a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 1 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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J**********y
发帖数: 1891 | 2 看起来好像Marriott卡比SPG卡好，为什么用SPG的人多呢？
有没有人比较一下SPG的卡和Marriott的卡？
谢谢啊！
http://cardbenefit.com/hotel-credit-cards/
Marriott Rewards® Credit Card
•Earn 30,000 Bonus Points after your first purchase, redeemable for up
to 4 free nights; plus receive 2 free night stay e-certificates upon
account approval
•$0 Introductory Annual Fee the first year, then $45
•Earn 3 points for every $1 spent at Marriott® locations
•Earn 1 point for every $1 spent on all other purchases
•... 阅读全帖 |
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J**********y
发帖数: 1891 | 3 看起来好像Marriott卡比SPG卡好，为什么用SPG的人多呢？
有没有人比较一下SPG的卡和Marriott的卡？
谢谢啊！
http://cardbenefit.com/hotel-credit-cards/
Marriott Rewards® Credit Card
•Earn 30,000 Bonus Points after your first purchase, redeemable for up
to 4 free nights; plus receive 2 free night stay e-certificates upon
account approval
•$0 Introductory Annual Fee the first year, then $45
•Earn 3 points for every $1 spent at Marriott® locations
•Earn 1 point for every $1 spent on all other purchases
•... 阅读全帖 |
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l***n
发帖数: 812 | 4 分享一篇文章给大家看看。
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000087239639044459240457803035
Jennifer Bristol recently lost one of her oldest friends—thanks to a
Facebook fight about pit bulls.
The trouble started when she posted a newspaper article asserting that pit
bulls were the most dangerous type of dog in New York City last year. "
Please share thoughts… 833 incidents with pitties," wrote Ms. Bristol, a 40
-year-old publicist and animal-welfare advocate in Manhattan.
A recent study looks at rates of over... 阅读全帖 |
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m****h
发帖数: 769 | 5 To find a tool to break windows needs about half a minute?
I can image the dumb firefighters looked at the car, spent about 10 seconds
thinking about how to damage it and spent another 30 sec. to find a tool,
then spent another 10 sec to break them. Then spent another 10 sec. to 哼哧哼
哧 把水管穿车
fire
hose |
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a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 6 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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x****k
发帖数: 2932 | 7 http://www.newsday.com/long-island/50-students-across-li-and-sy
50 students across LI and Syosset teen in Manhattan school named Intel
semifinalists
Fifty seniors from high schools across Long Island took semifinalist honors
Wednesday in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search competition -- one
-sixth of 300 honorees named nationwide.
Another semifinalist, John Clarke, 17, who attends Regis High School in
Manhattan, is a resident of Syosset.
Jericho High School had eight semifinalists, the ... 阅读全帖 |
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S*******h
发帖数: 7021 | 8 Thank you. It’s great to be here today.
In particular, I want to thank Mr. Ron Packard and Ms. Deborah Mays for
hosting me at their school.
Today, we are going to discuss one of the most important issues in this
campaign: school choice.
But before we do, I want to briefly discuss new revelations about Hillary
Clinton’s emails. According to the FBI report: “The FBI did find that
hostile foreign actors gained access to the personal email accounts of
individuals with whom Clinton was in regular con... 阅读全帖 |
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s******0
发帖数: 78 | 9
发信人: berg2007 (berg), 信区: SanFrancisco
标 题: 台胞着的，写的不错，谁有兴趣组织一一遍历？ （转载）
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sun Oct 31 14:19:31 2010, 美东)
11. San Francisco
San Francisco旧金山最早由西班牙人建立，快速成长于十九世纪中的淘金热中，二十
世纪初的大地震曾经对这个城市造成毁灭性的打击，后来又迅速复甦，是美国西岸最有
文化历史，被誉为世界最美丽城市之一。Skyline城市地平线是举世闻名景色。旧金山
也是被认为是最有欧洲风味的美国城市，彷彿与外界隔绝般，在山与海的环抱下，金门
大桥与环美金字塔耸立着，叮当车行驶在丘陵起伏的地面，维多利亚式房屋和中国城形
成最主要特征。
矗立在海湾的橘色Golden Gate Bridge金门大桥，背景一面是完全的山，而另一面是高
耸的城市，那样完美镶合一起，当从城市内丘陵起伏的地形，往海边俯冲而下时，忍不
住让人赞叹不已。这样一个美丽的城市，拥有独特地标建筑，半岛地形三面环海，海外
又有山，是美国最适合无车自助旅行的几个城市之一。不... 阅读全帖 |
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b******g
发帖数: 3616 | 10 看了这篇文章，还能将进博物馆、卖高价与艺术价值划等号么？
______________________________________________
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/business/peter-liks-recipe-fo
Peter Lik is in awe of himself. When he describes his career as a fine-art
photographer, he speaks with the satisfaction of a guy who has performed
miracles, at the pace of a bystander who just caught a glimpse of Superman.
