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• A new way and improved way to eat peppermint bark

  29-11-2016 23:08 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  I have always loved peppermint and chocolate together and peppermint bark is my favourite way to eat it.Or it was — until I created this peppermint bark variation of my favourite childhood Christmas cookie.My mother made Spritz cookies every Christmas for as long as I can remember. She...
  
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• Yayoi Kusama’s Mesmerizing Infinity Rooms Embark on a North American Tour

  29-11-2016 22:00
  
  Infinity Mirrored Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away
  The dazzling exhibition of light and mirrors will travel to five venues in 2017 and 2018…Rebekah Bell
  
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• Study to test oral cannabis treatment in kids with severe epilepsy

  29-11-2016 21:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO - Researchers at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children are poised to begin a clinical trial using cannabis extracts to treat children with severe epilepsy whose seizures can't be controlled with existing medications.The trial is believed to be the first in Canada to test an oral...
  
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• These 10 Whiskies Keep a Low Profile, but Deserve High Praise

  29-11-2016 21:00
  
  The Loch Lomond region just might be the most under-sung capital of great Scotch… Dan Dunn
  
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• Drug epidemic stalls HIV decline in whites who shoot up

  29-11-2016 20:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - The long decline in HIV infections among white people who inject drugs has stalled, another grim side effect of the nation's drug abuse epidemic.Health officials released the news Tuesday, as part of a call for more use of needle exchange programs."We really risk stalling or
  
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• White House Christmas theme: 'The Gift of the Holidays'

  29-11-2016 19:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON - For her family's final Christmas in the White House, Michelle Obama used the holiday decor to highlight her core initiatives as first lady: service, education and health.The familiar crowd-pleasers are still part of the annual show:—A towering tree dominates the Blue Room,...
  
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• Chick Egg Molder

  29-11-2016 19:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It seems kind of sick to form your egg with the chick egg molder. That chick is supposed to hatch out of the egg but not get formed by a boiled egg getting forced to look like a chick. And those chick legs, not sure if I should laugh or cry. Just imagine to cut it into halves and then you have two half one legged chicks. Oh, how adorable.
  Chick Egg Molder And Add A Chicken Leg
  Wonder if you can place other things into that mold. I’m thinking potatoes, small apple, cheese? You can have an e
  
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• New British bank notes fall foul of vegetarians

  29-11-2016 18:26
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new plastic five-pound notes, bearing the portrait of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill, have fallen foul of thousands of people who object to the use of animal...
  
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• Gothic ice dome rises in Slovakia's High Tatra mountains

  29-11-2016 18:25
  
  HREBIENOK, Slovakia (Reuters) - Fifteen sculptors worked three weeks to shape 90 tonnes of ice into a gothic-style dome that opened to visitors last week in the High Tatra mountains of Slovakia.
  
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• Thriving on raw eggs, world's oldest person marks 117th birthday in Italy

  29-11-2016 18:16
  
  VERBANIA, Italy (Reuters) - Emma Morano, thought to be the world's oldest person and the last to be born in the 1800s, celebrated her 117th birthday on Tuesday, still swearing by her diet of two raw...
  
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• COOKING ON DEADLINE: Hanukkah Brisket

  29-11-2016 18:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Whether or not you celebrate the Jewish holidays, a good brisket recipe is a nice thing to have in your winter repertoire. Brisket is a tough and fairly inexpensive cut of meat that gets amazingly tender after some quality time in the oven, and it requires little attention or care while it cooks.
  
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• 11 of the World’s Most Iconic Photographs Are Up for Grabs

  29-11-2016 18:00
  
  Neil Leifer’s collection, including the world’s most famous sports photos, is being auctioned…Anush Benliyan
  
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• Freebie treasures: finding beauty and value in repurposing

  29-11-2016 16:26 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine - OK, I admit it. I pick up castoff gloves I find along the side of the road.You never know:These gloves that have blown out of the backs of pickup trucks can, if you're patient, be useful. You just need to hold onto that lonely left until you can match it up with a nearly...
  
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• Gardening offers payback at the holidays in form of gifts

  29-11-2016 16:21 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Gardeners make good friends, especially during the holidays when they give out foods preserved from their gardens.The top five canning recipes used during the holidays are for applesauce, cranberry sauce, jalapeno jelly, apple pie filling and sauerkraut, according to a recent survey by Jarden
  
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• London backs plans to build second-tallest tower in western Europe

  29-11-2016 16:12
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Plans to build a 73-storey skyscraper that would be the tallest in the City of London financial district have been approved by the local authority, which said the project was a...
  
