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• All eyes on the skies

  18-08-2017 23:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  As celestial events go, this one is shaping up as a really big deal.According to online news reports, one astronomer has already predicted it will be the “most photographed, most ......
  
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• Once homeless, Iraq War veteran moves into unique new home

  18-08-2017 20:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  MIDWAY CITY, Calif. - Vernon Poling was 44 years old when he finally got a home of his own.The Iraq War veteran was medically discharged from the Army in 2014, ......
  
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• Hot stock tip: Chicken Soup for the Soul

  18-08-2017 18:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - "These are the times that try men's souls," was written more than two centuries ago, but given events this week, they could have popped up in any ......
  
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• Kakuro 1565 medium

  18-08-2017 18:19
  Fill the grid so that each run of squares adds up to the total in the box above or to the left. Use only numbers 1-9, and never use a number more than once per run (a number may reoccur in the same row, in a separate run).Buy the Guardian tomorrow or subscribe to our Digital Edition to see the completed puzzle. Continue reading...
  
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• Thomasina Miers’ recipe for Moroccan chicken tray bake

  18-08-2017 18:00
  Bring the scents and flavours of Morocco into your home with this cinch of a chicken recipeImagine yourself sitting in a sun-soaked, dappled courtyard filled with lemon trees, an intricate mosaic underfoot. Whether or not you are able to go abroad this summer, one way to evoke a real sense of somewhere else is through its food. So this week, I bring you Morocco, by means of a heady mix of aromas, tastes and textures. If you think the recipe looks too much from the length of its li
  
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• Back to school: How mature students can fund continuing education

  18-08-2017 17:57 via winnipegfreepress.com
  VANCOUVER - When Kear Porttris decided to pursue a university degree in 2010, he had to contend with responsibilities that don't cross the minds of many freshman straight out of ...
  
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• Let’s move to Rochester, Kent: ‘It’s ravishingly beautiful’

  18-08-2017 17:30
  It’s got a Norman castle, an ancient cathedral, fantastic views over the Medway – and DickensWhat’s going for it? Every time I go to Rochester it surprises me. I forget how ravishingly beautiful it is, the Norman castle and ancient cathedral high on a bluff above the Medway, curling lanes of old houses, bookshops and flint walls tumbling down the hill. The views! The long Medway valley, lined with the foothills of the North Kent Downs, is dreamy. The history! Pilgrims and
  
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• Cocktail of the week: Morning glory spritz – recipe

  18-08-2017 17:00
  Long summer’s evening, plus whiskey, plus Pernod… PerfectMuch more classy than your standard whiskey sour, and perfect for long, hot evenings. Serves one.50ml light Irish whiskey (we like Mitchell & Son’s Green Spot)
  Juice of ½ lemon
  2 tsp white sugar
  1 egg white
  1 dash Pernod (or similar anise)
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• Dig into honey-glazed Cornish hens with cabbage and apples

  18-08-2017 16:59 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Though the disco ball drops in January, the shofar blows in September, marking the beginning of the new year for Jewish communities across the globe. Observed as one of the ......
  
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• Why cold showers are all the rage

  18-08-2017 16:00
  One of the benefits is that you’ll feel the warm glow of being ethical. Which is fortunate, given that you’re going to be extremely coldSuddenly, everywhere you look, everyone’s taking cold showers. Not literally – that would be weird – but there’s no mistaking a lifestyle trend when you see one. They’re recommended in a new book, What Doesn’t Kill Us, which charts the exploits of the Dutch extreme-cold enthusiast Wim Hof, who once spent nearly two
  
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• My brother was jailed for abusing his daughter. Now she says it was all lies

  18-08-2017 16:00
  She has contacted me to say she is sorry. My brother refuses to see her, but she wants to see our mother, her grandmother. Annalisa Barbieri advises a readerA long time ago, my brother had a brief marriage and one child. His split from his ex was acrimonious and she wanted sole custody of their young daughter. When this wasn’t forthcoming, his ex-wife accused my brother of sexually molesting their daughter. My brother protested his innocence and I believe him. As a family, we stood by him,
  
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• Neo Bistro, London W1: ‘This is uncharted territory for the branché and cool’ – restaurant review | Marina O’Loughlin

  18-08-2017 15:00
  Relaxed, approachable environment, beautifully assured cooking – hell, this bistronomy lark might have something going for it, after allThe bistronomy movement was one of the biggest revolutions to hit restaurants in recent-ish years. Hotshot young chefs, chafing against the tyranny of the toque and the dictatorship of the mainstream guides, ditched starched linen, lobster and foie gras, and launched stripped-back ateliers where they could wreak wizardry with le wasabi, turning everyone on
  
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• Experience: someone stole my cheese

  18-08-2017 15:00
  There’s no CCTV of them being moved, which is strange, as they’re quite big, weighing 20kg each. It does seem premeditatedI’ve been a cheesemaker all my life. My family have been doing it in this area of Somerset, 15 miles from the village of Cheddar, for about 300 years. When my dad started, there were more than 100 local cheddar-makers. Now there are only five or six of us.Wykes Farms is a family farm, and we have a herd of 1,000 Holstein Friesian cows; we use the milk to mak
  
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• Are our children really trapped by gender stereotypes?

