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• How to reduce plastic, foil and other kitchen disposables

  07-08-2018 19:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Disposables have become a mainstay of many American kitchens — plastic baggies, plastic wrap, paper towels, aluminum foil, plastic straws and more. Reducing or even eliminating them can save you ......
  
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• 9 expenses to pack in your moving budget

  07-08-2018 19:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Moving comes with a long, expensive to-do list.The average cost for a local move from a two-bedroom apartment or three-bedroom house ranges from $400 to $1,000, according to HomeAdvisor's True ...
  
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• Flower power: how to make Queen Bey’s floral crown

  07-08-2018 19:28
  Blooming headpieces are the accessory of the summer, with Beyoncé and Rihanna wearing them on the cover of Vogue. But is it possible to knock one up at home?Flower crowns are this summer’s glitter face paint – Beyoncé and Rihanna are on the front of September US and UK Vogues wearing them, so it is only a matter of time before you see them on ambitious festivalgoers. But how easy is it to get the look at home?Athena Duncan, the founder of Rebel Rebel florists, made Beyo
  
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• Tying herself in knots, Serbian skin artist boggles senses

  07-08-2018 19:14
  Armed with makeup brushes and pencils, skin artist and illusionist Mirjana Kika Milosevic gets to work on her own torso, sketching elaborate knots and making chunks of her flesh disappear, earning...
  
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• Study: 1 in 7 children of Zika-infected moms have problems

  07-08-2018 19:10 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Researchers say the one in seven children of U.S. mothers who were infected with Zika during pregnancy developed some kind of health problem.Health officials released the conclusions ...
  
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• The £5 It bag – and other on-trend summer buys from museum gift shops

  07-08-2018 19:05
  From Instagram-worthy grocery bags to earthenware pottery, some of the most fashionable buys are found as you exit through the gift shopIf you were looking for a chic, affordable shopping bag, where would you go? Zara, maybe, or & Other Stories? This summer, however, some of the most on-trend buys can be found in art gallery gift shops.For example, the bag that defines summer 2018 on Instagram, according to influencers such as Lucy Williams, is a string tote of the kind in which your grandma
  
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• Building Your Home: How to Manage Expectations (and Stay Sane)

  07-08-2018 19:00
  You’ve chosen your builder and picked the perfect floorplan, but your work as a buyer has only just begun. Sure, choosing your plan was the fun part, but building your home requires more input than selecting paint colors. Your builder looks to you for guidance, and you’ll rely on your builder to keep the process running smoothly. Snags are bound to happen, but if you’ve set realistic expectations from the start, you’ll have a better experience.Knowing how to communicate w
  
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• Popek – The Pooping Pink Balloon Dog

  07-08-2018 18:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  I feel simultaneously amused and ashamed for liking this pooping, pink, balloon dog sculpture so much. The little touch of the balloon ending of the pile of poop just cracks me. Am I the only one liking it or am I just easily amused? But there are limits though, for example I would never, EVER place this anywhere near our apartment. But to get a little giggle from it looking at it on a website, thinking about that there are actually people buying it and displaying Popek in their home, priceless
  
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• Send us a tip on botanical gardens – and win a £200 hotel voucher

  07-08-2018 17:49
  Botanical gardens are brilliant places to visit in the summer – whether they are of exotic tropical flora or serene Japanese-style affairs. Tell us about your favourites worldwideYou don’t have to have a specific interest in plants to enjoy an afternoon at Kew, Tokyo’s Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens or Rio de Janeiro’s Jardim Botânico, surrounded by spectacular blooms and trees, wonderful landscaping, history and wildlife. Tell us about your visits to botanical gardens
  
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• Goo-gle gaga: Parenting in the age of Alexa and her ilk

  07-08-2018 17:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Hey parents: What if there was a machine that could respond to your kids' every command, never tiring, even if they ask it to tell jokes for two hours or ......
  
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• Small indoor greenhouses let apartment dwellers grow veggies

  07-08-2018 16:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  You don't need a green thumb to grow vegetables indoors.On the contrary, there are plenty of indoor greenhouses that take the work out of growing plants, from the amount of ......
  
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• Made in China since the Qing dynasty: Beijing shoemaker taps into the future

  07-08-2018 16:10
  In an ornately decorated building in central Beijing, cobbler Cai Wenke painstakingly makes shoes by hand in a process that has hardly changed since the business first started in 1853.
  
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• Many plants can be poisonous to pets and livestock

  07-08-2018 16:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Not all plants are wholesome for foraging animals.Certain species of milkweed, for example, that are highly valued as host plants for the dwindling monarch butterfly population, are extremely poisonous to ...
  
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• Should I give up my public sector career and teach yoga instead?

  07-08-2018 15:30
  Have you got a work-related problem? In this series we invite you to send in a short description of your predicament – so that other readers can offer solutionsI am in my 20s with a good job in the public sector. I know my career should be purposeful and I want to help others, but since leaving university I have felt unenthused about work. I have had a few good roles and know I am in a privileged position, but I had always hoped I would love what I do. In my spare time I teach yoga and fee
  
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• Alaska Wildlife Troopers seize illegally caught salmon

  07-08-2018 15:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Wildlife Troopers seized more than 16 tons (14.5 metric tons) of salmon caught illegally by a handful of vessels south of Homer.Troopers seized 33,328 pounds (15,117 ...
  
