Independence is something that can be difficult to achieve. But don't worry because here we have four books that can help you. If you don't buy less than three of them, you'll be given a 20% discount!
The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
Taking care of your finance is hard. Dave Ramsey, a famous businessman, is here to take you on the whole process of planning your finance, and show the myths of cash advances and debt consolidation (债务重整), to make sure your finance is healthy.
Price: $14. 49
Grace's Guide by Grace Helbig
Grace Helbig shared her tips to becoming a grown-up. The book is full of personal stories of her struggles and the lessons she learnt from failing many times. This book is your on-the-go fun read with pictures and drawings of Helbig, and worksheets (作记录) to practice.
Price: $7. 95
The Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela Liddon
Having suffered from eating disorder and living on diet, Angela Liddon promised to eat healthily forever. She threw out her fat-free butter spray (黄油喷雾) and low-calorie frozen dinners after learning how to properly cook. This book contains more than 100 recipes (食谱) covering breakfast, salads, soups, power snacks and the main dishes for a healthy meal at any time of the day. We all know that healthy eating is part of being independent.
Price: $22. 22
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
Life can be hard, especially when it comes to relationships with others. In the book, Strayed gives advice on love and life. She writes about different subjects: a son rejected by his parents, a mother who has lost her child. And the message hidden throughout all her advice is always that, if you want a good life, you have to create it.
Price: $8. 76
One-year-old Tallulah turned purple and stopped moving after the sweet became stuck in her throat. Her mum Leigh-Anne said the drama began during a visit to her grandma's house when her grandparents gave her older kids some sweets.
"Then at about 4:45 pm, Tallulah started to choke—we all went into a panic."
"It seemed like it went on for ages. Not one of us knew what to do."
"I rang an ambulance while my grandma and granddad tried to get the sweet to come up."
"Tallulah was panicking at first but then she started to go purple—she almost had no oxygen left in her."
With her daughter limp (无力的) and time running out, Leigh—Anne knew she couldn't afford to wait for the ambulance to arrive.
"The only thing I could think was to go out into the street." She said.
"I rushed out and screamed for someone to help while my grandma rushed out crying with Tallulah."
At exactly the moment, Caitlin, who is studying public services at Redcar College, was passing by Queen Street. She said, "I was waiting to go to work when I heard someone screaming for help, so I ran straight over."
The 17-year-old girl added, "Something just clicked and I went into auto mode. The little girl was completely limp, so I checked her airways and tilted (使倾斜) her over and started hitting her back. I turned her round and tapped on her chest, then after what felt like forever she coughed up the sweet and spat it out.
As soon as she started crying I felt a huge relief. I was just so pleased I was able to help."
Caitlin was taught her lifesaving skills when she joined the Army Cadets four years ago.
Amazon is opening its 12th high-tech convenience store Tuesday in New York. The spot will be the first of the chain to allow customers to pay with cash. The move comes with growing resistance against cashless stores, which critics say refuse to serve people who don't have bank accounts.
At other locations of the store, shoppers enter by scanning the Amazon Go app. That's still the case for customers paying with a credit card, but people paying with cash will have an" entry associate" scan them through the turnstiles (旋转栅门). Once they're finished, those shoppers will check out with an Amazon Go employee and receive a paper receipt. Cashless customers can still walk out by scanning a phone that has the Amazon Go app at the turnstiles. Customers using the Go app can exit without waiting and get a digitized receipt.
The 1,300-square-foot New York store-the first Amazon Go store on the East Coast-will offer prepared foods, such as sandwiches and salads. It will also have Amazon Meal Kits and locally made options.
Amazon says it will begin accepting cash at its other Go stores" over time." A number of retailers (零售商) and restaurants, such as Sweetgreen and Dos Toros Taqueria, are facing roadblocks to their cashless recommendations.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently signed a law banning cashless stores in that state. Philadelphia also passed a law to prohibit cashless stores earlier this month, and officials in New York City, Washington and San Francisco are considering similar moves. The federal government does not require retailers to accept cash.
"While card-only may be convenient for some businesses, it can actually be discriminatory(歧视的，不公平的)against poor communities that don't have as much access to banks or lines of credit," said New Jersey State Senator Nellie Pou, who sponsored the state's new law. Not accepting cash could also be bad for business. Americans use it in 30% of all business deals, according to a 2017 report from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
The bad health effects of sleep loss during the week can't be repaid by longer weekend sleep, according to a new study.
Researchers have long known that sleep deprivation(剥夺)can cause weight gain and increase other health risks. But for those who force themselves out of bed every weekday after too few hours of shut-eye, they hope turning off the alarm on Saturday and Sunday will repay the weekly sleep debt and remove any ill effects.
The research, published in Current Biology, crushes those hopes. Despite complete freedom to sleep during a weekend recovery period, people in a sleep lab who were limited to five hours of sleep on weekdays gained nearly three pounds over two weeks and experienced disorders that would increase their risk for diabetes(糖尿病)over the long term. While weekend recovery sleep had some benefits after a single week of sleep loss, those gains were wiped out when people fell right back into their same sleep deprived schedule the next Monday.
"If there are benefits of catch-up sleep, they're gone when you go back to your daily schedule. It's very short-lived", said Kenneth Wright, director of the sleep and chronobiology(生物钟学)lab at the University of Colorado at Boulder." These health effects are long-term. It's kind of like smoking once was--people would smoke and wouldn't see an immediate effect on their health, but people will say now that smoking is not a healthy lifestyle choice. I think sleep is in the early stage of where smoking used to be."
