Geeks and Greeks. Jazz legend Herbie Hancock tells us how starting out as a science geek led him to his radical musical experimentation. Playwright Charles Mee says the ancient Greeks built their plays like Rolls Royces. Mee explains why he still wanted to update a 2400-year-old classic by Euripides. And we ll hear smart indie-pop from the Montreal band Stars, off their new record In Our Bedroom After the War.

CDC Reports Binge Drinking Common Among High School Students
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced $3.7 million in new grants designed to enhance healthcare information in an effort to improve the detection and response to emerging public health threats…

Are You Being Gouged? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 24 September 2007)
Our latest crowdsourcing project asks listeners to go to their local grocery store and find out the price of three goods: milk, lettuce and beer. You don t have to buy them (or consume them), but we want to know how much they cost in different neighborhoods throughout the new york area. Here s the assignment: Go to your local bodega, supermarket, or gourmet grocery store and get the prices for our predetermined basket of goods. Here s the shopping list: -a quart of regular, non-organic whole milk -a head of iceberg lettuce -a 6-pack of 12-ounce Budweiser (bottles) Then, come back to our website and leave the following information in a comment: -The prices of these goods -The neighborhood where you bought them (please give exact address, or at least the block and cross street) -The name of the supermarket -Any distinguishing characteristic (e.g. Korean Deli, high-end retailer, etc.) -Whether or not you were surprised (yes or no)? You have until next 1 pm on Monday, October 1st to carry out the assignment. This is something you can do in the course of your regular shopping trip, but we encourage you to go the extra mile and report on neighborhoods and stores you wouldn t normally shop in. Next week we will report the findings, along with a map showing the most expensive and least expensive neighborhoods, and talk about what they mean on the air. Associate producer Jim Colgan introduces the new project on our show today. UPDATE: Please limit your comment posts to reporting the actual price findings. We received a few comments about the project in general, and they were removed because we would like to limit this page to the results. Also, Given that groceries stores in New Jersey are not allowed to sell alcohol, our NJ listeners can leave that item out. Thanks for bringing it to our attention!

Bamboo, Silk and Stone (New Sounds: Saturday, 29 September 2007)
There s new music for the zither from Korea, Japan, and China on this edition of New Sounds, with works by Mei Han & Barry Truax, David Bowie, and Korean-American komungo (Korean fourth century fretted board zither) virtuoso Jin Hi Kim. Mei Han studied Chinese classical zither, but has since moved to Canada and experimented with everything from free improvisation to computer music. We ll hear her performing John Oliver s beautifully bluesy Purple Lotus Bud, for zheng and string quartet; and Bamboo, Silk and Stone, written by Raine-Reusch and electroacoustic pioneer Barry Truax in 1987. Plus, Chinese pipa player Wu Man picks up the zhong ruan (a plucked string instrument from the Qin Daynasty circa 200 BC), teaming up with the Kronos Quartet on Lachrimae Antiquae, from the 1997 release called Early Music. And much more.

Social Security Benefits Act: A Real Savior
by Javier Fuller The worst sufferers from the evil hands of disability are perhaps those who were once dedicated and hardworking professionals but are now helpless and dependent people. For, they have been thrown out of their job due to undue disability. To help such people, governments of various countries have come up with the concept of […]

Scholarships Available for 2008 International Diploma on Education in Botanic Gardens
BGCI is calling for applications for a possible scholarship programme for developing country participants on the International Diploma in Botanic Garden Education for botanic garden staff in September/October 2008 MEERA - Making Evaluation Easy A fascinating paper at the 4th World Environmental Education Congress outlined the development of a web-based tool […]

Stories from the Heart of the Land
Stories from the Heart of the Land, is a 5-part radio series hosted by Jay Allison and produced by WNYC alum Emily Botein. Stories features award-winning producers and reporters, includi….

Clues to Cell Death Could Fight Disease
Title: Clues to Cell death Could Fight DiseaseCategory: health newsCreated: 9/22/2007 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 9/24/2007 Study: Soccer beats jogging for fitness (AP) AP - A friendly game of soccer works off more fat and builds up more muscle than jogging, new research shows. Danish […]

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Medicare Online Search and Information Resource - Medicare - Centers For Medicare
A full search tool for business and personal. Senior Citizens news and Information Daily On The Web at. If one continues to work after age 65 or decides not to enroll for social security benefits at age 65, he/she may still receive medicare benefits. Date : Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:49:40 GMT Sepracor Issues Statement […]

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