CNN 2012-05-24

Taps isn't a complicated song, just 24 notes total. The melody was written by US civil war general who didn't like the old Lights Out bugle call. He wrote Taps 150 years ago. And in order to commemorate that anniversary, nearly 200 buglers and trumpe

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MOUNTAIN VIEW,CALIF. Capella Space may look like just another Silicon Valley technology startup, with people coding at their desk. But just a year old, Capella has a unique customer: the U.S. military. We like to work with the government because we t

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On October 9th, we reported that cats born deaf develop enhanced vision. Now researchers find that blind people perceive touch faster than do those with sight. The work is in the Journal of Neuroscience. Volunteers who were sighted or who had varying

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: e-mail etiquette. RS: Wendi Eldh [pron. ell'd] conducts business training programs. One of them focuses on helping clients communicate by e-mail, which is harder than you might th

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Botti Taps Top Talent on 'Impressions' Botti is a generous musician. His guest lists have become legendary, and his new recording is no exception. Theres a pleasant duet with guitarist Leonardo Amuedo on Over The Rainbow. His interpretation of Randy

VOA标准英语2012--Iraq Taps Its Oil Riches, But Risks Deter Big Investment

Iraq Taps Its Oil Riches, But Risks Deter Big Investment Iraq's government says recent explorations show the country could be sitting on the world's largest oil reserves at up to 350 billion barrels. The figure is unproven, but many agree that Iraq h

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NOEL KING, HOST: NASA has high hopes for virtual reality and wants to use VR for everything - from geological research to fixing satellites. And to that end, they are tapping some new talent - high school students. NPR's Rebecca Hersher has the story

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俄罗斯一小镇水龙头中惊现石油!

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President Barack Obama has nominated Republican Senator Judd Gregg to be his commerce secretary. President Barack Obama announces his plans to nominate Sen. Judd Gregg, right, a New Hampshire Republican, for Commerce Secretary, 03 Feb 2009 President

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LONDON - Nine years after the U.S.-led invasion, the Iraqi government says the country is emerging as a global energy giant. A conference in London has brought together leading figures from the government and the oil industry to try to boost investme

Emmy winner taps Chinese film market

BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) -- On a wooden bench in Christopher Bremble's office sit two golden Emmy trophies, awards for excellence in American television. Bremble's Beijing-based studio, Base FX, has earned acclaim for its work on HBO dramas The Pac

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A new novel, The Field Guide To The North American Teenager, taps into all the raw anxiety of adolescence. Author Ben Philippe is able to take readers right to the heart of the matter. BEN PHILIPPE: When you're a teenager, that's