What function is specifically removed? Previously, when you continuously entered the wrong lock screen password on the lock screen, you will be prompted to choose "forgot password".After clicking, you will be prompted to use the account ID of Xiaomi ID to unlock the phone (as shown below).
You may not understand why you want to delete such a good feature? is it necessary?
We have discussed many rounds on this issue. Finally decided to delete, there are two big reasons:1. Retaining this function has obvious security risks. It is easy to get all the data in the mobile phone after the user's mobile phone is lost (more on this later)2. There are no similar password forgetting features for mainstream mobile phone manufacturers including Apple and Samsung.
I will explain now, if we do not delete this feature, what happens when the user's mobile phone is checked by the thief.Suppose your phone is logged in to the Xiaomi ID and also sets the lock screen password:1. After the mobile phone is checked by the thief, he cannot directly enter the mobile phone because of the lock screen password. However, after continuously entering the wrong password, he found that the lock screen password can be reset with the account ID of the Xiaomi ID.2. So, he first removes your SIM card and installs it on another mobile phone, so you know your mobile number, we assume 18,000,000,0003. Then, log in to Xiaomi's official website with a PC, select the Forgot Password function (as shown below), and then reset your Xiaomi ID password by the phone number just now.
4. Then go to your Xiaomi phone, select the forgotten password on the lock screen, and then enter the password of the Xiaomi ID to reset the lock screen password.5. Finally, I successfully entered the phone. Your contacts, pictures, text messages, emails, etc. are all exposed and are highly likely to be used for fraud. Even WeChat, Alipay, and QQ may all be logged in, and the funds inside may be transferred. Moreover, your mobile phone number is still in the hands of thieves. With this mobile phone number, you can reset the passwords of your multiple services. The consequences are very serious.
You may ask: Is the thief so smart? The thief who detected your phone may not be smart, but when your phone is sold out into the underground market, it is likely to be handled this way.
If we remove the function of forgetting the password, the story will become like this:1. After the mobile phone is checked by the thief, he cannot directly enter the mobile phone because of the lock screen password.2. Since the lock screen password cannot be reset by the Xiaomi ID, he can only clear the lock screen password by brushing.3. After the phone is finished, the phone's lock screen password is gone, but all the data in the phone will be cleared.4. At the same time, because the thief did not normally exit the Xiaomi ID before brushing the machine, once the mobile phone is connected to the network, it will trigger passive locking, and the mobile phone still cannot be used. Only enter the password of the Xiaomi ID to unlock the phone.
After comparing the two, the result is very obvious. If you don't remove the forgotten password, the worst case is a large amount of data leakage, which may cause a lot of property loss, or even personal safety (your Taobao account records your home, company, etc. Address information);To get rid of the forgotten password, the worst case is that the phone won't come back, but all the data is safe.
Finally attach a Q&A:1. What about fingerprint phones? Is it easier to forget the password?In fact, it won't be because fingerprint phones don't always need to enter a password.Each time the phone is restarted and the fingerprint is entered incorrectly, the user will be required to re-enter the password. At the very least, this password will not be easily forgotten.
2. What can I do if I really forget the lock screen password?There are two situations:A. The phone does not have a BL lock (BootLoader is not locked): you can directly brush the machine, but the data in the phone will be lost.B. The phone has a BL lock (BootLoader is locked): the shutdown state "power button + volume" enters the recovery mode, then install the Xiaomi assistant ( http://zhushou.xiaomi.com/ ) on the PC, connect the phone with the data cable And PC, then reset the phone data. Similarly, all data in the phone will be lost.All of the above methods can remove the lock screen password of the mobile phone. The only problem is that the mobile phone data is completely lost. This is also a measure to protect mobile phone data.
3. How can I guarantee that my data is complete?Very simple, when you use your mobile phone, open the Xiaomi cloud service to back up key data.That way, even if you are brushed, you can retrieve most of the data, including contacts, photos, and so on.Or, periodically back up your data using your phone's backup feature (Settings > Other Advanced Settings > Backup and Reset).
5. My mobile phone is lost. What is the best way to do it? The first time to go to the business hall to lose the mobile phone SIM card, so many of the above thieves through the SIM card can not be achieved.
Secondly, if "Find Phone" is enabled, you can log in to the Xiaomi Cloud Service to find the phone (https://i.mi.com/ ) and try to retrieve the phone.


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Les Corbeaux
CN D - Centre national de la danse Atelier 3+1 - Compagnie Josef Nadj 2010
Choreographer(s) : Nadj, Josef (Hungary)
Present in collection(s): Compagnie Josef Nadj - Atelier 3+1 , Centre national de la danse
Video producer : Centre chorégraphique national d'Orléans
Integral video available at CND de Pantin
With Les Corbeaux, Josef Nadj and Akosh Szelevényi, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, continue their conversation, turning once again to the Nature of their natal region. As the title suggests, this performance piece is nourished by the patient meticulous scrutiny and observation of crows, in particular the fleeting instant when they touch ground, when the transition between flight and walk transpires. A third partner is invited to join this dance-music dialogue, expressing itself, "reacting freely", giving voice to its silence: a black painting, liquid sheen, that across the thread of the musical and choreographic gestures, leaves its trace, bearing witness or capturing footprints of the passage of crows. And so, by way of the danced movement Nadj abandons himself to, movement which progressively engages his hand, face, arm and then his entire body over the course of this improvisation – the state Nadj seeks to achieve is preparation for the pictorial gesture. His "becoming bird" merges with his "becoming a brush".
Nadj, Josef
Josef Nadj was born in 1957 in Kanjiza, a province of Vojvodina in the former Yugoslavia, in what is today Serbia. Beginning in childhood, he drew, practiced wrestling, accordeon, soccer and chess, intending a career in painting. Between the ages of 15 and 18, he studied at the fine arts high school of Novi Sad (the capital of Vojvodina), followed by 15 months of military service in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Afterwards, he left to study art history and music at the Academy of Fine Arts and at the University of Budapest, where he also began studying physical expression and acting.
In 1980, he left for Paris to continue his training with Marcel Marceau, Etienne Ducroux. Simultaneously he discovered modern dance, at the time in a period of swift expansion in France. He followed the teachings of Larri Leong (who combined dance, kimomichi and aidido) and Yves Cassati, also taking classes in tai-chi, butoh and contact improvisation (with Mark Tompkins), began himself to teach the movement arts in 1983 (in France and Hungary), and participated as a performer in works by Sidonie Rochon (Papier froissé, 1984), Mark Tompkins (Trahison Men, 1985), Catherine Diverrès (l'Arbitre des élégances, 1988) and François Verret (Illusion comique and La, commissioned by the GRCOP, 1986).
In 1986 he founded his company, Théâtre JEL – "jel" meaning "sign" in Hungarian – and created his first work, Canard Pékinois, presented in 1987 at the Théâtre de la Bastille and remounted the following year at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris.
Up to now, he is the author of about thirty performances.
In 1982, Josef Nadj completely abandoned drawing and painting to dedicate himself fully to dance, and would not begin showing his work again until fifteen years later. But in 1989 he began practicing photography, pursuing it without interruption to the present. Since 1996, his visual arts and graphic works, most often conceived in cycles or series – sculpture-installations, drawings, photos – have been regularly exhibited in galleries and theatres.
In 2006, Josef Nadj was Associated Artist for the 60th Festival of Avignon, presenting Asobu as the festival's opening performance in the Court of Honour of the Palais des Papes, as well as Paso doble, a performance created in collaboration with the painter Miquel Barcelo at the Celestins Church. In July 2010, he returned to present Les Corbeaux, a duet with Akosh zelevényi.
To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Anton Chekhov, Valery Shadrin, director of the Chekhov International Theatre Festival and Artistic Director of the Year 2010 France-Russia, invited Josef Nadj for the creation of a show dedicated to the playwright, which was performed in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Josef Nadj was present at the Prague Quadrennial of 16 to 26 June 2011. TheQuadrennial held in Prague since 1967, is the most famous event in the world for performing arts. More than sixty countries attended this year. Josef Nadj was selected to participate in the project "Intersection" based on intimacy and performance. An ephemeral village was created, which consisted of boxes ("white cubes / black boxes") that stood for thirty world-renowned artists, each one represented by a different box. Since 1995, Josef Nadj has been the director of the Centre Chorégraphique National d'Orléans.
Source : Josef Nadj
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Eins Zwei Drei
Zimmermann, Martin (France)
L'après-midi d'un faune (1965)
Jooss, Kurt (France)
Nijinsky, Vaslav (France)
Folias & Jacaras
Yepes, Ana (France)
Havelka, Jiří (France)
ETM : Double Down
Dorrance, Michelle (France)
Teaser de "Grito de Pelao" Rocío Molina et Sílvia Pérez Cruz
Molina, Rocío (France)
Carolyn Carlson et Michel Portal
Improvisation Carolyn Carlson et Michel Portal
Shechter, Hofesh (United Kingdom)
Benne, Bruno (France)
DéBaTailles [remontage 2014]
Plassard, Denis (France)
Tchouda, Bouba Landrille (France)
Colin Dunne & eRikm Project
Dunne, Colin (France)
Mozongi
Maboungou, Zab (Canada)
Snakeskins
Lachambre, Benoît (Canada)
Carnaval à la Havane
Carnaval à la Havane (Carnaval à la Havane)
Dans les plis du paysage
Dans les plis du paysage (France)
White Feeling
Ribeiro, Paulo (France)
La Maison de la Danse de Lyon
Créée à Lyon en 1980, la Maison de la Danse fut le premier théâtre en Europe dédié exclusivement la danse. Avec plus de 150 000 spectateurs par saison et près de 200 levers de rideaux, la Maison de la Danse rassemble aujourd'hui un large public de spectacles très fédérateurs mais aussi d'œuvres innovantes et de recherche. Théâtre de diffusion mais aussi pôle européen de créa
COLLECTION BAGOUET
Montpellier Danse
Dominique Bagouet a créé plus de 45 pièces en 15 ans. Certaines ont marqué le paysage chorégraphique entre 1980 et 1992, année de sa disparition. Cette collection montre les œuvres les plus emblématiques et s'enrichit au fur et à mesure de films liés à la transmission de son répertoire grâce au travail mené par l'association Les Carnets Bagouet créée par ses interprètes aprè
Genres and styles
Dance is a rather vast term, which covers a myriad of specificities. These depend on the culture of a country, on a period, on a place. This Journey proposes a visit through dance genres and styles.
Dance in Quebec: Untamed Bodies
Geneviève Dussault
First part of the Parcours about dance in Quebec, these extracts present how bodies are being used in a very physical way.
Dance in Quebec: Collectivities in motion
This Parcours introduces several extracts of works by contemporary Quebecois choreographers, situating them in an anthropological perspective.
Round dance
Olivier Lefebvre
Presentation of the Round's figure in choreography.
Female / male
A walk between different conceptions and receptions of genres in different styles and eras of dance.
Hip hop / Influences
This Course introduce to what seems to be Hip Hop's roots.
Discover how the notion of ritual makes sense in various dances through these extracts.
The relationship between music and choreographic works varies throught dance history.
The contemporary Belgian dance
This Parcours presents different Belgian choreographers who have marked history and participated in the creation of a "Belgian" style.

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Seguin had tied the game at 3 with 6:16 remaining in regulation.
An apparent goal by John Klingberg with 1:08 left in overtime was disallowed when a video review showed that Dallas was offside.
Devin Shore and Benn also scored in regulation for Dallas. Colorado got goals from Rantanen, Gabriel Landeskog and Tyson Barrie.
The Avalanche (22-55-4) have one game remaining and will finish with their lowest points total for an 82-game season since moving from Quebec in 1995.
Lehtonen made 21 saves and finished 22-25-7 for Dallas, while Smith (1-6-1) stopped a career-high 42 shots.
Dallas dominated the first period, outshooting the Avalanche 18-4, and finally scored at 13:40. Greg Pateryn shot the puck down the slot from the blue line, and it hit the Stars' Cody Eakin and slid behind Smith within inches of the goal line. Shore skated by and swatted the puck into the net.
Dallas took a 2-0 lead 37 seconds into the second period. Klingberg skated in from the right and when Smith slid to that side, Klingberg passed across to Benn, who put a short snap shot into the empty left side.
Rantanen, who finished with a team-high 19 goals, scored for Colorado at 17:35. He tipped in Barrie's slap shot from above the right faceoff circle to bring the Avalanche within a goal at 2-1 after two periods.
Landeskog tied it at 5:37 of the third period, and Barrie put Colorado up 3-2 on another long slap shot at 8:24.
The Stars tied it at 13:44 when Seguin reached his stick around a defender to tip in Esa Lindell's shot from the blue line.
▪ Four of Dallas' starters spent most of the season with the AHL's Texas Stars. Among them, they had played 31 NHL games this season. RW Denis Gurianov was making his NHL debut.
▪ Colorado D Duncan Siemens and C Rocco Grimaldi were with San Antonio in the AHL, and totaled only seven games in the NHL in 2016-17.
▪ Duchene finished the season with the NHL's best faceoff percentage (63).
▪ Seguin led Dallas with 72 points and 46 assists, and tied Benn for the team high with 26 goals. MacKinnon had Colorado team highs of 53 points and 36 assists. Shore and Seguin played in all 82 Stars games. No one from Colorado had perfect attendance.
First Period—1, Dallas, Shore 13 (Eakin, Pateryn), 13:40. Penalties—Grimaldi, COL, (hooking), 19:28.
Second Period—2, Dallas, Benn 26 (Seguin, Klingberg), 0:37 (pp). 3, Colorado, Rantanen 19 (Andrighetto, Barrie), 17:35. Penalties—None.
Third Period—4, Colorado, Landeskog 18 (Beauchemin, Comeau), 5:37. 5, Colorado, Mackinnon 17 (Compher, Barrie), 8:24 (pp). 6, Dallas, Seguin 26 (Klingberg, Lindell), 13:44. Penalties—Nemeth, DAL, (holding), 8:19.
Shootout—Colorado 0 (Duchene NG, Mackinnon NG, Rantanen NG), Dallas 1 (Seguin G, Benn NG).
Shots on Goal—Colorado 4-11-8-1—24. Dallas 18-12-11-4—45. Power-play opportunities—Colorado 1 of 1; Dallas 1 of 1. Goalies—Colorado, J.Smith 1-6-1 (45 shots-42 saves). Dallas, Lehtonen 22-25-7 (24-21). A—18,532 (18,532). T—2:48.


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Infosecurity Magazine Home » Opinions » Analytics: The Single Key to Simultaneous Security and Productivity
12 Jul 2016 Opinion
Analytics: The Single Key to Simultaneous Security and Productivity
Dave Schuette EVP and President, Synchronoss Enterprise Business Unit
The demands on enterprise IT and security departments have never been more precariously balanced. Employees and employers today want increased mobility, enhanced productivity and foolproof security all at the same time. But for IT and security, providing all three is a perilous task, with one factor often undermining the other.
But it's an unavoidable discomfort. This yearning for greater productivity and mobility comes from the highest levels of the business, and brings with it an inherent need for improved security of the enterprises' data – a need which if disregarded will significantly undermine the entire premise of enterprise mobility as we know it today.
The issue is that the need for security is made all the more difficult by the traditional solution - authentication methods which are so obstructive that they no longer marry with the ethos of productivity.
Prohibitive security
It is too often the case that users' productivity is prohibited by their mobile devices' security processes. They are typically cumbersome and degrade ease of use, upsetting the balance between usability and security. Moreover, as end-users become increasingly frustrated due to a need to move faster than the device will allow, workarounds will be sought as a way to minimize this ongoing friction, such as simpler but insecure passwords. As a result, enterprises' data is left more vulnerable.
But this growing trend of undermining of security falls in perfect parallel with the growth of enterprise mobility. As such, enterprise IT and security teams must realize the importance of fixing the former to realize the success of the latter. Ensuring device security is of primary importance for enterprises especially in a time where concerns around data breaches are increasing.
While the traditional security response to these concerns has been to strengthen the authentication process by implementing more and more factors into the security process, this only leads to further friction for the end-user, reduced productivity and ultimately, mobility uptake. Moreover, as each factor becomes increasingly permeable, it becomes evident that a single, unobstructive, secure authentication step is better than five, unsecure, unproductive steps.
Machine learning and authentication
Rather than adding more layers to authentication, the solution lies in contextual analytics. Contextual authentication works by recording the way in which an individual interacts with a device – usage patterns, locations, times of day, most frequently used apps, wifi networks connected to, proximity to other mobile devices etc. From this, a personal pattern is built, as unique as the user's fingerprint.
Organizations are then able to compare current activity against the usage profile and create a risk profile. If the usage is within the bounds of user's usage pattern, then a single factor authentication is sufficient. If not, then the device simply requests a secondary input, such as a password or biometric, just to recognize the unusual usage and verify the user's identity. Importantly, the algorithm that sits behind the analysis will then learn the user's new behaviors and incorporate them into the usage pattern.
By using contextual authentication to replace the manual input of various factors, end-user friction can be significantly reduced. While multi-factor authentication is still part of the identification process, its use will become a reassurance rather than an annoyance as it is requested only when a threat or risk has been detected.
Aside from seriously decreasing user friction, contextual authentication actually improves security. The granularity of the usage patterns that are analyzed allows for as much or as little tolerance for deviation as the enterprise's own security policies require. Such an approach also removes the threat of oversimplified, shared and lost passwords and entrusts security to the dispassionate and mathematical algorithm. Additionally, because the machine learning algorithm will constantly learn and feed back to the respective organization, enterprises are actually able to discover new threats as they emerge, and rather than watch them penetrate the network, they will be identified as anomalies and trigger human intervention.
The future: analytics for security
Authentication has been little more than a necessary evil for some time. There's no argument over whether data security is required, but users also don't want to feel burdened by the identification processes imposed on them. As end-users, we don't want to have to remember 10-character, multi-format passwords, along with two security questions and then use our fingerprint to log into our device. We simply want in, quickly and intuitively.
The reality is that authentication measures have had to become understandably more robust. The fault has been in the way in which this has been achieved. We have gone from single-factor to multi-factor very quickly, layering more and more verification input requirements on top, and unsurprisingly, we have seen a significant increase in user friction.