The words tumble forth in self-exalting, run-on sentences, most of them
laced with profanity, all of them in the sunny, chummy accent of... 阅读全帖 |
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x****u
发帖数: 12955 | 11
That's right. he spent a third of his presidency on vacation. Bush spent
487 days at Camp David during his presidency and 490 days at his Crawford,
Texas ranch, a total of 977 days. add the days President Bush spent at
Kennebunkport, Maine, he spent a total of 1,020 days away from the White
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t******n
发帖数: 2939 | 12 ☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
Governor (州长) 于 (Thu Jun 20 01:43:12 2013, 美东) 提到:
奥黑和他娘们花纳税人的钱大手大脚的。
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IdlerLestat (Shrike) 于 (Thu Jun 20 01:52:07 2013, 美东) 提到:
当年有个同学很推崇小树丛，说此人实诚，说你看别的总统不管什么出身，休息的时候
都跑戴维营去装逼，虚伪到家了，人家小树丛就不，没事干跑家里的农场去当牛仔，单
纯到一定境界了。
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BigDipper (北斗) 于 (Thu Jun 20 05:53:21 2013, 美东) 提到:
小布夫人每年到Glacier NP去hiking, 也算节俭的。
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stopper (塞子) 于 (Thu J... 阅读全帖 |
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z********o
发帖数: 18304 | 13 【 以下文字转载自 TrustInJesus 讨论区 】
发信人: zhaowendao (嘁哩喀喳), 信区: TrustInJesus
标 题: 九十多万美元花差花差
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Aug 15 13:31:10 2014, 美东)
先看“圣经”：
马太
7:17 这样，凡好树都结好果子，惟独坏树结坏果子。
7:18 好树不能结坏果子，坏树不能结好果子。
加拉太书 5:22 圣灵所结的果子，就是仁爱，喜乐，和平，忍耐，恩慈
，良善，信实，
再看看基督教的“圣灵”所结的果子：“仁爱，喜乐，和平，忍耐，恩慈，良善，信实
”的牧师 贪污教堂九十多万美元修自己的房子，住豪华旅馆，赌场，车子，等等。
“Prosecutors say he also spent the money on luxury items including hotels,
restaurants, casinos, cars and liquor. ”
新闻来源：
http://www.newson6.com/story/26270994/tulsa-pasto... 阅读全帖 |
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c******k
发帖数: 8998 | 14 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: snowfish888 ($Player$), 信区: Military
标 题: These muffins cost $16 each.
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Sep 21 10:24:50 2011, 美东)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. government grapples to find ways to trim
the bloated federal deficit, a new report suggests officials might start
with cutting out $16 muffins and $10 cookies.
"We found the Department (of Justice) spent $16 on each of the 250 muffins
served at an August 2009 legal conference in Washington," said a DOJ Office
of Ins... 阅读全帖 |
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G******U
发帖数: 4211 | 15 Bill Zeller
I have the urge to declare my sanity and justify my actions, but I assume I'
ll never be able to convince anyone that this was the right decision. Maybe
it's true that anyone who does this is insane by definition, but I can at
least explain my reasoning. I considered not writing any of this because of
how personal it is, but I like tying up loose ends and don't want people to
wonder why I did this. Since I've never spoken to anyone about what happened
to me, people would likely draw ... 阅读全帖 |
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A**n
发帖数: 1703 | 16 遗书：
Bill Zeller
I have the urge to declare my sanity and justify my actions, but I assume I'll never be able to convince
anyone that this was the right decision. Maybe it's true that anyone who does this is insane by definition,
but I can at least explain my reasoning. I considered not writing any of this because of how personal it is,
but I like tying up loose ends and don't want people to wonder why I did this. Since I've never spoken to
anyone about what happened to me, people would likely dr... 阅读全帖 |
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G******e
发帖数: 9567 | 17 http://sandwichesforsale.blogspot.com/2010/10/sir-william-mitch
In my last blog entry, we discovered Simon Greenleaf was not converted from
atheism to Christianity despite the numerous claims by Christian apologist
after apologist. In fact, if you search “Simon Greenleaf atheist” in
Google, you will find reams of pages, all with Christians gleefully stating
this. All wrong.
