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　　The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with the portable computer in business class．In the past 15 years, 　　1　　 have reported well over 100 　　2　　 that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference．The 　　3　　 of this interference remains unconfirmed, 　　4　　 increasingly, experts are pointing the blame at portable electronic devices such as portable computers, radios and cassette players and mobile telephones．

　　RTCA, an organization which 　　5　　 the aviation industry, has recommended that 　　6　　 airlines ban such electronic devices from being used 　　7　　 “critical” stages of flight, 　　8　　 take-off and landing．Some experts have gone further, 　　9　　 for a total ban during all flights．Currently, rules on using these devices are 　　10　　 up to individual airlines．And although some airlines prohibit passengers from 　　11　　 such equipment during take-off and landing, most are reluctant to enforce a total ban．Many passengers want to work during flights．

　　The 　　12　　 is predicting how electromagnetic fields 　　13　　 affect an aircraft’s computers．Experts 　　14　　 that portable devices emit radiation, which affects those wavelengths which 　　15　　 use for navigation and communication．But, they have not been able to 　　16　　 these effects in a laboratory, they have no 　　17　　 of knowing whether the interference might be 　　18　　 or not．

　　The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable(易受攻击)to interference 　　19　　 the risk that terrorist may use radio system in order to 　　20　　 navigation equipment．

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　　Hot words on the Internet don’t stay hot for long．“Geili” and “fuyun”, last year’s biggest linguistic innovations, are practically 　　1　　 in Internet terms．What’s hot now is “hold steady”．

　　The 　　2　　 comes from a section on the Taiwanese TV show which features Miss Lin(Xie Yilin)giving a lecture on 　　3　　 to behave like a fashion queen at parties or on the bus．

　　The funny lecture is mainly an over-the-top mockery(嘲笑)of the fashion world, but Miss Lin makes a 　　4　　：We need to hold steady in pressure-filled or embarrassing situations．

　　Holding steady, Internet slang for “staying poised”, is one of the 　　5　　 the public has been looking for lately 　　6　　 pressures on marriage, work and money can easily drive people crazy．

　　The quality was shown by a girl named Su Miaoling this year．The contestant in the TV singing competition Super Girl carried herself with an 　　7　　 of confidence on the stage and kept her cool when others got nervous．

　　“I like your poise．Very few contestants on this stage can keep calm like you do,” said one of the show’s judges, Hu Haiquan, to Su．Internet users called Su “Sister Poise”．

　　Poise is 　　8　　 appreciated in Western culture as an essential quality of a well-mannered person．Each year, the National League of Junior Cotillions of the US releases a list of the Ten Best Mannered People．

　　Kate Middleton 　　9　　 it onto the list in 2010 “for the poise and dignity with which she 　　10　　 herself in the public spotlight”．The Duchess of Cambridge was also highly praised earlier this year for her remarkable poise at the royal wedding．

　　Good news for many, poise is 　　11　　 genetic．It can be acquired with a bit of effort．

　　About-personal-growth．com, a Malaysia-based website 　　12　　 personal growth guidance, gives tips on how to stay poised．

　　“Take a few deep breaths when you are facing a situation that 　　13　　 your patience; practice yoga 　　14　　 to calm your nerves; use self affirmation(自我肯定)by saying ‘I choose to be calm in any situation’; write down your affirmation daily to achieve the goal,” 　　15　　 the site．