Download or read book Live 2019 11 No 223 written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 〔適用對象：國高中生~成人，一般生活英語會話、全民英檢中級程度〕 Live互動英語雜誌：教材貼近生活、流行，內容實用充滿趣味，附真人情境式主題會話，體驗如在國外環境學英語的驚人效果，讓你輕鬆開口說英語！ ►購買完整紙本書請上：https://goo.gl/sgu0uq Live Interactive English Live互動英語 NO. 223 November 2019年11月號 4 專題報導 9 焦點話題 10 動物趣聞 The Small but Mighty Kiwi 紐西蘭國寶——奇異鳥 奇異鳥得名自其kee-wee的叫聲，嘴長且尖，雖因翅膀退化無法飛行，卻能用強而有力的雙腿跑步。但究竟為什麼紐西蘭要以這種可愛卻無法飛行的鳥作為國鳥呢？ 14 食物歷史 Everything You Didn't Know about Chocolate 關於巧克力你不知道的事 美味的巧克力由可可豆製成，不過你可知道可可最早並不是作為甜點，而是一種苦味的飲品，甚至還曾被當作貨幣使用？巧克力不僅有豐富的歷史，還有許多令人驚訝的健康益處，趕快來瞧瞧！ 18 日常好用句 Don't count your chickens before they hatch. 不要高興得太早；別打如意算盤。 19 主題式會話 Talking about Weather 聊天氣 22 旅遊好去處 Disney Parks around the World 迪士尼樂園——創造歡樂與甜蜜回憶 一九五五年，第一座迪士尼樂園於美國加州開幕，矢志成為「地球上最快樂的地方」，為大人小孩帶來歡樂。如今，全球有六座迪士尼度假區，各有特色，不妨日後安排來趟神奇王國的體驗之旅吧！ 26 克漏字 Reducing Pollution with Fish Skin and Algae 魚皮海藻塑膠，環保愛地球 一次性塑膠用品對海洋造成的危害不言而喻，雖然使用方便，卻得要花上幾百年才有可能分解。最近，一名英國大學生用魚皮和海藻製成一種透明材質來取代塑膠，不只可以自然分解，還可以用作堆肥使用。 28 心理健康 Learning from Rejection 面對拒絕的心理調適 被人拒絕很痛，但不應該成為你前進的阻力！俗話說「失敗為成功之母」，要如何告別玻璃心，過一個正向積極的人生？一起來看看本文的建議。 33 唱歌學英語 Studying English with Songs: Never Really Over 凱蒂．佩芮：〈從未結束〉 34 焦點人物 Kawhi Leonard's Quiet Road to Stardom 沉默的王者：「可愛」．雷納德 今年六月，安靜不多話的雷納德帶領多倫多暴龍拿下美國職業籃球聯賽總冠軍，雖然他在NBA的地位持續攀升，但他低調務實的個性使他成為NBA最好的榜樣之一！ 38 生活情境對話 Buying a Refrigerator 買冰箱 ‧ 英語聽力測驗 42 社會現象 Loot Boxes: Play Time or Pay Time? 電玩戰利品箱：是驚喜還是賭博？ 市面上許多手遊經常主打免費遊玩，但事實上遊戲公司常透過「戰利品箱」的機制來圖利，用獲得神兵利器或稀有角色的機會引誘玩家不斷花錢，來看看各國如何因應這個「類賭博」的現象。 46 談天說地話英文 47 閱讀策略 Which Came First: The Turkey or Thanksgiving? 火雞和感恩節孰先孰後？ 每年美國人會在秋天享用感恩節大餐，通常有一隻烤火雞作為主菜，以致於這個節日逐漸被稱為「火雞日」。為什麼感恩節要吃火雞呢？這一切都得要從感恩節的由來開始了解…… 53 翻譯練習 Translation Practice 翻譯練習 56 科技應用 The History and Modern Uses of the Quick Response Code QR碼的發展與應用 你知道方形QR碼發明的靈感來自於圍棋嗎？除了可用來付款、加好友，QR碼還可以被用在什麼地方呢? 60 電影快報 ‧ The Addams Family 《阿達一族》 ‧ Terminator: Dark Fate 《魔鬼終結者：黑暗宿命》 ‧ Frozen 2 《冰雪奇緣2》 62 Movie Trailer English 看預告片學英文 63 General English Proficiency Test 全民英檢中級模擬閱讀試題 65 Chinese Translation & Answer Key 中文翻譯含解答 Kawhi Leonard’s Quiet Road to Stardom When it comes to the world of professional basketball, most players enjoy being in the public eye, where they can show off their fame and fortune. We don’t often see players who prefer to play for the love of the game and not the fame—players like the 28-year-old Kawhi Leonard. Earlier this year, the quiet Kawhi led the Toronto Raptors in their most successful season yet, when they won the NBA (National Basketball Association) championship for the first time in history. Kawhi joined the team in 2018 and was also named the NBA Finals MVP (Most Valuable Player) for the second time in his career. The first time he won the award was in 2014, when he helped the San Antonio Spurs to their fifth championship. He hopes to do the same for his new team, the Los Angeles Clippers. With his extremely large hands and ability to score from anywhere on the court, the “Klaw” continues to rise through the ranks of the NBA. He has already gone from a skilled rookie to an All-Star and MVP, yet he remains one of the most humble players in the game. 沉默的王者： 「可愛」．雷納德 說到職業籃球界，大多數球員都樂於受到注目，在眾人面前炫耀自己的名聲和財富。我們不常看到打球是因為比較熱愛籃球比賽而不是名氣的球員——就像這位二十八歲的科懷．雷納德（常被暱稱為「可愛」）的球員。 今年早些時候，安靜不多話的「可愛」帶領多倫多暴龍隊進入他們到目前為止最成功的賽季，這是他們史上第一次贏得美國職業籃球聯賽總冠軍。「可愛」在二○一八年加入暴龍隊，並且在職業生涯中第二次被提名為美國職籃總冠軍賽的最有價值球員。他第一次獲選是在二○一四年，當時他幫助聖安東尼奧馬刺隊拿下該隊第五座冠軍。他希望能為他的新球隊洛杉磯快艇隊做同樣的事。 由於他的手掌非常大並且能從場上任何一個位置得分，「大手」在美國職籃的地位持續攀升。他已經從一個球技嫺熟的新秀變成了全明星賽球員和最有價值球員，然而他仍是籃球場上最謙遜的球員之一。 Born in California, Kawhi is the youngest of five children. His father, whom he was very close to, owned a car wash where Kawhi used to help out whenever he had time. But tragedy struck the family in 2008, when Kawhi’s father was shot and killed. This motivated Kawhi to cherish his time and give his best on the court, saying “I try to play as hard as I can each night. That’s what my father wanted me to do.” Kawhi stands out from many other NBA stars in part because he is very down-to-earth. For instance, after he signed a US$94 million contract, he continued to drive the same beat-up SUV that he had owned since high school. He also prefers to keep his private life private and does not even have a social media account. In Kawhi’s case, he is living proof that with enough hard work and persistence, greatness can be achieved. His humble attitude and instincts on the court have served him well on the road to success, making him one of the best role models in the NBA today. 「可愛」出生於加州，是五個孩子中最年幼的一個。他的父親（他與父親非常親）經營了一家洗車行，每當「可愛」有時間，就會去那裡幫忙。但二○○八年家中遭逢變故，「可愛」的父親遭到槍殺身亡。這激勵「可愛」要珍惜時間，並在球場上全力以赴，他說道：「我每晚都盡全力打球。那是我父親希望我做的。」 「可愛」從其他許多的美國職籃球星中脫穎而出，部分原因在於他實事求是。例如，在他簽下九千四百萬美元的合約後，他還繼續開著同台從高中就有的老爺休旅車。他也寧願維持低調的私人生活，甚至沒有社群媒體帳號。 就「可愛」而言，他是只要夠努力和堅持，就可以達到偉大成就的一個活生生的例子。他在球場上謙遜的態度和天分在他通往成功的路上發揮了很大的作用，使他成為現今美國職籃的最佳模範之一。

Download or read book Model Rules of Professional Conduct written by American Bar Association. House of Delegates and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2007 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Download or read book Blood Money written by Margaret Sankey and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2022-10-15 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is convenient to think that bad guys are drumming up money for their activities far away and in shady back alleys, but the violent non-state actors (VNSAs) of the world are hiding in plain sight. They peddle knockoff sneakers, pass the hat at ethnic festivals, take a cut of untaxed booze sales, swindle senior citizens with bogus phone calls about needing bail in Mexico, and run money through mainstream banks to buy up rental properties (just to name a few). On a grand scale, their behavior erodes rule of law, creates moral injuries from corruption, and emboldens bad actors to steal and back violent tactics with impunity. Blood Money analyzes the ways in which VNSAs find money for their operations and sustainment, from controlling a valuable commodity to harnessing the grievances of a networked diaspora, and it looks at the channels through which they can flip the positives of globalization into flat, fast, and frictionless movement of people, funds, and materials needed to terrorize and coerce their opponents. Author Margaret Sankey highlights the mundane and everyday nature of these tactics, occurring under our noses online, in legitimate marketplaces, and with the aegis of intelligence services and national governments. While reforms attempt to curtail these options, their utility and efficacy as tools of finance have proved inadequate for sovereign states. VNSAs' defiance of rules and their capable adaptation and innovation make them extremely difficult to pin down or prosecute. Many security publications stress legislation and enforcement or frame illicit finance as a military or police problem. With Blood Money, Sankey points out the many ways VNSAs evade law enforcement, and she offers options for involving consumers and activists in exercising agency and choices in how they apply their money and where it goes. Blood Money also provides context for whole-of-government approaches to attacking underlying supports for illicit financing channels. How these groups finance themselves is key to understanding how they function and what actions might be taken to derail their plans or dismantle their structure.

