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2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
June 28, 2018
2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
June 30, 2017
For the Grand River Dam Authority, 2016 was a year in which new responsibilities were added, unforeseen challenges were met, and excellent management led to the highest financial ratings in the organization's history.
As the year began, GRDA was still remediating issues created by Mother Nature in late 2015. Heavy rains in the Grand River watershed in December resulted in dozens of floodgate operations at both Pensacola and Robert S. Kerr Dams as the lakes reached near-historic levels. Under the direction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, GRDA spent the waning days of 2015 and the first days of 2016 managing some of the largest floodwater releases since the construction of Pensacola Dam in 1940
2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
May 23, 2016
Early in the year, the Board of Directors elected to revise GRDA's mission to include an emphasis on Efficiency and Employees to the long-standing goals of Economic Development, Environmental Stewardship, and Electricity.
The Authority's 2015 year included several landmarks on its road to remaining among Oklahoma's leading public utilities. Among those landmarks were the substantial completion of Air Quality Control System Upgrades to GRDA Unit 2 and the installation of multiple key components of GRDA Unit 3, including the long river voyage of the M501J gas turbine, which was received on Oklahoma soil in early 2016. GRDA also included the commercial operation of two wind farms from which it has purchased power agreements.
2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
April 30, 2015
Grand & Greener
Over the last year, GRDA has taken major steps that will allow the organization to fulfill the charge to maintain its "grand" status as a powerful Oklahoma resource and to create a "greener" future for generations to come.
With a core mission centered on the production of low-cost, reliable electricity and the stewardship of valuable Oklahoma natural resources, all of the Grand River Dam Authority's daily efforts are accomplished within the framework of environmentally-focused regulations and efficient operating goals. GRDA is charged not only with putting Oklahoma resources to work to create the power that benefits Oklahomans, but is also responsible for protecting those same resources so that Oklahomans can also benefit from them in other ways.
2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
April 25, 2014
Grand & Diversified
Nothing happens without cooperation; goals are not achieved, plans are not finalized, foundations are not laid, and success is not found.
However, where partnerships exist, teamwork is displayed and vision is shared, all good things can be realized.
The year 2013 reaffirmed this principle for the Grand River Dam Authority, time and time again. On many different fronts such as electric generation, economic development and workforce management, teamwork and cooperation were the components GRDA depended on as it addressed its goals.
2012 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
May 24, 2013
Grand Focus
The Grand River Dam Authority will look back on 2012 as a busy year marked by large projects, new initiatives and continued efforts to meet the broad GRDA mission on several fronts.
The theme of this year's report is Grand Focus. In order to remain the low cost, reliable provider for our customers, GRDA spent a great deal of time throughout the year requesting input from customers as we embark on a plan for our future generation needs. As GRDA worked through the options available to meet customers' needs for the future, the Grand Focus remained on the fact that GRDA's customers' successes equates to a successful GRDA.
2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
April 17, 2012
Grand Expectations
"What we see depends mainly on what we look for." – John Lubbock
The Grand River Dam Authority exists today because our organization's founders acted upon their "grand expectations" for Oklahoma. Those expectations included low-cost, reliable electricity, economic development and environmental stewardship. They expected to build dams, grand lakes and electric generation and delivery facilities where none had ever been built before. Along the way, they expected to boost Oklahoma business and industry and transform a rugged, rural landscape into a region where thousands would want to live, work and play.
In other words, they expected the GRDA that exists today. Like an eagle rising into the air, those grand expectations took flight when construction began on Pensacola Dam. Expectations continued to soar as GRDA developed its electricity system, established partnerships with Oklahoma customers, and helped create the region's premier recreation destination around the shores of GRDA lakes.
Grand Expectations is not just our current theme, it is our message. The expectations embody our willingness to follow through with a new commitment to communication
and compliance. It incorporates Oklahoma's self-reliant spirit and visionary leaders from days gone by; it characterizes their struggles, triumphs, and ongoing successes. It includes GRDA's history, mission, partnerships and the role in Oklahoma's powerful story.
Grand expectations became grand realizations. Today, as we look back on 2011, GRDA can see what it was looking for when the year began: successful operations during our 77th year. Of course, there were challenges along the way, including blizzards, droughts, heat waves and a leadership transition. However, GRDA has been able to soar above the challenges and maintain its role as a powerful Oklahoma asset. The pages of this comprehensive annual financial report outline our flight through 2011.
It is a flight we hope to continue in the future.In fact, we have come to expect it.
2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
April 15, 2011
Looking to the Future, Celebrating the Past
"When you put your hand in a flowing stream, you touch the last that has gone before and the first of what is still to come." – Leonardo da Vinci
The potential for the Grand River Dam Authority existed long before the GRDA idea was born. Winding its way for centuries through what would one day become Northeast Oklahoma, the Grand River was both the inspiration and the foundation for GRDA.
When GRDA was created in 1935, its mission was to harness the waters of the river. In doing so, new benefits were realized for the very waters that had already helped to sustain mankind for thousands of years. The site between the sudden boom towns of Disney and Langley, looking for work during some of the darkest days of the Great Depression. Together, they built Oklahoma's first hydroelectric facility and one of the world's longest multiplearch dams, giving a concrete and steel reality to the GRDA idea. By the end of 1940, Pensacola Dam was in full operation and providing electricity to Northeastern Oklahoma.
2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
April 9, 2010
Mission: Possible
Is it possible to provide low-cost, reliable power, be responsive to customer needs and help improve quality of life across your service area?
The Grand River Dam Authority thinks so. And everyday, the GRDA workforce, with support from customers and the people of Oklahoma, works to complete this mission.
During 2009, GRDA proved this multifaceted mission was possible as it provided electricity, supported economic development and maintained proper stewardship of the natural resources under its control. At the same time, GRDA also planned ways to complete the mission in the years ahead.
Of course, while electricity generation, economic development and ecosystems management are the pillars of our mission, beneficial partnerships with customers and neighbors comprise the foundation for the whole organization. Through the pages of this 2009 GRDA Annual Report, we will take a closer look at all these areas and how it was "Mission: Possible" for the Authority in 2009.
2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
April 28, 2009
Oklahoma's Grade "A" Utility…
What kind of effort does it take to make the grade?
Ask the Grand River Dam Authority; its employees will tell you it takes a team effort. After all, "A" credit ratings do not just happen.
