A collection of stories tagged 'designed' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:35:19 EST Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas appoints Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh as the next prime minister. Haniyeh has five weeks to put together what he hopes to be a "unity" government, although most factions say they will not join a Hamas-led coalition. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/15758 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5227054 Tue, 21 Feb 2006 20:28:21 EST The Bush administration has canceled funding for the most ambitious study of children's health ever designed -- prompting outrage among scientists and public health officials. The study was to investigate the causes of widespread obesity and asthma, among other childrens' health problems. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/71 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5196751 Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST The leaders of Hamas have met in Cairo to discuss the shape of a new Palestinian government. However, Hamas has been designated a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States and the European Union. Alex Chadwick talks to Nashat Aqtash, a former media consultant to Hamas, about what a Hamas-led government might look like. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/79 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5196326 Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST Federal officials failed to act quickly or decisively enough in response to Hurricane Katrina, congressional investigators say. The failure to designate a single official to lead the overall federal response made matters worse, according to the Government Accountability Office. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/218 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5183478 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeff Skilling go on trial Monday in Houston. Federal prosecutors will argue that Enron's top executives misled and defrauded investors through deals and statements designed to conceal growing losses at what was once the world's largest energy trading company. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/280 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5178268 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST Into Africa with 'The Boys of Baraka' January 20, 2006 · The documentary follows three African-American students who get the opportunity to attend an academically rigorous school in Kenya designed to give them a path out of the violence and poverty of inner-city Baltimore. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/1333 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5164578 Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST Animal scientist Temple Grandin says autism helps her see things as animals do. Grandin talks about her work designing humane slaughter systems for animals, and her unique way of looking at the world. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/1456 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5165123 Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST Four years ago this week, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act, designed to raise test scores and close the achievement gap between rich and poor and white and minority students. What has it achieved so far? http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/3671 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5149640 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST Icebreakers -- heavy ships designed to carve a path through frozen waterways -- are needed to keep winter maritime traffic moving. But this year, the U.S. fleet of two heavy icebreakers is at port in Seattle. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/2708 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5138913 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST NASA's two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, were designed to last 90 days. But Tuesday night marks the two-year anniversary of Spirit's landing, and both rovers are going strong. The robotic geologists have provided invaluable data about whether Mars could once harbor life. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/992 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5081522 Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST A number of programs around the United States offer parenting classes to convicts serving long sentences. The classes are designed to help inmates be better parents both while incarcerated and after they return to society. James Chambers, who is serving a 30-year prison sentence, is among the students. From member station KUOW, Andrea Smardon reports. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/2884 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5072085 Wed, 28 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST Program Helps iTunes Users Hunt Down Song Lyrics December 27, 2005 · An Austrian software designer has developed a program that helps users of Apple iTunes find song lyrics while they're listening. Music publishers were not amused, at first. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/1265 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5070763 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST NPR's Roy Hurst has a new appreciation for classical dance and the holiday favorite the Nutcracker. He gets some help from former ballerina Robin Gardinhire. Gardinhire is founder of The City Ballet of Los Angeles, a professional company designed to teach dance to black and Latino children. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/1990 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5067417 Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST American filmmakers are not pleased about a proposed international treaty. UNESCO, the United Nations body concerned with cultural matters, has endorsed a measure designed to protect countries' indigenous film industries. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/1512 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5062477 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST The White House says the war on terror is different from the Cold War, when the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was created, and that courts cannot issue warrants fast enough. But James Bamford, author of Body of Secrets, says the 1978 law was designed to allow the government to act quickly. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/5254 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5062474 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST Fisk University plans to sell an iconic Georgia O'Keeffe painting donated by the artist in 1949. The sale, designed to raise money for the cash-strapped Nashville university, could break an O'Keeffe sale record of $6.3 million. It also may violate the terms of O'Keeffe's gift, which specified the modern art collection of her late husband Alfred Stieglitz not be broken up. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/2892 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5046875 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST The buying power of the growing Latino population in the United States is attracting the attention of many businesses. Many companies have graduated from producing commercials in Spanish to designing products and advertising campaigns specifically to appeal to Latinos. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/3362 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5040836 Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST Writer and designer Jennifer Sharpe collects musical oddities. This time, Sharpe shares some selections from an unusual genre she calls "kid funk," including 6-year-old Angela Simpson's 1970s rendition of Langston Hughes poetry. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/1064 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5039220 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST Think Netflix for handbags: Instead of buying designer bags, more women are renting them online. For the price of a single designer bag, women can rent a year's worth. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/2719 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5038856 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST China's urbanization is perhaps the most extensive the world has ever seen. In Beijing and elsewhere, the job of designing prominent urban buildings is going more often than not to Western architects -- and the rush to remake the capital of China is crowding the ancient city with out-of-character designs. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/1124 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5019521 Sun, 20 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST FarmersOnly.com, an online dating service that started last spring, is designed for farmers but open to anyone. It features profiles of more than 1,800 people from around the country. Jerry Miller, who is not a farmer, created the site after listening to a divorced farmer describe her dating dilemmas. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/2998 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4986761 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST Engineers testify before the Senate that downtown New Orleans should not have flooded during Hurricane Katrina. The flooding occurred because walls along canals had faulty foundations and collapsed. The investigators said it's unclear whether the walls were poorly designed or shoddily constructed. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/3697 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4986779 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST Friday is the 40th anniversary of the completion of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. The structure, designed by Eero Saarinin, sits on the banks of the Mississippi River, and rises 630 feet above the ground. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/4715 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4980294 Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT Natural disasters often leave thousands of people homeless. How to house these people is a problem yet to be convincingly solved. But that hasn't stopped some architects from trying. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/4883 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4973680 Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT Blue Cross of California has created a Web site designed to attract 19- to 29-year-olds as consumers of Tonik, a health insurance plan that can be tailored to specific needs. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/4062 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4964996 Wed, 19 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT