Go Green  Enjoy tap water

(1)IT'S THE RESPNSIBLE CHOICE

Producing plastic bottles and transporting water require a lot of energy and resources(资源)…just to land in the waste!

(2)  IT SAVES MONEY

Bottled water costs money. Tap water is free for you!

Go Green  Eat responsibly

 (1)                           

Shorter distance(距离) requires less transport fuels(燃料)…and less chemicals needed to keep food fresh.

(2)EAT LESS MEAT

Meat production needs a lot of resources.

(3)AVOID PACKING

Packaging requires energy and resources just to end up in the waste…

Go Green  Keep it on the screen

…and if printing cannot be avoided remember to:

PRINT DOUBLE-SIDED and in black-white.

Set the printer/copy machine to ENERGY SAVING model when done

REUSE single-sided printed paper for internal documents(内部文件) or as not paper…

Go Green  E-communicate

Reduce what gives out quite a lot of Greenhouse Gas(温室效应气体):instead of traveling, make use of VIDEO MEETING, WEB MEETING, and the good old phone.

  For more information visit www.greeningtheblue.org.

    Traveling（旅行) is one of the most important activities and people were interested in it many years ago. Modern traffic develops(发展) fast, so traveling to different places has become much faster than before.Staying healthy while traveling can make your trip happier. But do you know how to keep healthyduring a trip? The following advice may be useful to you.

    Before leaving

①Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.

②Take some medicine that you need with you. They can be used when you get ill or have other problems.

③Do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave if you plan to do lots of walking or climbing during your trip.

④Prepare（准备） proper (适当的)food. Take bread, biscuits and some fruit for a long time. They don't go bad quickly. Bring meat, fish, eggs, milk and even salads and vegetables for a nearer one.

While traveling

①Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.

②Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.Itcan help you become more relaxed.

③Tap（水龙头）water is not safe, so drink bottled water and always clean the cover of the bottle.

④Keep food in good condition（状态）. Remember: If you travel with food, keep hot food hot and cold food cold.

    It took 13 years of international effort to map the human biological blueprint of all the genes (基因) that make us different people. The first rough draft (草图) made in 2000. The last of our 23 chromosomes (染色体) was clearly described in 2006. Ever since then, the age of personal genetic testing has been upon us. Since that time, a growing number of private companies have come on the market mostly through the Internet, offering to scan your personal DNA and compare it to some disease markets of the blueprint, called DTC genetic tests.

    But over the last five years the medical world has been discussing excitedly about whether these DTC tests are helpful or harmful, scientifically believable or completely useless. One of the usual criticisms (批评) is that the science is so new that no one really knows yet how to explain the information.

    "At present they largely remain in the period of research studies," notes Dr. Greg Ferro, special advisor to the director of genomic medicine at the US National Human Genome Research Institute. Ferro says there are two reasons." The first is that when they offer a test, are they really checking what they should check? And then the next is that even if it is believable, does what the test is checking really mean anything to your health?"

    Other worries include the privacy of the results and how your personal genetic information might be used by insurance (保险) companies to refuse your insurance or your boss to dismiss you. Or you could learn information with a huge social or personal impact (冲击), such as finding out that genetically you cannot possibly be the father of your child. It can also give you risks that may break your life, such as whether you are at high risk of cancer, Parkinson or other terrible diseases.

    Criticisms over the tests are such that some countries, such as Germany, have banned them. In 2011, some scientists advised the US government that most tests should be done under the guidance of medical professionals (专家). The UK government also expressed its worries about DTC genetic tests and in August 2010 made a set of rules to guide the development of genetic tests.

    In 2011, three medical researchers published a review article in the International Journal of Clinical Practice, saying that such tests offered more risks than benefits. The most important reason is that the tests might create worries or unreal results or drive unnecessary medical treatments. They also noted some of the genetic information the tests are based on at present is far from being perfect.

    There are some easy things you can do to protect the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.

    •Plant flowers, grass or trees.

    •Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there—keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin.

    •Turn off the lights and TV sets when you leave the room. This can save a lot of electricity.

    •Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.

    •Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.

    •Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.

    •Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.

    •Use both sides of paper.

    •Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby.

    •Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth. You don't have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day. If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

    Laughter is natural for people. We start to laugh at about four months of age. We start to laugh even 1 we start to speak.

    Laughter connects us with others. We laugh more when we are with other people. It's difficult to pretend to laugh. Laughter is 2. When people pretend to laugh, most people know it's not real.

    When do people laugh?

    Only 10 to 20 percent of laughter is about something 3. Most laughter is about being friendly with other people. Most laughter says, "I don't want to 4 with you. I want to be friendly with you." This kind of laughter brings people together.

    We often laugh when we feel nervous. In movies, there is often a joke at an exciting moment when everyone feels nervous. It is usually a(n) 5 joke, but we laugh a lot. Our laughter helps us 6.

    Why doesn't everyone laugh at the same joke?

    Not everyone has the same sense of 7. Some people think a joke is funny, but other people don't think so. People have different ideas about what is funny.

    Our idea of what is funny changes with 8. For young children, the world is new. They are interested in many things, so they laugh 9. Teenagers often laugh to protect themselves. Adults laugh at themselves and other people with similar problems. They laugh at things that give them stress. Our 10 for laughter change gradually.