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  • (5/26) Handwriting Might Have Identified Famous Byzantine Artist
    AUDIO       Handwriting Might Have Identified Famous Byzantine Artist           Crime-solving methods might have provided an answer to an ancient mystery — the identity of a leading Byzantine painter.   The artist Giotto who lived in Italy about 700 years ago is often considered the father of Western painting. But at the same time that Giotto lived, Manuel Panselinos was equally important to a different tradition: the art of Byzantium.   The art of Byzantium can be found in Eastern Orthodox churches across Greece, Serbia and other Orthodox countries. Byzantium is an ancient name for the modern city of Istanbul.   Who was Panselinos?   Nothing is known of Panselinos’ life. Historians now believe Panselinos was a nickname. They now suspect his real name was likely Ioannis Astrapas. He was from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki.   Work said to be made by Panselinos, from the late 1200s and early 1300s, is considered the finest produced in the Byzantine empire. That ancient empire covered parts of Europe and Asia. It lasted from the fall of the Roman Empire until the capture of the capital Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks in 1453.         Art historians had long suspected that “Panselinos” could have been a nickname, or a pseudonym, for a member of the Macedonian School of painting in Thessaloniki. The name means “full moon” in Greek.   Recent research by a Greek monk and a language expert have linked Panselinos with Macedonian School painter Astrapas.   Now handwriting expert Christina Sotirakoglou has found new evidence. She matched lettering on a document thought to be by Astrapas with writing on a church painting at Mount Athos in northern Greece. The Protaton church painting has been considered Panselinos’ best work.   Father Cosmas Simonopetritis is a former administrator at Mount Athos; the religious community is where the Protaton church stands. He said Sotirakoglou’s and his own research “clearly prove” Panselinos’ real identity.   “Panselinos was a real person, and (the name) was just the nickname by which Ioannis Astrapas became known,” Simonopetritis told the Associated Press (AP).   Constantinos Vafiadis is a professor of Byzantine art who was not involved in the research. Vafiadis said he found strong points in the nickname theory and naming Astrapas as the true artist. However, he added that it appeared more than one painter had created the art at the Protaton church.   “I agree with attributing part of the paintings to Ioannis Astrapas,” Vafiadis said. “But again there remains much ground for future research into that person, because other Mount Athos monuments from the same period have not yet been sufficiently published.”   “Panselinos” and his fellow artists at the time are linked with a rebirth in Eastern Orthodox art. Their work brought back forms and skills inherited from ancient times. Facial expressions got a deeper humanity, and greater attention was paid to proportion and depth of field in composition.   Simonopetritis said Astrapas was an “extremely gifted painter” with deep knowledge. He added that Astrapas mixed “the ancient, classical world with Orthodox Byzantine spirituality.”         