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100 Best Wedding Hairstyles
They say that weddings are all about the dress but, once the photos are taken and filed in your scrapbook forever, it's your face (and hair) that will go down in history. Here are 100 Hollywood hairstyles to keep you from falling flat on your big day!
12. Kristin Davis
Aside from her black corset gown, Kristin Davis just looks like a bride. With her hair pulled smoothly over the crown and a fall of soft curls, she is always a picture of elegance.
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ASPLU religious relations director brings global awareness and action through campus programs and events
Shelley Johnson '07 said she's receiving much more than a strong liberal arts education at PLU. As ASPLU's religious relations director, the 20-year-old junior from Tualatin, Ore., has discovered her enthusiasm for bringing global awareness to campus.
I want to be a voice for those who don't have one. My goal is not just for my time at PLU. This is what I want to do in my life. - SHELLEY JOHNSON '07
"It's something I'm really passionate about," Johnson said. "I really wanted to be involved in raising global awareness, even if I wasn't in a leadership position."
Before coming to PLU in 2003 as a freshman, Johnson said she wasn't particularly attuned to international or global issues.
"I wasn't involved in leadership in high school," Johnson said. "If it wasn't for PLU, I probably wouldn't be exposed to the importance of global awareness."
When Johnson was elected an ASPLU senator for the '04-'05 academic year, her interest in world events and issues was sparked. Johnson explained that her inspiration stemmed mostly from former ASPLU president Joel Zylstra's '05 desire to establish a campus global awareness team.
"I noticed a weakness in myself," Johnson said. "The idea of a global awareness team opened my eyes to bigger global issues."
In the spring of 2005, a group was established to help inform students about the importance of becoming global citizens. At the heart of this new team was former religious relations director and Johnson's predecessor, Dan Donohoue '05.
"There isn't an ASPLU position dedicated to global awareness, so the need for action was great," Donohoue said. "The hardest part of motivating students to take ownership of global awareness issues is getting the word out. Posters just don't work anymore, so we needed to figure out alternative ways to get students excited about this stuff."
By the end of the '04-'05 school year, the team, which consisted of only a handful of students including Johnson, had successfully sponsored a benefit concert for the Indonesian tsunami relief fund, as well as an AIDS awareness campaign called "Lives at Stake."
The team's success has continued this academic year in the form of another AIDS awareness campaign. This event, organized by Johnson in October 2005, involved about 350 students and faculty across campus wearing bright orange T-shirts with the word "orphan" written across the front.
In proportional terms, each "orphan" on campus that day represented roughly 100,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa, at least one-third of whom have been orphaned as a result of the AIDS virus. According to the United Nations, some 34 million children in the region today are orphans. That number is projected to rise to more than 40 million by 2010.
By drawing attention to such issues through campus programs and events, Johnson hopes to inspire those who have under-informed views about the importance of global education.
"There are so many great opportunities at PLU," Johnson said. "But I think sometimes all we're given clouds our vision of others in greater need."
For Johnson, however, the vision is clear. She wants to build a foundation that will help PLU's global awareness team last well into the future.
"Awareness is the first step; actions are the second step," Johnson said. "Taking the next step is the ultimate goal."
As Johnson has become more aware of global issues, her passion for activism has developed into more than just a short-term interest. After she completes a business degree at PLU, Johnson plans to work in Africa with a non-profit outreach organization.
"I want to be a voice for those who don't have one," Johnson said. "My goal is not just for my time at PLU. This is what I want to do in my life."
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8 things I learned from The Cosby Show: One lesson for each season J plus your favorite Cosby Show memories.
-Angie C
I grew up in Brooklyn,NY in the 1980s and '90s in a loving household with a married mom and dad. In my early years I didn't think there was anything different about this. My mother is a registered nurse and my dad worked as a NYC sanitation worker. We lived comfortably, traveled, and visited museums and bookstores. Education mattered and good grades, manners, and decorum were expected. As I grew older I became keenly aware that this was not the case in many other homes. However for me this was my very normal life. But to many people who looked like me this kind of life was anything but normal.
Before I realized my reality was not everyone else's I innocently enjoyed The Cosby Show assuming my most of my peers did as well. The Cosby Show was like a college course on life, a course I didn't even realize I was signed up for. Eventually I realized The Cosby Show type lifestyle wasn't everyone's reality, but I had no clue there was so much backlash. Many in my generation felt the show was a farce and didn't represent what many inner city brown 80s babies lived through. I can understand that but I think the show provided so much that people from any socio-economic group could have learned from the shows many lessons Cosby himself embedded in show. I decided I wanted to share why I loved the show and why I think the lessons taught in the show were universal.
In many cases the material on the show both commented on existing norms and thoughts while at the same time shaping a way of thinking about specific topics. Underneath the surface layer of the kids' or Cliff's shenanigans, the real "lesson" was about living a well-rounded life, communicating with your family members, and becoming your best self. Here are my top 8 life lessons from the Huxtables-
1. Culture- Pshhhh where to start? Family and Fashion- I loved how greeting a visiting family member or friend was an event in their home. Sitting on the couch to catch up and glean from the visitor. And 80s/90s fashion courtesy of Denise and Vanessa.Yassss. Playing records in the evenings, and celebrating special occasions. Everything!
2. Jazz-A love for the art form (and vinyl) and the greats popped up throughout the series. (Plus all the entertainers and artists who guest starred over the years.)
3. Art- I learned about auctions and the importance of heaving meaningful art in your home. (The painting in the living room)
4. Feminism- Claire, Claire, Claire. Long before I was old enough to know who bell, Audre, or Gloria were; Claire laid down the foundation of equality in my mind. She let me know that my accomplishments and my voice mattered in spite of and because of my gender. Lessons that came through conversations with Bud (and the thoughts of his older brother smh lol), and Elvin really shaped my thinking on why feminism was needed and what true (not abt man bashing) feminism could look like. Thank you Claire!
5. Possible Professions- Claire was a busy and successful layer in NYC, this spoke volumes. Dr. Huxtable was in obstetrics (we learned how demanding that kind of on call schedule was, and how important a good doctor was. Plus we saw handymen, musicians, teachers, entrepreneurs, and so many more.
