a little girl who slipped through metal bars and became trapped by the neck was saved by the heroic efforts of her neighbours . na chu had just returned from a trip to the zoo when her grandmother accidentally locked her in the house by herself in the xiangtan , south china . the five-year-old panicked and ran to the window but fell between the protective metal slats of the residential property , the people 's daily online reports . scroll down for video . long drop : the child dangles from the residential block in the xiangtan district , south china . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- boeing has warned airlines to keep some 747-8 and 787 aircraft away from certain storms because of possible icing problems in engines . the aircraft manufacturer sent a message to `` customers who operate some ge-powered engines after instances of ice crystal icing that resulted in temporary diminished engine performance , '' spokesman marc birtel said in a statement . it is a skill employed by stand-up comedians , politicians and market traders alike -- an effortless way with words that can persuade , cajole and tease . now scientists believe they have found evidence of what may lie behind ` the gift of the gab ' . brain scans on a group of professional comedians has revealed differences in the way the brains of these ` super speakers ' work while talking . the ultimate wheeler dealer , del boy 's gift of the gab came from a difference in the way his brain worked . compared to the less silver tongued among us , the super speakers -- which also included a barrister and a radio presenter -- showed less activity in a key area of the brain involved articulating and comprehending speech . wimbledon semi-finalist milos raonic and 19-year-old australian nick kyrgios will make their debuts at the aegon championships at queen 's club this summer . canada 's raonic , ranked no 6 in the world , lost to roger federer in last year 's wimbledon semi-final while kyrgios burst onto the scene with a shock fourth-round victory over two-time champion rafael nadal . boeing said pilots should keep the planes at least 50 nautical miles from storms that may contain ice crystals until general electric can make improvements to the `` genx '' engines . this suggests that this group were putting less effort into the basic mechanics of speech , allowing them to devote more resources to what they were going to say next . the duo will join nadal , andy murray , stan wawrinka , marin cilic and defending champion grigor dimitrov at queen 's , which begins on june 15 . croatia 's milos raonic in action during his run to the wimbledon semi-finals last summer . sarcasm is often described as the lowest form of wit , but it seems you need the right kind of wits in the first place to be able to recognise it . neuroscientists have identified the area of the brain that is the key to picking up on when someone is being sarcastic . they found that people with damage to the right sagittal stratum - a bundle of white matter that lies between the cerebral cortex and subcortical structures in the brain - are unable to detect sarcasm . stroke survivors often suffer damage to this area of their brain and struggle to recognise when family and friends are being sarcastic . dr joe devlin , a neuroscientist at university college london , told the guardian : ` the fact that they show less activity there reflects the fact that they simply find speech less effortful and i suspect part of that has to do with practice . ' propped up : a neighbour stops the five-year-old from suffocating by giving her a poll to sit on . neighbours rushed to help after they spotted the little girl hanging in the air with her head trapped between the bars . some used a piece of pipe to prop her up and prevent her from suffocating , while others supported her feet before firemen eventually arrived - half an hour later . one neighbour told local tv : ` her terrified screams alerted us and we saw that the upper half of her body was lodged between the security bars and she was slowly slipping down . rescue : a fireman helps the little girl who has fallen between the metal bars and become trapped by her neck . ` so a bunch of us leapt to action to try save her . we grabbed a drainpipe section and used that to prop her up . and we were talking to her , telling her not to panic . ' another woman took a handful of blankets from her home and laid them on the road below in case the girl fell . people have taken to weibo , the chinese equivalent of twitter , to praise the tireless efforts of the neighbour below , who supported her feet the entire time . they coined the term ` lifting man ' in reference to him , which has now become internet slang for anyone who does a good deed . help : the good samaritan supports the child 's legs while a worried crowd gathers below the apartment block . slow response : people took to weibo to praise neighbours and criticise the emergency services for taking 30 minutes to reach the girl , whose rescue was covered by local tv . ` nice people are still around , ' commented online user ` baby lexuan ' . only a small number of the engines have had a problem with ice crystals , the statement said . boeing began delivering its 787 dreamliners in 2011 . the model is billed as a super-efficient , high-technology airliner of the future , and it flew without major problems for a year . but a battery fire forced the diversion of an all nippon airways flight in january 2013 . the entire fleet of 50 planes was grounded for four months while boeing made repairs . later , a united airlines dreamliner made an emergency landing in houston with brake problems and a fire broke out on an unoccupied ethiopian airlines dreamliner in london . there also have been investigations into a faulty fuel pump indicator , an electric panel , a plane oven and emergency beacons . others criticised the emergency services for not getting there fast enough . the findings may also help to explain