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Leadership. What does the word mean? Leadership is not just the ability to lead a team, it is a journey of selflessness. Some people are born leaders while others are not. This was how I had to start my journey

"Alright, class! We are going to work in groups to create a mind map! It needs to contain the facts we discussed during the Science Centre trip!" Mrs. Low's voice boomed across the classroom like thunder. "This is a great opportunity for our newly appointed group leaders to prove themselves worthy of that title."

Mrs. Low then raised one of her eyebrows with great expectations. The class burst into non-stop chattering. Rita and John glanced at me warily. I raised my head, the gleaming badge (闪耀的徽章) with the words "Team Leader" pinned proudly on my uniform.

Mrs. Low instructed the class, "Go to your seats now." In the blink of an eye, everyone rushed back to their tables to begin their project. I took out a piece of paper and pointed to Rita, "Hey you! Make a list of the stuff that we have learned." Rita angrily slammed her hand on the table. She complained, "Why do you have to be so bossy?" "Because I'm the leader!" I shouted back. She glared at me with anger burning in her eyes.

I turned to John, "And you! Start drawing the mind map! I want it done quickly!" John did not protest; he simply bit his lip, muttering, "Is this really leadership?"

He went on to draw the mind map while his question rang in my head and I asked myself, is this really leadership? It was as if I was standing in front of a mirror, looking at my reflection, wondering if I was proud to see how I was behaving then. "Am I right to order people around like that? Should I be more polite and less bossy?" Questions bombarded my brain until I felt it was about to explode. I closed my eyes and sighed.

Suddenly, I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned my head around. It was Mrs. Low. As though she could read my mind, Mrs. Low explained, "Leadership is not just about being a leader. It is to serve others, not yourself. It is a selfless journey."

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Mrs. Low gave me a pat on the back and left.

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We began working on the project as a team.

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In 2008, Japanese researchers, led by Hiroshima University cardiologist Dr Takayuki Yamaji, hired over 1,000 healthy Japanese adults. At the same time, the researchers tracked these adults' health for the next five years.

Eighty-four people were diagnosed with metabolic syndrome during those five years, with a clear connection between eating speed and development of the disease. The incidence rate was 11.6% among fast eaters, 6.5% among normal eaters and just 2.3% among slow eaters. Moreover, they had more chance to suffer from higher blood sugar.

In reality, a lot of research has shown that eating fast is associated with weight gain and other health issues. "You probably do eat more because you are eating so quickly. You really don't have any idea of what you've eaten," says American Heart Association spokesperson Dr Nieca Goldberg. "When you eat slowly, you are much more aware of your eating. You are chewing your food properly and you're also slowing down digestion."

Goldberg says that it should take at least 30 minutes to eat a meal. Goldberg suggests eating with a friend, cutting your food into smaller pieces, chewing more, taking deep breaths and setting your fork down between bites.

A. Doing so also helps you feel full.

B. Those results aren't all that surprising.

C. Eat in a situation where it's beneficial to eating.

D. The speedy eaters were also more likely to weigh more.

E. This shows that when it comes to eating, slow and steady wins the race.

F. So, if you tend to eat fast, you'll likely need to train yourself to slow down.

G. They asked the adults to characterize their eating speed — slow, normal or fast.

The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, better known as Moxie, has been generating oxygen from the atmosphere on Mars, as part of NASA's Perseverance rover (漫游者) mission.

Moxie produced breathable oxygen in seven hour-long tests conducted in various weather and atmosphere conditions since landing. During each test, the device produced six grams of oxygen, about the same as a small tree and enough to sustain an astronaut for 15 minutes. It's also found that even in extreme temperatures and after a Martian dust storm, Moxie continued to produce high-purity oxygen.

"This is the first demonstration of actually using resources on the surface of another planet and transforming them chemically into something that would be useful for a human mission," said Jeff Hoffinan, a retired astronaut and professor at MIT.

