My instincts tell me this has to be an important ....

My instincts tell me this has to be an important component, this mechanism by which the brain shuts off inhibitory impulses.

Charles Limb

Le fruit le plus agréable et le plus utile au monde est .....

Le fruit le plus agréable et le plus utile au monde est la reconnaissance.

Ménandre

Le gouvernement s'occupe de l'emploi. Le Premier....

Le gouvernement s'occupe de l'emploi. Le Premier ministre s'occupe personnellement de l'emploi. Surtout du sien.

Coluche

Hier, quand le Premier Ministre ne voulait pas se mouiller, on ....

Hier, quand le Premier Ministre ne voulait pas se mouiller, on lui donnait un parapluie. Aujourd'hui, quand il se mouille, on lui prête un impair!

Jacques Faizant

Only 37.4 per cent of voters ages 18 to 24 cast ballots in .....

Only 37.4 per cent of voters ages 18 to 24 cast ballots in the 2008 federal election. Turnout by young voters has been dropping steadily since the 1960s, when about seven in 10 of those eligible to vote for the first time went to the polls.

from: www.timescolonist.com
Article:
Elections Canada takes aim at disengaged young Canadians

The problem to be solved is, not what form of ....

The problem to be solved is, not what form of government is perfect, but which of the forms is least imperfect.

James Madison

The idea that I should become President seems to me .....

The idea that I should become President seems to me too visionary to require a serious answer. It has never entered my head, nor is it likely to enter the head of any other person.

Zachary Taylor

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of .....

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.

Harry S. Truman

America is too great for small dreams.

America is too great for small dreams.

Ronald Reagan

If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you ....

If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.

Bill Clinton

Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic......

Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.

Dale Carnegie

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is...

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.

Henry Ford

Your time is limited, so don't waste .....

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

Steve Jobs

Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.

Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.

Robert H. Schuller

The most valuable thing you can make is .....

The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect.

Adam Osborne

An investment in knowledge always ....

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

Benjamin Franklin

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about ....

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.

Benjamin Franklin

The most important thing in communication.....

The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

Peter Drucker

Las Vegas without Wayne Newton is like .....

Las Vegas without Wayne Newton is like Disneyland without Mickey Mouse.

Merv Griffin

Unless it's an emergency, don't bother me after.....

Unless it's an emergency, don't bother me after 6:00 p.m. and on weekends.

Merv Griffin

Cats seem to go on the principle that ....

Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.


Joseph Wood Krutch

As long as men are free to .....

As long as men are free to ask what they must, free to say what they think, free to think what they will, freedom can never be lost and science can never regress.

Julius Robert Oppenheimer

Abuse a man unjustly, and you will .....

Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.

Edgar Watson Howe

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.

English Proverb

The secret of happiness is

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

Francis H. Bradley

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance...

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Benjamin Franklin

Saviez vous #88

Louis fut le prénom le plus populaire des rois de France.

Saviez vous #87

Le printemps est la saison qui débute avec le point vernal.

Saviez vous # 86

C'est dans l'année 1886 que des cyclistes ont défilés dans les rues de Montréal pour la première fois.

Saviez vous # 85

Les Twins du Minnesota embaucha Gene Mauch dès son départ des Expos.

Saviez vous # 84

Le roi Arthur possédait l'épée "Excalibur"

Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations ....

Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations.

Ralph Charell

On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to

On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity.

Adam Smith

Man is an animal that makes bargains.....

Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another.

Adam Smith

If you don't act on life, life will act on you!

If you don't act on life, life will act on you

Robin Sharma

Clarity proceeds Mastery!

Clarity proceeds Mastery!

Robin Sharma

No man can become rich without ......

No man can become rich without himself enriching others.

Andrew Carnegie

Do your duty and a little more and ......

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.


Andrew Carnegie

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when.....

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.

Andrew Carnegie

As I grow older, I pay less attention to ......

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

Andrew Carnegie

No man will make a great leader who wants...

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or to get all the credit for doing it.

Andrew Carnegie

If we're growing, we're ......

If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.

John Maxwell

The difference between school and life? In school, you're ....

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.

Tom Bodett

I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it.....

I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again.

Mark Twain

Je reconnais que la maladie, c'est difficile et ....

Je reconnais que la maladie, c'est difficile et terrible. Mais en même temps, elle peut occasionner quelque chose de positif si on accepte de "gratter" en profondeur.


Chantal Langevin
Du Magazine Vita
Article:Recréer sa santé et sa personnalité
Novembre 2010

En voulant gérer ma vie seule, j'étais devenue .....

En voulant gérer ma vie seule, j'étais devenue inatteignable. Peu à Peu, j'ai appris à lâcher prise et à recevoir, pas seulement à donner.

Chantal Langevin
Du Magazine Vita
Article:Recréer sa santé et sa personnalité
Novembre 2010

Politics is the art of postponing decisions until......

Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant.

Henri Queuille

If you want something said, ask ....

If you want something said, ask a man...if you want something done, ask a woman.

Margaret Thatcher

What I think happens around age forty, is not .....

(In regard to our health) What I think happens around age forty, is not that the warranty runs out but that the bill come due. That is, the cumulative effects of unhealthy habits and patterns of living make themselves known for the first time.

Andrew Weil

AS it is, many see no reason to change, and some.....

AS it is, many see no reason to change, and some are shocked to discover that their bodies can suddenly fail in middle age.

Andrew Weil

If young people could immediately feel the consequences....

If young people could immediately feel the consequences of their lifestyles, I am sure most of them would clean up their acts early on.

Andrew Weil

Il faut garder quelques sourires pour .....

Il faut garder quelques sourires pour se moquer des jours sans joie.

Charles Trenet

More than 80 per cent of Facebook users think Zuckerberg’s....

More than 80 per cent of Facebook users think Zuckerberg’s site poses the greatest security risk of any social-networking site, a poll by online security monitors Sophos. com reported last week.

The Toronto Star
Article: Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page hacked

Canada is no stranger to Twitter, routinely ....

Canada is no stranger to Twitter, routinely making it to the top five most popular “tweeting” countries in the world.

Globe and Mail
Article: Where Twitter addicts go to play

We are the nation that put cars in driveways and computers in offices....

We are the nation that put cars in driveways and computers in offices; the nation of Edison and the Wright brothers; of Google and Facebook. Innovation doesn't just change our lives. It's how we make a living.

Barack Obama

Une avance de deux buts ne veut plus rien dire dans le hockey d'aujourd'hui...

Une avance de deux buts ne veut plus rien dire dans le hockey d'aujourd'hui pourvu qu'on ne baisse par la tête et qu'on ne cesse pas de jouer. Et c'est malheureusement ce que nous avons fait en fin de première. Ces pénalités nous ont coûté le match. C'est un fait. Elles étaient inutiles aussi. Mais nous ne pouvions nous laisser abattre comme nous l'avons fait. Ce changement d'attitude nous a coûté le troisième but et a miné nos chances de revenir dans le match. C'est ce qui me déçoit le plus ce soir. Nous avions un gros test devant nous et nous n'avons pas offert le meilleur qu'on avait à offrir. Les gars auront beaucoup de temps pour y penser.

Hal Gill

Saviez vous # 83

Le mot "brut" sur une bouteille de champagne signifie "Sec"

Saviez vous # 82

Pondichéry fut la ville de la dernière possession française en Inde.

Saviez vous # 84

Le chameau est le navire du désert.

The opportunities are so big this year that for.....

The opportunities are so big this year that for us to maximize them we are going to have to work quicker and we are going to have to make decisions faster.

Alan Eustace
Google's senior vice president
of engineering and research.

Mr. Harper will not produce a five-year record that is...

Mr. Harper will not produce a five-year record that is factual. He keeps misleading Canadians. We believe Mr. Harper is backed into a corner. He’s lashing out, and he will say now . . . pretty much anything he has to say, to convince Canadians that it’s not what it is.

David McGuinty

Leisure time should be an occasion for deep purpose....

Leisure time should be an occasion for deep purpose to throb and for ideas to ferment. Where a man allows leisure to slip without some creative use, he has forfeited a bit of happiness.

Neil Strait

Au football seul le ballon n'est pas payé, c'est.....

Au football seul le ballon n'est pas payé, c'est pourtant lui qui se prend le plus de coups.

Vincent Roca

La nature nous a donné deux oreilles et seulement ....

La nature nous a donné deux oreilles et seulement une langue afin de pouvoir écouter d'avantage et parler moins.

Zénon d'Elée

Ce qui rend l'égalité difficile....

Ce qui rend l'égalité difficile, c'est que nous la désirons seulement avec nos supérieurs.

Henry Becque

There are three kinds of lies: lies....

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

Mark Twain

Si vous possédez une bibliothèque et....

Si vous possédez une bibliothèque et un jardin, vous avez tout ce qu'il vous faut.

Cicéron

Un bon livre est celui qu'on retrouve .....

Un bon livre est celui qu'on retrouve toujours plein après l'avoir vidé.

Jacques Deval

One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and .....

One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.

Michael J. Fox

Every professional athlete owes a debt of ....

Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He should never miss a payment.

Bobby Hull

In a crisis, don't hide behind anything .....

In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They are going to find you anyway.

Bear Bryant

My interest in secret societies is the....

My interest in secret societies is the product of many experiences, some I can discuss, others I cannot.

Dan Brown

I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that.....

I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to get famous and all the rest is hogwash.

Anthony Hopkins

As you know, I don't need to take any money from ....

As you know, I don't need to take any money from anybody. I have plenty of money myself. I will make the decisions for the people.


Arnold Schwarzenegger

Most of us would like to see the Democrats remain the strong defenders....

Most of us would like to see the Democrats remain the strong defenders of Social Security, which they have to be if they want to win the next election.

Roger Hickey
co-director of the liberal
Campaign for America's Future

Si Twitter peut augmenter sa base d'utilisateurs......

Si Twitter peut augmenter sa base d'utilisateurs et convaincre les annonceurs de sa valeur comme joueur de second rang face à Facebook, il réussira à augmenter ses recettes.

Debra Aho Williamson

Nous pensons que cela prendra du temps aux véhicules électriques.....

Nous pensons que cela prendra du temps aux véhicules électriques pour réellement s'imposer, mais il y a un besoin pour les courtes distances.

Takashi Yamanouchi
PDG de Mazda

Frédéric Chopin, mort en 1849 alors qu'il n'avait....

Frédéric Chopin, mort en 1849 alors qu'il n'avait que 39 ans, était régulièrement en proie à des hallucinations dues sans doute, selon des chercheurs, à une épilepsie touchant le lobe temporal du cerveau.

Imagine my shock just a few months ago, at the .....

Imagine my shock just a few months ago, at the end of October, when I found out I have another sister living just 90 minutes away.

Oprah Winfrey

Let’s make sure that hard-working store owners won’t get punished....

Let’s make sure that hard-working store owners won’t get punished if they try to defend their stores because that’s totally unfair.

Dimitri Soudas

Without some new thinking and some visionary approaches....

Without some new thinking and some visionary approaches, health care is going to consume 70 to 75 per cent of provincial budgets.

Brian Mulroney

We make enough mistakes in politics but ....

We make enough mistakes in politics but it’s important that you try to get the big things right.

Brian Mulroney

Il y a un grand nombre d'avocats, d'entreprises et....

Il y a un grand nombre d'avocats, d'entreprises et d'ONG qui cherchent un moyen de faire de l'argent sur le problème du réchauffement climatique.

David Victor Directeur du Laboratoire de droit
et de réglementation internationale de
l'Université de Californie à San Diego

Study found that thin women are paid significantly more......

Study found that thin women are paid significantly more than their average-size counterparts, while heavier women make less. Skinnier-than-average men, on the other hand, cash smaller paycheques than their average-weight peers.

Postmedia News
Full Story: OttawaCitizen.com
Title: Thinner people earn heavier paycheques: Research

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by.......

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

I never avoid something that challenges my guts and....

I never avoid something that challenges my guts and my heart. While I might occasionally puke my guts out, I have never puked my heart out.

Michael Scott

You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down.

You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down.

Charlie Chaplin

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather...

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.

Meg Cabot

Angry people are not always wise.....

Angry people are not always wise.

Jane Austen

Saviez vous # 81

Le toucher représente le cinquième sens!

Saviez vous # 80

La bataille de Batôche a été le point tournant pour louis Riel.

Saviez vous # 79

On retrouve le calcanéum dans le pied.

Calcanéum: Os du tarse qui forme la saillie du talon

Saviez vous # 78

Copenhague est la ville où se trouve la statue de la petite sirène.

Saviez vous # 77

L'Equateur, la Colombie et le Brésil sont les trois pays sud américains qui traverse l'équateur.

C'est pas la mer qui fait les vagues, c'est le vent.

C'est pas la mer qui fait les vagues, c'est le vent.

Grégoire Lacroix

L'eau ne reste pas sur la montagne, ni la....

L'eau ne reste pas sur la montagne, ni la vengeance sur un grand coeur.

Proverbe chinois

On ne fuit pas le ciel : partout où ....

On ne fuit pas le ciel : partout où l'on passe, il est au dessus de nos têtes.

Jean-Marie Adiaffi

Je ne peux rien dire sur mon sommeil : chaque fois.....

Je ne peux rien dire sur mon sommeil : chaque fois que je m'apprête à l'observer, je m'endors.

Francis Blanche

Je ne pensais pas quitter le Canadien aussi rapidement et....

Je ne pensais pas quitter le Canadien aussi rapidement et je ne pensais pas revenir aussi rapidement dans un autre uniforme au Centre Bell. Je vis un moment étrange. Je suis en territoire connu, mais dans un vestiaire différent.

Maxime Lapierre

A movie camera is like having someone you have a....

A movie camera is like having someone you have a crush on watching you from afar -- you pretend it's not there.

Daryl Hannah

There is no room in your mind for negative thoughts. The busier......

There is no room in your mind for negative thoughts. The busier you keep yourself with the particulars of shot assessment and execution, the less chance your mind has to dwell on the emotional. This is sheer intensity.

Jack Nicklaus

You can motivate by fear, and you can.....

You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation.

Homer Rice

Coaching is a profession of love. You can't......

Coaching is a profession of love. You can't coach people unless you love them.

Eddie Robinson

La plus grande victoire c'est....

La plus grande victoire c'est peut-être d'admettre sa défaite.

Yvon Paré

Je ne veut pas priez d'être protégé des dangers....

Je ne veut pas priez d'être protégé des dangers, mais de pouvoir les affronter.

Tagore

La première clé de la grandeur est.....

La première clé de la grandeur est d'être en réalité ce que nous semblons êtres.

Socrate

La réalisation réside dans la pratique.

La réalisation réside dans la pratique.

Bouddha

Les deux équipes se sont affrontées 181 fois auparavant....

Les deux équipes se sont affrontées 181 fois auparavant, ceci sera le 182e match entre les Bears et les Packers. Alors c'est bien de constater qu'il y a beaucoup d'histoire entre nous, c'est la plus vieille rivalité de la NFL. Le gagnant ira au Super Bowl, et c'est pourquoi c'est si spécial.

Aaron Rodgers

Secondary screening is invasive, and I don’t ...

Secondary screening is invasive, and I don’t believe it should be done without a reason,” Levant said in a series of emails. “I objected and asked to see a manager.”

Ezra Levant Conservative commentator
Full article at : The vancouversun.com
Title: Conservative Ezra Levant plays down incident at
screening point at Ottawa airport

All Canadians have the right to access.....

All Canadians have the right to access their democratic and parliamentary spaces.

Michael Ignatieff

President Hu Jintao's rare state visit to Washington this week comes....

President Hu Jintao's rare state visit to Washington this week comes at a time when many Chinese see their weathering of the financial crisis as a vindication of their own system, and the beginning of an era in which U.S.-style liberal ideas will no longer be dominant.

Francis Fukuyama

I thought I'd seen it all. But this, my friends, is the miracle of all miracles.....

"I thought I'd seen it all. But this, my friends, is the miracle of all miracles," Winfrey says in a promotional spot for the show. The word "miracle" appears on screen, reinforcing her pronouncement.

"I was given some news that literally shook me to my core. This time, I'm the one being reunited," she said. "I was keeping a family secret for months, and on Monday you're going to hear it straight from me."

Oprah Winfrey
Full Story: www.huffingtonpost.com
Title: Oprah To Reveal A Huge Family Secret Monday

The owner of a Florida wildlife rescue center is living in a cage with two lions......

The owner of a Florida wildlife rescue center is living in a cage with two lions, a fundraising stunt that has riled other animal rescue groups and underscores how difficult it is to keep such sanctuaries afloat.

Full story : TBO.com
Man halfway through month in lions' den to raise cash

Settings where children gather should be....

Settings where children gather should be free from all forms of marketing of foods high in saturated fats, trans-fatty acids, free sugars or salt.

The World Health Organisation

Saviez vous #76

Il y a 7 étoiles dans la Grande Ourse.

Saviez vous #75

Le mercredi des Cendres est la première journée du Carème.

Canadian retail sales showed surprising resilience...

Canadian retail sales showed surprising resilience in November and posted their biggest gain in eight months, beating analysts’ expectations and boosting optimism about the strength of the economy.

Full article at the Ottawacitizen.com
Canadian retail sales show surprising strength

A California woman has regained her voice after ......

A California woman has regained her voice after a rare operation that marks the second time surgeons have successfully performed a larynx transplant, doctors said on Thursday.

Full story at Ottawacitizen.com
U.S. woman regains voice in rare voicebox transplant

Nearly one-third of Zimbabwe’s registered

Nearly one-third of Zimbabwe’s registered voters are dead, and others appear to be babies or up to 120 years old.

The independent Zimbabwe Election Support Network’s

Canadians use approximately 54000 tons of household cleaners annually.....

Canadians use approximately 54000 tons of household cleaners annually. Do you find natural alternatives like good old vinegar and baking soda.

The expert farmer is outstanding in his field

The expert farmer is outstanding in his field.

People who like to do nasty things on the Internet are.....

People who like to do nasty things on the Internet are getting better at using social media tools and applications as a way of spreading malicious software.

Joe Compeau
expert on information systems
at the Ivey School of Business
at the University of Western Ontario.

Avec le rapport Bastarache, Jean Charest a....

Avec le rapport Bastarache, Jean Charest a «remporté une victoire juridique mais perdu la bataille de l'opinion publique». En dépit des conclusions de Michel Bastarache, «les Québécois continuent de croire la version de Marc Bellemare».

Youri Rivest, vice-président de CROP.

Je n'en reviens pas de l'ampleur que cette affaire a prise. Même....

Je n'en reviens pas de l'ampleur que cette affaire a prise. Même mes voisins m'ont demandé si j'avais une dent contre P.K. Ça n'a pas de sens. Il est notre recrue. Il est notre vedette. Il est très bon. On l'aime comme il est. Moi comme les autres vétérans l'avons à l'oeil comme nous avons tous les autres jeunes de l'équipe à l'oeil. Nous les encadrons comme nous avons été encadrés quand nous sommes arrivés dans la Ligue. Vous pouvez chercher tant que vous voudrez : il n'y a rien de plus à dire. Je viens de lui lancer quelques bêtises parce que je savais que vous m'attendiez pour parler de ça. Mais on en rit lui et moi. Nous en rions tous.

Scott Gomez
Extrait du journal cyberpresse.ca

Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't ....

Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk too much.

Norman Vincent Peale

Always render more and better service than is expected.....

Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.

Og Mandino

I believe you would agree that the enormous value of a political appointment....

I believe you would agree that the enormous value of a political appointment to this position is based on the ability to work intimately with the Canadian Government. It is this perception of closeness that provides a strong platform for the Canadian Ambassador to advance Canada's interest.

Frank McKenna

My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong....

My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.

Bono

Nos vies sont façonnées par nos choix.....

Nos vies sont façonnées par nos choix. D'abord nous choisissons. Ensuite, nos choix font de nous ce que nous sommes.

Andy Andrews
Le Voyageur De La Sagesse

All the great blessings of my life are present...

All the great blessings of my life are present in my thoughts today.

Phoebe Cary

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Charles de Gaulle

Tout se trouve en vous. Écoutez en dedans.....

Tout se trouve en vous. Écoutez en dedans de vous-même et suivez les directives de ce guide intérieur.

Sathya Sai Baba

La vie n'est pas un restaurant mais...

La vie n'est pas un restaurant mais un buffet. Levez-vous pour vous servir.

Dominique Glocheux

Qu'il est divin le vide qui...

Qu'il est divin le vide qui suit la disparition de la peur.

Anne Rice

Saviez vous # 74

Pearl Harbor se trouve sur l'île d'Oahu.

Saviez vous # 73

Le K2 est le deuxième plus haut sommet au monde.

Saviez vous # 72

Jack Ruby est celui qui a abattu Lee Harvey Oswald

Saviez vous # 71

Le brandy est un spiritueux pur provenent du vin.

Saviez vous # 70

Le violet est la couleur de la fleur de l'haricot vert?

Le destin met beaucoup de hasard dans son jeu.

Le destin met beaucoup de hasard dans son jeu.

Jacques Folch-Ribas

Le projet est le brouillon de l'avenir. Parfois....

Le projet est le brouillon de l'avenir. Parfois, il faut à l'avenir des centaines de brouillons.

Jules Renard

La meilleure manière de prendre les choses....

La meilleure manière de prendre les choses du bon côté, c'est d'attendre qu'elles se retournent.

P. Ouanich

C'est la vérité qui libère, non.....

C'est la vérité qui libère, non l'effort, que l'on fait pour se libérer.

