What About The Arab Apartheid?
How come the Lebanese students who recently talked about Israel's "war crimes" in the Gaza Strip during Israel Apartheid Week on many North American college campuses had nothing to say about the fact that tens of thousands of Palestinians have been massacred in Lebanon over the past four decades?
Dozens of refugees were killed and hundreds wounded in the three-month offensive that also destroyed thousands of houses inside the refugee camp. Reporters said it was the worst internal violence in Lebanon since the civil war that hit the country between 1975-1990. And just three years ago, the Lebanese Army used heavy artillery to bomb the Nahr-al-Bared refugee camp in north Lebanon.
The Lebanese, Syrian and Jordanian students and professors who took part in the anti-Israel events on campuses have clearly "forgotten" that their regimes probably have more Palestinian blood on their hands than Israel. In the early 1970s, the Jordanians slaughtered thousands of Palestinians in what has become known as Black September. Can somebody point to one United Nations resolution condemning that massacre?
And where was the United Nations when Kuwait and several Gulf countries expelled more than 400,000 Palestinians in one week? The exodus took place in March 1991, after Kuwait was liberated from Iraqi occupation. Ironically, the first week of March is being celebrated on university campuses as Israel Apartheid Week with no reference to the mass expulsion of Palestinians from the Gulf.
Although there are more than 400,000 Palestinians living in Lebanon in twelve refugee camps -- which human rights organizations and Palestinians say have the worst living conditions of all the refugee camps in the Middle East -- as in most of the Arab countries, these Palestinians have been assigned the status of "foreigners," a fact which has deprived them of health care, social services, property ownership and education.
Can somebody imagine the outcry of the international community if Israel's parliament, the Knesset, passed a law today prohibiting Arabs from working in certain professions or receiving medical treatment? Ironically, the Arab citizens of Israel enjoy more rights in the Jewish state than their Palestinians brothers do in any Arab country.
At first glance, it looked as if the students who were distributing leaflets and posters that depicted the suffering of Palestinians inside Israel and the Palestinian territories, particularly those living in refugee camps, were actually talking about the suffering of Palestinians in their own countries - Lebanon and Egypt.
We have heard enough how "awful" Israel is. Let us take a look now at what is happening to the Palestinians in the Arab world. Or is something the organizers of Israel Apartheid Week do not want to hear about?


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IBM, acquired IRIS Analytics GmbH
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synopsis: IBM, a global technology and innovation company, announced that it has acquired IRIS Analytics, a company specializing in real-time analytics to help combat payment fraud. IRIS provides a real-time fraud analytics engine that leverages machine learning to generate rapid anti-fraud models while also supporting the creation of ad-hoc models.
buyer: IBM (IBM:$75,030.00)
IBM offers a wide range of technology and consulting services; a broad portfolio of middleware for collaboration, predictive analytics, software development and systems management; and the world's most advanced servers and supercomputers. "
target: IRIS Analytics GmbH
IRIS Analytics provides technology and consultancy services to the payments industry to beat electronic payment fraud. It develops and markets the IRIS off-the-shelf fraud prevention platform which powers real-time fraud scoring across the full range of electronic payment channels.
closed 12/16/2020 via PR Newswire
IBM, acquired Expertus
synopsis: IBM has acquired Montreal-based fintech company, Expertus Technologies Inc. Expertus is a pioneer in cloud solutions for the financial services industry. The acquisition strengthens IBM's portfolio as an end-to-end digital payments solution provider and further advances IBM's hybrid cloud and AI strategy.
IBM is a leading cloud platform and cognitive solutions company. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, they are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world. With Watson, the AI platform for business, powered by data, IBM is building industry-based solutions to real-world problems. "
target: Expertus
Montreal-based Expertus is a global leader in payment solutions. Expertus provides corporates and financial institutions with targeted software solutions and consulting services that reduce operational costs and risks.
Sopra Steria, acquired Galitt
synopsis: Sopra Steria , a European leader in digital transformation, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Galitt, a consulting and solutions development firm in the payment systems and secure transactions market.
buyer: Sopra Steria (ENXTPA:SOP:$5,053.57)
Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital transformation, provides one of the most comprehensive portfolios of end-to-end service offerings on the market: consulting, systems integration, software development, infrastructure management and business process services. "
target: Galitt
Galitt provides consulting and services for secure electronic transactions and payment systems. With its longstanding presence and wide range of complementary business lines and recognized expertise, Galitt guides its clients through the entire project life cycle.
Be Think, Solve, Execute S.p.A. Group, acquired PayStrat Solutions SL
synopsis: Be Group Think, Solve, Execute S.p.A. strengthens its presence in the Iberian region with the acquisition of 60% shares of Paystrat, consulting "boutique" based in Madrid and focused on payments, digital wallets and market intelligence.
buyer: Be Think, Solve, Execute S.p.A. Group (BIT:BET:$154.12)
Be Group provides Business Consulting, Information Technology and Process & Document Management services. A combination of specialist skills, advanced proprietary technologies and a wealth of experience enable the Group to create value and boost business growth for financial/insurance institutions. "
target: PayStrat Solutions SL
Paystrat is a consulting "boutique" based in Madrid and focused on payments, digital wallets and market intelligence. Paystrat is a niche advisory firm serving the major issuers and other payments industry players, around topics such as segmented strategies, wallet and mobile payments, and more.
Chequers Capital, acquired FIME
synopsis: FIME, a world leader in certification consultancy and testing for secure electronic transactions, has been acquired from Orange by investment firm Chequers Capital. The new ownership framework will enable FIME to enhance its assertive expansion strategy to offer new services in emerging markets and increase its geographical presence globally.
buyer: Chequers Capital
Chequers Capital, founded in Paris in 1972, is one of the oldest private equity firms in Europe. Their team of twenty investment professionals invests in many sectors (majority or minority LBO, taken-private, growth capital transactions), with a particular appetite for carve-outs of large groups. "
target parent: Orange S.A.
target: FIME
FIME advances end-to-end transaction solutions and mobile services, enabling market security and interoperability. As an independent worldwide leader in consulting and testing services, FIME ensures the compliance of mobile devices and chip-based applications to industry standards.
