Random News Friday, May 30, 2008
Gasoline prices rise 11.8 cents in 1 week in Houston
KHOU’s Neil Frank delivers final weathercast tonight
Storm derails train, damages buildings in Nebraska
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Run!!! National Power Company (Fixed-Rate) Customers
Per Public Utility Commission of Texas News Release on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, beginning Wednesday, May 28, the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) will switch approximately 15,000 customers of National Power Company to a Provider of Last Resort (POLR). POLR rates is significantly higher than current competitive electricity rates. Before receiving a notice, you can access www.powertochoose.org or call toll-free 1-866-797-4839 for a list of providers and their rates . Good luck! Hurry, switch now or you will pay a lot with POLR.
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Random News Thursday, May 29, 2008
New York to back same-sex unions from elsewhere
China and Taiwan agree to resume talks on direct flights
Watchdogs question lawyer’s assistance to Medina’s wife
Oil prices drop, but gas hits record $3.95 a gallon
Dang it! Cursing in the workplace can get you fired, study finds
Procedure Promises Allergy Sufferers Relief Without Surgery
In Miami, Spanish is becoming the primary language
GOP senator’s wife donates to Obama
Japanese scientists create microscopic noodle bowl
Gut superbug causing more illnesses, deaths
Lose a camera? This Web site may have found it
Israel names biblically banned Hoopoe national bird
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Random News Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Houston: Is your office freezing?
Harris Co. consumers may pay for rising business land values
Ex-spokesman McClellan says Bush misled U.S. into war
Now an oil importer, Indonesia leaving OPEC
Federal court rules against military gays policy
Growing Ocean Acidity May Erode Coastal Ecosystems
Heartbroken man climbs into morgue freezer
New Taiwan leader reportedly cautious with China
Taiwan politician meets China president
Berlin unveils controversial gay holocaust monument
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National Power Company Lost the Battle but Won the War on Dropping Customers
Yes, they are out of business. I had a feeling when they were so desperately wanting to drop the fix rate customers, they were in some financial troubles. NPC did not foresee that breaking contracts would attract Texas PUC’s attention, so they were “nicely” reinstate all the fix rate contract right away. I believe that they knew they were going to have their way anyway to get rid of the fix rate customers but without PUC’s possible sanctions, so they go out of business. Lesson to learn for them is that don’t promise something you can’t keep. I don’t regret that I switched to them because overall I still saved for last 8 months. Will I play safer in the future you may ask? You bet! Time to go shopping for electricity provider again!
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Random News Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Oil rises above $132 a barrel for first time
Cell phone users may get break on cancellation fees
Will ‘Mighty Mouse’ lawsuit save the day for tech firm?
OPEC chief says there’s plenty of oil in market
Money woes may have led to Minn. bridge collapse
Bush vetoes farm bill; override by Congress likely
U.S. to let Americans send cell phones to Cuba
Lost parrot home again after he recites his address
Lobbyist to McCain: ‘Send my check back’
Sleepy brain prone to sudden shutdowns study
Pilots land on a wing and a prayer
Yamaguchi wins ‘Dancing With the Stars’
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Random News Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Attorney says he found a loophole in red-light citations
In America, Nigerians’ education pursuit is above rest
Building ‘green’ could mean big abatement
Court rules paper money unfair to blind
U.S. welcomes U.N. investigator’s racism probe
Census considers rewards for data
White House denies story about attacking Iran
Alarm over UK hybrid embryo research
Crude futures hit new high, above $129
KHOU’s Neil Frank announces retirement during newscast
Texas rehiring workers whom psychiatric hospitals fired
House OKs mostly symbolic measure against OPEC
Iceland tops list of peaceful nations, U.S. 97th
Tasmanian devil to get endangered species listing
Google makes health service publicly available
Protests over plan to create ‘Sound of Music’ hotel in Austria
Holiday World offers options to visitors with food allergies
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Random News Monday, May 19, 2008
Café Chopstix – North of Memorial Mall, Houston TX
After 18 years, a possible break in ‘Lover’s Lane’ case
Failure to ‘click it’ could bring a ticket
Buried in rubble, a Chinese couple found will to live
Be proactive if your credit is in danger
The drink (and drug) of choice
14 tons of spilled Oreos snarl traffic in Illinois
Montana governor speaks to graduating class — of 1
U.S. holding more than 500 juveniles as enemy combatants
Doctors say ‘I’m sorry’ before ’see you in court’
Court upholds part of child porn law
Company to reprint yearbooks after head switching
Green tea may shield brain from sleep apnea effects
As homes foreclose in U.S., squatters move in
Family files lawsuit in metal bat injury case
Blue Zones finds places where people live longest
Hello Kitty is named Japan tourism ambassador
California supreme court decision on gay marriage could affect debate in Vermont
Opponents of gay marriage seek delay in legalizing Court’s decision
Researchers alarmed by binge drinking on campus
Taxpayers’ bill leaps by trillions
More people complain about debt collectors
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Random News Saturday, May 17, 2008
Same Sex Couples Common in the Wild
Oil sets record near $128; pump price at high, too
World turns up heat on Myanmar
Game of cat and mouse blacks out city
Vicious roaming dogs are among letter carriers’ biggest fears
FBI: Man wrote threats because ex left him for black man
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Random News Friday, May 16, 2008
No surprise: Houston gas prices hit another record
Constable an unlikely supporter for deputy’s killer
UH regents vote to raise tuition, fees by about 6 percent
Ruling makes same-sex marriage a campaign issue
Ellen DeGeneres announces she’ll marry her girlfriend
Breast cancer study hails effects of vitamin D
What the Gay Marriage Ruling Won’t Do
Oil pushed above $127 a barrel for first time
Wis. man won’t buy gas for 31 days, maybe longer
Losing racehorses in Puerto Rico condemned to die
Democrats accuse McCain of hypocrisy on Hamas
El Nino may have helped Magellan cross the Pacific
Researchers warn of nitrogen hazard to environment
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