Switching your gas and electricity supplier can save you a lot of money on your energy bills.

Before 1999, all UK energy users had their gas and electricity provided by their local supplier. In a bid intended to introduce more competition into the industry and drive prices down, the Government allowed electricity and gas users in the domestic, commercial and industrial sectors to change suppliers if they so wished from May 1999.

As a result of this, in order to attract customers from other areas, all suppliers introduced regional pricing policies, many of which offer cheaper rates to users who live outside the region the supplier traditionally served. By changing suppliers to take advantage of the more favourable rates offered elsewhere, you can make significant savings on your energy costs.

But how do you find out where the best deals are to be had? Previously, the only way was to methodically contact each company and obtain a quote from each one. Nowadays, however, the process is much simpler, as you can use gas and electric price comparison websites to quickly and easily find the supplier that will give you the lowest rates.

There are a few points to bear in mind when you use a price comparison website:

If you were ever to drive by your local landfill or garbage dump, you would realize that non biodegradable garbage is going to be a serious problem for your children and theirs. One way to help is to not buy items that have too much packaging on them. You know what I mean; the kind it takes the kids to open, because of styrofoam, hard plastic sealed containers, shrink wrapping, wires, and other insane things you have to get through to open your gift.

This is unfortunately also true at the grocery store. Individually wrapped styrofoam trays that are shrink wrapped or sealed plastic bags holding predetermined amounts of produce, are meant to discourage tasting, tainting, and picking your fruits and veggies. They also force you to buy larger amounts than you need or want.

Don’t let them. Open the packaging and take only what you need. Whenever possible, choose from the bulk bins, and place carefully in your cart where they won’t get smashed. Wash well when you get home, and be proud that you kept something out of the landfill or helped to save a tree. Whenever possible, shop organically, using the local farm markets and stands. Bring your own reusable bags.

And speaking of trees, why not be creative in your gift wrapping? Wrap a small gift in a kitchen towel or a larger one in a bath towel. You are saving a tree and giving them another gift! If you buy a toy for a little girl, wrap it in a scarf and tie it with ribbon that can be used in her hair or to decorate her dolls. A gift for a boy can be wrapped in newspaper that is advertising automobiles or motorcycles!

Denmark has always been known for its stance on many different energy issues. They are also known as a world leader when it comes to alternative energy so that the Danish consumption of electricity is at least cut in half. Global warming is a big concern for the Danish people as it should be for the rest of the world. All forms of alternative energy are practiced here. For example, the wind energy makes use of the windmills to generate electricity instead of using coal or other non renewable forms for the production of electricity. Solar energy also is a big deal here.

Using and harnessing the sun’s energy is nothing new but the Danes have lifted this to an art form. Many of their homes and businesses are outfitted with many different types of energy reduction appliances and construction that makes use of these ideas to the fullest. Even bio energy is explored to its fullest potential so that all forms of cutting dependence on electricity produces by non renewable sources is cut. This also saves the earth’s resources that are limited and cannot be renewed. With these different energy plans in place Denmark has cut its electrical dependency.

More countries should follow Denmark’s example when it comes to alternative energy fuels to lessen the consumption of non renewable resources. The Danes are known for their legendary inventiveness and the whole world should sit up and take notice. With global warming being the threat that it is, the exploration of alternative energy in all its many forms should be encouraged worldwide. Solar energy and wind energy are just two of the ways that the Danes are pioneering to cut their energy consumption in half. Not only are these techniques energy saving, they also reduce the need for non renewable energy options.

They have developed several resources such as environmental technologies, energy efficiency and climate adaptation in order to reduce the threat of global warming, while at the same time reducing their energy consumption that uses non renewable sources. This does make Denmark a world leader when it comes to issues such as global warming, energy reduction and alternative energy.

Why Text Messaging is The Future of English

Speed reading is your secret tool for success.

You and I both know how easy it is to criticize and be judgmental, but we get terminally upset when other folks call us weird. The U.S. is a Christian country, over 92%, so when you challenge believers about their Bible, the imminent return of J.C. or Evolution – watch out. Don’t ask, don’t tell – works for me.

When you read the results of legitimate polls – Gallup, Zogby, or the NY Times, things begin to get scary. Wait – I am not a scientist, not a conspiracist, but 59% of polled Americans disbelieve in Global Warming.

