Tuesday, January 10, 2012

VOA Special English - Weekly Report

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The Moving Story of Plate Tectonics

Examining what causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

Damage from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan

Volcanoes and More: A Visit to Two National Parks in Hawaii

Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park are two of the most unusual national parks in the U.S. | EXPLORATIONS

Molten lava pours into the sea near Kilauea.

Bright Idea: Light Bulbs From Plastic Bottles, Water and Bleach

Projects in Kenya and the Philippines show creative ways to bring sunlight into homes without power | TECHNOLOGY REPORT

Sheila Royeras admires the soda bottle solar bulbs that were installed in her home in Manila, Philippines. The bulbs are made out of a soda bottle, purified water and some bleach.

Big Investors, Small Farmers in Africa: a Fair Deal?

Countries like China and Saudi Arabia are leasing or buying African land to grow food for their people | AGRICULTURE REPORT

A sign marks private property in Angola

Words and Their Stories: Heart to Heart

The English language has many heartfelt expressions | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES

The English language has many heartfelt expressions

Obama Sets Plan for 'Leaner' Military

But even with budget cuts, he says "we'll be strengthening our presence in the Asia-Pacific" region | IN THE NEWS

President Obama at the Pentagon

Obama Appoints Financial Protection Chief

He named Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over Republican objections | ECONOMICS REPORT

President Obama with Richard Cordray in Cleveland, Ohio, on  Wednesday

Prisons as Art Studios

Also, your comments. And new music from bluesman Joe Louis Walker | AMERICAN MOSAIC

Henry Ford, 1863-1947: He Revolutionized the Auto Industry

Others made cars. Henry Ford made better cars | PEOPLE IN AMERICA

Henry Ford statue

These Are Not Your Usual Businesses

An American in Italy who leads food tours; a Washington sandwich shop with an accent; Rent a Grandma | THIS IS AMERICA

Antoinette Mazzaglia returned to her grandparents' native land about ten years ago and now offers food tours geared for Americans who are unfamiliar with Tuscan cuisine

Children's Story: 'Paul Bunyan'

Our own retelling of a traditional tall tale about a huge lumberjack and his blue ox named Babe | AMERICAN STORIES

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statue in Bemidji, Minnesota.

A Goal for 2012: Learning English

Read some of the resolutions that people wrote at the VOA Learning English page on Facebook | EDUCATION REPORT

Egyptians light candles on New Year's Eve in Cairo's Tahrir Square

In US, an Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse

Overdoses of Vicodin, OxyContin and other powerful pain medicines have led to a sharp increase in deaths | HEALTH REPORT

Dr. Jacob Khushigian checks on a patient who had overdosed - also showing his computer data base that lets doctors know what drugs their patients already are taking - shown in a Kaweah Delta Emergency Room in Visalia, California, February 2010.

American History: Carter Brings Egypt, Israel Together in Peace Treaty

But fuel shortages and a hostage crisis in Tehran wounded Jimmy Carter's presidency | THE MAKING OF A NATION

President Jimmy Carter with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, left, and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at Camp David in 1978
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