Vivvo CMS 4.0 http://www.pri.org/ 2008 Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/hamas-strategy-gaza.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/hamas-strategy-gaza.html Middle East Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:12:00 -0500 Understanding Hamas' motivations and strategy in Gaza, which analysts say is more a political calculation than a military one. http://www.pri.org/business/economic-security/detroit-autos-african-american.html http://www.pri.org/business/economic-security/detroit-autos-african-american.html Economic Security Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:07:00 -0500 The auto industry's troubles are threatening the well-being of African-Americans more than any other racial or ethnic group. http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/architecture-for-humanity.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/architecture-for-humanity.html Social Entrepreneurship Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:09:00 -0500 Cameron Sinclair was 23 when he founded Architecture for Humanity, a non-profit charity that puts architects and designers to work on disaster relief. http://www.pri.org/health/lead-and-violent-crime.html http://www.pri.org/health/lead-and-violent-crime.html Health Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:46:00 -0500 New research reveals that lead exposure in early development shrinks key areas of the brain, and is linked with violent crime. http://www.pri.org/science/science-new-years-resolutions.html http://www.pri.org/science/science-new-years-resolutions.html Science & Technology Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:48:00 -0500 The science behind keeping resolutions -- why our brain might actually prevent us from being successful in following through. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/music-bogota-brooklyn.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/music-bogota-brooklyn.html Music Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:21:00 -0500 Members of the musical group Monareta hail from Bogota, Columbia, but spend a lot of time in Brooklyn. http://www.pri.org/business/Global-Development/mexico-anti-povery-program.html http://www.pri.org/business/Global-Development/mexico-anti-povery-program.html Global Development Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:52:00 -0500 Mexico sees a dramatic reduction in poverty with a program that pays the poor to keep their families healthy and their children in school. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/family-matters.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/family-matters.html Arts & Entertainment Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:07:00 -0500 Four poignant and humorous stories about families -- read by stars of stage and screen Lois Smith, B.D. Wong and others. http://www.pri.org/science/big-extra-leap-second.html http://www.pri.org/science/big-extra-leap-second.html Science & Technology Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:15:00 -0500 The extra second added to 2008, atomic clocks, the GMT and other ways timekeepers try to keep us all on time. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/israel-on-the-ground-gaza.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/israel-on-the-ground-gaza.html Middle East Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:20:00 -0500 Israel launched a ground offensive in Gaza over the weekend -- the psychology behind Israel's latest move. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/2008-year-in-online-music.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/2008-year-in-online-music.html Music Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:28:00 -0500 Eliot Van Buskirk of Wired.com discusses the big digital trends in music in 2008 -- like Pandora, Obama songs, MySpace Music and more. http://www.pri.org/business/risky-business.html http://www.pri.org/business/risky-business.html Business & Economy Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:25:00 -0500 World leaders blame bad risk management for the global financial crisis -- an investigation of risk and how it factors into global business. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/books/apocalyptic-fiction.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/books/apocalyptic-fiction.html Books Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:42:00 -0500 Stories about the end of the world and what happens after that, with authors Kevin Brokmeier, Lydia Millet and Scott Westerfeld. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/movies/hollywood-in-2009.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/movies/hollywood-in-2009.html Movies Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:14:00 -0500 It's a pivotal year in the world of Hollywood -- author Sharon Waxman discusses the future of 'the business.' http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/israel-weighs-ground-offensive.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/israel-weighs-ground-offensive.html Middle East Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:30:00 -0500 Israel has rebuffed international calls for a ceasefire in its assault on Gaza, and has hinted at expanding its offensive. http://www.pri.org/health/personalized-medicine.html http://www.pri.org/health/personalized-medicine.html Health Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:35:00 -0500 Most pharmaceutical drugs only work for about half the people who take them because our DNA can inhibit them from functioning in our bodies. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/facing-the-rest-of-your-life.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/facing-the-rest-of-your-life.html Arts & Entertainment Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:53:00 -0500 Stories of people who have chosen to face the rest of their lives in some unusual ways -- that somehow worked out just right. http://www.pri.org/health/ask-harvard-psychologist.html http://www.pri.org/health/ask-harvard-psychologist.html Health Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:57:00 -0500 Howard Gardner -- who developed the theory of multiple intelligences -- on the power of changing our minds and our lives. http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/homeless-newspaper-jacket.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/homeless-newspaper-jacket.html Social Entrepreneurship Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:35:00 -0500 A Toronto-based advertising agency is donating thousands of its sub-zero coats to the homeless. The jackets, when filled with newspaper, are as protective as a down-filled coat. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/modern-sufi-music.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/modern-sufi-music.html Music Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:31:00 -0500 Sufis seek divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God -- this is the theme of the music of Arieb Azhar. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/strikes-continue-on-gaza.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/strikes-continue-on-gaza.html Middle East Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:31:00 -0500 The Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip continues with air raids on Hamas targets -- a reporter in Gaza City reports on the current conditions there. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/arts/annie-leibovitz-interview.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/arts/annie-leibovitz-interview.html Arts Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:59:00 -0500 The photographer reminisces about her work at “Rolling Stone,” which is collected in her new book, "At Work." http://www.pri.org/business/economic-security/hose-sales-continue-to-drop.html http://www.pri.org/business/economic-security/hose-sales-continue-to-drop.html Economic Security Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:16:00 -0500 Sales of new and existing homes dropped more than expected last month, even though houses are currently cheaper than they were this time last year. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/unpredictable-2008.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/unpredictable-2008.html Politics & Society Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:16:00 -0500 "The Economist" looks back at predictions they got wrong for 2008, including the economy and the presidential election. http://www.pri.org/business/Global-Development/good-news-from-africa.html http://www.pri.org/business/Global-Development/good-news-from-africa.html Global Development Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:25:00 -0500 While most of the news from Africa seems to center on nations torn apart by violence and mired in poverty, there's a lot of good news to be found as well. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/best-of-global-hit.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/best-of-global-hit.html Music Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:50:00 -0500 The best recordings from around the world in 2008, spanning alt rock from Israel, retro pop from the Middle East and more. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/fun-with-politics-economy.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/fun-with-politics-economy.html Arts & Entertainment Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:40:00 -0500 From the ridiculous to the sublime, Washington's premier political satire troupe found a wealth of material in 2008. http://www.pri.org/science/technology/facebook-fanatics-italy.html http://www.pri.org/science/technology/facebook-fanatics-italy.html Technology Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:49:00 -0500 Italians are spending so much time on Facebook that some employers are banning it from the workplace. http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/ghana-call-center.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/ghana-call-center.html Social Entrepreneurship Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:00:00 -0500 The West African country of Ghana is making moves to become the next big call service center. http://www.pri.org/business/key-to-happiness.html http://www.pri.org/business/key-to-happiness.html Business & Economy Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:17:00 -0500 A look at the way happiness is measured and how it's achieved in the US and other parts of the world. 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