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Making power from coconut shells, mango pits

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http Seth DeBolt is a plant scientist at the University of Kentucky in the United States. He and other scientists wanted to find a source of fuel that poor people in rural areas of developing countries could use to make electricity. The United Nations Development Program says a billion and a half people have no electricity. A billion others have an undependable supply. Professor DeBolt went on a study trip to rural Indonesia. He saw that, everywhere he went, there was very little waste in the use of agricultural products. Everything that farmers grew was used for something. Even the remains of fruit that people did not eat were fed to chickens. Little waste meant there was little that could be used for fuel. Growing a separate fuel crop would take land away from food crops. That was something Professor DeBolt did not want to do. He says the people at most risk of energy poverty are often the same people who have food insecurity issues as well. Any change in food availability would hurt that group the most. But he found two items that were in plentiful supply and would not create competition between food and fuel. Coconut shells and mango pits are generally thrown out. Yet Professor DeBolt says they have a lot of energy stored in them. He says they have an "excellent" heating value which he compares to coal of low to moderate grade. The same is true for the pit of an olive, peach or cherry, or ... Category: Science & Technology Length: 00:03:00 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Voa learning english - education report # 393

New developments in American education presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:10.500 Tags: Learning English .

 

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The appeal of urban farming

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http Old properties and empty lots in cities and towns around the United States are finding new life as urban farms. EcoCity Farms in Edmonston, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a working-class community. People do not have very much money, and they have limited access to fresh food in markets. Over the past two years, the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark. She schools her four children at home. On a recent day she brought them to EcoCity Farms for a lesson. Her children harvested rows of spinach, mustard greens, lettuce, Swiss chard and carrots. "It's important that the children understand the connection between the food that they eat, the soil, the air, the pollution, how all this is connected to their well-being," she says. Her son Alston agrees: "You connect with the earth, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit more." Margaret Morgan-Hubbard started EcoCity Farms. She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives. "Our view is that what happens in a community, influences the culture of that community. So our idea was growing food in a community and showing that you can have farms even in urban areas, redefines what's possible in that area, in that community and brings people together." "Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration to show ... Category: Nonprofits & Activism Length: 00:02:59.250 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Voa learning english - economics report # 395

News about business and finance in the US and around the world presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Voa learning english - economics report # 397

News about business and finance in the US and around the world presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Voa learning english - development report: a service group built on 'friendship'

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Amizade means friendship in Portuguese. It is also the name of a service organization in the United States that places volunteers in projects mostly in developing countries. Amizade's executive director, Eric Hartman, thought of the idea in Brazil in nineteen ninety-four, which explains the Portuguese name. The Amizade Global Service-Learning and Volunteer Programs placed three hundred volunteers in nine countries last year. These American university students and others worked in thirteen communities. Amizade works with local groups and individuals on service and learning projects. The local groups define and direct the projects. The volunteers learn about local culture and make friends as they work in the community. Amizade charges college students as much as ten thousand dollars for three months of experience. Volunteers generally provide labor and do things like teach and assist at health centers. They can also do research. College students can earn work-study credits. Participants in programs have included a twelve-year-old boy and a man in his eighties. There are programs in Ghana, Tanzania, Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico and Jamaica. There are also programs in Germany, Poland, Northern Ireland and the United States. Recently, in Tanzania, thirteen Amizade volunteers worked on systems to harvest rainwater from the roofs of homes. They worked on the project in the Karagwe area, in the northwestern part of the country. Eric ... Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: .

 

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Voa learning english - health report # 393

The latest research about diseases and medical advice presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Going to kenya to seek runners' winning formula

Kenyan marathon runners are world-famous for winning races. So some foreign athletes are traveling to Kenya to learn their secrets. Many of them go to the small town of Iten - about 2400 meters above sea level and about 350 kilometers north of Nairobi. Lornah Kiplagat was born in Kenya. She has won marathons throughout the world and holds several world records. She heads the High Altitude Training Center in Iten. LORNAH KIPLAGAT: "The altitude here is, is sorta like perfect. It's not too high. It's not too low. The weather is never hot, it's always, it's warm, but it's always breeze, there's a breeze always. There is everything that you need. There is the gym, there is the pool, the food is good, the nature. So all these things combined, definitely has made it the best place to be in the world." Top marathon runners can earn millions of dollars a year by advertising products, and from public appearances and prize winnings. After they become famous, many Kenyan runners build homes in Iten and train there. The training can be intense because of the town's high altitude and the hills of the Great Rift Valley. Charlotte Schonbeck is a runner from Sweden. CHARLOTTE SCHONBECK: "When you're on the sea level, you can come to a certain level by just doing the sea level training and everything. But at one point, you need something extra. And then, I think it's good to start with the high altitude. But you need to be strong on sea level before you go up here." I'm Christopher Cruise. Category: Sports Length: 00:01:41.250 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Educational technology: not just computers

