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• History unearthed as London's mail rail line opens to public

  08-08-2017 21:49
  LONDON (Reuters) - Deep below London's bustling streets, a piece of once-vital communications technology will soon be roaring back into life after years of disuse - a train.
  
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• Spain's Balearic Islands to fine illegal tourist rentals

  08-08-2017 20:56
  BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain's Balearic Islands will from Tuesday penalize landlords for illegally renting apartments to tourists with fines of up to 40,000 euros ($47,228) amid a backlash...
  
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• Why are there so few women in tech? The truth behind the Google memo

  08-08-2017 20:32
  An engineer at the company has suggested male domination of Silicon Valley is down to biological differences between the sexes. But the root causes are much more complicatedIt is time to be “open about the science of human nature”. This was the assertion of software engineer James Damore to his colleagues at Google, in an internal memo that has since led to his sacking. “I’m simply stating,” Damore wrote, “that the distribution of preferences and abilities of
  
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• Kids' bedroom oases should reflect their personalities

  08-08-2017 20:08 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Parents, do you want your kids' bedrooms to be relaxing oases where they can decompress and escape the academic and social pressures of school? Don't assume that means muted colours ......
  
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• Would you pay Rick Stein £1.25 for some sauce?

  08-08-2017 19:22
  The TV chef is charging for condiments at his high-end fish-and-chip restaurant in Cornwall. We asked the public if they would fork outTelevision chef Rick Stein is charging diners up to £1.25 for condiments in his high-end restaurant, Stein’s Fish & Chips, in north Cornwall.Mayonnaise and tartare sauce – considered fish and chip staples – are sold to diners in little paper ramekins. A discount of 25p is available if they choose to take away rather than dining in. Ket
  
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• A danger to public health? Uproar as scientist urges us to eat more salt

  08-08-2017 18:29
  Exclusive: In his new book, James DiNicolantonio claims salt could make us healthier. But experts have condemned the advice as potentially dangerousPublic health experts in the UK have spoken out against a new book that claims many of us should be eating more salt, not less – claiming the advice could endanger people’s health.New York scientist James DiNicolantonio says in his book The Salt Fix that the World Health Organisation and the US and UK advisory bodies on diet have got it w
  
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• Tips on how to manage the chaos of back-to-school meal times

  08-08-2017 17:43 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - Ah, the lazy days of summer.This will all seem like a distant dream for parents of school-aged kids soon to be thrust onto the hamster wheel of packing ......
  
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• What makes the perfect pub? Lipstick-resistant glasses and no thumping music

  08-08-2017 17:25
  George Orwell’s vision of the ideal boozer would be recognisable to many drinkers today. But what else would you add to his list?What does Britain’s ideal pub look like? A YouGov Omnibus survey aims to assess which of George Orwell’s perfect-pub attributes, as immortalised in his 1946 essay The Moon Under Water, have stood the test of time. While some of Orwell’s stipulations have aged less well, such as the notions that stamps and aspirin should be available behind the b
  
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• Should I sell or scrap my diesel car?

  08-08-2017 16:56
  I’d probably get £3,000 for my 12-year-old Mercedes E-class estate, but I could keep it going despite environmental fearsEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.This week’s question: Continue reading...
  
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• Your underwhelming pictures of cats

  08-08-2017 16:31
  To celebrate international cat day, our readers share their average pictures of cats, pictures of average cats, and average pictures of average cats Continue reading...
  
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• Wandering Walden Pond: A Thoreau-ly worthwhile day trip

  08-08-2017 15:54 via winnipegfreepress.com
  CONCORD, Mass. - Henry David Thoreau went to the woods because, as he famously put it, "I wished to live deliberately."Two centuries after the "Walden" author's birth, people are still ...
  
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• This fall, decor's deep, rich hues are bolder

  08-08-2017 15:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Deeper, richer hues are often part of decor's autumnal palette, but this year they're bigger and bolder than usual."Color is a powerful communicator," says Pottery Barn spokeswoman Monica Bhargava. "It ......
  
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• Multipurpose furniture: when a couch isn't just a couch

  08-08-2017 15:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - It's not always enough for a couch to be a couch.Sometimes, especially when space is tight, it helps if the couch can double as two armchairs and ...
  
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• Indoor grow gardens bring your gardening inside

  08-08-2017 15:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  A tasty salad of tender pea shoots. Handfuls of fragrant herbs for the stew. Snack veggies for lunch boxes.Keeping a fresh supply of greens and herbs on hand can be ...
  
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• Curtain's up: Fall decor takes the style stage

  08-08-2017 15:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Theatrical silhouettes. Stirring colours. Compelling patterns. This fall, we're seeing decor that confidently takes the spotlight, and the story's got something for everyone."It's like midcentury modern has met Sophia Loren," ...
  
