As a kid I used to ponder the logistics of Santa’s task. One man and over 6 billion people to deliver to all over the planet. How did he manage to get all around the [...]
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Happiness
Happiness is a feeling or emotion that we strive for, more than a measure of success but a deeper emotion that gives life meaning. There are many routes to happiness and many spend a lifetime pursuing it. We can do much to protect it and ensure it remains constant throughout the inevitable ups and downs [...]
Hot Fashion Trends for Summer 2012
City Connect welcomes Emily Kissock as our latest Features Writer on Style. In her first article, Emily – an experienced make-up artist, model and fashion writer – takes a look at the hot trends this coming season and shares some key style advice on what to wear in Summer 2012 to stay fashion forward. Summer [...]
A Doctor’s Touch
This week, Dr. Sebastian Müller (Ph.D.) discusses the challenging ideas of Dr. Abraham Vergese, a professor at the University of Stanford. Doctors constitute one of the oldest human profession. Arisen mainly from ancient Greek philosophy as well as religious institutions such as monasteries in the Western world, this profession has become a very reputable one [...]
Processed Meat, Fillet Steak and Death
I was planning to write an “appraisal” of the Harvard study on meat and risk of death that hit the news, but have been so busy procrastinating lately that another blog has beaten me to it. Apparently, we should all be eating less meat, particularly processed meat like sausages, bacon and burgers because not eating [...]
Turkish Eggplant and Red Pepper Dip
A delicious spicy and tasty dip with a smoked flavour. Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 30 minutes Serves 6 Ingredients: I large dutch aubergine 1 red capsicum pepper 1 teaspoon salt Juice of 1 lemon 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon chilli flakes 1 clove garlic finely minced Fresh chopped coriander [...]
Cambridgeshire Big Walk Huge Success for Alzheimer’s Research UK
Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Big Walk on Sunday 13 May was a huge success, and on target to raise thousands of pounds for pioneering dementia research. Shirley Cramer CBE, Chief Executive of the UK’s leading dementia research charity, cut the ribbon to mark the start of the nine mile circular walk in and around Comberton, in [...]
Science & Technology
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A Doctor’s Touch
This week, Dr. Sebastian Müller (Ph.D.) discusses the challenging ideas of Dr. Abraham Vergese, a professor at the University of Stanford. Doctors constitute one of the oldest human profession. Arisen mainly from ancient Greek philosophy as well as religious institutions such as monasteries in the Western world, this profession has become a very reputable one [...]
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Processed Meat, Fillet Steak and Death
I was planning to write an “appraisal” of the Harvard study on meat and risk of death that hit the news, but have been so busy procrastinating lately that another blog has beaten me to it. Apparently, we should all be eating less meat, particularly processed meat like sausages, bacon and burgers because not eating [...]
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Carbon Emissions and Reproductive Health
Is there a link between carbon emissions in the developing world and reproductive health? High carbon emissions correlate with poorer reproductive health among women in nine countries of 74 assessed, according to US researchers. Conversely, economic development seems to have no significant association with female reproductive health. FangHsun Wei and Vijayan Pillai of the University of Texas, in [...]
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Entertainment
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Happy Birthday Gabriel Byrne
On 12 May, City Connect celebrates the birthday of the actor Gabriel Byrne who has starred in over 35 feature films, such as The Usual Suspects, Miller’s Crossing, Stigmata and End of Days. As a film producer his credits include the Academy Award-nominated In the Name of the Father. More recently, Gabriel Byrne has received [...]
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Film Icons: The Femme Fatale
During the 1940s, a new film genre started to emerge. The film noir genre flourished into life during the post war era in America, starting what was described as “the golden age” of the genre, until it disappeared from prominence during the early 60s. Film noirs were bleak representations of the world and very rarely [...]
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Film Review: The Cabin In The Woods
We need to clear something up before we start. The Cabin In The Woods has many plot developments and twists that are naturally integral to the film’s themes and messages. They are also best discovered during an actual viewing, rather than in a review. In fact, even the trailer below may reveal a little too [...]
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Fiona Kirk: So What The F*** Should I Eat?
As soon as I saw the title of the book, I was intrigued. So What The F*** Should I Eat? It was a question I had asked myself many times over the years as I moved despondently from one fad diet to the next, trying to find an eating plan where I could lose weight [...]
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The Radiance Technique® Training at Salus Wellness
Salus Wellness, Cambridge is the only clinic locally to teach the profound, effective healing technique: The Radiance Technique®. Originally called reiki but renamed The Radiance Technique® it is the pure, complete, system of authentic reiki with seven degrees and twelve attunement processes. It also has separate and specific teaching attunements. The essence of us all is transcendence, the still, silent, [...]
