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Hypertension must be seen! How to regulate high blood pressure? 8 major misunderstandings of hypertension are explained at once.

When it comes to healthy eating patterns, many people think of Japanese eating patterns and Mediterranean eating patterns. In 2016, in an annual dietary pattern selection held in the United States, Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet won the first place among 35 dietary patterns and became the best dietary pattern in 2016.
DASH diet, also known as antihypertensive diet, is a healthy diet that can prevent hypertension. DASH diet originated from a large-scale hypertension prevention and treatment program in the United States in 1997. Until today, it has not been submerged by other endless dietary patterns, but also emerged from various dietary methods. Now it is so eye-catching that many studies around it have obtained some confident results. DASH diet can obviously reduce systolic blood pressure (high pressure) and diastolic blood pressure (low pressure). If you stick to the DASH diet, you can feel its effect of lowering blood pressure within 2 weeks. In addition to lowering blood pressure, DASH diet can also reduce triglycerides, which is beneficial to maintaining cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health. DASH diet mode is not only effective for lowering blood pressure, but also conforms to the dietary guidelines for preventing diabetes, osteoporosis, heart disease and cancer, and has a wide range of benefits.
If you really want to try the DASH diet, how should you eat it every day? Refer to the table below for details.
Eight misunderstandings of hypertension
one
I don’t feel it. How can I get high blood pressure?
Wrong! The blood pressure of most hypertensive patients is gradually rising, so there is no feeling. But even without feeling, hypertension is still damaging blood vessels, heart, kidneys and other organs, which may lead to serious consequences.
2
High blood pressure without discomfort is not serious?
A: wrong! If hypertension is not treated, it will lead to health problems such as stroke, myocardial infarction, renal failure and aortic dissection.
three
I am young and will not get high blood pressure.
A: wrong! Hypertension can occur at any age. With age, the risk of hypertension increases. In recent years, more and more young people suffer from hypertension, so young people also need to be screened for hypertension.
four
Hypertension is a familial disease,
I can’t escape either. There’s no need to take precautions.
A: wrong! If parents or close relatives have a history of hypertension, it is indeed possible to get sick, but adhering to a healthy lifestyle every day can delay or even prevent hypertension.
five
Have high blood pressure, but don’t want to take medicine,
Worried about side effects.
A: wrong! Untreated hypertension is more dangerous than the side effects caused by drugs! There are many safe and effective drugs to control hypertension. The side effects of commonly used antihypertensive drugs are mild and reversible. If a drug has side effects, the doctor can adjust the prescription and change the medicine.
six
You don’t need to take medicine for hypertension.
As long as lifestyle management is carried out,
Can cure high blood pressure.
A: wrong! Lifestyle management can help prevent or control blood pressure. However, if there is still hypertension after one month of strict lifestyle management, or people with high-risk hypertension, they should be treated with drugs immediately.
seven
Systolic blood pressure is lower than my age plus 100,
It’s okay.
A: wrong! No matter what age, the ideal blood pressure is below 120/80mmHg, while hypertension is the blood pressure level of 140/90mmHg and above.
eight
Blood pressure is lower than 140/90mmHg,
You can stop taking the medicine yourself.
A: Wrong, you can’t stop taking medicine by yourself! Strictly follow the doctor’s advice and gradually reduce the observation, but you can’t stop taking the medicine yourself. Normal blood pressure is the result of drug control, not the "cure" of hypertension. The key point of blood pressure is control. Self-withdrawal of drugs may lead to another increase in blood pressure, and most patients with hypertension need to take drugs for life.
Exercise can improve high blood pressure?
Exercise has many benefits, which can prolong life and prevent many diseases, including hypertension.
At present, most authoritative guidelines define hypertension as: systolic blood pressure/diastolic blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg.
For people with high blood pressure, besides taking medicine, exercise is also an important way to help lower blood pressure.
Why can exercise help lower blood pressure?
Because regular exercise can make the heart stronger, so as to transport more blood more easily and reduce the pressure on the arteries, thus lowering blood pressure.
How much active exercise can reduce blood pressure is not completely clear at present, but some studies have given the answer.
In 2021, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) jointly published a consensus in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (EJPC), which mentioned the influence of exercise on blood pressure of different people.
1. Patients with hypertension (≥140/90 mmHg)
Regular aerobic exercise (such as walking, running, cycling or swimming, etc.): It is expected to reduce systolic blood pressure by 4.9 mmHg~12.0 mmHg;; Diastolic pressure decreased by 3.4 mmhg to 5.8 mmhg.
Isometric resistance exercise (such as grip exercise, plate support, etc.): it can reduce systolic blood pressure by 4.3 ~ 6.6 mmhg and diastolic blood pressure by 4.5 ~ 5.5 mmhg.
Dynamic resistance exercise (such as weight lifting, squatting or push-ups): it can reduce systolic blood pressure by 0.5 mmHg~6.9 mmHg;; Diastolic pressure decreased by 1.0 mmHg~5.2 mmHg.
Note: (1) All sports that will increase the heart rate and respiratory rate are called aerobic sports, such as strenuous exercise (basketball or tennis), cycling, climbing stairs, dancing, gardening (including mowing the lawn or cleaning the fallen leaves), jogging, swimming, walking or brisk walking, etc.
(2) The main difference between dynamic resistance movement and equidistant resistance movement is that dynamic resistance movement will cause muscle movement and change the length of muscle. For example, when the dumbbell is lifted, the biceps brachii will contract and become shorter, and when the dumbbell is lowered, the muscle will become longer; In equidistant resistance exercise (such as grip exercise), muscles (such as biceps brachii) will produce strength, but its length will not change or move.
Therefore, this consensus points out that aerobic exercise is the most effective exercise to lower blood pressure in patients with hypertension, and its effect is similar to or even more effective than taking a single antihypertensive drug, which can be used as first-line exercise therapy; Dynamic resistance exercise and equidistant resistance exercise can be used as a supplement to second-line exercise therapy or first-line exercise therapy.
2. People with normal and high blood pressure (130~139/85~89 mmHg)
The consensus points out that dynamic resistance exercise is better than aerobic exercise and equidistant resistance exercise in lowering blood pressure for this group of people, and should be used as the first-line exercise therapy for this group of people.
3. People with normal blood pressure (< <130/84 mmHg)
The consensus suggests that equidistant resistance exercise should be used as a first-line intervention measure to prevent hypertension in people with normal blood pressure.
Especially for high-risk groups with family history of hypertension, obesity and pregnancy-induced hypertension, the occurrence of hypertension can be delayed or even prevented through equidistant resistance exercise.
4. Refractory hypertension population
A study published in JAMA Cardiology shows that short-term moderate-intensity aerobic exercise may be helpful to refractory hypertension.
The definition of refractory hypertension in this study is: the average systolic blood pressure (ASBP) of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is ≥ 130 mmHg, and/or the average daytime systolic blood pressure is ≥ 135 mmHg when the maximum tolerated dose is ≥3 antihypertensive drugs (including diuretics); Or take at least four antihypertensive drugs at the same time before blood pressure is controlled.
The researchers invited 53 patients with an average age of 60.1 years who were diagnosed with refractory hypertension, and randomly assigned them to 12 weeks of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise training group (exercise group) or routine nursing control group.
In addition to routine nursing, the exercise group should carry out 40-minute supervision training three times a week.
The results showed that compared with the control group, many blood pressure indexes in the exercise group were significantly improved:
24-hour dynamic systolic blood pressure decreased by 7.1 mmHg and dynamic diastolic blood pressure decreased by 5.1 mmHg;;
During the day, systolic blood pressure decreased by 8.4 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure decreased by 5.7 mmHg;.
The systolic blood pressure in the clinic decreased by 10.0 mmHg;;
In addition, the cardiopulmonary health of the exercise group has also been significantly improved (oxygen consumption is 5.05 ml/kg per minute).
In addition, regular exercise also helps to maintain a healthy weight, which is also an important link in controlling blood pressure. For overweight people, even if you lose only 2.3 kilograms, you can lower your blood pressure.
It is best to reach the ideal body weight, with a BMI of 18.5 kg/m2~23.9 kg/m2 and a waist circumference of < <90 cm for men and < <80 cm for women.
Of course, the benefits of exercise are not "immediate", but you should stick to it. At first, it takes about 1 to 3 months of regular exercise to have a positive impact on blood pressure; Only by continuing to exercise can we bring long-term benefits.
Source: Meet a famous doctor
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Microsoft and OpenAI prevent hackers in Russia and North Korea from using AI big model | Titanium Media AGI

