Download or read book CNN 2022 4 No 259 written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 政治 Teetering on the Brink 俄國、烏克蘭戰爭一觸即發 牽動全球局勢 Tensions between Russia and Ukraine Continue to Escalate 俄國在烏克蘭邊境集結大批軍力，衝突一觸即發，美方的態度則由原先的輕描淡寫轉為嚴聲撻伐，欲與盟國共同對俄國實施強力制裁。 社會 A Platinum Reign 英國女王伊莉莎白二世歡慶登基70 年 Britain’s Longest-Serving Monarch Counts 70 Years on the Throne 伊莉莎白二世女王是英國第一個在位超過70年的君主，她以溫柔堅定的形象帶領英國皇室，成為人民心中無可取代的精神領袖。 科技 Webvolution? 網際網路大革命 Web3到底是什麼？ The World Is Buzzing at the Prospect of Web3 Web3最近在科技圈裡掀起熱烈討論，有人看好其未來發展，也有人認為這只是行銷噱頭。本文從網際網路的演進說起，綜覽Web 3的概念與潛在優缺點。 科技 Preventing Armageddon 小行星撞地球怎麼辦？NASA行星防衛計畫升空 NASA to Carry Out Its First Planetary Defense Mission 為了不讓科幻災難片中小行星撞地球的情節成真，NASA轉守為攻，發射太空船撞擊小行星，觀察是否能改變小行星運行軌道。 保健 A Cure for All 廣效疫苗研發中！新冠疫情有解了？ Scientists Plan for Future Variants with the Universal Coronavirus Vaccine 新冠病毒不斷變異，疫苗也必須與時俱進。科學家正在開發可對抗傳播中的新冠病毒及未來變異株的廣效疫苗，盼成為終結疫情的解方。 商業 Dynamic Sophistication 新世代勞斯萊斯的極簡設計和純粹奢華 A New Rolls-Royce for a New Generation 新車款黑幻鬼魅傳承勞斯萊斯不可或缺的經典元素，揉合跑車性能及尖端科技，開啟品牌年輕化新世代。 環境 Harness the Wind 駕馭風的力量——低碳排綠能新科技 New Innovations Use Natural Air Power to Curb Carbon Emissions 風電佔全球所有可再生能源產量的四分之一，新創公司也持續腦力激盪，找尋這種綠色能源的可能應用方法。 文化 Decade-Old Delight 義大利比托乳酪——源自阿爾卑斯山的千年技藝 Stanley Tucci Samples One of the World’s Finest Cheeses 比托乳酪是世界上最昂貴的乳酪之一，也是一道有兩千年歷史、蘊含牧人的耐心與智慧的美饌。 旅遊 Roamers under the Palace 喵星人的天堂——俄國隱士廬博物館 Richard Quest Discovers the Unexpected Treasures of the Hermitage Museum 在富麗堂皇的俄國隱士廬博物館偌大的建物群之下，有一群令人意想不到的守護者——超可愛喵星人！ 時尚 A Fashion Fusion 揉合奇幻與現實的時尚新美學 An American Couture Designer Showcases His Skills in Paris 一位美國設計師擔任法國時裝屋夏帕瑞麗的創意總監，為歐式古典風格加入美式觀點。 焦點話題 CNN 全球瞭望 Oil Prices Soar 油價再漲 回到疫情前水平 Canadian Truckers Protest Vaccine Mandates 加拿大卡車司機抗議 要求全國撤銷疫苗令 First Images of Venus’ Surface 帕克太陽探測器傳回首批金星表面影像 談天說地話英文 全方位理解CNN Eileen Gu Gets the Gold 滑雪新星谷愛凌 北京冬奧一戰成名 新聞片語通 CNN主編教你唸 汽車品牌 單字聯想地圖 汽車世界