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• Joël Robuchon obituary

  07-08-2018 14:31
  Chef whose creative genius and drive for perfection brought him 32 Michelin stars Related: Joël Robuchon, Michelin-starred 'chef of the century', dies aged 73 Joël Robuchon, who has died of cancer aged 73, was the last of his kind – a French chef who was universally acknowledged as the greatest in the world at a time when French haute cuisine was still the standard by which all other food was judged. Continue reading...
  
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• Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum, Dorchester: ‘The youngest prisoner tried here was seven’ – review

  07-08-2018 14:15
  This Dorset museum lifts the lid on injustices handed down at the historic court with interactive guides and some grisly factsA new museum in the imposing Dorchester Shire Hall. Following a well-curated route, visitors walk though 150 years of justice (and injustice) and discover the stories of those tried here for crimes ranging from rabbit-poaching and stealing underwear to arson and murder. The most famous case was of the Tolpuddle Martyrs: 19th-century Dorset agricultural labourers turned ac
  
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• 8 Things You Need to Do Before Moving Into Your New Home

  07-08-2018 14:00
  Tackle these eight tasks before moving to start life in your new home worry-free. Image: Chip Webster ArchitectureCongratulations! You survived the time- and energy-draining process of buying a home! Now it’s time to enjoy life at your new address. You’re probably looking forward to the clean slate a new house offers. And who can blame you? You get to leave behind the outstanding maintenance chores and un-scrubbed baseboards from your previous property. However, there is a short
  
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• Finding life in the afterlife at coral reef cemetery

  07-08-2018 13:59 via winnipegfreepress.com
  MIAMI - A year after Will and Daniel Payne lost their mom, and nearly two decades since their father's death, it was time to follow their wishes for the afterlife.As ......
  
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• Not so penny-wise: the last days of Poundworld

  07-08-2018 12:03
  The bargain chain is due to close the last of its 335 stores this week. What happened to the chain’s unstoppable rise?Last week at the doomed branch of Poundworld in Lewisham, south-east London, toothbrushes for dogs – reduced to 70p – were lying opposite reading glasses for 50p. One-litre bottles of antifreeze were still £1, but the 2017 Justin Bieber annuals, piled up like discarded pizza boxes, were down to 50p after an initial drop to 75p failed to shift them. Telesco
  
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• Ms. Foundation strategic plan to focus on women of colour

  07-08-2018 09:21 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - The Ms. Foundation for Women will put $25 million over five years toward organizations that are led by and focus on women and girls of colour and ......
  
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• Easter woes for loyal AA member

  07-08-2018 08:00
  Family gathering turned into a nightmare thanks to the AA, and they won’t even deal with my complaintI submitted a complaint to the AA by email 10 weeks ago and have had no response, despite further chasing. I have been a member for 46 years – with their full cover package – but had a bad experience over the Easter weekend. A request for relay of car and two passengers home after breakdown resulted in being stranded overnight in a motorway services coach park. We waited nine an
  
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• Too much sleep linked to ill health

  07-08-2018 07:47
  More than seven or eight hours a night of sleep is associated with higher risk of premature deathSleeping longer than the recommended seven or eight hours a night has been linked with a higher risk of premature death, according to new research.
  Researchers looked at data from 74 studies involving more than three million people and found those who slept for 10 hours were 30% more likely to die prematurely than those who slept for eight. Continue reading...
  
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• Got gotch? A brief analysis of underwear

  07-08-2018 07:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  There comes a time in every man’s life when he is forced to make a life-altering decision.For me, that momentous occasion arrived last week.It was the moment I looked in ...
  
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• 10 of the best craft-beer bars in Brussels

  07-08-2018 07:30
  This selection of breweries and bars underlines Belgium’s place as a beer hotspot and may whet your appetite for the BXLBeerFest at the end of August
  A stone’s throw from the Grand Place, in the middle of touristy bars and fast-food joints, The Sister has a stock of more than 70 organic Belgian brews from €3, with handy tasting trays of four drafts for €10. The drinks menu reads like a sommelier wine list, describing the delicious new Zoevel as a “yeasty, fruity, pear
  
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• What to wear in August – in pictures

  07-08-2018 07:00
  What better time than a heatwave to pack a punch with prints, playful accessories and pops of fruity colour? Continue reading...
  
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• Solar cookout aims to woo traditional chefs, cut carbon

  07-08-2018 06:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  DEZHOU, China - The savory aromas of roasting hot dogs and chicken kebabs wafted out of metal and glass vacuum tubes heated by mirrors curved to capture the sun's heat.Two ......
  
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• Faux-rizo: Iceland to sell 13 vegan-friendly foods, including chorizo replica

  07-08-2018 01:01
  Frozen food retailer hopes to meet soaring UK demand from estimated 22m ‘flexitarians’ The UK’s first faux meat chorizo will go on sale in September, as part of what is claimed to be the largest single supermarket range of frozen plant-based foods. Frozen food specialist Iceland is bolstering its freezer offering with 13 new own-brand products – including vegan-friendly foods that look like chorizo sausages, chicken, burgers and mince – to meet soaring customer dema
  
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