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Howel Classic
Many thanks go to the individuals, families and businesses of the Upper Valley that came together to support the 2019 Howel Classic mini golf extravaganza. In its eighth year, The Howel Classic has become a real community event. The weekend was quite a success, with over 600 people attending and the library raising $41,000. 150 people came to Saturday's festivities, including many who had never attended the event before. We had a great mix of people and the library was humming with good conversation and jazz music. We also had 25 kids downstairs having their very own pajama party while their parents enjoyed the festivities.
Sunday was a different event entirely with 440 family members coming to enjoy golf, pizza and burritos. Attendees ate their way through 30 pizzas, 200 mini-burritos and 400 cookies! Several people commented, 'my child has never had this much fun in the library'. Many children (and their parents) look forward to this event every year, and in fact some have attended all nine years!
Our utmost appreciation goes to the following volunteers for donating their dedication of time and talent to make this event a success.
- Keri Craft — Events Committee Chair and Sponsorships
- Mariruth Graham — Beverages
- Laura Larrick — Sponsorships and Entertainment Chair
- Heidi Reynolds — In-kind Sponsor Chair
- Emilia Warrington — Pajama Party Chair & Decor Chair
We hope to see everyone on March 28-29 for the 10th Annual Howel Classic!
The Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation
Mascoma Savings Bank
Pompanoosuc Mills (in-kind)
Bionic Advertising Systems
Global Rescue, LLC
JMH Wealth Management
White Mountains Capital, Inc.
Adimab LLC / Alice Williams Interiors / Baker Orthodontics / Bar Harbor Bank & Trust / BCR Brown Commercial Realty / Boloco (in-kind) / Caldwell Law / Charter Trust Company / Chippers / Coldwell Banker Lifestyles / Computac / Dartmouth Coach / Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC / Estes & Gallup / Global Forest Partners / Granite Value Capital, LLC / Hypertherm / Ledyard National Bank / Northeast Credit Union / River Valley Club / Snyder, Cahoon & Co, CPA / Tyler, Simms & St. Sauveur, P.C. / Ulysses Diversified Holdings, LLC / Von Bargen's Jewelry / Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC / Wheelock Terrace
Blue Sky Restaurants / Carpenter & Main Restaurant / Co-op Food Stores / Dr. Schell & Dr. Noble / European Face and Body Studio / Farmhouse Pottery / Fore-U Golf Center / Hanover Country Club / Hanover Improvement Society / Hanover Inn / Jake's Quechee Market / Lou's Restaurant & Bakery / Morano Gelato / Ramunto's Brick & Brew Pizzeria / Red Kite Candy / Residence Inn Marriott / The Richards Group / Simon Pearce / Skinny Pancake / Sushi Ya / Trumbull Nelson Construction / Umpleby's Bakery & Cafe / Upper Valley Honda


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Even though Asian-inspired video slots are some of my least favorite games (due to them being so similar to each other), there are a few that stand out as being fantastic. Microgaming's Fortune Girl slot is one of the games that stands out. The game brings you a cute anime styled theme complete with different symbols that can bring you good luck. Combined with good features, this is one game that you should take a look at when you get a chance.
Fortune Girl is a 5 reel, 15 payline video slot that is set in a palace that includes a bunch of gold coins that will be awaiting you as your luck increases and you hit it big at the casino. The game's symbols are a combination of Chinese symbols as well as an abacus, tea set, a golden fan, golden statue, and the Fortune Girl himself. There is also a game title symbol, which serves as a wild.
Features in Fortune Girl are good, including scatter symbols, wilds, free spins, and stacked symbols. There is also a posted Return to Player percentage of 95.9%, which is considered to be pretty solid for an online slot.
The Fortune Girl slot is a lot of fun to play, and the game is a lot more lighthearted than some of the other games like this we've seen. I think this is likely due to the fact that there's an anime theme here, but it makes the game different, which is great. If you're considering playing an Asian inspired video slot, there's only a few that I really look forward to and can recommend. Fortune Girl is one of those games, and if you want to try something that looks different but plays like a standard video slot, then you could certainly do worse than this game.

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It's such a busy month for The Blossom Parlour. We have a wedding fair at the start of March and then we're on the count down to Mother's Day!
We've been really lucky and our friends have asked us to collaborate on various things for Mother's Day, so we can bring you the very best of local, independent retailers, as well as something a little more unusual, bespoke and luxurious.
First up, we have a collaboration with cake babe. Her cakes are incredible, and from first day we sampled her brownies, many moons ago, we knew she'd be a hit! So, with that in mind, we have two offers. These are available to pre order and collect from our Pop up shop at Loves cafe on Saturday 25th March, between 12-4pm
– hand tied seasonal bouquet with a box of four cupcakes £15
– a triple layered chocolate fudge cake, with a personalised message, and a jam jar of fresh seasonal blooms £30
If you're booked in to Loves for their afternoon tea then let us know and we can have these ready at the table for you.
Secondly, we have a lovely collaboration with The Barn, an award winning salon in Loxton. On Saturday 25th March, book mum in for a relaxing massage and have a hand tied bouquet ready for her on arrival! Available only to pre book, by Thursday 23rd March, with limited availability at £45. Contact them on 01934 751217.
Thirdly, if you'd like a bit that's a little more of an experience, The Blossom Parlour has a workshop on May 14th 3-5pm at Loves cafe. We will be creating a hand tied bouquet and a meadows box. All materials are provided, and Loves will be serving tea and cake, also included in the price. Spaces are usually £65 each, but if you purchase between today and Saturday 25th March, you can have two spaces (one for you and one for mum perhaps?) for only £100.
Of course, The Blossom Parlour and our friends are taking individual bookings and orders for Mother's Day, if you prefer to do so, please enquire directly with the business you'd like to book through.
We will be at Loves for the Pop up shop on the 25th March for any last minute purchases, or if you prefer to hand pick your blooms, then that's the opportunity to do so! We have a small number of slots for delivery on mores day, so please contact us directly for that.


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As part of the Year One BFA programme, students take part in a community engagement class each year. This year the focus was on exploring the impact of food on society, particularly food waste and its implications. Enlisting the help of Nick Loosley from Everybody Eats, students were able to see how to effect change in the food system.
Everybody Eats is a not-for-profit that prepares three course meals by volunteer chefs who lend their time and expertise on a Monday night at St Kevin's Arcade on K' road, using food that would otherwise be wasted. Their mission is simple, to combat both food waste and food poverty. Everybody is welcome and can pay whatever they like, from large donations to nothing at all.
Inspired by the amazing work of the Everybody Eats charity, our Year One students decided to put on a spread of their own with all proceeds raised being donated to Everybody Eats. Using food surplus generously provided by Nick, the students cooked up a storm offering three different soup options and side dishes of roast vegetables. Over just two lunches, students were able to raise over $150.
The idea behind the Saucy Soup Kitchen wasn't only to raise money for Everybody Eats, student organiser Lexi Kerr says "we also wanted to bring students together and create a community atmosphere at Whitecliffe where students could interact with others who they may not usually see."
Having had such great success with their saucy soup kitchen, Lexi and her committee are keen to host another similar event in the upcoming term. This time, they'll be serving pizzas. Keep an eye out for advertising and come along to support a great community engagement project, and the Everybody Eats charity.


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More Nexus 6 Pricing Details Revealed
The Motorola Nexus 6 has definitely made its fair share of waves ever since it was first announced, and our first impressions of the Nexus 6 also saw favorable light shed upon it. Having been sold out on Motorola's website already, at least those of you who are looking forward to placing an order for the Nexus 6 on Google Play will be pleased to know that this smartphone will be restocked every Wednesday. Having said that, while it is out for pre-order in the U.S. already, what about those living elsewhere? Good news, as a list of Nexus 6 prices as well as details have appeared on the Google Play Store, showing how the Nexus 6 is about to "invade" another dozen new markets.
The Nexus 6 is said to arrive in 32GB as well as 64GB capacities, and regardless of which particular variant you would choose to pick up, it will still run on the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop mobile operating system. Basically, those living in Europe will have to fork out €649 for the 32GB model and €699 for the 64GB model. As for the 12 new markets that the Nexus 6 look set to roll out in, they are Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK. No shipping details have been divulged, however.More Nexus 6 Pricing Details Revealed , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.


