HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
I hope you are as prepared as these two enthusiasts!
I wonder who will get more treats and who will do more tricking.
Bets are on for Dorothy in the wig for more treats.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
EVOLUTION, TIMING, IMPACT
Economy to rebound by 2010: Bank of Canada
Thu Oct 23, 10:41 AMThe Canadian Press
By The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - The economy is in good shape to weather a global recession, although growth will be anemic for the next six months, the Bank of Canada said Thursday.
In its fall Monetary Policy Report, the bank said Canada's economic growth will be sluggish through the first quarter of next year, but will then start to pick up and will hit 3.4 per cent in 2010. It predicted real economic growth of 0.6 per cent this year and next.
It said lower world demand, lower commodity prices and tight credit will all contribute to sluggish growth.
The weaker Canadian dollar, however, will help, by lowering the cost of the country's exports and making them more attractive to foreign customers.
The report said inflation will stay below two per cent through 2010.
The central bank, which cut its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point this month, says another cut is likely.
The report said the world is entering a "mild recession" and the United States, wracked by the sub-prime mortgage situation, is already in recession.
Canada is not immune, the bank said, but it is bolstered by a strong financial system.
"The weaker outlook for global demand will increase the drag on the Canadian economy coming from exports," the report said. "Lower commodity prices will also dampen the outlook, working though a deterioration in Canada's terms of trade to moderate domestic demand growth.
"The marked tightening in Canadian credit conditions in recent weeks will restrain business and housing investment."
The report predicts a modest decline in housing prices and in household net worth, due to declines in housing equity. Consumer spending will also be lower than earlier predicted, as people adjust to harder times.
Consumers are also going to borrow less, the bank said.
The bank warned, though, that its forecasts are subject to greater uncertainty than usual, as the world grapples with what it called "the deepest, broadest and most persistent financial crisis in decades."
"The bank judges that the risks are roughly balanced around its revised base-case project for inflation in Canada - a base case that now incorporates the recent intensification of the global financial crisis, a mild global recession and the measures that have been taken to resolve the crisis.
"The evolution of the financial crisis, its impact on the global economy and the timing of the effect of the various extraordinary measures being taken to address it post significant risks to the inflation prediction on both the upside and the downside."
In its fall Monetary Policy Report, the bank said Canada's economic growth will be sluggish through the first quarter of next year, but will then start to pick up and will hit 3.4 per cent in 2010. It predicted real economic growth of 0.6 per cent this year and next.
It said lower world demand, lower commodity prices and tight credit will all contribute to sluggish growth.
The weaker Canadian dollar, however, will help, by lowering the cost of the country's exports and making them more attractive to foreign customers.
The report said inflation will stay below two per cent through 2010.
The central bank, which cut its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point this month, says another cut is likely.
The report said the world is entering a "mild recession" and the United States, wracked by the sub-prime mortgage situation, is already in recession.
Canada is not immune, the bank said, but it is bolstered by a strong financial system.
"The weaker outlook for global demand will increase the drag on the Canadian economy coming from exports," the report said. "Lower commodity prices will also dampen the outlook, working though a deterioration in Canada's terms of trade to moderate domestic demand growth.
"The marked tightening in Canadian credit conditions in recent weeks will restrain business and housing investment."
The report predicts a modest decline in housing prices and in household net worth, due to declines in housing equity. Consumer spending will also be lower than earlier predicted, as people adjust to harder times.
Consumers are also going to borrow less, the bank said.
The bank warned, though, that its forecasts are subject to greater uncertainty than usual, as the world grapples with what it called "the deepest, broadest and most persistent financial crisis in decades."
"The bank judges that the risks are roughly balanced around its revised base-case project for inflation in Canada - a base case that now incorporates the recent intensification of the global financial crisis, a mild global recession and the measures that have been taken to resolve the crisis.
"The evolution of the financial crisis, its impact on the global economy and the timing of the effect of the various extraordinary measures being taken to address it post significant risks to the inflation prediction on both the upside and the downside."
CUT COST & SAVE THE EARTH
With energy prices rising yearly and the critical NEED to lessen our carbon footprints becoming more vital, new products are surfacing all the time to help us change how much we pay out and how little impact we leave behind.
One product that caught my attention because I hate sacrificing style for our mother earth, sorry to say but true, is THE VISION by ECOSMART fire. It is a modern fireplace that "burns clean and is virtually maintenance free".
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
LIFE ON CANVAS
“Memories play an important part in my art, as for me, light and color have always been tactile experiences; something to do with the senses and inevitably with memories…"Be sure to check out www.artbymario.ca for more information.
WHERE TO INQUIRE:
MARIO
Tel: 403.618.1235
AS SEEN AT THE FOLLOWING LISTING:
36 ROSEVIEW DRIVE N.W.
MLS# C3344302
Monday, October 6, 2008
Wallpaper...The Revival!
If you still think paper is best utilized in the office...
THINK AGAIN!
Paper is proving that it does have a place on our walls again with the introduction of sophisticated patterns, innovative textures and contemporary designs.
CHOICES:
Graham & Brown
HOW TO:
This pool might be bigger/Than you or I know! ~ MCELLIGOT'S POOL
I was very excited to see that the work of Dr. Seuss was to be on display and I hope you are too. My favorite book is McElligot's Pool, what's yours?DR. SEUSS
LIFETIME RETROSPECTIVE
ART TOUR & SALE
OCTOBER 2 - 14, 2008
Artevo and the Calgary Herald Presents Dr. Seuss Lifetime Retrospective Art Tour. The Show includes the Secret Art of Dr. Seuss, exclusive to Artevo Galleries for the first time in Canada. Running from October 2nd through the 14th at Artists of the World.
WHERE TO GO:
ARTISTS OF THE WORLD
514 -11th AVE SW
http://www.artevo.com/art-dr-seuss.asp
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