Tuesday, January 22, 2013

How far in advance do you have to book to get the best airfare?


According to new research by CheapAir.com based on the travel site's review of 560 million airfares, the optimal time to book is:
For a domestic flight - 49 days in advance
For an overseas flight - 81 days in advance
Too much planning for you? Don't worry. While the average domestic flight was the cheapest 49 days out, it didn't start to rise dramatically in price until about two weeks before the departure date. But if you wait until the day or two before you want to travel, get ready for some serious pocketbook pain. Domestic flights that would normally cost less than $400 jump to about $625.
Notably, it's also bad for your pocketbook to book too far in advance. People who booked 210 days before the flight ended up paying an average of $475 for a domestic ticket. There are exceptions and caveats, however. If you're booking for a high-traffic time, like Thanksgiving, it can make sense to book well in advance. The optimal time to buy a flight for Thanksgiving weekend in 2012, for instance, was 96 days in advance.
If you're taking an international flight, by contrast, you might score a real bargain by being spontaneous. For example, the best price CheapAir found for a Los Angeles-to-Tokyo flight was when the traveler booked one day before the flight.
Other factoids of note: Booking a flight on a Tuesday or Wednesday is not likely to save any money. But flying on a Tuesday or Wednesday will.
And, of course, while this study focuses on average ticket prices, there are a lot of one-time deals that can make booking at any given time either a bargain or a bust. CheapAir tries to deal with the frustrations of variable airline pricing by offering a customer payback program. If you book a flight through the site and find that your specific itinerary has dropped in price, it offers you up to a $100 credit for another flight. And what if another airline offers a better deal in the meantime?  Unless you're traveling on one of the rare airlines, such as Southwest, that will allow you to change your ticket without penalty, you're out of luck.

这些食物能杀死癌细胞 越吃越长寿

很多研究人员都不是特别清楚一些食物是怎么在人体中起抗癌作用的,不过,有很多证据表明,一些特别的水果和蔬菜中含有的物质确实可以预防癌症,甚至防止肿瘤进一步生长。今天我们就来看看究竟是哪些果蔬有这样神奇的功效吧。

蓝莓、巴西莓、树莓和蔓越莓

这几种“莓”因为含有植物营养素所以色泽浓艳。

植物营养素是预防许多中癌症的有效物质。最近,佛罗里达大学的研究人员发现,巴西莓里的活性成分可以杀死培养基里面的癌细胞。还有研究表明蓝莓和麝香葡萄所含有的化合物可以使肝脏里面的致癌细胞死亡。

值得一提的是,许多研究都显示了蔓越莓有对抗卵巢癌的重要作用。临床上我们一般采用铂类药物来对抗卵巢癌,不过,在一年一度的美国化学学会会议上,有研究报告说卵巢癌细胞对铂类药物产生了抗药性。可喜的是,卵巢癌细胞对蔓越莓中含有的化合物很敏感,也就是说,蔓越莓确实有对抗卵巢癌作用。

绿茶

绿茶含有儿茶酚,儿茶酚是其中一种最先用作抗癌研究的植物化学物质。可能很多人都知道,儿茶酚可以防止或减少乳腺癌和其它癌症的复发。

这究竟是为什么呢?美国密西西比大学的研究发现,儿茶酚能有这样的功效,是因为它含有一种叫做EGCG化学物质,它能有效抑制乳腺肿瘤的生长。

一天两杯绿茶,既可以预防癌症又可以补水,真是不错的选择呢。

大蒜

过去很多年的研究都记录了大蒜的抗癌作用,体现在消化系统癌症的作用最明显。

大蒜对许多种癌症都有预防作用,包括乳腺癌和前列腺癌。美国国家癌症研究所曾经进行了一项分析调查。调查对象为七个不同的大规模人群。

分析结果显示,一个人吃的大蒜越多,患胃癌和结直肠癌的危险就越小。还有一项研究发现,常吃大蒜的中年妇女患结肠癌的风险比其他人低50%。所以,尽量多吃新鲜的大蒜吧,对我们的身体益处多多哦。


西兰花和甘蓝菜

去年英国研究人员的一项研究登上了新闻头条。

报道称,有早期前列腺癌症状的男性通过每个星期吃四顿西兰花,成功阻止了肿瘤的进一步发展。

还有研究显示,吃甘蓝菜和其它十字花科蔬菜也有抗癌作用。虽然英国的报道是针对男性疾病的,不过对于女性来说,吃西兰花和甘蓝菜也有同样的功效。

番茄

哈佛大学的研究人员对美国国家癌症研究所发布的72篇研究进行了总结,最后得出结论:番茄中的活性化学物质番茄红素能够降低许多癌症的风险,特别是前列腺癌,肺癌和结肠癌。

