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• Tips for Creating the Outdoor Shower of Your Dreams

  31-08-2018 23:00
  An outdoor shower can be both fun and practical. If you don’t want kids, pets and other adults tracking dirt through your house, an outdoor shower is a great way to keep the great outdoors where it belongs: outdoors. Below are some of the biggest trends in outdoor showers, along with tips from experts on how to incorporate them into your outdoor space.Turn a boring backyard into a relaxing retreat with an outdoor shower. Image: Pearl RemodelingTips for installing your outdoor shower&l
  
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• 10 Clever Ways to Use Ladders in Decor

  31-08-2018 19:00
  Over the years, ladders have slowly but surely crept into home decor. They’ve been built into furniture and welcomed into our yards as plant stands. Recently, though, we’ve been noticing more stand-alone ladders leaning against the walls of some of the trendiest homes and apartments. Should all of us be using ladders in decor?The answer could be yes. While it’s tempting to jump on any decor trend that’s as easy to integrate as this one, using ladders in decor makes p
  
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• Easy feasting: Spanish spiced roast rack of pork

  31-08-2018 18:38
  Smoked paprika and aromatic fennel add fire and flavour to a roasted rack of pork that’s low on effort, high on impact and perfect for sharingOutdoor late summer gatherings don’t always have to mean firing up the barbecue. Cooked with a few carefully chosen ingredients, a simple pork loin on the bone makes a crowd-pleasing centrepiece.Spanish spiced roast rack of pork served with a sherry vinegar dressed tomato and parsley salad
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• UN: 'Substantial risks' remain in Congo's Ebola outbreak

  31-08-2018 18:37 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LONDON - The World Health Organization says "substantial risks" remain in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in northeastern Congo, noting that while control measures appear to be working, health officials are ......
  
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• Drought vs Draught: Dry summer takes toll on Czech hop crop

  31-08-2018 18:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  ROCOV, Czech Republic - A drought in central Europe this summer could leave beer drinkers thirsting for their favourite lagers and pilsners: production of the prized hops that give Bohemian-style ...
  
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• Cocktail club: red wine slow-downer

  31-08-2018 16:00
  A quality pinot noir paired with grapes, vodka and agave for a new take on sangriaInspired by beachside sangria, this is less sweet than its Spanish sister, but inspires the same feelings of holiday relaxation. No frills, just quality ingredients – which make this easy to pair with most seafood dishes, grilled meats and salads. Continue reading...
  
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• High altitudes, tough conditions at Mont Blanc ultramarathon

  31-08-2018 15:55
  Facing tough conditions and high altitudes, runners gathered for one of Europe's toughest foot races on Friday - an ultramarathon around the Mont Blanc.
  
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• Exhibition showcasing Muslim fashion to open in San Francisco

  31-08-2018 15:21
  From Nike hijabs to couture gowns, the show explores the diversity of Islamic styleA major exhibition exploring the diverse dress codes of Muslims, and the first of its kind dedicated to displaying Islamic culture within a fashion context, is to open in September.From the launch of Vogue Arabia to Uniqlo and Dolce & Gabbana branching into modest fashion lines, Islamic style has become a burgeoning global market in recent years – and a profitable one, too. Figures from Thomson Reuters f
  
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• Researchers feed seaweed to dairy cows to reduce emissions

  31-08-2018 15:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  DAVIS, Calif. - University of California researchers are feeding seaweed to dairy cows in an attempt to make cattle more climate-friendly.UC Davis is studying whether adding small amounts of seaweed ......
  
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• Useful or creepy? Machines suggest Gmail replies

  31-08-2018 15:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Google is toeing the line between helping you save time and creeping you out as it turns to machines to suggest email replies on your behalf.The customized ...
  
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• I’ll drink to that: the best wine podcasts | Fiona Beckett on wine

  31-08-2018 15:00
  A selection of excellent podcasts related to viticulture, and wines to enjoy while listeningI’ve arrived pretty late to podcasts, especially when it comes to my specialist subject of wine, but many of my friends are fans. One was keen that we should collaborate on one, so I realised I needed to get up to speed.I’ve spent the past few weeks listening to them in any spare minute driving, sitting on trains, doing the washing-up – the great advantage the pod has over a blog being t
  
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• How to wear: a new-look wrap dress

  31-08-2018 14:00
  A more structured update on the Diane von Furstenberg classic bridges the gap between scorching summer and jumper weatherWhen September comes along I crave some structure in my life, because it’s the only way to put a positive spin on the brutal fact that summer is over. Being slightly beyond the new pencil case years, I look for something else that will bring me the same upbeat, purposeful vibe I once got from a shiny new set of highlighters.This is where I swap out my let-it-all-hang-out
  
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• 5 Easy Projects You Can Tackle Over the Labor Day Weekend

