Using a Self-Checkout Machine Claudia: Were done, right? Lets get in this cashier line. Raul: No need. This store has self-checkout machines. Claudia: I dont know. I think it would be easier going through a cashier line. Raul: Using the self-checkout

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Indonesian women sell their harvest in a traditional floating market Before refrigerators were invented, the next best thing was an ice box. But another way to keep food fresh is to use an evaporat

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Golden Fruit Of the fruits of the year I give my vote to the orange. In the first place it is a perennial----if not in actual fact, at least in the greengrocers shop. On the days when dessert is a name given to a handful of chocolates and a little p

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SCIENCE REPORT — March 7, 2002: Alzheimer’s Disease By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Science Report. Medical researchers say a new study shows a link between the mental condition

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. We have a question from a health worker -- and longtime listener -- in Nigeria. James Uwaifoh says there are many food crops that were grown in the past but not any longer. He wants to know if it w

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Big health news this morning and a wake-upcall about salts. A new study at Harvard says salt plays a role in the death of2.3 million people a year across the world. And it also turns out that 10% ofdeaths here in the U.S.are linked to eating too much

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In the last decade scientists have managed to sequence the genomes of everything from bacteria and fruit flies to individual human beings. But often overlooked are the genomic sequences of our food. We know the genomes of apples, bananas, potatoes, w

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By Rohit Kulkarni Washington 08 May 2007 The U.S. India Business Council in Washington, D.C. played host to the first-ever 'Mango Day' celebrations on the arrival of Indian mangoes to the U.S., after a gap of 18 years. The first mangoes arrived at th

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Veggies Help Fight Genetic Heart Attack Risk A new study finds that a diet high in fruits and vegetables can reduce the danger of heart disease among people at highest risk. Scientists found healthier eating can turn off the risk gene and mitigate th

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Frozen food is having a moment. After years in a slump, sales of frozen and prepared foods are on the rise. They are often cheaper than fresh and can be more convenient. As NPR's Allison Aubrey reports, another upside of froz

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Fill me with the fruits of your Spirit, Lord. Fill me with love, so that I seek to understand and appreciate the rich variety and diversity of life that surrounds me. Fill me with joy, so that I celebrate your presence in each and every moment I am

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Today's topics: Wasting time at work, California's reputation, Carpet in the US, Call signs, Yet vs. Still Words: Employee Blog To kill time Hollywood Venice Beach Land of fruits and nuts To migrate Rug

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The store of pollen paints a picture of the plains of 13,000 years ago, a picture that looks very different from the open prairie grassland of today. But why did this region look so different back then? The ice sheets to the north, although retreatin

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As a university professor in Miami, Florida, Marvin Dunn launched an inner-city garden to give his students an outlet for volunteer activity. Now his vision has grown into a year-round urban farm that produces scores of vegetables and fruits. Marvin

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