TORONTO – No difference is found in overall injuries for bantam players when bodychecking in hockey is introduced at the peewee or the bantam level – with one exception, researchers in Alberta and Quebec said Monday.
They found that introducing bodychecking for peewees, when kids are 11 and 12, was associated with a lower risk of serious injuries when they graduated to the bantam level when kids are 13 and 14.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Rachel Zoe has a beautiful baby boy. To celebrate, husband Rodger Berman gave her a “push present” in the form of a 10-carat diamond ring that cost $250,000.
Mariah Carey got a push present, too – a $12,000 pink diamond and sapphire necklace from husband Nick Cannon with the names of their twins, Moroccan and Monroe. Peggy Tanous of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” turned her mega-mommy gift into a tagline:
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – When Dan Burden started approaching bureaucrats about making streets more pedestrian friendly 16 years ago, he could hardly get them to look up from their desks.
That was a lot of kilometres ago.
OTTAWA – The federal government can remove unsafe products from store shelves under new rules now in effect after years of delays.
Canada’s Consumer Product Safety Act was proclaimed into law last year after years in the legislative process, where it was stalled by the Senate and three federal elections in five years.
MILAN – Just a group of guys hanging out at the bar? Definitely not. The latest Gucci collection is all about aristocrats, dandies and artists gathered in the haven of a posh gentlemen’s club, playing bridge and exchanging eccentric views.
The wardrobe of a member of the Gucci club has its sporty moment by day, and refined edge by night. The overall mood of the latest Gucci collection presented Monday is of innate elegance.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A child dies in a portable pool every five days during warm-weather months, according to the first U.S. study on child drownings in such pools, a statistic that the study’s senior author says demonstrates the need for consumer education and affordable protection devices.
The research published Monday in the journal Pediatrics shows 209 deaths and 35 near-drownings of children under 12 from 2001 through 2009. Most of the children, 94 per cent, were under five, and 81 per cent of the incidents happened during summer months.
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PARIS – A three-storey town house on Paris’ exclusive Place Vendome, with sumptuous interiors hung with plush red velvet and dazzling gilded chandeliers – it’s an address fit for a king.
Or his dog.
TORONTO – Whether we love cooking or dread preparing a meal, we all have to eat. Many of us fumble our way through the kitchen to feed our families and ourselves, repeating bad habits until they become ingrained. Here are a few common mistakes and tips on how to correct them.
Eat Real Food, With Control
Here are two easy-to-make, no-fuss recipes from David Robertson, chef and owner of the Dirty Apron Cooking School & Delicatessen in Vancouver.
He says the key to searing fish properly is to let the pan and oil get hot enough so that the oil rolls around like water. For the steak, he recommends allowing it to rest for five minutes after taking it off the grill to let the juices settle, and to check for doneness with a meat thermometer rather than slicing the meat open.
Designed for picnics, barbecues or lazy patio evenings spent with friends, this whisky cocktail is easy to prepare. This recipe serves one, but quantities can easily be increased to make a big batch.
Summer Lemon Zinger
Hand pies with apple filling provide the comfort of apple pie minus the need for fork and plate.
While not a new concept, hand pies turn apple pie into a convenient, easy and mess-free treat for summer celebrations. The term hand pie has been around for a long time; farming cultures used to make them for workers to eat in the field. And they’re different from tarts, which lack top crusts and are cooked in a shallow pan.
WIMBLEDON, England – Dressed a lot like the goddess with whom she shares a name, Venus Williams is quite the fashion plate at Wimbledon as she begins her chase for a sixth championship dish.
Williams is wearing a white romper – an all-in-one outfit with shorts and cutout sleeves and a big triangle cut out the back. It also has a “V” neckline and is adorned with a gold belt and zipper in the front.
MILAN – Missoni is coming full circle.
Ottavio Missoni made his first foray into knitwear for the 1948 London Olympics, producing tracksuits worn by the Italian team. Missoni, who turned 90 this year, also competed in the games as a hurdler. The label’s menswear collection for next summer – when London will again host the event – is a tribute to the Olympic spirit as a source of Missoni’s heritage.
OTTAWA – Susan Jakobson, of all people, might reasonably have been expected to recognize and act on the signs of mental illness.
A nursing supervisor with a long history in managing human resources, Jakobson nonetheless was slow to seek help when cancer treatment and a suicide in her family combined to send her spiralling into depression.
OTTAWA – Susan Jakobson, of all people, might reasonably have been expected to recognize and act on the signs of mental illness.
A nursing supervisor with a long history in managing human resources, Jakobson nonetheless was slow to seek help when cancer treatment and a suicide in her family combined to send her spiralling into depression.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The first U.S. study on child drownings in portable pools finds that a child dies every five days in such a pool during warm-weather months, demonstrating a considerable risk and the need for consumer education and affordable protection devices, the study’s senior author says.
The research published Monday in the journal Pediatrics shows 209 deaths and 35 near-drownings of children under 12 from 2001 through 2009. Most of the children, 94 per cent, were under five, and 81 per cent of the incidents happened during summer months.
CHICAGO – Food allergies affect about one in 13 U.S. children, double the latest government estimate, a new study suggests.
The researchers say about 40 per cent of them have severe reactions – a finding they hope will erase misconceptions that food allergies are just like hay fever and other seasonal allergies that are troublesome but not dangerous.
MILAN – Classic styles with a relaxed feel permeated the Milan runways Sunday, the second day of menswear previews for next spring and summer.
Bottega Veneta, Ferragamo and Emporio Armani showed updated versions of the well-tailored summer silhouette, easy to wear and easy to pack.
MILAN – Golf inspired Prada’s offbeat, whimsical menswear collection for next spring and summer.
“I was using golf as an excuse to make it eccentric. Even if I hate golf and don’t play, it is completely international,” designer Miuccia Prada said backstage after the preview menswear show Sunday evening.
MILAN – Sometimes an obsession is a good thing. At least if your name is Massimiliano Giornetti and you design clothes for the steeped-in-tradition Ferragamo label.
“I am obsessed with elegance and beauty,” said the new creative director of the Florentine brand famous for its shoes and scarves, after a much-applauded show.
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