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Unfortunately, Canadian medical schools did not4 women students at the time. Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study5 at the Women's Medical College in Philadelphia. It took her five years to6 her medical degree．

Upon graduation, Charlotte returned to Montreal and set up a private7. Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and there she was once again a8 doctor. Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps. Charlotte9 herself operating on damaged limbs and setting broken bones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area．

But Charlotte had been practicing without a license. She had10 a doctor's license in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was refused. The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons, an all-male board, wanted her to11 her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused to.12 her patients to spend time studying what she already knew. So in 1887, she appeared to the Manitoba Legislature to13 a license to her but they, too, refused. Charlotte14 to practice without a license until 1912. She died four years later at the age of 73.

In 1993,77 years after her15, a medical license was issued ta Charlotte. This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor "this courageous and pioneering woman."

Libraries meet students' new needs, digitally

To support modern research, libraries will need to offer students access to the digital versions of scholarly (学术) research, much of which now includes complex data sets and visualization (可视化内容). Ringling College of Art and Design set out to create a library that would better provide its students with the services they actually need..

Easily adjustable workspaces promote cooperation

. Most commonly, universities are redesigning libraries to make them suitable for cooperation — meaning open, social spaces where small and large groups can gather and share materials. For example, Norwich University in Vermont sought to create more high-tech collaboration spaces in its library by designing 11 group study rooms that have movable furniture.

Modern libraries need digitally informed librarians

In today's university culture, librarians are of great importance to ensuring students have a solid understanding of the digital resources they are using for academic work.. Changes of this kind are also influencing the way that universities teach the next generation of librarians. At the University of Michigan, a new library science program will create education models that help future librarians complete the difficult tasks of supporting researchers.

Digital tools give libraries staying power

. However, the long-term existence of university libraries is assured. By embracing digital tools and creating adjustable spaces, libraries will continue to be connected with colleges. In fact, the new-generation libraries of tomorrow are likely to be much more effective in serving students' quests for knowledge and understanding.

A. University libraries are here to stay

B. Librarians are going to lose their jobs

C. Technology contributes greatly to the survival of libraries

D. One must-have feature, for example, was a 24-hour computer lab

E. For example, librarians can help students get better at searching for reliable information

F. Some people predicted that the next generation would witness the death of printed books

G. Changing study habits also give libraries an opportunity to redesign their physical spaces

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 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 AI. 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, like "I'm annoyed." and "Feed me!" Users can rate the accuracy of the translations, which further improves the computer model. Launched in 2020, the app has been downloaded over 20 million times, and Dreizin estimates the program has analyzed over a billion meows to date. "We're the largest collectors of meows in this galaxy," he jokes.

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," she says.

Barnes, now 61, is known today as a musician. He is also a naturalist who spends most of his career working for the National Park Service. His early interest in the natural world led him to major in biology at Henderson State University and to start working at national parks as an undergraduate. He arrived at Barataria in 1987 when he was 23. Barnes surveyed the park's plants and animals and led daytime boat trips. Hours after sunset, he returned to the water by himself.

For Barnes, music and nature don'tinhabit separately. Louisiana's rhythms, he says, are as place-specific as its marshes and forests. The wetlands even produce their own music. Barnes has visited Barataria at night with a sound engineer, capturing wildlife sounds to weave into his recordings.

Barnes retired from the National Park Service in 2015. He still plays music full time, and he remains a naturalist, leading walking tours and photographing medicinal plants. Some of those photographs are currently on display in New Orleans.

Plants and music, to Barnes, all have magic power. In his adopted home, they are never far from each other. "When you roll into New Orleans, you can hear some of the world's greatest music," he says. "And you can get in your car and drive 25 minutes and be in the wetlands, completely surrounded by nature and water, and feel like you're 1,000 miles from civilization."

The National Cherry Blossom Festival

Here in Washington, D.C., March 20 marks the first day of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The festival was first organized in 1935. Now, each year, people from around the world come to see the pink and white blossoms on the thousands of flowering cherry trees. For Washingtonians, the cherry blossoms are a welcome sign that spring has arrived.

Nowruz

Countries along the ancient Silk Road trading path, including Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and other Central Asian nations, celebrate Nowruz. During Nowruz, people visit family members and friends and exchange gifts. Iranian families set up a "haft seen" display of seven special items that represent spring and new beginnings. In Uzbekistan and other places in Central Asia, people watch wrestling events, horse races and a special horseback game called, in Uzbek, Kopkari.

Holi Festival

Many in India and Nepal mark the arrival of spring with the Holi Festival, known also as the festival of colors or the festival of love. People celebrate the festival by covering each other in, as you might have guessed, colors! Children especially enjoy the festival, as they get to throw coloured powder and water-filled balloons at others.

Las Fallas

People in Valencia, Spain, have their spring celebration called Las Fallas. It is a wild street festival involving fire. The festival centers on the creation and burning of huge colourful statues made of wood, paper and plastic. The statues are meant to look like real people. Valencian communities and organizations work all year to create these structures and place them throughout the city, with fireworks inside.

Emma Roberts was hiking a remote trail in New Zealand with her dog, Luna. She stopped to take a photo near a waterfall, but her foot slipped on a wet rock. She fell over the edge, crashing through branches and landing hard on a rocky slope below. Badly hurt, she couldn't move. She cried for help, but the rushing water drowned out her voice. Hours later, a passing hiker finally heard her weak calls and called emergency services.

A rescue team arrived quickly by helicopter. They treated her injuries and prepared to airlift her to a hospital. However, in all the chaos (混乱), the loud noise of the helicopter frightened Luna. The scared dog ran off into the dense forest. The team searched the nearby area for a few minutes, but Emma's injuries — broken bones and severe bleeding — were too serious to wait. They had to leave without the dog.

Emma was heartbroken. As the helicopter lifted off, she watched the endless trees below, hoping for a sign of Luna. There was none. At the hospital, she could not stop crying. "I can't lose her," she told her family over and over again. The loss of Luna added deep pain to her physical suffering.

Tom Harris, a helicopter pilot who had helped with the rescue, heard the news. He knew how much Luna meant to Emma — she had raised the dog since it was a puppy. Determined to bring the lost dog home, Tom decided to go back and search the forest. But the area was huge, and flying a helicopter alone was very expensive. So he posted online asking for donations. To his surprise, strangers from all over the country responded generously. Within days, he raised about $6,300 — enough for three hours of flying with a thermal-imaging camera (热成像仪). The camera can see heat and warm animals show up as bright spots on the screen. So Tom could find Luna even in thick bush or darkness.

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Tom took off at sunrise, scanning the river below with the thermal camera.

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When Tom landed and let Luna out, Emma was waiting on the hospital grassland

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2．活动意义。

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2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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Miao embroidery (刺绣) is a traditional craft and cultural heritage of the Miao ethnic group, (primary) living in southern China's mountainous regions, including Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hunan and Chongqing.

Miao embroidery is not just a form of artistic expression a vital part of the Miao people's daily lives. It decorates traditional clothing, accessories (配饰), and ceremonial costumes, and plays essential role in cultural rituals and social practices. For Miao women, embroidery is a skill (pass) down through generations, allowing practitioners to fully express (they) in every delicate work they create.

Miao embroidery is crafted using varieties materials and tools, each chosen to enhance the complex designs and vivid colors that define this art form. The primary material used (be) cloth, often dyed in rich hues such as deep blue, black, or red, which serves as the canvas for the embroidery.

Miao embroidery has been featured in international fashion events, such as Milan Fashion Week, Chinese designers showcased collections inspired by this art form.

Training programs and workshops (establish) to teach embroidery skills to local women and provide opportunities for local women (earn) stable incomes over the past five years.

I had planned to read a magazine2. But I3 an essay by my daughter Sophie's idol and read aloud, thinking it could add some4 to the dull landscape. Sophie turned off the5 and let me do it. The article was about a son who held no anger against his father though he made some6. I shed a tear, thinking about a child's unconditional7. Did I let Sophie see that I was8? Of course not. I quickly9 my face, steadied my voice, and turned the music back on. Then I glanced at my daughter, all10 and driving us to her first apartment. I thought of all those times I read bedtime stories to her when she was little, with her lying on my chest until she fell11.

Many parents have something special connecting them to their kids: sports, cooking, movies. For us, it was12. However, reading aloud is a13 that doesn't last forever. Luckily, that afternoon in the car, I got the chance to14 time, feeling like I was back in her childhood room again reading bedtime stories. That moment reminded me that sharing a book with someone you love is a feeling that never grows15, even when the parents do.

Delay your response time.

If you know that you have become angry and feel that you are about to lose your temper, give yourself the gift of time. Remind yourself that you do not have to respond or react immediately.

Change your surroundings.

