Geo answer

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Today’s Geo Quiz asked you to name Malaysia’s two capitals. One is the country’s biggest city, Kuala Lumpur. The other is Malaysia’s administrative center, Putrajaya.

Malaysia’s two capitals

Today’s Geo Quiz is about countries with more than one official capital. There’s several countries around the globe with multiple capitals. Usually that means that different branches of government are located in different cities.

Music Heard on Air for February 10, 2010

Tunes Spun On The World Between Our Reports For February 10, 2010. Artists featured are Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Bassekou Kouyate, Ngoni ba, Bela Fleck, Nguyen Le, Big Voice Jack.

Talking Travel: Floods threaten to cut off Machu Picchu in Peru

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In this episode of Talking Travel, we talk about the heavy rains and flooding that have threatened the lives and livelihoods of those living in the shadow of Machu Picchu in Peru. Lonely Planet’s Robert Reid and Tom Hall assess the short-term and long-term damage to Peru’s tourism industry, and offer listeners some alternate spots to take in South America’s ancient ruins. Hosted by The World’s Clark Boyd. Photo: Martin St-Amant – Wikipedia

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Entire program – February 9, 2010

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Today on The World: How much aid is too much aid for Haiti to handle? Also, Britain’s first publicly-funded Hindu school opens its doors, and a jazz infusion for Puerto Rico’s traditional plena music.

Delivering aid in Haiti still difficult

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More than 200 international medical relief groups have sent teams to help the people of Haiti after the devastating earthquake. Now, four weeks after the catastrophe, early spring rains threaten to cause landslides and bring about health problems in the makeshift camps where more than half a million people are living. And delivering aid in Haiti continues to be difficult, we get an update from the BBC’s Mike Wooldridge in Port-au-Prince. Download MP3 (AP Photo:Ramon Espinosa)

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• On The World: Boston Haitian mother reunited with her son
• The Haitian Revolution podcast

German pensioners ‘kidnapped financial adviser’

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It sounds like a plot line for a movie. Four disgruntled senior citizens kidnap and hold hostage their financial advisor after losing a bundle in the US property market. Except it’s not a movie: Two married couples in the German state of Bavaria are accused of the crimes. They’re now on trial (Courtroom photo: Jörg Koch/AFP/Getty Images). Marco Werman finds out more from Bavarian Radio reporter Annette Kuglar. Download MP3

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• Deutsche Welle story about the case

Swedish skiers try to gain high-tech edge

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The Swedish cross-country team has gotten some high-tech training help from the country’s Winter Sports Research Center. They’ve been training on a high-tech treadmill designed to realistically recreate the course they’ll be skiing during the Winter Games in Canada. Programming that treadmill required some sophisticated GPS measurements (pictured), as The World’s Clark Boyd explains. Download MP3 (Photo: Matej Supej)

• Video: The Swedish high-tech skiing treadmill (via Swedish TV)
• More pictures from the global positioning work in Whistler

Playing “plena” with jazz musician Miguel Zenón

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Closing out our show today is music from Puerto Rico. More specifically a style known as plena. Miguel Zenón’s new CD ‘Esta Plena’ is a jazz infused take on this Afro-Carribbean style. The Puerto Rican born Miguel Zenón explains on today’s show. Download MP3

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Haiti’s effect on other places in need

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The World’s Katy Clark reports on how all the aid being sent to Haiti affects the flow of aid to other places in need.

Europe may block US access to money transfers

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European lawmakers are considering a measure that would prevent the United States from monitoring international money transfers. Some European leaders says the monitoring compromises the privacy of its citizens, but the United States considers it a key weapon in the fight against terrorism. The World’s Gerry Hadden has the story.

Public Hindu school a first for Britain

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The British government has long funded faith-based schools. Most have a Christian-based curriculum. Now the first state-funded Hindu elementary school has opened in London Kevin Bocquet has more.

Bus takes to water in Scotland

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Steve Stewart, spokesman for Scottish bus company Stagecoach. The company is testing a bus that can travel on water, as a possible replacement for a ferry.

Video: Glasgow’s amphibious “Amfibus” in action
Photos: Amphibious bus

Carbon footprint labels on British food

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The World’s Laura Lynch reports that British consumers are finding two labels now on their food — one for nutritional facts, the other on the food’s carbon footprint.

Geo Quiz

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