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• The Coolest Designs From Tempaper Designs, Your Go-To For Removable Wallpaper

  06-02-2019 19:00
  Whether your tastes change faster than you can say “interior design” or you want something that will keep your security deposit safely intact, you should know that removable wallpaper isn’t just for kids anymore. These days, Tempaper Designs is here to bring you fresh and modern takes on this fast decor solution.
  We broke down their selection into seven themes that are currently on-trend. Look them over to find your next adventure in wallpaper.
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• Don’t worry, Camilla – Cuban food is great

  06-02-2019 18:47
  The Duchess of Cornwall has expressed concern about the food on the island before her and Charles’s visit. But the restrictions under the revolution have eased – and dining out has flourishedThere is an old joke about Cuban cuisine: “The three greatest triumphs of the Cuban revolution are education, health and sport, and the three greatest disappointments are breakfast, lunch and dinner.”Perhaps this is why Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, “wasn’t so sure about t
  
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• Met Museum in NY partners with acclaimed chef

  06-02-2019 18:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is partnering with a Michelin-starred chef.The Met says chef John Fraser will create new dishes to add to ......
  
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• Brighton exhibition showcases 40 years of hats by Stephen Jones

  06-02-2019 17:49
  Royal Pavilion exhibition has at its centre a display of hats created for 26 famous faces As far as dinner parties go, it doesn’t get much more eclectic than Rihanna, the Duchess of Sussex, Joan Collins, Boy George and Skepta. They are just a handful of the 26 famous faces who have been brought together by the milliner Stephen Jones around the grand banqueting room table at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, each represented by the headpiece the designer created for them.It forms the focal po
  
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• Portuguese town opens window to its slave-trade history

  06-02-2019 17:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LAGOS, Portugal - To the casual visitor, Lagos is a striking beach town of charming coastlines and sightly sandstone cliffs. A medieval castle sits alongside boutique cafes and outdoor restaurants ...
  
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• ASK A DESIGNER: Options abound in flooring today

  06-02-2019 17:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
  A stunning sofa or a beautiful wall colour might catch your eye when you enter someone's home. But flooring is the key to any room, says interior designer Elina Cardet.As ......
  
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• Make your Valentines shine with colored foil

  06-02-2019 16:38 via winnipegfreepress.com
  CONCORD, N.H. - Have you taken a shine to someone? Tell them how you feel with a handmade Valentine's Day card decorated with colorful foil.Applying foil elevates even the simplest ...
  
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• Leave Timothée Chalamet alone! Why what happens on a plane should stay on a plane

  06-02-2019 16:37
  A series of breathless tweets about an in-flight encounter with the actor has gone viral – yet another example of creepy onboard behaviour
  Timothée Chalamet is richer, more attractive and (probably) younger than you, so it should come as no surprise that he is also a more patient plane traveller.Yesterday, Twitter user @alankruthahaha wrote a long, long thread about being seated next to the actor on a plane for three hours, breathlessly relaying every detail of their interaction to
  
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• Heinz tomato ketchup caviar: red sauce gets an upmarket makeover

  06-02-2019 16:23
  This strange and slightly acidic fusion may shape up to be the next Michelin-starred trend, but after 150 years, the rich delights of Tommy K taste better with fish fingers and chipsIn a world where nothing - not milk, not gender, not even facts – is quite as it seems, perhaps Heinz tomato ketchup caviar is the logical end game. One of the world’s most high-end foods colliding with the most basic to produce a strange, shape-shifting vision of fluidity in food form. It’s so on t
  
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• Telemedicine's challenge: Getting patients to click the app

  06-02-2019 16:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Walmart workers can now see a doctor for only $4. The catch? It has to be a virtual visit.The retail giant recently rolled back the $40 price on telemedicine, becoming ...
  
