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That's where Sergei Dreizin and Mark Boyes, computer scientists at Akvelon, a software engineering company based in Bellevue, Washington, say they can help. They are the brains behind the MeowTalk app, which aims to "give cat owners the best tools available" for interpreting their pet's needs.

When Boyes and Dreizin were looking for data to inform their new app, they came across 2019 research that revealed cat meows contain certain shared characteristics. The study authors then built a computer program to analyze audio recordings of 21 adult cats meowing.

The MeowTalk founders used these audio recordings of tens of thousands of meows to develop their computer models, which is fueled by artificial intelligence. And it worked. 2021 study found MeowTalk can classify nine feline (猫科的) phrases with 90 percent accuracy.

The free app records your feline's meows and translates them into a small range of phrases, such as "I'm annoyed." and "Feed me!" Users can rate the accuracy of MeowTalk's translations, which further improves the computer model. Launched in November 2020, the app has been downloaded over 20 million times, and Dreizin estimates that the program has analyzed over a billion meows to date. "We're the largest depositors of meows in this galaxy," he quips.

The app is part of an expanding suite of technologies designed to help us communicate with our furry friends. Another is FluentPet, which trains your pet to press buttons to communicate a need; for instance, a cat can learn to press a button that says the word "play".

Cat behaviorist and communication expert Charlotte de Mouzon isn't convinced of these products' accuracy, but strengthening your relationship with your cat is always a wise goal. "If people play with the app, maybe they will become more attentive to their cats," says de Mouzon, of Paris Nanterre University.

Researchers find that people tend to read faster on screens. That's fine for checking texts and social media posts. But when screens are small, the extra scrolling needed to read a long article or book may make it harder to retain what you're reading, data now show.

That doesn't just depend on the device, however. It also depends on what you assume about the text. Naomi Baron calls this your mindset. She says one way mindset works is in anticipating how easy or hard we expect the reading to be. If we think it will be easy, we might not put in much effort.

Much of what we read on screens tends to be text messages and social media posts, which are usually easy to understand. So, "when people read on screens, they read faster," says Alexander at the University of Maryland. "Their eyes scan the pages and the words faster than if they're reading on a piece of paper." But when reading fast, we may not absorb all the ideas as well.

However, all experts agree on one thing: There's no going back. Digital reading is here to stay. So it pays to make the most of it. It's a good idea to do a little preparation. Baron compares reading to sports or to playing music. "Watch a pianist or an athlete. Before they run the race or play the concert, they get themselves in the zone," she says. "It's the same thing for reading. Before you read something you really want to focus on, get in the zone. Think about what you'll be reading, and what you want to get from it."

"Reentry" by Eric Berger, the senior space editor at Ars Technica, describes how this was achieved. The ingredients which produced the Falcon 9 were excellent engineers, a new form of government support for spaceflight, a hard-driving culture and an extraordinarily demanding boss.

The book starts with a story in 2008. SpaceX's first rocket, the Falcon 1, was small, troublesome and uncommercial. By the time it finally reached orbit — on the fourth attempt — SpaceX had burned through almost all the money that Elon Musk, the company's founder, had available. For the company to have a future, it needed some big government contracts, and that required a much larger launcher: the Falcon 9, which required nine of the Merlin engines that powered the Falcon 1 to be joined together.

That challenge fell to Tom Mueller, SpaceX's first employee, who had developed the Merlin engine in the first place. His team's efforts led to the arguably company-saving first test firing of the Falcon 9's first stage in November 2008. "We were out there beating history, but Elon was still pissed at us," Mr Mueller said. "Like everything else we've ever done, it was way slower than Elon wanted."

Mr Berger's book is full of stories of impressive achievements being met in such ways. It also shows clearly why people put up with such things. Mr Musk's employees knew that he really cared about making better rockets, and that he was taking big financial risks. But they came to value his insistence on the overall goal of making a rocket that was largely reusable.

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The Arts Intensive offers three weeks of instruction in September, two units of credit and a creative community to last a lifetime! Classes meet daily, Monday through Friday. All courses are hands-on and project-based, designed to dive deep into a particular art form.

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The program is a platform particularly for first-year students to immerse themselves in art practice. For rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors, the Arts Intensive is a way to focus on their craft.