The effort is found in the board room, in the conference room and in the control room. It is found in the offices, at work behind the computer and behind the wheel. It is in the powerhouse, along the transmission rights-of-way and in the workshop. It is effort that succeeds because it is put forth by team members who have done their homework, know their roles and complete their assignments.
Within the pages of this 2008 GRDA Annual Report, we are excited to introduce you to some of our teammates as we detail the Grade "A" effort that led to a Grade "A" rating for GRDA.
2007 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
April 30, 2008
Weathering the storms… together.
The kind of year the locals will be talking about for a long, long time.
That may be one of the best ways to describe 2007 in Oklahoma. After all, a pair of historic ice storms served as bookends for the year, bringing with them plenty of devastation in the form of downed power lines, destroyed trees and cold, dark days and nights.
However, even the clouds of a winter ice storm can have a silver lining, and for GRDA, that silver lining was new strength. Though it required a lot of teamwork during some stormy days, GRDA recovered from the ice storms, with a new strength and new experiences that will better prepare it for the future.
Meanwhile, even as new power lines were rebuilt after the storms—to be better than they were before the storm—GRDA was also strengthening and rebuilding relationships in 2007.
Nearly two years' worth of negotiations led to a new long term contract which GRDA and many of its municipal customers signed in 2007. Although these public power partnerships were already long-term (GRDA has served the majority of its municipal customers for over 60 years), the new contracts represented a new strength, and really, a new level of relationship. That strength, and the experiences associated with reaching these historic agreements, will prepare GRDA, and its customers, for the future.
They are beneficial agreements these public power partners can depend on for a long, long time.
2006 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
April 30, 2007
Moving Oklahoma in a Grand Direction
Grand River Dam Authority and its customers gained momentum as we continued to work together moving Oklahoma in a grand direction.
This tradition—over 65 years old—of utilizing Oklahoma resources to meet Oklahoma needs resounded in 2006. Following three years of significant changes where GRDA embraced the basic fundamentals and principles of public power, and renewed commitments to provide necessary resources for its public power partners in the future, the role GRDA serves became clearer—and more valued.
GRDA's overriding goals remain the same: to be Oklahoma's low-cost, reliable electric supplier, to be a good steward of the resources under its control, and to be a valuable asset for the state of Oklahoma.
2005 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
April 26, 2006
Embracing Grand
It was a busy year, as the Grand River Dam Authority and its customers embraced the basic fundamentals and principles of public power.
Following a year of significant changes, GRDA renewed commitments to provide necessary resources for its public power partners in the future by increasing accountability, reviewing corporate policies, telling its story to constituents and strengthening relationships with customers and stakeholders.
Why so much effort? Because the Grand River Dam Authority always strives to be Oklahoma's low-cost, reliable electric supplier, as well as a good steward of the natural resources under its control.
Of course, there is still much to do. But if 2005 is any indication of what lies ahead, the Grand River Dam Authority is excited about embracing a grand future.
2004 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
May 20, 2005
Change is inevitable. Sometimes it happens on its own, and organizations find themselves reacting to it. In such cases, change is not always for the better.
However, when an organization initiates the change—though that may mean making hard decisions and shaking up the status quo—it controls the change. In such cases, the end results are worth the effort. In 2004, GRDA initiated many changes within its organization. In the form of new management, new departments, new directions and a new focus on old issues, change came often.
Now, as we look back on the year, GRDA believes the changes of 2004 were well worth the effort.


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Spring Integration - Camellos Continued
Back in late 2009 I had written a blog post, where I presented some results from my Apache Camel learning experience. Now in 2011 it is time to do the same for Spring Integration. I am in the process of creating a few examples for Spring Integration that I create while learning it. So my hope is to create a little series of blog posts covering Spring Integration and Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP) in general.
Nevertheless, don't forget to check out the wonderful examples that are provided via the Spring Integration Git repo at: http://git.springsource.org/spring-integration/samples/. It contains a sophisticated list of examples and is the best place to get started.
Well, let's get started - The source code for my example is available via GitHub, and will be successively expanded with additional examples in the coming weeks:
- https://github.com/ghillert/camellos-spring-integratio
- git://github.com/ghillert/camellos-spring-integration.git
- A user drops a file in a local directory (/camellos-si/data/inbox/), that is continuously polled by Spring Integration.
- The file is picked up by Spring Integration and converted to a byte array with the original file being deleted.
- The resulting byte array is sent to an in-memory channel.
- A custom transformer will pick up the data array and compress the data using a ZipOutputStream
- The resulting byte array is yet again being sent to another channel.
- Finally an Outbound Channel Adapter will grab the data from the channel and send it via Ftp to an embedded Ftp server (stored under: /camellos-si/data/ftp/).
java -jar camellos-si.jar
That's it. Spring Integration should boot up and you can drop files you want to zip up into '/camellos-si/data/inbox/'.
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Some interesting additional features covered by my example:
Maven Shade Plugin (http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-shade-plugin/)
The Maven Shade Plugin can be a nice simplifier in stand-alone deployment scenarios. Let's say you have a project with multiple jar dependencies, then you can use this plugin to merge all jar dependencies into one single jar. You can also configure the Maven Shade Plugin so that it generates the Main-Class property in META-INF/MANIFEST.MF and consequently, you can deliver a single jar (No class-path hell) and execute the application like my simple example:
java -jar camellos-si.jar
Maven Assembly Plugin (http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/)
The Maven Assembly plugin helps with creating distributable packages. For instance for my example I need not only the compiled jar file but I also need a few directories in the right place, e.g. Apache FtpServer requires the users.properties file to be an actual file (having it as a class path resource embedded in your jar won't work).
Basically, you can use the Maven Assembly Plugin to move things around and to mold your resulting distributable package (a Zip file in my case).
Embedded Ftp Server using Apache FtpServer (http://mina.apache.org/ftpserver/)
Something I always find intriguing with Spring is the simple embedability of additional services such as running ActiveMQ embedded in your Spring context by just adding a single line of Xml, or in this case embedding Apache FtpServer. I know it is a blurry line where you start building your own application server but mentally I still find it easier to do it in Spring than using an app server, particularly when you only want to do it for testing, showcasing etc. and move on to use external ActiveMQ, Ftp Server instances for production etc.