An impasse has now been reached. Traditional authentication methods no longer fit our move towards enterprise mobility and improving productivity.
The only solution to this challenge: contextual authentication. Analytics and machine learning technologies are increasingly dominating more industries. It's only a matter of time until it takes over security, too.
Securing your Personal Entry Points
It's Time to Stop Relying on Passwords to Protect Our Information Online
Password Alternatives: How to Secure your Enterprise's Data
Why Two Factors are Better than One
Why Healthcare Cannot Afford to Rely on Two-Factor Authentication


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MLB transaction deadline close to Pallar restriction target lock giant Terminator Smith
There are still half a month from MLB on July 31, and I have a team that prepares the finals of the season. At present, 44 wins and 44-linked St. Louis Rocks have been taken out to acquire a terminator.
St. Louis Paleck is just behind the first place in the middle of China. In this season, I will hit the thrill playoff.
At present, the red scitch puts the target's goal in the giant left-pointed ender Will Smith.
According to sources, the red ramp and the giants conducted a serious discussion on Smith's transactions in the All-Star Council. The https://www.mlbdrakterno.com sources pointed out that the Shengluus printed trading came to Smith just the first step, and it was also ready to introduce other layout pitcher. It can be expected to be a red fourth is to decide and the bear in the 2019 season.
The giant Terminator Will Smith will become a free player after the end of the season, as the deadline is approaching, he has become one of the most popular potential transactions in the baseball world. In the first half of the season, he won 23 rescues in MLB, and the giant iron, which is in the reconstruction period, is to translate his transaction to change the potential.
In addition, there is news, Dodge, Warriors, winemakers and visitors have also expressed interest in Smith.
Since the beginning of June, after the end of the ramp, Karlos Martinez's self-sharing rate https://www.mlbboutique2.com dropped only 1https://www.fanbutikk.com.38 at the same time, and the first two seasons were the first two seasons' patriarcharms have always been a big problem. Russen How to find a good shield and then introduced is also very bad.
Watch the St. Louis Red Spather, they are very lack of high-quality left pitcher. The Andrew Miller in the world is the only left vote in the Sapphire. He has a poor score rate in this year to 3.81.
In view of the high proportion of the country of the country, the proportion of the left players, the left pitcher with pressure-resistant will be the big fever of the trading market. Will Will Smith will not be delivered to the rickets? We will wait and see.
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In 1946, after World War II, five community leaders founded a guide dog school in metropolitan New York to provide guide dogs at no charge for blind or visually impaired students, including veterans who had returned from the battlefields of Europe and the Pacific.
They located William Holzmann, a dog trainer, and hired him to develop a method of training. That year they graduated their first two graduates, Vito Vero and Arthur Torgersen. The original office was located in Forest Hills, Queens. The space was limited and resources were scarce. In the early days, experimentation with training was the norm. Instructors – and students – worked together to determine what training methods worked best to create the finest team possible. This commitment to excellence has since remained a guiding principle of the Foundation. As the needs of students change, the Foundation responds with innovative training enhancements to meet those evolving needs.
In the late 1940s, the present Smithtown, N.Y., property was purchased and in 1949 the name was changed to Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. There was a kennel, but there were no residential facilities for the students. The students were put up in rooming houses in the local area. The school built a "miniature city" to simulate the same types of obstacles and hazards a guide dog team would encounter in their daily travels. After a day or two of practice and work on campus, students begin facing "real-world" situations with their new guide dogs – crossing a busy intersection or walking down the street filled with pedestrians or navigating in a busy mall.
In the 1960s, under the direction of two English trainers, the Foundation combined a blend of English and American techniques which we continue to use today. Also, at that time they began the breeding program with Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers. In fact, many of the guide dogs that work today are descendants of those original dogs.
In 2003, the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind recognized the need for an assistance dog program for veterans that would incorporate guide dogs, service dogs, and innovative training techniques. America's VetDogs was created and incorporated to give veterans easy access to the best services possible to improve their lives.
In 2008, the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind became the first assistance dog school in the United States to be accredited by both the International Guide Dog Federation and Assistance Dogs International, the two international bodies that certify guide and service dog schools, respectively. The Foundation has also consistently received high marks from charity watchdog organizations, such as Charity Navigator, the Better Business Bureau and GuideStar.
Today, the Guide Dog Foundation maintains its training campus in Smithtown on the original property, which is about 40 miles east of New York City. It is easily accessible to all modes of transportation. The campus consists of administrative offices, students' residence, state-of-the-art kennel and a puppy nursery. The eight-acre site also includes an obstacle course and a Japanese garden for our students' enjoyment.
The Guide Dog Foundation continues to provide guide dogs free of charge to blind people who seek enhanced mobility and independence. In addition to providing Second Sight® through the use of our guide dogs, the Guide Dog Foundation offers extensive public education vehicles to broaden society's understanding of vision, visual impairment, blindness, and disability rights.
Please find additional historical photos below along with a three part film from the 60's called "Out of the Shadows" which highlights the guide dog program at that time.
Milton Berle Guide Dog Foundation PSA - - Back in the 1950s, comedian Milton Berle recorded a public service announcement for the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind. Back then, we often used the "Second Sight" tagline.
A woman and her guide dog approach a curb on the corner of Moore Ave and Lawrence Ave. in Oceanside, NY.
A guide team in training navigates the stairs at a Long Island Railroad station.
A group of students practice working with their harness on their knee.
A guide team in training steps off a curb in front of a Desoto as they step down off a curb.
A group of guide dog students stand in front of the original dormitory as they break their canes over their knees.
Two photos show Foundation vehicles. The top one is a powder blue van from the 60's, the side cargo doors are open and inside sits a yellow Lab in harness. The photo below that shows a parked 1950's station wagon. Both vehicles say "Second Sight - Guide Dog Foundation" on the front doors.


The following information is about the after school activities including the Enhanced Jewish Studies Programme (EJS) available next term at JFS. The programme is available between 4.00 pm and 5.30 pm on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, offering a variety of activities for students.
If you would like your child to participate, there is an online registration available via ParentPay. There is a charge per term for each day attended. For example, for all 8 Monday sessions in the term, there will be a charge of £60.00. This payment is for the 8 week programme and students are encouraged to choose an activity for session 1 and session 2 to participate in the full Extended Services programme. Most of the students choose 2 activities.
The activities are available for all year groups, however, for most of the activities the majority of students are from Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9). Students can be collected by parents or make their own usual way home. To support the scheme the 688 and 683 buses will depart JFS at 5.30 pm. Caterlink will provide food for purchase, via the cashless catering system, which will be available at the end of the school day.
You will find a timetable of the different activities below. If any student (or parent) would like any further information, please refer to the school website, Extended Services page.
You will find a timetable of the different activities below.


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Learning Resource: OS Isolation
Windows Hardening: Detailed Checklist for Windows Server and Windows 10
What is Windows Hardening?
System hardening is the practice of minimizing the attack surface of a computer system or server. The goal is to reduce the amount of security weaknesses and vulnerabilities that threat actors can exploit.
System hardening is generally categorized into five areas—server hardening, operating system (OS) hardening, software application hardening, network hardening, and database hardening. Each category involves hardening different areas of the environment.
OS hardening usually involves patching and securing the operating system of a server. Operating system vendors, like Microsoft, usually release updates, service packs, and patches, which users can manually or automatically install.
There are several operating system hardening techniques you can use when implementing Windows hardening. For example, you can encrypt the SSD and HDD that stores and hosts the OS, removing any unnecessary drivers. You should also limit system access permissions and authentication processes, and restrict privileges.
What are Windows Security Baselines?
Windows and Windows Server are designed with security in mind. Microsoft secures certain aspects and also provides organizations with controls that enable granular security configuration. To help organizations properly leverage security controls, Microsoft provides Security Baselines that offer guidance.
Each Windows Security Baseline is a group of configuration settings based on feedback from Microsoft's security engineers, as well as product groups, customers, and partners. These Security Baselines are available in a consumable format, including as Group Policy Object Backups.
Windows Security Baselines can help organizations ensure that device and user settings that have already been set up are in compliance with Windows baselines. It can also help set up configuration settings for new operating system installations, for example when using Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, or Group Policy
Security Baselines are available from the Microsoft Download Center.
Windows Server Hardening Checklist
Use the following checklist to harden a Windows Server installation.
Windows User Configuration
Follow these guidelines to reduce risks from privileged user accounts on Windows Server:
Disable the local administrator—it is usually not required, and is a popular target for attackers.
Set up a custom admin account—it can be a domain Active Directory (AD) account or a local account in the administrators group
Prefer to run as a regular user account—to reduce the chance of account compromise, connect to the server using a regular user account, and when you need to perform operations that require administrative privileges, request elevation using "Run As" (the Windows equivalent of sudo).
Windows Network Configuration
Take the following precautions to protect a Windows Server machine from network attacks:
Place the machine behind the firewall—production Windows Server instances should always run in a protected network segment.
Redundant DNS—configure two or more DNS servers and verify name resolution using nslookup.
Verify DNS records—ensure the server has an A record and PTR record for reverse DNS lookups.
Disable network services—any service the server is not actually using, like IPv6, should be disabled to reduce the attack surface.
