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Fortress America: Gated Communities in the United States (1997) serves as a classic study regarding gated communities
/1 Comment/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’ve been reading several books about gated communities in countries around the world, beginning with The Government Next Door (2015), which I have discussed in previous posts. Fortress America (1997) The latter study refers to Fortress America: Gated Communities in the United States (1997) among other resources. Fortress America (1997), like The Government Next Door (2015) […]
“Just discovered,” Graeme Decarie reports: Book given to him by his Grade 7 class at Parkdale in 1958
/4 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’m pleased to share these scans from the book that Graeme Decarie received from his students at Parkdale in 1958: Graeme Decarie writes: It’s book given to me by my grade 7 class at Parkdale in 1958. It’s called The Wisdom of China and India, and it was signed by the class. I recognize some […]
Four Hong Kong publishers known for books critical of Chinese regime missing – Nov. 9, 2015 Guardian article
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA Nov. 9, 2015 Guardian article is entitled: “Rights groups raise alarm for Gui Haiming, last seen travelling to Thailand, Lu Bo and Zhang Zhiping, who headed to China, and missing Lin Rongji.” The opening paragraphs read: “A group of Hong Kong booksellers specialising in books criticising China’s Communist elite have gone missing. “The four […]
MCHS 2015 ’60s Reunion on Oct. 17 at Old Mill Toronto will feature round tables
/0 Comments/in MCHS 2015 Reunion, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI was in Chengdu, China with my wife and daughter in the summer of 2014 for a family wedding; it was a great place to visit and the wedding (with all of the traditions, such as the groom turning up at the home of the bride and demonstrating that he has sufficient means – e.g., […]
Bloor Street Culture Corridor – October 2015
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillPlease note I’ve lost track of how to copy and paste text messages with embedded links to WordPress. For that reason, I don’t have formatting (bold; plus active links) for this post, which I’ve copied from a formatted email message, and I don’t have time to format the page manually, at this point. Anyway, the […]
“My famous friends” – Another great memory shared by Graeme Decarie
/1 Comment/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI am pleased to share with you this recent message from Graeme Decarie: My famous friends … Just to let you know that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor were not the only aristocracy of my social circle, here is the tale of my meeting with Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis, commander of Imperial […]
MPP Charles Sousa announces investment to kick-start Lakeview project on Mississauga waterfront
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI was very pleased to have the opportunity to attend an announcement on May 1, 2015 at the Art Gallery of Mississauga. The announcement was with regard to the Lakeview lands, a topic that I have discussed at length in previous blog posts. A notice of the announcement, at the website of Mississauga South MPP […]
How to avoid death by lightning – April 3, 2015 New York Times article
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIt’s almost never a bolt out of the blue An April 3, 2015 New York Times article is entitled: “How to Avoid Death by Lightning.” The opening paragraph reads: “For most of the last 15 years, Michael Utley has been passing out refrigerator magnets that say ‘When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!’ If he could go […]