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Energy bills: Could you cut your fuel costs by switching to the best deals?
Too many customers are sat on standard variable tariffs wasting a collective £1.7billion a year, according to a recent report from the Competition and Markets Authority.
Meanwhile falling wholesale prices are finally filtering through and smaller energy suppliers are rocking the market, forcing increasingly competitive deals.
This means there has never been a better time to switch to a new provider and save money on fuel bills. Those stuck on expensive legacy deals could stand to save as much as £300 a year.
Bills: If you've never switched supplier then you could save a substantial amount by moving to a different firm.
Figures from Energy UK reveal that 1.3 million customers moved from a large supplier to a small one during the past 12 months - the equivalent to 41 per cent of all switches.
This has forced the hands of the largest big six suppliers, which have all recently launched new tariffs in response to cut-price deals from smaller rivals.
Potential savings for households are now huge - some can shave off more than £400 a year from their bills - particularly for those that have never switched before.
And you might be surprised by how simple the switching process can actually be.
Those on the hunt for a better deal have heaps of choice whether it is a long-term fix, variable rate or tariff from a smaller or green supplier you are looking for, with tariffs cut to well under £1,000.
Although the savings from switching are not quite as big as they were a few years ago switching should remain a key part of your personal finance maintenance.
If you are one of the millions of people who have NEVER switched (i.e. stuck with your original supplier), then you could also save a big chunk of cash.
If you want to cut straight to comparison, you can compare energy tariffs, with the choice of entering your own energy use, using our energy price comparison tool - click here
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Things to remember
Your bill will show two costs - a fixed standing rate charge and the price per unit (or Kwh of energy used).
Online plans paid by direct debit are still the most competitively priced and if you have never switched, choosing one of these will save you the most money.
You can either opt for a variable rate tariff, where the price can go up or down or a fixed rate tariff which gives you a secure price on each unit of electricity you use for a set period.
Historically variable rate tariffs have tended to be cheaper. But at the moment the cheapest rates are currently offered on one-year fixes and all of the Big Six have pledged to freeze even their variable rates until 2015.
However you will still pay a premium if you want long-term price security.But, some may still find that they save money switching to a fixed tariff, particularly if you've never switched and are not signed up to a duel fuel and paying by direct debit.
1) Regular meter readings. Make sure you check every time you receive a bill, rather than relying on an estimate by your energy provider's estimate.
2) Change to online bills. You could save up to 10%.
3) Avoid prepayment meters if you can, and swap to a billed meter. Even if you have to pay to get one, it's probably worth it for the savings you'll gain.
4) If you're in financial trouble some companies offer special deals, which help ease any difficulties you might be facing. But don't just assume this will be the cheapest option - make sure you still do your homework.
5) Dual fuel (gas and electricity from the same supplier) is not always the cheapest option.
6) Monthly direct debit payments could save you 5-10% as companies are more confident that customers won't default and earn interest on any overpayments. Check any extra payments are refunded at the end of the year.
Should you fix?
Tariffs of this type will fix the rate you pay for a period, typically 18 months - but you can fix for as long as four years at the moment.
You will usually pay slightly more than the cheapest deals to buy long-term security, and be careful as some do come with exit fees if you do want to leave early.
There is no guarantee fixing will be best for the long-term but it gives certainty over bills as household finances are squeezed.
Remember: This doesn't mean you will simply pay a fixed amount. Your bill will still depend on the amount of energy used - you just pay a certain amount per unit.
Price comparison services, like the one here at This is Money, allow you to specify which type of tariff you want.
Would you be better off ditching the Big Six?
Anger towards the Big Six energy suppliers who make up 90 per cent of the energy market over mid-winter price hikes and bad customer service, has understandably encouraged many households to consider a smaller provider.
Although the larger companies dominate the energy market some of the smaller providers actually offer cheaper deals.
Over recent months small providers such as First Utility, Ovo Energy and Spark Energy have been dominating the best buys tables.
Ovo Energy has recently grabbed headlines by becoming the first provider to offer a tariff costing the average household less than £1,000 a year.
In a recent Which? survey small suppliers Good Energy and Ecotricity topped the tables for the best service with an impressive 82 per cent score, closely followed by the likes of Utility Warehouse, Ebico and Ovo Energy.
The Big Six however only averaged a satisfaction rating of 40 per cent.
Who is cheapest?
Comparison website uSwitch has supplied an up-to-date cheapest fixed tariff best-buy table (below), which lays out the top plans for customers paying by direct debit in arrears.
Bill sizes are based on the average medium user - remember the cheapest tariffs can be variable rates, leaving you open to price increases. But fixed deals currently dominate the best buys, and you could get an average bill below £1,000.
|Average Cost
|Saving vs Typical Standard Bill*
|Fixed or Variable
|Fix Period
|Cancellation Penalties
|1 Year Fixed v6
|12 Months
|£30 per fuel
|Avro Energy
|Simple and Fix
|12 Months
|Fixed June 2017
|June 30, 2017
|£24.99 per fuel
|Places for People Energy
|Together - September 2017 - fixed 32
|September 30, 2017
|£30 per fuel
|Flow Energy
|Connect 6
|April 30, 2017
|£30 per fuel
|So Energy
|So Crocodile
|12 Months
|£5 per fuel
|GB Energy Supply
|Fixed 12 Ruby
|12 Months
|Octopus Energy
|Octopus Fixed 3M
|3 Months
|Octopus Energy
|Octopus Variable
|GB Energy Supply
|Premium Energy Saver
|Avro Energy
|Simple and Save
|First Fixed June 2017
|May 31, 2017
|£30 per fuel
|Fresh Fixed Price Oct 2017 v1
|October 31, 2017
|£30 per fuel
|Co-operative Energy
|Co-operative Energy - Fix for Longer September 2017
|September 30, 2017
|£30 per fuel
|iFix May2017
|May 31, 2017
|£30 per fuel
|Source: energyhelpline.com, correct as of April 13 2016 * Saving calculated against an average bill of £1,066 (Average of Big 6 energy suppliers' Monthly Direct Debit payment method standard tariffs).
