Last week, my wife and I were discussing how we'd chosen our youngest son's name. I had a vivid memory of us writing out a list of possible names，but stopping after just a few because we'd spotted one we both loved. My wife disagreed. In her memory, we'd had a much longer list, and gone back and chosen one from the middle of the list So we dug out the piece of paper we'd used and found that we'd actually done something completely different to choose Nate's name.
Memory mistakes happen on a large scale. The" Mandela Effect" is when lots of people have confident recollections that turn out to be wrong. It was named by researchers who were discussing their strong memories of Nelson Mandela's deatii in prison — when he actually lived for 23 years after his release. There are plenty of other examples of this phenomenon. If you're sure that you remember hearing a wicked queen say ''Mirror，mirror on the wall," you've experienced it yourself (she says, "Magic mirror on the wall" instead).
Memory mistakes happen on a large scale. The "Mandela Effect", is when lots of people have confident recollections that turn out to be wrong. It was named by researchers who were discussing their strong memories of Nelson Mandela's death in prison — when he actually lived for 23 years after his release. There are plenty of other examples of this phenomenon. If you're sure that you remember hearing a wicked queen say "Mirror, mirror on the wall," you've experienced it yourself (she says, "Magic mirror on the wall" instead).
So what's going on? Well, for starters, memory often works by association, and similar bits of information can overlap in our brains. We're also good at "filling in the blanks" with details that are logical but untrue. What's more, whenever we rehearse a memory, we make it stronger — including any bits that were wrong.
But there's plenty of good news here, too. Everyone misremembers. We shouldn't be to bard on ourselves when we make mistakes. The mental associations that sometimes lead to errors can also help us to find elusive information. If you're struggling with someone's name, try thinking of things you associate with them, and see if your brain gets the nudge it needs. Discussing your memories i great mental exercise. It highlights strengths and weaknesses, and lets you learn tips from others. Comparing memories often builds a much more accurate picture. That was certainly true for my wife and me. Make sure to remember that remembering is a creative process: amazingly powerful, and also likely to make mistakes.
One of the basic expectations the public have of doctors is honesty. But what would you think if I told you that research has shown that 70 percent of doctors admitted to lying to their patients?
This seems unimaginable but I have told lies to several patients whose spouses had died Mrs. Walton was in her eighties and desperate to see her husband. She'd been in hospital after a fall and was in pain. She called out for him frequently and couldn't understand why he wasn't there to comfort her. She w25 becoming more upset and would try to get up to find him, despite being at risk of falling again He's on bis way, don't worry," the nurses would say and this would calm her down. She'd smile and roll her eyes and say how he was always late for things and tell the same story about him being late for their wedding nearly 60 years ago.
Part of the natural history of many of the dementias (痴呆), in particular Alzheimer's disease which is what Mrs. Walton had, is that the sufferer loses their memory of recent events, but retains memories from the distant past. Sufferers are trapped forever in a bewildering past It is acutely upsetting and tormenting. Many of the behavioral difficulties that I have seen in those with dementia relate to them feeling scared and confused that they are surrounded by strange people, even when they are surrounded by their family, because they have regressed back to decades ago. They look at their adult children confused and wonder who they could be because they think their children are still toddlers.
How does one deal with this? 1 have had countless families break down in tears in clinics, not knowing what to say or how to react as their loved one moves further and further away from them back into their distant past and they are left behind in the present The lies that doctors and nurses tell these patients are not big, elaborate lies- they are brief reassurances intended to comfort and allow the subject to be swiftly changed. It is, when done in the right way, kind and compassionate. Sometimes, honesty is simply not the best policy.
Fifty years ago, astronauts traveled to space in rockets designed, built, and maintained by NASA and paid for by government funding. Today, the astronauts are often billionaires enjoying a journey into low orbit on a rocket they paid for from their billion-dollar bank accounts.
The change feels like a giant leap, but it makes sense, says Laura Seward Forczyk, founder of Astralytical a space consulting company. "More and more of modem civilization relies on space," she says.
Huge numbers of satellites orbit tiie planet connecting us to everything from cell phones to GPS to Netflix and there is big money in maintaining those systems. "This doesn't get a lot of headlines typically, bur there are profit reasons why private companies want to go into space," says Forczyk.
And 85 private companies learn more about putting rockets and satellites into space, they're able to help the likes of NASA on their missions. That's important because NASA itself has become financially constrained From its 1966 peak, where spending on the space race took up 4.4 percent of the federal budget, that spending is now less than 0.5 percent of the country's total budget.
"NASA using commercial companies to build a lot of the hardware to do a lot of those services of taking scientific payloads to the surface of the moon," says Forczyk. The hope is that people will follow — possibly by 2025, but more realistically, says Forczyk, by 2030. If you're wondering why we're going back to the moon since mankind has already walked its surface, the answer is that we explored only part of it.
"We know a lot more, but we also know so very little," says Forczyk. "So we want to go back with people to learn more, but more importantly, we want to go back to live and work there."
Some even see the moon as an eventual staging area for human exploration of deep space Mars is seen as the next stepping-off point toward the final frontier 一 though whether we'll get there in our lifetimes is another question.
