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• Fit couples share tips on working out with your swolemate

  01-08-2017 20:39 via winnipegfreepress.com
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - It's hot and sticky outside, all your friends are at the beach or at brunch. It's tempting to blow off a workout, but getting sweaty with ......
  
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• Unicorn lollies and six million avocados: our insatiable appetite for Instafood

  01-08-2017 20:04
  As a new exhibition charts our obsession with photographing food, we look at the hottest dishes, the dark side of Instagrammed cupcakes and how social media is changing the way we eatWe’ll never know what the photographer Irving Penn would have made of #foodporn. The master of still-life photography died in 2009, and Instagram wasn’t born until the following year.
  Instagram, of course, is the favoured social media outlet for photographs of food, and #foodporn is one of its most-used
  
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• Half of those considering divorce have change of heart a year later: study

  01-08-2017 19:22 via winnipegfreepress.com
  EDMONTON - A new study suggests many people contemplating divorce have a change of heart a year later.Researchers at the University of Alberta and Brigham Young University in Utah conducted ...
  
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• Russia to auction giant 51-carat polished diamond online

  01-08-2017 19:15
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian miner Alrosa said on Tuesday it plans to sell at an online auction in November a rare collection of polished diamonds produced domestically, including a giant 51.38-carat...
  
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• Panda in French zoo expecting twins, Chinese experts on hand to help

  01-08-2017 18:41
  ORLEANS, France (Reuters) - A giant panda in France's Beauval zoo is expected to give birth to twins in the next few days under the watchful eye of two Chinese birthing specialists, the zoo said on...
  
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• 'Monumental' 16th century city walls unearthed by Antwerp tram works

  01-08-2017 18:33
  ANTWERP, Belgium (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Antwerp have spent the last two weeks excavating parts of a six-metre-high (20-foot) fortified wall that was built around the Belgian city 500 years ago.
  
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• 6 last-minute strategies to pay for college

  01-08-2017 16:37 via winnipegfreepress.com
  With college classes starting soon, ideally you've made all your payments and are ready to settle in. But if you're still looking for financial aid to help cover your tuition, ......
  
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• Here Are 5 Essential Design Questions to Ask Yourself Before Tackling Your Next Project

  01-08-2017 15:00
  Ask yourself a few questions before jumping into your design. Image: Katie Leede & Company StudioAs fun as redoing the rooms in your home can be, it’s also a little intimidating. After all, it’s not easy to take an old space and have it come out like something that could be featured on HGTV. There are so many different factors to consider. How do you even know where to begin?In this case, preparation is key. Before you start on the design, you need to have a roadmap in place. By
  
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• Buenos Aires Herald to close after 140 years

  01-08-2017 14:51
  BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The Buenos Aires Herald, a storied English-language newspaper lauded for its coverage of Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship, will close after more than 140 years of...
  
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• RIGHT AT HOME: Home decorators embrace big, bold wall art

  01-08-2017 14:49 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Not long ago, the only homes in which you'd see big, bold art hanging on the walls tended to be those of serious collectors. For everyone else, filling up a ...
  
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• COOKING ON DEADLINE: Panko-Crusted Fish with Tzatziki

  01-08-2017 14:49 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Any flaky white fish would be perfect in this recipe. You just want a mild, moist fish, which then will be encased in a crunchy coating, and a base for ......
  
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• No plant is an island: Think of plant groups, not specimens

  01-08-2017 14:48 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Are your plants looking lonely, surrounded by small patches of high-maintenance bare soil? If they look like they're suffering in solitary confinement, maybe they are.Many plant and landscape experts have ...
  
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• For Mostar bridge-diving champion, success takes more than gravity

  01-08-2017 14:28
  MOSTAR, Bosnia (Reuters) - Lorens Listo's name may not headline the world's sports pages, but on the streets of his native Mostar he is hailed as a champion among champions in a sport that is central...
  
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• Paulownia is grown for leaves, flowers, wood

  01-08-2017 14:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW PALTZ, N.Y. - Although I haven't seen a paulownia for years, I vividly remember one that bordered a path along which I used to jog when I lived further ...
  
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• No visa, no veil? Saudi Arabia may ease rules for tourists

  01-08-2017 13:55 via winnipegfreepress.com
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a "semi-autonomous" visa-free travel destination along its northwestern Red Sea coast.The Red Sea area will include diving attractions ...
  
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• Diving into Taipei's summer university games from a train

  01-08-2017 13:03
  TAIPEI (Reuters) - Commuters in Taiwan on Tuesday pretended to hit a ball with a bat, swim and run on a Taipei subway train as part of a campaign to promote the capital's Summer Universiade games...
  
