2008年11月17日 星期一

「天帆」拉動全球首艘風箏貨輪

「天帆」拉動全球首艘風箏貨輪

】〔自由時報編譯陳泓達/綜合漢堡15日外電報導〕在前德國總理柯爾夫人伊娃和數百名熱情民眾的歡呼聲中,全球第一艘以巨型風箏拉動的貨輪「白鯨天帆號」(Beluga SkySails ),15日在德國北部大港漢堡下水。這種高科技風帆可以風力輔助引擎運轉,減少二十%到三十五%的燃油耗量。更重要的是,它還可以降低溫室氣體排放。

這種「天帆風力系統」是由漢堡的「天帆公司」,花了四年時間研發而成,造價五十萬歐元(約台幣二千三百四十萬元 )。在配屬白鯨天帆號之前,該公司已先將天帆系統安裝在一艘較小的船上,進行為期好幾個月的測試。

利用電腦控制,這種巨型風箏可在一百至三百公尺之間升降,並隨時變換角度,以捕捉最強勁的風力,拉動船身前行,並讓引擎運轉降至低速,減少燃料消耗。白鯨船運公司執行長史托伯格指出,剛升起風帆時應可節省約二十%的燃料成本,或每天約一千六百美元(約台幣五萬一千八百元 )的費用。隨著風帆面積從一百六十平方公尺展開至三百二十平方公尺,節能效果也將隨之增為三十%或三十五%。

可看到實際畫面
http://www.youmaker.com/「天帆」拉動全球首艘風箏貨輪

史托伯格指出,指出儘管天帆系統所費不貲,但若換算成燃料成本,三到五年即可回本。更重要的是,它還可以大幅降低二氧化碳排放量。海運業每年排放的二氧化碳達八億噸,估計五年內還將增至十億噸以上。

專家︰風箏遇暴風 一無是處
不過,專家指出,雖然天帆系統可在由陸地吹向海面的強勁離岸風吹拂下發揮可觀作用,但若遭遇到逆風、暴風或船行速度超過十六節時,巨帆將無用武之地。
天帆公司總經理瑞格表示,目前全世界約有十萬艘商船,其中約六萬艘理論上均可安裝天帆系統。該公司希望在二○一五年前達成一千五百艘的業績,減少可觀的二氧化碳排放量。
http://www.youmaker.com/video/sv?id=3b5a9a05d87b4efba2fca5a2a3c475b5001

最佳醫院對癌細胞的新認知分享

最佳醫院對癌細胞的新認知分享 約翰.霍普金斯大學醫院榮獲 --- ※全美最佳醫院※
多年來,我們只知道,化療是治療癌症唯一的方法。約翰霍普金斯大學研究告訴我們,發現有新的解決方法。

1.每個人在體內都有癌細胞,這些癌細胞在他們繁殖倍增至數十億個前,檢查時並無法察覺。另外當醫生會告訴癌症病人,經過治療,在他體內已經找不出癌細胞時,它的意思是,用一般檢察,無法發現癌細胞,因為癌細胞太少,未達到探測的標準。

2.癌細胞在人體的一生中大約成長6至10倍左右。

3.人類的免疫系統如果能正常運作狀況,癌細胞通常會被摧毀,根本不會形成腫瘤。

4.當一個人發生癌症,它代表著這人發生多重的營養不足,這可能是由於遺傳,環境,飲食和生活方式所造成。

5.要克服多重營養不足,可以由改變飲食和吃些營養劑,來加強免疫系統。

6.化療能摧毀快速生長的癌細胞,但也摧毀了骨髓,胃腸道的健康細胞,並引起器官損傷,例如肝臟,腎臟,心臟,肺臟等。

7.輻射治療,能摧毀癌細胞,同時也損害健康的細胞、組織和器官。

8.初期癌症,經由化療與輻射治療往往會減少腫瘤的大小,但長期使用化療與輻射治療,不會產生更佳的效果。

9.當身體有太多化療與輻射治療,其產生的後遺症,是令病人的免疫系統產生妥協,或喪失功能,換言之,癌症病人會發生各種的感染和併發症。

10.化療和輻射治療可引起癌症細胞變異,並演變為難以摧毀。外科手術更能造成癌細胞擴散到其他部位。

11.一個有效戰勝癌症的途徑是餓死它不給它養分,防止癌細胞成長。
癌細胞成長的食物:

A.糖是癌症細胞的食物,不吃糖就切斷了癌症細胞最重要的食物,病人不能吃糖可改用替代品如Nutrasweet, Equal, Spoonful等,這些都屬於阿斯巴甜(糖精),是有害的。更好的是吃天然替代品,如馬努卡蜂蜜或糖蜜,但只能非常少量,精製鹽會使蜂蜜或糖蜜變成白色,更好的選擇是吃布拉格氨基酸或海鹽。

