Archive : 2014

Big and small wood veneer projects

Veneering is an excellent way for DIYers to work with highly-figured domestic and exotic woods that are too expensive for most of us to purchase as solid boards.  Windsor Plywood, for example, has a selection of hardwood lumber that ...

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Happenings on the November calendar

A new month is upon us. And so another page of the calendar gets torn off and thrown away and now there is a whole new month laid out before us. Let’s have a look at November down through the years. • Do you remember anything s...

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When German is your mother tongue

Often, our most careful English-users claim English as their second language. Horst, who gave no surname, is an example. In July, he wrote: “German was my first language. I took it upon myself  to try to master English the best...

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Two stock market theories

There are two theories associated with stock markets at this time of year — the October Effect and the Halloween Effect. According to the first theory, stocks tend to decline in October, while the second theory postulates a rise in stocks...

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House hunting in a buyers’ market

When WinnipegREALTORS® asked its members at the association’s annual October technology conference and trade show whether a buyers’ market now  existed (e.g., over 4.5 months of inventory), a small majority said that was th...

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Halloween a time when spirits roam

Are you ready for Halloween? If not, maybe the following will put you in the mood. Did you hear about the guy who went to a Halloween party disguised as a dump truck — and got loaded? Well, brace yourself. Party night is just around...

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French not English resists borrowing

Last week, I took issue with Rob Wile of Business Insider who believes we refuse to embrace new loanwords.  He listed nine French words and expressions that English “needs.” We’ve already looked at two of these — sa...

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