When it comes to recycling the household waste, people have done it for about two decades. However, there's still some confusion about what can and what can't be recycled. With advances in technology, there are more things that can be recycled.
COFFEE PODS (咖啡莢)
On average, Australians are using more than three million coffee pods per day, and about 1.5 million households have coffee machines. While the pods are disastrous for the environment, they can still be recycled. Nespresso has a free post-back programme and drop-off points run by TerraCycle, so you can take the pods and directly drop off at Nespresso stores.
LIGHT BULBS
Rather than throwing light bulbs into the bin, some councils run specific recycling stations, which allow you to drop off these kinds of items. If you do regularly recycle household glass, remember all glass should be washed and have lids removed.
PIZZA BOXES
Normally pizza boxes don't make it into recycling because they're covered in grease (油脂) and leftover bits of cheese. When a pizza box is too greasy, it won't be taken to a recycling processing plant. If possible, remove as much of the leftovers as you can before recycling. If the pizza box can't be recycled, tear off the lid which can still be recycled.
HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES
Household batteries can also be recycled. Batteries that do end up in landfills can cause a serious problem to the environment as they can release poisonous chemicals into the soil which are harmful to both humans and animals. Button-cell batteries, which are used in hearing aids and watches, can also be recycled.
C To exchange coffee machines. D. To warn people of the harm of coffee.
I've been writing now for 34 years. It all started when I was just 18 years. As a boy growing up, I probably read hundreds of books. I read mysteries, science fiction, thrillers, and just about any other type of book I could find. I had a thirst for knowledge that never seemed to disappear, no matter how many books I read over the years.
Then suddenly, I found that I too had ideas of my own that I wanted to write and share. I wanted to share things that were full of goodness, love, joy, and happiness. I tried to ignore my desire at first, but as any writer will tell you, once ideas awaken inside of you, they don't leave you alone until you write them down. I didn't have a computer, or even a typewriter, but I grabbed a pen and a notebook and wrote down everything that was burning inside of me.
When I was finally done, I didn't know how to share my work with the world. There was no Internet back then, no smartphones, and no social media. However, I sought out the editor of my local newspaper and asked if he would like to print what I'd written. He was a good man, full of both wisdom and kindness. He not only printed my first story but agreed to publish anything else I was willing to write.
After that, of course, nothing could stop me. I continued to write new articles each week, which were published in different local papers and later on the Internet. Years later I even self-published two collections of my stories in book form.
Through my writing, I slowly became a better person. Writing allowed me to discover the goodness and light that exist in us all. I also found that we are all writers whether we put pen to paper or not.
With every choice we make, with every thought we think, and with every action we take, we are writing our own life story.
For many students who desire to move around but not far freely, one of the most common vehicles is the bicycle. For such a seemingly simple invention, its story is not that simple.
Most historians trace its origin back to 1817, when a German nobleman named Karl von Drais invented a wooden, two-wheeled machine that riders moved forward with their feet. His invention became popular in both England and France, where it eventually became known as the velocipede. Unfortunately, it was eventually banned as a danger to pedestrians and was rarely seen after the early 1820s.
Things were quiet for several decades until the bicycle development took off in the 1860s. An important milestone happened in Paris in 1863 when pedals (踏板) were added to the front axle (軸) . This occurred in Pierre Michaux's workshop but it's unclear whether he or his employee, Pierre Lallement, should be given credit for the innovation. Lallement moved to the United States, where he obtained a patent for "improvements in velocipedes" in 1866. These new machines proved to be popular, and the name "bicycle" had come into use by 1869. However, many people referred to them as "bone shakers", which described their clunky ride due to a heavy wooden frame and steel wheels.
In the 1870s, "high wheelers" or "penny-farthings" became popular. However, with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel, they could be dangerous, if riders had to stop suddenly, as they would "take a header" when their momentum (動(dòng)量) carried them over the front wheel onto their heads. Eventually, English inventor John Kemp Starley designed a "safety bicycle" with two same small wheels, a chain drive, and a set of gears. With tires added in and brake (剎車) systems bettered in the following decades, bicycle production had skyrocketed to over one million bicycles by 1899.
Mass production of bicycles increased their popularity greatly, since they became affordable for the average person. Over the course of the 20th century, manufacturers continued to improve the features and design of bicycles as new technologies appeared.
When Jeff Sparkman draws his cartoon superheroes with coloured pencils, he often has to ask other people to tell him what colour his masked men turned out to be because he's colour blind. Now, a new smart phone application (app) can help him figure out what colours he's using and how the picture looks to most everyone else.
The DanKam app, available for iPhone and Android for $2.99, is an application that turns the vague (模糊的) colours that one percent of the population with colour-blindness see into the "true" colours as everyone else sees them. In America, an estimated 32 million colour-blind Americans—95% are males—can soon have their life improved.
"DanKam takes the stream of data coming in through the phone's camera and changes the colours slightly so they fall within the range that people who are colour-blind see," developed Dan Kaminsky told CNET. He came up with the idea after watching the 2009 film Star Trek with a colour-blind friend.
It was then that he got to know more about colourblindness like its varying types and degrees. A vast majority, for instance, have trouble seeing red or green due to a genetic defect (遺傳缺陷), Blue-yellow colourblindness, however, is rarer and develops later in life because of aging, illness or head injuries, etc. He started experimenting with one of the most common representations of points in the RGB colour model. What the DanKam app attempts to do is clean up the colour space of the image or video signal so that colours can be visible to those suffering from viewing problems. "You can adjust the app to fit your needs. There is a range and not everyone who is colour-blind sees things the same," Says Kaminsky.
Sparkman, a copy editor at CNET, tried out the app and was pleased with the result: "It would be useful for dressing for a job interview," he said. But using it for his art is "the most practical application". It worked well on LED and other lights on electronic gadgets (器械), which means Sparkman can now identify the power light on his computer display green.
