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The selected residents will receive the device free of charge and will be able to keep it after the trial ends. They will also be compensated $100 for completing a final feedback survey that asks about their experience with the device's features, ease of use, and any suggested improvements. TechForward will provide setup support and technical assistance throughout the testing period, including a one-on-one virtual session to help participants get started. The company will also be available by phone or email to answer any questions during the trial.

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This program will select 15 full-time participants to use the device in their homes for four weeks. The call is open to residents living within the city area. All applicants are supposed to be at least 18 years old and previous experience with smart devices is a must.

To apply, applicants are required to provide the following information:

● Name and a valid email. This information will only be used for program-related communication.

● A brief description of your experience with smart devices (maximum 100 words). This helps us understand your familiarity level.

Please send the above materials to apply@techforward.com. Any application received after the deadline will not be considered.

My mom is 83 years old and I love her deeply, but there are moments when my patience wears thin, especially when I've repeated myself 10 times because she refuses to wear a hearing aid out of vanity (虚荣心).

Not long ago, we had a misunderstanding over her medication (药物治疗). She was still clear-minded, but of course she forgot things at times and when I questioned her, she got defensive. When I saw she hadn't been taking a certain medication, anger replaced patience. She insisted she didn't need it anymore; I accused her of ignoring the doctor's orders and putting her health at risk. We went back and forth, until I realized that she was crying.

My immigrant, hard-working mom had made a million sacrifices for us. Seeing her cry broke something within me. My anger immediately disappeared and I hugged her.

Tears gave way to words. She said, "I am upset because I feel useless, because my body isn't doing what it used to and I even can't make it to the market on my own." Her words hit my heart and reminded me that she was struggling with things I didn't always see. In that moment, I knew my reaction had only added to her pain.

I messaged her doctor, who confirmed the medication had been removed. The shame I felt was so intense that it made my stomach turn. I apologized. "Forgive me, mom. You're right and they removed it. I'm so sorry." And her response was exactly what I knew it would be. She said, "No, it's OK. I know you're always looking out for me." She meant it, too. We talked a while longer, and the more she shared, the better she felt. Half an hour later she was laughing and reminding me I'd promised to take her to the market she liked.

I was relieved she felt better, but I felt deeply unsettled. I felt a deep sense of shame. We had been raised to respect our parents, to never raise our voices at them. However, that was exactly what I did.

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The next morning I told my mom I was going to take her to a place.

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After the trip, my mom whispered what would stay in my heart forever.

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Li Hua

Australian vlogger Amy Lyons seemed surprised that the small city of Tongren in China's (southwest) Guizhou province exports matcha abroad. In her video, shop windows are filled with locally produced matcha products, from the emerald-colored powder (it) to matcha-flavored ice cream — even matcha noodles.

In recent years, Guizhou matcha (become) a hot product on social media platforms like RedNote. Tourists queue for a popular matcha milk tea, hold up cups for photos at scenic spots, and fill social feeds with check-in (post).

China is one of the largest producers of matcha. A report from China Tea Marketing Association shows that national output is expected to surpass (超过) 12,000 metric tons in 2025, (rough) 70 percent of global production, with Tongren at the center.

Taking advantage misty highlands ideal for tea cultivation, the region shifted from traditional tea cultivation to matcha production around 2018. But while the current enthusiasm for matcha may come across as a fairly recent trend, people whisked (搅拌) tea powder into hot water (make) a tasty drink and treated it as an elegant art as early as the Song Dynasty (AD 960-1279).

The technique of using a bamboo whisk, (add) water in seven stages and varying the whipping motion until the foam swelled "like a milky mist", is believed to have been brought abroad by Buddhist monks, is recorded during the Song period. Now, it lives on in the thriving modern matcha culture of China.

As a foreigner, I was stared at wherever I went in China on the first day. Kids pointed at me and passers-by gazed at me with strange faces. I felt2, old memories of being judged coming back to me so clearly. At the beginning, I3 considered their expressions as4 and even hostility (敌意). Actually deep inside, I just wanted to fit in and be5. On my second day, a big6 to escape rose in my heart.

But then, as I checked flights, I realized every time I encountered discomfort, I7. Here, however, I could not hide or become8. I had to make a decision: let the stares control me or9 their meaning myself.

