MOSAIC Hug the Trees, Kiss the Earth for the Sake of Future Generations

22 | Friday, April 19, 2019 CHINA DAILY MOSAIC Hug the trees, kiss the earth for the sake of future generations Green is the catchword. The indeed bright for my children or India and many other nations. shoes from recycled leather fiber. lion users to clean up the world, eases, drought etc, Li Zhikang, a media constantly talks of the need their children. On a more positive note I came The word “eucalyptus” did bring one beach, park, garden, road, car researcher at the Chinese Academy to conserve the planet, its precious Most often I am torn between across the report that German foot back memories of an experiment park at a time with a $12,500 carrot of Agricultural Sciences said in a resources and promote sustainable hope and despair. Happily, howev wear giant Adidas has sold more gone wrong in several southern to the winning cleaner. “We wanted recent interview. development. These are words and er, I am no Cassandra and there is than 1 million pairs of shoes made Indian states during the 1980s to help and have put up $12,500 to Ruminating over these aspects adjectives that still that lingering positive streak from ocean plastic. The company because of mass eucalyptus plant the best cleanup effort on the plan made me realize that though there would crop up and two recent developments point apparently uses a yarn that can ing. The trees were everywhere and et,” said Matt Barrie, the CEO and have been pioneering efforts, very during our daily to a silver lining. turn ocean plastic into a polymer, there was very little that could be founder of Freelancer.com. little is being heard about them. encounters with During recent trips to Manila in which can subsequently be used to done with them other than extract Efforts are also being made in “Green is still not a trend that is in stories, and one the Philippines and Hong Kong I make knitted footwear. According oil for medicinal purposes. I hope China. Agriculture scientists have sync with most of the younger gen almost took them was surprised to find several res to the company, each shoe uses an some Indian entrepreneur will soon developed new rice varieties named eration or the older people. It is a for granted. taurants opting for edible and envi average of 11 plastic bottles and find a way to add value by using “Green Super Rice” for developing habit that needs to be cultivated But after spend ronmentally friendly cutlery. incorporates recycled plastic into this in shoes or some other green Asian and African countries. with some urgency as we are fast Ullattil ing over a decade Imagine my surprise when I was the laces, heel webbing and lining product. The project which has the back approaching a tipping point,” said Manranjith in China amid served starters on edible spoons and sock liner covers. The second interesting fact that I ing of the government and the Bill T. B. Nair, an independent analyst Second fluctuating weath and told that I should eat the whole Allbirds, a San Francisco startup stumbled upon recently was an ini and Melinda Gates Foundation, has based in Bengaluru, India. Thoughts er patterns, thing up. “It is a small way that we which makes environmentally tiative by Freelancer.com, the developed 78 GSR varieties since Munching into the edible spoons encountering pol can contribute to protecting the friendly footwear, said that it will world’s largest freelancing and 2008, and its efforts are expected to in front of me and downing a mint lution and watching with trepida environment,” said Belen Gracias, make shoes from eucalyptus tree crowdsourcing marketplace by benefit 30 million small farmers in cocktail, I realized that somewhere tion the wanton destruction of the owner of a popular eatery in fibers. The company said the new total number of users and jobs. The Asia and Africa. one has to make a small beginning. natural resources across the globe, I Manila. My friends told me that fiber is much more sustainable company has recently come out GSR varieties need fewer chemi have enough reason to be con such efforts have already made con than other products. Another Unit with a contest that runs until May cal fertilizers, pesticides and water, Contact the writer at cerned as to whether the future is siderable progress in China and ed States’ shoe giant Nike is making 10 and urges its more than 32 mil and are more tolerant to pests, dis [email protected] What’s on who jilted her years ago. The mayor refuses the conditional offer at first, but the townspeo ple eventually agree. Anton is the owner of the town’s general store. The townspeople buy expensive products on credit in his shop, driving him to bank