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籃球女孩

China's Inspirational 'Basketball Girl' (businessinsider.com Taylor)

This is Qian Hongyan, an 18-year-old girl who lives in China. She may seem like your average teenager, but she has a pretty unique story.

Qian lost both her legs in a car accident in 2000 when she was just four years old. Growing up in rural Luliang county, southwestern China's Yunnan province, her family had to improvise.

These pictures, taken in 2005 when Qian was just ten, show how. Qian learned to walk on her hands, using a basketball cut in half to steady herself. According to Xinhua news agency, she was dubbed "basketball girl" by locals.

In 2005, after attention in the Chinese press, Qian traveled to Beijing to receive free artificial limbs at the China Rehabilitation Research Center, a center that has been providing help to the disabled in China for over 20 years. This photo, from 2007, shows her receiving a larger set of limbs after she had grown.

Xinhua reports that Qian was born to an impoverished family, and that she had to accept that when her medical treatment ended in 2007, she would not be able to continue her education with her peers.

However, Qian found other opportunities. She joined a local swimming club for the disabled, the first of its kind in the country, sponsored by the Yunnan Provincial Federation of the Disabled.

At first, she found it difficult.

"I had to give much more than other kids when I learned to swim," Qian told China Daily in 2011. "It seemed there was no way I could float in the water. I was choked."

However, she went on to become a successful athlete, training for four hours every day. She hopes to one day win medals for her country in the Paralympic Games.

Qian Hongyan, the so-called "basketball girl," has become something of a celebrity in China. Reports on the progress of her artificial limbs make national news. Her fame has even spread abroad, with photographs of her becoming viral sensations on Facebook.

About Nick: His Story

Nick Vujicic (pronounced "Vooy-cheech"). Born in 1982 in Brisbane, Australia, without any medical explanation or warning, Vujicic came into the world with neither arms nor legs. Imagine the shock his parents felt when they saw their firstborn, brand-new baby boy for the first time, only to find he was what the world would consider imperfect and abnormal. A limbless son was not what nurse Dushka Vujicic and her husband, Pastor Boris Vujicic, had been expecting. How would their son live a normal happy life? What could he ever do or become when living with such a massive disability? Little did they know that he would one day become someone who would inspire and motivate people from all walks of life.

Questions:

What do you think the story of “China's 'basketball girl'”?

How to interact with people who have disabilities?

What to do if you become disabled and living with such a difficult life?

What do you think about persons with disabilities?

What can we learn from their inspirational stories?

What do you think about nick vujicic?

What's the best way to motivate people?

Do you like inspirational movies or story? Tell us an inspirational story?

恐怖情人

A 29-year-old graduate stabbing his girlfriend to death CNA

TAIPEI--A National Taiwan University (NTU) official has expressed regret after a 29-year-old graduate of the school stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in× Taipei on Monday morning.

Professor Lin Ta-te, secretary-general of NTU's Office of the× Secretariat, said the university felt sorry about the incident, which reminded counseling professionals to guide students to deal with emotions and relationships in a mature way.

The tragedy happened after the man, surnamed× Chang, apparently tried unsuccessfully to convince the 22-year-old victim that they should remain together, police said.

The Taipei City Fire Department was notified just after 7 a.m. that a young woman was lying on the ground near Nanjing East Road Section 5 in the eastern part of the city.

 

When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found that the woman was dead and also saw a man whose neck was wounded.

Tips on how to break-up peacefully (hubpages)

    Never play for time. This will only create more doubts in you. But please keep in mind: if you see that your future ex had a bad day already, don’t make it worse for them. Wait at least one, but rather 2-3 more days. Break up with them only when both of you are calm and is able to speak in private and nonce can interrupt or interfere.

    Be direct; give the MAIN reason for the break-up. NEVER give a whole list and hurl abuse at them; keep in mind that the aim is to end the relationship and NOT to emotionally kill your future ex, right? Tell them the biggest issue that can’t be solved and concentrate on that. If it was a recurring problem, it will not shock and hurt the other party unnecessarily. Don’t over-complicate things.