All About The Abdominal (腹部的) Muscles (abs)
Want a flatter stomach and a stronger core, but prefer to steer well clear of the gym?
Don't expect miracles. But the important thing is to make your abdominal muscles strong enough to support your back and to enable you to turn, twist and lift without any issues. Just aim to be a healthy weight and do some well-targeted exercises.
Visualize yourself zipping up (拉上拉链) a tight pair of jeans，and feel your body lengthen and your abdomen firm up. Keeps your abs zipped and your bottom tucked under for the entirety of the walk This will strengthen your core.
Stand on one foot. Here's an easy one. When you're in a queue in a store, lift one foot of the floor and try to balance. You should fee your back and abdominal muscles coming to your aid to help you keep your body stable.
Always use your abs when you warm up. Rather than walking or marching to warm up for a workout, spend five to ten minutes working on your abs instead.
Do a Pilates (普拉提) class. While you might not be keen on doing weights and machines in the gym, a Pilates session once a week will benefit your abs and core, as well as your legs and arms To begin with, a class with a certified instructor will give best results.There's an endless selection of tutorials on YouTube.
A. Select a right pair of jeans.
B. Zip up an imaginary pair of jeans.
C. Then follow up at home with a video.
D. It will warm you up just as well and build muscle at the same time.
E. The class can provide you with more professional and effective instructions.
F. At home, this is something you can do when you wash up or clean your teeth.
G. Only the very lean, who have no abdominal fat at all, are likely to be able to achieve a washboard stomach (six packs).
Almost eight years ago, Nixon decided to begin each day from a bench with a spectacular 1of the St. Petersburg, Florida, waterfront.
"I call it life rising' 2 watching a sunrise makes me feel centered before starting my day," said Nixon, who works for the city's water department.
A year 3 a woman stopped to say hello, and she said something that 4 his viewpoint on his daily routine." She said, "You know, every morning when I see you 5 here I know that everything is going to be OK," Nixon recalled. "That's when I knew: I needed to pay attention to the people walking past. I needed to make eye contact and let people know that we mattered to each other."
Instead of 6 straight ahead at the waterfront, Nixon stared smiling at people and striking up 7. And pretty soon, more than a few early risers began joining him on the 8, sometimes unburdening themselves, asking him for 9 about relationships, careers, and personal problems.
"Nixon is this calm，constant presence," said Jeff Franzen，64, who 10 Nixon while taking a walk along the waterfront a few years ago. "His unique gift is that he listens to everyone.''
It's 11 that, said Dee Glowa, who is in her late 50s. She met Nixon while out strolling three years ago. "He listens without judgment and 12 any kind of return expected."
I was 13 to listen, Nixon. 59. said. "I wanted them to 14 knowing they didn't have to feel alone. When you're in your 50s and 60s or15, a lot of people feel their purpose hasn't been fulfilled. At this stage in life, this is definitely my 16."
So, every morning, weather17, Nixon rises at 4:30. He puts on a fedora, 18 a cup of coffee, and then drives seven miles to the waterfront, 19he'll stay for two hours. His 20 and his openness to listen have led some lo nickname him the Sunshine Mayor.
Miss Zhang, a Chinese student from Sheridan College in Ontario, Canada, has made a splash(引起关注）online by wearing hanfu —(tradition) Chinese clothing — at her graduation ceremony. Her bold choice mixed Chinese designs Western gown. (decorate) with shoulder accessories and long sleeves, the cap and gown looked delicate and elegant. She not only "did in Canada as the Canadians do", but also showed (she) cultural confidence. Compliments (pour) in after the student shared the video capturing her glamorous(富有魅力的）moment on her graduation day, with many netizens (say) her hanfu choice was certainly a confident display of Chinese culture. Overwhelmed, girl from Xi'an, Shaanxi province, thanked her admirers for the Internet attention, and said that wearing hanfu does not (necessary) make one feel confident — it is the (believe) from within in the beauty and strengths of our nation makes us confident.
For the most par, Hank, a two-year-old tan-and-white rescue cat, is a homebody — and for good reason. The one time he got out his yard in Washington, DC, he managed to get stuck in a 12-metre-tall tree for two days with no food or water.
Hank's big adventure stared last November 6. Delores Bushong, his 75 year-old owner, bad just returned from a farmers market when she realized Hank hadn't come in for his midday snack She called his name in alleys and streets around her home. As it got dark, she began to worry. Then she heard mewing，looked up，and spotted Hank，perched on a branch near tiie top of a neighbor's tree.
Busbong believes Hank got under a fence and then became scared by some dogs. The more scared he got the higher he climbed.
nCats have an amazing ability to climb up trees, but actually they aren't that good at climbing down,'' said Dan D'Eramo, director of field services for the Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA).
Bushong now worried about getting Hank down, asked the HRA to take the lead, but it was no easy task HRA called the fire department, but it refused to help, citing safety concerns. Then Bushong called a construction company to ask about renting scaffolding (脚手架) but was told she would have to book the equipment 48 days in advance.
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Seeing this, the neighbors came to Hank's rescue.
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Once on the ground, Bushong scooped Hank into her arms, holding him close.
