Entries by Jaan Pill

Please write a letter today regarding 48 – 35th Street Severance – Jan. 23, 2014 Committee of Adjustment Hearing

The following message is from a concerned resident of Long Branch. The message includes the following four documents (the fourth provides a draft of a letter that you are urged to write): 48 – 35th CofA Prt. 2 (Lot & Frontage Analysis ) 48 35th CofA Prt.1 (Notice) 48-35th CofA Prt.3 ( Drawings) 48 35 […]

Jan. 14, 2014 meeting – Etobicoke-South Cycling Committee

Following text is from the Etobicoke-South Cycling Committee Meeting of the Etobicoke-South Cycling Committee A Partnership between Cycle Toronto and the Lakeshore Planning Council DATE: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 TIME: 7 to 9 PM. PLACE: LAMP, 185 Fifth St. on the Birmingham Bike Lane AGENDA 1. Etobicoke Creek Trail. The TRCA and the Ministry of […]

Tony Churchill has retired after an impressive career with the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board

I’m looking forward to making a two-minute presentation at the retirement party for Tony Churchill that will be held on Jan. 16, 2014 at the Catholic Education Centre (CEC) in Mississauga. I’ve discussed Tony’s work at an online video posted some years ago at Vimeo; speaking notes for the latter talk are available here. Speaking […]

Evidence-based practice and the eradication of science

I have an interest in evidence-based practice. When scientific data and research are under threat, each of us as a citizen is under threat. In an earlier post, I’ve discussed the role of fraud in relation to scientific credentials. At the latter post, I’ve shared the following information: Fake academic credentials In general, claims of factuality […]

For King and Country is an ongoing project of the Geneological Society, Toronto Branch

I subscribe to updates concerned with a site called For King and Country at torontofamilyhistory.com. A previous blog post about King and Country can be accessed here. The most recent update is concerned with Preparing War Memorials: Danforth Tech Shows How. The opening paragraphs read: How did schools collect the names for their war memorials? […]

What is the meaning of contested normative valance?

Concepts such as “contested normative valance” are of value, in my view, because it’s useful to include concepts from the social sciences in the study of history. For this reason, it’s of interest to read the views of Sönke Neitzel, a historian, and Harald Welzer, a sociologist and social psychologist, regarding warfare. Similarly, it’s of […]

Can the term neoliberalism be turned into a useful analytic tool?

Given my interest in how language interacts with perception, I enjoyed reading an overview, in Status Update (2013), of the history of neoliberalism. Boas and Gans-Morse (2009) In her discussion of neoliberalism in Status Update (2013), Alice E. Marwick cites a 2009 journal article by Taylor C. Boas and Jordan Gans-Morse entitled Neo liberalism: From New Liberal Philosophy to Anti-Liberal Slogan. The source is: […]