A museum in Buffalo, N.Y., recently discovered that a rare elephant bird egg in its collection had been mislabeled as a model for decades.A collections manager at the Buffalo Museum of Science was updating its catalog to a digital system when she discovered the "realistic" cream-colored egg among its collection of more than 1,000 eggs. The partially fossilized egg measured 28 inches around and weighed more than 3 pounds.The curators took the egg to the Art Conservation Department at the State University of New York at Buffalo for a radiography — a technique that uses X-rays to see inside an object. The test not only confirmed their suspicions, but it also showed "specs of white" that indicated it could have been fertilized.Museum records showed a previous curator had acquired the elephant bird egg in 1939 from a London taxidermist for $92. The taxidermist had bought the egg on the island of Madagascar — located off the southeast coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean — the birds’ native habitat.The flightless bird grew to be 10 feet tall, weighed between 770 and 1,100 pounds and laid the largest eggs of any vertebrate — even dinosaurs. It went extinct more than 600 years ago.


紐約水牛城的一座博物館最近發現，它的收藏品中有一顆罕見的象鳥蛋，數十年來一直被誤認為模型。水牛城科學博物館的一名收藏品經理，之前更新電子系統目錄時，在超過1000顆蛋類收藏品中，發現這顆「真正的」淡黃色的蛋。這顆局部化石化的蛋，圓周約28英寸，重達3磅多。該名博物館員將蛋拿到美國紐約州立大學水牛城分校的藝術修護學系，接受放射線攝影，那是一種透過X射線檢視物品內部的技術。這項檢驗不僅證實他們的猜測，還照出了顯示這顆蛋已經受精的「白點」。博物館紀錄顯示，一名前館員1939年從倫敦一名動物標本製作者手中，以92美元購得這顆象鳥蛋。該名標本師在（非洲東南方海岸外、印度洋上的）馬達加斯加島買下這顆蛋，那座島是這種鳥類的原產地。這種不會飛的鳥類能長到10英尺高，重量介於770磅至1100磅之間，所產的蛋是脊椎動物中最大的，甚至比恐龍蛋還大。牠已在600多年前滅絕。


纽约州布法罗市的一家博物馆最近发现，其珍藏的罕见大象鸟蛋已被错误标记为数十年的模型。布法罗科学博物馆的藏品管理人员在将其目录更新为数字系统时发现了“现实“它收集了1000多个鸡蛋中的奶油色鸡蛋。部分化石化的鸡蛋周围28英寸，体重超过3磅。策展人将鸡蛋带到纽约州立大学布法罗艺术保护系进行射线照相 - 这是一种利用X射线观察物体内部的技术。该测试不仅证实了他们的怀疑，而且还显示了“白色的规格”，表明它可能已经受精。博物馆记录显示，之前的馆长在1939年从伦敦标本制作者那里获得了大象鸟蛋，售价为92美元。这位动物标本在马达加斯加岛购买了鸡蛋 - 位于印度洋非洲东南海岸 - 鸟类的原生栖息地。这只不能飞翔的鸟儿长到10英尺高，体重在770到1,100磅之间，并且规模最大任何脊椎动物的蛋 - 甚至是恐龙。它在600多年前灭绝了。
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Local governments are promoting "peace-themed" tours along their border with North Korea amid the continuing peace overtures between the two Koreas.Gangwon Province, which borders the eastern half of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), hopes the continuing peace overtures and international spotlight on the Korea Peninsula since the April 27 summit will attract foreign tourists and revive the local economy.Earlier this month, Gangwon Province and the KTO hosted a series of DMZ tours for 200 foreign travel agents, people with social media influence, and exchange students. Travel agencies that already provide similar tours say business has boomed since the inter-Korean summit.


