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Plan for the Inevitable…
Pre-planning for your loved ones is a natural part of life because it provides you with time to make final arrangements and make decisions when you are calm and rational and not during a time of heightened emotion. Pre-registering with us can be done by downloading the two forms found under the tab "Forms", mailing them to our office with the registration fee or phoning our office to schedule an appointment to meet with one of our staff. It doesn't take much time and can save worry and concern later.
To pre-register, complete entirely the Statistical Information Sheet and Authorization for Cremation documents found under our "Forms" tab, return them to our office (by US mail or in person) with the one time, non-refundable $35.00 fee for one person or $50.00 for two people who are pre-registering at the same time. For clients that are not pre-registered with us, the charge is $ 1,275.00, however, for those who pre-register with us, our charge is $ 950.00. Our charges include: removal of the deceased from the place of death within our service area (at no additional charge), the cremation container the individual is placed in for cremation, the cremation process itself, the return of the cremated remains in a solid container suitable for storage (or burial depending on the requirements of individual cemeteries), completion and filing of the death certificate with the County Clerk in the county in which the death occurred, notification of Social Security, scheduling of burial or entombment at a National Cemetery, assistance with DHS SER applications, and assistance with paperwork for Bay County Burial Benefits for Honorably Discharged Veterans. We provide service to clients in all Mid and Northern Michigan counties. Please note that there is no mileage charge for those within our service area which includes: Arenac, Bay, Midland, Saginaw, Tuscola, Iosco, Gladwin, Genesee & Shiawassee Counties. For other counties a minimal mileage charge will apply. We invite families to utilize us as a resource and are available to assist with composing obituaries, printing memorial folders or holy cards, urns, jewelry, and placement of an obituary on TV. Please note that we do not offer embalming, hearse, public viewing, or caskets.
Why Should I Plan Ahead
Planning ahead relieves your family of the burden of making decisions during an emotionally difficult time. By pre-planning, your survivors don't have to speculate on "what you would have wanted". Being respectful of your wishes helps those you leave behind mesh your wishes with their needs...thereby creating a service or celebration that honors you and helps them move through the grief they find themselves in. Pre-planning is a gesture of love to those you will leave behind. For clients that are not pre-registered with us, the charge is $ 1,275.00, however, for those who pre-register with us, our charge is $ 950.00 .Read more
Pre-Planning Checklist
There's a lot to consider when beginning the pre-planning process. Our checklist will give you the satisfaction of reviewing everything you need to have done, giving you the peace of mind that your wishes are not only known, but can be followed for the benefit of your survivors.Read more


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|Online Christmas Games
|Christmas Crash Game
Plays: 9958
Category: Puzzles
Match and crash colorful christmas themed icons in Christmas Crash. Christmas Crash is a spinoff of the popular Cube Crash game but with a christmas theme. Just click groups of 3 or more similar icons to remove them.
|Christmas Love Game
Plays: 9715
Category: Dress-Up
Christmas days are happy times.Girls are very pleased to get love from boys as good christmas gifts.Dress up the girls and boys in order to let them be happy and fall in love.
|'Twas the night before Christmas Game
Plays: 9628
Category: Puzzles
Late one evening, Billy and Jane was having a dream or an unforgettable adventure? Find the differences, enjoy the story, and find out if the adventure holds true…
|I Want You Dead, Santa Game
Plays: 9566
Category: Action
Santa brought you lousy presents, again. It's payback time!
|Beam Me Up, Santa Game
Plays: 9466
Category: Other
Santa floats high above the Earth in Sleigh IV, his mobile North Pole Zeppelin. From this base, he uses matter teleportation technology to place presents inside of homes without the hassle of shimmying down a chimney. How else does he give presents to everyone in one night? Magic? No, definitely not. In this game, you play as Santa taking the controls of a matter transporter as he uses the Naught-Nice List to determine who gets what.
|Christmas - Spot the Difference Game Game
Plays: 9459
Category: Adventure
Find all 7 differences between each pair of images to progress the game.
|Aerobic Girl Game
Plays: 9395
Category: Dress-Up
Rita is getting in shape for the Christmas Holiday and she's ready to go out jogging.
|Free Christmas Tree Gifts Game
Plays: 9358
Category: Dress-Up
Christmas is a happy days,and we have many funny things to do.Decorating christmas trees is a big funny things.Now come on to get your free christmas tress gifts and decorate it.You could also share your great creative christmas trees ideal with your good friends.
|Reindeer Roundup Game
Plays: 9332
Category: Shooting
This is a fun little distraction for the Holiday season. How can anyone not like a Christmas game featuring Santa Claus with a blowgun shooting at reindeer? No reindeer were hurt during the making of the game (although two elves were hospitalized).
|Christmas Challenge Game
Plays: 9317
Category: Other
Christmas Challenge is a simple Online Christmas game.
|Sewing for Christmas Game
Plays: 9305
Category: Customize
Have fun sewing these Christmas squares.
|Jolagogo2008 Game
Plays: 9282
Category: Puzzles
Christmas Game. Wrap gifts by copying what Santa's helper elf sets up for you.
|Hangmas Game
Plays: 9258
Category: BoardGame
Hangmas (HANgman ChristMAS) is a Christmas themed version of the classic hangman game, when you have to guess word avoiding your man to be completed and hanged! In this version all the words are christmas related and you have 11 total chances to solve 20 words, complete the game and save Santa Claus and Christmas!
|X-Mass Game
Plays: 9192
Category: Strategy
Collect as many Christmas presents as possible by dropping them on the Christmas Tree and keep the Tree balanced!
|Candy`s Christmas Party Dress Up Game
Plays: 9174
Category: Dress-Up
Dress up Candy for a holly jolly holiday time with various different outfits. There are a variety of hats, shoes, jewelry, bags, and outfits for you to choose from to make Candy look her best. After you dress Candy up make sure she is ready for her long night on Christmas Eve! On Donner, Blitzen, Comet, and Cupid! Don't forget red nosed Rudolph!
|Flying Santa Game
Plays: 9131
Category: Action
Santa is on his way to City from the North Pole for Christmas. There are ice obstacles in his way. Help Santa reach far and wide to distribute the Xmas gifts.
|Merlin's Christmas Game
Plays: 9064
Category: Action
Someone tried to sabotage christmas turning off the sparkling star at the top of christmas tree. Merlin has to turn it on, help him!
|Ski Runner Game
Plays: 9064
Category: Action
Zoom down Mt. Infinity at blistering speeds! Rack up combos and huge points by eating the pills. But be careful! Mirages occur, trees dance, whales fly, rocks smile, and more! Stylistic art and vibrant colors thrusts players into a natural high.
|Santa's noughts and crosses Game
Plays: 8973
Category: BoardGame
The Classic Noughts and Crosss board game with a Christmas theme
|New Christmas Gifts Game
Plays: 8957
Category: Strategy
How quick are you! A New Christmas Gifts Game features Santa Claus giving gifts. Collect gifts and have fun in each level of the Game.

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ASEF Higher Education Programme (AHEP)
Education stakeholders from ASEM countries have, at various meetings, highlighted the benefits of cross-regional exchanges and co-operation in higher education. Several initatives to promote inter-regional educational exchanges have since been developed under the ASEM dialogue process, and in 1998, the ASEF Higher Education Programme (formerly the ASEM Education Hub (AEH)) was established at the 2nd ASEM Summit held in 1998 in London.
Our Goals
ASEF is cooperating with ASEM partner countries and other stakeholders in higher education to complement their existing initiatives and projects with an Asia-Europe perspective. More specifically, ASEF
- Contributes to multi-lateral higher education co-operation initiatives
- Facilitates higher education dialogue among ASEM countries
- Provides a platform for exchanges among stakeholders
Our Programmes
- ASEF Rectors' Conference and Students' Forum (ARC) (since 2008)
- Contribution to the ASEM Education and Research Hub for Lifelong Learning (ASEM LLL Hub) (since 2008)
- Asia-Europe Education Workshops (2010-2013)
- Database on Education Exchange Programmes (DEEP) (2003-2010)
- the ASEF Higher Education Programme had an Advisory Committee that used to play the dual role as an observatory and guiding body (2006-2013).
Related Projects
- ASEF Higher Education Innovation Lab (ASEFInnoLab)
WHAT IS #ASEFInnoLabs? ASEF InnoLabs is an 8-week online learning and networking experience for...
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Jared Farmer is a professor of history at Stony Brook University and the author of Trees in Paradise: A California History.
Recent Articles
Lost L.A.
How L.A. Helped Decimate California's Old-Growth Redwood ForestsPost date: 2017-10-24T04:00:00-07:00
California cut down 95% of its original coast redwood forest – much of it to build Los Angeles.
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Lost L.A.
Witness to a Hanging: California's Haunted TreesPost date: 2017-10-17T00:00:00-07:00
When a man dies hanging from a tree, is that tree an accessory to the act or a witness? The multiple second lives of the frontier "hang tree" reveal something unsettling about the Golden State.
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Lost L.A.
How Did L.A. Become a City of Palms? And Other Questions About California's TreesPost date: 2014-01-23T10:00:00-08:00
Q&A with historian Jared Farmer, author of "Trees in Paradise: A California History."


