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Chinese restaurants began to open in America in the mid-19th century, clustering (集中) on the west coast where the first immigrants landed.

They mostly served unique version of Cantonese cuisine — chop suey, egg fu yung and the like. In that century and much of the 20th century, the immigrants largely (flow) from China's south-east regions, mainly Guangdong province.

Restaurants began calling their food "Hunan" and "Sichuan", and though it (true) bore much resemblance to was eaten in those regions, it was more diverse and boldly spiced the sweet, fried stuff that defined the earliest Chinese menus.

By the 1990s, adventurous diners in cities with sizeable Chinese populations could choose many regional cuisines. A particular (favor) — Sichuan food, made its diners addictive with its extremely chilly dishes.

Virtually every small town had one Chinese restaurant and, generally, the menus were the same: (steam) pork dumplings; sour soup; stir-fries listed by main ingredients, a pepper star suggesting the amount of pepper.

But there were slight changes in some cities. For instance, in Boston, takeaways often come with bread feature a dark molasses-sweetened sauce, a special cuisine developed in upper Manhattan (meet) diners' novel taste.

The barrier was all too4. Born with muscular dystrophy (营养障碍), Thorleifsson has been using a5 since age 25. As he waited outside the shop, he6,"I thought about how strange it is that we7 families in this way."

Living all over the world as a creative director and digital designer, Thorleifsson had8 how different cities consider and plan for accessibility, from ramps (斜坡) and sidewalks to public9. Having sold his digital creative agency to Twitter, Thorleifsson had the means to make a difference in his home city. He10 a project to make Iceland wheelchair accessible, one ram p at a time.

Ramp Up Reykjavik started as a non- profit with a11 to build 100 ramps within a year. Unlike portable and12 solutions in other cities, these ramps are permanent structures that13 the style of the buildings, making them appear as if they' ve always been there.

It's a design detail that helps provide a sense of inclusivity: These ramps, and those who need to use them,14. "Equal access is not a reality yet," says Thorleifsson. But as he's learnt,15 starts with just one person.

Through caring for farm animals, kids learn that in life others often come before self. It doesn't matter if we don't feel like it or if we are sick and tired. What matters is that we take care of the animals that take care of us and do so in a timely manner.

If the work on a farm does not get done, the operation fails. It takes discipline and commitment to get down to business every day, and seeing this in action will give kids a good work attitude. They will know and understand that nothing good comes easy and that they have to work to survive. Functioning as part of a productive team will surely be playing a crucial role sooner or later in all walks of life.

Additionally, farming teaches patience. It's especially true for the animals. Cattle will be difficult to control. Horses will run away when you try to catch them. Goats will kick over that bucket of hard-earned milk. A rooster will decide you got too close to his hens and give you a run for your money. In spite of all that, kids will learn to be patient and take things easy.

There may not be any instant reward, but in the long-term kids will see the benefit of all their efforts during those hard days.

A. Fairly often, things do not go your way.

B. Kids also learn to be grateful to animals.

C. In the meantime, they learn to work with others.

D. Teamwork is no longer a significant skill to develop and use.

E. Animals need to be fed and cared for before we get to sit down and relax.

F. Kids are also able to comprehend the value of hard work through farm life.

G. What they learn on a farm, however, can be instrumental in their future lives.

Welcome to the world of drip pricing — the practice of promoting something at an attractive headline price and then, once you've committed to the purchase process, hitting you with unavoidable add-ons that are "dripped".

In most cases, you see through all additionally added mandatory fees, and even though you could relinquish the deal, you choose to bite the bullet and complete the deal. Resistance to the idea of starting the search all over again is not simply a matter of laziness or indecision. There's a profound psychological mechanism at play here, called the present bias.

