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Our Watch is pleased to partner with the Victorian Government to promote gender equality by better supporting Victorian media in their reporting of violence against women and their children.
To do this, Our Watch is currently developing reporting guidelines and accompanying resources that will provide journalists with the most up-to-date and evidence-based information needed to challenge harmful stereotypes that many hold when it comes to violence against women and their children.
Our Watch CEO Patty Kinnersly explains: "While there have been huge improvements in reporting on family violence in recent times, the issue is complex and challenging for all sections of the media."
The guidelines, developed through expert consultation, will also support the reporting of violence perpetrated against women who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, as well as women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, lesbian and bisexual women, women living with disabilities, and older women.
Our Watch aims to release online and hard-copy versions of the guidelines from December 2018. Updated information on how to access the guidelines will also be shared with all Victorian newsrooms once it is defined.
Members of the Victorian media who wish to discuss the guidelines can get in touch with Eddie Staltari, Senior Media and Communications Advisor at Our Watch (email@example.com).
These organisations offer 24/7 telephone support and counselling services, and online chat, for specific community groups and for people in specific situations.
The national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service. 24/7 phone and online services.
Kids Helpline is a counselling service for Australian children and young people aged between 5 and 25 years. 24/7 phone and online services.
Professional support and information service for Australian men. 24/7 phone and online services.
MRS provides anonymous and confidential telephone counselling, information and referrals to men to help them take action to stop using violent and controlling behaviour.
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Go to the Urgent Help section of the National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) website for contact details of agencies which assist with reporting child abuse and neglect.
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Set up is pretty much straightforward. You download the app (Squre Register-POS), you'll need your Business Account // Personal Account along with routing number. Zip Code, name, address, social security and what not. Pretty much what a bank would ask you. Once your account is linked, it will ask you if you want them to send you their product or if you already got it. I thought the product was going to be sent for free, but it was charging me another $50, so i wanted to cancel and it didn't give me that option. I still have to check with customer service about that. In the meanwhile i just put "charge me later" or something along the lines.
Wall Mountable Need more counter space? Create more room by mounting the printer to the wall. The futurePRNT Configuration Utility allows for Text Reversal so the receipt is printed to face the user.
Star Micronics is an established supplier of small printers, audio components, high-precision machine tools, and precision parts with years of proven product development and manufacturing expertise. Headquartered in Japan, the company has broadly expanded to establish offices and manufacturing facilities across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia in it-related technologies and the manufacturing and assembly of miniature high-precision devices.
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Printer is in perfect working condition and looks great. 22 rolls of printer paper are also included with purchase. Power cord , USB cord, and Ethernet cord also included. Don't hesitate to ask questi…
@girlfridaypaper @Fresh1 – As an add on, chip cards and contactless payments cannot be accepted in offline mode. They require an active internet connection (wifi or cellular data). Meaning you'll need an active internet connection to use the Square Contactless and Chip Card Reader. Collecting payments in offline mode is limited to swiping cards using the magstripe reader (which comes with the Square Contactless and Chip Card Reader). You can find more details here. Hope this helps!
The TSP143III is the faster, easier, and better POS printing solution. Already a leading player in the mPOS market, Star Micronics' TSP143III is offered with WLAN, LAN, Bluetooth, or USB interface connection for an easy-to-use and ready-to-go installation. The TSP143III now offers a web configuration page for the WLAN and LAN TSP143III printers, a simpler wat for all devices to connect to the WLAN printer for set-up with AP mode, an easy Bluetooth pairing connection, and a "plug and play" USB connection. For the USB version, there will be a new USB serial number feature so the PC will detect the TSP143IIIU on its Windows platform using any USB port. The new thermal receipt printer is an upgrade of the TSP100, printing at almost twice the speed with a special de-curl function, and it fully compatible with its previous version, requiring no additional integration or development.
This printer is fast and has useable options. I use it with my iPad and Square credit card reader. You can also use it for POS or other systems or configurations. Using it with Square credit card processor I save paper because I only print the customer copy because all the other transaction data is accessed online. And when I tap print on my iPad it starts and completes the printing in just one second. I saw this printer being used at my local drug store with a different setup and it too works well. Give it a try and I think you'll be glad you did.
The TSP100III is the faster, easier, and better solution for POS receipt printing. Already a leading player in the mPOS market, Star Micronics' TSP100III is offered with WLAN, LAN, or Bluetooth connectivity for an easy-to-use and ready-to-go installation. Learn more about the TSP100III series here.
Meet your new reader's count ER top Partner: the dock for Square Reader. Designed for the Square contact less and chip Reader, the dock keeps the Reader charged and in place for quick, seamless transactions. Simply plug it into Square stand for instant setup and charging. Do you sell with Square Reader instead of Square stand connect the dock to a USB wall charger to keep your Reader powered all day long.
The Square stand is very durable and to my surprise heavier than it looks. The swivel mount is built into the bottom of the device and conceals the power cord. This cord is connected to a 3 port USB module that will allow users to connect up to three separate POS devices in addition to connections with wireless LAN POS devices like receipt and label printers. Although not official, the Square stand can hold an iPad Air 2 pretty perfectly. I would suggest placing a small foam dot or so, just so that it is seamless to the stands edges. All in all, this is a great start-up POS system and highly customizable to any operation. I would recommend this product to any small business.
Star TSP100 Printer (USB Port / AutoCutter / Dark Gray). This printer has a Receipt Paper AutoCutter built in and is Compatible with the Square Stand Hardware USB hub! Each of our printers has been fu…
Receipt printer worked wonderfully with my Square checkout terminal and drawer that I also ordered off Amazon. I love that it's thermal so you don't have to purchase ink. It was easy to load the paper and easy to unload. All the items you need for the printer are here on Amazon so I could have it delivered directly to my workplace.
It is what I wanted. I used the chip reader for a while and thought the dock would add convenience for a charger and a one hand operation. One disappointing feature is that the button to press to connect to Bluetooth device is downward when inserted in the doc and I had to pull the piece that locks the reader into the dock then pull the reader to get to the button. It is something that could have been thought out when they design the read or the dock.
The product was simple and straight to the point. I was able to easily figure out how to use the device without any prior experience. Transactions were easy, fast and made the start to.my small business the kick that it needed to push more sales with more options to pay. I love how easy it is to carry along and keep with me in my bag if I wanted to. So glad to have this device !
You'll be notified of declined transactions in your Activity screen once you've regained an internet connection, but this would likely be after your customer has left. Square is unable to know whether that is the case until you have internet access so that's the risk in using offline mode. It should definitely be limited to when it's absolutely necessary.
With included internal power supply, power cables, complete mounting kits, and paper roll, the TSP100III is the perfect printer for any mPOS bundle. Star has also added an additional USB type A connector for one convenient power source for your tablet or mobile device. The TSP100III prints at a high-speed of 43 RPM (250mm/s) and includes "drop-in & print" paper loading and a guillotine auto-cutter.
@dabiekr1 – The iPad Air 2 has a slimmer form factor, so it's not an exact fit for the Square Stand (which is very important). This also means that the headphone jack won't line up exactly when using the security screw. You could also run into connection issues, which is something that could definitely be an annoyance during the business day.
Update: After several months this printer is still working strong and still haven't had a problem with it. I noticed a couple of people complain about receiving the wrong printer- well the reason they received the wrong printer is because they ordered the wrong printer. The title plainly states the model is TSP143U, USB. TSP143U is the USB model, hence the U. If you need the ethernet model you'll need one of the TSP143L series models.
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One more critical thing, Square can handle transactions without Internet for up to 72 hrs, after that simply connect it to any Wifi and it will sync & batch all deposits automatically. It is simply not the case with all other terminals if your Internet is sporadic or unstable or lack bandwidth. VRX & Elavon m/c will reject the transaction in the middle of transaction and ask you to reset and cycle thru their initial power up programming, a major headache when there's a line of impatient customers in front of you trying to pay and get back to work!
