An extremely low body temperature can cause the heart to beat so slowly that a pulse may be difficult to find.

VOA: special.2009.12.30

Experts say any device used to heat a home should be inspected to make sure it is working correctly.

VOA: special.2010.02.02

They are proof that the best thing that can happen to a man is to be born lucky.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

The young policeman thought anyone who claimed to be the emperor of the United State might be a danger to the public.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

She was very intelligent. At a very early age she decided she wanted to be a writer someday.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

Then a senator from Delaware agreed to be chairman of a special committee on the question of slavery in the new territories.

VOA: special.2009.02.26

She wanted to make sure she would be judged as a singer who happened to be black - not as a black singer.

VOA: special.2009.01.18

The best way to judge if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its color.

VOA: special.2009.02.24

Here is a good reason to be hopeful about the future: it might help you stay alive.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

She looked strange when she was a child, but she grew up to be a beautiful woman.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

The Food and Agriculture Organization says more than forty billion dollars a year needs to be invested in agriculture to defeat world hunger.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

"It's a great honor to be included as one of the recipients of the two thousand and eight Cable Television Hall of Fame."

VOA: special.2011.05.11

"You do not need to be a rocket scientist to see that our soap cleans better."

VOA: special.2010.06.27

"Come on." she says. "You do not need to be a rocket scientist to understand this."

VOA: special.2010.06.27