Love Is Like a Car Battery
I always hold the view that every act of kindness can eventually change the world as well as generosity, gratitude and trust.
I was parking at a hiking road when a man in the car next to mine looked out and started to ask me for help. “No1,” I told him, as I was willing to help anyone in2. It turned out that his battery was3and no one would help jump to start his car!
I4him if he had cables, which he did, and in less than five5I gave him a jump start and his car6at the drop of a hat He thanked me and asked “how much do I7you” and I looked at him in8and said “not a thing!”
He said “You won't believe it9I've been sitting here for so long and I asked at least three people to10me and no one would do it”. That made me really11. I was thinking that perhaps because of how he12, his background, or whatever,13might think he was going to ask them for14or something and just automatically said “no” without even15that they could help him so16. He also told me that one man17him “My battery is old so it can't help you”.
I was18that the battery is like the love in our hearts. We get19more if we give it away to others! And it doesn't20our hearts to give. I'm happy that I charged his battery and he charged my “battery” with love. I got much more than he offered to me.
| Gypsies According to the linguistic and genetic researches, ancestors of the Gypsies left the land of India in the amount that did not go beyond 1,000 people. Today there are about 10 million Gypsies in the world. Some scientists believe that Gypsies were Egyptians. |
| Sumerians Sumerians must be the mysterious people in the ancient world. We know nothing about their origin and nothing about the origin of their language. The Sumerians were rather advanced—they became the first in the Near East to use a wheel, to create an irrigation system and their unique writing. And besides, they were impressively good at maths and astronomy. |
| Maya Some scientists believe that they are connected to legendary atlantes (男像柱), others suppose their ancestors were Egyptians. It's thought that the Maya created an efficient agricultural system and had deep astronomy knowledge. Their calendar was used by other people of Central America. Maya applied the hieroglyphic writing (象形文字) system. Now it seems that the Maya came from nowhere and disappeared nowhere. |
I've worked part time since taking early retirement ten years ago. I was inspired by an older friend. We worked for the same company, and he retired two years before I was also considered “spare”, as some companies call it.
Soon after I left work, we had lunch together. First, he assured me that there was life after work. Then he related his own experience. He didn't want to take another full-time job, so he turned his daughter's old bedroom into a home office. He arranged for some consulting work from our old company, and he picked up more projects from other contacts. Soon he was working 20 to 30 hours a week. He wasn't making as much money. His kids were grown-up, so he didn't need as much income. “As soon as I left that job,” he told me, “my back problems went away. I started to eat better and get more exercise, I make half as much money, but I feel twice as good, and I'm twice as happy.”
I decided to follow a similar track. At the time, my younger child almost finished college, so my parental responsibilities were winding down. We sold our old house and moved into a townhouse. I went to work for myself. And the result? Today I, too, make less money. But we make ends meet. And I feel twice as good and twice as happy.
Our experience isn't for everybody. But a lot of people have retired early and lived to tell the tale, which proves it possible. Jack, another friend, was a salesman for a communication firm. He had a long distance to work and did a lot of traveling. He decided to leave the corporate world, in part because he had health problems and he wanted to spend more time with his family. Later, he quit his job with flexible hours and was restored to his health. And now he has found a part-time job, and he, together with his family, is leading a more relaxing life.
On Aug 29, 1988, the University of Wisconsin-Madison juniors Tim Keck and Christopher Johnson published the first-ever issue of The Onion. The two founders claimed it was the “finest news source” in the US. 25 years later, the news has become one of the most established media presences in the US. But don't expect accuracy and timeliness from it, because The Onion only publishes fake news or news satire (讽刺). Its aim is to make readers laugh and see things from a different angle.
Will Tracy, The Onion's editor-in-chief, told the NPR in an interview. “The stories are presented in that sort of news voice which improves the news to a certain level of importance. The news isn't actually understandable but it has an ability to elegantly locate a problem with concise and plain words.” For example, when George W. Bush became the US president in 2001, The Onion published a satire piece predicting massive debt and a huge growth in military spending. The headline said it all—Bush: “Our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over”.
Traditional media outlets are cautious when reporting sensitive topics such as religion and race. Tracy says/‘Nothing is off limits for The Onion, no matter how uncomfortable they may make some readers.” But editors at The Onion do stand a fine line, as Tracy explains: “What you have to be really careful about is what the target of the joke is. If the target of the joke is wrong, then it doesn't feel right and it also doesn't feel funny.” The Onion made the public outrageous when earlier this year, it tried to make fun of a 9-year-old Oscar-nominated (奥斯卡提名的) actress by using highly impolite language. It later apologized.
