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Vancouver Once Again Tops List of World's Most Liveable Cities
9:31AM 2/22/2011
For the fifth straight year, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, bested 139 other cities worldwide in ratings of "relative comfort" to hold onto the right to call itself the World's 'Most Liveable' City, according to new rankings by The Economist Intelligence Unit.
The quarter-page ad in the New York Times caught my eye: "Final Year Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Silver Dollar Just Released!"
For as low as $24.95, I could have a silver dollar from Canada -- with a hockey player on it. Since I couldn't make it to Vancouver, it looked like an Olympic...
NBC's Olympic coverage is scoring big ratings with viewers so far, a relief to the network still recovering from the whole" fire Conan O'Brien to get Jay Leno back on the Tonight Show" debacle.
For the first three days of coverage for the Winter Games live from Vancouver, the network averaged 28.6...
Super target: 2010 Olympic medals take recycling to a new level
11:00AM 10/19/2009
If you've ever recycled a computer in Canada, you may have a small claim to fame at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. It's the ultimate in recycling -- saving money while making something beautiful out of trash.
The Vancouver Canucks, a team in the National Hockey League, are giving away fan packs to fans across British Columbia and around the world. The packs are four player cards chosen at random, a Canucks sticker and tattoo. All you have to do is fill out an online form with your contact information to...
Consumers warned to research their tattoo artists
3:00PM 6/21/2009
Do you have a tattoo? Have you ever wanted one? Having our bodies adorned with "skin art" is a very personal choice, and one which should not be taken lightly. I myself have a very nice tattoo on my upper left arm which features the heads of five of nature's big cats. It's a one-of-a-kind piece, it...
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