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　　The first-ever meeting of G-20 foreign ministers will discuss pressing global issues including governance, trans-national crime, green growth, climate change and food security, US officials have said．

　　Organised by Mexican Foreign Minister, Ms Patricia Espinosa, in the Mexican resort town of Los Cabos, the meeting is to be attended by among others, the US Secretary of State, Ms Hillary Clinton, German Foreign Minister, Mr Guido Westerwelle, and European Union foreign policy chief, Ms Catherine Ashton．

　　Several other G-20 countries including France, China, Brazil and India will be represented at a lower level．Mexico is the current chair of the G-20 countries and the meeting will be hosted on June 18-19．

　　A senior state department official said that the meeting is informal so it will not result in any formal statements．

　　"This meeting reflects, in many ways, the evolution of the G-20 since the first summit(峰会)of Washington in the fall of 2008, which was designed to deal with the global financial crisis, " the official said．

　　"This is going to focus on broad non-financial global issues, some of which have been discussed by

　　G-20 leaders in the past, but some of which are new to the G-20 process or at least have not been emphasized to any great degree, including some broad economic governance issues, some environmental issues, development policy, and green growth, " the official said．

　　During her meetings, Ms Clinton will be emphasizing some themes that are included in the broad

　　G-20 rights．Although, she will not be going to get into the details of the G-20 financial part of the process, she will call for an open, free, transparent, and fair global economic system．

　　Ms Clinton will address things like anti-competitive government practices or interference, which include the ways in which governments artificially distort(歪曲)markets or create uneven economic playing fields, the official said．

　　Among other things, she will also highlight issues like climate change, freedom of navigation and shipping and sailing security to promote a well-functioning global economy; besides governance issues like fight against corruption．

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　　"Children should not be left unsupervised(无人监督的)to play with a dog．" say experts in this week's British Medical Journal．Their advice is part of a review aimed at doctors who deal with dog bites．

　　"Dog bites and maulings are a worldwide problem, particularly in children．" write Marina Morgan and John Palmer．Every year 250, 000 people who have been bitten by dogs attend minor injuries and emergency units in the United Kingdom, and half of all children are reportedly bitten by dogs at some time, boys more than girls．

　　Accurate death figures are difficult to obtain, but in the past five years, two to three cases a year have made news headlines．

　　Based on the latest medical evidence, they advise doctors how to examine and treat a patient presenting with a dog bite．They discuss the risk of infection and when to refer to specialist care．For travelers bitten abroad, they suggest assessing the risk of rabies(狂犬病)．

　　In terms of prevention, they suggest that children should be taught to treat dogs with respect, avoid direct eye contact, and not tease them．They should be taught not to approach an unfamiliar dog; play with any dog unless under close supervision; run or scream in the presence of a dog; pet a dog without first letting it sniff you; or disturb a dog that is eating, sleeping, or caring for its babies．

　　"Dog owners also need to change their behavior", says Rachel Besser, a children's doctor and lifetime dog owner, in an article．

　　"It is clear that not all dog owners appreciate that children should not be left unsupervised with a dog", she says．Just as some parents are obliged to take parenting classes, she would like to see compulsive classes for expectant dog owners to teach them about the responsibilities of dog ownership．Educational programs are also needed to teach children about some precautionary(预防的)behaviors around dogs．

　　Finally, she would like to see animal doctors advising dog owners about bite prevention, and doctors promoting bite prevention when treating patients who have been bitten by dogs．

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　　Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer．Mourners gathered outside his house in Palo Alto, California, and Apple stores around the world．

　　Steve Jobs made technology fun．As tech leaders/they're really happy if they have one hit in their life．Steve Jobs has the Apple Ⅱ, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and Pixar．

　　Steve Jobs was a college dropout．He was adopted by a machinist and his wife, an accountant, They supported his early interest in electronics．He and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer-now just called Apple-in 1976．They stayed at the company until 1985．That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a dispute with the chief executive．

　　Mr．Jobs then formed his own company, called NeXT Computer．He rejoined Apple in 1997 after it bought NeXT, He helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world today．However, Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's chief executive in August, 2011 because of his health．He died a day after the company released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitement．Steve left behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple．

　　President Obama said in a statement： by building one of the planet's most successful companies from his garage, Steve Jobs showed the spirit of American ingenuity(独创性)．By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible．but intuitive(直觉的)and fun．