Energy switching: The background
Suppliers tend to charge more for electricity to those customers who live in their 'home' region - the areas where they enjoyed a monopoly before energy deregulation. So switching away will almost always save you money.
Prices are different all over the country and the cheapest supplier for you will depend where you live. You only need to be interested in the tariff that is going to be cheapest where you live, so do your own comparison to find the best price.
- See how much money you waste each month by NOT switching supplier - just click here and enter your postcode
However, although some tariffs incur cancellation penalties if you leave before the term expires, it may still make sense to switch now and accept the penalty if it is small and your potential savings are big.
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The 7-month-old missive defends his program's integrity
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa.
Joe Paterno defended his football program's integrity in a 7-month-old letter released Wednesday, a day ahead of a report that could forever mar his legacy.
In the letter, written shortly before his death and confirmed as legitimate by his family, Paterno rejected the notion that Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of boys amounted to a "football scandal" or in any way tarnished the accomplishments of his players or Penn State's reputation as a whole.
The results of Penn State's internal investigation into the Sandusky scandal are set to be released today in a report that should answer many of the troubling questions swirling around one of the worst scandals in sports history.
A team led by former federal judge and FBI ex-director Louis Freeh interviewed hundreds of people to learn how the university responded to warning signs that its once-revered former assistant football coach — a man who helped Paterno win two national titles for a university that touted "success with honor" — was a serial child molester.
Sandusky was convicted on 45 criminal counts last month at a trial that included gut-wrenching testimony from eight young men who said he abused them as boys. By contrast, the Freeh report, to be released online at 9 a.m. today, will focus on Penn State and what it did — or didn't do — to protect children.
Eight months after Sandusky's arrest, it remains unclear how top university officials handled reports dating at least 14 years that Sandusky was behaving inappropriately with boys he met through his charity, bringing them on campus and forcing them into sex acts.
Among those who will be scouring the Freeh report are school officials trying to repair Penn State's shattered reputation and ex-players and alumni who remain outraged over Paterno's ouster in the wake of Sandusky's arrest. The Hall of Fame coach died from lung cancer in January, two months after school trustees fired him for what they called a failure of leadership.
Paterno himself offered a passionate defense of the university and its football program in the letter that surfaced for the first time Wednesday.
The Paterno family said the letter was given in draft form to a few former players around December. One of the ex-players circulated it to other former players on Wednesday, and it was posted on the website FightonState.com, which covers the team.
"Over and over again, I have heard Penn State officials decrying the influence of football and have heard such ignorant comments like Penn State will no longer be a 'football factory' and we are going to 'start' focusing on integrity in athletics," Paterno wrote. "These statements are simply unsupported by the five decades of evidence to the contrary — and succeed only in unfairly besmirching both a great university and the players and alumni of the football program who have given of themselves to help make it great."
Paterno also wrote, "This is not a football scandal and should not be treated as one."
Among those receiving Paterno's 712-word missive Wednesday was former linebacker Brandon Short, now an investment banker in Dubai. He told The Associated Press that he will be looking to the Freeh report to find "some clarity, hoping that it is a fair assessment of what happened, and we would love to see answers."
yes ...everyone with a brain. This is nothing but a "mediafest" ...as was the Tressel incident. The more people, like yourself, feed off of it ...the more power you give these morons, in our media, a supposed reason to keep doing what they do. Look for the personal similarities between Tressel and Paterno. When you see that, you will see why they were attacked. Then you will see the real crime.
"Football scandal" or not, it is something that will unavoidably darken Paterno's reputation as well as that of the university as a whole. Both are justified because, the cover-up was as heinous as the crime.
I don't think that you can make a statement like Paterno was involved in the scandal unless you were there and you lived it. The man did more for that community and College than anyone will ever be able to live up to or beat. If the cover up was anywhere it will be with the President of the College! Paterno took players into his home and taught them what is was to be a man. Turned their lives around and taught them to be responsible adults through a football program that was GREAT! Yes, I feel sorry for what happened to those boys (and I don't know what their home life was at the time they were being sent to see Sandusky) but it was not Paterno that was charged with the abuse. Once I have reported an incident, can I take the law into my own hands? And I am sure Sandusky was very sly about what he did and said in front of the Penn State Staff after he was suspected. It was not Paterno's job to bring down Sandusky. That job is Administration's and the law enforcement agency. Investigate and document what Paterno did for the students (that's why there was such an out pouring of love when he died) in his 40 some years with the College. Sandusky was a sick F--- and the people that are responsible for his actions was Sandusky himself. Why are we not knocking the door down on Sandusky's wife, who obviously knew that her own child was being abused! If anyone is an accomplise, she is and should be charged appropriately!
If I was the parent of any of these children that were abused I would have pursued Sandusky until he paid for what he did and everybody would have known right there and then! Not YEARS LATER. When someone hurts or attempts to hurt my child I am on them right now to see that it won't happen again. So don't lay the blame on someone that can no longer speak for himself. Look at WHAT HE DID DO FOR ALL THOSE KIDS THAT WILL ATTEST THEIR LOVE FOR HIM! RIP JOE PA
Paterno had the power to stop a pedophile and did nothing. Instead of living up to the high ideals he preached, chose to protect his own reputarion and the reputation of his university. That is now his sad legacy; as an enabler of a pedophile. Sad that a lifetime of good works will forever be overshadowed by a terrible self serving decision.
@ hubresident
You need to take off the blue PSU sunglasses and see the truth.
According to the Freeh report, Paterno was so powerful that he, along with the administration, covered up Sandusky's rape of boys. He knew about it, they knew about it and because of their silence, God knows how many other boys were raped that didn't have to be if Paterno had done something about it way back 10-15 years ago.
Paterno's statue needs to come down, and then blown up at halftime of a PSU game. (Providing PSU doesn't get the death penalty) PSU fans and those living in State College need to wake up and quit covering up and glorifying this pedophile assister.
Okay, so let's stop ignoring the subject. This has nothing to do with molested boys, and that is the truth.
Do you think it is just "a stroke of luck" that this surfaced when it did? Do you think he (Paterno) went to the doctor and found out about his life-expectancy AFTER the accusations? Do you honestly think he is going to protect Penn State over those boys? Do you honestly believe in that much coincidence?
