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• Government to require cars be able to talk to each other

  13-12-2016 22:17 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON - All new cars and light trucks would be able to talk wirelessly with each other, with traffic lights and with other roadway infrastructure under a rule the Transportation Department proposed Tuesday. Officials say the technology holds the potential to dramatically reduce traffic
  
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• This Rare Ferrari 500 Mondial is the Little 4-Cylinder That Could

  13-12-2016 22:00
  
  1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial Series IIA Navy Admiral Rescued This Rare Ferrari in 1960 and Still Races It Over 50 Years Later…Lindsay Bjerregaard
  
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• Canada's top doctor Gregory Taylor retiring, search on for replacement

  13-12-2016 21:48 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO - A little more than two years after being officially appointed, Dr. Gregory Taylor is retiring as the country's top doctor, The Canadian Press has learned.Taylor's last day as chief public health officer will be Friday, and the Public Health Agency of Canada has posted a notice looking
  
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• The Latest: ConAgra pleads guilty in salmonella case

  13-12-2016 21:13 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  ALBANY, Ga. - The Latest on ConAgra's plead deal to settle a criminal case stemming from a 2006 salmonella outbreak (all times local):3 p.m.A federal judge has approved the largest-ever criminal fine for a food-borne illness in the United States, resolving a decade-long criminal case against...
  
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• The 12 Whiskeys of Christmas: Day 2

  13-12-2016 21:00
  
  The Macallan Edition No. 2.
  This year, we’re filling the 12 days before Christmas with the best whiskeys on our wish lists… Richard Carleton Hacker
  
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• Nude selfies, cold shoulders and the Hadids: the year in fashion

  13-12-2016 19:06
  
  Here are 19 of the trends that defined 2016The most influential outfit of the year featured no clothes at all. When Kim Kardashian posted a hotel-bathroom nude selfie on Instagram back in March, she kickstarted a row over how this peculiarly narcissistic form of self-expression squares with its advocate’s self-proclaimed feminism. Should you doubt the impact this image had on our fashion psyche, consider this: shopping site Lyst reported a 400% rise in searches for black bandeau bikinis th
  
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• Royal David Linley Reveals His Collecting Habits

  13-12-2016 19:00
  
  David Linley, chairman of Christie's UK
  Linley, who grew up a royal, talks about heritage, craft, and collectability…
  Oliver Bennett
  
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• JK Rowling illustrated manuscript sells for $467,000 at auction

  13-12-2016 18:52
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A rare book hand-written and -illustrated by "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling sold for $467,000 at auction in London on Tuesday, at the lower end of its estimated price range.
  
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• Wonder Woman dumped as a special UN ambassador after uproar

  13-12-2016 18:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - The comic book heroine Wonder Woman has been abruptly fired from her honorary ambassador job at the United Nations following protests from both inside and outside the world organization that a white, skimpily dressed American prone to violence wasn't the best role model for
  
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• Morning Routines – the making of long-distance runner Scott Jurek – video

  13-12-2016 18:11
  
  What ingredients are required to make an ultramarathon runner? In Boulder, Colorado, Scott Jurek has concocted quite the recipe that has kept him going the distance for the past two decades. He runs anywhere between 50 miles to over 150 miles, and in his lifetime has won over 20 ultramarathons, smashing records along the way. His passion for running kickstarted his morning regimen in 1997, when he cut out meat completely. In 1999, he transitioned to a plant-based diet, which has since fueled his
  
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• Influenza season well underway, set to be the Grinch that steals Christmas: doctors

  13-12-2016 17:59 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO - It's that time of year again — that sneezing, coughing, aching, feel-so-lousy time of year.Yup, flu season is back. And not only is the winter scourge starting early this year, it's on track to be a major spoiler for holiday festivities, infectious-disease specialists...
  
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• AC/DC, sledging and booze: dirty deeds to help you cheat at Christmas board games

  13-12-2016 17:53
  
  A study reports that playing Highway to Hell could be just the thing to break your opponent’s concentration - but what other tricks will help you win?The work of rock band AC/DC may not be an obvious festive choice, but for wily board game players it could come to define the sound of every Christmas to come. Research by Imperial College London and the Royal College of Music found that rock music can distract men (but not women) “undertaking complex surgical procedures” in
  
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• Gov't to require cars be able to talk to each other

  13-12-2016 17:46 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON - All new cars and light trucks would be able to talk wirelessly with each other, with traffic lights and with other roadway infrastructure under a proposal released Tuesday by the Transportation Department. Officials say the technology holds the potential to dramatically reduce
  
