I wrote this letter in support of Executive Responsibilities taught by Reg Litz at the Asper School of Business this past winter:

When students are exposed to topics such as ethics, and responsibilities, it is too easy to view them in a detached manner, much as one would view a documentary on Enron or the global financial meltdown. I personally ( Read more... )

I’m reposting this as it has some great stuff for Manitoban’s to be proud of, and I think as we move into election season, it becomes more and more relevant. As a Real Estate investor, I look favourably on this as confirmation that Manitoba is a great place to continue investing in in the long term.

Cian

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All the responses to the 2011/12 ( Read more... )

re: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ianmcowie/100010127/a-tax-based-alternative-to-the-alternative-vote/

The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay £1.
The sixth would pay £3.
The seventh would pay £7.
The eighth would pay £12.
The ninth would pay £18.
And the tenth man (the richest) would pay £59.

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But, ( Read more... )

For those of you who may wipe your android phones, or develop on them, you may find that at some point you've forgotten to save your APN information.  You can either call MTS to get this, or search Google, and find it here:

Name: MTS

APN: sp.mts

Proxy: Not Set

Port: Not Set

Username: Not Set

Password: Not Set

Server: Not Set
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The text below is from an inspirational speech I recently gave at Toastmasters. It was intended to be only 2 minutes long, however I went over just by a bit. I think it's important to share this with you, feel free to pass it on.


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A couple weeks ago I got sent this link, which would allow one to order the cover you see below. I tried to order it, but to no avail, it said it was not available.  I though, well let's wait until after Dec 6, and see what happens.  Turns out, the cover itself holds a little irony, as it simply does not exist if you search for it from North ( Read more... )

Originally published at Somewhere Real. You can comment here or there.

I did this presentation on Monday night, at the Winnipeg REIN meeting.  I’ve included the slides here: Work Smart. In this video I speak about the analytical funnel, the 3 pillars of real estate profit, and how to minimize the amount of time you spend analyzing properties ( Read more... )

Originally published at Somewhere Real. You can comment here or there.

So Rapid Transit in Winnipeg is a hot topic lately. At the moment there’s a debate on about the benefits of Bus Rapid Transit vs. Light Rail Transit. Many people I’ve spoken to think that the plans (if you can call them that) for either side of the debate still fall short of what ( Read more... )

Originally published at Somewhere Real. You can comment here or there.


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