Beware, iPod zombie cyclists are on the rise – Times Online WATCH out for the iPod zombies. Cyclists distracted by music blaring in their ears have become the latest menace on Britain’s roads. The fashion for cyclists to wear earphones on crowded city streets is being held partly responsible for the recent upsurge in cycling [...]
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Love, envy, and hormones
Study: “The same hormone evokes both love and envy”. There are pros and cons and at least two sides to everything. That’s probably why a person has many sides. 以色列海法大學的研究證實，引發愛與妒恨情緒皆出自於相同荷爾蒙.事情也是兩面- 人就不止了, 好多面. 出自相同荷爾蒙 由愛生妒有醫學根據 | 即時新聞 | 生活天氣 | 聯合新聞網 出自相同荷爾蒙 由愛生妒有醫學根據【中央社╱特拉維夫15日專電】 2009.11.15 10:28 pm 以色列海法大學的研究證實，引發愛與妒恨情緒皆出自於相同荷爾蒙，好比一個銅板的兩面。 以色列「耶路撒冷郵報」（Jerusalem Post）報導，「催產素」（Oxytocin）為眾所周知的「愛情荷爾蒙」，可使人產生同情、慷慨與信任的情感。 但測試56名志願參與實驗者的反應發現，催產素也可引發人產生因愛生妒的反社會負面行為，證明愛與妒以及由愛生妒為一體兩面。 海法大學的這項研究，發表在「生物精神病學」（Biological Psychiatry）期刊。 主持這項研究的沙米蘇瑞（Simone Shamay-Tsoory）博士說，依據研究催產素的發現推測，它是催化所有社交情緒的荷爾蒙。 她說，當某人的社交多朝正向發展，催產素可刺激人產生符合社會要求的行為，反之催產素則將誘發人產生負面的情緒。 原先的研究發現，催產素對於產生正面情緒有正面的效果，婦女生產或與伴侶發生性行為時，它會從體內自然釋出。 [...]
H1N1
The H1N1 virus is realizing “globalization” faster than anything else in the world. 烏克蘭爆發疑為H1NI變種的神秘流感，十月底迄今造成三百一十五人死亡。細菌”全球化”得最快wu1ke4lan2 bao4fa1 yi2 wei4 H1NIbian4zhong3 de shen2mi4 liu2gan3 ，shi2yue4 di3 qi4jin1 zao4cheng2 san1bai3yi1shi2wu3 ren2 si3wang2 。xi4jun1 “quan2qiu2hua4 “de2 zui4 kuai4 Ukraine’s outbreak of ineptitude – The Globe and Mail Michael Bociurkiw Special to Globe and Mail Update Published on Tuesday, Nov. 17, [...]
農夫市集
I am so glad to see that farmer’s markets for organic food seem to be increasingly popular in Taiwan. This island offers rich soil and nice weather for farming but only recently have people here started to realize it and avoid stores. Perhaps people are getting be aware since the non-violent “Rice Bomber” incident. 很歡喜見到有機農夫市集的觀念在台愈來愈盛行. [...]
“全球”非皆是好球
"全球"非皆是好球 "Many laud the globalization of technology as a positive force that spreads the wealth and helps industry grow." But meanwhile, more than 1,000 former employees of a RCA facility in Taoyuan, Taiwan (RCA was one of the eight major computer companies along with IBM, Burroughs, Control Data Corporation, General Electric, Honeywell, NCR and UNIVAC [...]
Dioxin – 戴奧辛
The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has expanded the investigation into more sites in southern Kaohsiung County that could be contaminated with toxic chemicals (dioxin) from steel slag dumped by steel mills. This kind of news is most depressing because it shows how selfish and stupid people are. Why does this behaviour still exist? If I [...]
馬拉松 – Marathon
A total of 10,000 runners participated in the marathon near Taroko Gorge, held in Hualien, Taiwan. The runners must have gotten more enjoyment out of running in such a beautiful place than the competition itself. 一萬人參加的花蓮太魯閣馬拉松昨開始. 在那樣的地方跑步八成享受多於競爭. yi1wan4 ren2shen1 jia1 de Hua1lian2 tai4 lu3 ge2 ma3la2song1 zuo2 kai1shi3 . zai4 na4yang4de di4fang pao3bu4 ba1cheng2 xiang3shou4 duo1 yu2 [...]
Taiwanese want to grow their own vegetables when they retire – 台灣人退休後 最想自己種菜吃
It was reported that what Taiwanese most want to do when they retire is to grow their own vegetables for their meals. I feel exactly the same way. 報上說台灣人退休後, 最想自己種菜吃. 我現在就很想. bao4 shang4 shuo1 Tai2wan1 ren2 tui4xiu1 hou4, zui4 xiang3 zi4ji3 zhong4 cai4 chi1. wo3 xian4zai4 jiu4 hen3 xiang3.
Reactions – 反應
There was a girl who walked down the street and saw a janitor hit trees violently to collect the leaves so he wouldn’t have to sweep them up all the time. She was a quiet, shy girl but she had to bite her finger to the point that it bled so as not to choke [...]
Tomatoes – 蕃茄
A researcher from Reading university showed that adding tomatoes to sandwiches makes people feel full. It is thought that this is probably because tomatoes cause less ghrelin to be produced by the body. Fresh tomatoes are a great addition to many dishes like the best "supporting role" in a movie. They taste so good in [...]