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New line designed for a simpler lifestyle

New line designed for a simpler lifestyle

Linda Lundstrom's renaissance began with a gift for her daughter

How to behave like James Bond

Should you keep your mobile phone on display at lunch? Can you tweet with taste, and how does James Bond maintain that polished look in those dashing dinner jackets? Two new guides from British etiquette authority Debrett's offer modern men some time
Stem cells mend broken hearts

Stem cells mend broken hearts

Researchers are reporting a key advance in using stem cells to repair hearts damaged by heart attacks.

Excruciating pain can be controlled

Dear doctors: I travel a great deal and am thus unable to read your column regularly. If you have not covered this subject, please tell your readers about trigeminal neurology.
History written in gem stones

History written in gem stones

A heart-shaped yellow diamond that once belonged to the Duchess of Windsor is among a trove of jewels from the collections of Estée and Evelyn Lauder that will be auctioned to benefit breast-cancer research next month.

Last year's So You Think You Can Write winner likes working to deadline

UVic marketer Nick Clewley gets top marks from judges; Grade 8 student Fiona Luo wins Readers' Choice prize

Library a central hub of university campus

Nothing is more of a focal point on a university campus than the main library, where students do their research, run into friends or find quiet places to study.

Elephant can mimic language, scientists say

An Asian elephant named Koshik can imitate human speech, saying words in Korean that can be understood by speakers of the language, researchers from the University of Vienna say.

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A pox on Conrad Black, and praise for B.C.'s health care

It was appropriate, I think, that Conrad Black should provide the world with a portrait of a bully in action when he did.