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CNN 2012-04-26

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SSS 2008-08-05

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Some good news for, and about, primates. Scientists now think there are a lot more gorillas out there than they used to think. A new Wildlife Conservation Society census

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Built of butter-yellow sandstone blocks hand hewn in quarries five hundred miles eastward, the house had two stories and was constructed on austerely Georgian lines, with large, many-paned windows and a wide, iron-pillared veranda running all the way

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Tree climbing: Part 1

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日本中部火山爆发 多名登山者被困

Rescuers have found 30 hikers in critical condition, feared dead, near the peak of Mount Ontake, after Saturday's sudden volcanic eruption. 周六日本御岳火山突然喷发，救援人员已经发现有30名山顶附近的登山者处境危急，可

The Trees Outside my Window

From the window of my room, I could see a tall cotton-rose hibiscus. In spring, when green foliage was half hidden by mist, the tree looked very enchanting dotted with red blossom. This inspiring neighbor of mine often set my mind working. I graduall

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This could be it, I think. What chance do I have against them? All six are there, the five Careers and Peeta, and my only consolation is theyre pretty beat-up, too. Even so, look at their weapons. Look at their faces, grinning and snarling at me, a s

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