I hope this example has been enlightening for your own Spring Integration discoveries - stay tuned for more.
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Serve your guests fresh orange juice or juice lemons for your cocktails with a Hamilton Beach juicer. Streamline breakfast service with a 2- or 4-slice Hamilton Beach toaster. Cook rice with consistent results using a Hamilton Beach rice cooker. The Hamilton Beach roaster oven can free up your larger equipment while cooking food as substantial as a 20-pound turkey.


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Scrap Car Honington, Scrap your car for free
Scrap Car Honington are a reliable team of scrap car collectors working out of Honington, Suffolk. Scrap cars can cause you severe problems, if you have an old car that you are not using you will still be expected to keep the car taxed. You do not need to pay someone to scrap your car. We are proud to offer a free collection service in Honington!
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The car scrappage scheme at first may seem like a great idea. However, you will be limited as to what you can get. It is not possible to go out and buy any car you wish. This can prove to be very frustrating as you have to choose a car that is currently in the scrappage scheme.
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A cross-cultural investigation of the shared values relationship
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Posner, BZ & Westwood, RI 1995, 'A cross-cultural investigation of the shared values relationship', International Journal of Value-Based Management, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 197-206.
Peer Reviewed
Data from managers in Australia (N=505) and Hong Kong (N=653) support the findings of studies using American managers and their companies that shared values, or person-organization values fit, is strongly related to positive work attitudes. This relationship is unaffected by culture, as two-way analysis of variance reveals no interaction effect between shared values and country. Managerial implications are discussed.


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With UNIDEV, we recently had the pleasure of hosting grassroots activist Gustavo Esteva in Dublin at the first of our 40th Anniversary events for this year. Gustavo has been a central figure in a wide range of Mexican, Latin American, and international nongovernmental organisations and solidarity networks, including the community-based organisation Universidad de la Tierra en Oaxaca, which he founded and coordinates. In 1996, he was an advisor to the Zapatistas in their negotiations with the Mexican government and he is a strong advocate of Zapatismo.
A leading thinker in the 'Post Development' movement, Gustavo's spoke of how he 'contracted Underdevelopment' when he was 7 years old, the way one contracts malaria or a cold, when US president Truman coined the word. He said "To become underdeveloped is still undignified and humiliating. You can no longer trust your nose: you need to trust the noses of the experts that will guide you to develop. You can no longer dream your dreams; they are already dreamt: to be like them, like the Developed, to adopt their dreams".
He went on to speak of 'Development' as a failed as a socioeconomic endeavour, where the aspiration is for everyone to live an 'American middle-class' way of life, but also how ordinary people around the world at the grassroots still had their own definition of what 'the good life' was for them. He went on to cite examples of people taking things into their own hands 'the revolution of ordinary men and women', such as addressing hunger by cultivating food in cities such as Havana and Pasadena, and the Vía Campesina operating in several countries.
Paddy Reilly, representing Kimmage, responded to Gustavo's speech speaking of the many points of compatibility, of complementarity, between Gustavo's ideas and the work Kimmage Development Studies Centre has been doing for the past 4 decades. "Since this institute began in 1974, depending upon the perspective you choose, Kimmage has been identified as a service provider, as a place for education and training, as a point of reference for development practitioners, as a locus of experiential learning, as a community of activists and as a space for critical reflection".
You can listen to Gustavo's speech in full at the link below, and to Paddy Reilly's response.


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Honestly now, did I cheat?
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Here are the things that I wore/bought/used all week that were NOT from Walgreens:
- Contact lenses and glasses. Although I just found out they sell contacts online.
- Toothpaste. My teeth are super sensitive, and I have only found one toothpaste in the entire world that does not contain mint or licorice, and they only sell it at Rainbow.
- Scooter clothing. The one time I rode my scooter I wore my jacket with the armor, and a pair of real shoes, for safety sake.
- Gas for the car. But Walgreens doesn't sell gas. Or cars.
- Condoms. I like Lifestyles brand, which they don't carry.
- I did go see a show, but I had bought the tickets months ago, so that doesn't count.
Surprising things that really were from Walgreens:
- Clipper card
- Reading glasses
- Scooter gloves. A seemingly average pair of $1.99 grey acrylic gloves, but the palms are covered with little rubber dots for traction! Perfect for the scooter.
Things that could have been from Walgreens, but I didn't want to redecorate my entire house. It's crazy enough that I bought an entire new wardrobe.
- Dishes
- Towels
- Bedding
- Laundry detergent
- My daughter's hair straightener. Actually, I might have bought that at Walgreens… hmm, I don't remember.
So yes, I stayed true to Walgreens and did not stray.


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You see all the wings? I've absolutely LOVED wings ever since I watched Card Captor Sakura way back when I was young. Take a look at CCS Google Images and you'll see what I mean. It's still one of my all time favourite animes, so can you imagine my joy when I see JS have wings on his Adidas collection!? :)
Here are pieces from those photoshoots, all from the Adidas x Jeremy Scott F/W 2011 Collection.
|JS Wings Ballerina; ShopAdidas sz 5.5-10 $119.99 Black; sz 9.5 $59.99 ON SALE White/Pink
(If you're thinking of getting these, they fit 1/2 size large, so size down 1/2 a size)
|JS Wings Glow In The Dark Sneakers; ShopAdidas Men's sz 7.5-12 $199.99 Camo
|JS Leather Wings Biker Vest
|JS Wings Hooded Sweatshirt; ShopAdidas Men's S-XL $189.99 Grey
|JS Wings Leather Vest
Kyaaaa I want everything here! Unfortunately, some are only available in Asia so I can't buy it here.
I've been looking at other things that have wings and these are next on my hit list!!
Hoodie with Angel Wings on the Back
An alternative to having wings on the hood. I think this one is more practical for me because I almost never put my hood up.
|Angel Wing Back Hoodie - Ebay $15.00+shipping
Winged Engineer Boots
I just bought these and can't wait for them to come :)
|Winged Engineer Boots; Ebay $24.23+shipping
|Winged Engineer Boots; Ebay $24.23+shipping
Winged Headband
|Winged Headband; Ebay $2.95
I think you'll be seeing more wings in my outfits in the future <3


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Alan Wake's American Nightmare sounds like a good time, and this newly announced arcade mode sounds like an even better time.