Wanke Associates, LLC, acquired CFC Technology Corporation, LLC
synopsis: Equipment finance company Wanke Associates LLC has acquired CFC Holdings, Inc. (dba CFC Technology). The company is a Remote Deposit Capture and banking software provider based in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
buyer: Wanke Associates, LLC
Wanke Associates has spent the last 15 years specializing in IT Consulting, Business Operations and Equipment Financing. Based in Minneapolis, MN they have customers all over the United States. Their client base has included fortune 500 corporations to small community businesses. "
target parent: Lakeview Equity Partners, LLC
target: CFC Technology Corporation, LLC
CFC Technology was born with an eye towards un-complicating the way credit unions and bankers utilize technology. Pioneering the concept of managed remote deposit capture (RDC) services, they were the first RDC provider to be CORE agnostic and offer customers and merchants a self-service portal.
closed 2/3/2016 via Reuters
Targit GmbH, acquired R&L AG
synopsis: Targit GmBH has acquired 55 percent share capital of R&L AG, a company in Germany specialised in consulting and IT solutions in payments sector and in particular on SWIFT. SWIFT is a messaging network that financial institutions use to securely transmit information and instructions through a standardized system of codes.
buyer parent: Be Think, Solve, Execute S.p.A. Group
buyer: Targit GmbH
Targit is a consulting and software company with a focus on the financial sector. Targit relies on a triple expertise with specialists, product and IT expertise. Implemented and applied by a team of specialists. "
target: R&L AG
R&L AG is a company in Germany specialised in consulting and IT solutions in payments sector and in particular on SWIFT. SWIFT is a messaging network that financial institutions use to securely transmit information and instructions through a standardized system of codes.
Spire Payments Ltd., acquired Altius Plus
synopsis: Spire Payments, the fastest growing European POS solutions provider, announced the acquisition of Altius Plus, recognised experts in the development of payment applications, terminal management systems, loyalty schemes, ticketing solutions and client server-based architectures within the payments industry.
buyer: Spire Payments Ltd.
Spire Payments is an independent provider of point of sale hardware and software solutions and is one of the original pioneers of secure electronic payment systems, delivering real customer value and secure protection. "
target: Altius Plus
Altius Plus are recognised experts in the development of payment applications, terminal management systems, loyalty schemes, ticketing solutions and client server-based architectures within the payments industry.
Lakeview Equity Partners, LLC, acquired CFC Technology Corporation, LLC
synopsis: Lakeview Equity Partners, LLC, a Milwaukee-based private equity fund, has announced an investment in CFC Technology Corporation, LLC, Plymouth, Minn., which provides community banks and credit unions with technology consulting services and solutions.
buyer: Lakeview Equity Partners, LLC
Lakeview Equity Partners, LLC, is a $40 million-plus private equity fund that focuses on investments in traditional, Midwest-based, middle market companies. "
CFC Technology Corporation, LLC provides RDC managed services to banks and small businesses. It offers cloud services, including hosted POD, business continuity planning, vendor management, and data backup and recovery.
Prepaid Financial Services, acquired Spectre Technologies Limited
synopsis: Prepaid Financial Services Limited (PFS), an established e-money issuer and alternative banking provider announced the acquisition of Spectre Technologies Limited (STL), a Malta-based software development company with a long history of providing bespoke software to the financial services, payments, and fintech industries.
buyer: Prepaid Financial Services
Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) is an award winning payments technology specialist offering a comprehensive range of e-money and banking solutions including e-wallets, physical and virtual prepaid cards and current accounts in the UK and the Eurozone. "
target: Spectre Technologies Limited
Spectre IT Limited (STL) is a market leading software development company specialising in creating software for the financial markets. STL provides technology solutions to support issuers, processors, card program managers, card programs, acquirers, cash top-up networks, & payment service providers.
ABIT GmbH merged with EuroSystems Group BV,
synopsis: ABIT GmbH, Meerbusch, and EuroSystems Group, Nieuwegein, are pooling their expertise in software development and consulting for process, risk and credit management. For nearly 30 years, ABIT GmbH has combined know how, performance and innovation as a software and consulting company for intelligent processing and receivables management.
buyer parent: Main Capital Partners BV
buyer: EuroSystems Group BV
EuroSystems is a specialized supplier of credit management software solutions. EuroSystems provides integrated software solutions for Arrears Management Departments and comprehensive (ERP) solutions for collection agencies and bailiffs. "
target parent: Findos Investor GmbH
target: ABIT GmbH
ABIT GmbH has combined know how, performance and innovation as a software and consulting company for intelligent processing and receivables management. Based on leading expertise and modern software architecture, ABIT has established a distinctive profile as a leading IT solutions provider.
closed 7/18/2019 via BusinessWire
Urban FT, Inc., acquired CFC Technology Corporation, LLC
synopsis: Urban FT Group, a company that provides a digital banking and payments platform to over 700+ clients, the majority of which are community banks and credit unions, announced it has acquired CFC Technology Group, a leader in merchant Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) solutions and managed services for community banks and credit unions.
buyer: Urban FT, Inc.
Urban FT provides a digital banking and payments platform to over 700+ clients, the majority of which are community banks and credit unions. Recognized as one of the most progressive and successful FinTech companies, Urban FT empowers clients with service, functionality, and UX. "
target parent: Wanke Associates, LLC
CFC Technology is a leader in merchant Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) solutions and managed services for community banks and credit unions. They scale clients' RDC programs to lower their costs and power up their engagement banking strategy.
China Unistone Acquisition Corp., acquired Sunrisk Information Technology Ltd.
synopsis: Yucheng Technologies Ltd. today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Beijing Yucheng Technologies, signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire 100% ownership of Sunrisk Information Technology Ltd., a Beijing based risk management solution and service provider to Chinese banks.
buyer: China Unistone Acquisition Corp. (YTEC:$77.63)
Yucheng Technologies Ltd. is an IT solution and services provider to the Chinese banking industry. Headquartered in Beijing, China, Yucheng has established an extensive footprint to serve its banking clients nationwide with offices located in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xian, Xiamen, and Chengdu. "
target: Sunrisk Information Technology Ltd.
Sunrisk Information Technology Ltd. is the leading local risk management total solution provider to Chinese banking industry. Sunrisk is especially strong in consulting, product implementation and system integration in the areas of enterprise risk management of financial institutions.
Synechron Inc., acquired Attra Pty., Ltd.
synopsis: Synechron Inc. has acquired Attra, an Australia-based technology services and solutions provider focused on the banking, finance, and payments industries. Attra's comprehensive cards and payments services complement the digital, consulting, and technology services that Synechron currently provides for its clients.
buyer: Synechron Inc.
Synechron is a leading Digital Transformation Consulting firm for financial services, accelerating digital for financial institutions by providing innovative solutions to the financial services industry through three main business focus areas: Digital, Business Consulting, and Technology. "
target: Attra Pty., Ltd.
Attra is an Australian technology services and solutions provider in the banking, cards, and payment domains. Attra builds strategic partnerships with global players in the banking and financial service industry to provide consulting, application development, and quality engineering services.
announced 12/22/2005 via BusinessWire
Wipro Limited, will acquire mPower Software Services, Inc.
synopsis: Wipro Limited announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire mPower Inc, a Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. headquartered company with a development center in Chennai and MPACT Technology Services, based in Chennai, for an all cash consideration of $28 million.
buyer: Wipro Limited (BSE:507685:$8,249.31)
Wipro provides comprehensive IT solutions and services, including systems integration, information systems outsourcing, package implementation, software application development and maintenance, and research and development services to corporations globally. "
target: mPower Software Services, Inc.
mPower Software Services a global software services & technology consulting company that serves the IT needs of businesses in the financial services and payment processing space. mPower provides a full spectrum of software consulting services including application management, testing and more.
