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• Find your food village – and a spring breakfast bowl recipe

  06-10-2018 23:08
  Surrounding yourself with like-minded people is as essential to wellbeing as eating healthy, say two Victorian food producers We believe in really experiencing our food – growing our own vegetables, gathering from the wild, sourcing produce from local farmers and making big, beautiful meals with all that we have found – and these are such joyful experiences for us.But what makes them even better is doing them with other people. Growing, gathering, preserving, pickling, cooking and ea
  
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• The Latest: Mormons reaffirm opposition to same-sex marriage

  06-10-2018 22:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
  SALT LAKE CITY - The Latest on Mormon conference in Salt Lake City (all times local):2 p.m.A top-ranking Mormon leader is reaffirming the faith's opposition to same-sex marriage and belief ......
  
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• The Latest: Mormons to spend less time at church on Sundays

  06-10-2018 19:38 via winnipegfreepress.com
  SALT LAKE CITY - The Latest on Mormon conference in Salt Lake City (all times local):11:30 a.m.The Mormon church is scaling back the Sunday time commitment expected of its members ......
  
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• Belarus president: Belting a 'useful' way to punish children

  06-10-2018 19:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  MINSK, Belarus - The authoritarian president of Belarus has rejected a prospective law against domestic violence as Western "nonsense," saying that physical punishment could be "useful" in raising children.President Alexander ...
  
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• Californians weigh making egg-laying hens cage-free by 2022

  06-10-2018 18:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  SAN FRANCISCO - California voters are right to think they already weighed in on how big cages should be for egg-laying hens.In 2008, voters ushered in Proposition 2, which sought ......
  
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• Belarus president: Belting useful for children as punishment

  06-10-2018 16:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  MINSK, Belarus - Belarus' president has rejected prospective steps against domestic violence as Western "nonsense," saying that physical punishment could be useful in raising children.Alexander Lukashenko said a draft bill ......
  
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• 4 Reasons to Add Shibori and Indigo to Your Decor

  06-10-2018 14:00
  Indigo – especially when used in shibori patterns – can transform a space. Image: Andrew FlesherWe hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. Indigo. It’s a color that’s been making a splash for centuries, yet it still feels decidedly fresh and modern. Whether you’re looking for a deeply saturated hue to anchor a room or a vibrant pop to lend visual interest, indigo delivers
  
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• Paul Smith on his muse Anni Albers: ‘The rest of us are still struggling to catch up’

  06-10-2018 12:00
  Ahead of a major show of her work, the designer talks about his new collection inspired by herPaul Smith races up the stairs of his studio, charging through a corridor crammed with vintage prints, art books, old records, racing bikes and tchotchkes of every conceivable description. Moments later, we’re in a bright, open-plan room where, at 9.15am, young designers are blearily firing up their computers. Smith – hair artfully shaggy, windowpane-check navy suit as dapper as you’d
  
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• Islas Cíes, Galicia: Spain’s treasured islands

  06-10-2018 12:00
  They’re home to one of Spain’s finest beaches, but have no cars, no hotels and visitor numbers are strictly limitedAs with all the best adventures, we never actually intended to go to the Islas Cíes. The beaches of northern Galicia were our destination. Well, they were until my wife clicked her weather app and saw blanket rain for a week. Suddenly we weren’t going north after all.Travelling up from Portugal, we had got as far as the industrial port city of Vigo, which ha
  
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• The fashion editor's eco-makeover: can I rethink my love affair with clothes?

  06-10-2018 11:00
  I’ll always love the thrill of shopping, but I care about the planet, too. Where do I begin? I love fashion. I love going to catwalk shows. I love getting dressed up. I love the illicit thrill of some frippery I can’t really afford, accompanied by the rustle of tissue paper in a crisp shopping bag – a sound bested only by a champagne cork popping. And that’s not even the half of it. More than anything, I love the thrill of the high street chase. I love stopping a woman on
  
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• Meera Sodha’s recipe for vegan cauliflower korma

  06-10-2018 11:00
  A creamy, comforting take on the curry-house stapleMy introduction to korma was in a curry house on Brick Lane, east London. I was 18. Until then, I had always seen korma as the curry for people who were scared of curries, but this one was different: delicate, creamy, and with the faintest hints of cardamom and pepper. With every dip of my naan, I became addicted. Fast-forward to today, and I’m now an out-and-out korma lover. I see it for what it is, not for what it isn’t, and love t
  
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• Yotam Ottolenghi’s Eritrean and Ethiopian recipes

  06-10-2018 10:30
  An East African feast, including berbere lentils and vegetables, cucumber, coconut and lime salsa – and teff flatbreads to scoop it all up withFor years I’ve been trying to make injera, a pancake-like fermented bread that’s used in Ethiopia and Eritrea instead of cutlery. Its earthy acidity is the perfect complement to the region’s rich stews and soups. It took a private tutorial with Shewa Hagos of the Blue Nile cafe in Woolwich, south London, for me to realise (yet agai
  
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• Emilia Fox: ‘What do I most dislike about my appearance? That it's scrutinised'

  06-10-2018 10:30
  The actor on poems, postmortems and her favourite podcastBorn in London, the daughter of actors Edward Fox and Joanna David, Emilia Fox, 44, studied at Oxford. Since 2004, she has starred in the BBC drama Silent Witness. She is currently appearing in ITV’s Strangers. She is divorced, has one daughter and lives in London.When were you happiest?In my childhood, when I didn’t think about whether it was happy. It just was. Continue reading...
  
