OK. Canada a beacon of reasonability. Supposedly Canadians are a harmonious nation which may be true in comparison to bloodbath of acrimony and lunacy in American politics that will soon come to an end as President elect Biden is finally sworn in despite the efforts of mongrel Trump to save his ego and destroy AmericanContinue reading “Ontario COVIDpoltics”
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
Plagueolitics
We have all heard so much about COVID-19 from all levels of government throughout the globe. Incessant chatter it would seem. In my next serialized novel “Virus #26” you’ll witness my take on politics and COVID-19. The full impact of COVID-19 on us as individuals, on society, on the medical establishment and on the politicalContinue reading “Plagueolitics”
Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 29 The beginning of the end for Tony Hornet
Chapter 29 The beginning of the end for Tony Hornet A high percentage of Canadians do not reach the unofficial retirement age of 65 as they succumb to a variety of health issues or due to ageism they are terminated. I suppose 11 years at CRAP and 19 at Up Up and Away Toronto tookContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 29 The beginning of the end for Tony Hornet”
Magnesium and stroke risk
The relationship between dietary magnesium intake, stroke and its major risk factors, blood pressure and cholesterol, in the EPIC-Norfolk cohort Lucy K M Bain 1, Phyo K Myint 2, Amy Jennings 3, Marleen A H Lentjes 4, Robert N Luben 4, Kay-Tee Khaw 4, Nick J Wareham 4, Ailsa A Welch 5Affiliations expand PMID: 26082204 PMCID: PMC6284795 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.166 Free PMC article Abstract Background: Dietary magnesium could modify the major stroke risk factors, high bloodContinue reading “Magnesium and stroke risk”
Mira Lehr Exhibit Planetary Visions to end January 16th at Rosenbaum Contemporary Gallery in Boca Raton Florida
Who is Mira Lehr? You can catch a virtual tour of her exhibit here https://www.rosenbaumcontemporary.com/exhibitions/108/video/ Her biography is below; About the Artist . . . Mira Lehr’s solo and group exhibitions number more than 300. She is a graduate of Vassar College (1956) with a degree in Art History, under the mentorship of Linda Nochlin,Continue reading “Mira Lehr Exhibit Planetary Visions to end January 16th at Rosenbaum Contemporary Gallery in Boca Raton Florida”
Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 28 Can Largecorp succeed with a charismatic leader?
Chapter 28 Can Largecorp succeed with a charismatic leader? The Senior Management Team of CRAP, Up Up and Away Toronto and New York during the thirty years I worked for them had the charm and magnetism with rank-and-file employees that amounted to that of fruit flies. They were mostly dry and soulless number crunchers onlyContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 28 Can Largecorp succeed with a charismatic leader?”
Under the Spell Of COVID “Information”
Daily we are inundated with “public health information”. Repeated phrases ad nauseum . Wash your hands, social distance and wear a mask, Now it’s “light at the end of the tunnel” regarding the COVID vaccine without any honest mention of the many side effects of the vaccination and the fact that since 1986 $4 billionContinue reading “Under the Spell Of COVID “Information””
Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 27 Mindfulness: Opiate for the employee?
Chapter 27: Mindfulness as an opiate for the employee? As for the individual, it is my view that mindfulness can be a double-edged sword. I say this because being able to control your mind better enables you to respond to situations instead of reacting to them. Instead of your mind being cluttered with irrelevant thoughtsContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away Investment Management International: Chapter 27 Mindfulness: Opiate for the employee?”
Life at Up Up and Away: Chapter 26:The mindfulness craze hits largecorp; What exactly is it?
Chapter 26 The mindfulness craze hits largecorp. What exactly is it? As long-term disability claims mount at largecorp well then word is out in the street just how stressful the largecorp is, employee satisfaction shrinks and stress levels skyrocket illustrating the dismal failure of managing by the Senior Management Team. So largecorp has latched onContinue reading “Life at Up Up and Away: Chapter 26:The mindfulness craze hits largecorp; What exactly is it?”
“Psycho Goreman”: Not Quite What you Expect
Director of “Psycho Goreman” Steven Kostanski may think he has it over me as he seemed to be a great horror movie aficionado of horror movies from the 80’s and mid 90’s. As Kostanski says, “As a kid, the relationship between John Connor and the T-800 Terminator in Terminator 2 amazed me, this kid couldContinue reading ““Psycho Goreman”: Not Quite What you Expect”
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