Krishnamurti

La création est une victoire sur....

La création est une victoire sur la peur. C'est notre vraie destinée.

Francis Ford Coppola

The Christie's Green Auction gives wide recognition.....

The Christie's Green Auction gives wide recognition to the importance of ocean conservation and enables people of every means to participate easily and effectively.


David Rockefeller

We need to regain the historic Liberal voters who didn’t....

We need to regain the historic Liberal voters who didn’t cast ballots last time and appeal to the Greens and to the NDP.

Karen Redman

Only 15 per cent of Canadian....

Only 15 per cent of Canadian adults and 7 per cent of young people get the recommended amount of exercise, a new Statistics Canada report reveals.

Je me sens mal pour Max, étant moi-même de ceux qui se....

Je me sens mal pour Max, étant moi-même de ceux qui se postent souvent devant le filet, Parfois, c'est difficile de s'ajuster au tir qui s'en vient de la pointe.

Brian Gionta

Things are looking “very positive,”

Things are looking “very positive,” Nothing is falling apart. This is a company that obviously has a product road map. It has a plan for the future.

Rajesh Ghai
Rajesh Ghai on Apple Computer

In my view Apple is doing its best work ever....

In my view Apple is doing its best work ever. The team here has unparalleled breadth and depth. Excellence has become a habit. We feel very confident about the future of the company.

Tim Cook
Tim Cook on Apple

Nobody knows what's in him until he tries....

Nobody knows what's in him until he tries to pull it out. If there's nothing, or very little, the shock can kill a man.

Ernest Hemingway

We change, whether we like it or not.

We change, whether we like it or not.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nobody can go back and start a new....

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

Maria Robinson

The doors we open and close each.....

The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.

Flora Whittemore

Si je devais faire un cadeau à la....

Si je devais faire un cadeau à la génération suivante, je lui apprendrais à ne pas se prendre au sérieux.

Charles Monroe Schulz

Quand mon verre est vide, je le....

Quand mon verre est vide, je le plains ; quand mon verre est plein, je le vide.

Raoul Ponchon

Le premier signe de l'ignorance, c'est.....

Le premier signe de l'ignorance, c'est de présumer que l'on sait.

Baltasar Gracian

Le déterministre est la seule manière de se....

Le déterministre est la seule manière de se présenter le monde. Et l'indéterministre, la seule manière d'y exister.

Paul Valéry

Si le destin existait, cela signifierait....

Si le destin existait, cela signifierait que tout est écrit par avance. Mais il semblerait que personne ne sache lire.

Céderic Nallet

Le destin n'est pas une question de chance. C'est une question.....

Le destin n'est pas une question de chance. C'est une question de choix: il n'est pas quelques chose qu'on doit attendre, mais qu'on doit accomplir.

William Bryan

Le fatalisme a des limites. Nous devons nous en.....

Le fatalisme a des limites. Nous devons nous en remettre au sort uniquement lorsque nous avons épuisé tous les remèdes.

Gandhi

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that his company's mission is....

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that his company's mission is to "make the world more open and connected."

You don't stand up and do a policy that's inappropriate because...

You don't stand up and do a policy that's inappropriate because somebody says it's not their dictionary definition of conservatism. But I think we've done it in a way that is consistent with our views and consistent with the promotion of the kind of Canada we want to see over time.

Stephen Harper

Patenting is a very good first measurement....

Patenting is a very good first measurement for the number of promising ideas that could become businesses in the future.

Andrew Maxwell
Director of the Canadian
Innovation Centre (CIC) in Waterloo, Ont.

Much of the investment is likely to help.....

Much of the investment is likely to help Chinese manufacturers move up the value chain. They’re not looking for cheap labour that they can get in Thailand, the Philippines or African countries. They’re looking for the kind of technological, management and marketing expertise that will allow them to become global companies.

Yuen Pau Woo, president of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.

Nearly half of Canadians don't believe health claims....

Nearly half of Canadians don't believe health claims on food products, according to an nationwide Ipsos Reid survey

Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying....

Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.

Otto Bismarck

Ce n'est pas parce que les choses sont difficiles que nous.....

Ce n'est pas parce que les choses sont difficiles que nous n'osons pas, c'est parce que nous n'osons pas qu'elles sont difficiles.

Sénèque

Vous avez trois sortes d'amis.....

Vous avez trois sortes d'amis : vos amis qui vous aiment, vos amis qui ne se soucient pas de vous, et vos amis qui vous haïssent.

Chamfort

Le bonheur ne se trouve pas toujours dans un ciel éternellement bleu, mais...

Le bonheur ne se trouve pas toujours dans un ciel éternellement bleu, mais aussi dans les choses les plus simples de la vie."

Carmen Sylva

L'homme sage apprend de ses erreurs....

L'homme sage apprend de ses erreurs. L'homme plus sage apprend des erreurs des autres.

Confucius

Quand je serai grand, je serai riche et.....

Quand je serai grand, je serai riche et célèbre. Le problème, c'est que je ne veux pas grandir.

Galienni

Le meilleur médecin est la nature : elle guérit....

Le meilleur médecin est la nature : elle guérit les trois quarts des maladies et ne dit jamais de mal de ses confrères.

Louis Pasteur

If we would see the color of our future, we must....

If we would see the color of our future, we must look for it in our present; if we would gaze on the star of our destiny, we must look for it in our hearts.

Canon Farrar

The future belongs to those who ....

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Eleanor Roosevelt

It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves

It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.

Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Toutes choses sont dites déjà; mais comme....

Toutes choses sont dites déjà; mais comme personne n'écoute, il faut toujours recommencer.

André Gide

Sometimes when asked to do something at work, we feel we don't have a choice....

Sometimes when asked to do something at work, we feel we don't have a choice. We all want to help our organisation be the best that it can be, however, it's important that it's not at the cost of your or your employees health.

Sara Ritchie
From the Telegraph Journal
Saturday January 15th, 2011
Article: It's OK to say thanks, but no

Qui se connaît, connaît aussi les autres, car....

Qui se connaît, connaît aussi les autres, car chaque homme porte la forme entière de l'humaine condition.

Montaigne

C'est par l'attention que l'esprit parvient...

C'est par l'attention que l'esprit parvient à se former des notions vraies des choses.

Charles Bonnet

La meilleur façon de ne pas avancer est...

La meilleur façon de ne pas avancer est de suivre une idée fixe.

Jacques Prévert

Find a truly original idea. It is the only way....

Find a truly original idea. It is the only way I will ever distinguish myself. It is the only way I will ever matter.

Nash
from the movie: A Beautiful Mind 2001

Do not fear mistakes. You will know....

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.

Benjamin Franklin

Le bonheur c'est quand le temps s'arrête.

Le bonheur c'est quand le temps s'arrête.

Gilbert Cesbron

Il est dit que tout homme doit découvrir....

Il est dit que tout homme doit découvrir quelque chose qui justifie sa vie.

Luis Sepulveda

I always felt that the best way to move forward was....

I always felt that the best way to move forward was with a positive frame of mind. If I had a miserable day, rather than moping around, I tended to be honest with myself. I'd evaluate the situation and formulate a plan based on what I knew I could do.

Cal Ripken Jr

Tous les hommes ne sont pas capables de grandes....

Tous les hommes ne sont pas capables de grandes choses, mais tous sont sensibles aux grandes choses.