在兩韓之間持續求和下，（南韓）地方政府正沿著北韓邊界一帶推動「和平主題」觀光。和南、北韓非軍事區東半部接壤的南韓江原道，就希望自4月27日兩韓峰會以來，兩韓持續求和以及國際間對朝鮮半島的聚焦，會吸引外國觀光客、振興當地經濟。本（5）月稍早，江原道及「韓國觀光公社」為200家旅行社、在社群媒體上擁有影響力的人士和外國交換學生，主辦一系列的兩韓非軍事區遊覽。已提供類似旅遊行程的旅行社說，自兩韓峰會以來，生意蒸蒸日上。


在韩朝两国继续保持和平姿态的同时，地方政府正在推进与朝鲜边界的“和平主题”之旅。与非军事区东半部（DMZ）接壤的甘源省希望持续的和平姿态和国际焦点在4月27日举行的韩国首脑峰会之后，将吸引外国游客，振兴当地经济。本月初，江原道和KTO为200名外国旅行社，具有社交媒体影响力的人士和交换学生举办了一系列DMZ巡回演出。已经提供类似旅行的旅行社称，自朝韩首脑会议以来，业务蓬勃发展。
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In the Guadalix mountains outside Madrid, Argentine horse whisperer Fernando Noailles uses his animals to help people suffering from stress and anxiety.The 57-year-old, who spent many years in the Patagonian wilderness living with horses, uses the animals as a way for patients to interpret and control their emotions.People who come to his sessions spend time with the horses and learn through the movement of the animal what mental state they themselves are in, says Noailles, who charges up to 120 euros per session."The horse is a mirror," he says. "They are gregarious creatures, born to live in herds."The therapy consists in monitoring how the horse responds to the client’s moods. From watching the horse’s reaction, the client learns how to identify and control emotions, he says."People in the first session, when they are in a difficult state of mind, see a horse that doesn’t stop, that moves, that even gallops. The horse is showing you a mind that doesn’t stop, that is tormented," he says.（Reuters）


在馬德里外圍的瓜達利斯山裡，阿根廷馴馬師費爾南多．諾瓦耶斯出動他的動物，來幫助蒙受壓力與焦慮的民眾。這位曾在巴塔哥尼亞原野與馬兒生活多年的57歲男子，用這些動物做為病人解讀與控制自身情緒的一種方法。每堂課收費高達120歐元的諾瓦耶斯說，來到他課堂的民眾和馬兒共度時光，並透過馬兒的動作，來認識自身當下的心理狀態。他說，「馬是面鏡子。」「牠們是群居動物，天生活在馬群裡。」這種療法在於監測馬兒如何呼應客戶心情。他說，從觀察馬的反應，客戶學會如何辨識和控制情緒。他說：「處於困難心理狀態之中時，民眾上第一堂課，看著一匹動不停、甚至狂奔的馬兒。這匹馬對你顯示了一顆受到折磨的不停歇的心。」（路透）


在马德里郊外的瓜达利克斯山脉，阿根廷马语耳语费尔南多·诺埃尔用他的动物来帮助患有压力和焦虑的人们。这位57岁的人，在巴塔哥尼亚的荒野生活着许多年，他们用马为动物患者来解释和控制他们的情绪。来到他的会议的人们花时间陪伴马，并通过动物的运动了解他们自己的精神状态，Noailles说，每场会议收费高达120欧元。“马是一面镜子，“他说。 “他们是合群的生物，生来就活在牛群中。”治疗包括监测马如何回应客户的情绪。 “从观察马的反应，客户学会如何识别和控制情绪，”他说，“第一次会议的人，当他们处于困难的状态时，看到一匹马不停止，移动，甚至这匹马向你展示了一种不停止的思想，这是一种折磨，“他说，”（路透社）
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Kanesville Elementary School in Ogden, Utah, holds a sixth-grade dance on Valentine’s Day each year. The dance is intended to promote inclusion and kindness, and students have traditionally been told by their teachers to say yes when a classmate asks them to dance.But times have changed, and some parents were angry when they got wind of the dance’s protocol this year.Natalie Richard was shocked when her sixth-grade daughter told her she couldn’t refuse a dance with a boy at the upcoming dance.At a time when parents are teaching kids they don’t need to hug a friend or even kiss their grandparents, there’s been a movement toward children maintaining control of their own bodies.To many parents, not being able to turn down a dance partner goes against that.It "sends a bad message to girls that girls have to say ’yes’ － sends a bad message to boys that girls can’t say ’no,’" Richard said.


（美國）猶他州歐格登的坎斯維爾小學每年西洋情人節當天都會舉行小六生舞會，藉此鼓勵學童融入與和睦，傳統上老師會告訴學生，被同學邀舞時要說好。但時代變了，而且在得知今年的舞會禮節後，部分學生家長火大了。當娜塔莉．李察從念小六的女兒處得知，不能在即將到來的舞會中拒絕男生的邀舞時，她為此震驚不已。值此家長教導孩子沒有必要擁抱朋友或甚至親吻其祖父母的時代，孩童掌握對自己身體的主控權已蔚為運動。對許多家長來說，無法拒絕舞伴有違此一原則。「此種女孩必須答應的作法，對女孩傳達一種不良訊息－－女孩不能說『不』，也對男孩傳達不良訊息。」李察說。


犹他州奥格登的Kanesville小学每年在情人节举办六年级舞蹈。舞蹈的目的是为了促进包容和友善，学生传统上被老师告知在同学要求他们跳舞时说“是”。但时代已经改变，并且有些父母今年因舞蹈协议风而感到愤怒娜塔莉·理查德对她的六年级女儿告诉她，在即将到来的舞蹈中不能拒绝与一个男孩跳舞，她感到震惊。当父母教孩子时，他们不需要拥抱朋友，甚至不必亲吻他们的祖父母，一直在向保持对自己身体的控制的孩子们发起一场运动。对许多父母来说，无法拒绝舞伴是违背这一规定的。它“向女孩发出一个坏消息，女孩必须说'是' - 发送一个坏消息给男孩，女孩不能说'不'，“理查德说。
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Massoumeh Attaie does not want to be defined only by the evil that drove her father-in-law to blind her with acid in her face. She wants to be known as an artist.Eight years ago, the 35-year-old Iranian was left permanently disfigured, only because she had sought a divorce.She never got justice under Iran’s Islamic law. And in the end, the family threatened that the same punishment would befall her son if she pressed charges."I chose my son over justice," she said － a terrible choice she says she has put behind her and refuses to let crush her spirit.Recently, she joined a group of other victims of acid attacks presenting their work at a gallery in Tehran to raise awareness and money. Attaie makes pottery, sculpted bowls and statuettes.She now lives in Tehran with her 12-year-old son, having fled her family, gives art classes to other blind people and proudly says she is "totally independent".


瑪索梅．阿堤被公公朝臉上潑酸而失明，但她不想只因為曾遭到邪惡對待，而被人們記住。她想成為一名藝術家。8年前，這名35歲的伊朗婦女永久性毀容，只因為她提出離婚。由於伊朗厲行伊斯蘭教律法，她從未獲得平反。最後，夫家還威脅，若她提出告訴，她的兒子將遭到相同懲罰。她說：「我選擇了兒子，而非正義。」但她也說，她已放下這個令人痛心疾首的決定，拒絕因為這個決定而精神崩潰。最近，她參加一個由其他潑酸受害者組成的團體，一起在德黑蘭一家藝廊展出作品，以提升社會關注及募款。阿堤創作陶器，雕刻碗盆和雕塑品。逃家後，她現在與12歲的兒子住在德黑蘭，為其他失明者上藝術課。她自豪地說，自己已「完全獨立」。


