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It's easy to tie yourself in knots trying to find the perfect Mother's Day gift. Flowers are a very convenient present. Many online flower delivery services offer same- or next-day delivery.

Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer has recently improved its flower business, offering a five-day freshness guarantee on its bouquets. M & S sources as many British flowers as it can, depending on what's in season. It also uses sustainable packaging.

Fastest delivery: next day

Delivery cost: free

Scilly Flowers

All Scilly Flowers stems are grown naturally outdoors without artificial light or heat. As such, these particular flowers are available from October to Easter. The whole farm is making strides in sustainability with low-irrigation initiatives, a solar power cold store and postal plane and boat shipping.

Fastest delivery: 1st class Royal Mail

Delivery cost: free

Smith & Munson

Smith & Munson grows all its flowers in Lincolnshire — it specialises in tulips, lilies, peonies and ranunculus. These are all seasonal, so you can't get them out of season. They are all buds when they arrive, ensuring they last as long as possible.

Fastest delivery: 24 hours (Tuesday — Saturday)

Delivery cost: free

Interflora

Interflora is effectively a flower matchmaker. You choose from a huge menu of flowers and then it matches you with a florist (花店) local to your delivery address. The florist then creates and delivers the arrangement.

Fastest delivery: same day (order before 3 pm)

Delivery cost: £10 for same-day delivery, £7.50 for named-day delivery

Thanksgiving for the Soul

Working as a primary teacher in Pompton Lakes Primary School, New Jersey, I particularly believed in cultivating love in children from an early age. I wanted children to experience that it's more blessed to give than to receive. I wanted them to understand that love of society and love of life is not just lip service; that people somehow have to make it come alive. I hoped they could experience a sense of their own power to make a difference.

There was a rural area nearby where a lot of aged people lived in solitude (孤独). They either had no family or their children had left to work in big cities. Most of them lived on government aid to keep body and soul together. An agency, which was in charge of the elder people in this region, had once told me about a needy grandmother, Mrs. Wilson, who had lived alone for many years. I had always desired to do something for her. So I came up with the Thanksgiving plan.

In October, I told the eight-year-olds in my class about my plan. "I'd like all of you to do extra jobs around the house to earn some money," I said. "Then we'll buy food for a Thanksgiving dinner for a needy grandma who might not have a nice dinner otherwise."

Early in Thanksgiving week, the boys and girls arrived in class clutching (紧握) their hard-earned money. They had cleared rubbish, set tables, washed dishes, helped with younger siblings. And now they couldn't wait to go shopping.

I watched while they ran up and down the supermarket aisles (货架通道). At last we headed toward the checkout, pushing a cart filled with turkey and all the trimmings (配料). Then someone spotted a "necessity"—flowers, which caught their attention. All kids ran toward the holiday flowers, with one proposing, "Flowers! We can buy her a bunch of flowers!"

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"Flowers may not be as practical as food." I said.

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With a food box and a bunch of flowers, we finally arrived at Mrs. Wilson's home.

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1. 校园内存在的不文明现象；

2. 创建美丽校园的重要性；

3. 你的建议；

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2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear fellow students,

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the Students' Union

Filial piety, otherwise (know) as xiao, is at the core (核心) of Chinese culture. Originating from Confucian philosophy, filial piety means love and respect for one's elders and (obey) their wishes. But there is something else, too. (achieve) filial piety, you have to be there for them physically, and look after them in their old age.

In our modern 21st century, (globe) migration has long become a norm (标准). Many of my Western friends say they feel very little connection to (they) birth country after a few significant moves across regions.

, China's case is a little different. Although we Chinese young generations have embraced our new lives all around the world, the (strong) of our family ties and filial piety deeply links us our cultural roots. Like kites flying high in the sky, we will (connect) with the land and the people who have shaped our characters to make us we are.

Ma, who uses a wheelchair, was born in 1995 in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region. His2 piece is his debut prose collection, Qing Bai Shijie. The opening chapter delves into Ma's childhood memories. While his peers ran and played, Ma could only sit on the stone steps, watching in3 and sadness. His limbs were weak, and he couldn't move or stand without help from birth, which4   him from other children. This5 memory has stayed with him, and it became the title of his first6 published prose piece and the entire book.

Ma's writing journey began in 2016, the year he passed his college entrance exams but7 not to enroll in university due to his family's financial circumstances and his health conditions. Although his decision was8 love and sacrifice, it plunged Ma into despair.

The turning point came9 a friend gave him a book, Shi Tiesheng's best-seller Wo Yu Ditan. Shi, a renowned writer who also uses a wheelchair, had10 his struggles into profound literature. At first, Ma had no interest in the book — he had lost11 for everything. But one word caught his eye: "wheelchair". As he read, Ma felt a spark of light illuminating his world. He could gather the courage to do something, like writing, instead of staying in bed letting life pass him by.   