NASA and the MIT team are planning to build a bigger version of Moxie, as they hope advanced models will produce enough oxygen to support a crewed mission to Mars. "We have to bring a lot of stuff from Earth to support a human mission, but oxygen is a big problem. If you can make it there, go for it and you're way ahead of the game," Hoffinan said.

The device uses pumps that absorb in carbon dioxide which is heated to 800℃and processed to separate the carbon and oxygen. Carbon monoxide (一氧化碳) is emitted as waste while the pure oxygen is left behind.

Expanding the device to support a human mission to Mars presents challenges. It is needed to run continuously for 400 days, a leap from the one-hour tests and its inner temperature should be controlled stably. Moxie has proved to endure the extreme conditions on Mars, however, and the team plans to assess the machine's limits in the coming months when atmosphere is thick and carbon dioxide levels are high. They say they just want to set everything as high as they dare and make as much oxygen as they can.

Why are rational people so irrational in their behavior? The answer is that we're in the midst of a bubble. I call it "The More Bubble".

The nature of bubbles is that something is overvalued until — eventually — the bubble bursts, and we're left wondering why we were so irrational in the first place. The thing we're overvaluing now is the opinion of doing it all, having it all, achieving it all.

This bubble is being enabled by a combination of three powerful trends: smart phones, social media, and extreme consumerism. The result is not just information overload, but opinion overload. We are more aware than at any time in history of what everyone else is doing and, therefore, what we should be doing. In the process, we have been sold a bill of goods: that success means being supermen and superwomen who can get it all done. Of course, we boasted about being busy — it's code for being successful and important.

And our answer to the problem of more is always more. We need more technology to help us create more technologies. We need to move our workload to free up our own time to do yet even more.

Luckily, there is a solution to asking for more: asking for less, but better. A growing number of people are making this change. I call these people Essentialists.

These people are designing their lives around what is essential and removing everything else. These people arrange to have actual weekends (during which they are not working). They create technology-free zones in their homes. They trade time on Facebook for calling those few friends who really matter to them. Instead of running to different meetings, they put space on their plans to get important work done.

So we have two choices: We can be among the last people caught up in "The More Bubble," or we can join the growing community of Essentialists and get more of what matters in our one precious life.

This was not because he was trying to pack as light as possible, nor was it because he was broke. I tried to convince him to at least add some soy sauce (酱油) to it. But no, Alex wasn't having any of it. "I don't need it," he said simply.

Now, if he was talking only about outdoors' meals, I almost understood the reason. When you're ravenous after a day of burning off calories walking or climbing or backcountry skiing in the mountains, how awesome do things taste! Just as the saying goes, hunger is the best sauce. And I agree. Absolutely.

But there's more to it than that. Last month, I went down the coast car camping with my family. One morning, my wife made a statement. "I don't see the point," she said. "It's so much work, camping. But the views at home are better. The beds are more comfortable. It's more peaceful. And at home, the food is better." I'll admit she's right about the first three. But the food? We had a simple pasta one night, snags another, chicken curry the third, but they all tasted good. Better than at home. And it wasn't simply that we were hungry; it was because we were camping.

The real point I want to convey is that meals taste particularly good when I'm camping because it reminds me of things that are easily overlooked at home, where I can just go to the cupboard or the supermarket and grab whatever I feel like. When you're camping, life is reduced to its essentials, and I'm reminded of how privileged most of us are to be dry, warm and fed. More importantly, I'm reminded that, sadly, not everyone is as fortunate as we are. And I'm reminded that, as a society, we should do better for them.

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Best wishes,

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An event marking this year's Chinese Language Day was held on May 8 in London, bringing 100 students from six schools across the United Kingdom to celebrate the Chinese language and culture. (establish)by the United Nations, International Chinese Language Day is observed annually on April 20 to promote multilingualism and cultural (diverse).

