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3GrandPrizes:TriptoWashington,D.C.foreachofthreewinners,aparentandoneotherpersonofthewinner’schoice.Tripincludesround-tripairtickets,hotelstayfortwonights,andtoursoftheNationalAirandSpaceMuseumandtheofficeofNationalGeographicWorld.
6FirstPrizes:ThebookSkyPioneer:APhotobiographyofAmeliaEarhartsignedbyauthorCorinneSzaboandpilotLindaFinch.
50HonorableMentions:Judgeswillchooseupto50honorablementionwinners,whowilleachreceiveaT-shirtinmemoryofEarhart’sfinalflight.
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Iwasanewcomerinaclass.SowasAlice.That'swherethesimilaritiesended.Iwastallandshewassmall.Mythick,blackhairhadbeenrecentlycutshort.Hernaturalblondehairflowedtoherwaistandlookedgreat.Iwasawkwardandshy.Shewasn't.Icouldn'tstandher.Iconsideredhermyenemy.Shelikedme.Shewantedtobefriends.
Oneday,sheinvitedmeoverandIsaidyes—Iwastooshockedtoansweranyotherway.Noonehadinvitedmeovertoplay.Butthisgirlwhoworethelatestfashionswantedmetogohomewithherafterschool.Igotverysurprisedwhensheledmeintoanapartmentbuilding.Shelivedonthefourthfloorinatwo-roomplacewithhermother,herstepfather,hertwobrothersandhersister.Whenwegottotheroomshesharedwithhersister,shetookoutabigcaseofBarbies—whichwasmynextsurprise.Iwouldhavethoughtshe'doutgrownthem.Ihadneverplayedwiththem.Butwesatonthefloorofawalk-incloset,laughingaswemadeupcrazystoriesabouttheBarbies.That'swhenwefoundoutthatwebothwantedtobewriterswhenwewereolderandwebothhadwildimaginations.Wehadagreatdaythatafternoon.Ourjawsachedfromsmilingsomuch.Sheshowedmeherwardrobe,whichhadmostlycomefromadesignerclothingstoredowntheblock.Thewomanwhoowneditusedherasamodelsometimesforhernewspaperadsandgaveherclothesinexchange.
Alicehadthewholeneighborhoodcharmed.Thebookstoreownerslentherfashionmagazines,themovietheatergaveherfreepassesandthepizzaplaceletherhavefreeslices.SoonIwasincludedinhermagicworld.Wesleptoverateachother'shouses,andspenteveryfreemomenttogether.MydarkhairgrewoutandIlearnedtolovebeingtall.
Alice,myfirstrealfriendsincechildhood,taughtmeanamazingandverysurprisingthingaboutmakingfriends:thatyourworstenemycanturnouttobeyourbestfriend.
Thedifferentpartsofahealthcaresystemhavedifferentfocuses.Ahospital'sstroke（中风）unitmonitorsbloodflowinthebrain.Thecardiacunitisinterestedinthatsameflow,butthroughandfromtheheart.Eachcollectionofequipmentanddataiseffectiveinitsownfield.Thus,likethestoryofblindmenfeelinganelephant,modernhealthcareoffersmanyseparatepicturesofapatient,butrarelyausefulunitedone.
Ontopofallthis,theinstrumentsthatdoctorsusetomonitorhealthareoftenexpensive,asisthetrainingrequiredtousethem.Thatcombinedcostistoohighforthemedicalsystemtoscanregularly,forearlysignsofillness,sopatientsareatriskofheartdiseaseorastroke.
AnunusualresearchprojectcalledAlzEye,runbyMoorfieldsEyeHospitalinLondon,incooperationwithUniversityCollege,London(UCL),maychangethis.Itisattemptingtousetheeyeasawindowthroughwhichsignalsaboutthehealthofotherorganscouldbediscovered.Thedoctorsinchargeofit,SiegfriedWagnerandPearseKeane,arestudyingMoorfields'databaseofeyescans,whichoffersadetailedpictureofthehealthoftheretina(视网膜).
Theprojectwillgoastepfurther：Withtheinformationaboutotheraspectsofpatients'healthcollectedfromotherhospitalsaroundEngland,doctorswillbeabletolookformoreaccuratesignsofdiseasethrougheyescans.
