CHAPTER 8 Cooking and Swimming Lars was making the stew now. In the new kettle were the four pieces of fish, spring water, onions and salt. They all lifted the kettle over the fire. The children watched as it began to boil. Violet shook up some dry m

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It's a thousand times longer than any monument ever built. Started before the Birth of Christ, it was still being built when Columbus sailed to America and millions died in its making. What unspeakabl

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In the heart of a harsh winter, Meng Jiangnu(孟姜女) decided to visit her husband who had been sent to work on the construction of the wall. Bringing warm clothes for her beloved husband, she went

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 30 April 2006 Israeli interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, April 30, 2006 Israel has decided to accelerate construction of its

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The tropical night descends on a quiet beach, but just off shore, beneath the tranquil waves things are busy. A group of research scientists are scouring a coral reef looking for fish, or more accurately, the parasitic passengers attached to the fish

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The Tang(唐) armies controlled vast areas on both sides of the Great Wall. So it was no longer needed as a defense and it fell into ruin. To maintain order in the steppes, the Tang preferred to make

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Human Waste Killing Caribbean Coral In the first documented case of a human pathogen infecting a marine species, U.S. scientists say a bacterium in untreated human sewage is killing coral along the Florida coast and in the Caribbean Sea. The finding

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By Zulima Palacio Washington, D.C. 20 September 2006 watch New Species report A team of scientists just back from combing the waters off Indonesia has announced the discovery of more than 50 new species of undersea life, including a walking shark an

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The waves of these azure seas hide an abundant treasure. Below the waves, coral reefs provide a habitat for teeming life, a life with a kaleidoscope of color. In oceans around the world, clear and well-circulating waters encourage corals to anchor an

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Scientists on Thursday released results of a landmark study to record the diversity of life in and around Australias reefs. The scientists from the Census of Marine Life have reported finding hundreds of new species of marine life off two islands on

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With the tropical sun beating down,the exposed flat is one of the most hostile environment on the reef.for a fish caught out here,it should mean certain death.But not for this one.It's an epaulette shark,it can't breath out of water,but it survives h

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Oyster harvests along the Gulf Coast have been in decline for decades now. Actually, this year, Alabama canceled its season because there were so few oysters. NPR's Greg Allen reports that help may be on the way thanks to millions

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Aah, snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reefblue, clear water, magnificent coral, beautiful fish. How about cloudy water and dying coral and you have to look pretty hard to spot a fish anywhere? Nobody would want to go snorkeling in waters like you just

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The recent upsurge in tension between China and its neighbours has sparked concerns over stability in the region. And criticism from the U.S. is also raising tensions. Five trillion dollars of ship-borne trade passes through the South China Sea each

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 05 June 2007 Forty years ago Tuesday, June 5, the 1967 Arab-Israeli War began. Lasting just six days, the war was an unqualified victory for Israel and a complete defeat for the armies of Egypt, Syria and Jordan. As VOA's Jim

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 November 2007 The United Nations has criticized Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel has rejected the report, saying the fence is vital

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By Dan Robinson Washington 14 September 2006 The House of Representatives has approved by a vote of 283 138 a bill proposing construction of a 1,100 kilometer barrier along with U.S. southern border with Mexico. Debate was infused with election year

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Boat Noise Means Fish Can't Learn Their Lessons If you've ever gone snorkeling or scuba divingyou know how peaceful it sounds under there... aside from the crackling sound of snapping shrimp. 你如果浮潜或者潜过水,就会知道水下听起来

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Sharks Rule the Reef's Underwater Food Chain Predators like wolves affect their ecosystems by eating their prey. But a more subtle impact involves fear. Predators also terrify prey species. And when, for example, elk are hiding, they don't spend as m

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