Summer Science Camp Instructors
Palo Alto Junior Museum &Zoo—Summer 2022 Camp Season
The Palo Alto Junior Museum &Zoo is currently looking for Camp Instructors to help facilitate its summer science camps which operate from June 15th through August 14th. These programs feature week—long full—day camps exploring a variety of science topics in the Life, Physical and Earth Sciences, and camp participants range in age from Preschool through Grade 6.
In addition to staffing science camps, Instructors are needed to support after camp programs at Rinconada Park. After camp programs offer campers an opportunity to wind down after a busy day of learning, and feature recreational activities, games, art making, and weekly trips to the Rinconada Pool.
For more information about specific offerings, please visit www.cityofpaloalto.or/Enjoy to review the City of Palo Alto's camp catalogue.
Requirements:
Successful applicants will be at least 18 years old and available the entire summer—from June 15th through August 14th. They will have an interest in science, teaching, or child development, and will love working with children in an educational setting. This is a great position for college students or high school seniors.
Hours of work:
Science Camp: Monday through Friday, approximately 8 a. m. —4 p. m. each day
After Camp: Monday through Friday, approximately 1: 30 p. m. —6: 30 p. m. each day
Pay: $19. 29—$23. 67 per hour
Note: All staff are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted, and to wear a mask at all times out of consideration for COVID—19 pandemic.
Interested applicants are invited to forward their resume and email of interest to the Education Director, Alex Hamilton. The City of Palo Alto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. People of diverse backgrounds and abilities are encouraged to apply.
Horses have long pulled tourist carts through Jordan's ancient city of Petra, but animal rights groups are driving a project to start replacing them with electric vehicles.
A small team of 10 rechargeable e-carts now take visitors through the rose-colored road leading to the famed capital of the Nabateans, which dates back to the first century BC.
"The e-cart produces no pollution or smoke and the change has reduced the cases of animal mistreatment," said Suleiman Farajat, head of the Petra Development and Tourism Regional Authority. The new golf buggy-style (马车式) electric vehicles have less impact on the surroundings because the horse cart wheels used to hit the sides of the road. The horse waste also caused a bad smell in the place, and cleaning it was not easy.
Animal rights group PETA, which had blamed the use of the overworking animals, has described the project as a major first step to protect working animals. The group hopes to work with officials toward the day when there will be only animal-free transportation at Petra.
The change has also been well received for another reason — helping to make the UNESCO World Heritage Site accessible to elderly and disabled visitors with the newly designed e-carts. Austrian tourist Rudy, 43, who uses a wheelchair, said he had repeatedly postponed a visit, but was now very happy to have made the trip. "Not only disabled people but also people who have difficulty walking for a long distance now have a chance to see this amazing place," he said.
For now, the Petra authority says it will keep some of the horses to preserve the character of the place, as it is a world heritage site.
Walking and running are great ways to improve your health. Special walking or running events are held every year in the United States, providing perfect chances to volunteer some time, set exercise goals and make new friends.
Breath Deep 5K Walk for LUNGevity
April 23, 2016 in Columbia, Maryland
In memory of Dr. Clement B. Knight, the walking event raises money for the LUNGevity Foundation to fund lung cancer research. Dr. Knight, who died on August 9, 2012, at the age of 62, was recognized in the Guide to Top Physicians for many years. Lung cancer is the top cancer killer in the United States, killing approximately 160,000 people every year.
Bright Beginnings 5K Race
April 30, 2016 in Washington
Bright Beginnings 5K Race raises funds that help provide education, health, and family services free of charge for homeless babies, preschoolers, and their families in Washington. The annual race is organized by volunteers from the Junior League of Washington. Participants will receive T-shirts, running bags, food and water.
Red Shoe 5K Run & Walk
May 1, 2016 in Herndon, Virginia
Ronald McDonald House Charities® aims to raise money to improve the physical and behavioral health of children. The family-friendly Red Shoe 5K Run & Walk organized by Ronald McDonald House Charities® is for racers, leisure (休闲) walkers and runners. Kids can get community service hours. The race starts at 9:00 a.m.
Race for Hope
May 3, 2016 in Washington
This is a 5-kilometer walk/run with the goal of raising $1.5 million to fund brain tumor (肿瘤) research and families affected by the disease. Money raised by the event will benefit two non-profit organizations, the Brain Tumor Society and Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure. The race includes Kids' Fun Run and the Wall of Hope, in honor of brain tumor survivors.
Those concerned that robots are taking over the world can rest easy-for now. Though the androids have proved useful at performing ordinary tasks, they are not ready for prime time. At least that appears to be the case at Japan's cutting-edge Henn-na Hotel chain where over half of the robot staff is being replaced by humans.
The first Henn-na Hotel opened in July 2015, where guests were greeted and checked-in by either a family-friendly English-speaking dinosaur robot or a Japanese-speaking humanoid. Autonomous robots stood ready to help guests carry luggage to their rooms, while a cute doll-shaped android called Churi, placed inside each room, provided them with information about nearby attractions. Even the hotel's garbage cans were robotic.
