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-- 作者：緣生
-- 發表時間： 2005/10/23 02:00am
[這篇文章最後由緣生在 2005/10/23 02:01am 第 1 次編輯]

【大紀元10月5日訊】
(大紀元記者羅莉編譯報導)很長一段時間﹐風水在中國大陸被視為封建迷信。但現在﹐風水文化在中國重新崛起﹐而且勢頭正盛。甚至在西方﹐看風水也開始在一些地區悄然流行起來。
美國《辛辛那提探詢者報》（The Cincinnati Enquirer ）曾報導﹐45歲的保儸-皮爾森（Paul Pearson）以前並不相信風水。數年前，他偶然遇到一位風水師。那人與他並不怎麼認識﹐卻準確地說出皮爾森的公司在虧損。他說﹐他之所以知道﹐是因為他感受到皮爾森的三層樓房裏的能量流很不好。按照風水師的建議﹐皮爾森熄滅了大門上的所有燈，以免屋內的能量從前門散失。自此之後，果然扭轉了公司虧損的態勢。
莎倫-曼恩（Sharon Mann）是一名組織專家﹐在一家大型跨國公司任職。她說﹐公司裡很多員工都對風水著迷﹐因爲他們覺得風水理論「很有道理」。曼恩說：「如果在幾年前你談起風水的話題，人們會認為你瘋了。但現在人們對風水都有所瞭解，而且也明白他們可以做一點改變，使生活更加順暢。」
看風水的做法近來越來越流行了。道恩-施瓦玆曼（Dawn Schwartzman）是一家室內設計公司的首席創意師。他說：「很明顯，我們公司在風水方面的咨詢業務在增加。」他每季度舉辦一次風水講座課程，長達三個小時﹐但每次都爆滿，而且尤其受房地產經紀人的歡迎。
很多人對風水是寧信其有﹐不信其無。勞仁-亞伯（Lauren Abel）自己在家中經營一家行銷溝通公司。在進行一番風水改造之後﹐公司業務就興旺起來了。她說：「不管是精神上或實質上，我知道在我的房子裡，我更舒服了。我的事業也顯得更順利了﹐生意興隆，那不是風水的因素嗎？我不知道！」
即使是並不相信風水的人﹐為了與亞洲客戶做生意﹐也開始注意風水問題。弗蘭克-查肯（Frank Chaiken）並不相信風水真能為現實世界帶來好處，但他知道﹐地球另一邊有數億人相信風水。查肯認為﹐要做國際生意﹐就要入鄉隨俗﹐尊重和適應當地人的風俗習慣。所以﹐既然和亞洲人合作﹐就一定要在辦公室﹑工廠等處的裝潢設計中考慮風水問題。例如﹐在美國﹐如果一家公司的入口處沒有公司標識，可能會使潛在客戶感到不安。同樣的，在中國，如果辦公室裝潢不符合風水原則，可能會使客戶望而怯步。查肯打趣地說﹕「而且﹐如果它真的管用，有什麼不好呢？」
[url=http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/4/10/5/n680231.htm]資料來源[/url]

-- 作者： rainbow
-- 發表時間： 2005/10/23 03:26am
<pre>Yes, 一些美國人相信風水 - 在下邊看來自《紐約時報》的新聞文章, 但是我不認為風水有主流的趨勢 - 是 gaining recognition. 至少，我的公司在面對很多問題。但是沒人認為是壞風水。他們責怪是整個行業的問題。

有一個謠言, 非常喜歡炫耀的紐約房地產開發商 Donald Trump 找紐約唐人街 "風水專家" 斟酌建造 Trump Tower. 但是那個唐人街中國男人 " XX 居士 " 看起來不可信賴. 有些 rumor, " XX 居士 " 給壞的風水 advice,一個唐人街商店破產, 一個旅行社的業務更差.
Donald Trump 大約十年前面對破產和很多債務。在過去幾年, 無論有沒有找 "風水專家", 或 "破產專家", 任何人在曼哈頓房地產也能夠致富。
大約 1 或 2 年前, Donald Trump 上電視節目, reality TV show, "The Apprentice", 東山再起. 最初 NBC 電視台給他低工資, "The Apprentice" 電視節目非常受歡迎之後, NBC 付給 Donald Trump 更高的錢上電視節目.

-- 作者： rainbow
-- 發表時間： 2005/10/23 03:33am
[這篇文章最後由rainbow在 2005/10/22 03:35pm 第 1 次編輯]

<pre>[b]Chamberlain, Lisa. "Using Feng Shui in Offices and Stores.(Real Estate Desk)(SQUARE FEET)."
The New York Times (July 10, 2005): 11(L). [/b]

