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There are apps for almost everything. Here are some of the best free apps that are well received by smartphone users.
StorySign
StorySign is designed to help deaf children learn to read. With a book in hand. just point your phone's camera at the page and an animated character in StorySign will read the page in sign language. And children will both enjoy the books and learn to read in the process. Even in its limited form, StorySign is well worth trying if you have a deaf child young enough to appreciate it, but we expect this app will keep getting better as its library grows.
PlantLet
Wherever you are. chances are there are hundreds of different plant species within walking distance . and most of us have no idea what all but the most common are called. PlantNet aims to make identifying them easier--simply take a photo and the app will attempt to identify what kind of plant you're seeing.
Google Photos
Google Photos stands out among hundreds of photo apps. as it gives you unlimited storage for photos and videos. But with basic editing tools and the ability to make albums. it's more than just photo and video storage. It aims to be your first and last stop after taking a picture. To achieve that, it will need a few more steps. but it's well on its way.
Soon
Soon is an app that lets you create lists of books you want to read. movies you want to watch. restaurants you want to try and more. You can select from a number of categories, including games. shops, bars, museums and TV shows, and then make a list of the ones that interest you. It's a great app for anyone struggling to remember the things they want to watch, visit, read, play and listen to.
"Hey, how are you doing? What grade are you in? What's your favorite book? Yeah, I got it." If you thought you'd walked into a library with a greeting like that, you wouldn't be too far off. In fact, you've entered the workplace of Courtney Holmes, the Storybook Barber
Two years ago, Dubuque Iowa held its first annual Back to School Bash, offering needy families a chance to learn about free resources in the community. Holmes agreed to take part in it. He was holding down two jobs at the time one with the city's public works department, the other as a barber. Saturday was his busiest haircutting day, but he chose to devote his time to underprivileged (底层的) kids so they'd look sharp on that first day of classes. But then he had a sudden idea. "The kids should earn their free haircut by having to read a book to me." Holmes said.
The idea was so popular that he continued it the first Tuesday of every month for the next two years. Five-to ten-year-old kids would hold a favorite book, settle into the barber chair, and read aloud while Holmes Gave them a haircut. If they had any difficulty, Holmes was there to help. After the haircut, they'd review the book, from the characters and vocabularies to the themes — just like in school, only more fun. "These kids are eager to learn." said Holmes. "And they are able to open their hearts there."
Holmes admits he, too, benefits from the activity. "There was a seven-year-old boy who struggled through his book, shuttering (口吃)over words even though he didn't have a stutter, " said Holmes. He had the boy take the book home and practice. "When the child came back next time. He read it with no problems. That inspired me."
It sounds like science fiction, but the world's first floating dairy farm(奶牛场)the brainchild of Dutch company Beladon, will become a reality.
Though the project has been in the works for years, the farm only recently got the green light for construction. This summer, a 900-ton platform was pulled to its current position in Rotterdam's harbor. It will soon be a multi-level home to 40 cows.
According to Peter, owner of Beladon, animal welfare was important when they were designing the farm. The finished farm will feature a "cow garden" on the top floor, with artificial trees and bushes to offer shade. A team of robots will be hired, collecting about 800 liters of milk per day. The milk will then be processed on the floor below and sold locally. In their free time. however, cows can walk a ramp(斜坡) to reach the firm ground on the bank. Tasty waste from the city-cut grass, potato skins, etc. - will be their main food source And waste from the farm will be used as fertilizer throughout Rotterdam.
The building will attract many visitors, but the real focus is food security. Getting cows on the water is a great step towards creating healthier cities. The idea first came in 2012, while Peter was in New York. When Hurricane Sandy hit, he watched the city's transportation paralyzed (瘫痪的)as Manhattan's roads were filled with water. Trucks for food distribution couldn't move anymore. After two days. there was no fresh food in the stores, Then Peter had a thought: To create a climate-adaptive method of producing fresh, local food, why not harvest right on the water?" You going up and down with the tide, and you don't need the transport."
Though it's just one small farm the project can serve as a model for cities across the globe. A building on the water is transportable, so you can move it when necessary.
Next time you find yourself tending to your flower garden, you may want to stay quiet. The flowers are listening.
According to Israeli scientists, the plants could hear bees approaching and attempt to attract them with sweeter nectar(花蜜). In several experiments, they found that playing audio recordings of buzzing bees around certain flowers would cause the sugar concentration in the nectar to rise by about 20% in less than five minutes. Such a rapid reaction by plants to sound had never previously been reported. Just to compare, the researchers also tried a higher frequency noise-like that made by a mosquito or a bat-and the flowers did not respond.
