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Ever since high school, or maybe it goes back to elementary school, I have enjoyed writing essays. This is an essay that occurred to me this morning of June 14, 2015, in the early morning hours, when the compartment of my mind that enjoys essays is active. I recorded the essay with an Zoom H5 […]
I continue to be much interested in Fair Trade coffee as brand and back story. As you will note from the link in the previous sentence, a most interesting back story is associated with the Fair Trade concept. I was pleased to recently receive a link, by email from a Malcolm Campbell High School contact, to […]
My most recent post related to fair trade coffee – as brand, and as back story – concerns the ISEAL Alliance: My interest in fair trade coffee, as brand and back story, has led me to www.isealalliance.org The wider topic concerns global economic, social, and military history. Below is a key post about recent research […]
“Explaining Magic: Pictorial Instuctions and Disinformation Design” is the title of Chapter 3 in Visual Explanations (1997) by Edward Tufte. Visual Explanations (1997) The chapter provides one of the best accounts that I’ve encountered anywhere about how to make a presentation. In essence, Tufte says: “Do the opposite of what a stage magician does.” I […]
This post concerns an April 2014 research report about the Fairtrade certification program. The report is outlined in a May 26, 2014 Globe and Mail article entitled: “Fairtrade coffee fails to help the poor, British report finds.” The opening paragraphs read: Coffee drinkers who choose brands carrying the Fairtrade logo are not helping the poor […]
I enjoy reading books, when time permits, from the Toronto Public Library. Among recent books I’ve enjoyed is: Absolute Value (2014). You can read a February 11, 2014 Forbes review of the book here. “Absolute value” refers, in this context, to the experienced quality of a product. The authors argue that consumers are becoming “less […]
A Match 19, 2014 Etobicoke Guardian article is entitled: “Ontario Power Authority urges residents to be wary if someone wants to inspect your furnace.” An October 2012 blog post about door to door energy scams is among the most visited pages, according to data from Google Analytics, at the Preserved Stories website. I owe thanks to […]
You can find an interesting Facebook comment regarding Love is Better Than Hate here. At the above-noted link you will encounter the following comment: Justin repeats the words of a revered Liberal and the NDP is indignant because Jack Layton used it once when he was dying. Something about that smacks of feigned indignation and […]
Vas(iliki) Bednar @VassB on Twitter has written: All this #RobFord stuff is reminding me of @andcote’s @imfgtoronto piece on “The Fault Lines at City Hall” – http://bit.ly/UePsLw #TOpoli [Click on the link in previous sentence to access the article.] The article is by André Côté. About IMFG The article notes that: The Institute on Municipal Finance […]