Pie Bookazine Part 8

STYLE ° DESIGN ° ART ° MUSIC ° PHOTOGRAPHY ° FOOD ° TRAVEL ° FINANCIAL

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SHANIA TWAIN RAGING SUCCESS

CHERYL TIEGS BEAUTY AND EMPOWERMENT

BRETT WILSON PLANT THE SEED

SOMETHING DECADENT

THE GOOD WIFE A MAN WITH DANDY ELEGANCE WORLD'S OLDEST YOGA TEACHER

BAKING WITH WHISKY

MR. BRAINWASH DREAMING AWAKE

THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR STYLE IN PARIS THE WINE LADIES

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Editor's Note I love meeting people and publishing.

From cover to cover, bear witness to my ambitions and obsessions. What follows is a showcase of  vision for what this magazine is about: interesting people, awesome photography in unique places, and fascinating things. Essentially, the best that life has to offer, but for everyone to enjoy.

To create this issue, we embarked on several spontaneous journeys across the country. We travelled to Ontario's Vineland to enjoy the hospitality of the area's wine makers and indulge our palates of their delicious libations. We found ourselves in Toronto's luxurious Shangri-La Hotel, where we shot the iconic Cheryl Tiegs. We even hit the coast battling the elements to capture the breath-taking beauty of Newfoundland's Battery neighbourhood.

This edition of Pie brought us to a number of interesting interviews with faces recognized around the world.

Uniquely Canadian talents, like comedian Dan Akroyd and beautiful songstress Shania Twain share their lives and stories.

Furthermore, we invite readers to join Pie in getting to know a bevy of artists, photographers, and intellectuals, who confess their hunger and passion to create.

Highlights include charming business personality Brett Wilson and world-renowned photographer Chris Woods capturing artist Mr.Brainwash.

If you're one of Pie's fashion followers, do yourself a favour and take in the sixteen page fashion editorial, shot by the incomparable Dan Lim. As you read this issue, know that we have already begun creating and exploring topics to create a print experience that is both tactile and exciting in the next Bookazine. The fascinating conversations with the world's most contemporary cultural figures our readers have come to expect will remain a mainstay of what Pie showcases. We will continue venturing across the globe, featuring exotic locales like the Turks and Caicos, Australia and secret hide aways in Canada just to name a few of the destinations you can look forward to seeing.

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IZUMI WINE

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CHERYL TIEGS "Beauty may bring you some avenues in life that you might not otherwise have had but it does not mean its an easy road."

Baking with whisky.

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DRAWING DOWN THE MOON

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Through the lens of Dan Lim.

He has hit the diaphragm, the ears, the eyes, and now he's hitting the tongue.

Andi Muise and Brandon R. Dwyer offer a new twist on the old tale.

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THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR

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WORLD'S OLDEST YOGA TEACHER

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SHANIA TWAIN Not a woman to let adversity get her down.

T H E L AT E S T C O L O R T R E N D F O R 2 017 : THE GOOD WIFE DIAL IN THE PERFECT ONE.

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Contributors TIM WILSON

Art Director/ Graphic Designer I am always impressed by what passion can achieve. It is my true pleasure to collectively create and work with those that share this passion.

DAN LIM

Photographer I just love creating images and all that it entails; The concept, the lighting, the location or studio set, collaborating with my creative team of hair and make up artist, the fashion stylist, the fashion and the models. I love it all!

IAN JAMES HOPKINS Photographer

A contemporary photographer, Ian's main focus is people and portraiture.

RATUL DEBNATH

His career spans 3 decades as an internationally published photographer and 20 continuous years on television as a make-up artist / beauty expert. Featuring Hollywood A-list talent.

AARON REYNOLDS

Financial Journalist

Writer/Copy Editor An award winning short fiction author.

GREG SWALES

Photographer

Always inspired by the extremes of beauty

ANDY VANDERKAAY

The backbone of Pie is passion, which I live by in my work.

On bad hair days, he enjoys a good hat and a glass of scotch. On other days, he mostly just enjoys scotch..

mannequinmedia.com has been photographing, filming fashion, music and celebrities for 6 years.

KELLY THOMPSON Writer

is passionate about everything related to the written word.

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KORBY BANNER

Photographer/ Make-Up Artist

With a diverse background in fashion and politics, working for Pie Magazine seemed like a natural fit.

Photographer

ROLAND WILHELM

COLIN KEDDY A Registered Financial Consultant and President of Equitable Financial Inc.

CHRIS WOODS Photographer

An accomplished advertising, editorial and celebrity portraiture photographer with numerous awards and accolades.

STAN SHURMAN Photographer

Just happened upon Sandra and PIE at Ecofest and here I am, having a ball.

BRAD CONRAD

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JENNI LIN BALDWICK

Brad is fueled by music, travel, fashion, friends, and life.

Make up is an experience. It has the ability to change out moods and sense of style.

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Hair & Make-Up Artist

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Working with celebrity clients like Justin Bieber, Keira Knightley and gracing magazine covers like Vanity Fair& Elle.

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Author of Hope And Heartbreak in Toronto. Life as a Maple Leafs Fan.

DAVIN DE KERGOMMEAUX Whisky Expert A highly respected whisky advocate and author of Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert.

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Something Decadent...

Baking With Whisky

Marbled Bundt Cake With Macerated Raspberries Cake Directions Mix eggs, vanilla extract and whipping cream in a bowl. Combine icing sugar, flour, baking powder in a separate bowl. Slowly add dry ingredients to the egg mixture mixing constantly. Pour half of the mixture into a 10� greased and floured bundt cake pan. Add macerated raspberries on top of the batter. Mix cocoa powder to the remaining batter.

Pour the cocoa batter on top of the mixture in the pan. Take a skewer or small knife and lightly mix the 2 layers together. Bake for about 60 minutes at 360 degrees F.

Cake: 4 eggs 250 ml whipping cream 250 g icing sugar 250 g flour

15 g baking powder 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 2 tbsp cocoa powder

Blackberry Cranachan Directions: Toast the oats until lightly brown. Be careful not to burn them. Lightly whip the cream until it reaches soft peaks. Fold in the toasted oats, honey, whisky, and blackberries. Taste the mix and add more honey or whisky, if desired. Whisky flavour should not be overpowering.

Cranachan is traditionally served in dessert glasses with fruits in the bottom of the glass and the mix layered on top of the fruits. Garnish with additional toasted oatmeal, blackberries and caramel. Allow to chill before serving. Alternatively, you can prepare it with fresh raspberries.

Blackberry Cranachan: 250 ml whipping cream 40 g rolled oats 3 tbsp whisky, to taste

2 tbsp honey 200 g blackberries

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Chocolate Cupcakes With Whisky Buttercream

Chocolate

Cupcake Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking cups with paper liners.

Sift all dry ingredients into a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix all wet ingredients together. Add wet to dry and stir to combine.

Fill each baking cup half-full of batter. Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Cupcakes: 135 g flour 50 g cocoa powder 170 g granulated sugar 3 g baking soda 2 g baking powder 2 g salt 90 g buttermilk 1 large egg

15 g vegetable oil 80 g water Buttercream: 125 g water 225 g granulated sugar 90 g egg white 454 g unsalted butter (at room temperature)

Buttercream Directions: Combine water and sugar in a small bowl and boil until 240 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, whip egg white to soft peaks while syrup is boiling. Pour syrup onto whites while constantly whisking. Whip until meringue is cool.

Whisk pieces of butter slowly into meringue until incorporated.

Add whisky to taste.

Chocolate Whisky Macarons Shell Directions: Sift ground almonds, cocoa powder, and icing sugar together in a mixing bowl. Measure egg whites into another clean mixing bowl.

Using a whisk attachment, start whipping egg whites at medium speed and slowly add the granulated sugar.

Gradually increase speed and continue to whisk the whites until they form glossy stiff meringue, and the sugar is dissolved. Adding the dry ingredients a little bit at a time, carefully fold the meringue *Careful not to over-mix! Pipe small rounds onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Since they will spread in baking, it is best to keep them under 3cm in diameter. Let rest on baking sheet for 15-30 minutes before baking at 320 degrees F for about 12 minutes.

Let cool on cooling rack, then remove from parchment paper.

Dark Chocolate Ganache Directions: Weigh chocolate into a medium-sized bowl. Weigh whipping cream into saucepan, bring to a boil, then pour heated cream over dark chocolate. Add whisky and stir until well incorporated.

Refrigerate to set.

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Whisky Infused Dark Chocolate Lava Cake Filling Directions On a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl over barely simmering water, melt the 55 g of chocolate with the cream.

Whisk gently to blend. Refrigerate for about 2 hours, or until firm. Form into six balls; refrigerate until needed.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray six 4-ounce ramekins or custard cups with cooking spray.

Cake Directions On a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl over barely simmering water, melt the 115 g of chocolate and the butter, stirring occasionally until smooth.

Cake: 115 g 70% Bittersweet Chocolate, chopped into pieces 115 g unsalted butter, cut into pieces 2 large whole eggs 2 large egg yolks 65 g granulated sugar 3 ml pure vanilla extract

In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, whisk the whole eggs, egg yolks, sugar, and vanilla on high speed for about 5 minutes, or until thick and light. Fold the melted chocolate mixture and flour into the egg mixture until combined. Spoon the cake batter into the ramekins. Place a chocolate ball in the middle of each ramekin.

Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the cake is firm to the touch. Remove from the oven and let sit for about 5 minutes.

Run a small, sharp knife around the inside of each ramekin, invert, and remove the ramekin.

Decadence...

Filling: 55 g 70% Bittersweet Chocolate, chopped into pieces 60 ml whipping cream

Chocolate Whisky Macarons Ingredients

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Whisky EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION ABOUT IT

Whisky. Everyone has an opinion about it. A google search yields 79,200,000 results for whisky. Spell it the other way “whisky” and your results climb to 82,100,000. What makes this golden liquid so magical that it shows up on more than eightymillion websites?

Simply put, whisky is beer that has been distilled then aged in oak barrels.

Grain, ground into coarse flour, is mixed with water and fermented to make alcohol. This “beer” is then boiled in a still, just like the moonshiners used, and the alcoholic mixture produced is stored in oak barrels where it ripens into our favourite whisky.

And we do have our favourites. Some people say “If it ain’t Scotch, it’s garbage.” Others insist only bourbon, Irish, or Canadian whisky is fit to drink. But does this make sense?

Whisky is really nothing more than “a glass full of flavours,” so why should we care where it is made as long as it tickles our palates?

The Canadian Whisky Revival Take Canadian whisky, for example. The rye-soaked ginger ale of yesteryear is a fading memory compared to today’s great Canadian whiskies. Instead of following yesterday’s trends, why not join a new generation of whisky aficionados from around the world? Today’s connoisseurs are discovering the treasure trove of rich new whiskies made right here in Canada.

Several years ago Canadian distillers noticed this growing interest in high-end Canadian whisky. And they did something really smart. They created a whole new range of ultra-flavourful whiskies. Alberta Premium, Collingwood, Highwood, Wiser’s, Forty Creek, Gibson’s – all the familiar names have joined in.

“Kudos to the Canadian Whisky Industry,” says Corby master blender, Don Livermore who has re-introduced Lot No. 40 and Pike Creek, two legendary Canadian whiskies that were out of production. These innovative and distinct libations fill a growing demand for decidedly flavourful whiskies. Yes, enjoy your single malts and your bourbons, but do your palate a favour and sample this new generation of high-end Canadian whisky as well.

By Davin de Kergommeaux

Why Is Canadian Whisky Called “Rye?” Since we are talking about Canadian whisky, why if it is mostly made from corn, is it known everywhere as “rye”?

History, culture, and national pride come together in the distillery. Two centuries ago, Canadian flour millers began distilling whisky from leftover wheat. Then someone had the idea to spice up their whisky by adding small amounts of rye grain, and a distinctly Canadian whisky style was born. This tangy new whisky packed more flavour than common wheat whisky and almost everyone preferred it.

Customers started demanding "rye" – wheat whisky with a small amount of rye grain added. Soon, the word “rye” entered the Canadian lexicon as a synonym for whisky.

More recently, some Canadian distillers began using corn for their whisky. Why corn? Because it produces more alcohol than wheat, and by adding even a small amount of rye grain, distillers can still maintain that traditional and distinct Canadian rye whisky flavour.

So is Canadian whisky really “rye”? You bet it is, and that’s the way it has been for some 200 years now.

Flavoured Whisky?

There’s a new phenomenon these days that has drinkers flocking to whisky.

Really, it all began with rum. New flavoured rums suddenly took hold in bars and liquor stores around the world.

They were instant hits and today, almost a third of all the rum purchased in North America is flavoured. And now whisky has joined this trend.

Revel Stoke flavoured Canadian whisky quietly spawned its own sub-culture when it was introduced a decade ago.

However, among the first of the new wave of flavoured whiskies were the popular Red Stag flavoured bourbons.

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Now, Canada’s well-established producers have taken up the flavour challenge again. Not content to sit on their laurels, Black Velvet, Canadian Club, Forty Creek, Highwood, and Wiser’s have each introduced toffeed, spiced, or fruit-flavoured whiskies.

These new whiskies are becoming hugely popular with a new generation of drinkers who love the accessible new flavours.

For traditionalists, adding flavours to whisky is blasphemy.

However, instead of joining the Inquisition why not try a wee sip of Wiser’s Spiced, Black Velvet Toasted Caramel, or Forty Creek Cream? These are not serious whiskies over which to debate world peace. Rather, they’re a fun-filled glass-full of flavour.

How can you go wrong?

Pairing Whisky With Food We all know about matching wine with food. The rules are simple: red wine works best with red meat, while whites are preferred for fish, white meat and vegetables. Spicy Gewurztraminers seem tailor-made for hot Asian dishes.

Wine is meant to be consumed with meals, and after centuries of practice, wine and food pairings have reached near perfection.

But pairing whisky with food – how does that work? How well does whisky complement food? Wine serves to quench your thirst, but whisky? Whisky, with its higher alcohol content is best when sipped slowly. Consumed in thirst-quenching quantities it simply numbs the palate.

Still, a few whisky-food pairings work wonderfully – seafood for example. Raw oysters become just that much more succulent with a drop of whisky. Sipping-whisky though, is better with dessert: A soft dram with crème brulé, or any combination of chocolate and whisky make an epicurean delight. But with your daily fare? Best to stick with wine or water.

The Whisky Cocktail Cocktail culture is booming with 1001 wonderful new concoctions every day. But many a molecular mixologist still takes pride in mastering the old favourites. And among these the Manhattan holds place of honour. Want to make your own Manhattan? Simple!

According to cocktail guru, Christine Sismondo, two ounces of Maker’s Mark bourbon, three-quarters of an ounce of sweet vermouth and four or five drops of Angostura bitters are poured over ice in a cocktail shaker, stirred, strained into a chilled Manhattan glass, then garnished with a lemon twist and a maraschino cherry. Not to challenge Sismondo’s guruship – she’s amazing – but infinite flavourful variations on the theme can be created simply by using different whiskies.

My favourite? Canadian Club Classic. In an age when everyone is thinking outside the box shouldn’t whisky drinkers do the same?

Davin de Kergommeaux is the author of the book Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert published in May 2012 by McClelland and Stewart.

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Wine Ladies REVIEW

Founder Andrew Peller, deserving of his recognition as being one of the founding fathers of Ontario wine, set his“roots” in Niagara-on-the-Lake as early as 1969. Today, Peller is now Ontario’s second-largest wine company and remains a family owned business, producing award winning wines in a grand winery, with a showpiece barrel cellar and incredible Peller Estates Winery Restaurant, one of the leading dining destinations in the region. Executive celebrity Chef Jason Parsons at the helm of the restaurant marries his inspired cuisine with the wines of Peller.

On to two red wines, our palates are primed and ready, and Peller delivers...

A big and bold red... the Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2010; recent recipient of the Gold Medal award for Best Cabernet Sauvignon at Cuvee Niagara 2012 Awards. Harvested both from estate owned vineyards and from long-standing growers within the Niagara Peninsula, this wine was aged for 12 months in 60% American and 40% French oak barrels. Take in the intoxicating

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aroma of black currant, black pepper, a touch of tobacco and leather. Juicy, with flavours of plum, blackberry and a hint of clove, lingering finish. $21.90 Andrew Peller released highly-anticipated 2010 Andrew Peller Signature Series Merlot 2010 in late fall 2012. These wines are unfiltered with a focus on small lots and very limited quantities.