6. Storytelling- Many, many of the episodes were centered on Cliff or some other family member telling a story. Some were significant in a historical sense, about how something or someone came to be, while others were simple like Rudy explain her day or a dilemma. We saw families gather to listen to these stories. We say closeness being nurtured. Storytelling is such an important tradition, one I hope we continue to nurture in the present.
7. Family- The writers of the show and the creator, Mr. Cosby, took great pains to ensure that many of the parts of growing up in a big family were highlighted. I was only child, so for me I was able to learn about that entire foreign side of life. Sharing clothing, giving rides, breaking toys, growing close, and growing apart. The dynamics and characterization were so well developed on the show. I also loved how one could also gather parenting advice from Clair and Cliff (that could be a book in itself).
8. College Culture- Even if it were never mentioned in my house, watching The Cosby Show meant that I knew about college and its importance. Simple things like Cliff's tees, sweaters, and pins, to stories of Hillman, visits from professors, and trips to reunions. All of those elements nurtured a love for academia and also for the social side and lastings relationships that could be made at a University. The emphasis on college led to one of THE best spin offs in TV land, A Different World *hums theme song".
So yeah those are the lessons I got from the show/course/history book known as The Cosby Show. I had so many specific show memories but I thought I'd let you share yours across the Brown Sugar social media platforms. Thank you for the outpouring of memories. Here are your favorites (Yall love some Theo stories lol)-
"Theo in the real world when they cleaned out his room!" - @brendassun
"Gordon Gartrelle!!!" Lol- @taleeheat
"Theo with his earring"- @aldonell
"For me it was the one when they made Theo pay rent w/ the Monopoly money"-@olderj
"Theo's prom night gone all wrong, Dr. Huxtable's dance-off with Rudy's tap dance instructor, Sondra and Elvin announcing they aren't going back to school but are instead working at a wilderness store, Cockroach shaving his head, Claire singing at Hillman college with their choir, the family singing with Stevie Wonder, Denise designing a terrible shirt for Theo, there are too many lol" – @cosmicinsanity
"When Theo wanted that Gordon Gartrelle shirt and Denise made him a terrible replica" -@bestablished73
"Please help….the lip syncing episode that included the whole family in tribute to the grandparents….I'm sure this adds to comments in agreement already posted ????"- @jermainelewis
"The very first episode where Cliff schools Theo about life decisions and getting an education–that really set the tone for the rest of the show's 8 year run. The Gordon Gartrelle fiasco, LOL. Tailwind Turner and Combustible Huxtable–the track & field episode. All the men were pregnant, HA!!!!! And the very last episode….Phenomenal". – Shawn Allison II
"I loved many many episodes but the one in which a group of elderly women became upset about the dented cans sold in their neighborhood store. The store in a suburban neighborhood had better selection and no dents. The wen formed a collective, made a plan and took a bunch of pennies to the store. Their actions held up the lines and caused a huge hassle. The women won their case and were granted better selections. Social Justice, community organizing, black women agency, and much more all in one episode. I'm sure I left out details & maybe mixed some things up but you probably remember that show"- Chaka S. Holley
"The Real World [episode], when Denise tried to make Theo a Gordon Gartrell shirt. LOL—that cracks me ALL the way up and the episodes with Lena Horne & BB King (loved hearing Kenny and Vanessa sing the blues)"- Tamarra J
"Me Say Ey, Mon"- Ms Pj aka Pj Leslie
"Way too many to list but a few notable mentions are: The Biiiig Fun/Wretched episode, the episode where the family tried to teach Theo about real life by pretending to be his landlord etc. and the episode where Cliff and Claire visited Sandra and Elvin's raggedy apartment! I also loved any episode in which Claire delivered one of her signature reads or when she spoke Spanish! – Ugh she is just everything. I love the Cosby show!"- Sabrina Lewis-Brown
Perfect Quote to end on! We love The Cosby Show! Its memories and lessons are ever present with us some 20 years later. Now that's a lasting impact! Thank you Bill Cosby, the producers/writers and the beloved CAST- Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Geoffrey Owens, Raven-Symone, Joseph C. Phillips,
Erika Alexander.
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"Don't bump the tables" & other rules to live by: A Primer for Party Goers
How not to piss off your favorite DJ ~~~> *leans in and whispers* The good ones really don't like it when you request songs. O_O oops I didn't know either, yall. Much to our surprise fellow music lovers a real DJ pretty much HATES it when you come up to their tables and give them suggestions of what to play. An experienced DJ knows how to read a crowd for what to play and when to play it; they've also created a flexible set list in their mind of what they wanna rock that night. So basically LET THEM LIVE. Trust them enough to play music that's going to make you move and nod. I've never personally tried to request a song but I have seen it go terribly wrong when pushy party goers try to tell a DJ how to do their job lol it's not pretty.
J Live posted a shirt on Instagram about the "no request rule" and I was really curious about why it mattered so much to turntablists. I decided to go to one of the best DJs I know ? so I spoke with Fresh Radio's creator Philly's own DJ Bee about the subject.
DontBumpTheTables <—Click here for the entire article! (Wouldn't format right SMH)
"I love to give artists room to grow in their art. Jane looks like she's having a blast just being her & we love it. The evolution of Janelle Monáe has given us a nostalgic yet fresh take on everything thing that's right about house parties, friends, & college in her latests video for the track Electric Lady. It's mos def #BROWNSUGARAPPROVED – Ang
"How Much More You Need?" A Brown Sugar Interview with author, Jermaine Lewis
If you follow me online, you know I rarely read fiction. I haven't read an entire work of fiction since undergrad, I just prefer non-fiction writing. I made it a goal however to revisit fiction in 2013 and I'm staying with it. A big part of my return to the "world of make believe" happened because of my good friend, author, poet and barber JERMAINE LEWIS. As a barber he cuts hair with precision, and as a spoken word artist and writer he spits words with an equal amount of skill and passion. Mr. Lewis, known as J LEW to most has quite a way with words. More than that he uses his social media to draw in readers and keep 'em wanting more. He released his debut novel "How Much More You Need?" on Valentine's Day. I recently spoke with him about writing, his readers and more.