       Do it in private and at the right place. Never break up on family events, after sex or on your holiday. Choose a calm and neutral place if needed, but the best is if you do it in your home.

        Be ready for some tears, arguing, questioning and/or begging. But never raise your voice, even if your partner starts yelling at first. Let them calm down and continue to talk.

    Keep distance after the break-up. If you know there’s no chance to get back together again in the future, never try or let to prolong the agony of both of you. Don’t be friends for a while if needed. After some time, when the feelings have settled, you can meet again, but never let the other party to start hoping again.

Questions:

What are your options about this tragedy?

Should schools to guide students to deal with emotions and relationships?

How to end a relationship peacefully?

Is it ok to remain just friends after break-up?

Reasons not to stay friends after a breakup?

Can you ever be friends with your ex?

What to do if your loved one want to break-up? And how to get over a break up?

籃球女孩奪游泳金牌譜寫人生奇蹟- 中時電子報

雲南省第十屆殘運會，錢紅豔獲女子100米蛙泳冠軍。2000年10月，雲南陸良縣馬街鎮的錢紅豔遭遇車禍，失去雙腿。她將半個舊籃球套在身下，借助胳膊在地上爬行。2007年8月，開始接受專業的殘疾人游泳訓練。今年9月1日上午，女子100米蛙泳決賽拉開戰幕。隨著一聲哨音，位於第6賽道的錢紅豔100米蛙泳的運動員躍入水中。比賽一開始，錢紅豔就以微弱優勢取得領先位置，錢紅豔不斷發力，與身後運動員的距離越拉越大。後半程，幾乎成了錢紅豔的獨秀。最終，錢紅豔以1:56.96的成績獲得第一名。

說起錢紅豔，她還有一個稱呼是籃球女孩，這個稱呼的由來，要從2000年10月一場意外的車禍說起。那場車禍將雲南省陸良縣馬街鎮上莊村的4歲女孩錢紅豔捲入車底，導致她骨盆以下完全截肢，成為殘疾孩子。爺爺將舊籃球剪開一圈，套在她身體下面，走路時，她就用一雙小手拄著特製的木手墊，一步一步地挪動身體，開始了借用籃球行走的生活，因此大家都叫她籃球女孩。

2007年，受到各界關愛的錢紅豔從北京進行康復指導回到雲南後，被選入雲之南青少年游泳俱樂部，成為首批隊員。錢紅豔在上一屆雲南殘運會上奪得3枚金牌，在2009年全大陸殘疾人（18歲以下）游泳錦標賽中奪得1金2銀，2010年在浙江紹興舉辦的全國殘疾人游泳錦標賽中奪得3枚銀牌。

雲南省著名殘疾人游泳教練張鴻鵠說，紅豔這孩子很能吃苦，選運動員身體素質很重要，還要看她的殘疾程度是否適合游泳，她的高位截肢，在國外都很少見，最令人擔心的是沒有腿，這好比一艘船沒有舵，在水中沒有方向感，容易橫向擺動，影響速度。”

紅豔今年已經18歲了，8年前的假肢接受腔已經很難裝進她現在的身軀，短小的雙腿假肢也不適合她的年齡。2013年9月4日，錢紅豔穿戴上新義肢站立起來，比爸爸還要高，行走速度也達到了正常人水準。現在的錢紅豔已經是有著7年訓練和比賽經歷的老游泳運動員了，幾年來，在全大陸各類殘疾人比賽中摘金奪銀。

台大畢業生情殺案

教育部長吳思華在24日的教育及文化委員會上接受質詢，吳思華在質詢時被問到有關台大畢業生情殺案一事，吳思華直言兇手「不是個好學生」。

曾就讀建中、台大土木系的張彥文，疑因與林姓前女友感情生變，張彥文趁死者要到幼稚園上班途中，狠砍對方，光頸部就23刀，幾乎斷頸，林女傷重不治。在五月發生的北捷隨機砍人案，與此案一樣都是砍殺人，另一個共通點則是：一個是大學生、一個是知名大學畢業生，兩人都有念大學。

