Pink Floyd have announced that they are removing their music from streaming services in Russia and Belarus.

In a statement released, the band condemned(谴责) Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and confirmed that all of the band’s music from 1987 onwards will no longer be available to stream in the two countries. The statement read “To stand with the world in strongly condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the works of Pink Floyd, from 1987 onwards, and all of David Gilmour’s solo recordings are being removed from all digital music providers in Russia and Belarus from today”, as they looked to show solidarity with Ukraine.

Gilmour, who has Ukrainian family, separately declared: “Russian soldiers, stop killing your brothers. There will be no winners in this war. My daughter-in-law is Ukrainian and my grand-daughters want to visit and know their beautiful country. Stop this before it is all destroyed. Putin must go. ”

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters recently penned an open letter regarding the conflict. Fiercely criticizing Russia and Vladimir Putin, he wrote: “I am disgusted by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. It is a criminal mistake in my opinion, the act of a gangster. ”

Since the start of the conflict, numerous artists such as Elton John and Young Thug have criticised Russia’s invasion and many acts have cancelled tours of the country including Franz Ferdinand, Louis Tomlinson and Green Day.

Do You Have Enough Time?

Experiences are more likely than material goods to deliver happiness. But the fear of choosing to pursue the wrong experience, and therefore wasting valuable time, is something many of us feel deeply.

There's something funny to this-we have more free time now, but for a number of reasons, it doesn't feel that way.

In his book Spending Time, Daniel Hamermesh explains that while our lifetimes have gotten a bit longer-13% since 1960-our spending power has increased by 198%. “It makes it difficult to stuff all the things that we want and can now afford into our limited available time to purchase and to enjoy them over our lifetimes,” he writes.

Next, there's our cell-phone addiction. American adults spend around 3. 5 hours on their devices each day, trying to keep up with the emails, social media updates and 24/7 news. And much of our time is “contaminated time”-when we’re doing one thing but thinking about something else. It makes us think we're being productive, but really it just makes us feel more worn out.

Add to this the ever expanding options in today's experience economy. Think of all the pop-ups, plays, workshops and escape rooms you could go to tonight. No wonder many of us suffer from what psychologists call “time famine”. No wonder we're seeing books about attaining more of our time and letting go of cell phones, like Jenny Odell’s How to Do Nothing.

There've been calls to control the attention economy, but the factors that make us feel time-poor aren't going away anytime soon. Tech companies, for instance, may have built apps to tell you how much time you spend on your device, but their business models rely on your continued use.

As for me, I have characterized experiences as "rubbish food" or "superfood”. Rubbish? Spending too much time indoors on Facebook or TV, alone. Superfood? Getting offline and outside and doing things for or with others and staying active.

These experiences require that we actually take time off-not easy in a culture attaching so much importance to productivity. But researchers say sometimes it's about changing our thoughts of leisure activities. Harvard's Anat Keinan has found a helpful way: we're more likely to go camping if we acknowledge it will be good for our productivity at work. Similarly, we often choose uncollectable experiences that give us a story to tell, as we like to feel we're accomplishing something. Keinan has also argued that while we often feel good about ourselves by choosing work over leisure, in the long term we're likely to regret this, feeling we've missed out on “the pleasures of life.

Time is our least renewable resource. It's good for us to consider if we're using it wisely.

The novel coronavirus(新冠病毒)has seen many of us glued to the news during the past few months, adapting our lives to deal with the changes the pandemic has brought about. As a student, I’m well aware of the importance of taking responsibility for one’s personal health, especially in consideration of the current pandemic. But I believe that it is also important for government level agencies to look for ways to better safeguard the health of the public.       【小题1】

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Ensuring food safety is undoubtedly a top priority and therefore, the local government in Shanghai should improve the safety and quality of food at all stages of the food chain. 【小题3】In this regard, a well-developed food control system needs to be introduced in public food businesses where operation regulations clearly state the roles, responsibilities and processes for early detection, prevention and control of food safety incidents.

Launch public awareness campaigns

【小题4】 Therefore, the local government should use social media as a tool to enhance people’s engagement(了解)with healthcare by providing them with useful information and by encouraging discussions, thereby reducing any misunderstandings that may be related to medical issues.

Allow paid parental leave for fathers

Paid maternity leave(产假)is often framed as an issue that only matters to female employees. 【小题5】 Therefore, the local government should offer dedicated(专用的)leave programs for dads that entitle them to up to several weeks of paid leave. A study from the United States has found evidence suggesting that granting longer paternity leave(父亲陪产假)and increasing the time fathers spend caring for their little babies can lead to improved physical and emotional health for both their children and their wives.