Month: October 2023

It’s a classic scenario: our New Year’s resolutions often fade, and fast. People love to set goals, and setting objectives can lead to meaningful change, whether it’s quitting smoking, cutting back on alcohol, or getting fit or more organized. But sticking to goals is often much harder than jotting them down. One study found that about 64% (nearly two-thirds) of people abandon their New Year’s resolutions within a month. It’s practically part of the tradition. So what will help make this year different?  You crack open a new planner or calendar and imagine what could be.  “The New Year serves as a ... Read more

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning – the second most severe – as the United Kingdom looks set to be battered by heavy rain until Monday. Covering vast swathes of South East England, the amber weather warning will remain in place until 1am on Sunday, October 29. It covers parts of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Portsmouth and West Sussex. The Met Office says an amber warning means there a likelihood of flooding and disruption as a result of the overnight rainfall. There could be an impact on the public transport ... Read more

The world’s best cheese has been crowned beating off stiff – and sometimes smelly – competition. The Norwegian blue cheese became the world’s new number one cheese – and cheese-loving countries Britain and France were nowhere to be seen in the top ten. The Guild of Fine Food runs the World Cheese Awards which is now in its 35th year, with 2023 seeing a record amount of entrants: an astonishing 4,502 cheeses from 43 countries, reports The Telegraph. Nidelven Blå from cheesemaker Gangstad Gårdsysteri won the title in Trondheim, Norway on Friday (October 27) at the world’s largest cheese competition. ... Read more

Samsung has been testing out its upcoming One UI 6 (Android 14) upgrade for a while with those signed up for the firm’s beta programme getting early access to a bunch of new features. Now, after months of waiting, it seems an official worldwide launch of this major Android software upgrade could be imminent. Not only does the Korean technology giant have a history of pushing out these major releases before the end of the year but a number of tech experts reckon it’s coming very soon. Top tipster Ice Universe, who has a track record of getting launches correct, has recently posted ... Read more

Many Britons will be excited about their Christmas travels, whether they’re embracing the cold and heading to the slopes or jetting away for sun, sea and sand. But those booking a holiday should be vigilant against travel scams – getting caught out is easier than you might think. According to Action Fraud, National Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting Centre, holiday fraud is “when you’ve paid a travel agent or agency, or someone offering short-term lodging for rent online, and find out that the holiday you’ve booked (or parts of it) doesn’t exist”. More than £15.3 million was stolen from Britons ... Read more

Oct. 27, 2023 – The virus that causes COVID-19 is adapting again, and the variant of Omicron known as BA.2.86 has a new mutation called JN.1, prompting experts to urge us all to remain calm but vigilant. The coronavirus is constantly mutating to survive the growing antibody pushback it encounters as our bodies learn how to fight it after vaccinations and infections. Variant BA.2.86 is a concern because of the extensive array of mutations in its spike protein, David Ho, MD, from Columbia University in New York City, and his team point out in their new lab report published this ... Read more

Joseph Lorusso was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1966. He is famous for creating landscapes and figurative works. He is majored in watercolors and he is a self taught artist when it comes to oil paintings. He is an observer and loves impressionism. Joseph has won many awards for his art works. Check out some of the romantic paintings by this award winning artist. Source link

An Al Jazeera reporter has reportedly been cut off from his producers in Gaza. Journalist Tareq Abu Azzoum said he wasn’t able to tell whether his producers could hear him. He said: “If you can hear us, send out that message to the world – that we are isolated in Gaza. “We don’t have any phone signal, we don’t have any internet connection, we had difficulties even contacting our relatives in different parts of the territory. “What the Gaza Strip is witnessing right now is massive deterioration. We are talking about more than 2.3 million Palestinians now isolated from the ... Read more

The Mayor of Greater Manchester has joined calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. Senior Labour figures, Andy Burnham, Sadiq Khan and Anas Sarwar, are piling on the pressure in a challenge to party leader Keir Starmer. Starmer is facing a Labour split, having called for “humanitarian pauses” to allow for aid to move into Gaza but not going so far as to call for a full ceasefire. In this, Keir Starmer is aligned with the UK Government, as well as the US and EU. Mr Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, issued a statement this afternoon which said: ... Read more

The Double Tap gesture is being pushed out by Apple (Image: APPLE) A batch of new Apple Watch models launched back in September and, as you can read in our full Watch Series 9 review, come packed with updates including a superior S9 processor, useful Precision Finding for iPhone and a much brighter screen which helps you check the time in the midday sun. Now there’s another boost coming to these latest wearables and it’s like nothing we’ve seen before. Double Tap is now available on Apple Watch models (Image: APPLE) It’s called Double Tap and it lets you interact ... Read more