This is not the first time that they've reacted to what they're hearing around them. In a 2009 study. Britain's Royal Horticultural Society found that women's voices helped make plants grow faster. In that experiment, tomato plants were found to grow up to two inches taller when they were tended to by a female gardener. More recently, an Australian study found that some flowers were able to sense noises, such as the flow of water through a pipe.
The ability of inanimate(无生命的) objects to hear what' s around them may seem like something out of a science fiction novel, but it's real. What if we told you that a potato chip bag left on the floor of a break room could listen in an office gossip? You'd think we were crazy. right? Think again. Researchers found that as people were talking around the potato chip bag. they were sending teeny-tiny sound vibrations(振动) into the air. Those vibrations then hit inanimate objects around the room. So next time you're at the gardens or in a grocery. be careful with what you say. Something might be listening.
What to do once you achieve your goal?
Here are some basic lessons that can help you once you reach your goal, These are principles that millionaire Paul Scolardi has put into practice to good effect.
Stay modest. You can celebrate your achievements. But don' t act arrogantly (傲慢低)While you've made great progress, it's important that you shouldn't look down on those who are in the same situations as you.
The idea is that once you achieve a goal, you want to continue by setting a larger goal than that. For example, if you've gained a high position at your job. an even bigger goal would be to build you own business in that particular industry.
Work harder and more wisely. Naturally, if you're working towards a larger goal. you'll need to have more motivation and more confidence, and work even harder. But hard work isn't all that's needed. What helped you achieve this goal in the first place? What approach did you take to make all of this happen to you? So, make sure you look back and see what helped you get there.
Ignore critics. Whenever you achieve something, there will always be people who will try to drag you down. You're going to get haters or people who don't believe you. Take Scolardi for example. Unless he shares his particular story of how he became a millionaire, we don't really know what he went through to get there.
A. Set bigger goals.
B. You can thus move forward in life.
C. Positive thinking is all needed for achievement.
D. All we know is that he wasn't a millionaire and now he is.
E. It also pays to work more wisely and reflect on your achievements.
F. It can push people away, whether they're friends, family, or colleagues.
G. Leave them alone as your success has nothing to do with how they are feeling.
Life is full of surprises. Happily this was the1for 18-year-olds Odin Frost and Jordan Granberry. The two boys from Texas were both given low chances of2at birth due to brain damage, but they went beyond doctors highest3to become high school graduates.
Their story was actually sweet, as their strong 4came about after meeting at a school for children with5needs at age 3. Sitting together, the two boys became6 , even though they couldn't speak, Odin's dad Tim said,
Tim also shared that when Odin came out, he was 7 breathing. It was a really hard labor(分娩). The doctors gave their son a high chance of death. Jordan had a 8story at birth: Unable to breathe due to lack of oxygen, he9brain damage. His mom Donna shared how doctors believed he'd not10 it beyond his seventh birthday.
11both boys went from strength to strength. At school, although both were non-verbal (非用言语的) music was a way for them to 12with each other." When my son started walking and Jordan didn't, they still had a connection. My son would try to13and push Jordan's wheelchair. "Tim said.
14, after 15 years of fighting against the difficulties, the two best friends got to graduate and walked on the stage. 15by his dad, and wearing matching shirts, Odin went to have his hard work16. Although he couldn't express verbally how he was feeling, Tim said he could feel his17as he held his hand. Then Jordan also appeared on the stage. After the18the boys sat together for a group photo.
Their19is a testimony (见证) to the encouragement and devotion of the boy's families. It also20that where there's life, there's always hope.
A new study has discovered that alcohol is a more (danger) drug than heroin and cocaine. The report is from Britain's Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs. Its research classified drugs onbasis of the harm they do to our society. Alcohol came top of the list, with heroin second and cocaine third. Researchers created nine (category) of harm that drugs can do "from death to damage to mental functioning and loss of relationships" and seven types of harm they do others. Experts in Britain are now calling for new laws (control) alcohol. The research(conduct) by Professor David Nutt, a former government drug advisor. He has been calling for a change in the way Britain classifies drugs for many years. He was fired in 2009 for his views and claimed that the government was more(interest) in politics than scientific evidence. "Any law that makes alcohol a harmful drug would cause harm to any government (try) to win an election." he said. Now, the current study (strong) suggests he was right to call for a reclassification. One suggested change is cigarettes are put in the same category as cocaine, for they cause as much h rm to the individual and society.
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I rare saw my father before I was 8. For this reason, I feel somewhat lonely and almost never opened my mouth at school. So this made you unpopular throughout my schooldays. But I had the habit of making up stories and hold conversations with imaginary persons. This created a world of my own which I could enjoy myself to the full. Then I knew when I grew up, I would be a writer. However, the amount of serious writing producing through my childhood was less than half a dozen page. At an age of 17, I nearly abandoned the idea. Fortunately, I encouraged by my mother to face with unpleasant facts. From then on, I tried to settle down and write books.
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