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Viva Europa!
We are down to four teams at the FIFA World Cup and not only are they all European teams but they are all Western European teams - Italy, Germany, Portugal and France. In fact, only Portugal messed...
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World Cup - a look back!
Well, I have been trying to decide for some time what to say about all of this Zidane stuff. Let me start by saying it ruined the World Cup for me. I was watching it live and simply could not believe...
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Elora
On a nicer note, my parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past weekend in the small Ontario town of Elora. It is just down the road from Fergus where both my parents were born and...
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Where Have I Been?
Well the simple answer to that is that sometimes things are just too busy to be able to devote some time to blogging. With a vacation for most of the first two weeks of August, the end of July was very...
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Where Have I Been - Part 2?
Well...it was one busy summer but now with Labour Day behind us - I will get back to regular blogging. My friend, Jules Bloch, said to me the other day that the year really ought to start on Labour Day...
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September 11
I think that it is important to stop and reflect today as we mark the fifth anniversary of September 11. I just want to acknowledge the devastation of the day and the thousands of lives not only lost...
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Performance evaluations
I read a very interesting article in the Sunday New York Times about performance evaluation. As an arbitrator and mediator, I am frequently confronted with the results of a performance evaluation. I do...
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Perspectives from a Half-Marathoner
Well. Yesterday was race day. The Toronto Waterfront Marathon. The weather forecast was lousy - but the weather was beautiful (albeit a wee bit windy). A lot of things happened.My friend Ross came from...
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Martin Poyser
If you happen to come across this site and you are looking for information on Martin Poyser - you might be interested in the comment to the entry below from the Medical Director of the Scotiabank...
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Job Loss - An interesting perspective
Today's Globe and Mail Careers section features the debut of a series of reports from Sean O'Donovan who has lost his job for the second time in 2.5 years. As someone who deals regularly with people...
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Welcome a New Blogger - Another Canadian ADR Site
I just wanted to let you all know that there is a new ADR site up and running. The site is run by Blaine Donais. He has written what appears to be a very interesting book - Workplaces That Work - which...
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Expectations? Mediations and Baseball Punditry
Anyone who has read this blog will know that I am a baseball fan. I enjoy watching it and I play in a very complicated computer-simulated fantasy game (by the way the Portsiders missed the playoffs by...
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A second half marathon?
I may run in the Niagara Half Marathon this Sunday. If I do, you can look forward to a second instalment of Perspectives of a Half Marathoner some time next week!
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Perspectives from a Half-Marathoner - Not!
It did not work out logistically to run the Niagara Half. My wife did run and had her best time of the year in the pouring rain. Very inspiring. I am proud of her. I now gear down my training for...
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Elephants and Elections
Well tonight is the U.S. Election and I will be watching. I love watching elections and election coverage. It does not even have to be one that I am particularly interested. I will watch provincial...
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TFK, Holiday parties and Wii
Been gone for awhile. I have been avoiding typing because of an ongoing soreness in my right arm - caused by typing but last night I was at TFK and a number of people complained that I have not been...
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Announcements!
I am pleased to announce that I have been appointed as a part-time vice chair of the Ontario Grievance Settlement Board. Susan Stewart, the Chair of the Board called me with the good news earlier this...
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Welcome back!
I started this blog on January 25, 2006 and overall it has been a very interesting and rewarding experience. I constantly am meeting new people who know something about me already because they have...
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Arbitration tips!
I am going to embark on a multi-part series on tips from the arbitrator. Similar to what I did previously about mediations, this will be a little less structured because there are a variety of things...
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Wow - where have I been?
OK. The last thing you want to read from a blogger is some excuse as to why there has not been anything new for awhile. So I will just say that there has not been and there will be!
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