　　The fact that he was able to redesign American commerce top to bottom and across is really astonishing．He probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, so one of the greatest of all time．Steve Jobs not only revolutionized technology, he also revolutionized American business．Steve Jobs was remembered as a " great visionary and leader" and a ^marketing genius．

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　　I recently ran into a friend I hadn't seen for a long while．Our conversation was lively and full of news from both sides．Before we parted she said,“You'll have to drop in sometime．” I immediately sensed that if I simply “dropped in’’ I would take my friend by surprise, and I would be discouraged by the image of her standing in her doorway, staring at me, and asking,“Oh, er …what brings you here? ”

　　Whatever happened to the unannounced drop-in visit? When I was growing up in the 1960s, it seemed that people-mostly relatives, but also friends-were always popping in．My parents would put coffee on, and my mom would find something in the kitchen to serve along with it．Then the conversation would begin…The neighbor lady, a worrier, was unloading her sadness while my mom quietly listened．The Irish man next door had such an accent that I remember asking what language he spoke．My Polish relatives arrived in packs…But I never heard my parents say anything like “We weren't expecting you’’ or “This isn't a good time．”Drop-in visitors had a certain right of way and became No．1．

　　What happened to such visits? Actually I know the answer．Times have changed．Everybody gets busy with work．There is no longer a stay-at-home mom keeping a pot of hot coffee or tea ready throughout the day for a surprise guest．Exploding malls and stores are now replacing homes as a central form of entertainment．

　　Just the other day a former student of mine showed up．“I'm sorry for the surprise visit．”my student began．“I just wanted to see if you still lived here．I'll only stay a minute．”

　　My response was immediate．“No, you won't,”I said．“Just come in, sit, have coffee, and we'll talk．’’

　　I had nothing in the kitchen but we ordered pizza．And we had a lovely time．I have tried to keep the drop-in tradition alive though it takes some effort．

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　　Dyslexia is a problem that restricts the ability to recognize words and connect sounds with letters when people read．People with this learning disorder may also have problems when they write．Dyslexia is not related to eyesight or intelligence．The problem involves areas of the brain that process language．Brain scientists are studying whether they can predict which young children may struggle with reading to provide them early help．John Gabrieli at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is leading the study of five-year-olds in about twenty schools in the Boston area．

　　They studied in the schools with kindergartens．And for all the children joining in the study, they give them a brief set of paper-and-pencil tests to look at which children appear to be at some risk for struggling to read．So far, fifty of them have been examined in a scanner, a special machine, to show brain activity．Written tests are not always able to identify dyslexia or other problems, while brain scans may offer a more scientific way to identify problems．And with reading problems, early identification is important．When it comes to helping children overcome reading difficulties, the younger the child, the more effective they are．

　　Reading problems are not usually identified until a child is in the third or fourth grade．The later children are recognized as poor readers, the less treatment can help．And, as Professor Gabrieli points out, poor reading can make education a struggle．Reading is everything．Even math and science have textbooks．

　　While the children are given tasks related to reading, the brain scans measure the extent to which certain parts of the brain become active while the children do the work．The scientists say they are pleased with early results from the study．but have a long way to go．

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　　My husband, Michael, a manager of an ordinary company, came home from work one day saying,“It's not looking good．” At midnight, I woke up seeing him sitting in a chair, his hand on his forehead．I was worried．I had to cheer him up and help ourselves financially．

　　As an advisor for top companies and a teacher in creative thinking at the college of New Jewsey for years．I thought of a good plan．What if we undertake an adventure while making money from it? As a family, we'd always talked about traveling more, but we'd been tied to routines．Now I saw no point in sitting around worrying when we could see the country．We'd take our three young kids, teach them on the road．It was the perfect time before they reached high school．We'd rent out our house．

　　Michael disagreed at first but realized that with his cell phone, and computer, he could work anywhere．

　　We listed our house for rent and created a brand strategy, logo, and website for us-familyofftrack．com-and persuade five companies to support us．Their ads on our site would help pay travel costs, and we'd promote their brands on our trip in exchange for their support．

　　With everything done, we took off on April 3．All spring and summer, we visited national landmarks and treasured lands．By August when we returned home, Michael's company continued to slide and now may have to close down．But we've made the travel a permanent part of our lives．What's more, with a Chicago-based production company I've developed the Family Off Track brand by creating videos, educational programs and exhibits．And Michael has new ideas for management businesses．It's great to see the spark in hi s eyes again．

