Most people agree that eating healthy food is important. But sometimes making good food choices can be difficult. Now, there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their health and their dining out experience.
Open Table app
Open Table app helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat. It is a free service that shows users restaurant available based on where and when they want to dine. It gives users points when they make reservations (预定), which can add up to discounts on restaurant visits.
Max McCalman's Cheese &Wine Pairing app
Wine and cheese can be a great combination. But which wines go best with which cheeses? Max McCalman's Cheese & Wine Pairing app can help. It provides information about hundreds of different cheeses and suggests wines to pair with each. Max McCalman's Cheese&. Wine Pairing app is free.
Happy Cow app
Vegetarians do not eat animal meat. Vegans do not eat any animal products. The Happy Cow app is made for both groups. Users can search for vegetarian-vegan restaurants and stores around the world.
Local Eats app
Restaurant chains, like McDonalds, can be found almost anywhere a person might travel. But sometimes travelers want to eat like locals. The Local Eats app is designed for that. It can help you find local restaurants in major cities in the US and in other countries. It costs about a dollar.
Where Chefs Eat app
"Where Chefs Eat" is a 975 page book. Most people would not want to carry that around. But there is a much lighter app version of the same name for just $ 15. Six hundred chefs provide information on 3, 000 restaurants around the world on the Where Chefs Eat app.
I felt like I had clicked my heels three and come to a country away from home every morning as I walked through the doors at the Embassy (大使馆) of Australia in Washington. Musical Aussie accents and Aboriginal art exhibits made me wonder if I had entered without a visa. In fact I was a temporary employee, a public affairs unpaid intern (实习生) for three months during the summer in order to engage myself in the culture of the country where I planned to study the next spring.
During the summer I read the Australian news every day. Working at the embassy allowed me to escape the U. S. for six hours per day and learn about what was going on across the planet. After reading the daily Australian and U. S. news I usually helped prepare a PowerPoint presentation for school kids who visited the embassy as part of a school activity. Depending on whether an embassy event was going on, I would attend weekly meetings to listen to planning and see what I could do to help. Usually there were smaller tasks to be done such as creating visitors guides.
The most fantastic event in which I participated was the visit of the Australian Prime Minister. As the only American among countless Australian media and staff, I felt comfortable and was kept busy taking pictures and recording door-stop interviews at famous sites such as the Capitol. As an intern, you will not be exposed to top-secret information, but you are on the inside when it comes to special events.
Government work is a useful addition to one's experience. As an embassy employee you will gain invaluable knowledge while spending your summer in a culturally diverse workplace.
As we all know, trees are always stationary: they stay more or less where you plant them, and no one worries about finding a tree wandering around a park or back yard.
However, there is one special exception, some say: the so called walking palm tree (棕榈树) was found in the rainforests of Central and South America. Many people believe it can really walk around. This is because of its unusual root system: while most trees have one trunk, the palm breaks into many smaller roots a few feet off the ground, giving it the appearance of many little legs.
The amazing walking ability of the palm tree has always been told by rainforest guides to tourists for years, and appears in many sources of documents as an amazing plant adaptation. As journalist Sherry Seethaler writes in her book Curious Folks Ask 2: "Screen writers searching for the perfect B-movie (小成本电影) plant hero could take inspiration from the walking palm, The tree slowly walks from shade to sunlight by growing new roots toward the light."
A tree that walks in search of the sun is a fascinating, strange story. And it's not true either; the tree is real enough, but it doesn't walk. It sits where it began to grow, not moving except under the force of wind or an axe.
Biologist Gerardo Avalos is one of the world's top experts on the Socratea exorrhiza. His analysis of the plant and its roots shows that the walking tree can't walk because its roots don't move. A few roots on one side or another may die off, but the trunk itself remains, well, rooted to the spot.
"My paper proves that the belief of the walking palm is just a myth," Avalos said. "Thinking that a palm tree could actually track the sunlight changes by moving slowly over the forest floor…is a myth that tourist guides find amusing to tell visitors to the rainforest."
An online supermarket company—Ocado in the UK, has recently showed a robotic hand that can pick fruits and vegetables！
When an embryo (胚胎) is in the womb, the very first sense it develops is touch. The sense of touch is also the one that lasts the longest-as we get older and our vision and hearing begins to weaken, touch still remains. Humans use their touch to protect themselves, to create emotional relationships with other people, and to experience pleasure. Can you imagine life without it?
The sense of touch comes from a network of nerve endings and special touch receptors on the surface of the skin. While there are different kinds of touch receptors (感受器), they help us judge pressure, texture and vibrations (震动), They are located in our fingertips, palms, soles of our feet, face, lips and tongue.
