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Frequently asked questions about M-Power
Choose any link to get answers to your questions about M-Power.
How will I know if I'm saving money?
The User Display Terminal displays the 'Cost Yesterday' and 'Cost Last Month,' helping you monitor your energy use in dollars and cents. You may also use the 'Present electric demand' to see the amount of energy you are currently using.
What if I'm not saving money on this plan?
- Be sure you are reducing energy use. Check out energy-saving tips.
- See if another price plan would better fit your household and lifestyle.
If you want to switch to a different plan, call (602) 236-8888.
Why are energy prices higher in the summer?
The kilowatt-hour (kWh) or unit cost of energy is different in winter and summer regardless of your price plan. The price you pay rises and falls with the demand for electricity.
During the coolest months, customer usage, generation costs and the price you pay are lowest. During the hottest months, customer usage skyrockets and generation costs to meet peak demand are highest.
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Is there a service fee to turn on an M-Power for current SRP customers?
Those customers switching rate plans, but not establishing service at a new address, are not subject to the turn-on fee.
What is the cost for the M-Power in-home display unit and smart card?
- There is an $87.50 refundable equipment deposit.
- There is a non-refundable $11.50 plus tax UDT refurbishment fee.
- In the event the UDT is damaged, lost, or not returned when the account is closed, the charge is $133 plus tax.
- There is no cost for the smart cards.
- Current charges are listed on the SRP credit policy.
Can an M-Power customer purchase power over the phone with a check, credit or debit card?
Yes. After the payment has been made, the customer will want to contact SRP to verify it has been received*. Once SRP has verified the payment, the customer can go to a PayCenter and insert $1 to load the eChex or credit or debit card payment onto the smart card.
*Please note that there is a fee charged by a third party for credit or debit card payments. Please allow one business day for payment processing.
What happens if I run out of credit?
If you run out of credit, your meter will disconnect and you will need to make a purchase to restore power. If you run out of credit between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., your meter will enter the Friendly Credit mode and run into negative credit. You must buy power prior to 8 a.m. the next day. The negative credit amount will be deducted from your purchase.
What is a pay-down balance?
We extend $30 credit to get you started. This amount, along with the equipment deposit, if applicable, and any applicable fees and/or transferred balances are paid down each time you make a purchase.
*Maximum back balance is $1,000 that can be carried over from a credit account.
Can an M-Power customer also have an Economy Price Plan (EPP) or medical discount?
A customer meeting income guidelines may qualify for the EPP. Customers on the medical discount/rider are not eligible for the M-Power program.
If I have credit left at turn off, can I get a refund?
SRP will remove the credit off your meter at the time of your turn off. Any credit or accumulated debt will be adjusted on your final bill.
How can I return my M-Power User Display Terminal (UDT)?
The most convenient way to return your UDT is by U.S. mail. Simply place the UDT in its original shipping box and use the postage-paid label already attached to the bottom to send it back to SRP. If you don't have the original box anymore, call us at (602) 236-8855 and we will mail you a postage-paid envelope.
Your SRP M-Power® user display terminal (UDT) can also be returned to any UDT Return Station. Using a UDT Return Station is easy:
- Place the UDT in the envelope provided at the station.
- Seal the envelope.
- Remove the confirmation tag from the envelope to keep for your records.
- Drop the envelope in the station.
The UDT will be processed, and any account adjustments will be completed within three to five business days.
UDT return stations can be found at these locations:
- 3160 S. Alma School Road, Mesa, AZ 85210 (Alma School Road south of Guadalupe Road)
- 7050 E. University Drive, Mesa, AZ 85207 (University east of Power Road)
- 221 N. 79th Ave. Tolleson, AZ 85353 (79th Ave. south of Van Buren)
- 1521 N. Project Drive, Tempe, AZ 85281 (southeast of Van Buren across from the Phoenix Zoo)
- 3735 E. Combs Road, Queen Creek, AZ 85140 (southeast side of Combs and Schnepf roads)
Are there changes coming to M-Power?
Yes, over the next two years, SRP will be upgrading meters and in-home displays. The new equipment will lay the foundation for future enhancements, including the ability to view your daily usage history online and, ultimately, purchase power using your PC, laptop or smartphone. Be on the lookout for more communication from SRP as we keep you informed about when we will visit your home to exchange your equipment.