How they did it   The trail started with linking Astrapas to the person who wrote a book called the Marcian Codex GR 516 from the early 1300s. The book contains artwork and is handwritten in Greek. Among the painted pictures, or illustrations, is a full moon.   “For me ... that was the main proof,” Simonopetritis said.   With a name found for the person who produced the manuscript, the next step was to compare it to the writing on the painting in the Protaton church that has been traditionally linked with “Panselinos.”   “Mrs. Sotirakoglou, who is a handwriting expert, filled in that blank,” Simonopetritis said.   But women have for more than 1,000 years been banned from entering the Mount Athos religious community.   “I was forced to study the Protato paintings based on photographs,” Sotirakoglou told the AP. Sotirakoglou works as a court expert who examines handwriting in criminal cases.   The first clue came from the Greek letter “Phi,” the English “F,” in the Marcian codex manuscript.   “It’s a Phi that stands out, and is similar” in both the manuscript and the Protato painting, she said. “Matches also followed with other letters, T, with its proportions, which is bigger, covering the other letters and is topped with a curve, the proportions of the K.”   “But when the Phi was revealed, the code of the writing was broken and the job became much easier,” she added.   Father Cosmas said that during his duties on Mount Athos he attended services at the Protaton church every day.   “That’s where my desire was born...to explore the mystery around the name and the identity of Panselinos,” he said, adding that he thinks the artist has now gotten “his true identity.”                                 ____________________________________________ Words in This Story nickname – n. a usually descriptive or familiar name given instead of the one belonging to a person monk –n. a male member of a religious group in certain religions who lives in a community apart from the rest of society and does not marry or hold much property handwriting – n. writing done by hand attribute – v. to consider or reckon as made in an indicated fashion                                         https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/handwriting-might-have-identified-famous-byzantine-artist/7890128.html

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  • (5/23) Bosnia's ‘Balkan Blues’ Music Honored by UNESCO
    AUDIO         Bosnia's ‘Balkan Blues’ Music Honored by UNESCO           Every Friday, musician Enes Salman performs the Sevdalinka, an ancient form of love song from Bosnia and Herzegovina.   Sevdalinka was recently included in UNESCO's National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. UNESCO is The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.   Sevdalinka is often called the Balkan Blues. It is a somewhat sad form of urban love song that dates to the 1500s. It is a mix of South Slavic spoken poetry and music of the Ottoman Empire.   Salman is among only a few musicians keeping the tradition alive. "I have been playing and singing Sevdalinka since I was 14," he said before a recent performance.         