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When the food we order at a restaurant arrives, the first thing most of us want to do is enjoy it right away. But for every person who just wants to eat their meal, there's another who insists on taking at least five photos of their food to share on social media.
While this may seem like a recent phenomenon, "foodtography" has been around for longer than one would expect. Take US photographer Irving Penn(1917—2009) for example. In 1947, Vogue magazine published a series of food shots taken by Penn. Looking at the carefully placed salad or the series of cakes on stands, it would be easy to think Penn's 73-year-old photos were taken just last week.
Penn's efforts aside, it seems that social media is behind the recent rise of foodtography. Today, if a social media star with thousands of followers posts just one delicious-looking food picture and mentions where it was taken, it can lead to hundreds of new customers for the restaurant or cafe. One such star is Clerkenwell Boy, based in London, whose Instagram account is followed by over 100,000 people.
Yet with popularity, the social media star tries to use his influence for good by encouraging people not to waste food. Research carried out earlier this year by UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's, published in The Guardian found that 55 percent of the 18 to 34-year-olds it surveyed were more likely to "try unusual recipes to create Instagram-friendly dishes" than others, leading to increased food waste. "I hate it like a huge pile of seven burgers photographed just for likes. Are they going to just throw that away now?" Clerkenwell Boy told The Guardian.
So while it's fun to share photos of delicious dishes with your friends just remember the most important thing: Don't forget to eat your meal afterwards.
According to a new review of research about good moods (心情) and physical activity, people who work out even once a week or for as little as 10 minutes a day tend to be more cheerful than those who never exercise. And any type of exercise may be helpful.
The idea that moving can affect our moods is not new. A number of past studies have noted that physically active people have much lower risks of developing anxiety than people who rarely move. But that research centered on the relationship between exercise and mental problems. Fewer past studies explored links between physical activity and positive emotions, especially in people who already were mentally healthy, and those studies often looked at a single age group or type of exercise.
So for the new review, researchers at the University of Michigan decided to collect and analyze various past studies of working out and happiness. They began by combing research databases for relevant studies. Most of those were observational, meaning that the scientists simply looked at a group of people, asking them how much they worked out and how happy they were. A few of the studies were experiments in which people started exercising and researchers measured their happiness before and after. The number of participants (参与者) in any one study was often small, but together, they represented more than 500,000 people ranging in age from teenagers to the old.
For most of them, the Michigan researchers found, exercise was strongly linked to happiness. Every one of the observational studies showed a beneficial relationship between being physically active and being happy. The type of exercise did not seem to matter. And the amount of exercise needed to influence happiness was slight (微小的). In several studies, people who worked out only once or twice a week said they felt much happier than those who never exercised. In other studies, 10 minutes a day of physical activity was linked with cheerful moods.
My dad passed away peacefully at home yesterday, surrounded by his family.
We are feeling grief but also gratitude. My dad's passing was not unexpected—he was 94 and his health had been failing—so we have all had a long time to reflect on just how lucky we are to have had this amazing man in our lives for so many years.
My dad had a great influence on my drive. When I was a kid, he never let me put very little effort into things I was good at, and he always pushed me to try things I hated. He modeled an amazing work ethic (道德准则) as one of the hardest-working and most respected lawyers in Seattle.
My dad's influence on our philanthropy (慈善行为) was just big. Throughout my childhood, he and my mom taught me by example what generosity looked like in how they used their time and resources. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation would not be what it is today without my dad. More than anyone else, he shaped the values of the foundation.
Finally, my dad had a positive influence on my most important roles—husband and father. When I am at my best, I know it is because of what I learned from my dad about respecting women and guiding children's choices with love and respect.
Dad wrote me a letter on my 50th birthday. "Over time," he wrote," I have told you and others not to overuse the adjective 'incredible'. This is a word with huge meaning to be used only in extraordinary settings. What I want to say, here, is simply that the experience of being your father has been...incredible.”
I know he would not want me to overuse the word, but there is no danger of doing that now. The experience of being the son of Bill Gates was INCREDIBLE. People used to ask my dad if he was the real Bill Gates. The truth is, he was everything I try to be. I will miss him every day.
The wrong donations end up costing charities precious dollars just to store leftovers (积压物资), which is why clothing may not be the best use of your donation efforts.
Think of the children. Children's needs are important during disasters. As families influenced by a disaster try to protect their children from the effects, they try to provide children with toys, snacks, juices, candies, and other comfort items, particularly in post-disaster environments. Shelters will accept these donations and give them out properly.
Donate your skills to your community. If you are trained in disaster response, you can contact your local emergency services and the Red Cross to see if they need volunteers. Let them know your abilities. Do not go as an individual volunteer to a disaster area expecting to find ways to help.
Time and comfort are the two most important things you can give for free. Spend time listening to the victims (受灾群众) with an understanding ear. You can bring books and read to the children.
Become a volunteer now for the future. Besides donating money, volunteering is the best way to give. The Red Cross and charity organizations prefer a trained group of volunteers who can jump into action. They don't have the resources to train during the disasters.
A. Donate to an organization you can trust.
B. These items are expensive to transport to shelters.
C. Spend time caring for families and individuals at shelters.
D. Then, they will follow up if they are in need of volunteers.
E. However, you have to begin this process long before any disaster hits.
F. Turn your dollars into toys and entertainment choices for kids of all ages.
G. Here are some tips you can follow to help people in need in the most wise ways.
I was raised in a house where my sisters and I weren't trusted by our mother to manage our own appearance. As a result, many 1were made, and fashion trends were always ignored.
A few years ago, I was home for a visit2my mom, now in her 70s, called me into her bedroom. "I don't know what to wear," she complained. "You girls always look so3." I4in the doorway, wondering if I'd misheard. "What do you mean?" I asked her. "You know what to wear." "No," she answered. "Can you5something for me?"
I was so 6. This was the same woman who told my sister she wasn't 7 to wear a pair of ripped (有破洞的) jeans; the same woman who, in high school,8 me while I was out at a party to ask if my hair was 9. "You look better with it down," she told me, before I could answer.
I suddenly10 that my mother—always so strong—not only wanted my 11 , but needed it. I opened her drawer and12 a pair of blue jeans and a light blue sweater.
"Wear these, and you'll look good, too." I13.
My mother certainly doesn't need anyone to take care of her. In fact, she still14 my grandmother who lives with her. But with that 15, my mother and I exchanged the16 , from caregiver to receiver.
Now, if we're together, it's 17 for her to wear anything without checking with me first. I'm still a bit surprised that she admitted her 18. Sometimes, 19, it seems like she asks me just to disagree with my answer. And I just tell her what I think of the way she 20.
It is reported that Finland has stopped teaching subjects like Maths and History. (school) in Finland are some of best in the world. According to the PISA rankings, Finland's education system is the 3rd best, (beat) only by Singapore. This is why the dramatic changes are so (surprise). The Finnish system is already so good. Will the changes make it even (good)?
Traditional school subjects such as Maths, Chemistry, History and English will be cancelled. "Topics" such as the European Union will take the place of(they). Topic teaching (mean) that students will study lots of different subjects the same time. So when students learn about the European Union, they will learn history, geography and economics in the same class. The change has already started and all schools in Finland will be teaching topics by 2023.
Helsinki's education manager says that (teach) children traditional subjects does not benefit students a lot. This system was useful in the 20th century it does not prepare students for working in the next 10 years. Early data show that students produce better results under this new system.
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