Emulating Spain as a fashion capital.
But as good entrepreneurs, the Spaniards converted the threat into an opportunity. Those who were in textile started going upscale into high-value fashion goods. Today, such Spanish brands as Zara, Mango and Caramelo are famous all over the world and have brought billions of euros into the coffers of...

Sewer breath.
Halitosis. The medical term for bad breath is "halitosis." The clinicalese, of course, doesn't make it redolent but it does allow enough distance (pardon the pun) to analyze the condition. Causes of Bad Breath. You cannot fully and permanently mask bad breath on a diet of mints...

Nauheed reveals all.
(##include msid=2162032,type=11 ##) Nauheed Cyrusi (TOI Photo) Her cute, vivacious face has become synonymous with many upmarket brands. After having forayed into the world of modelling at the age of 14, Nauheed Cyrusi is now being recognised as a Bollywood heroine with a...

'I like being sexy': Amrita Arora.
Byline: SARIT RAY (##include msid=2162032,type=11 ##) In the city: Amrita Arora (TOI Photo) More pics http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2816358.cms To begin any Bollywood actress's interview by calling her 'different' is surely a cliche and you'd be ready to put it down to the interviewer's fancy, but...

'I'm happily single!'.
(##include msid=2162032,type=11 ##) Gargi RoyChowdhury (TOI photo) Of late, you have lost oodles of flab. Are you preparing for any particular role? The intention is to stay fit. I have become a stickler for balanced diet coupled with meditation, yoga and exercise. No...

Big loser: Glenn Carter is trying to be the "biggest loser" in his community--and he's raising more than $10,000 to help local small businesses in the process.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You step on the scale and the needle swings up and up, stopping just short of 400 lbs. Your first thought is: a) I wonder if I can still fit into the pants I wore to senior prom? b) I'd better...

Kareena's size zero. Like it, Chennai?
Byline: P Sangeetha (##include msid=2162032,type=11 ##) Kareena Kapoor. More pics http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2959559.cms World over, waif-like, thin models have been told to shape up and get a few womanly curves before walking the ramp. But in India, thanks to Kareena Kapoor's Tashan look,...

Japan is intent on slim waistlines.
Byline: Frank Lepore COLUMN: FRANKLY SPEAKING I'm just relieved (for more reasons than one) that I'm not a citizen of Japan. A recent newspaper article indicated that the Japanese government is intent on making it mandatory for certain age level citizens to periodically...

Corrupting Everything It Touches.
"The tests, scientists say, are the latest incarnation of old wives' tales about salty food cravings, hairy legs and belly shapes denoting the sex of the impending baby. This time, the predictions are being sold with the patina of cutting-edge genetic technology." -- From "Accuracy of gender test kits...

You're all fighting for second.
We don't do a lot of book reviews (none, actually) here at the Bureau of Indications, but a book came across the desk that we just have to mention. The 20th-anniversary edition of "Kill as Few Patients as Possible--and Fifty-Six Other Essays on How to Be the World's Best...