  31-08-2018 14:00
  Preventive maintenance this Labor Day weekend can ensure your home and family are ready for winter. Image: Ward Young Architecture and PlanningLabor Day weekend signals the end of summer, so it’s the perfect time to take care of a few chores around your home. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Gary Findley, CEO of Restoration 1 and bluefrog Plumbing + Drain, describes five relatively simple and inexpensive home maintenance projects that you can complete over th
  
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• Last of the summer salads – recipes by Anna Jones

  31-08-2018 13:00
  Transport yourself to Greece with a warm bean mix and try my all-time favourite chopped saladAt about this time every year, the end-of-summer pangs kick in and I try to wring out every last drop out of the season. I drink ice-cold rosé with dinner and eat every meal I can outside (with a jumper and blanket, if needed). It feels harder to let go than ever to say goodbye this year – I know I’ll be fondly recalling the glory of summer 2018 for years to come. Here are a couple of
  
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• Should I jeopardise my career to move abroad with my girlfriend?

  31-08-2018 12:50
  I love her, but feel she may be asking too much by wanting me to move from Japan to the USI have lived in Japan for several years. My career in academia is going well and I have a promising and stable future here. Through my work, I met a wonderful American woman. We lived together for two very happy years before she decided to return to the US. She left in February this year and we have since got into a committed long-distance relationship. She wants me to follow here there, but I am reluctant
  
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• Readers’ travel photography competition: August winners

  31-08-2018 12:13
  Spontaneity, subtle colours and excellent composition permeate this month’s selection. Scroll to see the winner – chosen by Mick Ryan of fotoVUE – who receives a £200 voucher for an i-escape holiday property. The overall 2018 prize is a trip to Greenland with Wild Photography Holidays• Enter our September competition Continue reading...
  
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• My life in sex: ‘HRT has given me a new-found joy of sex’

  31-08-2018 11:00
  The 73-year-old rebuilding her marriage after hormone replacement therapyMy husband is very highly sexed and demanding, but any discussion about our sex life has always ended in a row. We’ve been married 45 years; after the menopause intercourse became painful and I was reluctant to engage, thinking I deserved a break from the constant pressure of his libido. Consequently, he went online to find a sex partner.I discovered the emails when my husband was six months into his affair. Although
  
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• Gazelle, W1 – Six dishes are not enough – restaurant review | Grace Dent

  31-08-2018 11:00
  Trapped in London’s Bermuda Triangle of food, our hungry critic finds that six experimental dishes are not enough ...Some restaurants provoke an existential crisis. Yes, I know it’s just dinner. But dinner is my job, and some evenings remind me I could be running a cat orphanage in Udaipur, or something useful.Rather than, say, visiting a restaurant that serves tiny tastes of “bitter herbs, parmesan, anchovy”. Plus, exactly 15 other teensy dishes such as “halibut wi
  
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• Experience: I have an artificial heart

  31-08-2018 11:00
  The tumour had grown to the size of a fist. There was no way they could salvage my heartLast year, aged 23, I was diagnosed with cancer of the heart. It’s extremely rare – doctors often tell me it’s the first case of heart cancer they’ve seen. The only way to save my life was to remove my heart. It was replaced with a total artificial heart (TAH), which is made of biocompatible plastic and acts as a pump.Before I became ill, I was a typical busy student, having started my
  
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• All dressed in white (with a bit of ink, too)

  31-08-2018 07:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  When I started getting larger, more visible tattoos, several people asked me, “What about your wedding?” — before I’d even met my now-husband. I always looked at them as if ......
  
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• Candidate heats up N. Y. debate; wants thermostat cranked up

  31-08-2018 07:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  On Tuesday, New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon made a request that seemed both trivial and audacious. For an upcoming Democratic primary debate with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, she wanted the ...
  
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• Taste of the riviera: a new food festival in south Devon

  31-08-2018 07:30
  The sea off Torbay brims with fish but the British are not big fans. Hoping to tip the scales is Fresh, a new food event later this monthIt’s 6am and Brixham fish market is all a-flap with brill and bass, scallop and hake, turbot and lobster. A total of 40 species, and an auctioneer selling them as fast as he can speak. Every morning, up to 50 tonnes are landed at, or freighted into, England’s biggest fishing port by value. I spy a line of crates full of inky blobs: cuttlefish, 96% o
  
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• From artichokes to kangaroo salad: the recipes of Stephanie Alexander | The cook’s cook

  31-08-2018 03:00
  Chef Peter Gordon explains why the restaurateur’s The Cook’s Companion is an invaluable guide to Australian foodStephanie Alexander’s view on food is neither French nor Spanish, German nor Thai; she is Antipodean – a real mix. But I guess her food heritage is French more than anything.She’s a force of nature. Her first husband was from Jamaica and they had a restaurant in Melbourne – Jamaica House. Later she opened Stephanie’s Restaurant. She was unusual
  
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• Sudoku 4,153 hard

  31-08-2018 01:02
  Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Continue reading...
  
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• Quick crossword No 15,075

  31-08-2018 01:00
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,602

  31-08-2018 01:00
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