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MissingMoney.com

This is a site that lists unclaimed property, assets and money that belongs to someone.

The states have implemented active outreach programs designed to reunite unclaimed property owners with their lost or forgotten assets. To enhance the states’ outreach efforts, MissingMoney.com, a national database, was established in November 1999 and is the only database endorsed by the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA). MissingMoney.com enables owners to perform comprehensive searches for lost assets required by law to be turned over to the states.

“Florida is proud to be a participant with other states in providing a free national search of unclaimed property for you. This program is made possible with state sponsors. Please tell others about this unique service, and bookmark this site for yourself. Good luck!”

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Alex Sink
Bureau of Unclaimed Property

State and provincial governments working together to safeguard and return your lost funds.

• Searches are free of charge.
• Data is refreshed monthly.
• A single, easy to use website to search for your missing money.

Common types of unclaimed property include:

• Bank accounts and safe deposit box contents
• Stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and dividends
• Uncashed checks and wages
• Insurance policies, CD’s, trust funds
• Utility deposits, escrow accounts

Simply visit the web site and find out if you have unclaimed funds out there. It’s free and quick.

By John D. Sutter

(CNN) — A computer-science detective story is playing out on the Internet as security experts try to hunt down a worm called Conficker C and prevent it from damaging millions of computers on April Fool’s Day.

The complete story…

Especially, if you are flying to your destination:

Let’s say you are going to a 5-7 day summer vacation – the challenge is what to pack. I have gone over this a few times so making a list really helps. Here is my view on what to pack.

First thing – Find Your Tickets!!!

With your ticket, keep any Travel information like reservation documents, trip-tic, maps, or directions

Now what to pack:

• Pack additional plastic bags – For packing souvenirs, dirty clothes or making daily clothing packs.

Toiletry:
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In a plastic bag place the following items just in case they leak (do not carry them on the plane – place carefully in the checked in baggage):

• Toothpaste
• Soap
• Small amount of Shampoo (if you are not staying in a hotel)
• Small tube Neosporum
• Sunscreen
• Insect repellent
• Essential oil of lavender – has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties – and it smells nice
  (It was used in hospitals during WWI to disinfect floors, walls and other surfaces. – Wikipedia)
• Toothbrush
• Razor
• q-tips
• a few Band-Aids
• lip balm for the flight
• Aspirin – Tylenol – you never know when you get a headache
• Prescriptions – if necessary
• makeup and cosmetics – just the basics

Consider shipping your luggage ahead of time or before you return.

Clothing
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7 days of underwear – (you never have enough)
2 pairs of pants – one pair for dinner and blue jeans (you can use them for anything)
3 shorts
1 bathing suit
3 t-shirts (note: you can sleep in your underwear and t-shirts)
3 tops/ polo shirts
1 nice shirt – just for dinner
3 pairs of shoes – shoes for dinner, sneakers, flip flops (whatever you like, but be sure they are comfortable)
5 pairs of socks – 4 white socks for sneakers, 1 pair for the dinner shoes
1 light jacket or sweater (if you are going to any place really fancy or if you get cold easily)

If it’s cold where you are going include:
1 Jacket for the weather
1 Sweat Shirt for Sleeping
2 Long sleeve shirts

You can do laundry once after day 3 or 4 – so everything is clean again

Do not over pack the clothes.

Pack dryer sheets like Bounce to keep your suitcase smelling fresh

Other things you might need:
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• ID – Driver’s license or passport (if traveling outside the US)
• Proof of insurance for driving
• 1-2 Credit cards
• Cash – at least $100 in smaller bills (20) $1.00 bills, (4) $5.00, (2) $10.00 (2) $20.00
• A travel alarm clock or digital watch with an alarm
• Roll up hat
• Sunglasses
• Reading glasses
• A day pack for carrying your important stuff with you
• Buy bottled water after you passed the Search Areas!

Optional
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• Camera
• Movie camera
• Bring extra film, digital memory cards, batteries, charger and cord
• Rechargeable batteries with a charger
• 1 book or magazine – you can always buy one along the way
• Kids may need their portable video games to pass the time
• Laptop Computer with extra battery & power cord – You can always play DVD’s on it at night

Notes:

• Most hotels usually have soap, shampoo and conditioner.
• Remember to leave room in your suit case to bring stuff home.
• The Roll technique for packing. – Lay two or three items on top of one another, flatten smooth, roll them up like you would a sleeping bag. This will save space and prevent wrinkles.

Carry on items that are allowed and not allowed
http://www.tsa.gov/assets/pdf/prohibited-and-permitted-items.pdf

Due to the security concerns, be prepared to put everything you want to carry-on, into your checked luggage. Only carry on the essentials Camera, laptop, medicine, book – essentials that will not red flag you. These carry on rules seem to be changing – so check before you fly

Have a happy and safe trip!

On Saturday, April 25th. 9:30-11:00 am

Join us in this celebration of joyful healing movement and artful expression as we connect to this energy wave circling around the planet.

Everyone, young, old and in between is invited.  No Experience Necessary. Event is FREE

Wisdom From the Earth – A workshop about Food & You
Sunday, May 17th. 1:00-3:30 PM
$20.00 prepaid-$25.00 at door

• Drawing upon the wisdom of ancient Chinese healing traditions and other world cultures, we will explore simple concepts for eating healthy, experience soulful sustenance for our pallet and discuss food alchemy & politically correct nutrition in a changing world.

The group will create two dishes to taste here and take home.

• We’ll show you how to grow fresh sprouts, herbs and a mini garden for healthful nutrients like enzymes and vitamins, to add to meals & save at the market .
• Everyone will receive a 2009 Shopping Guide from the Weston A. Price Foundation

Coming in June

Your Chinese Astrology Birth Chart class
Exact date TBA

You will create your birth chart step by step to reveal the pattern of energy influences from the earth, planets and stars on the day you were born and throughout your life.

This is a fun class that will give you deep insight and new perspective on how you navigate in the world.

The White Crane Healing Arts Center is located at:
7071 W. Commercial Blvd. Suite 2C
Tamarac, FL 33319
Phone (954) 721-7252

http://www.whitecranehealingarts.com/

Unknown author – came in an e-mail

I wonder how many people know about this ~ A 36 year old female had an accident several weeks ago and totaled her car. A resident of Kilgore, Texas , she was traveling between Gladewater & Kilgore. It was raining, though not excessively, when her car suddenly began to hydro-plane and literally flew through the air. She was not seriously injured but very stunned at the sudden occurrence!

When she explained to the highway patrolman what had happened, he told her something that every driver should know – NEVER DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON.  She thought she was being cautious by setting the cruise control and maintaining a safe consistent speed in the rain.

But the highway patrolman told her that if the cruise control is on when your car begins to hydro-plane and your tires lose contact with the pavement, your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed making you take off like an airplane.

She told the patrolman that was exactly what had occurred.

The patrolman said this warning should be listed, on the driver’s seat sun-visor – NEVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE PAVEMENT IS WET OR ICY, along with the airbag warning. We tell our teenagers to set the cruise control and drive a safe speed – but we don’t tell them to use the cruise control only when the pavement is dry.

The only person the accident victim found, who knew this (besides the patrolman), was a man who had a similar accident, totaled his car and sustained severe injuries.

NOTE: Some vehicles (like the Toyota Sienna Limited XLE) will not allow you to set the cruise control when the windshield wipers are on.

I would pass this information on to your friends and acquantances. If only one of them doesn’t know about this, then it was all worth it. You might have saved a life.

This article came to me in an e-mail and I always check e-mails.
http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/wetroad.asp

By Anouk Lorie For CNN
LONDON, England — Scientists in the U.S. are developing a laser gun that could kill millions of mosquitoes in minutes.

Story Highlights

• Scientists are developing a laser that could kill millions of mosquitoes in minutes
• The system has been developed to tackle the spread of malaria
• Around one million people die of malaria each year, according to the WHO

The Complete Story…

I want to order two! One for the front yard and one for the backyard. Then I want to watch the thing work at night.

“Motivate them, train them, care about them, and make winners out of them…” -       J. Marriott, Jr

by Michael Kublin – PeopleTek Executive Coaching

AN ENLIGHTENED LEADER…  (according to Mike Moore)

• values the ideas and opinions of others
• listens attentively
• affirms generously
• criticizes gently and privately
• trusts the collective wisdom of the group
• encourages others to achieve their enormous untapped potential
• catches people doing things right
• involves people in decisions which effect their destiny
• keeps people informed
• has a sense of humor
• trusts the decisions of others
• realizes that his/her opinion is just one among many
• isn’t threatened when people disagree with them
• rejects the “my way or the highway” paradigm
• cares about the total well being of those with whom she/he works
• believes that the most valuable inventory of any business is people
• seeks out and acts upon the advice of others
• gives credit rather than takes credit

“The ability to summon positive emotions during periods of intense stress lies at the heart of effective leadership.” – Jim Loehr

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U.S. car repair shops getting mileage out of thriftier times
By Rachel Streitfeld – CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) — As he walks past the tiny, dingy waiting area into an equally cramped garage, Nui Srisook says business at his car repair shop is thriving.

“Drivers are choosing to keep their old cars longer, and often they’re willing to put in the money to do so, observers say.”

The Complete Story…

One of the Top Local Auto Repair Shops:
Broward Auto Repair Services by Davie Garage
Tune ups – Oil Changes – Service and Preventative Maintenance
A/C & Cooling Systems – Brake Systems – Electrical Systems
Engine Repair and Replacement – Fuel & Ignition Systems – Steering & Suspension

John Stewart & Jim Cramer Interview
March 12, 2009

This was an illuminating show. After a week of battling in on their shows, they needed to do this in person.  As John Stewart mentioned – this weeks focus really wasn’t on Jim, but on the whole network. I feel both celebrities ended seeing eye to eye.

John Stewart exposed a some interesting components of the finance industry bringing Cramer’s Mad Money Show into question. I think Jim Cramer wants to do more, but even he admits that CEO have lied to him in many instances.

This show had to be difficult for Jim Cramer, but I think he saw the need to address the issues on air with John after a week of verbal jousting.

The online video of the show