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I accepted an international job early last month and I’m currently waiting for the “GREEN” light for my Chinese “Working” Visa, coming from the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa, ON. I began this morning, with 2 high school kids coming to my backyard, 2 hrs late, to take all of my construction items to t...
09/03/2010
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Having a Math/Science background, I used to play with my daughter's toys, especially her mechanical toys. I definitely want to meet this guy, while I'm in Beijing! I wonder if I can transform this transformer into a giant Jet Flying Ferrari that flys through their week long traffic jams i...
08/27/2010
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With the news that China has bumped Japan as the 2nd economic powerhouse in the world, it was time for me to make a decision! I hadn't looked falling back into my teacher role, after 6 years not teaching, except for some 1 or 2 “supply teaching” short-term jobs here in Canada. The “supply tea...
08/18/2010
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Today is a beautiful sunny & warm provincial holiday in New Brunswick, it’s New Brunswick Day! It’s celebrated every year on the 1st Monday of August, since 1976. Each year, the province picks a city for the official provincial ceremonies. This year the NB celebrations are in the Town of...
08/02/2010
Larry Estabrooks, an Independent REALTOR from Moncton, has a great representation of the New Housing starts comparison for Saint John, Moncton & Fredericton... ;>)) Moncton surges, Fredericton holds steady and Saint John slows down. My chart illustrates the end of June 2010 numbers supplied ...
07/29/2010
in Boston, MA I met more than a speeding light of FANTASTIC 90+ RainCamp BOSTON Attendees I met!!! All these people were here to learn and update their skills and contacts to the next level. I have put a list of most of the attendees that i collected business cards from. I put it in an ord...
07/28/2010
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This is a photo of a sunset I took today, here on Hwy 7, in Grand Bay-Westfield, NB. I didn't realize the mushroom cloud above it, until I downloaded the photo to my MacBook. ENJOY!
07/21/2010
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Sitting here today, I was thinking of creating better questions for my potential seller and I remembered from my education years about "Open-Ended" questions. What are "Open-Ended" questions? They are questions designed to elicit a full response from your potential seller. They are the opposit...
07/15/2010
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Have you heard the commercials for Priceline.com with Captain Kirk, aka "William Shatner"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBNL9xx3Ie0 Well, I got a platinum ac...
07/06/2010
Two years ago we had a problem, we had a small 4'X4' 2nd Floor Side Deck with a gigantic hole in it that needed to be torn down before one of us fell through it! We brought it down before we repainted our home. We had a red pine deck on the back yard of our home, that needed serious cleaning, s...
07/06/2010