Another claimed conversion is that of Sir William Mitchell Ramsay. While I
was at, I decided to confirm this claim, and gue... 阅读全帖 |
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z********o
发帖数: 18304 | 18 先看“圣经”：
马太
7:17 这样，凡好树都结好果子，惟独坏树结坏果子。
7:18 好树不能结坏果子，坏树不能结好果子。
加拉太书 5:22 圣灵所结的果子，就是仁爱，喜乐，和平，忍耐，恩慈
，良善，信实，
再看看基督教的“圣灵”所结的果子：“仁爱，喜乐，和平，忍耐，恩慈，良善，信实
”的牧师 贪污教堂九十多万美元修自己的房子，住豪华旅馆，赌场，车子，等等。
“Prosecutors say he also spent the money on luxury items including hotels,
restaurants, casinos, cars and liquor. ”
新闻来源：
http://www.newson6.com/story/26270994/tulsa-pastor-indicted-for
TULSA, Oklahoma - The pastor of the Greater Cornerstone Church in west Tulsa
has been indicted for financial fraud.
Pa... 阅读全帖 |
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l**n
发帖数: 7272 | 19 In 2011 Q1, Apple spent $560,000 lobbying the federal government. This is
roughly one third the amount on lobbying as its competitors. Search giant
Google spent $1.48 million in the first quarter, up from $1.38 million a
year ago, while Microsoft spent $1.72 million in the first quarter of both
2010 and 2011.
For reference, AT&T disclosed that it spent $6.84 million in federal
lobbying activities in the March quarter, significantly more than smaller
competitor Sprint. AT&T is currently engaged ... 阅读全帖 |
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n********k
发帖数: 2818 | 20 As you folks are discussing Cori, I happened to read his autobiography and
find it both interesting and enlightening:)))...BTW, it sounds Richard Axel
is a lot nicer than what I/we have heard...or in another word, his cruelty
is rooted in his obsession with science and indifference to humanity:))); As
well, it is pretty...he noted Cori but left his ex out...pretty human or
not human?
Autobiography
Richard AxelNew York City is my world. I was born in Brooklyn, the first
child of immigrant parents... 阅读全帖 |
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w***i
发帖数: 175 | 21 更加狗血的是，还真有人把前女朋友介绍给同事去接盘。广大的接盘男们信心大振。
大侠牛B, 大学未毕业就发了三篇paper,其中包括science
UCLA alumnus Randy Schekman, a professor of molecular and cell biology at UC
Berkeley, has won the 2013 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his
role in figuring out how proteins are secreted and transported in human
cells.
He shares the prize with James E. Rothman of Yale University and Thomas C. S
üdhof of Stanford University for solving the mystery of how the cell
organizes its transport system.
Schekman became the... 阅读全帖 |
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v**********m
发帖数: 5516 | 22 http://m.f1000research.com/articles/3-291/v1
波士顿地区的千老联合会的报告，文章提到的问题非常典型和深刻，该文已经在圈内得
到了包括大佬们的极大肯定(恐惧)。
OPINION ARTICLE
Shaping the Future of Research: a perspective from junior scientists[v1;
ref status: approved 1, approved with reservations 1,http://f1000r.es/4ug]
Gary S. McDowell1*, Kearney T. W. Gunsalus2*, Drew C. MacKellar3, Sarah A.
