Selective portions of a popular speech delivered on December 11, 1979 at Oslo, Norway. As we have gathered here together to thank God for the Nobel Peace Prize I think it will be beautiful that we pray the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi which always surprises me very much. Lord, make a channel of [...]
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THE ORGANIZED MIND – THINK OF SPACE AS A RESOURCE
We are all aware of what happens when we spend more than we can financially handle. Most of us have a fairly good grasp of budgeting and balancing our income with our expenses/savings. Because the consequences can be so dire when we don’t manage this area of our lives, we will take action fairly quickly [...]
Beauty and value of public place
The TTC could be facing a $100-million budget hole next year and is scouring for new ways to fill the gap. The cash-strapped TTC has increased the amount of space available for advertising on its subway trains, buses and streetcars. It has awarded advertising rights throughout its system to Pattison Outdoor, with a new contract [...]
Using Google to power your business
All of us know about Google – the search engine company. Most of us might even know about gmail, the email service from Google. But did you know that Google offers you an entire suite of office software and more? Office software similar to Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. And here is the best part, [...]
OAS and CPP – Confused ?
The OAS and complementary Canada Pension Plan are key components in the retirement planning of many Canadians. But many people confuse the two programs. Here is a look at OAS and the CPP and how they differ.
GET UP EVERY TIME YOU FALL !
Baby giraffes never go to a business school. But they learn a very important management lesson early in life. The birth of a baby giraffe is quite an earth-shaking event. The baby falls from its mother’s womb, some eight feet above the ground. It shrivels up and lies still, too weak to move. The mother [...]
ALL FOR FAMILY
Father was a hardworking man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings after work attending classes, hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better paying job. Except for Sundays, Father hardly ate a meal together with his family. He [...]
Peace Prayer
I desire neither earthly kingdom, nor even freedom from birth and death. I desire only the deliverance from grief of all those afflicted by misery. Oh Lord, lead us from the unreal to the real; from darkness to light; from death to immortality. May there be peace in celestial regions. May [...]
Fraudsters Beware: Detection Will Not Take Time
This is a true story of Corbin Joseph, who received a big payout from the Insurance Corp. of B.C., after committing a fraud. Mark Jan Vrem, spokesman for ICBC, says Joseph’s troubles began when he rolled his truck on a rural road when he was prohibited from driving. But in order to collect insurance on [...]
SIR ISAAC NEWTON
Sir Isaac Newton, after thinking for some time on the effect of gravity, could not solve the problem. So Newton went for a walk to relax and when sitting quietly under an apple tree, saw an apple fall down; in a flash of understanding Newton understood the law of gravity which governs the movement of [...]
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