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There it is again - your pesky backache. It's a common complaint of many people. Fortunately, a serious illness is rarely the cause, says orthopaedist Dr David Kubosch. The culprit is usually tense muscles from sitting for long periods, or from excessive mechanical stress on them. Kubosch has four tips for relief from the pain: 1. Heat Applying heat stimulates blood flow and helps loosen stiffness. Heat can come, for example, from a heat patch with cayenne pepper extract, deep-heat-rub cream or infrared heat lamp. The lamp, as with a good old hot-water bottle or cherry-pit pillow, restricts yo...
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The premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on May 7, 1824 was a great success. The performance was "repeatedly interrupted by the audience's enthusiastic cheers," one critic wrote after the concert in Vienna, at which the deaf composer was present. At the time the audience couldn't have known that they were listening to what would ultimately become the Anthem of Europe. Centuries later this piece of music with a turbulent political history is regarded as a masterpiece of Western classical music. Ahead of his time Alongside the enthusiasm for the first symphony in music history to fe...
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With symptoms that include itching and burning, vaginal thrush is no fun. Many women are understandably reluctant to talk about it, although medical experts say that three out of four get it at least once in their lifetime. Also called vaginal yeast infection or vulvovaginal candidiasis, vaginal thrush is caused by an overgrowth of candida, a type of yeast, which is a type of fungus. The most prevalent microorganisms in a healthy vagina, lactobacilli, create a mildly acidic environment that inhibits the proliferation of pathogens. When the natural balance of bacteria and yeast is disrupted, in...
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Having a bad day? Feeling down, depressed or negative? People may tell you to cheer up - focus on the positive. Look on the bright side. There's even a hashtag for this: #goodvibesonly. That's toxic positivity say some experts. It's okay to feel down, depressed and negative. In fact overly positive thinking does us more harm than good. "Most people have a good knowledge of positive emotions and how to deal with them," according to Dorothee Salchow, a coach in Hamburg and a lecturer at Germany's Society for Positive Psychology (DGPP). She lists the 10 positive emotions as follows: pleasureinspi...
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Ferrari has continued its line of V12-powered flagship models with the introduction of the 12Cilindri. Italian for ‘12 cylinder’, the new 12Cilindre effectively replaces the 812 Superfast as the firm’s core V12-powered model. There’s no electrification whatsoever in this classically-inspired two-seater, with the 12-cylinder V12 kicking out 819bhp and 678Nm of torque – significantly more than the 788bhp you’d get from the standard 812 Superfast. Performance remains suitably brisk with 0-100 km/h coming in just 2.95 seconds, while with enough room the 12Cilindre will manage a top speed of 340 km...
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While some prefer white asparagus, anyone who gravitates towards the green variety this season should be aware that the two types not only differ in taste and appearance, but also in how they should be stored. White asparagus can be kept flat in a wet towel and stored for a short-time in the refrigerator, while the green variety should be kept unpeeled and upright, like a bouquet of flowers, in a bowl with little water. Storing green asparagus in a vertical position protects the stalks from drying out and helps them to stay fresh for longer and not become woody at the ends so quickly. About 2 ...
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Time for a new motorcycle helmet? That question is not so easy to answer. Certainly after an accident or a hard knock, you should get a new one even if there’s no visible external damage. That’s because the internal structure may be damaged. Even barring accidents, there comes a time when your old helmet is due to be replaced. But when is that? The answer depends primarily on individual usage. The general rule of thumb is that modern helmets should be replaced every five to seven years. That’s also the interval recommended by many manufacturers. Dekra, a testing organisation in Germany, recomm...
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As the temperatures heat up, so does the growth in your garden - and the dreaded need to haul out that lawnmower to keep the grass in shape. But now, you can forget about what your neighbours might say about your unruly lawn. "No Mow May," originally a UK movement, has spread to other countries and proponents say it will actually keep your grass greener. Blooming flowers on the lawn attract bumblebees and butterflies as well as special species that feed off of the growth. Cut the grass and you chop off this ecosystem. "Even before wildflowers have a chance to grow up from the lawn and blossom,...
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US stars Kristen Stewart ("Spencer") and Oscar Isaac ("Dune," "Star Wars") are about to give us a white-knuckle ride through '80s LA in hedonistic vamp thriller "Flesh of the Gods." In it, they play a married couple who spend their nights weaving their way through the city's electric club scene during the 1980s. A mysterious acquaintance leads them into Los Angeles' underworld of glamour, pleasure and violence, according to the producers on Thursday. Canadian Panos Cosmatos directs the film, after bringing us Nicolas Cage who starred in horror flick "Mandy" (2018). "Flesh of the Gods" is a joy...
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In 1998, Tom Wolfe published "A Man in Full," a novel about (among other things) Charlie Croker, an Atlanta real estate developer whose business and world fall apart, and Conrad Hensley, a worker at one of Croker's subsidiary businesses whose world also falls apart when he's laid off. Now David E. Kelley has written a television miniseries, premiering this week on Netflix, with similar characters in similar situations in the same setting, but so much is different, lost or added that adaptation hardly seems the right word. "David E. Kelley's Tom Wolfe's 'A Man in Full'" might be closer to the m...
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