虽然很多人都喜欢生吃番茄,不过通过烹饪,番茄红素的作用可以得到更好地体现,所以,想要更好的汲取番茄给我们带来的营养,最好还是熟食番茄。

大豆
大豆中的活性成分为染料木素,这是一种植物雌激素,能够对抗激素依赖性肿瘤,比如乳腺癌。

同时,它也是一种强大的抑制剂,能阻止和细胞增殖有关的几种蛋白质的生成。

不过,要发挥大豆最好的抗癌功效,就得每天吃50克的豆类食品了,像毛豆、干烤豆或者豆腐等。只要持之以恒,这种食物就能在我们的体内发挥它强大的功效啦。

姜黄

印度咖喱和其它一些亚洲菜色里最常见的就是橘黄色的香料姜黄。

姜黄之所以能够抗癌,是因为它含有一种叫姜黄素的活性物质,这种物质具有强大的抗氧化性。

美国俄亥俄州立大学的研究人员说,姜黄素的抗癌作用体现在癌症发展的每一个阶段。姜黄素的优点就是食用方便,不需要太多,一茶匙就够了。

Sunday, January 20, 2013

房子,工作, 钱。。。。都不是, 健康才是最重要的!

浙江商界巨子王均瑶英年早逝,其妻携19亿存款改嫁王生前的司机。该司机幸福之时感慨道:“以前,我以为自己是在为老板打工,现在我才明白老板一直在为我打工!” 残酷的事实说明:活的更久,远比高富帅重要!请大家千万要加强锻炼,注意身体健康,不定谁给谁打工。一部高档手机,70%的功能是没用的;一款高档轿车,70%的速度是多余的;一幢豪华别墅,70%的面积是空闲的;一堆公务人员,70%是混饭吃的;一所大学里,70%的教授是扯淡的;一大堆社会活动,70%是无聊空虚的;一屋子衣物用品,70%是闲置没用 的;一辈子挣钱再多,70%是留给别人花的。 结论:生活简单明了,享受人生守住30%便好。正处、副处,最后都不知落在何处;正局、副局,最后都是一样的结局;正部、副部,最后都在 一起散步;总理、副总理,最后都是一个道理;主席、副主席,最后都会一样缺席。 人生如赛场,上半场按学历、权力、职位、业绩、薪金比上升;下半场以血压、血脂、血糖、尿酸、胆固醇比下降。上半场顺势而为,听命;下半场事在人为,认命!愿同志们上下兼顾,两场都要赢。没病也要体检,不渴也要喝水,再烦也要想通,有理也要让人,有权也要低调,不疲劳也要休息,不富也要知足,再忙也要锻炼。 人的一生,好比乘坐北京地铁一号线:途径国贸,羡慕繁华;途径天安门,幻想权力,途径金融街,梦想发财;经过公主坟,遥想华丽家族;经过玉泉路,依然雄心勃勃--- 这时有个声音飘然入耳:乘客您好,八宝山快到了!顿时醒悟:人生苦短,总会到站!如果您的时间还宽裕,把这几句话转几个群, 让网络上很多人看后,心情转舒坦。 看完这段文章而不转发的人大约为70%。

Saturday, January 19, 2013

以爱之名 7步毁了孩子

传统的家庭教育观念,是以家长“自以为是”的爱为主导,孩子很难体会到那种快乐温馨的爱,甚至不懂得感恩。

1、父母对孩子寄予过高的期望且追求完美。 由于父母不想让自己失望,就不断地给孩子施压。当孩子为了家长的期许不断迎合的时候,他就失去了自我,他的生命状态不再自在和流畅。他只能紧紧地抓住他付出了这么大的代价得来的“优秀”。这样“优秀”的孩子,是一枚炸弹,随时会被引爆,不是炸伤别人,就是炸坏自己。有一个统计数字,大学中有心理疾病的孩子,有23%在初高中被公认是“很优秀”者。但孩子又是千差万别的,即使是威逼利诱也有很多无法达到父母的期许,因而产生自卑和逆反心理。

2、孩子不令自己满意时贬损他、责罚他 其实孩子不能让父母满意的时候已经很内疚,这个时候父母再责骂他,会让又愧疚变成反感再到破罐子破摔。再不然就是暂时隐忍不发作却埋下了心理疾病的引子,随时可能爆发。

3、拿自己的孩子跟别人比 这是绝大部分家长的通病,当家长经常把自己的孩子和别人的孩子做比较的时候,孩子也会认为自己无能,从而丧失自信,走向自卑。

4、有条件地满足孩子的需要 你考第一名就买旅游鞋!你进入前五名我们就全家去旅游!很多家长都把这个视为一种对孩子合理开明的奖惩举措!殊不知,这带给孩子潜意识的讯息是:符合爸爸妈妈的标准,才是被爱的。然后孩子会为了得到父母的爱付出失去自己的代价!

