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In a recent episode, you learned that adverbs do not always end in -ly, so perhaps you now think differently about adverbs. Wait a minute, though. Should we have said, Think different, as Apple does in its advertising slogan? Lets explore verbs and a
Tensions over trade are heating up between the United States and China. At midnight Thursday, $16 billion worth of Chinese products including motorcycles, plastics and refrigerators became subject to 25 percent tariff or tax when they're imported to
Night time in Pomona, California and early autumn is marked by a thousand bright faces carved into pumpkins big and small all ready for Halloween night. There are at least 3000 jack-o-lanterns on display for California Pumpkin Nights each with its ow
What had the legs of agator and the jaws of fish? Why the earliest land animals? Because a new studies shows that animals evolved weight-bearing limbs long before they had the chambers to really take advantage of a terrestrial diet. The research is i
Vapor being release and sent to the atmosphere is a constant in southwestern Edinburgh. In this industrial corner of the city, its being an everyday reassuring sight for decade, not now. Now its the prime suspect into the investigation into what caus
It does feel now more than it ever has before that Greece is shuffling its way towards the exit. And people are stepping aside to let it through despite the best efforts of Europe's senior politicians to block its part. But it's the open speculation
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 05 December 2007 Ethnic Tuareg rebels in Niger say they will not negotiate with the current government because the government will never meet their demands. The statements follow an attack this week on a government convoy that
1. New York officials say the Boston Marathon bombing suspects intended to detonate their remaining explosives in Times Square. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told the investigators that he and his brother were planning an attack in New York. 2. The Obama adminis
The Philippine military has gained an upper hand over militants fighting for an Islamic homeland in the country's south. While not a definitive victory over the insurgents and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, MILF, the Philippine military's latest
Oldman Hopes to Overcome Typecasting with 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' In 30 years of making films, British-born Gary Oldman has won acclaim from critics and audiences, but he has never been nominated for Hollywood's top awards. That could change w
New Audio Book Revives Slave's Firsthand Account Academy-award-winning actor Louis Gossett, Junior, reads the words of Solomon Northup from his autobiography, Twelve Years a Slave, which was published in 1853. It tells how Northup, a free black man f
The five permanent U.N. Security Council member countries and Germany, the P-Five-plus-One, agreed Wednesday to consider new sanctions against Iran after another ambiguous Iranian response to their offer of incentives to halt uranium enrichment. The
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 09 January 2008 The Philippine government is drafting a constitutional amendment that would authorize the establishment of a federal homeland for Muslims in the south of the country. The proposed amendment is part of a comp
It's more important to use your own knowledge and experience than ask others' knowledge and experience to solve problems. People tend to respond to problems differently given the fact that personalities may vary among different individuals. When it c
U.S. President Barack Obama's top counter-terrorism advisor says a threat from an al-Qaida affiliate led to the closure of the American embassy in Yemen. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports this same group has been linked to the attempted Christmas Day bombi
Senior U.S. legislators of both political parties say critical questions remain unanswered concerning America's strategy in Iraq, despite days of testimony before Congress by the top U.S. military commander in Iraq as well as the U.S. ambassador to B
Afghan election officials have begun recounting disputed ballots from the August 20 presidential election. The recount amid fraud allegations leaves open the possibility of a second round for the disputed election. 阿富汗选举官员开始对8月2
今天我们要学的词是 per se. Per se是自身,本身的意思。Google claims that Google+ is not a social media per se. 谷歌声称,Google+ 并非完全意义上的社交媒体。Web bloggers are not journalists per se. 网络博主们并非
By Daniel Schearf Beijing 13 August 2007 U.S. and North Korean diplomats are meeting in Beijing to discuss North Korea's agreement to declare and dismantle all of its nuclear programs. Daniel Schearf reports from the Chinese capital. Christopher Hill
Yael: Don, what came first? Language or perception? Don: Hey, is this one of those questions with no answer? Y: No definitive answer, but a couple of theories. The first is that the language you speak affects how you perceive the world. D: So people