Accenture, acquired NIKE Group S.p.A.
synopsis: NIKE GROUP has been acquired by Accenture, a global leader in the professional services sector. NIKE Group is an Italian consulting company specialized in RegTech (regulatory & technology) solutions for banks, insurances, and corporation.
buyer: Accenture (ACN:$44,730.27)
Accenture is a global professional services company, providing a range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology & operations. Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance & create value for their stakeholders. "
target: NIKE Group S.p.A.
NIKE Group is an Italian consulting company specialized in RegTech (regulatory & technology) solutions for banks, insurances, and corporation. They design new models and tools for governance, business and control functions, harnessing the potential of the most innovative technologies.
Gresham Computing, acquired Inforalgo
synopsis: Gresham, the leading fintech in reconciliations, banking integration and cash management solutions, has announced the acquisition of Capital Markets data automation specialist, Inforalgo. Inforalgo offers, cloud-hosted, straight-through-processing (STP) solutions and automation technologies for financial institutions.
buyer: Gresham Computing (LSE:GHT:$32.28)
Gresham Computing plc is a leading software and services company that specialises in providing real-time transaction control and enterprise data integrity solutions. Gresham's Clareti software platform is designed to provide financial institutions with complete certainty in their data processing. "
target: Inforalgo
Inforalgo offers, cloud-hosted, straight-through-processing (STP) solutions and automation technologies for financial institutions, which enables customers to benefit from having their complex real-time connectivity delivered as an automated service.
Quindell Portfolio Plc, acquired 360GlobalNet Limited
synopsis: Quindell Portfolio PLC is increasing its shareholding in 360GlobalNet Limited from 19% to 60% as well as acquiring associated companies. 360GlobalNet is an innovative technology and consultancy company founded by Paul Stanley, with specialisms in the business use of video and rapid data-mining of all data formats.
buyer: Quindell Portfolio Plc (AIM:WTG:$81.11)
Quindell Portfolio Plc is a provider of sector leading expertise in Software, Consulting and Technology Enabled Outsourcing in its key markets being Insurance, Telecommunications and their related Sectors. "
target: 360GlobalNet Limited
360GlobalNet Limited is an innovative technology and consultancy company with specialisms in the business use of video and rapid data-mining of all data formats with particular emphasis on fraud prevention, compliance monitoring and managed crowd sourcing within the insurance sector.
IS Prime Limited, acquired Think Liquidity LLC
synopsis: IS Prime Risk Services Inc, an affiliate of IS Prime has acquired the assets of Think Liquidity, the leading provider of risk management focused technology and services. Think Liquidity improves profitability through world-class technology, proven risk management solutions, real-time analytics and comprehensive consulting services.
buyer parent: ISAM
buyer: IS Prime Limited
IS Prime is an FX prime of prime service. IS Prime focuses on delivering a premium suite of products to an institutional client base, including: aggregated traditional and non-traditional liquidity, prime of prime capabilities, risk management access, and bespoke integration. "
target: Think Liquidity LLC
Think Liquidity is a Grand Rapids, MI based technology firm that improves the profitability of their global partners through world-class technology, proven risk management solutions, real-time analytics and comprehensive consulting services.
PaySend, acquired Rapid SD
synopsis: Paysend, UK's next generation money transfer platform allowing users to send funds directly to any Visa, MasterCard and UnionPay card, has acquired Rapid SD, a software development company that focuses on cryptocurrency.
buyer: PaySend
Headquartered in the UK, PaySend is the next generation money transfer platform allowing users to send funds directly to any Visa, MasterCard and UnionPay card in 70+ countries. It's a fast, easy and secure way to send money to people at a fixed low price. "
target: Rapid SD
Headquartered in Australia, Rapid SD is a software development company that focuses on cryptocurrency. Rapid SD Pty has focused on addressing the volatility of cryptocurrencies and shortage of liquidity on Stellar DEX, by creating a new global stablecoin.
IBM, acquired 7 Summits
synopsis: Sverica Capital Management has announced the sale of 7Summits, LLC, a leading Salesforce digital solutions consultancy, to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). 7Summits is the leader in experience-driven, community-led, multi-Cloud digital transformation solutions that empower customers, enable partners and unleash employees.
target parent: Sverica Capital Management, LLC
target: 7 Summits
7Summits is the leader in experience-driven, community-led, multi-Cloud digital transformation solutions that empower customers, enable partners and unleash employees. They are a Salesforce Platinum Consulting Partner and are recognized by industry analysts as a standout digital solutions provider.
announced 1/7/2021 via BusinessWire
Red Hat, Inc., will acquire StackRox
synopsis: Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, announced its intent to acquire StackRox, a leader and innovator in container and Kubernetes-native security.
buyer parent: IBM
buyer: Red Hat, Inc. (RHT:$3,156.59)
Red Hat is the world's leading provider of open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services. "
target: StackRox
StackRox delivers the industry's first and only Kubernetes-native container security platform that enables security and DevOps teams to operationalize security and compliance policies across the entire container life cycle, from build to deploy to runtime.
announced 12/21/2020 via PR Newswire
IBM, will acquire Nordcloud
synopsis: IBM, a leading cloud platform and cognitive solutions company, will acquire Nordcloud, a European leader in cloud implementation, application transformation and managed services. Nordcloud offers services for managed cloud, cloud integration, app development, cloud training, and more.
target: Nordcloud
Nordcloud is a European leader in cloud implementation, application transformation and managed services. Nordcloud's mission is to help businesses become stronger, fitter and more agile with cloud. They offer services for managed cloud, cloud integration, app development, cloud training, and more.
IBM, will acquire TruQua
synopsis: IBM will acquire TruQua Enterprises, LLC, an IT services and consulting SAP development partner that specializes in delivering finance and analytics solutions to Fortune 500 companies. This acquisition enhances IBM's expertise in migrating financial platforms to SAP to help businesses modernize their financial processes.
target: TruQua
TruQua is an SAP service and software development partner specializing in software solutions, project implementations, and deployment strategies for SAP S/4HANA, SAP Financials, SAP Analytics, and overall SAP Platform and Technology solutions.
IBM, will acquire Instana
synopsis: IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire Instana, an application performance monitoring and observability company. Instana ensures that your application delivery organization has the data, visibility and information they need to manage the performance of critical business applications across the DevOps lifecycle.
target: Instana
Instana offers automatic application performance monitoring for any architecture on any cloud. Instana ensures that your application delivery organization has the data, visibility and information they need to manage the performance of critical business applications across the DevOps lifecycle.
announced 7/9/2020 via Company Press Release
IBM, will acquire WDG Automation
synopsis: IBM announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Brazilian software provider of robotic process automation WDG Soluções Em Sistemas E Automação De Processos LTDA (WDG Automation). WDG Automation provides RPA, Intelligent Automation (IA), Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and chatbots primarily to customers in Latin America.
target: WDG Automation
WDG Automation is a software provider of robotic process automation (RPA), headquartered in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil. WDG Automation provides RPA, Intelligent Automation (IA), Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and chatbots primarily to customers in Latin America.