The TSP143IIIU includes a special feature not available anywhere else in the POS industry, printer communication and tablet charging through lighting cable connection. Removing clutter from the workspace, the lightning connection takes the Apple charger offer your table, leaving one wire for two jobs.
I've been using square for our business for about two years now. The mag strip is certainly much more convenient and faster. I understand accepting chip payment is more secure and requires more time for the payment to process.
The Kitchen Buzzer is designed to connect directly the the RJ11 port on the back of the printer. When a print job is sent to the TSP100, the buzzer will sound off. This is beneficial for high noise environmentslike kitchens to alert cooks that orders have been sent to them.
The keys are deceptive. I was thinking that it would open with keys and with the receipt printer. But the keys are for ornament only. It only opens manually with a little switch underneath, which is useless since I have a monitor sitting on top of the register, which means I cant manually open the register if my POS system does not allow for manual opening.
Generally customers don't mind the extra charge because of the convenience of not wasting time in going to an ATM. And if they use credit card, at least 1% returns to them, so it will be more of 1.75% charge. Pretty small for products under $25.
The Star Micronics CD3-1616 Traditional Cash Drawers are cost effective cash drawers that integrate seamlessly into any retail or hospitality environment with a standard printer communication interface and bottom exit cable, hidden from the customer's view. CD3-1616 Traditional Cash Drawers can accommodate Canadian, United States, and Latin American currency types of 4 Bill-8 Coin, and 5 Bill-8 Coin. Features include black or white stainless steel front drawer cover, dual media slots, and a three function lock system. The smooth black or white coated finish provides a unified appearance and complements the connected POS peripherals for merchants. The dual media slots provide extra storage for checks and large bills. For security, the key lock at front center allows for an easy manual release with a key or electronic release. The CD3-1616 Traditional Cash Drawer is a full-sized cash drawer for robust storage and high volume cash flow. With an optional under the counter mounting bracket, retail and hospitality establishments can save on precious counter space. Optimal in any POS environment, the CD3 Traditional Cash Drawers will enhance not only cash operations, but also the appearance of your POS terminal.
I bought the square stand, for my old iPad, but have since had to buy a new iPad. Although, it does not fit the stand it still works in the stand. I have wedged a piece of paper, (until I remember to go buy putty) under the bottom left corner, which keeps it in place. Not perfect, but it works. I tried to include a photo but it doesn't seem to be an option. If anyone would like me to send a photo of what that looks like just email me.
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I received this product in exchange for my unbiased opinion. The Square reader is super simple and easy to use. It is an especially good tool for small business owners who want to accept additional forms of payments(such as credit or debit cards) Additionally, the app on the google play store was easy to find and very straightforward. One downside, although somewhat expected are the fees associated with it. For example, 2.75 percent for credit card transactions. Other than that, I recommend this product for it's simplicity and overall use. 4/5 stars.
Use the specially designed Vertical Stand when utilizing the TSP100 in a vertical orientation. The Vertical Stand provides a clean surface facing the customer, which also creates room for advertising.
Wall Mount Bracket, 58mm Paper Guide, 6ft Interface Cable, 6ft Power Cable, Power Switch Cover, Easy Setup Guide, Installation CD with Drivers and futurePRNT Receipt Design Softwarem Auto Reverse Text Output Software (Power Cable not included with PUSB versions)
Have used these at a lot of Arts & Crafts fairs. They work absolutely great! Even on shows with a few hundred other merchants nearby I have never had to wait more than a few seconds to get a good connection, which is a far cry from the several minute waits I often had to wait with terminals that relied on local wifi networks. In every case Square One transferred my money to my account by the next working day morning, gotta like that! Battery life is excellent, good for at least 40 cards between charges, but do be certain to keep a USB charger in your kit!
Buying this combo and getting each Square POS piece individually was much cheaper than buying it from Square as part of their whole POS system. Plus, we were able to get our entire Square system in matching white. Cash box plugs into printer with a cable that looks like a phone cable, so it doesn't require a USB port.
Doesn't work with everything that has bluetooth! I had bought some cheap Android tablets that claimed to have Bluetooth 4.1, and I couldn't get these to connect to them. For all of the "higher end" Android and Apple tablets I have, they connected just fine. Yes, it does go to sleep if it doesn't communicate with the tablet after some time, but reconnecting on all of my different devices proved as simple as pushing the button (once I was back in square), and waiting about 10 seconds for it to reconnect – which it did without a hitch every single time. I bought 4 of these, and all 4 of them work on Android (higher end) and Apple without an issue.
Native Technology, Inc. is a third-party hardware reseller and is in no way affiliated with Square, Inc. Native Technology offers POS hardware that is compatible with the Apple iPad and Square, Inc. products. Square, the Square logo, Square Register, and Square Reader, are registered trademarks or trademarks of Square, Inc. iPad™ is a trademark of Apple Inc. iPod touch®, and iPhone® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.
The Kitchen Buzzer connects directly the RJ11 port on the back of the printer. The buzzer sounds when a print job is sent to the TSP100. This is beneficial for high noise environments like kitchens to alert cooks that orders have been sent.
Star Micronics TSP100II ECO Thermal Receipt Printer Features. The Energy Star Certified Star Micronics TSP100 ECO thermal receipt printer is the first ever "green" receipt printer. The TSP100 ECO is e…
I bought this as an upgrade to the square magstripe reader I had been using for a while. I was already familiar with the square app and functions, I just needed to integrate the new chip reader into my routine. I also purchased the charging dock based on reviews I read stating that the device turns off very often as a battery saving feature. The dock also seemed like it would improve overall ease of use.
Thanks Tom, but I have reached out to the Square Customer Service team. The unit works appropriately with a strong WIFI connection only. Using a Cellular data plan for iphone and this CLCCR when there is no WIFI available is a total crap shoot. Throughout the day I checked the bluetooth connection between my Square CLCCR and my iphone and my iphone indicated that it was properly connected via bluetooth. After each transaction (I slid a customer's credit card into the device) the phone said "Transaction Complete". I never got a message that the reader was offline. I proceeded to take payments as if it was working properly. I had practiced at home in my own WIFI zone and all was well. I really don't think this CLCCR works reliably with cellular data plans (which MOST artists use at shows). And there is most definately a glitch regarding a failure to indicate that the reader is not connected via bluetooth.
Not only Square tackled all of those problems listed above, it has the capabilities to do full and other comprehensive POS tasks such as time card m/c for employees, menu design items with picture eliminating countless hours of monkeying around trying to code or program old clunky POS systems such as Sharp POS…just to name a few!
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One of the biggest tasks associated with the annual Westmoreland County Historical Society Historic House Tour is also the first thing that needs to be done — finding homeowners willing to open their doors to potentially hundreds of visitors.
This year was no different from others in that respect, says WCHS executive director Lisa Hays.
After getting a string of refusals, she says, "the houses just fell into place. It was almost like an act of providence."
By happy accident, four of the five houses that will be featured on the Sept. 15 tour were designed by Paul Bartholomew (1883-1973), a noted local architect whose Greensburg projects included Troutman's Department Store, the YMCA and Lynch Hall at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.
Bartholomew also designed the Citizens National Bank building in Latrobe, and many homes in Greensburg's Academy Hill neighborhood, including his own.
"If you've never heard of him, it's OK," Hays says. "You've undoubtedly seen his work. The architects around the area know him."
In addition to the four Bartholomew designs, the tour also will feature a large log home in Hempfield, with the original portion dating back to the turn of the 18th century.
The architect's own home was a continual work in progress, Hays says, as a large collection of drawings for the house attest to a number of changes that were made, some thought to have been made to accommodate Bartholomew's wife, Dorothy, when she became ill.
