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SomeconservativesintheUnitedStates超过havefoundanewvoice.TheTeaPartyisnotanationallyrecognizedpoliticalparty.Sofaritisamovementlooselyorganizedaroundacommonidentity.Therearedifferent,andinsomecasescompeting,TeaPartygroupsaroundthecountry.

SomepeopleaccusethemovementofbeingcontrolledbytheRepublicans.Otherssaytheactivistsareindependentthinkerswhowillopposeanypoliticiantheyseeassupportingbiggovernmentandbigspending.

TeaPartyactivistsseethemselvesasmodern-dayversionsoftheanti-taxprotestersfrombeforetheAmericanRevolution.

TheBostonTeaPartywasaprotestofBritishtaxationoftea.Onenightinseventeenseventy-three,agroupofcolonistswentontothreeshipsinBostonHarbor.Theythrewtonsofteaintothewater.

Thefamoussaying"notaxationwithoutrepresentation"expressedtheangerofthecolonists.

Thenewmovementtookshapelastyear.TheactivistsgainednationalattentionbyprotestingthehealthcarereformeffortsofPresidentObamaandtheDemocratsinCongress.

LindaHernandezisaTeaPartyactivistinMaryland.Shespentmanydayslastsummeryellingathertelevision,shesays,inreactiontothehealthcaredebate.ThenshebecameinvolvedwithalocalTeaPartygrouponline.

ShejoinedseveralbusloadsofTeaPartyactivistsinWashingtonlastweek.

Theyprotestedoutsidethepresident'shealthcaremeetingwithDemocraticandRepublicanlawmakers.

LINDAHERNANDEZ:

"Todaywe'reherebecausewe'reagainstthehealthcarebill.Wefeellikeit'swrong.It'sapowergrabforthegovernment."

RonKirbyisamemberoftheNorthernVirginiaTeaPartyandTeaPartyPatriots.

RONKIRBY:

"Mostofusdon'tfeelthatthegovernmentmakesthebestdecisionsforus.Wewouldrathermakeourowndecisions."

Sowhatmightthosebe?

PoliticalscientistJohnMcGlennonattheCollegeofWilliamandMaryinVirginiasaysitistoosoontoknow.

JOHNMCGLENNON:

"IthinktheTeaPartymovementisaveryamorphousonerightnowthatisreallyacollectionofpeoplewhoarefrustrated,angryorworried,butwhodon'tnecessarilyeitherhavethesamebasicobjectives,nornecessarilyagreewitheachotheraboutthebestwaystomoveforward.Theirgeneralunitingforceisjustthatthey'reunhappyrightnowwiththewaythingsare."

LastmonthaboutonethousandpeopleattendedanationalTeaPartyconventioninTennessee.TheyheardfromformerRepublicanvicepresidentialcandidateSarahPalin.

SARAHPALIN:

"TheTeaPartymovementisnotatop-downoperation.Itisaground-upcalltoactionthatisforcingbothpartiestochangethewaythattheyaredoingbusiness,andthatisbeautiful."

Butconservativesarenottheonlyonesorganizing.AnothernewgrouphasbeengrowingthroughFacebookinreactiontotheTeaParty.TheCoffeePartyMovementusestheslogan"WakeUpandStandUp."

Itsfounder,AnnabelPark,isadocumentaryfilmmaker.ShesaystheCoffeePartysharestheTeaParty'sunhappinesswithCongress.Butshesaysfixingthegovernmentdoesnothavetomeanmakingittheenemy.

NowtheTeaPartyandtheCoffeePartycanbothpourtheireffortsintothecongressionalelectionsthisNovember.

Andthat'sINTHENEWSinVOASpecialEnglish,writtenbyBriannaBlake.I'mSteveEmber.

ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.

MostschoolsintheUnitedStatesreceivemoneyfromfederalprograms.ThatmeansmostschoolsmustobeyafederallawknownasTitleNine.

Itbarsdiscriminationonthebasisofsexatanyeducationalinstitutionthatreceivesfederalmoney.Anexceptionismadeforadmissionsatprivateundergraduateschools.Forothers,TitleNinecovers"anyeducationprogramoractivity"receivingfederalfinancialassistance.

ThefullnameisTitleNineoftheEducationAmendmentsofnineteenseventy-two.AlotofAmericansmaybesurprisedtoknowthatitwaswrittenwithoutsayinganythingdirectlyaboutsports.Yetthatiswhereitseffectsarebestknown,especiallyatthehighschoollevel.

AfterTitleNinebecamelaw,thenumberofgirlswhojoinedhighschoolsportsteamssharplyincreased.

Researchhaslinkedparticipationinsportstopositiveeffectslikebetterself-image,fewerteenpregnanciesandhighergrades.Butaretheseadirectresult?

Tworecentstudiessuggestthattheanswerisyes.Theyofferlong-termevidencethatitcanleadtoimprovementsineducation,workandhealth

BetseyStevensonisabusinessandpublicpolicyresearcherattheWhartonSchooloftheUniversityofPennsylvania.

Shecomparedstates,lookingatdifferencesinhighschoolsportsparticipationandinwomen'seducationandwork.Foreachtenpercentagepointincreaseinsportsparticipation,shefoundaonepointincreaseinfemalecollegeattendance.Shealsolinkedittoaonetotwopointincreaseinthenumberofwomeninthelaborforce.

