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• SUNO’s Got a Line With Anthropologie and Here Are the Pieces You Need

  05-09-2018 23:00
  Cult favorite fashion brand SUNO is back! Launched back in 2008, the collection of one-of-a-kind vintage textiles won design awards and was a favorite of Michelle Obama. But the socially responsible line of small-batch production couldn’t keep up with the growth and closed in 2016. Until Anthropologie reached out.SUNO’s line of vibrantly-patterned home decor works best when layered.Much to our delight, SUNO and Anthropologie have collaborated on a home line featuring 20 dif
  
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• Gorgeous Ideas for Fall Porch Decorating

  05-09-2018 23:00
  Autumn is the perfect season for fall porch decorating. Image:Pottery BarnWe hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. We absolutely love fall decorating. This is the season of pumpkin-everything, with rich and warm colors that welcome our friends and family into our homes. Decorating your porch for autumn starts with colors. Before you begin your fall porch decorating, you’ll need to create a col
  
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• Federal lawyer asks B.C. judge to toss experts' reports on medical marijuana

  05-09-2018 22:55 via winnipegfreepress.com
  VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the federal government is asking a B.C. Supreme Court judge to reject the reports of three doctors and a criminologist she says are either unqualified ......
  
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• Trans puppet named Julian to help young kids exploring gender issues

  05-09-2018 22:10 via winnipegfreepress.com
  MONTREAL - The young school-age puppet named Julia feels in her heart she's a boy and wants to be called Julian.Trans advocates say for many very young children and their ...
  
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• UK, French reach tentative deal on scallop conflict

  05-09-2018 21:05 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LONDON - A tentative deal was reached Wednesday to resolve a conflict over scallop fishing rights off France's coast, British and French officials said.Officials and industry representatives said after talks ...
  
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• 'A great place to drink': how a Sainsbury's car park tunnel became Bude's top attraction

  05-09-2018 19:37
  TripAdvisor’s reviewers may have been joking when they rated a 70m Perspex tunnel as the best place for tourists to visit in the Cornish town. But some clearly believe in its magic
  It is the stately pleasure dome of Kubla Khan, extruded onwards. It is the triumphal arch for a future Cornish victory in an as yet unwritten English civil war. It is the Perspex tunnel linking Bude Sainsbury’s with a Sainsbury’s-affiliated car park; it is 230ft (70m) long, and it is now a celebrity.
  
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• 'Effortlessly chic' Meghan Markle named People's best dressed woman

  05-09-2018 19:28
  Meghan Markle was named the best dressed woman of 2018 by People magazine on Wednesday in a rare accolade for royalty by the celebrity publication.
  
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• In Cuba, condom use stretches far beyond sex

  05-09-2018 19:00
  Cubans use them to fish, ferment wine, fix punctures or tie up hair; latex condoms have become the ultimate multipurpose tool on the Communist-run island where shortages of basic goods have forced...
  
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• How to Choose a Floor Plan: 8 Questions to Ask Before You Pick

  05-09-2018 19:00
  Just searching for a floor plan online will yield thousands of results. And here’s the thing: There’s probably more than just one plan that would work for you and your family. So how can you narrow down the results and find the right one? Instead of aimlessly clicking through plan after plan or paging through your builder’s catalog, define what you want and use those parameters to lead you to the perfect plan. Not sure where to start? Asking yourself these questions can help yo
  
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• Sensible idea or snobbery: is Florence right to ban eating in the streets?

  05-09-2018 17:23
  A local takeaway has become so popular that other businesses complain about people hanging around while eating. Now the council is threatening to fine street eaters as much as €500A self-styled “temple of street food and takeaway”, Florence’s All’Antico Vinaio has a problem. This vendor of perfect panini is such a draw that local businesses are sick of tourists clogging up nearby doorways, stairwells and kerbs as they eat. In August, a scuffle reportedly broke out be
  
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• UK, French in talks to prevent more scallop clashes

  05-09-2018 17:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LONDON - British and French officials and fishing industry representatives are meeting in London to try and prevent further conflicts over scallop fishing.The talks follow an incident last week in ......
  
