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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B******1
发帖数: 9094 | 2 Not a Prisoner, Yet
By James
Monk Klutter, king wherever he strolls, is bested by nobody. At least, that's
what he tells himself while pounding loudly from the inside of Priscilla
Roseberry’s locker door. Not that he would actually have much problem
getting out, of course. If he didn’t manage to pummel the locker enough to
open a big enough hole to escape from, the janitors would come in an hour or
two, and unless they had extreme auditory issues, would surely hear Monk’s
loud rattling of Prisci... 阅读全帖 |
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a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 3 人脑赛过电脑的5件事情（zz）
5 things your brain does better than a computer
http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/photos/5-things-yo
Brains are better
For as long as computers have been around, they've been doing things better
than humans. The earliest computing devices were designed to calculate
numbers faster than people, and today's computers can do everything from
calculating pi out to a few billion places to rendering the latest Hollywood
blockbuster onto your screen, complete with Dolby surroun... 阅读全帖 |
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b********y
发帖数: 268 | 4 Positive Parenting: Encouragement versus praise
We live in a culture where a blue ribbon, a gold star, a trophy, or at
minimum an enthusiastic "Good job!" has become commonplace and even expected
when children participate in an activity, regardless of their effort or
outcome. Many feel these practices are important to build a child's self-
esteem and are harmless, but in fact, they are neither.
While each of these events in and of themselves are not individually harmful
, and are sometimes p... 阅读全帖 |
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x****g
发帖数: 342 | 5 Seeing the accuracy of her arrows the gladiatrices slow their advance to
careful steps. They all have their shields raised or at least ready to use.
Good. The slowing of their advance gives me valuable time to get in position
to protect her. I quickly sneak up on a pair of unaware gladiatrices who
are distracted by the deadly arrows. I drive my spear deep into her
unprotected back and she tenses up unnaturally as if shocked by a lighting
strike. I quickly yank my spear free and a fountain of blo... 阅读全帖 |
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o**********e
发帖数: 18403 | 6 Good links.
I find particularly chilling is:
a. this segment was not cut.
b. the laughter when the idea of killing All Chinese is raised from both
the audience and the adult host
c. how these kids will look back to their 6 year old notorious self,
and learn about their own nature and their own mindset. That is assuming
they were not rehearsed. If they were rehearsed, sue Disney and Jimmy
Kimmel. If these lines and responses were not rehearsed, still sue Disney
and Jimmy Kimmel. All pare... 阅读全帖 |
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a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 7 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 | 8 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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u*****a
发帖数: 6276 | 9 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/18/nyregion/officer-avoids-indic
武士所提的2004年白人警官打死黑人的案件，上面是连接。
1）该案，地方检察官也决定起诉开枪的白人警察，罪名是：criminally negligent
homicide and manslaughter ；貌似和梁警官的罪名很接近。2月11日，纽约布鲁克林
检察官肯尼斯·汤普森在大陪审团做出决定后宣布了对梁的起诉，指控他6项罪名：二
级过失杀人、刑事疏忽杀人、二级攻击、二级疏忽致险罪，及两项渎职罪
2）该案那个开枪的白人警官在大陪审团面前自己 testified 说自己当时害怕了，所以
不小心开了枪；他的搭档，Mr. Hallik，没有在大陪审团面前作证反驳开枪的被告的证
词。Mr. Hallik said the door flew open and he stumbled back.
Mr. Hallik has told investigators from the District Attorney’s Office that
his view wa... 阅读全帖 |
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x*****i
发帖数: 1329 | 10 【 以下文字转载自 LeisureTime 讨论区 】
发信人: wh (wh), 信区: LeisureTime
标 题: BBC评选的11本最佳儿童书
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Apr 7 01:06:34 2015, 美东)
The 11 greatest children’s books
What are the greatest children’s books ever? In search of a collective
critical assessment, BBC Culture’s Jane Ciabattari polled dozens of critics
around the world, including NPR’s Maureen Corrigan; Nicolette Jones,
children’s books editor of the Sunday Times; Nicole Lamy of the Boston
Globe; Time magazine's books editor Lev Grossman; Danie... 阅读全帖 |
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k*****7
发帖数: 98 | 12 Title: Opportunities and challenges of the pulmonary route for vaccination
Journal: Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery
Authors: Blank, F., Stumbles, P., Von Garnier, C.
Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2011, Pages 547-563
请发到x****[email protected]，谢谢。 |
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b*****9
发帖数: 8922 | 13 ☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
THINKway (t90) 于 (Thu Oct 6 21:15:31 2011, 美东) 提到:
ding!
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marclee (marc) 于 (Thu Oct 6 21:16:09 2011, 美东) 提到:
你有种。。。。
不过，俩小孩亏了。。遇人不淑啊。。。为啥不实现了你这么大个愿望后再要小孩？
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lyu (住宾馆住五星#蹲监狱蹲秦城) 于 (Thu Oct 6 21:29:15 2011, 美东) 提到:
我看好你哟……
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lovemmit (二进制居士) 于 (Thu Oct 6 21:30:12 2011, 美东) 提到:
顶。有梦的汉字
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b*****n
发帖数: 17570 | 14 你们offer拿就拿了，北上广归就归了，最好不要整天跑来这里问，绿卡还要不要申请
，要不要放弃之类的话。你们这些话让某些人情何以堪？！
看看下面这位，惨啊。两口子大半青春就耗在等一张破绿卡上了，给美帝刁难完再刁难
，蹂躏完再蹂躏，依旧发扬小强精神天天上海归版歌颂主子。什么叫奴才？这就叫奴才
。可是居然还有人跑到版上问绿卡要不要保持，要不要放弃，想想也觉得残忍。
知道这个版为什么总有人看海归不顺眼了吧。
这世上人和人差距就是那么大。你看不上眼的东西，在别人眼里可能就是梦寐以求的一
切。
发信人: kayaka (jimm), 信区: EB23
标 题: [包子大派送］PD刚到第一天绿了
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Nov 1 18:07:53 2012, 美东)
uodate：第一个一百已发完。下周得卡再发。
PD 07／27／2007。
其间曲折，罄竹难书。07大潮就交了140，485。先是140 RFE后被拒，485跟着悲剧，
EAD失效，出境换身份。随后140 appeal成功。接着485 reopen，又是 RFE，又是
interview，过了后case滞留在l... 阅读全帖 |
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d*******u
发帖数: 1181 | 15 狗杂还能更贱一点吗？
发信人: kayaka (jimm), 信区: EB23
标 题: [包子大派送］PD刚到第一天绿了
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Nov 1 18:07:53 2012, 美东)
uodate：第一个一百已发完。下周得卡再发。
PD 07／27／2007。
其间曲折，罄竹难书。07大潮就交了140，485。先是140 RFE后被拒，485跟着悲剧，
EAD失效，出境换身份。随后140 appeal成功。接着485 reopen，又是 RFE，又是
interview，过了后case滞留在local office N久。写信给参议员，收到回信时PD倒退
，无功而返。
上月宣布11月PD的当天就第二次写信给参议员，上周接到回信说他们今天打电话给TSC
。下午网上显示两张card ordered。
包子一百，先来先得。
发信人: kayaka (jimm), 信区: EB23
标 题: 拖啊拖
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Dec 14 21:36:21 2012, 美东)
07大潮交的I485上月1号就批准了，可是移民局迟迟不寄那张小卡，上... 阅读全帖 |
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m******5
发帖数: 13 | 16 I can count many in these as my own!!!
http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/15-worst-excuses-not-to-be-an-ent
15 Worst Excuses Not to Be an Entrepreneur
Think you don't have enough time? Nice try. Here are the most common reasons
people don't take the plunge--and why they don't hold up.
Time to be an Entrepreneur
It's likely that one of your excuses is that you don't have enough time--so
let's get right to it:
1. I'm too scared.
Join the club. Every entrepreneur is scared.
So you have a choice: Let you... 阅读全帖 |
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p********a
发帖数: 761 | 17 once I think about the china's hose price,
I stumbled |
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b********y
发帖数: 5829 | 18 I looked at all times when the Fed Discount Rate was low (less that 5.0) and
raised for the first time reversing a policy of declines. Here are my
preliminary findings:
Twelve months later, the S&P was positive 7 out of 8 occasions with an
average gain of 9.40%. The old adage is “Three steps and a stumble”. I
think there is some wisdom to that philosophy and even more so, if rates are
extremely low. The announcement today, caught everyone off guard and may
have a 1-3 day impact on the market. Bu |
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L****n
发帖数: 12932 | 19 Sales at U.S. retailers rose in August for a second consecutive month,
easing concern the economy will stumble in the second half of the year.
