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HEALTH: The Longevity Menu: 9 Foods for a Long Life - The Longevity Menu: 9 Foods for a Long Life LISA BENDALL   Dark green leafy vegetables protect your bones and eyesight, and are full of cancer-fighting compounds. Photo: Westend/Getty Images… Continue reading
SATANIC VERSES, Salman Rushdie - The Satanic Verses (1988), novel of Indian-born British writer Salman Rushdie led Ruholla Khomeini, the ayatollah of Iran, to demand his execution and then forced him into hiding; Synopsis Set in a modern world… Continue reading
BONE IN THE THROAT, Anthony Bourdain - The acclaimed first novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Kitchen Confidential and host of Parts Unknown on CNN. A wildly funny, irreverent tale of murder, mayhem, and the mob. Synopsis When… Continue reading
SCRIVENER: The ultimate tool for writers, a bit pricey at $60 Cdn, but well worth it. - Scrivener is a digital writing tool. It makes MS Word or standard word processing programs look like a quill compared to a ball point pen. Archaic and awkward. To view… Continue reading
NOTICE: Toronto Raptors & Sun Life LIFE COACHES collaboration - A HEALTH site created in collaboration with the Toronto Raptors and Sun Life Insurance... Click -->  SUNLIFE RAPTORS This site looks very promising if you are interested in healthier living. It… Continue reading
AUTO: Take as many precautions as you can to protect your vehicle - PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND TIPS FOR CONSUMERS Consumers can make simple adjustments to safeguard their vehicles. CAA Insurance recommends the following preventive measures for consumers: Secure your parked vehicle with a… Continue reading
EDITORIAL: Government failing the citizenry needing the most help - Sheeple?  It's incredible how we accept and tolerate incompetent government at every level from dysfunctional municipal councils to indecisively dysfunctional provincial governments to questionably competent federal politicians gorging themselves as… Continue reading
POINT-COUNTERPOINT: “I pay exorbitant property taxes for this questionably dysfunctioning City Council?” - I watched the recent Council meeting of June 10 and the longer I watched the more uncomfortable I became. These are adults? These are professionals in their business professions? These… Continue reading
PICKERING: Waterfront shuttle service begins June 29 - This waterfront shuttle service runs WEEKENDS and STATUTORY HOLIDAYS only.   Click -->  DETAILS Continue reading
PICKERING: Cancellation of Town Hall - Life has a way of crashing down and it did for this Town Hall. Sudden emergencies to people and pets, family members and non, but almost every one of the… Continue reading
BOOKS: New release by Rick Pyves - After 5 years of researching, editing and writing I have just published my 5th book - On With The Show. This story provides insights into the great depression in Canada from 1929 -… Continue reading
PICKERING: Important committees of the City of Pickering - [You should view the video about THE PARABLE OF THE BLOBS AND THE SQUARES before reading details about any committee of the City of Pickering: Click to view --> The… Continue reading