You may have spotted V-shaped squadrons of geese heading south this fall. But for many migrantslike smaller songbirdsnighttime is the right time, when it comes to migration. Winds are gentler. And darkness helps them avoid airborne attacks. Of course

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28. The French on the Great Lakes. 28.法国人与五大湖 Champlain was the first of many French discoverers. 尚普兰是发现五大湖的众多法国人中的第一个, Some of these were missionaries who left home and friends to bring the b

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Section C Earth — a Living Planet Earth looks like a big blue marble(玻璃球); from high above the Earth and from the moon, the planet gleams and shines. The blue water in the oceans and seas

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9.The Great Lakes The Great Lakes are the greatest wonder of America. It is the largest group of lakes in the world and the biggest body of fresh water. It is hard to grasp that a land should contain several freshwater seas so big that a ship can ste

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虚拟的美国大学广为世界人民流传 The Midwest farm state of Iowa is so proud of its string of blue-water lakes - the Okoboji Lakes- that it calls them Iowa's Great Lakes. They're ringed by resorts, marinas, and fishing cabins.And they're

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Hippos Called River Life Force 河马创造了河流生命力 A new study says the hippopotamus is very important to the health of Africas rivers and lakes. Thats because hippos produce a key ingredient for aquatic life -- and a lot of it. But resear

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Experts Worry That Road Salt Harms US Waters Communities in the Northern parts of the United States have used salt to keep icy roads safe during winter for many years. But, some experts now say salt harms nearby fresh water supplies. Putting salt on

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By Victoria Cavaliere Washington 13 June 2007 A deadly, fast-spreading virus is affecting freshwater fish in several lakes in New York state. In the past, the fish virus had a catastrophic impact on fish populations in Europe, Japan, and the U.S. Pac

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By Thomas Rippe Kigali 28 August 2007 Military Leaders of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda met in Kigali to discuss taking action against negative elements operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thomas Rippe reports for VOA from the Rwandan

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Commerical fisherman Chad Isaak and a partner haul in a boatload of invasive Asian Carp, Jul 2010 The multi-billion-dollar commercial fishing industry in the Great Lakes region of the United States employs more than 800,000 people, but is threatened

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Iowa's Make-Believe University Has Fans Worldwide The Midwest farm state of Iowa is so proud of its string of blue-water lakes - the Okoboji Lakes - that it calls them Iowa's Great Lakes. They're ringed by resorts, marinas, and fishing cabins. And th

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The polls say women are expected to make a difference in many key midterm elections. And our next story is also about women, poles and transforming an American institution. From Interlochen Public Radio, Morgan Springer reports.

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And it always will be.For love still remains Life's sweet mystery! Love works in ways That are wondrous and strange And there's nothing in life That love cannot change! Love can transform The most commonplace Into beauty and splendor And sweetness a

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By Cathy Majtenyi Foreign ministers gathered for the African Union's Peace and Security Council meeting in Addis Ababa are examining the deteriorating relations between Rwanda and the Democratic Repub

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Huygens landed on Titan. It/ sent back these few hundred pictures, until the batteries died and the probe froze solid. The probe landed with a thud, on basically a streambed,an area/ littered with rounded cobbles, and showed that these little rocks

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 18 April 2007 Countries of the Great Lakes region of central Africa have resurrected a former political and economic alliance so they can cooperate on a number of initiatives. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi. Dem

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It has been raining for the last five or six days in Central Otago. The rivers are high. The rivers flow into four big lakes in that area: Lake Hawea, Lake Te Anau, Lake Manapouri and Lake Wakatipu. Queenstown is on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Roads

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More than two weeks after the earthquake in China that killed more than 68,000 people and left nearly five million others homeless, Chinese officials are working on plans for reconstruction. 中国在两个多星期前发生的大地震,造成六万八

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Although it is devastating to find out that Chicago is sinking, were only talking one millimeter a year. Thats four inches in a century, but only until the land in North America brings itself back into equilibrium. When glaciers covered Canada and th

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