Sevdalinka is often performed a cappella. That means it is sung without musical instruments. Sometimes the performer sings with traditional instruments like a lute. This form, or genre, of music has been carried from generation to generation through performances at family gatherings.   In recent years, younger musicians have brought modern versions of Sevdalinka to audiences around the world.   One of them is Damir Imamovic. His father and grandfather were famous Sevdalinka performers. In 2020 and 2021, Imamovic won awards from two world music publications, Songlines and Transglobal, for best European album.   Imamovic supports Sevdalinka internationally through his SevdahLab project. The project helped build support for the music's inclusion on UNESCO's World Heritage list.   "I realized how little the public knows about the Sevdalinka genre and wanted to reveal the story behind that music," he said.         Zanin Berbic is a 28-year-old ethno-musicologist. He works as a curator in the music department of Bosnia's Regional Museum in Sarajevo, organizing, protecting, and bringing attention to music. He also plays saz, a long-necked lute used in Ottoman classical music. He said that Sevdalinka tells the story of Bosnia's history.   Berbic said, "Most of my days I spend either singing or playing Sevdalinka songs or reading or talking about them. Sevdalinka is my life," he said.                               ___________________________________________ Words in This Story a cappella –foreign term (music) singing without musical instruments genre –n. a form of art that is distinct from others audience –n. people who listen to a performance in a theater, on television or a public place ethno-musicology -n. the study of music in a sociocultural context; the study of ethnic music curator –n. a person who oversees a collection of certain kinds of objects                                         https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/bosnia-s-balkan-blues-music-honored-by-unesco/7919039.html

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  • (5/22) In So Many Places, Cats Are the Stars
    AUDIO     In So Many Places, Cats Are the Stars           From the United States and Britain to Russia and South America, cats often appear in famous public places.   Cat fans say the animals bring value to the places where they live. Cats can add a cute element or reduce the number of rodents. Sometimes, cats even come to define the place they live in.   Cats in the United States   In 2020, a green-eyed cat named Willow appeared at a Joe Biden campaign event in Pennsylvania. The cat jumped onstage and left with soon-to-be first lady Jill, who later wrote a book about the creature.   But the White House is not the only well-known place in the United States to house cats.         The Hemingway Homes and Museum, in Key West, Florida has fifty-nine cats that move freely through the estate. Half of the creatures are related to Hemingway’s own six-toed cat, Snow White.   Visitors are kept away from the furniture, but the animals sit on the writer’s desk. A large “Cat Bible” shows the family history, or lineage, of the resident cats.   Alexa Morgan of the Hemingway museum said the cats bring extra public interest.   “We have visitors that come here for Hemingway, and then once they see the cats and they love them, then it’s like they visit again so they can come back and see the cats,” she said.   