Utility regulators gave the green light to two We Energies initiatives that will promote customer-owned solar power systems and large-scale purchases of renewable electricity from the utility.

In approving a new solar tariff, which will take effect October 1 this year, the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin cleared the way for We Energies to buy solar power from its customers at 22.5 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), a much higher rate than customers usually receive for renewable electricity that they produce.

To qualify for this rate, system owners must enroll in the utilitys Energy for Tomorrow program, through which customers can voluntarily source up to 100% of the electricity they use from renewable energy sources.

This is a remarkably creative way to drive the solar electric marketplace, said Michael Vickerman, executive director of RENEW Wisconsin, a statewide nonprofit group that promotes renewable energy.

With this new tariff, producers of solar electricity can serve Energy for Tomorrow customers, who place a high value on locally produced clean power, added Michael Vickerman, executive director of RENEW Wisconsin, a statewide nonprofit group that promotes renewable energy.

The price paid for solar electricity will not require a higher premium from Energy for Tomorrow customers, Vickerman said, because the other sources of power supplying the program have become less expensive relative to coal and natural gas.

This tariff allows We Energies to reap the benefits of this fast-growing renewable energy source without having to raise rates, Vickerman said. Southeast Wisconsin could very well become the Solar Energy capital of the Midwest.

The PSC also approved a bulk purchase premium of 1.5 cents/kWh for Energy for Tomorrow customers who buy more than 70,000 kWh per month. The current premium is 2.04 cents/kWh. The new bulk purchase premium will be become effective October 1 as well.

Interest in buying renewable power is building among businesses, universities, and state and local governments, Vickerman said. By offering a discount rate for this customer segment, We Energies should see considerable growth in the amount of renewable electricity sold through Energy for Tomorrow.

In its rate filing for 2006, We Energies proposes to lower the standard premium and the bulk purchase discount by about one-third of the current amount, Vickerman said.

We Energies and the Focus on Energy Renewable Energy Program will hold a one-day conference titled Wisconsins Solar Decade 2005-2015 on November 3 in Milwaukee.

The event will target building owners and businesses interested in entering the solar market, highlighting the benefits of generating electricity from solar energy. RENEW Wisconsin, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Wisconsin Green Building Alliance, and other organizations are co-sponsoring the workshop. More information is available in the calendar on the Web pages of Focus on Energy at http://www.focusonenergy.com.

For more information about Energy for Tomorrow visit the Web site of We Energies at http://www.we-energies.com/eft.htm.

RENEW Wisconsin is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that acts as a catalyst to advance a sustainable energy future through public policy and private sector initiatives. RENEW is a member of the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Network, a subcontractor to Focus on Energy. Visit RENEW at http://www.renewwisconsin.org .

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Michael Vickerman

608.255.4044

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Lynn Ward, personal coach and EFT practitioner kickoffs a crusade educating baby boomers on the 8 secret keys to unlock wonder and passion for individuals age 45 and beyond in her recently released publications Thriving After 50 The 8 Keys you NEED to Know to Create on Exhilarating Life and Avoid the Pitfalls of Aging & Turning into an Old Fart Before Your time! and Your Life Design Manual. Beginning with an inaugural interview and electronic publication kickoff on radio station WSOS - A. M, in St. Augustine, Florida on Friday, October 21, 2005, she explained how decades of living is a springboard to thriving the second half of life.

As for being over 50, Lynn says, This is an exciting time of self-discovery and fun. Its your chance to make life easier, more fun, more fulfilling to do those things you have dreamed about doing. Its time to quit just going through the motions and live the life you want.

The Lives and Times of the Baby Boomers, a study released by Duke University sociologists in 2004, shows Baby Boomers as a diverse group of people whose experiences differ not only from those of previous generations, but also from each other. Baby boomers are likely to extend midlife well into what used to be considered "old age", writes co-author Angela M. O'Rand. As a result, they have the opportunity of living a longer, more balanced, fulfilling life.

The Thriving After 50 set addresses questions such as: What makes aging now different from our parents or grandparents; how can you achieve your Dreams & goals at any age; why is being 50 plus so wonderful; what are the 8 keys to thriving after 50? The powerful 2- book series includes thought-provoking discussion about the 8 vital areas of life that you must be investing in; the keys to creating a life you look forward to every morning, how to balance your life so you can have more of what you want more energy, more freedom, more time for whats really important.

For additional information about Thriving After 50 Your Life Design Manual visit http://www.thrivingafter50.com.

About Lynn Ward: Lynn Ward is a Personal Coach, EFT Practitioner and entrepreneur who teaches a compassionate and practical approach to living life agelessly. Based on her personal experience of moving beyond a serious health crisis to recapture her passion for living, Lynn has developed a flexible, fun system that will help you shed self-limiting, out-dated notions of post 50 living and give you the foundations for creating the rest of your life to be the best of your life.

