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How One Simple Movement Can Let Slip the Secrets of the Mind.
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It is said that our body movements communicate about 50 per cent of what we really mean while words themselves only express 7 per cent. So, while your mouth is closed, just what is your body saying...
Arms.____(1)____If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way.____(2)____If someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show you’re unhappy!
Head. When you want to appear confident, keep your head level. If you are monitor in class, you can also take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously.____(3)____
Legs. Your legs tend to move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies. If you are at interviews, try to keep them still!
Posture. A good posture makes you feel better about yourself. ____(4)____This makes breathing more difficult, which in turn can make you feel nervous or uncomfortable.
Mouth. When you are thinking, you often purse your lips. You might also use this position to hold back an angry comment you don’t wish to show.____(5)____
A. If you are feeling down, you normally don’t sit straight, with your shoulders inwards.
B. If you are pleased, you usually open your eyes wide and people can notice this.
C. Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies.
D. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet.
E. However, it will probably still be noticed, and people will know you’re not pleased.
F. However, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little to one side.
Robotic Highway Cones
A University of Nebraska professor has developed robotic cones and barrels. (1) They can even be programmed to move on their own at any particular part of the day, said Shane Farritor, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Nebraska.
For example, if workers arrived at 6 a.m., the cones could move from the side of the highway to block off the lane at that time.____ (2) ____“It just seems like a very good application for robots,” Farritor said. “The robotic cones would also help remove people from hazardous jobs on the highway putting barrels and cones into place,” Farritor said in a report on his creation.
____(3)____This fund allowed Farritor to work on the project with graduate students at Nebraska and his assistant Steve Goddard.
The robots are placed at the bottom of the cons and barrels and are small enough not to greatly change the appearance of the construction aides. “It would look exactly the same,” Farritor said. “Normally there’s a kind of rubbery, black base to them. ____(4)____”
Farritor has talked with officials from the Nebraska Department of Roads about how the robots would be most useful to what they might need.
The robots could come in handy following a slow-moving maintenance operation. like painting a stripe on a road or moving asphalt, where now the barrels have to be picked up and moved as the operation proceeds. “That way you don’t have to block off a 10-mile strip for the operation.” Farritor said.
While prototypes have been made, they are not in use anywhere. Farritor said he has applied for a patent and is considering what to do next.____(5)____He is also thinking about marketing the robots to roads departments and others across the country who may benefit from them.
A. And they can return to the original place at the end of the day.
B. He is thinking about starting a small business.
C. Farritor was “Inventor of the Year” in 2003.
D. Work on the idea began in 2002 using a National Academy of Sciences grant.
E. We replace that with a robot
F. These robotic cones and barrels can move out of the way, or into place, from computer commands made miles away.