Surge in ceremonies brings economic opportunity to Washington, DC merchants Penelope Poulou | Washington, DC 30 April 2010 Cuc and Gwen were among the first gay couples to tie the knot the day same sex marriage became legal in Washington D.C. The gay

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Exhibit Could Be King Tut's Last Tour, For a While As Egypt goes through fundamental political change, people fascinated by the country's ancient civilization worry that a new government might restrict loans to museums overseas. Among the most succes

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Rising Gold Prices Spark Demand Every new piece of bad economic news and every plunge on Wall Street sparks fears that the worst is yet to come. As a result, many people are turning to one investment they feel they can trust. Gold chains, gold bangle

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A: So, during the time that you are showing my house, how will my valuables be protected? B: Our real estate company takes every precaution to see that your valuables are protected at all times. A: How will I know when someone will be looking at my h

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Originally these graves had been dug into the rocks of the western mountains 最初,这些坟墓是建在西部山脉的岩石里面, but as the Egyptians moved northward they were obliged to build their cemeteries in the desert. 随着埃及人向

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Organizers of the prestigious annual Myanmar Gems Emporium are reporting an increase in the number of Chinese merchants this year, seen as a sign of a recovery in the Jade market. More than 6000 precious gems and jade are on sale at the event in the

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With a slowdown in the mainland economy and a change of tourists' consumption habits, overall retail sales as of the end of April in Hong Kong are down 2.2 percent year-on-year, with as much as 20 percent plunge in the purchase of watches and jewelry

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Lady Gaga's fake finger now and justin timberlake's partly even french toast have fetched big box auction because the seemingly worthless items once belonged to a celebrity. Now a study found that the price depend on how much contact the celebrity ha

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To get to the captial Monrovia, he enlisted help of his tennis partner, Liberia's notorious security chief, General Benjamin Yalta.-He said the ship will be there in two hours. And the moment I heard that ship, going alarmed for it. For me, it was he

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Fossilized bones are essentially solid lumps of rock, which means that mounting them into a skeleton is an enormous challenge. Most of the bones are real, which makes them extremely heavy. Were estimating at the total weight of the bones. Its a littl

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Barbara, Australia speaker Something that I waste money on would probably be books. I always buy books. I love reading. It's terrible if I'm stuck on the train or waiting for something and I don't have something to read so I tend to buy a lot of book

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Wow, it's so surreal being back here. 回到这里的感觉好不真实呀 I grew up here. It was like camp for me. 我在这长大,这就是我的成长营地 I learned who all the best designers were, 我在这学到了谁是最好的设计师 ho

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And it isn't the easiest job in the world, of course, particularly when millions of people across the globe are watching your every move and decision. The football referee expects to be scrutinized, especially during a World Cup. But in Germany, he's

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Non-Profit Group Helps Farmers and Gardners Exchange Seeds By Staff Broadcast: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 I'm Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. In ni

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To Overcome High Unemployment, Haitians Develop Handicraft Businesses Unemployment in Haiti is 40% - the rate of underemployment is even higher. But as high as that sounds, it's actually much lower than 10 years ago. One reason for that is the resour

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第十二部分: Dialogues /monologues: 1, It severs as a bridge for southern goods to enter northern markets and vise versa. 2, Yup! Or Best Buy. 3, Every once in a while. 4, Most mothers dream about the flowery pink frocks, smart and cute pants for

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Hong Kong, a traditional shopping paradise, saw a drop in both the number of visitors and retail sales, China Economic Weekly has reported. 根据中国经济周刊报道,传统购物天堂香港遭遇了访客人数和零售销售额双跌的窘境。

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《Gossip Girl》第六季第三集插曲《C.L.U.B.》SB被耍了 《绯闻女孩》已经放到最后一季了。《Gossip Girl》第六季第三集插曲《C.L.U.B.》曲风悠扬~在剧中,Blair和Serena发现Sage把他们给耍了,把Blair的服

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Still, growing up in ancient Egypt was full of pleasures. Especially if somebody belonged to the royal famly. Tut was born a prince. He spent his childhood in a brand-new palace in Amarna. Egyptian palaces were huge. All over the palace grounds were

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Food and furniture, clothes and jewelry. They would all be used and enjoyed in the afterlife. But the most important thing a person needed after death was his or her own body. The belief was that the persons spirit returned again and again to its bod

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