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1、The Richest Town in America Wheres the richest town in America? WORTH magazine unveiled its 6th annual list out of the 250 richest towns and the most valuable homes, and the winner is Jupiter Island, Florida, 30 miles north of West Palm Beach on the Atlantic coast. Jupiter Island Florida, an Atlanti
2、c coast barrier island, roughly 10 miles long, a quarter to a half mile wide. But at a median home price at $3.9 million and the lower end homes running in the 4 to 5 million range, down near the National Wildlife Refuge, the people who live on Jupiter come for privacy. Few if any homes are visible
3、from the road. Theres nothing commercial here. And they come for quiet, real quiet. In some towns, you cant make noise between certain hours here - you cant make noise between October and April. The hand painted ceilings, the horizonless pool, the master suite, the 10,000 square feet, the 14-million
4、-dollar price tag on this home is no where near the top end. There are homes in Jupiter in the 30 and 40-million-dollar bracket. The runners up to Jupiter are No.2 - Atherton, California; No.3 - Aspen, Colorado; 4th - Los Altos Hills, California; and 5th - Belvedere, California. We must prevent such
5、 problems among our deaf-blind citizens by fostering their independence, creating employment opportunities, and encouraging their contributions to our society. Crucial to fulfilling this urgent national need is research on the disorders that cause deafness and blindness. Toward this end, the Nationa
6、l Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and the National Eye Institute as well as a number of voluntary health agencies are supporting a wide range of investigative projects that one day may provide the clues to curing and preventing these devastating disorders.On June 27
7、we commemorate the 104th anniversary of the birth of Helen Keller, Americas most renowned and respected deaf-blind person. Her accomplishments serve as a beacon of courage and hope for our Nation, symbolizing what deaf-blind people can achieve.In order to encourage public recognition of and compassi
8、on for the complex problems caused by deaf-blindness and to emphasize the potential contribution of deaf-blind persons to our Nation, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 261, has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation designating the last week in June 1984 as Helen Kelle
9、r Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning June 24, 1984, as Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week. I call upon all government agencies, health organizations, communications media, and people of the
10、United States to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth.O
11、ne huge diamond that even Beckham cant buyEvery woman dreams of receiving a huge, sparkling and priceless diamond. Now scientists have discovered the largest diamond in the universe.But its well beyond the reach of the most lovestruck men - 50 light years to be precise. Space scientists revealed tha
12、t they had discovered a ten billion trillion trillion carat gem. Measuring 2,500 miles across and weighing five million trillion trillion pounds, the rock was found on Valentines Day buried in the core of a white dwarf star in the constellation Centaurus.Its the mother of all diamonds, said Travis M
13、etcalfe, who led the team of researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics in America.You would need a jewellers loupe the size of the Sun to grade this diamond. Named Lucy, after the Beatles song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, the rock has sent a ripple of excitement through the sc
14、ientific world.The largest diamond found on earth was the 3,106-carat Cullinan. It was cut into nine major stones, including the 530-carat Star of Africa, now a part of the Crown Jewels. Diamonds were first discovered in India more than 2,800 years ago. The Ancient Romans believed that the stones we
15、re splinters of stars that had tumbled to earth.In Ancient Egypt, diamonds were symbols of eternity and were used in funeral rites. In the Middle Ages, men wore them to symbolise their courage and virility. The tradition of giving them as love tokens dates from 1477, when Archduke Maximilian of Austria gave a diamond ring to Mary of Burgundy.A man who comforted his terminally-ill sister while she attempted to commit suicide will not face charges. Graham Lawson faced the possibility of 14 years in jail because he watched his 48-year-old sister Sue, a former bank manager, die. She repeated
