The Life Shed

Family, fashion dominate the days of Carolina Herrera

Doctor Life — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:40:52 +0000

By Jan Paschal NEW YORK | Wed Feb 8, 2012 7:38pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – Designer Carolina Herrera didn’t grow up dreaming of a fashion career. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, she spent her childhood riding horses and pursuing favorite pastimes on the family estate. But fashion became her calling and after a lifetime of [...]

Kate (and Pippa’s bum) push Lady Gaga off fashion’s map

Doctor Life — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:40:47 +0000

LOS ANGELES | Wed Feb 8, 2012 6:21pm EST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Britain’s Kate Middleton and her sister Pippa have bumped Lady Gaga off the international fashion map. The wife of Prince William, now formally known as the Duchess of Cambridge, topped a fashion buzzword list for a second year running while outrageous pop [...]

Records tumble at Christie’s art sale

Doctor Life — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:25:56 +0000

By Mike Collett-White LONDON | Tue Feb 7, 2012 7:25pm EST LONDON (Reuters) – Christie’s on Tuesday kicked off a fortnight of major London art sales with a bang, hitting or exceeding the most optimistic pre-sale expectations and extending 2011′s record-breaking run into the new year. At its impressionist and modern evening sale, the world’s [...]

Bread a culprit in Americans eating too much salt

Doctor Life — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:25:44 +0000

By David Beasley Tue Feb 7, 2012 6:00pm EST (Reuters) – Nine out of 10 American adults consume too much salt and the leading culprit is not potato chips or popcorn but slices of bread and dinner rolls, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. Forty-four percent of salt consumed can be [...]

Half of employees globally open to working abroad

Doctor Life — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:22:05 +0000

By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK | Mon Feb 6, 2012 10:49am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly half of workers around the world would consider moving to another country for the right job, a pay rise and other incentives such as trips home and language training, according to a new survey released on Monday. With [...]