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• "YUMMM!": A sculpture made from Peeps at a Baltimore museum

  29-11-2016 16:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BALTIMORE - The American Visionary Art Museum is known for highlighting the work of self-taught artists, as well as mechanical devices, toys and whirligigs with colorful moving parts.But through Sept. 3, visitors can see an exhibit titled "YUMMM! The History, Fantasy, and Future of Food," which
  
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• Yummy Food We Ate In Tokyo

  29-11-2016 15:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Living costs in Tokyo are kind of weird. It’s very expensive to live and to get around but luckily eating out isn’t that expensive. So that’s what we did during our 3 month in Tokyo, eat out a lot! Yummy Food We Ate In Tokyo is easy to encounter and Ramen is the food I miss the most. Sushi was really good too but for my taste the more rice and less raw fish the better the sushi. But in Tokyo they serve up the raw fish. But that’s just my personal preference.
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• A Quaint Apartment Designed For A Ballerina

  29-11-2016 15:00
  
  Água Verde Apartment in Curitiba, Brazil is a charming redesign project by Leandro Garcia. The designer upgraded a 323 square foot studio owned by an ex-ballet dancer by expanding the social area and optimizing each space. As you can see in the photos below, the result is a small home that breathes, a stylish refuge that successfully accommodates modern living functions. The color palette is minimalist and helps create the feeling of a sizable home. White walls and furniture enlarge the
  
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• Breaking the mould: why blue cheese is no longer just for Christmas

  29-11-2016 14:40
  
  Sales of strong cheeses, such as roquefort, gorgonzola and stilton, are soaring. Why are Brits swapping cheddar for the veined varieties?The stubborn presence of a huge lump of leftover Stilton in the fridge weeks after Christmas (“Is that mould? I mean, new mould?”) held it back for decades – but now blue cheese is hitting a purple patch.According to new research, sales of strong cheeses such as saint agur, roquefort, gorgonzola and our own Stilton went up almost 8% in the yea
  
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• Coca-Cola No. 1 in Japan with drinks galore, but not Coke

  29-11-2016 14:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  EBINA, Japan - Coca-Cola has been the No. 1 beverage maker in Japan for half a century, but it's not thanks to the popularity of Coke. Instead, the American soft-drink brand has adapted to the quirky ways this society quenches its thirst.Coca-Cola's nearly 1 million vending machines account for...
  
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• Haus Wiesenhof Characterized By Rustic Simplicity

  29-11-2016 14:00
  
  With a relaxing view and a minimalist design, the cozy Haus Wiesenhof was dubbed by its architects as “a place of peace and contemplation”. The home is strongly connected to nature through various balconies, terraces, and its wood-clad exterior.Serving as a weekend residence, this home, located in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria, is characterized by rustic simplicity and serenity. Gogl Architekten said of the project, “the house communicates with the dominant mounta
  
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• Nigel Slater’s orzo, black cabbage and smoked cheese

  29-11-2016 13:00
  
  A toothsome treat for a work nightThe recipe
  Fill a large pan with water, bring to the boil and salt the water. Add 200g of orzo or other small pasta and cook for 9 minutes, or as per the maker’s instructions, then drain through a sieve. Run cold water through the pasta and set aside.Trim 100g of cavolo nero into 8cm lengths, add it to a pan of boiling water, cook for 4 minutes, then drain and plunge into cold water. Wipe the pan then pour in 250ml of double cream. Grate 100g of smoked che
  
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• Don't ignore drainage - it could make or break your garden

  29-11-2016 13:00
  
  Many new gardeners are so keen to start planting they don’t take the time to look at their soil’s structure or how it drainsAsk any gardener what they love about their plot, and you’ll get as many answers as there are species of plant. Some will go straight for flowers; colour is sexy and exciting. Others will take you to their raised beds and show you beautiful vegetables; growing your own is rewarding and delicious. Then there are those who take pride in a luxurious lawn, mow
  
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• Ingenious architects and homemakers of the animal world

  29-11-2016 12:57
  
  Beavers have their megadams, foxes their city ‘studios’ – clearly, humans aren’t the only species to take pride in a welcoming homeFrom vast woodland lodges to the tiniest of seashells, the homemakers of the animal kingdom display a huge range of skills – architecture, building, use of resources or just sheer ingenuity. They’re experts in working out ways to survive and thrive, whether in the outer reaches of the Arctic wilderness or under the shed in your bac
  
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• Take a look inside some of the world’s most iconic homes – gallery

  29-11-2016 12:55
  
  Their exteriors are revered as architectural classics, but the interiors of these famous homes often don’t receive the attention they deserve. For any fans of interior design, its time to find out what you’ve been missing Continue reading...
  
