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While pressing forty years old, she'd preserved her figure. Household images from Mom's childhood revealed a warm young person with huge boobs, long blondish hair to her middle, an appartment abdomen, and legs that proceeded forever. Mother was five seven and despite having provided start to me at age nineteen had maintained her determine with just a few kilos added and pouching her tummy. Her boobs, 36C's I realized from snooping, seemed company Live Sex Camaras yet and gravity defying. Mom's legs were long and muscular. Her beloved footwear for conventional instances were four inch stilettoes while she favored small, variety installing gowns and dresses for several occasions. She made her nose up at shorts and jeans. Needless to say, with her extended legs on display, she wore stockings nearly every day. Even though over the years I had seen Mom in several stages of undress, I never truly paid any focus on her in a sexual way. My girl attractions were the girls I went to college with, never having any problems finding a girlfriend. It was just in senior high school while communicating with some friends following school have been dismissed for your day, that I began to see Mom as a sexually desirable creature. One of my men pointed to a hot blonde strolling across the parki ng ton inside our common direction.
I guess the way to start this story is to present myself. My title is Hector and I am a nineteen year old first year student at a school of a two time drive from home. The car I drove, a recent year Ford Mustang was a high school graduation present from my parents. Fortuitously, my loved ones was well off meaning I had never skilled financial worries anytime within my life. My father was a huge opportunity attorney who'd seldom been house when I was rising up. Dad had devoted his life to attaining wealth through his career. Alexandros, usually resolved as Alex, was a large, formerly well built man of Greek heritage. Over the years, Father had morphed in to a fat slob and a drunk. My mother, Angelika, also of Greek history, could have been the exact antithesis of my father. Mom was devoted to our lengthy family, myself, and our home.
My last summertime home before university looked to find me in a perpetual state of blue balls. It had been the latest summer in noted history of our area meaning much time was spent in the pool. A chance, Online Chat Porn without doubt, but with my good friends and their girlfriends visiting almost daily, girls seem to locate themselves in a constant competition to see who had the skimpiest bathing suit, the sexiest human body in that swimsuit, and the absolute most unreasonable behaviour in their bikinis. Mother arrived on the scene to see what the commotion was exactly about on among our earliest days, to find the girls performing hot dances and blinking people from their period on the diving board. All the men chosen girls blinking one eyes, baring their pussies for an instant, but I was generally a tits and butt man. Shattered! Also wearing a swimsuit, Mother stood at the far conclusion of the pool seeing the goings on. The class recognized her very nearly straight away and called aloud hellos. Needless to say, the level of raunchiness on the fishing panel slipped off. I was not sure if she'd seen the flashings from her angle. Perhaps we were not busted. Following grinning and waving at the class, Live Sex Web Cam Mother made about and delivered to the house, signaling me to follow along with her. I guess she'd observed our shenanigans following all.
However, being focused on Mom's tits, I tripped over the line of the share vacuum. Needless to say, I dropped into the water. When climbing out, I was certain a few of Mom's laughter was at my expense. My trunks were plastered to my human body and my Mom influenced fat was on display. I left the poolside place as rapidly as you can using refuge in my room. Later that day, having dried down, I was laying on my sleep, only carrying briefs, texting my pals and hearing audio with my headset on. Catching a thumb out from the part of my attention, I considered see my mom ranking in the doorway. I don't know how long she have been position there. Her look was below my eyes. Was she examining me out? Wondering if that has been also probable seeme n to breathe living in to my dick since it started to develop some more.
Mother wished to apologise on her behaviour earlier and her pursuing my friends away. I apologised to her for disrespecting her by allowing my buddies to behave that way. My mom stepped aside of my bed and explained she wanted a hug. I lay up at the side of the bed and before I could operate, Mom shut the length between people, pulling me tight against her in that hug. My hands went around her as well. Mother was however carrying her swimsuit from earlier that day. And, due to the level difference between us, my mind was against Mom's 36C's. She had her arms about me pulling me as firmly as you are able to against them. My arms were around her middle, hugging her as tightly. I don't know where I obtained the nerve to do it but I turned my mind to ensure that my lips were against one of her breasts. She leaped only a little in response to
the surprise, I guess, and suddenly her butt was within my hands. Normally enough, I packed her butt cheeks.
She was looking forward to me in the kitchen. She wasn't smiling. Hec, you can't allow these girls do this, she said. But, Mom, they certainly were only dancing. They were not only dance, Hector. They were also blinking you boys. I do not need that happening in my own house. But, Mom. My mother interrupted me. No, but moms, she said in a tone revealing she was near to being angry. I won't contain it, son! Conceding destroy, I replied, Yes, Mom. I do believe you should deliver your pals home now. Mother turned and walked out, causing me without probable reaction except to focus at her wriggling ass. As previously mentioned, I'm a tits and butt man. My mom had both and my ecent thought of Mom as an attractive woman intended I usually respected her in a bikini. In the same way she was about to keep the space, Chat Free Adult she made abruptly, getting me dmiring her ass. Send them house now, Hector, she demanded.
That is one hot momma! he said pointing her out. That woman becomes MILF, said another. Holy fuck, men, that's my mom! Everybody looked at one another in various levels of embarrassment before scuttling away. Strolling like she were on a model's runway, Mummy got up to me. My eyes exposed by the guys, I had to acknowledge making use of their portrayal of her as a MILF. From that day onward, I wanted out possibilities to look at my MILF. It did not matter if she were in bathing suits or dresses and gowns, I looked at her as a lady and not a mother in the absolute most surreptitious way I could. Whenever she was out and I was house alone, I'd also find my nose in her lingerie drawer. Literally. The fragrance she used followed her clean laundry. Her normal fragrance, or musk, adhered to her used lingerie in the clothes hamper.


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Sermons recorded live during Sunday Services in the sanctuary of the Unitarian Congregation of West Chester, Pennsylvania
For the past couple of years, our nation has experienced a rash of police-related shootings of black men in America which sparked the countless protests and social media postings touting the words "Black lives matter." In our quest to be an inclusive society and focus on our humanity, we must be aware of and be willing to challenge the systems that continue to divide us on the basis of race…because Race Matters.
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today's morning's firmware leak turned up some well hidden details about the iPhone's hardware engine -- and also confirming some reports we'd previously received. From what we can tell, it looks like the iPhone's got a 620MHz ARM chip running under the hood. Specifics:
- ARM1176JZF chip with TrustZone (enables trusted computing environment for media, apps, network, OS, etc. -- very bad for hackers)
- Can vary in clock speed up to 700MHz or more, depending on implementation (thanks, Nigma)
- ARM Intelligent Energy Manager (claimed to reduce power consumption 25-50% in portables)
- 16K / 16K cache
- Features vector floating point coprocessor ("for embedded 3D-graphics")
- ARM Jazelle enabled for embedded Java execution (hmm...)
- SIMD, high perf integer CPU (8-stage pipeline, 675 Dhrystone, 2.1 MIPS)
- 0.45 mW/MHz power draw (with cache)
Update: Sascha at Gear Log seems to think given the recently discovered Samsung chip in the iPhone, perhaps the processor in question is a Samsung S3C6400, a recently-produced 667MHz ARM1176JZF-based CPU that seems to fit the bill.


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San Francisco Cooking Camps are 5-consecutive day sessions that offer your kids access to high-quality ingredients, top-notch tools, attentive instruction, and tons of fun. This camp is ideal for kids with a demonstrated passion for food and cooking who want to spend each day rolling up their sleeves to learn some amazing new recipes
What You'll Learn
By the end of the class, you will:
- Know how to prep and work clean & organized while baking
- Understand the basics of cream puffs and eclairs
- Know how to roll and shape a tart or pie crust
- Learn the fundamentals of decorating a celebration cake with buttercream
About This Class
Calling all kid cooks, amateur food whizzes, and interested beginners! Step away from the cooking shows and create your own kitchen magic. San Francisco Cooking School's Kids Camps have all the right ingredients for a perfect summer week.
