There is little doubt that Earth is getting warmer and warmer. In 2013, many people (shock) by a news photo of a dead polar bear which appeared to have starved to death. Experts claimed that low sea-ice levels (cause) by climate change meant that the bear could not hunt seals as before, so it had to travel greater distances (find) food. Then what is causing the increase in the global average surface temperature? Climate scientists often mention a key climate process called the "greenhouse effect", has two common meanings：the "natural" greenhouse effect and the "man-made" greenhouse effect. The "man-made" greenhouse effect has now become big problem. There is strong and comprehensive evidence the rise in temperature has led to an increase in extreme weather and natural disasters worldwide. Actually, news reports are (frequent) broadcast about extreme rainstorms and heatwaves (cause) deaths and economic losses. Continued greenhouse gas emissions will result in further warming and long-lasting changes to the global climate. This requires the attention of people all over the world. We as individuals can also reduce our "carbon footprint" by (restrict) the amount of carbon dioxide our lifestyles produce. It is our responsibility (seize) every opportunity to educate everyone about global warming.
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With moderate greenhouse gases, such as methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, Earth can sustain life. But comprehensive evidence shows that more heat energy than necessary exists because of burning an increasing volume of fossil fuels. Hence, the warming trend has affected Earth's ecology and harmonious development. News reports are frequently about polar bears, seals and penguins that are to death because of the melting ice. Tropical jungles are destroyed, making them less habitable for animals. What human beings can't is that garbage is thrown everywhere, such as waterways and basins. Faced with the severe situations, worldwide governments have reformed policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and restore the sensitive ecology. Dozens of enterprises have and implemented their conservation regulations, saying, "We will immediately carry out the disposal of the waste we produce. " Individuals can also seize every chance to reduce the carbon footprint by the amount of CO2 in the daily life. Although Earth has some ecological chaos, people from all over the world confidently say that those measures can create a sustainable world.
The Booking Notes of the Play "The Age of Innocence"
Price：$10
DISCOUNTS：
Saver：$2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children under 16, over 60s and full-time students.
Supersaver：Half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.
Standby：Best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible (suitable) for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.
Group Bookings：There is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.
School：School parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.
Please note：We are unable to exchange tickets or refund(退款) money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
BOOKING：
There are four easy ways to book seats for performance：
—In person：The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a. m. －8 p. m.
—By telephone：Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card (Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted).
—By post：Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.
—On line：Complete the on-line booking form at www. Satan fiedtheatre. com.
Some cities and lawmakers are resisting crime-fighting tech owing to bias (偏见) and accuracy concerns. Police departments around the U.S. are asking citizens to trust them to use facial recognition software as a handy tool in their crime-fighting toolbox. But some lawmakers — and even some technology giants — are against it.
Take the western Massachusetts city of Springfield, where many residents are Latino or black. Springfield police say they have no plans to use facial recognition systems, but some City Council members are moving to block any future government use of the technology anyway.
At an October hearing on the subject, Springfield City Councilman, Orlando Ramos, defended the technology. "The facial recognition technology does not drop a net from the sky and put you to prison," he said, noting that it could serve as a useful investigative tool. However, he doesn't want to take any risks. "It would only lead to more racial discrimination." he said, citing studies that found higher error rates for facial recognition software used to identify women and people with darker skins.
Similar debates across the country are highlighting racial issues and concerns about the technology's accuracy. Axon, which supplies body-worn cameras nationwide, had already formed an artificial intelligence ethics board (伦理委员会)that concluded facial recognition technology isn't yet dependable enough to justify its use on police cameras. Axon Chief Executive Rick Smith said, "Even if facial recognition software was perfectly accurate, the ability to track people raises privacy concerns. "Do we want everybody who walks near a police officer to get their face identified and logged in a database?" he said.
Nevertheless, Todd Pastorini, general manager at biometric forensics (生物取证) company DataWorks Plus, said it's the "extremely effective" method of running images through photos to help identify a suspect. "Society and the public are going to get frustrated, if governments refuse to adopt a technology that keeps improving", he said. In his eyes, facial recognition hits are just one part of an investigation.
The nine women of Bella Mondo win over yet another audience. The group is one of just a handful of all-women ensembles(乐队) in Ivory Coast.
It all started in 2007. Prisca Allou was a music student. A music producer came to see her. He said he wanted to make an all-female ensemble to keep a promise to his late mother.
Allou got on board and was charged with recruiting (招募) other members. "It wasn't easy at first. Some parents were against it. You know, in Africa, the place of women is often seen as being either in an office or at home. That was the fixed image. " Allou spread the word and took out ads in local papers. Most of the girls she found were not professional players. "I just played some tamtam. I learned to play drums when I joined Bella Mondo, " one member said. The girls spent the next four years learning to play their instruments. Many gave up along the way, but eight of them soldiered on with Allou, and Bella Mondo was founded.
The band plays original songs and covers. Their music spans a wide range of styles：funk, reggae, pop music. They released their first album in 2013. . . and have performed in Paris, Dakar, Cotonou and, of course, here at home in Abidjan.
You can see them nearly every Thursday at this bar, the same place that gave the band its start years ago. "Oh yes, I was surprised at first. A woman singing, you see that every day, but an entire band, playing all the instruments and everything? It was extraordinary. I was dumbstruck. Bella Mondo is a great band, " one music fan said. The women are now working on their second album.