He embarked on a three-year odyssey of writing the book by12 his own life, pouring his heart and soul into the words. In June 2023, Ma received unexpected good news: His book was one of 10 selected for publication through the project. This achievement marked a significant milestone in his13 journey.

Ma writes this line in the profile for his personal social media account as his motto: "Be a(n)14 writer." Writing is not just a profession for Ma — it's a lifeline, a way to15 the world and leave behind a legacy of courage, sincerity and hope.

Since the 1970s, researchers have suspected that some fish can detect magnetic fields. But no one had shown that sharks use the fields to find their location or navigate (导航), partly because the animals aren't so easy to work with. It's one thing if you have a small fish, or a baby sea turtle, but when you work with sharks, you have to upscale everything.

Bryan Keller, an ecologist at Florida State University, and his colleagues decided to do just that. They lined a bedroom-size cage with wire and placed a small swimming pool in the center of the cage. By running an electrical current through the wiring, they could generate a custom magnetic field in the center of the pool. The team then collected 20 young bonnethead sharks — a species known to migrate hundreds of kilometers — off the Florida coast. They placed the sharks into the pool, one at a time, and let them swim freely under three different magnetic fields, applied in random succession. One field mimicked (模仿) Earth's natural field at the spot where the sharks were collected, while the others mimicked the fields at locations 600 kilometers north and 600 kilometers south of their homes.

They used software to track the sharks' responses, observing which direction in the tank they were trying to swim towards. When the young sharks were exposed to the magnetic field of the place they were captured, or ‘home', they stayed put. But when subjected to the southern magnetic field, the sharks persistently changed their headings to swim north, as if trying to get back home. This suggests that the sharks were using the magnetic field to guide them, similar to how humans use GPS.

Surprisingly, the researchers found that the sharks didn't favor any direction when swimming under the northern field. Keller says this might be because they don't go north of their home location since there is only land there, and so they rarely have to find their way back south again. "This could support the theory that their ability to go back home is a learned behavior," he says. They might not know what to do in the northern field because "they've never been up there." says Keller.

Keller's research adds a significant piece to the still-incomplete puzzle of shark biology. Sharks have been declining at an alarming rate due to mostly overfishing and habitat change. Studying the life cycles and migration patterns of sharks can help us understand what arcas to protect when managing marine spaces.

Of course, artists contributed to this mythology (神话) . Many artists credited their talents to the presence of some supernatural power. Whole movements of art have centered on the supposedly otherworldly nature of art. For example, the Romantic poets believed that art was a term that meant an ultimate expression of beauty and truth. The search for this ideal led them to explore both natural and supernatural themes in their works.

Another persistent view of art regarded its divorce from logic. Reason and logic were the province of scientists and philosophers, whereas creativity and insight were the area of the artists. The two separate aspects of the mind were supposed to remain distinct.

But in 1704, a major breakthrough occurred. Sir Isaac Newton, mathematician and physicist, published his study of light, Opticks. One of Newton's major discoveries was on the nature of color. Using a prism (棱镜) , Newton found that white light is actually composed of all the colors of the rainbow. He even provided a scientific explanation for the presence of rainbows. The artistic community was shocked. A scientist had taken a beautiful and magical experience and reduced it to the simple refraction of beams of light through the prism of a raindrop. A scientist had ventured into their sacred territory.

More than a hundred years later, John Keats, one of the most famous Romantic poets, accused Newton of reducing beauty by "unweaving the rainbow." His colleague, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, famously remarked that the souls of five hundred Newtons would be needed to make one Shakespeare. And yet, from another perspective, Newton did not reduce the beauty of the rainbow; he enhanced it. In his search to uncover the secrets of the rainbow, Newton demonstrated the wonder, creativity, and inspiration of an artist. He also gave the world another opportunity to experience the sublime (绝妙). Newton's discovery paved the way for the development of the science of spectroscopy, a way of analyzing the chemical makeup of light. Now scientists can look at the stars and know their composition. The sense of wonder this ability creates is not much different from the wonder the poet or artist feels when staring at those same stars.

The conference will focus on strategies for preventing and reducing disinformation, as well as applying best practices to address this global challenge. It aims to provide a forum (论坛) for journalists, social media experts, educators, researchers, policy-makers and communications professionals, from within and outside the UN.

Currently, we are in search of social media volunteers to provide online assistance for this conference.

Requirements:

· Outstanding oral and written communication skills

· Professional graphic (绘图的) design experience

· Prior involvement in designing document layouts

· In-depth familiarity with graphic design apps

· Working knowledge of the English language

Note: A degree in graphic design or a related field is considered a plus.

