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Day: April 15, 2020

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Couple Bought A New House And Discovered A Roman Bath Hidden Underneath The Floor

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Mark and Jenny Ronsman, both 39, from Wisconsin, US, bought their house three and a half years ago. They were told that there was a hidden hot tub under the home office. However, they’d never had the time to set about getting it up and running until lockdown happened and they had more time on their hands. Scroll down for Bored Panda’s interview with the couple! Image credits: Image credits: Image credits: Image credits: Mark Ronsman Mark Ronsman Now they finally have the time to fix it up to run again.…

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‘Vanderpump Rules’s Danica Called Out Stassi On Twitter | Betches

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As much as I hate to admit it, this season of Vanderpump Rules has been disappointing. We had to sit through nearly a dozen episodes dedicated mostly to Jax and Brittany’s nightmare fairytale wedding, and things haven’t gotten much more interesting replied calling Danica thirsty or jealous, but even if that’s true, she’s not wrong about the situation at SUR. told Andy Cohen that “they’re all on unemployment.” I don’t know the details of her finances, but if she’s anywhere near as rich as she comes across on the show, paying some…

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Weve All Been Exposed

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ShareTweetPin We’ve all been exposed. Not necessarily to the virus (maybe…who even knows). We’ve all been exposed BY the virus. Corona is exposing us. Exposing our weak sides. Exposing our dark sides. Exposing what normally lays far beneath the surface of our souls, hidden by the invisible masks we wear. Now exposed by the paper masks we can’t hide far enough behind. Corona is exposing our addiction to comfort. Our obsession with control. Our compulsion to hoard. Our protection of self. Corona is peeling back our layers. Tearing down our…

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My Life As A (Temporary) Blonde

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By David Hurley Carlyn Beccia Updated April 14, 2020 With the world stuck inside, no one is probably thinking about their hair right now. I debated if I wanted to embrace my “just escaped from a crypt” pandemic look or play chemist and dye my hair blonde. I had always loved being a brunette, but when I lost my hair five years ago due to a chemo drug, my head became my canvas. My paintbrush was my wigs. Sometimes, I was a saucy redhead, a punk rock blue-haired princess, or…

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Bangkok’s water festival venue before and during coronavirus, in pictures

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Photographs taken in Bangkok before and since the coronavirus outbreak show the emptied locations of the citys annual Songkran water festival In Thailand the Songkran festival was cancelled nationwide to combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The water festival is normally held every year to celebrate the traditional Thai New Year on 13 April, when people splash water on each other and sprinkle powder on their faces as a symbolic sign of cleansing and washing away the sins of the past year. The Central World shopping mall. The Central…

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We Were On Study Abroad When Coronavirus Hit, & Here’s Why We Chose To Stay

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Photos from Getty We Were On Study Abroad When Coronavirus Hit, & We Chose To Stay By Lilli Petersen March 27, 2020 Within the span of weeks, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which causes the respiratory illness COVID-19, has gone from a localized concern to a worldwide pandemic. Since January 2020, the virus has spread across the globe, with over 460,000 cases confirmed worldwide as of March 26, per the World Health Organization (WHO). In many areas hit by the virus, borders are closed, and citizens have been ordered…

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Fifteen coronavirus deaths at care home

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Age UK said current figures on coronavirus deaths “are airbrushing older people“. A SIMPLE GUIDE: How do I protect myself? AVOIDING CONTACT: The rules on self-isolation and exercise HOPE AND LOSS: Your coronavirus stories LOOK-UP TOOL: Check cases in your area STRESS: How to look after your mental health Related Topics Bristol Stanley Selston Coronavirus pandemic NHS Social distancing Liverpool Wavertree Care homes Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-52282824

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