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Water Fromthebeginningwaterhasfurnishedmanwithasourceoffoodandahighwaytotravelupon.Thefirst51arosewherewaterwasadominantelementintheenvironmentachallengetoman’singenuity.TheEgyptiansinventedthe365-daycalendar52theNile’sannualflooding.TheBabylonianswhowereamongthemostfamouslaw-makersinancienttimesinventedlaws53waterusage.WaterinspiredtheChinesetobuilda1000-54canalacomplexsystemwhichafternearly2500yearsremainsstillpractically55andstillcommandstheastonishmentofengineers.Butthe56neverfoundcompletesolutionstotheirwaterproblems.TheYellowRiverisalsoknown57"China’sSorrow";itissounpredictableanddangerous58inasingleflooditmaycauseamillion59.FloodsslowedthegreatcivilizationoftheIndusRiverValleyandinadequatedrainageruined60itsland.Todaywaterdominates61asitalwayshasdone.Itspresencecontinuesto62thelocationofhishomesandcities;itsviolentvariabilitycan63manorhisherdsorhiscrops;itsrouteslinkshim64hisfellows;itsimmensevaluemay65toalreadydangerouspoliticalconflicts.Therearemanyexamplesofthisinourowntime. 65
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AGreatQuakeComingEveryonewholivesinSanFranciscoknowsthatearthquakesarecommonintheBayArea--andtheycanbedevastating.In1906forexampleamajorquakedestroyedabout28000buildingsandkilledhundredsperhapsthousandsofpeople.ResidentsnowwonderwhenthenextBigOnewillstrike.It’sboundtohappensomeday.Atleastsevenactivefault断层linesrunthroughtheSanFranciscoarea.FaultsareplaceswherepiecesofEarth’scrust地壳slidepasteachother.Whenthesepiecesslipthegroundshakes.Toprepareforthatdayscientistsareusingnewtechniquestoreanalyzethe1906earthquakeandpredicthowbadthedamagemightbewhenthenextonehappens.Onenewfindingaboutthe1906quakeisthattheSanAndreasfaultsplitapartfasterthanscientistshadassumedatthetime.Duringsmallearthquakesfaultsrupture断裂atabout2.7kilometerspersecond.Duringbiggerquakeshowever.rupturescanhappenatratesfasterthan3.5kilometerspersecond.Atsuchhighspeedsmassiveamountsofpressurebuildupgeneratingundergroundwavesthatcancausemoredamagethanthequakeitself.LuckyforSanFranciscothesepressurepulses脉冲traveledawayfromthecityduringthe1906event.Asbadasthedamagewasitcouldhavebeenfarworse.Lookingahead.scientistsaretryingtopredictwhenthenextmajorquakewilloccur.Recordsshowthatearthquakeswerecommonbefore1906.Sincethentheareahasbeenrelativelyquiet.PatternsinthedatahoweversuggestthattheprobabilityofamajorearthquakestrikingtheBayAreabefore2032isatleast62percent.NewbuildingsinSanFranciscoarequitesafeincaseoffuturequakes.Stillmorethan84percentofthecity’sbuildingsareoldandweak.Analysessuggestthatanothermassiveearthquakewouldcauseextensivedamage.PeoplewholivetheretodaytendtofeelsafebecauseSanFranciscohasremainedprettyquietforawhile.Accordingtothenewresearchhowever.it’snotamatterofiftheBigOnewillhit.It’sjustamatterofwhen.SanFranciscoisfullypreparedforanotherbigearthquake.
