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Holiday Shopping on the Job? Call It "Cyber Monday"
I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report.
For Americans, the tra***ional season to buy winter holiday gifts begins on the last Friday in November. "Black Friday" is the name for the day just after Thanksgiving day. But lately there is the a term for another popular shopping day that follows Black Friday: "Cyber Monday."
The term Cyber Monday comes from an observation made by people who study the holiday buying season. That is, lots of people may have gone into stores over the Thanksgiving weekend to look for gift. But many wait until they return to work on Monday to buy online. Many people have faster internet connections on the computers at their jobs than at home.
And An Internet research company- comScore Networks, says American?Ts spend spent more than nine hundred million dollars online from Thanksgiving through Sunday. Then, they bought four hundred eighty-five million dollars in goods over the Internet on Monday. The company says both amounts were twenty-six percent higher than last year.
What were the most popular sites for online shoppers? EBay is said to have had almost twelve million visitors on Monday. EBay is the a site on which people sell goods to each other. Next were the Web sites of Amazon.com and Wal-Mart Stores.
Consumer?Ts spending represents two-thirds of all economic activity in the United States. And about one-fourth of all personal spending takes place during the holiday season. There are gifts to buy for Christmas, Hanukkah and the African-American celebration of Kwanzaa.
The day after Thanksgiving got the name Black Friday from the tra***ion of recording profits in black ink and losses in red ink. Black Friday may be (đây là 2 từ, không viết liền nhau) a profitable time for sellers, but it is no longer the biggest shopping day of the year. Now the busiest day usually falls just before Christmas on December twenty-fifth.
Still, the national Retail Federation says more than sixteen sixty million people visited stores last Friday, eight percent more than a year ago.
The industry group says it expects holiday sales to increase by six percent over last year. There are concerns that high energy prices could cut into holiday spending, but those prices are down from their recent heights highs.
This VOA Special English Economics Report was written by Mario Ritter. Internet users -- when they?Tre not shopping -- can read and listen to our reports at voaspecialenglish.com. I?Tm Steve Ember.

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I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Ecomomics Report.
For Americans, the tra***ional season to buy winter holiday gifts begins on a the last Friday in November. "Black Friday" is the name for the day just after Thanksgiving Day. But lately there is a term for another popular shopping day that follows Black Friday: "Cyber Monday."
The term Cyber Monday comes from an observation made by people who study the holiday buying season.That is, lots of people may have gone into stores over the Thanksgiving weekend to look for gifts. But many wait until they return toward to work on Monday to buy online. Many people have faster Internet connections on the computers at their jobs than at home.
An Internet research company, comScore Networks, says Americans spend spent more than nine hundred million dollars online from Thanksgiving through Sunday.Then, they bought four hundred eighty-five million dollars in goods over the Internet on Monday. The company says both amounts were twenty-six percent higher than last year.
What was were the most popular sacks sites for online trampers shoppers? Ebey EBay is said to have had almost twelve million visitors on Monday. Ebey Ebay is the a site on with which people sell goods to each other. Next were the Web sites of Amazon.com and Worldmark Wal-Mart Stores.
Consumer spending represents two-thirds of all economic activity in the United States. And about one-fourth of all personal spending takes places during the holiday season.There are gifts to buy for Christmas, Hanukkah and the African-American celebration of Kwanzaa.
The day after Thanksgiving got the name Black Friday from the tra***ion of recording profits in black ink and lostes losses in rate red ink. Black Friday may be (maybe khác với may be) a profitable time for salers sellers, but it is no longer the biggest shopping day of the year. Now the business busiest day usually falls just before Christmas on this December twenty-fifth.
Still, the National Retail Federation says more than sixty million people visited stores last Friday, eight percent more than a year ago.
The industry group says it expects holiday sales to increase by six percent over last year. There are concernsed that high energy prices could cut into holiday spending, but those prices are downed from their reason recent highs.
