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In 2007, Jamie Whitmore was considered as one of the most successful athletes in America.
However, everything changed during a competition that seemed like many others she had conquered. As a professional athlete, Whitmore was used to suffering, but she never imagined the pain in her leg could be a deadly cancer.
What doctors found during surgery shocked them all: Whitmore had Spindle Cell Sarcoma, a soft tissue tumor (肿瘤) that can start in the bone, and the tumor was wrapped around her nerve and touching several vital organs. They couldn't cut it out fearing to burst the tumor.
When she heard the diagnosis for the first time, Whitmore said, "time stood still, I couldn't breathe. They were talking about the treatment and I started crying as I didn't want to die." Finally, the doctors enlisted the help of several specialists to remove the tumor. Whitmore developed sepsis (败血症) from the surgery and endured a two-month recovery. When she began to feel sick again, Whitmore was sure her cancer was back. Instead, doctors gave her unexpected news: She was pregnant-with twins. "That was a whole other freak-out, " Whitmore recalled.
She has never met a challenge she couldn't overcome. Today, Whitmore is a mother of two sons and cancer-free. She is competing again, and has won a gold medal in the Paralympics (残奥会), nine world titles, and has set two world records. She travels as a motivational speaker when she doesn't spend time with her sons. Whitmore has some words of advice for others with limitations: "Never let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do. Some doctors told me I would never ride anything. And yet I rode my mountain bike 104 miles climbing from 9, 000 feet to 14, 000 feet. People with two good legs have fallen short of that task! You just can't give up."
When we're studying a new language, many of us approach it with fear and anxiety. However, we would benefit a lot by changing our focus, according to communication skills trainer Marianna Pascal.
Pascal has spent 20 years in Malaysia helping people speak better English. Over time, she has discovered a surprising truth: How well somebody communicates in a new language has very little to do with his language level — but a lot more to do with his attitude.
Pascal noticed that a lot of Malaysians went into English conversations with the feeling that they were going to be judged by how many mistakes they were going to make. And they had the idea of what good proper English is supposed to be and how far they would have to go to get there.
As a teacher, she'd noticed one specific student named Faisal. Despite not knowing much English, this guy could just sit and listen to anybody very calmly, clearly, and then he could express his thoughts beautifully.
Pascal realized when Faisal entered an English conversation, he didn't feel judged. He entirely focused on the person that he was speaking to and the result he wanted to get. He got no thoughts about his own mistakes.
Pascal believes that speaking a language is not like those exams that many of us had to take in school, where a tiny spelling or grammar mistake would result in a big red X from the teacher. In the real world, small mistakes don't matter — what matters is whether we're able to make ourselves understood. She concludes," If you want to speak English like Faisal with that great confidence, here's the one thing that you can do when you speak: Don't focus on yourself, focus on the other person and the result you want to achieve."
Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity (湿度) will annually affect areas that are now home to 1.2 billion people by 2100, assuming current greenhouse gas emissions (排放), according to a Rutgers study.
Most climate studies on projected heat stress have focused too much on extreme heat but did not consider the role of humidity, which is another key driver. "When we look at the risks of a warmer planet, we need to pay particular attention to the combined effects of extreme heat and humidity, which are especially dangerous to human health." said Robert E. Kopp, director of the Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences.
Rising global temperatures are increasing exposure to heat stress, which harms human health. 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. What's more, heat stress can result in heatstroke (中暑), which is the most serious heat-related illness, can kill or cause permanent disability without emergency treatment.
Annual exposure to extreme heat and humidity above safety guidelines will be projected to affect areas that are currently home to about 500 million people, if the planet warms by 1.5℃ and nearly 800 million at 2℃. The planet has already warmed by about 1.2℃ above late 19th century levels.
An estimated 1.2 billion people would be affected with 3℃ of warming, as expected by the end of this century under current global policies. That's nearly four times the number of people affected today, and nearly 12 times the number who were affected in no industrial age.
The very idea of selling yourself during a job interview can be slightly afraid or worrying. But the good news is that you can learn how to confidently talk about them.
Look the part
Many hiring managers will form their first impression of you based on what you're wearing. The right interview clothes depend on the company you're interviewing for. In addition, you need to physically show confidence. Mainly your eye contact, hand motions, posture, and tone of voice — are very important.
Prepare meaningful stories
You can expect to be asked some job interview questions. These questions require you to come up with examples from your past work experiences. . Unfortunately, this is where a lot of job hunters cannot do well.
Ask good questions that offer value. "These questions mark you as an in-depth, curious, persistent researcher," says Cole. Make sure at least one of your questions expresses interest in what the company is currently working on. "After the interviewer answers, you'd follow up by offering your creative thinking on the subject," says Cole.
