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It was December 2, 2007 since I’ve emptied the “trash” folder in my Eudora program. I remember vividly, because I blogged about it to remind me!

Since then - 148 days later .. it would seem that I have averaged 129,199/148 =~ 873 spam trashy emails per day. That’s interesting to me, because everytime I check to see how many emails I received in any given day it is well over 1,100 count. That would seem to me that my filter is routing a lot of other garbage all over the place, or I ignore or there really is about 200 emails per day of sitemeter statistics, wordpress messages, spam karma 2 messages, moderation notices and comment tracking. I think I really deal with 50-100 emails a day that I see that requires my attention or a reply back.

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What Is This Contest And Who Can Enter?

Blog Catalog, SOBCon08, and Authority Blogger have come together and put forth a contest offer that I couldn’t refuse to enter, with a deadline of March 31, 2008.

* About The Prizes …

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On Saturday, March 29 at 8pm millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour - symbolizing the need to take action on climate change. Join the Earth Hour movement by turning off lights between 8:00 – 9:00 pm on March 29, 2008. Climate change is the biggest environmental threat to our planet and the number one concern for Canadians. Participating in Earth Hour is a simple way to take stand in the cause for a better, greener earth.

Personally, I don’t think 1-hour on a Saturday Night once a year is going to make ANY difference at all, and I will NOT Be turning off my electricity during this time. However, I am always for having a greener earth and saving the environment, and recycling, and all of that .. and always personally trying to reduce power consumption if I can. And, not only because there’s a motivation to reducing my Hydro bill each month … It just takes two seconds to turn off a computer each night. And, for the 10 minutes it takes to reboot .. I just go make a fresh pot of coffee in the morning!

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The following is now available on the CRA Web site:

News release

Ottawa, Ontario, March 27, 2008… Quick Access for individuals, a new e-service which provides basic tax information for Canadians Online, was launched today by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

Quick Access provides individuals with fast, easy and secure access to basic personal tax and benefit account information without having to telephone the CRA.

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The following is now available on the CRA Web site:

Did you know…

That as a student, you may be able to claim a tax credit for the tuition fees you paid for post-secondary level courses you attended during the year? You may also be able to claim an education amount of $400 as a full-time student and $120 as a part-time student for each whole or part month you were enrolled in a qualifying program. In addition, you may be able to claim the non-refundable textbook credit to help with the cost of your textbooks.

You may also be eligible to claim moving expenses, child care expenses, and a tax credit for interest paid on your student loans, as well as the non-refundable tax credit for public transit passes.

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To confirm a previous ‘tax tip’ news release … the following is now available on the CRA Web site:

Did you know…

That for 2007, you may be able to claim the fees paid for physical fitness programs for your children under the age of 16 at the beginning of the year? The children’s fitness tax credit provides parents with an annual credit of up to $500 per child to help cover the cost of their child’s physical fitness programs or sporting activities fees. Under proposed legislation, if the child qualifies for the disability amount and is under the age of 18 at the beginning of the year, you may be able to claim an additional $500 credit.

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The following is now available on the CRA Web site:

News Release:

Ottawa, Ontario, March 19, 2008… In keeping with the spirit of Fraud Prevention Month, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is reminding the public that winners of sweepstakes and lotteries in Canada do not have to pay fees and taxes in order to claim their prizes.

The CRA has issued warnings in the past about scams in which individuals are informed they have won a large sum of money in a lottery or sweepstakes, usually from a foreign country. The individual is usually contacted by a legitimate-sounding financial institution claiming that it has a bank draft from a foreign sweepstakes company that is payable to him or her. The individual is told that, in order to receive the prize, they must first pay part of the taxes allegedly owed on the prize amount.

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

Ottawa, March 14, 2008
2008-028

The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today introduced legislation in the House of Commons to implement key measures from Budget 2008. The bill also includes language to protect the Government’s fiscal plan from the effects of Bill C-253.

“Budget 2008 is a plan that is prudent, focused and responsible in this period of economic uncertainty,” said Minister Flaherty. “The bill being tabled today will benefit all Canadians with measures such as the new Tax-Free Savings Account. It will also protect the fiscal framework from a Private Member’s bill that risks plunging the federal government back into deficit.”

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Since I’m updating my blog with amusing slideshows .. I’ve added ANOTHER new powerpoint slideshow to my … “1-800-HART’s PowerPoint Slideshow Page”

STRANGE SCULPTURES

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I’ve added a new powerpoint slideshow to my … “1-800-HART’s PowerPoint Slideshow Page”

FALKIRK WHEEL, SCOTLAND

Extraordinary Invention of Scotland, finished in 2002 ..

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