Black Friday - After Thanksgiving Sales Online

After my email last week about doing your Christmas shopping online and Amazon's new Holiday Toy list, I got a couple of emails asking about after Thanksgiving sales. Again - I hate dealing with the crowds so I will be doing my shopping online. And also again, Amazon.com has a section set up with specials just for the day before Thanksgiving, better known as 'Black Friday.' Check them out - Amazon.com Black Friday Deals. They will have hourly specials as well as deals that last all day.

Enjoy!
- Presario

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The '3 Men In a Hotel' Riddle

3 MEN GO INTO A MOTEL. THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK SAID THE ROOM IS $300,

SO EACH MAN PAID $100 AND WENT TO THE ROOM.



A WHILE LATER THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK REALIZED THE ROOM WAS ONLY $250,

SO HE SENT THE BELLBOY TO THE 3 GUYS' ROOM WITH $50.



ON THE WAY, THE BELLBOY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPLIT $50 EVENLY

BETWEEN 3 MEN, SO HE GAVE EACH MAN A $10 BILL AND KEPT THE OTHER $20

FOR HIMSELF.



ADD THE $20 THAT THE BELLBOY KEPT = $290.



WHERE ARE THE OTHER 10 DOLLARS?

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Actually this puzzle is very old and the very idea of it is to confuse a solver with a jugglery of numbers - by mixing income and expenditure. That's all the trick behind it - no more.



They deceive you by saying ‘THIS MEANT THAT THE 3 MEN EACH PAID $90 FOR THE ROOM, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF $270,’ which is incorrect. Do the math – it said the room’s real price was $250. $250 divided by 3 = $83.33 which is what each man REALLY paid in the end.


In other words, they added the wrong numbers. You cannot add what one person HAS to what someone else has PAID – they are two different things and the result won’t make any sense.



Still don’t get it? Look at it from the standpoint of the original $300.

At the end the hotel clerk HAS $250.
The bellhop HAS $20.
Each man HAS the $10 the bellhop gave back.
Total $10 x 3 = $30
250+20+30 = $300 – there is no missing money.


Moral of the story? Be careful what you read when it comes to money…

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New Amazon.com Feature

Hey!

I know all of the women who are shopaholics are going to boo me, but I hate holiday crowds and lines. My friends laugh because I do about 90% of my Christmas shopping (and almost every other type of shopping) on the internet. For those who have children, nieces and nephews, and godchildren - Amazon.com has a cool new feature called the holiday toy list. Not only does this have the latest and greatest toys, but you can also look at video demonstrations of the toys before you buy them. For those who are like me and don’t like going to the store, this is the next best thing.

Check it out at Amazon.com Holiday Toy List.

- Presario

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The Golden Compass Movie - What's The Fuss?

Because of my www.presariosays.com articles, as of late people I know have started sending me emails before they pass them on to see if they are fake (which is funny because all I do is go to snopes.com to check their validity.) I received one about the Golden Compass today that holds a lot of truth that reads as follows (in italics):

Subject: The Golden Compass, a new movie... very disturbing to me

THE GOLDEN COMPASS, a new movie targeted at children, will be released December 7, 2007. This movie is based on a the first book of a trilogy by atheist Philip Pullman. In the final book a boy and girl kill God so they can do as they please. Pullman left little doubt about his intentions when he said in a 2003 interview that "My books are about killing God."

The movie is a watered down version of the first book and is designed to be very attractive in the hope unsuspecting parents will take their children to see the movie and that the children will want the books for Christmas.

The movie has a well known cast, including Nicole Kidman, Kevin Bacon, and Sam Elliott. It will probably be advertised extensively, so it is crucial that we get the word out to warn parents to avoid this movie.

You can research this for yourself. Start with this article on Snopes.com, then go to Google.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp

I looked on snopes.com and did the Google search as the email requested, and it was pretty accurate. Snopes.com marked the email to be TRUE, and both sides of the argument (Christians and atheists) on various websites are hailing the movie to be another move towards eliminating God and Christianity from the public view. The difference is that atheists see it as a good thing, and Christians are upset. The writer of the books series and force behind the movie, Phillip Pullman, is a well know atheist. Although any quote can be taken out of context, he did actually say in the 2003 interview with The Sydney Morning Herald that his books were about killing God.

Here is my opinion (you knew it was coming.) There are tons of positive movies out there – general feel good movies and children’s movies without the anti-Christian theme and subliminal messages released around Christmas. If you are going to take your children to the movies in December, go see one of those types of movies. If they are old enough, explain to them why it is that you are not supporting the movie. If we keep supporting the movement for the removal of God from everything – school, the pledge of allegiance, our money – we are setting ourselves up for failure. Although you won’t see me with any picket signs in front of a movie theatre, I just simply will not support the movie. I encourage all Christians to do the same.

- Presario

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Daylight Saving Time - What is it?

When Do I Change My Clock?

Beginning in 2007, most of the United States begins Daylight Saving Time at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and reverts to standard time on the first Sunday in November. In the U.S., each time zone switches at a different time.

Spring forward, Fall back

During DST in the spring, clocks are turned forward an hour, effectively moving an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening. In the fall, the hour is given back by moving the clocks an hour back.

Date change in 2007

On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Beginning in 2007, DST will begin on the second Sunday in March and end the first Sunday in November. The Secretary of Energy will report the impact of this change to Congress. Congress retains the right to resume the 2005 Daylight Saving Time schedule once the Department of Energy study is complete.

When do I change my clocks in the morning?

In the U.S., clocks change at 2:00 a.m. local time. In spring, clocks spring forward from 1:59 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.; in fall, clocks fall back from 1:59 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. In the EU, clocks change at 1:00 a.m. Universal Time. In spring, clocks spring forward from 12:59 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.; in fall, clocks fall back from 1:59 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.

In the U.S., restaurants and bars have various closing policies. In many states, liquor cannot be served after 2:00 a.m. But at 2:00 a.m. in the fall, the time switches back one hour. So, can they serve alcohol for that additional hour in October? The official answer is that the bars do not stop serving liquor at 2:00 a.m., but actually at 1:59 a.m. So, they have already stopped serving when the time changes from Daylight Saving Time into Standard Time. In practice, however, many establishments stay open an extra hour in the fall.

In the U.S., 2:00 a.m. was originally chosen as the changeover time because it was practical and minimized disruption. Most people were at home and this was the time when the fewest trains were running. It is late enough to minimally affect bars and restaurants, and it prevents the day from switching to yesterday, which would be confusing. It is early enough that the entire continental U.S. switches by daybreak, and the changeover occurs before most early shift workers and early churchgoers are affected.

Some U.S. areas For the U.S. and its territories, Daylight Saving Time is NOT observed in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and Arizona. The Navajo Nation participates in the Daylight Saving Time policy, even in Arizona, due to its large size and location in three states.

Source:The information from this blog post came directly from http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b.html.

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Presario's Thoughts for the Morning

This is not a forward, this is what God moved me, Alastair Hunte, to tell to everyone I know right now.

I am not a preacher – but something told me somebody needs this to get them through today – and it is on my heart.

YOU ARE BLESSED. If you are going through something, then it is only temporary. You can put an end to it right now – speak your blessings into existence. You can call it the laws of attraction, karma, whatever – but the concept is simple. If you spend your time complaining about your job, finances, life situation, weight, relationship, etc., you are wallowing in your current situation. Things are not going to change because you are not ready to accept the blessings God has for you. Plain and simple. Whatever it is you think you are going through, someone else is going through a more difficult time.

However – if you believe that you are blessed, speak it, and start LIVING it – everything will change for the better. I guarantee it. If you start being positive, smiling more, telling people how you are blessed – you attract more of that to yourself!

Think about every bad situation you have encountered in the past that you thought was crucial at the time – you have come out of it, correct? Are you not alive and living your life now? Pinch yourself. YOU ARE BLESSED!

Let me be the living testimonial. If anything this last three to four years of my life has taught me, it is that you never know what God has in store for you. He has blessings that you cannot even image prepared for you – BUT you have to be ready and willing to receive them. My life is far from perfect – BUT I have my health, I have the love and support of my family and friends, I am happy, and I have been blessed. Once I realized that and started proclaiming it – things turned around and I became READY to receive God’s blessings. Now, every time I come across a challenge or setback in life I don’t get upset or let it affect me in the long term – I give myself 5-10 minutes let my emotions get back into check. Then I flip it – instead of dwelling on it for the rest of the day/week/month - I get excited about the blessing that is waiting for me around the corner. I began to take bad situations and look at the blessing that allowed me to get to that point. For example - as a small business owner I face turmoil and problems around every corner – but GOD gave me the ability to be a small business owner – which is the REAL blessing. It took a long time for me to make this change and start looking at things this way, but guess what happened when I started doing this? Life changed for me!

Like I said, it was on my heart that someone needed this today – so if it is not you then you can take it for what it is. I love all of my friends and family and only wish you the best in life and all of the blessings that are waiting for you.

- Presario

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