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Welcome to this morning's service the speaker today is Paul Gymer and the service leader is Michael Chambers.
Sunday morning prayer meeting The prayer meeting, to which all are welcome to attend, has moved to 10:10 am from today, Sunday, 22nd November. This time enables more who are practising and setting up before the service to attend. Do join us in the Youth room upstairs as we prepare in this important way together.
Coffee rota Julian and Carolyn are responsible for teas and coffees today.
Prayer If you would like someone to pray with you after the service Anne and Philip Reeve will be available.
Phil and Doreen Blowers would appreciate your prayers as they take the service at Danbury URC this morning.
Andy Mugford would also be grateful for your prayers as he speaks at Woodford Wells Ecumenical Church this morning.
Pepper, Mustard+ & Mustard Christmas Planning There will be a quick get together upstairs after the service for everyone involved with the children's groups. Grab a coffee first and meet upstairs as soon as possible. If you're not around this Sunday, please share your ideas by email.
Pepper, Mustard+ and Mustard Christmas Party
Saturday 12th December 3 – 5pm @ Church.
Bring a friend!
Let Helen know if you can come.
Danbury Mission is hosting 'Handel's Messiah' on the 12th December at 7pm. To book a ticket please contact Jo Dobson on 01245 227428.
Carol singing at Brewster House We have been invited to take a short carol service at the residential care home in Heybridge on Thursday 10 December, 2-3pm. If you are able to come along, please let Andrew or Rachel know.
Thursday 26th November – "Maldon Vintage Christmas Fayre"
Please sign up on the sheet in the rear hall if you haven't had the chance to do so at your home group. Singers, meeters-and-greeters and pray-ers are all needed.
Monday 7th December 7.30 We will be singing carols again this year with the people at Embassy Court. We have a great time and if you would like to join us, you don't have to be a great singer, please let Rachel Mugford know.
Home Group The Friday Home group will be meeting at Ken and Ellen's.
Home Group questions
- Which is your favourite BUT in Paul's writings? Possibilities include Rom.2.5, 3.21, 5.8, 6.17, 6.23, 1 Cor.1.23, 2.10, 15.20, Eph.2.4, Col.1.22.
- In what way have the Law and the Prophets testified (v.21) to the new righteousness which he describes in v.22?
- In v.23 "fall short of" could be translated "lack"; does this shed light on what Paul meant? How do you understand '"fall short?"
- Verse 28 says "For we reason that a person is justified by trusting, apart from works of law." When Luther translated this verse into German, after 'trusting', he added the word 'allein' (alone). It is not in the Greek. Was he right to add it? Is your answer consistent with Romans 4.3 on the one hand and James 2.21 on the other?
Guardians of Ancora game for childrenScripture Union have just won 2 national prizes for their interactive game that can be downloaded free from http://guardiansofancora.com/ This groundbreaking game is an amazing opportunity for children you know to discover the incredible adventures of the Bible for themselves while having fun on their tablet/Smart phone. It is available FREE for Apple, Android and Kindle Fire devices. Guardians of Ancora is a world-class digital game – an amazing virtual world that 8 to 11 year olds can enter and a place where Bible stories come alive!
Fliers are at church – do take one and pass one on.
Stamps make money for The Leprosy Mission As our letterboxes see more business over the next few weeks, please save your stamps. The Leprosy Mission can sell them on, even the normal ones, and make money for this Christian charity. Please cut around the stamp, leaving a margin that ensures the stamp is not damaged. John Weavers, Beryl or Andrew Mugford would be happy to have your collections and not just at Christmas but all year through.
On Saturday 5th December at 6.30 at Danbury Mission Reaching Women for Christ are organising a Christmas Event called The Real Christmas. There will be readings, poems and a choir. This is for the whole family and friends not just women. The price is £12 and includes mulled wine and a supper. For more information please speak to Rachel.
Taize prayer and Songs 30th November, 7th December and 14th December at 7.00pm For three weeks in Advent the United Reformed Church in Maldon will be holding some special Taize services. Further details are on the notice board in the back hall.
Risk Assessments Richard Reynolds would like to remind people that if you are a leader of a group you must review your risk assessment once a year. Also, if you are having a church Christmas Event or a home group social event it is the church's policy that risk assessments must be completed.
Sunday 13th December – Delivery of Christmas invitations to Heybridge Approach estate 4-6pm.
Laptops for a "Christians Against Poverty" Job Club Andy Mugord is in the process of setting up a Job Club which will be run at Fullbridge starting February-time 2016. It includes a course of 8 sessions which is designed to support vulnerable unemployed people from our local community in order to prepare them for employment. The link gives a flavour of the Job Club initiative that we will be following at Fullbridge: https://capuk.org/i-want-help/cap-job-clubs/introduction. CAP is a national Christian charity that is recognised by the Department for Work and Pensions and also by Job Centres for its work with those facing employment and financial difficulties. Referrals are made from the latter to Job Clubs around the country. Andy has also had a very positive conversation with Moat Housing locally who will also be publicising our Job Club in the New Year.
As part of the programme, there will be the opportunity for members to prepare a CV and research job offers on the internet. For this Andy needs some laptops, not high spec, but ones that can run Word or its equivalent and an internet browser. They will remain at church. If you or your company/friends have redundant laptops , or will have after Christmas and would be willing to donate them to the Job Club, he would be very grateful. If you require further information please contact Andy Mugford.
Ali and Lachie Mather – On Boxing Day Ali and Lachie will be returning to live permanently in Australia and they have various items which they will not be taking with them.
Hotpoint double oven only been used for 6 months, Petrol lawn mower, Barbecue, 4 burner, 2yrs old, Solid Wood dresser, shelves with cupboard below, Horn sewing cabinet, top extends for greater work surface, 6'x2′ polythene greenhouse & assorted horticulture accessories, wooden box containing assortment of games eg chess draughts solitaire etc.
And last, but not least, she has a large Maine Coon cat, silver & white, 2 years old who is looking for a new home.
Everything needs to go within the next four weeks. For more details contact Ali on 07926890472.
She is also looking for someone to look after her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Dudley, until he flies out to Australia in February. He will need to have a couple of vet visits in that time. When it is time for him to fly he will be picked up by the transport company.
A message Hannah Henderson Having heard from a few of you who felt a bit awkward with the idea of an auction (albeit a fun one) of the contents of my house, I've decided to cancel the event. However, I know that some of you did want some bits and pieces. Please feel free to contact me via my mobile number 07808812076, facebook, whatsapp etc. to arrange collection of items – Thank you, Hannah.
Things still to go are as follows: Washing Machine, Tumble drier, sofa bed, cd storage, cds, storage units (large and small), vases and crockery, kitchenware, books (cookery, art, Christian, gifts) Red TV unit, glass computer desk, bookcases and Ikea Children's storage seats.
Sunday morning children's activities
On the first Sunday of the month we all stay together in Church. On the remaining Sundays the children join the first part of the service, then go to separate parts of the building for their activities.
We have three groups:
Mustard: an Early Years group, who meet upstairs.
Pepper and Mustard+ Infant and Junior groups, for up to secondary school age, who meet downstairs in the back hall.
Salt: a group for School Years 7 to 11, upstairs in the Youth Room on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month.
Maldon Food Bank If you would like to contribute there is a box in the entrance hall for donations of non-perishable food.
Use of Fullbridge If you wish to use the church at any time please check with the deacons first to make sure it is ok and then contact Sheila Little to book the date. If you borrow anything from the church please make a note on the list in the back hall and also note when it is returned.
If you have any notices please let Sheila Little have them by Friday lunch time at the latest.