Alfred de Musset

Every word you say represents you....

Every word you say represents you. Do your words represent you at your best.

Cathleen Fillmore
From the article: Behind the Curtain
Motivated Magazine
Winter 2010

Research commississioned by the Canadian Lottery industry estimates.....

Research commississioned by the Canadian Lottery industry estimates that more than 74millions is spend each years in Atlantic Canada on illegal internet gambling.

Saviez vous # 69

Andromède represente la galaxie la plus proche de nous.

Saviez vous # 68

Alfred E. Neuman fit sa première apparition sur la couverture de la revue Mad en 1956.

La magie du contrôle à distance sera commune. Le serviteur....

La magie du contrôle à distance sera commune. Le serviteur le plus polyvalent de l'humanité sera le tube à vide. Les inventions dans le domaine des communications et des transports gommeront les différences régionales (...) mais l'hétérogénéité de la culture matérielle demandera des spécialistes et des langages que seuls les spécialistes comprendront.


William Ogburn
Une Citation/prédiction qui date de 1931

Faire une prévision à 80 ans est sans doute un exercice intéressant....

Faire une prévision à 80 ans est sans doute un exercice intéressant, d'abord pour notre imagination et puis pour notre sens de l'humilité, mais son principal intérêt sera probablement pour ceux qui vivront dans 80 ans qui mesureront nos estimations à l'aune du fait établi.

Henry Ford

Les questions de la vie et de la santé, y compris.....

Les questions de la vie et de la santé, y compris la psychologie et la sélection génétique, prendront le devant de la scène. Les États-Unis et l'Allemagne seront probablement à la tête de la science dans quatre-vingts ans. Cependant l'Orient, et en particulier la Chine, avec sa population virile (!) et ses grandes ressources naturelles, seront en train de prendre une part importante dans les affaires du monde, la science ne sera plus un monopole de l'Occident.

Arthur Compton
Une Citation/prédiction qui date de 1931

Dans les sciences expérimentales, c'est ....

Dans les sciences expérimentales, c'est plutôt dans le domaine de la biologie que celui de la physique que je m'attends à de grands changements dans le siècle qui vient.

Robert Millikan
Une Citation qui date de 1931

Il y a quatre-vingts ans, la médecine était divisée entre trois....

Il y a quatre-vingts ans, la médecine était divisée entre trois catégories de spécialistes: les médecins, les chirurgiens et les sage-femmes. Aujourd'hui il y a plus de cinquante branches distinctes de spécialité pour le traitement des maladies humaines. C'est cet aspect de la vie —sa spécialisation toujours croissante— m'effraie.

Sir Arthur Keith
Une Citation qui date de 1931

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.

Babe Ruth

Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.

Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

4G is a myth (and a confusing mess)...

Here's the secret the carriers don't advertise: 4G is a myth. Like the unicorn, it hasn't been spotted anywhere in the wild just yet -- and won't be any time in the near future.

CNN Money.com
Read article at:http://money.cnn.com/2010/12/01/technology/4g_myth/index.htm

We're a pretty small company with...

We're a pretty small company with a very large brand, We're the dot-com that didn't die.

Steven Dengler
XE.com

For young people today, if it isn't on the Internet, it doesn't really exist....

For young people today, if it isn't on the Internet, it doesn't really exist, I hope this brings him alive to a new generation of Americans. (It offers) a fuller sense of the man.

Tom Putnam
library director
(Thousands of documents, photos and even recorded phone conversations of President John F. Kennedy are going online and available to a whole new generation of high-tech armchair historians.)

C'est toujours le métro d'en.....

C'est toujours le métro d'en face qui arrive le premier.

Albin Gaudaire

Au cinéma vous écrivez pour séduire, pour que les gens sortent...

Au cinéma vous écrivez pour séduire, pour que les gens sortent de chez eux, alors que sur le petit écran, vous écrivez pour ne pas les heurter et qu'ils restent devant leur poste.

Gérard Bitton

A poem is a naked person....

A poem is a naked person... Some people say that I am a poet."

Bob Dylan

Man needs difficulties...

Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health.

Carl Gustav Jung

Education is the great engine of personal development.....

Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that a son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farm workers can become the president.

Nelson Mandela

Saviez Vous #67

Le Danemark était le pays d'origine d'Hamlet selon Shakespeare.

Saviez Vous #66

Le magnolia est la fleur officielle du Mississippi.

It’s always fun to try something you’ve never done before...

It’s always fun to try something you’ve never done before, perhaps growing a plant you have never grown before, or maybe growing a favourite plant in an interesting new way, or perhaps testing out a new method or technique of doing something.

Steve Whysall

The social gaming market is expected to pass $1 billion this year....

The social gaming market is expected to pass $1 billion this year.

Forecasts of audience and revenue growth present an opportunity for marketers to promote their brands through social games.

Paul Verna,
Author of the upcoming report "Social Gaming"
From: Reuters

The Earth sort of spins like a top....

The Earth sort of spins like a top. It usually doesn’t just stand up straight and spin, it usually wobbles.

James Webb

If a person’s life is at stake, do you have the right to...

If a person’s life is at stake, do you have the right to break the law? Do you have the right to break any law that stands between you and that life-saving moment?

Great title: Is it OK to break laws when a life is at stake?
The link: http://www.wheels.ca/Columns/article/793174

The hand off to 2011 for sales activity in...

The hand off to 2011 for sales activity in the fourth quarter suggests that the continuation of low interest rates will further support the housing market.

The Globe and Mail

Maybe....

Maybe Tom Brady isn't so good and the human race isn't so bad....

Globe and Mail Head Line!

Les trois étoiles, ce n'est pas une tradition...

Les trois étoiles, ce n'est pas une tradition qui existe en Europe. En République tchèque en tout cas, ce n'est pas quelque chose qui se fait. Dans les rencontres internationales, souvent, on choisit un joueur du match pour chaque équipe. Mais il n'y a pas d'étoiles comme ici.

Tomas Plekanec

Le choix des trois étoiles, ce n'est pas important...

Le choix des trois étoiles, ce n'est pas important. Ce qui est important, ce sont les deux points de la victoire. Je vois bien que par ici, le choix des trois étoiles, c'est plus important qu'à Tampa Bay ou à Uniondale. Là-bas, ça ne voulait pas dire grand-chose.»

Roman Hamrlik

Saviez vous #65

Thomas Edison a breveté le premier tourne-disque?

Saviez vous #64

Carol Burnett gagna un procès en libel diffamatoire contre le National Enquirer en 1981.

Pleasure and action make.....

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

William Shakespeare

Un compliment, c'est un peu....

Un compliment, c'est un peu d'amour et beaucoup d'esprit.

Emile Faguet

Le hasard est une loi qui

Le hasard est une loi qui voyage incognito.

Proverbe arabe

What makes the desert beautiful is....

What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

We never know the worth of.....

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

Thomas Fuller

Il n'y a pas de place pour....

Il n'y a pas de place pour deux pieds dans une même chaussure.

Proverbe grec antique

L'attente est plus dure à....

L'attente est plus dure à supporter que le feu.

Proverbe arabe

Sure, it was your idea and your fly, but....

Sure, it was your idea and your fly, but he caught the big fish. Remember, fairness is a human idea largely unknown in nature.

John Gierach

The art of being wise is...

