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IOC president Thomas Bach was urged by several members Sunday to change Olympic rules on term limits and seek four more years as president through 2029.

Bach's presidency is due to end in 2025—a 12-year maximum agreed in anti-corruption (反腐) reforms passed after the Salt Lake City scandal (丑闻) broke in the 1990s. However, citing the recent years of global crises, several of the 99 International Olympic Committee members opened their annual meeting Sunday suggesting they needed more of Bach's leadership. The Olympic movement needed "to go through this period of hardship with a president who has proved his courage," said the Algerian leader of African Olympic bodies, Mustapha Berraf.

Though Bach has never publicly sought a term limit-lasting third time, the option has been spoken of in international sports circles since he was re-elected in 2021 at a meeting. The IOC gives its president a first term of eight years.  Bach neither encouraged nor dismissed the proposal though he noted the presidential term limit is included in the IOC's book of rules and principles.

"I'm very loyal to the Olympic Charter," the German lawyer said.

Extending Bach's term would need a proposal submitted ahead of an annual meeting, known as the Session. The next is scheduled in July in Paris on the eve of the 2024-Summer Games.

A diplomatically expressedcounter to extending Bach's presidential term was suggested by gymnastics federation president Morinari Watanabe, who has been considered as a possible IOC. leadership candidate. "Sports organizations must follow rules and have high integrity under good governance," Watanabe suggested. "Sports demonstrate discipline and the spirit of fairness to society."

Consideration on other candidates to succeed Bach has also included two of the IOC's four vice presidents, Nicole Hoevertsz of Aruba and Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. of Spain, plus Zimbabwe sports minister Kirsty Coventry, who is widely seen as a favored successor of Bach.

For all programmers and processor industry participants, the RISC-V website is almost a must-visit as an open standard. Instruction Set Architecture, which is defined as the design of a computer from. the programmer's perspective, enabling a new er a of processor innovation through open cooperation.

Unlike X86 and ARM, which are owned by certain enterprises, RISC-V is an open one, allowing anybody to download its instructions handbook and use it. Maybe that is why some US lawmakers are targeting RISC-V. Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Democratic Senator Mark Warner have reportedly been urging US President Joe Biden to take action regarding RISC-V, because, they fear that Chinese companies might make use of the open-source platform to improve their chips(芯片) technology.

Maybe the legislators(立法者) do not realize that by targeting RISC-V they are targeting not only a company or a platform but the idea of openness itself. Being a US company. RISC-V has a global membership, with a number of Chinese and US enterprises as members. It has for long been known as an open-minded institution promoting technological cooperation despite the political tensions, and the US lawmakers targeting it seem to be closing one of the last channels of technology communication between China and their nation.

By doing so they are harming the United States' own interests and its technological leadership in the world. Open source is a good computing tool that benefits those who share programs as well as those who learn from it. The Android smartphone system, for example, has developed largely because Google decided to make it an open-source system, which attracted worldwide smartphone businesses to adopt its standard.

The US lawmakers might next target GitHub, or, some day, even forbid programmers from accessing the Internet. That will only lead to the US losing its technological edge, never to get it back again.

One of Kenya's famous camping sites is found about 230 kilometers north of the capital, Nairobi, in the Ngare Ndare Forest Reserve. What visitors will find unique about this camping site is the forest reserve's 7-meter-high tree platform on which they can set up their tents and camp. Below the tree platform, campers can gather beside a fire site dug out under a giant tree while watching the African sunset as darkness sets in.

For tourists who enjoy group activities, the Rapids camp, located just an hour-and-a-half drive north of Nairobi is an ideal destination. Its closeness to Nairobi and the famed Thika Super highway makes it very easy to access. The camp lies close to the Sagana River and has a river camping site of about 450meters and Kenya's largest waterfall in terms of volume.

Camping lovers in Kenya can also visit the Crayfish camp, which offers travelers an adventure by Lake Naivasha. This approximately 177-square-kilometer lake is home to many varieties of plants and fish. The camp features well-maintained grounds with all major activities within easy reach of each other. The Crayfish Camp, located 18 kilometers from Naivasha town, also has green grounds that can accommodate 400 campers.

For visitors who love touring coastal areas, Kenya offers Mike's camp on Kiwayu island. in the Lamu Archipelago. The campsite sits next to two villages, Kiwayu, which is an hour's walk south of the camp, and Chandani, a 20-minute walk to the north.

Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks.

One day, Ali took Zahra's shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn't until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it secret. Zahra agreed and the two decided to share Ali's running shoes. Zahra's school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school.

Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city. When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes. The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more exhausted he thought only of Zahra and his promise to her. Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength, and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners, determined to finish third. Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, another runner collided （碰撞） with Ali from behind and he crashed to the ground.

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Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead. 

Filled with delight, Ali walked home quickly. 

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Plogging  (refer) to the act of picking up trash while jogging. Ploggers collect trash, such as plastic bottles, waste paper and cans from parks, beaches, and other outdoor areas when they exercise.

The  (found) of plogging was Erik Ahlstrom. He used to live in a small town, but later he moved to Stockholm,  capital city of Sweden. He could hardly believe  he saw there—garbage filled every corner of the city. So, he decided to do something  (change) the situation. Every time he went jogging, he would invite some friends to pick up trash with him. This gradually became a habit and inspired more and more people to join in the activity. Some famous sports brands even began to provide  ( run) shoes for plogging enthusiasts （爱好者）. Since then, plogging  (become) increasingly popular around the world.

