Category: Development EN

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(A wisdom story) Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course. Each of us has such a bank, its name is Time. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every...

TOKYO – Japanese brands from Canon to Meiji are warning consumers at home and abroad to be vigilant against fakes, amid a proliferation of counterfeits that masquerade as the real thing through social media advertisements or major e-commerce platforms. These are often, but not always, promoted through fake social media ads that tout too-good-to-be-true prices or limited-time-period sales that...

(A wisdom story) And after a long time, the boy came back again. "I am sorry, Boy," said the tree, "but I have nothing left to give you – my apples are gone." "My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy. "My branches are gone," said the tree. "You cannot swing on them." "I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy. "My trunk is gone," said the tree. "You cannot climb." "I am too...

Don’t let idle time be wasted time. Use idle time to get a head start on upcoming tasks. There are things you can do during “idle” time to increase your productivity and effectiveness. "When fishermen cannot go to sea, they repair nets" - Steve Jobs (Graphic from drex.dsgn/Instagram)    

More animals are killed by cars each day than we can ever imagine, the death toll rising day by day across the globe every year. Governments and animal welfare bodies have tried many things – like glow-in-the-dark paints, barricading, etc – but nothing has worked better than animal bridges and crossings. The concept of animal bridges, also known as ecoducts or wildlife crossings, first began...

The earth has music for those who listen. Tune in to the birds. The sound of birdsong is a soothing balm to the soul. Listen to the birds singing, and let their melody lift your spirits. Birds’ cheerful songs are a gift, a reminder to appreciate the simple beauty of each day. No matter what yesterday was like, birds always start the new day with a song. When you hear the birds singing their...