9:42am

Mon April 30, 2012
The Two-Way

Get Ready For Some Football: 3 Key Things About Today's 'Manchester Derby'

Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 3:16 pm

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Update at 6:08 p.m. ET. Man City Wins 1-0:

A header from Vincent Kompany was all it took for Manchester City to come out today against Manchester United.

As the AP reports, this match has been billed as the "biggest Manchester derby ever," and Kompany scored the winning goal during first-half stoppage time.

Our Original Post Continues:

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9:27am

Mon April 30, 2012
Music Reviews

A Sure-Footed Collection Of 'African Blues'

Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 3:18 pm

I have to hand it to the Putumayo label. Since it started as a soundtrack-provider to a clothing store in the early '90s, the operation has placed racks of CDs with friendly-primitivist art by Nicola Heindl into Starbucks and Whole Foods everywhere. Putumayo is as responsible as anything for making music buyers ask "Where's the world music section?" in shops or online.

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9:26am

Mon April 30, 2012
The Two-Way

British High Court Order Big Internet Providers to Block The Pirate Bay

Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 11:03 am

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Britain's High Court has ordered the country's major Internet service providers to block one of the oldest and biggest file-sharing websites.

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9:05am

Mon April 30, 2012
Author Interviews

Sissy Spacek's 'Extraordinary Ordinary Life'

Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 9:45 am

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When Sissy Spacek started her film career, she was told to lose her heavy Texas accent. But her famous drawl became one of her greatest assets when Terrence Malick cast her in his 1973 crime drama Badlands.

Spacek played Holly, a teenage girl from South Dakota who became an accomplice on a cross-country murder spree. The film, which also starred Martin Sheen, was narrated in Spacek's distinctive Southern voice.

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9:03am

Mon April 30, 2012
Politics

Twitter: From Infancy To Political Powerhouse

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9:03am

Mon April 30, 2012
Politics

Political Chat: What A Difference 5 Years Makes

Host Michel Martin marks Tell Me More's 5th anniversary on NPR's airwaves by speaking with political strategists Donna Brazile and Ron Christie. They discuss the past five and next five years in politics. They examine the dividing lines of race, gender, and party, and what they mean for our political future.

9:00am

Mon April 30, 2012
MY MIX TAPE

"Our House" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

This song reminds KALW's Audrey Dilling of the home where she grew up in Milpitas, California.

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8:54am

Mon April 30, 2012
Shots - Health Blog

As Diabetes Rises In Kids, So Do Treatment Challenges

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More kids than ever have Type 2 diabetes, the kind that used to be referred to as the adult-onset variety.

It's a sign of our sedentary, calorie-rich times. Childhood obesity, a risk factor for Type 2 diabetes, is commonplace. For teens, about half of new cases of diabetes are now Type 2 compared with just 3 percent a few decades back.

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8:47am

Mon April 30, 2012
The Salt

Cracking The Code: Making Vegan Cheese Taste Cheesier

Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 10:37 am

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Cheese is a staple of many diets and, let's face it, it makes us happy. But sometimes we worry about the fat and calories it contains. Add this little guilt trip, plus a rise in veganism over the past few years and an increase in reported allergies to milk and soy, and now you've got a ripening market for cheese alternatives.

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7:54am

Mon April 30, 2012
The Two-Way

Five Surviving Exotic Animals To Be Given To Ohio Man's Widow

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Ohio officials have decided they will hand over five animals to the widow of a man who last October paralyzed a community by releasing 56 lions, tigers, bears and other exotic animals from his farm.

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