It is that time of year again, when the World goes dark, time zone by time zone, for 1 hour each. It's Earth Hour 2009. To participate all you have to do is shut off your lights, and preferably heaters, computers, and other electronic devices for just 1 hour, starting on March 28th, 2009 at 8:30pm your local time. This is a perfect opportunity to have a quiet evening with family or friends. Play games by candle light with your kids, or spend a romantic candlelit evening with that special someone. If there are clear skies where you live, it will propably be a perfect time to gaze into the heavens and see the beauty of the stars. If you live in a brightly lit city, it may be one of the few times, besides a power outage to see the stars.
The environmental group WWF - World Wildlife Fund www.worldwildlife.org started Earth Hour on March 31st, 2007 in just 1 City, Sydney, Australia with 2.2 Million of It's residents participating.
By 2008 others around the world in 35 Countries and More than 400 Cities had joined in to the tune of 50 Million people. From Rome's Colosseum to the Sydney Opera House and even all the way to Antarctica, Normally floodlit icons of civilization went dark for Earth Hour in a worldwide campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.
"What's amazing is that it's transcending political boundaries and happening in places like China, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea," said Andy Ridley, executive director of Earth Hour. "It really seems to have resonated with anybody and everybody."
In the US alone over 36 Million People flipped the switch Off for Earth Hour in 2008.
Not quite everyone participates in the event, Ireland's more than 7,000 pubs elected not to take part in the 2008 Earth Hour. Partially because of the risk that Saturday night "revelers" (Nice word for Drunks) could end up smashing glasses, falling down stairs, or setting themselves on fire with candles. Well I guess drunk people, highly flammable beverages and Fire are never a good combination.
Google showed it's support for the 2008 Earth Hour by Blackening their normally white home page and telling visitors: "We've turned the lights out. Now it's your turn."
Earth Hour is a largely symbolic event, since it will have no Major effect on yearly energy usage, but the World Wide comrodery, and awareness it creates is a step in right direction toward a better World. I hope You will join us this year for an hour of darkness and tell your friends and family members to do the same.
I Hope You Enjoy Your Candle Lit and Quiet Evening with someone special.
You can find additional information and get signed up to participate, on the Earth Hour website: www.EarthHourUS.org
You may be getting scammed Right Now by your very own Credit Card Company!
It's the latest kind of attack on your money, and so far it is perfectly legal. Credit Card Companies are lowering limits on people's credit cards BELOW what they already owe, and then charging them "Over the Limit" Fees, sometimes to the tune of several hundred dollars a month, I have heard. I don't know about you, but this really infuriates me. As if the credit and economic situations were not bad enough, now this.
The Credit Card Companies are doing this without any warning, and then sending you a letter via Snail Mail, but by then you could be thousands of dollars over your limit. Some people are finding out the hard way, by going to the store and trying to make a purchase and then finding out they are declined because they are over their limit. How rude and embarrassing is that!
Imagine the families struggling to make it in our tough economy right now, and are carrying their Grocery/Gas debt on a credit card, until they can get caught back up, or start that new job etc... Now I'm not talking about the slackers who don't make payments etc... I'm talking about the person that makes payments every month, on time, but just can't pay the "Full Balance" right now. Now imagine that the CC company decides to cut that families limit to less than what we owe, they immediately owe that outstanding balance, or they will continue to receive"Over the Limit Fees" until they do. Now also consider that the CC Company reports this to the Credit Bureaus, and destroys your good credit. This could destroy families budgets to the point they would fall behind on other debts causing them to lose their homes/cars etc...
This could make our economy so much worse than it is already. I can see that CC Companies have the right to lower the amount of credit they extend to people, However, the fact that they are doing without notice (Before the letters even arrive) and doing it to an amount that is below the amount the person owes, sure makes it seem like a scam to bilk people for as many Fees as they can. I just hope anyone who has this happen to them remembers who did it to them, and tells everyone they know to boycott that company until they are out of business.
