Author: James Martin
CNN — For some people, coffee jump-starts their bowel movements in addition to their energy. Despite the drink’s popularity, there isn’t a lot of research on why coffee sends many people running to the bathroom within minutes of consuming it. “In some cases, as with coffee and bowel movements, there likely just hasn’t been the medical demand to merit serious investigation,” Dr. Kyle Staller, director of the Gastrointestinal Motility Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital, said via email. “It may also be a case of obviousness, meaning it doesn’t take multiple studies to know that coffee induces bowel movements when it’s…
Russell Westbrook couldn’t figure out a way to consistently mesh with his new teammates, Anthony Davis couldn’t stay healthy and a 37-year-old LeBron James couldn’t carry a team all by himself. The Los Angeles Lakers made no secret they were a team built to win a championship this season. Instead, they won’t even make the playoffs. In a development that few would have seen coming six months ago, the Lakers were eliminated from the playoff race on Tuesday night after a 121-110 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Westbrook scored 28 points, Davis added 21 and James watched from the bench,…
Twitter employees are voicing their concerns after Elon Musk vowed to make ‘significant improvements’ to the social media platform as a company board member and majority shareholder, admitting his investment in the company was not passive.After news broke of the Tesla CEO’s $3billion investment in the platform, employees took to Twitter issuing messages of both serious uneasiness and mockery.’Good morning to our new overlord!’ Lara Cohen, the company’s Global Head of Partners, tweeted.Company researcher Matt DeMichiel shared a meme featuring rapper Drake that seemingly implied Musk would move the company’s focus from growth, product innovation and sustainability to ways to further financial success.’Elon…
Uber is planning to add travel booking via flights, trains and more in the UK this year to expand its ride-hailing business, The Financial Times has reported. The new service is designed to provide a “seamless door-to-door experience,” so that you can book your flight, train and Uber all on the same app. To do so, the company will integrate its software with airlines, inter-city bus and rail operators (include Eurostar Channel Tunnel tips) and car rental companies, according to CNBC. The UK is one of the company’s largest markets outside the US, so the expansion is a big step.…
If you have a Galaxy S9 in your pocket, you’re about to lose-out on crucial security fixes. That means, even if hackers discover a new flaw that could allow them to steal your payment details, Samsung won’t issue an update to stop the attack. As such, the only way to ensure your photos, videos, and personal data is safe …is to upgrade to a new handset.This is nothing new. The Samsung Galaxy S9 first launched back in 2018 with the South Korean tech giant’s former flagship coming loaded with Android Oreo 8.0. But, as the saying goes, all good things…
Magnesium is found in a wide variety of foods, including spinach, nuts and wholemeal bread.How much is safe to take?The Department of Health and Social Care says: “Having 400mg or less a day of magnesium from supplements is unlikely to cause any harm.”However, if you take magnesium supplements, do not take too much as this could be “harmful”, the health body warns.According to the NHS, taking high doses of magnesium (more than 400mg) for a short time can cause diarrhoea. Source link
Boris Johnson admitted families face ‘tough times’ today as he defended hiking national insurance for millions of Britons.Almost all workers will see the government take more off their pay packets this month after NICs rates were raised by 1.25 percentage points – breaking a Tory manifesto vow.The PM tried to quell fury at the move amid a wider cost-of-living crisis by insisting it is ‘necessary’ to take ‘big decisions’ to bail out the NHS and social care after the pandemic.On a visit to a hospital in Welwyn Garden City today, Mr Johnson said: ‘What we are doing today is unquestionably the right thing…
Collaboration is a huge part of Google Docs, letting multiple users chip in edits, comments and more. Now, you can include not just text in your comments but emoji reactions, much as you can in messages or on social media. “The new emoji reactions feature provides a less formal alternative to comments to express your opinions about document content,” Google said in a blog post announcing the feature. GoogleThe new option appears when you highlight text in a document while in “editing” mode. From there, you’ll see a new “add reaction” icon smiley face icon that lets you place emojis…
Derby’s joint administrators have named Chris Kirchner as the preferred bidder for the struggling Championship club. The administrators confirmed they have entered a period of exclusivity with Kirchner, an American software entrepreneur, in the belief that a deal will secure the club’s long-term future. In a statement they said: “Following a rigorous and well-documented marketing process, the joint administrators of Derby have accepted an offer from Chris Kirchner to acquire Derby out of administration. “This follows receipt of his recent bid for the club. The bid is for the purchase of the football club only with the terms of the…
Gardening tips: How to remove moss on drives and patiosAfter a long, wet winter moss can develop on driveways, patios and pathways. Moss can be removed using chemicals but this can have an impact on the surrounding environment. Instead, homeowners can resort to more natural methods such as soda crystals.In a video for Dri Pak, homeowners have been shown how to remove moss using soda crystals.The video has been captioned: “A simple way to remove moss from drives and patios with soda crystals.”Homeowners will need a 1.5kg bag of soda crystals or more depending on the size of the space.Firstly,…