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• 8 Festive Sweaters That Prove Holiday Knitwear Doesn’t Have to Be Hideous

  09-12-2016 23:00
  
  From elegantly minimal to full-on festive, these eight sweaters will warm you up to the holidays…Phoebe Neuman
  
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• United States returns stolen 14th century image of saint to Italy

  09-12-2016 21:56
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A stolen 14th century illustration of a Roman Catholic saint was returned on Friday to Italy, where it will be put in a museum, U.S. Customs officials said.
  
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• That's a wrap

  09-12-2016 21:49 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  According to Hallmark, North Americans spend more than $3 billion annually on wrapping paper — a dizzying amount that makes Leanne Thiessen’s 2015 decision to market her eye-catching illustrations as holiday gift wrap a no-brainer.Just one problem, says the married mother of four
  
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• Recalls this week: playground slides, windows, gift boxes

  09-12-2016 20:45 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Playground slides sold to municipalities and schools are being recalled because of a defect that can cause a finger amputation. Other recalled consumer products this week include potentially mouldy gift boxes and defective windows.Here's a more detailed list:PLAYGROUND SLIDESDETAILS:...
  
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• Colossal Diamond Ring Tops $1.8 Million at Sotheby’s Sale

  09-12-2016 20:00
  
  18-carat marquise-cut diamond ring set in platinum, which garnered $1.84 million at Sotheby's Magnificent Jewelry sale
  An 18-carat diamond ring was one of many exceptional designs at the New York sale…Carolyn Meers
  
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• Make room for the dense, sweet holiday bread called stollen

  09-12-2016 19:21 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Jeweled breads, studded with candied fruits and nuts, are hallmarks of the Christmas holiday, traditions brought by European immigrants as they settled across the United States. Fruitcake, panettone, and julekake are favourites, but for many, the Christmas stollen is king.Christmas stollen,
  
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• 5 Transcendent Tanzanite Designs for December Birthdays

  09-12-2016 18:00
  
  This beguiling blue birthstone is sure to win the heart of any December baby…Carolyn Meers
  
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• Charcuterie boards make an easy and impressive appetizer

  09-12-2016 17:46 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Who says you can only enjoy a charcuterie board when you go out to eat? Restaurants have made them a diner's favourite and many restaurants become destinations based on their ability to source great meats and cheeses.With a little planning, you can do this same thing any night of the week. In...
  
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• 7,000 tonnes of dried fruit: inside the world's largest mince pie factory

  09-12-2016 17:33
  
  Mr Kipling factory in Barnsley expects to crank out a record 200m minces pies in the run-up to this ChristmasThere’s a heady whiff of mincemeat in the air and an ear-deafening clank every couple of seconds as pastry lids are pushed down with a metal mould. Vast ranks of pies then get a swift dusting of sugar and disappear into the oven for a precise nine minutes. This is the world’s largest mince pie factory, and production is now in full swing, with 720 mince pies a minute rolling o
  
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• The space edit: 10 great buys for teens – in pictures

  09-12-2016 17:30
  
  Teenage kicks that are hard to beat Continue reading...
  
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• Let’s move to Dover, Kent: ‘It’s been overlooked for years’

  09-12-2016 17:30
  
  It needs attention, despite the famous white cliffs and some beautiful Regency terracesWhat’s going for it? Britain’s gatehouse, thanks to Brexit, may be about to resume the role it has held for a millennium or two. The past few decades have not been kind to Dover: bombed to smithereens in the second world war, rebuilt – vigorously, if we’re being generous – in the 1960s and on its uppers since airports and the Channel tunnel snatched away its historic role. Maybe t
  
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• ‘It was described as a riot’: the Clash at the Rainbow, London, 1977

  09-12-2016 17:00
  
  Eddie Duggan on a legendary punk gigIt was a few weeks after the Clash’s debut album had been released. I was 17, and it was the biggest gig on the punk scene at the time.Those were turbulent times, dominated by unemployment and discontent. A few months earlier, the Sex Pistols had been interviewed on TV by Bill Grundy and caused outrage. As a result, many of the dates on their Anarchy In The UK tour – on which they were joined by the Clash, among others – had been cancelled. C
  
