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Specialty Summer Camps Offer Kids More Choices of Fun This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Millions of children in the United States go to summer camp. Some go to play outdoors at traditional camps in the woods, in the mountains or on a lake. But families now have many choices of specialty camps. These can be in the middle of nature or a big city. Specialty camps offer young people the chance to learn about different subjects. Anything from space exploration to business to medicine. In technology camps, one subject that children can learn about is video game design. They learn how to use computer programs to create games of their own. One program that teaches video game design is called Cybercamps, located at the University of Maryland. Children can learn how to design their own virtual worlds to set their video game in. Then, they program their own rules and objects into the game. Cybercamps also offers courses in robot building and Web design. A recent story in the Washington Post described how one child made a robot that could sing a song. Another made a robot that could follow a black line drawn on a piece of cardboard. Also, children can learn how to make Web sites. One child made a site for Pokemon, one of his favorite cartoon shows. Kids-N-Technology is a day camp offered in several American cities. Boys and girls age eight to eighteen get the chance to build their own desktop or laptop computer or game machine. They take it home after the camp is over. In the past twenty years, the number of day camps in the United States has grown by almost ninety percent. Still, more than half of all camps are overnight camps. But the American Camp Association says, over all, the most popular length of time for kids to attend a summer camp is one week or less. And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Erin Braswell, with music from the best of Allan Sherman. To learn about American education, and for transcripts and archives of our reports, go to voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Bob Doughty. Also, children can learn how to make ....Web sites During what period has the number of day camps in the United States grown?In the past twenty years How many persent has the number of day camps in the United States grown?by almost 90% In technology camps, one subject that children can learn about is ... video game design Specialty camps offer ... the chance to learn about different subjects.young people What is Kids-N-Technology?a day camp Where is Cybercamps located?at the University of Maryland Who go to summer camp?Children Who has written the VOA Special English Education Report?Erin Braswell Text 5 A New Chief for the Securities and Exchange Commission I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington was created in nineteen thirty-four to protect investors. The S.E.C. enforces laws and rules that govern financial markets. Last week, its chairman, William Donaldson, announced that he will resign at the end of June. President Bush quickly named a replacement for approval by the Senate. He nominated California Representative Christopher Cox. The president calls him "a champion of the free-enterprise system." He also says Mister Cox "knows that a free economy is built on trust." Mister Cox has strong support from business groups. He supported legislation, for example, to make it more difficult for investors to bring legal actions against companies. Mister Cox was first elected to Congress in nineteen eighty-eight. William Donaldson is a former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange. He became chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission in February of two thousand three. At that time, public trust in the markets had been weakened. Big companies like the energy trader Enron had cheated investors. The commission had to develop rules to meet new requirements from Congress. Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of two thousand two. The law added responsibilities for top officials of companies that sell stock publicly. Now, chief executives and chief financial officers must confirm financial results. Companies must have controls to protect against mistakes and wrongdoing. Another rule requires investors to receive the best stock price possible. The agency has also increased rules on mutual funds and hedge funds. Mutual funds make many different investments. Mutual funds often pay other companies to supervise their investments. The agency acted to require that most top officials of such funds be independent of the management company. Hedge funds are similar to mutual funds, but are designed for big investors. Advisers to large hedge funds will now have to be known to the S.E.C. The five-member commission has two Democrats and three Republicans, including Mister Donaldson. Critics of the chairman said his actions were often too restrictive on business. Yet Mister Donaldson says the last two and one-half years may well be remembered as the most productive period in the agency's history. This VOA Special English Economics Report was written by Mario Ritter. Our reports are on the Web at voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Gwen Outen. When was The Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington created?In nineteen thirty-four How many members are there in commission? five Where was The Securities and Exchange Commission created?In Washington What was