This perhaps belies the motto once contained in a stained glass panel on the home's front door: "Do Well and Doubt Not." Or it just might be, as Hays says, that "an architect is always tinkering."
Portions of the self-guided tour are walkable. Parking is available on neighboring streets.
The featured homes include:
• Paul and Dorothy Bartholomew House, Greensburg: The original plans for the circa-1920 house reveal a compact first-floor plan with central hall and staircase, living and dining rooms and kitchen. A later renovation provided a first-floor bedroom and bathroom, likely added due to Dorothy Bartholomew's ill health.
• Joseph and Alma Cote House, Greensburg : One of the largest Bartholomew-designed country houses, the rambling Tudor sits on about five acres featuring a sunken garden, native rhododendron and both native and exotic trees. Known as Grey Gables, the property also was owned by the Diocese of Greensburg and served as the bishop's residence. The current owners have undertaken a large-scale renovation.
• Laffer-Stauffer House, Hempfield: Built sometime around 1800, the large log home has been expanded over the years but still retains many original features including a simple wood staircase, door hardware, fireplace surrounds and wall surfaces. A 1791 deed mentions a mill, and an old mill stone still sits on the property. The home also was once a summer retreat for Greensburg's prominent Lynch family.
• Robert and Margaretta Marshbank House, Greensburg: The Colonial Revival-style residence remains one of the most intact Bartholomew designs. The impressive interior sports hardwood floors, molded surrounds, a large central hall with elegantly carved staircase and a sunken living room with large fireplace and bay window overlooking a secluded garden.
• Wilson-Mullane House, Greensburg: The core of the Bartholomew-designed home dates to 1925, with an expansion project dating to 1936. The Colonial Revival-style structure boasts a large foyer with curved staircase, crystal chandelier and arched window near the second level. The current owners have remodeled the kitchen.
Shirley McMarlin is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Shirley at 724-836-5750, [email protected] or via Twitter @shirley_trib.
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The story of smuggler John Andrews is coming alive again with the seasonal reopening of the popular Saltburn Smugglers visitor attraction.
The three-room heritage centre, run by Redcar and Cleveland Council, invites visitors to relive the sights, sounds and smells of the smuggling trade over 200 years ago.
Centre manager Susan Kent explained: "John was known as the Smuggler King.
"Outwardly, he was a pillar of the local community, but underneath, he was a smuggler and even the local gentry knew that."
Opening times, until May 31, are Wednesdays-Sundays, 10am-6pm, then from June 1, Tuesdays-Sundays, 10am-6pm before the attraction opens every day from July 1, from 10am-6pm.
Admission prices: adult/OAPs £1.95, children £1.45 with a £5.80 family rate for two adults and two children and reduced rates for pre-booked groups and schools. Call 01287 625252 for more details.
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Jon Nicol explains an important document you need before you try to lead your team:
I used to get angry when my team came in unprepared:
"Slackers. They're all a bunch of apathetic slackers."
Eventually I learned that I was the leader. And I was supposed to lead. And this was an issue that required leadership. (I can be a little slow on the uptake sometimes.)
One of the big issues I discovered was that I really DIDN'T have a team full of slackers. But I had a culture where slacking was acceptable. Changing that culture wasn't easy. And keeping it from sliding back to that culture isn't easier, either.
Jon explains how to avoid having a constantly unprepared team by creating and enforcing a preparation policy.
He also lists five steps you should take to craft your own preparation policy. Check it out here. Really good advice.


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Intellectual Property Gala Honoring the Judiciary
The third annual Intellectual Property Gala Honoring the Judiciary is a collaborative event of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, the Intellectual Property Law Section of the Atlanta Bar Association, and the Atlanta Intellectual Property Inn of Court. This program celebrates the growth and success of the Intellectual Property community in Georgia and the collegiality and professionalism of the IP Bar, and demonstrates appreciation to our local and federal judiciary. The Gala will be held March 26, 2015 at the High Museum in Atlanta, GA.
The evening starts with an optional Judges Panel CLE, followed by a cocktail reception and seated dinner. They will honor members of the federal bench, including the visiting judges from the Federal Circuit and judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and from the U.S. District Courts in Georgia. After dinner, they will have both musical entertainment and self-guided tours of the High Museum's special exhibit.
Brent R. Bellows will moderate the Judge's panel CLE program – with an entertaining new format!
For more information or to register for this event, please see http://www.gabar.org/calendar/eventdetail.cfm?id=39167&month=3&year=2015 or http://georgiaip.org/special-events/.


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The Thecodonts were a diverse of Triassic reptiles that included small, agile two- and four-legged forms, large four-legged carnivores, armoured herbivores, and crocodile-like aquatic reptiles. They gave rise to crocodiles, dinosaurs, and probably flying reptiles (pterosaurs).
Because of the prevaliance of the over , the term Thecodontia is no longer used in current literature, as they are a group. The term still appears however in older books and in various on-line taxonomic lists based on them.
The Thecodontia are defined by certain or , such as the (an opening on each side of the skull between the eye sockets and the nostrils) and teeth in sockets, as well as by the absense of advanced and specialised crocodylian, pterosaurian, and dinosaurian . The name thecodont is actually Latin for "socket-tooth," referring to the fact that thecodont teeth were set in sockets in the jawbones; an archosaurian characteristic that was inherited by the dinosaurs.
Thecodontia therefore is an evolutionary grade of animals, rather than a . They represent a "grab-bag" taxon for any that wasn't a crocodilian, a pterosaur, or a dinosaur. Most palaeontologists nowadays use the term "basal archosaur" to refer to animals that in the past were called thecodonts. They are the same animals, only the has changed. All these animals were very similiar anatomically and clearly related to each other by common ancestry and many shared ancestral traits (plesiomorphies). However, thecodonts are nowadays no longer considered a single taxon, but rather are divided along cladistic (sister-group) lines.
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Until quite recently the Thecodontia (following the Linenan Evolutionary-Systematic approach) were considered a valid order divided into four , the , , the , and the . The Proterosuchia include various ancestral types, the phytosaurs were crocodile-like forms, the aetosaurs were armoured forms remarkably convergent with some armoured , and the Pseudosuchia is a sort of catch-all or for everything that doesn't fit in any of the other suborders. This last group is also considered ancestral to dinosaurs, birds, and crocodiles.
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The Thecodontian evolved as sprawling semi-aquatic predators (Proterosuchidae) in tropical Pangea during the late Permian. For several million years they remained rare, undergoing very little evolutionary change. The terminal Permian catastrophe, which killed off 95% of all types of life, cleared the world of all large Therapsids and allowed the proterosuchids to take centre stage as the top carnivore. Within the space of five million years the proterosuchids had evolved into a wide variety of terrestrial and semi-aquatic carnivores.
Early Triassic thecodonts like Euparkeria were a close sister group to Archosauria proper (crown-group), and possibly a good model of the ancestral archosaur. Their descendents split into major evolutionary lineages, the crurotarsian or pseudosuchian clade which includes crocodilians, ateosaurs, phytosaurs and other closely related taxa and the avemetatarsalian or ornithodiran clade, which includes the dinosaurs, pterosaurs and related taxa.
Various morphological forms evolved within the Crurorarsi including the phytosaurs (large semi-aquatic crocodile-like forms); the rauisuchids and prestosuchids (small to very large quadrapedal terrestrial carnivores), poposaurids/shuvosaurids (bipedal Ostrich-like forms), the armoured herbivorous ; ctenosauriscids (sail-backed quadrapedal carnivores) and a number of small cursorial forms, one of which during the late Triassic included earliest "crocodilians". The Crurotarsian or crocodile-related line constituted the dominant branch of what was considered to be thecodonts.
