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Friday, May 28, 2010

Visit to Grosse-Ile

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FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010 Bonjour from Quebec City Well, Sixteeners, today I took a boat ride to Grosse-Ile. That's the place where the I...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

More from Quebec City

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2010 Hello again from Quebec City It's been unusually hot and humid in the Quebec capital. We had thunderstorms l...
Monday, May 24, 2010

Happy Victoria Day

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MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010 Queen Victoria was born on this day in 1819. Her full name was Alexandrina Victoria. It's a good thing she went b...
Sunday, May 23, 2010

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SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2010 QUOTE OF THE DAY "The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind...
Friday, May 21, 2010

Some Events in the Year 1927

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FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2010 On this day in 1927, Charles Lindbergh touched down in Paris after completing the world's first solo nonstop flig...
Thursday, May 20, 2010

John Stuart Mill and free speech

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THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2010 "If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Jackie, JFK and Marilyn Monroe

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MAY 19, 2010 On this day in 1994, former U.S. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died of lymphoma at the age of 64. Here are my reflect...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010

On Leadership

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TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010 QUOTE OF THE DAY "Leadership has a moral dimension that power does not. Power is manipulative. It is the expl...
Sunday, May 16, 2010

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SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2010 QUOTE OF THE DAY "Time heals griefs and quarrels for we change and are no longer the same persons. Neither the...
Friday, May 14, 2010

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FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2010 QUOTE OF THE DAY "Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain i...
Thursday, May 13, 2010

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THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010 QUOTE OF THE DAY "It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without de...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

1870: Manitoba joins Confederation

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2010 QUOTE OF THE DAY "If one tells the truth, one is sure, sooner or later, to be found out." - Oscar Wi...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

National Bird for Canada

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TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2010 QUOTE OF THE DAY "Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you ...
Monday, May 10, 2010

Vernal Bay

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MONDAY, MAY 10, 2010 - I hope you had a good weekend. Here in Toronto, it has been cold and rainy. However, we are into the merry month of M...
Sunday, May 9, 2010

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SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2010 - A Happy Mother's Day to all mothers today, especialy to my own mother - Frances Lima. Today is the birtday of on...

Photo of Toronto skyline at night

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The skyline of Toronto
Saturday, May 8, 2010

About Number 16 - First blog entry

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Number 16 is a brand new blog. It is a work in progress. My name is Joanne Madden and I am from Toronto, Canada. I have many interests and i...