His history is important, as it is a postmortem testament to his character. The only thing he has at this point. So why is that?
Aside from sports ...did you figure out what Paterno and Tressel had in common in their personal lives ...and the real reason the media is attacking so specifically?
As far as a lack of control, we are dealing with recruits ..so if cover-up did indeed take place, the lack of institutional control is obvious. Yet, such a singular act does not indicate that it is so. You cannot simply state that crime = lack of control.
Have any of you ever been to the OSU campus? Do you know that their police department is larger than the city of Youngstown's? They have over 2-dozen detectives alone. Obviously they have the crime of a city. Now as a recruit, is it a bad football team because of this? As a quality academic prospect, does this mean you will automatically receive a bad education simply because of this fact? Do you think that Penn State's crime-rate and police department is much smaller? Well that is what blind attackers are saying. None of us know what happened, so the most we can do is say what we feel should happen if it is, or is not true.
Murdering a man's reputation is as bad as taking out a gun and killing him.

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The Cherokee School Board had its annual organizational meeting following the report on the election and the retirement of the old board on Monday.
Laurie Gerstandt, the board president, did not seek reelection at the conclusion of her second term. She expressed mixed feelings, saying she felt some relief but she will experience some withdrawal from her involvement on the school board.
"It's been a pleasure, mainly because of the people in this room," Gerstandt said.
The withdrawal will be alleviated somewhat by remaining involved in school activities.
Kirk Sampson, who was reelected to his second term, and Deb Johnson, who is new to the board, were sworn in.
Laura Dawson was elected board president, and Kirk Ebel will continue in the position of vice president.
Central Bank and Cherokee State Bank were named official depositories.
The monthly meetings will continue to be on the third Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. The management team (school board members and administrators) meeting which has met monthly during the school year will meet only every month at the suggestion of the superintendent, John Chalstrom.
The management team meetings will be longer when held only every other month.
Committee appointments are:
Curriculum and Instruction - Kirk Ebel and Deb Johnson
Policy - Kirk Sampson and Terri Weaver
Finance - Laura Dawson and Kirk Ebel
Buildings, Grounds, Capital - Terri Weaver and Laura Dawson
Transportation, Nutrition - Deb Johnson and Kirk Sampson


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This photos of Tarawa was taken at about 6am from the window of my plane. As I wasn't allowed in the country, this is about all I have to show for my visit.
Monthly Archives: November 2007
1 Month
I have been in Japan over one month. I can't really believe it. I've have so much stuff to write about, but I've been so busy it has been hard to find the time. I still have 6gb of photos to go through. You'll be seeing Japan updates for a while I think.
Tomorrow is the last day of my rail pass. I'll be leaving Tokyo and going to Fukuoka where I can get the ferry to South Korea. I'm hoping to stop and see Mt. Fuji on the way if the weather is clear.
Today I was in Nikko and went to the fish market at 6am. Had sushi for breakfast. Yesterday I was at Shibuya and Shinjuku and was up early to talk with the family for Thanksgiving. (Japan had their Thanksgiving on Friday. Yes, they have it.) Thursday I went and hit Roppongi at night with a guy from Wales, London and Switzerland. A good time was had by all. I'll be going into more detail on all those neighborhoods later.
I'm staying at a capsule hotel for the second night tonight in Akihabara, the big electronics district. It is……different.
I also got an iPod Touch at the Apple Store in Ginza. It is amazing. If only there were more open wifi ports in Tokyo.
I've also hit a point where I have amassed so many photos I'm going to start doing a daily photo on the website. I think it is a good way for people to enjoy some of the sights I've seen without having to slog through all my stuff on Flickr.
I think I'm going to take a day of rest in Fukuoka. I've exhausted
Tokyo Drift
I've been in Tokyo for two days now and haven't done a thing. I've really just been processing my mound of photos. I'm still not totally done, but I'm far enough for my satisfaction. The problem of uploading that many photos at once is it is usually too many for people to look at all at once. At least I've been able to rest and I'm not as sore from carrying my stuff around for several days.
While I found a place in Tokyo, I'm back having to find a place for the weekend. It is near impossible to find a bed in a hostel during the weekend in major Japanese cities. You have to reserve well ahead of time, which quite frankly, isn't my strong point.
My rail pass runs out on Sunday, so I don't think I'm going to get too much farther north than Tokyo. I did want to go to Hokkaido, but it is starting to get cold and my desire to see Hokkaido is overwhelmed by my desire to avoid the cold. Korea will still probably be cold (I remember seeing snow in episodes of MASH) and I don't want to spend much more time than I need to in winter.
My goal for the next 24 hours is sushi. I'm going to seek out one of the best sushi restaurants in Japan for a meal, eat fugu, and visit the fish market tomorrow morning.
Other than that, I'll be doing the typical Tokoy tourist stuff: Imperal Palace, Ginza, Rappongi, and I might take a day trip to Nikko.
I've been asked what I'm going to do for Thanksgiving. I'm thinking turkey sushi….
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The average western toilet is a pretty elegant, yet simple mechanism. Water is in the tank, is emptied into a bowl, the water level causes water to flow down an S-shaped drain in the back which causes a siphon which takes the water and the contents down with it. Refill the tank, rinse, repeat. Everything is done via water pressure and gravity.
Most western toilets are literally no more than that. They may vary a bit in size and shape, but there are few things to add.
The Japanese, however, looked upon what we did with the toilet and said to themselves, "we can do better than this"….and indeed they have. (Given they traditionally used the squat toilet, they had a great deal of room for improvement)I've seen several toilets like this one, but the particulars I'll be discussing involve the toilets in my hotel rooms in Kirishima and Kyoto.
For starters, they use electricity. In addition to having it hooked up to the water and drain, you need to plug it in. (Next time you are in the bath tub, think of a large basin of water being mixed with electricity.) The electricity is needed for the pump, the lights on the control panel, and the seat warmer.
