Nowadays, over 6,000 national parks exist in the world. Of all, these are the ones that have been around for hundreds of years and should be on everyone's bucket list.
Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China
It is surrounded by striking natural beauty and can be explored by land. But the river national park, as the name suggests, is best explored through leisurely boat rides and cruises that take visitors through many canals and ancient towns that come along the way of the river.
Calanques National Park, France
While most go to France for the twinkling Eiffel Tower, few tour plans involve a stop at the Calanques National Park, which is made up of both land and sea, with over 140 protected species of animals and plants that reside inside. Because of its topography, the park is unique in that it can be explored through a mix of activities both for those who like waterbodies and those who'd rather stay on land.
Yorkshire Dales, United Kingdom
Contrary to the popular association of national parks with the wilderness it is filled with winding valleys, hills and villages where over 24,000 people live and work. Yorkshire Dales is also home to several food shops, and the park hosts cheese festivals and farmers markets regularly, so it's best to go hungry.
Kakadu National Park Australia
It is a delight for those who like a bit of history mixed with the biodiversity of national parks. While it houses thousands of species of wildlife, there's more to the national park than that.
I look forward to my half-hour train ride to work every morning. I can look out of the window as it twists and turns itself through neighborhoods with the sun casting its strong light on the floor of the train car. I sometimes get lost in thought while following the light. But the reason I love this ride is that it's a reminder of how neighborhoods can change from block to block.
For almost a year now I have been. riding this train as I head into the office where I work as a reporter for a local magazine. I am one of 13 journalists who help report community news in areas that are often forgotten. And for me,that means covering areas like the one I grew up in.
Last week? as I was on the way to my office, I started wondering how neighborhoods have changed since the 2008 housing crisis. I searched addresses on the city's southwest side, a neighborhood that has seen a significant number of residential homes pulled down. I scanned the street views recorded on my phone and saw how the neighborhood looked in 2007. Then I set out to visit the city block, and that's when I met 3-year-old Harmony.
Harmony loved collecting rocks for me to hold as I walked down the street with her mother, Marquita. I already knew what the neighborhood looked like in the past, but Marquita shared more details of the people who once lived on her block, who were really friendly to each other. However, people today in the neighborhood are busy with life and seldom say hello to each other. Marquita has lived on this block her entire life, and Harmony has for most of her short life as well. But the neighborhood that Marquita grew up in will be one that is obviously different from the one Harmony will grow to know.
In the end, they smiled at my camera. And then I got back on the train and headed back to the office to tell their stories.
The open letter on the official website of the Future of Life Institute, co-signed by experts such as SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and computer scientist Stuart Russell and calling for suspending training artificial intelligence systems more powerful than GPT4, is still causing debate.
Besides calling for a suspension of six months, the open letter also stresses the importance of reaching a security agreement so as to ensure that the powerful AI systems are more accurate, secure and loyal to humankind.
Actually, as early as 2017, more than 2, 000 professionals and scholars co-signed the Asilomar AI Principles, 23 guidelines for the research and development of artificial intelligence that aimed to establish a set of values for AI to be aligned with so that it would benefit humanity. Since then, more than 100 AI principles and documents have been introduced.
Technology is becoming more deeply rooted in people's lives, which means that human values and ethics must be considered essential parts of research and development to ensure that as technology progresses it is for the benefit of humankind.
With cutting-edge technology increasingly posing potential risks to human survival, while seeking to equip human society with science and technology, we should be careful to the irreversible risks that would result from too much scientific and technological authorization. It is time that a suspension button is pressed for giant AI systems. That's the only way for humanity to prevent high-tech systems from becoming uncontrollable.
At the end of the open letter it reads: "Let's enjoy a long AI summer, not rush unprepared into a fall." That poetic sentence not only applies to the very situation right now, but also to the coming future.
For the first 18 years of my life, my mom cooked Chinese food every day, all served family-style. But when it came time for me to teach myself how to cook, I didn't ask my mom for help. Instead, like so many young people, I turned to the online recipes. By the time I got married, I could cook many dishes. What I didn't really know how to cook at all, however, was Chinese food.
Part of the problem was that I only knew how to cook by following recipes. And up until maybe 5 or 10 years ago, the number of English-language recipes for Chinese dishes you could find in a cookbook or on the Internet still felt extremely limited —at least when it came to homey(家乡菜), everyday recipes written with a younger Chinese American audience in mind.
That was the experience, too, for sisters Sarah and Kaitlin Leung. Like so many other ABCs (American-born Chinese) and younger first- and second-generation Chinese immigrants(移民), the Leung sisters reached a point in their adult lives when they started to love to eat the food they'd grown up on, but found it really difficult to learn how to prepare it.
