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　　It happened in one of those colorful Danish inns which offer service specially for tourists and where English is spoken．I was with my father on a business－and－pleasure trip, and in our free hours we were having a wonderful time．

　　“I wish Mother were here．” I said．

　　“If your mother had come with us,” said Father, “it would have been wonderful to show her around．”

　　He had visited Denmark when he was a young man, I asked him, “How long is it since you were here?”

　　“Oh, about thirty years．I remember being in this very inn, by the way．” He looked around, remembering．“Those were pleasant and enjoyable days…” He stopped wuddenly, and I saw that his face was pale．I followed his eyes and looked across the room to a woman who was setting drinks before some customers．She might have been pretty once, but now she was fat and her hair was untidy．“Do you know her” I asked．

　　“I did once,” he said．

　　The woman came to our table．“Drinks?” she asked．

　　“We'll have beer,” I said．She nodded and went away．

　　“I couldn't believe it! How she has changed! Thank heaven she didn't recognize me,” Father said in a low voice, cleaning his face with a handkerchief．“I knew her before I met your mother, ”he went on．“I was a student, on a tour．She was a lovely young girl, very graceful．I fell madly in love with her, and she with me．”

　　“Does Mother know about her?” I said suddenly, without thinking．

　　“Of course,” Father said gently．He looked at me a little anxiously．I felt embarrassed(尴尬)for him．

　　I said, “Dad, you don't have to…”

　　“Your mother would tell you if she were here．I don't want you wondering about this．I was a foreigner to her family．I depended on my father．If she had married me, she wouldn't have had any bright future．So her father was against our romance．When I wrote to my father that I wanted to get married he stopped posting money to me．And I had to go home．But I met the girl once more, and told her I would return to America, borrow enough money to get married on, and come back for her in a few months．”

　　“We knew, ”he continued, “that her father might stop and take away our letter, so we agreed that I would simply mail her a slip of paper with a date on it, the time she was to meet me at a certain place; then we'd get married．Well, I went home, got the money and sent her the date．She received the note．She wrote me：‘I'll be there．’ But she wasn't．Then I found that she had been married about two weeks before, to a local innkeeper．She hadn't waited．”

　　Then my father said, “Thank God she didn't．I went home, met your mother, and we’ve been completely happy．We often joke about youthful love romance．I suggest that one day you write a story about it．”

　　The woman appeared with our beer．

　　“You are from America?” she asked me．

　　“Yes,” I said．

　　She smiled happily, “A wonderful country, America．”

　　“Yes, a lot of your countrymen have gone there．Did you ever think of it?”

　　“Not me．Not now, ”she said．“I thought so one time, a long time ago．But I stayed here．It's much better here．”

　　We drank our beer and left．Outside I said, “Father, just how did you write that date on which she was to meet you?”

　　He stopped, took out an envelope and wrote on it．“Like this, ”he said．“12/11/13, which was, of course, December11th, 1913．”

　　“No!”I said loudly．“It isn't in Denmark or any European country．Over here they write the day first, then the month．So that date wouldn't be December11th but the 12th of November!”

　　Father passed his hand over his face．“So she was there!” he signed,“and it was because I didn't show up that she got married．” He was silent a while．“Well,” he said, “I hope she's happy．She seems to be．”

　　As we continued walking I said, “It's a lucky thing it happened that way．You wouldn't have met Mother．”

　　He put his arm around my shoulders, looked at me with a heartwarming smile, and said,“I was doubly lucky, young man, for otherwise I wouldn't have met you, either!”

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　　Tech－Camp is a day camp with a focus on computers and electronics technology．We offer 2－week summer programs for students of 12 to 17 years of age．We have a computer lab with the latest and fastest equipment, an electronics lab, and a video production studio．Our staff is special, too．Our program leaders are experts in computers and electronics, of course, but they are also people who care about children and enjoy working with them．

　　The benefits of Tech－Camp

　　In all of our programs, we show students how to work in teams and how to solve problems by themselves．We encourage them to think creatively．

　　What students will do at Tech－Camp

　　Each day Tech－Camp is filled with useful, interesting and challenging activities．For example, in the Computer Program, students learn the basic computer programming, and how to use the Internet．In the Tech－Camp Program, they make radio－controlled model cars and produce their own short videos．

