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• Shipping Container Homes: Cargotecture Pros and Cons

  14-01-2019 23:00
  Shipping container homes might seem like a New Age option, but purchasing a DIY home isn’t as rare as you might think. In fact, Sears sold entire home kits to would-be homeowners in the early 1900s. Minimalist dwellings of the DIY variety might have a different appeal today, but the idea is the same: thinking outside of traditional construction can result in more affordable housing.Shipping containers can be stacked for more space. Image: Yerigan ConstructionThis is especially true when ta
  
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• UK royal Meghan reveals she's six months pregnant: media

  14-01-2019 20:54
  Meghan Markle, wife of Britain's Prince Harry, told royal well-wishers on Monday she was six months pregnant but the royal couple do not know the gender of their first baby, British media reported.
  
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• This pork butt roast sings with orange juice, tomato paste

  14-01-2019 19:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  In Mexico, the dish known as cochinita pibil is made by rubbing a whole suckling pig with warm spices and juice from bitter oranges, then wrapping it in banana leaves ......
  
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• Braille technology firm builds 'Kindle for the blind'

  14-01-2019 19:00
  A British company plans to launch a Braille e-reader for blind people this year that should greatly enhance their reading experience and spare them from lugging around hefty print volumes.
  
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• 10 New Year’s Resolutions for Busy (and Lazy) People

  14-01-2019 19:00
  The new year is a time for change. This annual milestone is typically accompanied by new goals, plans and objectives. Unfortunately, most people don’t keep their new year’s resolutions, often because the goals are so inconvenient that they become unsustainable. And if you’re busy (or lazy), it’s twice as hard to remain steadfast. However, we’ve compiled a list of relatively easy ways that you can make small changes in your home this year. Here are 10 new year’
  
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• How an egg beat Kylie Jenner at her own Instagram game

  14-01-2019 18:45
  A stock image of an egg has amassed 26m likes to become the most popular post of all time, bumping Jenner’s shot of her newborn daughter and spurring some unlikely imitatorsName: The Egg.Age: Born on 4 January. Continue reading...
  
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• The 'x' factor: is ending a text with a kiss flirtatious?

  14-01-2019 18:44
  Not according to a judge’s recent ruling, but the letter X can be an ambiguous signoff. Is it best avoided?In the latest example of digital communications being difficult to parse – at least consistently – a judge has ruled that ending a text with a kiss (the letter x, that is, not an emoji) does not constitute flirting. In the case of this family court dispute, a woman’s estranged husband had tried to argue that it did.There is yet to be a universal established etiquette
  
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• Brexit T-shirts: artist Jeremy Deller sums up in two words what millions are thinking

  14-01-2019 18:37
  Deller’s sweary protest T-shirts are a welcome blast of humour into the stagnant Brexit debateWhen I was a teenager in the 80s, we all had badges – “Don’t blame me, I voted Labour” badges, and “Protest and survive” badges (an anti-nuclear slogan, riffing on the government information films, Protect and Survive), and badges with a great big smiling sun on them, the beginning of climate consciousness. (My cousin once pulled a policeman in a nightclub, and
  
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• Hear these engines roar: Female team says this is no gimmick

  14-01-2019 18:04 via winnipegfreepress.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Every racing series in the world is full of wealthy enthusiasts with ideas that sound too good to be true. Expensive promises to fund life-changing opportunities ......
  
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• Morning buns combine richness of croissant with cinnamon bun

  14-01-2019 17:59 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Combine the rich layers of a croissant with the sweet swirls of a cinnamon bun and you'll have one of our favourite brunch pastries: morning buns.For a simpler route to ...
  
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• Milan designers send signal with feminine touch on menswear

  14-01-2019 17:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Milan menswear designers are sending clear signals for next fall and winter: Feminine touches are not only acceptable, they are necessary.During three days of Milan Fashion Week previews focused on ...
  
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• Drinking your own urine? There's a Facebook group for that. Two, even

  14-01-2019 17:55
  Urine therapy enthusiasts claim that drinking your own pee is a panacea – not an inexcusably filthy way to start the day, as everyone else thinksOne benefit of being part of a social network with more than a billion members: there will be thousands of people who share that “one in a million” interest. Facebook is a haven for those with rare diseases or niche interests; one capable of supporting two separate groups of more than 5,000 proponents of “urine therapy”.Tha
  
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• Never make dry or overcooked salmon by using a multicooker

  14-01-2019 17:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Cooking salmon can be intimidating since it overcooks and dries out so easily. But the multicooker makes the process foolproof: The consistent moisture level and temperature, as well as the ...
  
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• To cook a centre-cut tenderloin, we use a reverse-sear

  14-01-2019 16:55 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The centre-cut tenderloin — often called chateaubriand — comes from the middle of the whole tenderloin, which sits beneath the spine of the cow and gets no exercise at all, ...
  
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• A one-pan chili with maximum flavour starts with toasted rice

  14-01-2019 16:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Looking to make enough chili for one night's dinner without hauling out a heavy pot, we turned to our trusty skillet. We would use it to make both the chili ...
  
