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• New technology aims to slow damage to Georgia O'Keeffe works

  29-12-2017 23:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. - Chemical reactions are gradually darkening many of Georgia O'Keeffe's famously vibrant paintings, and art conservation experts are hoping new digital imaging tools can help them slow ......
  
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• Sue Grafton, writer of popular 'alphabet' mysteries, dies

  29-12-2017 21:45 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LOS ANGELES - Sue Grafton, author of the bestselling "alphabet series" of mystery novels, has died in Santa Barbara. She was 77.Grafton was surrounded by family, including husband Steven Humphrey, ......
  
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• Health Canada seeks data from Claire's analysis of kids makeup for asbestos

  29-12-2017 21:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - Health Canada says it has requested to see testing data from Claire's Stores Inc. following reports that asbestos has been found in certain cosmetic products sold by the ...
  
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• Forgotten treasures

  29-12-2017 19:48 via winnipegfreepress.com
  We’ve all been there — you reach into your pocket to pull out your mittens/scarf/tuque/phone and there’s nothing there. The panic sets in as you crawl under chairs, dig through ...
  
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• Health Canada seeks data from Claire's analysis of kids makeup after asbestos warning

  29-12-2017 19:17 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - Health Canada says it has requested testing data from Claire's Stores Inc. following reports that asbestos has been found in certain cosmetic products sold by the international retailer ......
  
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• Thomasina Miers’ recipe for chicken liver and quince paté

  29-12-2017 18:00
  It’s hard to beat homemade chicken liver paté: easy to make and luxurious to eatThe secret to a relaxed New Year’s Eve, if you’re doing the cooking, is the same one that applies to any laid-back dinner party: it’s all about the planning. That may sound a bit dull, but even I, the original fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants cook, have to accept it’s also true. If you can spend any time at weekends or midweek preparing food in advance, you’ll always have treasur
  
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• Spectacular House Renovation in China Blends with the Seascape

  29-12-2017 18:00
  Beijing-based Evolution Design took on the challenge of rehabilitating two decrepit buildings located in a scenic village in Zhoushan, China. The houses, which had been unoccupied for 70 years, are oriented toward the sea and offer panoramic views.The architects combined the existing structures into a continuous space with a modern layout. “The new residence is composed of bedrooms renovated from the two old houses plus a studio converted from an old kitchen with collapsed roof t
  
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• Cocktail of the week: the Olé Fashioned – recipe

  29-12-2017 17:00
  End the year on a high note with this barnstormer from sherry bar SackIn this remake of an old favourite, palo cortado sherry combines with rye to glorious effect. It’s a great one to kick off New Year’s Eve, but be warned – it packs a real punch. Serves one.35ml palo cortado
  35ml rye whiskey
  10ml sugar syrup
  2-3 dashes orange bitters
  Orange zest, to garnish Continue reading...
  
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• 'Satire has had a busy year': how to laugh at the year that was

  29-12-2017 16:00
  From Trump to Brexit, 2017 has been both a gift and a curse for comedians. Andy Zaltzman looks back• Launching tomorrow: from Trump’s missing tweets to Corbyn’s trophy cabinet, read the rest of our comedy specialBarely a year goes by these days without some kind of major news event occurring. Time was, not so long ago in the grand scheme of things, when nothing much would happen for a couple of centuries. Some historians (OK, Wikipedia) note that in the year 1317, there were onl
  
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• My brother hurt me, and I want to cut contact, but Mum’s will left money issues

  29-12-2017 16:00
  My manipulative, abusive brother got Mum to alter her will in his favour. I want to cut off from him. Annalisa Barbieri advises a readerI am the youngest, female child of a second marriage with one brother and a half-sister (another half-brother died some years ago). My parents were unhappily married and my father had mental health problems. They divorced when I was at primary school and I lived with my mother. She began a relationship with an alcoholic, who used to attack me physicall
  
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• What to buy every month of the year in 2018

  29-12-2017 15:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  In 2018, you may resolve to save more , spend less or budget better . Whatever your money goal, the one common key to your success is shopping smart. That ...
  