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• Runners brave snow, ice and cold for Antarctic Ice Marathon

  29-11-2016 12:47
  
  (Reuters) - Wrapped up warmly with layers of clothing, gloves, hats and goggles, the runners await the blasting siren marking the start of the race before heading off onto the barren track.
  
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• Paying a coach won’t make you run faster – listening to one will

  29-11-2016 11:00
  
  Even if you’re not an elite athlete, surrounding yourself with the advice and support of a coach could change your performance dramaticallyRunning coaches are just for fast runners aren’t they? I’m not good enough to have a coach. I don’t have enough time to do all the running a coach would want me to do. Maybe the idea of a coach has crossed your mind but you’ve dismissed it for one of these reasons. But the world of running coaching is becoming more and more acces
  
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• Traditional French Christmas santons – in pictures

  29-11-2016 10:30
  
  Santons are traditional hand-coloured terracotta figurines usually set in Christmas nativity scenes Continue reading...
  
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• Madonna before stardom – in pictures

  29-11-2016 09:03
  
  Photographer Richard Corman photographed a 24-year-old Madonna, six weeks before the release of her debut album in July 1983, in a shoot which encapsulates both her eye for style and her ability to perform for the cameraContinue reading...
  
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• Like a virgin: Madonna before stardom – in pictures

  29-11-2016 09:03
  
  Photographer Richard Corman photographed a 24-year-old Madonna, six weeks before the release of her debut album in July 1983. Richard captures the singer’s physical beauty, fashion, humour, playful sexiness and total accessibility that took this character into a rare and visionary state Continue reading...
  
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• ‘We must continue to dream big’: an open letter from Serena Williams

  29-11-2016 08:00
  
  Writing for Porter Magazine’s Incredible Women of 2016 issue, the tennis star takes aim at the barriers that still hold women athletes back• How feminists embraced the radical open letterTo all incredible women who strive for excellence,When I was growing up, I had a dream. I’m sure you did, too. My dream wasn’t like that of an average kid, my dream was to be the best tennis player in the world. Not the best “female” tennis player in the world. Continue re
  
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• Doggy see, doggy do

  29-11-2016 07:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Do you remember what you did last year prior to the holidays? If so, that’s your episodic memory at work — you’re remembering an experience that happened at a particular time, in a particular place, maybe with particular people and probably involving particular emotions.Humans
  
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• A symphony of smashed ceilings

  29-11-2016 07:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Quick — close your eyes and picture the conductor of an orchestra. If you haven’t pictured Bugs Bunny, then chances are you’re picturing a man.It’s 2016, and female conductors are still overwhelmingly outnumbered by their male counterparts. In fact, when Tania Miller of
  
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• The Latest: 3 dead, 5 sickened after Thanksgiving dinner

  29-11-2016 03:20 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ANTIOCH, Calif. - The Latest on three people who died and five who were sickened after eating church-organized Thanksgiving dinner at an American Legion Hall (all times local):6:10 p.m.Health officials say they are trying to determine if three people who died and five who were sickened after...
  
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• Phillips Concludes a Record-Breaking Watch Auction Season

  29-11-2016 03:00
  
  The retail watch industry may be dipping, but the auction market is reaching new highs…Victoria Gomelsky
  
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• 10 Strikingly Different Chess Sets

  29-11-2016 02:10
  
  Chess dates back to the 6th century, but these boards are anything but traditional…Sheila Gibson Stoodley
  
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• 3 dead, at least 5 sickened after Thanksgiving dinner

  29-11-2016 01:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ANTIOCH, Calif. - Health officials say three people died and at least five more were sickened after eating Thanksgiving dinner at an event organized by a church in the San Francisco Bay Area.Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch said Monday it received eight patients with probably food borne...
  
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• 10 Incredible Reasons to Visit the Maldives Now

  29-11-2016 00:00
  
  These 10 resorts are bringing a new level of luxury to the spectacular Maldives islands…Leslie Patrick Moore
  
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