This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? February 28th is International Sword Swallowers Awareness Day, according to practitioner Dan Meyer, who recently demonstrated the technique at the AAAS meeting in Chic

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The International Day of Persons with Disabilities happens every year. It highlights issues that are an everyday concern for millions of people around the world. It started in 1992 when the United Nations created the day. There is a different focus e

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Sting: With E v ery Breath He Takes Considered one of the most respected solo artists in music history as well as lead vocalist of one of the most popular bands of all time, The Police, Sting has beco

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As the HIV/AIDS epidemic begins to hit more young Chinese, the nations health and education authorities are installing vendor machines selling home HIV test kits on university campuses to help raise awareness and fight the disease. 由于越来越多的

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So much happens in our lives every day that we often forget what we have learned. In effect, the only thing faster than the speed of our thoughts is the speed of our forgetfulness. Here are seven important reminders to jog your memory 1. Attitude mak

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I am here to announce my retirement from the game of basketball. It won't be another announcement to baseball or anything to that nature. Mentally, I'm exhausted, I don't feel I have a challenge. Physically, I feel great. The last time in 1993 I had

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It's the most feared question during any job interview: Can you tell me about yourself? Before I share a list of 10 memorable answers, consider the two essential elements behind the answers: 你可以介绍一下自己吗?此题乃是面试无法回避

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World No-Tobacco Day 世界无烟日 5月31日是世界无烟日(World No-Tobacco Day),自20世纪50年代以来,全球范围内已有大量流行病学研究证实,吸烟是导致肺癌的首要危险因素。为了引起国际社会对烟草

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As is illustrated in the picture, a student is excessively fond of computer game so that he can not see anything suddenly. Accordingly, the fact that students being on the rise spent their spare time playing computer games such as CS has aroused grea

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Life can quickly change from great to grim at any given moment. These unexpected shifts can startle and frighten us, which in turns makes us feel negative. It could be something as simple as stubbing a toe when getting out of bed that sets the tone f

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AS IT IS 2015-09-28 Phone Apps Help Stop Counterfeiters in Kenya 手机应用程序帮助打击肯尼亚造假者 Counterfeit goods, or false versions of products, may cost the government of Kenya as much as $1 billion each year. The fake goods also

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无论我送什么样的礼物,爸爸总是很开心的赞赏...... No matter how humble the contents of a package, Dad always took care to appreciate the time and thought that went into selecting a store-bought gift or the skill that went into mak

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这是一头又野又凶的牲口,它的圈棚被严格地建在圈地之外。梅吉对它怕得要命,从不到它附近的地方去。狗都关在窝里,拴着链子。在帕迪或鲍勃的监视下,狗的交配是以科学方法进行的,

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BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature on Friday ended its bimonthly session(会议), adopting a series of bills including a law on vehicle and vessel taxation, which is aimed at standardizing taxation and promoting environmental aw

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I am here to announce my retirement from the game of basketball. It won't be another announcement to baseball or anything to that nature. Mentally, I'm exhausted, I don't feel I have a challenge. Physically, I feel GREat. the last time in 1993 I had

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The creations made by Danish company Sprout focus on things you can recycle and plant like pencils, cards and stickers. Their plantable pencils are one of their hot products. As the name suggests, plantable pencils are fitted with a small biodegradab

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BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Sales of fireworks and the number of people injured due to fireworks setting off in Beijing have dropped significantly during this year's Spring Festival holiday, which began on Feb. 10. A total of 313,000 cartons of fire

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This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Beijing World Conference on Women and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Since then, the declaration that arose from that conference has been a guideline to push for gender equality throughout

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今天我们要学的词是epidemic。 Epidemic, 是流行病的意思。星期一是世界艾滋病日。 World AIDS Day was established in 1988 to increase the awareness of the epidemic, 世界艾滋病日是1988年创立的,目的在于增加社会

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Men all over India have taken to twitter to post selfies with their daughters to raise awareness for women's welfare in India. 在推特上发布父女自拍照的活动已风靡印度,该活动旨在提高印度民众对妇女福利的意识。 In

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