
howmuchG11shouldhaveread.LocalAccess打往中國電話卡1.3¢/分種來源:PoorKids?於07-08-0817:50:13[檔案][博客] [舊帖][轉至博客][給我悄悄話]
Thelowstandardisyourstate-mandatedreadinglist.
Thehighstandardisthe50%completionofthe80-volHarvardClassics,or
the60-volofGBWC.[
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BytheendoftheGreatDepressioninearly'42,anddespitearecoveringeconomyandstockmarket,homepriceshadstillnotrecoveredtolevelsseenatthetipoftheboomin1929or1930,andwerestillwellbelowthepeakpricesin1925,Dent,2004pg121[
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ByPoorSoul
From2001to2005,therealestatesectorwasresponsibleforasmuchas50percentofeconomicgrowthintheU.S.andforasmanyasHALFofallnewjobscreated.
From2001tonow,"homeowners"haspulledoutmorethan$3TRILLIONfromtheirhomeequity,resultinginthecurrentsituationinwhichAmericansnowownthesmallestpercentageofhomeequityinhistory.
Withoutthosemortgagerefinancings,allowingAmericanstomaintainanu...[
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BearStearnsCaymansFilingMayHurtBankruptFunds'Creditors
ByJeffSt.OngeandBillRochelle
Aug.7(Bloomberg)--BearStearnsCos.'decisiontoliquidatetwobankrupthedgefundsintheCaymanIslandsinsteadofNewYorkmaylimitcreditors'andinvestors'abilitytogettheirmoneyback.
WhilemostoftheirassetsareinNewYork,thefundsfiledforbankruptcyprotectionJuly31inacourtintheCaymans,wheretheyareincorporated.Thebankalsouse...[
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IfyouareunhappywithUSscience/mathedu, [刪除] [引用] wouldyousimplyassumethatUSschools'literaturereadingwouldbegood?
IhavenoticedforalongtimethatChineseAmericansseemtohaveahighlevelofconfidencewhentheypostvariousUS/stategov.recommendedreading-lists.Someevenpraisedtheselistsfortheirappearanceofcomprehensiveness,especiallyolderChinesewhostillr...[
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Chineseculture/historybooksforpre-highschool [刪除] [引用] assumingtheypreferEnglish.Thegradelevelmarkedisthelowest.
G2.AncientChina(DKEyewitnessBooks)
G4.TheStoryofAncientChina/China'sLaterDynasties
G4.Confucius:TheGoldenRule
G8.TheWisdomOfConfucius(TheModernLibraryOfTheWorld'sBestBooks)
G8.TheCambridgeIllustratedHistoryofC...[
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DeflationistakingholdagaininJapan......whilewealthdisinflationisbecomingmoreacuteintheUSstockmarket.ItisNOTcoincidencethatBOTH...JapaneseANDUSbankshares,brokerageshares,andconsumer-retailsectorfundsareLEADINGtheglobalmarketsLOWER.ThisisaMAJORmacro-messagebeingsenttoinvestorsaroundtheworld.AmoveinUSD-JPYbelow118mightjustcausethenextshoetodrop.Expectit.ForreadersofJohnMauldin's"OutsidetheBox"comment...[
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“Historytellsusit'sfarbettertohavepeopleperiodicallygoingto excesswithitsadverseconsequencesthantotrytoblockitoff inthe beginning.Theseadverseperiodsareverypainfulbutthey're inevitableifwechoosetomaintainasysteminwhichpeoplearefree totakerisks,anecessaryconditionformaximumsustainableeconomic growth.Wehavelearnedtomoveriskfromtheleveragedinstitutions whichareth...[
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Aburstingcreditbubble,
Aslow-motionimplosionofthehousingbubble,
Thelongestperiodofnegativesavingssince1933,
Recordhouseholddebt,
Recordmortgagedebt,
Recordcreditcarddebt,
Recordmargindebt,
Aweakcurrencygettingweaker,
Amanufacturingsectorthatisonly9%oftheeconomy,
RampantpriceinflationforNEEDS,
Historicallyhighenergyprices,
Stagnantwages,
Recordun...[
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愛國,賣國與害國
高山
一愛國
中國有五千年的封建曆史。從夏商周秦到漢晉隋唐,從宋元明清到如今中共的黨天下,朝代累累迭換,每每腥風血雨。曆代帝王荒淫奢侈,權欲熏心;宮廷官吏爾虞我詐,宦海沉浮。在帝王的眼裏,下臣是奴才,百姓為蟻民。飛鳥盡,良弓藏;狡兔死,走狗烹。民可使由之,不可使知之。讓下臣相互製肘,令百姓熱血愛國,可保太平盛[
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