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Icewine, Canada’s iconic wine becomes multidimensional at The Ice House Winery, home of Northern Ice Premium Icewine. Jointly owned by Winemaker Jamie Macfarlane, known as the most experienced icewine maker in the world, and Karen King a sensory researcher. Versatility and innovation rule here.

Northern Ice Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Red Icewine $70.00/200ml Think unorthodox blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Dornfelder... Dorn-who? A dark-skinned red grape of German origin, which affords the icewine a brilliant ruby red colour and lower toned fruit notes of plum and fig, married in bliss to the Cab’s red cherry and raspberry.

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unusual pairings, such as crispy pancetta and goat cheese topped on thinly sliced apple. Another treat is the surprise special gift which Jamie always includes with every purchase of a specialty icewine.

N’Icewine Slushie Locate your child-like zest for life with the N’Icewine Slushie, made with Vidal, the number one icewine grape in Ontario and served up in a martini glass to make you feel grown up! It’s a delish cocktail, refreshing and sensuous, with the vidal surrendering a touch of intensity and allowing the water and the ice to balance out the sweetness, acidty and fruit notes.... hence the “Party in your mouth” cocktail as Jamie and Karen like to call it.

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Sketches Chardonnay and Riesling Sheep roam the vineyards pruning, chickens pluck and aerate the soil, while horses can be seen among the rows of grapevines, providing nutirients for soil enrichment. This is Tawse Winery, a fully certified organic and biodynamic winery where the vineyard is its own ecological entity. Tawse was named 'Canadian Winery of the Year' by Canadian Wine Access Magazine in 2010 and 2011. Also in 2011, Paul Pender, was named Winemaker of the Year at the Ontario Wine Awards. We are all rewarded with the efforts and philosophy of Tawse by what we discover and enjoy in our glass.

2010 Sketches Riesling, enticing aromas of pear, lemon and spice with a hint of mineral and petrol, lively and bright, backed up with a zesty refreshing acidity and lengthy finish.

Gold Medal at the Canadian Wine Awards 2012 $17.95 2010 Sketches Chardonnay, in the mood for a delish, rich, layered, juicy and vibrant Chardonnay, with a little nut, a touch of butter and slight notes of oak vanilla? Enjoy this complex Chardonnay with a touch of minerality too and a lengthy finish.

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Henry of Pelham Estate Winery Henry of Pelham Estate Winery, situated on the lower slopes of the Niagara Escarpment, is family owned and operated by three very talented and charming brothers.

Their Cuvee Catharine Brut Rose, so named in honour of the widow and matriarch of the family, has long been one of our go-to sparkling wines. Hand picked, and bottle fermented, this delicious and complex bubbly is made with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes, the colour is elegant, a pale salmon, the nose reveals dried cherries and ripe strawberry, a tad yeasty, but we like that this dry, medium-bodied sparkling rose has persistence both on the palate and in the finish. Enjoy this pink drink anytime, anywhere, as sparkling wines are the food friendliest wines for the palate on the planet! $29.95 www.TheWineLadies.com

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Izumi Wine

By Aaron Reynolds

When you hear the name Izumi, you instantly think of Canada’s best-known angler, Bob Izumi and his long-running and top-rated Real Fishing television show. Bob and his brother, Wayne, have been business partners for over twenty-five years producing successful television, magazine, radio, and web content. Even Wayne’s daughter, Mariko, hosts her own fishing show. But now, the first family of fishing is also a runaway success in the wine world.

The first initial run of Izumi Red, a merlot/cabernet mix, sold-out six months sooner than expected. “Once people try it, they usually end up buying it by the case,” Wayne says.

Both the Izumi Red and White are produced by brothers Greg and Yannick Wertsch of Between the Lines Winery, located in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Izumi wine is 100% Canadian grown and produced. The Wertsch brothers grew up on their vineyards, built on a winery, and live and breathe the family business. Wayne holds the brothers in high esteem and praises their knowledge and passion as vintners.

Wayne Izumi first got interested in the wine business after seeing other celebrities and sportsmen, like Dan Aykroyd and Wayne Gretzky, with their own wines. “To my knowledge, we are the first celebrities to get a wine for sport fishing,” says Wayne. His daughter, Mariko, loves the wine, “I love my last name – I’m proud of what my family has accomplished, especially in the fishing world, so it’s nice to see it on a bottle.”

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a product tie-in or cash grab. According to Wayne, after being in the promotion business for over thirty years the worst thing that could happen is to have the family name associated with a product of inferior quality. To ensure the wines were worthy of the Izumi name, large numbers of tasters undertook a blind taste testing process to select a quality red and white wine.

“The Izumi wine tasting was a lot of fun,” says Mariko. “I’ve participated in wine tastings before, but never with the goal of determining a blend. We worked on deciding which red to bottle.

The majority of us liked one blend in particular so I think the boys at Between the Lines know what they’re doing!”

“What we did was have them sit with us, do a blind tasting, describe the wines, rate them and rank them as what they thought best to help make a decision on the final product,” says Greg Wertsch, adding that the result is that, “The Izumi wines are doing extremely well for us.”

Despite its prosperity, the people behind Izumi wine are committed to excellence. According to Wayne, it will always be handcrafted from the finest grapes, so that it remains something special you can enjoy with your meals.

True to the family business, when asked his favourite meal to pair with a bottle of Izumi wine, Wayne replies, “Well, I guess I’d have to say fish.”

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Ruby N'Ice Wine Cocktail

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3 oz of dry white wine 1 oz Ice House Riesling Icewine Pour over ice into wine or Martini glass - Adding Icewine to “unremarkable” white wine creates up front fruit nuances and provides a long, luscious crisp delivery and finish.

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1 ½ oz Ice House Vidal Icewine 1 ½ oz of Vodka 1 ½ oz Lime Juice Shake with crushed ice, serve in Martini glass.

1 ½ oz Bourbon or Rye Whisky 1 oz Ice House Cabernet Icewine Shake with ice cubes, pour in rock glass & garnish with orange slice & frozen cranberries.

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LUXURY Beau Lake’s revolutionary runabout combines the rustic mystique of a simple wooden boat with the eco-conscious ideologies of today’s audience. The self-draining pedal boat consists of three primary construction components, including the hull, cockpit liner and deck surface, while an ergonomically designed, hand-carved wooden tiller with joystick component steers its course.

Built for excursions, sunset cruises and lake explorations, the Runabout’s molded fiberglass body, inlaid veneer deck and beautifully finished stainless steel castings and hardware invoke the essence of a Beau Lake state of mind. Added luxury includes one-inch thick leather seat covers that snap off for easy storage and a compartmentalized cooler that contours to the boat. Use code BeauSandra to save $100 off your boat purchase.

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ELEGANCE AND DEMEANOR MAKE HER ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST RENOWNED SUPERMODELS

By Michelle Walter The term supermodel has come to be associated with beautiful women who have made a name for themselves on the international fashion front. Household names like Giselle Bundchen and Heidi Klum are well know by men and women for their longevity in the industry and their beautiful advertising campaigns. However, it was Cheryl Tiegs who holds the claim of being the first and only woman to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated for a total of three times as well as the coveted cover of Time Magazine, which she considers one of her proudest moments. PIE had the opportunity to interview Cheryl at the five-star Shangri-la hotel in Toronto. When she entered the room the elegance and demeanor that made her one of the world’s most renowned supermodels was ever present.

Cheryl credits remaining true to who she is and spiritual growth for the longevity of her career. She is originally from Minnesota and those roots run deep in everything that Cheryl is involved in, including her modeling career. “I am honest, I am good, I am kind. I know that I am not perfect but I try to be the best that I can be and that shows in the things that I do.” Cheryl certainly does have a reputation for being incredibly kind and thoughtful. Her mantra is to be kind to everyone no matter what position they hold in society or how they may treat you. Although she admits that at times it is hard because she has been tired and run down, she has never allowed that to affect her.

Being tired is very understandable given the nature of Cheryl’s career. During her interview with PIE she reminisced about her first experience shooting Elle Magazine in Paris. “Elle flew me over there coach, put me in a hotel room that did not have a bathroom; it just had a room with a bed. They would pick me up at 6:00am and I would work until 12:00am. I worked hard. For two weeks, I worked so hard and by the end of it I did not think I could work another day, but I did.” A modeling career is not as glamorous as some may presume. We laughed during the interview as we joked about shooting swimsuits in a blizzard and fur coats in the dead of summer. However, Cheryl told PIE that she would not trade a day of her career for anything in the world.

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Cheryl may be best known for her iconic images in Sports Illustrated. Many of her swimsuit shots became pinup posters that covered the walls of the rooms of men and women in the 1970s. “The Sports Illustrated shoots were never as glamorous as the images appeared to be.

There was no electricity so hair and makeup would be working with a flashlight at 3:00am. We would be in the car travelling to the location before the sun would rise and we would work until 11:00 at night. Then we would get up again at 3:00am and do it all over again.” It was these amazing images which led to Cheryl being one of the most renowned faces in the fashion industry. She is oftentimes compared with the likes of Farrah Fawcett and other 1970s bombshells, which speaks to the success of her career.

When asked about being the source of beauty and female empowerment for so many women, Cheryl corrected me and said that empowerment does not come from anywhere other than within. She returned to her mantra and said that you must work on all of the relationships in your life and be kind to everyone. Treat yourself and others well and you will be empowered. She also acknowledged that while doing images for Sport Illustrated and other provocative images that she faced individuals who criticized the objectification of women. Cheryl’s response summed it up perfectly. “You will always face criticism and people who may believe that because you are beautiful you must not be smart. That is their problem.

Let them think that all they want but it does not mean it is true. Beauty may bring you some avenues in life that you may not have otherwise had but it does not mean that it is an easy road.”

On the topic of criticism, Cheryl also addressed the controversial subject of overly skinny models. She does not view this as a negative. She simply believes that role-models may come in all shapes and sizes and that being comfortable with who we are is the most important thing. She offers further advice to young women who are seeking a career in the modeling industry: “Keep your head up, your feet on the ground and always reach for the stars. Have a purpose in your life and only you can decide what that purpose is.”

Her Minnesota roots will always be with her, which is also why she is a spokesperson for Cambria, a family owned quartz surface business. “Cambria stands for iconic, natural beauty and I could not be happier to support the company. Cambria is family. I love being involved in a company that has real value.” Cheryl has been a spokesperson with the company for over six year and she loves every aspect of being involved. She even visits with the factory workers when she is in Minnesota. We would expect nothing less from the kind spirited supermodel.

Cheryl Tiegs is an iconic figure, a member of an extremely small club of people who have graced the cover of Time Magazine and above all, an exceedingly kind and passionate individual. She will always be an incredible source of female beauty and empowerment. As for divulging any personal information to PIE, Cheryl laughed, “There are things about Cheryl Tiegs that you will never know.” And so we let the mystery remain behind the iconic superstar.

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Shannon Murree "DON'T EVER LET THE WORD 'NO' STAND IN YOUR WAY"

Whether she is helping people with real estate investments or working to aid in the efforts of charities, Shannon Murree has the same ambition. “My passion is to help those people that are looking to strengthen and empower themselves,” she says.

Speaking of her real estate investment and property management business, Murree says, “We help everyday people become real estate investors or manage their existing portfolio if they already have one. We help them to create wealth.” She says, “It’s really a niche business that we do for other people. It’s not just the standard of buying and selling properties.”

Real estate investing is a strategy for long term wealth creation. Stocks go up and down making the markets risky, but with real estate you are building equity.

According to Murree, some clients turn to real estate investing when their lives change. If they are getting a divorce, if amicable; people are relocating, or if they are getting older and want a smaller home, they think they will have to sell their house, but there is another option. She will meet with clients to assess their situation and determine whether they have the opportunity to rent out their existing house and use the income generated to purchase another home, or to build wealth.

While all that might sound great, most people do not know anything about renting to tenants, or they have heard horror stories about what can happen when you rent to the wrong person. “That’s where we have over fifteen years experience on rentals, tenant screenings, and the entire process,” say Murree.

“Don’t worry. We’ll take care of all of that for you.”

There is much more to real estate investing than buying a property and listing it for rent. According to Murree, you must be accountable and responsible when finding the proper tenants for a rental.

She puts her name and reputation on the line everyday at her job.

“If you buy a $250,000 house to rent you’re essentially handing over a quarter of a million dollars to somebody. That’s why it is really important to work with an investor’s agent or Realtor® that truly knows the rental market before you buy and who is a reputable Property Manager. When it comes time to renting, it is not just sticking a house on a website.” she says. “It’s not just about a pretty house. It’s a business and it’s about the numbers.”

When it comes to her charity work, Murree is passionate about volunteering her time to anything that empowers women. This led to her being chosen as the keynote speaker for International Women’s Day 2012 by The Women & Children's Shelter.

As one of the Directors of the Prom Blitz Project, Murree helps graduating grade-twelve girls who have struggled to complete high school obtain gowns for prom. Whether they are single mothers, girls who were orphaned, or ended up in foster care the cost of a dress should not stop them from celebrating their achievement with their peers. Murree asks recent high school and college graduates to think about whether they are ever going to wear their dress again? It might have sentimental value, but imagine the impact that dress could have on the life of another young woman.

So, what advice does Shannon Murree have for those looking to better themselves? “You have to be comfortable in your own skin and when you look in the mirror be happy with the reflection that looks back at you,” she says. “And don’t ever let the word ‘No’ stand in your way.”

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look good feel better FACING CANCER TOGETHER

By Korby Banner Make-up and Photography Korby Banner | Assistant Arica Sharma

My model this month is Liora Pappo, a brave cancer survivor that credits her brother Mike, and son Daniel’s love as one of the main reasons she is alive and feeling positive today. Liora was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011. Her father Ari had a stroke two weeks later. After her first operation she came home to find that her partner, who she thought she was marrying had left her. Since then, she has been on a roller-coaster of physical and emotional experiences through chemotherapy and radiation, facing most of it with her supportive group of friends that love her unconditionally.

For some women, facing cancer alone is the scariest thing that will ever happen to them in a lifetime. Fortunately for women now, they have Facing Cancer Together, which is designed to offer support with cancer, provide a cancer information network and cancer support resources and tools to help women, and those who care about them to manage the social and emotional effects of cancer. Facing Cancer Together is a program of the Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (CCTFA) Foundation. Established 1992, the member companies of this association then pledged their commitment to women with cancer to launch the Look Good Feel Better program.

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Since its inception, the Look Good Feel Better program has helped more than 130,000 women through its signature twohour cancer workshops, while countless others have been reached through the annual Look Good Feel Better Magazine, toll-free information line and comprehensive website.

At the heart of Look Good Feel Better is a free, two-hour hands-on workshop in which women whose appearance has been affected by cancer and cancer treatment learn how to look and feel a little more like themselves again. Guided by experts through their signature steps they master simple cosmetic techniques, explore hair alternatives and learn about cosmetic hygiene, nail and skincare. Participants take home a complimentary kit of cosmetics and personal care products that are generously donated by the member companies of the CCTFA. The Look Good Feel Better workshop brings together women with cancer in a safe and supportive environment where they can share stories, insights, laughter and, yes, sometimes tears.

Explore these websites to learn more about Look Good Feel Better and Facing Cancer Together: www.facingcancer.ca

Ida Herbert DISCOVERED THE GOOD LIFE

By Aaron Reynolds Photography Ratul Debnath Location Moksha Yoga Barrie

At ninety-six years of age, Ida Herbert is the world’s oldest yoga teacher. She even has the official certificate from Guinness World Records to prove it. The petite, silver fox is proud of her accolade and beams as she displays the framed document for anyone that wants to see.

To witness her bend and stretch, one would never guess she is just four years shy of a century. Dressed in her signature black leotard and stockings, Ida can perform yoga poses that inspire some and make other people decades younger question their fitness.

Ida began taking yoga classes in 1966 at the age of fifty, long before yoga entered the mainstream. She knew from the moment she saw it that yoga was for her.

“I saw somebody doing yoga and knew that that was what I was going to do and took it from that day onward,” Herbert says with a joyful smile on her lips and bright light in her eyes.

She started teaching her own yoga classes about fifteen years ago at the YMCA, but has since retired from that venue. Suddenly in demand, her newfound fame has her travelling to various yoga studios to inspire a whole new batch of students to physical fitness and mental well-being.

“It’s gentle movement. It’s not as if I’m asking them to dig a ditch, or any manual labour. I’m just asking them to move their bodies and control the mind.”