Mazzilli4, Vaibhav P. Pai1, Patricia R. Goodwin5, Erica M. Walsh6, Avi
Robinson-Mosher7, Thomas A. Bowman8, James Kraemer9, Marcella L. Erb10, Eldi
Schoenfeld1... 阅读全帖 |
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a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 23 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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m****p
发帖数: 404 | 24 sdn 上看到的 很多信息
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/index.php?threads/my-pharm-star
全文转载如下
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I thought it would be helpful (or entertaining) for anyone interested in
owning an independent pharmacy or looking to start a new one to follow along
with me as I work to re-open a store starting from scratch with no retail/
independent experience. The store is in Florida. I will try and highlight
things I learned that I had never been exposed to before. Please feel free
to offer advic... 阅读全帖 |
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z*******n
发帖数: 1034 | 25 http://gamerboom.com/archives/83454
1）SuperData发布的3月份数字游戏市场报告显示，《Candy Crush》发展有所减缓，而
“硬核游戏”则出现上升趋势。
硬核游戏的发展主要得益于PC和主机平台的《Titanfall》或《Heroes of the Storm》
这种类型的游戏，但暴雪推出的《Hearthstone》同样表现瞩目（它在4月16日刚刚在
App Store发布）。
hearthstone(from pocketgamer)
hearthstone(from pocketgamer)
这款暴雪战略CCG游戏于3月中旬在PC和Mac平台问世，ARPPU约27美元。
而King热作《Candy Crush Saga》尽管同比上月的用户整体投入有所增长（1.2%），但
其月活跃用户似乎出现了饱和，其移动平台的月活跃用户增长仅0.3%，而社交游戏玩家
则下降了2.1%。但该游戏仍然是3月份移动平台排名第二的热门手机游戏，仅次于《
Clash of Clans》。
SuperData还指出整体数字游戏市场仍在持续发展，2014年3月销售额... 阅读全帖 |
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w*******y
发帖数: 60932 | 26 Just came across this on flyertalk so thought share with you guys:
1. Link:
https://www.thatsaplus.com/MPSelect50KP.aspx
2. First link says 30,000 miles but select "Get new special offer" and then
log in.
3. The next page mentions the 50,000 miles offer
Offer details:
* Start with 50,000 bonus miles enough for two roundtrip Saver Award
tickets within the continental United States and a $50 Uniteddiscount
travel certificate after you spend $250*
* Enjoy this limited time offer for a low annual ... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 29 (1) Dan Levin, In opera, West Meets East; The I Sing Beijing program brings
Western performers to China to learn to sing works in Mandarin. Los Angeles
Times, Aug
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news
/la-ca-culture-china-20110814,0,6076530.story
Note:
(a) There is no Chinese name for "I Sing Beijing."
(b) TIAN Haojiang 田 浩江
(c) Yu Opera of Henan 豫剧
(2) Chris Kraul, Soybeans Now Rule the Range on Argentina Plains; In a
country famous for its beef, ranchers are trading their livestock for s... 阅读全帖 |
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M*V
发帖数: 3205 | 30 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Oct 27 10:00:17 2012, 美东)
Joke: Presidential Debate 2012, Act III
10/22/2012
By Limin Wang
In the evening of October 16, 2012, at the Smack Complex of Hofstra
University on Long Island, New York, President Obama and former governor
Romney had the second finger-to-finger presidential debate. Candy Growly
tried her hardest to moderate them.
Outside the debate building, large swarms of people had decided on their own
to join the show. Some said that they wanted to bring their ow... 阅读全帖 |
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M***O
发帖数: 3718 | 31 http://www.tealeafnation.com/2013/04/why-time-is-running-out-on
In recent years, issues about China’s pension system have repeatedly hit a
public nerve. Among the hot topics consistently reappearing on the front
pages of Chinese papers, the social pension perhaps has the most direct
influence on people’s lives. Yet convoluted procedures and a lack of
transparency make the institution hard to decipher. From time to time,
officials, scholars and citizens have debated whether there is a major
crisi... 阅读全帖 |
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i***s
发帖数: 39120 | 32 乔布斯和妻子
Over the last few months, a steady stream of visitors to Palo Alto, Calif., called an old friend’s home number and asked if he was well enough to entertain visitors, perhaps for the last time。
过去几个月里，不断有人到加州的帕洛阿尔托（旧金山）想要拜访他们的老朋友乔布斯，并打电话询问他能否接待这些客人，也许是见最后一面。
In February, Steven P. Jobs had learned that, after years of fighting cancer, his time was becoming shorter. He quietly told a few acquaintances, and they, in turn, whispered to others. And so a pilgrimage began. The calls trickled in ... 阅读全帖 |
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l*****l
发帖数: 363 | 33 事件的起因：有人在youtube上发了一个视频，结果引起各地人民（多数为米国）大量
围观，点击量顷刻之间上百万之多。当然评论永远要比原视频有意思。
从各地 2000 多评论里挑了 130 条出来，选的标准基本是排除了重复的，纯表赞叹或