I then willingly chose to10 and respond with kindness. Soon I learned that people's11 were only out of curiosity, not prejudice. They smiled warmly and offered help. It turned out that I had been the one12 them out of fear.

China acted like a13, forcing me to face my true self. I originally thought I was merely here to visit a country, but China let me know myself better. True freedom comes not from others'14, but from accepting who I am.15 is not about finding answers, but asking better questions for us to get connected to the place visited.

Your manager called you and said she would want to discuss your performance in recent projects. On Monday morning, when you walked into her office, she first praised your excellent work, and you immediately got ready — is this a common setting for the frightening "feedback sandwich"? You are very familiar with this pattern: starting with praise, offering genuine criticism, and ending with more praise.

 However, when feedback follows this predictable formula, employees begin to see praise as a filler for criticism, depriving it of its true meaning. Positive feedback is better than being downgraded to a buffer (缓冲) responsibility. It should be used independently as a tool for motivation. Below are three tips to help you make positive feedback count.

● Separate positive from negative feedback

When praise always comes before criticism, it loses its power. Let it be offered without a shadow — no comparison, no subtle correction. Just the simple, honest act of appreciation.

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Psychologist Carol Dweck emphasized our brain's adaptability and our capacity to develop new abilities. Rather than praising fixed traits like "you have a natural eye for detail," focus on the process — celebrating effort, creative approaches, and problem-solving persistence.

● Create a culture of offering positive feedback

Integrate positive feedback into daily interactions, not just formal reviews. Offer casual appreciation during hallway conversations or coffee breaks. Encourage team members to recognize each other's contributions.

Transforming a workplace skeptical of positive feedback takes patience, but the rewards extend beyond improved performance to a genuinely enriched professional life.

A. Praise a creative mindset

B. Develop a growth mindset

C. She began criticizing without hesitation.

D. Ensure that praise sometimes exists independently.

E. Such habits create an environment where praise flows in all directions.

F. You spend the entire weekend anxious and question what you did wrong.

G. Many managers use this technique, wrapping negative feedback between two positives.

The answer is definitely yes, at least for organisms with short generations. The latest evidence comes from the monkey flower, a wild plant that evolved to survive California's megadrought from 2012 to 2015. Daniel Anstett at Cornell University and his colleagues have studied monkey flowers since 2010, assessing their growth at various sites yearly and taking samples for DNA sequencing.

Monkey flowers are water-loving plants that grow along streams, so the drought hit them extremely hard. "If you were to put one in a pot and not water it for a few days, it would just die," Anstett explains. Three local populations died out during the drought, but many survivors evolved drought tolerance in just three years, with genome mutations (基因突变) linked to climate adaptation — and these populations recovered the fastest after the drought. This is what biologists call evolutionary rescue: a species surviving a deadly threat via rapid evolution. The phenomenon has been demonstrated in several lab experiments before, but Anstett confirms this is the first time it has been proven to happen in the wild.

However, all this said, a three-year drought is weather, not climate. "Demonstrating adaptation to climate change would take a while," says Andrew Storfer at Washington State University. In other words, the fact that monkey flowers were able to evolve to survive one extreme drought doesn't necessarily mean they will cope with a century of rising temperatures and ever more extreme weather. What's more, when populations decline, they lose genetic diversity — the fuel for evolution.

As global warming continues, the threats will grow ever greater, but species' capacity to evolve will get smaller. And long-lived species with long generation times have very little capacity for rapid evolution to begin with. Nevertheless, Anstett sees his findings as good news. "A lot of these current predictions about species decline don't take evolution into account," he says. "This is a story of hope."

This raises the question: Can sleep extension help when you know you'll need to stay awake for a long time? Sleep banking, the practice of extending sleep hours in the nights before a known period of sleep deprivation (剥夺), has gained increasing attention.

In 2009, an Army study compared people who got their regular hours of sleep for a week to a group that spent 10 hours in bed during those same nights. This was followed by 3 nights of only 3 hours of time in bed allowed for both groups. Surprisingly, the group that had "banked" sleep, performed better on a measure of alertness during the sleep restricted time period and recovered faster from the sleep deprivation.

