Afforestation has been observed as a green trend in urban areas. The incorporation of trees in urban infrastructure is highly recommended to act as a solution to outlined environmental problems such as global warming....Afforestation has been observed as a green trend in urban areas. The incorporation of trees in urban infrastructure is highly recommended to act as a solution to outlined environmental problems such as global warming. However, it has been precipitously introduced in cities, towns, and metropolitans. The introduction of the green practice was so abrupt that it became devoid to meeting the essential needs for tree growth, thus, failing to bring out the desired effects. Inappropriately selecting and planting trees in urban spaces has resulted in stressed trees that are deficient at reaching up to the calculated goals and in the long run end up being problematic. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the implications of planting southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) trees in the wrong urban space so as to aid in recommending sustainable green solutions for the urban community. By studying southern live oaks planted in Howell Community Park and three randomly selected areas in Southern University Baton Rouge Campus, this study analyzes how the selection of these tree species in the urban spaces influenced their growth and general well-being. These urban spaces were randomly drafted based on accessibility and availability of several southern live oaks. Planting approaches in the four study areas were explored and the general health condition of the trees was determined using the tree appraisal method presented by the i-tree model: my tree. ArcGIS collector was used to collect the GPS coordinates of the trees and ArcMap was used to generate the maps of the study areas. ArcMap software geolocated the coordinates of the southern live oaks in all the four-study areas. The software was used to generate shapefiles of the four study areas and their location in East Baton Rouge. The analysis of the results proved that none of the southern live oaks had an excellent health condition and most of the trees experienced different issues due to planting them in the wrong urban spaces.展开更多
When reporting the prevalence of childhood obesity in the USA a few years ago,the magazine U.S.News & World Report stated: "...some 17 percent of kids are now obese,which means they’re at or above the 95th p...When reporting the prevalence of childhood obesity in the USA a few years ago,the magazine U.S.News & World Report stated: "...some 17 percent of kids are now obese,which means they’re at or above the 95th percentile for weight in relation to height for their age;an additional 17 percent are overweight, or at or over the 85th percentile." Anyone with some basic training in measurement or statistics will realize that this statement is incorrect.This is because the percentile is defined as the value below which a certain percent of observations fall in a population.For example,the展开更多
One man was having his meal in an inn while a little dog keptbarking toward him. He was very puzzled ahout this and he asked theboss what was wrong with the dog. 'I’m so sorry to tell you that we haven’t plates ...One man was having his meal in an inn while a little dog keptbarking toward him. He was very puzzled ahout this and he asked theboss what was wrong with the dog. 'I’m so sorry to tell you that we haven’t plates enough and展开更多
Money Scatters Everywhere in China It is said that the saving ratio of China is close to 40%.Authoritative persons thus analyze in this way: theoretically, 40% saving ratio of a country is enough tosustain its economi...Money Scatters Everywhere in China It is said that the saving ratio of China is close to 40%.Authoritative persons thus analyze in this way: theoretically, 40% saving ratio of a country is enough tosustain its economic growth at the rate over 10% even at thetime of its economic take-off; practically, "Four Tigers" inAsia achieved high economic growth in 1960s and 1970s withtheir saving ratio only about 30%. Conclusion: with the 40% saving ratio, or domesticfunds, China can fully sustain the growth rate of 8-9 % thisyear. The question remains: why do we want to introduceforeign funds? Why do we allow foreigners to come and maketens percent of profit while we can only get bits of展开更多
The Poor Becomes Even Poorer, And TheRich Becomes Even Richer-The Mat-thew Effect In Foreign Investmenthe nature of the capital is keen on the rich but cold-shoul-der the poor. If you are rich, dollars, pounds or RMBs...The Poor Becomes Even Poorer, And TheRich Becomes Even Richer-The Mat-thew Effect In Foreign Investmenthe nature of the capital is keen on the rich but cold-shoul-der the poor. If you are rich, dollars, pounds or RMBs wouldgreet you with a genial smile. If you are poor, you will beignored. Maybe, you will be provided with some "grants", to showtheir generosity and mercy. Nevertheless, with regard to invest-ment, not a chance.Therefore, foreign investment in China takes the followingshape:by regions, the realized foreign investment in the 18 prov-inces and autonomous regions of the Mid-West accounts for lessthan 10% of the national total even though the area is in greatneed of funds; by industrial sectors, agriculture has only a tinyshare of less than 2% of total foreign investment in China eventhough it cniovs first Prioritv in economic development and de-mands immediate strengthening; likewise, foreign investment展开更多