BROWN SUGAR-When did you fall in love with hip hop?
JERMAINE LEWIS-I remember falling in love with hip hop in the 5th grade. I was widely known for being a "church boy" with good reason. Gospel music was the only thing I ever listened to. In fifth grade my whole school had to learn the lyrics to "Self -Destruction". I love the words, the force and power in which they were rendered. I became a lover of words and word phrases that rhyme at that moment. I later fell deeply in love with the likes of Lauryn Hill, Black Thought, Nas, Mos Def and Talib Kweli, basically those who wanted to teach me something while they entertained me.The list is much longer but. . .
BROWN SUGAR-So I met you as a barber and then learned you were a writer and a performer. How do you balance your professional and your performance life?
JERMAINE LEWIS -I balance my life in a very simple way. I cut hair by day and perform at night. Some would say that I perform all day. The barbershop has become an interesting place to train and perfect my speaking craft. Captivating a barbershop with the spoken word makes performing at all other venues seem as easy and carefree as a person feels walking through a park on a sunny day singing along with their favorite song on their iPod. Singing uninhibitedly free because they believe that no one can hear them. It's a beautiful feeling when people are purely entertained by you as a result of practice and effortless execution of what it is they expected to see from you…
BROWN SUGAR -How long have considered yourself a writer?
JERMAINE LEWIS -To be honest, I really don't consider myself a writer as not to offend those who have really studied the art and have replaced their hearts with a pen and pad and their blood with ink. I don't really know all the rules. My sentences still run on and are spliced with commas. I rest on the fact that I must write in order for the story to reach the masses. I don't write right, but I believe I am one of the best story tellers to ever live. A man told me once, "It's the story that the people want! We can find a million people to write it right." I just do my best to make sure that the writing doesn't get in the way of the story. .
BROWN SUGAR -Can you remember the first poem you wrote/performed?
JERMAINE LEWIS -I can't remember the first poem I ever wrote because I have been writing your standard "Hallmark Greeting Card" poetry since I could put thoughts and sentences together. The spoken word pieces on the other hand. The pieces that I would memorize to perform in front of an audience, I can remember like it was a few hours ago. In the year 2000 on a Wednesday night I heard a poet named Hamza of the Seventh Sun captivate an audience with his words and decided on that day that I would do my best to be able to do the same. Knowing even then that I was a great story teller, I wrote a story that just happened to rhyme and named it "What I Saw." I wrote and performed that piece to receive thunderous applause and I knew that performing poetry was one of the things that God had given me tremendous ability to do at a very high level.. .
BROWN SUGAR -You have quite a following on fb and via email regarding several of your writing series. What is the most common reason fans give you for loving your work?
JERMAINE LEWIS-They love the connectedness of all of the characters. Everyone and every action seems to affect another person in some way, shape, form or fashion. They love the redemptive power of Jesus Christ that finds it's way into each life and story line without being "preachy or holier than thou." They tell me that they love the fact they know each character. The readers appreciate the real pain, real drama, real relationships, real intimacy and the real love. They say that they are able to find themselves in the pages, see their issues in a particular character, apply the actions of the character to their own lives and find resolution or at least see their lives from a different angle.. .
BROWNSUGAR- I had the privilege of previewing some of "How Much More You Need?" it is so addictive and hard to put down. Is there a technique you use to hook your readers?
JERMAINE LEWIS-There is definitely a technique used to hook the readers. I try to pull them so far into a situation that they can't sleep without finding out what will happen next. I put a gripping cliff hanger at the end of each chapter that will force a person who cares about the characters to be unable to stop without finding out what happens next, only to run into another situation they will find it hard to walk away from. I try to recreate these addictive situations chapter after chapter. Before the readers know it there are no more pages to turn. . .
BROWNSUGAR- In short the novel is about our expectations when it comes to love. What do you want readers to take away from the experience?
JERMAINE LEWIS I want readers to take away from the first novel that in a lot of cases they already have all they need to be happy. I want them to slow their lives down, take a survey of all that they have been blessed with. I want them to ask themselves, "If I have joy, do I really need more money? If I already have power do I really need prestige? If I have a loving commitment do I really need a diamond ring?" I then want them to ask themselves the questions in the reverse to really realize the point being made. For example, "What if I had money, but no joy? What if I had prestige, but no power? Or what if I had the biggest diamond ring in the world but yet no commitment?" I just want people to finish this reading and be a little more appreciative of what they may already have. I want them to ask them selves, "How Much More Do I Need?"
BROWNSUGAR- How much of your real life seeps into the lines of your pages?
JERMAINE LEWIS I feel like the only way that I can connect to the reader is to write from extremely real places. I can answer this question easily. Everything I write comes from real life. It's all personal to me. I have either experienced the situations myself or been really close to them. All of them are amazingly real. I am a believer in that reality is indeed stranger than fiction!
BROWNSUGAR -Any encouragement for writers out there who would also like to publish their work?
JERMAINE LEWIS -I would encourage a writer that wishes to publish their work to write in front of a live audience. I would suggest that they get a couple of friends they trust to read their work as they went along. Having friends take the journey with them will prevent them from creating a world that only they enjoy. The daily feedback from honest friends will also keep them on the right track. I also recommend that if they feel that their own story is so amazing that they write it as a fiction or write it and not publish it until they have done something of note. Until they are "somebody" no one will care about your story. That's not true, some will care, but I don't know if there will be enough people to really make them feel successful. If their own story is what they want to write, I say write it! They will know when the masses will want to read it. . .
BROWNSUGAR -What can readers look forward to from Jermaine Lewis in the coming months?
JERMAINE LEWIS- Please stay tuned from more work from me. My goal is to publish a book every four months for the next few years. My next title will be available in May 2014. A person can keep up with my projects by visiting JermaineLewis.com
Info on all things Jermaine Lewis- JermaineLewis.com
His debut novel How Much More You Need is available in print and digitally- http://www.amazon.com/How-Much-More-You-Need/dp/1484843177
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Barry is the Executive Producer for Features at the National Post. He will defend the Fast & Furious series for as long as he shall live.