Responsibilities:

· Developing a comprehensive social media release plan

· Assisting in choosing the right types of media and updating conference information on a daily basis

· Working together with our communications team to create social media activities according to agreed requirements

· Developing a series of social media resources once the final concept is agreed upon, with a particular focus on a youth (university level) student audience

Join us now as a social media volunteer and help build a future with less disinformation. You will also have the opportunity to build connections with the UNIC Canberra and its partners and learn about the ways in which social media communication can support the promotion of a conference centering on disinformation.

Find out more at https://app.unv.org/opportunities.

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2.产生影响；

3.个人倡议。

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The Power of Small Acts of Kindness

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China's self-developed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner has entered mass production, (break) long-standing foreign technological monopoly (垄断). (develop) by researchers from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SIAT), the device has been used at Peking University Shenzhen Hospital. 

Li Ye, deputy director at the Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, SIAT, said, "The old MRI process was like taking (photo), through which the image (take) one by one. If the target moves a little, the final image will become indistinct. Now, such a fast imaging technology, the process is like making movies. We don't need to worry about a moving tissue, as we can see how it moves when it does." 

SIAT's success lies in governmental input and early-stage industrial integration. In 2022, the institute (receive) 3.3 billion yuan (about $458 million) in funding — 17 percent from fixed funds from governmental departments. Mentioning the industrial integration, Guo Wanda, the executive head of SIAT, said that their researchers and entrepreneurs are often based in the same building they can discuss new products or developments directly. 

Thanks to such a flexible working style, SIAT has also developed high-end devices other the MRI instrument, such as non-invasive ultrasound elastography that can provide (time) screening for liver and breast diseases, and major ultrasound neuromodulation devices developed (provide) treatment for Parkinson's disease, epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease which have begun clinical trials.

Working outside in this3 weather was tough.4, the students were inspired to complete the project because they sincerely hoped to5 the homeless. Some were moving pallets. Others were studying the blueprints of the tiny house being built,   6 what they had learned in math class.

As I assisted some students in7 a heavy section of pallet-constructed wall, I glanced over at Luca, whose eyes were filled with8. "Never in my life did I think I can build a house for the homeless, Mr. Riddle, and we're just kids! This is9!"

Two weeks. That was it. Through tapping into the learning potential of design thinking, our students10 more knowledge in those two weeks than they ever would have in a classroom. To11 this task, they developed a deep understanding of the issue that came from both "head knowledge" and "heart knowledge".12 by what they had learned, they believed that they could make a13.

At the end of our design14, Luca's mother approached me to discuss her son's work. She was glad to have her kid15 such a crazy school.

Emotions play a critical part in life. In order to grow and be better than before, you must learn to be emotionally intelligent. Let's explore some powerful strategies to help you become emotionally mature!

Try using "I" statements

Whenever you feel hurt, you need to tell others your feelings in a considerate way. The best way to do this is by using "I" statements instead of "You" statements. For example, you should use the statement: "I feel miserable and heartbroken" instead of "You make me feel miserable and heartbroken".

Own your feelings

If you want to change yourself, start with taking ownership of your feelings. However, in some situations, instead of owning your feelings, you tend to deflect (转移) them and make others feel guilty about how you are feeling. Embrace them as a part of yourself because they are a part of you, right?

People interact with us like we are mind readers sometimes; this happens mostly in relationships. Your partner would want you to know exactly what they want and when they want it; this can be extremely annoying. Just as you aren't a mind reader, others aren't either. You need to share your needs with the other person, and they need to do the same with you.

Mind your actions and words

Often, you say a lot when you are emotional, especially when you are angry. You need to mind whatever you say and do; this can either make the other person love or hate you. The strategy in a stressful situation is to focus on yourself instead of focusing on others; this will calm you down instantly.

Always question your thoughts

Actions and words have the same importance; this is what I need you to understand. In some situations, your loved ones could be hurting you through their words or their actions, and you could also be wrong. What happens in more than 70% of situations is that you let negative thoughts take hold of you; this is completely wrong.

A. Attempt to be mind readers.

B. Communicate your needs.

C. You'd better not let negative thoughts question your judgment.

D. Thus, rather than dump them on others, learn to take charge of your feelings.

E. The approach is non-aggressive and describes you as emotionally mature.

F. If not controlled, it can have severe consequences, especially in your relationship.

G. Let's say that you get into a fight with your partner, and you also get hurt.

The LignoSat Space Wood Project is led by Japan's Kyoto University. The researchers began by sending a small panel containing three different wood samples to the ISS in 2022. The panel was exposed to space for ten months before being returned to Earth in early 2023. After analyzing the results, the team picked wood from magnolia trees for the satellite.

"Nobody had ever thought about using wood for rocket science before," said Professor Koji Murata of Kyoto University. "Many engineers thought wood was old technology and couldn't be applied to cutting-edge technology."

