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Like shadows in saffron robes,
they start assembling in the darkness before dawn
- their shuffling sandals filing into chapel.
Soon the shuffling subsides into silence - then a deeper silence. A single candle burns on the altar... click on "Shaolin Temple" in the News section.
In a nod to cultural superstition, Aurora is now
allowing residents to eliminate the unlucky
number 4 - or any other unwanted number - from street addresses... click on "444 666" in the News section.
An extraordinary gift of $5 million from G. Raymond Chang, chancellor
of Ryerson University and chair of CI Financial, will go towards
furthering research and education about the treatment of mental
health and addictions, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
(CAMH) Foundation announced on Wednesday..... click on "CAMH" in the News section.
WITH an annual budget of $96 million, it will take much more than one fundraising event to help finance the operations of the Hope Botanical Gardens and Zoo.... click on "Hope Gardens"in the News section.
In my past endeavours, I was a life insurance underwriter (salesman).
Each sale came with an added satisfied feeling of achievement, in that I was able to help someone attain 'instant' peace of mind and financial value with the signing of a pen to a document of mutual agreement between a client and a company.... click on "Attitude" in the Articles section.
Our first stop was at the Duty Free Shop at the Canadian Border. Shortly after, we reached the Lewiston Bridge U.S Border Crossing. We were very quickly processed and were soon on our way.
Three hours later, we stopped at Northampton for a wash-room break and by 4:30p.m, we arrived at the Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.... click on "New England" in the Articles section.
Tsung Tsin Association of Ontario (TTA) played host to over 250 guests on October 10, 2009 as members celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival, the second most important celebration in the Chinese culture. Also known as the Moon Festival, The Mid-Autumn Festival focuses on family reunions and romance at a time when the harvest is completed and the moon is at its brightest in the year... click on "Harvest Moon " in the Articles section.
With the Canadian owner of Cirque du Soleil Guy Laliberte’s recent jaunt into space, comes memories of past Jamaican Circuses. Good friend, confidante and muse Everard Hoo reminded me of these, jogging my memory. As it turned out, our collective experiences were almost identical, which leads me to believe that we attended the same events in the late 50’s and early 60’s... click on "Circus" in the Articles section.
There has been a lot of hype in recent years about the potential for a global viral pandemic. SARS, avian flu and West Nile virus are examples from the recent past that could have had far worse consequences than what actually occurred. Now it’s H1N1, the latest version of swine flu, that is the big concern... click on "Virus"in the Articles section.
Some interesting websites, jokes and quotes, this and that... click on "Dis ’n Dat"
Make a One Pot Dish... go to the Recipes page.