New studies suggest that feeling lonely puts you at greater risk of an early death. Luckily, we know some terrific ways to combat loneliness. Feeling lonely? Then youre almost certainly about to die. Okay, not really. But two new studies do suggest t

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Mentally Ill Indonesians 'Living in Hell' 生活在地狱的精神病人 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. A new report from Human Rights Watch details the treatment of mentally sick people in Indonesia. The report is ti

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1.医院部门及科室名称 out-patient department 门诊部 In-patient department 住院部 Nursing department 护理部 Admission office 住院处 Discharge office 出院处 Registration office 挂号处 Reception room, waiting room 侯诊室 Con

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There was no way she could come to terms with death; she lay night after night in a confused terror, trying to imagine if death was perpetual night, or an abyss of flames she had to jump over to reach the golden fields on the far side, or a sphere li

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The meeting on Saturday afternoon in Singapore, the first time the leaders from the mainland and Taiwan have met face to face in 66-years, is believed to be the culmination of years of trust-building on both sides. China Central Television politicial

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RIYADH, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia registered on Sunday three new cases and three more deaths of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus infection, adding the total number of cases to 483, including 142 deaths. The new cases are thre

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Question: What is Aptitude? 问题:啥是天赋? Answer: When you are researching occupations, you will often see something about aptitude listed among the requirements. For example, you may read that in order to work in a particular field you ne

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A clear majority of students profiled failed to voluntarily avoid their gadgets for one full day. Withdrawalsymptoms experienced by young people deprived of gadgets and technology is compared to those felt by drug addicts or smokers going cold turkey

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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANYThe leaders of seven of the worlds most powerful countries agreed on Monday to toughen sanctions on Russia, if necessary, to press for a political solution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. At the annual Group of Seve

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- After three-week time uncertainty, Adriano received the news on Sunday that he was included in Corinthians' squad of the 2012 Libertadores Cup. Adriano has been secluded from interacting with the remainder of playe

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Dangling bonds 悬挂键 Dark current 暗电流 Dead time 空载时间 Debye length 德拜长度 De.broglie 德布洛意 Decderate 减速 Decibel (dB) 分贝 Decode 译码 Deep acceptor level 深受主能

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Suicide is the leading cause of death for Chinese people aged 15 to 34, and the fifth biggest killer - after cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease and accidental death - among all age groups, a report by the Chinese Association for Ment

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The opportunity to work from home can be a dream come true: no time spent commuting, no sitting in traffic, and the flexibility to work wherever and maybe even whenever you want. However, some people find it difficult to maintain a high level of prod

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The head of Hong Kongs stock exchange has suggested the city dramatically widen the scope of an emotional review of its process for listing new companies potentially offering regulators a way of dealing with the tricky issue. 香港交易所(HKEx)行政

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The rise of selfie photography in some of the world's most beautiful, and dangerous, places is sparking a range of interventions aimed at combating risk-taking that has resulted in a string of gruesome deaths worldwide. 在世界上一些最美、最危

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Science and technology 科学技术 Synaesthesia 通感 Smells like Beethoven 闻起来像贝多芬 Using the word note to describe an odour may be more than just metaphor 用音符来描述气味可能并不仅仅是个隐喻 What do you hear? 你闻到

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Iceland, it seems, is full of hidden poets. 冰岛似乎到处都是隐藏的诗人。 When theyre not at their day jobs, a great many of the islands 330,000 inhabitants dabble in verse, including politicians, businessmen, horse breeders and scientis

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President Barack Obama plans to withdraw one-third of U.S. forces from Afghanistan by late 2012. The president said Wednesday the recent increase in troop strength is meeting its goals. President Obama told a nationwide television audience he is begi

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Books and Arts;Book review;Black magic in London; 文艺;书评;伦敦巫术; Crimes of passion;The Boy in the River. By Richard Hoskins. 激情犯罪;《河里的男孩》,理查德霍斯金斯著。 In the late 1980s Richard Hoskins, youn

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KIEV, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian acting President Alexandr Turchynov met U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday to discuss ways out of the eastern European country's crisis, the parliament's press service said. The two discussed Ukraine's domes

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