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Amarri was waiting for1 at the Clearwater International Airport with her friend Hinton seeing her off when a (n)2 man caught her attention: while3 security, he had to throw away one of his liquid-containing items due to strict4 about the weight of liquid that can be allowed on planes.

The man was about to5 when throwing it away into the garbage can. That was when Amarri and Hinton decided to help: after6 the item package from the garbage can, Hinton took it home. Later, he7 opened it, only to find a personalized snow globe. On one side was the image of a pair of smiling couple with some words, "Katie, we love you. Your Grandparents."

Upon return, Amarri posted a photo of the image: online, and soon people were sharing it to8 the lost souvenir with its owner. Several employees at Things Remembered saw the9, recognized the globe as one of their products, and finally10 its owner.

11, the couple had purchased it as a souvenir to their son, Michael, to12the adoption of his 5-year-old daughter, Katie. But Michael had to13 it during his return flight after visiting his parents.

Days later, Amarri returned the souvenir14 to Michael in Tampa, and he was greatly15 by the effort of two strangers to get his lost item back.

. She asked dozens of friends and coworkers to sit at her computer answering emails while she monitored their pulse and heart rate variability. Of those participants, 80% had what Stone coined "email or screen area" — shallow or suspended breathing while working on a screen.

"," said science journalist James Nestor, the author of the bestselling book Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, which records his investigation into the power of breath. He explained that humans have lost touch with natural breathing patterns as we spend much of the day hunched (弓身) over our screens and devices. "If you are hunched over, you can't take that soft, slow, deep breath," Nestor said.

Breathing properly has enormous positive impacts on our health and well-being. Slow breathing lowers our stress levels, increases focus, regulates our emotions and even helps us make better decisions..

Nestor suggests the simple exercise of breathing in through your nose for five to six seconds and out through your nose for five to six seconds. "As you inhale, you feel that slight expansion of that abdominal (腹部的) region, and then as you continue inhaling, try to lift that breath up to your chest area," Nestor said. "Breathe this way for two minutes a day, and that's going to make a difference." Stone found that learning an instrument helped her maintain good posture and breathing.. She also took ballroom dancing lessons, which she said had a similar effect.

A. She kept holding her breath

B. These tasks resulted in shallow chest breathing

C. She found few people around her had breathing problems

D. Stone wondered how common this was and set out to investigate

E. Poor breathing is what you see when you look at 90% of the population

F. This in turn allowed her to form better breathing habits — even while in front of a screen

G. Luckily, Nestor and Stone feel confident that it's possible to retrain our body to breathe well

Led by Sarah Meissner and Nicole Wenderoth, the research team challenged the long-held belief that the brain remains in a low-activation state during sleep. Their study, published in Nature Communications, reveals frequent changes in pupil size — from rapid shifts within seconds to gradual changes over minutes. These variations correlate with activation levels in brain regions adjusting sleep-wake cycles.

To measure pupil dynamics, scientists developed a novel method: keeping sleepers' eyes open using a medical-grade transparent glue. "We worried people couldn't sleep with open eyes, but in darkness, most forgot their eyes were open," explained lead author Manuel Carro Dominguez. The team tracked pupil changes alongside brainwave patterns, finding connections to important sleep processes like memory-boosting brain waves and deep-sleep waves.

Interestingly, pupils also responded to sounds differently depending on brain activation levels at the moment. Future studies will test whether the locus coeruleus — a tiny area in the brain that controls awakening-directly drives these pupil changes, Researchers plan to apply drugs targeting this area to observe effects on pupil dynamics. "If proven, it could explain how activation levels influence sleep quality and functions," said neuroscientist Caroline Lustenberger.

This discovery holds promise for medical applications. Pupil monitoring might help doctors find sleep problems, stress-related conditions, or early signs of memory loss by detecting abnormal brain activity. The team aims to adapt the technology for hospital use, such as tracking unconscious patients' brain activity or improving sleep disorder assessments. "The pupil acts like a window into the sleeping brain," Lustenberger noted, suggesting it could innovate upon both neuroscience and sleep medicine.

