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Rabbi Bentzion Groner and his wife Rochel were on their way back from a trip to Israel when they found themselves in the right1 at the right time. 

One hour into the eight-hour connecting flight from Europe，a young boy with autism（自闭症） suddenly had a serious2 . Plane passengers kept quiet as the little guy continued 3 his sadness，but it was clear that everyone was on4 . 

It just so5 that the Groners run an organization called ZABS Place，a shop and employment training center for young adults with6 . About 15 minutes later，Rochel walked over to the parents and asked if she could7 . 

Rochel reached out her hand，which the boy8 ，and then took him to the bulkhead （舱壁） where she spent the next few hours9 and playing with him. 

The Groners believe that the recipe for a10 is very simple indeed. All you need is a heart full of love and a（n）11  hand for any wonderful thing to happen. And that12 proved true on that day. 

According to their Facebook post，most passengers on the flight watched in13 while Rochel effortlessly comforted the young child who seemed14 . At last，the child returned to normal and his parents thanked the Groners over and over again. 

Her example just goes to15 ，you never know how far the ripples of your. kindness will go. 

Most people think classics are hard，long，old language，and they're kind of boring. It's real and very，common to have a fear of reading a classic book.  So if you don't want to miss it，follow the tips before starting any classic. 

Be a reader first. It would be better if you are already a reader when reading classics. People who started the reading journey by picking up classics could not get into it.  So when you are already doing contemporary fiction，you already have that feeling of being a reader. -Thus it's -not-a very heavy transition（过渡） when you move to classics. 

 You need to know which classics work for you. Different people have different choices of thinking and writing. Different authors have different ways of expressing their feelings and thinking. So when you love an author，you also love their book，whatever its age. 

Don't-be-afraid. To read a classic，you don't need to be a literature expert. If you have a deep love for classics，then you understand it. When you feel afraid，your brain can not process sentences and fails to understand the easy meaning. ! 

Read short classics. Many classics are very long，so people are scared to read classics Usually，classics take certain people longer to read because of the language. So reading shorter classics can make you feel hopeful. You don't have to read the big scary ones to feel like you're a classics lover. 

A. Find your choice. 

B. Read more modern classics； 

C. Make a goal of reading five classic books. 

D. After two days of reading，they lose interest. 

E. So be hopeful，and take time to read classics with passion. 

F. Many find them frightening and scary because they're huge. 

G. But classic books have practical information that helps you think differently. 

On Monday，a California company called Rocket Lab used a helicopter to clasp a huge booster section of a rocket out of the air as it fell from space. 

To launch spacecraft into space，rockets use several stages of"boosters". Booster rockets push the main spacecraft up and then fall back to Earth when their fuel is gone. 

The company SpaceX already has a system for reusing boosters. Using special engines，SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket boosters slow themselves down as they：fall to Earth，and then land in a controlled way. But Rocket Lab's rockets are far smaller and can't carry the fuel needed to return in this way. 

In the past，Rocket Lab has recovered some boosters. from the ocean，but the salty sea water can damage boosters and make them hard to reuse safely. To handle this，Rocket Lab used a flying helicopter to catch the booster as it fell back to Earth. 

After launching from New Zealand，and helping push the rocket's payload of 34 satellites into orbit，the booster reached a top height of about 50 miles（80 kilometers） above the Earth. Then it began falling，reaching speeds as fast as 5，200 mph（8，400 kph）. As you might imagine，catching a 39-foot（12-meter） tube that weighs nearly 2，200 pounds（1，000 kilograms）as it falls from space is very complicated. But it worked—at least for a while. 

Once the-booster had slowed down enough，a small parachute（降落伞） was opened to slow it down even more. Then the helicopter was towing a strong cable（缆绳） with a hook at the end of it. This hook grabbed onto a cable of the parachute. Suddenly，the booster had stopped falling and was supported by the helicopter. The test wasn't a complete success，though. After a few moments，the helicopter pilots realized that the weight of the booster was pulling in a way that was unsafe. They released the booster，which was later recovered from the sea. 

Rocket Lab hopes that by learning from what happened this time，the next time the helicopter will be able to safely take the booster back to land，or to a nearby boat. 

On Feb. 3，a train carrying dangerous chemicals flew off the rails and started a massive fire just outside East Palestine，a small town in Ohio of about 5，000 residents. No injuries or deaths were reported. 