從犯人張彥文到更早之前的捷運隨機砍人案，大專院校的情緒管理教育與品德教育被拿出來討論。立委何欣純質詢時表示，要落實高教品格教育，但捷運砍人案到情殺案，犯人都是大學生，證實品格教育「破功」。

對此，吳思華直言，張彥文雖是台大畢業，但並非好學生，因為他不能管理情緒，教育部將要求各級大專院校加強心理輔導與通識，協助學生融入群體。

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周六(9/27)1.沒有四肢的人生2.空中小姐

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沒有四肢的人生

About Nick: His Story

Hi Friend,

My name is Nick Vujicic and I am thankful to have been born 30 years ago with no arms and no legs. I won’t pretend my life is easy, but through the love of my parents, loved ones, and faith in God, I have overcome my adversity and my life is now filled with joy and purpose. I reside now in California with my wife, Kanae, and we both love seeing people’s lives changed for the better or touched in some way. It is my hope that your life is positively impacted by my story.

I was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, and it was a shock to my parents that I arrived without limbs. There is no medical reason for it. My parents did their very best to keep me in the mainstream school system and give me every opportunity to live to the fullest. I was blessed to have a brother and a sister as my best friends too.

We later moved to Brisbane, Australia, where I lived for 14 years before I made the move to California. At age eight, I could not see a bright future ahead and I became depressed. When I was ten years old, I decided to end my life by drowning myself in a bathtub. After a couple attempts, I realized that I did not want to leave my loved ones with the burden and guilt that would result from my suicide. I could not do that to them.

I wasn’t depressed my entire childhood, but I did have ups and downs. At age thirteen I hurt my foot, which I use for many things like typing, writing and swimming. That injury made me realize that I need to be more thankful for my abilities and less focused on my disabilities.

When I was fifteen years old, I sealed my faith in God and from there it has been an amazing journey.

A janitor at my high school inspired me to start speaking about my faith and overcoming adversity when I was seventeen. I spoke only a dozen times to very small groups over the next two years. Then I found myself in front of three hundred sophomore (grade 10) students and I was very nervous. My knees were shaking. Within the first three minutes of my talk, half the girls were crying, and most of the boys were struggling to hold their emotions together. One girl in particular was sobbing very hard. We all looked at her and she put her hand up. She said, “I am so sorry to interrupt, but can I come up and hug you?”

She came hugged me in front of everyone, and whispered in my ear, “Thank you, thank you, thank you. No one has ever told me that they loved me and that I am beautiful the way I am.”

Her gratitude inspired me to go across 44 countries and speak 2,000 times. I realized that we all need love and hope and that I was in a unique position to share that with people around the world.

While majoring in both accounting and financial planning at a university, I also worked on developing my abilities as a speaker. I worked with a speaking coach who helped to cultivate me as a presenter. He especially worked on my body language as my hands flew everywhere at first!

I spoke on motivational topics after creating the company, attitude is altitude. I also launched a non-profit ministry, life without limbs, to spread my messages of faith and hope around the world.

Whoever you are, wherever you’re from and whatever you are dealing with, I hope that you will be inspired by my story and my message. Please enjoy browsing around this website where I share with you my thoughts on faith, hope and love to encourage you and to help you overcome your own challenges.

Dream big my friend and never give up. We all make mistakes, but none of us are mistakes. Take one day at a time. Embrace the positive attitudes, perspectives, principles and truths I share, and you too will overcome.

Questions:

What do you think about Nick Vujicic?

How to live a life with no arms and no legs?

What to do if you become disabled and living with such a difficult life?

Nick said “Dream big and never give up”: what are your opinions about his sayings?

What can we learn from their inspirational stories?

What's the best way to motivate people? How to Motivate Yourself?

Do you like inspirational movies or story? Tell us an inspirational story?

            

空中小姐

Pros and cons of flight attendant career

If you are someone who is keen to travel to different places of the world while earning a reasonable income, flight attendant career is one of most suitable job in fulfilling your dream of going to various places. For international sector, they usually fly up to a maximum of 90 hours.

