Hidden in the dark, the terror of the dark, is a herd of thousands of mice. Wander around the wheat cellar at the Fragar family farm, a seven-hour drive from Sydney. The drought is over, and the Fragar family’s first good harvest in years is being ravaged by rats. But the Fragars weren’t the only victims. Countless farms along Australia’s eastern grain belt are facing a rat epidemic described as the worst in public memory, according to New York Times . Rats in the grain warehouse at the Fragar family farm. Photo: New York Times. The rat epidemic came after years of bountiful crops màng On average, every 10 years, Australia faces a rat epidemic. This year, the rats appeared after a year of favorable rain and wind in 2020. The crops were bountiful, the farmers’ food stores were full, becoming an ideal food source for the rats to multiply. This year’s rat epidemic is also partly caused by the change in people’s farming methods. In the past, farmers used to burn the stubble after each crop, before sowing began. But over the past 15 years, Australian farmers have started sowing seeds directly on the trunks of old food crops, to protect the environment. It was this change that created an additional food supply as well as an ideal nesting place for the rats. Both natural and man-made factors, combined with the rapid reproductive cycle – a single mother can give birth to 6-10 pups in 3 weeks, have caused the rat population to explode into the tens of thousands. million children. Meanwhile, the Australian government has been criticized for its slow response. Recently, after a long period of rat epidemic raging, the New South Wales state government lifted the ban on the use of bromadiolone poison, which is considered a “napal bomb” for rats. Rats on a grain tarpaulin at a farm in Tottenham. Photo: AP. Tottenham is a small town in the midwest region of the state of New South Wales. Residents here said they have never seen a rat epidemic as long as it is now in the past. Winter is now slowly coming to the southern hemisphere, including Australia. Cold weather slows down the growth of mice. Robert Brodin, the owner of a shop in Tottenham, said the number of rats he catches each morning is now 15-20, down by nearly half compared to the previous time. However, Mr. Brodin expressed skepticism about the possibility that the rat epidemic would end just through winter. “They used to say, once they (rats) start eating each other, the rat epidemic will pass. But they have been eating each other since December 2020 and nothing has changed,” Mr. Brodin said. Steve Henry, an expert on rat diseases in Australia, admits it is difficult to predict when the current rat epidemic will pass. Mr. Henry said the rat epidemic can only end when it has peaked. “The epidemic will end when there are too many rats in the ecosystem, all of them interacting with each other, causing the disease to spread quickly. At the same time, the rats run out of food, they will be both sick and hungry, that is when they will attack each other and eat the young,” expert Henry predicted. If the rat population survives the winter in large numbers, the size of the rat population will explode again in the spring, then the situation could be worse. Until the rat epidemic is over, it will continue to be a psychological burden for people living in the areas directly affected. Life turned upside down “I feel like I’m watching the rats gnaw away at the family’s future,” said Kathy Fragar. During the first half of 2021, the rat epidemic has spread across southern Queesland, New South Wales and northern Victoria, the three wealthiest eastern states in Australia. “The rat epidemic is the flip side of a rare lucky year out of the worst drought in a century.” New York Times comment. Not only attacking crops, rats even attack people in the house. They get into the air conditioning system, destroy household appliances, eat poultry. Communication systems in some areas of Australia were disrupted when rats bitten telecommunications cables. Rats biting power lines also short-circuited and set a house on fire in New South Wales. Mr. Terry Klante emptied the rat out of the trap. Photo: New York Times. The rat epidemic makes people do things every day that no one is interested in. At the stores, employees set traps every night, and in the morning drown the rats they catch. In residential areas, “cremation yards” sprang up, where people bring the bodies of rats they find or kill for incineration. Hospitals also struggle with