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Sarah Chan, wife of Mayor Don Iveson2 j+ K: h7 D% V$ H: W0 m# q! J6 c" p
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1) It’s Sunday morning, what are you having for breakfast?
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A Cappuccino, made with full fat milk.
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1 Q& q9 D" I0 ?; X5 O2) If you didn’t do what you do for a living, what would you be?- ?% A- g* g3 P" s0 _
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I love my students, so it’s difficult to imagine life without teaching and music. I would probably get paid meagerly for all the not-for-profit work I am currently doing for free?
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3) Who’s your hero?
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My Parents. I would be nothing without them. Literally and figuratively!: m- T" l/ Z4 \, p
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The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I also love the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. After my English degree, it has been difficult for me to look at words on a page without falling asleep immediately.7 Z$ V+ D/ j; _, }& i3 w
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% l6 `7 y/ y: K/ VBon Jovi.- Q+ X" A* _; t* c( N; `
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6) What’s playing in your iPod (CD, cassette or eight-track) right now?7 h6 h* s% r) u4 H/ R
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Recently, lots of AC/DC, Kansas, and Aerosmith. Nostalgic tunes that make up the soundtrack to my summer trips to the lake. Also, Chromeo and Robyn when it’s time for a dance party.
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0 G$ i( n' X0 v/ N' z; ~5 c7) If you could see one concert, what would it be?
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, b1 N7 `8 @. I, v7 M8 mRolling Stones. Everybody tells me that the Stones are better than the Beatles (I am a huge Beatles fan) and follows up by stating I can’t make an accurate assessment of the Stones because I haven’t seen them live. I would consider it a part of my research.4 o7 Q' D) T! f2 }" |% W* \
9 _1 H/ }+ {! ~" n4 J8) What’s the best thing about Edmonton?
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The people. I am quite fond of our current mayor.
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% M, B1 E, v; L- v3 `6 w* D9) What’s your weirdest habit?
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How about my most irksome habit? Saying what I think. It routinely gets me into trouble and makes it difficult to make friends.
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10) What’s your biggest pet peeve?
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Can I have two? Inefficiency and insincerity. Though the latter is just a different version of the prior.* I0 v5 F4 O4 W
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11) What’s your fast-food guilty pleasure?$ F* @- Y2 ~+ g, {* o# k" ~9 S
4 ~9 t0 ~# k: O* xTeen combo at A&W, with root beer.& I% o4 F# b) R) _$ Z7 D$ y
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Too many to count! I have the habit of embarrassing myself almost daily. Everything from forgetting having previously meeting people, to spilling coffee on myself, and always putting my foot in my mouth. I run the gamut of embarrassing moments.
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t& N( G! M5 \ j0 aMy Grandma, at one of the Chinese diners in Vancouver’s Chinatown of the 90s. I miss her so much. v& x5 L4 I. r2 F
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% _5 g6 ?: `( ?+ N4 Q4 OThe Wire and Buffy if we’re going way back. Also love Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead./ `; N, T B0 d( D( P* |" r
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My dream transportation is a completed LRT network in tandem with my bike!" @- v. W C- |* M' K
8 g) z9 j2 e5 c! J17) If you could have one super power, what would it be?$ k" ^' e% `! V6 O0 v9 u4 r
3 O+ i5 _. a7 I4 J0 l# e7 w, IBe two places at once.0 k- h: s) C' e0 e% W6 Z
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18) What’s the one thing you haven’t done that you’d love to do?
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5 X9 M, r* b3 O& z# O% Z3 sSee my kids grow up to be awesome adults.& `6 M# L% w, L9 U. c
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Champagne and french fries./ E$ N# R# q3 a K$ {7 `
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9 d$ ^, h3 k9 C7 R5 tWhat’s next?
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7 v' ^* b3 J ]FIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, JANUARY 03, 2015
4 z) Z% _) R' `+ U" Khttp://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/ ... on-mayor-don-iveson
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