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Norma Armon: Lifelong Learner

February 24, 2012 To Start Something
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By Denise Lodge Norma Armon is living an amazing life. She currently holds two PhDs; co-owns a successful translation agency with her daughter; has been a professor, newspaper editor, and television producer; and has published multiple books and teleplays. However, Armon does not consider learning a limited endeavour; on the contrary, she sees in life [...]

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The Vegan Way to Better Health

November 16, 2011 To Start Something
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By Denise Lodge Three years ago, Ontarians Irene and Doug Vaughan received a somewhat alarming call from Doug’s doctor. Doug, who has had type-2 diabetes for forty years, was informed that his blood-draw numbers were worsening. Irene and Doug’s daughter told them about Dr. Neal Barnard’s book Reversing Diabetes, which advocates a vegan diet. In [...]

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Inspirational Lifelong Learning Quotes

October 15, 2011 To Start Something
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Inspired by our 50+ Scholarship, we’ve put together a list of inspirational lifelong learning quotes. If you’d like to use these pictures you can copy and paste the html text under the pictures. Click here more details on using and resizing these photos.

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Group Working on a Comprehensive History of Canadian Town

July 1, 2011 To Start Something
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A group has worked for 8 years to publish the comprehensive history of their local town in Ontario. Amid the mounds of research they find surprising facts about their ancestors.

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It’s Never Too Late to Travel the World

May 11, 2011 To Start Something
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Rick & Irene Butler are living their dream retirement as they spend much of their time travelling. They write and photograph their travels for magazines and have published their own book detailing their 1 year trip around the world.

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It’s Never Too Late to Learn to Love Public Speaking

May 11, 2011 To Start Something
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Madeleine joined Toastmasters and learned to love public speaking. She loves the entire process of writing, researching and interacting with an audience and challenges herself to enter a Humorous Speech Contest.

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It’s Never Too Late To Discover a New Career and Hobby

May 11, 2011 To Start Something
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Lura unexpectedly discovers a new career in crime scene body retrieval and a passion for medieval reenactments. Along the way she survives the loss of her daughter, regains her health and starts attending college.

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The 780km Journey to find Peace and Strength with a Parkinson’s Diagnosis

April 28, 2011 To Start Something
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By Jeanie Keogh She felt the earth move under her feet, walking 25km daily with a 22- pound knapsack on her back and in her hand a walking stick that tapped the ground every few steps. Hilary Whitmey covered nearly 250km of the Camino de Santiago, following yellow arrows and scallop shells painted on rocks, [...]

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12 Reasons Why People Procrastinate

March 18, 2011 To Start Something
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By Ranka Burzan Almost everyone procrastinates, even the most motivated ones. People procrastinate over household repairs, relationship matters, important legal matters and hundreds of other things. But the constant procrastination could interfere with your relationships, family and work. Most of us would like to overcome this troublesome habit, but not everyone is willing to commit [...]

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Embracing Change

March 4, 2010 To Start Something
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You’re never too old for an orthodontic adventure by Melody Wren Strategically placing elastics over certain brackets on my teeth is tricky the mornings that the arthritis in my right hand is playing up.  I am certain that the notion of arthritis and braces is a combination few orthodontists  considered years ago, however the number [...]

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