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Yesterday's football was certainly interesting. United's cruise past Burnley was perhaps unsurprising given the change in leadership at Burnley, not to mention their appalling away record (one point all season), but Chelsea turned on the style against a Sunderland side so lacking in the fight we saw a couple of months ago, putting seven past them. Even more noticeable was the appalling display of Lorik Cana, last summer's great answer, who was at fault for at least four of the goals.
While the teams ahead of us impressed, those behind faltered. Spurs drew a blank against Hull, City lost to an improving Everton, and Liverpool lumbered from awful to hilarious by conceding another late equaliser at Stoke. The Anfield faithful are loyal, but Benitez must now be on borrowed time, not least because he appears to have lost the plot entirely, acting incredibly childishly in all his dealings with the press.
All of which brings us to our double header with a Bolton side looking to impress Owen Coyle, who denied us three points on our last away day while still in charge of Burnley. Playing a side with a new boss is always tricky, playing them in his first two matches in charge is a cruel twist of the fixture computer.
It starts at the Reebok today, a ground the media like to suggest we still struggle at, ignoring our upturn in fortunes in recent years. The revolving door of injuries continues, with Cesc and Clichy returning, only for Denilson and Ramsey to miss out. I hope our medical team are being paid well.
The team once again picks itself. The back four should remain unchanged, as will the front three. Diaby will sit in midfield, with Cesc and Rosicky providing the attacking options. Even with a revitalised Bolton, it should be enough to claim three points, although you'd be tempted to accept four points from this week if offered it now.
That said, we claimed the double over them last season, so I'm optimistically backing a win this afternoon. Three bets have been placed – a 3-1 win at 11/1, four goals or more in the match (bear in mind we haven't kept a clean sheet away from home since Fulham) at 17/10, and Cesc to mark his return with a goal at 12/5.
I have a good feeling. Enjoy the game, wherever you are.
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SWEDEN: Denmark's state passenger operator announced on August 10 that its DSB Sverige subsidiary has agreed to sell the DSB Uppland business to Transdev Sverige.
DSB Uppland operates Upptåget local passenger services between Upplands Väsby, Arlanda, Uppsala and Gävleon behalf of Upplands Lokaltrafik under a 10½ year contract which began in June 2011. The sale for an undisclosed price is expected to be completed on September 1, subject to approval from the local authority.
DSB said DSB Uppland had generated a profit of SKr115m over the past two years, but it was divesting the business as part of its policy of focusing on Danish domestic activities.
The DSB Uppland contract awarded in 2010 was the fifth which DSB had won in Sweden, and was expected to takes its services in the country to 2 500 route-km, more than the network of Danish national infrastructure manager Banedanmark.
However, in 2011 the DSBFirst joint venture became embroiled in accounting problems relating to cross-subsidy, and as result its contracts to operate services in southern Sweden were transferred to Veolia. In May 2012 Swedish national passenger operator SJ took over from DSB Väst as operator of Göteborg local and regional services in the face of DSB's mounting losses on the deal. In March 2014 Veolia replaced DSB Småland as the operator of Krösatågen services after DSB struggled with the financial viability of its contract.


