l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 1 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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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 2 Posted by Jay Tea
Published: July 2, 2011 - 7:00 AM
OK, to call this a "solution" to unemployment is a bit of oversell, but it
certainly will help. And it's drawn directly from Obama's own words and
beliefs.
Remember the Joe The Plumber incident? If you need a reminder, here are
Obama's own words expounding on his economic theories.
"It's not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure
that everybody who is behind you, that they've got a chance at success, too.
.. My attitud... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 3 Many big public companies are likely to report strong second-quarter profits
, but that isn't the story on Main Street, where small businesses are
grappling with jittery customers, rising costs and tight credit.
Small business owners are struggling to get enough loans to grow their
businesses or hire people, even as they face rising commodity prices, WSJ's
Sarah Needleman reports. (Photo: AP Photo.)
The owners of many small businesses say economic uncertainty and
inflationary pressures have led ... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 4 By Michael Barry
I keep thinking about Joe the Plumber. I went back and read the full
transcript of his dialogue with then-candidate Obama, in October of 2008,
right when all the awful things had begun to happen to the economy. It is
really an amazing exchange of views -- most amazing because no other
interviewer or media question-shouter ever got as much out of Obama about
his economic vision as Joe did. When Tom Brokaw later complained on Charlie
Rose that "We don't really know anything abo... 阅读全帖 |
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B**W
发帖数: 2273 | 5 WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- Thousands of college students may soon feel a
financial pinch and another 100,000 may not be able to complete degrees if
Congress pushes ahead with planned changes to federal student loans,
education experts said.
Congress is expected on Friday to pass a budget to fund the federal
government over the next nine months. And the budget makes some big changes
to certain federal student loan programs.
The good news for students is the budget would set maximum level of the
pop... 阅读全帖 |
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B**W
发帖数: 2273 | 6 With snow scarce, northern US has brown Christmas
December 23, 2011
By JOHN FLESHER
Associated Press
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Dreams of a white Christmas are hanging by a
thread in the North, where unusually mild weather has left the ground bare
in many places — a welcome reprieve for people who don't like shoveling,
but a lump of coal in the stockings of outdoor sports buffs who miss their
winter wonderland.
From New England to the Dakotas and even parts of the Northern Rockies and
Pacific N... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 7 Forget the modest 3.1 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index, the
government's widely used measure of inflation. Everyday prices are up some 8
percent over the past year, according to the American Institute for
Economic Research.
The not-for-profit research group measures inflation without looking at the
big, one-time purchases that can skew the numbers. That means they don't
look at the price of houses, furniture, appliances, cars, or computers.
Instead, AIER focuses on Americans' typical dai... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 8 By JESSICA E. VASCELLARO
SAN JOSE, Calif.—A federal court jury delivered a big win to Apple Inc.,
AAPL +0.09% finding that Samsung Electronics Co. 005930.SE -0.93% infringed
six of the Silicon Valley company's patents following a closely-watched
trial.
The nine-person jury found that several Samsung phones and tablets infringed
on Apple patents relating to touch-screen features, such as multi-touch
gestures and zooming. The jury also found Samsung devices infringed on Apple
design patents, such ... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 9 It may still be a little outside the box thinking, but you need to start
educating yourself about alternative energy sources for your home. I do
believe that at some point the country will get its energy act together –
but for the foreseeable future Washington's war against market-driven energy
options suggests significant disruptions ahead.
Energy is nature's currency – that's what a friend and colleague with a
physics degree said that to me the other day. I gave the notion some thought
, and i... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 10 Bombshell Report: US Knew Benghazi Raid Was a Terrorist Attack Within 24
Hours
Sep 26, 2012 12:38 PM EST
For a full week following the deadly ambush at the US consulate in Benghazi,
the Obama administration told the American public that the incident was
triggered by a "spontaneous protest" over an anti-Islam video that spun out
of hand. They've equivocated over recent days, as the himself president has
begun to hedge -- finally allowing that other forces may have had a hand in
the destruction... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 11 Tenants Feel Pinch of Rising Rents
By CONOR DOUGHERTY
Record-low mortgage rates mean that homeowners have a smaller financial
burden for their residences than at any time since the early 1980s.
But here's the bad news: Rising rents are squeezing many families and
leaving them with less to spend.
Several factors have pushed rents up. Rental and apartment housing is in
short supply but demand has grown after several years of foreclosures and
population growth.
