Fascinating Activities You Can Take Part In
Boston Fenway Park: Guided Ballpark Tour with Options
★★★★★4.8/5 1570 reviews
You will uncover the history of Fenway stadium and its beloved team, the Red Sox, and discover more than 170, 000 stadium artifacts and 150, 000 photographs. You can choose from 1-hour tour, a pre-game tour, or a 15-minute tour.
Tromsø: Snowmobile Safari in the Lyngen Alps
★★★★★4.9/5 279 reviews
You will experience the spectacular Lyngen Alps while driving a snowmobile in beautiful scenery at Camp Troll, where everything is inspired by trolls. After taking pictures, you will head back to the base camp to enjoy a hot meal served around the fire.
Cairo: Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) Tour
★★★★★4.6/5 1243 reviews
You will see more than 100, 000 excellent artifacts in Egypt's long-awaited GEM. Among the collection, you'll find 5, 000 treasures unearthed from the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, which will be on public display for the first time in history.
Dubai: Tandem Skydive Experience at The Palm
★★★★★4.8/5 212 reviews
Admire Dubai from a new perspective. You will feel an incredible adrenaline (肾上腺素) rush as you fly up to 13, 000ft into Dubai's sky before free falling at 120mph. You will have the entire dive documented by a professional camera flyer who will accompany you.
The South Bronx is one of the poorest and most polluted places in America, with smog-choked freeways and smelly wastewater treatment plants.
"We're a dumping ground, " Omar explains. "All the garbage from the rest of New York City ends up here. "
But Omar started looking at garbage in a different way. "A lot of what people throw away is perfectly good, " he says. "Just look at that stuff from construction sites — doors, sinks, toilets. People will buy those things. It's only called garbage because somebody threw it away. " Omar was just out of college and working for an environmental group called Sustainable South Bronx when he started considering how to get this "good garbage" to people who could use it. Instead of destroying old things, why not clean them up and resell them? Why not hire people in the community to do the work? Better yet, why not make this business a "cooperative, " which means the people working in the business own it and share the profits?
Out of this, Omar started the first cooperative in the country dedicated to reusing construction waste. To start his business, Omar put up flyers along the truck-jammed, trash-filled neighborhood streets, looking for people to work with him. He soon found four other dedicated workers. They rented a warehouse and started looking for donations of used materials.
In April 2008, Omar's cooperative, ReBuilders Source, opened its business and began selling construction supplies — at reasonable prices — to neighborhood builders and home owners. With the help of city officials, he also began planning a new training program to help local residents learn the skills to get good jobs that help the environment and even start their own cooperatives. Workers were trained to carefully take buildings apart so that things like doors and windows can be reused instead of being smashed and sent off to a landfill. Deconstructing buildings this way could be a huge industry with many good jobs for people who need them.
"If you have a use for something, " Omar says, "it's no longer waste. "
After COVID-19, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that while the number of nurses has increased in the past three years, the U. S. still experiences a shortage of registered nurses, and that there will be over one million unfilled nursing jobs. So what's the solution? Robots.
Japan is ahead of the curve when it comes to this trend. Toyohashi University of Technology has developed Terapio, a robotic medical cart that can make hospital rounds, deliver medications and other items, and retrieve records. This type of robot will likely be one of the first to be implemented in hospital.
Robots capable of social engagement help with loneliness as well as cognitive functioning, but the robot itself doesn't have to engage directly — it can serve as a mediator for human communication. Telepresence robots such as MantaroBot, Vgo, and Giraff can be controlled through a computer, smartphone, or tablet, allowing family members or doctors to remotely monitor patients or Skype them. If you can't get to the nursing home to visit grandma, you can use a telepresence robot to hang out with her.
A robot's appearance affects its ability to successfully interact with humans, which is why the Human-Interactive Robot Research decided to develop a robotic nurse that looks like a huge teddy bear. RIBA, also known as "Robear, " can help patients into and out of wheelchairs and beds with its strong arms.