The seat warmer. I have a car with a seat warmer. When its the middle of winter, there is no better feeling than having your butt warmed from below. When you are using the john, the feeling of luxury is even greater. If it is cold out (and it is getting chilly here in Japan) you really don't want to get up. Ever. I could easily fall asleep on the john because it is usually the warmest place in the room. If you aren't from a cold part of the world and you haven't experienced the terror of going to the bathroom outside in freezing temperatures, it is sort of like jumping into cold water. The seat warmer is as comfortable as that is unpleasant.Bidet. Basically, the idea of a bidet is to use a stream of water instead of toilet paper to clean yourself. Traditionally, a bidet was a separate basin next to the toilet. To use it, you'd have to sort of scoot over with your pants around your legs to use it.
If you have never used a bidet before, it is a bid odd at first. In fact, you might think that it isn't quite as good as using paper. However, once you've used it and think about it, it is actually a much better solution than toilet paper.
The real innovation from Japanese was integration of the bidet and the toilet bowl. The bidet just is a nozzle which comes out into the bowl when ready, and directs a spray to the right spot. How it knows where to aim is beyond me. I'm not sure I want to know.
Buttons and knobs. Controlling a western toilet is pretty easy. There is one switch and only one thing to do with the switch. The Japanese toilet is not so simple. In addition to the seat warmer, you have to control the bidet. First, the water can be directed to either spray your entire bottom, or a more directed stream to the area in question. You can also control the water pressure. This is important because if you don't know what is going to hit you, it can come as a big surprise. Trust me. You can also control the water temperature on some of the toilets, which is also a very nice feature. Very nice.
The other thing I've noticed in the places I've stayed at are the bathroom sandals. Most bathrooms had a pair of sandals in the bathroom for the express intend of being used while going to the bathroom. I have no idea why you need special toilet footwear, but I'm guessing it might be a carry over from the squat toilet days. From what I've seen of the squat toilet, I'd want two pairs of shoes for going number 2 as well.
Finally in Osaka
My back and legs are killing me. I've also not gotten much sleep the last few days because I've had to get up early to get to Osaka to find a place. I had no luck finding hostels in Osaka this weekend and had to wing it. Thankfully, after 5 rejections, I found a room at a hotel near the train station.
The last few days have been a blur of temples, shrines, and palaces. Today was probably the most impressive of what I've seen so far. The structures at Horyuji are the oldest wooden buildings in the world. T?dai-ji Temple in Nara is the largest wooden building in the world. (33% smaller than the one it replaced in 1709). The Buddha inside is one of the biggest statues I've ever seen.
Tomorrow I'm off to Tokyo. Honestly, other than historical stuff, I've done little else in Osaka. Time is ticking away on my rail pass so I want to make the most of it. I'm going to spend at least four days in Tokyo, perhaps more. I don't know if I'll end up in Hokkaido at this rate.
I probably have close to 500 photos to process still from Himeji, Kobe, Kyoto, Osaka and Nara. Tomorrow I'll stop briefly at Mt. Fuji on the way to Tokyo and spend the day updating the website and sitting around.
Not in Osaka
|Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge. The center span is over 1,900m (6,500ft) long
I am not in Osaka. I'm in Kyoto. I spent last night in Kobe after visiting Himeji Castle. Today I went to the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, the longest bridge in the world outside of Kobe.
I'll be spending two full days in Kyoto before going to Osaka. My time in Kyoto should be packed as this place is crammed full of temples, shrines, castles and other bits from the close to 1,000 years it was the capital of Japan.
I'm exhausted from carrying all my gear around for the better part of the last day and a half. My current set up for my bags isn't cutting it.
I can also tell a marked difference between Kobe/Kyoto and Hiroshima and Kagoshima. It is becoming much more crowded. The train from Himeji to here was nothing but two to three story buildings as far as the eye could see. I've had problems getting rooms in Kobe and here, so I'm going to have to do some pre-planning before I head to Osaka this time.
I still have two weeks on my Japan Rail pass, but I feel rushed. I'm going to have to take a week off to rest (yes, vacation from vacation) and get a stable address for a while to have stuff sent to me from home. I also need to get a new pair of glasses and sunglasses. I'm thinking Korea, but maybe I might work in a stop to Singapore from Hong Kong. We'll see. I don't think I can wait for Australia.
I have over 200 photos from Japan uploaded to Flickr. I'll usually have things up there before I will on this website, if only because I have to get photos off my camera nightly. I still have a bunch from Himeji and the bridge I have to upload. I have one from each on Flickr now just so you can get an idea what it was like. I've also updated my map.
I'm going to eat some noodles and get to bed. Temples await me tomorrow!
Off to Osaka
I'm off to Osaka with a stop at Himeji Castle on the way.
I haven't been posting that much, but if you take a look at the loads of photos I've put on Flickr, you can get an idea of what I'll be writing about shortly. I have a lot of things in the works, but I'm sort of doing "research" before I write about it.
The highlights of Hiroshima were Miyajima and the Peace Park, which I'll write about in more detail soon.
I'm going to use Osaka as a point for visiting Kobe, Koyoto and points in the area. I feel as if I have to be constantly moving to get the maximum value from my rail pass.
Random Thoughts on Japan
My visit to Yakushima was an amazing experience. The forests there are ancient Japanese cedar forests and were used as the inspiration for the movie Princess Mononoke. One of the days I spent in the forest I was in the clouds the entire time. It was a very surreal experience.
I took a lot of photos and wasn't really sure how I should go about writing a blog post about it. There wasn't really anything I could write that would really convey what it was like. Writing about my day and my time on the island isn't really as interesting as what I saw.
I decided to do something very different.
Here is what I've spent the better part of the last 24 hours working on. It is sort of an experiment, but I think it will do a better job of explaining what it was like than my words ever would.
I hope you like it….
Alive at Ground Zero
I'm well in Hiroshima.
First, I'm finally around other tourists. Tons in Hiroshima especially around the Peace Park. Second, I get off the train, start looking at bus routes and a Japanese woman comes up to me and says in English "are you lost?" So much for people not speaking English. They also have electronics stores here which I haven't seen in Japan so far….and 7-11s.