　　Now I feel it even more．Together we taught our kids a lesson：Nobody ever made history by living 100 percent by the book in times of recession(不景气)．

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　　We know, painkillers in a tablet can make your headache go away, and antibiotic from a tube can prevent your cuts from becoming infected．Can medicine come in chicken eggs? A team of scientists from Scotland says “yes．” They've kept some special chickens that lay eggs with disease-treating drugs inside．

　　These drugs are made of molecules called proteins．Animals make thousands of proteins-they're the main ingredients(成分)in skin, hair, milk, and meat．Since animals can make proteins easily, they're good animals for making protein drugs．

　　Researchers have already made cows, sheep, and goats that pump out protein drugs in their milk．But chickens are cheaper to take care of, need less room, and grow faster than these other animals．“Those qualities could make chickens a better choice to become living drug factories．” says Simon Lillico of the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh, Scotland．

　　Lillico and a team of researchers changed chickens' DNA-the code that tells cells how to make proteins-so that the birds' cells made two protein drugs．One drug can treat skin cancer, and the other treats a nerve disease called multiple sclerosis．

　　The scientists changed the chickens' DNA so that the birds made these drugs only in their egg whites．This protects the chickens' bodies from the drugs' possible harmful effects and makes it easy for scientists to collect the drugs．

　　These special chickens can pass on their drug-laying abilities to their chicks．So far, the Scottish researchers have kept five generations of drug-producing chickens．But the scientists need to improve these chickens．The chickens don't make enough drugs to treat people yet．Once the researchers perfect their technique, you might eventually take your medicine from chicken eggs．

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　　There are some highlights in April in Shanghai．

　　Live Music-Late Night Jazz

　　Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player．He's coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie's Heroes．Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don't expect to get much sleep．This is Herbie's third visit to Shanghai．The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly．

　　Place：The Jazz Club Dates：15-23 April Price：￥80

　　Time：10∶00 p．m．till late!

　　TEL：6466-8736

　　Scottish dancing

　　Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop．Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn．Instructors will demonstrate the dances．The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are also excellent．

　　Place：Jack Stein's Dates：every Monday Price：￥60 including one drink

　　Time：7∶00-00∶00 p．m．

　　TEL：6402-1877

　　Exhibitions-Shanghai Museum

　　There are 120, 000 pieces on show here．You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof．It's always interesting to visit, but doubly so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition．There are lots of mummies and more gold than you’ve ever seen before．Let us know if you see a mummy move!

　　Place：Shanghai Museum Price：￥30(￥15 for students)

　　TEL：6888-6888

　　Dates：daily

　　Time：Monday-Friday 9∶00 a．m．-5∶00 p．m．, Weekends 9∶00 a．m．-9∶00p．m．

　　Dining-Sushi chef in town

　　Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai．In Japan, it's become an art form．The most famous Sushi ‘artist’ is Yuki Kamura．She's also one of the few female chefs in Japan．She'll be at Sushi Scene all of this month．

　　Place：Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel

　　Dates：all month

　　Price：￥200 Time：lunchtime TEL：6690-3211

　　For a full listing of events, see our website．

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　　Apple designs the iPhone, the iPad and the iPod．Each of Apple's products sounds cool and has become a fad(时尚)．Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” and many other brands are following suit．The BBC's iPlayer, which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet, adopted the title in 2008．A lovely bear(popular in the US and UK)that plays music and video is called “iTeddy”．A slimmed-down version of London's Independent newspaper came out last week under the name “i”．In general, single-letter prefixes have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use．

　　Most “i” products are aimed at young people and considering the major readers of Independent “i”, it is no surprise that they’ve selected this fashionable name．But it's hard to see what's so special about the letter “i”．Why not use “a”, “b” or “c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at King's College, London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous．When Apple uses “i”, no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Mr．Thorne told BBC Magazines, “Even when Apple created the iPad, it seems it didn't have one clear definition, However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability(轻便)．” Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual．Each person believes they have their own needs, and they love personalized products for this reason．Along with “Google” and “Twitter”, readers of BBC Magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade．

　　But as history shows, fads come and go．From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern．However, as we entered the new century, the trend inevitably disappeared．

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