The violent fire continued to spread through the weekend and locals said little information was communicated to them until the night of Feb.5，when forced evacuations（撤退） began due to concerns that the train wreck would explode. 

The remaining residents in the town crazily packed bags overnight and some were forced to abandon beloved pets. One woman left town a day early because her youngest son's "eyes turned red as tomato and he was coughing a lot，"after the train derailed（脱轨）. 

On Wednesday，two days after the controlled burning and five days after the derailment，officials lifted evacuation orders and told residents they could return to their homes. Authorities said air and water samples had been analyzed and came back normal. Investigators say the train derailed because of a broken axle（车轴）： 

As some residents began to come back into town，unfortunately，they reported strange smells and dead animals. People were also surprised and worried by the sounds of passing trains，already running through the village again so soon after the accident. A couple who live about five miles from where the train derailed spotted hundreds of dead fish. Other people reported dead chickens and shared social media photos of dead dogs and foxes in the area. 

An official declared chemicals had entered the waterways and-killed fish but the drinking water was safe. 

And yet，some East Palestine locals are choosing not to return home，and questioning whether it will ever be safe to do so. Some residents took to social media with doubts about the handling of the accident and whether they can trust what officials are telling them about the safety of the town. 

Lately，a dangerous materials expert said that residents shouldn't be allowed back into the evacuation zone，so soon following the controlled burning. He thought that 5 to 20 years down the line locals may see many people will suffer cancer. 

One night，Aughtry and her husband，three kids were safe and warm inside their home. She was asleep when she first heard the cries for help at her back door，where she found Joe trembling and terrified. 

At first，she refused to let him in. He was a complete stranger. But as she saw the desperate man outside shouting for help，she knew she couldn't leave him to die. She sent her husband，Trent，to carry the man into her home. 

Aughtry was shocked at the man's condition. He had terrible frostbite（冻伤） on both hands，and he clearly needed medical attention. But when she called 911，no one came. The storm was so powerful ambulances were getting stuck on the way to emergencies. 

With no help on the way，Aughtry had to play nurse to a stranger. The man is a 64-year-old with developmental disabilities. Earlier that day，Joe mistakenly thought he had to go to work，so he left his group home and walked right into the eye of a deadly snowstorm. 

"I'm going crazy because I'm scared，"she asked for help in a video online. "I'm starting to see his body has changed rapidly every hour，"she continued. "I've called 911. I've called everybody. They just keep telling me I'm on the list. " 

After watching her video，four men contacted Aughtry and said they would brave the storm in their four-wheel drive vehicle to get Joe the help he needed. 

In a later video，Aughtry showed the men loading Joe into a truck to take him to the hospital. She stayed by his side the entire time，gently telling him，"I'm right here，Joe. " 

Joe's friends and family are grateful to Aughtry and everyone else who stepped in to help Joe. His sister，Yvonne White，calls Aughtry an"angel". 

Anthology Short Story Competition

Established to recognise and encourage creative，writing and provide a platform for publication，this short story competition is open to original and previously unpublished short stories in the English language by a writer of any nationality，living anywhere in the world. 

There is no restriction on theme or style. Stories submitted must not exceed the maximum of 1.500 words. Writers can submit as many entries as they wish. Each submission will require a separate entry form and is subject to a separate entry fee. 

It is not a requirement，but is advisable to refer to Anthology magazine or purchase a copy before submitting your work，so that you can see the type of material we publish. 

Prizes 

• FIRST：The winner will receive a €1，000 cash prize and the chance to see their work published in a future issue of Anthology. The winner will also receive a one-year subscription to Anthology. 

• SECOND：€250 

• THIRD：€150 

Submission Deadline &Entry Fees 

• Very Early Bird fee：€10—up to 31 December 2022 

• Early Bird fee：，€12—up to 30 April 2023 

• Standard fee：€18—up to 31 August 2023 

Terms and Conditions 

• All stories are judged anonymously and therefore the writer's name must not appear on the short story itself. Name and contact details should be on the entry form only. 

• There is no age limit. 

• Once selected，the winner will be contacted by email or telephone. 

• Copyright remains with the author but Anthology reserves the right to be the first to publish or arrange a broadcast of winning story. 

• Prize money will be paid on publication of the winning Short Story in Anthology Magazine. 

I found the kitten sitting on the front step of our house. He was black and white and looked quite weak. Where did he come from? I noticed he had no collar around his neck. Who would be so irresponsible?

I went inside and opened a can of fish. After I placed the can in the doorway, the kitten hungrily lapped it up and then walked right inside the house. Later, after jumping onto a bunch of pillows on the couch, he began to groom his hair.

I bet his last owners didn't love him at all! I thought. If someone can't take care of their kitten they deserve to lose him! Our family never owned pets, but I had always wanted one. It's a good thing I found that kitten and took him in. Thank goodness he found me!

The kitten kept meowing quite a lot. And then, it started trying to bite my hand.

"Hey, kitten! I'm not food!" I said. But the kitten tried again to bite my finger. I knew I had to get him some proper cat food. "You stay put, kitten!" I told him. "I'm going to get you food!" Then I grabbed my keys and headed out to the pet store nearest to our house.

On my way to the store, I spotted a sign on the telephone pole:

LOST KITTEN-Black and White, very friendly. If you find him, please call us.

"If you were so worried about your kitten," I thought, "maybe you should have taken better care of him!"

When I walked into the pet store, I found that the place was packed with kids handing out flyers about the same cat to customers inside. In the back of the store, I saw a boy under 10 years old, crying in his wheelchair. "I can't believe I lost my kitten!" he said to his parents.

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I looked at the flyers on the wall carefully this time — it was definitely the cat I had back at home!

……

The little boy began to cry with laughter.

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Dear Kelly,

……

Yours,

Li Hua

In 2019, the world generated 54.6 million tons of e-waste. However, just 17.4 percent of it was formally collected and recycled. Since 2014, the amount of e-waste recycled has grown by 1.8 million tons—a relatively small amount, considering that the amount of e-waste generated increased by 9.2 million tons in the same period. 

Global reserves of some elements, such as platinum, are supposed to be fully used up within 15 years if the proportion of recycled stocks entering production doesn't increase. E-waste and EV batteries are currently recycled through processes called pyrometallurgy (火法冶金术) and hydrometallurgy (湿法冶金术). However, they involve burning temperatures with a high energy demand and deep carbon footprint, and poisonous chemicals which are harmful to the environment. Alternatives are therefore being sought.

A team of scientists from the University of Coventry are extending one such alternative. They have been using non-poisonous bacteria to oxidize and recover the precious metals—a process known as "bioleaching". They have shown that copper is widely recoverable from e-waste, and that all metals present in EV batteries can be recovered by using microbes (微生物). If extended, bioleaching facilities would mean that manufacturers of EV batteries and other electronic goods would be able to recover metals locally, relying less on costly exports to recycling centers abroad.

"At present, a key limitation for e-waste recycling is the lack of certification detailing the types and amounts of metals contained in electronic goods. But with an efficient recycling process appearing, manufacturers have the motivation to use more recycled material in their products, which will change the very design of electronics goods. It's about closing the loop of a product's life cycle," said the leader of the Bioleaching Research Group, Sebastien Farnaud.

Ultimately, bioleaching technology is born out of the idea of creating a truly circular process for the things that we consume. We need to shift from a mindset and economy where we see waste as an end product, to one where there isn't even a start or an end at all.

Society tells us we should socialise to the fullest, and that those who are surrounded by people are the most successful and the happiest. These days, we're almost always connected, whether in person or through our phone screens and online social networks. But there's something to be said for solitude(独处), "Being alone doesn't necessarily mean being lonely". In fact, spending time by yourself is an essential element of self-care.

Around the globe, different cultures have wide-ranging perspectives on what it means to spend time alone. If you live or have spent time in the United States, you're probably aware that Americans tend to reject solitude. For many younger people, weekends are packed with social activities, ranging from brunch with friends to dinner parties to game nights to drinking at bars and everything in between.

The United States isn't the only place where you'll find a heavy emphasis on social time. Across the Atlantic, the United Kingdom is known for being an extremely extroverted(外向型的)country. A survey of Brits found that more than half had never done and would be unwilling to do activities like going to theme parks or seeing live music alone. Most Brits spend almost twice as much of their leisure time socialising with others as they do being alone.

The home can be a place of rest, relaxation and recharge—that is, if you live by yourself or have the space to be alone in your home. The country in which people are least likely to live alone is India, at about 4 percent of the population. China is also quite fond of multiple-person households, with only about 10 percent of people living by themselves. In more collectivist cultures like these, many aspects of life are related to community. Thus, spending time alone isn't as ingrained(根深蒂固的)as a social convention in places like these, and the good of the group takes priority over the needs of one person.

The first time I realized that I had a love for sports competitions was during the Field Day in elementary school. Small for my age, and more of a bookworm than a sports enthusiast, I had suffered that special humiliation of being picked last for various gym teams. The Field Day, which focused on individual skills, was different. In the Softball Throw event, I got my first taste of sporting victory. Credit goes to the example of my first coach, my father. He lifted weights every morning at home. He bought us all baseball gloves and hats, and in the warm months, we spent hours playing catch. Come fall, our backyard football games began with passing practice.

Once I got to sixth grade and switched to private school, our entire student body was assigned to either the Red or the White team. Throughout the year, we competed against each other in various games and exercises for points. I eventually became president of The Committee of Games, accelerating (加速) my competitive fever. However, in girls' sports games at my school, I was no star. I also played on the field hockey team and the basketball team. School sports did not bleed into the weekends, as they do today, but at home, playing tennis, skating, skiing and biking were simply normal things we did. During break time, magazines were also quite popular for us teens. These regularly featured articles on physical exercise. Somehow, my college roommate and I took up the habit of completing Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) exercises every day, a practice that continued into my marriage, when we had no spare funds to use to join a gym.

So, though it shocks some of our friends, that early foundation evolved in adulthood into a sports and fitness focus, considered essential even on vacation. I still love reading and the arts, too. As far as I'm concerned, life is the richest with my feet in both worlds.

Special Food Places to Try In Singapore

It's an unpleasant fact that local food places are usually meant to cater to meat-eaters. It can be difficult to find a tasty food place that caters to meat-free diet. Here are some options to show you don't need meat for a satisfactory treat.

Vegan Burg

Vegan Burg has a surprisingly diverse range of plant-based burgers. From Hawaiian Teriyaki to Char-Grilled Satay, the menu promises to tempt even the most hardcore meat lovers. And that's not even getting into the add-ons and sides it offers, such as mushroom fries and barbecue potatoes.

Woods Square Tower, #01-06, Singapore 737737

Genesis Restaurant

This eatery proves that meat-free dishes can be as hearty and flavorful as their meat-based counterparts. Genesis Restaurant is especially known for its juicy dumplings, spring rolls, pork-free noodles and tofu cheesecake.

Havelock Road, #B1-01, Singapore 059763

WellSmoocht Collective

WellSmoocht is a cafe and dessert bar which specializes in plant-based ice cream. Made from brown rice, sugar cane juice and fruits or nut butters, Smoocht's rice cream, as they call it, comes in a wide variety of delicious flavors such as Earl Grey Lavender,Rose Coconut and Gula Melaka.

Sin Ming Centre, #01-03, Singapore 575628

Green Common

This one-stop plant-based eatery and marketplace has a delicious menu of mouth-watering meat-free dishes, from Japanese cuisine like sushi and miso glazed fillet to Western dishes like fishless tacos and pasta, as well as local favourites such as seafood laksa and even buah keluak rice.

HarbourFront Walk, #169-170, Singapore 098585

As a nurse at the cancer care center where I've worked for seven years, I'll do almost anything to make a patient feel better. But when I met Patty at the center, in 2011, she didn't want my help.

She was a tiny 44-year-old single mom battling an aggressive head and neck cancer. Unlike many of our other patients, Patty was alone during her treatment, but no matter what I did. I couldn't get her to open up. She just buried herself in book or pulled a blanket over her head to fend off conversation.

Eventually I hit on a reliable way to make Patty smile: mentioning her nine-year-old son, Stephen. She'd tell me how well he did in school, how he'd been selected to read a poem he wrote at a local bookstore. She desperately wanted to live for him. With three kids myself, I totally understood how she felt.

After a year and a half of treatment, in August 2012, Patty was told her cancer had spread, and I learned she wouldn't live much longer. My first thought was, "What's going to happen to Stephen?"

