A Jan. 7, 2015 CBC article is entitled: “Hotel Wi-Fi exposes woman’s passport, credit card numbers: Hotel Wi-Fi comes with major privacy concerns, expert says.” The article includes 5 tips on how to protect yourself on hotel Wi-Fi. The opening paragraphs read: “A woman who received an anonymous warning after logging onto a Winnipeg hotel’s […]
I am pleased to share with you the following message from David Godley: Long Branch in 2014 Some gains and some losses in the fight to control overdevelopment but there is light on the horizon 1. Community Meeting Conserving Long Branch character is complex and difficult to follow. I was delighted to receive an […]
I am pleased to share with you the following report (I’ve added the photos at random) from David Godley, who has previously posted articles for this website on City of Toronto planning issues as well as previous vacation trips that David has enjoyed: Following text is by David Godley: Taiwan, the Little Dragon According to […]
A Jan. 5, 2015 Globe and Mail article is entitled: “Why healthy eating causes that uncomfortable feeling.” According to the article, when you switch to healthy eating, it will take your body some time to adjust. I switched from a meat and potatoes diet well over 40 years ago to a vegetarian diet. It was […]
The following edited discussion highlights one of the topics the MCHS 60s Reunion organizing committee is currently working on. The reunion takes place on Oct. 17, 2015 at Old Mill Toronto. We welcome your comments. The reunion is for any person who attended, or taught at, Malcolm Campbell High School at any point in the […]
A Jan. 7, 2015 New Yorker article is entitled: “The Open-Office Trap.” The article reminds me that When I was at at the University of Toronto in the early 1980s to get my teaching degree, rather than taking a course in Educational Psychology, I did an independent research project on how the architecture of school […]
I’ve recently borrowed from the Toronto Public Library The Story of San Michele, first published in 1929, by Axel Munthe. I borrowed the book because I remember reading it when I was a student at Malcolm Campbell High School. I read a fair amount of non-fiction and fiction when I was in high school. Some […]
Geoff Kettel has shared the following details along with a great poster: 2015 HY Howland Lecture poster-4 Future Directions for the City of Toronto’s Historical Museums The Second Annual Howland Lecture Sponsored by Heritage York Dr. Lawrence Ostola Director, Museum & Heritage Services, Economic Development & Culture, City of Toronto January 15, 2015 Doors 6:30pm […]
In a previous post, I’ve spoken about a documentary about the Bells. A book entitled Whatever Happened To – ?: Catching Up with Canadian icons (2006) includes an update regarding the Bells. Below is an excerpt highlighting the launch of their career: “The country-flavoured tune that got turned into a smoky guy/girl ballad got recorded […]
An Oct. 16, 2014 article at the Times Higher Education website is entitled: “Born in the GDR: Living in the Shadow of the Wall, by Hester Vaizey.” I learned of this text from an Oxford University Press Twitter account that I follow; I found the article of interest, particularly this comment: “These first-hand accounts confirm […]