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After serving in the Canadian Army and then spending ten years with the Canadian Ministry of Defence Production / Supply and Services as Senior Staffing Officer, Chief of Human Resource Planning, and Chief of Training, I joined the staff of Algonquin College

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Business > Staffing Issues Tips on how to conduct an interview: 1 of 7

INTERVIEWING SKILLS Perception: Perception is a psychological process. It involves selecting, organizing, and interpreting the days received through our five senses. No one can be fully objective about anything. We all tend to see the world and what happens around us through our personal "perceptual glasses". Each person's p... More..
Arts & Humanities > African History An overview of pre-colonial cultures in South Africa: 1 of 5
An Overview of Pre-Colonial Cultures in South Africa The history of South Africa stretches back literally millions of years. In 1924, the discovery, at Taung in the Transvaal, of a skull that was ape-like but with human features pointed to the importance of Africa in the history of man's evolution. Other findings indicate tr... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Traveling: 41 of 204

The Lions have the Loo Or A Case for Constipation The night sky in the Southern Hemisphere is awe-inspiring. On a cool, clear night in May, the sky above the smog-free Kalahari Desert glitters with millions of sparkling stars and one is struck with the vastness of the universe. Despite the crispness of the air, (the white st... More..
Travel > Vacations Best vacation destinations: 19 of 85

Ciad Mille Failte (One Hundred Thousand Welcomes) Whether you arrive by air at Halifax International airport, by sea through its many ports or by road from other parts of Canada and the United States, a hundred thousand welcomes await you in Canada's ocean playground, Nova Scotia. Chances are that you will be welcomed by a p... More..
Business > Human Resources Tips for delegating: 6 of 22

Tips for Delegating There are many definitions of delegation. The common factor in each definition that one may find in management texts, however, is that it involves the sharing of one's authority with subordinates. We are not referring to the simple assignment of daily tasks that make up the subordinate's normal job. Deleg... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenthood Guide to common sense rules for dads: 4 of 10
Guide to Common Sense Rules for Dads The first Common Sense Rule for Dads is to use common sense when dealing with your children. Many will say that all children should be treated the same. This is an impossibility since they are not the same. Each is a unique person and has his or her own needs. The oldest is not the same a... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African & Middle Eastern Culture Africa: What lies beyond the news coverage?: 4 of 9
An Introduction to Africa Like most North Americans, Africa first intruded on my mind through the medium of a school geography book. Africa was that funny shaped continent that at least was easier to draw than Europe. Most of my "real" knowledge of that vast and mysterious land came through the courtesy of Tarzan. Africa I l... More..
Business > General Management Qualities of a successful manager: 24 of 52

You and I see Things Differently Perception Every waking moment we all perceive things. Most of the time we are not even aware of the process but that does not diminish its importance. We are continually bombarded with sensory stimuli and it is through our perceptual process that we decide to which stimulus we will respond a... More..
Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel experiences: Adventures into the unknown: 28 of 52

December 1973 Dear John Well, old friend, the calendar says that it is December and that Christmas has just gone past. Nothing that has happened since we came to Nigeria has been more disconcerting to us that the Christmas season. Raised in Canada, Christmas, to us, means snow, cold, bells on sleighs and a warm fire. It mean... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Moments that change your life: 155 of 234

April 10, 1973 Zaria, Nigeria Dear John: We are hereI think. Here, of course, is Zaria, in Kaduna State in Nigeria in West Africa. There are no elephants in town but there are a number of bare breasted women but more about that later. First, may I say that after all our agonizing and weighing the merits of ice cream makers a... More..