E. Parents and teachers worry about games having negative effects on children and a great deal has been written about games leading to violent behaviour and addiction. However, not everything about gaming is negative. Games help children who are ill or have injuries. Absorption in a game distracts the mind from pain and discomfort. Many hospitals are encouraging children and others undergoing painful treatments to play games.
F. In these virtual worlds, you can choose an avatar or character that represents you. The latest games offer the ability to customize these characters in unlimited ways; you can change your characters hairstyle, facial features, size, weight, and clothing. How about the ability to change your voice to match your online personality? That is currently not a standard feature in games but technology will provide a solution.
G. Gaming is enjoying a revolution. Not just in the fact that it is a growing business in itself, but also that it is rapidly becoming a leading means for communication and social interaction among people from all over the world. Young adults are at the forefront of the future for gaming and recent research shows that the role of gaming in young adults lives is evolving rapidly.
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Health Spa
The health and fitness of the UK population is a regular topic on national news and many of us are strongly aware of the need to adopt a healthy lifestyle. From eating the right things including our five pieces of fruit or vegetables a day to getting enough exercise, ___ (A).
Those in the health professions make continuous pleas to us to «exercise more and «cook healthy, nutritious meals yet the public replies that ___ (B). Work and family commitments take priority and if theres any time «spare then going to a gym is often the last thing on peoples minds.
«Health spa is a term that surely appeals greatly and with the rising popularity of spa amongst men and women it would seem that the industry has come up with a winning combination. Statistics reveal that the spa industry is growing faster ___ (C). It offers so much opportunity that many are diving in with both feet to make the most of this market.
But why is spa so popular? With todays hectic lifestyles, the idea of retreating to a haven of peace and relaxation sounds like total luxury. Professional, friendly therapists are ready to greet you and listen to your needs ___ (D). Add to this our desire to hold back the years and look forever young, its no doubt were booking and staying at more spa resorts ___ (E).
Choosing what treatments to have during your spa visit can be a tricky choice. Like reading a menu in a 5-star restaurant youll find the choices staggering as words such as relaxing, revitalising, refreshing and moisturising jump out from all over the pages with promises of soothing away all aches, pains and wrinkles. Location is also an important consideration and many independent hotels have excellent spa facilities ___ (F).
1. that you cant miss this opportunity
2. while also benefiting from superb positions
3. than ever before
4. there is no time within their already overloaded schedules
5. as you discuss the very tempting treatment menu
6. there are whole host of things to do to keep us healthy
7. than the fitness industry
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In the Nick of Time
Jason Noorthoek Jr. didnt want to go outside. It was pitch-black, and he was afraid there might be coyotes «as big as pigs. But the 12-year-old didnt have a choice. His mother, Brenda, was worried about his father and demanded he go. Every evening after he got home from work, Jason Noorthoek Sr. worked on cars in the driveway, but on this night he had to fix Brendas car, which had been stalling for days. Usually, Brenda heard her husband come in and out of the house to gather his tools, but not tonight. She hadnt heard a thing for at least an hour. «Go and find him,» she told Jason and his sister, Jamie.
It was a chilly October night with just ten days left until Halloween. In the darkness, the two kids edged towards the Buick. Jason waved a tiny flashlight from side to side. «Dad? Dad?» he called into the shadows. «Jason?» It was his father, but his voice sounded different. He talked slowly, in a way that Jason would later describe as «hurt.»
Earlier that evening, as the sun was just about to set, Noorthoek diagnosed the Buicks problem: a faulty fuel pump. That meant hed have to get underneath the car. Normally, hed use a jack to lift it, but it was getting dark and he wasnt dressed warmly, so to speed things up, he used the forklift hed recently bought for his salvage business.
Noorthoek slid the forks under the Buicks back bumper and then raised the car until its back end was two feet off the ground. After he crawled under the car, he saw that the forklift had bent the exhaust pipe. He gave the pipe a kick to bend it back into shape. «Im always the first one to preach safety,» he says, thinking back on the one precaution he forgot to take. Noorthoek didnt place blocks in front of the cars front tires to keep it from rolling forward off the forks. Which is exactly what it did after he gave the exhaust pipe a couple more kicks.
Jason saw his dads feet sticking out from underneath the car. By now, Noorthoek had been trapped for almost an hour, with the crooked exhaust pipe pushing into his chest. Unable to take a full breath, he shivered in the cold and drifted in and out of consciousness. Jamie ran into the house and told her mother to call for help.
Jason knew that his mother and sister couldnt lift the four-door sedan, but that didnt stop them from trying. When it didnt budge, the two started to panic. «Calm down. Itll be okay,» Jason said softly.
The sixth grader had driven the forklift only once before, and hed nearly smashed it into a parked car. At 90 pounds, he didnt have the strength to depress the 10,000-pound vehicles brakes. Ever since, hed been afraid to get back on. But now Jason couldnt afford to be scared. He climbed on and started it up. «Every time he turned the ignition key, it pushed the car forward onto me,» his father says. «I kept saying, Neutral! Neutral!»