Lifestyle Stories from March 3, 2012 (Change date)
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At some colleges, parental recommendations welcomeMar 03, 2012 10:00 pm - The letter recommending Christianne Beasley for admission to Smith College didn't come from the most unbiased of sources. But there was no disputing the writer knew this...
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Viva Las Vegas! Priscilla Presley bets on Home CollectionMar 03, 2012 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS — Thirty-four years after The King's death, Vegas was all shook up again by the Priscilla Presley Home Collection at the winter home-furnishings market. Althou...
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Gaytten drops Dior hemline in ballet-style showMar 03, 2012 6:33 am - PARIS — To slightly underwhelming applause it was, again, “interim” designer Bill Gaytten who closed Dior’s ready-to-wear show Friday in a playing-it-safe balletic displ...
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Nature photographers embrace conservation rolesMar 03, 2012 6:09 am - Steve Winter has followed snow leopards through the Himalayas, been trapped in quicksand in the world’s largest tiger reserve, in Burma, and been stalked by jaguars in B...
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Getting in gear for spring with fashionMar 03, 2012 6:04 am - Even if you’re not among the top 1 percent, you can afford a sartorial trip to the tropics. Down a catwalk framed by palm fronds, to the sound of jungle drums, Joseph Al...
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Under lockdown: Life inside dissident Tibetan townMar 03, 2012 6:04 am - ABA, China — China’s stifling lockdown of this Tibetan town has not only been about patrolling its sleepy streets, but also policing the minds of a community at the cent...
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Woman nearly killed by eating disorderMar 03, 2012 6:00 am - NORMAL — Jamie Brady died thin. On Dec. 2, she walked into the garage of her Normal home and had a heart attack brought on by complications of her eating disorders. “I f...
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Legendary Apache warrior focus of new exhibitMar 03, 2012 5:00 am - FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The story of a legendary Apache warrior who is said to have walked without leaving footprints as he evaded thousands of Mexican and U.S. soldiers easi...
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Energy drinks get mixed reviews on healthinessMar 03, 2012 5:00 am - For people on the go, an energy drink may seem like the only way to get through the day. But according to experts cited in the article “Alternative Fuels,” energy drinks...
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Girl Scouts mark 100 years of closing gender gapsMar 03, 2012 5:00 am - SAVANNAH, Ga. - Recruited over tea at the mansion of a Georgia widow, the first Girl Scouts went on to earn proficiency badges for cooking meals and caring for babies. I...