Ms Sparky’s Countdown to Christmas ’09….It’s here! Merry Christmas!

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I would like to thank every soldier deployed and at home and every veteran who has served. Thank you for giving me and others the right to celebrate this Holiday as we choose. May you find comfort in knowing you are remembered and appreciated at and everyday. (Read the rest of the story here…)

A Soldier’s Night Before Christmas 2009

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Ms Sparky’s Countdown to Christmas ’09….1 day left

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This is the eleventh post in my Countdown to ’09 featuring some of the most amazing choreographed light displays around the country.  It’s the day before and and I have enlisted the help of  none other than Jose Feliciano to help me wish you a very Merry .

Merry Christmas and Happy Halidays

Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky’s Countdown to Christmas ’09….2 days left

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This is the tenth post in my Countdown to ’09 featuring some of the most amazing choreographed light displays around the country. Another amazing Holdman House display choreographed to Music Box Dancer. WOW!!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Ms Sparky

Obama tightens reins on contractors

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Obama By: Mike Allen
December 21, 2009 10:23 AM EST

Ahead of remarks Monday by President Barack Obama about making government more efficient and effective, the White House Office of Management and Budget released details of the administration’s drive to tighten the government’s contracting practices.

“This is a situation that would never exist in a business,” Jeff Zients, federal chief performance officer and OMB deputy director for management, told reporters on a conference call. “A business that had these kind of practices would have been out of business a long time ago. I believe we’re off to a really fast start here. There’s a lot of work to be done. And we’re going to clean up the situation and make sure there’s no waste, and we save as much money as possible.” (Read the rest of the story here…)

Second company sued in SSG Ryan Maseth electrocution death

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Second company sued in Shaler soldier’s electrocution
By Robin Acton
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

The parents of a Shaler, PA Green Beret electrocuted in his shower in Iraq in 2008 filed a federal lawsuit Monday against a San Francisco firm that once maintained electrical systems in his living quarters.

Douglas Maseth of Allison Park, PA and Cheryl Harris of Cranberry, PA are seeking unspecified damages of more than $75,000 in their wrongful death lawsuit against ., formerly Washington Group International.

Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth, 24, died on Jan. 2, 2008, when an improperly grounded electric water pump in his quarters in the Radwaniyah Palace Complex shorted out and sent an electrical current through metal pipes into his shower. (Read the rest of the story here…)

Ms Sparky’s Countdown to Christmas ’09….3 days left

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This is the ninth post in my Countdown to ’09 featuring some of the most amazing choreographed light displays around the country. This light display the the Harrell House, I’m not sure where it is located and the song is O’ Tannenbaum from the classic Peanuts.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Ms Sparky