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• Team USA parade uniforms include touch of American frontier

  22-01-2018 23:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Polo Ralph Lauren unveiled Team USA's Olympic parade uniforms Monday and social media haters can leave the ugly sweater jokes back in Sochi.Roundly mocked in 2014 for ...
  
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• Some Korean foods may taste familiar during the Olympics

  22-01-2018 23:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  SEATTLE - Spam, trout, fried chicken, moon pies and anything slathered in mayonnaise — those are some of the flavours of South Korea's home cooking that might seem just a ...
  
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• Dior gets surreal as stars talk Time's Up at Paris couture

  22-01-2018 22:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  PARIS - Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri projected a ludic mood at the Rodin Museum as top actresses weighed in on the Time's Up movement against sexual harassment at the ......
  
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• Ralph & Russo unveils a fairytale for Paris fashion week

  22-01-2018 20:57
  London fashion house is the sole heir to a grand British couture traditionThe aesthetic of Ralph & Russo, the only extant British haute couture house, can be summed up as dresses in which to marry a prince. So while Kylie Minogue sat front row between the supermodels Karlie Kloss and Natalia Vodianova, and despite the actors Lupita Nyong’o, Tracee Ellis Ross and Allison Williams wearing the label on the red carpet at the Screen Actors Guild on Sunday evening, the most significant name
  
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• Here Are 4 Totally Affordable 2018 Interior Design Resolutions Worth Trying This Year

  22-01-2018 19:00
  Try out some of these 2018 interior design resolutions in your home. Image: Peter Eskuche, AIA“New year, new you” doesn’t only have to pertain to gym memberships and budgeting resolutions. It can also extend to your interiors. Why not use the turn of the calendar year as an opportunity to look at the rooms of your home in an entirely new light?With this sentiment in mind, we’ve come up with four easy-to-follow 2018 interior design resolutions. You don’t have to tack
  
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• ‘​I’d have gone back to him’: why women’s refuges can’t afford more cuts

  22-01-2018 18:53
  The stories of abuse survivors offer a window on to the crisis in the women’s sector. So why is the government considering funding changes that are a matter of life and death?Fifteen years ago, when Lynn fled her abusive partner with her six-month-old baby, she was housed in a homeless shelter because there was no space at a women’s refuge. When she arrived, staff asked her where her possessions were, allotted her a single knife, fork and spoon and begrudgingly dragged a dirty cot ou
  
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• Fashion week image of the day: a surrealist vision at Christian Dior couture

  22-01-2018 18:45
  Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri has collaborated with milliner Stephen Jones in Paris
  Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri’s surrealist-inspired haute couture show for Christian Dior took place on Monday afternoon at the Musée Rodin in Paris. The Italian designer took her lead from the work of the artist Leonor Fini, who worked with Christian Dior himself in the 1930s. It is a collection that will surely be remembered for its body tattoos – spelling out “Attitudes Spectrales”
  
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• Hunger Games: American influence felt in Korean dishes

  22-01-2018 18:22 via winnipegfreepress.com
  SEATTLE - SPAM, trout, fried chicken, moon pies and anything slathered in mayonnaise — those are some of the flavours of South Korea's home cooking that might seem just a ......
  
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• Will the unique culture of Miami's Coconut Grove survive?

  22-01-2018 18:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  MIAMI - With its artsy vibe, lush landscapes and free-roaming peacocks, Coconut Grove has long been known as a bohemian paradise.It's also Miami's oldest neighbourhood, established along the shores of ...
  
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• Paul Bocuse obituary

  22-01-2018 17:32
  Colossus of French cooking dedicated to promoting his country’s cuisineFor many people around the world, Paul Bocuse, who has died aged 91, was the incarnation of French gastronomy, a colossus of haute cuisine. He was among the first chefs to understand the value of publicity, and was a tireless promoter of French food and of his own restaurant, L’Auberge du Pont de Collonges, near Lyon.Bocuse travelled the world making guest appearances, pronouncing on matters culinary and gastronom
  
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• Craft and tech mingle at French couture house Fournie

  22-01-2018 17:18
  PARIS (Reuters) - At his Paris workshop, haute couturier Julien Fournie is surveying the final tucks and tweaks to his outfits as models try on his hand-stitched silk gowns, bringing to life...
  
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• A cold nose shows you’re stressed – what else does?

