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风来了 雨来了: February 2008
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Cut scholarship bond period to stem brain drain: NMP. Feb 26, 2008. Cut scholarship bond period to stem brain drain: NMP. CUT THE length of scholarship bonds and grant tax rebates for the overseas university fees paid by parents whose children return to Singapore after their studies abroad. These measures were suggested by Nominated MP Loo Choon Yong in Parliament on Tuesday to help stem Singapore's brain drain. The scholarships must 'not be instrument for converting free Singaporeans into indentured Sin...
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风来了 雨来了: Winter Break 2008
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Glass Flower Collection from Harvard Museum of Natural History. Large collection of life-like flowers, each crafted entirely from glass. Meaning, everything you seen in this picture is made of glass, even the leaves! The famous Freedom Trail in Boston, which links all the main historic attractions in Boston that were key sites in the American Independence. Quincy Market, well known for its eateries indoors. Old North Church, also on the Freedom Trail. What remains of the World Trade Center. The National ...
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风来了 雨来了: August 2008
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突然觉得,心里老了很多。曾有的希望逐渐消失时也只能苦笑,因为终于明白了,而只能默默地接受。 总的来说,感觉是失望吧,但其实也早该预料到了。学长曾说过此活动不过是跟团旅游,而我们每日的旅程 - 不是在酒店用饭就是乘车参观旅游胜点 - 也证明了她所说得不错。虽说大部分的景点都曾看过,例如故宫、上海滩、西安古城等,但也不是全无收获。能进入人民大会堂,见到贾庆林、曾荫权、何振梁、罗雪娟等,的确是难以获得的机会。或许我期望过高,本身认为节目可以更好,但事实是杰青活动的主要目的是把中国介绍给未曾到过大陆的华裔,那就当然不会像我想象中的浸濡活动一般。语言方面却有点影响,现在总爱说“我困了”而不是“我累了”、以往的“华语”变成了“普通...其实很奇怪,虽然把中国认作新加坡的竞争者,但毕竟仍对中国有认同感。记得在博物院读到有关不平等条约的文件时,心里激起了一股为中华人民的不忿 - 我们作为龙的传人,有着悠久的历史文化,岂能轻易给外国人欺负呢?我会这么想,多少也证明了:我把新加坡认作我的国家A...Is proudly powered by Blogger. Of the Fractal Blog Network.
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风来了 雨来了: February 2009
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America's Most Miserable Cities. If I complain about Chicago, it really isn't my fault. America's Most Miserable Cities. By Kurt Badenhausen, Forbes.com. Feb 6th, 2009. Lousy weather, long commutes, rising unemployment and high sales tax. Welcome home. So with all of the good vibes coming out of Chicago, how does it show up as the third worst city on our second annual list of America's Most Miserable Cities? The Most Miserable City. Stockton ranks in the bottom seven in four of the nine categories we loo...
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风来了 雨来了: Ski Trip (Jan 09)
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Ski Trip (Jan 09). Driving to Wisconsin through the night. Conghan and Shawn totally knocked out. Driving through some park near the ski resort. Finally at Devil's Head Resort in Wisconsin. This is the single Black Diamond slope that was about the most difficult we tried all day. This entry was posted on Feb 6, 2009 at Friday, February 06, 2009 . You can follow any responses to this entry through the comments feed. Is proudly powered by Blogger. By InfoCreek Free Blogger Templates.
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风来了 雨来了: January 2008
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Ah, that's the spot. Ah, that's the spot. Why scratching brings relief. Feb 1, 2008. CHICAGO - OH, it brings such blessed relief and now scientists can tell you why - scratching an itch temporarily shuts off areas in the brain linked with unpleasant feelings and memories. Our study shows for the first time how scratching may relieve itch,' Dr Gil Yosipovitch, a dermatologist at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, said in a statement. Scratching increased activi...
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风来了 雨来了: September 2007
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Museum of Science and Industry. One of only 2 German U-boats captured during WWII. Only 4 survive today. Chinatown Square, where the only activities are KTV and eating. Hershey's Shop near Hancock Observatory. Chicago billboard with attached springs so that they won't topple in the wind. View from the Hancock Observatory, voted the best place from which to view the Chicago skyline. Navy Pier. You can spot the world's first Ferris Wheel here. First dose of UChicago. I'm taking four courses this quarter, n...
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风来了 雨来了: October 2007
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I'll come get you. 8220;If you get hurt, you crawl off the field. When you can’t crawl off the field, I’ll come get you.” Irv Favre to his son Brett. Brett Favre has started 237 consecutive games (257 including playoffs), the Packers franchise record, the longest stretch ever by an NFL quarterback and the league's third-longest streak ever recorded among all positions. Trippingly On The Tongue. Here, from the book. Brush Up Your Shakespeare! Source: Awaken the Giant Within. Anthony Robbins, p208. In Sept...
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风来了 雨来了: May 2008
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Japan woman caught living in closet. Japan woman caught living in closet. By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 58 minutes ago. TOKYO - A homeless woman who sneaked into a man's house and lived undetected in his closet for a year was arrested in Japan after he became suspicious when food mysteriously began disappearing. The woman told police she had no place to live and first sneaked into the man's house about a year ago when he left it unlocked. She had moved a mattress into the small clos...
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风来了 雨来了: Mraz
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