周五4/19 1. 時光機 2.韓劇迷 3. 愛用名牌

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周五 4/19   1. 時光機 2.韓劇迷 3. 愛用名牌

 

由於他會(別的俱樂部) 可能已搶先引用本會主題慨念(時光機)

所以另增加一主題: 本會將設法與法律顧問商量 防止再發生此情形

也請他會朋友 保持風度 請勿搶先引用本會主題

「時光機」

 
Iranian scientist claims to have invented 'time machine'

(The telegraph By Ahmed Vahdat)

An Iranian businessman claims to have mastered time with a machine that allows users to fast forward up to eight years into the future.

Ali Razeghi, a Tehran scientist has registered "The Aryayek Time Traveling Machine" with the state-run Centre for Strategic Inventions.

The device can predict the future in a print out after taking readings from the touch of a user, he told the Fars state newsagency.

Razaeghi, 27, said the device worked by a set of complex algorithims to "predict five to eight years of the future life of any individual, with 98 percent accuracy".

As the managing director of Iran's Centre for Strategic Inventions, Razeghi is a serial inventor with 179 other inventions listed under his own name. "I have been working on this project for the last 10 years," he said.

"My invention easily fits into the size of a personal computer case and can predict details of the next 5-8 years of the life of its users. It will not take you into the future, it will bring the future to you."

Razeghi says Iran's government can predict the possibility of a military confrontation with a foreign country, and forecast the fluctuation in the value of foreign currencies and oil prices by using his new invention.

"Naturally a government that can see five years into the future would be able to prepare itself for challenges that might destabilise it," he said. "As such we expect to market this invention among states as well as individuals once we reach a mass production stage."

Razeghi said his latest project has been criticised by friends and relatives for "trying to play God" with ordinary lives and history. "This project is not against our religious values at all. The Americans are trying to make this invention by spending millions of dollars on it where I have already achieved it by a fraction of the cost," he said. "The reason that we are not launching our prototype at this stage is that the Chinese will steal the idea and produce it in millions overnight."

Questions:

1. Do you believe that time machines exist now?

2. Do you think a time machine can be invented?

3. Is time travel possible? If it is possible what part of your life

History you want to change?

4. What time machine could help if it really exists?

5. Is time machine all you need?

If you could travel through time, where would you go?

6. If time travel become a reality, what things you want to do?

      

韓劇迷

Why Are Korean Television Dramas So Addicting?

(By:Erika Ayala)

Have you ever wondered what makes Korean dramas so popular among Asians? Why do you think they stay glued to their television sets time and again to watch series after series that seem to follow the same old plot lines and twists? I believe that these shows are able establish a strong emotional connection with its audience.

 And this is the main reason they find these shows so addicting. Life isn't easy. There are times when you feel really happy. But for the most part you are struggling to make a living, or nursing the wounds of your recently concluded love life. Then you watch this television show from Korea and you go: 'Hey, this girl or guy is going through exactly the same thing I am.'

So you start watching every episode of the show. Each time an episode ends with a cliffhanger forcing you to watch the start of the next one in order to find out what happens. Sometimes these Korean dramas have stories that become unrealistically depressing. Characters start losing their memories and getting into freak accidents for no apparent reason.

And all the more viewers will watch. They believe that if this character can overcome such difficult problems, then perhaps there is hope for them as well. At times, the series has a happy ending which is all well and good. Other times, the story ends in tragedy. And you seem to agree with the sad ending because that's life.

Being able to watch the lives of others unfold-even if these people are of a different culture or race-is very endearing. After all, we are all humans. We have the same emotions and the same yearning for love. The best Korean actors and actresses have the power to make you cry and laugh together with them. To make you empathize in all their endeavors.

People who watch Korean dramas do so because they want to get on the roller coaster ride of emotions that only a well-made drama can give.

Questions:

1. Do you like watching Korean soap operas?‎

2. Why are many people so crazy over Korean dramas?

3.Why are Korean soap operas so popular in Taiwan?

4. What makes people like to watch soap operas?

Why do women find soap operas so fascinating?