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• An Elegant New Wine-on-Tap System for the Home

  09-12-2016 17:00
  
  A new wine appliance called Plum aims to up the ante of needle preservation with an automatic system that controls temperature and prevents oxygen exposure during storage
  Slow sippers can put two bottles of wine on tap for up to 90 days…Jackie Caradonio
  
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• Macro 4K Video Of An Eye With The Panasonic Lumix LX100

  09-12-2016 16:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  I treated myself to some new gear to shoot better video. I did manage to upload couple of videos which got some pretty high views like:
  Street Food From Around The World
  Ottoman Candy
  Painting On Water
  But I want to take it to the next level, after thorough research I decided to go with the Panasonic Lumix LX100 and the Crane M gimbal from Zhiyun to produce extremely high quality and smooth videos.
  The Panasonic Lumix LX100
  The gimbal is still on the way but I got to play around already with the
  
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• Make room for the dense, sweet holiday bread known as stolen

  09-12-2016 16:37 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Jeweled breads, studded with candied fruits and nuts, are hallmarks of the Christmas holiday, traditions brought by European immigrants as they settled across the United States. Fruitcake, panettone, and julekake are favourites, but for many, the Christmas stollen is king.Christmas stollen,
  
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• Beer-loving Czechs approve smoking ban in pubs, restaurants

  09-12-2016 16:02
  
  PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech lower house of parliament on Friday approved a ban on smoking in restaurants, bars and pubs, overcoming years of wrangling and bringing the country in line with most...
  
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• Selfies, Snapchat and sassy ladies: a teen's guide to social media

  09-12-2016 16:00
  
  Never post in the middle of the night, and don’t even think about that Instagram filterThere are only two types of social media anyone my age uses: Snapchat and Instagram. Snapchat is for giving everyone a constant insight into your life, without it being as annoying as posting loads of videos and photos on to Instagram (Snapchat posts disappear). Instagram is basically the same thing, except your uploads are more spaced out. The only people I know who use Facebook are my parents; mostly i
  
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• I’m desperately unhappy with my family. Should I leave home and cut ties?

  09-12-2016 16:00
  
  Living with my parents to pay off university debts is exhausting me. Am I being spoilt? Part of me no longer cares. Annalisa Barbieri advises a readerI am 30 and my relationship with my parents is gradually becoming non-existent. I am consumed with resentment.During my childhood, I had a close bond with my mother; my father has always been a distant figure. I have an older sister who has always felt “out of bounds” and resentful.Continue reading...
  
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• Chocolate bar made in Serbia triggers trouble in Croatia

  09-12-2016 15:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia - Even a small bar of chocolate can trigger a big row in the Balkans.The president of Croatia has issued a public apology for handing out packages of sweets that included Serbia-made chocolate to children in Dubrovnik, the ancient Adriatic Sea resort attacked and damaged by the...
  
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• Shake Shack and Five Guys: ‘Teenagers have terrible taste in food’ – restaurant review | Marina O’Loughlin

  09-12-2016 15:00
  
  ‘This is gooood,’ swoons the teen, falling into a bacon double cheeseburger. ‘Gooood foood.’ And, lordy, it is It had to be burgers. (“Nando’s,” says the actual teen. “Should be Nando’s.”) There’s no point tackling McDonald’s or Burger King, and the new breed of “artisan” burgers are beyond most teens’ budget, so mid-ground it is and two big US players: legendary restaurateur Danny Meyer’s almost-cool
  
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• Experience: I saved my school bus from crashing

  09-12-2016 15:00
  
  There was a loud thud. I looked towards the front of the bus. Our driver wasn’t at the wheel For years I took the bus to school and back from where we live in Pennsylvania. But when I got my licence at 17, I would jump on any excuse to drive. Two weeks after I got my licence, in January 2012, we had exams at school and on the Monday I decided not to drive because I was tired from studying. That afternoon I sat on the bus and thought, “I can’t wait to go
  
