FW: VOA Special English - Weekly Report
wu jerry
>From: "Special English" <spe...@voanews.com>
>Reply-To: "Special English" <spe...@voanews.com>
>To: jerry_w...@hotmail.com
>Subject: VOA Special English - Weekly Report
>Date: 17 Jan 2006 10:30:15 PST
>
>Special English Weekly Features Summary VOANews.com/specialenglish
>
>
>
> New Drug Combination May Shorten TB Treatment
>
> Also this week on SCIENCE IN THE NEWS: A big year for baby pandas in
China ... And scientists try to identify a mysterious animal on Borneo
island
>
>
> A Long Way from Home: Americans Farming in Brazil
>
> To increase profits, some farmers change what they grow. But some
farmers in the Midwest are changing where they grow.
>
>
> The Continuing Mystery of America's 'Lost Colony'
>
> On THIS IS AMERICA: In 1587, more than 100 people from Britain arrived
at Roanoke Island, off the coast of modern-day North Carolina. Three years
later, they were gone -- but to where?
>
>
> Studies Say New Rotavirus Vaccines Are Safe and Effective
>
> The drugs are designed to prevent a severe intestinal infection that
kills hundreds of thousands of children in poor countries
>
>
> Marian Anderson: 75 Thousand People Heard Her Sing at the Lincoln
Memorial in Washington, D.C.
>
> The Daughters of the American Revolution would not let Anderson perform
in their concert hall because she was black. So she sang for an even bigger
crowd outdoors on Easter Sunday, April ninth, 1939.
>
>
> Bird Flu: Hoping for the Best, but Preparing for the Worst
>
> A containment plan is discussed at an international meeting in Tokyo,
as experts continue to learn more about the virus that has claimed about 80
lives since 2003
>
>
> Lou Rawls: Remembering a Voice 'Soft as Velvet, Strong as Steel'
>
> Also on AMERICAN MOSAIC: A question from Turkey about The Onion, a
humor magazine which calls itself "America's Finest News Source" ... And
the life of Ben Franklin: this month is the 300th anniversary of his birth
>
>
> On the Job, at Minimum Wage
>
> About three percent of American workers who are paid by the hour earn
the lowest rate permitted by law
>
>
> Theodore Roosevelt Leads America Into the 20th Century
>
> The United States had made technological progress. Yet many people
believed the country had fallen behind on social issues. Roosevelt
came to represent America's spirit of reform.
>
>
> University of Virginia Is New Home for 'Semester at Sea'
>
> International sailing program will move from the University of
Pittsburgh
>
>
> What Happens in a Stroke? Experts Liken It to a 'Brain Attack'
>
> Ariel Sharon suffered an ischemic stroke in December and a hemorrhagic
stroke on January 4th. Ischemic strokes are more common, but hemorrhagic
strokes are more serious.
>
>
> International Sustained Dialogue: Solving Long-Term Conflicts
>
> First of two reports about the work of the International Institute for
Sustained Dialogue, in Washington. This organization helps groups
that have violently disagreed and fought with each other to change their
relationships.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> E-mail:
>
>
>
>
>
> To forward this e-mail, click here.
>
> Click here to unsubscribe from this mailing list
>
> If you have questions about this newsletter send an e-mail to:
spe...@voanews.com
>
>
>
>
>