5. What are your favorite soap operas?

6. How does watching soap operas affect us? Advantages and disadvantages of watching soap operas?

 

愛用名牌

Why Women Love Luxury Handbags  By Marcia McNamara

 

As women we love to see the latest fashions especially the designer ranges of luxury handbags. Wikipedia describes the very interesting beginnings of the different designer names that we have all come to love and desire to own just one of these designer names such as

 1. Balenciaga 2. Chanel 3. Christian Dior 4. Fendi 5. The House of Gucci

6. Marc Jacobs 7. Prada  8. Tod's and 9. Yves Saint Laurent

 

These designer names have been at the pinnacle of chic from the early 1900's down to today thanks to icons such as Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Jacqueline Onassis, Catherine Deneuve, Nicole Kidman, Audrey Tautou, Keira Knightley and Marilyn Monroe.

 

When browsing through the latest fashion magazine we view ads displaying the latest designer names with the new luxury handbags for the coming season in the latest fashion colors. Also there are pictures of these luxury designer handbags being worn by well known movie stars and celebrities. How glamorous, desirable and trendy these luxury handbags are. We are excited not only by the new season fashions but also by the desire to own just one or may be even two of these chic trendy handbags. No other handbag will do, we want to be the proud owner of the latest fashion designer handbag.

Questions:

1. Why People Love Brand Names products?

How Does Brand Name Affect us?

 

2. Why Do People Follow Brands?

Why do people wear brand name clothing?

 

3. Do you like/ dislike to Follow Brands?

Which of these brand names do you like?

掌握未來不是夢！　伊朗科學家宣稱已發明「時光機」

國際中心／綜合報導

伊朗1位科學家聲稱，他發明了1個可以預測世界未來8年的「時光機」，且準確率高達98%，目前他已在伊朗官方機構「戰略發明中心」進行專利註冊。

據英國《每日郵報》報導，年僅27歲伊朗德黑蘭科學家阿里拉齊格(Ali Razeghi)是伊朗戰略發明中心的常務董事，他另有179項的發明。

拉齊格表示，他花了10年研究這個項目，時光機透過複雜的演算法可以預測，世界未來5至8年左右的。拉齊格強調，「雖然它不會帶你到未來，但是會把未來帶到你面前」，而且準確率高達98%。

他說，伊朗政府透過時光機，可以預測未來與其他國家發生軍事衝突的可能性，及外匯、石油價格波動等，如果大規模生產，將會被許多國家使用。拉齊格強調，他的發明很很輕便，可以放入個人電腦包。

對此，有人批評拉齊格的發明扮演上帝違反宗教。但拉齊格駁斥，時光機無違反宗教價值，且美國投入無數大筆資金開發類似機器，而我卻花很少資金就達到目標。不過，可惜的是拉齊格目前不願意公布時光機的原型。

韓劇影響

(維基百科)

韓流 

韓流是亞洲地區繼日本後又一大規模的流行勢力。21世紀以來韓國產品和文化在世界，尤其是Y世代中流行的代名詞。韓流現象在亞洲各國普遍存在，其中以日本、香港、越南、泰國、馬來西亞、新加坡、中國大陸、菲律賓和台灣最為明顯，並達印度、中東、中亞和俄羅斯等。

韓流現象目前正迅速擴展到亞洲以外的美洲和拉丁美洲國家，尤其是在墨西哥和阿根廷。韓流在美國也越來越流行。在歐洲、澳洲和非洲，韓流也已經抬頭。

韓國是世界十大文化產品輸出國之一。韓流一般是從韓劇開始。韓劇的流行也帶動韓國電影、韓國音樂、料理和韓語的流行。韓流已經成為隨著三星、LG、現代等大型跨國公司的發展而崛起的韓國經濟的同義詞。

韓劇影響

韓劇早期的風格受日劇影響，但其後逐漸創出韓國的特色風格，並在亞洲地區廣為流傳，受到觀眾好評，並引發對韓劇、韓國文學作品、韓語學習、韓國風格的服飾、韓國旅遊、韓國風格飲食等的哈韓熱潮，被稱作「韓流」。

韓劇中常大量重複出現飲食、旅遊、時尚、服裝、科技等類型的植入廣告，從而帶動了韓國經濟。

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周二 4/16 1.恐懼症 2.便利商店

周二聚會 4/16 Topic1.恐懼症 Topic2.便利商店

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2013年4月16日將討論兩主題---
Topic1.恐懼症 Topic2.便利商店

女人恐懼症

Fear of Beautiful Women

You may be walking, looking at the ground when you suddenly look up and see a beautiful woman. What do you do? Well, if you have Caligynephobia you panic. The fear of beautiful women is also known as Venustraphobia and impacts both men and women.

What Causes The Fear of Beautiful Women

In women the primary reason there may be a fear has to do with longstanding feelings of inferiority or low self esteem. They may have been unfavorably compared to pretty girls growing up and may now feel as if they can never compete or compare with someone they view as being pretty. In the minds of a female caligynephobe the fear today may be based on an impairment known as intimidation.

Interestingly the same may be true for men. They may not have been the athlete in school or the one the girls chased after. They may have seen the pretty girls as unapproachable and equated those early feelings with a sense that there would always be a ‘keep away’ sign attached to any female they thought of as beautiful.

Any subsequent failure in relationships (or attempted relationships) with beautiful women can often serve to reemphasize the belief that they must be feared.

Symptoms of Caligynephobia

Mild symptoms may include sweaty palms and a feeling of acute discomfort while in the presence of someone you believe to be beautiful. You will not be able to carry on a normal conversation with this person and will have a strong desire to flee.

In more acute cases the following symptoms may be present.

■Rapid heartbeat■Panic attacks■Fainting■Nausea■Sense of dread

■The belief that if you open your mouth you will say something unbelievably stupid or not be able to say anything at all.

Questions:

1. Are you scared of women/men?

(What are better social skills when we communicate with the opposited sex?)

2. How to get over the fear of women/men? or sth you fear of ?

3. How to control your fear and approach the beautiful women or fearful objects?

4. How to get to know a girl/ boy if you're really shy? How to overcome your shyness?

5. What phobia do you have? Listing things you are most afraid of?

6. What are the things that people are afraid of most?

便利商店

Taiwan, the world's convenience store capital (China Times)

With 9,800 shops in its 36,000 square kilometers of territory, Taiwan has the highest concentration of convenience stores of any country in the world. The range of services these stores offer has drawn attention over whether the stores take advantage of their dominance, reports the China Times, our Chinese-language sister newspaper.

The Fair Trade Commission of the Executive Yuan, Taiwan's cabinet, published a survey showing that there is one convenience store per 260 square meters in the country. The numbers of customers who pass through the country's 7-11s and the stores of its competitors have reached 2.7 billion each year in a country of under 25 million. As of the end of 2010, most convenient stores were in New Taipei, Taipei and Taoyuan, with 20.2%, 15.3% and 11.7% of total stores, respectively. Density was highest in Taipei, followed by Hsinchu and Chiayi.

Convenience stores in Taiwan do far more than sell sundries. Shoppers can withdraw money, book train tickets, collect goods ordered online, eat and even send their clothes for a wash. Turnover from service-based sales jumped by 50% from 2009 to 2010.

According to another survey, people in Taiwan have become dependent on convenient stores over the past few years. More than 40% of people in the country visit a convenience store at least once per day, while more than 70% pay their bills there. More than 20% eat meals in the stores, and some parents even ask stores to babysit their children when they are not available. The most frequently used services are, according to the survey, payment of bills and traffic tickets.

Questions:

1. What do you think convenience stores in Taiwan?

2. What can you buy in convenience stores?

3. Why most people shop at a convenience store? Reasons?

4. Advantages/disadvantages of convenience store?

5. Special features about convenience stores? The great thing about convenience stores?

6. What is the difference between a supermarket and a convenience store?

女人恐懼症

女人恐懼症- 簡介

女人恐懼症這種情況一般都是由於心理有一定陰影而導致生理上的無意識或是潛意識的躲避行為。 患者常產生負面的想法及可怕的影像，因而誘發生理反應。 恐懼症常影響青春期的人。 見女人臉紅、出汗、發抖、口吃和頭暈。

