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The Science Behind Hurricanes

Dr. Robert Sheets is the director of the National Hurricane Center near Miami, Florida. The Center keeps a constant watch on tropical disturbances which may turn into hurricanes. He'll talk today about what causes hurricanes, and how people who live in regions with many hurricanes can prepare for the storm season.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 17, 1994: Interview with Fleet Maull; Interview with Robert Sheets; Review of the television shows "She TV" and "National Lampoon's Attack of the 5 Foot 2 Woman."
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Prisoner, Buddhist, and Hospice Worker Fleet Maull

In 1985, Maull was sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug smuggling. Since then, he has devoted most of his time in prison to working with dying prisoners, and to teaching Buddhist practice and meditation. In 1988, Maull helped establish the National Prison Hospice Association, which establishes hospices to help dying prisoners prepare for death. Maull is also a devout Buddhist. After establishing a meditation group in his own prison in Springfield, Missouri, he founded the Prison Dharma Network, for prisoners who want to become involved in Buddhist study and meditation.

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