The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.

William James

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the....

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Mark Twain

The preservation of health is a duty....

The preservation of health is a duty.

Herbert Spencer

Hope is like the sun, which...

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey towards it, cats the shadow of our burden behind us.

Samuel Smiles

To have joy one must share it....

To have joy one must share it. Happiness was born a twin.

Lord Byron

When we take time to notice the simple things....

When we take time to notice the simple things in life, we never lack for encouragement. We discover that we are surrounded by limitless hope that's just wearing everyday clothes.

Anonymous

Courage is the capacity to.......

Courage is the capacity to go ahead in spite of the fear.

Scott Peck

Saviez vous # 63

Charles Boucher de Boucherville fut le premier ministre du Québec qui introduit le scrutin secret dans les élections provinciales?

Saviez vous # 62

Le rouge et le vert sont les deux couleurs qu'une personne souffrante d'achromatopsie ne peut distinguer.

Ford chose the C-Max as its first plug-in hybrid because...

Ford chose the C-Max as its first plug-in hybrid because it wants to make a statement about how the company moves forward with its electrification offerings.

John Davis, chief engineer for the C-Max.

C'est toujours plaisant de marquer un but...

C'est toujours plaisant de marquer un but, mais c'est plus le fun encore lorsqu'il donne la victoire à ton équipe.

Benoit Pouliot

Réchauffement climatique au Canada.

Sur la période 1948-2010, la tangente des températures montre un réchauffement de 1,6 °C au pays. Toutes les 11 régions climatiques du Canada présentent un réchauffement, le district de Mackenzie affichant la plus forte tendance, soit une augmentation de 2,3 °C depuis 1948. Le Canada atlantique affiche le réchauffement le moins marqué (+ 0,5 °C). La région Grands Lacs/Saint-Laurent s'est réchauffée de 0,7 °C.

Cyberpresse.ca
Article: 2010, l'année la plus chaude au Canada

Courage is the first of the human qualities because...

Courage is the first of the human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all the others.

Winston Churchill

Don't do things to not die, do things to....

Don't do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.

Bernie S. Siegel

You have to believe in happiness, or....

You have to believe in happiness, or happiness never comes.

Douglas Malloch

If you are afraid for your future, you....

If you are afraid for your future, you don't have a present.

James Petersen

A year ago there was hope for....

A year ago there was hope for a better life in Haiti, then, on Jan. 12, everything changed.

Bev Oda
International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda

Lives of great man all remind us....

Lives of great man all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And,departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time...

Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A Psalm of Life

Je ne sais pas ce qui est beau, mais je....

Je ne sais pas ce qui est beau, mais je sais ce que j'aime et je trouve ça amplement suffisant.

Boris Vian

Si la matière grise était plus rose, le....

Si la matière grise était plus rose, le monde aurait moins les idées noires.

Pierre Dac

Bonne Question: Pourquoi dit-on que les murs ont....

Bonne Question: Pourquoi dit-on que les murs ont des oreilles, alors que c'est aux portes qu'on écoute.

La Robertie

Je n'avais rien planifié, c'était simplement un geste stupide...

Je n'avais rien planifié, c'était simplement un geste stupide que je n'aurais jamais dû faire. Je vais seulement sauter sur la glace et jouer aussi intensément que je le peux contre lui... mais sans aller trop loin.

James Wisniewski
(James Wisniewski VS Sean Avery)

L'expérience est l'essence de tout.....

Un fermier peut vous vanter la saveur particulière de ses olives, mais ses paroles ne signifient rien jusqu'à ce que vous en ayez gouté une. L'expérience est l'essence de tout.

John Sack
Du livre La conspiration des Feanciscains

Saviez vous # 61

John F. Kennedy fut le premier ancien combattant de la marine à devenir président des États-Unis.

Saviez vous # 60

La cathédral de Canterbury est la cathédrale dans lequelle Thomas Becket fut assassiné.

I stopped dreaming of what my kids would be....

I stopped dreaming of what my kids would be and began enjoying what they were in the moment we were sharing.

Silken Laumann

If not you, then who? And if not now, Then when?

If not you, then who? And if not now, then when?

Tim Sanders

Implement the plan for today, with....

Implement the plan for today, with the flexibility to adapt for tomorrow in anticipation of market evolution.

Meni Mancini

Si vous fermez la porte à....

Si vous fermez la porte à toutes les erreurs, la vérité restera dehors.

Tagore

A successful leader is part....

A successful leader is part inspirational speaker, part intellectual, part bureaucrat, and part public relations expert.

Hassan Arif

Rien ne renforce plus l'amitié....

Rien ne renforce plus l'amitié qu'un ennemi commun.

Francfort Moore

It is our opinion that the decision to make these CACPP

It is our opinion that the decision to make these CACPP (Canadian Air Carrier Protective Program) staffing reductions is not only highly inadvisable, but is, in fact, a serious mistake that significantly jeopardizes the security and safety of airline travellers in particular and public safety in general, not only in Canada, but in other countries as well.¸

Air Line Pilots Association
Article: RCMP expects global criticism for cuts to air marshals
www.canada.com

the most common Canadian monikers for girls are....

According to Today's Parent, which compiles annual vital statistics on baby names, the most common Canadian monikers for girls are Emma, Emily, Olivia, Sophia and Sara (includes alternate spellings for all), while the most common boys names are Ethan, Jacob, Nathan, William and Alexander (includes alternate spellings for all).

calgaryherald.com
Article: Frontier spirit lives on in Canadian parents' choice of baby names

Life is something that...

Life is something that everyone should try at least once.

Henry J. Tillman

Do you want to be safe and good, or...

Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?

Jimmy Johnson

On peut toujours faire quelque chose avec...

On peut toujours faire quelque chose avec ce qu'on a, mais pas forcément ce qu'on veut.

Julien Lorcy

Idéalement nous sommes ce que nous pensons

Idéalement nous sommes ce que nous pensons. Dans la réalité, nous sommes ce que nous accomplissons.

Ayrton Senna

Face à une situation délicate.....

Face à une situation délicate, ce qui compte n'est pas ce qui va se passer, mais ce que tu vas faire.

Montse Ferraro

Sourire est la meilleure façon....

Sourire est la meilleure façon de montrer les dents au destin.

Anonyme

Tuer un homme pour sauver le monde, ce n'est pas pas agir pour le bien du monde.....

Tuer un homme pour sauver le monde, ce n'est pas pas agir pour le bien du monde. S'immoler soi-même pour le bien du monde, voilà qui est bien agir.

Confucius

La race humaine doit sortir des conflits....

La race humaine doit sortir des conflits en rejetant la vengeance, l'agression et l'esprit de revanche. Le moyen d'en sortir est l'amour.

Martin Luther King

La vengeance est une justice sauvage.

La vengeance est une justice sauvage.

Francis Bacon

La conscience d'avoir bien agi....

La conscience d'avoir bien agi est une récompense en soi.

Sénèque

There is only one person who could ever make you happy....

There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.

David Burns, Intimate Connections

Man invented language to satisfy his....

Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.

Lily Tomlin

Le ciel infini n'est pas dérangé....

Le ciel infini n'est pas dérangé par le vol des nuages blancs.

Tozan Ryokai

Si tu veux être heureux un mois.....

