Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday, 31 May 2011 Today from VOANews.com Six Researchers Who Gave All to Their Work The stories of Jesse Lazear, Clara Maass, Joseph Goldberger, Matthew Lukwiya, Carlo Urbani and Anita Roberts | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS In the Garden: Getting Started With Roses Important to success is making sure not to drown the plants | AGRICULTURE REPORT Six Men, a World War, a Pacific Island and an Image for All Time We remember the flag-raising captured in 1945 on Iwo Jima by a photographer and the statue of that historic moment | THIS IS AMERICA Paying Tech Talents to Drop Out of College Businessman Peter Thiel is offering young people $100,000 for a chance to become the next Bill Gates | TECHNOLOGY REPORT Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1867-1957: She Wrote Nine “Little House” Books About Pioneer Life Her books are still popular with children today | PEOPLE IN AMERICA Words and Their Stories: Hold On Expressions using the word hold | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES Short Story: ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ by Ambrose Bierce In the last moments of life, a prisoner dreams of escape | AMERICAN STORIES Mladic Arrest Brings Serbia Step Closer to EU The European Union demanded the capture of the Bosnian Serb general linked to the 1995 Srebrenica killings | IN THE NEWS Investing in the Arab Spring International support can speed progress, says the head of the World Bank, "but only if coupled with real reform" | ECONOMICS REPORT Scholastic Awards Honor Young Artists and Writers David Vo, 18, won a $10,000 scholarship for his rope and twine neckpieces. And Lady Gaga's new album, "Born This Way" | AMERICAN MOSAIC America History: US-Japan Relations Before World War Two Tensions increased during the 1930s as both nations had different ideas for the future of East Asia | THE MAKING OF A NATION Dealing With Sexual Violence on Campus Second of two reports on a new government effort to get US schools and colleges to pay more attention to the issue | EDUCATION REPORT People With Chronic Hepatitis B Often Do Not Know It Also, recalling the scientist who discovered the virus and its link to liver cancer, and developed a vaccine | HEALTH REPORT Fourteen Scientists and Activists Who Are Changing the World The National Geographic Society honored them as its Emerging Explorers for 2011 | EXPLORATIONS More News Headlines