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(2022-03-17 17:07:47)
是否有尚未報道的原因不得而知，但根據法律，因為事情發生在紐約州，適用紐約州的法律。紐約州關於一級謀殺的定義基本是這樣的：
一級謀殺是指涉及特定條件的謀殺，如謀殺國家公務人員（警察，執法人員，救火隊員，監獄警察，急救人員，法官）、謀殺某一罪案的目擊證人或其親屬、行凶手段殘忍的謀殺（對受害人用酷刑），凶手殺了不止一兩人，在搶劫夜盜等犯[閱讀全文]
(2021-10-23 12:44:20)
小笑話一篇,部分素材來自網上:----------------------------------------------------柳宗元被捕入獄，遇到也才進來的李白，問李白因何在此。李白說:“造謠罪，'飛流直下三千尺，'人家居然真去那個鬼瀑布量了，三千差一尺。就差一尺，我就栽了。”柳宗元歎道：“彼此彼此，還記得‘千山鳥飛絕’吧？有人也不知在哪棵樹上看見一隻，就把我舉報了。更可氣的是，[閱讀全文]
(2021-10-05 09:41:54)
Mo'men'sexplanationforthemysteriousgrayishwallfinallycamewhenourvanpassedamonumentmadeoutofanoldMig-21fighterjetstandingguardinfrontofagateinthewall.“ThosearethebarracksoftheSecondArmy”,hesaidsimply.“WhereistheThirdArmy?”Iasked,halfexpectingMo'mentopickupatopicaboutthatarmyunit,infamousforgettingsurroundedbytheIsraelisatSuezduringtheOctoberWarof1973butfamousfora...[閱讀全文]
(2021-10-03 08:10:10)
OnceMo'menstartedhishistorypresentationontheCanalIcouldn'twaittohearhimtalkaboutNasser.Nasserledthe1952revolutioninoverthrowingKingFarouk.HealsoledEgyptinresistingtheinvasionbyBritain,FranceandIsraelin1956andrestoringsolecontroloftheSuezCanaltoEgypt,avictoryconsideredtohaveerasedamarkofnationalhumiliation.Headoptedmanyasocialistmeasure.Hepracticedauthoritarianism.Itshouldn’tbehard,th...[閱讀全文]
(2021-09-30 09:39:07)
Thelongconvoyofbusesandvansfinallystirredintomotion.ItwassomemoretimeyetbeforeitcameourturntomergeintotheprocessionandstartthetripthroughPortSaidtowardCairoandthepyramids.(Picfromtheinternet)ThehighwayweweretravelingontraversedontheeasternedgeoftheNileDelta.ThesurroundingterrainremindedmeofthetimewhenwevisitedFortLauderdale,whereIstoodinaweatthevastandtotallyflatsouthernFloridacoastalplain,uninter...[閱讀全文]
(2021-09-29 10:03:52)
TheharborsprangtolifeasNorwegianSunpulledintoPortSaidatdawn.Anendlesslineoftourbuseswerewaitingalonganarrowstreetbythepier.Perpendiculartothepierwasathoroughfarestretchingfarintotheheartofthecityandbeyond.AsteadystreamofpeoplewasbeingdisgorgedfromthestarboardsideofourhumongousshipandinchingitswaytowardthebusesasIstoodhighaboveonDeck15tryingdesperatelytosteadymycameraagainstthetremorsentthroughthes...[閱讀全文]
(2021-09-28 09:56:09)
OurcruiseshiphadtwoplannedstopsinEgypt:PortSaidandAlexandria.NeitherisclosetoCairo.Asamatteroffact,theyandCairoformalmostanequilateraltriangle:thelanddistancebetweenanytwoofthemisjustatadover200kilometers. (TheearliestEgyptianpyramidsweresteppyramids.) Ourresearchbeforethetriptoldustherewasn'tmuchtoseeinPortSaid.PortSaidisabigcity;ofcoursetherearethingsworthseeingthere.Buttherearemor...[閱讀全文]
(2021-09-27 12:05:50)
Quitesometimeago,wewentonacruiseonNorwegianSuntoEgypt.IfIhadtoguess,I'dsayprobablythefirstintroductionofmanypeopletoEgyptisthroughapictureofthepyramids.GoingtoEgypt,foranuninitiatedpersonlikemeanyway,issynonymouswithgoingtoseethepyramids.ThemostfamousEgyptianpyramidsarethosefoundatGizaontheoutskirtsofCairo.Ididn'tknowthisuntilIstartedresearchingforthetrip.Iwasn'ttotallyignorant,ofcours...[閱讀全文]
(2021-09-21 13:10:33)
大部頭的愛因斯坦傳記讀著嫌太嚴肅，偶然看見這篇小文，感覺有趣，翻成中文和大家共享。--------------------------------------------------《回憶愛因斯坦：他可真不是駕駛帆船那塊料》RecallingAlbertEinstein,whowasnotmuchofageniuswhenitcametosailing------ByCoreyKilgannon紐約州卡特籌格村：當愛因斯坦於1939年7月間頭一次走進羅斯曼百貨店時，店主大衛.羅斯曼立刻認出了他，因為那時消息早已經傳遍了[閱讀全文]
(2021-08-14 14:08:27)
Theconversationbelowisfictional.Itsonlypurposeistostringtogetherafewusagesoftheword“pull”inthehopethatlearningthemwouldbefun.Testyourselfbyreadingit.Maybe,justmaybe,you'llmanagetopickupanewusageortwoalongtheway.Ifyoufindyoualreadyknowallofthem,well,hopefullythereadingitselfprovestobeabitfun.
Itwasalotoffunwritingit.Ihadplannedalongerpiece.Butsomethingsfellthrough.Foronething,Iha...[閱讀全文]
