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In Madison Smith’s early twenties, her emotions swept from one extreme to another.
When she was depressed, she would spend hours locked in her room with the lights turned off.
When she wasn’t depressed, she was on top of the world, jumping from one ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Wellness
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Jack Fraser was 17 the first time he saw a car.
It was an Austin 8, and joy of joys, he was able to sit in it.
The challenge came when he was finally allowed to take the wheel a year later.
Automatic cars weren’t around then. To get a stick shift l...
DATE: Jan 24, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Just getting across New York City can be a trial for newcomers.
Tsilala Brock found that out when she moved there to pursue an acting and singing career.
“The hard part hasn’t been getting the jobs, but navigating yourself in a big city,” she said....
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Unwaxed eyebrows, curly hair, no make-up — many models would recoil in horror. Not Sophie Adams. She takes the natural approach to finding modelling gigs.
“I stopped straightening my hair,” said the 23-year-old. “I stopped waxing my eyebrows. I don’...
DATE: Jan 20, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
In high school, Julie Irvine spent many sleepless nights worrying about exams. Physics and maths were her weak spots. When finally faced with the test she would go completely blank.
“I’d have to really work to calm myself down,” Ms Irvine said.
Toda...
DATE: Jan 19, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
If you live in Pedralba, Spain, everyone knows your business. Which is exactly what Eugene Carmichael was trying to avoid when he moved there 18 years ago.
“There are 2,000 people here,” laughed the 77-year-old. “Everyone knows your business. Plus, ...
DATE: Jan 17, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Ronnie Lopes’ passions don’t often merge.
The 59-year-old is a poultry lover, with 70 chickens in his back yard. He also loves entertaining a crowd.
“I sing and I play the drums,” he said. “And no, I don’t sing to my chickens.”
Everything came togeth...
DATE: Jan 16, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Michael DeFontes suspected his dog Bette was a bit of a diva, but a pin-up girl?
The four-year-old papillon is the face of January in a calendar that’s likely travelling Canada’s dog-show circuit.
According to Mr DeFontes, the wheels were set in mot...
DATE: Jan 13, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
When it comes to literature, canines aren’t very choosy.
Eight-year-old Billie-Rose Kempe knows this for a fact.
Every Friday afternoon the Warwick Academy student spends an hour reading to dogs at the SPCA.
“The dogs don’t really have a preference ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Six months after a kidney transplant, Simone Barton has a new lease on life.
Randy Edwards also has chronic kidney disease but hasn’t been as lucky, yet.
Lifestyle checked in this week with people we’d interviewed with health problems in 2016.
Cnthi...
DATE: Jan 11, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy