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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Terrorist Arrests in Germany, Belgium; Nine Warning Signs Ignored; Could
Attacks Have Been Prevented?
In the wake of the terrorist activity in Paris that killed close to 150
people in eight separate attacks, the Investigation Widens to Germany and
Belgium.
Three Key Developments
● Belgium charges two men in connection with the Paris attacks
● Germany arrests five people in a town close to the Belgian border
● France has authorized the distribution of an antidote for nerve gas
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发帖数: 6571 | 2 California again has nation’s highest rate of real poverty
By Dan Walters
[email protected]/* */
Nextdoor
Gov. Jerry Brown and state legislators have been crowing about what they did
for California’s poorest residents the last few years.
They raised the state’s minimum wage, improved overtime pay for farm and
domestic workers, enacted an earned-income tax credit, expanded health and
welfare benefits, and provided extra money for the educations of poor
students.
However, their failure to co... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3803 | 4 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-23/-european-det
Nowhere is Volkswagen AG’s widening emissions scandal being felt more
acutely than in Wolfsburg, the ultimate company town in Germany.
Here, a hundred miles west of Berlin, VW funds the university, runs the
biggest museum and owns the local soccer club, which is competing against
some of the best teams in the world in the Champions League.
A VW logo sits on display outside the power plant at the Volkswagen AG
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发帖数: 3299 | 6 yield curve is widening more than 100 bps in the past several weeks, the
most dramatic rising of long term rate in the history with short term rate
moving very little. It is thus quite reasonable to assume that when FED
tapers its purchase of long term treasury bonds and MBSs, the yield curve
will continue to widen. FED withdraws the qualitative easing because
evidence starts to show that QE becomes very expensive but the effect on the
economy is smaller than expected. FED will not change its gu... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1054 | 7 Europeans Striving to Calm Nerves in Markets
Francisco Seco/Associated Press
Prime Minister José Sócrates in Parliament after his government approved
the 2011 budget.
Officials across Europe scrambled on Friday to speed measures aimed at
easing the fears of investors even as borrowing costs flirted with new highs
in the euro zone’s frailer countries.
In Portugal, lawmakers approved a tough 2011 budget to help the country meet
a pledge to cut the deficit to 4.6 percent of gross domestic product n... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 18523 | 8 Elop Fights Nokia Traditions in Race to Ship Microsoft Phone
By Diana ben-Aaron - Mar 28, 2011 4:22 PM GMT+0900
inShare
More Print Email
Speeding up Nokia’s product development is at the top of Chief Executive
Stephen Elop’s agenda as he tries to meld the Finnish company’s handsets
with Microsoft Corp. software to narrow the widening gap to Apple and Google
Inc. Photographer: Henrik Kettunen/Bloomberg
Every summer for the last four years while Apple Inc. shipped a new iPhone,
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发帖数: 20645 | 9 U.S. Trade Deficit Unexpectedly Widens in September
Fox Business - 49 minutes ago
The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly widened in September as exports hit a
five-month low, suggesting slowing global demand could undercut economic
growth in the final three months of the year.
诗人准备今天重仓暴入USO
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发帖数: 8227 | 10 孺子可教！
共和党自里根之后，二十余年，竟找不到一个“会说话”的政治人物。现在，新星终于
诞生了！
Who's Afraid of Marco Rubio?
Democrats are scared enough of the charismatic Republican Senate hopeful
that some were willing to sacrifice their own candidate to help a stronger
challenger in the race.
By MATTHEW KAMINSKI
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Marco Rubio is the newest Republican star, but not for any obvious reasons.
On policy, the Senate hopeful from the Sunshine State blends in easily with
the tea party crowd. Less government, taxes and debt... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2206 | 11 SOME horizontal cracks might NOT get worse/widen (without ANYTHING being
done).
SOME horizontal cracks will get worse over TIME.
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发帖数: 12289 | 15 俺也看见widener's了。给大家提个醒，widener's寄东西比较慢，如果有别的
选择建议还是从别的地方买。 |
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发帖数: 8706 | 16 Widener出了个deal
http://wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=100000100
YUGOM57 Yugo/Zastava M57 (7.62x25) Pistol $199.00
The demand for these has increased 10 fold since the last E-Blast, we are
sending them again so you don't miss out !!
Rare Yugoslavian/Zastava M57 TT Tokarev pistol.
Pistols are in Excellent Condition, just look at the pictures, comes with
One 9 round Magazine. These pistols were stored in cosmoline, you will need
to dissasemble them and clean them before firing.
