Scholarship name: Tommy Douglas Scholarship
Sponsored by: National Union of Public and General Employees
Deadline: February 6, 2023
Potential payout: $1500
Eligibility restriction ： Applicants must be the children, grandchildren, or foster (grand)children of members or retirees of the National Union of Public and General Employees and be planning to enter full-time first-year studies at a Canadian public post-secondary institution in 2018.
What's required: A completed application form, along with a 750- 1000 word essay on how Tommy Douglas' life contributed to making Canada a more just and equitable society.
Tips: Check out the other scholarship programs offered by NUPGE.
Where to get info:nupge.ca/content/national-unions-scholarship-program-2018
Scholarship name: 8th Annual Cover Guy Scholarship
Sponsored by: The Cover Guy
Deadline: June 30, 2023
Potential payout: $1000
Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be currently enrolled, or going to be enrolled, in a program at a university, college, or trade school, in Canada or the United States, for the upcoming school year.
What's required: An email with contact and school info, along with an article of 500- 1000 words on the topic of hot tubs and/or backyard experiences.
Tips: There's plenty of info on the website to help you research the essay topic.
Where to get info: www.thecoverguy.com/en-ca/the-cover-guy-annual-scholarship/
Scholarship name: Instant Record Check $500 Scholarship
Sponsored by: Instant Record Check
Deadline: December 31, 2023, 11:59 pm EST
Potential payout: $500
Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be legal residents of Canada or hold a valid student visa, be 18 years of age or over, and be currently enrolled in, or accepted to, a full-time undergrad or grad program at an accredited Canadian university or college.
What's required: An email with contact and school info, along with a 500-word essay on one of four given topics.
Tips: Note the deadline is based on Eastern Standard Time.
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Miss Patel, a 21-year-old university student currently living in Edmonton, Alberta. "Honestly, I am not happy with Edmonton because it's too dead. No one socializes. Everybody likes to stay as it is. Personally, I haven't found one person who likes to grow in their life. People in Edmonton seem to settle for whatever they get."
When asked how she best studies, Miss Patel stated, "I was a kid who always took studies for granted. Till one day I realized it's the most important thing. What keeps me motivated is my goal and the promises I have made to myself. I am completely focused on my career and studies, because believe it or not, hanging out with friends is a distraction.
And her advice for new students? "Online universities and studies can be very overwhelming. You know, there is too much stuff out there. You may miss out on 90 percent of stuff you really need. But join online groups, call the student center and ask tons of questions. Go through every detail provided in the course. Make a schedule by what time you will finish the course."
When not studying, Miss Patel is interested in "spirituality–gaining knowledge of nature, how to be the best version of yourself." She continued, "I hit the gym quite often as well."
When asked which famous person she would like to have lunch with and why, Miss Patel did not have any famous person in mind. She explained, "The respectful famous leads today were once a common man or woman. I would in fact love to just go on a special elite(精英) lunch with myself. I sit with myself and feel every emotion, making a list of my flaws and my positive characteristics. That way I am just getting a step forward of being a better human being. And who knows my betterment can lead me into being famous just like others!"
What do work relationships, personal relationships and diplomacy have in common? First, they best function when based on purely positive energy.
I developed a more remarkable ability to relate to the people in my life after taking multiple courses from an organization. The organization offers advice far more than anything I've ever experienced. As an example of the benefits of their teachings, my decade conflict with my mom has turned into loving relationship. This turnaround was critical since she is now in her late 70s. This renewed love was worth my investment in training or the organization. Had I continued down my former path, I believe my life today would be one of suffering.
They teach never to criticize, condemn, or complain. I have applied these principles to great success in all my relationships. And the rewards have been astounding, beyond my imagination. But in my role of management at work, I need to learn how to combine authority with positivity.
Recently, however, I found a solution. In other words, I discovered the secret to maintaining authority in the workplace while maintaining pure positivity. For the most part, I found it in Napoleon Hill's How to Win Friends and Influence People. I found many of the same principles taught by the organization, but the guidelines were less optimistic in Hill's book. For instance, Napoleon Hill's advice on criticizing without offending suggests we start by mentioning the positives about the person and then follow up with criticism.
But, of course, the organization advises against all complaints and I've concluded that work relationships, too, shouldn't have any criticisms. Instead, work relationships should focus on another of Napoleon Hill's strategies: focusing only on the positives while using suggestions instead of criticism. In other words, say, "That looks great. Do you think this addition might make it even better?" instead of "Here's what that is lacking."
The human brain is the most complex and poorly understood biological structure known to man. Our human brain is relatively large for our body size and wrinkled in comparison to other animals' brains. Across species, brain size and wrinkle number is related to intelligence.
University of Copenhagen researchers have made an incredible discovery seeking to learn more about the mammalian(哺乳动物的) brain. A vital enzyme, a special material, allows brain signals to be transmitted or transported. The enzyme is randomly turning on and off, even taking hours-long "breaks from work." These discoveries could have a significant impact on our understanding of the brain and the development of medicines. The discovery is featured on the cover of Nature.
Millions of neurons(神经元) are constantly communicating with one another, shaping thoughts and memories and allowing us to move our bodies at will. Neurotransmitters are transported from one neuron to another by a unique enzyme when two neurons meet to exchange a message.
This process is necessary for neuronal communication as well as the survival of all complex organisms(extremely small living things). Until now, researchers all over the world assumed that these enzymes were constantly active, transmitting vital signals. However, this is not the case.
It is almost impossible to understand that the extremely critical process of loading neurotransmitters in containers is carried out by only one cell per container. Especially when we find that 40% of the time these cells are switched off.