Full Text : COPYRIGHT 2005 The New York Times Company
FENG SHUI seemed destined to go the way of hippie communes, ridiculed as a bourgeois lifestyle fad. Instead, like yoga and organic food, the ancient Chinese practice of positioning objects, buildings and even whole communities to maximize the flow of energy, or chi, has penetrated the culture beyond the New Age world of crystals and chimes.
''Growing up in Brooklyn, the closest I came to feng shui was the Chinese laundry,'' said Robert A. Levine, president and chief executive of the RAL Companies, a real estate development and management firm. ''I thought of feng shui as a lifestyle for certain people versus something to implement in terms of commercial development projects.''
But his perspective changed when he met Alex Stark in 1999, after one of his joint-venture partners wanted to use feng shui on a commercial project. Mr. Stark, he said, ''changed my thought process.''
[b]Mr. Stark, who has a private feng shui consulting practice based in Brooklyn, began studying feng shui in the late 1980's and has been riding the feng shui crest as it has flowed from an esoteric residential practice primarily used as a self-help tool to offices and retail spaces and to entire commercial projects. He has worked with Mr. Levine on several commercial and residential developments, including RAL's offices at 86 Chambers Street. [/b]
Walking through the offices, Mr. Levine said that even before he started consulting Mr. Stark, the firm's corporate-identity color was red, which he was pleased to learn is a feng shui symbol of authority and power. Red paint is used throughout the 10,000-square-foot office space on the seventh floor of a building that RAL bought in January 2001. To break up the long, monotonous corridors so common in offices, Mr. Stark recommended hanging some ceiling panels below the ceiling level and putting lighting fixtures at angles to the ceiling. To maximize the flow of light to interior spaces, dividing walls are made of frosted glass.
[b]Mr. Stark, who charges $300 an hour, recommends both minor solutions -- for instance, not letting a clock be the first thing one sees on entering a space, except a train station or an airport, because it raises stress levels -- and major design changes, like relocating a building's entrance. [/b]
''It's much better to be in on a project from the beginning, so you can do true site planning, rather than trying to come in after the fact and fix things,'' Mr. Stark said. ''Beautiful ancient Chinese buildings aren't filled with kitsch. It's the problematic spaces that require chimes and crystals.''
One client that brought Mr. Stark in from the beginning was the Institute of Integral Nutrition, a school that takes a holistic approach to teaching dietary theories. Founded in New York in 1994, the school tripled its enrollment in the last three years and needed to relocate its headquarters to a larger space. Mr. Stark visited potential office spaces and prepared reports on their pros and cons from a feng shui perspective.
The school's offices moved into 5,000 square feet on East 28th Street early last month, after spending about $100 a square foot on construction. The arrangements closely follow Mr. Stark's diagram, called a [b][color=red]bagua[/b][/color], which indicates how energy forces are distributed throughout the space.
According to feng shui principles, harmony is achieved when the use of a space is compatible with its energy sector. For instance, because of the school's curriculum, Mr. Stark positioned the kitchen in the fame and reputation sector, which was determined by the bagua, or floor diagram. He put the conference room in the networking and helpful-people corner.
To determine how individual offices should be arranged, he interviewed the entire staff. From those interviews, Mr. Stark also determined what color to repaint one wall in each office (preferably the wall behind the occupant's desk), to maximize its potential. For instance, green represents growth, a good color for a person handling daily business matters and revenue.
''There are so many camps of feng shui,'' said Nathan Patmor, the school's managing director. ''It can get very detailed and miss the big picture. Alex gives practical, usable recommendations.''
[b]Of course, not everyone likes his advice. ''I can't tell you how many dot-com companies fired me,'' Mr. Stark said. ''Some didn't even want to have real desks in their offices, based on a 'thinking outside the box' kind of theory. But you have to have a command center. I kept telling them that the way they were doing things they weren't going to last, and they didn't want to hear that.'' [/b]
Mr. Stark, who grew up in Lima, Peru, with his Swiss father and Peruvian mother, was educated in American schools there before [b]studying architecture at Yale, graduating in 1974. He stumbled into feng shui when he met a Cuban practitioner. While working as a designer, he began studying feng shui, and gave free consultations to friends and acquaintances. [/b]
Then, one day in the early 1990's, he was invited by Barbara Corcoran of the Corcoran Group to apply feng shui to the company's new Web site -- an odd request that other feng shui practitioners did not want to accommodate. Unknown to Mr. Stark, Ms. Corcoran alerted the news media, and the combination of this new technology and the esoteric practice of feng shui drew them in droves.
''At that point, I had to quit my day job,'' Mr. Stark said. ''My employer wasn't happy about all the publicity.''
Fortunately for Mr. Stark, his practice has grown to the point where he can barely take on new business and still keep up with his longstanding clients, like John and Kinnari Panikar, who own the NoHo textile store Kinnu.
''We've used Alex several times since we opened in 1997,'' Mr. Panikar said. ''Whenever business slows down, we bring in Alex for an adjustment. It's like going to the doctor for a checkup.''
Kinnu's textiles, from women's clothing to bedspreads and wall coverings, are designed by Ms. Panikar and made by hand in India using a tie-dying process. The silks and cottons are pinched and dyed, creating textures and colors that the Panikars display in a way designed to entice shoppers to touch the fabrics.
To encourage this, Mr. Stark recommended placing products in a zigzag pattern rather than in straight rows. This slows shoppers down and encourages them to linger rather than speed through the space. ''Think of an airport with long, straight corridors,'' Mr. Stark said. ''That promotes rushing. Few retailers understand that. They all place their products on racks in aisles.''
''We think of our space more like a gallery than a store,'' Ms. Panikar said.
[b]While many of Mr. Stark's clients are only too happy to talk about their feng shui experience, [color=blue]some are still reluctant to do so. In fact, Mr. Stark performed feng shui on one of the most recognizable commercial properties in Manhattan, the Conde Nast Building, in Times Square, but the company has declined to discuss it. [/color][/b]
[b][color=red][size=5]This fall, Mr. Stark will be one of the teachers of what he believes is the first credit-bearing course on feng shui at a major architecture school, but the school also declined to comment. ''I take clients only so far as they're willing to go,'' Mr. Stark said. [/b][/color][/size]

