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• B.C. study says kids not eating enough veggies, fruit, dairy during school hours

  23-08-2017 23:45 via winnipegfreepress.com
  VANCOUVER - Parents tasked with preparing school lunches might reach for convenient packaged foods, but the author of a new study says kids across Canada aren't eating enough nutritious food ......
  
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• Amazon's 'The Tick' pokes fun at world of comic book superheroes

  23-08-2017 23:39
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Marvel and DC Comics superheroes may be battling for box office domination, but on the small screen, a little known blue superhero is offering up a satirical take on...
  
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• West Wing update includes new paint, carpet and eagles

  23-08-2017 22:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  WASHINGTON - The West Wing of the White House has a fresh coat of paint, new carpets underfoot, cool, crisp air flow and more than a few new eagle decorations.The ...
  
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• Getting drought-relief hay to Northern Plains no easy task

  23-08-2017 20:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  BISMARCK, N.D. - Farmers around the country are donating tons of hay for ranchers whose livestock are suffering from the drought in the Northern Plains, but the officials and groups ......
  
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• Bath or shower: what floats your boat?

  23-08-2017 19:48
  Brits have fallen out of love with the bath, with the shower cleaning up. We asked the public to tell us their hygiene routineI hate to burst your bubbles, but British people are rarely bathing in the tub. Just 4% of Britons say they regularly take time out for a bath, with 76% saying that they prefer the speed and efficiency of a shower, according to a new survey by Faith in Nature, a natural beauty brand.Soaking in a bath of grime-infused water is deeply unappealing for many of those who opt f
  
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• Health warning: why the sexy nurse stereotype is no laughing matter

  23-08-2017 19:41
  The refusal of an NHS trust to accept charity money because it was raised by men dressed as nurses has highlighted the sexual stereotyping of the profession. How serious a problem is it – and does it encourage harassment in the workplace?The lipstick is a bit smudged and one or two of the breasts have slipped, but the guys who dressed up as female nurses to raise money for Shropshire community health NHS trust look pretty happy. Presumably because the photograph was taken before the trust
  
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• Your personal travel coach: Meet travel blogger Nomadic Matt

  23-08-2017 19:26 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Matt Kepnes had a desk job in health care with two weeks' vacation a year when he took a solo trip to Costa Rica and "fell in ......
  
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• Should you use ‘vaginal seeding’ if your baby is born by caesarean?

  23-08-2017 18:17
  Some parents are embracing the emerging process of replenishing newborns with lost bacteria – but doctors are warning against itThere has been an emerging trend among mothers who have a caesarean section for “vaginal seeding”, a process that exposes newborn babies to the micro-organisms they would normally encounter during vaginal birth. This week, though, Danish obstetricians writing in the international journal BJOG said that it “could do more harm than good”. Doc
  
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• Glut buster: how to use up your veg after a stellar growing summer

  23-08-2017 17:28
  From freezing and dehydrating fruit and vegetables to turning them into chutneys and tarts, the possibilities are endless for gardeners with a glut on their hands. You can even turn your marrows into booze …At the bottom of the garden, in a sunny flowerbed home to generous white roses and long, fragrant spikes of lavender, sits the biggest courgette plant I have ever grown. It sprawls across the lawn, a thigh-high, metre-wide hurdle between me and the shed – and it is fruiting its s
  
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• Mantel masterpiece moves from rubbish pile to the MFA

  23-08-2017 17:10 via winnipegfreepress.com
  When interior designer Heidi Pribell spotted a dust-covered mantelpiece in the basement of a client's newly purchased home, it was the start of a long relationship.The ornate white marble mantelpiece, ......
  
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• Walmart joins forces with Google on voice-activated shopping

  23-08-2017 16:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Walmart is diving into voice-activated shopping. But unlike online leader Amazon, it's not doing it alone.The world's largest retailer said Wednesday it's working with Google to offer ...
  
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• Stashing: the questionable art of hiding your new partner online

  23-08-2017 16:10
  Why haven’t you mentioned them on social media? Is it because you’re not ready to introduce them to friends and family – or because you want to keep your options open?Name: Stashing.Relationship status: Free and single! Continue reading...
  
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• Gorge on late-summer fruit with this tangy orange fruit dip

  23-08-2017 15:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Late summer fruit is perhaps my favourite. Berries are juicy and sweet, in their last flourish before slipping away into elite and expensive status. Peaches and plums are soft and ...
  
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• Princes William and Harry speak candidly about Diana's death

  23-08-2017 15:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LONDON - Princes William and Harry have spoken candidly about the death of their mother, Princess Diana, in an interview marking 20 years since she was killed in a car ......
  