Our Pastry Basics Camp is aimed at mature kids, ages 10-14, who are passionate in the kitchen and hungry to learn more about all aspects of pastry. The camp is designed to make sure your kids learn the basics through a completely hands-on experience. Each day focuses on a different type of pastry, with step by step recipes, many variations, and lots of tips for the pros.
Eclairs, Pies, Cookies, and simply decorated Cakes will all be part of the program. The week culminates in a showcase of baked goods for friends and family with plenty of treats to bring home. Where better to learn the basics of making amazing pastries than in the professional kitchen of San Francisco Cooking School?
Note that lunch will be served to the class each day.
This week of camp is a great companion to our Kids Cooking Camp, and remember that camp makes a great holiday gift.
Each five-hour day will focus on a different type of pastry (choux, tart/pie doughs and fillings, cookies, and cakes, including frosting and decorating). You will prepare variations of each and leave with a notebook full of recipes and resources you'll use again and again.
- Full meal served in class
- Work in teams
- Five-session series
The average duration of our cooking classes is 4 hours, and they are broken down into three segments: Introductory lecture or demo, hands-on cooking, and eating.
The class will begin with a short discussion or demo from your instructor. After, you can expect to work either on a team or individually to prepare the class menu. As a group, your class will prepare the selected menu in its entirety. In most classes, not every student will make every dish.
Learning happens throughout the class, and your instructor will often call out key techniques as they happen in each recipe.
Most classes conclude by sitting down as a group to eat what you've prepared, followed by a discussion of each recipe. You will leave with a copy of the recipe packet and a working knowledge of every dish that was made so you can recreate them at home.
Doors open 15 minutes before the class start time.
You do not need to bring anything with you to class, unless otherwise noted in the class description. The kitchens at SFCS are fully equipped and aprons, recipes, equipment, food and wine are all provided for you.
In most classes, you will be sitting down to eat a complete meal that you have prepared along with your classmates. Since this typically occurs towards the end of the class period, an appetizer or small plate is usually prepared early on in class. However, you're welcome to additionally have a snack before you arrive or bring one with you.
Please note, for our Baking & Pastry classes, a light meal will be provided for you.
We suggest wearing casual clothing you can easily move around in, and highly recommend wearing comfortable closed-toe shoes. Long hair should be pulled back.
Cancellation Policy
Christine Simard
Christine came to San Francisco with the dream of pursing a career in pastry after her previous life in tech. Since graduating from the Professional Pastry program at SF Cooking School, she has worked at Nopa and Black Jet Baking Co., does professional recipe development and bakery consulting, and loves teaching cooking to kids and teens.
Jill McIntosh
A graduate of the Pastry & Baking Program at SF Cooking School, Jill works on the lamination team at MH Bread & Butter and was formerly at Jane the Bakery. She has also spent time working in pastry at Cotogna and Quince.


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Everyone needs a theory, a guiding principle to take them through the toughest of their times. It's during those times, we start questioning everything. We feel that there is great injustice done to us when everyone around us are so happy.
During such times, our mind keeps looking for some explanation, some answer to all the bigger unanswerable questions we face in our lives. We know they cannot be answered, but our human intelligence is adamant. As usual.
Back then, when I formed this theory (mainly to convince, console and silence myself) I was studying in the first year of my engineering degree. There was a call-in telephonic show in the AIR and a guy called Neeladhri was the host. I used to listen to this program not for those English songs that were played, but just for the interesting/intelligent conversations he holds with people. One day, I decided to call-in.
Call it luck (or bad luck?), I got the line.
Neeladhri: Ok, what do you want to say?
Me: I have devised a philosophy about life. Shall I speak about that?
Neeladhri: Wow (Thinking – That should be sure shot entertainment) Go ahead.
Me: I think that life is the same for everybody, irrespective of their race, religion, caste, financial status, location, education and any other factor created by humans. Taken over an entire lifetime, people experience equal levels of happiness and grief (50% – 50%).
Neeladhri: (He, and perhaps the whole of Chennai was speechless for 3 seconds) On what basis did you come to this conclusion?
Me: My own observation and thinking. In fact, we can extend the same theory to animals as well….
Neeladhri: (Interrupting me and speaking in a sad tone) I got it. There — are — certain — things that are — beyond — our — understanding. Anyway, let's go to the next song….
Now I have decided to reach a bigger audience through the Internet 🙂 I know this theory is unscientific, illogical and silly. It can neither be proved right, nor proved wrong.
I hope it can be discredited immediately, as it is against the basic human pretense that things can be improved through advances in technology, processes and human intelligence/innovation.
But my theory is about fairness and justice. For example, nature seems to have an automatic balancing system using which it seems to automatically balance the amount of happiness/grief (and other such ying/yang factors) that one experiences in their life. And of course, there is Karma.
There is something called as relativity and nature checkmate's us using this concept. Nothing we experience in life is absolute. Everything, is relative to something else. Having a hundred rupee note might look absolute. But what we can do with it and how much happiness it can give us, depends on various factors. That's relativity.
Let me know your views on it.
Destination Infinity
PS: I never thought I will publish this ever in my blog 🙂


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Term & Conditions
1. Bookings
1.1 You can book for any number of activities provided the participant you are booking for meets the minimum/maximum age requirements.
1.2 Spaces on each activity are subject to availability and may be limited to a certain number.
1.3 Watford Football Club's Community Sports and Education Trust ("The Trust") reserves the right to close a booking period at any time.
1.4 In order to make a booking, you will need to follow the process of The Trust website (watfordfccsetrust.com). The Trust may agree to accept other forms of payment upon request. Please note; we do not accept American Express as a payment option.
1.5 We are unable to accept Child Care Vouchers as we are not Ofsted registered.
1.6 All bookings are taken on a first come first served basis and full payment is required with booking. Any booking period closing date is at the discretion of The Trust.
1.7 Payments are taken in pounds sterling.
1.8 Bookings cancelled within 21 days of the booking date will be refunded in full.
1.9 If payment has not been received by the start of the activity; The Trust reserves the right to refuse inclusion in the activity.
2. Medical Conditions
2.1 It is imperative that you inform us of any medical conditions or medication that the participant requires at the point of making the booking.
2.2 If medication is required for participant, The Trust must be informed of the condition, the medication and who administers the medication and how at the point of booking.
3. Confirmation of Booking
3.1 Once your booking is complete; a confirmation page will load on your screen informing you that you have a space on the activity. This page is printable. You will receive your booking confirmation by email so please ensure you provide a valid email address when booking.
3.2 If the confirmation screen does not load or you do not receive your confirmation email, please contact us immediately to confirm that your booking has been received.
3.3 All customers who have purchased a place on an activity through The Trust website must bring confirmation letter to the first session for inspection by Trust staff. Emails may have found their way into your "Junk" or "Spam" folders, so please check there first.
4. Refunds
4.1 Refunds will be given for courses cancelled within 21 days of the booking date.
4.2 All refunds are at the discretion of The Trust.
4.3 In the event of illness or injury where the participant is unable to attend the activity, The Trust may choose to offer an alternative place or a refund. The responsibility is with the customer to contact Trust staff prior to commencement of the activity. Failure to do so may result in The Trust refusing to offer an alternative place or refund. A medical certificate may be required.
4.4 In the event of inclement weather meaning the cancellation of an event, we are not obliged to process a refund unless otherwise agreed.