Windows Service Configuration
Follow these guidelines to minimize the risk from services running on Windows Server:
Disable unused services—many services that run by default on Windows Server may not be required in your specific use case, and should be disabled. Disable any service that is not required for basic functionality. Pay special attention to Windows Server 2008 and 2003, which had a larger number of redundant services.
Limit security context—each service runs as a specific user account. By default these are Network Service, Local System, or Local Service accounts. For sensitive application and user services, set up accounts for each service and limit privileges to the minimum required for each service. This limits the ability for privilege escalation and lateral movement.
Network Time Protocol (NTP) Configuration
Windows login and other functions that leverage kerberos security rely on accurate NTP times. Even a small time difference can break functionality. To avoid service disruption, make sure that:
Servers within domains automatically sync time with the domain controller
Standalone servers sync with an external time source
Domain controllers sync with a time server on an ongoing basis
Centralized Event Logs
Windows Server systems generate multiple logs, which can be configured to be more or less verbose. Logs are an important way to gain visibility over server operations for maintenance and security purposes. To provide convenient access to logs for an organization's Windows Server instances, use a central syslog server, and ensure you have the following capabilities:
Ability to assign categories to specific logs or entries
Enable full text search and querying of log data
Integrate logging with remediation tools to enable automated response to errors
Windows 10 Hardening Checklist
Use the following checklist to harden Windows 10.
Leverage Built-In Windows 10 Security Tools
Enterprise editions of Windows 10 come with several built-in security tools, including:
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection – an advanced security system that includes state of the art antimalware protection, as well as exploit protection, automated attack surface reduction, application control, and hardware-based isolation.
Microsoft SmartScreen – scans downloads and blocks execution of malicious payloads.
Windows Sandbox – lets users install untrusted applications in a secure, isolated environment.
In addition to these built-in Microsoft tools, assess your threat environment and deploy additional antivirus or endpoint protection tools on all protected Windows 10 machines.
It is strongly preferred to configure Windows to only allow the installation of approved applications from controlled software repositories or application marketplaces. You can do this by setting the "Allow apps from the Store only" option under Apps & Features, or using Windows Defender code Integrity policies.
This can prevent attackers from emailing malware to users, convincing them to download and install malware, or deploying malware via drive-by downloads or deceptive links on malicious websites. Note that even if you require administrative access on the local machine to install software, attackers can bypass this with social engineering.
Many attack vectors rely on execution of malicious code, even if it is not installed on the user's device. Whitelisting and blacklisting of executables in Windows 10 can be effective at preventing these attacks. Many security best practices advise creating a new whitelist of files that are allowed to execute on end-user machines, without relying on lists from application vendors or existing files on the machine.
However, in real enterprise environments, it can be difficult to create such a whitelist and maintain it across a large number of machines. Whitelists will also tend to be overly restrictive, hurting user productivity.
Disable Remote Access
Windows 10 comes with Microsoft Remote Desktop that provides remote access to a user's machine. This feature is often used by attackers to gain remote control of user devices, install malware, and steal information. Remote Desktop is disabled by default, but in case users enable it, it is important to make sure it is disabled except when needed for approved, legitimate use.
PowerShell is a scripting language that is extremely powerful in the hands of an attacker. Follow these guidelines to secure systems against PowerShell exploits:
Remove PowerShell version 2.0 or earlier, which had security vulnerabilities
Set PowerShell to Constrained Language Mode
Enable PowerShell logging to provide an audit trail
Setting an execution policy – a safety feature that specifies under which conditions PowerShell will load configuration files and run scripts
Enable Auto-Updates
Deploy Microsoft security updates on all user devices immediately. Automate and enforce deployment of regular Windows updates—if possible, without the user's involvement.
Support for Windows 7 ended in January 2020, and so any end-user device running Windows 7 or earlier is at immediate risk of cyberattacks. If users are running an older version of Windows that is no longer supported, upgrade it to a supported version urgently, and in cases where upgrades are not possible, isolate the outdated systems from the network.
Learn more in our detailed guide to Windows 10 hardening
Windows Hardening with Hysolate
Hysolate provides a fully managed isolated Workspace for Windows 10, for added security for employees and contractors dealing with risky or sensitive activities on their endpoint device.
With Hysolate you can split your users' endpoint devices into a more secure corporate OS and a less secure OS for daily productivity tasks. This means that one OS can be reserved for corporate access, with strict networking and security policies, and the other can be a more open productivity zone, for accessing necessary but less trusted websites and applications.
Admins can harden the Workspace OS by choosing which applications can be used, and they can remotely deploy applications, as well as deploy patches and security updates from the cloud. Policies can be set for transferring between Workspace and the host OS, including copy/paste, keylogging, screenshotting etc. Unlike traditional browser isolation solutions, Hysolate isolates your whole OS, including websites, files, documents, applications and even peripherals like USBs and printers.
For users, the Hysolate Workspace mimics their native Windows 10 experience, with minimal lag and latency issues. Hysolate takes minutes to be deployed from the cloud, and users can easily switch between the different operating systems with a press of a button.
Try Hysolate Free here, a free isolation solution for Windows 10..
Windows 10 Hardening: 19 Ways to Secure Your Workstations
What Is Windows 10 Hardening?
Windows 10 offers many useful features for businesses. Unfortunately, some of these features, while convenient for users, can increase exposure to cyber threats. If a workstation running Windows 10 is used to perform sensitive activities, store sensitive data, or access sensitive corporate systems, it is essential to optimize its security settings.
You can harden a Windows 10 PC by using built-in Windows features like Windows Defender, Microsoft SmartScreen and Windows Sandbox, and by applying system hardening best practices like disabling remote access and limiting PowerShell capabilities. This can help protect the device and your organization against threats like malware, ransomware, unauthorized access, and privilege escalation.
12 Built-In Windows 10 Security Features
Windows 10 provides extensive built-in security features, which you can use to harden the operating system.
Windows Defender Antivirus
Windows Defender Antivirus is built into Windows, and does not require any manual configuration or support (except for automatic updates). This is a major advantage compared to third party antivirus solutions.
WDA has a built-in firewall and a secure browsing environment to protect users from the most common threats. The firewall supports three network configurations (domain, private and public). However, in general, this feature is enabled by default (to comply with security by default rules) and is effective without any adjustments.
WDA automatically scans each newly downloaded file when a user opens it. It is recommended to perform a deep rootkit scan at least once a month.
Windows Defender Exploit Guard
Microsoft Windows Defender Exploit Guard is anti-malware software that protects Windows 10 users from intrusion. Exploit Guard is available as part of Windows Defender Security Center and can help protect your computer from many types of attacks. For example, it offers memory protection measures to prevent attacks that manipulate internal memory. Other intrusion prevention methods used include reducing the attack surface of applications, preventing malware from accessing folders, and protecting networks from malware.
You can use the Windows Defender Security Center app or Windows PowerShell to change your Exploit Guard settings. You can also manage this tool using the Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) management console. The ATP management console offers detailed reports, including activity alerts for suspicious traffic.
Windows Defender Device Guard
Windows Defender Device Guard is designed to protect your device by whitelisting applications and implementing a code integrity policy. This prevents malicious code from finding its way onto your computer and compromising the operating system.
Code integrity policies determine if software is allowed to run on Windows 10, so IT can block unknown or untrusted plug-ins, applications and add-ons from accessing endpoint devices.
Windows Defender Application Guard
Windows Defender Application Guard is built into Microsoft Edge to protect the desktop from malicious activity. This security tool runs browser sessions in a virtual machine (VM) to isolate them from the desktop.
Trusted sites can be whitelisted so they don't have to run Windows Defender Application Guard, but any other site accessed must open with this tool. The site is run in an isolated Hyper-V container.
Windows Defender Credential Guard
Windows Defender Credential Guard helps prevent credential theft by isolating login information from the overall operating system.
With Credential Guard, user credentials can only be accessed by privileged software. To prevent brute-force attacks, credential information is stored as randomized, full-length hashes. Domain credentials are also protected.
Microsoft SmartScreen
SmartScreen is a built-in feature that scans and prevents the execution of known malware. It also compares the reliability of emails and websites to Microsoft's blacklist, so it can alert Windows 10 users when they try to open suspicious content. Combined with traditional cybersecurity awareness training for employees, this cloud-based tool can provide an additional level of protection against phishing and malware attacks.
Microsoft Windows Hello is an access control feature that supports biometric identification via fingerprint scanners, iris scanners, and facial recognition technologies on compatible devices running Windows 10. The Hello engine allows users to securely log into a device with the necessary hardware components so they don't have to enter a password.
Windows Sandbox
If administrators decide to allow users to install unknown applications, Windows Sandbox is the perfect solution. It allows you to run new applications on an isolated virtual silo and avoid full exposure to threats.
Windows Secure Boot
The Secure Boot feature safeguards a user's UEFI/BIOS to protect against ransomware. Windows 10 users can configure the Secure Boot feature so that all code that runs immediately after the operating system starts must be signed by Microsoft or the hardware manufacturer.
UEFI Secure Boot can also create Windows 10 save points. Secure Boot prevents the installation of hardware-based malware, but safe points offer a safety net for when you have trouble installing new applications.
