Canada considers adopting Super Wi-Fi north of the border
Tech savvy Canadians may have only read about Super Wi-Fi, but if all goes well, the wireless Internet connection with a range spanning up to 100 kilometres may soon be coming north of the border.
Approved for use in the U.S., Super Wi-Fi is being carefully considered in Canada as demand for such a wireless connection continues to grow.
Super Wi-Fi is a very strong signal that can transmit through concrete structures while providing speeds of up to 22 megabits per second (up to par with speeds offered by Canada’s leading service providers).
source: yahoo news
Latest MP3 Player or Just a Credit Card?
New MP3 Player has already come in the market which is no larger than a credit card and as thick as about four of them bundled together, this MP3 Player is definitely one of the skinniest audio players. You can slip it into a front shirt pocket and barely know it’s even there.
Lightweight and palm-size, the Card MP3 Player would be a good choice for runners if it’s put on a belt clip or a hand strap, although it is designed for any pocket to fit.
The Card MP3 Player’s good performance and ultraslim design make it the perfect on-the-go companion for anyone who just wants to listen to music on reasonable rates.
More Details:budgetgadget.com
Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/4 per cent and reiterates conditional commitment to hold current policy rate until the end of the second quarter of 2010
OTTAWA, Ontario, July 21, 2009 — The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is unchanged at 1/2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent.
The global economy has suffered an intense, synchronous recession and considerable excess supply has opened up. There are now increasing signs that economic activity has begun to expand in many countries in response to monetary and fiscal policy stimulus and measures to stabilize the global financial system. However, the recovery is nascent. Effective and resolute policy implementation remains critical to sustained global growth.
The dynamics of the recovery in Canada remain broadly consistent with the Bank’s medium-term outlook in its April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Stimulative monetary and fiscal policies, improved financial conditions, firmer commodity prices, and a rebound in business and consumer confidence are spurring domestic demand growth. However, the higher Canadian dollar, as well as ongoing restructuring in key industrial sectors, is significantly moderating the pace of overall growth.
Some of the early strength in domestic demand represents a bringing forward of household expenditures, which modestly alters the profile of growth over the projection period relative to the April MPR. The Bank projects that the economy will contract by 2.3 per cent in 2009 and then grow by 3.0 per cent in 2010 and 3.5 per cent in 2011, reaching production capacity in the middle of 2011.
Total CPI inflation declined to -0.3 per cent in June and should trough in the third quarter of this year before returning to the 2 per cent target in the second quarter of 2011 as aggregate supply and demand return to balance. Core inflation held up at 1.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2009. The Bank still expects core inflation to diminish in the second half of this year before gradually returning to 2 per cent in the second quarter of 2011.
While the underlying macroeconomic risks to the projection are roughly balanced, the Bank judges that, as a consequence of operating at the effective lower bound, the overall risks to its inflation projection are tilted slightly to the downside.
Conditional on the outlook for inflation, the target overnight rate can be expected to remain at its current level until the end of the second quarter of 2010 in order to achieve the inflation target. Consistent with this conditional commitment, the Bank will continue to conduct longer-term Purchase and Resale Agreements based on existing terms and conditions and according to the accompanying schedule.
The Bank retains considerable flexibility in the conduct of monetary policy at low interest rates, consistent with the framework outlined in the April MPR.
Information note:
A full update of the Bank’s outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be published in the MPR on 23 July 2009. The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 10 September 2009.
source: Bank of Canada
Arshad Warsi-Partying nowadays
Arshad Warsi the actor producer of Kaun Bola has become the most popular guy with his film team as he is turning the sets of his film Kaun Bola into one big party. Kaun Bola is his maiden production also starring Dia Mirza and Boman Irani and is directed by Kabir Kaushik.
A co-star reveals, “Arshad’s room turns into a banquet after the day’s shoot is over. He surely knows how to beat stress after a tiring day of work. Arshad’s room is stocked with food and drinks and all his co-stars in the film turn up at his room every day after shooting.”
Everyone would land up in his room post the shoot to unwind and it would end up as one big party almost every day.
Arshad states in this regard with a smile, “It looks like I have taken care of my Kaun Bola cast and crew pretty well.”
Kaun Bola is being made under Arshad’s banner Shooting Star and is almost complete with only one song that remains to be shot. “I am completely satisfied by the look of it. The performances of actors like Dia Mirza and Boman Irani are brilliant. It has been shot entirely in London. I am only waiting for the audience reaction now,” says Arshad.
source:realbollywood.com
Beauty Tips for Summer
Sunscreen formula
For getting tan on the skin, don’t choose to go to the sun. The tan will happen naturally. It will take a little bit of time. If you expose yourself to the sun, the skin will be damaged. Due to its effects, you may experience sunburn, wrinkles, etc. During hot days, you may apply a hydrating toner in place of moisturizer. It will soothe your skin.
Drink water
Water is essential for your body. It hydrates the skin and maintain glow and moisture of the skin. Whenever, moving outside carry a bottle of water. Drink at least 8 to 9 glasses of water daily. In every half an hour drink good quantity of water. It washes out toxins form the body and makes the skin fresh and hydrates.
Remove sunburn
For removing sunburn, use aloe vera extract or lotions on the skin. It will relax the skin and remove the sunburn. For treating sunburn overnight, apply a cream that is made of zinc.