The event, themed "Chinese Language: A Gift Across Time and Space", (feature)eight workshops highlighting various aspects of Chinese culture, including characters, calligraphy, poetry, martial arts, and opera masks. The activities mixed traditional, customs with modern elements, ranging from woodblock printing to virtual reality (experience). Along with workshops, students performed Chinese songs, posed for photos with a panda mascot, received souvenirs(纪念品).

"Learning Chinese is challenging, but also (incredible)fun and exciting. It has helped me understand Chinese culture, is different from the cultures I've experienced before," says Noah Eskinazi-Nehme, a student who (study) Chinese for almost two years and celebrates Spring Festival with his family each year. He wants to visit China one day to improve his language skills further while (explore)the country's diverse landscapes and seeing pandas.

Patrick Adamson, associate head teacher of Calday Grange Grammar School, says that learning Chinese enables students to "engage with China not as just a concept but as a living, dynamic culture" and "fuel curiosity and respect global perspectives"

From a young age, Blake showed an intense interest in the old truck. As he grew older, his connection to Cannonball5, becoming a symbol of his relationship with his grandfather. To6 his grandfather and the rich history that Cannonball represented, Blake7 to restore the truck.

For months, Blake worked in secret, planning a8 that would bring enormous joy to his grandfather. He managed to take the truck to a garage9. There, Blake was careful to ensure every detail was10, aiming to make the truck fully11 and safe.

The day of the12 was an important occasion. Upon seeing Cannonball in working order, Richard was overcome with13. He approached the truck like a child who got his favorite toy. The14 of Cannonball, which reflected Blake's respect and love for his grandfather, brought back lots of15 and gave Richard a feeling of warmth and happiness.

Choose a goal.

Begin by choosing just one goal that you want to focus on to develop your self-discipline. For instance, perhaps you want to start exercising every evening. You could even practice self-discipline on very small goals such as concentrating on a book for an hour without checking your messages, or avoiding unhealthy food for one day.

Find your motivation.

Try to express these reasons in a positive way. Instead of saying "I want to get this task off my to-do list", say "I want to do this task so that I can meet my objectives and feel satisfied with myself!" When you list the positive reasons why you want to achieve something, you'll find it much easier to get the job done.

Identify barriers.

Now you need to identify the barriers that you'll likely face when working towards your goal. Imagine that your goal is to read one book a week to enhance your reading skills. For example, when you find a book you like, it's hard to find time each day to read. Once you've identified barriers, come up with a strategy to overcome each one.

As you work on your self-discipline, pay attention to how you're feeling. You might feel free, happy, proud, and energized. Also, think about keeping a journal to write down your self-discipline goal and to track your progress. This reinforces the positive changes that you're implementing (实施) in your life, and gives you a record that you can look back on to see the progress that you've made.

A. Monitor your progress.

B. Pay attention to your feelings.

C. Understand what helps improve self-discipline.

D. You may face a number of difficulties in reaching this goal.

E. It is a basic life skill that determines success and happiness.

F. Once you've chosen a goal, list the reasons why you want to achieve it.

G. Remember, starting small is a good way to start developing your self-discipline.

In their paper published in the journal Nature, James Larson, David Thompson and James Hurrell describe how they used satellite data and numerical modeling to better understand the impact of western boundary currents on local climate variability and what they learned by doing so.

Boundary currents are, as their names suggest, ocean currents that are impacted by coastlines associated with land masses. They fall under two main categories, eastern and western. Eastern boundary currents are those that have an eastern boundary, which means they run against the western coast of a land mass. Western boundary currents are the converse:

In this new study, the researchers noted that prior research focusing on the impact of boundary currents has typically focused on mean climate impacts — western boundary currents, for example, are known to move huge amounts of warm water from the tropics (热带) to the mid-latitudes. Because of that, they have a major impact on wind, rain, and storms, in general.

