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• Evening gown designer Shoji breezes into New York Fashion Week

  08-09-2017 21:18
  (Reuters) - Fashion designer Tadashi Shoji, whose evening gowns are adored by Hollywood stars, showcased a casual, breezy collection in strong colors at New York Fashion Week.
  
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• Genetic-based tests help doctors tailor treatment for kids with brain tumours

  08-09-2017 20:18 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - At eight years old, Julia Van Damme was like most other kids her age — going to school, playing sports and goofing around with her younger sister and ......
  
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• Saskatchewan latest province to help protect boys from cancer with HPV vaccine

  08-09-2017 19:11 via winnipegfreepress.com
  REGINA - Saskatchewan has become the latest province to offer a free vaccine to help protect boys from some types of cancer.The province says that starting this school year about ...
  
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• Recalls this week: chest of drawers, slap bracelets

  08-09-2017 19:07 via winnipegfreepress.com
  More than 1.6 million four-drawer chests are being recalled because they pose a tip-over risk and potential hazard to children. Other recalled consumer products include children's sleepwear and toddler sweaters.Here's ...
  
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• Thomasina Miers’ recipe for quail with runner beans and roast red pepper sauce

  08-09-2017 18:00
  When it comes to red peppers, we can really learn a thing or two from the TurksI was chatting to a chef friend recently about his three-month journey across Turkey and Syria, just before civil war broke out. The story of his trip reminded me of my own visits to Turkey, and of how deeply I had fallen in love with its food: fresh, light and vegetable-oriented, it ticked all my boxes – and still does. In particular, it reminded me of Turkish cuisine’s similarities with Mexican
  
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• Fashion and Ferraris drive agenda at Goodwood Revival

  08-09-2017 17:41
  CHICHESTER, England (Reuters) - At Goodwood racetrack, one of England's famed venues, motor sport aficionados arrived in vintage attire from the 1940s, 50s and 60s to celebrate classic cars from the...
  
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• Let’s move to Diss, Norfolk: a glimpse of the East Anglian Dream

  08-09-2017 17:30
  There’s much to admire… but many admirersWhat’s going for it? I know what you want. Pink-painted, 18th-century cottage. Living-room with beams and inglenooks. Pantiles on the roof, maybe thatch. Paddocks out back. Ooh, and can I have a stream, too? What you’ll probably get, though, is redbrick, 1980s semi. Garage on the side. Heritage lantern by the front door. Straight outta Brookside. Bag of John Innes on the drive, waiting for the weekend. Demand for the East Ang
  
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• Be prepared to make pastry cream and caramel. It's tart time

  08-09-2017 16:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
  There are two kinds of pastry lovers. The first orders a pastry and savors it in a moment of bliss, oblivious to the world. The second orders a few pastries ......
  
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• Untold stories: why we should know more about East African runners

  08-09-2017 16:33
  Jemal Yimer finished fifth in the 10,000m at the world championships and Tim Cheruiyot came second in the 1,500m, yet their stories barely rated a mention. It’s symptomatic of a wider problem On the first night of the World Athletics Championships, the Ethiopian Jemal Yimer finished fifth in the 10,000m. He had judged his effort to perfection, riding the surges from the Kenyan runners and sprinting past World Cross Country champion Geoffrey Kamworor in the last lap before lunging desperate
  
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• Sleep: how much do you really get?

  08-09-2017 16:00
  It’s likely you have no real clue how much sleep you got last night, or how sleep-deprived you are right nowFew things better illustrate how little we understand ourselves than the mysteries of sleep. For a start, there’s the big mystery of why we do it in the first place, since in evolutionary terms, being unconscious for a third of every day is one of the most suicidal strategies imaginable. (This means that whatever sleep’s for, it must be really important to make it wo
  
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• My niece, aged 10, hardly eats, hiding or throwing away her food

  08-09-2017 16:00
  She has always been picky, but is now withdrawn at mealtimes and nervous at the prospect of eating. I am concerned for her mental and physical health, and also that of her younger sister. Annalisa Barbieri advises a readerI am concerned about the eating patterns of my nieces, who are five and 10. I have a close relationship with my brother and sister-in-law, and spend a lot of time with them. Both girls have always been extremely picky about food, with tantrums at most meals. They regularly
  
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• Which coconut water tastes best?

  08-09-2017 15:58
  It’s the UK’s fastest-growing soft drink, and lots of brands are getting in on the act. We put five to the test95p for 310mlContinue reading...
  