Pound for pound, healthy food is cheaper than junk food, according to a new research from the U. K.
The Institute of Economic Affairs found that the average cost for a “wide range” of healthy foods was about £ 2 per kilogram, compared with £ 3 a kilogram for less-healthy products such as processed and ready-made foods.
Still, study after study finds that cost is often a barrier when it comes to healthy eating. Convenience drives consumers to care about habits more than prices, the U. K. study concluded. Taste and convenience often play a larger role in people's food choices than price or nutritional quality.
“Processed foods are extremely expensive, especially when it comes to the nutrient value. Some of the healthiest, most inexpensive foods aren't so attractive. Beans cost next to nothing, especially when bought dry and in great amounts. They take time and some skills to prepare. ” said Ciara Foy, a nutritionist.
Instead, busy parents reach for the chicken. “You might be getting something that has enough calories to fill you up but you're actually not getting any nutrients, so your body's going to keep wanting more and more food,” said Foy. “And that's why in North America we, re overfed and undernourished (营养不良的).”
Makers tend to try to promote their product based on perceived health benefits, which makes consumers confused at times with what is a healthy product and how much you should pay for those benefits. The most expensive items, healthy or not, are the ones that end up in the trash. “A lot of people waste a lot of food,” Foy said. It's estimated that more than $ 30 billion of food is wasted in Canada every year. Foy recommends taking a look in your fridge to see what needs to be used up when planning for the next night's meals. “If you actually cut down on the waste you'll find that you can afford healthy food,” Foy said.
Follow these steps and you'll be getting to bed earlier before you know it.
If you're currently going to bed at 11 pm, don't decide that tonight you're going to get to bed at 9 pm. But more generally, it's also important to give your body time to adjust as you start changing your bedtime. So you should take smaller steps.Write down your new bedtime.
Set up your environment to avoid objections.
What you'll need to do is to think through your specific plan, and identify potential objections.Imagine your routine for this evening, think through any possible obstacles and decide on specific ways that you'll avoid them.
Set reminders for yourself to stick to your plan.
The idea here is that reminders not only alert you in the moment, but they also help you build tiny habits for certain behaviors.
Decide what time you're going to begin the process of getting ready for bed. Add it to your calendar.
Make a public commitment.
Making a public commitment to getting something done is a great way to create responsibilities for yourself.Decide what time you're going to go to bed tonight and find friends to tell them what time you're going to bed in case you miss your bedtime.
A. Make a change gradually.
B. Studies show that once we make it, we are more likely to honor it.
C. Remind yourself to go to bed as early as possible tonight.
D. Decide to go to bed 15 minutes earlier tonight than you usually do.
E. Make sure you get success in one time when you plan to change your bedtime.
F. Once you've mapped out a plan for your evening, you can set reminders for yourself.
G. The idea is to design your environment to make it less likely that you'll give up your plan.
The history of air conditioners (空调) started in the early days with the need to preserve food. The foodis kept at room temperature spoils easily due to the growth of bacteria. At temperature below 4℃, the growth of bacteria reduces(rapid). As a result of the development in food refrigeration, other following applications include air conditioning and manufacturing processes.
The(discover) of the principles of the absorption type of refrigeration in 1824 showed that liquefied ammonia (液氨) could cool air. At first, the commercially available use of air conditioning applications was based on the need to cool air for industrial processes rather than (person) comfort. The first electrical air conditioning(invent) by Willis Haviland Carrier in 1902. He was also knownthe Father of Modern Air Conditioning. (he) invention was designed to improve the manufacturing process of a printing factory. By(control) the temperature, the process was made more efficient.
The Carrier Air Conditioning Company of America was set up by him (meet) the demand of better productivity in the workplace. Today, Carrier Corporation isbiggest air conditioner manufacturer and marketing corporation in the world in central air conditioning.
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When I was young, I lived in the countryside. At that time, the trees there were very green, that left a deep impression on me and the water there was so much clear that I even could see the fish swimming. When it gets dark, the air was cooler than it in the daytime. People liked to walk out their houses to chat together. I liked to play games with my friends but ran along the village happily. As the moon rose highly in the sky, the village was lighting. When I looked up, I could see the moon and a few star. They were so close to me. It seemed that I could touch them. The life in the countryside were so wonderful.
