周二 4/2 1. 送花打動女人心 2.長壽秘密

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Topic1. 送花打動女人心 Topic2.長壽秘密

送花打動女人心

Flowers ARE the way to a woman's heart... but men don't have to buy them to reap the rewards (Mail online)

Researchers in France discovered that women were far more likely to give a young man their phone number if approached outside a florists as opposed to a patisserie or shoe shop.

Romance: Flowers really are the way to a girl's heart according to experts

Five dashing chaps were recruited by the University of South Brittany to approach women aged between 18 and 25 in the street and try to obtain their numbers.

So not to involve variations in chat-up techniques, the men were instructed to simply say their name, tell the woman she was very pretty and ask for her phone number so they could go for a drink later.

Of the 600 women asked, 144 - just under a quarter - gave their numbers if asked outside a florists.

However just one in seven women agreed to a date when asked outside a bakery and when asked outside a shoe shop the number fell to one in 10.

Publishing their findings in the Journal Of Social Psychology, the researchers wrote: Flowers reflect our emotions and moods.

'They often convey feelings of compassion, regret, merriment or even romance.

'The results confirm the effect of exposure to flowers on receptivity to romantic request.'

The study backs up findings from a similar experiment conducted by researchers at the same university earlier this year.

This involved 46 female student volunteers who were asked to sit in a room on their own and watch a video of a man talking about himself.

Study: Researchers in France discovered that women were far more likely to give a young man their phone number if approached outside a florists as opposed to a patisserie or shoe shop

Half the students watched the video in a room brightened up with three vases of flowers – a mix of roses, daisies and marigolds. The rest sat in an identical room without flowers.

When women had watched the video in the room decorated with pots of flowers, they rated the man as more attractive and were more willing to go on a date with him.

Questions:

1. Is sending flowers a good way to win a girl’s heart?.

2. How to win a girl's heart and impress her effortlessly

3. How to get a girl or a boy to like you?

4. How to choose the perfect gift for someone you love?

5. Tips on winning your lover's heart?

長壽秘密

4 Secrets to a Long Life (Reader's Digest)

It’s almost impossible to pull off a study like this: follow people from childhood to old age, tracking their habits and personalities to see which are best for health over the long haul. Almost impossible, but not quite. The Longevity Project, by psychologists Howard S. Friedman, PhD, and Leslie R. Martin, PhD, distills life-extending advice from a study that began in 1921 and followed 1,500 boys and girls for as long as eight decades. “The best way to see why some people thrive in old age while others die early is to follow individuals for their whole lives,” Friedman says. The results poked holes in many long-held beliefs. Here, Friedman shares the study’s biggest surprises—and most useful advice.

Flash doesn’t last. “The key personality predictor of a long life was one that we never expected: conscientiousness. It wasn’t always the cheerful kids who went on to have the longest lives—it was the ones who did their homework, whose parents would say, ‘She has a good head on her shoulders.’ They developed healthy patterns and maintained them. People who weren’t dependable as kids but became more responsible as adults did well, too.”

Happiness is a result, not a cause. “It’s well-established that happy people are healthier. People assume that happiness leads them to be healthier, but we didn’t find that. Having a job you feel engaged in; a good education; a good, stable relationship; being involved with other people—those things cause health and happiness.”

Stress isn’t so bad. “You’re always hearing about the dangers of stress, but the people who were the most involved and dedicated to accomplishing things—they stayed healthiest and lived longest. It’s not good if you’re overwhelmed by stress, but the people who thrived were the ones who didn’t try to relax or retire early but who took on challenges and were persistent.”

Run with the right crowd. “To make yourself healthier, the best thing you can do is to think about the kinds of people you spend time with. If you’re involved with the kind of people who help other people, you get more dependable yourself—you have a reason to get up in the morning, so you’re not out drinking late at night. One of the secrets of longevity is to join social groups and choose hobbies or jobs that lead you naturally to healthier patterns and activities. That’s a gradual but effective way to change yourself.”

