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THEBESTHOMEDESIGNTRICKS When it comes to home design – everyone loves a good trick. Here are five things to do today that will update your space. 1. Cover popcorn ceilings or textured walls with fabric. 2. Mix paint finishes within the same room, i.e.: matte walls with a high gloss ceiling. 3. Use a chair as a nightstand. 4. Store toys in sophisticated bins and baskets instead of a toy box. 5. Float furniture – such as a desk – off the wall to free up space.

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Three friends from different villages in Austria are members of the same Oompah band. Can you work out the age of each man (39, 40, 42), his occupation (one is a farmer), the instrument he plays and the name of his village (one is Obersdorf)? 1. Boris (who isn't the hotel keeper) is older than the tuba player (who isn't from the village of Alpensee). 2. The man who plays the flugelhorn isn't the oldest band member. 3. The man aged 40 is from a village with the same initial letter as the village the accordion player comes from. 4. The policeman is younger than Wilhelm. 5. The man from Ottenbach is either the youngest or the oldest and may or may not be Walter. NAME AGE OCCUPATION INSTRUMENT VILLAGE

OOMPAH OOMPAH!

Ottenback Alpensee Obersdorf

Tuba

39 Policeman 40 Hotel Keeper

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Walter Wilhel

Accordion Flugelhorn

Farmer

42

Boris

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