Mobile Devices' Location Tracking Raises Privacy Concerns

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This is the VOA Special English Technology Report, fromhttp://voaspecialenglish.com |http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish American lawmakers have expanded an investigation into the use of location-tracking systems on mobile devices. This ...

'Passive' Homes Save Energy, Money

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report, fromhttp://voaspecialenglish.com |http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish Heating and cooling equipment are the biggest users of energy in American homes. And homes are responsible for about ...

Want to Lose Weight? Try Counting Calories

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report , fromhttp://voaspecialenglish.com |http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish How many calories we eat appears to be more important than what we eat when we eat too much. That was the finding of a ...

Stylist's Job Is to Make Food Look Pretty for the Camera

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To Lisa Cherkasky, every detail makes a big difference. She is looking for just the right position for this topping on a salmon sandwich. Finally, everything seems picture perfect. Cherkasky is a food stylist. Her job is to make food look t...

How to Make Your Own Solar Water Heater

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Solar water heaters are used around the world and are not very difficult to build. The system we are going to describe is based on a design developed some years ago in Afghanistan. Since then, it has been built and used in many countries. I...

Students Compete to Find Tech Solutions for World Problems

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Hundreds of students from around the world recently gathered in New York City for the Microsoft Imagine Cup finals. They came to present their ideas for using technology to solve world problems. Microsoft education director Suzi Levine says...

Let's Learn English Lesson 20: What Can You Do?

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A new online service offers a simple way to let other people know how to say your name correctly. It lets others hear you say it yourself in your e-mail.Today, more people from different cultures work, live and study together. Some worry th...

Progress in Race to Save Cheetahs

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From http://voaspecialenglish.com |http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish Cheetahs are beautiful and speedy. They can run as fast as 110 kilometers an hour. There once were more than 100,000 cheetahs living in Africa and Asia. Today only ab...

Gut Bacteria: We Are What We Eat

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The human digestive system is full of bacteria -- mostly good bacteria. These organisms help break down food so the body can use the nutrients. Scientists are exploring the link between what kinds of bacteria live in our gut and what kinds ...

What the US 'Debt Ceiling' Means

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From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. There has been a lot of talk about the "debt ceiling" in the United States. The debt ceiling is a legal limit on how much the federal government can borrow. Political disputes over th...

What Is the Relationship Between Age and Happiness?

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report, fromhttp://voaspecialenglish.com |http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish Are people less happy or more happy the older they get? If you answered more happy, then you were right, based on a stud...

South Korea Tops 'Information Society' Report

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Falling prices are fueling growth in high-speed Internet services, especially in developing countries. Recently the International Telecommunication Union released its "Measuring the Information Society 2011" report. The ITU, part of the Uni...

Drum Circle Widens Into a United Nations of Beats

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People with musical instruments come ready to play. Strangers get up to dance. Crowds gather around. You can find them each Sunday at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, DC. For years, Willy Posey has been part of the Meridian Hill Park drum ...

'You Are Your Brand:' Using Social Media to Find a Job

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report, fromhttp://voaspecialenglish.com |http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish Today we share some ideas for job hunters about presenting yourself online. Ben Kirshner is chief executive of a New ...

Three Sisters Follow in the Flight Path of a Family of Pilots

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The Smith family of Washington State loves to fly. KELLY SMITH: "My grandfather, however, he was a lieutenant colonel in the Army Air Corps and he flew everything. He flew helicopters, large aircraft, fighters. And we have some pretty cool ...