Chambanamoms Presents
Girl's Night Out: Foot Golf!
Grab some friends and join us on Saturday, June 4, for a fun night out at Lake of the Woods Golf Course in Mahomet, thanks to our friends at the Champaign County Forest Preserve District. There will be giveaways, some adult drinks and food, as well as a great night out playing Foot Golf. Yes, we said Foot Golf .You don' t need to have a bag full of club (球杆) or fancy spike (钉鞋)— just bring yourself (and athletic shoes, please).
If you can kick a soccer ball, you can play Foot Golf. If you can laugh and have fun, you can also play Foot Golf.
So what is Foot Golf? Foot Golf is what happens when you combine golf and soccer. Players kick off from a tee box (开球处) and attempt to get their soccer ball into a 21-inch diameter (直径) cup using the fewest number of kicks. Foot Golf can be played by children and adults. It is a trend sweeping golf courses across the country, and we are lucky to have it right here in Champaign County.
This event is FREE. To manage the number of people we have on the course, we are asking our friends to register (注册) . Here is a quick and easy form to fill out: //www.chambanamoms.com/girlsnightoutrsvp/
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, June 4, at 7 p.m. Bring your girlfriends 一and your sense of humor!
IF YOU DRIVE: Lake of the Woods Golf Course is a quick drive west from Champaign-Urbana on Interstate 74. Get off at Lake of the Woods exit, Exit No. 174. Head north for 1/2 mile until the first stop sign. Take a left at the stop sign and travel for one mile. This road will take you directly to the golf course.
Japanese fans who watched their national team be defeated by the Ivory Coast on Saturday showed it is possible to lose graciously (优雅地), when they stayed behind after the match to help clean up.
Despite seeing Japan's Blue Samurais lose 2-1 against the Ivory Coast's national team at the Arena Perambuco in Recife, the Japanese audience armed with plastic bags searched their side of the stadium and gathered up dropped litter. While gathering waste after a sporting event is customary in Japan, the audience's actions came as a shock to football fans from other countries.
This isn't the first time the Japanese have taken trash outside the stadium. The 1998 FIFA World Cup held in France was the first ever World Cup that Japan had qualified for. After their first group game against Argentina, the Japanese fans gave the world a lesson in politeness and respect by actually cleaning the football stadium seats. They picked up all the trash around them whether it was theirs or not. They then walked out and threw the trash in the garbage cans before leaving.
The all-around cleanliness of Japanese large cities comes as a culture shock to people coming from other big cities in the world. This tidiness is not due to millions of dollars spent on street cleaners and "Let's clean-up our city" campaigns. It's not due to effective public works or community service. It's due to one simple thing: They don't throw their rubbish on the floor. This unique and rare concept allows for both huge cities and the countryside to stay neat and tidy.
To reinforce this behavior, the common signs in Japan ask people to take their litter home with them. Then, to reinforce the sign, hey usually have no garbage cans in the parks. So when faced with the choice of throwing their garbage on the ground or keeping it with them, they keep it. They don't need a "Don't Litter" or Keep Japan beautiful" sign. They have been doing it their whole lives and are used to taking their garbage with them.
The secret of successful response
The novel coronavirus (新冠状病毒) is an uncommon threat. We don't know how bad it will be, nor do we know for how long it will spread. But we do know that it has already infected (感染) more than 18,000 people and killed many around the world. It also caused serious global economic damage. We need to adapt our responses to different countries and different parts of the same country in order to limit damage. Using data well is essential to such a successful response.
Data is key to all successful public health programs. In New York City, we raised tobacco taxes and made all indoor public places smoke free. Smoking rates declined at first but then the decline stopped. Because we had a tracking system in place, we realised that progress had stopped. So, we produced strong and direct no tobacco ads to the public. Our programs quickly reduced adult and teenager smoking, preventing more than 10, 0000 deaths.
Every country facing the coronavirus disease needs to strengthen their data systems to track diseases, investigate skillfully and respond fast and successfully. Fast action will save lives and save money. But building the capacity to do this isn't free. It will cost about $1 to $2 per person per year for at least 10 years — at least 30 billion. That's a lot of money for public health, but it's a tiny part of the amount lost when we don't know what we need to know about health threats.
Getting he data right is hardly quick and never easy, but it is always very important if we want to respond successfully, limit spread, and protect our communities and economy.
What will our world be like in 2050?
There are two features in the growth of world population. First, the annual increase in population in 15 European countries, in the past few years, has been only 300,000. The United Nations estimates (估计) that by 2050, the population of European countries will decrease from the current 0.72 billion to 0.63 billion. Second, the population in developing countries is growing rapidly. By 2050，the population of Africa is expected to reach 1.8 billion, 0.9 billion more than its current population.
