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September | 2009 | A New Leif
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A millennium ago Leif Ericson was the first European to settle in Canada. Now it’s my turn…. You are currently browsing the monthly archive for September 2009. Pears poached in red wine – a dish to mull over. September 28, 2009 in Uncategorized. As good as negligible. The wine’s job in this recipe is to provide a backdrop for the sweetness, spices and pears – nothing more, nothing less. Without further ado, here’s my basic recipe:-. 2 cups red wine (nothing fancy! 1/2 cup orange juice. 1/2 cup of sugar.
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Black Swans and Red Herrings | A New Leif
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A millennium ago Leif Ericson was the first European to settle in Canada. Now it’s my turn…. Black Swans and Red Herrings. March 27, 2009 in Uncategorized. Philip Tetlock: scourge of the experts. Thirty years ago at the University of Yale, psychologist Philip Tetlock witnessed an experiment which was to inspire his life’s work: an epic 20-year investigation, the results of which are highly surprising and hold important lessons for us all. 8217; He didn’t just ask for their opinions, but studied the...
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May | 2009 | A New Leif
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A millennium ago Leif Ericson was the first European to settle in Canada. Now it’s my turn…. You are currently browsing the monthly archive for May 2009. May 29, 2009 in Uncategorized. That was January. This is now. Some figures in yesterday’s Globe and Mail. Regarding the bailout of GM and Chrysler, and in particular the support of the pension funds, made for pretty shocking reading:. At General Motors of Canada Ltd. alone, the rescue package could amount to a staggering $1.4-million for every j...Surel...
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Othello on the Beach | A New Leif
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A millennium ago Leif Ericson was the first European to settle in Canada. Now it’s my turn…. Othello on the Beach. June 11, 2009 in Uncategorized. For the first time in its nineteen year history, Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach. Festival is to include a production of Othello. Having lined up black Canadian actor Michael Blake to play the role. Ray Fearon as Othello. Fearon’s performance was something of a watershed. Only ten years ago he became the first black actor to play the role in the main t...The the...
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Uncertainty and its Discontents | A New Leif
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A millennium ago Leif Ericson was the first European to settle in Canada. Now it’s my turn…. Uncertainty and its Discontents. June 15, 2009 in Uncategorized. Having recently read Daniel Gilbert. 8216;s excellent Stumbling Upon Happiness. I was pleased to find an article penned by him relaunching the New York Times’ Happy Days. It was in ‘Stumbling Upon Happiness’ that I first read about the ‘change blindness’ experiments that I covered in my most recent post. Because when we get bad news we weep for a wh...
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The Negotiating Table | A New Leif
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A millennium ago Leif Ericson was the first European to settle in Canada. Now it’s my turn…. June 20, 2009 in Uncategorized. A book I am currently reading to develop my negotiation skills, Bargaining for Advantage. By G Richard Shell. Starts with an interesting thought experiment to determine the reader’s negotiation style. Shell suggests that a person’s response is a good indicator of their negotiating style. The person beating the compromisers may be an ‘accommodator’ who, having listened t...A ‘...
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By the fork divided | A New Leif
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A millennium ago Leif Ericson was the first European to settle in Canada. Now it’s my turn…. By the fork divided. January 22, 2009 in Uncategorized. The principal difference is in whether the fork stays in the left hand (continental style) or is transferred to the right hand (North American style) before being used to convey food from plate to mouth. The continental style is illustrated in this video from the International Etiquette Center. Subscribe in a reader. Rhyme For A Laugh. Othello on the Beach.
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The Importance of Mindset | A New Leif
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A millennium ago Leif Ericson was the first European to settle in Canada. Now it’s my turn…. The Importance of Mindset. April 13, 2009 in Uncategorized. I have written before. About Martin Seligman’s discovery of the phenomenon of learned helplessness. Which chronicles how an unrestrained ‘talent culture’ led to the collapse of Enron, Malcolm Gladwell describes an experiment of Dweck’s which highlights how the fixed-mindset can lead talented individuals astray:-. Dweck’s conclusion based on her res...
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Looking on the Bright Side | A New Leif
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A millennium ago Leif Ericson was the first European to settle in Canada. Now it’s my turn…. Looking on the Bright Side. January 17, 2009 in Uncategorized. The current issue of Psychology Today examines. How important academic breakthroughs in understanding what makes us happy have been co-opted and distorted by the self-help movement to the point where some psychologists are now turning tail and feeling the need to extol the virtues of sadness. His first major discovery was that of learned helplessness.
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No waldorfs required | A New Leif
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A millennium ago Leif Ericson was the first European to settle in Canada. Now it’s my turn…. September 20, 2009 in Uncategorized. Know how to cook. Of cooking. I have found surprisingly few resources which offer serious help in this area, so I have decided to try to teach myself, and to document what I discover. For this pilot, I’ve chosen a dish that doesn’t even need to be cooked. The first Maître d’ at the Waldorf Astoria. And Thousand Island dressing. When looking at Tschirky’s original recipe ...