Always quantify (量化) your achievements
. So, instead of saying, "I led a successful project," say, "The project I led reduced costs by 35%, saving four days altogether from start to finish," Cole recommends.
A. Ask unique questions
B. Prepare a self-introduction in advance
C. The following tips can help you close the sale on a job offer
D. It's important to use hard numbers when describing your accomplishments
E. Your body language strengthens that you are the right person for the position
F. You'll learn how to answer questions — everything from the job to your weaknesses
G. For example, talk about a time when you had to deal with a difficult co-worker
Charles Dickerson believes music teaches important life lessons. "Music instills (灌输) within a person 1 of life, self-determination, and the pursuit of excellence to do something 2." That's why this conductor has 3 his over four-decade career to making classical 4 more accessible to communities of African American.
Dickerson is the 5 and conductor of both the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) and the South Side of Chicago Youth Orchestra (SSCYO). Both of them are nonprofit groups. Many of his students didn't 6 an orchestra (管弦乐团) program in their 7 before.
Since starting ICYOLA in 2009, it has 8 to be the largest African American orchestra in the country. In July 2019, Dickerson expanded, launching another orchestra to 9 children in the city of Chicago. The program is 10 and mostly made up of high school students in need, but it is also open to students of all ages 11 on their music level. Many of Dickerson's students come from Kenwood Academy High School. Nicholas Thomas, 16, has 12 the violin since age 6 and is now one of SSCYO's original 13. Thomas says that SSCYO has been "more like a family than an orchestra" to him and 14 him to grow as a person.
Dickerson flies to Chicago from L. A. every Friday to be there when the 15 holds its weekly concert. All concerts the orchestra puts on are free to the public. 16, he's more than just a conductor. He has become like a "father figure" to many of his students over the years. "He's a good 17. I always turn to him for advice. I think he's someone that you can 18 with easily," said Morgan.
Based on the 19 in Los Angeles and so far in Chicago, Dickerson 20 to open more orchestras in other cities across the U.S.
Many diseases and medical conditions (cause) by things out of our control. Yet experts say you can control and even prevent many of the risk factors that increase your chances of (die) early. Experts note that an unhealthy lifestyle can put you great risk of heart disease. Poor diet, having too much body fat and a lack of physical exercise all increase your risk of heart disease.
But there is something else you can do. And it is free and easy. Smile! Anand is a heart disease specialist at University of Missouii Health Care in Columbia. He advises his patients (smile). "When we smile, the brain wiring (get) altered. The chemicals are released are more positive." He tells his patients to smile 20 times an hour. To some, that might seem a lot of smiling, some might even feel foolish. a smile does not involve drugs. It is not invasive (侵害的) like a surgical operation. It is free and it has no bad side(effect).
"Once people smile, they are relaxed. This relaxation (direct) lowers blood pressure, and improves sugar levels in the blood. If we are smiling, we are breaking the link between stress and health." And it may provide a little extra (protect) to everyone's heart health.
I was crossing a very busy street when I heard something familiar. I later asked my sister Jeanne how she had known it was me! She said it was my laugh. I wouldn't say my laugh is unusual, but I guess to a family member it can spread to him or her in some way. It hits their hearts and makes a deep, clear sound that continues for a long time in their minds. I would tell you our story right here.
I come from a broken family. After we grew up, I haven't seen my other three brothers and sisters for many years. And that is where this story begins.
My sister Jeanne was only 14 months older than me, but by the time we were teenagers we had lost touch with each other. By age 19, I had moved away from our home in Wisconsin to live on my father's horse farm in Virginia, where I worked to treat sick or injured animals. I was told that Jeanne got married at 18, and moved to Chicago. And our connection somehow ended since then.
About five years flew by. I was 24 and on a trip with my husband to New York City, a place where I had never been before. It was a very, very large city. I was used to riding my horse to the corner store where everyone knew everyone and everything going on in the quiet little town of Driver, Virginia. We went to New York to visit my husband's cousin. We went to Little Italy, the Statue of Liberty, Chinatown, and several other places of interest. I had never seen so many taxis in one place in all my life.
One day, we were crossing a very busy street filled with people. Everyone was in a hurry. I laughed at something my husband said, and I suddenly heard my name called from somewhere behind me: "Chery!" I stopped in the middle of the road. Tears rolled down quickly at once from my face. I knew without a doubt that it was my sister Jeanne.
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I shouted back before even turning to look. "Jeanne?"
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Since that time, my sister and I have never been separated.
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