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• Nature's remedy for blocking noise? Trees

  13-12-2016 17:23 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Landscape designers in cities are creating quieter living spaces by using trees to mute loud noises like sirens and air brakes. It's called "soundscaping," and it aims to restore peaceful, natural sounds like wind whispering through leaves, birds chirping or rain dripping from branches."Massive
  
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• Versatility's the key in the modern rec room

  13-12-2016 17:20 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  When asked to build a luxury home for a house tour this year, designer Kenyon Woods opted to include a rec room — but not the rec room of his childhood.Unlike old-time rec rooms with their wood paneling, ceiling tiles, box TVs and cast-off furniture, this one measures about 800 square feet on
  
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• COOKING ON DEADLINE: Shortcut Moussaka

  13-12-2016 17:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  A friend recently became a first-time grandmother, and when we went out to lunch she was exhausted. She had been cooking meals for the new parents, and collapsed into her chair saying she hadn't finished making a moussaka before she had to leave."You," she said, "could do the world a big
  
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• Considering a dry Christmas? How to supporting an addict through the holidays

  13-12-2016 17:11 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO - Ben Overvoorde's heavy drinking spoiled too many Christmas and New Years gatherings. And so he looked forward to his first holiday season in recovery.But it was miserable."I think we still ate in silence because I had said something insensitive," recalls Overvoorde, who sought
  
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• Correction: Supreme Court-Internet Tax story

  13-12-2016 17:04 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  DENVER - In a story Dec. 12 about internet sales taxes, The Associated Press erroneously attributed a statement from the Data and Marketing Association. It should have been attributed to Emmett O'Keefe, a vice-president with the group, not to spokesman Mike Uehlein.A corrected version of the...
  
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• This African Marathon Is the Ultimate Bucket-List Challenge

  13-12-2016 17:00
  
  Participants in Kenya’s annual Safaricom Marathonrace through the 55,000-acre Lewa Conservancy
  Bragging rights included: Kenya’s thrilling safari marathon…Jackie Caradonio
  
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• Secret Santas paying tens of thousands in layaway balances

  13-12-2016 16:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  RIDLEY, Pa. - Two different Secret Santas have been paying off tens of thousands of dollars of layaway accounts at discount stores in Pennsylvania.A man who goes by the name "Santa B" has been paying off layaways at central Pennsylvania Wal-Marts for at least three years.This year, he paid
  
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• Electronics store employees pitch in to buy Nintendo for boy

  13-12-2016 16:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. - Employees at a New York electronics store have come together to buy a Nintendo system for a boy who frequently plays video games there.The Best Buy employees are seen presenting a $300 Nintendo WiiU (WEE'-yoo) to the boy at the Long Island store in a video that WABC-TV
  
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• Modern Ranch Home Views Showcase Big Sky Country

  13-12-2016 16:00
  
  This modern ranch home in Big Timber, Montana makes the most of its picturesque location in the American West with panoramic views of the surrounding 2000-acre property.  Floor to ceiling windows wrap around the structure.  They add a touch of modern style and set everyday tasks against the backdrop of Montana’s Crazy mountains.During the spring melt, water flows from these peaks into the flood plain surrounding this home.  Hughes Umbanhower Architects designed Big Timber Ri
  
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• Modern Pod Complements Victorian Home

  13-12-2016 14:00
  
  This home addition in Melbourne, Australia was built to complement a Victorian house. Designed by Nic Owen Architects in 2016, the 154 square meter “pod” house addition added a family room and kitchen.The purpose of the addition was for form to follow function. Being separated from the main site meant that the pod is free to respond to the natural restraints and limitations of the site, while respecting the past.
  The roof extends to provide shade from direct sunlight, but e
  
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• Nigel Slater’s sweet potato, brussels and cream recipe

  13-12-2016 13:00
  
  Baked spuds with the taste of ChristmasWipe a couple of large sweet potatoes and put them in the oven to bake. They should take between 45-60 minutes at 200C/gas mark 6. Continue reading...
  
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• NHS keeping you waiting? Blame Windows XP – cartoon

  13-12-2016 12:36
  
  Most of England’s NHS trusts are still running the 15-year-old Microsoft operating system, leaving them open to hacking Continue reading...
  
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• Loneliness at Christmas: how are you tackling it?

