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　　Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen．With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools．They sought a university that offered the teenager's intended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe．

　　“The safety issue is a big one,”says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn't alone in his worries．On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked：what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer－“That's not a problem here．”－Mahoney began to feel uneasy．

　　“No crime whatsoever?”comments Mahoney today．“I just don't buy it．”Nor should he：in 1999 the U．S．Department of Education had reports of nearly 400, 000 serious crimes on or around our campuses．“Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college．”says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus．“Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation．”

　　But getting accurate information isn't easy．Colleges must report crime statistics(统计数字)by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous．“The truth may not always be obvious．”warns S．Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc．, the nation's leading campus safety watchdog group．

　　To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find our major crime issues and effective solutions．

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　　He has lived through countless dangers but time may be running out for the Palestinian(巴勒斯坦)leader, Yasser Arafat．

　　On September 11, Israel announced its decision to remove him, following several Palestinian suicide bomb(自杀性爆炸)attacks on Israel．“He should take some responsibility for the killings,”an Israeli official said．“He has done nothing to stop the terrorist(恐怖主义)groups．”

　　But the decision has angered many other countries．China said that Arafat is the true leader, elected by the Palestinian people, and removing him would harm the peace in the Middle East．This view is shared by other governments．

　　Arafat himself said：“They can kill me, but never get me out of my country．”He has spent most of his life in danger as the chief target of Israel．But, just like a cat with nine lives, Arafat escaped every time．

　　For years he has made a practice of sleeping in a different bed each night, thinking a moving target is harder to hit．

　　In 1985, Israel sent fighter planes to kill Arafat．The wild bombing destroyed his old headquarters(总部)in Tunis but Arafat himself was unhurt．

　　In 1992, the aircraft in which he was flying over North Africa broke in two during a crash landing．The crew was killed but he managed to remain alive．

　　What is so unbelievable is that he always remains calm in great danger．

　　Israeli tanks and helicopters attacked his headquarters in Ramallah in December, 2001．When they saw the attackers coming, Arafat's bodyguards ignored(不理)his orders to stay still and carbodyguards were so scared they were soaked(washed)in sweat．

　　But Arafat, with Israeli tanks only 200 metres away, showed no fear at all．He stayed in the damaged office, contacting foreign leaders in hope of preventing further attacks form Israel．

　　All these experiences have made him a mysterious man, and one of the world's most legendary(传奇式的)leaders．

　　But has he used up the last of his nine lives? Only time will tell．

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　　The English, as a race, are very different in many ways from all other nationalities, including their closest neighbors, the French, the Belgians and the Dutch．It is claimed(断言)that living on an island separated from the rest of Europe has much to do with it．Whatever the reasons are, it may be fairly stated that the Englishman has developed many attitudes and habits which distinguish(使区别于)him from other nationalities．

　　Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people he knows well．In the presence of strangers or foreigners he often seems restrained, even embarrassed(局促不安)．You have only to witness a city train any morning or evening to see the truth of this．Serious looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or having a light sleep in a corner, no one speaks．In fact, to do so would seem most unusual, An Englishman, pretending to be giving advice to overseas visitors, once suggested,“On entering a railway carriage, shake hands with all the passengers．”Needless to say, he was not being serious, There is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which if broken, makes the person immediately suspected(怀疑)．

　　In many parts of the world it is quite normal to show openly extremes of enthusiasm, emotion, excitement, etc．often accompanied by appropriate gesture．The Englishman is somewhat different．Of course, an Englishman feels no less deeply than anyone of a different nationality, but he tends to display his feelings far less．This is reflected in his use of language．Imagine a man commenting on the great beauty of a young girl．Whereas(当……时)a more emotional man might describe her state“Oh, she's all right”．An Englishman who has seen a highly successful and enjoyable film recommends(推荐)it to a friend by commenting,“It's not bad you know,”or on seeing very unusual scenery he might convey(表达)his pleasure by saying,“Nice, yes, very nice．”The overseas visitor must not be disappointed by this apparent lack of interest and involvement．Instead, he must realize that“all right” “not bad”and“nice”, very often have the sense of“first-class”“excellent”“beautiful．”This use of language of a unique style, particularly common in England is known as restrained statement．

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　　I am a good mother to three children．I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent．

　　I no longer consider myself the center of the universe．I show up．I listen．I try to laugh．I am a good friend to my husband．I have tried to make marriage vows(誓约)mean what they say．I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me．Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today．

　　So here's what I want to tell you today：Get a life．A real life, not a desire of the next promotion(提升), the bigger paycheck, the larger house．

　　Get a life in which you are not alone．Find people you love, and who love you．And remember that love is not leisure(休闲), it is work．Pick up the phone．Send an e-mail．Write a letter．And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted．

　　It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes．It is so easy to exist instead of living．I learned to live many years ago．Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all．And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all：

