DAY181 Nike uses NFL protest player in ad campaign Tanzania's President John Magufuli has advised women in his country to stop taking birth control pills. He said the reason was because Tanzania needed more people and the country was now wealthy enough to feed and educate many children. President Magufuli said: "Women can now give up contraceptive methods." He supported his argument by citing the example of European countries that he says are struggling to find enough workers because people use different methods of birth control. He told reporters: "I have traveled to Europe and I have seen the effects of birth control. In some countries they are now struggling with a declining population. They have no labor force." President Magufuli accused those of using birth control of laziness. He said: "Those going for family planning are lazy. They are afraid they will not be able to feed their children. They do not want to work hard to feed a large family and that is why they opt for birth control and end up with one or two children only." He added: "You have cattle. You are big farmers. You can feed your children. Why then resort to birth control? I see no reason to control births in Tanzania". One politician pointed out the fact that Tanzania does not help large families. He said: "Our health insurance schemes can only accommodate a maximum of four children from one family." SYNONYM MATCH GIVE YOUR BEST ANSWER Tanzania's president said people were lazy if they used birth control. Tanzania's president said people no longer had cattle. Tanzania's president said he could see a few reasons for birth control. A politician said Tanzania had health insurance for families of all sizes. What did the president say Tanzania needed more of? Where did the president say was struggling to find workers? What did the president say he'd seen the effects of in Europe? What did the president say was declining in Europe?
DAY 182 Explanation : Feel out of the loop!!! Williams What's been going on around here? Jacky Nothing much. Why? Williams I feel out of the loop after my vacation. Jacky That's natural. There's a staff meeting later on this afternoon. Williams Good. Maybe that will help me catch Jacky up with things. It's not an important one. It's about the company picnic. Williams In that case, it won't matter that I'm clueless in the meeting. Feel out of the loop - feel being left out Example : The chairman was consistently leaving Chris out of the loop..
DAY 183 U.S. to spend $2 billion on artificial intelligence weapons The United States Defense Department is going to spend up to $2 billion on artificial intelligence (AI) weapons over the next five years. This will be the most the department has ever spent on AI systems for weapons. The department wants to have the most advanced weapons in the world. It wants its weapons to be better than those of China and Russia. Defense bosses want future weapons to be trusted and accepted by military generals and commanders. They want to make sure weapons in the future do not make mistakes. Department official John Everett said: "We think it's a good time to seed the field of AI. We think we can accelerate two decades of progress into five years." Some of the new AI weapons may be able to make and act on their own decisions. This means computer systems and algorithms could make a decision (without any human decision-making) to attack a target that could kill people. Many people think this is dangerous and could lead to innocent lives being lost. The Defense Department said AI technology could, "make it possible to develop and [use] autonomous systems that could independently select and attack targets with [deadly] force". It added that weapons using AI systems can currently choose targets on their own, but military commanders do not want to let the weapons decide on the targets to attack. The commanders want to make the final decision. SYNONYM MATCH GIVE YOUR BEST ANSWER The new weapons will not be able to make decisions without humans. Nobody thinks the artificial intelligence weapons will be dangerous. A.I. weapons will never be able to select targets on their own. Military commanders want to make final decisions about targets. How many years of work do officials want to put into five years? What allows the weapons to make decisions besides computer systems? What do many people think could be lost because of the new weapons? What kind of force could the new weapons attack targets with?
Day 184 Second a motion!!! Jill I think that we need to change our working hours. David What did you have in mind? Jill Since we do business overseas, we should come in an hour later and work David until seven. It sounds like a good idea. I second the motion. Chairman The motion has been moved and seconded. All those in favor, say aye. All those opposed, say nay. Everyone Aye. Chairman The ayes have it. The motion carries. Explanation : Second a motion - To endorse (a motion or nomination) as a required preliminary to discussion or vote Example I second a motion in making Mr. Lee our President.
DAY185 Astronauts plug space station hole with finger Owners of multiple homes and highvalue homes will face heavier taxes and stricter loan restrictions after the government unveiled tougher measures Thursday aimed at curbing real estate speculation especially in the Seoul metropolitan area. It, foremost, seeks to cool down the real estate market by imposing higher taxes on and further restricting mortgages for anyone who already owns a home, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said. The government will raise the comprehensive real estate tax rate to 3.2 percent for those who own more than two homes in Seoul and Sejong, an administrative city. Also, those with a single expensive home have to pay a tax rate of 2.7 percent or more. The range has been increased from 2.5 percent to 3 percent. In the government's eighth real estate measure since President Moon Jae-in took office in May 2017, the administration raised the rate over the 3 percent imposed by the 2003-08 Roh Moo-hyun government, which then sought to curb rising real estate prices and speculation. The government has widened the scope of its property ownership taxation. The comprehensive real estate tax rate ranging from 0.6 percent to 3.2 percent will be applied to anyone who has a property valued at 300 million won or more, according to the minister. Give your best answer What s your thought about the issue? What kind of property would you like to own? Would you prefer to live in a house or a building? What kind of properties does a common Korean own? How hard is it to own a property in Korea? What are the current regulations in owning a property in Korea? Who orchestrated this new policy? Are you in favor of this policy? Explain