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The Toronto Notes for Medical Students 2009
$161.87
The Toronto Notes 2009 includes exciting new changes that will further help students prepare for the Canadian and American medical licensing exams. This year, the Toronto Notes 2009 package includes: -A concise textbook with in depth coverage of 29 chapters as listed in the concise TOC at the end of this document -Extensive updating of amterial, including up-to-date Evidence Based meidcine reviews -A new and improved teaching program for ECG iterpretation (included on the CD) -A re-designed PDA version with a user-friendly interface for quick reference on the wards (both Palm and Pocket PC versions) -A high quality Colour Atlas cross-referenced with the text (included on the CD) -Exam preparation tools and lots of practice questions -A 300-page pocket reference guide, highlighting common clinical management scenarios and helpful tips on clerkship basics (perfect to carry on the wards)

Pretending to Be a Normal Person Day After Day Is Exhausting Calendar: A Calendar That Celebrates the Wonderful Wacky Woman You Truly Are
$16.95
This calendar has cute pictures and is funny and inspiring for women of all ages.

NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs - 10 Great Leafs and Their Most Memorable Games
$49.98
As a long time Leafs fan, I have been excited about the upcoming release of these DVDs, but disappointed that more details haven't been given -- specifically, which ten games will be included. So I did a little research and found a more detailed description from Warner Brothers. Here are the ten games:

1. Leafs vs. Red Wings, 4/23/64... Bob Baun, playing on a broken ankle, beats the Red Wings in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

2. Leafs vs. Canadiens, 5/2/67... The Leafs clinch the '67 Stanley Cup.

3. Leafs vs. Islanders, 4/29/78... Lanny McDonald eliminates the Islanders with a Game 7 overtime goal in the '78 playoffs.

4. Leafs vs. Blues, 4/16/87... Ken Wregget blanks the Blues to advance in the '87 playoffs.

5. Leafs vs. Sharks, 5/14/94... Wendel Clark scores twice in Game 7 to send the Leafs to the Western Conference finals. (Note: Warner Brothers lists this as the 5th game, even though it is chronologically out of order.)

6. Leafs vs. Red Wings, 5/1/93... Nikolai Borschevsky's Game 7 overtime goal eliminates the Red Wings in the '93 playoffs.

7. Leafs vs. Blues, 5/3/93... Doug Gilmour's behind-the-net wraparound goal in double overtime beats the Blues in the '93 playoffs.

8. Leafs vs. Senators, 4/13/01... The Leafs beat Ottawa 1-0 on Mats Sundin's overtime goal. (Note: Warner Brothers lists this game as Leafs vs. Canucks, but the Leafs beat the Sens, not the Canucks, on 4/13/01.)

9. Leafs vs. Senators, 5/4/02... Curtis Joseph has 54 saves and Gary Roberts scores in triple overtime to beat the Sens in Game 2 of their 2002 playoff series.

10. Leafs vs. Senators, 5/12/02... On the road in Ottawa, Gary Roberts has two goals and an assist to force a Game 7 in Toronto (which, by the way, the Leafs win).

Now, every Leafs fan is going to have the same question I had -- Where is Darryl Sittler's 10 point game against Boston in 1976? Why that game wasn't included, I don't know, because it certainly qualified -- Sittler was a great Leaf and that was his most memorable game! Maybe it's because it was a regular season game, and every game listed above was a playoff game. Maybe they couldn't secure the rights to include it. I just don't know. Other great Leafs games come to mind as well, but the 10 games here are certainly great enough.

I am somewhat worried about the Sharks game being listed out of chronological order and the 2001 Canucks/Sens mistake. Hopefully, these are simple, honest mistakes and not an indication of sloppy work on the part of Warner Brothers and the NHL. My fingers are crossed, because I'm really looking forward to this release.

John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band: Live in Toronto '69
$14.98
If you have seen the video footage of The Beatles first appearance on Ed Sullivan, John has that unmistable stage fright look, like it's just dawned on him that tens of millions are watching him, that reminded me of Jackie Gleason in an episode of the Honeymooners when he and Norton were doing a cooking show. Paul and George are doing everything they can do not to laugh and George had the flu!
As Lennon walks out on stage in TO, it has obviously dawned on him that maybe breaking up with McCartney wasn't such a stroke of genius after all. That same panic is all over his face, and it is rather funny. But it gets better. Voorman and Clapton nearly steal the show. Voorman proves what a very loyal friend he was to Lennon for agreeing to go on stage with this material. It isn't that it is substandard, it's that it is so amateurishly prepared that in the entire range of karmic experiences, Lennon owes him big time for this. Voorman is not the melodic player McCartney is, and his Teutonic style actually presages a sort of krautrock aesthetic that had not yet been cultivated by guys like Holgar Czukay. Clapton has a look that seems to say, I gotta get off dope. No one in a sober state of mind would have agreed to this gig.
The reason? Yoko. It is unfair to demonize her entirely for the passive aggressibveness that fueled the split, but she helped, and without an ounce of talent to back it up. Here in this setting, she is a voice in search of a note, caterwauling from pitch to pitch, sure she can hit something, convinced this is ART done by artiste-te-te-tists as Michael Palin might intone. Is it? Well, the highlight of the film is when Clapton looks at the camera directly and rolls his eyes.
Indeed.
Next up for John and Yoko would be spending a week with Mike Douglas in Philly. McCartney, Harrison and even Ringo were preparing legitimate solo statements.