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• Beach Club Restaurant Design Inspired by Origami

  09-12-2016 15:00
  
  Inspired by the Japanese art of origami, the Boos Beach Club Restaurant in Bridel, Luxembourg grabs attention instantly. Through the use of wood and glass, Metaform Architects integrated the new structure into its natural environment.The dynamic design enables orienting the bar and eating areas towards the outside, guiding the views to the tall tree stalks. Thanks to its triangular form, the self-supporting rigid roof requires very few peripheral str
  
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• Welcome to the season of goodwill … and whoops of competitive gloating

  09-12-2016 14:30
  
  Wanting to win can bring out the worst in all of us. How should parents talk to children about competitiveness in life, sport or Christmas board games?Christmas is a time for – well, fill in the blank according to whichever cliche you prefer. But in my house it is usually a time for games and therefore conflict.I never like myself less than when I am playing games with my children and inadvertently finding myself taking them too seriously, like Simon Day’s Competitive Dad in The Fast
  
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• A $30 million splurge on Putin's daughter's favorite sport

  09-12-2016 14:06
  
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is building a $30 million complex for acrobatic rock'n'roll, a niche sport in which President Vladimir Putin's daughter is a leading dancer and has a senior role for...
  
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• Duchess Kate steps out in Princess Diana's tiara

  09-12-2016 14:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LONDON - The Duchess of Cambridge has once again worn a favourite tiara of the late Princess Diana for a diplomatic event in London.A photo from Britain's Press Association shows the former Kate Middleton wearing the Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara for the annual Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham...
  
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• Colorful Scandinavian Apartment Captures Inspiring Details

  09-12-2016 14:00
  
  Looking for ways to add color to your home? This colorful Scandinavian apartment is filled up with unique decorating elements to steal for your own space. Found by Freshome on Alvhem, this four-room apartment in Linnéstaden, Gothenburg boasts 114-square-meters divided in three bedrooms, a generously-sized living room, kitchen, and bathroom. A variety of beautiful turn of the century details have been carefully preserved, paying tribute to the heritage of the building. Initially erect
  
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• Facing evacuation, West Bank settlers remain defiant

  09-12-2016 13:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Facing a court-ordered evacuation, residents of the Jewish settlement outpost of Amona in the West Bank are digging in for a fight to the finish. Vowing fierce but nonviolent resistance, they have built shelters, bathrooms and a large kitchen to host thousands of supporters they hope will join
  
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• I was reunited with my long-lost son – then he vanished again

  09-12-2016 13:30
  
  I gave my son up for adoption and I was overjoyed when he got back in touch with me years later – but he has suddenly gone quiet again and seems to want to avoid me. I am devastatedMy firstborn son (who I put up for adoption) has found me after 35 years. I was so ecstatic when it happened – I bitterly regretted signing the adoption papers as soon as I had done so.We fell into a honeymoon of communication and discovery. He found me through social media, and our initial meetings and me
  
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• What we teenagers wore this week: a padded jacket and mesh with denim

  09-12-2016 13:00
  
  So Jess Cartner-Morley gave us her column this week... here’s what we’ve been wearingNot so long ago, padded jackets were considered a fashion faux pas – a shapeless mass of material that shouts, “I was made to choose between elegance and the elements, and the elements won”. Continue reading...
  
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• Shappi Khorsandi: ‘I had a dream Donald Trump got a lead role in Hamilton’

  09-12-2016 13:00
  
  The standup and president of the British Humanist Association on what makes her laugh the mostContinue reading...
  
