The U.S. government has been sending dancers and musicians on international goodwill missions for decades. Now, for the first time, it is sending artists abroad as cultural ambassadors. The Obama Administration's new cultural diplomacy program is cal...
Ruby: Im snowed under with work! I cant seem to keep up with everything I have to do. Youre always so organized and efficient. How do you do it? Ian: Im not always organized and efficient, but Ive gotten better since I read a book about time manageme...
By Laura Adams. In todays show Ill share tips for managing debt in our current financial environment. Dealing with Tight Credit Everyones on the edge of their seats about the current credit crisis and the volatile financial markets. As the economy ha...
Asia's plastic industry is growing, with China and India challenging established producers such as Thailand. Now, there is increasing attention to the environmental impact of plastics. Both environmentalists and industry executives agree biodegradabl...
The researchers will sail for Antarctica early next month, in an expedition funded by the Australian and New Zealand governments. The scientists hope their journey to the Southern Ocean will help to disprove Japan's claims that whales have to be kill...
In this world constant changes are a fact of life. How to act in this changing world, then, presents a real challenge for executives of big businesses today. The leader of a big company shoulders great responsibilities. Naturally, he wants to be abs...
BBC Learning English Weekender Management speak Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. Blue-sky thinking, getting your ducks in a row, thinking out of the box and reading from the same page. What are these strange phrases? Well th...
The legendary political economist Peter Drucker has died at age 95. Drucker wrote more than 3 dozen books and countless articles, but for such a prolific writer, he offered rather pithy advice. The most important thing is to know what you're good at,...
DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Home-Based Management of Malaria By Karen Leggett Broadcast: Monday, May 31, 2004 This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English Development Report. Malaria is estimated to kil...
AGRICULTURE REPORT – October 29, 2002: Pest Management By Gary Garriott This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Since nineteen-forty-five, farmers have used pesticides, poisons made from...