女人恐懼症- 原因

沒有人確知女人恐懼症的原因，有些專家相信這完全是心理因素；有些則認為是生理因素。 但愈來愈多證據顯示，這兩種因素皆包括在內。 醫學界已知此症似乎有遺傳性，假使父母中有一人曾患恐懼症，則子女可能也有患此症的傾向，但未必是同一種恐懼症。

一般這種情況與青春期性發育期間生理教育不夠，對異性的興趣不能宣洩形成的壓抑有關。 或者從小受到女性的很大的傷害從而造成心理很嚴重的創傷。

女人恐懼症- 表現

害怕受到女性冷落 一種常見的原因是害怕受到女性的冷落，人們往往是這樣，越想獲得成功就越怕出漏洞，和女性交往也是這樣。

受傳統價值觀念的影響

有可能是價值觀念的原因，一些男人從小就受到“男女授受不親”教育的影響，所以面對女性時總是高度戒備、高度緊張，把和女性的交往看得過於嚴重，久而久之就形成一種條件反射，把女性和害怕聯繫在一起，想到女性就害怕，看到女性就更害怕了。

有過與女性交往受挫折的經歷

與女性交往受過挫折，有的朋友本來和女性打交道是很自然的，後來可能是吃過什麼虧，也可能是被嘲笑過，再見到女性就感到非常不好意思，由挫折導致難堪，又由難堪導致反感，最後由反感發展為害怕。

缺少與女性交往的經驗

還可能是與女性的接觸機會太少，接觸得越少，就越缺少接觸的經驗;越缺少經驗，就越不知所措;越不知所措，就越感到恐怖。 由於恐怖而產生了迴避行為，使與女性接觸的機會更少，這就形成了一種惡性循環，讓恐懼情緒得不到緩減。

便利商店

　據台灣《聯合報》報道，台「行政院公平會」2日公佈調查指出，截至2010年底，台灣連鎖便利商店已突破9000家，平均每500米就有一家；台北市便利超商密度，更居台灣之冠，平均每隔400多米就有一家，其次是新竹市以及嘉義市。

　　

據「公平會」調查，台灣便利商店全年總來客數超過27億人次，光是服務類商品服務費與營業額就高達150多億元

　　「公平會」統計，截至2010年底，台灣連鎖便利商店已達9483家，比2009年增加約2個百分點。

　　台灣便利商店密度驚人，平均0.26平方公里範圍內就有一家，經換算，大約每隔500多米就有一家。

　　「公平會」表示，台灣連鎖便利商店在都市地區競爭激烈，若論家數，以新北市1916家最多，佔台灣總數22%；台北市1455家，佔台灣總數逾15%；桃園1113家，佔比超過11%，分居第二、三位。總計3個地區門市數量，佔台灣總數多達近50%。

　　2010年台灣便利商店總營業額已達2300億元。「公平會」表示，便利商店不斷推出新商品，提供多樣化服務，平均提供的服務種類多達300至700項，包括代收繳費、網上購物取貨、設置自動提款機、網路遊戲加值等。

Billy 報你知 (2013/4/14)香蕉皮治憂鬱

Banana peel can ease depression, protect retina (Mirrors: Mumbai)

A research team from Taichung's Chung Shan Medical University found after two years of research that banana peel is rich in serotonin, which is vital to balancing moods, the Apple Daily newspaper reported recently.

A low level of serotonin in the brain is believed to cause depression although doctors have yet to find out the relationship between depression and low levels of serotonin.

The team also found that banana peel extract could protect the retina from damage caused by light because it can cause retina cells to regenerate.

The research team said it believes consuming banana peel by boiling the peel and drinking the water or by putting it through a fruit juicer and drinking the juice can help ease depression.

It suggested drinking banana peel water or juice in the evening, once a day or several times a week.

The research team planned to launch human tests on the benefits of banana peel extract soon, the newspaper said.

Banana peel contains lutein, an antioxidant from the carotenoid family, which provides nutritional support to the eyes. Lutein can also be found in green, leafy vegetables, some fruits and corn.

In its clinical tests, the research team exposed two groups of retina cells - one a control group and the other group soaked in a solution of banana peel extract -to strong light six hours a day for two days.

At the end of the experiment, the control group of retina cells had died while the group soaked in banana peel extract had regenerated and suffered no damage.