This is the VOA Special English Education Report, from voaspecialenglish.com We received a question from a listener about how American schools use educational technology. There is not a simple answer. It depends on the subject and level of students, of course. But it also depends on the interest and training of the teachers, and the goals and budgets of the schools. Schools are almost all connected to the Internet. But some have more technology, and use it more, than others. For example, some schools use computers for activities like video conferencing, to bring the world into the classroom. And some classrooms are equipped with things like a Smart Board, a kind of interactive whiteboard. Interactive whiteboards are large displays for presentations. They connect to a computer and can operate by touch. They can be used for documents or writing or to project video. Some teachers are trying creative new ways to teach with devices like iPods and mobile phones. But educators say the most important thing, as always, is the content. Yet technology can have special importance in some cases. Cosmobot is a therapy robot. It stands about half a meter tall and has a blue body and a friendly face with big eyes. One child who works with it is six-year-old Kevin Fitzgerald. Kevin has developmental dyspraxia; he has difficulty moving his mouth and tongue. He works with Carole Semango-Sprouse as he uses a set of buttons attached to a computer. He can make the silent robot move forward ... Category: Education Length: 00:03:00 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Are you learning english? these songs may help

I'm Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Education Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http Songs teach language. Consider a song like "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega. An American teaching English overseas once told us that students love that song.Recently we asked people on the Special English Facebook page to suggest other songs that English learners might like. Noemi Nito wrote: I'm one of those English students who love "Tom's Diner." I started learning English with "Lemon Tree" by Fool's Garden. Another favorite is "Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden. Another person, Asi Tambunan, suggested the song "God Only Knows" by Orianthi. Gyongyi Jako wrote that ABBA's songs from Sweden are perfect for class work. Other good songs for learning English are songs by the Beatles and John Lennon, as well as Louis Armstrong's "Wonderful World." Paul Cifuentes says Bob Marley's songs are amazing for teaching. Another teacher, Joseph Deka, says songs by Johnny Cash have always worked in his classroom. He says his students can hear the words, plus the songs often have stories. He also likes "We Will Rock You" by Queen and "Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston. He says young children love "C Is for Cookie" by Cookie Monster from the TV show "Sesame Street." Nina John Smith suggested these songs: "It's My Life" and "We Weren't Born to Follow" by Bon Jovi. Also "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica.Aurelio Lourenco Costa Gusmao says he began to like English after his teacher played ... Category: Education Length: 00:02:58.500 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Death valley: beauty and danger

Get the full story: bit.ly Photos: National Park Service (www.nps.gov Category: Travel & Events Length: 00:00:46.500 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Apple in legal battle over ipad name in china

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report , from voaspecialenglish.com | http Apple sold over fifteen million iPads just in the final three months of twenty-eleven. Now the popular tablet computer is in its third generation. But as Apple prepared to launch a new iPad on March seventh, it faced legal challenges in China over rights to the name of the device. A court in Guangdong province heard a case brought by the Chinese company Proview Technology. Proview is based in Shenzhen, in southern China, and belongs to Proview International Holdings. The company says it holds the legal rights to the iPad name in China. Apple says it bought the iPad trademark in China and nine other countries from a business owned by Proview in two thousand nine. A lawyer for Proview said he believes Apple has not provided new evidence for the case in Guangdong. Apple was appealing a decision by a lower court which found that the company did not own the iPad name.Another lawyer for Proview said the legal issue over the trademark was clear. He said his company is fighting Apple over the idea of ownership. He also said Proview was willing to settle with Apple for the right amount of money. Proview says it holds the trademark for the name of a device called an Internet Personal Access Device, or IPAD. The device looks like a desktop computer. Proview says it sold about twenty thousand of them over about ten years. It says it received the trademark or legal rights to the name in two thousand ... Category: Science & Technology Length: 00:03:00.750 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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More young americans plant themselves in farming