This VOA Special English Economics Report was written by Mario Ritter. Internet users -- when do they''re not shopping -- can read and listen to our reports at voaspecialenglish.com. I?Tm Steve Ember.

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Cranberries: A Little Fruit With Growing Appeal
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Cranberries: A Little Fruit With Growing Appeal
I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
Cranberries are a little red fruit native to north America. They are raised on more than sixteen thousand hectares across the United States and Canada. And they supply a growing market.
Over two hundred eighteen million kilograms of cranberries are grown in the United States each year. Wisconsin is the biggest producer followed by Massachuset, Oregon, New Jersey and Washington state.
The hurt berries are boiled with sugar to make cranberry sauce, a tra***ional part of Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. They are also eaten dried, made into spreads, baked into treats mixed with other flavors and press into juice. In fact, that juice represents more than sixty percent of purchases of cranberry products at markets.
Cranberries are one of only a few food native to the United States and Canada. The Cranberry Institute says a revolutionary war veteran named Henry Hall started to grow them for sale in Massachuset in 1816.
Cranberries are harvested in September and October. They can be picked by a machine that strike the plant to loosen the berries. These are usually sold fresh. But cranberries are more commonly picked from their low growing vines in a way that saves a lot of labor. This method is possible because cranberries naturally grow in wetlands. Many farmers grow the vines in areas that are lower than the surrounding land. At harvest time, the beds are flooded. A machine strikes the vines. The berries break three and flow on the water. Then, they are moved to one end of the flooded beds and gathered by machine. These berries are usually processed.
Cranberries have a long history. The Cranberry Institute notes that Native-Americans use them in ceremony and that foods and medicine.
Today, marketers point to research finding the suggest that cranberries can help prevent some kinds of infection. But cranberry growing has raised some environmental concerns. The Environmental Protection Agency says wetlands are being destroyed in some cases to expand production. Other concerns involve the use of farming chemicals that could enter water systems. Yet, even critics agree that cranberries are better than some other kinds of development. Farmers usually protect their cranberry beds with surrounding forestland. And that means a place for wild life to live.
This VOA Special English Agriculture Report was written by Mario Ritter. Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish.com.

Cranberries: A Little Fruit With Growing Appeal
I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
Cranberries are a little red fruit, native in North America. They are raised on more than sixteen thousand hectares across the northen United States and Canada. And they supply a growing market. Over two hundred eighteen million kilograms of cranberries are grown in the United States each year. Wisconsin is the biggest producer, followed by Massachusetts, Oregon, New Jersey and Washington State.
The hard berries are boiled with sugar to make cranberry sauce, a tra***ional part of Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. They are also eaten dried, made into sprays, baked into trees, mixed with other flavors and pressed into juice. Infact, that juice represents more than sixty percent of purchases of cranberry products at markets.
Cranberries are one of only a few fruit native to the United States and Canada. The Cranberry Institute says a revolutionary whole... named Henry Hall started to /grow bam/ for sales in Massachusets in eighteen sixteen (1816).
Cranberries are harvested in September and October. They can be picked by a machine that strikes the plant to loosen the berries. These are usually sold fresh. But cranberries are more commonly picked from their low growing bines in a way that saves a lot of labour. This method is possible because cranberries naturally grow in wet lands. Many farmers grow the bines in areas that are lower than the surrounding land. At harvest time, the beds are flooded. A machine strikes the bines. The berries break free and float on the water. Then, they are moved to one end of the flooded beds and gathered by machine. These berries are usually processed.
Cranberries have a long history. The Cranberry Institute notes that native Americans use them in ceremonies, and their food and medicine. Today, marketers point to research findings that sugest that cranberries can help prevent some kinds of infections. But cranberry growing has raised some environmental concerns. The Environmental Protection Agency says wet lands are being destroyed in some cases to expand production. Other concerns involve the use of farming chemicals that could enter water systems. Yet, even critics agree that cranberries are better some other kinds of development. Farmers usually protect their cranberry beds with surrounding forest land. And that means a place for wide of life to live.
