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From : NPR: Business Story of the Day Podcast
There is growing concern that the home foreclosure crisis may worsen next year as lenders are hit by a new category of loans that haven't caused much trouble. Bank analysts say they expect delinquency rates on so-called "option ARMs" to continue rising, and those loans could cause as much trouble as subprime loans did. ]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:33:09 -0400 Bracing For A Second Wave Of Home Foreclosures 11127181 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/one-laptop-falls-short-of-education-goals/11127181/
From : NPR: Business Story of the Day Podcast
One Laptop Per Child was an ambitious promise to children in the third world. The project has had trouble with its leadership, finances and competitors. Instead of the legacy of education for third-world children, the One Laptop Per Child program has spurred an industry in low-cost laptops for consumers. ]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:33:47 -0400 'One Laptop' Falls Short Of Education Goals 11126444 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/new-chief-aims-to-restore-air-forces-reputation/11126444/
From : NPR: Story of the Day Podcast
Gen. Norton Schwartz is a man in line with Defense Secretary Robert Gates' vision of the Air Force. Unlike his fired predecessor, Schwartz isn't reluctant to send Air Force officers and more intelligence and surveillance to Iraq. ]]> Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:02:05 -0400 New Chief Aims To Restore Air Force's Reputation 11125309 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/writer-ethan-canin-tackles-the-american-dream/11125309/
From : NPR: Book Tour Podcast
America America is an ambitious, old-fashioned novel about politics, power and class in a small, upstate New York town. The Nixon-era tale is Canin's sixth book. ]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:55:07 -0400 Writer Ethan Canin Tackles The American Dream 11123228 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/why-auto-lenders-want-to-call-it-quits/11123228/
From : NPR: The Color Of Money Podcast
Many auto lenders are pulling back incentives to lease vehicles. Consumers don't want to lease trucks and SUVs anymore and the credit crunch isn't helping. Avoiding leasing is actually a good thing, says our personal finance expert. ]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:05:29 -0400 Why Auto Lenders Want To Call It Quits 11115835 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/wal-mart-pares-costs-by-selling-local-produce/11115835/
From : NPR: Business Story of the Day Podcast
The retail giant defines produce grown in the same state as "locally grown." But advocates of locally grown food say only produce with short traveling times deserve the label. ]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:33:48 -0400 Wal-Mart Pares Costs By Selling Local Produce 11118362 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-power-of-hello/11118362/
From : NPR: This I Believe Podcast
When he was a child, Howard White's mother taught him the importance of a simple, polite greeting. Now an executive at Nike, White believes everyone he meets deserves to be acknowledged. For him, that begins with "hello." ]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:10:05 -0400 The Power Of 'Hello' 11122836 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/treating-iraqi-children-for-ptsd/11122836/
From : NPR: World Story of the Day Podcast
The war in Iraq has had a severe impact on the country's children. More than 650 children were reported killed there last year. Iraq's children also have been the victims of kidnapping, torture and rape. A clinic for children suffering post-traumatic stress disorder is opening this month in Baghdad. ]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:14:00 -0400 Treating Iraqi Children For PTSD 11126447 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/michelle-obama-family-is-focus-of-denver-speech/11126447/
From : NPR: Story of the Day Podcast
Michelle Obama delivers the keynote speech on the first day of the Democratic convention. She'll focus on the story of her husband, Barack Obama, and their family. "I want people to understand who we are as a family, what our values are," she tells NPR. ]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:13:16 -0400 Michelle Obama: Family Is Focus Of Denver Speech 11118364 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/black-is-beautiful/11118364/
From : NPR: This I Believe Podcast
Sufiya Abdur-Rahman's name is key to her identity as the proud daughter of African-American converts to Islam. The writer and teacher believes black is not a condition she should have to rise above. ]]> Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:37:52 -0400 Black Is Beautiful 11122961 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/remembering-my-cancer-blogger-leroy-sievers/11122961/
From : NPR: Talk of the Nation Opinion Page Podcast
'My Cancer' blogger Leroy Sievers passed away this weekend. To Ted Koppel he was a journalistic partner and close friend. Koppel talks about Sievers' battle with cancer and the community he left behind. ]]> Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:18:06 -0400 Remembering 'My Cancer' Blogger Leroy Sievers 11112249 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/a-cure-for-real-estate-amnesia/11112249/
From : NPR: Satire from The Unger Report Podcast
Little is more tragic than purchasing a vacation home ... or three and then forgetting that you have them. Luckily, there's help. Humorist Brian Unger introduces us to a new service that offers hope for those suffering from REA or Real Estate Amnesia. ]]> Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:35:06 -0400 A Cure For Real Estate Amnesia 11103137 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/bargain-hunters-snap-up-california-homes/11103137/
From : NPR: Business Story of the Day Podcast
The housing market may be in a downward spiral, but it's a buyer's market for many deal seekers in California. Yet for first-time buyers, the path to home ownership can still be rocky. ]]> Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:34:57 -0400 Bargain Hunters Snap Up California Homes 11108199 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-march-on-washington-20-years-late/11108199/
From : NPR: Story of the Day Podcast
When hundreds of thousands of people descended on the capital for the March on Washington 45 years ago this week, it was the largest political gathering the nation had ever seen. What's often overlooked is the fact that the march was supposed to have taken place more than two decades earlier. ]]> Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:03:10 -0400 The March On Washington -- 20 Years Late 11104695 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/u-s-russia-relations-complicate-georgia-talks/11104695/
From : NPR: World Story of the Day Podcast