Download or read book Live 2022 11 No 259 written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on 2022-10-24 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 4 Live關鍵時事新聞 9 焦點話題 10 大師名作選 The Last Leaf 〈最後一片葉子〉 14 追本溯源 The Legend behind the Godiva Brand Godiva 品牌背後的故事 16 克漏字 Q and A on Succulents 多肉植物問答集 19 閱讀素養專欄 Turkeys: More than a Thanksgiving Bird 火雞：不只是感恩節大餐 22 焦點人物 Pop's Prince Harry 哈利．史泰爾斯：流行樂的人氣王子 26 在地臺灣 Matsu: Come One, Come All 呼朋引伴遊馬祖 30 生活情境對話 What's in Your Emergency Kit? 緊急避難包裡有什麼？ 34 運動好好玩 Passion for Pickleball: The Unlikely Rise of a Backyard Sport 匹克球： 意外爆紅的後院運動 36 英語聽力測驗2 38 食物趣聞 Avocados: Green, Buttery, and So Very Good for You 酪梨： 口感綿密的健康食物 42 英語聽力測驗1 43 主題式會話 Online Shopping 網路購物 46 科技與藝術 The Amazing World of AI-Generated Art 令人驚豔的 AI 繪畫新世界 50 克漏字 Roads That Charge Your Car 替車子充電的道路 52 英語聽力測驗2 53 翻譯練習 Translation Practice 翻譯練習 56 健康科學 Sweating Is Actually a Human Superpower 流汗其實是人類的超能力 60 全民英檢中級模擬閱讀試題 62 電影快報 63 看預告片學英文 64 唱歌學英語 65 中文翻譯與解答 72 全民英檢中級模擬試題解答

Download or read book Dismantling Conspiracy Theories written by Katie Greer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-08-15 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will explore the issue of information disorder in our society, explore how conspiracy theories are shaping citizen engagement with information and reality, and weave throughout how metaliteracy and information literacy can be utilized to produce a more democratic, civil discourse. It provides a desperately needed look at the problems of our information disordered society and the rise of superconspiracies like QAnon, and how information professionals can help shape societal engagement with information.

Download or read book The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate written by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-04-30 with total page 755 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for assessing the science related to climate change. It provides policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of human-induced climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. This IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate is the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the observed and projected changes to the ocean and cryosphere and their associated impacts and risks, with a focus on resilience, risk management response options, and adaptation measures, considering both their potential and limitations. It brings together knowledge on physical and biogeochemical changes, the interplay with ecosystem changes, and the implications for human communities. It serves policymakers, decision makers, stakeholders, and all interested parties with unbiased, up-to-date, policy-relevant information. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Download or read book Teaching Digital Storytelling written by Sheila Marie Aird and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book presents the stories of educators who through digital storytelling inspire students from diverse communities to construct their empowering digital narratives. Educators from a wide range of disciplines present case studies of teaching digital storytelling through the lens of personal narratives, metaliteracy, and information literacy"--

Download or read book What We ve Become Living and Dying in a Country of Arms written by Jonathan M. Metzl and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A searing reflection on the broken promise of safety in America. When a naked, mentally ill white man with an AR-15 killed four young adults of color at a Waffle House, Nashville-based physician and gun policy scholar Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl once again advocated for commonsense gun reform. But as he peeled back evidence surrounding the racially charged mass shooting, a shocking question emerged: Did the public health approach he had championed for years have it all wrong? Long at the forefront of a movement advocating for gun reform as a matter of public health, Metzl has been on constant media call in the aftermath of fatal shootings. But the 2018 Nashville killings led him on a path toward recognizing the limitations of biomedical frameworks for fully diagnosing or treating the impassioned complexities of American gun politics. As he came to understand it, public health is a harder sell in a nation that fundamentally disagrees about what it means to be safe, healthy, or free. In What We’ve Become, Metzl reckons both with the long history of distrust of public health and the larger forces—social, ideological, historical, racial, and political—that allow mass shootings to occur on a near daily basis in America. Looking closely at the cycle in which mass shootings lead to shock, horror, calls for action, and, ultimately, political gridlock, he explores what happens to the soul of a nation—and the meanings of safety and community—when we normalize violence as an acceptable trade-off for freedom. Mass shootings and our inability to stop them have become more than horrific crimes: they are an American national autobiography. This brilliant, piercing analysis points to mass shootings as a symptom of our most unresolved national conflicts. What We’ve Become ultimately sets us on the path of alliance forging, racial reckoning, and political power brokering we must take to put things right.

