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This was Loh’s second year in charge of the team, but he spent four years before that as an assistant. He admits that after five years of second or third place finishes, plus his own 10th place performance 16 years ago, it felt good to finally beat the Chinese.

“Of course there is a very friendly rivalry between us,” he said. “When China conceded defeat, their coach came over to me and we shook hands.

“Usually it’s the other way around.”

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USA tops International Math Olympiad for first time in 21 years
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/17/winning-formula-usa-tops-international-math-olympiad-for-first-time-in-21-years/

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Planets

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http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/former-memorial-high-school-math-whiz-coaches-team-usa-to/article_46884065-21ce-5908-aead-3b86f5cef706.html

A math team coached by a Madison Memorial High School graduate is getting praise from President Barack Obama and many others following its David-vs.-Goliath victory over China this week in the International Mathematical Olympiad.

“想要走得远，必须让孩子身心轻松。奥数再猖狂下去，中国将来就不会再有数学家了。” 一提“奥数”这个词，中科院物理所研究员曹则贤就直呼痛心。

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FOLLOW LIVE @ 12 pm ET: NASA Announcing New Alien Planet Discoveries
http://www.space.com/17933-nasa-television-webcasts-live-space-tv.htm

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/16/americas/possible-new-solar-system-new-jupiter/index.html

Jupiter, gravity bully

Why does the Jupiter twin matter?
Having a Jupiter in the right place is important. In our solar system, the giant gas planet apparently has played a big role in creating and preserving stability on Earth.
During the formation of the planets, scientists believe, our gas giant swept the inner solar system clean, removing objects that may have crowded orbits.
Its gravitational might is second in strength only to that of our sun, and Jupiter exerts it in the right places, helping to keep flying objects such as asteroids in line and not swarming around in broad swaths. They would be very dangerous for a planet hosting life.
Paleontologists say that one single hefty asteroid strike was enough to wipe dinosaurs off the face of the Earth millions of years ago. The "gravitational bully," as astronomers like to call Jupiter, bends the paths of objects flying near it, and it reels some big ones right into it.

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我以前在洛杉矶居住时，曾参观过隶属于 NASA 的 JPL。JPL 经常在周末对老百姓开放，宣传和普及天文与航天知识。老百姓也非常踊跃地参加这类活动，表现出极高的兴趣和热情。

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center located in Pasadena, California, United States.

The JPL is managed by the nearby California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for NASA. The laboratory's primary function is the construction and operation of planetary robotic spacecraft, though it also conducts Earth-orbit and astronomy missions. It is also responsible for operating NASA's Deep Space Network.

对此，国家教育咨询委员会委员、浙江师范大学原校长徐辉提出了一些自己的疑问。

“首先我不赞成‘大学没有培养出杰出人才’的说法。举个例子，杭州普通学校培养的人才已经成了亚洲首富。”