hygiene requirements against the invasion of rats. Jeff Fragar, the family’s ranch owner, said the loss of wheat storage was noticeable due to rat infestation. Mr. Fragar hopes to be able to sell 500 tonnes of the 700 tonnes of wheat already harvested on the farm. Even with such an optimistic figure, the family still lost $30,000. Many farmers find themselves in a situation where their goods are returned because rats are found in their lots. Mr. Fragar said the family’s biggest concern right now is the risk of not being able to continue growing the next crop. The Fragar family farm is in its infancy. The swarm of rats will eat whatever seed man sows in the ground. But if we continue to wait, the ideal time for sowing will pass, the farm is at risk of crop failure, or even no crop to harvest. The NSW Farmers lobby group warned New South Wales could lose billions of dollars as the rat epidemic affects the upcoming wheat, barley and canola crops. “We haven’t been able to plant anything for three years now because of the drought. We’ve only had half a year of good weather, and then the rats have ruined everything. If the weather doesn’t continue to be favorable, I can saying that our luck has run out. The bank will no longer help us,” said Mr. Fragar. Can only wait Jo Randall lives more than 100 kilometers south of the Fragars’ farm. The woman said she cried when she discovered that the rats had entered the house and destroyed the furniture. The Randalls consider themselves lucky because they were able to protect the farm from rats, by actively trapping and burning the farmland. But the Randalls live in an old house, with many cracks, easily infested by rats. Even when it was cold in the morning, Mrs. Randall often had to open the window to release the stench from the rats. A domestic dog chases mice under a grain-covered canvas on the farm of George Greig’s family. Photo: New York Times. In the house, there were traces of rats everywhere. Mrs. Randall’s phone case was crushed at the edge. The sound system of the family is damaged by biting the wire. Rats leave teeth marks on many other household objects. For Mrs. Randall, the ultimate limit was the rats getting into the bed. This finally happened, when the woman found rat droppings on the bed sheet. “Ultimately we have to accept the fact that we’re not going to win this war, we’re not going to get rid of the rats. The best we can do is wait for the rat epidemic to pass,” Ms. Randall said. .

The Great Wall of China is last on this list. The Internet connection here is rated as the worst, with speeds of only about 2Mbps when using mobile data. This comes as a big surprise, as the average internet speed in China is around 148Mbps. At this rate, a Chinese household can stream in Ultra-HD quality, on six devices at the same time. At the Great Wall, the internet connection speed via mobile data is only about 2Mbps. With a flood of free Wi-Fi networks and leading 4G connections in the world, it is easy to understand when the Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, USA), the Statue of Liberty (New York, USA) and the Sydney Opera House (Australia) occupy the top 3 positions in the ranking. Here, visitors can video call friends with clear images, or easily surf social networks with almost no lag. In Europe, the Eiffel Tower (France) ranks 4th on the rankings and is the best Internet connection location in this continent. Whether you’re sipping a latte at Les Ombres Rooftop Terrace or strolling at the foot of the tower, it’s not difficult to work remotely or follow trends on social media thanks to 31Mbps Internet speeds and plenty of free Wi-Fi. fees are available. Eiffel Tower is rated as the tourist destination with the best Internet connection in Europe. In the UK, although London is one of the world’s best 5G cities, Buckingham Palace is only ranked 7th on the list with 23Mbps internet speed. Meanwhile, Barcelona (Spain) not only attracts visitors with countless cultural and historical monuments and beautiful beaches, but also because of the convenience of the Internet. At the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, ​​the internet speed is around 31Mbps. The Royal Palace of Thailand in Bangkok is the highest ranked Asian representation in Uswitch’s ranking, with 6th place. Many other Asian representations rank low in this rating, such as the ancient citadel of Petra ( Jordan), the Angkor complex (Cambodia), the Taj Mahal (India) and the “loser” is the Great Wall of China (China).

