On Mother's Day, surprising your mother with a delicious cake is a must. Before you order a cake, you need a Mother's Day cake design.
Dessert（甜点）Chocolate Cake
Who in the world can say no to a cake that is chocolate inside? This cake design is unique—other than the chocolate, there are delicious and lovely desserts on top of it.
Price: $42, 6-inch/$58, 8-inch
Black Velvet Cake
Black is forever beautiful! And as mothers are a long preference for love and beauty, you can pick this Black Velvet Cake to surprise your mother. As beautiful as the cake looks outside, when you cut the cake, it is relaxing to see the red and black delicious layers（夹层）inside.
Price, $32, 6-inch/$42, 8-inch
Naked Rose Cake
We know you came across the thought of surprising your mom with a bunch(束）of flowers as gifts for
Mother's Day, and you should go with it. With the cake design that we bring here, you can take a floral surprise ahead. Three layers of baked batter, three layers of whipped cream, and the topping of real strawberries and real pink roses!
Price: $36, 6-inch/$48, 8-inch
Wafers and Chocolate Strawberries Cake
Does your mom love wafers? Is she a fan of chocolate? And is she also mad on strawberries? Breaking the usual round shape，here is a Mother's Day cake design in a square，which is covered with breakable wafers on the sides. Also, there is white and black chocolate and fresh strawbemes on top of it
Price: $38,6-inch/$50,8-inch
Last weekend, a couple, Katie and Zack Watson, headed to Birmingham to see Garth Brooks1 concert. They were supposed to attend the show with an old friend, but their friend was in hospital because of his long-term staying up late to work and couldn't go.
"We have the third ticket. We try to give it away. It is just sitting out there, no takers," Katie said They were staying in a Homewood hotel and thought a Uber would be the best way to get to the concert. Their first Uber driver canceled the order, and the clock was ticking. Katie called another Uber driver and hoped for the best. "Your driver is Vicky," came the message from Uber.
On the way to the stadium, Vicky told the couple about how much she loved Garth Brooks. She was not even from Birmingham but came to drive people in the area. "I guess you're heading to the Garth Brooks' concert," said Vicky. "I love Garth so much—seeing one of his concerts is on my dream list. Someday I might get a chance to see him in person. He has such a beautiful soul."
Zack and Katie looked at one another and smiled. "Would you like to go to the concert with us?" Katie asked. Vicky's heart jumped. A country girl from Guin, Alabama，got a chance to see Garth Brooks? "Look， there's an empty parking spot!" shouted Katie. "Quick, Vicky! Pull in to the space and you can go to the concert with us!"
The three new friends sat together for hours at Protective Stadium—a memory of all three would last forever.
"There's no doubt that getting to take Vicky to the concert makes me feel good," Katie said. "It is the least we can do，and we believe it really made Vicky's night."
Vicky said she felt exultant, and she was reminded that there are good people in the world. "Zack and Katie are so kind. I still can't believe I once was inside the stadium," she said. "I'm just a country girl at heart. A country girl who achieved a dream."
On the 5-square-metre balcony（阳台）of Zhong Lan's apartment, there is a mini-farm filled with lemons, tomatoes，eggplants and blueberries. Zhong's idyllic（田园诗般的）city lifestyle started in 2020 when people were required to work from home due to COVID-19. "I grew garlic（大蒜）for the very first time as I didn't want to throw it away. It grew roots in just seven or eight days. It opened up a new world to me," she said. Zhong is not alone. An increasing number of city people have picked up the hobby of growing vegetables on their balconies as working from home has changed many people's lives in the cities across the country.
In the first quarter of 2022, sales of vegetable seeds on Taobao's Tmall rose quickly year on year, according to a report released by Taobao, China's e-commerce platform giant. Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou became the cities with the largest number of seed buyers in China, it added.
Zhong has started sharing her journey on social media this year, which has brought her more than 100,000 followers. In a chat group made up of over 100 young balcony green thumbs（园艺高手）across the country, they share the growth of their vegetables every day and discuss what plants are more suitable for balcony planting. "Balcony gardening can slow down the pace of busy city life. We grow the plants we like and look forward to the harvest, and experience the happiness of the idyllic moments," Zhong said.
Chinese city managers and social organizations are also looking for new methods to rebuild the relationship between city people and nature through vegetable gardens. The government of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong, started a city vegetable garden project last March, providing seeds and farm tools as well as organizing agricultural experts to provide online Q&A for local people, in an effort to encourage them to get in touch with nature through balcony planting.
The organic（有机的）food market is made up of the sale of organic foods，drinks and related services. These food products do not use a lot of food additives or industrial sol vent（溶剂）.
Increasing health concerns about the growing number of chemical poisoning cases globally is acting as a driver in the organic food market. People are paying more attention to health because of the harmful effects caused by the presence of chemical pesticides（杀虫剂）in food products.
The chemical pesticides in food products can cause cancer. According to a UN report, around 200,000 people die every year due to bad effects of pesticides in food products. This is causing people to change their focus towards organic food products.
Are organic foods safer? We cannot say yes immediately. Some data show possible health benefits of organic foods. Some studies have shown differences between the organic foods and the traditional ones. But there is little information to prove how these differences can give overall health benefits.
