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Protect Conan Doyle's former residence

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Hefei Evening News July 3, 20061

British Sherlock Holmes fans launched a campaign to save Conan Doyle's former residence to ensure that the former residence will not be transformed into an apartment building by developers.

According to the Associated Press reported on the 29th, the club named "Victoria Society" has asked the British Heritage Committee to advance the ranking of Conan Doyle's former residence in the list of important historical buildings, so as to stop the developers' actions. However, relevant parties said that this operation may take several months.

Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes series detective novels, lives in Hindhead, a small town 64 kilometers south of London. 1895, Conan Doyle built a brick building with nearly 30 rooms in the valley of a pleasant town. The whole building covers an area of 1.2 hectares, which is very spectacular. Conan Doyle's wife was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and the doctor said she had only a few months to live. After moving into the new house, Louise lived with her husband 13 years.

After living in the Red Chamber for more than ten years, Conan Doyle also resurrected Sherlock Holmes, a great detective who was "murdered" by himself. In the short story The Last Case of 1893, Sherlock Holmes seems to have died, but novels such as The Hound of Baskerville and Return written by Conan Doyle later brought the detective with a deer hunting hat and a pipe in his mouth back to life.

From 1924 to 2004, the property was used as a hotel and restaurant. In 2004, a developer named Des Moore bought this property for 6.5438+0.000, but the property has been vacant. Today, the property is seriously damaged: the windows are nailed with wooden boards, and the once shining Conan Doyle family badge has faded; The ceiling is dim with mildew; Conan Doyle's favorite tennis court is overgrown with weeds. ...

In May this year, Moore announced that he hoped to develop Conan Doyle's former residence into an apartment building. Conservationists in Britain and Sherlock Holmes fans immediately expressed strong opposition. They believe that Conan Doyle's former residence has great architectural features and personal style in the late19th century, and the local government should treat it as a celebrity's former residence, repair it and allow the public to visit it. Others accuse the developer of ignorance and think that he does not respect Conan Doyle's contribution to English literature.

It is reported that the local government has rejected Moore's request. Moore also said that as long as he can develop the land around Conan Doyle's former residence and earn money, he is willing to repair the former residence and then hand it over to the Resource Protection Bureau. (According to Xinhua News Agency)

Find a job eight hours away

2006-07-28 07:35: 19

I'm not outstanding. I don't know when it started, and the sentence "Only when you become a boss can you really get rich" is deeply rooted in people's hearts. In fact, office workers don't have to feel that the "money way" is bleak. As long as you make a correct judgment on your actual situation, there are still many ways to get rich beyond 8 hours. Even if it is a part-time job, you can still hold a "golden rice bowl"!

Next stop model

Character: Joy, age: 23. Job title: hotel translator, part-time: periodical graphic model.

Income: Part-time income has far exceeded my own income, and part-time monthly income is tens of thousands.

JOY is a celebrity in a circle of friends and the only one on the cover of a magazine. JOY, height 173 cm, is a beautiful doll with a beautiful face and a first-class figure. However, JOY, whose height is 173, has suffered a lot: interviewing a flight attendant, people think she is too tall and has a big gap with the people around her; I want to be a runway model, but she is a little short. Standing beside the supermodel above 176, she looks "pathetic".

JOY had to comfort herself in this way. After graduation, she successfully found a five-star hotel as a translator, so she was "happy".

By chance, JOY met the visual director of the magazine through a friend. When he first saw JOY, he said that she should be an excellent model. Hearing this, JOY felt that this joy came too late, but she was sincerely happy with this evaluation. Because in her dream, it is her greatest ideal to walk on the model overpass and show her unique style. Despite the height limit, JOY still has a good appearance and temperament. "You can try to be a plane model." This sentence completely opened JOY's second world.

In private, JOY asked a friend to introduce a modeling company and acted as an advertisement for two fashionable women's magazines. Although trembling, JOY still played a good level and made advertisers very satisfied. When the filming ended and JOY got the red envelope from the company, she was still shocked.

"Unexpectedly, I followed for two days, which is more than my monthly income."

