Warwick Castle & Royal International Air Tattoo（军事表演）
Warwick Castle
Wonderful shows and attractions, spellbinding（迷人的）storytelling and enjoyable experiences make Warwick Castle one of the most exciting historic locations in Europe.
Royal International Air Tattoo
The Royal International Air Tattoo is an event that has something for everyone. Every July, over 150,000 people land on rural Fairford for an inspiring show like no other. Breath-taking air displays, inspirational interactions with the people around them, and the opportunity to get up close to aircraft in the static（静态的）display make Royal International Air Tattoo an experience you will never forget.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
·Executive coach travel throughout.
·Day at Warwick Castle.
·Bed and breakfast at Holiday Inn Express.
·Day at Royal International Air Tattoo.
·All our coaches have free colouring packs for children, drink service and a host to keep you informed.
ITINERARY（行程）
·Day 1—Arrive Warwick Castle around 11 am and depart at close, Stay at a five-star hotel for the evening with breakfast included.
·Day 2—Arrive at Royal International Air Tattoo for opening and depart at closing back to Teesside.
PRICE
·Adult (18+)—£169
·Child (3-17)—£115
·Baby/Toddler (under 3)—£89
·Family (2 adults, 2 children, 1 room)—£495
·Single supplement (1 person in a room)—additional £50
Nonrefundable（可退还的）or transferable deposit of £35per person available with full payment due 5 weeks before departure.
Every parent wants their children to develop well. Sometimes it seems that a child's game is empty entertainment and it would be better to replace it with something more useful. However, for a child, play is the main way of interacting with the world, mastering new knowledge and skills.
The game forms a unique model of the world, redesigned in accordance with the needs and capabilities of the children. It reflects the real world and helps to master it. That is why it is so important to choose the right toys for your children.
For a child, any game is the same productive activity as work for an adult. And if the result of adult work is the produced "product", for children, the result of the game is new knowledge about the world and a better understanding of how the world works. Interacting with other children during the game, the child develops his or her own style of behavior and communication. In short, play is critical to development because it is the way a child interacts with the world.
Through the game, children learn new skills and develop speech, thinking and logic, memory, attention and other mental functions. In games, children learn to follow the rules, control their behaviors, develop communication skills with peers and adults. Often the game becomes a way for children to cope with their difficult experiences and express their feelings of fear, anger, resentment, sadness and shame. The game also will bring pleasure, joy and a lot of other positive emotions to children—and the significance of this cannot be underestimated. Also, through the game, children learn to be proud of their success, which supports their self-esteem. Adequate self-esteem is the key to the full development of the individual.
The role of an adult in play is to support and encourage the child. This helps the child understand that his opinion is valuable, and his ideas and fantasies deserve respect.
If you've ever eaten a free doughnut（甜甜圈）on the first Friday in June, you've celebrated the Doughnut Lassies—whether you realized it or not. National Doughnut Day was established to honor the Salvation Army volunteers who fried sugary snacks for World War Ⅰ soldiers on the front line.
When the US entered World War Ⅰ in 1917, the Salvation Army, a charity organization, sent about 250 volunteers (who were mostly women) to France, where the American army was stationed. The plan was to bring treats and supplies as close to the front line as possible. But the closer the volunteers got to the action, the fewer resources they could access.
Margaret Sheldon and Helen Purviance were credited with bringing doughnuts to the Wester Front. They had a handful of ingredients, including flour, sugar, animal fats, baking powder and canned milk. Doughnuts were one of the few sweet foods they could make without an oven, and once they had a fire hot enough to heat the oil, they could fry them up fast. The women had the pan to cook them in, but for other parts, they had to get creative. For example, grape juice bottles became rolling pins（擀面杖）when necessary.
Sheldon and Purviance's pan could fit seven doughnuts at a time, and on day one, they made just 150 doughnuts for the group of 800 men. The soldiers even fought over a doughnut. Then they made some changes to their operation, and eventually made 5,000 doughnuts a day. The snacks were so popular that the volunteers earned the nickname "Doughnut Lassies", while the soldiers they served were nicknamed "Doughboys".
The Doughnut Lassies' impact didn't end with World War Ⅰ. The American soldiers' experiences overseas made doughnuts a commonly eaten food for them back home.
Engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo are successfully using a robot to help keep children with learning disabilities focused on their work. This was one of the key results in a new study that also found both the youngsters and their instructors valued the positive classroom contributions made by the robot.
"Overall, the findings demonstrate that the robot has a positive effect on students," said Dr. Kerstin Dautenhahn, a professor of electrical and computer engineering.
Educators have in recent years explored the use of social robots to help students learn, but most often their research has focused on children with autism（孤独症）. As a result, little work has been done on the use of socially assistive robots for students with learning disabilities.
Along with two other Waterloo engineering researchers and three experts from the Learning Disabilities Society in Vancouver, Dautenhahn decided to change this, conducting a series of tests with a small humanoid（仿人的）robot called QTrobot.
Dautenhahn said the robot's ability to perform gestures using its head and hands, accompanied by its speech and facial features, makes it very suitable for children with learning disabilities.
Building on promising earlier research, the researchers divided 16 students with learning disabilities into two groups. In one group, students worked one-on-one with an instructor only. In the other group, the students worked one-on-one with an instructor and a QTrobot. In the latter group, the instructor used a tablet to direct the robot, which then autonomously performed various activities using its speech and gestures. While the instructor controlled the sessions, the robot took over at certain times to lead the students.
