【推荐2】The best drones (无人机) you can buy right now

DJI Mavic Air 2 ($ 800)

DJI Mavic Air 2 offers clear improvements over previous products. It can shoot 4K videos at 60 fps, along with still photos of up to 48 megapixels (百万像素), while the drone’s flight time has been increased to 34 minutes (up from 21). The drone itself starts at $ 800, but adding the Fly More Combo pack on to your shopping list gives you three batteries and some additional items for another $ 200.

Mavic Mimi ($ 400)

Mavic Mimi’s advantages are its size and weight, the latter of which comes in at just under the 250-gram mark. The biggest drawback is that it doesn’t shoot 4K like DJI’s higher-end drones, but you’ll still get some impressive 2.7K videos and 12-megapixel still images.

Ryze Tello ($ 110)

There may be a handful of clear favorites when it comes to higher-end drones, but things get quite a bit more confusing if you’re just looking for a cheap flyer to try your hand with. While there’s no mistaking this for a pro-level piece of equipment, Ryze Tello benefits from a partnership with DJI that gives it some reliable capabilities for the price.

DJI Inspire 2 ($ 3,300)

What can professional movie makers get in DJI Inspire 2? a lightweight body, a flight time of 27 minutes, and an amazing 5.2K video quality. Besides, it has retractable (可收回的) landing equipment, and you can turn the camera 360 degrees without anything blocking the view. To fully use DJI Inspire 2, one pilot is needed to pilot the drone and the other to control its camera.

【推荐1】The design of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch (火炬) was shown on July 25, marking almost a year until the opening ceremony (典礼) of the Paris Olympic Games.

The torch, measuring 70 centimeters and weighing 3.3 pounds, is made with lightweight radiant steel and is known for its champagne color, a color of French white wine.

Mathieu Lehanneur, the designer of the torch said that he drew inspiration from three Paris 2024 symbols-equality, water and   peacefulness. Equality is shown by perfect balance. Peacefulness is shown by the gentleness of the curves. The lower half features a relief pattern that copies the movement of the River Seine, along which the opening ceremony will be held.

It will be the first torch in the history of the Games to be used for both the Olympics and Paralympics. Past designs have shared similarities but are different in shape and color. This is part of the organizing committee’s plan to “build bridges between the Olympic and Paralympic Games”, Paris 2024’s president Tony Estanguet said in a statement.

Equality means putting the same ambition into organising the Paralympic Games as the Olympic Games. Following on from the medals to the mascots, the Olympic and Paralympic Games will share the same torch design.

Equality in the Paris 2024 project is also reflected in the strong promise to equality in the Olympic Games: For the first time in the history of the Games, as many women as men will take part in the competitions. Reflecting this desire for peace, the torch, with its curves and rounded lines, is filled with   gentleness. The design of the torch delivers generosity and unity.

“Such a project is a dream for a designer, because it’s a project that connects something symbolic and technical in one, for a big moment,” Lehanneur said.

【推荐2】It takes Thai athlete Sawang Janpram 27. 08 seconds to run 100 meters. That’s not bad, given that he is 102 years old. People know Sawang as the oldest sprinter (短跑选手) in Thailand. He has run four times in the yearly Thailand Master Athletes Championships.

At the championship last weekend in the southwestern Samut Songkhram Province, he won all the gold medals in the 100-105 years groups. That is because he has lived longer than any other competitor in that age range.

“Getting into sports made me strong and well. As well as this, exercising helps improve your appetite so you eat well too,” Sawang says when asked about the secret to his long life.

Sawang walks with his 70-year-old daughter, Siripan, every day. He does simple jobs around the house like cleaning the fallen leaves in their garden. But the 102-year-old became more active as he prepared for the games. He trained two times a day for a week at a sports center with his daughter.

“My father always has positive (积极的) thoughts… so he is in a great mental health condition. In terms of physical health, he has gotten much stronger,” Siripan says.

The training helped. Sawang’s time for the 100-meter sprint this year was his fastest ever. And it is a new Thai record for his age group.

“As Thailand’s society ages, the number of competitors in the senior group has grown,” says Viwat Vigrantanoros. He is president of Asia Masters Athletics. When the Thailand Master Athletes Championships started in 1996, there were only about 300 competitors. Today, there are over 2, 000 from 35 to 102 years of age.

“As you can see, everybody who’s here to compete has all forgotten about their ages. Once they forget about their ages, they are happy,” Viwat says.

【推荐3】The BC Book Prizes, established in 1985, celebrate the achievements of British Columbia writers and publishers. The seven Prizes are presented annually at the Lieutenant Governor’s BC Book Prizes Gala in the spring, with the winner of The Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence being announced beforehand at the annual BC Book Prizes Soiree (an evening party). The Prizes are administered and awarded by members of a non-profit society who represent all aspects of the publishing and writing community.

ABOUT BC BOOK PRIZES

Categories and Criteria

General Criteria

● The book must have an ISBN (International Standard Book Number).

● The book must have a print run of at least 350 copies.

● The book must be at least 48 pages long unless it is a children’s picture book in which case it must be at least 24 pages long.

● The book must show in print that it was published in the appropriate eligible year.

● The main language of the book must be English.

● Three copies of the submitted book must be provided for the judges for each prize category entered.

● Submissions must be made using the BC Book Prizes Official Entry Form.

E-book Specific Criteria in addition to the General Criteria

● E-books are accepted for submission to the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize category only.

● A signed statement of verification of copyright must be provided.

● The book must have gone through a professional editing process.

● Three printed copies of the e-book must be provided for the jury.

Expectations of finalists and winners

● The publishers of finalist book will be expected to participate in the shared cost of print ads placed in BC newspapers announcing the finalists. Cost per book is $100.

● All publishers, authors and illustrators are invited to attend the Soiree, which is a free event.

● Tickets to the Lieutenant Governor’s BC Book Prizes Gala are not provided to finalists, so must be paid for by the authors/illustrators or their publishers.