"The peaches have ripened and should be picked,wife",said the old man, "Let us gather them now before the wind does our work for us."

VOA: special.2009.02.28

More than ninety percent of these jobs will be in the private sector -- jobs rebuilding our roads and bridges, constructing wind turbines and solar panels, laying broadband and expanding mass transit."

VOA: special.2009.02.27

But given the fact that this current weather system is forecast to be around for a few more days, the trouble brought on by the snow and wind will be felt well into the new week.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21