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• Critics push back against hepatitis C screening advice, say boomers should be tested

  28-05-2017 19:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO - When Walter Buchanan learned his brother-in-law needed a liver transplant because of advanced cirrhosis caused by a long-undiagnosed infection with hepatitis C, he offered to donate part of ......
  
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• Nice ice: A traditional take on Malaysia’s favourite dessert

  28-05-2017 13:00
  
  Melaka’s version of Malaysia’s famous cendol dessert is an exotic combination of palm sugar syrup, jelly-like noodles, coconut milk, beans and shaved ice
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  Malaysia’s Unesco world heritage city of Melaka, better known by its old colonial name of Malacca, draws visitors not just for its melting pot history of Malay, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch and British influences, but as a foodie paradise symbolised by the local nyonya cuisine.While signatu
  
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• The Queen’s Head, Troutbeck, Lake District: hotel review

  28-05-2017 12:00
  
  This 17th-century Grade II-listed coaching inn has had a major and sensitive refurbishment following a fire. A shame its food isn’t as good as the settingThe Queen’s Head does not seem to have much luck. In June 2014, the 17th-century coaching inn was gutted by fire. It reopened in March, after a £2m refit by its owner, Stockport-based Robinsons brewery, which is pushing the pub’s foodie credentials. Yet I arrive to find the pub suddenly between head chefs. Two agency lad
  
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• The Greedy Queen: Eating With Victoria review – nothing dainty about these dishes

  28-05-2017 08:30
  
  Annie Gray’s study of Queen Victoria’s eating habits and the cuisine of her day is good on the details but makes some unwise assumptionsWe know from countless photographs that Queen Victoria in old age was vastly stout, her huge, froglike head sunk into her neck and her cheeks as pouchy as a hamster’s. But it takes a picture of one of her surviving frocks, a broad, crinolined armour of mourning black, to bring home just how spherical was the royal form: at 5ft 1in, the Queen wa
  
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• Top 10 wine bars in Bordeaux – chosen by experts

  28-05-2017 08:00
  
  It’s arguably the world’s top wine city. So where do local insiders head for a good glass of red or white with food to match? A year after the opening of the Cité du Vin, visitors to Bordeaux are spoilt for choice when it comes to appreciating one of France’s premier wine regions. They can ride through the vineyards on a bicycle, tour them in a London taxi, or take a tasting cruise on the Garonne. The tourist board has created a handy downloadable tour of Bordeaux’
  
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• Alfresco cocktails: posh park drinking

  28-05-2017 07:59
  
  Three of London’s best bar tenders offer up their favourite alfresco cocktails. There’s no reason a cheap date can’t be classyWe think of park drinking and we think of electric neon bottles of cider and falling asleep at 2pm. We think of students and vagrant Ian Beale and those with nowhere else to go. But while those lifestyle park drinkers keep the industry running 12 months a year, we fickle fly-by-nights with our bottled beers only treat park drinking as a seasonal hobby. F
  
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• Why it’s awesome to be awkward | Ty Tashiro

  28-05-2017 07:00
  
  Nerds are all the rage. They may be social misfits but ‘awkwards’ see detail in glorious TechnicolourA few years ago, “awkward” became the term du jour for the socially clumsy. When I looked at the number of people who Googled the question “Why am I so awkward?”, I saw a spike that remained consistent for five years. The sharp rise in people’s interest in awkwardness may partly reflect the trendiness of the word, but also that more people are feeling soc
  
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• Walk this way: how the brain recognises someone by their gait | Daniel Glaser

  28-05-2017 07:00
  
  Pippa Middleton walking up the aisle is a reminder of the special neuroscience behind seeing someone walkOnce again, all eyes were on Pippa Middleton as she walked up the aisle, this time at her own wedding. As she wrote in her book Celebrate: ‘It’s a bit startling to achieve global recognition… on account of your sister, your brother-in-law and your bottom.’It’s unlikely the biological aspect of how we watch people walking was foremost in her mind last week, but t
  