5. Cancellations and Inclement Weather
5.1 The Trust reserves the right to cancel an activity at any time. Where possible we will endeavour to notify you at least 48 hours before the start date and a full refund or an alternative course will be given.
5.2 In the event of inclement weather meaning a birthday party or matchday package cannot go ahead on safety grounds; we will honour the tickets for the associated fixture on the proviso that the fixture itself goes ahead.
5.2.1 if a birthday party or matchday package cannot go ahead (5.2) but tickets are provided for the associated fixture; then no partial or full reimbursement can be made for the loss of the birthday party or matchday package.
5.2.2 in the event of 5.2, but the associated fixture being postponed, then a full refund will be provided.
5.3 Due to the high demand for birthday parties and matchday packages during a season, we are unable to offer an alternative package and associated fixture on another date should a package be affected by inclement weather.
5.4 If a session within block booking (e.g. a Player Development Centre) has to be postponed due to inclement weather, then every effort will be made to run the session at a later date, but this is dependent of the availability of the venue operator and cannot be guaranteed. A discount for the next block or refund may be given, but this is at the discretion of The Trust.
6. Rearranged Fixtures
In the event of a fixture being moved from a weekend to a weeknight for television of cup commitments; then full refunds for pre-booked birthday parties or matchday packages will be given. Due to the nature of these events The Trust are unable to deliver birthday parties or matchday packages outside of weekends.
7. Media Consent
7.1 The Trust's cameras may be present at various courses for the taking and publishing of photographs/videos at the discretion of The Trust.
7.2 Where practicable, The Trust will seek consent of members/ individuals before displaying photographs in which they appear. If this is not possible (for example, a large group photo) The Trust will remove any photograph if a request is received.
7.3 The Trust will make every effort to adhere to requests not to include images of participants, however it is the responsibility of the customer to alert Trust staff when booking onto an activity if consent is not given. The Trust cannot be held responsible if notification is not given when the booking is made.
7.4 Media consent will also relate to publishing by Watford Football Club. However, The Trust will not forward any media on to third parties without the consent of the individual in question.
8. Provision of Appropriate Equipment
8.1 The Trust website reminds those booking places to ensure that participants attend activities with the appropriate equipment, clothing and food and drink, It remains the responsibility of the participant/customer to ensure such items are provided when arriving at the activity.
8.2 Please note staff are not permitted to supply or apply sun cream to a young person or vulnerable adult, so please be sure to apply sun cream ahead of arriving at activities on a sunny day.


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Cushnir Alexandra, 5 years
Being on the 22nd week of the pregnancy, the infant was diagnosed with Congenital heart disease with TOF, which is very severe heart defect. After being born the first week of her life a baby girl spent in the special recuperation department for the new borns. After this she was transferred to the newborns patology department. Alexandra gets medicines from the very birth.
Doctors from the clinic in Chisinau said, thay would be able to operate a little girl when she reaches 6 kg weight. But, unfortunatelly, time passed and Alexandra did not reach the desired weight. Her state significantly worsened, she started to have short breath. Doctors advised parents to visit Bakulev Institute for Cardio-Vascular Surgery in Moskow and to check if they can get needed help there.
First operation was done with the support of Russian Charity organization " pomogi.org". Alexandra had her first intervention when she was 4 months old. She had several manipulations at a time: ligation of arterial duct, Muller operation, narrowing pulmonar artery. After this surgery little girl felt much better, but she did not stop administrating medicines. In 2012 Alexandra started to have short breath again, with loss of appetite, significant retention in development. Thus necessity of mandatory second operation occured , which took place in october 2012 in the same Moscow clinic. It had no complications.
Currently the little girl is 5 years old. She needs third operation to eliminate one more heart defect in the interventricular septum. She can hardly breathe and any physical effort is troublesome for her.
Alexandra is very active, communicable and joyful girl. She is fond of painting and dancing, but as any physical effort is forbiden for her, mother has to limit her passsion occupation.
The cost of the third intervention is 274 900 RUB (~83 000 MDL). Mother can not afford covering this amount. We will try to help saving live of little Sasha together.
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Shareholders' meeting
The financial calendar, which must be published pursuant to the current Regulation of Markets organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. by 30 January, contains the information on the dates that Shareholders' Meeting are called. The calendar is also published on the company website.
The shareholders have the right to:
- be informed in advance that a Shareholders' Meeting has been called
- be informed in advance of the topics on the agenda, and to add to them,
- to present draft resolutions on matters that are already on the agenda,
- to participate in the shareholders' meeting and express their vote
- to acquire further information.
The Board of Directors calls the shareholders' meeting at least thirty days before the date the meeting is to be held, in a single call (forty days if the Shareholders' Meeting is called to appoint the Board of Directors or the Board of Statutory Auditors).
The notice is published on the Company website, on the Borsa Italiana website (www.borsaitaliana.it), through the "eMarket STORAGE" authorised storage mechanism managed by Spafid Connect S.p.A. (www.emarketstorage.com) and, as an extract, in the following newspapers: Il Sole 24 Ore, and, in English, in the Financial Times.
The Shareholders' Meetings are held in Italy, in the location indicated in the call notice.
Ordinary Shareholders' Meetings are called to resolve on specific matters, such as, for example:
- the approval of the annual financial statements,
- the appointment and revocation of directors and statutory auditors, and the determination of their remuneration,
- the allocation of the profits for the year and the distribution of the dividend, also to top up any advance payment that might have already been resolved by the Board;
- the remuneration plans based on financial instruments for the members of the board of directors and employees,
- liability proceedings against directors and statutory auditors;
- the conferment and revocation of the appointment of an audit firm to act as external auditors of the company's accounts;
- the acquisition and sale of treasury shares.
Shareholders' Meetings are held in a single call.
Yes. Liability proceedings against directors and statutory auditors may be proposed directly, at Ordinary Shareholders' Meetings.
When must the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting for the approval of the financial statements be called?
The Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting for the approval of the financial statements is called within 180 days of the closure of the financial year to which the statements refer, since the Company is required to prepare consolidated financial statements.
The Board of Directors is required to draw up and make available to the public, at the issuer's registered office, on the Company website (www.italgas.it), on the Borsa Italiana website (www.borsaitaliana.it) and through the "eMarket STORAGE" authorised storage mechanism managed by Spafid Connect S.p.A. (www.emarketstorage.com) a report on each of the subjects on the agenda, which also contains the proposed resolution submitted to the meeting.
The Company must comply with this obligation within the period of time in which the call notice for the shareholders' meeting is published, or such other period of time established by the applicable law.
Specifically, what are the reports that the Board of Directors is required to draw up and make available to the public?
The Board of Directors is required to draw up and make available to the public:
the annual financial report, composed of the draft financial statements for the year, as well as the consolidated financial statements, where prepared, the report on operations and the attestation of the officer responsible for the preparation of financial reports and the reports of the board of statutory auditors and of the external auditors. They are made public within four months of the end of each financial year. There must be an interval of no more than twenty-one days between the above date and the date of the shareholders' meeting. When the corporate bodies are to be appointed, the slates of candidates for the office of director and statutory auditor are filed at the registered offices of the issuer at least twenty-five days before the date of the shareholders' meeting called on to resolve on the matter, and made available to the public at the registered offices and on the website at least twenty days before that date.
The arrangements for presenting, filing and advertising the slates of candidates for the office of director and statutory auditor are set out in the Bylaws and in the call notice.
Those who have voting rights are entitled to put questions both during the Shareholders' Meeting and before it is held, provided they pertain to the topics on the agenda.
The call notice contains the arrangements for submitting questions, and the period of time before the start of the shareholders' meeting within which questions may be submitted.