why some people dry up completely when asked to speak . dr devlin and his colleagues used magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brains of 17 professional comedians , a radio presenter and barrister . they were asked to lie in the scanner while talking for 30 seconds on random topics without hesitation , deviation or repetition -- a task based on the bbc 4 panel show just a minute . among the comedians taking part were robin ince , who presents a show with physicist brian cox , richard herring and helen keen . they were compared against a control group of students , who , according to dr devlin , were far less adept at the task . super speakers were found to have less activity in broca 's region of the brain , shown in the image above . dr devlin said : ` one of the participants was given `` scotland '' and just said `` i 've never been there '' , and that was basically it . ` we asked them to speak about `` a perfect cup of tea '' , topics that should 've been easy for everyone . ' a lot of our interest in speaking in fluency has been about things that go wrong , such as stutters . there 's been almost no interest in how speech goes right . ' the study revealed that the same areas of the brain were activated when both the comedians and the students were speaking . market traders are known for their ability to sell almost anything to anyone due to their talent for speaking . however , the comedians and other super speakers showed lower levels of activity in an area of the brain known as broca 's region . perhaps surprisingly , some studies have shown that broca 's region is also underactive in people who stutter . nick kyrgios was responsible for the biggest upset at sw19 last year when he beat rafael nadal . cnn 's tory dunnan and mike ahlers contributed to this report . writing on his blog about being involved in the research , comedian richard herring said : ' i was secretly hoping they would discover that my grey matter was special in some way or had some additional little bend or section which enabled me to be so very funny . ` the testers did say that the control group of non-professional speakers found the idea of talking on a surprise subject very difficult . '
scientists at university college london took mri scans of comedians , barristers and radio hosts while they talked non stop for 30 seconds . they had lower activity in key language centre of the brain than students . it suggests ` super speakers ' require less effort to talk than other people .
a little girl who slipped through metal bars and became trapped by the neck was saved by the heroic efforts of her neighbours . na chu had just returned from a trip to the zoo when her grandmother accidentally locked her in the house by herself in the xiangtan , south china . the five-year-old panicked and ran to the window but fell between the protective metal slats of the residential property , the people 's daily online reports . scroll down for video . long drop : the child dangles from the residential block in the xiangtan district , south china . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- boeing has warned airlines to keep some 747-8 and 787 aircraft away from certain storms because of possible icing problems in engines . the aircraft manufacturer sent a message to `` customers who operate some ge-powered engines after instances of ice crystal icing that resulted in temporary diminished engine performance , '' spokesman marc birtel said in a statement . it is a skill employed by stand-up comedians , politicians and market traders alike -- an effortless way with words that can persuade , cajole and tease . now scientists believe they have found evidence of what may lie behind ` the gift of the gab ' . brain scans on a group of professional comedians has revealed differences in the way the brains of these ` super speakers ' work while talking . the ultimate wheeler dealer , del boy 's gift of the gab came from a difference in the way his brain worked . compared to the less silver tongued among us , the super speakers -- which also included a barrister and a radio presenter -- showed less activity in a key area of the brain involved articulating and comprehending speech . wimbledon semi-finalist milos raonic and 19-year-old australian nick kyrgios will make their debuts at the aegon championships at queen 's club this summer . canada 's raonic , ranked no 6 in the world , lost to roger federer in last year 's wimbledon semi-final while kyrgios burst onto the scene with a shock fourth-round victory over two-time champion rafael nadal . boeing said pilots should keep the planes at least 50 nautical miles from storms that may contain ice crystals until general electric can make improvements to the `` genx '' engines . this suggests that this group were putting less effort into the basic mechanics of speech , allowing them to devote more resources to what they were going to say next . the duo will join nadal , andy murray , stan wawrinka , marin cilic and defending champion grigor dimitrov at queen 's , which begins on june 15 . croatia 's milos raonic in action during his run to the wimbledon semi-finals last summer . sarcasm is often described as the lowest form of wit , but it seems you need the right kind of wits in the first place to be able to recognise it . neuroscientists have identified the area of the brain that is the key to picking up on when someone is being sarcastic . they found that people with damage to the right sagittal stratum - a bundle of white matter that lies between the cerebral cortex and subcortical structures in the brain - are unable to detect sarcasm . stroke survivors often suffer damage to this area of their brain and struggle to recognise when family and friends are being sarcastic . dr joe devlin , a neuroscientist at university college london , told the guardian : ` the fact that they show less activity there reflects the fact that they simply find speech less effortful and i suspect part of