Download or read book The Devil May Dance written by Jake Tapper and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie and Margaret discover the dark side of Hollywood in Jake Tapper's follow-up to New York Times bestseller The Hellfire Club—an "excellent" cocktail of corruption and ambition (Publishers Weekly). Charlie and Margaret Marder, political stars in 1960s Washington DC, know all too well how the tangled web of power in the nation's capital can operate. But while they long to settle into the comforts of home, Attorney General Robert Kennedy has other plans. He needs them to look into a potential threat not only to the presidency, but to the security of the United States itself. Charlie and Margaret quickly find themselves on a flight to sunny Los Angeles, where they’ll face off against a dazzling world of stars and studios. At the center of their investigation is Frank Sinatra, a close friend of President John F. Kennedy and a rumored mob crony, whom Charlie and Margaret must befriend to get the inside scoop. But in a town built on illusions, where friends and foes all look alike, nothing is easy, and drinks by the pool at the Sands and late-night adventures with the Rat Pack soon lead to a body in the trunk of their car. Before they know it, Charlie and Margaret are being pursued by sinister forces from Hollywood’s stages to the newly founded Church of Scientology, facing off against the darkest and most secret side of Hollywood’s power. As the Academy Awards loom, and someone near and dear to Margaret goes missing, Charlie and Margaret find the clock is not only ticking but running out. Someone out there knows what they’ve uncovered and can’t let them leave alive. Corruption and ambition form a deadly mix in this fast-paced sequel to The Hellfire Club.

Download or read book Communities in Action written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.

Download or read book This American Ex Wife written by Lyz Lenz and published by Crown. This book was released on 2024-02-20 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today, and an argument that the former needs a reboot—from journalist and proud divorcée Lyz Lenz “This American Ex-Wife is a bomb, a bouquet (but not a wedding bouquet), a memoir, a manifesto, and a total joy to read.”—Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to Me Studies show that nearly 70 percent of divorces are initiated by women—women who are tired, fed up, exhausted, and unhappy. We’ve all seen how the media portrays divorcées: sad, lonely, drowning their sorrows in a bottle of wine. Lyz Lenz is one such woman whose life fell apart after she reached a breaking point in her twelve-year marriage. But she refused to take part in that tired narrative and decided to flip the script on divorce. In this exuberant and unapologetic book, Lenz makes an argument for the advantages of getting divorced, framing it as a practical and effective solution for women to take back the power they are owed. Weaving reportage with sociological research and literature with popular culture along with personal stories of coming together and breaking up, Lenz creates a kaleidoscopic and poignant portrait of American marriage today. She argues that the mechanisms of American power, justice, love, and gender equality remain deeply flawed, and that marriage, like any other cultural institution, is due for a reckoning. A raucous argument for acceptance, solidarity, and collective female refusal, This American Ex-Wife takes readers on a riveting ride—while pointing us all toward a life that is a little more free.

Download or read book Miss Independent written by Nicole Lapin and published by HarperCollins Leadership. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wall Street Journal BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author of Rich Bitch and renowned money expert Nicole Lapin makes investing accessible and fun so women can make bank and become Miss Independent. You’ve worked hard for your money and now it’s time for your money to work for you. You will never earn or budget your way into real wealth. Growing your money significantly doesn’t require starting with a lot of money. It requires a little bit of knowledge about taking smart risks and as much time as possible to take advantage of the glorious power of compound interest, which Einstein refers to as the eighth wonder of the world. From automating your savings to easy, no-stress investing strategies, Nicole will teach you how to take your financial knowledge and portfolio to the next level and start you on your journey to your ultimate destination: true financial independence. In Miss Independent, you will learn: The freedom that wealth affords you, whether it’s the ability to leave a crappy job or significant other, go on the vacation of your dreams or otherwise live life on your own terms. The best method for establishing your “number”—the amount of wealth you want to accumulate before you retire—and getting it. The meaning of the most common investing terms, like stocks and bonds, (and some more exotic ones like REITs or cryptocurrency) and how to make them work to your advantage. The ins and outs of big financial decisions and concepts, like taking out a mortgage, owning investment properties, and buying life insurance. Miss Independent takes the fear out of money management and investing once and for all. Using her own vulnerable stories and her signature conversational style, let Nicole show you all the different ways and paths that you can take to become financially free at last.

