"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said.

Charles Wick说“我记得是在2007年1月贝塞斯达举行的一次会议上，我们拿出了一包蜜蜂并且开始在桌子上把它们压碎进行研究。”

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Meanwhile, 56% of office workers revealed that they had returned to their desk drunk after lunchtime beverages and 31% said that they had pulled out of a meeting to remain in the pub.

同时，有56%的办公室职员透露他们曾经在午餐时间喝醉后回到办公桌，另有31%的人说他们曾离开一个会议到酒吧逗留。

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When Mr. Evans needs to go to a meeting in Foster City or visit a colleague, he drives the robot to a desk or a meeting room.

当埃文斯先生需要去福斯特市开会或拜访一位同事时，他把机器人推到桌子上，或一间会议室。

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But before you let the sounds of wedding bells, or the ever-present cluster of wedding inspiration Pinterest boards, fill your head up at the thought that meeting your soulmate could happen just steps away from your work desk, take into consideration the following five rules of thumb before truly pursuing any type of office romance.

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Last month, a paramilitary leader ended a meeting with Australia's foreign minister, Alexander Downer, by placing a letter on his desk which contained a threat to kill Australian journalists and diplomats because of their perceived support for independence.

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Instead, lawmakers from both chambers and both parties are meeting informally to come up with a bill they believe can make it onto President Bush's desk this fall.

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