Tuesday, March 13, 2012

VOA Special English - Weekly Report

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A Possible Blood Test for Alzheimer's Disease

Researchers hope new tests will help identify the disease earlier and even stop its progress | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

An Alzheimer's patient gets a kiss

Making Power From Coconut Shells, Mango Pits

Researchers suggest a way to bring electricity to poor, rural areas using a process called gasification | AGRICULTURE REPORT

Mangoes hanging from a tree

Fast-Growing Indian Tribes; 'Secret Life of Pronouns'

How wealth is affecting some Native American tribes, and how the pronouns you use may say more than you think | THIS IS AMERICA

The Colville tribe in Washington state is considering a plan to ease tribal membership requirements

Syrian 'Citizen Journalists' Use Social Media to Spread News

YouTube, Facebook and Twitter are now main sources for information about the situation in the country | TECHNOLOGY REPORT

A Syrian family escapes from fierce fighting between rebel fighters and government troops in Idlib on Saturday

Wilma Rudolph, 1940-1994: 'The Fastest Woman in the World'

She was the first American woman to win three gold medals in one Olympics | PEOPLE IN AMERICA

A statue of Olympic track star Wilma Rudolph makes up a portion of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

Japan, a Year After the Disaster

Many people are still in temporary housing as a result of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident | IN THE NEWS

VOA correspondent Steve Herman videotaping on the perimeter of the 20km radiation exclusion zone in Fukushima prefecture, Kawauchi Japan, March 6, 2012.

Energy as an Issue in US Presidential Campaign

Republicans want a plan using all-of-the-above, while the president calls for new energy sources | ECONOMICS REPORT

President Obama speaking at an alternative fuel truck factory in Mount Holly, North Carolina.

Words and Their Stories: Proverbs, Part 1

Famous sayings that are wise and true | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES

American History: President Clinton's Legal Problems

Bill Clinton was the second American president ever to be put on trial in Congress | THE MAKING OF A NATION

President Clinton at the White House on December 11, 1988,  preparing to give a short statement on the impeachment investigation.

Remembering a Congressman and His Efforts to Help Africa

Also, a visit to a rodeo in Texas and new music from Bruce Springsteen | AMERICAN MOSAIC

High Dropout Rate a Problem for South Africa

Experts say less than half of the children who started school in 2000 finished twelfth grade last year l EDUCATION REPORT

Experts say in addition to a high dropout rate, South Africa does not produce enough students with the skills for higher education in math and science. Students are shown outside the University of Joh

In 'Sober Houses,' Heroin Addicts Learn to Help Themselves

A local treatment program seeks to fight a drug problem on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar | HEALTH REPORT

A former addict straightens a flag outside a sober house in Zanzibar

Hoover Dam: Taming the Colorado River and Powering Millions

This wonder of engineering in the American West was the world's largest dam when it was completed in 1936 | EXPLORATIONS

Hoover Dam

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