This VOA Special English Agriculture Report was written by Mario Ritter. Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish. com.
Được la_zzy sửa chữa / chuyển vào 13:20 ngày 11/12/2006

Cranberries: a little fruit with growing appeal.
Iâ?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
Cranberries are a little red fruit native to North America. They are raised on more than sixteen thousand hectares across the northen United States and Canada. And they supply a growing market. Over two hundred eighty million kilograms of cranberries are grown in the United States each year. Wisconsin is the biggest producer followed by Massachusetts, Oregon, New Jersey and Washington state.
The heart berries are boiled sugar to make cranberrries source, a tra***ional part of Thanksgiving and Christmas milks. They are also eaten dried made into spreads, bake into trees, mixed with other flavors and spread into juse. In fact, that juse represents more than sixty percent of purchases of cransberry products at markets. Cranberries are one of only a few fruit native to the United States and Canada.
The Cranberry Institute says a revolutionary world veteran named Henry Hall started to grow them for sale in Massachusetts in 1816. Cranberries are harvested in September and October. They can be picked by a machine that stracts the plant to loosen the berries. These are usually sold fresh. But cranberries are more commonly picked from their low growing vines in a way that saves a lot of labor. This method is possible because cranberries naturally grow in wet lands.
Many farmers grow the vines in areas that are lower than the surrounding land. At harvest time, the bets are flooded. A machine stracts the vines. The berries break free and float on the water. Then, they are moved to one end of the flooded bets and gathered by machine. These berries are usually processed.
Cranberries have a long history. The Cranberry Institute notes that native Americans used them in ceremonies and as food and medicine.
Today, marketers point to research findings that suggest that cranberries can help prevent some kinds of infections. But cranberry growing has raised some environmental concerns. The environmental protection agency says wet lands are being destroyed in some cases to expand production. Other concerns involve the use of farming chemicals that could enter water systems. Yet, even critics agree that cranberries are better than some other kinds of development. Farmers usually protect their cranberry bets with surrounding forest plant, and that means a place for wild life to live.
This VOA Special English Agriculture Report was written by Mario Ritter. Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish.com.

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I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA special English Agriculture report.
Cranberries are a little red fruit native to North America. They are raised on more than sixteen thousand hectares, across the Northen United State and Canada and they supply a growing market. Over two hundreds and eighteen million kilogams of cranberries are grown in the United State each year. Whisconsin is the biggest producer followed by Massachusset, Oregan, New Jersey, and Washington State. The?. Berries are boiled with sugar to make cranberries sauce, a trad***ional part of Thanks Giving and Chrismas meals. They are also eaten dried, made into spread, baked into threads, mixed with other flavors and press into juice. In fact that, juice represents more than sixty percents of purchase of cranberries products at markets. Cranberries are one of only a few food natived to the United State sent to Canada.
The Cranberries Institue says a revolutionary?.named Henry Hall started to grow them for sale in Massachusset in eighteen sixteen. Cranberries are harvested in September and October. They can be picked from their low growing vines in a way that saves a lot of labor. This method is possible because cranberries naturally grow in wet lands. Many farmer grow the vine in areas that are lower than the surrounding lands. At harvest time, the best are flooded, a machine ?.the vines, the berries break free and floet on water. Then they are moved to one end of the floaded ?and gathered by machine. These berries are usually brushed. Cranberries have a long history. The cranberies Institue notes that native American use them in ceremonies and their food and medicine. Today marketers point to research findings that suggest that cranberries can help present some kinds of imflections. But cranberry growing has raised some environment concerns. The Environmental Protection Agency says wet lands are being destroyed in some cases to expand production. Other concerns involve the use of farming chemicals that could enter water systems. Yet, even critics agree that cranberries are better some other kinds of development. Farmers usually protect their cranberry best with surrounding forest land. And that means a place for wide of life to live.
