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Welcome here! The Southern Spring Home&Garden Show will be held at the conference center of The Park Expo. This show will last from Wednesday (March 2) to Sunday (March 6, 2022).
Admission: Adults $10.00. Teenagers under 15 free with a paying adult.
Join Lincolnton's own Tammie Davis as she performs her original country songs at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5th.
Special Days: The Spring for Kids First Night Gala benefiting the Council for Children's Rights will take place from 7 p.m. to 10 p. m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, Tickets are $50 and include an access to Freedom Hall, where you can enjoy delicious food, beverage (饮料) and entertainment free of charge.
Seniors Day (55+): Wednesday is for them. Cost is $ 7.00 but without coupons (优惠券).
Hours: Wednesday, Thursday&Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.; Friday & Saturday:10 a.m.—9 p.m.
Wheelchairs are available on a first-come-first-served basis for you. The cost is $1.00 and you are required to leave a valid driver's license or ID.
Parking: All Day Parking $ 6.00; Half Day Parking $ 3.00; Every Hour Parking $ 1.00 For More Information: Come to visit Mardee Woodward in person.
E-mail:mwoodward@southernshows.com Telephone: 704-376-4085
Though thousands of adventurers have climbed up Mount Everest, the highest and most famous of the world's 14 tallest mountains, only 40 climbers have conquered them all. Nepalese mountaineer Purja became one of them after he reached the 8028-meter peak of China's Mt. Shishapangma on October 29, 2019. Purja made the extraordinary achievement in just six months and six days, much faster than late South Korean climber Kim Chang-ho's 2013 record of seven years, ten months, and six days.
"I am incredibly excited and proud to have reached this final peak and achieved my goal of climbing the world's 14 tallest mountains in record time," Purja said. "It was extremely hard during the six months, and I hope to have proven that anything is possible with some determination, self-belief, and positivity."
Purja's "Project Possible" started becoming a reality on April 23, 2019, when he successfully peaked Nepal's 8091 meters tall Mt. Annapurna. The climber then rapidly completed the next five mountains, including Mt. Everest, within only four weeks! Five more peaks were conquered in July and the last three during September and October.
The adventurer, who was joined by teams of Nepalese climbers on each of his adventures, encountered many memorable and critical moments. On April 23, 2019, while going down Mt. Annapurna, Purja and his team heard about a Malaysian climber who had been separated from his group with no food, water, or oxygen for over 40 hours. They managed to find him and got him airlifted to a hospital. On May 15, 2019, Purja's team similarly helped three trapped climbers on Mt. Kanchenjunga by giving them oxygen.
Purja said his primary purpose for undertaking this enormous task was to show the world that anyone can attain greatness if they put their minds to it. "By achieving this goal, I knew I could inspire people from all generations across the world," he said.
Japanese researchers are genetically changing mosquitoes so that they become carriers of a vaccine (疫苗) that could vaccinate millions for free. The researchers have already genetically changed a mosquito species so that its saliva (唾液) contains a protein that acts as a vaccine against leishmaniasis (利什曼病), a deadly disease that leads to terrible skin problems. The team confirmed that mice bitten by the genetically-engineered mosquito developed an antibody to the disease, meaning they had built up immunity (免疫力).
"You would be vaccinated without even noticing. You wouldn't need any drug and you wouldn't need to show up at a fixed place for mass vaccinations," said Shigeto Yoshida, the associate professor who has led the research. "Repeated bites would only strengthen the immunity."
Similarly the mosquitoes could be used to help treat malaria (疟疾), perhaps a decade from now, said the malaria expert.
Nearly one million people die each year from malaria — most of them are children — mainly in Africa and Asia, according to the World Health Organization. Now a problem is that no effective vaccine exists. "There is a treatment that works, but it is beyond the reach of people who need to worry about food for tomorrow," Yoshida said.
However, Yoshida expects that the genetically-engineered mosquito will finally help wipe out the deadly disease in the developing world. "Technically speaking, I believe it's a matter of 10 years or so, but it's not clear whether society would accept it," he said.
Another problem is that the genetically-engineered mosquito may still pick up and spread the infected blood of a person who has already caught malaria. Yoshida's team is hoping it can solve this problem by developing a mosquito species that kills the malaria virus inside its own body.
