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Got Milk? How to Make Yogurt
This
is the VOA Special English Development Report.
Yogurt
is a healthy food that can be made at home. One way to make it is to first buy
some yogurt from a store or purchase dry yogurt culture. Add two small
spoonfuls of the yogurt to two cups of milk. This will be the starter for your
own yogurt. A cup [...]
How to Do It: Making Paper by Hand
This
is the VOA Special English Development Report.
The
earliest process of making paper was done almost five thousand years ago in Egypt and the Nile Valley.
In those days, paper was made from strips of the papyrus plant.
Modern
paper-making began in China
about two thousand years ago. This process produced paper from cloth, straw,
wood or the bark of trees. The [...]
Experts Urge Limits on Widely Used Pain Drug
This is the VOA Special English Health Report.
The
United States government might place new restrictions on a commonly used painkiller.
Taking too much acetaminophen can cause liver damage and even death.
Last
week, a group of experts advised the Food and Drug Administration that the drug
needs more controls and better directions for use. Acetaminophen, also called paracetamol, is [...]
