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An aspirin a day could be the key to beating cancer


A DAILY aspirin tablet can block the growth and spread of cancer, researchers have found.

Scientists made the latest ­discovery after laboratory tests showed that the painkiller suppressed the growth of two strains of breast cancer.
Aspirin also boosted the effect of tamoxifen, a widely used treatment for the more common form of the disease.

An aspirin a day could be the key to beating cancer


A DAILY aspirin tablet can block the growth and spread of cancer, researchers have found.

Scientists made the latest ­discovery after laboratory tests showed that the painkiller suppressed the growth of two strains of breast cancer.
Aspirin also boosted the effect of tamoxifen, a widely used treatment for the more common form of the disease.

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Benefits of Meditation


Meditation helps us on many levels, from simple relaxation to freedom from suffering and full liberation of heart and mind. It allows us to:

  • defuse stress and experience greater calm
  • explore the mind-body relationship
  • connect to our feelings
  • expand our sense of who we are, beyond our fears and self-judgment
  • find genuine happiness
  • discover inner resources that can change our everyday lives
  • awaken our capacity for insight and wisdom
  • transform our worldview from one of isolation and confusion to one of connection, clarity and compassion
  • broaden our perspective and deepen our courage, based on seeing things just as they are

Benefits of Meditation


Meditation helps us on many levels, from simple relaxation to freedom from suffering and full liberation of heart and mind. It allows us to:

  • defuse stress and experience greater calm
  • explore the mind-body relationship
  • connect to our feelings
  • expand our sense of who we are, beyond our fears and self-judgment
  • find genuine happiness
  • discover inner resources that can change our everyday lives
  • awaken our capacity for insight and wisdom
  • transform our worldview from one of isolation and confusion to one of connection, clarity and compassion
  • broaden our perspective and deepen our courage, based on seeing things just as they are

English-Spanish Proverbs

Many hands make light work.
El trabajo compartido es más llevadero.

Misfortunes always come in threes.
No hay dos sin tres.

Money goes where money is.
El dinero llama (al) dinero.  . La plata llama la plata.

Never too late to do well.
Nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena.

Nothing goes on for ever.
No hay mal (ni bien) que cien años dure / dure cien años, (ni cristiano / cuerpo / enfermo que lo aguante / resista).

Small world!
¡Qué pequeño es el mundo! . El mundo es un pañuelo.

Spring is in the air.
La primavera la sangre altera.

The sap rises in the spring.
La primavera la sangre altera.

The chickens have come home to roost.
Aquellos polvos traen estos lodos.

The early bird catches the worm.
El que madruga coge la oruga.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Nadie está contento con su suerte.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
No se sabe si algo es bueno hasta que se lo pone a prueba.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.
Hay mucho más donde elegir.

We'll just have to make do.
A falta de pan, buenas son (las) tortas / las tortas son buenas.

When it rains, it pours.
Siempre llueve sobre mojado.

You are what you own.
Tanto tienes, tanto vales; nada tienes, nada vales.

You can judge a man by the company he keeps.
Dime con quién andas, y te diré quién eres.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Puedes darle un consejo a alguien, pero no puedes obligarlo a que lo siga.

You can't please everybody.
Nunca llueve a gusto de todos.









English-Spanish Proverbs

Many hands make light work.
El trabajo compartido es más llevadero.

Misfortunes always come in threes.
No hay dos sin tres.

Money goes where money is.
El dinero llama (al) dinero.  . La plata llama la plata.

Never too late to do well.
Nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena.

Nothing goes on for ever.
No hay mal (ni bien) que cien años dure / dure cien años, (ni cristiano / cuerpo / enfermo que lo aguante / resista).

Small world!
¡Qué pequeño es el mundo! . El mundo es un pañuelo.

Spring is in the air.
La primavera la sangre altera.

The sap rises in the spring.
La primavera la sangre altera.

The chickens have come home to roost.
Aquellos polvos traen estos lodos.

The early bird catches the worm.
El que madruga coge la oruga.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Nadie está contento con su suerte.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
No se sabe si algo es bueno hasta que se lo pone a prueba.

There are plenty more fish in the sea.
Hay mucho más donde elegir.

We'll just have to make do.
A falta de pan, buenas son (las) tortas / las tortas son buenas.

When it rains, it pours.
Siempre llueve sobre mojado.

You are what you own.
Tanto tienes, tanto vales; nada tienes, nada vales.

You can judge a man by the company he keeps.
Dime con quién andas, y te diré quién eres.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Puedes darle un consejo a alguien, pero no puedes obligarlo a que lo siga.

You can't please everybody.
Nunca llueve a gusto de todos.









Walks with views


Tate Modern to the London Eye

A sunset stroll along the South Bank affords an array of stunning vantage points
View from Tate Modern  View from Tate Modern - © Duncan McKenzie
By Tom Barnes

Tate Modern

We kick off at Tate Modern’s Café 2 (S), which offers a grand view over river and rooftops, and on into the Square Mile. It’s the perfect perch to take in the City along with a Tate smoothie. From here, St Paul’s Cathedral dominates, its beauty unperturbed by the uniformly grey buildings framing it.
Finish your drink and wend your way down through the gallery itself – maybe popping in to one of the current exhibitionsen route.

Oxo Tower

Following the Jubilee Walkway west along the river, head under Blackfriars Bridge and towards the Oxo Tower (1). Inside, the prices at this eighth-floor Harvey Nichols brasserie are not for the faint-hearted but even on a budget it’s worth popping up for a quick drink. My tip: demand a tap water with a slice of lemon. If you’ve got the chutzpah for this, you’ll have earned one of the best views in the capital. (Don’t worry, you can get a proper drink at nearby Gabriel’s Wharf (2), where Studio 6 offers decent international cuisine with fish dishes a speciality, plus a good selection of international beers.

Southbank Centre

Back on to the promenade, press on to the Southbank Centre. whose mish-mash of walkways and terraces always makes for an enjoyable wander. If there’s a concert about to start in the Royal Festival Hall (3) (and there’s almost always a concert about to start), scamper up the stairs to level 5, where you’ll be able to buy a plastic cup of wine at the bar and wander out on to its wide, strollable balcony for one of the most romantic vistas in town, with Trafalgar Square and the West End dead ahead and the Houses of Parliament peeking in from the left. Hang around till the show starts, and you’ll have it all to yourself...

London Eye

Follow the river-bend in the direction of Westminster Bridge. Before you get there, join the queue for the capital’s finest manmade view: yes, it’s expensive (£17.88; £16.09 if you book ahead online), yes, the queues are long (after 7pm on a weekday is your best bet), but on a clear evening a slow rotation on the London Eye (E) is as exhilarating as ever.