Thứ Bảy, 31 tháng 12, 2016

NPR News: Reading The Game: 'The Last Of Us'

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Reading The Game: 'The Last Of Us' Our occasional series on storytelling in video games continues with a look at The Last of Us. Set in a world undone by a fungal apocalypse, it follows a grizzled smuggler and his surrogate daughter. Dọc thêm tại NPR Opinion December 31, 2016 at 10:01...
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NPR News: A Skeptic Fact-Checks Yoga's Health Claims And Goes With The Om

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A Skeptic Fact-Checks Yoga's Health Claims And Goes With The Om Yoga has been promoted as the cure for many ills, from diabetes to insomnia. Scientific proof is mixed. But this skeptic says if yoga makes climbing the stairs hurt less, that's good enough. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 31, 2016 at 10:00PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: When Bats Squeak, They Tend To Squabble

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When Bats Squeak, They Tend To Squabble Researchers have found new clues to how bats communicate. And it turns out they tend to argue — a lot. The research could lead to a broader understanding of animal communication. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 31, 2016 at 07:53PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Living In America 101: When Refugees Arrive, What Do They Need To Learn?

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Living In America 101: When Refugees Arrive, What Do They Need To Learn? How do you read a bank statement? Or a map? A program in Chicago is working to connect refugees with people who can teach them. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At December 31, 2016 at 07:38PM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: By Returning To Farming's Roots, He Found His American Dream

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By Returning To Farming's Roots, He Found His American Dream David Fisher's farm is a kind of American Dream. Not the conventional one of upward economic mobility. This is the utopian version, the uncompromising pursuit of a difficult agrarian ideal. Đọc tiếp trên NPR December 31, 2016 at 07:00PM Environme...
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NPR News: By Returning To Farming's Roots, He Found His American Dream

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By Returning To Farming's Roots, He Found His American Dream David Fisher's farm is a kind of American Dream. Not the conventional one of upward economic mobility. This is the utopian version, the uncompromising pursuit of a difficult agrarian ideal. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 31, 2016 at 07:00PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: From Psychedelics To Alzheimer's, 2016 Was A Good Year For Brain Science

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From Psychedelics To Alzheimer's, 2016 Was A Good Year For Brain Science A woman with ALS was able to type just by thinking about the letters, and people with cancer found their anxiety and depression erased by a single encounter with magic mushrooms. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 31, 2016 at 05:00PM Health & Scien...
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Wikipedia article of the day for December 31, 2016

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The Wikipedia article of the day for December 31, 2016 is Eisenhower dollar. The Eisenhower dollar is a one-dollar coin issued from 1971 to 1978 by the United States Mint. Authorized by law on December 31, 1970, it was the first US dollar coin minted since 1935, the last year of the Peace dollar. Designed by Frank Gasparro, the coin's obverse depicts President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who died in March...
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fireworks: Word of the day for December 31, 2016

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fireworks , n : […] (plural only) An event or a display where fireworks are set off. (plural only, figuratively) A boisterous or violent event or situation. Happy New Year’s Eve from all of us at the Wiktionary! December 31, 20...
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NPR News: Week In Politics: Israel, Russia And The Race For DNC Chair

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Week In Politics: Israel, Russia And The Race For DNC Chair NPR'S Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentator David Brooks of The New York Times, and Jamelle Bouie, chief political correspondent for Slate magazine, about U.S.-Russia ties, Israel and contenders for the DNC chair. Dọc thêm tại NPR Opinion December 31, 2016 at 04:44...
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NPR News: High Demand, Low Supply: Colorado River Water Crisis Hits Across The West

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High Demand, Low Supply: Colorado River Water Crisis Hits Across The West After years of drought and dropping water levels, the Colorado River is reaching a crisis point. Communities at either end of the river are looking at a variety of solutions, from storage to sharing. Đọc tiếp trên NPR December 31, 2016 at 04:31AM Environme...
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NPR News: "Panda Grandpa" Pan Pan Dies In China

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"Panda Grandpa" Pan Pan Dies In China Pan Pan, who died this week at the age of 31, was known as the "panda grandpa": He has some 130 descendants worldwide, accounting for a quarter of the world's captive giant pandas. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 31, 2016 at 01:45AM Health & Scien...
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Holiday Style, on and Off the Ice, at the Rockefeller Center Rink