The Bush administration has accused Russia of trying to reassert its sphere of influence and says the U.S. won't tolerate it. Russia, in turn, has accused the U.S. of arming and whitewashing what it calls a "criminal regime" in Georgia. ]]> Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:03:10 -0400 U.S.-Russia Relations Complicate Georgia Talks 11106633 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/ch-ch-ch-ch-changes/11106633/
From : NPR: Sunday Puzzle Podcast
Each word you're given has the letters C-H within it. Rearrange the letters to come up with an anagram that begins with C-H. For example, "inch" becomes "chin." ]]> Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:33:22 -0400 CH-CH-CH-CH-CHanges 11092736 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/joe-biden-from-stutter-to-power/11092736/
From : NPR: Story of the Day Podcast
Over the last 35 years, Joe Biden has held some of the most powerful positions in the Senate. He started life as a stuttering young man in Scranton, Pa., however, with a fear of asking a girl on a date. ]]> Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:03:38 -0400 Joe Biden: From Stutter To Power 11089500 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/zardari-goal-as-president-would-be-full-democracy/11089500/
From : NPR: World Story of the Day Podcast
Asif Ali Zardari succeeded his late wife Benazir Bhutto as the head of the Pakistan Peoples Party. Now, he's in the running to become Pakistan's president, following the resignation of Pervez Musharraf. ]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:03:30 -0400 Zardari: Goal As President Would Be Full Democracy 11089643 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/news-that-isnt-obamas-vp-pick/11089643/
From : NPR: Simon Says Podcast
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on various stories that might be overlooked in the media frenzy surrounding Barack Obama's vice presidential choice. They include a missing two-headed turtle, a baby-rescuing dog, the death of an enterprising journalist and a Bigfoot hoax. ]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:06:46 -0400 News That Isn't Obama's VP Pick 11092737 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/1-000-essential-recordings-you-must-hear/11092737/
From : NPR: Story of the Day Podcast
Covering music from Marian Anderson to ZZ Top, 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List covers all genres in its more than 900 pages. It's driven by the notion that "the more you love music, the more music you love." Author Tom Moon submits his picks for the best summer recordings. ]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:04:06 -0400 1,000 Essential Recordings You Must Hear 11089501 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/prague-spring-ignored-in-post-communist-society/11089501/
From : NPR: World Story of the Day Podcast
Tourists in the Czech Republic are not likely to find a plaque commemorating the failed democratization process known as Prague Spring and the generation of 1968. Critics say people want to forget there was a period of communism in Prague. ]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:04:00 -0400 Prague Spring Ignored In Post-Communist Society 11080642 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/hollywood-and-technology/11080642/
From : NPR: Science Friday Podcast
We look at how Hollywood became a driving force in the invention of new technologies from Technicolor to the rise of digital special effects and how new ideas and technologies, such as the Internet, are still shaping the movie industry today. ]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:05:49 -0400 Hollywood and Technology 11080643 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/chemistry-news-roundup/11080643/
From : NPR: Science Friday Podcast
We bring you a roundup of research being presented at this week's American Chemical Society meeting in Philadelphia. ]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:05:42 -0400 Chemistry News Roundup 11080644 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/reading-the-undecided-voter/11080644/
From : NPR: Science Friday Podcast
New research published this week in the journal Science looks at "automatic mental associations" and finds that they can be good predictors of which way an undecided voter will sway. ]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:05:36 -0400 Reading The Undecided Voter 11080645 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-science-of-getting-a-yes/11080645/
From : NPR: Science Friday Podcast
Is persuasion an art or a science? We talk to Robert Cialdini, a social psychologist, who thinks a little psychology can improve your shot at getting what you want. ]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:05:29 -0400 The Science of Getting A 'Yes' 11080646 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/nano-heating/11080646/
From : NPR: Science Friday Podcast
Developers have created flexible sheets of 'nanoantennas' that could aid in getting energy from solar energy or from other heat sources. The sheets could harvest up to 80 percent of the infrared light that falls upon them and the researchers say the material could cost just pennies a yard. ]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:05:22 -0400 Nano Heating 11089645 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/maps-and-atlases-ted-zancha/11089645/
From : NPR: Second Stage Podcast
The Chicago-based math-rock group Maps and Atlases can pack a lot into a three-minute song. The group's latest EP, You and Me and the Mountain, is a supercharged mix of odd meters, intertwining guitar runs and hurried, half-spoken vocals that pass so quickly, it's nearly impossible to follow with just one listen. ]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:04:19 -0400 Maps And Atlases: 'Ted Zancha' 11075223 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/spain-runs-europes-first-commercial-solar-plant/11075223/
From : NPR: Climate Connections Podcast
Spain is making use of its 300 sunny days per year by powering thousands of homes with Europe's first commercial solar-thermal tower plant and running it doesn't generate any greenhouse gases. ]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:14:17 -0400 Spain Runs Europe's First Commercial Solar Plant 11077032 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/poll-zeroes-in-on-weak-spots-for-mccain-obama/11077032/
From : NPR: Story of the Day Podcast
An NPR poll of likely voters in 19 battleground states finds about half consider Sen. Barack Obama too risky. Fewer see Sen. John McCain as independent, giving Obama a slight edge. Many of the states polled are traditionally red ones where the race is surprisingly tight. ]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:03:31 -0400 Poll Zeroes In On Weak Spots For McCain, Obama 11073276 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/soviets-attacked-czechs-virus-of-freedom-in-68/11073276/
From : NPR: World Story of the Day Podcast
An attempt to mesh democracy and communism in Czechoslovakia by introducing free speech and freedom of assembly was squashed when Soviet officials invaded the country on Aug. 21, 1968. ]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:03:26 -0400 Soviets Attacked Czechs' 'Virus Of Freedom' In '68