Cats in Britain   In Britain, there is Lilibet.   She is a Siberian Forest cat who spends time sitting by the fire at the Lanesborough Hotel in London. Plenty of people visit the hotel just to see the cat, who is named after Queen Elizabeth II, said managing director Stuart Geddes.   Lilibet has special hair known as hypoallergenic fur. That means her hair is not likely to cause problems for people who are sensitive to cat hair. Lilibet is not the only cat living in an important British building.         Hodge sits inside Southwark Cathedral, which was established in 1106. He moves around bringing happiness to visitors and going into the shop for treats.   Not far away, across the Thames River, is Larry, the famous cat of 10 Downing St., the official home of the prime minister of Britain. Larry has stayed longer than most prime ministers — Kier Starmer is his sixth.   Employed as Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, Larry pays his way by keeping the prime minister’s office and home more cat than mouse.   He has lasted longer than his rival Palmerston, a previous Foreign Office cat who retired to the British countryside in 2020.   Russia and beyond   Cats also live in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.   About 80 cats get to call Catherine the Great’s palace home in return for keeping the pest population down. They have their own press officer and volunteer assistants, who keep them publicized, fed, and watered while they walk around Russia’s state museum.         In Venezuela, under a banner of Hugo Chavez, an unnamed cat has become well-known to the journalists of Caracas. Often found moving near TV crews at the National Electoral Council, this mysterious animal keeps reporters company as they wait for ｕpdates.   Far away in another part of the world, Lule is so beloved at the Day and Night bar in Pristina, Kosovo, that her cat face has become its symbol. Owner Genc Salihu says she is part of the family, and people come just to see and pet Lule.   “She is very much the soul of this place,” he said.                                   ______________________________________________ Words in This Story cute  adj. attractive or pretty rodent – n. a small mammal (such as a mouse) onstage – adv. on or onto a stage estate – n. a property usually with a large house on it furniture – n. equipment that is necessary or useful (beds, desks, chairs, etc.) museum –n. a building where interesting and valuable things are collected and shown to the public treat –n. a special food to eat pay (your) way –idiom to earn your living or pay for staying in the place you live in palace –n. the home of a king or queen pest –n. an unwanted animal, like an insect or rodent, that damages homes or farms symbol – n. a sign, object or even a person that stands for or suggests another thing such as an idea or a country                                         https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/in-so-many-places-cats-are-the-stars/7724459.html

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  • [5/23]北京发布“中小学生身心健康二十条” 这份学生身心健康的“护航手册”该如何操作？