Download or read book A History of Competitive Gaming written by Lu Zhouxiang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-05-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Competitive gaming, or esports – referring to competitive tournaments of video games among both casual gamers and professional players – began in the early 1970s with small competitions like the one held at Stanford University in October 1972, where some 20 researchers and students attended. By 2022 the estimated revenue of the global esports industry is in excess of $947 million, with over 200 million viewers worldwide. Regardless of views held about competitive gaming, esports have become a modern economic and cultural phenomenon. This book studies the full history of competitive gaming from the 1970s to the 2010s against the background of the arrival of the electronic and computer age. It investigates how competitive gaming has grown into a new form of entertainment, a sport-like competition, a lucrative business and a unique cultural sensation. It also explores the role of competitive gaming in the development of the video game industry, making a distinctive contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the history of video games. A History of Competitive Gaming will appeal to all those interested in the business and culture of gaming, as well as those studying modern technological culture.

Download or read book The Ultimate Nutrition Bible written by Matt Gallant and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: End the war with your diet by creating an optimized nutrition plan based on your goals, your genes, and your personal needs. Do you feel overwhelmed by the barrage of diet-related marketing and advertising? Have you gone keto then vegetarian then vegan and still felt lost as to what makes a diet sustainable? Are you part of the 97 percent of people who have failed to lose weight long term? Matt Gallant and Wade T. Lightheart, founders of BIOptimizers, are here to help you identify the factors that will bring you lasting results by helping you create a nutritional strategy that works for you. This all-in-one, comprehensive guide to the current diet and nutritional landscape will help you establish a personalized sustainable dietary strategy based on your goals, genetics, and unique needs. Matt Gallant and Wade Lightheart, founders of BiOptimizers, provide the data, proven strategies, and hard-earned insights so that you can: Gain clarity about nutrition and dieting Lose weight in a healthy way and keep it off for life Tailor a wide variety of nutritional strategies to be effective for you Eat for maximum athletic and mental performance Optimize your nutrition to maximize your life span In the end, the only person that matters is you, and you deserve all the tools you need for the life you want to live."

Download or read book American Awakening written by Joshua Mitchell and published by Encounter Books. This book was released on 2022-12-13 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America has always been committed to the idea that citizens can work together to build a common world. Today, three afflictions keep us from pursuing that noble ideal. The first and most obvious affliction is identity politics, which seeks to transform America by turning politics into a religious venue of sacrificial offering. For now, the sacrificial scapegoat is the white, heterosexual, man. After he is humiliated and purged, who will be the object of cathartic rage? White women? Black men? Identity politics is the anti-egalitarian spiritual eugenics of our age. It demands that pure and innocent groups ascend, and the stained transgressor groups be purged. The second affliction is that citizens oscillate back and forth, in bipolar fashion, at one moment feeling invincible on their social media platforms and, the next, feeling impotent to face the everyday problems of life without the guidance of experts and global managers. Third, Americans are afflicted by a disease that cannot quite be named, characterized by an addictive hope that they can find cheap shortcuts that bypass the difficult labors of everyday life. Instead of real friendship, we seek social media “friends.” Instead of meals at home, we order “fast food.” Instead of real shopping, we “shop” online. Instead of counting on our families and neighbors to address our problems, we look to the state to take care of us. In its many forms, this disease promises release from our labors, yet impoverishes us all. American Awakening chronicles all of these problems, yet gives us hope for the future.

Download or read book Climate Courage written by Andreas Karelas and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Americans can take action in their own communities and unite across the political spectrum in pursuit of solutions to climate change. Andreas Karelas has a message we don’t often hear: we have all the tools we need to solve the climate crisis and doing so will improve our lives, our economy, and our society. But to engage people in the climate fight, we need stories that are empowering, inclusive, and solutions-oriented, not based in fear. Karelas digs into the latest data on the rapidly falling costs and increased efficiencies of clean energy technologies compared to fossil fuels, looks at the rate of job creation in the clean energy sector, and introduces the reader to the inspiring work of climate heroes on both sides of the aisle—from Republican mayors and governors to activists, from businesses to faith communities. Climate Courage shows us how we can move past our collective inaction on climate change and work together in our communities to create a more sustainable, just, clean energy–powered economy that works for everyone.

Download or read book Focus and Thrive Executive Functioning Strategies for Teens written by Laurie Chaikind McNulty LCSW-C and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conceive, believe, achieve—strategies to help teens ages 13 to 17 build executive functioning skills Executive functioning is the way we manage our daily lives, including organization, planning ahead, and getting started on important tasks. These abilities may be easier for some and more challenging for others to master. Focus and Thrive is full of practical tools to help teens uncover strengths and develop executive functioning skills like staying focused, getting organized, making plans, and managing time. From creating a checklist to maintaining a daily routine, this supportive executive functioning guide can help you feel more confident in finishing everyday tasks at school, at home, at work, and beyond. Ultimately, this straightforward approach to building executive function skills will put you on the path to achieving your goals with focus and determination. This executive functioning book for teens features: Step-by-step solutions—Discover simple strategies to tackle difficult situations you face everyday. Easy "life hacks"—Learn how you can overcome challenges like forgetting your belongings, communicating your needs, and more. Powerful tools—Find a system that works for you with graphic organizers and sample checklists you can copy and reuse. Develop better organization and time-management skills with this executive functioning resource for teens.

Download or read book Your Time to Thrive written by Marina Khidekel and published by Hachette Go. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revolutionary guide to real change introduces microsteps—tiny, science-backed changes that will help you get your life back on track. Live the life you want, not the life you settle for. Helping people build healthy new habits that improve their lives is more important than ever. Arianna Huffington launched Thrive Global to do just that--Thrive's specific mission is to end the epidemic of stress and burnout and help individuals and companies unlock their greatest potential. Science continues to show that we don't have to sacrifice our well-being in order to succeed; in fact, it turns out that well-being is critical to peak performance. Learning to thrive means: Moving from awareness to action - from knowing what to do to actually doing it Embracing solutions that appeal to wisdom, wonder, intuition, reflection, and are steeped in science Taking the time to rest and recover in order to fuel and maximize productivity, both personal and professional Making the mindset shifts and habit changes that supercharge performance in ways that truly matter to us Eschewing trendy self-care fixes or the latest health fads, Your Time to Thrive is the revolutionary guide to living and working based on Microsteps--tiny, science-backed changes. By making them too-small-to fail, we can incorporate them into our daily lives right away, and begin building healthier ways of living and working. This book is a Microstep bible. With chapters dedicated to sleep, nutrition, movement, focus and prioritization, communication and relationships, unplugging and recharging, creativity and inspiration, and purpose/meaning, Your Time to Thrive shares practical, usable, research-supported mini-habits that will yield huge benefits and empower people to truly thrive in all parts of their lives.

