Accepting payments through an automated phone system offers a number of material benefits for both your customers as well as your business.
Here are our top three reasons as to why businesses should offer IVR (Interactive Voice Response) phone payments.
Whether your customers are on a train or on their lunch break, they can make a payment at any time using an automated phone system. It also doesn't matter if they call on a mobile phone or a landline. Why limit when or where people can make payments? Offering a 24/7 phone payment system provides great flexibility and is just another way to make your customers happy.
Because an agent won't be used, everything is handled automatically in an efficient manner. Customers also won't have to wait on hold in call queues for a representative to become available to handle their payments. Most of these systems are able to provide custom scripted messages to better suit your business's branding and compliance requirements. Additionally, these messages can be made available in multiple languages to better accommodate a larger number of users. For some situations where a real agent is needed, you can also have the user transferred to a real support representative.
The costs of maintaining an IVR phone payment system are very low compared to hiring, training and retaining quality call center representatives. You'll save even more thanks to streamlined back office operations, reduced misapplied payments, and no longer requiring agents to double post payments if the solution is integrated into your core billing system. This alone can save a sizable amount of time, money and other critical resources.


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New £13.8m ski resort near Edinburgh with glamping and food courts approved
The new development could create 80 full-time jobs, 30 with the council itself and 50 through third-party operators at the site.
Marie Sharp, local democracy reporter
A new £13.8million Hillend Destination resort in Midlothian took another step forward this week as councillors granted planning permission in principle to the project
A new £13.8million Hillend Destination resort in Midlothian took another step forward this week as councillors granted planning permission in principle to the project.
Funding for the proposed redevelopment of Midlothian Snowsport Centre, at Hillend Country Park, had already been approved by the local authority, which is the applicant, and will see the site turned into an all-weather leisure facility.
A report to Midlothian Council's planning committee this week said that the new development would create 80 full-time jobs – 30 with the council itself and 50 through third-party operators at the site.
And it revealed that the timescale for the project was to have it complete within the next two or three years.
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Among the plans to redevelop the centre, which is used by local schools as an educational centre as well as a public sports venue, and create a round-the-year venue are hotel accommodation, glamping sites, food courts and cafe facilities.
An alpine coaster and zipline are expected to be added to the outdoor snowsport activities, with plans to create soft play and high ropes areas inside.
The committee was told that concerns over the traffic impact on the access route via the A702, the size of the development and local access had led Damhead Community Council to object to the plans but that it had said it was supportive of much of the proposal.
A report by planning chiefs, however, said the community council was willing to work with the council and other parties to find a solution to its concerns.
No other statutory consultants objected to the project and officers received three representations citing concerns over the scale of the development and its impact on the surrounding areas.
Planning officers recommended the committee grant planning permission in principle, with a wide range of conditions attached covering its development as it moves forward.
The committee unanimously supported the recommendation.
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When we think of climbing, we imagine ourselves spending a whole day on high rocky mountain wall like in the movies! Then, why just limit yourself to top-rope?Attitude Montagne climbing center is currently the only company in Quebec that offers the following experience. We propose to leave for several hours directly on the wall to enjoy this sport at the maximum.
Requirements :Wanting to feel intense sensations!
You always thought that climbing was an inaccessible extreme sport, that only the most reckless could practice it? Think again, Attitude Montagne will make you take your first steps into an exciting world. Thanks to this course you will learn how to master all the basics to enjoy this sport: knots, belaying, vocabulary, basic gestures and who knows, perhaps, a passion will grow!
You want more thrills or new challenges? It is time to play outside. Learn how to install a top-rope, belay and how to get acquaintance with this new medium that is «the rock».
You already practice lead climbing indoors and want to make transition to outdoor rock climbing, This course is a good mix of the Rock Transition Top Rope and Sport Lead Climbing courses. We will teach you all the techniques required to safely climb outdoors fully bolted sport routes.
You already top-rope climb outside? This course is for you! You will learn the belay basics, lead climbing, how to make an anchor, how to manage, the basics of the forces involved and an introduction to self rescue. You will then be ready to tackle all your projects that you wish to realize as a lead climber.
This course is for climbers who followed the Outdoor Lead Transition or Sport Climbing Lead course, it's also a good refresher for the trad climbing course. It will give you the knowledge needed to start climbing bolted multi-pitch routes. You will see belay station management, top-down belaying, self-rescue and multi-pitch rappels.
Pre-requisite: Sport Lead or Outdoor Lead Transition and 5 days of climbing outdoors.
The goal is the provided the tools to increased the level of confidence and grade of your climbing in an outdoors environment with the help of small exercise that will be practiced during the day and apply to your climbing days in the futur. The subject will be : optimization of your feet, Slab climbing, respiration, taking rest at the right spot, falling, etc.
Aid climbing has long been the key of entry to the majority of the most difficult climbs in the world. Even today, we can find one or more insurmountable routes when one engages himself in a multi-pitch. You want to learn to master these techniques that will give you access to all these challenging routes? At Attitude Montagne, we will show you not only how to use the different pieces of equipment, the progression techniques, the hauling systems but also we will give you tips that will make all the difference between having a great adventure and living a nightmare.
What's more spectacular, when you wake-up, than being suspended 200 metres above the ground with a fabulous sunrise; to spend several days suspended on the wall carrying what serves you as a home! If you master the progression techniques of aid climbing and wish to push further, this course is for you! We will review the necessary equipment, the bivies, the use of portaledge, the planning and we will show how to DIY!
What's more frightening than to imagine a buddy suspended on a rope, wounded and unable to do anything. His survival depends on you! At Attitude Montagne, we believe that this is the most important course that a climber should follow. As the leader or the second, in order to successfully descend, learn the different rope manoeuvres when you must join your partner.


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Lily Cameron Joins Long & Foster's Strawberry Street Office in Richmond, Virginia
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Long & Foster Real Estate welcomes Lily Cameron to its Strawberry Street sales office, in Richmond, Virginia. Cameron will specialize in working with residential home buyers and sellers, as well as those interested in investment properties.
"We are very excited and fortunate to have Lily join our team of highly trained professionals," said John VanderSyde, manager of the Strawberry Street office. "The combination of Long & Foster and Lily's unique skills and knowledge will no doubt provide the highest level of service to local buyers and sellers."
Cameron is participating in Long & Foster's Success Path program, which offers extensive training and resources for agents at any stage of their career. The program's curriculum includes tools for agents to build their business, mentor-style programs, techniques for prospecting and working with buyers and sellers, skills for negotiating and more. Cameron holds membership in the Richmond Association of Realtors.
