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Welcome to the age of the 'urban doom loop': How a ‘Golden Era for Large Cities’ Might Be Turning Into an ‘Urban Doom Loop’ Scholars are increasingly voicing concern that the shift to working from home, spurred by the Covid pandemic, will bring the three-decade renaissance of major cities to a...

Apparently he got alot of his recruit training material from watching the Canadians train at Ft Lewis, Washington, for the Korean War a.k.a. 'Camp Currie'.

Correct! You can add in the private sector too... ;) The Psychopathic CEO “He is a charismatic leader who inspires people to follow him. A strategic thinker who can master the details. A tireless worker with incredible focus and problem-solving skills. He is well-liked by his employees but is...

I know a guy in a big organization who reckons that about 50% of his staff, most of them WFH, have 'gone dark' as he calls it. They are beyond managing in an effective way to realize meaningful outputs. And he can't fire them, or force them to return to the office, because of corporate policies...

So productivity should improve then? ;) The Productivity Problem With Remote Work The debates about remote work, hybrid work and in-office work are (still) raging—and they mostly center around productivity, performance and employee motivation. A quintessential new example of the discussion...

And the businesses pass that on to their customers. ;)

Meanwhile, History grads be like... ;)

In China 'reorg' can mean 'purge' ... https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/chinas-disappearing-generals-why-xi-jinping-doesnt-trust-his-own-military/articleshow/104128744.cms

Of course, why didn't I ever imagine that they'd do something like this... Liberal government turning to influencers to get message to young Canadians Social media stars were invited to budget lockup last week in bid to reach voters online Mathu and Gordon — Steph & Den, as they’re known...

That would square nicely with the Canadian tradition of putting a female 'sacrificial lamb' in there for a short, humiliating, period of time before the next party takes over ;)

Yes, Akshayuk Pass to be more precise ;)

Just be aware that, even as a reservist, you'll be away from home for big chunks of time during your basic training - usually in the summer. During the training year (Sep-May) you'll be away at least one weekend per month, and maybe longer for concentrations like Gun Camp/ Brigade Ex which...