Stepping Out Into Nature
The classic road trip is more popular than ever. Here are several places to hit the open road.
Colo-road Trips
The Colorado Tourism Office has made it easy for road-trippers to explore the state's 24 Scenic & Historic Byways. A new microsite includes-an interactive map that enables travelers to explore options by region, interest or season. Travelers seeking inspiration can also access insider tips and side-trip suggestions for historic attractions, active adventures and highlight cultural opportunities.
The Beartooth Highway.
Visitors of this extraordinary byway experience the grand sights of Montana, Wyoming and Yellowstone Park. The windy 68-mile stretch introduces road explorers to one of the most diverse ecosystems accessible by auto. Breathtakingly beautiful, this All-American Road showcases wide, high alpine plateaus (高原), painted with ice blue lakes, forested valleys, waterfalls and wildlife.
Seward Highway, Alaska
The road that connects Anchorage to Seward is 127-mile treasure of natural beauty, wildlife and stories of adventure. The drive begins at the base of the Chugach Mountains, hugs the scenic shores of Turnagain Arm and winds through gold mining towns, national forests and fishing villages. Expect waterfalls, glaciers, eagles and some good bear stories.
The Lighthouse Trail, Maine
Travel the 375 miles between Kittery and Calais, Maine, visiting lighthouses along the way. Hear tales of shipwrecks (海难) and of the difficult and lonely life led by those who kept the lights burning brightly. If possible, visit the Maine Lighthouse Museum. where artifacts and hands-on exhibits for children provide an appealing break.
The world's largest iceberg is floating toward South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Scientists fear the iceberg could crash into the island and block major feeding areas for a large population of penguins and seals. If the iceberg hits the island, it could prevent the penguins and seals from reaching food supplies.
The huge iceberg is named A68a. It broke away from Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf in 2017. Satellite images show the iceberg has remained in one piece. It is estimated to be about 150 kilometers long and 48 kilometers wide. It is traveling at one kilometer per hour and is on a path to hit South Georgia in around 30 days.
This is the time of year when seals and penguins spend a lot of time caring for their young. The distance that parents have to travel to find food is crucial. That means they have to go a lot further or go around the iceberg to find sources of food.
Ecologists say an iceberg crash would also disturb materials settled on the seabed, possibly polluting the surrounding seas. As the iceberg melts, it would also release large amounts of fresh water into the ocean. This could affect krill (磷虾) populations that are a major source of food for the island's wildlife. The iceberg could remain for up to 10 years and change the area's whole ecosystem. These are globally significant populations of these species. If these species fail in this particular area, then the numbers globally are going to go down quite dramatically.
Professor Geraint Tarling, an ecologist at the British Antarctic Survey, said, "The breaking off of icebergs from Antarctica is a natural process. But the process is changing with climate change. What we're seeing with models and some observations now is that this is happening at an increasing rate. And so, this might become more of a usual thing in the future."
Happiness is not a warm phone, according to a new study exploring the link between young life satisfaction and screen time. The study was led by professor of psychology Jean M. Twenge at San Diego State University (SDSU).
To research this link, Twenge, along with colleagues Gabrielle Martin at SDSU and W. Keith Campbell at the University of Georgia, dealt with data from the Monitoring the Future (MtF) study, a nationally representative survey of more than a million U. S. 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders. The survey asked students questions about how often they spent time on their Phones, tablets and computers, as well as questions about their face-to-face social interactions and their overall happiness.
On average found that teens who spent more time in front of screen devices — playing computer games, using social media, texting and video chatting — were less happy than those who invested more time in non-screen activities like sports, reading newspapers and magazines, and face-to-face social interactions.
"The key to digital media use and happiness is limited use," Twenge said. "Aim to spend no more than two hours a day on digital media, and try to increase the amount of time you spend seeing friends face-to-face and exercising — two activities reliably linked to greater happiness."
Looking at historical trends from the same age groups since the 1990s, it's easy to find that the increase of screen devices over time happened at the same time as a general drop-off in reported happiness in U. S. teens. Specifically, young peopled life satisfaction and happiness declined sharply after 2012. That's the year when the percentage of Americans who owned a smartphone rose above 50 percent. By far the largest change in teens' lives between 2012 and 2016 was the increase in the amount of time they spent on digital media, and the following decline in in-person social activities and sleep.
In the world of Chinese archaeology(考古学), a sign of a dig's importance is the sight of Zhou Mingsheng at work. A field technician who has worked at archaeological sites all around China. Master Zhou is credited with the gentlest touch in his profession. Born into a farming family, he is a "national-level craftsman" with a talent for using simple tools to get relics(遗物) that would crumble in other hands, says his current boss, Wang Xu, director of an archaeological site at Shuanghuaishu, a Neolithic(新石器时代的) settlement near the Yellow River in the central province of Henan.