the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington created for?To protect investors The S.E.C.... laws and rules that govern financial markets.Enforces When was The Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington created?In nineteen thirty-four What laws and rules does the S.E.C. enforce?Laws and rules to govern financial markets What is the name of the new chairman?William Donaldson How does the president call Christopher Cox?"a champion of the free-enterprise" Who does Mister Cox has have strong support from?business groups Text 6 'AGFLATION' RAISES GRAIN PRICES, BUT NOT CORN ETHANOL This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Right now, many people around the world are feeling the pain of «agflation.» Agricultural inflation has been hitting the price of grains and other products. Food prices have risen under pressure from energy costs and growing world demand for food, as well as local problems like the weather. In the United States, grain prices are reaching historic highs. And supplies have dropped to lows not seen since the nineteen seventies. For one of America's leading crops, the growing use of corn to make fuel has driven up the price. The government has strongly supported ethanol production. In two thousand five, Congress set a national goal of using twenty-eight billion liters of ethanol a year by two thousand twelve. President Bush and Congress have since expanded that goal. As a result, farmers are planting more corn. But more hectares of maize for ethanol mean fewer hectares for crops like soybeans. Meat producers now have to pay more for soybeans because there is less available for animal feed. This is how corn-based ethanol affects the price of meat products. Rising grain prices could signal a change for agricultural commodities around the world. For years, developing countries have opposed government support for farmers in wealthy nations. They make the case that farm subsidies drive down prices for agricultural products, hurting poor farmers. Subsidies have been one of the major disputes limiting progress in the Doha development round of world trade talks. Now, there is worry that the increasing demand for food could drive prices too high, hurting the buying power of the world's poor. Many developing countries have a growing middle class. More people than ever have money to buy high-value agricultural products like meat and milk. In China, for example, Premier Wen Jiabao has called for increased milk production. More milking cows means the need for more feed. Yet prices are not rising for all agriculture- based products. In the United States, while the price of corn remains high, it has not affected ethanol prices. In fact, in recent months, those prices have dropped about thirty percent. Production has expanded faster than demand, so now there is a big oversupply of ethanol. And that's the VOA Special English Economics Report, written by Mario Ritter. Transcripts and archives of our broadcasts are at voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Steve Ember. Agricultural inflation has been hitting the price of... .grains and other products Congress set a national goal of using twenty-eight billion liters of ethanol a year by...two thousand twelve More hectares of maize for ethanol mean fewer hectares for crops like .... soybeans Rising grain prices could signal a change for agricultural commodities around the ... region The government has strongly supported ... production.ethanol What is Wen Jiabao?Premier What pain are many people around the world feeling right now?the pain of "agflation" What pain are many people around the world feeling right now?the pain of "agflation" When did Congress set a national goal of using twenty-eight billion liters of ethanol a year by two thousand twelve?In two thousand five Who has strongly supported ethanol production?the government Text7 As Some Animal Diseases Spread, One May Be Near an End This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease and bluetongue disease are all animal viruses that can ruin a farmer. An outbreak of one disease is bad enough. Britain has been dealing with foot-and-mouth -- and now its first cases of bluetongue. United Nations officials see the recent arrival of that virus in the United Kingdom as another sign of a bigger problem. The Food and Agriculture Organization says animal diseases once limited to warm, tropical climates are on the rise around the world. It says countries need to invest more to control them. It says things like the globalization of trade, the movement of people and goods and probably also climate change may only further their spread. Bluetongue can kill sheep and cattle and other ruminant animals like goats and deer. It does not affect humans. The virus is spread by small biting flies called midges. It was first discovered in South Africa. It spread widely and by the end of the nineteen nineties had crossed the Mediterranean. Since last year, bluetongue has been found in several countries in northern Europe. There are safe vaccines against forms of the southern virus, but not yet for the northern one. But there is better news about one of the deadliest of all animal diseases: rinderpest. Some experts are hopeful that the world can be declared free of it by two thousand ten. This is the goal of the Global Rinderpest Eradication Program. Vaccines have helped speed the progress. Rinderpest can lead to starvation in areas where people depend on cattle and buffalo for food