You’ve probably heard a lot about safe sleep, but how vigilant should you be? Where is OK for your baby to sleep? Which products are safe? More importantly, which ones have been recalled or are present suffocation risks? First, a little tough love about safety. Even when you’re desperate, choose safe sleep settings. We know, […]
Jimmy Regal & The Royals make some stirring R&B but they have ability to stray well outside the ‘normal’ boundaries and make music that is faintly reminiscent of Dr Feelgood but also strays into Capt. Beefheart territory while still making music that fits into the Blues mainstream. Joff Watkins vocals and harp playing have developed […]
Scientific research makes clear that sleep is essential at any age. Sleep powers the mind, restores the body, and fortifies virtually every system in the body. But how much sleep do we really need in order to get these benefits? National Sleep Foundation guidelines1 advise that healthy adults need between 7 and 9 hours of sleep […]
Barbie has been a chef, a fashion designer and an explorer — and now she can tell kids all about her careers. Hello Barbie, an Internet-connected version of the classic doll that can have real conversations with children, made her debut at the New York Toy Fair. Hello Barbie, an internet-connected doll kids can have […]
A curious cat got the joyride of her life when she stowed away on a small plane. Romain Jantot from Kourou, French Guiana, the plane’s pilot, posted a video on YouTube of the scared-y cat clutching the plane’s wing for her dear nine lives high up in the air. The video has been viewed more […]
By thestar.com Tues., May 26, 2015 Merriam-Webster is getting a little thicker. The dictionary has added more than 1,700 entries, with words describing everything from emerging technology to Mexican delicacies gone mainstream. Here are 10 of the best new additions to the lexicon. Chilaquiles, a Mexican dish, has been added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. 1. […]
Looking for love? Try aisle nine! Grocery stores are the bars of the daytime; they’re a great place to spot someone you like, strike up a conversation, and, all being well, make plans for later. Looking for love? Loblaws at Maple Leaf Gardens offers a great selection of young working professionals…. (Tom Sandler) Serana Amin, 28, […]
How-old.net is begging for a fight. The insult-triggering website built by Microsoft guesses people’s ages and genders from a photo. It’s an exercise in machine learning that caught on — Microsoft developers expected only about 50 people to test it, instead, the website has been used by more than 35,000 people. “We were shocked,” wrote […]
By The Canadian Press Wed., April 11, 2018 HALIFAX—Heat waves in the world’s oceans are getting longer and more frequent, according to a new study that warns the phenomenon will likely continue to alter marine ecosystems, harm fisheries and kill various species. Eric Oliver of Dalhousie University in Halifax, who led a team of researchers […]
Emojis are fun, and funny, and that’s why we use them. That’s why I thought I used them. But is it possible we use yellow faces because we actually have yellow bellies when it comes to getting real? Have emojis stripped us of our ability to use our words when we’re, you know, feeling things? […]