From voaspecialenglish.com | http Many young Americans with no farming experience are entering agriculture. They are learning about agriculture in college. Emily Sloss is showing visitors around Duke University's new campus farm in North Carolina. EMILY SLOSS: "We don't use synthetic fertilizers or pesticides." Emily Sloss studied public policy at Duke. Now, she supervises the university's new campus farm. EMILY SLOSS: "Now I'm a farmer. Yeah. Believe it or not." In its first year, the farm has provided more than two tons of fresh vegetables for student meals. Nate Peterson directs the dining halls at Duke. NATE PETERSON: "It's phenomenal. The produce that is coming out of the Duke Farm and coming into our cafes...is excellent quality." Maureen Moody has studied what makes young people want to become farmers. Now, she herself is a farmer, at the Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture near Washington, DC. MAUREEN MOODY: "A lot of people that are becoming farmers now are not the people you would traditionally think of as farmers. Me and a lot of people I know, we didn't grow up on farms." "I've been eating this food all my life without having any idea where it comes from." Movies like "Food Inc." and books critical of American food production have led some young people to consider a career in agriculture. But Maureen Moody says many who become farmers have difficulty succeeding. MAUREEN MOODY: "It's really hard to stick with it after a few years. Some do, and I ... Category: Nonprofits & Activism Length: 00:01:29.250 Tags: agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Voa learning english - development report # 396

Issues that affect people in developing countries presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Voa learning english - agriculture report # 391

News about farming and food production presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Voa learning english - agriculture report # 397

News about farming and food production presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Voa learning english - education report # 394

New developments in American education presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Voa learning english - health report # 395

The latest research about diseases and medical advice presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Voa learning english - development report # 394

Issues that affect people in developing countries presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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In 'sober houses,' heroin addicts learn to help themselves

This is the VOA Special English Health Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http Tourists come to Zanzibar for its white sand beaches and historic buildings in Stone Town. But something else also makes its way to the Tanzanian island: heroin trafficked across the Indian Ocean from Asia. Most of the heroin shipped through East Africa is headed for Europe and North America. But Reychad Abdool of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says a lot of it stays on the continent. "We know for a fact that heroin is being used in at least thirty countries in Africa. And we also know for a fact that the number of countries reporting injecting drug use, especially of heroin, is also increasing in Africa." The problem in Zanzibar has led to some creative local solutions. Suleiman Mauly stopped using heroin six years ago. Now he operates a network of so-called sober houses. These are run by addicts themselves to help one another recover. There are nine sober houses -- eight for men and one for women. Mr. Mauly himself went through a drug treatment program in Kenya. But it cost around two thousand dollars, he says. Staying in a sober house costs about one hundred dollars a month. Most of the people are supported by their families. Treatment is based on the idea that drug addiction is more of a public health problem than a crime. Mr. Mauly says this is still a new idea to many people. "Because addiction, it's a disease, and addicts need treatment. But people, they hear that addicts ... Category: Travel & Events Length: 00:02:59.250 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Voa learning english - development report # 393

Issues that affect people in developing countries presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Voa learning english - health report # 394

The latest research about diseases and medical advice presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Taking medicine, with a microchip under the skin

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http Call it medicine on a microchip. Researchers in the United States have developed the first wirelessly controlled device that can supply a drug directly into the body. A small chip is implanted under the skin. It contains the medicine, which it releases at preset times. The developers say the device could improve the lives of millions of people who take medicine for long-term illnesses. A company called MicroCHIPS began developing the device about fifteen years ago. In February, the company released the results of its first successful tests in humans. The tests took place in Denmark with seven women with osteoporosis. Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and break easily. The disorder is common among older people, especially women. Many patients have to give themselves daily injections of medicine. One type of treatment requires injections for two years. Robert Farra is the president of MicroCHIPS. He says many patients stop taking the medicine because of the pain and stress of the injections. "As a result, only twenty-five percent of the patients will go through the entire twenty-four months of treatment."The microchip is a few centimeters long. It has small sections that each hold a single dose of medicine. Mr. Farra says the device has to be programmed with the times to release the drug. "For osteoporosis, the physician will program the device, and the device has the ability to ... Category: Science & Technology Length: 00:02:59.250 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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A goal for 2012: learning english