When we touch something, the mechano—receptors perceive the touch and through a network of nerves, send signals to the brain. This informs the brain about the location of the touch, the amount of force used, and the speed at which it was used.
Several different techniques have been tried in the past to create such a robotic hand-using three fingers. But this latest design by SoMa copies the human hand. The gripper (夹具) is made up of flexible materials which grasp onto the thing based on its size and shape. Then air pressure is used to control the movement of the robotic fingers to pick objects safely and without causing damage.
The next step would be for the robot to judge how ripe the fruits and vegetables are, and apply pressure accordingly. Members of the research team are currently working on adding computerized vision to the robots, so that they can see what they are gripping.
Does all this mean robots can replace people? According to Ocado, it helps improve productivity by removing some of the repetitive tasks done by humans.
How to Become an Activist (活动家)
Activists are people who see the need for change and devote their time to doing something about it. If you are interested in it you can do so.
This could be anything from a student club to a national organization (like the American Civil Liberties Union or the National Organizers Alliance). Most activist organizations offer different levels of involvement, so you can do whatever you feel most comfortable with, whether that means attending meetings and demonstrations or just donating a little money when you can.
Volunteer your time. One of the best ways to make a difference is to volunteer your time. Reach out to organizations in your community that do work for your cause, and ask how you can help.
Donate money or supplies. If you can't afford to donate money to an organization that supports yours cause, you may be able to donate other thing, they need, like clothing or canned food.
Reach out to family and friends. Tell your family and friends about your cause, and invite them to get involved. If they are interested, share literature about your cause or just talk to them about what you have learned.
Promote your cause on social media. You can use social media to help keep your friends and followers informed about the causes you support. Also, you can invite your friends to attend events or donate to fundraisers for your cause.
A. Take classes on issues related to your cause.
B. Join an organization that supports your cause.
C. They are driven by passion and a vision for a better future.
D. If you do volunteer work, invite them to volunteer with you.
E. Most activists or charitable organizations need resources to do their work.
F. Post useful articles and write about what you are doing to stay involved.
G. If you can't reach out 'to them in person, then try connecting to people online.
For many, college is a time of exciting new beginnings. However, for people living with social anxiety, like myself, it can also 1 us a lot. When I first arrived on campus, I found the 2 in my routine and meeting new people confused me a lot. But finally I realized that being 3 about how I was feeling was more helpful than trying to hide it.
One of the places I 4 most was in the classroom. The idea of sitting in a room with people I didn't know 5 me. I couldn't concentrate during tests because being surrounded by 6 faces made me feel trapped. After fighting with those 7 for a couple of weeks, I 8 I should open up to my teachers. Speaking with them helped me feel like I had a little more 9 on campus.
It made sense to try the same 10 while introducing myself to other students on campus. And in those early days of making new friends, I realized that each of us had 11 some level of anxiety about starting school in one way or another. Opening up about my 12 made me feel well for I was in control of it for the first time. 13, I learned to meet new opportunities, ever if they made me 14. I said yes when someone wanted to get together for lunch, and 15 school clubs even though I didn't know anyone, which worked wonders for my 16.
Those early days of college were very 17, and they taught me a lot about how to 18 what I'm feeling, and the benefits of being honest. In so many ways, college helps 19 the person you'll become—and when you view it as a (n) 20 to learn and grow, even within the limits of your anxiety, it's a powerful thing.
Christmas is no fun when you're poor. Twenty years ago, I was a young, (struggle) substitute teacher (代课老师) whose calls into work had been few. Money was tight, but bills were due and my wife and I couldn't even afford (get) Christmas gifts for each other. The only gifts we could get for our children (be) a few soft toys that I had found (sell) at half price in the supermarket. I opened the door and brought in the gifts I had hidden in our old car's trunk. Then I handed them to my son daughter. I watched with a sad smile as they did their best to tear off the wrapping (包装) paper. As they pulled out their (toy), though. I noticed their eyes lit up and they jumped up and down. My daughter (happy) hugged her toy and then hugged her mom and me as well. I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys hours, and I thanked God for the (great) gift I had ever been given. Till today I still treasure the gift of pure love my son and daughter gave me that day.
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I have always dreamt returning to my childhood. Just as many people say, childhood is the happier time in one's life.
I grow up in the countryside. There are many highly mountains, colorful flowers and different kind of trees. Often my parents took me to go hiking and catching insects. My grandma, whose seemed to be full of memories, always shared his stories with me. She told me that I was such gentle and quiet that she never felt worried about me. Now it has been 5 years since then she passed away. I still miss her very much!