　　Price：HK ＄2, 000 per student

　　(10％ discount(打折)for groups of 10 or more students)

　　For more information about Tech－Camp, please contact Director of Summer Program, Ms Julia Brown, by phone, fax or e－mail．

　　Telephone：26548898Fax; 26948850

　　e－MAIL：JULIA@TECHCAMP．COM．HK

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　　The sandstorm has a bad effect on human beings, but it also brings some good results．There_ wouldn't have been our Chinese nation if there had been no sandstorms．Sandstorms have existed for millions of years, while the written history of human beings has lasted only 5, 000 years．The Loess Plateau(黄土高原)was formed by sandstorms over millions of years．The Yellow River, while moving through the Loess Plateau, carries a great deal of sand and has formed the North China Plain．The loess Plateau is regarded as the place where Chinese civilization(文明)began．If there had been no Loess Plateau, the North China Plain wouldn't have existed, nor would have the Chinese civilization．

　　Sandstorms don't bring only loess to human beings．When sandstorms move from central A sia to the Pacific areas, they carry some minerals into the air, which will later fall into the ocean in the form of rain．The minerals will help some planktons(浮游动物)to live on．The planktons are eaten by small shell fish, and the fish live on these small shell fish, and fish are eaten by humans．This forms a biological chain which shows a relation between humans and nature．

　　So it is unrealistic to say we should stop sandstorms．What we possibly do is to reduce their bad effect sd much as we can．

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　　“For those who haven't been to Tibet, Tibet is a dream; for those who have already been there, Tibet is a remembrance．” said Li Wan, a graduate from Zhongshan University．“For me, living there is my lifetime goal and my happiness．”

　　Li was suddenly crazy about Tibet after working there for three months as an office clerk．Since 1998, Li has spent most of her time traveling in Tibet．Many years have passed and her foot has touched almost every corner of Tibet．

　　Li's first trip to Tibet was encouraged by her desie for individual freedom．She entered Tibet along the Yunman－Tibetan road．Although she couldn't even speak a word of Tibetan language, it did not become a protlem when she communicated with local people．“To me, they are free, original, simple and happy．It seems to me that people should live in this way, singing while working, dancing while living,” Li said．

　　Li keeps her memory of Tibet by films, articles and photos．It is her desired dream that she will become a part of Tibet someday．She spends ten months in a year traveling somewhere in Tibet, and for the rest of the two months she stays in her rented room arranging her diaries and tape recordings．She has learned to make good use of every penny and keep her cost of living within 300 yuan a month．

　　Li has shown great courage in the adventures．Many times she traveled alone in deserted areas in terrible climate．She learned to enjoy life and to follow her own heart．

　　“I felt very close to death many times when I was alone and tired out, surrounded by extreme coldness and quietness．After having survived the difficulties, I find more beauty in life．I have learned to go on with my dream, ”she said．

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　　For years, there has been a bias(偏见)against science among clinical psychologists．In a two-year analysis to be published in November in Perspectives on Psychological Science, psychologists led by Timothy B．Baker of the University of Wisconsin charge that many clinical psychologists fail to “provide the treatments for which there is the strongest evidence of effectiveness” and “give more weight to their personal experiences than to science．” As a result, patients have no guarantee that their “treatment will be informed by …science．” Walter Mischel of Columbia University is even crueler in his judgment．“The disconnect between what clinical psychologists do and what science has discovered is an extreme embarrassment,” he told me, and “there is a widening gap between clinical practice and science．”

　　The “widening” reflects the great progress that psychological research has made in identifying the most effective treatments．Thanks to strict clinical trials, we now know that teaching patients to think about their thoughts in new, healthier ways and to act on those new ways of thinking are effective against depression, panic disorder and other problems, with multiple trials showing that these treatments－the tools of psychology－bring more lasting benefits than drugs．

　　You wouldn’t know this if you sought help from a typical clinical psychologist．Although many treatments are effective, relatively few psychologists learn or practice them．

　　Why in the world not? For one thing, says Baker, clinical psychologists are “very doubtful about the role of science” and “lack solid science training”．Also, one third of patients get better no matter what treatment(if any)they have, “and psychologists remember these successes, believing, wrongly, that they are the result of the treatment．”

