Without air, there would be no fire

Without air, there would be no fire. There would be no cars or trucks, since motors need air in order to work. Without air, there would be no wind or clouds. There would be no weather, as we know it.(

CNN 2010-10-25

The bill passed at 177 to 153 in the senate. This is the bill that was debated longer than most every other bill in the ... Republic. 150 hours with the debate, in the end still opposition senators who were declaring that they haven't been heard that

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Of course you did, 'cause you're a smart guy, 你当然会，因为你是个聪明人。 which is also why you are gonna jump on the idea I have to make the whole thing work. 这也是为什么你要接受我的意见，然后把事情做好。 Okay,

79. In the air

Matt and his wife lived in the country. Matt was very stingy and hated spending money. One day a fair came to the nearby town.

CNN 2009-01-15

Good morning from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Here is your NOW IN NEWS update. President-elect Barack Obama's threatening a veto even before he takes office. He's pushing Congress for access to the remaining 350 billion dollars in fe

CNN 2011-11-11

A Prime Minister under pressure,austerity measures,government's way of cutting spending, huge debts and protest,you might we are talking about Greece.We are talking about Italy.This is Prime Minister,Silvio Berlusconi.The overseas country that so dee

NPR 2010-06-05

Investors bailing out stocks again today. The Dow Industrial Average fell very sharply, at last check down 340 points at 9,916 . NASDAQ losing 84 points at 2,219. NPRs Chris Arnold has been following the markets and he joins us now. Hi Chris. Hi Laks

AP 2009-09-21

1. Speaking ahead of next weeks G20 summit in Pittsburgh, President Barack Obama says in his weekly radio and Internet address that the global financial system is stabilizing. But he adds much work needs to be done to produce needed jobs and growth.

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Europeans Brace for Hard Times, Economic Woes

As economic crises intensify in Europe, governments are cutting budgets and ordinary people are tightening their belts. Even richer countries, like the Netherlands, are bracing for hard times to come. Amsterdam's residents took full advantage of the

IPR protection needed for Chinese herbal medicines

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G20 Leaders Commit to Helping Debt-Strapped Europe

Leaders of the world's top economies ended a two-day summit in Cannes committed to boosting growth and staunching Europe's spreading financial crisis, though leaving the specifics of how they will do so unclear. In one significant step, leaders of th

Europe Moves Closer to Expanding Greek Bailout

Stock markets are rallying in expectation that European governments are finally committed to a comprehensive solution to their spreading debt crisis. Two of the most reluctant countries - Germany and Finland - are expected to vote this week for expan

英文歌曲:I Need Air

I Need Air Magnetic Man Electrify my body And you're makin' me feel Like I'm so electric Everything you do is makin' me Blow Blow Blow Don't know what to do about it Can't see how I'd live without it All I wanna do is just Know Know Know You suffocat

经济学人:自由兑换:欧元区的经常账户盈余(1)

Greece's third bail-out programme came to an end on August 20th. 希腊第三次救市计划于8月20日结束。 A look at the causes of the country's near-decade of crisis illustrates how external imbalances can reflect underlying troubles. 希腊近

In the air

Matt and his wife lived in the country. Matt was very stingy and hated spending money. One day a fair came to the nearby town. Let's go to the fair, Matt, his wife said. We haven't been anywhere for a long time.Matt thought about this for a while. He

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【小龟乐游记】奇异人生（39）

文本： Chloe: All you have to do is crank up the IV to eleven. Max: Chloe... I can't. It wrecks me to see you in any pain, but I don't have any right to do this. Chloe: I'm an adult. I'm giving you the right. Max: But Joyce... and William... Chloe

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Everyday health hazard 5:Cancelling plans日常健康危害之5：取消计划对人类身体健康造成危害的生活习惯非常多，可能某些生活习惯看起来微不足道，但是它们确确实实地不利于我们的健康，今天Ukki将