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• Culinary workers call for culture shift as #MeToo puts spotlight on harassment

  22-06-2018 21:51 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - Canadian culinary workers are calling for change in the wake of bombshell misconduct allegations against an Ontario winemaker that some say signals pervasive sexism in the food and ......
  
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• Greek leader dons tie in sartorial relief over bailout end

  22-06-2018 20:58 via winnipegfreepress.com
  ATHENS, Greece - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has donned a tie, for the first time in more than three years in office, to celebrate the debt relief deal agreed ...
  
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• Stripped of inhibitions

  22-06-2018 20:21 via winnipegfreepress.com
  These are tough times for practitioners of the fine art of streaking, the act of running naked through a public place as a prank, a dare, for publicity or as ...
  
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• Lawsuits challenge efforts to push abstinence-only on teens

  22-06-2018 19:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  SPOKANE, Wash. - Several affiliates of Planned Parenthood sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday over its efforts to impose an abstinence-only focus on its Teen ......
  
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• As numbers fall, Paris seeks UNESCO help for classic bistros

  22-06-2018 19:36
  PARIS (Reuters) - It might seem like there are two on every corner in Paris, but old-style bistros and street cafes are dying out to such an extent that a movement has started to try to protect them.
  
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• 5 Ways to Work with Large Floral Prints on Upholstery

  22-06-2018 19:00
  Large floral prints are usually seen as a classic component of more traditional styles, where detailed patterns and busy textures dominate. However, they can actually fit into a wide variety of styles. If you know how to work with floral prints, they’re an attractive addition to just about any room. And since they come in so many different patterns, it’s easy to find one that works with your dream room. Read on to learn how large floral upholstery can add to your living space.Decorat
  
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• Galliano's first couture menswear show for Margiela

  22-06-2018 17:43
  The designer went big on cowboy boots, tweed blazers and the spirit of Humphrey Bogart for a Paris show that addressed gender stereotypes Paris Fashion Week has become a week of firsts. Virgil Abloh at Louis Vuitton yesterday, Kim Jones at Dior Homme tomorrow and, in the middle of them, John Galliano’s first couture menswear show for Maison Margiela.Galliano doesn’t call it couture – speaking in a new Margiela podcast, released as the show started, he calls it “artisanal&
  
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• What to drink on a picnic

  22-06-2018 17:00
  However remote your rendezvous, there’s a drink for every picnic occasion, whether that’s a rosé in the countryside or a can of G&T in the nearest parkCould booze, or even its non-alcoholic alternatives, be any easier for picnics these days? With wine coming in screw-cap bottles, boxes and pouches, and cocktails now in cans like beer and cider, transporting your bevvy of choice with you is a doddle. That said, what to take depends on what type of picnic you’re talkin
  
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• From face masks to ​tooth whitener: ingenious ways to use up ​the strawberry surplus

  22-06-2018 16:01
  Our glorious summer has led to an abundance of strawberries that retailers are practically giving away. But what if you buy more than you can eat? Here’s how not to waste them
  The recent bout of hot weather following an icy spring has led to a glut of strawberries in the UK that are much sweeter and juicier than usual. They are also being sold off cheaply by the country’s biggest retailers – Aldi is flogging 400g punnets for £1.39, while Tesco is selling two for £3.
  
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• Why hypothetical thinking is only a pale imitation of real life | Oliver Burkeman

  22-06-2018 15:59
  When you think ahead you rely on your intellect and powers of reasoning. Yet when you get there, it’s another matterYou’re surely aware, by now, of the Trolley Problem, the most famous of the thought experiments philosophers like to construct when they really ought to be working. But, to recap: a runaway train is hurtling down a track towards five railway workers who’ll be killed unless you pull a lever that will divert it to a siding, where there’s only one worker, who&r
  
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• Thomasina Miers' recipe for raspberry, cardamom and almond cake

  22-06-2018 15:00
  A sticky, fruity treat is just the pudding for a summertime picnicHot sun, sweet berries. This is the time of year to feast on summer fruit with cold cream or ice-cream, in Eton messes and pavlovas, in crisp tarts and pastries. Mostly I love berries as they come, but there is something about a raspberry that sweetens and intensifies with a spell in the oven. In this sticky, nutty almond cake, the raspberry juices seep into the batter, giving the cake a sultry, tangy edge. Continue reading...
  
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• Refugee chefs serve up treats at Brussels food festival

  22-06-2018 14:06
  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - In the bustling kitchen of the upscale Le Mess restaurant in Brussels, Majid Akbari crushes simmering tomatoes in steaming pots for a dish of bass fillet with saffron, pistachio...
  
