VOA标准英语2010年-You've Heard of 'The Birth of the Blue

Scott Joplin played the piano at clubs and bars throughout Sedalia. He wrote 44 original rags that put an emphasis on the off-beats within scores. He also wrote a complete ragtime opera. Here's one of those word-association games. If we said waltz, y

VOA标准英语2010年-Explorer Retains Deep Dive Record Afte

Still exploring after 50 years, Donald Walsh is shown here at the North Pole. Donald Walsh grew up near San Francisco in the 1930s. Among his earliest memories is the mega-construction project he saw from his home in the Berkeley hills. Namely, the G

VOA标准英语2010年-Musical Exchange Brings Harmony to One

The largest cultural exchange ever between the United States and Vietnam wrapped up last month in California. Classically trained musicians from Vietnam and the United States performed together in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in March, and again in Los

VOA标准英语2010年-Lorber Revisits Fusion Moniker on 'Now

The name says it all - Jeff Lorber Fusion. Keyboardist and composer Jeff Lorber brings back his old Fusion moniker for an album reminiscent of his very first band. For the past 20 years, he's been known simply as Jeff Lorber, so it was just a matter

VOA标准英语2010年-Josh Charles' Debut Album Aims to Help

Singer, songwriter and pianist Josh Charles calls his style of music Notown, a blend of Motown soul with New Orleans blues. Josh is lifting spirits with his debut album and a song dedicated to rebuilding the Crescent City. No one could be happier tha

VOA标准英语2010年-President to Decide McChrystal's Futur

President Barack Obama is deciding whether to fire his commander in Afghanistan after the officer, General Stanley McChrystal, and his staff made derogatory statements about the president and other senior administration officials. The comments were m

VOA标准英语2010年-Report Calls for Hundreds of Thousands

An international group of midwives is calling for a dramatic increase in midwifery services especially in remote poor areas, so the lives of many more women and their babies can be saved. The World Health Organization says more than two million women

VOA标准英语2010年-US General David Petraeus Collapses Du

U.S. Central Command chief Gen. David Petraeus is surrounded by staff after appearing to pass out while testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, 15 Jun 2010 The head of the U.S. Central Command, General David Petraeus, bri

VOA标准英语2010年-Scale of Ethnic Violence in Kyrgyzstan

Uzbek refugees who fled from Kyrgyzstan live in a refugee camp on the border at the Uzbek village of Erkishlok, 15 Jun 2010 There are no exact figures on the scale of ethnic unrest that has hit southern Kyrgyzstan. They are lost in the chaos of what

VOA标准英语2010年-Visit to Soweto Shows Changes 16 Years

Soccer fans in South Africa for the World Cup will also have the opportunity learn about some of the country's turbulent history. June 16 is the national holiday called Youth Day. On this date in 1976, Hector Peterson, a 12-year-old schoolboy was kil

VOA标准英语2010年-Second-hand Tobacco Smoke Can Cause Ps

Study finds mental health issues such as depression and anxiety increase along with exposure Art Chimes | St. Louis, Missouri 15 June 2010 A new study finds that nonsmokers who are exposed to tobacco smoke are more likely to experience psychiatric di

VOA标准英语2010年-Counseling Improves Survival Rate When

Women in study experienced improved sleep, fewer side effects from chemotherapy Art Chimes | St. Louis, Missouri 15 June 2010 A study in the journal, Clinical Cancer Research, indicates that women who seek counseling have a lower risk of death if the

VOA标准英语2010年-Video Rehabilitation Might Help Stroke

Telemedicine has been used for years to deliver medical care to remote locations by audio or video links. Now, Canadian researchers are exploring the possibility of using that same technology to provide rehabilitation services to stroke patients in r

VOA标准英语2010年-Iconic Cyclo Disappearing From Phnom P

Oum Sok began working as a cyclo driver when he was 18. He says the city has become very expensive over the years, making it much harder to earn a living. New York has its yellow cab. London has its red bus. But Phnom Penh has its cyclo - a three-whe

VOA标准英语2010年-Memories of Pioneering Pilot Bill Brid

Bill Bridgeman was a pioneering test pilot, once known as the fastest man alive. He told his story in a best-selling book called The Lonely Sky, in 1955. The book has been reissued, and recalls a time when flight records were broken almost monthly, a

VOA标准英语2010年-Country Music Star Jimmy Dean Dead at

Jimmy Dean smiles while he gets ready for a taping of his show The Jimmy Dean Show in a New York studio, 2 April 1964 Country singer, actor and sausage entrepreneur Jimmy Dean died Sunday, June 13 at his home in Virginia. He was 81. Dean was one of C

VOA标准英语2010年-US Economists Say University Not Only

The apprentice program run by the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union in the state of Maryland, Travis Strawderman and other students make money while they learn There's a widespread perception in the United States that a university degree is the key to

VOA标准英语2010年-US Olympian Carl Lewis Uses Fame to Fi

Carl Lewis blowing the whistle on hunger in Rome to launch the UN's 1 Billion Hungry Project. Carl Lewis dominated the sport of track and field for nearly two decades, earning nine Olympic gold medals in the 1980s and 90s. The athlete still holds the

VOA标准英语2010年-US Naval Officers Face Grueling Curric

One of America's premier institutions of higher learning is the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. There, young men and women grow from teenagers into naval officers. The Academy tests students both in and out of the classroom, in a

VOA标准英语2010年-Longest Serving U.S. Senator, Robert B

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington (file photo 15 May 2008) Senator Robert Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat and the longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate, has died at the age of 9