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Many people ask "how many rocks?" or "how high can you balance?" as if that was the most accurate measure of difficulty. These aspects do have a correlation with difficulty, but are strictly left brain methods to quantify that which is abstract. In my experience, technical difficulty better correlates with the "tension" that the piece incorporates and radiates overall. Things that increase tension are counterbalancing and point balancing to name a couple.
All I'm doing in this picture is imitating what I see many people do when they seem to not understand what's going on..
..another curious monkey :)
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Greenwood Lake — The Greenwood Lake school board has decided to consider adding the Tuxedo School District to the list of choices for parents to send high school students.
Before a packed crowd of students and parents on Tuesday night, the school board decided 4-1 with one member abstaining to allow Superintendent Richard Brockel to negotiate a contract with the Tuxedo district. The talks would be to add George F. Baker High to a list of options for Greenwood Lakers at the lowered tuition rate of $12,000 over two years.
The board also approved a resolution allowing students to choose the high schools in Warwick for $8,000 and Chester for $9,500 in tuition.
The $12,000 figure was yet another reduction in the tuition rate offered by Tuxedo, which risks having to close Baker in the long term if Greenwood Lake students, who comprise 80 percent of the high school's student body, leave.
Tuxedo has lowered its tuition rate four times from an initial $13,900, since the Greenwood Lake school board voted in August to go with a two-school parental choice option, excluding Tuxedo. That decision was a reversal of a prior decision in April to stay with Tuxedo, where Greenwood Lake students have been going for 30 years.
The parental choice option, however, triggered an avalanche of support by residents who said they believed Baker should remain one of three options with Warwick and Chester. The Tuxedo supporters have since waged a heated campaign, collecting 647 signatures on a petition to put Baker High back on the menu.
The issue has divided the community, primarily between those who are loyal to Tuxedo and those who fear that the high tuition cost of the school has been a drain on their tax money. Voices from both sides of the debate made impassioned presentations during the meeting, which grew heated at one point with accusations from the opposing camps.
"I can't understand why you're asking me as a taxpayer to pay extra to send your kids to that school (Baker)," said Walter Lawson, a senior citizen Greenwood Lake resident, complaining about Tuxedo's higher tuition rate.
Brad Gonzalez, a Greenwood Lake student who is a senior at Baker, said he believed the decision to exclude Tuxedo divided the community. "I think this proposal (adding Tuxedo at the $12,000 tuition rate) will help unify us," he said.
However, supporters of Tuxedo are not out of the woods yet. The Greenwood Lake school board has to vote on the final contract with Tuxedo at its next meeting, set for Oct. 17.
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Joan Rivers remained in a New York City hospital Friday, one day after going into cardiac arrest at a doctor's office.
Melissa Rivers said in a statement Friday that her mother was "receiving the best treatment and care possible." She also thanked Rivers' fans and friends for their support.
"My mother would be so touched by the tributes and prayers that we have received from around the world," Melissa Rivers said. "Her condition remains serious ... We ask that you continue to keep her in your thoughts as we pray for her recovery."
The Mount Sinai Hospital said it had no updates Friday. On Thursday, hospital spokesman Sid Dinsay confirmed that Rivers had been taken there that morning.
New York City police officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to publicly name Rivers, said she was taken to the hospital just after 9:30 a.m. Thursday. It was unclear why she was visiting the doctor's office.
Health concerns put show on hold
The comedian with a half-century of show business under her belt has spawned a reputation for often-snarky red carpet fashion commentary. A show she had scheduled Friday at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey, has been postponed.
Rivers spoke at an employee event at Time Inc. in New York on Wednesday night and appeared healthy, practically jogging when she walked in to take her seat, Shira Blum, an online project manager, said Thursday.
"She seemed totally healthy," Blum said. "She was very energetic, hilarious, funny. And it was such a shock, a surprise to hear the news this morning."
Rivers took questions and said she wakes up every morning and "is thankful that everything works," Blum said.
'Donate my body to Tupperware'
An early and outspoken proponent of cosmetic surgery, Rivers' drastically altered her appearance over the years — and found plenty of material for jokes. ("I've had so much plastic surgery, when I die they will donate my body to Tupperware.")
The host of Fashion Police on E! network, Rivers also presides over an online talk show, In Bed With Joan and co-stars with her daughter on the WEtv reality show, Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?
Her latest book, Diary of a Mad Diva, was released this summer.
In 2009, Rivers emerged as the winner of NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice. A documentary, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, premiered in theatres in 2010.
The New York native originally entered show business with the dream of a theatrical career, but comedy became a way to pay the bills while she auditioned for acting roles.
"Somebody said, 'You can make six dollars standing up in a club,"' she told The Associated Press in 2013, "and I said, 'Here I go!' It was better than typing all day."
After proving herself in comedy clubs as a rarity — a woman comedian — Rivers was a smash on her first booking on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1965. "God, you're funny," Carson told her.
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rogerfederer.com - Roger advances at the Australian Open
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Roger advances at the Australian Open
Roger made it look difficult for a change, starting his bid for a 10th Grand Slam championship and successful Australian Open title defence by dropping serve three times in the first set.
But our Champion rebounded quickly after Bjorn Phau took a 5-3 lead, winning the next nine games - conceding only six points in the second set. He went on to win 7-5, 6-0, 6-4, easily dispatching the 27-year-old German who beat him seven years ago in their only previous match.
"I got broken in the first set three times, and that makes you a little bit nervous," said Roger, who went 92-5 with 12 titles last season and has held the top ranking since February 2004. "You try to stay cool, but I got a little bit nervous." Otherwise, he said, "It felt great to be back."
Roger changed his preparation schedule this year, skipping his usual regular-season opener and playing three matches in an exhibition tournament at Kooyong, where he lost the final Saturday to Andy Roddick.
Roger said it would take a little time to get his best rhythm back, and was happy to even the score with Phau, who beat him in 1999 at Washington.
In the next round, he will either play against Jonas Bjorkman from Sweden (50) or Olivier Patience (115) from France.
Looking forward to cheering you on to the final!!!
Good luck! :)
Nice recovery from a sticky start, Roger.
Best of luck with Bjorkman tomorrow!
Love forever,
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i think VMW will mimic the Apple move.
I also think tonight we will find out that EMC bought another $15 million worth of VMW shares and if there is positive news over the weekend, we will be looking at $77+ on Monday
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On this new year's day, Mesa county welcomes its newest and tiniest resident. Tessa Lynn Jagger was born at 11:20 Sunday morning and is the first baby to be born in Mesa County in 2006.
Tessa weighed in at 7 pounds 6 ounces and was 21 inches long at birth. Tessa is the fifth child between Gigi and Brent Jagger and the couple says they're in high spirits, and it's not only exciting to have a new child, but its an honor to have the first birth of 2006 in the county.
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I'm known as a last resort therapist. People from all over the world come to me after they've tried many other therapists.
Using my Core Therapy™ method, I reach into the deepest recesses of the soul, identifying and uprooting the physical, spiritual and emotional "weeds" that block people from experiencing joyful relationships and fulfilling work.
I am Director of the Center for Emotional Communication, out of which I've been working with individuals, families, couples and groups for nearly 30 years.
Speaking of groups, I have more than 15 years of post-doctoral group therapy training.
I was told recently that my ministry is connecting souls. I help people overcome the blocks to fully loving themselves and others.
I am extremely accepting, nonjudgmental, gentle yet firm, caring, real and down-to-earth. People feel instantly comfortable with me. In no time, you will feel that we've known each other forever. Your healing will grow out of the strong connection and bond I form with you.
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NEW DELHI: Printing and imaging solutions provider Canon India today announced the appointment of Rajeev Tewari as Director of its CSP group.
The Canon System Products (CSP) group comprises of inkjet product division, laser product division and system integrators division.
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Margo Hurdt will be blogging for the Islander softball team this year to give fans an insider's perspective on the 2010 season. She starts the season with daily updates from the road as the team prepares for the Hawaii's upcoming Oceanic Time Warner Cable Paradise Classic.
Mar. 3
Well not the way we really wanted to start conference but at least we got one win. We came into this series having an 11-game winning streak and were pretty confident. We rolled into San Antonio about three hours before game time, were able to get a good lunch and then headed to the field after changing at the hotel. The field, being 200 ft all around, looked way smaller than our huge field that is 220 in center and 210 on the sides. The night had a cold breeze and wind blowing across right field. We have always had a strong rivalry with UTSA. We are totally different teams, they only have one small girl with speed and the rest of their girls are long ball hitters. On the other hand, TAMUCC softball has a ton of speed with our long ball hitters here and there.
Being very different teams, it was going to be an interesting series. We lost the first game. Apparently when you don't play defense, hit or pitch you get beat 12 to 2. Well, we figured that out real fast. The second game we decided to change things up and get the job done and won 6 to 3. We hit the ball as a team, Elena (Crabtree) pitched awesome and we made the plays in the field. We looked like the team that had won 11 ball games in a row.
After winning the second game we headed to my house in Boerne, which is about 15 minutes from UTSA where the parents had made a wonderful dinner for all of us. We ate pulled pork, trash potatoes and salad. It was just what we needed after a long day at the field. Once everyone was full, we loaded up in the vans and headed back to the hotel.
The team slept in till 9 then got up for breakfast. After breakfast we headed to the field. We lost the third and final game against UTSA. They just out hit us and we put ourselves in bad hitting counts. Their pitcher was good but we made her that much better by swinging at bad pitches. Even though we didn't really like the outcome of this series, we are looking into the future. To us, we are 1-2 and will keep that mind set. Conference games are the games that matter. This weekend we have another tough series with the up and coming Sugar Bears from Central Arkansas. We are going to work hard the next two days and we should be able to get back into the wining mode but until then... SKAWEEEP!
Margo #8
Feb. 21
WHAT A WEEKEND! Let's just say we were spoiled in Hawaii with the weather and we came back to rainy days in Corpus Christi.
We got back on Monday, had Tuesday off, practiced on Wednesday and then played Thursday through Sunday. Tuesday was full of test taking and stressful school work, Wednesday we had a light practice just to get the muscles going and then Thursday we played two games against Boston College and Centenary. We won both.
We got the bats going against Centenary and our pitching staff came through against Boston College. We tarped the field right after the games for a "light drizzle", this was the heaviest light drizzle I have ever been a part of. The field was soaked!
Coach had us come out at 8 a.m. and we thought we would take the tarp off and head to class...weren't we wrong. We were out there for two hours in the morning and then another four hours in the afternoon, talk about quality team bonding.
We probably took 50 gallons of rain water off the field using sponges and rakes. I give us one thing...Islander Softball girls can get dirty. We were covered from head to toe with mud, dirt, water, and everything else you can think of.
The games were cancelled Friday but because of all our hard work, the games continued on Saturday and Sunday. We ended up sweeping the weekend with five wins and zero losses. We played really well this weekend, I have never seen so many bombs hit at Chapman field in my whole college career. Everyone got to play and did so well.
This week we have games on Tuesday and then another tournament at Chapman this weekend. Couple more games and then we are in conference where the games really matter. Well, until then....Skaweeeep!
Margo #8
Feb. 13
Today was the last day of the tournament and we were ready to play. We ate as a team together for breakfast and then got ready for the game. If we won the first game we got to sit a game and then play, if we lost we played right after.
Well of course we got stuck playing the No. 10 team in the nation who had run ruled us two days before. We went in there thinking we have nothing to lose so as a team we were way more relaxed. We faced the same girl we had faced the game before so we were ready for what she had to bring. We attacked the at-bats early and got hits when we needed them. I started the first three innings and Addie finished the game up. We ended up losing 5-2 but played much better than we had all weekend.
We had to forget about the loss to Stanford and get ready for McNeese. Since we had already played McNeese once, we were ready for whatever they were going to throw our way. We ended up crushing the ball and winning 10-2 in five innings. Megan (McKinney), our only freshman, came out swinging today. She hit anything that was thrown at her. She wasn't the only star of the game. Every time I looked, Hannah (Schwarz) was either safe at first or scoring. Lauren Sanders, Brittany Tucker and Caley Jeter also had big days on the field.
Overall, the Islander Softball team played hard and as a team. It was the best I have seen my team play and there is only more where that came from. After the games we went to go eat dinner on the beach at this place called Shore Birds where you cook your own meat on a huge grill. This was a challenge for some girls, but in the end everyone loved the experience and got to see the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen. The beauty of the orange, yellow, pink and red from the sunset couldn't be captured in a picture. It is something you must see for yourself.
After dinner we got to go to the market shops where we haggled prices for little trinkets and t-shirts. Most of the girls were beat from the big day we had on the field. Tomorrow is our last day we get to spend in Hawaii. This trip has been something the girls and I will never forget.
The team has three options tomorrow, either snorkel, surf or north shore. I can't wait to tell you about all the cool stuff we see tomorrow. But until then... ALOHA!
Margo #8
Feb. 12
Well, we woke up with a new mindset and were ready to take on the day. We had a good breakfast, did some laundry for $3.00 a load, and then got ready for the two games we had today.
The weather was of course perfect. There was a slight shower every once in a while, but I felt as if it came right when we needed a quick cool down. The first game was intense! We ended up scoring the first run with the help of Caley Jeter's double, a sac bunt by yours truly and then a single on the right side line from Btuck (Brittany Tucker).
The second run came from the beast freshman Meagan (McKinney). She hit a monster shot over the right field fence. The win was big for us, sending a message to the conference that we are ready for conference.
Now the Hawaii game was a little bit different. We faced a girl with a mean rise ball that we loved to swing at. We ended up losing 9-0. It was a tough loss but I think this loss has molded us together as a whole.
Tomorrow is a new day. We start bracket play tomorrow. We don't know when our first game is right now, but hopefully will find out soon before all the girls fall asleep. Well until tomorrow... ALOHA
Margo #8
Feb. 11
Game day baby! The team started the day off with wonderful all-you-can-eat pancakes from IHOP. Jeter and B-Tuck (Brittany Tucker) had an intense pancake eating contest. It was close but I'm going to call it a tie.
After breakfast we had a productive study hall session and then it was time to get ready for the first game of the season. Girls are so different than boys. You know we have to put our game make up on and make sure our hair looks good. Once we were all dolled up for the game we headed down stairs to the vans.
We got to the field pretty early to have people get treatment if they needed it. Once it was time to warm up the nerves started to stir. As it got closer to game time the girls were more anxious and excited to play. Coach Flo (Teresa Flores) said in our pep talk "The only difference between Stanford and us is the budget." As we relaxed a bit, it was time to play.
Well to sum the game up, you can't win making errors and not putting the ball in play. I can't say this game gave the girls a boost of confidence but, it did make us see what we need to work on and what we can improve. The beauty about this sport is there is always a new game to play the next day.
Coach Schu (Jake Schumann) wasn't the happiest camper after the game but gave the team some words of wisdom and, I think the girls and I are ready to take on McNeese and Hawaii. The pitcher and second baseman from Stanford were both almost picked to be on the Olympic team, so props to Hannah (Schwarz) and Lauren S. (Sanders) for getting an awesome hit!
The team is trying to take the positive out of the experience and move on. McNeese Cowgirls watch out! Until tomorrow....ALOHA
Margo #8
Feb. 10
Even though today was our third day in Hawaii, waking up still seems really hard. Once we finally got up and going, we threw on our practice clothes and headed to the field. We have practice every day pretty early but it helps us accomplish so much more in our day.
We had a pretty successful practice other than Morgan taking a ball to the forehead. After a bag of ice she was left with a pretty impressive bump on her forehead. Took it like a champ! After practice we exercised our brains with a wonderful study hall session conducted by our very own Mrs. Bailey Wilson. Study hall was the last team activity we had all day.
Everyone got to do their own thing today. Mind you there were rules involved...stay in groups of three or more, don't go off with random people you don't know and have fun. Following all the rules, the girls grouped up to take on Hawaii.
My group consisted of Elena Crabtree, Addie Tallman, Melissa Casey and Megan McKinney and we were later joined by Alejia Cain. We shopped until we dropped. Man, there are so many stores here! I'm pretty sure it would take a whole week to hit up all of them but we tried our hardest.
In the middle of our shopping extravaganza, we stopped at the beach to snorkel. It was only six dollars to rent the gear and we went right off the beach. We saw all kinds of fish swimming around but the reef was really sharp. We had some slight injuries here and there but nothing too serious.
After the sun had set we met up for dinner with the majority of the team at this place called Buca. It was an Italian family-style restaurant where they brought three types of entrees to the table for everyone to share, very appropriate for the Ohana theme we have this season.
This was our last day of Hawaii fun, now it's time to get serious and have a different kind of fun....winning ball games! All the girls are really excited about playing tomorrow, long awaited! Stanford here we come! Until Tomorrow..Aloha!
Margo #8
Feb. 9
We started the day off with a bowl a cereal in the hotel. Once we got dressed for practice, we headed downstairs to the vans. Practice was successful, we worked on some defense and pitchers pitched bullpens.
After practice we headed back to the hotel and got ready for the Polynesian Culture Center. The trip to the culture center was beautiful! The ocean was every color blue you could think of and the hills were covered with the most beautiful greenery. As we drove the 45 minutes to the culture center, the girls took countless pictures of the unforgettable beauty of Hawaii, I have never seen anything like it.
Once we got to the culture center we ate BBQ then split up into smaller groups. A rough break down of the culture center, it is like a museum/theme park. You walk around and every place there is an island represented. For example Hawaii had its own area in the park, along with Fiji, Somoa and other islands around the area.
As we stopped by each island station we were briefed on the history of the island and its culture. We learned so many things and were exposed to new and interesting cultures. This was one of the coolest things I have ever got to experience.
At the end we were taken to a luau where Melissa and Coach Schumann got to show off their hula skills. After the luau we went to the amphitheater to watch a wonderful show of all the dancing and culture all the islands had to offer.
Over all this day was very educational and was a great experience for everyone. Tomorrow we have practice in the morning, study hall after and then a free day! Can't wait to share what goes on tomorrow....but until then.... ALOHA!
Margo #8
Feb. 8
The time change has had an effect on some of the girls here in Hawaii. Most of the girls were wide awake at 5:30 a.m. ready for the day to begin. Too bad breakfast wasn't till 6:30. After breakfast we headed to the field to take some batting practice.
The field is 200 feet all the way across the outfield. Having no wind blowing the ball back in and the field being 10 plus feet different from our home field, the girls were cranking the ball over the fence. Talk about a confidence booster.
Batting practice only took about an hour and half then we hurried back to the hotel, changed and headed to Pearl Harbor. Once we got there we watched a short video about the history of Pearl Harbor and World War II then they took us out to the USS Arizona.
It was really impressive the way the memorial was set up. We learned that the people who were on the Arizona who didn't die during Pearl Harbor attack could still be buried in the ship if they wanted. There is a hole big enough on the side of the ship for a scuba diver to fit an urn in.
After Pearl Harbor the team split up into small groups and got to go wherever we wanted. My group, consisting of Elena, Addie, Byars and Lauren Sanders, headed to the beach. It was so beautiful and the water is so clear!
This was a great day to start off our week in Hawaii, there is more fun to have and we all can't wait to experience more! Until tomorrow... ALOHA!
Margo #8
Feb. 7
We started our venture to Hawaii on Saturday night. Leaving campus at 7:30, the Islander softball team traveled up the Texas coast to Houston where we would spend the night and then head to the airport in the morning. We made one scheduled break and one unscheduled road side stop on the way there.
Once we got to Houston we took a quick nap, went to bed at 12:30 a.m. and had a 4:45 a.m. wake-up call. After a good toasted bagel and some cold milk, we got into the vans and headed to the airport.
Our plane's front tire had a tear in it so we were herded off the plane and got the privilege of sitting in the terminal for two hours wondering why it was taking so long to change a little tire. Once the tire was fixed we headed to San Francisco.
Since our tire delay took two hours, when we landed in California we had to head straight for the gate. With Burger King in one hand and our plane ticket in the other, we jetted to the gate. I learned that if you paid an extra $100 you got an extra 2 inches for leg room, thank god most of us are short.
The plane to Hawaii was huge, the biggest I have even been on with nine seats a row. The view was beautiful out the window, or at least that's what I was told. I was the lucky one in the middle of the plane. We landed in Hawaii at 4:00 p.m. local time or 8:00 p.m. Corpus Christi time. Once we got to the hotels, we unpacked, showered and got some grub at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville. It was pretty good!
Now extremely tired from the day, we are finishing up quizzes online and watching highlights from the Super Bowl. Until tomorrow...ALOHA!
Margo #8


