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Beauty

Doctor Fish is in!

Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away  ...>>

 
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Fashion

Tibi, Custo Barcelona debut bold swimwear

If you're going to wear swimsuits from the new Tibi and Custo Barcelona collections, you're got to be comfortable with making a real splash  ...>>

 
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Health & Fitness

Eat well, and save the planet

Eating locally, buying organic and knowing the name of your farmer are all concepts that will appeal to the eco-minded. But for Alice Waters, these are more than concepts, they are part of a broader philosophy which links food to the health of our planet  ...>>

 
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Food & Diet

Energy foods from around the world

With bars and beverages that promise to enhance your athletic prowess taking up ever greater chunks of retail real estate, it would be easy to mistake energy foods as a modern phenomenon  ...>>

 
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Parenting

Is a just-turned-5 girl ready for kindergarten?

My daughter will turn 5 years old two days before the new school year starts. I didn't think about this much when she entered her first year of preschool, but now as she is about to start kindergarten I suddenly started wondering...  ...>>

 
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Lifestyle Galleries

Pie eating contest at Sydney's Harry's Cafe de Wheels.
The Miss Universe 2008 pageant.
Suri Cruise, voted Hollywood's Best-Dressed Little Girl

Travel Galleries

Travel in Petra, one of the new 7 wonders of the world.
A photo feature of the long neck villages in Thailand
Montreal's food scene could take weeks to explore.

Recipe of the Day

Pronto Paella

Traditional versions of this awesome Spanish summer dish of rice, seafood and meat can take the better part of a day. But this ultra-streamlined version keeps all the robust flavors of traditional paellas, and also gets a kick in the pants from precooked chicken sausages and a unique cooking method.

Fashion

Not just pretty face: Models get head for business

Some models are more than just pretty faces: They're successful businesswomen, parlaying their time on the catwalk into careers that show off that other important asset - their wits.

Health & Fitness

If you love potatoes, this is alarming

Oh no! That delicious spud may be bad for blood. A long-term study of nearly 85,000 women found that those who ate the most potatoes had an elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Food & Diet

This herb fights aging!

Did you know you can spice up your diet to fight cancer, lower your blood pressure and even look younger? To help add a dash of "spice" to your life, we offer these tips for picking the best spices for your overall health.

Relationships

Stop lunch-stealers and coffee-drainers

Smashing someone else's lunch in the refrigerator to make way for your own. Draining the last of the coffee in the pot and not refilling it. Leaving your dishes in the sink.

Parenting

Children of the tech revolution

Will Generation Z - history's most technogically adept - evolve into tomorrow's realists or idealists?

House & Home

Home decorating on the cheap

With a good eye and bit of research, you can refurbish in style - and under budget.

Hot Tips!

Hot Tips!

You can make ice cubes quicker than usual by leaving a few ice cubes in the tray when you refill it with water. The old cubes chill the water very soon so you have the new cubes ready in less time.

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Top News Photos

Eager fans swarmed and in some cases scuffled as they lined up at sales windows to get the final batch of tickets for next month's Olympics.

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