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When Paul Morgan began evaluating push technology products last January, he had one top priority: anything but PointCast. Like many a corporate Webmaster, Morgan had experienced firsthand the pitfalls of the wildly popular screen-saver-cum-automatic-newsfeed, including high bandwidth consumption, interference with user productivity applications and the distraction of ads. There had to be a better way.
As Web site engineer for GTE Corp.'s Information Services Division, Morgan was looking for a way to push out project-management information to GTE's staff in a real-time, noninvasive way. Project-management data is crucial for systems integrator GTE, which services government and private industry. Morgan wanted critical information such as a certain financial threshold being reached (for example, a project about to go over budget) or changes in project deliverables (such as a project about to go over deadline) in decision makers' hands as soon as possible. Morgan also wanted the ability to have automatic desktop delivery of competitive information from external newsfeeds to marketing and analytic personnel.
"We wanted something a little more emphatic than E-mail," said Morgan. "Call it E-mail on steroids."
It made sense to distribute the information using one of the intriguing new push products on the division's brand-new intranet, which was being rolled out to 700 users at the Chantilly, Va., site and to 350 off-site users. Although there were already a few hundred regular users of the PointCast Network at ISD, Morgan wanted to go elsewhere for push capabilities–with an eye toward eventually banning PointCast, or at least discouraging its use at the company.
Morgan, along with his boss, Irv Zacks, vice president and general manager of ISD, was looking for something that would avoid the downfalls of PointCast and be much more closely tailored to distribute business information. "We didn't want extraneous or distracting information," Morgan said.
PointCast's use of advertisements were a particular bugaboo. "They distract users. And we didn't want to dedicate corporate bandwidth to someone else's message. It is simply desktop real estate that should be used for business applications," Morgan added.
"The ad-based model sets the stage for conflict between a company's interests and PointCast's interests. That is why a lot of the [push] companies targeting the intranet space are using different revenue models," said Ross Scott Rubin, group director of Consumer Internet Technologies for Jupiter Communications Inc., in New York. "PointCast is under a lot of pressure to offer a different version with a modified client that would allow companies to filter the ads or do away with them altogether."
Examining the alternatives
Zacks gave Morgan the directive that whatever product they chose must have links to external news sources to get competitive information–with no ads. Then he stepped back and let Morgan play the field.
Morgan looked at BackWeb Technologies Inc.'s BackWeb, Intermind Corp.'s Intermind Communicator, Marimba Inc.'s Castanet and Wayfarer Communications Inc.'s Incisa. Morgan was intrigued by all these products, but he was most impressed with Incisa. An important point of differentiation was that the Wayfarer application appeared to be well-positioned to work with and augment both Netscape Communications Corp.'s Netcaster and Microsoft Corp.'s Active Desktop (both of which will contain push capabilities). Netcaster is due in the third quarter; delivery for Active Desktop has not yet been announced. Zacks wanted to be sure that GTE would not lose its "institutional investment" in implementing a push product only to have it supplanted by the Netscape and Microsoft offerings, he said.
"Wayfarer was adroit at playing both camps, and that was a major difference between the products," Morgan said. And at $25,000 for a 1,000-seat license, Incisa did not break the bank. The decision was made: Wayfarer Incisa was the one.
During the evaluation period, Morgan also grudgingly evaluated–and even purchased–PointCast Inc.'s $995 I-server, which minimizes the amount of PointCast traffic entering the corporate firewall and also lets network administrators filter the types of content accessed by users. The I-server also can be used to broadcast business data over the intranet, but adding to a general anti-PointCast animus at the company, Morgan did not like the fact that there would only be one GTE ISD channel with all other channels controlled by PointCast. "Through gritted teeth, we bought the I-server to control the most outrageous [PointCast] use," he said.
Not PointCast, InfoCast
Since the rollout began in March, 225 employees have been given access to Incisa, which GTE ISD has christened "InfoCast." Users have the option of receiving information as a screensaver, a "headlink" (a headline with links to intranet stories) or a banner on the bottom of the screen. Morgan said his group recommends that users not elect the screensaver option because this will tie up the system for a few seconds before going back to the user application. This is one of Incisa's few weaknesses, said Morgan, and it affects even systems running at 166MHz to 200MHz.
GTE ISD users report that it is not annoying or obtrusive to receive headlinks because the information occupies a small space on the screen, only about 2.5 by 3.5 inches. Incisa includes a Shockwave animation sequence to get users' attention. But, so far, this has remained a relatively staid, corporate type of animation, rather than an eye-popping cartoon. "We've been fairly conservative so far with the animations" in keeping with the goal of not unduly distracting users, Morgan said.
Incisa pushes data from one of four sources: GTE ISD project-management databases; external news sources (such as Reuters, PR News Wire, Cnet and InfoSeek); "reporters" (individuals such as human resources managers who are empowered to push out news flashes); and "Web alerts" (a new capability through which users will receive only new material from selected Internet pages).
Morgan and his users are anxiously awaiting the addition of several extra news sources, which are due soon. Wayfarer has been somewhat slow to add an InfoSeek search capability through which users can input a search and automatically receive updated results sent every time the results of the query change. "We are anxious to see how they're going to incorporate search capabilities," Morgan said.
GTE network managers, for their part, are very happy with the minimal effect Incisa has on the network. "It is very gentle on network bandwidth. The notifications are quite small [a few kilobytes], even with the Shockwave animations," said Morgan.
Now at issue: the decision of whether or not to formally forbid PointCast. Morgan and Zacks are evaluating this issue and will come to a decision by the end of the month. "We'll either come to a complete ban, or it will be culturally frowned upon," Morgan said.
Morgan is hoping the additional news feeds Wayfarer will be adding will be enough to satisfy users' "CNN need," he said. He isn't too optimistic about eradicating users' human thirst for nonbusiness information, however. Said Morgan, "There may be a residual batch of people who need to know about those bus turnovers in Peru."


