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1. "FFA and the Local Community" (Trent McKnight/National FFA President) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:54]. FFA IS AT ITS HIGHEST MEMBERSHIP LEVEL IN 18 YEARS. THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT SAYS THAT THE REASON MAY BE LOCAL IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

2. "FFA: Ag. Ed. And More" (Trent McKnight/National FFA President) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:55} ALTHOUGH IT IS NO LONGER KNOWN AS FUTURE FARMERS, FFA IS ORIENTED TOWARD AGRICULTURE, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

3. "FFA Membership at 18 Year High" (Trent McKnight/National FFA President) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:53] FFA OFFERS PROGRAMS TO HELP IMPROVE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANY MORE STUDENTS THAN YOU MAY THINK, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

4. "Race and Social Policy Research Center: Race" (Susan Gooden/Center Director) with reporter Karen Cronin [ 0:55] A NEW RESEARCH CENTER AT VIRGINIA TECH SEEKS TO BE AS INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

5. "Race &Mac185;Mac185; Social Policy Research Center: Social Policy" (Susan Gooden/Center Director) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:54] VIRGINIA TECH'S NEW RACE AND SOCIAL POLICY RESEARCH CENTER INVESTIGATES ISSUES THAT DON'T SEEM TO GO AWAY, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

6. "Keeping Things Clean" (Tim Roberts/Food Safety Specialist) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:50] IT's IMPORTANT TO WASH YOUR HANDS WHEN HANDLING POULTRY, BUT IT's ALSO IMPORTANT TO CLEAN THE FOOD PREP SURFACES, AS WE LEARN IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

7. "Safely Thawing that Holiday Bird" (Tim Roberts/Food Safety Specialist) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [1:02] PROPER COOKING OF THE HOLIDAY TURKEY REALLY BEGINS WITH PROPER THAWING, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

8. "Basic Turkey Cooking Technique" (Tim Roberts/Food Safety Specialist) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:49] THE TURKEY IS OFTEN THE STAR OF A HOLIDAY DINNER, SO IT's IMPORTANT THAT IT COMES OUT JUST RIGHT. AND HERE ARE SOME HELPFUL COOKING TIPS FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

9. "Getting the Temperature Right" (Tim Roberts/Food Safety Specialist) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [1:02] WHEN COOKING YOUR HOLIDAY TURKEY, BE SURE THE BIRD REACHES THE CORRECT TEMPERATURE TO PREVENT FOOD BORNE ILLNESS. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

10. "Looking After Leftovers" (Tim Roberts/Food Safety Specialist) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:55] HOW YOU STORE AND REHEAT HOLIDAY LEFTOVERS IS CRITICAL TO YOUR FAMILY's HEALTH, AS WE LEARN IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

11. "Protecting Our Way of Life" (Charles Steger/President) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:55] THE WAY WE DO OUR DAILY BUSINESS CAN BE DISRUPTED OR EVEN DESTROYED IN A TERRORIST ATTACKäOR A NATURAL DISASTER. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

12. "Protecting and Repairing Bridges" (Charles Steger/President) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:48] A VIRGINIA TECH STUDY SHOWS THE COUNTRY NEEDS TO SPEND BILLIONS TO REPAIR AND REPLACE DETERIORATING BRIDGES. IT's A WARNING TAKING ON NEW MEANING IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

13. "Chaplains in the Civil War" (William Davis/Va. Center for Civil War Studies) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:43] WE KNOW A LOT ABOUT THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN THE CIVIL WAR. AND VIRGINIA TECH RESEARCHERS ARE FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT THOSE WHO DIDN'T. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

14. "Studying the Civil War" (William Davis/Va. Center for Civil War Studies) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:46] VIRGINIA TECH IS EXPANDING ITS CIVIL WAR STUDIES AS THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONFLICT APPROACHES. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

15. "Virginia and the Civil War" (William Davis/Va. Center for Civil War Studies) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:56] AS VIRGINIA APPROACHES THE 150TH ANIVERSARY OF THE CIVIL WAR, VIRGINIA TECH IS UNDERTAKING A MASSIVE PROJECT MARKING THE STATE'S ROLE IN THE CONFLICT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.