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A Quote by Thomas Paine on destruction, devil, god, government, life, military, people, secrets, superstition, war, wisdom, and world
I have as little superstition in me as any man living, but my secret opinion has ever been, and still is, that God Almighty will not give up a people to military destruction, or leave them unsupportedly to perish, who have so earnestly and so repeatedly sought to avoid the calamities of war, by every decent method which wisdom could invent. Neither have I so much of the infidel in me, as to suppose that He has relinquished the government of the world, and given us up to the care of devils.
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Golf tournament to raise funds for Dakota's Ride
Shannon Carter is hoping a Sept. 16 golf tournament at the Ledges Golf Club in York will raise at least $2,000 towards the $20,000 needed to purchase of a wheelchair van for her developmentally disabled son Dakota.
Carter is currently lifting a 75-pound wheelchair into the back of the family's SUV to transport Dakota, 5, to kindergarten at the Morrison Center in Scarborough several days a week, she said.
The family has been raising funds for more than a year. They need $50,000 and are $20,000 short of their goal, she said.
To sign up for the golf tournament go to dakotasride.com or through Annie's Angels Memorial Fund at anniesangels.net. The cost is $125 per player or $500 for a team of four. Donations may be made to the Kennebunk Savings Bank, 16 Woodbridge Road, York, ME 03909, or through the Annie's Angels Memorial Fund, an organization that helps families with everyday expenses, said Carter. Tax-deductible donations may be made to Annie's Angels Memorial Fund, 8 Jana Lane, Stratham, N.H., 03885.
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Why do I never see these types of fire fights in any server I play in...
Welcome to Project Reality: Battlefield 2 (aka PR:BF2), a free to download game modification for the Battlefield 2 (aka BF2) retail Windows PC game. The focus of this mod is to rework the original game engine developed by Digital Illusions of Sweden (Dice) within legal and feasible constraints to create a more realistic combat environment for the gaming community. This includes adjusting various game play elements including physics, visual effects and overall game play formats. Along with changes to how the game handles, the Project Reality team has been introducing British, Insurgent, IDF forces, Canadian, and Russian factions, plus a number of community assisted factions are currently in the works to introduce even more factions to the virtual battlefields. This Mod is not for the masses, due to the fact that it has a much higher learning curve then your classic arcade game. This is the real deal.
Why do I never see these types of fire fights in any server I play in...
Because this is an official video, so it is staged to look and entice you.
Actually gameplay never looks like this. IT can, but only if you play with 64 people whom are all in a clan, related, or armchair generals and have excellent teamwork and understanding of the game.
There will be 128 people, so get some!
Yeah, I know =\ Even in a clan match it is highly unlikely to see any organized combat... Arma 3 here I come :)
Absolutely amazing, great work.
I have only to say bravo! it, the overall mod looks so complex and would take ages to play with all vehciles and weapons, but this map is awesome, not for beign that big 8km, I mean creating a map with all those islans is a thing haven´t been done in my opinion.
Also, the ship detail wow.
LOL Atlantic Conveyer!!!!!!!
Is the map scaled down to represent the Falklands at a much smaller scale while preserving the congruent geometry?
Ye, even with the map being 8km x 8km, the map is still only 1:30 scale. Even so this still has its advantages by making the gameplay a lot more fluent :D
Wish it was possible to have this map in 1:1 scale.
is this compatable for x box 360
You are going to update this mod?
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Project Reality: BF2 Falklands (PR:F) is an official addon for the award winning PR:BF2 v0.97 modification for the multi-player online PC game, Battlefield 2 (BF2) which recreates the infamous 1982 Falklands War.
The entire Project Reality team has labored endlessly and dedicated themselves to ensure that this add-on remains historically accurate while preserving the team-oriented gameplay and high quality that has come to be expected from PR team. The PR:F add-on contains a number of new features and is packed with two new factions completely outfitted with brand new weapons and vehicles.


