My brother and his wife live on a fixed income. They make ends meet by doing grocery shopping for a food-delivery service. I don’t believe they have any savings. (Their current financial situation seems much different from their previous marriages: There was plenty of money then.) When I can afford to, I send them checks…
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Yogurt and kefir are two probiotic-filled snacks that have become popular recently due to their health benefits. They both contain beneficial bacteria, which can help aid digestion and boost the immune system. But many people may need to be made aware of other surprising health benefits of eating yogurt and kefir. This article will explore…
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Across the globe, women’s freedom is under attack. In the past year, as highlighted in the most recent UN Women’s Gender Snapshot Report, access to education, equal pay, financial independence, and religious choice were still denied to most women around the world. To inspire, embolden, give a voice to those who have none, in the…
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PARIS — Paris Fashion Week, and with it the whole monthlong show circus, ended on Tuesday just as one of the largest labor strikes of the year took place in France, halting transport and other services and causing chaos, to protest President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age. Editors — the ones who…
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Has the outreach to women from watch stores changed? REED Anyone on my team will tell you gone are the days of the ladies’ tea events, which are lovely and it’s still an area of focus for a handful of brands, but we push back extensively. We’re inclusive. We call ourselves a very democratic group:…
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Although most of her time is spent at TAG Heuer, she occasionally teaches in the métiers d’arts courses at La Chaux-de-Fonds École d’Arts Appliqués. “When I was in watchmaking school in the 1980s, I was alone, I was the only woman,” she said, but now women make up roughly half of the student body at…
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Although he does not know the Vázquez family, he said he had met other people across the country who, like them, were putting in the time to care for the antique clocks in their communities. He has also seen the flip side: cases in which public clocks have been abandoned — or brought in for…
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Mr. Harleman finds the timepieces online and during visits to watch fairs, dealers and collectors, many in the United States and Germany. They tend to favor brands such as Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin, Piaget, Rolex and Cellini, as those brands have designs they consider refined and simple. Ms. Bodiratnangkura then adds an embellished bezel, creates…
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Of all the women who have made dramatic entrances at Cartier, María Félix, one of Mexico’s most famous actresses, may have been the most memorable. The jewelry house still talks about the day she arrived, carrying a baby crocodile that she wanted to be the model for a necklace. The relationship between Cartier and the…
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The runways of Paris have felt heavy this season. But among the inky overcoats with bold shoulders, the long black leather jackets and solemn silhouettes that encase the body like armor, a lighter trend was taking flight: feathers. At Loewe, goose plumes were densely layered to create long-sleeved tops, shorts and pants; at Victoria Beckham,…
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