BY JANET STEINBERG Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain (ROYGBIV).  This mnemonic (pronounced nemonic because the first "m" is silent) is a memory device that will help you remember the colors of the rainbow… red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.  However, Mother Nature needs no such device.  She...

BY JANET STEINBERG Everyone dreams of his or her own special island.  More often than not, it's in the South Pacific.  Man and nature have diligently worked together to create a very special Pacific Island retreat.  However, strange as it may seem, they've plunked it down in the North Pacific.  Vancouver...