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Every year, Diwali lights up the skies with brilliance, joy, and celebration. Families come together, homes are adorned with lamps, and fireworks mark the festive spirit. However, once the celebration subsides, a darker reality emerges — a sharp increase in air pollution. In 2025, this post-Diwali pollution is once again under scrutiny, as many Indian…
Perched high above the savannah, the Oloololo Escarpment offers sweeping views of the plains and Mara River. At sunset, the golden glow washes over grazing animals – zebras, wildebeests, and acacia silhouettes. The light fades across vast grasslands, painting the sky in dramatic hues. The view feels wild, raw, and deeply peaceful, an African postcard…
各位駕駛達人與方向感薄弱一族，當開啟手機導航時，可曾遭遇Google Maps將你引至「神秘境地」的窘境？抑或在它冷靜指示「請迴轉」後，卻陷入死胡同的驚慌場面？ 我試過無數次駕着車乖乖跟手機導航指示、最後卻發現被「老點」的經歷，駕着車一臉茫然——「我究竟去咗邊？」——驚心動魄。 若Google Maps和高德地圖比較，作為方向感薄弱的駕駛者，我現在對後者情有獨鍾，尤其前往陌生地方。高德地圖的魔鬼細節足以令人驚歎，譬如等候紅綠燈時，它會清晰說：「前方紅燈剩餘四十八秒。」更令人拍案的是，它會提前警示「前方三百米有流動測速照相」，聽後馬上有慢車意識。當車輛停駐紅燈前，它輕聲說出「慢慢來，沒着急」——這那裏是冰冷導航？分明是個貼心行車秘書、馬路知己。穿梭隧道時自動調節屏幕亮度，行經山道時溫馨提醒「連續彎路請減速」，宛如將交通法規化作春風細雨。其數據庫之龐大堪稱「地表最強」，即使有臨時交通改道或封路，實時資訊更新的速度亦令人咋舌。 反觀Google Maps，其優勢在於全球覆蓋廣度與簡潔視覺設計，跨國旅行時確實不可或缺。但在港使用時，卻略顯佛系或禪意——它不會告知紅綠燈倒數，測速提示亦不如高德主動，這種「緣份到了自然通」的導航哲學，帶點數碼時代的隨緣主義，喜歡與否，見仁見智，但必須承認，它在海外地點搜尋深度上，憑藉廿年積累仍具優勢，其Street View（街景）和海外地點搜尋依然無得輸。去日本搵民宿？還是要靠它。 兩款地圖各有千秋，恰似性格迥異的同伴：高德地圖如熱情嚮導，事無巨細為你規劃周全；Google Maps似冷靜探險家，賦予探索自由卻不過度干涉。我奉行「雙軌策略」，手機上兩款應用程式都有，本地駕車會倚重高德的細膩服務，外地出行則借助Google Maps的廣闊網絡，盡情享受齊「app」之福。 撰文 : 利嘉敏 欄名 : 攻關女子 Source link
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It’s a simple fact of life that no one does wellbeing quite like the Danes. They’ve gifted us a myriad of cosy rituals that are so perfect for shorter days, we’re considering quitting our jobs just to make sure we have time for them all (joking, but still). Denmark is consistently ranked as one of…
雖然中秋已過，但在職場上，中秋未必看得出誰是好老細，但一定可照得出跟着哪個老闆無運行。 中秋節在香港普遍有個不成文規定，就是正日大概會在下午三、四時提早放工過節，因這是大節最重團圓。但年輕友人A呻：「中秋當日要做到晚上六時半才放工。」我奇怪：「你老闆都應該想早放啦！無理由大時大節辛苦自己又辛苦下屬！」友人無奈答道：「傻啦，她當然無辛苦自己，一早三點鐘就鬆人，留低繼續工作的，只有下屬。」 我以為老細自己工作狂，大時大節自己想開工要求員工都一樣，已夠過分，殊不知有人做得出自己一早大搖大擺地走先、卻留下員工埋頭苦幹，簡直無言以對。有老細如此「寬以待己、嚴以律人」，跟着她無運行。長期在這種「時差式寬待」下工作，腎上腺素會像被反覆拉扯的橡筋，終將失去彈性。 友人B亦提供另一單笑料：中秋過後，其老闆拎來兩盒月餅，笑吟吟說：「請大家食！」語氣慷慨如分封諸侯。明眼人一瞧便知–這定是家中堆積如山的節後剩餘物資，自己「食唔晒」才當公司員工是「月餅回收箱」。看見老闆cheap得那麼明顯（只有他本人不覺），全辦公室默契地集體患上月餅厭食症，任那兩盒月餅在茶水間變成職場擺設。 節慶是照妖鏡，三流老闆總在細節處露出馬腳，節後拎來家裏的滯銷貨，還要演繹成「施捨式福利」皇恩浩蕩，可算是刻薄2.0。聰明的管理者懂得以節慶凝聚人心，短視者卻連月餅的時效都計到盡，這種行為，讓員工在背後藐視和耻笑。所以，時節見人心，雖說但願人長久，千里共嬋娟，但若遇上這等老闆，長遠來說無運行，還是更新求職履歷、待時機成熟另謀高就為妙。畢竟，職場的月光，照得亮前途，也照得清誰不值得你浪費青春。 撰文 : 利嘉敏 欄名 : 攻關女子 Source link
If you think age-related decline is inevitable, think again. If you are an older adult in poor health and believe there’s no way to turn things around, check your beliefs. Yes, there is a new study that supports the contention that it is never too late to start living healthy, and proves that even if you’re…
British expatriates Christine and Eric Thompson moved to Bulgaria in 2016, drawn by the promise of a quieter life, scenic landscapes, and lower living costs, writes the Daily Mail. Nine years later, however, they report to the Daily Mail that their experience has been far from the idyllic vision, and Christine narrowly survived two life-threatening…
Buy Local Braselton celebrated the first anniversary and ribbon cutting of 4D Lifestyle Health & Wellness, a locally owned studio redefining what it means to live well in Braselton. It is located at 7380 Spout Springs Rd in the Clearwater Crossing shopping center in Braselton West. Founded by former athlete, firefighter and EMT, Deandre Carroll,…
Epigenetic signatures in sperm. Sperm chromatin is tightly packaged by binding to protamines and histones (< 15% of the genome). DNA methylation occurs at CG-rich, histone-bound DNA regions and repetitive sequences. Environmental factors may influence DNA methylation, histone modification, as well as the expression of small non-coding RNA, such as tsRNA, microRNA, and PIWI-interacting RNA. The…