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package com.example.jordi.recyclerviewactionview;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

import java.util.ArrayList;

/**
 * Created by Jordi on 24/07/2017.
 */

public class MascotaAdaptador extends RecyclerView.Adapter<MascotaAdaptador.MascotaViewHolder> {
    ArrayList <Mascota> mascotas;
    Activity activity;

    public MascotaAdaptador(ArrayList<Mascota> mascotas, Activity activity) {
        this.mascotas = mascotas;
        this.activity = activity;
    }

    @Override
    public MascotaViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
        View v = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(R.layout.cardview_macota,parent,false);
        return new MascotaViewHolder(v);
    }

    @Override
    public void onBindViewHolder(MascotaViewHolder holder, int position) {
        final Mascota mascota = mascotas.get(position);
        holder.imgFoto.setImageResource(mascota.getFoto());
        holder.tvNombreCV.setText(mascota.getNombre());
        holder.ranking.setText(mascota.getRanking());

        holder.huesoBlanco.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                Toast.makeText(activity,"Diste like a " + mascota.getNombre(),Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            }
        });

    }

    @Override
    public int getItemCount() {

        return mascotas.size();
    }

    public static class MascotaViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder{
        private ImageView imgFoto;
        private TextView tvNombreCV;
        private TextView ranking;
        private ImageView huesoBlanco;

        public MascotaViewHolder(View itemView) {
            super(itemView);
            imgFoto = (ImageView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.imgFoto);
            tvNombreCV = (TextView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.nombreCV);
            ranking = (TextView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.ranking);
            huesoBlanco = (ImageView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.huesoBlanco);

        }
    }
}


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Cost and Quality
Federal Issues | Health and Human Services
Medicaid and CHIP
Public Health and Prevention
Health Care Provider Patient Safety- Health Cost Containment
Updated January 2016
The following NCSL Issue brief was distributed to state legislators and legislative staff across the country.
Health Care Provider Patient Safety - Download PDF File
To read portable document format (.pdf) files, use Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Cost Containment Strategy and Logic
Patient safety refers to rules, practices and systems to prevent patient harm or injury, including efforts to prevent medical errors. These errors, also known as adverse events, are occurrences of unintended harm from medical care. The main categories of medical errors are treatment errors, failure to complete indicated tests, and avoidable delays in treatment. Patient safety also includes efforts to reduce health care-associated infections that result from treatment in a hospital or other medical care setting. The goal of patient safety initiatives is to reduce pain, suffering and deaths associated with preventable, unintended harm to a patient.
Summary of Health Cost Containment and Efficiency Strategies - Brief #15- Health Care Provider Patient Safety
State/Private Sector Examples Strategy Description Target of Cost Containment Evidence of Effect on Costs
Montana, Iowa, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Maine, Minnesota, California, Wisconsin, Vermont, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Washington, Massachusetts. On a federal level, Medicaid, Medicare, etc. Medical errors are the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, higher than motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer or AIDS. Each year, between 500,000 and 1.5 million Americans admitted to hospitals are harmed by preventable medical errors. The estimated annual cost of additional medical and short-term disability expenses associated with medical errors is $19.5 billion. Longer hospital stays and the cost of treating medical error-related injuries and complications are the two major expenditures associated with medical errors. Examples of patient safety initiatives that improve patient care and reduce costs exist, but evidence of overall savings is limited. Recent strategies include e-prescribing, non-payment for "never events," regulating medical work conditions and error reporting.
2014 Guide to State Adverse Event Reporting Systems. A 2015 report by NASHP highlights state action:
According to the National Quality Forum (NQF), approximately two million healthcare-associated infections occur annually in the United States, accounting for an estimated 90,000 deaths and more than $4.5 billion in hospital healthcare costs. State governments are among the stakeholders concerned about the human and economic toll of these events. As large purchasers, regulators, conveners, and providers of health care services, states have unique opportunities to improve patient safety and safeguard the public. One strategy in place in just more than half of states is the implementation of an adverse event reporting system. This report describes the status of and trends in state adverse event reporting systems as of November 2014. Read the full report published Jan. 2015.
Hospital acquired conditions decreased. The Department of Health and Human Services announced that "new preliminary data show an overall nine percent decrease in hospital acquired conditions nationally during 2011 and 2012. National reductions in adverse drug events, falls, infections, and other forms of hospital-induced harm are estimated to have prevented nearly 15,000 deaths in hospitals, avoided 560,000 patient injuries, and approximately $4 billion in health spending over the same period. The Affordable Care Act is also helping reduce hospital readmissions. After holding constant at 19 percent from 2007 to 2011 and decreasing to 18.5 percent in 2012, the Medicare all-cause 30-day readmission rate has further decreased to approximately 17.5 percent in 2013. This translates into an 8 percent reduction in the rate and an estimated 150,000 fewer hospital readmissions among Medicare beneficiaries between January 2012 and December 2013." You can view the HHS report here, released 5/7/2014.
For bariatric surgery treating morbid obesity, about two-thirds of the readmissions are preventable; with the most common reasons for readmission are dietary indiscretions and medication reconciliation. In California, best practices enabled Stanford's bariatric program to reduce its readmission rates from 8% to 2.5% in four years. Stanford's 2008 pilot project on reducing readmissions evolved into the nationwide Decreasing Readmissions through Opportunities Provided program, which aims to reduce 30-day readmissions nationwide by 20%. In Massachusetts, Metro West, a Medicaid and commercial plan provider, established a program in 2014 to manage medications for comorbidities and pain, avoiding pills and using easy-to-swallow liquids, and tracking the patient's need for basic, but accurately measured hydration. Read details from Health-Leaders, Jan. 2016.
Hospital Readmissions: Conditions, Cost, and Utilization Differences in Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurance. Kip Piper Report, 1/16/2015.
Reducing Avoidable Hospital ER Use, 2014 - Summary report, available at no charge. HIN publishing 9/2014.
Quality Data Added to Physician Compare Website: Patients Get More Information to Help Find a Doctor - Press release from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: "The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that... quality measures have been added to Physician Compare, a website that helps consumers search for information about hundreds of thousands of physicians and other health care professionals."
Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Costs Detailed - Surgical site infections are the most frequently occurring HAI, accounting for one-third of the annual cost or about $3.3 billion. But central line-associated bloodstream infections are the most expensive, researchers report, in Healthcare-Associated Infection Costs Detailed. Published by HealthLeaders News 9/5/2013.
The Impact On Hospitals Of Reducing Surgical Complications Suggests Many Will Need Shared Savings Program With Payers - a report reexamines the business case for hospitals' embracing surgical complication programs. Surgical complications are something that neither patients nor hospitals want. With low complication rates being increasingly recognized as an important measure of good hospital performance, initiatives to lower complication rates are being pursued with the expectation of helping patients and reducing payers' reimbursement expenses as well as providers' costs. Published in Health Affairs, October 2012. See: http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/early/2012/10/12/hlthaff.2011.0605
Provider Preventable Conditions Federal Rule Becomes Effective— On June 6, 2011, CMS issued a final rule implementing provisions of the ACA affecting payment for Provider Preventable Conditions (PPCs) under the Medicaid program. The rule prohibits federal payments to states for any amounts expended providing medical assistance for health care-acquired conditions. The rule provides incentives quality improvement at the provider-level and cost savings for states by requiring states to reduce payments at the occurrence of hospital errors and Never Events in specific health care settings. The rule became effective July 1, 2011, but CMS provided states with an additional year to meet these new requirements. In preparation for full implementation, states should have submitted a state plan amendment (SPA) for their Medicaid programs to institute the changes. In preparation for the approaching final implementation date of July 1, 2012, CMS is offering technical assistance, and has provided on their website basic information about the requirements, SPA pre-prints and instructions, as well as a Frequently Asked Questions page. (Information provided by NCSL health federal affairs staff, D.C, 5/15/2012.]
A survey on Reducing Hospital Readmissions, conducted in February 2012, documented the highest rates of targeted programs to reduce readmissions in the survey's three-year history. The survey captured details on these programs to curb readmission rates, along with the conditions most likely to trigger readmissions. Published as HIN's Third Annual Survey on Readmissions, 2012.
Medicaid Program; Payment Adjustment for Provider-Preventable Conditions Including Health Care-Acquired Conditions: Final Rule- The CMS announced in 2011 that it will stop paying hospitals and health care providers under the Medicaid program for reasonably preventable health care-acquired illnesses or injuries, such as an air embolism or blood incompatibility. States have until July 2012 to comply with the rule. "These steps will encourage health professionals and hospitals to reduce preventable infections and eliminate serious medical errors," CMS Administrator Dr. Donald Berwick said. "As we reduce the frequency of these conditions, we will improve care for patients and bring down costs at the same time."
The Drive to Patient Safety - In this new research and analysis, top healthcare executives and clinical leaders offer patient safety insight, including: 69 percent say that important patient care information is sometimes, often, or always lost during shift changes; 73 percent say improved infection control practices are among the new initiatives designed to improve patient safety; 53 percent are devoting more financial resources to patient safety programs; 49 percent say that lack of communication skills poses the greatest risk to patient safety during handoffs or transition of care. Health Leaders Media Council, 5/11.
Making Health Care Safer, CDC National Center for Emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. Published in Vitalsigns by CDC, March 2012.
What resources are available for constituents interested in learning more about patient safety? The Empowered Patient Coalition provides information for consumers on preparing for surgery, questions to ask at a doctor's visit, facts on hospital acquired infections, and provides additional resources prompting patients to be involved in their own care.
Hand Hygiene Noncompliance and the Cost of Hospital-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylocaccus aureus Infection. Keith Cummings, MD, MBA, Deverick Anderson, MD, MPH and Keith Kaye, MD, MPH. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. April 2010, Vol. 31, No. 4. Web: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2018444
According to the New York Times, Hospitals Face Pressure to Avert Readmissions (November 26, 2012). "Medicare last month began levying financial penalties against 2,217 hospitals it says have had too many readmissions. Of those hospitals, 307 will receive the maximum punishment, a 1 percent reduction in Medicare's regular payments for every patient over the next year, federal records show."
About this NCSL project
NCSL's Health Cost Containment and Efficiency Series describes more than 20 alternative policy approaches, with an emphasis on documented and fiscally calculated results. The project is housed at the NCSL Health Program in Denver, Colorado. It is led by Richard Cauchi (Program Director) and Martha King (Group Director) with Barbara Yondorf as lead researcher.
NCSL gratefully acknowledges the financial support for this publication series from The Colorado Health Foundation and Rose Community Foundation of Denver, Colorado.