Windows BitLocker Encryption
Encryption processes encode data in a manner that makes it unusable to unauthorized users who do not have the decryption key. The main advantage of encryption is that it turns data into an unreadable form that cannot be used when stolen. Windows offers a feature called BitLocker, which enables you to encrypt entire drives and prevent unauthorized system changes.
BitLocker was designed by Microsoft to provide encryption for disk volumes. It is a free and built-in feature in many Windows versions, including Windows Vista and Windows 10. BitLocker asks users for a password, generates a recovery key, and proceeds to encrypt the entire hard drive.
Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit and Exploit Protection
Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) is a security tool designed by Microsoft to provide protection and mitigation for third-party and legacy applications. In Windows 10 versions, from 1709 and onwards, as well as Windows Server version 2016 and onwards, EMET comes as part of the exploit protection function of the operating system.
Windows Information Protection
As more organizations allow employees to use their personally-owned devices, the risk of accidental data leaks increases. Employees use many corporate applications and services that cannot be controlled by the organization. Emails, public cloud services, and social media platforms, for example, can all lead to data leaks.
Windows Information Protection (WIP) is designed to protect against potential data leaks without disrupting user experience. Formerly known as enterprise data protection (EDP), this service is especially designed to reduce data leak risks originating from bring your own device (BYOD) practices, including protection for both personally-owned and company-owned devices.
WIP does not require modifying existing environments. It is offered as a mobile application management (MAM) mechanism on Windows 10. You can use WIP to manage data policy enforcement for documents and applications on Windows 10 desktop operating systems. It can also help you remove access to company data from all devices.
WIP can help separate personal and company data without making employees switch between applications or environments. The service also provides data protection for existing line-of-business applications without having to update the applications. Additionally, it lets you wipe company data from enrolled Intune MDM devices without having to delete personal data.
Another major advantage of WIP is that it provides audit reports that let you track issues as well as remedial actions. You can integrate WIP with existing management systems, including Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager and Microsoft Intune. It can also be integrated with existing MDM systems, which can help you set up, deploy, and manage WIP.
7 Best Practices for Windows 10 Hardening
In addition to using built-in Windows security tools, described in the previous section, follow this checklist to ensure Windows 10 workstations are adequately protected against security threats.
For more background on hardening operating systems, read our detailed guide to OS hardening.
To learn about general Windows hardening best practices and hardening for Windows Server, read our guide to Windows hardening (coming soon)
It is strongly preferred to configure Windows to only allow the installation of approved applications from controlled software repositories or application marketplaces. This can prevent the following security risks:
Attackers can email malicious applications to the user, or use social engineering to convince them to download and install it.
Even if you require administrative access on the local machine to install software, users can be convinced to sign in as administrator to install a malicious app.
Installing applications via elevated privileges can be exploited by attackers to create a compromised administrator account on the user's machine.
Related content: Read our guide to application hardening (coming soon)
Many attack vectors rely on execution of malicious code, even if it is not installed on the user's device. Whitelisting and blacklisting of executables in Windows 10 can be extremely effective at preventing these attacks.
It is advised to create a whitelist of files that are allowed to execute on end-user machines, and do this from scratch, without relying on the files currently running on the machine or a list from an application vendor. The whitelist should explicitly specify executables, libraries, scripts, and installers that are allowed to execute.
Disabling Remote Access
The Windows Remote Desktop feature in Windows 10 allows users to connect their computer remotely via a network connection. A user with remote access can control the computer just as a user with direct access.
The downside of Remote Desktop is that attackers can exploit remote access to wrest control of your system and steal sensitive information or install malware. The remote access feature is disabled by default and you can easily disable it once enabled. Make sure you turn off this feature whenever users are not actively using it.
Microsoft has developed PowerShell to enable automated system administration through an integrated interface. This powerful scripting language is a central feature of a system administrator toolkit as it is ubiquitous and allows you to easily control your Microsoft Windows environment. Unfortunately, attackers can also exploit this to fully control your system.
In particular, earlier PowerShell versions are dangerous due to their security vulnerabilities, so you should remove PowerShell 2.0 and under from your operating system. You should set language mode to Constrained Language Mode, which will help you balance your functionality and security needs.
Incident responders can leverage PowerShell's logging functionality (i.e. transcription, module logging and script block logging) to extract important information following a security incident involving a malicious exploit of PowerShell.
Enable Auto-Updates for Your Operating System
Make sure that any urgent security update is installed immediately. The faster you apply a new security patch, the faster you can fix vulnerabilities and protect yourself from the latest known threats.
Your organization likely has a security policy for updating operating systems. Users should be made aware of the policy so they know whether they should install updates straight away or wait to hear from IT when to install updates. Some companies give the responsibility for updating operating systems to the IT team.
Businesses that are running older versions of Windows are at greater risk. For example, Microsoft terminated support for Windows 7 in January 2020, so anyone still using it is at risk of new attacks. Therefore, it is important to ensure your operating systems are upgraded before you are exposed.
Enable File Backups
Setting up file backups on a regular basis can help prevent critical data loss during disasters like hardware failures or malware attacks. To help you protect your data, Windows 10 offers several tools and features, including:
Use File History – this free tool can help you easily backup files.
Create recovery drives – serve as backup images from which you can restore a system.
Backup to the cloud – use cloud storage services, such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive, or enterprise cloud backup solutions, to continuously back up your data.
Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System
The majority of legacy antivirus solutions rely heavily on signature-based detection, which searches for known patterns of malicious code. This technique can help detect known threats but cannot provide protection against unknown variables like new malware and zero-day exploits.
Host-based intrusion prevention systems (HIPS) can help protect against unknown threats. HIPS employs two main technologies – detection via behavioral analysis and network filtering. The system creates a baseline of normal behavior and then looks for anomalous behavior that might indicate an attack, like keystroke logging and process injection. HIPA is an important second line of defense that can stop attacks if they were not detected by antivirus and endpoint protection measures.
Windows 10 Hardening with Hysolate
Hysolate provides a fully managed sandbox on steroids for Windows 10, so admins can harden their Windows OS for employees and contractors.
With Hysolate you can split your users' endpoint devices into a more secure corporate zone and a less secure zone for daily tasks. This means that one OS can be reserved for corporate access, with strict networking and security policies, and the other can be a more open productivity zone, for accessing necessary but less trusted websites and applications.
For users, the Hysolate Workspace mimics their native Windows 10 experience, and with minimal lag and latency issues, and users can easily switch between the different operating systems with a press of a button. Getting set up on Hysolate is simple, and takes minutes to be deployed from the cloud.
Try Hysolate Free here, a free isolation solution for Windows 10
OS Hardening: 10 Best Practices
What is OS Hardening?
Operating system (OS) hardening, a type of system hardening, is the process of implementing security measures and patching for operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, or Apple OS X, with the objective of protecting sensitive computing systems. Hardening an operating system typically includes:
Following security best practices and ensuring secure configuration
Automatically updating the operating system with patches and service packs
Deploying additional security measures such as firewalls, endpoint protection systems, and operating system security extensions such as AppArmor for Linux.
10 Operating System Hardening Best Practices
Although each operating system has its own unique characteristics, there are several hardening practices common to all operating systems. Here are ten best practices that can help you enhance security for your operating systems.
OS Updates
Service packs—keep programs up to date and install the latest version. No single action can protect against all attacks, especially against a zero-day attack, but using service packs dramatically reduces these risks
Patch management—includes planning, testing, timely implementation, and continuously auditing, to ensure that operating systems and individual programs on client computers are always patched with the latest updates.
Secure Configuration
3. Clean programs—delete unnecessary and unused programs. Any program installed on your device should be evaluated regularly, as it is a potential entry point for malicious attackers. If software has not been approved or reviewed by the company, it should not be allowed. This technique can help you find and fix security holes and minimize risk.
4. Access control—use features that restrict access to files, networks, and other resources. Access control management features for users and groups are provided by all major operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and OS X. The default settings are usually less strict than needed, so you should configure access to apply the principle of least privilege, and provide access only to those who really need it, when they need it.
5. Group policies—assign users to groups, and define strict privileges for each group, to limit the damage that can be done by careless or malicious users. Continuously update the user policy, and communicate it to end users, to ensure they understand and comply with access privileges.
6. Security templates—use templates to manage and enforce security configurations in a centralized manner. Templates can be used to manage group policies and ensure consistency across the organization.
Additional Security Measures
7. Firewall configuration—not all operating systems have a firewall configured by default, and if a firewall is running—the firewall rules may not be strict enough. To ensure the firewall is running as needed, you should review and modify your firewall configuration. Ideally, you should set it to allow only traffic from known, approved IP addresses and ports. Unnecessary open ports represent a security risk.
8. Hardening frameworks—use frameworks like AppArmor and SELinux to add improved access control and protect against attacks like buffer overflow and code injection. These frameworks can automatically apply a large number of effective security best practices.
9. Endpoint protection—Windows comes with an advanced endpoint protection solution called Windows Defender. Beyond this solution, there is a selection of mature endpoint protection platforms (EPP) that provide several layers of protection for operating systems – including malware protection, email and social engineering protection, detection of malicious processes, and automated isolation of an OS in case of infection.
