At Home: Work Harder, Work Smarter Exercise is good for physical health. It helps us stay healthy emotionally. And now new research suggests that it may even be good for the brain. As The Globe and Mail reports, regular exercise may ?help slow the cognitive declines associated with aging?–in other words, keep age-related memory and… Read more »
As the end of the semester approaches, odds are there’s a research paper brewing at the back of your mind. Stumped on the mechanics of composition? Got a grammar or usage question? Need help with a citation? Whatever your writing-related dilemma, You’re sure to find help at Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL), a fantastic resource… Read more »
Come Halloween night, the streets will be filled with kids disguised as princesses, superheroes, witches, and zombies. But dress-up isn’t just for October 31! Click through this week’s links for some innovative approaches to costuming. Night Owl Wanted: someone to dress up as an owl and help me sleep. That was the gist of an… Read more »
Creating jack-o?-lanterns this weekend? Make the fun last beyond the season! On November 1, don’t plastic-bag the pumpkins and put them out on the curb. If they’re in decent condition?and if your weather’s been cool they should be?you can roast them for cold-weather salads or steam, strain, and freeze the pumpkin ?meat? for future recipes…. Read more »
Most of us have at some time?even if only briefly?entertained the dream of running our own businesses. Maybe we already have a great idea, one that we’re sure would be at least a moderate success. But making the jump between idea and reality is such a drastic step that we get stuck at stage one;… Read more »
At Home: Big Toys A Port Hope, Ontario boy truly owns an ?iron giant.? As the Toronto Sun reports, 11-year-old Maximus Dacey’s giant Transformer replica stands seven metres high and was ?made from transmissions and auto parts – with the odd door knob thrown in.? Currently the toy is sitting ?in the driveway of his… Read more »
October 20 was World Osteoporosis Day, which is dedicated to spreading awareness about risk factors for fragility fractures and breaks. ?Stop At One [fracture],? proclaims the International Osteoporosis Foundation. Read on for more about bone health and how you can reduce your risk. Just the Facts Did you know that many broken bones aren’t accidents?… Read more »
Most of us have at some time?even if only briefly?entertained the dream of running our own businesses. Maybe we already have a great idea, one that we’re sure would be at least a moderate success. But making the jump between idea and reality is such a drastic step that we get stuck at stage one;… Read more »
Eat too much last weekend? October?World Vegetarian Month?is the perfect time to make up for overindulging. Vegetarian fare isn’t bland and tasteless; in fact, a large percentage of the world’s population eats primarily meatless meals, and many of these are bursting with flavour. Add in new interpretations of old stand-bys, and you have a menu… Read more »
At Home: Internationally Confused Canada and the US have similarities, to be sure. But that doesn’t quite explain how a drunk driver somehow crossed the border into Canada yet had no idea she’d entered a different country. As the Toronto Sun reports, Cassandra Olbrys was ?so plastered she thought she was in Detroit when she… Read more »