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18?? ??? It?it?? ???? ??? ?? ??? ??? ????When you buy something at a store, have you ever noticed

a pattern of black and white stripes on the carton orpackage? It helps the people who own and run the store. Thestripes make a number in a code known to be a binary code.In this code, a thick stripe stands for 1 and a thin stripestands for 0. Each product that you buy has differentnumbers. At the stores checkout, a machine reads it andconverts it into a signal that goes to the stores computer. Thecomputer looks up the price of each item and prepares thesales check. When you go shopping, look to see how manydifferent goods are marked with it.

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19?? ??? He????? ??? ??? ?? ?? ???The fierce leader of the Hunnic Empire, Attila, conquered

much of the Roman Empire. ?He at first shared the thronewith his brother, Bleda. But later he had Bleda killed. Attilaled his forces from the Danube River to the MediterraneanSea, killing people and burning buildings along the way. ?He next tried to conquer the Eastern Roman Empire, buthe could not capture its capital, Constantinople, because of itsstrong walls. ?He then turned to Italy. As Attila nearedRome, at the wish of Emperor Valentinian III, Pope Leo Imet Attila at Mincio. ?He convinced Attila to turn back, andsucceeded in obtaining from him the promise that he wouldwithdraw and negotiate peace with the emperor. ?He plannedto invade Italy again, but died before he had a chance.

20?? ???? ???? ?? ??? ???The huge Karnak Temple has been fully restored in

cyberspace after a decade-long project. It was one of thelargest temple complexes in the world, with an incredibly richarchitectural, ritual, religious, economic, social, and politicalhistory. Now, we invite you to experience the real KarnakTemple?to learn about an ancient site that is still famoustoday because of its monumental pylons, towering columns,stunning reliefs, and architectural marvels. Enter the inside ofthe temple and discover its rich religious, political, andarchitectural history. The Digital Karnak Project was designedand built at the University of California at Los Angeles. Toview the whole temple complex, click here.

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22?? ?? ???? ??? ?????? ?????When three children are born to a woman at the same

time, we call them triplets, and when the number of childrenis four, we call them quadruplets. You wont see the worddecaplets too often?thats ten children ?born at the sametime! But it has happened?three times! The most recent caseoccurred in Brazil in 1946. Most often, when that manychildren are born at the same time, some are too weak to ?survive. The greatest number of children that were born atthe same time and survived ?were six. ?Unbelievable as itseems, 69 children were born to a woman. Mrs. FyodorVassilet was born in Russia in 1707. ?During her lifetime,she gave birth to sixteen sets of twins, seven sets of triplets,and four sets of quadruplets?a total of 69 children.

23?? ?? ??? ????? ?? ??????It may sound impossible for a country to move from one

continent to another, but it did happen once, at least on maps.?In 1821, when Colombia won its independence from Spain,the country we now call Panama was part of Colombia. ?Since Colombia is in South America, Panama was thensaid to be part of South America. ?But in 1903, Panama

won its independence from Colombia and it became a nationin Central America. ?The Panama Canal is a waterway thatwas built across the country in order to allow ships to sailbetween the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. ?Since CentralAmerica is considered part of North America, Panama movedfrom the continent of South America to the continent ofNorth America!

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24?? A young man was traveling and stopped at anintersection. He said to an elderly man, Where does thisroad take me? The elderly man said, Where do you wantto go? The young man said, I dont know. The elderlyman said, Then take any road. What difference does itmake? How true! As the Cheshire cat in Alice inWonderland said to Alice, When you dont know where youare going, any road will take you there. Would you board atrain or plane without knowing where it was going? Ofcourse not. Then why do people go through life withouthaving any ?

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25?? In 1903, the Russian ruler noticed a sentry posted for noapparent reason on the Kremlin grounds. He began to dosome research to figure out why this sentry had beenguarding that spot for years and years. After doing atremendous amount of study, he discovered that the placementof a sentry in that spot dated back to 1776. In that year,Catherine the Great found the first flower of spring. She wasso excited that she gave the command, Post a sentry here sothat no one tramples that flower under foot! 127 years later,a sentry still guarded the spot, but he had no idea why. Thatstory teaches us something about and what adangerous thing it can be. Its dangerous because it can causeus to stop thinking and to stop asking questions.