Besides introducing the session, the robot set goals and provided self-regulating strategies, if necessary. If the learning process was getting off-track, the robot used strategies such as games, riddles and physical movements to redirect the students back to the task.
"Students who worked with the robot," Dautenhahn said, "were generally more engaged with their tasks and could complete their tasks at a higher rate compared to the students who weren't assisted by a robot. "
We live in a society that constantly tells us more is better, leaving us under huge pressure. To be truly happy, we should set boundaries（界限）with ourselves. We need to start saying no to impulsive（冲动的）purchases, late-night TV shows, and unhealthy habits that ultimately leave us feeling empty and guilty.
Be Honest with Ourselves
Behind every fancy purchase is a desire for recognition. We secretly want to be noticed for wearing an expensive watch or carrying a designer purse. Before taking action, such as making an expensive purchase, ask ourselves, "Who am I doing this for?" However, if not, then we need to say no to it.
Embrace（拥抱）Our Worth
Saying no becomes easier when we remove our worth from material possessions. Making more money does not make us more worthy than someone living on his salary. Remember that our worth is an undeniable part of who we are, which comes from our humanity.
Honor Our Limits
Trying to please everyone makes us spread ourselves too thin. The truth is that we have a limited amount of energy and time. It is important to be wise with our resources.
Stop Comparing Ourselves with Others
Sometimes people's actions may cause feelings of envy in us, such as when they make purchases or achieve their goals. There is always someone out there who has more of what we desire. Just focus on living a life that fits our values and goals.
A. We can't be everything to everyone.
B. Remember to have a realistic assessment.
C. What someone is doing has nothing to do with our life.
D. Here are a few tips to help us establish healthy boundaries.
E. Buying a bigger house won't make us more worthy, either.
F. If a pursuit will truly improve the quality of our life, then go for it.
G. When setting goals, consider if we have set the standard reasonably.
There's an old saying: How you do one thing is how you do everything. 1 , as you become more kind and compassionate（有同情心的）, it shows in everything that you do, even when playing 2 .
I recently went to a jam session（即兴演奏会）with some other musicians. When I used to jam with other musicians, I spent more time thinking about my drumming instead of actually paying attention to the 3 . This time though, I was more attentive and 4 the other musicians more through my playing. Naturally, our music was 5 than ever before. The audience enjoyed our 6 more, too. The music was no longer about me; it was about all of us connecting through the universal 7 of music. Afterwards, the musicians I played with told me they felt our hearts were 8 while playing, and that we achieved a new level of 9 together thanks to our collected approach. When playing, there was no ego（自我）but just 10 ourselves with our open hearts.
I believe that the best 11 in the world have this in common, which is to see past their own egos, and to connect with their 12 and fellow musicians. I've realized this thanks to my practice of being a more compassionate and 13 person. So, I would like to 14 everyone on this website for opening your hearts and showing me how to be more caring. As I grow more kind, I can now bring 15 to not only those in my daily life, but also those who listen to my music.
A slow train in Southwest China boasting its own study room has attracted much attention from netizen. The train No. 5609/5610, which runs between Chongqing and Xiushan county, is public-welfare "slow train".
In some carriages, some seats have been replaced with desks and chairs near the windows to transform it into a "study carriage" for passengers need.
The Chinese characters "Yu Yue" appear on the train, meaning "traveling and reading happily". Other (inspire) slogans can be seen throughout the adapted carriages.
Students from nearby schools often take the train between school and home. The trains are their "school buses" and many passengers use their travel time (complete) homework.
On train No. Z150, which runs between Guiyang and Beijing, a (transform) "book bar" carriage has been welcomed by college students. There are nearly 400 universities and colleges in the cities along the line, (make) train No. Z150 the best (choose) for most students on those campuses.
Since 2015, the train's dining car (be) open for free at night to provide returning students with a lending library, free tea and other services. These small (measure) by the railway department are a welcome comfort for passengers need a relaxing place to continue their studies.
Peter loved to shop used articles. Almost a month ago, he bought a popular word game that used little pieces of wood with different letters on them. As he was purchasing it, the salesgirl said, "Uh, look, the game box hasn't even been opened yet. That might be worth some money. "
Peter examined the box carefully, and, sure enough, it was completely covered in factory-sealed plastics. That is to say, it was completely new. And he saw a date of 1973 on the back of the box.
"You should put that up for auction（拍卖）on the Internet and I bet there will be a surprise waiting for you," the salesgirl said.
"Yes, you are right. People like something rare," Peter agreed. "I can't imagine there being many unopened boxes of this game around 40 years later. "
"Don't forget to share with me the good news, if you sell it," the salesgirl smiled.
"No problem," Peter said.
After he got home, Peter went online to several auction websites looking for his game. But he couldn't find it. Then he typed in the name of the word game and hit search. The search result was 543 websites containing information about the changes of the game. Over the years, the game had been produced using letters in different sizes and game boards in different colors, He also found some lists of game fans looking for various versions of the game. Peter emailed some of them, telling them what he had.
Two weeks later, Peter went back to the shop.
"Hello. Do you still remember the unopened word game?"
The salesgirl looked at him for a second, then recognized him and said, "Oh, hi! Any good news?"
"Yes, I've got something for you," Peter said, "I sold the game and made $1,000. Thank you for your suggestion," He handed her three $100 bills.
"Wow! How amazing!" the salesgirl cried out. "Thank you. I never expected it. "
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"I can't accept your money," added the salesgirl. Following her suggestion, Peter decided to do something meaningful. |
