Biosolids

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 28, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers have long put animal waste on their fields. They may also use human waste. Mode

Asian Lady Beetle

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: November 4, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. There are lots of insects that farmers hate. But there also are some they like. These p

New York Stock Exchange

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: November 7, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The largest 1)stock market in the world is the New York Stock Exchange. It is also the ol

Nobel in Economics

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 17, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Two professors, Robert Engle and Clive Granger, are the winners this year of the Nobel pr

Fiscal Year

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 3, 2003 This is Bob Doughty. Welcome to the VOA Special English Economics Report. You can now hear environment news on Tuesday as part of Science in the News. Our fi

Pressing Oil from Seeds

By Gary Garriott Broadcast: November 25, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. From the beginning of human history, people have used oils from seeds and nuts. Most

Forcing Bulbs

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: November 18, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. If you like flowers in the early spring, then the middle of autumn is an important tim

Commodity Futures Markets

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: November 11, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Consider the life of a crop farmer. One year, the growing conditions are excellent. Th

Mutual Funds

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 24, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. People invest money in the hope their wealth will grow over time. Some have financial adv

New York Stock Exchange, Part 2: Proposed Reforms

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: November 14, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last week we told about the New York Stock Exchange and the 1)resignation of its chairma

Steel Tariffs Dispute

By Caty Weaver Broadcast: November 21, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last week, the World Trade Organization ruled that United States taxes on imports of stee

World Trade Organization, Part 1

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: November 28, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The World Trade Organization is the international system for negotiating trade issues. T

Eating Fish May Prevent Strokes

Broadcast: Jan 28, 2003 By by Mario Ritter and George Grow VOICE ONE: This is Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with Science in the News, a VOA Special English program about recent develo

Hepatitis1

Broadcast: Feb 4, 2003 By Mario Ritter VOICE ONE: This is Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnson with SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, a VOA Special English program about recent developments in science.

Tuberculosis1

Broadcast: May 14, 2003 By Karen Leggett This is the VOA Special English Health Report. One-third of all the people in the world are infected with tuberculosis, or TB, a disease caused by bacteria in

VOA慢速英语2003年-Body Weight and the Risk of Cancer

Broadcast: May 13, 2003 by Caty Weaver VOICE ONE: I'm Sarah Long with Bob Doughty, and this is the VOA Special English program, SCIENCE IN THE NEWS. VOICE TWO: Today--a new warning about body weight a

VOA慢速英语2003年-社会广角 C-C-X

Broadcast: Feb 7, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. A private North American group has launched an effort to reduce and trade releases of industrial gases linked

White Sands National Monument

Broadcast: Feb 19, 2003 By Shelley Gollust VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Mary Tillotson with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we tell about one of the world

World Hunger

Broadcast: Jan 13, 2003 By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. International experts are concerned about a growing humanitarian crisis - world hunger. Last year, the World Fo

Ways to Improve Rice

Broadcast: January 7, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Rice is the world's most important crop. Much has been done to increase its productivity. Modern genetic