【推荐1】Four days of fun, sun and celebrities, as well as networking, career workshops and mentoring (指导), were in store for two Long Island teens chosen to take part in the 12th annual Disney Dreamers Academy (DDA) at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Chosen from thousands of applicants, Tianna Gonzales and Kaiya Simmons were part of a group of 100 young people who marched in the Magic Kingdom Parade and made conversation with Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter and actor Miles Brown.

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Kaiya Simmons, 14, moved to Miller Place at the age of 3. A ninth grader at Miss Porter’s School, Kaiya says she enjoys acting, art and science and is currently studying environmental science. “It is fun learning about the environment and different ways to help protect it,” Kaiya says. “I am also learning different techniques to improve my acting on stage and in films.” After high school, Kaiya hopes to attend Yale University and pursue a career as a doctor.

Tianna Gonzales, a 10th grader at Sachem High School North, is interested in psychology and music and plays the saxophone (an instrument) for the school’s marching band, orchestra and symphonic band. Other school activities she participates in include track, Model United Nations, Foreign Language Honor Society and Art Club Honor Society. “Once I graduate, I plan to work in the film world, hopefully attending New York University or New York Film Academy,” she says. “Through storytelling, we can shape this century to be an even stronger attraction for societal change.”

The Disney Dreamers Academy is aimed at helping to inspire young people during a critical time of their development. “Our goal is to help them see the unlimited possibilities and to inspire them to achieve their purpose — to become the heroes of their own stories”, says Tracey D. Powell, vice president of Walt Disney World Resort.

【推荐2】The smartphone has long since become our constant companion. While gaming used to be limited to computers and consoles(操控台), gaming on mobile phones has become very popular in recent years.

New developments in the area of smartphone production make mobile gaming particularly attractive. Tablets in particular have a sufficiently large display to allow gaming with very high resolution(分辨率). In addition, there are eight-core processors that are not only installed in current flagships, but also in the middle class. With appropriate graphics card(显卡), nothing stands in the way of mobile gaming. That being said, it is much more convenient to play games on the smartphone or tablet.

One advantage that mobile games have is their low price. Many games are offered for free in the app stores. The developers generate their income through so-called in-game purchases. The users can, for example, activate special features for which he would otherwise have to wait a certain time, or which he would otherwise not be able to access at all. And ever if the mobile games cost something, gamers pay a lot less than when playing on the console.

While there were more card games or hits like Snake on the first mobile phones, more and more complex games can be found in app stores today. This includes sports games, role-playing games. What also attract gamers to smartphones are mobile versions of well-known games. So you can control the life of your Sims from your mobile phones, catch Pokemon on your smartphone and finally get your Hogwarts letter that you’ve been waiting for so many years. That attracts customers. You can also find a lot of self-growth and many other brain training games like Sharp Knife Target, Hexagong Brain Workout, and etc, in Play Stores.

【推荐3】Golf is big business in America,with a total economy estimated at nearly 70 billion dollars.The U.S.is also the world's biggest market for golf equipment,according to a report from Golf Datatech.The other top countries are Japan,South Korea,United Kingdom,Canada and China.But the industry is working on ways to make golf more appealing,especially to young Americans.

The CEO of the U.S.-based World Golf Foundation,Steve Mona,believes the current state of golf is healthy and stable.His group says about 20 million Americans regularly play the game.But Mona also sees the need for change,to get more people to discover and play golf.He said the industry has focused on ways to make the game faster,more playable and fun.

Some golf courses have expanded fairways（球道）so golfers have less chance of losing balls in water or trees. Others move up the starting point for young or new players,so they are closer to the hole.

Some new courses also have fewer obstacles than in the past,such as water ponds or sand traps.And the area near the hole is sometimes designed flatter,to keep the ball from rolling too much.

These changes could also attract adult golfers who want to play a faster,less difficult game.But with young people,Mona said it is important to get them interested at an early age.

Drive,Chip and Putting Championship

One program to do this is the Drive,Chip and Putting Championship,for girls and boys.

The name of the competition refers to golf's three main skills.Driving is when a golfer hits the ball far at the start of the game.A chip is a much shorter shot,usually taken close to the hole.Putting refers to hitting the ball softly in the area near the hole,called the green.

Junior Golf Champions

Girls and boys from all 50 U.S. states compete in the championship.Organizers say the program has been one of the best ways to bring young people to golf.But Mona said it is not enough just to get people interested."The challenge for us in the golf industry is we have to change interest into trial,"he said."And then change trial into actual participation in the game."

Sam Schmitz is studying professional golf management at Eastern Kentucky University.He also believes speeding up the game will get more people to try golf."For the younger generation,the biggest complaint about golf is how long it takes,"he said.A full game can last four hours.