2.Microwave Tomato Sauce We've developed a simple microwave method of cooking tomatoes down for sauce. We cut out the stem ends and blanch the whole tomatoes in boiling water until the skins begin to split (about a minute), then plunge them into cold

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They disturb a falcon, which in turn disturbs the ravens. Apparently Siberia's 13 million square kilometers still isn't enough space. Howling, the wolf call to arms, gathers the pack and warns other wolves to back off. The chorus can carry for 10 kil

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US Economy Grew at Slower Pace in Second Quarter U.S. domestic output weakened in the second quarter, growing at the slowest pace in 9 months. The slowdown is blamed partly on unusually warm weather - a prolonged drought that decimated farm inventori

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Anticipation is mounting for the moment the sun will slip behind the moon over Shanghai, touted as one of the best spots to watch the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century. The moon is going to block the sun completely for five to six minut

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US President Barack Obama says authorities are probing yesterday's unusual stock market plunge. Stocks fell sharply worldwide amid investor fears that Greece's debt crisis could halt the economic recovery. President Obama says he will work with Europ

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This is AP news minute. Severe flood have created dangerous conditions on the road across Florida. As you can see, this rainfall has forced residents in doors and caused the truck to plunge over a highway overpass in Miami. -Police are on alert in Pa

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Financial chiefs of the world's leading economies have wrapped up a gathering in South Korea with wary optimism about the future, and a call for coordinated efforts to sustain growth. 世界主要经济体的财政部长以对未来审慎乐观的态度

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We are here in the Svalbard Islands of Norway to observe one of the most astonishing breathtaking daredevil initiation rites on the planet. Thousands of guillemots are nesting on the sheer rock cliffs, far beyond the reach of predators. Now here is t

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This past weekend was very special. We had friends to stay. What made the weekend special was that, at the beginning of their stay, we actually didn't even know them. This unusual situation started back in June. There was a knock at the door, and whe

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Original Sin: In the Thriller Tradition 《原罪》,恐怖影片的传统 Moviegoers are getting set to be thrilled as sultry Angelina Jolie and Latin hunk Antonio Banderas steam up the screen in the new erotic thriller Original Sin. Set in late nin

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1. With violence at a relative low, large numbers of Iraqis turn out to vote. Turnout is strong in Sunni areas too, and ballot shortages are reported in some precincts . 2. The White House reportedly

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Greeks Seek Shelter Overseas As Russians Move In Greece and park it in a safe haven, he said. They talk about German bonds, gold and property and I suppose their argument is you cant live in a bond or in gold. Figures show Greeks are moving their mon

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A trader watches a screen at Madrid's Stock Exchange. European stocks have steadied despite a plunge in Asian markets. Investors worry that Greece's debt crisis could spread, 6 May 2010. A triple-dose of economic worries sent global financial markets

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If you ask young prisoners what got them behind bars, many will point to negative role models and peer pressure. To raise awareness among teens and help them steer clear of bad choices, the Maryland Correctional Institution in Hagerstown (MCI-H) runs

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now we have a story of a brick-and-mortar retailer that is succeeding. The Internet is hammering many, of course, but with some exceptions, independent bookstores have seen growing sales. And then there's Dollar General, thriving

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If you want to understand adversity, take two identical acorns from the same oak tree and plant them in two different locations. Plant the first in the middle of a dense forest, and the other on a hill by itself. Heres what will happen. The oak stan

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This new and ever-changing world requires a different spy-camera, iceberg-cam. It effortless steers between ice sheets and its turret rotates to follow the bears. The bear's lives are now governed by the state of the drifting ice and the movement of

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Rural Greeks, Forgotten Victims of Economic Meltdown Images of the riots and strikes in Athens have been broadcast around the world as Europe fights to save Greece from bankruptcy. But Greeks in rural areas of the country say that the meltdown is hit

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Xiao Gang, head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, started his keynote address by acknowledging regulation defects and showing determination to make changes. The abnormal fluctuation lately has shown how immature our stock market is: our

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Indonesia closed its stock exchange for the second day to halt a flurry of selling that sent the main stock index plummeting more than 20 percent this week, while Asian trading ended mixed. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins has more from Jakarta. Traders w

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