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• Tattoos without borders: the Ukrainian artist mapping migration

  26-05-2019 20:00
  She has inked Florence Welch and her work features in Nike ads. But for Stanislava Pinchuk, body art is an intimate story of identityIn Ukraine there is a tradition before embarking on a journey. Once all the bags are packed and the last-minute checks are complete, someone will suggest, “Shall we sit?” Those gathered will pause for a moment in silence, heads bowed, to acknowledge the present before entering the unknown. Related: Terracotta Warriors: envoys of emperor's ghostly army m
  
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• 'Dorm chef' still cooking up culinary buzz

  26-05-2019 19:12 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Jonah Reider became an object of media fascination when he opened a sophisticated supper club in his Columbia University dorm that briefly became one of New York ......
  
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• Five ways to manage travel sickness

  26-05-2019 16:59
  Focus on your breathing, stay still – and keep your eyes on the horizonDon’t travel on small planes, which tend to be worse than larger jets. If you are on a boat, keep towards the centre, where there is less movement. In a car, being the driver helps; the worst place to sit is in the back seat, because it is harder to see out the window. Unfortunately, this is where children typically sit – and people are most susceptible to travel sickness from the age of eight to about 12, s
  
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• Happy ever after: 25 ways to live well into old age

  26-05-2019 16:00
  Determined to enjoy longer and healthier lives, two women researched the science to find the key. Here, they share what they discoveredWhen Susan Saunders was 36, her mother was diagnosed with severe dementia. “I had a toddler, a newborn, a full-time job as a TV producer – and I became a carer as well.” As a teenager, she had watched her mum care for her own mother, who had the same condition. “I became determined to do everything I could to increase my chances of ageing
  
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• Discipline or treatment? Schools rethinking vaping response

  26-05-2019 15:59 via winnipegfreepress.com
  HARTFORD, Conn. - A glimpse of student athletes in peak physical condition vaping just moments after competing in a football game led Stamford High School Principal Raymond Manka to reconsider ...
  
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• Joining biking trails and bringing money to New England

  26-05-2019 15:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  CONCORD, N.H. - Looking to give an economic boost to rural parts of New England, one group is turning to mountain bikers for help.The new initiative called the Borderlands covers ......
  
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• In vaping response, schools mull treatment with discipline

  26-05-2019 15:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  HARTFORD, Conn. - A glimpse of student athletes in peak physical condition vaping just moments after a competing in a football game led Stamford High School Principal Raymond Manka to ...
  
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• Here are 4 New Dyson Products Revolutionizing Homes this Year

  26-05-2019 13:00
  We 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.
  We like to say Dyson is like the Apple of home gadgets. They’ve managed to take some of the most ordinary household products (like a vacuum or a blow dryer) to the next level. Sleek design, simplicity and innovative technology make everyday tasks like cleaning a little more interesting. Who would have thought a vacuum or fan could be… sexy?
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• Highland spring: escaping to an art hotel in the Cairngorms

  26-05-2019 12:00
  Taxidermy, tartan walls and modern art give the revamped Fife Arms hotel, in Aberdeenshire, a shot of wild dramaOne of the books artfully piled up on the coffee table in the German Emperor, our Victoriana-themed bedroom in the Fife Arms hotel in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, was a copy of Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain. The windows opposite our canopied bed looked directly on to Braemar Kirk and to the Cairngorms beyond. It’s here where Shepherd, the Scottish poet, novelist and hill-wa
  
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• Action stations: a family activity break in the French Pyrenees

  26-05-2019 08:00
  Tree climbing, ziplining, rafting and hiking, plus many more activities from a flexible menu, make a fun-packed family holidayOur night at the Vénasque mountain refuge, close to the Spanish border high in the French Pyrenees, was going better than we could have hoped. After a sweaty, three-hour trek up the valley we had cooled off in a mountain lake (much warmer than it had any right to be, given the altitude), then loafed on its banks while cloud swirled over the ridge. It was like a sce
  
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• Puff pastry recipes | Nigel Slater

  26-05-2019 07:00
  A sheet of frozen puff pastry is the magic key to the quickest, crispest tartsThere is rarely much in the freezer. Coffee beans, a tub of vanilla ice cream and another of Italian lemon sorbet (I mix them, try it), blackcurrants for yogurt smoothies, a bag of damsons for breakfast compotes, some frozen peas and a packet of emergency crumpets. And another thing: a sheet of all-butter puff pastry. Pastry that I thaw and roll as thinly as I dare, scatter with nuggets of crisp pancetta, butter-soften
  
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• My ex was charming but critical. Now I’ve lost all my confidence | Dear Mariella

  26-05-2019 07:00
  Work out why you were so susceptible to him – and pursue only what appeals to you, says Mariella FrostrupThe dilemma I’m a woman in my early 30s and six months ago I was dumped. Our relationship was long distance, developed quickly and was the most intense of my life. He is 10 years my senior and is a unique, charismatic, charming man who makes a good impression on everyone. In private, however, he could be unkind, judgmental and emotionally distant. He could also be demanding, contr
  
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• Ashburn SW7, South Kensington: ‘A dirty stain on its postcode’ | Jay Rayner

  26-05-2019 07:00
  Thinking of grabbing a meal at this airport hotel? Be prepared for a very bumpy ride…Ashburn SW7, Inside the Holiday Inn, 97 Cromwell Road, London SW7 4DN (0871 942 9100). Starters £6-£14; mains £13-£23.50; desserts £6.95; wines from £24.50I receive an email. It says: “Hi Jay. Hope you are well. We have opened our new restaurant Ashburn SW7 in our hotel recently and was wondering if someone from your food review team would be interested in a dinin
  
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• The edit... Weekend bags

  26-05-2019 00:55
  Whether it’s gym kit, weekend escapes or bank holiday breaks, these totesand duffels hold it all in style Continue reading...
  
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