日內瓦發明展 俗諺成真 提煉香蕉皮治憂鬱

中國時報【胡清暉╱台北日內瓦連線】

「失戀要吃香蕉皮！」大江生醫從俗諺中獲得靈感，研發「超音波冷萃香蕉皮」技術，把香蕉皮廢物利用，製成含有抗憂鬱成分的保健食品，預計今年第三季就可以上市，昨天獲得瑞士日內瓦發明展金牌、大會特別獎。

日內瓦、紐倫堡、匹茲堡並列世界三大發明展，台灣在今年日內瓦發明展獲得卅金、五十三銀、十四銅，及六個特別獎，但團隊成績已連續四年世界第一。

台灣今年有六件作品同時獲得金牌、特別獎，最受矚目的作品之一是「超音波冷萃香蕉皮」（Happy Banana）。

大江生醫副總廖偉傑說明，台灣盛產香蕉，而且多項研究指出，香蕉皮可舒緩交感神經，因此，該公司一年多前向蕉農大量收購廢棄的香蕉皮，測試過多種萃取方式，最後發現超音波冷萃技術可以把香蕉皮製成粉劑，提煉含有抗憂鬱的「血清素前驅物」，做為保健膠囊或飲品的複方原料之一。

香蕉皮可治失戀 護視網膜【蘋果日報 許佳惠】

實驗證實香蕉皮助於保護視網膜。

吃剩的香蕉皮別急著丟掉，它可能是保護眼睛的聖品。中山醫學大學副校長王進崑率領的研究團隊最近發現，香蕉皮萃取物在視網膜細胞實驗中，可保護細胞免受光線傷害且有助再生，還能改善憂鬱情緒，建議香蕉皮可用水煮或打成果汁，當成視力保健飲品。

這項香蕉皮研究已進行兩年，日前於亞洲營養學會中發表。王進崑說，香蕉皮含豐富葉黃素和類胡蘿蔔素，可保護視網膜，團隊先以油溶技術萃取出黃色的香蕉皮液體，再以每c.c.各十、五十和一百微克劑量，分別放進每c.c.六百萬個人類視網膜細胞株中，對照組則不加萃取液。 經每天照藍光五到六小時後，對照組細胞兩天就凋亡，有加萃取液的不但沒凋亡，反而長得更多、更好，加進一百微克組的細胞還多長出三成，顯示香蕉皮不但有保護視網膜細胞效果，還有助再生。王進崑建議，香蕉皮可用水煮或加水打成汁，每周喝數次以保護眼睛。

下一步做人體試驗

此外，團隊也意外發現，古人說「失戀吃香蕉皮」很有道理，因香蕉皮含有血清素前趨物，血清素是大腦神經傳遞物質，跟情緒調節有關，分泌不夠會憂鬱，因此情緒憂鬱時可在晚上吃香蕉皮，隔天就能緩和，團隊下一步將就此做人體試驗。

北榮眼科醫師李安斐說，臨床常鼓勵黃斑部病變患者多吃深綠色蔬菜，因含黃斑部必須的葉黃素，但人體無法合成，須額外補充；香蕉皮雖含葉黃素，但細胞研究跟人體代謝仍有差別，不會建議吃香蕉皮。

腎病糖尿病患少吃

振興醫院營養師林孟瑜建議，香蕉屬高鉀、微量澱粉類水果，腎病和糖尿病患不宜吃多，每次也只能吃半根；黃、紅、橘色蔬果如彩椒、胡蘿蔔等也有葉黃素，對眼睛有益。

香蕉皮小檔案

成分：成熟香蕉皮含葉黃素、類胡蘿蔔素、血清素前趨物等

優點：抗氧化、抗老、防癌、護視網膜細胞甚至再生、輕微抗鬱

缺點：

．腸胃道敏感者少吃

．腎病、糖尿病患者攝取頻率不宜過多，每次吃半根

建議吃法：

．整根帶皮香蕉洗淨加水打成汁，免濾渣，每次喝1根、每周數次

．香蕉皮可剁碎加水煮

(資料來源：中山醫學大學副校長王進崑、醫師李安斐、營養師林孟瑜)

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