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• The Test Kitchen, London - restaurant review | Jay Rayner

  28-05-2017 07:00
  
  After an exhaustingly grim lunch at the Test Kitchen, Jay flees to Maison Bertaux for a restorative strawberry tartThe Test Kitchen, 54 Frith Street, London W1D 4SL (020 7734 8487). Meal for two, including drinks and service: £130. Maison Bertaux, 28 Greek Street, London W1D 5DQ (020 7437 6007). Strawberry tart: £4.80The strawberry tart at Maison Bertaux in London’s Soho should be available on prescription as an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress. The sweet pastry sh
  
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• The eco guide to renewable energy

  28-05-2017 07:00
  
  Solar power is soaring, wind goes from strength to strength. Look for a mighty surge in renewables over the next few yearsOne day in late March, during a sunny weekend, something spectacular happened. Solar power broke a new record. The demand for daytime electricity in UK homes fell to night times levels – thanks to solar panels in roofs and fields. Thanks to the sunshine, solar power created six times more electricity than coal-fired power stations that day.One day in late March, solar p
  
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• My friends can’t stop moaning | Mariella Frostrup

  28-05-2017 07:00
  
  Offering a shoulder to cry on is great, but being able to say no and turning off your phone are just as important, says Mariella FrostrupThe dilemma I’m 31, and my friends are all having life crises. I’ve found myself with a set of eight emotionally needy people. (They don’t know each other.) It sounds selfish, but I’m exhausted from taking out their emotional trash.I could be flattered that I’m considered a good listener, but I feel like I have another full-time jo
  
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• Kitchen multi-taskers: leaf crops that are both veg and herb

  28-05-2017 07:00
  
  Unusual flavourful greens that are easy to growI love leaf crops. Whether it’s lettuce, rocket or chard, their fast growth and ease of cultivation makes them some of the best options for newbie growers. But if it’s something more exciting you’re after, here are a few suggestions for unusual, flavourful greens that straddle the boundary between vegetable and herb. Continue reading...
  
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• Having a new baby shouldn’t mean losing your old friends | Eva Wiseman

  28-05-2017 07:00
  
  Eva Wiseman calls for empathy classes for long-standing friends during pregnancyWhen you’re pregnant you’re encouraged to go to NCT classes to prepare for childbirth and becoming a parent. I propose an NCT-adjacent class, for the friends of pregnant people, to prepare them, too. I mean, it would be fun. I promise, we’d not make it not fun. There’d be crisps, for example. This manifesto-worthy idea came to me yesterday, as I sat glumly with myself and wondered why the idea
  
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• Does what you do define the type of person you are? | Ben Ambridge

  28-05-2017 07:00
  
  Do you sit around the house naked, read poetry and make compost? If so, you’re not the conscientious typeHow do your daily activities define your personality?Psychologists have explored personality from every conceivable angle except one: what do people with particular personality traits actually do in terms of everyday activities? First, compared to other people broadly similar to you (in terms of age, class and gender) are you more or less: Continue reading...
  
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• Seductive wines from southwest France | David Williams

  28-05-2017 06:59
  
  The joys of Petit and Gros Manseng from Jurançon and other parts of southwest France. Three classy but reassuringly cheap wines for you to tryDomaine Lasserre Jurançon, France 2014 (£6.99, 37.5cl, The Co-op) ‘Manseng means Jurançon means sex!’ They don’t make wine ads like this any more. The strap line words, which appeared on the posters put together in the 1920s by producers from Jurançon, were inspired by Colette. She had a bit of thing for
  
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• Here comes the sun: key high street pieces – in pictures

  28-05-2017 00:50
  
  From crop tops to tropical-print shorts, summer’s key high street pieces will see you through the holiday season, at home or away Continue reading...
  
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• Guide to basket bags: the wish list – in pictures

  28-05-2017 00:45
  
  The wicker basket trend started with Balenciaga’s Bistrot – but there are plenty of cheaper options out there this season. Take one with you to the beach, then out for cocktails Continue reading...
  
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