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Avis clients sur OnContact CRM
par WorkWise4.5 / 5 33 avis
Publié le 14/08/2019
Great software for building and managing relationships
Mike C.
Commentaires: Using the dashboards, our sales team is able to track prospects through the selling process and manage the new customer funnel with ease. Management has much greater visibility into new business, which helps plan long term growth. We are also exploring the Opportunites functions to manage new product development, which will give sales better information when visiting customers.
Avantages: The OnContact 10 update has brought so many feature enhancements, it basically a new piece of software. The adaptive interface is slick and intuitive and the integration with the Workwise ERP system helps easily us move marketing leads to customer sales orders. We like the mobile interface, which allows sales to plan more effective trips and have the most up-to-date data at their finger tips.
Inconvénients: OnContact requires someone to "care and feed" it, but this is true of any software. I highly recommend anyone looking to implement OnContact invest resources for the indefinite future to be the owner of the data. Maintenance is key to getting the most out of this software package.
Publié le 15/02/2019
More available information about potential customers to make better informed decisions on how to close more sales and help assist on areas of focus for the company
Harry B.
• Our initial training on CRM, when we knew very little about the workings of the system was not very informative. Going into it I thought we would be told how we needed to use the system rather than We would have to develop how we use the system
• The education week that you have every two years at Potawatomie has been a great event for multiple employees from our company. User group meetings helps me get ideas from how others are using the system
• The mobility of the information with advance sorting has helped keep our sales team organized
• One big part of my job now is to review all of the information that is being entered into CRM. If good data is not being entered, we would not be able to make good decisions from the data. Future restriction or must enter fields would help confirm that data is entered properly.
Items that are beneficial
• Common screens on all desktop and Mobil devices. Not until we upgrade to version 10 were our salesman able to use CRM when they were going or leaving the customer
• Ability to download data to Excel. The features of Excel allow sorting and filtering of data for advanced sorting of data
• Mapping – Visually seeing locations of customers and plants that are close to the salesman location is a great time saver
• Calendar – As the manager, to have the ability to combine all the activities into one calendar as an over view of where everyone is going
• Link to Web Pages – We have linked our web page to CRM in November of 2017. We are still only getting about 20% of the contacts that are not automatically getting into CRM
• Not all the fields on an opportunity are editable on the same screen. Example is interests are changed on the main opportunity Detail screen
• In version 8 there was a more visual representation of parent companies and divisions a separate location. This was removed in version 10. It would also be beneficial to have the ability to see and org chart for the contacts from one company
Publié le 12/08/2019
Great Program, Awesome Service/Support
Tad B.
Commentaires: OnContact has truly taken our business to the next level. Our Sales team utilizes the system on a daily basis for all customer calls, meetings, quotes, Sales Funnel, and we have even included our Customer Service team to the program to keep track of all customer calls, incidents, etc. Our Product & Engineering team utilizes the system to review the Sales Funnel and keep track of forecasting all new innovation released each and every month. Plus our Pricing team utilizes the system to keep track of all Won & Lost quotes and reasoning why we won or lost those projects so we can properly price future quotes against our competition. When we have every department in our company utilizing the system, it keeps all employees honest and in the look with every conversation at that particular account. Our company loves OnContact and will continue to utilize it and find ways to make it even more productive for our business than what it is today. With all personal in our business using the system in some shape or form, it has helped increase sales by 12% year over year. Keep up the great work!
Customization of program to suite our company's needs
Easy User ability
Easy to export and import data
Inconvénients: No dislikes to the program and if any questions arise from an utilization aspect, the OnContact team is always readily available for a quick webinar or phone call
Publié le 19/06/2019
OnContact CRM by Workwise
David C.
Commentaires: Our experience with OnContact has been very positive. We were able to bring more users onboard for a lower overall price than we had with a previous system. The responsive design has allowed our Team in the field to use the application on their mobile device when needed. OnContact provided additional features that allowed more of our Team to be engaged therefore reducing the amount of manual work we had done on our previous system.
OnContact was awesome during the onboarding process. Our contacts were very attentive and responsive to our needs. OnContact was able to guide us when converting from another system and then customizing various features to meet our needs.
Being "cloud" based allows all our users to access the system no matter what their location. System speed and response time has been excellent.
OnContact is releasing new useful features on a regular basis that benefit our organization.
Example: Customized Searching, Mapping, Integration with Google, Bulk Emailing and being able to track marketing campaigns.
Inconvénients: The application is NOT optimized for data entry. Although you can use "workflow" to change some data in bulk, it can take a lot of clicks to update some data points. User defined import is improving but not at the level of some systems that allow you to update data using an import.
Publié le 08/08/2019
Excellent Product for Manufacturing Business
Ian M.
Commentaires: PFI's experience with OnContact has been great for our business. From our sales to implementation, OnContact has been with us every step of the way. This software is great for tracking leads, activities, opportunities, and customers. The integration with Outlook has been a big time saver for our sales staff. The mobile app helps our sales staff continue to be productive even when on the road. Overall our experience has been and continues to be great!
Ease of Implementation
Ease of Use
Training and Implementation Services
Service and Support
User Interface
Integration with WorkWise ERP
Integration with Outlook
Mobile App
Inconvénients: More automation could be built into the software for workflow processes
Publié le 12/06/2019
Review of OnContact 8
Drew N.
Commentaires: I have noticed that our Loan Officer's that fully utilize this system get a lot of value out of it. It has been helpful for us to track which customers are working with which Loan Officers.
Avantages: OnContact has helped our sales team to keep track of communications with potential customers. It is a versatile tool to track different opportunities, set reminders, and store information. The connectivity with Outlook makes it easy to track all email communications while not having to input much additional data.
Inconvénients: There have been a few times when I've noticed the formatting of certain activities or opportunities changes after they have been input. Deduplication can be difficult when individuals change addresses. Importing can take some time to ensure that you are not adding duplicate information to the system (this is an issue with anything like this I realize, and not necessarily unique to this CRM).
Publié le 28/02/2019
OnContact CRM Software Solution
Theresa C.
Commentaires: Love the people at Workwise! They are top notch. Service is amazing!!!
Avantages: Customer service is over the top excellent. Working with the developers and trainers has been a great experience. They truly listen and understand your individual needs. Very reasonable pricing too. Like the dashboard for daily activities and the fact that you can add activities without them being tied to a contact or company. We've been able to incorporate our custom processes into the CRM system.
Inconvénients: Not as easy to use and navigate as I would like. Would also like to see some canned, but sophisticated reports other than having to do individual searches, i.e. pipeline reporting. The marketing component of the CRM is not very easy to use compared to other systems. We're doing some work arounds.
Publié le 13/08/2019
Statistical Management
Shelia B.
Commentaires: My representatives at OnContact have been very accommodating. They listen and assist me in a knowledgeable way. They work me into their schedule as soon as they can.
Avantages: When I started at our nonprofit, I was challenged to find a CRM software that I could customize to capture statistical data, manage shared contact information, and measurable results. This software has accomplished that.
Inconvénients: It is not as easy to run reports as I would like. Sometimes screens are slow to close and open.
Publié le 31/07/2017
We considered a lot of CRM solutions and I couldn't be happier with OnContact!
Lora W.
Commentaires: Compared to our previous CRM, OnContact is a lot easier to use and learn. I like that I can drill down using the interactive dashboards, and I can also easily customize my own view of our data. As a manager, this allows me to better understand our sales process, and I always know what's in our pipeline. The Outlook and QuickBooks integration is also extremely helpful and saves us a lot of time. We are currently testing the website integration feature so we can start converting our online visitors into leads.
Avantages: Compared to our previous CRM solution, OnContact was a million times easier to use and learn. Our sales and marketing teams love it. The interface is very intuitive and simple, yet robust. The interactive reports and dashboards are great and I love being able to easily customize my own view. I also like that it integrates with QuickBooks and Outlook, which saves us a lot of time. I was concerned about transferring all our data from our old CRM to OnContact, but it was a seamless switch. My interactions with their support team have also been good. You can tell they know their product inside and out and are always helpful and friendly.
Inconvénients: I like that it offers a lot of "extras" such as an email designer, but I feel this feature needs enhancement. It meets our needs for now, but doesn't quite have all the bells and whistles we're used to in a stand-alone email marketing solution.
Publié le 04/08/2017
Easy to use and loaded with features - excellent value for the price.
Renee D.
Commentaires: Oncontact saves us a lot of time and money. Our customer service has improved a lot, and makes it much easier to manage our pipeline.
We are very impressed with Oncontact . It's very user-friendly - which means our team is actually using it this time, unlike other CRM solutions we've tried in the past.
This was also a great value for us - the price includes a bunch of extra features, like marketing automation, sales automation, and an email designer. It's convenient to have one system to handle all these things, and it's been a big cost saver for us too.
Customer service is outstanding, but it's not available 24/7.
The Oncontact email designer doesn't have as many features as a stand-alone email designer. I'm hoping they add to it in future versions.
Publié le 08/04/2019
A good budget-friently contender
Jonathan C.
Commentaires: Been a great team to work with, just not super satisfied with the app execution in a lot of areas. But works well enough for the price, and they do a pretty good job on the support side.
Avantages: Original attraction to the software was the ability to connect with Outlook, and have custom tie-ins with our in-house built CRM to port over the data. They worked super hard to properly map and port our existing data. Pretty much nailed the quote as far as time and expense if I remember correctly. Cost effective: we will save quite a bit over 5 years by hosting on-site, as we already had the internal infrastructure to host. Might not work if you don't have the infrastructure or staff. They have been mostly excellent in regards to response for issues and working with us to resolve those. OnContact does include everything with the price, so there's none of the nickel-and-diming you get with most SaaS software (just $5 more per month to unlock X feature!). I hate that with a fiery passion, so that's probably the top of the list on what sold me. Super above board in that respect. Bravo team.
Inconvénients: Phone app is useless. It's not actually an app, just a webpage port. None of our staff can or will use it. Outlook connection isn't great, but I think that's more on Microsoft than OnContact. We switched to G-Suite several months ago and support for that is minimal, so waiting to see further development on this. Again, any upgrades and new features are still included in the price, so definitely worth considering for that reason (yes, a plus in the negative section). Interface is just OK, lots of clicks to do basic stuff. Lots of slide out drawers, which is OK on desktop but not usable on mobile. Lots of customizable search options and features, but it's too programmy in the language and execution, which makes it difficult for folks who aren't computer savvy to understand. Just no finesse in that regard.
Publié le 28/02/2019
Excellent product and support!
Elaine F.
Commentaires: Overall our experience with OnContact has been positive! The technical support we have received through the customization process has been outstanding. Rep and his team are great to work with!
Avantages: We were able to customize the CRM to fit our unique needs of our business with the guidance of our project manager - who helped us through a huge conversion from our old system to OnContact. The transition between our old system and OnContact was seamless - and we had zero down time the day we cut over to the new system. Our staff is loving the new CRM - easy to use and so many capabilities that our old system did not have!
Inconvénients: At times the system runs a little slow when generating larger reports. The system set-up area could use some updating - search features do not seem to work so one has to scroll down through the entire list to get to the item you want. It would also be nice to have an administrative feature that shows who is active in the system at any time. Currently you can see when someone has logged into the system last -- but have no way to see who is actively on the system at any time.
Publié le 18/02/2019
A very nimble CRM platform
Scott K.
Commentaires: They have been a long time partner. I have other vendors, Workwise is a true partner.
Avantages: The agility it provides. I am able to pivot quickly and make changes that enhance my business. Within minutes I can track new data.
Inconvénients: It needs to grow a little in the Social Media arena. The platform has done quite well with digital marketing, now lets expand to Social marketing
Publié le 26/02/2019
Easy to use
Mark K.
Avantages: It is the easiest CRM that we have looked into. For Sales people that are not IT savvy, they can pick it up and use it almost immediately. It has a clean look and the reports are easy to run.
Inconvénients: Support is needed to customize reports. The mobile app is a simple version, it would be nice for the app to have full functions abilities.
Publié le 08/08/2019
Great CRM Product
Chris S.
Avantages: OnContact CRM is easy to use, easy to navigate, and easy to export the data to help understand our opportunity outlook. The flexibility to have an app on my phone helps be connected to OnContact at all times.
Inconvénients: Currently have no complaints, any issues that have arisen have be handled quick and professionally.
Publié le 25/06/2019
OnContact CRM
David M.
Commentaires: Greatly improves our communication between our inside and outside sales people
User interface. Easy navigation. Clean screens. New home page with badges is very nice
New mapping functionality is great
Inconvénients: Lacks true workflow functionality. Have been told this is coming in a future release.
Publié le 12/08/2019
Easy to use & great Customer Service
Kimberlee J.
Avantages: I like this easy to use program. If I have any problems whatsoever, I email & get an answer back usually same day.
Inconvénients: Sometimes they offer upgrades and we're normally not notified as to "what the upgrade" consists of. It'd be nice to know what upgrades are happening .
Publié le 14/03/2018
This CRM is robust and does the job
Utilisateur vérifié
Commentaires: To customize this product it is required to employ a OnContact team. It requires a lot of building to get it to work based on business logic.
Avantages: The on premise program us robust and does a solid job at keeping track of clients information. The cloud solution is more customizable compared to the program.
Publié le 21/06/2019
A CRM with Great Customer Support
Alexis K.
Avantages: OnContact has plenty of options and fits most of our needs. The Customer Support is very quick to respond and answer any questions.
Inconvénients: It has less compatibility with other software compared to the larger CRMs. There is a learning curve to managing the software.
Publié le 10/04/2019
Andrew F.
Commentaires: We are tracking all activities of our sales staff and forecasting out deal closings. It has given us great optics on when things will close.
Avantages: Ease of use. Right out of the box it was easy for us to get up and running. Within just days we were using the CRM. The support and service when getting set up was second to none. They walked us through everything and made sure we could use the product to the full potential. Any ongoing questions they are always there for us.
Inconvénients: There is nothing overall that was disliked, the only thing that was cumbersome was our initial data import.
Publié le 12/08/2019
OnContact CRM
Sarah M.
Avantages: I think this CRM system is extremely easy to use. It's very intuitive to me.
Inconvénients: The IOS app has glitches and doesn't fluidly scroll. It's constantly logging you out and making you log back in.
Publié le 19/06/2019
Outstanding CRM
Melinda T.
Commentaires: Exceptional experience, easy to use, plenty of tutorials and not clunky.
Avantages: The software is very intuitive and integrates seamlessly with Outlook. The mobile app has great functionality that helps me manage my activities on the go.
Inconvénients: Sometimes the software can take a awhile to load
Publié le 31/07/2017
Looked for a system to manage our customer relationships and this product hits a home run for us.
Jon P.
Commentaires: some users need to just be reminded to enter their customer interactions. Management usage is the key to acceptance.
Avantages: The flexibility allowed us to easily taylor this product for our users and the intuitive interface was easily accepted by them.
Publié le 14/08/2019
Amazing product and Customer Service
Emily L.
Avantages: There are so many useful things that can be done within OnContact. Up until this point I really have only used the basics but in the future I know that we will be using even more features in this program. Another huge benefit is their customer service. They are always so fast to respond and very helpful!
Inconvénients: The program can be a little slow at times.
Publié le 08/10/2019
Fantastic program, customer support is amazing
Madison M.
Commentaires: We are constantly working with our customer service rep who is absolutely fantastic with showing us how to use this software and get more out of it. Thanks!
Avantages: User friendly, ability to create great lists and get quick data from the results (of email blasts etc.)
Inconvénients: N/A We are pretty happy with this as of right now.


