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The Toronto Portraits - Sibille Wallois

Welcome to the Toronto Portraits. Every Friday we're going to profiles young, dynamic Torontonians, and each week we're photographing them in a different Toronto neighbourhood. Sibille Wallois, 27 years old. The Annex. Have you ever met a beautiful, young French woman with a Masters in Art…

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Events Guide: tree tour, stuff swap, outdoor theatre, and more…

WHAT: Rouge Park Tree TourWHEN: June 21, 10:30 am - 1:30 pmWHERE: Pearce House (1749 Meadowvale Rd.) On this tour, Jim Robb, dedicated visionary and General Manager of Friends of the Rouge Watershed, will share his profound and intimate knowledge of Rouge Park, the largest natural urban park in…

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John Gibbons and the Underachievers

Okay, so we totally thought Ned Yost would be the next manager to be fired. We were wrong! I know, there's a first time for everything, huh. The Toronto Blue Jays, in lieu of holding responsible the five players on their 25-man roster who are making over $10 million this season, canned .500…

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The Toronto Portraits - Sibille Wallois

Welcome to the Toronto Portraits. Every Friday we're going to profiles young, dynamic Torontonians, and each week we're photographing them in a different Toronto neighbourhood. Sibille Wallois, 27 years old. The Annex. Have you ever met a beautiful, young French woman with a Masters in Art…

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Lynx Stun Michigan

The Toronto Lynx staged a stunning upset this evening, gunning down the powerful Michigan Bucks 1-0 in Pontiac, Michigan and harvesting the 3 points for the victory. The loss is the first of the season for Michigan, and only their second home loss in two seasons, both at the hands of the Lynx.…

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The Bad Plus Rocked the Glenn Gould Studio

The Bad Plus rocked out the Glenn Gould Studio last Friday night, while the rest of Toronto's concert-going crowd were at clubs and bars taking in NXNEshows. Three standing ovations followed a tight set that featured original works by this progressive jazz trio (piano, bass, percussion) as well…

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Maple Leafs Move Up Swap Pick With Isles in Draft

The Toronto Maple Leafs just moved up in the draft and send their 7th overall pick plus a a pair of conditional futures to the Islanders in exchange for the Icelanders 5th overall pick. With that pick the Leafs selected defenseman Luke Schenn of the Kelowna Rockets. Schenn is a physically…

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Tall Ships Come to the Waterfront

One of my favorite things about living in Nova Scotia was going to visit the tall ships when they came to the harbor. Well this Nova Scotia tradition has come to Toronto for this weekend. The Bluenose II is here and it is a beautiful ship. You can find it down on the Harbrfront this…

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Toronto: BBQ and Walkathon - Raising Funds for Disabled Children and Orphans in Gaza

Toronto: BBQ and Walkathon - Raising Funds for Disabled Children and Orphans in Gaza June 21, 2008 BBQ and Walkathon – Raising Funds for Disabled Children and Orphans in Gaza The International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF) present a fun day with friends, family and food!…

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Gaston Back with the Jays

Gaston Back with the Jays Posted on June 20th, 2008 in 2008 Season, Commentary, Early, Toronto Blue Jays, Uncategorized by Early Tags: , cito gaston, John Gibbons, manager fired, nick leyva, toronto blue jays — If you're new here and love baseball, you may want to subscribe to our RSS…

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Pop

Pop Jun 20th, 2008 by Garry Two of my favorite bands that I will be seeing in the next while. I’ve been waiting to see Stereolab for years. Vive La Fête is an electropop band from Belgium that I discovered a few years ago. I’m excited about both shows. Posted in Music, Toronto day…

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Another One Bites the Dust

Another One Bites the Dust Posted by Brendan Egan at 7:43 PM Tags: Baseball News, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets Another day brings another baseball firing, as manager John Gibbons of the Toronto Blue Jays is the latest manager to get fired this week. Gibbons joins Willie Randolph of the…

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fins - classic caddy

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[URBAN NOTE] On the Turkish-Canadians