THESE ARE C&R EL... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 11281 | 17 NOTICE:
Large price increases for all ammunition and components are coming in April
and May 2011. Record high costs of primary metals such as lead and copper
are cited as part of the reason.
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发帖数: 43471 | 25 n his personal and professional capacities, Dr Sokona participated at many
international negotiations and follow-ups of the Rio process and related
Conventions including Climate Change, Desertification, and Biodiversity. He
is often solicited by various governments in Africa and organizations such
as the World Bank, UNDP, etc., to serve as a Steering Committee Member of
their programs, to conduct program evaluation missions, to chair sessions in
high level conferences, and to contribute scientif... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10575 | 26 http://www.ccel.org/ccel/boettner/predest.iii.ii.html
Chapter III
God Has a Plan
It is unthinkable that a God of infinite wisdom and power would create a
world without a definite plan for that world. And because God is thus
infinite His plan must extend to every detail of the world's existence. If
we could see the world in all its relations, past, present, and future, we
would see that it is following a predetermined course with exact precision.
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发帖数: 239 | 27 I wonder how SYZ would think about this recent article.
Nature 472, 259–260 (21 April 2011) doi:10.1038/472259b
Published online 20 April 2011
No longer a guaranteed ticket to an academic career, the PhD system
needs a serious rethink.
The world has many problems and it will take a lot of bright, educated
people to solve them. So, on the face of it, it seems like a good thing
that more and more people are earning PhDs in science, technology and
engineering. Most countries, convinced that higher ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 489 | 28 not really sure what you are asking - using Chinese terms didn't help either.
But TED (treasury yield - libor) measures the 'perceived' incremental risk
of lending to a bank in the spot market vs. buying the t-bills which is *
generally* considered to be risk free. so if the market believes that the
banks are getting riskier (they don't have actually be riskier) the spread
will widen.
the spread could also widen if the t-bills are perceived to be less risky.
This happened at 4Q08 when the financ |
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发帖数: 848 | 29 对一道题想不明白，请大家帮忙看看
这道题是CFA 2008年的考题
Buying and selling an equal value of fixed income securities with identical characteristics
Buy 7-year Ba2/BB industrial corporate bonds;
sell 7-year Baa3/BBB industrial corporate bonds
Given market expectations: a weakening economy, over the next 2 weeks credit spreads will widen significantly and all interest rates will decline significantly
问题: determine the expected effect on the portfolio's value over the next 2 weeks, Positive or Negative, reason
官方答案：Nega... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9770 | 30 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: chinabbsdad (张果老他爹), 信区: Military
标 题: 论林彪反党集团的社会基础（汉英对照）
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Nov 22 09:43:14 2013, 美东)
论林彪反党集团的社会基础
On the Social Basis of the Lin Piao Anti-Party Clique
姚文元
by Yao Wen-yuan
[This article is reprinted from Peking Review, #10, March 7, 1975, pp. 5-10.]
毛主席在讲到必须搞清楚无产阶级对资产阶级专政的问题时明确指出：“林彪一类如上
台，搞资本主义很容易。因此，要多看点马列主义的书。”这就提出了一个极其重要的
问题：即“林彪一类”的阶级本质是什么？林彪反党集团产生的社会基础是什么？把这
个问题弄清楚，对于巩固无产阶级专政、防止资本主义复辟，对于坚定地执行党在社会
主义历史阶段的基本路线，一步一步地造成资产阶级既不能存在也不能再产生的条件，
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发帖数: 23737 | 31 科学家最近发现西瓜中富含扩张血管的化合物—— L-瓜氨酸，可以减少心肌梗塞和中
风的危险。研究发现每日喝一定量的西瓜汁可以使高血压病人的血压下降[注]。
英国有160万人患有高血压，使心梗和中风的死亡率双倍地增加。英国人每年死于心梗
和中风者达6万以上。
一氧化氮是能使血管内皮扩张的重要物质，西瓜种的L-瓜氨酸可以使血液中的一氧化氮
含量明显增加。美国科学家给患高血压的自愿者每日6克从西瓜种提取出的L-瓜氨酸。6
星期后，9名受试者的血压均有下降，而且无副作用。但是如果是吃西瓜，大约一个半
西瓜才可达到这种治疗剂量。
佛罗里达州立大学的Arturo Figueroa博士说：这项研究说明保健食品有扩血管作用，
有一些食物可以防止高血压的发生，从而避免心梗和中风。虽然研究刚刚开始，结果令
人鼓舞，为今后在更多的人群中研究打下了坚实的基础。
研究人员之一Bahram Arjmandi教授说：所谓保健食品是指那些能促进健康、或防止疾
病、或多或少含有内在营养成分的食物。
科学家指出桔黄色的西瓜中的L-瓜氨酸含量高于红西瓜。两种西瓜均富含维生素A、维
生素B6、维生素C和纤维。西瓜中还含有钾元... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 60932 | 32 I just got an email special from Wideners, and they are offering a great
deal on Israeli 5.56mm M855 ammo:
http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=9019
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From the email:
quote
IMIM855C 1200 Round Case IMI 62gr M855 Ammunition 1200round case $390.00/
1200 Case Only Sale! Brass Cased, Boxer Primed, Non Corrosive. This is NOT
surplus, it is Brand New Tier 1grade ammunition. |
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发帖数: 868 | 34 The cost/watt gap between Chinese players and Sunpower has been widen and
widen. Some analysts say Sunpower should trade down to book value because of
lack of earning power, which is around $13 if I remember right.
