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Monthly Archives: December 2009
2009 – A Year in Review
Highlights After the worst recession in 60 (some odd) years, the world economy, should expand into 2010 and that’s great news for most of us. As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, trade around the world is on the mend and most of the world’s major economies are recovering – for now anyway. Asia is [...]
Avoid making 5 mistakes while refinancing your existing mortgage
This is a guest article from the great people at Mortgagefit.com. If a considerable amount of your monthly income is going towards paying the interest on your mortgage, then you can consider refinancing your home loan, especially when youíre paying a comparatively high interest rate as compared to the current market rate. However, often borrowers [...]
Harper Spotting (Part 2)
Thank Tim Roebuck for this latest submission. Seems that one of Stephen Harper’s relatives may have tried his hand in acting. Tim claims this is one of many test shots for the sitcom “Family Ties.” The actor, John Handsgood, who was up for the part of the father bears a striking resemblance to the current [...]
Harper Spotting!
Well it looks like one of our more astute readers has come through for us. As all our readers know we hold a daily contest for the best Harper look alikes. We receive thousands of submissions a month, but we finally received one worthy of a posting. Neil Anderson sent in this shot he found [...]
Who’s Teaching Who?
Our loyal readership is going to realize that we are not usually one to comment on such trivial affairs of pop culture. But, we are going to break that vow of silence by weighing in on the matter and join the ranks of lesser “entertainment” related blogs. So if you’ve been watching the news chances [...]
Harper likes China. Also: kittens
Just came across this too.
China, Canada to Increase Tourism
Just a quick note to point you in the direction of that Bloomberg article. On the eve of the Winter Olympics it looks like the Prime Minister is off in China renewing agreements to increase mineral resources trades between the two countries. He also apparently signed another one that will help address climate change. Is [...]
Canadian and China Turn to Alternative (Economic) Cure
This should be filed under “They Can’t Be Serious.” Oh, but they are very serious. Turns out both the Canadian and Chinese Government are turing to a very unlikely source to help start their economic engines again. And what could this possibly be? Little Glass Tigers. CCPIT has it on good authority that a Mr. [...]