(Source: The Verge)

With the rapid development of AI technology, hackers have begun to use large models to upgrade network attack technology.

Titanium media app February 15 news,Microsoft, an American technology giant, published a research article entitled "Staying ahead of threat actors in the age of AI" in official website last night.

Microsoft claims that their joint research with the OpenAI team found that hacker organizations in Russia, North Korea, Iran and other countries are using generative AI tools such as ChatGPT to conduct target research, improve scripts and help build social engineering skills, thus improving and perfecting existing cyber attack technologies.

"Cybercrime groups, national threat actors and other opponents are exploring and testing different AI technologies, trying to understand their potential value to operations and security controls that may need to be circumvented." Microsoft said in the article.

Microsoft emphasizes that the advancement of AI technology has increased the demand for network security and security measures. Microsoft should continue to cooperate with OpenAI, constantly improve its defense measures, identify, detect and prevent potential malicious use or abuse by hackers, and protect customers’ data security.

It is reported that,Since Microsoft invested billions of dollars in OpenAI in 2019, the two companies began to work closely together. Especially after the release of ChatGPT, Microsoft has become an important beneficiary of the new wave of AI. Its market value has surpassed that of Apple, reaching $3.01 trillion, making it the world’s most valuable technology company.

Microsoft revealed that the goal of its cooperation with OpenAI for this research is to ensure the safe and responsible use of AI technologies such as ChatGPT and adhere to the highest standards of ethical application to protect users from potential abuse.

As a part of the research, in 2023, Microsoft developed a product called "Microsoft Threat Intelligence", which tracked more than 300 cyber attackers, covering actors in 160 countries and 50 ransomware organizations, and collected more than 750 billion signals per second, which were synthesized by using complex data analysis and AI algorithm to understand and prevent cyber threats and criminal activities.

At the same time, by the end of 2023, Microsoft has recruited more than 10,000 security and threat intelligence experts around the world, including engineers, researchers, data scientists, network security experts, threat Seeker, analysts, investigators and frontline responders, and more than 15,000 partners have provided professional solutions. In the past 2023, Microsoft Threat Intelligence blocked an average of 4,000 hacker intrusion threats with identity verification every second, and 135 million managed devices provided security method service feedback.

In the research of Microsoft and OpenAI, it is mainly mentioned that the following four hacker organizations use AI model technology to improve and upgrade network attacks, which may pose a certain threat to the country.

  • Forest Blizzard (STRONTIUM), a Russian military intelligence technology (organization) connected with GRU 26165, threatens many fields such as national defense, transportation/logistics, government, energy, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and information technology. It is found that they use the Large Model (LLMs) to "understand the satellite communication protocol, radar imaging technology and specific technical parameters".
  • Emerald Sleet (THALLIUM), a hacking technique (group) from North Korea, remained highly active in 2023. They use the loopholes in the research report published by the big model to help and draft the content of phishing activities, including impersonating well-known academic institutions and non-governmental organizations to lure victims to reply to expert opinions and comments on North Korea’s foreign policy.
  • Crimson Sandstorm (CURIUM) is a hacker organization from Iran. Since 2017, it has been active in many fields, including national defense, shipping, transportation, health care and technology. Microsoft said that they used a big model to generate phishing emails and even code to evade anti-virus software detection.
  • Charcoal Typhoon (CHROMIUM), whose organization also uses models for research, scripting, translation and improvement of existing tools.

