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发帖数: 6973 | 1 Bob Minzesheimer, Obama's Dreams for His Kids; Book sings praise of 13
Americans. USA Today, Nov. 15, 2010 (title in the print).
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2010-11-15-obamabook15_ST_N.htm
My comment:
(a) In the print, ther eis another illustration from the book, other than
the cover. That particular illustration has a group of kids who gather
together as if for a group photo. Two of the kids have the same heights and
clothes as the two in the cover.
(b) The title of the book: For t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6973 | 2 I am sorry.
Regarding the last sentence from my original posting, "It can be the
thirteen personages in Obama's book, as thee can not be plural."
I missed a "not"--it should be "It can NOT be * * * |
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发帖数: 6973 | 4 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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发帖数: 46535 | 5 GP at the Met: Wagner’s Ring Cycle
About the Opera
Robert Lepage’s acclaimed new production of Wagner’s Der Ring des
Nibelungen, will air on Great Performances at the Met, September 11-14 in
primetime each night on PBS stations (check local listings), as a major
television event.
The operas – Das Rheingold, Die Walkre, Siegfried, and Gtterdmmerung —
will be preceded on Monday, September 10 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) by
the airing of award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke’s documentary Wagne... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2461 | 6 跳过了几百万字的玄幻部分，我算是看过了星空，不过据说也就失去意义了，只能说星
空不是我的茶。我fan科幻，不fan玄幻。比如我不喜欢电影The Prestige, 以为是魔
术，其实是玄幻. 既然是玄幻，那看西游记好了，孙悟空72变不比谁都厉害？当然还有
如来佛......
科幻部分不如三体，当然可能是我先入为主。问题是我觉得三体的很大设定都很有新意
（也可能我孤陋寡闻），星空的设定借用了别人的地方太多，能看到The Thirteen
floor的影子，而且结尾草率，有点首尾不能呼应，不能自圆其说，犯了这种即写即登
的连载小说容易犯的经典失误。相信三体的创作就好很多，至少有更充裕的时间构思，
甚至写了好几稿才放出来。而连载小说为了在情节上吸引读者，当时怎么匪夷所思就怎
么写，一路挖了很多坑，结果管挖不管埋。所以，从本质上，这种每日即写即登的连载
小说，很难出什么传世之作。金庸那是个特例，也是当年华人世界的文化沙漠帮了大忙
。后来金庸出了修改版，算填了一些坑。
星空的长处是大量的，跨学科的细节，另外感觉作者应该有国外生活经验，有些细节，
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发帖数: 4445 | 7 "Mont Saint-Michel and Chartres" by Henry Adams
Description from amazon.com:
This first paperback facsimile of the classic 1913 edition includes
thirteen photographs and numerous illustrations of the great cathedrals of
Northern France. Henry Adams referred to this book as "A Study of
Thirteenth-Cntury Unity," and its expansive scope, together with the author's
deep understanding of the period, makes it a classic in art history as well as
in American literature. He wrote, "I wanted to show t |
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发帖数: 7244 | 8 唉，俺已经堕落到从来不买书，只找电子版的地步了，不过发现美国英国俄国都有不少
俺的同好，所以无论什么书，都能找得到，嘿嘿....正在读一本叫做 The Thirteen
Tale 的小说，2006年 NYT 的 best seller #1，21世纪的哥特式小说... |
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发帖数: 31 | 9 SARDAUKAR: the soldier-fanatics of the Padishah Emperor. They were men
from an environmental background of such ferocity that it killed six
out of thirteen persons before the age of eleven. Their military
training emphasized ruthlessness and a near-suicidal disregard for
personal safety. They were taught from infancy to use cruelty as a
standard weapon, weakening opponents with terror. At the apex of their
sway over the affairs of the Universe, their swordsmanship was said to
match that of the G |
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发帖数: 19049 | 10 HALF-LIVES
the first luisa rey
mystery
I
Rufus Sixsmith leans over the balcony and estimates his body’s velocity
when it hits the
sidewalk and lays his dilemmas to rest. A telephone rings in the unlit room.
Sixsmith dares not
answer. Disco music booms from the next apartment, where a party is in full
swing, and
Sixsmith feels older than his sixty-six years. Smog obscures the stars, but
north and south
along the coastal strip, Buenas Yerbas’s billion lights simmer. West, the
Pacific eternity East... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9499 | 11 说个极端些的吧：你如何确认世界是真实存在的，而不是你头脑中的幻象？参照 matri
x，dark city, the thirteen floor。再参照佛教。
映。
，而
当感
以算 |
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发帖数: 9499 | 12 看看这三个片子吧。the thirteen floor 的哲学意味稍微差一些。
感知
本身 |
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发帖数: 1292 | 13 This Asian therapist will have you on pins and needles (well, needles for
sure)
($400)
Adjective applied to some plastics because they disintegrate in nature ($1200)
Geographically speaking, the phone cable that stretches from Newfoundland to
Ireland is this. ($2000) |
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发帖数: 430 | 14
What is acupuncturist?
($1200)
What is bio-degradable? |
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发帖数: 1292 | 15 Nod nod nod!! Admire ah~~ :)
to |
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发帖数: 124 | 16
What is trans-atlantic? |
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发帖数: 1292 | 17 you are correct! :)
($1200)
to |
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发帖数: 32405 | 18 The first meeting of Menotti and Clemente on the pitch came at the Camp Nou on 24 September 1983. Athletic had won their first three games of the season but were 3–0 down just before the hour when Schuster fouled Goikoetxea; revenge, many assumed, for the foul in 1981. The crowd had been chanting Schuster’s name and, shortly before that foul, Maradona claimed in his autobiography, Goikoetxea had clearly been agitated even before he was fouled, hissing, ‘I’m going to kill that guy.’ Maradona trie... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 19317 | 19
搞那么久了还不懂吗？
去看看ocean thirteen 吧。 |
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发帖数: 38403 | 20 Q1. How would you define “atheism”?
Satanism, devil-worship, false, Godless, infidels, idiotic, Hell-bound,
unethical, evil…there are many words I could
use. Atheists are evil wicked people with no morals who deserve Hell more
than any murderer or rapist!
Q2. Was your upbringing religious? If so, what tradition?
Naturally. I was born a Baptist Christian and still follow our Lord Jesus
Christ today. As a child I attended church
every Sunday, and as I grew older I was born again and began to parti... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6791 | 21
这句显然是针对基督徒常喊的一个口号而写在剧本里的，没有幽默感……
The General's office in a military station on the east front in Beotia.
An office table with a telephone, writing materials, official papers, etc.,
is set across the room. At the end of the table, a comfortable chair for the
General. Behind the chair, a window. Facing it at the other end of the
table, a plain wooden bench. At the side of the table, with its back to the
door, acommon chair, with a typewriter before it. Beside the door, which is
opposite the e... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1776 | 22 加尔文主义与阿米年念主义的共同点
WHAT CALVINISTS AND ARMINIANS SHARE IN COMMON
背景：海外华人基督教圈子裏，有些同工同道关注基督徒对加尔文主义的兴趣日增，可
能对教会的合一性有害。笔者写了这份备忘录，寄给一位资深华人教会领袖，强调加尔
文主义与阿米念主义之间的共同点。
Background: There is concern in certain Chinese Christian circles that the
increasing interest in Calvini?m today may be harmful to the unity of the ch
urch.
I wrote thi? memorandum to a Chinese church leader stressing the many points
on which Calvinists and Arminians agree on, and share in common.
各位主内同道，我们不论是加尔文主义者或是阿米念主义者，只要真正相信《圣经... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3382 | 23 VICTIMS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
"WONDERFUL EVENTS THAT TESTIFY TO GOD'S DIVINE GLORY"
Listed are only events that solely occurred on command or participation of
church authorities or were committed in the name of Christianity. (List
incomplete)
Ancient Pagans
As soon as Christianity became legal in the Roman Empire by imperial edict (
315), more and more pagan temples were destroyed by Christian mob. Pagan
priests were killed.
Between 315 and 6th century thousands of pagan believers were slain.
E... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3382 | 24 VICTIMS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
"WONDERFUL EVENTS THAT TESTIFY TO GOD'S DIVINE GLORY"
Listed are only events that solely occurred on command or participation of
church authorities or were committed in the name of Christianity. (List
incomplete)
Ancient Pagans
As soon as Christianity became legal in the Roman Empire by imperial edict (
315), more and more pagan temples were destroyed by Christian mob. Pagan
priests were killed.
Between 315 and 6th century thousands of pagan believers were slain.
E... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 844 | 25 http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/hUE0TBfG7IM
Even in the initial stages of contact between European Christians and
Native Indian people the stage was set for ethnocentrism, and the
attitude towards the Indians was that of Christian superiority. The
Indians were read a proclamation in Spanish which they had no hope of
understanding, they had no hope of understanding the death sentence they
were being read, and it went something like this:
"We ask and require you to acknowledge the church as the rul... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 844 | 26 http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/hUE0TBfG7IM
Even in the initial stages of contact between European Christians and
Native Indian people the stage was set for ethnocentrism, and the
attitude towards the Indians was that of Christian superiority. The
Indians were read a proclamation in Spanish which they had no hope of
understanding, they had no hope of understanding the death sentence they
were being read, and it went something like this:
"We ask and require you to acknowledge the church as the rul... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4091 | 27 割包皮会造成一生的心理创伤和生理隐患，会增加妇科疾病的发病率，会增加艾滋病的
发病率，等等。
How Male Circumcision Harms Women
Ronald Goldman, Ph.D.
Learn about the hidden negative psychological and sexual effects of
circumcision and how these effects harm women in relationships with men.
This article is based on research reports in the medical and psychological
literature.
Marilyn Milos didn't know much about circumcision when she consented to have
her three sons circumcised. She trusted her doctor who told her it did not
hurt and "only to... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 8336 | 28 But don’t take this to mean that Simeon pulled any punches when expounding
Biblical texts. He is very forthright in teaching what the Bible teaches and
calling error by its real name. But he is jealous of not getting things out
of balance.
He said that his invariable rule was “to endeavor to give to every portion
of the Word of God its full and proper force, without considering what
scheme it favours, or whose system it is likely to advance” (Moule, 79).
“My endeavor is to bring out of Scripture... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6300 | 30 我们的价值从何而来？如何回答这问题将塑造我们的生活方式。也许甚至能决定我们如
何死亡。
稍早时候，我们讨论了亚伦·克里亚蒂（Aaron Kheriaty）在《第一要务》(First
Things)杂志发布以美国自杀蔓延为主题的警示性文章——以及教会如何对抗自杀的首
要致因：孤独。这种孤独会导致抑郁和自我毁灭。
但克里亚蒂也关注到了其他原因，其中的文化因素就是我今天想要讲的内容。
克里亚蒂用一个令人寒心的故事开始自己的文章，那是一位在加州卧轨自杀的全A学生
。“他的遗书并没有写明白自己行为的原因，”克里亚蒂写到，“没有明显的精神疾病
，他也没有被谁欺负。他的死紧跟三周内的另外两起自杀事件，一位自杀者来自同样的
学校，另一位则来自附近的私立高中。”
真令人痛心。在科泉市，我也见过类似的青少年系列自杀。这是全国泛滥的潮流。“要
理解这些数字，”克里亚蒂写到，“自杀是青年和青少年死亡的第二大原因。”
正如我前文所提及那样，社交孤独当然是因素之一。
但克里亚蒂还看到了另一个因素——我觉得这也是相当重要的。“在精英统治的时代，
我们的价值由自己的有用程度来衡量。”克里亚蒂说。富裕的孩子和贫穷的孩子... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4192 | 31 The Life of Beauty
美丽的一生
1. When Beauty was an egg she was zero to one.
0到1岁时,美丽只是个蛋.
2. When Beauty was hatched she was two to three.
2到3岁时,美丽从蛋中孵出.
3. Every one called Beauty weird names like Bluey.
别人都叫美丽奇怪的名字"蓝子". (我想到这里的人叫的门子,轮子,翻译成蓝子,
从图上看,别人都是绿色,美丽是蓝色的)
4. When Beauty was four to five, she went out to sea.
4到5岁时,美丽游向了大海.
5. When Beauty was six to seven she was on shore.
6到7岁时,美丽来到海岸上.
6. When Beauty was eight to nine she met Ben.
8到9岁时,美丽认识了本.(是黑色的).
7. When... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 22303 | 32 顶果钦哲仁波切陛下生平简介(一九一０~一九九一)
尊贵的顶果钦哲仁波切是最后一代于西藏完成佛法教育与训练的大喇嘛之一，他也是宁
玛巴古老传承的重要上师之一，是实修传承的殊胜持明者，他在一生中曾闭关二十二年
，证得了许多受持教法的成就。
他撰写了许多诗诵、修行法本、经注，也是一位重要的伏藏师，曾寻获莲师伏藏的许多
甚深教法。他不仅是大圆满心髓教授的大导师，亦是其一生所寻获、受持与教导之数百
个传承的持明者，在他的时代里，他是倡导利美（不分派）运动的典范，以能依循各派
各自的传承传法而闻名。事实上，虽然一些当世的喇嘛、或是包括达赖喇嘛在内的许多
上师未曾师事仁波切，但都奉他为其重要导师。
身为学者、圣哲与上师们的导师，仁波切不断地透过他的德行、素朴、庄严和幽默来启
发那些缘遇的人们。钦哲仁波切于1910年出生于东藏的丹科河谷（Denkhok Valley），
是九世纪赤松德真王室的后代，他的父亲是德格王国的大臣。当他还在母亲腹中时，便
已被著名的米范仁波切（Lama Mipham）认证出是一位特殊的转世，后来这位小婴孩便
被他命名为札西巴久（Tashi Paljor），并授予文殊菩萨的灌顶... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 33 | 33 You guys make good points.
