【推荐1】Here are some activities you might be interested in.

Watermedia Showcase

Prize: $2,500 first prize, $1,250 second prize

Entry Fee: $35 per entry

Requirements: Open to international artists 18 years of age and older

The Watermedia Showcase awards original art created primarily with water-based media on a surface created for water media. Judged by the editors of Watercolor Artist, all winners and honorable mentions will have their works featured in the magazine.

Jackson’s Painting Prize

Prize: £6,000 first prize

Entry Fee: £5 per entry

Requirements: Open to international artists of all ages

Jackson’s Painting Prize was created to reward excellence in two-dimensional (维度的) works of fine art. Both painting and drawing media are accepted and in addition to the main prize, there are also awards for best watercolor, and people’s choice.

The Lumen Prize for Digital Art

Prize: $4,000 first prize, with a $13,500 total prize fund

Entry Fee: $40 for two works ($ 32 for two works if submitted prior to March 24)

Requirements: Open to artists worldwide

This digital art competition is organized by Lumen Art Projects Ltd, a non-profit organization that’s dedicated to providing new opportunities for digital artists around the world. The contest guidelines are relatively loose — the only requirement is that the submitted artworks must somehow engage with technology.

Animago Award

Prize: £3,000 cash prize for Best Young Production

Entry Fee: Free

Requirements: Open to artists worldwide

For over 20 years the Animago Award competition has spotlighted talent in the fields of 3D animation (动画) and stills, visual effects, visualization, and design. Organized by the German magazine Digital Production, all winners are announced at the annual Animago conference in Munich, Germany.

【推荐3】Organizing a sports event with friends is a great way to have fun.     1     , it’s important to plan carefully and make everyone feel excited and included. In this text, we will talk about a step-by-step guide along with additional tips for a sports event.

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Begin by selecting a sport that is suitable for everyone’s interests and skill levels. Consider factors like weather, equipment and any necessary permit or reservation. Assign responsibilities among friends, such as bringing snacks, drinks or extra equipment. Communicate the event’s schedule, rules and any special requirement in advance.

Safety first

You should emphasize safety measures and encourage the participants (参与者) to warm up before the game.     3    . Develop a spirit of healthy competition by organizing teams or pairing up players with similar skill levels. This helps everyone have a fair chance to enjoy the game.

Encouraging sportsmanship and team spirit

    4    . Encourage cheers and supportive gestures towards teammates and opponents (对手) alike. Document your friends through photos or videos. This not only improves team spirit but also provides something to look back on.

Post-event gatherings (聚会)

Extend the friendship beyond the game and plan a post-event gathering, whether it’s a picnic, barbecue or a meal at a nearby restaurant.     5    

【推荐1】North Rim to reopen on June 2 with limited services available

The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open as scheduled, on June 2, with limited visitor services and water conservation measures due to a break in the North Rim water pipeline. A landslide from winter storms destroyed more than 300 feet of the North Rim water pipeline.

The Grand Canyon Lodge will operate day-use services with limited food and beverage service beginning on June 2. No overnight accommodations will be available until at least July 23,2023.

The North Rim Campground, managed by the National Park Service, will operate as scheduled beginning on June 9 with potable drinking water and toilets available. The public laundry and shower facilities will not be open at least through July 23, 2023.

The North Rim Visitor Center and Grand Canyon Conservancy’s bookstore open as usual, 8 am to 6 pm daily, with a variety of ranger programs offered.

Visitors exploring the North Rim this summer should be self-sufficient and should bring adequate food and water for the day as services are limited and may be subject to change. Nearby, accommodating is available at the Kaibab Lodge and food services and fuel at the North Rim Country Store. Year-round accommodating, food services and fuel are located 45 miles north of the North Rim at Jacob Lake. As a result of substantial winter rockfall and landslides, trail (步道) repair work on the North Kaibab Trail continues. There is a trail closure in effect on the North Kaibab Trail and it will officially reopen on June 16, 2023.

