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　　Based on a telephone survey of about 72, 000 people in 2005, only about 1 in 4 Americans knows the warning signs of a heart attack and what to do first, according to a new government report．That’s a decline from the last survey in 2001, which showed that nearly 1 in 3 were well informed．

　　The study’s lead author, Dr．Jing Fang, called public awareness in the new survey“alarmingly low”．Fang is with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which surveyed residents of 13 states and District of Columbia．

　　Heart attack warning signs can include one or more of the following：shortness of breath, pain or discomfort in the chest, discomfort in the arms or shoulders, a feeling of weakness or light headedness, and discomfort in the jaw, neck or back．Chest pain is the most common symptom．Women are more likely than men to experience some of the other symptoms, particularly shortness of breath and back or jaw pain, according to the American Heart Association．Anyone experiencing these symptoms should call 911, the heart association advises．In America, the groups best informed of heart attack warning signs, and what to do, tended to be white, highly educated women．Also scoring well were residents of West Virginia, which has some of the nation’s highest heart attack death rates．

　　Each year more than 900, 000 Americans suffer heart attacks, about 157, 000 of them fatal(致命的)．About half the deaths occur within an hour of the symptoms appearing, experts say．Because different people experience different symptoms, it’s important to be aware of all of them, doctors say．

　　Of course, knowing is not the same as doing．Although most of those who got the heart attack symptoms right said they would call 911, other studies show that only about half of heart attack victims go to a hospital by ambulance, Rosamond noted．

　　Patients’s concerns about lack of health insurance or other matters may explain why so few went to a hospital, said Rosamond, who was not involved in the new study．

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　　Grandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters of the United States, yet she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies．As she once said of herself：“I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me．”No one could have had a more productive old age．

　　She was born Anna Mary Robertson on a farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls．At twelve she left home and was in domestic service until, at twenty-seven, she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers．They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge．She had ten children, of whom five survived; her husband died in 1927．

　　Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroldery(刺绣)pictures as a hobby, but only changed to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time．Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore(杂货店)and at a market and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought everything she painted．Three of the pictures exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York．Between the 1930’s and her death she produced some 2, 000 pictures：detailed and lively portrayals(描绘)of the country life she had known for so long, with a wonderful sense of colour and form．“I think really hard till I think of something really pretty, and then I paint it．”she said．

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　　People say teenagers are no good．They make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive carelessly up and down America’s main streets．And at least some of the time those things are true．But we shouldn’t forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too．

　　I watched such a moment not long ago at a woman’s funeral(葬礼)which happened in a church．A teenage grandson stepped forward．Softly he began：“I want to share a few values that Nana taught me．She never failed to see light in any situation．When our family dog would attack her, what would Nana say? ‘Oh, what beautiful markings that dog has．’ That was Nana．

　　“She was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a successful businessman in this city．But she was the one behind the scenes who provided the strength and support for Grandpa’s career,” he said, with a voice now trembling．“That was Nana’s way．” Finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said, “Nana taught me courage．She put up a fight to the end, when she died peacefully, which is how she lived her life．That was Nana’s way, and I hope I can carry on in the same manner．”

　　There are no hearts as sensitive(敏感的)as those of teenagers, because everything is happening to them for the first time．The trouble with teenagers is that they haven’t learned to be controlled．When that boy rose to speak about the woman who had been his dearest friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide．I was moved and learned a lot．

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　　The year was 1932．Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aero plane．At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather．To make things worse, her altimeter(高度表)failed and she didn’t know how high she was flying．At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter．At times, her plane nearly plunged(冲)into the sea．

　　Just before dawn, there was further trouble．Amelia noticed fire coming from the engine．Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope．

　　In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe．When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House．From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous．

　　What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes．

　　In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time．Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation(航空)and that air travel was useful．

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　　We’re looking for producers to join us in the second of London 100FM．You’ll work on the station’s music programmes．Music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music．Please apply in writing to Producer Vacancies, Kiss100．

　　We’re looking for a very special person preferably over 40, to fill our Father Christmas suit．

　　Working days：Every Saturday from November 24 to December 15 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sunday, 10∶30－16∶00

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　　When you join them in our Revenue Administration Unit, you will be providing assistance within all parts of the Revenue Division, dealing with post and other general duties．If you are educated to GCSE grade C level we would like to talk to you．This position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience．

　　If you are aged 24--45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for．You should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing．You will be allowed to make our decision, and to design courses as well as present them．Pay upwards of ￡15,000 for the right person．Please apply by sending your CV(简历)to Mrs R．Oglivie, Palmlace Limited．

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　　Joe and Helen Mills had two small children．One was six and the other four．They always resisted going to bed, and Helen was always complaining(抱怨)about this and asking Joe for help．But as he did not come home until after they had gone to bed during the week, he was unable to help except at weekends．

　　Joe considered himself a good singer, but really his voice was not at all musical．However, he decided that, if he sang to the children when they went to bed, it would help them to relax, and they would soon go to sleep．

