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bySylviaPoggioli
September20,2009Theconstructionofmobilefloodgatesaimstosafeguardthe1,300-year-oldislandcityofVenice.It'sanambitiousengineeringproject,butsomescientistssayitmaynotbesufficienttoprotectVenicefromrisingsealevelsduetoclimatechange.VenicerosefrommudflatsinthemiddleofalagoonwhichformsthelargestwetlandintheMediterranean.Oneoftheworld'smostendangeredcities,ithasbeensubjecttoincreasing...[
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bySusanStambergSeptember18,2009CocoChanelbecametransfixedwithblackandwhite—hersignaturecolors—growingupinanorphanagerunbynuns.Asanoldwomandescribingherbeginnings,FrenchdesignerGabrielle"Coco"Chaneloncesaid,"Iwasabletostartahighfashionshopbecausetwogentlemenwereoutbiddingeachotherovermyhotlittlebody!"Inthenewfilm,CocoBeforeChanel,wewatchasthesemen—andothers—helptransformthepenniless,cannyMademo...[
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byLindaHolmesSeptember15,2009PatrickSwayzein1985Iwas16whenDirtyDancingcameout.Ihadjuststarteddriving—tothepointwhere,thefirsttimeIwenttoseeitwithmyfriend,Erin,wedidn'tgettoseeitbecauseIlockedmykeysinthecaratthetheaterwiththecarrunning.Iwasyoung;Iwasthetargetdemographic.Somebodywasalwaystryingtoputmeinacorner.Sixteenfeelslikethat.SoitmaybeanaccidentoftimingthatIwasdisproportionatelyattachedtoPatri...[
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In1973,ayounghousewifeshowedupforherfirstdayasavolunteeratherlocalpublicradiostationinWashington,D.C.,andgotusheredintothestudiobecausethehostofTheHomeShowwassick.
DianeRehm'sfirstinterviewwaswitharepresentativeoftheDairyCouncil,butitwasthebeginningofacareerthathaslastedfordecades.TheDianeRehmShowturns30yearsoldthisfall.It'sheardeveryweekdayonmorethan150publicradiostationsnationwide,andon...[
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MyReading
AnnCook'sExampleVersion
Say,Ray,takeatack.Ahigh-tacktack?No,Ray,ahigh-techtack,eighthigh-techtacks,takethem.Thenfindawaytomakeaplaceforthetacksonthedaybed.Hey,youlaythetacksonthepaperplacematonthetable,notonthedaybed,Ray.Atyourage,whydoyoualwaysmakethesamemistakes?
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AnnCook'sExampleVersion
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Youcould'vepushed,youcould'vepulled.Youshould'vepushedandpulled,byhookorbycrook,totakeagoodlookatthatbook.Itstoodafullfoottall,proppeduponthecushionattheBookNook.Now,I'mallshookup,sugar!
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Asarule,youandSueWooaretrulytoocool--ifonlyyouknewhowcoolyoutwochoosetobeatschooloratthemovies.LoublewhiscoolonTuesdaywhileperu...[
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byNelsonLauver
Source:http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=mysj&MsgID=52287
Mydadwasintheoilbusiness,youknow…gasoline…heatingoil…dieselfuel…motoroil.Hegothisfirstdeliverytruckbackin1955.StartedinalittlesheddowninthebackalleythereinMcAlistervilleinJuniataCounty.Intime,hislittlebusinesswouldgrowandhemovedthecompanyoutontothemaindrag.Mrs.Crenshawwouldstopeverythreeorfourmonthst...[
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byKevinWhitelaw
Source:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112326476
CharlesDharapak//APJosephP.Kennedy,sonofRobertF.Kennedy,addressesmournersatthememorialserviceforhisuncleEdwardinBoston.Surroundedbyabroadcross-sectionofthenation'spoliticalelite,theextendedKennedyclangatheredinBostonFridaynighttorememberoneofthemostinfluentialsenatorsinU.S.history.DemocratsandRepublicansa...[
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ConradBlack:MuchadoaboutChina
Posted:August22,2009,9:30AMbyNPEditor
ConradBlack,FullComment
OverblownannouncementsheraldingthesupposedcomingoftheAgeofChinahavebecomeastapleofjournalisticfuturisminrecentyears.WhenMaclean'smagazinebannersacrossthetopofitscover"WhenChinaRulestheWorld,"asitdidlastmonth--anditisnotaMontyPythonsend-upofswarmsofincomprehensiblepeopleinMaosuits--Iknowitis...[
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