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Understand how the post-election deregulation impacts the eye care industry with this in-depth analysis of the proposed legislation and changes in store for ACA rollback, Medicare, MACRA, Medicaid and more. Proactively plan your practice vision and how to adapt once you are armed with the insights from this report.
Post-Election Analysis Report
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Charlotte specialises in cases involving the Court of Protection, personal injury trusts and asset protection for the young, elderly and vulnerable, on which she works closely with Lynne Bradey. She also deals with drafting and registering lasting powers of attorney and registering enduring powers of attorney.
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Hong Sang-soo is beloved by film critics, and perhaps not many others, for his seat-shiftingly hilarious skewerings of a very specific kind of social and romantic tone-deafness. (Draw your own conclusions.) Taking into account his very specific purview (the superegoless fumblings of intellectual males, notably filmmakers), his recurrent dramatic devices (long tableaux of drinking binges) and structural tactics (double-jointed narratives), and his topline status on the international festival circuit, his is a uniquely insular body of work; in his latest, Like You Know It All, which plays this afternoon, tonight and tomorrow evening at Film Comment Selects, that insularity is folded into the joke, drawing ever-more heartless, self-abnegating guffaws.
Ku (Kim Tae-woo), a middle-aged director of films that sound, as described, much like Hong's (down even to his disavowal of any autobiographical content), is enlisted for the jury panel of a film festival; he nods off during daytime screenings and engages in sniping and passive-aggressive one-upsmanship with his colleagues and rivals at cocktail parties and hotel-room all-nighters—no joke is too petty—before going out boozing an erratic old friend, and emisreading the boundaries set by his handled-with-care wife.
In act two, as the guest lecturer at a film school class, Ku repeats the whole experience—a less-than-hero's welcome, social jockeying barely disguised as collegial drinks (arm wrestling is most definitely involved, in a perfect encapsulation of Hong's inevitably zero-sum interaction), and the intrusion of an old friend and a spouse sending off signals which, if not mixed, are at least perplexing to the self-involved Ku (whose occasional voice-overs offer a distinctly personal understanding of events). This mirrored narrative, itself mirroring almost all of Hong's earlier films, asks whether us "insular" types will ever actually learn from experience—and knows the answer.


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Commentary: Practice, practice, practice to be prepared
You've done it before a million times. Maybe you're presenting at a meeting or confronting a co-worker on an issue. You run through it in your mind, like a play running through your head.
You anticipate possible comments and come up with responses. You alter what you're going to say accordingly. You're not physically there, but you see the scene as though you are.
You're getting ready, preparing for the conversation or event. Even if things don't go exactly as you had imagined, you've prepared responses, quips and actions that will make your actual "performance" a success.
No one had to teach you this concept; it's a natural phenomenon. Believe it or not, there is a name for it: Mental rehearsing.
Nerves grew shorter
I vividly remember the first time I was on WTNH-TV, Channel 8 in New Haven. I was asked to come in and share my story and to bring some of my favorite recipes for six minutes on air ... live.
For weeks I prepared. I laid out my recipes on my kitchen table in order of how I would show them. My family got tired of eating the same food over and over again, but what else could I do with all the samples?
As the time grew shorter, my nerves grew shorter, too.
The morning of the TV debut, my husband Mark and I loaded up the car and headed to the station. On the way there I was so nervous we had to pull over for me to throw up.
Yup! All that preparation and I vomited.
In the end, the segment came off flawlessly and I was asked to come back each week to share light cooking tips. I haven't thrown up since.
Now, before each TV appearance, I simply run through the segment in my mind. I never know exactly what will be asked or what piece of equipment will fail on live TV, but I do know that if I mentally rehearse, I will be prepared enough to handle it — even if I lift the lid of the blender before shutting it off.
Rehearse the scenario
Mental rehearsing is effective in sports, in relationships, and believe it or not, in weight loss, too.
You don't have to physically be in the food court to imagine yourself ordering the salad with grilled chicken, or to see yourself bypassing the Cinnabon stand.
Instead, you can rehearse the scenario in your mind — anticipate roadblocks and handle them successfully, mentally first.
But does this really help? The statistics say "yes." Here's why. When you imagine performing a movement, you activate the same nerve pathways from your brain to your muscles that are used to actually perform this movement.
Increasing confidence
This process isn't intended to build unrealistic expectations. Instead, it is designed to improve your readiness for the real situation and increase confidence.
Come on. You've tried it for everything else. Mental rehearsing is a tool that can help you in any situation — especially getting to your weight loss goals.
Practice makes perfect.
Kim Bensen, author of "Finally Thin!," was a lifetime yo-yo dieter who lost 200-plus pounds and has kept it off for more than 10 years. She owns the Kim Bensen Weight Loss Center and Kim's Light Café and Smoothie Bar at 405 Bridgeport Ave. in Shelton.


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Cristina Neagu
Born: 26/08/1988
Nationality: Romanian
Club: Oltchim Valcea (Romania)
List of awards: IHF Rookie of the Year 2009, bronze medallist at the Women's EURO 2010 with Romania, member of the EURO 2010 all-star team, EHF Champions League finalist 2010 with Valcea
The Romanian left back was only 18 years old, when she started in the first Romanian league, and has played – despite her young age – more than 80 international matches for the Romanian women's national team (and scored more than 300 goals) up to now. After she had started playing basketball, she turned to handball at the age of 12 and played for CSS Bucharest. At the age of 16 she changed to the Romanian top club Rulmentul Brasov and became a player of the youth national team. In 2005 she won the silver medal at the European Youth Championship and was awarded Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Again in 2006 at the Youth World Championship she was awarded MVP and won the bronze medal with Romania. One year later she took her third medal – again bronze – at the European Junior Championship and was awarded best left back of the tournament. At the same time she started to play in the Romanian women's team and reached the fourth place at the WCh in France in 2007. In 2008 she played at the Olympics (7.) and the EURO (5.); in 2009 Neagu and Romania ranked eighth at the WCh in China. Six months after she had played in the finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup with Brasov, she transferred to Oltchim Valcea in January 2009. In 2009 and 2010 she became Romanian champion and played (and lost) the final of the 2010 EHF Champions League against Viborg (Denmark). In December 2010 she led the Romanian team to the bronze medal at the Women's EURO in Norway and Denmark, where she was also awarded all-star team player on the left back position.