As it turns out, though, the Leung sisters were uniquely positioned to do something about it: Their father had spent years cooking at his family's Chinese American takeout restaurant. Their mom had deep knowledge about traditional Shanghainese cooking. Meanwhile, the two sisters had grown up in New York, eating their parents, food, but also immersed(沉浸)in America's own food culture.
So, in 2013, the Leungs started a food blog "The Woks of Life". What made their blog different from other blogs was that the intergenerational transfer of knowledge that the Leungs were so eager for was baked right into the concept: The four family members took turns posting recipes, each sharing their own favorites. In that way, Sarah says, the blog reflected — and continues to reflect — the diversity of the Chinese diaspora(华侨).
Lizzy Greene's official website says it all: "Actress, Artist & Animal Lover. " At 13, Lizzy has performed in children's theater, and she is a trained gymnast. She is most known for her role as Dawn Harper on Nickelodeons Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn. Now Lizzy is taking on another role—as a voice for animals.
She grew up with dogs, and her family's pet is a 110-pound German shepherd(牧羊犬) named Jett. On the show, Lizzy shares the screen with a lovable 20-pound dog named Squishy Paws. In second grade, she stationed herself outside her school to ask for donations (捐款) to a local animal shelter.
Now Lizzy is also speaking out for farm animals. She's recently joined The Humane Society of the United States, Meatless Monday movement. She encourages young people to take a break from eating meat on Mondays. And she's encouraging the under-20 crowd to take part.
Lizzy knows that raising animals for meat causes pollution, uses a lot of natural resources (资 源) like water and also harms animals. Choosing meat-free meals one day a week is also a great way to feel healthy.
Many K-12 schools, universities and hospitals nationwide have started Meatless Monday programs.
"It's so easy to love animals." Lizzy says. For some kid-and-animal-friendly meatless recipes(食谱), visit humonesociety. org/kindnezws.
A. It's easy to eat animal-friendly foods, too.
B. Lizzy has only just begun her bright career.
C. Animals have always been a big part of Lizzy's life.
D. And Lizzy says she has always wanted to help animals.
E. Cutting meat from our diet once a week helps the environment and animals.
F. Kids'breakfast can be as simple as trying a vegetable burger instead of a hamburger.
G. After the movement, Lizzy says she wants to save a few more lives and force humans to eat healthier.
In January 2023, I was commuting (通勤) from Brooklyn to New Jersey. With two little kids and a busy business, a quiet train ride felt like a mini1 . Yet I found myself spending that 2 time scrolling (浏览) through social media feeds.
One day, I 3 my phone and started writing thank-you notes to people who had 4 to a money-raiser I had organized. Getting off the train, I was in a noticeably 5 mood. The next day, I wrote more 6 and felt the same. Something 7 . What if I kept it up?
I decided to write one thank-you note for every day. I had no shortage of people I was 8 to. I picked out a different 9 for each month. January was charity. February would be neighbors, and I thought of a dozen names immediately. I remembered when the owners of our 10 bookstore let me and my son, Henry, 11 before the store opened and 12 to play his favorite soundtrack. I 13 when our babysitter dropped off some board games for our 14 .
Writing the notes wasn't that 15 : Each was two or three sentences long, taking just a few minutes. I 16 on the person I was writing to and what I wanted to say, and the words came fairly 17 . That focus felt refreshing.
I eventually 18 why this task was the perfect cure to my social feeds. Scrolling through Instagram, I was admiring others' 19 . However, writing thank-you notes was an act of 20 and honoring my own life.
Our brain is changing (constant). Adults lose thousands of brain cells every day as part of the natural aging process. But here is good news. Scientists used to think that lost cells couldn't (replace), but the latest research shows they were wrong. Adults even generate new brain cells well into their eighties. However, that doesn't happen its own. You have to help this process along.
The brain (account)for just 2 percent of total body weight, it requires up to around 20 percent of the body's blood supply. Why? Blood carries oxygen and sugar, which are the fuels (need) to keep all brain cells working. Blood circulation also removes harmful substances.
In short, good circulation is vital to brain health. If you're suffering from brain fog or finding hard to concentrate, poor circulation is probably to blame.
What can we do? One option is (take) a walk. Exercise can boost the circulation of blood to the brain. That is why exercise has been linked with more new ideas and greater (creative). Next time you hit a mental block, do your brain a favor and go for a walk near your office. When you get back to your desk, make sure you're sitting up straight with your shoulders back and your neck long. That's by far the (simple) way of keeping blood flowing to your brain.
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Honesty, considering as a good quality, is of vital important. Honest people win respect while a liar is looked down because dishonesty results in distrust and even ruins one's name. So how to be the honest student? Firstly, don't copy homeworks or cheat in the exam. Beside, you'd better to keep your promise and try to do things well. More importantly, tell the truth instead of lies. Only in this way can you make progress in your studies and made more friends. If you're honest with other, you'll be treated the same way. There is no doubt whether honest students will have a bright future.
