馬禮遜樓

    

    位於屯門何福堂會所內的馬禮遜樓建於一九三六年，是抗日名將十九路軍軍長蔡廷鍇將軍(1892-1968)別墅一部分。一九四六年至一九四九年間，該別墅被用作達德書院的校舍。達德書院是周恩來和董必武指示下創辦，多位當時著名的中國學者均曾在此講學。學院培肯了不少年青知識分子。建築物見証了香港在近代中國歷史和中華人民共和國建國史中所扮演的獨特角色。

    馬禮遜樓以裝飾派藝術建築風格建成，選用上海批盪，廡殿式的屋頂以青釉中式瓦片砌築，四角飾以瑞龍，反映了中西相容的獨特建築風格。

    馬禮遜樓於二零零四年列為古蹟。

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代行人

替上司發電郵時，通常會在下款中標明「代行人」以示區別。這樣可以讓收件人清楚知道這封郵件是由你代替上司發出的。以下是範例：

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敬禮

[上司的姓名]

代行人：[你的姓名]

[你的職位]

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擬收地發展 牛潭尾現考古價值地點 舊建築最老逾百年歷史 長春社︰體現客家文化

【明報專訊】發展局本月中公布牛潭尾發展建議，預留約一百二十七公頃土地發展大學城、第三所醫學院等，最快二零二七年收地。文件未有提及文化保育，惟翻查資料，新發展區內至少有四幢逾大半世紀歷史的古舊建築，其中屬私人管有的維祥公祠建於清末，古諮會二零一零年曾討論，最終確定不予評級。長春社高級公共事務經理李少文認為，受發展影響的攸潭美村是香港現存重要客家農地區，古舊建築反映當時客家文化，質疑當局倘一下子剷平農地和舊建築，恐做法「過火」。另外，發展局最新回覆表示，區內有一個具考古研究價值的地點及文化遺產初步評估辨別出具高考古潛力的地點，涉及兩個範圍。

明報記者 曾諾晞

發展局︰考掘涉兩範圍 評估後訂緩解措施

發展局回覆本報查詢稱，牛潭尾新發展區範圍內有一個具考古研究價值的地點及文化遺產初步評估辨別出具高考古潛力的地點，涉及兩個範圍，但未透露詳情。局方稱收回土地及工程動工前，會由考古學家與古跡辦商議，開展考古調查及發掘，以進一步評估，然後據評估結果徵得古蹟辦同意，訂定並執行合適的緩解措施。

公祠建於清末 古諮會「不予評級」

牛潭美位於元朗東北，由多條非原居民村落組成，攸潭美村是其一。由屯馬線元朗站乘坐專線小巴，大約十五分鐘便會抵達攸潭美村口。翻查資料，攸潭美村自一九零五年便有人居住。發展局旱前表示，村內約有五百個在地構築物，預計涉一千三百名居民。

Climate change

The impacts of extreme climate change are indeed serious, but not all of them are completely irreversible. According to NASA, while some changes are irreversible on the timescale of human lifetimes, reducing greenhouse gas emissions can still prevent further damage and mitigate some of the worst effects.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) also notes that while certain changes, like sea level rise, are irreversible over hundreds to thousands of years, other impacts can be slowed or even reversed with significant action.

In essence, while we cannot undo all the damage already done, we can still take meaningful steps to limit future harm and adapt to the changes that are already in motion. Every effort to reduce emissions and enhance sustainability can make a difference.

Copilot for work

《與成功有約》24.11.2024

rear: to bring to maturity or self-sufficiency usually through nurturing care

chant: words or phrases that a group of people shout or sing again and again

marshal: to place in proper rank or position

perilous: very dangerous

conspiracy: a secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal

vacate: to leave a building, seat, etc., especially so that somebody else can use it

scripture: the Bible

loath: not willing to do something

relegate: to give somebody a lower or less important position, rank, etc. than before

bide: to wait for

precedent: an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later

accord: ​a formal agreement between two organizations, countries, etc.

ammunition: a supply of bullets, etc. to be fired from guns

intimidate:  to frighten or threaten somebody so that they will do what you want

shatter: to damage badly

submissive: too willing to accept somebody else’s authority and willing to obey them without questioning anything they want you to do

skirmish: a short fight between small groups of soldiers, etc., especially one that is not planned

    My father want me to know he is not perfect, but he tries with everything he has to nurture me.

    父親希望我知道他並不完美，但他已經盡他所能來培育我。

resemblance: the fact of being or looking similar to somebody/something

    I can live out of my imagination instead of my memory. I can tie myself to my limitless potential instead of my limiting past.