The "Fight till Dawn" mode of AWAN has Wake stuck in a battle where he has to survive a full night of enemy attacks, working toward a high score as you do your best to survive until dawn. Remedy promises new enemies, so it's good that you'll be able to pick up and use old and new weapons along the way. Armed with unlockable weapons, I'm sure you'll put up a good fight, but you'll have to catch a breather or two, so the mode's safe havens will come in handy. And online leaderboards will show all of XBLA how bad you were about watching your ass out in the dark forest. Sounds like a blast.
In related news, we have something closer to a solid release date. Remedy says that the game will be released in middle of the first quarter of 2012.
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Apple's Beats brand in April unveiled the Powerbeats Pro, a redesigned wire-free version of its popular fitness-oriented Powerbeats earbuds.
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Siri Protocol Cracked, But Unique iPhone 4S ID Requirement Hampers Distribution
Today, we managed to crack open Siri's protocol. As a result, we are able to use Siri's recognition engine from any device. Yes, that means anyone could now write an Android app that uses the real Siri! Or use Siri on an iPad! And we're going to share this know-how with you.Unfortunately for those hoping to make use of Siri in their apps on iOS or other platforms, the protocol is set up to transmit a unique identifier for a given iPhone 4S. The developers at Applidium were able to extract that identifier from one of their devices and use it to authenticate their non-iPhone Siri input, but such code would likely not survive being included in an application packaged for distribution, as Apple's servers would presumably be able to easily identify and blacklist any device identifier generating excessive usage from multiple locations.
The developers do note, however, that the proof of concept demonstration may prove interesting for developers looking to play around with non-iPhone 4S implementations of Siri for their personal use.
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I wouldn't want siri on my android phone, compared to my google voice apps it is hindered and not as sophisticated. Apple should just make siri open and allow devs to work with it. But then again apple wants to keep everything in a walled garden. *sigh* what a joke....
obviously you have not used siri.
The only thing iPhone 4s has that the 4 didn't is siri... of course apple is lame and won't let anyone else have siri they want you to just keep paying the apple tax on a two year old product that is slower, smaller, cheaper, and more fragile then the competition.
Do you seriously have nothing better to do with your time than pointlessly troll with paper thin arguments that only serve to elicit impassioned responses? Get a job.
ya i tested it out in an AT&T store, didn't work as well as the google version it couldn't connect to the server, then it kept lagging and doing the wrong thing.
So you used it once in a store. I can tell you for fact Siri beats google voice commands....
lets see 512 mb or ram same as the 4 had, same scree, same phone design, what did i miss? ohhhh thats right SIRI!
Here's a list for you and those of us who neglect to mention them:
-8 megapixel camera with vastly improved optics. Quality is absolutely outstanding. I am a pro-photographer, I use Nikon and Canon DSLRs, I shoot films on the RED and I can tell you the iPhone 4S camera is far from mediocre. 1080p video on a camera that does not look like $#!T, AND almost no color noise in well-lit photos. Amazing and worth the upgrade for me.
-A5 Chip, dual core processor. Talk to anyone who games on their iPhone, talk to me who uses the Brushes app and other creative tools. This particular upgrade makes Brushes, Games, and productivity apps run smoothly, and when I'm digital painting on my phone, I don't want the cpu to hiccup.
-improved antennae design. I get 1 more bar everywhere I got less than 5 bars with my iPhone 4. It makes the difference.
-Bluetooth 4.0.
And lets talk about the design a little. Stainless steel. Last time I checked, stainless steel is stronger than cheapo plastics. Glass. Beautiful, reflective, smooth, polished glass. My finger glides across it like a puck on ice. Used the Droid Bionic and Droid charge (Friends). It was like touching sandpaper with a burn wound.
Wow. The iPhone 4 and the iPod Touch 4 definitely should have gotten Siri. Apple just wants money and thats why they are just having it for the iPhone 4S. The iPhone 4 and the iPod Touch 4G both have A4 which in my opinion is great for Siri.
Wow - what a brilliant observation, that Apple wants money. That greedy "for profit" business.
All you jailbreaking lamers can GTFO of my Siri service.
Plz kthx bai.
I am sick and tired of this irrational attitude Apple users are exhibiting towards this thing. It's like you're all entitled to EVERY goddam software feature that Apple EVER releases post-purchase of your shiny iPhone N (where N is an integer between 1 and infinity).
News flash for all you thick-headed users who can't wrap your brains around it- Apple exists because they produce NEW PRODUCTS with NEW FEATURES. If they never did that- you'd never have incentive to upgrade. You'd never have incentive to buy a new product. Buying their **** is what lets them forge experiences like Siri (I'm well aware the core technology was purchased. They took it and made it usable, then integrated the hell out of it into iOS 5).
I paid $850 for an iPhone 4S 64GB unlocked. Included in that price was the right to use Siri- the right to a guaranteed "Siri Experience", as it were.
If you can't pony up the price for the hardware and software, then stop ****ing things up for those of us who did. I can't wait until the Siri servers are overloaded with iPhone XYZ requests, and Apple either: A) shuts them off, or B) does something irrational that only impacts paying customers.
Then I guess you'll all just sit around and go "Nuah hahaha, look what Apple did to all those paying fanbois! Serves them right for actually PAYING for something!".
I wouldn't want siri on my android phone, compared to my google voice apps it is hindered and not as sophisticated. Apple should just make siri open and allow devs to work with it. But then again apple wants to keep everything in a walled garden. *sigh* what a joke....
Google voice commands are not a one stop shop like Siri. In many cases, you have to go to different apps and use the voice control within that app. It's not as system wide or as friendly for sure.
Google's voice controls also are not interactive. There are tons of side by side comparison videos on the tech sites showing the major differences. Google isn't in the same ball park.... don't mean this won't put fire under their ass to clean up their mess.
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Survivor: Eve Mozes Kor confronts memories of Auschwitz in the documentary 'Forgiving Dr. Mengele,' playing at the S.F. Jewish Film Festival in Mountain View.