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• ‘I don’t trust the government to look after me or my dog’: meet the Brexit stockpilers

  14-01-2019 15:00
  Some people are stockpiling food, medicine and even pet treats in anticipation of mass shortages after a no-deal Brexit. Are they overreacting, or should we be following their example?Jo Elgarf doesn’t look like you would imagine a prepper to look. She’s not a libertarian, camouflaged and armed to the eyeballs, crawling around the woods in Montana, skinning a squirrel for breakfast and fuelling up for the apocalypse. She lives with her husband and three young children in a sleepy sub
  
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• UK passport drops to sixth in global power index

  14-01-2019 13:41
  Henley Passport Index ranks passports around the world according to visa-free travel, with Japan topping the 2019 list The UK has slipped to joint-sixth in a table of the world’s most powerful passports. The Henley Passport Index ranks countries according to the number of destinations passport holders can visit without a pre-arranged visa, which decreased for the UK this year.In 2015, the UK was ranked joint-first, alongside the US, but has dropped down the listings each year since. The nu
  
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• Thomasina Miers’ recipe for charred cabbage with artichokes and chestuts | The Simple Fix

  14-01-2019 13:00
  This winning combination of winter vegetables is a feast of flavours and colours to combat the January chillHave you ever noticed how we crave sugary and carb-laden foods after a wild night out? Our bodies are great at demanding the fuels they need, when they need them. As I get older, I find I crave more vegetables than I used to (whoever heard of a teenager craving vegetables?), and far less meat. How great, then, that we celebrate vegetables so much more these days, not just because we know a
  
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• Rachel Roddy’s recipe for rocket, leek and potato soup | A Kitchen in Rome

  14-01-2019 13:00
  The classic soup is given a mustardy kick with the addition of some tangy green leavesRocket. What a wonderful name for a leaf. Wild rocket is even better, suggesting an untamed missile of heat and flavour. It was a bit disappointing, then, to find out the name has nothing to do with space travel or fireworks, but comes from the French roquette, diminutive of the Latin eruca, which – according to my dictionary – was originally an early variety of cabbage. Like cabbage (and broccoli,
  
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• Growing pains: how the climate crisis is changing British gardens

  14-01-2019 12:00
  Across Britain, gardeners are facing the challenges of an unstable climate: extreme weather, unpredictability and prospering pests – and trying a range of solutions to copeOn a dank day in January, a small slice of Walsall is blooming. Marie and Tony Newton’s back garden is filled with summery colour: miniature mauve cyclamens, frilly red camellias, graceful hellebores, seasonal snowdrops and the bright green sheaths of bulbs promising more flowers to come. A few winters back, their
  
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• 10 of the best meditation retreats in the UK and Europe

  14-01-2019 12:00
  We pick mindfulness and meditation holidays in beautiful surroundings – many combined with other activities like walking, singing and tai chi
  More retreat top 10s: yoga | creative | by readersIn the Dart valley near Totnes, the Sharpham Trust meditation centre offers mindfulness retreats of different lengths throughout the year, including walking and singing breaks. Some are held in the estate’s mansion, others in the Barn Retreat nearby. For full immersion in the natural world, its
  
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• Crossword roundup: is your puzzle worth a KNICKER, a QUID or even a CUD?

  14-01-2019 11:34
  Slang terms for money co-star with Theresa May and Donald Trump in our pick of the best from the broadsheet crypticsIf you’re curious about cryptics, the Guardian’s quiptic series reaches its thousandth puzzle today. And if you’re a cryptic devotee, Carpathian’s puzzle is well worth your attention. Continue reading...
  
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• Finns with fins make a splash at 'mermaiding' classes

  14-01-2019 11:11
  At a pool in Espoo, near Finland's capital Helsinki, Maija Mottonen is teaching adults to swim like mermaids in a class that combines fantasy with fitness.
  
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• Millions expected to throng Indian city for world's largest religious festival

  14-01-2019 10:55
  Pilgrims from across the world are gathering in India for the Kumbh Mela, a heady mix of spirituality, politics and tourism that begins on Tuesday, garnering extra attention ahead of a general...
  
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• I have gradually lost interest in my partner and feel hatred rising inside me

  14-01-2019 09:00
  This started after about a year of our relationship, about the time I got pregnant. Something similar happened with my ex – I’m scared I’m going to ruin everything againI am in a relationship of three years. We started off with a very healthy sexual relationship, but since about one year in, I have gradually lost all interest and am beginning to feel physically repulsed by the thought of being touched or touching him. My partner tries to get close to me and I just shut down and
  
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• Doms away! Is delayed onset muscle soreness inevitable after a workout?

  14-01-2019 09:00
  Taking part in any unusual exercise can leave your muscles feeling tender and sore, but can you reduce or even prevent the pain? Experts explain what works and what doesn’tIf you have upped your training routine, returned to exercise after some time off or given a new activity a go, the chances are you have felt the characteristic ache of delayed onset muscle soreness (Doms). Usually kicking in around 24 to 48 hours after exercise, muscles feel tender and sore as a result of microscopic da
  
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• No end to debates on Intra-Web

  14-01-2019 07:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Today’s topic for inquiring minds is: exactly why did they create the (bad word) internet in the first place anyway?Without doing any actual research, I would have to say there ......
  
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• Voices in the wilderness: a singing retreat in rural France

  14-01-2019 07:30
  Teaching singing and meditation isn’t an obvious calling for a former punk rocker, but this one helps our participant hit the high notes on a break in the remote Massif Central‘Get that gob open, Liz,” says Peter. “I’m not seeing any teeth.” I obey, stretching my jaw wide as we’d done in an earlier “howling wolf” exercise, and find that not only can I hit a top F# without squeaking, I’m thoroughly enjoying myself.When I booked a three-d
  
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