This is the VOA Special English Education Report from voaspecialenglish.com | http Did you make a New Year's resolution? Some of you shared your goals at the VOA Learning English page on Facebook. And, no surprise, many of you said at least one of your goals for twenty-twelve is to speak English better. Daniel Kwon even went so far as to declare: I'm definitely going to try to study English at least an hour a day. Jose Antonio Velarde says: My first resolution is to speak English as fluently as my Spanish. And Tuti Riel says: My New Year's resolution is to be able to speak English and Mandarin fluently, and be a better person. Juwita Zulmi says she wants to improve her English and get a scholarship to study overseas. Another goal for twenty-twelve: a new boyfriend. Derly Johanna Barreto has these two resolutions: to speak English fluently and to get a job. Jiseon Kim also has two goals: to lose weight and improve speaking English. And Katie Chekalina has these resolutions: Don't eat meat. I'll take it easy. Then, to learn Spanish or Italian, and find my real love. The last ones will be the most difficult, she thinks. Rafa Mtz's main goal is finishing high school and getting into a university. Lola Wazqito Oktobrata says: I am going to get married and finish my undergraduate study with good results. And Uma Cherif is ready for the next step this year: a master's degree. Handri Permana has this resolution: Be more meaningful before my time's up on earth. And Handri has this ... Category: Education Length: 00:03:00.750 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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High dropout rate a problem for south africa

This is the VOA Special English Education Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http Since the nineteen nineties, education has been required for all South Africans from age seven to fifteen. Last December, the government announced that seventy percent of students passed their final examination to finish high school. In two thousand eight the passage rate was about sixty-three percent. There have been increases each year since then. Professor Shireen Motala at the University of Johannesburg says access to basic education is no longer the problem in South Africa. She says most children stay in school until they are about sixteen. The problem now, she says, is that large numbers of them leave without completing high school. Students take an examination known as the matric in grade twelve, their final or "matriculation" year. But Professor Motala says only around forty-five percent of the children who started school in two thousand sat for the matric last year. South Africa has a twenty-four percent unemployment rate. Those who drop out must compete with better educated people for jobs. Educational researchers also point to another problem. They say South African schools do not produce enough students with the skills for higher education in math and science. Researcher Graeme Bloch says many schools are not well-equipped. "The reality of poverty," he says, is that many children do not see laboratories or libraries at school. "Ninety-two percent of the schools do not have ... Category: Education Length: 00:03:00 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Limits on rare earth exports get china in trade dispute

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report , from voaspecialenglish.com | http The United States, the European Union and Japan have called for talks with China under the dispute settlement system of the World Trade Organization. They want to discuss China's export limits on rare earth metals and two other minerals. WTO rules give talks sixty days to work. If they do not settle the dispute, a WTO panel can then be requested to help reach a settlement.Rare earth metals are used in the manufacture of almost every high-technology device -- from mobile phones and computers to batteries for electric cars. And demand is only growing.China says it follows WTO rules in exporting the minerals. In twenty ten, China mined about one hundred thirty thousand metric tons of rare earth metals. That was about ninety-seven percent of world production. But information from China's government and the United States Geological Survey shows that China has reduced its export limits sharply in the past two years. Critics say this unfairly helps Chinese companies in the production of high-technology products. And, they say, it is a violation of World Trade Organization rules. President Obama explained why the United States was involved in the case. He said American manufacturers use rare earth materials to make high-tech products like advanced batteries. "We want our companies building those products right here in America," he said. To do that they need access to materials that China supplies ... Category: News & Politics Length: 00:03:00 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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A way to make new eggs in women?

This is the VOA Special English Health Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http New research could raise hope for women who are having trouble getting pregnant. For years, the thinking has been that women are born with all the eggs their bodies will ever produce. In fact, this has been the thinking not just about humans but all mammals. Then, in two thousand four, a researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital reported that adult female mice could produce new eggs. Now, Jonathan Tilly has extended his work and reported another discovery -- this time about human females. "We've isolated, essentially, the female equivalent of the stem cells that we know exist in men that actively make new sperm." He says having these cells now isolated opens up a lot of opportunities to consider. Stem cells are special kinds of cells. Starting in embryos just a few days old, they produce the many different cell types and tissues that form the body. In some adult tissues, stem cells produce replacements for damaged or worn out cells. In his new study, Jonathan Tilly and other researchers removed cells from ovaries. Ovaries are the female reproductive organs that produce eggs. The scientists did laboratory tests to make sure they had the right cells that they were looking for. Then they used what are known as culturing methods to grow the cells so they would divide and produce more cells. "And we could start with perhaps one hundred cells, and over several months' time take those one hundred ... Category: Science & Technology Length: 00:03:00 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Friends with benefits, in the plant world

