【推荐1】Four Memory Exercises Proven to Keep Your Brain Sharp

Take a class.

To keep your brain in tip-top shape, it's important to keep learning-no matter your age. Experts believe that continuing to learn throughout your life can prevent mental aging and improve your memory.     1     Trust us, your brain will thank you.

Learn a foreign language.

Studies show that learning something new over a long period of time can protect an aging brain. Not only can listening and hearing exercises bring great mental excitement, but learning a new language can also reduce your risk of cognitive(认知的)drop.     2     If you don't have time, Rosetta Stone or Duolingo will help you according to your time.

Increase your speed in dealing with things.

Quick on your feet, or slow to your action? If your answer is the latter, your brain might be in trouble.     3     It can avoid dementia(痴呆), according to research published in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. Try PQRST, a five-step method for dealing with long written information quickly. PQRST stands for: Preview or read the material quickly, ask Questions about the document's main points, Reread it, Study the answers to your questions, and Test                    yourself.

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Saying information out loud can increase your chances of remembering it later, research says. In a study published in the journal Memory, those who read written information out loud showed a 5 to 15 percent improvement in memory. To remember something you have just done, heard, or read, do it again and again.     5    

【推荐2】Ways to Worry Less

Do you want to worry less? Of course you do, fight? That's like me asking if I could send you free bacon. Worry is like black mold—it appears in damp conditions and spreads uncontrollably. And often times we don't realize it's there until it's killing us. We must get rid of worry before it destroys us. But how?    1    

Do what you need to do.

    2    You ought not to avoid tough projects or hard conversions until the last moment. If you don't do what you should be doing, you will end up spending the rest of the time worried about the must-to-do things. Believe it or not, the anxiety that comes from worrying is much worse than the task we're worried about.

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I think many of us act like we're puppets（木偶）in a play and we're waiting for something or someone to put us in the right place. You just react to whatever is going on.    4    We need to live on purpose. Nothing can cause worry like purposelessness.

Make plans.

You can't have intentionality without making plans. Making plan will enable you to achieve your aims more smoothly. Yet, don't place your plans in stone. You can adjust your plans flexibly. Accept changes.    5    

There are other ways to lessen worry. As long as you are determined to take action, you will live a worry-free life.

【推荐1】To help new students, the International Business Institute (IBI) plans to set up a buddy (伙伴) peer support project. The project will help new students meet current students at IBI who can provide them with some friendly company during their first months in Newcastle and help them with any small problems that they may have.

What’s in it for you?

We believe that being a buddy will be rewarding in several ways. As a volunteer, it will be personally satisfying to know that you are able to help new students. It will also help you make contacts that may be valuable in your future academic and professional lives. If you are an overseas student, it will give you another opportunity to practise speaking English.

Responsibilities of buddies

•Telephone and arrange to make contact with the new student.

•Meet the student and show him/her around the campus and the local area. Answer questions about living in Newcastle and administration procedures at IBI.

•Arrange to meet the new student one morning or afternoon one weekend early in the semester, and take the student to places that you enjoy in Newcastle.

•Be prepared to take phone calls from the new student to answer further questions that he/she may have from time to time. Meet to explain information to the new student in person, if required.

•You will be matched to an individual new student. However, if you have friends who are also buddies, you might prefer to form a support group together. This would mean that you meet the new students as a group rather than one-on-one.

•Being a buddy is voluntary. There is no “requirement” to provide assistance beyond the help outlined above.

Please note that if you agree to become a peer support buddy you will be expected to fulfil your role conscientiously and cheerfully. It will be important to be considerate and reliable so that the student can feel confident in your support.

【推荐2】Each time Chinese New Year is approaching, preparations are underway around the world. Here are some Chinatowns for those outside of China wishing to mark the day.

London

Although it may not be as large or as long-built as others, having only become a center for the Chinese community during the 1950s, London’s Chinatown is perfectly formed little firework that knows how to see in the year with a bang. Decorated with red lanterns, previous years have seen shows with acrobatics（杂技）, martial arts（武术）,dance and opera nearby.

San Francisco

San Francisco’s Chinatown is perhaps the most famous in the United States. The city was the main entry-point for Chinese who had crossed the Pacific to the USA during the early 19th century. Between the Grant Avenue and the Stockton Street, this historic area is a local treasure, attracting more visitors per year than the Golden Gate Bridge.

Bangkok

With an about 100-year-old history, the Thai capital’s Chinatown contains complex streets offering all kinds of tasty treats, clothes, toys and antiques. Sunday market days are such a good time to get the full atmosphere of the neighborhood. The area is also known for its gold dealers, whose shops line the road.

Mauritius

Found in Port Louis, this Mauritian Chinatown shows the island nation’s rich multicultural diversity. Established in the early years of the 20^th century by settlers from China, its tiny shops and restaurants serve locals and visitors. During the Chinese Spring Festival, the most exciting sight is the Dragon Dances on Rue Royale when Chinese musicians and dancers perform the traditional lion dances through the streets.

【推荐3】Art Exhibition in Guangzhou in the Second Half of 2016

Exhibition by Tin Yusi-Another Way to Meet the Natural World

“Wu Se,” a solo exhibition (个人作品展) by Lin Yusi, will be held at the Fei Gallery beginning October 16. A graduate of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Lin is now a member of the China Artists Association.

Opening: October 16, Friday, 8:00 p.m.

Time: October 16-November 18

Place: Fei Gallery, G/F, Estate Plaza, 5 Nonglin Xia Lu

Ou wu’s Solo Exhibition at Yuge Art Salon

Ou Wu, a practitioner of clay art and the deputy (副的) president of the Guangrdong Carving Art Research Center, is presenting a solo exhibition at Yuge Art Center in Fangcun. Visitors will discover nearly 100 pieces of his recent works in bright colors and in vivid sketches.

Time: September 29-October 15 (10:00-17:00, closed on Sundays)

Place: Yuge Art Salon No. 4 Building, Xinyi international Place, Changdi Road, Fangcun Dadao Dong, Liwan District.

Exhibition for “Eight Scenes of Guangzhou in History”

A lengthy scroll (画卷) of Chinese painting called’ Eight Scenes of Guangzhou in History’ is on a traveling exhibition. The works were on display in Guangzhou this February and March. The display in Macau now is free of charge in Kam Pek Community Center and will run until October 5. The long scroll has lovely sections, representing the Song, Yuan, Ming, early Qing, and late Qing dynasties, as well as the years of 1963, 1986, 2002 and 2011.

Chinese Paintings Since the Song Dynasty: Highlights of the Guangdong Museum’s Collection

Guangdong Museum holds a new exhibition displaying selected paintings since Song Dynasty. The 69 selected historical paintings are divided into four sections: Song and Yuan Dynasties, Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, and modern times of China. The exhibition has reflected the development of Guangdong painting.

Time: September 16, 2016-January 3, 2017

Place: Calligraphy (书法) and Painting Hall, 3rd Floor, Guangdong Museum

【推荐3】I feel it a great honor that you choose to stay at Central International Hotel. We are ideally situated in Zhenru Center, one of the four centers in Shanghai, next to Shanghai West Railway Station. Tube Line 11 is only six minutes walk to our hotel by the sixth exit that can reach Shanghai Disneyland in a beeline. On the east side of our hotel lie bus No. 107 to the downtown People's Square, bus No. 762 to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, bus No. 869 to the National Exhibition Center and Tube Line 2 to Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

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