Archive for the ‘Published Articles’ Category
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Whether you are writing or talking, communicating effectively is important. To demonstrate the point, I often tell the story of the golf course groundskeeper who hired a young trainee. The day the trainee showed up, the groundskeeper said, “See those bundles of sod on the truck? I want you to ...
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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
A Tale of Self-Publishing
From an article written for the Writers' Union of Canada
By Paul Lima
In 2009, 76% of all books released were self-published, according to Publishers Weekly. Since then, the industry has all but stopped keeping stats. The number of self-published print and e-books continue to grow exponentially while the ...
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Your company experiences a hazardous spill. You invoke your emergency plan to get the word out to the authorities and the community. Once the media finds out, reporters flock to the scene and start peppering your staff with questions:
• What happened?
• How bad is it?
• What went wrong?
• Who is to blame for this?
How ...
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Sunday, August 21st, 2011
I went for my third bike ride in 13 years today.
From the ages of 5 to almost 45, I was an avid bike rider. Rode spring, summer and fall almost on a daily basis; a one-hour ride was a short ride for me. Like ducks to water, I took ...
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
On March 31, David Olive, a business columnist with the Toronto Star, wrote a column titled Unwillingness to spend costs GTA. The column focused on how the unwillingness to spend on transportation infrastructure is costing the Greater Toronto Area. In part, he wrote:
With a blended average commute time for motorists ...
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
Researchers at Northwestern University are helping autistic children participate in conversations by using life-sized, computer-animated virtual peers
BY PAUL LIMA
Special to Globe and Mail
An early childhood neurological disorder, autism is one of the fastest-growing developmental disabilities in North America – with a new case diagnosed nearly every 20 minutes. Autism ...
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
While it might not be the real-time speech-to-speech translator from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, scientists have developed hand-held devices that can translate in close to real time
BY PAUL LIMA
Special to Globetechnology.com
In Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a trilogy by Douglas Adams, different species communicate using the Babel fish, ...
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Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Researchers at Northwestern University are helping autistic children participate in conversations by using life-sized, computer-animated virtual peers
By Paul Lima
Special to the Globe and Mail
Published on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
An early childhood neurological disorder, autism is one of the fastest-growing developmental disabilities in North America – with a new case diagnosed ...
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
While the lithium-ion battery promises to revolutionize the auto industry, not everyone is convinced the electric vehicle's power source is a long-term solution
By Paul Lima
Special to the Globe and Mail
October 6, 2009
Will electric vehicles save the planet? Will they save the automotive industry? Will they save Chevrolet? Will plunking a ...
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
Cutting through the FOG
By Paul Lima
Special to the Globe and Mail
Fat, oil and grease. Every restaurant produces FOG, as it is known. While some grease can be reused, a great deal of FOG is washed down the drain. If it is not trapped in grease interceptors it can clog and ...
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