Tracking wildlife is a tough job. Take the case of a one-eared leopard named Pavarotti.
Kasim Rafiq, a wildlife biologist at Liverpool John Moores University. "So I used to get up at the crack of dawn, follow his tracks and try and find him. So one day, I went out, and I was looking for him. And his tracks took me off road through this woodland area...and..."
Before he knew it, the wheel of his Land Rover was stuck in a deep hole. He wasted several hours getting it out. And then, on the way back to camp, he came across some local tour guides and their safari (观赏野兽的旅行) guests, who'd had way better luck spotting Pavarotti. "Basically, they laughed and they talked to me that they'd seen him that morning."
Rafiq then realized that tourist wildlife sightings might be an untapped source of information about wild animals.
So he and his team worked with a safari lodge in Botswana to analyze 25,000 tourist photographs of wildlife. They compared those data to the estimates they made with traditional wildlife biology methods.
It turned out that the estimates from tourists' photos were just as good as those gleaned (四处搜集) from traditional methods. And the tourists were actually the only ones to see elusive (难以捉摸的) leopards — the researchers would have missed the cats without the citizen science data. The results are in the journal Current Biology.
The idea is not to put wildlife researchers out of a job. "The reality is there are so many interesting things we still have to find out about these large carnivores (食肉动物) and so many conservation (保护) projects that need to be carried out that we don't have the time or resources to do them all." And tourist photos might help make sure that all the local carnivores are spotted.
Thanks for listening for Scientific American-60-Second Science. I'm Christopher Intagliata.
For most of us, stress is a reality and learning how to deal with it is very important in our growth. After all, stress goes hand in hand with change, and our life is all about change.
We all behave a bit differently according to different types of stress. Here are some helpful tips to help you.
Eat right. Research shows snack foods are the worst things to have when you're stressed. Besides, they are not the best way to keep healthy.
Get moving. Most of our everyday stress is related to school, work, or a host of emotional issues. When we're under a lot of stress, our bodies can develop a lot of muscle tension. Regular exercise can help you relax and feel better.
Essays won't write themselves, and good grades require hard work. Don't think much about the bad things. Give yourself credit where you can improve yourself. Stress is a clear sign of worry, but it doesn't mean your situation is hopeless.
Speak up. The breakup of your favorite rock band isn't the end of the world, but sometimes life does throw some real problems at you. But don't let the stress eat you up. If you're feeling seriously depressed and unable to keep up with school and life, speak to a family member or your doctor.
A. Stay positive.
B. Talk to a trusted friend.
C. People could not think clearly when under stress.
D. The older a person is, the more stressed he feels.
E. There's simply no way to get rid of stress completely.
F. However, a bit of physical activity can help us work it off.
G. Sure, everyone likes a little comfort food, but you'll need a balanced diet.
When you measure the distance between towns on foot, walk to places that you thought could only be reached by car and it will change your mind.
I live in the suburb north of San Francisco, and 1is considered the main transportation for most people here. I still remember how 2I was when I first learned to drive. While driving with music gently 3my heart, I was filled with joy. However, as time went by, that excitement 4. I feared driving, and felt worried and upset. Everyone seems to be in my way especially when I am in a 5. One night, a deer ran out from the dark, knocked against my moving car, and 6across the street. I didn't dare to get out of my car to see her. Crying on the 7, I hated my car.
When I joined the 21-day mindful walking 8, I began to walk with a mind. During the walking days, I smiled at every stranger 9by me. I walked to the streets that I 10would not pass through and 11a tiny free library on the sidewalk. I began to 12if I had really lived in this town all these years. It's a completely 13 town that I know so little about!
I felt deeply 14for the walking challenge. Maybe I will set foot on far lands again, yet I know 15is right here and right now.
A young and successful manager was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out (窜出 ) from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick hit violently into the Jag's side door! He stepped on the brakes and backed his Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown.
The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?"
The young boy was apologetic (愧疚的)."Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do," he explained. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop..." With tears rolling down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. "It's my brother," he said. "He rolled off the sidewalk and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up." Now sobbing, the boy asked the astonished manager, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me."
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Moved beyond words, the driver cooled his anger.
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