Solomon and Sufi
Jewish and Muslim film fests go head to head in the valley
By Richard von Busack
IRONY of ironies, on the one hand Israel is a venue for films sympathetic to the Arab cause, such as The Syrian Bride and Paradise Now. On the other hand, reactionary fundamentalists smother the most sophisticated cinematic culture in the Islamic world, Iran. Into this lamentable vacuum of Muslim film comes something as repulsive as it is popular. At last: the most expensive movie ever made in Turkey, Valley of Wolves: Iraq. The second Muslim Film Festival, one day only at the Naz in Fremont, wastes its precious time screening this hit. It's based loosely on a popular TV show, and even more loosely on a real life incident in 2003 where U.S. soldiers captured and humiliated 11 Turkish soldiers—who happened to be fighting on their side. Too bad: Valley of Wolves' website promises a tribute to the heyday of Israel's own Golan and Globus, featuring a brace of foaming craphounds: Billy Zane (Titanic) as the devilish Yankee soldier, and recent Cult Leader honoree Gary Busey as a conniving Jewish doctor moonlighting in the harvested-guts trade.
On a more edifying note, director Ovidio Salazar will be on hand to host his documentary, Al-Ghazali: The Alchemist of Happiness, about Ghazali (1058-1111), whose combination of skepticism and faith shaped Islam. His belief in the personal experience of faith defended the Sufi tradition, and his rejection of Greek philosophy sent Islamic philosophy on its own unique course. Also at the Muslim Film Festival is Muslim Boarders, profiling, among others, Layla Shaikley, a UC-Irvine student who is a devout Muslim and a devoted snowboarder. Whose Children Are These? is a U.S. documentary on the aftermath of Sept. 11 and its effects on three Muslims living in the United States. Le Grand Voyage is a charmant road-trip movie about an elderly Moroccan on haj, bonding with his unimpressed Westernized son.
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In Mountain View, the 26th Annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival has a six-day road show of its films July 29-Aug. 3. There's marquee value in Natalie Portman's appearance in Free Zone, about an American girl trying to get through Jordan with the help of a female Russo-Israeli cabbie. Forgiving Dr. Mengele is a documentary about Eve Mozes Kor, an elderly victim of Der Weiss Engle, who has determined to free herself by publicly forgiving the archetypal mad Nazi doctor. Bringing more evidence for President Ahmadeinejad to ignore, KZ's director Rex Bloomstein goes to the Austrian resort town of Mauthausen. There, he finds vacationing Danube river-rats whooping it up very near the entrance of one of the Reich's least-remembered yet most horrific labor camps. Yiddish Theater: A Love Story and From Shtetl to Swing chart the influence of Jewish theater on American popular entertainment. The Living Orphan, newly restored, is a 1939 Yiddish-language film about the plight of latchkey kids on the Lower East Side.
The long and involved Live and Become is a fictional chronicle of the airlift of Ethiopian Jews to Israel, and how this act of humanitarianism was tarnished by prejudice. Speaking of prejudice, the juxtaposition of these two film fests, with their focus on faith, hope and history, is more proof that the Muslim and Jewish cultures have more commonalities than differences.
The Muslim Film Festival plays July 29 at Naz Cinema in Fremont (see www.mffusa.org for details). The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival runs July 29-Aug. 3 at Century Cinema 16 in Mtn. View (see www.sfjff.org).
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This is the stunning film of one magical evening in London when Uriah Heep were joined on stage by former members Ken Hensley and John Lawton for a unique reunion concert, featuring the very best of Uriah Heep live. Includes "Return to Fantasy," "Logical Progression," "Mistress of All Time" and many more!
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As a lot of my stories do, this one just came to me out of the blue. You may have noticed, a lot of my short stories feel like the beginning of much longer creations. I hope to revisit some of these in the future to add to them (or even finish them), as I feel a lot of them fluttering around in my head, wanting out.
This is one wanting out.
Writing Prompt: Quill's Beginning
Humans are so fragile. Quill watched, hidden, as the small human girl tentatively approached the tree stump where he had placed his gift. He couldn't help the disgust in his own thoughts. Fragile. Weak. Small. It was amazing they had ruled the earth for centuries before The Torrent.
The Torrent is what humans called the last war that had nearly destroyed their entire species and the world. The earth had fought back, bringing forth his kind. The Thrumm. Born of the earth itself, his ancestors had risen above the ashes and healed the world. Quill snorted. So many centuries had passed since The Torrent that it was all stuff of legends by now. Nature had long since taken back the destroyed cities, humans were reduced to small settlements, and the Thrumm aimed to keep it that way.
Her red hair pulled back into a sloppy braid, the girl looked around fearfully with large green eyes – as she always did when accepting his gifts. Small, even by human standards, she couldn't have been no more than eight or nine. Gathering her courage, she rushed up to the tied bundle, snatched it from the stump and scurried off with it clutched to her chest.
He frowned and pulled his shaded goggles to rest on his ridged forehead. He didn't know what to do. By all rights he should have killed her weeks ago when he first saw her. He had been hunting for his clan, silently stalking a large elk, when he and the creature had heard a faint noise on the wind. The elk had spooked and taken off immediately. Though he could have given chase, and likely caught up to it, he had instead decided to investigate the sound. He had been surprised to come upon the girl crying over a dead human.
Drawing an arrow, he had sighted the girl, prepared to kill her. After all, small humans grew up to be big humans, and he'd only have to kill her then anyway. Better to remove her now before she had a chance to hurt any of his kind.
Her piercing wail had tore at him though, and he hesitated. He could see she was crying over a human female, and he assumed it was her mother. A memory of his own mother's death gripped him so that he had to blink the wetness from his eyes. His own cries had mirrored the small girl's, his own hands had clutched at a lifeless body. His own heart shattered into a million pieces.
Putting away his arrow, he had instead watched over her as the girl had cried herself into an exhausted sleep. He had then gently carried her back to her small camp, easily following the trail the two had made.
Returning to her mother's body, at first he couldn't find a reason for her death. A basket lay next to her, contents spilled on the forest floor. He thought at first that she must have eaten something poisonous. But there was nothing dangerous in the mushrooms, herbs, and grasses scattered about the basket. Upon closer inspection of her body though, he found two puncture wounds in the woman's right hand. Adder. A highly venomous species of snake lived in these hills. Upon being bitten you had minutes to eat the leaf of an omsedusa plant to avoid swelling of the blood. Without that plant, death was almost certain.
Sighing, Quill had lifted the woman and carried her back to the girl's camp, laying her down gently several yards away. Thrumm burned their dead, but he knew humans preferred burial to burning. So not knowing why, he had dug a grave near the dead woman, and left her there for the girl to find. She had the right to say goodbye.