10. Data and workload isolation—ensure that sensitive databases or applications run in their own virtual machines or containers, to isolate them from other workloads and reduce the attack surface. Alternatively, you can isolate applications by restricting network access between different workloads. In this way, if attackers take control of one workload, they cannot get access to another.
OS hardening can help you reduce the risk of a successful cyber attack. However, to be truly effective, your OS hardening strategy should be implemented alongside a data backup process. This ensures that you have copies of your data and operational systems, and can use them to restore operations if failure occurs.
Beyond the Basics: Center for Internet Security (CIS) Benchmarks for OS Security
The Center of Internet Security (CIS) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to "identify, develop, validate, promote, and sustain best practice solutions for cyberdefense." It is a collaborative effort by security and computing experts from governments, universities, and the private sector. The center develops security benchmarks and best practices with broad applicability, using a consensus model.
A CIS benchmark serves as a configuration baseline and also as a best practices for securely configurating systems. A benchmark consists of multiple recommendations, each consisting of one or more controls that can be implemented by organizations to improve security for a certain computing system. The recommendations and controls are mapped to compliance standards including ISO 27000, PCI DSS, HIPAA, NIST CSF, and NIST SP 800-53.
For operating systems, CIS provides a series of benchmarks that cover secure configuration, with a dedicated benchmark for all major versions of all popular operating systems – including Windows, Windows Server, OS X, and all common Linux distributions.
CIS also offers pre-configured and hardened OS images, which you can access via major cloud providers. Hardened images are pre-configured with security best practices, and greatly limit security vulnerabilities that may lead to network attacks.
The following are CIS benchmarks and hardened images for common operating systems:
Microsoft Windows Service
Security Benchmark Available For Versions: 2017 RTM, 2019 STIG, 2019, 2016 STIG, 2012 R2, 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003
Hardened OS Image Available On: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle Cloud
Security Benchmark Available For Versions: 20.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS Server, 12.04 LTS Server, 16.04 LTS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Security Benchmark Available For Versions: 8, 7 STIG, 7, 6, 5
Hardened OS Image Available On: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform
Apple OS X (MacOS)
Security Benchmark Available For Versions: 11.0, 10.15, 10.14, 10.13, 10.12, 10.9, 10.8, 10.12, 10.11, 10.10
Hardened OS Images: N/A
To access the CIS benchmarks and hardened OS images:
CIS benchmarks are here (filter by Operating Systems)
CIS hardened OS images are here
Learn more in our detailed guides about:
OS security (coming soon)
Windows hardening (coming soon)
OS Hardening with Hysolate
Hysolate is a full OS isolation solution for Windows 10, splitting your endpoint into a more secure corporate zone and a less secure zone for daily tasks. This means that one OS can be reserved for corporate access, with strict networking and security policies, and the other can be a more open zone for accessing untrusted websites and applications.
For users, the Hysolate Workspace mimics their native Windows experience, and with minimal lag and latency issues, and users can easily switch between the different operating systems with a press of a button.
Try Hysolate Free here, a free isolation solution for Windows 10.


Longevity isn't entirely determined by genetics. Good habits and a positive mindset can stave off age-related illness and significantly enhance a person's wellbeing. Following are five secrets to long life that every aging adult should know, shared by the experienced Lehigh Valley caregivers at Home Care Assistance.
Social engagement is key to living a long and happy life. Senior isolation and loneliness do not just affect a person's mental health. These things can actually cause a marked decrease in physical wellbeing especially if they are not quickly identified and resolved. Aging adults can join support groups when struggling with chronic illness, seek companionship care and transportation assistance from Lehigh Valley home care agencies, start book clubs or take part in activities at local recreation centers. Staying connected can be as easy as joining a social networking site in order to communicate with family members and friends via the web.
People who have a sense of purpose tend to maintain higher levels of health than do those who do not. Seniors can look for local volunteer opportunities, find new hobbies or learn how to use their professional skills to supplement their retirement incomes or help others. Feeling like a vital and valuable part of an organization or cause can improve life quality and promote longevity.
Maintaining a healthy and balanced diet is important for preserving senior health, however, each repast should continue to be an enjoyable event. Rather than turning old favorites into bland, flavorless meals, seniors should focus on consuming fresh and naturally delicious foods that meet their energy needs and serve as a significant source of comfort. If sodium has to be decreased, this should be replaced with nutrient-rich spices and herbs. When sugar is reduced, this should be replaced with fresh honey or natural coconut sugar.
This is the perfect time of life to start tasting new and exotic fruits, trying new ways of cooking vegetables and experimenting with ancient grains, herbs and spices. Learning how to value foods for their medicinal properties can lead to an exciting new way of eating that holds endless possibilities. This way, seniors are always focused on trying new things, rather than on letting old things go. There should never be a sense of loss or of things winding down.
Although it is important to stay active, it is equally important for seniors to engage in fitness activities that they love. If aging adults like taking walks, they should schedule these with friends in bright, scenic areas that boost the spirits. Seniors can look for country line dancing classes, square dancing, ballroom dancing or even Zumba classes at local recreation centers. Cycling, swimming, or tai chi in the park can be fun, engaging ways to connect with others, burn calories and retain balance, motor control, and other physical skills. The emphasis should be on finding activities that promote enjoyment so that seniors look forward to their workouts rather than dread them.
Staying healthy and enjoying a long life necessitates the elimination of old bad habits. The golden years are the perfect time to quit smoking, limit alcohol consumption and learn effective stress management techniques. It is never too late to start making choices that benefit the body and mind.
Provide your senior loved one with the support and resources necessary for him or her to live a long, happy, and healthy life. At Home Care Assistance of the Lehigh Valley, all of our care services include the use of our holistic Balanced Care Method. BCM promotes healthy eating, daily exercise, important social connections, and helps seniors establish and maintain a sense of purpose. For more information on BCM or our other care services, call 484-350-3874 and speak with a friendly Care Manager.


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Dear Coleen: I cheated and it's made me think I'd be better off single
Since we had our second child, I've been arguing with my partner who doesn't like me seeing my friends or the fact I'm back at work
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Dear Coleen
I thought I loved my partner of four years but I've cheated on him and it's left me feeling very confused.
I'm 22. We have two children together, and everything was perfect. But shortly after our second child was born we started to argue about the tiniest things.
He can be quite emotionally draining – he doesn't want me to lose weight, he doesn't like it when I see my friends and he doesn't like the fact that I'm back at work.
I also get no help around the house or with the children. It's just all become too much.
I started chatting online to a guy who used to have feelings for me and we met up and slept together twice. It was the most alive I have felt in ages.
He is not looking for a relationship, but it made me realise that I'm not sure I want to be in one either.
I feel terrible for doing this to my partner, but I'm at a loss as to what to do.
I feel that at 22 we should both be having fun and enjoying our lives, but we do nothing. We never go out.
I'm scared of what will happen if I tell him how I feel. I don't want to rip the family apart, but I'm unhappy. I know I sound selfish, but what should I do?
Coleen says
I don't think you sound selfish, I think you sound like you're struggling with having so much on your plate at 22 – two young children and a full-time job.
This would be OK if you had support from your partner, but instead of helping he's actually working against you, battering your self-esteem by trying to control your every move.
He's clearly insecure – perhaps he's always been like that or maybe he can sense that you're unhappy and your feelings for him have changed.
Having kids can put a huge strain on even the strongest relationships, but it's especially hard if you take on parenthood so young – it's a huge responsibility and a big lifestyle change.
I think if you can honestly say that you've given it your best shot and you've tried to talk to him about what you need, then I wouldn't feel guilty about walking away.
If my daughter was in a similar situation and her partner was behaving like yours is, I'd want her to leave.
Perhaps a proper break and couples counselling could help you save your relationship, or perhaps you are better off as friends, co-parenting your children. But you'll never know while things stay the way they are.
Sleeping with other guys as an escape won't solve things at home.
It's sad when you think about breaking up your family, but it's not right to 'stay for the sake of the kids' either. It's not fair to bring them up in a toxic environment. Ultimately they will be fine as long as they feel loved.
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Part 2: Turn 5
We'll use one of our Troop Transports to build an Outpost on Romulus. For the moment there is no danger of it being attacked, but if it is, we'll want to be able to upgrade the Outpost into a Starbase. Besides, we're pumping out a lot of Troop Transports anyway.
TURN 6. One of our colony Ships has arrived at Volon, just north of our systems. One of the planets is an "M" class, so we could colonize it immediately if we needed to grab it fast. However, it's more efficient to use the Colony Ship to terraform all of the other planets first and then colonize. Colonizing a system will make your Colony Ship disappear, just as creating an Outpost will make a Troop Transport disappear.
Another Colony Ship arrives south, in No'Mat. We're now expanding in multiple directions. It will take awhile to terraform these large planets. The Vulcan ship will simply observe us. Unless the Vulcans declare war (which is unlikely), they should stay out of our way. Their obsessive need for scientific data is annoying, but they are no threat.
TURN 7. We've made contact with yet another Minor Race, the Zakdorn. The diplomacy meter shows that they already have an unfavorable disposition to us. I don't know how we have such a bad reputation since we've yet to reveal our true intentions. They send us a diplomat with a disturbingly deformed face, but maybe that's how they all look.
A look at the Zakdorn homeworld shows that they could eventually become useful to us, as their system is of a decent size. Note that they have "?/1" Orbitals. This refers to Orbital Batteries, the primary defense against invasion fleets. They have one Orbital Battery in space and it's unknown whether it's powered (they take a lot of energy). If they had no Orbital Batteries it would be possible to launch a quick invasion with just a Troop Transport.
At the far northeastern edge of our current reach, our Scout picks up signs of an unknown ship, which is an Acamarian Raider. Yet another Minor Race. Still no signs of the other empires.
We continue to send gifts. We started at 30,000 credits and are down to around 24,000. The gifts are working however, since the Nausicaans have gone from "neutral" to "receptive".
TURN 9. The Volon system will serve both as a colony as well as a site for a new Outpost, because it's the only way to increase the range of our ships northward. As you can see from the blue crystal symbol, Volon also has dilithium. That will make it easier to produce multiple ships per turn, so we know exactly what the top priority will be for that colony.
The Vulcans have a frosty exterior, but even they are starting to warm up to us. I suppose their enlightened sensibilities are not immune to the effect of free money.
TURN 10. The Volon system is ready for colonization, and the outpost is a turn away from completion. With all the terraforming done we can see the maximum population for Volon will eventually be 170. Not great, but each colony is a stepping stone.
The Scout dutifully charts each system along the eastern border of the galaxy. None of the systems discovered so far have been particularly noteworthy, but they should at least be out of our enemies' reach.
Science update: We're about 1/3 of the way done with Energy Level 9. The 100% bonus we're getting to energy research from that academy on Romulus is speeding up our progress pretty well.
TURN 11. Our first new colony has been made. As the sign says, it will need a lot of attention before it's of any real use.
The point demonstrated. Our main goal will be to keep them from starving as the population grows.
We can speed the process slightly by buying structures (which you can only do one at a time). Rather than taking 8 turns to build the next factory, we can buy it for a mere 80 credits. We're down to 17,000 credits total, so you can see how much we're spending on gifts for the Vulcans and Nausicaans.
Milika is the one system that we know will have the capacity to be large once we colonize it. To save time, we can have multiple Colony Ships terraforming all the planets. We're also going to build an Outpost here, as the system will be worth protecting, and because we need to expand our ships' range eastward.
TURN 12. Our peaceful luck has come to an end, as we finally make first contact with another empire. Sadly, it's the Klingons. The other empires are more inclined to stay out of our way as they work on building themselves up. The Klingons are the most likely to pester us with unnecessary war.
The red triforce-looking thing represents the Klingon ship. Klingon Scouts can cloak, as you can see from the darkened icon. The Outpost in Volon increases our sensor strength so we can actually see the Scout, though in a battle its cloak would still give it a free turn.
The Klingon ship's position is directly north of us, so the Klingon systems are probably in that general direction. A little mystery is added because the Klingon ship happens to be next to a wormhole. In theory, it's possible that the ship traveled from the other end of the wormhole, which could be anywhere in the galaxy. Nevertheless, this development heightens our need to expand northward before the Klingons grab all of those systems.
TURN 13. This is all of the information we get before battle. Obviously the "fast attack" ship is the Scout we saw earlier. We could open hailing frequencies, but I'd rather take the guaranteed win and let the Klingons know we're not to be trifled with.
This is a switch, the enemy getting the free cloak turn. Only Klingon Scouts can cloak. (They can also cloak a ship called the "bird of prey", but the AI rarely builds those.)
The Klingon Scout uses his free turn wisely and retreats. Actually we're lucky. The Scout is pretty much the only ship that can't beat an Outpost. Despite their impressive size, Outposts can hardly defend themselves.
TURN 14. The Milika system is ready to be colonized by one Colony Ship while the other finishes terraforming the last planet. The system will have a capacity of over 315, which is the best we've seen yet (besides Romulus). Since this system is important, and since we know the Klingons are probably to the north, we're also upgrading the Outpost here to a Starbase--something that can defend itself. The destroyer will remain to stand guard.
The Nausicaans' attitude toward us has improved dramatically, and they're almost ready to join our empire. But first, we'll go through the motions of having friendship treaties with them. Same with the Vulcans.
TURN 15. It only takes two turns to make an Outpost, but upgrading from an Outpost to a Starbase takes much longer. Tasking our extra Troop Transports to the project will make a big difference, and only one of them will disappear when the Starbase is complete. This is yet another reason we're continuing to pump out as many Troop Transports as we can.
TURN 16. Both the Vulcans and the Nausicaans have accepted our friendship treaty. It will prevent us from sending ships into each others' space.
...and it also provides us with some extra cash. This is the rarely-used "economic" version of the map. You can set up trade routes with your new friends, and get some more credits per turn as a result.
TURN 17. Our Scout ship is now looking around the western front for new systems to colonize. That yellow line shows how far our medium-range ships can travel. We'll send a Troop Transport in that direction and set up an Outpost to extend our reach southwest.
It's been several turns since we made first contact with the Klingons, and we haven't seen any more of them, or any other enemy empire. We continue to expand in every direction as we churn out the Colony Ships and Troop Transports. With no opposition in sight, there is no need for a war fleet.
Our initial objective was to carve out a piece of the galaxy for ourselves, and we've already achieved it. Even if the Klingons and other empires were to stop our northward and westward expansion right here, we'd still have a good number of systems to build to our south and east. We were very fortunate in the starting location we drew.
Nevertheless, we're here to conquer the galaxy, not live in it. Our next task is to stretch our borders outward and maximize the amount of territory we can deny to our enemies.


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Monarch of the Flute
Introduction 1.The Fifer, 1876-93 2.The Faun, 1893-94 3.The Jeune Ecole, 1895-98 4.Fin de Siecle, 1898-99 5.1900: In the Vanguard of Progress 6.The New Century, 1901-05 7.1905: Enter Walter Damrosch 8.The World of the Damrosch Brothers, 1905-09 9."A Musical Envoy from France," 1909-12 10.Yankee Entrepreneur, 1913-15 11.Alliances Francaises, 1915-17 12.Over Here, 1917-18 13."The World's Greatest Flutist," 1918-21 14."Pan Himself," 1921-26 15."The Casals of the Flute," 1926-28 16.Jubilee, 1929-30 17."I Heard The Great Barrere," 1931-36 18."The Last Word in Chamber Music," 1936-40 19."The Last Survivor," 1940-44 Epilogue: Monarch of the Flute Appendix 1: Works Dedicated to Barrere and His Ensembles Appendix 2: Works Premiered by Barrere and His Ensembles Notes/ Bibliography
Nancy Toff is author of The Flute Book, The Development of the Modern Flute, and Georges Barrere and the Flute in America and is a past president of the New York Flute Club. Toff is the 2012 winner of the National Flute Association's National Service Award.
"An impressively detailed biography.... The thoroughness that Toff exhibited as she investigated so many diverse sources of information, and her scrupulous attention to detail and accuracy, have paid off handsomely. She writes in a very engaging style, each page replete with fascinating material, and we are forever indebted to her for this landmark biography of our 'great-grandfather' of American-style flute playing."--Walfrid Kujala, The Flutist Quarterly "Once again, Nancy Toff puts her thorough research and journalistic skills to use and creates this fascinating, well-documented look into the founding father of American flute playing. There is no doubt that this book will be part of the standard body of flute literature, just as Toff's other valuable writing, The Flute Book has become."--Victoria Jicha, Flute Talk "This is the first work of depth and stature on Georges Barrere (1876-1944), one of the most important flutists in modern history. Barrere, for example, premiered in Debussy's Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune (at age seventeen, no less!); and the Griffes Poem and Verese's Density 21.5 were composed for him. Toff has pursued solid credible research including repeated trips to Paris to examine primary documents ("Somebody's got to do it," she quipped with a smile at a presentation last summer at the NFA Convention), and the result is absolutely fabulous. --Kansas City Flute Association Newsletter "In this detailed view of Barrere's life, Nancy Toff weaves an amazing musical tale of two cities, Belle Epoque Paris and early 20th-century New York...This book is a good read. Clearly and logically organised, with really useful appendices and index, it shows how the man and his music developed. Fascinating and informative, I found it hard to put down. Fascinating because it reveals how a playing musician lived and worked (so often we only hear about how composers lived), and informative because by the end of it, I felt as though I too had lived through that time."--Lis Lewis, Pan "The breadth of Nancy Toff's scholarship is evidenced in her vivid, detailed depictions of the two milieus in which Barrere played very influential roles: fin de siecle Paris and American musical life between 1905 and 1944, particularly in New York City. Through painstaking research in Europe and the United States, she has performed an immense service for the international woodwind community, rediscovering and placing in musical and historical contexts unjustly neglected but worthy solo and chamber repertoire written for Barrere. The wealth of information provided makes this book a resource of immeasurable value for all woodwind players."--Leone Buyse, Professor of Flute and Chamber Music at Rice University and former acting principal flutist of the Boston Symphony "Each page of this beautifully written book contains vital facts on Georges Barrere and his milieu that are presented elegantly, vibrantly, and succinctly. Toff presents an array of fascinating detail regarding musical life in France and, in turn, the United States, at a critical time."--Gail Hilson Woldu, Trinity College "This book is an attractive, engaging narrative that takes us all over the sparkling Parisian musical world around the turn of the twentieth century, showing how a high-level flutist made his way in the world and helping us further understand how French music of that time became so important a force."--William Weber, California State University, Long Beach "To write a biography of a performing artist without having it read like a list of performance dates and venues is very difficult. Nancy Toff masterfully accomplishes this difficult task. She vividly brings to life not only the man and the artist but also the times in which he lived. Events are made palpable by a wealth of eyewitness accounts drawn from a myriad of original sources, skillfully brought together in a fluent, accessibly written style. While Toff's meticulous research will awe scholars, her engaging style will delight the general reader."--Frances Barulich, Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts "When Georges Barrere settled in the United States, a concert life in the Old World mold was already in full swing. In this meticulously researched account of a highly sociable performer's career, Nancy Toff reveals the role Barrere played in adding an up-to-date and New World flavor to a traditional European repertoire."--Richard Crawford, author of America's Musical Life: A History "Splendid. Toff's moving epilogue provides an elegant summasion of Barrere's importance in all these realms. But her most important message for readers of this Journal will be Barrere's enormous influence on flute playing, including the nearly universal adoption of the silver flute in the United States."-Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society "Like other recent studies of flutists, Toff's work relies on extensive archival research and interviews and has extensive footnotes and bibliography of interest to flutists and other woodwind players."--Choice "Exemplary...Thoroughly-researched and admirably presented." --Traverso
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Innocence Project at UVA Law Helps Obtain $6.25 Million in Compensation for Clients, Proposes Reforms
Jervon Tillman, Emerson Stevens, Del. Rip Sullivan '87, Professors Jennifer Givens and Juliet Hatchett '15, Lamar Barnes and Bobbie Morman Jr. meet at the Virginia State Capitol. Courtesy photo
Mike Fox
The Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law recently worked with state lawmakers to obtain $6.25 million in compensation for six clients pardoned over the last year. The project also contributed to broader reforms on how wrongfully incarcerated defendants are compensated.