Now, plogging is widely recognized as an  (effect) and eco-friendly way to keep healthy and contribute to the environment. Whether you are a fitness enthusiast  simply want to do your part to protect the environment, plogging will be a great choice. So, why not give it a try? You might find a new way to stay connected to nature and make the Earth a  (good) place to live on.

I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it. I went there for camping with my parents. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to EI Capitan, a huge rock of 3, 300 feet straight up. I touched that1 rock and knew immediately I wanted to2 it. That has been my life's3 ever since—climbing the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I've long made Yosemite my home.

About 7 years ago I started seeing a lot of waste,4 beer cans, empty boxes, around the area. It's beyond me why visitors started respecting the place less and treated such a beautiful5 place this way.

I made an attempt to clean the place myself, but the job was too 6 . I would spend an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so tired of it that I had to 7 an idea to change the situation.

In 2018, together with some climbers, I set a8 for a cleanup. On that day, more than 300 people appeared there. Over three days we9 about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was10 how much we were able to achieve. I couldn't believe the difference we made—the11 looked clean!

Each year these climbers come for the 12 from everywhere. In 2022 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash.

There are many people around us who are 13 with their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by 14 rather than complaining. We need to teach by example. After all, everybody has his 15 to protect the environment.

How to Make Small Talk

Sometimes, people say that small talk is awkward and shallow. But if you do it successfully, the other person will focus on the more interesting parts of your conversation rather than the small talk itself. .

●Devices down

The first step to making small talk is to put your devices away. This is a small but meaningful gesture in a world that's totally connected over a digital network., and you're not waiting for something to break your attention.

●Listen first

In social situations, one way to show you're offering your full attention is to listen in an engaged way. When you're listening, show you're paying attention by practicing nonverbal （非语言的） cues like nodding and making eye contact with the speaker. It's also a good active listening practice to repeat what someone just told you. For example, if someone tells you, "Wow, I haven't seen you in three years," repeat back, "Three years? Has it been that long?".

●Ask open questions

. For example "How have things been?" is a better question than "Have you been alright?" The latter requires a simple yes or no response, while the former draws out information in a conversational way.

●

When someone tells you something in a small talk conversation, respond enthusiastically. Your positivity shows you're paying attention and also makes them feel valued and respected. This is good for building a relationship with someone you don't know very well.

A.Be open-minded

B.Respond enthusiastically

C.This shows you're actively listening

D.You view these conversations as opportunities to learn

E.Here are four tips that will help you make small talk in any situation

F.When you ask about the person you're speaking to, ask open-ended questions

G.Putting your phone, tablet or laptop away shows your focus is completely on the person you're talking to

Since the 1950s, some 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced globally, of which only about 10% has ever been recycled. Yet environmentally conscious companies and consumers continue to look to recycling as a way to ease the plastic problem. Manufacturing giants claim to be committed to making more of their products and packaging from recycled materials. However, this confidence masks （掩饰） a complex web of issues around plastic recycling. Recycling rates remain extremely low and critics argue that we should look at alternative ways to tackle plastic pollution.

While many plastics have the potential to be recycled, most are not because the process is costly, complicated and the resulting product of a lower quality than the original. Despite rising demand for recycled plastic, few waste companies turn a profit. Part of this is because virgin plastic—linked to oil prices—is often cheaper than recycled plastic, meaning there is little economic motive to use it. Worse yet, much of our plastic waste is difficult to recycle. Lightweight food packaging, like a mozzarella packet, contains different plastics, dyes and toxic additives （添加剂）. This dirty mix means plastic recycled through mechanical methods—the most common form—can only be melted down and moulded again a couple of times before it becomes too fragile to be reused. And the nature of the process means plastic recycling has a carbon footprint of its own.

Given all of these difficulties, environmental critics say recycling is not the solution and argue that creating more products from recycled material to attract environmental consciousness merely worsens the problem. "The solution is to use less plastic and to stop misleading the public about the recyclability," says Enck, president of Beyond Plastics, a US campaign group with a mission to end single-use plastic. "They should stop making false claims about the recyclability of plastics since they know most will either be littered or burned or landfilled （填埋）. Using less plastics means shifting to reusable products and relying more on paper, cardboard, glass and metal—all of which should be made from recycled content."

3M and Discovery Education announced Sean Jiang from Gilman School as one of the top ten finalists from across the nation for the 2023 3M Young Scientist Challenge. It's a competition that encourages students to identify an everyday problem and submit a video showing the science behind the solution he or she came up with.

14-year-old Jiang decided to help those who can't see. Blind people had a hard time navigationg （导航） objects that are medium to far range. So Jiang wanted to design something to give them aheads-up on obstacles （障碍） that may be incoming.

Jiang's inspiration came from the powers of the hearing system. "I learned in school that bats and whales are able to use echolocation （回声定位） to help them navigate and just use their sense of hearing and I also saw on YouTube some very skilled blind people that use echolocation to help them walk," said Jiang.

Jiang started with a virtual reality setting and then made it a reality. His creation uses a depth camera that can detect how close objects are, thus giving enough time to avoid the obstacles. When a blind is walking with the device, the sensor of the depth camera gathers the information regarding the obstacles' position and distance. Then the AI system in it will turn the distance data into musical sound guidance. This could significantly increase the walking speed of a blind person as well as decrease the number of obstacles they hit.

Some other similar programs were alright at finding objects that were in close range, but Jiang still wanted the blind to experience the world even fuller so they were able to see stuff that was much further away than their circle of reach.

In October, the top ten finalists will compete in person in Minneapolis for the title of "America's Top Young Scientist" and a $25,000 prize.