Everyone knows that early to bed and early to rise is good for your health.It takes a lot of willpower to get out of bed early on a cold winter's day. For this, we specially recommend a "painless early rise" guideline.
The secret to becoming a morning person is exposure to natural light. Jennifer Martin, president of the board of directors for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, agrees with it firstly. That's because natural light holds back melatonin, a chemical that plays an important role in our bodies. "The sun is the driver of our internal clock," she says.
Ease in gradually. For some people like those who need to drive long distances, those first few days of being tired from switching to a new schedule aren't safe."What I'll suggest to people is to shift half an hour, wait a few days, shift another halt an hour, wait a few days, and then shift another half an hour," she says.
Hold on — even on weekends.. Decide what time you're going to wake up every day. And stick to it without exception.
Plan something to look forward to. To force you out of bed,. You're not worrying if you think of that. "Now is the time to go to buy your favourite coffee or pick up some cakes to have when your alarm goes off at 5 a.m.," she says.
A. Adjust yourself to the schedule at night.
B. Seek out as much natural light as possible.
C. Becoming a morning person is a seven-day-a-week job.
D. But the reality is that getting up late is the norm for many of us.
E. In that case, Martin recommends gradually easing into the early-bird life.
F. Martin suggests treating yourself to something special you can enjoy first.
G. You should cut back on how much exposure to bright light you're getting.
It was a terrible day. Snow had been falling all day long, making the trip risky. I would rather have been in my 1 home than drive along on such a cold day, but I didn't have a choice. I had to have my paper work handed in and then pick up my son.
The snow 2 to fall as we drove along for the 15-mile trip back home. I slowed the car and glanced (瞥) at my son in his heavy coat as he looked 3 out of the window with a blank expression. In the eyes of the world he was looked upon as a mentally disabled child.
4 , over the years what I saw was a beautiful, 5 and merciful (仁慈的) soul. He had shown me more about love than I could have ever 6 on my own.
I 7 the car even more as we approached a sharp curve (曲線) . As we rounded it I saw a shivering (顫抖的) young woman in a light jacket walking in the snow storm. I 8 and let her in. She was heading for her mum's house to visit her son whom she hadn't seen for months. She had experienced a lot of 9 and tragedies (悲劇) . Yet, she still held out hope for a new job and tried to 10 a new life for her son and herself.
I took her as far as I was able to and dropped her off. She 11 me for the lift and I told her I wished I could have done more to help. Then as we were about to leave, my sweet son took off his coat, 12 down the window and gave it to her. She put it on, 13 and waved to us as we pulled out on the road.
In this world we will face many problems and 14 . Sometimes it seems that our entire lives are a trip down a curvy and dangerous road. Yet the power of 15 takes us straight back to a broad smooth highway.
Chinese Calligraphy is a traditional form of writing characters from the Chinese language through the use of ink and a brush. It is a tradition rooted in China through (century) of practice. Over the past thousands of years, numerous script forms have arisen as a result of the transformation of Chinese characters, (include) the seal script, official script, regular script, and running script.
Calligraphy holds a central position in Chinese culture, has developed into special high-level art apart from satisfyingneeds of daily writing. It turns Chinese characters into images through pressurespeed variations of the pointed Chinese brush. It emphasizes the(express) of emotions as well as mental exercise, which combines the body and the mind(select) the best style for the presentation of the passage content.
In English, "calligraphy" (literal) means "beautiful writing". As a cherished traditional art form in China, calligraphy functions as a written medium that bridges the diverse languages(speak) throughout the country. Picasso, the world-famous master of art, once expressed, "If I had ever lived in China, I must(become) a calligrapher."
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Dear Jack,
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Yours
Li Hua
Chloe Chang wasn't sure about giving up her blue, pink, and purple mermaid(美人魚)palace. Her twin brother Clark had packed a paper bag full of T-shirts and shorts that no longer fit him. "It's time to go," called their mother, Mrs. Chang.
The twins raced from their bedroom to the living room. On the floor, they saw a basket full of books and some toys. Clark emptied his bag down while Chloe held on to her mermaid palace. Their dad, Mr. Chang, packed everything into the family's big-wheeled cart. When he reached for the palace, Chloe put out her hand and insisted on carrying it herself.
As they left their home, Mr. Chang and Mrs. Chang took turns pulling the cart to the park, with Chloe and Clark walking behind. The palace felt heavy in Chloe's arms, but she refused to put it in the cart. A while later, Clark pointed at a banner(橫幅)hanging between two trees that read in big letters: NEIGHBORHOOD GIVEAWAY. "Look! It's right there!" Clark shouted.
Their neighborhood park was full of bags and boxes. Each family brought gently used items that they no longer needed, and everyone was invited to take what they would like at the monthly gathering. Clark's eyes grew wide as he watched all the toys resting on picnic blankets, including baby toys, plastics and buckets, stuffed animals, and 300-piece puzzles. One puzzle showing puppy dogs playing in grass caught Clark's attention. The dog on the box reminded him of his pet Chewie. However, he put the puzzle down, thinking of the huge number of puzzles he already had. Afterwards Clark happily jumped behind his mom.
Mr. Chang unpacked the items they had brought placing them on a red blanket. "Why do we have to give away our things?" asked Chloe unhappily. "Honey, I know it's hard to say goodbye to things you used to play with. But your mom and I want to give away things we don't need anymore. Our neighbors can use them," Mr. Chang explained. Suddenly their neighbor Ms. Ruby and her daughter Penelope approached their blanket.
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Ms. Ruby, with her usual bright smile, greeted the Changs while Penelope examined the items displayed.
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"I think it's time for my palace to have a new owner," Chloe whispered.