Specific to the case, Microsoft revealed that some hackers use "voice imitation" and other methods to make AI synthesize speech. A three-second voice sample can train a model that sounds like a person, thus attacking and maliciously defrauding users of important private information. "Even your voice mail greeting can be used to get enough samples."

In fact, with the emergence of multi-modal AI model tools such as ChatGPT, it has not only helped more people to improve their productivity, but also been created by some lawless elements to crack malicious emails and use AI technology to carry out cyber attacks. Officials of the National Security Agency have warned that hackers are using AI to make their phishing emails look more credible.

However, OpenAI also stressed that it found that the GPT model only provided "limited incremental" functions for hacker organizations. Microsoft stressed that they have not detected any "major attacks" using the big model. At present, Microsoft and OpenAI have closed or frozen the accounts and assets of related hacker groups.

In fact, the recent fraud cases about AI technology are on the rise.

At the beginning of February this year, the Hong Kong police revealed that the financial staff of a local company had been defrauded by DeepFake (deep forgery technology). The other party claimed to conduct confidential transactions, invited to participate in a multi-person video conference, and finally accepted the instructions of the fake Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The parties remitted 200 million Hong Kong dollars in 15 times and transferred them to five local accounts. The parties asked the head office for verification five days later, only to find that they were cheated and reported the case to the police.

According to incomplete statistics, from 2020 to 2022, the number of domestic AI fraud cases totaled 5, and the number of AI fraud cases increased to 16 in 2023; At the same time, in terms of case amount, the amount involved in AI fraud will reach 4.3 million yuan in 2023 from at least 3,000 yuan in 2020. The fraud case disclosed by the Hong Kong police this time has raised the amount involved to 200 million Hong Kong dollars (about 182 million yuan).

So, how do we prevent and solve the problem of AI fraud?

Microsoft mainly summarizes two aspects: First, the company uses AI to deal with AI attacks, such as making the technology of protective wall (cyber attack) more complicated and using AI to strengthen information protection, detection and feedback; The second is to detect and help users identify vulnerabilities through AI-based network security tools such as "Microsoft Security Copilot", and finally stop hacker attacks by software.

A number of domestic security experts have summarized four methods: first, users can consciously guide each other to do some actions during video, such as shaking their heads or opening their mouths greatly, so as to find the flaws on the edge of each other’s face or teeth; At the same time, you can ask a few private information that only the two of you know to verify each other’s identity; Thirdly, try to avoid a large number of photos and videos of yourself or your family on the public platform to provide convenience for criminals; Finally, update and install security software in time to further strengthen the network security control at the source.

"We think this is an important study to expose hacker organizations trying to make early and gradual actions through AI and share with customers how we can stop and counter their cyber attacks." Microsoft said that in the future, it will further enhance the technical capabilities of the AI ​ ​ big model, thus helping them to use the model to collect information about technologies and potential vulnerabilities and find ways to avoid cyber attacks.

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You only need your ID card and mobile phone to board the plane. Please keep the convenience list for next year’s trip!

  Beijing, Dec. 29 (Reporter Xiang Qing) Recently, the Ministry of Communications, the Civil Aviation Administration, the Railway Bureau and other departments have successively held national work conferences to release the policy of benefiting the people and facilitating people’s transportation in 2018. For example, expanding the differentiated toll of expressway in different time periods will help you save money; 220 city card interconnection, high-speed fees can open electronic invoices to help you save time; Billion-level airports popularize ID cards and mobile phones to board the plane, helping you to save worry and effort.

  Data Map: Qinghai Xunlong Expressway was completed and opened to traffic, and Qinghai Xunhua Salar Autonomous County ended without expressway history. Photo by Han Long

  There is no need to run multiple cards well, and 220 cities are interconnected by "one card"

  Among the 12 livelihood issues that the Ministry of Communications "basked in" to do well in 2018, the convenient payment of the bus "one card" has attracted much attention.

  The Ministry of Communications requires further expansion of users and expansion of the scope and quantity of interconnection applications. By the end of 2018, more than 220 urban traffic cards at or above the prefecture level will be basically interconnected, and one-card payment for urban bus and tram, urban rail transit, taxis and urban ferries will be further promoted.

  It is more economical to travel in leisure time, and the pilot project of differentiated toll collection on expressways will be expanded.

  In 2017, the Ministry of Communications organized Shanxi, Zhejiang, Hunan and other provinces to carry out pilot projects for differentiated toll collection by time. The Ministry of Communications has proposed to steadily expand the pilot project of differentiated toll collection for expressways in different time periods next year. Consolidate the results of various fines, inspections and clean-up of enterprise-related charges in the transportation field.

  This year, the government basically canceled the charges for repaying loans on secondary roads, and implemented many measures such as road green passage and differentiated charges, which reduced the logistics cost nationwide by more than 88 billion yuan.

  Reimbursement is more convenient, and toll VAT can be issued by electronic ticket.

  From 2018, the toll or ETC card recharge fee paid by ETC card or user cartoon expressway can be used to issue an electronic ordinary invoice for toll value-added tax through the invoice service platform.

  Wu Chungeng, spokesperson of the Ministry of Communications, said at a recent press conference that issuing electronic ordinary invoices for expressway toll value-added tax can facilitate taxpayers to obtain invoices and realize tax deduction to the greatest extent, which is conducive to the exchange and sharing of information resources, interconnection and collaborative application.

  Toll stations are more time-saving, and 2000 ETC lanes are added.

  In the future, "car owners" will not only save money, but also save time.

  The National Transportation Work Conference clearly requires that in order to accelerate the construction of a modern comprehensive transportation system, 2,000 special lanes for electronic toll collection system (ETC) of expressways will be added, with 15 million ETC users, so as to further exert the effectiveness of ETC networking operation and improve the service level of toll roads.

  Data Map: The picture shows the arrival hall of Haikou meilan airport welcoming a large number of inbound passengers. Photo by Chu Hongyu

  There is WIFI in the air. Next year, we will try to use mobile phones to surf the Internet on the plane.

