A Chicago woman, Karen Autenrieth, who lost her wedding band nearly 50 years ago was reunited with the ring just in time for Valentine's Day.
The story began during the winter of 1973. "It was very cold and the snow piled up along the roads," Karen told the Chicago Tribune. "I had to help each kid climb over the large piles to get into my grandparents' yard. My hands were cold—I didn't have gloves on—and my ring just flew into the snow." Despite her best efforts, Karen was unable to find the ring.
In February, a Chicago man who lost his own wedding ring posted on Facebook asking if anyone had found it. In the comments section, Sarah Batka, a woman who lives in Autenrieth's grandparents' former home% said she had discovered a wedding ring eight years ago while gardening. It wasn't the man s ring» but it sparked a hunt for the rightful owner.
Two historians—Carol Flynn and Linda Lamberty from the Historical Society—set off to solve the mystery. They used every means to retrace the origin of the ring and finally drew a conclusion that a woman, Karen Autenrieth, whose grandparents had once lived in Batka's home, was the possible owner.
"The woman was on Facebook. So I asked whether this ring was hers. '' Flynn wrote in the post. "She replied—it was hers!"
After connecting, Flynn mailed the ring to Autenrieth, who received the package on Valentine's Day. 44Holy Mary, I can't believe it. Karen told the Chicago Tribune. "Just think I get the ring back after almost 50 years!
In many cultures, it is considered unlucky to spill salt. Fortunately, many cultures also have a solution to the problem, which usually involves throwing a pinch of salt over your shoulder. It may seem confusing to modern humans, but knowing that salt was once incredibly valuable can change this perspective.
For thousands of years, salt was an extremely rare commodity. It was difficult to obtain so that the price was very high. Many trading routes were set up to carry salt, people were paid in salt, and salt was sometimes worth more than its weight in gold. Therefore, spilling salt was considered wasteful.
Because of its high value, salt was also associated with friendship and good fortune. Offerings of salt were included in many religious ceremonies, and people might bring salt to a new home for good luck. These associations would have suggested that it would be bad luck to spill salt, since it would seem to violate salt's fortunate properties.
Salt is also an excellent preservative. It prevents food from going bad. As such, it came to be linked with health and longevity. In some cultures, spilling salt was thought to reduce one's well-being. In Britain, for example, each spilled grain was said to represent a tear, while in Germany spilled salt awakened the devil, bringing misfortune.
The fear of spilling salt was also adopted into the Christian faith. It is said that Judas spilled salt at the Last Supper, and since he later turned out to be the betrayer of Christ, spilled salt is considered unlucky by many Christians.
Should you be unfortunate enough to spill salt, you might throw a pinch over your left shoulder to blind the Devil.
Teaching children to empathize with others measurably improves their creativity, and could potentially lead to several other benefits, new research suggests.
The findings are from a year-long University of Cambridge study with Design and Technology (D&T) year 9 pupils at two London schools. Pupils at School A spent the year following the standard curriculum, while School B's D&T lessons used a set of engineering design thinking tools to foster students? creativity and empathy in solving real-world problems.
Both sets of pupils were assessed for creativity at the start and end of the school year using the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking: a well-established psychological test.
The results showed a significant increase in creativity among pupils at School B. At the start, the creativity scores of pupils in School A were 11% higher than those at School B. By the end, however, creativity scores from School B were 78% higher.
Pupils from School B again scored higher in categories such as "emotional expressiveness" and "open-mindedness"，indicating an improvement in empathy was driving the overall creativity scores.
Meanwhile, the study suggests encouraging empathy can deepen pupils' general engagement with learning. They found that boys in School B showed an improvement in emotional expression, scoring 64% higher at the end of the year than at the start，while girls improved more regarding cognitive empathy，showing 62% more perspective-taking.
The research is part of a long-term cooperation between the Faculty of Education and the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, led by Bill Nicholl and Ian Hosking. "Teaching for empathy has been problematic despite being part of the National Curriculum for over two decades. It's vital if we want education to encourage the designers and engineers of tomorrow." said Nicholl.
Navigation skills seem to come naturally to some, but others aren't so lucky. Firstly, it's a good idea to put the Satellite Navigation away. In a University of Nottingham study, drivers who'd followed step-by-step GPS instructions found it harder to work out where they'd been and even failed to notice they'd been past some places twice from different angles. At least, the amount of mental energy it requires means it's more likely to stick in your mind.
