No matter what you're looking for, Orlando has a perfect place for every type of traveler. Here's my list of the best places to stay in town.
The Alfond Inn
The Alfond Inn is a modern, 112-room hotel in the super-walkable heart of Winter Park. It's a quiet, art-filled space that I think couldn't be more suitable for honeymooners.
The hotel also has a heated outdoor pool and a great restaurant, Hamilton's Kitchen, with a focus on local food.
The Ritz-Carlton
For luxury (奢华) and an escape from the noisy city, treat yourself to a stay at The Ritz-Carlton. Located on a peaceful 500-acre land with three indoor pools, a championship-level golf course, a 40,000-square-foot spa, a tennis club, and award-winning dining choices, I think this hotel has a true getaway experience.
The Park Plaza Hotel
Built in 1922, this 28-room hotel is on the walkable shop-and-restaurant-lined Park Avenue in Winter Park, just north of Orlando. Having an elegant lobby with European-inspired decorations and nice rooms with balconies (阳台)，the Park Plaza Hotel is a popular honeymoon spot and a favorite for writers and other creative professionals like myself seeking peaceful working vacations.
The Wellborn
Near the Thornton Park neighborhood, The Wellborn, a 20-room hotel, is in Orlando's oldest house which was built in 1883. Just a short walk from downtown's Lake Eola, The Wellborn is near many local bars and restaurants, and it has a romantic environment with gardens and tree-lined brick streets.
The white rhinoceros (犀牛) is near-threatened due to massive illegal hunting; the mountain gorilla (大猩猩) is classed as endangered due to great habitat destruction. If no action is taken, these amazing creatures will undoubtedly be extinct before the end of the century. But scientists are working hard to stop this with some pretty cool drone tech (无人机技术).
One of the biggest dangers to endangered animals in the modern day comes from illegal hunting, which claims the lives of hundreds of white rhinos every year. While regular patrols (巡逻队) can drive hunters away from certain areas, hunters are often well-armed and unafraid to fire upon those hoping to protect the rhinos. This is where drones come in. If researchers work in these areas, there would be a real danger of coming into contact with the hunters. By having drones collect data, movement patterns and numbers of animals, researchers can get away from such dangers.
Drones can also be sent into the skies above difficult-to-reach areas to get data that would otherwise be tough to collect. For example, mountain gorillas are usually found in deep jungle, and organising an exploration can be expensive and demanding. Researchers can send drones over the forest to gather data about the habitat of the animals, and even take high quality images. This information can be priceless when it comes to an on-foot exploration, as researchers can get up-to-date information. In this situation, human-led surveys will still offer better results, but drones can play a huge part.
The downside presently is the cost, which can run into tens, if not thousands, of dollars. However, drone tech is still becoming a more favorable choice in the fight against wildlife extinction.
CAMBODIA-The "world's loneliest elephant" has been resettled at a nature reserve (保护区) in the Oddar Meanchey Province after receiving some help from singer Cher recently.
Kaavan, a 36-year-old, 9,000-pound elephant, was given the nickname after he suffered from emotional and physical problems while living in a zoo in Pakistan for 35 years. During that time, Kaavan was mostly tied in his enclosure (圈用地)， and when his partner died in 2012, her body lay next to him for several days before it was removed. Doctors said Kaavan was overweight, malnourished (营养不良的) and suffering from behavioral problems due to loneliness.
Cher, who has been advocating Kaavan's resettlement, met with Pakistani Prime Minister on Friday and later visited Kaavan in the zoo. Kaavan was tested for COVID-19 before his seven-hour journey, during which 440 pounds of food were prepared. A doctor took care of him on the flight and worked with Four Paws, the animal rescue group that organized the move. He said Kaavan did not seem stressed and even slept during the flight. Very few elephants have been relocated by plane, according to Four Paws.
On Monday, Kaavan arrived in Cambodia and made his way north by truck to his new home. Once he feels settled, he will be set free from his enclosure and allowed to wander around the reserve, which houses about 600 Asian elephants. Experts say Kaavan will get a long term of psychological and physical treatment. Years of living in an enclosure with poor flooring has caused his nail to crack and overgrow and he has developed a habit of shaking his head back and forth for hours, which is believed to be out of boredom.
The elephant has lost half a ton since his diet was changed to fruit and vegetables. The zoo where he spent much of his life has been ordered to shut down.
Dumbphones have very limited functions compared to an iPhone. You can only make and receive calls and messages. And, if you are lucky-listen to radio and take very basic photos, but absolutely not connect to the internet or apps.
Dumbphones are enjoying a comeback. Google searches for them increased by 89% between 2018 and 2021. Meanwhile, a study said that one in 10 mobile phone users in the UK had a dumbphone. Kaiwei Tang, CEO of Light Phone, a maker of dumbphones said that, surprisingly, the company's main customers are aged between 25 and 35. He says he expected buyers to be much older.
Sandra Wachter, a researcher at Oxford University, says that it's easy to see why some of us are looking for simpler mobile phones. One can reasonably say that nowadays a smart phone's ability to connect calls and send messages is almost a side function. Your smart phone is your entertainment centre, your newspaper, your map, your diary, and your wallet. They always want to catch your attention with notices and latest news.