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• Boil your dishcloths! How to make your everyday environment cleaner than a toilet seat

  05-09-2018 17:13
  From doors to bank notes, bacteria gets everywhere – including your friend’s smartphone. Here’s a short guide to cleaning up your act
  Pandemic experts say that airport security trays are dirtier than your toilet seat, but guess what? So is your dishcloth. For most people, going through airport security is not an everyday thing, but shopping, commuting and washing your dinner table and plates probably are. So, here are everyday things you might want to think about more carefully
  
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• Reign of the scumbro: the meaning of Justin Bieber’s ugly style

  05-09-2018 17:09
  The hottest trend in men’s fashion involves looking badly dressed in oversized trousers, obscure graphic T-shirts and ridiculous shoes and hatsAm I just getting old or are young male celebrities dressing really badly these days? Charlotte, by emailIt is a fact that people’s eyes don’t work properly until they are 25, which is why when they see Justin Bieber wearing ripped bleached jeans, cowboy boots and a ludicrous fur jacket with even more ludicrous fur hood, they don’t
  
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• RIGHT AT HOME: Low-tech gear for intrepid young explorers

  05-09-2018 17:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The world is full of high-tech children's toys. But there's a movement afoot to bring back some simpler playthings — ones that invite kids to explore the outdoors, and tap ...
  
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• LeBron James says in Kaepernick reference: I stand with Nike

  05-09-2018 16:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Clutching his young daughter in his arms, LeBron James said he stands with Nike, a clear reference to the company's Colin Kaepernick ad campaign.The basketball superstar — ...
  
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• New Yorkers strut street style

  05-09-2018 15:50
  New York City is one of the fashion capitals of the world and when it kicks off Fashion Week on September 6 stylists, buyers, fashion enthusiasts and celebrities will be keen to see what has been...
  
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• Video games in focus at London's V&A exhibition

  05-09-2018 15:43
  Video games take centre-stage in an exhibition at London's V&A Museum that kicks off this week, looking at how the popular leisure activity has been designed and played since the mid-2000s.
  
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• Frozen crystal beauty in the Dead Sea

  05-09-2018 15:10
  A ballerina's tutu, submerged in the Dead Sea and "frozen" by accumulated layers of salt into a 200 kg (440 lb) crystal-like sculpture, will soon go on international display, part of a unique...
  
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• Kirkuk bookshop uses English to promote peace in divided Iraqi city

  05-09-2018 14:43
  All are welcome to attend free English language discussions and lessons in Sami Sulaiman's bookshop - on the strict condition that they steer clear of politics and religion and refrain from speaking...
  
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• From coughs to cakes: why honey is the bee’s knees

  05-09-2018 14:32
  Honey should be your first line of treatment for a cough – but don’t just reach for it when you have the sniffles. Sourced everywhere from Zambian forests to Irish meadows and London rooftops, there is a flavour to suit everyoneGet stuck in: four healing honey recipesGot a cough? Then before you pick up an over-the-counter medicine, or head to your GP, try a little honey. Who would have thought that in the 21st century, this folk remedy would become the first line of treatment? But i
  
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• Early results boost hopes for historic gene editing attempt

  05-09-2018 14:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  PHOENIX - Early, partial results from a historic gene editing study give encouraging signs that the treatment may be safe and having at least some of its hoped-for effect, but ......
  
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• 6 Optical Illusion Wallpaper Ideas

  05-09-2018 14:00
  Once seen as an outdated addition to a home, wallpaper is coming back in a huge way. From trendy new ideas like scratch and sniff wallpaper to hyper-modern stylings, wallpaper is no longer the interior design no man’s land it once was. And one of the most unique ways to tap into wallpaper’s full potential is to use optical illusion wallpaper.Optical illusion wallpaper creates a visual trick to make you think the space is something other than it is. For instance, a realistic wallpaper
  
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• How to make the perfect German plum cake

  05-09-2018 13:00
  Should this traditional dessert have a dough or pastry base - and which variety of fruit works best?For a place with such lovely plums (complaints to the editor, please), we have a serious dearth of recipes for the glorious annual glut. Crumble, jam and pie just about covers it, as far as I can tell (though all corrections welcome), none of which, delicious as they are, come close to the national institution that is the German plum cake, variously known as zwetschgendatschi, zwetschgenkuchen, qu
  
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• Are Japanese souffle pancakes worth the wait?

  05-09-2018 12:32
  These towering souffle-style pancakes are light and lovely, yet satisfyingly eggy – but the 20-minute cooking time feels like foodie purgatory Even in the increasingly filthy world of food porn, these fluffy pancake clouds seem especially X-rated. Perform a Google image search for “Japanese wobbly pancake” – not in the office, obviously; they’re strictly NSFW – and you will see what I mean. There they are, lolloping gently on top of each other, drizzled in syr
  
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• Thirty years at Vogue: how Anna Wintour changed the way the world gets dressed

  05-09-2018 10:44
  In her years as editor of American Vogue, Wintour has invented soft power dressing and become as famous as her celebrity cover stars. Lionised and satirised, respected and feared – could she now be ready to abdicate?When Anna Wintour arrived in the editor’s chair at American Vogue in 1988, Ronald Reagan was US president. The White House has seen five further incumbents since then; Wintour, by contrast, has not budged an inch. When the curtain goes up on New York fashion week later th
  
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• James says he 'stands with Nike' in reference to Kaepernick

  05-09-2018 10:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Clutching his young daughter in his arms, LeBron James said on Tuesday that he "stands with Nike," a clear reference to the company's Colin Kaepernick ad campaign.The ......
  
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• The cult of Yakult: the surprising reason the world's gone wild for the probiotic drink

  05-09-2018 08:00
  The yoghurt drink was first invented in Japan in 1930, but there are suddenly Yakult-inspired stickers on Etsy and shares of its stock have risen. What’s behind it? A Netflix romcom
  The Netflix film To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before has given rise to an unbilled star. Yakult – the probiotic drink – is discreetly feted in this romantic comedy as a symbol of a Korean American upbringing (Peter Kavinsky, the romantic lead, drinks it in a scene that seals his love).The Yakult
  
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• Cooling down from the dog days of summer

  05-09-2018 07:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  If you love dogs, you are my friend.I suppose that Hallmark card-style sentiment is about as close as I come to having a philosophy of life.It also explains why I ...
  
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• 10 of the best new luxury hostels

  05-09-2018 07:30
  From India to Peru, all these places offer boutique-hotel touches at budget prices. We pick 10 recent openings from a new book on posh hostelsThis hostel in an 18th-century building sits on top of the Sandeman wine cellar, by the River Douro. Dorm beds are mounted inside cylindrical, wine-barrel inspired frames and a bar-lounge makes use of the old tasting room. The adjacent kitchen serves food from locally-sourced produce. Rent a vintage bike and explore the city or relax on the riverside terra
  
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• Ditch the almond milk: why everything you know about sustainable eating is probably wrong

  05-09-2018 07:00
  From cod to clingfilm, the advice we’re given can often be confusing. If you’re serious about eating green, here are some straightforward solutions
  In food and drink, we all want to do the right thing. We want to shop and eat sustainably. But, sometimes, it is easier said than done. Our willingness to jump on the latest eco-trends and unquestioningly accept reassuring labelling can lead to unintended consequences. If we are serious about eating green, we need to read beyond the headl
  
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• Fraternity group votes to ban hard alcohol at houses in U.S., Canada

  05-09-2018 05:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  INDIANAPOLIS - Most U.S. and Canadian fraternities have one year to ban vodka, tequila and other hard alcohol under a rule adopted during the recent annual meeting of their trade ......
  
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• Planning for the sunny days ahead

  05-09-2018 01:28 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Sometimes the advent of September can feel like the end of summer, even for those us whose school days are long behind us. But Labour Day doesn’t have to signal ......
  
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