1 Bloor St. goes on sale

News

Condomania hits as 1 Bloor St. goes on sale (This is the centre of Toronto)
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20071113/Condo_mania_071113/20071113?hub=TorontoHome

Foods that can lower your cholesterol
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16705.aspx

More than one third of Canadians rely on food banks
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16578.aspx

Small planets forming in the Pleiades: Astronomers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071114/sc_nm/space_planets_dc_1

Unknown health impact of nanotechnology
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071114/sc_nm/nano_dc_1

Older women victims of bias in Canadian ICUs
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071114/hospital_gender_071114/20071114?hub=TopStories

Holiday gift card advice

Gorgeous day today, glad I went for a walk and even had a coke froster drink! The new piano tuner came and seemed very professional. Getting all my gift ideas sorted out in my head. There's an article below that says the only gift cards that get used for sure are the gas and grocery ones. A friend is actually doing her up her Xmas cards this week. We're starting to get a few invitations for the coming weeks. I'll be happy just to shake off this cold and cough I picked up.

News

Many Europeans choose internet over TV
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071113/internet_use_071113/20071113?hub=SciTech

Holiday gift card advice
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16700.aspx

Google money story
http://www.thestar.com/article/275914

Beta carotene protects memory
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071112/hl_nm/alzheimers_diet_dc_1

Canadians snapping up American real estate while dollar stays strong
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16689.aspx

Prehistoric women had a passion for fashion

Remembrance Day holiday today. K had a dental checkup and L went for a haircut after about 10 weeks.

I joined del.icio.us and actually started using it to add my favourite blogs, etc. So, instead of adding them on your browser (like in 'Favorites') you add them to del.icio.us and then you can see your favourites from any computer. Instead of filing them in folders, you save them with category tags. Neat.

News

Prehistoric women had a passion for fashion
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071112/sc_nm/archaeology_balkans_dc_1

Omega-3s, fruit, veggies, lower risk of dementia
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071112/omega_memory_071112/20071112?hub=TopStories

Chocolate began as a beer-like brew 3,100 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071112/sc_nm/chocolate_beer_dc_2

Fighting fat and climate change
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071111/ap_on_sc/global_warming_diet_1

Remembrance Day facts and symbols

Made my monthly visit to church today. It's getting busy. The middle-aged choir was amazing, I even saw the priest tapping his feet. This is a catholic church so usually it's not like that, could be they have a new choir director. A man made a touching speech in a request for donations to the Shepherd's Trust, a trust fund being started up for the priests' retirement. I did cry when the choir finished up the speech singing 'All that I am', referring to the personal sacrifices the priests make for us. This little girl sat quietly in the pews reading a book page by page all through mass. Her dad told me she was 7 years old. I can tell she has a bright future.

L needs new jeans, so we're going to the mall. Hopefully it's not too crowded, it's that time of year.

I found this video on www.simplythrifty.com, called 'Do you love to save your money'. It's hilarious.




News

Remembrance Day facts and symbols
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16645.aspx

Online game nets billionth grain of rice donation (Freerice.com)
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071109/free_rice_071109/20071111?hub=TopStories

Got pain? Exercise it away
http://health.yahoo.com/pain-management-2007/levy/86/got-pain-exercise-it-away/

World's most expensive audio system

Picked K up from a sleepover then took a 10 minute walk to the church xmas craft sale. Lots of people were buying the beautiful gift baskets. I just bought a little trinket to support one of the foreign missions. I noticed some delicious looking homemade jams, spice mixes and baked goods. L's off to her tennis lesson, K and I are off to the food bank for a couple of hours to do some volunteer work. I think I caught a cold at one of my recent trips to the kids' doctor, always little kids coughing in there, cute as they are! M's been having some shoulder pain which I think is arthritis. He had an ECG at a routine checkup a few days ago which came back normal, so it's likely not his heart. Interesting that the pain seems to have cleared up on a gorgeous, sunny, dry day like today.

News

World's most expensive audio system costs over $157,000
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16597.aspx

Mix up your workout routine
http://health.yahoo.com/experts/gabbyguide/5393/mix-up-your-workout-routine/

Breakfast Television misses out on Twister record at Rogers Centre
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16610.aspx

Minimalist toys offer safer alternative
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071108/minimalist_toys_071108/20071110?hub=TopStories

Diwali

L's friend invited her to celebrate Diwali with her. They even plan to do fireworks. This is like Christmas for Hindu Indian people and there is a good write up in today's paper about it
http://www.thestar.com/article/275045

News

Fossil DNA could be key to aids vaccine
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071109/dna_vaccine_071109/20071109?hub=Health

NY girl of my dreams - an odd story
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_16592.aspx

Emotional eaters most prone to regaining weight
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071109/emotional_eaters_071109/20071109?hub=TopStories#commentSection

Looks like H&M is the place to shop

I noticed our newspaper is being delivered right in front of our door these past few mornings. In the summer there have been times I found it way out in the driveway. Could it be that Christmas (and a tip) is coming?

Big accomplishment for me today, I put air in my own car tire! It's a good feeling.

K goes to the doctor today to check on his thyroid condition, to see if he needs medication. I notice he's still working on the Halloween candy every night.

At the No Frills grocery store today, they had cauliflower on special for 99 cents. A senior lady beside me said 'Can you imagine if you were a farmer and spent so much time growing these, only to have them sold for this price? I've grown these in my garden and they are tough to grow'. All I could say was 'Well, let's buy some then!'. I did buy some carnation evaporated skim milk to try making my own 'Hong Kong Style tea', as I always buy a cup when I'm at that store and the lady had mentioned what kind of milk they use. She likely doesn't use the skim milk version.


News

Crowds flock to buy Roberto Cavalli line at H&M
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071108/cavalli_handm_071108/20071108?hub=Entertainment

Statscan finds Exports to China growing
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071108/china_exports_071108/20071108?hub=Canada

Photobucket advances tagging concept
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071108/ap_on_hi_te/techbit_photobucket_tags_3

Boy's 'privy prop' keeps lid on
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071106/ap_on_fe_st/odd_privy_prop

Long lasting immunity found for some vaccines
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071108/sc_nm/vaccines_lifetime_dc_2

Australian scientists decode whale sounds
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071108/sc_nm/australia_whales_dc_1