Massoumeh Attaie不想仅仅被那些驱使她的岳父在她脸上用酸使她失明的罪恶所定义。她想成为一名艺术家。几年前，这位35岁的伊朗人被永久毁容，仅仅因为她寻求离婚。她从未在伊朗伊斯兰教法下获得正义。最后，家人威胁说，如果她提出指控，她的儿子也会受到同样的惩罚：“我选择了我的儿子过分公平，”她说 - 她说她放弃了她，并拒绝让她的精神压倒她的可怕选择。最近，她加入了一群其他酸性袭击受害者，他们在德黑兰的一家画廊展示他们的作品，以提高意识和金钱。 Attaie制作陶器，雕刻的碗和小雕像。她现在和她12岁的儿子一起生活在德黑兰，逃离家庭，为其他盲人提供艺术课，并自豪地说她是“完全独立的”。
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Chuck McCarthy’s walking service provides fresh air, exercise and companionship for $30 an hour － but peeing on trees is an absolute no-no. The Los Angeles-based entrepreneur works with humans, not animals, and is striking a blow for health and social inclusion as the founder of the city’s first people-walking business. "I was thinking about becoming a dog walker. But I’ve never had a dog in the city," McCarthy said. "I was also seeing a lot of personal trainer ads. And so I said to my girlfriend, ’Maybe I’ll just become a people walker.’" McCarthy was joking but the more he thought about it, the more he realized there was a need for the kind of comradeship he could provide. The People Walker started as a one-man operation two years ago. But demand was so high that McCarthy now has a roster of 35 walkers, and a website where people can choose routes and walking partners. It’s not that people have fewer friends, say experts, but rather that the "gig economy" has produced a generation of freelancers with none of the routines or social bonds that traditionally connected workers. 


查克．麥卡錫的散步服務以每小時30美元的價格，提供新鮮空氣、運動與同伴情誼—不過在樹旁撒尿可絕對不行。這位洛杉磯企業家作為該市第一個遛人公司的創辦人，是與人類配合工作，而非動物，並捍衛健康與社會包容。「我考慮成為一名遛狗師。但我未曾在這座城市養過狗。」麥卡錫說。「我也看到許多私人教練的廣告。因此我對女友說『或許我就成為遛人師』。」麥卡錫在說笑，但當他越加思考，就越了解有對他能提供的那種同伴之誼的需求。「遛人師」2年前以1人運作方式開始營運。但需求之高，致使麥卡錫現在值勤表上有35名陪走者，人們可在網站上選擇路線與步行夥伴。不是因為人們的朋友變少，專家說，而是「零工經濟」已產生一個自由工作者世代，相關工作沒有傳統上聯繫工作者的例行公事或社會連結。


查克麦卡锡的步行服务提供新鲜空气，每小时30美元的运动和陪伴，但在树上撒尿绝对是不行的。这家位于洛杉矶的企业家与人类合作，而不是动物，并且作为该城市首个走人行业的创始人，对健康和社会融合构成打击。 “我正在考虑成为一名狗步行者，但我从来没有在这座城市养过一只狗，”麦卡锡说。 “我还看到很多私人教练的广告，所以我对我女朋友说：'也许我只是成为一个人走路的人。'”麦卡锡在开玩笑，但他越想越想到，他意识到的越多需要他可以提供的那种同志关系。人民步行者在两年前开始作为一个人的行动。但需求如此之高以至于麦卡锡现在拥有35名步行者名单，并有一个人们可以选择路线和步行伙伴的网站。专家说，并不是说人们有更少的朋友，而是说“经济转型”已经产生了一代自由职业者，没有传统上将工人联系起来的日常工作或社会纽带。
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A Chilean man who suffered clerical sexual abuse has said Pope Francis told him that God had made him gay and loved him that way, according to the Spanish newspaper El Pais.Abuse victim Juan Carlos Cruz told El Pais that Pope Francis had told in a private conversation: "The fact that you are gay does not matter. God made you this way and loves you this way, and it doesn’t matter to me. The pope loves you this way, you must be happy the way you are."Cruz, a survivor of sexual abuse, spent three days with Pope Francis at the Vatican in April, in which he discussed his sexuality and the abuse he suffered at the hands of a Chilean priest. The man was found guilty of abuse by the Vatican in 2011.


