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Black Myth: Wukong draws on Chinese mythologies (神话) and the classic novel Journey to the West. It allows players to assume the role of Sun Wukong and start grand adventures. Inspired by Stephen Chow's A Chinese Odyssey, the game creates a vivid dreamscape with Chinese scenery, like remote mountains, wild roads and ancient temples. The various demons, gods, and other figures with Chinese-style designs in the game are based on The Classic of Mountains and Seas, breathing new life into the ancient tales of Chinese mythology.

Feng Ji, Game Science founder and CEO, emphasized that the game was created entirely by a Chinese team to bring Chinese stories to the global gaming stage. He said, "The script and artistic concepts always take the lead, harmoniously integrating Chinese stories and classical cultural elements into the game." He believed that a game's true value is not determined by its budget or visuals, but by the genuine enjoyment it offers players.

According to the Xinhua News Agency, to create a truly immersive (沉浸式的), world-class game, the game's production team spent years traveling across China, scanning historical and cultural sites, and integrating them into every game scenes. The game features 36 locations thoroughly modeled after real-world sites, with 27 of them located in Shanxi Province, China, offering players a unique and immersive visual experience.

The game has boosted interest in Shanxi's cultural heritage. On its launch day, the search volume for Shanxi tourism increased by over 10%. Bookings for trips to Shanxi have doubled since July, and the number of tourists to Shanxi has grown by 50%. Shanxi has rich tourism resources but lacks recognition both domestically and internationally. The game has presented Shanxi's cultural relics in a pleasing and effective way, arousing people's interest in the province's culture and travel.

To find out how this is affecting food prices, Maximilian Kotz at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and his colleagues examined data on the monthly prices and weather conditions in 121 countries between 1996 and 2021. By looking for associations between food prices and factors such as the average monthly temperature, temperature changes, and measures of drought and extreme rainfall, they found a strong link between the average temperature and the food prices a month or so later.

In regions north of 40 degrees, like the latitude (纬度) of New York City and Beijing, warmer-than-average temperatures during winter led to falling food prices. But above-average temperatures increased food prices in summer and at all times in the rest of the world.

"The study didn't look at why prices rose, but the likely explanation is that extreme heat is reducing yields,'' Kotz says. "Crops may be drying out on the vine (藤) when they should be being harvested.'' Factors such as extreme rainfall had less impact on food prices than average temperatures. This may be because flooding tends to be localized, while above-average temperatures can be very widespread.

Other studies have reached similar conclusions. Kotz's team then went further by investigating how food prices could change based on average temperature rises in climate model prediction. In the worst situation, global food inflation (食品通胀) due to climate change goes over 4% per year by 2060. "We need to be aware of the fact that climate change brings huge new challenges for food security,'' says Kotz. "Warming-fueled extreme weather is increasingly affecting food production around the world. If farmers don't adapt their practices to better cope with rising temperatures, the losses will become more serious.''

Help a local food bank

Food banks always welcome donations and new volunteers. They provide perfect volunteering opportunities for those who are interested in helping the homeless. Your teen would be involved in anything, from preparing meals to working behind the scenes to repack donated food items, serving food, and carrying boxes.

Help at a soup kitchen

A soup kitchen is one of the places where the hungry can get free or affordable meals (usually soup and bread). Most soup kitchens run mainly on donations and the generosity of people. As a soup kitchen volunteer, your child may be made to clean the tables and plates, help distribute food, cook food, and more.

Volunteer for Meals on Wheels

By volunteering for Meals on Wheels, your teen will deliver nutritious meals to the elderly or the disabled. It's perfect for teens who have just received their driving license and love any reason to get behind the wheel! They can make a huge impact in a short amount of time. Similarly, your teen can also volunteer in their kitchen and prepare meals for delivery. With a simple gesture, your teen can bring millions of smiles to people's lives.

Work with Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity's mission is to build or improve a place that someone could call home. Besides helping the community, your teen will learn valuable skills such as repairing fundraising, painting, and building. You can sign them up for long-term projects or a one-time program.

It was a cold November day. I sat on the bus headed to Los Angeles waiting for it to set off while other passengers piled on. An old woman with straggly (散乱的) grey hair and a weathered (饱经风霜的) face sat behind me. She wore a ragged blue and white shirt with faded brown trousers. Her shoes were worn.

Then a blond-haired girl, about sixteen years old, took the seat in front of me. The bus driver followed behind and demanded her fare. "I paid already. Yesterday, online," the girl insisted. "No, no record of it!" the bus driver pointed to the paper in his hand and waved it in her face. "See. No pay! You pay, or you must get off." He angrily pointed to the exit door. "But I don't have money left. Please! " The girl pleaded, on verge of tears.

The bus driver picked up his mobile phone and made a call to find out if there had been an error with the paperwork. About a minute later, he cut the call. "No, you have not paid. You must pay!" He roared. "But please, I don't have any money on me. I must get to LA today. Please!" The girl begged, tears streaming down her face.

For days I had been very excited about going on a tour of LA. My dream of visiting Disneyland was about to come true. But while I sat there comfortably in my seat, thinking about my next adventure, this young girl was in tears, with a man standing over her, demanding money harshly.

I wasn't sure what I should do. Was she telling the truth? It wouldn't be the first time someone had extracted money by telling a sad story that turned out untrue. Maybe the bus driver would show some compassion and allow her to sort the payment out later? But no, the bus driver continued to demand she pay $40 or get off. It seemed the driver would throw her off the bus.

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Suddenly, the old woman behind me walked straight to the driver, "I'll pay for her."