Using a new method, researchers from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen closely examined the enzyme and discovered that its activity switches on and off at random periods of time, contradicting our previous understanding.
"Contrary to popular belief, and unlike many other proteins, these enzymes could stop working for minutes to hours. Still, the brains of humans and other mammals are miraculously able to function," says Professor Dimitrios Stamou, who led the study from the research center at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Chemistry.
They can be made into turkey sandwiches, and turkey vegetable soup, to name just a few. This year I cooked two turkeys so I would have leftovers to make use of.
If you have cooked your turkey in the past and it was dry, I'm willing to bet you either overcooked it or didn't let it rest. You need a good thermometer. Probe(探针) style is a personal preference. My Meater is Bluetooth enabled, and I can set it up on my iPad or iPhone; it will tell me how long I need and how long to rest.
Also, resting is so important when cooking meats. I have written about resting meat so many times. I will always lightly cover my turkey in foil and let it rest for 15 – 20 minutes at a very minimum. When you heat the molecules or cells, they begin to vibrate and move faster and faster. Otherwise, all the moisture(水分) will leak. If you allow molecules to settle down and relax, the muscle tissue will keep that moisture, and when you cut into the bird, it will still be moist.
How hot you cook your turkey will also determine how moist it is. The temperatures I pull the turkey out of the oven at and when it is ready to cut are different. Proteins, will continue to cook even after you have removed them from the heat source, related to the molecules vibrating or moving rapidly.
After you finish enjoying your feast, the delicately cooked turkey, you might have a lot of leftovers. It feels comforting, because you can not only enjoy the soup but you're using up the leftovers.
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A. I enjoy the wonderful taste of turkey B. There are so many uses for turkey leftovers. C. The faster the vibration is, the more heat is produced. D. So you should let them calm down before cutting into the meat. E. You can transform the turkey leftovers into chicken noodle soup. F. I always recommend digital ones because they are always more accurate. G. Therefore, you'd better cut the turkey while the molecules are still vibrating. |
It was raining cats and dogs.1, we were in a car and my uncle, who was2, had the situation under control. We passed slowly by an oil-palm(油棕榈) farm land. The heavy rain made3poor. So my uncle drove very carefully. He had all the lights on. So did the other drivers. I could4little spots of light on the other cars through the white sheet of rain.
Black clouds floated overhead. It felt as though they were about to5on us at any moment. Lightning6across the sky and onto the distant hills. The following7made deep sounds unceasingly. Some flashes of lightning came uncomfortably close and the8thunderclap was deafening, even with all our windows9. Suddenly a loud crack made us10. Then my uncle pointed a11finger at something outside the car. I looked in the12and saw an oil-palm tree some ten meters away actually13in half through the middle. It was burnt black and14. I then realized that it had just been struck by lightning.
We were so lucky that the lightning had struck the tree instead of us. Still trembling, my uncle quickly drove away from the15zone. We had just had a close brush with death. It was close, too close for comfort.
Grand adventures start with simple resolutions. And so it (happen) one day that Melanie Vogel decided to walk alone from one end of Canada to other.
She'd read about the Trans Canada Trail, the longest recreational trail network in the world, in a magazine in the public library. She felt restless in Toronto, a big city the concrete ground didn't breathe, the buildings closed in on her, and everyone was so very, very busy.
On June 2, 2017, she took her first official step in the fog at Cape Spear, the most easterly point in Newfoundland. If she made it to Victoria, (follow) the northern route, she would become the first woman (hike) the Trans Canada Trail to all three oceans.
The trail is not all easy walks through smooth, wooded paths. Ms. Vogel hiked forests ， wheat fields, scorching sun, snow and hailstorms, along the Trans-Canada Highway around Lake Superior, up to Tuktoyaktuk in the Northwest Territories, and over the Rocky Mountains. She encountered the best kind of people, and the (bad) kind of man, and the latter frightened her more than the (wolf). She (trap) in the Yukon by a pandemic lockdown. by then, she was no longer alone; she had fallen, unexpectedly, in love!
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Dear Alex， Yours, Li Hua. |
As I was driving to the airport last week the odometer(里程表) on my truck rotated to 100,000 kilometers. This led me to pause and think about selling the truck and buying a new one, but it also made me think about all the life I'd lived in this truck, and how my bulldog had accompanied me in it, leaving me hesitating about selling it.
When I returned to Canada after nine years overseas, what better way could I fit in with and immerse in rural culture than by buying a pickup?
The day I rolled out of the dealer(经销商) and hit the first gravel road(碎石马路) in my Toyota Tacoma was exciting, until I got very nervous as rocks hit my new purchase. But all that quickly evaporated when I received my first call through the truck's Bluetooth phone. It was the doctor, to say that my Dad was hospitalized in a remote location. I immediately followed the truck's GPS and got there quickly and safely. I was with Dad for his last two days. And so the first memories of my truck are images carved in my heart.
As the kilometers of my life rolled on, Lyon, my bulldog who came back to Canada with me from France, claimed the back seat as an area belonging only to her. It didn't matter how short or long the trip was, she stared at me in the review mirror all the time. Most often, I would arrive at our destination and Lyon would stay in the back seat, bathed in the sun with the door open, knowing I would return. There was an overwhelming sense of comfort between us in that truck.
In the early days of truck ownership, I panicked at how dirty it became and any dent(凹痕) it put on. I soon realized, though, that it was part of the truck's character. Now I look at every dent and recall the story or adventure that put them there. I began to see it as character-building, much like wrinkles appearing on my face. The truck was simply aging gracefully and began, like humans, to display its experience and
wisdom.
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I don't think a vehicle is just for travelling from place to place. But as I approached the car dealer, I stopped. |