He watched as the girl had awoken, scared and confused to find herself back at camp. She had rushed out of the small lean-to he had placed her under and looked around fearfully. Spotting her mother's body, she cried out and ran to it, stumbling in her haste. She had cried for a long time then, before finally rolling the body into the grave and pushing the dirt next to it back in.
He supposed he felt sorry for her. Over the next several weeks he had brought her a gift. Usually of food, as he had today; but sometimes something she would find useful, like fishing line and hooks, a spade for digging, a striking stone for lighting fires.
Everyday he told himself he should kill her, but everyday he watched over her instead. She was dangerously close to where his clan called home. Any one of them could come upon her as he had. He knew he would have to make a decision soon. Kill her. Or leave with her, maybe try to take her to a human settlement.
He snorted at the idea of trying to take her anywhere. She'd probably die of fright if he suddenly popped up one day and insisted she come with him.
Thrumm were a race, but they were divided into clans. However, all of the clans were at war with the humans. Some even still ate them; though, these days that practice was frowned on by most. Thankfully, his clan didn't approve of eating humans… but they did approve of killing any and all they came across. Especially ones so close to their home.
She was a danger to them all. Where there was one, there was another. He was still confused over that too. Where was her clan? Her family? It appeared her and her mother were, alone far from the nearest human settlement – which was at least a week's hard ride away. Why weren't they with their kind? And why come into known Thrumm territory? And alone!
He frowned in thought, angry at the dead mother for putting her daughter in such a position. And him! Now, for some reason, he had made this frail child his responsibility, and he had absolutely no idea what to do!
His mind returned to the thought of trying to take her back to her kind. He sighed heavily. It really was the only choice. He couldn't hide her forever. Some of his brothers were already teasing him about how much time he spent away. It was only a matter of time before one of them followed him. And then he'd be in a kres load of trouble.
No one would suspect anything if he said he wanted to prepare for vakkosa though. Vakkosa was a rite of passage every Thrumm went through to prove their worth. Not just to the clan, but to the very earth itself. Tough, grueling, and sometimes deadly, it wasn't unusual for someone to take some time to reflect and prepare for the trials. However, no one went through vakkosa before seeing eighteen winters… and he had only seen sixteen.
How could he justify wanting to prepare for something still two years away? He shook his head. He'd think of some excuse.
He was quietly heading towards the girl's camp when he heard a loud crack followed by a muffled cry. Sprinting forward he saw that her lean-to had collapsed in on itself. Her cries had him rushing forward to lift branches and long logs off of her, hoping she wasn't too badly hurt.
One scratched and bloody arm thrust up through the branches as she realized help was there. "Please! Help me!"
Quill changed tactics and strained to lift the bottom of the pile all in one big push. As soon as some of the weight was off of her she scrambled out from underneath and fell to her side, clutching one arm. He let the pile drop with a crash and turned to make sure she was okay.
He froze at the fear in her green eyes as she realized just who had saved her.
Grunting, he pushed aside the hand she raised to ward him back and gently, but firmly, grasped the arm she clutched to her stomach. "Hark kdarr!" He admonished her to hold still when she tried to pull away, hurting herself in the process.
Her wrist was swollen, but he didn't think it was broken. Scratches covered both her arms, as well as her face and upper body. Holding her by the upper arm to keep her from escaping, Quill shook her gently. "Sdak ad! I'n vad kaavk da hild avai!" Of course, she didn't understand that he was trying to tell her he wouldn't hurt her, but she quieted a bit and slumped in his grip as he made no move to hurt her.
He knew it would be easier if he just spoke to her in her language, but he was suddenly angry at the whole situation and didn't feel like making anything easier on her. He was angry at her human mother for endangering her daughter. Angry at the girl, even though she wasn't to blame for anything. Angry at himself for caring at all. He was just angry at everything!
Pointing at the ground he ordered her brusquely to stay. "Kduav! Kduav!" Letting go of her arm, he waited a moment to make sure she wouldn't run before rummaging in a pouch at his waist. Finding the container he needed, he knelt next to her to sprinkle a clotting powder onto her scratches. He used a finger to smudge it into the scratches on her face, forcing himself to be gentle when he felt anything but.
Though she had stopped crying, wide verdant eyes watched him anxiously the whole time.
Finished attending the worst of the bleeding, he looked around and spotted the corner of a cloth peaking out from under the lean-to. Yanking it out, he discovered a thin blanket, and used his knife to cut a strip off and wrap around her wrist. She made a small noise of pain, but didn't cry, for which he was thankful.
Now that the worst of her injuries were attended to, he found his anger ebbing slightly and he sat back on his heals to study her. Aside from the day he had carried her, unconscious, to her camp, this was as close as he had ever been to her. He was surprised to find her pretty in a little girl way. He'd never really thought of a human in terms of beauty before, but comparing to her to other Thrumm, he found her just as pretty as his sisters.
Quill frowned at the direction his of his thoughts, knowing he was treading traitorous waters. Seriously, he should kill her now. She was nearly killed by her own shelter for Koadav's sake! Fragile, weak, and small like all humans. Some of his thoughts must have shown, for she cringed against the ground, her gaze turning fearful.
Quill suddenly thought of how he must look to her. His kind tended to be a foot or two taller than grown humans, and muscular from living off the land. Even though he was not yet full grown, he still towered over her, even sitting on his heels as he was. Then if you took into account the ridges that lined Thrumm noses and temples… he supposed to a frail human girl-child, he must seem like some sort of large angry ogre. The thought bothered him enough that he let go of a bit more of his anger.
Though he wouldn't call her relaxed by any means, she didn't cringe against the ground anymore.
Sighing, Quill slowly stood and looked around a moment. Spotting a pot of water cooling next to her small fire, he scooped up a cup of water and carried it back to her as he shook a small amount of powder into it. Handing it to her, he indicated for her to drink.
Eyes defiant, she shook her head at him. He wasn't sure if he was amused or irritated at this spark of daring. So she can be brave. Settling on amused, he took the cup from her, drank a small amount and then handed it back. She sniffed the water carefully before finally taking a drink.
Nodding, Quill stood and started setting her lean-to to rights. It took a couple hours, but he finally had a shelter that would withstand the area winds and rains. It certainly wouldn't fall down from the use of one small human girl.
