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• Watch of the Week: Tudor Pelagos LHD

  07-12-2016 21:00
  
  Tudor Pelagos LHD
  Tudor addresses an underserved watch-wearing minority with a left-hand version of its famed dive watch… Victoria Gomelsky
  
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• Protect against carbon monoxide as researchers hunt antidote

  07-12-2016 20:20 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON - Scientists are on the trail of a potential antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning, an injected "scavenger" that promises to trap and remove the gas from blood within minutes. It's very early-stage research — but a reminder that, however it turns out, there are steps people should...
  
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• Bonhams Sells Massive Diamond Ring for Six Figures

  07-12-2016 19:30
  
  17.97-carat rectangular step-cut diamond solitaire ring
  A dazzling diamond ring was among several exceptional designs…Carolyn Meers
  
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• Steampunk Never Ending Clock

  07-12-2016 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ok, I admit it this clock is more steampukish but still this steampunk never ending clock will brighten your day even after the day you pass away. It will still keep on rolling, rolling and rolling. Now reading about the steampunk never ending clock I’m like, hey what? There is an AC plug, I thought it’s a perpetual clock!Steampunk Never Ending Clock
  Here a word of warning, this clock looks amazing but if you think you can continue working like normal with this machine on your desk,
  
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• Michelle Obama on election night: 'I went to bed'

  07-12-2016 19:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON - While many Americans stayed up late on election night to find out who would win the White House, first lady Michelle Obama says she went to bed.Mrs. Obama tells People magazine , "I don't like to watch the political discourse; I never have."She says she turned in early because,...
  
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• Tanzania’s New Private-Island Retreat Will Take Your Breath Away

  07-12-2016 19:00
  
  Thanda Island, in the Indian Ocean, was inspired by the historic Kennedy Compound along Nantucket Sound
  Tanzania’s spectacular Thanda Island is a tropical retreat unlike any other…Laurie Kahle
  
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• Final rules for K-12 standardized testing released

  07-12-2016 17:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON - Fewer, better, fairer tests. The Obama administration says that's the goal of final rules it's released to help states and schools reduce the standardized tests students must take each year.It's part of the bipartisan education law signed by President Barack Obama a year ago. The
  
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• Free Montreal Travel Book – Today!

  07-12-2016 17:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hurry, because for today we made our Montreal Travel Book available to be downloaded for free. Before I waste any more words, you can get your free copy via this link.
  This book contains over 91 articles about our 3 month in Montreal, with helpful info and tons of photography about this amazing city. And it looks extremely good on your kindle.Free Montreal Travel Book – Today!
  We follow couple of Montreal Instagram accounts and we see that it already looks very much like winter there. Whic
  
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• A Hidden Cache of Wine Spurred These New Wine Libraries

  07-12-2016 17:00
  
  Approximately 600 bottles enjoyed this idyllic repose for nearly a century in the labyrinthine caves of Champagne Bollinger
  Bollinger uncovered a secret wine stash in its cellars…Brett Anderson
  
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• Britain's Prince Harry turns trader for charity day

  07-12-2016 16:16
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry turned trader on Wednesday, taking calls alongside brokers at British interdealer ICAP for the company's annual charity day.
  
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• Wintertime comfort-in-bowl is savory, meaty braised beef

  07-12-2016 16:08 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Ask my daughter Océane what her favourite food is and she will shoot back, without hesitation, "braised ribs." Who doesn't love the comforting meaty aroma that fills the house from ribs cooking slowly in Dutch-oven full of savory, gently-bubbling liquid? That's wintertime comfort-in-bowl if you...
  
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• Female Afghan cyclists push boundaries one wheelie at a time

  07-12-2016 16:07
  
  KABUL (Reuters) - Brushing aside suicide bombings and public scorn, the young women of Afghanistan's first freestyle cycling club hope their pop-a-wheelies, bunnyhops and backflips will trailblaze a...
  
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• Modern Family Home With Canadian River Panoramas

  07-12-2016 16:00
  
  Defined by simplicity and a powerful connection to its green surroundings, the Dunrobin Shore modern family home was envisioned by Christopher Simmonds Architect as being a personal oasis near a crowded urban fabric. A unique custom home design was envisioned by the architect as shaping a private heaven for the family living here, a cluster of spaces adapted for a modern family lifestyle.Bright and airy, easy to navigate and in permanent visual contact with the gre
  
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• ASK A DESIGNER: Kitchen trends and innovations for 2017

  07-12-2016 15:20 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Americans briefly scaled back the scope of home renovation projects after the recession began nearly a decade ago, says interior designer and "HGTV Design Star" judge Vern Yip. But even during the peak of that focus on smaller, more sustainable living, the size and complexity of kitchen designs...
  
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• RIGHT AT HOME: Saddle up in style on new rocking horses

  07-12-2016 15:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The rocking horse, offspring of the hobby horse, seems to have appeared first in the early 17th century. Not much more than a log with board sides, it may have been inspired by the cradle, according to Alec Kinane of Legends Rocking Horses in Buckinghamshire, England."The horse on bow rockers
  
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• Wood Tube Wraps the Living Room of This Family Home in California

  07-12-2016 15:00
  
  Terry and Terry Architecture completed the Skyline House, a family home located on top of the Eastbay mountain range in California, USA. An impressive remodel of a former firestorm house, the project frames views of the city of Oakland and the southwest Bay.The clients’ brief requested an open plan residence that maximized the connection to the existing garden and deck. Social areas needed to offer flexibility and opportunities for family gatherings.“The desi
  
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• In Greece's tobacco culture, passive smoke a serious problem

