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ARN FEATURE SHOW
SERIES TITLE: TRAVEL NEWS SERIES#: >>>
SHOW TITLE: EUROPEAN MOTELS SHOW#: >>> LENGTH: >>>
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>>>>HI....FOR KALEIDASCOPE...THIS IS___________________WITH TRAVEL NEWS.
>>>>HAVE YOU PUT OFF THAT TRIP TO EUROPE BECAUSE OF HIGH HOTEL RATES?
>>>>I'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT WITH EXCITING NEWS FOR YOU. (BREAK)
>>>>IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD THE EXPENSE OF A TRADITIONAL EUROPEAN HOTEL...
>>>>WHICH CAN RUN AS HIGH AS $200 A NIGHT...AND YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE
>>>>WITH A BED AND BREAKFAST INN...OR DON'T LIKE SHARING FACILITIES
>>>>WITH OTHERS IN THE BUDGET HOSTELS THAT ABOUND IN EUROPEAN CITIES....
>>>>THERE'S A NEW TREND YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT....AMERICAN STYLE BUDGET
>>>>MOTELS! THESE MOTELS ARE SPREADING THROUGHOUT EUROPE. FOR EXAMPLE..
>>>>IN FRANCE...THERE ARE NOW 4 CHAINS THAT OFFER ROOMS FOR UP TO 3
>>>>PEOPLE THAT RANGE IN PRICE FROM $25 TO $30 A NIGHT. THESE BUDGET
>>>>MOTELS ARE SIMILAR TO OUR BUDGET MOTELS HERE IN AMERICA...ALTHOUGH
>>>>THE ROOMS TEND TO BE A BIT SMALLER. SOME OF THESE MOTELS ARE
>>>>ALSO AUTOMATED WITH LITTLE OR NO STAFF AND YOU USE A CREDIT
>>>>CARD TO CHECK IN AND OUT. IF YOU'RE ABLE TO AFFORD A ROOM IN
>>>>THE $50 RANGE...YOU CAN FIND MOTELS THAT PROVIDE ALL OF THE
>>>>SERVICES OF EQUALLY PRICED MOTELS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. IN
>>>>FACT...THESE MOTELS ACTUALLY HAVE MANY ADVANTAGES OVER THE MORE
>>>>TRADITIONAL EUROPEAN HOTELS SUCH AS....MODERN PLUMBING...AIR
>>>>CONDITIONING AND FREE PARKING. THE DISADVANTAGES ARE..THEY'RE
>>>>USUALLY LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CITY CENTERS AND CAN BE HARD TO
>>>>ACCESS WITHOUT A CAR. HOWEVER...IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE IN A MOTEL 6
>>>>OR SUPER 8...YOU'LL FEEL RIGHT AT HOME. FOR KALEIDASCOPE..
>>>>THIS HAS BEEN_______________WITH TRAVEL NEWS.
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ARN FEATURE SHOW
SERIES TITLE: MYTHS REVEALED SERIES#: >>>
SHOW TITLE: BURNING WITCHES SHOW#: >>> LENGTH: >>>
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>>>>FOR KALEIDASCOPE....THIS IS___________________WITH MYTHS REVEALED.
>>>>IN OUR EARLY SCHOOL YEARS WE ALL HEARD ABOUT THE INFAMOUS SALEM
>>>>WITCH HUNTS AND THE ENDLESS NUMBER OF WITCHES THAT WERE BURNED
>>>>AT THE STAKE. WELL.. EXACTLY HOW MANY WERE THERE? THE ANSWER
>>>>MIGHT SURPRISE YOU. I'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT TO CLEAR UP THE
>>>>MYTH. (BREAK) SO...HOW MANY WITCHES WERE ACTUALLY BURNED AT
>>>>THE STAKE DURING THE INFAMOUS SALEM WITCH TRIALS OF 1692? 100?