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The HP MediaSmart servers (EX485/EX487 models) received a software update today from HP. The news software allows media to be streamed to wireless devices such as iPhone, iPod Touch and PlayStation Portables. The new software also adds the ability for the servers to convert videos (including unprotected DVD's) into two separate formats: one high-resolution for playing on home devices, and a lower resolution for portable media players.


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I graduated from school about a year ago and have been working as a
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Creamy, foaming cleanser to refresh, soothe and purify stressed skin.
Is your skin depleted, congested and irritated from a high-octane, 24/7 lifestyle? Pamper it with a refreshing, foaming cleanser that will leave your skin squeaky clean and hydrated. Formulated with the purest Icelandic glacial waters and beneficial botanicals, this mild cleanser detoxifies and purifies without stripping skin of its natural moisture. Skin's harmony, balance and glow are restored.
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|Water (Aqua), Glycerides, Myristic Acid, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Potassium Hydroxide, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Palmitic Acid, Behenic Acid, Lauric Acid, Stearic Acid, Salix Alba (Willow Bark) Extract (Willow), Ricinus Communis (Castor Seed) Oil (Castor), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) (Shea), Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Propylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Butylphenyl Methlyproprional, BHT, Perfluorodecalin, Benzyl Salicylate, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract (Oat), Luffa Cylindrica (Luffah Cylindrica) Seed Oil, Angelica Archangelica Root Extract (with Minerals), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil (Jojoba), Oxycoccus Palustris Seed Oil (Cranberry), Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil (Cloudberry), Linoleic Acid, Linoleic Acid, Oleic Acid, Thyme (Thymus Vulgaris) Extract (Thyme), Buddleja Davidii Extract, PEG 75 Shea Butter Glycerides, Limonene, Eugenol, Glycosphingolipids, Ascophyllum Nodosum (Brown Algae) Extract, Lecithin, Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E), Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C), Retinyl Acetate (Vitamin A), Tocotrienol, Carotenoids, Citronellol, Linalool, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Menthone Glycerin Acetal, 1,2 Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Potassium Sorbate, Disodium EDTA, Hexylcinnamal, Hydroxyisohexl 3 Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Fragrance (Parfum), Red 33 (CI 17200) (CI 17200), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090) (CI 42090)
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I've only been using this cleanser for two weeks. Has a nice smell, foams up but stays creamy and a little goes a long way. The reason I'm not crazy about this cleanser is because I've noticed it doesn't remove make up well at all. I use make remover for my eyes, then wash my face. I noticed black streaks under my eyes from the eyeliner and mascara - neither are waterproof. To me a cleanser should be able to remove make up residue. Won't be buying this again since I've tried others that remove residual make up.
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I've used the SKYN Glacial wipes for the last few years, and wanted to try something new...so I bought the cleanser. It's fantastic! Feels great, smells great and my face feels very clean and refreshed after I use it. A nice treat!
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The Gladiators offices are located in the lobby of the Infinite Energy Theather (formerly the Gwinnett Center Performing Arts Building.) To visit the Gladiators offices in person, enter the Infinite Energy Center (formerly Gwinnett Center) Complex from Satellite Boulevard and park in the first lot on the left as close to the building as possible. Enter the building through the doors with the Gladiators logos. Once inside, follow to your left and past the elevators and the door will be to your left.
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Hello and, again, welcome to the Aperture Science computer-aided enrichment center--- er, my Portal Room project
So the spare room I have my computer in has been a neutral beige color since I bought the house 3 years go
not because I liked the color or anything, but more or less because I didnt know what color I actually wanted.. Then it hit me
I own the house; I can do whatever the hell I want! Why should I just choose a color
why not create myself an entire theme room?!? My only question
what theme?
Although the foundation of my childhood was largely based around the Mario Brothers / NES era of gaming, I just wasnt sold on the idea of having a room based around it. It took me a little while, but I finally decided on doing up a theme based on the game Portal / Portal 2.
Now Im not claiming too be the first one to do this (While Googling for ideas I found about 2 or 3 others), but by adding my own touches I would create a room which ill enjoy spending some time in.
Instead of just one long-ass article of everything I did, I created smaller individual write-ups of each project that I worked on. Click on any of the projects you are interested in reading more about, or skip directly to the rooms gallery if you just want to see how everything turned out.
Thanks for visiting, and if you have any connects/suggestions, feel free to drop me and email from the contact page
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How to Make the Best Fried Rice
Fried rice is to Chinese food what the omelette is to French cuisine — one of the simplest dishes, yet one of the most difficult to master.
That's why chef Hang-yuk Choy counts as one of his greatest achievements winning the Hong Kong Tourism Bureau's Best of the Best Culinary Award for his signature fried rice.
At his restaurant, Tsui Hang Village — a Hong Kong institution for more than three decades — Mr. Choy believes that three main ingredients make up a holy trinity when it comes to fried rice: conpoy (dried scallop), dried fish and roasted goose. He chooses them in lieu of more-common ingredients such as char siu (barbecued pork), vegetables and egg, because he says they boost the flavor a few notches.
"This fried rice is intense," says the chef. "It isn't just a blank template for other food; it's a dish in itself."
Rice: "For a good fried rice, every individual grain of rice should be seasoned evenly," says Mr. Choy. "And none of the kernels damaged or sticking together." The home cook's trick to achieving this result is to use day-old rice, which is a little dry. But at this restaurant, food left over night is usually thrown out. Instead, Mr. Choy makes fresh rice a little dry by adjusting the water-to-rice ratio. A dash of chicken broth and few drops of oil also ensure the rice grains don't stick.
Roast goose and conpoy: The fattiness of the roast goose acts like a soothing balm over the rice, while the crunch of the conpoy (dried scallop) adds a new layer of texture so that diners must chew the rice longer.
Egg yolk: Rather than use the customary whole egg, Chef Choy only uses the yolk. This gives the rice a richer golden color and a silkier texture.
Dark soy sauce: Another departure — salt or light soy sauce would be more traditional — the dark soy sauce adds a little more color to the white rice. Dark soy sauce tends to be a bit more complex, almost caramel-like in flavor as opposed to just salty.
Dried fish powder: Mr. Choy purchases miniature dried fish from the market and divides them into two batches — one to fry and the other to bake. (The fried pieces are crispier; the baked bits retain more moisture.) Then, he grinds both down into a powder, which is sprinkled on the rice as it is tossed in the wok, to provide a hint of "umami," a type of savory meatiness.
Chive flowers and scallions:For a splash of green and a punch of extra flavor, the chef sprinkles in chive flowers and scallions.
High flame: Throw the rice into a heavy two-kilogram wok over a high flame, add the other ingredients and seasonings and stir fry. The entire dish cooks in under two minutes.
Price: 118 Hong Kong dollars (US$15)
Tsui Hang Village, G/F Miramar Shopping Centre, 132 Nathan Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. Tel: 852-2376-2882
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Dragoons catch suspect linked to May abductions
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Company E, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment's 1st Sgt. Eric Geressy comforts a woman and four children after soldiers raided their house in search of alleged al-Qaida in Iraq member Abu Raquyyah early Monday morning.
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It was a GREAT day on the course today, the light, clouds, folks and planes all exceptional. The P40 was new to me and the course and we have two with very different paint schemes. I was doing a quick gander over the days images and this one just stood out so wanted to blog it. There's is a lot more to come.
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Join Martinsville Speedway's Pre-Race Track Pass Access and experience the thrill of NASCAR up close and personal. Walk the historic half-mile's frontstretch where many racing legends have celebrated their victories. Make sure to bring your permanent marker and sign the start/finish line.
- Entertainment: Please come early and stay for the fun with festive music and prizes
- Location: The frontstretch straight-away by the start/finish line
- Access: Please enter the racetrack from the crossover gate at Turn 4
- Hours: 9:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Price: $20 per person
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*Good for a one-time walk on the frontstretch weather and track schedule permitting. No re-entry into track's interior once the stub has been removed.


