http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/may/19/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway051909a.mp3 California, Here We Come: New Fuel Standards http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/may/19/california-here-we-come-new-fuel-standards-be-announced/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/gas-pump-people.jpg true 6030 segment The Obama administration is expected to announce new national standards for car emissions and mileage today. The standards are expected to be comparable to the standards California sought, but were delayed by the Bush administration. Under the new standards, new cars and light trucks will have to ge http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/gas-pump-people_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/gas-pump-people_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway051909e.mp3 No Good News about the Housing Market http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/may/19/housing-may-be-economys-silver-lining/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/its-sold-housing-sign.jpg true 7245 segment The Commerce Department says construction of new homes and apartments fell 12.8 percent last month -- the lowest pace in a half-century. Earlier reports had expected the government to announce a small increase in housing starts. To guide us through the numbers, The Takeaway is joined by Nicolas Rets http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/its-sold-housing-sign_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/its-sold-housing-sign_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway051909b.mp3 A (Hospital) Room Of One's Own http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/may/19/hospital-room-ones-own/ true 7232 segment Being in the hospital is bad enough. Then to add insult to whatever injury put you in the hospital, sometimes, you get stuck with a stranger as a roommate. Now a growing body of evidence shows that being alone in a single room helps patients get better, faster. This may seem like a no-brainer, yet f http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway051909c.mp3 Invest Like A Woman http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/may/19/invest-woman/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/women-with-money.jpg true 7450 segment Warren Buffett invests like a girl. He’s patient and does thorough research. He doesn’t take huge risks. He waits for the right price to buy, and he hold onto stock a long time. All of which, according to a survey of financial analysts and investment advisers, is generally how women investors behave http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/women-with-money_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/women-with-money_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway051909d.mp3 With the Cold War Over, Arms Are For Hugging http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/may/19/arms-are-hugging/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/no-drugs-nuclear-weapons-sign.jpg true 5704 segment The Cold War may be over, but arms control still matters. Russian and U.S. negotiators are beginning talks to make further cuts in nuclear arsenals. The former Cold War rivals are hoping to come to terms on a replacement to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or START I, which expires in Decem http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/no-drugs-nuclear-weapons-sign_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/no-drugs-nuclear-weapons-sign_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway051909f.mp3 BlackRock Under The Microscope http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/may/19/blackrock-under-microscope/ true 5927 segment Many Wall Street giants toppled during the financial crisis, but a few giants have been created. One is money manager BlackRock. BlackRock manages $1.3 trillion in assets for a range of big private clients, from hedge funds to foreign governments. But it is the company's role as a major U.S. governm http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway051909g.mp3 Subway Riders with No Pants? It's 'Improv Everywhere'! http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/may/19/improve-anywhere-and-networked-prank/ true 7358 segment For high quality video, click the "HQ" button. Networking technology has radically changed how we do many things -- including startling other people. The group Improv Everywhere uses it to pull off pranks—or, as they call them, missions. Two of their best known missions are the famous annual n http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway051909h.mp3 Sri Lanka: After War, What? http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/may/19/sri-lanka-says-its-civil-war-over-now-what/ true 9248 segment For high quality video, click the "HQ" button. Yesterday, the Sri Lankan government declared victory in the 26-year civil war against ethnic Tamil rebels. After such a protracted struggle, many Sri Lankans know nothing but fighting; healing the nation will take a long time. Will the thousands who've http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway051909i.mp3 Fuel Economy For the Future http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/may/19/fuel-economy-future/ true 6908 segment President Obama is set to announce today new fuel efficiency standards for American cars. For the first time ever, auto manufacturers will have to meet a national standard. According to the Obama administration, the standards will be the equivalent of taking 177 million cars off the road by 2016. So http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway051909j.mp3 Elizabeth Edwards On Resilience http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/may/19/elizabeth-edwards-living-beyond-adversity/ true 6624 segment Elizabeth Edwards lost her son Wade when he was 16. She is living with terminal cancer. She has been through two presidential campaigns. Now she is, very publicly, coming to terms with her husband’s infidelity. What it takes to get through these tough times is the subject of her new book: Resi