Across the U.S., "effective" monthly ... 阅读全帖 |
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L****n
发帖数: 12932 | 12 that's exactly true. Illinois is at the brink of bankruptcy, the state is
nearly 10 months behind on medicaid payment. Many universities relying on
state support is feeling the pinch of short funding. have to cut faculty,
cut scholarship and raise tuitions. meanwhile the state is paying for these
fatty's gastric bypass, lap band to loose weight. How ironic is that? |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 13 Countries That Cut Debt, Taxes And Spending Are Thriving
By ALAN REYNOLDS
Posted 04/03/2013 05:24 PM ET
Several European countries, including Cyprus, have been mired in economic
stagnation or decline for five years or more.
Yet other countries in Asia and Latin America have flourished. What are the
weakest economies doing wrong? What are the strongest doing right?
Economist Jim O'Neill coined the acronym BRIC in 2001 to refer to four
economies which showed great potential then and now — Brazil, ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10469 | 14 https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/01/14/10-reasons-
that-goldman-sachs-loan-is-a-nightmare-for-ted-cruz/
This New York Times story could not have come at a worse time for Sen. Ted
Cruz (R-Tex.), who had already been knocked off-balance by Donald Trump, is
falling in his must-win state of Iowa and is being attacked as a slick
politician who won’t level with voters:
As Ted Cruz tells it, the story of how he financed his upstart campaign
for the United States Senate four y... 阅读全帖 |
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b********n
发帖数: 38600 | 15 Sanders and Trump: How the Political and Media Establishment Got 2016 So
Wrong
http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/162019
Perhaps the biggest story coming out of campaign 2016 is not the rise of
Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, but the fact that the media and political
establishment never saw it coming. And the fact that they never saw it
coming perfectly explains the rise of Sanders and Trump.
And here's why: the economic and social wreckage wrought by the Great
Recession of 2007-2009, which ... 阅读全帖 |
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B********s
发帖数: 2575 | 17 【 以下文字转载自 USChineseRight 俱乐部 】
发信人: Blackholes (浪里白条), 信区: USChineseRight
标 题: 浪里白条：如何应对“滚回中国去”之葵花宝典
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Mar 19 20:56:20 2017, 美东)
咱们美国华人耳熟能详的一个“urban legend”（都市传说）是，谁谁谁在街上被吼
“滚回中国去”。尤其是这次大选之后，有一段时间，一堆华左哭丧说，我在哪里哪里
，被一个白白白白的又白又胖的白人骂滚回中国去。意思是，傻了吧，让你们支持纳粹
KKK，这下子把休眠的白人至上种族主义给唤醒了，马上就要排外了。
这些华左朋友们以为自己很聪明，觉得自己是“春江水暖鸭先知”，其实在别人看来，
他们是“没屎也要造屎吃”。
当然，你现在去看诸位华左鹰熊的微信，微博，论坛，已经很少有人再提这茬了，为什
么？
为什么最近白人至上又没啥动静了呢？
如果那些所谓白人至上排外行为是真的，那么排外的案例应该一直保持高发的频率才对
。毕竟，床铺当总统才是这些“排外”行为背后的原因。按照媒体的说法，床铺这个大
坏蛋给种族... 阅读全帖 |
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c*******e
发帖数: 5818 | 19 真恶心！！！！
：
：Katie Couric in 2012 Matt Lauer Pinched Me on the Ass a Lot |
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发帖数: 10416 | 20 Kozinski, 67, was chief judge of the 9th Circuit from 2007 to 2014. has been
accused by nine more women of subjecting them to inappropriate sexual
conduct or comments, The Washington Post reported Friday.
Leah Litman, a law professor at the University of California, Irvine, told
the Post that the judge talked about having just had sex and pinched her
side and leg at a restaurant the night before they appeared together on a
panel at her school in July.
Christine Miller, a retired U.S. Court of Fe... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 21 美国或于下周宣布对中国另外2000亿美元商品加征关税，中国誓言报复！
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-poised-to-tax-an-extra-200-billion-in-
chinese-imports/
Trump poised to tax an extra $200 billion in Chinese imports
CBS/AP September 6, 2018, 8:03 AM
The Trump administration may poised to slap tariffs of up to 25 percent on
an additional $200 billion in Chinese goods, heating up a trade
confrontation with China.
The trade war between the world's two biggest economies would likely squeeze
U.S. companies that import everything... 阅读全帖 |
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f******o
发帖数: 2469 | 22 Layoffs hit, prices lag as tariff pinches lobster industry |
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发帖数: 17544 | 23 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870434310457503335044481160
6.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular
By KATE LINEBAUGH
DETROIT—Toyota Motor Corp.'s problems continued to mount Friday, as the
auto maker said it was recalling 1.8 million vehicles in Europe and
dealers said they were starting to feel the pinch after the company
halted U.S. sales of eight of its top-selling vehicles.
In response to growing concerns among customers, Toyota is gearing up to
run an "open letter" in major newspa |
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c****g
发帖数: 37081 | 24 She was a CFO for a veterans service organization, gave 08 color to see see,
then, got fired. WSN要吸取教训。
Woman who questioned Obama’s handling of economy at town hall is laid off
Back in September, at a town hall meeting broadcast nationally by CNBC,
Velma Hart became the face of Americans anxious for their future. Hart stood
before the microphone and gave President Obama a dressing-down about the
state of the economy.
"I am a chief financial officer for a veterans service organization, AmVets
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z********i
发帖数: 3192 | 25 While the outgoing M5 is powered by a 5.0-liter 500 horsepower V10, this
latest M5 is confirmed to be packing the twin-turbo, direct injected 4.4-
liter V8 from the X5 and X6 M models. BMW, like all automakers, is feeling
the pinch from new emissions and fuel efficiency standards and is turning to
forced induction and smaller engines for improved efficiency to go along
with its high-performance products.
Despite moving down in displacement, advanced technology and twin-
turbochargers have this p |
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p****r
发帖数: 766 | 26 怎么看绿色的部分怎么不象jack location啊？？？
首先厂家的emergency的jack 位置在pinch weld位置。在你图上绿色往里一点(图上往右一点）的突起 -- 但如果使用floor jack和jack stand，没有合适的jack adapter，你应该使用车的
trail frame。
总之觉得你的jack位置明显有问题。 |
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p****r
发帖数: 766 | 27 对啊，manual指示的是我说的pinch weld的位置，你的位置离那里还差八千里呢。
这个位置通常是不适合floor jack和jack stand的，只适合使用厂家配的小jack在emergency时换轮胎。
顺便提醒一下DIY的朋友，做DIY之前一定要做足jack locations的功课 -- owner manual上说的基本可以不看，要查service manual. |
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i******t
发帖数: 11048 | 28 换油还是第一次。店里面换一次全合成的油要80多，过程和换普通的油没有什么区别，
但是价格却贵了50多。随即打算自己动手。其实换油比换闸还要简单。
闲话短说，
工具。
hydrulic jack,
jack stand X2,
wheel chock X2,
oil filter wrench,
17mm socket,
3/8" drive,
funnel,
oil catch pan,
2 gallon milk can or 2L coca bottle X2
some rags, plastic bags and paper towel and news paper
5QT 5W-20 Mobil One, Oil Filter, oil drain plug crush washer
过程
1. 热车
把车发动起来，等radiator fan转了，基本就可以了。车热了，油热了，
可以把更多的杂质带出来。
2. 撑车
这一步最关键了，因为关系到你的小命
千万不要用车上自带的jack，类似的事故听到不少
想想如果自己钻在车底下，看到车不断往下沉。:(
首先车停在水平的路面上，路面... 阅读全帖 |
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a*******a
发帖数: 4212 | 29 在网上找到这么一段：
Usually the alternator will still be stuck/pinched in the alternator bracket
. Use a pry bar between the alternator and the alternator bracket to pry it
free. |
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发帖数: 57 | 30 KBB Prices:
Excellent $20,305
Good $19,305
Fair $17,805
Asking for:$18,799 (Excellent Condition)——CHICAGO
The mileage is very low at 11,670 miles and is driven primarily on the
freeway. I am the first owner and the title is clean. There's never been an
accident and it's free of mechanical problems. The reason why I am selling
the car is because I am going to work abroad after graduation.
