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Joel Boyers and his wife, Melody Among, were heading home in their helicopter (直升机）when he received a call for help from a stranger. The caller's brother and her1 were trapped on their roof in Waverly because of the rising floodwater.

The caller2 Joel Boyers to come to their aid. Boyers looked west towards Waverly at the storm clouds. Aware of the danger to3 in such bad weather, though, he4 put the brother's address into his5 . Soon, he and Among were in the air,6 for what they were about to see in Waverly.

Upon arriving he found the water below was7 . People were holding on to anything that didn't move—roofs, trees. The flooding also8 cell phone service, meaning Boyers couldn't use his phone to locate the9 he was looking for. He flew on anyway.

As Boyers drove the helicopter, Among began10 people on roofs and bridges—anywhere Boyers could11 and get them onboard. A rescued man pointed to a teenager. The teenager held onto a branch with one hand and the other held a dog she'd saved earlier while both were12 in the current (水流). With no place for Boyers to land, he13 the helicopter until it hovered (盘旋) just above the water line. The rescued man jumped out and swam to the tree, where he helped the teen and the dog to the14 .

Though the experience was 15 , Boyers admitted it was fun.

Now more companies are experimenting with the concept of connected clothes. Among the pioneers is London based Cute Circuit, which has been creating fashionable smart clothing since 

2004. The company's latest innovation is the "Sound Shirt", which allows deaf people to "feel" live music by transforming the tunes into touch sensations (感受) in real time.

The fashionable jacket uses software that changes the music into data and wirelessly sends it to the 16-micro motors fitted inside the clothing's fabric (布料). The devices shake with the intensity (强度) of the music being played, allowing the wearer to feel each instrument individually. For example, violins can be felt on the arms, while the deeper, heavier bass notes can be felt close to the stomach. The series of touch like sensations across the wearer's body enable him or her to feel the entire music, resulting in a musical experience.

To ensure the shirt is comfortable, the designers chose to leave out wires and instead wove conductive textiles (导电纺织品) into the garment's fabric. Francesca Rosella, chief creative officer of Cute Circuit, explains, "There're no wires inside, so we're only using smart fabrics — we have a combination of micro-electronics and very thin and flexible and conductive fabrics. All these little electronic motors are connected with these conductive fabrics so that the garment is soft and stretchable."

Cute Circuit, which has been testing the Sound Shirt for three years, expects to make it available to the general public shortly. Priced at $3,673, the smart jacket won't be cheap. However, twin sisters Herman and Heredia Breanne, who lost their hearing at a young age, believe the hi-tech garment is a worthwhile investment, especially for deaf people with a passion for dancing. "It's almost like feeling the depth of the music," says Herman. "It just feels as though we can move along with it."

Given the crowds of visitors and many attractions at the Disney parks, it's easy to get lost. Thankfully, you will always find a worker to point you in the right direction. When you do, you just might start to notice something unique about their body language—and it's just one of the many secrets Disney employees won't tell you. 

Cast members, as park employees are called, are taught in their training to always point with two fingers instead of one. The first reason for this is that pointing with just the one index finger(食指), as most Americans do, is considered impolite in some cultures and countries. The Disney parks have always attracted many international visitors, so the friendlier two-finger gesture became the norm among employees, in an effort to be sensitive and welcoming to every person. Employees have even affectionately named it "the Disney point". Michaela Paris, a former Disney employee, said the Disney point is a sign of respect.

"Disney receives plenty of foreign travelers to their parks. The typical single finger point is a symbol of disrespect and has a negative(负面的) meaning in many cultures. Therefore, Disney created 'the Disney point' to accommodate all of their guests, " Paris said. 

Other sources say this way of pointing is related to Disney himself. According to the Huffington Post, it's actually how Walt Disney himself used to point things out to visitors, because he usually had a cigarette balanced between the two fingers. You won't find cast members today smoking a cigarette—there's no smoking allowed for anyone, employees or guests, once you are inside the entrances at Disney parks—but the tradition of pointing with two fingers still stands. 

Keep an eye out for the statue of Walt and Mickey doing "the Disney point" next time you're at Disney World. Meanwhile don't miss other such rules that all Disney employees must follow.

I am rather good at using maps. But I forgot the maps and here we were, late afternoon, last day of holiday, my daughter, my cousin and I, driving along a two-lane highway in Oregon. No other car in sight, and the sun had just gone down. Where was that sweet little village?

It was supposed to be right along this river. We drove on, farther into the unknown river always at left as our guide. We kept passing farms and fields and now a few lights were coming out. In my head, I was doing a lot of self-criticism: Why didn't we start earlier, bring the map and so on? My cousin and I were both impatient and stressed. My daughter, at least, was happy in the back seat, texting a friend. I pulled up on the shoulder of the road to think.

Just the — Wow! Amazing! A new scene appeared. Where did it come from?

Right there, out of nowhere: a magical misty landscape. Fields stretched in silent purple, with rows of tall trees, darkening in the dusk. I turned the car engine off. All was silent in the hot summer air. Beside us, a plum-covered river hardly moved between a border of trees, its dark lazy water reflecting the last light of day. 

How breathtaking! Where had it been? If I had seen even a bit of beauty while driving along, I could have stopped and taken a look. I had missed it all. 

We miss a lot, almost everything, in fact, in our world. Our task-focused filters (过滤器)takes care of that, selecting only what we need. We need to get to work. Have some lunch. We see what we need to see, often for purposes of survival. Gregory Bateson, speaking of beauty, said the judgment is selection of a fact. In our daily lives, who or what is doing the selecting? Can we make a change? Can we see further?

Rome can be expensive for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel (旅社). 

Yellow Hostel

If I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. It's one of the best hostels in the city, and for good reason. It's affordable, and it's fun without being too noisy. As an added advantage, it's close to the main train station.

Hostel Alessandro Palace

If you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests. There's also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.

Youth Station Hostel

If you're looking for a clean and modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful furnishings (家具陈设). There are plenty of other benefits, too: it doesn't charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.

Hotel and HostelDes Artistes

Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it's close to all of the city's main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, who will offer you a map of the city when you arrive, and advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.

While they are at home alone, many people imagine  (have) the opportunity  （sing) together, which  (realize) by a virtual choir. Anyone can take part in  from anywhere and does not need a studio. It  (prove) to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. Award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre came up  the idea of the virtual choir,  began studying music in 1988.  (finish) university in 1995, he received a master's degree in  (music)composition in 1997. In 2009, his first virtual choir received,  (million) of views on the Internet. The virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon since then. In 2014, he formed the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF, and 2, 292 young people from 80 countries sang his song"What If".

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