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• Paving its future: Ferrari unveils wide-ranging new plans

  18-09-2018 21:50 via winnipegfreepress.com
  MARANELLO, Italy - Ferrari is paving its way to future growth with a look to its roots.The company's new CEO, Louis Camilleri, unveiled a new business plan Tuesday that includes ......
  
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• Bright and frilly: designers unveil Brexit wardrobe

  18-09-2018 21:11
  If you have been wondering what to wear when Britain leaves the European Union next spring, here are some pointers: Hot pink, skirts slashed at the thigh and plenty of lace and ruffles.
  
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• Still Think You Don’t Need a Formal Living Room?

  18-09-2018 21:00
  The formal living room has become an endangered species.  Freshome reached out to experts around the country, and the responses were the same. “There was a time when everyone wanted three bedrooms, two baths, formal living and dining and a basement den – but those days are over,” says Angela Williams, a Birmingham, AL-based realtor at Extreme Agent Realty. “Today, I find that my clients are all about convenience and functionality. Gone are the days of the showroom/li
  
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• Politics, pinstripes and soft power at London fashion week

  18-09-2018 20:41
  No 10 reception is heavy on the suits as Brexit frays nerves of British fashion industryThis London fashion week focused on hard numbers rather than soft power, and closed with a businesslike Downing Street reception. The cocktail-hour celebration regularly held at No 10 was downsized this season to a 90-minute afternoon reception at which – unusually for a fashion week event – suits outnumbered party dresses. Related: Richard Quinn offers a fashion education with LFW showContinue re
  
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• Che Guevara poster artist looks back on 50 revolutionary years

  18-09-2018 19:38
  Fifty years after creating the Che Guevara poster that still adorns student bedrooms around the world, Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick is delighted at its ubiquity, but concerned at its exploitation for...
  
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• 14 Warm and Inviting Ways to Use Burnt Orange in Your Home This Fall

  18-09-2018 19:00
  We 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. Fall is almost here. With it comes a number of gorgeous shades that you can incorporate into your interiors. Chief among them is burnt orange. This eye-catching shade is the perfect thing to make your home feel warm and inviting for the season or all year long.Don’t believe us? We have some design inspiration below that will turn you into this shade&rsq
  
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• Share a tip on affordable Japan for a chance to win a £200 hotel voucher

  18-09-2018 18:43
  We want to hear about lovely places to stay and eat, trips to historic locations, walks – anything that’s great valueJapan can be expensive unless you know where to go. So, whether you’ve explored temples and museums, discovered cheap street food, a hospitable family-run hotel, or cracked a way of getting around cheaply, please tell us your tips for travelling in Japan on a budget.Please be specific about locations and include details of prices and websites. Continue reading...
  
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• Is the system failing children with mental health issues?

  18-09-2018 18:16
  Children referred for mental health treatment are being turned away and clinical commissioning groups are under fire – the NSPCC provides vital support but a more holistic solution is needed The lives of children growing up in the UK today are increasingly blighted by mental ill health. Last year, Childline delivered a record number of counselling sessions with young people struggling with suicidal thoughts – the equivalent of 60 sessions every day via phone, one-to-one chat and emai
  
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• Back to its roots: Ferrari unveils wide-ranging new plans

  18-09-2018 17:38 via winnipegfreepress.com
  MARANELLO, Italy - Ferrari is going back to its roots.The company's new CEO Louis Camilleri unveiled Tuesday a new business plan that revives iconic models and embeds them with Formula ......
  
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• With metal skulls and horns, Turkish artist re-interprets ancient stories

  18-09-2018 17:32
  In a disused hangar in Istanbul, Turkish artist Ahmet Gunestekin uses thousands of metal human skulls and twisting, spiky animal horns to re-tell some ancient myths in a towering, fearsome...
  
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• Lithuania: Walmart to remove Soviet-themed shirts

  18-09-2018 17:07 via winnipegfreepress.com
  VILNIUS, Lithuania - Walmart has agreed to remove shirts with Soviet emblems from its online shop after three Baltic countries complained about the clothing, Lithuanian authorities said Tuesday.Estonia, Latvia, and ...
  
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• The secret to a deep-dish apple pie? Precooking the apples

  18-09-2018 16:31 via winnipegfreepress.com
  There's no better way to enjoy fall's abundant apple harvest than in a towering deep-dish pie. Unfortunately, this dessert often yields unevenly cooked, shrunken apples swimming in an ocean of ......
  
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• Too much screen time? New phone controls for you and kids

  18-09-2018 16:03 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Apple and Google want to help you spend less time on their phones.With their new tools for managing screen time, you can see how often you picked ...
  
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• RIGHT AT HOME: Furniture with ports and plugs to connect you

  18-09-2018 15:45 via winnipegfreepress.com
  We're a nation of multi-taskers, often keeping an eye on our phones or other devices even while lounging on the sofa watching television.And those devices need power. Who wants to ...
  
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• A backpacker’s guide to Chile: a one-month itinerary

  18-09-2018 15:15
  From historic Santiago to boho Valparaíso and into staggeringly beautiful mountains and desert, this is a pulse-racing trip. Explore Chile with our guide on what to see and where to staySqueezed between the Andes and the Pacific and stretching from the Atacama Desert to the glaciers of Patagonia, this strip of a country opens its secrets to backpackers prepared to push into the lesser-known quarters: to the lava fields of Conguillío national park with its monkey puzzle trees, or to
  
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• Offerman to narrate literary audiobook 'Twain's Feast'

  18-09-2018 14:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - An upcoming audiobook about Mark Twain offers food for thought, and some thoughts for food.Nick Offerman will narrate "Twain's Feast," a look at Twain's life through the ...
  