　　When faced with evidence that treatments they offer are not supported by science, clinical psychologists argue that they know better than some study that works．A 2008 study of 591 psychologists in private practice found that they rely more on their own and colleagues’ experience than on science when deciding how to treat a patient．If they keep on this path as insurance companies demand evidence-based medicine, warns Mischel, psychology will “discredit itself．”

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　　(London)－If it really is what’s on the inside that counts, then a lot of thin people might be in trouble．

　　Some doctors now think that the internal fat surrounding important organs like the heart or liver could be as dangerous as the external fat which can be noticed more easily．

　　“Being thin doesn’t surely mean you are not fat,” said Dr Jimmy Bell at Imperial College．Since 1994, Bell and his team have scanned nearly 800 people with MRI machines to create “fat maps” showing where people store fat．

　　According to the result, people who keep their weight through diet rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits of internal fat, even if they are slim．

　　Even people with normal Body Mass Index scores can have surprising levels of fat deposits inside．Of the women, as many as 45 percent of those with normal BMI scores(20 to 25)actually had too high levels of internal fat．Among men, the percentage was nearly 60 percent．

　　According to Bell, people who are fat on the inside are actually on the edge of being fat．They eat too many fatty and sugary foods, but they are not eating enough to be fat．Scientists believe we naturally store fat around the belly first, but at some point, the body may start storing it elsewhere．

　　Doctors are unsure about the exact dangers of internal fat, but some think it has something to do with heart disease and diabetes．They want to prove that internal fat damages the body’s communication systems．

　　The good news is that internal fat can be easily burned off through exercise or even by improving your diet．“If you want to be healthy, there is no short cut．Exercise has to be an important part of your lifestyle,” Bell said．

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　　The cultural and natural values of Kakadu National Park were recognized internationally when the Park was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List．This is an international register of properties that are recognized as having outstanding cultural or natural values of international significance．Kakadu is the largest national park in Australia and is the second largest national park in the world．Kakadu is a biological wonderland, which is almost 8,000 square miles．The wildlife in Kakadu National Park includes over 280 kinds of birds, 60 kinds of native mammals,　55 kinds of freshwater fish, thousands of insects, and many reptiles, the most famous of which is the salt-water crocodile．All life in the park depends on water．

　　Kakadu is not only home to the wildlife but the area is also famous for the longest continuous human culture that exists in the world．Aborigines have been living in this area for at least 40,000 years．The descendants(后裔)of these First Australians still live in Kakadu today．Kakadu contains one of the longest continuous records of rock art in the world, with around 5,000 paintings, with rock sites dating back 25,000 years．More than 1,000 sites have been recorded．Kakadu has been given double World Heritage status by the United Nations．It is one of only 17 of the 469 World heritage Areas listed for both natural and cultural values．

　　It is Australia’s largest national park, but it isn’t just the size that surprises visitors－it is the sense of something very old and grand．Creation of the 500 km escarpment(悬崖)began 2,000 million years ago．Today those gorges are filled with rainforests, washed by waterfalls．

　　Kakadu is one of the world’s special places．It is hard to pick the ideal time to visit Kakadu．In the wet season large areas of the park are closed to the public．It would not be possible to enter or exit from the park through the Kakadu Highway．Most of the people there agree that the best time to visit is at the end of the dry season．Some areas of Kakadu have restricted visiting times, and some are not open to the general public．Over 230 000 tourists visit Kakadu National Park every year．As you enter Kakadu National Park, you will be required to buy a permit．Part of this money is paid to the Traditional Owners of the land and the rest is given to the repairs of the park．

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　　It is obvious that doctors recognize obesity(肥胖)as a health problem．So why is it so hard for them to talk to their patients about it?

