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Next week is the 400th anniversary of Jamestown -- the first permanent English settlement in America. The Jamestown settlers brought with them something a little unusual. They brought along young teenage boys who went to live in Indian villages to learn the local language. The World's Alex Gallafent has the story of these colonial interpreters.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the city of Ephesus in Turkey. The remains of what appear to be Roman Gladiators were found there recently.

Host Marco Werman speaks with musician Joseph Israel. Israel lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas. As a teenager he fell in love with all things Jamaican: faith, music, and culture. You can hear that love on his new CD called "Gone Are the Days."

The UN's panel on climate change issues their third report this year: This one looks at what role technology can play. What about ocean sequestration to remove carbon from the air? Will it work? How Germans are slashing energy use. Biofuels in Denmark. A discussion about design concepts to help the other 90 percent. And, the world is moving too fast! (It's scientifically proven.)

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The World's Jeb Sharp reports on the growing humanitarian crisis in Iraq. The International Committee of the Red Cross says it stepping up operations there to combat the rising number of displaced people and worsening conditions for civilians.

The World's Jason Margolis reports on a mysterious blogger in Iraq who's been writing about life there for the past four years. She goes by the name of Riverbend, and says she's now preparing to leave the country.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with a couple who've been blogging about their experiences on both sides of the Iraq war. Captain Eric Coulson in the US Army reserves and is based in Ramadi, Iraq. His wife, Karen, has been writing about her experience as a military spouse back home in Missouri.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Lim Yun Suk, a woman who works in South Korea's corporate world, about reaction there to a landmark ruling from South Korea's High Court. The Court awarded damages to a woman who said she was forced to drink against her will at company functions. Drinking is considered part of the job in South Korea's corporate culture.