Victoria Beckham Guest Edits Christmas Issue of Vogue Paris, Shares Cover With Hubby David

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Avert your eyes if you don't want to feel guilty about overindulging on Thanksgiving!

Victoria and David Beckham are absolutely stunning together on the December/January cover of Vogue Paris. The gorgeous couple struck a tender pose for photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin and the results were so gorge that the magazine made two special covers for the issue.

And Beckham isn't just the cover model.

She also served as the December issue's guest editor of the esteemed magazine, which gives the mother-of-four's fans a sneak peek into her glamorous life, from behind-the-scenes at her Spring/Summer fashion show to tea time with her chic friends Marc Jacobs and Valentino Garavani. 

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Of course, her gorgeous hubby was at her side the entire time she worked on the issue, the magazine notes. 

"Being asked to be the guest editor of the Christmas issue of Vogue Paris this year was an incredible honor," Beckham said in a statement."Working with Emmanuelle Alt and her team was both exciting and inspiring and I am so proud of what we have created."

And because it's the Christmas issue, Beckham, 39, will share personal holiday memories, including family photos and some of her children's drawings.

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Beckham showed off the cover photos to fans on Twitter, adding that she had "so much fun" guest editing the issue. 

In a recent interview with Vogue, Beckham revealed she is hoping to add a line of children's clothing to her impressive empire. 

"'At some point I would love to do that, but having kids there's so much to do," she said. "Working and having four kids is tough, but I will get there. There's a lot of things to do, but if you organize yourself in the right way you can get it all done," she explained to the glossy."

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Celeb Nutritionist Kimberly Snyder Shares Healthy Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

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Ah, Thanksgiving…the festive holiday filled with decadent dishes, sweet treats and plenty of trimmings to go around!

And while the main attraction is certainly the meal (and those leftovers!), that celebratory day of eating isn't so friendly for the waistline.

If you're being mindful of a diet, or simply want to make sure you don't overdo it this year, we're got some savvy tips to help you through the long weekend!

We tapped celebrity nutritionist Kimberly Snyder, author of The Beauty Detox Foods: Discover the Top 50 Beauty Foods That Will Transform Your Body and Reveal a More Beautiful You, as well as the owner of her very own juice bar in Los Angeles, Glow Bio, for her healthy tips for staying on track this season.

Here's what she shared with us:

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Thanksgiving is such a decadent day of eating! How do you make sure you enjoy the holiday without sabotaging your diet?
Keep your routine as healthy as possible at the beginning of the day. I think it is important to still keep your hot water with lemon or to drink the Glowing Green Smoothie. If you start the day on a good foot, it gets much easier to resist temptations or to give in to everything around you.
If you start the day with a donut and you start having lattes then the rest of your day you're just not going to feel good and be in the position of power.

How do you resist temptation at social functions such as holiday parties?
I would say make sure you're hydrated when you arrive so you're not feeling hungry, which can lead to snacking. Start with raw veggies, which have a lot of fiber and enzymes which just act like a natural form of calorie restrictions and portion control just to fill up on those first.

Avoid eating nuts because party nuts are almost always roasted and denatured and full of salt or really fattening. When you're at a party, you forget how much you're eating and you can end up eating thousands calorie worth of roasted nuts and not even realize it, so that's really important.

During the holidays a lot of us tend to get more sweet cravings and want to have more treats. I think a really good trick is to keep in your car or your purse, a little bit of dark chocolate. That way at the end of the evening or the end of a party or out at a day of shopping and you're stressed, just that little bit of dark chocolate will help to wipe out your sweet craving, so you're not reaching for that cake or that cupcake or something you'll regret later.

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Tell us what's on your Thanksgiving plate.
I love all the different veggie sides. I always make some type of sweet potato dish, which is always really grounding and delicious and full or keratin. Entrée-wise, I like to make this stuffed acorn squash. It's made with gluten-free breadcrumbs and all kinds of veggies and spices and herbs and it really tastes like real stuffing and I either put it in squash or I bake it and put it in a cabbage wedge and I bake it and it's really delicious and yummy!

For sweet cravings, I make a healthy hot chocolate with unsweetened almond milk and Stevia and raw cacao powder.  It's warm and it's comforting, especially at the end of your shopping day when you're stressed.

Sounds delish! Finally, if someone overdid it on Thanksgiving, what's your best advice for detoxing the next day?
Start with hot water with lemon. Start to hydrate. Don't eat heavy food in the morning. I would say the next day cut fat because fat starts to slow cleansing. You don't want to have any oil that next day. You just want to let all that fat that's circulating in your blood stream start to clear out. There's a relationship between fat and sugar and keeping your insulin levels up.  Have hot water with lemon, have the Glowing Green Smoothie, have some fiber to help push things out with all the greens in it. I would have a pureed soup or a hearty and filling salad. No olive oil, no oil of any kind…just keep it really low fat. Keep it simple!

And there you have it! 

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REFILE-GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar, shares fall as U.S. government shutdown looms

* Dollar hits 7-1/2 month low against major currencies

* Wall Street opens lower as budget deal looks unlikely

* World shares weaken but set to end quarter with gains

* Italian bond yields off highs as election fears recede

By Richard Hubbard

LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Concerns about a looming political showdown in Washington rattled investors on Monday, sending equities and the dollar lower, though moves that could help Italy's government survive saw Italian shares pare losses.

Deadlock in the U.S. Congress has made it increasingly possible the government will run out of money from midnight, while a split in Italy's ruling coalition had heightened fears of fresh elections that could delay key economic reforms.

U.S. stocks opened lower, with investors fearful a prolonged government shutdown could have significant implications for economic growth and consumer confidence.

The dollar was down 0.6 percent against a basket of major currencies at a 7-1/2 trough. It was close to a 1-1/2 year low against the Swiss franc and a one month low against the Japanese yen - both currencies investors tend to see as a safe haven for their money in times of financial uncertainty.

Conversely U.S. Treasuries benefited from a view that the economic damage from a government shutdown would be yet another reason for the Federal Reserve to delay scaling back its monetary stimulus.

"It looks like we're heading toward a shutdown but its probably going to be a relatively brief thing," said Phil Tyson, interest rates strategist at brokers ICAP.

Tyson said a bigger risk lay in the upcoming debate over the U.S. government's debt ceiling, which has the potential to cause a default that would rock world financial markets.

Adding to market worries was a surprise downward revision to activity in China's factory sector for September, suggesting Asia's economic powerhouse is still struggling to gain traction after a period of slower growth.

Combined with month-end and quarter-end caution among big investors, the end result was a shift out of equities and oil. MSCI's world equity index was down 0.5 percent and Brent oil fell to less than $108 a barrel.

MSCI's global index, which tracks shares in 45 countries, remains on course for its best quarter since March 2012 and its best month since January as the loose monetary policies of major central banks and signs of modest global economic recovery favour equities over alternative investments.

ITALIAN FEARS

In Europe, Italian government bond yields came off their highs after Reuters reported that as many as 20 senators from the centre-right party of Silvio Berlusconi were ready to form a breakaway group if he continues to threaten to bring down Italy's government.

The crisis had escalated over the weekend when the former premier pulled his ministers out of the frail ruling coalition and called for new elections, just seven months after the last, inconclusive vote.

Benchmark 10-year Italian debt yields at one point were up as much as 31 basis points to 4.73 percent on the potential for political paralysis before easing back to be up 16 bpts at 4.61 percent after the report.

The selloff in Italy only had a muted impact on other riskier euro zone government bonds with investors drawing comfort from the improving outlook for the region and an ongoing promise of support from the European Central Bank.

The political instability left Milan's blue-chip FTSE MIB index down 1.6 percent, though it too was off its lows. The broad FTSEurofirst 300 index was down nearly one percent with bank shares taking the brunt of the selling.

The worries saw the euro touch a five month low against the Swiss franc at 1.2218 and it was down 0.8 percent on the yen at 131.78 yen, having earlier fallen to a three-week low of 131.385 yen.

The possibility of a U.S. government shutdown did support gold, which is another refuge for investors in time of uncertainty, leaving the precious metal headed for its best quarterly performance in a year.

Spot gold as trading at $1,335.99 an ounce, building on 1 percent gain on Friday.

Copper also edged up, extending gains it has made on the brighter global economic outlook and adding 0.3 percent to trade at $7,322 a tonne.

"There is obviously a negative economic impact of any shutdown which could weigh on copper. But if a shutdown does occur there is less chance that the Fed will reduce stimulus this year," said analyst Tim Radford at Sydney-based advisory Rivkin.

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Apple's shares tank as new iPhones fail to dazzle

By Eileen Soreng and Neha Alawadhi

Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:16pm EDT

n">(Reuters) - Apple Inc's shares slid 6 percent on Wednesday as a pricier-than-expected iPhone "5C" extinguished hopes of a major expansion into lower-end markets such as China, while a fingerprint scanner-equipped premium version fell short on hardware advancements.

The 5C and costlier 5S, introduced to much fanfare on Tuesday, won fans among some Wall Street analysts, who said preserving a premium price can safeguard Apple's already declining margins.

Others said the world's most valuable technology company, under siege in Asia and other emerging markets from Samsung Electronics and China's Huawei, was missing an opportunity to reverse slipping market share and drive significant sales growth.

The 5C's price appeared too lofty to fend off rivals in emerging markets. It will sell for 4,488 yuan ($730) in China, more than the average monthly urban income for the country and about $200 more than its price in the United States.

Apple's shares slid 5.6 percent to a one-month low of $467.24 at midday after at least three brokerages downgraded the stock a notch, though four others raised their target prices. Nomura Equity Research increased its target to $480 from $420.

If the drop in Apple's share price holds, the fall would be biggest single-day slide since Jan 24.

Still, Apple's shares climbed 28 percent between the start of July and Monday, before the Apple launch, as anticipation began building about the company's next iPhone.

The iPhone 5S also disappointed investors accustomed to great things from a product that accounts for half or more of Apple's profit.

"Investors were put off that Apple's price point didn't go low enough to attract a new market. It doesn't have the same range in price that Apple's competitors have," said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia, which manages about $58 billion in assets.