Whereas the Crurotarsi diversified into a variety of ecomorphological forms (many of them convergent with later dinosaurs), the avemetatarsalians remained as small bird-like forms which early in their evolution evolved total bipedality. Cursorality (agile running tendency) was well developed in Marasuchus (late Ladinian; mid-Triassic), the slim, long-legged sister-taxon of Dinosauria. Scleromochlus is at the moment the best example of what the ancetral bauplan of basal avemetatarsalians could have been (all though being late Carnian in age it is younger than the "lagosuchians"). It was a small (?facultative) biped insectivore that recent phylogenetic reconstructions have placed at the base of Avemetatarsalia (Benton 1999).
By the late Triassic the thecodonts had reached their maximum diversity. They included both large and small dinosaur-like bipeds (long tailed animals that ran on their hind legs), armoured herbivores (aetosaurs), several lines of large terrestrial carnivores, the large predatory ornithosuchids capable of running on either their hind legs or on all fours (facultatively bipedal), crocodile-like semi-aquatic predators (phytosaurids and proterochampsids) and small, active quadrapedal cursors such as the sphenosuchians and Erpetosuchus (which were considered to be thecodonts, though are now known to be either the basal most crocodilians or the sister-group to them). The thecodont "lagosuchians" however, remained small as did the first dinosaurs (with the notable exception of the sauropodomorphs which by the Norian became the dominant herbivorous clade).
Just as the terminal Permian mass extinction paved the way for the thecodont revolution with the extinction of most of the therapsids, so to the terminal Triassic extinction killed off most of the Crurotarsians, with only the sphenosuchians and protosuchian crocodilians surviving. With the vacation of many terrestrial niches dinosaurs underwent a mass-radiation; the age of the dinosaurs had begun. The dinosaurs and pterosaurs would continue to dominate terrestrial and aerial niches until the end of the Mesozoic, whilst the small terrestrial protosuchian crocodilians would give rise to the wide variaty of crocodilians that would exist throughout the Mesozoic (such as herbivores, marine finned forms and giant semi-aquatic dinosaur eaters), and eventually the semi-aquatic forms we are familar with today. It would be these forms that would share the dinosaur's world and ultimately outlast them.
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Kylie Jenner and her pals strip to their bikinis to celebrate her 19th birthday in the Bahamas
The star looked incredible in a series of saucy snaps from the exotic location
KYLIE Jenner has celebrated turning 19 in style – by having a bikini only bash in the Bahamas.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star was joined by a gaggle of girl mates – including Bella Hadid, Hailey Baldwin and big sis Kendall –as they soaked up the sun in the stunning Turks and Caicos.
And making the most of the stunning location the gang seemed to spend much of their time having an impromptu photoshoot- judging by the countless pictures they flooded social media with.
Birthday girl Kylie – who flew out early with boyfriend Tyga - stole the show wearing a low-cut red crop top bikini with super high waisted bottoms.
Accentuating her tiny waist and shapely hips, she accessorised with a gold body chain that also added a little bling to her look.
Her mates didn't disappoint with their bikini looks either – particularly Bella Hadid who stood out in a sexy denim two piece.
While her other sisters didn't join her – they all posted a series of lovely messages to mark her big day.
Khloe – who is particularly close to the youngest member of the clan – said that she is "inspired daily" by her sis.
She wrote on Instagram: "My baby, happy birthday! I hope you have the most incredible day showered with love and all good things that the world can offer. You inspire me daily! You motivate me and keep me in awe of you.
"Truly, I am so proud of the woman you are becoming. You have a heart and soul of solid gold. You leave everybody better after meeting them. It's your infectious spirit. I love you more with every moment my sweet Kylie! Enjoy your birthday! Xoxo your second mommy/sister (sic)".
Kim – who has previously talked about Kylie following in her footsteps as the selfie queen – gushed: "Happy 19th birthday, Ky!!! Even though you are the youngest among us, I am constantly amazed by your maturity. I am always learning from you and inspired by your dedication to your business. You are so true to yourself and I love that!
"You have always known exactly what you wanted and gone for it, and I love seeing your dreams come true. I found some old pics of us just hanging out, so happy we have all these memories to share. I hope you have the best day! Love you!"
And Kylie's mother Kris Jenner also waxed lyrical about her "kind-hearted, funny and motivated" daughter.
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Food, food, and more food. That's what Thanksgiving is famous for, but once the holiday is over, what are you supposed to do with all of the leftover turkey, stuffing, and potatoes? Here are a few ideas that might help you make a dent in the mountains of munchies.
Have a second Thanksgiving dinner. If, after eating your celebratory feast, you still have enough food left for a second meal, save it for a large meal on Sunday. You could also invite a different side of your family over for the second meal; if you hosted your grandparents for Thanksgiving, you would eat a second Thanksgiving meal with the other set of grandparents.
Give food away. If your family hosted Thanksgiving dinner, offer to send visitors home with a generous helping of all the dishes. Make sure to have lots of containers on hand for packaging up slices of turkey and heaps of mashed potatoes. These containers can be your everyday reusable Tupperware, or, if you would rather avoid tracking down the containers from your relatives, use disposable ones instead. You could also take some leftovers to people in your neighborhood, but be tactful if you choose this option; neighbors may already have plenty of leftovers of their own or become offended when you think they need food.
Make other dishes using recombinations of leftovers. Subbing turkey for chicken is a classic: turkey noodle soup, turkey pot pie, turkey salad, and much more. You can fry up extra mashed potatoes to make hashbrowns for breakfast. One recipe that can help you use up spare Thanksgiving food in one fell swoop is turkey stuffing casserole. To craft this delectable dish, layer turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy in a casserole dish. Top with stuffing and bake.
Hopefully the ideas listed here gave you some inspiration to start clearing the remnants of Thanksgiving dinner from your fridge. Don't be limited by the suggestions in this article; do your own research to find more. Who knows, you might come up with your family's newest favorite dish!


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Easter 2017: The best marketing campaigns
With consumers set to spend £4bn on Easter this year, The Marketing Week rounded up five ads to bring in your extra long weekend.
The 'So White Project' takes on Easter
In December last year, a campaign was started to encourage more diversity when it comes to Christmas stock imagery. Instead of the usual white families enjoying the festive period, the #ChristmasSOwhite campaign saw a number of black and ethnic minority families unpacking presents and spending time together.
The 'So White Project' garnered a huge amount of global media attention and buzz on social media. And for Easter, the campaign made a comeback with #EasterSOwhite. Building on its Christmas campaign, the group partnered with Getty Images to make its image banks more diverse. The campaign imagery will also be available to see on OOH screens across the UK.
The heartwarming imagery shows diverse sets of families celebrating Easter, from enjoying a shared meal around the dinner table to arranging flowers and hunting for Easter eggs in the garden.
Wickes urges consumers not to do DIY over the Easter weekend
For many people, Easter weekend is the perfect opportunity to finally spruce up the garden or transform their home – and DIY retailers like Wickes want to capitalise on that.
However, as part of its Easter campaign the brand is actually encouraging customers to put off the DIY jobs for a later date, with the launch of 'The Buy Now, Do It Later Sale'.
Running over the bank holiday weekend, the campaign created by Iris Worldwide encourages consumers to take advantage of a 15% Easter discount, while still enjoying their holiday by leaving their home projects for another weekend.
The new approach was adopted in light of brand research showing that 85% of home improvers start a project over a bank holiday weekend, but only around half ever actually finish it.
Hotel Chocolat tours a levitating chocolate Easter egg across the UK
There was a giant chocolate Easter egg on the loose, touring some of the UK's most well-known landmarks. Using the powers of levitation, the egg appeared across Somerset, Wales and the Midlands.
The colossal piece of chocolate weighs 19.5kg and is 50 times bigger than a regular Easter egg. The campaign, by Hotel Chocolat, challenged consumers to guess each location on an online hunt for a chance to win Easter treats.
The chocolate UFO has been sighted by confused onlookers over landmarks that include Tintern Abbey, Wookey Hole and Snowdonia National Park, before stopping off in London.
"We are constantly striving to be innovative with our creations and have fun with chocolate, and there is no better time to get creative than at Easter time. We hope our playful take on the Easter Egg has bought new life to the season across the country and shown just how magical chocolate can be," Angus Thirlwell, CEO of Hotel Chocolat, says.
Cadbury's launches its annual Easter Egg Hunt
Launching this campaign has certainly not been easy for Cadbury. When details emerged of its 'Egg Hunt' earlier this month, the brand was forced to defend why it had not included the word 'Easter'. It even sent out an official statement in which it reassured consumers that it was "simply not true to claim that Easter does not feature in [its] marketing communications or products".
Anyway, the brand has launched its Great British Egg Hunt today (14 April) in partnership with the National Trust and National Trust for Scotland.
The campaign, created by creative agency RPM, invites families to join the egg hunts at National Trust and National Trust for Scotland properties across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Sainsbury's calls on inventor Tom Lawton to celebrate Easter
Sainsbury's teamed up with British inventor Tom Lawton as part of its #nevergrowingup campaign.
Created in partnership with creative agency Gravity Road, the video looks to inspire children this Easter and encourage them to "never grow up". The film sees Lawton and his sons make the 'Ultimate Egg Rolling Machine' – a mad, wacky take on the classic egg roll, using kinetic energy and a chain reaction sequence of obstacles.
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The Night My Dad Died/
*Trigger warning: death, drugs, home invasion.
On the night of my father's death, I actually had plans to visit him. If these plans were not changed, I may have been the one to discover his passing and in doing so, prevent his neighbour from breaking in and robbing his lifeless corpse.
In the last few months of life, my father's health had been quite bad. A plethora of respiratory afflictions had resulted in numerous hospitalisations, cumulating in a session of assisted breathing in an intensive care unit. However, each time he would bounce back, recovering just enough to return to his old habits. His daily routine involved smoking marijuana constantly throughout the day, with no breaks.
I had recently purchased a vaporiser that I planned on giving to him as a gift. I knew that he would never quit, and by that stage his addictions no longer bothered me. I figured that the vaporiser would at least give his lungs some respite. They work by heating up the herb rather than igniting it. The user breathes in the 'vapour' rather than the smoke, thus it is a 'healthier' way of getting high.
Earlier that day I had placed it in the boot of my car with the plan of dropping it off at his house unannounced after work. I prayed that wouldn't be the day that an overzealous police officer decided to pull me over for a random search of my car. I would have had a difficult time explaining that the vaporiser was a surprise gift for my terminally ill father who, despite his illness, won't stop smoking so much weed. Thankfully I was spared that interaction.
That night, on the way to my father's, I received a call from a family member who needed a lift. I was more than happy to oblige. Despite the desire to help my father, visiting him was far from pleasant. I was used to his stoned drawl as well as the memory loss. But what I couldn't stand was the smell. His various mental afflictions, combined with the years of drug usage a living condition that was straight out of a 'Hoarders' show. Full to the brink with junk and refuse, the house had an overpowering smell to it. Mould, pet waste and bong water combined to create a putrid aroma that was, on occasion, literally vomit inducing.
It was quite late after I had dropped them off, so rather than popping in to see my dad, I decided to call instead to arrange a time in the near future, but the phone just rang out. Thinking nothing of it, I returned home for the night.
Early the next morning, I was awoken with a hysterical call from one of his neighbours. Jackie was probably his closest friend and definitely his best customer. They would spend countless days inebriating themselves and making art together. Unlike the rest of his clientele, I liked her. She never treated me badly, and even when I was quite young, I never felt in danger around her.
Through tears over the phone, she told me the news of Dad's passing. It turned out that their mutual neighbour Grant was the one to discover his body. Late the previous night he had walked over to my father's house looking to get high. Grant was relentless in his pursuit of drugs. The time of day, or the presence of small children never even caused him to falter. I remember one time when I was younger, being woken at 3am by him knocking on my window asking to be let inside, only to have Dad chase him away with a crowbar that he kept beside his bed 'in case he needed to bop someone on the head'.
So that night, when Grant couldn't rouse Dad to open the door, he decided to break in. Upon finding his body, he proceeded to take everything of value including the contents of his wallet, some jewellery and of course, all the drugs that he could find. Only once he was happy with his bounty, did he proceed to call an ambulance and tell Jackie about my father's fate.
I never liked Grant. As a child, his volatility scared me. He always seemed on the verge of psychosis and I was continuously on edge around him, doing everything I could in order not to tip him over the edge. For years, I would hear Dad complain about how Grant had 'ripped him off' in some way or another. To me, Grant was the epitome of depravity, a harrowing example of the destructive nature of addiction combined with untreated mental illness.
Had I have visited my dad that night, I may have been the one to discover his body and subsequently had to deal with Grant pestering me to sell some of my now inherited drugs. I have no doubt in my mind that Grant's first thoughts upon hearing the news would have been 'now where am I going to get it from?'. I am not sure how I would have handled that situation, but given my feelings when I went to Dad's house the next day, I am glad that the night turned out as it did.
In the morning, I arrived and began talking with Jackie outside of Dad's house. During our conversation, Grant came over to us, and began to offer (what he thought to be appropriate) condolences. Telling me about his Biblical vision in which my father ascended to heaven surrounded by a legion of 'white robed soldier angels'. Now I know that my dad dealt in a lot of different drugs, but I never knew him to deal LSD.
I wasn't impressed, and given the fact that this man had just robbed my father, I was inclined to become violent. Luckily for everyone, my wife was there to calm me down. It just wasn't worth it.
I am glad that I did not witness his passing. For long time smokers like my father, they don't bother doing an autopsy or any form of investigation as to the cause of death. Unless there is a stab wound or other obvious signs of foul play, there is just no reason. So I can't confirm the exact medical condition that ended his life, but based on his history, it wouldn't be hard to guess.
Most likely it was complications resulting from a long time battle with emphysema. Not a fun way to go. Apparently towards the end, it can feel like drowning as fluid slowly fills the lungs, each breath leading to more and more panic as you struggle to take a full breath.
Had I have stuck to my original plan to drop off the vaporiser that night, I may have been a witness to that horror. That being said, his facial expression was very calm. So perhaps he merely passed in his sleep. Regardless, I truly hope that he did not suffer.
Thinking back, it seems blatantly obvious that he was close to death, but at the time, I just didn't see it. I couldn't fathom the possibility. It is said that when the first 'close' person to you dies, you begin to truly understand the concept of mortality. Until that point, death seems unreal, something that impacts other people, and until you lose someone close to you, you can't possibly hope to understand.
This was true for me at least, Dad's passing hit me like nothing else. Given our past, I was left with a confusing mix of emotions. Anger for what he had done, love for what we shared and confusion about what it all meant. For a few years, I was lost inside myself. Yes, I still 'functioned', but I felt quite one dimensional. It wasn't until I finished writing the story of my childhood that I truly began to heal.
The Flannery O'Connor quote "I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say" couldn't be more true. There is a real risk of framing all my future events against the story of my father and my childhood with him. Writing enables me to lay my emotions out on the page, and dissect the mess that was my childhood. It helps me to come to terms with my present reality, rather than reliving my past.
I still struggle with a plethora of mental health afflictions and hang-ups that are a direct result of my past. However, I have found writing to be the best form of therapy. The page listens. The page does not judge. Writing enables me to let go of my past and start to move on.
