週四(9/17)1.一心多用好嗎?2.垃圾餐廳

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一心多用好嗎?

To Multitask or Not?  oxfordlearning

Let’s take a look at multitasking from a pro-con approach:

The PROs of Multitasking:

    It is easy to switch mental focus when doing simple tasks, allowing people to do multiple things at once. For example: at home, talking on the phone while making dinner and sweeping the floor; At work, listening to radio, writing an email, talking on the phones.

    Multitasking can help you learn how to deal with distractions and interruptions—because life doesn’t stop happening just because you are busy.

    Multitasking allows progress on multiple tasks, even if the progress is minimal. Helps move several projects/chores/assignments toward a single deadline.

    Multitasking helps you develop the ability to cope when there is lots of commotion going on around you. It helps develop the ability to filter out the excess.

  

The CONs Of Multitasking:

    Interruptions—a ringing phone, the chime of an instant message—can disrupt train of thought making it difficult to return to the original task.

    Multitasking often results in busywork—doing a lot, but accomplishing nothing. Whether in the office or in the classroom multitasking creates a drop in efficiency.

    Constant distractions can lead to frustration and loss of attention. Instead of accomplishing much, very little gets done. Interruptions are especially difficult for children who have attention deficiencies and are only just learning how to activate their internal filtering mechanisms.

   

    The brain is the ultimate multitasker. It computes millions of message from neurons at a single time. But just like any other muscle, it can be taxed and get tired. Known as executive function, the brain’s ability to make multiple decisions can easily tire it out thus making it a less-effective decision maker.

Q:

Do you support the idea of multitasking?

Do you do different tasks at same time?

Pros and cons of multitasking?

What are the ways to stay focused?

How to stop getting distracted when trying to get things done?

How to be an effective decision maker?

垃圾餐廳

Pay as you feel junk food cafe is first of its kind to open in Liverpool  liverpoolecho.co.uk

Liverpool’s first junk food cafe has been set up in Everton by two women who are fed up with waste.

Gabby Holmes and Natalie Crean, both 23, are the driving force behind The Real Junk Food Project which recently opened on the corner of Everton Brow.

They say it is shameful that 35% of food ends up in the bin, at a time when food banks are crying out for donations.

The UK’s first cafe of this kind was opened in Leeds by Adam Smith - the man who inspired Gabby to set up the same business concept.

‘Waste’ food supplies are donated from green grocers, allotments, local caterers and small supermarkets.

The women work to a ‘Ready Steady Cook’ creative style - deciding what they will cook on the basis of what produce they’ve been given.

Home made hearty and healthy stews, soups, bacon butties and puddings, such as lemon curd, are often on the menu for which people pay what they feel, or what they can afford.

The social concept cafe also accepts creative donations instead of cash in exchange for food.

Gaby said: “I realised how much food rich economies waste after travelling round Asia and seeing how resourceful they were.

“It’s absurd that millions of people are starving and millions of food items ends up in the bin.”

An estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of food ends up on the rubbish heap, annually, while one person every four seconds dies from hunger-related deaths around the world, according to the United Nations.

Gabby said: “The statistics are shocking. Ultimately, I want to see the cafe force itself out of business - because that will mean food isn’t being wasted anymore.

Q:

What do you think about this junk food café?

Is food waste a big problem in Taiwan?

What are the ways to stop wasting food?

Do you like cooking? How often do you eat out?

Reasons eating junk food is not good?

How make a smart food shopping?

What are the tips to save food and money?

垃圾餐廳

餐廳老闆到垃圾桶找垃圾做成料理賣給你？聽起來像是可以踢爆的社會事件，但卻是這間餐廳的日常。英國利物浦的23歲女生Gabby Holmes和合夥人Natalie Crean就開了一間專門賣「垃圾」食物的餐廳，讓被我到垃圾桶中的食物重獲新生。

據《界面》報導，許多食物被丟進垃圾桶未必是壞掉或廚餘，而可能僅是賣相不佳或有瑕疵，於是Gabby Holmes和Natalie Crean主要是尋找蔬果店、超市或大型餐廳的垃圾桶，因為可能獲得的食材不一定，所以他們會根據每天「撿」到什麼來決定當天的菜單，最常出現的是燉菜、湯和三明治等。

而由於Gabby Holmes和Natalie Crean平時都有工作，所以這間餐廳其實是他們的兼職，加上食材是從垃圾桶找來的，所以付款方式也很自由，顧客想給多少錢都可以，甚至可以用物品來交換食物。（劉育良／綜合報導）

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週二(9/15) 1.人生旅行2.驅魔

台北最有質感 實力之英文聚會   協助您增進英文口語流暢的能力 最重要的是 完全免費的哦! 跟一群好朋友們  談心 聊時事 是快樂地 歡迎您加入 加入方法: 直接到聚會地點 無任何限制   聚會地點地址在網站上    100%歡迎您 板橋區文化路段421巷11弄1號 (陽光甜味咖啡館) 新埔捷運站1號出口 旁邊7-11巷子進入20公尺 看到夏朵美髮 左轉       聚會時間7:00pm--9:30pm 人生旅行 The Ultimate Bucket-List Travel Guide  By Lauren Lipton The world’s top chefs, authors, actors and other globe-trotters—from Anne Rice to Ruth Reichl—share the places they’re dying to see before they die. Take note, then take off. Bon voyage! BUCKET-LIST DESTINATION: Shanghai. There’s the food, but the real attraction of Shanghai is that my Berlin grandmother, who missed the last boat to America in the 1940s, ended up spending the war there. I have a great desire to walk through the streets of the city that saved her life. ALREADY CROSSED OFF HER LIST: I recently went to Japan for the first time in thirty years. One of my favorite Tokyo restaurants is Sushiso Masa, a 7-seat sushi bar that forever changed my mind about what sushi can be; I’m not sure I’ll ever have anything to equal it. BUCKET-LIST DESTINATION: I want to visit Aleppo, Syria. Friends who visited before the civil war erupted described it as a magical place, built around a magnificently preserved old city, with amazing food and welcoming people. Of course, if I’m visiting Aleppo as a tourist, the Syrian civil war has ended and peace has been restored. ALREADY CROSSED OFF HIS LIST: I love visiting places recovering from conflict or in political transition because they are not swarmed with tourists, so your interaction with people tends to be more authentic. Mozambique, where I stayed at the magnificent Polana Serena Hotel (from about $270, serenahotels.com), and Medellín, Colombia, come to mind. BUCKET-LIST DESTINATION: I’ve been in love with India since I read Kipling as a child. I want to see both the big cities and the rural areas. I want to walk through the streets, get a feel for the culture. I am fascinated by the “otherness” and mystery and religions of India, all a world away from my own. ALREADY CROSSED OFF HER LIST: My visits to Egypt and Greece in the ‘70s were perhaps my biggest dream trips. I cannot say what it meant to me to see the pyramids of Giza. There is no substitute for stepping out of a car and walking toward the great pyramids, for seeing them not in a photo but under their sky. Your whole sense of the planet on which you live will be expanded. Q: Where are your BUCKET-LIST DESTINATIONS? Where the most beautiful places you recommend? Reasons why travelling good for us? Aside from travelling what are the other things you would like to do before you die? In your opinion, where are the most tourism friendly countries? Where are the most beautiful places you would like recommend? 驅魔 What is an Exorcism?   atheism.about.com The English word exorcism comes from the Greek exorkosis, which means 'out-oath.' An exorcism is an attempt to evict demons or spirits from the body of a (normally living) human being. Belief that demons can be evicted follows automatically from belief in demons capable of possessing people. So long as there is a belief that demons can posses a person, there will be belief that some people have power over those demons, forcing them to cease their possession. Exorcism & Religion: The exorcism of evil spirits is commonly associated with the ministry of Jesus. They appear somewhat frequently in the New Testament, but this is curious given the fact that they are absent in the Hebrew scriptures. It appears that belief in demons and exorcism only became really popular in 1st century Judaism, with the Pharisees actively engaged in identifying and evicting demons from people. Exorcism & Mental Illness: Many stories of exorcisms appear to involve people who suffer from mental illnesses - understandable, given the fact that medical understanding of mental illness is a relatively recent development. Unfortunately, if a mentally ill persons assumes the traditional symptoms of demon possession, attempts to perform an exorcism will only feed their delusions and keep them from getting real help with a counselor. Q: Do you believe that demons can possess a person? Do you like to see horrible movies? Does superpowers really exist? How to Help Someone with Mental Health Problems? Do Demons Exist? What do demons look like when they appear to people? What Does Hell Look Like?