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• Allegations against Kavanaugh pose test for #MeToo movement

  18-09-2018 14:29 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Nearly a year old and still making headlines almost daily, the #MeToo movement faces a dramatic test of its impact and staying power in the sexual assault ......
  
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• 7 of the Best Herbs to Grow Indoors

  18-09-2018 14:00
  We 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. There’s nothing quite like fresh herbs to turn up the flavor dial on a dish. Adding herbs is a great way to excite your tastebuds without adding those less-than-healthy flavorings for which we so often reach. (We’re looking at you, salt and fat.) But there are a few problems with fresh herbs. First, there’s their price tag at the grocery sto
  
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• Model with Down's syndrome makes strides worldwide

  18-09-2018 13:21
  Rosanne Stuart recalls attending an annual fashion parade with her daughter, Madeline, in their hometown of Brisbane, Australia, in 2015. In the midst of the high-energy glamour on the runway,...
  
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• ‘Pimples are in’ – the rise of the acne positivity movement

  18-09-2018 11:30
  From Justin Bieber to Lorde, celebrities and bloggers are going bare-faced on social media and opening up about skin problems. And with 25% of women over 30 experiencing acne, it’s not just a teenage afflictionIt was on a family holiday that Kali Kushner discovered, abruptly, just how others viewed her skin. “At the end of the day I washed off my makeup,” she recalls. “My nephew said: ‘Why is your face so dirty?’ It took me a minute to realise he saw my founda
  
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• 'You need to say something': a survivor of childhood sexual abuse tells his story

  18-09-2018 10:00
  Sam endured years of physical, emotional and sexual abuse at the hands of his adoptive father. After almost a decade of suffering, he found the courage to speak up.
  The story Sam tells is a true one and all the living contributors have consented to be featured. The film includes information and scenes you may find upsetting.
  Sam's adoptive father, Glenn Smith, killed himself a few weeks after Sam spoke to the police in 2004. 
  Childhood shapes who we become. Abuse ne
  
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• From hairclips to hiking boots: headline news for autumn/winter 2018

  18-09-2018 09:01
  Want to keep pace with the style pack this season? Be inspired by these four trends that will show you know your Gucci from your Prabal GurungRead more from the autumn/winter 2018 edition of The Fashion, our biannual fashion supplement Sometimes a trend comes along that is reassuringly familiar, something everyone can get on board with. For autumn/winter 2018, that’s hair clips. While barrettes have been making their way back on to catwalks for a couple of seasons (hello, Ashley Williams a
  
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• Why does Ryanair make it so hard to change the name on gift vouchers?

  18-09-2018 08:37
  We can’t use them because the name doesn’t match the passportLast year we bought £100 of Ryanair vouchers for my partner’s mother, who lives in Spain, to visit us in our new home. But when she went to use them earlier this year she found they should have been written out with her full passport name. After three calls, two online chats, four complaints and about 10 emails I’ve had a response which basically says “tough”.MK, Ely, Cambridgeshire Continue re
  
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• Tracee Ellis Ross leads parade of pink on Emmys carpet

  18-09-2018 08:07 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - There were princess looks and stars pretty in pink, liquid metallics and a contingent in red for TV's big night at the Emmy Awards.Claire Foy in custom ...
  
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• How the cookie crumbled

  18-09-2018 07:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
  I can always count on my buddy Big Daddy Tazz when the chips are down, especially if those chips are made from delicious milk chocolate.That was the case Monday when, ......
  
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• Peaks and troughs: cycling and eating in Austria’s Tyrol

  18-09-2018 07:30
  Ahead of the Road World Championships, our writer samples the Alpine route, before riding off in search of the area’s best food producersFrom the moment I step off the plane in Innsbruck, mountains dominate the view. Mighty and majestic, they instil a twinge of excitement (mixed with dread) when I imagine being up among them on two wheels.It will certainly make for a magnificent backdrop next week, when more than 1,000 professional cyclists descend on Tyrol, western Austria, for the Road W
  
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• New era in virtual reality therapy for common phobias

  18-09-2018 07:17 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Dick Tracey didn't have to visit a tall building to get over his fear of heights. He put on a virtual reality headset.Through VR, he rode an elevator to a ......
  
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• Sunny yellows shine on gold carpet at TV's Emmy awards

  18-09-2018 02:35
  Hollywood's top TV talent stepped out in bright yellow and sparkling white gowns, jumpsuits and tuxedo jackets that complemented a gold carpet as they arrived for a too-close-to-call Emmys race on...
  
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• Jenifer Lewis in Nike swoosh, Johansson a goddess at Emmys

  18-09-2018 02:22 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Jenifer Lewis stood with Nike in a bedazzled swoosh sweatshirt on the Emmys new gold carpet and Scarlett Johansson stunned as a goddess in white during the ...
  
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• Rough start hasn't soured loving shepherd cross

  18-09-2018 01:37 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Her name is Barbie, and she’s a real doll.She’s also a warrior and a survivor.A seven-year-old shepherd cross with perky ears who often looks like she’s smiling, Barbie greets every ...
  
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• Renovated cemetery shows Armenians' history in Cairo

  18-09-2018 01:35
  Renovation work is nearly complete on an Armenian cemetery in Cairo whose graves reflect a 100 years of the community's history in the Egyptian capital.
  
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• A bourbon bread pudding with a real taste of New Orleans

  18-09-2018 01:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
  We started our New Orleans Bourbon Bread Pudding recipe by tearing a baguette into ragged pieces, which gave the bread pudding a rustic look. We then toasted the bread to ......
  
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• Emmys: Jenifer Lewis stands with Nike with studded swoosh

  18-09-2018 00:09 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - Jenifer Lewis is quite clearly standing with Nike in a metal-studded swoosh sweatshirt on the Emmys carpet as the parade of fashion on TV's biggest night got ......
  
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