B.牛奶會導致肌體產生痰液,特別是胃腸道癌症,痰液是他們的飼料,不吃牛奶改吃無糖豆漿,癌細胞就會餓死不再成長。

C.癌細胞喜愛在酸性體質中成長,吃肉會造成酸性體質,是最好是改吃魚,或吃少量的雞肉,千萬不要吃牛肉或豬肉;這些肉類含有抗生素,生長激素和寄生蟲等,都是有害身體的,特別是對癌症病人會發生不良影響。

D.健康的餐飲,就是食物中80%是來自新鮮蔬菜及果汁、全穀類、種子,堅果和少量水果,這些食物能幫助身體成為鹼性的體質。剩下的20%的食物,可從煮熟的食品獲得,例如豆類。新鮮蔬菜汁能提供活酶,他們很容易被吸收,並能在15分鐘內進入細胞,供給細胞健康生長所需。我們若要為細胞的健康著想,就要飲用蔬菜汁(大部分的蔬菜,包括豆芽),並且一天要吃二到三次生蔬菜。活酶在溫度為40攝氏度下烹調,會失去功效。

E.避免喝咖啡,茶,巧克力,因為有較高的咖啡因。綠茶是最好的飲料,它可以與癌細胞作戰。飲水最好喝純淨水,或是過濾過的,可避免吃下毒素和重金屬,蒸餾水屬於酸性,不要喝。


12.肉類蛋白質是難以消化的,需要耗費大量的消化酶來消化。未消化的肉類留在腸內,會變成毒性物質。

13.癌細胞的細胞壁有一個強硬的蛋白質膜。避免或少吃肉類,身體就能釋放更多的酶來攻擊癌細胞蛋白質壁,並產生殺手細胞,破壞癌細胞。

14.有些食物補充劑可以幫助免疫系統(IP6,Flor ssence, essiac,抗氧化劑,維生素,礦物質等),變為人體內的殺手細胞去破壞癌細胞,另外食物補充劑像維生素e,已知的功能即有助於細胞代換,或者幫助細胞按正常方式生長,即身體用健康的處理方法修補損壞的細胞,不至產生不想要的或不需要的細胞。

15.癌症是一種思想、身體和精神上綜合的疾病,積極和正面的思維,有助於得癌症的人戰勝它。不知運用寬恕與心存怨恨,會把人變成為一個處於壓力和酸性的不良體質。我們要時刻保有一顆充滿愛和寬恕的心,學習放鬆和享受人生!

16.癌細胞在含氧量大的身體中難以存活。運動與深呼吸,能幫助細胞獲得更多的氧氣,氧療法是破壞癌細胞的另一種方式。(Maggie:下次和我一起去跑馬拉松吧~~)
請牢記
1.塑膠容器不能放在微波爐加熱。
2.水壺不要置於冰箱內冷凍。
3.塑料袋食物也不能置於微波爐中。

約翰霍普金斯最近一份資料指出,戴奧辛化學品會引起癌症,特別是乳腺癌,此資料已送至美國沃爾特里德陸軍醫療中心供評估。

戴奧辛化學品是劇毒,不得用塑膠瓶冰凍飲水,因為會釋出戴奧辛,最近愛德華藤博士在一個電視節目,提出了這個危害健康的大敵,警惕我們。他談到戴奧辛的可怕,他說我們不能在微波爐中用塑料容器加熱食物,尤其是含有脂肪的食物,他說高熱中戴奧辛會結合脂肪,將隨著食物進入人體細胞。他建議加熱食品要用玻璃,如康寧餐具,高硼或陶瓷容器,這些容器沒有戴奧辛是健康的。電視上的廣告食物,如速食麵和湯類等,都有害健康,問題出在紙質包裝,我們不知道包裝紙加熱時會釋放出什麼化學品,為安全著想,加熱時還是使用強化玻璃、康寧餐具等。

他也提醒我們,一些快餐店用的保特龍容器也是問題之一,不要使用。此外,他指出塑料包裝也是危險的。包裝食品後,在微波爐中加熱,由於高熱會釋放出化學品,造成毒素進入食物內。用波爐加熱食物,改用一般紙張包裝,會更安全。人生不要太圓滿,有個缺口讓福氣流向別人是很美的一件事。

(Maggie:有些名詞的翻譯有點怪怪的,會看英文的就讀下面的原文吧)
Cancer Update from John Hopkins
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY ('TRY' ISTHE KEY WORD) AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TOTELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY.

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do notshow up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion.When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells intheir bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detectthe cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person'slifetime.