Watching him carefully at first, the girl had gradually relaxed. Obviously, if he was rebuilding her shelter, he had no intention of harming her and she must have worked that out.
Though he worried about her wrist, he was a little glad for the accident that had brought him here. For one, during the time he had rebuilt her shelter he had finally made a decision on what he was going to do.
He hunched back down next to her and handed her a biscuit he had managed to save from the wreckage. She glanced at the biscuit then back at him, her eyes questioning. "You?" He nodded and was pleased to see a smile light up her face.
"You're my fairy godmother?" She giggled loudly.
He found himself smiling slightly at her teasing, but shook his head. He placed one hand on his chest, patting it. "Quill."
Catching on immediately, she placed one small hand to her own chest. "Rose."
Rose. He glanced at her red hair and green eyes. It suits her.
"Worr, Rose. Yai'lo kaavk da huxo da kudk. Wo'lo kaavk av u dlak." He found a weight lifted off his chest as he told her she'd have to pack for a trip.
He was taking her back to her people. It was a week's hard ride to the nearest human settlement, so he figured dragging along a human girl would probably extend that to two weeks. He was strangely happy at his decision.
He hadn't wanted to kill her. She was just a child. If he ever came across her as an adult, he might have to make a different decision, but not today.
He smiled encouragingly at her and was rewarded with another smile in return. In true little girl fashion, it seemed as if she had decided they were friends, once she realized he had been the one helping her survive the past few weeks. His sisters and brothers at this age were the same way – easy to befriend, easy to smile. He was just surprised she could look past the fact that he was Thrumm. Maybe it's just because she has no one else out here.
He handed her another biscuit and mentally started making a list of things he would need for their journey. Sure she was human, but she hadn't seemed that bad to him. Maybe after he got back from their journey, he could speak with the clan elders. Maybe he'd learn a thing or two from this small girl child.
I mean, it's only two weeks. Right?
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Conceptus Inc. was an American medical products manufacturer and developer. It is now a fully owned subsidiary of Bayer AG of Germany.[1][2]
Founded in 1992, the corporation is headquartered in Mountain View, California. The company began development of micro-catheter and guidewire systems that allowed physicians to access and navigate the fallopian tubes using a non-incisional approach. While this technology was first used in products to diagnose or treat infertility, in 1998 the company focused on the design, development, and clinical testing of Essure, a non-incisional alternative to tubal ligation.[3] Essure showed promise by eliminating the cutting, clipping, and burning associated with tubal ligation. After clinical testing, Conceptus began marketing Essure commercially in Australia, Singapore, Europe, and Canada. In 2002 the US Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Essure in the United States.[1]
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Everybody loves a good list, so let me cut straight to this one: my Top Ten titles from last week's Tokyo Game Show. It's purely a personal favorites thing, not any attempt to say what was "best," so take it for what it is...
10. R-Type Dimensions:
This is an excellent blast for fans of Irem's finest shmups, and it's zooming towards an XBLA near you. One of R-Type Dimensions' neatest features is the option to change between 2D and 3D graphics on the fly, effectively letting you slip in and out of Retrovision. I was put off slightly by the controls, but that's just because of the dodgy d-pad on the Xbox 360 controller: You could always play the final game with a different stick.
9. Sky Crawlers:
"Wii" and "flight sim" should be as synchronous as "Xbox 360" and "macho FPS," but so far it hasn't really worked out like that. But I was pleasantly surprised by Sky Crawlers at TGS. This is the work of Namco's Ace Combat team, and it's based on a recent anime movie (which, in turn, is based on a series of Japanese novels), pitching it halfway between realistic historicity and animated fiction. Sky Crawlers is one of the prettiest Wii games I've seen, but more important than that is how it controls: accurately and satisfyingly, using the Nunchuk and Remote in tandem. Sky Crawlers is out in Japan this week, but there's no word on a Western release yet.
8. Final Fantasy: Dissidia:
I'll be honest: I'm not a big fan of Final Fantasy. I do try to keep an objective view of the series, but it's not always easy. But, having played Final Fantasy: Dissidia in the PSP corner of Square Enix' TGS booth, I can say that I've found a Final Fantasy game I actively like. This one isn't an RPG, but it does carry some standard role-playing elements (including HP bars and area-specific special attacks) across to its distinctive take on the 3D beat 'em up genre. Looks pretty fine on the PSP-3000's brighter-than-fire display, as well...
7. Yakuza 3:
The weird thing about Yakuza 3 is that I thought, rather smugly, I had already played this game as I worked my way through Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan! on the PS3 earlier this year. It turns out that was just a side-story, though: The real, missing-its-pinkie Yakuza 3 is still in development. I thought it looked lavish at TGS -- it's obvious that Toshihiro Nagoshi has worked out how to get Sega's full backing for his team's projects, and Yakuza 3 is benefiting from a cast of celebrity Japanese actors and hugely impressive modelling of areas of Japan as far-flung as Okinawa and Tokyo. I can't wait for this to be finished (but I suppose I'll have to).
6. Lumines Supernova:
Ah, Lumines... The original was the game that made me feel confident about the PSP's future (although in reality Lumines would have little to do with that). Half a dozen iterations on, Lumines is old hat, but I still love the concept and look for any excuse to zone out to its block-dropping beats. So here's another excuse, and a particularly good one at that. I found that part of the problem with Lumines Live! was how easy it was to make mistakes because of the Xbox 360 controller's d-pad (sorry, I'll lay off it now), so it was great to find in Supernova a version of this fine game that I could play on the big screen with a quality directional pad, without the fear of dropping a block in an adjacent column.


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Now, I'm really not interested in just complaining about the fact that LeapFrog hasn't made this move. It's a massive strategic issue for them, and they do have shareholders to answer to. At the same time, I refuse to accept one justification I heard at the conference, namely that shelf space pressure was one reason to shrink from third party development — LeapFrog products get a full aisle of shelf space in Target and Wal-Mart. Rather, I think the good folks at LeapFrog just need an outside perspective on the matter. And why shouldn't that perspective be a public one? —Ian Bogost —The Truth about Third Party Development on the LeapFrog Leapster (Water Cooler Games)
I've exchanged a few comments with Ian, who asked me, "What kinds of games might change your mind about the value of the Leapster as a supervised computer activity?"