But in order to keep her beauty, JOY had to pay a huge price for it. Every month, I spend no less than 1000 yuan on cosmetics. I often go directly to the beauty salon to have my face done after work. "In our work, I have to do this. Otherwise, I'm sorry for my face, and I won't have a part-time job ... "Joey joked.

Part-time advice:

In Joey's line of work, many people depend on the weather. If you are born with a good appearance and figure, it is really a good idea. Not only is it rich in income, but it is relatively less dependent on knowledge and skills.

But there are also some "bad" places: because this line is more popular, it is best to get the permission of the company boss; At the same time, because there are too many opportunities to show up, it is inevitable that there will be suspects of public figures. You should always pay attention to your personal image, and don't add some pressure from colleagues or the outside world at work like ordinary people.

Earn a "bonus" by adding water to the sideline.

Character: Xiaoyan, age: 32. Job description: Part-time sales: Join the Pure Water Station and become an "invisible shopkeeper".

Income: about 2000 yuan a month.

Xiaoyan is a friend of a friend. Her job is sales, but in sales, she found that it is a good way to join the chain now. "You don't have to leave the extra money at home. At least take it out for exercise and earn some points. Finding yourself a sideline is also a bonus. " When it comes to joining the pure water station, Xiaoyan doesn't think this is a venture. "It can only be said that it is an investment, because the time and money spent on it are really too small."

Xiaoyan chose to join the water station as her part-time investment object, which is prudent. It is said that she took part in two franchise exhibitions in a row for half a year and analyzed three water companies that offered to join at that time. And from their own actual ability, analysis of shops, employees, input costs and other issues, and even whether there is so much energy to manage are taken into account.

Finally, Xiaoyan chose one of them. Generally speaking, Xiaoyan thinks this is the most suitable business for her: independent water use, no need for shops, only a venue for power supply and water supply of about 1 square meter, which is in line with her requirements of not affecting her work. So Xiaoyan signed a five-year contract, with a total investment of 49,500 yuan: 27,500 yuan for joining, 8,000 yuan for deposit, and a commission of 1.4 million yuan.

The advantage of joining the chain is that she can save a lot of heart, which is one of the reasons why Xiaoyan chose this road. In the following many things, including the installation, promotion and even site selection of pure water vending machines, she entrusted the company with full authority. The turnover of the water store is divided equally with the company. All she has to do is take time to collect money from the company every month.

"This industry earns a long stream of money, and it is difficult to have high profits." Xiaoyan knows the characteristics of her industry very well, so she is not in a hurry to make huge profits, but her special business identity during the SARS period also made her very lost for a while. "At that time, the monthly turnover was only 1000 yuan, but in August, the weather continued to be dry, and water was added to stand on the horse." Xiaoyan said that she can now have a daily turnover of 2,000-2,500 yuan. "The money I got at the end of the month was a bonus, but it was quite impressive. I don't invest much, but I can maintain this income. This bonus really makes me very happy. "

Part-time advice:

In recent years, the craze of joining the chain has not subsided at all, and in this growing team, there has also been such a group: on-the-job white-collar workers. Most of them are active, have money and leisure, want to "Qian Shengqian" but are unwilling to give up their present jobs, so many people invariably take joining the chain as the second way to start their own businesses. According to statistics, 30% of the franchisees in an exhibition are white-collar workers.

Joining is really a good part-time job, especially for white-collar workers. As long as the right project is selected, cost recovery is generally not a problem. According to Xiaoyan, the income from the water station can really be used as a bonus. Of course, it also reminds later franchisees that the water business depends on God's help and has certain risks; Moreover, the water station is operated in the open air, and the factors affecting the operation are difficult to control.

Take photos for fun and enjoy "earning"

Character: Zhang Shan Age: 28 years old Work: Network programmer Part-time job: Visiting the surrounding ancient towns, taking photos of scenic spots and selling money.

Income: RMB 1000-3000 per month.

It is said that a few years ago it was still a drag. Walking around the subway with a computer bag on your back, you can still get a lot of envious eyes. But now, Zhang Shan says that his IT has been "kicked", and it is getting better and better every year. Although he is just an ordinary programmer and his salary is only moderate, Zhang Shan is cheerful every day. Every day after work, he either goes shopping with his girlfriend or goes to the surrounding ancient town with friends and walks around with a digital camera. Every month, he can also receive thousands of extra money from some photo library websites in Beijing, which makes others envy him.