The bullet train did indeed live up to its reputation for being fast and reliable. I had to take a non-bullet train for a stretch of the journey because there was no track laid yet. that Stretch was about 1/3 the distance but took 1/2 the time. Maybe more.
The Japanese countryside is very dreary. Same small houses for as far as the eye could see. Every river and stream in the country seems to have its banks covered in concrete.
I also managed to buy the new Mac OS here and install it. I was worried about the language, but it wasn't an issue.
I have wireless here, so expect more photos and updates the next few days.


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Real estate market explosion gone bust
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GREENVILLE, N.C.: Residents fight for holiday The Rev. Jesse Jackson was back in his hometown in February, marching with 500 residents to County Council chambers to declare Jan. 20 a holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In their hands were petitions signed by 10,000 registered voters in this rural county demanding that Pitt County join the rest of the country in celebrating King Day.
Professor protests arrest
A Florida university professor arrested last week said on Feb. 25 he was being "crucified" by U.S. authorities and vowed to continue a protest hunger strike, Dr. Sami Al-Arian, a Palestinian born in Kuwait was arrested with three other men on Feb. 20.
Hate-talk host hired by MSNBC
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our Native American men – all members of the North Dakota-based Turtle Mountain Chippewa [Ojibway] Nation – have been murdered in and around Grand Forks, N.D., within the last year and a half. There have been no arrests. The efforts by various North Dakota law enforcement and other officials in these tragedies have been notably laconic, confused, and omissive.
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I'm thinking about it two 1/2 days a week for Olivia.
when is a Montessori program NOT good for our kids?
I'm thinking about it two 1/2 days a week for Olivia.
Chris - Olivia (3/2009) with T21 & Apraxia & ALL Leukemia survivor.One and done! I'm old and tired!
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I'm curious about any responses to this too...we have Charlie registered for Montessori this fall. He will have just turned four, but will be entering in with the three year-olds. My oldest son Henry went to Montessori and will be entering the school's elementary program as a first grader. Henry's teacher for three years has been so encouraging about having Charlie join her classroom. It's a five day a week program operating from 8:30 - noon, so it will be a long day. She really believes that Charlie will benefit greatly from the program and will also be a great addition to her class. She also isn't fazed by his lack of verbal skills and is comfortable with basic sign language. We think so highly of her but also feel like we're on the same page...if it works fantastic, if it doesn't we aren't going to force it either.
I'm hopeful that Charlie loves it. Montessori teaches such great "life-skills." And really the more I've learned as a parent, the "lessons" that the students recieve early on closely reflect OT and PT skills that Charlie learned through early intervention.
We also think the other children will be good for Charlie to observe. We had a great experience with our special education preschool, but I really don't think Charlie was challenged socially or intellectually by the other students.
Now we just need to have some more potty training sucess...it's our ticket into the classroom.
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I think the most important thing is that the teachers & atmosphere are right for Olivia & your family. Do you have a good impression of how they will be with her?
I have talked to several families who thought their montessori school was great. The one family I can think of that didn't lilke it thought that their child wasn't given enough direction & was allowed to sit in the corner & do nothing as long as she was happy. I really think it was more of a problem of the teacher not giving the child enough direction & perhaps not including her like they should have been. Again, I think it is finding the best school for your child.
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My son, George, is starting his 4th year in a Montessori classroom and it's been great for him. The classroom size is pretty large, but there is a special ed assistant in every classroom. If that assitant wasn't there, it would be a problem. The child is supposed to find there own work and get started when they enter the classroom. If George wasn't given that push and redirected several times a day, I'm not sure what he would do - probably cause trouble.
We love the school and have found it to be a great experience. However, I am assuming as he gets older, it will no longer be a good fit. The program fosters independence and by the upper grades they work completely on their own with guidance as needed. My daughter, who is typically developing, has also been at that same school since K3. Last year in 4th grade, she was expected to pick a topic and write a research paper with minimal intervention. I can see as George gets older, he might need more structure. We'll see, we are taking it year by year.
Hope this helps.
Mom to Sophia (10) and George*(6)
Tera will be starting there when I go back to work at the end of August and we feel great about it. The teacher that is in the infant room (she'll be 6 months) has previous experience working with kids with DS and very good friends of ours had her as a teacher for their son (without DS) and absolutely loved her. I obviously don't know firsthand yet how it will go, but both my husband and I feel very good about the situation.
Mom to Tera (Down Syndrome) born 2/26/11 and Zoey (28 weeker, 2lbs 8 oz, 9 week NICU stay) born 7/14/14
There are no Montessori schools around here, and was hoping to be able to use them because I know that they are suppose to be excellent. But I think I have found a good alternative that puts me at ease I have found a good Christain school and I have brought Mark in several times and the teacher that teaches the 2 year olds just adores Mark. All we need to do is get him walking so that way he can start up in January.
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A year(ish) or so after Seattle's own Cave Singers lent a few bars of "Seeds of Night" to Washington State Lotto for a surprisingly killer commercial involving an aging man, a dog, and a Frisbee, WS Lotto has turned to Brooklyn's Grizzly Bear to help them move more product. It's been a while since I saw a hipster buy a scratch ticket, but, perhaps the suits at WS Lotto see potential in the, um, market.
Grizzly Bear has actually sent Lotto a brand new song for the trippy ad set in a convenient store. Patrick Daughters--the same guy who directed the video for Grizzly's "Two Weeks"--directs this spot. Entertainment Weekly has an advance look at the ad that will start showing up on the tube sometime today.
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My son CJ has severe Aspergers syndrome, he is 7 years old. . He is not able to mainstream and struggles with a lot of sensory issues. Mentally he is like a 3 year old in many ways. He is gift for acedemics but socially really struggles.
CJ made me so proud today. Yesterday He made a pie with me for a community pie contest ( housing development). He can not stand the sight of fruit and gags if he touchs, smells, or tastes it. He was able to touch the fruit and help me make a fruit pie yesterday. I went with frozen fruit as it was easier for them to deal with. He helped me cut the apples and mix everything together. Out of 6 pies including one of my own that I entered, he won first place! I have attached a picture below. I just wanted to share my proud moment with everyone!
