Unluckybuck:Deerloseshead-buttwithlawnornamentByBOBLAMB
This640-poundconcreteelkstatueliesonitssideinthebackyardofMarkandCarolBrye’shomeinruralViroqua.Thedeadbuckliesabout20feetaway. Alove-struckbuckranoutofluckaweekago.Theseven-pointbuckwaskilledwhenitrammeda640-poundconcretestatueofanelkinthebackyardofMarkandCarolBrye...[
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AstheworldlookstoCopenhagenforsolutionstoachangingclimate,China’svice-ministeroftheNationalPopulationandFamilyPlanningCommissionhasexpressedaviewpointthathasgenerallybeenoverlookedorignored–thatitmaybemoreeffectivetolimitworldpopulationgrowththantolimitCO2emissionsperse.
Asaresultofthefamilyplanningpolicy,Chinahasseen400millionfewerbirths,whichhasresultedin18millionfewertonsof...[
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DiscoveringChinaAcouple’sexperiencewiththeChineseHomeAboutDiscoveringChina TheILP(InternationalLanguagePrograms)SelectionProcess September15th,2008PostedinUncategorized|NoComments» WhenLisaandIdecidedthatspendingsometimeinChinawaswhatwewantedasournextadventureinlife,webegantheapplicationprocesstobe“accepted”bytheInternationalLanguageProgramsorganizationasteachers. ...[
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奥巴马记协晚宴十八笑--笑从何来?(1)
http://blog.wenxuecity.com/blogview.php?date=200905&postID=24800
奥巴马记协晚宴十八笑--笑从何来?(2)
http://blog.wenxuecity.com/blogview.php?date=200905&postID=24832）
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猪流感－－swineflu，在墨西哥正以迅雷不及掩耳盗铃之势传播，而且如野山火般蔓延到友好邻邦美利坚了。
为什么不叫pigflu呢？我琢磨了一番，古狗一通网络，胡乱掰一掰。
请看swine的定义便知一二了。
swine－－Anyofvariousomnivorous（杂食的）,even-toedungulates（偶蹄）ofthefamilySuidae（猪科）,includingpigs,hogs,andboars,havingastout（肥胖的）bodywiththickskin,ashortneck,andamovablesnout（[
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某杂志上看到这几个RIDDLES，顺来给大家共享。
Somegoodriddlesforyou!
1.Amurdereriscondemnedtodeath.Hehastochoosebetweenthreerooms.Thefirstisfullofragingfires,thesecondisfullofassassinswithloadedguns,andthethirdisfulloflionsthathaven'teateninthreeyears.Whichroomissafestforhim?
2.Awomanshootsherhusband.Thensheholdshimunderwaterforover5minutes.Finally,...[
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ObamaSpeechtoCongressPart1/6
MadameSpeaker,MrVice-President,membersofCongressandthefirstladyoftheUnitedStates:
I'vecomeheretonightnotonlytoaddressthedistinguishedmenandwomeninthisgreatchamber,buttospeakfranklyanddirectlytothemenandwomenwhosentushere.
IknowthatformanyAmericanswatchingrightnow,thestateofoureconomyisaconcernthatrisesaboveallothers.Andrightl...[
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今天在网络上意外读到一首英语回文诗，那回读的难度系数真是不一般。一个字：绝！现在也掰一掰，滥竽充数，南郭一回。
我国的回文诗历史悠久，名家比比皆是。回文诗，顾名思义，颠来倒去都能诵读的诗。但历来好像更被文人骚客当作一种消遣的文字游戏，上不了台面。然留存下来的很多名篇佳作，给人以荡气回肠，情趣盎然的美感。
印象深刻的回文诗中最[
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OurWeek:MaliaandSashaObama
AccordingtoHugoRifkind January24,2009 FromTheTimes
MondayOurMomreckonsweoughttostartwritinganautobiography.Daddyhadwrittentwobythetimehewas45,andMomreckonsthatifwedon’tgetgoingsoon,we’regoingtohit40andnotevenbecongressmen.That’snotwhatthisis,though.Thisisanopenletter.TwogirlscalledBushwroteusone.Wedon’tknow...[
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来源：http://www.mcsweeneys.net/books/thanksandhavefunrunningthecountry/
McSweeney’shasafantasticcompilationofchildrens’letterstoObama.Someofthemaresoadorablyfantastic.Itseemstobekidsbetween5and12mostly.Evenifyoudon’...[
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