Contact:

Lynn Ward, M. Ed

Thriving After 50

(904) 471-5537

http://www.ThrivingAfter50.com

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Maximum Processing implements real-time Credit Card, Check, and ACH (Bank Transfers) within Athena. The Athena System now has the capability to process credit cards and bank cards as well as automatically debit policyholder accounts (ACH / EFT) in real time.

Maximum Processing added bank processing to it's list of "must have" features as more and more people are getting comfortable with paying bills online. The newest feature allows policyholders to enjoy the convenience of having their bills automatically debited from their account. In addition, policy holders can login and pay bills securely through the insurance companies web site using the Athena Bank Processing module. The Athena bank processing module even allows a company to setup regular ACH transactions - such as those used for monthly payments without monthly user intervention - just set it once and get paid monthly for the next year. But, it's not only the policyholders that are enjoying the new features, by allowing electronic payments an insurer can save time and money in manual processing, billing / postage, debt collection, reduction of errors, and a reduced number of non-payment cancellations."

"Electronic Bank Processing is just another way that the Athena System is leading the way in web based Policy and Claims Processing systems," said Sean Pitcher, President of Maximum Processing Inc.

Maximum Processing is a privately held corporation that specializes in developing insurance policy processing solutions specifically tailored to a company's business requirements. By thoroughly analyzing a company's business requirements they create a full set of documentation. This uniquely formed documentation is gathered in sessions specially designed by Maximum Processing to get to the heart of the business rules and document them in a such a way as - that both the client and the software developers thoroughly understand the system before it is ever built.

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Payment and Settlement systems form the backbone of any banking system. Top Management of Reserve Bank of India, IDRBT and senior officials from 100 Banks and FIs will come together at Banknet Indias Conference on Payment Systems in Banks on 17th January 2006 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India.

The conference will focus on Payment System Upgradation in Banks, Cheque Truncation, Automatic Clearing House (ACH), Electronic Clearing Service (ECS), RTGS, Card Payment Systems, Cash Management etc. It will also discuss the impact of new regulations like AML, KYC, Basel II and Technologies on Bank Products & Services.

Banknet Indias Conference on Payment Systems in Banks would see the largest gathering of bankers ever, in an Indian Banking Conference. An exhibition will also be organized in the pre-conference area and more than 20 exhibition stalls will showcase the products of major technology vendors.

Dr. R. B. Barman, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the Chief Guest and Mr. Arvind Sharma, Director, Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) will be the Guest of Honour. Mr. A. P. Hota, Chief General Manager, DPSS, RBI will deliver the key note address.

According to Mr Anurag Khanna, CEO, Banknet India, this conference assumes great importance as RBI is strengthening the computerized cheque clearing and expanding the reach of Electronic Clearing Services (ECS) and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). This Conference is of immense value for the senior bank executives as banks in India are quickly upgrading their payment systems, largely driven by the need to modernize and meet regulatory requirements.

For more details visit: http://www.banknetindia.com

About Banknet India: Banknet India is focused on banking knowledge, research and conferences. Conferences organized by Banknet India are premier banking technology events with topical and relevant agenda with senior level participation from the banking and finance industry.

Banknet Indias online Banking and Technology portal http://www.banknetindia.com is ranked among the top 25 banking sites and the top 20 banking technology sites in the world.

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English Heritage champions England's historic environment for the people of today and for future generations operating over 100 manned sites such as Stonehenge, Dover Castle and Hadrian's Wall. The organisation planned to implement a Stock and Sales System (SASS) in ticket offices and shops at key sites to automate processes, provide management information and improve the customer experience.

English Heritage selected Megabytes integrated EPOS, EFT, warehouse and merchandising system. Retail Answers was appointed to manage the implementation team of nine business and IT professionals which took responsibility for all aspects of testing, training, support and rollout. Retail Answers was also responsible for managing the relationship with the system suppliers and ensuring project targets were met.

Benefits from the new system have been clearly illustrated by the acceleration in sales and stock turn at sites which have the EPOS system, while the central systems have ensured that the top 200 lines were never out of stock at any site. Stock reductions of 15% across the business have been achieved with no impact on sales, generating lower warehousing charges. Suppliers and products have been rationalised and reduced by 50% which has enhanced English Heritages negotiating position and improved margins.

Mike McElwee, English Heritages ICT Director commented Retail Answers brought project management and specific retail systems expertise to our project to drive through the implementation and enable us to gain the benefits from our investment in the system.

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General Practitioners in Chichester now have a new service to which they can refer patients with psychological difficulties, as well as their regular heart sink patients.

Following recommendations by The House of Lords Scientific and Technology Committee on the subject of complementary and alternative medicine, the NHSTA created the NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners with a commitment to working with and treating NHS patients.

