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AZUZ: And a flu strain circulating in the U.S. this year, like the one that hit Australia last year, is a nasty one. Widespread flu activities are being reported in every part of the continental U.S. at the same time. This is the first year that's ha

What Is the Future of US Nuclear Power Industry?

As Americas nuclear power industry continues to suffer major economic difficulties, some are questioning whether it can - or should - survive. The latest setback came July 31, when state power companies in South Carolina halted construction of two re

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One of the first studies of the effectiveness of flu vaccine in young children suggests that vaccination should be considered for youngsters before they reach their first birthday. Older adults are considered to have the greatest chance of dying from

英闻天下——554 Chinese Microblogs, Effective Means of Anticorruption

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Dell was famous for its low-cost approachfor its direct-sales model via Internet and telephone. 戴尔因其低成本而闻名采用网络和电话直销形式。 Is that still an advantage today? 现在这依然是一个优势吗？ We are 10 times

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爱的力量 the power of love-心灵鸡汤

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HEALTH REPORT - Hormone Replacement Therapy Study Halted

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Study: Epilepsy Surgery Is Effective A new study of epilepsy patients who had surgery to treat their illness decades ago indicates that seizures can be controlled safely and effectively with surgery. The study's author suggests surgery could be used

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英闻天下——399 Chinese Microblogs, Effective Means of Anticorruption

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By Jessica Berman Washington 27 November 2007 Endemic cholera, a potentially fatal diarrheal disease found in the world's poorest countries, could be effectively controlled by orally vaccinating half of the affected populations once every two years f

VOA常速英语2007年-Former Guantanamo Bay Detainee Hicks Freed from

By Phil Mercer Sydney 29 December 2007 The only Guantanamo Bay inmate convicted of terrorism offenses,Australian David Hicks, has been released from prison in Adelaide. Hicks was captured with Taliban forces in Afghanistan in late 2001 and spent five

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VOA标准英语2008年-India Grapples With Huge Power Shortfalls

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 06 June 2008 India is coping with huge energy shortfalls as a growing economy raises demand for power. But as Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the government has pledged to cover the gap in five years. Electrician

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At age 89, Mary Fasano graduated with a bachelor s degree from the Extension School last week and entered the history books as the oldest person to earn an undergraduate degree at Harvard. Following is the speech she delivered -- The Power of Knowled

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The first sketches for the opening movement of the Ninth Symphony date from 1816. But the intensive work was done in this house in Baden 17 years later. Over 600 pages of sketches survive. Beethoven had asked whether the Philharmonic Society of Londo