My take is that those analysts underestimate the installation cost advantage
that Sunpower has. Sunpower still has tons of potential to cut down the
cost of its modules in the coming years to win the balance of system cost
game. The sales channel and utility scale experience that Sunp |
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发帖数: 5997 | 35 Dearborn Bancorp Shares Slump; Loss Widened
Wednesday 07/21/2010 12:57 PM ET - Dow Jones News
Dearborn Bancorp Inc. (DEAR) dropped 28% Wednesday to $1.74 after the parent
of Fidelity Bank reported its second-quarter loss widened to $1.78 a share
from $1.19 in the year-earlier period. Regulatory guidelines classify the
bank as undercapitalized as of June 30, the banking firm said. Interest
income rose 12% to $8.5 million. The provision for possible losses on bad
loans fell 13% to $11.8 million. A... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1328 | 36 China's economy cooled to its slowest pace in seven years in 2008, expanding
9 percent year-on-year as the widening global financial crisis continued to
affect the world's fastest-growing economy, official data showed Thursday.
Gross domestic product (GDP) reached 30.067 trillion yuan (US$4.4216
trillion) in 2008, Ma Jiantang, director of the National Bureau of
Statistics (NBS), told a press conference.
The 9-percent rate was the lowest since 2001, when an annual rate of 8.3
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发帖数: 987 | 37 Was he referring to the over-reliance of the Hong Kong economy on the
finance and property sector? Was he raising alarm bells over the widening
gulf between the rich and the poor? Was he talking about the protracted
bickering over the city’s political reform? Or was he lamenting the hearts
of Hong Kong people have not yet return to the Motherland 12 years after the
handover?
These are some of the questions that have been raised following remarks by
Premier Wen Jiabao about the “deep-seated contr |
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发帖数: 499 | 38 看看这里有多少LOSER，呵呵
China Bashing is for Losers
Oct. 21 2010 - 2:17 pm
By SHIKHA DALMIA
China bashing has become a bi-partisan sport this election season. But if
the bashers won’t heed the economic case for not knocking down America’s
second largest trading partner, they ought to consider the political one:
Even if they get into office by peddling false economic theories, in order
to stay there they will have to produce the right results. This
protectionism never has – and never will – deliver.
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发帖数: 93 | 39 Blasts near east China government buildings injure five
BEIJING (Reuters) - Blasts at three sites near government buildings in an
eastern Chinese city likely caused by a disgruntled farmer damaged 10 cars
and injured at least five people on Thursday, state media reported.
The cause of the near-simultaneous blasts several minutes' drive apart in
Fuzhou, Jiangxi province, was being investigated, Xinhua news agency said,
but it cited a source at the provincial government saying a disgruntled
farm... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 872 | 40 Think of what The Times reported last February: At little Grinnell College
in rural Iowa, with 1,600 students, “nearly one of every 10 applicants
being considered for the class of 2015 is from China.” The article noted
that dozens of other American colleges and universities are seeing a similar
surge as well. And the article added this fact: Half the “applicants from
China this year have perfect scores of 800 on the math portion of the SAT.”