"Also, there was nothing transformational announced. It has the fingerprint scan and new colors, but bigger features, like different screen sizes, don't seem to be at the ready. This was less than expected from a company that has a reputation for surprising with a killer product or strategy."

Credit Suisse analyst Kulbinder Garcha estimated that Apple's share of the smartphone market would fall to 15.5 percent this year and 13.1 next year, from 18.1 percent in 2012.

"Rather than offer attractive pricing for consumers, and move the iPhone 5C into a new and growing price segment, Apple retained a premium pricing strategy in targeting the $400-800 smartphone segment," Garcha said in a note.

"This segment is not forecast to see meaningful growth long term. This decision, at the margin, is good for profitability but not growth," Garcha said.

CHINA SYNDROME

Apple's profit for the quarter ended June 29 fell 22 percent as gross margins fell below 37 percent from more than 42 percent in the year-earlier quarter.

Nomura analyst Stuart Jeffrey said Apple may have ensured stable margins for the next couple of quarters by pricing the 5C at $99 with a contract and $549 without. This was not enough for BofA Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse or UBS, all of which downgraded Apple's stock to "neutral."

Saying the 5C was "nobody's low-margin phone," Cowen and Co analyst Timothy Arcuri said Apple's new relationship with Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc plus an expected tie-up with China Mobile Ltd supported the view that Wall Street's estimates for Apple earnings in 2014 looked too low.

Arcuri said gross margins for the 5C appeared to be as high as in the mid-50 percent area.

Raymond James and Associates maintained its "strong buy" recommendation on the stock and raised its share price target to $675 from $600, based on expected demand for the lower-end iPhone, coupled with the NTT DoCoMo relationship and the preservation of gross margins.

Canaccord Genuity kept its "buy" rating on the stock and raised its target price to $550 from $530, citing Apple's aggressive launch plans in more than 100 countries by year-end.

The brokerage also raised its 2014 estimate for iPhone sales to 180 million units from 177 million.

Analysts at UBS Securities said that even if Apple secures a partnership deal with China Mobile in the near term, it will have a hard time competing against Google Inc Android devices made by Samsung and others, priced 40 percent to 50 percent lower than the iPhone 5C.

UBS, which cut its rating on Apple's stock to "neutral" from "buy," cited a survey of 35,000 Chinese consumers conducted by ChinaDaily.com that indicated only 2.6 percent of respondents would consider buying the cheaper iPhone at the $549 price.

"We worry that Apple's inability/unwillingness to come out with a low-priced offering for emerging markets nearly ensures that the company will continue to be an overall share loser in the smartphone market until it chooses to address the low end," Sanford C. Bernstein analysts said in a note.

(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica in New York, Eileen Anupa Soreng, Neha Alawadhi and Saqib Ahmed in Bangalore; Editing by Ted Kerr and Steve Orlofsky)

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UPDATE 1-Vodafone gets enough shares for $10 bln Kabel Deutschland takeover

* Vodafone says reached 75 pct threshold for takeover

* Says to unveil details of acceptance ratio on Monday

* Deal still needs EU regulatory clearance

* Deal would give Vodafone leg up in fragmented market

FRANKFURT, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Vodafone has secured enough shares in Kabel Deutschland for its 7.7 billion euro ($10 billion) offer for Germany's largest cable company to succeed, Vodafone said on Thursday.

"The 75 percent minimum acceptance condition has been met," Vodafone said in a statement on Thursday, adding that it would publish details on Monday of the number of shares tendered.

Vodafone's 87.00 euro per share offer for Kabel Deutschland, which includes a 2.50 euro dividend payment, ended on Sept. 11.

The British company, which this month agreed the sale of its stake in U.S. operator Verizon Wireless for $130 billion, wants to buy Kabel Deutschland to offer more television and fixed-line services in Germany, its largest European mobile market.

Vodafone said Kabel Deutschland shareholders who had not accepted the offer yet may be given an additional chance to do so between Sept. 17 and Sept. 30.

It also said the deal still needed regulatory clearance from the European Commission, with the completion of a first review expected by Sept. 20.

STEALING A MARCH

So-called "quad-play" services offering TV, broadband, mobile and fixed-line telephony have caught on rapidly in markets such as France and Spain, but the largely fragmented German cable market is still some way behind.

This means a deal for the cable company could enable Vodafone to steal a march on rivals such as Liberty's Unity Media and Deutsche Telekom.

With consumers wanting to watch TV and video on an array of devices, cable assets have become more attractive as they can provide internet services at speeds often five times faster than competing services from traditional telecom companies.

Vodafone has said it expected synergies from the deal to exceed 300 million euros a year before integration costs, by the fourth full year following completion.

It also sees potential for revenue synergies of 1.5 billion euros from cross-selling products and improved customer loyalty.

The deal values Kabel Deutschland at 12 times enterprise value against 2013 core earnings, a 35 percent premium to the sector. However, this falls to 8.5 times when taking into consideration the synergies Vodafone expects to extract, analysts have said.

The high price reflects the desire of the world's second-largest mobile operator to adapt in its core market of Europe, where increasing regulation and recession have hit revenue and forced it to write down the value of its assets.

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