3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will bedestroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiplenutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental,food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet andincluding supplements will
strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells andalso destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow,gastrointestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver,kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damageshealthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reducetumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do notresult in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiationthe immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person cansuccumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and becomeresistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells tospread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by notfeeding it with the foods it needs to multiply. CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one importantfood supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal,Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better naturalsubstitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very smallamounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. Betteralternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.

b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in thegastrointestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk andsubstituting with unsweetened soy milk cancer cells are being starved.

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidicand it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork.Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites,which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nutsand a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices providelive enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levelswithin 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtainlive enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice(most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40degrees C).

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea isa better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water -- best todrink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metalsin tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestiveenzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrefied andleads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from oreating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls ofcancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancercells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac,antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's ownkiller cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E areknown to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normalmethod of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive andpositive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger,unforgiveness, and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidicenvironment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relaxand enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercisingdaily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellularlevel. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

(PLEASE FORWARD IT TO PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT)
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CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL, US ? PLEASE READ.
1. No plastic containers in micro.
2. No water bottles in freezer.
3. No plastic wrap in microwave.

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. Thisinformation is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well.
Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins arehighly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plasticbottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.

Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital,was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxinsand how bad they are for us.. He said that we should not be heating ourfood in the microwave using plastic containers.
This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that thecombination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the foodand ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends usingglass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food.You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TVdinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from thecontainer and heated in something else.

Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer touse tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago someof the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper.The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerouswhen placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked,the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plasticwrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.

2008年11月10日 星期一

黑與白

這是流傳已久的故事真實,附上英文版。

在英國航空公司的一架由約翰尼斯堡到倫敦的飛機上曾發生過一件事。
有一位年約50的白種女人被劃位坐在一位非洲裔男人的旁邊。她非常的不自在,於是她叫來了一位女空服員。空服員善意的詢問她有何貴事?她說你難道看不出來嗎?你把我安排在一個黑人旁邊了。我不願意坐在一個這樣令人反感的人種旁邊,我要求換位子。
空服員回答到:請稍安勿躁,今天的客艙幾乎全滿,但我這就去找找看是否有空位。空服隨即離開,數分鐘後又回來了。空服員說:這位女士,今天的客艙如我所料,所有的經濟艙都已客滿,我問了機長,他告訴我商務艙也全滿,但頭等艙還有一個空位。
在這位白女人尚未做出反應之前,空服員說:我們公司很少會幫客人從經濟倉升等到頭等艙,但基於目前的狀況考量,我們機長認為強迫一位乘客坐在另一位令人噁心的乘客旁是敝公司的奇恥大辱。

空服員轉向那位黑人乘客說到:所以 …這位先生,如果您願意的話,請您拿著您的隨身行李,頭等艙的機位已為您準備好了。

霎時間,周圍其他的旅客都愣住了,但隨即都起立鼓起掌來。


Black & White On a British Airways flight from Johannesburg, September 1990, a middle-aged, well-off white South African lady had found herself sitting next to a black man. She called the cabin crew attendant over to complain about her seating.
"What seems to be the problem, Madam?" asked the attendant.
"Can't you see?" she said, "You've sat me next to a black man. I can't possibly sit next to this disgusting sub-human. Find me another seat!"

"Please calm down, Madam." the stewardess replied. "The flight is very full today, but I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll go and check to see if we have any seats available in club or first class."
The woman cocks a snooty look at the outraged black man beside her (not to mention many of the surrounding passengers).

A few minutes later the stewardess returns with the good news, which she delivers to the lady, who cannot help but look at the people around her with a smug and self-satisfied grin.
"Madam, unfortunately, as I suspected, economy is full. I've spoken to the cabin services director, and club is also full. However, we do have one seat in first class."

Before the lady has a chance to answer, the stewardess continues: "It is most extraordinary to make this kind of upgrade, however, and I have had to get special permission from the captain. But, given the circumstances, the captain felt that it was outrageous that someone should be forced to sit next such an obnoxious person."

With that, she turned to the black man and said, "So if you'd like to get your things, Sir, I have your first class seat ready for you."

At which point, the surrounding passengers stood and gave a standing ovation while the man walked to the front of the plane!!! This is a true story that happened recently.WELL DONE,

British Airways


【黑人的幽默】這篇英文短詩來自網路電子信件,南非黑白種族隔離政策曾讓非洲原住民黑人遭到許多不平等的待遇,而本詩作者即以天生膚色的差異,來表達心中的不滿與無奈。

親愛的白種人,
有幾件事你必須知道
當我出生時,我是 黑色 的
我長大了,我是 黑色 的
在陽光下,我是 黑色 的
我寒冷時,我是 黑色 的
我害怕時,我是 黑色 的
我生病了,我是 黑色 的
當我死了,我仍是 黑色 的

你 --- 白人當你出生時,你是 粉紅色 的
你長大了,變成 白色 的
你在陽光下,你是 紅色 的
你寒冷時,你是 青色 的
你害怕時,你是 黃色 的
你生病時,你是 綠色 的
當你死時,你是 灰色 的

而你,卻叫我」??

