Word: sheeps
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...lane road to Raglan, State Highway 23, ran through typically beautiful New Zealand countryside--gorgeous green hills spotted with sheep. The road wiggled its way toward the sea, through Mt. Karioi and Mt. Pirongia, two volcanoes which may or may not be active. My eyes were on the road--SH23's blind corners and steep drop-offs made me nervous and Kid Driver was trying to go faster. He passed three cars in one burst of bravado. I remembered the hostel owner mentioned that the trip to Raglan takes about 55 minutes. When I ran this estimate by my friend...
...Great Wall of China--3,307 miles of wire-and-post fencing, running dead straight to the horizon in both directions. It is known as the Dog Fence because it is meant to keep dingoes inside northern Australia and out of South Australia, so they won't massacre the sheep. If the wind blows your hat over the fence, it's gone forever. The Dog Fence has only one gate every 12 miles...
...From Harvard Square, take the Red line inbound and get off at Park Street. There you will find Boston Common, a 48-acre green oasis of fountains, monuments, relaxed Bostonians and other tourists. Bought by the city in 1634 as pasture land for cows, goats and sheep--and later used as a military training ground--the Common is the oldest public park in the nation...
Bought by the city in 1634 as pasture land for cows, goats and sheep--and later used as a military training ground--the Common is the oldest public park in the nation...
...sheep clones have little to worry about. While their truncated telomeres may burn down relatively fast, the animals are likely to die of natural causes before frayed chromosomes claim them. But if scientists ever get around to cloning humans, things could get stickier. You might end up with the worst of both worlds, says Thomas Murray of the Hastings Center, a New York-based think tank, "combining the inexperience of youth with the biology of the aged...