【推荐2】In a time when climate change becomes a more pressing issue, we sometimes may fail to realize that individual contributions have a huge effect on the big problem. Fortunately, there are some apps which can help the environment with the click of a button.

Buying and selling secondhand is a more responsible and environmentally friendly way to consume and part of the solution to reducing the carbon emission (碳排放) of mass production. This app helps users anywhere in the world make a little extra money from things they no longer need and moreover, how good it is to find that hidden treasure at a great price!

Created by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), this handy app provides you with a wealth of detail on the latest facts and information on climate change issues as well as enabling you to track your carbon footprint and see how different areas of your life contribute to this. With this knowledge, you can then take part in challenges of your choice to help reduce your footprint.

With the aim of reducing the masses of food waste from shops and restaurants, this app helps to connect users with local businesses that have unsold produce to be collected for a small part of the cost. The app is the most direct way for you to get involved-all you have to do is search, place your order and go to pick it up!

This app is a must-have that gives you the power to check the influence of brands (品牌) on issues that mean most to you. With more than 3,000 brands currently listed, and the option to request others to be added in time, this is a handy source of environment-friendly shopping information.

【推荐3】The World’s Best Eco-friendly Restaurants

The trend for today is sustainability (可持续性). It’s something chefs are now very interested in. Here are some of the best sustainable restaurants.

L’Arpege, France

Alain Passard opened this restaurant in 1986. In 2001, he decided to devote himself to cooking with vegetables. Three local vegetable gardens now supply the restaurant with hand-harvested produce. While some dishes on the menu now feature meat, he mostly creates vegetarian (素食的) dishes.

Tel: +331-4705-0906

The Test Kitchen, South Africa

Luke Dale-Roberts is known for focusing on sustainability. In 2018, the chef created a Drought Kitchen menu and changed his kitchen operations to save water. Earlier this summer, he visited Lake Victoria to help combat the decline in fish population. These projects show the chef’s commitment to sustainability, which is translated through his restaurant’s menus.

Tel: +272-1447-2337

Schloss Schauenstein, Switzerland

Andreas Caminada has proven his devotion to protecting the environment surrounding his restaurant. Produce for the restaurant is sourced from the grounds of the castle this restaurant sits within, and relationships have been formed with local organic farmers. On top of this, the restaurant uses renewable energy.

Tel: +418-1632-1080

Mirazur, France

Mauro Colagreco, the owner and the chef of Mirazur, takes all ingredients from the restaurant’s gardens and surrounding land, as well as local fishermen and farmers. His recently released book tells the story of these ingredients and the local producers he works with.

Tel: +334-9241-8686

【推荐3】Whitman was one of the most original and inspiring American poets, well known for his art and his role as a poet. He devoted himself to poetry praising the native American’s experience. As America’s first epic poem, Leaves of Grass ran nine editions with more than 400 poems all written in free forms, that is, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme. The tide implies rebirth, renewal, or green life. As Whitman once said, “Leaves of Grass was the outcropping of my own emotional and other personal nature — an attempt, from first to last, to put a person, a human being freely, fully and truly on record.”

For Whitman, science, democracy (民主) and spirituality (灵性) were the three things that underlay the structure of modern poetry. Whitman tried to combine the world of science, the democracy and the spiritual feeling of life into his poetry. For Whitman, the poetic form should be free. Therefore, he threw aside the traditional form and had his own form. Both the form and content of his poems are revolutionary. With its frequent use of oral language and everyday events, his poem represented a turning point in the history of American poetry — poetry fashioned out of specially American experience in a clear American idiom. Whitman’s unique poetic creation has developed a very significant tradition in American poetry.

In his poems, he celebrated new America rather than regretted it. He was against slavery, idolized (崇拜) Lincoln, supported strikes, and combined the ideal of the common people and that of the ragged individual.