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• Oktopus, Liverpool L1: ‘It’s enormous fun’

  08-09-2017 15:00
  ‘Even after drinking quantities of wine and beer, and eating virtually every dish on the menu, the bill still comes as caress rather than headbutt’Perfection is so overrated: flawless beauty is often not in the least bit sexy. “Fun” events regimented like military campaigns: no thanks. And restaurants that concentrate too hard on chilly consistency are less purely enjoyable than altogether less, um, anal establishments. I’ve never, for instance, had a bad meal at an
  
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• Experience: I slept through my A-levels

  08-09-2017 15:00
  At 16, I was diagnosed with Kleine-Levin Syndrome, a neurological disorder characterised by excessive amounts of sleepI was an energetic kid – always on the go and always dancing. Everything changed in 2014 when I was 15. I had pushed myself really hard in my GCSEs, and on the night of our leavers’ assembly, I did a dance performance and went to my prom – neither of which I remember. For about five days, I had no idea where I was or who I was with, and experienced my first pani
  
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• Why working-class children have little chance of success

  08-09-2017 14:30
  Their parents are concerned with providing food and shelter, and ‘class migration’ means those kids who do well feel alienated from their birth cultureFor those having a quiet day patronising working-class Salford children after the latest episode of Channel 4’s TV series Educating Manchester, I recommend you look at Joan C Williams’s new book, White Working Class.Williams is writing about the US, but her observations rang so many bells, some of them probably in
  
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• Yuck or yum? Swiss offer insect burgers of mealworm larvae

  08-09-2017 14:26 via winnipegfreepress.com
  GENEVA - Swallow deeply, pinch the nose and repeat the mantra: "Tastes like beef, tastes likes beef." Then bite into the burger of rice, chopped vegetables, spices and mealworm larvae.The ......
  
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• What I wore this week: navy | Jess Cartner-Morley

  08-09-2017 14:00
  Ladylike or masculine, navy is the most modern of coloursNavy is a flattering colour to wear. Not in the complexion-enhancing sense so much as in the more significant all-round-vibe-enhancing sense. It won’t make your cheeks look peachy or your eyes piercing, it will emphasise your sparkling mind and innate class. Think of it like Touche Éclat for your personality instead of your under-eye shadows.The magic happens because wearing navy makes you look like the sort of person who wear
  
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• Richard Dreyfuss: ‘The one topic on which my dad would open up was sex’

  08-09-2017 14:00
  The actor talks about being the middle child with a funny, political mother and a distant, money-oriented father with a violent pastMy father, Norman, was a corporate attorney. He had come from a violent gang culture in Brooklyn and had pulled himself up by his bootstraps. His whole life before I existed was one of utter violence.My mother, Gerry, had been married to my dad since before the war. He spent two years recovering from wounds from a mortar that had all but taken him out after the Batt
  
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• My life in sex: ‘It is key for me to feel in complete control’

  08-09-2017 14:00
  The survivor of rapeNine years ago, when I was 16, I was raped by a stranger. It coloured the way I experienced sex for a long time, and to some extent it still does, but after years of fighting battles with my past, I now have something that I once thought was impossible: a healthy relationship with sex.For a long time, it was something I both wanted and dreaded because I often had flashbacks. In the middle of sex, my mind would get confused and I genuinely thought I&nb
  
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• Generation rent: why I’ll never have a six-bed by the sea

  08-09-2017 14:00
  If only we had our own retreat by the sea, offering isolation and no one tutting at you for cooking strong-smelling curryNext week I’m off to the coast for the Khan family holiday. My mind is full of questions, such as “What outfit will make me least visible in this caravan park” and, “If I am seen reading The Arabian Nights, will I be reported to the Home Office?” You see, we’re taking a holiday via the Sun.The Sun offers discounted stays at holiday park
  
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• My boyfriend has secretly been making videos of me naked

  08-09-2017 13:00
  I discovered the films, which were made without my consent, by accident. We’ve only been together for six months and I’m very confusedI am 25 and I have been dating my 35-year-old boyfriend for six months. I recently discovered, when I was on his computer, a folder of six videos of me naked made, without my consent, on his iPhone. One of me getting changed in the morning, me in the shower and others of me lying in bed asleep. I am shocked: he is so kind, respectful and seemingly norm
  
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• From George Cox to La La Land yellow: this week’s fashion trends

  08-09-2017 13:00
  What’s hot and what’s not in fashion this weekKelli from Insecure Oh hi, scene-stealer. Continue reading...
  
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• Cozy Summer House Merges Scandinavian and Belarusian Design

  08-09-2017 13:00
  Minsk-based Zrobym Architects completed the design of a summer house in the village of Raubichi, Belarus. The 731 square-foot wooden cabin was envisioned as a cozy retreat for the client’s mother.“Trying to execute all the wishes of the customer, we have embodied a small, cozy space in the project of a cottage, which will be comfortable enough for living in old age,” the architects explained. “A return to traditional forms of construction and reflection of
  
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• Repast lives: a history of food photography – in pictures

  08-09-2017 12:42
  In this taster from her new book Feast for the Eyes, curator and writer Susan Bright brings into focus the rich history of food in pictures. From Man Ray to Cindy Sherman and Martin Parr, it is an artful exploration of how the edible vastly exceeds the simple things we put on our plates. Continue reading...
  
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• 'Super Size Me 2' doc looks at fast food chicken, 'healthy' marketing

  08-09-2017 12:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  TORONTO - In the 13 years since releasing his Oscar-nominated McDonald's-diet documentary "Super Size Me," Morgan Spurlock hasn't taken his eyes off the fast food industry."I've just been kind of ......
  
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• Let's eat… Sunday lunch. The changing face of British mealtimes - podcast

  08-09-2017 11:39
  In this series about British mealtimes, host Hersha Patel explores how our food habits have changed over the years – and celebrates the art of eating together. First up, the traditional Sunday lunchSubscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Soundcloud and Acast and join the discussion on Facebook, Twitter and emailWelcome to our first episode of Let’s Eat. Whether it’s cooking for your lover to hosting a dinner party, in the coming weeks we’ll be asking cooks
  
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• Pierre Berge, magnate and Yves Saint Laurent's partner, dies

  08-09-2017 10:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  PARIS - Pierre Berge, an influential French businessman and philanthropist who was fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent's romantic and business partner and championed gay rights, has died. He was 86.A ...
  
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• Beauty roadtest: makeup removers

  08-09-2017 09:30
  ‘I usually use a makeup remover that contains green tea extract,’ says All Ages model Trese-San WongI told myself in my 20s, always take off your makeup before bed, no matter what state you’re in. I don’t wear a lot, anyway: the most I’ll put on is smoky eyes or a black eyeliner tick across the lids, but to this day I’ll still always take it off, no matter how late. Related: Beauty roadtest: men’s moisturisersContinue reading...
  
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• The best cardigans for all ages – in pictures

  08-09-2017 08:00
  The cardigan is in the spotlight thanks to Prada’s beaded designs for autumn. From stripy to slouchy, think of them as your new season investment piece Continue reading...
  
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• Stir like an assassin: five tips for making top-class cocktails at home

  08-09-2017 08:00
  There may be an art to crafting cocktails but with quality ingredients, a mean shake and the finest ice you can find, you too can be a mixologist Watching a skilled bartender at work – gracefully moving from backbar to ice well, throwing splashes of liquids into mixing glasses and shaker tins, silently stirring drinks or shaking them with vigour – is part of the pleasure of going to a cocktail bar. But this theatre serves to obscure a fundamental truth about bartending: making a good
  
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• The Pointer, Brill, Buckinghamshire: hotel review

  08-09-2017 07:30
  This pub has long had a reputation for its excellent food – much of it grown on its own farm. Four lovely new rooms mean guests can now stay the night in the ‘ridiculously pretty’ villageThe Pointer takes “local” to the next level. The food comes from its own farm. The beer is brewed in the same village. And now punters have only to stumble over the road to bed. The pub’s owners recently bought the cottage opposite and have turned it into rooms.The 18th-centur
  
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• Raf Simons is inspired by celluloid dreams - and horrors

  08-09-2017 07:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Raf Simons, the new star of American fashion since his debut collection in February for Calvin Klein, continued to refine his take on traditional Americana, with cowboy ......
  
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• Sudoku 3848 hard

  08-09-2017 01:01
  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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• Kakuro 1568 hard

  08-09-2017 01:01
  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 tomorrow or subscribe to our Digital Edition to see the completed puzzle. Continue reading...
  
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• Quick crossword No 14,770

  08-09-2017 01:00
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• Cryptic crossword No 27,297

  08-09-2017 01:00
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