Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh

Arguably the greenest venue on our list, the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh has recently built a Tropical Forest Conservatory. The new greenhouse uses modern ventilation, earth tubes, radiant heating, and computer controlled shading and fogging to create a tropical environment with the absolute minimum consumption of energy. Phipps also offers tours of its research-oriented Centre for Sustainable Landscapes and its energy-efficient production greenhouse.

Which place ________?

Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome, Tokyo

This large greenhouse complex in Tokyo was originally built on land reclaimed from a site used for waste depositing. There are actually three domes and an additional exhibit space where rare species of carnivorous plants are housed. Highlights include a fern forest, an indoor waterfall, orchid gardens from the sub-tropical Ogasawara Islands.

Which place ________?

Snorkeling at DeGray Lake

Swimmers enjoy a guided snorkeling trip, one of dozens of programs offered by DeGray Lake Resort State Park.

“Yoo hoo. You in the tent,” the ranger at DeGray Lake Resort State Park called to my friends and me. He told us (33)_____ . We checked our watches: it was 9:35. After a trip to the visitors’ centre, we knew we were lucky to get one of the park’s last vacant sites.

Though there are several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ campgrounds surrounding the 13,800-acre lake, visitors who want to occupy one of the 113 sites at Arkansas’s only resort state park should consider reservations, (34)_____ .

Many who visit the park are attracted (35)_____ , its 18-hole golf course, horseback riding and the hope of catching bass, catfish or crappie. But it was a guided snorkeling trip, one of dozens of programs offered by park interpreters that reeled me in on a recent weekend.

At the park’s marina, my companion and I — along with 13 kids and nine other adults — boarded a tour boat. Kelly Farrell and DeAnna Balthazor, our interpretive guides for the trip, handed out lifeyackets, masks and snorkels. As we headed across the lake, Kelly demonstrated the proper mask and snorkel fit. The kids responded with laughter when she said (36)_____ .

Five minutes and a mile from the marina, we rounded Tall Island, anchored the boat and anxiously waited to get wet as (37)______ . When one of the kids asked her about alligators, she said — much to our relief — that the water was too cold for them. But it soon proved the perfect temperature for us.

We plopped into the water. There was about 12 feet of visibility, but on a good day, Kelly said, (38)_____ . Kelly said it was now an ideal place to see fish and other wildlife. She was right. It didn’t take long before I spotted fish lurking among the lofty underwater boulders and aquatic plants.

Snorkeling at DeGray Lake

Swimmers enjoy a guided snorkeling trip, one of dozens of programs offered by DeGray Lake Resort State Park.

“Yoo hoo. You in the tent,” the ranger at DeGray Lake Resort State Park called to my friends and me. He told us (33)_____ . We checked our watches: it was 9:35. After a trip to the visitors’ centre, we knew we were lucky to get one of the park’s last vacant sites.

Though there are several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ campgrounds surrounding the 13,800-acre lake, visitors who want to occupy one of the 113 sites at Arkansas’s only resort state park should consider reservations, (34)_____ .

Many who visit the park are attracted (35)_____ , its 18-hole golf course, horseback riding and the hope of catching bass, catfish or crappie. But it was a guided snorkeling trip, one of dozens of programs offered by park interpreters that reeled me in on a recent weekend.

At the park’s marina, my companion and I — along with 13 kids and nine other adults — boarded a tour boat. Kelly Farrell and DeAnna Balthazor, our interpretive guides for the trip, handed out lifejackets, masks and snorkels. As we headed across the lake, Kelly demonstrated the proper mask and snorkel fit. The kids responded with laughter when she said (36)_____ .

Five minutes and a mile from the marina, we rounded Tall Island, anchored the boat and anxiously waited to get wet as (37)______ . When one of the kids asked her about alligators, she said — much to our relief — that the water was too cold for them. But it soon proved the perfect temperature for us.

We plopped into the water. There was about 12 feet of visibility, but on a good day, Kelly said, (38)_____ . Kelly said it was now an ideal place to see fish and other wildlife. She was right. It didn’t take long before I spotted fish lurking among the lofty underwater boulders and aquatic plants.

Snorkeling at DeGray Lake

Swimmers enjoy a guided snorkeling trip, one of dozens of programs offered by DeGray Lake Resort State Park.

“Yoo hoo. You in the tent,” the ranger at DeGray Lake Resort State Park called to my friends and me. He told us (33)_____ . We checked our watches: it was 9:35. After a trip to the visitors’ centre, we knew we were lucky to get one of the park’s last vacant sites.

Though there are several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ campgrounds surrounding the 13,800-acre lake, visitors who want to occupy one of the 113 sites at Arkansas’s only resort state park should consider reservations, (34)_____ .

Many who visit the park are attracted (35)_____ , its 18-hole golf course, horseback riding and the hope of catching bass, catfish or crappie. But it was a guided snorkeling trip, one of dozens of programs offered by park interpreters that reeled me in on a recent weekend.

At the park’s marina, my companion and I — along with 13 kids and nine other adults — boarded a tour boat. Kelly Farrell and DeAnna Balthazor, our interpretive guides for the trip, handed out lifejackets, masks and snorkels. As we headed across the lake, Kelly demonstrated the proper mask and snorkel fit. The kids responded with laughter when she said (36)_____ .

Five minutes and a mile from the marina, we rounded Tall Island, anchored the boat and anxiously waited to get wet as (37)______ . When one of the kids asked her about alligators, she said — much to our relief — that the water was too cold for them. But it soon proved the perfect temperature for us.

We plopped into the water. There was about 12 feet of visibility, but on a good day, Kelly said, (38)_____ . Kelly said it was now an ideal place to see fish and other wildlife. She was right. It didn’t take long before I spotted fish lurking among the lofty underwater boulders and aquatic plants.