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http Companion planting is the idea that some kinds of plants can help each other grow. Plants that are compatible together generally have similar needs in terms of nutrients, soil and moisture levels. Advice about which plants are compatible is sometimes based more on tradition than proof. But experts say there is evidence to support certain combinations. These can improve harvests, reduce disease and help with pest control by attracting helpful insects. For example, some kinds of soil bacteria take nitrogen from the air and make it into a form that plants can use. The plants hold the nitrogen in their roots. Legumes are especially good at this nitrogen-fixing. Then any crops that share the same space as the legumes can get the nitrogen as the roots decompose. Beans and potatoes can also share territory well because their roots reach different levels in the soil. Deep-rooted vegetables get nutrients and moisture from lower down in the soil, so they do not compete with plants with shallower roots. But some plants placed together may harm each other's development. For example, tomatoes do not like wet soil but watercress does, so you would probably want to keep them separated. Some kinds of produce should be kept apart even after being harvested. This is because of ethylene gas. Ethylene is a plant hormone that can cause some foods to ripen too quickly. Apples release ethylene gas. Apricots ... Category: Howto & Style Length: 00:03:02.250 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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New findings on sleep in children, older adults

This is the VOA Special English Health Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http "Sleep-disordered breathing" is a term for a group of conditions that can interfere with normal breathing while people sleep. These include snoring, mouth-breathing and sleep apnea. Sleep-disordered breathing can do more than just leave people feeling tired the next day. It can also affect people's health. In children the effects can include behavioral and emotional problems. In a new study, researchers asked parents about their children's breathing from when they were babies up to about age six. The parents also answered questions about behavior at ages four and seven. Karen Bonuck at the Einstein College of Medicine in New York led the study of about eleven thousand children. She says sleep-disordered breathing was associated with a fifty percent increase in what she calls "adverse neurobehavioral outcomes." These included hyperactivity, aggressiveness and problems relating to other children.Ms. Bonuck says the more serious the breathing problems, the more serious the behavioral issues were likely to be. Other studies have linked sleep with children's behavior, but this study was extensive enough to reject other possible causes. The study appeared in the journal Pediatrics. An estimated one child in ten snores regularly. A smaller number suffer from other sleep-disordered breathing. How well do you sleep? A popular belief is that sleep gets worse with age. But, in another new study, those ... Category: Science & Technology Length: 00:03:00 Tags: agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Voa learning english - economics report # 394

News about business and finance in the US and around the world presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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These pirates help children learn to write

This is the VOA Special English Education Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http A group called Story Pirates goes into schools and performs shows for children. But these shows are based on stories written by the children themselves. The grown-ups are there to help them become better writers. The Story Pirates are active in more than two hundred schools across the United States. Their method is designed to help children learn about the purpose and structure of writing. Actors and teachers known as teacher-artists help students write stories. The children feel the pride of ownership in their work and may get to see their story performed. About two hundred actors and teachers are members of the Story Pirates. It was founded in two thousand three. The group is based in Los Angeles and also has performers on the East Coast. The basic program is called the Idea Storm. It involves two visits to a school. On the first visit, the teachers and actors hold a writing workshop at a student assembly. They help students express their ideas. Benjamin Salka, the group's chief executive officer, says they work with children to "open up" their imaginations. But that is only part of the process. He says, "We work with them on the actual craft and structure of writing. In other words, Story Pirates is not just a creativity and self-esteem-building program. It is a writing program."He says they work with students to rewrite and shape their story to improve it. The goal is a final product ... Category: Education Length: 00:02:59.250 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Energy as an issue in us presidential campaign

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http Energy has become an important issue in the American presidential campaign. And gasoline prices, costs that affect almost all Americans, have risen sharply in recent months. For example, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has criticized President Obama's energy policy. In a newspaper commentary, he said the president has let prices rise while placing too many requirements on the energy industry. One issue in the political debate is a project proposed by the Canadian company Transcanada. Its Keystone XL pipeline would stretch more than three thousand kilometers from Alberta, Canada to several oil processing centers in the United States. If completed, the project would cost about thirteen billion dollars and transport over one million barrels of oil a day. The Republican Party has criticized President Obama for delaying work on the oil pipeline. Republican Doc Hastings serves in the United States Congress. He says the party wants to use all of the nation's energy resources. Mr. Hastings says that would include use of both the Keystone XL pipeline and oil exploration in coastal waters. He says Republicans in the House of Representatives have passed reforms that break down government barriers to America's natural resources. And, he says the House has passed legislation that would open coastal areas to new oil exploration and production. In early March, President Obama visited a Daimler ... Category: News & Politics Length: 00:02:59.250 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Voa learning english - health report # 397