Download or read book Recasting the Disney Princess in an Era of New Media and Social Movements written by Shearon Roberts and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-03-20 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 2000s, the Walt Disney Company expanded, rebranded, and recast itself around “woke,” empowered entertainment. This new era revitalized its princess franchise, seeking to elevate its female characters into heroes who save the day. Recasting the Disney Princess in an Era of New Media and Social Movements analyzes the way that the Walt Disney Company has co-opted contemporary social discourse, incorporating how audiences interpret their world through new media and activism into the company’s branding initiatives, programming, and films. The contributors in this collection study the company’s most iconic franchise, the Disney princesses, to evaluate how the company has addressed the patriarchy its own legacy cemented. Recasting the Disney Princess outlines how the current Disney era reflects changes in a global society where audiences are empowered by new media and social justice movements.

Download or read book Saturday Night Live and Philosophy written by and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hilarious cast of star philosophers will make you laugh while you think as they explore the moral conundrums, ridiculous paradoxes, and wild implications of Saturday Night Live Comedian-philosophers from Socrates to Sartre have always prodded and provoked us, critiquing our most sacred institutions and urging us to examine ourselves in the process. In Saturday Night Live and Philosophy, a star-studded cast of philosophers takes a close look at the “deep thoughts” beneath the surface of NBC’s award-winning late-night variety show and its hosts’ zany antics. In this book, philosophy and comedy join forces, just like the Ambiguously Gay Duo, to explore the meaning of life itself through the riffs and beats of the subversive parody that gives the show its razor-sharp wit and undeniable cultural and political significance. Our guest hosts raise some eyebrows with questions like: Is Weekend Update Fake News? Does SNL upset dominant paradigms or trap us in political bubbles? When it comes to SNL, how can we tell the difference between satire, smart-assery, and seriousness? Is the Ladies Man too stupid for moral responsibility? What is the benefit of jokes that cause outrage? The Church Lady has a bad case of moral superiority. How about you? What can Wayne and Garth teach us about living a happy life?

Download or read book Viruses and Reproductive Injustice written by Ilana Löwy and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brazil's Zika outbreak revealed extreme health disparities and reproductive injustice across racial and socioeconomic lines. Brazil's 2015 Zika outbreak led to severe illnesses for many and the birth of several thousands of children with severe brain damage. Even though mosquito-borne diseases such as the Zika virus affect people across society, these children were born almost exclusively to poor, and usually non-white, women. In Viruses and Reproductive Injustice, Ilana Löwy explores the complicated health disparities and reproductive injustice that led to these cases of congenital Zika syndrome. Löwy examines the history of the outbreak in Brazil and connects it to broader questions concerning reproductive rights, the medical science behind understanding new pathogens, and the role of international health organizations in battling—or ignoring—public health crises. The explanation behind the strongly skewed distribution of cases among social classes was far from straightforward or obvious during the Zika outbreak. Löwy argues that the disproportionate effect of Zika on births among the poor is primarily a function of dramatic disparities in access to contraception and prenatal care, as well as Brazil's anti-abortion laws: only wealthier women have access to safe abortions. This is a book about the changing meaning of an infectious disease outbreak and a haunting demonstration that an epidemic is both a biological and a political event produced by the complicated entanglement of humans, viruses, and mosquitoes.

Download or read book In the Shadow of the Palms written by Sophie Chao and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sophie Chao examines the multispecies entanglements of oil palm plantations in West Papua, Indonesia, showing how Indigenous Marind communities understand and navigate the social, political, and environmental demands of the oil palm plant.

Download or read book LATitude written by Vicki Larson and published by Cleis Press. This book was released on 2024-07-09 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, who married in 2022, live a block away from each other. David and Victoria Beckham’s house has been designed with “his and hers” wings. Emma Watson strongly believes that nontraditional couples that don’t fit the cookie cutter mold communicate better. Is the secret to stronger long-term relationships spending a healthy amount of time together and apart? Live apart together relationships have increasingly been making headlines in recent years, not only in the United States, but internationally. While it’s hard to get a handle on just how many couples live apart from their romantic partners, it’s estimated that 10 percent of adults around the globe are in LATs. And each time the lifestyle appears in the media, more people are interested in knowing not just why, but how? Fret not! After years of conducting extensive research and interviews, longtime award-winning journalist and author Vicki Larson has some answers. LATitude: How You Can Make a Live Apart Together Relationship Work is the definitive guide to creating a successful live apart together relationship. From the day-to-day practicalities as well as dealing with stigma and judgment, to sex and legal concerns, Larson tackles various topics, while simultaneously busting the many myths about it. Taking into account different goals and values, she also introduces ideas of new family form into the collective societal consciousness, not as a threat to traditional partnering, but as a valuable addition.