By transforming a simple eye observation into a brain activity detector, this research bridges fundamental science and practical healthcare solutions. As next-generation devices make pupil tracking more accessible, sleep labs worldwide may soon adopt this approach to unlock deeper insights into the mysteries of the sleeping mind.

Now a group of scientists have tracked down one more need for such equipment. In a paper in Royal Society Open Science, they propose that astronauts living on NASA's planned lunar base could run on the track to prevent their bodies from wasting away (变得消瘦、 衰弱) under the Moon's reduced gravitational pull.

In low-gravity environments, muscle decreases in strength, bone becomes easily broken and fitness and motor abilities decline. Even exercise, made less effective by weightlessness, struggles to counteract such effects. Alberto Minetti from the University of Milan wondered if running in a Wall of Death might provide a workout capable of limiting the body's decline. To test it he rented a 10-metre-wide Wall of Death and called in two brave volunteers.

His team tied the volunteers, a man and a woman, to ropes hanging from a crane (起重机) above the track. The ropes relieved the volunteers of five-sixths of their body weight, in effect mirroring the Moon's gravity. After some practice rounds, the volunteers could run parallel to (与……平行) the ground at speeds averaging around 20 kph, without assistance.

Dr Minetti says such motion can generate a force on the body similar to the effect of gravity on Earth. According to his calculations, running this way may be enough to battle the negative effects of lunar life. NASA may not even need to find extra room: he suggests that if the lunar shelters for the Artemis Base Camp were built in a circular design, astronauts could simply go for a jog around the inside walls. In principle it is "not a completely crazy idea," says Kevin Fong, a doctor and specialist in space medicine at University College London. But, he adds, the limited medical care available in space means he would be nervous about astronauts running at speed.

Outside of productions presented by TDM and A. R. T., the majority of the many productions staged each year are produced, directed, designed, acted and run by students with support from the Office for the Arts and a variety of student-led theater groups.

Welcome, Harvard Class of 2026!

The First-Year Arts Program, produced by the Office for the Arts with the dean of Students Office, covers seven artistic disciplines, consisting of Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Film, Music, Studio Arts, and Theater Design. This year's program takes place between August 19-25 and we couldn't be more excited about the line-up.

Visit the First-Year Arts Program website

Learning Opportunities

Masterclasses: 90-minute classes with our professionally working alumni (校友) Resident Artists

Keynote Dialogues: several 90-minute moderate discussions and Q& As with nationally renowned (有声望的) artists

Workshops: smaller form classes that focus on specialty hands-on art making taught by faculty, staff, and alumni

Getting to know Harvard

Involvement Opportunities: how to get engaged with curricular and extracurricular artmaking opportunities on campus

The First-Year Musical: a 60-minute info session with last year's creative team about what the First-Year Musical is, how to get involved, how they created their show and how they adapted the show for the transition to an online format.

Every October, I beg my parents to take us to a pumpkin patch (园地) and every October it doesn't work out. That's why I couldn't believe my ears when my dad came home with the world's best news.

"Guess what!" he said. "I just saw a poster for the jack-o'-lantern (南瓜灯) design party in the Pumpkin Patch, and it's not too far from here."

"No way!" I said. "Can we go?"

"Pumpkin! Pumpkin! Party! Party!" chanted my little brother, Tex.

"Let's go! But I've heard a rumor that something terrible happened there." said my dad, worried.

Within minutes, Tex and I already jumped into the car and buckled up, ready to go. "I'm going to pick the gian test pumpkin," said Tex.

"Giantest isn't an actual word," I said.

"I' m going to pick the bestest pumpkin!" shouted Tex.

"I'm pretty sure bestest isn't an actual word either." I giggled. "I'm going to pick whichever pumpkin will make the scariest jack-o'-lantern."

"All right, boys! Too much excitement! What if something really goes wrong?" my dad cut in.

