在美国,提起吃鸭子,就会想起广东烤鸭,因为这是海外华人生活区最易买到的熟菜。几年前曾有全聚德北京烤鸭来海外开分店,让俺第一次在国外吃到肥肥的北京烤鸭。可能是太肥了,不合时下减肥的潮流,全聚德北京烤鸭开了没几年就关张停业了。其实除了广东烤鸭和北京烤鸭,还有南京板鸭和上海酱鸭也蛮有名的。上海酱鸭是本帮名菜、经典的沪菜,其实自家做来却也[
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WithanimprovingU.S.economicoutlook,coupledwithmorestablesentimentoverChinesegrowthandEuropeandebt,investorappetiteappearstobereboundingandmajorstockindicesintheU.S.andEuropearetradingatlevelsunseensincetheLehmanBrotherscollapseinSeptember2008.NorthKorea’sdecisiontobackoffitsaggressiveposturingoverSouthKorea’smilitaryexerciseindisputedterritoryhasalsoeasedworriesthatconflictintheregionwouldescala...[
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Thereisanotherbubblebrewinginoureconomy,readytoburst–sendingshockwavesthroughthefinancialsystemonceitdoes.Forthefirsttimeinrecordedhistory,thetotalamountofdebtfromstudentloansintheUnitedStateshassurpassedthetotalamountofcreditcarddebt.TheFederalReservequietlyreleasedsomeshockingnumbersandthemainstreammediahasignoredit,unsurprisingly.They’llbesuretoaskwhyoncethebubblebursts,butrightnowit’smoreim...[
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圣诞节的吉祥物很多,除了经典的圣诞老人外,还有动物,其中鹿是最常见的。像童话般的,圣诞老人一般都是坐在几匹小鹿驾驭的漂亮的小木车里,从天而降。近年来,海豚和北极熊也成了圣诞吉祥物的新宠。虽然北极熊很大,但洁白的颜色,让它们非常符合圣诞的季节,和飘落的大雪一样,相映成趣。
Duringthismonthofcelebration,Maypeaceandlovebebornanewwithinus,aroundus,amongall,ineverypl[
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到美国后,认识了一位上海来的美女服装设计师。一般服装设计师都是分专业的,如专门从事男装设计,女装设计,婚礼装设计,或童装设计,而我的这位朋友是男女装和同性恋装设计通吃。在克林顿时代经济繁荣的日子里,她的生意极好。每年的春夏秋冬四季,她都要去拉斯维加斯参加服装秀,而每次去都必须有新设计和新产品,很不简单。俺觉得做服装和做科学研究很相[
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拉斯维加斯以show和buffet著称。有一年在拉斯维加斯过圣诞节,觉得很新奇。每个酒店都有别具一格的节日装,很有个性。为期一周的假日,吃了不少buffet,以永利韦恩拉斯维加斯度假村酒店(WynnResortLasVegas)的自助餐印象最深也最好吃!其实,吃饭除了food以外,就餐环境特重要。永利韦恩的餐厅环境让俺觉得是人生的享受,非常特别的experience。先来看看餐厅的样子吧!
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记得数年前的一个春天里,俺一家驱车南下,在高速公路开了约一个半多小时,来到一个漂亮的海滨小城,名叫考斯贝(Carlsbad),这里有著名的花田(Theflowerfields),据说这里是观花的最高境界。因为这里产的各色Ranunculus花的品种和质量是得到美国玫瑰花协会最高荣誉奖的!俺全家在花田是一饱眼福,流连忘返,回味无穷。。。陶醉之际,无意中在花田一侧发现有一个圣诞花博物馆,[
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PathXchange:Aglobalonlinepathologycommunity
PathXchange|http://www.pathxchange.orgFacebook,LinkedIn,TwitterandYouTubearesocialmediasitesthathavechangedthewaywelookatourprofessionalandsocialnetworks.Thepathologyindustryisnodifferent;technologyisrevolutionizingthefield.Inthepastdecade,theindustryhastransitionedintothedigitalage,allowingpathologisttoview,manage,manipulate,analyze,reportandcollabo...[
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OnewaytomeasureinvestorconfidenceistolookatthenumberofIPOs(initialpublicofferings).Companiesgopublicseekingcashfrominvestorsthatcanbeusedtofuelgrowth.Whenconfidenceishigh,itbecomeseasiertoacquirecashfrominvestorsthantoborrowfromabank,andthenumberofIPOsrise.Sometimes,toomanyIPOscanindicateaspeculativebubbleisforming–aswasthecasein1999-2000.ButmoreoftenahighnumberofIPOsissimplyasignthattheeconomyis...[
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Oneofthemostpertinent(andsuccessful)rulesofthumbonWallStreetisthatofmovingorthinkingcontrarytothecrowd.Thisisnotbecausethecrowdisalwayswrong–onthecontrary,thecollectivewisdomofthecrowdisveryoftenright.Butitisnotterriblypredictive,duetotheveryhumantendencyofextrapolatingcurrentorrecentconditionsforward.Wetendtobelievethatsincethemarket,economy,currency,stock,etc.hasbeengoingprimarilyinonedirection...[
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