Providing five-star luxury (豪华) in the middle of a treasured wilderness without damaging the environment might not be easy, but it is far from impossible. The King Pacific Lodge in British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest proves that if enough care and attention is taken, the task is within the reach of any tourist provider.
Unlike many other hotel building projects, no trees were cut down and no land was wasted in order to build it. The Lodge does not have the same location but sits on a floating boat pulled into the sea bay in May, till September. Those wishing to stay in one of its seventeen rooms must access it by boat or seaplane. Each guest staying at the Lodge is charged 3% conservation tax, but is rewarded by the chance to sight whales and bears. And since these are the main attractions of the area and of the Lodge, the management is well aware that in order to stay in business they must leave the area untouched.
In 2000, the Lodge management signed an agreement with the native Gitga'at people. Together they work for the benefit of the area. The Lodge recognizes the native tribe(部落) as the owners of the land, pays the tribe for the use of their land and even supports the native youth and employs the tribe's people. They, in turn, teach the newcomers about the local culture.
The King Pacific Lodge is one of a growing number of tourism companies that go beyond only minimizing (把……减至最小程度) their environmental effect to win the approval (批准)of the local community where they set up their business. These companies use environmentally friendly solution to problems, and are careful to limit their use of resources and protect threatened species. Realizing how destructive (破坏性的)tourism can be, they want to avoid the love –it-to-death effect of tourism and leave a lighter environmental footprint.
Rosie Dutton, a teacher from Relax Kids in Tamworth, UK, used two apples to show her students the often unseen but harmful effects of school bullying (欺凌).
She posted the lesson on Facebook, where it's been shared more than 160,000 times. Rosie Dutton explained that during one of her classes she presented the children with two red apples. What the kids didn't know was that before the lesson, she had repeatedly dropped one of the apples on the floor. And yet, on the outside at least, both apples looked perfect.
"I picked up the apple I'd dropped on the floor and started to tell the children how I disliked this apple," Dutton wrote. "I told them that because I didn't like it, I didn't want them to like it either, so they should call it names too." Some of the children looked at her as if she were "crazy", but the students passed the apple around the circle, calling it names.
Continuing the exercise, the teacher then passed the second apple around the circle. This apple, however, was showered with words like "Your skin is beautiful" and "What a beautiful colour you have". Dutton then showed the students both apples once again, stressing that "There was no change, and both apples still looked the same."
Finally, Dutton cut both apples open. The apple that the class treated kindly looked fresh inside. But the other apple — the one they'd treated poorly — was bruised(碰伤的) beneath its skin.
"I think there was a light bulb moment for the children immediately," Dutton said. "When people are bullied, especially children, they feel horrible inside and sometimes don't show or tell others how they are feeling. If we hadn't cut that apple open, we would never have known how much pain we had caused it." Dutton explained how important it is to teach children to stand up for one another, and to stop any form of bullying.
"Let's create a generation of kind caring children," the teacher wrote. "The tongue has no bones, but is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words."
It warmed my heart today to walk into the Thirsty Camel downtown in the Thanksgiving Day, for a quick lunch before a haircut and library trip. Ihan, a food shop owner, said that he was refusing to take money today because it was Buy Nothing Day. To increase awareness(意识) of the strange's over-spending nature of our society, Ilan suggested a trade for food today. He simply asked that you offer something of equal personal value for the meal you received.
At first I was really uncomfortable, wondering if it would be fair to exchange a yet to be determined "I Owe You" (IOU) for food? What could I give him of equal value? After all, his food is the best in the town!
We ended up writing our IOU's with promises of a book, some paintings and the offer of work in a variety of ways if he needs it.
I think the idea isn't that the trade is "equal" so much as the importance of the kind of transaction. We put thought into our offer and we had an even greater understanding for the meals we ate.
We don't buy a lot, especially at this upcoming time of year. We don't give gifts at all in fact. The holiday time is spent enjoying each other's company and doing things together with family and friends. This is what seems most sensible.