Based in Chichester, West Sussex, Andrew T. Austin is an EFT Practitioner, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Master Practitioner of NLP.

Andrew T. Austin is currently the only hypnotherapist in the Chichester area registered on the NHS Complementary Therapy Register who is also trained in Provocative Therapy with Frank Farrelly ACSW. Provocative Therapy is an empathic yet challenging approach that steers the difficult client towards the realisation that their own behaviours are often at the root of their difficulties. This approach is especially effective for clients with resistant problems, or those continually present themselves to GPs in the manner of the typical heart-sink patient.

He has trained with Paul McKenna and Dr. Richard Bandler; is a member of the Society of NLP and is also listed on the General Hypnotherapy Register.

Andrew T. Austin has a clinical background as a registered nurse with extensive hospital experience in areas such as Neurosurgery and Accident and Emergency. As a private therapist, he specialises in clients with difficult psychological problems.

The founder and co-ordinator of The West Sussex Hypnosis and NLP Study Group, meeting each month at Chichester University, Andrew T. Austin first started teaching hypnosis and hypnotherapy in Southampton in 1995.

The 2006 West Sussex schedule includes a number of guest speakers including Marian Way (Clean Language Patterns), Emma James (Mind Body Healing), John Cassidy-Rice (On Presenting) and Dan Scorpio (Urban Shamanism).

GPs in West Sussex can now refer patients to Andrew T. Austin.

Andrew is based in central Chichester, West Sussex, and can be contacted via telephone: 07838 387580. His extensive collection of writings on NLP, hypnosis and psychiatry can be located at: http://www.23NLPeople.com

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Banknet India's Second Conference on Payment Systems in Banks, which concluded recently, discussed and debated on Payment System Upgradation in Banks, Cheque Truncation, Automatic Clearing House (ACH), Electronic Clearing Service (ECS), Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), Card Payment Systems and ATMs etc.

Top officials from RBI, IDRBT, Visa, major banks and nearly 20 CTOs, CEOs and Business Heads from major banks and technology vendors addressed more than 500 participants representing more than 100 Banks & FIs and nearly 50 IT Companies & Corporates from India, Cyprus, Italy, Egypt, Kuwait, Scotland, Singapore, USA etc. An exhibition organized at the venue showcased the products of major technology vendors worldwide.

Welcoming the largest gathering of bankers ever in a banking conference in India, Mr. Anurag Khanna, CEO of Banknet India emphasized the relevance of the conference, in view of strengthening of the Computerized Cheque Clearing and expanding the reach of Electronic Clearing Services (ECS) and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).

Dr. R. B. Barman, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India, laid emphasis on introducing low-cost Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) in rural areas. The anomaly that ATMs are concentrated in a particular region of the country and too few in other areas is to be removed and banks should think of introducing low-cost ATMs in rural areas by stopping humdrum opening of ATMs by banks in a particular region, Dr Barman added.

RBI would persuade banks to allow customers of various banks to use a single ATM in a particular place in the rural area. ATMs would work as multi-service delivery channels, providing better services to the customers. Premier academic institutions like IIT, Chennai and IIT, Mumbai are already working on the modalities of introducing low-cost ATMs.

Dr. Barman disclosed at the Banknet Indias Conference that RBI has initiated a discussion with bankers to increase the volume of business in Advance Payment Systems products. Banks are being asked to try to create innovative delivery channels with suitable products. The products could be available through ATMs, websites, bank branches and other routes. The banks were suggested to target the corporate, small and medium enterprises sector, small scale units and individuals with suitable products through appropriate delivery channels.

Dr. Barman stated that RBI is planning to extend the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) mechanism to commodities, stock exchanges and government securities. RBI also wants to bring rural payment systems under RTGS.

At present the number of branches under the RTGS in India has crossed 16,000 in 700 centers and covers 85 percent of the volume of business. The banks charging high rates for RTGS transactions would come down as volume increases. The newly set target is to bring 5,000 more branches under RTGS by March06 and 10,000 more branches in another six months.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will also be setting up the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) by April06. Retail clearing operations, both paper-based and electronic, will be managed and operated by this entity. This company will have an authorized capital of Rs.300 crores and paid-up capital of Rs.100 crores. It would be jointly owned by private, public and foreign banks. This company is being formulated under the aegis of the Indian Banks Association. It will be constituted and registered by April 1, 2006.

For more details visit: http://www.banknetindia.com

About Banknet India: Banknet India is focused on banking knowledge, research and conferences. Banknet India is one of the largest organizer of Banking Industry Conferences from India. Conferences organized by Banknet India are premier banking technology events with topical and relevant agenda with senior level participation from the banking and finance industry.

Banknet Indias Online Banking and Technology portal http://www.banknetindia.com is ranked among the top 25 banking sites and the top 20 banking technology sites in the world.

