Used to be that TXU owned the market. Nowadays, you would be smart to shop around.

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At the time of publication, Simple Power is offering a 6-month fixed rate of 9.3¢ per Kilowatt Hour. Pretty cheap!

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A project just beginning…

• http://www.nerdkits.com/videos/meat_thermometer/
  • http://www.nerdkits.com/kits/
• http://blog.jgc.org/2008/03/building-temperature-probe-for-olpc-xo.html

I’m researching wireless technology to enhance my Arduino projects. Most wireless technology is cost prohibitive. I’ve hit upon some components from Silicon Labs that look promising. More to follow…

• http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-products/rf-microwave-products/4067978/EZRadio–next-generation-wireless-chipset- (see http://i.cmpnet.com/eeproductcenter/rf/2004/Integration_IA4220.gif)
• http://www.silabs.com/products/wireless/EZRadio/Pages/Si4010.aspx
• http://www.mouser.com/silabs_ezradiopro/
• http://www.proto-advantage.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=2200067
• http://labs.ideo.com/2009/05/08/arduino-goes-wireless/
• http://www.arduino.cc/playground/InterfacingWithHardware/Nrf2401
• http://www.nordicsemi.com/index.cfm?obj=product&act=display&pro=78

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My name is Mitchell Starnes. I am owner and chief consultant for PDQ Web Consulting Services, located near Dallas and Fort Worth, TX.

Our goal is to consistently exceed your expectations.

We are experts in building Web-based applications and interactive Web sites. The first applications we built went live in 1996 for a large transportation company based in Chicago, IL and real estate professionals in Fort Worth, TX. Some of the applications that we built 12 years ago are still in use today.

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New “Seed Bank” Produces Thousands Of Pounds Of Nutrient-Dense Food For Pennies Per Pound… Enough To Feed Friends And Family Forever!

New “Seed Bank” Produces Thousands Of Pounds Of Nutrient-Dense Food For Pennies Per Pound… Enough To Feed Friends And Family Forever!

Now you can grow all the food you will ever need anywhere in the country with a kit that contains a special seed bank of hard to find, open pollinated… super seeds, grown by small, fiercely independent farmers.

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