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Hello. I am a first time mom due in a couple of weeks. I am trying to decide between a Travel System or a carseat with a frame stroller. I really like the travel systems but are they worth all the extra money you pay for them? Also, trying to decide between Graco or Chicco...does anyone have some info for me to help me decide? Thank you for any comments
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We went through the exact same thing!! :) Honestly, we didn't think the frame seemed sturdy enough and by the time you get that, and the carseat, and the fact that the baby will eventually not be comfortable in that, you're not saving much if anything since the travel systems are good up to 50lbs.
We looked at Chicco vs. Graco and I hated the Chicco. It didn't seem as sturdy, I couldn't get the dang things up and down as easy, and it didn't seem worth the cost.
Most of the Gracos I didn't like either becasue I could get them up and down, but they were so bulky (Chicco is just as bad on that) and it wasn't easy to do. We ended up with the Urbanlite travel system--I don't feel like I"m pushing around a tank, it's lighter, takes up less space, seems to be better made, and I can get it up and down easy! :)
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Systems go, Graco is fine. Depends on your budget and what features are important to you. I really wanted a reversible seat, and for it to convert to a double so I chose the B ready and LOVE it!
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I agree to build your own. Absolutely go to a store and play with the the strollers. If a stroller doesn't fit into your everyday life, you simply won't use it. (Craigslist is filled with "barely used" travel system strollers in my area.) See how easy they are to fold up and down, change the recline. Fold them down and feel how heavy they are, see how much trunk space, are they easy to lift in and out of trunk after you've been out and about with a baby all day, etc. If you plan to use it shopping, drive them around the store and see how they handle a store and narrow isles. Most carseats you are able to fit into any stroller with an adapter so focus on the separate pieces that work best for use and that way you won't waste money.
Most travel system strollers were too heavy and bulky for me. I ended up loving the britax b-agile and was set on getting it. I ended up with a carseat (bsafe) that did fit it, but it wasn't why I got it. I liked both peices and that carseat fit in my car better than the chaperone and I happened to find a better deal on it than my other choice, the chicco keyfit.
ETA: this time of year there are lots of consignment sales. So if you still want a frame, check those sales in your area. That's a great item to get second hand.
Anyways, we have both a Graco and Chicco seat for LO, and I much prefer the Chicco. It fits him much better than the Graco, although it is heavier, but it's more compact. The Graco is lighter, but bulkier. Also I have to constantly tighten and readjust the straps. The Chicco, I just put them where I want them, and they stay.
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Everyone I know that got a travel system ended up getting a new stroller before their baby turned 1. I'd go with a regular stroller from the beginning that has a carseat adapter.
we built our own. I wanted a baby trend car seat but wasn't fond of there travel system stroller when we tried it out in store. So we went with a different stroller the first time.I think I went with a cosco brand single seat because of the price and the size. Now that we have 2 with a third on the way we have upgraded to the baby trend sit and stand which we love.


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ATMORE – James Hildon Searcy, a native of Mobile and a resident of Atmore for many years, passed away at the age of 72 surrounded by his loving family on Aug. 20, 2012.
His parents, Mary Hazel Sims and A.J. Searcy; step mother, Voncille Screws Searcy and step sister, Shirley Ann Westbrook preceded him in death.
Survivors include three sisters, Alice Hilda (James) Hallmark, Jeanette Breakenridge and Marie (Tommy) Cates, all of Saraland; step sisters, Martha (Jack) Hall, Earline Jernigan and Hugh Westbrook, all of Atmore; step brothers, Louis Screws of Louisiana, Henry Screws from Texas; many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews and other relatives.
The family thanks devoted caregivers, Earline Jernigan, Hugh Westbrook, Covenant Hospice and Atmore Community Hospital.
Funeral services were held Aug. 23, 2012 at Forest Lawn Funeral Home. Interment was held at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Saraland.
Pallbearers were Jim Jernigan, Tommy Cates, George Hill, Darrel Breakenridge, Ronald Peebles and Zane Kelly.


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'Cookies for Kids' cancer bake sales planned Saturday
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The third annual Cookies for Kids Cancer Bake Sale will take place Saturday, Sept. 8 throughout the Richmond region, including a number of spots in Henrico County.
Proceeds from the sale will benefit the national nonprofit founded by Richmond native Gretchen Holt Witt that supports research for new and improved therapies for pediatric cancers. Through local bake sales, Cookies for Kids' Cancer provides the inspiration and support for individuals, communities and businesses to help fight pediatric cancer together.
Last year, the local bake sales raised more the $31,000 for the organization. This year, hundreds of adult and youth volunteers, along with a number of local businesses, will join forces to promote bake sales.
Approximately 30 bake sales in the Richmond metro area will be powered by the donation of 20,000 frozen gourmet cookies from Jacqueline's Gourmet Cookies in Salem, Mass. Those cookies will be baked and packaged locally by Ashland-based Daystar Desserts.
Daystar Desserts employees, along with their friends and families, conducted a one-day volunteer baking blitz earlier this month to bake thousands of chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, white chocolate macadamia and sugar cookies.
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The HPS 60th Annual Meeting will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 12-16, 2015. A new meeting format will be implemented. Instead the focus of each future midyear meeting will be (a) excellence in the practice of radiation protection, (b) special topical symposia and workshops covering the full spectrum of health physics and radiation protection specialties, and (c) professional development, continuing education, certification preparation, and recertification refresher courses. For more information see the meeting website (click here).
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Criticism of local water efforts unwarranted, untrue
It never ceases to amaze me that some folks never let the facts get in the way of telling the "truth"! In regard to the "guest column" by Roy Byrnes ("Mayor's water-providing scheme doesn't float"), Mr. Byrnes takes great liberty with the truth, disparages prior City Councils without basis in fact and then flippantly discounts the concerted efforts of this council, minus Councilman (Derek) Reeve, to deliver on a project we inherited.
The planning, construction and opening of the city's groundwater recovery plant predates anyone on the council today, myself included. This council, minus Councilman Reeve's help or support, and the prior council have dealt with the issues presented by this major city investment.