  07-12-2016 14:45 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BRUSSELS - Nearly two-thirds of Greeks are inhaling someone else's tobacco smoke on a daily basis, making Greece the worst nation in the European Union in exposing its people to the health risks of passive smoking.The European Union's statistical office Eurostat said Wednesday that 64.2 per
  
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• The best Christmas food tested by Ruby Tandoh, Felicity Cloake and Yotam Ottolenghi

  07-12-2016 14:09
  
  We asked our favourite food writers and chefs to try the best mince pies, panettone, salmon, gravy, stuffing, biscuits, port and moreBetty’s Classic mince pies
  £10 for 12★★★★★The best of the mince pies come from the Yorkshire bakeries of Betty’s. The pastry is golden, lightly toasted and rich, and I like the well-spiced filling, brightened with plenty of zest. They’re wonderful, but coming in at a tenner for a dozen, they’re maybe not o
  
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• What do dreams mean? The five most common explained

  07-12-2016 13:30
  
  Have you ever dreamt about failing an exam? If so, a dream researcher says you’re in good company
  Have you ever dreamt about failing an exam? If so, you’re in good company. In a database of surveys that ask if people have ever dreamed about certain topics, 45% of respondents said they’d dreamt about failing an examination. The data also shows that women are more likely than men to have these dreams, suggesting that the oppression of the patriarchy may haunt us in our sleeping t
  
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• How many of us are, like Danny Dyer, related to William the Conqueror?

  07-12-2016 13:15
  
  The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsDanny Dyer was very proud to find out that he was a direct “legitimate” descendant of William the Conqueror on the BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? But the programme (perhaps understandably) didn’t give us any statistical context. Approximately how many living people are likely to share the same status?Chris Hughes,
  
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• Was series of rapid games best way to decide world chess championship?

  07-12-2016 12:30
  
  The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsWas the “rapid” playoff – four quick games with an initial time limit of 25 minutes per player, with the threat of even faster “blitz” and “Armageddon” games to follow – really an appropriate way to decide the recent world chess championship final in New York, where Magnus Carlsen defeated S
  
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• Parents prep for realities of legalized marijuana

  07-12-2016 12:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO - B.C. mom Scarlett Ballantyne wonders if Ottawa's plans to legalize marijuana will make her 14- and 16-year-old daughters more inclined to try it. But she's not waiting to find out.Ballantyne says her family has been discussing the dangers of drug use since the girls were 13 — a...
  
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  07-12-2016 10:31
  
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• Scientists develop robotic hand for people with quadriplegia

  07-12-2016 10:28 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BERLIN - Scientists have developed a mind-controlled robotic hand that allows people with certain types of spinal injuries to perform everyday tasks such as using a fork or drinking from a cup.The low-cost device was tested in Spain on six people with quadriplegia affecting their ability to...
  
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• Cab-hailing company Careem launches women drivers in conservative Pakistan

  07-12-2016 10:23
  
  KARACHI/LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Taxi-hailing service Careem introduced women drivers in Pakistan on Wednesday, a rare initiative in a deeply conservative Muslim country where women account for...
  
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• Pot use on rise, as is driving under drug's influence, Ontario survey finds

  07-12-2016 10:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO - With Ottawa poised to legalize recreational marijuana next year, researchers are keeping a close eye on use of the so-called demon weed, which has been steadily trending upward over the last couple of decades.In Ontario, for instance, a survey released Wednesday by the Centre for...
  
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• An Afghan woman goes from refugee to military pilot

  07-12-2016 08:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  KABUL - From a childhood as a refugee, Capt. Safia Ferozi is now flying a transport plane for Afghanistan's air force as the country's second female pilot, a sign of the efforts to bring more women into the armed forces.Along the way, the 26-year-old Ferozi also married another pilot, who flies...
  
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• Soups to conquer

  07-12-2016 07:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  We’re in the heart of stew, soup and casserole season in my house — a veritable “stewnami” of hot, one-dish meals. The slow cooker is out almost every day and there is often the smell of something baking in the oven. I generally prefer to cook as opposed to bake, so if
  
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• Not-quite-bad Santa

  07-12-2016 07:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  I don’t want to blow this out of proportion, but I’m pretty sure it was a Christmas miracle.There I was the other evening, sitting behind the wheel of my car and driving around and around in a parking lot because I felt the need to do some Christmas shopping when — suddenly
  
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• The forgotten science of Swedish pancakes

  07-12-2016 07:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  I'm an outlier when it comes to pancakes. An extreme one.Where others see fluffy, I see a platter of cakey dough. Never mind the claim of "tender." Show me a stack of plate-size behemoths and I have to avert my eyes.I do favour one version of the egg-milk-flour combo above all others: the
  
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• Carolina Herrera says it's an honour to dress Melania Trump

  07-12-2016 07:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - While a few designers have made news saying they would not dress the future first lady, Carolina Herrera says she'd be honoured if Melania Trump wore one of her outfits.Who might dress the wife of President-elect Donald Trump has become an issue after designers Sophie Theallet and...
  
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• Own the Rarest Book J.K. Rowling Ever Made

  07-12-2016 03:00
  
  The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
  Harry Potter fans, get ready to bid on a rare, bejeweled copy of The Tales of Beedle the BardSheila Gibson Stoodley
  
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• Spend Some Quality Time with This Yacht Designed by Mercedes-Benz Style

  07-12-2016 02:00
  
  Silver Arrows Marine Arrow460-Granturismo yacht
  Silver Arrows Marine’s daylong experience allows guests to see the yacht in person…Rebekah Bell
  
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• Bentley Creates a Custom Mulsanne for Watch Designer George Bamford

  07-12-2016 00:00
  
  Bamford X Bentley Mulsanne Speed
  The bespoke car includes colors and details that reference Bamford’s timepiece brand…Rebekah Bell
  
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