At the top, red eyed, yellow browed and full of spunk, they celebrate their ascent and reunion, and are quickly assorted by their ravenous chicks. Now, the earlier, the bigger the adults. More food is the chorus ringing out up and down the shores and

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Unable to leave his harem to feed its seed, hes losing 50 pounds of blabber a day. All ready the albatross checks a hatching in staggering numbers downy and demanding with unending patience. The new mother waits for her mate to return for his far ori

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It was only a 93 Lincoln, but he loved it. Not a ding on it. Only 75,000 miles, even though it was 14 years old. The leather seats were like new, as was the headliner. All the bells and whistles worked, including the cruise control and the power seat

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英伦创作才子Ed Sheeran,新砖中的这首《Lego House》安静而流畅的旋律深得人心,目前在UK单曲榜上位列第5。借用一位沪友的点评:这首歌将失去爱后的失落和颓废表现得淋漓尽致。 I'm gonna pic

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By Steve Schy Washington 16 May 2006 Host Germany is favored to top Group A at the next month's 32-nation World Cup football finals. No World Cup host has ever failed to make it out of the group stage

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Grady was rich, but he was 78 and on his deathbed. No amount of moneyor lovecould save him now. In his youth, Grady had been a major skirt-chaser. No woman was safe from his charm. He used to juggle three or four girlfriends at a time. Hed often acci

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Love is a many-splendored thing, It's the April rose that only grows in the early spring, Love is nature's way of giving a reason to be living, The golden crown that makes a man a king. Once on a high and windy hill, In the morning mist two lovers ki

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 22 June 2007 The former president of Botswana is flying to Lesotho Monday to mediate a dispute over parliamentary seats that led to attacks on political leaders and a nighttime curfew. Correspondent Scott Bobb spoke with Ke

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The scenes of homes ablaze on a South Korean island in late November - from a North Korean artillery attack - stunned and angered this country. South Korea later staged a live-fire artillery exercises, prompting a renewed warning from Pyongyang. The

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This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 Egypt's government faced international criticism when it blocked Internet service to try to suppress the uprising there. But Egyptian activists found

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By Aya Batrawy Cairo 26 March 2008 An Egyptian court has sentenced the editor of one of Egypt's leading opposition newspapers to six months in jail for publishing an article containing statements about Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's health. Aya B

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By Joseph Mok and Wang Yiru Washington, DC 25 July 2006 watch Red Earth Festival report The 20th Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival was held last month in Oklahoma City, in the western United States. The festival's art and dance competition

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By Sophie Kanter Washington, DC 28 July 2006 watch Bowling for Soup report Bowling for Soup Bowling for Soup is one of the hottest new punk bands on the American music scene. The musicians met while attending Midwestern State University. They have r

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Bizarre Medical Myth Persists in Rural India Shyamali Singh is a high school student in West Bengal's Midnapur district who holds a wild belief about dog bites. He said getting bitten by a dog leads to the birth of puppies. The victim gets puppies in

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California Debates Limits of Medical Marijuana In Oakland, California, the nation's largest dispensary of medical marijuana, Harborside Health Center, dispenses prepackaged marijuana and potted marijuana plants to a steady stream of users. Each has a

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Beneath the hot-skillet surface of the outback where the baked soil crumbles like ashes, there are treasures to be found. In endless warrens of burrowing and hole, every hour of every day, you can find people digging. And virtually all of these indiv

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Blood runs freely from slashed noses and necks. They even fight dirty, going for the eyes. The loser's breeding chances for now are ground into the sand. But this beachmaster's triumph is just the beginning of his troubles. Ahead lie dozens of fights

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And for Johnny rook, the wait is over. Because some of the world's greatest wanderers are heading his way. They've been traveling the globe for months, even years. Only one thing can bring their wanderings to a halt, none of them can give birth at se

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Late on Saturday night, a taxi driver was stabbed to death in Christchurch. The driver was originally from Afghanistan and arrived in New Zealand as a refugee. In August 2001, he was on a boat from Malaysia, along with other Afghani people, hoping to

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By Paul Sisco Washington 02 May 2007 Americans are celebrating a new arrival to Washington D.C. -- one that is 500 years old. VOA's Paul Sisco explains. America's birth certificate on display at the U.S. Library of Congress Across from the U.S. Capit

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