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NORTH AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST
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Nile in Style
Experience majestic ruins, temples, tombs, bazaars and the timeless beauty of the Nile on a luxury cruise. From Luxor to Aswan, glide along emerald waters past breathtaking desert landscapes, and explore archeological marvels with your own personal A&K Egyptologist- including the iconic Valley of the Kings and Pyramids of Giza-tailor-made just for you.
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Mosaics & Medinas
Dive into dynamic, colourful Morocco on a tailor-made journey where ancient history and contemporary cultures collide. Wonder at the ruins of Volubilis, get lost in the Berber villages, wander through enchanting Souks, visit the tanneries of Fes, and taste the delicious, typical cuisines of Marrakech. You'll be truly amazed by Morocco's exotic mix of sights, tastes and smells.
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Glimpse of Israel & Jordan
From the mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea to the strong castle of Masada, follow biblical（圣经的）heroes and age-old explorers through some of the world＇s most symbolic and ancient sites. With expert private local guides, uncover the impressive historical legacy of these neighboring meccas on an exclusive customized journey.
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At 71, Maye Musk, who has been modeling since the age of 15and had four billboards in Times Square in her 60s, probably a record, looks better than ever! The silver-haired, bright smiling COVERGIRL, and mom of famed Tesla founder/CEO Elon Musk, revealed her secrets in an EXCLUSIVE interview with Hollywood Life while attending the BlogHIer Health Summit as a panelist（专门小组成员）in Los Angeles, California. "I look good because there＇s good lighting!" she joked, at first. "Seventy-one doesn't bother me. I think I'm going to be looking great at 81 and 91 and I hope to be 101! Mainly I have to eat very well, which is hard, because there's so much temptation and I have to maintain my weight not only for health but for energy as well. And fortunately, I am a dietician, which means I advise people on what kind of food should be eaten to keep healthy. " She revealed that she "eats vegetarian at home because I'm a bad cook and then when I go out I'll have some meat, fish and chicken and then I will take some home with me and then I have it lasting two more days". That＇s the secret to good gut（肠道）health, everyone！ Maye has recently opened up in a new book, A Woman Makes a Plan: Advice for a Lifetime of Adventure, Beauty, and Success, which is now in more than 100 countries with more to be announced soon, and revealed that it was her children's advice to put the stories about her personal struggles into her book. "My kids, Elon, Kimball and Tosca, said 'you have to talk about your struggles, and tell people how you struggled and how you survived because people think you are too perfect on Instagram'. "
"I think people will learn that they don't need to learn about me, but they will see themselves in the book, " Maye continued to say. "It still shows that you will go through times in your life when you have financial problems, but if you can keep your health and you can keep a positive attitude, you just have to get out there and let people appreciate you, " she said.
The American actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotempora1 dementia（痴 呆）, "a cruel disease", his family said in1 a statement posted on Thursday to the website of the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration （AFTD）. Last year, Willis was originally diagnosed with aphasia, a comprehension and communication disorder. His family said at the time that he was "stepping away" from his acting career as a result. "Since we announced Bruce's diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce's condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: frontotemporal dementia （known as FTD）, " continued the statement. "Challenges with communication" are one of the symptoms Willis faces with FTD, which is the most common form of dementia in people under 60-with most FTD cases occurring between the ages of 45 and 64, according to the AFTD. The disease is likely more common than statistics suggest, as it is lesser known and can take years to receive a formal diagnosis.
FTD is a degenerative （变性的, 退化的） brain disorder. Symptoms may include uncharacteristic personality changes and unexplained struggles with decision-making, speaking or language comprehension are among the most common presenting symptoms.
While there is currently neither a cure nor treatments available for the condition, the Willis family writes that they hope to help change this.
"As Bruce's condition advances, we hope that any media attention can be focused on shining a light on this disease that needs far more awareness and research, " his family said, adding that Willis has always believed in using his voice to raise awareness and help others, both in and out of the public eye.
