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(woman) Thank you. It's great to see so many of you interested in this series on Survival in Outer Space. Please excuse the cameras - we're being videotaped for the local TV stations. Tonight I'm going to talk about the most basic aspect of survival

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13 Skyscrapers and Environment In the late 1960's, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointed out that a cluster of tall buildings in a

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James Kim is still missing in Oregon. But on Tuesday, searchers found what appeared to be his gray pants. And the search continues today on a remote area near the spot where Kim's wife and daughters w

VOA慢速英语2011--How to Make Your Own Solar Water Heater

Technology Report - How to Make Your Own Solar Water Heater This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Solar water heaters are used around the world and are not very difficult to build. The system we are going to describe is based on a design

NPR 2010-02-14

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. At least nine people have been killed and dozens injured by a bomb at a busy restaurant in Western India. Anti-terrorism forces have been dispatched to the scene and major cities around the country have

NPR 2011-10-06

In a landmark development within stem cell research, scientists say theyve used a cloning technique to make embryonic stem cells that match a patients DNA. The journal Nature highlights a study that shows the potential for using the technology to rep

SSS 2009-05-27

This is Scientific American 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. The fridge is one of your home's biggest energy hogs. Better insulation can make refrigerators much more efficient. And a panel encasing a vacuum is one

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NPR 2009-08-15

President Obama traveled to Montana today to promote his administration's health care initiative, telling an audience at a town hall meeting there that the news media may have bear some of the blame for overemphasis on scenes of angry protesters at

NPR 2010-03-03

From NPR News in Washington, Im Renita Jablonsky. President Obama is revising his health overhaul plan to add some Republican proposals. But as NPRs Julie Rovner reports, theyre not likely to win many new votes. Mr. Obama said the changes were prompt

AP 2010-02-19

1. Toyota has announced it will recall more than 400,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles around the globe to fix brake problems. This recall is the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest automaker. This recall invol

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Solar water heaters are devices that use energy from the sun to heat water. Solar water heating is used around the world. An example of a rooftop solar water heater being built in South Africa The

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As Hong Kong struggles to build an environmentally friendly city, one professor is studying ways to help cut carbon emissions and lower electricity usage by covering the city's rooftops with plants. Jim Chi Yung, a geography professor at the Universi

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BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhuanet) -- Well-educated and well-paid single Chinese women were at the forefront of a boom in travel by the country's women in 2010. According to the 2010 Trend Report of Women's Travel, the amount of travel by Chinese women inc

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