This VOA Special English Agriculture Report was written by Mario Ritter. Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish. com

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[Cranberries: A little fruit with growing appeal
I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
Cranberries are a little red fruit native in north America .They are raised on more than sixty thousand hectares across the north of United States and Canada. And they supply a growing market.
Over two hundred eighty million kilograms of cranberries are grown in United States each year. ?.is the biggest producer followed by Massachuset, Oregon, New Jersey, and Washington state.
The?. berries are boiled with sugar to make cranberry sauce, a tra***ional part of Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. They are also eaten dry, made into spreads, baked into treats mixed with other flavors and pressed into juice. In fact, that juice represents more than sixty percent of purchases of cranberry products at markets.
Cranberries are one of only a few food native to the United states and Canada. The Cranberry Institute says a revolutionary war .?.named Henry Hall started to grow them for sale in Massachuset in 1816.
Cranberries are harvested in September and October. They can be picked by a machine that strike the plant to loosen the berries. These are usually sold fresh. But cranberries are more commonly picked from their low growing vines in a way that saves a lot of labors. This method is possible because cranberries naturally grow in wetlands.
Many farmers grow the vines in the areas that are lower than the surrounding land. At harvest time, the beds are flooded. A machine strike the vines. The berries break free and float on the water.
Then they are moved to one of the flood beds and gathered by machines. These berries are usually processed.
Cranberries have a long history. The Cranberry Institute notes that native Americans use them in ceremony and that foods and medicine .
Today, marketers point to research finding the suggest that cranberries can help prevent some kinds of infection.
But cranberry growing has raised some environmental concerns. The Environmental Protection Agency says wetlands are being destroyed in some cases to expand production. Other concerns involve the use of farming chemicals that could enter water systems.
Yet, even critics agree that cranberries are better some other kinds of development. Farmers usually protect their cranberry beds with surrounding forestland. And that means a place for wild life to live.
This VOA Special Agriculture English Report was written by Mario Ritter. Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish.com.
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I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
Cranbarries are a little red fruit native to Northern America.They are raised on more than sixteen thousand hectares across the Northern United States and Canada. And they?Tre supplied a growing market .
Over two hundred eighty million kilograms of Cranbarries are grown in the United States each year. ??.is the biggest producers followed by Massachusetts, Oregon, New Jersey and Washington State.
The hurt barriers are boiled with sugar to make Cranbarries sauce, a tran***ional part of Thanksgiving and Chrismast meals. They are also eaten dried, made into spread, bibed into streets, mixed other flavours and pressed into juice.
In fact that juice represents more than sixty percent of percentages of Cranbarries products at markets.Cranbarries are one of only a few fruit native to the United States and Canada.
The Cranbarry Institue said a revolution area war veteran named Henry Holl started to grow them for sell in Massachusetts in eighteen sixteen. Cranbarries are harvested in September and October.They can be picked by a machine that strikes the plant to lossen the barriers.
These are usually showed press but Cranbarries are more commonly picked from their low growing vines in a way that saves a lot of labour. This method is possible because Cranbarries naturally grow in wet lands. Many farmers grow the vines in areas that are lower than the surrounding land.
At harvest time, the best are flooded. An machine strikes the vines. The barries breakfree and float on water. Then they are moved to one end of flooded beds and gethered by machine. This barries are usually processed.
Cranbarries have a long history. The Cranbarrians Institute knows that native Americans use them in ceremonies and as fruit and medicine. Today marketers point to research findings that suggest that Cranbarries can help prevent some kinds of infections.
But Cranbarry growing has raised some environmental concerns. The Environmental Protection Agency says wet lands are being destroyed in some cases to expand production. Other concerns involve the uses of farming chemicals that could enter water systems. Yet, even critics agreed that Cranbarries are better than some other kinds development. Farmers usually protect their Cranbarry best with surroundings forest land. And that means a place for wildlife to live.
This VOA Special English Agricurtual Report was written by Mario Ritter.Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish.com.