Four Music Festivals in 2023
Splash House—June—Palm Springs, California
When; June 9-11, August 11-13, and August 18-20
For the last 10 years, Splash House has been redefining the summer festival scene, offering a boutique(精品)festival experience in the heart of Palm Springs, complete with pool parties. To celebrate the 10-year milestone, Splash House 2023 is returning this summer for its second triple-weekender(三周的周末游客)season on June 9—11,August 11-13,and August 18-20.
Elements Music and Arts Festival—Long Pond, Pennsylvania
When: August 10-14
Elements Music and Arts Festival is the Northeast's premier boutique festival experience, featuring artists like Chris Lake, John Summit, Skrillex, Elder brook, and LSD ream. It's the ultimate carefree weekend event where music, community, art, camping, and adventure converge (集中) in to take over the small community of Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Lightning in a Bottle—Buena Vista Lake, California
When: May 24-29
Taking place Memorial Day Weekend at Buena Vista Lake in Southern California, Lightning in a Bottle hosts a series of top music, creative art and immersive(沉浸式的) environments, and educational classes and workshops. The lineup this year includes ZHU, Tale of Us, Diplo, REZZ, The Glitch Mob, and more.
Heatwave Music Festival—Chicago, Illinois
When: June 10-11
Produced by Auris Presents, Chicago's leading force in live music events, the Heatwave Music Festival takes over the entire city with a fully immersive, pop-art inspired event. The festival features headlining dance music acts like Tiesto, Slander, and more.
Faisal Zaid Alshara'a, a fifth-grade student at the Ahl Al-Qur,an Islamic School &. Academy in Ramtha, Jordan, was born without a right hand and only two fingers on his left,as well as a tongue tie for which he had to undergo surgery at a very young age. He also suffers from muscular dystrophy(肌肉萎缩)in his legs, which makes it difficult for him to walk.
These physical disabilities made Faisal feel shy and separated from his peers(同龄人),as he could not bear to see the looks of pity they would give him.
Books were Faisal's safe haven, where he could explore new worlds and lose himself in stories that made him feel alive. However, he struggled to find a way to develop his passion for reading until his teacher introduced him to the Arab Reading Challenge.
Faisal participated in the Challenge's fifth edition, qualifying at both the school and district levels, He was delighted when his school district's director recognized him for his district qualification. He then went on to qualify at the country level. Thanks to his success in the Challenge, Faisal finally felt comfortable with opening up and interacting with his classmates, who now look at him with pride and admiration rather than pity.
Faisal is now preparing for the sixth Arab Reading Challenge and is determined to reach the finals. The child who once refused to interact with others is now filled with hope and a zest (热情) for life. His constant smiles and laughs fill the room as he talks to friends he met through the Arab Reading Challenge.
The huge structures of ancient Rome have survived for thousands of years—a testament to the abilities and wisdom of Roman engineers, who perfected the use of concrete. But how did their construction materials help keep grand buildings like the Pantheon(万神殿) (which has the world's largest unreinforced dome)and the Colosseum(斗兽场)standing for more than 2,000 years?
Roman concrete, in many cases, has proven to be longer-lasting than modern concrete, which can worsen within decades. Now, scientists behind a new study say they have uncovered the mystery ingredient that allowed the Romans to make their construction material so durable and build splendid structures in challenging places such as docks, sewers and earthquake zones.
The study team, including researchers from the United States, Italy and Switzerland, analyzed 2,000-year-old concrete samples that were taken from a city wall at the archaeological site of Privernum, in central Italy, and are similar in composition to other concrete found throughout the Roman Empire.
They found that white chunks(块)in the concrete, referred to as lime clasts(石灰碎屑),gave the concrete the ability to heal cracks that formed over time. The white chunks previously had been overlooked as evidence of careless mixing or poor-quality raw material.
The new finding could help make manufacturing today's concrete more sustainable, potentially shaking up society as the Romans once did. "Conerete allowed the Romans to have an architectural revolution,"Masic said,"Romans were able to create and turn the cities into something that is extraordinary and beautiful to live in. And that revolution basically changed completely the way humans live. "
A multi-institutional team of researchers conducted the first study to evaluate how the duration of nightly sleep early in the semester affects first year college students' end-of-semester grade point average (GPA), Using Fitbit sleep trackers, they found that students on average sleep 6. 5 hours a night, but negative outcomes accumulate when students received less than six hours of sleep a night. The results are available in the Feb. 13 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Sleep guidelines recommend teenagers get 8 to 10 hours of sleep every night. Many college students experience irregular and insufficient sleep.
David Creswell, the William S. Dietrich Ⅱ Professor in Psychology and Neuroscience at the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, led a team of researchers to evaluate the relationship between sleep and GPA. "Animal studies have shown how critical sleep is for learning and memory," said Creswell. "Here we show how this work translates to humans. The less nightly sleep a first year college student gets at the beginning of the school term predicts lower GPA at the end of the term. Lack of sleep may be hurting students' ability to learn in their college classrooms. "
The study evaluated more than 600 first-year students across five studies at three universities. The students wore wrist Fitbit devices to monitor and record their sleep patterns. The researchers found that students in the study sleep on average 6. 5 hours a night. More surprisingly, the researchers found that students who receive less than six hours of sleep experienced a pronounced decline in academic performance. In addition, each hour of sleep lost corresponded to a 0. 07 decrease in end-of-term GPA.
