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Golden Oldies Music
Trini Lopez:: A Star whose light shines on barrio boys everywhere
Somewhere between my callow youth and now, I lost track of awesome Latino legend Trini Lopez.
So you can imagine my delight when I came across Trini on YouTube, singing the songs that made people everywhere fall in love with him. Hearing Trini sing, If I Had A Hammer, makes it seem like the years never passed.
Some people who never seem to age have the ability of making us all feel younger.
Trini Lopez will be honoured with his own star on the Las Vegas Walk of Starts on his May 15 birthday this year.
Restaurant Reviews
Donatello Restaurant: A Landmark in Downtown Toronto
By The Cooks Are Coming 2 Dinner
The Cooks had the pleasure of visiting a Landmark on Elm Street, for Home cooked Italian Food at Donatello.
Charm and Elegance come together here where the Fine Dining experience is not to be missed. Located at 37 Elm, this quaint, family operated restaurant is between Bay and Yonge Streets in the heart of downtown Toronto close to many attractions, including the Delta Chelsea Hotel.
Upon our arrival, we met the delightful owners Giacomo (Jack) and wife, Filomena. They have owned and operated this business for years, and made us feel like we had just come to their home for a meal. We had the pleasure of being served by Kaiser who was most knowledgeable about the entire menu and the wine selections. He made our choices easy.
Travel-Tourism
Kenya: Is It Safe to Travel There?
By Dr. Gifford Jones
“Why are you and a group of journalists going to Kenya when there’s so much violence?” a friend said to me.
I stole my reply from Sir Edmund Hilary when asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest. Hilary replied, “Because it’s there.” But I also questioned whether T.V. pictures were telling the complete story of what was happening in Kenya, and was it a safe destination.
It’s a long flight to Nairobi and my brain was fuzzy on arrival. But not so dull that I couldn’t see these newspaper headlines at the airport, “Fires raging in Kenya” or “What a sad day for Kenya.” I started to worry my friend might be right.
The pink sands and fairytale Fairmont resorts are calling you
By Judi McLeod
It's almost November and sleigh bells are already calling out to some people. Silver bells beckon the busy inhabitants of cosmopolitan cities. But the lucky ones are responding to the call of Bermuda's pink sands.
The holidays call for a special setting. And what could be any more special than the fairytale setting of a holiday season island-style of the Fairmont Princess and the Fairmont Southampton in Bermuda?
Pets
First it was the runaway bestseller now it’s “Nahgua the made-for-television movie
By Judi McLeod
Saturday, April 26, 2008
It was against all odds when horseman,writer/artist Ron Hevener saved a proud Arabian stallion from certain death at the slaughterhouse. Hevener is afterall an against-all-odds kind of guy. And that’s just the beginning of the adventure-steeped story of “Nahgua”, a horse that will gallop across the human heart forever.
Hevener tells Nahgua’s story in the novel Fate of the Stallion, which sold out in its first printing and at one point almost every school library had a copy.
Raisin toxicity kills
By OnTheWeb: Laurinda Morris, DVM
This week I had the first case in history of raisin toxicity ever seen at MedVet. My patient was a 56-pound, 5 yr old male neutered lab mix that ate half a canister of raisins sometime between 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM on Tuesday. He started with vomiting, diarrhea and shaking about 1AM on Wednesday but the owner didn’t call my emergency service until 7AM.
Good Dog pups help kids learn to read
By OnTheWeb: SHEILA CALLAHAN
Justin Ortiz sits on a rug in Room 202, Christy Crawford’s third grade classroom. “It’s 6 o’clock in the morning,” the 8-year-old tells Bodhi. “It is time to wake up.”
Actually, it’s 2:45 in the afternoon, and Bodhi, a 58-pound standard poodle, is awake and at work helping children improve their literacy. He’s listening to Justin read the children’s book “In the Morning.”
Home Alone never again for Fido
By Judi McLeod
Have you ever rented the DVD Benji in a desperate attempt to keep your pooch entertained while you were out at the supermarket buying groceries?
Do you worry about Fido who's been home alone all day when the boss tells you that you have to work overtime tonight?
Gift from the 'Angel of Doggies'
By Judi McLeod
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
If there's such a thing as the 'Angel of Doggies' in a troubled world, his name must be Aza.
When Aza, died at age 12 of leukemia last winter, his human companions David and Sophie Dastych were inconsolable without her.