IBM, will acquire Spanugo Inc.
synopsis: IBM announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Spanugo, a US-based provider of cloud cybersecurity posture management solutions. To further meet the security demands of its clients in highly regulated industries, IBM will integrate Spanugo software into its public cloud.
target: Spanugo Inc.
Spanugo is a world-leading company providing Cybersecurity Posture Assurance for the enterprise hybrid cloud. It automates all aspects of Risk, Cybersecurity and Compliance assurance, including automating resource discovery, configuration management, and security best practices.
announced 11/27/2019 via BNC Analysis
Great Hill Partners LLC, Spectrum Equity, will acquire Varicent Software Incorporated
synopsis: Great Hill Partners and Spectrum Equity are to acquire assets of IBM's sales performance management business, Varicent. Varicent is a global pioneer in Incentive Compensation and Sales Performance Management that delivers innovative, industry-leading solutions for finance, sales, human resources and IT departments.
buyer: Great Hill Partners LLC
buyer: Spectrum Equity
Great Hill Partners is a private equity firm that seeks to partner with rapidly growing middle-market companies across a wide range of sectors including financial technology, healthcare, digital media & consumer, cloud & IT infrastructure, and software. "
target parent: IBM
target: Varicent Software Incorporated
Varicent is a global pioneer in Incentive Compensation and Sales Performance Management that delivers innovative, industry-leading solutions for finance, sales, human resources and IT departments in high-performing companies across industries.
Centerbridge Capital Partners, will purchase Marketing Platform and Commerce Software from IBM
synopsis: Centerbridge Partners, L.P. and IBM announced a definitive agreement under which Centerbridge will acquire IBM's marketing platform and commerce software offerings. The offerings include marketing automation tools, marketing analytics, an AI-powered content management system, an open ecosystem connector, and robust services.
buyer: Centerbridge Capital Partners
Centerbridge Partners, L.P. is a private investment management firm employing a flexible approach across investment disciplines—from private equity to credit and related strategies, and real estate—in an effort to find the most attractive opportunities for their investors and business partners. "
seller: IBM (IBM:$75,030.00)
IBM's marketing platform and commerce software offerings include marketing automation tools, marketing analytics, an AI-powered content management system, an open ecosystem connector, and robust services.
announced 12/6/2018 via Company Press Release
HCL Technologies Limited, will purchase Select Software Products from IBM
synopsis: IBM and HCL Technologies (HCL) today announced a definitive agreement under which HCL will acquire select IBM software products. The select software products from IBM include Appscan, for secure application development, BigFix, for secure device management, Unica, for (on-premise) for marketing automation, and more.
buyer: HCL Technologies Limited (NSEI:HCLTECH:$8,941.45)
HCL Technologies (HCL) is a leading global technology company that helps global enterprises re–imagine and transform their businesses through Digital technology transformation. "
The select software products from IBM include Appscan, for secure application development, BigFix, for secure device management, Unica, for (on-premise) for marketing automation, and more.
IBM, acquired Red Hat, Inc.
synopsis: IBM has acquired Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization technologies.
target: Red Hat, Inc. (RHT:$3,156.59)
Red Hat is the world's leading provider of open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services.
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IBM, acquired Oniqua Pty Ltd.
synopsis: IBM announced it has acquired Oniqua Holdings Pty Ltd., a global innovator in Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) Inventory Optimization solutions and services focused on mining, oil & gas, transportation, utilities, manufacturing and other asset-intensive industries.
target parent: ASCO plc
target: Oniqua Pty Ltd.
Oniqua is a global innovator in Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) Inventory Optimization solutions and services focused on mining, oil & gas, transportation, utilities, manufacturing and other asset-intensive industries.
IBM Watson Group, acquired Armanta, Inc
synopsis: IBM has acquired Armanta, Inc., a Somerville, N.J.-based provider of aggregation and analytics software to financial services firms. Armanta's technology platform allows financial institutions to aggregate data across multiple systems. Post-acquisition, IBM plans to integrate Armanta business as part of the Watson Financial Services portfolio.
buyer: IBM Watson Group
IBM Watson was developed in IBM's Research labs. Using natural language processing and analytics, Watson processes information akin to how people think, representing a major shift in an organization's ability to quickly analyze, understand and respond to Big Data. "
target: Armanta, Inc
Armanta, Inc. is a provider of aggregation and analytics software to financial services firms. Armanta's technology platform allows financial institutions to aggregate data across multiple systems in near real-time speed.
IBM iX, acquired Vivant
synopsis: IBM announced it has completed the acquisition of Vivant Digital business (Vivant), a boutique digital and innovation agency based in Australia, and it will be integrated into IBM iX, a a next-generation hybrid consultancy and digital agency.
buyer: IBM iX
IBM Interactive Experience (IBM iX) is a next-generation hybrid consultancy and digital agency dedicated to creating experiences that connect data with design and develop personalized customer experiences that change how companies do business. "
target: Vivant
Vivant are leaders in human centered innovation. Delivering digital innovation services to corporates and startups. They guide strategy, rapidly prototype ideas, reduce risk and accelerate time to success for their partners.
Forensic Logic, acquired COPLINK
synopsis: Forensic Logic, the premier provider of network search technology and cloud-based information services to law enforcement, announced it has acquired the COPLINK suite of products from IBM. COPLINK is a leading public safety information sharing platform and provider of analytical, tactical and operational software for law enforcement.
buyer: Forensic Logic
Forensic Logic is a technology company that provides secure cloud services to U.S. law enforcement and public safety. The company deploys a national-scale search engine and information network developed in partnership between the technology community and local, state and federal law enforcement. "
target: COPLINK
COPLINK software is designed to help law enforcement organizations solve crimes faster, keep officers safer and disrupt crime and terrorism by organizing and providing tactical, strategic and command-level access to vast quantities of seemingly unrelated data.
announced 6/30/2017 via PR Newswire
Certent, Inc., will purchase Financial Reporting Software from IBM
synopsis: Certent, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with IBM Corporation to acquire the IBM Cognos Disclosure Management (CDM), IBM Cognos Disclosure Management on Cloud (CDM on Cloud), IBM Cognos Financial Statement Reporting (FSR), and IBM Clarity 7 products from IBM.
buyer: Certent, Inc.
