CSA News - Issue 35

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Canada is the second-largest source of international visitors to Texas and Mexico. Within Canada, the majority of visitors to Texas in 1999 originated in Ontario (56%), followed by Alberta (13%), B.C. (10%), Quebec (9%) and Manitoba (5%). Atlantic Canada more than doubled its Canadian visitors with a total of 13,000 in 1999. For a free copy of the Texas State Travel Guide or for more information on Texas, Canadians can call 1-800-8888-TEX or visit the Web site at www.traveltex.com.

DID YOU KNOW...

The largest kidney stone weighed in at an astounding 1.36 kilograms?
There is only one US coin that shows the profile of a president facing to the right? It's the penny. On all other coins, the profile points to the left.
If you thought that the word orange was the only non-rhyming word in the English language, here are a few more to add to your list. Try coming up with rhymes for month, silver and purple. (If you do, let us know!)

LEISURE TIME
Seniors generally have more leisure time than those in younger age groups. In 1992, people aged 65 and over had an average of 7.7 hours of free time each day or two hours more than the age 15 to 64 demographic.

Seniors devote an average of almost an hour and a half a day to active leisure pursuits such as sports, socializing, hobbies and driving for pleasure. Seniors also spend a significant amount of their leisure time travelling.

Hurry Color GOING TO MEXICO?
In a recent issue, we outlined a new "Vehicle Deposit" of up to $800.00, which was going to be charged at the border when crossing into Mexico. The idea behind the deposit was to make sure that your automobile left Mexico and was not sold. This new policy was a bad idea in the first place, and the initiative has been, fortunately, withdrawn.

DINNERTIME DISTRESS
When you're tired of your usual cookbook fare and you're ready to check out the ultimate recipe index, surf on over to http://soar.berkeley.edu/recipes/



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	TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Canada is the second-largest source of international visitors to Texas and Mexico. Within Canada, the majority of visitors to Texas in 1999 originated in Ontario (56%), followed by Alberta (13%), B.C. (10%), Quebec (9%) and Manitoba (5%). Atlantic Canada more than doubled its Canadian visitors with a total of 13,000 in 1999. For a free copy of the Texas State Travel Guide or for more information on Texas, Canadians can call 1-800-8888-TEX or visit the Web site at www.traveltex.com. DID YOU KNOW... The largest kidney stone weighed in at an astounding 1.36 kilograms? There is only one US coin that shows the profile of a president facing to the right? It's the penny. On all other coins, the profile points to the left. If you thought that the word orange was the only non-rhyming word in the English language, here are a few more to add to your list. Try coming up with rhymes for month, silver and purple. (If you do, let us know!) LEISURE TIME Seniors generally have more leisure time than those in younger age groups. In 1992, people aged 65 and over had an average of 7.7 hours of free time each day or two hours more than the age 15 to 64 demographic. Seniors devote an average of almost an hour and a half a day to active leisure pursuits such as sports, socializing, hobbies and driving for pleasure. Seniors also spend a significant amount of their leisure time travelling. Reprinted courtesy of Division of Aging and Seniors, Health Canada GOING TO MEXICO? In a recent issue, we outlined a new "Vehicle Deposit" of up to $800.00, which was going to be charged at the border when crossing into Mexico. The idea behind the deposit was to make sure that your automobile left Mexico and was not sold. This new policy was a bad idea in the first place, and the initiative has been, fortunately, withdrawn. DINNERTIME DISTRESS When you're tired of your usual cookbook fare and you're ready to check out the ultimate recipe index, surf on over to http://soar.berkeley.edu/recipes/ It has more than 67,000 recipes available. Categories are quite clear and the recipes appear to be very straightforward. Table of Contents Issue 35

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