　　The results of two surveys, one of primary care physicians and the other of patients, found that while most doctors want to help patients lose weight and think it is their responsibility to do so, they often don’t know what to say．

　　“So while doctors may tell patients they are overweight, the conversation often ends there,” said Christine C．Ferguson, director of the Stop Obesity Alliance．“Patients are not told about the possibility of diabetes(a kind of disease),” she said．“And doctors don’t feel they have good information to give．They felt that they didn’t have adequate tools to address this problem．

　　The lack of dialogue hurts patients, too．The patient survey, of over 1,000 adults, found that most overweight patients don’t even know that they’re too heavy．Only 39 percent of overweight people surveyed had ever been told by a health care provider that they were overweight．

　　Of those who were told they were obese, 90 percent were also told by their doctors to lose weight, the survey found．In fact most have tried to lose weight and may have been successful in the past－and many are still trying, the survey found．And many understand that losing even a small amount of weight can have a positive impact on their health and reduce their risk of obesity-related diseases like hypertension and diabetes．

　　Dr．William Bestermann Jr．, medical director of Holston Medical Group, in Kingsport, Tenn．, which ranks the 10th in obesity among metropolitan areas in the United States, said the dialogue had to be an ongoing one and could not be dropped after just one mention of the problem．“If you’re to be successful with helping your patients lose weight, you have to talk to them at actually every visit about their progress, and find something to encourage them and coach them,” he said．

He acknowledged that many doctors tend to be not optimistic．

　　“Part of this is that there's this common belief, and doctors are burdened by it, too, that overweight people are weak-willed and just don’t have any willpower and are self-indulgent and all that business,” he said．“If you think that way, you’re not going to spend time having a productive conversation．”

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　　The Intel Science Talent Search is the top science competition for high school students in the US．The 40 finalists were honored in Washington last week．They met with scientists and politicians．Presidents Obama welcomed them to the White House．

　　There 40 students were selected from almost 2,000 contestants nationwide．They had to present original research to be judged by professional scientists．The students showed their research projects on large posters．The winners were announced on March 15th, 2011．

　　Wendy Hawkins is executive director of the Intel Foundation, Who says the 40 finalists represented excellence across many areas of science．

　　Selena Li is from Fair Oaks, California, She wanted to find a more effective treatment for liver cancer．She began her research four years ago．A scientist at the University of California, Davis, taught her how to design and do experimental work in the laboratory．Ms．Li placed 5th in the Intel Science Talent Search and was awarded 30,000 dollars．

　　Scott Boisvert lives near Phoenix, Arizona．He began using a laboratory at the university of Arizona at the age of 14．Over four years, he completed a project studying a fungus(真菌)linked to the decrease in amphibians(两栖类动物)around the world．He was trying to find out if different chemicals and substances in the water could kill of fungus．He collected and tested water samples across Arizona．He says,“My results were able to identify a list of chemicals that were significant in the growth and in the movement of the fungus．”He placed 10th in the Intel competition and was awarded 20,000 dollars．

　　Evan O’Dorney of Danville, California, won the top award of 100,000 dollars in this year’s Intel Science Talent Search．For his mathematical project, He compared two ways to estimate the square root of an integer, a number with no fractional parts．

　　Wendy Hawkins at the Intel Foundation says these young people represent the next generation of scientists who will help shape America’s future．

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　　Today's Britain is full of TV shows like Fame Academy, which claim to offer young hopefuls an instant passport to fame and riches．But a very different kind of academy may provide a new generation of Brits with a slower, steadier path to wealth．

　　A 'pig academy' in the east of England is aiming to train up new pig farmers to help promote local agriculture and meet the UK's growing demand for pork．Last year consumption of pork products increased by 6,000 tonnes．But British farmers have not benefited from this rise in demand．A combination of increasing feed prices, competition from cheaper imports and an outbreak of foot and mouth disease have all eaten into their profits．Pig numbers in the UK have actually almost halved in the last decade．

　　Now, Fresh Start Pig Academy in Lincolnshire is launching a course which intends to redress(修复)the balance．They say pig husbandry(养猪业)is a growth industry and newcomers are welcome．For those of you who fancy getting your hands dirty, the course will teach you everything you need to know, from keeping pigs healthy to raising the capital needed to start up．

　　Pig farmer Anne Longthorp followed her father into the industry and believes that farming pigs is very rewarding work："They're great, curious animals to work with．Just watching their behaviour – it's really interesting work．There is a lot more to pig farming than people give us credit for．It's very scientific．"

　　So, while most of Britain's young people may continue to dream of overnight stardom, others will hope a more traditional career will help them bring home the bacon．