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26?? Once when a bird watcher unknowingly disturbed anightjar, it put on a broken wing display act. The birdwatcher knew this trick, ignored the bird and began lookingaround for its nest to take some pictures. The bird, onrealizing that its trick had not worked, immediately adopted anew strategy. It flew some distance away and settled downnear a bush. It raised its feathers and moved its wings as ifit were adjusting itself on its nest. This led the eager birdwatcher toward it, with his camera all ready for the shot. Justas he closed in for the favored picture, the bird flew off. Thebird watcher found himself looking at the bare ground! Thebird watcher was by the nightjar.

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27?? There are several reasons why insects .First, they are able to live in more different environmentsthan any other animal. They live on every part of the Earth,including the coldest polar regions and the hottest deserts.Second, most insects are small, needing little space and littlefood. About 21 acres of the Earths surface grow onlyenough food for one human being for a year, but the samespace can feed more than a billion insects. Third, insectsreproduce very rapidly. For example, a single housefly lays120 to 160 eggs. The eggs hatch in a few hours, and in 3 to6 days these flies are full-grown, ready to reproduce anothergeneration.

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28?? While industrialized nations worry about decreasing oilsupplies, a growing shortage of firewood is causing a poormans energy crisis in developing nations, where firewood isoften the only available fuel. In India and in Africa south ofthe Sahara, firewood is in such short supply that villagerstravel up to 50 kilometers to gather it and bring it home. InNiger, firewood is so expensive that a laborer must spendnearly a quarter of his income on fuel. Elsewhere, the searchfor firewood is helping to create new deserts. Almost all thetrees within 70 kilometers of Ouagadougou in Upper Voltahave already been consumed as fuel by the inhabitants. Theresult is that .

? no fossil fuel is produced? developing nations are exporting oil? the price of firewood is getting lower? the range of naked land is expanding? firewood is easily available everywhere

29?? ???? ??? ??? ???? ?? ??? ??? ????One of my walks took me to Coconut Grove, a village of

about twenty houses, six miles down the coast. It was adelight to see the varied Southern fruits to be found in theorchards. Strawberries and early vegetables were alreadymaturing. Here and there were clumps of banana plants. Andorange, lemon, lime, and olive trees abounded. Many of thesetrees had ripe fruit hanging on them. It was a warm andwindless day. I could see fishes swimming leisurely in thelake. There were turtles sunning themselves by the banks, andthey lifted up their inquisitive heads at my approach andslided off with a gentle plunk into the water. Grasshopperswere humming and birds were singing.

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newspaper, book, or poster, you are reading something printedwith ink. If you write with a pen, you are writing with ink.Ink is all liquid used for printing or writing. There are manykinds of inks, and most of them are made of coloringmaterials (dyes) dissolved in liquid. The kinds of dyes andliquids depend on what an ink is used for. , the inkused in ballpoint pens is a thick, jellylike liquid. A ballpointpen puts very little ink on paper, so the dye in the ink musthave a very strong color. , ballpoint pen ink does notwork in a fountain pen. Fountain pen ink is more watery.

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33?? Did you know that you could get sick from a pet reptile?In the 1960s, little turtles were very popular as pets in theUnited States. Then doctors discovered that these turtlessometimes were sick with infection caused by salmonella.People who touched the turtles caught this infection andbecame seriously ill. In 1975, the U.S. government bannedlittle turtles as pets. Now doctors think that people, especially

small children, can get the same infection from another kindof pet?the iguana. The iguana is a reptile like the turtle andhas recently become a favorite pet in many American homes.The government may have to ban this animal, too. For now,doctors say that people should wash their hands verycarefully after touching an iguana.

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34?? Our planet is not just getting smaller. It is also becomingsmarter. That means we have the potential to change the waythe world literally works. Computational power is now beingput into things we wouldnt recognize as computers?roadways, healthcare, and even food. For instance, smarttraffic systems are helping to reduce traffic jams by 20?,decreasing pollution and increasing public transportationridership. Smart food systems are monitoring meat, vegetables,and other items from the farm to the supermarket shelf. Thelist is very long and the transformation is occurring. Thebenefits are being reaped not only by companies but byindividuals and communities around the world.

