Archive : October 2013

Team Canada’s hockey jerseys

  Love ’em or hate ’em, the design of the new Olympic jerseys for Team Canada are in the category “retro,” inspired by an earlier time when Canada first achieved international glory. Ken  Black, th...

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Wonderful world of whimsy

  You know you’ve eaten too much when: • NASA orbits a satellite around you. • You can’t find any leftovers. • The neighbours ask when the baby is due.

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Competent commercial real estate “partner”

  In today’s complex and competitive commercial real estate market, a competent commercial real estate “partner” is one of the resources you will need to meet your corporate or personal real estate objectives...

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When and what is Trafalgar Day?

  Visitors to London inevitably end up at Trafalgar Square, and these visitors all take pictures of the tall column that honours Lord Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Nelson, “The Hero of Trafalgar,” lost h...

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Frustrating things that make you scream

  Among the many things that make you want to scream are: • You phone someone, but instead get their answering machine. You start leaving a message, but before you can finish, their machine cuts off and beeps...

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Let’s talk about thanksgiving

  Giving thanks at harvest time is an ancient custom. Thanks offerings to God are mentioned several times in the Bible. For example: “And this is the law of sacrifice of peace offerings which he shall offer unto the Lord...

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