As a result, the world's food supply has become largely dependent on a shrinking list of breeds designed for maximum yield: the Rhode Island Red chicken, the large White pig, the Holstein cow.

结果，全球的食物供应变成主要依赖于少数一些为产量最大化而设计的品种：罗得岛红鸡、大白猪、荷斯坦奶牛。

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The incident called to mind a 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island where pyrotechnics used by the heavy metal band Great White ignited a blaze that killed 100 people.

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Rhode Island also has a distinctive clam chowder: while Manhattan is red and New England white, the version here is clear.

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Huckabee announced he was giving up his bid for the White House after John McCain swept Tuesday's contests in Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island, giving the Arizona senator the delegates needed to claim the party's nomination in September.

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