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The team of Hypnotictracks led by Sam Weller is pleased to announce that they have reached the 1000th download mark today. The site was launched on 27th June last year. The results and feedback has been everything the team could ask for.

Some typical feedback:

"I am a certified advanced therapeutic hypnotherapist. I do a lot of work with clients needing relaxation therapy, grief recovery and emotional healing. I am always researching new and innovative products that will enhance my client's progress. I have found 'Hypnotic Tracks' to be the most effective, efficient and powerful downloads I have ever used. I believe in your method and am looking forward to offering your products on my web site and in my office. Thank you for choosing me to be one of your American affiliates." --Linda M. Morneau, CHT Enfield, Connecticut USA

"I have downloaded several of the 'Hypnotic Tracks,' and principally listen to the Relaxation and Confidence and Supreme Concentration tracks. I went to Sam as I was having a stressful time with my home life, was trying to study for a course and, though exhausted, was finding it difficult to sleep. The downloads have helped me to focus on the task at hand, and as I am nice and relaxed after listening to them I find it has really helped with getting off to sleep, whether it be at home, in a hotel room or in the flight deck bunk of a Boeing 747-400. (The flight deck being my work place!) Another great feature about the service that Sam provides is the 'after sales service.' The session does not just end when you leave. He is more than willing to accept e-mails and calls and then give further advice. I have also recommended the downloads to some of my colleagues." --David Abraham, Virgin Atlantic Pilot

"I was delighted to have discovered Sam Weller's Hypnotictracks to recommend to my clients. The versatility of a MP3 download, or CD availability format, makes them readily available to everyone. The quality of the recording and the relaxing deep tonality of Sam's voice is something to be experienced. Not only are they effective in producing positive self changes, but they provide a half an hour of wonderful deep relaxation, to be cherished. Something not to be missed. Full marks Sam for a great product." --Jonathan C Margetts, UK, Reiki Master, EFT Practitioner, Stress Management Consultant, http://www.jmargetts.co.uk

"I have used the Relaxation and Confidence download and this has succeeded in quietening my mind, which is always on the go, having a husband, two teenagers, a dog and my own full-time Life Coaching business. It is very effective in achieving deep levels of relaxation and I thoroughly recommend it to anyone who feels that they would benefit from increased calm in their life." --Claire Fuller Life Coaching, Positive Support, Creating Action and Desired Results, Banbury, England

Hypnotictracks provides quality online solutions for stress management, stop smoking, weight loss, business assertiveness and sports enhancement.

Affiliates are registered throughout the world and such companies as Medicorp, Interim Management Services, Irun and Quantum Business Consultants recommend and promote hypnotictracks

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Bill Loucas, a 23-year resident of North County, has opened a healing touch practice and invites the public to discover several methods for relieving headaches, tension, stress, sexual problems, physical or emotional pain. Interested persons can call to schedule a free consultation during which they will learn about all of the healing methods and determine which one is best for their individual needs.

Touch healing is far from new. It has been practiced for centuries by many different cultures all over the world. It can be extremely sophisticated or as simple as a mothers touch. Massage may be one of the most widely known and practiced procedures utilizing human touch.

There are several distinct methods of healing touch. EFT uses a tapping technique on specific acupuncture points. This method is very effective on unwanted behaviors and emotional issues. EFT can heal the effects of negative memories and disapate anxiety and panic attacks immediately.

Jin Shin Jyutsu is used on energy points. While touching two points simultaneously, the practitioner balances the chakras and releases blockages.

Reiki, on the other hand, simply sends or transfers energy from the practitioner to the recipient. Reiki, developed in Japan, is a method of stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. A Reiki treatment is a way of increasing your life energy. A practitioner will transmit Reiki to the client through the hands. A treatment will usually release negative feelings or thoughts leaving the client feeling more positive, lighthearted and with feelings of well being. This can all be done while fully clothed and in less than one hour.

ASA (alpha state affirmations) uses the lower frequency of the alpha state to increase ones ability to release and/or change negative thought patterns. The alpha state is sometimes referred to as the dream state, a very restful and restorative place to be.

For the most effective treatment, two or more methods are often combined based on the clients need. A client will be taught relaxation methods and how to treat him or herself at home.

Please contact Bill Loucas, Certified Reiki Practitioner, for more info or to make an appointment.

He can be reached at 760-757-0897.

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Almost everyone is deluged with offers for automobile insurance nowadays, promising reduced premiums. Switch if you need to, but you can probably get a better rate staying with your current insurer and claiming all the discounts you can get.

Insurers offer at least 20 different discounts, and you should review these with your agent to find out. There are also other ways to save money on premiums. Ive been with one insurer for over 15 years, and every offer claiming savings usually ends up costing more.

Lets look at some of the discounts you can take, and other ways to reduce your auto insurance premiums.

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