Dear white, something you got to know.When I was born, I was black.When I grow up, I am black.When I'm under the sun, I'm black.
When I'm cold, I'm black.
When I'm afraid, I'm black.
When I'm sick, I'm black.
When I die, I'm still black.

You---white people
When you were born, you were pink.
When you grow up, you become white.
You're red under the sun.
You're blue when you're cold.
You are yellow when you're afraid.
You're green when you're sick.Y
ou're gray when you die.

And you, call me 「c o l o r」??

比爾蓋玆的女婿

一位優秀的商人傑克,有一天告訴他的兒子,
傑克:我已經決定好了一個女孩子,我要你娶她.
兒子:我自己要娶的新娘我自己會決定.
傑克:但我說的這女孩可是比爾蓋玆的女兒喔!
兒子:哇!那這樣的話...
在一個聚會中,傑克走向比爾蓋玆,
傑克:我來幫你女兒介紹個好丈夫!
比爾:我女兒還沒想嫁人呢?!
傑克:但我說的這年輕人可是世界銀行的副總裁喔!
比爾:哇!那這樣的話...
接著,傑克去見世界銀行的總裁.
傑克:我想介紹一位年輕人來當貴行的副總裁.
總裁:我們已經有很多位副總裁,夠多了.
傑克:但我說的這年輕人可是比爾蓋玆的女婿喔!
總裁:哇!那這樣的話...
最後,傑克的兒子娶了比爾蓋玆的女兒,又當上世界銀行的副總裁.

知道嗎,生意通常都是這樣談成的!!
但是,可要注意順序喔!

2008年11月8日 星期六

五塊錢的誤會

五塊錢的誤會
捷克.夸美紐斯說 : 為了他人歡喜前進的那份心,
是一生最珍貴的寶物 !



五塊錢的誤會──談人際關係

希望大家用心來體會文中的含意,想想自己是不是常遇見這種,
想說又礙於面子又不好意思說'的情境中........
有一位影劇界的朋友告訴我一個生活小插曲......
某次錄影她──打電話叫了無線電計程車回家,
下車時計費表上顯示的是一百八十元,
她拿出兩百元給司機,司機默默的收了。
以台北市的計費標準,車表要加上十五元等於車費,
她稍微等了一下,以為司機會找五元給她,
但司機一點動靜也沒有。
她想,算了,才五元嘛,就拉開車門下車了。
關上車門的那一剎那,她才恍然想起自己是叫無線電車的,
按規矩需再加叫車費十元,是她還欠司機五元才對。
於是她又敲敲前車窗,趕緊把五元再遞給司機。
司機冷冷的搖下車窗說:「哼,虧妳想到了,
不然我還以為,連妳這樣一個名人,也想貪我五塊錢的小便宜!」
雖然誤會是化解了,但我這個朋友心裡老大不舒服,
她想:「他為什麼不直接告訴我,我少給了他五元呢?」
在日常生活中微不足道的五元,在這給了我們一個啟示:
是不是有些時候,我們像那個司機一樣,
無聲的在忍耐著某個人的作為。
而事實上,我們的沈默反而誤解那個無辜的人,
讓他根本不知道哪裡得罪了你?
你心裡因為這樣不舒服,他的名譽也因而受損。
為什麼你不說出口呢?
很多類似這種「五塊錢」的問題,影響了我們的朋友情誼、
愛情品質、人際關係,甚至人的情感......
婆嫌媳婦洗的碗不乾淨,怕變成壞婆婆,隱忍不說,
自行把媳婦洗過的碗再洗一遍──媳婦當然老大不高興。
覺得媳婦的菜不順口,硬把每餐攬來自己弄,
背地裡又感到自己好委屈。
辦公室亦然,你雖然喜歡助人,
但因別人搞不清楚你「助人」的尺度為何,
常做出你認為過份的要求。
你默默做了,卻咬牙切齒在心裡,在別的同事面前對他表示不屑,
也是常有的辦公室情事。
忍,不一定都是美德。
除非你忍了就忘了,但有幾人能夠呢?
我們想認虧了事,不願表達自己的看法,
但在無意間,我們卻以成見,傷害了彼此的關係,
或無辜者的名譽。
「不知者無罪」,如果對方並不知道他哪裡得罪你,
你的忍耐,只會造成他受損而已。
忍耐人的時候,臉色通常很難好看!
如果你忍耐的對象是自己很親密的人,
他的情緒和你們的關係,一定受損得更厲害!!
有話不妨直說吧!
我有沒有欠大家五塊錢 !?