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Burke Ramsey Files $150M Defamation Lawsuit Over Claims He Killed JonBenet
JonBenet Ramsey's brother Burke isn't taking renewed speculation that he murdered his little sister lightly — in fact, on Thursday, he filed a $150 million defamation suit against a forensic pathologist who said as much to the media.
Ramsey claims Werner Spitz has a "disturbing history of making false statements related to the brutal murder of young girls," according to the complaint filed by attorney John Lesko in Michigan state court.
Spitz is one of several investigators consulted for the recent CBS special The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey who pointed the finger at Burke. CBS has not yet been sued, but this suit indicates a separate defamation claim will be filed "in the near future" in California.
It's a Sept. 19 radio interview Spitz did with CBS Detroit that is at the center of this complaint, though.
"Defendant Spitz has once again interjected himself into a high profile case to make unsupported, false and sensational statements and accusations — this time accusing Burke Ramsey of JonBenet's brutal murder," writes Lesko. "In the Interview, Defendant Spitz claims Burke, age 9 at the time of his sister's death, bludgeoned her to death. Defendant Spitz made this accusation without ever examining JonBenet's body, without viewing the crime scene, and without consulting with the pathologist who performed the autopsy on JonBenet."
The suit claims Ramsey is a private citizen and, until he spoke with Dr. Phil in September, had never voluntarily discussed his sister's death with the media. That point alludes to a determination that will likely play a large role later in the case. If the court finds that Ramsey is a limited purpose public figure, he'll face a much tougher battle in proving defamation.
Ramsey is seeking $100 million in punitive damages plus another $50 million in compensatory damages. He also wants the court to order Spitz to retract all defamatory statements regarding Ramsey and bar him from publishing similar statements in the future.
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Scarlett Byrne Cast as Key Character on Falling Skies Season 4Matt Richenthal at . Updated at .
Scarlett Byrne is going from wizards to aliens.
The actress, best known for her role as Pansy Parkinson in the Harry Potter film franchise, has been cast as a series regular on Falling Skies Season 4.
According to Deadline sources, Byrne will play a "key" role on the TNT drama, coming on board as a mysterious young woman who possesses both powers and a connections to the aliens.
Watch the following trailer and take note of her character in the concluding shot:
Falling Skies returns to TNT in the summer of 2014.
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Trending: MSNBC Knowingly Lies about Russian Interference in the Election
The time to dump Twitter has come – they've become so anti-conservatism that they are now publicly and blatantly working against us.
Fellow conservatives – the time is short and we have to act now because we may never get this opportunity again.
Senator [score]Marco Rubio[/score] (R-FL) shot down any suggestion that he might soon join forces with Senator [score]Ted Cruz[/score] (R-TX).
"First of all, both Ted and I are both running vibrant national campaigns, so the voters are going to have to provide the consolidation — it's not going to be a deal between candidates," Mr. Rubio said on "Fox and Friends." "And that just never happens, and it isn't going to happen now."
Conservative pundit Will Stauff argues that there is just no way that Ted Cruz should concede to offer Rubio a chance to beat Trump.
Donald Trump continues to win as his opponents aim their fire at each other.
Dr. Ben Carson continues to run his sideshow campaign as he now blames his former employees for his campaigns trouble… in fact, some are wondering if his entire campaign was a SCAM! Will Dr. Carson quit after Super Tuesday finally closing the door on his hopes?
A Texas court has finally dismissed all charges against former Governor Rick Perry (R-TX) after finding that the indictments were completely void of any factual support.
Donald Trump just picked up his first couple of Congressional endorsements after Rep. [score]Duncan Hunter[/score] (R-CA) and Rep. [score]Chris Collins[/score] (R-NY) both announced that they would be supporting his campaign.
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This article describes the Network Settings page of the Datto BCDR device GUI.
- Datto ALTO
- Datto SIRIS
Network settings for Datto BCDR devices are configured and administered on the Device GUI's Network Settings page.
Accessing network settings
1. In the Datto device GUI, click the Configure tab, Then, click Networking in the drop-down menu.
Figure 1: The Datto device GUI (click to enlarge)
Network Status
This table shows the status of connections to the Datto device's Ethernet ports.
Figure 2: Network Status (click to enlarge)
Connectivity Status
This table provides a summary of the following connectivity stats:
- Ping size: MTU packet size. Datto appliances require a 1500 byte MTU. See SIRIS, ALTO, and NAS: BCDR networking and bandwidth requirements for more information.
- Off-site Storage and Connection to off-site Storage: the status of the device's connection to the Datto Cloud.
- Port 22 outbound: allows SSH access to the device.
- Device web 443: reports connectivity to device.dattobackup.com. This port must be open for the device to function correctly.
- Port 80 outbound: allows connections to the device via HTTP. This port must be open for the device to work correctly.
- Port 443 outbound: will enable connections to the device via HTTPS. This port must be open for the device to function correctly.
- BMC: reports connectivity to Datto's Bare Metal Restore servers.
- Port 21: reports connectivity to Datto's Speedtest server.
- Diagnostic services: refers to the connection between the device and Datto's monitoring servers
- Heartbeat: reports connectivity to Datto's check-in servers.
- Package servers: reports connectivity to Datto's software-update servers.
- Resolve device hostname: queries the configured DNS server to see if the device's hostname resolves.
- DLT: reports connectivity to Datto's Ubuntu package server mirror.
- Time services: reports connectivity to NTP servers.
To check connectivity from your Datto device to the network, click the Run Outbound Connectivity Check button.
Figure 3: Connectivity Status (click to enlarge)
IP Settings
This section lets you configure the NICs on your Datto appliance. You can use any NIC as the primary NIC and configure the additional NICs for specific purposes. See Device Auxiliary NIC Settings to learn more about auxiliary NIC uses.
- IP Mode lets you switch each NIC between DHCP and static. Datto recommends leaving leave the IP Mode set to DHCP. If your network requires a static IP address, you can configure one here.
If you choose the Static IP mode, you will be able to set the IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway values. You cannot change network settings while DHCP is selected.
- Jumbo Frames: Click this radio button to enable Jumbo Frames functionality on a per-NIC basis. Jumbo Frames are Ethernet frames that transmit at higher than the standard maximum transmission unit (MTU) of 1,500 bytes. With Jumbo Frames enabled, your Datto appliance will attempt to generate Ethernet frames with an MTU of 9,000 bytes.
Both the switch and the protected machine must support Jumbo Frames, and have this feature turned on. Your environment must also employ gigabit networking. Support for Jumbo Frames and their maximum transmission unit may vary from vendor to vendor.
- Bonded interfaces: This feature lets you create a bonded NIC configuration. For more information, see Enabling NIC Bonding.
Figure 4: IP settings (click to enlarge)
DNS Settings
Datto recommends providing at least one remote DNS server (such as Google's 188.8.131.52.).If the local DNS Server is involved in a disaster scenario, your Datto device will be able to use the remote DNS Server to resolve dattobackup.com, allowing you to perform a remote recovery.
In a domain environment, you can enter the FQDN for the DNS Search Domain so the Datto device can protect machines using DHCP by their hostnames.
Figure 5: Server 1 set to local DNS & Server 2 set to public DNS (click to enlarge)
This setting sets the hostname of the Datto device.
Datto recommends using a hostname for the Datto device that helps identify the customer, company, or network on which it is deployed because this Datto device's hostname appears in the Datto Partner Portal's Device List.
Figure 6: Hostname change interface (click to enlarge)
Windows Networking - Workgroup Mode
This optional field is where you can join the Datto device to a domain.
Datto provides the option to join devices to a local domain explicitly for deployments using the NAS feature with domain authentication credentials. Datto suggests leaving your appliance in Workgroup mode if you are not using the NAS feature. This precaution helps prevent the device from depending on the local domain during disasters.
Figure 7: Windows Networking - Workgroup Mode interface
Steps to join a Datto device to the local domain
- Enter in the local domain with domain administrator-level credentials.
Note: The Optional Password Server field is for use with local RSA servers.
- Next, click the Join Domain button to join the Datto to the local domain.
IPMI (SIRIS 3 and 4 only)
For SIRIS devices with IPMI, you can change the device's IPMI settings through the user interface.
Figure 9: IPMI Settings (on supported devices)
These settings allow you to enable or disable IPMI, configure the IPMI network settings, and change the passwords for admin users. See Partner Portal: Accessing Remote IPMI On SIRIS 3 And SIRIS 4 Devices to learn more about remote management options for compatible Datto appliances.


