Every December, our thoughts begin to turn to a new year of renewed purpose, promise, and prosperity. For as long as any of us can remember, the gifts of January have been optimism and opportunity. This year, however, we are bombarded by endless media images and sound bites, all of which proclaim only recession and depression. In this season of hope and goodwill, as I ponder our collective circumstance, I offer to you - and to myself - another perspective for consideration. So what do we make of the current state of the world economy? Is it simple doom ...

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Why are Record Labels fuming over the lax laws of downloading in Canada? We have every right to download as we please, as long as your throwing money around here and there. Labels are continuously complaining that record sales are down, yet iTunes sales are continuously rising simply because iTunes has discovered that most of the tracks on an album suck!. Think back to when you first started buying albums, whether on vinyl, 8-track, cassette or CD, we buy the album for particular songs. Very rarely do you love every song on an album. First off, record labels ...