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The Secret To Happiness – The Urban Times
Serotonin is an important chemical in the brain termed the ‘happiness hormone’. Serotonin helps raise our mood levels by helping with calming anxiety, relieving depression and sleep. Low levels of serotonin are linked to mild to moderate depression. A study conducted by Dr. Natalia Alenina et al., have shown that lacking serotonin has been shown to [...]
The gift of a good death
Mother’s Day last year, I took a pot of orchids to my mom. She hadn’t been feeling well for months. But when I saw her that Sunday, I was shocked. It was plain to me that she was dying. Mom had had some tests. There was something in her abdomen, and her doctor [...]
Auditors G8/G20 reports
The much-anticipated report from Auditor General Sheila Fraser on spending for the G8 and G20 summits will be tabled in the House of Commons on June 9, two days later than originally scheduled. The auditor general’s office confirmed Friday that the date had been moved. The original June 7 date had been based [...]
Toronto Real Estate Board Sued
The Competition Bureau has filed a lawsuit against Canada’s largest real-estate board, a move the federal agency hopes will warn other boards against using tactics that limit competition and consumer choice. The watchdog said Friday it filed an application to the Competition Tribunal — the body that rules on competition cases — [...]
Canada Post Strike Looms In Face Of Stalled Negotiations
The union executive for urban workers at Canada Post said it would meet with its bargaining committee on the weekend to plan their next move as there was a pause in talks aimed at averting a strike. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a statement that said there was little progress [...]
The Taliban’s Plan for an Epic Afghan Surge
The plan is to undo the Americans’ recent gains with the fiercest spring offensive ever – and that seems to be just fine with Pakistan’s ISI. Even before Osama bin Laden’s death, Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir was working like a man possessed. For weeks the Afghan Taliban’s military chief, a former Guantánamo inmate, [...]
The Fight Over Billy Graham’s Legacy
Billy Graham was upstairs, napping. In the kitchen of the mountaintop home where he and his wife, Ruth, raised their five children, the table was set for lunch. Except for a flickering candle on that table and the exuberant pacing of two large dogs named China and Lars, the house was still, [...]
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