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Safeguarding Policy
Confidentiality for Service Users
We don't know who you are or where you are – unless you tell us. And what you say is between you and the Missing People charity.
We'd like you to trust us enough to talk to us. It can be hard to look for support from someone you don't know and describe what's going on for you and how you're feeling about things. You are free to tell us what you want. We will listen and support you so that you can make the right choices for you. We won't judge you.
We believe that you have a right to anonymity. This means you don't have to give us your name when you contact us, or tell us where you are or where you live. If you do tell us your details, we will keep your contact with us confidential – only you and Missing People will know about it. If you ask us to take action for you like calling someone or passing a message, we will ask you for some real details about you so that we can do that – usually your name, date of birth and contact details. If you do identify yourself then we may keep a record on our database so that we can see how you were helped last time. Your consent for us to keep a record is discussed further in our Privacy section below.
Our duty of confidentiality applies to calls, emails texts and web chat, and these systems don't tell us where you are. Your phone bill won't show that you called us, although you would need to delete our 116 000 number from your phone call history or messages if you were worried someone might look at your phone to see who you have called.
If we do know who you are – because you've told us – and we think you or someone else is at risk of significant harm – for example, if you tell us that you might kill yourself or we know you are in danger – then we would have to consider telling emergency services so they could help you to be safe. We will always try to talk to you about why we want to do this because you have a right to know if we are thinking about taking any action which will affect you.
We take our duty of confidentiality very seriously and we would only pass on information when we consider you or someone else to be at risk of significant harm, and the law allows us to do so. For example, if the police request us to share information then we consider the situation very carefully before agreeing or disagreeing to share. We might have to make a special request to our communications providers to find out about where you are. (A list of circumstances when we might have to share your data with others is provided in the Privacy section below.)
For the purposes of training and monitoring of service quality, phone calls to our services may be listened to by additional members of staff or volunteers. All of the charity's staff and volunteers are bound to adhere to our confidentiality policy.
If you have any concerns or questions about confidentiality, just ask us at the beginning of your contact with us.
Privacy of Service Users' Data
This website and the policies described within it are operated by the charity Missing People. Missing People takes your privacy very seriously and is committed to protecting any personal information we might hold about you. This Privacy Policy tells you what we do with any personal information you provide to us.
What we do with your data
Missing People keeps your personal information, i.e. information from which you can be identified, on a secure database to which only we have access. The use of a database means that we are able to quickly resume effective communication even when last contact was a while ago with another member of staff our team . We only store information that is related to a missing person case or identified individuals who we are supporting (e.g. SafeCall) or taking action for. This can include sensitive personal information about the missing person and family members, e.g. their health and well-being, as well as records of our communications. We do not record telephone conversations but make notes about them.
Wherever possible we will ask for your consent to store data about you. We will explain why we need to store data. Obviously, we cannot ask someone who is missing for such consent unless they contact us. Also, it is possible that someone is not able at the time of contact to properly take in what consent means. In such situations Missing People has documented justifications under the law to store data without consent.
Personal data about a missing person is provided by the police when they refer a missing person case to us. Typically this data comprises name, age, date of birth, contact details (e.g. mobile number), appearance and risk factors (e.g. mental health concern). The police also provide personal data about family members (with their consent) typically comprising name, contact details and relationship to enable us to offer support to the family. The police also provide data about the circumstances of the missing person's disappearance, i.e. date went missing, last known whereabouts and other circumstances. If the police ask us to contact family members to offer support we will do so and then ask for their consent to contact them in future.
When a family member asks to use our Lost Contact service they provide personal information about themselves and about the family member they have lost contact with. These are generally situations where the police do not think the person is vulnerable. Missing People will follow detailed processes in discussing the situation with the family member to ensure that the charity is satisfied that reasons for seeking the lost family member are in that person's interest. The family member will be asked to give consent for their own data to be stored and for the missing person's data to be used. Missing People then uses reputable sources to find possible addresses for the lost family member and writes to those addresses. The letters refer the lost family member to their rights to object to the processing, to seek access to the information we hold, to request us to rectify (correct) it, to restrict what we do with it (e.g. stop processing but store data) or to delete the information we hold . If we find the lost family member we do not share their contact information with the searching relative without the lost family member's explicit consent .
We will not share your data with anyone without your permission except in the circumstances described below:
- Your contact relates to terrorism or bomb threats.
- We receive a formal legal request (e.g. court order) to share information with the police.
- We need to call an ambulance for you because you are unable to do it for yourself.
- You give us permission to share information with a party we are working with in order to help you better
- You identify someone who has harmed or says they are going to harm a child or vulnerable adult.
- You are in a situation which has or could cause you harm, you have given us information that identifies you and you are unable to make decisions for yourself. This applies to all young people under 13, and in some circumstances to older children and adults. We will always try to talk to you before taking action, unless we believe that this could put you at greater risk of harm.
- You threaten our staff or volunteers, or misuse our service to the detriment of others. In these circumstances we might restrict your access to our services.
How long we hold your data
Missing People will retain its case records of missing people and their families for as long as that person remains missing. This means that we will be ready to help at any time using the best information we have. This includes supporting the family by providing evidence in a Presumption of Death case. When we believe the missing person is more than 100 years old, that is, when they are very unlikely to be alive we will delete the record unless we are still supporting the family. If the record we have is an initial enquiry only or you did not identify yourself and we have not gone on to support the family or missing person within 1 year, we will delete the record.
Once a missing person is found we will retain the records no longer than six years after the last contact with the missing person or a family member so that, if that person goes missing again, we can help using the best information we have.
If there has been no activity on a lost contact case for more than six years we will close the case and delete the record unless the missing person has asked us to retain sufficient data to prevent a later search request.
If we have been supporting a person through the SafeCall service we will retain their data for six years after the last contact.
Missing People aims to take reasonable steps to maintain the accuracy of the data it holds about you. The contact information given to Missing People by the police concerning you, as a family member, will be checked when we are first in contact with you . We may also ask you to confirm data about your missing loved one.
Because we might retain data for a long time the contact details we hold about you might become out of date as you move your home or change your phone number etc. If you are a family member and we are supporting you, we would expect you to let us know of your changed details.
If your loved one is found and we have not been in contact with you for a long time then we may need to use reputable sources to find up to date contact details for you.
You have the rights to see the data we hold about you and, if it is not accurate, we will rectify it for you. Other rights relating to the data we hold about you are outlined below.
Your Rights
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office if you are unhappy with the response you receive from Missing People.
Supporting Missing People
When we think you are able to consider it we may ask whether you would like to opt-in to be given the opportunity to support our campaigns including fundraising campaigns which will help us continue our vital work. If we think you are not ready to consider this we will not ask you.
What we do with Supporter data
Please see our Fundraising Promise and the Privacy of Supporters' Data below.
Privacy of Supporters' Data
Missing People ("we") takes your privacy seriously and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy tells you what we do with that information, why, and how we collect it.
Why we process your data
In order to fund our vital work Missing People relies on the generosity of supporters like you. The charity carefully manages personal data about its supporters in order to keep you informed about the charity. We do this according to data protection law and best practice. Missing People keeps your personal information, i.e. information from which you can be identified, on a secure database to which only we have access.
We provide our supporters with the option to Opt in or Out of further communications. If you do not let us know your preference we may continue to engage with you through post and telephone, using contact information you have previously provided.
How we collect your data, and what we collect
The data we collect: We will usually ask for your name, date of birth and contact details so we can uniquely identify and contact you. We may also ask about your reasons for supporting the charity and your experience of supporting us so that we can develop our supporter care.
Directly: You may give us your information when, for example, you make a donation, sign up for an event or when you contact us regarding fundraising. Occasionally, when you support us your information is provided by someone working on our behalf (e.g. a professional fundraising agency), but we are responsible for your data at all times.
Indirectly: When you sign up for an event to support us, or sponsor someone who is, or join an initiative such as Child Rescue Alert your data may be shared with us by the organiser. They will only do this with your consent. Such data would typically comprise name, date of birth and contact details.
We may also collect publicly available information about you so that we can better understand why you might be supporting us now or might in the future, how you could help further and how we can communicate with you most effectively. Such information helps us use our resources more efficiently. We may ask professional fund-raising companies to help us gather the information from sources like news articles, Companies House, Who's Who, LinkedIn and company websites. When processing data gathered in this way about people from whom we have not yet received a communication we do so using the legitimate interests legal basis. All our mass communications will include an Opt-in/out consent request so that subsequent communications can be covered by the legal basis of consent.
Website: Like most websites, we use "cookies". They're small text files that sites transfer to your computer (or phone or tablet). They make interacting with a website faster and easier – for example by automatically filling your name and address in text fields. We do not use cookies to collect any personally identifiable information. There are more details in our Cookie Policy.
What we do with your data
We use your data to:
- Keep you informed about the charity and opportunities to support us
- Administer your donation or support your fundraising, including processing gift aid
- Keep a record of your relationship with us
- Ensure we know how you prefer to be contacted
- Understand how we can improve our information
To help raise funds cost-effectively we may analyse your data on our database to ensure our communications are relevant and timely, and to improve our supporter care.
We will not sell or rent your data to anyone and may only share it occasionally with reputable third parties to try to ensure accuracy of data by checking it against publicly available sources.
We will hold your information safely to ensure that we can respect your preferences for being contacted by us. We will also hold data to fulfil statutory obligations e.g. for Gift Aid.
Your Rights
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office or the Fundraising Regulator if you are unhappy with the response you receive from Missing People.
Privacy Policy for Job Applicants
Missing People ("we") takes your privacy seriously and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy tells you what we do with that information, why, and how we collect it.
Why we process your data
In order to identify, interview and then appoint applicants to posts according to the best recruitment practice to which the charity aspires, we carefully manage personal data about applicants. We do this according to data protection law and best practice as expressed in our recruitment policy and procedures. We use our legitimate interest as the legal basis for this processing except where we ask for your consent as specified below. We also have a legal obligation to ensure equal opportunities and that you have the right to work in UK.
How we collect your data, and what we collect
The data we collect may comprise identification and contact data, the information applicants freely provide in their curriculum vitae and special category data so that we can monitor our performance with regard to equal opportunities. If the applicant gives consent for the special category data to be used for monitoring purposes, they can provide age, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. This information is not used as part of the selection process and is dissociated from the applicant's name.
We collect the above data from applicants using a web form hosted securely by a third party provider, EasyWeb. The above personal data is retained for 1 year for unsuccessful applicants. The anonymized equal opportunities data is held indefinitely.
We may also receive curriculum vitae details from recruitment companies.
If you are invited for interview we may also ask for:
- health records through night worker assessment forms and/or health questionnaires if appropriate
- disclosure and barring records where the role requires it
- visa and proof of the right to work in UK
- employment records, and your existing salary, annual leave, pension and benefits information.
- Any criminal convictions if appropriate to the role
- Referees' names and contact information
We will retain the above and the notes we make during an interview for 1 year if you are unsuccessful and as long as our internal processes require if you get the job.
With your consent we may share relevant information provided by you with the your referees, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), your G.P or an Occupational Health professional.
Missing People keeps your personal information, i.e. information from which you can be identified, on secure databases and secure systems to which only we have access.
Your Rights
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office or the Fundraising Regulator if you are unhappy with the response you receive from Missing People.
Statistical Data
We collect data about our work which is then used to calculate statistics. For example, we record how many of our calls come from young people and from adults and we count how many referrals we receive from different parts of the country. It's important we do this so that we can develop and improve our services and also show the people who fund our work how we use their donations. We present the data in reports and use these to help fundraise to pay for our work, and to campaign to improve the situation for missing people, people thinking of going missing and their families. These reports do not include anything that could identify you.
Feedback and Complaints
Whistleblowing Policy
Read our Whistleblowing Policy and Procedure here.
Terms of Use
Use of this Website
Copyright and Trade Marks
- contains any material which is defamatory;
- contains any material which is obscene or offensive;
- infringes any copyright, database rights, trade mark or other intellectual property right or other right of any other person be likely to deceive any person;
- contains any material which constitutes or encourages conduct that could be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise be contrary to the law;
- is made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party such as a contractual duty or obligation of confidentiality;
- is likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person;
- is likely to disrupt our service in any way;
- gives the impression it emanates from us where this is not the case;
- advocates, promote or assist any unlawful act, for example copyright, trade mark infringement, or computer misuse;
- puts a missing person at greater risk.
Other Policies
Due to limited resources we are only able to respond to chat, emails and SMS received in English. However, if you can contact us by phone we have the facility to offer support via a confidential third party organisation in other languages.