A more recent study also found that a week of sleep extension improved quick decision-making during a 40-hour total sleep deprivation task involving emotional stimuli and attentional distraction.

Despite supporting evidence, there are also arguments against the theory. One concern is simply that humans are not designed to sleep when they don't need sleep, thus from the perspective of physiological instinct (本能), the notion of banking does not make sense. Another is that the observed improvements may come from resolving sleep debt which itself boosts cognition and wakefulness rather than sleep banking.

Currently, we don't have a definitive answer to "Can you bank sleep?" But there is clear benefit to sleep extension before planned deprivation. While the mechanism remains unproven, either sleep banking or resolving sleep debt through pre-deprivation extension appears to help individuals perform better during deprivation and recover more quickly afterward.

When I walked in, the students didn't even notice my presence. I had to knock on the desk and say the greeting for the day. In response they just stared at me. It felt like they were examining every inch of me, and at that moment, I wanted the floor to open up and make me disappear from the face of the earth. Nervously, I began the lesson. I spoke perfect English. I took out the charts and hung them on the board. The class was silent. No one broke away from his or her stare. But when I started to finger one student at random to respond to my questions, the rest of class restarted their own activities, most of which were getting into arguments with their neighbors.

At that point I began to realize how inexperienced I was. All the theories I had learned and memorized in college about wonderful learning behaviorism and class communication seemed inappropriate and useless. I had to think on my feet about how to resolve the conflicts between the students and try to direct their short attention into my well-crafted lesson. The students began to speak with each other in Thai. I tried to speak in Malay. They didn't understand me. They ignored me. Grateful for a handful of students who sat in the front rows and who appeared more academically focused than the rest. They managed to converse with me in Malay.

Teaching is tough, I suppose, because the learning that I experienced as a student was always a sheltered environment. I went to the best schools, and I had wonderful parents and teachers who supported my learning process one way or the other. I now know that reality bites, and I learned that the hard way.

Data from the Endangered Languages Project analyzed by Statista reveals that thousands of languages from around the world are currently in danger of dying out. The role of languages in the DNA of cultures cannot be overstated, nor can the importance they hold as frameworks (框架) upon which our societies develop. Languages evolve to reflect the environment in which they are applied, as well as the people and the cultures that are using and adapting them as time passes by.

The following infograpic shows the languages classified as threatened and endangered in 2022 (by region).

Globalization is a significant killer of languages, as a research paper by Amano et al. states: "The dominating effect of a single socioeconomic factor, GDP per capita (人均), on speaker growth rate suggests that economic growth and globalization are primary drivers of recent language speaker declines. This has been the case mainly since the 1970s onwards, for instance, via associated political and educational developments and globalized socioeconomic dynamics."

Despite the decline of many languages, we can find hope knowing that it's possible for almost extinct languages to bounce back. Awakening languages might not be more than the number of endangered ones, but they provide an encouraging sign that the right efforts and resources have the power to bring dying languages back to life.

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Over the past years, Suzhou in Anhui Province has rolled out a range of (initiative) to boost the physical and mental health development of teenagers, which are producing remarkable outcomes. For instance, at the city's minor psychological (心理的) health consulting center, teenagers can release stress and stay active (use) tools such as VR exercise bikes and inflatable boxing targets. This year alone, so far the center (conduct) psychological assessments for more than 1 million teachers and students.

Miao Xunhong, mother of participant, says she can see the positive influence of sports on her child. She mentions that her son used to (stick) at home but now he is more eager to go out, socialize and exercise even on rest days and his psychological assessment results also have improved since joining team sports.

"The benefits of sports now extend the court and campus and into our home. As my son has become more lively and outgoing, our relationship has improved. Furthermore, through competitions, winning and losing, he has learned resilience (坚韧不拔), helping him develop reflective abilities a tougher mindset," Miao adds.

This year, Suzhou plans to expand its cooperation with more schools to establish a (comprehend) sports development framework facilitates young athletes' growth. Professional coaches will make weekly visits to schools, co-teaching physical education classes alongside school teachers and providing specialized after-school training, ensuring skill (enhance) and sustained progress.

Students in Andrew's class travel 5 to 15 kilometers each day to attend his lessons. The daily4 reflects the broader barriers to5 in Zambia, where over 800,000 primary school-aged children are out of school.

