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Britain's heir to the throne, Prince Charles, has tested positive for the coronavirus, his London household announced Wednesday.
"He (display) mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last few days as usual," said a statement from Clarence House, his residence in the capital.
It is not possible to determine the 71-year-old Prince of Wales contracted the virus, the statement said, " the high number of engagements he carried out in his public role during recent weeks."
His wife, Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, has also been tested but does not have the virus.
"In accordance with Government and medical advice, the Prince and the Duchess are now self-isolating at home in Scotland," the statement added.
As the oldest child of Queen Elizabeth II, Charles is next in line to the throne, followed by his son Prince William.
Charles attended an awards ceremony on March 11 for his charity, the Prince's Trust, helps young people get into jobs, education and training.
The ceremony (attend) by a number of British celebrities, and the prince was shown not shaking hands, they presumably will be contacted having come into contact with the prince.
The prince carried out an investiture on March 12 and then attended a reception (help)raise money for those (affect) by the Australian bush fires, as well as attending a number of (small) meetings since then, Sky News reported.
Buckingham Palace said the 93-year-old queen last saw her son briefly on March 12, but "remains in good health," the BBC reported. The queen, the palace added, "is following all the appropriate advice with regard to her welfare."
The prince began to display mild symptoms of the virus on Sunday and was tested Monday, with the results of that test (come) through Tuesday evening, Sky News reported.
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Disney extends theme park closures 'until further notice, citing coronavirus pandemic。
The Walt Disney Company said Friday that both Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida will remain closed indefinitely due to the novel coronavirus.
"While there is still much uncertainty with to the impacts of COVID-19, the safety and well-being of our guests and employees remains The Walt Disney Company's top priority," Disney said in a statement.
"As a result of this pandemic and in line with direction by health experts and government officials, Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort will remain closed until further notice," the statement said.
Disney previously announced that both U.S. parks and its Disneyland Paris Resort would be closed from March 14 through the end of the month because of the coronavirus, which has more than a half-million people around the globe and killed over 28,000, according to data maintained by Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest statement, Disney said it has continued to pay park employees during the pandemic and will continue to do so through the middle of next month.
"The Walt Disney Company has been paying its cast members since the closure of the parks, and in light of this ongoing and increasingly crisis, we have made the decision to paying hourly parks and resorts cast members through April 18," the statement said.
Disneyland in Anaheim employs around 75,000 people and Disney World in Orlando employs roughly 31,000, The New York Times reported earlier this month.
Union leaders workers employed at each of the parks sent letters to Disney earlier in the week pressing the company for details about its future plans for the pandemic.
Disney's decision to shutter both U.S. parks is an unprecedented move for the company, which has rarely closed either in the decades since they first opened.
The last time both Disney parks were shuttered was following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, The Times reported previously.
A Grateful Patient
I took a job as a receptionist for a vet almost five decades ago. As a keen animal lover, I accepted the position on the condition that I wouldn't have to assist with any wounded animals. I couldn't1to see any creature in pain.
At the end of my first week, we were closing the office for the day when a young man ran up to us holding a severely 2Doberman Pinscher puppy(杜宾幼犬) in his arms and3 us to save his life. The four-month-old puppy had been hit by a car.
The vet and Iran back into the 4room. It was hurt badly. The only place the skin was still attached to this poor little animal's body was around one shoulder. The vet worked tirelessly for what seemed like hours, sewing him back together again. That was the easy part. The puppy had broken too many bones, including his spine(脊柱). Even if he 5 the next few days, we were quite sure he would never walk again.
That day forever changed my life. The vet instructed me, and I became his 6 in all things medical. One of my first jobs was to give that Doberman puppy daily physical 7. I remember moving his tiny legs to try to keep his muscles from withering(萎缩).
Weeks went by until one day, I felt this little fighter push back ever so 8. And he continued to push back till he could finally use his legs. It 9.
Fast-forward about a year, I walked into the clinic's crowded waiting room and called the name of the next client. Suddenly, a(n) 10 Doberman who had been standing quietly with his owner on the opposite side of the room11 loose and rushed toward me. I found myself 12 against the wall with this magnificent dog standing on his hind legs, his front paws on my shoulders,13 my face with plentiful and joyful kisses!
