首先郑重声明,人各有不同,退休地选在哪里,如何买退休房,这些俱都会因人而异,以下所说仅限我们个人的体会,贴出来只是给有兴趣的人一个参考,绝无要告诉读者孰是孰非的意思。如果文字中透露出对某地不甚满意,对另一地更加喜欢,那也毫不超出个人好恶的范畴,绝无冒犯他人之意。寻找退休房和寻购其他东西一样,最好能事先确定自己需要什么。没退休前一直[
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是否有尚未报道的原因不得而知,但根据法律,因为事情发生在纽约州,适用纽约州的法律。纽约州关于一级谋杀的定义基本是这样的:
一级谋杀是指涉及特定条件的谋杀,如谋杀国家公务人员(警察,执法人员,救火队员,监狱警察,急救人员,法官)、谋杀某一罪案的目击证人或其亲属、行凶手段残忍的谋杀(对受害人用酷刑),凶手杀了不止一两人,在抢劫夜盗等犯[
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小笑话一篇,部分素材来自网上:----------------------------------------------------柳宗元被捕入狱,遇到也才进来的李白,问李白因何在此。李白说:“造谣罪,'飞流直下三千尺,'人家居然真去那个鬼瀑布量了,三千差一尺。就差一尺,我就栽了。”柳宗元叹道:“彼此彼此,还记得‘千山鸟飞绝’吧?有人也不知在哪棵树上看见一只,就把我举报了。更可气的是,[
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Mo'men'sexplanationforthemysteriousgrayishwallfinallycamewhenourvanpassedamonumentmadeoutofanoldMig-21fighterjetstandingguardinfrontofagateinthewall.“ThosearethebarracksoftheSecondArmy”,hesaidsimply.“WhereistheThirdArmy?”Iasked,halfexpectingMo'mentopickupatopicaboutthatarmyunit,infamousforgettingsurroundedbytheIsraelisatSuezduringtheOctoberWarof1973butfamousfora...[
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OnceMo'menstartedhishistorypresentationontheCanalIcouldn'twaittohearhimtalkaboutNasser.Nasserledthe1952revolutioninoverthrowingKingFarouk.HealsoledEgyptinresistingtheinvasionbyBritain,FranceandIsraelin1956andrestoringsolecontroloftheSuezCanaltoEgypt,avictoryconsideredtohaveerasedamarkofnationalhumiliation.Headoptedmanyasocialistmeasure.Hepracticedauthoritarianism.Itshouldn’tbehard,th...[
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Thelongconvoyofbusesandvansfinallystirredintomotion.ItwassomemoretimeyetbeforeitcameourturntomergeintotheprocessionandstartthetripthroughPortSaidtowardCairoandthepyramids.(Picfromtheinternet)ThehighwayweweretravelingontraversedontheeasternedgeoftheNileDelta.ThesurroundingterrainremindedmeofthetimewhenwevisitedFortLauderdale,whereIstoodinaweatthevastandtotallyflatsouthernFloridacoastalplain,uninter...[
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TheharborsprangtolifeasNorwegianSunpulledintoPortSaidatdawn.Anendlesslineoftourbuseswerewaitingalonganarrowstreetbythepier.Perpendiculartothepierwasathoroughfarestretchingfarintotheheartofthecityandbeyond.AsteadystreamofpeoplewasbeingdisgorgedfromthestarboardsideofourhumongousshipandinchingitswaytowardthebusesasIstoodhighaboveonDeck15tryingdesperatelytosteadymycameraagainstthetremorsentthroughthes...[
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OurcruiseshiphadtwoplannedstopsinEgypt:PortSaidandAlexandria.NeitherisclosetoCairo.Asamatteroffact,theyandCairoformalmostanequilateraltriangle:thelanddistancebetweenanytwoofthemisjustatadover200kilometers.
(TheearliestEgyptianpyramidsweresteppyramids.)
Ourresearchbeforethetriptoldustherewasn'tmuchtoseeinPortSaid.PortSaidisabigcity;ofcoursetherearethingsworthseeingthere.Buttherearemor...[
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Quitesometimeago,wewentonacruiseonNorwegianSuntoEgypt.IfIhadtoguess,I'dsayprobablythefirstintroductionofmanypeopletoEgyptisthroughapictureofthepyramids.GoingtoEgypt,foranuninitiatedpersonlikemeanyway,issynonymouswithgoingtoseethepyramids.ThemostfamousEgyptianpyramidsarethosefoundatGizaontheoutskirtsofCairo.Ididn'tknowthisuntilIstartedresearchingforthetrip.Iwasn'ttotallyignorant,ofcours...[
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大部头的爱因斯坦传记读着嫌太严肃,偶然看见这篇小文,感觉有趣,翻成中文和大家共享。--------------------------------------------------《回忆爱因斯坦:他可真不是驾驶帆船那块料》RecallingAlbertEinstein,whowasnotmuchofageniuswhenitcametosailing------ByCoreyKilgannon纽约州卡特筹格村:当爱因斯坦于1939年7月间头一次走进罗斯曼百货店时,店主大卫.罗斯曼立刻认出了他,因为那时消息早已经传遍了[
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