AMERICAN MOSAIC

AMERICAN MOSAIC By Broadcast: Friday, January 30, 2004 (THEME) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC -- a program in VOA Special English about music and American life. And we answer your questions. (THEME)

AMERICAN MOSAIC - What to Call a Storm? How Scientists Name

AMERICAN MOSAIC - What to Call a Storm? How Scientists Name Hurricanes By Dana Demange and Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Friday, September 23, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Specia

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Christmas in the U.S.

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Christmas in the U.S. By Nancy Steinbach and Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Friday, December 24, 2004 DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic, in VOA Special English. This is Doug Johnson.

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Sam Gilliam: A Painter Who Always Tries So

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Sam Gilliam: A Painter Who Always Tries Something New By Dana Demange, Katherine Gypson and Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Friday, December 09, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSA

AMERICAN MOSAIC - When It Ain't Right to Use 'Ain't' in Engl

AMERICAN MOSAIC - When It Ain't Right to Use 'Ain't' in English, and When It Is By Dana Demange and Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Friday, December 16, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VO

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Up, Up and Away ... to a Balloon Museum in

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Up, Up and Away ... to a Balloon Museum in Albuquerque By Lawan Davis and Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Friday, October 07, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special

AMERICAN MOSAIC - A Taste of America, and Beyond, at the Fol

AMERICAN MOSAIC - A Taste of America, and Beyond, at the Folklife Festival in Washington By Dana Demange and Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Friday, July 01, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC,

VOA常速英语2007-Italian Government to Offer Incentives so Young

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 13 October 2007 Hoping to reverse a trend of young men clinging to their parents' nest, the Italian government has decided to offer financial incentives to help young adults leave home earlier. Italy's finance minister has

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Friday the 13th: So What's the Big Deal?

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Friday the 13th: So What's the Big Deal? By Nancy Steinbach,Caty Weaver Broadcast: Friday, May 13, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I'm Gwen Out

VOA慢速英语-AMERICAN MOSAIC - How Lil Wayne Became a Big Name in

Also: A question from China about the Beijing Olympics. And ''The Story of Edgar Sawtelle,'' a book about dogs, family and a very smart boy. Transcript of radio broadcast: 17 July 2008 Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm B

VOA慢速英语-AMERICAN MOSAIC - A 'Volunteer Vacation' at a Habita

A question from Vietnam about Flag Day. And the electronic soul sound of the group Gnarls Barkley. Transcript of radio broadcast: 12 June 2008 HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today we play music by G

美国国家公共电台 NPR My Grandmother Was Italian. Why Aren't My Genes Italian?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Chances are you have seen an ad for a test to find out about your ancestry. Maybe you got a kit for Christmas, and now you're waiting for your results. So what do you need to know when you open these results? Health editor Gisele

AMERICAN MOSAIC - History of the Olympics / The Statue of Li

AMERICAN MOSAIC - History of the Olympics / The Statue of Liberty / Music From the Movie 'De-Lovely' By Broadcast: Friday, August 13, 2004 DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special Engl

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Baseball Season Opens / Quilt Exhibit / Fa

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Baseball Season Opens / Quilt Exhibit / Faith Hill By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Friday, April 09, 2004 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) This

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Where Do Martians Go When They're in Seatt

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Where Do Martians Go When They're in Seattle? By Brianna Blake and Dana Demange Broadcast: Friday, June 24, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I'm

Italian scientists protest against jail sentence over 2009 earthquake

Italian scientists protest against jail sentence over 2009 earthquake ROME, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Italian scientific community on Tuesday contested a court verdict over the deadly 2009 quake in the central city of L'Aquila, saying it set a damaging

Siena beat Bologna 1-0 in Italian Serie A

Siena beat Bologna 1-0 in Italian Serie A ROME, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Siena beat Bologna 1-0 on Thursday to move off the bottom of the Italian Serie A table. Siena kicked off the new season with a six-point penalty - meted out for their involvement in

VOA常速英语2007年-Italian Investigators Vow More Mafia Arrests

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 06 November 2007 Italian investigators have identified the villa where the new boss-of-bosses of the Sicilian Mafia, Salvatore Lo Piccolo, was living before being taken into police custody and vow more arrests of Mafia mem

Italy Says US, British Forces Freed Italian Ship

Italy says U.S. and British forces have freed an Italian vessel that was hijacked off Somalia on Monday. The MV Montecristo had been seized 1,000 kilometers off Somalia's eastern coast, carrying 23 crew members from Italy, Ukraine and India. The Ital

Italian Parliament Approves Latest Austerity Plan

The Italian government has overwhelmingly won a crucial parliamentary vote of confidence Friday over an austerity package intended to help the third largest economy in the eurozone get its finances in order. The lower house of parliament voted 495-88