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A Theory of Everything (Sort Of)
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发帖数: 9290 | 41 【 以下文字转载自 mitOCEF 讨论区 】
发信人: hone (磨刀石), 信区: mitOCEF
标 题: 捐款人快讯2014年02月号 Donor Newsflash Feb 2014
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Apr 17 11:55:39 2014, 美东)
原文链接
http://ocef.org/publication/donor-newsflash/618-201402-donor-ne
OCEF Donor Newsflash
项目动态：“书香校园”与校长培训
教师培训是OCEF近年来致力于提高农村学校教学水平、努力尝试探索的一个新领域。理
想的教师成长体系里，校长的成长是不可或缺的一部分。校长作为学区的发动机与核心
行动力，他的眼界宽度与思维深度，必然直接影响以阅读为核心的书香校园的建设。
2013年12月，基金会和六合基金共同主办“书香校园与阅读教学”专题培训，邀请宁夏
、贵州共24位校长和教育局代表前往江苏省常州市4所小学和1所幼儿园以及海门市的东
洲小学观摩学习。
这次学习和访问分成三个阶段：南京——亲近母语... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7521 | 42 Secretary of Defense Gates claimed that by 2020, “The
United States is projected to have nearly 2,500
manned combat aircraft of all kinds. Of those,
nearly 1,100 will be the most advanced fifth-
generation F-35s and F-22s. China, by contrast, is
projected to have no fifth-generation aircraft by
2020. And by 2025, the gap only widens.” （pp.35）
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发帖数: 5309 | 43 Members of the Swedish parliament expressed concerns that the Institute
provides a platform for the Chinese
government.[6] A declassified intelligence report by the Canadian Security
Intelligence Service says, "Beijing is
out to win the world's hearts and minds, not just its economic markets, as a
means of cementing power."[7]
The Government of India rejected the idea of Confucius Institutes in schools
, and called them "a Chinese
design to spread its soft power – widening influence by using cul... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7469 | 44 【 以下文字转载自 WorldNews 讨论区 】
发信人: quovadis (my shit is your gourmet), 信区: WorldNews
标 题: TG的大公评级降低美国债信用到A+，美债今天跌盘报收
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Nov 9 22:20:08 2010, 美东)
小将今天都没有注意这个? 大公评级公司是TG承认的5个评级公司之一，今天以米犹的
联储大印钞票为理由，把美国国债的信用评级从AA降到A+,而TG的国债评级比米国高。
大公前两年想打入美国市场，结果连续被犹太人SHAPIRO控制的SEC否决了2次。
下午国债就无缘无故的迭跌不休，谣言传来说是中国降低了美债的信用评级，交易大厅
的头斥之以鼻的说土共敢吗?然后谣言证实后就一堆分析师说这个TG 有政治目的的，然
后说美国的国债是全世界的评级基准，中国哪里有权来乱评。不过下班前好像以美债为
基准的信用相关的债券SPREAD都变宽了。
China’s Dagong Lowers U.S. Credit Rating on Fed Monetary Policy
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发帖数: 6858 | 46 帝国的陨落
来源: ognc 于 2010-12-12 05:58:18 [档案] [博客] 旧帖] [转至博客] [给我悄悄话
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The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
By Alfred W. McCoy
December 11, 2010 "The Nation" - - A soft landing for America 40 years from
now? Don’t bet on it. The demise of the United States as the global
superpower could come far more quickly than anyone imagines. If Washington
is dreaming of 2040 or 2050 as the end of the American Century, a more
realistic asses... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 30882 | 47 美国部分网民对中国四代机的评论
鼎盛军事网 2010-12-31 13:07:48 来源: 中华网博客 鼎盛论坛 网友评论
核心提示：中国在航空技术上的进步无容置疑的，想像他们过去5年、10年、15年。现
在中国中国在工业技术和技能方面已经达到了前苏联所从未达到的水平，这是被他们的
意志和无穷无尽的钞票所驱动的，这些也是俄国人30年前失去的
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摘录了几条翻译了供大家参考哈
Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin to raise the price of F-22 today.
太TMD的巧了，洛克希德马汀的F-22 同一天涨价了。
Screams stealthy MiG-31 - I wonder if this bird could be powered by a pair
of older tech Soloviev D-30F6 engines...
隐形版米格31-我怀疑两台老技术的D-30F6发动机能给这鸟提供动力嘛？
Looking at a close up view of the nose clearly shows DSI intakes, an... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7521 | 48 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/30/world/asia/30india.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
India Digs In Its Heels as China Flexes Its Muscles
India is recalibrating its approach to China as China’s influence expands
throughout the rest of Asia, the New York Times reports:
It has been the season of geopolitical hugs in India — with one noticeable
exception.
The exception to the cheery mood was the mid-December visit of Prime
Minister Wen Jiabao of China. Mr. Wen did secure business deals, announce
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发帖数: 6973 | 49 I received an internal email and I appreciated the level-headed feedback.
The email said, "You are totally ignorant. How could U.S. monitoring the
Chinese activities when they are under a roof?"
(a) But we all know that scientists/engineers have developed hand-held
gadgets which can see through walls, in part to alert law enforcements or
soldiers when they storm a house or conduct urban warfare. And we all know
American airports feature machines that can see through clothes (backscatter
X-ray).
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