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Boys are often viewed as “Defective Girls” in the public school system, according to author Christina Hoff Sommers, who has three suggestions for what schools can do to help boys succeed: 1) bring back recess, 2) turn boys into readers, and 3) work with the young male imagination. “Of the children diagnosed with ADHD, 75%… Continue Reading

TODAY is Friday the 13th (again) and the last school day before spring break.  Of much lesser importance (to a couple of my children anyway), today is school report card day. My husband and I used to love it when my kids brought their report cards home. It was exciting to see how they were… Continue Reading

An interesting development in the Canadian uranium sector from Reuters this morning; as part of the Canada-EU free trade agreement, Canada has agreed to ease foreign ownership restrictions on Canadian uranium mines.  Currently foreign mining companies cannot own more than 49% of producing Canadian uranium mines, but that is about to change claims Reuters.  Note… Continue Reading

Andrew Ross Sorkin’s Dealbook (The New York Times) is out with a new article on the latest betting scheme being proposed by Wall Street; a market to buy and sell real financial interests in entertainment stars.  Fantex Holdings announced today that it will open a marketplace in the US where investors can trade an interest in the… Continue Reading

I was scared to death. I thought I was going to cry. Polls say people would rather be dead than speak in public. Seinfeld joked that a guy giving a eulogy would rather be in the coffin. I’ve given 100s of talks but last week I wanted to die before I went on stage. I… Continue Reading

What did you do this weekend? It’s a common enough Monday morning question. It usually involves recounting your adventures or answering with few monosyllabic words followed by a hollow, apathetic shrug. Then you ask the same, and get the same response. Meh all ‘round. It’s a very superficial conversation, if it can be even called… Continue Reading

President Clinton and Frank Giustra’s Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership released a beautiful short film about their Chakipi Distribution Network which has empowered women in Peru to start “last mile distribution enterprises.” President Clinton commented, “At the Enterprise Partnership, we know that when women can participate in an economy, the entire community benefits.” Mr. Giustra tells… Continue Reading

They say a good score for a Vancouver junior miner might be five million. For a Calgary oil man, $50 million. But for a Silicon Valley promoter, the stakes are the highest. Look at Oracle CEO Larry Elison, with a net worth of $41 billion, stemming from enterprise software. Oracle is buying ads on Youtube… Continue Reading

Here’s an interesting story from last week’s 60 Minutes on the medical marijuana industry in Colorado. Correspondent Steve Kroft visits with entrepreneurs and lawmakers within the booming bud business in the rocky mountain state, shining a light on the fact that although the citizens of Colorado clearly don’t have a problem with regulated marijuana, the… Continue Reading

Karnalyte Resources Inc. (TSX: KRN) today announced that they are proceeding to the construction permitting process for their Wynyard Carnallite Project in Saskatchewan. The company says the have the backing of their Indian strategic partner to move forward regardless of conflict in the the potash markets. “Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals (“GSFC”) is of the… Continue Reading

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Developments in the potash cartel saga continues as rumours are confirmed that 21.75%-owner of OAO Uralkali, Russian tycoon, Suleiman Kerimov is trying to sell his stake in the company.  The value of the sale is estimated at around $3.5 billion.  This comes after Uralkali left the Belarusian Potash Co (BPC) cartel followed by the Belarusian’s… Continue Reading

The Belarusian/Russian potash conflict continues to deepen after the Belarusian government detained OAO Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner on Monday.  Russia has officially responded to the actions taken by Belarus by ordering Russian oil companies to cut oil exports to Belarus by one quarter.  Uralkali Chairman, Suleiman Kerimov, has been cited by Belarusian authorities as potentially… Continue Reading

Pacific Potash (PP:TSXV) announced today that it intends to merge with Cowley Mining Plc to create the second largest landholder in the Amazonas potash basin, similar in size to Petrobras and Brazil Potash.  The two also intend to raise up to $12 million in equity (120 million units at $0.10 per unit).  Cowley owns strategic land… Continue Reading