Not surprisingly, the lodging, recognized in 2016 as the world's first robot-staffed hotel by Guinness World Records, drew in curious visitors from all around the world.
But as the years have passed, the hotel's main draw — its employees — are becoming less of a novelty (新颖) and more of a bother. Also as the robots are "aging", they are costing more to repair and maintain. Earlier this month, the hotel chain's parent company H. I. S. announced that it had decided to "fire" over half of the robot employees and replace them with humans. Among them are the chain's two robot receptionists. In addition to scaring young guests, they are also unable to photocopy guests' passports-a requirement when checking into a Japanese hotel--forcing human employees to step in each time. Also, out are the cute Churi robots, which have proved unable to answer even the simplest questions and annoyed guests by interrupting their conversations.
While this is a setback, the company's officials are not discouraged. They plan to continue with their ambitious expansion plans and believe the human-robot interaction is a learning process." When you actually use robots, you realize there are places where they aren't needed." said one of the officials.
Do You Have a Positive Attitude?
Who would you rather hang around with? Someone who always acts in low spirits? Or someone who manages to see the good around him, even when things aren't always going great?
Having a positive attitude can help you in many ways. Your friends will definitely appreciate you more if you see the silver lining rather than just the dark clouds!
The less pressure you feel, the better you will feel overall. So if you've been feeling tired, put on a happy face and you just might feel better soon.
But how can you have a positive attitude when life is hard? It's more than just turning life's lemons into lemonade. But it's worth it.
A positive attitude doesn't mean ignoring life's troubles. It just means looking for the good in things, rather than being a pessimist and concentrating on the bad in things. Sometimes your attitude can make all the difference.
Identify (识别) those areas of your life that might not be going so well. Focus on one at a time and think of ways you can find the positive in things.
A. The answer is to have a positive attitude.
B. Having a positive attitude can take some hard work.
C. They are likely to make you have negative thoughts.
D. Having a positive attitude can also reduce your stress level.
E. If you have a positive attitude, you're more fun to be around.
F. When you feel better physically, you naturally feel better mentally.
G. It's no surprise that people enjoy being around positive people rather than negative people.
A cinema-goer who suffered a heart attack while watching the latest Bond movie was saved by fellow film fans who performed CPR on him. The film's title? No Time to Die.
81-year-old Malcolm Clarke had been revisiting childhood haunts (常去之处) in and around Chesterfield where he grew up as a1for his birthdays. Then he had gone to2the new Bond film with his wife on Saturday night to make the latest3more impressive.
4, Malcolm had a sudden heart attack at the Odeon cinema in Sheffield, South Yorkshire while watching the new film.5of the audience, believed to have included a doctor and a nurse,6came to Malcolm's7and helped keep him alive. Thankfully, their8were successful and the ambulance soon9and took Malcolm to Northern General Hospital. And now Malcolm is in a(n)10condition.
Malcolm's son-in-law, Andrew Wileman, said, "Four11people among the audience worked on him for about 15 minutes because he had12consciousness (意识). The ‘rescue team',13two ladies and two gentlemen, just14shortly after they did the good deed. There is no15that they saved Malcolm's life in the cinema."
"The consultant at the hospital said the quick CPR had saved his life in the16before the ambulance got there. He would have17, but he was lucky," Andrew added.
Andrew said he was "completely unconscious" while the kind people18to save his life using the on-site defibrillator (除颤器) in the cinema.
The family has been reunited with three of the four19and they were20to meet the fourth to say thanks.
Recently, a survey(carry) out by a website about the common view on students who graduateBeijing University. Only 28% of the interviewed companies think that they are (satisfy) with the graduates from Beijing University. The graduates in their companies have a wide range of (know) and they learn things very quickly and easily., most of the companies don't think (high) of graduates from Beijing University. In their eyes, the graduates always stick their own opinions and lack the teamwork spirit. Besides, they may not be satisfied with their jobs even with big companies, and they usually have many (complain). As a result, 34% of the companies insist that is not necessary to employ graduates from Beijing University.
In brief, society and even the students themselves expect too much from graduates from Beijing University. That's a graduate claims that he himself is rubbish.
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Dear Andrew,
How nice to hear from you again! I think it is natural for you not to get used to live there. Here, I have some suggestion for you.
First of all, you should respect the local customs and try to involve yourself to the natives' lives. Secondly, don't be afraid to communicate with American students and make friends with us. Friendship will bring you happiness. What's more, it was better for you to join more outdoor activities with your friends. Those activities may help you relax and have a fun, that is of great benefit. Finally, mind your own manners and remain modest and honesty when getting along with your friends.
I sincere hope my advice will help. May you adapt to your new life and enjoy your stay there.
Yours,
Li Hua
