Life

Study highlights difference between biological and chronological age

We've got dolls that crawl, talk and wet. We've got dolls with perfect hourglass figures. We've got dolls with swagger. And we've got plenty that come with itty bitty baby bottles.

The Via Choralis Chamber Choir presents its annual Remembrance Day concert on Sunday. The highlight of the afternoon's program is a performance of Gabriel Fauré's well-known Requiem.

Canada's oldest synagogue - a standing testament to the Victoria community's openheartedness, according to its members - is crumbling. Time and the elements have eaten into the roof of the Congregation Emanu-El building at 1461 Blanshard St.

Friends visiting from Saskatchewan this summer made a curious observation on arrival: Opening a case of Bud Light, they lamented how hard it was to find "normal" beer in Victoria. They then handed me a Bud as though it were a restorative tonic.

Drop a few pounds and it will lead to a good night's sleep, new Johns Hopkins research has found. As the body loses fat, particularly belly fat, people are able to sleep better, Hopkins doctors found when following 77 people over six months.

ON STAGE Good Person of Setzuan Where: Phoenix Theatre, University of Victoria When: Opens tonight, continues to Nov.

Dear doctors: I am a 60-year-old woman. I am 5 feet 6 inches tall and weigh 118 pounds. I exercise four to five times a week, and I work with kids every day in the afternoon. For my 60th birthday I went skydiving.

The fall craft-fair season is in full swing. This weekend, craft fans have two fairs to choose from: ? Sooke Prestige Craft Fair: Meet the artisans, view the finest of hand-crafted holiday pieces created by 40 talented artists and crafters.

IN CONCERT Fear No Opera When: Saturday, 7: 30 p.m. Where: Phillip T. Young Recital Hall Tickets: $20 regular, $5 unwaged at Munro's Books, Ivy's Bookshop and at the door.