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• Gardening apps are getting better all the time

  08-08-2017 15:29 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Gardening apps are getting better all the time, supplanting manuals and textbooks as the way people dig for information. Many university Extension services are developing the digital aids to extend ...
  
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• COOKING ON DEADLINE: Honey Creole Mustard Green Beans

  08-08-2017 15:21 via winnipegfreepress.com
  And then that moment of summer arrives when the green beans are piled so high at the markets, and being sold at such a low price, that you feel like ...
  
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• Dutch test chicken meat following contaminated egg recall

  08-08-2017 14:47
  Officials test for fipronil, a toxic anti-lice product that should not be used on animals destined for human consumptionDutch officials are carrying out spot checks on chickens bred for meat over fears that they too have been treated with a toxic insecticide that has forced the recall of millions of eggs across northern Europe.Scientists are looking for the presence of fipronil. It is a common ingredient in veterinary products for getting rid of lice but is banned from being used on animals dest
  
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• How to stay vegan on holiday – from marinara pizza to Kuala Lumpur rice balls

  08-08-2017 14:23
  Animal-free eating is now mainstream in the UK, but it can still be a challenge in countries where a bit of bacon is considered seasoningBritish veganism long ago moved from grain sacks and carob bars at the back of health-food shops into the mainstream. But animal-free eating can still be a challenge abroad, when the language barrier gets in the way of attempts to agonise about fish sauce. With summer holidays looming, many vegan converts face weeks far from Tofurkey and beyond the reach of lif
  
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• Rachel Roddy’s baked aubergine with herbs and goat’s cheese| A Kitchen in Rome

  08-08-2017 13:30
  The aubergine is a wonderful canvas for flavour. Here it is baked until crisp at the edges and velvety within, soaked in oils and basil and topped with fat flecks of melting goat’s cheeseWhen I was growing up, aubergines meant ratatouille. Occasionally there was Josceline Dimbleby’s creamed aubergine; maybe a moussaka, but mostly the 70s and 80s were the ratatouille years. Mum made a panful a week, following a Jane Grigson recipe. Her need for the book had long passed, but it was ope
  
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• These Are the 2017 Bedding Trends You’ll Want to Cozy Up With ASAP

  08-08-2017 13:00
  We hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. Check out the hottest 2017 bedding trends. Image: Hannah Dee Interiors If you’ve been searching for a way to try out some 2017 style trends without investing a huge amount of time or money, look no further than your bedroom. Fashion and bedding are comparable and affordable ways to look current without making a huge commitment &mdash
  
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• ‘Is food medicine? The question has never been so current or so contentious’ | Comment

  08-08-2017 13:00
  Food can heal, but its role in nourishing the body and mind has been lost among an avalanche of fads and quackery. It’s time to prescribe a dose of sensible eatingEach morning, after a strict overnight fast, Paula Wolfert drinks a cup-and-a-half of hot water with lemon, followed by a “bulletproof coffee” made from unsalted butter and coconut oil. At 11am, she makes her “gritty drink” – a sludge of greens, nuts, avocado and kefir. Finally, for lunch, she eats s
  
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• How to eat: green salad

  08-08-2017 11:00
  This month, How to Eat is enjoying seasonal leaves. Is this dish a sad, drab penance or a star to be celebrated? And is it ever acceptable to eat with a cheesy pasta bake?Far be it from How to Eat to accuse others of manufactured outrage (a certain comic exaggeration is grist to this column’s peppermill). But clicking through the Guardian archives as research on this month’s subject – the not-so-humble green salad – even HTE was shocked by Tim Hayward’s tirade again
  
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• Trump has escaped Washington, but don't call it a vacation

  08-08-2017 09:46 via winnipegfreepress.com
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - President Donald Trump would like to interrupt his vacation to deliver the following message: Don't call this a vacation.The president has decamped from Washington to his private ......
  
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• Coming to you from a Cairo village: Egypt's first minicar

  08-08-2017 08:37 via winnipegfreepress.com
  KERDASA, Egypt - In Egypt, where many suffer under economic hardship, 35-year-old entrepreneur Ahmed Saeed el-Feki has been working hard to make something of himself. He has launched his own ...
  
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• Your furry friend might not be green

  08-08-2017 07:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  You’ve heard about the carbon footprint, but what about the carbon paw-print? According to a new study, United States cats’ and dogs’ eating patterns have as big an effect as ...
  
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• Report reveals underground US haven for heroin, drug users

  08-08-2017 06:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - A safe haven where drug users inject themselves with heroin and other drugs has been quietly operating in the United States for the past three years, a ......
  
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