-- 作者： rainbow
-- 發表時間： 2005/10/24 05:41am
<pre>我從 BBC 新聞網站發現這篇風水新聞文章。BBC 有中文新聞版本.
一家英國博彩公司風水差, 有益顧客, 損傷博彩公司.
[b][color=blue]BBC 英文新聞版本在這裡[/b][/color]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/3779501.stm
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[b][color=blue]英國博彩公司Ladbrokes 利用風水大師解析生意好壞[/b][/color]
[b][color=blue]中文新聞版本在這裡[/b][/color]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_3780000/newsid_3781500/3781561.stm
風水大師為英博彩公司參謀
2004年06月06日格林尼治標準時間17:22北京時間01:22發表
BBC
英國倫敦一家博彩公司發現，顧客在它的一家分店裡贏彩票的機率要比其它分店高出20%。該公司特意邀請一位風水大師來探查究竟。
這名風水大師名叫保羅﹒德比，是一位東方哲學的博士。德比博士說，問題出在這家分店的地理位置和平面設計上。
他指出，分店位與一個沒有自然光的地下室。附近的一條河流所產生的"氣"被一個警察局擋住了。廚房和廁所在屋子的背面，擋住了從後面進來的"氣"。
而屋子的前方卻寬敞，開闊。顧客從這裡進入帶來很多"氣"，使他們有很好的手氣。
德比博士在風水方面的專長在2002年也得到了驗證。英國城市卡的夫的千年體育館內有一間朝南的更衣室。用過這間更衣室的球隊從來就沒有贏過球賽。
德比博士按照自己的風水理論改造了這間更衣室，據他本人說，在這之後，80%用此更衣室的球隊都贏了比賽。
德比博士原來是一位小學校長。工作期間的壓力令他在15年前放棄了工作。他一直對東方的文化和歷史感興趣。後來他成了一位東方哲學的博士。
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-- 作者： rainbow
-- 發表時間： 2005/10/25 10:18am
[這篇文章最後由rainbow在 2005/10/24 10:20pm 第 1 次編輯]

<pre>巧合, 今天一個關於Donald Trump (川普) 的新聞.
當今, Donald Trump (川普) 很受歡迎, 確實東山再起, 他的現實電視廣播 "The Apprentice" (中文翻譯名字:「學徒」or 「飛黃騰達」 )很受歡迎. 最近一個房地產發表演說付給他一百五十萬美元演說一小時。
川普開金口演講每分鐘進帳2萬5千美元
2005-10-24
世界新聞網
【中央社紐約二十四日美聯電】美國房地產大亨唐納．川普開金口演講，每分鐘進帳二萬五千美元，儘管聆聽其忠告代價高昂，仍有不少川普迷趨之若鶩。
川普二十三日應邀發表一小時演講，獲得的酬勞是一百五十萬美元，數千名川普迷不惜荷包失血，購票洗耳恭聽。
這位美國國家廣播公司實況電視節目「飛黃騰達」明星，敦促聽眾務必要採取積極態度，並對專家顧問保持懷疑。
川普說：「當有人向你挑戰時，你必須反擊，為扳倒他們，你必須強悍、凶狠。」
川普在Learning Annex主辦的活動上，告訴花一百到五百美元購票參與的聽眾，「延攬一流好手，但不能信任他們，與他們合作，但必須讓他們尊敬你。」(聯合新聞網)
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川普致富術
Trump: How to Get Rich
書本簡介:
1980年代，媒體稱川普能「點石成金」。
90年代初期，他負債九十二億美元，面臨破產。
今天，他代表全美知名高價房地產品牌，
在紐約擁有超過十座房地產，售價皆高於市價39％。
川普親身傳授眾人迫切想問的問題：
如何賺到人生第一個十億元？
身價約25億美元，代表美國成功故事的典範。他的興趣在房地產、賭場、運動和娛樂，而且成就斐然。2003年，他參與美國NBC電視台電視劇「學徒」（The Apprentice）的演出，造成轟動，成為該季收視率最高的新節目，並與NBC共同擁有三場全球選美比賽的主辦權與轉播權。
川普在紐約擁有許多著名的房地產，皆位於高價地段，且以他的姓名命名，例如著名的川普大樓、川普國際飯店大樓、公園大道與五十九街即將修建的德爾莫尼克飯店、川普世界大樓等。川普集團也是全球最大的賭場飯店和遊樂場的經營者，在全美擁有多家賭場及高爾夫球俱樂部。
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-- 作者： rainbow
-- 發表時間： 2005/10/25 10:33am
一些美國人相信的風水是以人和自然世界 in harmony 為原則. 不是非常學術 (different academic school of thoughts) 那一類型.
以下是來自 CNN 的一篇文章 - [b]風水應用在化妝, 美容[/b]
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/News/08/14/sf.fengshui/
Lillian Too 的風水書, 好像是星座書那類. Lillian Too 是馬來西亞人或新加坡人. 出版了很多英文風水書.

-- 作者： rainbow
-- 發表時間： 2005/10/25 10:47am
有謠言Conde Nast 雜誌出版公司諮詢風水建造紐約時代廣場 (4 Times Square) 的 Conde Nast building.
但是 Conde Nast 想保持低調, 拒絕評論這個諮詢風水謠言.
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[b][color=blue]Condé Nast Building, seen from Empire State Building[/b][/color]
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[b][color=blue]The entrance to Conde Nast Building from 42nd Street[/b][/color]
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[b][color=blue]The view on Conde Nast Building from 42nd Street.[/b][/color]
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[b][color=blue]Conde Nast building and 42nd Street, the view from Weehawken. 6 August 2005[/b][/color]

-- 作者：緣生
-- 發表時間： 2006/12/23 10:39pm
[quote][b]下面引用由[u]rainbow[/u]在 [i]2005/10/25 11:47pm[/i] 發表的內容：[/b]
有謠言Conde Nast 雜誌出版公司諮詢風水建造紐約時代廣場 (4 Times Square) 的 Conde Nast building.
但是 Conde Nast 想保持低調, 拒絕評論這個諮詢風水謠言.
Condé Nast Building, seen from Empire ...
[/quote]
彩虹可以提供更多有關新聞的資訊嗎？
:em39:

-- 作者： rainbow
-- 發表時間： 2006/12/24 00:08am
[quote][b]下面引用由[u]緣生[/u]在 [i]2006/12/23 10:39pm[/i] 發表的內容：[/b]
彩虹可以提供更多有關新聞的資訊嗎？
[/quote]
站長
這些風水或關於出版發行人 Conde Nast 的風水新聞，我需要去公眾圖書館的報紙, 雜誌資料庫 collection 找這些新聞的。因為它是不主流的新聞。
如果我有時間，我會找, post 在這裡。

-- 作者：緣生
-- 發表時間： 2006/12/24 00:19am
[quote][b]下面引用由[u]rainbow[/u]在 [i]2006/12/24 01:08pm[/i] 發表的內容：[/b]
站長
這些風水或關於出版發行人 Conde Nast 的風水新聞，我需要去公眾圖書館的報紙, 雜誌資料庫 collection 找這些新聞的。因為它是不主流的新聞。
如果我有時間，我會找, post 在這裡。
[/quote]
thanks^^~~~ :em39:

-- 作者： rainbow
-- 發表時間： 2007/01/14 05:24am
[quote][b]下面引用由[u]rainbow[/u]在 [i]2005/10/23 04:33pm[/i] 發表的內容：[/b]
While many of Mr. Stark's clients are only too happy to talk about their feng shui experience, some are still reluctant to do so. In fact, Mr. Stark performed feng shui on one of the most recognizable commercial properties in Manhattan, the Conde Nast Building, in Times Square, but the company has declined to discuss it.
[/quote]
Alex Stark claimed that he was the Feng Shui consultant for Conde Nast Building in Times Square, Manhattan.
I passed by the Conde Nast building (4 Times Square) in Manhattan during the Christmas holiday. The Conde Nast lobby is located on the south side - an unusually quiet location - away from the crowd and noise. Next to Conde Nast is the Construction-in-progress high-tech environmentally friendly future site of Bank of America tower.
The north side of 4 Times Square is Nasdaq. Conde Nast is located on the opposite side. It felt like "A Tale of Two Cities". The Nasdaq site (north side) is noisy and crowded. The south side (Conde Nast) is like a different world.

-- 作者： rainbow
-- 發表時間： 2007/02/18 04:27am
[這篇文章最後由rainbow在 2007/02/18 05:31pm 第 2 次編輯]

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[b][color=blue] 圖：洛杉磯動物園特別花了七百四十萬美元為金絲猴打造新家（美聯社）[/b][/color]

美國人理解的風水是關於內部設計，或以環境和睦為目的。
請注意，洛杉磯動物園只是為[u][b]來自中國[/u][/b]的猴子的新家在尋求風水諮詢。不是對整個動物園尋求風水諮詢。
風水 consultation: 4500美元（約15萬台幣, 約3.5萬港元)
http://www.ettoday.com/2007/02/14/91-2055463.htm#im
新鮮世／洛杉磯動物園改風水　迎接中國嬌客金絲猴
2007/02/14 12:51
記者管淑平／編譯
雖說洛杉磯比佛利山莊的名流近年了迷上中國的風水之說，但是連動物園都信這一套，可是頭一回聽說，[b][color=blue]洛杉磯動物園就花了4500美元（約15萬台幣）特別為金絲猴棲息區改風水，希望能讓這種瀕絕動物在這裡活得健康又快活。 [/b][/color]
洛杉磯動物園向中國租借三隻金絲猴展出，動物園特別花了740萬美元為這群嬌客打造新家，其中包括一筆風水顧問費，請來在比佛利山莊專門為高級住宅看風水的風水建築師麥妮尼調整一下金絲猴棲息區的風水。麥妮尼說，建築師和室內設計師講究風水，但是洛杉磯動物園為動物的家看風水還是第一次聽說，「非常具有實驗性。我們沒有任何關於猴子風水的書可以參考，只能假設達爾文的論點是正確的，對人類好的，對猴子也好。」
就如所有中國風水的講究的氣，麥妮尼的做法是盡量讓好的氣能充滿整個棲息區。洛杉磯每日新聞13日報導，麥妮尼先勘查整個棲息區的配置規劃，並向動物園工作人員了解金絲猴的習性，例如什麼時候起床，一天的活動內容，什麼時候睡覺等，然後做出風水上的建議。
她認為，原本設計的觀測塔的門位置不好，容易有意外，官符和口舌之爭，建議換個位置，或者加一座噴泉或者增加水流裝飾，用水氣的潤澤軟化該區的煞氣。她也建議，金絲猴睡覺的屋子方向不對，要換個角度讓猴子「更健康快樂」，更重要的是有助生育。
這些建議是在2003年4月提出，她原本要求一定要在2004年2月完成，因為這一天也是有利金絲猴風水的重要日子。不過工程延誤了，為了因應保育壓力，動物園得先擴建大象棲息區，麥妮尼說，儘管如此，她還是希望她的建議對猴子有幫助。
[b][color=blue]洛杉磯市府以每年10萬美元的代價借展這三隻金絲猴，為期10年。這三隻金絲猴可望在今年底抵達洛杉磯做客，負責設計金絲猴棲息區的建築師梅伊斯說，他們盡可能重現中國鄉村的景緻和感覺，「放眼所及的建築物都要有中國味，但是我們認為，如果多做一步，確保風水也好，會更有說服力。」 [/b][/color]
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http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/02/15/YM-693269.htm
洛城為金絲猴新居看風水
2007-2-15