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• Nigel Slater’s grilled pork belly, spring onions and romesco recipe

  01-08-2017 13:00
  Peppery pork steaks with a novel nutty twistToast 50g of flaked almonds in a dry frying pan until golden. Drain a 350g jar of red peppers then put them in a blender, add the almonds, 1 tbsp of sherry vinegar and 5 tbsp of olive oil. Process until you have a thick, rough and orange-red paste. Check the seasoning (salt, vinegar, pepper) then set aside. Continue reading...
  
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• Three more stress-free holiday recipes | Holiday cooking

  01-08-2017 12:46
  No one wants to fill their time off with piles of washing-up and complicated cookery. These three recipes will keep bellies satisfied and your holiday low on stress.Just-cooked greens tossed with butter, softened garlic and handfuls of tarragon is one of my go-to easy supper dishes.Continue reading...
  
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• Joe Fresh to expand into plus sizes with fall line

  01-08-2017 12:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - Joe Fresh is expanding into the plus-size market.The affordable apparel brand says additional sizing will be introduced in its fall collection.Womenswear will be available in sizes 0 to ......
  
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• 1,700-pound barbecue pit stolen from Albuquerque restaurant

  01-08-2017 10:14 via winnipegfreepress.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Police are investigating a bizarre heist of a 1,700-pound barbecue pit from a popular Albuquerque restaurant.The Albuquerque Journal reports (https://goo.gl/5oXrHZ) police say the black and red 200-gallon ......
  
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• 'I was terrified of getting a letter from Gucci': the man who popularised the bootleg slogan T-shirt

  01-08-2017 09:01
  In late 2006, Brian Lichtenberg launched a line of subverted slogan-wear, including the famous Homies sweatshirt. But how did he get away with it? The only company that took legal action was Marlboro. Shortly after releasing a red-and-white sweatshirt with the words “Lichtenboro” in a Marlboro-esque typeface, designer Brian Lichtenberg was sent a cease and desist letter by the cigarette company. “I was like, you’re not even a fucking clothing brand – where’s y
  
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• Clerics offering religious edicts in Cairo metro stir debate

  01-08-2017 08:16 via winnipegfreepress.com
  CAIRO - Egypt's Al-Azhar institute, the Sunni Muslim world's foremost religious institution, has set up a booth in a Cairo subway station with clerics offering fatwas, or religious advice, to ......
  
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• Dyson does well – but beware those taking its name in vain

  01-08-2017 08:00
  It offers great customer service, but there are those trying to fraudulently trade off itReader MK from London wrote in praise of Dyson: “When we renovated our house last spring we were given a Dyson V6 vacuum cleaner as a housewarming gift. About two months ago it stopped charging.“In the chaos that surrounds a renovation we had lost the receipt which we were given with the gift. We were going to find an engineer but a friend suggested we call Dyson directly. We did. They
  
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• Food fight erupts over Pennsylvania 'Pierogi Festival' name

  01-08-2017 07:17 via winnipegfreepress.com
  EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. - A Pennsylvania celebration of a popular Polish treat is embroiled in a food fight after a suburban Chicago chamber of commerce threatened a trademark infringement lawsuit over ...
  
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• Rain or shine: what to wear in August – in pictures

  01-08-2017 07:13
  Shorts, sliders, sunglasses and, of course, an anorak: how to keep cool – and stay dry – this season Continue reading...
  
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• Swimming lessons in London's docklands - archive, 1 August 1923

  01-08-2017 06:30
  1 August 1923: In a neighbourhood where “free access” to deep water is always possible for babies and toddlers, it is essential for all children to learn swimming“Every year children are drowned here,” said my friend, the schoolmistress, as we walked along the land side of the wharves, where steep little passages run down at intervals to the river. “Last week a mother brought me her little son in the hope of getting him into my infant class, though he is under five.
  
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• Officials: Young Afghans trafficked to study under Taliban

  01-08-2017 03:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  KABUL - It was a routine check. Two vans, both without license plates, were stopped earlier this month by police in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, where Taliban hold sway in ...
  
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• UK attitudes to breastfeeding must change, say experts

  01-08-2017 02:01
  Experts call for ‘multiple barriers’ to be overturned in Britain – which has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in the worldSocial attitudes that deter women from breastfeeding for more than a few weeks in the UK need to change in the interests of babies’ health, experts say. Related: Breastfeeding Q&A: is breast really best for mother and baby?Continue reading...
  
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• Texas lawmakers try again to address rising pregnancy deaths

  01-08-2017 00:31 via winnipegfreepress.com
  AUSTIN, Texas - Criticized over failing earlier to address skyrocketing pregnancy-related deaths, Texas lawmakers Monday pushed with renewed urgency efforts to examine why the state's maternal mortality rate is what ......
  
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