Uh, in one authentic major poll, 49% disbelieve in Evolution. Right this minute 25% say they are convinced the new Swiney Flu vaccine is manufactured to kill Republicans.

I saw and heard politicians and citizens at Town Hall meetings say the U.S. government wants to terminate the lives of elderly citizens. The next guy up said, Obama was the reincarnation of Hitler, not a citizen, a Moslem, and …oh forget it.

Last thing – you gotta Google: U.S. Department of Health & Human Resources, research by NIMA (National Institute of Mental Health). Please believe the next words you read, subject to connection by Mr. Google.

26.2% (more than one-in-four) U.S. adult citizens suffer from a diagnosed mental disorder. Like Bipolar (depression) Disorder, Schizophrenia, active phobias, Panic or Anxiety Disorder, Compulsive-Obsessive Disorder, and PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Veterans).

Wait – that means in our population of 306 million, 80,172,000 are not of sound mind and disposition. Do it like this – in a group of four folks talking, one of you has serious mental problems.

Look around; statistics are trying to tell us something about the average Joe and Jane. Not you or me of course.

Some Simple Facts

We can read four times faster than we can speak. Cursory writing (connected letters) is twice-as-fast as Printing letters. Cursory is from Latin – cur means to run, also means quick, brief.

So What

The newest generation presently in elementary school to sixth grade, do not know how to write (cursory) in English, have difficulty in Printing, and are atrocious in spelling. This is not crying – “the new generation is getting dumber, and only the older generation won the prize for all the brains.”

Some teachers are not bothering to teach cursory writing, printing, and the rules of spelling. Why? Students use their word-processors and type, and rely on Text-Messaging abbreviations. From 1968 to 1998, spelling skills declined up to 40%.

Did you know there are 6,500 spoken languages, and old 200 have written language?

Professor William Crossman

He teaches at Berkley City College in California, and has a website called 2050. Dr. Crossman says by the year 2050, reading and writing will be obsolete. What will replace it? Hypertalk (texting) and ViVo (voice-in, voice-out) – talking computers. Nut case? Not likely.

NASA

Believe it and then go Google it. NASA has created a program to translate your silent thoughts. “NASA develops system to computerize silent thinking.” The date was March 17, 2004. It has been improved since then, and used for stealth spying.

You do not have to mumble or move your lips, the government software points and clicks, and reproduces your thoughts. Forget the privacy issues, it will be a future computer program to communicate with your associates and friends.

10,000 Years Old

Writing and reading is only 10,000 years old. Written language started as Cuneiform in Mesopotamia, present day – Iraq. Humans have been around for at least a couple of million years, and without reading and writing until recently.

Webster’s dictionary have over one-million words in English, but the average person lives using 5,000 words. College educated folks, like school teachers have a comprehensive vocabulary of up to 40,000 words.

NASA Again

“Small sensors are stuck under the chin and gather these nerve signals, and send them to a simple processor. The results are digitized and saved by already existing computer hardware and software.” Our subvocal speech is then converted to aloud speech, written text, or sign languate.

Text Messaging

There are presently 1,100 text abbreviations for text messaging. It is fast because it uses acronyms (initials instead of words), and icons and symbols.

Examples: NSISR (not-sure-if-spelled right), NVM (never-mind!), 2G2BT (too good to be true). My favorites are ALOL (actually Laughing out Loud) and <3 – it stands for an icon of a Heart. Twist your head and see the heart symbol.

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Fact: about 50% of all matriculating students entering college will not earn a degree. Some will graduate in six-years after they drop-out or are asked to leave the first time.

In the 1,200 U.S. Community Colleges with six million attending students, only about 550,000 earn a 2-year degree. How come?

Information-Overload, the students do not have the skills to handle complex text material, and keep up with their assignments. Soon it gets backed up, and there is no catching up. What-to-do.

This is not a commercial, but students read, comprehend, and remember, like a snail moving across the road. Average student reading of college text is about 100-175 words per minute. It’s like driving your car on the highway at 30 miles per hour in a 60 mph posted area.

What if they could quickly learn to read-and-remember three (3) books, articles, and reports in the time their snailing peers can hardly finish one?

Ask us how to triple your reading speed, and double your long-term memory.

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