No response. My dad continued, "If plan A fails, we can get creative and come up with Plan B!"

Still no response.

Tex and I continued our excitement, giggling and chatting.

The drive was extra cool because we saw all kinds of Halloween decorations along the way.

"Look!" Tex said, pointing to twinkling orange lights and a flashing Pumpkin Patch sign.

"Yeah! Yes! It wasn't too far a drive," I said. "Watch out, pumpkins! Here we come!"

Coming into our sight were pumpkins of various sizes that lay in the patch.

"I pick that giant one!" Tex said, running over to pick it up. But just before he did, he said, "Ew! There's a hole in it!" Tex quickly raced to another perfectly perfect pumpkin. But when he got closer, he said, "No fair! Someone took a bite."

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That's when I noticed the Pumpkin Patch Closed sign.

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Finally came our own jack-o'-lantern design party the next day.

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1. 地球环境的重要性；

2. 保护地球环境的倡议。

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Our Earth, Our Responsibility

April 22 nd was named as Earth Day in 1970 and it is celebrated every year.

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The Great Art of Dunhuang exhibition, held at the China Art Museum on the east bank of the Huangpu River, (be) a big hit during the National Day holiday, attracting visitors around the country. On show were some of the most (represent) and rare artifacts from the collection of Dunhuang Academy in Gansu province, which made their first public debut in the metropolis (大都会).

(feature) 168 pieces and sets of cultural relics recognized as national treasures of China, the exhibition welcomed more than 50, 000 visitors during the holiday. One of the (exhibit) was the Shengli Stele, a stone with an inscription recording the beginning of the construction of the grottoes, known as the Mogao Caves. More (impressive) six of the most typical caves had life-size reproductions on display, bringing immersive experience of the Mogao Caves to visitors. According to Zhang Yuanlin, deputy director of the Dunhuang Academy ,the six caves were carefully selected to "sketch out the concise (简明的) history of dunhuang art spanning almost a millennium".

A visitor says, We are not allowed (take) photographs while visiting the Mogao Caves. Thanks to digital technology, we can have a close-up experience with the artworks in these reproduced caves, is more than we can do by visiting the real caves."

Dunhuang, (locate) in an oasis in the Gobi Desert, once served an important trading center along the ancient Silk Road. We hope that by bringing Dunhuang artifacts to Shanghai's wider audiences, it will attract more people to visit Dunhuang in Gansu says an official with the Gansu Provincial Administration of Cultural Relics.

For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that3? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's4. His briefcase always has some gloves.

In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not act like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and5 the street. He looks around at6. He stops when he7 someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he moves on, looking for more people with cold8.

On winter days, Mr. Greenberg9 gloves. During the rest of the year, he10 gloves. People who have heard about him11 him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.

Mr. Greenberg12 doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and13 his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes surprised by him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them14.

It runs in the family. Michal's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the same. A pair of gloves may be a15 thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.

Recently, it was revealed that renowned musician Tino Bao had created a digital version of his daughter, who in 2021 passed away due to a rare disease at the age of 22. With the help of Xiaoice, Microsoft Asia's AI branch based in China, Bao was able to recreate his daughter Bao Rong as an AI-powered virtual figure. Tino Bao, his family and the team went to great lengths to piece together pictures, audio-visual recordings, and narrated memories of Rong. After thousands of trials and errors, they presented the life-like digital human who speaks in both Mandarin and English. Bao has finally launched a company to bring the technological miracle to other families experiencing such loss.

However, this technological achievement has also been accompanied by many controversies. The idea of bringing back a loved one through AI may seem comforting. Still, researchers caution that constantly interacting with an AI version of a deceased loved one could potentially affect the natural grieving process, leaving individuals stuck in a state of denial. This could lead to prolonged grief and other mental health issues. Furthermore, there's a risk that people may become overly dependent on the technology, prioritizing their interactions with the AI version over forming new, real-life relationships.