纯开骂无多少内容的、跑题跑太远的，还有那些虽然 ID 显示国外但看主页似乎咱自家
留学生或华裔的评论因为时间所限也没翻。被标注推荐比较多的基本都入选了。红色部
分是译文。有出错的地方请大家一定不吝指点 (*^__^*)~ ！
以下是视频和部分评论:
Ark Hotel Construction time lapse building 15 storeys in 2 days！！！
youtube源地址： http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps0DSihggio&feature=player_embedded （需Fan墙）
评论：
wazham2 17 小时之前
everything is possible in Japan
在日本真是一切皆有可能 ~
allin1readerwriter 17... 阅读全帖 |
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d*****g
发帖数: 1616 | 34 http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/01/05/2059233/First-Pictures-
**The u.s. is like the decline of Rome. Most of the budget spent on the
military to little gain. **
/*The U.S. is in decline because a lot of people think the problem is
overspending on the military. It's not. Don't get me wrong; yes there's lots
of pork in the U.S. military budget which could be cut. But it doesn't
comprise most of U.S. government spending, nor is it the cause of the U.S.'s
budgetary woes. And a good part of the re... 阅读全帖 |
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j***h
发帖数: 4412 | 35 Earthquake detection systems can sound the alarm in the moments before a
big tremor strikes—time enough to save lives
Japan’s system, which went live in 2007, makes heavy use of personal
technology. Alerts go out not only on television and radio but through
special receivers in homes, offices and schools. Pop-up windows on
computers show a real-time map with the epicenter’s location and the
radiating seismic waves. A timer counts down to the shaking at your
location and highlights predicted inte... 阅读全帖 |
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N***r
发帖数: 2539 | 36 in US and Japan, yes, most of the spent fuel are stored in the spent fuel
pool.
at least, in Fukushima I, there are a lot of them, couple of years of spent
fule, probably 10+ years, i did see a number but can't find it now, let me
try to find it |
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s******s
发帖数: 1159 | 38 Public universities should not accept students from countries that have bad
relations with US
Here on campus, there are currently 1,851 international students, consisting
of 1,045 undergraduates and 717 graduate students, according to the
International Student and Scholar Services page on K-State's website. During
the fall 2011 semester, there were 1,856 international students. Of that
number, 972 students were from Afghanistan, China, Iran, Iraq or Turkey.
China had the highest number of studen... 阅读全帖 |
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O*******d
发帖数: 20343 | 39 各个单项的开支。
5. USA Taekwondo
2008 Olympic medal tally: 1 silver, 2 bronze
2008 spending, based on audit: $2.78 million
Spending per medal: $926,666
The U.S. taekwondo team had a smaller budget than both its boxing ($5.25
million) and diving ($2.9 million) counterparts yet took home three times
more medals in Beijing than those sports combined. Ain't that a kick?
4. USA Fencing
2008 Olympic medal tally: 1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze
2008 spending, based on audit: $5 million
Spending per medal: $833,333... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 901 | 40 Total political spending on elections this cycle is estimated to reach
nearly $6 billion, according to an analysis by the Center for Responsive
Politics, a nonpartisan group that tracks the influence of money in politics.
The researchers who compiled the report gathered data through public
disclosure documents submitted to the Federal Election Commission and tax
documents filed by nonprofit groups that are not required by law to disclose
their donors. The estimated amount—$5.8 billion—is $400 mi... 阅读全帖 |
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W*******n
发帖数: 4140 | 41 Joke: Presidential Debate 2012, Act III
10/22/2012
By Limin Wang
In the evening of October 16, 2012, at the Smack Complex of Hofstra
University on Long Island, New York, President Obama and former governor
Romney had the second finger-to-finger presidential debate. Candy Growly
tried her hardest to moderate them.
Outside the debate building, large swarms of people had decided on their own
to join the show. Some said that they wanted to bring their own tough
questions. Some said that they wanted ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9490 | 42 你这个说法不对，40%是有出处的
人均消费 $423 ，其中人均网购 $172.42 ，网购占了40.7%
According to the survey, a record 247 million shoppers visited stores and
websites over Black Friday weekend, up from 226 million last year. Making
sure to take advantage of retailers’ promotions to the full extent, the
average holiday shopper spent $423 this weekend, up from $398 last year.