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週六(9/12)1.網路約會不好2.人道救援

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網路約會不好

Reasons Why Looking for a Relationship Online is a Bad Idea

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire?

Let's face it, people can say anything they want about themselves online. They're a brain surgeon, a model, or even a pro-hockey player (that one was rather comical). Studies have already proven that both men and women lie about different things on their profile. Women lie about their weight and men lie about their height.

Men have complained to me time and time again that when they finally met a woman they had been chatting with online, she turned out to be at least 50 lbs heavier than she stated on her profile. Women counter that they hope a guy likes them enough after getting to know them online that their looks/weight won't matter to a guy. Sadly, it's not the weight that bothers a guy so much as the lying about it!

Some people don't even use their own pictures! What a fantastic way to start a relationship!! Nothing builds love and trust like lying.

People lie about whether they're even single, if they have kids, their job, their looks, you name it. But how are you supposed to know if they're the real deal? It's different when you know them from work or your friends. You can always do a little investigating about whether they are in fact single, what they do for a living and so on. That's very hard to do online. You have no choice but take their word for it, at least for the time being.

 Online Dating Teaches Us That Being Yourself isn't Good Enough

This has to be one of the best reasons why online dating can actually be hazardous to your health.

I realize that when we go out on a date we don't show up in sweat pants with our hair unwashed. We usually try to make a good impression. But there is a difference between looking your best and trying to be something your not. The online dating world sends the message to people that you're not good enough the way you are.

The so-called online dating experts instruct us on what to say and what not to say about ourselves in our profiles. "Don't say ________ or you'll come across as desperate!" They entice us with columns like, "Be exactly the woman every guy wants." Sure, if you're into polygamy. Why not be the woman that will attract they guy you want? Over and over again we get the message that you need to improve yourself or else Mr. or Ms. Right will never come your way.

Then there is the pressure message that goes something like this: "If you don't take the initiative and message guys that you're interested in you will end up dying alone!" (ok, that's a bit exaggerated, but not far from the truth). Gee, maybe taking the initiative isn't her style. See? Why be you when you could be someone else!

Maybe we need to stop being afraid of being alone like it's the worst thing in the world that could happen to us.

Q:

Why Looking for a Relationship Online is a Bad Idea?

Pros and cons of online dating?

“Studies have already proven that both men and women lie about different things on their profile”

What do you think about people lie about their profile online?

How to make a good impression on line?

Do you think that honest is always the best policy?

***I’ve dreamed God last night, and he told me that posting some meaningful topics. Billy
這照片 令人心痛

人道救援

Image of Drowned Syrian Boy Echoes Around World

His name was Aylan. He was 3 years old, from war-torn Syria.

His final journey was supposed to end in sanctuary in Europe; instead it claimed his life and highlighted the plight of desperate people caught in the gravest refugee crisis since World War II.

The images of the toddler’s lifeless body on a Turkish beach have reverberated across the globe, stirring public outrage and embarrassing political leaders as far away as Canada, where authorities had rejected an asylum application from the boy’s relatives.

The child pictured facedown in red T-shirt and shorts was identified as Aylan Kurdi, a Syrian Kurd from Kobani, a town near the Turkish border that has witnessed months of heavy fighting between Islamic State and Syrian Kurdish forces.

He drowned after the 15-foot boat ferrying him from the Turkish beach resort of Bodrum to the Greek island of Kos capsized shortly before dawn on Wednesday, killing 12 passengers. Aylan’s 5-year-old brother, Galip, and his mother, Rehan, were also among the dead. His father, Abdullah, was the only family member to survive.

Q:

What do you think of the Image of Drowned Syrian Boy?

How to help the refugees?

How to be a kind, nice person?

How to Help the People in Need?

Have you ever donated money to charity?

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週五(9/11)1.各行各業禁忌多2.煩惱更受傷

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各行各業禁忌多

Every profession has its superstitions     english.pravd  Irina Shlionskaya  Pravda.Ru

Doctors, for example, try not to exchange their night duties. If they do, they will have a tough night, they say. They also try not to have sex the day before the night duty. There is nothing funny about it because people usually get relaxed and become less attentive after sex.

