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• Batteries not included

  09-11-2018 22:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Gordon and Megan Wilding own two TVs, one that hasn’t been plugged in since either can remember and a second they and their daughters, Jasper Lily, 12, and Laine, 8, ......
  
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• The Victoria's Secret backlash: how athleisure-inspired bras have seen off the sexy look

  09-11-2018 19:31
  It’s all about comfort as millennials shun the sculpted, glitter-covered styles of the annual show in favour of ‘leisurée’In the week that Victoria’s Secret sent a $1m diamond-encrusted bra down its annual catwalk, it seems sexy lingerie is falling out of fashion. Over the past two years, GoogleTrends has seen a surge in searches for “bralette” over “push-up bra” and the market research company NPD Group reported that the highest priority fo
  
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• The Latest: Trump brushes off Obama book complaint about him

  09-11-2018 19:30 via winnipegfreepress.com
  WASHINGTON - The Latest on Michelle Obama's new book, "Becoming" (all times local):10:25 a.m.President Donald Trump is brushing off former first lady Michelle Obama's claim that she can't forgive him ......
  
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• 'I ignore it', artist Hockney says on upcoming record-sale hype

  09-11-2018 19:28
  When David Hockney's "Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)" goes under the hammer next week with an estimate of $80 million, the sale could set a record for the most expensive work ever sold...
  
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• Think before you click: Experts warn that 'likes' can be loaded with meaning

  09-11-2018 19:07 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Experts caution that you should be careful about what you 'like' on social media, because the click of a button could be loaded with meaning — intended or not.The semiotics ...
  
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• Ways to Make This Thanksgiving One Your Family Will Cherish Forever

  09-11-2018 19:00
  Looking for ideas to make this Thanksgiving special? Edward Perotti is an event designer who has worked with artists like Ariana Grande and Nick Jonas. From intimate settings to spectacular events at the Louvre, the Palace of Versailles, the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul and the Great Wall of China, he knows a thing or two about producing extraordinary experiences. We asked him for some ideas to make this the best Thanksgiving ever.Incorporate natural colors in your design. Image: Anita Diaz for
  
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• Charity shops are what conscious consumers need – we must defend them

  09-11-2018 18:52
  With shoe repair shops booming, people clearly want a chance to reuse and recycle older goods. It’s time to get creativeA high street with more charity shops than anything else is often said to be a high street that is dying. And yet, in a new report on high street trends, the number of charity shops is declining. But should we see them – or shops along a similar model – as a way to save our precious high streets? Businesses are still opening, but they are mainly service provid
  
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• Cocktail of the week: a green spice martini recipe | The Good Mixer

  09-11-2018 17:00
  Like a martini, but no vermouth: just a kick of ginger and an intriguing whiff of curry leafThe ginger juice adds a real kick to this. To make it, peel and grate a knob of fresh ginger, then squeeze with your hands (or tie in muslin and squeeze) to extract the liquid.Serves 1 Continue reading...
  
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• How Uniqlo's HeatTech took over the world

  09-11-2018 16:01
  Uniqlo’s HeatTech underwear is 15 years old, and this week launches a new collaboration with Alexander Wang. The company’s head of design, Katsuta-San, explains why it’s all we want to wear in winterAnother week, another designer/high street collaboration – although this week there happened to be two.In one corner, there was the much-hyped Moschino collaboration with high street brand H&M, which had a small but visible queue outside its flagship store on Thursday morn
  
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• Open-plan office? No, thanks – I’d rather get some work done | Oliver Burkeman

  09-11-2018 16:00
  It may seem cheaper to get rid of walls, but it’s definitely not smarterHorrified amusement was the main reaction last month when Panasonic announced Wear Space, a prototype product that can only really be described as horse blinders for humans. The wraparound head-shield, which includes noise-cancelling headphones, is a sleek, contemporary way to prevent distractions from colleagues in open-plan offices – a result I’ve previously had to achieve by means of towering piles of bo
  
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• My son is jealous at the idea of me meeting a new man

  09-11-2018 16:00
  Your son is entering adolescence, a period of huge change, says Annalisa Barbieri. He may be scared of losing youMy 14-year-old son is loving, considered, emotionally intelligent and fun. I’m very proud of him and we have a great relationship. His dad and I separated five years ago and we have a good relationship overall. My son lives with us both, on alternate weeks. His dad has a girlfriend and my son gets on well with her.The problem is that my son is very jealous towards me. Since leav
  
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• Will I ever learn not to lose my keys, my wallet, my phone? | Coco Khan

  09-11-2018 15:00
  To organised people, the keepers of things, I’m an aberrationLesson 42: being organisedI lose things. I’m a chronic misplacer; the part of my mind that logs crucial information, such as where I put my keys, is absent. If they make my last words my epitaph, it will simply read: “Has anyone seen my phone?” Continue reading...
  
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• Madhur’s sesame seed potatoes recipe (til ke aloo) | Meera Sodha

  09-11-2018 14:58
  Madhur Jaffrey’s books taught me not only to cook, but to write. A tip for beginner - try her simply spiced potatoes recipeFor generations, Indian women have learned to cook by watching their mothers cooking at the stove. In my family, it was different. My mum didn’t want me to be a housewife, so she’d kick me out of the kitchen and up the stairs to do my homework. She wanted me to be independent and not have to worry about money.The studying did pay off. At 18 I left for unive
  
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• Dutch to prosecute doctor who euthanized woman with dementia

  09-11-2018 14:25 via winnipegfreepress.com
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch officials say they will prosecute a nursing home doctor for euthanizing an elderly woman with dementia, the first time a doctor has been charged since ......
  