Questions:

1. How to live 100 years ? Ways to live longer?

2. Ways to live a healthy lifestyle?

3. What are habits to help us live longer?

4. Do you want to live longer?

5. Is the idea that move to the countryside, live longer?

6. Why do women live longer than men?

送花打動女人心
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給女人送花是全世界男人都會的求愛方法，因此這一度被認為“太俗”“沒創意”。 不過發表在英國《社會心理學》雜誌上的一篇報導指出，無論時代如何改變，鮮花依然是打動女人芳心的最有效方式。

法國南布列塔尼大學的心理學家進行了這項研究，他們讓男性分別在不同的地點與多名女性搭訕。 結果發現，站在花店門口的男性，更容易獲得女性電話號碼和約會機會；其次是在麵包店和商場附近的男子；排在最後的是車站和鞋店外的男子。 研究者分析，鮮花綻放的場所會讓女性感覺更加浪漫。

在另一項調查中，男性分別用不同方法對不同女性展開追求。 包括每天送花、每天打電話發短信、去接她上下班、請她吃飯等。 結果發現，收到鮮花的女性最先接受了男性的求愛並確立了戀愛關係。 心理學專家湯姆·布坎南博士說，花與浪漫聯繫在一起，當女人看到鮮花時，思考、說話或行為都開始以一種浪漫的方式進行，她們的心會變得更加柔軟多情，願意接受男性的愛意。

百歲人瑞 談長壽之道【聯合報╱記者邱瓊玉】

高齡107歲的人瑞林黃玉珍平日飲食隨性，她說快樂就是自己長壽的秘訣。

多名人瑞分享自己的長壽秘訣。

107歲林黃玉珍／閒不下來 就愛社交

民國前六年出生的林黃玉珍，高齡107歲，是大同區最高齡的百歲人瑞。

她是廈門鼓浪嶼人，22歲嫁到台灣，跟丈夫定居在大同區。原來跟著丈夫經營洋服生意，後來經商失敗，她開始外出工作，包括地下錢莊出納、跑過精品雜貨單幫，醫院出納等都做過。

她雖然長壽，卻沒有特別嚴謹的養生方法。孫女林湘文說，她不但照吃可樂、漢堡等速食，對酒也來者不拒。

林黃玉珍行動敏捷，起身走路完全不用人攙扶。她的個性活潑，每天早上都會從家裡步行到教會，和教友聚會讀經。回家休息一會後，嫌在家無聊，又再出去找朋友串門子。個性獨立的她，雖與孫子同住，但平時洗衣、擦地都自己來。

105歲高林絨／一生務農 簡單飲食

105歲的人瑞高林絨，身體相當健康，至今只用過一次健保卡。

文山區105歲人瑞高林絨，身體健康，至今只用過一次健保卡。她從年輕開始務農，習慣吃自己種的菜、醃的醬瓜，三餐都吃稀飯配菜，從來不吃零食，養生之道在於「清淡飲食」。

她早年和先生務農維生。70多歲退休後，仍在住家空地種菜，天天出門健行，往返路程約3公里。

孫子高銀明說，阿嬤常吃空心菜、A菜、芥菜等，尤其喜愛地瓜和地瓜葉，「她覺得非常營養」。阿嬤沒什麼特殊嗜好，平時就是看看電視，晚上9點就上床，天剛亮就起床，生活非常規律。

一直到現在，高林絨只有用過一次健保卡，去年走路意外跌倒，才去看醫生「開卡」。現在沒有其他慢性病，凡事不請別人代勞，能自己做就自己做，高齡105歲，還是堅持自己吃飯，也能自己上廁所。

