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• Mecaer Aviation Group Offers a Custom Interior for the Bell 505

  18-04-2017 23:00
  
  The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter can be ordered with a “MAGnificent” custom interior…Mary Grady
  
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• Bell Helicopter Offers a Custom Interior for the Bell 505

  18-04-2017 23:00
  
  The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter can be ordered with a “MAGnificent” custom interior…Mary Grady
  
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• Google Earth invites you to 'get lost' exploring the planet

  18-04-2017 22:23 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - Google Earth is getting a revival, as the 3-D mapping service reorients itself to become more of a tool for adventure and exploration.A central feature in the new Google Earth is Voyager. Google has partnered with such groups as the BBC and NASA to add video clips, photos and text...
  
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• Prince William speaks with Lady Gaga on mental health

  18-04-2017 21:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LONDON - Prince William has enlisted Lady Gaga in his campaign to persuade people to be more open about mental health issues.The heir to the throne released a video Tuesday in which he speaks with the pop star via FaceTime. Lady Gaga, who last year spoke out about her struggles with
  
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• An Artful New Restaurant Brings Southern Charm to NYC

  18-04-2017 21:00
  
  Photo by Reid Rolls
  The West Village’s new 33 Greenwich helps to modernize the all-American diner…Anush Benliyan
  
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• Glance: Retailers who sell or no longer sell Ivanka Trump

  18-04-2017 20:45 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - Retailers are doing a delicate dance when it comes to handling the Ivanka Trump brand. Here's a list of some of the retailers who offer the brand and those who have scaled back or dropped the label:AMAZON: Carries a diverse assortment of products.BUY BUY BABY: The baby accessories
  
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• Facebook CEO sees augmented reality's future in the camera

  18-04-2017 20:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sees the future of augmented reality in your smartphone camera, and not just in special goggles.Facebook kicked off its annual conference for developers Tuesday with a speech by Zuckerberg, who outlined some augmented reality tools and features he
  
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• Seeing Green: 11 Spring-Ready Green Dial Watches

  18-04-2017 20:00
  
  Is green slowly becoming the new blue of the watch world?...Justin Mastine-Frost
  
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• Brooklyn Brewery co-founder picked up brewing in Middle East

  18-04-2017 19:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - Brooklyn Brewery co-founder Steve Hindy picked up his interest in home brewing from an unusual source: American diplomats in Saudi Arabia, where Islamic law prohibits alcoholic drinks."These guys all made their own beer at home, so I was fascinated by home brewing," says Hindy, who
  
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• Ask Brianna: How do I deal with a mooching friend?

  18-04-2017 19:11 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  "Ask Brianna" is a column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out. I'm here to help you manage your money, find a job and pay off student loans — all the real-world stuff no one taught us how to do in college. Send your questions about postgrad life to
  
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• Virtual technology can make landscaping easier

  18-04-2017 19:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Just as virtual technology has become a common tool for anyone planning to repaint or redecorate a home, a growing array of apps can make landscaping easier too.But know when to use them, and when it would be easier to pull out an old-fashioned pencil and a sheet of graph paper — or to seek out...
  
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• COOKING ON DEADLINE: Roasted Asparagus with Lemon Dressing

  18-04-2017 19:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  This lemon sauce is such a simple way to dress up roasted asparagus, the pinup vegetable of spring ... or any simply cooked asparagus for that matter, such as grilled, steamed or sauteed. In fact, this sauce is also a quick and easy way to dress up pretty much any plainly cooked vegetable, from
  
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• Galaxy S8: More screen and elegance, but a hefty price tag

  18-04-2017 18:38 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - Samsung's new Galaxy S8 phone is stunning. But its $100 price hike is hard to swallow.That's how much extra you'll shell out for the S8, which starts shipping Friday for about $750 — $100 more than the iPhone 7 and last year's Galaxy S7 when it launched. A larger sibling, the S8
  
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• Members Only: Inside the World’s Newest Private Clubs

