c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 1 (1) The Making of the Sexes l Fluid movement; How men and women are less
different than you think. Economist, Dec 29, 2010.
http://www.economist.com/node/17797036?story_id=
17797036&CFID=153691477&CFTOKEN=44360131
("And, when it comes to humans and sex, variety is infinite. Strongly
masculine and strongly feminine genders mark each end of the spectrum. In
between, every permutation is possible, and the same goes for sexual
orientation.")
My comment:
(a) This article is a book review on Donald P... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4646 | 2 do you think people are just exchanging personal dislikes and likes about
music here? if so, why did you join the topic? What's the topic here at
teh first place? (大家不是在争论朗朗是否实至名归么？你的个人口味，生活经历，
人生态度和
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 3 Summary: In American, Taiwanese, not Asian Indian, have highest percentage
of graduage or professional degree and earn higher income.
(1) Your introduction says, "2011的美国人口普查显示，华裔在在美国有380万居亚
裔中第一位。第二的是菲律宾人,第三是印度人290万。亚裔家庭收入中值是69K，而印
度裔的家庭收入最高，达到了90K.
(a) It is not 2011 (see next)--the US census was done in 2010, once a decade
since 1790.
(b) The data you cite is derived from
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2011. US Census Bureau, Mar 8,
2011 (document no. CB11-FF.06)
http://www.census... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 4 (1) 美派大型混凝土泵车助日冷却核反应堆. VOA Chinese, Apr 1, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20010401-JAPAN-US-PUMPS-119101029.html
, which is translated from
US Sending World’s Largest Pump to Cool Japanese Nuclear Reactor. VOA, Apr
1, 2011.
http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news
/2011/04/01/us-sending-worlds-largest-pump-to-cool-japanese-nuclear-reactor/
My comment:
(a) The title is kind of misleading. It is not 美, though US government
might have helped/ coordinated.
(b) Summary of the news: A German... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 5 (1) Now that you have a lawyer, I will refrain from discussing laws.
Still, the charges are potentiously serious, including
* leaving a scene of an accident with property damage (as opposed to
personal injury or death)
* "Whoever commits an assault and battery upon any public employee when such
person is engaged in the performance of his duties at the time of such
assault and battery, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than
ninety days nor more than two and one-half years in a house ... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 6 I am an libertarian. The short answer is as long as you are in the public
space (eg, roadsides), you are all right.
* libertarian (n): "a person who upholds the principles of individual
liberty especially of thought and action"
www.m-w.com
(1) If you are in a private place, you are subject to rules and regulations
of the owner. A day in mid-1990s, I was at Harvard-Yenching Library. Two
Taiwanese reporters arrived and requested to take a few photos inside the
library. A librarian (white, middle-a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 522 | 7 shame on you! What you need to do is to leave your opinion to the Chinese
government, not teh donation receiver. They didn't force the Chinese
government to donate!
government
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发帖数: 2371 | 9 re this "护照公证可以本人直接到local IRS直接办的。"
for me, my mother stayed in US for 6+ months in 2013. I did not file my 2013
tax before 4/15/2014, and filed extension.
in june 2014, i brought my mom with me to teh local IRS field office, waited
2 hours (no appointment option, wait time will depend on number of walkins)
, brought with me, mom's passport, 2013 tax forms (make sure it is all
filled out), signed my signiture a few times, IRS people photo copied mom's
passport, then got a paper stating to wait f... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 311 | 11 【 以下文字转载自 Dreamer 讨论区 】
【 原文由 Dreamer 所发表 】
A quiet conversation
A solitary prayer
Listening in the silence
And Knowing You are there
Emptying my troubled heart
My secret hopes and fears
You speak to me in whispered words
That teh heart alone can hear
I love You so
Won't let You go
Hold on to me
I could never offer You
The praise that You deserve
The thanks for all You've given me
And with nothing in return
But I will give my life to You
My moments and my days
If only for the peace I find
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f****r
发帖数: 311 | 12 He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to
be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have
returened to the People at large for theri exercise; the State remaining in
the meantime exposed to all teh dangers of invasion from without, and
convulsions within.
he has endeavoured to prevent the populationf of these States; for that
purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of foreigners; refusing to
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a*****i
发帖数: 4391 | 13 It smells weird. It is like saying someone quits email, or quits reading
newsgroups... or quit ircing. :)
I use internet only when i get bored, have nothing else to do, or for seeking
more knowledge.. such as reading useful webpages. hell, I work for a inet
company right now... Internet geek I am, but I dont take internet as teh first
priority in my life.