Certent is a leading provider of software and services for equity compensation and financial disclosure management and reporting. Certent serves more than 2,400 public, private, and pre-IPO companies with innovative stock plan management, regulatory compliance and reporting technology. "
The acquisition includes the IBM Cognos Disclosure Management (CDM), IBM Cognos Disclosure Management on Cloud (CDM on Cloud), IBM Cognos Financial Statement Reporting (FSR), and IBM Clarity 7 products from IBM.
IBM Security, acquired Agile 3 Solutions
synopsis: IBM Security announced it has completed the acquisition of Agile 3 Solutions. The software is used by the C-Suite and senior executives to better visualize, understand and manage risks associated with the protection of sensitive data. IBM Security had previously announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Agile 3 Solutions.
buyer: IBM Security
IBM Security offers one of the most advanced and integrated portfolios of enterprise security products and services. The portfolio, supported by world-renowned IBM X-Force® research, enables organizations to effectively manage risk and defend against emerging threats. "
target: Agile 3 Solutions
Agile 3 Solutions provides a comprehensive, business-friendly dashboard and intuitive data risk control center to help uncover, analyze, and visualize data-related business risks, so business leaders can take action to proactively protect their business.
IBM, purchased Expert Personal Shopper from Fluid
synopsis: IBM announced it acquired the Expert Personal Shopper (XPS) division of Fluid, a leading innovator in digital customer experiences. The acquisition includes the XPS solution, a dialogue-based product recommendation platform developed by Fluid that applies the power of IBM Watson to personalize the customer experience and improve product discovery.
seller: Fluid
The acquisition includes the XPS solution, a dialogue-based product recommendation platform developed by Fluid that applies the power of IBM Watson to personalize the customer experience and improve product discovery. Fluid is a leading innovator in digital customer experiences.
IBM, acquired Sanovi Technologies
synopsis: IBM announced it has completed the acquisition of Sanovi Technologies, a privately held company that provides hybrid cloud recovery, cloud migration and business continuity software for enterprise data centers and cloud infrastructure. With Sanovi's software, IBM will further empower clients to redefine their disaster recovery strategy.
target: Sanovi Technologies
Sanovi Technologies provides Cloud migration, business continuity and IT recovery solutions using its innovative Application Defined Continuity (ADC) technology for workloads across physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures.
announced 5/27/2014 via Reuters
Atos S.A., will acquire Bull SA
synopsis: Atos plans to buy fellow French IT services firm Bull to strengthen its position in the fast-growing cloud computing services sector in the latest rebirth for a brand which recalls the earliest days of computer electronics.
buyer: Atos S.A. (ENXTPA:ATO:$13,951.59)
Atos is an international information technology services company. Serving a global client base, it delivers hi-tech transactional services, consulting and technology services, systems integration and managed services. "
target: Bull SA (ENXTPA:BUL:$1,718.68)
Bull designs and develops servers and software for an open environment, integrating the most advanced technologies, and proposes a wide range of services, from system integration consulting to outsourcing.
$812 [$590]
IBM, acquired BLADE Network Technologies
synopsis: IBM announced it has closed the acquisition of BLADE Network Technologies (BLADE), a privately held company based in Santa Clara, CA. BLADE specializes in software and devices that route data and transactions to and from servers.
IBM is the world's largest information technology company. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key IBM Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of on demand business. "
target: BLADE Network Technologies
BLADE Network Technologies (BLADE), the data center switching company, brings speed and intelligence to the network edge; closer to customers' business, users and innovations.
Oracle Corporation, acquired Sun Microsystems, Inc.
synopsis: Oracle Corporation announced that it had completed its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Inc. The Sun Solaris operating system is the leading platform for the Oracle database, Oracle's largest business. With the acquisition of Sun, Oracle can optimize the Oracle database for some of the unique, high-end features of Solaris.
buyer: Oracle Corporation (ORCL:$39,766.00)
Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. The company is a leading provider of systems software, including database management, application development, and application server software. "
target: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the Computer(TM)" -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership.
$7,085 [$5,639]
Dot Hill Systems Corporation, acquired Ciprico
synopsis: Ciprico Inc. closed the asset sale of certain of Ciprico's intellectual property assets to Dot Hill Systems Corp. Pursuant to bankruptcy proceedings Dot Hill Systems was the winning bidder to acquire all of Ciprico's rights to its RAIDCore™ technology and a joint ownership interest with Ciprico in its NAS intellectual property.
buyer: Dot Hill Systems Corporation (HILL:$243.90)
Delivering innovative technology and global support, Dot Hill empowers the OEM community to bring storage solutions to market, quickly, easily and cost-effectively. "
target: Ciprico
Ciprico Inc. is a leading provider of intelligent storage software, solutions and appliances for business to enterprise class IT servers, professional workstations and digital media workflows.
Intel Corporation, acquired Rivet Networks
synopsis: Intel has acquired Rivet Networks, a technology and products company focused on creating the best possible networking experience for users. Rivet offers a mix of hardware, software, and cloud based technologies to deliver solutions that are both powerful and intuitive.
buyer: Intel Corporation (INTC:$78,098.00)
Intel is an industry leader, creating world-changing technology that enables global progress and enriches lives. By embedding intelligence in the cloud, network, edge, and every kind of computing device, Intel unleashes the potential of data to transform business and society for the better. "
target: Rivet Networks
Rivet Networks is a technology and products company focused on creating the best possible networking experience for users. Rivet offers a mix of hardware, software, and cloud based technologies to deliver solutions that are both powerful and intuitive.
cancelled 6/29/2020 via BusinessWire
Qumu, Inc. cancelled merger with Synacor, Inc.,
synopsis: Synacor, Inc., a cloud-based software and services company, and Qumu Corporation, a leading provider of tools to create, manage, secure, distribute and measure the success of live and on-demand video for the enterprise, have mutually agreed to terminate their proposed all-stock merger agreement.
buyer: Synacor, Inc. (SYNC:$110.60)
Synacor is a cloud-based software and services company serving global video, internet and communications providers, device manufacturers, governments and enterprises. Synacor's mission is to enable its customers to better engage with their consumers. "
target: Qumu, Inc. (QUMU:$24.49)
Qumu is the leading provider of best-in-class tools to create, manage, secure, distribute and measure the success of live and on-demand video for the enterprise. The Qumu platform enables global organizations to drive employee engagement, increase access to video, and modernize the workplace.
closed 10/21/2019 via BusinessWire
Alarm.com, Inc., acquired OpenEye
synopsis: Alarm.com announced a majority-stake acquisition of OpenEye, a leading provider of cloud-managed video surveillance solutions for the commercial market. OpenEye is an innovator in the design and development of cloud-centric software solutions for video management, business intelligence, and loss prevention.
buyer: Alarm.com, Inc. (ALRM:$457.25)
Alarm.com is the leading platform for the intelligently connected property. Their security, video monitoring, intelligent automation and energy management solutions are available through their network of thousands of professional service providers in North America and around the globe. "
target: OpenEye
OpenEye is an innovator in the design and development of cloud-centric software solutions for video management, business intelligence, and loss prevention. All OpenEye Web Services platform software is developed in Liberty Lake, Washington and many of OpenEye's products are made in America.