The shareholders who, also jointly, represent at least one fortieth of the share capital (2.5%) may ask, in writing at the registered offices by registered mail with advice of receipt, or by certified electronic mail to the address email@example.com within 10 days of the publication of the call notice for the Shareholders' Meeting, to supplement the list of topics to be dealt with, indicating in their request the further topics they propose, or present draft resolutions on topics that are already on the agenda, annexing a report on the topics which it is proposed should be discussed, or the reasons for the further draft resolutions submitted on topics that are already on the agenda.
Together with the request, the certification issued by the intermediary attesting that the requesting shareholders are in possession of the shares, valid on the date of the request, must also be produced.
Notice of the supplementation of the agenda or the presentation of further draft resolutions on topics that are already on the agenda will be given in the same forms as prescribed for the publication of the Call notice, at least 15 days before the date set for the Shareholders' Meeting.
Supplementation is not permitted for items on which the shareholders' meeting resolves, in accordance with the law, on the proposal of the Directors or on the basis of a plan or report prepared by them that is different to those on the topics on the agenda.
They can participate personally or through a proxy.
In the first case, the persons entitled must go to the place the shareholders' meeting is being held by the time indicated in the call notice.
In the second case, the person must issue a specific proxy to a representative.
The Italgas bylaws do not envisage the right to exercise the right to vote by correspondence, or by electronic media; so participation in the shareholders' meeting can only be in person or through a proxy.
Any person lawfully entitled to attend the Shareholders' Meeting can empower someone to represent them, pursuant to law, through a written proxy conferred on another person of their choice, by signing the proxy form (simple proxy).
Alternative, shareholders may confer their proxy on the Designated Representative, using the appropriate form. A proxy cannot be issued with the name of the representative left blank.
In either case, a shareholder who intends to participate in the shareholders' meeting must preliminarily attest that they hold said right, or are entitled to attend the meeting and exercise the right to vote.
There are no limits to the number of proxies that the same person can receive. In any event, it should be recalled that:
- a proxy may be conferred for single shareholders' meetings only;
- if the proxy is a general power of attorney, or is conferred by a company, association, foundation or other collective body or institution on one of its employees, it shall be effective until revoked;
- if conferred on a company, association, foundation or other collective body or institution, said body may only confer a proxy on one of its employees;
- proxies may not be conferred on directors, statutory auditors or employees of the Company or its subsidiaries, or on said subsidiaries.
The call notice contains the reference to said methods for exercising voting rights, and to the arrangements for any notification of voting proxies, also by certified electronic mail.
The person who holds the voting right must ask the intermediary with which their shares are deposited (bank, investment company) to issue a communication, formulated based on the evidence by the close of business on the seventh trading day before the date set for the Shareholders' Meeting (record date).
Credit or debit entries made on accounts subsequent to the record date shall not be considered in terms of the entitlement to vote in the shareholders' meeting; so those who are shown as possessing the shares only after that date shall have no right to participate and vote in the shareholders' meeting.
Said communications must reach the issuer by the end of the third trading day before the date set for the shareholders' meeting, and in any event before the start of the shareholders' meeting in a single call.
The designated representative is a natural or legal person on whom all shareholders may confer their proxies, at no charge, and they are appointed by the Issuer Company.
The call notice identifies the person designated by the Company for the conferment of voting proxies, the methods for shareholders to confer proxies, and the period of time within which this should be done, making it clear that the proxy shall have no effect on proposals upon which no voting instructions have been conferred.
1) Obtain a Proxy Form in favour of the Designated Representative, which can be downloaded from the www.italgas.it website ("Governance" – "Shareholders' Meeting 2018" section) or requested by calling freephone number 800 123 794 or sending an email to the following address: firstname.lastname@example.com
2) Filling the Proxy Form
3) Make a photocopy of your (valid) identity document.
4) Send the Proxy form, by the end of the second trading day before the day set for the Shareholders' Meeting, together with a copy of a valid identity document, through one of the following channels.
- By fax, to +39 06 99332795;
- By certified email to: email@example.com
- By hand, or priority mail or express courier, to: Georgeson Srl, Via Emilia 88, 00187, Roma.
If the delegating person is a legal one, evidence of the person's corporate powers (a copy of registration certificate or similar document) should also be attached.
Subsequently, and if the proxy has been transmitted in the form of a copy, the original proxy form should also be sent to the Designated Representative c/o Georgeson Srl, Via Emilia 88, 00187, Rome.
The representative shall retain the original of the proxy form and keep track of any voting instructions received for a period of one year from closure of the shareholders' meetings concerned.
The proxy is conferred on a single representative for each shareholders' meeting, although the possessor of the voting right may indicate substitutes.
A different representative may be delegated for each of the accounts on which the movements of financial instruments are registered.
If the proxy envisages this faculty, the delegated person may appoint a replacement of their choice.
Yes. The proxy and voting instructions can be revoked within the period of time allowed for them to be sent (by the end of the second open market day preceding the date set for the meeting) by registered letter with advice of receipt sent to Georgeson's address and previously sent by fax to 06.99332795 or by email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
No. Granting the proxy and the voting instructions by signing the form does not involve any expense for the delegating party (except for the cost of sending the proxy itself).
Yes. A proxy can also be partial. In relation to those proposals for which no voting instructions have been conferred, the shareholders' shares are not included in the calculation of the majority and the share of capital required for approval of the resolutions.
Are Shareholders' Associations authorised to collect proxies from among the shareholders who are employees of the Company?
The Company makes available to associations of shareholders who meet the requirements provided for in the relevant legislation, in accordance with terms and conditions agreed from time to time with their legal representatives, the facilities necessary for communication and work activities related to the collection of proxies of shareholders employed by the Company and its subsidiaries.
Such activities are also disciplined by specific regulations issued by Consob.
The validity of the Shareholders' Meetings and its resolutions, in the case of ordinary and extraordinary calls, are established in accordance with the law.
How long afterwards, and in what way, are the results of the votes at Shareholders' Meetings made known?
A brief summary of the votes, containing the number of shares represented in the shareholders' meeting, and the shares for which a vote has been expressed, the percentage of capital these shares represent, and the number of votes for and against the resolution, and the number of abstentions, is made available on the Company website within five days of the date of the shareholders' meeting.
The minutes of the shareholders' meeting are made available on the Company website (www.italgas.it) within thirty days of the date of the meeting.
The Company announces all information needed to collect the dividend on its website (www.italgas.it), and by publication in the following newspapers: Il Sole 24 Ore and in English in the Financial Times.
Yes. Shareholders may forgo receiving the Dividend by making a specific request to their intermediary.
Can Shareholders acquire information on the composition of the share ownership of the Company? If they can, how can they do this?
Yes. Shareholders can acquire information on the composition of the share ownership of the Company by consulting the register of shareholders.
To do this, they must apply to the Head of Legal, Corporate Affairs and Compliance (e-mail address: firstname.lastname@example.com) and attend at the offices of the Company during work hours, bringing specific certification attesting their possession of said right.
Board of directors
The Board of Directors of Italgas remains in office for three years, expiring on the date of the Shareholders' Meeting called to approve the financial statements for the financial year 2021. The Directors may be re-elected.
Pursuant to the Bylaws, there are 9 directors, and as a rule they are appointed through slate voting, specified in art. 13 of the Bylaws. Four of the nine directors possess the requirements of independence required by the law and the Corporate Governance Code. Currently, three of the nine members of the Board of Directors are female, in accordance with the current law on gender balance (one third of the members).
- Mr Lorenzo Bini Smaghi (non-executive Director and Chairman)
- Mr Paolo Gallo (Chief Executive Officer)
- Mr Nicola Bedin (non-executive independent Director)
- Federica Lolli (Non-executive Independent Director)
- Mr Maurizio Dainelli (non-executive Director)
- Ms Cinzia Farisè (non-executive independent Director)
- Mr Yunpeng He (non-executive independent Director)
- Mr Paolo Mosa (non-executive Director)
- Ms Paola Annamaria Petrone (non-executive independent Director)
Pursuant to article 2381 of the Italian Civil Code, a series of duties are attributed to the Board of Directors, in addition to those that cannot be delegated by law and in general they are those specified in the Corporate Governance Code. The description of these duties may be consulted on the Company website (www.italgas.it).
The Board of Directors meets 8 to 10 times a year, in general. The dates of the meetings to review and approve the economic and financial information are announced to the public in the financial calendar.
In order to fulfil its commitments effectively, the Board has set up three committees: the Control, Risk and Related Party Transactions Committee, the Appointments and Compensation Committee (on 23 October 2017, the Company's Board of Directors resolved to combine the Appointments Committee and the Compensation into a single committee) and the Sustainability Committee.
The Control, Risk and Related Party Transactions Committee consists exclusively of independent directors, the Appointments and Compensation Committee consists of non-executive directors, most of them independent, and the Sustainability Committee consists mostly of non-executive directors.
The aforementioned Committees provide advice and proposals to the Board of Directors. The duration in office of each member corresponds to the duration in the office of director.
Shareholders who alone or with others represent at least 1% of the shares with voting rights in the ordinary Shareholders' Meeting.
To ensure that not only major shareholders but minority shareholders are represented.
Yes, the is Chair appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting.
The economic and financial data that the Board of Directors must approve are the data in the annual and consolidated financial statements, the half-yearly report and the interim reports on operations.
With what majorities does the Shareholders' Meeting resolve for the appointment of the new Director?
Under the Bylaws, in the event of a renewal of the whole Board of Directors, the ordinary Shareholders' Meeting is required to resolve with the majorities required by law (without applying the slate voting system).
Candidates for the post of Director must have an adequate level of competence and professionalism. An adequate number of non-executive Directors must also be chosen from among persons who can be defined as independent according to the criteria set forth in the Corporate Governance Code. The independence of directors is assessed by the board of directors after the appointment and thereafter on an annual basis. On 22 February 2019 the Board of Directors also approved the guidelines for Shareholders on the size and best composition of the new Board of Directors
Board of statutory auditors
The existing Board of Statutory Auditors was appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting on 4 August 2016 for a period of three financial years and therefore until the date of the Shareholders' Meeting to be called in 2019 for the approval of the financial statements for the year 2018. They may be re-elected on expiry of the mandate.
Under the Bylaws, the Board of Statutory Auditors consists of three standing statutory auditors and two alternate statutory auditors and is normally appointed by the shareholders' meeting by means of slate voting, as provided for in article 20 of the Bylaws, and in compliance with the pro tempore regulations in force regarding the balance between genders.
- Gian Piero Balducci (Regular Statutory Auditor and Chairman)
- Giandomenico Genta (Standing Statutory Auditor)
- Laura Zanetti (Standing Statutory Auditor)
- Barbara Cavalieri (Alternate Statutory Auditor)
- Walter Visco (Alternate Statutory Auditor)
The statutory auditors are chosen from among people who fulfil the professionalism and integrity requirements stated in the Ministry of Justice Decree No. 162 of 30 March 2000. For the purposes of the aforementioned decree, the matters strictly related to the Company's activities are: commercial law, business administration, corporate finance.
For the same purposes, the sector closely related to the Company's activity is the engineering and geological sector.
Independent auditing firm
The auditing activity is entrusted, in accordance with the law, to an auditing company registered in a specific professional register, appointed by the Shareholders' Meeting on a reasoned proposal from the Board of Statutory Auditors. On 28 April 2017, the Shareholders' Meeting assigned the task of:
- auditing the Italgas annual and consolidated financial statements;
- verifying, during the course of the financial year, that the company's accounts are being properly kept and that the affairs of the company are being correctly recorded;
- and carrying out a limited audit of the interim report, to the company PwC S.p.A. - Via Monte Rosa, 91, 20149 Milan, for the financial years 2017-2025.
Italgas S.p.A. share capital as at 31 March 2019 totalled €1.001.231.518.44 and consisted of 809.135.502 shares without nominal value.
Relevant participations (owning more than 3% of Italgas shares, on the basis of data obtained from "Libro Soci", the information available and communications received pursuant to Art. 120 of the Testo Unico della Finanza. Updated 31st December 2018):
- CDP Reti S.p.A.: 210,738,424 number of shares held
- Snam S.p.A. : 109,233,293 number of shares held
- Lazard Asset Management: 66,135,975 number of shares held
- Romano Minozzi: 34,706,531 number of shares held
- Blackrock Inc. : 31,610,064 number of shares held
Financial statements, half year report and other interim reports
When are the draft financial statements made available and when are the approved financial statements made available?
The draft financial statements must be available at least 21 days prior to the Shareholders' Meeting; the approved financial statements the day after they are approved by the Shareholders' Meeting.
The Annual Report is made available simultaneously to the draft financial statements.
Are the financial statements and the consolidated financial statements, the Annual Report, the half year and quarterly reports and press releases published on the Internet?
The financial statements and the consolidated financial statements, the Annual Report, the half year and quarterly reports and press releases are published on our website in the Investor Relations section and are available at Borsa Italiana S.p.A. website (www.borsaitaliana.it) and at the authorised storage system "NIS-STORAGE" managed by Spafid Connect SpA. (www.emarketstorage.com).
During the year 2 quarterly reports are approved (at 31 March and 30 September).
The newspapers on which the notices are published are: Il Sole 24 Ore and the English edition of the Financial Times.
Fitch and Moody's rating agencies assigned to Italgas, respectively, rated BBB+ (last update: 1 August 2018) and Baa2 (last update: 23 October 2018).
The company
Italgas began its journey over 180 years ago: on 12 September 1837 the Compagnia di Illuminazione a Gaz per la Città di Torino (Gas Lighting Company for the City of Turin) was founded, the first Italian company, and one of the first in Europe, to produce and distribute gas for lighting.
It had only seventy employees but after just two years, it was already supplying gas for 1,600 street lamps, supplanting the old oil lamps.
Its expansion in the rest of the Kingdom of Italy began five years later under its new name, Società Italiana per il Gas.
In the following years, with the advent of electricity, the company changed its offer and started to distribute manufactured gas for heating and cooking food.
In 1967 Italgas became part of Eni, which was already one of the most important international energy businesses.
As natural gas became increasingly widespread, and supported by the development of gas pipelines in the 1970s, the Company focused on building networks for urban distribution and sale of gas to residential customers, taking on a leading role in spreading the use of natural gas throughout Italy.
In 2000, in compliance with the new law regarding the separation of gas distribution from its sales, the sales business was separated, and incorporated into Eni's Gas and Power Division.
Since 1 July 2009 Italgas, along with Stogit and GNL Italia, was a part of Snam, a major integrated player at Italian and European level, for the entire supply chain of regulated activities in the gas industry (transport, storage, distribution, and regasification).
On 7 November 2016 Italgas split off from the Snam Group through a demerger and is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange.
Italgas is the leading operator in Italy in natural gas distribution and is the third largest operator in Europe. The distribution service consists of transporting gas through local pipeline networks, from the delivery points at the metering and reduction stations interconnected with the transport networks ("city-gates") up to the delivery points with the end customers (households, enterprises, etc.). Furthermore, Italgas is engaged in metering activities, which consist of determining, gathering, making available and storing metering data on the natural gas picked up in the distribution networks.