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There is a $30 per space entry fee which includes an 8-foot table and two chairs. To be a part of the Craft Fair, contact Mary Lou Conover for more information at 1-732-251-3528.
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FCC plan for open internet 'perfect,' Lessig says; industry critical
The proposed rules represent a major victory for consumer groups and internet companies, as well as the fulfillment of a key campaign promise by President Obama. Not surprisingly, telecom and cable giants like Verizon, AT&T and Comcast -- the providers who control the very "pipes" that internet traffic travels through -- did not share Lessig's enthusiasm.
"I don't understand the problem we're trying to solve, these so-called barriers to innovation on the internet," said David E. Young, Verizon's vice president for federal regulatory affairs. Verizon, AT&T, Comcast,. and others have lobbied vigorously against increased broadband regulation, as well as against legislation that would stiffen governmental oversight of the industry.
The pro-business Institute for Policy Innovation issued a blistering statement saying the proposed rules will "undoubtedly jeopardize not only the future of new and currently unforeseen innovations in Internet services, but also current services that consumers have come to expect and enjoy."
"'Net neutrality' is nothing more than sweet-sounding words to obscure an attempt to involve the government in directing private sector investment and business models," said Bartlett Cleland, director of the Dallas-based group Center for Technology Freedom. "The discussion regarding where investment should take place should be left to consumers and business owners."
"The sort of aggressive regulation, as proposed today, by making rules out of guidelines even while inserting an expanded menu of regulatory guidelines, is one more step toward dismantling current and discouraging future innovation," Cleland added.
In his speech, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski argued that doing nothing to update U.S. broadband policy would carry an "unacceptable cost."
"It would deprive innovators and investors of confidence that the free and open Internet we depend upon today will still be here tomorrow," Genachowski said. "It would deny the benefits of predictable rules of the road to all players in the Internet ecosystem. And it would be a dangerous retreat from the core principle of openness -- the freedom to innovate without permission -- that has been a hallmark of the Internet since its inception, and has made it so stunningly successful as a platform for innovation, opportunity, and prosperity. This is not about protecting the Internet against imaginary dangers," Genachowski said.
Federal broadband policy may not seem like the most glamorous issue; if you follow FCC business, it can seem incomprehensible. But the issues at stake are critical: how we will use our computers and cellphones, and how businesses will compete in a marketplace undergoing periodic, seismic innovations and disruptions.
Think Netscape, Google, Wikipidia, eBay, Facebook, Twitter, and Skype -- as well as tomorrow's internet-based services and mobile devices that now only live in the minds of brilliant young entrepreneurs and engineers. In years to come, the internet will facilitate innovations in medical science and communications as well smart-grid technology and energy distribution, among many other applications. "In the 21st century, the garage, the basement, and the dorm room remain places where innovators can not only dream but bring their dreams to life," Genachowski said. "And no one should be neutral about that."
Genchowski proposes turning four broadband "principles" established in 2005 during the previous FCC commission into formal rules, as well as adding two more rules.
One addition would prohibit network discrimination. "The great majority of companies that operate our nation's broadband pipes rely upon revenue from selling phone service, cable TV subscriptions, or both," Genachowski said. Such services, he said, "increasingly compete with voice and video products provided over the Internet. The net result is that broadband providers' rational bottom-line interests may diverge from the broad interests of consumers in competition and choice."
The new rule, he said, would mean broadband providers "cannot block or degrade lawful traffic over their networks, or pick winners by favoring some content or applications over others in the connection to subscribers' homes. Nor can they disfavor an Internet service just because it competes with a similar service offered by that broadband provider. The Internet must continue to allow users to decide what content and applications succeed."
The second new rule would require increased transparency by broadband providers of their network-management practices. "The Internet evolved through open standards," Genachowski said. "It was conceived as a tool whose user manual would be free and available to all. But new network management practices and technologies challenge this original understanding. Today, broadband providers have the technical ability to change how the Internet works for millions of users -- with profound consequences for those users and content, application, and service providers around the world."
In a clear win for net neutrality advocates, who argue that the new rules should apply to wireless as well as wireline communications, Genachowski said, "The principles I've been speaking about apply to the Internet however accessed, and I will ask my fellow Commissioners to join me in confirming this."
AT&T expressed cautious support for much of the FCC's plan, but balked at the extension of the rules to the wireless space: "We are concerned, however, that the FCC appears ready to extend the entire array of net neutrality requirements to what is perhaps the most competitive consumer market in America, wireless services."
Shortly after the speech, the CTIA, the wireless industry group, issued a statement saying it is "concerned about the unintended consequences Internet regulation would have on consumers considering that competition within the industry has spurred innovation, investment, and growth for the U.S. economy."
In arguing for a rule on increased network-management transparency, Genachowski cited last year's case over Comcast's web-blocking practices.
"The blocking was initially implemented with no notice to subscribers or the public," Genachowski said. "It was discovered only after an engineer and hobbyist living in Oregon realized that his attempts to share public domain recordings of old barbershop quartet songs over a home Internet connection were being frustrated," he said, referring to Robb Topolski, the engineer who first identified Comcast's traffic interference.
"It was not until he brought the problem to the attention of the media and Internet community, which then brought it to the attention of the FCC, that the improper network management practice became known and was stopped," the chairman said.
Genachowski also addressed the contentious issue of broadband competition, which is less than robust in many markets. "As American consumers make the shift from dial-up to broadband, their choice of providers has narrowed substantially," he said. "I don't intend that remark as a policy conclusion or criticism -- it is simply a fact about today's marketplace that we must acknowledge and incorporate into our policy making."
Now, the FCC will issue an order of proposed rule-making, followed by a period of public comment.
Update 6 p.m. EST: Republican Senators move swiftly to block the new FCC rules
Hours after Genachowski's speech, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, a Texas Republican, introduced an amendment to an unrelated Interior Dept. appropriations bill set to be considered this week that would bar the FCC from spending money "to develop and implement new regulatory mandates," according to her office. The bill was co-sponsored by Sens. John Ensign (R-Nev.), Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), David Vitter (R-La.), Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and John Thune (R-S.D.).
"I am deeply concerned by the direction the FCC appears to be heading," Hutchison said in a statement. "Even during a severe downturn, America has experienced robust investment and innovation in network performance and online content and applications. For that innovation to continue, we must tread lightly when it comes to new regulations. Where there have been a handful of questionable actions in the past on the part of a few companies, the Commission and the marketplace have responded swiftly."
Public Knowledge, a DC-based pro-network neutrality group, immediately blasted Hutchison's move. "We were disappointed to learn that Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, the senior Republican on the Commerce Committee, has introduced an amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill to be taken up this week by the Senate that would stop the Federal Communications Commission from taking up Net Neutrality rules," said Gigi B. Sohn, president and co-founder of the group. "We hope the full Senate will oppose this measure.
"We also note that Sen. Hutchison represents a state served by AT&T, as do cosponsors Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), David Vitter (R-LA) and James DeMint (R-SC), who are on the Senate Commerce Committee," Sohn added. "Also cosponsoring the amendment are Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) and John Thune (R-SD), Commerce Committee members from states serviced by Qwest."
Update 11 a.m. EST, Sept. 22: AT&T and the GOP -- more than $400K donated to anti-net-neutrality senators
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Vegetation:environment relationships and water management in Shark Slough, Everglades National Park
The hydrologic regime of Shark Slough, the most extensive long hydroperiod marsh in Everglades National Park, is largely controlled by the location, volume, and timing of water delivered to it through several control structures from Water Conservation Areas north of the Park. Where natural or anthropogenic barriers to water flow are present, water management practices in this highly regulated system may result in an uneven distribution of water in the marsh, which may impact regional vegetation patterns. In this paper, we use data from 569 sampling locations along five cross-Slough transects to examine regional vegetation distribution, and to test and describe the association of marsh vegetation with several hydrologic and edaphic parameters. Analysis of vegetation:environment relationships yielded estimates of both mean and variance in soil depth, as well as annual hydroperiod, mean water depth, and 30-day maximum water depth within each cover type during the 1990's. We found that rank abundances of the three major marsh cover types (Tall Sawgrass, Sparse Sawgrass, and Spikerush Marsh) were identical in all portions of Shark Slough, but regional trends in the relative abundance of individual communities were present. Analysis also indicated clear and consistent differences in the hydrologic regime of three marsh cover types, with hydroperiod and water depths increasing in the order Tall Sawgrass , Sparse Sawgrass , Spikerush Marsh. In contrast, soil depth decreased in the same order. Locally, these differences were quite subtle; within a management unit of Shark Slough, mean annual values for the two water depth parameters varied less than 15 cm among types, and hydroperiods varied by 65 days or less. More significantly, regional variation in hydrology equaled or exceeded the variation attributable to cover type within a small area. For instance, estimated hydroperiods for Tall Sawgrass in Northern Shark Slough were longer than for Spikerush Marsh in any of the other regions. Although some of this regional variation may reflect a natural gradient within the Slough, a large proportion is the result of compartmentalization due to current water management practices within the marsh.We conclude that hydroperiod or water depth are the most important influences on vegetation within management units, and attribute larger scale differences in vegetation pattern to the interactions among soil development, hydrology and fire regime in this pivotal portion of Everglades.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation through the Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research program under Cooperative Agreements #DBI-0620409 and #DEB-9910514. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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Ross, M.S., D.R. Reed, J.P. Sah, P.L. Ruiz, M. Lewin. 2003. Vegetation:environment relationships and water management in Shark Slough, Everglades National Park. Wetlands Ecology and Management 11(5): 291-303.


