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• Dolce&Gabbana court millennials, Plein launches activewear

  14-01-2017 23:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MILAN - If turmoil brings innovation and renovation, Italian menswear is in for a creative burst.Fashion houses are continuing their reboot of Milan Fashion Week menswear offerings, with notables like Bottega Veneta and Gucci sitting out this round, preferring to combine menswear and womenswear...
  
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• Highlights from the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show that Will Convince You the Future Is Now

  14-01-2017 21:00
  
  LG Signature OLED W7
  Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the expo was a showcase for latest innovations and coolest gear…Alix Moise
  
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• Emporio reinvents classics, Dolce&Gabbana courts millennials

  14-01-2017 18:08 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MILAN - If turmoil brings innovation and renovation, Italian menswear is in for a creative burst.Fashion houses are continuing their reboot of Milan Fashion Week menswear offerings, with notables like Bottega Veneta and Gucci sitting out this round, preferring to combine menswear and womenswear...
  
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• An Intimate Sneak Peek at the 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster

  14-01-2017 18:00
  
  2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C roadster outside of Las Vegas
  We tag along during final testing of the sports car prototype in Las Vegas…Basem Wasef
  
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• Emporio Armani reinvents classics, Zegna debuts new designer

  14-01-2017 17:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MILAN - If turmoil brings innovation and renovation, Italian menswear is in for a creative burst.Fashion houses are continuing their reboot of Milan Fashion Week menswear offerings, with notables like Bottega Veneta and Gucci sitting out this round, preferring to combine menswear and womenswear...
  
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• The bankroll ball

  14-01-2017 15:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  WASHINGTON — The inauguration of a new U.S. president requires the recitation of a 35-word oath. That’s it. Dress it up with some hoopla and glitz, though, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.Donald Trump will have it to spend.Trump’s presidential inaugural...
  
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• Ellie Simmonds: ‘I’ve never been bullied. I’m just small’

  14-01-2017 15:00
  
  The champion swimmer, 22, on winning two gold medals at 13, finally meeting Michael Phelps and crying happy tearsMy life changed at the Beijing Olympics. I was only 13, but I came away with two gold medals. I was so shocked and surprised to win. Later I won the Young Sports Personality of the Year and became the youngest person ever to get an MBE. To think that was only eight years ago… It feels like a lifetime.I’ve never been bullied. I’m just small. I can do everything every
  
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• Plant of the week: Algerian iris

  14-01-2017 12:00
  
  Stick it at the base of a wall, then wait a year or two. Your reward will be beautiful lavender flowers until early springA winter jewel of a plant that rewards patience. If you have a sunny, sheltered wall, plant the rhizomes of Iris unguicularis at its base and wait. It may take a few years, but you will be rewarded by delicate, lavender-blue flowers from Christmas until early spring. The plant itself is hardy, but its blooms are neither frost- nor slug-proof, so cut flower stems while still f
  
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• Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for cooking with capers

  14-01-2017 10:00
  
  Capers pack a flavour punch way above their weight, so use them sparinglyCapers may be small, but their impact is big. But only after those little olive-green flowerbuds have been pickled in brine or packed in salt. The smaller the caper, the better they are considered to be: nonpareil capers (named after the French for having no equal), are the smallest, and have to be less than 7mm to qualify for that name. As the size of the caper increases, its value diminishes, ranging from surfines (7
  
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• What I’m really thinking: the professor’s wife

  14-01-2017 10:00
  
  I want him to be respected for his achievements, just not at my expense“Oh, so your husband’s a professor? Well, he must be really clever then.” Well, actually, no – I’m the clever one. He’s very, very, knowledgable in a moderately obscure area of human knowledge. I know loads about everything. I’ve been at academic functions where someone has asked what I do, and when I’ve replied, “Bringing up the next generation” or “Looki
  
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• ‘We're very close. We couldn't not be’: the secret to a friendly divorce

  14-01-2017 10:00
  
  This month sees a spike in couples filing for divorce, many of them vowing to stay friends. But is it really possible – or worth the pain?A few weeks ago, a man came to stay at my house and he and I made so much noise at 1am that we feared we might wake the children. The next morning at breakfast, we had to explain ourselves and apologise.The man was my ex-husband, and he was telling me an anecdote in the early hours that had us both in fits of laughter. We separated in January 2009, and d
  
