Blue Note Jazz Festival 2018
Jul 1-Jul 30, 2018
Location ： Several locations tn New York
The Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York City is the city's most popular jazz festival and focuses on bringing big-name artists to small crowds and up-and-coming acts to the public. The event takes over 15 places across the city and includes Questlove, Michael Bolton and Aretha Franklin.
Grant Park Music Festival 2018
Jun 14-Aug 19, 2018
Locations: Jay Pritzker Pavilion, South Shore Cultural Center, & Harris Theater for Music and Dance | 201 East Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois
Listening to classical music is said to improve your intelligence. Whether that's true or not, the Grant Park Music Festival will provide you with free, classical music, and you'd be smart to attend. The music at these concerts will leave you begging for more. It's free to attend, so come and enjoy some great music with your family and friends.
Lake Park Friends Wonderful Wednesdays 2018
Jun 21-Jul 26, 2018
Location: Lake Park | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Energy is way too contained (被压抑) in an indoor music place. Let that energy go where it wants through a series of outdoor concerts with Lake Park Friends Wonderful Wednesdays. Wednesday is no longer the most boring day of the week. This time, there's something fun to do. A list of live music acts has made the middle of the week something to look forward to.
YouthCUE Festival of Youth Choirs (合唱队) 2018
Augl0-Aug 22, 2018
Locations: Washington National Cathedral | 3101 Wisconsin AVE NW Washington, DC
YouthCUE Festival of Youth Choirs in Washington gives students the rare opportunity to perform in the Washington National Cathedral, a famous historic place. The festival is a showcase of student choirs (唱诗班) from all over the local professional orchestra.
You're enjoying a quiet evening at home when suddenly your neighbor's dog starts barking(吠叫)and doesn't stop. Sure, dogs need to bark every now and then, but if the barking is getting in the way of your daily life, you need to do something.
Before you take action, make records of when the dog is disturbing. Record the dates and times when the barking appears to find out the features of the barking. Check them carefully and get your facts straight. You might notice the barking only happens when the owners are at work, or during thunderstorms.
After two to three weeks, visit your neighbors with the facts, your neighbors might not even realize the barking is a problem, for the worst noise may happen when they are gone.
Explain the times when the barking gets bad, then suggest a way to solve the problem. Ask if the dog can stay inside during storm, or suggest a dog training class. Be open to compromise(妥协)because the owners might have other ideas about how to deal with the noise.
Befriending the dog could help. Have your neighbors introduce you to their dog. If they become more comfortable in your presence, they're less likely to bark when they see you or when they are in the backyard. You might even be able to use commands such as "quiet" once the dog trusts you.
Avoid gossiping(流言輩语)with other neighbors about the dog. "That's when things escalate." After all, most people will want to solve the problem.
Many people believe eating healthily is expensive and more costly than buying junk foods. But our new research, published in the BMC Pubic Health, shows this isn't the truth.
Less than 7% of Australians eat healthily. Most of the Australian family food budget is being spent on junk foods and drinks that are high in fat, sugar and salt. As a result, two-thirds of adults (63%)and one-quarter of children are overweight.
We used the Australian Health Survey 2016-2017 and the suggestions of the Australian Dietary Guidelines to model healthy diets for a family of two adults and two children every two weeks. We collected food prices in supermarkets and stores in high and low-socioeconomic（社会经济地位低的）areas in Brisbane, and compared the diet prices with family incomes.
In both areas, a family of two adults and two children spend about 18% more on present diets than would be required to buy healthy diets. About 58% of the food budget for present diets is spent on junk foods, including takeaway foods(14%(, and sugary drinks(4%). In the low-socioeconomic area, a family of two adults and two children spend $640.20 every two weeks on their present diets, but could buy a healthy diet for $5560.93 every two weeks. In the high socioeconomic area, these numbers are S661.92 and $580.01.
Present diets cost more than healthy diets, so it is surely not the price that helps to drive preferences for unhealthy choices.
The Disneyland parks are full of amusements, but they are also small cities that deal with deliveries, rubbish, and groups of visitors. People need to move from one place to another; they have to refuel and relax. To meet these requirements, the parks are well-equipped in reality. For example, Disneyland Park in California has a reliable transport system. In Walt Disney World in Florida, dustbins are spaced 30 feet apart, and all of them are emptied through underground tubes.