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One of the things I've enjoyed about following the pen community and writing this blog over the past five years is watching smaller makers evolve and fine-tune their craft, especially where the products they offer are entirely unique from anything else out there. Pierre Miller, the man behind the Desiderata Pen Company, is one such penmaker. Pierre's pens first came on my radar four or five years ago at the D.C. Pen Show, back when it was at the old (read: better) location in Tyson's Corner and he showed up with early versions of his Daedalus pen fitted with Zebra G dip nibs, which was one of the first modern pens I had seen that allowed a user to combine the true vintage-style flex of a dip nib with the portability and larger ink reservoir of an eyedropper fountain pen.
Flex, of course, isn't really my thing, as readers here are aware. I'm not a calligrapher, and most of my pen usage is daily user, office-style stuff. Flex nibs are fun to dabble with, but I always hesitate to shell out hundreds of dollars for a pen that I can't use on a daily basis. Desiderata Pens didn't really reappear on my radar until Pierre started offering the JoWo No. 6 nib option and different filling mechanisms in the "Soubriquet" model. After talking with Pierre at several different pen shows over the last couple of years, I finally picked up a Soubriquet in Los Angeles, and it's seen steady use in the month since that show.
What I Like About the Desiderata Soubriquet
Pierre has extensive notes on his website in which he discusses the story behind the pen and explains the various design choices, which makes for an interesting read and provides a lot of insight into how he designs and makes pens. Here are a few of the highlights, which are also the features that I appreciate the most.
Size and Shape. The knock on a lot of modern custom pens is that they tend to be very large, especially when compared to vintage or vintage-inspired designs. The Soubriquet is the product of Pierre's attempt to design a larger pen without "going overboard," and he threads that needle quite well. The Soubriquet is about the same size as a Montblanc 146 (though much lighter), which is a great size for me in terms of ergonomics. I can comfortably use this pen posted and unposted, with the cap posting deeply on the tapered barrel. The section also tapers towards the nib, with the threads placed higher up on the barrel just below the ink window. I can't emphasize enough how comfortable this pen is to write with for long periods of time.
Filling System and Ink Capacity. Since I opted for a JoWo 1.1mm stub nib, ink capacity and ink flow can become an issue. The Soubriquet features a "piston vacumatic" filling system, which uses an o-ring instead of a sac and operates like the filling mechanism on the TWSBI Go. Pierre designed the pen to allow one-handed filling, and it works as intended. You simply submerge the pen in ink and depress the plunger until the pen is full. This type of filler is also much easier to flush clean than a sac-based vacumatic pen. I was able to clean ink out of the pen and refill it with a different color in just a couple of minutes. The pen holds approximately 1.5ml, which will keep me writing for quite a while, even with a stub.
Clip. Earlier models of Desiderata pens were clipless, but the Soubriquet introduced a thin, wire-style clip made from 304 stainless steel. Despite the slim profile, this clip is VERY sturdy, and I've come to appreciate the distinct design element that the clip lends to the pen.
Ebonite Material. Pierre works extensively with ebonite, which many readers will recognize as a form of vulcanized rubber that's been used to make pens (and bowling balls) for well over a hundred years. I've been looking to add a mottled/swirled ebonite pen to my collection for a while now, and when I spied the last briar ebonite pen on Pierre's table, I knew this one was coming home with me. Ebonite has an unparalleled feel in the hand - it emits a warmth and has a softer feel to it than acrylic or other plastics, even though it's still extremely durable.
Pierre urged me to make sure that everyone knows up front that Desiderata Pens are "small batch" manufacture, meaning that the pens are made in very small numbers in a one man shop. I guess that's his way of saying that it's not unusual to find small variances or imperfections on the pens, but other than a few barely perceptible tooling marks, the fit and finish on my Soubriquet is excellent. No issues or complaints whatsoever from me.
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I'm extremely happy with my Desiderata Soubriquet. I originally approached the purchase as a "tinkering pen" that I might use occasionally to practice handwriting and flex calligraphy, but the JoWo nib unit has worked so well that the pen has not left my daily carry for the past month. I do feel that I need to offer a note of caution: I have used the Zebra G nib in an earlier version of the Desiderata Daedalus that I borrowed, and while it does work well and can be quite enjoyable to use, fountain pens fitted with calligraphy dip nibs require much more frequent maintenance, as the nibs will deteriorate and need to be replaced on a monthly basis, if not sooner depending on how frequently you use the pen. If you are purchasing a Desiderata Pen specifically to take advantage of the Zebra G's flex capabilities, I'd encourage you to read the resources available on the Desiderata website, and also watch some of Pierre's YouTube videos in which he shows you how to set up the pen for this sort of writing. Be prepared to tinker with it!
As I mentioned above, I purchased this particular pen directly from Pierre at this year's L.A. Pen Show, where he had just one of the Briar Ebonite models. The Soubriquet in this particular material is currently sold out, but on the website Pierre has indicated that he will consider requests to make more, so if you're interested let him know! The Soubriquet runs anywhere from $225-250, which I find reasonable for a custom/small-batch pen with a non-cartridge/converter filling system. Pens ship with the Zebra G calligraphy nib, but JoWo No. 6 nibs are also available upon request, and it's what I've been using since L.A. I likely will swap in the Zebra G in the near future to play around, but I've been enjoying this JoWo No. 6 stub so much I've not been motivated to change it out.
At the moment, Pierre has several other Soubriquet models available in his Etsy store, with additional Desiderata models for sale on his website. Pierre regularly attends pen shows, and during the last couple of shows he had a variety of Soubriquets in some unique acrylics not yet listed online. (Also, you definitely won't want to miss the pre-order for the BAMF pen, which should ship within the next few months.)
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A decade ago, New England Baptist Hospital (NEBH) changed its top leadership with a new CEO and tightened its focus by winnowing to an orthopedics-only specialty hospital. Now, to keep the hospital on track and high performing, NEBH is counting on analysis of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and other critical health care data to guide clinical leadership, says Scott Tromanhauser, MD, MBA, MHCDS, Chief Medical Officer and Chief of Spine Surgery.
"We are just starting to see the fruits of our labor," Tromanhauser says of one recent analytics effort, started a year ago, to gather long-term patient feedback around total hip replacements, total knee replacements, and spine surgeries to gauge outcomes and patient experience. The post-op score assigned to each PRO helps determine how NEBH is doing as an institution as well as how surgeons and their teams are performing. The more PROs collected, the richer the data to be analyzed, he says.
Nearly 60% of respondents to a recent NEJM Catalyst Insights Council survey on the topic of analytics and outcomes rank "guiding clinical leadership" as the top goal of their organization's analytics efforts. Guiding business leadership ranks second with a score of 53%.
NEBH's collected PROs also will be in instrumental in deciding which patients shouldn't have surgery. "One of our busiest total joint replacement surgeons pointed out to leadership that nationally, 20% of people who undergo total knee replacement are unhappy with the outcome," Tromanhauser says, adding total knee replacement is the number one surgery reimbursed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "What if we could predict who would have a bad outcome, based on past PROs, and offer them a nonoperative approach?"
By coupling the PROs with other key inputs, NEBH aims to enhance shared decision-making with a predictive modeling tool, currently under development with Cyft, a Boston-area software company that uses machine learning and natural language processing as part of its data analysis, that can show providers, patients, and their caregivers the risks of procedures. If the risks are deemed too high or the benefits too low, alternatives can be discussed. "Even the best surgeon would do better with predictive modeling," Tromanhauser says.
While a majority of survey respondents, 69%, pinpoint the goal of analytics as driving improvement and driving accountability, only half call their organization "effective" when it comes to supporting care decisions or individual patients — the kind of care Tromanhauser has described.