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New Treatment for Back Pain: the Dorn Method Explained
Most of us experience some kind of back pain at some point in our lives. Many even suffer from such chronic pain and miss days off work because of it. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to do something about that nagging pain yourself? The DORN Method empowers you to help yourself. The method [...]
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Culture
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The Nourishing Foods of a Christmas Carol
In the mid-1800′s, Charles Dickens published his novella called A Christmas Carol. It tells the now-famous story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a grouchy, miserly, and lonely old man living in England, who had no Christmas spirit and who, one Christmas Eve, was visited by four ghosts who attempted to show him the error of his heartless ways. The story is poetic [...]
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The Drama of Karma
According to astrologers worldwide we are in the age of Aquarius – traditionally the Messianic era and as such are experiencing a spiritual shift, with the collective spirit of the world seeking to break free from constricting identification with material reality and in doing so, bravely attempt to retrieve what alchemists referred to as a [...]
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Urban Woman
When did you really last sit down in between juggling your career, reading your child’s report, checking in on your neighbor, taking the dog for a walk, filling in your tax returns, renewing your car insurance, arranging your student finance and actually congratulate yourself with a big pat on the back for being just about [...]
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Travel Series Germany – Leipzig
Previously, I reported on the German city of Karlsruhe as a recommendation for an ideal city break. This week our travel series Germany will feature the East German city of Leipzig. The city is situated in the federal state of Saxony and has currently about half a million inhabitants, comparable to Glasgow in size and [...]
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Sweetcorn Curry with Nuts & Dessicated Coconut
I have always loved sweetcorn especially the canned version. I love eating it cold in salads and I’ll often open a small can for my lunch and just eat it cold. This reminds me of my student days!! If you like your curry to be rich and creamy and slightly sweet, you will like this [...]
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Photography Studio Launches a Snappy Appeal
A photography studio in Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, spent last weekend clicking away to raise money so that families can stay close by to their child when they are being treated in hospital – and has already raised a brilliant £110. Suffolk based Lighthouse Studios kick started their fundraising efforts recently to support The Sick Children’s [...]
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Chana Masala Spiced Roasted Peanuts
Love it or loathe it, it’s a fact that the IPL (Indian Premier league), cricket’s most glamorous Twenty-20 tournament, has returned in full swing in its fifth season! T-20 fever has not only been spreading all over India, but has spread to every corner of the earth. Certainly it has come to my family too! [...]
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Limoncello at Cambridge Food and Wine Society (with La Dante)
After I arranged a tasting of Italian wines for La Dante in Cambridge last year, Giulia Portuese-Williams, who runs the centre, suggested we do a joint event together with the Cambridge Food and Wine Society. When, shortly afterwards, I made contact with Steve Turvill who runs Limoncello on Mill Road, everything fell into place and [...]
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Mr. Anderson’s Shears
These shears were given to me by head cutter, Mr. Hallbery on his retirement, after forty years with Anderson & Sheppard. They were the original shears used by Mr. Anderson of Anderson & Sheppard, which first opened its doors in 1905. Before that, his teacher, Mr. Cameron gave them to Mr Hallbery, decades ago, when he retired. [...]
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Browns Cambridge – Dining with Tradition
This week City Connect is reporting on one of the finest and most famous of all Cambridge restaurants: Browns Restaurant. Browns is situated on leafy Trumpington street in central Cambridge and thus easily reachable by anyone from in and outside of Cambridge. Some of our writers went for an evening at this fine establishment and [...]
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To Supplement or not to Supplement?
Looking back at prehistoric man’s diet, humans managed to consume a large quantity of vitamins and minerals from natural foods that they found or hunted that was sufficient for their dietary needs. These cavemen and women had to be active in order to survive, and coped without supplements so why do we rely so heavily [...]
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Don’t Let Poor Sleep Ruin Your Life
Sleep is such an important subject for health, because repair for the body and the mind occur primarily during sleep. Because of this, long-term sleep issues can make physical and emotional issues worse. They can also contribute in an increase in irritability, fatigue and low performance. For example, statistics show that people who are short of [...]
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When Beauty Gets Ugly
As women and even men pride in our appearance takes a number of stages. At one point in our life the concept of looking ‘natural’ gets lost behind the montage of beauty adverts we see all around us, everyone wants to look and feel their best and indulging in makeup routines and products seems like [...]
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Pumpkin and Apple Soup
A quick and easy heart warming winter soup with a fruity tasty. Sweetness from the pumpkin, balanced by the tartness from the apple balances the flavour of this soup beautifully. Preparation time-10 minutes Cooking Time-20 minutes Serves- 4 Ingredients: 400 grams pumpkin peeled and diced. 2 cups water 1 granny smith apple (need apples that [...]
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