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• It’s Time to Talk About the Hottest 2017 Kitchen Trends (and How to Make Them Work for You)

  23-08-2017 15:00
  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. There’s still plenty of time to get in on these 2017 kitchen trends. Image: Michael Morris – Residential Project AdvisoryShop a similar look: Pendant | Barstool | Copper Kitchen AccessoriesDesigning a state-of-the-art kitchen is one of the top items on every homeowner’s wish list. However, many find themselves at a standstill when faced with
  
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• Targeting a road marathon? Head for the hills

  23-08-2017 14:21
  Mountain and marathon championship runner Andrew Davies knows how to mix things up – he educates us on how training on uneven terrain can boost your performance on the roadIn June last year, Welsh athlete Andrew Davies was part of a five-strong British team at the world long-distance mountain running championships in Podbrdo, Slovenia. He completed the marathon-distance course, which contained a whopping 2,800 metres of ascent and descent, in just under four hours, placing ninth. A few wee
  
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• Depopulation turns Serbian villages into ghost towns

  23-08-2017 13:24
  REPUSNICA, Serbia (Reuters) - Repusnica was once a bustling village on the slopes of Mount Stara Planina in Serbia. Now its bars lie empty, its houses stand shuttered and nobody walks its streets.
  
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• The billionaire behind the world’s first genetically modified salmon

  23-08-2017 13:00
  Intrexon, a $2.2bn company headed by Randal Kirk, quietly began selling transgenic salmon, after making apples that don’t brown and cloning petsIf you want to sample the world’s first animal to be genetically engineered in the name of dinner, good luck finding it. If, on the other hand, you would never eat such a thing – good luck avoiding it.Tons of lab-developed salmon was sold in Canada last year without any packaging labeling it as a product of science, and the company that
  
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• GM salmon: want to try it or avoid it? Either way, good luck

  23-08-2017 13:00
  Labeling for GM foods is not required by law in the US or Canada, but surveys show consumers want their food – particularly transgenic animals – to be labeled If you want to sample the world’s first animal to be genetically engineered in the name of dinner, good luck finding it. If, on the other hand, you would never eat such a thing – good luck avoiding it.Tons of lab-developed salmon was sold in Canada last year without any packaging labeling it as a product of science,
  
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• If we were to dig underneath our house, how far down do we actually own?

  23-08-2017 12:45
  The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsIf we were to dig down straight underneath our house, how far down do we actually own? And what legal restrictions would there be, irrespective of ownership?Reini Schuehle, Pontefract, West Yorkshire Continue reading...
  
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• Why are we constantly thinking?

  23-08-2017 12:30
  The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsWhy are we constantly thinking? Why is it so difficult to stop?Anthony Davies, Burton upon Trent Continue reading...
  
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• Kitchen gadgets review: the One Precision poacher – a crime against brunch

  23-08-2017 10:00
  Most of the settings on this egg cooker work perfectly well, but the watery bolus produced by its ‘eggspert’ setting is unforgiveableThe One Precision poacher by Sage (sageappliances.co.uk, £169.95). Metal pot and wand thermistor sitting on a conduction plate. Monitors and calibrates the temperature of the water for precision cooking. Continue reading...
  
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• Lab-made "mini organs" helping doctors treat cystic fibrosis

  23-08-2017 09:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  UTRECHT, Netherlands - Els van der Heijden, who has cystic fibrosis, was finding it ever harder to breathe as her lungs filled with thick, sticky mucus. Despite taking more than ......
  
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• Why is London so expensive? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Jonn Elledge

  23-08-2017 09:00
  Every day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queriesThere’s a great recurring joke in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s comedy Fleabag. The lead character, played by the writer herself, scratches a living by running a cafe, but doesn’t quite seem to know what she’s doing. Consequently, whenever a customer asks her for, say, a cup of coffee and a panini, she’ll blurt out the first
  
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• Almost-edible uses for fruitcake

  23-08-2017 07:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  For reasons I don’t completely understand, I can’t stop thinking about that (bad word) fruitcake.Unless you’ve been in a sugar-induced coma for the past week, you’ll know that I am ...
  
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• Western brand, Chinese characteristics: Club Med at Guilin

  23-08-2017 06:23 via winnipegfreepress.com
  GUILIN, China - After 10 days of crisscrossing southwestern China by high-speed train with two young children in tow, exploring minority villages amid rugged scenery and often sleeping in grimy ......
  
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• Pop-up New York City dinner draws thousands, all in white

  23-08-2017 04:20 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - A pop-up dinner featuring white-clad guests who brought their own tables, chairs and food has drawn thousands to the plaza outside New York City's Lincoln Center.The event, ......
  
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• Doctors must help remedy opioid crisis in Canada, CMA meeting told

  23-08-2017 01:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  QUEBEC - Canada's opioid epidemic isn't a single crisis but a complex set of overlapping crises that will take multiple strategies to solve, a panel of experts told the annual ......
  
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• Sudoku 3834 medium

  23-08-2017 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 14,756

  23-08-2017 01:00
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,283

  23-08-2017 01:00
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• Cooking for a couple

  23-08-2017 00:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  It can be one of the most annoying things about recipes: Most make enough food to feed a family of four — or sometimes six. Or sometimes more.But what if, ...
  
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