  The Civil Aviation Administration of China has proposed that high-altitude mobile terminals will be connected to LAN or Internet services on a trial basis. Encourage airlines to access the cabin entertainment information system with their own mobile terminals on aircraft with cabin wireless LAN; On the plane with cabin air-ground communication capability, realize air access to the Internet, so that passengers can have WIFI in the air.

  In September this year, Zhu Tao, deputy director of the Flight Standards Department of the Civil Aviation Administration, said at the press conference that airlines are allowed to evaluate the impact of portable electronic equipment, and airlines can decide what kind of portable electronic equipment to use on the plane according to the evaluation results.

  Put an end to arbitrary charges and promote the same quality and price of airport catering in the same city

  The National Civil Aviation Work Conference proposed that in 2018, it will promote the same quality and the same price of airport catering in the same city, give play to the role of airport service quality evaluation, innovate the airport franchise management model, and put an end to unreasonable charges for catering services in terminal buildings.

  At the same time, further optimize the process of ticket refund and change, and simplify the procedures for refund and change; Carry out special rectification of baggage transportation and loading and unloading, popularize the use of RFID baggage tracking system, reduce baggage transportation errors and damage, shorten baggage claim time, and increase the domestic baggage transportation compensation limit.

  The flight is smoother, and boarding at the tens of millions of airports only requires ID cards and mobile phones.

  In 2018, the civil aviation field will also usher in the popularity of "paperless" convenient travel in tens of millions of airports.

  The reporter learned from the Civil Aviation Administration that next year, "Hangxintong" will be promoted in tens of millions of airports, so that passengers can complete all boarding procedures only with valid ID cards and mobile devices such as mobile phones; Improve security inspection means, improve security inspection facilities, improve security inspection efficiency, and make passengers take the flight more smoothly.

  The flight correction point will dynamically control the capacity of busy airports.

  The Civil Aviation Administration said that the Measures for the Administration of the Allocation and Use of International Air Traffic Rights Resources and the Measures for the Administration of Flight Time will be promulgated next year to optimize the allocation of air traffic rights and time resources at hub airports, and the average normal rate of flights for the whole year should be no less than 75%.

  Officials encourage airlines to adjust the fleet size and structure in time, dynamically regulate the capacity of busy airports, and realize the matching of total operation and support capacity; Sort out the rules that are too strict and too tight in the operation standard, and realize the balance between the operation standard and the safety margin.

  G9731/2 train of "Fuxing" EMU running between Guangzhou South and Shenzhen North Station. The picture shows the conductor of the "Fuxing" EMU. China News Service reporter Chen Wenshe

  After the points can be exchanged for tickets, more railway inclusive services will be launched.

  This year, the 12306 Railway Service Center launched online transfer and seat selection, take-out by high-speed rail, WeChat payment for tickets, frequent flyer points for tickets, and other convenience and benefit services, and said that it would provide more inclusive services for the majority of passengers to travel by train.

  China Railway Corporation recently stated that it is necessary to ensure a good start in next year’s work, comprehensively improve the quality of railway transportation supply, apply technologies such as the Internet and informatization to railway management, reduce the cost of comprehensive social logistics, support the healthy development of the real economy, and increase passengers’ sense of travel by car. The working meeting of the State Railway Administration held on December 27th pointed out that the quality supervision of transportation services should be carried out to meet the people’s needs for a better life in railway travel.

  The journey between cities is more time-saving, with the expansion of Fuxing and the opening of more high-speed trains.

  The construction of China’s "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network is progressing in an orderly manner, and it is expected that the new operating mileage will double this year in 2018. The national transportation work conference proposed that in 2018, it is necessary to speed up the construction of railways and intercity railways in the central and western regions, and promote the construction of Zhengzhou-Wan high-speed railway, Yinxi high-speed railway and Hangzhou-Wenzhou railway.

  In 2017, the "Fuxing" EMU with a speed of up to 350 kilometers per hour was unveiled and expanded several times in cities such as Nanjing. With the continuous expansion of the "Fuxing", lines such as Chongqing-Guizhou high-speed railway, Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway and Jiqing high-speed railway will be opened one after another, and the travel time between cities will be greatly shortened. For example, after the opening of the Chongqing-Guizhou high-speed railway, the running time from Guiyang to Chongqing will be reduced to about two hours. (End)

38-year-old Linda Chung gave birth to triplets! After childbirth, Su Yan appeared in the mirror to kiss the child, and the mixed-race baby looks cute.

Recently, Linda Chung, a well-known actress, announced the good news that her third child was born safely on social platforms. At the age of 38, Linda Chung welcomed her third child, and the picture of a family of five holding hands was doubly warm and happy.

Different from other artists who are interested in protecting their children’s privacy since childhood, Linda Chung openly announced the baby’s appearance and took a kiss photo of herself and her daughter. In the first photo of mother and daughter, warmth and happiness almost overflowed the screen.

After all, it’s a half-blood baby. Judging from Linda Chung’s photos, the child’s facial features are really three-dimensional, and with thick black hair, it looks like a doll’s cuteness.

38-year-old Linda Chung is a standard elderly woman in terms of her age, but no matter from her pregnancy status or her postpartum appearance, Linda Chung is still in good condition after giving birth to three children, even if she is plain, she still looks like a goddess.

Just at the beginning of last month, Linda Chung also took photos of a family of four driving out to play on the personal social platform, and at that time, he wrote that "there will be a family of five soon", which shows that the whole family is looking forward to the arrival of this little baby. At that time, Linda Chung was pregnant for nine months, but her limbs were slim except for her pregnant belly. Moreover, the children were holding a small dress with pink English "sis" printed on it. At that time, many netizens guessed that Linda Chung’s third child might be a daughter.

Perhaps it is also because of the experience of having two children. In the process of being pregnant with three children for ten months, Linda Chung didn’t feel much hardship. On the contrary, she was in excellent physical strength. She not only kept the habit of exercising to keep fit, but also often held some holiday parties with her husband and children. Because of her husband’s great love and the thoughtfulness and warmth of her children, Linda Chung was filled with happiness that could not be hidden, and her eyes were moistened by love.