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Focus on a Founder with Jacqui & Fran - Celebrating 10 Years of Community
last modified Jul 29, 2020 09:35 AM
We are continuing to celebrate a decade of community with our 'Focus on a Founder' series. This week we spoke to Jacqui Gilbert and Frances Brandon of Beaudurof who joined ideaSpace in 2014.
Jacqui Gilbert & Frances Brandon - Beaudurof
The idea for a convertible handbag was sparked when Jacqui, an international management consultant, travelled to a job interview with a Fortune-50 Executive. To succeed that day, she needed to be prepared. She had to carry her laptop, files, jacket and water from Cambridge to London and back again. Her satchel didn't fit everything she needed. She could not carry her handbag because it caused her back pain, so she was forced to walk into the interview room carrying her backpack. The backpack was a mistake. She was told that wearing one in the workplace undermined her image as a credible professional. She got the job but from that moment it did not matter: BEAUDUROF had been founded to give women the edge in making a first impression.
Jacqui, fresh out of her MBA at Cambridge, teamed up with co-founder Fran, her university water polo club captain. They established a great working relationship: Fran would make the prototypes, Jacqui would break them and they would began again. They went on to learn that these processes were "user led design", "rapid prototyping" and "failing fast." In using them, the pair developed a keen sense of the customer and customer need. When they launched their first product, in September 2018, it was immediately spotted on the street by a VOGUE journalist who included them in VOGUE's shopping edit of "the best working bags to see you through the week". From there it has been onwards and upwards for the pair, displaying as new designers at London Fashion Week and selling into Europe and the States.
The journey so far has been a learning in hard work, optimism, resourcefulness, integrity and grit. As an ex-consultant, Jacqui now knows that not everything starts with a PowerPoint presentation, while Fran has learnt that you don't have to wait for permission to jump in and give something a try.
We are moving from strength to strength! We just had our patent granted in the UK and are featuring in both VOGUE and Tatler over the summer. We are about to release a new line of product off the back of this success and we are excited for what the future holds.
What advice do you have for other founders?
Learn as much as you can from the people around you. Design is a collaborative and an iterative process, whatever it is that you are building. Embrace those aspects of it. However, remember all the advice you receive will be the product of someone's specific experience. Only you know what is right for your project – so the skill lies in finding ways to grow the wisdom you receive so that it applies more widely and fits your priorities. Oh – and say yes to everything. You never know where it might lead!
How has being part of the ideaSpace community been helpful to you?
It's tough out there for female founders. Stew took a chance on us and ideaSpace gave us a home. ideaSpace is a collection of brilliant minds brought together in a unique environment that encourages conversation and collaboration. From product design and development, to website development, to advice on patenting and manufacturing – almost every milestone we have achieved can be traced back to help and advice we got from an ideaSpace member. Working as a fashion business surrounded by techies, we managed to develop something that the market had never seen before by embracing the community around us.
To find out more about Beaudurof visit their website here


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Q: Mostrar un div luego de usar el Validate para hacer Submit tengo la siguiente situacion
Tengo un formulario el cual valido por medio de validate con sus rules, messages y funciona bien, lo que necesito es que una vez que todo este bien me muestre un div en donde he hecho varios calculos y esta con display none desde el principio, lo que no he logrado es que me muestre el div oculto el cual tengo en submitHandler, ese es el codigo
$(document).ready(function(){
$("#form2").validate({
    event: "blur",rules: {
        'mat_directos': {required: true, number: true},
        'mat_obras_directos': "required",
        'cantidad': "required",
        'CIF': "required"},
    messages: {
        'mat_directos': "Favor Digitar MAD",
        'mat_obras_directos': "Favor Digitar MOD",
        'cantidad': "Digite la Cantidad",
        'CIF': "Favor seleccione una opción"},
    submitHandler: function(form){
        /* LA siguiente linea muestra el div*/
        $( "#element" ).show( "slow" );
        form.submit();
     }
});

El Div que deseo mostrar lo tengo identificado con un ID element
De antemano gracias por la ayuda
Saludos

A: Tu problema radica en que quieres mostrar un div y justo después hacer el submit y no alcanzas a ver el div mostrado con show ya que la petición es enviada antes.
Veo una solución que puedes modificar a tu conveniencia
Código HTML (Incluir JQuery):

Hello World

<form id="target" action="#">
    <input type="text" placeholder="Hello there" name="my_text">
    <input type="submit" value="Go">
</form>

Código Javascript:
// find elements
var banner = $("#message")

// handle click and add class
$("#target").validate({
    event: "blur",
    rules: {
        'my_text': {
            required: true
        }
    },
    messages: {
        'my_text': "Introduca texto"
    },
    submitHandler: function(form){
        /* LA siguiente linea muestra el div*/
        $( "#message" ).show( "slow" );
        setTimeout(function() {
            form.submit();
        }, 5000);
    }
});

https://jsfiddle.net/josueguol/buyo28hz/
En este código puse un setTimeout que permite ver durante 5 segundos el div antes de ser enviada la solicitud.
Tú, en vez de usar el setTimeout podrías agregar alguna validación de si los datos son correctos y con un if controlar el .submit()
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ACTUALIZACIÓN
Hola Joe, lo que necesitas entonces no es hacer un form.submit(). Básicamente es hacer un request, enviar los datos por post para que sean procesados por un servicio que te devuelve los datos y pintarlos en ese div. Mira aquí te dejo algo similar:

        <title>Cálculos...</title>
        <meta charset="utf-8">

Resultado:

                A x B =

        <form id="target" action="#">
            <input type="text" placeholder="Introduce un número A" name="num_a">

            <input type="text" placeholder="Introduce un número B" name="num_b">
            <input type="submit" value="Go">
        </form>

Y aquí abajo te dejo el servicio que lo hice en php (calculo.php):
<?php
header("Content-Type: application/json");

$num_a = $_POST['num_a'];
$num_b = $_POST['num_b'];

$data["resultado"] = $num_a * $num_b;

echo json_encode($data);

?>

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Lucky Beef Jerky is gourmet beef jerky. Slab Style jerky is good 'ol fashioned traditional beef jerky. We start with big, thick slices of beef that comes from the leanest part of the animal; the round. We season these lean, tender slices with our proprietary seasonings that are made just down the road in Fremont, Nebraska. Lucky Beef Jerky is always made in small batches – the never exceed 200 lbs – by skilled artisans. We've been raising our own beef for generations, so you can rest assured that you're getting premium, consistent, fresh jerky from a small farm family who gives a damn about what they produce.
A savory blend. It isn't spicy or salty, it just tastes god. If you like a flavor that everyone can agree on this is your jerky. Our original blend slab jerky is the best selling jerky in our line and we're proud of it.
The jerky flavor most of us grew up eating. It's a traditional, well balanced base with coarse ground black pepper that gives the jerky just the right amount of zing. This flavor isn't spicy, but it is bold.
A very traditional teriyaki blend. We don't use as much sugar as a lot of folks, so it's definitely not a sweet teriyaki, but it's not spicy. Our teriyaki flavor has the twang of Soy Sauce, with a salty zing finish. This flavor ranks #2 on the best sellers list.
Our Sweet & Hot. This was created from our Original profile with balanced amount of ground red pepper, crushed red pepper, and brown sugar. The sweet helps to smooth out the heat so it's a light, clean heat that tastes good.
Texas Pete hot sauce is one of the strongest brands in the hot sauce market. It has a smoky and bold flavor with just the right amount of heat. We harnessed that flavor in our premium, All Natural Beef Jerky to create what we believe is the ULTIMATE hot sauce jerky. Give it a try. We dare you.


Rebekah Monson is a journalist and designer who cofounded WhereBy.Us, a company that makes experential media products that help people explore and connect with places they live. She also runs the editorial and product division at the company's first local media property, The New Tropic, which launched in January 2015.
Monson has spent more than a decade in media and communication, working as a graphic designer, reporter, art director and web editor at various newspapers and as communication manager at the University of Miami. She is currently on a break from pursuing an M.F.A. in Interactive Media from the University of Miami School of Communication.
In her free time, she works on lots of projects and co-organizes Code for Miami and Hacks/Hackers Miami.
Brian Storm is founder and executive producer of the award-winning multimedia production studio MediaStorm based in Brooklyn, New York. MediaStorm publishes diverse narratives on the human condition, offers advanced multimedia training seminars and collaborates with a diverse group of clients. Storm spent two years as vice president of News, Multimedia & Assignment Services for Crobis, a digital media agency founded and owned by Bill Gates. Storm led Corbis' global strategy for the news, sports, entertainment and historical collections and he directed the representation of world-class photographers for assignment work with a focus on creating in-depth multimedia products. From 1995 to 2002, Storm was the first director of multimedia at MSNBC.com, a joint venture of Microsoft and NBC News, where he was responsible for the audio, photography and video elements of the site. In October of 1998, he created MSNBC's The Week in Pictures to showcase visual journalism in new media, a forerunner of the photography galleries that have become a standard offering of all major content sites today.
Andrew DeVigal is the multimedia editor at The New York Times. He oversees a staff of multimedia producers and helps direct the presentation of multimedia on the web. In the news industry since 1993 as a staff artist, graphic journalist (The Chicago Tribune), web designer (ChicagoTribune.com), product developer and designer (Knight Ridder New Media), researcher (The Poynter Institute) and journalism professor (San Francisco State University), he's been in the privileged position to practice and observe multimedia journalism from its inception. DeVigal was also Visiting Professional with the Poynter Institute, teaching and collaborating in the area of New Media and Visual Journalism, where he helped lead the 2000 online eye-tracking study. DeVigal is the founder of InteractiveNarratives.org (http://www.interactivenarratives.org/), a site that celebrates the best of Interactive Journalism on the Internet.
Danny Gawlowski is the video editor at The Seattle Times. He studied photojournalism at Ball State University and documentary filmmaking at the Seattle Film Institute.
He was a part of the team that was awarded the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting for coverage of a police slaying and the ensuing manhunt. It was the first time that online coverage was specifically mentioned in a Pulitzer citation. Danny was awarded a 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award for work done with photojournalist Erika Schultz documenting homelessness among Seattle-area families and children.
He learned most of what he knows working for great picture editors at The Bellingham Herald, The Dallas Morning News, The Concord Monitor, The Courier and Press and other great visual newspapers.
Danny is a volunteer instructor The Kalish Picture Editing Workshop and teaches regularly at the Northwest Video Workshop and the Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference. He is a board member of the Associated Press Photo Managers Association and helped judge the 2010 SND Best of Digital News Design competition.
Miranda Mulligan is the digital design director for The Boston Globe, where she leads a group of newsroom digital designers and developers. She is a designer and educator with over 10 years of professional experience in print and web design, photography and information graphics reporting. She has also worked for The Virginian-Pilot, interned with The Sun-Sentinel and The Philadelphia Inquirer and volunteers with Online News Association, Virginia Press Association, the National Press Photographers Association and the Society for News Design.


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Q: Git SSH URL with semver range as npm dependency While following the examples from the official npm docs:

git+ssh://git@github.com:npm/npm.git#v1.0.27
git+ssh://git@github.com:npm/npm#semver:^5.0
git+https://isaacs@github.com/npm/npm.git
git://github.com/npm/npm.git#v1.0.27

I tried to npm install a dependency from a private GitLab repository using a semver range as follows:

git+ssh://git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git#semver:^1.2.3

but I received the following error:

npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! Command failed: /usr/bin/git checkout semver:^1.2.3
npm ERR! error: pathspec 'semver:^1.2.3' did not match any file(s) known to git.
npm ERR!

