On August 2nd, 1492, as Columbus finally set off on his epic voyage to cross the Atlantic Ocean, he had not one but two goals in mind--crossing the endless expanse of an uncharted sea, and discovering

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Indonesia Seeks to Balance Sea Claims, Economic Interests 印度尼西亚主张寻求平衡海索赔以及经济利益 Indonesia says its armed forces will expand their watch around a group of islands in the South China Sea to keep away Chinese fishi

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This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. The history of science is inextricably linked to the Galapagos and its influence on Darwin. In 2001, an oil tanker hit a reef in the Galapagos Islands an

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - Fighting World War Two: The United States Forces Japan to Retreat From Islands in the PacificBy David Jarmul Broadcast: Thursday, November 30, 2006 VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Protections Increased for Sea Life in Northwestern HawaiiBy Nancy Steinbach, Erin Schiavone and Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:00:00 UTC (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is

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This is Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, in the United States. It is a federal holiday. That means most federal offices are closed. The holiday honors the first visit to America by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Columbus though

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AS IT IS 2016-06-15 Meet Monique, the Chicken Sailing Around the World 法国小伙带着宠物鸡环球旅行 This is Whats Trending Today. Guirec Soudee is sailing around the world. The 24-year-old Frenchman has already been at sea for two years. H

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Columbus Day: Some Love It, Others Not So Much 哥伦布纪念日--有些人爱,有些人不以为然 This is Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, in the United States. It is a federal holiday. That means most federal offices are closed. The h

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Under P-r-e-s-s-u-r-e: National Spelling Bee Goes Big Time on TV (and a German Word Decides the Winner)By Dana Demange and Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Friday, June 09, 2006 (MUSIC) HO

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Theodore Roosevelt, who more than a century ago was the first to define the Pacific as a core US interest, once urged his countrymen to speak softly and carry a big stick. 一个多世纪前首位将太平洋界定为美国核心利益的美国总统西

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Treaty of Shimonoseki 2005年4月17日是马关条约签订110周年。110年前的今天,北洋大臣李鸿章在日本马关签订了《马关条约》(Treaty of Shimonoseki),割让辽东半岛、

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China in Pacific for common development: Chinese vice FM RAROTONGA, Cook Islands, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai firmly rejected suggestions Thursday that China's assistance to developing Pacific countries was aimed at

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Rescue workers began a massive relief operation in Vanuatu on Sunday following a devastating cyclone that killed at least eight people, sent thousands into emergency shelters and disrupted communications in the Pacific island nation. A nine-member U.

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1、Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance, and youfind out you still care for that person. 所谓爱,就是当感觉、热情和浪漫统统拿掉之后,你仍然珍惜对方。 2、Remember happiness doesnt depen

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Meanwhile, across the Caribbean, at least three dozen people are dead in Irma's wake. Officials are struggling to get aid to the region's islands devastated by what was then a Category 5 storm. In the British Virgin Islands, thousands have no electri

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Yi Xianliang, deputy director-general of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of Chinas Foreign Ministry, has said the Islands are the inherent territory of China and there are no disputes in this area. Yi said China has been shocked by the i

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CARACAS, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela plans to develop three pristine Caribbean islands that are home to military facilities into tourist resorts, Tourism Minister Andres Izarra announced Monday. The state-run Venezuelan News Agency (AVN) quoted Iza

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Science and technology 科学技术 Modelling tsunamis 模拟海啸 The dangers of insularity 岛国的危险 Islands may amplify the biggest waves, not break them 岛屿可能会增强海啸,而不会减弱海啸 SURFERS shun beaches shielded by i

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Water sports by Mike Rayner We'll all be planning that route We're gonna take real soon We're waxing down our surfboards We can't wait for June We'll all be gone for the summer We're on surfari to stay Tell the teacher we're surfin' Surfin' U. S. A.

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