Surgeons have plenty of superstitious beliefs. For example, a surgeon will never operate their relative or a loved one. It is considered bad luck to operate a patient, whose first and middle names coincide with those of a surgeon. A surgeon identifies such a patient with himself, which increases chances for mistakes during surgery.

When putting rubber gloves on, a surgeon starts with his left hand. If a glove bursts, the operation may not go smoothly. It is also considered a bad sign to sit down on a surgical table, or to pick up a tool from the floor.

Representatives of another "emergency" profession - fire people - believe that if they clean their boots on duty or if a new man appears in the brigade, a fire call will follow soon. When a fireman returns from vacation, his co-workers pour water on him, otherwise they have to answer a fire call the same day.

Teachers have their own professional superstitions. If a chair breaks during a lesson - the teacher will not have a raise for a long time. It probably means that since there are no funds to purchase new chairs, there are no chances for raising teachers' salaries.

It is considered bad luck for a teacher to be late for the very first class in their career. It means that he or she will not be able to make a good career at school.

Sales people are in a habit of taking a banknote from their previous earnings to stroke their goods with the note so that the goods could sell well. If the first client is a male, it means that a vendor will have good sales during the day. If a male client gives a large note for his purchase, it means that the day will bring a very good profit.

It is considered a very bad sign for a driver to run over a dog - not a person, but a dog. If it happens, a driver should get rid of his vehicle as quick as possible. Otherwise, the driver will have car accidents on a regular basis.

The most popular and well-known omen among sailors is to have a woman aboard a ship. Life aboard a ship in open waters is hard and full of difficulties, but it is much harder for women. If a woman appears on board, she will inevitably attract men's attention, distracting them from their routine work. From this point of view, a woman on board brings bad luck indeed.

Q:

Do you know any professional superstition?

In your opinions, why a surgeon will never operate their relative or a loved one?

Why do people believe in superstitions?

Are you superstitious? What are the superstitious beliefs?

Do superstitions really have any effect?

Do you believe in bad and good omens?

What is your lucky symbol or numbers? Why?

煩惱更受傷

Why Worrying Does More Harm Than Good?

Worrying just makes you miserable. (by Jim Taylor, Ph.D.)

Worry is a natural part of the human condition. It has historically played a vital role in our survival and it helps us cope with many of the challenges we face today. At the same time, worry that is too intense, too frequent, and too unrelenting can definitely cut down on your happiness and enjoyment of life.

We all experience worry. We know that nagging feeling that something is wrong and the persistent anxiety that it produces. But what precisely is worry and why do we worry? Interestingly, thefreedictionary.com notes that “The ancestor of our word, Old English wyrgan, meant ‘to strangle.’ In the 16th century worry began to be used in the sense…‘to assault verbally,’ and in the 17th century the word took on the meaning ‘to bother, distress, or persecute.’ It was a small step from this meaning to the modern definitions ‘to cause to feel anxious or distressed’ and ‘to feel troubled or uneasy.’”

Worrying is obviously not a pleasant emotion, but it is actually an essential, normal, and instinctive emotion that has been hard-wired into humans to help us survive since we rose out of the primordial muck. We worry about something because we perceive it as a threat to our existence and worry causes us to focus on it and protect ourselves from that threat. Back in the prehistoric days, carefree cave people, though probably a very fun bunch, were killed by hostile tribes or eaten by wild animals because they didn’t worry about or focus on the potential threats. Cave people who worried, though probably not the life of the party, survived these threats and passed their genes on to future generations. So, worry has been keeping us alive as a species since the dawn of humankind.

Q:

Why worrying does more harm than good?

What are you worried about?

Do you worry about financial problems?

How to stop worrying about money?

What are the reasons make you unhappy?

How to stop worrying?

How to get rid of negative feelings?