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /path/to/DATE-debug.log

even though specifying a branch or a specific tag worked fine:

git+ssh://git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git#branch_1_2
git+ssh://git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git#1.2.3

Version info:

*

*os: ubuntu 18.04

*node -v: v10.0.0

*npm -v: v5.6.0

A: It's a bug
Replace the colon between the host & path parts of the URL:

git+ssh://git@gitlab.example.com/group/project.git#semver:^1.2.3
         don't use a colon here ^

Info
You are supposed to be able to use either a colon or a slash according to the official npm docs:
<protocol>://[<user>[:<password>]@]<hostname>[:<port>][:][/]<path>[#<commit-ish> | #semver:<semver>]

but GitLab [un]helpfully provides you the link with a colon to copy/paste.
As mentioned in this npm github issue:

Seems like this broke as early as 5.1.x. It works when using npm i -g npm@~5.0.0

And as mentioned in the referenced npm github pull request, the bug has now been fixed but is not yet part of npm as of v5.6.0


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$10,000 for Blue Hen pride: University incentivizes student attendance at home football games
SportsFootball$10,000 for Blue Hen pride: University incentivizes student attendance at home football games
BY TABITHA REEVES
Football at the university has always created an opportunity for students to demonstrate school pride, and this season, there is a jackpot at stake. The Cockpit Henergy Challenge announced a $10,000 student aid reward for a randomly-selected student who attends all of the university's home football games.
For students who have been competing in the challenge by frequenting every game, there has been substantial excitement week-to-week. The Fightin' Blue Hens have a 6-1 record so far, notching impressive wins versus numerous opponents. Kedrick Whitehead, third year team captain, and Ryan Carty, head football coach, reflected on the correlation between student support and team success.
"Playing in front of a great crowd is one of the top three biggest things when we talk about home field advantage," Whitehead said.
As a fifth year player, Whitehead is able to compare his experience this season to past seasons in terms of how full the stands are.
"In my prior seasons, it's been mediocre at best," Whitehead said. "But this season, I can really feel the energy from the student section and I can definitely see it with my own eyes. A lot more students are pulling up to the games, a lot more students are coming out and showing support."
As a former Blue Hen himself, Carty looked back at the 2003 season that ended with a national championship victory, recalling packed stands and numerous sellouts for home games throughout the season. Similar to 2003, Carty described student attendance this year as "fairly exceptional."
Whitehead referenced the idea of the "12th man" that he attributed to an NFL team, the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks' fan base believe that if the audience makes enough noise, it can impact the outcome of a play, like another man on the field. The same idea applies to the Blue Hens.
"The players feed off of [the crowd], and it also makes it literally difficult for the opposing team because of how loud it is," Carty said. "So the communication changes for the other team. It can affect the game and we've seen it happen."
While Whitehead and Carty would, in part, ascribe a better record to better school spirit, Nick LaMarca, head of marketing and engagement, pointed out that it goes both ways. A successful season can also increase school spirit. The Henergy Challenge is one of many factors that contributed to the rise in home game attendance at the university this season.
"We had a great plan going into the season for football," LaMarca said. "We have really good giveaway items. And honestly the team's success too. It's been outstanding. It gets people wanting to come back to continue to see them win and be a part of that."
Kaitlyn Puleo, a freshman finance major at the university, is one of many that paraded down to the stadium, with parents in tow, to experience the Parents and Family Weekend game.
"Someone I know that went here said that he never went to a single football game, and he was a big sports guy in high school," Puleo said. "So I wasn't expecting a lot of school spirit."
Despite having low expectations, attending the games for both opening weekend and Parents and Family Weekend gave her a more positive impression, considering the size and energy of the crowd.
While LaMarca and the marketing team remain unsure about whether the Cockpit Henergy Challenge will occur annually, the constructive effects of the competition seem to be readily apparent on the field and in the bleachers. There is a growing sense of pride in the Blue Hens who remain undefeated on the university's home turf.
"I think that there always has been a strong sense of school spirit and pride at the University of Delaware," LaMarca said. "We saw it with our run for March Madness last year with men's basketball and with women's basketball. When student support is there, it makes a big difference."
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SK PCAP hosted the first ever Prairie Ecological Goods and Services Week on March 12-18, 2017. The second Prairie Ecological Goods and Services Week was held on March 19-23, 2018.
The resources and information below may be useful for anyone interested in learning about ecological goods and services provided by native prairie. Ranchers, environmentalists, economists, researchers and academics joined together to talk about the benefits of the native prairie ecosystem, and why native prairie is important to the people of Saskatchewan.
What is native prairie? Why should I care? What does native prairie do for me? Why should we protect native prairie in Saskatchewan? The infographic below helps describe some of the sevices provided by native prairie.
Tom Harrison, South of the Divide Conservation Action Program Inc.
Kelly Williamson, South of the Divide Conservation Action Program Inc.
PCAP Partner Resources about Ecological Goods & Services (check back for updates).
See our resource page here for a complete list of partner resources.
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Q: UTF8 and Latin Accents string order in PHP I have to order a string array alphabetically using a compare function.
It must be case insensitive and accent insensitive.
The best example is :
PR is higher than pô

Nice built-in Solution
WARNING : you must have intl PHP5 module installed
$collator = new Collator('fr_FR');
$newIsHigher = $collator->compare($new, $base) == 1;

A: When you want to order Unicode strings, you have to perform an operation called collation.
There's a PHP class called Collator which does this.

A: This may be what you need:
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Q: Configuring git on amazon ec2 I am trying to set up git on amazon ec2 and connect it to my local ubuntu machine. So here is what I have done:
modified ~/.ssh/config to add my server (I added the following there)
Host myServer
Hostname ec2- ... .compute.amazonaws.com
User ubuntu
IdentityFile /path/to/pem-key.pem

Then I ssh to my server with ssh myServer to install git with sudo apt-get install git and go to cd /var/www/ to set up my git with git init. I am not using git init --bare because I already have some code there.
Then I am trying to set up git on my local machine:
git remote add production myServer:/var/www/ (here is where my local code is and it is with some changes so it is not the same as on the ec2).
Up till now there are no errors. But when I try to push my local code with git push I am getting:

Either specify the URL from the command-line or configure a remote
  repository using
git remote add <name> <url>

and then push using the remote name
git push <name>

Ok, I am trying git push myServer, as it is written in the second suggestion (I already done the first one), I am getting another error:
warning: push.default is unset; its implicit value is changing in
Git 2.0 from 'matching' to 'simple'. To squelch this message
and maintain the current behavior after the default changes, use:

  git config --global push.default matching

To squelch this message and adopt the new behavior now, use:

  git config --global push.default simple

See 'git help config' and search for 'push.default' for further information.
(the 'simple' mode was introduced in Git 1.7.11. Use the similar mode
'current' instead of 'simple' if you sometimes use older versions of Git)

fatal: 'myServer' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.

I am totally lost and I think that I am on the wrong track. All I want is to setup git to be able to easily push my local changes on the server with git push, git commit on the client and deploy them with git pull on the server.
When I try suggestions of Michel and do git remote -v on the client, I get
production  myServer:/var/www/ (fetch)
production  myServer:/var/www/ (push)

When I do git push production default I get
error: src refspec default does not match any.
error: failed to push some refs to 'myServer:/var/www/

A: The correct syntax for pushing is
git push <remoteName> <branchName>

You named your remote "production", so
git push production (<branch to push>)

