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• Women look to make mark on male-dominated marijuana industry

  22-05-2018 21:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  JUNEAU, Alaska - When Danielle Schumacher attended her first convention of marijuana activists about 15 years ago, she could count on one hand all the women in a room of ...
  
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• 5 Gallery Wall Hacks for a Fresh Spin on an Old Classic

  22-05-2018 19:00
  These five gallery wall hacks will help you add visual interest to any space. Image: Domus NovaThe gallery wall. When done right, it’s impressive. When done poorly, it can be a mess. Art must be spaced correctly and hung straight. (We’ve already explored some of the core tips and tricks for hanging a gallery wall.) Even so, those aren’t always the biggest problems you face when hanging a gallery wall. How do you differentiate your wall and make sure the end result of
  
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• Ask Brianna: I'm 18. Should I worry about my credit yet?

  22-05-2018 18:45 via winnipegfreepress.com
  "Ask Brianna" is a column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out. I'm here to help you manage your money, find a job and pay off student loans ......
  
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• Diet Prada: the Instagram account that airs the fashion industry’s dirty laundry

  22-05-2018 18:00
  Planet fashion generally runs on weaponised niceness – which is why a social media account that claims to highlight design rip-offs has attracted nearly half a million followersWhen future historians identify the definitive fashion moments of 2018, they will surely alight on the meteoric rise of Diet Prada. With 489,000 followers – including power players such as Naomi Campbell, Edward Enninful and Gigi Hadid – the Instagram account is on a mission to expose copycat design. Its
  
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• In Salah's Nile delta village, the Egyptian is a super hero

  22-05-2018 17:55 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NAGRIG, Egypt - The cafe began to fill up more than two hours before kickoff. By the time the match began, some 200 men and boys — some as young ......
  
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• Send us a tip on a rooftop bar in Europe for the chance to win a £200 hotel voucher

  22-05-2018 17:14
  Whether it is an idiosyncratic taphouse perched on an old factory or a swanky cocktail bar at the top of a gleaming skyscraper we want to hear about great rooftop bars you’ve visitedTell us about the views, drinks and food from rooftop bars across the continent and in the UK. There might have been a great DJ, an incredible sunset vista or cool cocktails … let us know whatever it is that makes the place so special.Please tell us exact locations and prices if you can. Photographs are
  
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• Siri winning battle of the virtual assistants in Canada: poll

  22-05-2018 16:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - In the heated battle between Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft to get consumers hooked on their virtual assistants, Siri seems to be enjoying the first-mover advantage.Just shy of ...
  
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• Many cancer patients juggle care along with financial pain

  22-05-2018 16:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Josephine Rizo survived chemotherapy, surgery and radiation, but breast cancer treatment wrecked her finances.Money was already tight when doctors told the Phoenix resident she had an aggressive form of the ...
  
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• Fashionisto Simon Doonan sees magic, madness in soccer style

  22-05-2018 16:17 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Simon Doonan is an established fashionisto and lifelong soccer obsessive, both of which he has poured into a new book dedicated to the style drivers of the ...
  
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• The 'King of the Commode' seeks an heir to his thrones

  22-05-2018 15:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
  ALAMO HEIGHTS, Texas - FOR SALE: One tiny kingdom, with many thrones. But it doesn't come with a hereditary title.That belongs, in perpetuity, to Barney Smith — the undisputed "King ...
  
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• To love honeysuckle, plant the right one in the right spot

  22-05-2018 15:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Who couldn't love a plant with a name that speaks of both sweetness and nurturing? Yet there are those who scorn honeysuckle. And — just as bad — there are ...
  
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• Fresh ways to save some green at the farmers market

  22-05-2018 15:22 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The difference between the produce at farmers markets and supermarkets is more than "tomayto" versus "tomahto." And buying fresh fruit and vegetables at farmers markets offers opportunities to save money ...
  
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• 'Beyond Vision': an exhibit to touch, smell and hear, too

  22-05-2018 15:21 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Cutting-edge technologies and designs can make daily life better, particularly for those with sensory disabilities, a new exhibit here demonstrates."The Senses: Design Beyond Vision" features works that ...
  