Despite years of instructing yoga to countless individuals, Ida’s

favourite thing has always remained the same. She loves to teach new students a flowing, dance-like routine she calls the “silent belly.”

She uses it to awaken the bodies of her students, to get them ready for the physical stretching, as well as the inner work of yoga.

According to Ida, the most positive benefit of yoga is being opened up to do more with your life. Her belief is that it allows you to take more pleasure in your life, and not just the big moments, but in everyday activities, like raking the leaves or gardening.

“I still get up early, every morning and do sun salutations,” says Herbert, who admits she does not perform a full Yoga routine every day.

“I don’t do it every day... probably five days out of the seven. I do just what I want. The only person I have to please is myself.”

Ida was incredibly pleased when Guinness World Records came calling to certify that she was the world’s oldest Yoga teacher.

“Second biggest thrill of my life,” she says. When asked about the biggest thrill of her life, Ida answers with a girlish giggle, “When I first saw the man I wanted to marry.”

Still, the question needs to be asked, why would someone ninetysix years old wake up at 5:30 AM every morning instead of taking a well-deserved rest and sleeping in?

“It keeps me moving and that’s my mantra – keep moving!”

Considering Ida Herbert has managed to live longer than most, her mantra is probably one everyone should adopt.

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Moksha Hot Yoga BE HEALTHY, BE ACCESSIBLE, LIVE GREEN, SANGHA SUPPORT, REACH OUT, LIVE TO LEARN, BE PEACE The giant flame on the sign of Moksha Yoga Barrie tells you what to expect – a lot of heat and sweat with a goal of inner light and well-being.

Moksha is a hot yoga style that uses high temperatures to warm the body, allowing muscles to stretch easier and for the body to detoxify from sweat. It is also an international yoga phenomenon with over seventy independent studios around the world. These studios have formed a global community, helping one another while continuing to spread Moksha yoga across the globe.

“Moksha is basically about having a type of yoga that is accessible to everybody. We have people of all ages, all sizes, all fitness levels, all doing yoga in the same room together. The whole key is to just do what you can. You build up that strength to do more,” say Rosanna Trapani, the owner of Moksha Yoga Barrie.

Trapani, a registered massage therapist, was brought to her first hot yoga class by a client. She had heard about Moksha yoga, but was surprised when it turned out to be more than just a good work-out. “It completely changed my life and whole way of being,” she says. “It calmed my mind and made me feel very relaxed, but really energized at the same time.”

“I loved it that much that I would drive to Toronto to take Moksha classes,” Trapani says. Being born and raised in Barrie, Trapani wanted to bring it home. “I wanted people here to know how amazing Moksha is.”

Moksha Yoga Barrie is a full-service practice. Since opening the doors to her studio in March of 2011, Trapani and her other instructors have been teaching Moksha yoga on a daily basis. They offer additional classes and services to clients, like Hatha Vinyasa Yoga, Hot Pilates, registered massage therapy, Thai Yoga massage, acupuncture, Reiki, and Yin Yoga - a series of slow, stretching postures that reduces stress, opens tightened muscles, and results in deep relaxation.

After a class of Moksha hot yoga, where the temperature sits at approx 103 degrees Fahrenheit, students leave relaxed and smiling, with a happy, healthy glow about them that cannot be bought in a store or found in a pill.

“The physical benefits you see right away, but the mental benefits are what I find to be the most impactful. You build up so much strength and balance in your body that everything else follows.

It’s amazing how much Moksha relieves stress and calms you,” Trapani says.

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The studio of Moksha Yoga Barrie is open and inviting. Sunlight beams through the bay windows, while comfortable plush couches invite you to relax. Clothing, mats, towels, and water bottles are available for sale along the lobby wall. Available at the reception area is Ultima, a nutritional supplement whose one serving is better than six Gatorades, but without any sugar or artificial ingredients. The entire space is built to be eco-friendly, with cork floors, voc-free paint on the walls, and renewable electricity provided by Bullfrog Power.

The environment of Moksha is non-judgemental and noncompetitive. During classes, the studio lights are dimmed for those who might be shy, the air is kept clean by a purification system, and the space is warmed by radiant heat that makes it feel as though the sun is shining on you.

“A lot of people think hot yoga is hot air blowing at you, but it really isn’t. It’s radiant heat. Even most asthmatics are totally fine,” Trapani explains.

According to Trapani, the benefits of Moksha yoga comprise a long list.

It can provide relief of chronic pain, stress relief, increased strength and flexibility, improved sleep, detoxification, and gaining better balance in life. She says athletes love it because of the muscle lengthening aspect, and people with arthritis or fibromyalgia like it because the heat is soothing and the postures are safe.

Those interested in trying Moksha Yoga Barrie, can take advantage of the studio’s introductory special offer of $40 for one month of unlimited yoga classes. After the introductory month, there are unlimited packages and class cards that are available. The studio also offers Karma classes, which are Moksha yoga classes held every Friday at 6:30pm where you can donate a minimum $7 cash donation to a local charity. Moksha Yoga Barrie chooses different local charities monthly to help support the community, already raising over $12,000 in their first year and a half of being open. Trapani, invites prospective students to take a class a day or a few per week if you want to enjoy a calmer mind, fit body and inspired life.

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Darlene Wilkins SKIN EXPERT

By Aaron Reynolds

Growing up, Darlene Wilkins - founder of Skinsational Day Spa and Skin Care, suffered from horrible acne and was so embarrassed by her skin that she would fake being sick so she didn’t have to show her face at school.

“As most teenagers with acne know, it’s fairly debilitating because it affects your self-esteem and how other people view you. It can be quite damaging,” Wilkins says.

While her adolescence was tough and there was very little help available at the time, it did serve to spark a passionate interest in skin care.

“I wanted to search out treatments that would help me and then when I was helping myself I could help other people as well,” she remembers. “Looking for answers that could help me is what got me interested in skin care.”

This led Wilkins to enroll in Gina’s School of Aesthetics and Electrolysis, where she undertook intensive study in European techniques. “Europe is where skin care started and they’re the leaders in the industry,” she explains. Wilkins has continued her education over the years, staying on the cutting-edge of new treatments and technologies by reading industry publications, attending trade shows, and partnering with Guinot, the worldrenowned Parisian skin care company that bridges the gap between medicinal and pharmaceutical skin care.

“I’m always looking for the next best thing,” Wilkins explains.

“I love my equipment. I like to find new machines and I love to see results in clients. I love to see them happy.“ Skinsational delivers the best anti-aging results by setting up clients with suitable skin care regimes. The goal is to get clients on a program that keeps them looking more youthful longer. To that end, the spa offers three levels of care to improve the look and feel of skin.

At the first level, Micro-dermabrasion is used to exfoliate the skin’s surface to treat imperfections such as sun damage, fine lines, wrinkles, and uneven skin tone. A galvanic current can also be applied to the skin in combination with re-hydrating products that penetrate deep into the skin leaving it looking rested and restored.

The second layer of the skin, or the dermal layer, can be nonsurgically lifted through muscle toning and stimulated to a good level of health by lymphatic drainage. The lift accelerates blood flow to muscles increasing their tone, while toxins are flushed from the body and nutrients are allowed to return to the skin.

To rejuvenate the base layer of the skin, clients can opt for radiofrequency treatments to build up layers of collagen, boosting firmness and tone. This new treatment has been offered since last year and is quite popular among clients. It is a gentle and relaxing RF treatment without the negative side-effects of similar procedures used by dermatologists and plastic surgeons.

Photography Ratul Debnath

Each of the three levels of skin care offers immediate and visible results for clients.

Additionally, Skinsational offers facials, waxing and electrolysis, massage, mink eyelash extensions, make-up lessons and application, manicures, and their award-winning pedicures.

Appointments are scheduled so that there is very little wait time and private areas are available for couples and men who might otherwise be uncomfortable in a spa setting.

Winner of fourteen consecutive years of Barrie Advance Readers’ Choice Awards, Wilkins credits the success of Skinsational to hard work, perseverance, staying current, and hiring good staff. “I have wonderful staff that are friendly, interested in their careers, and care about their clients,” she says.

The welcoming atmosphere and level of care demonstrated by Wilkins and her staff leads to repeat business. Not only is she on a first name basis with her clients, but many have been with her since she started in Barrie twenty-five years ago.

“I love the rapport and I like making people feel good,” says Wilkins. “We want everybody to feel better and look better.”

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ROI + ROE

By Colin Keddy

RETURN ON INVESTMENT + RETURN ON ENJOYMENT = THE ULTIMATE INVESTMENT Being the financial columnist for a lifestyles magazine, I accept the fact that many readers are likely to flip past this section looking for something of perceived greater interest to enhance their life. Let’s face it, the discussion of personal finances is not always an exciting read. A lot of the time you tend to hear the same “buy and hold... or... The market goes up and the market goes down but over the long term the market goes up.” It is hard to get interested in a world full of conflicting information and a general lack of clear direction.

That probably is not the kind of statement you would expect coming from a “financial guy” but for those who know me, you also know I’m not one to focus on the speculative market to a great degree. I’m a planner first and foremost. Talk to the people who have money. They tend to plan first; the product is secondary.

That’s another story. While we are on the subject of the wealthy, have you ever noticed that they tend to find opportunity in everything? For example, I read an article last year that suggested returns in rare exotic cars and wine futures (investing in wine production) offered greater return than most common markets that the general population is familiar with. For those of you who follow the market know, for the last 10 plus years that would not be hard to do. That said, its still a tale of ‘The rich get richer.’ Or so it is perceived. It does seem unfair for a guy to buy a million dollar car then turn around and sell it after 3 to 5 years of enjoyment for say... 2 million! In a recent conversation with Rayda Sinni, owner of The Car Experience and a client of mine, he insisted this is not chance or luck; Rayda went on to say, “My buyers come to me with this intention clearly in mind. In many cases we have resold these rare cars in the future at a considerable profit.”

But are we so different? Do you not do the same thing? No you say. Really? Didn’t you buy a house for 300 thousand and sell it 5 or 10 years later for a substantial profit after you enjoyed the use of it for all those years? It’s really the same thing, we just don’t look at it that way but it really does offer what I refer to as ROI+ROE, meaning Return On Investment

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and Return On Enjoyment.

A cottage or a second home is a great example of this. If you bought years ago in the Muskoka's there is no question you would have profited. The problem is that the cost for most is prohibitive. Many would agree that it would be an added benefit to ones lifestyle, but it is out of reach from an expense stand point or it is just too much hassle for something that tends to be empty 85% of the time according to the National Association of Realtors.

If you have a goal to invest in your leisure and in your future keep reading. I, like most Canadians, live a busy lifestyle and don’t have much time to focus on the needs of a secondary property, but I love the cottage and southern travel lifestyle when I can.

I try to get south of the boarder a couple of times a year and have contemplated purchasing, but have never really found the right fit for one reason or another. Fast forward to last year when I was introduced to Gary Carter, President and CEO of the award winning Resort Owners Group. My introduction to Gary was more from the direction of other business interests, but shortly after I was drawn to the uniqueness of his dynamic business model because it just seemed to click with my way of life and personal interests.

Turns out I’m not the only one. In conversation with Gary I asked him, “What is it about your award winning Owning Social TM fractional model that appeals to today’s investor in vacation realestate? Is this just a fancy way of saying ‘Time-Share’?” The answer is clearly no, Gary assured. Half of the Owning Social buyers actually buy the whole home either alone or in fractions with their friends, family and business associates. “That’s the point in Owning Social,” Carter explained. You can buy a fraction, the whole or the whole with the friends you choose.

I also asked Gary, “Why have the old methods of whole-ownership become such a broken model? What would you say the top 3 benefits are to this program?”

Gary responded, “That’s simple Colin; a traditional whole resort home that sits empty 86% of the year is a flawed concept - not to mention expensive and inflexible now that you can own title in a managed asset structure like ours and get 10 additional benefits. It’s not unlike the condo product that has changed the landscape of residential home ownership. And with Owning Social owners have the ability to buy a small 8th fraction of one home but get access to several homes at once – a very popular social use benefit, made possible by swapping other weeks that weren’t going to be used or rented for a second, third or even fifth home. The second best feature is to choose to own the percent fraction that best suits your lifestyle and investment needs, versus buy all or none.

The model leverages global project alliances within Owning Social that provide direct use access to 250 other top resorts globally with other luxury resort homes in beach, ski, lake, golf and desert climates. This is made possible again by swapping otherwise unused weeks to travel the world in hassle free luxury.

I told Gary that I like to give my readers some sense of who this is for. Is this just for the wealthy? Can the average individual build this into their lifestyle portfolio? Can you leave it to your kids? Gary informed me that yes it can be left to kids and with tax effective financing provided, a fractional interest appeals to income earners above $50,000. The larger whole ownership Owning Social home is more suited for someone with more equity and/or more income or more lifestyle use needs like pre - retirees. He stated, “Bottom line is Colin, the old real estate adage location, location, location has changed to location, model and timing.

Owning Social solves the model of ownership issue and the timing is really in the hands of the customer when they want to get ROE in their life going.”

Who says you can’t have fun and profit at the same time?

I tell clients that we have a simple philosophy to overall success: “Look at what the wealthy do, and do it!”

COLIN KEDDY IS A REGISTERED FINANCIAL CONSULTANT AND PRESIDENT OF EQUITABLE FINANCIAL INC. EQUITABLE FINANCIAL GROUP (EFG). COLIN PROVIDES FEE FOR SERVICE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, AS WELL AS ESTATE PLANNING AND INVESTMENT ADVICE. Colin can be reached in Ottawa at 1-613-225-3515 or the GTA and central Ontario at 1-855-225-3515.

E-mail Colin at: ckeddy@equitablefinancial.ca

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Dan Aykroyd Dan Aykroyd is an iconic Canadian actor, comedian, musician and philanthropist. He has accomplished so much in his career and creates movies which leave lasting impressions on people from all generations. He is now able to add award-winning adult beverage creator to his impressive list of accomplishments. In my interview with Mr. Aykroyd I asked him what enticed him to become involved in the adult beverage industry and his answer was too perfect to not quote it in its entirety. “I feel a sense of true accomplishment with this project. I can measure it by past things in my creative and professional life that have worked. On television I was able to, along with other great collaborators, actors and writers, deliver an excellent, solicited reaction from the human diaphragm. I caused a lot of laughter there. Then we went on to do record recordings with releasing the Blues Brother’s Brief Case Full of Blues, the soundtrack to the movie, the Made in America record and the best of. I was able to deliver to the consuming public first class aural stimulation. And then when we went into the motion picture industry where we were able to actually have the facility which manufactures the lachrymose quality in humankind. We drew tears from the eyes. So I have hit the diaphragm, the ears, and the eyes and now I’m hitting the tongue! The vodka lives right up to the quality of my past work and I truly do feel a sense of true accomplishment with it.”

Crystal Head Vodka truly is an impressive adult beverage. The liquid is filtered through 500-million year-old crystals known as Herkimer diamonds. The water used in the product is the pristine and unspoiled water of Newfoundland, Canada. There are absolutely no additives like glycol, citrus oil or raw sugars, which leaves you with the crystal clear taste of pure vodka. Anthony Dias Blue, who is one of the most influential wine, food and lifestyle personalities in the United States described the taste of Crystal Head as, “Sweet vanilla, dry, crisp with a kick of heat off the finish.” The vodka does not need artificial sweetness because they use peaches and cream in its creation leaving the pallet with an absolutely crisp, clean and delicious tasting Vodka.

I asked Mr. Aykroyd about his inspiration behind the Crystal Head bottle and his answer was simple. “We needed to devise an absolutely crystal clean bottle to put this remarkable product in.

So what better vessel than one that is associated with the legend of the 13 Crystal Heads that have been found in regions around the world from the American Southwest to Tibet. The heads are thought to offer spiritual power and enlightenment to those who possess them, and as such stand not as symbols of death, but of life. Positive enlightenment, cleanliness, wellness; you can see the connection to Crystal Head Vodka.”

Legend has it that the crystal head skulls were gifted to the tribes from star-children or extraterrestrials, which further explains Mr. Aykroyd’s interest in the legend. Dan has been a long time believer and researcher of the invisible world and has followed his father’s work closely. His father has written a book entitled A History of Ghosts, which chronicles true stories of séances, mediums, ghosts and ghostbusters. And now we discover the inspiration behind one of Dan Aykroyd’s wildly popular hits Ghostbusters. He is the originator and writer of both Ghostbusters 1 and 2 and has also written two versions of Ghostbusters 3, which he hopes will be in production soon.

