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Frank O’Dea is a Canadian entrepreneur, humanitarian, author, and public speaker. O’Dea’s adolescence and young adulthood were filled with many hardships, being homeless and having to panhandle until he was able to live in 50-cent-a-night flop houses in Toronto’s bowery district where simply surviving was a challenge. After many years of struggling, and an abundant amount of hope and perseverance, O’Dea was able to overcome the impediments in his life, and, in 1975, he co-founded The Second Cup, … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

Nora Ephron (1941-2012) - Producer & Screenwriter Nora Ephron was an American journalist, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, producer, director, and blogger. A talented writer and director, Ephron is known for her successful romantic comedies, such as When Harry Met Sally (1989) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993). The daughter of writers, she grew up in Los Angeles, and went east to go to school at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Gifted with a sharp wit, Ephron first made her … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” Eleanor Roosevelt … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

Marvin Gaye (1939-1984) - Singer-Songwriter & Musician Marvin Gaye, born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Gaye helped to shape the sound of Motown Records in the 1960s with a string of hits including “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” and “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and duet recordings with Mary Wells and Tammi Terrell, later earning the titles “Prince of Motown” and “Prince of Soul.” During the 1970s, Gaye recorded the concept albums … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

“With discipline, dedication and diligence, you will achieve the goal.” Lailah Gifty Akita … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

Gordon Moore (1929- ) - Businessman & Philanthropist Gordon Moore, raised in Pescadero, California, received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1950 and a PhD in Chemistry and minor in Physics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1954. He completed his postdoctoral research at the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University in 1956. Moore joined Caltech alumnus William Shockley at the Shockley … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

“It's kind of fun to do the impossible.” Walt Disney Company … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

Barry White (1944-2003) - Producer, Composer & Singer Barry Eugene Carter, known as Barry White, was born in Galveston, Texas, and raised in the high crime areas of South Central Los Angeles. White’s musical influence came from listening to his mother’s classical music collection which he would then emulate it on the piano. His musical career began when he was in his late teens in the early 1960s, as part of different singing groups as well as having singles of his own. In the mid-1960s, … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” Abraham Lincoln … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day: