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The back story, for whatever narrative we can think of, establishes a context for the story – often a brief one – that is characterized as the main story. With regard to gangs, the back story is rooted in history including military history. Standard gangs rivalry story A May 26, 2014 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Gangsters, goris […]
I attended a presentation by the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) in south Etobicoke a year ago, in May 2013. I was impressed with the quality and scope of information that Heather Marshall shared at that time. The work that TEA is doing is tremendously valuable and inspiring. Air quality is a topic that is of […]
I’ve recently posted a blog item for the Toronto Walks Blog of the Jane’s Walk website. I’ve enjoyed writing this item, because it enables a person to consider the broader issues of interest to anybody who lives close to the Lake Ontario shoreline – in Mississauga, Toronto, or anywhere else along this or any other […]
I’ve written extensively about Erving Goffman including the start of his academic career in Chicago and the year he spent immersed in field work at a mental hospital. I became interested in his Chicago days after reading about the history of urban planning in Chicago. The first-noted link (above) is among the most frequently read […]
Our May 4, 2014 Jane’s Walk in Long Branch went beautifully – as has been the case with each of our Jane’s Walks in this neighbourhood in South Etobicoke on the Lake Ontario shoreline starting with the first one on May 6, 2012. This year the conversational element was even more a central feature of […]
Mike James and Jaan Pill are now in their third year of organizing Jane’s Walks in Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey). The Saturday, May 3, 2014 Jane’s Walk began at our usual time and location – at 10:30 am at the East Parking Lot at Marie Curtis Park. The walk was called Inspiration Lakeview: […]
Marina Gavrylyuk, Sales Representative, Sutton Group Summit Realty Inc., Brokerage conducts interviews with successful local residents in the communities where she works. You can find an interview with Jaan Pill, posted on May 2, 2014, at: http://marinag.ca/4a_blog_post.php?post_id=30015 Among the topics covered are how Jaan Pill set up his Preserved Stories website; things he learned as […]
We are pleased to share the following message from Janette Harvey: Good afternoon, The Marie Curtis Bike Park Concept Plan is finally ready, and will be presented at a public meeting on Monday May 12 at 7pm. The meeting notice will be circulated shortly. Location: Assembly Hall, East Room 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr. […]
The three questions are from Jim Levine, the agent who works with Itamar Simonson and Emanuel Rosen, authors of Absolute Value (2014). According to Levine, a good business book should answer the three above-noted questions. With regard to their 2014 study, Simonson and Rosen share the following answers. What? Consumer decision making has shifted. Consumers […]