By Megan O'Toole, National Post
On a lovely, tree-lined stretch of Regal Heights, an imposing barrier divides two neighbouring structures — squat, green chain link sandwiched between two taller wooden privacy fences.
On one side, Franca Regina and her husband, Nicola, have installed navy drapes along their shady stone porch; Ms. Regina admits the goal is to block out the neighbouring Alfarano family's "bad energy." For his part, Nick Alfarano maintains a tall hedge that runs the length of his front yard.
For more than a decade, the families have lived side by side on Glenholme Avenue, in a mature neighbourhood southeast of Dufferin Street and St. Clair Avenue. But the relationship has been marred by seemingly endless recrimination — stories of dirty diapers landing in tomato bushes; eggs splattered against brick; foul language traded across the driveway.
"They're the only people in the neighbourhood I have a problem with," Mr. Alfarano says. "He became the neighbour out of hell," Ms. Regina says.
The whole unpleasant saga was aired in a drawn-out court battle centred on the Reginas' installation of a multi-coloured cobblestone driveway in 2001. Blaming the resurfacing for water leakage in his basement, Mr. Alfarano sued the Reginas for damages on the basis of strict liability, negligence and nuisance.
The battle ended with a scathing judgment released last week, in which Justice David Brown heaped scorn on both parties, questioning their credibility and their use of the court's time. He ultimately awarded Mr. Alfarano nearly $13,000 in damages — about a third of what the plaintiff was seeking. Neither side is happy.
In his ruling, Judge Brown called the unusual triple fence "the most telling symbol of the tension and unreasonableness that exists between these neighbours," noting Mr. Alfarano has refused to remove the chain link until his claim of adverse possession over part of the Regina property is recognized.
Councillor Cesar Palacio (Davenport) says the ferocity of this conflict is atypical in his otherwise friendly ward.
"But like any other neighbourhood, you sometimes have these kinds of disputes," he says. "Sometimes the level of animosity is so entrenched that getting either side to reason becomes difficult."
Neighbours in the area appear reluctant to get involved, calling both families "lovely people" who generally "keep to themselves."
But Ms. Regina, a mother of three with neatly styled hair and warm eyes, is fiery when asked about her next-door neighbour. "I would have been gone long ago, but [my] kids, it's their home. It's a shame.
"He is very nasty," she says of Mr. Alfarano.
Unprompted, Ms. Regina launches into a litany of complaints: Mr. Alfarano refused to return her son's basketball when it went over the fence, and threatened to call police in a dispute over landscaping. (Her husband wanted to trim Mr. Alfarano's hedge because the branches scratched his car).
When the Alfarano children were young, she found a soiled diaper in her tomato garden, and believes it was tossed there intentionally.
"I have a strong faith in God. I believe in karma," Ms. Regina says. "I believe God will see that justice is done, and I think it has been done, because [Mr. Alfarano] is a miserable man."
At the residence next door, Mr. Alfarano's two young daughters, bubbly and excited, scamper through the house, picking up and then discarding toys, listening as their father speaks about the situation with his neighbours.
"Why is she putting the blame on us? We didn't do that much stuff," says a perky eight-year-old Pina, before following up: "Will someone go to jail?"
Mr. Alfarano, in an orange toque and gold-rimmed glasses that sit askew atop the middle of his nose, hunches over a blueprint of his property as he speaks animatedly about the water flow between his home and the Reginas'. He is determined to explain how he is in the right, and his neighbours in the wrong.
"There was a little river here," he explains, pointing to the corner of his basement.
He blames the Reginas for eggs thrown at his house and cigarette butts in his window wells. He called police at one point to intervene.
Mr. Alfarano traces the dispute back almost a decade, to the day his wife gathered a basket of pears from their backyard tree and presented them to Ms. Regina's husband, Nicola, as a household gift.
"He said, 'Fran, do we really need pears?' " Mr. Alfarano recalls. After this incident, relations soured, becoming little more than "hi and goodbye." But even this tale is a point of contention: Ms. Regina says there was never any basket of pears.
[Photo: Franca Regina stands in her home's driveway, which, when repaved, propelled her into a legal dispute with her neighbour. Tyler Anderson/National Post]
Gold medallist and hockey legend Hayley Wickenheiser spent yesterday afternoon in the egg section of the downtown Metro grocery, on Front Street across from the St. Lawrence Market, signing autographs and promoting everyone's favourite shelled breakfast for the Egg Farmers of Canada. Sensing this might be his only chance to touch a gold medal, The Post's Matthew Coutts snuck into line.
12:06 p.m. The downtown Metro is a labyrinthine store and I am soon lost in the shampoo section — no eggs to be found.
12:09 I spot a guy wearing a hockey jersey and follow him to a line of people running from the egg section through the sour cream and down the milk aisle.
12:10 I spot Ms. Wickenheiser at a table, with her Vancouver 2010 gold medal sitting next to a bowl of eggs. A stack of free microwave egg cookers is nearby. Nabbing one of those would boost my Eggs Benny intake by at least 85%.
12:12 "To meet a female role model is amazing. She exudes a level of confidence," says Nicole Franco, a young woman in her 20s clad in a jersey that the star had just signed.
12:14 Fan of the Day award goes to Second Lieutenant Liz Rozendal, who drove in from CFB Trenton. She already has one autographed jersey. She came to get another signed, but mostly to thank Ms. Wickenheiser for her letter to Canadian troops.
12:28 A Metro staffer comes out of the stock room and slips into line, an extra work shirt under his arm. "It's all I could find," he defends himself against laughing co-workers.
12:38 Ms. Wickenheiser and fan Nori Suzuki start juggling eggs. This can't end well. Soon they are juggling three each; eggs start landing on the floor. By the end, half a dozen are pancaked on the tile. "I don't know if you want them scrambled," she jokes.
1:03 Ms. Wickenheiser says she is awed by people's reaction to the gold medal victory. "We live in a bubble and I didn't really realize how important it was."
1:04 Wanna be a hockey legend? Fancy up those eggs, people. "Salsa and eggs, that's a good recipe," Ms. Wickenheiser says.
1:05 I get to pick up the gold medal. It's heavy, and its wavy design actually looks good up close. Five-year-old Oliver McBeath-Cohen comes for a photo and pretends to bite the medal. I wonder if I could have gotten away with that?
[Photo: Hockey gold medallist Hayley Wickenheiser extols the virtues of eggs to fans such as Oliver McBeath-Cohen. Peter J. Thompson/National Post]
By Natalie Alcoba, National Post
Adam Giambrone's latest brush with scandal, after a report that he may have charged to the city a $10 cab ride to meet his future lover, has further cooled confidence in his leadership of the TTC, but apparently not enough to push for his resignation as chair.
"I shouldn't be talking to you about Adam Giambrone's taxi chits," said Peter Milczyn, one of nine councillors who sit on the Toronto Transit Commision. "To the extent that Adam's personal issues are no doubt distracting him, but certainly distracting the public, for the sake of moving the transit agenda forward, that's why he should resign."
Still, the Etobicoke-Lakeshore councillor does not plan to bring a motion forward to that end saying, frankly, there is no appetite among his colleagues for a change at the top. He feels it would only serve to further dilute the transit debate. (TTC commisioners can bring forward a "non-confidence motion" that, if successful, could serve to oust a chair).
Mr. Giambrone, who abandoned a bid to be mayor after revelations he had multiple affairs, was under intense scrutiny again this week for billing taxpayers for more than $2,400 in cab fares. One ride, on Jan. 4, 2009, was marked as a "ward visit" but, according to published reports, occurred on the same day, at the same time and to the same area as his first date with Kristen Lucas.
The young woman earlier this year exposed her relationship with Mr. Giambrone, who has been living with his long-time partner, Sarah McQuarrie.
In a statement released by his office yesterday, Mr. Giambrone wrote: "I apologize if a personal expense may have been submitted in error. I can't recall the specifics of an evening that took place 15 months ago. I often meet constituents on any day of the week in various parts of the ward. It appears that the expense was submitted at month's end with a batch of other receipts. Since the expense has been called into question, I have issued a donation to the City for the entire amount."
Of more than 100 taxi rides Mr. Giambrone expensed to the city, 10 went to the intersection of Bloor Street and Dovercourt Road, where Mr. Giambrone lives. In cases where the purpose of the ride was specified, it was either called a "special event" or a "business meeting."
Mr. Giambrone also owed $1,158 to Beck Taxi as of Nov. 30, 2009. More than $800 of this was carried over from previous months.
Mayor David Miller, who weeks ago declared his confidence in his protegé, was unavailable for comment.
"Has he lost the confidence of his board of directors? And I'm saying to you, to a degree, yes," said TTC Commissioner Bill Saundercook (Parkdale-High Park). "I will be challenging his judgment here on in as I have not been up until now."
Commissioner Ron Moeser (Scarborough East) said, "We're pretty late in the mandate. To remove somebody from that position has to be something substantial,"
Commissioner Suzan Hall (Etobicoke North) said asking taxpayers to pay for a personal cab ride is "inappropriate" but added "I'm not going to take any particular stand at this point. I don't know the reality of what is going on."
Other members of council have been calling on Mr. Giambrone to resign from the TTC, which has faced a barrage of public criticism for customer service inadequacies. Denzil Minnan-Wong led the charge in January, saying Mr. Giambrone and TTC chief general manager Gary Webster should resign over the ballooning costs of the St. Clair right-of-way project. Mayoral candidate Giorgio Mammoliti, a member of the mayor's Executive
Committee called on him to resign over allegations he may have leaked information about a TTC fare hike to Ms. Lucas.
With files from Alex Wright
By Alex Keshen, National Post
Councillor Rob Ford (Etobicoke North) is involving several members of his family in his preparations for a mayoral run.
Doug Ford, president of the Ford family's printing business Deco Labels, founded by his father (also named Doug), said should his brother join the mayoral race, he will become campaign manager, noting, "He's got the family involved."
And giving a taste of bombast reminiscent of his brother's style, Doug Ford added, "It isn't a campaign — it's war now."
Meanwhile Doug's daughter, Krista Ford, has started a Facebook page to attract younger voters to the campaign. "Four years ago, there wasn't something called so much as a social media," Doug said. "And social media … that's what helped Obama win the election."
Showing support for his brother, Doug Ford went on the attack this week after a columnist in a Toronto newspaper failed to paint his brother in the most positive light. "You folks have had the power of the pen for years," he said. "We're going to go after you with blogs, with Twitter, with YouTube. The rules have changed."
Rob Ford remained coy about his decision to run for office or not, but says support is strong. "I've got about 10,000 supporters just in my ward alone," he said. Support, however, is not just in his ward. Voters from across the city are endorsing Rob Ford's run for mayor.
Junction resident Holly Renaud, 39, an event planner who has joined the Ford Facebook group, said she likes Mr. Ford's passion for fair politics.
"He's one of those guys who's not afraid to stand up against the corporate side of politics, so that gives me a feeling of comfort," Ms. Renaud said.
Mr. Ford is hosting an event on March 26 at the Toronto Congress Centre to mark 10 years as a member of city council. He plans at the event to announce his decision of whether or not to run for mayor.
By Steve Darley, National Post
The RCMP will require 49,500 room-nights in Toronto hotels for officers to provide security for the G20 summit this summer, documents obtained by the National Post show.
The police are seeking to reserve 5,500 rooms per night for nine nights — June 20 through June 28 — for the two-day summit, which takes place on June 26 and 27 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
On March 10, Scott Ventresca, an account director at the convention division of Tourism Toronto, sent an email to 56 hotels in the west end and airport areas of the city that stated: "New RCMP expanded block ... in addition to the 3000 peak rooms already contracted by the RCMP, they are looking for an additional 2500 peak rooms."
The term "peak rooms" refers to the night during an event that an organization will need the most rooms. Andrew Weir, Tourism Toronto's vice-president of communications, said most convention accommodation requirements have a defined peak. However in this case, the room request does not peak — the Mounties plan to book 5,500 rooms per night for nine nights running.
The huge booking for the RCMP appears to dwarf the total of all hotel rooms needed for the G20 summit in Pittsburgh in September 2009. In Pittsburgh, the total number of room-nights booked was 26,000, VisitPittsburgh says. The RCMP alone wants twice that number.
Security for the high-profile event is being handled by a joint partnership known as the Integrated Security Unit, which includes the RCMP, the OPP, Toronto and Peel police, as well as the Canadian Forces. Yesterday, the Mounties, OPP and Toronto police directed calls to the ISU.
"We will not confirm that [room-night] information as it could indicate the amount of officers involved in the operation," ISU spokesman Sergeant Leo Montbourquette said.
Mr. Ventresca's email went to a wide variety of hoteliers from budget friendly to some of the more expensive hotels in the area. The heavy hitters include the "four diamond" airport properties run by Westin and Marriott as well as the Old Mill Inn and Spa near the Kingsway.
Hotel sources said rooms are being held at between $149 and $189 per night, depending on the property. Based on those prices, the total RCMP cost for accommodation alone could exceed $8-million. Mr. Ventresca did not return telephone calls.
"The RCMP has been given a list of all main contacts at each hotel property and will be making contact with each hotel individually in order to secure room blocks," Mr. Ventresca wrote in his email to the hotels. "Please do not make contact with client as they will determine which hotels
they wish to seek proposals from. Note: 18,400 NEW tentative room-nights."
Mr. Weir of Tourism Toronto said the city has successfully hosted large-scale events such as the 45,000 delegate International Aids Congress in 2006. In that case, he conceded, security requirements were not as acute as they are for the G20.
Sgt. Montbourquette of the ISU said information regarding the operation, including manpower and costs will be released after the event. He also said that based on the late February announcement of the actual summit location, many details are moving and changing frequently.
By Alex Wright, National Post
Except for the fact that the trees were still naked and the people were still mostly clothed, you could mistake yesterday's mid-March thaw for a midsummer's day on Toronto's beaches. Under clear blue skies with the thermometer pushing 18C — while the average for today is closer to 10C — people flocked by the hundreds to enjoy the weather at Balmy Beach and Kew Beach off Queen Street East.
There were seniors and sailors, bikers and boarders, dog-walkers and sun-blockers. There were March breakers and photo-takers, kids and kites, water-waders and rollerbladers. A man in a fiery orange shirt and blue sunglasses who only identified himself as James was balancing rocks into impossible-looking columns beside the boardwalk. He said he's been doing it on beaches all over the world since he first saw someone stacking stones in Vancouver years ago.
"I'm just having fun today," he said. "It's gorgeous, I can't believe it's the middle of March. Everyone's so polite, it's great to see."
Although he's unemployed, James said that, "When it's a beautiful day like this I don't want to sit in front of a computer all day and look for jobs, I can do that at night or when the weather isn't good."
An older man read the paper topless with a diamond-studded cross hanging from his neck. Down the beach, Ron Arsenault, 53, who drives school buses, was flying three gigantic parachute-like kites. The Toronto District School Board had him doing odd jobs during March Break, but he finished work early and came to the beach.
"First time out this year," he said, adding that the weather was beautiful and people were friendly. He was, however, wishing for more wind. Out at the end of a rocky breakwater a couple embraced and swayed side to side.
Semi-retired construction worker Richard Busch, 51, came to the beach with his camera and its long lens to take pictures and gather his thoughts. He snapped photos of birds off the pier and a raccoon up a tree.
"It's a perfect day for it," he said, and he wasn't just there to observe the animal wildlife.
"I love just coming down here and people watching," he said. "Sitting on a bench and watching is a great sport."
Grade 3 teacher Nadine Bobbett, 29, sat on a driftwood log and read while her husky pawed at the sand. "It's fantastic, it's nice to be outside," she said. "My dog loves the sun, so I took my book and came here to get some vitamin D."
By Natalie Alcoba, National Post
TTC chairman Adam Giambrone yesterday defended his use of taxis for work, after his expense statements revealed the councillor billed the city more than $2,400 for cab rides last year.
But Councillor Rob Ford (Etobicoke North), the most frugal member of council, says it's not fair to single anyone out. Instead, he says the city should slash councillors' office budgets to $20,000.
"It's not just Adam Giambrone. Many [councillors] go out for lavish lunches and dinners, many of them are spending thousands of dollars on free gas," said Mr. Ford (Etobicoke North), who has not yet gone over in detail his colleagues' expenses.
He once again came up as the cheapest elected official by billing the city nothing, and spending $708 from his own pocket on expenses last year.
The city released the information in a routine disclosure that details how city councillors spent their $53,100 office budget.
"I am on the TTC four to five times a day and this is my main mode of transportation," Mr. Giambrone said in an email response to questions about the $3,057 he expensed taxpayers for transportation.
The city provides him, and all councillors, with a free TTC Metropass. Of his spending on transportation, about $640 went to buying transit passes and tokens for office use. The rest was spent on taxis, including a $13.75 ride home after the taping of his On The Rocket show on CP24. He does not own a car. He billed more than $600 in taxis to the TTC. "Clearly there are not enough taxis bills submitted for this to be my main mode of transport. There are, however, sometimes when taxis are needed due to time constraints or what I am carrying with me (ie. files)."
The councillor noted that all expenses fit within the council policy.
Winnie Li, in charge of council and support services at the city, said staff reviewed every expense to ensure that it is acceptable under city policy. Council will consider a proposal in this year's budget to cut office expense accounts by 5%, a reduction of more than $2,500.
Mr. Giambrone's transportation bill is less than what several other councillors spent on mileage, including Michael Thompson (Scarborough Centre), whose office spent more than $9,600 almost entirely on mileage, and Raymond Cho (Scarborough-Rouge River) who expensed more than $6,000 on mileage and Metropasses.
Council's top three spenders last year were Michael Walker (St. Paul's) who billed $53,052; Adam Vaughan (Trinity-Spadina) who billed $52,798; and John Parker (Don Valley West) for $52,148. The bottom three were Frances Nunziata (York South Weston) for $5,949; Doug Holyday (Etobicoke Centre) for $2,396; and Mr. Ford.