Power lines connecting high-voltage poles near the capital Brasilia (Brazil). Photo: Reuters. According to ONS General Manager Luiz Carlos Ciocchi, this could lead to higher electricity prices. However, the situation is still positive when the risk of power shortage or interruption of distribution has not yet occurred. About three-quarters of Brazil’s electricity is generated from hydroelectric plants. This is one of the largest percentages compared to countries in the world. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on May 10 that the country was experiencing the worst water crisis in its history, and warned of major problems with electricity production. The crisis comes at a time of increased demand for energy, as temperatures rise in the coming summer months. Last week, Brazil’s Electricity Supervision Commission approved potential additional measures to meet electricity demand, including increasing the power output of thermal power plants and importing energy from Argentina and Uruguay. Mr. L.Ciocchi said that the government should reserve water in the lakes to meet the needs of the people and maintain the necessary hydropower output.

It is the guests who have a high degree of freedom. The director team can’t even insert the oral broadcast. During the shooting, they have experienced countless lost and out-of-control travel variety shows. After filming, I found that only the director of the team was mature, and the guests were still young until the filming was finished, and had to rename “Growing Up” to “It’s Just A Boy”. Changed its name to 230 million hot searches, and it’s exciting to look forward to it before it’s finished. Fengshui turns, and the sky forgives whoever. Zhang Hangxi, the director of “It’s just a teenager”, is also a member of the director group of “Hahahahaha”. At that time, the five haha ​​guests were tortured by the teenagers and staged the “Director” in front of the public. Group Metamorphosis: My Guest Is Lost Again.” There are many aerial shots in the show, not only for the director team to ask for surrounding materials, but also for the staff to find the guests. But you can see the casual sexiness of travel Vlog from the self-held lens of the guests. Other variety shows: What to do if the guests can’t let go. It happened to be a teenager: the guest is too crazy, every link is out of plan, how can I find my guest. Tourism variety shows have always been slow, literary, curative, and pyrotechnic, but “It just happens to be a teenager” cuts into it from the perspective of a teenager. The passion, adventure, and passion of travel is really for the funeral culture. Remember the magic punch. The whole process allows the guests to drive, pay, and control with a high degree of freedom. There are no tasks that must be completed, no game links to enter the game, no conflicting atmosphere deliberately provocative, and the guests are not allowed to embark on a low budget. Haha, they have to find a way to earn money halfway. The old way of tourism variety show. The “high-energy boy” was completely crazy in the reunion, and couldn’t help but jump and dance. The vivid youthful spirit was also fully bloomed in the addictive travel of the world, and the vitality could be felt across the screen. The group of three drove the car, sang songs, chatted, and was amused. They had a sense of substitution, and they could always see themselves in the pictures when they were traveling with their old friends. With the travel budget in place and freedom of choice, the three of them have played all the travel experiences you can think of. Canyon rafting, paragliding, beach off-road, mountain off-road, glass boat, rain forest paddle board, water trapeze, jet ski, skydiving, skateboarding…just the shots flashed from the first episode, let everyone be right The next trip is full of expectations. However, this also makes the metamorphosis of the program group particularly educational, and I have to comfort myself “don’t be like a teenager.” The program’s travel destinations are Western Sichuan, Yunnan, and Hainan. They are the Sichuan-Tibet line that Liu Haoran wants to experience, the comfortable Hainan that Wang Junkai wants to go to, and the sunrise of Meili Snow Mountain that Dong Zijian wants to see. In order to prevent disputes, whoever chooses to go to the destination has the final say, which allows the owner of the tour route to have a strong ability to act when going to the destination. The first episode is the classic Sichuan-Tibet line self-driving route selected by Liu Haoran, exploring in Ganzi, driving from Hailuogou (Yajiagen) to Kangding, waiting for the meteor shower at Yuzixixingkong campsite, and discussing to meet Ding Zhen in Litang. Then go to Daocheng and Daocheng Aden. When it was snowing, I drove across the Yumo Highway. I couldn’t see the sea of ​​clouds, but I encountered a fairyland surrounded by silver light. The Yumo highway from Hailuogou to Kangding