September 2010
379 posts
A multivitamin a day may keep heart attacks away →
According to new a study, women who took a daily supplement were 40 per cent less likely to suffer a heart attack than their peers who didn’t use multivitamins
Neurological disorders afflict many HIV-AIDS... →
53 different brain-related conditions, including severe nerve pain, seizures, dementia and stroke, identified
Holy mackerel: This fish dish is smokin' →
Line-caught fish from Quebec’s Îles de la Madeleine gets smothered in maple syrup and charred to perfection
Beppi's picks: wine that pairs well with mackerel →
Mackerel has oily flesh, so you’ll want a white wine with substantial body as well as tang. Riesling is a fine choice, as is an off-dry or medium-dry style; the sweetness will harmonize with the…
Sci-fi blobs of yeast and bacteria obsess... →
Those who are passionate about sourdough bread nurture their starter mixes around the clock
On the block →
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Deal: Want to sleep cheap? One hotel offers big... →
Book ahead by 20 days and save at Red Roof Inn
I drink, therefore I score (the wines, that is) →
Beppi Crosariol explains why, after years of eschewing a points system, he’ll be ranking quaffs with the help of Wine Spectator’s Matt Kramer
Cardoon's character: It's a challenge to grow and... →
This lesser-known relative of the artichoke is considered a delicacy in Mediterranean cuisine
Searching for authentic Vienna? The one place you... →
Authenticity is found in Freihausviertel, where coffee comes ahead of atmosphere, boutiques offer rare finds and schnitzel doesn’t come with noodles
A hotel's best place to schmooze – bar none →
When other hotels are in wind-down mode, greeting their last few convention stragglers, the lobby at Ace Hotel New York is usually crammed to the rafters
Ottawa seeks backup source of pandemic vaccine →
Criticism during the H1N1 crisis has prompted a two-pronged approach going forward, for both pandemic and seasonal flu vaccines
Sept. 28: Your daily horoscope →
Your daily horoscope
China warns Nobel official: Don't honor dissident →
Beijing denies pressuring Nobel committee, but Foreign Ministry says dissident would be poor choice
Canadian-Iranian blogger sentenced to 19 years in... →
Iranian website says Hossein Derakhshan sentenced on charges of co-operating with hostile countries, spreading propaganda
North Korea keeps it in the family →
North Korea launched its biggest political meeting for 30 years on Tuesday after promoting the youngest son of ailing leader Kim Jong-Il in apparent preparation for another dynastic succession.
Landslide buries hundreds of homes in Mexico →
Media reports suggest hundreds may have been killed in their sleep after heavy rain loosened soil in western region
Tearful Karzai urges Afghans to move faster toward... →
Afghan president warns of risk that next generation will flee the country
Obama wants to widen intrusive digital intercepts →
U.S. administration wants to allow agents to eavesdrop on Skype calls, read encrypted BlackBerry messages
China investigates ‘black jails’ →
Company accused of preying on ordinary Chinese, frustrated by official malfeasance, who come to the capital seeking justice
Kremlin fires Moscow mayor after 18 years →
Yury Luzhkov gave crumbling metropolis facelift but is forced out after criticizing President Dmitry Medvedev
Taliban have reached out to Afghanistan’s... →
Behind-the-scenes contact may pave the way for reconciliation discussions, Petraeus adds
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter fine after... →
Carter hospitalized after becoming ill on a flight
Israel intercepts Gaza-bound boat without... →
Boat carrying nine Jewish activists was trying to breach Israeli naval blockade of Gaza
Jail not death for Egyptian billionaire in... →
Mogul had earlier been sentenced to die for his role in murder of Lebanese singer
Iceland refers former prime minister to court over... →
Former prime minister Geir Haarde to appear before special court on allegations he failed to prevent the country’s 2008 financial crash
No bomb found after Eiffel Tower and park... →
Evacuation the second time in two weeks after an anonymous bomb threat
North Korean leader's son given key party post →
Kim Jong-un, youngest son and heir apparent of leader Kim Jong-il, named vice-chairman of ruling party’s Central Military Commission
Ottawa seeks backup source of pandemic vaccine →
Criticism during the H1N1 crisis has prompted a two-pronged approach going forward, for both pandemic and seasonal flu vaccines
Phillip Ralph Munro →
Husband, father, grandfather, engineer, naval officer, war veteran. Born Oct. 14, 1923, in Toronto. Died July 12 in Ottawa of congestive heart failure, aged 86.
No evidence acupuncture helps stroke patients:... →
Researchers who looked at 10 prior studies conclude that acupuncture has no effect on stroke recovery
Women’s roadblock to power: themselves →
In her new book, No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power, author Gloria Feldt says the time is ripe for women to reach full gender equality, if only they would seize it
City dwellers could be more disease resistant →
Social Studies: A daily miscellany of information by Michael Kesterton
I bonded with the pigeons on my balcony →
After finding a nest I learned that rock pigeons mate for life. That’s it, I love them. Humans can’t even do that half the time
I want to move to New York, but I also want a... →
Help solve a reader’s dilemma, or share your own and get advice from the group
Review: A little face time with Apple’s new... →
New generation of devices boast additional features, brilliant Touch screen
Watchdog issues urgent call for electronic health... →
Canada must adopt comprehensive tracking system to cut down on unnecessary prescriptions and diagnostic tests, says Health Council of Canada
Wanted: someone to play/climb/sing with →
Like community-centre cork boards, sites such as Kijiji and Craigslist help rockers find band mates and beer-leaguers find goalies
Cardio can nurture sweet dreams →
Sleepless and sedentary? Instead of counting sheep in a field, try running through a meadow.
The secret to work-life balance →
Multitasking at home goes hand in hand with family conflict, according to an analysis of 1,200 workers
How I learned to 'be the erection' →
In his new memoir, Growing Up Jung: Coming of Age as the Son of Two Shrinks, Micah Toub recounts how his mother helped him rebound from a deflating teenage event
Secretive son of North Korea's Kim Jong-il takes... →
Little known about Kim Jong-un, but orderly transfer of power may be needed to keep dynastic state together
Obama presses for longer school years →
Longer school years and ousting underperforming teachers will help school system, president says
U.S. eyes easing Net wiretap rules →
White House to submit bill to make online services including e-mail, social networking to be technically equipped to comply with wiretap order
Georgia tries again to execute suicidal inmate →
Convicted killer attempted suicide hours before initial execution date
Pakistan becomes chair of UN nuclear watchdog →
Pakistan to head IAEA despite concerns from Western diplomats
Sentencing delayed for Canadian charged in global... →
No new date has been set in the case of John Wrenshall, who pleaded guilty to three counts including conspiring to engage in sex tourism
Northwest Saudi Arabia vulnerable to new volcano,... →
Small to moderate quakes in the region evidence of magma working its way to the surface, according to new study
U.S., Russian astronauts land safely in Kazakhstan... →
Homecoming delayed by malfunctions with capsule undocking from International Space Station
FBI agents cheated on security test: report →
FBI chief vows disciplinary action