On the less cute and more scary side there is Actroid F, which has such resilient skin and natural hair color that some patients may not know the difference. This conversational robot companion has cameras in its eyes, which allow it to track patients and use appropriate facial expressions and body language in its interactions.
It's important to note that robotic nurses don't decide courses of treatment or make diagnoses. Instead, they perform routine and laborious tasks, freeing nurses up to attend to patients with immediate needs. This is one industry where it seems the integration of robots will lead to cooperation, not replacement.
While teenagers who are at risk of depression with risky behaviors — drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes and cutting classes often alert parents and teachers that serious problems are brewing, a new study finds that there's another group of adolescents who are in nearly as much danger of experiencing the same mental symptoms.
These teens use tons of media, get insufficient sleep and have a sedentary (不爱活动的) lifestyle. Of course, that may sound like a description of every teenager on the planet. But the study wars that it is teenagers who engage in all three of these practices in the extreme that are truly in a dangerous position. Because their behaviors are not usually seen as a red flag, these young people have been called the "invisible risk" group by the study's authors.
The study's authors surveyed 15, 395 students and analyzed nine risk behaviors, including excessive alcohol use, illegal drug use, heavy smoking and high media use. Their aim was to determine the relationship between these risk behaviors and mental health issues in teenagers. The group that scored high on all nine of the risk behaviors was most likely to show symptoms of depression; in all, nearly 15% of this group reported being depressed, compared with just 4% of the low-risk group. But the invisible group wasn't far behind the high-risk set, with more than 13% of them exhibiting depression.
The findings caught Carli off guard. "We didn't expect that, " he says. "The high-risk group and low-risk group are obvious, but this third group was not only unexpected. It was so distinct and so larger — nearly one third of our sample — that it became a key finding of the study. "
Carli says that one of the most significant things about his study is that it provides new early warning signs for parents, teachers and mental health-care providers. And early identifications, support and treatment for mental health issues, he says, are the best ways to keep them from turning into full-blown disorders.
Adaptations are currently popular in the movie industry. We're all familiar with film adaptations of books. Book adaptations of films aren't that common, but it's a medium that certainly takes skills to master.
The most well-known version of a film being adapted to books is via the novelisation (小说化). Movie novelisations went through a boom period before the internet era. Fans wanted to know more about the fictional worlds and experience the story again in a new way. Thus, the novelisation was a great solution.
Meanwhile, the screen to page process has also opened up the possibility of sequels (续篇). Perhaps there simply wasn't financial investment to create a follow-up to a film. Maybe a sequel idea simply felt more appropriate for a novel. In recent years for example, the film Heat, released in 1995 has received its own novel. ET: The Book of the Green Planet continued the extra-terrestrial's journey after the completion of the film's narrative.
But what are the benefits of reading a novel instead of waiting for the big screen version? Well, a novel can take its reader deeper into the mind of the characters that the film had to represent in a more visual way. Although a film might characterize a fantastic scene or a specific costume choice, it doesn't always tell why those things are important. Novelisations and sequels can take that extra step and shine a light on some of those movie-making choices.
Book adaptations of films obviously won't ever replace cinema, and there's no need to choose one or the other.
A. But what about book adaptations of films?
B. Besides, descriptions can be more detailed too.
C. For a time, they were everything for cinema lovers.
D. Films being adapted to books has been talked repeatedly.
E. But they couldn't simply google it, or immediately purchase the production on tape.
F. Regardless, some terrific films have been expanded upon thanks to this medium.
G. Actually, these two mediums are considerably interdependent and complementary.
At Christmas time, I often reflect upon one particular evening in the early 1960s. Back then, we decided to go carolling to spread the Christmas spirit which might 1 someone else's life. So we quickly 2 members, for whom the only 3 was warmth of spirit.
Soon we discovered that carolling brought various 4 . Sometimes we were greeted with open doors and open hearts, while other times, folks remained in the safety and cosiness of their homes, watching 5 through their windows.