{{*HTML*}}??????????????????TeachYourChildScience1?Itisimportanttomakeyourchildinterestedinsciencefromanearlyage.Mostyoungchildrenaskalotofquestionsandyoushouldgivecarefulscientificanswers.Don’tonlygivefactsbuttrytogiveexplanationsaswell.2?Scienceisnotjustknowledge;itisawayofthinkingamethodoffindingoutabouttheworld.Weseesomething.Wetrytoexplainitandwetestourideabysettingupanexperiment.Onedayyoucomehomeandfindtheplantonthetablehasfallenover.Youthinkitmightbethewindfromtheopenwindoworthecatsoyouclosethewindowbutleavethecatinandseewhathappensyoucanalsotryleavingthewindowopenandshuttingthecatout.Ofcourseyouremembertheremaybeathirdexplanation.3?Askyourchildtogetapieceofstringsomesaltaglassofwaterandanicecube冰块.Tellhertoputtheiceinthewaterandthenputoneendofthestringontheiceleavingtheotherendoverthesideoftheglass.Putalittlesaltontheice.Waitaminuteandthenpullthestring;itshouldbeattachedtotheice.Askthechild:Whathashappened?4?Probablyshewon’tknow.Askherwhetherfreshwaterorsaltwaterfreezesintoicefirst.Ifyouliveneartheseaandhaveacoldwintersheshouldknowfreshwaterfreezesfirstasshewillhaveseenthathappen.Showherhowtotesttheideabyhalf-fillingtwopapercupswithwateraddingsalttoone.Thenputthemintheiceboxandcheckeverythreeminutes.Writetheresultsinatable.Theconclusionwillbethatsaltchangesthebehaviourofwater.Thinkingaboutthestringweseethesaltturnedsomeoftheiceintowater.Thenthesaltwentawayintothewaterandtheicefrozeagainleavingthestringattached.5?ThenyoucanaskWillwaterwithsaltboilatthesametemperatureaswaterwithoutsalt?Shecanthinktellyouherideaandyoucantestitinthekitchen.takecarebecauseoftheheatParagraph2______.
{{*HTML*}}Semco??At21RicardoSemlerbecamebossofhisfather’sbusinessinBrazilSemcowhichsoldparts?forships.SemlerJuniorworkedlikeamadmanfrom7:30amuntilmidnighteveryday.OneafternoonwhiletouringafactoryinNewYorkhecollapsed.ThedoctorwhotreatedhimsaidThere’snothingwrongwithyou.Butifyoucontinuelikethisyou’llfindanewhomeinourhospital.Semlergotthemessage.Hechangedthewayheworked.Infacthechangedthewayshisemployeesworkedtoo.??Helethisworkerstakemoreresponsibilitysothattheywouldbetheonesworryingwhen?thingswentwrong.Heallowedthemtosettheirownsalariesandhecutallthejobshethoughtwereunnecessarylikereceptionistsandsecretaries.?46?.EveryoneatSemcoeventopmanagersmeetsguestsinreceptiondoesthephotocopyingsendsfaxestypeslettersanddialsthephone.??Hecompletelyreorganizedtheoffice:insteadofwallstheyhaveplantsatSemcosobosses?can’tshutthemselvesawayfromeveryoneelse.?47?.AsforuniformssomepeoplewearsuitsandotherswearT-shirts.??SemlersaysWehaveasalesmanagernamedRubinAgaterwhositstherereadingthe?newspaperhourafterhour.Hedoesn’tevenpretendtobebusy.ButwhenaSemcopumpontheothersideoftheworldfailsmillionsofgallonsofoilareabouttospillintothesea.Rubinspringsintoaction.?48?.That’swhenheearnshissalary.Noonecaresifhedoesn’tlookbusytherestofthetime.??Semcohasflexibleworkinghours:theemployeesdecidewhentheyneedtoarriveat?work.Theemployeesalsoevaluatetheirbossestwiceayear.?49?.??Itsoundsperfectbutdoesitwork?Theanswerisinthenumbers:inthelastsixyears?Semco’srevenueshavegonefrom$35millionto$212million.Thecompanyhasgrownfromeighthundredemployeesto3000.Why???Semlersaysit’sbecauseofpeerpressure.Peerpressuremakesemployeesworkhardfor?everyoneelse.?50?.InotherwordsRicardoSemlertreatshisworkerslikeadultsandexpectsthemtoactlikeadults.Andtheydo.??A.Thissavedmoneyandbroughtmoreequalitytothecompany.??B.Heknowseverythingthereistoknowaboutourpumpsandhowtofixthem.??C.Andtheworkersarefreetodecoratetheirworkspaceastheywant.??D.Mostmanagersspendtheirtimemakingitdifficultforworkerstowork.??E.Ifsomeoneisn’tdoinghisjobwelltheotherworkerswillnotallowthesituationtocontinue.??F.AlsoSemcoletsitsworkersusethecompany’smachinesfortheirownprojectsandmakes?themtakeholidaysforatleastthirtydaysayear.