Mrs Arlene usually woke up early on weekends to tidy up the house and make breakfast for her son, Allen. But the house was unusually quiet today. The worried boy rolled down the bed and went to knock on her door.

"Mom, are you all right?" Allen asked anxiously.

"Sweetheart," Mom replied weakly. "I'm afraid I've got a bad cold. Could you make breakfast for yourself and watch cartoons while I stay in bed?"

"Take it easy, Mom," Allen said. "I'm a big boy now. I can take care of myself!"

Allen went to the kitchen and found the instant noodles. He put them in two bowls and poured enough boiling water over them. After about two minutes, he returned to Mom's bedroom with the noodles.

Mom tried the noodles and said cheerfully. "It is so delicious! My boy is a better cook than me!"

Encouraged by Mom's words, Allen decided to give Mom a bigger surprise: to do the laundry. When Allen was a little boy, he had enjoyed watching Mom do laundry. But he had never been allowed to do it, since Mom was worried that he might mess things up.

Allen went to the bathroom to get the laundry basket, in which his mother's favorite white night gown (睡衣) was mixed with other clothes and a pair of red socks. He put all of them inside the washing machine. Before he closed the door and pressed the big button"START"， he put in some washing powder.

"It is so easy," Allen said with pride after the machine started to spin.

Allen was watching cartoons when he heard the washing machine send out an alarm, indicating that the laundry was finished. He opened the door and took out the clothes one by one. Each of them looked clean. But when he pulled out a pink dress, he immediately realized that he had messed things up: The white gown had been turned into a pink one by the socks!

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Allen was really worried.

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Holding the pink dress, Allen nervously entered Mom's bedroom.

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China's traditional tea-making was added on Tuesday to the intangible cultural heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The item "Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China" (pass) the examination at the 17th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee.

China now has 43 items on the intangible cultural heritage list, (continue) to be the most enlisted country in the world.

The traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China consist knowledge, skills, and practices concerning the (manage) of tea plantations, picking of tea leaves, manual processing, drinking, and sharing of tea.

Since ancient times, Chinese people have been planting, picking, making and drinking tea.

(base) on natural conditions and local customs, Chinese tea producers have developed six (category) of tea: green, yellow, dark, white, oolong and black. Besides, there are other varieties, contain flower-scented teas, and more than 2,000 tea products.

The traditional tea making techniques are (main) concentrated in the four tea regions in China. Associated social practices, however, (spread) throughout the country and shared by multiple ethnic groups.

Tea is popular in Chinese people's daily life, served in families, workplaces, tea houses, restaurants and temples, to name a few. is also an important part of socialization and ceremonies such as weddings and sacrifices.

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back in my seat, I'm so excited that I'm about to travel along the railway that was called "impossible" by many foreign experts. The train runs fast and across the "roof of the world".

It took years to build the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which is a record of all Chinese people's efforts to the most difficult challenges. The first to catch my eye is the Qingshuihe Bridge. To damage to wetlands and grasslands, 675 bridges were built between Golmud and Lhasa. at over 5,000 metres above sea level, Tanggula Station is the highest railway station in the world. Several oxygen-making stations were to make people stay healthy. As we pass Cuona Lake, a sense of pride and wells up in my heart.Along the lake we built a twenty-kilometre wall to the lake from construction waste.

I'm proud that we built our "impossible" railway. It truly is an "Sky Railway".

When you come across such sudden callers, you are 4 to sense it as an action of intruding (入侵) into your comfort zone, or you might 5 it as a lovely shining moment of life. We6 — the second option, with no hesitation. After all, we've never stopped feeling urgent to strengthen the relationship with our sparrows more and more each day.

We can't stop 7 and celebrating their dance from our window. We fed them with the 8 on our tablecloth after every meal. And we have 9 them with every kind of bases and stands on our terrace (露台).

10, they feel at ease in our backyard. And that has led them to11 courage to slip into our house. Perhaps because they have the feeling that we don't consider them 12, but friendly neighbors, who only leave some wastes from time to time.

The presence of our dear sparrow holds magical consistency with real life. And we've been having lovely sparrows coming over lately, whose presence draws us out of our dull daily routines and13 the hidden beauty and charm.

