At the first Summit of the Americas, member states issued a Declaration of Principles, in which this body agreed to work together to advance the prosperity and democratic values, as well as institutions and security in the hemisphere. The United Stat

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The United States is continuing to actively engage with its allies and partners in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. These are nations that share our democratic values and our commitment to work together for a stable and peaceful hem

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary spice: a substance used for adding flavour to food pimento: an evergreen tree, named after the Spanish word meaning peppercorn cuisine: a type of food that originates from a certain region flavour: how something tastes Allspi

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First place were going to is Central America. There have been some violent protests over the past week in Nicaragua and the countrys army have been deployed to protect Nicaraguan government buildings. The main issue here: the countrys social security

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By Michael Bowman Washington 19 January 2006 A Washington-based public policy group is advocating an ambitious proposal for energy integration and cooperation in the Americas, with the ultimate goal o

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U.S. President Barack Obama travels Friday to Trinidad and Tobago to attend the fifth Summit of the Americas, a gathering of all hemispheric leaders minus Cuba. U.S. officials say the summit is an opportunity to forge a regional response to the glob

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Beginners. I'm back from a wonderful trip. Do you want to hear about it? Do you know anything about New Zealand? I'll give you some of the most important details. It is situated in Oceania which is in the Pacific Ocean in the Southern Hemisphere. It'

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Beginners. It's very interesting going to another country and experiencing the culture, even if the people from that country speak the same language. Among English speaking nations, there are well known differences. Our accents are different, of cour

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Holiday Cheer Leads to Birth-Rate Spike In the United States, theres a holiday that goes hand in hand with romance. So much so that nine months later, theres a spike in the number of babies born. Valentines day? Wrong! It seems that people in the U.S

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Topics: American Cities (Territories): American Samoa; how to become a pilot in the U.S.; objective versus subjective, to be flanked by, power versus empowerment; to delegate versus to defer Words: territory southern hemisphere indigenous to occupy r

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The Prefrontal Cortex with Age 年老的 前额皮质 The prefrontal cortex is the region of the brain located just behind the forehead, where higher-level cognition occurs, such as recalling whether a word was heard aloud or read. Most people show e

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Havent We Met 面孔失认症是一种神经心理性疾病,表现为对熟悉面孔的识别能力降低或丧失。一般来讲,面孔失认症病人不能再认出以往熟悉的知名人士及亲朋好友的面孔 。虽然面孔失认症病人

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