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Among the most important things in life are health and finances, as both have a huge impact on long-term plans and are ultimately determinants of happiness...
 
 
 
Catherine Atyeo is a modern day Robin Hood. Having lived on the East Side and seen first-hand the effects of poverty on at-risk kids Atyeo decided something...
 
 
 
Societal norms on what are acceptable and cultural mores have changed dramatically through the years. Women working outside the home have added other ...
 
 
 
The year got off to a great start as enthusiastic investors drove equities prices upward, but much of the first-quarter rally momentum has been tempered...
 
 
 
I love making my own pizza. Compared to take-out or store-bought varieties, homemade is fresher, tastier and cheaper. But I've always struggled with creating...
 
 
 
 
 

Travel

 
 
Favourite memories of trip: Vicki recently spent a wonderful week in Puerto Vallarta with a friend. Later, she joined her brother and sister and headed...
 
 
 
Favourite memories of trip: During their Kiwi adventures, the Roeds took in a variety of sights including stunning beaches, the native Punga tree and ...
 
 
 
BANGKOK—An infamous hippie hotel in Thailand’s capital city has turned over a new leaf. The Atlanta, a let-your-hair-down stop on the hippie...
 
 
 

Gardening

 
 
Q: Some of the annuals in my containers sprout again the following year. I also have perennial plants and bulbs in some of these containers.
 
 
 
Predictions about a massive future earthquake or devastating floods sometimes find me looking out to our lawn and musing, “At least we’ll ...
 
 
 
Q: I have a pretty Nishiki willow that has been getting thinner each year in spite of clipping it back in summer. I've taken out several dead branches...
 
 
 

Health

 
 
There are infinite sources of stress in our days. The competing demands of home, work or school; conflicts with others; illness, injury and addiction; ...
 
 
 
When it comes to our physical and emotional wellbeing, how we cope with the circumstances of our lives is as important as the circumstances themselves...
 
 
 
We usually think of stress as a bad thing.
 
 
 
 

Driving

 
 
"New and Improved!" How many times have you read this slogan on the box, only to discover that things inside were certainly New, but not actually Improved...
 
 
 
For the most part, the automotive world is about evolution, not revolution. We keep finding new ways to do things, but even with the Ford Model T-which...
 
 
 
The new BMW M5 is one heck of a machine. Face-melting acceleration. Internal-organ-rearranging cornering. Brain-boggling top speed. It is in every way...
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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