This will be a short blog with links to go read more!I think that will be best.This is a very real threat reader's,one if we overlook and allow to happen & begin,there will be no stopping what comes later.You would be tracked and monitored by the government and who ever else wants to.
This would not be good.Privacy is an important thing.One we just can not give up.If you think this is for the betterment right now,just read revelations to kind of give you an idea what and will happen.
Do something now! WHILE YOU CAN AS A PEOPLE....
Please take a few minutes to look over this and pass along the links to your readers maybe.Contact the one's you can in office,tell them no!
God bless us all...
Betty~Simply Southern
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Thursday, January 3, 2008
Thursday Contest & Giveaway's In Bloggsville! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUMMER!!
Before i go any farther..i'd like to wish SUMMER --A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!guys go by and tell her happy b=day..she has such a sweet blog and a very nice person...go go wish her happiness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
g SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO summer!
Let me tell you about this stunning pieceof jewelry she is giving away!!!!
. The pendant is a solid glass rectangle, foiled inside to add amazing color. It is a bright green with a golden yellow stripe running down the center. Thin brown stripes run along each side of the yellow. The pendant hangs on a thick and strong tigertail wire cord that has been beautifully beaded. Round lampwork glass beads in various shades of green, with gold swirls and small whitish-blue specks accent set off the cord. Between each are small Czech seed beads in dark green, light green, and yellow. I wish I had a better camera because the photos do not do it justice. Trust me when I say this necklace is gorgeous!
here it is!!!
NOW GO WISH HER HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND ENTER!!!HER BDAY IS TOMORROW!
Hello all,
Winter has officially arrived in south alabama!It was 13 degrees this morning at 5 am!ooooohhhhhh.I think the high today reached 40.We still have ice covering any water all around the yard.As my grandmother used to say''It popped the tail off the Lizard's last night'' and will again tonight.I really think about the elderly alone,pets outside ,even the wildlife.We let our water drip all last night to protect the pipes.NO freezes so that was good.I really feel for the homeless more than ever this kind of weather.I pray everyone had a warm place but i am sure there was many who froze most of last night.Maybe spring is not so far away.
Anyway not much too day today but house work,watching and playing with my little guys and now online for a little.They are watching spongebob..i so hate him but they like the show.Some good time to contest surf so here you go...check em out and don't forget my contest for a custom header i have going on now..check previous post and enter!!!
~Betty~Simply Southern
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Kim the owner of thebabymarketplace.com - a great online spot for Baby Clothing, Shoes, Toys, Gifts and Cloth Diapers is hosting the January Gift Card Give-Away @ mommyknows.com go on over and comment and be entered to Win one of two $100 Gift Cards!
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qtpies7.com
qtpies 7 twisted silver contest link!
Twisted Silver is a neat company that sells fun and funky jewelry. I am rather classical in my jewelry selections, but I managed to find a wonderful piece that fits my style. These Hip Hoop earrings in gold are darling! I actually have clear crystal beads on my set.people at Twisted Silver gave me a Tattoo Ring to give to one of my readers.
I happen to think the picture on their site does not do the ring justice, so I tried it on to take pictures for you. It sort of melts into your hand. It is a large ring, but thin enough not to be heavy or bulky at all. The ring is adjustable, so it will fit most fingers.
Here's the scoop. One of you will win this ring by leaving a comment about which piece of Twisted Silver jewelry you like from their site by January 13Th. I will announce a winner on Monday when I get back from my lovely weekend with hubby
click here to read more and enter!--->>> qtpies 7 twisted silver contest link!
Twisted silver website
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kidsfunreviewed
I’m celebrating the new year by having a little contest. My last giveaway was in November, so I think it’s time.
First prize will be a $20 gift certificate from one of my favorite party supply companies Oriental Trading Company, Inc..
Second prize will be a $10 gift certificate to Amazon.com.
The rules? click and enter----->>>>
kidsfunreviewed enter contest
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Mother Earth News Contest!
January Get This Garden Started Giveaway
by linette on January 3rd, 2008
I’m having a little contest to start out the new year. I’m going to give away three prizes. This is my first giveaway at Mother Earth’s Garden so I’m really excited to see how it all works out.
So what am I giving away?
First prize will be a $20 gift certificate from my favorite seed company Seeds of Change.
Second prize will be a one year subscription to Birds & Blooms Magazine, another personal favorite of mine. (I reserve the right to change this to a gift certificate if someone outside the United States wins this prize)
Third prize will be a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate, so you can purchase your favorite gardening guide in time for planting season.