TheMoorfieldsdatasethaslotsoflinkedcasestoworkwith--farmorethananysimilarproject.Forinstance,theUKBiobank,oneoftheworld'sleadingcollectionsofmedicaldataaboutindividualpeople,contains631casesofa"majorcardiacadverseevent".TheMoorfieldsdatacontainabout12,000such.TheBiobankhasdataonabout1,500strokepatients.Moorfieldshas11,900.ForthediseaseonwhichtheMoorfieldsprojectwillfocustostartwithdementia,thedatasetholds15,100cases.Theonlycomparablestudyhas86.
WagnerandKeanearesearchingforpatternsintheeyethatshowtheemergenceofdiseaseelsewhereinthebody.Ifsuchpatternscouldberecognizedreliably,thepotentialimpactwouldbehuge.
Anewcommoditybringsaboutahighlyprofitable,fast-growingindustry,urgingantitrust(反垄断)regulatorstostepintocheckthosewhocontrolitsflow.Acenturyago,theresourceinquestionwasoil.Nowsimilarconcernsarebeingraisedbythegiants(巨头)thatdealindata,theoilofthedigitalage.ThemostvaluablefirmsareGoogle,Amazon,FacebookandMicrosoft.Alllookunstoppable.
Suchsituationshaveledtocallsforthetechgiantstobebrokenup.Butsizealoneisnotacrime.Thegiants’successhasbenefitedconsumers.Fewwanttolivewithoutsearchenginesoraquickdelivery.Farfromchargingconsumershighprices,manyoftheseservicesarefree(userspay,ineffect,byhandingoveryetmoredata).Andtheappearanceofnew-borngiantssuggeststhatnewcomerscanmakewaves,too.
Butthereiscauseforconcern.Theinternethasmadedataabundant,all-presentandfarmorevaluable,changingthenatureofdataandcompetition.Googleinitiallyusedthedatacollectedfromuserstotargetadvertisingbetter.Butrecentlyithasdiscoveredthatdatacanbeturnedintonewservices:translationandvisualrecognition,tobesoldtoothercompanies.Internetcompanies’controlofdatagivesthemenormouspower.Sotheyhavea"God’seyeview"ofactivitiesintheirownmarketsandbeyond.
Thisnatureofdatamakestheantitrustmeasuresofthepastlessuseful.BreakingupfirmslikeGoogleintofivesmalloneswouldnotstopremakingthemselves:intime,oneofthemwouldbecomegreatagain.Arethinkisrequired—andasanewapproachstartstobecomeapparent,twoideasstandout.
Thefirstisthatantitrustauthoritiesneedtomovefromtheindustrialageintothe21stcentury.Whenconsideringamerger(兼并),forexample,theyhavetraditionallyusedsizetodeterminewhentostepin.Theynowneedtotakeintoaccounttheextentoffirms’dataassets(资产)whenassessingtheimpactofdeals.Thepurchasepricecouldalsobeasignalthatanestablishedcompanyisbuyinganew-bornthreat.Whenthistakesplace,especiallywhenanew-borncompanyhasnorevenuetospeakof,theregulatorsshouldraiseredflags.
Thesecondprincipleistoloosenthecontrolthatprovidersofon-lineserviceshaveoverdataandgivemoretothosewhosupplythem.Companiescouldbeforcedtorevealtoconsumerswhatinformationtheyholdandhowmuchmoneytheymakefromit.Governmentscouldorderthesharingofcertainkindsofdata,withusers’consent.
Restartingantitrustfortheinformationagewillnotbeeasy.Butifgovernmentsdon’twantadataeconomycontrolledbyafewgiants,theymustactsoon.
Therearehundredsofpublishersacrosstheworldandmillionsofbooksgetprintedeveryyear.Moreover,abookcanbeprintedbyseveralpolishers.16
Toovercometheproblemofidentifyingbooks,publishershavecomeupwithauniquenumberingsystem.Forinstance,if50,000copiesofTheAdventuresofSherlockHolmesareprintedbyapublisheratonetime(calledanedition),allofthemareidentifiedbyonenumbercode.17youraddressbeginswithyourhousenumber,street,locality,stateandendswithastatementofthecountrywhereyoulive.AnISBNbooknumberachievesasimilaraimofidentifyingandtracingabook
Ifyoupickupanybook,turnitaroundyouwillseeanumberwhichlookssomethinglikethis—ISBN90-70002-34-5.ThisiscalledtheISBNnumber.ISBNstandsforInternationalStandardBookNumbering.18TheISBNnumberisdividedintofourgroupsthatareseparatedbyaspaceorahyphen.
