A. benefit B. displayed C. documentation D. elegantly E. improbable F. intrusive G. label H. lessen I. massive J. positively K. promotional |
Norway’s new law on edited photos
A new law in Norway makes it illegal for advertisers and social media influencers to share
The law concerns advertisers and people who receive “payment or other
The new law requires disclosures for edits made after the image was taken and before, such as Snapchat and Instagram filters that modify one’s appearance. Examples of edits that people who are being paid for pictures are required to
Body pressure, or “kroppspress” in Norway, is a major topic of conversation in the country, the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs said in its report. “Young people are exposed to a(n)
By prohibiting advertisers and influencers from posting such photos without proper
Some of Norway’s top influencers have already thought
A. necessity | B. threat | C. neighbouring | D. adjusted |
E. unlikely | F. decline | G. cooperated | H. questions |
I. profitable | J. imposing | K. gains |
New York and New Tax
According to a Manhattan Institute survey, more than half of high-earning New Yorkers are working entirely from home and 44% are considering leaving the city. Ned Lamont, Connecticut’s governor, has said “the old idea of the commuter(通勤者) going into New York City five days a week may be outdated.” It does seem
When people from
Taxpayers and those states are looking closely at this loophole(漏洞). In December, Connecticut and New Jersey applied to the Supreme Court to consider a case which
Companies are also watching the progression of the billionaire Mark to Market Tax Act, which would treat capital
New E-Commerce Law Takes Effect
China’s new e-commerce law, which was passed last August, took effect on January 1. The law comes amid the rapid development of China into the world’s largest e-commerce market.
The law aims to regulate the market and create a sound
The new law will apply to three types of operators. These include e-commerce
The law will make all e-commerce platform operators
The implementation of the law may bring
But the new law does not aim to
Besides, the law will help clean up China’s reputation as a
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A Bad Idea
Think you can walk, dive, take phone calls, e-mail and listen to music at the same time? Well, New York's new law says you can't. And you'll be
The law went into force last month, following research and a(n)
Who's to
"We are under the impression that our brain can do more than it often can," says Rene Marois, a neuroscientist in Tennessee. “But a major limitation is the inability to
The young people are often considered the great multitaskers. However, an Oxford University research suggests this idea is open to question. A group of 18-to 21-year-olds and a group of 35-to 39-year-olds were given 90 seconds to translate
It is difficult to measure the productivity
The
Minimum wage laws in the U.S. were first introduced during the 1930s in response to the Great Depression. This period was
In 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) established a national minimum wage of $0.25 an hour. This Act
Introductory economies textbooks usually first introduce the minimum wage as an application of demand and supply analysis. This starting discussion is usually based on the following
While minimum wage increases generally receive
An issue related to that of a minimum wage is a growing movement for a “living wage”.Living wage proposals suggest that the
6 . A patent is an official document
Inventions are the result of hard work. It may only take a moment of inspiration to think of a good idea but it takes a lot of research and experimentation to turn it into a(n)
Patents also benefit the society