http://www.theworld.org Global Perspectives for an American Audience Tue, 21 May 2013 21:51:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Global Perspectives for an American Audience PRI's The World no Global Perspectives for an American Audience http://www.theworld.org/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.theworld.org http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/arts-of-the-arab-spring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arts-of-the-arab-spring http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/arts-of-the-arab-spring/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:48:02 +0000 Adeline Sire http://www.theworld.org/?p=178189 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/arts-of-the-arab-spring/feed/ 0 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/the-world-05-21-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-world-05-21-2013 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/the-world-05-21-2013/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:28 +0000 The World http://www.theworld.org/?p=178246 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/the-world-05-21-2013/feed/ 0 05/21/2013 Tuesday on The World, the aftermath of the deadly Oklahoma tornado. Also, Apple Computer's low global tax payments are causing trouble for Irish authorities accused of giving Apple a special tax deal. And, artists in Cairo take advantage of distracted ... Tuesday on The World, the aftermath of the deadly Oklahoma tornado. Also, Apple Computer's low global tax payments are causing trouble for Irish authorities accused of giving Apple a special tax deal. And, artists in Cairo take advantage of distracted Egyptian authorities and install provocative public art. PRI's The World no http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/how-a-japanese-scientist-developed-the-tornado-rating-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-a-japanese-scientist-developed-the-tornado-rating-system http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/how-a-japanese-scientist-developed-the-tornado-rating-system/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:56 +0000 Nina Porzucki http://www.theworld.org/?p=178229 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/how-a-japanese-scientist-developed-the-tornado-rating-system/feed/ 0 05/21/2013,Harold Brooks,Moore,National Severe Storms Laboratories,National Weather Service,Norman,OK,Storm,Ted Fujita,tornado,tornado alley,twister Rescue efforts continued Tuesday to uncover survivors from the tornado that came through Moore, OK. It has been preliminarily declared a category F4, that is Fujita Scale 4. The system of rating tornadoes was developed by Ted Fujita, Rescue efforts continued Tuesday to uncover survivors from the tornado that came through Moore, OK. It has been preliminarily declared a category F4, that is Fujita Scale 4. The system of rating tornadoes was developed by Ted Fujita, a scientist from Japan. PRI's The World no 4:22 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/in-japan-citizen-radiation-tracking-project-goes-big-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-japan-citizen-radiation-tracking-project-goes-big-time http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/in-japan-citizen-radiation-tracking-project-goes-big-time/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:50:35 +0000 Catherine Winter http://www.theworld.org/?p=178079 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/in-japan-citizen-radiation-tracking-project-goes-big-time/feed/ 0 05/21/2013,Catherine Winter,Fukushima,Japan,Joe Moross,knight foundation,Pieter Franken,radiation,Safecast A post-Fukushima effort to crowdsource radiation data in Japan has since become the largest source of radiation data in the country. And it's now set to expand to other parts of the world. Catherine Winter reports from Tokyo. A post-Fukushima effort to crowdsource radiation data in Japan has since become the largest source of radiation data in the country. And it's now set to expand to other parts of the world. Catherine Winter reports from Tokyo. PRI's The World no 5:40 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/toronto-mayor-rob-ford-accused-of-smoking-crack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toronto-mayor-rob-ford-accused-of-smoking-crack http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/toronto-mayor-rob-ford-accused-of-smoking-crack/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:40:08 +0000 Andrea Crossan http://www.theworld.org/?p=178167 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/toronto-mayor-rob-ford-accused-of-smoking-crack/feed/ 0 05/21/2013,cocaine,crack,drugs. video,mayor,Rob Ford,Robyn Doolittle,The Star,Toronto Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is embroiled in a scandal involving a cell phone video that allegedly shows him smoking crack cocaine. The owners of the video have been trying to sell it to members of the media. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is embroiled in a scandal involving a cell phone video that allegedly shows him smoking crack cocaine. The owners of the video have been trying to sell it to members of the media. PRI's The World no 3:02 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/iran-bars-two-contenders-from-presidential-race/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iran-bars-two-contenders-from-presidential-race http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/iran-bars-two-contenders-from-presidential-race/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:23 +0000 Joyce Hackel http://www.theworld.org/?p=178179 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/iran-bars-two-contenders-from-presidential-race/feed/ 0 05/21/2013,Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani,Iran,iranian elections,President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,Rahim Mashai,Shirin Jafaari Iran's electoral commission Tuesday barred two popular candidates from running in next month's presidential elections. Iranian journalist Shirin Jafaari says the move to disqualify the politicians might mean many Iranians will not bother to go to the ... Iran's electoral commission Tuesday barred two popular candidates from running in next month's presidential elections. Iranian journalist Shirin Jafaari says the move to disqualify the politicians might mean many Iranians will not bother to go to the polls. PRI's The World no 3:22 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/amidst-political-chaos-in-cairo-artists-seize-the-moment-and-blossom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amidst-political-chaos-in-cairo-artists-seize-the-moment-and-blossom http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/amidst-political-chaos-in-cairo-artists-seize-the-moment-and-blossom/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:20:02 +0000 Ursula Lindsey http://www.theworld.org/?p=176974 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/amidst-political-chaos-in-cairo-artists-seize-the-moment-and-blossom/feed/ 0 05/21/2013,Ahmed El Attar,Cairo,Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival,Egypt,Egypt art,Ganzeer,Ursula Lindsey,Yasmine El Ayat In the midst of a security vacuum, a looming economic crisis and a political stalemate in Egypt, no one is paying much attention to culture. If and when they do, artists don't expect much encouragement from the new Islamist government. In the midst of a security vacuum, a looming economic crisis and a political stalemate in Egypt, no one is paying much attention to culture. If and when they do, artists don't expect much encouragement from the new Islamist government. But for the moment, they are taking advantage of a new margin of freedom, using public spaces and trying to reach wider audiences. PRI's The World no 4:59 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/music-heard-on-air-for-may-21-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=music-heard-on-air-for-may-21-2013 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/music-heard-on-air-for-may-21-2013/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:43 +0000 Ann Lopez http://www.theworld.org/?p=178349 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/music-heard-on-air-for-may-21-2013/feed/ 0 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/apple-scrutinized-on-tax-avoidance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apple-scrutinized-on-tax-avoidance http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/apple-scrutinized-on-tax-avoidance/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:31 +0000 Chris Woolf http://www.theworld.org/?p=178193 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/apple-scrutinized-on-tax-avoidance/feed/ 0 05/21/2013,Apple,avoidance,committee,corporate,evasion,Google,margaret hodge,profit,Senate,Starbucks,tax One of America's most profitable companies, Apple, is under scrutiny by a Senate sub-committee Tuesday. Apple CEO, Tim Cook, is explaining why Apple has paid so little tax globally over the last few years. One of America's most profitable companies, Apple, is under scrutiny by a Senate sub-committee Tuesday. Apple CEO, Tim Cook, is explaining why Apple has paid so little tax globally over the last few years. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with British member of parliament, Margaret Hodge, who is leading similar investigations in the UK. PRI's The World no 4:25 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/europes-new-olive-oil-law-seen-by-many-as-meddling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=europes-new-olive-oil-law-seen-by-many-as-meddling http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/europes-new-olive-oil-law-seen-by-many-as-meddling/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 12:50:41 +0000 Gerry Hadden http://www.theworld.org/?p=178118 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/europes-new-olive-oil-law-seen-by-many-as-meddling/feed/ 0 05/21/2013,cafes,consumer protection,European Union,meddling,Olive Oil,restaurants,Spain,Vallvidrera The European Union has passed a law banning unlabeled olive oil flasks and dipping bowls, the kind traditionally seen in restaurants in Spain. Instead, restaurants must offer sealed, clearly labelled throw-away oil containers. The European Union has passed a law banning unlabeled olive oil flasks and dipping bowls, the kind traditionally seen in restaurants in Spain. Instead, restaurants must offer sealed, clearly labelled throw-away oil containers. PRI's The World no 3:34 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/a-call-for-english-only-at-the-eu-and-5-word-acceptance-speeches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-call-for-english-only-at-the-eu-and-5-word-acceptance-speeches http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/a-call-for-english-only-at-the-eu-and-5-word-acceptance-speeches/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 12:40:26 +0000 Don Duncan http://www.theworld.org/?p=178241 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/a-call-for-english-only-at-the-eu-and-5-word-acceptance-speeches/feed/ 0 05/21/2013,acceptance speech,Digested Read,English,European Union,Interpreter,Irish,John Crace,official languages,Translation,Webby With 23 official languages-- rising to 24 in July-- the European Union is knee-deep in translated documents. Must every document be translated into Latvian and Irish? Or should the EU simplify matters by making English its working language? Also, With 23 official languages-- rising to 24 in July-- the European Union is knee-deep in translated documents. Must every document be translated into Latvian and Irish? Or should the EU simplify matters by making English its working language? Also, the Webby Awards are known for 5-word acceptance speeches. Many are clever, few are boring, but are any truly memorable? PRI's The World no 10:34 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/noaa-surveys-leaking-shipwrecks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=noaa-surveys-leaking-shipwrecks http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/noaa-surveys-leaking-shipwrecks/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 12:15:53 +0000 David Leveille http://www.theworld.org/?p=178255 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/noaa-surveys-leaking-shipwrecks/feed/ 0 05/21/2013,coastal pollution,coastlines,Geo Quiz.geoquiz,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,NOAA,oil,pollution,shipwrecks,torpedo,WWII There's a new study out about the risk of ocean pollution caused by shipwrecks. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has come up with a map of the many, many shipwrecks that dot US coastal waters. There's a new study out about the risk of ocean pollution caused by shipwrecks. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has come up with a map of the many, many shipwrecks that dot US coastal waters. PRI's The World no 5:33 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/doors-ray-manzarek-dies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doors-ray-manzarek-dies http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/doors-ray-manzarek-dies/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:06 +0000 Marco Werman http://www.theworld.org/?p=178104 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/doors-ray-manzarek-dies/feed/ 0 05/21/2013,Jim Morrison,John Densmore,Marco Werman,Ray Manzarek,Riders on the Storm,Robby Krieger,Rosenheim,The Doors Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founding member of the 60s rock band The Doors, has died aged 74. Marco Werman gives Manzarek a send-off with some of the sounds he helped influence from Togo, Nigeria and Cuba. Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founding member of the 60s rock band The Doors, has died aged 74. Marco Werman gives Manzarek a send-off with some of the sounds he helped influence from Togo, Nigeria and Cuba. PRI's The World no 4:10 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/reyhanli-car-bombing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reyhanli-car-bombing http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/reyhanli-car-bombing/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 09:05:26 +0000 Bradley Secker http://www.theworld.org/?p=177351 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/reyhanli-car-bombing/feed/ 0 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/the-world-05-20-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-world-05-20-2013 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/the-world-05-20-2013/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:30 +0000 The World http://www.theworld.org/?p=177954 http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/the-world-05-20-2013/feed/ 0 05/20/2013 Syrian government forces a push deeper into rebel-held town with the help of Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah. Also, the real prospect for mining minerals from the bottom of the sea. And, the blossoming of the world's worst-smelling flower. Syrian government forces a push deeper into rebel-held town with the help of Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah. Also, the real prospect for mining minerals from the bottom of the sea. And, the blossoming of the world's worst-smelling flower. PRI's The World no 48:01