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• A nostalgic plate of mince and tatties | A Taste of Home

  09-12-2016 13:00
  
  You might be surprised just how tasty a humble meal of slow-cooked mince and tatties with leftover veg can be – writer Colman Andrews offers his nostalgic recipe My home is not, and never has been, in the UK, but working on my latest book, The British Table, and cooking a lot of the traditional British recipes in it, I realised that the most evocative thing for me was mince and tatties. It’s something I’ve eaten, and cooked, in various ways, my whole life.My first trip to the U
  
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• The Everything One Dolllar Online Auction Site

  09-12-2016 12:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sometimes there are websites they sound too good to be true, a site which lists everything for one dollar? Is not one of them! We started Last minute auction over 10 years ago and it’s still one of the most popular websites we ever created. For a reason. Because we deliver what we promise: 1 Dollar Auctions with only one hour left.
  The Everything One Dolllar Online Auction Site
  There just couple of things to pay attention to. Before you snatch up any item up do pay attention to the descrip
  
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• Pictures of splendors past: Aleppo before the war

  09-12-2016 12:47
  
  A millennium-old minaret towering above Aleppo's Umayyad mosque, an imposing citadel overlooking the old city center, a medieval covered market and a 21st century shopping mall.
  
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• Walt Disney's signed will, animation trove go up for auction

  09-12-2016 11:32
  
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney fans can buy a piece of history when the late animation entrepreneur's signed will and other Disney memorabilia go up for auction on Friday.
  
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• Russia's $30 million center for acrobatic rock'n'roll, sport of Putin's daughter

  09-12-2016 11:12
  
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is building a $30 million complex for acrobatic rock'n'roll, a niche sport in which President Vladimir Putin's daughter is a leading dancer and has a senior role for...
  
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• Book hand-written and illustrated by J.K. Rowling up for sale

  09-12-2016 10:00
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - "Harry Potter" fans will be able to bid for a piece of history next week when a book designed, hand-written and illustrated by J.K. Rowling goes on sale at Sotheby's auction house...
  
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• Pope prays for unemployed at traditional rite in Rome

  09-12-2016 03:10
  
  ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis prayed for the unemployed, for families trying to make ends meet and for exploited children on Thursday at a popular wreath-laying ceremony at a statue of the Madonna...
  
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• Christie’s Wine Department Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Epic Auction

  09-12-2016 03:00
  
  Rémy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl
  The December 9th sale will showcase a variety of spirits, from whiskey to wine…Rebekah Bell
  
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• Japanese kindergarten teaches students pre-war ideals

  09-12-2016 02:25
  
  TOKYO (Reuters) - At first glance, the Tsukamoto kindergarten looks like any other school in Japan, but its unique curriculum is reminiscent of pre-war Japan.
  
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• Your Chance to Own a Lavish Estate Nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains

  09-12-2016 02:00
  
  1135 Rivas Canyon, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
  The home features a beautiful backyard pool, a theater, cocktail lounge, a teppanyaki grill, and more…Rebekah Bell
  
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• A grim tally soars: More than 50,000 overdose deaths in US

  09-12-2016 01:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - More than 50,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, the most ever.The disastrous tally has been pushed to new heights by soaring abuse of heroin and prescription painkillers, a class of drugs known as opioids.Heroin deaths rose 23 per cent in one year, to 12,989,...
  
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• Kakuro 1529 medium

  09-12-2016 01:00
  
  Fill the grid so that each run of squares adds up to the total in the box above or to the left. Use only numbers 1-9, and never use a number more than once per run (a number may reoccur in the same row, in a separate run).
  Buy the Guardian next Friday or subscribe to our Digital Edition to see the completed puzzle. Continue reading...
  
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• Kakuro 1528 medium

  09-12-2016 01:00
  
  Fill the grid so that each run of squares adds up to the total in the box above or to the left. Use only numbers 1-9, and never use a number more than once per run (a number may reoccur in the same row, in a separate run).
  Buy the Guardian next Friday or subscribe to our Digital Edition to see the completed puzzle. Continue reading...
  
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,063

  09-12-2016 01:00
  
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• The Peninsula New York Debuts Fifth Avenue Suite

  09-12-2016 00:00
  
  Peninsula New York’s Fifth Avenue SuiteThe spacious suite includes a 10-person dining room, marble bathroom, and more…Rebekah Bell
  
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