That's why I don't quit it.. I treat it natually. :) |
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R*****o
发帖数: 14902 | 14 tell me how i can feel teh same way |
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R*****o
发帖数: 14902 | 15 tell me how i can feel teh same way |
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发帖数: 298 | 17 In March 1987, Chinese dissident groups informed the West of a near disaster
at the nuclear power plant in Xinjiang. After several months of denying the
story, the Chinese gov. officially announced that there had been a "
malfunction" at the facility. Within a month, the story had been changed to
"attempted acts of sabotage...by counter-revolutionary terrorists. In August
, Tycha!, a Swedish newspaper, published a story that US spy satellite over
Khotan, Xinjiang had photographed tanks and other... 阅读全帖 |
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A**H
发帖数: 4797 | 19 老中老港老挝老越的
An Jeng Miu Tay
Ang Jeung Mo Te
Ao Jew Mok Teh
Au Ji Mon Teng
Au Yeung Jia Mou Teo
Ba Jian Moy Tian
Bai Jiang Mu Tien
Ban Jiao Mui Tin
Bao Jim Na Ting
Bau Jin Ng Tiu
Bi Jing Ngai To
Bo Jo Ngan Toh
Bu Joe Ngo Tom
Cai Jong Ni Tong
Cao Joo Nie Tsai
Cha Jou Ning Tsang
Chai Jow Niu Tsao
Cham Ju On Tsay
Chan Jue Ong Tse
Cha... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 20 A never married man originally from Taiwan, I have lived in US for a quarter
century.
(1) I only visited UC Berkeley a few hours in my whole life. But I was still
confused by your sentence: "餐厅在 berkeley的海边，HS Lordship's Restaurant
. Naturally I do not know of teh restaurant. But Berkeley, California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley,_California
faces San Francisco Bay, not a sea.
(2) You are still yountg. Whether you date this guy or not, you need to
improve your English. And making friends... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4384 | 21 ☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
crystalwould (Differential Equation) 于 (Sun Jun 12 23:08:52 2011, 美东) 提到:
他是好多人种的混血儿，看上去是黑人。从他爷爷奶奶那辈就都是在美国长大的。我们
在一个网站上认识的，他给我发了好多message像写文章似的，大篇幅的。我在网站上
著名我在找serious relationship,他也告诉我他也想找serious relationship，还告
诉我他想结婚。刚开始的时候，我正在准备考试，我告诉他两个礼拜之后再跟他联系（
这时还没有见面，只是在网站上聊）。他就一直等到两个礼拜之后，还告诉我他一直在
等我，考试一结束，他第二天就约我见面，我当时正在打工呢。我就说明天吧。他就又
给我发了好多message。结果第二天我们学校有毕业典礼，我都没打算参加毕业典礼，
是我朋友非让我去的。我就把见面的事给忘了。然后他还问我哪一天行，非常直接，非
常认真，我就又说了一个不久的日子。然后说要请我吃饭，问我哪家好吃，他请。我说
第一次见... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 22 The symptom (again not disease) of Cavelier King Charles Spaniel is ataxia.
But the genetic casue is different. See
Small Animals. The Merck Veterinary Mannual, undated.
http://www.merckvetmanual.com
/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/100416.htm
Quote:
"Ataxia of Jack Russell and Smooth-haired Fox Terriers causes ataxia and
dysmetria of the pelvic limbs at <6 mo of age. Signs progress over 1-2 yr.
Many cases manifest seizures. Spinal cord demyelination is found on necropsy
. Clinical signs may stabiliz... 阅读全帖 |
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c*****g
发帖数: 1856 | 23 Recognized as a dominant figure in the history of modern architecture and
the greatest desigh influence in teh united states during the first half
of the twentieth century, Frank Lloyd Wright created, during his long an dprolifec career, a unique body of work that endures to this day.
Beginning in 1889 with the design for his own house in Oak Park, Illinois , and continuing with hundreds of designs for residential, commercial, ecclesiastical, educational and civic structures, Wright's varied
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g*****k
发帖数: 210 | 24 Maybe i didn't make it clear, i mean the interesting topic is teh
relationship between science and the influence of Christianity.
Anyhow, there are some connections right? |
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g*****k
发帖数: 210 | 25 basically agree.
not from teh same land. |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 27 Elizabeth Chang, Amy Chua's "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," on Chinese-
American family culture. Washington Post, Jan. 7, 2011.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/07
(book review on Amy Chua, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Penguin Press,
February 2011)
My comment:
(a) The cover of the book says, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother[.] This is
a a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. This was SUPPOSED to
be a story of how Chinese parents are better at rai... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 28 I just added the following under P.S. They are responses, reactions about
the new book. (Also, I fixed two URls in my original postings, Thanks for
tolerance of boardmasters here.)
(2)
(a) In Defense of the Guilty, Ambivalent, Preoccupied Western Mom; Ayelet
Waldman on the virtues of letting kids quit, have sleepovers and find their
own way. Wall Street Journal, Jan 14, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405
2748703333504576080422577800488.html
My comment:
(i) The online photo shows th... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 29 (1) Jonathan Yardley, Yardley reviews "Passport to Peking." Washington Post,
Jan 21, 2011.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content
/article/2011/01/21/AR2011012102678.html
(book review on Patrick Wright, Passport to China; A Very British Mission to
Mao's China. Oxford Univ. Press, 2011)
Note:
(a) The critic, Jonathan Yardley, was with Beijing Bureau of New York Times.
(b) lathe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathe
車床 in Taiwan.
(c) There is a quote in teh review that in 1954 Peking was still ... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 30 Stephen Brumwell, The House Impregnable; Medieval fortresses that today seem
picturesque were built as instruments of domination. Wall Street Journal,
Apr 16, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001
424052748704471904576228484203247462.html
(book review on John Goodall, The English Castle. Yale Univ Press, 2011)
Note:
(a) Portsmouth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth
(in Hampshire county; for name origin, see section 1 History: (i) "mouth of
the Portus harbour" thanks to Portus Adurni a... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 31 (1) Henry Kissinger, The China Challenge. Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142
4052748703864204576315223305697158.html
My comment:
(a) Henry Kissinger (born 1923) is 88 years old.
(b) This is an abstract of his new book. I see nothing new, except teh first
two paragraphs. I do not know if Mr Kissinger misinterpret it or Beijing/
Chinese really think so, about Yellow Emperor. In Taiwan, it (story of
Yellow Emperor) is just a myth.
(2) Bret Stephens, A Diploma... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 32 (1) John J Miller, On Life, Liberty and Other Quotable Matters. Wall Street
Journal, July 2, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270
2304314404576411721705429718.html?mod=ITP_review_0
Note:
(a) Joseph Addison
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Addison
(1672-1719; English; In 1712, Addison wrote his most famous work of fiction,
Cato, a Tragedy)
Why the discrepancy: Wiki 1712 but the WSJ article, 1713?
Cato, a Tragedy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cato,_a_Tragedy
(Cato, a Tragedy is a p... 阅读全帖 |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 34 Steven Pinker, Violence Vanquished. We believe our world is riddled with
terror and war, but we may be living in teh most peaceful era in human
existence. Why brutality is declining and empathy is on the rise. Wall
Street Journal, Sept 24, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405311
1904106704576583203589408180.html
(an essay adapted from his book, The better Angels of Our Nature: Why
violence has declined. Viking, 2011)
My comment:
(a) pax is Latin for peace.
(i) Pax Romana
http://en.wi... 阅读全帖 |
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l***y
发帖数: 791 | 35 来自主题: Translation版 - 关于译诗 Ok, English version:
I remember you as you were in the last autumn.
You were the grey beret and teh still heart.
In your eyes the flames of the twilight fought on.
And the leaves fell in the water of your soul.
Clasping my arms like a climbing plant
the leaves garnered your voice, that was slow and at peace.
Bonfire of awe in which my thirst was burning.
Sweet blue hyacinth twisted over my soul.
I feel your eyes travelling, and the autumn is far off:
grey beret, voice of a bird, heart like a hou |
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发帖数: 5754 | 36
good point. You are not a Christian so you don't have teh burden. I'm a Christian but I don't have the faith (or calling) for fulltime servicing. I know some brother did. very challenging. |
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t*n
发帖数: 14458 | 38 finally teh format check it over
tomorrow is the submission deadline |
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l**j
发帖数: 312 | 39 had some problems with health...went through exams in hospital, and nothing
major...maybe it's just what the weather (dry and cold) is doing to me. take
care of your health, my friend, and that's always teh most important thing. |
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s******l
发帖数: 1 | 40 like the girl very much.
the story made me cry. guess most of us had such feeling
before or now, in teh deep bottom of heart that we wish the
loved one to have a happy life, as long as he is happy......
i sincerely wish the girl can have a man in her life, caring
and loving her and making her happy for ever.
wish love can make this world more beautiful and life more
meaningful. wish all those seeking for true love will have a
worthwhile man/woman for their loves. |
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G********e
发帖数: 258 | 41 Sorry, for the time-term, I could barly give some good advice cause I didn't
do good at it. While I was preparing for the test, I was always busy in
dealing with all kinds of pressure under my boss. I only could find 2 or three
hours in the evening for my preparation within 2 weeks. I think the total
hours I spent would be around 35-40 hours. But they usually spend 3-4 weeks
night time for the review to pass the exam. Some of them even reviewed twice
for teh FE review manual.
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