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from the "guiltless'', "fit'' and "lite'' menus at restaurants? A new survey says you are, so therefore dieters can eat up. But the Centre for Science in the Public Interest in Washington DC recommends you pass on the salt, since most lighter menu it...

special people in their lives. These might be some of their selections: * Peter Carl Faberge was the jeweller to the tsars of Russia at the turn of the century whose name is synonymous with the jewelled-egg objets d'art he created for them. Today's d...

through a roadside museum of art just picked from the fields. There are mosaics of chili peppers, garlic and mesquite beans; magnolia leaves, statice and Virginia creeper; gourds, Indian corn and husks. These natural wreaths and ristras have a distin...

gift basket business has a group of ideas that are bound to please the Yuletide shopper and the receiver. Baskets, etc., recently started by Mrs. Norma Thomson, offers four different Christmas gift baskets filled with various products. The products, ...

which means "feast'', and everyone who attends the feast brings food to share. Here are a few cultural recipes you could bring. *** COLLARD GREENS 1 pound smoked turkey parts 1 1/2 quart water 1-2 hot pepper pods or 1 tspn crushed red pepper 3 g...

It was the last long weekend before Christmas and like the rest of the Island of Bermuda, I had the intention of trying to pull off a miracle -- doing all of my Christmas shopping in one weekend abroad. The entire schedule of the trip was planned wit...

Ashanti stools, kente cloth bible covers and compact discs featuring such popular African singers as Baba Maal or Salif Kieta should be on the shopping list of every Afrocentrically-minded shopper this season. Whether you celebrate Christmas or Kwanz...

The Christmas season is upon us and you'll soon be busy buying gifts for friends and family. But don't forget your fuzzy friends at home for they too like to share in the joy of the season. Show your pets how much you care this Christmas by showering...

meanness. And this being Christmas -- season of peace, goodwill, carols and more awful ties, if it's anything like last year -- I feel obliged to tell you it's not true. Sensible, prudent and practical, yes. But grasping and parsimonious, never. Well...

down to the music store with your pennies and get yourself one of the season's new releases. Once again modern artists are releasing albums containing traditional favourites and personal recordings they hope will earn a place in the heart of the holi...