102歲黃體雄、汪永春／天天健身 規律生活

住信義區高齡102歲的黃體雄、汪永春，兩人均表示，只要每天保持飲食清淡、睡眠正常、身心愉快以及良好的運動習慣，就是長壽的不二法門。

黃體雄在媳婦照顧下，耳聰目明，身體硬朗。黃體雄說，他每天都會到家中附近的公園跳健身操。他強調，排泄正常、睡眠好，就是長壽的秘訣。

黃體雄說，每天上下午跳健身操約半小時，包括甩手、擴胸、彎腰等基本動作。

同樣是102歲的汪永春是軍人退伍，早年隨部隊駐營，目前與長子一家人住在一起四代同堂。每逢家族聚餐，因子孫太多，至少得開5桌才能容納全部成員。

汪永春表示，身體還很硬朗，可自行上下樓梯，平日生活規律，飲食清淡，汪永春說，家人就是他長壽的最大秘方。

101歲曹仲植／行善助人 快樂之本

101歲的人瑞曹仲植，養生之道除「多行善」，還有規律作息、多運動。

民國元年出生的曹仲植，今年101歲，養生之道就是「多行善」，看到被幫助者開心，自己也覺得心情很好。

住士林天玉里的曹仲植，年輕時開貿易行進口奶粉，是事業有成的商人，1969年加入扶輪社後，便一直積極行善。不僅協助偏鄉學校、給予獎助學金外，1990年至今，更捐贈超過54萬輛輪椅，幫助行動不便的身障者。

曹仲植秘書張元芳表示，曹仲植是一個很節儉的人，三餐吃得和年輕人差不多，不過特別愛吃魚。平常有運動的習慣，百歲生日前常打高爾夫球，百歲生日後則是靠著爬山、散步，活動筋骨。

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周五 3/29 1. 地球一小時 2.餐廳禁拍照

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 地球一小時

 

Taiwan to join Earth Hour event Saturday (CNA)

Taipei, March 22 (CNA) Taiwan will join an international Earth Hour campaign on Saturday by mobilizing public support for worldwide efforts to protect the environment.

About 1 million people in Taiwan are expected to participate in a global action of turning off their lights between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., which will save an estimated 100,000 kWh of electricity locally, according to the Society of Wilderness (SOW), one of the organizers.

As of Friday, the SOW campaign's Facebook page had drawn over 36,000 followers. Last year, about 600,000 people in Taiwan joined the Earth Hour effort, the SOW said.

It said several entities in Taiwan, such as the Taipei 101 skyscraper administration and local governments, are expected take part in the one-hour lights out campaign.

Earth Hour, organized by the World Wildlife Fund, is held annually in late March and is now in its seventh year.

The event is aimed at empowering the public and sending the message that people can help change the environment for the better by altering their behavior.

(By Lee Hsin-Yin)

Questions:

1. Do you overuse electrical equipment?

2. How to save electrical energy at home?

3. How over use of electricity is harmful to environment?

4. How are climate change and energy efficiency related?

5. How can we save the world from climate change?

6. How to find replaceable energy?

餐廳禁拍照

New York Restaurants Have Informal Ban on Food Photos

By CHRISTINA LOPEZ (@CLopezABCNews)

Attention, foodies: Restaurant owners are asking you to stop snapping photos of your gourmet brie cheeseburger with truffle oil-drenched fries.

The days of simply dining and enjoying have changed. More and more restaurant-goers are pulling out their smartphones or digital cameras and taking photos of elaborate entrees and dishes at New York City restaurants.

This growing trend is commonly known as foodstagram, a photo taken on a cellphone and quickly posted online.

"With the advent of social media, it just became that people like food porn," said Steven Hall, PR representative for Bouley restaurant. "People really love looking at pictures of food."

Some restaurants are cracking down on snap-happy guests. The New York Times reports that owners of upscale restaurants like Fat Duck, Le Bernardin and Per Se "discourage flash photography" by their guests.

Gerald San Jose, media manager for Per Se, said the restaurant "does not have a no-photography policy, although if guests do photograph, Per Se asks that they refrain from using flash and be discreet so as to not disturb the experience of other guests."

Le Bernardin agrees, saying, "Flash photography disturbs other diners."

So far, the informal ban has not made its way to the New York State Restaurant Association, which includes 5,000 restaurants in the New York metro area. Andrew Moesel, spokesman for the NYSRA, says the issue is not something that's on the organization's radar.

"People have kind of forgotten their manners," said Hall. "Your food is getting cold, your ice cream is melting, all so that they can get the lighting for their picture. It disrupts the flow of service."

