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Twinkle, twinkle, little lightsdid you know that all of the lights in your home add up to about 20% of your monthly electricity bill? LEDs offer better lighting with significant energy & cost savings. Make the switch from incandescent lights to LED lights this holiday season! http://www.sdge.com/save-money/bright-ideas-savings #espsdge

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OCTOBER 24TH IS THE LAST DAY to register to vote for the November 8th Election! It takes just 5 minutes! Register or re-register (if you moved or want to change your party) online! -> http://registertovote.ca.gov/... Not sure if you are registered? Check here -> http://www2.sdcounty.ca.gov/rov/Eng/Voters.asp NEED HELP UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR? CHECK OUT THESE LOCAL VOTER GUIDES: KPBS VOTER GUIDE OR VOICE OF SAN DIEGO VOTER GUIDE

When and What You Use Matters San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has been letting you know about gradual changes to your electric bill. These changes are taking place as a result of statewide electric rate reform. The ... transition to a new electric rate structure that began last September enters the next phase later this year. Read more: http://www.sdge.com/RateReform/ How these changes affect your electric bill will depend on your energy use, where you live and whether you’re enrolled in a bill discount program like California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE). You should also know that summer season electricity rates begin on May 1. Summertime rates are 2 to 3 higher than those in the winter, so this may affect your bill. To that end, there’s never been a better time to learn about ways that might help you save energy and save money! Here are some solutions that can help you do a variety of things from saving water or conserving energy using your smartphone, to earning credits on your energy bill to determining if you are eligible to receive a discount on your energy bill. Don’t let May Gray cloud your spirits. Let SDG&E’s free Home Energy Water Savings Kit make your days brighter! http://www.sdge.com/residential/easy-and-affordable-ways- save/complimentary-home-energy-water-savings-kit Are you a homeowner with central air-conditioning and a w-fi connection? Tap your way to energy savings with an ecobee smart programmable thermostat, (a $300 value) with free installation, when you sign up for SDG&E’s Reduce Your Use Rewards Program. By participating you may also receive a credit on your bill when you save electricity on a Reduce Your Use day! Visit: http://www.sdge.com/residential/reduce-your-use-thermostat #espsdge Get rewards for saving energy! Save electricity on a Reduce Your UseSM Rewards day and you may earn a credit on your SDG&E bill! Watch this short video to learn more about the Reduce Your Use Rewards program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qkYDXuMAFI&feature=youtu.be Check It out. You may qualify for at least a 35% discount on your energy bill. Click the link below use. http://www.sdge.com/residential/care-video #espsdge

Coming soonyour electric rates will be consolidated from three tiers to two tiers. For more information about why rates and tiers are changing please visit: http://www.sdge.com/RateReform/ #espsdge Don’t let May Gray cloud your spirits. Let SDG&E’s free Home Energy & Water Savings Kit make your days brighter! http://www.sdge.com//complimentary-home-energy-water-savin #espsdge ... Are you a single-family homeowner with central air-conditioning and a wi-fi connection? If so, you may be eligible for a free ecobee smart thermostat, (a $300 value), when you sign up for SDG&E’s Reduce Your Use Rewards Program. Reduce enough energy on hot days and you may be eligible for credits on your energy bill! Visit: http://www.sdge.com/residential/reduce-your-use-thermostat #espsdge Get rewards for saving energy! Save electricity on a Reduce Your UseSM Rewards day and you may earn a credit on your SDG&E bill! Watch this short video to learn more about the Reduce Your Use Rewards program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qkYDXuMAFI&feature=youtu.be #espsdge You may be able to save 35% on your SDG&E bill through the CARE Program. Click the link below & see if you qualify. http://www.sdge.com/residential/care-video #espsdge

Distracted Driving Awareness Pacific Safety Center With ever increasing demands on our personal and professional time in today's busy society, learning to juggle multiple tasks at once is something we all face daily. As a result, a new traffic safety epidemic has emerged on America's roadways that demand immediate attention: distracted driving. Distraction is anything that diverts the driver's attention from the primary tasks of navigating the vehicle and responding to criti...cal events. To put it another way, a distraction is anything that takes your eyes off the road (visual distraction), your mind off the road (cognitive distraction), or your hands off the wheel (manual distraction). So when you think about tasks that can be a driving distraction, you can see that they often fit into more than one category: eating is visual and manual, whereas using a navigation system is all three. In 2014, 3,179 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver. One of the most alarming and widespread forms of distracted driving is cell phone usage. According to a study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), sending or receiving a text takes a driver's eyes off the road for an average of 5 seconds, the equivalent of driving blind at 55-mph for the length of an entire football field. And a 2014 special article in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the risk of a crash or near-crash among novice drivers increased with the performance of many secondary tasks, including texting and dialing cell phones. So the next time you are pressed for time, and it seems like multitasking in the car is the best decision, remember those 3,179 lives that were taken because someone decided they could do two things at once. A text or call is not worth your life, or anyone else's. See more

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Rates Are Changing Starting in September last year, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) began to transition its customers to a new electric rate structure approved by the California Public Utilities Commission. A new three-tier electric rate structure replaced the previous four-tier structure. Starting in March 2016, these changes will continue as the new electric rate structure will be further reduced to two tiers. We want people to understand the changes to how they are bil...led and also how they can manage their energy costs. - Caroline Winn, chief energy delivery officer at SDG&E - SDG&E customers can take advantage of a number of tools to help manage energy costs such as: Keep track of energy bills with spending alerts. Receive an alert by text or email when your account has reached your pre-set spending goal. Visit sdge.com/energy-use-alerts to sign up. Did you know that you can receive a weekly email that summarizes your energy use? Subscribe today! sdge.com/myaccount #espsdge

SDG&E Energy rates are changing. Why? The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently voted to approve a new electric rate structure with a goal of making electric rates easier to understand as well as to establish more equitable and transparent energy pricing. Spring into action & be ready. Read more here: sdge.com/ratereform #espsdge Keep track of energy bills with spending alerts. Receive an alert by text or email when your account has reached your pre-set spen...ding goal. Visit sdge.com/energy-use-alerts to sign up. to sign up. #espsdge Did you know that you can receive a weekly email that summarizes your energy use? Subscribe today! sdge.com/myaccount #espsdge

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Special Report: Syrian and Iraqi Torture Survivors Report Excerpts: "Iraqi clients interviewed could rarely definitively identify their torturers. The situation in Iraq is much murkier." "Certain patterns of torture in Syria have emerged."... "Among the most disturbing aspects of the violence described by clients is the deliberate targeting of children." "CVT's clients tell stories not of victimhood, but of survival in the face of serious war crimes and crimes against humanity." We are honored to share with you a special report released today by the Center for Victims of Torture that describes patterns of torture and human rights abuses among Syrian and Iraqi refugees, and the long-term mental health implications for both groups. In Jordan, CVT staff members have seen 3,036 Iraqi survivors since 2008 and 1,829 Syrian survivors since 2011. Reclaiming Hope, Dignity, and Respect: Syrian and Iraqi Torture Survivors in Jordan is the product of two years of research and in-person interviews that features the stories of 64 men, women and children who either endured torture or had close family members tortured. The interviews were conducted at CVT's clinics in Jordan between January 2014 and October 2015. Ongoing interactions with clients through mental health, physical therapy and social work services also informed the findings. The report makes a number of recommendations for response by humanitarian organizations, resettlement countries and governments, as well as funders and organizations responsible for international transitional justice initiatives. The NCB team