FOR MUSIC LOVERS

 THIS IS QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST INCREDIBLE MUSIC E-MAIL I'VE EVER SEEN.  AFTER CLICKING ON AN ARTIST, LOOK TO SEE ALMOST ALL OF THEIR FAMOUS WORKS, THEY ARE THERE FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE.  ENJOY AND PASS THIS ON.

1)  Elvis Presley    2) Roy Orbison    3) Beatles    4) Abba    5) Bee Gees    6) Michael Jackson    7)John Lennon    8) Celine Dion    9)Frank Sinatra  10) Creedence Clearwater Revival  11) Julio Iglesias  12) Queen  13)Neil Diamond  14) Paul McCartney  15) Rolling Stones  16) Pink Floyd  17) Bruce Springsteen  18) Elton John  19)U2  20) George Harrison  21) Cliff Richard  22) Tina Turner  23)Bob Marley  24) Andrea Bocelli  25) Dire Straits  26) Barbra Streisand  27) Eagles  28) Madonna  29) Simon & Garfunkel  30)Ac/Dc  31) Bob Dylan  32)Dean Martin  33) Andr? Hazes  34) Tom Jones  35) Eric Clapton  36) John Denver  37) Eros Ramazzotti  38)Deep Purple  39) Led Zeppelin  40) Rod Stewart  41) Status Quo  42) Louis Armstrong  43) Fleetwood Mac  44)Bryan Adams  45) Jimi Hendrix  46) Barry White  47) Nat King Cole  48) Santana  49)Michael Buble  50) Gipsy Kings  51) David Bowie  52) Adriano Celentano  53) Robbie Williams  54) Charles Aznavour  55) Metallica  56)Doors  57) Shakira  58) Beach Boys  59) Cat Stevens  60)Bon Jovi  61) Ub40  62) Joe Cocker  63) Whitney Houston  64) Phil Collins  65) Enrique Iglesias  66) Ricky Martin  67) Ray Charles  68) K3  69)Zz Top  70) Van Morrison  71) Ringo Starr  72) Stevie Wonder  73) Gloria Estefan  74) Supertramp  75) Jethro Tull  76)Black Sabbath  77) Marco Borsato  78) Guns N? Roses  79) Neil Young  80) Chuck Berry  81) Billy Joel  82) Sting  83)Kinks  84)R.e.m  85) Laura Pausini  86) Genesis  87) Who  88) Monkees  89)Animals  90) Simple Minds  91)Prince  92) Aretha Franklin  93)B.b. King  94) Iron Maiden  95)Pearl Jam  96) Christina Aguilera  97) Alice Cooper  98) Depeche Mode  99) Nirvana100)  

Top 70 Songs:  1) Always On My Mind- Elvis Presley   2) Fernando- Abba   3) Dancing Queen- Abba   4) Oh Pretty Woman- Roy Orbison   5) Spanish Eyes- Elvis Presley   6) Are You Lonesome Tonight?- Elvis Presley   7) Chiquitita- Abba   8)Massachusetts- Bee Gees   9)Love Me Tender- Elvis Presley 10) Imagine- John Len non 11)Suspicious Minds- Elvis Presley 12)California Blue- Roy Orbison 13) My Way- Elvis Presley 14) Billie Jean- Michael Jackson 15) In Dreams- Roy Orbison 16) Blue Bayou- Roy Orbison 17) Only The Lonely- Roy Orbison 18) I Have A Dream- Abba 19) Yesterday- Beatles 20)Mamma Mia- Abba 21) Thriller- Michael Jackson 22)Amazing Grace- Elvis Presley 23) Unchained Melody- Roy Orbison 24) Can?t Help Falling In Love- Elvis Presley 25) Jailhouse Rock- Elvis Presley 26) Ave Maria- Celine Dion 27)And I Love You So- Elvis Presley 28) Blue Moon- Elvis Presley 29) Hey Jude- Beatles 30) I Started A Joke- Bee Gees 31) My Way- Frank Sinatra 32) Hotel California- Eagles 33) A Big Hunk O? Love- Elvis Presley 34)Bridge Over Troubled Water  Elvis Presley 35) The Winner Takes It All- Abba 36) Bad Moon Rising- Creedence Clearwater Revival 37) Ben- Michael Jackson 38) Waterloo- Abba 39) Stayin? Alive- Bee Gees 40) Words- Bee Gees 41) How Deep Is Your Love- Bee Gees 42) Crying- Roy Orbison 43) Blue Suede Shoes- Elvis Presley 44)Blue Christmas- Elvis Presley 45) Beat It- Michael Jackson 46) A Day In The Life- Beatles 47)Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen 48) Let It Be- Beatles 49)Only You- Roy Orbison 50) Sweet Caroline- Roy Orbison 51) A Hard Day?s Night- Beatles 52) Bad- Michael Jackson 53)Earth Song- Michael Jackson 54) Woman- John Len non 55) Imagine (live)- John Len non 56) Heal The World- Michael Jackson 57)Stand By Me- John Len non 58)Sweet Caroline- Neil Diamond 59) O Sole Mio- Andrea Bocelli 60) Bridge Over Troubled Water- Simon & Garfunkel 61) Man In The Mirror- Michael Jackson 62)Strangers In The Night- Frank Sinatra 63) Black Or White- Michael Jackson 64) Only You- John Len non 65) My Sweet Lord- George Harrison 66) What A Wonderful World- Louis Armstrong 67) 24 Horas- Julio Iglesias 68) Everybody Loves Somebody- Dean Martin 69) I Just Can't Stop Lovin You- Michael Jackson 70) Smooth Criminal- Michael Jackson

 

 

Open Society & George Soros

The Open Society Foundations, founded by George Soros, are the world’s largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights. We provide thousands of grants every year through a network of national and regional foundations and offices, funding a vast array of projects—many of them now shaped by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

George Soros Our History

HISTORY
George Soros, the founder of the Open Society Foundations, began his philanthropic work in 1979, funding scholarships for Black African university students in South Africa and for East European dissidents to study in the West. Today, his Foundations fund groups and projects in more than 120 countries.

Starting to Build a More Open World1979

Encouraging Dissent Behind the Iron Curtain1984

Supporting Democracy in China1986

Fostering Open Societies in the Former Soviet Bloc1989

Central European University Opens Its Doors1991

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MISSION
We believe that the solutions to the national, regional, and global challenges we face demand the free exchange of ideas and thought, and that everyone should have a voice in shaping the policies that affect them.

We therefore work to build vibrant and inclusive societies, grounded in respect for human rights and the rule of law, whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people.

We do this by supporting a diverse array of independent voices and independent organizations around the world—the civil society that provides a creative and dynamic link between the governing and the governed.

We have a special focus on supporting those who face discrimination purely for who they are, such as Europe’s Roma people, and for those who find themselves pushed to the margins of mainstream society—such as drug users, prisoners, or sex workers.

FINANCIALS
The Open Society Foundations are the largest private human rights funder in the world, working to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable to their people. Since its inception, the Open Society Foundations have had expenditures of more than $18 billion.

2020 Expenditures     

$235.9M    DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE                                       
$136.4M    ECONOMIC EQUITY AND JUSTICE                       
$145.1M    EDUCATION                                                               
$137.1M    EQUALITY AND ANTIDISCRIMINATION                
$128.5M    HEALTH AND RIGHTS                                               
$81.9M      HUMAN RIGHTS & INSTITUTIONS                        
$27.6M      INFORMATION AND DIGITAL RIGHTS                    
$23.6M      JOURNALISM                                                                
$84.3M      JUSTICE REFORM & THE RULE OF LAW                
$113.0M    CROSS-THEMATIC                                                        
$243.4M    OPERATIONS                                                                
$1356.7M  TOTAL                                                                            
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LEADERSHIP

George SorosFounder

George Soros launched his philanthropic work in South Africa in 1979. Since then he has given over $32 billion to fund the Open Society Foundations, which work in over 120 countries around the world.

Only Canadians Can Understand

 Thought you might find this amusing and interesting.

21 weird things that only Canadians can understand (msn.com)

21 weird things that only Canadians can understand 21 weird things that only Canadians can understand

Super Man

 

Michael Jordan

 

"Rule" "Freedom" "Reason"

The first book in English by Professor Sir Karl Popper was accepted for publication in London while Hitler’s bombs were falling, and was published in 1945 under the title “The Open Society and its Enemies”. The book was well received, but in this article Sir Karl questions whether his central theory of democracy (which he does not characterise as “the rule of the people”) has been understood.

MY THEORY of democracy is very simple and easy for everybody to understand. But its fundamental problem is so different from the age-old theory of democracy which everybody takes for granted that it seems that this difference has not been grasped, just because of the simplicity of the theory. It avoids high-sounding, abstract words like “rule”, “freedom” and “reason”. I do believe in freedom and reason, but I do not think that one can construct a simple, practical and fruitful theory in these terms. They are too abstract, and too prone to be misused; and, of course, nothing whatever can be gained by their definition.

Rule - a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct within a particular activity or sphere.

Freedom -  the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.

Reason -  the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic.

Herein lies the problem that Popper was trying to address...   these three words:  rule, freedom, and reason have specific definitions according the the dictionaries that I looked at...  but each of these definitions will be PERCEIVED differently by people for a variety of reasons.  Some of these reasons are:

• Influence of parent or guardian
• Geographic location
• Religious influences
• Adolescent environment
• Educators
• Heritage
• Ethnicity
• Gender

For instance, a generally accepted and valid personality questionaire is the MBTI and according to this indicator, my personality type is an INTJ...  INTJ's are only found in 1% of the general population...  which means not only are we rare, but we have a different perception of life and of words than most everybody else...

In other words, I understand these three words differently than you understand them. 

• Rule means something different to me than it does to you
• Freedom means something different to me than it does to you
• Reason means something different to me than it does to you

THEREFORE...

I see Democracy differently than you do...  which means that Popper was correct in his analysis that these three words UNDERMINE THE SUCCESS OF A DEMOCRACY...   and, what that means is that it is very difficult to implement a Democracy due to all the different perceptions of how our societies should be...

AND WHAT THIS MEANS is...   How do you control the masses?