Like different human beings, these sparrows often take different forms. We've met sparrows like those, of all shapes and colors. And they're everywhere. Perhaps all of them are willing to draw our14  making us know they are there. They only ask from us not to be afraid of them or feel uneasy to their15.

The Chinese term for this social media phenomenon is "new farmer". This generalizes the rise of rural celebrities who use platforms like Douyin or Weibo to document and commercialize their way of life. Sister Yu: with over 23 million followers, she showcases the rural charm of northeast China as she pickles (腌制) vegetables and cooks hearty meals. Or Peng Chuanming: a farmer in Fujian whose videos on crafting traditional teas have captivated millions.

Since 2016, the number of rural influencers has been increasing in once-forgotten villages. What began as simple documentation has evolved into a phenomenon commanding enormous audiences, fueled not just by nostalgia (怀旧) but economic necessity. In China's megacities, where the air is thick with pollution, there's clearly a hunger for something real and natural. And rural influencers serve slices of a life many thought lost to China's rapid development. Besides, China's post-COVID-19 economic downturn, marked by soaring youth unemployment and decreasing urban opportunities, has driven some to seek livelihoods in the countryside.

As with all formulas, there's a trap to the new farmer movement. The more popular rural influencers become, the more pressure they face to perform "authenticity". Or put another way: The more real it looks, the less real it might actually be. Yet, for the potential trap, the new farmer trend is a chance to challenge the urban-centered mode that has dominated China's development for decades and rethink whether progress always means high-rises and highways, or if there's value in preserving ways of life that have sustained communities for centuries.

To achieve causal evidence, the researchers from the group examined brain activity in regions involved in stress processing in 63 healthy volunteers before and after a one-hour walk in Grunewald forest or a shopping street with traffic in Berlin. The results revealed that activity in the amygdala decreased after the walk in nature, suggesting that nature triggers beneficial effects on brain regions related to stress.

"The results support the previously assumed positive relationship between nature and brain health, but this is the first study to prove the causal link. Interestingly, the brain activity after the urban walk in these regions remained stable and showed no increases, which argues against a commonly held view that urban exposure causes additional stress," explains Simone Kühn, head of the group.

The authors show that nature has a positive impact on brain regions involved in stress processing and that it can already be observed after a one-hour walk. This contributes to the understanding of how our physical living environment affects brain and mental health. Even a short exposure to nature decreases amygdala activity, suggesting that a walk in nature could serve as a preventive measure against developing mental health problems and reducing the potentially disadvantageous impact of the city on the brain.

In order to investigate beneficial effects of nature in different populations and age groups, the researchers are currently working on a study examining how a one-hour walk in natural versus urban environments impacts stress in mothers and their babies.

Growing up in a Russian family, my fascination with languages grew thanks to my father, a language expert. It's during a cultural appreciation class in junior high that I was first introduced to the world of Hong Kong films, famous for their characteristic action-packed dramas and storytelling styles. However, what really amazed me was the uniqueness of the language, Cantonese, which sparked a urgent need within me to explore it and the rich culture behind. This marked the beginning of a thrilling linguistic journey.

Learning Cantonese posed challenges, such as unfamiliar characters, complex tones, and different grammar structures, yet I persevered. Immersed in textbooks and available online courses, I practiced the tones everyday until my pronunciation flowed naturally. Cantonese dramas and music also played a role in familiarizing me with its rhythm.

To truly grasp the essence of Cantonese, I knew that studying alone wasn't enough — I needed firsthand experience. So, I took a gap year to pack my bags for Hong Kong, a city featuring the lively heartbeat of Cantonese culture. Buried in its busy streets and daily conversations, from casual chats to food ordering, I found myself enveloped in a linguistic wonderland. Within a few months, my Cantonese proficiency flourished, fueling a surge of confidence.

My explorations extended beyond the streets. I enrolled in formal language classes that offered professional guidance. Through hard work, I successfully completed all the courses in Cantonese Linguistics. From then on, I've been passionately committed to spreading the Cantonese culture, ensuring its richness reaches a wider audience.

Today, I continue my Cantonese voyage with unflagging enthusiasm. It has transformed into more than just a linguistic pursuit; it grants me a passport to sincere connections, profound insights, and heartfelt admiration for its one-of-a-kind culture.

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