Shrewsbury is an ideal getaway with visitors.
Shrewsbury eBike Hire
BEST FOR: SEEING THE SIGHTS AT A GENTLE PACE
Set off on a self-guided tour of Shrewsbury on one of the town's new e-bikes. The route is easy to follow with lots of stops along the way, including the Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury Museum&. Art Gallery and the Victorian-era Shrewsbury Prison. It's for ages 14-plus.
Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings
BEST FOR: INSPIRING ARCHITECTS
This was the world's first iron-shaped building when it was built in 1797—a forerunner of the modern skyscraper (摩天大楼) . A new visitor centre opened in September—it's also the end point of the Heritage Trail e-bike tour. An exhibition explores how the building has grown and been repurposed over the years.
Shrewsbury Market Hall
BEST FOR: FOOD AND SHOPPING
Situated in the centre of town, this was an innovative example of modern architecture when it was opened in 1965. Recent upgrades mean it's now home to more than 70 independent businesses. including traditional market stands, artisan producers, craft shops and antique dealers.
Shrewsbury Riverside Cabins
BEST FOR: QUIET STAYS
Opened in 2020. Riverside Cabins is a rural collection of wooden cottages built in 18thcentury, a 20-minute drive from Shrewsbury. Cabins sleep between two and six guests and each comes with then own hot baths, as well as Wi-Fi and smart TVs. Try your hand at boating along the river, with equipment available to borrow on site. £135 for two nights for a family of four.
My birth was a little more dramatic than the standard way a baby enters the world. I was born missing my left hand. Indeed, my limb (手臂) difference could have been a disaster if it hadn't been for what happened next. A nurse placed me in my mother's arms and instructed. "You will take her home. You will love her and treat her as normal."
That is exactly what happened. I played sports, acted in theater, excelled in school and had playdates with friends. While I did get some stares and "polite" questions about my disability, I was lucky because I wasn't made fun of for it.
However, that fact that I was different hit me hard my first day of high school. I was 13， an age when kids are already very self-conscious and the need to fit in is intensified. I remember one of the other kids on the school bus stared just a little too long at my left arm. I felt a sudden urge to hide my hand, so I slipped it into my pocket. I told myself that I'd just hide it that one day, and I was still trying to make friends. But one day of hiding turned into a week, a month, and years—25 to be exact.
When I was 38 years old, tired of hiding and lonely, I met someone special and invited him in. The combination of me finally feeling ready to unhide and his willingness to go through the unhiding process with me was exactly what I needed. For the first time in my life, I allowed someone to really hold my limb, look at it, touch it. love it—love me. I saw my limb difference as something unique about me, something that should be shown, not hidden.
It was a transformational experience, and I learned to love me too. It changed how I lived my entire life and made me happier. I also discovered and joined the Lucky Fin Project, an organization devoted to people with all types of disabilities.
Hiding things, especially from loved ones, is tiring and lonely, and it prevents us from getting help and support. It's time to change that.
Since the mid-1990s, tourists have paid storm-chasers to take them to places in the American Great Plains where they expect to see tornadoes. Why, a reasonable follow-up question might go, would anyone want to get so close to something so disruptive? These tourists, a study found, characterized their relationship to severe weather as a "passion", describing their feelings about tornadoes using words like "enjoyment" "fascination" and "love". Some people seem spiritually moved by tornadoes—one tourist called the storms "humbling"-but the main motivator seemed to be simple: Twisters are cool.
America has many more, tornadoes than any other country, and its people have long regarded twisters with a mix of fear, awe and thrilled pleasure. Fast-moving-and dramatic, tornadoes have been irresistible parts for popular entertainment. One needn't be an extreme-weather enthusiast, however, to take a brief and far-less dangerous tour: of culture tornadoes have inspired and of the transformation of American society's feelings about these storms from fear to excitement.
