U.S. and European officials met in May to discuss a plan to expand a U.S. ban on the use of electronic devices such as a laptop computer during flights. The newly expanded ban would include flights from European countries. The current ban, which was established in March, has 46 about 50 flights per day from 10 cities. Most of the cities are located in the Middle East. The ban focuses on those cities because their machines to screen carry-on bags are not 47 , according to experts. If the U.S. expands the ban, it would affect about 65 million people who travel between Europe and North America on more than 400 daily flights each year. Many of the passengers are 48 who use their devices for work during flights. The airlines said the ban 49 many people to decide not to fly to the U.S. Even though this is the case, Australia is considering adopting the current ban, and Britain has already adopted parts of it. The airlines believe the expanded ban will happen eventually, but they are still hoping to have 50 in how the new policy is put in place at airports, so that passengers will be inconvenienced as little as possible.

　　Maritza, a professional yoga trainer, is one of almost 100,000 users of Bliive－a Brazil-based website that brands itself as the world’s largest online time-exchange platform. Bliive looks and feels like a social media platform. Its users trade services, including guitar lessons, air conditioner repairs and tarot card readings, without any cash or creditcard transactions. For each hour of service provided, the user receives Time Money, with which they can buy another service. Maritza earned almost 40 hours’ worth of Bliive services. With that much Time Money, she was able to create her own website about breathing techniques, including her own branding. Each person offers his help in one-hourchunks, and people who have “exchanged” Time Money can rate and review the quality of the service provided.

　　Bliive was founded a year and a half ago by Lorrana Scarpioni, a 24-year-old public relations student. She now employs a team of about a dozen people in Sao Paulo. She came up with the idea after watching documentaries about the sharing economy and alternative currencies. “If people were willing to engage in couch surfing－letting complete strangers into their houses－surely there was a potential for exchanging something as simple as one hour of a service,”Lorrana says.“Bliive is a collaborative network of time exchange. We see this platform as a movement that shows people the real value of exchanges and how they can develop themselves this way.”

　　Bliive takes the concept of the sharing economy－popularized by platforms including Uber and Airbnb－a stepfurther. It creates a new channel between the supply and demand of services, and does away with conventional cash altogether. More than 90,000 services are on offer on the website, making it larger than other barter-based sites. “Theno-money-involved transferences can be a great alternative to keep people developing themselves. We see a lot ofpeople who have graduated with very nice degrees, but they don’t have jobs,” she says. While Bliive aims to become more profitable, Lorrana is keen to retain its core values. “We use these talents and values to create a world that ismore collaborative and less competitive, more focused on the value of people, not just the value of money,” she says.

　　Bullying is an important issue that is definitely seen in our world these days. There are various explanations why children or youngsters bully other children. The majority of the community has been or will be bullied throughout their school-age life. The effects of bullying on kids can be devastating; it can create social separation or even suicide. The common reason of bullying is families’ situations that lead to health, wealth and relationship complications in long-time period. Bullying is when somebody or a group of individuals who have more power, persistently and intentionally cause harm or trouble for someone else or group of individuals who really feel helpless to react. 

　　Olweus says there are usually three types of bullying on school-aged children. The first one is physical bullying that involves physical damage and damage to property. Second most common type is called verbal bullying, which contains any type of verbal provocation such as abusive language, insults or racial comments. The next type is cyber bullying; it comprises sending unpolished images, tweeting slang memos, or posting false web pages. There are several different effects which bullying can have on children. Nowadays social separation is a main problem in kids. When children are bullied for a long period of time, it can make them feel inferior and unconfident in themselves that can have a bad effect on the way they intermingle in public. A research shows there are numerous cases of student committing suicide for the past few years. However, sometimes victims go for revenge against the bully with severe acts of violence. Besides, all these people lose their trust in relations, their competence to love and more importantly they restrict themselves to be in a well-meaning relationship in future. Along with all these problems, bullying can also disturb victims’ health; they may suffer from eating disorder or might hurt themselves.

　　When it comes to all-protein diet for weight loss, people keep on asking if it is possible to diet only eating the meats you love. The all-protein diet is a meat diet plan that doesn’t make you give up on eating meat. It is a diet where you reduce intake of carbohydrates such as that found in rice, bread, and vegetables while chewing down on meats and fish satisfying your appetite. By eating meat and eliminating sugars and carbohydrates that turn into fat, you can reduce body fat as well as strengthen your metabolism promoting smoother weight loss. 

　　To ensure your success in weight loss, there are rigid rules you need to follow while you are on the all-protein diet. First, you only eat low-fat content meat, fish, or boiled eggs as the main course in your meal. You can eat as much meat as you like as long as it’s not fatty. When eating fatty meats, be sure to remove as much fat as you can before eating. When you don’t have as much time to cook, eating a hard-boiled egg would be a good substitute for convenience in your diet. 

　　Second, you need to greatly reduce the amount of rice, bread, and vegetables in your diet to a minimum. This may include simply eating half the amount you would eat when not on the all-protein diet. Although most diets say that you should get vegetables in your diet as much as you can, on the all-protein diet you want to reduce carbohydrate intake, staying away from starches like high-carb potatoes. If you really want to have some vegetables, make sure to treat yourself to a healthy vegetable snack such as bowl of Vitamin K rich cucumbers. Eating snack in between meals is fine as long as you stick to meats, fish, and chicken eggs. 

　　Third, you need to screen what you use in seasoning your food. Paying close attention to the things you use to season your food such as sugar or sweet rice wine is important. Note that flour used in frying seafood contains carbohydrates. Always confirm how much carbohydrates you are adding before cooking. 

　　In conclusion, the all-protein diet is a diet where you try not to eat any carbohydrates. If you can’t get your hand out of the cookie jar, the all-protein diet may not be right for you.

　　The Gobi Desert is one of the largest deserts in the world. It  36  between northern China and Mongolia, in the heart of Asia. About half the  37  of India, the Gobi Desert occupies an arc of land 1,300,000 km² in area. Sandstorms are common, and most of the soil has been  38  by strong winds. Plant growth is sparse in the desert’s interior, but its borders of grasslands vary from year to year,  39  different amounts of rain. Humans have lived there for thousands of years as nomads, or wanderers, who raise sheep and cattle. Today their communities are more permanent than in previous centuries. Droughts and sandstorms,  40  , still make the Gobi Desert one of the harshest places to live on the earth.

　　All birds have voices. We think of them  41  singing, but many, such as birds of prey and ostriches, do not do so. In spite of this, they have a language that includes a variety of sounds, each  42  its own particular meaning. 

　　The songs that we hear from songbirds in the spring are often complicated,  43  they are saying something simple. Usually the singers are the males. They often sing at the edge of their territory. In this way, they attract mates and inform other males that this area  44  them. The songs are  45  ; however, they do save real fighting.

　　Mike Schmidt is a 29-year-old businessman. He lives in a small town near Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin. He was very upset last month because his house had been  46  several times. So he set up a hidden video camera in his home, hoping that he could catch the burglars in the  47 . The  48  succeeded and the burglars were captured on tape, 49  Schmidt immediately turned over to the police. However, 50  the items the burglars took from his house were two boxes containing marijuana plant. Mr. Schmidt was thus charged with illegal drug possession.