Purchases increased 0.4 percent following a 0.3 percent gain in July that
was smaller than previously estimated, Commerce Department figures showed
today in Washington. Sales excluding automobiles advanced twice as much as
forecast. |
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发帖数: 901 | 20 Of the 11 corporate "up-failers" on our list, none has been accused of
crimes or illegalities, and virtually all of them attribute their
controversial performance as business leaders to factors beyond their
control. Yet critics blame them for problems that deeply damaged the firms
they once ran or helped run. Here are some of the former CEOs and other
corporate honchos who seem to have stumbled upward after being involved in
some of the most notorious corporate episodes of the last decade:
Marti... 阅读全帖 |
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d******8
发帖数: 1972 | 21 Why Netflix Is Smarter Than Its Customers
Rick Newman, On Tuesday September 20, 2011, 12:20 pm EDT
Video-rental service Netflix has provoked a consumer firestorm--and probably
a few business-school case studies--with its recent plan to split its
operations in two. Its traditional business of delivering DVDs by mail will
henceforth be known as Qwikster, while "Netflix" will be reserved for the
service that streams video over the Internet. Customers used to getting both
services bundled together w... 阅读全帖 |
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z****g
发帖数: 4616 | 23 Stanford Report, June 14, 2005
'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says
This is a prepared text of the Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs,
CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, on June 12, 2005.
I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the
finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be
told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I
want to tell you three stories from my life. That's ... 阅读全帖 |
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w******t
发帖数: 1929 | 24 ft - Yahoo finance 头条， 这段时间做反的肠子都青了
Federal Reserve easing has helped fire up one of the strongest stock
market
rebounds ever, and the promise of more is keeping it going.
The chart of the S&P 500's (INDEX: ^GSPC - News) more-than-100 percent
run-
from its March 2009 low of 666 to its current 1340-plus level-generally
depicts the most powerful comeback of the past seven cyclical stock market
recoveries, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC - News) Advisors analysts say.
Yet, unlike some of those other periods... 阅读全帖 |
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o*******w
发帖数: 2310 | 25 【 以下文字转载自 MoneyFriends 俱乐部 】
发信人: opiumsnow (谦虚使人进步), 信区: MoneyFriends
标 题: China dismisses rumors of plans for another large stimulus package
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue May 29 16:43:27 2012, 美东)
China dismisses rumors of plans for another large stimulus package
FXstreet.com
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h*******g
发帖数: 205 | 26 刚看到这个帖子，说是Cramer把Belviq and Qunexs 完全说反了。个人觉得他是为MM低
价进ARNA做托儿，如果你的进价低，没准再hold一下。我还拿着，进点比较低，但是，
锁利很重要！！
Great post on ARNA message board by a doctor responding to Cramer's show
last night.....
REAL PHYSICIAN: CRAMER REBUTTAL 11-Jul-12 09:14 am A very important (but
never discussed) point about anti-obesity treatment is what real physicians
will prescribe for their patients in coming years. I have discussed with
many of my fellow M.D.s, and almost all of us are going with BELVIQ instead
of QNEXA, ... 阅读全帖 |
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T*C
发帖数: 5492 | 27 Stocks stumbled again, with the Dow logging its third straight triple-digit
loss, driven by lackluster earnings and reduced guidance from UPS and others
. But losses were trimmed in the final hour after Jon Hilsenrath reported
the Fed is moving closer to taking new actions. Treasurys rose after an
auction of two-year notes saw record low yields. NYSE losers led gainers
three to one.
sluggish |
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g*q
发帖数: 26623 | 29 【 以下文字转载自 LosAngeles 讨论区 】
发信人: ydjz (衣带渐窄), 信区: LosAngeles
标 题: Re: 纳税人的钱真好骗
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Feb 18 23:07:18 2013, 美东)
不是第一次了,黑幕重重，到最后都是加州老百姓苦哈哈交税买单...然后还有个
revised plan继续圈钱~
"The DMV has struggled with technology upgrades in the past. The state spent
$50 million on a faulty project before it was scrapped by Gov. Pete Wilson
in 1994, sparking outrage and calls for better oversight."