closed 3/20/2019 via PE Hub
Laurel Solutions, acquired Servelec Technologies Limited
synopsis: Laurel Solutions, a company that invests in leading companies to shape the smart use and development of industrial technology, has acquired Servelec Technologies, a UK-based provider of remote telemetry units, secure SCADA systems and business optimisation software.
buyer parent: FFL Partners, LLC
buyer: Laurel Solutions
Laurel Solutions invests in leading companies to shape the smart use and development of industrial technology. Their companies provide commercial and industrial hardware, software and connectivity solutions that improve productivity, safety, and environmental performance. "
target: Servelec Technologies Limited
Founded in 1977, Servelec Technologies is a UK-based provider of remote telemetry units, secure SCADA systems and business optimisation software. Their solutions provide complete end-to-end automation and optimization solutions to clients around the world.
Comcast Corporation, acquired BluVector
synopsis: Comcast announced it has acquired BluVector, a company that uses advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide cybersecurity protection to companies and government agencies. With a proprietary machine-learning engine, BluVector detects, analyzes, and contains a wide range of sophisticated cyber-threats.
buyer: Comcast Corporation (CMCSA:$104,254.00)
Comcast Corporation is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is a video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential and business customers under the XFINITY brand. "
target parent: LLR Partners
target: BluVector
BluVector utilizes machine learning to provide network-based Advanced Threat Detection and reduce response time from months to minutes. BluVector's Intel grade, high-speed appliance enables SOC analysts and Incident Response teams to gain actionable insight on advanced threats in real time.
Underground Vaults & Storage, Inc., acquired Applianz Technologies
synopsis: Underground Vaults and Storage, Inc., an information management and technology company, announced it has acquired Corner Post Holdings, Inc. DBA Applianz Technologies, an IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) company located in Wichita, Kansas, providing on premise and hosted private cloud solutions in almost all 50 states and 6 countries.
buyer: Underground Vaults & Storage, Inc.
Underground Vaults & Storage specializes in secure records and asset storage and management. UV&S serves national and international clients representing numerous industries including healthcare, legal, financial, insurance, cultural, oil/gas, entertainment, and government. "
target: Applianz Technologies
Applianz Technologies is an IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) company located in Wichita, Kansas, providing on premise and hosted private cloud solutions in almost all 50 states and 6 countries.
Datto merged with Autotask Corporation,
synopsis: Datto, the leading provider of total data protection solutions for businesses around the world, announced it has finalized its acquisition by Vista Equity Partners, a leading investment firm focused on software, data and technology-enabled businesses. Datto is being merged with Autotask, a leading IT Business Management software provider.
buyer parent: Vista Equity Partners
buyer: Autotask Corporation
Vista Equity Partners invests in software, data and technology-enabled organizations led by world-class management teams with long-term perspective. Vista is a value-added investor, contributing professional expertise and multi-level support towards companies' realizing their full potential. "
target: Datto
Datto protects business data and provides secure connectivity for tens of thousands of the world's fastest growing companies. Datto's Total Data Protection solutions deliver uninterrupted access to business data on site, in transit and in the cloud.
announced 6/2/2017 via PR Newswire
AT&T, will acquire Vyatta
synopsis: AT&T, an American multinational telecommunications conglomerate, has agreed to buy the Vyatta network operating system and associated assets of Brocade Communications Systems. Vyatta provides software-based virtual router, virtual firewall and VPN products for Internet Protocol networks.
buyer: AT&T (T:$172,890.00)
AT&T Inc. helps millions around the globe connect with leading entertainment, mobile, high-speed Internet and voice services. They're the world's largest provider of pay TV. They offer the best global coverage of any U.S. wireless provider. "
target parent: Broadcom Limited
target: Vyatta
Vyatta provides software-based virtual router, virtual firewall and VPN products for Internet Protocol networks (IPv4 and IPv6). The Brocade 5600 vRouter (formerly Vyatta 5600 vRouter) is the networking industry leader in software innovation.
LLR Partners, acquired BluVector
synopsis: LLR Partners announced the acquisition of BluVector, an advanced, next-generation machine learning threat detection and cyber hunting solution, from Northrop Grumman Corporation. BluVector is a cyber-threat detection and hunting platform that defends enterprises against evolving security threats.
buyer: LLR Partners
LLR Partners is a lower middle market private equity firm providing capital and strategic guidance to growth companies. They invest in a broad range of industries, with an emphasis on software, tech-enabled services and healthcare. "
target parent: Northrop Grumman Corporation
Providence Equity Partners Inc., acquired Untangle
synopsis: Untangle® Inc., a leader in comprehensive network security for small-to-medium business, announced that it has been acquired by Providence Strategic Growth (PSG), the growth equity affiliate of Providence Equity Partners, a global private equity firm with $47 billion in assets under management.
buyer: Providence Equity Partners Inc.
Providence is a premier, global asset management firm with $47 billion in assets under management across complementary private equity and credit businesses. Providence pioneered a sector-focused approach to private equity investing. "
target parent: Total Defense, Inc.
target: Untangle
Untangle is an innovator in cybersecurity designed specifically for the below-enterprise market, safeguarding businesses, home offices, nonprofits, schools and governmental organizations. Untangle's award-winning network security solutions are trusted by over 40,000 customers around the world.
BullGuard, acquired Dojo-Labs
synopsis: BullGuard, Europe's #1 rated consumer security company, announced it has acquired Dojo Labs, the pioneering innovator in consumer internet of things security. Together, the companies will redefine how security is delivered for consumers and small businesses. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
buyer: BullGuard
BullGuard is a fast growing antimalware and mobile security brand. Its award-winning product portfolio includes internet security solutions, mobile security, 24/7 identity protection, and social media protection for both home and small business users. "
target: Dojo-Labs
Dojo-Labs is dedicated to defining the security of things for the connected home. The company's first product, Dojo, is an intelligent security device that connects to the home network and acts as the essential layer between connected devices and any threats to their security or privacy.
Fresche Legacy, acquired Quadrant Software
synopsis: Application modernization and management solutions provider Fresche announced it has acquired Quadrant LLC, a leader in application modernization, mobile development, business intelligence and document distribution solutions and services. Quadrant helps organizations maximize their investment in the IBM i, z/OS and Avaya platforms.
buyer: Fresche Legacy
Fresche specializes in helping companies achieve their IT and business goals by better managing and evolving their IBM i applications. Companies can count on Fresche for complete application management and modernization solutions, including planning and analysis, application and more. "
target parent: Candescent Partners
target: Quadrant Software
Quadrant helps organizations maximize their investment in the IBM i, z/OS and Avaya platforms. Businesses rely on Quadrant's leading application modernization, mobilization, business intelligence and document distribution solutions and services to deliver business applications and artifacts.
