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Re: NSA of Canada Funds Report For 2009

randyburns — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:45:56 -0000

The annual report has a Treasurer's report which probably includes everything you have on Canada and perhaps a bit more. Its in PDF format if you want me to send it to you. I'm not sure that US laws require the same things as Canadian laws, but it used to be that Baha'is could inspect the actual details of the financials at a Chicago law firm (per US law). Of course you had to travel to Chicago to do this.

Randy

Re: NSA of Canada Funds Report For 2009

randyburns — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:52:35 -0000

If the property was sold for six million then there might have been loans to be paid off.

If that is the case then the 3 plus million may represent the amount that should be on line 4600 and it was put on the previous line by mistake. No way to tell since neither amount is included in the total below.

Do you know when the last semester was at the school? The admin salaries could include school employees or the employees and staff of other institutions that they may support. In the US report this is probably listed under General Administration expense and totals $16 million including the publishing trust (about one million).

Cheers, Randy

Re: NSA of Canada Funds Report For 2009

randyburns — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:13:08 -0000

Baquia

I would assume that the assets sold were the amount from the selling of the property of the Baha'i school. Was this the year that this property was sold? If so then there was probably a lien or mortgage on the property that would need to be paid off, the balance would be "net proceeds."

Cheers, Randy

Re: No One Knows About Persian Cats

randyburns — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:22:51 -0000

Meanwhile the Baha'i Administrative order is getting what it wants. Publicity and new enrollments in the US and probably other western countries. Just wait until the end of Baha'i year for the announcements and the crowing.

Cheers, Randy

Re: Towards a New Economic System

randyburns — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:40:34 -0000

Hi Masud

I take Moore seriously as a film maker, therefore I take his exploration of the human condition and of human nature seriously. Human nature under lies all issues that affect human life. I doubt that I will agree with Michael Moore's economics view at all, I'm sure they are naive, however he uncovers the reasons why things are as they are. This uncovering allows us to explore ways and means of changing the way things are. The way of change always lies in the transformation of the human condition itself vis-a-vis change in human actualities in realizing hidden potential. This is the essence of what Baha'u'llah teaches in the Iqan.

Cheers, Randy

Re: Towards a New Economic System

randyburns — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:06:23 -0000

Michael Moore is a great film maker and a wonderful student of human nature, but for Baha'is the essential question is : are human elites helping people or helping themselves? Where do you find human elites willing to sacrifice their own well being for others? If you find them Baha'is should join them.

Cheers, Randy