【推荐1】Cycle the Headhunter’s Heartland

Follow the trail of the White Rajahs in the bygone times in their fighting against Headhunters,cycle into the Iban Heartland of authentic long houses,interior(内部的)waterways and rustic forts.This trip runs from Kuching to Sri-Aman.

This four-day cycling trip is an amazing experience to live among the proud natives of Borneo-a cycling holiday for the heart and soul.

DAY 1 Arrive at Kuching,Cycle the Heritage Trail(文化遗产旅游路线)(12 km)

Arrive in the capital of Sarawak,the old town of Kuching.The group will meet with the tour leader in the late afternoon for a briefing on the tour,a chance to try out the bikes,and then we head off straightaway onto the heritage trail of the White Rajah.Enjoy a welcomed sunset dinner at the bank of the romantic Sarawak River.

DAY2 Long Boat to Banting

After breakfast we start our journey into the Borneo interior.Visit two lively markets along the way before reaching the outpost town of Pantu.We take a traditional long boat ride into a remote longhouses of Banting,accessible only by boat on the crocodile in rested(鳄鱼出没)river.Explore the local community with your local host and enjoy their generosity,sharing simple traditional cuisine on the floor.

DAY 3 Cycle to Fort Alice(51 km)

After a short boat transfer to a tiding outpost of Lingga,we cycle along the majestic Batang Lupar River,bypassing longhouse villages,farms and paddy fields.If we are lucky,we can see the natural phenomenon of tidal bore roar pass us during our ride.We will reach the old town of Sri-A1nan to visit the newly restored Fort Alice to discover how battles were fought during the warring times.

DAY 4 Tour Concludes in Kuching

Today the tour concludes.For those who are not in a hurry to leave,the wildlife and adventures of Borneo awaits.For more information on these amazing adventures and other destinations to extend your holiday,please ask our team at the time of booking.

【推荐2】Technology usually keeps us away from nature. But now it is offering us an opportunity to listen to non-humans in powerful ways, connecting us again to the natural world.

Around the animal kingdom, there are sounds hard for us to decipher. Elephants, for example, communicate with each other using infra-sound (次声波), a sound frequently far below our human hearing range. Coral in the ocean also communicates with each other through sound waves. This is a shocking fact as coral doesn’t have any ears! So scientists have placed listening devices in these environments to pick up sounds humans are normally unable to detect.

After the sounds are recorded, AI (人工智能) is then able to determine their meaning. There are now whole databases of whale songs and honeybee dances. One day this information may be turned into “a zoological version of google translate”. One animal language is that of the elephant. Elephants have a different signal for honeybee, which is a threat, and a different signal for human. Moreover, they range between threatening humans and non-threatening humans.

And this technology is more powerful than that. For example, bees use dances to communicate with their peers where to go in search of nectar (花蜜). A research team in Germany, therefore, insert the bee language from AI database system into a robot bee, allowing the robot to create a dance routine that can tell the bees which direction to move. Whereas in the past, language creation had been limited to mainly apes (类人猿), with many examples of chimpanzees having been taught sign language to communicate with humans. This new technology now allows humans to socialize with different animals throughout the animal kingdom.

【推荐1】What’s the first thing you do in the morning? Brush your teeth, wash your face, or eat your breakfast?     1     When you arrive at the office, do you first check your email or make small talk with your colleagues? After you get home in the evening, do you exercise or make your dinner first?

    2     However, they are not. Most of those actions are the byproduct of your habitual patterns. According to a research published by Duke University, 40% of peoples’ daily activities are born from habits, not decisions made after careful consideration.

Habits play an essential role in our lives. They profoundly impact our health, productivity, financial security, and happiness.     3     Nevertheless, most of us fail to do so and easily stick to our regular patterns. However, once we understand the science behind habit formation, we can break habits into parts and restructure them to develop good ones.

Actually, many people are eager to develop good habits and drop bad ones.     4     The answer is to start with keystone habits. Keystone habits are the most influential habits for transforming lifestyles. Studies show that people who routinely exercise also are more productive at work. Families that habitually eat dinner together are found to raise children with better grades and improved emotional control. These are examples of keystone habits bringing a chain reaction in one’s life.     5    

【推荐2】Being a mother is not easy. You need to have good parenting methods. I admit that I’m not a perfect mom and that there are problems in my family. But I’m willing to change the situation. It’s the beginning of a new year and it’s time to examine ways to do a better job with my kids. This time I have decide to focus more on how I can get my parenting methods to actually get results for me rather than just doing the usual thing and simply making out a long list of impossible things. These are a few ideas about how I plan to keep my parenting methods working throughout the year.

My kids are not really what I would call lazy, but their rooms can look like a war zone at times. Instead of getting annoyed at the sight of their underwear hanging on their laptop table, I am simply going to reward the child who keeps his room neat and take a few dollars from the pocket money of the one who continues to be untidy.

I have already moved their television into our living room. All of us like to relax in the evenings with TV, but I know watching too much TV harms their health and reduces the time we spend together as a family, so I plan to throw in some snacks and turn a quiet evening into enjoyable family time. In this way I will get to spend more time with my kids as well as stopping them from hiding in their rooms watching those meaningless TV programmes.

My kids love fries (炸薯条) and biscuits as children usually do. I have worked out a deal with them. We have Tuesdays and Saturdays labelled as “happy food days” when they can eat what they want while the rest of the week we get to focus on some nutritious (有营养的) foods to develop our bodies. In this way I have worked out an effective balance between junk-food (垃圾食品) snacks and good-for-you snacks.

If you don’t know how many outings you should allow your kids to go on, you are not the only one. I have made a deal with my kids. Out of every three outing choices, they get to choose two they really want and one that I am allowed to say “no” to. You’ll be surprised at how much you can control the number of their activities out with their friends without witnessing a long cry on your living room carpet (地毯).

I have made sure that I am going to set aside five minutes a day for each child. From past experience, I have discovered that children often hide a problem until it reaches a point they cannot handle. Thus I plan to set aside five minutes for each child to just chat about their day and tell me if there is anything they want to talk to me about.

I know that all my plans to keep my ways to solve problems are not always going to go as planned. But having some ideas in place has helped me add some limits and requirements to my children’s lives without stepping on their toes or destroying their fun. I love my kids very much and this is my way of training them to get on the good side of their lives.

So, what are your parenting methods for this year? Please leave a message and share them below.

【推荐3】Parents are often frightened to talk to their kids about money. In fact kids need to understand how to save and manage their money. Proper preparation for your children, even at a young age, can start them down the path of a successful financial life.     1    

Talk early and often.

Children start learning about money long before their first savings account, job or credit card.

    2     Avoiding the subject until your child needs a bank account can make the conversation confusing.

Everyday activities are teachable moments.

    3     An ATM stop offers a chance to explain that money doesn’t actually come from a machine. You can discuss earned income，investment (投资) returns and even inheritance. Opening bills is a chance to talk about payment for services, credit card debt and interest rates. Children need to be taught about debt, specifically loans and credit cards.

Talk about giving.

Children should learn that money doesn’t always need to be used for them.     4     Don’t just write the charitable check. Get the kids involved in the process by asking them to pick and check charities.

Websites like www. charitynavigator. org and www. guide. star. org provide information and ratings.

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If they open a savings account, they can place their savings in the bank to earn a small amount of interest. Besides, they can learn about fees, account maintenance (维护) and even interest. It can provide a motivation (动机) for them to save money. You can offer them a prize if they put the money into savings.