will do the job.
Additionally you can verify your remotes using
git remote -v


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HB 1219 Relating to education employees uniform group health coverage. Retirement Systems--Teachers (I0726), Insurance--Health & Accident (I0422)
HB 2472 Relating to retirement benefits for certain peace officers who are members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, including the creation of a peace officer supplemental retirement fund. Retirement Systems--Teachers (I0726), Retirement Systems--Police & Firefighters (I0730), Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223), Education--School Districts (I0220), PEACE OFFICERS (S0007), State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
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HB 4329 Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. Property Interests--Homestead (I0616), Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792), Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)
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HB 8 Relating to the criminal statute of limitations for certain sexual offenses and the collection, analysis, and preservation of evidence of sexual assault and other sex offenses. LAVINIA MASTERS ACT (P0748), SEXUAL ASSAULT (S4375), STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS (S0065), Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171), EVIDENCE (S0250), PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251), Criminal Procedure--Pretrial Procedure (I0203), Criminal Procedure--General (I0208), Law Enforcement (I0510)
HB 1657 Relating to the production and regulation of hemp. Crimes--Drugs (I0185), Agriculture (I0020), MARIHUANA (S3105), AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF (V0566)
HB 3043 Relating to the operation of 12 casinos in this state by licensed persons in counties that have approved casino gaming; requiring occupational licenses; creating criminal offenses and providing other penalties; authorizing fees. GAMBLING (S1232), LOTTERY COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0454), Elections--General (I0310), Amusements, Games, Sports (I0034), Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)
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HB 517 Relating to unprofessional conduct by mental health providers who attempt to change the sexual orientation of a child; providing penalties. Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations (I0540), Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541), Mental Health & Substance Abuse (I0019), Minors--Health & Safety (I0533), SEXUAL ORIENTATION (S0085)
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Occupational Therapy, Building Skills for a Success Story: A Survivor's Journey
Miranda Tippie & JoDee Figueroa | September 23 | 2:45 - 3:45 PM | Auditorium
Through the story of a survivor of human trafficking, the impact of occupational therapy as a form of innovative treatment will be shared. A journey that includes breaking free from human trafficking, recovering from addiction, addressing and moving past life traumas, and learning how to live a new and successful life will be shared from a survivor and her occupational therapist. The most effective treatment for survivors of human trafficking include treatment involving, but not limited to job placement, independent living skills, housing, basic needs, health education, educational opportunities, trauma specific treatment, social skills, and any other needed skill building areas. As part of a team, occupational therapists address these issues holistically from assessment to treatment. Survivors of human trafficking benefit from skill development such as self-care, financial management, employment, meaningful activity, meal planning and preparation, community mobility, relationship development, problem solving, impulse control, and many other areas. Occupational therapy played a big role in the recovery of a survivor in Hancock County who will share her story to increase empathy for individuals who struggle with substance abuse, trauma, human trafficking, and life skill development. Through the lived experience of a survivor, a story from leaving her situation to building a coalition will be shared and how occupational therapy and a holistic approach to treatment was a success.
Miranda Tippie, MA
Miranda Tippie has a Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy from The University of Findlay and serves as Clinical Coordinator for Community-Based Practice in Occupational Therapy at the University of Findlay. Miranda provides community programming in various settings and provides direct service to individuals including survivors of human trafficking.
JoDee Figueroa, Survivor
JoDee Figueroa is a survivor of human trafficking. She was in the "life" for over 12 years. JoDee has started a Human Trafficking Coalition in Hancock County and has been sharing her story through trainings, presentations, and individual support to inspire others and provide hope for leaving the lifestyle
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Fox's Wallace Gets Fed Up Questioning Senators on ObamaCare: 'I'm Trying to Stop the Rhetoric'
By Evan McMurrySep 29th, 2013, 10:17 am
Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace got to the end of his rope with Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), as Wallace tried to interview both men on the real-world effects of the Affordable Care Act and each yanked the discussion back to the political battle over its funding in Congress.
"I agree we should have this debate, but we shouldn't connect it to a government shutdown," Kaine said.
"I want you to answer my question," Wallace said, "because this goes into effect whether we have a shutdown or not."
Kaine then did rebut Wallace's worry that the ACA exchanges would kick people off their current coverage. "The news about the exchanges is the number of options is so great, you're going to have all kinds of options," Kaine said.
"The facts just don't back that up," Lee said, but quickly pivoted onto the "train wreck" talking point, which led Kaine to try to rebut it, which led Wallace to throw up his hands, literally.
"I'm trying to stop the rhetoric," Wallace said. "I want to get to the specifics…It's like herding cats here today."
"We are senators," Kaine said, though he then went on to answer Wallace's question about rising premiums. "Again, very important questions," Kaine said. "But we shouldn't be wrapping these questions up with a threat of government shutdown."
"We've talked about that," Wallace said. "I want to talk about ObamaCare."
"I'm going to keep bringing it back," Kaine said, "because there's only one side that is linking ObamaCare with the shutdown of government."
"I think you've made that point," Wallace said.
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SLIPPIN': TEN YEARS WITH THE BLOODS, VOLUME 1
GODFATHER OF GANGSTA RAP MOREY ALEXANDER'S FIRST KUT LABEL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH PRODUCER/ENTREPRENEUR DOUG YOUNG, RELEASES COLLECTION OF FRESH TRACKS FROM UP AND COMING RAPPERS INSPIRED BY THE POPULAR SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY ON THE POWERFUL L.A. STREET GANG
When it comes to his passion for breaking new talent, Morey Alexander is unstoppable. Currently celebrating an incredible 50 years in the music business, the famed "Godfather of Gangsta Rap"—who launched the careers of genre pioneers N.W.A, Easy-E, Ice Cube, Mellow Man Ace, Kid Frost and Dr. Dre—has just released the explosive compilation Slippin': Ten Years With The Bloods, Volume 1, on the First Kut imprint of his legendary company, Kent Records.
More of a musical companion piece to the powerful, critically acclaimed Showtime documentary "Slippin': Ten Years With The Bloods" than an actual soundtrack, the collection features a cool variety of some of gangsta rap's hottest up and coming artists: Reggie Ruckus (from Chicago), Young Rook (Los Angeles), No-More (Chicago), Oow-Wee (Inglewood, CA), the M-Lott Gang and Uno Vs. All. Napoleon Da Legend, who lives in both Washington, DC and Paris, recently received his Master's from George Washington University, speaks seven languages and is the son of a prince from a small African nation.
The 21-track collection includes a brief "Intro" by well known rapper 45 King 9 Bar.
Key singles that will be the focus of the upcoming radio promotional campaign for Slippin' are "Beat Go Bang" (Young Rook), "Tell Me Why You Smoke Like That" (No-More), "Unfortunate" (Napoleon Da Legend), "Home Run Hitter" (Reggie Ruckus), and "Spring" (Oow-Wee). Major stations like Power 106 in Los Angeles will be receiving the entire album.
Slippin': Ten Years With The Bloods, Volume 1 was produced by the film's three producers Doug Young (who began his career as a "street team" promotions director for Alexander in the 80s), Steve McIntosh and Jammin' James Carter.
Directed by Joachim Schroeder and Tommy Sowards and co-produced by legendary rap pioneer Kurtis Blow, "Slippin': Ten Years With The Bloods"—which has been one of the highest rated original films on Showtime since its release in 2005, frequently running several times per week—follows five members of the powerful Los Angeles street gang The Bloods over the course of ten years, revealing a life of danger, drugs, substance abuse and senseless death.
"This is one of the biggest gangs in the country, with 300,000-500,000 members," says Alexander, whose company will soon be releasing the film on DVD for the first time, complete with several bonus tracks. "The documentary shows the lives of these five young men as they grow up, starting with their childhood and when they first started gangbanging. It tracks their lives over the period of a decade, during which time they either went to prison, got killed or became productive businessmen with stable families."
Bucking the typical corporate distribution model, Alexander is getting down and dirty, takin' his promotional efforts for the project where they're sure to pay off: to the hood. He's assembling a large street team to do a far-reaching "Snipe" campaign, pasting 12×12 placards of the album cover all over targeted areas and reaching out to influential tastemakers and neighborhood record stores in major cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas.
Alexander's plan is to create so much excitement that customers will demand that their local outlets order Slippin': Ten Years With The Bloods from First Kut/Kent's distributor Super D.
"The coolest part of this project is working with these new artists and helping develop them into major players in the rap field," says Alexander. "We're going to work on further recordings with some of them for First Kut as well. We're also really excited about this new promotional strategy which has never been done before and doesn't involve the major distributors, Sony/BMG, Warner Bros. or Universal. It's an incredible documentary and the music on the CD makes the perfect companion listening experience."
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Just when you thought it was safe to come out of the cupboard, having got what there is to get out of Grammar – Love it or Loathe it?, I'm going to hit you with an article about English language tenses.
Don't worry though, you already know all about this because you're using many, if not all of these tenses without even thinking about it – and probably without being able to name them.
Just thank your lucky stars if you're a native English speaker. There are 12 tenses – yes, 12 – to talk about and I'll give you some simple examples just so you can see just how much you already know!
The concept of time can be split into the Present (what you're doing now), the Past (what you did some time ago) and the Future (what you will do later).
In English, the tense plays a vital role in the way we form our sentences. There are 4 types of tenses – Simple, Perfect, Continuous and Perfect Continuous and each of these has a present, past and future form (i.e. 4 x 3 = 12).
In Present Simple, the action is simply mentioned but nothing says that it's complete, e.g.
In Present Continuous, the action is still going on, hence continuous, e.g.
In Present Perfect, the action is complete and hence called perfect, e.g.
In Present Perfect Continuous, the action has been taking place for some time and is still on-going, e.g.
In Past Simple, the action is simply mentioned and understood to have taken place in the past, e.g.
In Past Continuous, the action was on-going until a certain time in the past, e.g.
Past Perfect is used to express something that happened before another action in the past, e.g.
Past Perfect Continuous is used to express something that started in the past and continued until another time in the past, e.g.
Future Simple is used when we plan to do something without saying when in the future it will happen, e.g.
Future Continuous is used to express action at a particular moment in the future, however, the action will not have finished at the moment, e.g.
I will be eating at 9 p.m.
I will be playing at 9 a.m.
Future Perfect expresses action that will occur in the future before another action in the future, e.g.
I will have eaten before 10 p.m.
I will have played before 5 p.m.
Future Perfect Continuous is used to talk about an on-going action before some time in the future, e.g.
I will have been sleeping for 2 hours before you arrive.
I will have been playing for 1 hour when it's 5 p.m.
So, there you have it. Just how much did you know? More than you think probably because you're so familiar with speaking the language every day.