By Michelle Walter In the mean time we will be able to enjoy Mr. Aykroyd in the HBO biopic Behind the Candelabra, which stars Michael Douglas as Liberace, a flamboyant entertainer who sought to keep his private life with his much younger male lover out of the public eye. Dan will play Liberace’s manager who did not approve of his gay relationship with lover Scott Thorson (played by Matt Damon).

When I asked Mr. Aykroyd about his role in the film he responded in a fantastically flamboyant voice to mimic the likes of Liberace.

“Honey, he loves ya. He really did, he loved his fans [end flamboyant voice]. He was a wonderful entertainer. He did not want to be outed and fought to maintain the fiction of his heterosexual identity right until the very end when he died of AIDS (not necessarily associated with any sexual behavior). He was a great entertainer and lived the life he wanted to live and he was devoted to his fans. Michael Douglas deserves to win and Emmy for this, as does Matt Damon as a love torn couple.” Mr. Aykroyd plays Seymour Heller, a classic Hollywood manager/agent who represented Liberace for many years. He said that he enjoyed the challenge of playing a character who actually existed and truly appreciated the opportunity to work with award winning director Steven Soderbergh.

Another recent role for Mr. Aykroyd was his comedic performance in The Campaign alongside Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis. “I loved working on this film. Zach Galifianakis is a wonderful and genuine actor. You need to be a great comedian to be a good comedic actor and you need to be a good actor to pull off comedy. And of course working with the master Will Ferrell. It is great fun to work with these superstars. They treated me respectfully and honored me as a senior member of SNL.” Many people are aware of the successes of Mr. Aykroyd’s acting career. Megahits like The Blues Brothers, My Girl, The Coneheads and Ghostbusters span their popularity across several generations and continue to gain popularity to this day. However, what many people may not know is that Mr. Aykroyd is a former reserve commander for the police department in Harahan, Louisiana. He served in the Reserve Commission Core as an Advisory Executive for 15 years. This is one of Dan’s proudest achievements and something that he has used to do so much good especially in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Aykroyd was one of the first responders after the devastation and worked tirelessly to assist those who had been affected. He said that it was one of the most exhilarating missions he had ever been on in his whole life.

He also speaks humbly and respectfully of his honor as a member of the Order of Canada. He told me that it was not so much the award as much as it was the company of the people who he dined with at the Governor General’s home that truly humbled him and he will never forget the experience.

As we concluded our interview Mr. Aykroyd was on his way to the United States to begin the celebration of 20 Years of Blues. He is one of the founders of the thirteen live concert music halls which now has locations in Anaheim, Atlantic City, Boston, Chicago and West Hollywood to name a few. He truly is a diverse actor, comedian, restaurant founder and now creator of the award winning Crystal Head Vodka. It was an honor to interview him for PIE Magazine and we look forward to seeing his future endeavors as his work is always of the finest quality just like his vodka.

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Brett Wilson JUST ONE OF THE BOYS Brett Wilson is a very successful entrepreneur and philanthropist.

He has been named one of Canada’s top forty under forty businessmen and is considered to be the lead deal making Dragon on the hit television show Dragon’s Den with over thirty deals to date. He is also involved in a new show called Risky Business about real world investing away from the stock market. He is a self-proclaimed driven workaholic who has admitted that he has very little personal balance in his life. However, Brett Wilson has completely reprioritized his life and as a result is putting his health, family and friends at the top of his priorities.

In an interview with PIE Brett was asked what defines success.

He stated, “If my definition [of success] was happiness based, in other words the size of my smile instead of the size of my wallet, I probably would have been as successful sooner. Would I have as much money? Maybe not. I have more than I need so the excess contributes nothing to my life.” It was with these words in mind that Brett knew he needed to reprioritize his life and put family and friends first. He warned that in a very profit driven society it is very easy to become a workaholic but that this is not where our priorities should lay. “If you are stewarding a happiness based definition of success you will remember how important family and friends are to you.” These are very wise words from a man who knows what it means to work hard and still make time for his family.

While his net worth cannot be estimated, it is clearly very significant and has been built across many different industries. He is most definitely a man who one would want to seek business advice from. It is no wonder that he has been sought after by some very successful Canadian businesses for investments and guidance including Canoe Financial, which is an investment management firm that currently manages approximately $1.8 billion in assets through its mutual fund and closed-end products.

This company is cited by Brett as being his next biggest business priority and he has no doubt that the companies assets will double of triple in the next few years. Brett places a huge priority on Canada in his investments and believes that global growth will spur demand for commodities and resources that are common to North America and Canada will be the prime benefactor. He stresses the importance of Canadian businesses and urges people to realize our potential as a country.

PIE’s interview with Brett shed a lot of light on his profound thoughts about the changes in the Canadian economy and technological advancements that are leading to exciting developments for our country. When PIE asked him if we, as North American businesses, are too focused on the bottom line and the next quarterly earnings to really focus on longterm innovation in our country, Brett stated that he has two observations. “Firstly I completely agree that we are too focused

By Michelle Walter Interview Lisa Hyde Photography Andy Vanderkaay on a short term measurement and secondly there is so much more innovation happening in this country that we do not realize because it is not something we care about or celebrate.” He stressed the importance of celebrating the technological advances that are coming out of the think tanks in our Canadian universities and running with our own successes as a nation instead of focusing on our failures. “Extraordinary things are happening and our nation has not been celebrating them the way they should. I use to joke that we celebrate our Canadian heroes and put them up on pedestals but the pedestals were wooden and then we would set the beavers loose and chew it down. We weren’t going to let them stay up there. We had a criticism of them.” All joking aside, he warns against the pressures of the market and advises that we need to stay focused on innovation and what Canada has to offer.

Another topic of concern for Brett is the introduction of social networking and how it is changing the face of business in Canada. “What I say when I am on stage is that it is a huge mistake if you are not on Twitter. And I say it is an even bigger mistake if you are active on Twitter.”

He told PIE that we need to be aware of new technologies and how they can be used to our advantage in business and yet we need to be careful to only use it in a way that will benefit us.

Brett often tells young business owners and professionals alike that one should never be afraid to fail. What they should fear is not learning from their mistakes. This line of thinking is the basis of his new book, Redefining Success-Still Making Mistakes. Yes, believe it or not, he even found the time to put out his own book. So how does a man with so many business ventures stay balanced. “My focus is on fun. There is a bit of travel, family and friends. I am not retired but I am hoping to be able to work from a beach somewhere south.” He also credits his philanthropy and public speaking with helping him to maintain balance. “My favourite audience is youth. I expect to be more involved with aboriginal youth going forward. I think that the study of marketing, entrepreneurship, and philanthropy could be pivotal in changing the addiction and challenges that our aboriginal peoples face.” Brett is often quoted as saying that one of the best ways to find real and lasting significance in life is to enrich the lives of others which he certainly does through his involvement in many charities including Me to We, Dare to Care, and The David Foster Foundation to name a few.

As a result of our interview, PIE now has a great deal of insight into the inner workings of a great Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist’s mind. On a final note Brett informed PIE that if you are not passionate about the business you are going into you’re never going to succeed. Business and entrepreneurship takes a great deal of passion and drive as well as balance. These are all qualities that Mr. Brett Wilson demonstrates which is why he has succeed in becoming his definition of a successful entrepreneur and family man.

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By Jim Barber Photography Ian James Hopkins

The moment Ed Veal hopped onto a bike his life changed: cycling quickly became a passion and a career.

While Veal is one of Canada’s top competitive road and track cyclists, he spends most of his time sharing his passion and international racing experience with others. Two years ago, Veal wanted to impart his love of the sport with a wide spectrum of cyclists, so he created Real Deal Racing.

“We [Real Deal Racing] offer workouts and coaching programs to meet the goals of our diverse clientele. We also do week-long training camps in warmer climates during the winter, and we organize charity rides and races in the summer months,” said Veal from his home in Queensville, near Newmarket, Ontario.

“We have two facilities called Real Deal Performance. They are indoor training centres in Toronto where people bring in their bikes and set them up on a bike trainer to train as a group.”

Veal, who is now 36, took up cycling seriously at age 27, and was cajoled into getting involved in the sport by a neighbour who thought Veal would enjoy the fast speeds and energy of bike racing.

“I played a little bit of football in high school and then after I got a job and started working. I worked hard to get ahead in life. But I had this relentless neighbour who would always say, ‘you’ve got to come mountain biking.’ But I had little interest at the time,” he said.

“One day I finally agreed to go. I rode his wife’s mountain bike.... and I actually showed up to my first race with a hockey helmet. But I was hooked. I had the biggest beaming grin on

my face and cycling pretty much took over my life since then.”

Veal became a top mountain bike racer, but was told if he wanted to get more strength and endurance, he should try training on a road bike.

“As soon as I got those skinny [road bike] tires on the asphalt, the speed was amazing. I never looked back.” And, ‘ca-boom’ is the site and sound of Ed Veal in full sprint flight across the finishline winning yet another race, arms held up in victory with a full blown warrior cry to top things off!

Veal is the defending 2012 Ontario Cup elite men’s champion, having also won the title in 2010. He is the provincial track champion for both the sprint and pursuit disciplines, and is the second best in pursuit rider in Canada.

His experience at the ParaPan Games in Mexico in 2011,which is like the Paralympics for the Americas, inspired Veal to reach for new heights in the sport. Veal won four medals, including one gold, as part of a tandem bike team with a blind cyclist, Daniel Chalifour.

Veal credits riding with elite para-cyclists for refreshing his enthusiasm for the sport, and highlights it as another unexpected way that cycling has changed his life for the better. He is hoping to crack the lineup of the Canadian team for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, and he looks forward to being part of the 2015 Para Pan American Games.

Much as he is a natural competitive cyclist, Veal has also taken to coaching and training other cyclists with the same zeal and success. During the winter months, Real Deal Performance opens its doors for group training sessions at 5:30am during weekdays and 6:00am on the weekends. The early morning classes are almost always full, and Veal’s enthusiasm can be heard in loud shouts over the din of spinning pedals.

Veal takes even more pleasure these days seeing his clients make important strides to meet their fitness and cycling goals.

By watching his cyclists take pleasure in one of the many things that he has gained from the sport of cycling – such as the rewards for hard work, the fitness and lifestyle gains, and the thrill of winning a bunch sprint in a race, to name a few – he finds his greatest joy and ambition.

“I say this to someone almost every day, but I am a big believer that if you’re doing something you love, you’re never working a day in your life. I have totally embraced that idea.”

Ed Veal might not know where cycling will take him next in life, but thus far the two-wheeled machine has been a dependable source of happiness. He plans to keep his eyes on the road ahead and keep the pedals turning – and judging by the past success should follow.

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FRASER WANTS CANADIANS TO BE ON THE MOVE

By Jim Barber Photography Ian James Hopkins

Graham Fraser is on a mission. It’s to get Canada moving!

Fraser was the founder in the mid ‘80s of what is known today as the Subaru Triathlon Series. He was then the lead Event Organizer in North America for the World Triathlon Corporation and their iconic Ironman Triathlon. Through all this, he always thought of and saw events through the eyes of a participant, because Fraser has always been an active athlete himself--not just an event organizer.

After a brief stint of living in the United States, Fraser moved back to Canada. He divested himself of his stake in both wildly successful triathlon series, instead focusing on making Canadians healthier, one bike ride at a time.

For three years, he has run the Centurion Cycling series, which are more like festivals celebrating the joy of cycling and healthy living than competitive events. However, as the Centurion motto says, “Racers race and riders ride” – there is some very serious racing at the front end of the field. Meanwhile, further back, many want to feel the accomplishment of riding 100 miles under their own power!

“I thought, here was a product, Centurion Cycling, which allowed me to do all the things that I believe in, which is getting people moving, and working with communities and changing communities,” Fraser explained.

He continued, “It’s nice to be able to do that, to leave a legacy. I knew it would be that sort of thing that would keep me motivated. The thing that excites me is seeing all of these charities raising millions of dollars, and you see all of these families, all of these kids riding their bikes.”

Charitable partners of Centurion Cycling for 2012 included the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, Gilda’s Club Simcoe Muskoka, Companions in Courage, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre Foundation, Collingwood General & Marine Hospital

Foundation, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, among many others.

An athlete all his life, Fraser got into long-distance cycling as a way of training for hockey when he was a teenager. He played four years of Junior-B hockey for his hometown Grimsby Peach Kings, and was told by teammates and coaches that cycling was a great off-season training tool.

“I didn’t get serious about endurance sports until I was about 23.

I had a friend who invited me to his little local triathlon in Paris, Ontario, I went and I did it and I really enjoyed it. So then I went off and did the Ironman in Hawaii, which was the only Ironman at the time. And from that point on I was officially an endurance athlete. I just started focusing on that. I love to run and cycle and swim, and here we are 28 years later, and I did over 300 races and I put on over 300 races,” he said, adding that he put on a fundraising endurance bike race in Grimsby when he was 24 to raise money for his former junior hockey team. After that, the parks and recreation director in his hometown approached him to see if he could put on a triathlon. The next summer, Fraser put on his first official triathlon, and a career was born.

There are now triathlons across North America, thanks in large part to Fraser, and the sport has become more mainstream than its early beginnings as an oddity when it was seen only on the former Wide World of Sports program on a Saturday afternoon.

Still a huge hockey fan and supporter (sorry, Leaf’s fans, Fraser is a life-long Sabres supporter!), Fraser’s pet project is to use some of the proceeds from Centurion Cycling events to build outdoor ice rinks with refrigeration plants to ensure there is ice in any weather conditions. Plans are in the works to build one in Barrie. He has already constructed one in Lake Placid, NY, and his hometown of Grimsby, Ontario. He said he would also love to see one in the Collingwood/Blue Mountains area.

He is also working on a program, yet to be officially launched, called Move Canada. In this new program, he will leverage all the business, athletic, and governmental contacts he has amassed over his nearly 30 years in the endurance sport business to promote more active lifestyles amongst all ages’ groups in Canada.

Fraser is also spearheading a new event launching in 2014.

Based on the X-Games brand, it will feature top-level endurance athletes participating in a series of events, bringing thousands of competitors and spectators to a Canadian City for the weekend.

Graham looks forward to getting Canada Moving.

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I HAVE SEVERAL TATTOOS AND A FEW PIERCINGS. ALL ARE LAID OUT AS TO NOT SHOW WHILE IN PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE. I SHAVE MY HEAD AND I DRIVE A MOTORCYCLE. I HAVE PARTAKEN IN THE SPORT OF SKYDIVING, BUNGEE JUMPING, SCUBA DIVING WITH SHARKS AND I SPORT A TAN YEAR ROUND. AND YES, I AM A FUNERAL DIRECTOR. I AM ALSO A NICE GUY. JUST REMEMBER WHEN YOU SAY SMILE AND I SAY I AM SMILING, I MEAN ON THE INSIDE.

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I am a Funeral Director and Embalmer. My name is Robert Little.

I know my job and I do it well however, writing on the topic is another story. I decided to Google ‘Funeral Director’ to get some guidance on how to inform PIE readers about my career and I was amazed at the stuff I found online about the topic. The misinformation out there was and is outstanding! Where do people get this stuff?! I guess it is due to the taboo nature of the business... the mystery of death.

Having worked in Health care for a number of years I also got the perspective of death as it is seen from the Health care "end of things".

No pun intended. I realized this misinformation was not limited to a small number of people who get all of their information online.

It was also people of higher education, well traveled, well read; everyday people like you and me who had no clue about the reality of the Funeral Service or the Death care industry as some call it.

To be honest, I’m not sure myself sometimes. I’m not even sure what we should refer to this as. In the end, and that is after all what it is all about, the end, of life anyway, it is something people need and is something licensed professionals provide.

Is it a calling, a job, a vocation? Why do people become Funeral Directors? There is no easy answer. As many people as there are who work in this field, there is likely to be just as many reasons why they chose this profession. Some people were born into it and some day will run the family business. Some think that it might be interesting and others through one life experience or another just end up in it. The one thing we all share is that we like a job that offers us unique challenges and we for the most part like to help people. There is the aspect to it that it is a different type of job than most people have. In a strange way, it is not at all about the people who have passed, it is more about the living. I derive no direct satisfaction in working with the dead. They do not know that I have helped and if in fact they do, they have never mentioned it to me directly. Helping the people who are left behind is why I do it.

