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Tuesday, 14 June 2011


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Tuesday, 14 June 2011

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Teaching Rural Farmers With Cell Phone Videos

Researchers try animation and locally produced videos to provide educational materials in developing countries | AGRICULTURE REPORT
Farmers receive information on improving crop yields by watching how-to videos on their mobile phones.

Growing Plants and Thinking Inside the Box

The story of an American farmer and his invention, the Earthbox | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS
An EarthBox being used to grow radishes

Bessie Coleman, 1892-1926: She Dared to Dream and Became the First African-American Female Pilot

She believed that the air is the only place where everyone is free | PEOPLE IN AMERICA
Bessie Coleman, known as "Queen Bess," had to go to France to learn how to fly, but got her license two years before Amelia Earhart.

Most States See Increases as Hispanic Population Grows

Also, a national museum is proposed to honor Latinos. And why some retired Americans are moving to Mexico | THIS IS AMERICA
Latinos in Los Angeles, California

Author Lisa See and the 'Dreams of Joy'

Music from Broadway plays nominated for Tony Awards. And a visit to a job-training program for immigrants | AMERICAN MOSAIC
Lisa See

Shortage of Internet Addresses, but a Slow Move to New System

There was a global test of IPv6, but the real purpose was to get companies to recognize the need | TECHNOLOGY REPORT
Smartphones, cars, televisions and game systems all connect to the Internet

Gates Says NATO Could Face 'Irrelevance' in the Future

The retiring US defense secretary says European allies need to spend more to support military operations | IN THE NEWS
Secretary of Defense Gates takes questions after his speech on NATO Friday

Children’s Story: ‘Pecos Bill’

Legend has it that Pecos Bill invented the art of being a cowboy | AMERICAN STORIES
Some call Texas the home of cowboys

American History: Germans Defeated in Russia and Britain

Hitler's decision early in World War Two to invade the Soviet Union was a mistake that divided his forces | THE MAKING OF A NATION
Captured German soldiers making their way in the cold through the ruins of Stalingrad

Should All US Students Learn the Same Thing?

Voluntary standards for states raise debate in a country that values local control of education | EDUCATION REPORT
Third-grade students at Hanby Elementary School in Mesquite, Texas. The state of Texas has not adopted the common core standards.

Children of AIDS Face Mental Health Needs

A researcher calls attention to the struggles of AIDS orphans and those living with a sick adult | HEALTH REPORT
A 2003 photo of Pascazia Mukamana of southwestern Rwanda, who quit school to raise her three siblings after their mother died from AIDS

How Two Programs Altered Music and Photography

Auto-Tune and Photoshop have quietly influenced nearly all current popular music and digital photography | EXPLORATIONS
Singer in a recording studio.
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