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Places to see in Toronto and Mississauga if you’re attending MCHS 2015 (Part 1)
/0 Comments/in MCHS 2015 Reunion, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIf you are visiting Toronto for the MCHS 2015 Reunion, which takes place on October 17, 2015 at Old Mill Toronto, there are many places to see during your visit. The purpose of this post is to provide a brief overview of some places that come to mind for me, as a member of the […]
Why a Reunion in Toronto, not Montreal?
/4 Comments/in MCHS 2015 Reunion, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillWhy Toronto, not Montreal? What follows is an edited version of our April 1, 2015 discussion in Kitchener, among members of the Event Committee, about the “Why Toronto?” topic. This is a question that everybody has an opinion about. It’s a great topic for discussion. At our April 1, 2015 meeting, we had the following dialogue, which […]
Local Attractions (MCHS 2015)
/by Jaan PillBlue Jays Voice of OK Blue Jays recalls recording famous tune — more than 30 years ago Magna Carta is on display at Fort York, to the east of Old Mill Toronto Magna Carta: Law, Liberty & Legacy Ticket Prices: Adult: $20 / Senior: $15 / Youth/Child: $10 Groups of 20 or more receive 20 […]
What to tell your wife before the Thunderbird comes. Early 1960s Ford ad.
/0 Comments/in MCHS 2015 Reunion, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe tagline is: “Thunderbird: Unique in all the world.” Click on the ad to enlarge it. Click again to enlarge it further. The early 1960s ad reads: What to tell your wife before the Thunderbird comes You won’t have to tell her how beautiful a Thunderbird is. She can see that no other car has […]
Ruth MacLeod recalls the day in the 1960s when a memorable Phys Ed teacher arrived at Malcolm Campbell High School in a Type E Jaguar sports car
/11 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdates You can access a great Oct, 21, 2011 photograph, posted at flickr.com, of Soryl and Gibby Rosenberg, by clicking here. We owe thanks to Gina Davis Cayer for letting us know about this link. It’s a beautiful photograph. A Jan. 12, 2015 Guardian/The Observer article is entitled: “The Teenage Brain review – a science-based […]
The distinction between privacy and transparency: October 2014 Harvard Business Review
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIn my volunteer work I encounter collisions between privacy and transparency. In this regard, I am conscientious in following the rules and expectations that are in place. Decisions related to the distinction are important for many good reasons. An article in the October 2014 issue of Harvard Business Review addresses the topic with a level […]
The Organized Mind (2014)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI was very pleased to read an Aug. 24, 2014 Globe and Mail article entitled: “Your brain has limited capacity: Here’s how to maximize it.” The article is based on a book, The Organized Mind (2014) by Daniel Levitin. I’ve posted a couple of recent items about the book: The processing capacity of the conscious […]
Stage magic and Fair Trade coffee
/2 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillBy way of an introduction: 1) Truthiness refers to sense making in the absence of evidence. 2) What does the work of stage magicians tell us about how the mind works? The link to a May 3, 2008 Boston Globe article about this topic can be accessed at the previous sentence. The article notes that […]