              ※ mp3 파일 참고 :   "LINK"  링크 클릭해주시면  mp3 포함되어 있습니다 :)             中小学生身心健康问题已初步显现   近视？焦虑？小胖墩？您家孩子有这些问题吗？北京市最新发布的这份“身体强健+心理阳光”的护航指南都包括哪些内容呢？   通篇看下来，主要是“减负+体能+心理守护”。   首先，如何减负？文件提出，确保学生有足够的休息和娱乐时间，避免过度的学习压力；减少机械重复性的作业，鼓励创新性和实践性作业。就是要给体育锻炼和舒缓身心留出空间。   中国教育科学研究院研究员储朝晖认为，中小学生心理健康问题是一个长期延续的问题，已经在很多方面有所反映。“现在突出的问题还是运动量太少，室内的教学时间过长。具体表现在身体发育上，还有一些心理方面的问题。”   教育部基础教育教学指导专业委员会委员、华东师范大学心理与认知科学学院席居哲教授表示，中小学生的身体健康也应该提起重视。   席居哲说：“比如6岁至17岁的儿童青少年肥胖率是7.9%。在1982年，我们7岁至17岁的儿童青少年肥胖率只有0.2%，而且城市的儿童青少年肥胖率更高。但是这几年全国儿童青少年的肥胖率增长很迅速，这跟运动不足，还有饮食当中的健康有很多关联。”   “身心健康二十条”有哪些实招？   针对以上这些问题，“二十条”提出，首先要加强体育运动。比如要增加体育课程比例，上好“能出汗”的体育课，确保学生每天综合体育活动时间不低于2小时，其中至少有1小时中等及以上强度体育锻炼；丰富课外活动，学校每学年至少举办2次校级展演展示活动，为学生搭建合唱比赛、戏剧表演、诗歌朗诵等常态化展示平台；开展“班级赛”等全员体育比赛活动，提升学生心理韧性、抗挫能力和团队协作精神等。   同时，文件还要求加强“心理守护”。比如要为学生提供专业的心理咨询服务，建立“师生对话日”“心灵信箱”“午餐面对面”等沟通机制；每名学生至少要参加1个兴趣小组或社团，为学生提供更多交流互动机会等。   北京市委教育工委副书记、北京市教委主任李奕表示，“二十条”提出，将体质健康、近视、肥胖、脊柱侧弯和心理健康等学生健康数据作为评价中小学办学成效的重要依据。 李奕说：“北京市建立了年度的覆盖全员的监测体系。看我们采取的一系列措施到底见效没见效，近视率降没降下来，小胖墩、脊柱侧弯的发病率是不是有变化了，孩子的心理焦虑是不是有效缓解了，拿这些数字来验证我们的工作是不是真正见效。” 促进中小学生身心健康需要多方协同   2023年，教育部等17部门印发《全面加强和改进新时代学生心理健康工作专项行动计划（2023—2025年）》，提出五育并举、健康第一等理念。席居哲表示，“二十条”是对该计划更为具体的部署，围绕促进中小学生身心健康做什么、如何做、做到什么程度提供了一个“操作说明书”。   席居哲说：“‘二十条’第一个目的就是让孩子能够‘动起来’，让他自己在身心疗愈方面能够成为一个自适应的系统。第二个目的叫‘笑起来’，也就是表达出活泼的生命力。第三个目的就是‘强起来’，成为一个身强心健的个体。‘二十条’里有了一个非常明确的可操作化规定，这对于启发其他地区能够因地制宜制定适合本地的心理健康的整体系统政策，有非常好的参考价值。”   孩子们的焦虑和压力往往来自身边的大人和同伴。如何引导学生处理好和身边人的关系？“二十条”围绕学生们构建良好的同伴、师生和亲子关系，提出了具体举措。   学校方面，文件要求，通过家长会、家访等形式，增强家庭与学校的联系；硬件方面，鼓励在学校公共区域布置心理角、互动墙、减压装置等，打造“心灵加油站”；确保校园内设施的安全性，预防意外伤害事件的发生；运用人工智能技术，搭建学生身心健康服务平台等。   家长方面，要鼓励家长参与到学校管理和教育活动中来，形成教育合力；倡导家长每天与孩子“倾听一刻钟，活动一小时”，增加陪伴时间，提高陪伴质量。   专家普遍认为，无论是学校场域，还是家庭场域，学生身心健康的培育需要的都是时间和空间。《2022中国国民健康睡眠白皮书》显示，我国高中生平均睡眠仅6.5小时，初中生7.48小时，小学生7.65小时，均低于国际推荐的睡眠时长标准。   席居哲强调，“二十条”中提出的“构建难度、压力与学龄、学段相适应的学业进阶体系”十分必要。他表示：“真正的全社会协作能够推动‘双减’的真实落地。目前来讲，我们减的是学习时间。其实学习时间是有连带的其他问题。为什么时间会占得多呢？是因为学习内容可能本身的丰富度不够，需要去看。因此什么样的才是适合这个年龄群体的知识体系？这种知识体系的难度还有它的进度如何去衡量？特别是各学科之间该怎么去携手？这其实是‘双减’工作当中最重要的一个问题。”   我们常说，好的教育，首先写在孩子的笑容里。储朝晖认为，中小学生恢复身心健康，也需要与教育的评价标准协同配合，才能让校园重现欢声笑语。   储朝晖说：“我认为还应该从整个的教育管理和评价上去想点子，特别是观念上要改变，把身体的、心理的、人格的健全放到更高的位置，改变我们的评价和管理。就是要让我们现在的学校变成一个‘人园’，适合于人在那里生活，在那里成长。人本身是有多样性的，我们不能用单一的标准去要求所有学生，不能违背人的天性，比如过长的在校时间，过多地练习、过多的刷题，这都是对人的健康成长发展不利的。”         https://china.cnr.cn/gdgg/20250514/t20250514_527168996.shtml  

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  • [5/22]人民网三评“AI伴侣”之一：不能忽视情感伦理
              “你想建立一份虚拟关系吗？在关怀备至与悉心呵护中感受前所未有的慰藉。”“获得自己的‘知心爱人’，享受完美的‘灵魂伴侣’。”登录一些“AI伴侣”网站账号，就可申请你的虚拟伴侣。   这一幕对于很多80后、90后来说，是多么地似曾相识。没错，机器人伴侣在经历了电子宠物、富于同理心的聊天机器人、能识别和理解人类话语的倾诉对象三个阶段后，跨入了 “AI伴侣”阶段。   “AI伴侣”是具有一定程度的智能和自主性以及社交技能的机器人或虚拟对象。它们展现出非凡的现实性、适应性和互动性，富有同情心，擅长开放式对话，能够与客户建立愉快且相互理解的关系。这种关系可以说是信任、兼容、相互熟悉的，用户通常更容易向人工智能敞开心扉谈论恐惧和不安全感。在互动过程中，AI会通过观察用户的过去经历来嵌入其人际关系网络，通过对话逐步进化，微调其反应以匹配用户的兴趣、需求和沟通风格，让使用者感到安全和幸福。一些研究表明，“AI伴侣”能够减轻个人的孤独感。   凡事都具有两面性。“AI伴侣”一经出现，就引起了有关道德和人类情感秩序的担忧。“AI伴侣”可以提供个性化情感体验和精神慰藉，但并非真实的“完美恋人”。AI的本质是数据和算法，所谓的情感共鸣，是在不断刺激用户对AI恋人的消费欲望和情感期待。过度依赖“AI伴侣”可能会阻碍关键人际交往能力的发展，此外这些“AI伴侣”也有可能以不符合用户最佳利益的方式影响用户的思想或行为，在社会决策上做出不符合自身利益的判断，等等。这些隐蔽的逻辑关系，都掌握在AI开发者的手中。   “AI伴侣”的体贴和顺从，让人如沐春风的感受背后，隐藏着一种伦理危机，即对现实情感关系的背离倾向。现实亲密关系的建构过程往往伴随着羁绊、纷争和挫败感，这正是人机交往中所缺乏的。长期沉溺于“人机之恋”，用户可能产生不健康的情感依赖，忽视现实世界的关系或失去处理人际交往的能力。通过这些互动收集的大量个人数据也引发了隐私问题，谁也不能保证个人秘密、图片和视频不会被泄露出去。甚至，如果编程出现漏洞，聊天机器人行为不当或操纵用户的风险可能就很高。   不得不说的是，“AI伴侣”关系倾向无原则的畸形关系，忽视了人类情感中小心翼翼、羞涩保守的天性。与所有人工智能模型一样，支持“AI伴侣”的模型接受过包含大量浪漫小说和爱情故事的数据训练。它们会模仿这些数据做出回应，让其对象深陷其中难以自拔。   “AI伴侣”的兴起代表着技术、心理学和人类情感的迷人交汇。虽然人工智能可以提供有价值的支持，但真实人际关系的复杂性和不可预测性仍然具有独特的价值。正确的选择在于将这些数字关系视为人类互动的补充，而不是替代。通过保持这种平衡，我们可以利用人工智能陪伴的好处，同时保留人际联系不可替代的价值。人不能单纯地专注于虚构的互动，仍需真正的陪伴，需要以现实为基础的思想、情感或欲望带来的对话空间。 因此，在人工智能影响现实生活的潜在能力上，必须划出一条明确的界限，哪些是可能的，哪些是禁止的。         http://opinion.people.com.cn/n1/2024/1128/c1003-40370748.html