For this study, the researchers wanted to learn more about the role western boundary currents play in local weather variability. They analyzed high-resolution satellite images and used numerical models to find associations between factors such as sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and vertical motion in the atmosphere over western boundary currents in both hemispheres (半球). More specifically, they looked for associations between SSTs and circulation (环流) of air in the atmosphere on a month-by-month basis at a localized level.

The researchers found what they describe as variability in SSTs and their influence on local atmospheric circulation, which has an impact on rainfall amounts and the vertical rise and fall of air in the atmosphere. The team sums up their findings by suggesting their work has shown that there is a mechanism that connects ocean processes to local climate variability. They suggest this finding could have an impact on weather forecasting models.

One night while doing homework, my son told me about a classmate who had been unkind to him. My first instinct (本能) was to rush to fix it — email the parents, call the school, and demand action. But instead of reacting, I paused.

"That sounds hard. What did you do?"

"Dad, I decided not to hang out with him for a while," my son replied. "I'm going to try playing soccer at lunch instead."

"That's a great solution," I said, and he went back to his homework.

These otherwise ordinary parenting moments made me realize a truth: Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.

I've spent the past 30 years working in schools, and I've watched thousands of parents engage with educators and with their children. Too often, I watch parents over-functioning — depriving (剥夺) their kids of the confidence that comes from struggling, and tiring themselves in the process.

We're biologically wired to prevent our children's suffering, and it can be painful to watch them struggle. A parent's first instinct is often to remove barriers from their child's path. This urge has led to pop-culture mythology (神话) around pushy parenting styles, including the "Helicopter Parent", who flies in to rescue a child in crisis, and the "Snowplow Parent", who flattens any barrier in their child's way.

A young person who grows accustomed to having a parent intervene on his behalf begins to believe that he's not capable of acting on his own, feeding both anxiety and dependence.

I want to make a case for the Lighthouse Parent. A Lighthouse Parent stands as a steady, reliable guide, providing safety and clarity without controlling every aspect of their child's journey. Yes, parenting can be stressful. But when we trust our children to explore the world — with us as steady and supportive guides — we lighten our own load and help them grow healthily.

So last fall, the Oakland, California, teenager took a different approach. He started applying to colleges. More than 150 of them. Before long, he got an acceptance letter. Then another. And another. The trickle (细流) became a flood until there were 122 of them — along with some $5. 3 million in scholarship offers.

His father says he's proud of Helms' 3.94 GPA and had hoped his son would pick a career with financial stability, like medicine or computer technology. But as he watched the mountain of acceptance letters in his son's room get bigger with every mail delivery, Chris Ategeka's hope disappeared.

"He's so confident that music is what he wants to do. It would be wrong for me to try to guide him otherwise ... That's why he applied to many colleges to prove a point," Chris says. "I told him, ‘You want to be a musician? It takes a lot of hard work.' And his reaction was, ‘I'll use my determination to do this to show you how hard I can work.'"

But how does an 18-year-old begin narrowing down such a massive list of options? "I live for music. I spend most of my time either listening to music, making music or out there performing," Helms says. "I feel the most alive and fulfilled when I'm doing something related to music."

So when he started his college application journey, he had one key requirement: the school needed to have a strong music program.

Helms spent the past few months studying the websites and social media accounts of schools that accepted him. He's watched videos of their music programs on YouTube and TikTok to get a sense of where he fits in. After months of research, Helms made his choice: he will stay nearby and study music at UC Berkeley. A spokesperson for Berkeley confirmed that he's been accepted.

Moving goods and people around the world is responsible for a large part of global CO₂ emissions (排放). As the world races to decarbonize everything, it faces particular problems with transportation — which accounts for about a quarter of our energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Here's the breakdown of the emissions in 2018 for different modes of transport.

The fuels for transport need to be not just green, cheap and powerful, but also lightweight and safe enough to be carried around. Each mode of transport has its specific fuel needs. Much is still to be settled, but here are some of the solutions to get us going green.