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Last week, Haiti's embattled President Jovenel Moise appointed Joseph Jouthe as Prime Minister, the third in less than a year, disregarding opposition calls and popular protests demanding his own resignation. A former agricultural entrepreneur, the President has refused to hold legislative elections, due last October. This sparked a violent unrest which has resulted in the deaths of at least 40 people. Mr. Moise is trying to alter the Constitution to enable any piece of legislation to become law if parliament does not approve or reject it within a stipulated time frame. This proposal has raised many eyebrows. His predecessor had delayed the 2015 parliamentary elections for some months. When the polls were finally conducted, they were riddled with serious irregularities.
The current political paralysis in Port-au-Prince predates the devastating 2010 earthquake that left about 2,00,000 people dead and displaced millions. The period after the three-decade-long dictatorship of François Duvalier and his son Jean-Claude Duvalier, which ended in 1986, was marked by military coups and short-lived democratic rule. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a Roman Catholic priest with left-wing leanings, was deposed first in 1991 and then in 2004.
The role of the UN Stabilisation Mission deployed in the following months, with heavy U.S. influence, has been derided by critics as championing "investor rights, not human rights." A survey in a 2006 edition of The Lancet found that 8,000 people were murdered and 35,000 women victimised in the greater Port-au-Prince area after the exit of Mr. Aristide. Crucially, the perpetrators were political actors and UN soldiers.
The UN Mission, which was scaled down in 2017, continues to attract controversy. Another study in December 2019, by a website called 'Conversation', disclosed further evidence of several peacekeepers sexually assaulting minor girls, leaving them destitute and with children. In the wake of the 2010 earthquake, many UN bases were accused of discharging sewage into the tributary of Haiti's main river, triggering the outbreak of a cholera epidemic, which killed over 10,000 people.
The Mission was also criticised for standing by when a former president in 2011, Rene Preval, sought to impose a U.S.-backed successor. Mr. Moise's own election in 2016 was mired in controversy, when the turnout was only 18%. Within months of taking office, Mr. Moise fired the head of the Central Financial Intelligence Unit. That decision is said to have influenced the move to clear his own name in a money laundering case.
In October 2017, Haiti's Senate report found that billions of dollars were misappropriated from the Petrocaribe oil programme, intended for education and infrastructure development. This was corroborated last year by the country's court of auditors, which also implicated a firm managed by Mr. Moise. Part of a regional initiative by then Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, Petrocaribe allowed Haiti to buy oil at 60% of the price and the remainder to be settled in deferred payments over 25 years. The slump in global oil prices brought to an end the Petrocaribe programme, as also the government's fuel subsidies. The decision was eventually reversed, but only after the resignation of then Prime Minister Jean-Henry Ceant and violent protests across Haiti. The embezzlement of large sums has deepened the sense of outrage and betrayal among ordinary Haitians and loss of credibility among international aid agencies.
Haiti is Latin America's first country that won independence in 1804. But millions of dollars paid in French reparations over the next 100 years, U.S. occupation early last century, the Duvalier dictatorship, and continuing misrule have crippled the economy. More than half the population lives below the poverty line. One of the world's poorest nations, Haiti's people have borne the brunt of some of the worst natural disasters in recent times. While the country needs a democratic renewal, others must respect Haiti's sovereignty.
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A spreadsheet done badly has a flow-on effect for any small business. One well-known example of this happened in the UK in 2012. Using an Excel spreadsheet, an error was made that cost the bank J P Morgan $9 billion in revenue. Unfortunately, this type of error is not an exception to the rule, but a common mistake. As long as manual data entry, copy and paste techniques, and formula errors are a reality, the internet is always going to have spreadsheet horror stories.
Setting up a good Excel spreadsheet takes time. Setting up an Excel spreadsheet that meets all of your financial needs requires a lot of thought and planning. It takes time to set up things like expense reports and invoice tracking. You may find yourself in a situation where you constantly need to add or change information on your spreadsheet.
You need a strategy before you start. In Excel, you need to know exactly how you are going to use the data before you start, as there's no flexibility to configure it later. You need to know what you want to name the reports and the cells you want to print, and ensure each report is properly time stamped.
There's no audit trail. Excel spreadsheets are susceptible to fraud because it's easy to change information and hard to keep track of who's making the changes. Imagine if your co-worker enters $1,000 instead of $100,000.
It doesn't integrate with other business applications. Many users run into performance issues when they work with large amounts of data, combine lots of worksheets or include scripts. It's system overload. It doesn't integrate with other small business applications that can help you run your business. For example, accounting software will integrate with apps that do inventory management and time sheeting.
Transactions recorded in Excel are difficult to track. For instance, Excel does not automatically recognise double entries. Instead of Excel providing a better way to run your business, it often acts as a road-block to seeing the real picture.
It's not only easy to use, but it's also accurate. Cloud-based software is designed to be scalable, cost-effective and tailored to your small business needs.
You can have unlimited users, but can choose the level of access, giving you reassurance that sensitive data isn't out in the wild. You're guaranteed maximum uptime of the software, and backups are done nightly in highly secure, offsite servers, giving you peace of mind. It also takes the pressure off your business to provide adequate storage, which can be costly.
Reporting becomes easy, and takes far less time. Profit and loss, balance sheets, management reports, sales tax returns, depreciation schedules and foreign currency gains and losses are all prepared with a single click.
Hit the ground running with confidence. An easy-to-use dashboard is one that you don't have to set up yourself and will give you confidence from the get-go. When you have a clear financial view from the start, you don't need to worry about making uninformed business decisions.
Your data is accurate. Your company's real-time financial data is kept in one central place – online, in the cloud. Bank statement lines are fed into your software – it's automatic, and reduces the amount of data entry and potential mistakes.
Out-of-box reports. Get most of the reports you will ever need, with a few clicks – no need to wait for month end. Real-time reports and budgets are easy to view and share. Tasks like sales tax returns can be completed in minutes instead of hours.
Up-to-date information. Create the information any of your investors might need at a moment's notice. Your small business will be equipped to manage its finances better and more accurately. This is especially important around tax ime when data will be shared with an accountant or financial advisor. Financial tax information is always up-to-date and ready to share.
You'll have a clean audit trail. All of the historical information that your investors might need is available at their fingertips. A proper audit trail ensures your data cannot be compromised. It also records every business transaction. This includes sales contracts, payments to employees, and more. Having a complete audit trail reassures investors about the validity of the company and meets the tax department's needs.
It syncs with other business applications. When you use cloud-based software, you'll be able to take advantage of apps that sync with your financial data. Inventory management, invoicing and a whole lot more can take the time and hassle out of small business accounting.
Access to data anywhere, anytime. Give any member of your team access to your data online anytime, anywhere (as long as you grant them permission to do so). Cloud software enables you to share your financial information with your employees, accountant, bookkeeper or financial advisor.
While it can often be hard to alter the way you do business and embrace change, the potential rewards are huge. Excel was simply not built to replace accounting software – so it's time to give your business the room to grow and succeed, without restrictions.
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This spacious and comfortable 4 bedroom/3 bath family-friendly 1/2 duplex sits directly on the quiet, white sandy beach of Fort Morgan. Just minutes away from the busier area of Gulf Shores, this home is a true coastal retreat. Watch the dolphins frolicking in the warm waters of the Gulf while enjoying your morning coffee or your evening cocktail from one of the two large covered decks. Inside, you will enjoy the tastefully decorated, clean, spacious open concept area, with comfortable seating, a 65" TV and a dining area that seats 8 comfortably! The kitchen is well-equipped with everything you need: pots, pans, coffee maker (including Keurig and regular), free-standing ice maker, dishwasher, refrigerator, microwave, range, plates, utensils, glasses and much more! The kitchen breakfast bar sits an additional 5 guests. A full-size washer and dryer are also provided for your convenience.
Beach towels, beach chairs, sand toys and water toys are provided for you and your family to enjoy on the deep, uncrowded beach fronting the house.
We even provide a high chair, pack-and-play, safety gate and baby monitor for those of you traveling with a little one. Less to pack and unpack!
After a full day of fun in the sun, enjoy family time together watching movies, working jigsaw puzzles or playing board games, all provided for your entertainment and enjoyment. Then, retreat to the second level where you will find 4 private bedrooms. The master bedroom has a king bed, private en-suite bath and access to the upper level covered deck. Bedroom #2 has a queen bed and also has access to the upper level covered deck. Bedroom #3 has two sets of bunk beds plus a pull out twin mattress, perfect for the family with multiple children! The final bedroom features another queen bed. Additionally, the sofa is a pullout full bed. This home sleeps 12 comfortably!
Family memories are made here! This spacious, well-equipped home, in an idyllic setting, is sure to be a return vacation destination for your family.
Unlike the beaches of Gulf Shores, with its high rise condos and dense population of tourists, Fort Morgan is a quiet area with eclectic beach homes.
We purchased Ocean Blue in 2017 after falling in love with the area and the house. In 2018, we purchased another home off West Beach Blvd in Gulf Shores. We own and manage both properties and hope that someday we will retire to the area.
Property was right on the beach and the kitchen was very well equiped. Very convenient for children to play in the sand either right outside the house or closer to the water (supervised). Andrea was extremely attentive and helped us resolve an issue with the internet caused by recent bad weather. Outstanding overall and we hope to return!
Our days and nights at Ocean Blue were magical. The website pictures don't do justice to the beauty of the house and beach. This is the prime location for shutting out the world and getting in touch with what's really important. Andrea is the perfect landlord - she checked on us often and made sure we were comfortable and happy. We sure were! Precious memories were made at Ocean Blue.
What a wonderful week we had staying at "Ocean Blue"! The house was perfect for our family of eleven people, ages one through sixty. There was plenty of room for all of us and the beach is amazing, as our daughter said, "I am now spoiled for life." In addition to the beach we toured the USS Alabama and watched the Blue Angles practice. We would highly recommend "Ocean Blue" for anyone considering this type of vacation!!!
I have booked several trips through this website, and I can say that this place is a gem that is every bit as beautiful and well-maintained as it appears to be in the pictures. We vacationed here as a group of six adults plus one baby, and it was a great week. The house was spacious, and the kitchen was outfitted very well (even with some of the odds and ends, like can openers, a tea kettle, drink pitchers, oven trays, etc.). There were plenty of towels available for a group of our size, and it was also nice to be able to use the washer/dryer on our last day there, to save the hassle of having to do laundry when we returned home.
Everything that other reviewers have said about the owner, Andrea, is also true. She was up-front and informative about everything leading up to our stay. Our check-in went smoothly, and Andrea still reached out via text message that day to be sure that everything was good. We had a need to contact her once with a question during our week there, and she was responsive right away.
And, the beach itself was beautiful too. You can tell that the owners and renters in this area have a lot of respect for their beach and keep it clean. We made sure to do the same. Never had problems with any neighbors, and everything was quiet after sunset. A walk down the shore at sunset is a good time to take pictures and meet other vacationers.
By the second day, we were all running on "beach time" – no rush, no worries, just enjoying each day. If only the other 51 weeks of the year could be so good.
Amazing View, Relaxing Beach and Beautiful Ocean!
We loved the house as soon as we walked in. Down stairs is totally open to kitchen, dining and living area. So nice when there are 10 people there. The rooms were great and we had a great view upstairs from the master bedroom. Close walk to the beach and all the beach gear we needed to have fun with and without our kids! We have plans on coming again soon!
Amazing house with a beautiful view!
We stayed at Ocean Blue in July 2018 with a group of friends along with all of our kids. We had a total of 10 people in our group and had plenty of room in the house for everyone to sleep and hang out. From the moment we walked in the door we were in love with the house and the views from the deck and the balcony. We knew that the house would be beautiful from the pictures but the pictures do not even do this house justice.
Everyone enjoyed relaxing on the beach and in the water, spotting dolphins swimming and we even got to see the Blue Angels fly over and practice one day. This is a vacation we will never forget and we will definitely be back!
We could not have been more pleased with this beach house. Andrea was so great to work with and she even emailed us a few days before we arrived and helped us arrange for a beach umbrella. Which we HIGHLY recommend! She emailed the afternoon we arrived to check on us - everything was just like the pictures and description said. This beach house was all it said it would be - large, spacious, comfortable, lots of beach toys for all ages and only steps from the beach. The bedrooms were spacious as we had 11 of us there from ages 2 - 87. The weather was just right and we were able to swim and play in the waves. Ocean Blue was equipped with everything we needed from the kitchen to the bathrooms, puzzles, beach towels, a variety of TV stations and much more. I would HIGHLY recommend Ocean Blue for a beach vacation. I know we will be back. Sitting on the decks, enjoying the gulf, the beach, watching crab hunters (we loved that!), it was a great week.
Everything was great! As advertised!
We stayed at the Ocean Blue at the beginning of June 2018! The house is beautiful and so wonderful! We loved that the house was right on the beach in a quiet community instead of right in the middle of the big touristy spot but still close enough to enjoy the "big city" experience!! The house had everything we needed and more!


