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One of the most boring things that comes with being a student is proofreading your own paper. Diligent students should make sure that their work is well-written, original, coherent, and grammatically correct. PaperRater is a web service that helps you with that. Weblink: http://www.paperrater.com/

In a decade, BRIC has been transformed from a marketing term to an investment craze to a political bloc.
Around 2001, Goldman Sachs created the acronym for Brazil, Russia, India and China, nations with rapidly growing economic output.
Investors rushed. Shares soared. Packaged products followed. In December 2005, a BRIC index was launched, which allowed for the [...]

崔宇 3月23日，谷歌宣布不再继续审查Google.cn的搜索结果，并将访问Google.cn的中国内地网民导向了设立在香港且未经审查的Google.com.hk。在与中国政府斡旋两个多月后，标榜网络自由的谷歌最终主动败下阵来，Google.cn也终结了四年多的中国之行，而中国内地网民日后能否“如愿”访问Google.com.hk尚是未知。

美国医疗改革终于立法，而且与大众认为的其效果要经过多年才会显现的想法相反，这项立法马上就产生了巨大的影响：共和党一蹶不振，民主党则犹如穿上了防弹背心。
华尔街对医改法案通过的反响相当不错，股市冲上18个月新高。引发这一兴奋反应的原因在于，人们发现这项措施为非理性繁荣提供了全面的保护。
中国宣布，虽然3月份的经济反弹已是无可辩驳的事实，但中国却呈现出令人迷惑的相反情形，进口额六年来首次超过出口额。只有极度顽固不化的愤世嫉俗者才会抱怨说，中国的相关数据弹性极大，并会断定在美国政府就重估人民币币值加大向北京方面施压之时，中国刚好出现贸易逆差，这显得很可疑。

UKBA publishes new rules to Tier1 and 2 of PBS.
New points criteria is uplifted from 70 to 75points
Applicants will initially be granted leave under Tier 1 (General) for 2 years, rather than the current 3 years.
Details please go to:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/news/statement-of-policy

Imagine living in a small town where people are relaxed and friendly, no traffic jams, clean air, great education, fun leisure and culture, high salaries, and much more. Fixr.com illustrated the top 10 small cities to live in the U.S taking into consideration such factors.

 
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Personal income in 42 states fell in 2009, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Nevada’s (内华达州) 4.8% plunge was the steepest, as construction and tourism industries took a beating. Also hit hard: Wyoming (怀俄明), where incomes fell 3.9%. Incomes stayed flat in two states and rose in six and the District [...]

谷歌公司(Google Inc.)本周戏剧性地宣布关闭其位于中国的搜索引擎，这一举动背后是其联合创始人布林(Sergey Brin)对在华经商必须做的妥协改变了看法，这个国度越来越让他想起自己的出生地苏联。
布林接受采访表示，思想的转变发生在2008年北京夏季奥运会结束后不久。他说，随着奥运会的余热散尽，中国政府开始加大网络审查，并对谷歌业务进行越来越多的干预。他说，中国模糊不清的经商规则在那个时候变得更加模糊。 他说，中国无所不在。我参加的会议中有五分之一包含了一些适用于中国、不同于其他国家的成分。 36岁的布林说，越来越多的迹象显示中国在实施他记忆中苏联实施的镇压行为，也是让他改变主意的原因。布林在6岁时随父母逃离了苏联。他说，对那个年代的记忆──警察登门，父亲遭反犹主义歧视──让他更加认为，抛弃谷歌既定政策的时候到了