Visitors to Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas really follow the crowd. The park contains 47 hot springs. And tourists can take relaxing soaks at a bathhouse in the park that uses warm water from the nearby hot springs.
Great Springs
At 5,550 acres, Hot Springs National Park is the smallest national park in the United States. People have been coming to the area for hundreds of years to enjoy its natural hot baths. Starting in the 19th century, several bathhouses that offered baths with spring water opened in the region. Many visitors with illnesses went there, believing that the waters could help cure (治愈) them.
The area became a national park in 1921. People aren't allowed to take baths directly in the springs. But you can still visit the one bathhouse that remains in operation at the park. You can also drink the spring water from special fountains (喷嘴式饮水器) around the park. And don't worry about burning your tongue. When the water flows from the ground into the pools, it's very hot. But it cools before reaching the park's baths and fountains.
Home at Hot Springs
Besides the springs, visitors to the park can also see some pretty cool wildlife. Sounds like there are a lot of ways to have fun at Hot Springs National Park!
Fees & Passes
There is no entrance fee for the park.
Camping Fees
Your stay is limited to 14 days at a time. Longer stays require you to move to a different campground outside of the national park. All sites can be used for tent camping. All sites are $30 per night or $15 per night with a Senior Pass or Access Pass card. Senior and Access passes can be bought at the park store.
According to CBS Minnesota, the golden retriever (寻回犬) named Marvel was the only one in her litter born without a front right paw (爪子). She's since been taken in by the Williams family in Waconia, whose 7-year-old son, Paxton Williams, had his right leg cut away three years ago.
Rolling Oaks Goldens breeder Barb Felt found the Williams family through a friend, Paxton's doctor. "When she was born, we knew right away she had a special purpose," Felt said. "We wanted her to go in a home with someone who had a limb (肢体) difference."
Paxton was born before the time was enough, which caused the boy to develop a serious problem in his right leg, which stunted the limb's growth. Three years ago, Paxton's parents made the difficult decision to have the boy's right leg amputated and replaced with an artificial limb. Paxton's mother, Stephanie, appreciates how their new pet addition helps her son normalize his physical differences.
"It gives him the opportunity to tell the kids, ‘Oh, she's missing a paw, she's like me,'" the mom explained. "Just like it gives him that voice to advocate for himself."
Blaine, Paxton's father, has also been moved by seeing Paxton and Marvel enjoy walks together on trails near their house. "It's like they knew they were special," Blaine said. "The amount of emotions was running through me at the time," he continued. "It was just awesome because she was in the perfect place at the perfect time."
Marvel might need a wheelchair or an artificial paw of her own as she grows larger and gets older. The family hopes that Paxton will someday be able to run with his artificial leg and that Marvel will be there to run beside him.
Scientists have figured out how COVID-19 causes many people to lose their sense of smell. And they have good news: The loss of their smell appears to be temporary because the actual cells in the nose that recognize smell aren't harmed.
Temporary loss of smell is called anosmia by doctors. It's one of the earliest and most commonly reported indicators of COVID-19. In fact, studies suggest it can better predict whether someone likely suffers from the disease than fever and cough.
But to be exact, why people with COVID-19 stop being able to smell was unclear. It was thought that damage or inflammation (炎症) of the sensory nerve cells that detect and send the sense of smell to the brain caused the problem. That turned out to be wrong.
In a paper published on Friday, researchers found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, attacks the cells that support those smell-detecting neurons (神经元) but not the neurons themselves.
"The novel coronavirus changes the sense of smell in patients not by directly infecting neurons but by affecting the function of those supporting cells," said Sandeep Robert Datta, a professor at Harvard Medical School.
That's good news because it means the infection isn't likely to permanently damage COVID-19 patients' smell nerves. "Once the infection disappears, smell neurons don't appear to need to be replaced or rebuilt from scratch," he said. "But we need more data and a better understanding of the hidden theory to confirm this conclusion."
COVID-19 patients typically recover their sense of smell over the course of several weeks. In other infections caused by a virus patients can take months to regain their sense of smell.
Body language is the quietest, most secret and most powerful language of all. It is said that our body movements communicate about 50% of what we really mean while words themselves only do 7%. So while your mouth is closed, just it is your body language that is saying.
When it comes to body language at the office, you may be making some big mistakes that could cause you trouble. The following are some tips on what you should not do when using body language at your office.
Don't touch your co-workers, even if it's on the back of the arm or shoulder. Many of your co-workers are not comfortable with any body contact (接触) with others. Be careful not to touch anyone at your office.
