Paula Deen, the Southern belle of butter and heavy cream, waited three years to disclose that she has diabetes, as she continued to dish up deep-fried cheesecake and other high-calorie, high-fat recipes on TV. And she makes no apologies. She said she isn’t changing the comfort cooking that made her a star – though it [...]
Thousands of teenagers have scrapped plans for a gap year to escape a crippling hike in university tuition fees. This year’s entrants, who receive their A-level results on Thursday, are the last to enjoy a degree costing £3,290 a year before tuition fees increase to up to £9,000 in 2012. As a result, just 6,000 [...]
Recruiters see stacks of CVs so make yours stand out from the rest by avoiding these tired phrases. Creating a winning CV is a feat of strategy involving focus, wording, design and content selection. To achieve a career marketing document that wins interviews, all areas of the strategy must be spot-on and consciously used in [...]
The federal government has issued the first update in five years of its “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” — but despite broad recognition of the U.S. obesity crisis, the update left the major cornerstones of the guidelines largely intact. The recommendations for salt intake are likely to be among the most controversial elements in the 2010 [...]
“The Godfather of Fitness” as LaLanne was affectionately called, ate well, exercised and made it his personal mission to make sure everyone else did the same. LaLanne’s agent Rick Hersh told the Associated Press that he died Sunday at his Morro Bay home from respiratory failure caused by pneumonia. Elaine LaLanne, who often appeared on [...]
They say a visionary doesn’t find his cause – the cause finds him. Growing up with albinism in Canada, successful businessman Peter Ash was quick to act when he first heard of an incomprehensible crime unveiling itself across Tanzania. The practice of killing people with albinism for their body parts has become a lucrative trade [...]
Overcapacity Means You Can Nab a Cruise at Up To 75% Off A luxury cruise is one of life’s pure joys. Today’s modern cruise liners are engineering marvels; floating 5-star hotels that offer the best service, accommodation, cuisine, and activities. They visit exotic locales, with non-stop relaxation or stimulation, depending on your pleasure. Over the [...]
It’s perfect – for someone else. Emma Simon on what to do with all those unwanted gifts. It’s probably not surprising that two out of three of us unwrapped a gift we didn’t really want this Christmas. But what’s more surprising is that an estimated 366,000 people already had the item listed on eBay by [...]
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Forget about heading out for a DVD, let your computer do the work. Now that the clocks have gone back, many of us find the desire to curl up with a movie irresistible. This winter, you need not venture out in the dark to hire a DVD as there are a number of ways you [...]