A recent research report published by the United Nations indicates that it is quite possible that the Earth's temperature is rising well above the previous estimate. The Antarctic ice sheet, which contains 90% of the world's ice, has lost significant mass in the past few years. The discovery comes as a surprise to scientists, who thought that the continent would gain ice this century because of increased snowfall in a warming climate. A research team from the University of Colorado used satellite data to estimate that the ice sheet will lose up to 48 cubic miles by 2050.
Africa's rivers face great change that will leave a quarter of the continent severely short of water by the middle of the century, according to a global warming study published today. Even modest decreases in rain in western Africa will see rivers lose as much as 80% of their water and a rise of what the scientists call "water refuges (难民)". "In those areas where there is already a water shortage, it's going to have a destructive effect," the study says. "If you're already walking 5 km to the nearest stream, by 2050,it's going to mean walking 30 km or moving your whole household closer to the water source."
Mind Your Manners
Around the world, people have different ideas about what good table manners are. In India, for example, people only eat with their right hands. You take food from one dish on the table, usually a kind of bread or rice, mix it with food from another dish and then put it in your mouth. Your left hand stays still. Eating with your left hand is very rude!
In western countries, people do not usually share the same dishes. Everyone has his or her own plate of food. You eat with a knife and fork and you should not wave them around when you are not eating. In addition, you should try not to be noisy when eating.
When you go to some restaurants in different parts of the world, it is important to know what people think is rude. For example, in China it is OK to be noisy in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant is not noisy, you may think it is not very good.If a table is too noisy, other customers might notbe happy.
In China, one person usually pays for every one. In western countries, when friendseat together, they usually share the cost. This is called "going Dutch". In addition, when westerners pay the check, they usually leave some money for the waiter. This is called“leaving a tip." Not leaving a tip is very rude. In US, it's common to leave tips of 10%, 15% or 20% of the check. The amount depends on how good the waiter was.
The way people eat food is different around the world, but you can find the same kinds of food in many countries.
A. Good waiters can get a lot of money!
B. People think that is bad table manners!
C. Guests usually leave the tips under the plates.
D. Paying for the meal is also different from country to country.
E. However, in many western countries, restaurants are quiet places.
F. Chinese and Italian foods, for example, are popular all over the world.
G. Although good manners always make you look good, you can always follow your hosts if you're not sure what to do.
All passengers boarded (登机), and the fight would be on time. I went up to the gate (登机口) to get the papers from the gate staff and1an adult passenger sitting there crying, which was very2 ， So I asked the gate staff what was up and they told me that the passenger was not3to board due to a problem of his ticket. His last name in the ticket was4wrongly by a letter but he had5it before.
After my asking, the man said that his father was just in the 6and he needed to takethis flight to hopefully see him before he7Unfortunately, there was nothing the gate staffcould do about it. They told him to buy a new ticket.8, the fight was to leave ten minuteslater and it was9for him to do so, He told me he would be really10if he wouldn't be able to say his final goodbye to his dad. Seeing a grown man crying sadly, I was sure that he was telling the 11
I12 for a while and then thought of13I could do to help him. As a memberof staff I have a14—I can issue (发) tickets through an online system to my family or15. Then, I provided a staff ticket for this passenger. I passed the ticket to him16his knowing what I'd done. He was so17and it was all that I wanted to see. I just hoped thathe wouldn't18any of his father's last words. Later, the gate staff told me they would help mekeep the19as we can use the staff tickets only for people we know.
I was so poud that day 20 I did something meaningful for a person in need.
13-year-old Chen Shuyin, who graduated a high school this summer in the city of Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, is now a freshman at Zhejiang University School of Medicine.
Chen has excelled at every stage of her educational career. At the age of seven, she (attend) a middle school, after only just one year's study in primary school. She was always within the top 30 students while she was there. When Chen turned 9, she (admit) to a local high school after (gain) the 13th highest score in the city. She took the National College Exam at 12, achieving a score that was more than one hundred points (high) than that needed to beaccepted by a first-class university in China.
Chen's father says his daughter is not (difference) from most kids of her age. She is quite quiet and likes to read in her spare time, and has good learning skills
When (ask) about her life at the university, Chen Shuyin says she enjoys making friends and she has no (difficult) in living and communicating with her classmates,may be several years older than she is. She also says she would like to do research in field of clinical medicine while studying at university.
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Dear Mr. Zhang,
Known that our school is going to set up elective (选修的) English courses, I'd like to give some advices. English Visual-Audio-Oral Course is a good choice. Most of us are interested at English videos and songs, that provide us with great images and beautiful music to listen to. As result, we can enjoy some local customs and singing English songs with joy. In addition, we need to improve our oral English. When we are always learning English, we may not be able to make a fluent speech. We can't easy communicate with others like native speakers. That is why I suggested taking a Speech Course. I'll be glad that if you can consider my suggestions.
Yours
Li Hua
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