Istanbul & Faces
Titled "Timeless City: Istanbul & Faces", the Turkey photography exhibition celebrates the 30th anniversary of Istanbul and Shanghai's sister-ship. The 42-year-old photographer focuses on the distinctive (独特的)historical quarters and the atmosphere that spreads in Istanbul. His work also pays respects to its people as well, with well-defined portraits.
Date: Till Jan. 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Venue: Shanghai Art Collection Museum.
Knitted Works
The knitted(编织的)show is aimed at raising awareness of post natal depression. The works were created by more than 20 mothers from different cities. All the knitted dolls and other works will be sold with the profits(利益)going to charity when the exhibition ends. If you are interested in the knitted works, you can order a special piece.
Date: Till Jan. 1, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Venue: B1 Jinxiu Fun.
Old Shanghai Teahouse
The newly-opened zone at Shanghai Dungeon features nostalgic sets and experiences for visitors to have "scary fun". Visitors can wear traditional Chinese costumes and take photos with the performers.
Date: Daily, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Venue: Mosaic Shanghai Mail.
Musical Titanic
The Tony Awards winning musical "Titanic" is in Shanghai with more than 100 characters cast. The impressive stage effects promise to take the audience to the bottom of the ocean.
Date: Till Jan 22, 2 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Venue; SAIC Shanghai Culture Square.
During the latter half of the 20th century many people connected Belfast, Northern Ireland, with war. Actually, since the peace agreements were signed in 1998, the city Belfast has become a top tourist destination.
Belfast's City Hall
Belfast's City Hall, located in the center of the city, is a good place to begin touring. The splendid building, which opened in 1906, houses exhibits that are related to Belfast's history and government. Outside, the gardens are full of impressive statues and memorials.
Botanic Gardens
Belfast Botanic Gardens started out as a private park in 1828 but opened to the public in 1895. Construction on the garden's famous Palm House, a building of glass and iron, started in the 1830s. A wide variety of plants can be found there, including one that is over 400 years old.
Ulster Museum
The largest museum in Northern Ireland is Belfast's splendid Ulster Museum. It has been called Northern Ireland's treasure house of the past and present. From mummies to moon rocks, the museum possesses impressive art, natural science and history collections.
St. George's Market
Award-winning St. George's Market was built in the1890s and is Belfast's last remaining market housed in a Victorian building. Visitors will find approximately 200 booths selling food, clothes, antiques, crafts and more. Go early for the market's famous breakfast, and try a unique coffee or tea while listening to live music.
This is just a small taste of what Belfast has to offer Everyone should take time to explore more in this beautiful city on the Lagan River.
I was grocery shopping recently in my hometown, N.Y., when I heard a young voice rise. "Mom, come here, you've gotten see this! There's this lady here my size!"
The mother was mortified and rushed to a boy she called Mikey, who looked to be about seven; then she turned to me to apologize. "Oh, I'm so sorry."
I smiled and told her, "It's okay." Then I looked at her wide-eyed son and said, "Hi, Mikey, I'm Darryl Kramer. How are you?"
He studied me from head to toe, and asked, "Are you a little mommy?" "Yes, I have a son," I answered.
"Why are you so little?" he asked.
"It's the way I was made." I said.
It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet, nine inches tall. I am an achondroplasia dwarf (软骨发育不全的侏儒). Like most achondroplasia dwarfs, I have two average-height parents, as well as an average-height brother. When I was born, my mother was told in the hospital that I was a dwarf. Not knowing a lot about dwarfism, my mom's main concern was my health. Our family doctor put her mind at ease when he told her he felt I would not have any major medical concerns. He was right.
When I was growing up, my parents encouraged me to do all the things the kids around me did. So when my neighbors got two-wheel bikes, I got a two-wheel bike. When they roller-skated, I roller-skated. I didn't see anything different in my parents' eyes about me. Why should I look at myself differently? Therefore, I just tried to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I was determined to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. And when I accepted myself as I was, life wasn't that difficult after all. Most people around me were friendly and protective.
I'm 47 now, and it's the children's questions that make my life special. "Why are you so short? How old are you? Are you a mommy?" When I talk with children, they leave content that their questions have been answered. My hope is that in taking time with them, I will encourage them to accept their peers, whatever size and shape they come in, to know that every human deserves due respect.
Computers are closely linked to education today and the Internet can offer any help you want. But for now experts say, don't throw away your books. Researchers in Spain and Israel took a close look at 54 studies comparing digital and print reading. Their 2018 study involved more than 171 . 000 readers. " Students often think they learn more from reading online. When tested, though, it turns out that they actually learned less than when reading in print, says the researcher.
Reading is not natural, explains Maryanne Wolf, a neuroscientist who specializes in how the brain reads. We learn to talk by listening to those around us. It's pretty automatic. But learning to read takes real work. It's because the brain has no special network of cells just for reading. To understand text, the brain borrows networks that evolved(进化) to do other things. This is similar to how you might adapt a tool for some new use. For example, a coat hanger is great for putting your clothes in the closet. But if a blueberry rolls under the refrigerator, you might straighten out the coat hanger and use it to reach under the fridge and pull out the fruit. You've taken a tool made for one thing and adapted it for something new. That's what the brain does when you read.
It's great that the brain is so flexible. It's one reason we can learn to do so many new things. But that can be a problem when you make a switch from your reading material to another type of it. Namely, when we read online , the brain creates a different set of connections between cells from the ones it uses for reading in print. It basically adapts the same tool again for the new task. This is like if you took a coat hanger and instead of straightening it out to fetch a blueberry, you twisted it into a hook to unclog a drain(疏通下水道). Same original tool, two very different forms.
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