While away from the base, the airlines provide hotel accommodations and meal allowance during stopover. Other benefits include getting discounted fares to travel to the destination of your choice for yourself and your immediate family members. Most airlines also offer a permanent discounted fare to their staff who has retired for travelling anywhere in the world.

One of the disadvantages of this career is that one will have to work during the holiday seasons and weekends as these are the times when the passengers travel will be at its peak. Dealing with difficult passengers are at times stressful and one has to learn how to be patient and calm in this situation.

The irregular sleep and eating patterns may caused medical problem to some in the long run. Breathing of recycled air and having to stay in pressurized environment are also some of the stress to the body that one has to deal with. All these can be overcome by following the tips of keeping ones body healthy through exercise, proper diet and rest.

Job Nature of Flight Attendant Career

    Welcoming Passengers When the passengers start to go on board the plane, the flight attendants will welcome them and help them to find their seats. If necessary, they also help the passengers to put their luggages on the right compartments of the plane.

    Make Passengers Comfortable Once seated, the passengers are made comfortable by helping them to get the reading materials, getting the children to settle down by providing them with toys and checking to ensure the passengers are seated at the right seats allocated. They also help with the distribution of pillows and blankets, headsets and attending to the needs of the passengers when required.

    Flight Instructions Before the plane takes off, flight instructions of do and don'ts are announced to the passengers. They will demonstrate and show the passengers how to fasten the seat belt, the location of the exits and other relevant information of the plane.

    Serving Refreshments In long haul flights, refreshments are being served to the passengers. This requires sensitivity as some passengers are on special diet and may request for special food.

    Dealing with Emergency In the event of emergency, one may has to perform first aid to the passenger who is not well. Knowledge of first aid kits and their use are necessary. The flight attendant also help to calm the passengers in times of crisis such as when the airplane is going through a turbulance storm.

 Questions:

What do you think of flight attendant lifestyle?

What are the pros and cons of flight attendant career?

What kinds of jobs can help fulfill your dreams?

What do you think of aircraft flight safety and fear of flying?

How to deal with difficult passenger if you were a fly attendant?

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沒有四肢的人生

生于澳洲的力克（Nick Vujicic）在出生時沒有四肢，令當年當牧師的父親和當護士的母親均極度震驚，唯因著他們都是虔誠基督徒，相信上帝在力克身上有特別計劃，所以力克在 被愛和接納之下健康成長……今天力克周遊列國，成爲萬人的激勵，背後的心路曆程，與你一一分享！

力 克（Nick Vujicic）生于澳洲，天生無手無腳，只得左下肢有一個「小鼓槌」連兩根腳趾。他曾被拒到正常學校上課、被同學奚落，甚至想自殺。不過，信主後他想通 了，認定殘疾是「上天的禮物」，于是他努力不懈地練成穿衣、吃飯、打字、遊泳……結果今天他活得非常精彩，給萬人帶來希望，成爲別人的祝福。

天生殘障，克服恐懼

天生缺陷的力克在學期間努力學習用兩根腳趾執筆寫字，積極融入正常生活，唯因 常遭同學奚落，令他自怨自艾，不斷問上帝：「爲何我會這樣？是否父母做錯了？還是醫生出錯了？我還有『明天』嗎？」及至8歲，念及：「我不能結婚、不能工 作了，就算有人嫁我，我也牽不到妻子的手！」叫他更感孤單、抑郁，想到不如把自己淹死罷了……而然，因著不希望愛他的父母內疚一輩子，遂放棄了自殺的念 頭。