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Wrigley has strong support to become U.S. attorney again
Former Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley would return to his earlier job as U.S. Attorney for North Dakota if confirmed by the Senate. President Trump announced Wrigley's nomination on Thursday.
Gov. Doug Burgum and the N.D. congressional delegation released comments on Wrigley's nomination.
"With eight years of experience as U.S. attorney for North Dakota already on his resume, Drew Wrigley is abundantly qualified to return to this important role," said Burgum. "His experience and leadership on efforts to fight violent crime, large-scale narcotics trafficking, financial fraud and internet crimes against children will make him a highly effective U.S. attorney for all North Dakota citizens. We look forward to working with Drew to further strengthen our collaboration with federal partners on key issues including addiction, tribal relations and prison reform, and we urge the Senate to move expeditiously to confirm his nomination."
Wrigley served as lieutenant governor of North Dakota from 2010 to 2016 under then-Gov. Jack Dalrymple and as U.S. Attorney for North Dakota from 2001 to 2009, having been appointed by President George W. Bush. During his tenure as U.S. attorney, he was appointed to the U.S. Attorney General's Advisory Committee by three U.S. successive attorneys general. Earlier in his career, Wrigley served as a prosecuting attorney in the Office of the Fargo City Attorney and served for five years as an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia. He earned his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of North Dakota and his law degree from the American University Washington College of Law.
"Drew is well-qualified to serve as U.S. attorney for North Dakota, having already served in this position for nearly a decade," said Sen. John Hoeven. "He has a strong record of investigating and prosecuting federal crimes in North Dakota and has helped provide justice for victims and their families during his prior service as U.S. attorney. We look forward to moving his nomination through the Senate as quickly as possible."
"Thank you to Chris Myers, North Dakota's current acting U.S. attorney, for his outstanding and continuing work to crack down on drug traffickers, violent crime, and those who abuse and exploit children in North Dakota. Now that Drew Wrigley has officially been nominated to the post, I look forward to his confirmation process moving forward in the U.S. Senate," said Sen. Heidi Heitkamp.
"I congratulate Drew Wrigley on this appointment," said Congressman Kevin Cramer. "He is a highly respected attorney with extensive experience in state and federal criminal prosecution. He will serve North Dakota very well in this critical position. I encourage the Senate to act quickly to approve his nomination,"


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Protomartyr confirm April UK Shows
Protomartyr have confirmed they will be returning to the UK next spring.
The Detriot based quartet were last in the UK just last-month, when they played a handful of dates in support of Metz. The band will return next April with three headline UK shows penciled-in as part of a wider European tour. Protomartyr will visit Liverpool and Glasgow, before finishing off their UK leg at London's iconic 100 Club on April 3rd.
Protomartyrs' third studio album 'The Agent Intellect' is out now on Hardly Art.
April 2016
- 01 Liverpool, Magnet
- 02 Glasgow, Broadcast
- 03 London, 100 Club


