Each group has a set of traditions about how new people become official members.

VOA: special.2009.09.25

You might wonder how New York got this nickname.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

But even if those efforts fail, it is too soon to know just how strong the new rules will be.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

So energy expert Eric Potter says it is too early to know how the new gas shale reserves will affect the market.

VOA: special.2009.10.23

A new report says images in parenting and women's magazines may send the wrong message about how to put babies to bed.

VOA: special.2009.08.26

Judges for this contest studied how each design looks and how it uses new technologies and materials.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

A new study in West Africa shows how farm irrigation systems powered by the sun can produce more food and money for villagers.

VOA: special.2010.01.11

BENNY: "Mister Rockford, how about listening to our, our new act?" ROCKFORD: "Oh,all right, if you insist."

VOA: special.2009.03.09

The new administration says it will hold banks responsible for how they use taxpayers' money, and will report details on a Web site.

VOA: special.2009.02.13

A new study used a computer model to predict how just three grams less a day would affect heart disease in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

Next week,we tell about how he traveled to New York City and became a well-known musician.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

This week,we tell about how thin monkeys live longer than fat ones, how aspirin can help colon cancer patients and some new information about Tyrannosaurus rex.

VOA: special.2009.09.01

He quickly learned how best to use the new photographic telescope at the observatory.

VOA: special.2010.07.11

Mister Toibin describes how she slowly gets used to her new life in America.

VOA: special.2010.01.01