HAVANA – Under fluorescent lights and a whirling ceiling fan that is no match for the Havana summer morning heat, Emiliano Nelson Guerra traced a pattern onto a bolt of pink cotton cloth and carefully scissored the edges.
Intermittently pulling on a fat cigar, he explained the significance of the “guayabera,” the roomy, collared, four-pocketed dress shirts that Cubans wear to look spiffy on this tropical island where neckties are practically extinct.
TORONTO – Getting Canadians off their butts and physically active for 15 minutes each day would eliminate obesity in about one million adults, while adopting a healthy diet could add another 362,000 to that number, a new report concludes.
The joint report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information and the Public Health Agency of Canada suggests that even such a short period of daily physical activity could avert obesity in an estimated 646,000 women and 405,000 men.
Summer grilling season is a great excuse to give the pizza delivery guy a break. Grilling infuses pizza with a wonderful smoky flavour and a crisp, chewy crust.
But you need to know a few basics. First, your toppings need to be precooked because the pizza won’t be on the grill long enough to cook them there. Second, it’s important to start with clean, well-oiled grates. The dough will stick to any charred bits of food left on the grates.
MILAN – The designing duo Dolce and Gabbana saluted the versatile foulard in the spring/summer 2012 menswear collection for their second line, D&G.
Foulards, often made of silk, can be used as a head covering, worn around the neck, as a belt, or simply tucked in a pocket, like a handkerchief.
WIMBLEDON, England – Dressed a lot like the goddess with whom she shares a name, Venus Williams began her chase for a sixth Wimbledon title wearing a white romper.
The all-in-one outfit with shorts has 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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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