各行各業禁忌多 小心踩到地雷

中央社中央社

（中央社記者邱柏勝台北5日電）你是否有過送鳳梨酥給在醫院工作的朋友，反遭對方白眼的經驗？小心，你可能踩到地雷了！華人敬鬼神，因此各行各業有很多禁忌，一時未注意，可能就會踩到對方的紅線。

各行各業的禁忌地雷中，又以醫護人員的禁忌最多，例如不吃鳳梨、芒果，主因不外乎是怕「旺來」，醫院如果太旺，代表急診病患源源不絕，醫護人員就會「忙」翻天。

另外，醫護人員也不喝「每日C」，因為在醫院裡，「C」代表「CPR（急救）」，若喝每日C，不就等於每天都有病患需要急救嗎？

除此之外，其他行業也有各自的禁忌地雷，例如客服人員，往往會在電話邊擺著綠色的「乖乖」，希望打電話進來的客人都很「乖」；網管人員也常在公司的伺服器上面擺綠色乖乖，確保網路系統能「乖乖」運作。

而像是空服員都會有養烏龜的習慣，代表「平安歸來」之意；另外，請空服員朋友吃飯時，千萬記得不要有「醉雞」這道菜，因為醉雞的諧音是「墜機」，對空服員來說，相當觸霉頭。

還有一些船員或海軍，平時吃魚、煎魚都不許翻魚身，或是只吃切塊的魚，原因是怕翻船（翻身）；也不能說「盛」飯，要說「添」飯，因為「盛」與「沉」的音相近，就是擔心會沈船。

至於警察、記者，則很忌諱有人在刑案現場直呼他們的全名，因為人死後，雖然身體機能會慢慢喪失，但聽覺會在最後才停止；萬一死者心願未了，可能會記下聽到的名字，要求對方替他完成未了心願。

另外，各行各業在祭祀時，往往會拜三牲四果，但比較特別的是八大行業，供桌上禁拜豬肉，因為八大行業供奉的主神是天蓬元帥豬八戒，拜豬肉不僅不敬，也等於斷了自己的財路。

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週四(9/10)1.你把錢看得多重要?2.為何崇拜名人

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Billy常聽人說“錢不是萬能的 ,但沒有錢是萬萬不能的” 的確沒有錢是很難過地 舉例來說 Billy中午順路想買個飯盒 剛好口袋剩45元 差5元 連50元便當都買不起 你也不好意思說 老闆可以賒5元嗎? 這就是錢的重要性----(“Money is not everything but we can do nothing without money”)

但金錢有時也會破壞自己和親友的關係---   您的看法呢? 歡迎來討論

你把錢看得多重要?

Do You Love Money or Things?   successwithmoney

This is a learned attitude going back to childhood. Most kids can hardly wait to get to the store whenever they get some money so they can spend it. A few like to save, at least a portion. Guess who grows up to be successful with their money.

So here is the truth. Most people don’t really want money at all. They just want to spend money. And until people learn to really value having money in the bank as much as having some trinket on the mantle, they will never prosper financially.

Fortunately, the trying times in which we lived have scared some people into a bit of reality. When the recession set in people realized that they needed some money in the bank when things take a downward turn. People need to love money, like money or sufficiently want money to have enough for an emergency fund, of course, but they need more.

Why People Should Value Money

There’s a paradox here. The person who values having money in the bank more than having things has money to buy when prices are cheaper and never pays interest. As a result the person who values money over things usually has more things than the person who values things over money. Wow!

When you have even a little money you can buy more things when they are on sale, be ready to meet surprise expenses without having to charge them and be out interest payments, take advantage of good investment opportunities, and on and on and on.

Q:

Do You Love Money?

Why do you want to be rich?

How much money do you want?

How spend money wisely?

Do you make financial plans?

Pros and cons of being wealthy?

What Money Can Do to Your Life?

為何崇拜名人

Why Celebrities Fascinate Us  by Stephanie Pappas livescience.com

From the Oscar's red carpet to the tabloids lining supermarket checkout lines, celebrity obsession is everywhere. Even the most casual moviegoer might find him or herself flipping through a slideshow of Academy Award fashion after the big event. So why do we fixate on celebrities?

In most cases, it's perfectly natural. Humans are social creatures, psychologists say, and we evolved — and still live — in an environment where it paid to pay attention to the people at the top. Celebrity fascination may be an outgrowth of this tendency, nourished by the media and technology.

"In our society, celebrities act like a drug," said James Houran, a psychologist at the consulting firm HVS Executive Search who helped create the first questionnaire to measure celebrity worship. "They're around us everywhere. They're an easy fix."

Q:

Why celebrities fascinate us?

Who is the celebrity do you admire the most?

Who is your movie idol?

Why do people idolize and admire celebrities?

How would you feel about having to deal with paparazzi, if you were famous?

What are the ways to become famous?

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