With the case of Bao Rong out in the open, AI resurrection (复活) has become a business. From simple "talking pictures" that sound nothing like the loved ones to deep fake videos of actors speaking with the faces of those who passed away, the lower end of the market is more "artificial" than "intelligent". Therefore, it is crucial to establish proper regulations and ethical standards to ensure that the use of AI-resurrection technology is safe and responsible.

In the French town of Colleville-sur-Mer on June 6th, US Air Force aircraft flew over the American Cemetery during the commemoration ceremony, in the presence of Army General Mark Milley. It is the final resting place of 9,386 personnel who died fighting on D-Day and in the operations that followed.

Ray Wallace, then 97, a former paratrooper, was among the World War Ⅱ veterans attending the ceremony at the American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach in the French town of Colleville-sur-Mer.

On D-Day, his plane was hit and caught fire, forcing him to jump earlier than expected. Less than a month later, he was taken prisoner by the Germans. He was ultimately liberated after 10 months and returned to the US. Still, Wallace thinks he was "lucky." "I remember the good friends that I lost there. So, it's a little emotional," he said, with sadness in his voice. "I guess you can say I'm proud of what I did but I didn't do that much."

On D-Day, Allied troops landed on the beaches code-named Omaha, Utah, Juno, Sword and Gold, carried by 7,000 boats. On that single day, 4,414 Allied soldiers lost their lives. More than 5,000 were wounded. On the German side, several thousand were killed or wounded.

Wallace, who is using a wheelchair, was among about 20 WWⅡ veterans (老兵) who opened the parade (阅兵) of military vehicles on the eve of the D-Day anniversary in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, the first French village to be liberated from Nazi occupation on D-Day, to great applause from thousands of people, in a joyful atmosphere. He did not hide his pleasure, happily waving to the crowd as parents explained the achievements of WWⅡ heroes to their children. Many history fans, wearing military and civilian clothes from the period, also came to stage and celebrate the event.

With his parents looking on, 16-year-old Mack Rutherford took off in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, in windy but clear conditions. If successful, he would displace (取代) Travis Ludlow from Britain who was 18 when he set the record in 2021.

Only several months ago, his 19-year-old sister, Zara Rutherford, set the world record for the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. Born into a family of pilots, Mack Rutherford has flown hundreds of hours with his dad, Sam, who is a professional pilot. His mother Beatrice is a private pilot. Mack's dream to become a pilot came true in 2020, when he qualified for his license. Now, Mack's lonely journey will take him to 52 countries. His trip kicked off in Bulgaria, because his sponsor is located in Sofia. The first stop will be in Italy. From there he will fly south to Africa, then he will head north to India, China, South Korea and Japan. He will go on to Alaska and continue along the U.S. West Coast to Mexico. Then he will head north again along the East Coast to Canada, cross the Atlantic, stop in Iceland, the U.K. and finish his journey in Sofia after three to five months depending on the weather conditions.

Just like his sister, he will be flying a Shark, a two-seater airplane, which has been specially prepared for such a long journey.

Mack, who is trying to find a balance between schoolwork and his flight, said he preferred to make this trip this year, because "I will be quite busy with a lot of exams next term."

To some people, no matter what life throws at them, they can still find strength in the love from those around them. Luckily, Jackie was one of them.

Jackie was just 17 when tragedy struck. An injury left her paralysed (瘫痪的) when she jumped into a pool. The doctors told Jackie that she would never be able to walk again. The news was heartbreaking for Jackie and her family. All her dreams were lost. Before the accident, she was an athlete, an activist and was always ready for adventure. She loved sports and swimming. But the accident that followed changed her life completely and she didn't handle it well.

Jackie was advised to accept the new normal, but she was not the kind of person to give up easily. She kept going to the beach, parks, and doing whatever she could to make the most out of her life. She turned to exercise as a way to escape the reality of her life, but the lack of mobility caused her to sink into a deep depression that lasted about six months.