Si tu veux être heureux un mois, marie-toi. Situ veut être heureux un ans, fais un beau voyage. Situ veux être heureux toute ta vie, fait-toi jardinier.

Proverbe Chinois

En vérité, il n'y a pas de cause extérieure......

En vérité, il n'y a pas de cause extérieure. Tout est dans la manière d'absorber.

Svâmi Prajnanpad

Saviez Vous #59

Willie Shoemaker est le jockey qui a gagné $3,052,146 en 1967.

Saviez Vous #58

Les houblons est la subdtance qui donne à la bière sa saveur amère.

The only difference between....

The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.

It is something to see people actually voting....

It is something to see people actually voting for their freedom. That’s not something you see often in your life.

George Clooney
On Southern Sudan votes on independence

Le Canadien revient de l'arrière...

Lors de nos quatre derniers matches, on a effectué des remontées pour récolter sept points sur une possibilité de huit. Les Bruins dominaient 9-3 dans les chances de marquer après 40 minutes, mais on a terminé avec un avantage de 13-11 en raison de notre travail en fin de match. On a alors exercé une belle pression. On était affamé en troisième période

Jacques Martin
Article: Le Canadien revient de l'arrière et bat les Bruins 3-2
Cyberpresse.ca

Les plus belles fêtes sont....

Les plus belles fêtes sont celles qui ont lieu à l'intérieur de nous.

Frédéric Beigbeder

Les esprits sont comme les parachutes...

Les esprits sont comme les parachutes, ils ne fonctionnent que lorsqu'ils sont ouverts.

Pierre Desprogres

The world’s first massage robot was....

The world’s first massage robot was at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to soothe those sore from dashing about the gargantuan gadget extravaganza.

Article: Robots massage, clean and amuse at CES
www.canada.com

A vaccine against alcoholism!!!

Chilean researchers said Thursday they are developing a vaccine against alcoholism that could be tested on humans starting next year and works by neutralizing an enzyme that metabolizes alcohol.

Article: Chilean scientists seek alcoholism vaccine
The Vancouver Sun (www.vancouversun.com)

Researchers at the Universite de Montreal have discovered.....

Researchers at the Universite de Montreal have discovered a key reason why cancer cells keep proliferating and spreading to other parts of the body.


Article: Canadian cancer discovery could lead to improved
diagnostic tests and therapy.
Ottawa Citizen (Ottawacitizen.com)

What's the point of going out....

What's the point of going out? We're just going to wind up back here anyway. -

Homer Simpsons

Parler est un...

Parler est un besoin, écouter est un art.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Chaque fois que vous voyez une entreprise qui......

Chaque fois que vous voyez une entreprise qui réussit, dites-vous que c'est parce qu'un jour quelqu'un a pris une décision courageuse.

Peter Drucker

Let us live so that when we come...

Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.

Mark Twain

Half our life is spent trying to...

Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.

Will Rogers

Saviez Vous # 57

"Le Papillon" est un livre d'Henri Charrière qui raconte une évasion de l'Ile du Diale

Given the statistics of the use of social media....

Given the statistics of the use of social media, the chances of having 12 people not accessing social media when they're on a jury is slim to none.

Frances Kiteley
An Ontario Superior Court judge and co-chair of the Canadian Centre
for Court Technology.
From : The Ottawa Citizen
Article: Innocent until tweeted: Social media tests rules in jury trials

Ça manque de sensibilité. Ces technologies...

Ça manque de sensibilité. Ces technologies (Media sociaux) ont été créées par des gens dans la vingtaine ou dans la trentaine, qui ne pensent pas vraiment à la mort.

Adele McAlear,
spécialiste montréalaise des médias sociaux
Cyberpresse.ca
l'article: Les fantômes de Facebook

Peu à peu, toutefois, la réalité de la mort s'impose....

Peu à peu, toutefois, la réalité de la mort s'impose. Les rangs des fantômes virtuels grossissent à mesure que les internautes prennent de l'âge. On estime que, des 500 millions d'utilisateurs Facebook dans le monde, 1,5 million sont morts l'an dernier. Cela fait trois à la minute.

Cyberpresse.ca
l'article: Les fantômes de Facebook

Je (Gorges) faisais vérifier mon genou chaque année et....

Je (Gorges) faisais vérifier mon genou chaque année et on me disait tout le temps qu'il n'était pas instable. Je savais que j'aurais à régler cette blessure-là à un moment donné - j'espérais que ce soit après ma carrière -, mais tant que le genou était fonctionnel, je pouvais jouer.

Josh Gorges
Cyberpresse.ca
De l'article: Gorges blessé depuis sept ans!

Saviez vous# 56

Mohammed Ali fut le premier boxeur à tenir le championnat mondial poids-Lourd trois fois.

Saviez vous # 55

Richard Nixon fut le premier président des États-Unis à visiter Moscou.

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Richard J. Gatling inventa la mitrailleuse en 1862

A life of reaction is a life of...

A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.

Rita Mae Brown

Un Pompier de l'Arizona a appris...

Un Pompier de l'Arizona a appris l'espagnol: Quand la maison brûle, pas le temps d'appeler un interprète.

Extrait de l'actualité
Janvier 2011
Titre: Comment les latinos transforment les États-Unis

The difference between what we....

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.

Mohandas K. Gandhi

There are no tomorrow’s and there was no yesterday....

There are no tomorrow’s and there was no yesterday, what you have now is what you will have.

Santosh Kalwar

Man cannot discover new oceans unless....

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore

André Gide

food prices will be a clear source of upward pressure....

While more muted in Canada, food prices will be a clear source of upward pressure later this year on the CPI. In November, the food component of the CPI was up just 1.4 per cent year over year. However, the Bank of Canada’s commodity price index has seen ag prices jump 30 per cent year over year (although end-December levels were 7 per cent below the July/08 weekly peak).”

Douglas Porter
Quote taken from the Globe and Mail
Story: Why food prices in Canada are about to head higher

On a l'impression que ce remaniement ministériel...

On a l'impression que ce remaniement ministériel visait à ramener la ligne dure au sein du gouvernement en matière d'environnement.

Bernard Bigras, Bloc Québécois
Cyberpresse.ca
Titre: À peine nommé, Peter Kent est déjà dans l'embarras

We do not inherit the earth from...

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.

Native American Proverb

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is...

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

Solomon Ibn Gabriol

Nous sommes sur terre pour aider les ....

Nous sommes sur terre pour aider les autres; pourquoi les autres sont ici, je l'ignore.

W.H. Auden

Je peux résister à tout sauf....

Je peux résister à tout sauf à une succession de jours ordinaires.

Goethe

Une nouvelle philosophie...

J'ai mis au point une nouvelle philosophie: je n'ai peur que d'un seul jour à la fois.

Charles M. Schulz

Taking aim at Success

The man who build the future are those who know that greater things are yet to come, and that they themselves will help bring them about.Their minds are illuminated by the blazing sun of hope. They never stop to doubt. they haven't time.

Melvin J. Evans

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L'eau de Cologne a été inventé par Jean-Marie Fatrina de Cologne en Allemagne en 1850.

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Toronto est la plus grande ville au Canada

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Omar Sharif est un acteur et un des meilleurs joueurs de bridge au monde.

Time and tide will wait for no man.

Time and tide will wait for no man.

Quoi qu'on dise, un mariage raté est......

