BBC Chinese, Mar 25, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2011/03/110325_curry_detects.shtml
, which is translated from
Jason Palmer, Curry powder molecule 'is cheap sensor for explosives.' BBC, Mar 24, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12849781
Note: turmeric
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric
(Curcuma longa; of the ginger family, propagated from root; native to tropical South Asia; roots are boiled for several hours and then dried in hot ovens, after which they are ground into a deep orange-yellow powder commonly used as a spice in curries; active ingredient is curcumin)
The curcumin is translated as 薑黃素 in Taiwan.
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(1) 韩国就“上海门”处罚多名外交官. BBC Chinese, Mar 25, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2011/03/110325_skorea_china_shanghai.shtml
("卷入有关事件的韩国驻上海领事人员为这名姓邓的女子提供了非法签发签证的方便。另外韩国上海领馆人员还发现主动或被动导致邓姓女子获取领馆紧急联络电话和韩国政要等人电话号码。不过韩国总理室官员说，被泄露的信息没有涉及国家机密或触犯法律的内容")
(2) 美军雇员携机密赴华案判三年缓刑. BBC Chinese, Mar 25, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2011/03/110325_us_army_arrest.shtml
Note: Tim Talley, Ex-Army analyst pleads guilty to theft count. Associated Press, Mar 24, 2011.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110324/ap_on_re_us/us_army_analyst_arrest
(Liangtian Yang, aka Alfred Yang)
(3) Stephanie Simon, Pentagon's Uphill Battle; Afghan Campaign Spurs Military to Seek Remedy for Troops' Altitude Sickness. Wall Street Journal, Mar 25, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703362904576218683033688352.html
(Colorado's ski industry "says up to 40% of its visitors come down with mountain sickness")
Note:
(a) Breckenridge, Colorado
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breckenridge,_Colorado
(section 1 The name Breckenridge)
(b) to gut it out: "PERSEVERE"
(c) Telluride, Colorado
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telluride,_Colorado
(Gold was first discovered in 1858/ The town itself was founded in 1878. Telluride was originally named "Columbia", but due to confusion with Columbia, California, the name was changed by the post office in 1887. The town was named after the chemical element tellurium, a metalloid element which forms compounds known as tellurides. Although tellurium was never actually found in the mountains of Telluride, it is sometimes associated with deposits of gold and silver. Telluride's mines were rich in zinc, lead, copper, silver, and, of course, gold)
"Latin tellur-, tellus earth"
www.m-w.com
(4) Andrea Shalal-Esa, Exclusive: US Submarines Show Force Amid Race for Arctic Riches. Reuters, Mar 24, 2011.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/24/us-arctic-submarines-idUSTRE72N7TS20110324
Quote:
"The Coast Guard, Navy and Alaska officials are also concerned about the United States' failure to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. 'We don't have a seat at the table right now,' [Navy Secretary Ray] Mabus said, noting that U.S. failure to ratify the treaty would prevent it from staking a claim to its continental shelf. That would effectively open up oil production in that area to outside bidders, possibly even China, [Alaska Lieutenant Governor Mead] Treadwell said.