World's oldest blogger signs off for the last time, aged 108

"An Australian woman renowned as the world's oldest blogger has died at the age of 108. Her last post described her ailing health but also how she still sang a happy song every day. Olive Riley, of Woy Woy about...

Born in 1899, Only Death Stops World's Oldest Blogger

For those who believe that cyberspace is only for the young, Olive Riley's story makes a firm counterpoint."THE Australian woman renowned as the world's oldest internet blogger has made her final post, aged...

Take a leaf from the books of ancient healers

I'm posting this because over the last two years I've been using Olive Leaf Extract to successfully keep viruses at bay. Olive leaf extract is an amazingly effective anti-viral, anti-bcteria, anti-mold and...

Calgary's fat ban a phat gain for city

This is a great idea.  Healthy food is hard to come by in restaurants, even in supposedly health-conscious Vancouver.  Now if only they'd ban gross beer."Calgary's bold move to become the first city in...

Stomach virus likely caused Olive Garden illnesses

"A contagious stomach virus is likely to blame for sickening about 370 people who ate at an Olive Garden restaurant in Indianapolis last week, a county health official said on Monday.Stool tests of three Olive Garden employees and one customer were positive for a norovirus, a...

300 say they got ill at Olive Garden

"More than 300 people say they became ill, and at least three have been hospitalized, after eating at an Olive Garden restaurant last weekend, health......"

Over 250 sick after eating at Indiana Olive Garden

"More than 250 people have reported becoming sick after eating at an Olive Garden restaurant in Indianapolis, Indiana, a county health official said on Friday, a day after an outbreak of E.coli at Taco Bell restaurants was declared over.  The news makes Olive Garden at...

Pan Chancho Bakery and Café

"Pan Chancho Bakery and Cafe is located at 44 Princess street, across from Coffee and Company. It originally started out as a small bakery, baking bread for Chez Piggy. But now it is one part bakery, one part deli, one part cafe - and all parts delightful."

Greater Manchester CND What's On Guide. 1 Dec 2006

"Upcoming Events To find out about upcoming peace and anti-war events either phone or email the GMDCND office. If you would like to be added to an email mailing list to be notified of upcoming events please email us with "subscribe activist mailing list" in the subject...

Road Trip: Montréal

"Montreal is a heck of a lot closer to Kingston than most people realise. White it is only a few kilometers further away than Toronto, it is a world of awesomeness better. You will feel like you have been to...

Matmâta, Tunisia

"It was not known until 1967. that there were regular settlements in this area, besides nomad tribes, wandering arond the area. That year, intensive rains, that lasted for 22 days, caused troglodyte homes to get soaked with water and to collapse. In order to get help from the...

Michael Moore's "Liberal Pledge" gets a response

Last week, Mr. Moore extended an olive branch to the political Right which had all of the sincerity of a John Kerry apology. At first, I treated his missive with the same response that I usually give Mr....

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