The City of Los Angeles is to ban smonking on its most popular public beaches. It will act together with its neighbor Santa Monica in an action to create a 20-kilometer stretch of smoke-free eaterfront, officials said Wednesday. The city councile approved the measure and the mayor has indicated that he intends to sign the legislation. Proponents of the ban say smoking on beaches poses health risks, such as exposure to second-hand smoke and poisoning from cigarette butts that release toxins into the sand and water.
There are also the aesthetic and economic issues posed by discarded cigarette butts. Environmental groups list these as the most common form of litter found on beaches. Were it not for constant and costly efforts by city work crews to remove them, the city's beaches would long ago have become nothing more than enormous ashtrays. California has led the US in anti-smoking legislation, with many states and cities following its lead in banning smoking in public spaces, workplaces and restaurants.
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The Los Angeles will company with Santa Monica to create a smoke-free eaterfront. That's all because smoking cause health risks. It also lead a popular action to ban smokeing in public spaces.
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When I saw this article, I immediately decided to share this one. As far as I am concerned, smoking is the worst behavior in the world. When someone is smoking, he not only hurts everyone’s health but also pollutes the environment. Why do we have to stand them? Shouldn’t we make the rules to ban the action? I think in the public space you should not smoke, because you also have to respect those who don’t smoke. In my university, there are always a lot of people gathering the doors to smoke. In the fact, every time I see they are smoking, and I want to slap them. Sorry, I am too rude. But when can we have the fresh air?
2008年3月26日 星期三
Jobless Rate at 34-Month Low
Taiwan's unemployment rate fell to 4.45 percent in March - the lowest monthly level since June 2001. A government survey made public over the weekend showed there were about 452,000 unemployed people across the island in March. This figure is down 0.16 percent, or 16,000 people, from the level previous month's level and down 0.63 percent from the level one year earlier. Around 971,500 workers were hired across the country last month, an increase of 29,000 people over the February level and a large jump of 201,000 people compared with one year ago.
The government attributed the improved March unemployment rate - the lowest level in nearly 34 months - to a steadily recovering economy across the globe, which has spurred strong demand for both inbound and outbound shipments. The officials claimed that employment in the domestic market will continue to improve in the months ahead, despite the fact that the large number of college and university students entering the job market over the summer will have a temporary showing effect on the pace of improvement.
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According these data, we can know there are more and more the job opportunities in Taiwan. The government attribute to the recovering economy across the globe. In other words, It means business is picking up everywhere.
The second paragraph point out another thing which is likely to happen in the summer. That's the increasing numberof jobs will level off somewhat.
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The unemployment rate become more higher in Taiwan. I think it can not totally attribute to the companies moving to China. Maybe somebody will say it is the reason. But I do not agree. On the contrary, I think the unemployment rate result from the people seeking the jobs. Where there is a will, there is a way. Only do not you dislike the conditions. Everyone can get their own jobs.
The government attributed the improved March unemployment rate - the lowest level in nearly 34 months - to a steadily recovering economy across the globe, which has spurred strong demand for both inbound and outbound shipments. The officials claimed that employment in the domestic market will continue to improve in the months ahead, despite the fact that the large number of college and university students entering the job market over the summer will have a temporary showing effect on the pace of improvement.
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1.
According these data, we can know there are more and more the job opportunities in Taiwan. The government attribute to the recovering economy across the globe. In other words, It means business is picking up everywhere.
The second paragraph point out another thing which is likely to happen in the summer. That's the increasing numberof jobs will level off somewhat.
2.
steadily
spur
inbound / outbound
shipment
domestic
3.
temporary
figure
attribute to
4.
The unemployment rate become more higher in Taiwan. I think it can not totally attribute to the companies moving to China. Maybe somebody will say it is the reason. But I do not agree. On the contrary, I think the unemployment rate result from the people seeking the jobs. Where there is a will, there is a way. Only do not you dislike the conditions. Everyone can get their own jobs.
2008年3月12日 星期三
Green Tea and Good Health
These days there is a fair amount of empirical support for the contention that drinking green tea is a healthy habit, but it is only during thw past several decades that any formal studies have been carried out on the subject.
Scientific interest in the drink was triggered in the 1970s when Japanese researchers made the observation that the people in Shizuoka, Japan had a amuch lower incidence of stomach cancer than people in other parts of the country. Subsequent in-depth studies showed that the difference was not limited to stomach cancer; that the population of Shizuoka actually had much lower rates of all types of cancer. It did not take long for attention to focus on green tea as it was commonly known that more of the brew is consumed in Shizuoka than in any other part of Japan, or probably, of the world.
Green tea and black tea are actually made from the same leaves but by different processess. Most tea-producing countries ferment their leaves to make either oolong or black tea. The Japanese do not ferment the tea leaves, but instead steam them right after they have been picked. The activity of the fermenting enzyme is thereby syopped, and the tea leaves retain their green color. This is also thought to preserve the bene ficial chemical compounds contained in the leaf.
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1. Recently, we figure out our health benefit from drinking green tea. Because Japanese researchers observe that people living in Shizuoka have lower opportunities to get cancers, they start to study the making processe. They prove that the reason of limiting a cancer is steaming the leaves. Because of the different way, it can preserve the beneficial chemical compounds.
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empirical
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ferment
enzyme
compounds
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incidence
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limit
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When it comes to choosing a kind of drinking, green tea is usually my first choice. That's the reason that I choose this article. Not only it is good to drink but also it benefit our health. Some people will tell you drinking green tea can reduce the possibilities of getting the cancer and others will tell you it also can make you more beautiful. Actually I do not know what are elements in the leaves causing this result? But I think it is not very important.
In the end, I have to say another important thing. Do not drinking too much. It will be agrypnotic.
Scientific interest in the drink was triggered in the 1970s when Japanese researchers made the observation that the people in Shizuoka, Japan had a amuch lower incidence of stomach cancer than people in other parts of the country. Subsequent in-depth studies showed that the difference was not limited to stomach cancer; that the population of Shizuoka actually had much lower rates of all types of cancer. It did not take long for attention to focus on green tea as it was commonly known that more of the brew is consumed in Shizuoka than in any other part of Japan, or probably, of the world.
Green tea and black tea are actually made from the same leaves but by different processess. Most tea-producing countries ferment their leaves to make either oolong or black tea. The Japanese do not ferment the tea leaves, but instead steam them right after they have been picked. The activity of the fermenting enzyme is thereby syopped, and the tea leaves retain their green color. This is also thought to preserve the bene ficial chemical compounds contained in the leaf.
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1. Recently, we figure out our health benefit from drinking green tea. Because Japanese researchers observe that people living in Shizuoka have lower opportunities to get cancers, they start to study the making processe. They prove that the reason of limiting a cancer is steaming the leaves. Because of the different way, it can preserve the beneficial chemical compounds.
2.
empirical
contention
ferment
enzyme
compounds
3.
support
observation
incidence
in-depth
limit
consumed
4.
When it comes to choosing a kind of drinking, green tea is usually my first choice. That's the reason that I choose this article. Not only it is good to drink but also it benefit our health. Some people will tell you drinking green tea can reduce the possibilities of getting the cancer and others will tell you it also can make you more beautiful. Actually I do not know what are elements in the leaves causing this result? But I think it is not very important.
In the end, I have to say another important thing. Do not drinking too much. It will be agrypnotic.
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