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• Modern tribes: the office stoic

  14-01-2017 09:00
  
  I’m usually fine with colds, but this one’s a stinker, almost fluey, my wife says, we’ve all had it, ruined everybody’s ChristmasHerrrraaarCHAH! No, thanks, I should have a tissue somewhere, maybe not. Actually, I’m trying not to blow too much, my nose is so sore. No, honestly, I’ve been in with worse ones, I’m fine. Well, you know, soldiering on, you’ve got to come in, haven’t you, and I’m way better than I was last night – that
  
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• Beauty: January beauty collections

  14-01-2017 09:00
  
  ‘The industry invariably rings in the new year with natural-looking complexion products to restore glow and evenness after weeks of overindulgence’I’m always pleased to see the January beauty collections, those welcome palate-cleansers after the rich, velvety, glittery textures and tones of party season. The industry invariably rings in the new year with natural-looking complexion products to restore glow and evenness after weeks of overindulgence and sleeplessness ha
  
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• What links Bob Hope, Gloria Stuart, George Burns, Olivia de Havilland and Kirk Douglas? The Weekend quiz

  14-01-2017 08:00
  
  From library ruins to Lollards, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz1 Which troubled theme park is run by the Delos corporation?
  2 What was going to be the Bonaparte Symphony?
  3 Where are the ruins of the Library of Celsus?
  4 Which prize winners receive a Bessie statuette?
  5 Who is the subject of Errol Morris’s documentary The Unknown Known?
  6 What drink is named from the German for wormwood?
  7 The Fla-Flu derby is played in which stadium?
  8 What epic work concluded with Lanarkshire a
  
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• My workout: Milly Taylor, 23, rugby union player - ‘I love the sense of belonging’

  14-01-2017 08:00
  
  You need to be comfortable with being physical. In a year I’ve broken both thumbs and both little fingersI’ve watched rugby my whole life, but it never crossed my mind that I could get out there and play. For boys, it seems a given that, from the age of three, they’ll be tumbling around on the floor. Growing up with my sister, it wasn’t like that at all. We didn’t have the same opportunities to be boisterous. A year ago, a friend told me he’d started coaching
  
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• 2017 travel planner: where to go on holiday … and when

  14-01-2017 08:00
  
  Whether you’re looking for a dream holiday or a last-minute city break, here’s the lowdown on how to find bargains and late deals for all types of getaway from now until December
  Book now: summer beach favourites
  If you fancy a balmy beach holiday this summer, don’t take any chances. Last year, with thousands sidestepping Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey in favour of “safer” European options, there was a shortage of holidays in Spain, Italy and Portugal in July and August,
  
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• Should we invest in BP?

  14-01-2017 07:59
  
  We drive and fill up at their garages, but my wife won’t have itEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.This week’s question: Continue reading...
  
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• Sex for the first time after my wife’s death

  14-01-2017 07:45
  
  Lucy asks me if I have kids. I say yes. Then she asks me if they live with me not their mother. I hesitate …The scene plays out as I open my eyes to the light of day. I’m screamingly aware that my bedfellow is neither one of the kids nor Harry the cat. Patently it’s not even my bed. Beside me is a woman who has either avant-garde skin tone PJs with pink spots or is naked. I stare at the ceiling in both shock and unintentional tribute to Billy Crystal’s pose from When Har
  
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• Safety in a number

  14-01-2017 07:43 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Do you know what’s scarier than visiting your doctor’s office for your annual physical?I would be happy to tell you. What is even scarier is visiting your doctor’s office for your physical in the middle of a cold snap so brutal chickens are volunteering to be deep-fried at KFC....
  