The article I found this information on was from SmartMoney.com and has more important information you should know about. For Instance, To make things worse the article states: "Federal Reserve rules requiring lenders to give cardholders 45 days notice before reducing a credit line to the point that it would trigger penalties won't go into effect until July 2010... [Until] then, there are no federal protections..." If they are passing Federal Rules to stop this, in my opinion than anyone doing it (the under the limit stuff, with Fees) seems like a total fraud just after the Fees, and should be run out of business, as punishment for thier acts of Greed!
Here is the link to the article on SmartMoney.com http://www.smartmoney.com/Spending/Deals/Card-Issuers-will-not-Hesitate-to-Slash-Your-Credit-Line/
WOW, enough of my ranting, as you can see this really ticks me off, tell me what you think.
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You may know by now that I am a multi faceted Real Estate Guy. If not, well here is the short version. I help my wife Laura build an promote Her Real Estate Transaction Coordinator/Virtual Assistant business, However I am also a Licensed Real Estate Professional in Utah as well. So sometimes I Blog about different sides of each business.
(Real Estate Guy Talking/Blogging now... )
We just picked up a stack of Utah Valley's 2009 Spring Home and Garden Expo Tickets. These tickets are good for One $5 admission each. I have set up a special webpage on My Real Estate website where Residents in the Utah area can claim their Free tickets, compliments of My Real Estate Side of Things - UtahCountyHomeTours.com. Just visit www.UtahCountyHomeTours.com and scroll to the bottom of the page to see the Utah Home Expo information and additional links.
Utah Home Expo Information
Utah residents know, to get the best ideas to create your perfect home, you must attend the Utah Valley Home and Garden Expo (at the McKay Events Center) in Orem, Utah. With Over 200 Exhibits, Expert Advice and Ideas on Home Improvement inside and out, the Utah Home Expo is the premier Utah Home Show event in all of Utah Valley. There's no Utah Home and Garden Show like the Utah Home Expo in Utah Valley. The Utah Valley Home Expo is a Home Show and Garden Show in one amazing event. Remember to look for the many "Expo Specials" to save even more money as you get your home ready for summer, and year round enjoyment. For 2009 at the Utah Home Expo you will find all kinds of information about Landscaping, Fencing, Custom Garages and Accessories, Interior Decorating and Design, Flooring, The Latest and Greatest Home Technologies and Electronics, Home Energy Saving Ideas, Child Play Areas, Indoor and Outdoor Furniture, Concrete Specialists, New Home Construction or Remodeling and More...
Wait That's Not All, besides seeing all of the great home & garden booths and getting the chance to win thousands of dollars in giveaways, you can enjoy Free Ice Cream from the BYU Creamery. Also Enjoy food from Bajio Fresh Mex and Rumbi Island Grill. I'm getting Hungry Just Thinking About It! The 2009 Utah Home Expo is going to be a great show packed with Exhibits from over 200 top home-oriented businesses, good Food , Free Prizes -Door prizes hourly (valued at over $300 per prize)-, Multiple Seminars, Children's Play areas, and Much Much more... Each year nearly 13,000 visitors enjoy Utah County's largest Home Expo, we hope to see You there!
When You Sign up to get your Free Utah Valley Home Expo (Spring Utah Home and Garden, Home Show) tickets, we will keep in contact with you and you will be first in line to get your Free Autumn Utah Valley Home and Garden Expo Tickets from UtahCountyHomeTours.com, when it comes to town around September 2009!
Tis' the season to Recycle your Tree before all the needles Fall la la' all over your floor. Christmas Tree Recycling is an important part of a responsible Christmas, and with locations all over the country to recycle your tree, it shouldn't be that hard to be green, even after your tree has started to turn brown, this year.