"Bruce has always found joy in life—and has helped everyone he knows to do the same, " the statement concluded. "Your continued compassion, understanding, and respect will enable us to help Bruce live as full a life as possible. "
A happy beagle（小猎犬） called Bella loves Amazon boxes. It tears into them while ignoring other delivery boxes. Little Bit, a tortoiseshell cat, is similarly consumed—but by socks. It raids（偷袭） the laundry basket in the middle of the night and also paws through the open suitcases of house guests, who almost always find themselves missing a sock in the morning. Pets do some pretty weird things. But these strange behaviors often make perfect sense to the pets, said scientists who study animal behaviors. "These behaviors are not invented on the spot, " said Carlo Siracusa, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. The pets are doing behaviors that their wild ancestors did, but they've changed them a bit to fit their new lives as pets.
Dogs can be trained to roll over and play dead. But their ancient instincts from their wolf ancestors are still there. Instincts, or instinctive behaviors, are behaviors that are done without thinking. They don't have to be learned. For example, some dogs will scratch the ground after pooping（排便）. But they＇re not trying to bury their poop. They want other animals to notice it. "They are depositing smell in those areas, " Siracusa said. "It's almost like drawing a picture with a big red marker around it, " he added.
Cats, on the other hand, almost always bury their waste. "They are covering their tracks, " says Monique Udell, an expert on human-animal interactions who works at Oregon State University. Cats are predators, meaning they hunt other animals for food. But other animals hunt them, too. So they don't want to be seen-or smelled. Mikel Delgado, the founder of a California-based cat behavior consulting service, said that many other cat behaviors, arise from cats' wild origins.
While dogs share many behaviors inherited（继承） from wolves, they＇ve also developed a few of their own. "Puppy dog eyes", the innocent look that many humans are helpless to resist, is one. Over the time period that they've lived with people, dogs have developed certain muscles around their eyes. This helps them make the adorable expressions that win over humans. Like wolves, dogs also like to lick faces. Humans think their pets are kissing them, but they are not. "It's how wolf puppies get food from their parents' mouths, "Siracusa said. "It also can be a sign of submission. When a lower-ranking individual approaches a higher-ranking one, it gets down real low and licks the dominant one to say: 'I'm not a threat to you. '"
Your colleague is the first one in and the last one to leave. They volunteer to take on every additional task that comes your team's way and they respond to emails within minutes. They're working all the time, whether from the office or from home.
Dealing with a workaholic colleague can be challenging, but there are steps you can take to ease the negative effects of their behavior on yourself and your team.
Depersonalize their actions.
While it's tempting to assume that your colleague is overworking in an attempt to outshine you, this is a classic example of a cognitive bias（偏差）. In social psychology, this refers to the tendency humans have to owe another person's actions to their character or personality, while crediting our own behavior to external or situational factors that are outside our control. Debias（消除偏见）your thinking by considering other reasons for their behavior.
Resist peer pressure.
You may start comparing your capacity and output to theirs and wonder, "Am I really working hard enough?" Before you begin overextending yourself in an effort to "catch up", mind your mindset and be aware of extremist thinking. Taking time off for self-care isn't indulgent（纵容的）, rather it＇s a precondition for your performance.
Workaholics tend to have few boundaries. You'll need to play defense by managing their expectations around your response times and availability. Let's say your colleague asks you to turn around a project brief in less than 24 hours. You can push back and explain, "That's not possible. If you have this sort of task in the future, I'll need at least a three day's notice to work it into my schedule. " You might also advocate for better systems and processes that remove the need for excess effort.
Finally, remember to adjust your perspective on productivity. While it may be tempting to evaluate your daily success based on the number of hours you work, it's the quality of work you deliver that matters most.
A. Set boundaries.
B. Make lifestyle adjustments.
C. In short, you're dealing with a workaholic, or a work enthusiast.
D. The workaholic's behavior can affect our well-being for the worst.
E. Being good at your job doesn't mean working more but producing results.
F. Guilt can make it easy for you to fall into the same patterns as your colleague.
G. In other words, your colleague is probably not overworking to frighten or exceed you.
I'm a college professor teaching people how to think more creatively. Interestingly, this lifetime passion was 1 by a casual contest when I was a child.
