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• Deaths rise as Nepal issues more permits for Mount Everest

  28-05-2019 19:53 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NAMCHE, Nepal - Scaling Mount Everest was a dream few realized before Nepal opened its side of the mountain to commercial climbing a half-century ago. This year the government issued ......
  
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• Dress your kebabs with a rich za'atar yogurt sauce

  28-05-2019 19:31 via winnipegfreepress.com
  In the Middle East, kebabs — called kofte — feature ground meat (not chunks) mixed with lots of spices and fresh herbs that is formed around metal skewers and quickly ...
  
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• Supersize your falafel into a uniquely delicious burger

  28-05-2019 19:29 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Falafel are crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, packed with seasoning, and utterly irresistible. Here we essentially supersize these chickpea fritters to make a uniquely delicious burger.We started ...
  
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• Can a business owner require staffers to get vaccinated?

  28-05-2019 19:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Small business owners worried about the spread of measles may want to be sure their staffers have been vaccinated, but before issuing any orders, they should speak ...
  
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• To brighten scallops, why not try a sugar snap pea slaw?

  28-05-2019 19:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
  For a new take on vegetable slaw, we thinly sliced sweet snap peas, juicy English cucumbers, and peppery radishes for a fresh, crunchy accompaniment to skillet-seared sea scallops.We brightened up ...
  
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• Kitchen Sinks: How to Choose the Best Style for Your Needs

  28-05-2019 19:00
  In terms of functionality, the sink is a vitally important part of your kitchen. It’s an important consideration in the design of your kitchen, and is essential in the hallowed kitchen work triangle.
  However, with so many styles to choose from, are homeowners choosing style over function? How can you determine which type of kitchen sink is best for your needs? Freshome asked experts from Kohler, Moen, Delta and Franke Kitchen Systems for tips on understanding the function of various kitche
  
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• Spelling Bee aces buzz through early rounds; some stung by stumpers

  28-05-2019 18:52
  The Scripps National Spelling Bee got underway on Tuesday with most young spelling aces breezing through tricky words like "kentledge" but a few striking out on stumpers like "horripilation." .
  
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• Hundreds party like Marie-Antoinette at Versailles costume ball

  28-05-2019 18:45
  Hundreds of guests donned soaring wigs and elaborate 18th-century dress to indulge their royal fantasies at a ball at the Palace of Versailles on Monday, themed around one of its most infamous...
  
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• Shrimp, garlic, oil and wine equals a tasty and quick dinner

  28-05-2019 18:22 via winnipegfreepress.com
  In theory, garlic shrimp pasta has all the makings of an ideal weeknight meal. Toss a few quick-cooking ingredients_shrimp, garlic, oil, wine_with boiled dried pasta, and only the salad's left ......
  
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• The Lynx effect: the deodorant that woke a boy from a coma

  28-05-2019 17:49
  A Cumbrian teenager was roused from an unconscious state after smelling the much-maligned body sprayName: The Lynx effect.Age: Mid-1990s to mid-2010s. Continue reading...
  
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• Grilled avocados gave this chicken salad a smoky depth

  28-05-2019 17:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  We set out to create a fresh, bright chicken salad inspired by the flavours of Mexico.A simple tequila-lime mixture boosted the chicken's flavour both in a quick marinade before cooking ...
  
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• Health paradox: New US diabetes cases fall as obesity rises

  28-05-2019 17:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - The number of new diabetes cases among U.S. adults keeps falling, even as obesity rates climb, and health officials aren't sure why.New federal data released Tuesday found ...
  
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• Health paradox: New diabetes cases fall while obesity rises

  28-05-2019 16:10 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - The number of new diabetes cases among U.S. adults keeps falling, even as obesity rates climb, and health officials aren't sure why.New federal data released Tuesday found ......
  
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• Liz Weston: How to extend your (working) life

  28-05-2019 15:27 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Many people plan to work past normal retirement age, by choice or necessity. But most aren't taking the steps that could increase the odds they'll be able to do so.When ...
  
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• RIGHT AT HOME: Nautical decor with modern panache

  28-05-2019 14:48 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Designers are playing with the idea of nautical decor in new ways, with furnishings and style notes that say "classic contemporary" instead of "kitschy cute."There might be life preservers on ......
  
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• Save the bees (and time and money) by creating a bee lawn

  28-05-2019 14:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Flowering "bee lawns" that attract pollinators are a compromise between fastidious turf management and the more casual yard approach. They add biodiversity to the landscape and need less maintenance. That ...
  
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• S-T-R-E-S-S: National Spelling Bee takes step to ease pressure

  28-05-2019 13:54
  A line of youngsters fidgets on stage, waiting for a turn to spell a multisyllabic tongue-twister of a word and hoping to advance to the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. One by one,...
  
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• How to Organize an Attic Once and for All

  28-05-2019 13:00
  The prospect of organizing an attic can be a surprisingly daunting one. Unfinished attic spaces can be dark, cavernous areas where you’d rather not venture. They’re right up there with unfinished basements late at night, root cellars and dark crawlspaces under very old homes.  But by taking the time to organize an attic, you can breathe new life into the space. Your attic can go from being a dark, cobwebbed area best suited for ghost stories to a well-lit, organized and eve
  
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• Carrots, spices and paneer | Nigel Slater

  28-05-2019 13:00
  Sweet roasted carrots are tossed with aromatic spices and gently fried paneerSet the oven at 200C/gas mark 6. Trim and scrub 800g of carrots and put them in large roasting tin. Pour over 5 tbsp of groundnut oil and toss gently to coat. Roast for 40-45 minutes till tender, tossing them halfway through. Continue reading...
  
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• Jodie Kidd: ‘It was a wonderful, terrifying moment when everyone was under my skirt’

  28-05-2019 12:57
  The model and motor-racing driver on the extraordinary, unexpected challenges of the catwalk – and the joy of dressing downThis look was from 1998, when I walked for Yohji Yamamoto in Paris. He said to me: “You’re the strongest model we have and I want you to be the bride.” I thought, “How brilliant!” And then I thought, why would he say “strongest”?He took me out the back where this ginormous bamboo structure was waiting for me. There was a white
  
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• Chernobyl: the wildlife haven created when people left

  28-05-2019 12:51
  Rare and endangered animals have thrived in the Chernobyl disaster zone since it was evacuated in 1986, as a new wildlife tour in southern Belarus showsIt is 5.30am in southern Belarus. A pink moon hangs over flat fields tinged with frost, and as we arrive at the checkpoint on the edge of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, five hours’ drive south of the capital, Minsk, a dawn chorus of cranes and hoopoes is in full swing.This may seem an unlikely place to come wildlife watching, but I’m h
  
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• Can I keep the in-laws?

  28-05-2019 11:00
  Would you want to stay friends with your ex’s family once your relationship was over? When Nicki Rodriguez spent Christmas with her ex-husband and his parents last year, she admits some people found it strange. “Just because a romantic relationship didn’t work out, doesn’t mean that you can’t stay friends,” she explains. “I am on great terms with my ex and his parents. They live with him and I often go around and see them when he is away.”Prospecti
  
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• Spuds you like: how hypnosis helped Guy Hands go cold turkey on roast potatoes

  28-05-2019 09:00
  The financier and former owner of EMI Guy Hands says he could eat 10 roasties in one sitting. It was bad for his health, so he took drastic actionYou say “potato”; I say controlled substance. Anyone who has ever gone back for just one more roastie will feel some sympathy for the financier Guy Hands, who reportedly has had hypnotherapy to cure his craving for roast potatoes.“I’d eat 10 roast potatoes easily,” he said. According to a recent interview, Hands would orde
  
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• My wife has lost interest in sex after a hysterectomy