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Audi Filter Ad: Smoke never looked nicer
I just found this stunning advertising done by a German agency for a big car company. Whoever thought that ads have to be all about noise and visual clutter need to see this. It is simple, basic and beautiful at the same time. You could say it is a gem in the mud called advertising.
In a way it is a shame for the other ad companies out there because regardless of the massive amounts of mud, many advertisers simply cannot or don't want to change anything about it and do something stunning. How many times did you actually watch an ad that was so overloaded with cheap graphics and bad animation that you wanted to throw out your expensive TV set? Okay, this reaction might be a little over the top, but very often I simply had to switch channels just to escape the Wrath of Cheap.
You know, you always can do better and this spot from a small agency shows that you don't need much stuff to communicate a message. Less really is better and I sincerely hope that other companies try to go the same way by ditching the cheap stuff.
I cannot wait to see this one in a movie theater.
Watch the Clip "Audi: Filter" (and don't miss the making of)


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At a European Union meeting for Finance Ministers held in Luxembourg on the 9th October, eleven eurozone countries agreed to proceed with the introduction of the Financial Transactions Tax, with the exceptions of Malta, Cyprus, Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg and The Netherlands, along with the objections of non-eurozone members The United Kingdom and Sweden.
Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta, stated that the island will resist the introduction and imposition of the tax in its current proposed form across the eurozone due to its negative effect on Malta's competitive advantage with regards to taxation. Not withstanding, Malta will not oppose other EU member states opting to move forward with this initiative.
However, it will maintain its opposition to the Financial Transactions Tax unless measures are introduced and taken to protect Malta's competitive financial sector.
A more detailed report is available from: Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates, Malta Law Firm


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Oh July, and how brutal morning sickness/fatigue was to me. A very wise blog friend advised me early on to workout as much as your body (and doctor) allows, it will be your savior. Smart cookie, this friend.
While compiling this list initially negative thoughts crept in, "what's up with all those rest days?!" Then I took a moment to be grateful for the days I moved, no matter how small, because if this pregnancy has taught me anything, it is a huge lesson in humility and giving myself grace.
1 TRX + Vipr
2 Crossfit
3 Buti Yoga
4 Kayak (5 mi.) -- still shocked I agreed after my first experience last summer in France.
5 Rest
6 Speed Play
7 Shred 415
8 Dailey Method
9 Crossfit
10 Rest
11 Rest
12 Surf/TRX/Battle Ropes -- bruised tailbone and all, this class is incredible.
13 Rest
14 Shred415
15 Rest
16 Crossfit
17 Rest
18 Rest
19 Rest
20 Tracy Anderson Pregnancy Project (month one) -- packs the same punch as her other workouts.
21 Shred 415
22 Rest
23 Bootcamp
24 Rest
25 Rest
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About angelfire
- Birthday 10/01/1955
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C'ville January 2016 tote
angelfire replied to Tampa Doll's topic in Giveawaysall of your totes have been beautiful, this is no exception
You're the Tops - 18" doll
angelfire replied to darski's topic in Free Original Patternslove your patterns and i was looking for the perfect top today and I just found it. Thank you
Detroit Red bunnies -18 inch doll
angelfire replied to darski's topic in Free Original PatternsI made this to match my DGD's hockey team colors. i found a pattern for skates on Etsy and adjusted them to fit her doll. Thank you Darski for the wonderful pattern. My DGD put one of the socks on upside down.
2012 Holiday Gift Exchange - Signups Closed
angelfire replied to auntbubbels's topic in Swap ArchiveI told the PO that the package was fragile and I thought the bubble wrap would work...darn:angry Glad that you enjoyed the package and I hope you have a great holiday:hug
Crochet Central- What's up????
angelfire replied to LaceAngel's topic in Crochet Discussion: Everything ElseI am sad too, do not like the format of the new site, but everyone deserves to retire.
Santa & Angels
angelfire replied to Tampa Doll's topic in Holiday & Seasonalbeautiful
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angelfire replied to auntbubbels's topic in Swap ArchiveMy package from beckyb arrived yesterday while I was out of town. i was able to open it this afternoon after returning home and I was amazed and thrilled with everything. It made me feel very special and definitely adds to the joy of the season This is what I was surprised by when I took over the top piece of tissue paper from my wonderful Christmas package. My favorite Christmas candy in flavors I have never seen, and five packages total…WOW!!! Next was a cute Santa towel, peppermint and apple cider tea. Next was an angel pin, angel shaped snips and a cute snowman ornament that is overlooking the baby Jesus in the manger. A crocheted snowflake that was wrapped around the ornament, three candles(Yankee Candle in the scent of Christmas cookie, a vanilla bean one in the scent of cinnamon an spiced apple cinnamon) a crocheted scrubby, an adorable snowman pin and tags to put on my crocheted items to complete them in just the right fashion. The small goodies were tucked inside the snowman holder that is sitting in the forefront of the first picture and on top of the box in the last one. I love his expression and he will have a cherished place on my stand Christmas Eve to be filled with candy for the grandchildren. Also shown in the first picture was three huge skeins of cotton that I look forward to using to make totes to sell to raise money for cancer research. Becky thank you so much for sharing your time and talents
I came home late tonight to a package waiting for me from Christie aka kraftynkrazy. It had a beautiful crocheted snowman stocking, A talking snowman so cute and definitely made me smile. A snowman pen, looks fun to look at and to use. Two angel soft ornaments and a snowman head ornament Two plastic canvas kits, will have to try these out when I am visiting my mom in a few days. Two Lavendar and Lace cross stitch angel patterns, I absolutely love this company. A Santa notepad, four crystal- like ornaments(angel, slipper, snowman and reindeer) and four skeins of Sugar and Cream cotton. I know that Christie is a very busy lady and I hope she enjoys her package when it arrives as much as I enjoyed putting it together for her.
not here yet hopefully today, will let you know:hug
coolhockeymom will not be online for a couple days she has a daughter in the hospital that almost died. I know she received the package and will thank you as soon as she gets to her computer. My prayers are with her and her daughter.
Stocking is ready, but I really need to check my Christmas stash yet as soon as I can get to it,m my faabric stash is in fromt of it along with my stationary bike and my treadmill. I know that just the right gift is awaiting my fingers, I know it is there and if I need to call the elves over I am going to find it tomorrow, crocheting for a gift that my mom is sending out this weekend.
Relaxing time...not sure what that is :eekI am working on a couple last items that I hope to finish early next week when hubby is out of town and I crochet until I fall asleep without him asking a million questions. I ahve some cute things I found here that I bought last year that will go along with my plans. I can't fit it all in the stocking but I didn't spend a daime:hook
I am so thrilled I found some items I bought after Christmas last year that are going to rock the stocking for my partner.
Gardian Angel
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A Close Out takes the total number of transactions done at a certain location for the day and creates a total of all the payment types in it.
- Navigate to Financial > Close Out on the left-hand menu
- Select Close Summary or Close Detail
- Close Summary: Gives you the total number of payment types
- Close Detail: Gives you a list of all the transaction numbers and total number of payment types
- Input the Transaction Date/Time Range you want to run for the Close Out
- Note: If there are open (unclosed) transactions from a previous date, CivicRec will notate this. CivicRec will list the oldest open (unclosed) transactions by date.
- Select Receipt Location, Work Station, and Staff Members (if applicable)
- Results will automatically appear below the filter bar
- Select the Generate (blue file) button to save and file the report
- Fill in fields
- Deposit Ticket Number: Enter the ticket number
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Many of us are extremely disturbed this morning by the news of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando. I just read that it is considered the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. To say that I am sick and disgusted by this act is an understatement. I can't even begin to comprehend why someone would be motivated to do something like this, other than senseless terrorism. The fact that terrorists are willing to target a gay nightclub is no coincidence (in my opinion). This is a huge statement to America (like all terrorism) that these people are willing to target the most unsuspecting groups of people with their violence. From 9/11 to now, it always happens to the people most vulnerable and least connected to the underlying reasons for terrorism. To attack a room full of happy people during a month dedicated to celebrating who they are is the most horrible thing one can do.
As these acts become more frequent, it scares me (and many others I am sure) to want to go out into the world and lead our lives. There is no rhyme or reason to when these things happen and for someone who suffers from tremendous anxiety, it's easy to want to stay home every day and avoid public situations. My thought here is this. If we change the way we live and start living our lives in fear – terrorists will accomplish exactly what they want. As hard and painful as these events continue to be for us as a society, we need to be bold and live our lives with no regrets. We need to take these tremendous losses and turn them into perspective as to what's really important in life.
As I travel to a work conference on a Sunday and have to read instructions on how to set up the Mac computer for the booth and iron the display cloths so there are no wrinkles, all I want to say is screw everything. I'm living in a reality where I can be shot at any moment and have to worry about wrinkled displays. This is where perspective comes in. I'm not suggesting we quit our jobs and spend our savings and go crazy. I'm suggesting we live our lives with fewer regrets and what if's. Tell someone you love them today that may not have otherwise have heard it. Go on your Instagram. Look at the last 30 days. If you died last night are those the things you wanted to do? Commit to doing something you would have done differently this month. If any of the people we lost last night did the same, I bet they'd do some things differently.
My deepest sympathy and condolences go out to anyone who is personally impacted by these deaths. This is a major hit to our country and our community and I'm completely devastated by news like this.