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• Ynyshir, Powys ‘Delicious pigheadedness’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent

  22-06-2018 14:00
  A sublime and unforgettable mix of seasonal local produce with a Japanese twist – chef Gareth Ward’s cockiness is more than justifiedOften I pick restaurants due to a sort of stubborn mischief. Ynyshir is a country house set in 11 acres just south of the Snowdonia National Park, and outwardly it offers a cacophony of reasons to stay at home. It’s a Welsh/Japanese-influenced, Michelin-starred restaurant that focuses on fatty meat, fermentation and pickling. It required me to tak
  
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• 5 Reasons Your Architect Tells You No

  22-06-2018 14:00
  When working with an architect to create a new home, you’ll have a lot of input — to be expected, considering you’re the one who will eventually live in the home. But even though your satisfaction is your architect’s first priority, there still may be times that your architect tells you no. Years of education and experience means your architect knows what is and isn’t possible; if your architect says something can’t or shouldn’t be done, there’s pr
  
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• What I wore this week: making like Zayn Malik | Priya Elan

  22-06-2018 13:59
  Zayn has unexpectedly become a clothing action hero, fearlessly enacting style stunts I’m waaaay too scared to pull off myselfWhen I was a child I had a disturbingly large array of imaginary friends. They lived in their own country and had occasionally fiery relationships with each other. One was the polar opposite of me: a carefree soul called Jill who, in retrospect, was definitely a hippy: she did whatever the hell she wanted everyday, all day, and was so laid-back she was basically hor
  
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• My brother has mental health issues and his behaviour is making my parents’ lives a misery

  22-06-2018 13:23
  He’s 27 and has had seizures and depression since he was at college. But now the mood swings and frightening anger episodes mean we are struggling to cope with him as a familyMy brother is 27 and had his first seizure after leaving school. At college, he struggled with the workload and his seizures and had a breakdown. He was diagnosed as having depression and possibly bipolar disorder. He hasn’t been able to keep a job and struggles with mood swings. He self-medicates using a prescr
  
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• Jamie Oliver: the recipe that changed my life

  22-06-2018 13:00
  The chef talks about the woman who inspired him – Rose Gray of the River Cafe – and the dish that gave him his big breakRotolo is a Tuscan dish, involving homemade sheet pasta, greens (spinach, stinging nettles, borage), ricotta, parmesan and porcini, all rolled up and baked in tomato sauce, then sliced and served with sage butter. When you cut through the rotolo, you get a swirl of the pasta, a swirl of the green, bombs of the white cheese and, in the middle, that beautiful mushroom
  
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• From Mykonos to sleeves: this week’s fashion trends

  22-06-2018 13:00
  What’s hot and what’s not in fashion this weekMykonos Good enough for a Dior capsule collection, good enough for us. Continue reading...
  
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• Steemmonsters The New Game On The Blockchain

  22-06-2018 12:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s time to drown some Cryptokitties and make room for @steemmonsters . Don’t get me wrong, I will be for always grateful to the makers of these digital kittens. But it was time to auction off my Cryptokitties and buy Steemmonster cards instead.The new crpyto blockchain game has so much more potential, since they’re using Steemit (created by @ned) for their transactions, which doesn’t result in fees to participate in this games and transactions are almost instantly. Ano
  
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• My life in sex: the 60-year-old with ME

  22-06-2018 11:00
  Due to a combination of physical disabilities, the days of falling into bed with a stranger are overThe best sex of my life was in my 20s with a karate champion who had complete control over his body and everything he did with it; it was amazing. You could say things have gone downhill since.From one-night stands to long-term relationships, I’ve had about 50 sexual partners: some good, some indifferent, some loving and intimate, some just silent fumbling. But I’ve found that sex is d
  
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• ‘Currys left my £2,000 cooker in a derelict garage’

  22-06-2018 08:00
  Their delivery team arrived early, then left it somewhere it could be damaged by rainI ordered a £2,190 range cooker and was advised of a delivery slot. We were living in temporary accommodation while our house was being renovated, so we arranged to travel the 30 minutes to our property to receive it.Continue reading...
  
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• Pagan paradise: Glastonbury without the festival

  22-06-2018 07:30
  What’s Glastonbury like without the bands and the fans? As the festival takes a year off, it turns out there’s still plenty to enjoy, from ethical taxidermy to wall-to-wall druids‘Summer here is something to behold,” says Kevin Mitchell from behind the counter of Knight’s, his chippy on Glastonbury’s Northload Street. “Hippies, druids, goddesses in their finery, people dressed as elves: you never know who – or what – is going to walk through
  
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,542

  22-06-2018 01:00
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• Pain medicine group cancels doctor training about marijuana

  22-06-2018 00:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  A national medical group Thursday abruptly cancelled its plans to train doctors about marijuana for pain relief after a federal agency pulled its funding.The episode highlights an ongoing conflict between ......
  
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