I heard about Turkey's dramatic victory over Croatia in Euro 2008 for the first time only a few hours before I heard and saw it the streets of Toronto. Cars and minivans filled with happy people waving Turkish flags in plenty of different sizes, every one honking as they drove, in turn honking to…

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[URBAN NOTE] The Turkish-Canadians

I heard about Turkey's dramatic victory over Croatia in Euro 2008 for the first time only a few hours before I heard and saw it the streets of Toronto. Cars and minivans filled with happy people waving Turkish flags in plenty of different sizes, every one honking as they drove, in turn honking to…

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We're so polite that we can't see a danger hiding in plain sight

Most Torontonians are crippled unto paralysis by the unique combination of innate Canadian politeness and the racial politics of their city

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Go go! Kuponik z nba numer 326

Dziś gram mecze z nba. O to i mój kuponik: Kupon numer 326 Mecz: Toronto Raptors - Utah Jazz Typ: 1 Kurs: 2.6 Stawka: 40 Ewentualna wygrana: 104 Szanse procentowe: 52% Trzymajcie kciuki, bo to dość ryzykowny mecz. NBA lubi ostatnio robić psiukusa… Podobne wpisyKolejny kuponik z nba…

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The Hippest Beaver in Town

This just in—beavers are making a comeback in the mainstream. It's not that they ever disappeared since the days of June Cleaver (at least if you still count your nickels), it's just that the fuzzy, big-toothed creature has emerged from the dam with a little bit of groove, and this time,…

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Should it really matter?

“There are rules to constructing a cabinet: You wouldn’t appoint an education minister with kids in private schools. You wouldn’t give a man with a record of wife-beating responsibility for women’s issues. And you don’t give a roly-poly smoker the prestigious health ministry.” …

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Rules of Sports Management

Rules of Sports Management The memories will be so thick, they'll have to brush them away from their faces. The classic sports equation of under-achieving teams is of course: A(Something must be done) + B(this is something) = C(we must do this) Gaston? really? The Phil Jackson argument always…

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Quick update

We have arrived at Banff and all is well. Unfortunately internet service has been spotty for the last few days. Theres lots of wifi in downtown Banff, but none near our campsite that i can use for blogging. I’m currently on my iPhone which isn’t great for that purpose. I’ll catch up on our…

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Distillery District - Toronto

Today Mother Nature was in a good mood and bless Toronto with some great summer weather (finally). On that note I decided to head into the heart of the downtown core and stopped in at our work office for a bit. It was funny to run into my boss and a new worker who was here being trained. I got…

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A Blast From The Past in Toronto

A Blast From The Past in Toronto June 20th, 2008 Another day, another manager fired. This time it was John Gibbons in Toronto. That comes a day after Seattle made a change, and just a few days after Willie Randolph started this current epidemic of managerial upgrades. Just like the previous…

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MLB News: Toronto Blue Jays fire Gibbons as manager

MLB News: The Toronto Blue Jays have pink-slipped John Gibbons for former skipper Cito Gaston. Gibbons is the more…third manager to be let go in less than a week in Major League Baseball… > Get more latest news at: APNews on LiveVideo

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All ACES

All ACES June 20th, 2008 | By: Russ As Jacquelyn mentioned, the Espresso team has been getting around as of late. We recently completed a cross-Canada six city product launch with Bell and Samsung. We took one of Bell’s newest smartphones, the Samsung ACE, and brought it to life. Armed…

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This Little Piggy Went to Queen West Market

"What do you want to sell at my market?" demands a flustered, head-scarved Kealan Sullivan, 69 Vintage owner and entrepreneur extraordinaire. "You want to sell cupcakes? Sure. Homemade ice cream? Sure. Old records? Sure. Just not vintage clothes... because, you know, I do that already.…

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BNL's Steven Page Sings Leonard Cohen, Radiohead at Art Of Time's Songbook II

Barenaked Ladies' singer Steven Page will perform fresh, new arrangements of songs by an eclectic mix of artists, including Leonard Cohen and Radiohead in Toronto for two nights only. So if you missed the Leonard Cohen shows a couple of weeks ago at The Sony Centre and you didn't act fast enough…