　　I learned to love the journey, no the destination．I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally．And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned．

　　By telling them this：Read in the backyard with the sun on your face．Learn to be happy．And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion, as it ought to be lived．

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　　Lack of parent willpower may contribute more to juvenile obesity than under-exercising or overeating．

　　Research suggests that having overweight parents is a big influence(影响)upon a child's weight, with one study finding that children with overweight parents were four times more likely to be overweight themselves．

　　The findings add heat to an already fierce political debate(争论)over childhood obesity．The Prime Minister, John Howard, last week decided that ＄116 million be used for programs to deal with obesity, while the Opposition Leader, Mark Latham, recently announced that his party would move to protect children from unhealthy food advertisements．

　　Clare Collins, a senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle, believes such programs will definitely fail unless they influence the way of life of whole families．“If we can't get parents to take action against their own weight problems, then we can't expect to influence their kids,”she said．

　　However, Professor Louise Baur from the Children's Hospital at Westmead, doubts whether adult education programs offer any solution to weight problems．“Many parents know they need to lose weight and they know it influences their kids, but they lack the willpower to do anything about it．”

　　The 10-year study of 150 American children found two-thirds of children with overweight parents became overweight．Only one in six children whose parents were of average weight became overweight．

　　The president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity, Associate Professor Gary Wittert, said parents needed help in doing their job and the Opposition Party's policy(政策)might be on the right track．

　　“We know that driving without a seat belt is unsafe, so we make law against it,”he said．“Obesity is a major public health concern, so why shouldn't we change the law regarding unhealthy food ads?”

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　　The scene in the Hollywood movie The Day After Tomorrow, where global warming could soon turn the global climate(气候)into a new ice age may never occur, according to new research．

　　The next ice age could be 15,000 years away, say European scientists who last month announced a continuous record of 740,000 years of climate data(数据)obtained from the Antarctic ice．

　　Scientists from 10 nations have now almost completely drilled through a 3, 000-meter depth of ice high in the Antarctic mainland．They figure out that the area where summer temperatures can fall to -40℃, has at least 900,000 years of snowfalls, kept as neatly as the growth rings of a tree．And the ice and air caught in each layer(层)have begun to answer questions about the climates in the past．

　　The results show that there have been eight ice ages in the past 740, 000 years and eight warmer periods．And by comparing the pattern of global condition today with those of the past, the researchers reported in Nature that the present warm period could last another 15,000 years．

　　Research suggests that there is a very close connection between greenhouse gas levels and global average temperatures．It also shows that carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)levels are the highest for at least 440,000 years．

　　“If people say to you：the greenhouse effect is a good thing because we would go into ice age otherwise, our data say no, a new ice age is not hanging over our heads,”said Eric Wolff from the British Antarctic Survey．“Now we have eight examples of how the climate goes in and out of ice ages…and you can learn what the rules are that go into the climate models that tell us about the future．”

　　Scientists found that whenever temperatures rose in the frozen record, so did carbon dioxide level．“In 440,000 years we have never seen greenhouse gas get as thick as it is today．”said Dr．Wolff．

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　　On hearing the words“Just do it!”, you will know there is a Nike product nearby．If it's“Always CocaCola”, you can be sure someone wants to sell you refreshing drink．

　　An advertising slogan is to a brand what eyes are to a person．The slogan helps people understand the brand better by telling them what it wants to sell to its customers．Good slogans leave a message inside people's minds．It's almost certain that every brand has a popular slogan．

　　Here are a few examples：

　　“Just do it!”－This slogan speaks out to teens．It tells them to do something, but only if they think it's worth it ．And if so, why not do it wearing Nike?

　　“Always CocaCola．”－Coke's slogans change every few years, but this one has enjoyed a lasting popularity because it shows the brand's spirit．It seems to say“Coke is the only drink there is; there are no other forms of drinks．”

　　“Share moments, share life．”－This slogan from Kodak connects photos and beauty．It asks people to remember the happy moments in life by taking photos of them－using Kodak film of course!

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　　We are all called upon to make a speech-at some point in life, but most of us don't do a very good job．This article give some suggestions on how to give an effective speech．

　　So, you have to give a speech-and you're terrified．You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience．Later you think,“Thank goodness, it's over, I'm just no good at public speaking．I hope I never have to do that again．”

　　Cheer up! It doesn't have to be that bad．Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making．Ask yourself the purpose of your speech．What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject．Spend plenty of time doing your research．Then spend plenty of time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow．Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they will help you make your points more clearly．Never forget your audience．Don't talk over their heads, and don't talk down to them．Treat your audience with respect．They will appreciate your thoughtfulness．

　　Just remember：be prepared．Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion．Be brief．Say what you have to say and then stop．And be yourself．Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience．

　　If you follow these simple steps．You'll see that you don't have to be afraid of public speaking．In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You're not confined yet? Give it a try and see what happens．

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