Update A Nov. 3, 2016 Language and Cognition article is entitled: “Power in time: The influence of power posing on metaphoric perspectives on time.” [End] Previous posts regarding Amy Cuddy’s research include: Presence (2015) by Amy Cuddy – Powerful Poses, Powerless Poses Perceptions of warmth and competence drive our stereotypes: Cuddy et al.(2008)
An Oct. 26, 2015 Salon article is entitled: “Diversity is for white people: The big lie behind a well-intended word: ‘Diversity’ sounds polite and hopeful. It’s how we talk when we can’t talk about race, or when whites get nervous.” The opening paragraphs read: Our country is convulsing over the issues of diversity and race. Police […]
Following notice is from Geoff Kettel: Re-enactment Walk of the first day of Lieutenant Governor John Simcoe’s 1793 journey up the Toronto Carrying Place. (Learn a bit of history and about the Humber’s impact on Canada) Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, 9:30 am Leader: Madeleine McDowell, Humber Heritage Committee Start Rouseaux Site, south of 8 South […]
The following message from Jim Tovey is from Facebook; I am pleased to share it with you: Many people have been comparing the new Port Credit pay parking structure to Clarkson and Streetsville. Respectfully, this is not an accurate comparator. Port Credit has become a destination in the past few years. Our festivals, culture and […]
Updates A May 2017 CBC interactive webpage is entitled: “Montreal is 375 years old, but how old are its buildings?” A May 17, 2017 Montreal Gazette article is entitled: “Montreal’s history did not start 375 years ago.” [End] A previous post is entitled: Q & A with Graeme Decarie regarding the history of Cartierville […]
For many years, I’ve been following research about the health benefits of green tea. I love the taste of green tea – especially now that I’ve learned to brew it properly. I have an interest in evidence. Evidence is of interest to some people not to others. Years ago, evidence meant nothing to me. The […]
Some time back, I came across a situation where I had deleted a large number of iTunes songs – dating back to about 2008 – from my iPhone, and I wanted to get all of the songs back on my phone. I had not been making a practice of backup up my iPhone on my […]
A Sept. 17, 2016 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Richmond Hill wins court battle against OMB over parkland: An Ontario court has ruled that the Ontario Municipal Board exceeded its mandate when it set new policy on parkland.” The opening paragraphs read: The Town of Richmond Hill has emerged victorious in its challenge of an […]
Forty years ago in Toronto – in the mid-1970s – I spent a year and a fair amount of money in the intensive study of a variation of the Alexander Technique. I really needed the training. I was born slouching. I had the appearance of a person that life had beaten down. Like many other things […]