For the last fifty years,the globe has been warming up.Itis true that the average temperature rise is only about two de-grees,but that has been enough to start the glaciers recedingin many parts of the world.
Petrologists^1-experts in the study of mineral-bearing rocks-have for some time now held the believe that deep down beneaththe Sahara^2 there lay enormous untapped sources of oil,minerals,and natural gas.After months,...Petrologists^1-experts in the study of mineral-bearing rocks-have for some time now held the believe that deep down beneaththe Sahara^2 there lay enormous untapped sources of oil,minerals,and natural gas.After months,even years,of surveying,chartingand analysing various possible sites in the desert,the order was giv-en to haul drill-rigs^3 to some of the sites and put the theories to thetest.展开更多
The first World War caused a great advance in plastic surgery.that is,the surgery which improves the appearance.The New Zealand doctor,HaroldDell Gillies (born 1882),was one of the great plastic surgeons.This passage ...The first World War caused a great advance in plastic surgery.that is,the surgery which improves the appearance.The New Zealand doctor,HaroldDell Gillies (born 1882),was one of the great plastic surgeons.This passage istaken from the author’s book Great Moments in Medicine (1960),and it de-scribes some of Gillies’ problems.展开更多
1.Make charts and graphs of your weight loss and eating behavior.Fillthem out every day.2.Don’t let anyone 'love' you with food.3.Select your weight goal.Write it here.Now post this note whereyou’ll see it e...1.Make charts and graphs of your weight loss and eating behavior.Fillthem out every day.2.Don’t let anyone 'love' you with food.3.Select your weight goal.Write it here.Now post this note whereyou’ll see it every day.4.Always set a new goal before you reach the old one.Goals move展开更多
I find myself lamenting that the more I write,the less time Ihave for my students.Though I am in my 21st year as a professor,I wonder:have I stopped thinking of myself as a teacher?This crisis of faith has me remember...I find myself lamenting that the more I write,the less time Ihave for my students.Though I am in my 21st year as a professor,I wonder:have I stopped thinking of myself as a teacher?This crisis of faith has me remembering in turn my teachers,hoping that two decades after I was last officially a student I canlearn from them once again. It is not the actual teaching of a sub-展开更多
Suppose that we were space travellers,visiting the earthfrom some distant planet. It would be difficult to detects muchtrace of the atmosphere until we were in the region of the low-er part of the orbit of the first s...Suppose that we were space travellers,visiting the earthfrom some distant planet. It would be difficult to detects muchtrace of the atmosphere until we were in the region of the low-er part of the orbit of the first sputnik,say between 200展开更多
Principle All children are to enjoy all the rights inthis Declaration regardless of② race,color,sex,language,religion,p1ace of birth,of family background.
The secret behind Japan’s high tech excellence is not quality,economy or good em-ployee relations.It has to do with good blood.So says Toshitaka Nomi,author of Adviceon How to Form a Good Combination of Blood Types.N...The secret behind Japan’s high tech excellence is not quality,economy or good em-ployee relations.It has to do with good blood.So says Toshitaka Nomi,author of Adviceon How to Form a Good Combination of Blood Types.Nomi documented more than 300.000 cases,cross-referencing personality with blood type.Type O’s,he found,are assertive and straightthinkers.About 40 percent of Japan’spopulation is Type A.Sticklers for detail?says Nomi,these people make excellent engi-展开更多
文摘For the last fifty years,the globe has been warming up.Itis true that the average temperature rise is only about two de-grees,but that has been enough to start the glaciers recedingin many parts of the world.
文摘Petrologists^1-experts in the study of mineral-bearing rocks-have for some time now held the believe that deep down beneaththe Sahara^2 there lay enormous untapped sources of oil,minerals,and natural gas.After months,even years,of surveying,chartingand analysing various possible sites in the desert,the order was giv-en to haul drill-rigs^3 to some of the sites and put the theories to thetest.
文摘The first World War caused a great advance in plastic surgery.that is,the surgery which improves the appearance.The New Zealand doctor,HaroldDell Gillies (born 1882),was one of the great plastic surgeons.This passage istaken from the author’s book Great Moments in Medicine (1960),and it de-scribes some of Gillies’ problems.
文摘1.Make charts and graphs of your weight loss and eating behavior.Fillthem out every day.2.Don’t let anyone 'love' you with food.3.Select your weight goal.Write it here.Now post this note whereyou’ll see it every day.4.Always set a new goal before you reach the old one.Goals move
文摘I find myself lamenting that the more I write,the less time Ihave for my students.Though I am in my 21st year as a professor,I wonder:have I stopped thinking of myself as a teacher?This crisis of faith has me remembering in turn my teachers,hoping that two decades after I was last officially a student I canlearn from them once again. It is not the actual teaching of a sub-
文摘Suppose that we were space travellers,visiting the earthfrom some distant planet. It would be difficult to detects muchtrace of the atmosphere until we were in the region of the low-er part of the orbit of the first sputnik,say between 200
文摘Principle All children are to enjoy all the rights inthis Declaration regardless of② race,color,sex,language,religion,p1ace of birth,of family background.
文摘The secret behind Japan’s high tech excellence is not quality,economy or good em-ployee relations.It has to do with good blood.So says Toshitaka Nomi,author of Adviceon How to Form a Good Combination of Blood Types.Nomi documented more than 300.000 cases,cross-referencing personality with blood type.Type O’s,he found,are assertive and straightthinkers.About 40 percent of Japan’spopulation is Type A.Sticklers for detail?says Nomi,these people make excellent engi-