Nurses at the center shared stories at their meetings about how bright and unusual the boy was. but no one seemed to know how to resolve the issue of what would happen to him when his mom died. My husband, Michael, who too works at the center, started hearing about Patty and Stephen.

One morning in October, Patty quietly slipped away. Michael and I picked Stephen up after school, drove him to a nearby park, and sat on a bench by a pond. I finally managed to say, "Stephen, we're sorry to have to tell you this, but your mom came to an end this morning." The sound that came out of his mouth was like nothing I'd ever heard before. This skinny little guy sat between the two of us and just wailed (哀号) and wailed. It was as if his whole world was just destroyed.

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Something inside me was telling me what to do.

……

Finally, we took him home with us.

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Dear Allen,

……

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Since the summer of 2022, a 26-year-old Shanghai resident ( name) Chen Jiaorong has been walking along Julu Road in Shanghai's downtown area once or twice a week, looking around and picking up"garbage". After her action was noticed online, she was described by others a "stooper".

The word "stoop" means "to bend forward", in the United States, it also refers to a platform or entrance stairway to a house. The term "stooper"was coined in the US after a lot of people put their used or underused (belong) in front of their doorsteps to be taken away for free by those in need. Later, "stooping" was extended to mean "picking up abandoned items and (recycle) them".

As the first "stooper" in China, Chen had (she) own approach. She picked unused goods to help find suitable new owners for some items. When she (spot) such abandoned goods, she put a pair of eyeball-shaped stickers on them before publishing notes on her social media accounts, and guiding others ( pick) them up from the streets.

Although "stooping" is a (relative) new word in China, now, people are gradually advocating savings-based consumption and environment-friendly lifestyle instead of blindly pursuing luxurious expense. And more young people are joining the ranks of "stooping"

Rain or shine, a Tibetan mailman, Tsering Chopa treks (跋涉) for long hours to deliver mail.

Pumachangthang in Tibet, China's highest township, has very 1 oxygen level and the annual average temperature is -7℃. However, these weren't the biggest challenges for a 2 service. A single 3 to all the six villages of less than 2,000 people can be as long as 160 km. The extraordinary 4 required under such conditions needs no further explanation.

The 5 time for Tsering Chopa is between July and August each year, when students are waiting for their 6 letters from various universities. He recalls one summer he had to deliver mail to one student whose family had already moved away. He had to quiz (询问) neighbors several times for the new 7 . Even though the road to the village was 8 because of rain, he trekked for more than 20 km to finally deliver the letter. "I don't mind the 9 , because it was my 10 to deliver the mail on time," he says.

One night in February, 2019, a local resident Nyima Tsering's daughter had fainted and 11 needed help. Knowing that, the mailman 12 a car right away and sent her to the county hospital. He also gave some 13 to the family for the girl's treatment to help her recovery.

In 2019, Tsering Chopa 14 the China Youth May Fourth Medal. And he says, "It is a great 15 of what I do and a symbol of encouragement as well, to bring the world closer to them and take them closer to the world."

Are you an elementary or high school student with all kinds of invention ideas? You might not know what to do with all of these ideas or how to turn them into workable inventions.  

Identify a problem worth solving.

Look at the world around you and ask yourself: What could work better? What task could be done better or faster? What annoys you and how could you fix it? Not every idea will be a great one, but don't be afraid to think outside the box.

Draft your idea.

Draw out a basic illustration of what your invention will look like. List the types of materials you would use to build the finished project. Don't hesitate to make multiple drafts of the same design until you are satisfied with the result.

You don't need to use the highest quality materials, but simply ones that will give you a functional working device. Try checking second-hand stores and yard sales for parts that you can use. This will be much more cost-effective and you will also be eco-friendly.

Build your invention.

If you will be working with power tools or other dangerous materials, you will likely need adult supervision. Ask your parents when they have enough free time to sit down with you and start building. 

After everything is completed, it's time to test out and market your invention. If it turns out well-received, you may even have your invention patented and mass- produced down the road.