Questions:

1. Should restaurants ban cell phones?

2. Can restaurants ban customers from taking food photos?

3. Do you hate when people talk loudly on their cell phones?

4. What mobile phone bad manners should avoid in public?

5. What are other poor manners of using Smartphone?

米其林餐廳禁食客拍照

如今出外用餐，先享用滿桌佳餚的不是食客，而是眾人的手機。不過，如果你在美國紐約曼哈頓區一間米芝蓮餐廳舉機拍照，就別怪老闆兼大廚布萊（David Bouley）唔畀面。他會立即出言阻止，甚至收回食物，因為他認為食客頻頻拍照，完全破壞了餐廳的格調及氣氛。

「當廚師用心地為你預備一頓晚餐，你應該趁熱享用，而不是讓它冷卻。」在曼哈頓擁有兩間餐廳的布萊，見過光顧的遊客提着大攝影機晃來晃去，有人索性把坐枱相機架放在食物旁邊，甚至站在椅子上為食物來一個「高炒」。

指影響他人用餐

布萊形容他們把餐廳搞得似馬戲團，影響他人用餐。他指摘：「每六分鐘就有閃光燈閃過，根本就難以營造難忘的一夜。」布萊於是禁止食客在上菜後為食物拍照，甚至會立即把食物收回廚房，只准食客在廚房內拍照，希望他們體會廚師的心思。(東方日報)

地球一小時（大紀元宋碧龍報導）

由世界自然基金會（World Wildlife Fund）所發動的「Earth Hour 地球一小時」全球關燈活動，全球共有125個國家同步起跑，在各國當地時間27日晚間8時30分進行熄燈活動，台北101、總統府、新光摩天大樓等建築物都配合相繼熄燈，為節能省碳貢獻一份心力。

「地球一小時」為一個自澳洲雪梨市發起的關燈活動，已經成為世界上解決氣候暖化的最大型公眾參與行動。在每年3月的最後一個星期六的晚間8時30分至9時30分（今年為3月27日），自發性地關閉電燈1小時，以達到環保節電目的。

此次參與熄燈活動的著名地標包括，台北101、總統府、北京故宮、柏林勃蘭登堡門、雪梨歌劇院、雪梨海港大橋（Harbour Bridge）、倫敦大笨鐘（Big Ben）、倫敦眼摩天輪、杜拜哈里發塔（Burj Khalifa）、英國足球曼聯隊（Manchester United）「老特拉福球場」（Old Trafford）、法國艾菲爾鐵塔、巴黎聖母院（Notre Dame）、埃及金字塔、美國帝國大廈、羅馬特萊維噴泉（Trevi Fountain）等。

據了解，目前已有125個國家、1200個著名地確定響應這項活動，今年參與熄燈人數預料將創下紀錄。這項活動從亞洲開始起跑，將一路往中東地區、歐洲、非洲和美洲方向進行。

每周一句 2013/3/27  

Achilles' heel致命傷/弱點---

a weak point or fault in someone or something otherwise perfect or excellent. (From the legend of Greek hero Achilles, who had only one vulnerable part of his body, his heel; as an infant his mother had held him by one heel to dip him in the River Styx to make him invulnerable.)

 

例句:

 

1. Billy is very brave, but fear of girls is his Achilles' heel.

害怕女人是比利的致命弱點。

2. Vanity is her Achilles' heel.

虚容自負是她的致命傷。

3. His Achilles' heel was his indecisive manner.

他唯一的弱點是優柔寡斷。

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感謝Kelvin的黑芝麻糖

黑芝麻糖很好吃！

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周六周日3/23-3/24 1.拾金不昧 2.吸引力法則

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Donations pour in for homeless man who returned diamond ringBy Dana Ford, CNN
February 23, 2013 -- Updated 2049 GMT (0449 HKT)
Homeless man gets diamond ring in errorYour video will begin momentarily.STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Billy Ray Harris returns the ring after Sarah Darling accidentally drops it in his cup
Darling and her husband set up a fundraiser to show their appreciation
Husband said the experience has been "unreal"
The site has raised close to $94,000 so far