In the paper, Doing It Now or Later, economist Matthew Rabin defines people's present-biased preference via an example of choosing between doing seven hours of unpleasant activity on April 1 or eight hours two weeks later: If asked on February 1, most people will choose the earlier option. But come April 1, given the same choice, most of us tend to put off work till April 15. In simple terms, the inconvenience of doing something "right now" often feels disproportionately large. Beyond the challenge of starting over, there's another psychological phenomenon that drip pricing uses - loss aversion. Imagine you're booking tickets for a show. Initially attracted by the headline price, you're now presented with different seating categories. Seeing a VIP ticket is within your budget, you decide to fork out. But then, during the checkout process, the drip begins. You realize you could have chosen lower-category seats, but by this stage, you've already imagined yourself enjoying the show from those nice seats. Going back to a cheaper seat will feel like a loss.

Buyers would benefit from a ban on drip pricing. Many countries are taking steps to protect consumers from drip pricing. The effectiveness of such measures, however, is uncertain. Nonetheless, you can hopefully make a more informed decision by understanding why the strategy works.

Indeed, listening to music is a deeply private and personal experience nowadays and even more so with the introduction of the iPod and smartphones. When teenagers listen to music via streaming, artificial intelligence and social media platforms team up to suggest personalized playlists for them.

Some young people feel that AI generated playlists make them exposed to something dull. Their playlists are populated with songs and artists they've never heard of before, yet they all sound similar. In the past, they might not have noticed such a situation. Their musical consumption was narrowly dominated by the"Top-40" artists. However, AI generated playlists have changed this, since a wider range of music is available. If they think their AI influenced playlists are unappealing, they still have the ability to search for new music. Just because AI can suggest songs, it doesn't prevent them researching and discovering music on their own, or sharing playlists. Anything that exists, they can find. The store is always open.

Music listening and preferences play an important role in young people's transition (过渡) from childhood to adulthood, two seemingly opposing but vital processes: forming a unique identity, while at the same time becoming part of a community. However, AI generated playlists have the potential to challenge this transition. So does AI make it easier to differentiate the self, but harder to bond with others?

Fears of new technologies are commonplace. For example, the decline of scheduled network TV erased lots of common ground for discussion, so will 50 million Americans ever again tune in to watch the series ending ofa TV show, as they did for Friends in 2004?

If AI is, indeed, contributing to the transformation of teenagers' shared listening experiences, then AI playlists are more than a convenient way to discover their next favorites. They are a revolution worth paying attention to.

Jobs tailored for mothers who are still of working age and have children aged 12 and below are helping them overcome re-employment difficulties to some extent and strike a balance between work and model that has been widely care of their kids. This is an employment model that has been widely popular with stay-at-home mothers across China.

Pi Rongjie, whose child is 4 years old, works for an LED factory near her child's kindergarten in Jing' an county, Yichun city, east China's Jiangxi Province. Unlike her colleagues on the company's other production lines, mothers working under this model including Pi can clock in half an hour later and finish a day between 5p. m. and 6 p. m.

In addition to providing flexible working hours, some regions are optimizing (优化) the working environment and model to better help young mothers through measures such as allowing them to take their children to the workplace and setting up community-based workshops for them. Moreover, organizations such as women's federations should keep close contact with mothers working under this model, safeguard their legitimate (合法的) rights and interests, listen to the views of employers, and improve mechanisms for labor dispute mediation (调解) to ensure the healthy development of this flexible employment model.

Meanwhile, the development of some new business models in China such as livestreaming e-commerce has brought more options for mothers seeking flexible employment. For example, positions for mothers including operational staff, live streamers, and customer service staff allow them to work from home.

How is the class arranged?

What topics will the course cover?

·Explore how to make simple films with your pupils

·Consider how to use filmmaking as a tool for assessment

·Learn how to evaluate the filmmaking process ensuring progression

·Design a range of filmmaking briefs that can ensure filmmaking projects are class-focused

·Plan how to run in-class and remote filmmaking projects efficiently

·Learn how to use filmmaking software

At every step of the course, you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments. Lola C., a course learner, says, "This course is a very useful guide to introducing the magic of films to class. It's a very funny way for students to learn any subject."

So if you have any interest, don't hesitate to come and join us. You'll be amazed by the resources shared!