"If aliens came to earth they'd think that mobile phones are the creatures controlling human beings," Mr. Tang says. "It's not going to stop. Instead, it's getting worse. Consumers are realizing that something is wrong, and we want to offer a choice. "
Last year, Przemek Olejniczak, changed his smartphone for a dumphone at first for its longer-lasting battery. However, he soon realized there were other benefits. "Before I would always be checking, going through the news or other facts I didn't need to know," he says. "Now I have more time for my family and myself. And I'm not addicted to liking, sharing, or describing my life to other people. I have more privacy. "
Yet back in London, Robin West says that many people are confused by her choice of mobile. "Everyone thinks it's just a short-term thing. They're always asking me: 'So when are you getting a smartphone? Are you getting one this week?' '
The colder months are a time of year when many of us tend to overeat or comfort eat. There are several reasons why we are drawn to more food in the winter. Here are four small but important steps we can take to manage our weight.
Eat and drink healthily.
Easier said than done, right? The first rule of making it easier is not to fully stop intake. In fact, refusing everything can be extremely harmful. As soon as something becomes of limits, we will want it more. The second rule is to use fresh, in-season fruits and vegetable to cook home-made dishes.
Stay active.
Physical activity keeps us warm! Simple 15- to 30-minute daily exercises, such as walking and yoga, will be enough and can be completed in the comfort and warmth of our home. Why not do a house-cleaning workout to get ready for visitors? Remember to put some music on.
Relax
Relaxation is helpful to fight seasonal affective disorder, also known as SAD or the "winter blues". This condition leads to weight gain. Some ways to relax are listening to our favorite tunes, reading a book with an upbeat theme, painting, and gardening. What activities do we find relaxing?
Get enough sleep.
It can also upset levels of hormones (激素) for appetite (胃口). Therefore, focus on getting seven to nine hours of sleep a night. As scientists have observed, getting enough sleep contributes to weight loss. What better time to curl up under a quilt than winter?
A. It helps to achieve a healthy weight.
B. Loss of sleep means more time to feel hungry.
C. We will soon forget we are actually working out.
D. Why not make the most of the food that winter offers?
E. Pick some we like and add them into our usual practice.
F Whatever the cause, however, it can lead to unwanted weight gain
G. Therefore, choose treats wisely, keep the intake small, and enjoy every bite.
Many years ago, when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children, then aged 8 and 11. As it was getting late we started looking for a hotel, only to find out that all the hotels were 1.
Finally, around 9 o'clock in the evening, we stopped at a2to fill up on petrol. My husband asked for a3 and told the woman at the counter that we were trying to find a hotel. When he was 4, the woman, Linda, said she and her family 5nearby and would be happy if we spent the night at her home.
She called her son to direct us, 6 she had to hold the fort at the gas station till midnight. When we reached their home, her husband 7 us. He invited us to have coffee and chat while we 8 for his wife. She came back after midnight. We asked if we could 9 in the morning so as not to disturb them. They said we were now guests and we would have to have 10with them.
In the morning we woke up to a table set for breakfast. Around the table were many of their 11 and friends. We ate breakfast, and when we were leaving, my husband asked if he could offer some 12.
They would not hear of it and 13 we were their guests. We left touched by their spirit of hospitality and we were amazed that they would14 a family of total strangers from a different country. Over the years, we lost touch, but we have never forgotten their15.
Nowadays, we have already reached a period science and technology are highly developed. In 2016, a new App, Tik Tok, (come) into being, which can help people share interesting things with others. However, more and more teenagers are so crazy about Tik Tok that they are (lose) in it. There is no doubt that Tik Tok has a negative effect on our teenagers.
(luck), the Chinese version of Tik Tok is introducing a "teenage mode" which will limit the amount of time children under age of 14 spend on the short-form video app 40 minutes a day. It's suggested that all Douyin users under 14 register for the app by using (they) real names. Besides, Douyin will also be (available) to those teenagers between 10 p. m. and 6 a. m. to protect their physical and mental health.
Actually, (limit) teenagers' usage of Douyin will also push other Internet platforms with short video contents (take) similar measures.
It was the day of the big cross-country run. Students from seven different primary schools in and around the small town were warming up and walking the route (路线) through thick evergreen forest.
I looked around and finally spotted David, who was standing by himself off to the side by a fence. He was small for ten years old. His usual big toothy smile was absent today. I walked over and asked him why he wasn't with the other children. He hesitated and then said he had decided not to run.
What was wrong? He had worked so hard for this event!
I quickly searched the crowd for the school's coach and asked him what had happened. "I was afraid that kids from other schools would laugh at him," he explained uncomfortably. "I gave him the choice to run or not, and let him decide. "
I bit back my frustration (懊恼). I knew the coach meant well-he thought he was doing the right thing. After making sure that David could run if he wanted, I turned to find him coming towards me, his small body rocking from side to side as be swung his feet forward.
David had a brain disease which prevented him from walking or running like other children, but at school his classmates thought of him as a regular kid. He always participated to the best of his ability in whatever they were doing. That was why none of the children thought it unusual that David had decided to join the cross-country team. It just took him longer-that's all. David had not missed a single practice, and although he always finished his run long after the other children, he did always finish. As a special education teacher at the school, I was familiar with the challenges David faced and was proud of his strong determination.
We sat down together on some steps, but David wouldn't look at me. I turned him around and looked him in the eye sincerely. I quietly said, "David, if you're not running because you're afraid someone is going to laugh, that's not a good enough reason. Are you going to let them get in your way? If you really want to run, David, run!" I held my breath as David took this in.
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We sat down next to each other, but David wouldn't look at me.
I watched as David moved up to the starting line with the other runners.