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Don't underestimate the benefits of talking to your therapist over the phone. (Illustration by Malini Basu, Macalester College)
Thoughts x August 3, 2020
Will Teletherapy Stay Popular Even After Quarantine Ends?
Over-the-phone and online counseling have gained popularity due to COVID-19, but they have benefits that will outlast social distancing and isolation.
By Julia Greene, Columbia College Chicago
As the coronavirus pandemic has forced people all over the globe into their homes for the past few months, many practices have had to adapt to social distancing — one of those being mental health services. Telehealth and teletherapy, the terms coined for health care provided over phone, video conference or other platforms like online chats, are now provided by 76% of clinicians surveyed by the American Psychological Association in a study conducted this April.
While 55% of the survey respondents reported a recent decrease in the number of patients — most likely due to losing a job or insurance, or new duties in the home such as childcare — 15% of clinics have begun seeing new patients. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has noted how the pandemic itself, not to mention its effects on daily social life, can impact mental health and recommends multiple resources, including treatment through therapy.
While teletherapy is a necessary advancement in the mental health field due to COVID-19, it offers many benefits to patients that may allow this form of care to thrive beyond the pandemic.
Although teletherapy has gained momentum due to Safe At Home actions, it's important to note that it has many health and safety benefits regardless of external circumstances. If patients meet with their therapist online or over the phone, the chance of appointments being missed or cancelled due to inclement weather or illness may be much smaller.
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Patients may also feel more secure in the privacy of their home, where they won't risk seeing anyone they know around their therapist's office. The stigma around mental health can be very detrimental for those who need care, sometimes even preventing them from seeking out help, but teletherapy allows for more privacy and patient comfort.
By being able to receive mental health care and services from the comfort of their home, patients may be able to start therapy without some of the stress that comes with traveling somewhere and sitting across from a stranger. Teletherapy also saves patients time by removing the need to travel to and from appointments, while also making it easier for them to join their therapist on time.
For those who have very busy schedules, teletherapy makes it possible to receive treatment without giving up other commitments in order to commute to a therapist's office. The flexibility of teletherapy also means that patients can join sessions from anywhere in the world as long as they have an internet connection. This benefits those who travel frequently, don't live close to a therapist's office, have a disability that makes travel difficult or are a student away from home.
Students at out-of-state schools may not be covered by their family insurance at school, making it difficult to access mental health resources. But with teletherapy, students can continue to receive treatment from a local therapist even if their school is located hours away from the therapist's office.
Teletherapy is accessible to many who want to receive mental health care but are typically unable to for many reasons; its cost continues to be a major barrier, according to an APA survey.
Some forms of teletherapy — specifically mobile apps — have attempted to address the cost barrier, but struggle with quality of care because of it. Apps like BetterHelp and TalkSpace — which has reported a 25% increase in volume during the pandemic — attempt to provide counseling in an even more accessible and affordable way than teletherapy, but are not always guaranteed to be secure, and can often feel impersonal.
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Due to COVID-19, emergency legislation was passed by the United States Congress on March 6 to allow telehealth benefits to be covered by Medicare so that beneficiaries of the program can still have access to services from their homes. Although this is a step in the right direction, the cost of mental health care is still one of the main barriers that stops those in need from having access to a therapist, especially as the unemployment rate skyrockets in the United States and several million lose their insurance.
Along with the cost of therapy in general, there are concerns about the security of teletherapy. It's important to find a mode of communication that is compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines on security and privacy so that patient information is protected.
Even though the barriers for teletherapy on communication platforms have been lowered since April by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, patients and therapists should still protect themselves and their information when working online, and seek out as much security as possible.
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While teletherapy has many benefits for patients, there are people out there who may need the safety of a space outside their home to speak about their mental health. Conducting a session at home might not be safe or possible for many who live with an abuser or have home issues. Teletherapy isn't a perfect solution to every person's problems, but still, it has the potential to help increase access to mental health counselors or therapists for many.
Therapy isn't a one size fits all approach in any respects; every person needs something different to help them, including the way they meet with their counselor or therapist. Conducting sessions over the phone, on a video conference, through a chat platform or on an app can be extremely beneficial both during a global pandemic like COVID-19, and in the daily life of someone with a busy schedule.
There's nothing more important than finding what works for you, and for those who struggle with therapy in offices, teletherapy seems to be here to stay. Being able to open a laptop to work on your mental health is one of the first steps to making therapy more accessible. Therapy is all about what works for an individual, and it's entirely possible that teletherapy is the exact thing that many people have been looking for.
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We are officially in our first days of Fall.
Like wildflowers in the spring, photographers are captivated with fall foliage.
There are tons of resources on the web that can steer you in the right direction.
Here are a few to get you inspired, let the hunt begin.
Eastern Sierras in the fall are a glorious sight.
Colorado is peaking. Check out the Colorado Fall Color facebook page. Awesome shots.
If you can't make it out of the city, there are still plenty of photo ops that will reflect the change of the season in your images.
Have fun and get out and shoot!