Chinglish exists widely in college students' speaking and writing. This paper explores college students' attitudes toward Chinglish through a questionnaire. A primary finding is that most college students acce...Chinglish exists widely in college students' speaking and writing. This paper explores college students' attitudes toward Chinglish through a questionnaire. A primary finding is that most college students accept Chinglish as legitimate communication, considering it to be 1) a tool to energize or vivify the social atmosphere, and 2) a source of catchwords and phrases specifically employed in communication with friends. Despite their acceptance and use of Chinglish, the questionnaire reveals, also,that college students lack linguistic understanding of Chinglish and are unaware of how it may interfere with acquisition of correct English. The analysis of the questionnaire also has some implications in college English teaching.展开更多
Mr and Mrs Smith were going to America for their holidays. They had a dog called Billy. They liked him very much. But they couldn’t take him to America with the m. So they found a place to leave him while they were a...Mr and Mrs Smith were going to America for their holidays. They had a dog called Billy. They liked him very much. But they couldn’t take him to America with the m. So they found a place to leave him while they were away. At the end of their holidays they got back to England very late at night. So they didn’t go to get B illy back. The next morning Mr Smith got into his car and drove happily to get B illy. When he got home with the dog he said to his wife, "Dear, I don’t think Bi lly has enjoyed展开更多
Case: On July 9, 2003, the people’s procuratorate of Ansai County, Shaanxi Province arrested three judges, Zhang Hongming, Liu Jianzhong and Xue Sheng of the people’s court of Zichang County of the same province on ...Case: On July 9, 2003, the people’s procuratorate of Ansai County, Shaanxi Province arrested three judges, Zhang Hongming, Liu Jianzhong and Xue Sheng of the people’s court of Zichang County of the same province on charges of "unlawful detention." On September 29, 2003, Ansai people’s court declared the three judges innocent and immediately released them. On September 30, 2003, Ansai people’s procuratorate protested the judgment and appealed to the intermediate people’s court of Yan’an city. On December 18, 2003, the Yan’an展开更多
A child＇s disappearance is always a tragedy, and spreading information to as many people as possible is a critical factor in the race to rescue the child. For this purpose, Qingdao Kingtex International, a bottled wa...A child＇s disappearance is always a tragedy, and spreading information to as many people as possible is a critical factor in the race to rescue the child. For this purpose, Qingdao Kingtex International, a bottled water compa- ny in China, started putting pictures of miss- ing children on its packaging. On the bottle labels, consumers can also find the children＇s birth dates and a hotline number to report any useful clues.展开更多
Dear Big Mouth English readers,Happy New Year!Some words sound the same.We may be confused when we hear them.Well,atleast Jason is.Jason is playing in the garden.He hears Mum calling him.
In this article,the legend for Fig.3 f&g was inadvertently mislabeled.The figure below shows the wrong one.The figure should have appeared as shown below.
文摘Afforestation has been observed as a green trend in urban areas. The incorporation of trees in urban infrastructure is highly recommended to act as a solution to outlined environmental problems such as global warming. However, it has been precipitously introduced in cities, towns, and metropolitans. The introduction of the green practice was so abrupt that it became devoid to meeting the essential needs for tree growth, thus, failing to bring out the desired effects. Inappropriately selecting and planting trees in urban spaces has resulted in stressed trees that are deficient at reaching up to the calculated goals and in the long run end up being problematic. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the implications of planting southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) trees in the wrong urban space so as to aid in recommending sustainable green solutions for the urban community. By studying southern live oaks planted in Howell Community Park and three randomly selected areas in Southern University Baton Rouge Campus, this study analyzes how the selection of these tree species in the urban spaces influenced their growth and general well-being. These urban spaces were randomly drafted based on accessibility and availability of several southern live oaks. Planting approaches in the four study areas were explored and the general health condition of the trees was determined using the tree appraisal method presented by the i-tree model: my tree. ArcGIS collector was used to collect the GPS coordinates of the trees and ArcMap was used to generate the maps of the study areas. ArcMap software geolocated the coordinates of the southern live oaks in all the four-study areas. The software was used to generate shapefiles of the four study areas and their location in East Baton Rouge. The analysis of the results proved that none of the southern live oaks had an excellent health condition and most of the trees experienced different issues due to planting them in the wrong urban spaces.