that has to do with practice . ' propped up : a neighbour stops the five-year-old from suffocating by giving her a poll to sit on . neighbours rushed to help after they spotted the little girl hanging in the air with her head trapped between the bars . some used a piece of pipe to prop her up and prevent her from suffocating , while others supported her feet before firemen eventually arrived - half an hour later . one neighbour told local tv : ` her terrified screams alerted us and we saw that the upper half of her body was lodged between the security bars and she was slowly slipping down . rescue : a fireman helps the little girl who has fallen between the metal bars and become trapped by her neck . ` so a bunch of us ` we asked them to speak about `` a perfect cup of tea '' , topics that should 've been easy for everyone . ' a lot of our interest in speaking in fluency has been about things that go wrong , such as stutters . there 's been almost no interest in how speech goes right . ' the study revealed that the same areas of the brain were activated when both the comedians and the students were speaking . market traders are known for their ability to sell almost anything to anyone due to their talent for speaking . however , the comedians and other super speakers showed lower levels of activity in an area of the brain known as broca 's region . perhaps surprisingly , some studies have shown that broca 's region is also underactive in people who stutter . nick kyrgios was responsible for the biggest upset at sw19 last year when he beat rafael nadal . cnn 's tory dunnan and mike ahlers contributed to this report . writing on his blog about being involved in the research , comedian richard herring said : ' i was secretly hoping they would discover that my grey matter was special in some way or had some additional little bend or section which enabled me to be so very funny . ` the testers did say that the control group of non-professional speakers found the idea of talking on a surprise subject very difficult . '
engines . the aircraft manufacturer sent a message to `` customers who operate some ge-powered engines after instances of ice crystal icing that resulted in temporary diminished engine performance , '' spokesman marc birtel said in a statement . it is a skill employed by stand-up comedians , politicians and market traders alike -- an effortless way with words that can persuade , cajole and tease . now scientists believe they have found evidence of what may lie behind ` the gift of the gab ' . brain scans on a group of professional comedians has revealed differences in the way the brains of these ` super speakers ' work while talking . the ultimate wheeler dealer , del boy 's gift of the gab came from a difference in the way his brain worked . compared to the less silver tongued among us , the super speakers -- which also included a barrister and a radio presenter -- showed less activity in a key area of the brain involved articulating and comprehending speech . wimbledon semi-finalist milos raonic and 19-year-old australian nick kyrgios will make their debuts at the aegon championships at queen 's club this summer . canada 's raonic , ranked no 6 in the world , lost to roger federer in last year 's wimbledon semi-final while kyrgios burst onto the scene with a shock fourth-round victory over two-time champion rafael nadal . boeing said pilots should keep the planes at least 50 nautical miles from storms that may contain ice crystals until general electric can make improvements to the `` genx '' engines . this suggests that this group were putting less effort into the basic mechanics of speech , allowing them to devote more resources to what they were going to say next . the duo will join nadal , andy murray , stan wawrinka , marin cilic and defending champion grigor dimitrov at queen 's , which begins on june 15 . croatia 's milos raonic in action during his run to the wimbledon semi-finals last summer . sarcasm is often described as the lowest form of wit , but it seems you need the right kind of wits in the first place to be able to recognise it . neuroscientists have identified the area of the brain that is the key to picking up on when someone is being sarcastic . they found that people with damage to the right sagittal stratum - a bundle of white matter that lies between the cerebral cortex and subcortical structures in the brain - are unable to detect sarcasm . stroke survivors often suffer damage to this area of their brain and struggle to recognise when family and friends are being sarcastic . dr joe devlin , a neuroscientist at university college london , told the guardian : ` the fact that they show less activity there reflects the fact that they simply find speech less effortful and i suspect part of that has to do with practice . ' propped up : a neighbour stops the crowd gathers below the apartment block . slow response : people took to weibo to praise neighbours and criticise the emergency services for taking 30 minutes to reach the girl , whose rescue was covered by local tv . ` nice people are still around , ' commented online user ` baby lexuan ' . only a small number of the engines have had a problem with ice crystals , the statement said . boeing began delivering its 787 dreamliners in 2011 . the model is billed as a super-efficient , high-technology airliner of the future , and it flew without major problems for a year . but a battery fire forced the diversion of an all nippon airways flight in january 2013 . the entire fleet of for 30 seconds on random topics without hesitation , deviation or repetition -- a task based on the bbc 4 panel show just a minute . among the comedians taking part were robin ince , who presents a show with physicist brian cox , richard herring and helen keen . they were compared against a control group of students , who , according to dr devlin , were far less adept at the task . super speakers were found to have less activity in broca 's region of the brain , shown in the image above . dr devlin said : ` one of the participants was given `` scotland '' and just said `` i 've never been there '' , and that was basically it . ` we asked them to speak about `` a perfect cup of tea '' , topics that should 've been easy for everyone . ' a lot of our interest in speaking in fluency has been about things that go wrong , such as stutters . there 's been almost no interest in how speech goes right . ' the study revealed that the same areas of the brain were activated when both the comedians and the students were speaking . market traders are known for their ability to sell almost anything to anyone due to their talent for speaking . however , the comedians and other super speakers showed lower levels of activity in an area of the brain known as broca 's region . perhaps surprisingly , some studies have shown that broca 's region is also underactive in people who stutter . nick kyrgios was responsible for the biggest upset at sw19 last year when he beat rafael nadal . cnn 's tory dunnan and mike ahlers contributed to this report . writing on his blog about being involved in the research , comedian richard herring said : ' i was secretly hoping they would discover that my grey matter was special in some way or had some additional little bend or section which enabled me to be so very funny . ` the testers did say that the control group of non-professional speakers found the idea of talking on a surprise subject very difficult . '
a little girl slipped through metal bars became trapped by the neck was saved the heroic efforts her neighbours. na chu had just returned the zoo her grandmother accidentally locked by herself in the xiangtan, south china the five panicked but fell between the protective metal slats the residential property, people 's daily online reports. scroll. long drop : the child dangles the residential block in the xiangtan district, south china. -lrb- cnn -- boeing has warned airlines keep some 747-8 and 787 aircraft away certain storms because possible icing problems engines. the aircraft manufacturer sent `` customers operate some ge-powered engines after instances ice crystal icing that resulted temporary diminished engine performance, '' spokesman marc birtel. it a skill employed stand-up comedians, politicians market traders alike -- an effortless way with words persuade, cajole tease now scientists believe what lie ` the gift the gab '. brain scans on a group professional comedians has differences these ` super speakers ' work while talking. the ultimate wheeler dealer, del boy 's gift the gab came a difference his brain compared the less silver tongued among, the super speakers -- which also a barrister a radio presenter showed less activity a key area involved articulating. wimbledon semi-finalist milos raonic and 19-year-old australian nick kyrgios will make the aegon championships queen 's club this. canada 's raonic, ranked no 6 lost roger federer last year 's wimbledon semi while kyrgios burst two-time champion rafael nadal boeing said pilots keep the planes 50 storms that contain ice crystals until general electric can make improvements the `` genx '' engines. this suggests this group were putting less effort the basic mechanics speech, allowing devote what going next. the duo will join nadal, andy murray stan wawrinka marin cilic defending champion grigor dimitrov at queen 's, which begins june 15. croatia 's milos raonic in action during his run the wimbledon semi last. sarcasm is often wit, seems you need the right kind recognise neuroscientists identified the area the key picking on when someone sarcastic. they found people damage the right sagittal stratum - a bundle lies in unable detect sarcasm. stroke survivors often suffer damage this area struggle recognise when family being sarcastic. dr joe devlin, a neuroscientist university college london told the guardian : ` the fact they show less activity there reflects simply find speech effortful i suspect part has practice. ' propped : a neighbour stops the five suffocating by giving a poll to sit. neighbours rushed help after they hanging with trapped the bars. some used a piece pipe prop her prevent suffocating, while supported before firemen eventually arrived - half an. one neighbour told local tv : ` her terrified screams alerted saw that the upper half lodged between the security bars slowly slipping. rescue : a fireman helps the little girl between the metal bars become her neck. ` so a bunch us leapt action try save. we grabbed a drainpipe section used prop her. and we were talking her, telling not panic. ' another woman took a handful blankets laid below in case the girl fell. people have taken weibo, the chinese equivalent twitter praise the neighbour below, supported her feet the they coined ` lifting man him, which has now internet slang anyone does. help : the good samaritan supports the child 's legs while a worried crowd gathers below the apartment block. slow response : people took weibo praise neighbours the emergency services taking 30 minutes reach the girl, whose rescue covered local tv. ` nice people are still around, ' commented online user ` baby lexuan '. only a small number the engines had a problem ice crystals, the statement. boeing began delivering its 787 dreamliners 2011. the model billed a super-efficient, high-technology airliner of flew without major problems. but a battery fire forced the diversion an all nippon airways flight in january 2013. the entire fleet 50 planes was grounded four months while boeing made repairs. later, a united airlines dreamliner made an emergency landing houston with brake problems a fire broke an unoccupied ethiopian airlines dreamliner london. there also have investigations a faulty fuel pump indicator, an electric panel, a plane oven and emergency beacons others criticised the emergency services getting there. the findings may also help dry completely asked speak. dr devlin and his colleagues used 17 professional comedians, a