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Spain is currently the world's third largest producer of wine in the world. Located in the Iberian Peninsula, Spain is known for its abundance of native grape varietals. As per the latest data, there are close to 400 indigenous grape varieties in Spain. However, over 80% of Spain's wines are produced using only around 20 varietals of these native grapes.
This is located towards the north western part of Spain and the area is known for its cool and wet climate. Albarino is the most common native variety of grape grown here. Godello and Mencia are the other popular varietals of grape grown here.
Home to some of Spain's most famous wines, the Duero River Valley is one of the historical places of Spain. The famous red wine grape of Tempranillo is very famous here.
Sheltered by the Sierra de Cantabria Mountains, this area is famous for some of Spain's most famous vineyards including Rioja and Navarra. You will notice the rare grape varietal of Moristel along with other varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo here.
This is a tabletop wine-growing region in Spain that account for almost 66% of the vineyards in Spain. Airen is the most popular grape planted here.
This is an area that is warm and windy. The vineyards of Alella are known for producing the most famous white wine grape, Pansa Blanca. This area is also home to the Penedes region, where 95% of the Cava is produced. White wine varietals such as Parellada, Macabeo and Xarel-Lo are seen here in plenty.


Hedge funds targeting Metro Bank have trousered £100m from its accounting woes as City analysts warn that the challenger bank could be forced to raise even more money from investors.
Short-sellers now hold more than 10pc of the lender's shares and have made a huge paper gains since its profit warning in January.
And the hedge funds have resisted the urge to cash in following the devastating update as shorts against the bank continue to surge.
Metro Bank's share price plunged to record lows this week after it announced a £350m cash call.
It was forced to tap investors again after it emerged that the lender's risk-weighted assets were £900m higher than initially thought.


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More than half of county's mums stop breastfeeding within two months
Hundreds of Leicestershire mums stop breastfeeding within two months, accoring to NHS figures
Hundreds of Leicestershire mums stop breastfeeding within two months contrary to NHS advice, new figures show.
Between January and March 2018, GPs in Leicestershire asked 1,673 mothers at their six-to-eight week checkup how they were feeding their babies.
The figures, released by Public Health England, show that 895 mothers said they were not breastfeeding at all.
NHS guidelines recommend that babies are exclusively breastfed for up to six months at least.
They say breastfeeding reduces a baby's risk of infection, sudden infant death syndrome, childhood leukaemia and even heart disease in adulthood.
Breastfeeding also has numerous health benefits for mothers, including lowering the risk of breast and ovarian cancer, diabetes and osteoporosis.
Around 31% of the babies in Leicestershire were fed exclusively with breast milk, and 14% were partially breastfed.
Breastfeeding rates in the area are roughly average. In England, 30% of babies aged six to eight weeks are exclusively breastfed.
PHE lead nurse Wendy Nicholson said: "Breastfeeding provides the best nutritional start in life and is something that mothers and babies learn together.
"But we know that some mothers may need support, advice and encouragement to help them continue with breastfeeding."
"Health visitors, midwives and other health care professionals are well placed to link women to support within their local areas."
According to Dr Mary Fewtrell, nutrition lead at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, it's not just parents that need education and support.
She said: "Adding things to the national curriculum is tricky, but it would be good to normalise the idea of humans feeding their babies like other mammals do.
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"That could be introduced to children very early on. Throughout the education system breastfeeding should be discussed and normalised."
Children's charity Unicef UK runs a Baby Friendly Initiative that aims to create a "culture of breastfeeding" across all areas of the UK.
As part of the initiative, hospitals that pass Unicef assessment can be accredited as "baby friendly" and receive awards for their standards of maternity care, which includes encouraging breastfeeding.
Mothers-to-be can then look up their local hospital online and compare them to other providers in the area.
According to Baby Friendly Initiative advisor Francesca Entwistle, these schemes can only do so much, particularly in local communities.
She said: "You can't just tell a woman to breastfeed. It's not an individual issue for women, it's a societal issue.
"We live in a culture where bottle feeding is the norm. In some places you have fourth generation bottle feeders.
"We need a more systematic, nationally led culture shift in the way we feed our babies."