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Autopolis Circuit - Unique Race Track at The Top of The Mountain
Autopolis is a racing circuit located in Oita Prefecture on the Japanese southern island of Kyushu. The circuit was opened in 1990 but the financial crisis and bankruptcy of circuit's owner at the time, made it close it's doors in 1993. The circuit was fully re-opened in 2005 when Kawasaki bought the venue, and since then, Autopolis hosted many races of the Japanese national series, such are Super GT, Super Formula, Formula 3 or MFJ Superbike.
Autopolis was a brainchild of Tomonori Tsurumaki
The idea of racing circuit in the middle of nowhere, some 3,000 meters above sea level at the top of the mountain in the Aso Kujiyu National Park, was born in the head of Japanese multimillionaire Tomonori Tsurumaki. He thought that Japanese businessmen would like to escape from noxious cities to the peaceful natural environment and enjoy in art and races.
51.3-million Picasso for the Autopolis gallery
Tsurumaki planned to incorporate the art gallery at the racing circuit because he owned lots of artworks of known artists. He made world headlines in 1989 when he paid $51.3 million for a Pablo Picasso's painting Les Noces de Pierrette. The auction was held in Paris but Tsurumaki participated over the phone from his hotel room in Tokyo. When he bought the painting, Tsurumaki said it would be shown in the gallery at his racing circuit.
Notable guests at the opening ceremony
The circuit, designed by Yoshitoshi Sakurai, was opened in November 1990. Tsurumaki spent estimated $500 million and it wasn't a problem to spend few more million for the glamorous opening ceremony. The special guests were Benetton F1 team drivers Nelson Piquet and Alessandro Nannini, together with team boss Flavio Briatore. The Autopolis was a sponsor of Benetton F1 team in 1990 because Tsurumaki had the intention to bring Formula 1 races to his circuit.
USA vs Japan duel in the first ever race at Autopolis
The first race at Autopolis, held during the opening event, was the race of the Buick single-seaters, which were shipped from the United States together with some famous CART drivers, such were Johnny Rutherford, Stan Fox, Dick Simon or Gary Bettenhausen. They competed against Japanese drivers in the inaugural race at Autopolis. In 1991, the Formula Crane series was founded with that cars but only a few races were held.
Michael Schumacher has won the world championship race at Autopolis
The first and only major international event at Autopolis was the 1991 World Sportscar Championship race. The winners of the race, named 430 km of Autopolis, were Michael Schumacher and Karl Wendlinger in the Sauber's Mercedes-Benz C291. The race was held on October 28 and it was the last round of the season. Teo Fabi, who finished third in the Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-14, took the title.
Location is beautiful, but too far from hotels
The track was modern and all facilities were built according to the highest standards but Tsurumaki's idea of the Formula One race at Autopolis was the mission impossible. The location, for which Tsurumaki thought it was a jocker, was in the fact the major weakness. The nearest city is 40 minutes from a circuit, so too much driving for guests and visitors from hotels to the track simply didn't fit in the Formula One standards.
Kawasaki bought and relived the track in 2005
Despite all that, Tsurumaki was one step from Formula One when FIA published the draft calendar for 1993 season, with Asian Grand Prix at Autopolis. Unfortunately for Tsurumaki, the financial crisis ruined his company Nippon Tri-Trust and the dream about F1 on his track vanished. In a fact, after a bankruptcy, he lost the track and the Hazama Corporation became the new owner. In the following years, the circuit was almost inactive. The new life started in 2005 when the Autopolis was purchased by Kawasaki Motors Corporation.
Japanese GT cars at Autopolis since 2003
The 19-turn circuit is 4.673-km long and features an elevation change of 52 meters. The circuit offers one more layout with the 3.022-km long lap.
The first race of the Japanese GT Championship was held at Autopolis in October 2003. The first winners were Manabu Orido and Dominik Schwager in the Denso Team SARD Toyota Supra. In 2004, the last season of the JGTCC, the winner were Satoshi Motoyama and Richard Lyons.
In 2005, the Super GT championship was formed and the winners at Autopolis were Daisuke Ito and Ralph Firman. Ito and Firman repeated the victory in 2006 to became first double winners at Autopolis.
Triple GT winners Motoyama, Matsuda and Quintarelli
Satoshi Motoyama has won in 2006 and again in 2008, becoming the first driver with three wins at Autopolis. In recent years, the GT masters of Autopolis were Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli, who won two times in a row in 2014 and 2015. Both Matsuda and Quintarelli scored one victory each before their joint success, so now they also have three GT wins in total.
Single-seaters returned to Autopolis in 2006
In the single-seater racing, Autopolis hosted the races of the Japanese Formula 3000 in 1991 and 1992, with Akihiko Nakaya and Marco Apicella as the winners. Formula Nippon came to Autopolis for the first time in 2006, when Tsugio Matsuda won the race. In 2006, Matsuda won two races, both in GT championship and Formula Nippon.
Two more drivers scored victories at Autopolis in different racing disciplines – Kazuki Nakajima and Andre Lotterer. Nakajima scored his first win in 2011 Formula Nippon race, then in the 2013 Super GT race and finally in the 2015 Super Formula race.
Lotterer, Matsuda, Nakajima – record holders with four wins
Lotterer celebrated for the first time at Autopolis in 2009 at Super GT race. He scored the second victory in the 2010 Formula Nippon and added two more victories in the Super Formula in 2013 and 2014.
In 2016, Autopolis was supposed to host both Super GT and Super Formula races but after Kumamoto earthquakes stroke the area in April 2016, both championship events were cancelled.
Both championships returned to Autopolis in 2017. Kazuki Nakajima won a race in Super GT Series, recording his fourth win at Autopolis.
Video : Onboard lap around Autopolis
Circuit information
Address: Autopolis International Racing Course, 877-0312 Hita, Oita Prefecture Kamitsue town, Kaminoda 1112-8, Japan
Phone: +81 973-55-1111
Official website: www.autopolis.jp
Photos: autopolis.jp, cf-motorradtechnik.de, racingblog.de


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Who will make this their year? Can the Dallas Cowboys go all the way? Will Chip Kelly's Philadelphia Eagles make it to another playoff or will they crash and burn? What about the Oakland Raiders? They have a ton of new talent but only one real veteran with Michael Crabtree. And the real question—Can the Seattle Seahawks make it to the Super Bowl three years in a row?
Last year was the first year we had Sunday Ticket from DirecTV and we can never go back. Even if our favorite team is not playing we can switch to the game that should be the best competitive game to enjoy. Sometimes a game ends up being a blood bath and one team is just slaughtered. That is no fun to watch so you have a ton of other games to watch.
Having snacking type foods and enjoying football for hours makes one thirsty. I have always been found of Mexican beers and used to drink Corona exclusively but now I prefer Sol and the other Dos Equis beers. Sometimes I get bored of the same beer no matter how much I like it which makes the Beers of Mexico Variety Pack a fantastic choice. We all love variety. Every Sunday you will see one of those beers in my hand during a game.


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Monday, November 17, 2014
A new report from Strategy Analytics shows that over 450 million households worldwide currently have a WiFi connection, which is a 5% increase from last year.
The UK is fourth on the list with 72.1% penetration, behind Norway (76.2%), South Korea (76.4%) and the Netherlands (80.4%). In terms of numeric totals, China leads the world with 108 million households, followed by the USA with 72 million and Japan with 30 million.
Eric Smith, Analyst of Connected Home Devices at Strategy Research, said "Contrary to common perception, not all consumers have embraced Wi-Fi networks in their homes despite the fact that global connected devices per household stand at 5.5 in 2014 – Wi-Fi router adoption in fixed-line broadband households still has much room to grow globally. As Wi-Fi technologies continue to advance, prices fall, and the technology becomes more familiar to the average consumer, nearly 80 percent of fixed-line broadband households will have established Wi-Fi networks by 2018."
[Report: Global Broadband and WLAN (Wi-Fi) Networked Households Forecast 2009-2018]
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Mark Windle, head of marketing at OpenCloud, predicts that this year's reduction in the number of traditional telecoms operators in some countries will provide an opportunity for other operators to innovate and capture market share in 2016.
He says next year will be a year of rapid change for telecoms… whether it's MVNO disruption, competitive tariff pricing or simply defence from the 'dark art' of hacking.
Mark Bridge writes:
The most memorable moments in life often go unrecorded. You don't have your camera in your hands. Your finger is still hovering over the 'pause' button on your audio recorder. Or you were simply too busy experiencing whatever was happening. It's all about the one that got away.
That's where Kapture can help.
Mark Bridge writes:
James Rosewell shows me a colourful roll of paper that's the width of an iPhone but well over three metres long. When I look closer, I can see it's a printed copy of the Wall Street Journal's mobile website. That's a lot of scrolling to do... and a pretty unfriendly user experience for anyone reading the news online. Why does it work so badly?
Here's an edited transcript of our new monthly podcast, broadcast on 30th January 2015.
[Iain Graham]: Hello, it's Friday 30th January 2015. Welcome to this month's edition of The Fonecast. That's right, you heard correctly: we've temporarily moved to a monthly format. If you'd like to join 51Degrees in sponsoring the podcast and returning us to weekly programmes, please get in touch via our website. Now, on with the show.
What's the secret of Apple's success? That's the question I was asked earlier this week by LBC radio during a report on Apple's impressive iPhone sales and its record quarterly results.
So here are six reasons I think Apple is doing so well at the moment.
Iain Graham, James Rosewell and Mark Bridge return to review their mobile industry predictions from last year. Which mergers, partnerships and developments did they forecast correctly... and which didn't work out as planned?
Later in the programme, the team anticipates some of the topics that will be hitting the headlines during 2016.
Mark Bridge learns about the mobile technology trends at Mobile World Congress 2015 by chatting to James Rosewell of 51Degrees, Dr Kevin Curran from the IEEE and Chris Millington of Doro.
They talk about wearable devices, wireless charging, mobile operating systems and much more... including some of their favourite products from the exhibition.
We're taking a look back at the biggest mobile industry news stories from February 2015, including allegations that the UK's security service tried to breach SIM card security by hacking into one of the world's biggest SIM producers.
We also talk about the planned BT and EE merger, the creation of two new UK virtual networks, some acquisitions in the mobile payment arena and a new Ubuntu smartphone.
In today's programme Mark Bridge talks to Chris Millington, who's Managing Director for Doro UK and Ireland.
They discuss the state of mobile retailing in the UK, the future of wearable devices and - as you might expect - smartphones for seniors.
We're back with a month of mobile industry news, including takeover talks and takeover rumours. O2 and Three are said to be discussing a merger... but is there any truth in the suggestions that BlackBerry could be up for grabs?
We also discuss Apple's record-breaking quarterly figures, the highlights of CES and the launch of Microsoft Windows 10, as well as saying farewell to the current version of Google Glass.
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~ I've been reflecting a lot recently, thinking back to who I was a year ago; letting anxiety rule my life constantly being in fear just to leave the house, focused all of my energy on being someone Im not for the benefit of other people, running away from who I am because it would mean facing up to the reality of depression.
instead boxing it all away and putting on a happy face to keep up appearances. It wasn't until I burned out and hit rock bottom that I began to open up to the people in my life, also speaking openly about it on ig that I stopped feeling so secluded, like I was wrong or broken.
it just shows how important openly talking about mental health can be, because you begin to realise just how many people are affected too. Since opening up my relationships with those around me have strengthened, and I have been blessed with some of the most gorgeous, kind and wonderful human beings since I began posting it 🌷
those that have and continue to reach out to me over the last year have no idea truly how much love I have in my heart for you, we may not speak often but I consider you guys some of the dearest to me.
I don't generally go into detail about the struggles I've dealt with mentally because I want to keep my social media a happy, but also an open place. There are good days and there are bad days, but they don't define you as a person. You are worthy of both love and happiness, and sometimes the journey can begin by accepting who you are, that your mental health problems are a part of you, and knowing that you aren't alone ~ #mh #mhawareness #youarenotalone


