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'ElectronicHeroin'SpawnsChineseInternetAddictionCamps

“电子海洛因”带动中国戒网中心的增长Characteristics:AstheteenagersinChinahavebeengrowingdependentontheInternet,somecriticsregardinternetasadruglikeheroin,thus'ElectronicHeroin'isametaphortoemphasizetheharmthatinternethasbroughttous.WhileInternetadditionhasposedathreattoourhealth,moreandmoreChinesetreatmentcentersaswellasInternetadditioncampshasbeenbuiltuptofightagainstteens’Internetaddition.ForeignInvestorsReturntoVietnamafterAnti-ChinaProtests

在反华抗议之后，外国投资者重返越南

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

卢森堡着手结束银行保密制度Characteristics:Banksecrecymeanskeepingthebankinformationsecretfromtheothercountries,whichmakesiteasierforthetaxavoiderstohidetheirmoneyinLuxembourg.Butnow,Luxembourghasagreedtosharebankinformationwithmembercountriesstartingin2017,whichmeanstheendingoftheBankSecrecyandtherewillhardlyhavetaxevasioncasesinLuxembourg.

PlantThornsIncreaseWhenDefenseNeeded=PlantThornsIncreaseWhenDefenseAgainstEnemiesis

Needed需要防御外敌时，植物的刺就会增多Characteristics:Theplantisreferredtotheacacia,whichownstwotypes:thornyorstinglessandthestinglessoneisofteneatenbytheimpala.acacia金合欢树impala黑斑羚However,thevulnerableacaciasaremoreplentifulinwoodyareaswithplentyofpredatorswheretheimpalawillseldomapproach,whilethethornyacaciasaremorenumerousontheopensavanna,wheretheyneedtodefendthemselvesbygrowingmorethorns.Savanna热带稀树大草原Study:MississippiRiverOverwhelmedbyAgriculturalChemicals=Study:MississippiRiverisOverwhelmedbyAgriculturalChemicals研究发现农业化学品压垮密西西比河 Characteristics:Agriculturalchemicals,whichcomesfromthefarms,leadstoahighleverofnitrogensupportingthegrowthofalga.Andasthealgadies,itdecomposesandcausesthehypoxia,whichisdeadlytothefishandthusmakesMississippiRiveradeadzone.What’smore,floodcontrolsandotherhuman-madestructureshavehurtMississippiRiversystem’sfilteringprocesssothatitisincapableofcleaningitself.BokoHaramThreateningSchoolsinCameroon=BokoHaramisThreateningSchoolsinCameroon博科圣地恐怖组织威胁到喀麦隆的学校Characteristics:BokoHaram,aterroristgroupinNigeria,haskilled,kidnappedandstolenfromvillagesalongthe2,000-kilometerborderwithNigeriaincludingCameroon.However.theCameroonianandNigerianmilitaryactionhasfailedtostoptheviolence.SomestudentsevenfoundanenormityofNigerianrefugeesinCameroon’sschoolbuilding.Inaword,BokoHaramposeahugethreattoCameroon’sstudentsandeducationalgoals.GlobalWarming,PopulationGrowthandUnrestrictedDevelopmentThreatenAfricanSpecies地球变暖、人口增长和无序发展威胁非洲物种Characteristics:WoodcompaniesarecuttingdowntreestomeetgrowingdemandforthegrowingpopulationinAfrica,whichinthemeanwhilecausesglobalwarmingandthelossoftheanimals’habitats.Andthehunterscontinuestokilltheanimalslikechimpanzees,whichdoesdeterioratethesituationgenerally.DealingwithDistractionsand

Overreactions=TheWayofDealingwithDistractionsandOverreactions如何应对多动症Characteristics:DistractionsandOverreactionsarealsoknownasADHD,thatis,AttentionDeficitandHyperactivityDisorder,whichisidentifiedmoreandmoreinAmerica.AccordingtoastudyoftheAmericanandSwedishresearchers,babiesfatheredbymenover44yearsoldare13timesmorelikelytodevelopthedisorder.AndasforthewaytodealwithADHDeffectivelyistochangethewayyouparent,specificallyspeaking,payingmoreattentiontoADHDkids,spendingmoretimewithhim,beinglessjudgmentalandgivinghimmorepositivefeedbackareneeded.MarijuanaHelpsChildrenwithEpilepsy大麻有助于治疗癫痫患儿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消炎药，镇定剂WarinGazaAlsoWagedontheInternet=WarinGazaisAlsoWagedontheInternet加沙地带的战火烧到互联网上Characteristics:ThecurrentfightinginGazaisthefirsttimePalestiniansgettotelltheirstoriestotheworldasthedirectsourceofinformationontheInternet.Somepeoplesaytheincreaseduseof