It is not beauty that attracts visitors to Shuanghuaishu. At 5, 300 years old, the settlement is the work of a culture too simple to have left behind many buried treasures. The single most precious find, to date, is a finger-length sculpture of a silkworm. Nor is the setting lovely: an area surrounded by deafening insects, between a highway and two power stations. Rather, the site's importance is historical. For since the birth of Chinese archaeology in the 1920s, it has been inseparable from claims that China has the oldest unbroken civilisation on Earth.
Leading archaeologists say that the site has the right combination of location, age and distinctive cultural elements to be the capital of an early Chinese kingdom. That would make it a bridge between China's written history and the era of the Yellow Emperor, who is said to rule over these central plains almost 5, 000 years ago, though many foreign scholars doubt his existence. Chinese media call the site proof of China's 5, 000 years of history.
Foreigners complain about a lack of written records, Mr. Wang notes. Perhaps they are missing symbols that will one day be understood, for instance in patterned pottery. Outsiders "can't keep using Western standards to apply to Chinese ruins," he argues.
Even if you are really busy, as long as you try, the following suggestions will help you to show your parents that you love them and make them happier.
Parents are people who are watching you every step of the way. They will be very happy to talk to and share with about everything in life. And for them, there is no greater gift than understanding you. , or you will inadvertently hurt them a lot.
Do your best to help your parents and family
Help here does not necessarily mean financial help, but sometimes it is just an encouragement, visit or a sincere advice when someone in the familys encounters a difficult situation. .
Spend time with your family
Many people are often engaged in work, with private lives only having experiences with their friends, but forgetting about family, where there are always fathers and mothers waiting for them every day. . Simply having a family mean together, going on a picnic somewhere is enough to make parents extremely happy and feel this life is meaningful.
Express your gratitude and give your parents meaningful gifts on special days
On special days, sending gifts and expressing your love and gratitude will be a great source of spiritual encouragement, helping parents to be happy and proud of their child's filial piety and thoughtfulness. , such as a shirt, purse, handbag, belt, pottery, souvenir, etc.
A. So, however busy you are, you should arrange proper hours and stay with your family.
B. Not relying on your parents, you can decide your own life.
C. Your attention and giving a hand to family will make your parents extremely proud.
D. Spend time caring, talking and sharing with your parents.
E. Sometimes small things are enough to make your parents happy.
F Respect your parents.
G. Never create barriers with your parents.
A pizza deliver driver in Rhode Island receive something more special than any tip this week.
Ryan Catterson was delivering pizza to the 1 of Lindsey Sheely on Saturday night when Sheely's old son ran up to him and give him a big2 .
Sheely, who3the moment on the doorbell camera, said, "I put it up on my Facebook page. In fact, I just did it because we thought it was4. "What Sheely didn't know at the time was what that5would mean to Catterson.
Catterson's 16-year-old daughter, who lived in California with his ex-wife, 6passed away. She had7with mental problems. “After losing my daughter this past week, it just8me because it was like she was there, and it just meant a9to me," he said.
His ex-wife, Danielle, said she was10that someone saw his pain and could be there for him. “It's so easy to11such people and their internal pain," she said. "That even goes to our12. We didn't know her13. "
The video of his hug with the 2-year-old made its14to Catterson, and he reached out to tell Sheely how much it15. "It is really16to accept that I'm not going to be able to hug her again," Catterson said of his daughter.
The hug may have lasted only a few seconds, 17it's a moment Catterson will18 always. "That might have been my daughter just looking out for me19at the time," he said. "This incident means something, and makes me20, 'Wow, maybe she's there. "
Residents of Xiazhuang, Chongqing, used to risk their (life) whenever they ventured out of the mountain village (surround ) by steep cliffs(悬崖) about 1, 000 meters high. It was Mao Xianglin, head of the village, who gathered nearly all Xiazhuang's 400 villagers for a meeting 1997 and suggested building a road snaking long the mountains. The 8-kilometer-long road links the village, located at the bottom of a valley, to the outside world. it was built, it usually took the villagers more than a full day to access the outside world. Now it only needs a one-hour drive.
The construction work was rather (difficult) than they imagined. (stand) on the edge of the cliff, they were extremely terrified with their legs shaking. , when there was a dangerous situation, Mao was always the first to go. After 7 years of wrestling with severe challenges, the road (complete) in 2004. It is not only a road but a route (overcome) poverty. Nowadays the villagers are much better-off than before by (sell) agricultural products through live streaming.
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Some Senior 3 students can't study efficient because of staying up late. What's the more, many have anxiety, that also leads to the inefficiency of studying. In respect of the problem, I have some suggestion for them. First, they should have enough sleep, which is of great important. Besides, striking a balance between study and relaxation are necessary. Finally, it's a great idea for them to spend more time do sports. In my opinion, more attention should paid to Senior 3 students' health. I suggest they take care of them so that they can stay healthy but study well.
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Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