All humour aside, nothing makes me go home in a better mood at the end of the day than knowing I helped make the most difficult time in someone’s life just a bit easier to manage. I do this by means of providing a service or venue that brings comfort to a family and the friends of a person who has lost their life. I also help by being able to restore a loved one to a state which more closely resembles the person they were prior to a disease process or accident.

Does the deceased look like they did when they were alive? Not exactly. We all have a unique look possibly only achieved through mannerism or a particular mood that we are in. This look makes up the person people perceive us to be. A crooked smile, no smile or a twinkle in our eye; this is something we cannot duplicate. Our goal

is to make them look at peace or at rest, as if they were perhaps sleeping. Really, how often have you looked at someone who is sleeping? I will spend many hours trying and often with great success to restore someone to how they were. It is the part of the profession I take great pride in. Quite often I will get praise and thanks from the family. Sadly though, the thing they want most we cannot provide; to return their loved ones to them. So we do the next best thing. We assist them in honoring and paying respects to their mother or father or brother or sister. We offer them the opportunity and a chance to say goodbye. If this is by way of a simple direct cremation or an elaborate funeral service, we do what they need in order to help them start the process of healing. I do not really lean one way or the other when it comes to what type of service is best. Everyone has a different need or belief or way they grieve. I truly do take pride in what I do. It is an honor really to be able to help someone at a time in their lives when they oftentimes don’t know where to turn.

Quite often we see horrible things in this job. One Boxing Day morning, while working on a coroners call at the scene of a MVA, I became overwhelmed. Tears filled my eyes. I was told at the time if it bothers me I’d never last.

My reply, “When things like this don’t bother me, I don’t want to do it anymore!” I can control my emotions better, but do I still become overwhelmed with a tragic death? The answer is absolutely yes!

I am oftentimes asked if it is a stressful job? Does the profession have a high degree of burnout? Is it a vocation, a calling or just a job?

I guess some days it may feel like all or none of the above, but as I sit here now thinking about it, I really do love my job and strangely enough all those I work with. In this thing we call 'Funeral service,' you really rely on the entire team around you to make it all work. So when I say I love my job, don’t look at me that way. I don’t love or embrace death, but I love the fact that I can, just for a second, impact someone’s life, and even if only slightly, make a horrible time in their life a bit easier.

If I can offer any advice to a family or loved one or friend who is arranging for a funeral or cremation or service of any type it would be this: (1) Knowledge is a good thing (2) being comfortable with the service provider who helps you carry out these plans. Shop around (3) be comfortable with the dollar amount you spend. Spending more does not mean you loved the person more. If you do not get a good feeling about the service provider go elsewhere. If you feel pressured or rushed or get the feeling you are not being listened to go elsewhere.

Ask friends and family about a positive experience they have had in the past. Make sure details are explained to you and that you sign nothing that you don’t understand. If you leave feeling like you spent more then you can afford. There are far too many good, honest service providers in the Funeral, Burial and Cremation industry to settle. Getting professional service and being respected and listened to should not cost more. If you really want to make someone’s life a bit easier someday be sure to plan the things you want now. Tell people, tell family; pre plan your service or cremation now. One of the most difficult times in someone’s life is not a great time to have to make decisions. If you don’t want to pre plan or talk about it now because that’s just creepy or bad luck, I hate to tell you this but we are all going to die, pre planned or not, “we are all pending.”

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NOT A WOMAN TO LET ADVERSITY GET HER DOWN

By Kelly Thompson

In another time, she was Eilleen Regina Edwards, a young girl growing up in Timmons, Ontario, living in a tumultuous home with her mother and stepfather. Today, she is Shania Twain, the pop and country music superstar, whose road to fame has been paved with rocky shambles and countless hurdles. But Twain isn't one to feel sorry for herself but instead, has chosen to parlay her hardships into music that has captivated the globe. Her success broke the Canadian barrier and to date, she has managed to sell over eighty-five million albums worldwide.

To look at the songstress today, one would think she had grown up in a home with every privilege and benefit befitting a talented singer, but this was not the case in Eilleen Edwards' childhood. She was born on 28 August, 1965, but her parents divorced when she was young. Her mother soon remarried and her stepfather legally adopted Eilleen and her two sisters, changing their last name to Twain. Still, a happy home wasn't in the cards for the Twain family. They lived in a household fraught with anger and abuse at the hands of her stepfather. The family also suffered in poverty and so Eilleen began singing in bars at the age of eight, in order to help make ends meet.

After high school, Eilleen moved close to Toronto and saw moderate success, singing at a few events and pursuing some professional singing lessons. But tragedy struck the Twain family when her mother and stepfather were killed in a car accident, prompting Eilleen to move home to take care of her siblings, paying the bills by working as a musical performer at the now famous Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario. Once her siblings were old enough to move out on their own, Eilleen pursued her singing career and was soon signed by Mercury Nashville Records, producing her self-titled album and finally changing her name to the now notorious Shania Twain.

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Soon, she appeared on music producer Mutt Lange's radar and they began collaborating on her second album. It wasn't long before the hit single, "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under," from Shania's second album, 1995's The Woman in Me, was hitting radio waves, making Shania an instant country and pop music queen. The album also led to personal gain for Twain, as her and Lange married and eventually had a son in 2001. From there, every album she produced was a massive success, with her third album, Come On Over, selling forty million copies.

After being thrust into the limelight, and considering the raging success of her albums, Twain and Lange took refuge in their home in Switzerland, away from the public eye and embracing a quieter life. Sadly, Twain soon came to serve as a reminder that awful things happen to the best of us and despite her fame and fortune, her relationship was not safe from the Hollywood curse. In 2010, Shania's fourteen-year marriage to Mutt Lange ended after he had an alleged affair with her best friend and secretary, Marie-Anne Thiébaud. The breakdown of her marriage was a shock to the world that saw their love as one of the most stable in show business and once again, Twain could not escape the public eye as the divorce was splattered across every gossip magazine in North America and beyond.

Not a woman to let adversity get her down, 2011 proved to be a big year for the country star. In the spring, Twain wrote her autobiography, "From This Moment On," which for the first time, outlined some of the horrific abuse she survived during her childhood years. She wrote about the sexual abuse suffered at the hands of her stepfather, noting that he molested her and often beat her mother in front of Shania and her sisters.

She also went into detail about the desperate level of their poverty and how the Twain children often went to school hungry. It was this difficult upbringing that prompted Shania to create Shania Kids Can, a program for young children with difficult home lives, be it abuse, poverty or other family situations. The program acknowledges that these children are at risk for social and emotional issues and hopes to give educators the tools to identify these children and provide them with an emotional outlet, support and encouragement.

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To add to her 2011 accomplishments, Shania was honoured with an induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She also starred in her own reality television show, Why Not? with Shania Twain, which aired on Oprah Winfrey's network netting a tidy sum of ratings.

And it seems that in all of the personal tragedy, Twain still managed to overcome, as 2011 ended with her married to Frédéric Thiébaud, oddly, the husband of her best friend who betrayed her. It seems they both sought solace in their shared personal tragedy. In her biography, Twain says that her and Frédéric leaned on each other for support during what was a very difficult time in their lives.

To add to her roster of abilities, Shania has also created and produced her show, "Still The One" at The Colosseum at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. In the show's press release, Gary Selesner, the president of Caesars Palace, echoed excitement for the new show. "We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome her as The Colosseum’s first-ever country music resident headliner. We are excited about Shania’s triumphant return to the stage with many powerful and memorable performances at Caesars Palace.”

"Still the One" will have Twain joining the ranks of another famous Canadian, Celine Dion, who has rocked the Colosseum stage and paved the way for other artists.

Twain's new show is certainly shaping up to give Celine a run for her money, promising to be a spectacular event that her fans won't want to miss, featuring music, fashion and entertainment that few can deliver quite like Shania Twain. In the press release for her new show, Shania had this to say: “This past year has been such an amazing journey and to find myself poised to play at the Colosseum is truly magical. The Colosseum is an iconic location with unmatched energy, and I’m excited to bring a pop/country spin to the city. People from all over the world travel to Las Vegas and I’m so thrilled to be able to share my music with a truly global audience.”

So move over Celine Dion. Step aside chorus girls.

Brace yourself city of Vegas. There's a new Canadian in town and nothing will get in her way. She's a dynamo, a Canadian treasure and a woman who doesn't take no for an answer.

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Sam Roberts THE PHYSICS OF SONGWRITING

ByJim Barber

Sam Roberts, he of The Sam Roberts Band, understands that the enigmatic and diverse nature of his music makes him hard to pin down.

But he's cool with that.

Roberts likes to call his music rock and roll, but journalists and critics, who like to dissect and classify art, have had a hard time nailing down his style.

“I wish I had a beautiful, multi-hyphenated catch phrase for you. One I am partial to is Sci-Fi-DruidPsychadelia. I will stick with that,” he said with a laugh.

“Not to be flippant about it, but that’s why I love the term rock and roll. There’s just something about movement in there, and if there’s one thing that links everything that I’ve done together, it’s rhythm. What I love and what I take from music is, aside from the obvious melody and everything all ears are drawn to, is rhythm, and the sense of movement that comes from music, especially rock and roll."

“I get a lot of pleasure listening to classical music. I grew up as a classical musician my whole life. I get so much pleasure listening to the melody of classical music. But rhythmically, there’s nothing that gets me going as much as rock and roll. With rock and roll, you’re aware of the effect it has on you. And when it’s happening to you, you realize why it’s an important experience, and that’s what I am drawn to. And when I am writing songs, I am trying to create music that will trigger that experience, first in me, and then hopefully in other people. And that’s why my songs move.”

His most recent album, the Juno-nominated Collider, released in 2011, was full of rhythmic nuances, and the title itself encapsulated not only the melding of styles and genres, but also 38-year-old Montrealer's songwriting process.

“A nuclear collider fires atoms and other really small particles at each other at incredible speeds and it creates something else.

And that’s what was compelling about the word itself and its relationship to the act of songwriting, or the act of creation in any artistic endeavour. It is the intentional crashing together of two unknowns in a way, and then they become something purposeful and meaningful out of that collision. As the artist, you are the agent, in the sense that you enact the collision, but what you are putting together and the consequences of that collision are always unknown beforehand,” Roberts said.

“I think it’s all about acknowledging the role that accidents play in the creative process. It’s serendipity. The thought that we’re just in there mechanically joining little bits and pieces of music

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together in a very willful way is misleading and not true, because half the time, the best stuff comes from the unintentional.”

Roberts said he has always been an inspirational writer, but that the key is to harness that inspiration, using his experience and training as a classical musician and veteran rock songwriter, and making it into a memorable, meaningful piece of music.

“Writing is a very solitary thing for me. I think that when the lightning strikes, you bottle it. It’s the ability to capture that and give it enough body and form right away that is important.

I always try to sit with it and wait for it to morph into something more complete,” he said.

“So I have thousands of odds and ends that were very moving at the time, but that aren’t really songs. And the work comes

from trying to go back to that moment and try to recreate a fuller picture out of it. That’s where the method comes in, or at least the willingness to sit and sift through the more mundane and painstaking elements of songwriting. But honestly, where that initial strike of inspiration comes from... it’s very hard to say. You just have to know enough to do something with it.”

Roberts began playing in rock bands in Montreal in the 1990s, before going solo in 1999.

His first single, Brother Down, which was re-released through MapleMusic Recordings in 2002, because a monster hit on radio, and the follow-up, Don’t Walk Away Eileen, was also a success, propelling Roberts into the upper echelon of the Canadian recording industry.

His first full-length, major label album, We Were Born In A Flame, released in 2003, featured the popular singles Where Have All The Good People Gone and Hard Road, and the next album, 2006’s Chemical City, also produced a pair of hit singles, With a Bullet and Bridge to Nowhere.

A third album, Love at the End of the World came in 2008, followed by Collider in 2011.

After touring Canada over the summer and fall, Roberts said he is well into the writing process for his next album, which he hopes to release sometime in 2013.

“It takes shape slowly. Right now the album is kind of a formless thing, but it is coming into some sort of focus now. So next year, I figure I will put out another record, and we’ll take it from there.”

2 Cellos THE SMOOTH RISE TO POPULARITY

ByJim Barber

It's probably a safe bet to assume that when Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser were growing up in Croatia, learning the intricacies of the cello and the tunes of masterful classics by the world's great composers, the notion of sharing a stage in front of 40,000 screaming fans with someone named 'Flea,' was the furthest thing from their minds.

But it happened.

Sulic and Hauser have been propelled to international music stardom on the strength of some slick YouTube videos, showing them playing modern pop and rock hits on their cellos, which was parlayed into a record contract with industry giant Sony Music, and an international tour with Elton John.

And at a recent concert in their home nation of Croatia, the duo opened to alternative rock legends The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and even played their hit Californication with the band, which comprises singer Anthony Kiedis, drummer Chad Smith, guitarist Josh Klinghoff and its bassist, the aforementioned Flea.

“It was an incredible experience with the Chili Peppers. We were opening for them in Croatia and we were playing our set and Chad Smith says, 'can I play Back in Black' with you. So he just joined us for that song unexpectedly, and that was a great experience. And then we played with the whole band on Californication during their part of the concert. We were just improvising and jamming with them. We loved it,” said Hauser.

The two were considered to be the best young cellists in the nation as teenagers, and as they moved into their early 20s, they moved to different parts of Europe to enhance their studies: Hauser to London and Sulic to Vienna.

Their classical repertoire was impressive, and each one kept tabs on the other, always hoping to get the chance to collaborate. When Sulic moved to the UK a couple of years ago, it was the spark they needed to finally work with one another.

But seeking something more than just renown as classical musicians, they decided to see if they could do something very different, and a little risky ... interpret rock and pop music using the versatility of their cellos.

“I knew that we needed to get something on YouTube , because the whole world can see it instantly. If it gets discovered and shared with people, it's something really strong where you can lots of attention. It's very democratic that way. And if people love it, you can create a big fan base. I knew YouTube would be good, but I didn't know what would be the right thing to put on it,” Hauser explained.

So they decided to try shooting a high-end video of the two of them covering Michael Jackson's song 'Smooth Criminal'.

To call it 'popular' is a gross understatement. In a couple of

months, about six million people had watched the video, prompting the duo to get signed to Sony. Sony then put the video on their own YouTube channel and it racked up another six million visitors.

The days of playing in small classical concert halls were over for Hauser and Sulic.

“We did that song because I was a fan of Michael, and I knew most of his songs. I chose that one because a lot of them don't work on cello. Smooth Criminal was the one that seemed to work the best because it has the right energy, the right riff, and it was the most suitable,” said Hauser.

On the pair's self-titled debut CD, they also covered songs like 'Welcome to the Jungle' by Guns N' Roses, 'With Or Without You' by U2 a pair by Sting and even Nirvana's Seattle anthem, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.'

“We were shocked to be offered a contract so quickly, because we had only one song ready, Smooth Criminal, so we needed to come up with other stuff for the album in just a few months. I was a fan of Sting, so we have Fields of Gold and Fragile – they work really well on cello. And Luka is a big fan of U2, so we have With Or Without You, which sounds amazing on cello. It was pretty easy to find great songs,” Hauser said.

Elton John saw the YouTube video and contacted the pair directly, asking them to be his openers on his tour last year.

“He called us directly just a few days after the video was out.

He's a living legend, and he just asked us if we wanted to tour with him around the world. Of course we said yes. We became close friends. We were around him on a daily basis and you can't help but learn from him. Although he is always busy and he works so hard, it's crazy how much energy he has, and it's really inspirational for us to see that,” Hauser explained.

The cello was the pair's instrument of choice because both believe it to be the most versatile and emotive of the violin family.

“It's so universal. You can be lyrical and you can be wild on it. It can be slow and gentle and it can go as high as a violin and as low as a double bass. It can do percussive stuff, and can play like an acoustic guitar.

It can also sound like an electric guitar. It has so many possibilities, and the sound it makes is the closest to a human voice of any instrument,” said Hauser.

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From humble beginnings in the central Ontario communities of Barrie and Orillia, the members of alternative rock band Zeus have charted a course that they hope leads to continued success in their home and native land of Canada.

The band continues to tour in support of its second full-length album, Busting Visions, a tour that not only took them across the Great White North, but also across the pond to Europe – the fourth time the quartet has traversed the Atlantic.

“The European audiences are very appreciative and curious about us. That’s the thing about a European audience is that they will pay attention when you play. And it seems as though people are examining you and scrutinizing you to see if they like it or not. Most of them seem to like it. I think we cause enough of a stink onstage that people would want to look our way for at least a few songs,” bassist Neil Quin said with a chuckle.

“It’s a slow burn over there, but we are building something.

Our record is being released in the U.K. ...and I believe also in Germany too. So we have some folks backing us up over there, and we’re getting booked. It’s still a young venture, and we ultimately don’t know what is going to happen, but the time spent there has definitely produced some fruit for our labour.”

And he said that Zeus is taking that approach to the big behemoth to the south.

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The Rise of Zeus FROM BARRIE TO NATIONAL STARDOM

ByJim Barber

The American market is vast, but it is also complicated and fickle, and Zeus band members know that the best way to make inroads in the good old U.S. of A. is to tour as often as possible.

“We have certain areas in the States that we have played regularly, and we have also had to travel all around the country to get to those certain areas. I feel like I have almost been in every single state in the U.S. now,” he said, adding that he isn’t sure if all the touring and travelling has overtly affected the music he and his bandmates write.

“I am sure that it does. I haven’t really written specifically about any experiences, but I do feel like travelling has changed me quite a bit. I guess I am more worldly, but it doesn’t feel like I imagined it would. I am actually more confused and kind of in awe than anything else."

Photography Brad Conrad “There was a time when I didn’t want to travel any more, because it was overwhelming — it was too much. I didn’t actually get to see a lot, and I am also never home. But I have learned how to spend some time to get to know places and really get to know them. And that’s making me more hungry for proper travel, outside of the band. Although I still do miss home quite a bit.”

The notion of touring the world never really occurred to the future members of Zeus back when they embarked on their musical careers.

Mike O’Brien and Carlin Nicholson grew up in the Barrie area along with another pal named Alfie Jurvanen. All three came to back upand-coming singer/songwriter Collett with another musician.

When that quartet disbanded, with Jurvanen going on to work on a solo project called Bahamas, O’Brien and Nicholson recruited friends Rob Drake and Quin to continue to occasionally back up Collett and Bahamas, but also to perform as their own entity, Zeus.

The band released an EP in 2009 called Sounds Like Zeus, followed by a full-length CD called Say Us the following year to critical acclaim. That album made it onto the long list for the prestigious 2010 Polaris Music Prize.

They garnered national attention for some work on CBC Radio.

Zeus has made an appearance on the popular Q program on CBC Radio, and also worked with Randy Bachman on a video project, where he played along with one of their tunes, Are You Gonna Waste My Time, and they accompanied him on the Guess Who classic Laughing on a program called Reworking Randy.

“Randy was fantastic. He’s our buddy now. We ended up writing a song with him that day and he’s come to our studio since and we recorded that song, so now we’ve just got to finish it. So we’re going to finish it with him, hopefully soon, and see what happens with it,” Quin said.

And like many bands in this day of recording industry deconstruction, Zeus has done its best to eschew being labelled or categorized into some sort of remote sub-genre.

“It’s a rock and roll band. Not a rock band or a hard rock band or an alternative rock band. Just rock and roll. It’s the simplest and most accurate answer. I am not trying to claim that we’re doing something brand new and I never have. We just are what we are, and we hope people catch that and dig it,” Quin said.

“We’re getting a lot of respect from people and it feels wonderful.

We’re humbled, and we’re tickled by it, and we appreciate the love that we get when we go places. It keeps you going.”

And judging by the increasing breadth of their audiences, it looks as though that love is going to continue for quite some time.

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Mr. Brainwash THE BEAUTIFUL MIND OF MR. BRAINWASH

"I'm like a kid sometimes. I like to do bigger than life things," says Mr. Brainwash, of his big, bright, and beautiful creations. "I feel like I dream awake."

Mr. Brainwash, aka Thierry Guetta, is the Paris-born/Los Angeles-based filmmaker and artist famous for his elaborate art shows, and as the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop.

"I created Mr. Brainwash because when I was doing street art, I couldn't use my own name," he says. "In the beginning I just used the letters MBW. As I started doing more fine art, I revealed what the letters mean: Mr. Brainwash."

Mr. Brainwash got his start with pop art in the early nineties twisting slogans like Nike's Just Do It to Just Did It and brand names like Toys "R" Us to Boys "R" Nuts. He put that world away for over a decade after picking up a video camera and becoming a filmmaker. "It was like magic for me. You can press a button and stop time," he explains.

A return to his birthplace served as his entree into the underground world of street art when he found out his cousin was the infamous street artist known as Space Invader.

Mr. Brainwash recorded his cousin's Paris excursions to put art up around the city and got hooked on the experience. When Space Invader came to Los Angeles to visit, Mr. Brainwash was introduced to Shepard Fairey and other infamous street artists, eventually even meeting the elusive Banksy.

The late night hours street artists worked were perfect for the man who always wanted to film and carried a camera with him everywhere. After his wife and children were in bed, he'd head out into the night to shoot the artists and partake in their adventures. Encouraged to make his own art, Mr. Brainwash put down the camera and once again found himself creating art, this time with the Los Angeles streets as his canvas. "In the end, you couldn't go one block in the city without seeing a wall that I'd covered," he says.

Mr.Brainwash's love of creating street art has posed its share of challenges. He's been arrested a few times, resulting in fines, community service, and probation.

Getting arrested isn't the only risk involved. "Sometimes it's very dangerous. Sometimes you do buildings that are very high. Later on you think about it in bed, 'Oh my god, this is crazy what I've done. I could've slipped and died!' You don't think about it in the moment. You like the danger," he says. "Sometimes I would walk on ledges to get from one point to another, ten stories up."

At the beginning of his street art career, Mr. Brainwash did frequent pieces featuring hearts. He was criticized for them, but according to him, "A heart is a heart. It's about living.

Without a heart you cannot live. You see it and you feel good - there's nothing mean about it. It's not a symbol of hate; it's a symbol of love. Now, when I'm driving I see hearts and positive messages everywhere."

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Whether he's producing paintings, poster bombing buildings, spraying stencils on walls, or sculpting animals out of old tires, Mr. Brainwash's art is all about positivity. His work is never meant to shock. His wish is to spread the messages that: "Life is beautiful, love is the answer, never give up, and follow your dream."

Since first exploding onto the scene in 2008, Mr. Brainwash hasn't stopped doing sensational art shows. A recent show in London spanned 120,000 square feet and had over 1,500 daily visitors. The show was scheduled to run for one month, but ended up staying open for four months, while a similarly scheduled show in New York lasted six months.

Mr. Brainwash's art is in high demand. His work sells all over the world, he does auctions with Christie's and Sotheby's, and has his creations snapped up by serious art collectors before his shows even open.

For all his acclaim, Mr. Brainwash judges his success by his ability to continue to create art and spread positivity. "It's not just the art you buy from an artist. You buy the artist's life, his way of living." For him that means, "Never give up. When you have something in your head, you can make it happen.

Follow your heart and get what you want from life."

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Warehouse Scene

By Timber Masterson

How many of you out there remember The Tasmanian Ballroom on Jarvis Street or the Underground Railroad at 225 King East?

How about that killer space at 26A Oxford Street, or for that matter the building at Richmond and Spadina that housed the glory days of KOLA? Maybe you were there and didn’t know, due to either your late night consumption of sordid treats and peculiar cocktails, or the fact there was no huge glittery neon sign on the door. I’m referring to the days of the dark and mysterious, off the grid, after hours warehouse party scene, where the distant sounds of sexy raw thumping echoes of underground house music awaited you. If you could find the place, you’d be treated to records by Fingers Inc., songs like Bang the Party, all mixed together by the likes of Dino & Terry, Dave Campbell and of course, Mark Oliver. Often, the sounds melted together with a magical but bitter tasting capsule called ecstasy - if you chose to partake - provided by a friend of a friend, that made you racy and available, made you adore everyone and helped the penetrating music hit you like an angel swimming into your lungs; people lost themselves. This was an outrageous and exciting time. In stark contrast to the often harsh conservative city outside, the Toronto Warehouse party offered freedom, compassion and unity.

So it’s last call, everybody’s still revved up and out of nowhere you’re handed a flyer, instructing you to venture off to a decorated downtown space to ingest thumping ethereal beats heightening whatever state you’re already in. Let’s see, there was 23 Hop, 4th and 5th and Boom Boom Mackai. There was The Party Center on Church, the Boston Garage and Polson Street - before it was turned into some sort of mini putt-putt. Gone are the raw high ceilings and candle-lit spaces these soulful dance parties once took place in. Today we’ve got loft spaces for the rich. Slick condo palaces have taken over the few spaces left that were filled with character and possibility. “You felt special,” says Danny Tenaglia, one of many visiting New York DJs inspired by such parties. "You felt like you were an elite group, with people who were on the same level of understanding about music as you”.

Aki Abe one of Toronto’s DJs - now the owner of Cosmos Records on Queen Street West - reminisces, “Many a Saturday afternoon was spent digging in the crates, vinyl imported from the basement studios of New York and Chicago, trying to get the last copy of that rare import or limited promo, or finding that classic lost gem after searching through 20 knackered boxes in an asbestos lined basement of a record shop, to bring out to the jam that night”.

Party hosts and promoters often put newspapers on all the surrounding windows, which didn’t always stop the fuzz from busting in and floating around with their flashlights. The men in blue usually split; allowing for an unrestricted all-night affair with several more blissful hours of dancing in the dark.

Fast forward to 2000. Now the cut off point is 2:00 am, the music is faster, repetitive and electronic, thus, taking away from the sensuality, the heart and soul of the experience. Ultimately everything changed, as these things tend to and the music found

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its way to the above ground. The downtown, creative artsy types got older, committed to real jobs and had families. Now in our late thirties or mid-forties we’re having our own tiny humans called babies, and dare I say it, mortgages. Our bodies can no longer withstand such late night activities and the responsibilities of adulthood have become our priorities. “It was experimental, we were pioneers, it all seemed perfect, those spaces and the era, was perfect to play those experimental new tracks, but things like that don’t last. To try and go back would be impossible,” says Ted Clarke one of the originators. Aki continues, “I was spinning one night at that house on Richmond, Ted’s place near 23 Hop, every corner of the room was jammed. Shams [a local DJ] showed up at 3 am and had a test press of a Frankie Knuckles track no one ever heard of. He told me to spin it, and I always listened to him. It was called The Whistle Song. I dropped it and the crowd went absolutely berserk. I played it at the top of the hour for the next 6 hours. It was tough to get people to go home when the sun came up!”

Juno-winning house music producer, Rachid Wehbi recollects, “When I walk around the city today, I can’t help but run into the spots that played host to these gatherings; a church on Wellington, [now a hotel], the 5th floor of a building still standing north of Spadina and Queen. I remember a thrilled group pushing their way in from the side alley. Those gorgeous rhythms with the piano in the background, the haunting strings. I wish there were clubs just dedicated to playing that old school house! Damn, I miss it big time.

All I know is I've never danced like I did during those times”.

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John Maxwell Coetzee SHAKE US FROM OUR LIVING SLEEP

By Greg Kieszkowski

Illustration Ainsley Ashby-Snyder

In 2003, John Maxwell Coetzee received the highest literary achievement by winning the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Nobel Prize Committee graced him with this honour because of the "innumerable guises (through which he) portrays the surprising involvement of the outsider".

On December 10th, 2003, Per Wastberg delivered the opening address that adorned Coetzee's achievements. His introductory address summarizes the depth found in his novels.

"Coetzee sees through the obscene and false pomp of history, lending a voice to the silenced and the despised. Restrained, but stubborn, he defends the ethical value of poverty, literature and imagination. Without them, we blinker ourselves and become bureaucrats of the soul".

In a commercially obsessed North American free market society, literature and all that is beautiful often become a casualty of war. The written word is especially vulnerable. The idea of slowing down, pausing, and struggling to record our often disjointed thoughts into meaningful sentences, does not have a good return on investment. Being bureaucrats of the soul we push so hard to get a life, a life we cannot fully enjoy, a life devoid of meaning; a life lived in quiet desperation.

John Coetzee attempts to shake us from our living sleep.

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He was born in Cape Town, South Africa, on February 9th, 1940.

Not the best place on earth, and not the best part of the 20th Century. He received his education where he lived, with the support of his mother who was a primary school teacher and his father who was a lawyer.

He moved to Austin, Texas to complete his graduate studies in 1968. He graduated with a PhD in English, linguistics, and Germanic languages. In 1972 he returned to South Africa when his application for permanent residence was denied. Coetzee has been publishing stories since 1974 and continues to write, and has been rewarded with several literary honours. Like J.D. Salinger, he is a recluse and very rarely grants an interview. He prefers to speak to the world through his characters.

Early on he had been a fierce opponent of Apartheid, and today he is very critical of the direction of his beloved homeland. He has been very vocal about the lack of serious concern on the part of the South African government to curb violence and unite a racially divided country, struggling to find peace. It is perhaps for this reason that he has taken residence in Australia.

J.M. Coetzee has also been very outspoken about animal cruelty.

He is a vegetarian and has explored the treatment of animals in several of his stories.

March 13th, 2013, marked the publication of his latest novel.

The Childhood of Jesus will be released worldwide and should add some controversy to the rich canon of literature we have already been blessed with.

The Universe Within THE POWER THE HUMAN MIND When looking at the vastness of our universe, we are filled with a deep sense of mystery and wonderment. As children we often dreamt things that never were, and lived for the moment, excited to discover what the world had to offer. Sadly though, at some point, we grow up. We abandon our sense of curiosity, and begin the life long process of grinding out a living. Once in a while, however, we are lucky enough to meet people who disturb our wakeful sleep, and help us to rediscover that sense of wonder we lost while pursuing the comfort and security of practical living.

Neil Turok, and his 2012 Massey Lecture Series book The Universe Within - From Quantum to Cosmos, challenges us to renew our innocence and sense of wonder. He focuses on the incredible power of the human mind and real potential we all have to create and live the dreams we abandoned as children. “It is strange how we train scientists today”, he remarks.

“We don’t teach them much history, philosophy, or literature. Scientists are not very good in placing themselves in the context of where they are or apprehend their role in society. They behave more like technicians”. Neil Turok adds that some in the humanities suffer a similar fate because they are content to passively wait for the next scientific discovery to come along. They are willing to brave the bitter cold and stand in line to be the first to embrace the next iPad or some other glowing precious, but they fail to foster any deep desire to understand or appreciate the scientific mystery that enables the technology. “This division is really unfortunate because what we should all appreciate is that the discoveries and inventions of the human mind are absolutely extraordinary”.

The Universe Within - From Quantum to Cosmos has taken Neil on tour throughout Canada to share and foster creativity. He is intent on creating a connection between science, philosophy and the arts - perhaps spurring on a New Enlightenment.

His sense of humanity and optimism can be traced to his incredible childhood. He was born and raised in Africa and lived an unusual life which instilled in him an unyielding love of nature.

He had a difficult transition into modern society in the UK that left a deep longing in his heart for the simplicity and beauty of African plains and daily chatter of the animals. Science is the root of getting closer to the universe and of being human and Neil Turok had no desire to be a fragmented technician.

He was drawn to Canada, and to the Perimeter Institute in particular, because of their incredible pursuit of cutting edge

By Greg Kieszkowski research, but also their dedication to public outreach and science communication.

Back in 2001, encouraged by his parents, he founded a math institute in Cape Town. AIMS; the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences is now the leading post graduate mathematical sciences training hub in Africa. Inspired by the fruits of the Scottish Enlightenment, he has dedicated his life to seeding a global enlightenment by identifying talent all around the globe and connecting minds who otherwise would find themselves divided and alone.

Looking ahead from his leadership role at Perimeter, Neil observes advancements in physics that will lead us to the Quantum Era. Scientists are beginning to understand the depths of how collections of electors and particles behave on a quantum mechanical level. One goal in harnessing the quantum world is to create new types of computers and sensors which will operate on a whole new level.

He is extremely excited and hopeful that this new technology will be inherently cheap and accessible to all people because it uses the properties of everything around us. By focusing more deeply on the properties of everyday materials, scientists have discovered that those materials are infinitely rich in potential. Neil Turok asserts that coming advancements “will shed a new light on life and indeed on what life is. It may even shed new light on what consciousness is. It will help us appreciate the world to a deeper degree”.