European colonists in the future United States were fascinated—and sometimes horrified—by their new land's weather. In the Early Republic, the influence of romantic ideas about the terrible and wonderful power of nature became clearer in American tornado culture. Some people began to write about tornadoes in terms of awe, and to produce art that explored the phenomenon's natural beauty, while also moralizing about its meaning. Since the 1930s, American tornadoes have been less deadly: the country has much better early-warning systems, fewer people live in rural areas and tornado activity has largely shifted from the southeast to the thinly-populated Great Plains.
Storm-chasing—a scientific, thrill-seeking activity that most Americans found out about via the 1996 blockbuster film Twister, is still incomprehensible to many who don't practice it. "I find it difficult to explain to someone who hasn't chased what forces us to seek pleasure from risk," wrote Jennifer Henderson, a scholar and crazy storm-chaser, characterizing her feelings while chasing as "a sense of exposure and revelation tightly coupled".
The recent spread of "fake news" may make it seem like misinformation is a relatively modern invention. But falsehoods (假话) and wild claims have been part of human culture for about as long as it's existed. This is because misinformation originates with, and is spread by, fellow humans.
When you've ever had to communicate an important, but complex, issue to a general audience, you may have a sea of the most reliable data, the most elegant PowerPoint slides and the full backing of every famous expert in the relevant field. And yet, you can still be less persuasive than someone whose entire argument is: "A guy I met down the pub told me something different."
In a perfectly sensible, logical world, someone who is loosely connected with a certain field or industry wouldn't have the same influence as actual data, or the leading experts in the field. But humans aren't perfectly sensible, logical creatures and neither is the world we live in.
The ability to think rationally (理性地) and analytically is a relatively recent addition to our mental abilities (in the evolutionary sense) . And it costs our brains a lot of energy and effort, The more established, fundamental systems in our brain, which shape memory and learning, are heavily reliant on emotion. The more emotionally stimulating something is, the easier it is to remember. That's why we can spend months revising the material for a crucial school exam, but struggle to remember any of it once we've passed. Meanwhile, the embarrassing tine we slipped and landed on our backside in the school canteen. that memory will last until our dying day.
The most determined sceptics (无神论者) will often say, "Facts don't care about your feelings," which is correct. But feelings don't necessarily care about facts either. And ultimately, feelings have more of a say in what we think and do. And that's why your mate down the pub can seem more believable than a pile of published research.
More than a quarter have to enlarge the word size on their mobile phone so they can read it clearly. Meanwhile, 28% regularly squint (眯眼看) at the screen. And all of them are signs of eye. disorder.
"The research has shown our eyes are not designed to be fixed on a single object for a long time, especially smaller laptops or smart devices. Even worse, staring at the screen constantly can lead to dry eye syndrome," says Giles Edmonds, a clinical service director.
Dry eye syndrome is a condition where the eyes do not make enough tears, or the tears evaporate (蒸发) too quickly, Here are some simple solutions to prevent that and preserve your eye health overall.
Rest your eyes.
Follow the 20: 20: 20 rule, looking up from your screen every 20 minutes and look at something 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds. It in turn reduces eye tiredness.
Adjust your workstation.
Change your screen settings to ensure that the brightness and contrast are balanced correctly, as well as making words larger. Also, be mindful of how your workstation is positioned. Adjust your screen ensuring it is 15-20 degrees below eye level and around 50-70 cm away from the eyes.
Reduce glare (眩光) .
Try reducing this by attaching an anti-glare screen to your monitor or laptop to avoid external light shining onto the screen. Glasses wearers can also have lenses treated with an anti-glare coating.
A. People should try to reduce the time spent on the screen. B. One can read his favorite paper books instead of e-books. C. Half admit they're forced to enlarge images to see them clearly. D. Another thing to focus on is to make sure your room is properly lit. E. Looking into the distance helps relax the focusing muscles of your eyes. F. Reflections on your computer screen can cause glare and lead to eye fatigue. G. They may feel uncomfortable, painful, tired and even start to itch (发痒) or burn. |
The greatest sports moments often have a wonderful flow state behind the victories or performances. Being in flow refers to the moments where distraction reduces, and concentration 1 .