Wright said that the study suggests people should put sleep in the first place--cutting out the" sleep stealers" such as watching television shows or spending time on their phones. Even when people don't have a choice about losing sleep because of child-care responsibilities or job schedules, they should think about getting sleep in the same way they would get a healthy diet or exercise.
What do you want to be when you grow up?When you are asked the question, did you have an answer at the ready, or did you need a few minutes to think about it? We all have dreams of becoming something great, like a fireman, a teacher, or a rock star. Well, how did you do? Maybe you never desire to be what you set out to be or said that you would become. The older we get, our tastes change, our view of the world changes, even our goals change.
One of the most important lessons I've learned during my career path is to do something you love to do. I feel that if you enjoy what you make a living at, you end up being happy in more ways than one.
While no job or business is perfect, the important thing is to enjoy it, even learn from it. If you are unhappy in your current situation, why not take steps now to change it? If you are already there, I applaud you. If not, realize that it may take some time to figure out what you really want to do, and even more time to actually get there. That's all right! I can tell you from experience that finding and doing what you love are absolutely worth it. All of the research, training, and hands-on experience have made me a stronger, happier person.
You'll be happier for it. Trust me. I promise you will never look back.
A. But then again, things change.
B. Do what you love and love what you do.
C. Life itself becomes much more interesting and fun.
D. Perhaps you've been asked the question some times.
E. You must have met with such situation as a little child.
F. Maybe you will find that the new job is more suitable for you.
G. Somewhere out there is a job or business that is perfect for you.
Regardless of the weather or the distance, Paul Wilson will make sure low-income students in his neighbourhood arrive at their college classes on time.
A retired engineer, 76-year-old Wilson has been1 free rides to college students for the past eight years. Since he first started2his car to the young people. Wilson has covered an astonishing 64, 000 miles, and has had countless pleasant and often humorous3with the students he transports to and from school. The students who he's4have gone on to become physicians, teachers and engineers, but what they've also got out of their time in school is finding a role model and a friend in Wilson. Some students5call him" Grandpa".
Tina Stern6rides from Wilson for all her four years in college, and the trips meant much more to her than just free7."It's not just a ride; you're not just sitting there in awkward silence or with your headphones on." Stern said." He asks you questions and actually8the answers, so the next time you ride with him, he'll check on those things."
Wilson first worked as a driver through a student-support programme of the non-profit organisation. On Point for College. Although the9asks the members only to drive students to and from their classes, Wilson often goes 10to ensure the welfare and safety of the students. If they have problems with registration, Wilson is there to11 them. If they run out of certain daily necessities, Wilson will drive to the nearest store and purchase what's needed. If a student gets hungry on the long drives to and from school, Wilson never12to buy them a meal.
For many students, Wilson's help is not only appreciated, it's also entirely13for them to be able to complete their college education. Some students don't have a reliable car, while others have to share vehicles with parents who work six days a week. For them, riding with Wilson has14them to complete their education — but according to Wilson, he benefits just as much from the experience." I just love driving, and I love these kids," Wilson said." It's such a（n）15to be a part of these kids' lives, even just for a few hours, getting to know them and hearing their stories."
Experience China, a popular week-long holiday program, took place online for the first time on Monday. It was organized by the Confucius Institute in Frankfurt the Chinese language and some Chinese culture are taught. (design) for German children who are interested in the Chinese language and culture, this year's program has been simplified (adapt )to children's online attention span (持续时间) and habits. It has fewer events of dancing and martial arts more real-time video chat with Chinese youth in China. The Institute's online classes will gradually take place of traditional ones in late March. Various after-class activities, such as attending reading clubs and Tai Chi lessons, are (access) to its students." The feedback on our online classes (be) very good so far. We have no complaints about the sudden switch to online classes," Christina Werum-Wang, (direct) of the Institute, told Xinhua." Even more, most people are very happy that we don't stop classes, and they are (simple) grateful that the program goes so smoothly," Werum-Wang added." Whether some online events should be kept in the future is still discussion."
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2）环境保护得到了明显改善。
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Dear Peter,
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Yours,
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Many years ago, Art, who loved rural(乡村的) life, bought a house in the countryside and lived there peacefully with his wife, Eva. Eva was an animal lover, and she kept several chickens, two cats and one dog in their backyard. Art liked exploring in mountains and forests. He was enthusiastic(充满热情的) and warm-hearted. Every time he drove out, no matter who he met with, he would greet them.
One day Art saw a young man about 16 years of age and a large dog with one ear white and the other black walking along the road. When his car would pass him on the other side, Art made eye contact and waved. The young man smiled and waved back. After that, Art saw him almost daily, walking along the winding road waving at cars, and he knew the boy was named Jim. Art used to enjoy walking out in the countryside himself, so he thought it wasn't too strange.
On a rainy day, Art saw Jim again and pulled over. He asked if he needed a ride. The young man said," I'm not really going anywhere, just walking with my dog. He likes rainy days. Thanks all the same, mister." "Your dog is special. My wife also has a dog, and it is pregnant(怀孕的)," Art said. Then he told him if he ever needed a ride or help, he could flag(挥手示意某人停车) him down and he would do whatever he could. Jim thanked Art and went on his way.
A few weeks later, Art saw Jim walking and he didn't have his usual smile and was pacing rather than walking. As Art got close, he could see Jim was crying. Art asked what was wrong." I was called that something happened to my best friend Randy just now. He's behind my house," he said through tears.
Art asked him to get into the car and he would take him there. The house was a small old farmhouse, with a large driveway. Art saw a dog lying motionless(不动的)just outside the driveway." There! There he is! That's Randy!" Jim shouted.
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Art checked the dog, and he found the dog had been dead.
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One of the baby dogs caught Art's attention, who had a white ear and a black one.