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• The big chop: How black women are embracing their natural hair

  29-12-2017 15:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Every eight weeks for nearly two decades, Sophia Kemeh sat patiently while a relative or hairdresser applied relaxer to her hair. The hair-straightening agent burned, but Kemeh, an occupational therapist ......
  
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• Pastaio, London W1: 'I never thought I’d see the day where I enjoyed a salad more than a cheese toastie' – restaurant review

  29-12-2017 15:00
  Our waiter is impressed by our ambition in taking on two plates of pasta each. I’m worried we haven’t ordered enoughDespite masquerading as moderately intelligent and successful adults, with kids and pets and a shiny degree apiece, my friend and I can’t get our heads around the name of Stevie Parle’s new restaurant. I keep calling it Pastaccio, and wondering why I’m being redirected to web pages about nuts, while she’s nailed the spelling, but frets about the
  
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• To be happier, women should try giving up on being good

  29-12-2017 14:30
  Women are more unhappy than men, and men are blamed for this. But perhaps men aren’t the real culpritsA new NHS survey shows women to be unhappier than men for almost their entire lives – until their mid-80s, by when the men with whom they have often shared those lives have usually dropped dead. It is not an encouraging scenario. That women are unhappy until their partners die is not flattering for men. For the women, it is even worse – they are the miserable ones. Post-Weinste
  
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• What I wore this week: in-out dressing for NYE

  29-12-2017 14:00
  Dress to go out, even if you are staying in. I can’t recommend this highly enoughOne of the signs that you have reached adulthood is that it becomes de rigueur among your peer group to tell anyone who will listen that, actually, you hate New Year’s Eve. This is a rite of passage. First you have to give up on Father Christmas, then you have to forfeit any excitement for the New Year countdown.It is undeniably true that New Year is not the most sophisticat
  
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• Why 2018 will be a rum year (possibly)

  29-12-2017 13:32
  UK sales look to top £1bn in a year, following the boutique path to riches cut by gin. Unlike ‘mother’s ruin’, however, rum is fiddly and expensive to makeRevellers in need of festive spirit are reaching for rum in record numbers, new figures show, suggesting the pirate’s tipple of choice is primed to mimic the ongoing resurgence of gin.There is more than one way to make rum but the process always starts with sugar cane. Typically, the cane is crushed in a mill, pro
  
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• 2017: the year the balance of power shifted in the world of fashion

  29-12-2017 13:12
  Analysis of 30,000 articles reveals that fashion’s key word of 2017 is ‘power’ – reflecting big changes in the balance of power throughout the industryAn analysis of 30,000 articles published in 2017, across 100 different online fashion and lifestyle publications, threw up surprising results when analysed for the most important fashion words of the year. The global fashion search platform Lyst broke down the articles into their 8,610,630 component words and tracked the mo
  
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• The experts’ guide to making – and keeping – your New Year resolutions

  29-12-2017 13:00
  Psychologists offer their best tips for staying on track in 2018, from taking on your challenge in the morning to cutting yourself some slack• Don’t think of it as a New Year resolution, says Charles Duhigg, the author of The Power of Habit – think of it as a new year plan. “Much more important than setting a far off goal, like running a marathon, is to set an immediate plan that you can start right away.” Start with baby steps – running half a mile every Monda
  
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• From resolutions to Antiques Roadshow: this week’s fashion trends

  29-12-2017 13:00
  What’s hot and what’s not in fashion this weekJumper, midi skirt and a scarf Your January outfit sorted. Thank Givenchy pre-fall. Continue reading...
  
