IPH EXERCISE

The border itself between Mexico and United States is fraught with a mix of urban and desert terrain and spans over 1,900 miles. Both the uninhabited areas of the border and urban areas are where the most drug trafficking and illegal crossings take place. Crime is prevalent in urban cities like El Paso, Texas, San Diego and California. #RA #34_The_Border

Experts discuss the significance of attending the theater as a civic occasion, associated with the political and cultural achievements of Athens. Through archeology and analyses of contemporary art forms such as decoration on pottery, a picture is built up of ancient Greek theater. #RA #Apeuni_prediction #Apeuni_1019 ——————————————————— 🎖Together we persevere, Together we can 🎖 @Iran_pte_house

Transcript: As Joanne pointed out, only one country, tiny little Bhutan, wedged between China and India, has adopted the Gross National Happiness as the central index of the government policy, and actually has a good deal of success in education and in health and in economic growth and in environmental preservation. They have a rather sophisticated way of measuring the effects of different policies on people's happiness. They are the only country to go that far. But you are now beginning to get other countries interested enough to do kind of white paper policy analyses of happiness research—what effects would it have if we used it more for public policy? You are beginning to get countries like Australia, France, Great Britain, that are considering publishing regular statistics on happiness. So it is beginning to become a subject of greater interest for policymakers and legislators in different advanced countries. Points: - Bhutan - The Gross National Happiness - The central index of the government policy - A good deal of success in education (Or in health) - Economic growth (Or environmental preservation) - A sophisticated way of measurement - The effects of different policies on people's happiness - Australia and France - Publishing regular statistics - A subject of great interest for policymakers - Happiness research - Different advanced countries #RL #apeuni_predictions_150_Happiness #transcript_points

Transcript: As Joanne pointed out, only one country, tiny little Bhutan, wedged between China and India, has adopted the Gross National Happiness as the central index of the government policy, and actually has a good deal of success in education and in health and in economic growth and in environmental preservation. They have a rather sophisticated way of measuring the effects of different policies on people's happiness. They are the only country to go that far. But you are now beginning to get other countries interested enough to do kind of white paper policy analyses of happiness research—what effects would it have if we used it more for public policy? You are beginning to get countries like Australia, France, Great Britain, that are considering publishing regular statistics on happiness. So it is beginning to become a subject of greater interest for policymakers and legislators in different advanced countries. Points: - Bhutan - The Gross National Happiness - The central index of the government policy - A good deal of success in education (and in health) - Economic growth (Or environmental preservation) - Environmental preservation - A sophisticated way of measurement - The effects of different policies on people's happiness - Australia and France - Publishing regular statistics - A subject of great interest for policymakers - Happiness research - Different advanced countries #RL #apeuni_predictions_150_Happiness #transcript_points

📍ANSWERS #RWFIB #658_Smart_Glasses 1. D. Manufactured (v.): make (something) on a large scale using machinery. 2. B. Bulky (adj.): taking up much space; large and unwieldy. 3. A. Casing (n.): a cover or shell that protects or encloses something. 4. A. Scroll (v.): move displayed text or graphics on a screen in a particular direction in order to view different parts of them 5. C. Customize (v.): modify (something) to suit a particular individual or task. 6. B. Refined (v.): make minor changes so as to improve or clarify (a theory or method). 7. C. Successfully (adv.): in a way that accomplishes a desired aim or result.

The headset, ---1--- by Epson in partnership with the Royal National Theatre, is heavier than normal reading glasses but much lighter than ---2--- virtual reality headsets like the Oculus Rift. The lenses look like a typical pair of glasses, but they fit inside a large gray ---3--- that sits on the sides of your head. When you look through the glasses, closed captions ---4--- across the bottom of the augmented reality lenses. A handheld keypad is attached to the glasses via cable to allow each user to ---5--- the color, size and position of the closed captions. Here’s how it works: The script from an opening-night production is fed into speech software, which follows the performance and adjusts the captions accordingly. This process is ---6--- using sound, video and lighting cues. Some hard of hearing users wear it so they can read lips at the same time as reading the captions. The technology has been ---7--- used in US movie theaters, but the Royal National Theatre’s challenges are greater because their performances are live. 1) A. expended B. suspended C. criticized D. manufactured 2) A. legion B. bulky C. incalculable D. tremendous 3) A. casing B. covering C. encrustation D. lining 4) A. scroll B. process C. come D. project 5) A. capitalize B. particularize C. customize D. conventionalize 6) A. confined B. refined C. denied D. defined 7) A. possibly B. inadvertently C. successfully D. solely #RWFIB #658_Smart_Glasses

📍ANSWERS 📍#RFIB 📌#486_Egyptian_Music 1. Thought (v.): have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something. 2. Seemed (v.): give the impression of being something or having a particular quality. 3. Period (n.): a length or portion of time. 4. Dynasties (n.): a line of hereditary rulers of a country. 5. Established (v.): set up on a firm or permanent basis. 📌#481_Contagious_Emotions 1. Sensitive (adj.): having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others' feelings. 2. Attuned (adj.): able to understand, or being very familiar with. 3. Relationships (n.): the way in which two or more people or groups regard and behave towards each other. 4. Insight (n.): the capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of someone or something. 5. Finest (adj.): of very high quality; very good of its kind. 📌#326_The_Press 1. Distinguished (v.): recognize or treat (someone or something) as different. 2. Widely (adv.): far apart; with a wide space or interval between. 3. Series (n.): a number of events, objects, or people of a similar or related kind coming one after another. 4. Leading (adj.): most important. 5. Notable (adj.): worthy of attention or notice; remarkable. 📌#289_Telephone_Networks 1. Complex (adj.): consisting of many different and connected parts. 2. Demand (n.): an insistent and peremptory request, made as of right. 3. Forecast (v.): predict or estimate (a future event or trend). 4. Simulation (n.): imitation of a situation or process.

Telephone networks are big and ---1--- because the ---2--- increases, and need to function well in multiple environments. Therefore, we need to ---3--- future development and use the ---4--- system that is greatly in use. #RFIB #289_Telephone_Networks A) Simulation B) Furnish C) Demand D) Collectively E) Forecast F) Cost G) Complex

Throughout its history, one of the strengths of the Press has been the diversity of the Press's list. The Press has also ---1--- itself with its strong list in social work, publishing texts that have been ---2--- adopted in courses and are used by professionals in the field. Through its European Perspectives ---3--- and the publication of the Wellek Library Lectures, the Press has published a range of innovative and ---4--- scholars. Other ---5--- lecture series published by Columbia University Press include The Leonard Hastings Schoff Memorial Lectures and The Bampton Lectures in America. #RFIB #326_The_Press A) Leading B) Distinguished C) Thoroughly D) Notable E) Widely F) Supporting G) Series H) Paramount

As research has shown, emotions are contagious. And empaths are especially ---1--- to others' emotional energies. Because they're so ---2--- to others. They can get easily exhausted in crowds, be drawn into codependent ---3---, exhaust themselves trying to solve others' problems, or burn out from too much caregiving. Yet empathy is also a gift that brings greater ---4--- and understanding. Some of the ---5--- therapists, doctors, nurses, professors, writers, designers, musicians, artists and leaders in many have been empaths. #RFIB #481_Contagious_Emotions A) Finest B) Resistant C) Attuned D) Insight E) Relationships F) Confusion G) Sensitive