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  • [5/21]网警提醒：这些习惯正在泄露你的个人信息
              “我只是随手点了个链接，结果银行卡被盗刷了......”   “明明没告诉别人身份证号，却接到精准推销电话？”   在数字时代，我们的个人信息就像散落的拼图，稍不注意就会被不法分子利用。许多看似常见的日常习惯，正在悄悄成为信息泄露的“帮凶”！今天，跟随网警的脚步一起来扒一扒那些容易被忽略的“高危行为”，并见招拆招。   警惕！！！这些习惯，可能正在出卖你的隐私   No.1 随意连接公共WiFi 危险行为：在咖啡厅、商场等公共场所，看到“免费WiFi”就迫不及待连接。   风险：黑客可通过多种手段窃取你的账号密码、聊天记录，甚至银行卡信息。   正确做法：尽量使用手机流量或确认WiFi名称（向商家核实信息）、避免在公共网络登录网银等敏感账户   No.2 社交平台“晒生活”不留心   危险行为：晒机票、快递单、身份证（哪怕打码）等。   风险：机票二维码可能泄露行程和身份证号、快递单上的电话、地址会被黑产收集 正确做法：晒图前检查是否暴露敏感信息（如证件、票据）、朋友圈尽量设为“仅好友可见”，减少公开曝光   No3 用同一密码注册所有账号     危险行为：各社交软件、邮箱、支付密码、游戏账号......全用同一个密码！   风险：一旦某个平台数据泄露，所有账号都可能被攻击。   正确做法：不同平台设置不同密码（至少分“重要账户”和“普通账户”）   No.4 随意扫描、点击陌生链接   危险行为：看到“扫码领红包”“点击链接查快递”就冲动操作。 风险：可能是钓鱼网站，诱导输入银行卡号、验证码，瞬间盗刷！ 正确做法：陌生链接先核实，警惕“高仿”网站。 3步加固你的“信息防护盾” 1、定期检查隐私设置 2、重要账户开启双重验证 3、遇事先核实（自称“客服”“公检法”的电话，务必通过官方渠道二次确认）   网警提示 个人信息安全无小事，一次疏忽可能酿成大祸！改掉一些危险习惯，做自己的“隐私守护者”！       https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1832143942122627118  

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  • 「5/26」コンビニ各社 配達事業強化 配送用ロボットで商品届ける動きも
    コンビニ各社は売り上げの拡大に向けて配達事業を強化していて、人手不足が深刻になるなか配送用のロボットで商品を届けようという動きも出ています。 セブンーイレブン・ジャパンは、東京 八王子市の2つの店舗で19日からロボットによる配達を始めます。 客からの注文を専用のアプリで受け、店員が商品を載せたあと、ロボットが配達場所に向かい、商品を届ける仕組みです。 ロボットはセンサーなどで道路の段差や信号を検知し、無人で配達場所に向かいます。 地元の警察の許可が下り、公道を走らせることができるようになったということで大手コンビニの間で無人のロボットで商品を配送をするのは初めてだということです。 会社では周辺の住民などに利用を呼びかけ、ロボットによる配送の効果を検証した上でほかのエリアへの展開を検討することにしています。 この会社のラストワンマイル推進部の東原ひかるさんは「ロボットを活用して夜間や郊外にも商品を配送できるようなサービスにしていきたい」と話していました。 このほか大手コンビニでは、ローソンが配達専用の商品をおよそ80種類用意し、宅配サービスを使って商品を購入できるようにしていて、配達事業を強化する動きが出ています。

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  • 「5/23」夏を前にアルパカの毛刈り 見た目もすっきりに 新潟 胎内
      各地で気温が上がる中、動物とふれあえる新潟県胎内市の施設で、夏を前にアルパカの毛を刈る作業が行われました。 胎内市の樽ケ橋遊園では20種類およそ100匹の動物を飼育していて、毎年、夏を前にアルパカの熱中症対策として毛を刈っています。 14日は、オスのアルパカ3頭を刈る作業が行われ、1頭ずつ横たわらせてけがをしないように足を固定した上で、バリカンやハサミを使ってもこもこした毛を刈っていきました。 1頭1時間ほどかけて刈り終えると、見た目もすっきりとした姿となり気持ちよさそうな表情を見せていました。 樽ケ橋遊園の加藤誠園長は、「アルパカは熱中症になりやすい動物です。動物たちの体調管理をして暑い夏を乗り切りたいです」と話していました。

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  • 「5/22」“船を通勤に” 東京 五反田～天王洲アイル航路 運航開始
    東京都が身近な交通手段として、船を通勤などに活用するよう呼びかける中、14日から五反田と天王洲アイルを結ぶ新たな定期船の運航が始まることになりました。   東京都は水路を活用した水辺のにぎわいづくりの一環として、通勤などに利用できる定期船を運航する会社に補助金を出しています。 今回、新たに運航が始まるのは、品川区の五反田と天王洲アイルの間のおよそ4キロを往復する便で、13日は運航開始を前に、区の関係者や報道陣向けの体験会が行われました。 船は、天王洲運河と目黒川をおよそ30分かけて運航します。 電車と徒歩より10分ほど移動時間は長くなりますが、景観を楽しみながら移動できるのが魅力だということです。 この船は、平日の午後4時から午後10時までの間に7便運航されるということで、定員は44人、大人の運賃は片道900円です。 事前予約が可能で、空きがあれば当日でも乗船できるということです。   【東京都 通勤などに船の活用をPR】   東京都は満員電車や街なかの混雑を回避できる交通手段の1つとして、通勤などに船を活用するようPRしています。 事業者に補助金も出していて、これを受けて都内では、 ▽おととし10月から中央区の日本橋と江東区の豊洲を結ぶ航路、 ▽去年5月から中央区の晴海と港区の日の出を結ぶ航路で運航されています。 ▽日本橋と豊洲の航路は、火曜日から金曜日までの夕方から夜にかけて、 ▽晴海と日の出の航路は、月によって運航される曜日が変わりますが、週2回から3回、平日の朝の時間帯に運航されています。 いずれも電車などより短い時間で移動ができ、大人の運賃は片道500円となっています。 都によりますと、これらの航路は、買い物などの移動手段として一定の需要があるということですが、通勤手段としてもさらに定着させていくため、PRしていきたいとしています。 都の担当者は「船は混雑や渋滞を回避し、快適に移動できるので、観光だけでなく、日常的な移動手段にまで広げて、水辺の活性化につなげたい。非常にゆったりと気分よく利用できる船の魅力を感じてほしい」と話していました。

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