【推荐2】As you get older, it is important to continue caring properly for your teeth. So you need to pay attention to your dental (牙齿的) health at home.     1    Generally, keeping healthy teeth as you age needs continued care and willingness to change your habits.

Brush your teeth twice a day. As you age, it is important to keep up with good dental health. The important part of good dental health is brushing your teeth twice a day. This removes food and bacteria (细菌) in your teeth.    2    Your teeth may get hurt easily as you age, so you’d better use a soft toothbrush.

Avoid smoking. Smoking can cause serious damage to your teeth over time.     3    Talk to your doctor about the programs of giving up smoking. It is never too late to stop smoking.

    4     In order to keep your teeth healthy for a long time, it is important to treat them well. In order to have good dental health, you should avoid eating hard food, for example, ice. Eating hard food can break your teeth, creating damage that needs to be fixed by a doctor.

Avoid drinks that can damage your teeth. Some drinks, such as soda pop and juice, can damage your teeth. If you are concerned about the health of your teeth, you should avoid these things whenever possible. If you really want to drink things that will damage your teeth, drink them through a straw (吸管).     5    

【推荐1】The Best Art Competitions to Enter in 2021

Check out our guide to some of the best art contests to enter this year.

Acrylic Works 9

Prize: $2,000 first prize, $1,000 second prize Entry Fee: $45

Requirements: Open to artists in the United States and Canada Closing Date: October 18, 2021

For the Acrylic Works 9 competition, the organizers are looking for the best in acrylic (丙烯酸) painting of a variety of styles and subjects. The entries will be judged in two rounds according to artistic technique, design and creative elements, as well as overall impression and impact. Winners’ works will be shown in Artists magazine.

Splash 23

Prize: $2,000 first prize, $1,000 second prize Entry Fee: $45

Requirements: Open to artists in the United States and Canada Closing Date: June 14, 2021

For the Splash 23 contest, the organizers are looking for original watercolor paintings. Each entry must be painted with watercolor. However, some minor use of other mediums may be acceptable. Top paintings of winners will appear in a special edition of Watercolor Artist magazine.

The Lumen Prize for Digital Art

Prize: $4,000 first prize Entry Fee: $48 for two works

Requirements: Open to artists worldwide Closing Date: June 8, 2021

This digital art competition is organized by Lumen Art Projects Ltd, a non-profit organization that’s aimed at providing new opportunities for digital artists around the world. Categories include Still, Moving Image, 3D/ Interactive and Artificial Intelligence.

California

Award Prize: $3,000 first prize Entry Fee: Free

Requirements: Open to artists in California Closing Date: July 31, 2021

Hosted by the Brea Gallery, the competition intends to provide a great opportunity for all artists based in the state of California. All artworks will be considered. And there is also a solo (单独的) show opportunity for artists who submit a body of work containing 5-10 pieces.

【推荐2】Jason Allen, a video game designer in Pueblo, Colorado, spent about 80 hours working on his entry to the Colorado State Fair's digital arts competition. Judges awarded him first place, which came with a $300 prize.

Allen's victory took a turn when he revealed online that he'd created his prize-winning art using Midjourney, an artificial intelligence (AI) program that can turn text descriptions into images. He says he also made that clear to state fair officials when he dropped off his submission (提交) called Théátre D'péra Spatial.

Colorado's 150-year-old state fair is held each summer in Pueblo, a town about 185 kilometers south of Denver. The fair's submission guide lines do not directly mention AI-generated art, but they define (定义) digital arts as “artistic practice that uses digital technology as part of the creative or presentation process.”

The competition's two judges say they were unaware that Allen had used AI to create his piece. But even if they had known, they still would've given him first place. They said they awarded the top prize based on the story Théátre D'péra Spatial tells, as well as the spirit it inspires.

Allen created Théátre D'péra Spatial by entering various words and phrased into Midjourney, which then produced more than 900 versions for him to choose from. He selected his three favorite, then continued adjusting them in Photo shop until he was satisfied. He boosted their resolution (分辨率) using a tool called Gigapixel and printed the works on canvas. He entered all three pieces into the competition, and one of them won.

Allen said he believes the criticism of his work originate from artist s' fear that technology will one day become so advanced that they'll be out of jobs.

In the meantime, as state fair spokesperson alga Robak says, it's bringing out “a broader conversation about how we decide what art is, and how we judge it appropriately.”