"I have been working with Cobblestone Development as the executive assistant to Josh Romano and have completed the move to the Strawberry Street Long & Foster office with them. I am very excited to be here," Cameron said.
"The dynamics of today's residential real estate market are constantly changing. Participating in our Success Path program will provide Lily with the right tools to meet those changing dynamics," said Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. "We welcome Lily to Long & Foster, a company that has helped local buyers and sellers reach their homeownership goals for nearly 50 years."
Cameron holds a medical degree from the University of Maryland, in Baltimore. She resides in Ashland along with her spouse, Brian, and their four children.
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On September 6-8, 2019, the Irish-American Orthopaedic Society (IAOS) will be holding its 2019 Orthopaedic Conference in beautiful Cape Cod, Massachusetts at the enchanting Sea Crest Beach Hotel.
This important conference will feature presentations and symposia on issues of current interest to practicing orthopaedists, as well as presentations of scientific papers by orthopaedic surgeons, fellows and residents. We expect physicians from Ireland, Europe, and the United States to participate and attend, making this conference the perfect venue to collaborate and exchange ideas.
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The privacy case police didn't want to go to court
By Robin Levinson KingStaff Reporter
Thu., Oct. 15, 2015timer3 min. read
An Ontario judge is set to rule on a consumer privacy case that pits telecom companies against police departments.
In July, Justice John Sproat agreed to hear a Charter of Rights challenge brought by Telus and Rogers after they were asked by Peel Regional Police to release cellphone information about thousands of customers as part of an investigation.
Arguments in the case have concluded, and the decision is now under reserve, said a staff member from Sproat's office, which means that the ruling could soon be made public soon.
The case: In April, Peel police obtained a production order — similar to a warrant — demanding the customer information from all cellphones that accessed 36 cell towers owned by Rogers and Telus during a specific time frame.
Police argue they need the records in order to find a suspect who may be part of the tower dump. Rogers and Telus are challenging the production order, arguing that it violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Peel police withdrew the order but the judge decided to hear the case because these kinds of orders are becoming more common.
"The privacy rights of the tens of thousands of cellphone users is of obvious importance," Sproat wrote in his July ruling explaining why he would hear the case.
"Counsel for Rogers-Telus will be able to identify and argue charter issues that might not otherwise be evident."
How do police use cellphone data?
Every time you send a text, use data or make a call, your cellphone uses local cellphone towers. Police can go to a judge and ask for all the data collected at certain cellphone towers during a specific time frame in order to scour the information for potential suspects.
For example, if there's been a series of bank robberies in an area, police could request the cellphone records that have travelled through the towers. They can then look for customers that were in the area around the same time as the robberies and narrow down their list of suspects.
Tower dumps cast a wide net. Although they can catch a few criminals, thousands of innocent people also get pulled in, said privacy law expert Frank Addario.
"Everybody's caught up in it," he said.
In Canada there is no legislation governing the acquisition of large amounts of data by law enforcement. While private companies must limit the amount of information they collect, police do not have to justify the scope of their requests in the same way.
What do police do with data on people not pertinent to the investigation? How is it stored? Without clear guidelines from lawmakers, judges have had to make rulings ad hoc as telecom providers challenge these production orders.
"Judges have had to make up the laws as they go along," Addario said.
Addario said that while everybody gives up some privacy when they use cellphone technology, police surveillance is not something people signed up for.
"You certainly didn't give that privacy up just because the person who signed up for the Rogers account right after you happens to be involved in criminal activity. That's not your fault," he said.
What information was being asked for?
According to Sproat's ruling, the Peel police production order asked for the name and address of every subscriber making or attempting a communication, the particular cell tower they used and billing information (including credit card and bank numbers).
If both the person initiating and receiving the communication were Rogers (or Telus) subscribers, then information regarding the recipient would also have to be provided.
How many people would be affected by the order?
Rogers and Telus estimate that about 43,000 subscribers would be caught in the time frame of the data dump, amounting to hundreds of thousands of records.
How common are these orders?
In its affidavit, Telus indicated that in 2013 alone, it responded to approximately 2,500 production orders and general warrants. Telus wrote that this production order was the most extensive to date, regarding the amount of customer information affected.
The Rogers affidavit indicated in 2013 alone, it produced 13,800 "files" in response to production orders and search warrants.


After 22 years in public service for New Hampshire, Rebecca L. Lawrence of Concord has retired from her post as director of the state's arts agency, effective September 30.
A native of Maine, Lawrence graduated from Smith College and held positions at the Toledo (Ohio) Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Waipahu Cultural Garden Park in Hawaii, and the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts before joining the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts in 1987.
During her nine years as assistant director of the State Arts Council, Lawrence realigned the agency's generic grants activity to create specific constituency based programs: Artists' Services, Organizational Support and Community Arts, which complemented the existing Arts Education program. She also organized a symposium, Beyond the Ramp, to help the arts and historic preservation communities understand and implement the then new Americans with Disabilities Act. As director, a position she held for 13 years, Lawrence oversaw international cultural exchanges, Governors Arts Awards galas, the commissioning and purchase of numerous pieces of art for state collections, and the staging of the New Hampshire program for the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C., and served on boards of regional and national arts organizations. She implemented new legislation calling for a New Hampshire Artist Laureate, developed the concept for a new arts magazine, published a history of the agency, and curated exhibits of work by major artists from the state – all while administering programs and initiatives that benefited the arts, artists, cultural nonprofits, and citizens of New Hampshire.
In speaking about her career, Lawrence notes that her motivation for working to broaden government support for the arts stems from the belief that the arts do have a place in everyone's life and public support helps everyone, regardless of their circumstances, have access to a wide variety of arts experiences. "I think it's very important to recognize that impulse that everyone has for beauty and sustenance through soul work, which is what art is, and honor that," she says.
Lawrence has two daughters, Meghan O'Connor of San Francisco and Dena O'Connor of Istanbul. She is moving to Cape Cod, and plans to continue to advocate for the arts in her retirement.
Call 800.769.3482 to register. For more information, visit http://microcreditnh.org/artworksnh/index.html.
Commissioner Van McLeod of the New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources has been named for appearance in the 2010 edition of Presidential Who's Who Among Business and Professional Achievers. McLeod has served as commissioner of the Department of Cultural Resources since 1992. Previously, he served as producing director at the North Country Center for the Arts, founded and acted as producing director of First Night Concord, and was involved in several other arts organizations throughout New England. In 2007, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the New Hampshire Theatre Awards, and in 2008 the New Hampshire Film Festival created the annual Van McLeod Achievement Award in his honor. He has received several other accolades throughout his career.
North Country Center for the Arts/Papermill Theatre in Lincoln is planning to build a new year-round arts facility, Jean's Playhouse. Theater staff have moved everything that they plan to use in Jean's Playhouse out of the Papermill and into storage. However, there are many items that were not moved (set pieces, props, seats, etc). These items will be either donated to other theatres/organizations or thrown out. Interested people are invited to tour the Papermill Theatre and take anything that remains on Saturday, October 10 between 8 a.m. and noon. Please note that it is your responsibility to move and transport items that day.
hat's the story with the mosaic?Hopkinton mosaic artist Lizz Van Saun is seeking places to display a mosaic made during Concord's Market Days.


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Nothing illuminates the lost world of late Imperial Russia better than the pictorial magazines of the era. The illustrated weeklies that appeared following the Emancipation open a wide window on Russian cultural, social, and political life. Their editors traced the sweep of the Russian imagination at the apogee of Russian cultural power from the peak years of Dostoevskii and Tolstoi to the modernist era and the chaos of 1917. They captured imperial expansion, cultural innovation, high fashion, graphic arts, performing arts, grand funerals and anniversaries, occasions of state, wonders of science, and domestic and foreign politics. In addition, the weeklies inscribed the changing image of Russia's great cities, its landscapes, and its multinational citizenry, together with literary life and a visual and verbal chronicle of all and sundry occasions and events.
The selected journals show how Russia and its peoples were imagined and events recorded and memorialized. They also document Russia's physical landscape including churches no longer standing, vanished landscapes, rituals no longer performed, and scenes that will never again appear, all through the eyes of contemporaries. Each issue of these magazines contains surprises for historians and scholars of culture alike.
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Want to take part in Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend 2019?
Recruitment is now open for Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend 2019 and we're looking for new farmers to help educate the public on the realities of farming and food production.
Taking place on Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th June 2019, our award-winning event aims to involve approximately 25 working farms throughout Northern Ireland. Collectively the farms will attract between 15,000 – 20,000 visitors, mostly from an urban/non agri background, and offer them a unique opportunity to experience farming, and learn more about the 'Farm to Fork' journey.
We need farms of every kind from all over Northern Ireland to take part and we're particularly keen to hear from farmers in the West of the province. If you're interested in hearing more about what's involved in opening your farm for the first time and we can help make your event a success, please just get in touch.
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# VRaptor's Plugins

Plugins are extensions that adds some feature to VRaptor core. It's useful for some situations like access a database under JPA or Hibernate, to send e-mails and more.

##VRaptor JPA

VRaptor plugin allow your app to inject `EntityManager` and `EntityManagerFactory`. And more: the plugin implements the Open EntityManager In View filter, that create a transaction when request starts and commits the transaction in the end. If an exception occurs, the plugin rollback the transaction for you.

If you want to use, you need only copy the jars for your app. Or if your project uses Maven, you need only to declare the plugin artifact as you can see below:

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-jpa</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-jpa') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

It's very important that your `persistence unit` is named `default`, and the `persistence.xml` located at `src/main/resources/META-INF/` directory.

The plugin doesn't delivery any provider. So you need to declare your prefered provider, like Hibernate.

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
	<artifactId>hibernate-entitymanager</artifactId>
	<version>4.3.0.Final</version> <!-- or another version compatible with JPA 2.1 -->
</dependency>
~~~

Or if you want to use Eclipselink:

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>org.eclipse.persistence</groupId>
	<artifactId>org.eclipse.persistence.jpa</artifactId>
	<version>2.5.1</version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](https://github.com/caelum/vraptor-jpa).

##VRaptor Hibernate

If you like to use Hibernate 4 instead of JPA you need to use `vraptor-hibernate` plugin. This plugin have a similar behaviour that `vraptor-jpa`, allowing you to inject `Session` e `SessionFactory`. The plugin also implements the Open Session In View pattern.

If you want to use, you need only copy the jars for your app. Or if your project uses Maven, you need only to declare the plugin artifact as you can see below:

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-hibernate</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-hibernate') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](https://github.com/caelum/vraptor-hibernate).

##VRaptor Java 8

Plugin with support for Java 8, providing out of the box converters for Java Time classes (JSR-310), reflection parameter names, and more.

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-java8</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-java8') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](https://github.com/caelum/vraptor-java8).

##Simple mail

Allow you to send e-mail in an easy way.

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-simplemail</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-simplemail') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](https://github.com/caelum/vraptor-simplemail).

## Joda-time

Joda-time is a pretty API to work with date and time. To use joda-time you need to use the plugin `vraptor-jodatime`.

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-jodatime</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-jodatime') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](https://github.com/caelum/vraptor-time-converters).

##VRaptor Error-Control

Allows you to real time control error messages sending them by email.

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-error-control</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-error-control') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](https://github.com/caelum/vraptor-error-control).

##VRaptor Brutauth

Easy way to verify permission to access(authorization) a specific controller action.

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-brutauth</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-brutauth') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](https://github.com/caelum/vraptor-brutauth).

##VRaptor QuartzJob

A simple Quartz scheduler

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-quartzjob</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-quartzjob') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](http://github.com/caelum/vraptor-quartzjob).

##VRaptor Freemarker

Help you to render freemarker templates.

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
    <groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
    <artifactId>vraptor-freemarker</artifactId>
    <version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-freemarker') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](http://github.com/caelum/vraptor-freemarker).

##VRaptor Dash

A dashboard with several tools for your vraptor project.

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-dash</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-dash') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](http://github.com/caelum/vraptor-dash).

##VRaptor Authz

An alternative for access control (authorization) of your controller methods.

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-authz</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-authz') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](https://github.com/Turini/vraptor-authz).

##VRaptor I18n

Solutions for using i18n on view

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-i18n</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-i18n') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](https://github.com/caelum/vraptor-i18n).

##VRaptor Test

Allows you to quickly create integration or system tests.

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-test</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-test') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](https://github.com/caelum/vraptor-test).

##VRaptor Paginator

Efficient pagination of your JPA/Hibernate data.

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-paginator</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-paginator') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](https://github.com/caelum/vraptor-paginator).

##VRaptor Panettone

A typesafe template engine written in Java.

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-panettone</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-panettone') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](https://github.com/caelum/vraptor-panettone).

##VRaptor Biscotti

I18n typesafe library. No more missing keys and exceptions for you and your client.

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-biscotti</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-biscotti') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](https://github.com/caelum/vraptor-biscotti).

##VRaptor Routes

Extract and define custom routes on a `properties` file.

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-routes</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-routes') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](https://github.com/caelum/vraptor-routes).

##VRaptor Simple Validator

A simple and effective way to do programmatic validations.

~~~
#!xml
<dependency>
	<groupId>br.com.caelum.vraptor</groupId>
	<artifactId>vraptor-simple-validator</artifactId>
	<version><%= Maven.plugin_version('vraptor-simple-validator') %></version>
</dependency>
~~~

[Plugin page at Github](https://github.com/caelum/vraptor-simple-validator).

##VRaptor contrib

You can found some plugins made by our users on [vraptor-contrib](https://github.com/caelum/vraptor-contrib).

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Key Features Volume I Volume II Volume III What People Are Saying Commentary Design FAQs Buy Now
A Cathedral
Read the Bible like never before, wrapped in 2,000 years of insight, art, and tradition.
A groundbreaking seven-volume series of the Holy Bible.
Dozens of selections of exquisite religious art.
Hundreds of pieces of commentary from Bishop Barron and others.
The Word on Fire Bible (Volume II): Acts, Letters, and Revelation continues introducing readers to the strange colorful world of the Bible.
By surrounding the biblical text with commentary and explanations from Bishop Robert Barron, the Church Fathers, and many of the greatest saints, mystics, and scholars throughout Christian history, The Word on Fire Bible illuminates the biblical text in light of the great tradition.
Four major features set The Word on Fire Bible apart from others on the market.
Its purpose is evangelical.
This is not a study Bible. Its goal is not merely to transmit historical knowledge or textual insight. It is also not a devotional Bible, offering self-improvement tips. The mission of this Bible is evangelical. It is meant to introduce not mere facts but a person: Jesus Christ. It aims to do that by unveiling Christ throughout each chapter and verse of the New Testament, leading readers to a life-changing encounter with him.
It is intended for new readers of the Bible.
The Word on Fire Bible doesn't presume any experience reading the Bible. It's designed for people reading the Bible seriously for the first time, who may be unsure of what to make of its many events and characters.
It highlights the great tradition.
Most Bible resources include commentary from one or a small handful of authors, typically contemporary scholars. This Bible plumbs the depths of the entire tradition of Catholic Christianity, including contributions from many of its greatest saints and scholars from the past two thousand years. The Word on Fire Bible reads the Scriptures "from the heart of the Church,"; offering the most colorful and diverse range of commentators currently in print.
It showcases the way of beauty.
This Bible showcases what Pope Francis calls the via pulchritudinis (the way of beauty). For many people in our postmodern culture—especially the young—an appeal to the true ("Here is what you should believe") or to the good ("Here is how you ought to behave") is often a non-starter, likely to awaken suspicion and defensiveness. But an appeal to the beautiful ("Just look at this") is more winsome, less menacing. And so this Bible features many striking works of art as well as literary explanations of those pieces—all designed to introduce the seeker to Christ through the aesthetic splendor that he has inspired.
2,000 Years
of Wisdom
Wrapped around the text of Scripture.
Types of Commentary
You'll also find commentary by more recent saints and spiritual masters. These include people like St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Francis de Sales, G.K. Chesterton, Fulton Sheen, Flannery O'Connor, and each of the last three popes: St. John Paul II, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis.
Throughout the chapters, you'll find commentary from the Church Fathers, the earliest Christian theologians. Because many of the Church Fathers lived during or shortly after the time of the Apostles, these commentaries represent some of the oldest Christian writings in existence aside from the New Testament itself.
This Bible also features a wealth of commentary by Bishop Robert Barron, one of the great preachers and biblical teachers of our time. You'll find both short reflections on particular passages and longer articles spanning multiple pages.
Interwoven into the pages of this Bible are beautiful large quotations of key verses in the custom made Angelico font used for the Bible. These quotes help to bring some of the most important Bible verses to visual prominence.
Volume I of The Word on Fire Bible features the four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—and includes exquisite religious art and word studies to bring the original meaning and context of Scripture to light.
You'll also find an introduction to each book of the Gospels and extensive biblical commentary from Bishop Robert Barron, the Church Fathers, and many of the greatest saints, mystics, and scholars throughout Christian history.
Volume II of The Word on Fire Bible features the rest of the New Testament: Acts, Letters, and Revelation. It is almost 40% bigger than Volume I and includes even more beautiful art.
Around the text of Scripture, you'll find 120 commentaries from Bishop Robert Barron and over 275 commentaries from more than 50 saints, mystics, artists, and scholars throughout history, and 18 introductory essays from Word on Fire Fellows and writers.
It also includes a full page featuring The Pentecost (After Maíno), an original painting by artist Michael Stevens, which was commissioned specifically for The Word on Fire Bible (Volume II).
Acts, Letters, and Revelation
The Histories (Part 1)
The Wisdom Literature
See what people are saying about the Bible.
See what went into the design of the Bible.
The leather edition of The Word on Fire Bible features a top grain leather produced in Eppertshausen, Germany, along with the gold foil debossed design. The edges of the book block are finished with brilliant gold foil.
The hardcover edition of The Word on Fire Bible is covered in a rich black cloth manufactured by Italian-based Manifattura Del Seveso. It is beautiful, naturally textured, ruggedly durable, and will resist fading over time. The artwork on the cover and spine is debossed in gold foil.
The paperback edition features a scuff-free matte lamination for longevity and the same gold foil-stamped design. This finish will resist fingerprinting and will increase durability.
Printing and Binding
Printing and binding was done by L.E.G.O (Legatoria Editoriale Giovanni Olivotto) in Vincenza, Italy. Founded as a small workshop over one hundred years ago, L.E.G.O has been a leading producer of high-quality books in Europe and has produced many of the premiere Bibles on the market today.
The Word on Fire Bible is printed on a superior quality acid-free Arctic Paper milled in Grycksbo, Sweden. Its matte-coated finish provides for perfect rendering of the vibrant, full-color art spreads, while still maintaining the look and feel of an heirloom book throughout.
