According to a recent research, more than 130 billion pounds of uneaten food goes to waste in Laura’s country each year. That is about 30% of the yearly food supply. It is a sad fact, especially when you consider how many families and homeless people are in hunger.

Every day when Laura saw her school dining hall throw away food that was not eaten at all, she came up with an idea. She started a project to help her school dining hall to donate uneaten food to homeless shelters in her community. In the past three years, projects of the same kind have spread to other schools and even out-school areas—some of the fast food restaurants throughout the city. The project is called Find & Feed. It has already fed thousands of people in her city.

How does it work? Through an app, Find & Feed matches local homeless shelters with school dining halls and restaurants, that have uneaten food to provide. When dining halls or restaurants have uneaten food left, they can use the app to share the information about the food. A truck driver working for the project then picks it up and takes it to a shelter nearby. Pretty cool, right?

It’s not surprising that people in other cities have contacted Laura, hoping that she could have developed similar projects for their communities.

Some people, however, have worries about the safety of the uneaten food. They think such food may not be clean enough. Still, this project is a clever way to help solve the problem of food waste and it helps those in need.

3 . How do you study every day? You may answer it in one second: have classes at school, take notes and do homework. Feeling a little bored? There are other ways that can make learning interesting and different. It’s called digital learning.

Digital learning is a way to help students learn by using the Internet. There are three important kinds of digital learning. Apps are computer software applications. People can download them on their mobiles. The other two kinds are social networking services, including Weibo and WeChat and websites. Each one of them is like your teacher. They help you master what you learn at school.

Compared with traditional learning ways, digital learning has its advantages. Digital learning is also varied. It covers almost every school subject. More importantly, it always offers students the newest resources to learn from.

Digital learning is also personalized. You can choose what you like to learn. If you don’t master what you have learned at school, you can learn again through digital ways.

However, digital learning also has disadvantages. When you use digital ways to learn, you’ve got little chance of talking with teachers and classmates. As digital learning uses computers or smart phones, watching the screen too long may be bad for your eyes. It is better to take a rest every 20 minutes.

4 . Do you like playing soccer? If you do, you may want to join the school soccer team. Read the information following and see how to join the school soccer team. There are some steps you should remember.

The first step is to know the information about the team. You can find more information by asking these questions. How many students are there in the soccer team? How many new players do they need? How often do they play soccer?

The second step is to practice. Practice soccer with your friends or your family. Only good players can join the school soccer team. So you need to practice and improve your skill.

The third step is to study hard. If you always get bad grades in the exam, your teachers and parents won’t let you join the soccer team.

The last step is to relax. Don’t be too nervous. You can take a deep breath and keep smiling. Believe in yourself and you can be the best player.

Most of us learn how to ride a bike when we were kids. But as we grow older, many of us stop riding and put away those once-beloved bikes somewhere. Years later, when we get on the bikes, we can still ride very well, just like we never stopped biking.

It’s surprising, right? Our memories let us down at many other moments, such as remembering the name of a person who we once knew. So why can we ride a bike when we haven’t practised for so many years? There are two kinds of long-time memories in our brains: declarative and procedural.

Declarative memories is the memory about facts and experience. It includes things like remembering difficult words and long phone number. Its extraction often need the help of consciousness. Take this for an example, when being asked about your travelling experiences of the last summer vacation, you need to put in a lot of mental effort to recall the details of the trip.

Declarative memory is what schools try to teach students. It’s easy to put it into words. Also, it’s natural to forget it without practicing from time to time. Scientists make good use of them when doing researches.

Procedural memory, on the other hand, is about how to perform skills. It’s mostly unconscious—that is, we can do   it without putting in much attention. Playing the piano and swimming are both examples of it. When we perform a skill over and over again, it becomes part of us.

Procedural memory, different from declarative memory, is often difficult to explain. If someone asked you how you drive a car, you might not be able to say it clearly and completely. However, if they asked you about the way to your house, you would probably be able to say it out quickly and easily.

6 . How do you usually sleep, on the back or on your side? Here are some interesting sleeping positions.

	Starfish Starfish is when you lie on your back and sleep with your arms lifted up near your head. According to studies, only 5% of people sleep like this. It often causes lower back pain. You can place something soft under your knees if you have lower back pain. You will feel more comfortable this way.
	Soldier Position This sleeping position is kind of strange, but very common. It’s when you sleep on your back with your arms down and very close to your body. Studies have shown that people who sleep like this may be quieter when they are sleeping. It is actually a good sleeping position, as it helps keep your spine in a straight line.
	Sleeping on Your Belly Do you like to sleep on your belly, but often experience problems? Although many people like to sleep in this way, it’s unhealthy to sleep in this position for a long time. It can make your neck uncomfortable. But if this is how you like to sleep, you might think of using a very soft cooling pillow to keep your neck comfortable.
	Freefall If this sleeping position is not familiar to you, you should know that at least 7% of the world’s population sleep that way. In this position, you have your hands on or around your pillow, with your head turned to one side. But it may create a twist in the neck. Some studies suggest that generally you’re an active person if you like to sleep in this position.