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• Report: Cities passing more laws making homelessness a crime

  15-11-2016 23:53 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  HONOLULU - Cities across the country are enacting more bans on living in vehicles, camping in public areas and panhandling, despite efforts by the federal government to discourage such laws amid a shortage in affordable housing, a new report said.Denver, which ordered about 150 homeless people...
  
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• Pear-shaped diamond earrings sell for $17.6M at Christie's

  15-11-2016 23:17 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  GENEVA - A pair of pear-shaped diamond earrings sold at Christie's on Tuesday for 17.57 million Swiss francs ($17.6 million) including fees, falling well short of the pre-sale estimate and suggesting that the auction house may have misjudged the market for that piece.The ultra-ornate earrings
  
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• Five Anniversary Editions of Beloved Watches Prove Time Really Does Fly

  15-11-2016 23:00
  
  From Jaeger-LeCoultre to Zenith, some of the Swiss industry’s biggest players celebrated in 2016… Compiled by John Lyon
  
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• Twist & Pour—The Best New Cocktails Come in a Bottle

  15-11-2016 22:00
  
  With a new generation of bottled cocktails, precisely crafted & barrel‑aged drinks are just a twist away
  The best handcrafted and barrel-aged drinks you don’t actually have to make…Michalene Busico
  
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• See How Porsche Has Made the Already-Sublime 911 Carrera 4S Even Better

  15-11-2016 21:00
  
  The new 911 Carrera 4S is the most powerful ever, delivering 420 hp and 368 ft lbs of torque
  The perennial favorite adds turbos and other bells and whistles that never sounded—or felt—so good…
  Robert Ross
  
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• And Then You Notice The Pony

  15-11-2016 20:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Just watch this video and you’ll find yourself watching the video over and over again. In my online career I’ve seen some… em… interesting things on the internet but this maybe is my favorite. An all white room, a dude trying not to dislocate his hip with a SIA wig on his head. And of course blasting SIA. And Then You Notice The Pony!
  I think this is it, the new, the one and hopefully not the last pony dance challenge (#ponydancechallenge). I’m totally in. OMG we&
  
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• The Most Expensive Wristwatch Ever to Sell at Auction Fetches $11.1 Million

  15-11-2016 20:00
  
  A stainless steel Patek Philippe Reference 1518 from 1943
  The 1943 Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar exceeds expectations with record price…Viju Mathew
  
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• Child safety group releases annual list of unsafe toys

  15-11-2016 19:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BOSTON - A child safety group has released its annual list of what it calls dangerous toys.The list issued Tuesday by Boston-based World Against Toys Causing Harm, or WATCH, includes a plush elephant pillow the group says poses a suffocation hazard, projectile-shooting toys that could lead to...
  
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• For Your Rainbow Pool: Giant Inflatable Unicorn

  15-11-2016 19:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sadly, summer season is over but this thing doesn’t have to be just for your rainbow pool in the summer but the giant inflatable unicorn can also be used to go down a snowy hill. But please, that’s just my guess. So don’t come crying if your little flotable device bursts and hurts within the second you hit the slopes.
  For Your Rainbow Pool: Giant Inflatable Unicorn
  But this will lift your mood, there’re indoor pools. So you don’t have to wait to show off your unicor
  
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• Diamond earrings star at Christie's jewels auction in Geneva

  15-11-2016 19:04 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  GENEVA - Christie's is kicking off the Geneva fall season of big-ticket jewelry auctions, headlining a pair of pear-shaped diamond earrings that are estimated to fetch 20 million to 30 million Swiss francs ($20 million to $30 million).The "Miroir de l'Amour" earrings feature the largest D
  
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• Latte Foam Art – A Panda Bear

  15-11-2016 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Every parent talks about not to play with food but nobody talks about playing with drinks. The concept of latte foam art is not a new thing but I wanted to share you a video I took in a coffee shop in Tokyo I took a while ago. It took a lot of convincing for them to let me film how they make their awesome creations. In this video you can see how a panda is born right into your coffee cup with little hearts around it. Kawaii!
  Latte Foam Art – Don’t Drink It
  It’s sad but there co
  
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• Think You’re a Watch Expert? Take Our Connoisseur Quiz

  15-11-2016 19:00
  
  Prove your horological insight by testing your knowledge of history, mechanics, and collecting…
  
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• Creating a day of serenity by celebrating holidays solo

  15-11-2016 18:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - For most Americans, major holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas are an opportunity to gather with family and friends. But some folks choose to spend those holidays alone — not because they have nobody to celebrate with, but as a way of unplugging from busy lives and creating a
  
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• Six Exceptional Yet Surprisingly Affordable Wines for Thanksgiving

  15-11-2016 18:00
  
  Sommelier Ian Cauble’s crowd-pleasing pours for your Thanksgiving table…Cauble
  
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• Cholesterol drug shows promise to help reverse heart disease

  15-11-2016 17:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS - For the first time, a new drug given along with a cholesterol-lowering statin medicine has proved able to shrink plaque that is clogging arteries. That could potentially provide a way to undo some of the damage of heart disease.The difference was very small but doctors hope it...
  
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• Tinder update allows gender options beyond 'man,' 'woman'

  15-11-2016 17:49 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LOS ANGELES - Tinder has started giving users the option to select a gender other than man or woman.The online dating app has announced that its latest update allows users to type a word that describes their gender identity. The West Hollywood, California-based company says in a blog post
  
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• COOKING ON DEADLINE: Salted Caramel Sauce

  15-11-2016 17:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  "Salted" and "caramel" are two words that make many people get misty in the eyes and weak in the knees.You can buy lovely salted caramel in the stores to drizzle over ice cream, cake, pie or just your tongue, but you can also make it easily at home, and for a lot less money. Do share the wealth
  
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• A Rare Set of 108 Michelin Guides Is the Great Gastronomic Gift for Any Foodie

  15-11-2016 17:00
  
  Christie’s will sell a complete set of 108 Michelin Guides at its Paris auction
  Published between 1900 and 2016, the works are monuments to more than a century of culinary triumph…Rebekah Bell
  
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• Furry, fuzzy, fluffy: holiday decor with a soft touch

  15-11-2016 16:50 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  This season, faux furs, wools and other softly textured materials are giving holiday decor a cozy, festive feel.The trend was prominent at this fall's Maison et Objet trade show in Paris. Booths were populated with winsome, appliquéd, felt people and animals. Glamorous, jewel-toned feather
  
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• Today's crafted ornaments can become tomorrow's keepsakes

  15-11-2016 16:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Making your own ornaments and decorations for the holidays has its own rewards — the need to create is strong in many of us — but it feels particularly good to dig out your art supplies at this time of year.As Bob Richter puts it in his new book, "A Very Vintage Christmas" (Rowman &
  
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• Giving chains: Holiday customers enjoy paying it forward

  15-11-2016 16:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Lisa Ludwinski expects to sell more pie at her Detroit bakery during the holiday season, and not just to people enjoying it themselves. She anticipates that customers will buy pieces of pie for strangers through the shop's "Pie-it-Forward" program.Ludwinski, owner of Sister Pie, launched the
  
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• Celebrating Friendsgiving, a Thanksgiving party for friends

  15-11-2016 16:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - Thanksgiving is traditionally a day for gathering with your family and eating turkey, but there's a twist on the holiday as a purely social gathering, and it's called Friendsgiving.The menu might include anything from beer and cheese fries to cocktails and salmon. But instead of the
  
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• Hallelujah! It’s time to talk about the battle for the Christmas No 1

  15-11-2016 16:02
  
  It may be a diminished crown, but there’s still plenty to play for in the race between Christmas ad soundtracks, Corbynista tributes and Leonard Cohen coversLike a high-street travel agent or a Hotmail account, the concept of a battle for the Christmas No 1 struggles to remain relevant in an age in which it no longer makes much sense. It’s now more or less impossible to walk into a shop and buy a single, and the vast majority of people stream music on subscription services such
  
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• Hypnotizing Geometry Displayed by Wooden Residence in Estonia

  15-11-2016 16:00
  
  Different from every standpoint, this single level residence was completed in 2016 by Kadarik Tüür Arhitektid in Koidu Village, northern Estonia. Its original geometry derives from the shape of the plot and optimizes sunlight.“The main building was erected on the western side of the plot while the grill house stands on the east side inside a small hill and acts as an echo of the main building.” the architects said. “Between these two volumes an inner r
  
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• You can prepare the ground now for sowing wildflowers

  15-11-2016 15:57 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Wildflowers are among the easiest plants to grow, especially if you copy Mother Nature. For cool climate gardeners, that means spreading seed over the ground after the first killing frost and before the ground hardens. Natural germination inhibitors will keep them from sprouting if temperatures...
  
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• New exhibition celebrates the style of Princess Diana

  15-11-2016 15:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LONDON - Kensington Palace says a new exhibition tracing the evolution of the late Princess Diana's style is set to open in February.The palace said Tuesday that the exhibition, "Diana: Her Fashion Story," will follow from the ruffled blouses in her first appearances to her later life. It's the
  
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• Skin the colour of cheap fried doughnuts: why Trump’s style is really chilling

  15-11-2016 14:46
  
  The president-elect’s infamous hair and tanned skin have been mocked for making him look absurd, but they are choices that suggest there is no one in his life who can tell him he is wrongIn the normal run of things, it would seem inconsequential to be discussing as fatuous a matter as the president-elect’s skin and hair before he has even set foot in the Oval Office.However, given the circumstances, I am going to go right ahead. Continue reading...
  