is known as the most beautiful highway in Ganzi, with a total length of 65 kilometers. The scenery is different in different seasons. Liu Haoran chose Kangding as the replenishment point for Tibetan lunch. You may not know Kangding, but you will know the Kangding love song born here. The whole city is far away from mountains and rivers, and under the environment of multi-ethnic communities, it has a strong ethnic customs. This is one of the 318 must-drive check-in points in this life. In Yuzi West, about fifty or sixty kilometers away from Kangding Xindu Bridge, there are not only the starry sky that three people want to see, but also a 360° snow mountain experience. Gongga Snow Mountain and the Himalayas are within the scope of vision, and the magnificent scenery of Rizhao Jinshan is also It is often staged here. Litang County is 4014 meters above sea level and is the highest county on National Highway 318, so it is also known as the place closest to the sky. It is rich in water and grass, and the years are as peaceful as a paradise. More people understand that Litang started from the world of Dingzhen. , Liu Haoran wanted to meet Ding Zhen very much during this trip. It is not easy to climb the mountain in Yading, Daocheng, and Dong Zijian, a literary and artistic artist, broadcasted the audience quietly for five minutes in front of the Pearl Lake and the Shennai Mountain. Traveling is always full of accidents. Travel without a notebook has recorded the most real state. The journey of the star is as grounded as our trip to Tibet. In the last second, I was dying of high-reaction oxygen inhalation, and the next second I took out my mobile phone to take a selfie; I didn’t have a bowl to eat, I used the jelly shell as a bowl; I had no place to wash my face in the tent, so I could only wipe half of my face with a wet tissue and wash my face with one hand. Pour water from a bottle in one hand. But after the trip to West Sichuan, I would still be so excited to “notify” the program group that Lijiang should be protected against Dali. Traveling can always teach us a lot of things. Wang Junkai, a highly rebellious person, learned that “you can’t drink when you first arrive at the plateau” after experiencing it firsthand. However, some requests may not be regrettable. It’s not necessarily a pity that you haven’t been able to wait until the Gemini meteor shower fills the sky in Yuzixi. The starry sky is also a sight you can’t see in the city. It is not necessarily a pity not to be able to see Ding Zhen himself in Litang. The mountains and lakes that I crossed this way are all the beautiful scenery. After all, it takes great luck to see Gongga Snow Mountain without clouds. But it is precisely because of regrets that there will be the next trip. “What matters is not what you play, but what you see. What matters is not what you buy, but what you feel.” The aspirational youthful spirit never refers to age, but the vigorous, optimistic and fresh life. I hope we can always pursue our dreams with our youthful spirit, and believe in the light every day of our lives!

The Who What Wear page shares an article about the views of Lee Eiseman – executive director at the Pantone Color Institute. Accordingly, when choosing clothes, you need to avoid shades that make your skin dull and the photo looks pale. Photo: Sohu. Talking about the worst color gamut when photographing, Mr. Lee Eiseman said: “The uniform color on the outfit is always the best compared to the same pattern between the shirt and pants. Pastel colors are too bright. About the chalk tone combined with white skin will make the wearer look lifeless, the pale face on the frame “. Photo: Who What Wear. Pantone executives added cameras would sometimes have difficulty adjusting the contrast brightness on outfits. However, darker pastel tones are mixed in different colors to easily effect the image. Photo: Instyle. Mr. Lee Eiseman said that the dark red, teal, or blue and green tones also made the wearer’s outfit stand out. To avoid confusion when coordinating light tones, women need to accompany items with neutral shades for overall balance. Photo: @fengwanstheorem. Those who like outfits with floating colors can combine teal tones with pinks that tend to dark colors and accentuate with bright red. Photo: Instyle. Blue and green tones are evaluated by Mr. Lee Eiseman as the two most prominent shades when combined. In addition, to avoid confusion, girls should choose accessories with lighter tones than clothes. Photo: Who What Wear. Brown colors bring elegance and sophistication to ladies who love vintage styles. Brown shades from dark to light will have mutual support in terms of the look in the street style image. Photo: @savislook. When you want a neutral look, choose a gray tone because this shade is more prominent than the black tone. Coordinating costumes with black and white to help create color contrast in the frames. Photo: @savislook.