Serpentinerockislowincalciumandnitrogenandhighinmagnesium.Whenitbreaksdownduetoweatheringintheenvironment,serpentinesoilisformedwiththesamebasiccharacteristics.Nativeplantshadtoadapttotheseconditionsinordertosurviveandthrive.
YellowstarthistleandItalianthistlearetwotypesofinvasiveplantsandpeopleareworkinghardtoweedthemout.
Indianwarriorisanativeplantwithredflowers.Itisalsousedasatea.
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77.DespicableLoneliness
Recently,Ms.DiverwasoftenoutoftownandIwenttodineoutbymyselfafewtimesinarow.ItfeltalittledepressingwhenthewaiterorwaitressaskedmehowmanypeopleandIhadtoadmit"partyofone".Somehow,thisremindedmeofthetitleofaChinesepopsong-"孤独的人是可耻的,orLonelyPeopleAreDespicable."Togetherwiththemovie"DespicableMe",Ireallybegantoappreciatethedespicabilityof...[
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76.MyDay
Todayismyday,anditdoesnotneedsomeonetomake.Foryears,Ihavebeenthinkingofmyselfotherwise;butnowIfinallyhavetoadmitIamnotthatwise.Iguessitisforthebetter,sincethissettlesthematter.NowIcanjoyfullycelebratemyday,insteadofattemptingtopullsomepranksandplay.
2014.4.1[
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美语坛中西节日活动颁奖典礼&帖子荟萃
最辛勤织锦仙女奖~~林贝卡
最纯美天籁之音奖~~叶子姐
最神速响应号召奖~~科夫
最好奇三好学生奖~~好学又好问
最柔情似水朗诵奖~~北京二号
最才华横溢谜语绘画大师奖~~走马读人
最完美和声家庭指挥奖~~RC合唱团
最逍遥海滨度假健将奖~~冲浪潜水员
最翠绿梅雨潭影院奖~~京燕花园
最美浪漫歌曲设计奖~~竞选<[
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1.HappyWife,HappyLife
Oneday,Ms.DiverwenttoseeadoctorandIaccompaniedhertoshowsupport.
Aftershowingustoanexamroom,thenursesaidtoher,"Pleasechangetothegownandthedoctorwillcometoseeyoushortly."
Tobesure,Isaidtothenurse,"I'mherhusband.It'sokayformetostayhere.Right?"
"Aslongasshesaysso."thenursereplied,"Sheistheboss!"
"Noproblem.I'musedto...[
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1.LoveSuffersLong
"Lovesufferslong."WhenIsawthesefewwordsonthescreen,Icouldnothelpsmilingandthinkingtomyself,"DidthepastoresssimplytranslatetheChineseverse愛是恆久忍耐backintoEnglish?"
Knowinghowknowledgeableanddiligentshewas,Iimmediatelydismissedthethought.However,mybibleclearlyhasitprintedsimplyas"Loveispatient."Wheredothedifferencescomefrom?
Soon,thepastoresspoi...[
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Doyouknowthesetwowords:soreandeyesore?Canyoufigureoutthefollowingheadline?
Lawmakers,townsworryaboutsolarprojectsthatcouldbeseenasaneyesore
http://vtdigger.org/2014/03/16/towns-worry-solar-projects-eyesore/
S.D.
2014.3.16[
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不要想太多,否则睡不着!
S.D
2014.3.15[
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Afterreadingtheinterestingpostaboutthetwo-letterword"up",Inoticedthatthephrase"cropup"isnotincluded.Doyouknowwhatitmeansto"cropup"?
Surfer_Diver
2014.3.8[
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Ijustranintothisphrase"commutermarriage"andwassurprisedtofindoutthatithasaveryprecisedefinition.Caretotakeaguessofitsmeaning?
Surfer_Diver
2014.3.5[
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