When Zhang Shangang signed up for this network company, the contract salary was only 2,500 yuan per month. Everyone in Shanghai knows that the consumption level in such a big city is surprisingly high. Zhang Shan has to rent a house for dinner for 2500 yuan, and his salary is simply not enough. Zhang Shan racked his brains to find a part-time job to find a way out.

One day, Zhang Shan went to see a friend. My friend is a freelancer. He plays in various scenic spots all day, as if he has never worried about money. A friend's words inspired him. "Now there are many photo websites everywhere. They are like intermediaries. You post your own photos, and they will give you a commission if they sell them. " Some websites are based on dry price. One is calculated according to the money of one, and all of them are packaged and bought. Whether to sell it or not is his business. "Sure enough, I saw a friend who accidentally sold thirty or fifty photos, and the income could cover Zhang Shan's salary for one month, which made Zhang Shan dumbfounded with envy.

Back home, Zhang Shan began to think, I didn't expect photos to make so much money. He logged into several famous photo library websites and saw: Hey! Isn't this photo the street billboard of those computer brands? I can also shoot; Also, isn't this photo a photo of Xitang? I just went on May Day. Why didn't I bring it?

In order to prepare for the "photo sales", Zhang Shan went to a professional website to read a lot of information about camera lenses, and spent more than 8,000 yuan to buy an 8-megapixel digital camera. Then I went out to exercise. I sent an e-mail to the picture library as soon as I came back. Less than five minutes later, I got a call saying I wanted to see photos. Zhang Shan immediately sent what he thought was the best product, and the other party got a reply soon, saying that his photos were good and asked to sign a contract, and he got 50% for every photo sold.

Encouraged, Zhang Shan immediately selected a dozen photos and uploaded them to the website. On the fifth day, a magazine selected three photos of him. The cost of using pictures depends on the page size used by the other party. 16 A quarter page of a magazine is generally 80- 120 yuan, and the bigger the page, the more. I earned 150 yuan at once, and these photos can be sold to other media to continue making money. Zhang Shan deeply felt that he had dug a golden doll.

After that, Zhang Shan often walks around with his camera on his back after work, looking for good scenes to enter the camera. The next month, he was shocked when he received the use fee of last month's pictures from the photo library: 2,800 yuan, more than his salary in 300 yuan. "Play, take pictures, be happy. I can do such a fun and profitable part-time job all my life. " When Zhang Shan is free, he takes his girlfriend shopping, all smiles. "Other men hate shopping with their girlfriends, but I like them best!"

Part-time advice:

The popularity of digital cameras has given many netizens the opportunity to make a fortune. As long as you have received certain professional training, the angle of choice or the events you encounter are quite unique, you can generally sell well. At present, the picture library needs a wide variety of pictures. Any unexpected events, photo stories, tourist customs and urban customs, as long as they have connotations, are all accepted according to the order.

In addition, many financial magazines need photos of some themes, not events, which also gives photographers a shortcut to find famous enterprises to shoot their factories, workshops, leaders, signboards and advertisements; Or take part in various meetings constantly, and take pictures of the work fragments and typical images in these financial fields, which are generally bought by the next family.

English "winner"

Character: Jay, age: 26, position: foreign company clerk, part-time: receiving foreign documents and translating manuscripts.

Income: about 1 ten thousand yuan in the first quarter.

Jay is an employee of a foreign company. For a boy who has passed CET-8 and will be responsible for supporting his family in the future, Jay's heart is a little uneasy: the monolithic management and efforts of foreign companies have not brought him rich returns. On the contrary, Jay began to be dissatisfied with the monthly salary of 6000 yuan. "In addition to 1 0,000 yuan to honor parents, 2,000 yuan for girlfriend's fixed expenses and 2,000 yuan for living expenses, there is really not much money left." Jay began to think that according to his accumulation rate, in the Year of the Monkey, he could probably buy a wedding room of 6,543,800 yuan in Shanghai.

