HM Revenue and Customs will expect high earners to quiz their partners to find out if they claim child benefit.

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When your small urban yard is about as wide as an SUV is long, crafting a garden space becomes an exercise in ingenuity. Some people borrow the distant view; others use visual gimmicks such as mirrored walls or trompe l’oeil murals. For neighbors Steve McMaster and Bill Eppard Jr. and their partners, the solution became all about sharing. They connected their two small yards to form one and later added the adjoining back yard of McMaster’s brother and his wife. The result is a single garden of three rowhouse yards in Shaw that has become greater than the sum of its parts. Read full article > >

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Shared yards: How three D.C. homeowners created a common urban oasis

Labelux, a privately held luxury group, said Sunday that it had agreed to acquire the high-end shoe and accessories company Jimmy Choo from TowerBrook Partners, a private equity firm, for an undisclosed sum.

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DealBook: Jimmy Choo Sold to Labelux for About $800 Million

Some royal wedding guests won’t be allowed to bring their partners, ruffling a few feathers. But why is the plus-one issue always so tricky?

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Members of Prince William’s search-and-rescue unit say that all 27 of them have been invited to attend his wedding. All of the crew members of the C Flight 22 unit will be attending the ceremony with their partners. Flight Cmdr. Iain “Spike” Wright…

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Men who abuse women physically and emotionally may also sabotage their partners’ birth control, pressuring them to become pregnant against their will, new reports suggest.

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Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, a powerful unit at the bank that manages pensions and money for prominent clients, chose not to invest in the site before the recent deal came together.

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DealBook: Goldman Unit Passed on Earlier Facebook Investment

Hillary Clinton should cut out the whining about what the Obama administration derides as “stolen cables” and confront the unpleasant truths they reveal about the contradictions of U.S. foreign policy and her own troubling performance. As with the earlier batch of WikiLeaks, in this latest release the corruption of our partners in Iraq and Afghanistan stands in full relief, and the net effect of nearly a decade of warfare is recognized as a strengthening of Iran’s influence throughout the region. read more

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Robert Scheer | Hillary Gets Wiki-Served

Michelle Obama’s favorite threads shop may soon get bought out. Preppy clothing retailer J. Crew is near a deal with buyout firms TPG Capital, a former owner of the company, and Leonard Green & Partners to purchase the clothier for $2.8 billion, or…

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After more than 50 years of marriage, the partners are growing weary of one another. They give as little as possible to one another, and the world that is changing around them leads them to have different interests. Such is the state of NATO. Even promise of new vows in the form of a “new strategic concept” and the offer of missile defenses – cannot rekindle the flame. read more

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Wes Lang’s personal possessions show off his sentimental side in a new exhibit at Partners and Spade From Jesse James to Capone, the American outlaw has long held a place in the popular imagination. For insight on today’s rebel, artist Wes Lang sheds unique light on how the archetype fits into the modern world. With works in MoMA’s permanent collection and a host of international exhibitions under his weathered “Keep On Fuckin” leather belt, Lang’s talent is as strong as his opinions on America’s past and future. To take a closer look at the man behind the sentimentally subversive paintings and drawings, as Partners & Spade has done with their exhibit of Lang’s personal objects, is to peer into a particular While overall Lang’s possessions don’t differ much from any backwoods badboy’s—a silver dagger with a voluptuous naked lady handle, a middle finger statuette or a mounted roach collection—items like his rawhide packs of rolled up leather cigarettes show his meticulous dedication to any concept he creates. Citing Basquiat as a major influence, Lang’s studious perfection also comes through in his highly-detailed, collage-like oil paintings and sketches. Montages of the kind of images typically airbrushed on the side of a Harley or its owner’s jacket breathe new life into these subjects with their meaningfully irreverent statements next to each image. Covered in ink himself, fittingly much of Lang’s work would make an ideal tattoo. Along with his friend, tattoist Scott Campbell , the two make a case for tattooing as a legitimate artform. As part of the Partners & Spade show, called “Staring At Empty Pages,” Lang will be on hand 20 November 2010 giving tattoos from a pre-drawn selection of custom flash art. Full of angst and passion, Lang’s work comes from a deep source. As Partners & Spade’s Andrew Post explains, Lang had a close relationship with his former math teacher who recently passed away. A massive Grateful Dead fan, on display is his math teacher’s leather briefcase swathed in Dead stickers and friendship bracelets he collected from the 250 shows he attended as well as an extensive collection of tapes he left to Lang. “Staring At Empty Pages” is on view through 6 December 2010 weekends only or by appointment through the week at the Partners & Spade studio.

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The number of men abused by their partners increases by about 9.4% over the past year to record levels, a charity says.

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Male domestic abuse figures rise