From the deserts to the rocky coastline, the United States offers a breathtaking range of natural landscapes. Here are some of its top picks, one in each state.
Massachusetts
Book an overnight stay at the Borden Flats Lighthouse in Massachusetts' Taunton River for a taste of lightkeeper life. The tower wan built in 1881 to guide ships through the Mount Hope Bay, near the town of Fall River, Book months in advance for this self-catering flat with wonderful views.
Connecticut
With 650 feet of vertical (垂直的) drop, Connecticut's Mohawk Mountain So Area might look modest, but its eight chairlifts provide access to 26 sidewinding trails (小径), many of which can be skied after dark thanks to night lighting. Toward the mountain top several trails connect with snowshoe and cross-country ski paths that go deeper into Mohawk State Forest.
Colorado
The Centennial State has nearly a hundred developed and undeveloped hot springs.The heated natural water is said to relieve pain and reduce stress. For the wellness road trip, start with the 720-mile Colorado Historic Hot Springs Loop from Denver to Pagosa Springs to Steamboat Springs, which highlights 17 destinations, including Glenwood Hot Springs Resort with its 405-foot-long main pool.
Montana
Helena Montana's laid-back capital, is often overlooked. But its location, at 3, 875 feet of elevation on the eastern slope (斜坡) of the Continental Divide, makes it a mountain biker's dream. Seventy-five miles of trails include the Mount Helena Ridge Trail, where you'll get views of the valley below. You might see wildflowers or a black bear.
It starts with pencils, Clayton Nylund would like his students to bring them to school. But it's all right if they don't. Nor do they have to worry about notebooks or rulers, Nylund says, "My students are only expected to provide two things for my class: themselves and a focused mind," He finds donors to help with the supplies, and also he pays for some himself.
Nylund, who was recognized Thursday as Hillsborough County Teacher of the Year for his work at Blake High School, is all about helping young peopleexcel in science and technology, regardless of their learning style or background. He noted that "achievement gaps are complicated (复杂的), and so are their solutions."
From the Pinewood Derby cars that students design and build in class to the science and engineering competitions that Blake has entered and won. Nylund stresses technology-rich, hands-on projects that allow students to feel included.
"I have found that if students are offered non-traditional opportunities to achieve, greatness will grow within them, they will begin achieving in new ways, and there will be no limit to what they can realize," Nylund said. What's more, he has found that their scores improve on standardized tests.
Nylund, 39 and a teacher since 2011, was one of three educators who took top honors at Thursday's ceremony (仪式) at the David A. Straz Center for Performing Arts. "I did not see this coming," Nylund said twice, accepting his award, Nylund's award was announced last in the program. He thanked the four principals he has worked for in Hillsborough, his parents, his wife and coworkers. "Teaching is hard, but it's meaningful," he told the audience. "I never go into Blake thinking my day is going to be easy."
Highly emotional music causes networks in the brain to release dopamine. This brain chemical plays a role in feelings of pleasure. It also turns on the brain's motor network that makes us want to move. That physical response to a strong beat can be used to help people with brain-related disorders, research has shown. It aids their ability to time their body's movements, which can help them with speech issues or trouble moving around.
Olivia Brancatisano, a researcher at Bond University in Robina, Australia, studies music and aging. She found that music can offer a number of benefits, from movement and emotion to communication and thinking. That led her to find music-based therapies (治疗) that might aid people who struggle in these areas.
Older people who have dementia (痴呆) may struggle to remember things. But they did better on mental (精神
) tasks while listening to music they knew and enjoyed. The selected music had to be highly emotional and personal, Brancatisano notes, Listening brought back memories and improved their attention. Since then, she has developed the Music Mind and Movement program for people with dementia.
Music helps young people, too. International students in Australia took part in a recent study at the University of Queensland in St, Lucia. Students may often feel lonely while far from home. Those in the Tuned In program, however, learned to better manage their anxiety using music. They also got better at identifying their emotions. That helped them take action when they were struggling.
The benefits of music seem to cover people of all ages. "We use it to meet basic human needs and to improve our emotional states," says Brancatisano, "Now, more than ever, we have the ability to engage in music in a variety of ways. We can use it as a tool in everyday life to energize and comfort us."
Stonehenge is hiding a secret: the source of one of its stones.
Researchers know that the prehistoric circle's outer stones come from nearby areas in England. But even after a century of study, the Altar Stone near the center of Stonehenge remains difficult to understand.
The Altar Stone belongs to a group of Stonehenge building blocks known as the bluestones, which came from areas far from Stonehenge. Researchers have found that some of the bluestones come from as far as 225 kilometers away.
"It's a massive job of transport," says Richard Bevins, an earth scientist at Aberystwyth University in Wales. His team is looking for the source of the Altar Stone. Uncovering the stone's origins could suggest which ancient groups of people contributed to the building.
Scientists have been working to find the rock's origins since
1923. A report about the Altar Stone's minerals back then suggested it might have come from a set of rocks in Wales near where other bluestones cane from. Bevins' team decided to revisit the rock's riddle with modern techniques.
In 2021, the team analyzed (分析) the Altar Stone's chemical makeup using X-rays. The X-ray method showed that the Altar Stone has high levels of the element barium (钡). But the stone's makeup didn't seem to match the rocks in Wales.
In the new study, the team collected 58 samples (样本) from a wider area in England and Wales. Of the 58 sample stones, four had high barium levels similar to the Altar Stone. The team then compared the overall mineral makeup of those four stones with the Altar Stone. But none were a match.