Ankita Sagar, MD, MPH, FACP, Director for Ambulatory Quality at Northwell Health's Department of Internal Medicine in New York, says that along with guiding clinical leadership, she sees tremendous opportunity for analytics to guide population health efforts, which Council members rank third in effective use of health care data. "We are trying to invest resources and effort in understanding how we can leverage analytics for patients at risk for a certain illness and optimize their health care for their risk factors," she says.
For instance, in the NYC Tristate area, Northwell Health serves a vast population at risk for falls, heart disease, and cancers. In years past, primary care physicians seeing patients who had been to multiple other physicians had limited visibility into their medical history. Now, through a clinical dashboard, physicians have access to metrics that gauge a patient's risk of falls, heart disease, and completed/overdue cancer screenings. They can document and share this information system-wide. For example, if Sagar sees an elderly patient who reports two falls since his last visit, but no falls had been documented, "that's a significant change from baseline." That simple act of transparency into the patient's complete risk assessment, Sagar says, allows providers to take appropriate action for the patient at the time of care and has improved health care for patients.
To Gary Wainer, MD, DO, Director of Quality at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, analytics has to reach across institutions to easily fill in the gaps in a patient's history for true success in population health and for providers to be able to learn from the data. (Only 28% of Insights Council members say their organization is effective at learning from health care data.)
Northwestern Medicine has a single electronic medical record system, but identifying gaps in care, which is a key part of population health, is difficult without a comprehensive record that spans health systems as well as other organizations, such as retail clinics, that administer treatment and vaccines. "When patients see doctors outside the system, it is not always an easy process to obtain that information," Wainer says. "Even in circumstances where data is available, the data allowed to be shared varies by organization. We may or may not be able to find a blood sugar done elsewhere; we just know that the patient said they had it done. We don't see it in our record, and we need to deliver it."


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Are you ready for retirement? Is it possible to save enough to be comfortable in your golden years? Read on to learn about California's new retirement savings program CalSavers and how YOU can take control of your future today.Read More
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Is Apple TV About to Get Even Better?
Is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) TV on its way to becoming the primary entertainment hub in consumers' living rooms? Sources told Bloomberg that Apple may soon be reaching a deal with Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) that would give cable subscribers access to channels through the Apple TV device.
Apple is also said to be hiring Pete Distad, an executive from Hulu, an online video service. Distad is expected to help the Cupertino-based company negotiate additional deals with various cable companies. A deal with Time Warner Cable is expected to be reached in the next few months.
The addition of Time Warner's cable channels could prove vitally important for Apple TV's future. Many users already view cable programming through similar streaming devices like Roku. Other consumers use Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox to stream content. However, Apple TV's $99 price gives Apple a distinct cost advantage over the Xbox.
At the All Things D conference in May, Apple CEO Tim Cook noted that Apple had already sold more than 13 million Apple TV devices with practically no marketing.
"It's not necessary for Apple to remake the media industry to sell a great TV product. They are methodically adding to Apple TV," Enders Analysis analyst Benedict Evans told Bloomberg.
Apple TV began as a way for users to watch iTunes content on their televisions. However, as more viewers migrate from watching traditional scheduled programming to on-demand, Internet-based TV viewing, Apple TV could become an increasingly important device for providing consumers with access to content from other companies.
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News & activity updates:
Hudson volcano (Southern Chile and Argentina, South America) activity update: increased seismic activity
Mon, 5 Dec 2016, 16:03
Seismic activity under the volcano has recently shown a mild increase, triggering Chile's SERNAGEOMIN to raise the volcanic alert level to "yellow". ...more [read all]
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Hudon volcano's new eruptive fissure (photo taken on October 26, courtesy and copyright Sernageomin.cl)
Thu, 27 Oct 2011, 08:08
Another volcano in Southern Chile, Mt Hudson in the Aysén region, could be close to a new eruption. Starting on Tuesday, over 100 earthquakes have been detected under the volcano by the National Institute of Geology (SERNAGEOMIN), who raised the alert level to Red ("eruption could be imminent"). ...more [read all]


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Health Records Information Officers at FHI 360 - 2 Positions
Posted on: 25 April, 2018 Deadline: Not Specified
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in Health, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth, Research and Technology– creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges.
FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.
Temporary Health Records Information Officer
- Job Type: Temporary
- Qualification: Diploma BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 4 years
- Location: Samburu, Turkana
- Job Field: ICT / Computer Research / Data Analysis
Reports To: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Location: Samburu (1) & Turkana (1)
Working closely with the mentorship team in conjunction with the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and MDT Team Leader, the Health Records Information Officer will be responsible for mentoring health workers in various health facilities to maintain service registers, conducting regular data quality assessments activities, ensure accurate and timely facility reports and support facilities to run basic data analysis for decision making. S/he will be required to maintain confidentiality and integrity for the facility data as directed.
Ensure facilities have standard data collection and reporting tools
- Support facility based service providers to update health records and registers in line with national guidelines including the EMR
- Verify data based on MOH defined service standards.
- Support and mentor health workers on data utilization for decision making.
- Responsible for ensuring data quality is maintained.
- Support health workers in conducting regular data quality assurance.
- Actively follow-up facilities to ensure that commonly agreed data management improvement plans are followed and monitored by all parties.
- Provide basic data summaries to facility as required from time to time.
- Support facilities to maintain data confidentiality and security.
- Support facilities to use data for decision making.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor from time to time.
Diploma in Statistics/Health Information Systems/Information Technology with at least 4 years work experience in data management systems and experience in use of MOH tools.
- Experience in training is an added advantage.
- Computer proficiency in MS Office Suite and word processing, databases, spreadsheets, including advanced skills in at least two of the following programs: SPSS, Epi Info, Stata. Good organizational, planning, interpersonal and communication skills
This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to FHI360 NGO career website on fhi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com to apply
Best of Luck.
NOTE: For more job opportunities for April-MAy 2018 please click here at Career Jobs


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International development charity, Health Books International believes that everyone should have access to good healthcare. The charity improves the lives of people in developing countries by providing books, downloads, training materials and equipment on a not for profit basis. Many are used in remote community settings, hospitals and for training health professionals.
Formerly known as Teaching Aids at Low Cost, the charity wanted to change its name, update its visual brand and develop an e-commerce website that would improve user experience and increase sales of its products whilst also providing valuable sales and customer data its old website was lacking. Combined with this, the charity was changing its accounting system to better integrate with the new website and reduce administration time. For a small charity with only two paid members of staff, doing all of this at the same time was a big undertaking.
As a former health promotion specialist, I was really excited to be working on this health related project. I came on board at the stage where the name change – to Health Books International – and visual identity was being finalised, worked with the graphic designer to roll out the new look and feel to the new website design, procured and briefed the website company and project managed the development of the website right through to launch.
Check out the Health Books International website at www.healthbooksinternational.org
"Lara's advice and support was invaluable during our website development project. We are really pleased with the site – much better user experience with useful analytics built-in."
Madeleine Bates, Chief Executive, Health Books International


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Why bar hop when you can farm hop!? I had a blast selling treats at Roots and Shoots on Sunday. Avocado lime curd Popsicle, vegan & gluten free chocolate cashew sandwich, Cookie Dough Vanilla sandwich and Vanilla milk chocolate waffle cone….
As a sequel to our highly-successful summer event last year, OPL is once again offering a free, family-oriented event with something for everyone to enjoy, including storytelling, music, dance and art workshops, crafts, an Escape Room, maker activities from OPL's Imagine Space, face painting, balloon animals, games, a gardening station, and much, much more! A community mural project, hosted by CBC and House of Paint will also be a feature. Tales and Tunes offers activities that celebrate and highlight storytelling, community, and creation in unique and inclusive ways.
Mark your calendars, my tricycle will be on site filled with treats!