ThefirstpartoftheISBNidentifiesthecountryandiscalledtheGroupIdentifier.19ThesecondpartiscalledthePublisherPrefix.ThePublisherPrefixisusedtoidentifythepublisherofthebook.Thepublisherprefixmaycontainuptosevendigits.
ThethirdpartidentifiesthetitleandtheeditionofthebookandsoiscalledtheTitleIdentifier,whichmayconsistofuptosixdigits.20Sinceyoucanhavethesamebookfromthesamepublisherbutwithdifferenteditions,theTitleIdentifierhelpstodifferentiatebetweenthem.
ThefourthandthefinalpartiscalledtheCheckdigit,asingledigit(from0to9)usedtocheckwhetherthegivenISBNnumberiscorrectorwrong.IfanISBNnumberisincorrect,thismeansthatthebookisaversionprintedillegally.
Atriptoabank'sATMmachineisusuallyacommonaffair.ButforJoseNunezRomaniz,his___onSundayisonethathewon't___fortherestofhislife.
The19-year-oldcollegestudentwasmakinga__forMother'sDayonlinewhenhenoticedhisaccountbalance(存款余额)was__.Sohedrovetothenearestbanktodepositmoney.Littledidheknowthathewasabouttomakeanincredible___.
Thinkingthatitisthebiggestamountofmoneyeverfoundand__inAlbuquerquehistory,themayorandthepolicechiefheldaceremonytohonorJose's__.And,perhapsbestofall,thepolicechiefinvitedJoseto___ajobasapublicserviceaidforthedepartment__hisgraduation.ForJose,itwasthebestgiftforMother'sDay."Mothercalledme___shealmoststartedcryingexcitedly...ShetoldmeIdidtherightthingandthatshewas___ofwhatIdid,"saidJose.
WhoisLiZiqiForabout8millionwatchersonYouTubeand23millionmicrobloggersonSinaWeibo,that's36easyquestiontoanswer.Sheholdsanaccountoneachofthetwoplatforms，anduploadshervideos37(concern)herrurallifestyle.
ThebeautyofLi'svideos38(root)intherevivaloftheancientrelationshipbetweenhumansandnature.39(dress)intraditionalChinese-styleclothes,Lireflectstheself-sufficientlifestyleofancientChinesepeople.Frommakingpapertoweavingcloth,frommakingasilkquilt(被子)tobuildingherownbreadovenwith40(block),nothingseemsimpossiblewithLi'scraftyhandsastheyworktheirmagictobringthesethingsinto41(exist)．
Ofcourse,viahervideosLihasspreadChineseculturetotheworld.SheletstheworldknowthatChinesepeoplelovegoodfoodandaregood42makingartoutofevensimplerawmaterials.SheletstheworldseehowChinesepeoplelive43(peaceful)withnature,anditisthesethathavecapturedtheheartsofherglobalaudience.
TillnowLi44(become)oneofthemostsuccessfulInternetcelebrities.Thoughbeingfamousalsomeansbeingthetargetofcontroversy,45isnodoubtthatsheletstheworldknowandloveChineseculture.
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Withnopathtofollow，Janejustwalkedonforquitealongtime．Aftershehadclimbedtoahighplace，sheturnedaround，hopingtoseethelake．Tohersurprise，shesawnothingbutforestand，farbeyond，asnow-cappedmountaintop．Shesuddenlyrealizedthatshewaslost．
“Tom！”shecried．“Help！”
Noreply．IfonlyshehadnotlefthermobilephoneinthatbagwithTom．Janekeptmoving，butthefarthershewalked，themoreconfusedshebecame．Asnightwasbeginningtofall，Janewassotiredthatshehadtostopforthenight．Lyingawakeinthedark，JanewantedverymuchtobewithTomandherfamily．Shewantedtoholdhimandtellhimhowmuchshelovedhim．
Janeroseatthebreakofday，hungryandthirsty．Shecouldhearwatertrickling（滴落）somewhereatadistance．Quicklyshefollowedthesoundtoastream．Tohergreatjoy，shealsosawsomeberrybushes．Shedrankandateafewberries．Neverinherlifehadshetastedanythingbetter．Feelingstrongernow，Janebegantowalkalongthestreamandhopeitwouldleadhertothelake．
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ItwasdaybreakwhenJanewokeup．
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