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By MAX BERLINGER from NYT Style http://ift.tt/2hAguis via IFTTT Visitors of Rockefeller Center's ice rink mostly dressed to ward off the cold, but a few stylistic flourishes added some brio to the proceedings. Ice Skating, Fashion and Apparel December 30, 2016 at 07:00...
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Thứ Sáu, 30 tháng 12, 2016

NPR News: In Puerto Rico, A Woman Infected With Zika Prays For A Healthy Baby

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In Puerto Rico, A Woman Infected With Zika Prays For A Healthy Baby Puerto Rico has experienced many more cases of Zika virus than the continental U.S. But health and educational services are scarce on the islands for children born with disabilities. Read more on NPR Children's Health December 30, 2016 at 11:00...
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NPR News: QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge Of NPR's Tech Stories From 2016

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QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge Of NPR's Tech Stories From 2016 A bar owner who wants patrons to put away their phones, Internet users tracking down a vandal, a project to analyze hundreds of Rembrandt paintings — can you remember (or guess) what happened? Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 30, 2016 at 11:05PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: In Puerto Rico, A Woman Infected With Zika Prays For A Healthy Baby

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In Puerto Rico, A Woman Infected With Zika Prays For A Healthy Baby Puerto Rico has experienced many more cases of Zika virus than the continental U.S. But health and educational services are scarce on the islands for children born with disabilities. Read more on NPR December 30, 2016 at 11:00PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: From 'No Way,' To Global Success: The Inspired Journey Of GM's Design Chief

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From 'No Way,' To Global Success: The Inspired Journey Of GM's Design Chief A lover of cars since he was a little tyke who later trained as a sculptor, Ed Welburn has shaped the physical world we live in as the longtime head of design for General Motors. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At December 30, 2016 at 06:32AM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: In Puerto Rico, A Woman Infected With Zika Prays For A Healthy Baby

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In Puerto Rico, A Woman Infected With Zika Prays For A Healthy Baby Puerto Rico has experienced many more cases of Zika virus than the continental U.S. But health and educational services are scarce on the islands for children born with disabilities. Read more on NPR December 30, 2016 at 11:00PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: As A Rough Year Ends, We Turn To The Cosmos For Some Perspective

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As A Rough Year Ends, We Turn To The Cosmos For Some Perspective As 2016 winds down, we take a moment to contemplate the billions of years that led to 2017 and the billions more yet to come. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 30, 2016 at 06:00PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: The Wrong Eating Habits Can Hurt Your Brain, Not Just Your Waistline

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The Wrong Eating Habits Can Hurt Your Brain, Not Just Your Waistline A diet high in saturated fats and sugars can affect the parts of the brain that are important to memory. Diet-linked brain changes can also make people more likely to crave the unhealthful food. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 30, 2016 at 05:00PM Health & Scien...
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underfire: Word of the day for December 30, 2016

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underfire , v : (transitive, intransitive) To heat from below. (transitive) To intentionally operate a boiler, furnace, oven, etc., at a low level. (intransitive) Not burning fuel at the desired level, and thus not providing heat efficiently. (transitive, ceramics) To fire at a low (or excessively low) temperature. December 30, 20...
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Wikipedia article of the day for December 30, 2016

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The Wikipedia article of the day for December 30, 2016 is No Me Queda Más. "No Me Queda Más" ("There's Nothing Left for Me") is a song by American recording artist Selena for her fourth studio album, Amor Prohibido (1994). Written by Ricky Vela and produced by Selena's brother A.B. Quintanilla, it was released as the third single from the album in October 1994 by EMI Latin. It is a downtempo mariachi...
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NPR News: Is It Possible To Die Of Grief?