  18-04-2017 18:00
  
  From London to Los Angeles, we get you through the front door of the newest members-only clubs…
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• Ivanka's biz prospers as politics mixes with business

  18-04-2017 17:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SHANGHAI - On April 6, Ivanka Trump's company won provisional approval from the Chinese government for three new trademarks, giving it monopoly rights to sell Ivanka brand jewelry, bags and spa services in the world's second-largest economy. That night, the first daughter and her husband, Jared
  
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• Sarah Michelle Gellar still has awesome skills with a skewer

  18-04-2017 17:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - As a vampire slayer, Sarah Michelle Gellar learned the value of an old-fashioned wooden stake. As a mom of two children, she's still pretty handy with a good stick — only this time it's in the kitchen.Gellar skewers all kinds of things in her new cookbook, "Stirring Up Fun with Food
  
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• Jazz Age design shown in textiles, furniture and more

  18-04-2017 15:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - A multisensory blockbuster of a show at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum here invites visitors to explore Jazz Age design in all its glittering, decadent and innovative glory.Edgy furniture and tableware; textiles and wallpapers in rich oranges and teals; odes to the New
  
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• Sometimes it takes a community to keep bees

  18-04-2017 15:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Finding places for beekeeping can be a challenge for city dwellers. But apiaries modeled after community gardens have become a popular option.Community beekeeping operations are usually comprised of shared sites on public or private properties, organized by or for people trying to turn out
  
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• Why the Chinese didn’t fall for Weetabix’s soggy serving of mush

  18-04-2017 15:16
  
  The unchallenging cereal biscuit has failed to find favour in the far east – it couldn’t compete with the pork buns. However, it still has fans around the worldHowever much affection you feel for Weetabix, a product that, for me, will for ever be associated with the rough scrape of the loving maternal handkerchief, it’s not hard to understand why it has failed to win over those with no such fond childhood memories. The cereal’s Chinese owner, Bright Foods – which bo
  
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• David Brown Automotive Marvelously Remasters the Classic Mini

  18-04-2017 15:00
  
  The customizable model is constructed by hand and pairs vintage styling with high-tech touches…Viju Mathew
  
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• Cashback – the grandparents perched on a wealth mountain

  18-04-2017 14:35
  
  Elderly people across the UK have accumulated £400bn in collective wealth to bequeath. But will it be the children or grandchildren who get the payout?Name: Wealth mountains.Age: Quite new. Continue reading...
  
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• Inflammatory bowel disease in kids under 5 on rise in Canada: study

  18-04-2017 14:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO - Canada has one of the highest rates of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in the world and a new study shows the proportion of young children being diagnosed with the lifelong disease is on the rise.Researchers found cases of inflammatory bowel disease in children under age five...
  
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• Rachel Roddy’s recipe for hand-rolled pasta with pea and ricotta pesto | A kitchen in Rome

  18-04-2017 13:56
  
  Hand-rolling pici pasta is an easy, fun way to keep the kids entertained while teaching them something and piquing their interest in cooking. Matched with a pea and ricotta pesto, it’s family food without the need for labelsAfter a brief stint as a waitress, my second job in Rome was, predictably, teaching English. To begin with I worked with actors, most notably with Alessio, who was preparing to audition for an English mini-series. Tall and broad, Alessio could only get into character wh
  
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• The best street food on the planet, but Bangkok bans its roadside stalls

  18-04-2017 12:21
  
  City has just scooped CNN poll but official says ‘every street vendor will have to move out’ by end of 2017Authorities in Bangkok have banned street food from the capital’s major roads, causing an outcry in a city famous for its affordable roadside cuisine.In a move criticised by locals and culinary enthusiasts, thousands of vendors selling dishes such as spicy prawn soup and papaya salad will disappear by the end of the year in the interests of “order and hygiene”,
  
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• First woman to officially run Boston Marathon does it again – 50 years later

  18-04-2017 12:18
  
  Kathrine Switzer, who became women’s rights hero in 1967 after completing all-male race, crosses line aged 70A runner who saw off furious race officials to become the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon has repeated the feat 50 years later.Related: The 10 best marathon moments – in picturesContinue reading...
  