We commissioned a rate study and were forced to raise rates after years of prior councils trying to be supposedly "fiscally conservative" and not doing so. We commissioned an independent audit of our water utility that disclosed that the city took over a water district in the late 1990s that was already "bleeding red" and hadn't kept up with appropriate reserves or rate increases for years. To be sure, there were design flaws, and these flaws have been identified and rectified. The MtBE groundwater contamination by Chevron has been successfully settled without litigation to the approval of the O.C. Health Department, San Diego Regional Water Quality Board and the city of San Juan Capistrano. We are now in the process of producing better than 70 percent of our domestic water needs and well onto our goal of producing 5 million gallons a day by summer, thus making us more independent of imported water.
Mr. Byrnes naively assumes that a major disaster is not going to happen. This "head in the sand" approach is completely wrong-headed and worthy of ridicule. All seismological experts agree that it is only a matter of time that California experiences another major earthquake that could completely shut off water from the Sacramento Delta for days or weeks, if not months. The demand by the other Western states that have contracts for Colorado River water also continues to increase, so what makes Mr. Byrnes think water is becoming more reliable and plentiful?
Congressman Ken Calvert recently visited our town and commended our city for developing its own water source because he recognizes that we can't be stuck in the past like Mr. Byrnes but must plan now for our future water independence and reliability. While all water experts encourage recycled water use and water independence, Mr. Byrnes tiredly wants to stay dependent on the Metropolitan Water District, which, by the way, has recommended double-digit increases in water rates for the next several years.
Most outrageous of all of Mr. Byrnes' reckless comments is the "deception" he alludes to in his final paragraph, where he accuses the City Council in 2002 of being in collusion with Rancho Mission Viejo by coming up with the idea of a "water factory" so the ranch could obtain entitlements to build their development. Doesn't Mr. Byrnes know that Rancho Mission Viejo relies on its own water district, the Santa Margarita Water District, as well as the Metropolitan Water District for their water needs and that approval for their development was obtained from these agencies and other governmental agencies many years before anyone ever contemplated a groundwater recovery plant in San Juan?
To insinuate collusion and deception without concrete proof is reckless, libelous and truly beneath the canon of ethics of this one-time physician, Mr. Byrnes. Present your proof, Mr. Byrnes, of these scurrilous allegations. I have a feeling we will never see any proof, because it never happened!
What Mr. Byrnes fails to disclose is the fact that he currently and has for many years enjoyed a significantly reduced water rate himself because he has qualified himself for "agricultural water rates," wherein his backyard farming operation sells produce for profit at local markets while his lower agriculture rate is subsidized by you and me, the regular ratepayers. For a guy who bemoans the city's spending of funds on after-school prevention programs, i.e., the Boys & Girls' Club, school resource officer, etc., Mr. Byrnes has no problem in receiving a subsidy from the residents of this city so he can continue his hobby farm, sell produce for a profit and receive reduced water rates, both for inside his house as well as on the "farm."
God forbid, but if the "Big One" does hit, he will be begging for our locally produced water to irrigate his precious trees – all at a reduced rate, of course!
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|Barry Allen / The Flash, played by Grant Gustin
As a young boy, Barry insisted on coming to the aid of his classmates, which often got him beat up by bullies. But his life truly changed when one night his mother was killed by a strange yellow-and-red blur. Barry's father Henry was tried and convicted of the murder, and Central City police detective Joe West took Barry in as his son.
Inspired by Henry's medical skills and Joe's dedication to law and order, Barry studied to become a forensic assistant and is remarkably gifted. However, he also began researching cases of the strange and unexplained hoping to find an answer to how his mother died.
Life changed again for Barry when he was struck by a bolt of lightning from a storm generated by an out-of-control particle accelerator. The electricity, combined with the chemicals in Barry's lab, gave him an accelerated metabolism allowing him to run at over 700 miles an hour.
With the help of his friends at S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry has created a superheroic persona for himself as The Flash, Central City's unseen guardian. While fighting criminals who gained powers from the accelerator explosion, Barry also tries to clear his father's name.
|Iris West, played by Candice Patton
The daughter of police detective Joe West, Iris was childhood friends with neighbor boy Barry Allen. When Barry's mother died and his father was sent to jail for murder, Joe took Barry in because he knew the boy from his daughter.
Iris is currently studying in college and working at a coffee shop to make ends meet. She is secretly dating Eddie Thawne, Joe's partner with the police.
|Detective Eddie Thawne / Professor Zoom, played by Rick Cosnett
A young, cocky police detective trying to make a name for himself, Eddie transferred to Central City from Keystone and has made a name for himself by bringing in crooks without always worrying about the niceties of the law.
Eddie is secretly dating his partner Joe's daughter Iris. Iris doesn't want to tell her father about the relationship and Eddie agrees with her that it wouldn't be smart.
|Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost, played by Danielle Panabaker
Caitlin has a degree in bio-engineering and came to Central City to work at S.T.A.R. Labs. Her fiancé was at the demonstration of the particle accelerator and killed when it exploded.
Since then, Caitlin has buried herself in her work, which for the last nine months has been treating coma patient Barry Allen. He recently emerged from his coma with superpowers and Caitlin has been studying him, fascinated.
|Cisco Ramon / Vibe, played by Carlos Valdés
A young cocky Hispanic, Cisco has a natural talent for taking things part and putting them back together again better than before. It was this talent that brought him to the attention of Harrison Wells, the owner of S.T.A.R. Labs.
Cisco has loaned his talents to Barry Allen, designing a friction-proof suit and a lightning-shaped communication headpiece that can function despite the high speeds that Barry travels at.
|Detective Joe West, played by Jesse L. Martin
The daughter of police detective Joe West, Iris was childhood friends with neighbor boy Barry Allen. When Barry's mother died and his father was sent to jail for murder, Joe took Barry in because he knew the boy from his daughter.
Joe has continued with the police force since then and is a respected detective in the ranks. He as raised Barry as if he were his own son. However, until recently Joe didn't believe Barry's crazy theories and was sure that Henry Allen was guilty of murder. Since he has learned that Barry has super powers, Joe has had to reassess a lot of his beliefs.
|Harrison Wells, played by Thomas Cavanagh
The CEO of S.T.A.R. Labs, Harrison used his money to create a state-of-the-art scientific research facility in Central City. He then sought out the brightest minds in the world and brought them to work with him.
