Back at the resort, the Alden children found their grandfather sitting on the cabin porch with Abby. How did you make out in town? Grandfather asked. We got everything well need for the signs, said Henry, handing Abby the change. Sandpaper, brushes,

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Officials in Somalia's transitional federal government are expressing deep concern about the future of the government after its chief military backer and political ally, Ethiopia, announced its intention to withdraw its forces from Somalia by the en

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By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 29 September 2007 Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has condemned a suicide bombing in Kabul that killed 30 people and wounded many others. Mr. Karzai also offered to personally meet with Taleban and insurgent leaders a

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【今日基础词】Feature 【Transcript】 A: Do you know what the main feature the Sydney Olympics is? B: Of course, I know. Environmental protection. A: Do you know when IOC put forward the issue of environmental protection? B: Sorry, I have no

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 25 June 2006 Female police officer casts her vote at the city of Nouakchott, Mauritania, Sunday, June 25, 2006 The people of Mauritania are voting in a constitutional referendum aimed at bringing democratic reforms to the West

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On Maryland Family Farm, Seeking the Perfect Pumpkin for Halloween The Huffer Family Farm is a busy place each October, as families wander through the 6-hectare Jumbos Pumpkin Patch, searching for the perfect pumpkin. Sarah Cosgrove has been coming t

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Scientists Point to Possible Health Effects of Cell Phones This past May, in a major policy shift, the World Health Organization said electromagnetic fields produced by mobile phones are possibly carcinogenic. Although the International Association f

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Tyrannosaurus Rex was of ten thousand pound, self-propelled, antitank weapon. Now, sixty five million years later, cutting-edge imaging technology lets us look deep inside their bodies to reveal just how the worlds greatest carnivores really work. Di

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The jaws of T-Rex are infamous and lethal, housing sixty teeth with some as long as 30 centimeters. Its skull is constructed of 64 bones designed to be light but strong. Its 16 times stronger than the jaws of an alligator. The front teeth are dagger-

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Hearing, smell and sight are all well refined. We can look at the sense of vision and see the attributes of a predator. T-Rexs eyes are 40 centimetres apart providing exceptional binocular vision, the ability to perceive depth. An eye is essentially

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Sauroposeidon towers over Deinonychus. In fact, its mammoth size is its primary defense. But this giant begins life very small. For Deinonychus, Sauroposeiden would be a great meal, at least the juveniles, because there wouldve been lots of them and

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They are actually increasing their chance of getting a meal. Its a strategy still used today. Working together, lions will take on prey as big as a four-ton elephant, and they only have teeth and claws. Deinonychus employs an array of weaponry more p

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I think that a big pterosaur on the ground wouldve been spooky because they would be moving around on all fours. Theyd probably have those sort of quick, precise movements like birds, but theyd be huge. Quetzalcoatlus lives by its own rules. Most mea

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Other carnivores are even more dependent on cognitive thought. For protection, Deinonychus relies primarily on its brain. --The brain structure of Deinonychus and its role are just really quite remarkable. Relatively speaking, Deinonychus has one of

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Mighty carnivores ruled a dangerous world in the Cretaceous Period. But being a super predator like Tyrannosaurus Rex is not easy. Just surviving to adulthood is a major feat, one that takes a decade or more of killing and eating some of the meanest

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By Carol Pearson Washington 18 April 2008 Two new studies offer good news to those with high blood pressure. The best part is the drugs are already available. VOA's Carol Pearson has more.

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By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 07 March 2008 A festival aimed at promoting disabled artists in Cambodia has just ended in the nation's capital, Phnom Penh. Despite having one of the world's highest rates of disabled people, social, political and economic d

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Veronica was an only child. Even as a child, she decided that she was going to be a doctor. All her dolls became her patients. All her dollhouses became hospitals for her patients. She spent her early childhood treating her patients for all kinds of

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 04 April 2008 The top nuclear negotiators for North Korea and the United States may meet next week to try to end the impasse over stalled multinational talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program. VOA's

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 16 May 2007 Adequate health care remains unavailable to most of India's citizens, especially in rural areas. Even those fortunate enough to have access to good care, however, cannot be certain that a prescription from a reli

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