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作者:冀居·谢 喜欢种花的朋友都知道，你从超市或者花圃买回一些盆花、盆草，如果能够种到枝叶遭虫害，已经是属于相当的园艺水平，因为至少你已经知道花草的基本需要。而很多时候，你买回时的盆花精神奕奕，可是很快你就发现它好像停止生长，接着枝叶之间的空隙大了，浇的水都从盆底汩汩而出，不消多久整株就这样枯死了。如果你对它的死因进行深究，大多会发现泥土底下的根早就没了；所以根是最重要的，而根又往往在表面上看不到。 我常告诉朋友，花农为了满足你不切实际的消费欲望，用障眼法呈现一段美好时光，就能骗到你手中的钞票，年花就是最好的例子。那些把植物栽进泥土的花农算是有良心的了，而较通常是把植物栽在一些暧昧的纤维混合物里面，里面夹着催生、催开花的粒状化肥，还有就是方便摆卖期间的浇水、排水作用。这样的植物离开培植圃... 

OPINION Pre-marital health screening is a comprehensive package consisting of a series of tests designed specifically for couples planning to get married. The tests serve to detect underlying health problems, particularly sexually transmitted diseases and hereditary disorders which may affect subsequent generations. The results... 

By Yoong Siew Wah Politics in many countries in the world where elections are held every four or five years to determine which political party should form the government of the day has one thing in common. The incumbent government will try everthing in its power to ensure its return to power in the election. So in the period...