Full text of Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize speech
January 24, 2010 by Colin
Filed under Helping others, Inspiration, Politics
A friend shared the full text of Obama’s speech with me this weekend. When you have 10 minutes and some peace and quiet, sit down and have a read. Some quotes I am sure we will see for some time to come in the future. One of my favorites:
“We lose ourselves when [...]
Collapse of China
An interesting dichotomy on the future of China. Worth the read for anyone staying on top of the global economy and politics.
Contrarian Investor Sees Economic Crash in China
by David Barboza
Friday, January 8, 2010
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James S. Chanos built one of the largest fortunes on Wall Street by foreseeing the collapse of Enron and other highflying [...]
Obama’s Big Sellout
The president has packed his economic team with Wall Street insiders intent on turning the bailout into an all-out giveaway
Thanks to Jeff Kinch for sending over this article. A very interesting read.
MATT TAIBBI Posted Dec 09, 2009 2:35 PM
Watch Matt Taibbi discuss “The Big Sellout” in a video on his blog, Taibblog.
Barack Obama [...]
Be is resolved…
Climate Change is Mankind’s defining crisis, and demands commensurate international response.
I attended an invigorating climate change debate at the new Telus Centre for Performing Arts at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto last week. The new centre is a mix of classic arts and new age chic decor.
http://www.rcmusic.ca
This is the second debate (and fourth in [...]
Devil is in the details
“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”
-Colin Powell quotes (Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-93). Former, US Secretary of State, 1937)
In honor of Colin Powell, who will be speaking at our company [...]
The Peace (Keepers) Prize
October 14, 2009 by Colin
Filed under Inspiration, Politics
What do you think about this potential response for Obama in Oslo, when he accepts the Nobel Peace Prize?
The committee has come under harsh criticism by many who say Obama has not earned it. As recent as today, the committee was defending their choice under much scrutiny from international observers.
What do you think?
By [...]
A vision fulfilled: G20
October 9, 2009 by Colin
Filed under Innovation, Politics
A friend who works for CIGI – Centre for International Governance Innovation and I were discussing the expansion of the Group of 8 (including Russia) to the Group of 20 leading economies this year. I will let the article below explain the changes, and what we were discussing was the fact that Canada and specifically [...]
Capitalism: a love story
Its called Capitalism: a love story, an amusing look at a serious subject that makes you laugh and is thoroughly enjoyable. I caught Michael Moore’s new documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival last week. He was there, along with his family and 88 year old father who accompanied him from Flint, Michigan to [...]
What would you have them say?
August 17, 2009 by Colin
Filed under Family, Friends, Inspiration, Politics, Uncategorized
On the weekend a couple friends passed along great articles (thanks Jeff and Penny) to me that I will post about this week. This is how I get many of my ideas and topics, among getting out and about, seeing what’s going on in the world. If there are articles or interesting experiences [...]
The Cove
“The Nail that Sticks Up will be hammered down.”
-Japanese Proverb
Exhilarating, frightening, jaw dropping are words I would use to describe the movie I saw this afternoon.
I’m still mulling over the impact on me. You can choose to take in the content, only scratching the surface of your conscious, or you can take some time to [...]