What are the rules?
The contest will run from now until the end of January, you can earn entries for commenting, or posting about the giveaway, details below. At the end of the month I’ll draw 3 names. I’m borrowing some of my contest rules from Jennifer at Offbeat Homes (just tweaking them a little). She ran a contest in December and I really liked her rules, so lets see if I can remember some of them.
You will earn one entry for every comment you leave here at Mother Earth’s Garden during the month of January, this can be on any January post. The comment must lend to the conversation, cannot be spammy and it is my final say on whether the comment counts.
You will earn 10 entries for blogging and...............
click and enter----------->>> Mother Earth garden Contest!
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Tangled and true--
TANGLED AND TRUE has contest going on each day !!Go by and enter daily and these are very nice prizes!!!!
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Tuesday, January 1, 2008
coupons digital converter box /
Giveaway set for digital TV converters
By Jim Puzzanghera | Tribune Newspapers: Los Angeles Times
The federal government doesn't usually give things away, but starting Tuesday broadcast TV watchers can apply for a gift that could keep their sets from going dark in 2009.
Via a toll-free hot line and Web site the Commerce Department will begin accepting applications for coupons worth $40 off a no-frills converter box to allow older televisions to receive digital broadcast signals.
"We are open for business Jan. 1," said Bart Forbes, a spokesman for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Commerce Department agency running the program.
The $1.5 billion program is designed to help ease the major change coming on Feb. 17, 2009. That's when broadcast TV stations turn off their analog signals and start transmitting only in digital.
The program -- the biggest change in broadcast TV since the advent of color -- will free up valuable airwaves for public safety agencies and for new wireless phone and Internet services. It will also deliver clearer pictures and additional broadcast channels for people who don't have pay-TV service.
But some TV sets might have trouble making the technological leap. Ones without a built-in digital tuner will no longer be able to receive over-the-air signals unless owners obtain a special box to change the signals back to analog.
Those boxes are expected to be available starting in February at more than 14,000 government-certified retail outlets, including Best Buy, Circuit City, Radio Shack, Sears, Target and Wal-Mart. They will cost $59.95 to $69.95.
Satellite and cable customers won't need converter boxes for TVs they have hooked up to those systems. But there are as many as 26 million households in the U.S. that only receive over-the-air TV -- and millions more that may want the option during emergencies or power outages when cable and satellite transmissions are down.
That's the reason Eric Matsuoka, 58, of Montebello, Calif., plans to obtain a converter box coupon even though he has cable service. "I'm going to apply definitely, for backup," he said. "You're not thinking of just your immediate comfort zone, just watching television -- you've got to think in case something happens."
The federal agency has contracted with IBM to run the program. They have set up a toll-free number, 888-DTV-2009, which, starting at 5 a.m. CST Tuesday, will be staffed by operators who can take requests in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and four other languages. Applications can also be filled out at http://www.dtv2009.gov .
CLICK HERE---DTV2009GOV.
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The HGTV Dream Home Giveaway 2008 has begun! Enter now for your chance to win the gorgeous home in the Florida Keys, all the designer furnishings, plus a new GMC Yukon Hybrid! It's a grand prize package worth more than $2.2 million! ...And you can enter once a day from Jan. 1 to Feb. 19, 2008.
hgtv-dreamhome giveaway
enter here!
By Jim Puzzanghera | Tribune Newspapers: Los Angeles Times
The federal government doesn't usually give things away, but starting Tuesday broadcast TV watchers can apply for a gift that could keep their sets from going dark in 2009.
Via a toll-free hot line and Web site the Commerce Department will begin accepting applications for coupons worth $40 off a no-frills converter box to allow older televisions to receive digital broadcast signals.
"We are open for business Jan. 1," said Bart Forbes, a spokesman for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Commerce Department agency running the program.
The $1.5 billion program is designed to help ease the major change coming on Feb. 17, 2009. That's when broadcast TV stations turn off their analog signals and start transmitting only in digital.
The program -- the biggest change in broadcast TV since the advent of color -- will free up valuable airwaves for public safety agencies and for new wireless phone and Internet services. It will also deliver clearer pictures and additional broadcast channels for people who don't have pay-TV service.
But some TV sets might have trouble making the technological leap. Ones without a built-in digital tuner will no longer be able to receive over-the-air signals unless owners obtain a special box to change the signals back to analog.
Those boxes are expected to be available starting in February at more than 14,000 government-certified retail outlets, including Best Buy, Circuit City, Radio Shack, Sears, Target and Wal-Mart. They will cost $59.95 to $69.95.