Exfoliation
Exfoliation is necessary for removing the dead skin cells from your skin. During summer lots of dirt and oil are found on the skin. All these things would be eliminated if you choose a good scrub and apply it on the skin.
Hat and sunglass
These are two essential items, you must not forget during summer days. Wearing hat and sunglass, you can protect the skin from sun damage. Your eyes will also get benefits from the damaging effects of the sun.
source:beautytipshub.com
Vegetarian or Non Vegetarian,which is better?
There is a wide debate as to whether it is better to be a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian. People in either camp have pretty much dug their heels in swearing by the benefits of being a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian respectively.
It is a fact that people who eat non vegetarian diet are more aggressive and swaggering and vegetarians are just the opposite. The quarrel cited is that vegetarians have a cleaner body and fresher breath.
Non- veg has a compound molecular structure and when it ends up in our blood stream, its pungent taste might reflect in love juices.
Taking heavy on non-veg can lead to blocked arteries that pump blood to the heart and the genitals. Eating vegetables also keeps one lighter and slimmer, translating into a positive feeling about one’s body.
Lastly, non veg consumers give off the image of a selfish human who forfeit other animals for his hunger.
A vegetarian, on the other hand, might end up high on the attraction meter as he appears calm and sympathetic. For a great love life, then, it pays to be a veggie.
Note:Eat whatever you feel like.
What is the difference between Flu and Cold?
Both the flu and the common cold are respiratory illnesses but caused by different pathogens. These two types of illnesses have symptoms that are similar to flu. Therefore it is difficult to differentiate between them just by looking at the symptoms alone.
The illness due to flu is worse than the common cold with the symptoms such as fever, body aches, extreme tiredness, headache, congestion and cough.
The common cold is milder than the flu with the symptoms of sore throat, runny or stuffy nose. Fever is uncommon in adults, but children can develop fever with cold. With the cold, patients do not get serious health issues such as pneumonia, bacterial infections, or hospitalizations.
Most of the times, the common cold symptoms can make people feel sick for a few days, but flu symptoms can make people quite ill for a few days to weeks. The flu can also result in serious health problems including pneumonia and hospitalizations.
Cold symptoms can last for about a week and first three days when you have cold symptoms you are contagious. When cold symptoms do not improve after a week, it may be a bacterial infection, therefore antibiotics are necessary.
Both cold and flu viruses are transmitted through the mucous membranes of your nose, eyes, or mouth. Therefore, every time you touch your hand to one of these areas, you can be infected.
source:differencebetween.net
Happy Canada Day
Happy Canada Day!
May God Bless Everybody!
Everyone should be successful & live long happily.
Want to save Gas……….Take Good Care of your Car
Fill up with a lower-octane gasoline. Buy the lowest grade or octane of gasoline that is appropriate for your car. Unless your car requires premium gasoline, filling up your car with high-octane fuel is a waste of money. That pricey premium fuel won’t boost your car’s fuel economy or performance in the least, so skip it.
Don’t top off. Don’t bother topping off when filling your car’s gas tank. Any additional gas is just going to slop around or seep out. Why waste your money paying for gas your car won’t use? Stop pumping at the first indication that your tank is full when the automatic nozzle clicks off.
Tighten up that gas cap. Gas will evaporate from your car’s gas tank if it has an escape. So be sure to tighten up that gas cap each time you fuel up your car.
Go for the shade. The hot summer sun that makes the inside of your car feel like a sauna also zaps fuel from your gas tank.So park your car in the shade of a building or tree whenever possible. And buy a good windshield shade. A windshield shade blocks sunlight and helps to keep heat out of the inside of your car.
Use your garage for your car. Got a garage? Clear it out and make room for your car. Parking in your garage will help your car stay warm in winter and cool in summer, and you won’t have to depend as much on your gas-guzzling air-conditioning or defroster when you drive.
Pump up your tires. Don’t get caught driving on under inflated tires. Under inflated tires wear down more quickly and they also lower your car’s gas mileage.Your car’s gas mileage may plummet by as much as 15 percent. Driving on under inflated tires may also reduce the life of your tires by 15 percent or more.
Check your tire pressure once a month. Buy a digital gauge and keep it in your glove box. Compare the pressure in your tires with the recommended pressure listed in your owner’s manual and on the placard in your car door. Then inflate your tires as needed. Be sure to check tire pressure when your tires are cold. A good time is early in the morning after your car’s been idle overnight.
Keep your engine in tune. Fixing a car that is out of tune or has failed an emissions test can boost gas mileage by about 4 percent. So be sure to give your car regular tune-ups. You’ll also want to watch out for worn spark plugs. A misfiring spark plug can reduce a car’s fuel efficiency by as much as 30 percent.
Replace air filters. Keep a close eye on your engine’s air filter. When the engine air filter clogs with dirt, dust and bugs, it causes your engine to work harder and your car becomes less fuel-efficient. Replacing a clogged air filter could improve your gas mileage by as much as 10 percent and save you 15 cents a gallon. It’s a good idea to have your engine air filter checked at each oil change.
Use the right oil. You can improve your car’s gas mileage by 1 percent to 2 percent by using the manufacturer’s recommended grade of motor oil. Opt for motor oil with the words “energy conserving” on the API performance label. This oil contains friction-reducing additives.
Don’t skimp on maintenance. Be serious about auto care. Your car’s performance depends on it.
source:bankrate.com
Thought of the day……
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
Beleieve me it works.