The Amazon reviews of Leapster praised the concept and quality of the software, but there were more than enough problems with durability to make me pass on the hardware. Since I'm not really comfortable (yet) with the idea of letting my son have unlimited access to his games, I'd rather buy 3 or 4 edu-games for the PC we already have than risk a Leapster.
My son is not that picky about graphics, so he's happily playing some old (mid 1990s) games, and he prefers the 1994 (or so) Star Wars X Wing vs Tie Fighter to the more recent X Wing Alliance… So the fact that I can share with him games that I enjoyed means something to me.
In terms of content, what would it take to get me to change my mind? I don't know… I'll know it when I see it. We don't get cable TV, so he doesn't know who Spongebob or Dora the Explorer are, so the branded content is actually a liability in my eyes.
Some educational games make a funny blooping noise when you make a mistake or get a wrong answer. My son enjoyed trying to knock Curious George unconscious so much that he never paid attention to the letter-recognition game, and besides, he already knew his alphabet. So he got stuck on a level — by his own choice — for several days.
I would love to have been able to tweak the level of encouragement the game provides.
I know my son prefers games that feature a plot with an opponent to overcome… For several years he has been enthralled by Lego Stunt Rally, which has completely captured his imagination (to the point that we have to limit his access to that game, or he will make car brake squealing noises for hours at a time, re-playing races in his mind).
Sometimes I'd like to see the "plot" suffer an extreme setback if the kid is careless…
Oh wait — I just thought of a game that might make me buy Leapster.
My son needs some work with penmanship… I had, and still have, terrible handwriting, so I'm senstitive on this issue.
If there were a game where you played… I don't know… a construction foreman, and you traced out shapes on a blueprint, and then construction teams built the roads according to the layout you designed, and then you had to drive on the roads, wrecking your nice cars if the wobbly lines drawn on the blueprint were too far from the norm. A game like that might also include map reading, simulation, basic math, and abstract thinking. Oh, and of course there would need to be random citizens with fruit stands to be smashed.
Throw in a villain with a handlebar moustache and a cool car that can spew smoke screens and drop oil slicks, and I'd buy it.
Planes, ants, Chewbacca making the calculations for a jump to hyperspace — anything that moves in a boundary would work. It's drawing on the touch screen that would make the difference. But it's that touch screen that seems to be the source of a lot of frustration from consumers.


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In 1961, Arnold Hendriks established Arnold Hendriks and Sons on the precepts of honesty, integrity, quality and fair price. Second generation builder Ron Hendriks proudly continued his father's legacy. Today, Yvonne and her son Darren are third generation builders.
The firm incorporated in 1986 and began operating as Homes By Hendriks to better reflect the nature of its business. Ron Hendriks, working hand in hand with his wife and partner Yvonne, set out to establish the firm as one of the best within the Niagara Region. In 2001 the firm won its first I.C.E. (Innovative, Creative, Excellence) Award and 20 more were to follow along with many other industry awards for excellence in customer service and quality of construction, proving that Homes by Hendriks Inc. truly is Niagara's most award winning custom home builder.
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It took us well over 4 years to see Lucky's Place Shelter to become a reality. We presently are adopting out approximately 300 dogs and cats every year. Our shelter gives immediate relief to homeless pets and allows us to assist more abused and unwanted pets find forever homes. We are a no kill shelter, so we will need some foster homes for hospice pets so they can be taken care of if we can not find them a home of their own. Lucky's Place is named after a beloved pet and it honors our first benefactor who helped get this all started.
SPECIAL NEEDS PETS From time to time we have Special Needs Pets that need either a forever home or maybe even a temporary foster home. Some of these pets may be blind, recuperating from a surgery, be needing to be bottle fed like tiny kittens or puppies or have other needs or handicaps. These are usually sweet, loving and grateful pets that just need a chance. Contact us at (307) 883-PETS, email@example.com or stop by the shelter on Saturdays and talk with one of our Directors if you would like to help out. Some animals do not do well in captivity and just need to be in a home setting.
LUCKY'S PLACE Our shelter is at the entrance to the Thayne Landfill on Strawberry Creek Rd. We are still in need of monies for the operation of the shelter, to purchase food, litter and other supplies. We are doing everything we can to stir up donations. Any ideas or suggestions on ways to raise monies are sincerely appreciated.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Lucky's Place is NOT county owned or operated shelter. The shelter has been built by all donated funds and run by all volunteers. If you would like to be part of the AHA Team and have time to volunteer to help do cleaning, feeding, grooming, walking the dogs, socializing the animals, etc. We and the animals would sincerely appreciate it! Volunteers need to be 16 years of age unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
OTHER WAYS TO HELP You can buy an IRA (Immediate Relief for the Animals) for $2,000 to $ 5,000 or more and will receive a plaque for the donation in the lobby.
You can donate other amounts to:
Buy a stainless steel dog cage $1,000.
Buy a stainless steel cat cage $ 500.
These larger donations will also receive plaques commerating a pet/person or event.
MEMORY WALL Buy a ceramic tile for our memory wall, engraved for the memory of a beloved pet or loved one. See our memory wall of ceramic tiles at the shelter! Tiles are $100 each and are personalized for you. Or donate an amount large or small for a loved one's birthday or other special occasion.
Donations in any amount will be gratefully accepted. The needs of the animals are great. You can make a difference!
GRANT WRITING If you have grant writing expertise and can help up with this very important skill, please contact Mary Ann Ahrens, 307-883-4114. We are always searching for funds to help feed, pay for kennel help, spay/neutering, vet care, etc., and we never have enough hands or time to do all the grant writing.
SHELTER SHOPPING LIST We have a continuing need for the following items. We try not to switch around on the feeds as it upsets the animals digestive systems. Thank you for any help you can give us on these items,
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• Use the 883-PETS HOTLINE to surrender pets, to report lost or found pets or to adopt.
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• Become a temporary foster family to shelter pets. We need help! See Guidelines for application under FORMS.
If you are unable to volunteer, foster or adopt, you could join our Support a Buddy Club. For a $25 monthly donation we can send you the picture of "your animal".
$10 Student, $25 Individual, $35 Family, $50 Business or More, It's up to you! For tax deductible donations, make checks payable Animal Humane Association of Star Valley or AHA-SV and stick it in the mail Box 654, Thayne, WY 83127. BECOME A LUCKY'S PET ANGEL!


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