【大公報訊】據《洛杉磯每日新聞》十四日消息：美國洛杉磯動物園今年稍後將會展出中國一級國寶金絲猴，為了讓這種稀有猴子有賓至如歸的感覺，園方特地聘請比華利山的風水專家為牠們布置居所，希望令牠們早日適應美國的生活。
[b]無猴子風水書作參考[/b]
洛杉磯動物園向中國租借三隻金絲猴展出，動物園特別花了七百四十萬美元為這群嬌客打造新家，其中包括一筆風水顧問費──四千五百美元（約三萬五千港元），請來在比華利山莊專門為高級住宅看風水的風水建築師馬伊尼尼調整一下金絲猴棲息區的風水。
馬伊尼尼說，建築師和室內設計師講究風水，但是洛杉磯動物園為動物的家看風水還是第一次聽說，「非常具有實驗性。我們沒有任何關於猴子風水的書可以參考，只能假設達爾文的論點是正確的，對人類好的，對猴子也好。」
就如所有中國風水的講究的氣，馬伊尼尼的做法是盡量讓好的氣能充滿整個棲息區。馬伊尼尼先勘查整個棲息區的配置規劃，並向動物園工作人員了解金絲猴的習性，例如什麼時候起床，一天的活動內容，什麼時候睡覺等，然後作出風水上的建議。
[b]改睡房方向有助生育[/b]
她認為，原本設計的觀測塔的門位置不好，容易有意外，官司和口舌之爭，建議換個位置，或者加一座噴泉或者增加水流裝飾，用水氣的潤澤軟化該區的煞氣。她也建議，金絲猴睡覺的屋子方向不對，要換個角度讓猴子「更健康快樂」，更重要的是有助生育。
這些建議是在二○○三年四月提出，她原本要求一定要在二○○四年二月完成，因為這一天也是有利金絲猴風水的重要日子。不過工程延誤了，為了因應保育壓力，動物園得先擴建大象棲息區，馬伊尼尼說，儘管如此，她還是希望她的建議對猴子有幫助。
洛杉磯市府以每年十萬美元的代價借展這三隻金絲猴，為期十年。這三隻金絲猴可望在今年底抵達洛杉磯作客，負責設計金絲猴棲息區的建築師梅伊斯說，他們盡可能重現中國鄉村的景致和感覺，「放眼所及的建築物都要有中國味，但是我們認為，如果多做一步，確保風水也好，會更有說服力。」
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6350000/newsid_6359700/6359713.stm
金絲猴赴美風水師、豪宅伺候
BBC中文網
2007年02月13日
美國洛杉磯動物園近日特意聘請了一位中國風水專家，為即將遠赴美國的3隻中國金絲猴設計美國"豪宅"。
為了讓將要遠道而來的金絲猴能有賓至如歸的感覺，洛杉磯動物園花費4，500美元聘請了一位風水專家為這種瀕臨滅絕的珍貴物種設計"豪宅"。
其實，聘請風水專家所花的費用只是九牛一毛。為了能讓這三隻金絲猴能在今年下半年與遊人見面，洛杉磯市政府總共將花費740萬美元。
僅租金一項，洛杉磯市政府每年就需向中國政府支付10萬美金的租借費，租期為10年。
負責為這三隻金絲猴設計"豪宅"的風水師說，由於前人沒有留下專為猴子撰寫的風水書，這次設計只能是嚐試性的。
"在這種情況下，我們只能相信達爾文的進化論。姑且認為有益於人的風水，也應該有益於猴子吧。"
據風水師介紹，金絲猴美國之家將會設有噴泉或水池，整個設計將遵循回歸自然、陰陽平衡、氣運通達的原則。
藍臉長毛的金絲猴產自中國、體重約13.5公斤，屬於瀕臨滅絕的世界稀有物種。

