175 pounds lighter, woman takes flight
Two years ago, Karen Daniel was wider around than she was tall. Weighing 375 pounds, the 45-year-old wife and mother had high blood pressure; her knees hurt and she was always hot. She felt fatigued and could barely breathe at the slightest exertion.more
Staycation gardening
Are you having a staycation this summer? Yes, staying at home and enjoying all the comforts and environments your home has to offer. With soaring oil prices, foods prices, electricity, interest rate hikes and the escalating cost of home loans, many of usmore
In Pictures: America's Most Popular Pups
Golden retrievers are cuddly and poodles stately. But the bulldog tops the list of the country's most popular pup. Other in-demand dogs? The German Shepherd and the Boxer, according to an early 2008 study of the country's 50 largest markets, as definedmore
What Your Dog Says About You
Man's best friend offers interesting clues into his owner's psyche In Pictures: America's Most Popular Pups You can pick up after your pooch and make sure he plays nice, but it's your dog's breed that truly speaks volumes about what kind of owner youmore
Recommended HIV Testing Isnt Happening
Posted Nov. 21, 2008 - There?s disturbing news out of a conference on HIV testing that presents yet another barrier to fighting HIV/AIDS. Several studies presented at the Arlington, Va.- summit show that few people are following the federal healthmore
Getting piste on the cheap
With recession woes and a strong euro, if you want to ski on the cheap this season, you'll need to look beyond the Eurozone. That means forgetting France, Austria, Italy and Switzerland and embracing the east, where getting on-piste and enjoying yourmore
Hungarians wash it all down with fiery Palinka
EGERSZOG, Hungary (Reuters Life!) - What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger or in the case of Hungarian Palinka leaves you feeling scorched on the inside and craving more. From the hard labor of picking the ripe fruit when autumn sets in to themore
Good value cosmetics that gloss over the credit crunch
Photo: Getty We We hardly need the latest report from the Mintel market researchers on beauty trends to tell us we are entering an era of 'austerity chic'. It's all too obvious that when cash is in short supply, frivolities such as cosmetics findmore
Kylie's opens Atlantis resort in Dubai
Kylie Minogue performs on stage for the first time in the Middle East at the landmark Grand Opening of the Atlantis resort Photo: GETTY Kylie Minogue opted for a radical, new dominatrix look for her 1.5 million appearance to mark the flashy opening ofmore
Lingerie trends 2009
Bold colours, customisable looks and the demise of the visible pantyline are just some of trends championed by Triumph South Africa's design team for 2009. Every year Triumph South Africa's creative team travels internationally scouting for the keymore
Possible eruption ahead over proposed fee for climbing Mt Fuji
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Japan school violence hits record high
TOKYO (Reuters) - Cases of violence by Japanese school students hit a record high in the past year, with elementary students increasingly violent, the education ministry said. The number of cases jumped 18 percent to nearly 53,000, which some expertsmore
Bridge
In a team event at the ACBL Summer Championships, North felt constrained by his system ('five-card majors') to open one diamond, but that heart suit looks biddable to me in any case. When East overcalled two clubs, South, Alan Popkin, passed, and Northmore
Bra for the boys an online bestseller in Japan
IST Email| Print | Share | Single Page [-] Text [+] TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Who said bras are only for women? A Japanese online lingerie retailer is selling bras for cross-dressing men and they've quickly become one of its most popular items. Sincemore
Macau feels pain as casino winning streak ebbs
MACAU (Reuters) - On Macau's dusty Cotai strip, the cranes at the Las Vegas Sands' construction site stand idle at dusk atop the half-finished husks of three massive towers, while weary batches of construction workers, laid-off en masse, stream out ofmore
Japan Breaks Gender Barrier in Baseball With First Female Pro Player
She's sixteen years old and tiny by American standards, but Eri Yoshida throws a good enough knuckleball to strike out male batters. Because of that, the Japanese high school student was drafted by a new team and a new league, becoming Japan's firstmore
Chauffeur threw lover off Sydney's suicide Gap: jury
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A court on Friday found a former chauffeur guilty of throwing his lover to her death off Sydney's famous suicide spot, The Gap, because he feared she would leave him and divulge information about his stockbroker boss. The decision bymore
Dems to Detroit: No Bankruptcy
The chief executives of U.S. automakers struck out with Congress this week. Despite spending more than eight hours testifying on Capitol Hill, they are going home without the $25 billion bailout package they so desperately need. They will get anothermore
Lipstick revolt to save Carrie's heirs
Fans of the television show that some had billed as the successor to the once wildly successful Sex and the City series have reacted swiftly to rumours that it is about to be axed by NBC. They are inundating the post room at the network's New Yorkmore
Australia outback mayor wins annual sexist award
CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian outback mayor's plea for lovelorn female 'ugly ducklings' to move to a remote mining town to reverse a shortage of eligible women has won him the country's yearly award for outrageous sexism. Mount Isa Mayor John Malonymore
Discos, crumpets out as Australia's tastes alter
scan of Sydney's 2009 Yellow Pages directory shows juice bars are becoming increasingly popular but crumpets are out of favour. Photo / Hawke's Bay Today SYDNEY - Forget discos, blouses and crumpet makers. Property styling, juice bars and surf lessonsmore
Buffalo-check plaid, in black and white
Big, bold buffalo-check plaid is impossible to miss this season. Ralph Lauren refined the rugged pattern, showing it on crisp-collared button-down blouses, elegant long skirts and 'Ricky' bags on his fall runway. And hipster havens such as Americanmore
On men, street games and Kulasa
WHERE the girls are, there the boys are, too, dahlings. But it was the other way around when MetroHim magazine presented its Men of the Year at a bash marking the publications fifth anniversary. Since the boys were there, the girls came in droves.more
Beat water-retention weight gain
SO many things can go wrong beauty-wise when one attends a wedding overseas. Two days before leaving for San Francisco to attend a kins wedding, my cobalt Dennis Lustico gown was already snug because of a worsening PMS, which meant an extra pound ormore
Practical gift suggestions
MOST of my friends are done with their Christmas shopping. I wish I were, too, but Ive just finished buying gifts for the kids and have no clue what to give the adults. The deal with my close friends is, we just ask each other what we really need. Thismore
Amazing lace
PRADAS recent fall 2008 show had a legion of models walking down a spiral runway in lace ensembles of black, brown, bronze, silver and pale blue. Lace was certainly all the rage. Miuccia Prada was said to have spotted a piece of lace in her studio andmore
A Joyful Noise Does The Heart Good
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Marc Jacobs pays New York State 1m in bribe settlement
From 2000 to 2007, the label paid $35,000 in money and goods, through an agent, to the manager of the 26th Street Armoury, the historic New York City headquarters of the 69th Infantry Regiment, for the use of its drill hall. James Jackson, 57, who ranmore
Sapphire sets record but many lots fail: Christie's
GENEVA (Reuters) - A large Kashmir sapphire ring set a world record at auction on Thursday night, fetching nearly $3.5 million, but half of the jewels on offer failed to sell in a market shaken by the financial crisis, Christie's said. Jewels netted amore
Expressway firms opening up canine playgrounds for pet owners
Dogs taken out for a long ride on expressways by their owners can get some respite without a leash in grass-covered ground established exclusively for their pleasure. Some of the six expressway companies created when former highway corporations weremore