積極人生，殘而不廢

今天回想，力克深覺生命裏最大的障礙並非來自環境，甚麽毒奶粉、毒債券、金融 海嘯、天災人禍，乃至看不清的未來，都不是最可怕的，最可怕的莫過于來自內心的恐懼！想通了這點，力克認定自己的殘疾乃「上天的禮物」，當中必有上帝美好 的旨意，于是奮發回轉，以積極的態度來面對人生，並努力不懈地學習運用「小鼓槌」及頸部肌肉，練成了自己穿衣服、吃飯、打字、遊泳、騎馬、釣魚、開快艇， 甚至打鼓……幽默的他，甚至能藉嘲笑自己的缺陷以激勵別人，給無數絕望、甚至打算自殺的人帶來了希望。19歲時，一位講員到他學校演講，令他深受感動，于 是他也開始學習演講，終于自己也成爲一位激勵別人、足迹遍及全球24個國家的講員，演講對象包括政府官員、總統、名人等，與超過240萬人交流心得，並透 過電視、報紙、雜志與超過六億人溝通。他不再向上帝求手、求腳，他明白了：上帝要藉他來激勵別人，爲萬人帶來福祉。

「若上帝沒有賜你一個你想要的神迹，那麽祂其實是想你成爲別人的神迹！」（力克 胡哲）

生下來就四肢全缺的Nick Vujicic，以堅定的語氣說﹕「就算現在你用百萬元來引誘我，叫我長出手腳，我也不會考慮﹔我只想順服上帝，完成祂的心意。」正因爲他的「獨特」而被神大大使用，多年來，透過他的演說和見證，不知觸動了多少人的心靈。

生命感到絕望 生上帝氣

力克（Nick Vujicic）知道，很多小朋友第一次見到沒手沒腳的他，都會害怕和驚恐。他笑說：「我接受。但我最喜歡、最舒服的是，那些見到我能擁抱我、接受我的人。」因此，我們的真誠對談，就在一個熱烈的擁抱後展開…

空姐不能說的秘密！空服員10大辛酸揭密

空姐的轉變

台灣第一家民間航空公司是成立於1951年的復興航空，當時飛行台灣與澎湖、金門之間。國人海外觀光尚未開放前，一般人沒甚麼機會可以出國，而空服員因為工作之便能夠出國、接觸新事物，加上當時甄選空服員標準相當高，不輸選中國小姐，所以傳統觀念中總覺得空中小姐是個打扮入時，還能環遊世界的好工作！

然而！時空演進至今，航空業越來越競爭，空服員早已不是刻板印象中的爽缺了！DailyView網路溫度計透過網路大數據統計了空服員十大辛酸，帶你一窺空姐們光鮮制服下有甚麼不為人知的秘密...

光鮮亮麗的空姐，背後有著你不知道得辛酸，圖為情境圖。

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第十名：空姐不是你的私人挑夫

還記得去年前主播周明璟曾在節目上抱怨空服員不幫他搬行李，他就好生氣去投訴的事情嗎？節目播出以後引起軒然大波，連節目主持人小燕姐也受牽連被網友痛批。最後這件事情就是周明璟出面道歉，表示只是為了節目效果，會回家好好反省收場。

空服員辛酸第十名就是：空姐不是你的私人挑夫啊！雖然「協助」乘客放置行李是服務之一，但如果乘客完全不出力在一旁冷眼旁觀，有些行李對瘦弱的空姐來說也是很吃力的，如果機上每個人都要空姐來搬行李，對他們來說真的是很大的負擔！

第九名：順手牽羊不可取

空姐網友抱怨說：大部分的乘客都是優質的，但有些你意想不到的東西竟然也會失竊。

從枕頭毛毯至餐具杯子再到廁所裡的東西都被偷過！空姐網友苦笑安慰自己：可能旅客真的很喜歡我們家的東西吧。當然最慘的是販售免稅商品的車子被順手牽羊，免稅品短少，或是賣免稅品所得的現金如果缺漏，都是要由負責的空服員自掏腰包來賠償的。碰到這樣的事情，也不可能再回頭去跟旅客追究，也只能摸摸鼻子自認倒霉，提醒自己下次要小心一點囉。

第八名：職場霸凌之學姐好兇

航空公司應該是除了軍隊以外最講究學長學弟制，學姐學妹制的。如果今天運氣好跟佛心姐姐們一起飛，那就是晚上作夢也會笑，如果碰到吹毛求疵或是會冷言冷語的學姐們，就自己知道皮要繃緊點了。

