Boracay is a tiny island and its main attraction is“White Beach”, a perfect postcard white sand beach surrounded by palm trees, dive shops, bars and restaurants. Our favourite seat to enjoy the sunset is“Diniwid Beach”located to the north of White Beach.After the perfect sunset, choose a bar to enjoy live music and party all night long.

Santorini offers a unique landscape of beaches in exotic(异国的)colors of black，red，and

The Lofoten Islands are a spectacular sight indeed.With deep fjords(峡湾)and splendid mountains, this is a wilderness unequalled in its beauty, where giant sea eagles soar. Milder in climate than their position suggests, visitors are attracted to the islands to experience the Northern Lights and Midnight Sun.

Life moves at a slower pace here.It is a place where wildlife abounds(大量存在)and all ispat peace.The National Park dominates here, covering more than half of the island. It is just nine miles from one end to the other and with countless bird species to spot and dolphins in the warm Caribbean waters,it’s no surprise that this is a destination that draws nature lovers. This is a place to rest and relax.

Robbie Gay is a young boy with a kind heart. He had a horrible start to life, hospitalized twice with brain injuries before entering the foster(寄养) care system. When he was finally adopted by his parents, he was so hurt by his experiences that he was unable to cry.

However, he found therapy(治疗)in a most unlikely place—his local animal shelter. There he took comfort in caring for the older dogs who’d been left behind. “People don’t want older dogs. They only want puppies, “Robbie explained. His ability to empathize(移情)with the older dogs obviously comes from his own shocking experience, as his mom shared, “He knows what it’s like not to be loved and cared for.”

Now in a safe and loving home, he’s able to open his heart completely to these unfortunate dogs and practice compassion. It was this kindness that led him to find his tears again when one of his foster dogs died.

One of the difficulties in caring for the older dogs is that many don’t stay alive for long. But Robbie insists on staying with them right up until they pass away, as he quite rightly says, “I don’t think of when they’re going, I think of how they feel right now.”

Robbie is unusual in that he not only wants to care for aging dogs, he also hopes to foster children when he grows up. He truly shows compassion and understanding, even if it leaves him heartbroken when his four-legged friends depart too soon. Hopefully, Robbie will continue to care for others, through his beautiful heart, continue to heal and feel loved with his wonderful furry family and the human one!

During the pandemic, when going to the gym wasn’t a safe option, people began exploring virtual workouts (虚拟训练) from home. Many of them now say they won’t go back. It has helped many people.

Linda Munson, 56, has worked a desk jol from home since the shutdown. She’s never been much of a gym person. In 2021, she was hospitalized with COVID and diagnosed with diabetes (糖尿病). When her doctor told her she needed to focus more on her health, she said she couldn’t do it. The doctor said, “Well, we’ll wait for you to have a heart attack.” That was her wake-up call. She started walking.

One day, her son brought home a VR headset called an Oculus Quest. Munson discovered the popular fitness app Supernatural and was hooked. Supernatural lets you swing your arms at targets or stretch with a coach in front of you and in your ear while you’re listening to music.

Linda Munson exercises in her living room. She takes a deep breath after using Supernatural, saying many Supernatural users post selfies in a Facebook group after a workout and cheer for each other.

Currently, Supernatural membership offers hundreds of workouts and costs $179 per year. The Ocults Quest headset needed to access it is $299. A handful of other workout apps made for VR headsets are a bit cheaper. “It’s worth it,” Munson says. She lost 50 pounds in a year and didn’t have to take diabetes medicine and can now play with her active grandchildren in her yard.

Student scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras recently demonstrated the power of combining hardware with artificial intelligence by developing a water assessment device. The team won the $ 200,000 top prize at IBM’s Global Call For Code Challenge for 2021 for their innovative technology.

Developed by the team that calls itself “Saaf Water,” the device has a lot of uses. The low-cost device could help save millions of lives in India if deployed on the large-scale. It not only senses decontaminated (净化) water but also provides a comprehensive summary of the water quality while suggesting purifying methods.

Using IBM Cloud and IBM Watson, the students developed the tech to especially cater to rural areas in India. Saaf Water was in theory when one of the developer, Hrishikesh Bhandari’s mother fell ill due to unknown consumption of contaminated water, which came from a public ground water source.

“When we came back to Goa, her treatment was going on and the doctor said it’s due to a very rare disease caused due to polluted water,”Bhandari told lndiatimes. Three months into her treatment, Bhandari and her teammates decided to develop Saaf Water in hopes of preventing such kind of disasters.

Saaf Water timely monitors the water and informs the community in real time. In addition, Saaf Water also suggests purification (净化) methods that may be best for different locations and geographies.

Saaf Water’s goal is simple and straightforward. With their breathtaking machine, they give local communities the power to save lives. The data is studied in real time by Saaf Water, which does analysis of the contamination.

Men and The Art of Listening

The world today is moving at a so high pace that we rarely stop to listen to each other. We’ve all been in conversations with someone who we felt wasn’t listening. They may keep looking at their watch or at other people around them. They nod and say yes — but we feel like a stranger talking to a wall.    16    . It’s even more of an issue for us as men when it comes to how we relate to one another.

To listen is to love.

Allowing someone to open up and share their life with us communicates the simple truth: you matter and I care about your life.    17    . Being humble listeners does not mean that our opinions or advice aren’t valuable. But it does mean that regularly demonstrating the simple art of listening is part of doing everything in love.

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When we are with someone who is processing something difficult, to listen with compassion can often look like listening without feeling pressed to solve or advise. It comforts the one who is talking in a silent way. Women tend to be better at this form of listening. They can talk for hours and not necessarily be focused on sharing information.    19    .

To listen is to be needed deep down.

    20    . It may look like getting something off your chest or saying what you really think without fear of judgment or remarks. But we need friends we can complain to and confide in. And we need to be that friend to others, offering a compassionate, reliable ear.

Fiona Famous was a popular girl. She got on well with everyone and was so busy that she________spend time with individual friends. However, she felt________; no other girl had so many friends.

Everything________on National Friendship Day. Everyone had to make three________to give to their three best friends. Fiona enjoyed the task. When all the presents had been________, Fiona was the only one who had not________a present! She felt________and cried. How could it be possible?No one________her as their best friend? Everyone came and________her for a while. But all only________for a while.This was what Fiona had done so many times to others.

Arriving home, Fiona asked her mother where she could________true friends. “My dear,” answered her mother,“you cannot buy________with a smile or a few good words. If you really_________true friends, you will have to give them real time and________.You must be available in good and bad times.”

“But I want to be everybody’s friend! I need to share my________!” Fiona claimed.

“You can’t be a close friend to everybody. There isn’t enough time. It’s only________to have some true friends. Others will be playmates,” said her mother.

Hearing this, Fiona________she had not been a true friend. She had________to pay attention to everyone, but that was not enough. To be close friends, you need to be________, lander stand what others are________and support them.