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National Public Radio (NPR) Music's Tiny Desk Contest is back. Artists can submit an entry from this morning. This isn't just another regular year of the Contest — it's the 10th anniversary.

The panel (小组) of judges has doubled in size compared to previous years. The panel has a group of industry experts who are eager to see what this year's participants can share. And there's a great team of NPR's Music station hosts on the panel: Amelia Mason, Novena Carmel and Stas THEE Boss.

Also new this year: Not only will the 2024 winner play a Tiny Desk concert, be interviewed on All Things Considered and go on tour with NPR Music — they'll also be paired with a tutor in the industry who will help them navigate their music journey. Our judges are determined to give this year's winner the support they'll need to take their music to the next level. The winner will also be featured at two festivals this summer: Celebrate Brooklyn and the Millennium Park Summer Music series in Chicago.

And for the first time this year, the Contest is introducing a fan favorite vote. Later this spring, Contest judges will share their favorite entries as part of the annual Tiny Desk-Contest Top Shelf series on YouTube — and then artists and fans will be able to vote for their favorite among those selections. 

Here's how to enter: Record a video of you playing one original song — behind a desk, upload your video to YouTube, and submit the video on our Tiny Desk Contest website by Feb. 21 at 11: 59 p. m.

A final reminder: Entry videos don't need to be fancy. The Tiny Desk is where artists go to simplify their big productions. Contest judges are looking for artists to submit something that's true to them and brand new to the Tiny Desk.

I was surprised to find the congestion (拥塞) outside Layla's primary school was unusually absent—I'd driven right into a parking space, and I was on time, for once. The school bell rang, and in a moment a stream of children made their way through the gate. But something was different—the kids were piling into vehicles in threes and fours.

Before I could enquire my daughter Layla, Mr Trent, the deputy head, approached. "Mrs Pavis, did you not read our letter?" Letter? What letter? I had a history of not looking out for them, and not reading them in most cases. "The letter? Of course. It must have just slipped my mind—I've been away with work."

Now I was digging around in Layla's messy schoolbag at home. Eventually, I found several letters, all addressing the same topic—parking outside the school gates. Apparently with some parents parking illegally, the police were about to get involved. "Why didn't you give me these letters?" I demanded. Layla shrugged. "I forgot." I was about to launch into a severe lecture when it occurred to me that I had always forgotten—I had forgotten to give Layla her money for cookery that morning and forgotten to hang out the kids' washed clothes.

I contained myself and figured out that they wanted the parents to car-pool (拼车). I spent the next half hour ringing round Layla's friends' parents, enquiring if they would like to car-pool with us. Unfortunately, they were all sorted. It was my own fault—I should have read those letters ages ago. "Er... I overheard others talking about it," Layla said, "They said they didn't know who would car-pool with us, because we're always late." I flushed instantly. We were a disorganised family, and I was the one to blame.

I resolved to change. With responsibility for my kids, I find I am never, ever late. It's good for Layla and for her older brothers, and it's good for me, because now I never leave the house unprepared. I've even started checking the kids' schoolbags for notes from school.

Remember Malcolm Gladwell's famous "10,000-hour rule" from his bestselling book Outliers? It proposes that achieving mastery in any field requires roughly 10,000 hours of practice, emphasizing the importance of early professionalization and intensive practice for becoming an elite in a particular field.

This approach, known as "deliberate practice", encourages setting goals from a young age, investing time and specializing in a specific field. On paper, it sounds like a good path to success, but when we look at the lives of elite athletes, musicians and scholars, we find a different story. In reality, many individuals who have risen to the top of their respective fields took a more diverse and winding route. They often explored a wide range of activities, gained a broad skill set, and only specialized at a later stage in life. In other words, the idea that one must know one's specialization from a young age is fundamentally wrong.

Studies have shown that an approach called the "sampling period" is often more effective for achieving success. During this phase, individuals try various activities, gain diverse skills, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and only choose a field to specialize in once they have a clearer understanding of their passions and abilities.

Elite athletes, for example, rarely specialize in a single sport at a very young age. Instead, they engage in a variety of sports during their formative years, which allows them to acquire broad physical skills and discover their interests and talents. These early diversification experiences provide valuable lessons that can be applied to their chosen sports.

Consider the journey of Roger Federer, one of the greatest tennis players of all time. At the age of 6, he dabbled in rugby, skiing and wrestling, only returning to tennis later. The trial period benefited him not just because he found his true passion but also because his experiences in various sports enriched his tennis game with a unique set of skills.

If you've ever waded into the ocean for a swim and suddenly realized that the shore is getting farther away, not closer, you may have encountered a rip current (离岸流). Common at beaches worldwide, these powerful currents flow from the shore toward the sea at speeds up to several feet per second.

It's important to know what rip currents are and how to look for them, because they are a leading cause of drownings in the surf zone near shore. Rip currents can form in several ways. One type of rip current, known as a channel rip current, forms when there are gaps between breaking waves. As waves break, they push water toward the beach and raise the level of the water slightly. If waves break on a sandbar (沙洲), but not in a deeper channel that cuts through the sandbar, the extra water that the waves have pushed toward the beacon escapes back to the ocean through the channel. The darker corridor of the escaping water acts like a conveyor belt, moving water, unsuspecting swimmers and small marine organisms offshore.

Another type, known as a transient or flash rip current, forms when surf is choppy (波涛汹涌的). The edges of breaking waves push on the water and make it spin, like a fast ice skater crashing into someone.

