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Japanese Artist Creates Art by Cutting Leaves'

Going by the name of Lito, a 34-year-old Japanese artist is using leaves to create a type of Japanese art called kirie.

Kirie artists usually take something like a piece of paper and cut it very carefully to make art. Using the small space of a leaf takes a lot of focus, which Lito says helps with his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, known as ADHD.

The result is a collection showing worlds full of animals, plants, people and technology that he shares on Instagram and Twitter. He has about 40,000 fans on Instagram and 26,000 on Twitter.

Many of the leaves tell a story, showing things like animals giving flowers to their friends or penguins putting away their umbrellas after the rain. Some also show scenes from books and movies, like E.T. and Peter Rabbit.

Lito began with cutting paper, but started using leaves in January after seeing a Spanish artist's work. Most of the leaves are green, but he used red leaves to create scenes like red foxes standing at the gates of Kyoto's Fushimi Inari Shrine, which are known for their red-orange color.

In an interview with Maido na News, he said each project needs to be done in two hours, before the leaves begin to get dry and change color. He also said that he takes requests, wrapping up the leaves and sending them before they get dry.

Lito's pictures from My Father's Dragon, a children's book by Ruth Stiles Gannett, have been very popular — something he says he did not expect. The book is known as Elmer no Bouken, or Elmer's Adventure, in Japan.

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Vocabulary

focus - an act of concentrating on or paying attention to something

ADHD - (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) a medical condition that affects a person's ability to concentrate or stay still

scene - a part of a book, movie, etc. in which events happen in one place

request - the act of asking for something, often in a polite or formal way

wrapping - to put cloth or paper around something

Discussion

- If you were to ask Lito to cut a leaf for you, what would you get him to create? 

- Would you be interested in learning how to make kirie? Why? Why not? 

- Do you follow any artists on social media? If so, when did you first hear about them? 

- What was your favorite book as a child?

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KFC Sells Firelogs That Smell Like Fried Chicken

For the third year in a row, KFC will sell firelogs that smell like its fried chicken. Each firelog can burn for up to three hours.

KFC worked with firelog and recycling company Enviro-Log to make the ""11 Herbs & Spices Firelog"" out of 100% recycled materials. KFC says it uses 11 herbs and spices to make its fried chicken.

US customers can buy the firelog at some Walmart stores and on Walmart's website for about $16. This year, it will also be available in Canada for the first time.

Ross McRoy, founder of Enviro-Log, said that the KFC firelog has become more and more popular each year. It sold out in just three hours the first year it was available in 2018, and sold out in 2019 as well.

This isn't the first unusual product KFC has made. In 2016, the company sold nail polish that tasted like fried chicken in Hong Kong.

Also in 2016, KFC made sunscreen that smelled like fried chicken and offered it for free online. Within two hours, all 3,000 bottles were given to customers in the US.

In 2019, the company started KFC Innovations Lab, where customers could help choose product ideas for the company to make, and give money to make them happen. Some ideas included a hot tub that looked like a KFC bucket and a table made of KFC cardboard.

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firelog - an artificial log to be used as fuel for a fire

herbs - a plant whose leaves, flowers, or seeds are used to make food taste better

spices - a seed, powder, etc. used to add flavor to food

nail polish - clear or colored liquid that is painted onto the nails

sunscreen - a cream that is put on the skin to protect it from the sun

Discussion

- What are your thoughts on the KFC firelog? 

- Do you find it surprising that the KFC firelog sold out in 2018 and 2019? 

- Do you have a fireplace in your home? 

- If so, how often do you use it? If not, would you like to? 

- Is KFC popular in your country? 

- If so, do you often eat there? 

- What's your favorite fast food restaurant?

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Study: Smartphones May Be Lowering Exam Grades

A study in Educational Psychology has found that US university students who copy homework answers get better grades on their homework, but worse grades on exams compared to those who answer homework questions from memory or by guessing. And smartphones may be making the problem worse.

The study followed 2,433 students taking 12 different university classes over 11 years. It showed that students who did better on their homework than on their exams were more likely to use Google, check their textbook, or talk to a friend who already had the answer when completing their homework.

These students' exam results were several percentage points below those of students who did their homework from memory.

The number of students doing better on their homework than on exams has also increased from 14% in 2008 to 55% in 2017. During that time, smartphones have become ubiquitous: the first iPhone was released in June 2007, and according to the Pew Research Center, by January 2018, 77% of US adults had a smartphone.

Writing in NJ.com, Arnold Glass, the study's lead author, said that smartphones make it ""remarkably easy"" to look up homework answers. He also said that smartphones make it harder to pay attention to homework, since students may also be using them to chat with friends or play games, which affects how well they remember what they learn.

Glass said that students are less likely to remember an answer if it did not come from their own mind. He said that students should always try to come up with an answer on their own, even if they guess or get it wrong.