Mr. Vaughan used $37,000 from his office budget to help pay staff, saying he would rather spend on people than newsletters, while Mr. Parker's printing, postage and courier expenses totalled more than $18,000, $1,947 of which went to magnets.
Mr. Vaughan said deciding what is appropriate to expense is a judgment call. "If you don't drive or take the TTC, occasionally you take a taxi because you're in a rush," he said. "For those of us who have a busy schedule, it's understandable. For those of us who don't, well the office budgets reflect how little work they do down here."
By Steve Darley, National Post
A chain link fence is all that separates a man and his dog from running free across a brand new downtown park.
Shyam Verma, 35, and his shih-poo cross Chewy were enjoying a lunchtime walk yesterday in the CityPlace neighbourhood at Spadina Avenue and Fort York Boulevard. However Mr. Verma, who lives just across the street from the park, said that looking at the four-hectare park, called Canoe Landing, through a fence is starting to get frustrating.
"I walk my dog here all the time and this fence is in the way. I have no idea how to get into this park and it's taking forever to finish. It's been like this for almost a year now," Mr. Verma said. "It makes no sense, I saw all the signs up saying 'Come, enjoy the park' and actually you can't enjoy the park."
Councillor Adam Vaughan (Trinity-Spadina) promises fences will be down by the end of the month.
Mayor David Miller, Vancouver writer and artist Douglas Coupland, Darryll Fox, brother of Terry Fox, Terry Hui, the chief executive of developer Concord Adex, among others, opened Canoe Landing on Sept. 9 last year. The park stayed open for one day. Then the developers put the fences back up.
The park contains a Terry Fox-inspired running trail called the Miracle Mile, an Astroturf sports field as well as fountains, outdoor art and a large red canoe. Mr. Vaughan said he understands the public frustration.
"People want it opened now. It is a great community space," Mr. Vaughan said. "It's lucky to some extent that the frustrations have happened over the winter when park usage traditionally goes down, but if the residents are frustrated, then I share their frustration."
Although the ribbon cutting had the appearance of an official opening ceremony, Mr. Vaughan said it was hosted by the developers Concord-Adex and intended to be more of a sales pitch. He also said that although the park was finished, a number of issues remained unresolved and negotiations between the city and the developer have taken longer than expected.
"The park has been constructed; we've reviewed the park and accepted the construction of the park.… I think it is a spectacular piece of work," said Bob Duguid, a landscape architect with the city who worked on the Canoe Landing project. "We're just getting the issues related to conveyance ironed out and then it will be turned over to the City."
One of the key issues was to have the road conveyed for emergency vehicle access. Mr. Vaughan said that if the remaining issues don't relate to the operation of the park itself and are not a liability, then the park should just be opened.
Allan Vihant, vice-president of development for Concord-Adex, is also anxious to have the park open. He said a few items were delayed, such as the field lights, that pushed the whole project back.
"We're ready to have it open," Mr. Vihant said. "Spring is a good time for us if there are any issues like planting to deal with."
Mr. Verma and Chewy are tired of waiting. They currently walk down to the lake, crossing Lake Shore Boulevard on the way. Mr. Verma would prefer not to have to deal with so much traffic. He also likes the idea of having an area of wide-open space to run in rather than the smaller parks along the waterfront or farther north on Spadina Avenue at Clarence Square.
[Canoe Landing, a park in the CityPlace neighbourhood, was opened for one day on Sept. 9 last year and then closed. Photo by Brett Gundlock for National Post]
To U.S. audiences, actress Martha Burns is best-known for her work on the much-beloved cable series Slings and Arrows, where she co-starred with husband Paul Gross. To Canadians, though, she is so known for so much more, be it her various positions with the Soulpepper Theatre Company, her extensive youth outreach work or her constant presence on the Canadian theatre scene. As Burns prepared for her latest role in Graeme Gillis's play A Boy Called Newfoundland, the actress spoke with the Post's Barry Hertz about Cabbagetown, croissants and coffee.
Where the streets have no name We live in the area we fondly call the neighbourhood with no name. It's sort of this area in between Rosedale and the Annex, just above Ramsden Park, where there are these streets that don't seem to belong anywhere. Maybe someone will read this column and give it a name. We used to live in Cabbagetown with the kids when they were little, but when they grew up and became urban kids, we wanted to be near public transit. They can now take the subway and bike everywhere — they can take advantage of the best of Toronto from where we are.
Planting roots I'm from Winnipeg and Paul is from Alberta, and while our ties to the West are quite strong, I consider Toronto my home now. Doing the work I do — not just theatre work but education, too — I meet people from different parts of the city, and it ties you to places that just aren't your own neighbourhood.... [We lived in L.A.] when Paul had a contract with CBS, but as soon as he had work back here, and started Due South, we bought a house, had a family and the roots just begin. Also, Toronto just gets more and more interesting. I get a sort of rush when I open the Saturday newspaper, since there's just so much to see and do, such a varied array.
Parliament is always in session When Paul and I decided to first buy a house we thought Cabbagetown was downtown, but it isn't really — it's its own little world, not accessible by subway. We bought our first house from Ross [Petty] and Karen [Kain], and then they moved across the street and we became great friends. Cabbagetown has a real feel to it — the combination of the grittiness of Parliament and the funkiness was great. It's always changing, Parliament Street: I still love going to Daniel et Daniel [248 Carlton St.], and there's always some new Sri Lankan or northern Indian restaurant or Filipino bakery along there. The street is a great combination of tastes and treats.
Local liver lovers We have a wonderful neighbourhood restaurant called Avant Gout [1108 Yonge St.] where we go to eat their grilled liver dish once a month, whenever we need a dose of iron. We also have Patachou [1120 Yonge St.] around the corner, with wonderful coffee and croissants. The Harvest Wagon [1103 Yonge St.] and Pisces [1097 Yonge St.] in the Five Thieves [plaza] are always great for getting a special treat or entertaining.... I can end up in different parts of the city, and a great place to go, especially in the summer, is the market at the Wychwood Barns [601 Christie St.], which is one of the city best public spaces and where you can pretty much buy whatever you need, whether it's vegetables or white fish from Georgian Bay.
