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1. "Farm Bill Benefits to Virginia Farmers" (Jim Pease/Extension Economist) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:59] THE INCREASED FEDERAL SPENDING AUTHORIZED BY THE 2002 FARM BILL MAY BENEFIT SOME VIRGINIA PRODUCERS, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

2. "Peanut Quota Program is Gone" (Jim Pease/Extension Economist) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:48] WHILE SOME VIRGINA FARMERS STAND TO GAIN FROM THE 2002 FARM BILL, SOME PEANUT FARMERS STAND TO LOSE, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

3. "Farm Bill Deadlines" (Jim Pease/Extension Economist) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:54] PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNED THE 2002 FARM BILL ON MAY 15. USDA HAS BEEN SCRAMBLING TO GET PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS IN PLACE BY THIS MONTH (AUGUST) AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

4. "Asthma Triggers" (Kathleen Parrott/Extension Housing) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:44] MANY SPECIALISTS ARE ALARMED AT THE INCREASE IN ASTHMA AMONG CHILDREN. IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH, WE HEAR HOW SOME ATTACKS ARE TRIGGERED. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

5. "Asthma and Housekeeping" (Kathleen Parrott/Extension Housing) with reporter Karen Cronin [1:02] SOME CONDITIONS THAT TRIGGER ASTHMA CAN BE MODERATED OR ELIMINATED WITH BETTER CLEANLINESS, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

6. "Keeping Track of Your Transactions" (Melissa Chase/Extension Consumer Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:49] ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO MANAGE YOUR FINANCES IS BY KEEPING GOOD RECORDS, ACCORDING TO A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

7. "Protecting Accounts with Passwords" (Melissa Chase/Extension Consumer Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:53] A VIRGINIA TECH SPECIALIST SAYS THAT BANKS CAN HELP YOU PROTECT YOUR ACCOUNTS IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

8. "Keeping Computer Passwords Safe" (Melissa Chase/Extension Consumer Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:50] A VIRGINIA TECH SPECIALIST SAYS THERE ARE SOME GOOD, COMMON SENSE PRACTICES THAT CAN GUIDE YOUR USE OF PASSWORDS TO PROTECT YOUR ACCOUNTS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

9. "The Problem of Obesity in Children" (Joan Elledge/Extension Nutrition) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:57] OBESE CHILDREN CAN SUFFER THE SAME PHYSICAL COMPLICATIONS THAT OCCUR IN OBESE ADULTS. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

10. "Set a Good Example: Wait Before You Go for Seconds" (Joan Elledge/Extension Nutrition) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:53] CHILDREN MODEL THE BEHAVIOR OF ADULTS, AND WAITING BEFORE LOADING UP ON SECOND HELPINGS IS A GOOD PRACTICE TO PASS ON, ACCORDING TO A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

11. "Mountain Lions in Virginia?" (Jim Parkhurst/Extension Wildlife Specialist) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:45] POSSIBLE MOUNTAIN LION SIGHTINGS ARE NOT ALL THAT UNUSUAL IN VIRGINIA, SAYS A VIRGINIA TECH WILDLIFE EXPERT. THE KEY WORD, HOWEVER, IS ‘POSSIBLE’. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

12. "Identifying Mountain Lions" (Jim Parkhurst/Extension Wildlife Specialist) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:43] ARE THERE MOUNTAIN LIONS IN VIRGINIA? QUITE POSSIBLE, SAYS A VIRGINIA TECH EXPEDRT. BUT GETTING A POSITIVE I.D. IS TOUGH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

13. "’Unnatural’ Mountain Lions" (Jim Parkhurst/Extension Wildlife Specialist) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:46] FINDING EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN LIONS IN VIRGINIA IS A TOUGH TASK. THAT DOESN’T MEAN THEY AREN’T HERE, THOUGH. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

14. "Reaching the Top 30" (Joseph Merola/Senior Fellow) with reporter Paul Lancaster [1:03] VIRGINIA TECH IS ORGANIZING ITS COLLEGES INTO TWO AREAS TO HELP ACHIEVE ITS GOAL OF BECOMING A TOP 30 RESEARCH UNIVERSITY. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

15. "Reorganizing" (Joseph Merola/Senior Fellow) with reporter Paul Lancaster [1:02] VIRGINIA TECH IS LOOKING TO MAKE BETTER USE OF EXPENSIVE LAB EQUIPMENT AND SPACE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.