"Maybe we've been looking in the wrong area, and maybe we've possibly been looking at rocks of the wrong age," Bevins says, "It's not clear exactly how old the Altar Stone is." So scientists may need to consider stone sources that are younger than the ones they have looked at so far.
Setting limits on TV and video games for kids isn't always easy in today's screen-filled world. Here are some tips parents can use to decide how to limit their kids' screen time.
Model healthy electronic use
. Before you watch your favorite Netflix series, remember that you are setting an example to your kids with your own time spent in front of a screen. Keeping the TV on for background noise all the time may not be modeling the screen-related behavior you hope to see in your kids.
Today most of kids know more about electronics than adults do, Parents need to stay up-to-date on the latest apps, games, social media platforms and trends (动向),For example, you can't teach your child about the risks of social media unless you understand the dangers yourself.
Create "Technology-Free Zones (区域)"
Establish zones in your house where electronics simply are not allowed—whether they're cell phones, handheld video games, or laptops. . They are the space you could keep reserved for having meals and family conversations.
Set aside time to unplug
Set aside time for your whole family to unplug from their technological devices, Dinnertime and family meeting time are two examples.
Encourage other activities
With a wealth of apps, games, devices and content, it's easy for kids to become dependent on electronics. . Playing outside, reading a book, or even digging out an old board game are just a few ideas.
A. Educate yourself on electronics
B. Invite questions from your child
C. One example is your home's dining room or kitchen
D. You can join an online group where you can get support
E. Parents need to be role models of screen use for their kids
F. Encourage your kids to go for activities that don't need a screen
G. When you all agree to do so, your family will spend quality time together
In 2018, Julie Silverman developed a bad cough. She went to her primary care doctor, who 1 her to other doctors, but no one could diagnose (诊断) the 2 of the cough, or find a way to treat it.
Over the next few years, the cough got 3 . Silverman was going to weekly appointments (预约),which was where she4 a nurse practitioner named Alison.
"She was really 5 about this cough and often asked me how I was doing," Silverman remembered, "I, at this point, paid little attention to her 6 , because I had been told by so many doctors as ‘Just relax. You're not responding to our7 .'"
But Alison's response was different, and she did care about Silverman. When Silverman came in for one of her weekly appointments, Alison 8 that her condition had worsened. Alison told one of the doctors that he should 9 it carefully. When the check-up was over, Silverman could 10 by their faces something was not 11 . Her airway was 75% blocked by scar tissue (瘢痕组织), which made her hardly12 . "This is a very rare condition. It only happens to about one in 400, 000 people," the doctor said. "So it is very13 if not treated."
The diagnosis gave Silverman the information she needed to find a specialist who could14 treat her. Now she spends her time volunteering at her local hospital, riding her bike and hiking. She often 15 Alison while doing the things that bring her joy.
Like many nature reserves in Kenya, Borana used to be a cattle ranch (牧场). For thousands of years, cows were center of culture for the Maasai, Samburu, Pokot, and other local groups. When national parks and nature reserves began to (establish) in the middle of the 20th century, these same groups found themselves prevented from grazing (放牧) their animals on land they had depended on for (generation).
Borana now aims (go) into partnership with its neighbors, with programs such as Mazingira Yetu intend to promote environmental protection. Students from nearby communities can spend a day at the nature reserve, go on game drives learn more about various land practices, including water storage, regenerative farming, and tree nurseries. The program was started in 2022, bringing 365 students to Borana, and it (grow) to welcome more than 1, 100 students in 2023,
Borana put all profits (收益) into efforts like this one, and it has made a (different): Last year, tourism produced over $1 million, (lead) to the protection of 28 endangered species, the training of 114 workers, scholarships for 55 students, and drought relief to seven communities. Now there is a growing recognition that change doesn't happen alone, and that long-term efforts to protect wildlife require a (share) purpose across communities and interests.
1.这道美食的做法；
2.鼓励大家亲自尝试。
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A Bite of My Hometown
My Amazing Brother
Mark was the most popular boy in his class. He had top grades, was a star athlete and was everyone's friend. He was so perfect. He also happened to be my little brother.
My brother and I had always been close, yet I had long felt inferior(自惭形秽) to him. He just seemed to have everything, I, on the other hand, was shy with relatively few close friends, I was sure 95 percent of the class had no idea I even existed,
High school started. Mark and I were at the same school; he was a freshman, and I was a senior, We got closer than ever that year, I didn't know whether it was the rides to school when we sang along to the songs on the radio, or the fact that we were both on the swim team,
I helped him with his math problems, and he read my papers and made sure that they were A+ quality, We listened to CDs every night and danced on the floor. We joked about our parents. We even hung out with each other at the movies.
One night my brother and I were discussing the upcoming semi-formal dance, Mark, of course, would attend it, I hadn't even planned on going. I never had a friend for anything and I accepted that nothing was likely to change that. When Mark asked who I wanted to go with, I was shocked.
"What do you mean you're not going? You have to go, It's your senior year!" Mark didn't understand why I wasn't going.
"Well, there's not one person who would want to go with me, " I told him, using the reasoning I'd repeated to myself over and over.
"You're joking, Care.There isn't anyone in the whole school that would turn you down. ""How do you know?" I asked, wondering where my brother got such silly ideas.
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"Because you're the coolest girl in the world, " Mark answered.
The rest of the year went by in excitement.
