Why are we short-sighted?

Why are we short-sighted?

According to the article, are these statements TRUE, FALSE or NOT GIVEN?

1.Myopia is a very rare and incurable disease.
2.The ophthalmologist said to David, that the cause of his visual impairment is his love for books.
3.In order to avoid myopia, you need every day to eat carrots.
4.If a child is born in January, he did not avoid myopia.
5.Myopia and  short-sightedness are one and the same.
6.If you spend much time indoor, you have plenty of chances to get myopia.
7.To cure myopia need to shine a bright light in his eyes, every 30 seconds for two weeks.
8.Children with good eyesight are more active.
9.Сhicks who are raised in red light are more likely to be short-sighted than those growing up with blue or green surroundings.
10.80% of people aged 50 years need glasses.

Letter to the newspaper

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November 25, 2014

Dear Sir/Madam

I was shocked to read about the cost of fight between two girls at the school in Monique Conrod article.

In my view all students should not have to pay for the damage of two girls. Students should be involved in finding solution to the problem, but they must not be damaged. 

Parents have to solve this problem, it means all parents who know about these accident have to talk with children about it. Phones does not solve this accident, if children did not realize these problem. In my opinion, cellphones are useful for many students and nowadays is too hard without it. 

However, two girls, who did this, have to suffer punishment. Police might talk with them. Only when they assess their doing, target would be achieved.

Thank you for your attention. 

Your faithfully,

Angelina Savolainen.

Asylum boat sank because of ‘too many people’, Perth court told

http://www.news.com.au/national/western-australia/asylum-boat-sank-because-of-too-many-people-perth-court-told/story-fnii5thn-1226925895862

Asylum boat sank because of ‘too many people’, Perth court told

AN Indonesian fishing boat packed with more than 200 asylum seekers sunk because there were too many people on board, a Perth court has been told.

Navy officers who helped in the rescue of about 100 survivors of a fatal June 2012 voyage have given evidence in the trial of two Indonesian nationals accused of being crewmen in the people smuggling mission.

Boy Djara and Justhen Justhen went on trial yesterday fighting six charged each of trying to assist illegal non-citizens into Australia.

This afternoon, Lieutenant Clinton Walters, who was on HMAS Larrakia when the ship was involved in the June 21 rescue, told the court he watched on as one of the accused men was plucked from the sea in darkness after the initial recovery of survivors.

Lt Walters said he spoke to the rescued man for about half an hour the next morning in Indonesian.

He said during the conversation he asked the man why the boat sank and “too many people” was the response.

Lt Walters said he also asked if there were people underneath the sinking hull and was told there was “many”.

He also told the jury he asked the man if he was the captain, and when the man said he was not, he asked where the captain was, where the boat left from and where did the passengers get on board.

Earlier this morning, the jury was shown video filmed from the HMAS Larrakia of the rescue of men clinging to the hull of the upturned boat.

The court was told on the day of the rescue, seas were reaching 2.5m and many of the survivors were struggling to stay on the hull or were dotted throughout the ocean in small groups.

The trial continues.

The article was writen 21th it the Mai, 2014 in the Australia News.

In my opinion, the officers did the right thing that spoke in court, but it took a lot of time already. And the guilty deserve punishment as endangered people's lives for their own benefit.

Biotechnologies

Brain Stethoscope Turns Seizures Into Music

What started out as an artistic pursuit quickly turned into a scientific purpose as two professors from Stanford University realized their musical recordings of brain activity could be used to identify seizures.

Using electrodes to tap electrical activity in patients’ brains, music professor Chris Chafe and neurology professor Josef Parvizi were able to create audio electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings of both normal brain activity and a seizure state. The electrical spikes of rapidly firing neurons were set to music, specifically to a tone that resembled a human voice, as a way for listeners to not only empathize with the patient, but to have a better understanding of what happens to the brain during a seizure.

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During the state of seizure, the tones become more pronounced and their tempo becomes chaotic “We could instantly differentiate seizure activity from non-seizure states with just our ears,” Chafe said in a university news release. “It was like turning a radio dial from a static-filled station to a clear one.”

Since some seizures can occur without any immediate, behavioral symptoms, Chafe and Parvizi got an idea: What if this real time brain data could be used by caregivers for people with epilepsy to hear and recognize when undetected seizures are happening?

“Someone — perhaps a mother caring for a child — who hasn’t received training in interpreting visual EEGs can hear the seizure rhythms and easily appreciate that there is a pathological brain phenomenon taking place,” Parvizi said.

While the duo’s so-called “brain stethoscope” shows real promise, it’s a ways off from becoming a clinical reality. “We’ve really just stuck our finger in there,” Chafe said. “We know that the music is fascinating and that we can hear important dynamics, but there are still wonderful revelations to be made.”

Rats Can Read Minds

Chafe and Parvizi plan to launch a version of the brain stethoscope next year at Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center, where visitors will be able to try out the device. In the meantime, have a listen to the their haunting debut recording.

TASK: True or False.  Read the statements and mark whether the statement is TRUE , FALSE or NO INFORMATION.

1.Some seizures can occur without any immediate, behavioral symptoms .

2. Biologist from Stanford University realize his musical recordings of brain activity could be used to identify seizures.

3.Parvizi said, that he wants his invention was used in hospitals around the world.

4.The electrical spikes of rapidly firing neurons were set to music, specifically to a tone that resembled a human voice.

5. After two nights, the tones become more pronounced and their tempo becomes chaotic .

6. The price of this stethoscope over $ 10,000.

7.Chafe and Parvizi plan to launch a version of the brain stethoscope next year at Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center.

8.During testing of the invention, three people died. 

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Summery

The article is headlined It’s Fun To Work (And Play) At Google. The author of this article is Joyce Grant. The article is published in Teaching Kids News at 11 January, 2013.

The article is about working in Google inc. Google. is a company with a high reputation. The people who work at Google have come up with many creative ideas .To help spark all that work , Google has invested a lot of fun elements in his Toronto office . They have the opportunity to play golf, barbecues in the summer. Google workers get a healthy breakfast and lunch every day. On Halloween renowned artist makes Google employees festive makeup. Conference hall looks like a small house in the village, there is a fireplace , stained glass windows , floor boards . Also in the library there is a secret room where employees can hide away and think. Back in the office there is a ping -pong table , to play darts and arcade games . What else ? How about a billiards room , a massage room , a camping area, exercise room, DJ and micro kitchens on each floor ?

 I think, that it is a perfect work in the world. I would like to work there. In my opinion it's the best, but any work is boring. It all sounds so unreal, but it's the best that I've ever heard.