Smyth-Sewn Binding
All editions of the Word on Fire Bible are Smyth-sewn, which is the highest quality method of bookbinding available. A key benefit of Smyth-sewn books is their ability to lie flat when open.
Vol II Cover Design
The Volume II cover features the Lamb of God, a title given to Jesus by John the Baptist in John 1:29, standing with blood flowing into a chalice, a reference to Revelation 5:6.
Vol I Cover Design
The Volume I cover features the four creatures traditionally associated with the four Gospels which come from Ezekiel 1: an eagle for John, a winged lion for Mark, an ox for Luke, and an angel for Matthew.
Angelico Typeface
The Word on Fire Bible uses Angelico, a custom font drawn especially for this Bible. The font is named after Blessed Fra Angelico, a Dominican friar and Early Renaissance fresco painter.
Ready to immerse yourself in the great Biblical tradition?
What makes Word on Fire's Bible series different?
First, its evangelical purpose. This is not a study Bible. Its goal is not merely to transmit historical knowledge or textual insight. It is also not a devotional Bible, offering self-improvement tips. The mission of this Bible is evangelical. It is meant to introduce not mere facts but a person: Jesus Christ. It aims to do that by unveiling Christ throughout each chapter and verse of the Scriptures, leading readers to a life-changing encounter with him.
Second, its accessibility to new readers of the Bible. It doesn't presume any experience with the Bible, catering to those unfamiliar with its many events and characters, while still providing rich insights to even the most biblically literate.
Third, its illuminating commentary. The Word on Fire Bible brings in a chorus of voices from the great theological and spiritual tradition in order to sing the meaning of the Scriptures. The reader will hear from Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, John Henry Newman, Thérèse of Lisieux, John Paul II, and many other teachers in the way of the Spirit. And since it is a Word on Fire Bible, it also includes the voice of Bishop Robert Barron, one of the great Catholic preachers of our time. It presents the Scriptures "from the heart of the Church," offering the most colorful range of commentators currently in print.
Fourth, its distinctive beauty. This Bible showcases what Pope Francis calls the via pulchritudinis (the way of beauty). For many people in our postmodern culture—especially the young—an appeal to the true ("Here is what you should believe") or to the good ("Here is how you ought to behave") is often a nonstarter, likely to awaken suspicion and defensiveness. But an appeal to the beautiful ("Just look at this") is more winsome, less menacing. And so this Bible features many striking works of art as well as literary explanations of those pieces—all designed to introduce the seeker to Christ through the aesthetic splendor that he has inspired.
Which translation does it use?
The Word on Fire Bible uses the New Revised Standard Version: Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE), which first appeared in 1989 and has received wide acclaim from academics and Church leaders.
The translation received the imprimatur of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1991, granting official approval for Catholic use in private study and devotional reading.
The NRSV-CE stands out among other translations because of its accuracy and readability. It is "as literal as possible" in adhering to the ancient texts and only "as free as necessary" to make the meaning clear in graceful, understandable English.
It's a wonderful translation—both for those who have never read the Bible and for those who have studied it for years.
Does this include the full Bible?
Volume I includes the four Gospels.
Volume II contains the rest of the New Testament.
Future volumes will cover the Old Testament.
When will future volumes debut?
This first volume, which includes the four Gospels, debuted on June 15, 2020. The second volume, which includes the rest of the New Testament, debuted on January 17th, 2022. From there, we're planning several Old Testament volumes, which will follow in the coming years.
What languages are available?
The Word on Fire Bible is only available in English.
Is the Bible available outside the United States?
Yes! The Word on Fire Bible is available now.
To order from the Canadian Store, click HERE
To order from the European store, click HERE.
To order from the Australian store, click HERE.
To order from the UK store, click HERE.
We have a distribution center in Europe and Australia. Please decide which store would be a better shipping solution for you.
You can order now from our US store site HERE and ship abroad, but there may be a better option using the links above to likely save on shipping time and costs.
What formats are available?
The Word on Fire Bible is available in leather, hardcover, and paperback editions.
Can you describe the quality of the materials?
We're convinced The Word on Fire Bible is the highest-quality Catholic Bible ever produced for mass distribution.
The paper is not the traditionally thin Bible paper most readers are used to. It is thick and matte-coated, keeping the ink right at the surface of the page so that images appear vivid and sharp. This makes the art in the Bible appear gorgeous, vibrant, and amazingly clear. But it offers this clarity while retaining the natural look and feel of uncoated paper.
For the leather edition, the cover material is a natural tumbled full-bovine top grain leather. After tanning and tumbling (a process that softens the product) the leather was given a protective coating to protect against water and scratches. Unlike split-grain leather, a lower grade used by virtually all other Bibles, our top grain leather will not crack and fall apart over time.
The spine of the Bible includes raised hubs, which add a traditional touch. Features on the spine, cover artwork, and lettering have also been debossed into the leather surface and foil stamped in metallic gold.
In terms of binding, all versions of The Word on Fire Bible are Smyth-sewn, which is the highest quality method of bookbinding available. Rather than relying on glue to hold individual pages in place, Smyth-sewn books feature smaller booklets which are each printed individually, then stitched into the book block with thread. Smyth-sewing is the true mark of a book that is built to last, and is the standard for library and archival quality bookmaking where durability is paramount. Smyth-sewn books also lay flat on a surface when open, which was a desirable feature for our Bible.
Other features include a gold ribbon bookmark (leather and hardcover editions only); ornate metallic gold ink, which adorns select design elements throughout (pull quotes, headlines, chapter numbers); and HUV gloss coating over special artistic elements for added visual emphasis.
What is the font size?
Each edition of The Word on Fire Bible features text in a 9pt font, which is larger than in most other Bibles, with significant line spacing to allow for an easier reading experience.
How much commentary is included?
The first and second volumes of The Word on Fire Bible includes over 90,000 words of commentary, which means there is roughly a 1:1 ratio of commentary to biblical text. Roughly two-thirds of the commentary is from Bishop Barron with the other third from saints, mystics, artists, and scholars.
How is the commentary arranged?
Unlike some study Bibles, which insert just a few standalone pages of commentary at select points throughout the text, the commentary in The Word on Fire Bible is woven in and around every passage of the Scriptures. Each page of this Bible was custom designed to emphasize beauty and illuminate the Scriptures.
Besides commentary from Bishop Barron, who else is represented?