　　He did this every Saturday and Sunday night until he heard his small son whispered to his younger sister, "If you pretend that you're asleep, he stops．"

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　　A simple DNA test may predict whether someone is more likely to lose weight on a low fat or a low carbohydrate diet, say US researchers．The results from the small preliminary study of 101 women showed those on the best diet for their genes lost two to three times more weight than the rest．The results are being presented at an American Heart Association conference．Experts said the findings tied in with previous studies, but further work should be carried out．

　　The new field of "nutrigenomics(营养基因学)" looks at how food interacts with genes．It has long been known that people react to certain nutrients differently according to their genetic makeup．Lactose intolerance(乳糖不耐症), for example, is more common among Asians and Africans than of people of North European descent．This study looked at how well people with different genes got along with different weight-loss diets．

　　The researchers, from Stanford University, analysed data from 101 white women who provided DNA from their cheek cells．The women had different diets for a year．The diets were very low carbohydrate, low carbohydrate/high protein, and low or very low fat．The researchers divided the group into three genotypes which they described as low carbohydrate diet responsive, low fat diet responsive and a balanced diet responsive genotype．They found that those on a diet which matched their genotype lost 2-3 times more weight over 12 months compared with those on the "wrong" diet．

　　The researchers said their findings were preliminary, and need much more information before they could be used commercially．

　　British experts pointed out that the study had looked at a very small number of people and did not make clear what genes were involved．Prof．Christine Williams, from the University of Reading, said："This is a very interesting study - though very small．" She said it would be useful to get a better understanding of what genes were involved．"It fits pretty well with some of our own studies which show that certain genotypes are more responsive than others to certain types of fats, eg diets high in omega-3 fatty acids," she added．

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　　Sahil Saeed was taken by robbers armed with guns and grenades(手榴弹)who robbed the family, in the early hours on the last day of a short visit to see a sick grandmother in Jhelum, Punjab．The robbers tortured Raja Naqqash Saeed, 28, the child’s father, for five hours before demanding a ￡100,000 ransom that the family says it has no chance of raising the money．

　　The boy’s mother, Akila Naqqash, 31, who did not join her husband on the trip, was waiting anxiously at the family’s home in Shaw, Oldham, for news．

　　The big family in England share two neighbouring houses on a typical Oldham street．Mr Saeed is unemployed．His wife works at a nearby Iceland store．Mr Saeed was said to have been in a terrible state when he telephoned his brother in England yesterday to tell him of the attack．Sahil’s mother was told of the kidnap as she was serving breakfast to her daughters Anisha, 4, and Hafsah, 21 months．Her sister-in-law knocked on the front door at 7.45am and broke the news．“I just broke down and thought it cannot be true,” Ms Naqqash said．“I phoned my husband and he said it was．I just cried and cried．”

　　Pakistani police suggested the robbers struck after the family opened the gates at their house when a taxi arrived to take them to the airport．Four men forced their way in and robbed the house, holding the family at gunpoint for some hours．The robbers stole cash and jewellery and kidnapped the child as they fled．The child speaks no Punjabi and may not be able to make himself understood．The kidnappers backed up their ransom demands with threats of harming the boy．His father said that he had been waiting by the phone but had not heard from the kidnappers since a deadline for payment of the ransom had passed．

　　Shabaz Ahmed, a senior local police officer, said, “The robbers took away 150,000 rupees(￡1,172)and some gold．When the family started crying, the robbers also took away the child．”

　　Two people said to be “very close” to the armed raiders have been arrested, according to police in Pakistan, who told the BBC that they were now confident that Sahil would be found within 24 hours．Family in Oldham said they had been kept informed of the latest news from Islamabad but had been advised by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office not to comment on developments for the good of the child．

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　　February is a golden time to release films in China, particularly since Chinese Lunar New Year’s Day this year also happens to be Valentine’s Day．

　　Animation, kung fu - and 3-D kung fu mystery and romance are on offer．Fans of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" are reveling in the sequel that has so far taken in around 100 million yuan(US＄14．6 million)at the box office．The small-budget film based on a hit TV series follows the adventures of a gray wolf family and their goat friends who unite to defeat the enemy tiger．It is expected to be made into a series in which each of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs will be new characters to the hilarious story．Super Girl Zhou Bichang sings the theme song．Kung fu films are a holiday highlight．Hong Kong director Daniel Lee’s latest romantic martial-arts film "14 Blades", starring Donnie Yen and Zhao Wei, centers on a Ming Dynasty secret agent Qinglong who fights to expose a conspiracy．"True Legend" is another highly anticipated martial-arts film．It’s the world’s first 3-D kung-fu movie by the "master of kung-fu choreography" Yuen Woo-Ping．The film tells the saga of a legendary martial-arts master named Su Can, or Beggar Su．The holiday fare includes a few other romantic comedies and a detective film．"Hot Summer Days", which takes place in hot summer days, features six intertwined love stories starring A-listers such as Nicholas Tse, Daniel Wu and Jacky Cheung．Touching stories show ordinary people seeking love．"Sherlock Holmes" follows a new adventure of the legendary detective and his partner Watson in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England．