  22-01-2018 16:32
  A study at the University of Nottingham has shown that blood drains from someone’s face when they are under stress. Here are the other bodily signs to look out forTouch your nose. If it is cold, you may need to calm down. Science, by using thermal imaging cameras and stressing the hell out of students, has discovered that stress causes a cold nose (and face). Blood moves from the face to other parts of the body that might need it more in a dangerous situation, such as muscles and limbs. Th
  
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• Think you can spot scammers? Just 9% of Britons really can

  22-01-2018 16:21
  Home Office-backed campaign offers advice to help people protect themselves from fraud An official campaign to protect consumers against financial fraud has been launched after a survey showed that only 9% of people were able to correctly identify scam texts and emails in an online test.
  Monday marks the start of Take Five to Stop Fraud Week, which is backed by the Home Office and financial institutions, and aims to combat one of Britain’s fastest-growing crimes. According to the governmen
  
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• Pope defends in-flight wedding from conservative headwinds

  22-01-2018 16:12
  ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday defended his decision to marry a couple aboard a plane in Chile last week, responding to criticism by conservatives that it flew in the face...
  
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• Prize camels keep tradition alive in changing Saudi, but please no Botox!

  22-01-2018 16:06
  AL-RUMAHIYA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - The dromedaries paraded down a dusty racetrack as judges rated the size of their lips, cheeks, heads and knees. Crowds of men watched from the bleachers, hooting...
  
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• Sauteed Duck Breasts are elegant entree for Valentine's Day

  22-01-2018 15:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  With Valentine's Day looming, here's an elegant entree that any basic cook can execute with ease. I'm talking about duck breasts with a five-ingredient sauce, the making of which requires ......
  
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• Micro chips: Brussels' friteries get stylish redesign as mirrored shacks

  22-01-2018 15:15
  The kiosks serving frites, Belgium’s favourite street food, are getting a design revamp that will include mirrored facades and personalised signsNo trip to Brussels is complete without a stop at a friterie, the simple kiosks serving the classic Belgian snack – crunchy fries served with a choice of condiments, from the national favourite, mayonnaise, to spicy samurai sauce.Now, thanks to an architecture competition run by the city in collaboration with the National Federation of Frite
  
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• Indoor velodrome expected to draw cyclists to Detroit

  22-01-2018 14:54 via winnipegfreepress.com
  DETROIT - An indoor cycling track in Detroit is expected to draw bike riders from other cold-weather states and across the U.S. while giving inner-city youth the opportunity to participate ...
  
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• Modern vs. Contemporary Design: What’s the Difference?

  22-01-2018 13:00
  Many people think modern and contemporary design are the same. But there’s a world of difference. They may be synonyms when describing many things, but in design, modern vs. contemporary are quite different.Modern design refers to an era that has passed, while contemporary design is all about the now and the future.The most popular modern design era is the mid-century modern era of the 1950s and 1960s. But Art Deco design of the 1920s or anything from then to the vintage look of the 1970s
  
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• Anna Jones’s kale recipes

  22-01-2018 13:00
  January is all about wintry greens such as kale, which brings a bright and fresh note to verdant garlic pasta, and a deep and rich one to a hearty soupI am in a green phase, and drawn like a moth to sea-green velvet cushions and dresses, while the tear sheets for my new kitchen are an almost-black green. I’m sure this is all inspired by the minerally winter greens of the season, which are ever-present in my cooking right now. The majestic cavolo nero – an intense black-blue green tha
  
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• In Syria's Aleppo, old bazaar struggles to come back to life

  22-01-2018 12:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  ALEPPO, Syria - Fighting has long died down in Syria's largest city but Aleppo's centuries-old market still has to come back to life, more than a year after government forces ......
  
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• How can I be allergic to shiitakes, but fine with other mushrooms? | Notes and queries

  22-01-2018 12:30
  The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsA few years ago I discovered that I’m extremely allergic to shiitake mushrooms (don’t ask) but I can still happily eat “normal”, chestnut mushrooms and ceps/ porcini. What do shiitake mushrooms contain that the others don’t? And what others should I avoid?Alec Sandison, Ottery St Mary, Devon Continue reading.
  
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• Lake O'Hara offers a winter wonderland for skiers and snowshoers in the Rockies

  22-01-2018 12:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Anyone who's tried to book a trip to British Columbia's Lake O'Hara in the summer knows how difficult it is to get a spot. But there's a much quieter — ...
  
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• In Year of the Dog, Malaysia plays down, skirts dog decorations

  22-01-2018 11:38
  KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Some Malaysian businesses are skirting around or playing down the portrayal of canines in Chinese New Year decorations this year, wary of offending the country's Muslim...
  
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• Crossword roundup: a stable genius, or a git?

  22-01-2018 11:04
  There’s hyper-topicality and unparliamentary language in our collection of the best of the cryptic cluesThere’s topical and there’s expeditious. The publication date for Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury was brought forward after cease-and-desist letters from its snowflake subject; at the same time, Knut was compiling an Independent puzzle that incorporated the book’s content as well as Trump’s reaction to it. So it is that the first two across entries read ... Co
  
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• Should I use the help-to-buy scheme for a new-build home?

  22-01-2018 11:00
  I’ll need to repay 12.5% of the value when I pay the loan off – I might lose out if it’s worth more Q My wife and I have reserved a new-build property in Surrey costing £600,000. We are now considering whether or not to use the help-to-buy scheme. If we did we would put down a deposit of 7.5%, get a help-to-buy loan of 12.5% and a mortgage of 80% of the value of the house. If we didn’t use the help-to-buy scheme, we would have a 10% cash deposit and 90% mortgage.Ass
  
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• 10 of the best activity and adventure holidays: readers’ travel tips

  22-01-2018 11:00
  From volcano trekking in Indonesia to kayaking around south Wales, our readers have found big thrills in incredible settingsThere is an almost infinite list of outdoor activities for any ability in Queenstown, South Island. The hills surrounding Lake Wakatipu (pictured above), which provide incredible ski runs during winter, reveal endless kilometres of mountain bike trails in summer. With a good selection of bike-hire options in the town itself, I went for Vertigo Bikes, which offers half-day/f
  
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• My wife always climaxes during foreplay, leaving me feeling as if I am just servicing her

  22-01-2018 09:00
  My wife schedules sex once a week. Foreplay is mainly spent on arousing her, and she will always climax before penetration. After sex, I am left empty and regretful as I feel I am just servicing her. I want to experiment and I have tried to talk about it but she refuses to listen. I am close to resolving this by simply waiting for her to instigate things, which I doubt would ever happen. I love her dearly and am very attracted to her and I always want to put my feelings after those of my wife an
  
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• Rose-tinted glasses and rainbow umbrellas: 18 ways to brighten up your January

  22-01-2018 08:00
  We’re halfway through January. It’s wet, it’s cold and payday isn’t for another two weeks. So from comforting velvet to bright red socks, here are some very small and very fashionable reasons to be cheerful Continue reading...
  
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• Dyson V8: why is the pricing an Absolute farce?

  22-01-2018 08:00
  Different models are priced far apart – the company should dust off its namesI wanted to buy a Dyson V8 Absolute vacuum cleaner, which appeared to drop in price around Black Friday but went back up shortly after. I decided to wait until after Christmas in the hope of benefiting from a further price drop. But which V8 model should I buy? Out there is the Absolute, the Animal, the Absolute Total Clean and Absolute Pro. John Lewis has been advertising the Absolute (a Which? best-buy vacuum cl
  
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• Federal beer tax hikes unpatriotic

  22-01-2018 07:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  We crusading journalists are expected to bravely take stands on the vital issues of the day in a sincere and humanitarian effort to make life better for our readers.Speaking as ......
  
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• A local’s guide to Sydney

  22-01-2018 07:30
  Ringed by national parks and blessed with more than 100 beaches, the best bits of Sydney are outdoors, active and (mostly) free. Here’s how to enjoy it like a local‘The best things about Sydney are free,” resident Russell Crowe has said. It is arguably the top metropolis on the planet for soaking up the scenery, but Sydneysiders don’t take these God-given gifts for granted. When they’re not out in the surf, swimming laps in an ocean pool, or sailing around the harbo
  
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• The frill of it all: how chintz got un-chucked

  22-01-2018 07:00
  It ‘s been almost 20 years since Ikea encouraged us to ditch elaborate furnishings. But now the spirit of 80s Laura Ashley is making a floral comeback – with a minimalist flavour
  “All hail the new chintz” announced the luxury (and certifiably hip) interiors brand House of Hackney (HoH) last week, describing its new collection as “an assortment of irresistibly chintzy prints and patterns inspired by British country house interiors but seen through kaleidoscopic glass
  
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• ‘I baked fairy cakes and it dialled down the horror a little’

  22-01-2018 07:00
  After two traumatic family events, Emma Mitchell began to suffer from severe depression and anxiety. Fortunately, she managed to fend it off, using knitting, baking and crochet, and found a like-minded community doing exactly the same
  She had a fever and her face was ashen. It was 4pm and although I was concerned, I gave her Calpol, nestled her by my side and read her a story. It was early February. I was certain it was a bad cold and that all would be well. What I didn’t realise was that
  
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• Menswear a wrap in Paris with colorful Kenzo, urban Lanvin

  22-01-2018 00:23 via winnipegfreepress.com
  PARIS - Lanvin and Paul Smith capped a masculine and utilitarian menswear season in Paris as Kenzo paid tribute to Irish singer-songwriter Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries, who died last ......
  
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• Milford Track: 'World's finest walk' in danger of becoming just another bucket list tick

  22-01-2018 00:03
  Epic trail in the wild south was once a path to inner peace but popularity has trampled its tranquillity Dawn is hours away on a cool Fiordland night but the packed bunk rooms of Clinton Hut are seething with activity. Tramping boots stomp against wooden floors, bunks creek as their inhabitants fling their bodies around, and an urgent, sleep-fogged crescendo of angry whispers is building in the gloom.“Shhhhhh,” hisses someone from a top bunk, directing their wrath towards the noisy h
  
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