Compared with the traditional foods and drinks, short shelf life of organic foods is controlling the organic food market. For example, a study conducted by a research team shows that the shelf life of organic food products is shorter than traditional products. Similarly, some researchers find that many organic foods have higher levels of bacteria than traditional products，which cause food to go bad. As organic foods don't have the similar amount of preservative（防腐剂）to that of traditional foods, organic foods are easier to gain bacteria attacks and have a shorter shelf life, which in turn makes it difficult for people to keep them. Thus, people will experience a high risk of buying the bad organic foods.
The organic food market is controlled by authorities such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to ensure high-quality standards of food products. Also, the authorities have come up with strict food labeling rules for the organic food market.
How to Train Your Brain to Show Kindness
It is always good to learn new things, especially kindness. , here are some ways for you.
Show kindness to yourself first
You might think that the first step should be helping others, but that won't make a lasting change. If you keep being strict with yourself, that attitude will show how you treat others. If you are always in a bad mood, this feeling will also influence others in your actions..
If you want to be kind, you need to listen to people. Most of the time, if a stranger on the street asks for some money, you may first think they are trying to cheat. But what if you're wrong? You'll never know unless you listen. Therefore, from now on, make an effort to listen actively.
Build positive thinking skills
A positive thought is one of the most important things you can do when learning to be kind. If your life is full of negativity, you will never be able to spread positive emotions into the world. How to build positive thinking skills? One of the best ways to do it is to practise gratitude., always try to see the good in things. Make an effort to take some time and enjoy the small things.
Be active
Practice makes perfect . And kindness is a skill you need to learn, much like riding a bike. All it takes is just a little bit of practice. Once being kindness becomes part of your daily routine, you'll internalize（内化）it.
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A. Make an effort to listen B. Offer to help strangers C. If you try your best to do it D. If you want to train your brain to show it E. No matter how dark the world might seem F. This saying is true when you want to gain any new skill G. So, to make a lasting change, you must learn to be kind to yourself first |
I've been having a really hard time lately with the very recent loss of my father and work-related stress. I went back to1after taking one day off and was having a very2, tear-filled day.
My job took me around the city. As I was3a busy street, I saw a homeless man who4himself with a blanket（毛毯）. His feet were sticking out with no shoes. A5wind was sweeping through the street. I rushed to a shop without thinking, and bought him some6and gloves. I left them beside him to find when he woke up. Then he could at least be a little warmer.
The next day I came back to the street, still feeling sad, still7, when two ladies8me to ask if I was the girl who left socks and gloves to that homeless man yesterday. I said yes and they9told me how they10to buy him a big warm jacket after seeing me and then another person give him some warm and11clothes. One of the ladies said I was a12. Now as she meets with me in that13, she greets（问候）me "Hey, my hero!"
I think what I did meant nothing, but I hope it made that man's day a little better and a little14. At least, he could stay warm. Those ladies really filled my heart with15on the winter day.
African savanna elephants are the largest species of elephant and the biggest animals on land. They are easily recognized by their very large ears—which allow them (give) off heat—and front legs which are noticeably longer than the back legs.
African savanna elephants are found in 23 countries and live in a variety of habitats, open and wooded grasslands to even some deserts and forests. The largest populations (be) in Southern and Eastern African countries.
African savanna elephants always can be seen within the open areas where they live, so they are well studied their populations are easily estimated（估算）. Each family unit is (usual) made up of around 10 females and their (baby). Several family units often join together to form a group in there are up to several hundred members (lead) by a female elephant. Due to their habitat, savanna elephants are often found eating grass in a field, but they also eat a wide variety of plants and fruits. The situation changes (depend) on the time of year; during the (rain) season the elephant will feed more on grass than during the dry season.
Recently I got a job. It was exactly what I needed. The only challenge was that child care was really expensive in the UK, So I signed up with a nursery for my baby and paid over £1,300 for just one month. I signed all the necessary documents, among which stated that they had a no refund（退款）policy, so in case you missed some days, the money was not refunded regardless of the reason.
My baby was there for three days and got ill. I was forced to leave work to care for him. I was so worried as I had just started the job, but I had to take a few days off. By Friday he was so sick that he couldn't eat, drink or walk，and I was terribly anxious. I had tests done only to find out that he had tested positive for COVID-19. We then had to self-isolate（自我隔离）for ten days. As the ten days were coming to an end, I got the virus from him and I tested positive, just as his repeated test results came back negative. So I had to self-isolate with him again for another ten days.
As 20 days had passed, the month was over and it was in December. The rest of the year was holidays and the nursery was not open during the holidays.
Just like that, I had lost ￡1,300 in three days and I was at home, not working. It meant that I didn't earn anything either. I was so annoyed at first as it did not seem fair at all, given that my baby had gotten COVID-19 at the nursery. I called Ms Clark, who runs the nursery, and she told me they have a no refund policy which I had signed. I felt so helpless at that moment.
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My friend advised me to talk with Ms Clark in person.
Knowing my situation, Ms Clark offered me a job in the nursery.