The weekend shopping bonanza wasn’t limited to stores; consumers also spent
more of their holiday budget online. According to the survey, the average
per... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6858 | 43 美国对外政策：战略收缩
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一个不活跃的外交政策的情况
由Barry R.波森一月/二月2013，外交
尽管经历了十年的昂贵和优柔寡断的战争和不断增加的财政压力，美国政策制定者对美
国大战略之间的长期的共识仍然保持完整。作为总统竞选的共和党人和民主党人明确表
示，可以说外交政策的边缘，但他们同意这个：，美国要称霸世界的军事，经济，政治
，自冷战的最后一年，一个自由主义的霸权战略。这个国家，他们认为，需要保持其在
全球力量平衡的巨大领先地位，巩固其经济优势，扩大市场的民主社会，并保持其影响
力的国际机构，它帮助创造。
为此，美国政府已扩大其庞大的冷战时代的网络安全的承诺和军事基地。它加强了现有
的联盟，北约新成员加入，加强与日本的安全协议。在波斯湾，它试图用一个全副武装
的空气，海洋保护油流，和地面部队，这一目标消耗至少百... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1057 | 44 最新一期（2013-03-14）的Nature杂志，在其“World View”专栏发表了一篇题为“
The unlikely wisdom of Chairman Mao”的文章。首先觉得题目挺好玩。作者建议科
学界尤其是西方科学界要学习毛泽东的自我批评思想。
节选一下作者的一些观点和信息：
1. 科学界要学习毛主席的自我批评。
2. 中国、日本、新加坡等国的科学家和政府部门会反省和剖析自己国家创新能力缺乏
的问题，而这种自我批评在西方科学界（欧洲、美国）非常罕见。
（我们国家真的意识到并正在努力解决科技界的问题吗？）
3. 美国文化并非反对自我批评，但负债累累、政治无能的美国现在却严重缺乏自我批
评。1998至2003年，NIH的经费翻番，但带来了哪些经济或健康收益？
4. （看看作者这个有意思的比较）2000年，中国R&D投入250亿美元，产出全球3%的科
技文献；美国则投入3000亿美元，产出全球27%的科技论文。十三年之后，中国经济增
长了200%，而美国为20%。
（中国经济发展跟论文产出与研发投入的比例有关系吗？）
5. 英国科学家很会在知名期刊上发表论文，但是其令人印象... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4951 | 45 先是看看几个图表，都是网上相关新闻里给出的国内厂商的统计和市场份额。都是今年
第二季度的统计数据。第一个是国内的市场份额，第二个是全球的统计
还有，关于三星一年花费100亿美元巨资用于广告和促销的新闻来源：
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-06/motorola-cheaps
段落：
In 2012, Apple (AAPL) spent $1 billion on advertising.
The same year, Samsung (005930:KS) spent $4 billion on advertising.
According to Asymco’s Horace Dediu, Samsung (besides the 4 billion on
advertising) also spent $5.3 billion on “sales promotion,” which is
French for commissions and in-store displays, training, and othe... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 474 | 46 这三家占了美国国内婴儿奶粉市场的 98%.
美国不要求食品贴含有 GMO 成分的标签。加州想立法要求贴，被干倒了。
这几家都花钱阻止立法。
说真的，非GMO玉米也没贵多少，关键是大部分产业链里这两种玉米没有
单独区分开来。下游厂家也没什么选择，这种情况下贴标签是找死。
http://action.greenamerica.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=
Abbott Laboratories (ABT), a pharmaceutical company and maker of Similac,
accounts for roughly 43% of the market for infant formula in the US.
Similac varieties contain corn, soy, and sugar. Last year, Abbott
Laboratories brought in more than $39 billion in sales and spent $334,500 to
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发帖数: 30882 | 48 “玉兔”登月 美国人炸锅了 各种评论
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译文来源于美国郝芬顿邮报：
China Launches Lunar Probe In Major Milestone For Its Space Program
中国太空计划的重要里程碑---发射月球探测器
BEIJING, Dec 2 (Reuters) - China launched its first ever extraterrestrial
landing craft into orbit en route for the moon in the small hours of Monday,
in a major milestone for its space programme.
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