Archive for April, 2007

Advertiser Appreciation: March 2007

I have been posting around the week of the 10th of each month a “THANK-YOU” post, like this one, to all the advertisers from the previous month listed as at month end. That’s a permanent link in this blog, under the category heading which I call .. ‘Sponsor Appreciation’. I know it’s hard out there trying to figure out where to spend your advertising dollars .. and well .. THANKS for considering 1-8-0-0-H-A-R-T.

I have compiled a new advertising page for the HART-Empire Network of sites for your perusal.

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1-800-GOOGLE ? Sounds Like a Good Idea To Me! (and they don’t compete with 1-800-HART :D)

Heads up from: Curtiss Thompson over at 901am

Google Labs has launched their latest experiment; Google Voice Local Search. This is a free automated phone service that allows you to search for local businesses.

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Linking to the Canadian Federal and Provincial Budgets of 2007

* Canada Federal Budget 2007 - March 19, 2007

1800hart.com/blog/2007/03/highlights-of-the-2007-federal-budget/
1800hart.com/blog/2007/03/budget-2007-aspire-to-a-stronger-safer-better-canada/

The above are links to information about the Recent Canada Federal Budget. And, below are the basic basic links to the provincial budgets and websites!

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Upcoming Tax Treaty Negotiations with Spain

The following Notice of Tax Treaty Developments has just been posted on the Finance Canada Site.

April 4, 2007

Negotiations to update the income tax treaty between Canada and Spain will be held the week of April 16, 2007, in Madrid.

The purpose of this bulletin is to ensure that persons whose interests are affected have an opportunity to inform the government of any particular issues of double taxation that might be taken into account during the course of negotiations. The government is particularly interested in learning of any difficulties encountered by Canadians under the tax system of Spain.

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HART’s Media Consumption Diet

WARNING: Meme Ahead .. you know what that means! (I don’t spell check :p) [RAMBLE ON]

I was tagged by Starbucker a while ago … in a meme that was originally started by Jeremiah Owyang.

If you do a Google search asking what Media Consumption is .. a definition something like this pops up: … a phrase referring to an individual’s usage or consumption of specified media or a media vehicle

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Official International Reserves - March 2007

The following News Release or Speech has just been posted on the Finance Canada Site

Release at 8:15 a.m. EDT
Ottawa, April 4, 2007
2007-030

The Department of Finance announced today that Canada’s official international reserves increased by an amount equivalent to US$2,999 million during March to US$39,309 million.

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Tax Tip: Filing Electronically – It’s easy!

The following is now available on the CRA Web site:

Did You Know …

That millions of Canadians file their income tax return electronically every year? You can use NETFILE to send your return over the Internet to the Canada Revenue Agency or ask your tax preparer to use EFILE. If you prefer using a telephone, use the Agency’s TELEFILE filing service at 1-800-959-1110.

Filing your return electronically means that you don’t have to mail your return or send in your receipts, unless we ask to see them. You also get your refund quicker, in as little as eight business days!

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The Top 18 Classic Rock Albums Of All Time - Period!

Off-Topic: So here I am .. thinking that I haven’t burned a new CD for my car in about 2 years. So, I load my MusicMatch and start to ponder …

What Type Of Music Do I Want To Listen To?

Well .. then it hits me … How about all of songs from the Top 10 Greatest Albums of Time? Fortunately, my car stereo can play songs in .mp3 format .. so this “BURN” could actually fit 18 complete albums (including a double album) so I’ve extended this list to the Top 18+ Greatest Albums of All Time. Oh, and just in case the Country & Western Groupies and Rap Groupies and Pop Groupies want to argue that their favorite album isn’t on this list .. I will even go once again to modify my title to include only CLASSIC ROCK Albums that I grew up with!

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