BBC中文網報導
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6350000/newsid_6359700/6359713.stm
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6360759.stm
Wednesday, 14 February 2007
LA Zoo recruits Feng Shui expert
Los Angeles Zoo has hired the services of a Feng Shui expert to help three golden monkeys loaned by China feel at home in their future surroundings.
Simona Mainini, who is also a qualified architect, believes the move may be a first in animal enclosure design.
"It's very experimental. We don't have any books on feng shui for monkeys," Ms Mainini told AP news agency.
Feng Shui, an ancient Chinese practice, focuses on arranging objects and spaces to promote health and happiness.
'Extra step'
"We just have to assume that Darwin is correct and that there is a connection and what is good for humans is good for monkeys," Ms Mainini - who is reportedly being paid $4,500 (£2,300) - said.
She said she had already made some changes to a planned enclosure to maximise "good energy".
One of the added features would be a water feature to "soften, with moisture, the harsh energy", she said.
The zoo plans to spend just over $7m (£3.6m) to build the enclosure that is expected to open later this year.
It says the enclosure will have the feel of a Chinese village.
"We thought it would be more authentic if we went that extra step and made sure it was done with good Feng Shui," said principal architect Charles Mays.
The three golden monkeys - a male and two females - are expected to stay at the zoo for 10 years.
Golden monkeys, which weigh up to 17kg (37lb), have light-blue faces, long hair and make a cat-like meow.
The natural habitat of the endangered species is forest areas of China's Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and Hubei provinces.
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2872731
Zoo Pays Feng Shui Expert to Aid Monkeys
Los Angeles Zoo Pays Feng Shui Expert to Ensure Monkeys Can Have a Strong Life Force
The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Zoo paid $4,500 to an expert in the ancient Chinese art of feng shui to ensure three endangered golden monkeys on loan from China can have a strong life force.
Consulting the feng shui expert was part of the cost for a $7.4 million enclosure for the golden monkeys debuting at the zoo later his year. Feng shui focuses on balance in design to promote health and happiness.
Feng shui is in demand among high-end architects and interior designers, but Beverly Hills-based feng shui expert Simona Mainini said the Los Angeles Zoo's effort may be a first in animal enclosure design.
"It's very experimental," Mainini said. "We don't have any books on feng shui for monkeys. We just have to assume that Darwin is correct and that there is a connection and what is good for humans is good for monkeys."
The exhibit for the male and two female golden monkeys is nearing completion and they are expected to arrive by the end of the year, once China approves the export permit.
Exhibit designers from the Seattle-based Portico Group said the enclosure was designed to re-create the feel of a rural Chinese village.
"The viewing building has a Chinese character," said principal architect Charles Mays, who hire Mainini. "We thought it would be more authentic if we went that extra step and made sure it was done with good feng shui."
Mainini said she tweaked the plans to maximize the good qi (pronounced chee). For example, she recommended moving a door on the observation tower or adding a fountain or water feature to "soften, with moisture, the harsh energy" in that area of the tower.
The city will pay the Chinese government $100,000 a year for the period of the 10-year loan of the simians.
"The idea is to get people beyond just looking at the animals so they experience how the animals and people live," zoo General Manager John Lewis said. "So when people see that a species is endangered, maybe they'll feel motivated to do something to save them."
Golden monkeys, which weigh about 30 pounds, have blue faces, long hair and make a catlike meow.
nformation from: (Los Angeles) Daily News, http://www.dailynews.com

-- 作者： rainbow
-- 發表時間： 2007/11/19 02:25am
長島老外「商家」愛上中國風水
2007年11月9日

【明報記者范小江報道】「辦公室風水」行業風靡長島非華裔商家，香港移民開設的風水諮詢公司生意火紅。長島《每日新聞》報昨(8)日報道稱，古董店、房地產公司、美容沙龍和醫療診所等各類業主，認真愛上「風水勘查」之說，幾乎開口必談陰陽平衡。

在長島Greenvale擁有房地產公司的阿諾德(Robert H. Arnold)說，經過風水師的建議，他將室內裝飾的色調變成了吉利的紅色，並安裝了玻璃門以反射更多的光亮。在辦公桌前，阿諾德擺設了一面圓形的大鏡子以發揮他的創造力，並在牆壁上增加圓形的要素，幫助能量更好的流動。阿諾德表示，風水是關於兩極能量的邏輯，不是什麽負面的事情。

擔任醫職的斯坦博格(Kenneth Steinberg)在Mineola開設一間急診所(First Med Urgent Care)，他希望病人能夠在較為平靜的心情下問診，專門請來風水師調和辦公室的氣氛，同時還希望提升診所的環保要素。

曾經幫助房地產巨商川普(Donald Trump)設計哥倫布圈的公寓大樓風水，香港移民殷舞(音譯，Pun-Yin)的風水問詢生意愈來愈旺。殷舞總是以金木水火土陰陽五行的道理，向非華裔的商人或屋主傳授中華風水的要訣，她10歲就開始跟隨風水師的父親學習能量的常識，這個深厚的中華文化背景也令殷舞在長島贏得了風水行業非同尋常的地位。

由於看風水盛行，不少非華裔也成為了專業的風水師。赫斯蘭格爾(Victoria Elizabeth Houslanger)就被邀請在蘇福克郡的酒吧協會講座，幫助每個沙龍、禮品店和餐館量身定制房間的佈局和家具的擺放。

風水的概念，讓不少室內設計師也多少加入了這個行業，他們的設計理念在擺位的知識中尋找靈光乍現的一刻。

斯仃利奧(Joan M. Stigliano)說，長島的很多商人和居民都認為風水是和針灸等同的概念，已經成為主流的生活方式之一，這些年她的客戶群不斷擴大，很多人把風水堪察列為喬遷新居後的第一要務。

-- 作者： rainbow
-- 發表時間： 2008/02/25 04:54am
[這篇文章最後由rainbow在 2008/02/24 03:55pm 第 1 次編輯]