Click on the link below for more information;
Don't miss Beau's St. Patrick's Party 2018 on March 10th! Enjoy Beau's beer and guest taps, Irish-inspired cuisine, traditional entertainment, activities & more! Get your tickets at http://www.stpatricksparty.ca/
For more info visit: http://cafmuseum.techno-science.ca/en/whats-on/event-ice-cream-festival.php
Come visit at St. Charles Market on Saturday June 3rd from 1pm till 7pm
Will have Raspberry Lemon Matcha ale Floats, Ice cream sandwiches, Malted chocolate beer nut dip bars, Sour cherry mango Popsicles.
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BCS Library - Donations
The BCS Library is funded exclusively by the proceeds from the fall Book Fair sales at North and South campus.
Donations of Books
Throughout the year, we do accept donations of books in new or like new condition. If you have books you would like to donate, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com to coordinate a drop-off.
Coming Soon!!!
(The BCS Libraries plans to maintain a wishlist of books that they would like to have donated. When ready, you will be able to review the list to find a requested book to donate.)
Monetary Donation
If you would like to make a monetary donation to the BCS Library, please DONATE HERE.
Thank you for supporting the BCS Library!
For BCS Library related questions, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I have an idea with regards to the Generals. After a "Combat Preview" have the pop up window offer options to "send the attack" or "open the General's Window to adjust troops" instead of having to exit out, find the Gen you want, reopen the General's Window to make adjustments. I believe this will be a massive time saver.... also if when a General is attacking/marching it would be nice if you could see the path the General is on while marching so if there is a mistake found late or if you need to see how close the Gen is to its target attack site you aren't searching through island trees/mountains/rocks, you can open the window and SEE the path he/she is on and WHERE that Gen currently is to facilitate better timing on blocks, retreat, etc It would also be nice if when you click on another players gen to see that gens path or status to help you better coordinate as ALL gens are the same or at least have that gens "name" show so you now that when you click on/hover over what you think is YOUR MMA just to find out its NOT yours and you have to search for yours. Some of these ADV Islands are very large or overly cramped and I believe these ideas would be very useful in saving time
other ideas...
*It would be nice if you could STAR resting Gens instead of them taking up much needed land space on small Island Advs
* Gens got stronger/smarter the more they are used in battles because as gamers get to higher levels the Tavern Gens are fairly useless, other than blocks and low level Adv. They definitely need to get Stronger and Smarter! If this was an option maybe the Tavern Gens wouldnt be sad from sitting home alone while their more advanced peers are used on the regular
I would love to hear other's thoughts and ideas on the subject
I hope this all makes sense. Please contact me as needed with questions to clarify
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The Myth of Timing The Market
As a home seller, it's easy to fantasize about timing the market perfectly—and even easier to lament when the "peak" of the market appears to pass you by.
Perhaps you believe that a year ago, you could have gotten a 10% premium selling your home—easily equating to hundreds of thousands of dollars in hot markets! Now, you're forced to take that "loss" as you sell your home.
But viewing the situation purely as a seller is usually misleading. After all, the vast majority of sellers almost immediately become buyers. Unless they leave the area, dramatically downsize, or wait a long period, the market conditions working against them as a seller will now be working for them as a buyer. That means more options, more leverage, and a better deal than a year before. All told, it's likely that their perceived "loss" or "gain" due to market timing was a wash.
Very few analysts—perhaps none—can reliably predict the market. But anyone who is both buying and selling can benefit from market conditions. If you are lucky, you may get a slight premium, but what matters far more is equity, built up over years. This is where homeowners will almost always earn the majority of their value. Is that what matters?
So keep perspective—in the world of real estate, what seems like today's loss may well be tomorrow's gain. Play the long game, and you vastly improve your odds of finding fortune in the marketplace.


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Location: St. Barths
Today we arose early with much haste at 6:00 for a special version of BA. After we got the ship looking its best we had a quick breakfast. Just after breakfast we had an MTE class about electronic navigation. Most of us spent the whole day ashore exploring what we hadn't yet seen on St. Barth's. Some of our fellow shipmates were able to see the more natural beaches of St. Barths. We wrapped up the day with a private viewing of Blue Planet and a Physics Quiz.
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Self-disclosure and privacy calculus on social networking sites the role of culture intercultural dynamics of privacy calculus (2012)
Social Network Sites (SNSs) rely exclusively on user-generated content to offer engaging and rewarding experience to its members. As a result, stimulating user communication and self-disclosure is vital for the sustainability of SNSs. However, considering that the SNS users are increasingly culturally diverse, motivating this audience to self-disclose requires understanding of their cultural intricacies. Yet existing research offers only limited insights into the role of culture behind the motivation of SNS users to self-disclose. Building on the privacy calculus framework, this study explores the role of two cultural dimensions - individualism and uncertainty avoidance - in self-disclosure decisions of SNS users. Survey responses of US and German Facebook members are used as the basis for our analysis. Structural equation modeling and multi-group analysis results reveal the distinct role of culture in the cognitive patterns of SNS users. The authors find that trusting beliefs play a key role in the self-disclosure decisions of users from individualistic cultures. At the same time, uncertainty avoidance determines the impact of privacy concerns. This paper contributes to the theory by rejecting the universal nature of privacy calculus processes. The findings provide for an array of managerial implications for SNS providers as they strive to encourage content creation and sharing by their heterogeneous members.


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Nigerian/American singer, Speed Darlington has taken to the streets of New York to protest against Big Brother Naija for playing his song 'Bangdadadang' during the Saturday night party without paying him.
" I hear bbnaija is using bangdadadang and they gave me no money… they're using my music for free without a penny in my pocket" he said
Sharing the video, he wrote:
"All of you at my palace tonight. I want to know if it's true that someone is milking independent artist like me? Knowing very well I make no money from music. Anytime you play my music on radio or TV I got to get paid."


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You know the special feeling you get when you hear one of your favorite songs? Maybe it's because of what the words mean to you, or how the rhythm moves you. Maybe it inspires you to dance or sing like you were in high school.
Perhaps there's a place that delights you and brings back memories that make you smile; a place you can go to find inspiration and tranquility. It holds a special place in your heart, or great importance in your life.
There may also be a few people in your life who bring out that special feeling in you. So much so that you want to spend time with them, laugh with them, and say or do anything to make them happy. You feel like a different person, a better person, when you're with them.
Most of us love these feelings, and welcome opportunities for more connection, inspiration, and joy in our lives.
Fond memories impact who we are, and the way we see others. Special moments with people in our past can help us remember what's important. Yet many of us are trapped in feelings of being overwhelmed with what's happening now, or worrying about what others think or what might happen in the future.
There are days when we're caught up in our "to-do" list rather than our "what's important" or "who we want to be" lists; so much so that we lose sight of what makes us happy. As the poet, Nishan Panwar, once said; "If we spend our time worrying about what others think, we will eventually forget how to think for ourselves."
Maybe it's time to redefine what's important, and reflect on who we are and what we want out of life. And then live with this in mind.
So step back, and think about who or what makes you happy and feel more alive. Make a commitment to do those things or be with those people on a regular basis. Then, "Surround yourself with people who bring out the best in you; not people who bring out the stress in you. " (Author unknown)


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Are you successful in your life yet feel like you are missing something? Are you constantly chasing the next 'thing' but you never feel spiritually satiated?
We have been taught to set 'thing' goals, new car, new watch, new clothes, always the latest and greatest new 'thing' and then we are supposed to be happy and fulfilled once we get those 'things'. Lets stop chasing the 'things' that leave us feeling less than and start achieving our life's true higher purpose by setting goals based on how you want to feel. We've been doing it backwards! We are a society of the unfulfilled.
"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got"
Sound familiar? So lets do this the right way, lets do this in the way that will leave you fulfilled and satiated! Lets set your goals based on how you want to feel and make your day to day choices in alignment with those emotional goals and your tangible 'things' will fall into place. It's a WIN WIN!