當然啦，冷言冷語冷暴力也有人視為是一種鍛鍊，不過對於菜鳥們來說，這也是除了應付旅客外，另外一種壓力來源。

第七名：感情不順又失戀

空服員網友金句：「飛行數年來，我得到病痛的身體，與殘破的感情。」

歸咎原因還是因為空服員在全世界飛來飛去，留在台灣的時間很少，扣除調時差的休息時間，真正要有時間精力好好經營一段感情比一般人更加困難。更不用說長住在香港或是中東國家的空服員囉，要好好談一段戀愛，真的非常不容易啊。

第六名：血汗飛行大病小病都來

想當年小編許多同學一畢業就去當空服員圓夢，但飛了幾年以後就離開航空界，很多理由都是身體真的不堪負荷。

除了睡眠不足瘋狂爆痘，日夜顛倒免疫力降低以外，尿道炎，經期混亂，腰酸背痛膝蓋痛都是長時間飛行帶來的病痛，真的族繁不及備載，不要問，很可怕！

第五名：喝醉乘客最可怕

是的，各位您沒有看錯，這是一名男子因為喝醉酒大鬧機艙而被五花大綁在座位上的照片。

雖然飛機上會提供免費的酒水給乘客，但如果過度飲用導致失控，可是會危及飛航安全的嚴重事件喔。港星鄭中基曾在2000年左右多次在飛機上酒醉鬧事，某次甚至差點被FBI起訴一項可入獄20年的罪名，這一波波失控事件後，鄭中基聲勢明顯下滑，從歌神接班人變成演龍發威的喜劇諧星，真是好可惜啊！

專科醫師提醒您：長途飛行飲用過多酒精，將提高血栓機率，建議乘客還是多多飲用果汁與礦泉水來補充水分吧。

第四名：性騷擾退散

除了公司政策以外，最令空服員氣憤抱怨的就是性騷擾！幾乎人人都遇過想偷揩油的乘客，其包含言語調戲，捏手心、要電話，觸胸及摸屁股。雖然公司及同事間都會彼此教導怎麼避免性騷擾，但這樣令人氣憤的事情還是時有所聞。

好比2012年復興航空從高雄飛金門的班機上，就出現一名男性乘客多次拉扯空服員並試圖擁抱她，屢勸不聽，機長遂通知航警處理，一落地金門就把該乘客抓起來以性騷擾防治法送辦。因為這起事件，導致飛機延遲40多分鐘，其他乘客得知班機上竟然有如此色狼紛紛齊聲大罵：不要臉！！！

第三名：缺人！缺人！缺人！

各大航空公司幾乎每年都會有幾波新人招募，每到這個時候，往往是上千個人爭搶數十個錄取名額，簡直比考公務員更競爭，既然應徵者這麼踴躍，應該不至於缺人才對？ 錯！會這麼想你就太單純了！因為航空公司考量訓練成本、營運預算等等理由，真正上線服務的空服員人數往往都是在緊繃的邊緣！

就算公司補了新人，如果新人的比例太高，也是資深空服員的一個煩惱。曾有資深空姐反應：如果一個航班中，太多沒有經驗的新人，這會是座艙長一個很大的挑戰。可見在航空業中也同樣要面臨人員斷層的問題啊！

第二名：低薪！低薪！低薪！

雖然一般人覺得空服員的薪資相對高，但空服員的工作時數，壓力，還有承擔的風險也是比一般人還要高出很多的！

曾服務過數家航空公司的資深空服員就坦白的分享：雖然現在空服員薪資乍看不低，但與多年前相比，新進人員起薪有些不增反減，加上近年來物價節節上漲，空服員已經不如大家刻板印象中那麼收入豐厚囉！

回顧2008年，長榮航空曾傳出要空服員留職停薪的傳聞，或是無預警砍減空服員的航班，導致飛時行數降低至以往六成甚至一半，能夠領到的薪資也就大幅縮水。

第一名：爆肝、超飛、紅眼班

空服員心中共同的痛就是超飛、超飛、超飛！

8月25日，部分華航員工就曾因超飛紅眼班的問題發起抗議，他們在自己的行李掛牌上貼出「紅眼班，抗議中」字樣，結果全部被剪掉，甚至置物櫃也被不明人士撬開，抗議掛牌全數不翼而飛！