[b][size=4] 美國洛杉磯位於哈仙達岡的兩家麥當勞快餐店，日前就以風水意念重新裝潢，不料竟然創下當月業績成長兩倍的紀錄。 [/b][/size]
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[b][color=blue]　麥當勞速食店餐桌鋪上一層厚厚的毛玻璃，紅色的光芒，除了加深五行中「火」的意念外，讓用餐\區在夜晚散發出前所未有的氣氛。[/color]
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[b][color=blue]　民眾一進門就可以看到鎮店的紅色「火柱」，紅色條紋在鎂光燈照明下，顯得相當醒目。牆壁上掛著鑲上金邊的鯉魚圖，以風水學而言是「擋煞招財」的好「撇步」。另一家哈仙達岡麥當勞速食店，在店內打造擺\一面竹編屏風，雖然店家對風水不表示意見，但速食店中的東方式設計，不免讓人產生聯想。(本報記者薛泰安攝) [/b][/color]

麥當勞重新裝潢看風水
聘請華裔風水師以陰陽五行為主軸當月業績即成長兩倍
世界日報
2008-02-18

【本報者薛泰安哈仙達岡報導】東方的風水學廣被華人推崇，部分亞裔從婚、喪、喜、慶，舉凡大小瑣事皆要先看風水，不少生意人更對五行與陰陽等風水理念深信不疑。風水學近年也被主流商家接受，位於哈仙達岡的兩家麥當勞快餐店，日前就以風水意念重新裝潢，不料竟然創下當月業績成長兩倍的紀錄。

位於Gale街東邊的麥當勞已有十幾年歷史，日前重新裝潢。麥當勞公關人員特別請華裔風水師劉真君擔任設計顧問，並以中國風水為主體重新布置。整體上以風水中的陰陽五行(金、木、水、火、土)為主軸，強調餐飲區、服務台與廚房氣流對稱，整體以土色為主色，堅厚的色系較不沖冒四面的環境。

該店內包括相當寬敞的兒童遊戲區，意味著歡樂與新生命，所以在五行布局中側重水與火的元素，「水」象徵生命與放鬆，「火」則象徵好運與歡樂。廚房與服務台的方向和設計也重新規劃，讓供餐與服務台的動線變得更順暢。

內場員工周小姐表示，在這裡工作七年，感觸很深，重新開張後，當月的業績就達到以前的兩倍，顧客的反應相當良好。由於經理是重新開張後從其他分店調來支援，她表示，報到當天就覺得店內設計相當與眾不同，工作環境影響工作態度，員工的工作效率明顯提高。

部分民眾到店用餐是因全新裝潢，環境衛生，設計也很別出心裁。顧客卞先生表示，朋友推薦到這裡用餐，起初不以為意，但近來才發現這家麥當勞頗具「中式古風」。鑲「金」邊壁畫，直條紋「木」板隔頂，「水」紋牆壁雕刻，加上「火」紅色崁燈，將風水五行概念發揮到極致。

從座椅的水紋雕刻、餐桌上亮著紅光的毛玻璃、天花板的美術燈到擋災招財的紅色圓柱，整體設計大大提升速食店給人的刻板印象。店家特別掛上鑲金邊的鯉魚壁畫，風水師表示，與商人在店內養紅龍或鯉魚的道理一樣，是「招財擋煞」。風水師強調，鯉魚、龍魚或金魚都是同樣意念，不一定要養活的，一幅畫或雕刻都有相同的意義與效果。

店家也在飲料區放上綠葉盆栽，風水師表示，今年南方是五黃，又是三煞方，建議生意人不要在南方招財，而座南朝北的這家麥當勞店，特別將招財的盆栽放在財位(東方)，結合擋煞的鯉魚壁畫來平衡周圍氣場。

「水壁」的設計則可讓財氣不斷湧入，不過風水師強調，風水年年都在變，麥當勞的裝潢是小成本投資，屬於心理層級(初級)的風水學，簡單說就是入門，容易收到周圍建築或環境影響。不過，無論是行銷手法或風水改運，從用餐人數與整體環境，麥當勞以中西合璧的經營理念，確實擄獲不少民眾的心。
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速食西餐結合風水有神效？
坐落華人區難免「入境隨俗」
世界日報

【本報記者薛泰安哈仙達岡報導】位於哈仙達岡的麥當勞速食店結合東方的風水學，締造出亮眼的業績，一開張就成為附近的「速食業霸主」，讓周圍人氣低迷的同業，紛紛對風水產生好奇而相繼仿效。由此看來，西方對風水始終持保留態度，但當商店坐落華人密集地區時，也難免要「入境隨俗」。

中式餐館重視風水時有所聞，但速食店或西式餐館依賴風水倒相當罕見。位於Gale街上的麥當勞速食店，2007年12月重新開張後，業績以倍數成長，用餐的人次也大幅提升。[b][color=purple]雖然經理表示，環境與員工態度是吸引顧客上門的基本要素，但在周圍同業相繼倒閉後，讓不少西式餐館也逐漸對風水產生興趣。 [/b][/color]

無獨有偶，位於哈仙達岡的另一家麥當勞，雖然店面不大，但裝潢則極具東方色彩，以木頭竹編材質設計出的屏風，讓不少排隊的民眾感到好奇。雖然店家並未對裝潢表示意見，但風水專家指出，屏風可以擋煞，而竹子若使用得宜則能「遮型通氣」，擋煞之餘，若選對方位更有助商店人氣與聲譽。