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UBM Sells Travel Trade Gazette To Management
While there is some value in TTG as the first weekly travel trade publication in the world, launched in 1953, digital hasn't been kind to the company or the sector is operates in. Hopefully this management structure gives it more flexibility to revive and thrive.
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August 16, 2010
Adobe & Typekit team up on Web font delivery
Great news for anyone who cares about great-looking Web content: Adobe and Typekit are now offering a selection of Adobe typefaces for use in Web browsers. Christopher Slye from the type team explains:
Every popular Web browser now supports font delivery over the web (via the CSS @font-face rule), giving designers more typographic options than ever before. We here at Adobe have been looking for the best way to get some of our most popular designs to you, so today we're excited to announce a partnership with Typekit, the Web font pioneers of San Francisco who, since last year, have been leading the way in web font technology and delivery.
He goes on to share some details on the typefaces now offered:
Everyone knows Myriad and Minion — pervasive workhorse sans serif and serif typefaces, respectively, which will prove to be as useful on the Web as they have been in print. Thomas Phinney's Hypatia Sans and Carol Twombly's Chaparral are distinctive and versatile. Adobe Text is Robert Slimbach's newest design which a lot of people haven't even seen yet (so far it has only been available as a registration benefit for CS5 customers) but I'm certain it will quickly establish itself as a flexible and reliable text typeface, and I'm pleased it will now get a wider audience.
Richard Lipton's classic Bickham Script is one of our most popular display typefaces and a distinctive addition to the Adobe Web Fonts collection. More of Robert Slimbach's work now available for Web use include Adobe Garamond, Caflisch Script, Cronos, and the "display" designs for Garamond Premier (based on Claude Garamond's beautiful Gros Canon type).
For complete details on browser support, licensing, etc., check out the project FAQ.


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Modern Dance Teaching that comes to you!
Getting certified in Modern Dance with the New York Institute of Dance & Education allows you to understand the origins of the 5 major modern dance techniques while learning McLeod Technique Modern's broad vocabulary of movement. A total complement to any movement or dance study, MT Modern pays homage to all the major modern techniques and explains their importance and relevance in dance today. MT Modern helps to create an incredibly versatile dancer and helps dance studios be more adept in todays modern contributions. Remote and online learning support available!
How do you get Certified?
You have 3 different options!
1) 4 Hour Certification - $400/person
Our most common process is a 4 hour integrated teacher training which goes hand in hand with an American Master Class Tour or Global Dance Initiative Workshop that is set up at your studio. For the first three hours clinical participants will receive time to audit Reinforced Motor Function (RMF) application and be introduced to foundational technique as it is applied live during the Workshop being hosted at the studio/location. The final hour, clinical participants will have an in-depth learning clinical where detail, principles, process, and hands-on application will be further explored and understood.
2) 2 Day Certification - $800/person
This is a invigorating 2 day, 4 Hour per day training with the Reinforced Motor Function® Developer Sean McLeod or one of his certifying faculty. You will be positively motivated and perfectly conducted into absorbing all the information your required to know. You will learn an outline of basic exercises that will teach you first Level Reinforced Motor Function®. You will have hands on application study and will become familiar and proficient in position manipulation and alignment construction.
3) Online/Remote Certification - $ Ask for details
Learn RMF from the comfort of your home or studio location. Through Facetime/Skype sessions you will be positively motivated and taught the basics of Level 1 Reinforced Motor Function. You will see an outline of a live class, learn the 4 MT Rules of Interaction, and witness the McLeod Technique Principles applied. You will be require to submit videos to the Executive Team demonstrating you teaching the technique, explaining the principles, and applying hands on application. You will have to schedule at least one session where you can work in person with Sean McLeod or a Certified Personality. You must have previous experience with McLeod Technique and Reinforced Motor Function with Sean McLeod or the Certified Personalities to be considered for Online/Remote Certification.
4) New York Dance Festival - Teacher Training
Our Teacher Training course is heaven-sent. The design is constructed to allow teachers to shed their fear of ridicule, in exchange for the opportunity to ask those simple questions that they've always wanted to ask. Teacher Training participants work in the studio side-by-side with our international faculty, getting an intimate and hands-on opportunity to learn the details of physical correction, material design, and instruction delivery. Participants get to re-adjust a person, moments after the master teacher, allowing for the highest amount of retention and understanding. Likewise, participants will get to sit in on selected meetings, faculty planning, and press opportunities, getting direct business application. 2 weeks of true real-time application!
The Results?
At the conclusion of your training, you'll be award your RMF® First Level Authorized Practitioner Certificate. Authorized Practitioners are allowed to teach and earn revenue immediately. Teaching Reinforced Motor Function® is the central tool in your development as a RMF® expert, and is at the core of your preparing for your RMF® First Level Certification.
Modern Dance Certification: Why Get Certified?
If you asked ten of the "worst" dance teachers in the USA to write down a list of the first ten exercises they would teach in a ballet class. Nearly all of them would write; Demi Plie', Grande Plie', Tondu, etc. They might be in slightly different orders at times, but more over, everyone would have the same outline. On the other hand. If you asked 10 of the top Modern Dance teachers to write down a list of the first 10 exercise in a Modern Class, more over, they would all be different. Nearly every dance school in the country has Modern Dance on their curriculum. Most studio directors struggle to find consistent modern class information that has a basic foundation they can teach, or make sure is easily repeated for the students no matter who is teaching the class. Even graduates of famed BFA dance colleges are trained in performance, not teaching. Every teacher or Studio owner wants the very best for their Modern Program. Now, you have a new tool to that end! McLeod Technique Modern Certification!
How do you get Certified?
McLeod Technique Modern Certification puts an easy to understand and simple to teach outline of Syllabus exercises in your hands! Certification is a two step process. The first step is a 2 day, 8 Hour per day training with the Technique Developer Sean McLeod or one of his certifying faculty. You will learn an outline of 15 basic exercises that will give you the identifiable foundations of Modern Dance. Second step; at the conclusion of this two day training, you'll be award a Level One Authorized Instructors Certificate for McLeod Technique Modern. The Authorized Instructor status will allow you to practice while developing a deeper understanding and application of how to teach Modern Dance. MT Authorization allows you to teach and earn revenue immediately. Teaching immediately is a crucial element in your development and a central part of your preparing for final Level One Certification.


