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Feng shui landscape planning
Some locations have the potential of creating a harmonious and peaceful living environment, while others will strengthen the commercial success of a business. Sites have different kinds of energy – some are suitable for residential use whereas...
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At fresco
The classic salad niçoise Serves 4-6 You need• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered • 450gr string beans • 1 fresh lettuce • 420gr canned tuna • 4 firm tomatoes cut into wedges • 1 small red onion, peeled • 8 anchovy fillets, halved lengthwise •...
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Does prostate cancer treatment help older, sick men?
Older men with other illnesses may not live long enough to benefit from aggressive prostate cancer treatments, such as prostate removal or radiation, and they’d have to live with their side effects, says a new study. “If you’re going to die of a...
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Doors founder Manzarek dies at 74
Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock ‘n’ roll, has died at 74 after a battle with cancer. Manzarek died in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, said publicist Heidi...
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Swift is a red hot winner
Taylor Swift was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday. She won eight of 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for Red. “You are the longest and best relationship I ever had,” she told the crowd. She also...
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New implant for prominent ears
A new implant could make cosmetic surgery for those unhappy with their prominent ears quicker and easier. Protruding ears have traditionally been treated with surgery known as otoplasty, which requires general anesthetic and takes up to 90...
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Warning over antibiotic resistance
Medical experts from around the globe need to work together to try to tackle the “catastrophic threat” of antibiotic resistance, the British Health Secretary said. Jeremy Hunt warned that there are “few” public health issues of greater importance...
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Tiny genetic code strands observed
Scientists say they have formed the most complete picture yet of how the body controls the production of proteins needed to stay healthy. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are tracking the complex interactions between genes that enable...
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Childhood ADHD tied to obesity decades later
Boys who are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in elementary school are more likely to grow up to be obese adults than those who don’t have the condition, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed two groups of...
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Angry Birds to invade screens in 3D film
The popular video game Angry Birds is jumping off smartphones and on to the big screen in a new animated 3D film due to be released in 2016, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced. The film will be a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment...
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Von Trier’s hotly-awaited film gets December launch
Danish film-maker Lars Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac, one of the most hotly anticipated movies of 2013 for its erotic content and all-star cast, will open in theatres on Christmas Day, the producers said. The provocative director, expelled from the...
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Finding our own voice
Stories are powerful. A good story can sell a product, win an election, unite a nation. A rumour – a story by another name – can ruin a man’s life. Think of an important figure or nation, and you find yourself thinking about a story. Einstein was a...
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Laughing all the way from Calgary
Comedian Peter White has earned his funny spots performing at impressive gigs across the international circuit – and now he’s on his way to Malta. Here he chats to Jo Caruana about career choices, raising eyebrows and performing in… living...
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The clothes they wore
Kenneth Gambin (ed.), Peasant Costumes, Insights into Rural Life and Society, Heritage Malta, Malta, 2012, 112 pp. The exhibition on peasant costumes organised by Heritage Malta in Gozo proved a great crowd-puller but, as is the nature of all...
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An inspiring mix of talent
They came from as far as South Korea, China, the US, Armenia, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Italy and Malta. They ranged in age from two seven-year-olds to mature and highly experienced concert pianists and professors. What linked them is the piano and...
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A dance legend performs
Ahead of the Manoel Theatre’s collaboration with international flamenco legend María del Mar Moreno, Jo Caruana meets Ingrid Sciberras, the director of local flamenco school Alegria, to discover more about this very unique art form. The Manoel...
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Behind the scenes at a wedding
Described as ‘a sparkling comedy’, Secret Bridesmaids’ Business by the Australian playwright Elizabeth Coleman, certainly sparkles much of the time, though an ominous note is struck fairly on in the first act, and the main plot development in the...
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A concert dedicated to the Bel Canto era
Some of the most beautiful arias of the Bel Canto period, represented by three composers Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti and Vincenzo Bellini, will be the focus of Viva Il Bel Canto, the forthcoming concert being organised by Barocco...
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Aspects of beauty
For centuries, beauty was always the most potent realm for artists to explore and to create aesthetically appealing imagery in their work. Aspects of Beauty is the title for the seventh solo art exhibition by Bulgarian artist Vania Goshe. In this...
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Education through drama for under-privileged children
A group of Maltese teachers and carers will be helping improve the education system for under-privileged children in Camodia through a new NGO called the Drama Outreach Project. The project will offer these children the chance to learn drama and...
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