Mornings
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How to spot the eerie 'false dawn' that's visible in February
The zodiacal light, or false dawn, is an eerie cone of radiant light extending up from the horizon that'll be visible for two weeks beginning February 10th. False dawns happen when light from the sun reflects off cosmic dust which are
- NewsAlice Sholl
This Vibrating Alarm Clock Will Wake You Up With An Orgasm
Everyone could use a more efficient wake-up call than the old-fashioned alarm clock, which is why there are plenty of novelty versions out there - from ones that split apart and you have to put back together in order to turn off, to ones that wake you with gradually-increasing light. It’s a vibrator combined with an alarm clock, and does exactly what it says on the tin. According to the Little Rooster Store website, it’ll help you wake “sexy”, “slowly” and “sensually”.
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Want More Flavourful Coffee? Keep Your Beans In The Fridge
In collaboration with a local cafe, the University of Bath studied the effects of grinding beans at different temperatures - from room temperature all the way down to -196 C. According to the study, now published in Scientific Reports, the particles within coffee beans get tighter as the temperature gets lower, so we get more flavour from the same number of beans during the brewing process. “What you’re looking for is a grind that has the smallest difference between the smallest and largest pa
- NewsLaura Pearson-Smith, Style Blogger
Top Tips For Morning Motivation
There aren’t many of us who actually look forward to getting up and going to work in the morning, so we could all do with a healthy dose of motivation when that alarm clock goes off. It is possible to do things to your morning routine however, to get you into a more positive frame of mind about the day ahead. Louise Rusk, Co-Director of The Rusk Company which operates two of Glasgow’s top restaurants- Hutcheson’s Bar & Brasserie and The Butchershop Bar & Grill- recommends rising early.
