Archive for June, 2010
Using Paper Beads to Improve Ugandan Lives
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, as the old saying goes. But some women are finding a lot to like about colorful beads from Uganda made of recycled paper. The beads are sold by a nonprofit organization in the United States called BeadforLife. BeadforLife began as [...]
Becoming an Explorer of Your Family History
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Shirley Griffith. Our subject this week is an area of study that interests millions of people — genealogy, researching family history. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: People study their family history for different reasons. For some, genealogy is important [...]
G-20 Nations Wonder: How Soon Is Too Soon to Cut Spending?
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This weekend, leaders and top finance officials from the world’s twenty biggest economies gather in Toronto, Canada. One of the big issues to discuss is how and when to reduce deficits and economic growth measures as conditions improve. Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending Germany’s decision to cut [...]
