This is the VOA Special English Education Report. SOUND: Good morning, Discovery Center -- good afternoon. We're happy to be here with you. This is Al Drew, Clay Anderson, Dave Williams and I'm Barb Morgan. And we are ready for your first question. W

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. This summer, heavy rains and flooding have caused more than five hundred deaths in South Asia. More than ten million people have been forced from their homes. Huge amounts of cropland, animals and p

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A warning sign on a path in England near a farm where foot-and-mouth disease was found Farmers in England have been worried about foot-and-mouth disease among their cows. The viral sickness is one o

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Also: The story behind the century-old song ''Take Me Out to the Ballgame.'' And music by performers at the JVC Jazz Festival taking place in New York. Transcript of radio broadcast: 26 June 2008 HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special Engli

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Now, a VOA Special English holiday program. January first. The beginning of a new year. As far back in history as we can tell, people have celebrated the start of a new year. Today, most people celebrate New Year's Day on January first. People obser

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Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Martin Van Buren was sworn-in as the eighth president of the United States in eighteen thirty-seven. Not long after he took office, the United States suffered an economic dep

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VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a writer who helped influence modern culture. Her name was Susan Sontag. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Susan Sontag Susan Sontag was

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Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Last week in our series, we talked about the election of Martin Van Buren in eighteen thirty-six as the eighth president of the United States. Martin Van Buren Van Buren had

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A burro is a small donkey. Donkeys are related to horses; both are part of the equine family. Another way people say it is BOOR-oh. The name comes from Spanish and, before that, from a Latin term f

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ANNOUNCER: Welcome to PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in VOA Special English. Today Rich Kleinfeldt and Steve Ember tell about one of America's most popular singers, Elvis Presley. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: That song, Hound Dog, was one of Elvis Presley's most

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Liquidity is the ease with which an investment can be sold and turned into money. For example, when a stock is traded easily, the market for it is said to be liquid. Liquidity can also suggest the eas

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sabotage [to damage or destroy as an act against an organization or nation] The rebels sabotaged the railroad. sacrifice [to do without something or to suffer a loss for a belief, idea, goal or another person] She sacrificed her house to pay for medi

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Money, jewels and important documents may not be the only valuables placed in banks these days. Some mothers are making deposits, or really, donations, to breast milk banks. Experts say breast milk is t

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember. This week on our program, we tell you about Lake Champlain and the Finger Lakes in the northeastern United States. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Iceb

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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we tell about the disease multiple sclerosis. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Joan Molenaar helps her husband Larry, a victim of multiple

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Barack Obama shakes hands with supporters in Duryea, Pennsylvania, on Friday Elections in the United States are now less than two months away. The political conventions are over, and campaigning will inten

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VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we visit the desert of the American Southwest to learn about a group of people called the Shadow Wolves. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Lambert Cross, n

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. In far northern Mongolia, the survival of the smallest ethnic group in the country depends on reindeer. Morgan Keay, right, with members of the Tsaatan community in Mongolia An American named Morga

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Twelve-year-old AIDS activist Keren Dunaway-Gonzalez spoke at the opening ceremony in Mexico City. The Honduran girl is HIV-positive. One thousand young people from around the world attended the Inte

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The spread of cell phones, computers and other technology has increased economic growth in the developing world. Transcript of radio broadcast: 01 July 2008 VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Specia

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