I still tear up in amazement at the display of love and 14 the dog had for me that day all those years ago. I 15to be a vet technician for14 years, and since retirement, I've volunteered at a no-kill animal shelter. In all the time that has passed and all the experiences I have had, I've never met a dog who didn't know that it had been rescued in one way or another.
When I was about 12 years old, my older brother, James, smuggled a BB gun into the house. Our parents had told us many times that we were not allowed to bring home guns or knives, even if they were just toys. Having any form of weaponry in our home was strictly forbidden.
James brought me to his room. He opened his closet door and took out a shoebox that was buried beneath a heap of clothes. The BB gun was inside. I was immediately enamored by the shiny barrel.
"Can I shoot it, Jamesie?" I asked, hopefully.
"Noway,"James said, taking it from me and putting it back.
One day, when no one was home, I went into James' closet and took it out. For some in explicable reason - I have no idea what I was thinking - I went to the front window of the second floor in our row house. I cracked the window open. I pointed the gun outside and shot. I quickly shut the window and peeked outside.
In a matter of seconds, old Mr. Schlosberg came out of his grocery store. He looked back at his store window. He looked up the street. He looked down the street. Then he looked straight across to our house.
Thankfully, Jamesie made it home before Mother or Father.
As he stepped through the door, I could hear old Mr. Schlosberg call his name. "James, James," he called. "Come here, son."
After several minutes, James ran back across the street and into the living room. I had retreated into the kitchen. "Alma!" he screamed. "Get out here! You cracked Mr. Schlosberg's window with my BB gun!"
"Oh, please, Jamesie," I begged. "Don't let him tell Mother. She will whip my bottom real good!" Jamesie sighed. He wiped my tears and went back across the street to Mr. Schlosberg's. I don't know what James said to that man, but there was never a mention of the incident again.
Years later, I found out Jamesie had used the money he got from his newspaper route to pay for Mr. Schlosberg's cracked window. He only got one cent for every paper he delivered. He managed to pay back the debt just before he went off to fight in World War II.
Since that day, I have never touched a gun: a BB gun, a water gun, a real gun, or any other type.
Airplane Stories and Histories
Norman Currey www.xlibris.com
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Airplane Stories and Histories records 200 years of aviation highlights. A bibliography is provided for enthusiasts to explore the subjects at greater depth.
Tips 'n Tales from the Trails
Vicki Evenson www.xlibris.com
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Tips 'n Tales from the Trails offers information and advice for any horse person considering interstate trail riding. It provides helpful insights when preparing and planning for expansion of the reader's own adventures.
The Rhythm of My Life
Tuning into the Rocky Rhythm of Fire
Yvon Milien www.iuniverse.com
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This autobiography shares the story of the author's life and how he found the inner strength to overcome the challenges.
On The Healing Road Through The Eyes Of An Adoptee
The Poet Dena www.authorhouse.com
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Therapeutic poetry is what the Poet Denaoffers. As you go along The Healing Road, you will find at least a few words to help lighten your own struggles.
The Adventures of Mr. Fuzzy Ears Searching for a Furry Friend
Donna Carr Roberts www.iuniverse.com
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The story of a fuzzy little dog who searched for a friend in all the wrong places until…
The Girl from Copenhagen
Glenn Peterson www.xlibris.com
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The Girl from Copenhagen is a autobiography about the life of author Glenn Peterson's mother, from childhood to old age.
Educators today are more and more often heard to say that computer literacy is absolutely necessary for college students. Many even argue that each incoming freshman should have his or her own microcomputer. What advantages do computers offer the college students?
Any student who has used a word processor will know one compelling reason to use a computer: to write papers. Although not all students feel comfortable composing on a word processor, most find revising and editing much easier on it. One can alter, insert, or delete just by pressing a few keys, thus eliminating the need to rewrite or re-type. Furthermore, since the revision process is less difficult, students are more likely to revise as often as is necessary to end up with the best paper possible. For these reasons, many freshman English courses require the use of a word processor.