為此，9月2日，華航80名空服員再到桃園縣政府陳情抗議華航從七月開始加開紅眼班並減少組員人數，造成大家身心俱疲不堪負荷！凌晨12點到清晨5點的時間，整個桃園機場只有廉價航空跟中華航空還在起降。雖然華航表示10月將會補足人力，但當日華航與工會的調解會流局。9月4日有報導指出參加抗議的空服員已經收到公司發來的警告信件，表示華航會追究參與抗議的人。看來華航的超飛抗爭似乎還沒有落幕，值得社會大眾持續關注。

什麼是紅眼班？

紅眼班源自英文Red-eye flight，係指在深夜至清晨這段時間運行，且飛行時間少於八小時，乘客沒甚麼時間睡眠，導致抵達目的地後大家眼睛都紅紅睡眠不足的班機。 而本次華航最為人詬病的紅眼班，幾乎都是增開飛亞洲短程的航班。

根據3/8至9/7的網路大數據調查，空服員心中前三名辛酸都是跟航空公司政策有關係的，其中第三名的「人力不足」與第一名「爆肝、超飛、紅眼班」更是互相影響最鉅的兩個因素。

第四名與第五名是「性騷擾」以及「乘客酒醉」，這兩種不當行為在國外都是非常嚴重甚至是可依危及飛航安全為理由深究的喔。

可見空服員心中最大的抱怨其實並不是什麼乘客一直使喚他們啦，也不是一直要提醒乘客繫安全帶、豎直椅背這種小事情！空服員心中最關心的還是希望可以有良好工作條件以及飛航安全啊！DailyView在此向各位努力工作的空服員說聲：你們辛苦囉，加油！

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吵架 早死率高

Constant arguing 'increases premature death risk' BBC

Having frequent arguments with partners, friends or relatives can increase the risk of death in middle-age, say Danish researchers.

Although the research team, from the University of Copenhagen, calculated that constant arguing increased a man or woman's mortality risk by two or three times the normal rate, they could not fully explain the factors behind it.

Previous research suggests people with high levels of anxiety and demands from partners and children, and those who often argue with close family members, could be at a higher risk of heart disease and strokes.

Past studies also suggest that a good social support network and a wide network of friends have a positive impact on health, while personality determines, to a large extent, how we perceive and react to social situations and relations.

In this study, the researchers said physiological reactions to stress, such as high blood pressure and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, were most likely to explain the increased mortality risk.

Man arguing on his mobile phone Men who were unemployed were found to be particularly vulnerable to the effects of conflict in their lives

They had all taken part in the Danish Longitudinal Study on Work, Unemployment and Health, from 2000.

The study found that frequent worries or demands generated by partners and children were linked to a 50%-100% increased risk of death from all causes.

"Intervening in conflicts, particularly for those out of work, may help to curb premature deaths associated with social relationship stressors," she said.

Prof Angela Clow, from the department of psychology and physiology at the University of Westminster, said the findings were "not surprising".

"It would have been more interesting if they had looked at the biological pathways and shown why or how conflicts had an effect on mortality risk," she said.

Questions:

What do you think about the idea that “Arguing Leads to Early Death”?

Do you argue with family members, friends frequently?

How to have a good social support network?

What are the various causes of conflict? What are the effects of conflict in our lives?

How to avoid arguments with partners? (a boyfriend/a girlfriend)

How to deal with someone who always wants to argue?

How to control your anger, stress, and anxiety?

How to avoid conflicts at work?

你的城市夠健康嗎?

What is a Healthy City?

A healthy city is one that is continually creating and improving the physical and social environments and expanding the community resources that enable people to support each other, lead a healthy and active daily life and develop to their maximum potential.