Everyone was worried that she'd never be happy again. Until eight years later, on a spring day, Jackie's mother encouraged her to go to the park to take advantage of the warm weather. There, she encountered an engaging young man who approached her unexpectedly. She was initially surprised and cautious, but Andrew's charming personality soon won her over. After hours of conversation, he surprised her by asking her to come to enjoy the sunshine in the park next time. Jackie was shocked but also attracted by his intelligence and passion. Despite her initial disbelief, she agreed and the day marked a turning point in her life.

Jackie and Andrew quickly fell in love, embarking on a romantic journey filled with unforgettable moments. Her past insecurities disappeared, replaced by a sense of joy. Within a year, Andrew proposed (求婚), and Jackie accepted. Their relationship had transformed Jackie's life, bringing her happiness once again. Every girl dreams of their wedding day, and Jackie was no exception.

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Despite the doctor's diagnosis, Jackie set a goal to get better before the wedding day.

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On the wedding day, no one could have anticipated what came next.

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The Handbook of the Belt and Road, a book of the Belt and Road Initiative, was launched in some versions on June 20 in Beijing. This comprehensive book, (involve)110 scholars, offers 498 entries to reflect the latest developments of the initiative. A researcher from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, emphasizes the book's aim is to provide thorough and systematic overview.

According to the researcher, the book details the original intentions and (principle) of the initiative, along with its history, current status, basic knowledge, related research.

The English version was launched in Cambridge, UK, in 2018, and agreements were made (publishing) it in 17 languages. So far, it (release) in eight languages, including Polish and Romanian.

President of a publishing group highlighted the book's influence in the English-speaking world. He noted that the Belt and Road Initiative has generated (significance) interest and discussion, (frequent) covered by newspapers, TV, and magazines. However, he emphasized that the most important information is found in this handbook.

He also praised the cooperation Chinese and Western scholars, calling the handbook a milestone in China-UK cooperation. The book enhances exchanges with global think tanks and (deepen) mutual understanding among people in different countries.

For a moment, I hesitated, but his following words8 me: "I could sleep in this rocking chair on the porch (走廊). My bus leaves early in the morning." I9. After supper, I went to talk with him. I was10 to see that this man had a big heart in that tiny body. He fished for a living to11 his five children, and his crippled wife. He didn't complain.12, he was grateful that no pain accompanied his disease — a skin cancer.

The next morning, before leaving, he asked13, "Could I stay here next time I have a treatment?" I told him he was welcome.

On his next trip, he brought a big fish. His bus left at 7:00 a. m., so I14 when he had to get up to fish for us. From him, we learned to accept the bad without15 and the good with gratitude.

Look into attending a forest school

We've been doing this for five months now, and it's the best money I've ever spent. One day a week, all of my children spend a day at a certified forest school held in a nearby provincial park., and I've noticed it's made them far more comfortable and willing to play outside overall.

At this time of a year, it's dark in the early evenings, but that shouldn't stop you from sending kids out to play in a safe yard where they're not at risk from cars. Do a quick after-dinner play, or take them for a nightly pre-bedtime walk if you're in a busy urban setting.

Older kids can get a part-time job that gets them outside

Our elderly neighbor asked if she could hire my kids to walk her dog every day, so they do.. It's a great way to get them outside each day, no matter the weather — and they love making money. Other ideas could be a paper route, shoveling snow, or assisting another senior neighbor in some capacity.

Spend time with your kids outdoors

. You can light a bonfire (篝火)in the backyard or set up a bonfire stove to make hot chocolate or apple juice. You can also have a picnic and work together in the garden. You can even sit and read while your child is playing nearby. You can attend without engagement.
 

A. Arrange a play session

B. Welcome the evening hours for outdoor activities

C. Put the effort into saving your time for outdoor play

D. This experience has become a highlight of their week

E. Create enjoyable outdoor moments with your children

F. This arrangement has worked out well for both parties

G. Here are some suggestions of making time for outdoor play