It is understood that Linda Chung married her husband Jeremy, a chiropractor, in 2015, and gave birth to her first daughter the following year. Two years later, she gave birth to her second son. Counting her third daughter, it can be said that she gave birth to three children in six years. No matter how good the mother’s physical quality is, there is no doubt that giving birth and raising children is sweet and beautiful for a woman, but it must also be full of indescribable pain and hardship, which requires a lot of patience and time, so I have to feel that it is really "being a mother is just".

Finally, I would like to congratulate Linda Chung on the smooth birth of the third child, and wish her a full recovery at an early date. After coordinating the division of labor inside and outside the family with her husband and balancing her family and career, she can return to the screen and meet the audience as soon as possible. After all, who doesn’t like an actress who is kind-hearted and good at acting?

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The International Monetary Fund raised China’s economic expectations.

A few days ago, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the update of the World Economic Outlook Report, which greatly increased the economic growth rate of China from 4% predicted in April to 4.8% in 2025, with an increase rate as high as 0.8%. This adjustment was mainly based on the strong economic performance of China in the first half of the year. The forecast of economic growth in 2026 was also raised by 0.2 percentage points to 4.2%.

China has outstanding economic development resilience. The theme of this IMF report is "Fragility and Resilience under Persistent Uncertainty". Under the circumstances that the external environment is full of uncertainties and the world economic recovery is fragile, China’s economic growth forecast has been greatly raised, reflecting the strong resilience of China’s economy. In recent years, China has effectively responded to the impact of the complicated and severe international situation by optimizing the policy environment and structural reforms. In addition to the International Monetary Fund, Deutsche Bank and other international investment banks have also raised their growth expectations for China’s economy, believing that the long-term competitiveness of China’s economy will support its sustained growth, and the resilience of China’s economy is being more and more widely recognized internationally.

According to the report, the upward adjustment of China’s economic growth forecast is mainly driven by domestic demand, export and innovation. In terms of domestic demand, China has implemented more active and promising macro policies, and a number of policy measures have boosted consumption and expanded domestic demand, which has obviously supported economic recovery. The recovery of domestic demand has become one of the important driving forces for economic growth. In the first half of this year, the contribution rate of domestic demand to GDP growth reached 68.8%, of which the contribution rate of final consumption expenditure was 52%, indicating that domestic demand has become the main driving force for China’s economic growth.

On the export side, China, as the second largest economy in the world, has shown great resilience in its export trade, despite some external factors such as the economic and trade differences between China and the United States. In 2024, the scale of China’s goods trade reached a new high, and the stable export performance provided a strong support for China’s economic growth and an important guarantee for global trade stability.

In terms of innovation, the rapid development of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence is changing the pattern of global trade and capital flow. China’s investment and progress in this field may become an important driving force for future economic growth, and technological innovation has injected new vitality into China’s economy. By promoting the development of high-tech manufacturing and equipment manufacturing, technological innovation has significantly enhanced the endogenous power of China’s economy. Only in May 2025, the added value of equipment manufacturing above designated size increased by 9%, and its contribution rate to industrial production reached 54.3%. This structural optimization makes the economy more flexible in the face of external shocks and reduces the negative impact of traditional industrial fluctuations on the overall economy.

China has made great contributions to world development. According to the report, China’s strong economic growth has injected important impetus into the global economy. Although global economic growth is facing uncertainties, China’s steady economic growth has provided solid support for the global economy. In the first half of 2025, China’s GDP increased by 5.3% year-on-year, which was higher than international expectations. This performance was evaluated as "stronger than expected economic activity" by the International Monetary Fund. Among them, China’s economy has a positive impact on the global economy through trade and other channels. Despite external pressure, China, as a global trading power, has a total import and export volume of more than 6 trillion US dollars, and "Made in China" products sell well in many countries, providing important support for global trade.

China leads high-quality development with new-quality productivity, and contributes innovative kinetic energy to the global economy. By promoting industrial upgrading and technological innovation, China has ensured the stability of the global industrial chain supply chain. International people generally believe that the high-quality development of China will inject more impetus and certainty into the world economy.

China’s strong economic performance boosted the confidence of the international community. Many international financial institutions, such as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group, have raised their forecasts for China’s economic growth because China’s economic data in the second quarter was better than expected. Against the background of global economic slowdown, the steady performance of China’s economy has provided important support for the global response to uncertainty. China has set an example for global economic recovery by expanding domestic demand and optimizing its structure.

The contribution of China’s economic development to the global economy is not only reflected in the data of economic growth and trade scale, but also lies in China’s high-quality development, innovation-driven and opening up, which provides stability and certainty for the global economy. The international community generally recognizes China’s role as a global economic stabilizer and growth engine.

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These performances of the baby are not unreasonable, but are building a sense of order.

  A sense of security gives children inner stability, confidence and trust in others; A sense of direction allows children to know the direction and think well in space … But do you know the sense of order? Sense of order means that "human beings can predict the regular movement changes by observing the surrounding environment, so as to determine the acceptance of information." A kind of human feeling, children have a psychological need to pursue order, but they are often ignored by parents, and even think that children are unreasonable. Here are a few examples to let parents know about their children’s sense of order. Maybe your baby will do the same.

  1. Seats for dinner. When a family is eating, the children insist that their mother should be left, their father should be in the front, their grandmother should be on the right, and so on. If anyone sits in the wrong position, the younger ancestor will insist that others sit back. 、

  2. Answer the phone. If there is a landline at home and a call comes, the child must answer it himself, say hello, ask who the family is looking for, and then pass the phone to the adult.

  3. You must say good night before going to bed. It’s time to go to bed, and the children ask the adults to say good night, and then they will go to bed and don’t talk. If they do, they will say good night again.

  4. Ring the doorbell and press the elevator. When you go to someone’s house, you have to ring the doorbell. Children have to ring it themselves, and adults have to pick it up if they can’t reach it. So is the elevator. Adults will be very unhappy if they press it.

