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ESLPodcast 320 Micromanaging the Staff GLOSSARY to checkup on(someone) to review someones progress; to see how someone is doing* Miranda asked another supervisor to check up on her employees while she was away working in another office last week. tas
Farming and Agribusiness Brad: Is this your first visit to this area? Irene: It is and Im surprised to see so many farms. I thought farming was a dying industry. Brad: Family farms and small-scale farming are disappearing, but agribusiness is alive a
The organizers of a micro movie competition in Myanmar have staged a public show of short films in Yangon, hoping to help cultivate the next generation of directors. CRI's Myanmar correspondent Tu Yun has more. Now in its fourth year, the annual Myan
AGRICULTURE REPORT - Fish Farming By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Fish is an important food for many people. In s
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Female farmers in Rwanda and Sudan will learn about what kind of seeds to use, how to farm without chemicals and when to harvest The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that poor countries
By Franz Wild Kinshasa 23 January 2007 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Tuesday, it is giving $29 million to a German micro-finance bank's Africa division. In Kinshasa, Franz Wild looks at the success of its Democratic Republic of Cong
In many developing countries, micro-financing has created possibilities for burgeoning entrepreneurs who would not have found funding before. VOA's Barry Wood reports that special attention is now being paid to female entrepreneurs, who have had to
Internet Opens World to Microloan Investors A $2 loan lets a woman in Burundi start a business brewing banana beer, and a $65 loan helped a woman in Pakistan start an embroidery business that now supports 30 local families. These small entrepreneurs
More Land Being Used for Organic Farming More land around the world is being dedicated to organic farming. The Worldwatch Institute says since 1999 theres been a more than three-fold increase to 37 million hectares. Organic farming is farming without
Micronutrient Powders Effective in Reducing Anemia in Children Nutrients taken in powder form are effective in preventing malnutrition in children, according to new findings. Children throughout the developing world suffer from anemia - a shortage of
Global recognition including the Nobel Peace Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom has not kept Muhammad Yunus from his main goal - getting people out of poverty with the help of small loan-interest loans. The Nobel Laureate announced that his
By June Soh Washington 16 April 2007 Watch video report on Micro Loans Many new immigrants and refugees in the United States find out that they have a hard time landing well-paying jobs. Even with business ambitions, they can face difficulties. VOA'
AGRICULTURE REPORT - No-Till Farming Gains Ground Around the World By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Since ancient time
SHANGHAI, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Shanghai municipal government Monday launched the microblog Shanghai City on China's popular Twitter-like microblogging service Weibo.com. The microblog, officially verified as originating from the Information Office
Barry: Where are you going? Jane: Im checking up on Rudy. I gave him a task an hour ago and I want to make sure hes doing it right. Barry: Youre not micromanaging again, are you? Jane: Of course, not. Im only going to observe his work and make sure t
China shuts down 97,000 blog, microblog accounts in anti-porn campaign BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities have shut down about 97,000 blog and microblog accounts over the past seven months which are allegedly involved in dissemination
Qin (Dear friend), will you stay at home and go shopping online this weekend? Qinmen (dear friends), you should guard the safety of your online accounts and develop good habits. Weve summarized nine points of advice for you. Have a happy weekend onli
We are living in a micro era. After the massive popularity of micro blogs and micro novels, online micro films are growing bigger now. 我们生活在一个微时代。继微博和微小说广受欢迎之后,网络微电影风潮也在日趋壮大。
BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council, or the Cabinet, on Wednesday called for more efforts to support the sound development of small and micro-sized enterprises. Small and micro-sized firms serve as a significant channel for creating job
The Internet is linking entrepreneurs in the developing world with investors in industrial nations through sites that broker small people-to-people loans. These so-called microloans go to family-owned businesses in Africa, Asia and other areas. A $2