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There are many effective and easy remedies you can choose when it comes to who should care for your pets when you are away on holiday.
I am sure you won't practice what some irresponsible holiday makers do. Some find a pet too much inconvenience and think nothing of dumping their cat or dog before they go away.
Certainly leaving your pets unattended at home is also not an option. Such lonely animals often escape when the boredom of solitude hits. These stray pets often suffer injuries from accidents and they can become lost.
Of course most people are very responsible and want to ensure their pets are safe while they are away.
Many folk couldn't bear to be without their pets when they go off for some rest and recreation. If you can take your pets with you then they will enjoy the change in routine as much as you.
Be careful if you are going camping and save embarrassment. Many camping grounds are National Parks where pets are totally prohibited.
Look for a book produced by Life - Be In It called Holidaying with your Dogs. It lists a variety of camping grounds and accommodation alternatives which allow dogs.
There are also many farm-stay organisations which are very happy to allow you to take your pets.
If you are intending to book your dog or cat into a boarding kennel, then ensure you do so months before. Many boarding kennels and catteries book out for the Christmas and Easter holidays months in advance. Other holiday periods are almost as bad.
I always advise pet owners to view their pet's potential accommodation to ensure the facilities are clean and well managed. Boarding kennel owners are usually happy with this but you may have to arrange the visit with them beforehand. In a boarding kennel, there are certain times of the day when the owners cannot allow visitors through due to the potential of noise from the dogs barking and the disturbance visitors may cause to other scheduled duties.
If a kennel owner flatly refuses, then I would go elsewhere.
Several organisations offer a home visit service for pets. With such services, the pets are left at home and the care-giver visits during the day to feed and exercise the pets. They will water your plants and also provide other services. For pets with the right temperament, this is a good alternative.
However, be aware that your pet will still be alone for most of the day and many pets will not tolerate this. If your pet is very attached to you it may not be content if you are gone for a long period. Another alternative may be better.
Many folk will have a house-sitter stay in their home when they are away. The pet stays in its home environment and that can be a very effective remedy.
The pets often enjoy the new face and the small change in routine.
Naturally, the house-sitter needs to have good credentials. I have friends who do this and it seems to work very well for the home owner and the house sitter.
Alternatively, having your pets cared for at the home of a friend or relative is a good idea.
If this is your preference, check that the fences will prevent your pet escaping.
Why not take your pet to visit this friend a few times before the holiday so it can acquaint itself with their house and garden?
Lastly, no matter the system of care you use when you are on holiday, be sure to fully identify your pet with tags or a microchip. Should your pet roam while you are away, identification will assist in its return to you otherwise, you may never see it again.
Remember that your pet will need to have its vaccinations up to date before being admitted into the kennels. For your pet's protection, its vaccinations should be given at least 10 days before the date of boarding as the vaccines won't cause immunity immediately.
While your veterinarian will advise more fully, a C5 vaccine covers your dog for both of the germs that can cause Canine Cough and those that cause Distemper, Parvovirus and Canine Hepatitis virus. Canine Cough is a contagious upper respiratory condition that can be a problem wherever dogs group together - especially in kennels.
For cats, the F3 vaccine is the minimum needed but you may also like to ask your vet about some of the new vaccines that are now available for diseases such feline leukaemia and feline AIDS.
This is also a good time to have your dog or cat wormed with an all-wormer tablet and to check that their heartworm preventative is up to date.
There are many alternatives for your dog's heartworm preventative, but my advice is to consider the Once-A-Year Heartworm Injection which you can have done at the same time that you have your pet's annual vaccinations.
Don't forget a bath or at least a good flea treatment is essential and if your pet is on medication of any sort, for example for arthritis or anxiety disorders, now is a good time to ensure you are well stocked with medication.
With a little forethought, you and your pets will have a happy holiday and you won't be dogged by the hassles that hound many others.
Easter is just a few sleeps away with all the fun of the feast and, if your house is like mine, there will be chocolate eggs a plenty. And with every scrumptious egg being unwrapped, there will be a pooch or a puss with a 'Me too, please' expression on its face.
Now, on occasion, you have to be cruel to be kind, and this is such an occasion. Chocolate and pets are not a good combination. Now a small piece will not cause any damage, but some impatient pets will plan a seek-and-destroy mission and will discover the stash of Easter eggs. That's where problems will start.
Large amounts of chocolate can be dangerous for pets. Chocolate contains theobromine, a compound that is a cardiac stimulant and a diuretic.
If your dog eats too much chocolate, it could become over-excited and hyperactive. Due to the diuretic effect, it may pass large volumes of urine and it will be unusually thirsty. Vomiting and diarrhoea are also common but it is the effect of theobromine on your dog's heart that is the most dangerous.
Theobromine will either increase your dog's heart rate or may cause the heart to beat irregularly. Death is quite possible, especially if your dog exercises after the binge.
It is possible for a pet to eat a large quantity of chocolate and not show the effect for some hours afterwards. Death can occur within 24 hours.
Cocoa powder and cooking chocolate are the most toxic forms. Semi-sweet chocolate and dark chocolate are the next most dangerous forms, with milk chocolate being the least dangerous.
Cocoa powder and cooking chocolate are the most toxic forms. A 10-kilogram dog can be seriously affected if it eats a quarter of a 250gm packet of cocoa powder or half of a 250gm block of cooking chocolate. These forms of chocolate contain ten times more theobromine than milk chocolate.
Semi-sweet chocolate and dark chocolate are the next most dangerous forms, with milk chocolate being the least dangerous. A dog needs to eat more than a 250gm block of milk chocolate to be affected. Obviously, the smaller the dog, the less it needs to eat.
The good news is that there are many other ways to help your pet celebrate Easter that don't rely on chocolate and that are a lot more fun for Pooch and Puss.
Use a toilet roll core as an Easter bon-bon. For dogs, fill the core with sensible food treats, fold the ends over and wrap it in colourful paper. Let Pooch do the unwrapping because for dogs, that most of the fun.
Cats are a bit more restrained in their gluttony so rather than wrapping the bon-bon, fold just one end over and place some flavoursome treats inside. Allow the furry paw to explore the toiler roll core.
You can achieve the same with a tooth-paste carton and for big dogs, hide a raw, meaty bone inside a wrapped cereal box.
For another Easter delight, start with an empty margarine container. Fill this will nutritious snacks such as dry food, some liver treats, maybe a chicken wing or an ox tail or a even a lump of teeth-flossing tough steak. Now the finishing touch - poor some vegemite broth or lactose-free milk (pets don't tolerate cow's milk well) over the whole lot and freeze it!
Present that to your pooch for its Easter surprise and, while you might think the Gloup is revolting, your Pooch will love the puzzle of working out how to remove the goodies and the bone from inside the ice puzzle.
For those of you that cannot resist the temptation to give Pooch or Puss a small amount of chocolate, try this safe delight.
Roll a dessertspoon of raw mince into a ball and freeze it. Now cover the whole frozen rissole with the milk-chocolate version of Ice Magic and when it sets, give that to your pets!!
They will think all their Christmases have come at Easter! This small amount of chocolate is quite safe.
But if you want to be really safe, there are many carob-flavoured dog treats that your pooch will love.
Keep yourself safe over Easter!
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We ask much of our 21st century canines. We confine and constrict them to a minuscule morsel of mother earth in our back yards, thinking little of their yearning for the freedom of the open spaces that were once the provinces of their ancestors eons before.
We leave daily for work, always at the same time and always in the same manner, with Fido watching every repetitious move. The poor old pooch is left alone, day after day, in the same old back yard, in the same old way, at the same old time.
You probably take Fido for walks along the street, even on a daily basis. Fido will enjoy that for sure, but on your return, you discard Fido in the boring old back yard again. The street is interesting, stimulating and changing, associated with adventure, fun and excitement. The backyard is ..... dull, boring, routine and uniform, associated with the hum drum 'normalness' of life. Nothing changes, nothing happens, no excitement occurs.
And some dogs even hate their back yard because of the traumas they have experienced.
Considering so many of us work 50 - 60 hour weeks, it is far from surprising that backyard boredom is an increasingly common ill with dogs. It is also not surprising that the wanderlust often strikes and Fido flees for the freedom of the fiords, to explore, have fun and to enrich his own lifestyle!
However, if you allow Fido such freedom, problems are bound to arise. Dogs which are allowed to roam usually have a short life span and are never popular. They are often seriously maimed or killed by cars. They are commonly baited or shot because of the nuisance they cause and they often roam so far that they become lost or stolen, never to be seen again.
You have several solutions that you can utilise to prevent your dog from roaming the street. The easiest and most obvious solution is to construct a fence that is secure enough to keep your dog in your own property and out of your neighbour's. However, you should also think about the boring nature of the backyard and do all you can to solve that problem and whether having the pet neutered will help.
A good fence will solve most problems and the rule the 'bigger the better' is a reasonable one.
'What not to use' is the first consideration. Chicken wire is not suitable for a dog enclosure as it is too weak and barbed wire should never be considered. Mesh with wide gaps is also a danger as a dog that has a need to escape can often stretch the mesh sufficiently to get its head and neck caught. The results are often very dangerous.
A chain mesh and pipe fence is the standard type of dog fence, and is probably the cheapest. It should have a tension wire at ground level to which you should securely attach the mesh, and another at the top. Ideally, you should install a horizontal pipe at the top of the fence as this will give additional strength.
A picket fence makes a good dog enclosure, especially as it partially obscures visual access to the street outside, thus reducing barking. However, there is a significant danger with picket fences. Dogs which try to jump fences often get their paws lodged between the pickets at the top of the fence. I have known dogs that have died from being caught in such fences when their owners were away. You can easily prevent this danger. All you need to do is to cover the gap between each picket at the top with a horizontal paling, running the entire length of the fence.
For dogs that are chronic barkers, a solid fence, usually a wooden one, is well worth consideration. The common 'good neighbour' fence is ideal.
Dedicated 'Pavarotti Pooches' also benefit by being secured away from the boundary fence facing the main cause of barking. This is usually, but not always, the street. Such fences commonly extend from the side of the house, leaving a dog-free front garden and a doggy back yard. Having achieved this, enriching the back yard environment is very important. This is discussed later. When distanced from the continual stimuli of the street, many previously noisy dogs become surprisingly quiet and peaceful.
Some dogs are so intent on escaping that they will do all they can to find a weak portion of a fence. If they can't find one, they will create it.
The problem with such dogs is that the more they escape, the more they are reinforcing their own behaviour. For such dogs, the escaping routine can be very difficult to solve.
For such dogs, a secure fence is vital. A concrete footing at the bottom of the fence is easy to construct and will prevent the dog from digging under the fence to escape. It is ideal if you bury the bottom of the fence in the cement, or for pipe and mesh fences, if you can place a horizontal footing pipe just above the concrete footing.
The best dog fence by far is a solid wooden fence, where the horizontal supporting beams are on the opposite sides of the fence to where the dog is housed. Many dogs are able to use the horizontal beams as a ladder to help them get over the fence.
For those escape artists that jump or climb the fence, sometimes making the fence higher is not the answer as they still manage to jump or climb. The best solution is to construct a 'lean-too' section on top of the fence. This is an attachment, angled at forty-five degrees and facing inwards. You can construct this easily by attaching angled steel to each post and placing chain netting between each angled section.
The effect is that the dog cannot climb the fence due to the angled section, and cannot jump the fence because of the appearance of width the fence now has.
For human safety, ensure that the angled sections are above head height.
Neutering male dogs is an important consideration. One study has shown that, in 90 percent of entire male dogs, roaming is solved after castration. This is because roaming is often induced, at least initially, by the attractive scent of female dogs on heat in the neighbourhood. The territorial perception male dogs develop by urine marking trees and posts while roaming is also important. The more they roam, the more they mark and thus the more they perceive the neighbourhood as their owned territory.
The routine nature of a suburban dog's life, as discussed earlier, is a modern day ill. For barking and escaping dogs, providing an enriched lifestyle in the backyard is vital.
On a daily basis, you should play with your dog in your backyard by giving it daily aerobic exercise, 'brain work' or mental stimulation and also giving welcome cuddles and companionship. This is a formal program I call the ABC's Technique and is available here.
Briefly, throwing Frisbees and balls in the backyard is good and just running and jumping with your dog is good exercise for both of you.
I often advise my clients to use a special dog toy called a Kong Ball. The ball bounces unpredictably and resists a dog's chewing too. It has a hole in the middle in which small amounts of food can be placed to create even more interest.
But what's better than the normal Kong is the KONG Wobbler. This one is hugely popular, and is weighted on the bottom so that when your dog knocks the toy over to get a treat, the Wobbler bounces straight back up into the standing position popping out food treats at the same time.
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Brain work involves a fun training routine in which you teach your dog to do different things for no reason other than for fun. Teach it to walk along balance beams, to climb over garden furniture and other obstacles, to roll over, crawl and to 'play dead'. Also encourage your dog to play 'hide and seek'. For this game you place your dog in a 'down and stay' position and encourage it to 'seek' you, other members of your family or even tidbits of food hidden around the back yard.
Have you seen our No Bored Dogs Routine yet? We have developed many cheap cheats to help with boredom relief. More information on that here.
Some escaping has nothing to do with boredom. In our world as behaviourist, we see dogs escaping because they are suffering from mood disorders. The commonest of those are separation anxieties, separation panic disorders and noise phobias. Some escaping behaviour is best described as cause by back yard ghosts.
If your dog is distressed while he or she is trying to escaping that's something you should never ignore. Contact us for advice on that or jump the queue and book a behaviour consultation online here.
Remember, escaping behaviour can be a fatal condition.
When you think about it, it's amazing that any pet learns house-training manners at all. When your pet's bowels say 'Now!', your pet has to put into motion several complex thought patterns.
It has to analyse what the stretch receptors in the bowel or bladder are saying. It has to decide where is the most appropriate place to do its deed, and then how it's going to get there.
It may have to let you know that it needs to go outside, hope that you are listening, and that you will open the door. Perhaps it has to negotiate a high flight of steps, which for a small pup, is like climbing Mount Everest and it may have to overcome its dislike of weather conditions that may make the garden unattractive. And what if it has a stomach upset that causes diarrhoea?
There can be many barriers making it difficult for a pup to develop the correct habits and which may thus persuade the pet to take the easy route and deposit nature's call in the house.
If you are a parent, how long did it take you to toilet-train your children? It probably took months before the nappies were hung out to dry for the last time. Most dogs and cats can be toilet-trained as pups or kittens in a week or two. That just goes to show how clever they really are!
The program I use for my clients is one I term 'Wee Time'. Try it and you will find your pup is housetrained in no time. The process is broken into sequential steps.
Rather than allow the pet to soil anywhere, it makes it easier for the pet and you if they have a particular toilet spot. Select a toilet spot and clearly demarcate the area by surrounding it with rope or string or with a simple timber barrier for a short while.
If the pet defecates inside the house, collect the droppings and place them in the toilet area to decay for a day or two. Hose the droppings into the soil. The smell will give the pup the message that this area is the toilet.
1. Step One: - Select a toilet spot in the garden
2. Step Two: - Predicting the Need
3. Step Three: - Catch and reward the desired behaviour
4. Step Four: - Why you should avoid punishing the house-soiling