西班牙文「國家報」報導，一名受到神職人員性侵犯的智利男子表示，教宗方濟各告訴他，天主造他為同志，也愛如此的他。性侵受害者胡安‧卡洛斯‧克魯茲告訴「國家報」，教宗在私下對話時告訴他：「你是同性戀並不重要。天主如此造你，也愛如此的你，我不會在乎。教宗愛如此的你，你必須對自己感到快樂。」


根据西班牙报纸“El Pais”的报道，一名遭受神职人员性虐待的智利男子说教皇弗朗西斯告诉他上帝让他变成同性恋并且爱他。滥用毒品的受害者胡安卡洛斯克鲁斯告诉El Pais，教皇弗朗西斯曾在一位私人谈话：“你是同性恋并不重要，上帝以这种方式创造了你，并且以这种方式爱你，这对我来说并不重要，教皇这样爱你，你必须以你的方式开心。性虐待的幸存者克鲁兹在四月份与梵蒂冈教皇弗朗西斯共度了三天时间，在那里他讨论了他的性行为和他在智利神父手下遭受的虐待。这名男子在2011年被梵蒂冈发现有罪。
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Earth’s atmosphere contains an estimated 13 trillion liters of water vapor at any given time － that’s the equivalent to 10 percent of all of the planet’s available surface freshwater. A newly developed sorbent has recently shown that it can harvest atmospheric moisture even when the relative humidity drops to around 10 percent. Under those conditions, that works out to around three liters of water for every million liters of air. Created by a collaborative team from MIT and UC Berkeley, this proof of concept device uses a metal-organic framework （MOFs）, a material invented in the 1990s by UC Berkeley chemistry professor Omar Yaghi. Depending on the metal and organic molecules used, chemists can control what gases will bind to the MOF and how strong those connections will be.The device itself is a simple design with two main parts：the absorption layer （aka the MOF） and an enclosed, an air-cooled condenser. The backside of the MOF is painted black, to operate as a solar absorber.


地球的大氣中，無時無刻都含有約13兆公升的水蒸氣，相當於地表上所有淡水資源的10%。一款新開發的吸附劑近來顯示，即便相對濕度降至約10%，它也能從大氣中收穫水汽。在這種條件下，每100萬公升的空氣可產出約3公升的水。這款概念驗證裝置由美國麻省理工學院、加州大學柏克萊分校的協同團隊研發，使用柏克萊化學系教授奧馬．亞吉在1990年代發明的一種「金屬有機骨架（MOF）」材料。化學家利用金屬和有機分子，控制能與「金屬有機骨架」結合的氣體種類及其鍵結強度。該裝置本身可簡單分為兩個主要部分：吸收層（又稱MOF）和作為空氣冷凝器的封套。MOF的背面會塗成黑色，用來吸收太陽能。


地球大气在任何时候都包含大约13万亿升水蒸气 - 这相当于地球上所有可用地表淡水的10％。新开发的吸附剂最近表明，即使相对湿度下降到10％左右，它也可以收获大气中的水分。在这些条件下，每增加一百万升空气就能生产三升水。由麻省理工学院和加州大学伯克利分校的一个合作团队创建，这个概念证明设备使用了金属有机框架（MOFs），这是由伯克利加州化学教授Omar Yaghi在20世纪90年代发明的一种材料。根据所使用的金属和有机分子，化学家可以控制哪些气体将与MOF结合，以及这些连接会有多强。该设备本身是一个简单的设计，其主要部分有两个：吸收层（又名MOF）和封闭，一个风冷式冷凝器。 MOF的背面涂成黑色，用作太阳能吸收器。
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Yu Jun-hyung, associate research fellow at the state-run Korea Institute for Defense Analyses, released the analysis as Seoul and Washington are in talks over the former’s share of the cost for maintaining some 28,500 US troops here.He put Seoul’s expenditure for the USFK in 2015 at some 5.4 trillion won （$5 billion）, with Japan’s spending around 6.77 trillion won. But Seoul shouldered a greater cost given that the American troop number in Japan was more than double that in the South in 2015."Given the total number of troops, South Korea pays more in all spending categories than Japan to support the US forces," he said during a forum organized by Rep. Kim Kyung-hyup of the ruling Democratic Party. Seoul has provided financial and other support under the Special Measures Agreement since 1991.