  In addition, guests and children at home must open the door, use their favorite bowls when eating, put the keys on the cabinet, etc., which seems to be "obsessive-compulsive disorder". Many parents feel speechless and think it is useless, but think about it yourself, you may have these seemingly unreasonable behaviors when you were a child. These are actually the embodiment of children’s pursuit of order. Parents should give them an understanding and give them a good environment to help them create a good sense of order, which is very helpful for their character development.

  1. Give children a sense of security. The child’s mind is very fragile, and the sense of order allows the child to know what will happen later, rather than being in a state of ignorance. Once the sense of order is destroyed, familiar things have changed, which will make children feel anxious and panic.

  2. Let children think clearly. Children observe the outside world and maintain order, which helps children to develop good habits, such as throwing garbage into the trash can, putting things back when they are used up, saying thank you after buying things, etc. All these are good habits developed through a sense of order.

  Many senior baby nurses focus on early childhood education, infant care, baby’s psychological development, parent-child growth and many other fields. From pregnancy preparation to pregnancy, to the safe landing of the baby, the crowd will grow with you and your baby all the way.

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Yang Xiumin: 54 years of scientific research road is willing to be a "peach blossom spring middleman"

CCTV News:Protection engineering research, friendship with poetry, more than 20 years away from the hubbub, he painted a poetic life; Simulating software development, bravely shouldering heavy burdens, breaking through the blockade in 10 years, he forged a touching friendship between teachers and students. Yang Xiumin is a senior engineer of National Defense Engineering Research Institute of Academy of Military Sciences and an academician of China Academy of Engineering. He has been engaged in theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, urban disaster prediction and other research work for a long time, and has put forward many innovative viewpoints and theoretical models, and achieved many high-level research results.

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People who have come into contact with him have all kinds of comments on him. Some people say that he is amiable and familiar with literature and history, like a rural teacher; His students rated him as stubborn, stern and even "eccentric"; But he said, "I was &lsquo; Peach Blossom Garden middleman &rsquo; " .

Yang Xiumin is 76 years old. He has worked hard in the fields of computational mechanics and numerical simulation for decades. This job is very boring and hard, just as he said in a doggerel, "Sleeping at night and smoking to satisfy hunger, thinking in the morning will give you tea to make soup." Sometimes he ignores chores and almost becomes a "peach blossom spring middleman."

When Yang Xiumin was in middle school, he preferred literature and history. When he was admitted to the university, he originally wanted to apply to the Chinese Department of Peking University, but the class teacher advised him to engage in science and technology, so he applied to the University of Science and Technology of China. However, he has always retained his interest in literature and history and likes to buy related books. When I first joined the army, although I had less money, I had to save money to buy my favorite books. Later, my salary increased and it became more and more out of control. Now, in his home, he has basically bought all the twenty-four histories, classical poems and hundred schools of thought.

He thinks that some of these books are read casually and some are read carefully, which makes him feel very interesting. The classics of literature, history and philosophy are the carriers of China’s traditional thoughts and virtues. As a professional and technical person, reading books in this field often can not only cultivate sentiment, but also help to open up ideas and increase critical thinking ability, which is of great benefit to improving the writing level of professional and technical articles.

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In 1985, his research direction turned to conventional weapons protection research. He applied the fluid elasto-plastic model proposed by Academician Zheng Zhemin to the theoretical analysis of ground-contact nuclear explosion, and took the lead in completing the two-dimensional numerical simulation calculation of the law of explosion pit formation and ground motion. In 1995, he was elected as an academician of China Academy of Engineering. He devoted himself to the research on the near-field destruction effect of explosion impact after the conventional guided warhead hit the target, led doctoral students to compile a numerical computer software package of explosion impact with independent intellectual property rights, established a three-dimensional numerical simulation platform for weapon destruction effect, and completed a series of key topics such as the thickness of safety protective layer for repeated strikes of multiple bombs, which provided a scientific basis for compiling a new version of engineering design specifications. Since I joined the work, I have published 4 monographs and more than 100 papers.

At that time, the research on the protection of precision guided conventional weapons had just started. Because foreign software had made many restrictions on domestic research, he was determined to independently develop calculation software. In those years, Yang Xiumin and his team members worked overtime for a long time, and his spine was deformed due to overwork, and the pain was unbearable. He often encourages everyone to have the determination to sharpen a sword and sit on the bench for ten years. Finally, in the tenth year, they succeeded. According to this calculation software package, Yang Xiumin found the destruction limit of a new weapon and broke many false conclusions.

He lived apart from his family for 18 years and participated in a major military scientific research project for six times. In order to get more accurate data, Yang Xiumin sneaked into the center of the crater to measure the data regardless of the danger of radiation. In order to save time, he often eats lunch on the proving ground in the sand. After 12 years of research, this project won the second prize of national scientific and technological progress.

Since he was elected as an academician for more than 20 years, Yang Xiumin has trained 10 doctoral students, and the scientific research team he directed has won 2 second prizes for national scientific and technological progress, 6 first prizes and 18 second prizes for military scientific and technological progress. However, he always insisted on not signing his name in any achievement. He often said, "Mentors and apprentices discuss rock climbing plans, and young people are needed to reach the top." He wants to continue to cultivate more new forces and help them climb the peak of science and technology. (Source: CCTV "Military Life")

Recently, the temperature in the central and eastern regions has plummeted, and field management has been strengthened to ensure spring ploughing.

CCTV News:Affected by cold air heading south, the temperature in central and eastern China plummeted two days ago, and rain and snow occurred in Henan and Jiangsu, which also had a certain impact on agricultural production. Local agricultural departments actively organize agricultural technicians to go to the countryside, guide farmers to do scientific management, and ensure the smooth progress of spring ploughing and spring management.

From March 15th to 17th, rain and snow fell in most parts of Henan Province. The rain and snow process brought by the strong wind cooling will effectively improve the soil moisture. At present, agricultural technicians from many places in Henan Province go to the countryside to guide Chunguan. In the demonstration area of 300,000 mu of high-standard farmland in Xunxian County, Hebi City, agricultural technology experts are checking the field moisture and wheat growth.