radio presenter barrister. they asked lie the scanner while talking for on random topics without hesitation, deviation or repetition -- a task based the bbc 4 panel show just a minute. among the comedians taking were robin ince, who presents with physicist brian cox richard herring helen keen they compared against students, who, according dr devlin far adept super speakers were found less activity broca 's region, shown dr devlin said : ` one the participants given `` scotland '' just said i 've there '', that basically. ` we asked them speak `` a perfect cup '', topics should 've easy everyone. ' a lot our interest speaking in fluency about things go wrong, such stutters. there 's almost no interest how speech goes right. ' the study revealed the same areas both the comedians speaking. market traders known sell almost anything to due their talent speaking. however, the comedians other super speakers showed lower levels activity an area broca 's region perhaps surprisingly, some studies that broca 's region also underactive people stutter nick kyrgios was responsible the biggest upset at sw19 last when beat rafael nadal. cnn 's tory dunnan and mike ahlers contributed. writing on being involved the research, comedian richard herring said : i secretly hoping they discover my grey matter special in had some additional little bend or section which enabled be so very funny. ` the testers did say the control group of non-professional speakers found the idea talking a surprise subject very. '
a little girl who slipped through metal bars and became trapped by the neck was saved by the heroic efforts of her neighbours . na chu had just returned from a trip to the zoo when her grandmother accidentally locked her in the house by herself in the xiangtan , south china . the five-year-old panicked and ran to the window but fell between the protective metal slats of the residential property , the people 's daily online reports . scroll down for video . long drop : the child dangles from the residential block in the xiangtan district , south china . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- boeing has warned airlines to keep some 747-8 and 787 aircraft away from certain storms because of possible icing problems in engines . the aircraft manufacturer sent a message to `` customers who operate some ge-powered engines after instances of ice crystal icing that resulted in temporary diminished engine performance , '' spokesman marc birtel said in a statement . it is a skill employed by stand-up comedians , politicians and market traders alike -- an effortless way with words that can persuade , cajole and tease . now scientists believe they have found evidence of what may lie behind ` the gift of the gab ' . brain scans on a group of professional comedians has revealed differences in the way the brains of these ` super speakers ' work while talking . the ultimate wheeler dealer , del boy 's gift of the gab came from a difference in the way his brain worked . compared to the less silver tongued among us , the super speakers -- which also included a barrister and a radio presenter -- showed less activity in a key area of the brain involved articulating and comprehending speech . wimbledon semi-finalist milos raonic and 19-year-old australian nick kyrgios will make their debuts at the aegon championships at queen 's club this summer . canada 's raonic , ranked no 6 in the world , lost to roger federer in last year 's wimbledon semi-final while kyrgios burst onto the scene with a shock fourth-round victory over two-time champion rafael nadal . boeing said pilots should keep the planes at least 50 nautical miles from storms that may contain ice crystals until general electric can make improvements to the `` genx '' engines . this suggests that this group were putting less effort into the basic mechanics of speech , allowing them to devote more resources to what they were going to say next . the duo will join nadal , andy murray , stan wawrinka , marin cilic and defending champion grigor dimitrov at queen 's , which begins on june 15 . croatia 's milos raonic in action during his run to the wimbledon semi-finals last summer . sarcasm is often described as the lowest form of wit , but it seems you need the right kind of wits in the first place to be able to recognise it . neuroscientists have identified the area of the brain that is the key to picking up on when someone is being sarcastic . they found that people with damage to the right sagittal stratum - a bundle of white matter that lies between the cerebral cortex and subcortical structures in the brain - are unable to detect sarcasm . stroke survivors often suffer damage to this area of their brain and struggle to recognise when family and friends are being sarcastic . dr joe devlin , a neuroscientist at university college london , told the guardian : ` the fact that they show less activity there reflects the fact that they simply find speech less effortful and i suspect part of that has to do with practice . ' propped up : a neighbour stops the five-year-old from suffocating by giving her a poll to sit on . neighbours rushed to help after they spotted the little girl hanging in the air with her head trapped between the bars . some used a piece of pipe to prop her up and prevent her from suffocating , while others supported her feet before firemen eventually arrived - half an hour later . one neighbour told local tv : ` her terrified screams alerted us and we saw that the upper half of her body was lodged between the security bars and she was slowly slipping down . rescue : a fireman helps the little girl who has fallen between the metal bars and become trapped by her neck . ` so a bunch of us
 The text describes an incident where a little girl slipped through metal bars and became trapped by her neck. She was saved by heroic efforts from neighbors who worked together to free her. The story highlights the importance of community and quick thinking in emergency situations.