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Storm Sirens
- Primary Activation Control: The Office of Emergency Management
- Secondary Activation Center: The Emergency Communications Center for the City of Springfield
- Tertiary Activation and Maintenance: Springfield Public Works Department's Maintenance Service Center
- Testing: Second Wednesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. If unable to test the sirens on the second Wednesday, the testing is cancelled until the following month.
- Activation: Can be instituted by any law enforcement officer, firefighter, trained Emergency Management weather spotter, or National Weather Service representative when reporting a funnel cloud or tornado that is threatening the safety of Springfield or Urban Service Area of Springfield residents.
- Coverage Area: Springfield, Willard, Ash Grove, Strafford, and Battlefield
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- All siren warning system vendors make it clear in their marketing literature that storm/Civil Defense sirens are outdoor warning devices. The National Weather Service and most media agencies-- written and broadcast--understand and try to educate the public to this fact. The Federal Emergency Management website contains many statements regarding sirens being outdoor warning devices and that people should use other means for indoor alerting.
- A person needs to use multiple warning methods to ensure they are adequately alerted to a tornado or other imminent danger. Let the warning siren system serve to gain peoples' attention while out of doors. People indoors should use radio, television, cable override, and an alert weather radio to keep themselves informed as to the weather or other threats that are occurring in the community.
- People must accept the responsibility of keeping themselves informed as to the outlook for stormy weather and other developing dangers within the community. Based on this outlook or potential for danger, they need to conduct their activities and focus their attention to those means of being alerted whenever tornadoes or other dangers threaten. Broadcast media, paging services, alert devices such as the NOAA weather alert radio, and/or an Emergency Alert System capable radio can provide this support day and night, on land or on water. But for them to work, people must accept responsibility for their own safety and use the tools that can best serve in sustaining that safety. Government can no longer, given today's complex world, fully gain the attention of all people in the community and warn them of tornadoes or other imminent dangers. This makes it imperative that people stay alert to developing severe weather and other situations.
Weather Alert Radio Importance Increased
- In January 2002, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) signed an agreement that allows emergency services to use weather alert radios to warn people for all hazards: weather, hazardous materials releases, earthquakes, and terrorist attacks. The benefit of the weather alert radio has increased significantly. It is no longer solely a weather alert tool.
siren concerns Tracked and Investigated
- The Office of Emergency Management and Public Works (Siren Maintenance) track concerns and other calls received regarding the new siren system. The techniques used by Public Works and the Office of Emergency Management have validated that the new siren system is meeting or exceeding factory specifications in the areas where complaints have been received. When a complaint is received, individuals are stationed in the area where sirens are said to be inaudible, along with sensitive sound test equipment. Then, the sirens are activated and results are documented and reported to city leaders. Normally those who filed the complaint are asked to be present during the test. Send an email to the Office of Emergency Management.


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We just heard on the news that they are still fuming at Campbell about that little boy that had on the white costume. I agree with the mother, not everybody has got money that they can go out and buy these fancy costumes. She had to make her son's. Why don't they just let it be and drop it? Not everybody has money to buy McCain and Palin costumes like some of them did.
This is in response to the article in SpeakOut, Children before animals. If you don't like to see them begging for food and donations for animals on Animal Planet, why watch it? Other channels are begging for everything else for the kids. We don't have children, we have three dogs and a cat. They protect our house from kids that are raised up by families like probably you who don't take care of their kids and don't have no soul. Don't say my animals don't have souls - they have heart and soul. They take car of us and are our pride and joy.
Isn't it funny when your kids grow up they think their in-laws are more important than their own family? They should give each one equal time.
It is really too bad that the Delta Queen will be no more. I shipped out on the Delta Queen in San Francisco which was a ferry boat that went from Treasure Island to the troop transport in 1945. After the war, the Delta Queen was boarded up and brought through Panama Canal into the Mississippi River where it has gone for years up and down the Mississippi and Ohio. I had tears in my eyes when I saw the Delta Queen pull up at Kentucky Lake years ago. Too bad. A gone era.
I don't know if this has been suggested or not, but in my heart and mind to really give this gentleman credit due, I think that our exits off I-55 and all, there should be a great big sign that reads Home of America's Got Talent winner, Neal E. Boyd. I think he's due that. Every time he came up to the microphone, he gave his hometown Sikeston, Mo. credit over worldwide TV. He mentioned our name, why can't we mention his by our town?
Isn't it against the law for people who run businesses to go to town and buy products from other stores and sell them in their stores for a higher price?
Against what law?
I would like to reply about the good china for people in the nursing home. Maybe they had a water heater go out or something go wrong. We would rather serve in plastic dishes than have diseases or something spread around.