Jin Hailin, stationmaster of Hebi Agricultural Technology Extension Station:The temperature is low during this period, and it is not easy to grow after the temperature is low. When the weather is fine, you can apply foliar fertilizer to improve the toughness of leaves and stems.

According to the forecast of the meteorological department of Henan province, the temperature will rise rapidly after the cold air, and the temperature in some areas will rise rapidly to above 20 degrees Celsius. Agricultural experts said that it is necessary to fertilize and prevent pests and diseases in time.

Teacher Xuewen, Senior Agronomist of Yuanyang County Agriculture and Rural Bureau:Recently, the temperature has risen rapidly, and the management of wheat fields should focus on the prevention and control of pests and diseases, especially the powdery mildew of wheat after rice and the red spider in dry areas. In addition, it should be reminded that chemical weeding and chemical control in wheat fields are not suitable.

From the evening of March 16th, Xuzhou, Taizhou and other places in Jiangsu experienced a round of rainy weather, and the temperature dropped significantly. Agricultural technicians went deep into the field to check the seedling situation of wheat and the growth of fruits and vegetables.

Feng Wenya, Director of Agricultural Technology Extension Center of Xuzhou Pei County Agriculture and Rural Bureau:Wheat is in the jointing and booting stage, which is the key period of field management. One should apply jointing and booting fertilizer well and water the dry fields properly.

In an orchard in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, more than 100 acres of pear trees are undergoing the test of sharp cooling. In order to prevent the cold air from causing serious damage to pear trees, the workers in the orchard are ploughing and fertilizing in the rain under the guidance of agricultural experts.

Yang Tong, an orchard worker in Jiangyan District, Taizhou City:During this period, we took two measures, firstly, we increased field management, and secondly, we increased the spraying of foliar fertilizer to protect flowers and fruits.

Special strength in a special period-on-the-spot report on Hunan’s fight against severe ice and snow disasters

Special topic: unity is strength, freezing disaster prevention

  Xinhuanet Changsha, February 8 (Reporter Tan Jian, Ding Wenjie) The north wind roared and snowflakes danced. A rare ice and snow disaster in history froze three Hunan and four waters.


  More than 20 days of violent storms have caused the Beijing-Guangzhou railway line to be interrupted, the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, the north-south artery, has been paralyzed, more than 30,000 vehicles and more than 80,000 people have been forced to stay, the whole cities of Chenzhou and Hengyang have been cut off from electricity and water, and Hunan’s main power grid is in jeopardy!


  At present, the most urgent task is "access, power conservation and safety". For this common goal, the cadres and the masses in Hunan Province mobilized urgently, and the four provinces of Hunan, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Guangxi joined hands to help each other. After the full efforts of the broad masses of soldiers and civilians, the ice melted, the snow melted, the roads opened and the electricity came …


  Great rescue: ice and snow are ruthless and people are affectionate.


  The sudden freezing disaster blocked the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, the north-south artery of our country. More than 30,000 vehicles lined up for more than 190 kilometers, and more than 80,000 drivers and passengers were trapped. Countless children, women and the elderly are trapped. In the world of ice and snow, their fate touches everyone’s heart.


  On January 25, the disaster was urgent. Zhang Chunxian, secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, and Zhou Qiang, governor of Hunan Province, held a meeting overnight to rescue people trapped in vehicles. Hunan province ordered the government along the highway to organize armed police, reserve troops and cadres to provide food, boiled water and blankets to the stranded people free of charge, and to transfer the old, weak, sick and disabled people to the nearest towns.


  While rescuing passengers, police cars in Hunan Province cleared the way, guiding traffic icebreakers to break ice and snow, and getting through the southbound passage as soon as possible to guide trapped passengers. Tens of thousands of traffic police in the province are on the road to divert vehicles. From January 14th to 30th, Hunan Expressway invested 40,000 person-times, 3,496 vehicles, 917 construction equipment, more than 440,000 sacks and straw bags, and more than 6,000 tons of salt and gravel to make the stranded vehicles move forward as soon as possible.


  The paralyzed Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway has become a "parking lot" spreading for hundreds of kilometers. Some passengers have been trapped for days without eating. Many children and old people who went south to Guangdong to reunite with their families for the New Year are very tired, and they have been trapped for days, making some people sick.


  Special period, special power. The ice and snow froze the way home, awakening the love of the whole society. Inspired by the special spirit of the special period, the whole society took action and extended a helping hand to the trapped drivers and passengers in its own way. On the frozen highway, party committees and governments at all levels, as well as road administration departments, traffic police and news media, have become the hopes of the trapped people in the cold winter. Calls for help have come like snowflakes, and touching stories of saving lives and solving problems are staged every day.


  Some people in Hunan sent hot lunch boxes and boiled water. A group of strangers organized a "Red Palm Rescue Meeting" through the Internet, and collected a group of quilts, hats, gloves, blankets, food, medicines and other materials urgently needed by the trapped people. They rented a car and rushed to the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway to distribute them to the trapped people overnight.


  Due to the long-term detention, the drivers and passengers’ mobile phones have long been dead, and they have lost contact with their families. These netizens asked the passengers to write down their messages and home phone numbers, and after returning, they called home for the trapped people to report their safety.


  Their actions have been supported by netizens all over the country, and more and more materials have been donated and transported to the disaster areas. A netizen wrote: "The coldness and suspicion between people face to face are melted by sincerity and kindness here. I burst into tears again and again. There is always a warm place in this cold. "


  Great diversion: the way to get through life


  If the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway is the north-south traffic artery in China, then the Hunan section is the "heart" of this artery. The Hunan section of Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, with a total length of 532 kilometers, runs through the north and south and connects the east and west, and is the hub of material transportation in North China, Central China, South China and Southwest China. Once something goes wrong with this north-south artery, it will affect the normal operation of the national traffic.


  It is understood that the traffic volume of Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway is designed according to 22,500-28,400 standard cars per day, but the traffic volume has been increasing at an average annual rate of 20% since its completion. The freezing rain and snow for more than 10 days in a row has made the already burdened Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway face the danger of paralysis.