This energy transition (变革) is global, and the amount of renewable energy the world will need is "a little bit mind-blowing," says mechanical engineer Keith Wipke at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. It's estimated that the global demand for electricity could more than double by 2050. Fortunately, analyses suggest that renewables are up to the task. "We need to speed up the development of green energy, and it will all get used," says Wipke.

My brother and I are only a year apart in age. When we were little, people would ask if we were twins. We lived in the mountains and only had each other for a long time, so we weren't just brother and sister, we were best friends.

Everything changed after our parents divorced. He went to live with my father, I with my mother. Sometimes he visited us and sometimes I visited them, but we grew more distant each time. By the time I was thirteen, we'd stopped hanging out altogether. I think the only time we ever spoke was at Christmas, and it was all polite but painfully awkward, like he was a complete stranger instead of my little brother.

Several years later, after being accepted to a major university three thousand miles away, I made a bold plan: to drive across the country on my own. The idea of traveling alone thrilled me, filling me with excitement and a hint of nervousness, though I knew that the road could be lonely and unpredictable — endless stretches without seeing a single person, and sometimes even wild animals crossing out of nowhere. My parents, however, thought it would be safer if my brother came along as my travel companion on the long drive to college. Needless to say, we were both furious (愤怒的) about the idea. The last thing either of us wanted was to spend a week in a car together — he, with a sister he barely knew, and I, with a "babysitter" I never asked for. But it was settled.

Two weeks later, we set off. For the first six hundred miles, neither of us spoke much unless absolutely necessary.The silence was thick with tension, and it didn't take long before we argued over what music to play, how fast to drive, and when to take breaks, each of us stubbornly sticking to our own way, rolling our eyes and sighing in frustration.

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Are Life Skills Classes Necessary?

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Su Shi was a poet, politician and educator, but he had many other strings to his bow. One of the many talents of this (amaze) clever and creative man was cooking. By far and away his most famous dish is Dongpo Pork.

Su Shi was also a master calligrapher, (rank) first of the four great calligraphers of the Song Dynasty.Prior to his adulthood, he had studied the calligraphy of Wang Xizhi and later on in life, he turned to the works of Yan Zhenqing. Nonetheless, Su Shi's calligraphy reflected his open nature and desire for self-expression. His "Cold Food Observance" (tell) of his time in exile (流放). The rising and falling strokes (笔法) are expressions of Su Shi' s emotions, and the story builds, so do the characters.

In addition to being a gifted calligrapher, Su Shi was a (distinguish) painter. The trees, rocks and (bamboo) he produced with a few twists and turns of his paintbrush were free and simple in style, but varied and expressive in meaning. To Su Shi, an old tree was particularly (symbol), as it represented surviving difficult times but still (continue) to stand tall and grow. Su Shi's perspectives the art of painting were also innovative. Through his painting, he began to explore an artist could express their innermost thoughts and experiences through their works. In his eyes, painting was poetry, and poetry was painting.

Passing drivers3 to help. A nurse appeared and4 my neck and someone called 911. The fire department arrived, and, with much5, removed me from the vehicle.

Soon, I learned I had broken my back and neck and would need to be transported to another hospital equipped to handle serious6. The doctors there ordered a plastic body cast (全身石膏) to be made for me. When I was finally discharged, I was told to keep the body cast on for four months.

I had always been active, so being restricted was completely7 to me. I felt like I had lost8 of my life. I decided to get my life back. I began physical therapy and after9 forty days, I returned to my job,10 my body cast underneath my clothes. While I had to limit how I moved, I could function fairly11.

When the body cast12, I continued physical therapy and was doing yoga within one year. I never13 my ability to recover. I always kept my eyes on the14, which was regaining my normal activities, even though I couldn't do all the things in15 the same way I did before.

I was fortunate to be alive and to have the ability to do what I could still do.

We have projects that sit waiting to be completed. Some people start college but never graduate. We have books that we never finish reading. Many people are great at beginning things but can't seem to finish strong.