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Biotech Engineering
The biotechnology company BioD has committed $1 million to the University of Florida J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering. The funding will be used to establish the Tim Brahm Endowed Term Professorship in Biomedical Engineering, and to bolster a collaborative research partnership between the university and the company. The professorship will be awarded to a faculty member who specializes in regenerative medicine, a revolutionary research area that involves engineering tissues and cells to establish and restore normal functioning. Regenerative medicine will be the central focus of this new research collaboration.
"Regenerative medicine is a key focus area for our department, and one that is tremendously important for advancing patient outcomes, " said Christine Schmidt, Ph.D., professor and chair of the biomedical engineering department. "We already collaborate with faculty across campus in our research efforts, but this new industry partnership will expedite our ability to create new products and technologies that will affect and save lives."
BioD is a leading regenerative medicine company engaged in the development and commercialization of novel biologic products derived from placental tissues. The endowed professorship is named in honor of BioD's founder, chairman of the board, and chief development officer, Tim Brahm, who has over 21 years of experience working in tissue banking.
"UF's state-of-the-art BME facilities, which are run and staffed by some of the top minds in human tissue engineering, have created a perfect storm to help BioD accomplish its goals in regenerative medicine, " said Brahm. "I've had the great professional reward of working with Christine Schmidt and one of her lead scientists Peter McFetridge. Their department's combined tissue engineering experience will help BioD to elevate its offerings."
The faculty resources, used in conjunction with the Institute for Cell Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (ICERM), will ensure that biomedical engineering researchers at UF have the cutting-edge instruments and technologies they need to facilitate significant advancement in biomaterials innovation.


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Today, we would like to share with you how MRstudios is using JetBrains Rider. They have a team of software developers, visual effects artists and 3D artists, working together to develop real-time 3D applications for the manufacturing industry. We spoke with Thomas Weiss, Technical Director and Co-Founder of MRstudios. Hi Thomas! Can you tell us a little more about yourself and MRstudios? I am the Technical Director and Co-Founder of MRstudios, a company I established with my friend Morten in Berlin in March 2016. In 2017, we incorporated the company in Prague. I have a Master's degree in
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I was skeptical about veggie pizza crusts until my coworker Lindsay made zucchini pizza bites. They're not only insanely adorable (mini pepperoni gets me every time) but they really do satisfy a grown woman's pizza cravings—which is 24/7 for most of us at Delish. Inspired by this gluten-free revelation, I decided to make eggplant pizza bites. But instead of baking the purple rounds, I threw them on the grill. Grilled pizza crust, meet your vegetable match.
After you slice the eggplant crosswise into rounds, you can grill a full batch of personal pizzas in less time it takes for the pizza delivery guy to arrive. While we love the smoky charred lines that happen on the grill, you can just as deliciously bake the pizza rounds in a 425 degree F oven. It should only take about 15 minutes for the eggplant to become tender and ready for cheese. Like it or not, there's no excuse for greasy, carby za.
If you can't find mini pepperoni at the store, don't fret—you can make your own! Press a rounded teaspoon into a full-sized pepperoni and twist to break through the meat (similar to how you would use a biscuit or cookie cutter). It's our favorite hack for pizza emergencies!
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There are currently 2 vacancies on Leigh-on-Sea Town Council for the Herschell and Elms Wards and as the time limit has passed for electors in that ward to call an election, the vacancy will now be filled by co-option at a Council meeting.
The co-opted Councillor will serve until the next ordinary election in May 2019.
Any person over 18 who is a citizen of the UK, the EU or the Commonwealth can be a Councillor if they are an elector in, work in, live in or live within 3 miles of the Town Council boundary during the 12 months preceding the day of their nomination.
Anyone who is interested is invited to apply, in writing, to the Town Clerk, Leigh-on-Sea Town Council, 71-73 Elm Road, SS9 1SP. In the application, please identify any particular interests, qualifications or relevant experience and confirm that you meet the criteria for eligibility and ae not disqualified to be a member of the Council.
For further details about the co-option process and what it means to be a Councillor, please refer to http://www.leighonseatowncouncil.gov.uk/the-councilor contact the Town Clerk – email@example.com.
The closing date for applications is Friday 25th May and candidates are asked to attend a meeting of Council 29th May at 7.30 p.m. where the co-option procedure will be on the Agenda.


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I realized today that my writing skills are not what I had hoped they were. I love to write. But I'm not very good at it. Apparently the simplest thoughts can not be expressed well. And I'm really starting to rethink all of it. What is the point?
FaceBook: people aren't that interested in what I have to say. Probably, because I say too much, too often.
Twitter: people aren't that interested in what I have to say. It became such a big ball of nasty hate, I became bored.
This Blog: No one reads it anyway, so it doesn't matter.
I really need to do something else. There is no need to express myself. It really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. And really, is anyone asking for my opinion? No. So why do I feel the need to give it? It is a waste of breath. It is a waste of time. It is a waste of keystrokes.
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I'm also not happy with ver. 2, so I'm back to ver. 1.7 (Fortunately always downloadable)
The reason is that when I unlock one protected file, I want the other protected files stay locked.
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Candle Meditation
It is impossible to still the mind completely however focussing one's attention on a singular image or sound can have a very peaceful, quieting, and even rejuvenating effect. Even flying a kite is a form of meditation. Doing nothing else but staring at the sky and watching the kite sway in the wind allows the mind to defocus from the typical stress of day-to-day living. Sitting quietly and letting yourself become absorbed in music has the same effect as does staring at a fishing rod waiting for a bite.
Meditation is a simple concept but can often be made to seem exclusively weird, complicated, strange, new-age, etc. Here is something for you to try that is straight-forward and will enable you to enjoy the experience almost immediately.
Meditation can be considered a technique or practice that brings your mind to rest for awhile. It usually involves concentrating on an object such as a flower, candle, sound, word, or the breath and often results in the mind becoming more peaceful, calm and focused.
The candle meditation is a simple process that takes no longer than five minutes to experience. Ready?
- Sit comfortably.
- Place a lighted candle approximately three feet in front of you.
- Gaze directly at the flame for approximately two minutes. Fix your mind completely on the image of the flame and concentrate on the depth of each colour, on each movement and notice the way it flickers; look at the constantly changing shape and size; the way it changes form, brightness, colour, etc. Every time you notice your mind wandering, calmly and gently bring it back and concentrate again on the flame.
- After approximately two minutes, close your eyes and gently press your palms against them. You will still see the image of the flame in your mind.
- Hold your palms against your eyes for about another two minutes as you concentrate on that image being careful to keep the flame in focus. Fix your mind completely on the image of the flame and let no thoughts distract you. If the image should disappear, simply bring it back by looking for it (with your eyes closed).
- Relax for a minute with your eyes open or closed and take note of how good you feel.


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Title: Realtor / Loudoun Gateway TL
Brokerage: KW Reston
Franchise: Keller Williams Realty
Phone: 703-582-2860
Fax: 703-738-7600
Email: email@example.com
After graduating from Virginia Tech in 1997 with a BS in Political Science, Janet decided to make Virginia home and in very short order found her true calling in Real Estate. With an uncanny ability to relate to people with diverse backgrounds and budgets, her list of clients grew quickly and organically. In 2001, with less than 2 years in the business, Janet was recognized as a Top Producer by the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR), ranked in the Top 1% of residential sales in North America by Realty Alliance and is recognized as a Lifetime Member of the NVAR Multi-Million Dollar Sales Club.
In 2012, Janet joined Keller Williams Realty and co-founded the award-winning "Dwellus" brand. The Dwellus Group quickly grew to be one of the top teams in the nation and within 18 months of its' launch, was ranked in the Top 25 nationally within Keller Williams Realty and was recognized in the Wall Street Journal Real Trends "The Thousand" for sales volume. By 2014, Janet fulfilled her vision of creating Dwellus' Luxury Homes International Division. In that same year, Janet was credited by The Washington Post with selling the 2nd most expensive home in the State of Virginia and co-authored a New York Times best-selling book, Luxury Home Selling Mastery.
In her unremitting pursuit for professional growth, in 2016 Janet was given the opportunity to become CEO and Team Leader of the #1 Brokerage in Loudoun County, Keller Williams Realty Loudoun Gateway. In this role, she is able to fulfill her passion for coaching and training real estate agents while continuing to focus on the organizational management, business development and customer experience at Dwellus.
In spite of her busy career, Janet believes strongly in the motto God, Family, Business – in that order. She is a wife and the mother of five remarkable children in Leesburg, Virginia. In her "spare" time, you will find her juggling school activities, attending sporting and dance events and lots of cheer competitions!