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NPR Story
1:00 pm
Thu January 12, 2012

Some Say The U.N. Should Control The Internet

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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, known as ICANN, is forging ahead with plans to sell new domain categories despite vocal opposition. The decision raises questions about who should govern the Internet.
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For the first time, organizations can apply for an Internet address all their own, marking the start of a new era in the growth of the Internet.

For example, ".com" and ".org" could be replaced by ".starbucks" or ".newyork."

The expansion was planned by the one organization empowered to regulate the global Internet — the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN.

Debate over the new policy has highlighted the key issue of who, if anyone, should control the Internet.

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NPR Story
1:00 pm
Thu January 12, 2012

Former S.D. Gov. William Janklow Dies

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Originally published on Thu January 12, 2012 8:12 pm

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

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William Janklow, a former Republican governor and congressman from South Dakota, died today at a Sioux Falls hospice center. He was 72 years old. Janklow announced in November he had an inoperable brain tumor.

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Victory Garden on KENW-TV

THE VICTORY GARDEN, television’s longest-running gardening program, continues to inspire viewers to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty. The Emmy Award-winning show is hosted by Australian gardening and television sensation Jamie Durie. Its simple, easy lessons help seasoned and amateur gardeners alike make the most of their outdoor spaces in a way that respects and preserves the environment for future generations.

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Nightly Business Report on KENW-TV

Nightly Business Report rises above the noise of the marketplace with objective and insightful analysis of the top business, investment, and economic news of the day. NBR knows your money matters, and continues its nightly coverage on nbr.com. The video archive collection below offers some useful NBR features and stories.

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Hometime on KENW-TV

Hometime, hosted by Dean Johnson, is a do-it-yourself home improvement television series. Its aim is to provide the average homeowner with step-by-step home improvement advice for professional-looking results.

In addition to how-to instruction, the show provides information on constructing new houses and renovating older homes. 2011 marks the twenty-fifth season of Hometime on public television.

The Two-Way
12:40 pm
Thu January 12, 2012

In Alaska: Nome Still Waits For Fuel, Big Shovels Headed To Cordova

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A member of the Alaska National Guard clearing a walkway in Cordova earlier this week.
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Originally published on Mon January 16, 2012 6:55 am

  • Tony Gorman, reporting from Valdez

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Need to Know on KENW-TV

NEED TO KNOW is a cross-media news and public affairs magazine that culls stories from the best of the week’s online reporting, culminating in a one-hour on-air broadcast every Friday night on PBS. The program will feature documentary-style reports, short features, studio-based interviews and more. NEED TO KNOW will cover five primary news beats: the economy; the environment and energy; health; national security; and culture.

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PBS NewsHour on KENW-TV

For 35 years, millions of Americans and citizens of the world have turned to MacNeil/Lehrer Productions for the solid, reliable reporting that has made the PBS NewsHour one of the most trusted news programs in television.

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Environment
12:32 pm
Thu January 12, 2012

Scientists Turn Focus To Ozone, Soot, To Fix Climate

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An Indian street dweller prepares food on the streets of Kolkata. A growing number of scientists say that reducing black carbon — mostly soot from burning wood, charcoal and dung — would have an immediate and powerful impact on climate.
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Originally published on Thu January 12, 2012 8:12 pm

Politically, climate change is off this year's campaign agenda. Jobs, the economy and social issues are front and center.

But scientists are working as hard as ever to figure out how much the Earth is warming and what to do about it. Some now say it's time for a new strategy, one that gets faster results.

Talk to Durwood Zaelke, for example. Zaelke is a grizzled veteran of the climate wars: He was in Kyoto in 1997 when the world's nations drafted a treaty promising to curb warming, and he has watched that promise fizzle while the planet's temperature continues to rise.

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This Old House

America's favorite home improvement series, the Emmy Award-winning THIS OLD HOUSE, airs in the first half of the hour. In the second half-hour, ASK THIS OLD HOUSE, host Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and landscape contractor Roger Cook address specific, viewer-driven home maintenance and repair questions.

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