Apart from financial embarrassment, Jay felt that some leaders in the company made him quite unhappy. "Nothing just throw a few files, let you translate. Moreover, you see the content, which is not within the scope of your own company. The boss asked us to help with a part-time job. " Jay feels that the company seems to be born to confuse work with personal affairs. The boss even once said, "Don't use your special eight, it's a waste. I'll give you something to practice, lest you waste it! "

The boss's thinking awakened the dreamer. "Yes, why should I waste it myself?"? I want him to remind me not to waste. " Jay began to ask his friends to introduce him to foreign literature and translate their English manuscripts. Once, a friend introduced Jay to a cultural company in Shanghai to hold an international forum on film and television cosmetics. It also introduced that the company found Jay and invited him to undertake some translation-related work.

When the company began to contact Jay, it was suggested that he should be responsible for three parts: one is the translation of the invitation letter, the other is to answer some international calls from the participants, and the other is the reception of foreign guests. At first, Jay felt that he was overqualified, but looking at the "sky-high price" of 1000 yuan offered by other people's companies, Jay held back his grievances and went on. Who knows, Jay, who is more and more interested, is attracted by the owner of the cultural company and upgraded to be a simultaneous translator in the whole venue. For Jay, this not only challenges the limits of his works, but also doubles the price.

Because of the great success of this activity, Jay began to maintain a long-term relationship with this cultural company, and he can also have several big deals all the year round to hone his real merits. "Part-time jobs earn more than twice as much money as their own jobs." Even so, Jay dare not quit his job. "Sometimes people are more willing to trust my company background and feel that people working in such a company have credit and security." Jay laughed and laughed, but he didn't expect that he would resign for part-time consideration.

Part-time advice:

Generally speaking, translation is aimed at people with professional knowledge of English. Returnees, college students and college English teachers are more suitable for this. Everyone else has to make a detour.

Because this industry generally follows the principle of piecework wage, more work and more pay. However, in order to avoid risks, professionals who are interested in part-time jobs are better, or it is more appropriate to invite friends to introduce business relationships. Now many so-called cultural consulting companies outside are based on three-legged cats. Maybe you start to be in arrears when you hand in your homework. If you are a "cultural person" or work part-time in secret, it is inevitable that the other party will make some small moves in pay. Therefore, it is best to sign a contract in advance and negotiate a payment method acceptable to both parties.

Web page production, two yuan for a job.

Character: Jiewei Age: 25. Work: Internet company. Part-time job: making web pages for outside companies.

Income: 40,000 yuan for half a year.

If there are people who work hard for their ideals, then Jaivi is definitely one. This 25-year-old boy likes fantasy since he was a child. In the fantasy world, his brain waves can always come up with many new ideas. When he filled in his volunteers at the university, he did not hesitate to fill in all his volunteers in the network-related major. "This is a wonderful world, and the Internet has given many of us space to show ourselves. Of course, in the future era of pursuing individuality, our major will definitely have a good market. "

Jayvi's web design ability has won unanimous praise in the company. However, due to his limited age, his brothers and sisters in front rejected him and refused to assign him to do many important things. JAYVI was depressed. "I am confined to the blank area of design, and my communication with my colleagues is not very good. Some of my good suggestions were not accepted by the boss, let alone realized. I really feel that I have talent, but I can't display it. "

Being idle, JAYVI hung up the internet and suddenly received an invitation. A former college classmate introduced him to a "business": a very flamboyant cultural communication company, hoping to design a website that matches his temperament. None of the three schemes designed by college students passed, and they are expressing their feelings in alumni records with infinite frustration. Jaivi was full of vigor and took over this difficult career.

After three days of hard thinking at home, and then carefully pondering the speech and ideas of the boss of this cultural communication company, Jia Yiwei finally designed a work that he thought was satisfactory, and took the initiative to call the other company for their reference. In Jaivi's view, this is the boldest thing he has done since he worked. "I never thought about salary at all, just want to conquer this picky company and prove my strength at the same time." The result was quite unexpected. The cultural communication company gave a high degree of enthusiasm to JAYVI's uninvited invitation. After reading the website he designed, he immediately decided that "this is it"!