At a family picnic for employees of the company where my father worked, they held a contest for the children-who could throw a cloth handkerchief the farthest. The first 2 , the little ones, took mighty wind-ups（挥臂动作）, but when the cloth left their hands, it opened and flew to the ground a few 3 in front of them. The crowd roared with laughter, and being 13, I didn't like adults laughing at us.
It was 4 that using the same technique would not work. Suppose I 5 a rock inside the handkerchief? No, it was "throw a handkerchief", not a rock and a handkerchief. When they inspected it, I'd be 6 . Suppose I hid a rock in the cloth without tying it. The rock would drive the cloth at least farther than the others, and when they 7 , people might not notice a small rock landing in the grass. I had a good chance of 8 with it.
However, I didn't want to win by cheating but to show the adults that a（n）9 could beat others at their own game. I had to make the handkerchief fly like a rock. I 10 began tying knot after knot until it was the size of a large rock. I took a long wind-up and threw the 11 handkerchief which landed 60 feet away. The laughing 12 and everyone was dumbfounded. The 13 then ran to fetch it to examine how I'd cheated. "It's just the 14 , " he declared, holding it up and untying the knots. The adults applauded kindly and I felt proud.
I hadn't broken the rules, but I had broken the 15 ideas, which was the secret to creative thinking.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday tweeted（发推特）about his trip to China in three languages, namely French, Chinese and English.
"From Beijing to Guangzhou, I have met students who are learning our language, （enthusiasm） young people, businessmen keen to innovate, and artists （inspire） by France. There is so much us to do together. Long live the friendship between China and France!" he tweeted.
In answering a question from a student of Sun Yat-sen University on how to prepare for the future, Macron highlighted learning （capable）, critical thinking and self-confidence.
Critical thinking and humanistic care（人文关怀） are necessary in addressing new technologies such as ChatGPT, he said, when （address） the impact of artificial intelligence.
He advised students not to resist new things. Technological transformation is affecting the way in people learn and children grow. Technologies should be applied to serve humans instead of （allow） to drive society. This calls for open discussions which agree with moral principles, he said.
April 7 （mark） World Health Day and Macron addressed question from a student on how to tackle challenges facing public health. He suggested the world unite around fundraising to reestablish a primary healthcare system, that free and open research be conducted, and cooperation be carried out among different academic disciplines and countries.
I had a dream from primary school: to work in television. My parents owned a little grocery store, so we were definitely not fancy people. Thankfully, my dad had raised me to have a lot of confidence. He often said, "You can do anything you want to do. " My dad was particularly supportive. He was my steady rock-always there for me.
With his help and encouragement, I was admitted to the radio and television arts program at Ryerson in Toronto. I really loved the program and worked hard and I was named the most outstanding graduate. I felt like I was already living my dream. I began to think that maybe I could apply for an internship（实习资格）in CBC or CTV.
Luckily, Global Television had just started broadcasting in Canada that year. I thought to myself: I'm new and they're new, so if I'm going to get to know one person at Global Television, it might as well be the president. I was scared, but I knew deep down inside that this was what I wanted. When I called my dad and told him my plan, he said, "Good, Faye. That's exactly what you should do. "
With my heart just about pounding out of my body, I called up the president of Global Television. Suddenly Mr. Slaight was on the phone. "I've heard that your studio facilities are amazing. I could come at eleven o'clock on Monday or eleven o'clock on Sunday for a tour. What would suit you better？" I caught him totally off guard. He stuttered（结巴）a bit, and then picked a day. When I hung up, I was scared but excited.
I arrived at the studio on the appointed day. When Mr. Slaight took me around, he looked at me and said, "What do you want？"He sounded furious（狂怒的）but curious. "All I want is a chance to audition（试镜）. I just want you to know my face. That＇s all I＇m asking. "
I didn't know whether I'd ever hear from him again, but two weeks later, his secretary called, "Mr. Slaight wants to know if you'd like to come and audition for a new school life show. "I immediately answered, "Sure!"
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When I arrived at the station, I went direct into the audition and began my short performance.
Finally came the day of my first public appearance on live TV with my parents at home watching.