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A 3-star hotel with 37 rooms all equipped with modern facilities-minibar-telephone-hairdryer-pc connection -Welcome in the City Hotel Prinzregent where business travellers as well as tourists feel at home -Thick city walls with a total of 80 towers surround the historical old part of the city of Nuremberg where the almost thousand year old history is always noticeable -Nuremberg is a city full of atmosphere and congeniality - inviting you for strolling along - sightseeing and discovering many interesting things -You will feel this charm when rambling about the city center with its sights - the shopping opportunities and the large number of pubs and bars -The so called mile of culture comprises a multitude of interesting cultural institutions -Do not forget to devote some of your time to Albrecht Duerer - the most outstanding German painter and graphic artist of his era -Visit the Nuremberg Christmas Fair you will be enchanted -The hotel built in Jugendstil style is situated near the meads of the river Pegnitz only 10 minutes from the city center - in a central and yet extraordinarily quiet location -The rooms are relatively simple and clean and comfortable with modern furniture -Both the rooms and the bathrooms are in very good condition -Our 37 rooms with a total of 70 beds are spacious and appointed with modern furniture -All rooms are with bathroom or shower room-WC-hairdryer-telephone with PC connection-TV-minibar-writing desk -An entire floor is reserved for non smokers -In addition our apartments have balcony-hifi system and kitchenette -The parking places in front of our hotel are free of charge or you can rent a parking space in the courtyard at a price of 8EUR per dayWould you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
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Ribbon Video of the Week: DIY Large Gift Bows with Wired Ribbon
This week's Ribbon Video of the Week is jillianavery82's How to Make a Simple Bow with Wired Ribbon on YouTube. Jill walks you through on how to make a voluminous bow out of wired ribbon. It's easy to follow and repeat for your own beautiful bow. This bow is quite large and would look wonderful on a gift box or for decorating your home.
Watch her video for the full instructions on how to make this simple bow:
- 2″ Wired Ribbon
- Scissors
- Leave the ribbon on the spool. Pull out about 10 inches of the ribbon from the spool. You'll need to keep pulling ribbon as you go through the steps.
- Fold the ribbon right and onto itself (about 4-inches of a strip)
- Fold the ribbon again to the right, 3/4s the amount (about 7-inches), so that the start of the first fold is a little above the middle
- Keep folding the bow to the right and onto itself (about 7 inches). Be sure and press the bow down firmly each time to keep the shape. The number of times you fold it, the bigger your bow will be in volume. And the length of your bow is the size of the folds you are making. To get Jill's exact look, fold your ribbon 8 times.
- Once you've folded your ribbon 8 times, cut your ribbon off the spool with scissors. Cut a little above the halfway point (about 3/4 up from the side that is folded).
- Flatten the ribbon to create firm creases.
- Fold the ribbon in half onto itself. Press firmly down. This is to help you figure out the halfway point.
- Once you have a crease at the halfway point, use your scissors to make two slits (one at the top of the ribbon and one at the bottom of the ribbon) in the middle. Make sure that both slits are not touching (about 1/2″ inch in).
- Cut another strip of ribbon about 5-inches. Use this ribbon strip to tie a knot in the middle of your folded ribbon piece. You want the knot to be right where the slits are; make sure your knot sits comfortably in the slits.
- Tighten the knot slowly to avoid ripping the ribbon. Once the ribbon is secure, turn the folded ribbon over, and start pulling out the folded ribbon from your stack. The first ribbon loop you pull out will be the middle of your ribbon bow.
- Continue to pull each loop out, shaping each loop as you go and pulling it towards the center loop. Once each loop is pulled out, you can go around the bow and shape each loop. You'll start to see a beautiful bow transforming. Keep it up and your bow will be complete!
- (Optional) Add an embellishment on the front – you can use a die-cut flower, a fabric flower, buttons, rhinestones, or another fun things! Just have fun with it.
For more tutorials from Jill Foster, head to her blog Stamping Inspired.


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Nick Ferrari's Listeners Budget: In Full
Tuesday 20th March 2012
As Chancellor George Osborne gets ready to present his budget, Nick Ferrari unveiled the LBC 97.3 Listeners Budget.
Three hours before the Chancellor stands up in Parliament, the Right Honourable Mr Ferrari unveiled the policies that he believes will reinvigorate the economy and give more money to people that deserve it.
Nick Ferrari's LBC 97.3 Listeners Budget In Full
Mr Speaker, Listeners, thank you very much indeed.
This is a budget that will deal decisively with our countries record debt and slowly for sustained growth. But it will encourage entrepreneurship and it will punish the lazy and feckless. It will pay for the past; it will plan for the future, and it will continue to protect the moist vunerable in our society. If you work for us, this government will work for you. Yes it is tough, but it is also fair. Just.
So to the budget in detail�
The Welfare Budget
Listeners, currently this country spends �110 billion on welfare. I propose for this to be slashed. I�m allowing that �66 billion of that is still required. I�m taking just about a third out � that�s �44 billion pounds. So my listeners such as Michael Lister, who was concerned that he would lose his benefits, Mr. Lister, you will be safe with me. However, child benefit will be stopped � why are we paying you to have children? Unemployment benefits will be available for just the first three months. After that only, available on interview if you�re successful. No benefits will be paid to anyone unless you can prove you�ve have 12 months residency in this country; and this applies to you, not a relative. The housing system where families of eight get a house in Kensington next to Roman Abramovich, will be scrapped. And a 15% increase to pensioners - unless they�ve been a member of a Labour government such as Margaret Becket � this will be funded by those savings of some �44 billion.
To the Health Budget
Listeners, we currently spend �125 billion. I�m allowing that 50p in every pound needed for medicine, nurses, clinicians and others. I�m thus interested in the �62.5 billion each year that is spent on managers, on their pension schemes and on other incentives. The managers must work harder - but only a third harder. Therefore, of that �62.5 billion, if each manager works a third harder, I�ve saved �20 billion. All translation services on the NHS will be stopped (my thanks for Malcolm for that). They will be available but you will have to pay. Nurses as of midnight will get a pay rise of 10% and a box of chocolates on their birthday. Anyone who is fat or smokes will get their first treatment free on the NHS. After that, if they don�t amend their behaviour regarding smoking, eating or indeed drinking, they will pay on a sliding scale. So eventually by the time they take their lard arse through casualty for the 10th time, they will be paying all their bills.
To the Town Halls
No chief executive, or leader of a Quango or water authority or gas board, will be permitted to earn more than the Prime Minister. Salaries for running Sussex County Council of �250, 000 are simply ludicrous, and the savings here will be about �1billion.
To Parliament
The subsidised bar will be scrapped (my thanks to Judy from Belsize Park for this). A cost is difficult to know, but certainly the Labour MP for Falkirk will save a lot of money out of his personal allowances.
To Defence
Where the budget is �43.5 billion. I accept that half of that is legitimate expenditure so I focus instead on �22billion, and again I say that managers will have to work harder. Thus, a third of �22billion is �7 billion, so I will be paying for a new aircraft carrier of �3billion. And obviously with the increased threat in the Falklands, this is necessary. And this aircraft carrier will be built in Britain. Indeed it will be built by the staff at the Bombardier factory in Derby, because they�re not building trains anymore. We will then have huge transport costs to get the ship to sea, which will help with the haulage industry as well. To our soldiers, sailors, airmen, airwomen � instead of a pay freeze, all military personnel will get a 10% pay rise, like the nurses, and if sent to serve on the front line, that will increase to a 20% pay rise, again funded for by those savings.
To Transport
The transport budget is �12.8billion. All but essential road works will be stopped immediately. Any company putting a cone on any road will pay a pound a day, for the placing of that cone, whatever reason it�s there. This will help fund a fuel cut of some 10p per litre. This will also be funded by the fact the government currently takes 82p per litre of petrol costing �1.40, we will simply reduce our take, because of those savings. Additionally to cycling. There has been an explosion, and this is of course to be applauded. It means that everyone�s getting healthy. Unfortunately it also means a lot of fat men with large backsides have been seen on the roads with lycra. They will now have to pay a �5 road fund duty, and have insurance for all cycles. This will be capped at �20. Road fund for all vehicles will be frozen, and any car made in the UK will qualify for a 50% reduction.
Lastly I turn to a few other eye-catching initiatives.
The overseas aid budget at just under �12billion will be scrapped as of midnight tonight. And will fund an apprenticeship scheme for all children aged 16 and above (or young people even) so they don�t have to sit through a double Physics on a sunny Thursday afternoon, not understanding a single word that�s being said.
Parents in private school (my thanks to Jo in Croydon for this) will qualify for tax breaks, because they ease up places in state schools.
All tax will be cut to 40%. This will be funded by an increase in taxation on foreign premiership footballers who will now be paying a rate of 70%. This will mean that Carlos Tevez for example, will now earn just �45,000 a week; we must hope this is enough to survive.
Thanks to Jo in Cuffley. The death duty will be frozen at �1.5million.
And for the period of 27th of July to 12th August, anyone wearing trainers in London (do think of those dates!) will have to pay a �10 levy.
We have paid for the debts of a failed past. I�m laying the foundations for a more prosperous future. Prosperity for all � that is my goal.
I commend the budget to the house."
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When people talk about Eric Perrin he is often associated with the glory of his University of Vermont days. In turn, those memories are often associated with one of his best friends and NHL star, Martin St. Louis.
For Perrin, the time and opportunity have arrived for him to break free from those shadows and develop his own identity. Just how that identity will be defined is something he hopes to discover this season.
Although the lockout resulted in Perrin taking his game to Europe for a season, he re-joined the Lightning organization this summer ready to fight his way back on to the team. Perrin went into training camp with a new focus, putting up four points (two goals, two assists) in six preseason games and doing his best to make it known he was back and ready to play.
"My main goal is to help this team in whichever way that I can, whatever role that I'm put in, and just to be a consistent player at this level," said Perrin. "[I want] to make a name for myself and mainly just help this team win some hockey games."
Winning hockey games means that Perrin will be expected to contribute as a member of the third and fourth lines. Although his four preseason points and solid play earned him a spot on an opening night NHL roster for the first time, Perrin acknowledges that there will be some challenges as he heads into what he hopes will be a full season in the NHL.
"Probably the biggest thing will be the schedule - a hectic schedule - and the number of games," said Perrin. "I did it two years in the American Hockey League and it's not something I can't do, but it's just re-adapting to it. Over there (in Switzerland) it's more a lot of practicing, with less games - only two games in a week."
Even with the challenges that come with re-adjusting to playing in the NHL, one thing that works in Perrin's favor are the rule changes that were implemented while he was playing overseas. With more open ice and less obstruction, Perrin hopes to take advantage of the new rules that will hopefully complement his admittedly smaller stature.
"I think I can make the most out of it," Perrin said of the new rules. "I know I'm not the most imposing guy physically, but I think that with the speed of the game, the skills, and the way the game is changing, it helps my style a lot."
The quickness of Perrin's game is something that will likely benefit the Lightning in the new, speedier NHL, and his rejuvenated personal focus is one that mirrors that of the organization. Having appeared in 12 playoff and four regular season games in 2003-04, the prospect of reclaiming the magic of the Stanley Cup winning season is one that Perrin carries with him.
"I'm just looking forward to maybe living another year like I did when I got called up at the end of the year," Perrin said of his outlook for the season. "We all shoot for that [the Cup] of course, and I know this team is really excited this year. There is a good atmosphere about getting back to that point."
On top of the team atmosphere, Perrin's already upbeat attitude is made even more positive as he finds himself playing in a city he is thoroughly happy to be in.
"I loved it when I was here for two-and-a-half months," Perrin said of playing in Tampa. "My family was very happy here. We just loved it so we're real excited to be back."
The excitement of being back in Tampa and playing with the Lightning organization can be expected to shine through in Perrin's play. As a player who combines both skill and determination to be successful, Perrin overcame his biggest hurdle by making the Lightning's roster out of camp. One might guess that the go-getter attitude and sense of perseverance that brought him to this point could easily end up being the hallmark of the identity that Perrin emerges with this season.