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Black Myth: Wukong, China's first true AAA video game, (attract) global attention since its release, marking a significant milestone in the Chinese gaming industry. a AAA game, it features high development cost, a long production cycle, and a significant (invest). Based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, one of the four greatest classical (novel) of Chinese literature, the game follows the journey of the "Destined One (天命人)" as they get on a journey (uncover) the truth behind the legendary Monkey King, Sun Wukong, who disappeared after becoming the Fighting Buddha. Its (amaze) visuals, rich storytelling, cultural depth have drawn in not just games but also fans of Chinese mythology (神话), many of have been inspired to read Journey to the West. stands out is that Black Myth: Wukong currently holds the top spot on the global sales charts, surpassing other high-end single-player games like Cyberpunk 2077. The game has also sparked a tourism boom, (particular) in Shanxi province, which contributed many of the game's Buddhist and Taoist-inspired scenes.

However, as they got older, the5 became a chore (家务), and their6 disappeared. My husband helped around the house a lot, but he hated to do the dishes, so this was one chore he7 altogether. One day, I asked my son, who was about ten years old, to wash the dishes.8, he resisted at the request. When I9, he said it was a woman's job.

Later, I approached my husband about this10 incident, and he said, "Well, I guess it's time for me to start helping with the dishes." That night after supper, he put on one of my aprons (围裙) and started doing the dishes. My husband invited our son to11 him. After that, our son had no problem taking his12 with the other kids.

This was one of those moments that made a13 to our son. Yes, men wash dishes; dad demonstrates his love and14 with their mom. Helping and loving each other does not go15 in the eyes of children who are learning to develop their relationships.

Make small improvements. To stay motivated during your work to become studious, you shouldn't think you've failed if you didn't go from having a C-average to an A-average. When it comes to being studious and feeling motivated to succeed, it's better to make gradual progress rather than risk becoming disappointed and losing motivation.

Get a study buddy or study group. Though working with a partner or a group doesn't work for everyone, you should consider mixing it up and working to be studious with others, sometimes. You can learn a lot from working with other people, and they can help keep you focused and on-track. And, you can gain mastery of a subject after trying to teach it to your friends. Consider this study technique the next time you hit the books.

Though you may think studious people never have fun, it's actually very important to remember to relax and take a break every once in a while. If you're only focused on your studies, then you'll feel burned out and like you're under a lot of pressure to keep up. Instead, reward yourself for studying by making time for your friends, your hobbies, or even some mindless activities. Taking breaks for fun will actually lead you to enjoy the learning experience more when you return to it, and will help you become studious.

A. Remember to have fun.

B. Reward yourself for your hard work.

C. Compare your progress to yourself, not others.

D. You may also find that you learn more from a close friend than from a teacher.

E. If you want to truly be studious, you have to stop comparing yourself to other people.

F. Instead, you should be proud of yourself from moving from a C to a B-minus, and so on.

G. Achieving this balance involves making steady progress, collaborating with others, and taking time to relax.

By conducting a high- resolution motion capture analysis of elephants' trunks, researchers found elephants have a set of simple movements that they can integrate freely to handle objects of various shapes and sizes. For example, elephants use suction (吸力) to pick up lightweight objects. However, to pick up heavier things, they use suction to secure the position of the objects and trunk wrapping to hold and lift things. "It's not the whole trunk that is lengthening or shortening — it's different parts, relying on what the elephant is doing," said Milinkovitch, professor of the physics of biology at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Researchers also performed CT scans and MRIs on the trunk of a dead elephant. They used high- resolution cameras to create a 3D model of a trunk, allowing them to better understand the structure of an elephant's muscle groups, skin and connective tissues. The study data will be used to help design an innovative" soft" robotic arm." The data is exceptional, but now the effort is to translate this biological data into some engineering specifications," Milinkovitch said. "We need to extract some simplifying principles that can make the robot's behavior simple enough to be effective and adaptable to changes."

The project is also fueling advancements in material science, as researchers have developed a new material similar to the useful properties of elephant skin and can be 3D printed for robotic prototypes (原型). The new materials may be commercialized for a wide range of uses.

In the early 2000s, though, milk tea was just coming on the scene. The few brands that earned a foothold in the industry were concerned: Would milk tea just be another fad (一时风尚) food? And with so much new excitement for this product, would people be able to distinguish milk tea companies? These were the questions that Serenitea, a Manila- based milk-tea company, faced in2014. While successfully opening 60 stores, they found themselves in a strategic fog.

Unsure of what consumers truly felt towards the drink, they offered as many flavors as possible. They also had no clear definition of how they were distinct — their brand promise, product line, and product packaging all seemed nearly identical to their competitors. How could they define themselves, in a way that would deeply resonate?

Like Airbnb, Serenitea partnered with an agency, CIA Bootleg Manila, which specializes in drilling down to the deep consumer "why". The agency conducted a series of psychological-based market research. Specifically, they probed the consumer's deeper, emotional connections to milk tea, including their earliest childhood memories of milk and tea. Their research revealed that milk tea triggered three consistent psychological responses.

People connected to milk through the concept of nurturing; they fondly remembered their childhood and being cared for by their mothers. Next, consumers connected tea to its healing properties; respondents would recall receiving tea when they had indigestion problems or seeing their parents drinking herbal tea for health reasons. Lastly, they associated milk tea itself with teenage fun: a guilty pleasure of their youth. They had uncovered the three psychological cornerstones of the milk tea experience: nurturing, healing, and teenage fun. This set of insights was crucial. By including them into the core of their brand strategy, they charted an entirely new path.