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The Very Best of NXNE: The Photos

As we wrap up our NXNE coverage, we wanted to give you one last chance to grasp a taste of what it was like to be in Toronto for one sweaty week of music. Check out the best images we took of NXNE (ignore the poor composition and low resolution; we’re very DIY). Toronto’s Spiral Beach…

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Sundin may head to Montreal

According to TSN, the Red Wings might not be Mats Sundin's preferred destination: June 20, TSN: Sources tell TSN the Toronto Maple Leafs are trying to encourage Mats Sundin to decide his playing future before July 1. In the past...

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Report- Habs To Talk With Sundin

from Darren Dreger of TSN, Sources tell TSN the Toronto Maple Leafs are trying to encourage Mats Sundin to decide his playing future before July 1. In the past 24 hours the Montreal Canadiens were granted persmission by the Maple Leafs to speak to Sundin’s agent about the possibility of the…

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I Woke Up in 1994!

What in the name of all things holy is going on? I laid down around 2:00 for a little nap and when I got up - poof! - the 1994 Blue Jays Coaching Staff was back in charge of the team. Is Joe Carter back in right field? Is Robbie Alomar asking us to “catch de taste!” from second again? What…

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Trafcom News Podcast 76: Are you data driven? An interview with …

17:20 Where to send comments: email to Donna AT Trafcom DOT com, call the comment line at 212-624-0209 or post a message to the Trafcom News Podcast blog. Look for the Trafcom News Podcast on Blubrry.com. … See the original post: Trafcom News Podcast 76: Are you data driven? An interview with…

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Susan Harris Open House and Sale

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george C Summer Sale

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SES Toronto 2008: Couverture de la blogosphère québécoise

La conférence sur les moteurs de recherche de Toronto (SES) est terminée! Vous n’avez pu y assister? Voici ce que les blogues du Québec ont rapporté : Blogue Interne d’adviso SES Toronto 2008 Opening Keynote SES Toronto 2008 Discovering Mturk SES Toronto 2008 Twitter Innovation Web SES…

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Hooray, pictures!

I’m officially done with staff training! I’m completely exhausted, and I have little time for rest since our first groups arrive on Sunday at 5pm. I’ll probably write another post soon, but to tide you over, here are some pictures of the cool people I work and live with! CSM Staff!…

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Ontario Weekend Travel Picks North of Toronto

Beaches, Resorts, Attractions Editor's Picks for the weekend inlcude resorts and attractions in Ontario. See Editor's Picks at Ontario Travel North of Toronto. New this week is our Beach Pick. Where to find great beaches in Ontario. Blue Flag Beaches north of Toronto located on Georgian Bay…

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The Future is Yesterday

Sherman, set the Wayback Machine to 1993! The Blue Jays have fired manager John Gibbons and hauled Cito Gaston out of cryogenic storage to replace him. Don't get me wrong, I think Gaston was a decent manager. Frustrating to watch sometimes, as he had a penchant for letting struggling pitchers…

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Jays Kiss Gibbons Good-bye; Ricciardi’s Least Favorite Number is .900

The manager carrousel continues to violently turn - the Toronto Blue Jays have fired John Gibbons. And again, a manager takes the fall that the general manager should be taking. I like J.P. Ricciardi well enough, I suppose. He has a tough job in working against the front office skills of the…

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Vandalist: Ancient Tradition

Once a week, Vandalist features the best street art and graffiti from around Toronto. You should contribute. Artist UnknownIN AN ALLEY OFF OXFORD, NEAR SPADINAPHOTO BY JOULGER

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Cito Gaston

Cito Gaston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clarence Edwin “Cito” Gaston (pronounced /ˈsiɾoʊ̪ ˈɡæstən/; born March 17, 1944 in San Antonio, Texas) is the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays and a former outfielder in professional baseball. en.wikipedia.org Cito Gaston Statistics Cito…

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