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Another Pocket sized VR Headset on Kickstarter
UPDATE 21-02-2016: The Goblin VR Kickstarter Caimpaign has been cancelled.
The Goblin, by Goblin VR, is a groundbreaking, smartphone-powered virtual reality headset that fits in your pocket. It's a reinvention of Google Cardboard - based on that platform but vastly improved. A sleeker, more comfortable VR experience built around portability, immersion and fun.
The inventors of Goblin VR believe their patent-pending Pop-Out Black-Out (POBO) technology will become the standard for mid-market VR headsets and state that the combination of pocket-sized and full-immersion is available only in The Goblin. POBO houses the lenses and allows the headset to fold flat. Easy-release hinges attached to the doors and main body hold the mask in place.
Direct competitors are the EvoMade Viewbox, Figment VR, Moggles and Speck Pocket VR. All except the Evomade Viewbox are still to come to the market.
It must be a tough fight against all these VR Headsets hitting the market this year.
The Goblin VR is not expensive, has a conductive Cardboard v2 button and is foldable which could mean this is a good Cardboard v2 substitute for those who want a little bit more.
Goblin VR support smartphones with screen sizes from 4 inch till 6 inch.
This means the iPhone 5, 5C, 5S, 6, 6S, 6 plus and 6S plus should fit.
- Pocket sized dimensions
- Fully immersive with zero light bleed
- 35mm lenses
- Conductive input button for gaming
- Lightweight at under 100 grams
- Optional strap for hands-free flexibility
- Carry case for extra protection.
Country of origin: UK
Price: 30£ / 39€ / 43,5$ (early bird)
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The Holiday Inn Winchester is not only well situated for the historic Cathedral city of Winchester; it is also a short drive from a number of world-renowned areas and attractions of historic and literary interest, including Jane Austen's House set in the beautiful village of Chawton, Chawton House – an stately Elizabethan Mansion and the former home of Jane Austen's brother, Gilbert White's House, the historic market town of Alresford and also within easy reach of Highclere Castle, where 'Downton Abbey' is filmed.
Winchester Cathedral is Europe's longest medieval Cathedral and a must see if you are travelling to Winchester. People have come to seek inspiration in this magnificent Cathedral for over a thousand years. From a small Saxon church to a great Cathedral, the long history of this sacred place stretches back over 15 centuries. Discover glorious church architecture, priceless treasures, great works of art, historic events and famous people. See the 12th century Winchester Bible, illuminated in gold and lapis lazuli, contemporary sculpture by Antony Gormley and Barbara Hepworth and the burial place of England's much-loved novelist Jane Austen. After your visit, take time to explore the Cathedral Gift Shop and the Cathedral Refectory.
Find out more, ready for your visit here.
This year it is celebrating the upcoming 200th Anniversary of Jane Austen's death with many events planned across the coming year to mark her life. There will be musical recitals, performances, workshops and lectures for visitors to enjoy as well as viewing the house that retains the charm of a village home with its beautiful cottage style garden, once tended by Jane's mother.
Jane Austen is one of the most popular and important novelists that England has ever produced and the house in Chawton, where she spent the last 8 years of her life, is of international importance as the place where she wrote the majority of her novels. click here for more information.
The village of Chawton was also the home of Jane Austen's brother Edward Austen Knight, who owned the Chawton estate and Chawton House, now a centre for the study of Early English Women's Writing, with its unique collection of works from 1600 – 1830.
This beautiful Elizabethan house and library is open to the public and surrounded by the beautiful landscape of the estate, which retains a rural English working manor farm of the late 18th and early 19th century, managed in traditional organic farming methods.
Chawton House also has a wonderful collection of art and costumes within its restored interior, while outside visitors can also explore and enjoy the well-managed grounds and gardens. There are guided tours of the house and gardens and many interesting events as well as conferences, workshops and rural craft demonstrations.
For more information click here.
Winchester College is an independent school for boys aged 13-18 in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire. Founded in 1382 by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, Winchester College is believed to be the oldest continuously running school in the country and the oldest of the original nine English public schools defined by the Public Schools Act 1868 also including Eton, Harrow and Charterhouse.
Rich in history, the magnificent building offers many medieval treasures to be explored. Guided tours are organised so you can discover the Chamber Court, the 14th century Gothic Chapel, with one of the earliest examples of a wooden vaulted roof, College Hall, the original Scholars' dining room, the 17th-century redbrick schoolroom and the original medieval cloister.
Find out more about the guided tours here.
Gilbert White is best known as one of the first naturalists to study and write about the natural world and for writing and publishing one of the most published books in the English language 'The Natural History and Antiquities of Selbourne.
Situated in the heart of this delightful village, the house has large grounds and gardens, a gift shop and tea room and also houses The Oates Collection, an exhibition dedicated to Captain Oates, a pioneer and explorer of the natural world, who accompanied Captain Scott to the South Pole in 1912.
For more information, please click here.
The Winchester City Mill is an urban working watermill powered by the fast-flowing River Itchen at the bottom of High Street.
Rebuilt in 1744 on an earlier medieval site, it remained in use until the early 20th century. Following major restoration undertook by The National Trust, the mill resumed grinding flour again in early 2004. The City Mill is today, a National Trust property.
The City Mill is a lively and informative place for all ages to enjoy. You can learn about the technology and history of milling with hands-on activities, working models, displays and video presentations. Flour making demonstrations take place on Saturdays and Sundays. Frequent baking/tasting days as also organised throughout the year.
Find out the latest events at the Winchester City Mill here.
Voted Country Life Magazine's 'Favourite Market Town', Alresford is within a few minutes of the Holiday Inn Winchester and is a handsome Georgian town known for its specialist shops, old-fashioned inns, smart bistros and traditional tea rooms.
It is also home of the Mid-Hants Steam Railway – the Watercress Line. There is plenty to see and do in the town and a picturesque riverside walk.
For further information click here.
Wolvesey Castle is one of the greatest medieval buildings in England that used to be the chief residence of the wealthy and powerful bishops of Winchester.
The extensive surviving ruins of the castle standing next to Winchester Cathedral date largely from the 12th century.
The last great occasion at Wolvesey Castle was on 25 July 1554, when Queen Mary and Philip II of Spain held their wedding breakfast in the East Hall.
Download an audio tour for your visit here.
Highclere Castle is one of England's most beautiful Castles, set in 1000 acres of spectacular parkland. The Carnarvon family has lived at Highclere since 1679 in a series of former properties on the site – and from Victorian times in the current Castle.
More recently it has become known as the home of 'Downton Abbey', the popular television series written by Julian Fellows.
Please visit the Highclere Castle website here for information on days and times of opening.
The South Downs National Park is an area of recognized natural beauty. Situated on the edge of the park The Holiday Inn Winchester is the closest hotel, located a short drive away from the breathtaking scenery. Why not walk the South Downs way starting from Winchester to Eastbourne and see the wonderful views for yourself. Contact the Holiday Inn Winchester for offers accommodation and parking offers.
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A REWARD has been offered after cigarettes worth #1.25m were stolen from the Port of Liverpool.
The theft occurred when a container and its trailer were taken in what has been described as a "very sophisticated and well-planned" operation.
About 8m Sovereign Classic cigarettes in 800 cartons, each carton containing 10,000 cigarettes in packs of 20, were stolen some time on Tuesday evening.
A spokesman for the cigarettes' manufacturer, Gallaher, said last night that the consignment had been bound for a Mediterranean country by sea.
He added: "A substantial reward for information leading to the conviction of the thieves and for the recovery of the cigarettes has been offered."
The green 40ft-long trailer and the container were found near Higher Road, Halewood.
A spokesman for the Port of Liverpool Police said they were particularly anxious to speak with the driver of an articulated lorry seen leaving the new container terminal's gatehouse at about the time the theft is believed to have taken place.
The container belongs to Andrew Weir Shipping and has the logo AWS on its side.
But it had had a false identity number substituted.
On the side of the tractor unit used to pull the trailer there was a logo of a woman with swept-back, dark hair and wearing sunglasses.
A spokesman for the Port of Liverpool Police said: "We're anxious to speak with anyone who may have seen the truck and its container travelling between the docks and Halewood from 7.30pm on Tuesday.
"A possible route for the truck might have taken it via Dunnings Bridge Road, then the M57, the Knowsley expressway and finally Route 7 to Higher Lane."
Anyone who thinks they may have information should phone the Port of Liverpool Police on 0151-949-1212.


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i thought I'd resurrect some highly subjective music talk, and will throw out some pieces of singing that really moved me over the years. I'm looking forward to hearing the favorites of others - I love many of the music-related threads.
Bruce Dickinson/Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name
Rob Halford/Judas Priest - Victim of Changes
Robert Plant/Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
Chris Cornell/Soundgarden - Slaves & Bulldozers
Chris Cornell/Temple of the Dog - Say Hello to Heaven
Chris Cornell/Audioslave - Show Me How to Live
James Hetfield/Metallica - Bleeding Me
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Oven-Baked Cod
(Servings 2)
- 68g plain breadcrumbs
- 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley
- 1-2 garlic cloves
- 1/2 lemon, zest of
- 1/2 tsp coarse salt
- 2 (170-227g) cod fish fillets
- olive oil
- Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C, convection baking – 191°C) Line your pan with aluminium foil and lightly brush with olive oil, or use a bit of cooking spray.
- Combine parsley, garlic, lemon zest, and coarse salt on the cutting board. Finely chop, then combine with the breadcrumbs in a shallow plate.
- Brush top of each fillet with olive oil. Press fillet into the crumb mixture. Place fillets in baking dish, crust-side up. Bake until firm, about 12-15 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish. Serve with lemon wedges.
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Have you ever been on a team that seemed to lose its way? You knew it was struggling because team members triangulated and created cliques within the team, found unity against a common foe like management, or went silent about issues that impacted their goals.
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Poetry Friday
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I've been wanting to try Homeworkopoly...but I'm afraid it'll be too advanced for my first graders...what do you think?
I have a weekly homework packet so it works great. I wouldn't want to do it if I had to daily. Plus, I have a great mom who comes in and does it with the kids. It only takes her about 5-10 minutes to have each kid roll during morning work. Then she gives me a list of what each kid landed on. Without her it would be much harder to manage.