and work. In the eighteen hundreds, it killed eighty to ninety percent of cattle in southern Africa. After another epidemic in the nineteen eighties, thirty-four African nations combined their efforts to fight the disease. Rinderpest has also struck hard in central Asia, where it started. There have still been some outbreaks in recent years. But the World Organization for Animal Health has declared most nations in the world free of rinderpest. They have not reported a case for at least five years. Some other nations have declared themselves free of it for at least two years. But they still need official recognition for trade purposes. Other animals affected by include yaks, sheep, goats and some pigs. It can spread through the air. It can also spread through water infected with waste from sick animals. Some animals die after just a day or two. And that's the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, written by Jerilyn Watson. I’m Steve Ember. Bluetongue can kill ...sheep and cattle and other ruminant animals like goats and deer How is the virus spread?by small biting flies called midges Some animals die after ....just a day or two What are the animal viruses that can ruin a farmer?Rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease and bluetongue disease What are the diseases that can ruin a farmer?Rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease and bluetongue disease What country has been dealing with foot-and-mouth — and now its first cases of bluetongue? Britain What does the Food and Agriculture Organization say about animal diseases?It says animal diseases once limited to warm, tropical climates are on the rise around the world. What officials see the recent arrival of that virus in the United Kingdom as another sign of a bigger problem? UN Where was this virus first discovered?in South America Text 8 Combination of Medicine and Therapy Called Best for Depressed Teens This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Depression can cause long periods of sadness and hopelessness, feelings of low self-worth, even physical pain. It is the leading cause of suicide. The World Health Organization says more than one hundred twenty million people worldwide suffer from depression. But many people may not know it can start at a young age. In the United States, for example, health officials estimate that about five percent of adolescents are depressed. Researchers in the United States have just reported on a study of more than three hundred patients ages twelve to seventeen. All suffered from major depression disorder, the most common form of the disease. The researchers divided them into three groups. One received the antidepressant drug Prozac. Another received cognitive behavioral therapy. The third received both. The study found that the best treatment was a combination of antidepressant and cognitive behavioral therapy, or C.B.T. This kind of therapy teaches patients to recognize and deal with the thoughts that can result from depression. It centers on current feelings instead of past events. At twelve weeks, the researchers found reduced levels of depression in all three groups. But they say the group receiving the combination of treatments had the greatest reduction. This continued through the end of the nine-month study. The researchers say eighty-six percent of those who received both treatments had improved. This was compared to eighty-one percent each in the two other groups. The study did not include an untreated control group. So there is no way to know for sure if it was the treatment that eased the depression. The findings by Duke University researchers appear in the Archives of General Psychiatry. The National Institute of Mental Health paid for the seventeen million dollar study. The researchers say the group that received Prozac alone had a higher rate of suicidal thoughts than the other two groups. Experts say antidepressant drugs can increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in teenagers. And, earlier this year, the government asked drug makers to extend that warning to patients age eighteen to twenty-four during initial treatment. Generally that means the first one to two months. And that’s the VOA Special English Health Report, written by Caty Weaver. To learn about World Mental Health Day, observed each year on October tenth, go to voaspecialenglish.com. I’m Steve Ember. ... in the United States have just reported on a study of more than three hundred patients ages twelve to seventeen.Researchers ...... says more than one hundred twenty million people worldwide suffer from depression.The World Health Organization Researchers in ... have just reported on a study of more than three hundred patients ages twelve to seventeen.the United States Researchers in the United States have just reported on a study of more than ...patients ages twelve to seventeen.three hundred The National Institute of Mental Health paid for ... study.the seventeen million dollar The World Health Organization says more than ... people worldwide suffer from depression.one hundred twenty million The World Health Organization says more than one hundred twenty million people ... suffer from depression.worldwide What is the leading cause of suicide?Depression Слушание 2011 Text 1 Bags will be provided by the council ....only for materials that can be recycled Fields near the entrance to the beach can be used as.car parks hey are preparing to celebrate the anniversary of the town. 250th |