Computers are also useful in the context of language courses, where they are used to drill students in basic skills. Software programs strengthen ESL(English as a Second Language ) instruction, as well as instruction in French, German, Spanish, and other languages. By using these programs on are gular basis, students can improve their skills in a language while proceeding at their own pace.
Science students take advantage of computers in many ways. Using computer graphic capabilities, for example, botany students can represent and analyze different plant growth patterns. Medical students can learn to interpret computerized images of internal body structures. Physics students can complete complex calculations far more quickly than they could without the use of computer.
Similarly, business and accounting students find that computer spreadsheet programs are all but important to many aspects of their work, while students pursuing careers in graphic arts, marketing, and public relations find that knowledge of computer graphic is important. Education majors learn to develop grading systems using computers, while social science students use computers for analyzing and graphically displacing their research results.
It is no wonder, then, that educators support the purchase and use of microcomputers by students. A useful tool, the computer can help students learn. And that is, after all, the reason for going to college.
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A. In a list ranking countries by the happiness of their citizens, it put tropical Fiji 50 places below freezing Iceland. B. The street sweeper can hold his head up high as he proudly does his job. C. Danish people aren't as suspicious as many other nations. D. Most Danes are used to seeing between 50-70% of their salary going to the government! E. People have nice things in their houses, but they're not mad about shopping and spending. F. And there's another advantage to those high taxes. |
Where do you think the world's happiest people live? Some where hot with sandy beaches? A country with a tradition of the fine food and culture? Not according to a recent study by the university of Leicester. Who are the happiest people on Earth? Those 5.5 million people who call Denmark their home. Surprised? Well you'll be more surprised when you hear that the Danes pay some of the highest taxes in the world. So what is the secret of their success?
Let's start with all that tax they pay. The Danish government provides its people with one of the finest education and health systems in the world. It spends more on children and elderly people per capital(人均) than other country.
Because a shop assistant's final salary is not that much less than someone who works in a bank, for example, Danes don't choose their careers based on money or status as people in other countries do. They choose the job they want to do. There's a philosophy in Denmark known as" Jante-lov", which translates as "you're no better than anybody else." But workers in other countries are not used to looking at life in this way.
Money doesn't seem as important in Denmark. It has been called a "post consumerist" society. What is more important is the sense of society and it's no surprise that Danes are very used to socializing. 92% of Danes belong to some kind of social club and these clubs are even paid for by the government.
They also show an amazing amount of trust in each other and their government. You can see sighs of this all over the country. You'll find vegetable stalls with no assistant. You take what you want and leave the money in a basket. Perhaps the bike is a good symbol for Denmark. The Danes can afford cars but they choose bikes—simple, economical, non-polluting machines that show no status and help keep people fit.
Rising global temperatures are increasing exposure to heat stress, which harms human health, agriculture, the economy and the environment. Most climate studies on projected heat stress have focused on heat extremes but not considered the role of humidity, another key driver.
"When we look at the risks of a warmer planet, we need to pay particular attention to combined extremes of heat and humidity, which are especially dangerous to human health," said senior author Robert E. Kopp.
"Every bit of global warming make shot, humid days more frequent and intense. In New York City, for example, the hottest, most humid day in a typical year already occurs about 11 times more frequently than it would have in the 19th century," said lead author Dawei Li.
Heat stress is caused by the body's inability to cool down properly through sweating. Body temperature can rise rapidly, and high temperatures may damage the brain and other vital organs. Heat stress ranges from milder conditions like heat rash and heat cramps to heat exhaustion, the most common type. Heat stroke, the most serious heat-related illness, can kill or cause permanent disability without emergency treatment, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The study looked at how combined extremes of heat and humidity increase on a warming Earth, using 40 climate simulations to get statistics on rare events. The study focused on a measure of heat stress that accounts for temperature, humidity and other environmental factors, including wind speed, sun angle and solar and infrared radiation.
Annual exposure to extreme heat and humidity in excess of safety guidelines is projected to affect areas currently home to about 500 million people if the planet warms by 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7degrees Fahrenheit) and nearly 800 million at 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit). The planet has already warmed by about 1.2 degrees (2.2 degrees Fahrenheit) above late 19th century levels.
An estimated 1.2 billion people would be affected with 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming, as expected by the end of this century under current global policies.
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