upturn in home
prices looks like the real thing. One clear sign of a turning point: In
March, homeownership hit a 17-year low, while the 12-month gain in home
prices was the biggest i... 阅读全帖 |
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M****s
发帖数: 1430 | 20 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: comethalley (Nobody), 信区: Military
标 题: 美帝有点疯狂了China is Cheating the World Student Rankings
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Dec 4 11:57:20 2013, 美东)
China is Cheating the World Student Rankings System
Enough is enough: Beijing must supply national data to assessors and not
simply the results of a small minority of elite students
The results from a global exam that evaluates students’ reading, science
and math skills are in and, once again, Chinese students appear to be
reigni... 阅读全帖 |
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i*********n
发帖数: 5465 | 21 Tiger Global’s Chase Coleman: With This Reclusive Billionaire, Actions
Speak Louder Than Words
One of Julian Robertson’s most successful disciples, Chase Coleman has
managed to amass a billion-dollar fortune on the stock market before even
hitting the age of 40. The billionaire has been at the helm of Tiger Global
Management since the turn of the century. Despite his Wall Street
achievements, he maintains a very low profile, rendering him one of
investment’s most intriguing figures as well.
Earl... 阅读全帖 |
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u***r
发帖数: 4825 | 22 http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/12/29/xiaomi-chinese-phone-mak
HONG KONG — Xiaomi, the fast-rising Chinese smartphone maker, has mustered
a new $1.1 billion war chest in its latest round of fund-raising, the
company’s founder and chief executive said on Monday.
The round valued Xiaomi at $45 billion, Lei Jun, the founder, said in a post
on his verified account on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like messaging service.
At that level, Xiaomi, which last summer claimed the No. 1 position in China
’s smartp... 阅读全帖 |
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W***n
发帖数: 11530 | 23 China Wants Taxes Paid by Citizens Living Afar
Keith Bradsher
5 Hours AgoThe New York Times
As Chinese individuals and companies head overseas in greater numbers, the
country's tax authorities are starting to follow.
The Beijing billionaires who set up cryptically named companies in the
British Virgin Islands to hold their fortunes are in the cross hairs. So are
the Guangdong salesmen living and working in Africa and Latin America.
China's tax officials are now demanding that citizens start repo... 阅读全帖 |
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m*****u
发帖数: 1342 | 24 Costco has slightly better fruits. Plus some other items. It seems Costco
shoppers are generally more affluent than Sams. A bit like Target vs.
Walmart |
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x****y
发帖数: 1853 | 25 在同等ROE, PS, PB的银行股里，axp的2015 ytd最差。2016的消费者花销应该能把它带
回来。用AXP的都是business和affluent的人，这个比较recession proof。 |
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w****o
发帖数: 2260 | 26 在俺看来，就这两项：
1. 州税不能抵税
2. 取消AMT
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/upshot/winners-and-losers-in-the-trump-
tax-plan.html
Winners and Losers in the Trump Tax Plan
18
The tax plan the Trump administration released Wednesday consists (so far)
of a single page of bullet points.
If this were a more rounded plan, we could wait for the tax wonks at various
think tanks to run it through their models and tell with some precision how
it would affect people at different income levels and who would benefit
fr... 阅读全帖 |
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r*****e
发帖数: 7853 | 27 SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings
Ltd said on Thursday it could help Snapchat owner Snap Inc publish video
games and improve ad sales after acquiring a 12 percent stake in the U.S.
social media network.
Snap's disclosure in a U.S. regulatory filing that Tencent had recently
bought 145.8 million of its shares on the open market set off a wave of
speculation among investors about the relationship between the firms.
Shares in Snap closed at $12.91 on Wednes... 阅读全帖 |
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a******n
发帖数: 206 | 28 CEO 背景如下：
Alexander Nix was born on 1 May 1975. He grew up in Notting Hill, an
affluent district in West London, attended fee-paying Eton College, and
studied at Manchester University.
有趣有趣。 |
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i***0
发帖数: 8469 | 29 想回国实现理想的大咖大牛看过来
博士毕业五年以上（或相关工作10年左右的）想回国的以下领域的大咖,大牛看过来，
我们提供给您国内首屈一指的互联网电商公司的高端职位。有理想，有抱负的您将得到
创业的环境和激情，却不用承担自住创业的各种风险，享受活力四射的工作氛围和令人
艳羡的回报，如果感兴趣请直接发简历或者详询p******[email protected]，来信必复。谢
谢关注！
岗位描述 1、Principal Engineer - Machine Learning
Responsibilities:
Innovation and optimization of core algorithms for online
advertising system
Applying machine learning to optimize advertising algorithms,
including:
Ad ranking
CTR prediction
Auto class... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 30 Dileep George
Posted on April 9, 2014 by vikrant panchal
Dileep George is an AI and neuroscience researcher.
Introduction:
Dileep George (born August 5, 1977).
He is an AI and neuroscience researcher.
George has authored 22 patents and many peer-reviewed papers on the
mathematics of brain circuits.
His research has been featured in the New York Times, BusinessWeek,
Scientific Computing, Wired, Wall Street Journal, and on Bloomberg
Television.
Education:
George received his PhD in Electrical Engi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 31 Mukesh Ambani
Posted on November 1, 2013 by vikrant panchal
Mukesh Ambani
Chairman & MD, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
Introduction:
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (Gujarati: મુકેશ &#
2727;ીરુભાઈ અંબા
ણી; born on 19 April 1957) is an Indian business magnate who is
the Chairman, Managing Director and largest shareholder of Reliance
Industries Limited(RIL).
