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Photostory: Do not litter! (hong kong)

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Since the SARS-epidemy a few years ago, Hong Kong has taken a lot of precautions. One of them is to keep the streets clean. Any littering will be fined. In contrary of what the photo says, I believe the fine is now somewhere around 1500 dollars.

Chinese Culture »

What is Feng Shui?

What is Feng Shui?

 
‘Feng’ translated means ‘Wind’. ‘Shui’ translated means ‘Water’. You pronounce it as: Fung Shway. This Chinese believe system of Feng Shui study how cosmic energy called ‘Chi’, can influence the well-being, harmony of the people and its surroundings. By stipulating the correct place and orientation of the house, by the institution and by the garden construction, there will be a harmony [...]

Childcare & Infants »

The right way to hold a baby

The right way to hold a baby

To give an infant the support it needs, you have to hold the baby with two hands.
Place one hand under the baby’s bottom. Place the other hand behind the baby’s head and neck and make sure it’s well supported and upright. Supporting an infant’s head is very important.

Style & Fashion »

The perfect fit jacket

The perfect fit jacket

 
We’ve taught 4 simple rules to find the perfect fit pants, now it’s time to get that upper body covered.

Like a good buddy, a jacket’s got to cover your butt. Have someone make sure the jacket covers the lower curve, with just a bit to spare.
The line from the top edge of the shoulder down [...]

Career & Work »

Business meetings. Do them right!

Business meetings. Do them right!

 
Back in a simpler time, when a cup of coffee cost a dime, a movie cost a nickel, and a senate seat in New Jersey cost maybe a hundred bucks, the mass of men made their livings with their muscles.
People of our sex built the Hoover Dam, erected the Empire State Building, and turned millions [...]

Style & Fashion »

Find the pants that fits

Find the pants that fits

 
Finding fitting pants ain’t as easy as it seems. Here are 4 rules to find the perfect fit pants.

Pants should clasp comfortably at the waist, without any strain. If they’re even a little too small, the pockets will stick out.
If the pants are pleated, make sure they’re full enough across the front and around the [...]

General Lifestyle »

How to tell you’re (becoming) a diabetic

How to tell you're (becoming) a diabetic

Full-blown diabetes is easy to spot: frequent, uncontrollable urges to urinate; virtually unquenchable thirst; numbness in your hands and feet.
But the symptoms leading up to the full-blown disease are easily ignored. And ignorance isn’t bliss; it’s amputation—or death.
Here are the top 4 silent alarms:

Sports & Workouts »

Efficient workouts by pausing

Efficient workouts by pausing

 
Unless an unemployed XFL cheerleader asks for a spot, we hate interruptions in the gym. But pausing at different points while you’re lowering a weight (it’s called negative interruption) can make you stronger.
The pauses keep your muscles under continuous tension longer and increase the load at various points in the range of motion, which means [...]

Sports & Workouts »

Cool down after a work out?

Cool down after a work out?

 
A post-workout cool-down can be like great sex after your mate makes you sit through an opera. You remember the fantastic finish, not the tedium that led to it.
A researcher at Springfield College in Massachusetts put students through two stationary-bike workouts:15 minutes with no cooldown, and 15 minutes plus a 5-minute cooldown. Most students said [...]

General Lifestyle »

The cause of nightmares

The cause of nightmares

 
Ever wondered why you’re getting nightmares? You will get a different answer from almost everyone you ask. Parents can get nightmares, if their children were using drugs or because their kid are stealing, or maybe just because they hang out with the wrong people.
Here are some general ideas. Nightmares are related to care and problems. Of [...]

General Lifestyle »

Can you catch up on sleep?

Can you catch up on sleep?

 
You haven’t slept or slept too little for a couple of nights? Then it’s time to recharge yourself… but if you haven’t slept for 3 days, it doesn’t mean you have to sleep 3 times longer then what you have missed.
Too bad, it doesn’t work like that.