  28-05-2019 09:00
  She rejects any show of intimacy on my part, and I feel as if my sexual desire for her is pervertedI’m 62, and my wife is 54. We have been married for nearly two years. Six months after we were married, she had a major prolapse of her bladder. At that point, her desire for sex greatly diminished. This went on for almost a year. Six months ago, she had a hysterectomy. Now she has no desire for sex at all, nor does she have any desire for intimacy. We even sleep in separate beds. I still ver
  
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• Cheap and cheerful: why there’s more to Primark’s success than you thought

  28-05-2019 09:00
  While Debenhams and LK Bennett go the wall, sales are up at Britain’s most popular fashion retailer. But it’s not all down to price …On a sunny morning in Birmingham city centre, Charlene Powell is standing guard over four carrier bags.They are not all hers, she says hastily. She has come shopping with her mum, but between them they have done well out of their trip to the city’s new Primark megastore, a five-floor retail palace that was named by Guinness World Records as
  
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• AirTamer personal purifier – for anyone who finds raw air too wild

  28-05-2019 09:00
  I know city life is like taking a bath in virulent filth, but I want to breathe the same foul atmosphere as everyone elseI often walk past a branch of the sandwich shop Upper Crust, with its sign that reads “Famously fresh baguettes”, and think: are they famous, though? I do hear about them a lot; but that is only because there are loads of Upper Crusts and they are all saying it. Do words mean anything any more? I had a similar qualm when I read about the “trusted, superior cl
  
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• 20 best easy pudding recipes: part 2

  28-05-2019 09:00
  Vietnamese banana fritters and Nigella’s chocolate mousse – brilliant desserts to conjure up in no time at all20 best easy pudding recipes: part 1The tiny pea-sized strawberries that grow in the Kure Mountains close to Safranbolu in Turkey are so much more flavourful than the plastic-looking strawberries 10 times their size that supermarkets favour. They reminded me of an unusual strawberry pudding we’d enjoyed in summertime Istanbul. It was simple, thick yogurt with a chilli s
  
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• British cigarettes, a body in the road: memories of D-Day

  28-05-2019 08:52
  It is the sounds and smell of war that are indelibly imprinted in the memory of Yves Faucon, who was 12 when allied troops landed in Normandy and set about driving Nazi Germany's forces out of France.
  
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• My father exceeded his data limit but BT failed to switch him to a cheaper deal

  28-05-2019 08:00
  He was left on an old £40 ADSL broadband package when he could have paid £25My elderly father (aged 92 and not tech-savvy) was charged £155 in his July to September 2018 BT phone and broadband bill for going over his monthly data allowance. He had been charged £1,314 over 18 months. He doesn’t use the internet, but his lodgers do use streaming services. It transpired that BT left him on one of its old broadband packages: £40 a month for an ADSL connection with
  
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• Ramadan in Mideast is for fasting and Facebook, data shows

  28-05-2019 07:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, with its long days of fasting and prayer meant to draw worshippers closer to God and away from worldly ......
  
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• A local’s guide to Portland, Oregon: 10 top tips

  28-05-2019 07:30
  Tech money is changing a city loved for its location amid the great outdoors but its cool offbeat feel – and famous beer and coffee scenes – remainDivision Street divides Portland in half, and a portion of the eastern section in the Richmond neighbourhood is buzzing with great affordable eateries including Aviv, a plant-based Israeli restaurant (savoury boureka with spinach and tofu feta, $5, shawarma plate $10); Indian street food joint Bollywood Theater, (snacks from $4.25, pork vi
  
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• Foul! Girls want to play football and rugby – so why are schools still not letting them?

  28-05-2019 07:00
  Girlguiding is about to launch a campaign to make more school sports available to girls. I wish it had been there for mePlaying sport at school, especially if you’re good at it, can be a brilliant escape from the drudgery of academia. But to be a girl who is interested in sport, it turns out, is less of a teamwork-building break from the classroom and more of a battle. According to Girlguiding, which is about to launch a campaign to make more school sports available to girls, only 43% of s
  
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• Sudoku 4,404 medium

  28-05-2019 01:01
  Click here to access the print version.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 15,305

  28-05-2019 01:00
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,832

  28-05-2019 01:00
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