This is a cowboy. They were actually drawing influence from Italian puppetry which is this very realistic puppetry.

VOA: special.2009.09.23

U.S.C.'s Office of International Services says the number of students this year is about seven thousand five hundred.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

This is Steve Ember. And this is Faith Lapidus with People in America in VOA Special English.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

This is Steve Ember. And this is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

This is Mary Tillotson. And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS.

VOA: special.2010.05.26

"Get on the Internet. Do some research. This industry is like the Wild, Wild,West right now.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

"We've taken our lead from the women on the ground. This is a grass roots program.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

"This one is beautiful. This is one of my favorite rocks. You can see that black stuff on the outside, it's called the fusion crust.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

"Shut up. I said this is a stick-up. Now,come on. Your money or your life."

VOA: special.2009.10.11

This is Bob Doughty. And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

This is Faith Lapidus. And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS from VOA Special English.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

Their jobs have been limited. This is because the office is organized by pecking order.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

BENNY: "Mister Rockford, I'm Jack Benny. This is Fred Allen." ALLEN: "That's right, Mister Rockford.

VOA: special.2009.03.09

This is Phoebe Zimmermann. And this is Steve Ember with Explorations in VOA Special English.

VOA: special.2009.01.07