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As I’ve previously noted, I’m a strong supporter of Peter Milczyn as the Liberal Party of Ontario candidate in Etobicoke-Lakeshore. Peter is doing well in the polling, according to one poll I’ve read. The following overview is from a June 7, 2014 article in the Toronto Star: Etobicoke-Lakeshore — (polled May 30, 681 people, accurate […]
“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 […]
With regard to the 1960s at Malcolm Campbell High School, each person has her or his own memories. It’s great to have opportunities to engage in conversations about what those memories are. What middle school and high school students are now reading My main interest in those years, among others, was learning about how words […]
Updates: A June 2, 2014 article at treehugger.com is entitled: “It’s not fair to bash Fairtrade.” A May 30, 2014 article at the website of the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Greenwich is entitled: “Fairtrade benefits in the complex world of sustainable development.” A June 6, 2014 article at the Center for Global […]
The following post is dedicated to a range of topics. The links are also posted at the Long Branch Historical Facebook page. When I drink coffee, sometimes a question comes to mind. Sense making The question is: How do we make sense of the world? What are the means that we use to make sense of […]
The following message is from Michael Harrison of Toronto: Good Morning: As you may recall, at its meeting of November 13, 2013, Toronto City Council adopted the amended recommendation from the Etobicoke-York Community Council that the city declare its intent to designate the Wesley Mimico United Church under the Ontario Heritage Act. The Church has […]
We know a fair amount is know about human memory – what it is, how it works, and how sometimes it fails us. Among other things as Daniel L. Schacter (2001) notes, memory is subject to blocking, misattribution, bias, persistence, and suggestibility. Two good sources, among others, about what research has revealed about memory are […]
The following message, regarding the June 12, 2014 Provincial election, is from Ward 3 Trustee Gough’s Office. The message is an excerpt from the trustee’sMay 6, 2014 Update. I will provide additional information regarding the proposal in a subsequent post. The excerpt from Trustee Gough’s Office reads as follows: Provincial election called for June 12 […]
I was delighted to view an archival aerial photo that Peter Halliday has let us know about, in a comment at a previous post about Raimbault Creek in Cartierville. One of the delightful features of the creek was that, at least in some sections, it was left free to meander, as contrasted to being channelized. […]