G: What is it made of?A: It's made t*. It is made of the same earth of Emilia Romagna, from which on things we've been eating grow. So the idea behind this sculpture is that you are going to your death, and I, as a memeber of the company of the good

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 22 May 2007 Memorial Day (May 28th) is a US holiday that honors members of the armed forces who have died in the service of their country. The three-day Memorial Day weekend also marks the unofficial start of summer, wi

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Nam June Paik Turned Video into an Object of Art Im Shirley Griffith. And Im Mario Ritter with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Nam June Paik is widely considered one of the first video artists. Today, video art is a rich and popular field in mod

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By Craig Fitzpatrick Washington, D.C. 01 February 2006 watch Nam Paik profile Although many people outside the art world don't know who Nam June Paik is, they probably would recognize the quick cuttin

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BBC Learning English People and Places Albert Little- US VSO in Jamaica Yvonne:Welcome to People and Places where we meet interesting people and find out about interesting places with bbclearningenglish.com. Hello, I'm Yvonne Archer. On a recent vis

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By Amanda Cassandra New York 26 October 2006 Comic and cartoon art is moving out of specialty shops and into galleries and museums as traditional art venues recognize its artistic and literary value. From VOA's New York Bureau, Correspondent Barbara

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For the first time in history, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued a definitive ruling on the right of Americans to own guns. A five-to-four majority of the court ruled that individual citizens have the right to own firearms, and in the process it str

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Basketball Court Moves To Broadway This sports arena introduction of basketball Hall-of-Famers Earvin Magic Johnson and Larry Bird sets the stage for a drama about a ferocious rivalry that turned into friendship. After seeing the script, Magic Johnso

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Israel says indirect negotiations with the militant Islamic group Hamas have failed. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says his government will not accept the group's demands in exchange for the release of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier seized by Palesti

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Southeast Turkish Village Heals Wounds on Basketball Court Diyarbakir's Baglar basketball team is winning again. The team has built a formidable reputation against the better-funded teams in western Turkey. The architect of the team is coach Gokhan Y

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A non governmental organization in Nigeria called Sightsavers is working to help restore sight to visually impaired people. The Federal Ministry of Health recently conducted a survey on visual Impairment. It found that about 1,130,000 people in Niger

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A: What are you doing here today? B: I would like to fight my ticket. A: Is the arresting officer in the courtroom today? B: Yes, the officer is here today. A: What's your case? B: I was pulled over for running a red light, but I never did. A: Do you

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A: Why are you in court today? B: I got a ticket, and I would like to fight it. A: Is the officer that pulled you over here today? B: He's here. A: Tell me what happened. B: The officer says that I ran a red light, but I didn't. A: The officer wouldn

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BBC Learning English London Life Royal Albert Hall Yvonne:Frank Sinatra, Pavarotti and The Beatles all performed here and even Winston Churchill spoke here. Today, join me, Yvonne Archer on a visit to the Royal Albert Hall with London Life from bbcl

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T-Shirt是巴巴多斯女歌手Shontelle推出的第一支单曲,收录在她的个人第一张大碟《Shontelligence》中。T-Shirt于08年7月在主流电台播放后立即取得了巨大的反响,在最新的美国单曲榜排名第36,在美国流行榜排名第21,同样在加拿大单曲榜上获得了第45名,而最好的打榜成

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今天我们要学的词是abort。 Abort, 是中途放弃,停止的意思。 The commander decided to abort the mission due to the intelligence leak, 由于情报泄露,指挥官临时决定取消这次行动。 The flight was aborted because of

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Topic 1-About 8,000 Chinese Students Expelled or Subject to Dismissal in US Every Year A White Paper released by Wholeren Education, a US-based overseas education consultancy reveals that Chinese students subject to dismissal in American universities

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Topic1-Controversy over Chinese grassroot officials' early retirement To cope with increasing pressure from a graying population, the Chinese government is mulling a timetable to postpone retirement age. Here comes the controversy, some civil servant

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