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• Sali Hughes on Beauty Banks: 'A schoolchild thanked us for shower gel'

  06-10-2018 09:00
  A year ago, my friend and I set up a way to help those unable to afford even toothpaste or tamponsLast year, while filming a report on homelessness for the BBC, I noticed a small box under the front desk of a homeless shelter. In it were single tampons, disposable razors, mini toothpaste tubes and mismatched tablets of soap. These, I discovered, were brought in by members of staff and volunteers, so that when homeless clients had a job or a housing interview, a health appointment, a period, they
  
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• The Major Oak is an ancient tree in which woodland? The Weekend quiz

  06-10-2018 08:00
  From Rak Records to the Rokeby Venus, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz1 In 1794, which island voted to leave France and join with Great Britain?
  2 “We never sleep” was the motto of which US agency?
  3 What are listed in the Almanach de Gotha?
  4 Which producer founded Rak Records?
  5 What drink is monsooned Malabar?
  6 Which female mystic wrote Revelations Of Divine Love?
  7 Which Nobel prize was first awarded in 1969?
  8 The Major Oak is an ancient tree in which woodland?
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• Four autumnal recipes inspired by Borough Market

  06-10-2018 08:00
  One-pot golden chicken, malfatti with mushrooms and baked figs with ginger butter biscuits: the perfect comfort food for when the nights grow longerPrep 15 min
  Cook 30 min
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• Europe’s best wilderness cabins and mountain huts for hikers

  06-10-2018 08:00
  From designer dens to remote refuges, there are thousands of – often free – walkers’ huts in amazing locations across Europe Finland has a huge network of open wilderness huts across its 40 national parks, where hikers, skiers and canoers can spend one or two nights for free. Most are log cabins, some dating back to the 1900s; more unusual huts include a former lifeboat rescue station on Koivuluoto Island and an ex-military canteen on Ulko-Tammio Island, both in the Gulf of Fin
  
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• 2.5 million Wiki edits and counting

  06-10-2018 07:46 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Steven Pruitt has more than 2.5 million edits to Wikipedia articles to his credit. Yes, 2.5 million. That’s a lot of editing to a lot of articles, so you’d understand ......
  
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• A letter to my son… who killed himself – and apologised

  06-10-2018 07:45
  ‘That you carried a dark side you felt you couldn’t share is nothing to be sorry for’: the letter you always wanted to writeDon’t be sorry. You go to great lengths in your suicide note to apologise. You tell me, “Mom, I’m so, so sorry.” You tell us that no one is to blame for this, that it’s all on you. You say your entire letter is really just a giant apology.You don’t have to apologise. You were as perfect a son as I could have hoped for. Y
  
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• Handling Thanksgiving dinner can be a mouthful

  06-10-2018 07:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  It’s the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a traditionally stressful time because once again you have volunteered to cook a fun and festive dinner for all of your relatives.In the true spirit ...
  
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• 'Life keeps evolving': six ways to have a happy retirement

  06-10-2018 07:00
  It can be the best time of your life – here’s howFor today’s sixtysomethings, retirement has changed almost beyond recognition since their parents’ day. There’s greater uncertainty about the future and more choice about when and how to retire – or, indeed, whether to retire at all; work is increasingly part of retirement. Yet this generation is still held back by outdated myths. At one extreme, retirement is still seen as living the dream in a rose-covered cou
  
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• How to use up every last scrap of a fennel bulb

  06-10-2018 07:00
  The British fennel season ends soon, so preserve it in a deliciously fragrant jamEvery part of the fennel bulb is edible, and the roots, bulb, shoots, fronds and seeds all carry the same intoxicating, aniseedy fragrance in varying intensities. Look for bulbs with stems and bushy tops intact; otherwise, choose ones with some stalks and a few fronds remaining. The fronds can be used like a herb: to elevate a salad, to add to salsa verde or to enhance your evening cocktail with a decorative leaf, t
  
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• Blind date: ‘My memory is a little foggy’

  06-10-2018 07:00
  Max, 24, publicist, meets James, 28, account managerWhat were you hoping for?
  To get through dinner without wanting to leave. And mutual attraction. Continue reading...
  
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• FDA expands use of cervical cancer vaccine up to age 45

  06-10-2018 01:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  U.S. regulators Friday expanded the use of Merck's cervical cancer vaccine to adults up to age 45.The vaccine was previously only for preteens and young adults through 26. The Food ......
  
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• Quick crossword No 15,106

  06-10-2018 01:00
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  06-10-2018 01:00
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