It was a 2 summer camp ping pong tournament where I was not only down I set, but 7 points behind my opponent (对手) , who had only 3 points left to 3 the set, and the tournament. For a comeback, I had to win at least 10 points, without making 4 !
Facing the desperate situation, I could 5 it a day and let my opponent win. Perhaps my opponent had already focused on the 6 , but failure wasn't an option! Thus, I 7 it out, hoping for the best. I told myself, "Let's just try and win the next point, nothing else." 8 deep, I stared at the ball with a clear mindset and keen 9 . I took it, hit it back and scored!
5 points to go, 4 points to go. . . My opponent started getting visibly 10 and made mistakes. Point by point I was getting closer to being even, 7-8. I was one point away from doing the 11 . My mouth was shut and my eyes stayed 12 the entire set. He made another error, 8-8. The comeback was complete. The crowd went 13 ! Winning the next 3 points, I managed to win that set. In the last set, my opponent turned restless again. 14 the flow, I ended up winning the final set, and the tournament.
Despite a small game, it inspired me a lot. Not being able to control how our opponent plays, we can 15 how to react. Don't be there, where you are not. Instead, be here and now! Stay in flow! Be concentrated!
In an age of rapidly growing urbanization, rooftop farming has emerged as a sustainable response the challenge of creating green space in cities, This innovative practice transforms rooftops into mini farms, where vegetables, fruits, and even flowers (plant) , providing local residents with fresh produce and adding a touch of nature to urban environments.
Rooftop farming, also (refer) to as vertical agriculture, is more than just a trend, it's a step towards environmental conservation. Green roofs with vegetation help to absorb sunlight and release moisture, cooling the air and reducing the demand for air conditioning. in turn lessens energy (consume) and carbon emission. Meanwhile, rooftop farms serve as educational platforms, (teach) city dwellers about sustainable
(source) food.
As urban populations continue to grow, rooftop farming fosters community engagement promotes healthier lifestyles by providing access to fresh and organic produce. When we look towards future where environmental consciousness and sustainable practices become increasingly vital, rooftop farming stands as a testament to our ability to cultivate more than just food-we cultivate hope for a (green) and more resilient world.
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Dear Chairman, Sincerely, Li Hua |
When I was seven years old, my family moved from Mexico to America. In Mexico, I was a cheerful girl who loved making people laugh with my jokes and inventing fun games to play with my friends. However, when I arrived in America, I found it hard to fit in, and I became quieter.
We lived in a small house with a modest yard where we grew vegetables—my responsibility. While I took pride in watching them grow, there were times when I dreamed of having a beautiful garden like my schoolmate Luella's, with its delicate tulips (郁金香) .
Although Luella lived in the same neighborhood as me, we barely knew each other.
It was after a tornado that Luella and I finally became close friends.
The tornado struck on a Sunday afternoon, The gentle breeze transformed into a strong wind, and thick gray clouds filled the sky. Gradually, the tornado took shape, starting as a thin rope and growing into a large black funnel (漏斗) . My entire family gathered in the bathroom, seeking shelter from the storm. Terrified, I sat close to my mom, knees in my chest, After the storm had passed, our worries and fears were replaced by relief that we were unharmed and that our house had remained undamaged.
As I stepped outside, I witnessed the extent of the damage the tornado had caused to our neighborhood. Across the street, a tall tree had fallen, crushing Luella's garden in front of her yellow house. We hurried over to check on it. Fortunately, her family seemed to be away at the time, and no one was injured. However, her once-beautiful garden was in ruins, with the fallen tree destroying the tulips and debris (碎片) spread everywhere, I could only imagine how heartbroken they must feel seeing this.
Then my mom's usual words rang in my ear, "It is more blessed to give than to receive," and my family started to think about how we could help.
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Just at that moment, Luella's family returned to their home. Even after the debris was cleared, I could still sense Luella's upset for her lost garden. |