A healthy city is one which gives health priority and aims to improve it. It does not need to have a particular health status, but it does need commitment to improving health and a structure for doing this. The Healthy Cities approach emphasizes joined up, intersectoral planning and working to achieve improved health for all. It also stresses the importance of tackling inequalities and providing the same opportunities to all citizens.

Qualities of a Healthy City

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines a healthy city ultimately as one which has a range of qualities or characteristics:

    a clean, safe physical environment of a high quality (including housing quality)

    an ecosystem that is stable now and sustainable in the long term

    a strong mutually supportive and non-exploitative community

    a high degree of participation in and control by the citizens over the decisions affecting their lives, health and well-being

    the meeting of basic needs (food, water, shelter, income, safety and work) for all the city's people

    access by the people to a wide variety of experiences and resources, with the chance for a wide variety of contact, interaction and communication

    a diverse, vital and innovative economy

    the encouragement of connectedness with the past, with the cultural and biological heritage of city dwellers and with other groups and individuals

    the encouragement of connectedness with the past, with the cultural and biological heritage of city dwellers and with other groups and individuals

    a form that is compatible with and enhances the preceding characteristics

    an optimum level of appropriate public health and sickness care services, accessible to all

    high health status (high levels of positive health and low levels of disease)
Question:
In your opinion, what is a healthy city?

How do we support each other?

How to live a healthy lifestyle

What do you think this concept that “where you live influence how happy you are”?

Are you satisfied the city where you lived now?

What do you think the living quality of taiwan?

What do you think the health care service in taiwan?

In your opinion, where is ideal city to live?

親人常吵架 早死機率高三倍

親密人際關係衝突，對健康影響超乎一般想像。

家人朋友相處爭執難免，有時恰能幫助對方說出心裡話，小吵小鬧無傷大雅。不過，最新丹麥研究顯示，若親密關係太緊張，中年男女早死機率，較人際關係和緩的族群高了2到3倍，長時間處於這類情緒壓力，也會增加中風、心臟病等致命疾病發生率。該研究8日發表於《流行病學與公共衛生期刊》（JECH）。

丹麥哥本哈根大學研究人員，從國內就業與健康長期研究資料庫，選取9875名36歲到52歲男女，追蹤他們2000年到2011年的健康情況，同時調查參與者的日常人際關係，像是身邊有誰要求很高、是否有發生衝突的可能，以及不愉快狀況發生的頻率。

吵架搞亂內分泌

1405091405結果發現，調查期間共有196名女性、226名男性身故，半數死於癌症，另半數則死於心臟病、高血壓、中風、肝病、意外與自殺。身故者約1成感覺伴侶或子女總是要求太多或讓人擔心，6%壓力源來自親戚，2%壓力來自朋友。

若以爭執頻率來看，6%身故者常與伴侶或子女吵架，另有2%、1%的人，表示常跟親戚、鄰居起口角；若對照人際關係發生不快的頻率，伴侶與子女帶來的憂慮與要求壓力，會增加所有疾病死亡率50%到100%，爭執頻繁的死亡率，更比平均值高出2到3倍。

主導研究的倫德（Rikke Lund）博士表示，原先沒料到爭執與死亡率的關連如此明確：「無論年齡、性別、社經地位、有無憂鬱症狀或慢性病、單身或獨居與否，任何一類人際關係衝突，都會增加死亡機率。」對中年人影響尤其顯著，男性死亡率增加幅度較高，中年失業也有類似影響。

這份研究未分析死亡率增加原因，但倫德引用其他研究稱，「人際關係壓力會增加壓力賀爾蒙（腎上腺皮質素）分泌，血壓、心絞痛機率、身體發炎情況也會增加，可能都是人際關係壓力導致死亡率增加的原因。」另有研究顯示，來自衝突家庭的病人，醫療配合程度比較低，也是死亡率增加的原因。

倫德建議與他人相處不好的人，應該試著降低衝突機會，人際關係處理技巧也許很重要。而且逃避恐怕不是辦法，因為另有研究顯示，高齡孤單人口的早死機率也比其他族群高了14%。

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