Water Fromthebeginningwaterhasfurnishedmanwithasourceoffoodandahighwaytotravelupon.Thefirst51arosewherewaterwasadominantelementintheenvironmentachallengetoman’singenuity.TheEgyptiansinventedthe365-daycalendar52theNile’sannualflooding.TheBabylonianswhowereamongthemostfamouslaw-makersinancienttimesinventedlaws53waterusage.WaterinspiredtheChinesetobuilda1000-54canalacomplexsystemwhichafternearly2500yearsremainsstillpractically55andstillcommandstheastonishmentofengineers.Butthe56neverfoundcompletesolutionstotheirwaterproblems.TheYellowRiverisalsoknown57"China’sSorrow";itissounpredictableanddangerous58inasingleflooditmaycauseamillion59.FloodsslowedthegreatcivilizationoftheIndusRiverValleyandinadequatedrainageruined60itsland.Todaywaterdominates61asitalwayshasdone.Itspresencecontinuesto62thelocationofhishomesandcities;itsviolentvariabilitycan63manorhisherdsorhiscrops;itsrouteslinkshim64hisfellows;itsimmensevaluemay65toalreadydangerouspoliticalconflicts.Therearemanyexamplesofthisinourowntime. 61
AGreatQuakeComingEveryonewholivesinSanFranciscoknowsthatearthquakesarecommonintheBayArea--andtheycanbedevastating.In1906forexampleamajorquakedestroyedabout28000buildingsandkilledhundredsperhapsthousandsofpeople.ResidentsnowwonderwhenthenextBigOnewillstrike.It’sboundtohappensomeday.Atleastsevenactivefault断层linesrunthroughtheSanFranciscoarea.FaultsareplaceswherepiecesofEarth’scrust地壳slidepasteachother.Whenthesepiecesslipthegroundshakes.Toprepareforthatdayscientistsareusingnewtechniquestoreanalyzethe1906earthquakeandpredicthowbadthedamagemightbewhenthenextonehappens.Onenewfindingaboutthe1906quakeisthattheSanAndreasfaultsplitapartfasterthanscientistshadassumedatthetime.Duringsmallearthquakesfaultsrupture断裂atabout2.7kilometerspersecond.Duringbiggerquakeshowever.rupturescanhappenatratesfasterthan3.5kilometerspersecond.Atsuchhighspeedsmassiveamountsofpressurebuildupgeneratingundergroundwavesthatcancausemoredamagethanthequakeitself.LuckyforSanFranciscothesepressurepulses脉冲traveledawayfromthecityduringthe1906event.Asbadasthedamagewasitcouldhavebeenfarworse.Lookingahead.scientistsaretryingtopredictwhenthenextmajorquakewilloccur.Recordsshowthatearthquakeswerecommonbefore1906.Sincethentheareahasbeenrelativelyquiet.PatternsinthedatahoweversuggestthattheprobabilityofamajorearthquakestrikingtheBayAreabefore2032isatleast62percent.NewbuildingsinSanFranciscoarequitesafeincaseoffuturequakes.Stillmorethan84percentofthecity’sbuildingsareoldandweak.Analysessuggestthatanothermassiveearthquakewouldcauseextensivedamage.PeoplewholivetheretodaytendtofeelsafebecauseSanFranciscohasremainedprettyquietforawhile.Accordingtothenewresearchhowever.it’snotamatterofiftheBigOnewillhit.It’sjustamatterofwhen.AmajorearthquakestrikingSanFranciscosomedayisinevitable.
