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Get ready to ride. The Vancouver Rotary Club's annual bike-a-thon goes this Sunday. The annual 120-km Ride for Hearing, from Burnaby to Harrison Hot Springs, raises funds for the Rotary Hearing Clinical Centre at St.

Buying a suit, even for a man who loves to shop, can give rise to a certain level of anxiety. First, theres the trying on of layered, woolen garments in cramped fitting rooms under dubious lighting.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Its my observation that women find it easier than men to tune into their natural rhythms. The menstrual cycle helps cultivate that ability.

MAD MEN GOES BANANAS: Mad Men fans know theyll have to wait until 2012 before they can get their fix of Jon Hamm and Christina Hendricks inhabiting a mid-century modern Madison-Avenue universe.

Courier readers: John and Jane Cartmel Destination: Kruger National Park, South Africa Favourite memories of trip: The giraffe in the background was one of many animals the Cartmels saw on safari thanks to trackers Rodney and Oris.

Fitness myths are all around us: As seen on TV, as read in magazines or as heard in gyms across North America. Well, Ive heard enough. Its time to bust three of the most common myths. 1.

Still not over the closure of the Cannery Seafood Restaurant ? Well, now you can own a piece of the historic waterfront restaurant that served up feasts from the sea for three decades.

Summers arrival calls for drinks. Not just any drinks, but incredible ones. Drinks that take time to make and savour. Drinks that come with a garnish of accomplishment.

Most of us in Vancouver are from somewhere else, which has given our city a real global vibe. This element exists in the wine world as well: finding grapes and vines that have travelled far from home.

Walk into any gym and theres usually somebody on the floor crunching away like theres no tomorrow. Too bad, its not the best way to work your abs.