California's computer problems, which have already cost taxpayers hundreds
of millions of dollars, have moun... 阅读全帖 |
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c*********o
发帖数: 8367 | 30 【 以下文字转载自 LeisureTime 讨论区 】
发信人: kalel (蘅芷清芬), 信区: LeisureTime
标 题: 我想对你说出我要说的最深的话语
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Jul 2 01:02:58 2013, 美东)
和邻居的grandpa聊天时他随口说 I love you，我迟疑了一下说thank you. 该说什么
呢？我说不出来I love you too, because I don't. 遇见一个住在附近的萎缩男他远
远说，I love you, you are cute. 我想了想还是连thank you 也说不出来。美国人的
爱那么容易说，要是在中国肯定没有这种事。
Grey's Anatomy里Dr Sloan快不行了一脸沉重的在说：If you love someone, you
tell them . Even if you’re scared that it’s not the right thing. Even if
you’re scared that it’ll cause problems. Even if y... 阅读全帖 |
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G********p
发帖数: 3504 | 31 It may be a start point to buy though..
10:59 AM EDT, 05/27/2014 (MidnightTrader) -- Action Economics reports that
gold declines have resumed, with the precious commodity falling 2% to a low
near US$1,266, having already stumbled from $1,315.6 overnight highs in Asia
. It notes some sources are blaming the set-back on the usual Tuesday "
hijinx", as nearly half a billion notional was sold via the futures
overnight. According to Action Economics, a run of better spring data in the
U.S., some poli... 阅读全帖 |
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s******e
发帖数: 49 | 32 Good comment. My philosophy:stay confused, stumble forward!
go |
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y***r
发帖数: 16594 | 33 With this sluggish backdrop for the top consumer of copper, it shouldn’t be
too surprising to note that a trio of copper ETF options on the market have
been seeing weakness lately, and could continue to stumble in the weeks
ahead. Investors should definitely monitor these options, as they represent
easy ways for the average investor to tap into the copper market, and could
continue to see volatility in the months ahead should Chinese economic
picture remains cloudy:
iPath Dow Jones UBS Copper ET... 阅读全帖 |
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y******5
发帖数: 600 | 34 Senate Bill Hits Obstacle Over Deficit Concern
‘It doesn’t look like the trigger’s going to work,’ Sen. John Cornyn
says
By Richard Rubin, Siobhan Hughes and Kristina Peterson
Updated Nov. 30, 2017 11:32 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans hit a significant stumbling block Thursday in
their efforts to overhaul the tax code, forcing them to contemplate walking
back their plan for a permanent reduction of the corporate tax rate to 20%
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s********7
发帖数: 1280 | 36 小札是否可以出来踩俩脚 报一下厨师的仇
An Arizona teenager and his mother spent more than a week trying to warn
Apple Inc.(AAPL) of a bug in its FaceTime video- chat software before news
of the glitch -- which allows one FaceTime user calling another in a group
chat to listen in while the recipient's Apple(AAPL) device is still ringing
-- blew up on social media Monday.
In the days following their discovery, the pair posted on Twitter and
Facebook, called and faxed Apple(AAPL), and learned they needed a developer... 阅读全帖 |
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m******k
发帖数: 447 | 38 House Prepares to Move STEM Immigration Reform
by Jeffrey Mervis on 11 October 2011, 4:00 PM | 3 Comments
Email Print|More
PREVIOUS ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
Congress could be inching closer to allowing more high-skilled foreign
workers to remain in the country. The change in U.S. immigration law
would
be a huge victory for a popular idea that has been battered by the sharp
political in-fighting over the broader question of illegal immigration.
Heartened by the tenor of a House of Representatives' he... 阅读全帖 |
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b***k
发帖数: 2829 | 39 看文章呀。 一直是阻力， 所以没有什么STEM相关的BILL能PASS. 但是最近的这个BILL
对于他的那些我认为很合理的CONCERN没有什么影响。
Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX), who is chair of the House Judiciary
Committee, has been the main stumbling block to any major reform affecting
STEM professionals. Despite White House support for the idea, reform bills
introduced this year by both Democrats and Republicans have languished
because of his opposition. Smith appears most concerned about the unintended
consequences of expanding the pool of legal immigrants... 阅读全帖 |
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b***k
发帖数: 2829 | 40 看文章呀。 一直是阻力， 所以没有什么STEM相关的BILL能PASS. 但是最近的这个BILL
对于他的那些我认为很合理的CONCERN没有什么影响。
Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX), who is chair of the House Judiciary
Committee, has been the main stumbling block to any major reform affecting
STEM professionals. Despite White House support for the idea, reform bills
introduced this year by both Democrats and Republicans have languished
because of his opposition. Smith appears most concerned about the unintended
consequences of expanding the pool of legal immigrants... 阅读全帖 |
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k****a
发帖数: 7077 | 41 07大潮交的I485上月1号就批准了，可是移民局迟迟不寄那张小卡，上周再次和
congressman联系，今天终于card ordered。
I stumbled on every step of the way to the destination of green card。
Finally it's over。
发包子。 |
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v***g
发帖数: 126 | 42 House Talks on Immigration Reform Near Collapse
Email 58 Smaller Font Text Larger Text | Print
By Jim Avila
@JimAvilaABC
Serena Marshall
@SerenaMarsh
Jun 5, 2013 1:49pm
Bipartisan meetings in the House of Representatives on a comprehensive
immigration reform bill have failed, and the congressmen will meet for the
last time today without reaching an agreement on a House bill, ABC News has
learned.
The stumbling block is GOP insistence that newly legalized workers now
working in the shadows have... 阅读全帖 |
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b*****d
发帖数: 61690 | 43 Senate negotiators have reached a tentative deal on a border security
amendment that could bring more Republican support to immigration reform.
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) on Thursday said some details needed to be worked
through but added he thought the deal could be announced.
It’s unclear how many more Republicans will support the underlying bill
because of the new language, though Corker offered optimism.
“There’s some members on our side that I think this is going to meet their
test from the ... 阅读全帖 |
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b*****d
发帖数: 61690 | 44 Senate negotiators have clinched a deal that would double the number of
patrol agents and double the length of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border,
giving the Senate immigration reform bill a major boost.
Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) announced the agreement
Thursday afternoon and predicted it could secure the votes of as many as 15
Republicans for final passage.
The amendment is expected to cost more than $30 billion, and members of the
Gang of Eight expressed confidence ... 阅读全帖 |
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b*****d
发帖数: 61690 | 45 Sen. Marco Rubio gave a lengthy defense of his work on immigration reform on
Tuesday, telling a room full of journalists that he wasn’t in the debate
to score political points or guarantee Republicans the Hispanic vote, but
rather because it’s personal.
Speaking for nearly 45 minutes at a conference of the American Society of
News Editors in Washington, the Florida Republican reiterated a line from a
recent interview that he doesn’t expect his involvement on the issue will
win him any parades, a... 阅读全帖 |
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b*****d
发帖数: 61690 | 46 bill是民主党的罗富贵阿姨牵头写的。大约500页。
至少15年拿公民。非法移民要认罪。同时有个e-verification的trigger.不能拿联邦福
利包括obamare care(这点和参议院bill相同)。
有意思的一点，双方没有就建筑工人的条款达成协议。
They do have a bill — right now, it’s about 500 pages and has been
reviewed by House legislative counsel. The group is still cagey on when it
will be released, although Kentucky Rep. John Yarmuth, one of the group’s
Democratic members, said he would be “stunned” if that doesn’t come by
the August recess.
“There is absolutely no hesitation in moving forward,” Yarmu... 阅读全帖 |
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b*****d
发帖数: 61690 | 48 Republicans should prepare for a frosty reception during their next visit to
Silicon Valley if they're seen as the main obstacle to immigration reform,
sources in the tech world say.
Industry insiders are watching the congressional battle over immigration
reform closely, as Facebook, Google, Microsoft and other titans of the tech
world work to protect key provisions in the Senate bill.
The tech industry got almost all of what it wanted from the Senate, and is
on the verge of a major victory — as... 阅读全帖 |
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o********0
发帖数: 2145 | 49 "Immigration reform stumbles on"一文认为移改不是状态良好，但也不绝望（够
negtive啦）。草案得到了赞扬，反对者没有动静，共和党会议传出的消息也是正面。
那么负面在哪里呢？1.有问题存在，共和党坚持先落实（边境安全等）后信任。猪党可
能不同意。2.总统态度不明。3.具体法案通过实施可能等到O8离任（靠，超级负，就不
能早点！） |
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o********0
发帖数: 2145 | 50 "Immigration reform stumbles on"一文认为移改不是状态良好，但也不绝望（够
negtive啦）。草案得到了赞扬，反对者没有动静，共和党会议传出的消息也是正面。
那么负面在哪里呢？1.有问题存在，共和党坚持先落实（边境安全等）后信任。猪党可
能不同意。2.总统态度不明。3.具体法案通过实施可能等到O8离任（靠，超级负，就不
能早点！） |
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