The Word on Fire Bible includes commentary from a dazzling range of saints, mystics, artists, and scholars, including:
Ambrosiaster
Andrew of Caesarea
Apringius of Beja
St. Bede
St. Caesarius of Arles
St. John Cassian
St. Cyprian
St. Cyril of Alexandria
St. Cyril of Jerusalem
St. Gregory of Nazianzus
St. Gregory of Nyssa
St. Hilary of Poitiers
St. Ignatius of Antioch
Marius Victorinus
St. Maximus the Confessor
Tertullian
St. Theophylact
St. Alphonsus de Liguori
Dietrich von Hildebrand
Fulton Sheen
Henri de Lubac
Jean-Pierre de Caussade
St. John Henry Newman
St. John of Avila
Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)
Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection
Pope St. John Paul II
Pope St. Paul VI
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
St. Teresa of Kolkata
Wilfred Rowland Childe
Enjoy a vast collection of others talking about how The Word on Fire Bible helped their faith.


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human settlement in Thrissur district, Kerala, India
human settlement
Thrissur district, Kerala, India
Elevation above sea level
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Kunnamkulam (Malayalam: കുന്നംകുളം) is a municipal town situated in the Thrissur District of Kerala in India. It is an old commercial town, with a history of more than 300 years, famous for its printing and book binding industry. It was in fact the chief centre of the Orthodox Christians in the Kerala state, and there are several of their old churches in the town and its neighbourhood, Arthat. It was a place of trade mainly, areca nut and other local produce.10°39′0″N 76°4′48″E / 10.65°N 76.08°E / 10.65; 76.08
Churches in Kunnamkulam (3 C, 1 F)
Kattakampal Temple (2 F)
Kattakampala Mahadeva Temple (7 F)
Kunnamkulam Angadi (29 F)
Kunnamkulam New Bus Stand (45 F)
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Populated places in Kerala by name
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Melbourne (May 2014) - Studies presented at the World Heart Federation's World Congress of Cardiology showcase new research on best practices in the design and development of healthcare mobile applications, in order to optimize usability and maximise impact in different populations across the world.
Around 75% of the world's inhabitants now have access to a mobile phone. Out of the estimated 6 billion phone subscriptions worldwide, 5 billion are in developing countries.i Figures show there were over 30 billion app downloads worldwide in 2012ii, including a surge in the uptake of apps focused on education and information rather than entertainment.
National examples presented at the World Congress of Cardiology illustrate how effective e-health strategies can be designed to educate and improve health outcomes in the prevention and treatment of CVD in two very different healthcare settings.
To reach this conclusion, a multi-disciplinary team of researchers ran a workshop with the purpose of mapping a journey framework, actually reconstructing the steps of a CVD patient from life before their cardiac event to post-hospital care. Interviews, photo-diaries and a workshop involving CVD patients and those at high CVD risk were held, to capture personal experiences and refine the journey.
Following this, four "personas" of patients were created, each of them representing different risk profiles across a range of demographics, including needs, backgrounds and ages.
Using these personas and mapping, the team identified the main touch points where e-health tools could provide additional support to respond to specific patient's needs, such as 'help me understand my risk of CVD' or 'help motivate me'.
"E-Health is reshaping healthcare delivery across the globe. It provides new opportunities to improve healthcare for patients and optimise lifestyle-related changes for cardiovascular disease prevention. User-centred tools like the CVD journey maps and personas help us to understand people's needs in relation to their lifestyles, motivations and choices and can aid in the development of successful, supportive and relevant mobile applications for all," commented Associate Professor David Peiris, Program Head Primary Health Care Research, The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Australia.
"These overarching principles can guide entrepreneurs, software developers, public health experts, and governments as they develop locally-relevant mobile solutions to address the ongoing epidemic of cardiovascular disease. We found that agile development practices - including rapid, iterative prototyping and early, frequent engagement of patients and providers - yielded invaluable insights that greatly enhanced the usability and acceptability of the final product. Well-designed and validated mobile applications can revolutionize the delivery of affordable, high quality healthcare in low-resource settings, but only if they are sensitive to the needs of the end-user. Applied correctly, m-health has the potential to alleviate the burden of cardiovascular disease in the most vulnerable sections of society," explained Dhruv Kazi, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
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The campus includes the Cornell Art Museum (c. 1913) — presenting rotating exhibitions of contemporary and cutting edge art by regional, national and internationally recognized artists; the intimate, 323-seat Crest Theatre (c. 1925) — presenting national tours, musicals, variety, Broadway cabaret with New York's hottest stars, comedy, film and lectures with nationally renowned speakers; and The Fieldhouse (formerly known as the Vintage Gymnasium, c. 1925) — presenting series of music (all genres), comedy, poetry, art and more. The Fieldhouse is also used for special events, receptions, and private parties.
The Pavilion, which opened in 2002, is a state-of-the-art outdoor performance venue surrounded by an open, grassy area and covered walkway. The Old School Square Park (a City of Delray park) is just to the east.
The Creative Arts School, which launched in 2010, is gaining a reputation in Palm Beach County and South Florida for its top quality art, photography and writing classes for beginners through master level. The School recently added performance classes to the roster and also offers a variety of children's classes, art and photography workshops, a Visiting Artist Workshop Series, and Free Open Readings.
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This artist's map of the Milky Way shows the location of one of the farthest known exoplanets, lying 13,000 light-years away. Most of the thousands of exoplanets discovered to date are closer to our solar system, as indicated by the pink/orange areas.
The discovery demonstrates that Spitzer -- from its unique perch in space -- can be used to help solve the puzzle of how planets are distributed throughout our flat, spiral-shaped Milky Way galaxy. Are they concentrated heavily in its central hub, or more evenly spread throughout its suburbs?
"We don't know if planets are more common in our galaxy's central bulge or the disk of the galaxy, which is why these observations are so important," said Jennifer Yee of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a NASA Sagan fellow. Yee is the lead author of one of three new studies that appeared recently in the Astrophysical Journal describing a collaboration between astronomers using Spitzer and the Polish Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment, or OGLE.
OGLE's Warsaw Telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile scans the skies for planets using a method called microlensing. A microlensing event occurs when one star happens to pass in front of another, and its gravity acts as a lens to magnify and brighten the more distant star's light. If that foreground star happens to have a planet in orbit around it, the planet might cause a blip in the magnification.
Astronomers are using these blips to find and characterize planets tens of thousands of light-years away in the central bulge of our galaxy, where star crossings are more common. Our sun is located in the suburbs of the galaxy, about two-thirds of the way out from the center. The microlensing technique as a whole has yielded about 30 planet discoveries so far, with the farthest residing about 25,000 light-years away.