? the warning signs of air pollution? the problems of smart traffic systems? the lack of research on computer technology? the positive effects of computational power? the conditions of smart healthcare systems

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Tasmania. Tasmanian devils allow themselves to be picked upand touched even when they are feeding. This is amazing, formost animals, even a family dog, do not like to be disturbedwhen eating. Tasmanian devils are one to two feet long witha foot-long tail. Their coat is black with white spots at theneck. Tasmanian devils feed on any flesh and even killanimals larger than themselves. Tasmanian devils travel theirentire home range every night in search of food. They arealso known to live close to or even under farmhouses. Theypretty much occupy any area as long as they can find a safeshelter by day and adequate food during the night.

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37?? Ginnie Springs??? ???? ??? ???? ??????Ginnie Springs is one of Floridas popular tourist attractions,

located among beautiful, lush cypress trees in NorthernFlorida. Until four decades ago, people had to hike throughthe woods to get to Ginnie Springs. Today, Ginnie Springs iseasily accessible by car. Its located on private property now.At first sight, Ginnie Springs looks like just a pretty pond.Three ladders descend to shallow Ginnie Springs. Its onlyabout three feet deep. But peering into the middle, you cansee the darker shape of a gaping hole. Its what is down thathole that attracts scuba divers from around the world?tworooms carved by the underground flow of water for millionsof years.

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38?? The law of cause and effect is the prime law that runsthe universe. It is the number one law. Every spiritual andscientific teacher has sought to teach it. They may have saidyou get what you give, or what goes around comes around,or every action has an equal and opposite reaction. What you

do comes back to you. It comes back like a bouncing ball.Every cause has an effect, and every effect has a cause.Nothing happens by chance. Whatever you send into theuniverse comes back to you. You will one day experiencewhat you cause others to experience. Nothing escapes thislaw.

? You reap what you sow.? Easier said than done.? Blood is thicker than water.? The pot calls the kettle black.? All that glitters is not gold.

39?? Many people think if they stop working out, their muscleturns into fat. Muscle and fat are two completely differenttypes of tissue and cannot be converted from one into theother: Muscle doesnt turn into fat and fat doesnt turn intomuscle. What actually happens is that when you stopworking out, you rapidly lose muscle. At the same time,you gain fat because although you stop working out, youdont cut back on the calories you were eating before.Coincidentally, those processes give the impression that muscleis turning into fat.

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A few years ago the psychology department of DukeUniversity wanted to see how long rats could swim. In one container they placed a rat for whom there was nopossibility of escape. The rat swam a few momentsand then ducked his head to drown. The rat swamfor several hours before finally getting free. Theconclusion of the experiment was just the opposite of ourcommon conclusion. We usually say, As long asthere is life, there is hope, but the experiment of DukeUniversity proved, As long as there is hope, there is life.

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41?? Natasha Demkina claims she has an extraordinary gift.Her story sounds like it has come from the pages of ascience fiction comic book, but apparently Natasha is able tolook into peoples bodies and correctly diagnose their medicalproblems. When she was 10, Natasha went into hospital tohave her appendix removed. There were complications and itwas discovered that cotton swabs had been left in herstomach. Natasha had a second operation to remove theswabs, and one month later she began to remark on the factshe could see inside people. She told her mother she sawwhat looked like a vacuum cleaner hose, two beans, and atomato inside her. Her mother believed that, although Natashadidnt know the correct words, her daughter was describingher intestines, kidneys, and heart. ?cotton swab????

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42?? Because e-books are seen as a great way of makingmoney online, you face a lot of competition. Here is animportant tip to draw attention of potential e-book buyers.When people go to a bookstore to buy a book, the cover ofthe book they are looking at has an influence on whetherthey purchase it or not. A good cover impresses people. Thisis why book publishers spend a lot of money on designingcovers. It is true of e-books. What happens offline canhappen online. A good-looking e-book cover can increaseyour sales. So, you need to pay a lot of attention to your e-book cover design to ensure that it stands out from thecrowd.

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? When I think about this story, I realize how often weconfine ourselves because of self-imposed limitations. Weare so busy with our daily life that we may be unawareof this problem.

? Then they release a shark into one side of the pool, and aschool of mackerel into the other side. When the shark swims

toward its meal, it bangs its nose painfully on the glass wall.? It attempts to prey on the fish several times, banging its

nose until it has learned its lesson. Finally, when the sharkhas stopped trying, the zookeepers remove the glass wall.The shark then remains within its perceived confines.