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• Marie Kondo your Twitter feed: how to make sure everyone you follow sparks joy

  06-02-2019 15:04
  Tokimeki Unfollow is a browser plug-in that claims to clean away all those people whose tweets you don’t like. And then it tells them you’ve unfollowed them …Age: Brand new.Appearance: Marie Kondo, but for Twitter. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump launching campaign to end HIV epidemic in US by 2030

  06-02-2019 14:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is launching a campaign to end the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030, targeting areas where new infections happen and getting highly effective ......
  
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• Martin Morales’ recipe for fiery eggs

  06-02-2019 13:04
  This super-quick dish – AKA picante de huevos – makes a perfect brunch through the winter months
  This is a super-quick dish perfect at any time, day or night, though it is often eaten for brunch. Its heat makes it a great pick-me-up in the winter months.Prep time: 20 minutes
  Cook time: 30 minutes
  Serves: 2 Continue reading...
  
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• Art Studios: Ideas to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing

  06-02-2019 13:00
  Whether you paint, sculpt, illustrate or specialize in another type of art, an art studio provides a place to work in solitude, store your supplies and display your work. While some artists may work in warehouses, lofts or office buildings, you can create an art studio in your home. Below are several art studios to provide inspiration, along with tips for creating the type of workspace that will stimulate your imagination and inspire you to create your best work.
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• Skin deep: why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s beauty regime split the internet

  06-02-2019 12:30
  The New York representative has a six-step skincare routine – and isn’t afraid to talk about it. What does it say about those who subscribe to similar multistep regimes?Last week, towards the end of her first month in office, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted a five-page Instagram story on her skin routine and it split the internet.It wasn’t the use of retinol that sent critics into a spin. Ocasio-Cortez’s double cleanse/toner/moisturise/sunscreen/vitamin C/do-not-sleep-in-
  
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• Hotel booking sites forced to end misleading sales tactics

  06-02-2019 09:36
  Regulator says practices used by six firms could prevent customers finding best dealsHotel booking sites will be forced to make major changes after Britain’s competition watchdog found they routinely engaged in pressure selling, misled consumers over prices and gave more prominence to hotels that paid the most commission.The Competition and Markets Authority is clamping down on websites including Expedia, Booking.com and Hotels.com over practices that give a false impression of a hotel&rsq
  
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• Spot on: how to wear leopard print to work if you’re a man

  06-02-2019 09:00
  Keith Richards and Richey Edwards may have made animal print look effortless - but how does it translate to the daily grind? Two Guardian writers find outIs there a time and place for men to wear leopard print? I have always thought so – and that time and place is if you are Richey Edwards in the Manic Street Preachers circa 1993. Outside of that context, leopard print is intimidating. It is a statement of the kind most men get self-conscious about. Yes, it looks great on Keith Richards, b
  
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• How can Co-op Energy’s own failures cost me £2,000?

  06-02-2019 08:00
  It didn’t debit or bill my account for years, so surely back-billing rules should applyCo-op Energy was my supplier for gas and electricity from 2014 to 2016. Although I’m no longer a customer, I’ve been paying £100 a month since last May to reduce arrears of more than £2,000 caused by its failure to debit or bill my account. I now wonder whether I do, in fact, have to pay this under the back-billing rule. When I signed up to Co-op in 2014 I paid £160.84 a mon
  
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• Bananas make for big headlines -- no, really

  06-02-2019 07:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  With the revised Canada’s Food Guide going to bat for fruit, this seems like the perfect time to launch a hard-hitting new feature: bananas in the news!Obviously, I have a ......
  
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• The Castle Inn, West Lulworth, Dorset – hotel review

  06-02-2019 07:30
  This traditional inn close to Lulworth Cove has played the renovation game, revamping 12 boutique-hotel bedrooms and high-end pub grubA couple walk into a bar … and ask for a room. We wonder if the joke is on us when we arrive at the Castle Inn in West Lulworth because the door marked “hotel entrance” is locked. So we trundle our bags into the pub, which is heaving with happy customers on a Saturday afternoon. Eventually, we manage to tell the barmaid we’re here to check
  
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