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Thursday

Hundreds Battle For International Cheese Glory In Wisconsin

A judge smells a block of cheese at the World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison, Wis. Judges carefully appraise a cheese's look, smell and texture before they taste it and spit it out. Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association hide caption

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The Salt

Hundreds Battle For International Cheese Glory In Wisconsin

This year's World Championship Cheese Contest received a record 2,503 entries from 24 countries. Traditional heavyweights in the U.S. and France were well-represented, making it tough for first-time competitors from India, Estonia, Romania and Croatia to catch the judges' attention.

Saturday

Music

Community Orchestra Makes A Healthy Dose Of Music

A lawyer, a doctor and an engineer walk into an orchestra rehearsal. It's not the set-up of a joke, it's what happens every week at rehearsals for the National Institutes of Health Community Orchestra. The volunteer group draws it's members from all over Washington, D.C., and is a creative outlet for government and private sector employees alike. NPR's Serri Graslie is a member of the group and has an audio postcard from their latest concert.

Community Orchestra Makes A Healthy Dose Of Music

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Saturday

The Good Old Yule Log Spreads To HDTV

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Television

The Good Old Yule Log Spreads To HDTV

The yule log debuted on WPIX in New York City 45 years ago this Christmas. Since its first broadcast, the log has inspired a quirky genre of film that's finding new popularity on high-definition televisions and beyond.

The Good Old Yule Log Spreads To HDTV

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Saturday

Economy

Even More Uncertainty Faces Young And Unemployed

Young adults have had an especially hard time in this economic downturn. The unemployment rate for those in their twenties is double that of the general population. And many young job applicants are finding themselves competing with older, more experienced workers for what used to be entry-level jobs. Meet two twenty-something women who are struggling with unemployment in different ways.

Even More Uncertainty Faces Young And Unemployed

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Friday

Saturday

Anti-Government Protests Roil Egypt

Unrest In Egypt Isn't Keeping All Tourists Home

There are thousands of foreign tourists in Egypt right now and many are traveling on group tours. The Egyptian government's shutdown of internet and phone service is making it difficult for tour operators to stay in touch with their employees and monitor the safety of their clients.

Unrest In Egypt Isn't Keeping All Tourists Home

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Thursday

U.S. Uses Birth Control To Rein In Wild Horses

A wild horse at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland. The horses on the island are not given supplemental food or vet care, but the National Park Service darts its mares with a birth control vaccine to help reduce the size of the herd. Serri Graslie/NPR hide caption

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U.S. Uses Birth Control To Rein In Wild Horses

The Bureau of Land Management is using birth control to whittle down the population of its herd of wild horses in the West. Right now there are 12,000 more horses than the range can support.

U.S. Uses Birth Control To Rein In Wild Horses

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