文摘When reporting the prevalence of childhood obesity in the USA a few years ago,the magazine U.S.News & World Report stated: "...some 17 percent of kids are now obese,which means they’re at or above the 95th percentile for weight in relation to height for their age;an additional 17 percent are overweight, or at or over the 85th percentile." Anyone with some basic training in measurement or statistics will realize that this statement is incorrect.This is because the percentile is defined as the value below which a certain percent of observations fall in a population.For example,the
文摘One man was having his meal in an inn while a little dog keptbarking toward him. He was very puzzled ahout this and he asked theboss what was wrong with the dog. 'I’m so sorry to tell you that we haven’t plates enough and
文摘Money Scatters Everywhere in China It is said that the saving ratio of China is close to 40%.Authoritative persons thus analyze in this way: theoretically, 40% saving ratio of a country is enough tosustain its economic growth at the rate over 10% even at thetime of its economic take-off; practically, "Four Tigers" inAsia achieved high economic growth in 1960s and 1970s withtheir saving ratio only about 30%. Conclusion: with the 40% saving ratio, or domesticfunds, China can fully sustain the growth rate of 8-9 % thisyear. The question remains: why do we want to introduceforeign funds? Why do we allow foreigners to come and maketens percent of profit while we can only get bits of
文摘The Poor Becomes Even Poorer, And TheRich Becomes Even Richer-The Mat-thew Effect In Foreign Investmenthe nature of the capital is keen on the rich but cold-shoul-der the poor. If you are rich, dollars, pounds or RMBs wouldgreet you with a genial smile. If you are poor, you will beignored. Maybe, you will be provided with some "grants", to showtheir generosity and mercy. Nevertheless, with regard to invest-ment, not a chance.Therefore, foreign investment in China takes the followingshape:by regions, the realized foreign investment in the 18 prov-inces and autonomous regions of the Mid-West accounts for lessthan 10% of the national total even though the area is in greatneed of funds; by industrial sectors, agriculture has only a tinyshare of less than 2% of total foreign investment in China eventhough it cniovs first Prioritv in economic development and de-mands immediate strengthening; likewise, foreign investment
文摘Chinglish exists widely in college students' speaking and writing. This paper explores college students' attitudes toward Chinglish through a questionnaire. A primary finding is that most college students accept Chinglish as legitimate communication, considering it to be 1) a tool to energize or vivify the social atmosphere, and 2) a source of catchwords and phrases specifically employed in communication with friends. Despite their acceptance and use of Chinglish, the questionnaire reveals, also,that college students lack linguistic understanding of Chinglish and are unaware of how it may interfere with acquisition of correct English. The analysis of the questionnaire also has some implications in college English teaching.
文摘Mr and Mrs Smith were going to America for their holidays. They had a dog called Billy. They liked him very much. But they couldn’t take him to America with the m. So they found a place to leave him while they were away. At the end of their holidays they got back to England very late at night. So they didn’t go to get B illy back. The next morning Mr Smith got into his car and drove happily to get B illy. When he got home with the dog he said to his wife, "Dear, I don’t think Bi lly has enjoyed
文摘Case: On July 9, 2003, the people’s procuratorate of Ansai County, Shaanxi Province arrested three judges, Zhang Hongming, Liu Jianzhong and Xue Sheng of the people’s court of Zichang County of the same province on charges of "unlawful detention." On September 29, 2003, Ansai people’s court declared the three judges innocent and immediately released them. On September 30, 2003, Ansai people’s procuratorate protested the judgment and appealed to the intermediate people’s court of Yan’an city. On December 18, 2003, the Yan’an
文摘A child＇s disappearance is always a tragedy, and spreading information to as many people as possible is a critical factor in the race to rescue the child. For this purpose, Qingdao Kingtex International, a bottled water compa- ny in China, started putting pictures of miss- ing children on its packaging. On the bottle labels, consumers can also find the children＇s birth dates and a hotline number to report any useful clues.
文摘Dear Big Mouth English readers,Happy New Year!Some words sound the same.We may be confused when we hear them.Well,atleast Jason is.Jason is playing in the garden.He hears Mum calling him.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 42061134020, 32070380)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (No. ZR2019ZD17)
文摘In this article,the legend for Fig.3 f&g was inadvertently mislabeled.The figure below shows the wrong one.The figure should have appeared as shown below.
