Clear blue sky http://www.texansfansshop.com/Texans-Aa … ft-Jersey/ , crispy crystal snow, fresh air and lots of fun, all these make skiing a highly enjoyable and appreciated sport, that attracts thousands of tourists on the mountain slopes every year. Yet, some of them are looking not just for fun, but for adventure. These are the people who choose off-piste skiing, who challenge the mountain in a race full of adrenaline, running the risk of provoking an avalanche for the sake of enjoying a descent on an untouched slope. These are the risk takers that throw caution to the wind in favour of a good time, and many of them choose the infamous La Grave skiing area, situated in the Alps.
If you want to go skiing in La Grave, you'd better think twice for the sake of your own safety and wellbeing. You could be there all alone, with nothing but your skies and backpack, in the middle of a white ocean, and your life depends on all your skiing knowledge and experience, which in some cases, can be less than you think. The highest risk to produce an avalanche is when there are several layers of snow, some older than the others, with different levels of density. In such a case, if you change direction suddenly, you may cut the most recent layer of snow with your skis, and thus dislocate it. Consequently, never cross a slope from one side to the other, because you may dislocate disaster. Or when skiing at high speed on slopes with fresh snow, you can raise a powder snow avalanche that makes air unbreathable because of the fine snow crystals that fill the atmosphere. Sometimes a few simple precautions like these can save your life.
In order to feel safer on your off-piste skiing expedition, there are a few things that you need to know. Always check on the snow conditions beforehand. Go online, and make sure you look at a report for La Grave, which should be easy enough to find. Has it recently snowed? What is the risk of avalanche in the area? What was the local weather like in the last days? Get information on how warm the weather can get at noon for instance. Make sure there haven't been strong winds that might have affected the snow stability on the slope where you want to go skiing. Open your eyes for cornices and cracks and listen to possible sounds of the snow mass whilst your out there. If you remain alert, you'll stand a better chance of avoiding disaster.
Avoid noise in areas with high avalanche risk. When trying to communicate with other members of your group, never shout if you're far from them, because sound vibrations can cause inner breaks in the snow mass if already unstable. Make sure your transceivers are fully charged so that you may ask for help if in need. And last, but not least, wear colourful skiing clothes, avoid white, silver or gray equipment, that make you almost invisible by lack of contrast. Reds, or Oranges are probably the best colours to opt for, to give that contrast that could be life saving. Thus you'll be more easily detectable on the slope, and in case you're in an emergency situation, rescue teams can find you more quickly. You'll be a speck of colour in the silver vastness of snow, identifiable from miles away to aid your rescue, and potentially save your life.
HANGZHOU, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Alibaba plans to pay two elderly employees an annual salary between 350,000 yuan (54,000 U.S. dollars) and 400,000 to work for its e-commerce platform Taobao.
According to a job ad released on its official website Tuesday, Taobao wants to hire two "product experiencers" over the age of 60 to help the company collect user experiences on its new customized shopping platform.
Alibaba said applicants should have an easy rapport with children, have stable groups of friends and have good communication skills.
Apart from that, they must have at least one year of online shopping experience. Being a "group influencer," such as the leader of a square dancing team or a member of a neighborhood committee, is also a plus, according to the company.
Alibaba said the company has seen a massive response and is now short-listing candidates for interviews.
Analysts said Alibaba's move reflects the growing role of the elderly in China's burgeoning online shopping market.
Alibaba's Tmall online marketplace has 30 million registered elderly users, who prefer electronic products and home appliances over other product categories.
According to a survey of nearly 10,000 people aged 50 and older, about 90 percent said they were willing to learn new things, such as online shopping and how to use mobile payment.
At the end of 2016, China had 230 million people aged 60 and older.
BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- China plans to enhance safety standards for the production and use of electric bikes to make them safer on the road.
A number of features, including fire-proofing and flame retardants, are required for producing safe electric bikes, according to the draft safety standards plan for e-bikes released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
The plan, which will be open for public opinion for 30 days, also lifts the speed limit of e-bikes from 20 km per hour to 25 km per hour as well as raises their weight and motor power limits.
All e-bikes should be equipped with pedals to ensure they can still function in the event of motor breakdown.
China is the world's largest e-bike producer and seller and home to about 200 million e-bikes with an annual production of over 30 million.
However, unregulated mass production by some unscrupulous e-bike makers has turned the vehicles into a risky transportation method, with more than 56,200 accidents involving e-bikes and 8,431 deaths reported in the past five years, an increase of 8.6 percent and 13.5 percent annually.
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