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Continuous Treatment = stream of revenue Cured = one time earning and it be a accident like The Stand form Stephen King.
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2011-12-21, 14:13 | Link #18562 | |
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Virus is mutating= need to start again= another round of treatement= another steam of revenue
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2011-12-21, 15:35 | Link #18563 | |
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2011-12-21, 16:49 | Link #18564 | |
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As for oversea Chinese not identifying as Chinese, maybe 2nd or 3rd generation but the majority of 1st generation Chinese still count themselves as Chinese. And if any of the 2nd or 3rd gen Chinese they will still be count as Chinese.
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2011-12-21, 17:49 | Link #18567 | |
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Chechnya: How did Putin's party win 99 percent?
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2011-12-21, 19:16 | Link #18568 |
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I've always been interested about this.
I think it largely depends. I have a friend who got out of the PRC by the time he was 8 and moved here to Philly, he ain't got NO designs on going back. Then again he meets grad students (he's in a conservatory) that seem to hum a different tune so you know. Heard an interesting BBC documentary about China trying to lure back scientists from abroad, one guy from California said that it will be no easy task. The place is good for labor, but not great for innovation due to the top down culture and lack of debate (nutshell of his words, not min). |
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2011-12-21, 19:58 | Link #18570 |
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I was under the impression that a lot of overseas Chinese do not have a high opinion of the PRC government, as they left China in the aftermath of the Communist victory in the civil war, and were supporters of the Nationalists, and came from middle or upper class backgrounds. When you consider that most Overseas Chinese fall into a merchant/entrepreneurial or professional background (all those restaraunts...), then I can't imagine them having a good opinion of a government that abolished private property and mostly appealed to the rural peasantry.
Of course the CPC of today is not the CPC of the Mao years, but I would have imagined that older overseas chinese would have still held some kind of grudge against the Communists. Or am I incorrect? |
2011-12-21, 21:08 | Link #18571 |
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Depends on where you live. My grandparents don't support the PRC all the way up to their deaths. Neither do most of my locals since they detest the PRC migrants for "lowering real wages" while compounding social issues.
However, the anti-caucasian sentiment still remains strong. I think that is a given since the Brits walked out on us 70 years ago. Btw, Cosmic Eagle is from the same country as me. We have instances where our GP essays are copied wholesale and sent for marking, and have to fight for legitimacy with our teachers. And seeing a PRC arguing with our local police over a summon for spitting on the road or discarding a cigarette butt.....it is all so bloody common that the New Paper (a local newspaper which is known for its rather sensationalist style of news coverage but excellent sports reporting) stopped covering the issue at length.
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2011-12-22, 04:17 | Link #18573 | |||
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I won't say too much on this, but PRC disdains foreign Chinese because they seem to consider them ROC bedrock support. You can extrapolate from there. [/quote] That is because the PRC only wanted ROC for one reason : the control of the entire trade route between SEA to Russia and Alaska, and effectively, the South China Sea. If it wasn't for the 7th Fleet they would have moved down from there and choked off trade and communications between US and the SEA. Of course, the Malays in this region would be so pissed that it would turn into a real painful conflict. If there is a conflict in that area it would be good to buy LMT and hold till the conflict ends : I feel like an asshole for profiting from other people's demise. Quote:
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That is some disturbing morbid humour. What is more disturbing is that our elections are starting to look similar to what US's is right now; populist politics with bread and circuses. Although it is not as bad, I can't stand listening to a rally or debate when those politicians are attacking each other and appealing to ridicule instead of addressing national issues and concerns.
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2011-12-22, 05:45 | Link #18575 |
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For those of you who actually know about the Eurozone crisis, can anyone tell me how accurate this article is?:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16290598
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2011-12-22, 05:53 | Link #18576 |
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Accurate, though they are -on purpose- ignoring the others parts of the new threaty that weren't respected in the past.
The end isn't as easy as this, there's still some hope unlike what they are saying, depends of what the BCE will do. Or maybe it's only retarding the undodgable end. |
2011-12-22, 05:57 | Link #18577 | |
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It was Germany who profited from the Euro (the Deutschmark was getting really large and affected exports negatively) and the south were able, for once, to compete with China+India, and to afford German goods. Now that the Euro's in the doldrums due to this conundrum, Germany should do something about it, rather than pulling in the non-Euro 10 EU members (UK, Sweden, Denmark, etc.) - Germany gained from the Euro, so it should also fix the mess. In fact, it can. Call off the Euro. It's not something workable in the long run since the Catholic South have very different industries (tourism, service) compared to the Protestant North (manufacturing). Thus what's good for the North is ultimately harmful to the South & v.v. Actually, Germany can just create two currencies - one for the North and one for the South. The South would then work to join the fiscal status of the North at their own pace. Of course, this would lead to the question: where does this leave France? |
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2011-12-22, 06:04 | Link #18578 | |
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Yahoo to weigh deals for Asian assets
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2011-12-22, 06:13 | Link #18579 | |
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2011-12-22, 06:16 | Link #18580 | |
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