Snorkeling at DeGray Lake

Swimmers enjoy a guided snorkeling trip, one of dozens of programs offered by DeGray Lake Resort State Park.

“Yoo hoo. You in the tent,” the ranger at DeGray Lake Resort State Park called to my friends and me. He told us (33)_____ . We checked our watches: it was 9:35. After a trip to the visitors’ centre, we knew we were lucky to get one of the park’s last vacant sites.

Though there are several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ campgrounds surrounding the 13,800-acre lake, visitors who want to occupy one of the 113 sites at Arkansas’s only resort state park should consider reservations, (34)_____ .

Many who visit the park are attracted (35)_____ , its 18-hole golf course, horseback riding and the hope of catching bass, catfish or crappie. But it was a guided snorkeling trip, one of dozens of programs offered by park interpreters that reeled me in on a recent weekend.

At the park’s marina, my companion and I — along with 13 kids and nine other adults — boarded a tour boat. Kelly Farrell and DeAnna Balthazor, our interpretive guides for the trip, handed out lifejackets, masks and snorkels. As we headed across the lake, Kelly demonstrated the proper mask and snorkel fit. The kids responded with laughter when she said (36)_____ .

Five minutes and a mile from the marina, we rounded Tall Island, anchored the boat and anxiously waited to get wet as (37)______ . When one of the kids asked her about alligators, she said — much to our relief — that the water was too cold for them. But it soon proved the perfect temperature for us.

We plopped into the water. There was about 12 feet of visibility, but on a good day, Kelly said, (38)_____ . Kelly said it was now an ideal place to see fish and other wildlife. She was right. It didn’t take long before I spotted fish lurking among the lofty underwater boulders and aquatic plants.

Snorkeling at DeGray Lake

Swimmers enjoy a guided snorkeling trip, one of dozens of programs offered by DeGray Lake Resort State Park.

“Yoo hoo. You in the tent,” the ranger at DeGray Lake Resort State Park called to my friends and me. He told us (33)_____ . We checked our watches: it was 9:35. After a trip to the visitors’ centre, we knew we were lucky to get one of the park’s last vacant sites.

Though there are several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ campgrounds surrounding the 13,800-acre lake, visitors who want to occupy one of the 113 sites at Arkansas’s only resort state park should consider reservations, (34)_____ .

Many who visit the park are attracted (35)_____ , its 18-hole golf course, horseback riding and the hope of catching bass, catfish or crappie. But it was a guided snorkeling trip, one of dozens of programs offered by park interpreters that reeled me in on a recent weekend.

At the park’s marina, my companion and I — along with 13 kids and nine other adults — boarded a tour boat. Kelly Farrell and DeAnna Balthazor, our interpretive guides for the trip, handed out lifejackets, masks and snorkels. As we headed across the lake, Kelly demonstrated the proper mask and snorkel fit. The kids responded with laughter when she said (36)_____ .

Five minutes and a mile from the marina, we rounded Tall Island, anchored the boat and anxiously waited to get wet as (37)______ . When one of the kids asked her about alligators, she said — much to our relief — that the water was too cold for them. But it soon proved the perfect temperature for us.

We plopped into the water. There was about 12 feet of visibility, but on a good day, Kelly said, (38)_____ . Kelly said it was now an ideal place to see fish and other wildlife. She was right. It didn’t take long before I spotted fish lurking among the lofty underwater boulders and aquatic plants.

Snorkeling at DeGray Lake

Swimmers enjoy a guided snorkeling trip, one of dozens of programs offered by DeGray Lake Resort State Park.

“Yoo hoo. You in the tent,” the ranger at DeGray Lake Resort State Park called to my friends and me. He told us (33)_____ . We checked our watches: it was 9:35. After a trip to the visitors’ centre, we knew we were lucky to get one of the park’s last vacant sites.

Though there are several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ campgrounds surrounding the 13,800-acre lake, visitors who want to occupy one of the 113 sites at Arkansas’s only resort state park should consider reservations, (34)_____ .

Many who visit the park are attracted (35)_____ , its 18-hole golf course, horseback riding and the hope of catching bass, catfish or crappie. But it was a guided snorkeling trip, one of dozens of programs offered by park interpreters that reeled me in on a recent weekend.

At the park’s marina, my companion and I — along with 13 kids and nine other adults — boarded a tour boat. Kelly Farrell and DeAnna Balthazor, our interpretive guides for the trip, handed out lifejackets, masks and snorkels. As we headed across the lake, Kelly demonstrated the proper mask and snorkel fit. The kids responded with laughter when she said (36)_____ .

Five minutes and a mile from the marina, we rounded Tall Island, anchored the boat and anxiously waited to get wet as (37)______ . When one of the kids asked her about alligators, she said — much to our relief — that the water was too cold for them. But it soon proved the perfect temperature for us.

We plopped into the water. There was about 12 feet of visibility, but on a good day, Kelly said, (38)_____ . Kelly said it was now an ideal place to see fish and other wildlife. She was right. It didn’t take long before I spotted fish lurking among the lofty underwater boulders and aquatic plants.

Useful Cooking

Many of us feel that cooking is a mere waste of time and it’s something we very much want to _____ .

But instead of complaining, you should feel happy when you have the opportunity to cook. Regular cooks, _____ the ones who try out a variety of meals, have high _____ of creativity. They are committed to quality, aren’t afraid to try things out and they _____ great attention to details.

Whenever you cook something, you are learning to multitask, measure with precision and make quick decisions. With all of these _____ you’re learning, you’re becoming smarter too.