[b][size=4][color=blue]不過對風水的「神效」，用餐民眾劉小姐認為，這家麥當勞對面的另一家速食店月前「關門」，也是這家麥當勞業績扶搖直上的原因。這家麥當勞重新開張不到數週，位於附近的肯德基炸雞店結束營業，原本客源紛紛流向麥當勞。而位在周圍的塔可鐘(Taco Bell)與El PolloLoco人氣也受麥當勞影響。 [/b][/size][/color]

雖然有民眾認為，該店生意奇佳單純只是因為麥當勞重新開張，民眾感到新奇而上門，但從開業兩個月的平穩業績看來，麥當勞已成為當地不少速食民眾的首選。

有消息指出，位於兩哩外的肯德基分店有意加入戰局，搬過來與麥當勞比鄰，但店面大小只有麥當勞的五分之一。

-- 作者： rainbow
-- 發表時間： 2008/03/02 06:36am
[這篇文章最後由rainbow在 2008/03/01 05:37pm 第 1 次編輯]

Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:09:21 -0500
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jqiSh6PFkRnD5zW9LijyYy--kGkwD8V1B4T00
[b][size=4]Fast-Food Joint Tries Feng Shui Makeover[/b][/size]
By DAISY NGUYEN
February 25, 2008

HACIENDA HEIGHTS, Calif. (AP) — The only familiar signs at the McDonald's in this large Asian community are the golden arches, the drive-through and the menu.

Gone are the plastic furniture, Ronald McDonald and the red and yellow palette that has defined the world's largest hamburger chain. Leather seats, earth tones, bamboo plants and water trickling down glass panels have taken their place.

The makeover elements are meant to help diners achieve happiness and fortune — whether they realize it or not.

That's because the restaurant was redesigned using the principles of feng shui, the ancient Chinese practice of arranging objects and numbers to promote health, harmony and prosperity.

The concept is an unlikely fit with fast food. But the restaurant's owners say the designs are aimed at creating a soothing setting that will encourage diners to linger over their burgers and fries, and come back again.

The makeover is part of the attempt by McDonald's Corp. in recent years to remodel hundreds of its restaurants to attract more patrons with unique decor and amenities that might entice them stay awhile.

It also fits into McDonald's larger corporate practice of catering to local tastes, such as a fondue-style burger in France or a pita-wrapped "McArabia" sandwich in the Middle East.

"We can't look too cookie cutter," Mark Brownstein, one of three owners of the restaurant, said about the new decor.

The basic principles of feng shui include placing strategic representations of five natural elements — earth, water, fire, metal and wood — around the room to increase the flow of chi, or energy.

Feng shui (fung shway) has been employed in the designs of high-rises, banks, even zoo exhibits, and has been popularized by countless coffee table books and TV shows such as HGTV's "Fun Shui." It's also used in the designs of the Panda Express Chinese food chain.

The McDonald's in this Los Angeles suburb boasts wood ceiling, silver-coated chairs, plus red accents throughout the dining area to symbolize fire and "good luck, laughter and prosperity," said Brenda Clifford, who designed the dining area.

The textured walls patterned after ocean waves symbolize "life and relaxation — the balanced things that you want in your life," she said.

Customers are responding positively, whether or not they recognize the feng shui elements.

"When we first walked in we were amazed, we were happy we skipped the drive-through and went inside," Andrew Chen said while lounging in a white leather booth with a friend.

Chen, 20, said he didn't notice the feng shui elements. He just thought it was a modern interior.

Two workers at the nearby post office said they've been taking more lunch breaks at the remodeled McDonald's, which opened in late December.

"We're here two, three times a week," Waldo Alfaro said as he munched on a Filet-O-Fish and a salad. "It's relaxing, you don't feel any pressure here."

Nevermind that this is the same McDonald's that's been vilified by critics over its artery-clogging Big Macs and fries.

The buzz about the feng shui McDonald's is starting to attract curious onlookers.

"It's successful as a design. It's got a very clean, open, airy appearance," said Elaine Bjorklund, a professor emerita of cultural geography at the University of Western Ontario in Canada, who was in town visiting a friend.

"I'm not a McDonald's habituee," she added as she snapped pictures of the dining area. "It would be interesting to see if this trend will spread."

Brownstein said he and his partners chose the feng shui makeover because the restaurant is located near a renowned Buddhist temple, which is considered good luck. The designs were meant to appeal to the area's growing Asian population, but were also done in a way that would help all customers tap their inner Zen.

With the help of a feng shui master, the designers added details that only feng shui practitioners could appreciate. They include positioning the doors in a way that would block out bad spirits while keeping good ones inside, Clifford said.

The eight rows of red tiles near the food counter are another symbol of fortune, because the number eight is considered auspicious, she said. Meanwhile, the metal sculptures of a crane and Koi fish adorning one wall represent fertility and prosperity, she said.

Clifford said she made the nearly fatal mistake of putting 44 seats in the dining area, until she learned that feng shui followers consider the number four a symbol of bad luck. So she added an extra seat to make it 45.

"Few people would notice it, but if you're in the know, you'll say 'Oh my God, that's terrible,'" she said.

She went as far as staggering the grout lines in the tiles rather than keeping them straight.

"You want to have obstacles in life, it makes you grow," she explained.

While the menu remains the same, there is a McCafe offering lattes and gourmet coffee drinks.

When McDonald's restaurants in Europe upgraded their decor several years ago by adding hardwood floors, armchairs, TVs and other enhancements, sales went up, Brownstein said.

He said business has picked up at his restaurant too.

Other franchise owners are taking notice. Clifford said her company has been hired to feng shui two more McDonald's in Southern California.