Andrew6 to let these barriers limit the potential of the7 young learners who make the daily journey to his classroom. Drawing from local culture, he8 traditional games — like skipping rope. These9 helped children understand numbers and develop foundational skills in10 ways. At the same time, he11 support from the school administration and fellow teachers, even using his own funds to obtain essential teaching materials.12 to developing a sense of professionalism and13 among teachers, Andrew and his colleagues printed T-shirts decorated with "Catch-Up Program Teacher". It was a small but powerful14 that reinforced their identity as teachers dedicated to transforming learning outcomes.

One of his students15 Andrew's impact best: "My mother asked me why I go to school. I replied, to become just like my teacher when I grow up."

The researchers were exploring the advantages of scholarly culture. They were interested in an extra finding that some call the "radiation effect". "The radiation effect is a situation where children grow up around books, but they don't read books. But somehow books benefit them, even though they don't read them as much as their parents wish them to," said Joanna Sikora, a scientist in Australia. Joanna and her workmates studied information collected between 2015 and 2019 by the Organization for Economic Development. The survey tested the literacy, numeracy (计算能力) and technological abilities of more than 160,000 adults from 31 countries. And it included a question about how many books participants (参加者) had in their homes during adolescence (青春期). "What we were able to make clear was that people growing up around books had better literacy, numeracy and technological problem-solving skills than people who had fewer books growing up but had similar education levels, similar jobs, and even similar adult habits in connection with reading or working at numeracy-improving activities," she said.

In fact, teens who only made it through high school but were raised in a bookish environment did as well in adulthood as college graduates who grew up in a house without books. Now, how might a simple display lead to intellectual (智力的) improvement? "If we grow up in a house, in a home where parents enjoy books, where books are given as birthday presents and valued, this is something that becomes a wealth of knowledge and gives us this lifelong driving force (驱动力) to always come close to books and read more than we would."

So keep shelves filled with books. Your kids will not only be thankful, they'll be more likely to be able to spell "thankful" correctly as well.

The team observed over 105,000 female and male health professionals in midlife for 30 years. Participants regularly completed detailed dietary questionnaires. The researchers scored these answers based on eight different healthy dietary patterns. These patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet or the DASH diet, generally encourage high intakes of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy fats, while limiting red and processed meats. They also carefully examined the amount of ultra-processed foods participants consumed.

The results are promising. A total of 9.3% of the population aged healthily. Overall, those who stuck to any of these healthy dietary patterns were more likely to age well. The top performer was the AHEI diet. People with high scores were much more likely to live past 70 in good health than those with low scores. Another strong option was the PHDI, which emphasizes plant-based foods while considering planetary health. In contrast, eating too much processed meat and sugary drinks lowered the chances of healthy aging.

The researchers emphasize that there is no "one-size-fits-all" diet. Healthy diets can be adapted to fit individual needs and preferences. The main goal is to eat mostly plant-based foods with a moderate inclusion of healthy animal products. This flexibility helps people maintain an independent and active quality of life as they age, which is a priority for both individuals and public health.

However, the study has some limitations. The participants were all health professionals, meaning their socioeconomic status and education levels might be higher than average. To apply the results more widely, future studies should repeat the research in populations with more diverse backgrounds.

Humans have long collected objects to remember experiences. With the rise of industrialization and tourism, souvenirs became more common. Souvenirs bring back happy memories, serving as a simple way to say, "I was there." "At the heart of our actions is a desire to feel heard, seen and connected," explains Madarkal, a professor in India.

Travellers today are more aware of their impact on local community, but the problems caused by travel souvenirs are often overlooked. In a 2022 Australian report, up to 75% of souvenirs marketed as "local" are made overseas. Real goods are expensive due to time-consuming labour involved, so some shops sell cheap fakes (假货) with most customers giving little regard to their origins. While buying fakes may seem to support local sellers, it often minimizes the profit of the traditional handicrafts, creating a negative cycle.

So, how can you buy meaningful souvenirs? "Be curious... it's not just about buying or choosing carefully, it's about rejecting and explaining why," said Madarkal. Asking where an item comes from and how it is made is a good first step. Choosing unique designs over mass-produced goods at fair-trade markets helps support local communities. Intentions also matter, as souvenirs should be chosen for personal meaning rather than habit. And souvenirs don't always have to be objects — journals or skills gained can become lasting reminders.