Not finishing what we started has been a repeated problem for us. We have to face it. Whenever we delay, or put to the side, the things that will help us accomplish our goals, we stop developing our potential.

Not finishing not only causes us to stop making progress but also we find it harder whenever we do decide to start again. Consider this: every time I begin a new exercise program my muscles are sore (疼) for a few days. After a few weeks of routine, the muscles get accustomed to the program and grow stronger. Thus, no more sore muscles. Well, when I take some time off I fear starting again.

Strong finishers are able to focus on getting the best result from anything that they start. So how do we know that we are a strong finisher? Along with the huge feeling of accomplishment, other people will begin to notice the change. They will have no choice but to recognize our strong finishing ability. We will be rewarded with more trust from them.

A. The list goes on and on.

B. We should have the confidence.

C. Why don't we have the interest any more?

D. Sounds silly, but that is what we do all of the time.

E. I know that my muscles are going to be sore again.

F. They will see we are able to climb and conquer the mountain.

G. Not being a strong finisher can limit our ability to conquer our goals.

For decades, Body Mass Index (BMI) dominated weight assessments. This simple height-weight calculation sorts people from underweight to overweight. Yet Dr. Melanie Jay from NYU points out its problems: BMI gives the same ranges for 20-year-old athletes and 70-year-old grandparents. It ignores muscle mass, bone density, and health conditions, sometimes regarding fit individuals as overweight. Recent studies show that nearly 30% of people classified as overweight by BMI actually have healthy body fat percentages and normal metabolic profiles.

Newer metrics like the Body Roundness Index (BRI) focus on waist size instead of weight. "Belly fat is more dangerous than overall weight," says Dr. Jay. Research indicates fat around organs produces harmful chemicals linked to diabetes and heart disease. However, even BRI has limitations — it can't distinguish between fat types or account for medical conditions affecting belly size, such as digestive disorders.

Doctors increasingly emphasize overall health markers over specific weights. "Instead of focusing on a'magic number,' we examine blood pressure, cholesterol (胆固醇), sleep quality and energy levels," notes Dr. Jay. For those with weight-related conditions, even 5-10% weight loss can significantly improve health. A 2023 study found patients who achieved modest weight reduction showed better health markers than those pursuing extreme weight loss.

The healthiest weight, experts agree, isn't found on charts but through sustainable habits. "When you eat nutritiously and stay active, your body finds its natural healthy weight," advises Dr. Freedhoff. For some, medications or surgery may help, but the real goal is lifestyle change — not to achieve an ideal number on your scale. True health,after all, is measured not by a momentary reading on a scale, but by the daily choices that nourish both body and life.

A philosophy of artful thinking is a good way to avoid this. To think artfully means to solve problems using not just our brains, but also our hands, eyes, and ears, along with our emotions. This approach taps into the cognitive (认知的) resources that are spread throughout our bodies but often go unused.

Changing how we think is hard work. And it starts with a mindfulness practice. Accessing artful intelligence requires being mindful of how we think with our body, how we use our limbs (四肢), organs, and emotions to make sense of the world. Be mindful of all the different messages your body is sending you as well as the different roles and functions your bodily actions can play. For example, gesturing (做手势) in conversations is not just communicative. These movements often help the speaker to smooth out their thought process and assist in getting the words out.

Today, Big Tech is pushing a message of artificial-intelligence craziness and fear. What makes you stuck in it? It's seeing the same things wherever you look. Big Tech gives you screens, hoping that your attention will always be attracted by their devices. If you want to find more freedom in this AI-filled world, improve your ability to mindfully shift your attention between different objects or levels of focus. Remember everything is born of a choice.

Artful thinking demands effortful mindfulness to ensure that what we do, what we hope to achieve by using these technological tools, will not weaken our humanity. As Thich Nhat Hanh said, "Mindful living is an art, and each of us has to train to be an artist."