Virginia is the only state where statutory compensation is awarded by the Legislature on a case-by-case basis, explained Professor Juliet Hatchett '15, associate director of the Innocence Project Clinic.
Lawmakers approved compensation via individual bills to Innocence Project clients Joey Carter, Lamar Barnes, Bobbie Morman Jr., Emerson Stevens, Jervon Tillman, and Eric Weakley after they received absolute pardons.
The clients participated in a broader lobbying effort as well, as the project proposed a range of reforms.
"We are very proud of the work our six clients who were exonerated in this past year did to try to improve compensation in this state for everyone who will follow in their footsteps," Hatchett said.
She said the project took on the reform effort because Virginia's existing compensation scheme is insufficient.
"Every person who serves time for a crime that he or she did not commit should be compensated for his or her wrongful incarceration," said Professor Jennifer L. Givens, director of the clinic.
Sponsored by Sen. Louise Lucas and Del. Rip Sullivan '87, the legislation, which passed unanimously after several rounds of revision, makes several changes to laws governing compensation for wrongful incarceration:
An initial lump sum for most exonerated individuals will be 25% of the total award, rather than 20% as outlined in prior state code. The remaining 75% will be paid out over a 10-year annuity, rather than 25 years.
Defendants who accept Alford pleas (pleading guilty while maintaining their innocence) are now eligible for compensation.
The award amount is now affixed at $55,000 per year of wrongful incarceration, with annual adjustment for inflation. (It previously was set at 90% of per capita income.)
New language ensures that the award is not taxable by the state.
The bill was signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin on April 11.
Hatchett said the project proposed more substantial reforms that were not enacted. For example, the initial bill aimed to make the entire payout a lump sum, which only happens now if exonerees are over 60 or terminally ill. The project also sought to expand eligibility to those who plead guilty.
"Roughly 20% of wrongfully convicted individuals plead guilty to crimes they did not commit, and they do so for rational reasons in a country with a severe trial penalty," Hatchett said. "Those individuals are no less deserving of compensation for the years they lose."
The project has advocated for increasing yearly payments to match median household income, which was about $81,000 in 2020; making payment to exonerees automatic, rather than requiring a bill to pass through the General Assembly; and removing the "clean hands" bar, which stops payment if an exoneree receiving an annuity is convicted of an unrelated felony.
"We know that being wrongfully convicted can contribute to economic hardship, mental health struggles and addiction — all of which are risk factors for future crime," Hatchett said.
Though the new law represents progress, Hatchett said, Virginia's compensation to the wrongfully incarcerated needs considerable further revision.
"Virginia should pay its wrongfully convicted a fair amount, all at once, without strings attached, and we will keep fighting to make that our reality," Hatchett said. "Compensating the innocent should not be a partisan issue — and, indeed, the broader reform bill received bipartisan support in the Senate — but it became a partisan issue in the House."
The Innocence Project gives law students hands-on experience investigating claims of innocence in Virginia through a yearlong for-credit clinic as well as a separate student pro bono effort.
mfox@law.virginia.edu / (434) 982-6832
Juliet Hatchett
Jennifer L. Givens


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In short, the answer is, yes, Lithium-ion batteries are safe, providing the underlying chemistry is sound and they have a proper enclosure. In this post, I hope to directly address this question by explaining some of the myriad features and solutions available on UPSs to ensure battery safety.
The chief issue that can lead to problems with Lithium-ion batteries is thermal runaway, which is essentially overheating. In certain instances, thermal runaway can occur from rapid increases in temperature, if the battery is damaged, or suffers a short-circuit. In simple terms, the battery releases too much energy for its enclosure to handle, causing overheating.
But with proper chemistry and attention to battery enclosures, there are effective ways to contain and/or prevent thermal runaway in Lithium-ion batteries. In fact, multiple standards and certifications now exist for Lithium-ion batteries that address these safety features, among other issues.
One of these certifications is UL1973, which covers the use of battery systems for "stationary" applications including UPSs. It outlines critical safety assessments of Lithium-ion battery chemistries, and enclosures that help prevent thermal runaway. It has been adopted by the American National Standards Institute as a standard for North America.
Another standard, UL1642 Standard for Lithium Batteries, applies to Lithium-ion battery cells and outlines specifications intended to reduce the risk of fire or explosion.
For the record, the batteries APC by Schneider Electric uses in its UPSs comply with all four of these standards.
Lithium-ion batteries used in UPSs also include a battery management system (BMS) to monitor and control the energy flow in the battery pack, which also promotes safety.
The BMS is made up of microprocessors, sensors and switches and related circuits. At the cell level, it constantly monitors battery temperature, charge level, and charge rate to protect against short circuits and over-charging.
Lithium-ion UPS batteries also have a dedicated fuse inside the battery pack, again to prevent it from overheating.
While all Lithium-ion batteries use lithium in some fashion, they do employ different cell chemistries, which yield varying results in terms of specific energy, power, safety, performance, lifespan and cost. APC uses chemistry that comes with some of the highest safety ratings, while also delivering high performance and the longest lifespan – at a moderate cost.
So not only do these batteries provide Certainty in a Connected World, Lithium-ion-based UPSs present numerous benefits, including longer life and lower total cost of ownership (TCO). But you do need to ensure that your UPS vendor has the experience required to understand what it takes to build a truly safe Lithium-ion-based UPS. APC certainly does, having been shipping Lithium-ion-based UPSs since 2013.
To learn more, download the free white paper, "Battery Technology for Single Phase UPS Systems: VRLA vs. Li-ion." It includes a discussion of safety as well as a detailed TCO analysis, which I suspect will only further your interest in Lithium-ion. Explore the benefits of APC Smart-UPS with Lithium-Ion battery technology for your business.
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Taxing Matters
Mixing two business structures could be confusing.
Shara Lessley
Business Start-Ups magazine, November 1998
Q: I own a subchapter-S employment agency. I plan to start a small animal shelter. What are the advantages of making it part of my company? I am concerned about tax-deductible sales and nonprofit donations.
A: Provided by Carol W. Thompson, EA, a nationally known author and seminar instructor in the tax field.
Adding dogs to your agency could have the IRS barking up a storm over mixing for-profit and nonprofit companies.
A partnership, for two or more owners, reports income or loss to each partner on a Form K-1 that goes to Schedule E of the 1040. A C corporation (C-corp) has unlimited owners and pays its own taxes; its working owner receives a salary.
A subchapter-S corporation (Sub-S) is a hybrid of a partnership and a corporation, with limitations on the number of shareholders. The owners are on payroll; at year-end, net income or loss is reported on their personal returns via a K-1.
Your concern is raising money to run the shelter. Only donations to a 501(c)(3) or nonprofit corporation are deductible to the donor. Each year a nonprofit has income exceeding $25,000, it must file a special tax return with the IRS (and most states) to maintain nonprofit status.
Your Sub-S corporation is for-profit and has tax liability. If you mix your books, it will be difficult to keep expenses separate.
For information on becoming a nonprofit, call an enrolled agent (EA), a tax specialist licensed to represent taxpayers before the IRS. Look in the Yellow Pages under "Tax Preparation," call (800) 424-4339 or visit the National Association of Enrolled Agents at http://www.naea.org
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