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某天 不管你吸烟有多久,当你停止吸烟时,几乎所有与吸烟有关的健康危险都减低了。例如,你得心脏病的机率会急速下降。经过5年不吸烟之后,因易患与吸烟有关疾病而早死的危险,几乎减少了一半。经过15年不吸烟,这种危险已完全消失。 对吸烟所作的研究指出,每5个吸烟者就有四人想停止吸烟,但是想停止吸烟的4 个人当中,却只有1个能设法停止吸烟。不过,那些戒烟失败的人,就是那些不肯忍受戒烟时一定会发生的不便情况及脱瘾症状的人。利用催眠、团体治疗或针灸也 许能够使这些症状得到缓解。如果你想戒烟,却无法自己戒成功,可去找医生磋商一下。他可能会给你提出一些戒烟的方法,或是介绍你去参加本地社团所举办的戒 烟计划。 事实上,大多数真正想戒烟的人,是能够靠自己就把烟戒掉的。下面这种逐步进行的戒烟过程,已经证明是有效的,数以千计的人实行这种方法,已经不再吸烟了。 第一步:分析你的吸烟习惯。把你通常在24 小时期间所吸的每一支香烟及你几乎是自动点烟的时间(如每喝一杯咖啡就点一支烟,饭后一定来一支烟,或是开始一天工作前点支烟),登记在一张表上。花上 两、三周时间去研究,在什么时候及为什么你需要吸烟,这样你才会对自己所抽的每一口烟 正加以注意。这会使你愈来愈关心你的吸烟动作,有助于为戒烟作好准备。 第二步:下定决心,永不再回头。把你为什么要戒烟的理由都写下来,其中包括戒烟后有哪些好处在内。例如,戒烟后你吃东西会更好地品尝滋味、早晨不再咳嗽等等。在你实际行动之前,应使你自己相信,戒烟是值得~试的事情。 第三步:在日历上圈选一个日子,在这一天完全不再吸烟。这是最为成功的办法,而且是痛苦最少的戒除吸烟恶习的方法。如果家人或好友能跟你一起行动,在 同一个时候戒烟,在戒烟期前几天最困难的日子里,互相支持,抵抗烟瘾,这对戒烟是很有好处的。你也可选择在由于别的原因而改变日常生活时(例如就在你去度 假的时候)戒烟。有些吸烟者发现,以小题大作的方式向所有的人宣布自己要戒烟了,这也有帮助。这可成为你在意志衰弱时而不屈服的一件值得骄傲的事情。 第四步:在最初的戒烟困难期内,你可尽量使用任何代替香烟的东西。嚼口香糖、服食抗烟丸(不需医生处方即可买到)都有帮助。如果你手指缝间不夹支香烟 就觉得很空虚的话,那你就交支铅笔或钢笔。此外,可做本书所推荐的一种松弛运动,以缓和香烟似乎能够为你消除的那种紧张感。放弃(至少是暂时放弃)你的一 些与吸烟有关联的活动对戒烟也有帮助。例如,如果你在居家附近的酒吧里喝酒时,会习惯性地点上一支烟,那你就暂时不要去酒吧。避开对吸烟有鼓励作用的情 况。例如,坐火车、公共汽车及飞机旅行时,选择坐在非吸烟区,这对戒烟也有帮助。 第五步:你要享受不吸烟的乐趣!别忘记,你不吸烟,每周就可省下十几或几十元钱。你可以将原本用来买烟的钱省下来,去买一样你本来无力购买的东西,作为对自己的奖励。 第六步:在戒烟前期的数周,尽量多吃你想吃的低热卡食物及饮料。你的胃口几乎一定会变得好起来。当你觉得紧张及不安时(戒除一种成瘾习惯时的自然结 果),你常会被逼去找点东西来啃啃咬咬,因此,你的体重可能会增加几磅。记住,戒烟的前四周是最困难的。大约过了八周之后,你对香烟的强烈渴求感会消失, 此时,如果必要的话,你可以开始减少零食了。 给家人一个无烟区! |
April 13, 2008 One of the more interesting finalists in the 12th International Bicycle Design Competition was this amphibious bicycle. The Amphibian Bike concept is the work of Chinese designers Bin Yu and Jian Wang, and in our book, is probably the design with the greatest potential for humanity among the strong field. The big difference with this bike compared to all the other amphibious bicycle designs we have seen is that it can be used as an ordinary bicycle on land. When used on water using the inflatable wheels which fit inside the existing wheels are inflated. The Shuttle Bike is still the best amphibious bike we have seen, though the weight overhead when on land is significant.
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April 20, 2009 After years of speculation, details are beginning to emerge of a "kill weapon" developed by the Chinese, which is capable of targeting and destroying US aircraft carriers. The Dong Feng 21 anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) can carry a warhead big enough to inflict significant damage on a large naval vessel, such as a supercarrier, with a single strike. The missile employs a complex guidance system, using low radar signature and a maneuverability that makes its flight path unpredictable. This increases the odds that the missile can evade tracking systems to successfully reach its target. It is estimated that the missile can travel at mach 10 speed and reach its maximum range of 2,000km in less than 12 minutes.
The anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) has been a topic of discussion within national defense circles for some time, but the fact that information is now coming from Chinese sources suggests that the weapon system is operational. According to the US Navy Institute, the Chinese rarely mention weapons projects unless they are well beyond the test stages. The institute believes that the ASBM is considered a genuine threat in light of the build-up of the Chinese navy and a confrontation with an unarmed US ship in international waters in early March.
A recent report on US naval affairs blog Information Dissemination outlines the Dong Feng 21's deadly capabilities, based on a translated Chinese blog, viewed as credible by military analysts.
The modified Dong Feng 21 missile is significant because it covers likely "hot zones" for future confrontations between US and Chinese surface forces, says the US Navy Institute. Supporting the missile is a network of satellites, radar and unmanned aerial vehicles that can locate US ships and then guide the weapon, enabling it to hit moving targets. If operational, as is believed, the system marks the first time a ballistic missile has been successfully developed to attack vessels at sea. At the moment, ships have no defense against a ballistic missile attack.
After spending the past decade concentrating on building a fleet that can operate in shallow waters near coastlines, the US Navy seems to have quickly changed its strategy over the past several months to focus on improving the capabilities of its deep sea fleet and developing anti-ballistic defenses.
As analyst Raymond Pritchett notes in a post on the US Naval Institute blog: "The Navy's reaction is telling, because it essentially equals a radical change in direction based on information that has created a panic inside the bubble. For a major military service to panic due to a new weapon system, clearly a mission kill weapon system, either suggests the threat is legitimate or the leadership of the Navy is legitimately unqualified. There really aren't many gray spaces in evaluating the reaction by the Navy … the data tends to support the legitimacy of the threat."
David Greig
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