Books and Literature

2007 witnessed an almost uncanny growth in the wedding industry. According to a recent study by Dr. Joe Goldblatt, CSEP (Certified Special Events Professional), last year some $186 billion was spent on nuptial celebrations. "The marketplace today is big enough to sustain and support your endeavour," he says. Dr. Goldblatt, who is also the founder of the ISES (International Special Events Society), believes that "if you're [working in the] wedding events area, expansion and diversification possibilities are tremendous. If you are comfortable enough as a wedding planner, you will easily adapt to any other event coordination environment, especially corporate parties." Conversely, "if you're just entering the market of wedding organizing, the supply/demand situation has never been more favourable. Even a small fish in this big pond can get decent orders."

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2007

Once upon a time, the comic book – sequential narrative art – was relegated to a lowly status indeed. Most penny comics featured two-dimensional characters, poor story telling and lackluster art. However, the comic book has also always been a medium of great talent, art and expression. From the medium’s earliest manifestations comic books have been a means of sharing special stories with fantastic writing and images in an entirely novel way. Much ink has been spilled over comic’s transformation from a frivolous pastime of youth to an art form and movement in its own right. This weekend, Saturday August 18 and Sunday August 19, The Toronto Comic Arts Festival celebrates the revision of comic’s value and place at UofT’s Old Victoria College.

The concrete jungle screams through the night.
You are so alone in your room.
Darkness envelops your soul and coldness creeps along your skin.
The poison from the bottle your only friend.
There is nothing for you here in this stark reality.
You can hear the rats in the walls chewing their way to your poisoned body.
You believe they will soon protrude through the cracked walls to eat the flesh from your brittle bones.
The poison has taken your youth and returned an empty shell.

By Rheba Estante

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Every female owes it to herself to have a Sex and the City party with her girlfriends. Why? Because on those days when you delude yourself into believing that a diamond ring on your left hand will finally make you a worthy person ... it's time for a Carrie Bradshaw remedy. Spinster is out ... Sex and the City is in! A century ago women needed a man because there were few career options, they had no voting rights, could not own property, could not invest money, etc. Times have changed!

Let the Passion of Christ not Cupid be the force behind creating a primary love relationship!

Book Review by Rheba Estante

 

Review by Rheba Estante

Luminous, haunting, and provocative questions about love

Terri Amos is a spiritual coach who tells it like she sees it and wastes no time helping others clean up the emotional chaos in their lives. She is also a compassionate intuitive healer, wife, mom, former Miss USA and television host, and the author of Message Sent: Retrieving the Gift of Love. Terri specializes in relationship healing and improvement, dealing with such pivotal issues as anger, judgment, frustration and blame.