Don't avoid eye contact. Eyes can speak. Lack of eye contact means cheat, and it can also point to no safety or lack of confidence. Trust and confidence are things you will communicate to the other person if you hold eye contact 50% of the time.
Don't have a bad handshake. You're going to show your kindness at once with a firm palm (手掌) to palm handshake. Showing the palms of your hands is an amiable gesture as it shows that you have a peaceful purpose. It means acceptance, and that you've open to new ideas. Be careful of the dead fish handshake.
Don't lean (倾斜) your head while listening to others. When listening to others, you should listen to him or her carefully with your head straight. For women especially, you think you are expressing interest by leaning your head when you are listening to others, but you actually come across as if you don't understand what's going on.
Criticism is harmful to healthy relationships. First, work on changing your own behavior. Then, find effective ways to communicate if someone bothers you.
Changing Your Behavior
·Think before you speak. Sometimes, it's best to let small indiscretions (轻率的行为) go. Try taking a few deep breaths and leaving the room instead of criticizing.
·Separate the individual from their actions. If you work on separating the person from the action, you may naturally want to criticize less. As you realize you cannot judge a person's character based on a single choice or decision, you will be unable to call someone out for being rude or disrespectful.
·Focus on positives. Oftentimes, being critical results from how you're choosing to see a situation. Everyone has shortcomings. However, the vast majority of people have good qualities that outweigh bad ones.
Communicating More Effectively
· Some people have issues that may need addressing. However, feedback is very different from criticism. When addressing an issue, focus on suggestions you can make to help another person improve, which is more effective than criticizing.
·Ask for what you want directly. Inefficient communication often results in heavy criticism. Make sure to ask for what you want in a direct, respectful manner. This will eliminate (消除) the need for criticism.
·Consider the other party's perspective. If you criticize others too often, you may be shutting out the other person's point of view. Try to step in another person's shoes before criticizing and you may get some new and special ideas.
A. Give feedback rather than criticism.
B. However, there are ways to avoid criticism.
C. Try to focus on a person's positive qualities over their negative ones.
D. If you find yourself making assumptions about a person's character, stop yourself.
E. If you're not telling someone what you want, that person cannot be expected to know.
F. Criticism should, ideally, be working towards an effective solution to a negative situation.
G. When you want to dish out criticism, pause and consider whether you really need to say anything.
I was getting more excited as we got off the train at beautiful Grand Central Station. After a tour at the Museum of Modern Art, we 1 Radio City Music Hall and the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. In one of the 2 in the area, I found a tiny boxed set of Peter Rabbit books, perfect for my 3. Was there anything like Christmas in New York? Having experienced an exciting and tiring tour, we called a 4 back to Grand Central Station.
On the way home I realized that my handbag was gone — lost or 5, I had no idea. All the magic of this special day 6. I glumly (闷闷不乐地) pictured a jam-packed Department of Motor Vehicles and all the phone calls that I'd have to make to get my 7 cards replaced with new ones. And I'd never 8 all those precious photos of my daughters.
The days slipped by while I got rides to college and 9 going to the DMV (车管所) at such a busy time of year. Then I got an unexpected 10, a box with the return address of Radio City Music Hall. 11, I opened it and shouted in a joyful 12.
There was my old handbag, with everything 13 good inside — license, cards and photos — and one thing that hadn't been there 14, a handwritten note, saying, "I found this handbag lying under the seat of my taxi by 15. Merry Christmas!"
Most people are good at recognizing the universal facial expressions of our emotions — anger, joy, sadness, etc., which present a lot of emotional information. In fact, there are less obvious facial expressions called micro-expressions (MEs). general, human beings often show them and communicate (they) private thoughts to others unconsciously. What's more, people cannot hide them, including the experienced ones.
All the (finding) lead to many possibilities of MEs' wide use in different fields, people can use MEs to understand other people's true feelings, thoughts, or beliefs. Police can use MEs to detect unnatural behavior. Teachers can recognize unease in students and give a more detailed (explain). Businessmen can use expressions of happiness to determine when they have given a suitable price.
However, MEs are difficult (read), because they are unconscious, and occur sometimes as fast as one-tenth of a second or even one-fifteenth of a second. At present, even highly (train) people are not always able to notice them. Some people do see something that (change) on the face, but they don't know (exact) what it is. Since the human recognition accuracy (准确)is so low, possible method for spotting MEs would be very precious.
