We're particularly conscious of the need to help spouses. Usually the diplomats will be able to speak the language, whereas spouses might not. So it can be a very isolating experience. So we do try to give a lot of support through what we call community liaison officers.
My feeling is that while there may be a mention of (a stronger Canadian dollar), it's not going to be a focal point of the statement because they are less concerned now about Canadian dollar appreciation than they were a year ago. The economy has had time to adjust and get used to a stronger Canadian dollar.
I don't think they'll refer to Katrina in terms of its direct impact on the Canadian economy, but perhaps its impact on higher oil.
Once Darrius gets in the open, he's got the speed to take it to the end zone.
Marcus came in and made some big-time throws for us at the right time.
The wording was that monetary policy is still stimulative, which implies further rate hikes down the line. And this morning, when capacity utilization was released, that definitely augured well for another rate hike.
It's pretty much universally expected they'll hike 25 basis points but I think what will be more important is the actual wording of the statement where people will look for further indication of further hikes.
We had to go to our passing game tonight. They did a great job of shutting our running game down.
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