  On January 28th, in Hengyang section, the most congested section of Hunan section of Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, the long queue stretched for tens of kilometers. Although there were traffic police along the line to maintain traffic order, the vehicles were still "crawling". At this time, a new round of snow and ice weather is coming. In this case, it is obviously impossible to get through the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway in a short time.


  In order to evacuate the crowded traffic as soon as possible, it is imperative to open up a "second passage". On the 28th, Zhang Chunxian, the former secretary of Hunan Provincial Party Committee and Minister of Communications, contacted the main leaders of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Committee and government, and decided to join hands with the two provinces to divert the vehicles stranded in the south of Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway to enter the western part of Guangdong via Hengzao Expressway and Quanzhou Bypass in Guangxi.


  In order to solve the worries of drivers and passengers, Hunan and Guangxi provinces announced that they would implement the "four noes policy" of no fine, no unloading, no inspection and no charge for vehicles taking the "second passage", and at the same time, Hunan Province would subsidize 200 yuan fuel fee for each vehicle and distribute the "diversion road map" to every driver and passenger.


  At the interchange of Hongshi, Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, a large-scale propaganda slogan that reads "Go to Hengzao, go home early" was passed by large vehicles in an orderly manner. In order to keep the "second passage" unblocked, Hunan Province has almost gathered the strength of the whole province. Zhang Chunxian, secretary of the provincial party committee, and Zhou Qiang, governor, visited Hongshi Interchange Line to persuade the stranded vehicles to be diverted as soon as possible. Each stranded vehicle received a schematic diagram marked with a specific route. All counties and cities along the line have also mobilized, and hundreds of thousands of cadres and masses have been sweeping snow and deicing along the road day and night to ensure the smooth flow of this "lifeline".


  After the "second passage" was successfully opened, the Hunan section of Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway was basically connected, but new problems emerged. As all the border crossings between Hubei and Hunan were opened, the number of vehicles going south along the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway suddenly increased, and the once-unblocked Linchang section of the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway once again experienced heavy traffic detention.


  On February 1, the Hunan section of Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway was once again tight. In order to further reduce the pressure on the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, Hunan Province and Jiangxi Province urgently negotiated to continue to organize and implement the diversion of Hengzao Expressway and National Highway 107, and quickly opened up a "third passage" for southbound vehicles, that is, entering Jiangxi through the Taotan Expressway in Hunan Province and diverting vehicles and personnel to Meizhou, Huizhou, Shenzhen and Dongguan in eastern Guangdong. For vehicles passing through Jiangxi, the "four noes policy" of no fines, no unloading, no inspection and no charges is also implemented. At this point, the Hunan section of Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway has formed a cross-provincial exchange of "one line, two wings and time-sharing segmentation".


  According to the reporter’s understanding, due to the timely implementation of diversion, from January 29 to 12: 00 on February 3, the number of vehicles diverted to Guangxi by Hengzao Expressway has reached 19,000; More than 30,000 vehicles diverted to Guangdong via National Highway 107; The "third passage" opened in the early morning of February 2 diverted about 3,000 vehicles that day, greatly reducing the pressure on the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway.


  In the Nanling section of Chenzhou, Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, after nearly 10 arduous ice-breaking battles day and night, on February 4, Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway finally achieved a full-line connection.


  According to incomplete statistics, in this battle, more than 300,000 cadres and workers in Hunan Province took to the road and organized 60,000 deicing machines. More than 82,000 troops stationed in Hunan, armed police, fire and reserve officers and soldiers have been dispatched to fight day and night, breaking more than 500 kilometers of ice and urgently transporting more than 500 tons of various materials.

Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province launched a Class II response to blizzard, closed scenic spots and online teaching in schools.

  On November 20, 2021, the reporter learned from the people’s government of Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang Province that according to the forecast of Shuangyashan Meteorological Bureau, it is expected that there will be large-scale snowstorms, strong winds and cooling weather in Shuangyashan City from November 21 to 23, with heavy snowstorms in the central and western regions and heavy snowstorms in the local area. Emergency headquarters, a meteorological disaster in Shuangyashan City, decided to start the level II emergency response of meteorological disaster (blizzard) in Shuangyashan City at 9: 00 on November 20th. In order to do our best to prevent major meteorological disasters and ensure the safety of people’s lives and property, the relevant requirements during the level II response period are hereby notified as follows:

  First, the meteorological department should encrypt weather observation, consultation and judgment, and provide high-quality meteorological services for public travel and transportation safety.

  2. All construction sites in Shuangyashan will stop production and stop work, and all kinds of tourist attractions will be temporarily closed.

  Three, all kinds of road freight transport vehicles need to suspend travel without emergency.

  Four, Shuangyashan city primary and secondary schools (colleges) to online teaching, kindergartens, education and training institutions, etc. will be closed.

  Five, the public security traffic control department should take necessary traffic control measures in time according to the development of meteorological disasters to ensure the normal operation of the city.

  Six, urban management and sanitation departments at all levels should take snow as the order, do a good job in the organization and scheduling of snow removal machinery, sanitation personnel and snow melting materials, and do their best to clear snow and deice to ensure smooth and safe road traffic.

  Seven, water supply, power supply, gas supply, heating and other public utilities, to strengthen operational security, timely repair of faults, to ensure adequate supply of water, electricity and heating, and do their best to keep the bottom line of people’s livelihood.

  Eight, agricultural and rural departments should organize the necessary protective measures for crops, animal husbandry and aquaculture.

  Nine, the health department should take measures to ensure the normal development of medical and health services, and organize the medical treatment of the wounded and health and disease prevention work.

  Ten, in addition to the urgent needs of production and life, please the general public not to go out unless necessary to avoid casualties and property losses caused by rain and snow.

  Longmei Shuangyashan Mining Co., Ltd., Shuangyashan Forestry Bureau Co., Ltd. and Hongxing Branch of Beidahuang Agricultural Reclamation Group Co., Ltd. shall do a good job in emergency response to meteorological disasters with reference to the relevant requirements of this notice.