值此首爾和華府磋商前者在維持約2.85萬駐韓美軍開銷上的分攤比例之際，南韓國營「韓國國防研究院」副研究員柳俊亨發表相關分析。他估計，首爾2015年為駐韓美軍支出的經費約5.4兆韓元（50億美元），日本則支付近6.77兆韓元。但鑑於2015年駐日美軍的人數乃駐韓美軍的兩倍以上，故首爾負擔的費用更多。柳俊亨在南韓執政黨「共同民主黨」國會議員金炅俠舉辦的論壇中表示，「由於兵員的總數，為了資助美國駐軍，南韓在各類開支上付得都比日本多」。自1991年起，首爾即根據「特別措施協定」提供（美軍）財務及其他支持。


国营韩国国防分析研究所的副研究员余俊雄发布了这项分析报告，因为汉城和华盛顿正在就前者在这里维持大约28,500名美军的成本进行谈判。他将首尔的支出用于2015年的USFK约为5.4万亿韩元（约合50亿美元），日本的支出约为6.77万亿韩元。但考虑到2015年日本的美国军队数量比南方的美国军队数量多一倍，首尔承担了更大的成本。“考虑到部队总数，韩国在所有支出类别中支付的费用都超过日本，以支持美国军队，”他在执政的民主党代表Kim Kyung-hyup组织的一个论坛上说。自1991年以来，首尔根据特别措施协议提供了财政和其他支持。
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French President Emmanuel Macron celebrated the special relationship between the United States and France during his state visit to Washington last week by planting a tree with President Donald Trump on the grounds of the White House.Now the oak sapling is gone - at least temporarily.White House photographers noticed the tree was gone days after it had been planted. Mystery ensued. In fact, the tree, from Belleau Wood in France where almost 2,000 American soldiers died in a World War One battle, had been dug up not long after it was planted. It was put in quarantine, according to U.S. and French officials. The problem：Parasites on the tree could spread to others on the White House property.“It was actually a special favor from Trump to France to be able to plant the tree the day of the president’s visit,” an official from Macron’s office said.（Reuters）


法國總統艾曼紐．馬克宏上週前往華盛頓進行國是訪問期間，藉由和唐納．川普總統在白宮土地上種下一棵樹，慶祝美國與法國間的特殊關係。這棵橡樹苗現在不見了——至少是暫時的。白宮攝影師們注意到，這棵樹在種下後幾天消失了。謎團隨之而起。其實，來自法國貝洛森林——第一次世界大戰一場戰役美國將近兩千士兵葬身之處——的這棵樹，被種下不久後就被挖起來。根據美國與法國官員說法，它被隔離檢疫。問題出在：樹上的寄生蟲可能擴及白宮地產上的其他樹木。馬克宏辦公室一名官員說：「事實上，能夠在總統訪問當天種那棵樹，是川普給法國的特殊禮遇。」（路透）


法国总统埃马纽埃尔马克隆上周在华盛顿的国事访问期间庆祝了美国和法国之间的特殊关系，他在白宫的土地上与唐纳德特朗普总统一棵树种植了一棵树。现在橡树苗木已经消失了 - 至少是暂时的。白色众议院摄影师注意到，树已经种植了几天后。随之而来的是神秘。事实上，来自法国Belleau Wood的这棵树，在第一次世界大战中死亡的近2,000名美国士兵在种植后不久被挖出。据美国和法国官员说，它被隔离了。问题是：树上的寄生虫可能会传播到白宫的其他地方，“Macron办公室的一位官员说，”这实际上是特朗普到法国的一个特殊情况，因为在总统访问当天能够种植这棵树。 （路透社）
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