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• Michelle Obama had miscarriage, used IVF to conceive girls

  09-11-2018 14:13 via winnipegfreepress.com
  WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama says she felt "lost and alone" after suffering a miscarriage 20 years ago and underwent in vitro fertilization to conceive her two daughters."I felt like I ...
  
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• How to wear: check | Jess Cartner-Morley

  09-11-2018 14:00
  A year after buying mine, I’m starting to get the hang of itChecks are very much in this season. This dress, for instance, is by Ganni, which all the cool girls are wearing, and it’s in the shops now. The jacket I’m wearing isn’t in the shops because I bought it from Topshop in August last year, when check blazers were just becoming a thing. So it’s technically three seasons old, although Topshop has several similar styles this season, including a navy windowpane nu
  
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• The 10 best rugs – in pictures

  09-11-2018 13:30
  Go graphic and give your home a splash of colour Continue reading...
  
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• Have you already finished your Christmas shopping?

  09-11-2018 13:04
  One in five people in the UK get their Christmas present shopping done before December starts. If that’s you, we’d like to speak to youFor some of us, panic-buying last minute presents is one of the great traditions of Christmas. But a recent survey revealed that one in five of us in the UK intends to get all of our Christmas present shopping wrapped up by the end of November.Are you one of these super-organised folk? We are interested in talking to people who like to have all their
  
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• My ex-partner has cut all contact but I'm desperate for closure

  09-11-2018 13:00
  She said she wanted to stay friends but then started cancelling our meetings, finally saying we can never speak againAfter living together for four years, my partner and I broke up amicably 18 months ago. We stayed loosely in touch. Six months ago, she said she wanted to be closer friends and we met several times. Then she began to postpone meetings, suggesting another but always cancelling. She brushed aside my comments that this was hurtful and finally texted to say we could never talk again a
  
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• From Dancing Queen to hygge: this week’s fashion trends

  09-11-2018 13:00
  What’s hot and what’s not in fashion this weekThe Little Drummer Girl Espesh Florence Pugh, who is filling the glamsel-in-a-dress hole left by Killing Eve.Clogs Vogue has coined them “the bookworm’s shoe”. Penelope Chilvers’s pony pair will help you read stylishly into things.Continue reading...
  
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• Anna Jones’ Sri Lankan curry recipe | The Modern Cook

  09-11-2018 13:00
  Try this warming, fragrant and uplifting Sri Lankan blend of spices in this delicate potato and coconut curryThere’s always a jar of homemade curry powder or garam masala on the shelf above my cooker. It varies in its blend of spices, but those that make the most regular appearance are a turmeric mix, which I stir into frothed hot milk, a panch phoran – whole mustard, fenugreek and fennel seeds – to temper (toast and top) curries, and this Sri Lankan blend with roasted rice, bl
  
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• 5 Top Tips for Arranging Your Home for Entertaining

  09-11-2018 13:00
  With guests coming over for the holidays, you may be wondering how to accommodate them all. This can be especially true if you have multiple people coming over from different sides of the family or other separate social areas of your life. Without proper organization in your home, you could end up with crowded clusters of people milling about awkwardly. Luckily, it’s actually pretty easy to accommodate all kinds of different people. Some of these ideas just involve changing the furniture a
  
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• My life in sex: the male survivor of childhood abuse

  09-11-2018 11:00
  My sense of shame was overwhelmingMy abuser was another child, a male family member three years older, who targeted me between the ages of seven and 15. This early sexualisation made me confused about what was appropriate, and in my teens I was aggressive towards any girl who showed interest. I never physically harmed anyone but definitely made a few women uncomfortable. These failed encounters fed into my overwhelming sense of shame. It all became too much, and I began to self-harm, abusing dru
  
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• Experience: I was kidnapped by my lodger

  09-11-2018 11:00
  He ripped the telephone out of the wall and said, ‘In the morning, we’re taking you to the bank’Nick was a good worker. I gave him a job at my little garden centre because I knew his dad a bit. He had a good reference from the council, too. He handled the stock, which is hard for me because I’ve got Parkinson’s disease.One night, Nick appeared at my door, soaking wet from the rain, and asked for a room. He’d left the nursery by then and was sleeping in his dad
  
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• China's new high-speed train from Hong Kong to Guangzhou

  09-11-2018 07:30
  China will be the world’s top tourist destination by 2030, by which time a vast network of high-speed rail services will link the country. We take the first bullet train out of Hong KongThe identikit apartment blocks and mousy-brown fields were as unremarkable as the pale scrubland. It should have made for an unremarkable entry into China’s Guangdong province. Except it wasn’t. The thrill of being aboard Hong Kong’s first bullet train, the Vibrant Express, was all about s
  
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• Adriana Lima thanks crowd at final Victoria's Secret show

  09-11-2018 02:32 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - An emotional Adriana Lima bowed her head in thanks and crossed her hands over her heart as she made her 18th and final runway walk in the ......
  
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