ruptcy. Finally, he is murdered and the doctor announces that he 2019 Badminton Asia has died of a heart attack. Championships Claire gives the mayor a check When: April 2328, 10 am and leaves the town with Where: Wuhan Sports Center Anton’s body in the casket that Gymnasium she brought with her when she The championships started arrived. in 1962 and have been held annually since 1991. As the top Spartacus badminton tournament in Asia, by The National Academic the event attracts some of the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet world’s best players. Nearly Theater of the Republic of 300 competitors are expected Belarus to participate in this year’s When: May 34, 7:30 pm games from more than 20 Where: National Center for the countries and regions in Asia, Performing Arts, Beijing including China, Japan, Malay Spartacus was premiered by sia and Indonesia. the Kirov Ballet in St. Peters burg in 1956, and its revised Troye Sivan: The Bloom Tour form made its debut in 1968, Live in Shanghai 2019 performed by the Bolshoi Ballet When: April 22, 8 pm in Moscow. It was derived from Where: MercedesBenz Arena, a book by Raffaello Giovagnolli Shanghai that details events in a Roman Pop prince Troye Sivan is slave revolt. Its leader, Sparta bringing his The Bloom Tour to cus, was a Thracian warrior LI BAIJUN / FOR CHINA DAILY Shanghai and will perform at captured in battle. the MercedesBenz Arena, fol The rebellion’s high point — A moment in time: lowing the release of his criti literally and figuratively — was cally acclaimed sophomore its seizure of Mount Vesuvius Show on the road album Bloom. as a stronghold. After two years Born in Johannesburg, South of unrest, the rebellion was Children try to get the best vantage point at a Africa, in 1995, Troye was a finally put down by Marcus Lic child star in his adopted home inius Crassus, and Spartacus traditional opera in a Yishui village, Shandong town of Perth, Australia. Home fell in battle. Around 6,000 sur province, in 1990. Cultural groups today regularly schooled, he began singing and viving rebels were crucified acting at a young age, but his along the Appian Way. organize village performances as seen from a biggest break came when he The National Academic Bol picture taken last year (right) in Luojiaping village appeared as a young Wolverine shoi Opera and Ballet Theater in 2009’s XMen Origins: Wol of the Republic of Belarus was in Hubei province. verine. Troye also showcases created in 1933 as the State his acting talent in the 2018 Opera and Ballet Theater of film, Boy Erased, alongside Belarus, based on Belarusian awardwinning stars Nicole Kid opera and ballet. The opera man and Russell Crowe. Carmen, starring Belarusian His debut album, 2015’s Blue singer Larisa Aleksandrov Neighbourhood, introduced skaya, was the theater’s first him to the pop mainstream, production. landing in the Billboard Top 10 Today, one of the priorities with the singles Wild and Youth. for the theater is to expand the Last year, he issued the single national repertoire. Some pro YANG TAO / FOR CHINA DAILY My My My!, which went plati ductions have been on the the num in Australia and entered ater’s playbill for more than the US Top 100. Additional sin three decades because of their The newspaper and beyond gles Bloom and the Ariana ongoing popularity. Grandeassisted Dance to This followed. On our Sina Weibo On chinadaily.com.cn That Physics Show Video of students launching rockets goes viral Culture: New design shopping malls to offices and vibrant palette. His exhibition at When: April 20 and 21, 7:30 pm Students at Xi’an No 1 Mid reignites old kiln restaurants, the social anxiety Beijing’s Ici Labas gallery, Art Where: Super Theater, Beijing dle School in Shaanxi pro A university teacher from of Matti, the book’s protagonist, from West China, which runs Based on hundreds of experi vince had a special science Chongqing has transformed an is fully on display. Social awk through to Saturday, is a cele ments that are presented at class on Monday. A video oldfashioned kiln into a tourist wardness has struck a chord bration of the enduring charms science conferences and in showed how they prepared attraction. The kiln once pro with many Chinese people on of historic towns and people classrooms across the country, and launched waterpro duced delicate ceramic prod social media. through a display of 70 works. That Physics Show features pelled rockets from the ucts. But its operators went segments on motion, momen playground. It registered bankrupt as new technologies Travel: Mexico to lure tum, vacuum, friction, energy, more than 400,000 likes took over.

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