Year: 2011

                              PDT, New York  The 2011 World’s 50 Best Bars list has been published, in partnership with sponsor Stolichnaya. This year, New York speakeasy PDT (“Please Don’t Tell”) took the top spot, with London hotel bars The Connaught and…

Many science fiction writers have explored what our society would be like if events happened differently in the past. But, what if inventions and innovations happened differently? Some of the innovations and inventions that have defined much of today’s society and our lifestyles date back to a long, long time ago.  It is these most…

Product sampling reaches 70 million American and 9 million Canadian consumers every quarter. According to a “Product Sampling Study” conducted by Arbitron and Edison Media Research, one-third of customers who sample a product, will buy the sampled product in the same shopping trip. In addition, 58% of those surveyed reported they would buy the product…

Business cards are by far the most common advertising and contact management tool used by businesses and entrepreneurs throughout the world.  Your business card has more impact on your business than most types of advertising. Despite this importance, if you’re like the average entrepreneur, chances are you’ve spent very little…

It was the belief and desire that home ownership is the best thing to do that drove millions of Americans to purchasing homes they could not afford. This blind desire to own a home, fuelled by the media and misunderstanding of the economics of home ownership significantly contributed to the…

The essence of innovation is the process of exploring new ways of doing things, new thoughts, and experimenting.  By this very act it can be said that one needs to let go of the known, safe and secure in order to risk failure of a new approach. It is a…

In the United States today, people think they own the land their house is built on, but unless they have the “Land Patent” on the land they in fact don’t own it. A “Land Patent” is the only form of perfect title available in the United States. A “Warranty Deed”…

Canadians Plan to Retire at 63 on Average – The title of the feed item According to a recent CIBC poll conducted by Harris/Decima, the average Canadian plans to retire at 63. The poll also shows that as Canadians draw closer to retirement they become less optimistic about achieving their…

What happens if the company you hire to protect you against fraud and information theft is the one that helps deceive you? McAfee is one of the two computer security companies that dominate the marketplace. The other computer security company is Norton.  The vast majority of business and personal computers have…

Canadian Western Bank Senior Debt Rating is A(low) – The title of the feed item According to the Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS) based in Toronto, Canada, yesterday it has confirmed the Deposits & Senior Debt rating of Canadian Western Bank (CWB) at A (low) and its Subordinated Debt rating…