The latest research about diseases and medical advice presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Voa learning english - education report # 391

New developments in American education presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Voa learning english - economics report # 391

News about business and finance in the US and around the world presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Voa learning english - agriculture report # 394

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Voa learning english - development report # 392

Issues that affect people in developing countries presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Voa learning english - economics report # 392

News about business and finance in the US and around the world presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Voa learning english - health report # 391

The latest research about diseases and medical advice presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Syrian 'citizen journalists' use social media to spread news

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http Social media networks have come to play an important part in the political unrest in Syria. The Syrian government barred most media from the country after the unrest began a year ago. But that has not stopped Syrians from getting out information to the rest of the world. Many Syrians have turned to social media like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to help spread reports about what is happening in the country. Hundreds, possibly thousands of videos have appeared on YouTube and other social media sites in the past few weeks. With few foreign reporters in Syria, social media have become a major tool for telling the world what is happening. Many news organizations have had to depend on reports and videos from people they call citizen journalists.Emanuelle Esposti is a blogger in Britain who has been studying the use of such videos by foreign media. She says it is very difficult to know where a video has actually come from or who made it or why. In early March Syria's deputy oil minister resigned to join the opposition. In a video on YouTube, Abdo Husameddine had a message for the government of President Bashar al-Assad. He said it had, in his words, "brought a year of sadness and misery to those you claim to be your people." He also said the government had deprived its people of basic needs and humanity and brought the country to the edge of disaster.Abdo Husameddine was the highest official to ... Category: People & Blogs Length: 00:03:00 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Voa learning english - economics report # 396

News about business and finance in the US and around the world presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Testing new ways to recognize what makes a good teacher

I'm Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Education Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http In recent years, Bill Gates has given financial support to improve American education. In two thousand nine, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation launched the Measures of Effective Teaching project. The project tests new ways to recognize what makes a good teacher. Its goal is to help educators and policymakers identify and support good teaching.The study is being carried out in public school systems in seven American cities. Thousands of teachers volunteered to take part. They agreed to have their classes recorded on video, but only for observation by expert researchers.Last spring, the project collected digital videos of thirteen thousand lessons in the classrooms taught by the teachers. They were in grades four through nine. Researchers also collected information from students. They asked students to report their opinions of each teacher's classroom. Students were also tested in mathematics, English and biology. Officials recently released early results of the project study. The report says teachers' past success in raising student scores on state tests is one of the strongest signs of their ability to do so again. This is known as a teacher's "value-added."The teachers with the highest value-added scores on state tests also help students understand math or show reading ability. The results also say students know effective teaching when they experience it. The students ... Category: Education Length: 00:03:01.500 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Voa learning english - development report # 397

Issues that affect people in developing countries presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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Pc recycler strikes gold in old computer chips

I'm Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Technology Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http Each year, Americans throw away millions of tons of electronic devices. That means business is good for a small electronics recycler in Chantilly, Virginia.Company President Jeremy Faber established PC Recycler. He spoke to us from the floor of his company's processing center. Workers were busy taking apart televisions, cell phones and computers -- anything electronic. Jeremy Faber says the flow of discarded electronics is only increasing. He says: "Electronics recycling is the fastest growing waste stream in the United States right now." Recycling electronic waste is not a single job. Newer devices can be rebuilt and resold. Breaking down electronics into small parts for refiners to melt and purify is another part. Operations Manager Andrew Portare says computer circuit boards are rich resources for metals, including gold. Gold now sells for more than one thousand three hundred dollars an ounce. Twenty-five percent of PC Recycler's sales come from selling parts to refiners. Refining companies pay more than ten dollars a kilogram for computer boards. PC Recycler can also increase profits by holding metal-rich parts until prices rise.Computers also hold private or secret information. And securing that data is the fastest growing part of the recycling business. Completely removing data from a computer hard drive is not easy. PC Recycler can remove data magnetically or ... Category: Science & Technology Length: 00:03:00 Tags: captioned subtitled videos voa learning special english report development agriculture food farming gardening health medicine international students .

 

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Voa learning english - development report # 395

Issues that affect people in developing countries presented in Special English Category: Education Length: 00:03:21.750 Tags: Learning English .

 

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