Ilan is a good person. We are all lucky to have someone like this in our community.
When stress affects your sleep on a nightly basis, it sets you up for a terrible insomnia (失眠) that forces you to turn to sleeping pills.
Target (把…作为目标)the enemy
"Every night a couple of hours before bed, sit down and make a list of all the problems you have to deal with," says Donna Arand, director of Kettering Hospital Sleep Disorders Center. "Next to each item, write a solution or plan." That way, if thoughts of your problems arise as you're trying to sleep, you can tell yourself, "I've got a plan and I'll work on it tomorrow."
Balance your work and activities
But a joint study of 314 workers found that workers with higher levels of enjoyable activities such as exercise, hobbies, and social activities, were able not only to come back from workplace stress better than their always-on-the-job coworkers but also sleep much better than others.
Deal with less
Four of the top ten stressors we experience are related to money. And how should we spend it? Given that, doesn't it make sense that if we want less and are satisfied with less--smaller houses, and simpler forms of transportation--our stress levels will go down?
Give a nod to a nap (打盹)
It's doubly unfortunate that stress makes it hard to get to sleep because, chemically speaking, the antidote (对抗手段)to stress is sleep. There is a way to deal with it. It's true that one nap of up to 90 minutes between the hours of 1:00 and 4:00 P.M. during the day, will make people energetic again.
A. That's by taking a nap.
B. Here's how to step back from that state.
C. Now there is some advice on how to keep energetic.
D. When you're ready for bed, put the list by the bedroom door.
E. It was reported recently that on-the-job stress has reached the worst levels.
F. How can we get it?
G. Does stress always interrupt you?
If you look Chinese and speak Mandarin, you can call for a ride in Vancouver via WeChat, a Chinese app. The drivers normally call back to1the order, says Daniel Merkin, who lives in the Canadian city. "Sometimes they'll 2 on me when they realize I don't speak Mandarin," he says. But he keeps 3, because popular ride-hailing (网约车) services, like Uber (优步), are not available. The Chinese service is not legal, but it is 4. Mr. Merkin hopes that his 5 will soon expand.
In July the province of British Columbia, which licenses drivers, said it would allow the big ride-hailing services 6. But British Columbia has made their entry 7 by requiring drivers to hold commercial licenses. The government has reason to be 8. In many cities where ride-hailing has 9, traffic jam has worsened and use of public transport has 10.
However, Andrew Curran, head of policy at Trans Link, the city's public-transport system, believes ride-hailing could 11 use of public transport by ferrying people from their houses to a bus or train stop. It could also improve transport for people with 12. Currently, Trans-Link hires taxis to give door-to-door rides to some disabled people. He says the commercial-license rule will slow down the services' growth and 13 taxi-drivers, ride-hailing's fiercest 14.
But the commercial-license requirement could have the 15 effect. Analysts think it will 16 most drivers and reduce the number of drivers 17 to pick up passengers in distant suburbs. 18, they will gather in the center. Some of Uber's future competitors say they are not 19. A driver, who offers rides in his Mercedes SUV to people who hire him via Wechat, thinks his customers will stay 20. He predicts ride-hailing will just slow their journeys down.
In your daily life, there are many examples where your parents control hundreds things for you when you are a kid, such as the clothes you wear, the food you eat, where you go and how you get there. It is a good thing. Kids need this kind of (protect) and help because they are not old enough(take) care of themselves and make decisions (correct). But with you growing(old), the part of being a teen is developing your own identity—one that is separated from your parents. Different (attitude) towards events like partying may lead to arguments, because your parents will always want to protect you and keep you safe, no matter how old you are. As a result, your parents feel hard to get used to the new situation with (increase) anxiety. What kids should keep in mind isin most cases, your parents can relate to what you're going through because they(be) teens once.
the teacher, I have learnt the problem.
He was his friends at his jokes.
But , we should going to bed early and getting up early.
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smoking our health.
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