Marital Status : Married.
A Fortune Global ... 阅读全帖 |
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n*******r
发帖数: 778 | 32 According to the United States Census Bureau, the pretax median household
income in 2007 was $49,777. The median ranged from $65,469 among Asian
American households to $32,584 among African American households.[63] Using
purchasing power parity exchange rates, the overall median is similar to the
most affluent cluster of developed nations |
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i0
发帖数: 792 | 33 坡国成围城了，呵呵
Emigration
An ironic phenomenon
A BAFFLING aspect of affluent Singapore, with all its economic finery,
is the large – and growing – exodus of its citizens over the past 10
years.
While the hot economy has attracted more than a million foreigners to
its shores, its own citizens have been leaving in record numbers to
settle down abroad.
Their exit seemed to have taken on a new life in recent years,
ironically when the economic growth and the job market were at their
best.
In fact, one su... 阅读全帖 |
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l***m
发帖数: 920 | 34 国内目前网点最多的外资行是HSBC，得有100家分行了。
还有唯一有信用卡业务的外资行是香港的东亚银行。
另外如果人民币很多的话，在国内理财还是找国内银行来的好，那relationship
manager就跟个仆人一样使唤。外资行的mass affluent banking的privileges还是差一
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 35 【 以下文字转载自 USANews 讨论区 】
发信人: lczlcz (lcz), 信区: USANews
标 题: More Redistribution, Less Income
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Nov 24 16:52:38 2014, 美东)
Obama has spread the wealth, but the poor and middle class haven’t
benefited.
Updated Nov. 23, 2014 5:43 p.m. ET
One reading of the midterm election wave is that voters have concluded that
President Obama ’s answer to falling incomes and slow growth—higher taxes
on the rich and more redistribution—is tapped out. These policies have been
up and running for si... 阅读全帖 |
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m******c
发帖数: 830 | 36 No. 1 Roxbury, No. 2 Chelsea. |
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z****l
发帖数: 5282 | 37 how about Dorchester, Jamaica Plain? |
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m***w
发帖数: 1872 | 38 further away r Lowell, Springfield, etc. |
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l******e
发帖数: 956 | 39 Holyoke, New Bedford, Lawrence, Brockton, |
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m******r
发帖数: 52 | 40 Malden, quincy and of course, chinatown! |
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v*********u
发帖数: 10464 | 41 how many chinatown in boston?
quincy, a lot of chinese, right? |
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c********t
发帖数: 4527 | 43 I hope that you have nothing to do with SJTU. |
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c******7
发帖数: 2586 | 44
Weston, Lexington, Concord.
建议你去 city-data 看看，所有的犯罪记录，平均房价，平均收入都在那里. Weston
应该是#1 |
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t*m
发帖数: 4414 | 45 Rye has lots of Asian too. Chappaqua has fewer (about 8-9%) Asian. By the
way Needham has 7% Asian.
All the three are nice towns, with average family income about $300K/year.
Painfully expensive.
Bronxville and Larchmont are also ultra affluent towns, where bankers live. |
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b*******0
发帖数: 1695 | 46 Lincoln is different from the its southern neighbor W town. Lincoln's so
called rich residents are largely affluent intellectuals, such as medical
doctors and MIT/Harvard professors. It is unheard of middle class families
and kids feel uncomfortable in Lincoln.
is
city.
million |
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f*******a
发帖数: 143 | 47 【 以下文字转载自 Living 讨论区 】
发信人: bluedropddk (bluedropddk), 信区: Living
标 题: 常春藤名校录取有多腐败The Myth of American Meritocracy (转载)
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Feb 23 20:37:28 2015, 美东)
发信人: bluedropddk (bluedropddk), 信区: Military
标 题: 常春藤名校录取有多腐败The Myth of American Meritocracy
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Feb 23 20:35:25 2015, 美东)
常春藤名校录取有多腐败？ 此博文包含图片 (2015-02-23 10:01:24)转载▼
标签： 杂谈 歧视 亚裔 分类： 美国见闻
读罗恩·昂茨（Ron Unz）的长文《美国任人唯贤的神话》
昂茨是一个犹太裔的商人，哈佛本科，斯坦福理论物理硕士。他试图获得共和党1994年
加州州长竞选的党内提名但没有成功，但当时他获得了34.3%的选票，被人笑称为“物
理学书呆子... 阅读全帖 |
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g******4
发帖数: 6339 | 48 The least obvious (and more interesting) results: Even our most affluent
students, the ones with highly educated parents and tricked-out high schools
, scored worse than their privileged peers in 27 other countries in math. (I
’m not even counting Shanghai and other regions here--just countries.)
http://www.amandaripley.com/blog/the-olympics-of-smarts |
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b*x
发帖数: 5456 | 49 【 以下文字转载自 ChicagoChinesePlaydates 俱乐部 】
发信人: bmx (BMX), 信区: ChicagoChinesePlaydates
标 题: 80-20开始支持income-based AA (转载)
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue May 6 22:47:37 2014, 美东)
【 以下文字转载自 USANews 讨论区 】
发信人: aple (凸-_-凸), 信区: USANews
标 题: 80-20开始支持income-based AA
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue May 6 17:36:27 2014, 美东)
今天收到80-20的信：
New York Time emailed to asked 80-20 PAC's Advisor, Haibo Huang,
Ph. D in Physics and 80-20's expert on college admissions, this question:
"Is it time to move to income-based affirma... 阅读全帖 |
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