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Is It Possible To Die Of Grief? Actress Debbie Reynolds died just one day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher's sudden death — which raises the question, is it possible to die of grief? Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 30, 2016 at 05:05AM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: With A Leap Second, 2016 Promises To Linger Just A Little Bit Longer

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With A Leap Second, 2016 Promises To Linger Just A Little Bit Longer To keep our system of time in sync with Earth's rotation, the world's foremost timekeepers are adding an extra second to 2016. For such a small thing, the leap second has some big implications. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 30, 2016 at 04:40AM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: The Lost Ancestral Peanut Of The South Is Revived

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The Lost Ancestral Peanut Of The South Is Revived Brought to America by enslaved West Africans, the Carolina African runner was a defining taste of the antebellum South. Now, from just 40 remaining seeds, it's come back from the brink of extinction. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 30, 2016 at 01:00AM Health & Scien...
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Thứ Năm, 29 tháng 12, 2016

NPR News: Astronomers Seeking Planet 9 Hope To Soon Catch A Glimpse

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Astronomers Seeking Planet 9 Hope To Soon Catch A Glimpse Thursday night scientists will search for an undiscovered planet in the outer solar system-- they're pretty sure it's out there, and computer models tell them where to look. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 29, 2016 at 11:27PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Where Does Alzheimer's Treatment Go From Here?

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Where Does Alzheimer's Treatment Go From Here? The failure of an experimental drug that targets clumps of protein inside the brains of Alzheimer's patients called into question one of the leading theories about the cause of the dementia. Read more on NPR December 29, 2016 at 11:00PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: Where Does Alzheimer's Treatment Go From Here?

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Where Does Alzheimer's Treatment Go From Here? The failure of an experimental drug that targets clumps of protein inside the brains of Alzheimer's patients called into question one of the leading theories about the cause of the dementia. Read more on NPR December 29, 2016 at 11:00PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: Where Does Alzheimer's Treatment Go From Here?

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Where Does Alzheimer's Treatment Go From Here? The failure of an experimental drug that targets clumps of protein inside the brains of Alzheimer's patients called into question one of the leading theories about the cause of the dementia. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 29, 2016 at 11:00PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: What The People Who Read Your College Application Really Think

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What The People Who Read Your College Application Really Think The college application process can be confusing and frustrating for prospective students. Here's a look at what happens behind the curtain. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At December 29, 2016 at 05:19PM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: Obama Designates Two New National Monuments In Nevada And Utah

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Obama Designates Two New National Monuments In Nevada And Utah The President used his powers under the 1906 Antiquities Act to create the Bears Ears and Gold Butte National Monuments, protecting the areas from future development. Đọc tiếp trên NPR December 29, 2016 at 08:02AM Environme...
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Wikipedia article of the day for December 29, 2016

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The Wikipedia article of the day for December 29, 2016 is Montreal Laboratory. The Montreal Laboratory in Montreal, Canada, was established by the National Research Council of Canada during World War II to undertake nuclear research in collaboration with the United Kingdom. After the Fall of France, some French scientists escaped to Britain with their stock of heavy water, and joined the British Tube...
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NPR News: Senators Ask Trump's EPA Pick To Disclose His Connections To Energy Industry

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Senators Ask Trump's EPA Pick To Disclose His Connections To Energy Industry Six Senators sent a letter Scott Pruitt, President-elect Trump's pick to run the EPA. They want lists of donors and details about meetings with Energy lobbyists ahead of his confirmation hearings. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 29, 2016 at 05:17AM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Does Handing Out Sanitary Pads Really Get Girls To Stay In School?

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Does Handing Out Sanitary Pads Really Get Girls To Stay In School? A new study tries to find out what happens when girls in the developing world are on their period. And it's complicated. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At December 29, 2016 at 05:06AM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: Danish Study Links Fish Oil During Pregnancy With Lower Asthma Risk In Kids

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Danish Study Links Fish Oil During Pregnancy With Lower Asthma Risk In Kids But that's not the final word, caution pediatricians, including the Danish author. It's one of several recent studies with contradictory findings that suggest the supplements could help or hurt. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 29, 2016 at 05:01AM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: The Science Of Wildfires May Be Up In Smoke

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The Science Of Wildfires May Be Up In Smoke With wildfire becoming more prevalent in the U.S. and the Forest Service increasingly looking to let some wildfires burn, there's a need to better understand the smoke that billows from those fires. Đọc tiếp trên NPR December 29, 2016 at 04:06AM Environme...
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NPR News: Big Battles Over Farm And Food Policies May Be Brewing As Trump Era Begins

