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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. If using your voice is difficult, then you know what dysphonia is. The more common name for this disorder is hoarseness. Experts say about one in three people will become hoarse at some point in their l
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The average college student in America spent an estimated seven hundred dollars on textbooks last year. The National Association of College Stores reported more than five billion dollars in sales of
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Planting trees around poultry farms can improve air and water quality -- and relations with neighbors. Research has shown that just three rows of trees near poultry houses can reduce the release of
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week, we tell about deaths around the world linked to drinking alcohol. We tell about a new discovery that chimps get the disease
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A.D.H.D. is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Children with A.D.H.D. might have trouble paying attention. They might not seem to listen. They might forget things. They might not be able to stay
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Clay Clay is found almost everywhere in the world. It is formed by the action of wind and water on rocks over thousands of years. The rocks change in both chemical and physical ways. Chemically, el
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Today we tell about Alzheimer's disease. More than a century after its discovery, Alzheimer's disease is still destroying people's brai
VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: Tim Tate at the Washington Glass Studio And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At the Smithsonian American Art Museum, you can see a large heart-shaped sculpture made of blown glass. Th
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. One year ago, the United States financial system was in danger of collapse. One of Wall Street's oldest investment houses had just sought protection from its creditors. The Lehman Brothers bankruptcy
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Scientists now have a genetic map of the potato. The project is the work of a team from fourteen countries, the Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium. Potatoes are one of the world's leading food cro
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A new college guide in the United States compares educational requirements in seven subjects. These include math, science, writing and United States history or government. The other subjects are econ
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. Today we tell about efforts to save an island in the American state of Maryland. Poplar Island lies about fifty-five kilometers sout
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: Maurice Sendak And I'm Mario Ritter. This week on our program, we tell about Maurice Sendak, an award winning writer and illustrator of more than one hundred
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Family members, including daughter Maria Shriver and her husband, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, rear center Thousands of mourners gathered Friday on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, for the funeral
This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. This week, we will tell about new concerns about the H1N1 virus. We will also tell about a study of socially unacceptable words. And we will repor
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program, we dive into the popularity of SpongeBob SquarePants. We also answer a question about soul singer Wilson Pickett. And here in Washington, we
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The H1N1 flu virus that has spread around the world is especially risky for pregnant women. If they become infected, especially after the first three months of pregnancy, they can get very sick or even
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: A repossessed home in Denver, Colorado, in May 2008 And I'm Fritzi Bodenheimer. This week on our program, we examine some of the causes of the financial crisis
VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we travel to the boundaries of artistic production by visiting fringe festivals around the world. Something that is on the fringe means it i
VOICE ONE: Im Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Diane Arbus, a revolutionary modern photographer. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Diane Arbus' photo of a giant man at home with his pa