I take great care of the car and it looks like NEW:
- All the maintenance are done at VW dealerships
- The ca... 阅读全帖 |
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a**i
发帖数: 608 | 31 10个类别里 TOYOTA 得五个冠军, HONDA 名落孙山
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/consumer-reports-magazine/Ap
Top Picks 2012
The best models of the year in 10 categories
Consumer Reports Magazine: April 2012
A redesigned, significantly improved Camry Hybrid has helped Toyota capture
five of the 10 spots on this year’s Top Picks list. The other Toyotas that
made the cut are the Prius hybrid, the Highlander and RAV4 SUVs, and the
Sienna minivan. This is the first time since 2003 that one brand has so
dominated ... 阅读全帖 |
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s**t
发帖数: 342 | 32 上来反馈一下：
找了家门口感觉还比较靠谱的修车铺花了300多（3小时x85 和一些seal，hose等）换了
PCV。
感觉油门稳当一些，但是idle的时候还是转速往下掉，而且容易熄火。但是没有引擎灯
亮。
再到处学习考察了一下，很像是throttle body的事，早上起来照着下面链接的内容给
它搽搽干净（确实有些黑油墨），然后上电idle了好长时间让车子再自我调整。现在开
起来已经比较稳定了，当然得多开几天再看看。
http://www.autoserviceprofessional.com/article/91698/how-to-fix
Bulletin No: 01-007/09
Last Issued: 02/11/2009
Subject:
UNSTABLE IDLING/ENGINE STALLS JUST AFTER STOPPING
APPLICABLE MODEL(S)/VINS
2003-2009 Mazda6 with 2.3L/2.5L (including Mazdaspeed6)
2004-2009 Mazda3 (including Mazdaspee... 阅读全帖 |
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k*********s
发帖数: 4474 | 33 叫Pinch 吧？
Jack用多了都会这样，没事 |
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g********d
发帖数: 19244 | 34 【 以下文字转载自 Indiana 讨论区 】
发信人: Serinna (Serinna), 信区: Indiana
标 题: 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 4Motion 2.0T
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Feb 17 22:21:02 2014, 美东)
2013 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 4Motion 2.0T
Performance/Handling
· 2.0L TSI® Turbocharged, 200HP, 207 Lbs-ft torque in-line 4 cylinder
direct injection engine
· 4MOTION® all-wheel drive
· Independent front & rear suspension
· Electro-mechanical power steering
· 18" Alloy wheels w/ low profile all-season tires
· 6-Speed Automatic Transmission
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f****o
发帖数: 4067 | 35 地盘这种东西不存在，现在的车是unibody pinch weld construction. 国内的还是用
这个词，就好象教人冷车启动踩几脚油或自动档车变空档省油一样。完全不是那么回事
）。
机. |
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m*******n
发帖数: 1295 | 36 手机回不了OP 只能回自己了……
今天刚在eBay入了pinch weld adapter 希望好用 |
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A******r
发帖数: 974 | 37 Is the new CRV very ugly? I just come back from the Mars. Here is a post
from subaruforester.org:
"While I fully know that style is personal regarding what appeals, the new
CRV looks like it is shaped to mimic Mr. Spock's head. Swept back rear that
looks like his pointy ears, a pinched up rear window that seems like a
porthole from the inside, and huge quarter pillars. All for no apparent
functional purpose - kind of like fins on a 60's Caddy, without the cachet.