    我可以活出我的想像力，而不是我的回憶。我可以將自己與無限的潛能編織在一起，而不是受限的過去。

vicissitude: one of the many changes and problems in a situation or in your life, that you have to deal with

creed: a set of principles or religious beliefs

merit: deserve

divine: coming from or connected with God or a god

compromise: to come to agreement by mutual concession

decisive: very important for the final result of a particular situation

proficiency: the ability to do something well because of training and practice

hustle: to make somebody move quickly by pushing them in a rough aggressive way

constitution: the system of laws and basic principles that a state, a country or an organization is governed by

oath: DJ[əuθ] a formal promise to do something or a formal statement that something is true

peculiar: strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or makes you worried

    A personal mission statement based on correct principles becomes the same kind of standard for an individual. It becomes a personal constitution, the basis for making major, life-directing decisions, the basis for making daily decisions in the midst of the circumstances and emotions that affect our lives. It empower individuals with the same timeless strength in the midst of change.

accommodate: to adapt oneself

    Our personal environment is also changing at an ever-increasing pace. Such rapid change burns out a large number of people who feel they can hardly handle it, can hardly cope with life. They become reactive and essentially give up, hoping that the things that happen to them will be good.

implicit: suggested without being directly expressed

discernment: the ability to show good judgement about the quality of somebody/something

gestalt: a set of things, such as a person’s thoughts or experiences, that is considered as a single system that is different from the individual thoughts, experiences, etc. within it

faculty: any of the physical or mental abilities that a person is born with

potency: the power that somebody/something has to affect your body or mind

    Security and clear guidance bring true wisdom, and wisdom becomes spark or catalyst to release and direct power.

enliven: to give life, action, or spirit to

undergird: to form the basis or foundation of

buffet: to strike sharply especially with the hand

fickle: changing often and suddenly

Stephen R. Covey "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"

Online Dictionaries Used:

hk.dictionary.search.yahoo.com

www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

www.merriam-webster.com

明周文化〈字裡巷間〉

【香港字】字裏、巷間的港風美學︰北魏真書體

    近年「港風」吹得起勁，不時看見遊客以霓虹招牌作背景興奮打卡，世界各地的港式茶餐廳也愈開愈多。神乎其技地，只要利用類似字體，就能大抵擬出「港風」質感。字體，彷彿有種魔力。

    香港街上風格各異卻自成派系的醒目招牌，一路都是我們別注的風景。其中一種最常見的香港招牌字體，叫「北魏」。字體設計師陳濬人自二零一一年起研究北魏字體風格十餘年，兩年前以香港所見的北魏字體作為藍本創作電腦字體「北魏真書體」，在台灣集資平台獲得逾一百九十萬港元的聚籌金額支持。今年，「北魏真書體」終於釋出了它的第一個試用版本。

    當霓虹熄了，我們能留下甚麼？

    「北魏真書」這個名字你未必聽過，但對它的字型風格，你肯定不會感到陌生，它存在於我們較熟悉的隸書和楷書之間。陳濬人指，對於「真書」的定義，並沒有一個公認的共識。他自己則主張稱隸書演變成楷書中間的過渡時期之為「真書」，因為「北魏真書」，兼有二者的成份和特色。「北魏」最初的原型來自魏碑，但魏碑的字體亦有多種風格。香港招牌常用的北魏，則靠近清代趙之謙版本的演繹。其時興仿摹魏碑字體，多追求模仿碑刻時的銳利感覺。趙則是少數認為字體演繹要有變化的書法家︰「趙之謙是一個好有藝術感的人。他有很多嘗試，比如用很幾何的形狀去把字印出來。說的是百多年前，他已能實踐這種很圖形化的做法。趙之謙給了北魏一個很破格的演繹。」

Excel Essential

A workbook is a spreadsheet program file that you create in Excel . A workbook contains one or more worksheets. A worksheet (also known as a spreadsheet) consists of cells in which you can enter. A worksheet is always stored in a workbook.

Workbook: 活頁簿

Worksheet: 工作表

Pressing Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow highlights the cells from the current cell position to the last cell in the column with data.

刪除工作表後，不可恢復。

預設情況下，包含字母字元的儲存格為左對齊，而包含數字字元的儲存格為右對齊。

In mathematics, exponentiation is an operation involving two numbers: the base and the exponent or power. Exponentiation is written as bⁿ, where b is the base and n is the power; often said as "b to the power n".

=2^2 in excel, 2 to the power 2, the result is 4

AutoSum: Alt+=

The AutoSum function always looks up and then left.

=VLOOKUP(lookup value, table array, column index number, False)

Lookup value can be A:A

Table array can be on another page: work!A:B

To select non-adjacent rows or columns, hold Ctrl and select the row or column numbers.

Shift + Drag: maintain proportion while resizing the chart in Excel

Fn F11(my Thinkpad Notebook): create chart in separate sheet

Alt + (Fn) F1 after selecting the data: shortcut that creates a chart

Ctrl + D for duplicate a chart

Select your chart and on the Chart Design tab, choose Select Data. Choose on the legend name you want to change in the Select Data Source dialog box, and select Edit.

Select B2 > View > Freeze Panes

Ctrl + Drag: copy a worksheet

Group two worksheet using Shift

As the cell inside PivotTable do not contain formula, we have to right-click the PivotTable and select Refresh in order the renew the data.