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Big Battles Over Farm And Food Policies May Be Brewing As Trump Era Begins President-elect Donald Trump hasn't said much about food and farm policy or named his choices for top food-related jobs. But the coming years will likely see profound battles over food and nutrition. Đọc tiếp trên NPR December 29, 2016 at 03:00AM Environme...
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NPR News: Big Battles Over Farm And Food Policies May Be Brewing As Trump Era Begins

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Big Battles Over Farm And Food Policies May Be Brewing As Trump Era Begins President-elect Donald Trump hasn't said much about food and farm policy or named his choices for top food-related jobs. But the coming years will likely see profound battles over food and nutrition. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 29, 2016 at 03:00AM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Big Battles Over Farm And Food Policies May Be Brewing As Trump Era Begins

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Big Battles Over Farm And Food Policies May Be Brewing As Trump Era Begins President-elect Donald Trump hasn't said much about food and farm policy or named his choices for top food-related jobs. But the coming years will likely see profound battles over food and nutrition. Read more on NPR Children's Health December 29, 2016 at 03:00...
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Thứ Tư, 28 tháng 12, 2016

NPR News: The Stories NPR One Listeners Loved The Most In 2016

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The Stories NPR One Listeners Loved The Most In 2016 Listeners of our NPR One app rated these 10 stories as the most liked, recommended and shared in 2016. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 28, 2016 at 09:29PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: China Announces Its Largest-Ever Seizure Of Trafficked Pangolin Scales

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China Announces Its Largest-Ever Seizure Of Trafficked Pangolin Scales Pangolins — raccoon-sized animals that resemble artichokes — are the most trafficked mammal in the world. Chinese state media say more than 3 tons of scales were recently seized in Shanghai. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 28, 2016 at 08:06PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: The Case Against The College Football Playoff

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The Case Against The College Football Playoff Commentator John U. Bacon has a theory about why the NCAA introduced a college football playoff — and it has nothing to do with crowning a national champion. Dọc thêm tại NPR Opinion December 28, 2016 at 04:36...
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NPR News: For Many, Fewer Obamacare Choices Doesn't Mean Higher Prices

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For Many, Fewer Obamacare Choices Doesn't Mean Higher Prices One in five people getting health care through the Affordable Care Act no longer have a choice of insurers. But those markets don't have significantly higher prices than areas with competition. Read more on NPR December 28, 2016 at 05:00PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: For Many, Fewer Obamacare Choices Doesn't Mean Higher Prices

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For Many, Fewer Obamacare Choices Doesn't Mean Higher Prices One in five people getting health care through the Affordable Care Act no longer have a choice of insurers. But those markets don't have significantly higher prices than areas with competition. Read more on NPR December 28, 2016 at 05:00PM Health Ca...
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Wikipedia article of the day for December 28, 2016

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The Wikipedia article of the day for December 28, 2016 is Pain fitzJohn. Pain fitzJohn (died 1137) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and administrator, one of King Henry I of England's "new men", the ones who owed their positions and wealth to the king. Pain's family originated in Normandy, but there is little to suggest that he had many ties there, and he appears to have spent most of his career in England...
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NPR News: Outsourced: In A Twist, Some San Francisco Tech Jobs Are Moving To India

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Outsourced: In A Twist, Some San Francisco Tech Jobs Are Moving To India Companies in San Francisco pay six-figure salaries to entry-level tech workers. But a public university there is laying off some of its own IT staff and sending the jobs to a contractor in India. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At December 28, 2016 at 04:10AM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: Remembering Vera Rubin, Who Made Dark Matter Matter

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Remembering Vera Rubin, Who Made Dark Matter Matter Scientist Vera Rubin made the theory of dark matter a reality and, many say, created modern astrophysics. NPR's Ari Shaprio discusses Rubin's passing with a fellow astrophysicist Risa Weschler. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 28, 2016 at 04:08AM Health & Scien...
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Thứ Ba, 27 tháng 12, 2016

NPR News: A Peer Recovery Coach Walks The Front Lines Of America's Opioid Epidemic