"Microlensing experiments are already detecting planets from the solar neighborhood to almost the center of the Milky Way," said co-author Andrew Gould of The Ohio State University, Columbus. "And so they can, in principle, tell us the relative efficiency of planet formation across this huge expanse of our galaxy."
Microlensing complements other planet-hunting tools, such as NASA's Kepler mission, which has found more than 1,000 planets closer to home. But it faces one key problem: This method can't always precisely narrow down the distance to the stars and planets being observed. While a passing star may magnify the light of a more distant star, it rarely can be seen itself, making the task of measuring how far away it is challenging.
Of the approximately 30 planets discovered with microlensing so far, roughly half cannot be pinned down to a precise location. The result is like a planetary treasure map lacking in X's.
That's where Spitzer can help out, thanks to its remote Earth-trailing orbit. Spitzer circles our sun, and is currently about 128 million miles (207 million kilometers) away from Earth. That's father from Earth than Earth is from our sun. When Spitzer watches a microlensing event simultaneously with a telescope on Earth, it sees the star brighten at a different time, due to the large distance between the two telescopes and their unique vantage points. This technique is generally referred to as parallax.
"Spitzer is the first space telescope to make a microlens parallax measurement for a planet," said Yee. "Traditional parallax techniques that employ ground-based telescopes are not as effective at such great distances."
Using space telescopes to observe microlensing events is tricky. Ground telescopes send out alerts to the astronomy community when an event starts, but the activity can quickly fade, lasting on average about 40 days. The Spitzer team has scrambled to start microlensing campaigns as soon as three days after receiving an alert.
In the case of the newfound planet, the duration of the microlensing event happened to be unusually long, about 150 days. Both Spitzer and OGLE's telescopes detected the telltale planetary blip in the magnification, with Spitzer seeing it 20 days earlier.
This time delay between viewing of the event by OGLE and Spitzer was used to calculate the distance to the star and its planet. Knowing the distance allowed the scientists also to determine the mass of the planet, which is about half that of Jupiter.
Spitzer has eyed 22 other microlensing events in collaboration with OGLE and several other ground-based telescopes. While these observations have not turned up new planets, the data are essential to learning the population statistics of stars and planets at the heart of our galaxy. Spitzer will watch approximately 120 additional microlensing events this summer.
"We've mainly explored our own solar neighborhood so far," said Sebastiano Calchi Novati, a Visiting Sagan Fellow at NASA's Exoplanet Science Institute at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena. "Now we can use these single lenses to do statistics on planets as a whole and learn about their distribution in the galaxy."
If the foreground star is circled by a planet, the planet's gravity can alter the magnification over a shorter period, seen in the plot in the form of spikes and a dip. The great distance between Spitzer, in space, and OGLE, on the ground, meant that Spitzer saw this particular microlensing event before OGLE. The offset in the timing can be used to measure the distance to the planet.
The finding was the result of fortuitous timing because Spitzer's overall program to observe microlensing events was only just starting up in the week before the planet's effects were visible from Spitzer's vantage point.


Chapel Preservation Society members went to "The 70's" at their 2017 appreciation party. "The Flock of Beagles" kept them dancing with classics like "Sweet Caroline."
Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel bring Christmas Magic to a packed audience.
The perfect setting for a recital.
Community Event: Boat-in service sponsored once annually by United Church of Christ.
Elijah Bossenbroek performs in the Third Wednesday concert series.


Daniel Tammet is an essayist, novelist and translator. He is the author of Thinking in Numbers, Embracing the Wide Sky, and the New York Times bestseller Born on a Blue Day. Tammet is Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA). He lives in Paris.


«Anonimul» is not only a film festival, but a social and cultural event, with creative ramifications - one of them, which we are particularly proud of, is the painting camp. You can admire the works of the ones who attended the camp in Green Village's halls and club - in Sfântu Gheorghe the inspiration is endless.
Surely you've heard of "Anonimul" Film Festival, which takes place at Green Village Resort every summer, in August. This is an important occasion to gather film stars, directors, movie fans, in one magical place, to enjoy a good midnight projection in the clean fresh air of the Danube Delta.
Takes any trains to Tulcea. Continue your journey by boat to Sfantu Gheorghe.
To Tulcea or Murighiol,and continue your journey by boat to Sfantu Gheorghe.
By boat from Tulcea or from Murighiol to reach the village of Sfantu Gheorghe.
Heliport in Sfantu Gheorghe, for a special occasion or if you just won the lottery.
Our friends at Green Village Resort are specialists in fish dishes as well as in international cuisine. Take a glimpse at their menu and pay them a visit the next time you are in Sfântu Gheorghe.
If you go to the Danube Delta make sure to go on a boat tour with Georgian Dumitru in Sfântu Gheorghe. He was born in the village, studied ecology in Romania and the US, speaks fluent French and English and can show you the joys and downsides of delta ecology.
If you want to come with your own boat, you have free access to the Marina Complex, affilieted with Green Village. The access to the recreational craft in the Danube Delta is made by ARBDD Tulcea, where you can get your authorization.
Don't miss other interesting cultural events in Sfântu Gheorghe, like the Delta Festival and local customs, mostly built around religious holidays. So check your agenda and feast yourself in the unique delta culture.


For many home owners, it is frustrating to look out the window and see your pet dog digging around and while doing so destroying the magnificent landscaping you have come to love. Pet dogs just like their counterparts the foxes and other wild dogs, dig for a particular reason. In this article you will find out why dogs dig and learn how to stop a dog from digging using a variety of tried and tested methods.
Dogs love to dig and when they do it for fun, they usually take a playful posture. The digging is usually alternated by various movements such as running around. When your dog digs just for entertainment, there will be random holes all over.
Your pet dog will bury their favorite thing such as a toy, a bone and even part of a prey. This behavior is inherited from their ancestors who used the tactic in order to survive in the wild.
During a hot day, you will find your dog digging around soft dirt. This is to create a bed that will enable your pet to cool and become comfortable.
When your dog digs in order to escape, you will find holes located around your perimeter fence.
How to stop a dog from digging?
Exercise is not only beneficial to humans but to dogs too. Experts have found out that engaging your pet dog in lots of exercises will help eliminate a variety of behavior problems, including digging holes around your yard. Health benefits such as calorie burning, weight loss and overall fitness extend to your dog. Exercise your dog regular to help burn the extra energy accumulated in the body that leads to dogs digging holes.
