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Calgary Real Estate - invest or not invest?

Friday, June 29th, 2007 posted by SkGold

For the last couple years the Calgary Real Estate market has been very hot, or maybe it’s better to say “on fire”. The people who invested in Calgary Real Estate two years ago and have now sold their property have made from about $100,000 to $200,000 or maybe even more. So… is the Calgary Real Estate market still hot? Is it still a good time to invest in Calgary Real Estate?

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Well, lets take a look at some statistics first. These numbers were taken from the Calgary Real Estate Board statistics report for May 2007 and for May 2006. Read the rest of this article »

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Blu-Ray Going Blockbuster Big

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 posted by Bizman

According to the folks at Blockbuster, Blu-Ray rentals outsell high definition DVD rentals. As such, they’re investing and boosting their Blu-Ray inventory to over 1700 discs.

Currently only about 250 out of 8,000 stores worldwide offer the Blu-Ray option.  As sales grow, Blockbuster will expand that number.

So what’s the advantage?  Standard HD-DVD versus Blu-Ray?

Sony’s Blu-Ray creation offers crisper images, sharper colors and by far a better picture.  Read the rest of this article »

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Oops: Calgary Sprays Pesticide Free Park

Thursday, June 14th, 2007 posted by Mtbrider

Location of Killarney Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

In a twist of irony that’s almost typical of Calgary, the city declared Killarney Park as it’s most recent pesticide free green space. And then it applied herbicides.

Under a seven year pilot program, Killarny was one of five parks chosen to be pesticide free. The program was developed to reduce chemical usage in Calgary’s parks. The chosen few were picked based on community interest and volunteer level for maintenance.

Chemicals are replaced with natural measures: composting, aeration, and turf maize are among the natural remedies to dandelion infestations, according to Robin McLeod, the president of the Coalition for a Healthy Calgary. Read the rest of this article »

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