Distilling a day When I'm working down at Soulpepper, I try to arrange all my meetings at Balzac [55 Mill St.], where the coffee is so delicious. Soma [55 Mill St.] also has one of the best hot chocolates I've ever tasted. I was busy doing another project over the last year and just started to go back to the Distillery area and I'm astonished and how many condos have gone up, and how it's getting more and more people down to the neighbourhood and visiting stores and restaurants there. It's working out to have established quite a neighbourhood feel — you can just have a great afternoon in the Distillery of looking at great art and seeing great theatre.
Stage stamina What interests me about theatre is there's such a different stamina involved, the stamina of going to the theatre every night and telling a story. The film world is more about longer days and how there's more to be accomplished in a day. I like it when I can do both mediums, because the one thing I find hard about theatre is working nights all the time — there's always something that comes up. Other people are having this life and I'm going to the theatre.... Paul and I do go out to dinner often, and we've become really enchanted with the TSO, but that's it for nightlife for us. If we do go out, it will more likely by what kind of exciting place we'll go for coffee in the morning.
Martha Burns stars in A Boy Called Newfoundland, playing at the Tarragon Theatre Extra Space (30 Bridgman Ave.), March 26 to April 11. For tickets, call 416-531-1827 or visit tarragontheatre.com
[Photo of Martha Burns in front of Toronto's Tarragon Theatre by Aaron Lynett for National Post]


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Obambi's Bottom Baiered on Fox News
Barack Obama was just one mindless platitude after another. He can't, or won't answer the real questions, and, as always, can't deal with being challenged without getting snippy. Obama's bad policies, poor temperament and willingness to mislead, avoid, distract and demagogue when he can take center stage in his interview with Bret Baier. Interview here.
Via NRO. I imagine Baier's Fox mentor, Brit Hume, is smiling tonight - and deservedly so.
Bret Baier just concluded the single best interview of President Obama in a year, by any reporter. He was resilient in the face of the president's obvious attempts to run down the clock by stonewalling; Bret continually hammered a series of questions the president did not want, and yet he was polite in explaining to the president the meaning of the questions just in case they were not what the president was familiar with (see the question about Connecticut for example). It was a model of how not to be cowed by a strong and charismatic leader and a model of a truly independent anchor/reporter.
Where are the trolls? I expected to see a bunch of whiny, sniffle-filled posts talking about how disrespectful Baier was, etc. I saw some of the interview and came away with a sense of a man very irritated that he had to come down off his pedestal and answer questions. Apparently, this man feels the only time he should speak to reporters is when things are all set up in advance and he's had a chance to practice the questions.
Let me be clear on this: the left has put its faith in someone who has done them no favors. He may well be the first black president for which he will be lauded in the future. But his legacy will be nothing more than four years of lies, corruption, broken campaign promises and at least one constitutional crisis which has the potential to leave this country's future in tatters.
No matter WHAT you believe, whether its in a big, fat, bloated government set up to stick its nose up the behinds of the American people to make sure they're eating right and not using too much TP to clean up afterward or if you believe that after 200+ years the people of America are capable of making such decisions for themselves, 2010 WILL be a year to be remembered.
2010 will either be known as the year the people woke up, stood up and refused to be bullied by a gang of power-mad thugs who came to Washington D.C. to transform America or it will be known as the year the Constitution officially became nothing more than a set of "guidelines" only to be followed when those in power choose to do so. And, to be brutally honest, I firmly believe that should the latter become reality, there won't be much for the people to do, because should the left manage a power grab of such magnitude, they will not stop at completely taking over every aspect of American life. I still just find myself gobsmacked that so many Americans have been so willfully blind and stupid when it comes to this man and his agenda.
I sure hope those who still snooze in ObamaZombie slumber wake up, wipe up the drool and rub the boogers out of their eyes soon. Maybe today's interview will bash its way into some thick skulls and let 'em see what they've gotten us into.
Obambi, like many totalitarians (like Chavez, who he admires), is not used to being asked tough questions and he came off more like a slick, power-hungry Chicago pol and less like "the Messiah".
Remember, the MSM did not tell the American public who this man is. His biological father was not only a moooslim but a communist. His mentor during the teenaged years was a huge communist. His preacher is a nut job communist. His friend Ayers is a communist. He is what he is, a product of his upbringing. He believes in government and hates business enterprise because business creates differences in people due to their inate intelligence, ambition, work ethic, etc.
He wants equal results – socialism/Marxism/communism. Call it which ever name you prefer.
Got to watch the whole thing, Baier's show is the best new's criticism analysis in many years. Dear Leader's last Fox interview evah.
Baier CRUSHED the moron!
FOX needs to replay that interview nightly until Obama resigns!
Bret Baier needs a hero's award for standing face to face with evil. The man's got courage!!!
Reckon they'll give Bret one of those awards they gave to Kattie Couric for her Palin "interview?"
I won't hold my breath.
Keep drinking the Fox kool-aid wingnuts!
meep meep!
wtf did the wh think was going to happen?
since his iowa primary speech, his skills have continued to diminish, with each passing speech. All those idiosyncratic mannerism seemed to increase as his actual confidence and skills have vanished.
I'd like to say that his skills in an interview have also diminished, but since I have no other real interview to gauge them against, who knows…
he just had no clue what he was talking about.
[Reckon they'll give Bret one of those awards they gave to Kattie Couric for her Palin "interview?"]
if ANYONE else, had come up with that Hawaiian earthquake line, they'd be laughed off the stage for being a complete moron. The 57 state gaffe wasn't a mistake in some sense…when he doesn't know something, he just makes it up, and honestly expects people to accept it.
Trying to have a conversation with O-bah-muhh is like arguing with a dining room table. Brett Baier had an unfair advantage. He actually knew what was in the bill.
keith- you keep nuthuggin the Won and I will continue to get the truth from Fox.
Kudos to Bret…Hume knew what he was doing when he picked him. Obamuh look pale, pasty-faced, and cornered. The boy's not used to being told no for an answer….after all, he is "the one". Ah, I love the smell of desperation in the morning!
and honestly expects people to accept it.
Apparently, Keith above is one of the faithful.


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