知道三月14號是什麽節日嗎?是“π”節,3.14159.....呀~~
枉我讀了這麽多年書,記“π”的數字比自己的生日還牢,
卻竟然沒想到他老人家也有慶生的呢。
PiDay:It’sthegeekiesttimeoftheyear
March14isPiDay,asacredcelebrationinwhichradiusandcircumferencelovers
rejoiceovercircularsnacksanddecimal-recitingcontests.
Pi(Greekletter“π”)isthesy...[
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Waitingonatrain
Peoplewalkinthe''Cathedral''withtheCraterofLuzcreatedbyartistOscarTusquetBlancaintheToledometrostationaspartofthe''ArtStationLine1''projectinNaples,Italy.
InterioroftheFederalTrianglemetrostationinWashington,D.C.
FromphotographerMichaelRubenstein:"ItookthispicturefromawalkwaygoingovertheRiosubwaystationinIpanema(Brazil)duringCarnival.Itwaspouringdown...[
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OldCutler-HammockOaksinCoralGables,Fla.
Meanhouseholdincome:$596,851
OldCutlerRoad,southofMiami,stretches14.9milesfromnortheasttosouthwest.ItstartsattheCoralGablesWaterwayandcreatesscenicspacesalongwhichlargepropertieshavebeenbuiltsincetheroad'sinceptioninthe1870s.
Snapper-HammockinCoralGables,Fla.
Meanhouseholdincome:$481,124
TheSnapperandHammockareasofCoralGablessitslightlysou...[
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SpottedBundleofFur
Well,you’veprobablyseenhimbynow,ournewest,fuzziestadditiontotheSanDiegoZooSafariPark’sAnimalCareCenter!SayhellotoKiburi,our19-day-oldcheetahcub.Hismother,Makena,whowashandraisedherself,gavebirthtotwocubsinthelateafternoononNovember14,2010.(ReadaboutMakena’sultrasoundprocedureinNewViewofCheetahConservation).Unfortunately,onecubdiedafewhoursafterbirth...[
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據英國《每日郵報》3月6日報道,單身媽媽撫育子女,從來都不是一件容易的事。2013年9月,美國野生動物攝影師史蒂芬·科茲洛夫斯基(StevenKazlowski)在阿拉斯加伯納德岬捕捉到一組溫馨照片,一隻北極熊媽媽單獨帶著自己的小寶寶,在雪上覓食。
科茲洛夫斯基說,能在落日時看到這幅溫馨景象,他感到很幸運。但他也為北極熊們感到難過。因結冰緩慢,北極[
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“Ifeellikebeforewegotmarried,weekendswereforloungingaround,meetingup
withfriends,orhavingsex.Westilldothosethings,butmoreandmore,weekends
aretimestodoerrands.Itjustdoesn’tfeelasromanticasitdidbackwhenwewere
dating.”
“Therearesomanyfamilyobligations!Idon’tknowifit’smyimagination,butIfeel
likethey’vetripledsinceweactuallygothitched.A...[
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Guessthat'swhytheycallthem"fortune"cookies.ANewYorkCitywomanwona$2millionPowerballprizewiththenumbersshefoundinafortunecookie,lotteryofficialssaidThursday.EmmaDuvoll,75,oftheBronxmatchedfivenumbersintheFeb.1drawingandpumpedupherpayoutbychoosingthePowerPlayoption."Iwassurprised,butpleased,"Duvollsaidinastatement."ItooksometimecontemplatingwhatIwilldowiththemoney.Iplant...[
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Thefrigidairand"polarvortex"hittingtheeasternUnitedStatesthisweekhasonceagainturnedNiagaraFallsintoanicywonderland.WetakealookattheamazingviewsfromboththeU.S.andCanadiansides.
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WASHINGTON—Thegovernmentshutdownlastfallresultedinnearly8millionfewervisitorstonationalparks,costingtheparksandsurroundingcommunitiesanestimated$414millioninlostvisitorspending,theInteriorDepartmentsaidMonday.InteriorSecretarySallyJewellsaidthe16-dayshutdownwasastrikingreminderthatnationalparksareapowerfuleconomicengineforlocaleconomiesacrossthecountry."Theveryunfortunategovernment...[
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WASHINGTON(AP)—TheSATcollegeentranceexamtakenlastyearby1.6millionstudentsisgettingitsfirstupgradesince2005.ThenonprofitCollegeBoardhasscheduledanannouncementforWednesdayafternooninAustin,Texas,tospelloutthechanges.Thechangeswillberolledoutin2016.
真幸運,趕上了末班車,onewas2011andonewas2013.[
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