One stop on our journey particularly 6 our memory. That night, after a couple of songs, one door swung open. A gentleman, gray-haired, tenderly 7 we go upstairs to sing for his bedridden wife. He added 8 , "She loves music and used to be an opera singer. "
We stepped briskly upward into the couple's 9 apartment. Books, records, and antique furniture whispered stories to us. I reminded myself not to stare 10 invading their privacy.
Sitting beside his wife, the gentleman gave us a 11 . Then our voices rose and lingered around their small home. Had our voices been given extra 12 and beauty for this occasion? Perhaps they had.
A smile flickered on the woman's 13 , yet beautiful face. She snuggled her head against her husband's shoulder and both of them heartily enjoyed our performance. Witnessing such a heartwarming scene, we felt it was a holy night, for we were in the 14 of love that was gentle and mild.
At that moment, we found, and maybe even 15 , the Christmas spirit.
The revitalization (复苏) of abandoned properties in rural China is on the rise. Each (locate) in remote Chinese towns, the following three striking hotels are far from the hustle of the city.
WuYuan Skywells Hotel in Jiangxi province, a previously neglected 300-year-old mansion, was (incredible) restored to its former glory, while maintaining its regional architectural feature Tianjing, a narrow and tall courtyard pulling sunlight inside, introducing elements of modern comfort.
Similarly, by the end of 2022, designers (restore) the Bamboo Craft Village near Chengdu city, preserving the construction traditions to build an extremely (impress) roof. Seen from above, the shape of this building is like a figure "8" or the infinity sign "∞".
The Treewow Tribe in Zhejiang province (feature) houses that are surrounded by a sea of bamboo trees to provide tourists comfortable privacy. Notably, the free-form roof imitates the free-flowing lines of nature, gracefully (invite) the green landscape into the private space.
Marrying the charm of traditional Chinese designs and the (rich) of modern living, these hotels will definitely offer you unforgettable experience and a perfect getaway.
I knew I would have a beyond-busy summer, I would be a junior teacher for the Little Dragons Karate(空手道) Camp. And I had to do summer swim team. And Ollie and I already had two customers for our dog-walking business,
"You might be biting off more than you can chew, " my mom said with a warning glimpse when I talked to her about it and announced, "I want to do everything!"
"Don't worry. " I grinned, "I have strong teeth!"
My mom smiled back. "In this case, it's your organizational skills, not your teeth, that need to be strong. " I didn't take it to my heart.
And the first week really was no problem. My friend Ollie was out of town and karate camp hadn't started, so my swim stuff was all I needed to worry about. The next week was great too. I swam, and a Little Dragon at karate camp told me I was his favorite teacher ever!
I did learn, though, that staying organized with two activities was harder. My backpack was already stuffed with a towel and swim things, so I needed another for my karate clothing. Riding my bike from karate camp to the pool with two backpacks was a challenge. But I still had it under control until Ollie got back.
"We're late getting our business together!" he said. "We'll have to spend every spare minute preparing. "
"But I don't have any spare minutes!" I said
"Did you forget we agreed to walk Alfie every Saturday? And Muffin on Tuesdays at 4:00?"Ollie asked. I couldn't let Ollie down, so I took out a third backpack and filled it with dog toys, treats, and plastic bags. I thought I was all set.
But I was wrong! It didn't take long for my dog-walking stuff and karate stuff and swim stuff to get all mixed up, forgotten, or lost. One day, I forgot my karate backpack and had to borrow Emma's extra outfit, which was too tight. The next day, I remembered my karate stuff but forgot my swimsuit, so I had to help out in the snack shop and stay out of the pool all afternoon. And another time, when I reached into my dog-walking pack for plastic bags, all I could find were swim goggles(护目镜) and sunscreen.
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Paragraph 1:Worse still, I had to keep track of all the special times.
Paragraph 2:Luckily, I, with my parents, came up with a solution to get organized.