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Pauls Concreters Gold Coast Launches their new website and domain.
After more than 20 years of supplying, laying and finishing concrete on the Gold Coast, Paul and the team have branched out into cyberspace with Concreters Gold Coast.
This new digital strategy for Pauls Concreters Gold Coast brings them not only into the digital age, but also is designed to put them more in front of the B to C market, after having been a principly B 2 B sub contractor for thousands of projects over the years.
I have particular knowledge of Paul and the team at Concreters Gold Coast, some 4 to 5 years ago they constructed a new auxilliary driveway and pad at my home and did a thoroughly wonderful job. This particular slab has remained crack free to this time, even with access caps in it.
Paul and the team at Concreters Gold Coast are relying on us to supply them the website essentials for new domains. With a comprehensive strategy to get them found on organic search, google maps and bing, we are proceeding to get this new site working for them from day one, by being able to be found by their new customers on the front page of search.
Concreters Gold Coast can do almost anything, and with a coverage area from South Brisbane, through the Gold Coast and Hinterland and all the way down to Ballina, they can service a huge area.
They specialise themselves in footings, slabs, driveways, footpaths and special concrete needs.
Very shortly you will be able to find Paul by simply searching for Concreters Gold Coast, and with their new presence just forming, our job will be to assist them to continue to grow through reviews, testimonials, links and citations. Watch the search space for Pauls Concreters Gold Coast.
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The Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard grew out of Fess' vision for the promise of Santa Barbara County as a premier viticultural region. Established in 1989, the family immediately began planting some of the county's most renowned vineyards. Outstanding fruit sources coupled with skilled winemaking are at the core of delivering wines of the highest quality to our consumer. We are proud to boast two Winemaker of the Year recipients – Eli Parker and Blair Fox – focusing on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, primarily from the Sta. Rita Hills AVA, and estate grown Syrah and Viognier.


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On January 3, 2018, it became public information that many modern CPUs from Intel, AMD and ARM have a couple of serious design issues that could allow malicious code to access the memory of the device and potentially gain access to passwords, encryption keys and other sensitive information. These issues are referred to as Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754) and Spectre (CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5715).
The three brands of processors are used in servers, workstations, laptops, tablets and mobile phones. So, millions, if not billions, of devices are affected. While the CPUs cannot be fixed, there are mitigating solutions that have been released or are imminent:
All three types of updates should be applied as they become available. None of them fixes the problem, but each mitigates exposure. The most likely avenue of attack is over the web as a website with malicious code can easily exploit the issues just by browsing the website.
Customers should apply any BIOS, OS and browser updates in a timely manner. As with all critical updates, there is no need to wait for us to qualify them first.
How do the Meltdown & Spectre issues affect our products?
CX-E, CX-H, and CX-S
No software updates are necessary. All CX-series products will continue working flawlessly with the OS patches installed.
It is rumored that CPU performance may be adversely affected after applying the OS patches. However, based on statements from Intel and Google, we expect the effect on performance to be nominal and have no effect on capacities. Once the necessary updates are available to us, we will run performance tests to confirm.
No software updates are necessary. SendSecure will continue working flawlessly with the OS patches installed.
The potential performance impact of the OS patches will not affect significantly the throughput of the software. It is safe to continue running SendSecure on the same hardware.
The XMedius Cloud team is working at applying the necessary patches to its servers and virtual machines. It is to be noted that SendSecure Cloud runs on AWS and Amazon have already taken the necessary steps to address the issue that could be used to leak information between virtualized instances.
No software updates are necessary. XMediusFAX will continue working flawlessly with the OS patches installed.
While a vast majority of deployments of XMediusFAX are not going to be impacted by the potential CPU performance downgrade, we are taking further steps to test systems with heavy loads and traffic. As such, if you are running XMediusFAX on hardware that is already stretched to its limit in terms of CPU usage, we recommend that you carefully watch for any change on throughput and on fax delivery failure rate. Once we complete our tests, we will issue a new statement.
The XMedius Cloud team is working at applying the necessary patches to its servers and virtual machines. It is to be noted that part of the XMedius Cloud platform runs on AWS and Amazon have already taken the necessary steps to address the issue that could be used to leak information between virtualized instances.
Dell Servers (Sold by AVST)
Dell has created a knowledge base article listing all affected Dell products, including information about BIOS updates for each. Customers with affected Dell servers should download the appropriate BIOS updates from Dell's website (when available) and apply them to their servers.
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The NHS employs more than 1.5 million people. This makes it one of the top five largest workforces on the planet, behind only the US Department of Defence, McDonalds, Walmart and the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
In England alone, some 150,273 doctors, 314,966 nurses and health visitors and 111,127 other clinical staff tend to the needs of 54.3 million people. They are spread across 136 acute non-specialist trusts, 17 acute specialist trusts and 55 mental health trusts. Each and every hospital is a complex ecosystem and so it's no surprise that when it comes to access control, hospitals, clinics and surgeries face a number of unique challenges.
Hospital buildings are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and because they are public facilities, they require open access for the vast numbers of transient visitors coming and going.
However, this quest for widespread accessibility must be balanced with the need for security in order to ensure patient and staff safety. Hospitals, clinics and surgeries contain millions of pounds' worth of medical equipment and medication. From cleaning cupboards to medical rooms, access must be controllable at a granular level.
Because hospitals grow organically over time, managing this living and breathing entity can be an almost impossible task for healthcare facilities and estate managers. The challenge is akin to managing the keys for each and every house in a small city.
Smart locks to the rescue
So how do you manage access control in such a complex environment?
Smart lock technology is playing an increasingly crucial role in the world of hospital access control. Codelocks offers a range of cabinet, locker and smart locks that help with a wide range of healthcare access needs - from entry to entire wards, to restricted access to staff lockers and medical cabinets.
NHS Trusts are under considerable pressure to reduce costs and smart locks can certainly contribute towards driving efficiencies. Site managers can choose between keyless access or provide smartcards. This reduces administrative costs and streamlines processes. Access codes can be changed on a regular basis to help prevent misuse.
Smart locks do not have to be hardwired into existing systems, meaning that they can easily be retrofitted. This is useful for hospital environments as deployments can be phased, with minimum disruption to operations, medical equipment and patients.
Once installed, Codelocks smart locks can help healthcare facilities and estate managers comply with regulatory requirements. With comprehensive auditing capabilities, the Codelocks suite of smart locks provide site managers with a granular level of insight.
Operation:access all areas
University Hospital Southampton uses Codelocks digital locks with audit trail to grant access to contractors that need regular access to rooms containing machinery.
Using our locks, the estates building maintenance team can allocate individual time-sensitive access codes to plant room doors. The codes are only active during the contracted timeslot.
"All of the experienced locksmiths working on the team have found the product to be very user friendly and easy to maintain," Supervisor, Eamonn Devaney explains. "It's also great knowing that Codelocks is on hand to provide additional support if necessary."
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Anyway, we put in a bid on a house today, so we will find out tomorrow what the sellers think of it. Our closing in Ann Arbor is on 13 June, so we'll be up there next week for that. We'd like to be in a new house by the middle of July. It will be Gabriel's birthday present, maybe.
Gabriel is growing so quickly. He hardly uses his walker anymore, because he can get closer to things if he crawls over and stands up on them. He slept for 10 hours straight last night, but it's looking like he's going to be up all night tonight. Right now, he is jumping up and down on his bed, holding on to the rail. He's shaking his head like a weirdo and laughing about it. He's also pushing his face against the mesh and trying to lick his mommy's face and then jumping up and looking down at her, laughing. He needs to get to sleep!
We saw that the Miss Universe pageant is live in Thailand. We really miss it there. Even though we were glad to come home to our comforts (like a bed without ants and a familiar bathroom), we have missed it so much ever since we got back. Our plan is to go back there for our 5 year anniversary, if we can wait that long.


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by Tuvya Zaretsky
If Christianity is true, why are there so many Christians whose lives look no different than non-believers?
This question is a critical one as we consider evangelism today. To start, we can gain a better understanding about Christian character in the answer to the hypothesis "If Christianity is true…," then, what distinctive in what Christians believe should make a difference in how we live? And what can we do if we aren't living that uniquely distinctive life?
I was raised in the tradition of American Judaism and wasn't looking for a better religion when I came to faith in Jesus. I wanted a relationship with God. I had a comfortable, familiar faith. It was traditionally ours. It had the Bible, meaningful symbols, and a rhythm of life-cycle rituals. One key element was missing.
I wanted God! I read about Him in our Bible. We talked about Him in the history of our people. He was at the center of our penetrating moral questions like, "Where was God when the six million of our people were dying?" By the time I was 13, I had heard enough 'about' God. I wanted to know Him, like Abraham, David, and Isaiah did.
And I told Him so.
I left the door to my mind ajar in case God wanted to 'drop by' sometime to make an introduction.
Ten years later, He introduced Himself to me in the person of Jesus (Yeshua in Hebrew). No, I didn't have a theophany, an encounter with the deity in human form. He created my mind, senses, and ability to learn and understand. So, He used all of those to reach me working through the Bible, people, circumstances, and what I already knew.
Why did I believe in Jesus? Well, it wasn't to make me popular! That didn't happen. I wasn't surprised when my family, friends, and synagogue community reacted with dismay. I didn't choose to believe in Jesus because I wanted to join some other community or a religious group.
The only reason I believed in Jesus was because He is true. He said, "I am the way, the truth and the life…" That answered the longing for a relationship with God. Jesus is true, and He is the distinctive in what Christians believe.
So, how should that make a difference in how Christians live? No doubt, other people believe their religious beliefs are true. But faith in Jesus goes beyond just conviction. It is backed up with life-changing passion for God's salvation plan. And that's not innately within us. It's a gift.
I just completed a flight to Israel sitting next to an orthodox Jewish man, who I'll call J. We agreed that the Lord commands us to love Him with all our heart, mind, and strength, and love our neighbor as we love ourselves. I questioned our ability to do that in our own strength.
Again, we agreed that our self-centered nature isn't wired to do that. J said he could only do his best through good choices and best efforts. I explained that I trust in the Lord to make the difference in me. Jesus promised spiritual empowerment in God's gift of His Spirit breathed for all who believe. It is the Spirit's powerful work in our lives that should make the difference in Christians.
However, there are Christians who have the Holy Spirit, yet their lives look no different than non-believers. I think that is because they believe like my new orthodox Jewish friend that being spiritual and godly is accomplished by making their best efforts to make good choices.
However, J agreed with my description from the Bible that our human nature is broken and corrupted by selfishness. Modern Judaism describes sin as expressed in evil inclinations. "But," I said, "if we could overcome selfishness and sin by our own efforts, we must rely on our self-righteousness and not God's." And that is what I think many Spirit endowed Christians do.
When Christians rely on the Holy Spirit, we are empowered to behave in ways that are different from our natural, broken, self-centered, evil inclinations. You know the list of observable characteristics typical of what the Spirit does in His people: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Gal. 5:22-23).
The Jewish festival of Shavuot, also known as Pentecost, will be observed on May 30. It's a perfect time to read Acts 2. Reflect on the historic day when the Lord poured out the gift of His Spirit to empower His followers. We can all pray, opening our lives, for the Lord's ministry through us to everyone we know and meet. Welcome His passion for the lost.
Then, please tell me and others where you saw evidence that Christianity is true through the fruit and power of His Spirit. Thanks to God's Spirit, believers can be very different from non-believers and even from our old broken selves. Happy Shavuot!
Tuvya Zaretsky is a Lausanne catalyst for Jewish evangelism, serves the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism (LCJE), and is a Jewish-Gentile Couples ministry specialist with Jews for Jesus. He posts resources at www.JewishGentileCouples.com. He and his wife, Ellen, are the parents of four incredibly amazing Millennials.


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The industry magazine Estates Gazette is reporting that Cluttons, the residential and commercial agency, has been bought out of pre-pack administration by a so-called 'turnaround' business.
Pre-pack administration is when a business's assets are negotiated over and acquired before the appointment of administrators.
Cluttons - which says on its website that is has "estate agency branches located in London's most desirable neighbourhoods and throughout the Middle East, as well as associate offices across Asia Pacific, Africa and Europe" - will now focus its activities specifically on London and the Middle East according to a report by David Hatcher, head of news at Estates Gazette.
However, EG says the agency will shut its Belgravia, Blackheath and Clapham offices.
The magazine quotes a Cluttons spokesman saying it will now "focus on its more profitable areas, simplify its international [activities] and strengthen its core markets."
The firm employs 450 people; a statement says its pension liabilities had become "unsupportable in the long term."
The company reported to have rescued the agency is Rcapital, which says it "provides private investment, commercial expertise and hands-on support to transform and grow businesses in the UK."
Here's the full story on Estates Gazette.


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Shopping for Teachers
Some parents in Arizona have one more thing to add to their shopping list—teachers. Moms and dads at Desert Sage Elementary in Glendale can "teacher shop"that is, come in on set-aside days to observe their child's possible teachers for the next year. Principal Randy Coen says the process is helpful to parents, but knows it can also be strenuous for teachers. "They're (the parents) trying to be good consumers and do their research," Coen says. "I don't disagree with that. It's just the teachers' up there feeling like they have to put on a show." Other schools in the area only allow parents to provide general suggestions regarding the type of teacher they want for their child—although many parents subtly push for specific instructors, anyway. Beth Kroeger, a parent and former teacher in Mesa, notes that the best way for parents to have a say in teacher selection is to frequently volunteer at the school—or get on the school board. "There's a political process that goes on that's underlying," she says. "It's not spoken, but it's absolute."


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Apple iPhone 5 Features and Functions To Enjoy
Learn Apple iPhone 5 features and functions that you will enjoy. Here are our top features and functions for Apple iPhone 5.
This daring slender smart phone is one product to look out for in the market. As soon as it debuted within the first weekend, it sold at least 5 million units. The Apple iPhone 5 exchanged massive blows with major players in the smart phone arena with popular names and their flagship products like Samsung's Galaxy S3 carrying Android and Nokia's Lumia 920 with Windows Mobile; that were setting their own waves in the market. During those periods as well, the iPhone 5's older brother was already taking a beating from these manufacturers too.
So, what made it such a good buy that apple fan boys and girls together with new members of the apple crowd and haters looked into it?
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Apple iPhone 5 Features
4-Inch Retina Display
Above all, the impressive and slick Aluminum finish and the noticeably larger 4-inch Retina Screen-endowed display is a revamp in its own aspect. Surprisingly, width of the product did not change so it still snugly fits into one hand as the iPhone 4s used to. The scratch proof glass back of the iPhone 4s was replaced with the Aluminun finish. Added to the fact that the camera is already 8 MP with panoramic options now came with simultaneous HD video and image recording. The front camera could also be used to take 720p HD apart from taking self-portraits.
Extended Battery Life
It now also boasts of the Battery life that seemed to have improved, dropping the expectation of jeopardizing battery life because of its slimmer physique. Standby time was 200 hours then but now went up to 225 hours but drastically decreasing talk-time to 8 hours both on 2g and 3g connectivity. Music playback did not change lasting with a solid 8 hours, so for music lovers, it's not much of a serious matter. It also boasts of 10 hours Video Playback time.
All new EarPods
There is a new re-imagined headphone that also guarantees better sound quality called the Apple Earpod that goes well with this iPhone. It has 3 microphones; one on the front, back and on the bottom. It promises beamforming to give off clearer audio with noise cancelling technology also coming in the picture.
A6 Chip for Faster Performance
Applications would now launch faster thanks to the A6 chip which doubled the speed of its predecessor; the A5 chip. The new hardware is also designed to work hand in hand with the updated iOS 6. Altogether, these additions topped up with remarkable battery usage gives off higher frame rates and smoother realistic graphics.
Siri New Features
Siri was also a mainstay in the features plus the iOS-6 update that made it a bit elusive. There was also an undoubtedly clearer sound in calls due to the fact it was endowed with active noise cancellation with a dedicated secondary microphone. Apple also claims that Siri understands users better because it has become more fluent in more languages. They also claim users can tell Siri to make Facebook and Twitter posts.
iCloud Your Content On All Your iOS Devices
iCloud is also built right into this latest iPhone, providing instant access, letting people do more with cloud based services like storing, sharing photos as well as locating, locking and recovering the phone with Find My iPhone. Users are also said to be able to browse a page from another device and pick up where they last left using iCloud Tabs.
The New Maps App Designed by Apple
An addition to the already seemingly endless collection of apps for iOS devices is the Maps App. It may have caused uproars in the public though it just came up in this version. It is still a long way compared to Google Maps which used to be the app for GPS activities but still it does have incredibly sharp and responsive, vector based elements within which Apple promises to improve.
All New Lightning Connector
Noticeable hardware changes also include the so called smaller Lightning connector. It replaced the 30-pin connector. This is said to have "all-digital, eight-signal" that is a lot durable than the previous connector. One thing users would truly appreciate is the fact that it is reversible; no wrong way to connect it to your device.
In conclusion, Apple iPhone 5 is an amazing smartphone with tons of cool features and features. Its slim design still makes a room for larger display and better performing chip, and now has an extended battery life. It seems like mobile are becoming more powerful as years gone by. For now have fun and enjoy these Apple iPhone 5 features and functions.


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ABBA tribute show
is a band of four musicians, who were amazed by the music of the phenomenal band, which regularly occupied the top of the world music charts in the 70´s and 80´s. This performance can take your interest by the quality of voices of all musicians, but also thanks to their effort to get the audience involved in the show. We can proudly say, we have very young pair of singers ( Lucka - 18 yo, Markéta - 20 yo ), who are very fine looking and talented. They have a lot of experiences in many kinds of singing competitions, such as ( X-faktor, Československo má talent, Czechtalent, Popnota a další ... ). You can simply listen their quality at the left top corner of this page as audio sample.
ABBA revival show lasts 70 – 90 minutes during which the most popular hits of this band are produced ( Dancing Queen , Super Trooper , Mamma Mia ... ) including the choreography. Songs were studied from the original video records of ABBA live concerts, which guarantees high quality of the performance and capturing the right mood of every produced song.
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Members of the band:
Agnetha ( Markéta Šubová ) - vocal
Anni-Frid ( Lucka Vaškových ) - vocal
Benny ( Radek Kňura ) - keyboard, vocal
Björn ( Petr Bezděk ) - electric guitar, vocal
Robert Balin Bálek - bass guitar
Petr Ostrý - electric drums
After a year we performed in Brno Slatina 10.6.2015. The weather was wonderful and thank´s our fans, the atmosphere was outstanding from the beginning to the end of our show. As a special gift for the fans, we prepared a brend new collection of ABBA costumes. You can see some pictures in the photo gallery.
You can see here our new video from the all band ABBA tribute show in Přerov 23.6.2013.
There are some pictures with fans from the best shows of our ABBA tribute band last year.


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Lies We Tell Ourselves (Harlequin Teen) (Hardcover)
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Eight Cousins Pick of the Year 2014
Lies We Tell Ourselves
is a phenomenal story of two high-school seniors experiencing
desegregation for the first time in their Virginia school. Told from
alternating perspectives, Sarah and Linda are both intelligent, fierce,
and passionate. Their dialogue, debates, and conversations about
segregation, racism, gender identity, and social justice are
unapologetic and thought-provoking. The story provides no easy
solutions, but instead offers a solid and responsible ending that leaves
hope for both girls to find a better future, while clearly
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In 1959 Virginia, the lives of two girls on opposite sides of the battle for civil rights will be changed forever. Sarah Dunbar is one of the first black students to attend the previously all-white Jefferson High School. An honors student at her old school, she is put into remedial classes, spit on and tormented daily. Linda Hairston is the daughter of one of the town's most vocal opponents of school integration. She has been taught all her life that the races should be kept "separate but equal." Forced to work together on a school project, Sarah and Linda must confront harsh truths about race, power and how they really feel about one another. Boldly realistic and emotionally compelling, Lies We Tell Ourselves is a brave and stunning novel about finding truth amid the lies, and finding your voice even when others are determined to silence it.


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The Meccano-Inspired Hublot MECA-10 Goes Upscale in Magic GoldAn unusual rack-driven power reserve display, now in a scratch-resistant gold and ceramic composite case.
Hublot Facelifts the Big Bang Ferrari Unico, Making it Sleeker and SharperThe watchmaker's tie-up with Ferrari produces yet another trio of limited editions that stick to the same successful recipe.
Hublot Introduces Aerofusion Chronograph with Concrete Bezel Exclusively for New York CityA concrete manifestation of mechanical watchmaking in a nod to the Big Apple.
Hands-On with the Hublot Classic Fusion Berluti Scritto – From Foot to WristBerluti's famous calligraphy covered Scritto leather is used for the dial and strap of Hublot's latest wristwatch, which comes inside an enormous Berluti leather box.
Hublot Introduces the Classic Fusion Berluti with a Venezia Leather DialHublot has recruited the Berluti to create the Classic Fusion Berluti, with the dial and strap made of the shoemaker's signature patinated leather. Read on for details, including official pricing.
Hublot Introduces the Big Bang Unico SapphireHublot has just announced its first ever all-sapphire Big Bang Chronograph, with the case middle, bezel and back made of clear sapphire crystal. Here are the details, including the price.
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Project Crostini enabled on Apollo Lake Chromebooks from Acer, Asus, Dell and Lenovo
For those thinking Google was overpromising only to underdeliver on its goal to get Linux apps on as many Chromebooks as possible, today is the day that might change your mind. A new code commit shows that Google is enabling Project Crostini on Chromebooks powered by an Intel Apollo Lake processor, and there are at least 18 of those.
XDA Developers spotted the code commit this morning and it may take a few days for the feature to appear in a Chrome OS update for these Chromebooks, which are made by Acer, Asus, Dell, and Lenovo. You'll want to be on the Dev Channel to test Linux app support on the devices as Google is holding back Project Crostini for all users until Beta and Stable Channels hit version 69.
Here's a list of the Chromebooks that run on Apollo Lake processors, although you can check your model's processor type on the Developer information for Chrome OS devices page.
- Acer Chromebook 11 (4 different C732 variants)
- Acer Chromebook 11 (2 different CB-311 variants)
- Acer Chromebook Spin 11 (2 CP-311 variants and the R751T model)
- Acer Chromebook 15
- Asus Chromebook Flip C213SA
- Dell Chromebook 11 5190
- Dell Chromebook 11 2-in-1 5190
- Lenovo 100e
- Lenovo ThinkPad 11e
- Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e
- Lenovo 500e
The pace of Crostini support is happening quicker than I expected and I was already pretty optimistic about it. And it's not just limited to high-end devices with faster processors as evidenced by this new Apollo Lake support as well as ARM devices such as the Asus Chromebook Flip 101 and the original Samsung Chromebook Plus.


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Shadow Complex developer wants sequel "more than anyone"
Speaking with Gamespot earlier today, Chair Entertainment's cofounder and creative director Donald Mustard said that while fans might be pretty eager for a sequel to chair's 2009 downloadable metroidvania, they couldn't match the love for the series at Chair itself. Check the quotes after the jump.
"We certainly love Shadow Complex. As much as there are fans out there that want more Shadow Complex, I promise they don't want it more than we do. We want it more than anyone. When the time is right, we sure hope to return to the Shadow Complex series."
While Chair are now working on the incredibly successful Infinite Blade series for iOS (the third one just got announced and will arrive next week), Shadow Complex did break Xbox Live's sales records for a downloadable game at the time, so it can't be that bad of a financial proposition. Back in 2011, Epic Game's Cliff Bleszinski said that most of Shadow Complex 2 had actually been designed and was just awaiting a publisher. Real shame it hasn't been made yet.
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Getting Customer Referrals
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The most successful salespeople can trace their sales back in a direct line, one customer at a time. The first sale was made to John Doe, who then recommended the salesperson to Jane Smith, who then recommended him to Frank Jones and Sarah Collins and so on. Because your customers already know you and trust you, you're much more likely to get more business from them than to get business from somebody who's never bought anything from you before. It's also easier to get your customer--who already knows the kind of value you provide--to present you to a third party.
Although referrals are one of the most important selling tools you have for growing and expanding your business, they are almost always underused. Why are salespeople so reluctant to ask for referrals? There are several reasons:
* They think a referral should come automatically--they shouldn't have to ask for it. In an ideal world, things would work that way. In the real world, however, it may not occur to the customer until you ask.
* They are afraid to ask. What if the customer says no? If you have provided service and value, the answer will most often be "Of course, I'd be glad to." If you haven't earned the right to ask, your fears about getting a "no" may be realized.
* They don't know how to ask. You're not asking for anything you don't deserve. So the next time a customer tells you "We love your product" or "Thanks for your help in solving this problem," say "You're welcome. Is there anybody else you know who's having a similar problem I might be able to help?" or "Do you know any other vendors you might be able to recommend our services to?" I like to ask "If you were in my business today, what three people would you call upon that you have relationships with?" Find the way to ask your customers that you feel most comfortable with-and then go for it.
* They feel uncomfortable asking a customer for a favor. Think of it this way--you're bringing value to that customer, and you're simply asking if you can provide value for someone he or she knows who might also be in need. In that light, by referring colleagues to you, your customer will be doing them a favor.
You don't have the right to ask for a referral until and unless you have provided service and value to that customer. If you don't do that, it's like (as motivational guru Earl Nightingale used to say) "sitting in front of a fireplace saying 'Give me some heat and then I'll throw on some wood.'" Remember, you've got to give before you can receive.
While dabbling in real estate recently, I came upon The Fifth Edition of Real Estate Principles and Practices (South-Western Thomson Learning), a book that contained what I thought was a good definition of value: "the power of a good or thing (service) to command other goods or things in exchange." The value you give to your customers should command not only a monetary exchange, but also the desire to help you build and grow your own business just as you help them build theirs.
The second part of value, according to this book, is "the present worth of future rights to income." If you provide value beyond what your customers pay for, then that's worth "future rights of income," whether it's through new business with the same person or through the referrals that person gives you.
The type of value you're giving customers today determines how much referral business you will get in the future. It's investing now to pay off later. The greater that value is, the more you have future rights to income on your services.
So don't just sit in front of the fireplace and ask for the heat; throw in some wood and you'll get the fire your business needs.
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Mumbai-based real estate portal Housing.co.in, has raised an undisclosed amount of angel investment, reports Yourstory.in.
The report states that the investment was led by Chaupaati Bazaar co-founder Zishaan Hayath and saw participation from other investors like Vaibhav Puranik, Shishir Kapoor, Hemanth Goteti, Gagan Goyal, Harsh Baid, Aditya Agarwal and Aatif Misbah. The company plans to use the raised capital for hiring. Interestingly, Housing.co.in has as many as 12 co-founders.
Founded in 2012, Housing.co.in is a location based rental property listing portal available as a web app and a mobile site. The company is currently operational only in Mumbai and its suburbs including Navi Mumbai. It claims to include only curated property listings on its portal, although when we checked, we found the portal to have a significantly low number of property listings.
The company website also suggests that it plans to extend its offerings to allow users to list their property for sale and search for property to buy.
Map-Based Search
When we checked, we noticed that the site currently offers a map-view of all the properties listed in Mumbai. One can select their preferred region to rent a flat to view various types of properties listed in that region. What's worth noting is that the site offers an visualization of the pricing for each room type based on the area, when one hovers over any specific area.
We also noticed that one can further filter the results based on price, number of rooms and furnishing or choose to see listings only from brokers or landlords. Interestingly, the portal also offers specific furnishing/amenities filters. For instance, one can search for a flat or an apartment based on dining, parking, fridge, sofa set, stove, washing machine, gym, swimming, lift, microwave and gap pipeline.
On each individual flat listing page, the portal offer information on the facilities available in that property, along with its location on the map, and photos of the flat. Once an user finalizes on the listing, they can contact the broker or owner by providing necessary details like Name, email address and phone number. The user can also share the listing with their friends via email or on Twitter and Facebook
Monetization: Housing.co.in currently allows landlords to upload limited listings for free and charges brokers a specific bi-annual or annual subscription fee to enable them to upload unlimited listings, according to a TechCircle report. Housing.co.in co-founder Advitiya Sharma however notes that they plan to charge landlords in the future but didn't disclose any specific information regarding this.
Competition: Accel Partners-backed real estate and apartment management portal, Commonflooralso offers a similar location based property search service called <a " href="http://www.commonfloor.com/apartments-for-sale/maps" target="_blank">Commonfloor Maps. The service currently lists rental and properties for sale on its portal.
Besides this, Housing.co.in competes with Times Business Solutions' property listing portal MagicBricks, Infoedge's 99acres. It also competes with generic classified portals like Quikr, Olx, among others.
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Earlier this month, NetAmbit India, a financial products distribution company, had acquired real estate portals atOnePlace.com and theBuyerPower.com for an undisclosed amount. atOnePlace is an online real estate marketplace, while theBuyerPower is a group deal platform for real estates.
In November 2012, Smartowner Services India Pvt Ltd, a company that owns real estate marketplace Smartowner, had raised an undisclosed amount of funding from AngelPrime. Prior to this, Commonfloor had raised an undisclosed amount of funding from existing investors like Accel India and Tiger Global Management in October 2012 and the online real estate portal PropTiger had raised $5 million (Rs 25.97 crores) from Accel Partners and SAIF Partners in April 2012.
In May 2012, real estate group buying portal Groffr had introduced a new feature, called 'Rent A Flat' allowing users to browse through listings of new flat/rooms available for rent, or post their flat requirements on the portal while Sulekha.com had launched Sulekha.com Property in October 2011, to offer property related information to users, including buy or sell property listings, rentals, information on localities and brokers, and others.