Think of a rip current as a swift river cutting through the surf away from the shore. Swimming against the current is going to tire you out and put you at risk of drowning. Instead, swim parallel to the beach—think of heading for the "river banks"—until you are out of the rip current's pull. Once you're no longer fighting it, you can swim back to shore.

Rip currents aren't just a safety issue. Scientists are beginning to better understand the crucial ecological role they play in the ocean. Many marine organisms, including oysters, barnacles, fish and coral, rely on ocean currents to find suitable habitats. These organisms swim up or down or attach to floating or sinking material and are transported by multiple ocean processes. Rip currents are a key mechanism for carrying larvae (幼体) to deeper waters or recalculating them in shallow waters. The type and behavior of the rip current may affect the movement of marine organisms.

People often throw a party to celebrate a variety of occasions. For example, birthdays, graduations, holidays, the end of the semester, the beginning of summer, and so on. If you have ever thrown a party, you must be aware of the biggest problem of waste..Where does all of this rubbish go? It will end up in the landfills. In order to change this situation, it's important to decrease waste to the most.

. As a matter of fact, e-invitations are quick, easy, and more modern than traditional paper invites.. If there are any people in your crowd who say it's tacky (俗气的)to use e-cards, tell them it's tackier to pollute the environment by using traditional ones. That should keep them quiet.

Reuse and recycle. Reduce waste by buying party foods (with less packaging) and send guests home with leftover shacks. Use plates you can wash and reuse, rather than hand out disposable paper plates for people's pizza. Make it easy for your guests to recycle., making it obvious that one is for real rubbish and the other is for recycled goods.

Allow each person only one cup. Since everyone has the same cup, it is quite easy to mix up the cups. After you put it down for a second, you can't recognize which cup belongs to you. Then, you will reach for a totally new one. As the result, after the party, you will find many cups are thrown away, causing a lot of waste..

A. Make full use of paper invitations

B. Send e-invitations instead of paper ones

C. It's also the environmentally soundest choice

D. It's a good idea to allow guests to take their cups away

E. Put out two rubbish cans and write something on them clearly

F. Imagine the mess left from all the parties that are held in the world

G. Try a new system of handing each guest a cup that you mark with their name

When I was a teenager, my dad wasn't terribly interested in the music I liked. To him, it just sounded like "1 ", while he referred to the music he listened to as"2 ." As I've grown older, I'll often hear people of my age say things like "they just don't make3 music like they used to."

Luckily, my4 as a psychologist has given me some insights into this puzzle. We know that musical tastes begin to5 when we're teenagers. By the time we're in our early 20s, these tastes get locked into place pretty firmly.

In fact, studies have found that by the time we turn 33, most of us have6 listening to new music. Meanwhile, those familiar songs released when you're in your early teens are likely to remain quite7 among your age group for the rest of your life. There could be a biological8 for this. There's evidence that the brain's ability to make subtle distinctions between different chords, rhythms and melodies gets9 with age. So to older people, less10 songs might all "sound the same".

But I believe there are some simpler11 for older people's dislike of newer music-the "mere exposure effect". It means that the more we're12 to something, the more we tend to like it.

Psychology research has shown that the emotions that we 13 as teens seem more intense than those that come later. We also know that intense emotions are 14 with stronger memories and preferences. All of this might explain why the songs we listen to during this period become so memorable and beloved.

So there's15 wrong with your parents because they don't like your music. In a way, it's all part of the natural order of things.

Every day, thousands of tourists from around the world plan their trips to the Great Wall of China. 

Despite the wall's 5,500-odd miles, (spread) from east to west across the country, most travelers find (them) at either the Badaling or Mutianyu sections, the two areas closest to Beijing. These visitors rise early from their downtown hotels, pack themselves into buses and wait in long queues (see) the magnificent structures that consist of the Great Wall.

But what if there was another way?

An hour-long drive north of the  (crowd) capital is Commune by the Great Wall, a popular weekend getaway for Beijingers  a series of modern buildings consist of a luxury hotel, with award-winning design among yellow-leaved gingko trees. It is not only the rural surroundings  attract travelers to the town of Yangqing. Beyond the usual services — an expansive breakfast buffet and cozy bed sheets — Commune by the Great Wall  (provide) a rare opportunity to simply walk to the Wall. Just 20 minutes by foot from the hotel reception  (be) the Shuiguan section of the wall. 

Commune by the Great Wall won  special praise at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2002, the year the 12 core buildings  (complete).

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Control Your Emotion and Be Mentally Healthy

I've always considered art to be "my thing", the area where hours transform into the graceful dance of brushes on papers. It was a simple day. I finished my other classes before going to my favorite class-art. My teacher, a beautiful woman who always smiled, assigned our final task of the year: finish a self-portrait (自画像). I hadn't done one since second grade. This was going to be an interesting challenge.

I looked through my photo albums as soon as I returned home. The first picture I found was me in 7th grade. Hmm. My teeth looked a little strange. The next picture was me with my friend. Ugh there was a giant dot on my cheek. The third picture was me with my little sister. What was my hair doing? I decided I couldn't use any of these photographs.

I went to my room and pulled up my mirror, face-to-face with my reflection. I started with the outline. First, I captured (捕捉) the shape of my face. I settled on some odd mixture between oval (椭圆) and circular (圆). Then, I continued sketching (素描) the eyes, nose, mouth, ears and finally my hair. The outline took a while because I wanted it to be beautiful. Then I worked on the actual painting process for a few days, making sure every detail was perfect. Finally, I finished it a week early. 

I presented it to my teacher, who looked over it and sighed, "But we need to discuss the..."

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After arriving home, I looked in the mirror again. 

When I submitted the updated portrait, my teacher smiled and proposed to show it at an exhibition.