The main reason for testing a wooden satellite is to reduce space junk. Current satellites are primarily made of aluminum. The metal reacts with oxygen when the satellites burn up in Earth's atmosphere at the end of their life cycle. This process releases aluminum oxide particles, potentially damaging the ozone layer. Wooden satellites, which leave behind only water and carbon dioxide, could help alleviate this issue.

"All the satellites that re-enter the Earth's atmosphere burn and create tiny alumina particles, which will float in the upper atmosphere for many years," said Takao Doi, an aerospace engineer. "Eventually, it will affect the environment of the Earth."

Researchers also see a future where trees could be grown on the Moon and Mars. Successfully testing a wooden satellite will demonstrate that wood can withstand harsh space conditions.

LignoSat will orbit the Earth for six months, gathering valuable data before burning up in the atmosphere. Murata and his team aim to use this information to design larger and more advanced wooden satellites and devices.

The term "parasocial relationships" first appeared in the 1950s, when psychologists tried to understand how television viewers reacted to TV personalities speaking to them directly out of the screen. Later in the 70s and 80s, scholars began to assume that forming parasocial relationships was driven by loneliness. However, not-lonely people are just as likely to form a connection with that person on the screen. As fandoms（粉丝圈）became more visible throughout the latter half of the 20th century, parasocial relationships became associated with youth and immaturity.

It's true that adolescents particularly tend to develop intense parasocial relationships because it can be a chance to practice real adult feelings on someone at a safe distance. But digital interaction complicates these natural relationships. Since the rise of social media, the phenomenon of parasocial relationships has been hugely amplified（放大）. The traditional arrangement of PSRs, where the fan has no actual contact with a celebrity, is visibly changed by our new means of communication — a celebrity might see a fan's message or even reply.

When fans are gaining access to the celebrity through social media posts, it increases the feeling of closeness. People think they really have more of a relationship than they do. Online fandoms, especially large ones full of adolescents with strong emotions can generate bad behavior among adults. Behavior that might have been limited to one person or a few people might be, thanks to social media, given the chance to spread. "There's a sort of echo chamber effect（回声室效应）where people convince themselves, ‘everyone agrees with me and therefore we are all right in our approach,'" says Gayle Stever, the author of Parasocial Experiences.

Parasocial relationships are natural and not inherently （固有地）unhealthy. But as Stever says, "Anything that can be true about a regular social relationship can be true about a parasocialrel ationship."

Now, Sounds Right, an initiative from the Museum for the United Nations is cooperating with Spotify and other streaming platforms to recognize nature as a musician. This means that nature can be paid royalties (版税) that can be made use of when it comes to environmental causes and conservation. This new initiative allows artists who use environmental sounds to credit "Nature" as a featured artist and share the royalties.

"It's a way of saying to artists, We all use sounds like seagulls, waves and wind. Why don't we pay nature a royalty?" said Brian Eno, who remixed his collaboration Get Real with David Bowie. "Hopefully, it'll be a river, or a torrent, or a flood of royalties — and then what we do is distribute that among groups of people who are working on projects to help us deal with the future."

Other artists who contributed songs for the project include Tom Walker and Ellie Goulding, MO, and alternative music star Aurora who is releasing a new song, "A Soul With No King", that includes the sounds of a forest in her native Norway. "I feel like music that has the ability to make contact with nature seem appealing again," she said, "because, somewhere deep inside our soul, we are really yearning for it."

While there has been a long debate on whether streaming contributes to harmful emissions, giving nature credit and royalties can turn streaming to the right side of climate action. This project is just one of a growing movement to give nature legal rights and could restore the weak relationship between humans and the environment.

Rio Carnival, Brazil

It is a five-day festival which takes place forty days before Easter. Rio de Janeiro has earned its title as the Carnival capital of the world with its famous samba dancing, colourful eye-catching clothes and live music.

Holi Festival, India

Holi is a Hindu spring festival, also known as the "festival of colours". It is a sign of the victory of good over evil, the end of winter, and the arrival of spring. Starting with a nighttime bonfire where people gather, sing and dance, Holi is celebrated the next day by people throwing coloured powder and water at each other.

St. Patrick's Day, Ireland

Held on March 17 every year, it is a celebration to mark the death of Ireland's patron saint (守护神) Saint Patrick. Since 1996, an entire festival of parades, fireworks as well as food and drinks has surrounded the celebration. Enjoy traditional songs and dances, watch musical street theatre shows and get dressed in all green as you celebrate Irish heritage (遗产) and culture.

Burning Man Festival, United States

As a week-long event at the end of August in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, it attracts tens of thousands of people from all over the world each year. Tickets to Burning Man are not cheap. But once you're there, you will surely have an unforgettable experience. The main event is burning a large wooden statue (雕像) on Saturday night, followed by a big dance party that lasts all night long.