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• Fashionistas, Brace Yourself! Chanel Opened a Private Women’s Club in NYC

  29-12-2017 12:00
  Coco Chanel, famous for her black-and-white signature fashion and accessories, may be long gone but she would love the latest venture in her name: the Coco Club. The private, invitation-only club is the first for the brand and opened in the Soho neighborhood in New York City.The invitation to the Coco Club opening in New York City. Image: EventbriteCoco was always a feminist. She embraced men’s clothing and used men’s tailoring in her designs. So a private women’s club inspired
  
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• When femme, I wanted to be with a guy. Did that make me gay?

  29-12-2017 11:00
  The sixtysomething transvestiteTo an adolescent in the baby boomer years, my mother’s clothes held an electric charge of attraction. I didn’t fancy boys, I didn’t know what to do with girls, all I knew was women’s clothes were it.Telling my first girlfriend didn’t go well. Rumours circulated in our pub; people said I should go to Casablanca and have my anatomy cut off. But a subsequent girlfriend accepted my desires and created fantasies that excited both our n
  
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• Experience: I was crushed by a log

  29-12-2017 11:00
  Four waves crashed and receded, pushing the log over my thighs, hips and waist like a giant rolling pinAfter six months apart, my ex-boyfriend, Chris, and I decided to spend Christmas 2007 together, just the two of us. We wanted to see if our relationship could be rekindled.We headed to Tofino on Vancouver Island, which is the ideal getaway. Remote and rugged, its sandy beaches and rocky headlands are pounded by the Pacific. Continue reading...
  
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• Tried and tested: curl creams

  29-12-2017 09:30
  ‘I have to refresh my curls each morning, otherwise they aren’t as bouncy as I like,’ says All Ages model Leah Alexxanderr-Caine. So how does she get on with the latest curl creams?I always use curl creams with other hair products, such as a leave-in conditioner, then put my hair in twists to let it dry. I also use cream to define my curls and lock in moisture: in the morning, I mix a bit with water and spray it on my hair, to refresh my curls and give them the bounce I like.Pa
  
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• Ten genuinely great things the internet gave us in 2017, featuring baby hippos

  29-12-2017 08:00
  In a year filled with depressing news alerts and Trump tweetstorms, moments of sheer joy online were hard to come by – but there were a fewUnless you’re a corporation hoarding billions of dollars in offshore tax shelters, 2017 has not been a good year. From Trump’s Twitter tantrums to the constant stream of alerts about natural disasters, the news has offered little in the way of happy distraction.Continue reading...
  
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• How to stop catastrophising – an expert’s guide

  29-12-2017 07:00
  A clinical psychologist suggests a three-pronged plan for tackling anxiety and approaching each day logically and positivelyLet us start by considering why some people catastrophise – that is, on hearing uncertain news, they imagine the worst possible outcome. After all, it is not uncommon and those who catastrophise seem to do it a lot. Catastrophisers tend to be fairly anxious people. Whether this characteristic is principally genetic or more the result of learning is unknown. High level
  
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• How the hardest year of my life ended my catastrophic thinking

  29-12-2017 07:00
  Worst-case scenario has always been my default setting – but complications during pregnancy and an ill mother and partner meant I had to get my anxiety under controlHow to stop catastrophising – an expert’s guide It is March and I am Googling “meningitis” again. My partner has caught our son’s chicken pox and her symptoms are frightening me. Vice-like headache. Aversion to light. Brain fog. Also, I am pregnant and my habit of catastrophising has sprouted horns
  
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• CFIA recalls pre-made sandwiches due to Listeria contamination

  29-12-2017 05:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  OTTAWA - Federal health officials have expanded a list of recalled sandwiches due to Listeria contamination.The initial recall on Dec. 21 involved 19 sandwiches produced by Edmonton-based HQ Fine Foods.The ......
  
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• Kakuro 1584 hard

  29-12-2017 01:01
  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 next Friday or subscribe to our Digital Edition to see the completed puzzle. Continue reading...
  
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,392

  29-12-2017 01:00
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