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There are many reasons for both sides of the question, “Should we have printed advertisement?” Many people have strong views and feel that ads are nothing more than useless junk mail, while other people feel it is an important source information.

There are some reasons why we should have advertisement in newspaper and magazines. One reason is ads give us information about what is available. Looking at ads we can find out what is on sale and what is new in the market. This is an easy way of shopping. Another reason is that advertisement promotes business. When shop owners compete against each other the buyer saves money, more people come to their shops and they sell more goods.

On the other hand, some people argue that ads should not be put in newspaper and magazines for these various reasons. Firstly, ads cost the shopkeepers a lot of money to print onto paper. Also some people don’t like finding junk mail in their letter boxes. Ads also influence people to buy items they don’t need and can’t really afford. Ads use up a lot of space and a lot of effort has to be made to make the ads eyecatching.

After looking at both sides of issue, I think we should not have advertisements because they cost a lot of money and take up a lot of room in the papers. I don’t think I find some of them interesting. I mainly disagree because it’s junk mail.  

 

Why does the writer present two sides of opinions of advertisements?

Tornados occur when the conditions that cause thunderstorms are unusually violent. Winds blow in opposite directions around a strong updraft start a narrow, violent whirl. Centrifugal force effectively throws the air away from the center, leaving a core of very low pressure. This is much like stirring water in a cup, thus forming a vortex-like dip in the surface.
This low-pressure core acts as a partial vacuum, sometimes helping to lift the roofs off houses. Most of the damage, though, results from the force of the wind itself. Around the edges of the whirl, wind speeds may reach 300 miles (480 kilometers) per hour. At first, the tornado’s funnel is whitish-gray because it is composed of minute water droplets formed as the air in the funnel expands and cools. After touching down, the funnel becomes dark because of all of the debris it has picked up. This debris can include soil, tree limbs, and parts of buildings; tornados have been known to pick up automobiles, horses, and whole trees.    .
A tornado usually moves toward the east (or often northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and southeast Hemisphere) at 25 to 40 miles (40 to 65 kilometers) per hour. Fortunately, most tornados are less than half a mile (800 meters) wide; the edge of one may destroy all of the houses on one side of a street while leaving those on the other side completely undamaged.
Deaths from tornados in the United States averaged roughly 100 per year over the last century. However, they have dropped somewhat in recent decades as better forecasting and warning systems have been implemented.

 

What are the impacts of Tornado?

When the typewriter was first invented. Its keys were arranged alphabetically. This made the keys easy to find. However, this arrangement also caused the bars of the machine to jam, or get stuck.

To solve this problem, a new letter arrangement was introduced by Christopher Latham Scholes in 1872. His system, the standard keyboard system, is still used on typewriters today. He arranged the letters in such a way that as many bars as possible hit the inked ribbon from opposite directions. This resulted in far less jamming than had occurred with the alphabetical models.

(quoted from: Longman Introductory Course, 2014)

 

In Scholes's system, the order of the letters .....

The Near-Death Story of Mellen-Thomas Benedict

In 1982,1 died from terminal cancer. My condition was non-operable. I chose not to have chemotherapy. I was given six to eight months to live. Before this time, I had become increasingly despondent over the nuclear crisis, the ecology crisis, and so forth. I came to believe that nature had made a mistake-that we were probably a cancerous organism on the planet. And that is what eventually killed me.

Before my near-death experience, I tried all sort of alternative healing methods. None helped. So I determined that this was between me and God. I had never really considered God. Neither was I into any kind of spirituality and alternative healing. I read various religions and philosophies. They gave hope that there was something on the other side.

I had no medical insurance, so my life savings went overnight on tests. Unwilling to drag my family into this, I determined to handle this myself. I ended up in hospice care and was blessed with an angel for my hospice caretaker, whom I will call "Anne." She stayed with me through all that was to follow.

 

We know from the story that Mellen-Thomas Benedict believed that he eventually died ....

Webcams Makes Alaska Bears Accessible

 

Mark thiesen, Associated Press, Anchorage, Alaska Sci-Tech

Tue, July 24 2012, 6:15 PM

A new video initiative is bringing the famed brown bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park directly to computers and smartphones.

Without having to go there, you'll be able to watch mature bears compete for salmon at Brook Falls and other sites and cubs tumbling over each other as the play. Starting Tuesday, a live Web stream (http://is.gd/bgPAs8) will allow the public to log on and see the brown bears in their natural habitat. 

