内容摘要：ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióIt is one in a slew of new books about pets, many with charming illustrations that make them especially accessible. The recent “Medieval Cats,” for instance, by Catherine Nappington, features funny cat poems, sayings and drawings from the Middle Ages. “Ursula K. Le Guin’s Book of Cats,” due out this fall, pulls together poems, musings and sketches by the science fiction writer, who died in 2018.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióIt is one in a slew of new books about pets, many with charming illustrations that make them especially accessible. The recent “Medieval Cats,” for instance, by Catherine Nappington, features funny cat poems, sayings and drawings from the Middle Ages. “Ursula K. Le Guin’s Book of Cats,” due out this fall, pulls together poems, musings and sketches by the science fiction writer, who died in 2018.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendició“You’ve got to enjoy the moment, let the excitement and pressure go, focus on the task at hand right in front of you,” Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard said. “It should be exciting and fun.”ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióCONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Chase Briscoe won the pole Saturday for the Coca-Cola 600 and will start on the front row for NASCAR’s longest and most grueling race alongside Kyle Larson.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióBriscoe, driving the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, turned a lap of 182.852 mph on the 1 1/2-mile oval at Charlotte Motor Speedway to edge out Larson, who plans to arrive at the track about an hour before the race Sunday night after completing the Indianapolis 500.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendició“It’s going to be great to start up front,” Briscoe said. “Adding that No. 1 pit stall, and to be able to race in clean air is huge.”ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióBriscoe comes in with four top-five finishes in the Cup Series this year, but has yet to win a race.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióHe also won the Daytona 500 pole earlier this year.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendició“It’s pretty wild, really,” Briscoe said. “I never thought I would get to run a Truck Series race let alone lead the way at two crown jewel events.”

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióon Friday, celebrated by turning a lap of 182.642 and will start third, followed by Chris Buescher and AJ Allmendinger. Rounding out the top 10 will be John Nemechek, Ty Gibbs, Noah Gragson, Alex Bowman and defending race champion Christopher Bell.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióBriscoe knows winning the Coca-Cola 600 pole does not necessarily guarantee success, particularly in such a long race.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióKedian was diagnosed with a rare laryngeal cartilage cancer about a decade ago. The Haverhill, Massachusetts, man underwent more than a dozen surgeries, eventually needing a trach tube to help him breathe and swallow — and struggled even to muster a raspy whisper through it. He had to retire on disability.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióStill the once gregarious Kedian, known for long conversations with strangers, wouldn’t let doctors remove his entire larynx to cure the cancer. He desperately wanted to read bedtime stories to his granddaughter, with his own voice rather than what he called robotic-sounding speech devices.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióThen Kedian’s wife Gina tracked down the Mayo study. Lott decided he was a good candidate because his cancer wasn’t fast-growing and -- especially important -- Kedian already was taking antirejection drugs for an earlier kidney transplant.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióIt took 10 months to find a deceased donor with a healthy enough larynx just the right size.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióThen on Feb. 29, six surgeons operated for 21 hours. After removing Kedian’s cancerous larynx, they transplanted the donated one plus necessary adjoining tissues – thyroid and parathyroid glands, the pharynx and upper part of the trachea – and tiny blood vessels to supply them. Finally, using new microsurgical techniques, they connected nerves critical for Kedian to feel when he needs to swallow and to move the vocal cords.