Billy Ray Harris is homeless and often stays under a bridge.(CNN) -- Talk about good karma.
Well-wishers from around the world are opening their wallets to a homeless man who returned a diamond engagement ring to its rightful owner, after she accidentally dropped it in his donation cup.
"I actually feel like I'm especially lucky to have this ring now. I loved it before. I loved it so much, but I love it so much more now. I feel like it has such great karma," Sarah Darling told CNN's "Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien."
Darling, who is from Kansas City, Missouri, said she was devastated when she realized she'd lost her ring.
She almost never takes it off, but it was giving her a bit of a rash so she did, zipping it in her coin purse for safe keeping.
Later, she absentmindedly emptied the contents of that purse into the collection cup of Billy Ray Harris, who is homeless and often stays under a bridge in Darling's hometown.
It wasn't until the next day that she realized her ring was gone.
"It was horrible. It was such a feeling of loss," Darling said. "It meant so much to me beyond just the financial value."
She went back to look for Harris, but he was gone. She returned the next day and found him.
"I asked him ... 'I don't know if you remember me, but I think I gave you something that's very precious to me,' and he says, 'Was it a ring? Yeah, I have it, I kept it for you,'" Darling said.
She was floored.

Homeless man returns ring dropped in cup To show their appreciation, Darling and her husband set up an online fundraiser for Harris. The donations and praise have poured in.
"In life what goes around comes around... Billy - your sweet actions, despite being in dire straits yourself, prove that there is humility in the world... you are one shining example. Lots of love from across the pond," wrote Chris and Mel, from Brentwood, England, on the giveforward.com site, which is collecting money. They gave $20.
"I am from Singapore and I greatly am grateful for your honesty!" wrote Ophelia Wong Zen-na, who gave $10.
Brian Paul also gave $10.
"If I wasn't jobless I would give much more, but felt compelled to do something. Billy Ray do your best to become what you've always dreamed you could be. Its never too late. God Bless and thanks for never loosing your character in tough times," he wrote.
So far, in about a week, more than 3,400 donations have been made, totaling nearly $95,000. The money will be given to Harris at the end of a 90-day campaign.
In an update Saturday, Darling's husband, Bill Krejci, called the response "unreal."
Krejci met with Harris to tell him about the flood of donations and to get to know him better. They went together to make some repairs to Harris' bike.
"We talked about a lot of things related to my family's ring and the many donations. We talked about one day in the future the ring may one day be passed down to my daughter," Krejci wrote on the website. "We talked about how insanely positive all this has been."
Harris told Krejci that he has found a place to stay where he is "safe and sound."
CNN affiliate KCTV caught up with Harris and asked him how he felt about all the attention he's attracted since returning the ring.
"I like it, but I don't think I deserve it," he said.
"What I actually feel like is, 'what has the world come to when a person who returns something that doesn't belong to him and all this happens?'" Harris said.
But for her part, Darling said she is just grateful for what he did. Many others, she said, would have kept the ring, or sold it.
"I really just hope that my kind of flightiness in that moment leads to something really good for him," she said.

Questions:

1. What to do if you found money on the street?

2. What the law says - if you found money on the street?

3. If you found a wallet, would you return it to the owner?

4. Would you return found money?

秘密---吸引力法則
Brief Summary of 'The Secret' (on the Law of Attraction)
This week I watched the movie 'The Secret' which was an excellent reminder of the easiest possible way to achieve our dreams. The movie relates 'The Law of Attraction' that states that whatever you think about, you will attract. And it is so simple. All it takes is three easy steps:
1) Ask for what you want.
2) The world around you will answer.
3) Receive.
But that's too easy, you may say! Here's another description with a bit more information and with an example related to leadership.
Write down, visualize and feel the specific results you want, in the present tense. Use a visual reminder so that you are frequently reminded of your goals.
Examples:
I have a continuing strong positive motivating influence on the people in my department. (See it. Feel it.) My department's productivity is double what it was last year. (Write down the number in a place where you will see it. Know what that would be like.)
You don't need to focus specifically on HOW this will come about. Relax and expect things to unfold according to your desires.
In order to receive you must in a receptive state. The best way to do this is to think and feel as if you already have what you want.
Examples:
Feel grateful for the qualities in yourself that allow you to influence others. Feel grateful for the positive qualities of the people in your department that allow them to be productive. Notice and appreciate the opportunities for progress that come up every day.
Every successful person you have ever met uses at least some part of this process in some way. If you want to be persuaded, watch the movie! There is no limit to what you can achieve.
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Angela Spaxman works with business people, professionals and managers who want to love their jobs and excel. Her clients could be accelerating their learning about management and leadership skills; inspiring, empowering and developing their team members or creating careers or businesses that suit them perfectly.

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