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• The power of talking sideways to children

  14-01-2017 07:30
  
  Children need opportunities to talk solo to their parents. The best moments happen in ‘sideways listening’ – when out running, walking, driving, or baking or makingGood family communication is the key to successful parenting at all stages, but it’s not always easy. We all know the advice about getting down to a toddler’s tantrumming level, offering a stroppy six-year-old a non-judgmental ear and giving a tired teenager peace to think and a cup of tea after a tough e
  
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• Marie Kondo: How to clear out sentimental clutter

  14-01-2017 07:30
  
  The very personal stuff in our homes is the hardest to lose but unless it ‘sparks joy in your heart’, says Marie Kondo, you should get rid of it. Here she tells us seven ways to effectively deal with the detritus of family lifeEven if you’re good at clearing the clutter out of your home, the sentimental stuff is always the hardest to shift: what do you do with those daubings your now 15-year-old did aged three, or all the Mother’s Day cards you’ve ever received, or
  
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• A letter to … My parents, who acted like kids and made me responsible

  14-01-2017 07:30
  
  The letter you always wanted to writeYou were always the parents my friends all wanted to have and they envied our relationship. We used to meet at our house before going out at the weekends. Mum, you sat with us, bought us drinks and laughed at our jokes and stories, and were never judgmental. You gave me my first pack of cigarettes. We used to smoke together, drink coffee, talk for hours and hide our smoking from Dad. You were cool. I could talk to you about anything.But I was also the on
  
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• 8 ways to escape the rat race

  14-01-2017 07:29
  
  Careful research, winter visits, befriending locals and being adaptable are all vital when moving to a remote, beautiful locationThe Isle of Skye topped a recent survey which asked where people would most like to live in Britain. The more remote parts of Britain, especially Scotland, often promise a gentler way of life. Skye is undoubtedly stunning, but it’s not known as the Misty Isle for nothing …Do some research. Don’t just dismiss your longings to move as a hopel
  
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• How we ‘fixed’ our diabetic dad – and saved his life

  14-01-2017 07:15
  
  When their father’s diabetes threatened his life, Ian and Anthony Whitington stepped in with a radical diet and fitness plan. It was a hard slog, but it workedWhen their father, Geoff, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at the age of 50, brothers Ian and Anthony Whitington were not hugely surprised, and for 10 years, they drifted along and watched from the sidelines.“Dad had always been the ‘big man’,” says Anthony, 39. “As kids, we thought it was funny. Dad c
  
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• Why I love... Donald Glover

  14-01-2017 07:00
  
  His face is cute and elastic, making it a perfect vessel for comedyHow many times have you scoffed at the wunderkind with the six-figure book deal? Or the singer with a record-breaking number of nominations for their debut effort? It’s not just me, right? So maybe that’s why the subject of this week’s column remained in my “yeah, whatever” file for so long. I mean, who gets to be good at writing and acting and making music – and at such a y
  
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• Stephen Collins on dry January – cartoon

  14-01-2017 07:00
  
  Is it worth it? Continue reading...
  
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• Claire Ptak’s recipes for orange salad and upside-down cake | Baking the seasons

  14-01-2017 07:00
  
  Oranges are in season just when we need their colour, flavour and nutrition to brighten up winter’s muted palette. Make the most of these globes of sunshine in an upside-down cake or a zesty, fragrant saladI love that oranges, in all their many varieties, come into season in the dead of winter. Not only are they healthy, but they keep boredom at bay in the cold, sometimes bleak January kitchen. There are valencia oranges, navel oranges, pink navel oranges, moro blood oranges, tarocco blood
  
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• Blind date: ‘There was more to him than met the eye’

  14-01-2017 07:00
  
  Emma, 29, festival booker, meets Eddie, 29, plumberWhat were you hoping for?
  Marriage and kids. I’m nearly 30 and my dad keeps telling me it’s time to freeze my eggs. Continue reading...
  
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• Berger & Wyse on married life – cartoon

  14-01-2017 07:00
  
  Keeping the peace... Continue reading...
  
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• The Balvenie’s Pop-Up Offers Core Pours at Waldorf Astoria New York

  14-01-2017 02:00
  
  Some of the Balvenie's core range of single malt.
  Located in the hotel’s lobby, the Speyside distillery’s transient tasting room will last five days…Viju Mathew
  
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• Quick crossword No 14,567

  14-01-2017 01:00
  
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• Prize crossword No 27,094

  14-01-2017 01:00
  
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• Whiskey of the Week: Old Forester Birthday Bourbon

  14-01-2017 00:00
  
  The Old Forester 15th Anniversary Birthday Bourbon ($80)
  This spirit celebrates the birthday of one of the forefathers of bourbon…Richard Carleton Hacker
  
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