There are quantum sensors on the horizon that would be able to detect different biological molecules for example, which in turn would tell us what is happening at a very minute level. This would serve as a tool for the early detection of cancer, or the detection of many things that we are unable to prevent. This brings with it an unquenchable sense of hope for the future.

The Universe Within - From Quantum to Cosmos builds a bridge between art and science. It is accessible to any reader and is extremely rich in leading us through human history, and scientific progress throughout the centuries. Neil Turok’s incredible sense of hope for our future is what makes this man so different as a scientist. He connects science to our humanity. In our daily lives, we are often faced with people who mirror a very beaten and downtrodden existence. Neil Turok’s words offer hope and a sense of wonder to those who take the time read them. He is a visionary who guides us to see what awaits in the future... if we can awaken the power of our minds.

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The Passion of Joan of Arc A YOUNG GIRL ON THE PRECIPICE OF EXCRUCIATING DEATH

By Greg Kieszkowski

Danish director’s Carl Theodor Dreyer’s silent masterpiece ‘the Passion of Joan of Arc’ (La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc) creates a tearful portrait of a young girl on the precipice of excruciating death.

Joan of Arc is no stranger to the silver screen. Several directors have made attempts to tell her story and it seems there will always be a new generation of fans to embrace this extraordinary heroine. The Passion of Joan of Arc however is different. It is unique in its approach and focus. Instead of exploring Joan’s triumph in battle, or her courageous risk of disguising herself as a man, the film focuses on her trial and ultimately her execution.

Joan of Arc was born on January 6th, 1412. She was very much a typical young lady of her time. She excelled in sewing and spinning, but she was much more than that. Born in the midst of the hundred year war between England and France, she was no stranger to poverty and suffering. At fourteen she began to hear voices. In time she discovered that those voices were messages from God but she did not reveal this to anyone for fear of ridicule. St. Michael, the Archangel came to her in particular, which might explain her military mastery in the battlefield. After all, the Angel who defeated Lucifer in the great battle over Heaven must know something about the art of war.

She obeyed the voices she heard and tried to get the French forces to battle the English but was often rejected and ridiculed. Things changed when she successfully predicted a French defeat. She was finally taken seriously. In 1429 (at seventeen), she was given an audience with the Dauphin. She disguised herself as a man and asked the Dauphin if she could lead an army against the English. God had promised her that the occupation of France by England was coming to an end and after an exhaustive examination by the clergy she was declared honest, good and virtuous. She was finally given the chance to meet her enemy on the battle field.

She won the battle, but despite her efforts she was wounded and imprisoned by the Duke of Burgundy. During the time of her long imprisonment the French King did not attempt to secure her release, and so she was left abandoned by her own people. The English could not properly punish her for the embarrassment they received in defeat so they condemned her as a sorceress and heretic.

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English were driven out of France, the Pope revisited her case and she was hailed the saviour of France. She became the Maid of Orleans and on May 8th every year she is celebrated as a National hero. In 1909 she was beatified and became a Saint in 1919. She is the patron Saint of France and was a source of inspiration especially during the Nazi occupation.

Carl Theodor Dreyer chose to focus his attention on the trial of Joan of Arc, something all other incarnations of the film have not explored with any great depth. Maria Falconetti, a comedic stage actress, was chosen as the unlikely candidate for the role. She embodies strength, innocence, and has the ability to move the audience to great pity. Her eighty minute performance continues to stir the hearts of viewers to this day. Her tears are powerful, and her beauty is charming. She is simply unforgettable.

The cinematography of the film is powerful as well. The story is told through interweaving closeups and whispers. Joan, a young innocent girl, is surrounded by burly, grotesque, miserable men, who intend to humiliate and kill her. They do take her life, but they are unable to strip her of her dignity or destroy her spirit.

Throughout the film she is questioned time and time again, and time and time again she submits and outshines the darkness of their hearts. She is asked by her accuser Loiseleur if she is in a state of grace. It is yet another question designed to make her stumble. If she says no, it is because she is guilty of being a sorceress. If she says yes, she is a liar and heretic. Joan of Arc looks at her accuser and responds:

IF I AM NOT, MAY GOD PUT ME THERE! AND IF I AM, MAY GOD SO KEEP ME. The judges gaze at each other and are speechless and Maria Falconetti’s wonderful smile captivates and melts our hearts.

We cry with her and are enraged when Joan is burned alive.

Despite the Maidens tragic death however, the film does not leave us defeated. We are told that “the flames sheltered Joan’s soul as it rose to Heaven” but that her heart became the heart of France.

Disgrace

By Greg Kieszkowski

Meet David Lurie; a 52 years old sensualist, a most romantic professor, plying his trade at a Cape Town University. He teaches poetry for a living but his real passion is the chance to get to know impressionable young girls and teach them the finer points of love. He dreams and is determined to write the definitive book on Byron.

David Lurie is a divorced father maintaining civil contact with both his ex wife and his daughter. Being a hopeless romantic, or out of sheer boredom, he looks forward to Thursday afternoons.

On those blessed, sun filled days, he enjoys the company of his favourite prostitute Soraya. Reminiscent of Dostoevsky's Arkady Svidrigailov, he seeks his seemingly endless sexual pleasure through seduction, and if that fails, with force.

David is a life long seducer of young women, but his life changes when Melanie comes forward and informs the University that she was raped by her professor. South Africa has an unbelievably horrible record on rape. Various studies show that on average, a woman gets raped in South Africa every 17 seconds. They also have hellishly disturbing wide spread sexual attacks on children.

On April 18th, CNN reported that a gang of young men raped a mentally ill seventeen year old girl and posted the video toYouTube. #rapevideo was trending on Twitter that day.

J.M. Coetzee took a great risk by exploring this theme, but then again you don't win the prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature by writing bad sensual poetry.

David Lurie's life changes when he is charged by his University

with sexual harassment. There is no criminal trial making things quite absurd. The University conducts the investigation like a criminal trial and after all the evidence is heard David Laurie is given a chance to feel sorry for what he has done and enter treatment. He refuses, feeling that he has done nothing wrong.

In the end he becomes disgraced.

He heads to the country side to live with his daughter Lucy. He is forced to reinvent himself and becomes a pet mortician. He undertakes the task of euthanizing dogs, a profound symbol of apartheid that gives this novel its depth. Dogs were used by white people in South Africa to terrorize and separate themselves from the black community. They were the first line of defence, and now David, a white sensual rapist, spends his time killing the icon of the way things were.

The complexities of the modern day South Africa are further explored through the relationship David Lurie has with his daughter.

In a deeply moving scene, Lucy gets raped in her own home, while David is helpless to intervene. He is beaten by the perpetrators and burned. The police are useless and helpless.

For the first time in his life, the pseudo Byron, loses control and becomes a hopeless victim. He is deeply disgraced; unable to advise, protect, or even console his daughter.

This is an immensely deep commentary by Coetzee on the complex human condition in South Africa. This novel looks at the problematic relationship between two races that have lived in each other's midst for four centuries. As an Afrikaner he searches for a reason why the ugliness of human cruelty is so prevalent in the world and what it takes for the triumph of the human soul. There is little hope to be found here. The hope rests in you the reader. As an engaged bystander you hold a very privileged responsibility to respond. In the very least, you are called to smile, and live in grace.

Book Reviews

By Peter Robinson

ER A PLAY BE MIGHT D! SUSPENDE

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D O W N GOES BROWN G R E AT E S T H I T S A N D B R A N D N E W C L A S S I C S -T O - B E FROM HOCKEY’S MOST HILARIOUS BLOG

What kind of player?

Oh god. What did he do?

Almost killed a guy Crap Was it on Sportscenter?

Pushed a linesman during a fight

In a fight?

Was it funny?

Superstar

OK, nobody will really care if we . . . wait, was it Avery?

Yep

No, some other guy

Hilarious

Yes

Oh for . . . Tell the other guy to man up, princess

A few times And every other channel

Second or third liner

Goon

Injured a guy

No

Lifetime Ban

Yes

No, he’s never done anything like this.

Yes, even though he’s a star we suspend him often

Did the media turn it into an anti-fighting column anyway?

You mean . . .

They talked about it on The View

Crap. Has he ever been suspended before?

No, he does this all the time but since we never suspend him we just keep saying he has no prior record and hope nobody notices.

Really?

Yes

Really

Of course not

Dammit, Pronger!

5+ Games

1–5 Games

No Suspension

This book is a collection of archive and unique material from hockey blogger Sean McIndoe. McIndoe has a massive following on the web and it’s easy to see why from the first page onward. Read this book and also benefit from an unexpected ab workout because it’s hilarious and will leave you in stiches.

Respected hockey author Todd Denault’s latest offering details the events of 20 years ago, before work stoppages marred the game. Denault details the 1992-93 season, a year that will go down as one of the most epic in hockey history. Sadly, if you’re a Toronto Maple Leafs fan it will also remind you of the heart-breaking events that took place during the playoffs that year.

Sean Pronger is the older brother of Chris, one of the best defenceman of his generation. Sean wasn’t nearly as good a player as his brother and he played a different position. But the hard-scrabble career he patched together on more limited talent is the basis for this informative and often funny book.

Brad Park was a Hall of Fame player and very candid off the ice when it came to discussing his thoughts on his time in hockey. This book details his experience and is a worthwhile read, though it likely will get caught in the slipstream of the more splashy biography of his former teammate Derek Sanderson.

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By Erin Montgomery Nestled in the base of Signal Hill, at the entrance to St. John’s Harbour, is The Battery neighbourhood. Famous for its steep slopes and its vibrantly coloured houses, The Battery is one of Mother Nature’s wonders and a must-see spot when visiting the East Coast.

Steeped in the rich history of Newfoundland, The Battery recalls centuries of maritime lifestyle. Originally part of a fortified British colony, the area has been witness to the sieges of war, transatlantic trading, acts of piracy, and centuries of fishing. During both World Wars, it acted as a line of defence for St. John’s Harbour. The combination of storied past, natural beauty, and modern living makes The Battery a destination worth visiting.

Escape to relaxation by vacationing in one of Canada’s most scenic and photographed places. Vacations homes line the slopes of The Battery, offering visitors romantic ocean views from sunup to sunset.

The Battery is filled with trails for the avid hiker to explore. Trek to the top of Signal Hill and take in an ocean view that features icebergs and whale watching. For those who want to test their bravery, or just enjoy a good scare, embark on the award-winning haunted tour and experience the sensations as your sixth sense starts to tingle.

Just walking distance away from marvelous shopping and savoury restaurants, The Battery offers travellers an exotic vacation experience without having to leave Canada. Guests will delight in all this unique haven and its friendly people have to offer.

Wardrobe Hugo Boss | Shoes Fluevogs at Twisted Sisters | Leggings Baci Lingerie | earrings ILK at Twisted Sisters

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A Life Adventure “The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” Jon Krakauer You may not hear the names of sailors Ken and Carol Gillstrom in the same breath as Laird, Magellan, Caboto and Cortes. Nevertheless, the Gillstrom’s plan is to cross wakes with these explorers when they complete a circumnavigation of North and South America by 2016. They will close the circle by navigating west to east through the North West Passage making landfall in Newfoundland. This is where I meet up with these intrepid sailors.

I arrived at the harbour in St. John’s to find the Gillstrom’s 15-metre cutter-rigged Voyageur 10.10 gently rolling at dock in the shadow of the 85-metre supply ship, the Burin Sea. The Gillstrom’s sailboat looked minute against the backdrop of this large natural harbour and the mammoth ocean going ships. However, Voyageur has proven to be just as seaworthy as the big boats. Vessel and crew have already tested their heavy weather mettle over the last two and a half months. Braving gales and seas that would send the most ardent day sailors back to port.

The Gillstrom’s started their cruising adventure in the early days of June 2012. They moved full time on to Voyageur, casting off house, cars and careers for a new nomadic lifestyle. Leaving Penetanguishene on Georgian Bay, they navigated through three Great Lakes, bobbed and weaved around islands and freighters on the St. Lawrence Seaway and braved gales on the Gulf of St. Lawrence to arrive in St. John’s in August. They have filled their log with more sailing stories than most pleasure boaters gather in a lifetime. Now they are adding sailing Newfoundland to its pages.

Ken and Carol have been preparing for this life adventure for 15 years. It started when Ken saw a sailboat hull under construction.

He simply asked Carol, “Do you want to get a boat and sail around the world?” Carol’s response was almost automatic, “Sure!”

The boat took 13 years for the Gillstrom’s to build. They constructed it in aluminum in the backyard of their Barrie, Ontario home. In October 2010, the boat was christened Voyageur 10.10 as keel touched water for the first time at Dutchmen’s Cove Marina in Penetanguishene, Ontario.

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By Michael J. Whyte Mountain climber, John Amatt, said, “We will have to take risks, but risks that have been carefully controlled through adequate preparation and analysis.”

Early on, even with sailing experience under their belts, they enrolled in the Canadian Yachting Association’s advanced sailing courses at Humber College Sailing School. Ken went on to get his CYA instructor’s certificate. Voyageur is not only their home, but also their business. Ken teaches CYA Intermediate and Advanced Cruising programs to sailing students during various legs of their journey.

I asked Ken what most surprised him about living aboard a boat. Ken says he and Carol are constantly busy. Outside of the obvious time sailing, he says that trip planning and maintenance is always on the top of their list of things to do.

Adventure means you are constantly adapting to what you find over the horizon. Caboto navigated across the ocean intending to find a route to the Far East, instead, found his riches in the huge schools of cod swimming beneath the waves.

The Gillstrom’s are excited to find their treasures in the many new cultures they will encounter as they explore new landfalls and meet new people.

But the cruising lifestyle isn’t all margaritas and balmy seas.

Ken says, “Though most days bring us great sailing, some days the weather and seas just don’t want to co-operate.”

Is it all worth it? “Absolutely” he states emphatically. “At the end of each day, whether we’re alongside a dock, snugged into a remote anchorage or watching the sunset during a thirty hour crossing, you feel independent and have an incredible sense of accomplishment.”

Ken and Carol are continuing their adventure down the east coast, spending the winter sailing and teaching in the Caribbean before continuing on to England. From there they will sail south through the Atlantic to continue their circumnavigation of the America’s, passing through the Straits of Magellan and into the Pacific.

Find out more about Voyageur’s Adventures at voyageursailing.com.

Swiss Shangri-la INESCAPABLE BEAUTY

By Peter Robinson

Zermatt and St. Moritz are two tiny (and tony) Swiss villages, whose inescapable beauty – the epic mountain views of the Alps are their calling card – are only rivaled by their sense of exclusivity.

Located in two distinct areas of the country – Zermatt is literally on top of the Italian border in the south and St. Moritz is about four hours farther east – both are connected by the Glacier Express, a transit link that is a bucket-list entry for any discerning traveller who has an appreciation for getting around by rail.

St. Moritz has for centuries been a spa town but in the last 100 years it has emerged as a high-class, winter and summer sport destination. St. Moritz’s resonates for many because it hosted two long-ago Winter Olympic Games, first in 1928 and then again 20 years later. The original Olympic Stadium still stands (see photo) and is a stark reminder not just of how much that sporting festival has grown but also a metaphor for how St. Moritz has remained the same. It’s highly unlikely that the Olympics will ever return to such a small place but several alpine skiing world championship have been held in St. Moritz since the Second World War and it is expected to play host again soon. But St. Moritz also has a flair for the unconventional and that is why thousands flock here to see the St. Moritz Match Race (yachting) and White Turf horse race (horses racing on frozen water). More recently, it hosted the 2011 Bilderberg Group conference where some of the world’s most affluent and influential people attended.

A few hours journey on the Glacier Express takes you to Zermatt, a picture-perfect village tucked into Matter Valley near the Italian border at the foot of the famed Matterhorn.

The distinct mountain formation lords over the village and is its signature attraction. No cars are allowed and nor are they needed as everything someone would want in the alpine

Zermatt’s unique location and composition means that conventional cars are not allowed in the village. Instead, takes that look like this ferry people to and from their hotels to the ski lifts nearby.

Zermatt is located not far from the Italian border that stretches across Swizterland’s south. This photo is taken looking out toward the Italian frontier.

world is literally just steps away in both summer and winter.

There is nothing in Zermatt that can’t be walked to in less than 30 minutes, unless of course you’re talking about the almost three dozen mountains nearby that all exceed 4,000 metres.

The Matterhorn is the most famous (see photo) and it put Zermatt on the modern-day tourist map. Even if your idea of climbing means ascending a set of stairs at the end of big night out, Zermatt still has some serious appeal. The charming burg never loses its global village feel given the tendency for tourists to visit from all over the globe. Stroll down the main street and you can indulge yourself with some of the most chic designer labels that are all on sale, or simply take a seat on a deck chair at the local Irish pub and drink in the ambience around you.

You are sure to hear at least a few languages being spoken around you but the one thought that will stick with you that needs no translation: what took me so long to find this place.

–Peter Robinson If you go Swiss package ski deals can be easily found for not much more than what it costs to fly to a Canadian destination such as Banff or Whistler. If you’re looking for a specific hotel in Zermatt, you can’t go wrong at the charming Mont Cervin Palace. In St. Moritz, Survetta House has been around for 100 years and it’s easy to see why the second you stroll through its opulent front door.

The most logical airport to fly into from Canada is Zurich for both Zermatt and St. Moritz. Geneva is another possibility as well as Milan is four hours across the Italian border.

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People can’t keep their hands off it. Should we tell them it’s a touchless faucet?

American Standard’s tradition of innovation and quality continues with the new Beale Touchless Kitchen Faucet. Its intuitive, hands-free operation easily converts to manual. Plus, the sleek, high-arc design is full page a stunning complement to a range of modern kitchen designs.

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American Standard’s tradition of innovation and quality continues with the new Beale Touchless Kitchen Faucet. Its intuitive, hands-free operation easily converts to manual. Plus, the sleek, high-arc design is a stunning complement to a range of modern kitchen designs.

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Showing And Growing CANADA RAISES MORE MONEY THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY

By Simon J Once again, Canadian men can boast to the world that they reign supreme when it comes to showing and growing. I am, of course, talking about that second source of masculine pride: the ability to grow a thick, luxurious moustache.

For a second consecutive year, Canadians have raised more money for the Movember campaign than anywhere else, contributing a staggering $39,045,045 toward supporting men's health issues, specifically prostate cancer and male mental health initiatives.

On November 1st each year, men around the world are encouraged to register at Movember.com sporting a clean shaven face. For the rest of the month, these men, known affectionately as Mo Bros, effectively become human billboards for the campaign, sporting their moustaches with pride while raising money and evoking a variety of conversations.

Which 70's pornstar do you most resemble; do parents avoid letting you near their children; what exactly is a prostate; and when should a man start thinking about having his prostate checked? These are specific conversations I had with a Mo Bro friend of mine and yes, they happened in that order.

Aside from raising more money than any other country this year, Canada also set a record for individual Movember fundraising. Reed Ludwig, an electrician from Medstead, Saskatchewan, collected more than $96,000 for the cause and was honoured in legislature by Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall for his achievement.

The Movember Foundation charity began in 2003 as an idea between two friends in Melbourne, Australia, who jokingly talked about bringing the moustache back into fashion. They convinced about 30 friends to help with their endeavor and agreed that the month of November would become Movember.

At that time, no money was raised for charity as it was simply a fun undertaking among friends.

The following year however, the movement grew to around 450 Mo Bros and Mo Sistas (women who support the cause)

and The Movember Group was officially established. Turning this new tradition into a fundraising event, the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia was selected as the official charity of Movember and nearly $56,000 was raised.

By 2007, Movember had grown to become a worldwide event with Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Spain, UK and USA all participating. $20.5 million was raised that year, with Canadian donations going to support Prostate Cancer Canada.

In 2012, $122,862,349 was raised in over 21 countries with more than 1,125,000 Mo Bros and Mo Sistas taking part. Almost 250,000 of these registered participants were from Canada.

"It is overwhelming to have such incredible support from Mo Bros and Mo Sistas all across the country,� said Pete Bombaci, National Director, Movember Canada. “The conversations that have been had and the awareness that has been raised is truly making a difference. We are proud to have the opportunity to put the funds to work and make an impact on men's health.�

As the movement continues to grow it is clear that Movember, through the power of the moustache, has become a global fundraising phenomenon that is changing the face of men's health and as such, our Canadian Mo Bros and Mo Sistas have a lot to be proud of.

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In Ancient Legends...

The Muses were Goddesses who inspired men to create great art. In today’s world, Canadian fashion designer Brandon R. Dwyer and model Andi Muise offer a new twist on the old tale as their work and lives intertwine, creating a bond that transcends mere myth.

While some artists toil their lives away unbeknownst to their Muse, Dwyer and Muise have a very close relationship. The two became best friends after Muise’s mom insisted she work with Brandon on a fashion shoot. According to Muise, Dwyer is a positive influence on her life and keeps her grounded.

“We both understand each other on a level that not a lot of people could get,” says Muise.

“I include him with everything that I do with my family. He’s basically become a surrogate brother in a sense. He’s one of the people that will never leave my life for anything. If I do something to screw up, I know he will never judge me for what I do and I’m the same way with him.”

Currently, the two friends live in separate countries, with Dwyer in Canada and Muise in America. But neither lets geography separate them. “We talk every day. I visit her probably every other month, or she’ll come here. We do get to see each other very often,” says Dwyer. “Brandon and I are on the phone on a

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daily basis. If I have any issues with anything, he’s the person I go to, even if it’s not for advice, but just for someone to hear me out,” says Muise, explaining how the two maintain their strong friendship despite the distance between them.

Differing from the traditional tale of Artist and Muse, Dwyer and Muise have relationship that goes back and forth. “We both feed off each other, and he’ll come to me for advice as well as I will go to him for advice. We have a deep passion for each other and I love him so much. We both take each other’s input to heart,” says Muise.

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“MY MUSE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY BEST FRIEND, ANDI. SHE INSPIRES ME WITH HER LAUGHTER, HER PERSONALITY, AND HER OVERALL BEAUTY. SHE MAKES ME WANT TO CREATE PIECES THAT ARE AS INDIVIDUAL AS SHE IS,” So what do the fashion designer and the model think about the Muse mythology?

What exactly is it about the fairer sex that drives men to undertake great artistic endeavours? “Women have this sexuality and fierceness and strength about them,” offers Muise, while Dwyer adds that, “Women are beautiful. Their femininity and the way they carry themselves and adorn their bodies have always been intriguing to the opposite sex. They hold a sexual power over men.”

For the fashion designer and the model, the future looks golden as these friends appear destined to be reunited with Dwyer making the big move to New York.

“It’s going to be a long journey.” At least he knows he has a friend waiting for him when he arrives – a Goddess to stand by his side and inspire him to grand, new heights.

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Dan Lawson GOOD WIFE COSTUME DESIGN

By Aaron Reynolds

Dan Lawson’s work as Costume Designer for the television show The Good Wife is about more than just finding and creating clothes for actors to wear. His job is to create costumes that weave a tapestry of character to help tell the story. “It always comes down to telling the story,” he says.

According to Lawson, the first factor in determining costume design is knowing what you are trying to say about the character. “In the case of the character Alicia, played by Julianna Marguiles, it is very much clean, classic, sleek, elegant, and strong,” he says. Over the years, the character has gone from the mix and match wardrobe of a politician’s wife whose life was in transition, to a full ensemble wardrobe that reflects her strength and success.

For Lawson, a costume designer must be able to read the script and find the humour or drama in any particular scene, and must have the ability to inhabit all of the characters. “In my head I don’t get to play just one character, I get to play all of them. I get inside the head of each character and have that influence the look,” he says.

Choosing the right costumes for the show is like putting together the pieces of a puzzle. “A million different elements go into making that final costume choice,” Lawson explains. While things like script, budget, colour coordination, lighting, and set design are all factors, on The Good Wife costume choice is something everyone has to agree on. With the possible myriad of voices affecting wardrobe decisions, Lawson is very lucky to have a great relationship with the creators, producers, and actors of the show. The actors sign-off on their costumes and then Lawson takes photos and sends the pictures to producers for their input and final say.

Of all the challenges Lawson has to wrestle with, one of the biggest, and the one that he cannot control is the weather. “I can’t tell you the number of times we’ve had outfits all figured out, all ready to go, and then we get the weather forecast,” he explains. A day can start out sunny and quickly change when a snow storm rolls in. “It’s suddenly about coats that not only look right for the show, but actually work well in snow, and keep the actors warm and protected,” he says.

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Lawson loves working on a high-end show that uses modern costume design to aid in storytelling. He and his crew create custom suits for the men on The Good Wife, but hit New York Department stores and boutiques to shop for the female actors. His taste and sensibility attract attention from ordinary people seeking his advice. Lawson has been followed around by people in stores who see him shopping. They stop him to ask if he would pick out something for them.

Lawson’s accomplishments with television costume design are a world apart from his theatrical training with period costumes from the eighteenth and nineteenth century. “I think people are now starting to think of me as sleek, chic, elegant, high-end, and modern. I don’t know if that’s who I am, but it is what I’m doing,” he says. “I’d like to think I’m known as the costume designer who services the particular project that I’m on and that I’m able to provide, in my own unique way, the appropriate wardrobe for that project.”

Dan Lawson is grateful for the success of The Good Wife. “I love the story, the actors, and the producers. From a costume design standpoint it’s thrilling and exciting. I’m just really lucky they called me to work on it. Very lucky.”

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CUTTING EDGE FASHION AGENCY

By Michelle Walter

Many people may be familiar with the term ‘sales agency’ but are unsure of what purpose it serves and how sales agencies benefit the public. PIE sat down with Rick Buchanan who has been in the sales agency business for over twenty years to discuss what a sales agency is and how it benefits the brands that are represented by an agency.

What is a sales agency and how is it different from a marketing and PR representative?

Our agency represents fashion brands from all over the globe.

Spearmint Pelican Agency is a street wear, fashion sales and marketing agency representing cutting edge art, skate, music, and fashion influenced global brands. We are not your average agency. We evolved from within the street fashion industry and we work with a global family of friends, influencers and tastemakers to build brands. All of the brands we represent have unique commonalities and compliment each other in our showroom. We show brands to our retailers out of our showroom in Liberty Village in Toronto and also at trade shows throughout North America and Europe.

You seem to represent very select brands. Is there a process to choosing whom you will represent? What is your current market you are targeting with your brands?

With a very competitive landscape in retail right now we try and select more niche street fashion brands that our independents can commit to and make some money on and that are not in a lot of stores across the Country.

Our brand list at SPEARMINT PELICAN is a well-curated bundle including full clothing collections from PENFIELD, WESC, BRIXTON, INSIGHT, DEUS, VSTR, SITKA and Allday Apparel. Footwear by NATIVE, GENERIC SURPLUS, and GRAM and an array of accessories from ARCHIVE, REAN OPTICS and BOREL. Explain a little bit about the current brands you represent.

Penfield is a fantastic outerwear brand which was established in Massachusetts in 1975 and has built a reputation on making the highest quality down-filled jackets, fleece and outerwear.

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Native shoes are a Canadian born brand. The idea behind Native was to create lightweight, comfortable and good-looking shoes out of EVA. Damian Van Zyll De Jong founded Native in 2009 with the help of his friend Matthew Penner. One other brand we have been heavily involved in as far as creative, design and pricing is Allday Apparel. It is another Canadian based brand that went back to the basics, designing and producing a margin-building brand for our retailers.

Tell our readers a little bit about your team and what they do within the company.

The Spearmint Pelican team fits like a glove.

Tyler Beatson aka “Denver Don't Care” came on board a couple years ago. He has come from a heavy fashion industry background and was most recently the Marketing Coordinator for Vans Canada. Tyler has definitely become a staple in Spearmint Pelican. He has really helped in taking Spearmint Pelican and our brand roster to the next level.

Krista Ceccone aka Peggy is the newbie at the agency but has come into her own. Krista has been here for approximately 6 months coming from the retail industry and also worked has a rep in the fashion industry.

Rick, how long have to been representing companies?

What was your motivation for starting Spearmint Pelican?

I have been in the industry for about 20 years now, first starting in the retail sector and having my own store for about five years.

I started repping shortly after I had to close my first store.

My motivation for Spearmint Pelican is to be a well rounded and respected sales agency that goes the extra mile to help our retailers any way we can to grow their business. We execute marketing campaigns, do in store merchandising, store windows, product knowledge seminars, work the floor, and almost anything else to help our accounts succeed.

We are also very good at what we do because being involved in retail and knowing about the challenges our accounts have to face everyday allows us to be proactive as an agency. We follow consumer habits and buying patterns and have noticed a major shift in purchasing. We have been working closely with a company called Retail Common (www.retailcommon.com).

It is the most simple, most effective content management system for creating, distribution and analyzing mobile promotions. It enables our retailers to instantly harness the power of the mobile revolution by pulling traffic, increasing sales, building customer engagement and encourages consumers to shop local.

We get inspiration and motivation from all the great people who we work with in our industry from storeowners, staff, distribution and brands. I would like to send out a big thanks

to our friends who have been so supportive over the years; Tiger Distribution, Fbomb Distribution, Endorphin, Native shoes, Obey clothing, Allday Apparel, as well as our retailers across Canada, and to my biggest supporter and advocate, my fiancĂŠ Katherine.

What is next for Spearmint Pelican?

With our success in the agency we also have a strong desire to give back. We are currently working with Brian Byrne from I Mother Earth and Jason Wells on a project that supports Surfers Healing and sends families to the Paskowitz Autism Surf Camp. We are launching our t-shirt campaign which features art provided by Raine Maida from Our Lady Peace, George Stroumboulopoulos, Sam Roberts and Shaun Majumder to name a few. It is called The OCD Collective. If you are interested in finding out more or supporting the organization please visit www. ocdcollective.com.

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Autumn - Velvet Body Suit Clémence de Lafosse | Cropped jacket BCBGMAXAZRIA | Shoes BCBGMAXAZRIA | Red Rose Ring Shine Jewels Carla - Spell Dress Murmur www.misencage.com | Necklace Shine Jewels Anna - Dress Herve Leger | Bracelet Shine Jewels

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Anna - Black Matte Jersey Gown with Sheer Sequin Underlay Carlie Wong www.carliewong.com | Earrings & Bracelete Shine Jewels Carla - White Chantilly Lace Gown with Matte Jersey Bodysuit Carlie Wong www.carliewong.com | Necklace www.wearbirdsofafeather.com / www.brunetteshowroom.com | Golden Fox Scarf Herman Sellers Gough Furs www.hsgfurgroup.com

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Carla - Knitted Dress with Angora Sleeves ClĂŠmence de Lafosse

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Him - Jacket House of Antonio | Leather biker vest John Varvatos | Turtleneck sweater Roberto Verino | Pants Etro | Resin collar House of Flora | Horsewhip and helmet Horse Smart International

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Him - Men's outfits John Varvatos | Shoes Doc Martins | Boots John Varvatos

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Jacket Ashtiani | White highneck HSI | Silk skirt Arthur Mendonca | Gloves Saint Laurent | Riding boot Picovs | Bag Town's | Jewellery Rita Tesolin | Resin Collar House of Flora

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Top hat and mens riding jacket House of Antonio | Leather shirt underneath Jitrois

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BEAUTY ASSISTANT: RACHEL SMITH STYLING ASSISTANT: DEBRA EARHART PHOTO ASSISTANTS: JASON HENNESSY, JOEL KESLER MODELS: SARAH JORDAN & YANA VERBA AT ELITE, BIANCA AT SPECS, TROY & ALEX B AT SPOT 6, MATTHEW F AT B&M, EDRIS AT NORWAYNE PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: RATUL DEBNATH, NADINE TRUAX, UNCLE D, KIRSTEN GARBUTT, JEFF BUCHANAN

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(Left) Top wool dress with leather detail DUY | Leather top Jitrois | Leather gloves Saint Laurent | Neckleace Bjorg (Centre ) Dress DUY | Pant with beaded detail Augustin Tebul | Headpiece Dylan K Hanson | Jewellery Bjorg | Gloves Dior (Right ) Black halter heavy wool dress Devine Decadence Originals | Leather top Muubaa | Necklace Bjorg | Gloves Dior

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A symbol of our past.

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The SUBARU BOXER engine – for over 45 years, a legacy of innovation, power and performance.

Today, the BOXER reflects the dedication to engineering excellence and cutting-edge design that sets Subaru apart. Its unique horizontal design creates a lower centre of gravity, improved balance, and increased efficiency. Like in all Subaru models, the BOXER will now take its rightful place at the heart of the all-new Subaru XV Crosstrek and the all-new Subaru BRZ. This marks another milestone for the legendary engine, and signals the next step in its ongoing evolution.

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