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A few months ago, an Australian showed up on my blog one day and started talking about doing business together. He was challenging my premise of trust online. In some ways, he was calling me out. "Are you really this person you put yourself out there to be? Are you REAL, or just another social media poseur?"
I will never meet MF from Australia in person. Well, at least not before we've managed to navigate and launch several thousand dollars worth of business together. BUT, we can establish a working relationship, we can start the conversations about execution and expectations that will frame up that first International Virtual Project we seek together.
- How does one get paid internationally? Did you know PayPal works, but PayPal has some serious drawbacks and will choke if you receive over $1,000 from a foreign country? (And by choke, I mean shut you're PayPal account down for several weeks!)
- How does one manage a project and expectations virtually, with a team you'll never know and a throat you can never reach?
- When and how will the money change hands?
- How do you validate the integrity and work of the partners?
- What will happen if there are problems?
Doing business with friends and colleagues is fine. And even that has some major issues of accountability, roles and responsibilities, and deliverables. LinkedIn connections offer a small amount of trust, but not much. So what do we need to establish and begin doing business virtually, across the pond with our friends in places that need our skills?
When framing up some ideas around this topic, my "virtual friend" and I came up with some interesting tools and guidelines that may serve as a launching point for YOUR VIRTUAL BUSINESS discussions.
Tools to Establish Digital Trust in an Online Marketplace
1. The money (Who gets paid what and when?)
2. Project management and team leadership (What is delivered when and by whom?)
3. The currency of trust (beyond LinkedIn or Klout, what does a Trust Network Look Like?)
The most valuable thing I've gotten from my relationship with MF so far is this phrase.
"Why aren't you writing this down? When you are talking and not writing you are losing us money."
He was referring to our collaborative document editing in Google Hangouts and Docs. As we were building ground rules and trying to develop a Client Work Order together, we both worked to capture our ideas and links in a DOCUMENT together. If we only "said" the valuable piece of information, as the phrase assumes, we were losing the true opportunity in capturing it for future use and potential leverage.
We had another funny concept that we bandied about. Going META META.
As we started working on the "working" contract for the Australian client, we would hit upon ideas that would be invaluable to a team trying to work on a similar document together. Then we had to decide weather we wanted to continue on the document development or jump over to the META document about creating virtual documents, and capture our ideas. Our talks often escalated into META META talks. We got very little done on the working contract, but a lot done on the "What about trying it this way" process documents.
Best Practices
We came up with a series of documents for the Best Practices when establishing and working with an International Virtual Team. Everything from what international bank to use, how to organize your Google Documents. Did you need to purchase true Google Apps or was the web version sufficient? What are the terms and conditions of storing stuff in the Google Drive cloud? Can they scan my intellectual property in the same way they scan my G-mail? And if not, who's preventing them from doing it? And what is the recourse if we were to discover the next big thing while having one of our META META chats inside a Google Hangout. Who own's that stream? And are there any restrictions or laws keeping Google from listening and leveraging the information gleaned from such services?
At the moment, we are interested in working with other businesses who are struggling with the same issues and would like to collaborate with us. In the long-run (the meta view) we would like to offer services around setup and delivery of these virtual working systems to large international teams.
You can reach both myself and my Australian friend through this website. Operators are not standing by, but our Hangout and collaborative Google Docs are always warmed up and ready for launch.
@jmacofearth (also seen on Google+: jmacofearth)
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Reno worship center invites guest prophet
Family Worship Center, 27460 State Route 7, Marietta, will be having the School of Prophets at 6 p.m. March 17. The guest will be Dr. Prophet John David Kirby. This will be his first time at the school. Everyone is invited to join in the service.
Pastor's message: 'Connect the Dots'
On Sunday, March 18, beginning at 10:30 a.m., at the Gilman United Methodist Church, 312 Gilman Ave., Marietta, Pastor Diann O'Bryant will deliver the message,"Connect the Dots," helping us understand how to connect the dots in our lives.
Special service at Grace Bible Church
On Sunday, March 18, Joe Offenberger will preach in both the 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. services of the Marietta Bible Center Church.
Myron, K. Guiler, pastor of the Marietta Bible Center Church is scheduled to preach at the Community Baptist Church of Greensboro, N.C. The meeting will go through Wednesday.
Jon Layner will preach Sunday in all services of the Countryside Baptist Church of Port Washington, Ohio, near Newcomerstown.
The Marietta Bible College Choir, along with Guiler, will have a special service at the Grace Bible Church of Sinking Springs, Ohio, near Hillsborough, on Friday, March 16, at 7 p.m.
Those wishing more information about the services and ministries of the Marietta Bible Center Church, Marietta Bible College, and the Marietta Christian School should call 373-5551.
Spaghetti dinner to be at Belpre church
There will be a spaghetti dinner at St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Belpre on Saturday, March 24 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children. This price includes spaghetti, salad, Texas toast, homemade dessert and drink. St. Mark's is located at 302 Maple Street.
Empty Bowls lunch to be held March 24
Empty Bowls 2012, a luncheon to "help feed the hungry," will be held Saturday, March 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 318 Front St., Marietta. Hand-made bowls, soup donated by some Marietta restaurants, home made cookies, rolls, and drinks will be available for $10. Lunch only is $5. All proceeds go to the Marietta Area Food Pantry, with other area food pantries receiving pro-rated gifts.
A silent auction will also be held at the same time, with a selection from each potter's or school's work.
The lunch is co-sponsored by the area potters, Marietta restaurants, First Congregational Church, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, and the First Unitarian Universalist Church.
For more information: 373-4510 or (740) 336-1286.
Church offering free lunch for community
First Presbyterian Church of Marietta is offering a free lunch for the community on Tuesday, March 27, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu is pulled pork sandwich, coleslaw, fruit, dessert and beverage. The church is located on the corner of Wooster and Fourth streets with the entrance off Wooster Street. Everyone is welcome.
Dinner planned at Gilman UM Church
Gilman United Methodist Church will be hosting a dinner from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on March 30. The menu will include chicken noodle bake, green beans, cole slaw, rolls, dessert, and a beverage. The church is located at 312 Gilman Ave., Marietta. The event is sponsored by the church for a free-will offering.
Breakfast Bash set for Sunday at church
Lower Salem United Methodist Church is hosting a Breakfast Bash. It will be held on March 18 at the Lower Salem Community Hall, 97 Main St., Lower Salem. Breakfast will be served from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. A pancake bar will be featured with breakfast casseroles, sausage biscuits and gravy, fried potatoes and more. It is a free will offering.
Local church holding services, Bible study
Services at House of the Forgiven Church, at 535 B.F. Goodrich Road, Oak Grove Recreation Center, in Marietta, are held at 11 a.m on Sundays. Bible study is held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at Pastor Rick and Pastor Sherry Ritchie's home, 103 Circle Drive, Marietta.
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Give blood
Two blood drives are scheduled in honor of an Everett infant struggling with a life-threatening heart condition. Baby Hannah Mae, daughter of Jon and Jennifer Campbell, has received 49 blood transfusions in her short life.
Blood drives run by the Puget Sound Blood Center are scheduled for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 24 at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 215 Mukilteo Blvd., Everett.
Fill the Boot: Lynnwood firefighters will be out Friday raising money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association as part of the Fill The Boot campaign.
Crews plan to be on hand from 9 a.m. through lunchtime at the intersection of 196th Street SW and 44th Avenue W.
Car show benefits Volunteers of America: Volunteers of America Western Washington is hosting the first Car &Motorcycle Benefit Show to raise funds for homelessness prevention programs.
The show is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday at Carlton Farms, 630 Sunnyside Blvd SE, Lake Stevens. Entrance is free. People wanting to register their vehicles must pay a $20 entrance fee. They can register any car or motorcycle type. Awards will be given on different categories.
The family event features music, a petting farm and farmers market, among other things.
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'American Idol' Season 10: Top 13 Finalists Announced
It was an agonizing night for the contestants on "American Idol" as 40 million voters sent 14 singers packing. But some of those got a second chance.
It was painful enough to watch everyone stand on stage as Ryan Seacrest dragged out the news, but there were to be 2 wildcards chosen by the judges. So even if a singer didn't make the cut from voters, everyone waited out the nearly 2-hour show to find out if they got a wildcard nod.
And there was one big surprise in the plan.
Five guys got the votes to go on in the competition. Casey Abrams, Jacob Lusk, Scotty McCreery, Paul McDonald and James Durbin survive and are finalists.
The gals who made the cut through votes are Pia Toscano, Karen Rodriguez, Thia Megia, Haley Reinhart and Lauren Alaina.
The judges were saving two more singers with wildcard choices. A life or death competition helped them to make the picks.
The second chances to perform went to Ashthon Jones, Stefano Langone, Kendra Chantelle, Jovany Barreto, Naima Adedapo and Robbie Rosen and they all truly sang for their lives, with heart. They all gave, what may have been their best performances to date. But the judges only had two cards to play.
There was a tiny bit of tension as Ryan told the judges they had to hurry up and choose. JLo said they just hadn't decided and even though it was live TV, they needed more time. Ryan paused and said roll "her" video while they decide. "Her" being JLo and the video being the premiere for which voters will pick the ending.
Then came the wildcard news: Asthon and Stefano were picked to stay.
And then a quick surprise – there was one more wildcard pick being thrown into the mix and was Naima. And with that, the final 12 became the final 13.
So going home for good are: Tim Halperin, Robbie Rosen, Clint Jun Gamboa, Jordan Dorsey, Jovany Barreto, Brett Loewenstern, Rachel Zevita, Kendra Chantelle, Tatynisa Wilson, Lauren Turner and Julie Zorrilla.
Who would you have chosen for the wildcard?
Who are you most sad to see leave?
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For the next two weeks athletes from all over the state will be here in Meridian for the State Games, the biggest amateur sports festival in Mississippi.
"We have all of the sporting events booked and we have a lot of athletes throughout the week," said April Luke, executive director.
Over 5,000 athletes will be here, ranging in age from four to 91.
Three new sporting events this year are high school baseball, youth baseball and barrel racing.
To make sure every athlete stays safe during sporting events, Rush Hospital, a founding gold sponsor, is providing athletic trainers at the games.
"Our Rush sports medicine team provides assistance and makes sure it's an injury free game," said marketing director Amy Ford.