"I think it's an unparalleled opportunity for people to get that front row seat of the lives of the bears at Brooks Camps", said Roy Wood, chief of interpretation for Katmai National Park and Preserve.

The project is a partnership with explore.org, which set up four high-definition cameras in Katmai, spokesman Jason Damata told The Associated Press. Three of them are at existing viewing stands where bear fans come to watch the animals.

The cameras provide access to a national park that is difficult to reach and expensive for most tourist. It is about 275 miles southwest of Anchorage, but no roads lead to Katmai. A trip there involves multiple airplanes and a lot of advanced planning: it's hard to get a lodge reservation system that goes online Jan 5.

"It takes a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money and the webcams will make it accessible to anyone with access to a computer, a smartphone, a tablet device," Wood said.

 

"... to watch mature bears compete for salmon at Brook Falls." (paragraph 2)

The underlined word is the most closely associated to ...

BRITAIN: They have a show. They have a social networking. Now comes, Wikileaks -
the album. Wikileaks is branching out into the entertainment industry, announcing a
“Beat the Blockade" CD intended to raise money to keep the online transparency
advocates afloat.

The group said in a statement late Thursday that the CD would feature 12 songs
including “Where There Are No Secret,” “The Ballad of Julian Assange,” and “B
Manning”.

It's the latest attack outside the secret-busting business for Wikileaks, which has
spawned a TV show called “The World Tomorrow” and started its own social network,
called Friends of Wikileaks.

Wikileaks chief Julian Assange says his website, which once featured an
anonymous electronic drop box for secret document, has been effectively mothballed by
a US financial blockade. - AP

What is meant by the latest attack outside the secret-busting business for Wikileaks?

BRITAIN: They have a show. They have a social networking. Now comes, Wikileaks -
the album. Wikileaks is branching out into the entertainment industry, announcing a
“Beat the Blockade" CD intended to raise money to keep the online transparency
advocates afloat.

The group said in a statement late Thursday that the CD would feature 12 songs
including “Where There Are No Secret,” “The Ballad of Julian Assange,” and “B
Manning”.

It's the latest attack outside the secret-busting business for Wikileaks, which has
spawned a TV show called “The World Tomorrow” and started its own social network,
called Friends of Wikileaks.

Wikileaks chief Julian Assange says his website, which once featured an
anonymous electronic drop box for secret document, has been effectively mothballed by
a US financial blockade. - AP

What is the text about?

Chinese Group Demands

that Japanese Emperor

Return Ancient Artefact

 

By Ankit Panda

February 13, 2016

Adding to a growing list of diplomatic disputes between China and Japan, a Chines group is demanding that Japan's emperor return a 1.300-year-old artefact that was allegedly looted by Japanese Soldiers in the 1930s. According to a Xinhua report, The artefact in question in the Honglujing Stele, originally from 'north eastern China." The request was made in a letter addressed to emperor Akihito of Japan's embassy in China. The request has been prominently reported by both China's domestic and international media outlets, suggesting that part of the intens is so shame Japan for its action during the first half of the 20th century.

From Xinhua's report, it is unclear the extent to which the Chinese government is involved in the request for the return on the artefact. The Federation of Demanding Compensation from Japan (CFDC) is a civic group, independent of the government. According to Xinhua, "this is the first time a Chinese civic group has asked the Japanese imperial family for the return of a looted Chinese relic.’The group" seeks compensation for personal, material and spiritual damage caused by Japanese militarism during the country's aggression against China in the 20th century."

 

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Please do the following steps:

1. Plug the electronic cord of the microwave into a socket
2. After that, put the food into the microwave
3. Don’t forget to press start button to heat the food
4. Wait for the beep sounds, it indicates that the heating process is done
5. Finally, take out the food and enjoy it
6. Don’t forget to wash hands after cleaning the microwave

What does the beep signal you?

Hotel Work :

One Month Training Course

Suitable young men and women are invited to apply for places on the one month training course on hotel work organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Hotel Management. Tuition is free of charge and students who successfully complete the course will be offered employment in the Colony's leading hotels.

The Training Course will take place from Monday July to Friday August, from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily, expect Saturdays and Sundays.

Applications for this places on the course are welcome for students now in their third year at secondary school, who have good knowledge of  English, and have interest in hotel work.

Application forms may be obtained from:

     The Hong Kong Institute of Management,

     Box 948,

      The South China Times.

The closing date for applications is April 29th

What requirement is needed by an applicant to apply for the hotel worl training?