Download or read book Becoming Active Citizens written by Tom Driscoll and published by Solution Tree Press. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reimagine civic education! This innovative resource provides practical strategies and technological resources for creating authentic, engaging learning experiences that empower students to participate in civic discourse and action. It examines the current reality of civic education in the United States and other democracies, identifies why change is necessary, and guides readers on how to spark interest and build skills for participating in a democratic society. K–12 educators and leaders will: Learn how to transform civic education to prepare students to become active and engaged citizens Discover how to weave civic instruction across the curriculum to create authentic, interdisciplinary projects Explore games and other activities that enhance student engagement and understanding of civics Receive lesson examples of effective civic instruction for various grade levels and subject areas Understand how to create opportunities for teaching democratic values through productive civil discourse Contents: Introduction Part I: Civic Education in 2022 Chapter 1: Civic Education in 2022 Chapter 2: What Works in Civic Education Part II: Modern Civic Education in Action Chapter 3: The Power of Action Civics and Authentic Experiences Chapter 4: Engagement in Civil Discourse Chapter 5: News Media Literacy for Combating Misinformation Chapter 6: Engagement Through Games, Simulations, and Competitions Part III: Civics Lessons Across Subject Areas Chapter 7: Civics Lessons for English Language Arts and Social Studies Chapter 8: Civics Lessons for Science and Mathematics Chapter 9: Interdisciplinary Civics Experiences Epilogue References and Resources Index

Download or read book Our Transgenic Future written by Lisa Jean Moore and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How scientific advances in genetic modification will fundamentally change the natural world The process of manipulating the genetic material of one animal to include the DNA of another creates a new transgenic organism. Several animals, notably goats, mice, sheep, and cattle are now genetically modified in this way. In Our Transgenic Future, Lisa Jean Moore wonders what such scientific advances portend. Will the natural world become so modified that it ceases to exist? After turning species into hybrids, can we ever get back to the original, or are they forever lost? Does genetic manipulation make better lives possible, and if so, for whom? Moore centers the story on goats that have been engineered by the US military and civilian scientists using the DNA of spiders. The goat’s milk contains a spider-silk protein fiber; it can be spun into ultra-strong fabric that can be used to manufacture lightweight military body armor. Researchers also hope the transgenically produced spider silk will revolutionize medicine with biocompatible medical inserts such as prosthetics and bandages. Based on in-depth research with spiders in Florida and transgenic goats in Utah, Our Transgenic Future focuses on how these spidergoats came into existence, the researchers who maintain them, the funders who have made their lives possible, and how they fit into the larger science of transgenics and synthetics. This book is a fascinating story about the possibilities of science and the likely futures that may come.

Download or read book The Art of Her Deal written by Mary Jordan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this “scrupulously reported biography” (NPR) Jordan documents how Melania Trump had discussing being First Lady nearly two decades before she landed in the White House and how she encouraged her husband to enter the race for president. Based on interviews with more than one hundred people in five countries, The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump is “an extraordinary work” (Salon) that draws an unprecedented portrait of the first lady. We see that behind the scenes Melania Trump is not only part of President Trump’s inner circle, but for some key decisions she has been his single most influential advisor. Jordan interviewed key people in Melania's close circle who speak publicly for the first time and uncovered never-before-seen photos and tapes of the tall woman with “tiger eyes,” as a judge in an early modeling contest said. The Art of Her Deal shows Melania’s ascent from a modest life, tracing her journey from childhood under a communist dictator to her complicated relationship with Donald Trump. The picture that emerges is “that the first lady is not a pawn but a player... and a woman able to get what she wants from one of the most powerful and transparently vain men in the world” (NPR). And while it is her husband who became famous for the phrase “the art of the deal,” this is the story of the art of her deal.