But they are selling like hotcak... 阅读全帖 |
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q****3
发帖数: 215 | 38 2006年Accord，跑了77777Mile，家里的备用车，所以没怎么跑。今年去Dealer做Check
，Dealer说Transmission fluid leak要换整个Transmission， 要4000块钱！是不是太
贵了。 不知道Transmission fluid leak这个问题严不严重，我想再开一两个月就把车
卖了的，如果不换能不能坚持那么久？
Dealer文件上是这么说的：Carrier bearings have alot of play. Both axle seals
pinched and leaking. 到底严不严重？谢谢大家 |
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发帖数: 7385 | 39 2016 HONDA ACCORD 世界第一个同时支持CarPlay和Android Auto的量产车
Upgraded 2016 Accord features one of the first applications of both
Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ in a volume-produced vehicle
More dynamic styling, including first 19-inch wheels on Accord
Honda Sensing™ safety and driver-assistive tech available on all
trims
New 7-inch Display Audio touchscreen interface
Honda introduced a refreshed 2016 Accord loaded with advanced technology in
Silicon Valley today, the fi... 阅读全帖 |
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B*Z
发帖数: 7062 | 40 jack stand不好，那个pinch weld很薄，搞弯了变形了，就傻了。其实就是个轮胎而已
，不下雪开开就行了。 |
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G***G
发帖数: 16778 | 41 下图是一个camry v6
图中支点即使一个frame rail
左边的pinch rail也可以支点，手册上就是这么说的。
我只是想问，既然大家都用frame rail来支撑，为何手册上不标出来呢？
toyota的手册就没有把frame rail作为支点。 |
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H**i
发帖数: 331 | 42 窗户one touch up的时候，窗户可以关上。
问题是，关上之后，窗户不会自动停下来，会折返继续往下又打开到一半位置。应该是
pinch switch出问题了？没看到哪儿说怎么修。
有谁修过？ |
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a*******a
发帖数: 4212 | 43 楼主说的不错。我开过Passat, Audi, 喜欢它的操控，但是不喜欢它的一些设计。比如
臭名昭著的 upper control arm pinch bolt, 不明白为什么VW 一定要把它设计成这个
样子，很容易锈住，极其不容易取下来。 |
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B*Z
发帖数: 7062 | 44 撑车的时候不要一边撑。一般车下面都有一个地方靠近中间，这样两边一起撑起来。这
样就不会不平衡。也不会把平平的pinch weld搞弯。
视频里面的工具叫flare nut wrench。比你的好用。修车千万不能用adjustable wrenc
h。一般不会有好下场。你买个这样的wrench，然后用一些lubricant，比如pb blaster
。应该就搞定了。 |
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发帖数: 1 | 45 非常感谢楼上各位的科普！我选择自己修一方面是自己感兴趣，一方面也是不太放心修
车铺，加上这个问题很简单，所以就自己搞了。。。
关于jack的问题，说明书上说的jack position是离前轮7 inch的地方，但是那个位置
我要放jack stand，所以floor jack只能选个不同的地方，我架的地方的确不是说明书
上说的地方，但是感觉变弯不是这个原因，因为上上周我架的时候jack stand也是架的
别的地方，但是没有弯，感觉就是因为jack arm上升时有一个弧度，所以把pinch weld
拉弯了。。。可能加个jack pad是不是会好些？或者架车头，但是车头我不敢随便搞，
怕架的地方不对把车搞坏了。。。楼上有位朋友问用的啥floor jack，我用的是good
year的一个2 1/4 ton的floor jack，jack stand是3 ton double lock的。
关于工具非常感谢大家提供信息！我去找找看！
还有个问题，我发现engine oil pan 和transmission oil pan 底部都是油和泥的混合
物，是不是代表这俩也有漏油？暂时还没有看... 阅读全帖 |
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D***I
发帖数: 1957 | 46 edge sel base + 795的
Ford Co-Pilot360 Assist+™
包含如下内容；
• Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop-and-Go and Lane Centering
• Evasive Steering Assist
• Voice-Activated Touchscreen Navigation System with Pinch-to-Zoom
Capability, SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link®
se乞丐版已经有lane keep，换道提醒，autobrake了，但是没acc |
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D***I
发帖数: 1957 | 47 edge sel base + 795的
Ford Co-Pilot360 Assist+™
包含如下内容；
• Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop-and-Go and Lane Centering
• Evasive Steering Assist
• Voice-Activated Touchscreen Navigation System with Pinch-to-Zoom
Capability, SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link®
se乞丐版已经有lane keep，换道提醒，autobrake了，但是没acc |
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o****g
发帖数: 655 | 48 【 以下文字转载自 shopping 讨论区 】
发信人: Ookong (悟空), 信区: shopping
标 题: ConsumerReports:9 tips to Black Friday savings and sanity
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Nov 19 11:26:04 2010, 美东)
On Thanksgiving weekend, an estimated 44 percent of Americans expect to hit
the mall or the keyboard in search holiday bargains. Although that’s a lowe
r overall percentage than last year, the figure still represents some 102 mi
llion consumers, more than 60 percent of whom hadn’t even begun their shopp
ing as of a couple of weeks a... 阅读全帖 |
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f****g
发帖数: 23666 | 50 PRODUCT DETAILS
The Toshiba C55-A5281 15.6" laptop is an everyday laptop that is idea for ba
sic tasks at home or on the road.
Enjoy the ability to pinch, swipe, rotate or scroll through images on the di
splay screen with a simple brush of your fingers.
不过马鬃上说没有，我也不知道，从没开过。。。 |
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