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4/28/2013

Topic Reading-Vol.382-4/28/2013

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
'Urgent need' to remove space debris.
The space environment seems to require as much attention and actions as the natural or living environment on Earth because tens of thousands trackable or unseeable debris circulating around and they could collide with spacecrafts or satellites in use.
It sounds similar to other environmental problems humans have been creating as people and businesses are more attempted and motivated to create or produce new things rather than to clean or remove old or used things.
Enjoy reading and learning about another environmental problem that humans has created. 

4/27/2013

Topic Reading-Vol.381-4/27/2013

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Bringing people back from the dead.
How long do you think a person could live, survive or revive without heartbeat or breath? As you can imagine, the brain cells will die if no oxygen is supplied by the blood circulation. But how long is the limit without the natural supply?
Some doctors seem to have found some ways to make the odds higher to revive a patient who has been without heartbeat or breath by cooling the body temperature down.
Enjoy reading and learning how human body in a critical condition reacts with proper treatment.

4/26/2013

Topic Reading-Vol.380-4/26/2013

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Voice-to-text just as dangerous to drivers as texting: study.
Some of you might have read or even sent text messages while driving a car or riding a bicycle. Does voice-to-text converter in your mobile or smart phone make your driving or riding safer than traditional finger-typing? It does sound so but it was found it doesn’t.
Enjoy reading and learning about what affects human attention.

4/25/2013

Topic Reading-Vol.379-4/25/2013

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Thousands of marijuana smokers celebrate first legal ‘420’ in Colorado.
In the U.S., a practice of something that is legal in one state doesn’t necessary mean that is legal in the federal law. But how much of such controversial practices or conducts are being charged, especially they are taken place by a huge crowd at one space simultaneously?
There were around 80,000 according to the event organizer people to commemorate the legalization of recreational use of marijuana in Denver, Colorado, where many of the residents worry such event or the legalization of the publically-debated practice could give bad impression on visitors to the state.
Enjoy reading and learning about the latest legalization rally for marijuana.

4/24/2013

Topic Reading-Vol.378-4/24/2013

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Can social media clear air over China?
The second largest country in the world in terms of the economy and military spending, is now the largest producer of greenhouse gasses. It uses more coal than the rest of the world combined and sells more cars than any other country. As a result, air quality in China is at hazardous level.
But why social media such as Weibo could change and clean the air over China?
Enjoy reading and learning about the eco-warriors who are fighting with social media, not a gun or pen. 

4/23/2013

Topic Reading-Vol.377-4/23/2013

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
64,500 in China have over 100 million yuan.
There is no surprise to see more and more super-riches are produced as economy grows in the world second largest country in terms of economy (military spending as well). But there are some interesting figures about those Chinese billionaires, such as their average sleeping time on weekdays and weekends as well as the percentage of smokers.
Enjoy reading and learning about the profile and behaviors of Red Super-riches. 

4/22/2013

Topic Reading-Vol.376-4/22/2013

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Tomb tourists told: Sorry, it's a fake.
Do you know who Yang Guang (569-618) and what he did before and during his throne about 14 centuries ago? He’s considered one of the most autonomous and notorious dictators in Chinese history. But if the new tomb is his real one, those who visited his fake ones in the past were very much doomed.
Enjoy reading and learning about what the notorious emperor’s tomb is about.