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• Making the Cut: Engraved Watches Return to the Fore

  10-04-2017 23:00
  
  As brands look to satisfy the growing call for individuality, watch engraving is more popular than ever…Justin Mastine-Frost
  
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• Sparkling diamond earrings seen fetching up to $70 million at auction

  10-04-2017 21:14
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Two dazzling pink and blue pear-shaped diamonds are together expected to fetch close to $70 million when they go under the hammer next month.
  
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• Experience Beachfront Bliss at This Vacation Villa in Turks and Caicos

  10-04-2017 21:00
  
  The ultramodern villa includes two swimming pools, two cabanas, an outdoor movie theater, and more…Rebekah Bell
  
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• Prince George, Princess Charlotte to be in Pippa's wedding

  10-04-2017 20:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LONDON - Look for Prince George and Princess Charlotte to steal a few hearts when their aunt Pippa Middleton marries next month.Kensington Palace said Monday that George, 3, and Charlotte, 1, will be page boy and bridesmaid at the May 20 nuptials of Middleton and financier James Matthews.They...
  
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• The odd, awful downfall of the school librarian of the year

  10-04-2017 20:28 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - The path that took Deven Black to his gritty death in a rundown homeless shelter was as baffling as it was tragic.This was a suburban dad, a nationally recognized school librarian. In just three years, he had become destitute. He had derailed his career with an inappropriate
  
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• 5 Dynamic Lebanese Jewelers You Should Know

  10-04-2017 20:00
  
  We travel to Beirut to explore the works of five standout artisans…Katerina Perez
  
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• Sushi stress: Fishermen not catching many baby eels

  10-04-2017 19:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  PORTLAND, Maine - The chilly rivers of Maine are causing trouble in the world of sushi.The state's brief, annual season for baby eels is off to a slow start because of a cold spring that has prevented the fish from running in rivers.The baby eels, called elvers, are an important piece of the
  
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• Born to be wild: the baby pandas destined for freedom

  10-04-2017 18:57
  
  Most pandas born in captivity in China spend their lives there. But a few are being prepared for a move to the mountains. These pictures by Ami Vitale show the work of the keepers looking after those destined for both zoos and the wild. By Kate CarterPandas: cute, but sexually inept and bamboozled by their own food requirements, right? Not so. In fact, it is life in captivity that disrupts the complex rhythm of panda mating behaviour, with its territorial scent marking, mating calls and complex
  
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• Doggy ice cream has tails wagging in Mexico City

  10-04-2017 18:44
  
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Dogs with a sweet tooth can finally satisfy their ice cream cravings - at the Don Paletto parlor in Mexico City.
  
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• A dash of bugs with that? Insect-topped noodles sell out in Tokyo

  10-04-2017 18:24
  
  TOKYO (Reuters) - Curious Japanese foodies queued up outside a Tokyo restaurant for a taste of a rare dish - ramen garnished with deep-fried worms and crickets.
  
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• Roasted Asparagus Toasts make an elegant spring brunch

  10-04-2017 17:19 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Here's a special dish tailor-made for an elegant spring brunch. It requires slightly more than the usual amount of work, but it's so worth it. Most of the recipe's several components can be prepared ahead of time, then reheated and assembled at the last minute.The base is artisanal toast...
  
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• Korean-themed mall opens in Bangkok

  10-04-2017 16:33
  
  BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hoping to capitalise on growing regional interest in South Korean pop culture, a Thai company opened a $275-million Korean-themed shopping mall and entertainment complex in...
  
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• Cosby books on library list for 'most challenged' works

  10-04-2017 16:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - A celebrity once beloved among young people now finds himself on a list of books parents and other community members most wish to see removed from libraries: Bill Cosby.Cosby's "Little Bill Books" series is among those making the American Library Association's annual top 10
  
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• What women really mean when they say they’re feeling fat

  10-04-2017 15:44
  
  Women mean many things when they mention they are unhappy with their weight – many of which aren’t related to their bodies at allWhat do women mean when they say they feel fat? They say it so often, it can’t just be that they are feeling overweight.Glenn, by emailContinue reading...
  
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• British Vogue gets new chief editor after 25 years

  10-04-2017 15:20 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LONDON - British Vogue's search for a new leader has come to an end with the naming of Edward Enninful as the magazine's new chief editor.He will be the first male editor of British Vogue when he takes over on August 1.Enninful, who had been the creative and fashion director at W magazine,
  
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• Edward Enninful named first male editor of British Vogue

  10-04-2017 15:10
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Fashion magazine British Vogue said on Monday it has appointed Edward Enninful as its new editor-in-chief, making him the first male editor in the publication's 100-year history.
  
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• What’s the point of keeping Gibraltar? Let’s make life easier and give it back

  10-04-2017 14:20
  
  The Spanish are charming – I’m sure we can work something out. Besides, shouldn’t nationalism be a thing of the past?It doesn’t seem particularly sensible to have bits of your country stuck in another country miles away, especially if they’re by the seaside. It’s asking for trouble. Just look at the Falkland Islands and now Gibraltar. Blockades, queues, wars, deaths, misery. Why not give them up? What’s wrong with being Argentinian or Spanish? Surely som
  
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• Crossword blog: meet the setter – Nutmeg

  10-04-2017 14:11
  
  The latest in our series where we turn the tables on the torturers. Under the spotlight this time is Margaret Irvine, AKA NutmegNutmeg has been setting cryptics and quiptics for the Guardian for nearly a decade. She also sets for the Times and the Church Times, as well as some of those exigent puzzle series with barred grids.The profile on her puzzle index tells us that “her interests include classical music and genealogy”; she is known for her smooth, elegant surface readings and he
  
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• 'The city's waiting outside your door': taking a springtime walk in London

  10-04-2017 13:35
  
  For social historian Emma Dabiri, spring is a perfect time to don some walking shoes and start exploring. She finds history at every turn in the city, from William Blake’s resting place to the pub that inspired the nursery rhyme Pop Goes the Weasel Related: Go outdoors and embrace spring: tips on how to enjoy the new season During a period of convalescence in Dublin, Patrick Kavanagh’s walks along the city’s Grand Canal reacquainted the poet with nature, reigniting his artistic
  
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• Las Vegas shopping guide: big spenders and bargain hunters welcome

  10-04-2017 13:10
  From Prada boutiques to Premium Outlets, get the lowdown on the best shopping options in Las Vegas for every budgetNew York, London, Paris, Milan – they may be the cities where the fashion labels innovate, but Las Vegas is where they congregate. The Strip must have more designer shops per square mile than London’s Chelsea or Mayfair. Caesars Palace’s Forum Shops are modestly billed as “the shopping wonder of the world”. The complex is a dizzying, Escher-like confabu
  
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• Anna Jones’s recipes for sunny egg muffins and spring veg tart

  10-04-2017 13:00
  
  Two Easter recipes with a difference: a piquant herby muffin with a trickling treat inside, and a showstopping tart awash with greens and yellows to welcome the new seasonLast Easter I went to my first egg-painting party. We sat around a table, blew the yolks and whites from thir shells until the eggs were satisfying little hollows, and we carefully painted them. I went for a Faberge creation in bright pastels; others were the faces of heavy-metal icons and cartoon characters. We hung them on so
  
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• Osbourne juggling jobs is just what women have always done

  10-04-2017 12:00
  
  Why all the fuss about handling more than one job?One of the oddest pieces of news this month is the indignation of the constituents of Tatton, who insist that their MP George Osborne should not become the editor of the Evening Standard if he wants to go on representing them politically: about 6 in every 10 think he has a moral imperative to have only one job.Sure – if what they’re worrying about is a clash of priorities, or differing viewpoints, I can sympathise. But if it’s a
  
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• ‘We will be forced to close’: Polish and Czech food stores post-Brexit

  10-04-2017 10:16
  
  Rising import costs and falling migration pose a serious threat, but retail entrepreneurs are making plans to adaptJars of sauerkraut and packets of Polish sweets have become commonplace on the UK’s supermarket aisles. As people migrated to the UK from EU countries, and Poland in particular, supermarkets were quick to meet the market. Savvy entrepreneurs took the opportunity a step further, opening stores and wholesale empires based on the import of EU specialities.
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• International boutique eyewear retailers see prescription for growth in Canada

  10-04-2017 10:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TORONTO - Boutique eyewear retailers from around the world have set their sights on Canada as a hotbed for growth, hoping to capitalize on the country's aging population and what they say is its taste for haute couture.Several companies including Japan's Mujosh, U.S.-based Warby Parker and...
  
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• I'm a virgin and want to try sex, but I can't get in the mood

  10-04-2017 09:00
  
  My desire isn’t sufficient enough to go through with it. What can I do?I am 22 years old and a virgin. When I’m with a guy, I get into the feeling for two to three minutes, then it stops and I am taken out of the mood immediately. But I really want to try sex. Is there anything I can do to raise my sexual desire?You have already discovered the guilty secret of many women of all ages and levels of sexual experience: that their least favourite part of love-making is intercourse. But yo
  
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• Should I ask for a second opinion?

  10-04-2017 08:50
  
  New research has shown that more than a fifth of patients who do ask for one discover that their first diagnosis was incorrectHow do you know your doctor has made the right diagnosis? According to new research, more than 20% of patients sent for a second opinion will indeed have had an incorrect first diagnosis. And if this study, in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, sounds scary, then it only echoes a report in 2015 from the National Academy of Medicine in the US saying that most
  
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• I want to give up Tefl teaching – should I refuse a post offered in South Korea?

  10-04-2017 08:00
  
  I graduated in geography seven years ago and a year in the new job could finance postgrad study in a related fieldI graduated almost seven years ago, and since then have worked in sales/business development, backpacked and spent three years working as a Tefl teacher in Spain. I have been offered a new teaching position in South Korea, which is well paid and a new experience. Although I have enjoyed working in Tefl, I am uncertain whether I want to remain in education and, for this reason, I am h
  
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• I'd like to buy the world a chill pill

  10-04-2017 07:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Call me an insensitive jerk, but I am not deeply outraged by that tone-deaf Pepsi ad that was yanked from the air last Wednesday because irate social-media users felt it trivialized social justice causes.Even though Pepsi quickly pulled the plug on it, I know you know what ad I’m talking
  
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• An Inside Look at Bora Bora’s First Luxury Opening in a Decade

  10-04-2017 02:00
  
  The Conrad Bora Bora Nui is bringing a new wave of luxury to French Polynesia…Phoebe Neuman
  
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• Report says Mondelez could replace longtime CEO Rosenfeld

  10-04-2017 01:17 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  NEW YORK - Oreo cookie maker Mondelez is thinking about replacing for longtime CEO Irene Rosenfeld, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.The report says Mondelez's board has discussed possible replacements for Rosenfeld, who is also chair of the company, and hired a recruiting firm...
  
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• 8 Extraordinary Jewels at Bonhams’ Auction this Month

  10-04-2017 01:00
  
  Great buys, rare discoveries, and stylish jewelry on the auction block… Jill Newman
  
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