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• Crossword roundup: snowflakes are so hot right now

  18-04-2017 11:30
  
  From cold comfort to hot gossip, there is ingenious construction and of-the-moment bullying in the pick of the broadsheets’ crypticsI hope you enjoyed the Easter weekend’s special puzzles. In place of spoilers, here are a couple of recent feats of construction.Continue reading...
  
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• Ivanka Inc. goes to Washington: A timeline

  18-04-2017 10:10 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SHANGHAI - As Ivanka Trump builds a new political career as an adviser to her father, the commercial engine of her lifestyle brand is going strong. Sales, by some measures, have reached record highs this year.Trump founded the brand in 2007 and still owns it, but stepped back from management
  
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• Politics hasn't stopped the growth of Ivanka Inc.

  18-04-2017 10:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  SHANGHAI - Since her father was elected president of the United States, global sales of Ivanka Trump merchandise have surged and her company has applied for at least nine new trademarks in the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Canada and the U.S — signs that the commercial engine of Ivanka's brand is...
  
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• Room for improvement with Accor’s pricing policy

  18-04-2017 08:00
  
  I paid the ‘advanced saver rate’ online but later found my hotel was selling rooms cheaperLast November I used AccorHotels’ website to book a night at its Stratford-upon-Avon Mercure hotel at the end of this April. I paid upfront at the advance saver rate of £98.10. Last weekend I checked the website for directions, only to find that the rate had dropped to £71.10. I rang the hotel to ask them to refund the difference and was told that the manager would get back to
  
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• Barking up the same tree

  18-04-2017 07:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  There’s nothing that curbs the stress of a hard day at work quite like getting a cuddle and a slobbery kiss from your beloved office dog.But you don’t have to take my word for it. Take it from a vocal pack of readers who responded to the contest I ran as part of our Newsroom Dogs
  
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• 10 of Bilbao’s best pintxos bars

  18-04-2017 07:30
  
  The city’s many bars are piled high with pintxos, the Basque country’s take on tapas, which are a great way of sampling regional specialities for a few euros. Or string a few together to create a brilliant bar crawlBilbainos consider good pintxos a fundamental joy of daily life, and bars dedicated to providing them abound; jocular crowds rather than fancy decor or high prices are the clue to the best. Many also offer a good-value menú del día. The best place to get a fl
  
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• Campaign to improve image of the bidet - archive, 18 April 1963

  18-04-2017 06:00
  
  18 April 1963: Bidet has become a dirty word but British prudery is depriving the country of the most hygienic washing appliance of them allThe Council of British Sanitary Pottery Manufacturers has launched a 12-months’ campaign to improve the image of what is in Britain a rude five-letter word – bidet. British prudery was depriving the country of the most hygienic washing appliance of them all, Mr W. G. Wright, a member of the council, claimed yesterday in London in a lecture on Bri
  
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• Canadian Food Inspection Agency adds more products to flour recall list

  18-04-2017 04:05 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OTTAWA - A national recall of flour due to E. coli contamination, which was first announced last month, has been expanded yet again.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's recall on March 28 affected Robin Hood flour sold in four provinces in Western Canada and was later expanded across the...
  
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• 5 Superb American Whiskeys

  18-04-2017 01:48
  
  These top non-bourbon made-in-America spirits showcase the freedom of whiskey distilling in the U.S….Dan Dunn
  
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• Sudoku 3725 medium

  18-04-2017 01:01
  
  Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. For a helping hand call our solutions line on 0906 200 83 83. Calls cost £1.03 per minute from a BT landline. Calls from other networks may vary and mobiles will be considerably higher. Service supplied by ATS. Call 0330 333 6946 for customer service (charged at standard rate). Continue reading...
  
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• Quick crossword No 14,647

  18-04-2017 01:00
  
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,174

  18-04-2017 01:00
  
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