Download or read book The Forgotten Art of Being Ordinary written by CJ Casciotta and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We’re addicted to our devices. Our kids are too. None of us seem to be better for it. We all know this, but what can we do practically to become less isolated, polarized, and disconnected? This book answers that question with a bold idea: In an age of personal brands and artificial intelligence, perhaps it’s time to relearn the forgotten art of being ordinary. In his follow-up to Get Weird, writer and media producer, CJ Casciotta, outlines nine practical solutions and illuminates a better way to live in a culture addicted to media technology, a lifeboat for anyone who feels like they’re drowning in a sea of digital noise. This is a book for those who are tired of feeling like technology owns them, their children, their politics, and their livelihood, a hopeful and realistic game plan for navigating the 21st century mindfully without losing their souls. The future of our society will depend on the choices we make right now when it comes to our communication methods. It’s a crisis as urgent as climate change, yet far fewer people are talking about it. The Forgotten Art of Being Ordinary will give you the language you’ve been looking for to start changing the conversation.

Download or read book New Cold Wars written by David E. Sanger and published by Crown. This book was released on 2024-04-16 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The fast-paced inside story of America’s plunge into a volatile rivalry with the other two great nuclear powers—Xi Jinping’s China and Vladimir Putin’s Russia—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and bestselling author of The Perfect Weapon “[A] cogent, revealing account of how a generation of American officials have grappled with dangerous developments in the post-Cold War era . . . vividly captures Washington.”—The New York Times (Editors’ Choice) New Cold Wars—the latest from the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and bestselling author of The Perfect Weapon David E. Sanger—is a fast-paced account of America’s plunge into simultaneous confrontations with two very different adversaries. For years, the United States was confident that the newly democratic Russia and increasingly wealthy China could be lured into a Western-led order that promised prosperity and relative peace—so long as they agreed to Washington’s terms. By the time America emerged from the age of terrorism, it was clear that this had been a fantasy. Now the three powers are engaged in a high-stakes struggle for military, economic, political, and technological supremacy, with nations around the world pressured to take sides. Yet all three are discovering that they are maneuvering for influence in a far more turbulent world than they imagined. Based on a remarkable array of interviews with top officials from five presidential administrations, U.S. intelligence agencies, foreign governments, and tech companies, Sanger unfolds a riveting narrative spun around the era’s critical questions: Will the mistakes Putin made in his invasion of Ukraine prove his undoing and will he reach for his nuclear arsenal—or will the West’s famously short attention span signal Kyiv’s doom? Will Xi invade Taiwan? Will both men deepen their partnership to undercut America’s dominance? And can a politically dysfunctional America still lead the world? Taking readers from the battlefields of Ukraine—where trench warfare and cyberwarfare are interwoven—to the Taiwan headquarters where the world’s most advanced computer chips are produced and on to tense debates in the White House Situation Room, New Cold Wars is a remarkable first-draft history chronicling America’s return to superpower conflict, the choices that lie ahead, and what is at stake for the United States and the world.

Download or read book Executive Functions written by Russell A. Barkley and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2012-05-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking book offers a comprehensive theory of executive functioning (EF) with important clinical implications. Synthesizing cutting-edge neuropsychological and evolutionary research, Russell A. Barkley presents a model of EF that is rooted in meaningful activities of daily life. He describes how abilities such as emotion regulation, self-motivation, planning, and working memory enable people to pursue both personal and collective goals that are critical to survival. Key stages of EF development are identified and the far-reaching individual and social costs of EF deficits detailed. Barkley explains specific ways that his model may support much-needed advances in assessment and treatment. See also Barkley's empirically based, ecologically valid assessment tools: Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS for Adults) and Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale--Children and Adolescents (BDEFS-CA).

