by Minter Dial | Sep 20, 2007 | Health
If you haven’t seen Sicko, by Michael Moore, then you must. It opened in the US on June 29 and now is also out in Paris (see here for listings). Surely, this is a message that will resound for all Americans living abroad, experiencing some form or other of...
by Minter Dial | Aug 4, 2007 | Health
Whatever next? The BBC report states that a study in Hong Kong reveals that Mahjong can cause epilepsy. Are they for real? A “unique” Mahjong strain of epilepsy? The BBC report writes “Mahjong is cognitively demanding, drawing on memory, fast...
by Minter Dial | Aug 3, 2007 | Health
Kudos to Kids & Company, from Calgary, for coming to the rescue of the sandwiched baby-boomers taking care of kids and elderly parents. Open to people over 65 years old and typically suffering from significant handicaps and/or disease, K&Co offers swimming,...
by Minter Dial | Jul 7, 2007 | Health, Travel
The Dial ’07 Summer Holidays, Club Meditation — Part 1 of 3. After 5 times at a Club Med, I think we are now officially veteran ‘Gentils Membres’ (guests). Yes, admitting that we (2 adults, 2 kids) enjoy Club Med comes with all sorts of...
by Minter Dial | Jun 17, 2007 | Health, Sports
If you have ever thought of leaving some current day objects in a time capsule for discovery in the future, chances are that you underestimated nature. The story of this 1957 time capsule — including a car and various everyday items of the time — show that...
by Minter Dial | May 30, 2007 | Health
Could you imagine that Mars bars would not be vegetarian? Mars officially reversed a controversial decision last week to remove animal by-products (rennet) which it was using in some of its chocolate bars. The company claimed the move was to allow them to have more...
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