Black Box Corporation, acquired Cloudium Systems Limited
synopsis: Black Box Corporation, a leading technology solutions provider, announced the acquisition of technology and intellectual property from Cloudium Systems Limited. The company is an innovative company which specializes in Desktop Virtualization hardware and software.
buyer: Black Box Corporation (BBOX:$770.58)
Black Box is a leading technology solutions provider dedicated to helping customers build, manage, optimize, and secure their IT infrastructure. Black Box delivers high-value products and services through its global presence and more than 3,500 team members. "
target: Cloudium Systems Limited
Cloudium Systems is an innovative company which specializes in Desktop Virtualization hardware and software. Cloudium Systems is a pioneer in the creation of innovative high-performance solutions for rich media applications spanning desktop virtualization to IPTV.
SMR Group, will acquire N'osairis Technology Solutions Sdn. Bhd.
synopsis: SMRT Holdings Bhd has proposed to acquire 64% of N'osairis Technology Solutions Sdn Bhd. N'osairis is principally involved in the provision of IT managed services, IT support services, IT consulting, IT risk assessment services and managed connectivity services, focusing on the Internet of things and machine-to-machine industry.
buyer: SMR Group (KLSE:SMRT:$29.36)
SMR Group is dedicated to helping people learn and perform. They are committed to proving world class learning solutions. While they work globally, their focus remains largely Asia, specifically South East Asia and the Middle East. "
target: N'osairis Technology Solutions Sdn. Bhd.
N'osairis provides IT managed services, IT support services, IT consulting, IT risk assessment services and managed connectivity services, focusing on the Internet of things and machine-to-machine industry. Their M2M Management Platform enables customers to have oversight of their M2M connections.
closed 11/4/2015 via Market Wire
iGambit, Inc., acquired ArcMail Technology
synopsis: iGambit Inc., a diversified holding company pursuing and evaluating a number of strategic objectics, announced that on Nov. 4, 2015, it acquired Wala, Inc doing business as ArcMail Technology via stock purchase agreement. ArcMail is a leading provider of simple, secure and cost-effective email and enterprise archiving and management solutions.
buyer: iGambit, Inc. (OTCPK:IGMB:$0.06)
iGambit is a fully reporting publicly-held company. They are a diversified holding company pursuing and evaluating a number of strategic objectives. These objectives include the potential acquisition of early-stage technology companies with strong growth potential recognized in the public arena. "
target: ArcMail Technology
ArcMail is a leading provider of secure and cost-effective email and enterprise archiving and management solutions. ArcMail was founded to help companies and public sector organizations implement effective email archiving programs, boost email server performance and satisfy regulatory requirements.
Thales SA, acquired Vormetric, Inc.
synopsis: Thales SA announced that it has completed its acquisition of Vormetric, Inc., a leading provider of data protection solutions in physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures. Vormetric helps over 1,500 enterprises, including 17 of the US top 30 companies, to protect their sensitive data from both internal and external threats.
buyer: Thales SA (ENXTPA:HO:$18,303.68)
Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group, addressing Aerospace, Space, Ground Transportation, Defence and Security markets worldwide. Thales' leading-edge technology offer a capability unmatched in Europe to develop and deploy field-proven mission-critical information systems."
target: Vormetric, Inc.
Vormetric's comprehensive high performance data security platform helps companies protect data wherever it resides. Advanced transparent encryption, powerful access controls, and centralized key management lets organizations encrypt everything efficiently, with minimal disruption.
Ticker: DELL
Dell Technologies is a unique family of businesses that helps organizations and individuals build their digital future and transform how they work and live. It provides customers with the industry's broadest and most innovative technology and services portfolio spanning from edge to core cloud.
Ticker: IBM
IBM offers a wide range of technology and consulting services; a broad portfolio of middleware for collaboration, predictive analytics, software development and systems management; and the world's most advanced servers and supercomputers.
Ticker: HPQ
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. With the broadest technology portfolio spanning printing, personal systems, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP delivers solutions for customers' most complex challenges.
Ticker: INTC
Intel architecture goes beyond PCs and servers and extends to phones, tablets, consumer electronics devices, and more. They are the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue.
NEC Corp.
NEC Corporation is a Japanese multinational provider of information technology services and products, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It provides IT and network solutions to business enterprises, communications services providers and to government agencies.
Ticker: STX
Seagate Technology, Inc.
Seagate is the global leader in data storage solutions, developing amazing products that enable people and businesses around the world to create, share and preserve their most critical memories and business data.
Ticker: LSI
LSI Logic Corporation
LSI Logic Corporation is a leading provider of silicon-to-systems solutions that are used at the core of products that create, store and consume digital information. LSI offers a broad portfolio of capabilities including custom and standard product ICs, host bus and RAID adapters.
Ticker: ENXTPA:BUL
Bull SA
Ticker: CRSR
CORSAIR is a leading global developer and manufacturer of high-performance gear and technology for gamers, content creators, and PC enthusiasts. They develop products from PC components and peripherals, to premium streaming equipment and smart ambient lighting.
Ticker: XRTX
Xyratex Ltd.
Xyratex is a leading provider of data storage technology, including modular solutions for the enterprise data storage industry and hard disk drive (HDD) capital equipment for the HDD industry.
Ticker: CRAY
Cray Inc.
Cray provides highly advanced supercomputers and world-class services and support to government, industry and academia.Cray technology is designed to achieve breakthroughs by accelerating performance, improving efficiency and extending the capabilities of a company's most demanding applications.
Ticker: TRPH
Tripath Technology
Tripath Technology uses proprietary digital technology to create smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient amplifier integrated circuits. The company has filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors.
Ticker: CSCO
Cisco enables people to make powerful connections-whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible-providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time.
Ticker: AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a semiconductor company, provides processing solutions for the computing, graphics, and consumer electronics markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. It offers microprocessor products, including servers and workstation microprocessors, notebook microproce
Ticker: NTAP
Leading organizations worldwide count on NetApp for software, systems and services to manage and store their data. Customers value their teamwork, expertise and passion for helping them succeed now and into the future.
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Yeah, you can't always trust it.
Google Map is an awesome app you may rely on to in finding your way. However, Google Map seems to always show an incredibly narrow road that is impossible for cars to drive at a certain area in Kanagawa Prefecture. The neighbors in the area felt sorry every time they catch drivers getting stuck in the road and put out a sign for those drivers.
It's letting Google Map users know they will reach a dead end.
It's so kind of them to put out a sign like this.
The genius Google Map sometimes shows quite complex ways to get to certain places. I tried to change the route by dragging the cursor to a different path, but it always tried its best to get me back to their original route. Someone, please help!
Yeah, Google Map sometimes tells you to go to narrow streets. I bike, so I don't mind it.