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44?? ????? ??? ???? ???? ??? ???Seven years ago my brother and I were at his friends

ranch. We decided to go out for dinner. Joe, another friend ofmy brothers, came to the ranch and volunteered to drive?after just one drink. Lightheartedly, we traveled the windingroad. We didnt know where it would end?nobody did.Suddenly, we swerved into the opposite lane, colliding withan oncoming car. Thus a grueling journey began. It still hurtsto remember that day. The only thing that helps is telling mystory, hoping you will remember it if you are tempted todrive a car after a drink?even just one drink. Joe chose theroad to nowhere. He was convicted of murder and servedtime. However, the real punishment is living with theconsequences of his action. He left us with an ache in ourhearts that would never go away.

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In one experiment, two groups of observers were shownan ambiguous line drawing which was designed to beopen to interpretation either as a rat or as a bald manwearing glasses. Prior to seeing this image, the two groupswere shown drawings in a similar style. One group wasshown drawings of various animals and the other groupwas shown drawings of human faces. 73? of the groupthat had seen various animals saw a rat rather than aman. On the other hand, 80? of the group that had seenhuman faces saw a man rather than a rat.Zookeepers sometimes use a special technique to control

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Two men fell on hard times. Try as they might, theycouldnt find work. They heard that a museum was willingto pay $50 apiece for live rattlesnakes so, in desperation,they decided to catch rattlesnakes. Outfitted with a net andbasket, they hiked to a remote area renowned for its largesnake population. But as they climbed a steep ledge, therock gave way and they tumbled down the slippery bank?into a deep pit full of rattlesnakes! One of the men quicklysized up the situation and shouted excitedly to his friend,Look! Were rich! Were rich!

Some people see good in anything! And I suppose theresusually a brighter side. Take aging, for instance. As we growolder, our skin turns from satin to cotton to seersucker tocorduroy. But, on the bright side, Im just glad wrinklesdont hurt! It has to do with how we look at our situation.Like a sign spotted outside a New England shop: We buyjunk. Antiques for sale. Is your attic full of junk orantiques? Its a matter of .

Your greatest power may well be your power to choose.As Abraham Lincoln wisely said, Most people are about ashappy as they make up their minds to be. The truth is, wecan choose to view many of our problems as opportunities,we can choose to age in body without aging in spirit, andwe can choose to be encouraged by the good of life ratherthan discouraged by the bad. Why not think more aboutwhatever is good and just be glad wrinkles dont hurt?

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? Thomas Carlyle wrote The History of the FrenchRevolution by hand before computers or even typewritersexisted. After three years of lengthy research and writing, hehad a fifteen-hundred-page manuscript. He gave his finishedwork to John Stuart Mill to edit and proofread. John StuartMill put the manuscript in the basket so he could work onit in the evenings by firelight. While he was on a trip, hismaid saw the stack of paper and thought it was there tohelp make the fire. The entire manuscript had beendestroyed by fire when John Stuart Mill returned.

? He drew the blinds on his house and refused to eat.After a couple of weeks, he opened one of the blinds.Across the street he saw a man working on a brick wallthat had broken down in front of an old church. For threeweeks, eight hours a day, Thomas Carlyle watched the manrebuild that wall, one brick at a time. When the wall wasrebuilt, it looked as good as new.

? When Thomas Carlyle found out about this, he wentinto deep depression. For days he paced the floor, back andforth, ranting and raving at the fate that did such a terriblething to him. Three years of his life had simply gone upin smoke! What was he going to do? He had pouredeverything into this work, and now he was drained. Therewas nothing more left inside. He couldnt recapture thepassion, feeling, and knowledge that had flowed into hisoriginal work. He shook his head in despair as he gave into despondency.

? Suddenly, an idea struck Thomas Carlyles mind like aflash of lightning. If he can rebuild that wall brick bybrick, Thomas Carlyle said, I can rebuild my manuscriptpage by page. Peace came at last to his mind, and ideasbegan to flow again. He began to write, and within twoyears he finished it. Today Thomas Carlyles The History ofthe French Revolution is a classic of historical literature. Ifyou have lost something valuable, you may have to

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