>>>>200? 500? ACTUALLY...THE ANSWER IS NONE! ANOTHER MYTH WAS THAT
>>>>THE TRIALS LASTED FOR YEARS. IN REALITY...THEY ONLY LASTED A
>>>>COUPLE OF MONTHS. ACCORDING TO HISTORICAL RECORDS, IT ALL
>>>>BEGAN WHEN SOME YOUNG GIRLS ACCUSED A WEST INDIAN SLAVE OF
>>>>BE-WITCHING THEM...JUST BECAUSE HE TOLD TALES OF VOODOO. THIS
>>>>CAUSED A PANIC AMONG THE SUPERSTITIOUS ENGLISH SETTLERS. A
>>>>SPECIAL COURT WAS ESTABLISHED TO EASE THEIR FEARS. WHILE THE
>>>>COURT WAS IN SESSION...ABOUT 150 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FOR
>>>>PRACTICING WITCHCRAFT. HOWEVER...ONLY 29 PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY
>>>>CONVICTED AND FROM THOSE CONVICTIONS...ONLY 19 WERE EXECUTED.
>>>>18 WERE HANGED AND ONE WAS STONED TO DEATH. BUT NONE WERE
>>>>EVER BURNED AT THE STAKE. WITH MYTHS REVEALED...THIS HAS BEEN
>>>>___________________FOR THE KALEIDASCOPE RADIO MAGAZINE.
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ARN FEATURE SHOW
SERIES TITLE: INTERNATIONAL NOTES SERIES#: >>>
SHOW TITLE: NETHERLAND COWS SHOW#: >>> LENGTH: >>>
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>>>>FOR KALEIDASCOPE...THIS IS_______________WITH INTERNATIONAL NOTES.
>>>>IF YOU THINK AMERICA HAS A MONOPOLY ON HI-TECH...WAIT TIL YOU
>>>>HEAR ABOUT A ROBOT THAT MILKS COWS IN THE NETHERLANDS. I'LL BE
>>>>BACK WITH THAT STORY IN A MOMENT. (BREAK) THANKS TO A NEW
>>>>MILKING ROBOT...SOME COWS IN THE NETHERLANDS CAN NOW SIMPLY
>>>>WALK UP TO A MACHINE WHENEVER THEY FEEL THE URGE...AND IT WILL
>>>>MILK THEM AUTOMATICALLY. THE ROBOT IDENTIFIES EACH COW BY A
>>>>COMPUTER CHIP IN THE COWS' COLLAR. AFTER IT FINDS THE RIGHT AREA
>>>>WITH ULTRASONIC SENSORS...THE ROBOT WASHES AND CHECKS THE COW FOR
>>>>ANY PROBLEMS. THEN THE ROBOT HOOKS UP THE COW AND SIMPLY BEGINS
>>>>MILKING. AND TO MAKE THINGS EVEN BETTER...THE ROBOT CAN MILK
>>>>UP TO 3 COWS AT THE SAME TIME. THE COWS APPARENTLY LIKE THE
>>>>SYSTEM. THEY PICK IT UP AFTER BEING PRODDED THROUGH IT AFTER
>>>>JUST A FEW TIMES. BUT..WHILE IT MAY MAKE LIFE A LITTLE EASIER
>>>>FOR THE FARMER...IT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY CHEAPER. THESE MILKING
>>>>ROBOTS SELL FOR ABOUT $250,000 EACH....AND THAT'S ABOUT TWICE
>>>>THE PRICE OF CONVENTIONAL MILKING EQUIPMENT. IN TIME, THE PRICE
>>>>FOR THE ROBOT MAY COME DOWN ENOUGH WHERE ALL THE FARMERS IN THE
>>>>NETHERLANDS...AND MAYBE ELSEWHERE....WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE IT EASY
>>>>AND LET THEIR ROBOTS DO THE WORK. NOW..IF I COULD ONLY GET A
>>>>ROBOT TO DO MY JOB...I COULD BE OUT BUYING SOME MILK WHILE YOU'RE
>>>>LISTENING TO THIS. WITH STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD...THIS
>>>>HAS BEEN___________________WITH INTERNATIONAL NOTES..FOR THE
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