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Tothesurpriseofresearchers,wildliferemainsplentifulinsouthernSudan'sBomaNationalPark,despitealongcivilwar,whichendedin2005.Here,aherdofelephantsmovethroughagrasslandinthepark.October14,2009TherearefewplacesonEarthasremoteaspartsofsouthernSudan.Roadsarescarce,andmanylocationsareonlyaccessiblebyairplane.Scientistsworkingtherehavediscoveredanunexpectedwindfallofnaturenearthebor...[
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October13,2009-TERRYGROSS,host:ThisisFRESHAIR.I'mTerryGross.Myguest,TimPage,isaPulitzerPrize-winningmusiccriticwhofoundoutinmiddleagethathehadtheautisticdisorderAsperger'sSyndrome.Thathelpedexplainthelifelonguneaseheexperiencedandwhyhispervasivechildhoodmemorywasanexcruciatingawarenessofhisownstrangeness.Pagehaswrittenanewmemoircalled"ParallelPlay:LifeasanOutsider....[
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October12,2009-MICHELENORRIS,host:ThelatestblockbusternovelfromDanBrowntrafficsinsurprisingtwistsandturns.Andinreallifeit'sbeenquiteatwistandturnforMarilynSchlitz.Ms.MARILYNSCHLITZ(President,InstituteofNoeticSciences):Wakinguponemorningtofindyourselfafictionalcharacterinabestsellingnovelhastakenalittleadjustingto,butwe'reworkingonit.NORRIS:That'sright.Schlitz'ss...[
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October9,2009-STEVEINSKEEP,host:ThewriterGeorgePelecanossayshelikesconflictinfiction,likesitinfilms,too.Pelecanoshaswritten16crimenovelssetinWashington,D.C.andhehasalsowrittenfortheHBOseries,"TheWire."WhenweaskedMr.PelecanostorecommendafewDVDs,hewentforHollywoodstudiomovieswithlotsofdrama.Mr.GEORGEPELECANOS(Author,"TheWayHome"):There'sbeenthistendencytoanointindepend...[
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barragecorsagegaragemassagemirageInEnglish,theyhavethisconsonant[zh]andtheysay'leisure','measure'.WhileinChinesePinYin漢語拚音,wehaveasimilarShengMu聲母R,butwedon'tsayR[zh]ongYi容易.
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byPatTanumihardja
Source:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113531383
Anassortmentofdifferentrices:Thaired(clockwisefromtopright),jasmine,blackglutinousandJapanesesweet(short-grainglutinous),withhaigamaiinthecenter."Plantingriceisneverfun.Bentfrommorntillsetofsun"—Icanstillpicturemy8-year-oldselfbendinginunisonwith30classmatesinaseaofbluepinaforesasweplanted&q...[
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October3,2009-(Soundbiteofmusic)JACKILYDEN,host:We'restandingwheretheflagsareflying,thebuglesarebugling,thedrumsaretapping,andthepeopleare(unintelligible)towatchtheAmericanjoustertakeupladswithswordsandprovehimselfonthefieldofbattleastridehisthunderofspeed.It'stheMarylandRenaissanceFairandwewantedtofindoutwhatvalorofsentimentthatworkinthehea...[
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HeardonMorningEdition
October2,2009-STEVEINSKEEP,host:Itisnotquitetruethatallgoodthingscometoanend.Intheworldofbooksandmovies,thereisalwaysasequel.Andsoitisthatanewversionofoneofthemostbelovedchildren'sclassicsisbeingreleasednextweek."ReturntotheHundredAcreWood"isthefirstauthorizedsequeltothestoryofWinniethePoohbyA.A.Milne.AsNPR'sLynnNearyreports,itsticksprettyclosetotheoriginalinbothtone...[
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October1,2009-RENEEMONTAGNE,host:American-IndianartistshaveconvergedonSantaFe,NewMexicoformorethaneightdecadestoselltheirworkatashowcasecalledTheIndianMarket.It'sthelargesteventofitskind.Thisyearmorethan1,000artistswerethere.ButNPR'sJoshuaBrockmanreportsthattherecessionhasslowedthingsdownabit.JOSHUABROCKMAN:It'sbumper-to-bumpertrafficatdawn,asartistsinchalongintheirc...[
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