Italgas operates a distribution network that is over 70.000 kilometres long and through which, over the last year, it has distributed more than 9 billion cubic meters of gas to 7.56 million households.
Italgas operates in the regulated business of natural gas distribution in Italy and is one of the most important players in Europe.
In the field of companies active in energy infrastructure, some of the most significant players are:
- SNAM: European leader in development and integrated management of natural gas infrastructures.
- TERNA: Primary owner and operator of the National Transmission Network for high voltage electricity.
- 2i RETE GAS: 2i Rete Gas Group, after Italgas, is the second largest operator in the natural gas distribution industry, serving over 2,200 municipalities throughout the country.
- A2A: an Italian multi-utility company operating in: electricity production, sales of electricity and gas, electricity and gas networks, district heating, water cycle;
- IREN: an Italian multi-utility company active in the production of electricity, in the distribution of electricity and gas as well as in district heating services;
- Hera: an Italian multi-utility company that is active in waste, gas distribution, energy sales and water cycle.
The regulatory framework
RAB stands for Regulatory Asset Base and represents the value of net invested capital calculated on the basis of rules set out for transport and regasification companies by the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and the Environment to determine the reference revenues.
The estimated value of 2018 year end RAB, calculated using criteria adopted by the authority in defining reference tariffs, for the companies included in the consolidation area is approximately € 6.2 billion.
It is the four-year period, for which criteria are defined for setting rates for gas distribution.
Italgas is now in the fourth regulatory period for gas distribution, which runs from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2019.
In addition to the regulatory period for gas distribution the Authority has also introduced a regulatory period on the calculation of the return on invested capital, that is valid for all transport and dispatching activities for gas, water and electricity. This regulatory period lasts six years, with a mid-term review at the end of the third year, starting from 1 January 2016.
The WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital) indicates the remuneration of the net invested capital as recognised by the Italian Authority at the beginning of every regulatory period.
The WACC for gas distribution for the year 2019 is 6.3%, for the distribution part, while for the metering part it is 6.8%.
Italgas on the stock market and its dividend
Italgas' shares have been listed on the Italian Stock Exchange (FTSE MIB) since 7 November 2016.
All the shares listed on the Italian Stock Exchange are identified by an international alphanumeric code. This code is an ISIN (International Securities Identification Number). For Italgas' shares the ISIN code is IT0005211237. Shares are also identified with an abbreviation (or ticker), which varies according to the market: the abbreviation for Italgas shares listed on the Italian Stock Exchange is IG. According to the different financial reporting agencies (Reuters or Bloomberg), the suffix of the abbreviation can change, as follows:
Reuters: IG.MI
Bloomberg: IG IM
Italgas' management is committed to providing an attractive and sustainable remuneration to its shareholders over time. The Italgas dividend policy will offer on May 22nd for the year 2018 a return of 23.4 €cents per share. For the years 2018-2019-2020 will be distributed a dividend equal to the highest of (i) the amount resulting from the DPS 2017 (€ 0.208) increased by 4% per year and (ii) the DPS equivalent to 60% of the consolidated net profit.
Dividends from Italgas S.p.A. ordinary shares are subject to the following taxation:
- a withholding tax of 26% is withheld for dividends of Italian issue, distributed to individuals fiscally resident in Italy since 1 July 2014. For any further information on the matter, please refer to the website of the Italian Revenue Service www.agenziaentrate.gov.it.
- For people not resident in Italy, the dividend is subject to a 26% tax withheld at the source. In order to avoid double taxation, people not resident in Italy and who receive dividends distributed by Italian companies are entitled to a tax refund, under the specific fiscal conventions in place between Italy and each foreign country. For any additional information, please refer to the website of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Operational and financial information
The organic CAPEX for the period 2018-2024 is € 4 billion, of which approximately € 0.5 billion in 2018 only. A further € 1.6 billion of investment must be considered for participation in tenders and acquisitions.
Italgas intends to use the reorganization of the concession areas in ATEM to increase and its optimaze its portfolio, exiting some concessions and strengthening those where it can better leverage its efficiency and provide the highest quality of service. The concession renewal process has just begun and at its conclusion Italgas intends to increase its market share up to about 40% from current 30%.
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Jaina received the "Terrific Kid" award for the last nine weeks of school. This is quite an honor since only one student from each class gets picked each semester. She was nominated by her teacher for her willingness to help others and her ability to get along with anyone. ( I secretly wondered why these two characteristics don't show up at home?)
Jayce was a terrific kid in his own right :) He was awarded the "Most Effort" award from one of his therapists at school. Way to go, Jayce! He even got recognized at the district-wide dinner.
I'm so proud of my kids!
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I would be proud too! It's so special when our childrens' talents are recognized by people other than ourselves!!ReplyDelete
Awww! Go Jaina, go Jayce! It's so great to others validate what you've always known to be true about your own kids. :)ReplyDelete
Jess, thank you for your comment to my post. If I can help someone help someone else, then what happened to me makes a little more sense. I am so sorry for your friend and if you want to direct her to my blog or have her email me I can tell her of the things that have helped me along the way. my email is jeannadholmes at hotmail dot com. I have found that knowing I was not alone in losing my twins has been very comforting. Take care!ReplyDelete
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My Mack was terrific kid earlier this year too. Must be an SC thing.ReplyDelete
I didn't need the certificate to tell me he was terrific, but it does make you feel good when people recognize them for something you already know. Being certifiably terrific rocks!
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Photo by Austin B. Hahn
Credit to Sasha, a professional palera based in San Diego, who taught me this cleansing and sent me the materials pictured above. You can contact her at email@example.com. You can also order her products online at www.botanicahavana.bigcartel.com.
- Agua de florida (Florida Water)
- Cascarilla (egg shell powder)
- Charcoal (Three Kings brand which you can find at www.threekings.com)
- Esencia Perfume Oil azar
- Esencia Perfume Oil Jazmín
- Esencia Perfume Oil Mirra
- Flor de azahar
- Florida Water soap
- Incense by Botanic Havana (contains seven blossoms, dried up roses, frankincense, myrrh, and copal.)
- Lirio (lily extract)
- Red cloth
- Rattle viper sperm incense (from Laredo Mistycals Co.)
- Tin foil
- Vamsi Dhari Perfume Oils Almizcle
- White flower petals of your choosing
Note: This cleansing will take five days.
Day I
Put the rattle viper sperm incense inside the red cloth and take a rubber band to tie it off into a little ball. You're going to start cleansing your own or your significant other's body with the red ball of cloth as if it were soap. Start from the head and work your way down to the toe. You will ask for everything that you or your significant has on that's negative to be taken off of them or yourself, and then take the aluminum foil and lay it out on the floor. Put the bag on it, and light it on fire. Look for shapes in the flame (such as animals or the initials of an enemy.)
Day 2
Days 3, 4, and 5
Take baths.
To prepare the bath:
- Mix the six viles and the Florida Water together with the cascarcilla and the white flower petals for three days with water from the kitchen sink.
- Shower normally with the Florida Water soap.
- When you're about to get out, ask everything negative, (such as ill will sent your way or witchcraft), to wash away. Let it air dry.
- Put the charcoal over a burner, then once it's ready, you will know because the charcoal will turn red, put it on a pan and sprinkle the incense by Botanica Havana over it. You can pass it over your body and over all four corners of your home.
- Ask that any negative energy be picked up by the incense to go away. Do this for three days.
Tip: Before you leave the house, using the cascarilla, you can put a cross on the extremities, (hands and feet), of your body and on your forehead. You can also put a cross on the palms of your hands, clap, and say, "one, two, three," and then shake it off. Do this while you're inside of your own home.


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Comprehensive Stroke Center Team
It takes a wide array of medical and surgical specialists to solve the complex issues associated with stroke and other cerebrovascular problems. In addition to providing the highest level of stroke care for our patients, our team is also committed to training the next generation of leaders in stroke and advancing the prevention and care of stroke patients through cutting edge research. You can learn more about our education and research activities at the Stroke Research and Education Center website.
The following specialists work together to ensure each patient receives optimal care and outcomes.
Our Care Team
More Team Members
Stroke neurology:
Tina Dvoren-Baker, NP
Sarah Creed, NP
Cerebrovascular and minimally invasive cerebrovascular neurosurgery:
Morgan Bryson, RN
Megan Fulton, PA-C
Abbie Ensor, RN
Christa Lizzi, RN
Jordan Ponder, RN
Dorothy Tyson, NP
Neuroendovascular surgery:
Megan Fulton, PA-C
Erin Lewis, RN
Neuro-intensive care:
Melissa Hill, NP
Stroke administration:
Christina Blake, BSN, RN | Stroke Program Manager
Steve Rublee, MHA | Administrator, Mental Health and Neurosciences Service Lines


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Our Fit Rocks Team!
Derek – Owner/Operator
Derek's love for the sport of climbing started in 2016, and drove him to open the first Fit Rocks location in Moncton. He's passionate about spreading the sport of climbing to everyone!
Amanda – Owner/Operator
Amanda is a mother of three that loves using climbing to stay in shape! She's also an amazing instructor for kids classes, and helps get kids excited about climbing!
Edouard – Sales Manager
Ed started at Fit Rocks in the fall of 2018, and has quickly taken to the sport. He is responsible for spreading awareness of the company and organizing special events.
Brandon – Staff
Brandon has been an all around amazing help at Fit Rocks since before the company opened. He's helped with everything from planning the facility, setting routes, keeping the gym clean and professional, preparing holds, and working shifts. When he isn't at Fit Rocks he's usually outside running or biking!
Brady – Staff
Brady has been climbing at Fit Rocks since last year and seems to keep getting better every month. He's dedicated and passionate about the sport, and is constantly pushing himself. He has since started his first part time job at the gym, and also sets some great routes!
Igor – Manager, Saint John
Igor started climbing just a month after Fit Rocks Moncton opened, and was instantly hooked. Spending all his free time at the gym, it wasn't long before he started working there full time. Now he is the manager at the Saint John location. When he isn't setting hard climbs at the gym, he's outside projecting another boulder!
Christine – Staff, Saint John
Christine started climbing at Fit Rocks Moncton, and moved with Igor to work at the Saint John location. She's super friendly and fun to be around, and is always working to improve her skills on the wall.
Route Setters and Volunteers
Pierre – Moncton
Pierre has been setting with us since we opened, and is always the first to show up and the last to leave. He puts all of his effort and passion into the routes he sets, and it shows!
Ryley – Moncton
Ryley has quickly become one of the strongest climbers at the gym! He now volunteers his time helping us set new routes, and with small projects at the gym. He also sets a purple route every so often for him and a few other members to project.
Tyler – Moncton
Tyler was one of the first local climbers to see the facility and start setting routes at Fit Rocks. He's famous for setting smaller holds and delicate hands and feet.
Luc – Moncton
Luc has been volunteering his time with route setting for a few months now. He's usually helping forerun problems to get the grade just right, or setting some harder stuff on his own.


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I have been setting up and repairing guitars almost as long as I have been playing them. I believe that in most cases a guitar should be left as unaltered or as close to original as possible. That is not always possible so each guitar is unique in that regard.
I do general guitar repair, Things such as {set ups} The overall adjustment of the instrument for maximum playability. Electronics: Things like Pickup installments or replace worn switches or potentiometors. Replace plastic nut with a bone one. Things I do not do are: broken headstocks and refinishing. Most of the time I would have to see the instrument to make an evaluation.
One thing I will not do is charge someone $75 for work done to a guitar that is not even worth that. Most guitars can be brought back to good playing condition with a new set of strings and a overall setup.


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August 24, 2017
What Is Steam Quality?
Steam quality is the proportion of saturated steam (vapor) in a saturated condensate (liquid)/steam (vapor) mixture. A steam quality of 0 indicates 100% liquid (condensate), while a steam quality of 100 indicates 100% steam. One (1) lb of steam with 95% steam and 5% percent of liquid entrainment has a steam quality of 0.95.
The measurements needed to obtain a steam quality measurement are temperature, pressure, and entrained liquid content. A high percentage (88% or more) of industrial steam systems use saturated steam for process applications. Saturated steam (meaning steam that is saturated with energy) is completely gaseous and contains no liquid.


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At the Kent Schools Foundation, we raise funds to support students in the many areas beyond basic education, the arts, social and emotional learning, activities, STEM projects and programs beyond the classroom, and opportunities in the arts beyond high school. Your generous gifts help students reach their full potential.
At the heart of the foundation are donors like you. The parents, the community members, the business leaders, the educators, and the volunteers lifting up all students with funding and support to show the excellence already within the diversity of Kent as it shines through our students.
Thank you for making a difference for every student, every school in the Kent School District!
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Advertising can be an important source of revenue and, for free sites, the only source of revenue. We all know about Markus and his plentyoffish Adwords empire (we do, don't we?) but we also know that things are usually not as straightforward as that.
Placing Google ads (adsense) on your dating site can seem like the easiest answer, but it's not always the best one. There can well be better options on both big and small sites.
New sites with a little amount of traffic have a harder time trying to sell advertising, as most advertising networks would require a minimum amount of monthly impressions before taking on a site. There are a few ways of getting started with advertising.
If you don't have a lot of traffic, then view and click based advertising may not be the best thing for you. Your best bet is to try and get small sums of money from people in return for displaying their ad on the site for a set period of time. This works like a newspaper or magazine ad, which is not going to suit web-savvy advertisers but is perfectly fine for small businesses. Local restaurants and bars where your customers could potentially meet up, beauty salons where they could pamper up for the date, professional photographers, date coaches, etc. could all be suitable for this type of advertising. If you are short of traffic and want to start getting some money in anyway, this could be a good place to start.
Affiliate networks
Joining an affiliate network as a publisher is free and if you find a product that gels well with your audience and pays well then you could potentially make some good money. Of course, with most affiliate programmes only paying comission per sale, this method is riskier.
Although easy to sign up to, Adsense and their Yahoo/MSN equivalents are not always profitable on low-traffic sites and can be rather intrusive, compared to banner advertising. Their contextual nature means you would likely be advertising other dating sites, which may not be what you want. Some people have done pretty well from these (see above) do they may well be worth a try, especially in conjunction with other forms of advertising.


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Too true! So far we have eaten our way through two tubs of Celebrations and it's not even Christmas yet! Well they were only £5 each and once the OH discover them there was no going back really! XxReplyDelete
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Data management plans – funder guides
Writing a data management plan (DMP) can be quite daunting, particularly if you haven't had to write one before. At Exeter we already have a research data management website with guidance on writing DMPs. We also offer a service where we can advise researchers on draft DMPs.
In addition to these existing services we have now written a number of funder specific guides to help you write your DMP. These guides are adaptations of those previously created by the data.bris team at the University of Bristol.
We will update the guides from time to time to keep them up to date but if you have any feedback on them please feel free to email us at .
Taylor & Francis revises open access policy
Taylor & Francis now allows authors to post the accepted version of a published paper on their personal or departmental web site without an embargo. The accepted version is the post-peer review paper – the new policy does not apply to the published version, use of this is not permitted.
This posting is allowed after publication and a DOI to the published version should be included.
This may seem like a step in the right direction but lengthy embargoes are still in place for papers submitted to an institutional repository or other subject-based repositories such as arXiv. The same policy of embargoes applies to social networking sites such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu and Mendeley.