Water Fromthebeginningwaterhasfurnishedmanwithasourceoffoodandahighwaytotravelupon.Thefirst51arosewherewaterwasadominantelementintheenvironmentachallengetoman’singenuity.TheEgyptiansinventedthe365-daycalendar52theNile’sannualflooding.TheBabylonianswhowereamongthemostfamouslaw-makersinancienttimesinventedlaws53waterusage.WaterinspiredtheChinesetobuilda1000-54canalacomplexsystemwhichafternearly2500yearsremainsstillpractically55andstillcommandstheastonishmentofengineers.Butthe56neverfoundcompletesolutionstotheirwaterproblems.TheYellowRiverisalsoknown57"China’sSorrow";itissounpredictableanddangerous58inasingleflooditmaycauseamillion59.FloodsslowedthegreatcivilizationoftheIndusRiverValleyandinadequatedrainageruined60itsland.Todaywaterdominates61asitalwayshasdone.Itspresencecontinuesto62thelocationofhishomesandcities;itsviolentvariabilitycan63manorhisherdsorhiscrops;itsrouteslinkshim64hisfellows;itsimmensevaluemay65toalreadydangerouspoliticalconflicts.Therearemanyexamplesofthisinourowntime. 57
Water Fromthebeginningwaterhasfurnishedmanwithasourceoffoodandahighwaytotravelupon.Thefirst51arosewherewaterwasadominantelementintheenvironmentachallengetoman’singenuity.TheEgyptiansinventedthe365-daycalendar52theNile’sannualflooding.TheBabylonianswhowereamongthemostfamouslaw-makersinancienttimesinventedlaws53waterusage.WaterinspiredtheChinesetobuilda1000-54canalacomplexsystemwhichafternearly2500yearsremainsstillpractically55andstillcommandstheastonishmentofengineers.Butthe56neverfoundcompletesolutionstotheirwaterproblems.TheYellowRiverisalsoknown57"China’sSorrow";itissounpredictableanddangerous58inasingleflooditmaycauseamillion59.FloodsslowedthegreatcivilizationoftheIndusRiverValleyandinadequatedrainageruined60itsland.Todaywaterdominates61asitalwayshasdone.Itspresencecontinuesto62thelocationofhishomesandcities;itsviolentvariabilitycan63manorhisherdsorhiscrops;itsrouteslinkshim64hisfellows;itsimmensevaluemay65toalreadydangerouspoliticalconflicts.Therearemanyexamplesofthisinourowntime. 55
EnvironmentalProtectionThedestructionofournaturalresourcesandcontaminationofourfoodsupplycontinuetooccurlargelybecauseoftheextremedifficultyinaffixing把固定legalresponsibilityonthosewhocontinuetotreatourenvironmentwithrecklessabandon放任.Attemptstopreventpollutionbylegislationeconomicincentivesandfriendlypersuasionhavebeenmetbylawsuitspersonalandindustrialdenialandlongdelays-notonlyinacceptingresponsibilitybutmoreimportantlyindoingsomethingaboutit.Itseemsthatonlywhengovernmentdecidesitcanaffordtaxincentivesorproductionsacrificesthereisanyinitiativeforchange.Whereisindustry’sandourrecognitionthatprotectingmankind’sgreattreasureisthesinglemostimportantresponsibilityIfevertherewillbetimeforenvironmentalhealthprofessionalstocometothefrostinessandprovideleadershiptosolveenvironmentalproblemsthattimeisnow.Wearebeingaskedandinfactthepublicisdemandingthatwetakepositiveaction.Itisourresponsibilityasprofessionalsinenvironmentalhealthtomakethedifference.Yestheecologiststheenvironmentalactivistsandtheconservationistsservetocommunicatestimulatethinkingandpromotebehavioralchange.HoweveritisthoseofuswhoarepaidtomakethedecisionstodevelopimproveandenforceenvironmentalstandardsIsubmitwhomustleadthecharge.Wemustrecognizethatenvironmentalhealthissuesdonotstopatcitylimitscountylinesstateorevenfederalboundaries.Wecannolongeraffordtobetunnel-visionedinourapproach.Wemustvisualizeissuesfromeveryperspectivetomaketheobjectivedecisions.Wemustexpressourviewsclearlytopreventmediadistortionandpublicconfusion.Ibelievewehaveathree-partmissionforthepresent.Firstwemustcontinuetopressforimprovementsinthequalityoflifethatpeoplecanmakeforthemselves.Secondwemustinvestigateandunderstandthelinkbetweenenvironmentandhealth.Thirdwemustbeabletocommunicatetechnicalinformationinaformthatcitizenscanunderstand.Ifwecanaccomplishthesethreegoalsinthisdecademaybewecanfinallystopenvironmentaldegradationandnotmerelyholditback.Wewillthenbeabletospendpollutiondollarstrulyonpreventionratherthanonbandages.Whichofthefollowingaccordingtotheauthorshouldplaytheleadingroleinthesolutionofenvironmentalproblems
Water Fromthebeginningwaterhasfurnishedmanwithasourceoffoodandahighwaytotravelupon.Thefirst51arosewherewaterwasadominantelementintheenvironmentachallengetoman’singenuity.TheEgyptiansinventedthe365-daycalendar52theNile’sannualflooding.TheBabylonianswhowereamongthemostfamouslaw-makersinancienttimesinventedlaws53waterusage.WaterinspiredtheChinesetobuilda1000-54canalacomplexsystemwhichafternearly2500yearsremainsstillpractically55andstillcommandstheastonishmentofengineers.Butthe56neverfoundcompletesolutionstotheirwaterproblems.TheYellowRiverisalsoknown57"China’sSorrow";itissounpredictableanddangerous58inasingleflooditmaycauseamillion59.FloodsslowedthegreatcivilizationoftheIndusRiverValleyandinadequatedrainageruined60itsland.Todaywaterdominates61asitalwayshasdone.Itspresencecontinuesto62thelocationofhishomesandcities;itsviolentvariabilitycan63manorhisherdsorhiscrops;itsrouteslinkshim64hisfellows;itsimmensevaluemay65toalreadydangerouspoliticalconflicts.Therearemanyexamplesofthisinourowntime. 63
AGreatQuakeComingEveryonewholivesinSanFranciscoknowsthatearthquakesarecommonintheBayArea--andtheycanbedevastating.In1906forexampleamajorquakedestroyedabout28000buildingsandkilledhundredsperhapsthousandsofpeople.ResidentsnowwonderwhenthenextBigOnewillstrike.It’sboundtohappensomeday.Atleastsevenactivefault断层linesrunthroughtheSanFranciscoarea.FaultsareplaceswherepiecesofEarth’scrust地壳slidepasteachother.Whenthesepiecesslipthegroundshakes.Toprepareforthatdayscientistsareusingnewtechniquestoreanalyzethe1906earthquakeandpredicthowbadthedamagemightbewhenthenextonehappens.Onenewfindingaboutthe1906quakeisthattheSanAndreasfaultsplitapartfasterthanscientistshadassumedatthetime.Duringsmallearthquakesfaultsrupture断裂atabout2.7kilometerspersecond.Duringbiggerquakeshowever.rupturescanhappenatratesfasterthan3.5kilometerspersecond.Atsuchhighspeedsmassiveamountsofpressurebuildupgeneratingundergroundwavesthatcancausemoredamagethanthequakeitself.LuckyforSanFranciscothesepressurepulses脉冲traveledawayfromthecityduringthe1906event.Asbadasthedamagewasitcouldhavebeenfarworse.Lookingahead.scientistsaretryingtopredictwhenthenextmajorquakewilloccur.Recordsshowthatearthquakeswerecommonbefore1906.Sincethentheareahasbeenrelativelyquiet.PatternsinthedatahoweversuggestthattheprobabilityofamajorearthquakestrikingtheBayAreabefore2032isatleast62percent.NewbuildingsinSanFranciscoarequitesafeincaseoffuturequakes.Stillmorethan84percentofthecity’sbuildingsareoldandweak.Analysessuggestthatanothermassiveearthquakewouldcauseextensivedamage.PeoplewholivetheretodaytendtofeelsafebecauseSanFranciscohasremainedprettyquietforawhile.Accordingtothenewresearchhowever.it’snotamatterofiftheBigOnewillhit.It’sjustamatterofwhen.TheSanFranciscoareaislocatedaboveseveralactivefaultlines.
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