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A Peer Recovery Coach Walks The Front Lines Of America's Opioid Epidemic Charlie Oen was addicted to heroin as a teenager. At 25, he's now clean and a peer counselor in Lima, Ohio, where he tries to help people who started using drugs before he was born. Read more on NPR December 27, 2016 at 11:23PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: A Peer Recovery Coach Walks The Front Lines Of America's Opioid Epidemic

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A Peer Recovery Coach Walks The Front Lines Of America's Opioid Epidemic Charlie Oen was addicted to heroin as a teenager. At 25, he's now clean and a peer counselor in Lima, Ohio, where he tries to help people who started using drugs before he was born. Read more on NPR December 27, 2016 at 11:23PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: How Do You Keep From Getting Bored? Researchers Have An Answer

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How Do You Keep From Getting Bored? Researchers Have An Answer Social science research suggests that boredom, or satiety, has a lot to do with the mind. When we imagine variety in the future, it turns out we can tolerate a lot more boredom in the present. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 27, 2016 at 05:01PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: We Learned A Lot In 2016 About How Preschool Can Help Kids

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We Learned A Lot In 2016 About How Preschool Can Help Kids Several new studies pointed to lasting gains for students. But there's a catch: Over and over, the research showed the importance of providing high-quality preschool. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At December 27, 2016 at 06:00PM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: Early Alzheimer's Gene Spells Tragedy For Patients, Opportunity For Science

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Early Alzheimer's Gene Spells Tragedy For Patients, Opportunity For Science Researchers are studying families from the U.S. and Mexico for clues about how a form of Alzheimer's develops in young people. Insights might help with the more common form of the disease in old age. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 27, 2016 at 05:00PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: The Future Of Medicaid May Be Found In Indiana, Where The Poor Pay

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The Future Of Medicaid May Be Found In Indiana, Where The Poor Pay Seema Verma, the architect of Indiana's Medicaid overhaul, is slated to run the federal agency overseeing the health care program for the poor. She instated mandatory payments from recipients. Read more on NPR December 27, 2016 at 04:44PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: The Future Of Medicaid May Be Found In Indiana, Where The Poor Pay

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The Future Of Medicaid May Be Found In Indiana, Where The Poor Pay Seema Verma, the architect of Indiana's Medicaid overhaul, is slated to run the federal agency overseeing the health care program for the poor. She instated mandatory payments from recipients. Read more on NPR December 27, 2016 at 04:44PM Health Ca...
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Wikipedia article of the day for December 27, 2016

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The Wikipedia article of the day for December 27, 2016 is Ficus rubiginosa. Ficus rubiginosa, the Port Jackson fig, is a species of flowering plant native to eastern Australia. Beginning as a seedling that grows on other plants (hemiepiphyte) or rocks (lithophyte), it matures into a tree 30 m (100 ft) high and nearly as wide with a yellow-brown buttressed trunk. The leaves are oval and glossy...
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NPR News: Vera Rubin, Who Confirmed Existence Of Dark Matter, Dies At 88

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Vera Rubin, Who Confirmed Existence Of Dark Matter, Dies At 88 The astrophysicist's groundbreaking research on spiral galaxies provided evidence of invisible dark matter. She was a pioneer in an era when women were excluded from many astronomy programs. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 27, 2016 at 06:15AM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Mobile Home Park Owners Can Spoil An Affordable American Dream

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Mobile Home Park Owners Can Spoil An Affordable American Dream Water and sewage problems at an Idaho mobile home park illustrate how manufactured housing communities owned by outsiders are often kept in a state of disrepair. Đọc tiếp trên NPR December 27, 2016 at 01:32AM Environme...
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Thứ Hai, 26 tháng 12, 2016

NPR News: World Cafe's Best Sessions Of 2016

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World Cafe's Best Sessions Of 2016 We recorded over 200 live sessions this year, but we've narrowed it down to seven of our favorites. Listen back to Darlingside, Ray LaMontagne, Xenia Rubinos and more. Read more on NPR World Cafe At December 26, 2016 at 08:00...
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NPR News: Feeling Less Than Grateful? Some People Are Just Wired That Way

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Feeling Less Than Grateful? Some People Are Just Wired That Way Gratitude is linked to better physical and mental health. But some people are wired in a way that that they place less value on it. And quickie exercises to boost gratefulness may not pay off. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 26, 2016 at 05:00PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Screen Time Reality Check — For Kids And Parents