Theotherstudylookedatphysicalhealth.RobertKaestnerisaneconomicsprofessorattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicago.HecomparedobesityratesandphysicalactivitylevelsofwomenwhohadbeeninhighschoolbeforeandafterTitleNinetookeffect.HefoundthatthosewhocameafterTitleNinehadasevenpercentlowerriskofobesitytwentytotwenty-fiveyearslater.

NicoleLaVoiisassociatedirectoroftheTuckerCenterforResearchonGirlsandWomeninSportattheUniversityofMinnesota.Shesaysthenewstudiesareimportantbecausetheyshowtrendsovertime.Still,shesays,farmoreboysthangirlsjoinsportsteamsnearlyfortyyearsafterTitleNinegavegirlsachancetoleveltheplayingfield.

Andthat'stheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport,writtenbyBriannaBlakeandNancySteinbach.Youcanpostcommentsat.I'mSteveEmber.

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HalimatonHamdan,aprofessorofnanotechnologyattheTechnicalUniversityofMalaysia,hasdevelopedaprocesstoextractsilicondioxidefromricehusks.Ricehusksarewhatisleftoverafterthegrainisharvested.Silicondioxideisakeyingredientinanumberofproducts,fromcementtoinsulation.HamdansaysprovidingacheapsourceofthismaterialfromalocallyavailableandabundantsourceisthekindofinnovationMalaysianeedstocompeteinaglobaleconomy.

"Wecancomeupwithvalue-addedproducts.Sothisistheadvantageandcutalotofcostsatthesametimeanditwillbenefit,attheend,becausetheapplicationofthisproductisgoingtosupportthetechnology,becauseitisagreenprocessandatthesametime,hopefully,wecanprovidematerialsforourlocalconstructionbuildingsandthingslikethat,"saidHamd

Hamdan'sworkisbeingfundedbythegovernment.Itispartofthecountry'sdrivetomakeMalaysiamorecompetitiveintheglobaleconomy.

EconomistYeahKimLengsaysMalaysia'spastsuccessinbuildingavibrantmiddleclassisthreatenedbylowdemandforfromtheUnitedStatesandEurope,followingtheglobaleconomiccrisis,andbylow-wagecompetitorsinVietnamandCambodia.Hesaysthecountry'sonlyoptionforfuturegrowthistofollowthemodelofdevelopedneighborslikeSingapore,TaiwanandSouthKorea.

"Thesecountrieshaveinvestedtremendouslyinhumanresources,havingveryopenaswellasmeritocracy-ledeconomiesthatimpactonpolicesthatemphasizealotonscienceandtechnology,"hesaid.

Malaysiancities,likeKualaLumpur,alreadyhavetheinfrastructureneeded-modernbuildings,goodpublictransportationandhigh-speedelectroniccommunications-tosupportagrowingtechnologysector.

TheMalaysiangovernment'sinvestmentinresearchisalsostartingtopayoff.InadditiontoHamdan'swork,studentsandprofessorsarealsodevelopingnewmedicaltechnologytodetectheartandhearingproblems.Hamdansays,althoughthisresearchhassucceededindevelopingnew,innovativetechnology,theprivatesectorhasbeenslowtoutilizeitforcommercialapplication.

"Themainchallengeistryingtoconvinceespeciallytheindustry,becauseinthepastit'sverydifficultforus[in]thelocal[community]toconvincetheindustrythatwehaveaproductthatcanbecommercialized,"hesaid.

However,Malaysia'smainchallengeismakingitseconomymorecompetitive.Forfourdecades,thegovernmentemployedapolicyofracialpreferencesforethnicMalays.Thepolicy'sgoalwastoclosethegapbetweenrichbusinessmen,mostlyChinese,andthepoor,whoweremostlyMalay.KimLengsays,althoughthepolicysucceededincreatingavibrantMalaymiddleclass,italsostifledcompetition.

"Somegoodpolicies,overtime,becomebadpolicies,iftheyarenotchanged,iftheydonotkeepupwiththings,"hesaid.

Lastyear,thegovernmentannouncedanewpolicyweakeningarequirementthatcompaniesreserve30percentoftheirsharesforethnicMalays.Lengsays,inthelong-term,liberalizationoftheeconomywillcreatenewjobsandopportunitiesbut,fornow,thecountry'straditionalmanufacturingbasewillcontinuetoshrink.

"Intheshorttermtherewillbepain.Therewillbeobjectionstoopeningupthemarkets.Therewillbetheneedforgovernmentinterventiontoelevate,nottorollback,thisliberalizationorexpansion,marketexpansion,butactuallytoassisttheseindustriesincopingwithanintensifiedcompetitionfromthesecountries,"hesaid.

Hesays,overtime,equalopportunitycouldturnMalaysia'sethnicdiversityintoaneconomicadvantage.ThelanguageandculturallinksbetweenChineseandIndianethnicminorities,inparticular,couldhelpincreaseeconomictiesbetweenMalaysiaandthetwolargesteconomiesinAsia.

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MmofraTrom,whichmeans"children'sgarden"inthenativeDangbelanguage,ismorethanaschool.Itishome