Crate training can be very efficient in helping to stop the digging behavior. As you go about your duties around the house or even your home office, you can simply take your dog and place him in the crate. If you decide to let the dog loose indoors ensure that the pet is someplace nearby so you can provide supervision if needed.
While this method may seem funny, research shows that burying balloons in areas where the dog loves to dig will help to stop the behavior. This is achieved when the dog tries to dig and the balloon pops. The popping should scare your dog and make him think twice before digging again.
If your dog loves to dig with the attempt of escaping, you can simply hire an expert to bury chicken wire at the base of your fence. When your dog tries to dig at the base, your dog will not like the feeling of scraping their paws on chicken wire. While this method may seem harsh, it is important to know that at times discipline can only be instilled with stern measures.
Dog trainers have spent years training dogs, therefore they have mastered various techniques that can help to eliminate some annoying habits that your dog may display from time to time. During basic dog training, the expert will help you to assert yourself as the leader of the pack.. Dogs usually think in terms of pack order, dominance and balance.
Practicing this will help to increase the amount of respect your dog has for you. Also during this class, the expert can help by instilling a few commands such as stop, sit or heel. These commands will help to control your pet especially when they become annoying.
The first safe discouragement you can use is the sprinkler system. You need to install sprinklers in areas where your dog loves to dig on your yard. When you see your pet start to dig, you can simply turn on the sprinklers and the water will chase them away. Another safe discouragement is to fill the area with a few rocks. You can use the large flat rocks as they work best.
This method works best especially if you have a large area to spare. Setting up a dog digging area and encourage your pet to dig around the area will eliminate the habit of digging around your yard. You can fill the digging area with soft sand and bury some of your pet's favorite treats.
Majority of dogs will usually figure out that any time they want to dig, they must go to that particular area. This will not only stop your dog from digging in an area you don't want but it will eliminate boredom as well.


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CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort Offers Male-Bonding and Concert Fall Packages
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Whether it's a male- bonding weekend for the man's man or a trip back to the 1960s, Mexican style, CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort offers two unique escapes this fall.
"Big Boys and Their Toys" invites guys to get away to Mexico's Pacific Coast for a three-night vacation starting at $717* through Dec. 16, 2005. Men leave their honey-do list at home and escape to deluxe accommodations with a view of the Pacific and a bucket of Mexican Beer waiting. Activities include sipping authentic Mexican tequila, golfing on three courses and participating in a cigar rolling demonstration.
This October 7-11, Jefferson Starship makes its only tour stop in Mexico, hosting an "unplugged" performance by Jefferson Starship principals Paul Kantner and Marty Balin, and a full-throttle concert on the resort's spectacular beach side Garden, where guests jam out to popular hits like "Miracles," "Sara" and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now." This package includes four nights of deluxe ocean-view accommodations, two dinners with beverages for two and daily breakfast for two for $1,220 (taxes and gratuities included).**
The CasaMagna Marriott is Puerto Vallarta's only hotel capturing a spot on the coveted 2005 Conde Nast Traveler "Gold List." The hotel features 433 guest rooms (including 29 suites), all with private balconies overlooking the beach, an outdoor infinity pool with swim-up bar, three lighted tennis courts, various water sports and beach activities, health club with whirlpool and sauna, and four restaurants from the hibachi and sushi bar at Mikado to the Mexican buffet at La Estancia, all located just 15 minutes from the open-air markets, quaint boutiques and cobblestone streets of downtown Puerto Vallarta.
To escape to the Jefferson Starship concert at CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort, call 800-223-6388 or visit http://www.casamagnapuertovallarta.com/ , and ask for rate program ER7. To get away with the guys for the "Big Boys and Their Toys" package, ask for rate program GOF.
The CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort is a member of the Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean and Mexico Resorts group.
* The $717 rate mentioned above is for select travel dates from
August 21 to October 31, 2005. Rates vary by season, are per room,
3 nights minimum stay, based on double occupancy and availability,
rate plus 17% taxes. Blackout dates and other restrictions may apply.
Taxes and gratuities not included. Tequila tasting is a one-time
event. Bucket of Mexican beer upon arrival one-time event. 8 hrs. of
deep sea charter fishing or a jungle canopy zip line tour is priced
separately a la carte and can be arranged by hotel concierge.
** The $1,220 is per room, 4 nights minimum stay, based on double
occupancy and availability, taxes and gratuities are included, valid
for October 7-11, 2005 traveling dates only. Other restrictions may
apply. 10% Travel Agent Commission.
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The Fiesta Continues: Frontier Adds New Service Between Puerto Vallarta and Kansas CitySecond Mexico Destination From Kansas City Further Strengthens Frontier's Position as Carrier of Choice to Mexico DENVER, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ:FRNT) has received approval from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to fly non- stop service from Kansas City (MCI) to Puerto Vallarta,...
Apple Vacations Reports Significant Upswing in Puerto Vallarta and Punta Cana Vacations in Post-Wilma RebookingsELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ — Puerto Vallarta and Punta Cana are the top two vacation destinations benefiting from passengers rebooking their vacations away from the damaged Cancun-area. Even before Hurricane Wilma forced vacationers to switch their vacation destinations, charter bookings to the...
Get Kissed by the Mexican Sun with United Airlines' New Service to Cancun and Puerto VallartaPart of United's Continuing Service Expansion in Mexico Service Begins in Time for Spring Break CHICAGO, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — As part of its commitment to international service and continuing expansion in Mexico, United Airlines today announced new service between Chicago and Puerto Vallarta, and...
Orlando World Center Marriott Resort Offers Daily Golf Packages for TwoOrlando World Center Marriott Resort now offers popular golf packages from only $269 – $419, through January 2, 2007. Orlando, FL (PRWEB) June 5, 2006 — Swing in to the 18-hole Hawk's Landing Golf Club, where golfers enjoy unlimited golf and children 17 and under...
Frontier Asks DOT for Approval to Serve to Cozumel and Add Two New Puerto Vallarta RoutesDenver Airline Files for Permission to Fly Non-Stop to Puerto Vallarta From Salt Lake City and Kansas City, and Non-Stop from Denver to Cozumel DENVER, April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ:FRNT) today announced that it has filed an application with the U.S. Department of...
Celebrate New Year's Eve in Style at the DFW Airport MarriottDallas / Fort Worth Hotel Offers Special Package to Ring in 2006 DALLAS, TX — (MARKET WIRE) — 12/14/2005 — Allowing guests to ring in the New Year with style and sophistication, the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott (NYSE: MAR) is offering a New Year's Eve...


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