It's important to notice what's around you —in all directions. Instead of staring straight ahead, make sure you look up, down and behind you as well. This will come in particularly useful when you're doing the journey in reverse —even if it's just finding your way back from the toilet in a restaurant. Another tip? Taking photographs or writing notes at key locations can act as hints to stick them in your memory.
Finally, try to relax when you're on unfamiliar ground. But this sudden burst of anxiety will only increase your mental load and prevent you from calmly working out which way to go.
Ultimately, your sense of direction is a use-it-or-lose-it skill. So now's the time to start exploring!
A. Staying alert is key, too.
B. Is it possible to improve your sense of direction?
C. Sticking to the routes you already know won't help.
D. It's all too easy to panic if you suspect you may be lost.
E. It allows you to get a sense of how everywhere fits together.
F. Memorizing the route before setting out, instead, has its benefits.
G. If you're sick of getting lost, here's how to start finding your way.
My fifth graders are Latino. I'm always impressed by what they know, what they don't know and what 1 them up.
St. Patrick s Day approaching, I want them to have a 2 about it. What is St. Patrick's Day about?" I ask.
A voice blurts, "The ones who 3 over cans."
"What?" I question.
A girl 4 him. "Maybe he means the 'duendes'," she says, 5gnomes (地精） in Spanish folktale. "Like 'leprechauns' in English! 'Lep' equals ' leap','re' equals 'over' and 'chauns' equal ' cans.'" She is cautious and protective in her 6 But I have to laugh. Leap-over-cans, It's a 7. These kids make me laugh a lot.
I 8myself and continue. "Right, leprechauns are fairies the 9believe in. You made a correct 10 about Ireland, ''
I tell them St. Patrick was a kid, 11 older than they are. He was kidnapped to Ireland and made to watch sheep for six years, all 12 in the middle of nowhere. He 13 a lot, not much else to do.
The kids are totally 14 ， big-eyed.
"He decided to escape. He walked about 200 miles and 15 a captain of a boat to bring him back to England. More 16, he went back to Ireland later and converted the Irish people into Christianity. 17 that，he's called a saint."
A hand 18up. I figure here's a critical-thinking question. So I 19.
"St. Patrick left the sheep all alone. What happened to them?"
How am I 20 to know? Class moments like this are what keep teachers going.
Katie Booser is a third-grade teacher at Franklin Elementary School in Santa Barbara. Every day she says affirmations with her students such as "I believe in myself"I am strong"，and "I am smart". She (do) this with every class since starting her career as an educator 10 years ago. 44Words of affirmation matter, as my friend Jenny likes to say，it's how we change the conversation. Most importantly，when we start them with our children at a young age, that's how our world becomes a much (good) place. " she said, Booser said she (inspire) in the primary school by her teachers taught her how to believe in (she) when she was struggling in school. "As a student myself, I was that anxious kid ... I was nervous, especially before testing," Booser told Fox News. helped were "I am" statements，she said. Studies have proven that "I am' statements actually work on "tricking" your brain believing what you are telling it In a recent video，a psychology finding (reveal) in a report on how to stop being nervous by (repeat) out loud "I am excited" is recognized by many scientists.
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That day, I drove my son to his university, which was about two hours' drive from my home. The school didn't open that day in fact. My freshman son wanted to go to the university a few days earlier so that he could do some preparation work and most importantly, some research work that was related to his courses.
Early that morning, Marie, my wife and I, together with my son Eric started from our home at Calari. Eric was really excited, since he would go to the university that he had been dreaming for since a child. We talked a lot and had a very happy journey. When we arrived at the university, we helped Eric settled in his dormitory, which was empty at the moment. The other students would not arrive until three days later, when the university was scheduled to open. Although felt a little lonely, Eric was happy and even excited for he would have enough time to launch his plan.
After a simple lunch, we had a short visit to the campus. There were old but wonderful buildings, which surely experienced time and weather. The big grasslands in the campus is lush and refreshing. Of course there were some modern facilities. The libraries, the gym and the playground were also attractive and encouraging. We also found a small store, where there were all kinds of items that students would need. I went into the store and bought some water in case we should need them on our way back home. The young man in the store was helpful and gave me his name card, obviously hoping I might need it.
We said goodbye to each other at about four and we directly headed home. At 11 o'clock that evening, I got a call from Eric. He said he suffered serious stomachache and might need to go to the doctor, but no one was around to ask for help. From his voice I could hear that he was really suffering. It seemed that he needed to go to the hospital right now. An ambulance may be too much, while it would took me two hours to get there. What could I do?
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Suddenly, I remembered the young man in the store.
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Two hours later, we got to the hospital.