Ultimately, there's no universal rule for a "meaningful" souvenir. But next time you're grabbing a quick airport souvenir, pause and reflect.

One Central Park (Sydney, Australia)

A park at the foot of the building literally continues up the structure, as vegetation of 250 species of Australian plants and flowers cover One Central Park. An architectural website says it has 25% less energy consumption compared with a conventional building of its size.

Shanghai Tower (Shanghai, China)

Shanghai Tower has a transparent second skin wrapped around the building which creates a zone of captured air that serves as natural ventilation (通风), reducing energy costs. Besides, 270 wind devices incorporated into the right side power its outside lights.

Marco Polo Tower (Hamburg, Germany)

Each floor of Marco Polo Tower is turned a few degrees away from the one below, around an axis (轴线). This allows for recessed (嵌入式) buildings that protect residents from direct sun. This tower also includes many other green features. There is a heat exchanger on the roof that turns warm air into a cooling system. And the natural ventilation can make residents sleep soundly without being disrupted by outside noise.

Torre Reforma (Mexico City, Mexico)

Torre Reforma rises to 807 feet and stands tall on energy-saving measures, too. The tower's slimness maximizes the amount of natural light let in, which in turn cuts down on the need for electric lights. And when the weather permits, controls can automatically open windows to let air in.

The district championship game between Academy and Apache was physical and intense at the Academy of Classical Christian Studies in Oklahoma City. Apache was the visiting team from another city. The Academy players were falling behind and struggling, and the coach of the team, King, knew they'd have to try their best if they wanted to win. Scoring was back and forth until the fourth quarter, when Apache took the lead by 14 points with four minutes left on the clock.

King called one last timeout (暂停). "If we want to win this game, this is the time to do it," he told his players. The captain Sam nodded and promised to go all out.

Academy came out of the timeout with new energy, playing as if they had nothing to lose, scoring shot after shot to pull within a few points of Apache. Then, with two minutes left to go, the referee blew the whistle, stopping play because there was a disagreement between scoreboard and scorebook.

The scoreboard showed Academy was losing by 4 points; the scorebook showed that Academy was losing by 2. League rules state that the scorebook is the ultimate result not the scoreboard. The scoreboard was then updated to 43-41 with Apache leading.

The game went on. Academy freshman Lily Payne hit a 3-point buzzer-beater to top Apache by a point for the school's first-ever district championship. The Academy won! The home crowd rushed to the court as players celebrated with each other. But King walked to the locker room with a sinking feeling.

"I need to know if we won that game or not, just for my peace of mind," he said.

That night, King sat down at his kitchen table with the game tape. He watched the entire thing through, counting every point on a notepad. His gut (本能), it turned out, was right. Academy had actually lost the game by a point. He watched a second time to be sure.

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King decided to call players back and told them the bitter truth.

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With his team's support, King decided to deliver the trophy to the Apache players.

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My Views on Using AI Properly

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Here in Tengchong, the earth has shown me two of its personalities. One is the (silent) of the giant volcanoes, and the second is the noisy boiling hot sea. One is like a slumbering giant and the other is like a steaming kitchen. I can buy volcanic stone directly (dig) from the earth like chocolate and scrape my old skin cells off the feet hand. Here I am in the National Park, just imagine that where I stand now was the earth at its angriest a million years ago. There were volcanoes and magma everywhere. But look at it now, it is very (peace), lush and green. There are tourists everywhere. I am really excited about what secrets lie here.

(ride) on the hot balloon, I can find there are 7 volcanoes, most of I think are inactive. Then we are at the hot sea scenic area, and the vibe here is completely different. The air is full of sulfur that smells like bad eggs. In this way we can experience the impatience of the earth. The water is hot, and maybe I can't wait to swim in it, but it (ban). Steamed by the boiling heat of the fountains here, I can enjoy this eco-friendly and free-of-charge experience. (apparent), this place offers egg-steaming service. The tasty sweet (potato) are the things I like best. What I can also enjoy here is taking a foot bath with water from the hot spring for relaxation. It's such amazing place and I can explore so much diversity in the landscape.