Tuesday, November 1, 2011

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Inside the Minds of Babies

Studies offer a better understanding of how babies learn | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

Nurses hold newborn babies in Sidon, Lebanon, on Monday, the day the United Nations Population Fund estimated that the world reached 7 billion people

In the Garden: Growing Beets

Advice for raising a colorful and nutritious vegetable | AGRICULTURE REPORT

Balsamic beet tapenade

A Kitchen That Talks? This One Teaches French

Researchers in Britain are also cooking up programs for English and other languages | TECHNOLOGY REPORT

The French Digital Kitchen teaches students how to cook French and speak French

Halloween Story: 'She Reaps What She Sows'

A haunted house provides a frightening lesson on Halloween | THIS IS AMERICA

Haunted house

Coalition Talks, Unrest in Tunisia After First Vote of Arab Spring

The head of an Islamist party that won the most assembly seats promises respect for pro-Western values | IN THE NEWS

Betty Friedan, 1921-2006: A Leader of the Modern Women's Rights Movement

Her book, "The Feminine Mystique", has been called one of the most influential books of the twentieth century | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES

Betty Friedan and other national women leaders met with reporters at the National Press Club 1998 to make a stand against the impeachment of President Clinton

Words and Their Stories: Expressions That Hit the Spot

Colorful expressions that are a huge hit | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES

Oldest US Planetarium Honors Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

Also, new music from Coldplay. And a question from China about Halloween | AMERICAN MOSAIC

Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's voyage into space was a monumental achievement, celebrated throughout the Soviet Union

Retirement Savings Rule 1: Reduce Investment Risk as the Day Nears

Advisor Pete D'Arruda says people nearing retirement should have a lot less of their savings at risk in stocks | ECONOMICS REPORT

Robert Rivers of Ravena, New York, is among the baby boomers now starting to retire.  Mister Rivers stands near his home surrounded by trees.

Study-Abroad Programs Take Deeper Dive Into Local Culture

Some students get involved in project in the communities in which they are studying | EDUCATION REPORT

Students Ben Valerio and Hillary Kinsey at the Siyazingcy Creche, a day care center in South Africa

American History: Lyndon Johnson Becomes President

Johnson moved up from vice president after the murder of John F. Kennedy in November 1963 | THE MAKING OF A NATION

Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as president with Jacqueline Kennedy at his side hours after her husband's murder in Dallas

Everglades National Park – One of the World's Great Biological Wonders

Park in Florida is one of the most treasured – and most threatened – places in the world | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

 A mangrove swamp at Everglades National Park in Florida

Knowing Women's Risk of Heart Disease

Heart disease is the world's number one killer, but doctors may need different tests to find it in men and women | HEALTH REPORT

A nurse at the Heart Hospital in London
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