5、预言孩子没出息 预言孩子没出息有两种后果,一是你越说他没出息,他越没出息,完全丧失斗志和学习能力,最终实现你的预言!另一种孩子,你说越说他没出息,他越要证明自己有出息,但是一辈子活在“证明”中,失去自我,也丧失了生活的智慧和让自己幸福的智慧。

6、代替孩子做选择 孩子的心理独立期有三个阶段,分别是3岁、9岁和12岁。小的时候,孩子自己吃饭,父母应关怀而不干涉,不要说你都吃到衣服上了,我来喂吧!再或者孩子想穿什么衣服你也要代为选择!还有不声不响为孩子报了钢琴班,都是不智之举。家长总是在用“自己的头脑”操控孩子,但是忽视了代替的过程就是剥夺孩子成长的过程。你剥夺了孩子某方面的成长,孩子就丧失了某方面的能力。

7、不信任孩子 不认为孩子有控制能力,不认为孩子其实可以做到,彻底毁灭了孩子的自尊和上进心。培养孩子成“才”,应该先让孩子先“成人”,否则各种各样的问题孩子只会越来越多。 总结:父母教育孩子的过程,就是把自己的状态调整到平静和喜悦的过程,平静和喜悦的状态就是爱!教育孩子的过程,也是心量拓宽的过程。改变孩子很容易,当你“容”下孩子时,孩子就“易(改变)”了。

中国富豪最爱礼品榜


男性富豪最青睐的礼品品牌

1.路易威登(13.9%)

2.苹果(8.9%)

3.爱马仕(7.2%)

4.香奈儿(6.7%)

5.卡地亚(5.6%)

6. 古驰(5.0%)

7.万宝龙(4.9%)

8.迪奥(3.9%)

9.博柏利(3.3%)

10.拉菲(3.0%)

女性富豪最青睐的礼品品牌

1.香奈儿(15.9%)

2.路易威登(14.3%)

3.卡地亚(11.1%)

4.蒂芙尼(10.6%)

5.苹果(7.9%)

6.万宝龙(6.4%)

7.古驰(6.0%)

8.普拉达(4.8%)

9.迪奥(3.2%)

10.博柏利(1.6%)

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Top Apps You Can't Live Without (4)


Let's speed through a huge number of interesting and useful apps.

TextExpander ($34.95) for Mac automatically expands long blocks of text when you type shortcuts. For example, if I type "mmw," TextExpander spells out my name. The shortcut "isg" types my email signature, and I have several shortcuts for blocks of HTML we use in our blog posts.

Moom ($1) simplifies sizing and moving windows on the Mac.

I use the Microsoft Office suite: Communicator, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint. They're still the corporate standard.

I use Google Voice as my main phone number for work and personal calls, and Google AppsGmail for my personal email (starts at $50 per year, though plain Gmail is free).

Chrome is getting a little bloated, but still the best browser for the Mac.

Backblaze ($3.96 per month and up) provides online backup.

Dropbox (freemium, $9.99 per month and up) is a workhorse for document-sharing with other people, and for sharing documents across my multiple devices. It also gives me another backup for key documents. Yeah, that's two online backups. I also back up my calendar and address book to Google Apps. I'm compulsive that way.

LastPass (Freemium, $1 per month) manages passwords on the desktop, iPhone, and Android.

I listen to podcasts on the iPhone using Instacast ($4.99).

I read books using the Kindle app on my Nexus 7 tablet. The app is free, but you pay for the books.

I listen to Audible audiobooks on the iPhone. Again, the app is free, you pay for the books. I'm currently listening to Strip Tease, the comic crime novel by Carl Hiaasen. Love it.

I save articles for reading later with Pocket. My colleague Kim Davis likes Readability. They're both free.

I already mentioned the If This Then That (free) service for piping content from one place on the Internet to another, and for sending alerts. I have 24 active IFTTT recipes, for sending my saved Pocket articles to Evernote, for sending me alerts when the weather changes, and more.

I use Skitch (free) to save, crop, resize, and annotate screenshots and other images.

Due ($4.99) is a timer app for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac that makes it easy to set fast alarms and reminders.

Check the Weather ($0.99) is an attractive and more accurate alternative to the iPhone's standard Weather app.


Top Apps You Can't Live Without (3)


I lost 90 pounds half year, and I've kept it off since then. The key to my success was keeping a record of all my food and exercise.

I track food and exercise using Lose It (freemium, $39.99 per year) for the iPhone (also available for Android and on the Web). I make a note in Lose It for everything I eat and drink (aside from beverages with no calories, such as water, coffee, and tea). The program calculates the calorie count of what I eat and tracks the number of calories I should be consuming every day.

One nice feature of Lose It: You can record packaged foods simply by scanning barcodes.
I walk or bike five days a week, and the free RunKeeper tracks how far I've gone and for how long. One nice feature of RunKeeper: It uses the iPhone's GPS to detect when I've stopped moving, so if I stop to take a picture at the park, RunKeeper knows and automatically deducts the time from my total exercise.

Keeping a journal of food and exercise makes you conscious of how much you eat and how many calories you're burning. It's not as difficult as it sounds; it gets to be a habit. And I find it essential to keeping weight off and staying fit.