If you are inside, go outside for a walk if possible. The combination of leaving the person or situation causing your anger and "shocking" your senses with an entirely new environment can help you regain control.

Because anger is, in part, a chemical reaction, if you can change the chemicals in your body, you can avoid a temper outbreak. Trying to find humor in a situation, or getting yourself laughing about something else, will improve the situation by changing your body's chemical reaction.

Take a break for meditation (冥想).

Meditation can help you regulate your emotions. Therefore, if you are feeling as though you are going to lose control of your temper, give yourself a little mental vacation through meditation. Go outside to a stairwell, or even to the bathroom. Don't let pain dim your light.

A. Look for the amusing parts.

B. Instead, pause and think twice.

C. Note down your chemical reaction.

D. Take a deep breath and settle your mind.

E. Before losing your temper, move to a new location.

F. This can harm your well-being and social connections.

G. It helps to realize that anger at the situation will not help.

In the study, children completed simple comparison tasks. They had to decide which of two groups of dots was larger. The researchers didn't just focus on whether answers were right or wrong. Instead, they tracked how each child's performance changed across many trials, paying attention to whether children adjusted their approach after making errors.

The results showed a clear pattern. Children who struggled with math were less likely to shift their strategy after getting a problem wrong. Even when they made different kinds of mistakes, they did not seem to update their thinking. This difficulty in adjusting behavior was a key difference between children with typical math abilities and those with math learning challenges.

To understand what was happening in the brain, the researchers used brain imaging. This technique measures activity in different regions of the brain while a person performs tasks. The scans revealed that children with more math difficulties had weaker activity in brain areas responsible for monitoring performance and adjusting behavior. These brain regions help evaluate mistakes, shift strategies, and adapt to new information. Lower activity in these areas could predict whether a child had math difficulties.

The findings suggest that math struggles may not come only from problems with understanding numbers. Some children have trouble revising their thought processes while working through problems. Being able to recognize an error and try a new approach is essential not just in math, but in many types of learning. Chang explained that these difficulties may apply to broader cognitive abilities, not just number skills. The researchers now plan to study larger and more diverse groups of children to see whether problems with adapting strategies affect other academic areas as well.

While bento zoning won't actually enlarge your garden, it can make a small space feel noticeably bigger and more usable. By dividing the layout into clear zones, the eye is drawn through the garden in stages, creating a sense of depth and structure. "The design is especially effective in small gardens because it reduces clutter (杂乱) and makes even the tiniest outdoor area feel well-planned and bigger," adds Barrett.

Using bento zoning is easy. Start by introducing a shed (棚屋), decorative fences, or other features to create a natural boundary and add height. After you store your tools away, the rest of the garden feels more open. Then, shape additional zones — a potting shed for growing areas, or a wood pile framing a fireside corner. Think about how you walk through the space. "Design each zone according to a logical arrangement, for example, dining closer to the house, then a sitting area, and finally a private relaxation spot," says Magdalena Gierasinska, head of product at Barker and Stonehouse. Round-shaped furniture can make the changes between zones feel softer, making the layout feel more natural.

Combined or foldable furniture is another smart choice, as you can move it or store it to keep the space open. Finally, finishing touches like cushions, outdoor mats, and side tables helpdefine each zone — giving it a clear purpose and identity — and bring personality to your garden. Remember: with bento zoning, even a tiny garden can feel surprisingly large.

Wiesnerova shares moments with her mom online. One Mother's Day video captures them leaning in and softly singing a Spanish song together, sharing warm smiles. In another video, the two sing a traditional Hebrew song. She writes, "I'm starting a song. Will she join in?" Wiesnerova is waiting for her to sing the gorgeous harmonies (和声).

Soon, a text pops up on the video: "It worked!" She asks Marina if "she wants to harmonize." Indeed, she does. Then Wiesnerova takes the lead, and Marina follows. Once again, pure joy spreads across their faces.

Wiesnerova said singing and playing the piano were their usual pastimes. Her mother worked as a piano teacher and songwriter all her life. Though her language capacity was going down, her talent stayed. "She even responds to verbal clues as long as they're music-related. Like if I say, ‘sing quieter, pronounce clearly, or harmonize with me', she usually does it. But then if I ask her where she is right now or what my name is, she doesn't respond. It is fascinating."

"We've always been close. She was also the only person in my family who encouraged my music career. Slowly losing her to the illness has been very difficult, as I was slowly adjusting to this new version of her and learning to love who she is now," says Wiesnerova.