None of this happened by accident. Walt Disney first had his idea for a play land in 1937. He first imagined the park's buildings in a small size. He spent years collecting ideas by visiting other places. He studied Beverly Park in Los Angeles, including rebuilt historic villages. He visited Colonial Williamsburg, where employees dressed up and walked around. Then he organized a team of engineers and designers to plan and build a small world he called Disneyland. Walt Disney had blueprints(蓝图)drawn up, and tried to get the permission to break ground(破土动工).
In 1953, he bought some land in Anaheim. Some designers thought it was too far, but Disney went ahead. It was like building a new city Pipes had to be fixed. Railway track had to be laid around. Disney chose the hub-and-spoke(轴辐式)street pattern that many cities have. "I want Disneyland to be a place where you can't get lost," he said, Designers and architects also diagrammed(图解)the rides and made models, while artists painted the background.
Finally in July 1955, the visitors came. If they picked up maps, they could see the results of years' planning: the shops and restaurants, the square, and the streets. The magic city had finally jumped off the drawing board and come into real life.
I agree with the view that stars in the entertainment business are usually overpaid. They reach the very top of their profession. So the size of salary that stars expect is closely linked to the competition they have to overcome in order to reach success. They are, in effect, rare talents.
Sport stars and pop stars, for example, are soon replaced by the next younger, more energetic generation, while the good looks of most film stars quickly fade.
Unfortunately, professionals from other fields are paid so much less that it is hard to disagree with the statement. Teachers, nurses, laboratory researchers etc. are never listed among the best-paid professionals. They are more important to our well-being and our future than the stars who can earn their fortunes so quickly.
In conclusion, I think there may be some reasons why entertainment stars earn high salaries. The gaps between their earnings and their contributions to the society cannot be reasonable. Such professionals should be much better appreciated and better paid.
A. Things should be changed now.
B. But overall 1 agree that they are overpaid.
C. There are many people living on very limited incomes.
D. Yet they make a much greater contribution to human society.
E. So this short working life may be reasonable for the very high pay.
F. Furthermore, the majority of stars do not hold their top position long.
G. However, it is also true that only a few people can get these huge salaries.
Standing in the store's entrance, I1this strange sight. My dad had just dropped me off to shop for Christmas2 ， but my brother and his friends had a more noble3for shopping,
"Do you think Caitlin will like this?" one of the boys asked. And my brother, looking rather4was standing in front of a shelf of socks. "Okay. The pink one would be a good idea," I5He picked up one and presented it to me for6.
They used up all their7, some of which they had saved up over the course of the year for Christmas gifts. But, they had all8to spend it on Caitlin.
Just nine days before Christmas, Caitlin's house had been 9to the ground by10. Caitlin and her parents all had escaped.11,everything in the house was engulfed(吞噬)in flames, including the Christmas presents 12to be wrapped(包装).
The school was13their books and uniforms. And all the14in Caitlin's class were taking her shopping for clothes while the boys were shopping for things like scarves and socks.
When we got home, my brother brought everything he had15for Caitlin to my room to make sure I thought she'd like everything one last time.
"I think she'll love everything." I said, and16him, even though he tried to push me away. I was so17of him at that moment. He18all his savings for a new skateboard19for a friend who needed a Christmas present more than he did. He had, through this act of a pure hear, captured(捕获)the true 20of Christmas.
Diet and way of life are often a problem for teenagers. , if you eat the right food and exercise regularly, you can feel better, look better and have more energy. So healthy eating along with regular exercise is (probable)the first step to become fit.
As a teenager, it is important to give your body the energy needs. For a healthy diet, you should eat mostly rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. The most important thing to remember when you choose food is to protect yourself from some tricks. number of people who want to make quick money are always fooling you into (believe) what they say. Don't (trick)by them. What you need is just to trust a diet that is right for your body.
Exercise is also something on you can depend to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. It is obvious that exercise is (help)to you. When you exercise, you build up the (strong)of your muscles and your body produces some chemicals that make you feel peaceful and relaxed.
Follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much better in no time at all.
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Last year my family and I decide to go to Sanya celebrate my birthday. The beach was such clean that I wanted to go there as soon as we arrived. We travelled around the island, taken a lot of pictures. We had lunch at one of the small restaurant by the sea. The food was very delicious and fresh, especially seafood. My parents gave me an ice cream cake, but my sister gave me a present that she made it by herself. Everyone at the restaurant said Happy Birthday for me. It was the very impressively birthday for me. I am looking forward to go there again.
