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'ElectronicHeroin'SpawnsChineseInternetAddictionCamps

“電子海洛因”帶動中國戒網(wǎng)中心的增長Characteristics:AstheteenagersinChinahavebeengrowingdependentontheInternet,somecriticsregardinternetasadruglikeheroin,thus'ElectronicHeroin'isametaphortoemphasizetheharmthatinternethasbroughttous.WhileInternetadditionhasposedathreattoourhealth,moreandmoreChinesetreatmentcentersaswellasInternetadditioncampshasbeenbuiltuptofightagainstteens’Internetaddition.ForeignInvestorsReturntoVietnamafterAnti-ChinaProtests

在反華抗議之后，外國投資者重返越南

Characteristics:Astormofanti-ChinaprotesthadbeenliftedinVietnambecausetheprotesterswereangryaboutChina'splacementofanoilindustrystructureinwatersthattheyclaimsasitsterritory,afterwhich,theforeigninvestorsreturnedbackduetothelowcostofmanufacturingandthepromisesofprotectionmadebythelocalgovernment.LuxembourgSettoEndBankSecrecy

盧森堡著手結(jié)束銀行保密制度Characteristics:Banksecrecymeanskeepingthebankinformationsecretfromtheothercountries,whichmakesiteasierforthetaxavoiderstohidetheirmoneyinLuxembourg.Butnow,Luxembourghasagreedtosharebankinformationwithmembercountriesstartingin2017,whichmeanstheendingoftheBankSecrecyandtherewillhardlyhavetaxevasioncasesinLuxembourg.

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Needed需要防御外敵時，植物的刺就會增多Characteristics:Theplantisreferredtotheacacia,whichownstwotypes:thornyorstinglessandthestinglessoneisofteneatenbytheimpala.acacia金合歡樹impala黑斑羚However,thevulnerableacaciasaremoreplentifulinwoodyareaswithplentyofpredatorswheretheimpalawillseldomapproach,whilethethornyacaciasaremorenumerousontheopensavanna,wheretheyneedtodefendthemselvesbygrowingmorethorns.Savanna熱帶稀樹大草原Study:MississippiRiverOverwhelmedbyAgriculturalChemicals=Study:MississippiRiverisOverwhelmedbyAgriculturalChemicals研究發(fā)現(xiàn)農(nóng)業(yè)化學(xué)品壓垮密西西比河 Characteristics:Agriculturalchemicals,whichcomesfromthefarms,leadstoahighleverofnitrogensupportingthegrowthofalga.Andasthealgadies,itdecomposesandcausesthehypoxia,whichisdeadlytothefishandthusmakesMississippiRiveradeadzone.What’smore,floodcontrolsandotherhuman-madestructureshavehurtMississippiRiversystem’sfilteringprocesssothatitisincapableofcleaningitself.BokoHaramThreateningSchoolsinCameroon=BokoHaramisThreateningSchoolsinCameroon博科圣地恐怖組織威脅到喀麥隆的學(xué)校Characteristics:BokoHaram,aterroristgroupinNigeria,haskilled,kidnappedandstolenfromvillagesalongthe2,000-kilometerborderwithNigeriaincludingCameroon.However.theCameroonianandNigerianmilitaryactionhasfailedtostoptheviolence.SomestudentsevenfoundanenormityofNigerianrefugeesinCameroon’sschoolbuilding.Inaword,BokoHaramposeahugethreattoCameroon’sstudentsandeducationalgoals.GlobalWarming,PopulationGrowthandUnrestrictedDevelopmentThreatenAfricanSpecies地球變暖、人口增長和無序發(fā)展威脅非洲物種Characteristics:WoodcompaniesarecuttingdowntreestomeetgrowingdemandforthegrowingpopulationinAfrica,whichinthemeanwhilecausesglobalwarmingandthelossoftheanimals’habitats.Andthehunterscontinuestokilltheanimalslikechimpanzees,whichdoesdeterioratethesituationgenerally.DealingwithDistractionsand

Overreactions=TheWayofDealingwithDistractionsandOverreactions如何應(yīng)對多動癥Characteristics:DistractionsandOverreactionsarealsoknownasADHD,thatis,AttentionDeficitandHyperactivityDisorder,whichisidentifiedmoreandmoreinAmerica.AccordingtoastudyoftheAmericanandSwedishresearchers,babiesfatheredbymenover44yearsoldare13timesmorelikelytodevelopthedisorder.AndasforthewaytodealwithADHDeffectivelyistochangethewayyouparent,specificallyspeaking,payingmoreattentiontoADHDkids,spendingmoretimewithhim,beinglessjudgmentalandgivinghimmorepositivefeedbackareneeded.MarijuanaHelpsChildrenwithEpilepsy大麻有助于治療癲癇患兒Characteristics:Marijuanaisregardedasadruginmanypeople’seyesincludingtheUnitedSatesfederalgovernment,however,almosthalfoftheU.S.stateshavemademarijuanauselegaloratleastaminorcrimebecauseitoffersextraordinaryhelpforhumanhealth.Forexample,onekindofmedicalmarijuanaisreportedtoeaseeffectsofepilepsy,adiseaseofthenervoussystem.Additionalknowledge:AccordingtoBrysonRast,achemist,Charlotte'sWeb,amedicalmarijuana,containsverylittleofthechemicalTHCthatgivesusersahighfeeling,anditalsoloadswithanotherchemical,cannabidiol,alsoknownasCBD.Thechemicalcannabidiolisananti-inflammatory,meaningitreducespainandswellinginthebody.anti-inflammatory消炎藥，鎮(zhèn)定劑WarinGazaAlsoWagedontheInternet=WarinGazaisAlsoWagedontheInternet加沙地帶的戰(zhàn)火燒到互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上Characteristics:ThecurrentfightinginGazaisthefirsttimePalestiniansgettotelltheirstoriestotheworldasthedirectsourceofinformationontheInternet.Somepeoplesaytheincreaseduseof