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• Want to save the starling? Keep your lawn | Kate Bradbury

  15-11-2016 14:14
  
  With starling numbers still tumbling, Kate Bradbury is determined to make her garden a haven for these acrobatic birdsSome of the starlings that dance around Brighton Pier at dusk spend their days on the rooftops above my garden. They whoop and whistle atop television aerials and chimney stacks, fly about a bit. Then, a couple of hours before sunset, they become noisier. They seem to call to each other, egg each other on like friends texting before a night out. Impatiently, little groups fly fro
  
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• The mansplaining hotline: a simple explanation that even women will understand

  15-11-2016 13:11
  
  A Swedish union has set up a number that women can call when men start explaining things to them in a patronising manner. Is it a much-needed initiative or just a stunt?Name: The mansplaining hotline.Age: Brand new. Continue reading...
  
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• Nigel Slater’s spinach and sweetcorn stuffed marrow

  15-11-2016 13:00
  
  A creamy, tender, sweet and fragrant recipe Cut a medium-sized marrow in half lengthways, then scrape out and discard the core of seeds and fibres. Put the halves side by side in a baking dish or roasting tin. Divide 40g of butter between the two hollows, then cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes at 200C/gas mark 6. From time to time, spoon the butter over the edges of the marrow. Continue reading...
  
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• AAA predicting biggest Thanksgiving travel rush in 9 years

  15-11-2016 12:47 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  DALLAS - The slowly improving economy could boost travel over the Thanksgiving holiday to levels not seen in nine years.AAA forecasts that 48.7 million Americans will travel, the busiest Thanksgiving period on U.S. roads and skies since 2007, the year before the global financial crisis plunged...
  
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• Fast-food fan Trump could remake healthy school lunches

  15-11-2016 09:41 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON - Will President-elect Donald Trump remake school lunches into his fast-food favourites of burgers and fried chicken?Children grumbling about healthier school meal rules championed by first lady Michelle Obama may have reason to cheer Trump's election as the billionaire businessman...
  
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• Data-driven spinning class? How tech is revolutionising fitness

  15-11-2016 09:00
  
  Through apps and wearables, technology is creating a workout that’s more data-rich, smarter and convenient than ever beforeIt’s Monday lunchtime and gym-goers at Virgin Active in Moorgate, London, are grabbing a bike for their group cycle class. But this isn’t any ordinary spin class, where the teacher enthusiastically shouts instructions like “sprint” and “climb” and the backdrop is an uninspiring grey wall. This is the “Pack”, a class divid
  
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• Data-driven excercise? How tech is revolutionising fitness

  15-11-2016 09:00
  
  Through apps and wearables, technology is creating a workout that’s more data-rich, smarter and convenient than ever beforeIt’s Monday lunchtime and gym-goers at Virgin Active in Moorgate, London, are grabbing a bike for their group cycle class. But this isn’t any ordinary class, where the teacher enthusiastically shouts instructions like “sprint” and “climb” and the backdrop is an uninspiring grey wall. This is the “Pack”, a class divided in
  
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• Only a three-day window to return clothes from H&M’s Kenzo range

  15-11-2016 08:00
  
  We queued to get Christmas gifts from the designer collaboration, but discovered there’s no extended exchange or refund dateI queued in the early hours outside H&M to buy some of its new range by designer Kenzo. I spent just over £500 on items for my three daughters, intended as Christmas gifts.I was disappointed that the receipt showed that for Kenzo items there is only a three-day window for returns or exchanges. Yet the same receipt says H&M has extended its refund policy
  
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• Pot a potential treatment for epileptic pooches

  15-11-2016 07:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — Dr. Ilo Leppik has dedicated his career to searching for ways to improve treatment for seizures that afflict those with epilepsy.“My passion is to find a better treatment for this condition,” the physician and University of Minnesota pharmacy professor says of
  
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• DNA test spares dog from death row

  15-11-2016 07:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Jeb, a two-year-old Belgian Malinois with alert ears and a dark muzzle, was sentenced to death in September.The Michigan judge who ordered the dog be euthanized said he had no choice. A neighbour had testified that he saw Jeb standing over the lifeless body of his Pomeranian, Vlad. And state
  
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• Taste Canada Awards hands out 22 medals honouring culinary writing

  15-11-2016 02:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO - Two books about gluten-free food won gold and silver medals Monday in a new category created by the Taste Canada Awards.In the Health and Special Diet Cookbooks category in English, Meghan Telpner won gold for "The UnDiet Cookbook: 130 Gluten-Free Recipes for a Healthy and Awesome...
  
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• PetSmart fined for not reporting injury-causing fish bowls

  15-11-2016 00:59 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - PetSmart will pay a $4.25 million civil fine for not quickly reporting defective fish bowls that caused serious injuries in at least a dozen cases.The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Monday that injuries included deep cuts requiring stitches and severed tendons that required...
  
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• Gifts for those who cook and those who just eat

  15-11-2016 00:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Barbeque and southern foods expert Elizabeth Karmel rounded up her favourite products of the year and suggests these gifts for those who cook — and those who just like to eat:___GIFTS THAT GIVE BACK— God's Love We Deliver is an organization devoted that prepares and delivers meals to people
  
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• 7 Fierce Designs to Help Channel Your Spirit Animal

  15-11-2016 00:00
  
  These seven animal-inspired designs bring their wearers protection, good luck, and creative energy…Phoebe Neuman
  
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