""If the student does this first and then finds the correct answer online, the student is likely to remember the answer,"" he said — and this will help them do better on exams.

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Vocabulary

psychology - the study of the mind and how it affects behavior

ubiquitous  - being everywhere

released - make something available for purchase, use, etc.

remarkably  - in a way that is surprising or worth paying attention to

came up with - to produce an answer, idea, suggestion, etc.

Discussion

- Is there anything you miss about being a student?

- Was getting good grades important to you when you were in school? Why? Why not?

- At what age do you think children should be allowed to have a smartphone? Why? 

- Do you think smartphones should be banned in schools? Why? Why not? 

- If you study to remember, you will forget. But if you study to understand, you will remember. — Unknown. What do you make of this statement?

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Netflix has announced that it is increasing the price of its Standard and Premium subscriptions for US customers.

Standard subscriptions now cost $14 a month, a $1 increase, and Premium subscriptions cost $18 a month, a $2 increase. Basic subscriptions will not change from $9 a month.

The price changes will affect new customers immediately, and customers who already have a subscription will start paying the higher price in the next few weeks.

A Netflix spokesperson told The Verge that the company is raising its prices "so that we can continue to offer more variety of TV shows and films." At the start of the year, experts expected Netflix to spend more than $17 billion making new shows and movies in 2020.

Netflix also increased prices for customers in Canada and Australia in October. US customers had a price increase in 2019, too, when prices for all subscriptions went up by $1 or $2.

Netflix has gained a lot of new customers as people spend more time at home because of the coronavirus pandemic. The company got more than 28 million new customers in the first nine months of 2020 — more than the total number of new customers it got in all of 2019. The company now has more than 195 million customers in total.

Netflix's prices are higher than those of many of its competitors, however. Disney+ costs $7 a month in the US, while Hulu costs $6 a month for its basic subscription, or $12 a month to see shows without advertisements.

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Premium - more expensive or of better quality

Subscription - an agreement to receive a service, publication, etc. regularly by paying in advance

Spokesperson - a person whose job is to speak for an organization in public

Variety - the state or quality of having many different people or things

Competitor - a person or business that is trying to be more successful than others

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The world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge, the 516 Arouca, has been built in Portugal.

The new bridge is named after how long it is in meters. It has been built in the Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark, an hour's drive southeast of the city of Porto.

The 516 Arouca's walkway is about a meter wide, and made with metal grates that let visitors see the Paiva River 176 meters below them as they cross. A video of the bridge shows it moving from side to side as people walk across it.

The Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark has rocks that are hundreds of millions of years old, from a time when the area was part of a huge continent called Gondwana. The area also offers many outdoor activities in its mountains and rivers.

It will cost about $14 to cross the 516 Arouca, but just under $12 for students and people over 65. Children under 6 will not be allowed on the bridge. People who live in Arouca, however, will be able to use it for free if they have a resident card.

Work on building the 516 Arouca began in 2017. It was finished in July 2020, but an opening date has not been decided.

The new bridge has taken the record for world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge from the Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge in Switzerland. The Swiss bridge is 494 meters long and free to cross. It opened in 2017

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Suspension Bridge - a bridge in which the deck is hung from cables that are supported by towers at each end

Pedestrian - a person who is walking, especially in a town or city

Walkaway - a passage or path for walking, especially one that is outside and raised above the ground

Grate - a framework of metal bars

Continent - any of the earth's main land masses, such as Europe and Asia

Resident - someone who lives in a particular place

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US magazine Rolling Stone has released a new version of its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. The list was originally released in 2003 and slightly updated in 2012.

The new list was voted on by over 300 music professionals, including journalists, music company executives, and artists like Beyoncé and Taylor Swift. Voters had to name their top 50 albums, which were then given points based on their position in each person's list. Over 3,000 albums received votes.

US soul singer Marvin Gaye's What's Going On was voted number one on the new list, after coming sixth in 2003 and 2012.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles was the top album in 2003 and 2012, but is in 24th position this time. The band from Liverpool had four albums in the top 10 on the first two lists, but only one in 2020 — Abbey Road, in fifth position.

US singer Lauryn Hill's first album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, made a huge jump from the 2012 list, rising from 314th position to number 10.

Canadian Joni Mitchell's Blue was again the highest-placed album by a female artist. The album moved from 30th position in 2012 to number three in 2020.

The new top 50 includes seven female artists, compared to just three in 2012.

There are also 153 albums on the new list that didn't appear in the previous lists at all, including 86 from the 21st century. US rapper Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly is the highest new album, in 19th place.

The top ten albums on the new list are:

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Version - a form of something that is different from other forms of the same thing

Originally - at or from the beginning of a situation, activity, etc

Executive - a high-ranking manage

Soul - a genre of popular music combining jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel music

Rapper - a person who writes and performs rap music