Tuesday, December 13, 2011

VOA Special English - Weekly Report

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Looking Inside the Brains of 'Lucid Dreamers'

Also, how melting permafrost could speed up climate change. And the mystery of the moon's magnetism | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

Artist Vasily Slonov lies on his installation artwork called "The Terrible Chinese Dream: Death of Mao" in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk last year

'Property Ladder' Helps Poor Gain Land Rights

Some developing countries adopt a series of steps to secure the rights of people to the land they live on | AGRICULTURE REPORT

A sign marking private property in Angola

New Plan Aims to End European Debt Crisis

Most European Union members agreed Friday to increase their economic ties; Britain was the lone opponent | IN THE NEWS

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, speaks with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, center, during the EU meeting in Brussels Friday.

Hey, Buddy, Wanna Buy a Piece of the Empire State Building?

Also, music from Nickelback. And a question from China about Alaska | AMERICAN MOSAIC

The Empire State Building in New York City

Visiting the Missions Along California's Coast

Spanish settlers built the Catholic churches in the 1700s | EXPLORATIONS

Mission San Diego de Alcala

Itzhak Perlman: A Citizen of the World, With His Violin as a Passport

His music is full of power and strength. But it is not the music alone that makes his playing so special | THIS IS AMERICA

Itzhak Perlman

American History: Nixon's the One

Richard Nixon begins his first term as America's thirty-seventh president | THE MAKING OF A NATION

A huge sign is stretched across Chestnut Street in Philadelphia in September, 1968 to welcome the GOP presidential candidate

The Long Search for a Malaria Vaccine

Did an experimental approach prove ineffective simply because of the way it was given? | HEALTH REPORT

A young malaria patient

Olympus' Troubles: What Would Peter Drucker Have Said?

Hidden losses at the Japanese electronics company show dangers of short-term thinking for business leaders | ECONOMICS REPORT

An Olympus display at a store in Tokyo

Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882: A Great 19th Century Writer and Philosopher

He believed that a person had the power within himself to succeed at whatever he tried | PEOPLE IN AMERICA

Statue of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Program Helps Students Express Themselves With Creative Writing

The 826 organization serves 30,000 public school students in eight American cities | EDUCATION REPORT

The 826 Valencia store in California.

Words and Their Stories: Money Talks

Some business terms that will cost you | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES

It takes money to do business
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