10 songs with a coffee aroma

10 songs with a coffee aroma

Bob Dylan – One more cup of coffee (Desire) “One more cup of coffee for the road, One more cup of coffee ‘fore I go”   Ella Fitzgerald – Black Coffee “I walk the floor and watch the door And in between I drink Black coffee”   Tricky – Black Coffee (cover)  “And moody all the

Tempura, how to prepare it

Tempura, how to prepare it

In Japan, with the tempura batter is used mainly to prepare seasonal vegetables, shrimps and squids, on rare occasion meat. Tempura is a particularly light kind of frying technique, with which luscious and crunchy food is prepared. And it is easy to prepare, if you know the basic rules to make it.   The batter

Amsterdam is home to the first cycling lane that generates solar power

Amsterdam is home to the first cycling lane that generates solar power

Every day around two thousand cyclists ride the two-way cycling lane that connects Krommenie and Wormerveer, two suburbs of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. For commuters and students bicycles are the fastest means of transport to get around in this city.     From 12th November, a 70-metre stretch of this path will become

Halloween, the 10 spookiest songs for an unforgettable 31st of October

Halloween, the 10 spookiest songs for an unforgettable 31st of October

Forget about classics such as Deep Red, Thriller by Michael Jackson and Bela Lugosi’s Dead. Here’s a playlist of yesterday’s, today’s and tomorrow’s creepiest songs.   Bruce Springsteen – State Trooper http://youtu.be/nU5MyNuBdhg Sonic Youth – Halloween https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxu5wlgvsEI Portishead – Machine Gun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbJeiWYFrio Pink Floyd – Careful With That Axe Eugene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMpGdG27K9o Bat For Lashes – What’s A

Pumpkin and Parmesan cheese croquettes

Pumpkin and Parmesan cheese croquettes

Ingredients 500 g of mashed pumpkin 2 eggs Half a cup of whole wheat flour 2 teaspoonful of powdered yeast 8-10 spoonful of grated Parmesan cheese 2 spoonful of minced fresh rosemary Organic sunflower oil Whole sea salt Black pepper to grind     Preparation Put the mashed pumpkin in a medium-sized bowl. Beat the

If you live with a smoker is like you live in Beijing

If you live with a smoker is like you live in Beijing

Living with a smoker means being exposed to pollution levels equal to those registered in a heavily polluted city, such as Beijing and London. The news comes from the study Fine particulate matter concentrations in smoking households: just how much secondhand smoke do you breathe in if you live with a smoker who smokes indoors?. The

LED lights vs. conventional bulbs: spot the differences

LED lights vs. conventional bulbs: spot the differences

Korea is replacing street lights with LED lights: the aim of this programme is to reduce the electricity bill and light pollution. LEDs require 10 times less energy to generate light, offering a less light dispersion in the air. In public areas where lights have been changed to LED, the inhabitants can see the stars

8 hours of sleep a night are too many

8 hours of sleep a night are too many

If you always feel tired, have difficulty in waking up in the morning, and your brain starts to work only after two cups of coffee, maybe you sleep too little or… too much. A recent Finnish study belies the myth of sleeping 8 hours per night and provides new data.   The study, conducted on

5 SmartDriving Apps

5 SmartDriving Apps

The spread of smartphones apps has allowed for the development of useful software to help us while driving: allowing us to avoid traffic congestion, reduce pollution, make smart choices in every moment of urban life and save money. 5 SmartDriving apps that will change your life on the road.   Waze www.waze.com This is the