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Those of you who need a little practice before attempting this on your little bundle of joy, A sleeping dog, sleeping cat, or even you're cute and cuddly stuffed animal will be perfect for you to master the art of the #CheerioChallenge.
The hardest part of this challenge is to hold back the laughter as you stack Cheerios on your little ones and accidentally knock them over.
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Empowering women entrepreneurs in Serbia and Kosovo
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BFPE leads an initiative dedicated to establishing amicable and stable relations between various segments of Serbia and Kosovo societies.
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Women entrepreneurs from across Serbia taking part in Transconflict conference, organized last September. Photo: Regional Chamber of Commerce-Kraljevo
Initiative's specific objective is "rebuilt mutual trust and understanding, and initiated cooperation among various professional groups, entrepreneurs and social innovators from Serbia and Kosovo".
Apart from citizens, project's target groups include representatives of various professional groups (health, urban planning, architecture, etc.), entrepreneurs (in particular women), social innovators (in particular young IT experts), and outstanding professionals from various fields of science, business and social innovation.
Main activities of the project will include expert symposiums, innovator and entrepreneur fairs, public presentations by outstanding individuals and hackathon sessions.
One of the most ambitious initiatives yet related to Serbia-Kosovo dynamics of which BFPE is a part of, this project will last well until 2019.
Every year, BFPE organizes more than 50 events: conferences, round tables, panel discussions, workshops and simulations. Find out more.
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All of our program activities in one place; ideas; analysis; policy proposals; reports from conferences and events that we have organized.
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Photo: EPA-EFE, Andrej Cukic We witness the coronavirus pandemic (COVID19) representing a great danger everywhere in the world and the health systems increasingly burdened with the number of infected patients. The pandemic has shown that the spread of the
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Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence together with the Institute for Regional Economic Development organized from October 1-3 in Tutin a symposium for active tourism promoters. The symposium was organized within the project Changing Minds: Trust through
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The idea of building the so-called "peace highway" between Niš and Pristina originated within the framework of the Berlin Process, in part on the initiative of Germany. It follows one of the approaches to reconciliation: by fostering economic exchan
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Mariah Carey Engaged
Mariah Carey is getting married! Famous singer flashed a huge diamond ring and a wide smile after her billionaire boyfriend James Packer proposed to her at Eleven Madison Park in New York City.
Packer organized a secret engagement party as he invited all of Mariah's closest friends and family to attend the dinner, when he got down on one knee and popped the question. Although surprised, Mariah was delighted and, naturally, she said "yes."
45-year-old singer met her future husband last year and they started dating in June. But even though their relationship is short, the two have practically been inseparable since they started dating. Carey has spoken about him fondly on several occasions, describing herself "lucky" for having met such a wonderful guy and bragging about his expensive presents to her.
This will be singer's third marriage as she was previously married to Tommy Mottola, the head of Sony music, for four years, and then to comedian Nick Cannon with whom she has twins. Carey and Cannon finalized their divorce last year, but split amicably for the sake of their children.
48-year-old Packer, who is the 4th richest man in Australia, also has two marriages behind him, and three children.
There's no word on the date of the wedding yet, but with Mariah's taste and Packer's assets, we bet it will be worthy of a diva.


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The Department of Agriculture wants to simplify the way farmers harvest and deliver their crop reporting data.
In a request for information released Feb. 17, USDA asks industry for off-the-shelf systems that could boost the accuracy and reduce the administrative burden on farmers who are required to report much of the same data to both the Farm Service Agency and the Risk Management Agency.
"It wouldn't take a genius to figure out there's a way to streamline this process," said Blake Hurst, president of the Missouri Farm Bureau.
Besides the duplicated reporting, some data is keyed in manually, introducing plenty of opportunities for human error, according to Hurst and the RFI.
The RFI is part of the USDA's Acreage and Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI), which seeks to produce "a common USDA framework for producer commodity reporting in support of USDA programs."
The RFI seeks commercial solutions that could unify and automate the two agencies' reporting structures, noting that in the age of "precision agriculture," farmers' GPS-enabled tools are capable of digitally capturing much of the needed data.
However, the RFI is somewhat light on details about that data. "It didn't really get to the important part," said Hudson Hollister, founder and executive director of the Data Coalition. He added that standards, which the RFI doesn't explicitly address, are important to ensure that data can function independent of systems.
But Hollister still classified the RFI as a positive step and expressed hope that the USDA would set standards to simplify and liberate agricultural data as the agency moves toward open data.
"Open data is just as much about standards as it is about publication," he said.
Responses are due by 4 p.m. on March 17.
This article originally appeared on FCW, a sister site to GCN.
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You would thing a repair would be worth it - the TV itself runs about $3000 plus or minus about $500 depending on where you get it, and the one screen price I found in a blog (not a dealer offering price) was $1200 for a replacement screen - so assuming $250-400 labor would be probably a bit more than half the cost of a new one, which is pretty normal for large screen replacement cost. TV Repair is of course the Search the List category for this type of work, to get a replacement quote - though a quick web search for that part for the Bravia TV series shows they are very hard to get from Sony. May be they are using all their spares replacing customer screens, because web comments indicate those models are having a lot of screen failures, and some comments about Sony replacing TV's with defective Bravia screens that fail without impact from the outside, even though there is no formal recall. Here is a web link with info on their parts suppliers in the US FYI - though they specifically recommend against user replacement of screens as they are VERY sensitive to any pressure or fingerprinting on them, and that large a TV just handling the screen is a real issue. https://esupport.sony.com/US/p/model-... And of course if this was due to external damage - elbowing it, a kid hitting it, something like that - check your homeowner's deductible - if significantly less than the repair cost may be worth filing a claim, even though it might mean a premium increase for the next few years.
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