Quoi qu'on dise, un mariage raté est quand même plus joyeux qu'un enterrement réussi

Yvan Audouard

A great man is....

A great man is always willing to be little.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

It's easy to fool the.....

It's easy to fool the eye but it's hard to fool the heart.

Al Pacino

All marriages are happy. It's...

All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble.

Raymond Hull

Quand quelqu'un dit.....

Quand quelqu'un dit: je me tue à vous le dire! Laisse-le mourir."

Jacques Prévert

Le chagrin est comme la maladie....

Le chagrin est comme la maladie : pour les uns, il est bénin ; pour les autres il est aigu.

Proverbe Français

Je trouve que la télévision à la maison est...

Je trouve que la télévision à la maison est très favorable à la culture. Chaque fois que quelqu'un l'allume chez moi, je vais dans la pièce d'à côté et je lis."

Groucho Marx

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Le diamètre représente la ligne qui coupe un cercle exactement en deux

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"Le dernier des géants" a été le dernier film de john Wayne.

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Les oreilles et les pattes des lièvre sont plus longues que celles du lapin.

I'm very proud of my heritage but.....

I'm very proud of my heritage but I would like to establish my own family, my own kids and my own legacy.

Armie Hammer

I dropped out of high school and dropped out of....

I dropped out of high school and dropped out of colledge because the movie industry was the only thing I wanted to be in.

I definitely got a speach that said: " you will be the first Hammer man to not graduate colledge, to not get a degree, I didn't have interest in that."

Armie Hammer

It is the studying that you do after your school....

It is the studying that you do after your school that really counts. Otherwise, you know only that which everyone else knows.

Henry L. Doherty

facts are worthless to a man if he has to keep...

facts are worthless to a man if he has to keep running to somebody else for advice on how to use them.

Sven Halla

Most of us who have given the subject any study....

Most of us who have given the subject any study have come to realize that education is a continuous process ending when ambition comes to a halt.

Colonel R.I. Rees

I never let my schooling...

I never let my schooling interfere with my education.

Mark Twain

A person who walks in...

A person who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints.

Anonymous

À environ 150$ le transport ambulancier, ces pertes signifient....

À environ 150$ le transport ambulancier, ces pertes signifient qu'environ 2 usagers sur 10, ou 20% de la clientèle, n'acquittent pas leur facture. (transport ambulancier)

Cyberpresse.ca
Des millions perdus dans les transports en ambulance

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Le Fan Tan est un jeu de cartes

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William Peter Blatty a écrit le roman "L'exorciste"

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Saviez vous qu'un golfeurs de tournoi peut perdre deux coup s'il joue trop lentement.

I never think of the future

I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.

Albert Einstein

Why should man expect his prayer for mercy to...

Why should man expect his prayer for mercy to be heard by What is above him when he shows no mercy to what is under him?

Pierre Troubetzkoy

We could have saved the Earth....

We could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom...

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

Sandra Carey

I told the doctor I broke my...

I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.

Henny Youngman

And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that....

And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.

Abraham Lincoln

Every moment you get is a gift. Spend it on...

Every moment you get is a gift. Spend it on things that matter. Don’t spend it by dwelling on unhappy things.

FRom the site celestinechua.com

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere....

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.

Martin Luther King, Jr

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by....

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

The only way to keep your health is....

The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.

Mark Twain

If you're emailing a friend, they're not...

If you're emailing a friend, they're not going to change their opinion of you based on how the message is put together. But for first impressions, we find these(variables) really matter.

Variables:first person versus third person,
typographical errors, and punctuation.

From the Ottawa Citizen
Full story : www.ottawacitizen.com
You are what you email -writing influences perception, study finds

This time, the Street is smartening up....

This time, the Street is smartening up. They realize there are true growth businesses out here. Facebook has become a real business, and investors are coming out here and saying, ‘We want a piece of it.’

Chris Sacca

Nature provides a free lunch....

Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites.

William Ruckelshaus,
Business Week, 18 June 1990

The value of a plastic bottle....

The value of a plastic bottle. Recycling just 1 plastic bottle saves enough energy to power a 60 watt light bulb for 6 hours.

Starting at the bottom of the enterprise ladder.....

Starting at the bottom of the enterprise ladder such as venture financing, we will see active investments in important areas such as cloud computing, clean technology, alternative energy, life sciences and Internet.

Larry Sonsini

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Zéro est constituéde cinq tirets en morse.

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Tallahassee est la capitale de la Floride

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Le deux de pique s'appelle "le petit casino" au casino

The art of being wise is...

The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.

William James

It is not work that kills men, it is worry....

It is not work that kills men, it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hardly put more on a man than he can bear. But worry is rust upon the blade. It is not movement that destroys the machinery, but friction.

Henry Ward Beecher

C'est bon de ne pas regarder....

C'est bon de ne pas regarder à la dépense de son énergie

Jules Renard

Qui veut changer trouvera toujours....

Qui veut changer trouvera toujours une bonne raison pour changer.

André Maurois

If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are....

If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

Jim Rohn

One person with a belief is equal....

One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests.

John Stuart Mill

The mystery of life is...

The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced

Art Van Der Leeuw

If builders built houses the way programmers built.....

If builders built houses the way programmers built programs, the first woodpecker to come along would destroy civilization.

Gerald Weinberg

Arguments over grammar and style are often.....

Arguments over grammar and style are often as fierce as those over IBM versus Mac, and as fruitless as Coke versus Pepsi and boxers versus briefs.

Jack Lynch

Passé, présent, futur.....

Passé, présent, futur; savons-nous toujours où nous sommes?

Angélique Planchette

Il faut choisir, dans la vie, entre......

Il faut choisir, dans la vie, entre gagner de l'argent et le dépenser; on n'a pas le temps de faire les deux.

Edouard Bourdet

The time comes upon every public man when....

The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.

Abraham Lincoln

New Brunswick is the third-most industrialized province in the country...

New Brunswick is the third-most industrialized province in the country, so the manufacturing sector is really a foundation of the provincial economy.

David Plante

The province (New-Brunswick) should consider....

The province (New-Brunswick) should consider allowing more people to travel for hospital care at smaller centres.

Mike Murphy
Former New-Brunswick health minister

The way to sustain health care is not necessarily through.....

The way to sustain health care is not necessarily through another reform, New Brunswickers are reform fatigued on health care and a variety of issues. But they are not fatigued on being heard and giving direction.

Mike Murphy
Former New-Brunswick health minister

You've just met the perfect woman/man. They're sweet but sexy, make...

You've just met the perfect woman/man. They're sweet but sexy, make you laugh until you fall over, and have baby blue eyes that make you think of bad poetry about the ocean. But they were dumped in their last relationship -- so is it buyer beware?

CTV Edmonton
Article: Men like their women dumped, study says

They walk away thinking they've done....

They walk away thinking they've done the job of thawing the pies, when in fact they've started a fire.

Bill Lawlor

The number of people who have died in residential fires are.....

The number of people who have died in residential fires are on the rise in Atlantic provinces.

The total of 33 in 2010 was more than double the numbers of fire-related deaths in 2009.

We've seen a lot of trauma and illness....

I've been a medic and firefighter over 20 years, and in our job, we've seen a lot of trauma and illness. Bringing laughter is so important. It reduces stress for the whole family … laughter is the best medicine.


Steve Islava