Earth911.com has some useful and interesting facts about recycling Christmas trees like: "There are about 500,000 acres in production for growing Christmas trees. Each acre provides the daily oxygen requirements of 18 people." By my calculations that is enough to meet the daily oxygen needs of 9 million people! Amazing fact, I know, just don't hyperventilate or the # will go down :) You can read all the Christmas tree facts on the Earth911.com website @ http://earth911.com/garden/christmas-trees/facts-about-treecycling/
Finding recycling locations for Christmas trees and most other recyclables is easy with Earth911.com's recycle search tool. It is available on the TreeCycling page listed above, and also on their home page http://www.earth911.com/ (right on the top of the page, green search box) Just start typing what you want to recycle and it will pop up suggestions, select on the right one and then enter your location in the next box and hit "Go". It will give you the locations listed in your area.
Earth911.com's tool doesn't have all locations listed (Like in Utah for example), so if one doesn't come up close to you, I would suggest contacting your City or your local Yard Waste facility to find out where to take them. Some areas even have a curb side pickup on certain days, again, I would check with your city to find out more. You can also search online for your states "Recycling Coalition" or search for "Yard Waste" locations in your area. For example, in South Utah County http://suvswd.org/ has information and locations for yard waste, and locations where you can drop off Christmas trees. It doesn't list winter hours on their website, but when calling their phone # it says they are open in winter on Friday 8-6 and Saturday from 8-5. I would just call to verify the winter hours, if they are not listed in your area.
In Utah you can find Christmas tree recycling information at these locations:
Cache County:
• Environmental Department: (435) 716-9755
Davis County:
• Bountiful Landfill (801) 298-1883
• Wasatch Energy Systems Layton Area (801) 614-5600
Salt Lake County
• Salt Lake County Recycling Hotline is (801) 874-6902
Summit County:
• Basin Area (435) 615-3970
• Park City (residents only) (435) 615-5301
Tooele County:
• Landfill (435) 843-4785
Utah County:
• Provo Public Services (801) 852-6714
Weber County:
• Weber Compost Facility (801) 726-8212
• North Ogden Public Works (801) 782-8111
• Ogden (801) 629-8271
Merry Recycling and a Happy New Year!!!
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All data and information provided on this Blog are for informational or entertainment purposes only. It does not reflect the opinions of any affiliated Brokerage(s). Web TCS, LLC makes no representations as to accuracy, completeness, correctness, currentness, suitability, or validity of any information on this Blog and will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its display or use; including, but not limited to, blown gaskets, body odor, Computer and Keyboard Rage. All Blog posts are the constantly changing opinion of the author(s) and may occasionally contain bad opinions. They are not approved to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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*** UPDATED - SEE BELOW***
Keller Williams Westfield Real Estate has Officially moved in to their new Orem Location. We moved in just before Christmas under snowy and windy conditions, proving that you can move anytime of year :)
Web TCS also moved into our new office location in the Keller Williams office, our new address at the KW office will be: 841 North 900 West, Orem, UT 84057. (Just east of I-15 off of 800 North)
Keller Williams Westfield Real Estate is planning on hosting an Open House/Grand Opening on January 16th from 2-6pm. That date and time may change, so I will update it as we get closer. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me (Jason) @ (888) 553-2539 Ext: 7
***Grand Opening Update***
The Official Grand Opening Date has Been set, and it will be accompanied by one of our favorite events "Death By Chocolate" the details are included in the graphic below.
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All data and information provided on this Blog are for informational or entertainment purposes only. It does not reflect the opinions of any affiliated Brokerage(s). Web TCS, LLC makes no representations as to accuracy, completeness, correctness, currentness, suitability, or validity of any information on this Blog and will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its display or use; including, but not limited to, blown gaskets, body odor, Computer and Keyboard Rage. All Blog posts are the constantly changing opinion of the author(s) and may occasionally contain bad opinions. They are not approved to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Copyright® 2008, Web TCS Transaction Coordinator Services "Keller Williams Westfield Real Estate Has Officially Moved Into Orem"
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