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There are 1)advantages and 2)disadvantages to coming from a large family. Make that a large family with a single parent, and they double. The disadvantages are never so apparent as when someone wants

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U.S. commander for Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, speaks at a press conference at the U.S. embassy in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq (File Photo) The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says Iran is fueling instability in neighboring Iraq by funding and train

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The big room is air-conditioned. But it smells. Dead bodies are in metal drawers. The bodies have no clothes. The bodies are naked. A white sheet covers each dead body. The drawers slide in. The drawers slide out. A doctor works in the big room with

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Grammar Girl here. Today, guest-writer Bonnie Trenga helps us understand modifiers that come at the beginning of a sentence. Bonnie says, As a guest-writer, I plan to talk about two kinds of troublesome modifiers that begin a sentence. Like many of y

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Women and children are commonly believed to be the main targets of human traffickers. But in Cambodia, scores of men have recounted stories of modern-day slavery on board Thai and Malaysian fishing boats. Manfred Hornung, a legal adviser with the Cam

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Justin: What are you ogling at? Katrina: Im watching those guys working across the street. Justin: Those construction workers ? Katrina: Yeah, those prime examples of manhood . Theres not a flabby gut in the bunch . Justin: Im pretty sure they wouldn

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According to the report, China's foreign direct investment reached 123 billion U.S. dollars in 2014, a 14 percent annual increase. Zhang Xiangchen, the International Trade Deputy Representative from the Ministry of Commerce, says the numbers also ind

英文乡村歌曲：Kacey Musgraves - My House

Who needs a house up on a hill When you can have one on four wheels And take it anywhere the wind might blow? You don't ever have to mow the yard Just hang a map and throw a dart And pray to God the engine starts and go Water and electric and a place

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If you ain't got two kids by 21, You're probably gonna die alone. Least that's what tradition told you. And it don't matter if you don't believe, Come Sunday morning, you best be there in the front row like you're supposed to. Same hurt in every hear

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Woke up on the wrong side of rock bottom Throw a lot of pennies in a well That done run dry Light up and smoke 'em if you have 'em But you just ain't got 'em Yeah ain't we always looking For a bluer sky If you're ever gonna find a silver lining It's