  18-08-2017 14:30
  Identifying tendencies in the mass of the population is not the same as saying any individual is determined by these tendenciesThe furore over the case of James Damore – the Google employee sacked after suggesting inborn differences between the preferences of men and women might help to explain why there were fewer women in technical positions – raises important questions about the family. On the other hand, perhaps it doesn’t.Such questions include, to what extent is gender co
  
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• My wife refuses to work yet demands a cleaner

  18-08-2017 14:05
  If I ask what she does all day, she swears at me and says I am a typical male abusing her. Meanwhile, I have a six-hour daily commute, and can’t even contribute to a pension because of travel costsI am in my 60s, and 16 years ago, under pressure, moved 100 miles from my work so my wife could be close to her ageing parents, who have now died. House prices have rocketed in the city where we lived so a return is unlikely. I have a six-hour round-trip commute and can’t contribute to a pe
  
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• My life in sex: ‘Our sex life is now the best it has ever been’

  18-08-2017 14:00
  The 35-year-old in a newly open relationshipMy wife and I got together at school, and have been married for over a decade. We were monogamous for 18 years, and built a high degree of trust.In 2015 she came out as bisexual and asked if I’d be happy for her to explore her sexuality. Soon she spent a few weekends in London, meeting like-minded people. I felt immense admiration for her, and knew I’d never forgive myself if I was responsible for her being less fulfilled than she could be.
  
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• Stanley Tucci: ‘It is vital that families have a meal together – nothing is more bonding’

  18-08-2017 13:59
  The Hunger Games actor says food was at the heart of his childhood and he continues the tradition, ensuring his own family eat together every nightFood was the centre of family life. I grew up in an Italian family that loved food. It was integral to who we were and the way we lived. Thanks to my mum and my grandparents on both sides, there was always amazing food. My grandmother Concetta was constantly cooking. She made her own pizza and pasta. My grandfather made his own wine. They us
  
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• Refurbished Stone House in Portugal Unveils Modern Interiors

  18-08-2017 13:00
  Rehabilitating a century-old stone construction of 400 square meters (4,305 square feet) was a challenging task for the team at AR Studio Architects. The Eira House, located in the city of Vale de Cambra, Portugal, was completely refurbished, without compromising its original architecture features. It is now a vibrant home with an authentic feel, always open for the owners’ extended family and friends.“This rehabilitation is divided into 2 programming blocks,” the archite
  
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• Kay Plunkett-Hogge’s recipe for cabbage stir-fried with fish sauce | Comment

  18-08-2017 13:00
  Don’t be freaked out by the thought of including fish sauce in European or American food. Try it in this linguine and clams recipe ...“I’ve just hired a Thai Texan,” David Thompson tells me over tea. “She was making some gumbo recently, and I said to her: ‘You know what that needs? Fish sauce.’ And she looked at me with stark horror … ”This is not an unusual response. Many Thais see fish sauce as belonging exclusively to the Thai canon. Like
  
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• Self-sufficient eclipse chasers hit the road to 'totality'

  18-08-2017 12:05
  (Reuters) - Michael Zeiler packed his portable toilet then headed out on a10-hour drive from New Mexico to Wyoming where, on Monday, he intends to mark the ninth time he has seen the moon pass in...
  
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• Austrians first in Europe to make bacon on industrial scale?

  18-08-2017 10:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  VIENNA - Austrians were making bacon thousands of years ago. And a researcher says they were probably the first in Europe to do it on an industrial scale.Hans Reschreiter of ......
  
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• Novel recipes: ice-cream floats from Agatha Christie's Crooked House

  18-08-2017 07:01
  A brief jaunt for a sweet treat in one of Christie’s detective mysteries sparks inspiration in the mind and kitchen of Kate YoungScroll down for the recipeAs Josephine looked mutinous, Edith added: ‘We’ll go into Longbridge and have an ice cream soda.’Josephine’s eyes brightened and she said: ‘Two.’Crooked House, Agatha Christie Continue reading...
  
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• O.J. Simpson LA exhibit shows memorabilia as art

  18-08-2017 04:42
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than 20 years after the so-called Trial of the Century, an art exhibit examines the public's enduring fascination with former footballer O.J. Simpson through memorabilia...
  
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,279

  18-08-2017 01:00
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