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PEOPLE desperate for a new home will soon be able to bid for one - by text.
From next month, tenants can bid for houses advertised on a dedicated website and on posters throughout town.
Bidding could be done by postal coupon, telephone, Internet, text message or in person and offers will be made to the highest priority bidder.
The HomeOptions scheme from High Peak Community Housing (HPCH) replaces the old points system.
Applicants will have been placed in one of four bands from A to D according to housing need. Their position in the band also depends on the date they applied for housing allocation.
The new system means people no longer have to wait for a housing association to offer them a property.
Mark Ford, HPCH head of operations, said: "In order to place people in the right band we will require some additional information from applicants. People already registered with HPCH will be asked to go on line to www.home-options.org and click on the link to update their application with effect from 15 January.
"If they do not have a computer at home they can call into their local housing office or a library to use the Internet. Alternatively they can complete a paper application form. Existing applicants will have been sent information and forms in the post.
"Once applications are input, people will be sent information about which band they have been placed in and how to make a bid, along with a scheme guide giving full information about the new system and a step-by-step guide to bidding.
"In February we are holding a number of information days when applicants can come along and find out more about HomeOptions."
The new scheme is a partnership between HPCH, High Peak Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council and Dales Housing.


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Sanctioning Rogues
Via Megan McArdle, we find a commentary by Dan Drezner on the limits of constructive engagement:
Put crudely, if a regime wants to stay in power at all costs, all of the economic openness in the world is not going to make much difference, because the government that wants to stay in power will simply apply strict controls over trade with the outside world.
But a repressive regime will do more than "apply strict controls". It will bring in the products its ruling class wants. It will apply tariffs to raise more money for its own ends, or else will allow bribe-collection along the delivery chain to create revenue streams which can be directed to supporters.
The point of sanctions against, say, Iran would not be to isolate them from the Western world -- they are already seeking to isolate themselves. Rather, it would be to deny their rulers the ability to cherry-pick the West's offerings, and to give them one less way to buy off potential dissenters. To argue that sanctions strengthen the Iranian government is demented: it ignores the fact, pointed out by Mr. Drezner, that that government could duplicate the favorable effect of sanctions internally. And, without sanctions, it could make a pretty penny doing so.


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Lethal Raptor Games posted a topic in Suggestion BoxInstead of the single UpdatePhysics() hook in LUA and the Actors, how about the same hooks that are in newton? PreUpdate() and PostUpdate(). I'm finding them very useful.
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What you'll need is an Actor in C++. The script is basically an Actor (but in LUA) that attaches to an Entity. An Actor is a class in C++ that attaches to an Entity. Look in the Actor.h and Actor.cpp files for Leadwerks. You derive from the Actor class like this. I named mine cBaseActor, but you can name it anything you like. class cBaseActor : public Actor { private: public: cBaseActor(); ~cBaseActor(); //reDeclare the functions found in Actor.h, create a BaseActor.cpp and define your functions there like in the script void Attach(); virtual void UpdateWorld(); virtual void UpdatePhysics(); virtual void Collision(Entity* ent, const Vec3& position, const Vec3& normal, float speed); virtual void UpdateMatrix(); virtual void PostRender(Context* context); } cBasActor* _actor = new cBaseActor(); myEntity->SetActor(_actor);
Yeah I set mine to 0.1 but it wasn't perfect. Lowering the friction of the kinematic joint changes how it effects the rotation and position of it's child.
As in when using SetTargetPosition()? I found using a very low mass made it accelerate and de-accelerate a lot faster.
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Lethal Raptor Games replied to Lethal Raptor Games's topic in General DiscussionThought I'd update this here too, the above code doesn't get the correct newton world. The code below does; NewtonWorld* GetNewtonWorld() { auto _world = World::GetCurrent(); auto _simulation = (NewtonDynamicsSimulation*)_world->simulation; return _simulation->newtonworld; }
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Lethal Raptor Games replied to Lethal Raptor Games's question in Technical AssistanceThank you! That answer led me to finding the problem. This is how I was getting the NewtonWorld; NewtonWorld* GetNewtonWorld() { return ((NewtonDynamicsPhysicsDriver*)NewtonDynamicsPhysicsDriver::GetCurrent())->collisionWorld; } Which worked for a lot of things but it didn't match when I got the world like this; Model* bn = Model::Box(); mdl->SetShape(Shape::Box()); auto body = ((NewtonDynamicsBody*)mdl->body)->body; MainFrame::newtonWorld = NewtonBodyGetWorld(body); With the later the callbacks worked! I take it then this is a callback in UpdateWorld()? Updating the physics when the timing is correct?


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Video: "100 Years of Beauty – Poland"
Poland celebrates in this year the 100th anniversary of regaining its independence. The kick-off event in the United States took place on January 13, 2018 during the Polish Heritage Night at the Capitol One Arena, the home arena of the Washington Wizards of the NBA. 20,000 fans of Marcin Gortat and the Washington Wizards had an opportunity to learn Polish history and modern-day Poland.
Few days ago Ms. Marcy Kaptur, a U.S. Representative from Ohio, commemorated the 100th anniversary of Poland's independence in a moving speech in the U.S. Congress.
Today, we present a short film "100 Years of Beauty – Poland" by Karolina Żebrowska, a Polish artist and historical costumer. Karolina portrays Poland from the point of view of a modern and stylish woman. Please watch the beautiful video!


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Charles Piccirillo, SVP-IT and DevelopmentBig Data has evolved to become a useful source to gain insights for many healthcare firms today. With the vast amounts of data applicable to managing clinical trials, pharmaceutical firms have to devise and employ new strategies to derive meaningful insights from rapidly growing data sources. Optimizing clinical trials, PRA Health Sciences, a Raleigh-based clinical research organization, employs Business Intelligence (BI) technology to provide scalable solutions that create value-inducing insight throughout the clinical trial process. "Without advanced decision support tools, predictive analytics, and process automation, it's difficult to translate large amounts of data into efficiently run, predictable, and quality clinical trials," says Charles Piccirillo, SVP, IT and Development, PRA.
The company's ongoing technological integration in the clinical development process is unique in the industry. "At PRA, our extensive clinical trial expertise, combined with our experienced data scientists, advanced analytics and statistical analysis techniques, enable us to provide meaningful decision support solutions for our employees and customers" says Piccirillo.
The firm's proprietary Predictivv platform is a fully integrated platform capable of designing, planning, and optimizing the management of clinical trials on a global scale. Predictivv harmonizes the data, processes, and personnel across the entire clinical study to provide adaptive intelligence and decision support in the clinical development process. Taking a strategic approach in how data is leveraged will enable PRA to manage clinical trials more predictably and efficiently.
The platform allows PRA to minimize unnecessary integration of data between disparate systems in many cases, reducing the need for integration. "We assemble a unique team of clinical experts that work closely with our clients to develop flexible, real-world solutions that comply with global standards and provide meaningful, data driven intelligence," says Piccirillo.
PRA's services have been leveraged by companies in pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors around the world to overcome many data-related challenges.
Our extensive clinical trial expertise, combined with our experienced data scientists, advanced analytics and statistical analysis techniques, enable us to provide meaningful decision support solutions
In one instance, when a client advanced their timelines for database lock by nine months, PRA created a detailed closure plan that listed all tasks and activities and associated deadlines for each item that needed completion within a given timeline. PRA also calculated data flows and trained additional staff members for the client to ensure the trial was completed on time. The firm updated the client's closure plan and data flow, when needed, and utilized PRA's internal information intelligence to monitor the entire operation. Following the plan, the client was able to complete the trial in an efficient and cost-effective manner within the stipulated database lock. "Our model combines the power of clinical expertise and unique tools which enable our employees and teams to keep complex projects on track," says Piccirillo.
Leveraging technologies like cloud, IaaS, PaaS, and more, the firm's strategy focuses on high value enterprise solutions to deliver clinical studies with transparency at a faster pace than their competition. "To satisfy our clients and stay ahead in the market, we identify and implement new and unique ways to combine process, people, and technology while preparing ourselves for a continuously changing industry," says Piccirillo. Using extensive amount of data, advanced analytics technologies, and deep therapeutic expertise as a guide, PRA selects optimal sites that yield targeted patients to support and simplify the management of the clinical trial.
For the future, PRA aims to build and implement solutions that further promote transparency, responsiveness, and predictability. "Our solutions are developed to leverage data for improved collaboration and decision-making throughout the drug development process," concludes Piccirillo.
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