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AHMEDABAD/NEW DELHI: Maya Kodnani, a former minister in the Narendra Modi government, has been convicted by a special court for the massacre of Muslims in Naroda Patiya, along with 31 others.
One of the biggest massacres during the 2002 Gujarat riots took place in Naroda Patiya. The verdict is a setback to chief minister Narendra Modi's claims that his government had no role in the post-Godhra riot, which his detractors allege were state-sponsored.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655203023071900204.post6844755543816564800..comments2016-06-12T02:13:33.309-04:00Comments on IndyCar Advocate: Why Not Pocono Raceway?Zachary Houghtonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655203023071900204.post-32117388074727802462011-06-02T10:56:23.575-04:002011-06-02T10:56:23.575-04:00Couldn't agree more. I attended some of the o...Couldn't agree more. I attended some of the original Pocono (Shaeffer) 500 races and they were great. It is a fantastic venue and located where it will draw fans from the east and email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655203023071900204.post-30386967900974194682011-02-10T22:40:18.858-05:002011-02-10T22:40:18.858-05:00Here are renovation pics btw: http://www.facebook...Here are renovation pics btw:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=259815&id=58327677625Spike Roganhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655203023071900204.post-54270765983036743422011-02-10T19:17:14.217-05:002011-02-10T19:17:14.217-05:00Awesome post. INDYCAR needs to return to it's ...Awesome post. INDYCAR needs to return to it's roots and well as finding new places to run to reconnect with fans. I would love to see Pocono and Michigan back on the schedule in the future. The track may not be ready for 2012 but hopefully if enough of us get behind this some momentum will be gained. Anyone who is in favor of this track returning please email Randy.MrAnaloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655203023071900204.post-91459485972293523422011-02-10T12:04:30.352-05:002011-02-10T12:04:30.352-05:00If Pocono can get the place up to standards (speed...If Pocono can get the place up to standards (speedwise and comfortwise for the fans) Indy Car should enter into a long term agreement.....mostly because after the demise of Langhorne, Trenton and Nazareth and the loss of Pocono on the schedule a fan base has to be reestablished which has been ignored for some time.

Because of sight lines and my love for photography I have always enjoyed Pocono from the primitive world of the infield......my suggestion, manicure and improve the infield and then cordon it off into camping spaces and parking spaces. Persons buying parking spaces own them for the weekend at a REASONABLE price, those parking pay a lesser fee. This would cure a lot of the infield problems from the past.

Bathroom facilities both in the infield and grandstand area have to be improved.

The race track needs either a repave or grinding to smooth it out, safer barriers all around, and a cure to the problem of cutting the apex without throwing stones on the track without crashing cars which cut it too close. I have heard the catch fencing will be surrounding the entire track which is necessary as well as some sort of surface in critical spots to prevent cars from dealling with the barely mowed grass and undulations between the apron and infield barrier.

Lots of work just to get one race off, but if this could become an event whereby families plan around each year the benefits to IndyCar would be immense with NYC and Philly within a couple hour ride as well as much of New Jersey.

It will take work from both IndyCar and Pocono, but if done properly it could be well worth all the email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655203023071900204.post-71469341986423854392011-02-10T11:38:28.421-05:002011-02-10T11:38:28.421-05:00Great post! I love all the support I can get for a...Great post! I love all the support I can get for a return to Pocono. PLUS, as a lazy blogger I can cover that race while sleeping in my own bed at night. I live maybe 18 minutes away on a non-raceday. lol

Seriously, this track has everything the series needs; difficult layout, super long and wide front stretch, 2 hours north of Philly, and two hours west of NYC.Spike Roganhttp://email@example.com