Funders require deposit in a stable environment such as that offered by established institutional or subject repositories – uploading a published paper to a personal web site will not make a researcher compliant with funder policy he/she will still need to deposit the same version to a repository – this time with an embargo of possibly 18 months. Could get confusing.
I'm sure researchers will find this new policy useful but those who support researchers will need to ensure a clear message about what constitutes 'funder compliance' in terms of the availability of published works gets across.
NIHR introduces new open access policy favouring the paid 'gold' method
All peer-reviewed research papers that have been wholly or partially funded by the NIHR should now be made immediately open access by paying the journal publisher a fee at the time of publication, known as 'gold' open access.
This new statement will affect all papers submitted for publication after 1 April 2014. It includes review articles, final reports and executive summaries.
There will be a period of transition but NIHR expects full compliance in four years. Revised policy and further guidance will be issued over the summer.
View the current policy:
Existing policy states:
"For any research supported by DH or NIHR funds, the DH and the NIHR expects all research costs (including publishing costs) to be budgeted for when the research is commissioned. Therefore, the DH or NIHR will not routinely fund additional publishing costs separately. However, if a researcher can demonstrate that the whole of the DH or NIHR award has been used for the purposes of the intended research and that the budget was correctly managed, the DH or NIHR may consider additional support on a limited ad hoc basis."
Please ensure when putting a grant application together that you include all expected costs of paid open access publishing. The average cost per paper is around £1.8k but can be much higher. For example, to publish in BMJ costs £3k + VAT.
To get an idea of specific costs of publishing in your journal of choice use SHERPA/RoMEO, a web site that makes details of journal/publisher open access policies available from a single, searchable interface. SHERPA/FACT allows you to find out whether your chosen journal is compliant with selected funder policy (if it's MRC compliant it will be NIHR compliant). The can advise if you're uncertain.
NIHR has not as yet noted a particular licence requirement but it's almost certain that they will start to ask for the CC-BY licence to be attached to published journal articles to come in line with other funders of medical research, such as MRC and Wellcome.
If you have any queries about the policy please contact your research support team or the .
We will post further details of the new policy as we receive them.
HEFCE Policy: Open access in the post-2014 Research Excellence Framework
In April 2014 HEFCE released its new policy on open access in the post-2014 REF. While there are still some areas that are a little unclear or may require some new workflows, the policy is on the whole very good news, favouring the unpaid 'green' route to open access via deposit in a repository and outlining some genuinely useful exceptions.
The main points are summarised as follows:
Outputs covered by the policy
The policy applies to:
- Journal articles and
- Conference proceedings with an ISSN
- Accepted for publication after 1 April 2016
The policy does not cover:
- Monographs and other long-form publications (e.g., book chapters)
- Conference proceedings with an ISBN (i.e., published as part of a book)
- Non-text outputs
- Data underpinning research
- Output types requiring confidentiality (e.g., for security or commercial reasons)
Deposit requirements
In order for an output to be eligible for the REF the following must apply:
- The output must be deposited in a repository (institutional, shared service or disciplinary) – you can use Exeter's repository, ORE
- The output must be deposited as soon after acceptance as possible and no later than three months after acceptance
- The output deposited should be the accepted version (following peer review)
- The accepted version may be replaced at a later date with the published version where this is permitted by the publisher
- Pre-prints (the version prior to peer review) are not acceptable
Discovery requirements
- The deposited item should contain sufficient information about the content (metadata) to facilitate its discovery via search engines such as Google
- Where an accepted version is augmented or replaced by a published version, the same metadata requirements will apply
Access requirements
- The full text of outputs should be fully open, i.e., PDF security settings should enable searching of the text, reading and downloading
- CC-BY-NC-ND licences are strongly recommended but not mandatory.
- RCUK/Wellcome-funded researchers will still need to use the CC-BY licence
- Outputs deposited without a publisher embargo on access should meet all requirements as soon as possible and no later than one month after deposit
- Outputs deposited with an embargo should meet all requirements as soon as possible and no later than one month after the embargo period expires
- The embargo period starts from the point of publication (includes online publication)
Embargo periods
- 12 months for REF Main Panel A and REF Main Panel B (http://www.ref.ac.uk/panels/unitsofassessment/)
- 24 months for REF Main Panel C and REF Main Panel D
- RCUK-funded research remains as before:
- STEM/M ( MRC, NERC, BBSRC, etc.): six months
- HASS (AHRC, ESRC, etc.): 12 months
- Wellcome Trust: six months
Deposit Exceptions
There is a range of exceptions that can be read in the full policy, but include the following:
- The researcher was not employed by a UK HEI at the time of submission for publication
- It would be unlawful to deposit, or request deposit of, the output
- Deposit of the output would present a security risk
Access Exceptions
- The item contains third-party copyrighted material for which permission to publish on open access could not be obtained (within the given timescales or ever)
- The publication requires an embargo period that is longer that what is recommended but is the most appropriate journal for the researcher
- The publication does not permit any form of open access but is the most appropriate journal for the researcher
- A closed deposit will be required with sufficient metadata for discovery
It's still very early days but if you do have any questions or concerns at this point do take them to your DoR who can make sure they go forward to College research strategy groups.
General information about open access and ORE can be found on the Library's open access website.


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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Pecan Pie
Does the world need one more Thanksgiving recipe?
No, no it does not.
There are about 8 TRILLION T-Day recipes floating around the internet, and odds are your grandmas recipes are better than all of them.
Sometimes a subtle reinvention can be a good thing. Like, when a pecan pie turns into a peanut butter pecan pie, one that's insanely rich, sinfully sweet, and deliriously simple to prepare.
It's a classic, but… newer.
And better!!!
…. maybe.
Let's decide together.
The basis for this recipe is (not so shockingly) my grandma's own pecan pie, which is without question one of my favorite desserts ever. Utterly rich, sweet, and texturally perfect, her pie is literally like crack – One slice and I'm foaming at the mouth and robbing bodegas. So when I decided to team up with Peanut Butter & Company to put a modern-day spin on classic holiday pies, I knew pecan pie absolutely had to be one of them.
And since pecan pie is so innately chocolatey, using Dark Chocolate Dreams PB was a total no-brainer.
Everything about this dish is fool-proof, so novice bakers? Listen up! This one's for you.
To keep things extra user-friendly I recommend a pre-made pie crust for this recipe, but if you're interested in doing things from scratch this galette crust would work perfectly here, so feel free to choose either path. Once your crust is in play, the remaining steps could not be simpler – Stir up your filling, pour it into the crust, pattern with pecans, and boom! To the oven it goes, just like that.
Once this baby has baked for 35 minutes and cooled another hour after that, it's freakin' go time. And that first bite? Pure. Heaven.
What I love most about this pie is how it's unique not just in flavor, but also in texture. The peanut butter taste is wildly present in every bite, yet the flavor doesn't dominate or overshadow the overall pie. In fact, the peanut butter actually harmonizes beautifully with the silky chocolate chips, nutty pecans, and buttery crust, it's truly fantastic. And the PB amps the texture too, yielding a crisped topping that's in opposition to the typically gooey, corn syrup-infused pecan pie tops of yore. Instead, this incarnation has a shell-like facade, one that must be cracked in order to reach the velvety globs of chocolate and nuts hidden underneath. It's fun and delicious, just like everything should be.
But most of all, I'm really digging this pie's modern-meets-traditional dichotomy. The PB adds just enough pizzazz to keep things 2015, while the rest of the recipe keep it 100% classic.
So is this better than grandmas? You'll have to find out for yourself!
Peep the recipe here, and get baking! 🙂 x