  13-12-2016 12:35
  
  If you work to help those experiencing social isolation, or have any tips on managing loneliness, we’d like you to share your experiences with usAn ageing and more transient population, and changes to the way we make social connections, are responsible for more lonely people than ever before. But even for the most experienced among us, the pang of loneliness and isolation is often never more pronounced than it is at Christmas.Befriending networks and charities promote their services more i
  
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• Loneliness and social isolation: share your experiences

  13-12-2016 12:35
  
  If you experience social isolation, or if have any tips on managing loneliness, we’d like you to share your experiences with usAn ageing and more transient population, and changes to the way we make social connections, are responsible for more lonely people than ever before. But even for the most experienced among us, the pang of loneliness and isolation is often never more pronounced than it is at Christmas.Befriending networks and charities promote their services more intensely during th
  
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• Measure Things Star Wars Style

  13-12-2016 11:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Get this gift of a Star Wars measure tape to that huge Star Wars fan in your circle of friends or family. I’m 100% sure that you know that person I’m talking about. Once they unwrapped the present, tell them they can only have it if they promise to measure the difference from Earth to the Moon with this tape. Haha! And get a kick out of that person’s sad face.
  Measure Things Star Wars Style
  The truth though is, I would like to have this measuring tape myself. Whip it out here a
  
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• Chubby babies on the decline in aid program serving millions

  13-12-2016 10:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  CHICAGO - Chubby babies and toddlers at risk for later obesity are on the decline in a government food program serving millions of kids, a glimmer of good news in the nation's fight to slim down.The trend was found in a study on children up to age 3 enrolled in the WIC nutrition assistance...
  
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• Jingle belles: 10 of the best Christmas Jumpers

  13-12-2016 08:00
  
  Get ready for Christmas jumper day on Friday 16 December with one of these festive lolz knits Continue reading...
  
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• Great Western Railway is going off the rails with refunds

  13-12-2016 08:00
  
  I’ve been waiting since the end of August for a payment I am due for late trainsI have been having problems with Great Western Railway over refunds for late trains – three are outstanding – and I am sure I am not alone. The first dates back to the end of August when I made the claim the day after travel. Having heard nothing by the end of September, I sent an email to GWR’s managing director, Mark Hopwood, and received a polite reply asking for details of my case (which I
  
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• How to party-proof your pooches

  13-12-2016 07:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Even if you’re looking forward to visiting relatives this holiday season, you may not be happy about visiting their dog. How can you make your entry through a relative’s front door more joyful and less jump-filled?There were 6.4 million pet dogs in Canada in 2014, the last time the
  
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• Under Islamic State, Mosul's people faced darkness, dread

  13-12-2016 07:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MOSUL, Iraq - She survived the first stone that struck her, then the second.One of the Islamic State group's fighters bent down and pressed his fingers to the side of her neck to check her pulse.As her horrified neighbours watched, extremists threw a third stone at the young woman, who was...
  
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• Oklahoma may require restroom signs in anti-abortion effort

  13-12-2016 04:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma plans to force hospitals, nursing homes, restaurants and public schools to post signs inside public restrooms directing pregnant women where to receive services as part of an effort to reduce abortions in the state.The State Board of Health will consider regulations for...
  
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• Drinking Our Way Through the Orphan Barrel's Whiskeys

  13-12-2016 04:00
  
  The spirits powerhouse has unearthed a collection of American whiskeys for its Orphan Barrel brand…Compiled by Bailey S. Barnard
  
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• Christie’s Wraps Up Its 2016 Watch Auctions in Exceptional Fashion

  13-12-2016 03:00
  
  Patek Philippe. An 18k Pink Gold Automatic Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch with Moon Phases and Additional Solid Caseback
  The sale raked in more than $8.5 million and saw a number of pieces rocket past their estimates…Alix Moise
  
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• Sudoku 3617 medium

  13-12-2016 01:00
  
  Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. For a helping hand call our solutions line on 0906 200 83 83. Calls cost £1.03 per minute from a BT landline. Calls from other networks may vary and mobiles will be considerably higher. Service supplied by ATS. Call 0330 333 6946 for customer service (charged at standard rate). Continue reading...
  
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• Quick crossword No 14,539

  13-12-2016 01:00
  
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,066

  13-12-2016 01:00
  
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• Palace Hotel Tokyo Makes the Season Special with a Romantic Getaway for Two

  13-12-2016 00:00
  
  Palace Hotel Tokyo
  The two-night package helps rekindle the flame with spa treatments, a seven-course dinner, and more…Rebekah Bell
  
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