However, when his pet project, a particle accelerator, blew up on its test run, Harrison was crippled and his reputation ruined. Now he seeks to redeem himself by helping Barry Allen deal with the metahumans who were created by the release of energy from the accelerator.
In fact, much of this is a lie. Harrison is not crippled although he pretends to be. And he either comes from the year 2024 or has knowledge of it, and knows that Barry was destined to become the Flash. What his true objectives are remain to be seen.


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I don't sleep that well at most an hour at a time, but i had just woke up from a weird dream where i am rollerblading and i end up part of the helmet i am wearing deep into my skull yet the helmet on the inside has not broke at all and then i hit the back of my head, i wake up after dreaming for about 30-45minutes, the next dream was one of the weirdest dreams i have ever had, i dreamt that my mum, me and my mum's partner all move to this new block of flats/apartments i didn't recognize the place, but my mum and her partner walked away from me and then this man came up to me and pushed me against the side of the building and i hit my head, i ended up sliding to the ground, then the man grabbed the front of my t'shirt and slammed over and over again my head into the ground, it felt really real, my head is really hurting not cut or bleeding or anything but then i wake up with my head, the back of my head in so much pain it's unbelievable i feel the back of my head i'm not bleeding but i have a second dent in the back of my head in the same place where my head is slammed into the ground, the man's head was all blurry that i couldn't see anything of his face. This second dent is new it has never been there otherwise a doctor would have noted it down and told me.
I don't sleep walk and couldn't have hit my head because i can't afford to hit my head again, so i make sure i am no where near a wall and have plenty of pillows around and underneath my head, i have had the dent for over a month now, but this has never happened before where i wake up after having a dream with an injury and to have the injury there in real life.
What does this mean? any sort of explanation would be gratefully received. Thank you.
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A transfer of authority ceremony from the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade to the 31st ADA Brigade took place at the BCP Theater, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 15.
Col. Daniel L. Karbler, 31st ADA, brigade commander, assumed command authority for the Central Command Air Defense Brigade Headquarters Patriot Mission from Col. Joseph P. DeAntona, 11th ADA, brigade commander.
The Ceremony began with the casing of the 11th ADA colors, and the uncasing of the 31st ADA colors.
Maj. Gen. Charles Anderson, Third Army/U.S. Army Central, deputy commanding general, was the guest speaker for the event. Anderson spoke about the extraordinary job that the 11th ADA accomplished during their 10 month mission, which was part of the largest and most enduring Patriot Mission in the history of the Air Defense Artillery Branch.
Anderson, who was the former commander of the 31st ADA, also commented on his confidence in Karbler and the 31st ADA BDE HQ.
"It's good to see the 31st ADA back in the [area of responsibility]," said Anderson.
Outgoing commander, DeAntona, talked about the broad mission statement given when they received the CENTCOM mission. He praised the USARCENT and the 32nd Air and Missile Defense Command teams for their support of him and the 11th ADA during the mission.
DeAntona also complimented the 11th ADA Soldiers for their overall improvement throughout their 10 month deployment physically, mentally, and tactically
"We are proud to stand here today and pass on this mission with confidence that you will continue this mission professionally and proficiently," stated DeAntona to the Soldiers of the 31st ADA.
DeAntonta closed his speech with quote from Vince Lombardi, "I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious."
Karbler started his speech by recognizing Anderson as a "Distinguished 31st ADA Alumnus," and continued by thanking Brig. Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander, for the 31st ADA's reception into Al Udeid Air Base.
"The familiar colors of the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade are prepared to assume the mission," said Karbler.
Karbler closed by challenging the 31st ADA Soldiers.
"Though this mission has critical importance to the highest levels of our national government and Department of Defense, keep in mind that the daily support you provide to the Soldiers at the Patriot Battalions and batteries will be the true indicator of our mission execution," said Karbler.
The transfer of authority was followed by a reception hosted by 31st ADA for the 11th ADA as both a thank you and a farewell.


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Demiforce's Trism was one of the first iPhone breakout games that everyone was suddenly downloading and playing—and the game, which is now a universal app optimized for the iPad as well as the iPhone and iPod touch, remains worthy of your attention. Its essence is simple—you're presented with a screen of equilateral triangles of different colors. You move triangles as a ribbon that wraps around the edges either diagonally left or right, or horizontally.
Line up three or more triangles across adjacent faces, and they're removed. As in Bejeweled, a game to which Trism owns more than a glance, assembling a set of more than three triangles provides bigger rewards, and certain patterns are allotted badges, displayed on a trophies page. Matches cascade for more points as pieces removed for one match slide other sets of three or more triangles into new matches.
There are three modes of game play. Untimed gameplay is called Infinism and a timed mode is Terminism. Challenges are inserted, such as a bomb that has to be cleared in a set number of moves. These two modes can be quite stressful. It's not intuitive to follow diagonal patterns that wrap around. A combination of acuity and rapid pattern recognition are required to keep up with the game.
The third mode is more intriguing. Syllogism is a set of levels in which you slide pieces together in the least number of moves. Gameplay uses device tilting to move all the free pieces in a given direction at once. Scoring is based on least moves to achieve the objective.
You can optionally create an account to share scores with a global leaderboard, or keep your obsession to yourself.
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Posted: 12/24/2012 9:00:00 AM
Referenced Stocks: BLW;JPM;WFC
Citigroup Inc. ( BLW ) has announced an ex-dividend date of December 27, 2012 and a cash dividend payment of $0.1965 per share scheduled for January 09, 2013. Shareholders who purchased BLW stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 79.45% increase over the prior month.
The previous trading day's last sale of BLW was $18.19, representing a -4.11% decrease from the 52 week high of $18.97 and a 13.97% increase over the 52 week low of $15.96.
BLW is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as Wells Fargo & Company ( WFC ) and J P Morgan Chase & Co ( JPM ).
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the BLW Dividend History page.