Sometimes, I am really moved by the talk in the
"Yin Xiong Ben Se II". When Long Si come to USA
to find his friend, who is the priest, there is
a voice: "Thirteen years ago, when I left Hongkong,
you told me that I can seek your help when I am
in trouble. It is not expected that you find me
at first." Sorry I can't express it perfectly in
English.
Has anybody ever been moved by this scenario? |
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发帖数: 618 | 34 正上高中的女儿的英文老师在作文课上曾让学生们写首诗，半命题曰：《十三种方
法看……》(Thirteen Ways to See.....)。女儿写的是《十三种方法看茶壶》，
居然能在词句不多的短诗中，描述出易被人们忽略的普通茶壶的多种功用特征甚至
文化内涵。另一学生登上校刊的作品，题为《十三种方法看红色》，从人们害羞醉
酒时的脸色、停车标志、到中国人喜爱的吉祥色彩等，更将红色的作用描绘得淋漓
尽致。
读了孩子们的作品，我不禁对美国老师既制定相应规范、又给学生创意空间的命题
方式颇为佩服，同时我也琢磨为何老师要圈定"13"这个数字？如今的人们大概已不
再迷信“13”代表不吉利，但此数或许真有点魔力。由学生们的诗作可见，如果少
于13种方法，可能概括不全而忽略了描述对象的重要本质；但如果条数过多，又可
能因杂乱而重点模糊令人不得要领。我忽然明白了老师的良苦用心，这不仅是在教
孩子们写诗学英文，也是让涉世不深的高中生们练习观察和归纳事物的方法。
我也由此受到启发：不妨模仿此命题法归纳一番在美国的处世经验，因为今年恰逢
我来美国的第13年，该是回首来时路的最佳时机。如果到美国时间太短，会因对社 |
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p*******y
发帖数: 18288 | 38 听起来很牛的样子，
科普下，有多牛
PKU
Thirteen |
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发帖数: 11175 | 39 呵呵
老传统了,每年的今天都贴一次
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to
dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to
assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to
which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect
to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes
which impel them to the separation.
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发帖数: 2257 | 40 回应正在生气的孩子的正确方法(中英双语)
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When children get upset, the cannot be reached by reasoning. When angry,
they respond only to emotional balm.
当孩子烦躁不安时，讲道理是没有用的。他们生气时，只有情感上的安慰，他们才听得
进去。
Dr. Haim G. Ginott
文/海姆·G·吉诺特
Two young siblings, were playing in the basement. Suddenly a noise of
destruction, followed by shouting and accusations, was heard. Red with anger
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发帖数: 946 | 41 Try another one.
An egg carton holds exactly one dozen eggs. How is it possible to position
thirteen eggs in this same carton without breaking or scrambling a single
egg? Placing two eggs in any single compartment is not allowed. |
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发帖数: 946 | 42 The question says that you have to put thirteen eggs in the carton, not
outside or
bottom. |
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发帖数: 946 | 43 It doesn't matter what kind of egg carton it is.
You are supposed to put thirteen eggs into 12 small compartments of a
regular egg carton. |
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发帖数: 13743 | 44 Just take a piece of paper and write "thirteen eggs" and put it inside the
carton |
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发帖数: 9831 | 45 take two eggs out, one for you, one for me;
let's eat them up;
now redefine thirteen as the number of eggs left in the carton. |
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发帖数: 946 | 46 The answer to the egg carton puzzle:
Place the twelve letters of "thirteen eggs" in the twelve compartments of
the egg carton.
Good job guys! |
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发帖数: 171 | 47 不紧张，有点期待
我总是抗拒一线品牌，比如原来的IBM，现在是lenovo了，终于可以不抗拒乐
也许哪天水果不装thirteen了，我也考虑入一台 |
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