An Off-the-Grid Thanksgiving

A pleasant challenge. Yesterday, on Thanksgiving Day, Mike, Jack the Dog, Alex the Bird, and I took the truck up to our getaway place north of Williams, AZ. It’s an off-the-grid camping cabin on top of a mesa, 5 miles from pavement. If you’re not familiar with the term off-the-grid, it means that it’s not connected to any public utilities. We have solar panels with related equipment for electricity, a propane gas tank, and hauled water. We left Wickenburg at about 9 AM for the 2-1/2 hour, 154

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Discount Electronics and Cheap Deals on Consumer Electronic Devices

Welcome to Discount Electronics Here you will find lots of information on all kinds of Discount Electronics from MP3 players, iPods, Zunes, GPS Navigation, GPS Vehicle Tracking, Solar Lights to Digital Cameras, Digital Photo Frames, Flip Video Camcorders and more. We hope you enjoy your visit! iPod Touch New Software Release Demo Video Best Electronics Deals Finding those great electronic g…

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Solar lights, camera, action! in L.A.

If Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gets his wish, his city will get 10 percent of all its energy from solar power by the year 2020. Unveiled this past week, Villaraigosa’s Solar LA plan would make Los Angeles the top solar-powered city in the U.S. The plan calls for a 1.3-gigawatt network of solar systems across the city to ensure steady electricity supplies even during peak energy use times. Villaraigosa said the programme would also jump-start the city’s economy and provide a new sou

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Solar panels pass the test for Shawnee fire truck (The Kansas City Star)

A Shawnee fire truck no longer has to keep its engine running to power its radio, lights and many battery tools, which saves fuel and cuts smog.

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STATES (The Hindu)

MAHARASHTRA: Mumbai terror: Day 2 Commando operations on at Taj, Trident. Mumbai, Nov. 27 Full 24 hours after the first shots were fired in Wednesday’s terror attacks, the battle between security forces and the terrorists continued to rage in Mumbai late Thursday at three …

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