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Screen Time Reality Check — For Kids And Parents As technology is increasingly woven into family life, parents struggle to navigate limits without personal experience from their own childhoods to fall back on. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At December 26, 2016 at 05:00PM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: A Dying Man's Wish To Donate His Organs Gets Complicated

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A Dying Man's Wish To Donate His Organs Gets Complicated Dying in America doesn't always go the way we plan. One terminally ill man's hope to be disconnected from his respirator and donate his organs was almost thwarted, despite his best laid plans. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 26, 2016 at 04:30PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: A Dying Man's Wish To Donate His Organs Gets Complicated

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A Dying Man's Wish To Donate His Organs Gets Complicated Dying in America doesn't always go the way we plan. One terminally ill man's hope to be disconnected from his respirator and donate his organs was almost thwarted, despite his best laid plans. Read more on NPR December 26, 2016 at 04:30PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: A Dying Man's Wish To Donate His Organs Gets Complicated

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A Dying Man's Wish To Donate His Organs Gets Complicated Dying in America doesn't always go the way we plan. One terminally ill man's hope to be disconnected from his respirator and donate his organs was almost thwarted, despite his best laid plans. Read more on NPR December 26, 2016 at 04:30PM Health Ca...
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Wikipedia article of the day for December 26, 2016

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The Wikipedia article of the day for December 26, 2016 is Tropical Storm Vamei. Tropical Storm Vamei was a Pacific tropical cyclone, the last storm of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season. On December 26 the storm developed into a tropical depression about 230 km (145 mi) east of Singapore in the South China Sea at 1.4° N, 156 km (97 mi) north of the equator. This was the first...
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NPR News: Global Warming Is Reshaping The Wine-Making World

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Global Warming Is Reshaping The Wine-Making World Countries that used to be too cold to produce wine are now able to do so, in part due to global warming. Lee Hannah of Conservation International discusses how this could affect conservation efforts. Đọc thêm tại NPR at December 26, 2016 at 05:00AM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Native-American Education: What Will It Take To Fix The "Epitome Of Broken"?

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Native-American Education: What Will It Take To Fix The "Epitome Of Broken"? The Bureau of Indian Education is 150 years old and is finally undergoing a critical reorganization facilitated by the Obama administration and the Bureau itself. But will it be enough? Đọc tiếp trên NPR At December 26, 2016 at 05:00AM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: Global Warming Is Reshaping The Wine-Making World

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Global Warming Is Reshaping The Wine-Making World Countries that used to be too cold to produce wine are now able to do so, in part due to global warming. Lee Hannah of Conservation International discusses how this could affect conservation efforts. Đọc tiếp trên NPR December 26, 2016 at 05:00AM Environme...
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NPR News: To Gift Or Not To Gift, That Is The Question

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To Gift Or Not To Gift, That Is The Question Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today the hosts talk about giving — or not giving — gifts to significant others. Dọc thêm tại NPR Opinion December 25, 2016 at 11:43...
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NPR News: Short On Data, EPA's Final Report On Fracking Leaves Many Disheartened

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Short On Data, EPA's Final Report On Fracking Leaves Many Disheartened The EPA spent years investigating whether the fracking process pollutes nearby drinking water. To the frustration of many, its final report leaves a lot of questions unanswered. Đọc tiếp trên NPR December 25, 2016 at 08:47PM Environme...
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Christingle: Word of the day for December 25, 2016

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Christingle , n : (Christianity) A small Christmas gift for children symbolizing Jesus Christ as the light of the world. A typical modern Christingle is made of an orange with sweets skewered into it, a candle inserted into the top and a red ribbon wrapped round it. (Christianity) A church service for children incorporating Christingles, usually held during Advent. Merry Christmas from all of us at...
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Wikipedia article of the day for December 25, 2016

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The Wikipedia article of the day for December 25, 2016 is Hebron Church (Intermont, West Virginia). Hebron Church is a mid-19th century Lutheran church in Intermont, Hampshire County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It was founded in 1786 as Great Capon Church by German settlers in the Cacapon River Valley, making it the first Lutheran church west of the Shenandoah Valley. The congregation worshiped...
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