Satellite and cable customers won't need converter boxes for TVs they have hooked up to those systems. But there are as many as 26 million households in the U.S. that only receive over-the-air TV -- and millions more that may want the option during emergencies or power outages when cable and satellite transmissions are down.
That's the reason Eric Matsuoka, 58, of Montebello, Calif., plans to obtain a converter box coupon even though he has cable service. "I'm going to apply definitely, for backup," he said. "You're not thinking of just your immediate comfort zone, just watching television -- you've got to think in case something happens."
The federal agency has contracted with IBM to run the program. They have set up a toll-free number, 888-DTV-2009, which, starting at 5 a.m. CST Tuesday, will be staffed by operators who can take requests in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and four other languages. Applications can also be filled out at http://www.dtv2009.gov .
CLICK HERE---DTV2009GOV.
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The HGTV Dream Home Giveaway 2008 has begun! Enter now for your chance to win the gorgeous home in the Florida Keys, all the designer furnishings, plus a new GMC Yukon Hybrid! It's a grand prize package worth more than $2.2 million! ...And you can enter once a day from Jan. 1 to Feb. 19, 2008.
hgtv-dreamhome giveaway
enter here!
RECIPE! Make Some Chocolate Orangettes!!!!! yummy!
Hello and Happy Blessed Jan. 1 2008!
After an afternoon of taking down christmas decorations and tree,repositioning yhe furniture back again,The big chill set in! Wow..Temp. has dropped to 27 here now.Dothan is calling for 27 all night!Shows the difference from cities where the lights hold the temps and the country where they hit bottom!I am looking for 17 or 18 degrees tonight .That is what i expect with wind chill's far colder.Tomorrow night willprobably drop single digits before beginning a little warming trend.But it's jan. 1st!
Guys i found this wonderful recipe over @ Smitten kitchen's!
Orangettes!!!!! Try these at home......let me know what you think..
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recipe here!!!!------------->>>Smitten kitchen's!orangettes and more!
Slice ends off four oranges, score the peel from one end to the other, and remove the peels from the oranges.
Slice the peels into thin strips and trim the edges.
Using a medium size pot, place the peels in boiling water and blanch them for a few minutes. Rinse the peels, and repeat this process a second time. This is done to remove the bitterness of the peels.
Prepare the simple syrup by combining 8 oz. water and 8 oz. sugar in a saucepan. Bring the syrup to a simmer, place the peels in the pot, and simmer for 1 hour. [Don’t do what Deb did, and not check on them, only to find that at 45 minutes the water had boiled off and many edges had begun to burn in the pan, and she wished she’d left the pot covered.] Once the peels have cooked, remove them from the pot, and place on a rack to cool and drain.
Melt 16 oz. dark chocolate over a double boiler. Dip the candied orange peels in the chocolate, remove them quickly, and let them cool on a piece of parchment paper. Store the orange peels in an airtight container your belly.
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After an afternoon of taking down christmas decorations and tree,repositioning yhe furniture back again,The big chill set in! Wow..Temp. has dropped to 27 here now.Dothan is calling for 27 all night!Shows the difference from cities where the lights hold the temps and the country where they hit bottom!I am looking for 17 or 18 degrees tonight .That is what i expect with wind chill's far colder.Tomorrow night willprobably drop single digits before beginning a little warming trend.But it's jan. 1st!
Guys i found this wonderful recipe over @ Smitten kitchen's!
Orangettes!!!!! Try these at home......let me know what you think..
~~~Turns into this!!!!!
recipe here!!!!------------->>>Smitten kitchen's!orangettes and more!
Slice ends off four oranges, score the peel from one end to the other, and remove the peels from the oranges.
Slice the peels into thin strips and trim the edges.
Using a medium size pot, place the peels in boiling water and blanch them for a few minutes. Rinse the peels, and repeat this process a second time. This is done to remove the bitterness of the peels.
Prepare the simple syrup by combining 8 oz. water and 8 oz. sugar in a saucepan. Bring the syrup to a simmer, place the peels in the pot, and simmer for 1 hour. [Don’t do what Deb did, and not check on them, only to find that at 45 minutes the water had boiled off and many edges had begun to burn in the pan, and she wished she’d left the pot covered.] Once the peels have cooked, remove them from the pot, and place on a rack to cool and drain.
Melt 16 oz. dark chocolate over a double boiler. Dip the candied orange peels in the chocolate, remove them quickly, and let them cool on a piece of parchment paper. Store the orange peels in an airtight container your belly.
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