Download or read book Not Viable An Autobiography of an American Nationalist written by Nick Taurus and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not Viable: An Autobiography of an American Nationalist is the story of American nationalist, activist, and former congressional candidate Nick Taurus. The work explores the difficulties in infiltrating the political mainstream, the inherent hypocrisy of the GOP political establishment, and the continued ideological awakening of millions of White Americans who have grown dissatisfied with the current trajectory of our country. Although Not Viable is the story of one man, Nick Taurus, and his long-shot candidacy in the 2022 midterms, the story itself is a commentary on our broken political system. American politics is far from this virtuous process our elites want us to believe it is, while the levels of ethnic nepotism, backroom dealing, and blackballing is truly astounding. Not Viable is meant as a "middle finger" to established American political orthodoxy, and this work hopes to demonstrate that the machinations of our bankrupt political class is what's truly "not viable" in American politics today.

Download or read book Unbelievable written by Katy Tur and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Compelling… this book couldn’t be more timely.” – Jill Abramson, New York Times Book Review From the Recipient of the 2017 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism Called "disgraceful," "third-rate," and "not nice" by Donald Trump, NBC News correspondent Katy Tur reported on—and took flak from—the most captivating and volatile presidential candidate in American history. Katy Tur lived out of a suitcase for a year and a half, following Trump around the country, powered by packets of peanut butter and kept clean with dry shampoo. She visited forty states with the candidate, made more than 3,800 live television reports, and tried to endure a gazillion loops of Elton John’s "Tiny Dancer"—a Trump rally playlist staple. From day 1 to day 500, Tur documented Trump’s inconsistencies, fact-checked his falsities, and called him out on his lies. In return, Trump repeatedly singled Tur out. He tried to charm her, intimidate her, and shame her. At one point, he got a crowd so riled up against Tur, Secret Service agents had to walk her to her car. None of it worked. Facts are stubborn. So was Tur. She was part of the first women-led politics team in the history of network news. The Boys on the Bus became the Girls on the Plane. But the circus remained. Through all the long nights, wild scoops, naked chauvinism, dodgy staffers, and fevered debates, no one had a better view than Tur. Unbelievable is her darkly comic, fascinatingly bizarre, and often scary story of how America sent a former reality show host to the White House. It’s also the story of what it was like for Tur to be there as it happened, inside a no-rules world where reporters were spat on, demeaned, and discredited. Tur was a foreign correspondent who came home to her most foreign story of all. Unbelievable is a must-read for anyone who still wakes up and wonders, Is this real life?

Download or read book Stolen Youth written by Bethany Mandel and published by DW Books. This book was released on 2023-03-05 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The kids are not alright. The Left is waging an all-out battle on the American family, particularly the youngest members. If they can make our children miserable, lead them to question every building block of society, and rebuild their entire concept of reality, then the Left and their woke indoctrinators will consider that a victory. But we can't let them win. As concerned parents and American citizens, we have to understand what' truly going on before we can do something about it. Stolen Youth provides an urgent deep dive into issues surrounding the current woke indoctrination happening in politics, education, medicine, mental health, entertainment, and culture. These issues may seem subtle, insidious, and hard to make sense of, but armed with the information provided in this book, we now have a framework from which to fight. While we may simply be trying to parent our children well and create a healthy and happy home environment, this is no longer enough. We must now go on the offense to protect our kids, and this book sheds a bright light on the reason why. We can no longer afford to stay ignorant. Our children's lives and the survival of our families are at stake. "A win is a family who is free." Stolen Youth outlines how to fight for our children's freedom—and win.

Download or read book Autonomous Horizons written by Greg Zacharias and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-05 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Greg Zacharias, former Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force (2015-18), explores next steps in autonomous systems (AS) development, fielding, and training. Rapid advances in AS development and artificial intelligence (AI) research will change how we think about machines, whether they are individual vehicle platforms or networked enterprises. The payoff will be considerable, affording the US military significant protection for aviators, greater effectiveness in employment, and unlimited opportunities for novel and disruptive concepts of operations. Autonomous Horizons: The Way Forward identifies issues and makes recommendations for the Air Force to take full advantage of this transformational technology.