A. Or turn to your older peers if they can help you out as well.

B. If you enjoy creating things, you may consider becoming an inventor.

C. With some planning and practice, you can make these ideas into a working device.

D. Be creative with your ideas.

E. Gather the necessary materials.

F. Look around your home for recycled materials that you may be able to use.

G. Make notes about how various pieces will go together.

As students return to school this fall, many of them- perhaps especially those from historically disadvantaged student groups- will be starting the academic year with achievement levels lower than where they were at the beginning of summer break. This phenomenon is sometimes referred to as summer learning loss. We review what is known about summer loss and offer suggestions for schools looking to solve the problem.

The recent studies on summer loss have been rather comprehensive. One study found that students, on average, lost between 25 - 30 percent of their school-year learning over the summer; additionally, black and Latino students tended to gain less over the school year and lose more over the summer compared to white students.

However, an analysis of the national study found little evidence of overall loss over the summers after grades K and 1, and the summer loss gaps widened in some subjects and grades but not others. Von Hippel and Hamrock re-analyzed two earlier data sets and concluded that gaps"do not necessarily... grow fastest over the summer". Thus, it seems summer loss occurs, though not universally across geography, grade level, or subject.

Schools want to address the issue of summer learning loss not only because it may widen achievement gaps, but also because it"wastes"so much of the knowledge students have gained during the school year. Summer loss also undoubtedly increases the amount of time teachers have to spend "re-teaching" last year s content.

Traditionally, educators and policymakers have relied on conventional summer school programs to solve summer learning loss. Not surprisingly, research suggests that programs are more effective when students attend consistently and spend more time on task academically. Regardless of the design, these policies should offer engaging options for students over the summer so that summer learning programs do not feel like punishment for students who would rather be enjoying summer vacation. Doing so would set more students up for success as the school year gets underway.

During the past several years, fake news has been a frequent topic of real news, with articles considering the role of social media in spreading fake news. Something less well-known, though, is that fake news has also become a topic of scientific investigation.

In a paper published in March in the journal Science, David Lazer, Matthew Baum and 14 co-authors consider what we do and don't know about the science of fake news.They define fake news as "made-up information that imitates news in form but not in process or intention".

The paper makes a persuasive case that the investigation of fake news is timely and important. One conservative (保守的) estimate is that in the month before the 2016 election, the average American was exposed to somewhere between one and three articles from a known publisher of fake news. Another alarming result is that when it comes to political topics, tweets containing false information spread more rapidly and broadly on Twitter than those containing reliable information.

Researchers mentioned in the paper that in the face of fake news and its spreading by social and other forms of media, "A new system of safeguards is needed." But what kinds of safeguards can individual news consumers put into place? The simplistic answer is "be more reflective". Don't believe everything you read, but consider the possibility that it's false. We need to foster standards of discussion in which it's OK to challenge what others say without the conversation immediately turning into abuse. The most effective lab meetings are like that: If someone disagrees with the presenter, they say so in a polite way. And by doing so, they might be saving the presenter from embarrassment in a more public forum. A community that encourages individuals to point out when statements are false or unclear benefits everybody by helping detect the truth.

In the long run, the truth will win out. Our preferred society encourages the truth to win out before great damage is done.

When you think about it, food is an important part of our lives. Family gatherings center around food and the celebration of major life events and milestones involves food in one way or another. The same holds true for us here on the Space Station. Food is important and ends up usually being a topic of discussion for almost every crew.

The food that we have here on ISS has to meet many different requirements. What about variety? How do you meet all of the peculiarities of the people that you come across, especially when they are from different cultures? What about the logistics(物流)of getting the right food here at the right time? So there are a couple of different questions you have to consider when you talk about food and long-duration space flight.

On the U.S. side we have gone to a standard menu, meaning that every 16 days you start over with the same menu. To compensate the crews, we are allowed to pick one"preference"container which consists of our pick of anything on the U. S. menu list. This allows us some variety in our menu, with the choices up to us. One of the desirable options for any crew is to make sure that enough tortillas(墨西哥玉米粉薄饼) get on board. You can do so much with a tortilla; it becomes the vehicle with which to eat almost anything.

Our food also comes packaged in many ways. But no matter what the form of the food though, you still have the same problem eating it一 you do not want it flying away from you and making a mess when you open it up. In this case a little bit of extra water is extremely helpful. It keeps the food kind of sticking together and to the package and to your spoon. Small things do escape from time to time, but we really try hard to minimize the random flying food problem. That is enough for now! Next time I will write about how to cook in space.