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• Six ways the royal wedding will rewire your summer look

  22-05-2018 14:59
  The nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle taught us plenty about the evolution of the monarchy – but what did they tell us about this season’s fashion?The fashion headline of Meghan Markle’s wedding dress was the wide, shallow, collarbone-baring neckline. This is an iconic Givenchy shape, sometimes called the Sabrina neckline, after the evening dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the 1954 film. There is a rabbit hole here about whether the clothes in Sabrina should be attribut
  
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• Rachel Roddy’s recipe for barbecue sausage and roasted peppers

  22-05-2018 13:00
  A cumberland sausage isn’t far off from a Sicilian salsiccia, so try this for an Italian twistOn Sunday mornings during the long spring and even longer summer, the streets of Gela smell of laundry hanging out to dry. It is a scent so clean, so bleached and laundered that it almost, but not quite, masks the smell of the rubbish quietly fermenting in the plastic bags that hang from hooks, suspended from balconies, waiting to be collected. Then, by Sunday lunchtime, once the churchbells have
  
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• Nigel Slater’s grilled lamb, broad beans and soured cream recipe

  22-05-2018 13:00
  Succulent and tasty meat with sweet and sour contrasting accompanimentsPeel 1 large onion, or 2 medium-sized ones, and slice thinly into rings. Warm 3 tbsp of olive oil in a shallow pan, then fry the onions over a low heat for about 20-25 minutes. Stir the onions regularly, until they are soft, translucent and pale gold in colour. Continue reading...
  
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• Britons shunned shops to watch royal wedding, says John Lewis

  22-05-2018 12:29
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's royal wedding dented sales at department store group John Lewis last week, as customers chose to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get married on television instead of...
  
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• San Luis Obispo, California: America's happy valley

  22-05-2018 11:00
  This historic college town between California’s mountains and its rugged Pacific coast seems to have it all. No wonder Oprah raves about itA few years ago my husband and I rented a bungalow in the Californian mission town of San Luis Obispo. We lived next to a firefighter and an octogenarian cowboy named Webb. There were annual block parties, potluck suppers, a coveted tomato growing prize (the champion donning a flowing silk cape, parading around our cul-de-sac). Saturday nights at the Su
  
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• Women cite 'grass ceiling' in male-dominated weed industry

  22-05-2018 09:05 via winnipegfreepress.com
  JUNEAU, Alaska - When Danielle Schumacher attended her first convention of marijuana activists about 15 years ago, she could count on one hand all the women in a room of ......
  
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• Leggings firm drained my 16-year-old daughter’s bank account

  22-05-2018 08:26
  Fabletics signed her up to VIP membership even though you have to be 18 to buy anythingMy 16-year-old daughter bought a pair of leggings from the Fabletics website. She was totally unaware that, in clicking to receive a first-time discount, she had signed up to become a VIP member, costing £44 a month if you do not buy anything. She rarely has £44 in her bank account but, following some babysitting, she did, which Fabletics has taken from her account.I immediately phoned the company,
  
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• Session cocktail? How Americans got 'the sesh' completely wrong

  22-05-2018 08:00
  The US is falling for low-alcohol cocktails designed for all-day drinking, but British millennials still embrace the impromptu bender known as ‘the sesh’Put down that negroni. And that martini, while you’re at it. It’s unsafe to carry so many drinks. Besides, haven’t you heard? Low-alcohol tipples, or “session cocktails”, are this summer’s aperitifs of choice for the young.At least, that’s true in the US, where the New York Times has reported
  
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• Fido awaits you at Rainbow Bridge

  22-05-2018 07:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  If you’ve lost a pet, chances are you’ve heard of the Rainbow Bridge.This bridge is a mythical overpass said to connect heaven and Earth — and, more to the point, ...
  
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• All the dirt (ewww!!) on my weekend in bed

  22-05-2018 07:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  I don’t know how you guys spent the holiday weekend, but I made a sincere and humanitarian effort to spend all three days sleeping.Out of journalistic fairness, I will confess ...
  
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• Husky's come a long way since bullet took his ear

  22-05-2018 07:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  CHICAGO — It’s a long journey from running solo on the mean streets of Chicago to settling in with a family, especially when you’re carrying the baggage of gunshot trauma.Yet, ...
  
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• Ruby Tandoh’s recipe for barbecued malted milk, chocolate and raspberry s’mores

  22-05-2018 07:00
  This fun dessert is a simple, delicious and delightfully messy way to end the dayYou don’t want fussy desserts on a barbecue day. What you need is something easy and fun: for mum or dad to be forcibly ousted from their role as lord of the barbecue for a while (do it quick, before they martyr themselves over the coals), and for everyone else to entertain themselves around the embers, taking pudding into their own hands. S’mores are perfect for this.Toasting the marshmallows is great f
  
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• London's Chelsea Flower Show display pays tribute to Windrush Generation

  22-05-2018 02:28
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's most prestigious flower show, a celebration of the genteel world of gardening, opens this week with a tribute to the "Windrush" generation of Caribbean migrants whose...
  
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• The perfect match: Bon and Pon in pictures

  22-05-2018 01:38
  The couple started coordinating their outfits in 2016 but have shared a love of fashion since they met and fell in love 38 years agoContinue reading...
  
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