Being recognized by such a picky customer is a more real affirmation for JAYVI than any reward. Since then, Jia Yiwei has been constantly updating his personal homepage on the Internet to attract business for himself. At the same time, we also actively choose those customers who are famous enough but have no company website to visit. According to the price of 3,000-5,000 yuan for the websites of ordinary small companies and 20,000 yuan for the establishment and maintenance of large companies, JAYVI earned 40,000 yuan for himself after half a year. "If the business volume is really big enough one day, I will pull myself out to be a company, go it alone and work for myself!" Part-time job seems to be gradually replacing your job!

Part-time advice:

"Earning extra money" varies from person to person. JAYVI can find out what he is good at, and he must know where he is good at. If you are good at writing, you might as well be an amateur writer. According to the current average manuscript fee 100-300 yuan/thousand words, if you write a short story of tens of thousands of words, your income will be several thousand yuan.

But what needs to be reminded here is that part-time job is only part-time. Don't be blinded by short-term immediate interests, so as to give up long-term planning for your work. In the end, the real loser is yourself. If you want to choose a working mode other than eight hours, it is recommended to open a shop in an online shop and work part-time, because these two methods are less risky than ordinary families. As a product agent, you need to make a correct judgment on products and sales, unless you have a correct judgment on the prospects of products. Once a mistake is made, the loss will be great, and the average family can't afford this potential risk.

Tips, part-time jobs and jobs

In the process of part-time, it is dangerous if it affects your own job, and it is painful if part-time job is not your own strength. How to deal with the relationship between part-time and personal career development planning and their own work and find the best balance point is the primary consideration for part-time workers.

When choosing a part-time job, it is best to be related to your past experience and experience, and you can open up a new platform.

In the process of part-time, there will always be some conflicts with work. Faced with the phenomenon that part-time workers make up various reasons for taking time off in order to complete part-time jobs, as professionals, no matter which company they work in, once they interfere with each other, they must adhere to the bottom line of not breaking the law, morality and ethics. Part-time workers must prioritize, and their own work is the focus of their work. When there is a contradiction in part-time jobs, you must know how to give up and negotiate with part-time units in advance, and part-time units will generally understand.

Part-time job doesn't mean that anyone can do it if they want to. Part-time job is another field that he can fully explore on the premise of doing his job well. As the saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it. If you can't even do your job well, you have to do a part-time job, which can only be "drawing water with a sieve."

Part-time job in digital translation

Half of them have part-time experience.

According to the survey, half of them have had part-time experience. 24% people have never worked part-time; 35% have done it before; Has been doing16%; 26% will have a chance to consider it in the future.

More than 90% support part-time jobs.

The survey shows that 94% of the respondents believe that part-time jobs can give full play to their advantages; It is believed that part-time jobs will have an impact on normal work, and only 6% people are opposed to part-time jobs.

Most part-time jobs earn less than 1000 yuan a month.

What is the monthly income of part-time job? According to the survey, although part-time jobs look beautiful, their income is not very optimistic, and the monthly income of part-time jobs is less than 1000 yuan, accounting for 62%; Among them, 26% is between 1000~2000 yuan; 8% is between 2000 and 3000 yuan; Only 2% are above 3,000-5,000 yuan and 5,000 yuan respectively.

Part-time workers are mostly engaged in sales and tutoring.

There are thousands of ways to take part-time jobs, but most of them are jobs that can be outsourced to the society. The survey shows that the proportion of part-time sales and tutoring in spare time is the highest, reaching 29% and 18% respectively, followed by survey 14%, translation and design 9% each, trade 7%, writing 6%, programming and tour guide 4% each.

1/5 All part-time workers are known by the company.

Part-time job, after all, feels like doing nothing, but there is no windtight wall in the world. According to the survey, 63% people don't want their part-time jobs to be known by the company; But now, 18% of employers know to do part-time jobs, 63% don't know, and 19% are uncertain. Most people think that part-time job is their own privacy, so there is no need to tell their boss, and they are afraid that the boss will have an impact on their development.