"Once you start dipping(下降)below six hours, you are starting to accumulate massive sleep debt that can impair a student's health and study habits, compromising the whole system," said Creswell. "Most surprising to me was that no matter what we did to make the effect go away, it persisted."
Living in the moment is not always easy. Sometimes our thoughts are overwhelmed by regrets about past events or anxiety about the future, which can make it hard to enjoy the present. If you are having a hard time living in the moment, there are some simple strategies that may help.
●Change a routine. One way that you can become more aware is to change up your routine. You can do something as simple as changing the way that you drive to work or changing the way you introduce yourself.
●Learn how to meditate(冥想). Meditation is a great way to train your brain to live in the moment. Learning to meditate takes time, practice, and guidance. If no classes are available, you can also buy CDs that will help you learn how to meditate.
●Be grateful for breaks. Instead of becoming impatient when you have to wait for something, practise being grateful for the extra time to notice your surroundings. For example, if you have to wait in a long line to purchase your morning coffee, take that time to observe your surroundings. As you do so, think about what you are grateful for in that moment.
●Performing random acts of kindness can help you to live in the moment by refocusing your attention on what's happening in front of you. Look for small things that you can do to show kindness to others. The kind acts that you perform will help you to slow down and notice your surroundings.
●Smile and laugh more often. Living in the moment can be a challenge if you are in a bad mood or just feeling a little down, but smiling and laughing can make you feel better even you force yourself to smile and laugh.
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A. Do kind things for others. B. You'd better find a meditation class in your area. C. Treat the extra time as a break and appreciate the time. D. To get started with meditation, find a quiet spot and get comfortable. E. Being grateful is an important principle of life and a great wisdom. F. You may not be living in the moment because you are too set in your life. G. Even if you put on an affected smile, you should start to feel better right away. |
For the second year in a row, a 12-year-old boy has turned into secret Santa, buying Christmas presents for over a hundred children in foster(寄养)care who might not otherwise get to enjoy the holiday season.
Jonathan Warner said he was inspired to1his charity project after hearing about his father's own childhood2in foster care. "Based upon stories that I have from him, it didn't really sound like they had much of a Christmas," Jonathan said.
This year, 138 children will receive basic3and personal favourite items Jonathan4for them, He chose the items on multiple shopping trips based on5that local social workers shared with him to help guide the process.
Jonathan said he bought about 600 presents overall,6approximately $11,300. To7the gifts, he sold popcorn to local community members and this year, he made more than he was8. But throughout the journey, Jonathan said he's simply happy to9"I have definitely learned a lot throughout this10. I've learned money management, It also makes me really11to help those kids," Jonathan said.
His parents say they couldn't be more12. His father Steven Kolk said, "I'm proud of what he chose to do and the number of people that he can13with this project. ""What he did moved me14. He's really making a15to people," Serena Kolk added.
China is known as the Kingdom of Bamboo because it is the country with the most bamboo in the world. More than 400 species of bamboo, one third of all known species in the world, grow in China. The areas produce the most bamboo are south of Yangtze River.
Bamboo was(close)connected with the daily lives of people in ancient China. Su Dongpo, literary giant of the Song Dynasty, said that people could not live bamboo, and people of the time used bamboo as firewood and to make tiles, paper, rafts, hats, rain capes, and(shoe).
In the Han Dynasty, bamboo(use)for paper making because it produced high- quality paper and was(expensive);three tons of bamboo could yield one ton of paper pulp(纸浆). And bamboo is still an important raw material for paper making today. Some 1,600 years ago, people wrote with brushes on xuan paper(make)from young bamboo, and xuan paper is still popular for Chinese calligraphy and paintings.
Tall and graceful with luxuriant foliage(枝叶),bamboo is an(idea) plant for household courtyards and parks. It tolerates the heat of summer and the cold of winter, and it regenerates after(cut).
Live Lightly & Give Generously
One Summer's day, my Uncle Rick, Isaiah and I went to Police Outpost Lake to fish. I'd learned to fish from my dad. He'd taught me everything I knew about fishing. Then, he passed away.
"Why do I have to be so quiet?" asked Isaiah. "All those birds are making way more noise than I ever could!"
I ignored him. Pulling back on my rod(杆),I remembered my dad's words. "Jacob, gently bring your rod back. Keep the line up high. "Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of a few great northern loons(潜鸟)gathering together not far from the shoreline. What were they doing there? Maybe it was a family? One loon, making terrible sounds, swam away from the group, towards me.
My dad had been a fish and wildlife officer. He travelled all over the province, working away from home for days on end, especially in the spring and fall. When he returned, we sat on the couch together, and he told me stories of life on the road. My dad loved his job, especially the part where he protected nature from humans.
"Isaiah! Come here!"" Now who's shouting?"" Just get over here. Now!"
The loon stopped in the shallow water near shore. It was so close, and we could see its bright red eyes. Strangely, the bird's wings were held tight against its body.
"Look at that beak(鸟喙)!" said Isaiah. "It could easily stab(刺)us to death with that thing!"
Walking into the water, getting closer to the loon, we both saw thin wire wrapped around its neck. Reaching down, I touched its head, my heart racing. I could see there was a shiny red hook in its body, and fishing line was wrapped tightly around its neck. Left like this, the loon couldn't fly or fish or survive. It was asking us to help!
"Go to grab the scissors. I'll pick it up, and you cut away the line," I said to Isaiah, who ran away and came back with the tiny pair of scissors.
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Taking a deep breath, I closed my eyes for a second to calm myself.
"Hurry and cut the line!" I said.