There are a number of people complaining the same trouble with Google Map Navi. It seems quite common for users to get lost in small streets. Please be careful of the size of the street when you are using Google Map Navi.


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The Hidden Symbolism in Princess Diana's White Garden at Kensington Palace
By Elise Taylor
It's a visual that's equal parts beautiful and haunting: a sea of tributes and flowers, an estimated more than 60 million individual blooms, laid to rest outside Princess Diana's former home at Kensington Palace, just as she was laid to rest herself.
Cleanup took weeks: Fresh flowers were brought to London hospitals and nursing homes, teddy bears distributed to needy children, and poems boxed away. But the decaying bouquets? They were turned into fertilizer for the Palace Garden adjacent to Diana's former home.
Two decades later, the mulch from those flowers turned into something beautiful: the White Garden, a stunning floral tribute to the late, great princess.
Diana always loved the property's greenery. "She would stop by and talk to the gardeners when she was living here," Sean Harkin, head gardener at Kensington Palace, told Vogue. "She might be going out for a jog or a walk in the park and if it was early and it was quiet, she would have a chat with them." So, as the 20th anniversary of her death approached, Harkin and his staff decided to dedicate and transform Kensington's Sunken Garden into a natural space that would serve as a living ode to her memory.
Once the idea of the White Garden was born, it took 18 months of planning. Two main questions asked both the logistical and abstract: What should we plant? And why should we plant it?
Harkin says he chose white because it was a reoccurring motif throughout Diana's life. Take her 1997 photoshoot with Mario Testino, which showed the world a new side of the princess: one that was relaxed, smiling, wearing little-to-no makeup, and lying casually on a couch.
"In some of those photos, she's either wearing white or cream. Or even the ones she's not, there's even a kind of feeling of, a kind of very radiant, uplifting feeling from those photographs and is a very natural," he said. "The feeling you get from that room is the feeling that we wanted people to get from the plants in the garden."
The White Garden at Kensington Palace.
Photo: Getty Images.
Harkin again saw white when looking at some of Princess Di's iconic outfits. There was the Elvis Dress, the strapless Catherine Walker creation encrusted with oyster pearls and sequins, paired with the glimmering Lover's Knot tiara. Then there was the crisp white oxford she wore while walking through Angolan minefields.
But a color is one thing; emulating the grand aura of one of the world's beloved figures is another thing. He talked to her family: "Earl Spencer, Princess Diana's brother, gave some forget-me-nots to her when they were younger. They stayed with her as one of her favorite flowers, so it was important to include them." He talked to her friends: "We have hundreds of white lilies, because people recall she left a lot of those cut flowers around her apartment here at Kensington."
And he sought blooms with deeper meanings. Forget-me-nots were particularly poignant, evoking, of course, the sense that Diana is gone but not forgotten. Then, there were the white and cream roses. "I think lots of people would refer to Princess Diana as the classic English rose," he said. "It felt like it was a must to include them."
But he also looked to the feeling of the country itself. "What most people remember about Kensington Palace, is 20 years ago, the golden gate and people bringing the sea of flowers," he said. "There's something quite poignant about using flowers to celebrate her memory, and it lets it live on."
This morning, on the eve of the anniversary of Princess Diana's death, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Kate Middleton visited the White Garden. It should, by every aspect, have been melancholy. The occasion was somber. And, despite Harkin's prayers, the day dreary, rainy, and gray.
But he shouldn't have worried because overpowering all the dreariness was a meadow so white and lush it almost glowed.
And that, says Harkin, is the whole point. "I hope that the garden is joyful, a celebration of Princess Diana's life. I'm hoping the people come, and they feel uplifted by the garden, remember how Princess Diana made them feel."
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Bodies Joining Forces
DANCE. Expression through movement as something performed and as something that inspires — dance dates back to the beginnings of humankind.
Archaeological movements and findings have given us records of the representation of dance in India more than 9000 years old. Egyptians visually choreographed illustrations of dance, as far back as 3000 BC. Historians have suggested in synchronicity that dance has played a pivotal role in transmitting history, well before the invention of written languages.
Dance is central to human expression. As such, dance has often earned the spotlight on visual art's stage. And today, again.
Here, we use simple footwork to explore a few examples of the marriage between dance and fine-art in more recent history…just the past century or so.
Martha Graham's Diversion of Angels.
As a young dancer, choreographer Martha Graham went to view a private art collection and saw, for the first time, a painting by Vassily Kandinsky. In its most abstract form - it struck her as a brilliant streak of red against a field of blue. Looking at this canvas, she said to herself, ''I will dance like that.'' She determined to make a dance that would express this. Diversion of Angels is that dance, and the Girl in Red, dashing across the stage, is the streak of red paint bisecting the Kandinsky canvas.
Wassily Kandinsky — In Blue, 1925
"I will dance like that"
Costume by Rauschenberg for Merce Cunningham Dance Company's Antic Meet (1958). Production still. Pictured: Merce Cunningham
Collaborations between choreographer Merce Cunningham, composer John Cage, and visual artist Robert Rauschenberg deeply informed the postmodern experimentations of Judson Dance Theater. The collaborative relationship between Cunningham-Cage-Rauschenberg began in 1954 with Theater Piece No. 1, an untitled event organized by Cage at Black Mountain College. Rauschenberg would go on to design sets, costumes, and lighting for over twenty of Cunningham's choreographies including Minutiae (1954), Summerspace (1958), Antic Meet (1958), and Travelogue (1977).
Alex Katz: Red Dancers at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
Alex Katz developed his highly stylized aesthetic in the 1960s and found his own, unmistakable resolution between formalism and representation. Since that time, the American painter has been continuously inspired by dance, influenced by his long-standing collaboration with the modern dancer and choreographer, Paul Taylor (1930-2018). Here, Katz explores the immediacy of gestures and movements through the medium of painting.
Sarah Michelson, Dance 4, Whitney Museum
In the contemporary art world we see choreographers exploring this relationship within the museum setting. Sarah Michelson (b. 1964) is a choreographer living and working in New York. She asks, "where does dance reside in the dancer's body?," and, "what is the dancer's relationship to performance?" For Michelson, dance is an act of devotion—a sentiment that spurred her series of the same name. Place and aesthetic is highly important to Michelson's work. For her piece Dance 4, performed at the Whitney Museum, Michelson collaborated with curators Jay Sanders and Greta Hartenstein to create a dance floor made of 220 paintings, inspired by the architecture of the Whitney's previous building on Madison Avenue.
Brennan Gerard and Ryan Kelly, P.O.L.E. (People, Objects, Language, Exchange), New Museum
More and more we are seeing a shift in the venue for contemporary dance performance. Getting rid of the stage aspect of dance breaks down the distinction between dancer and audience. Oftentimes, There are no seats, so viewers stand at different angles and move around to view the performance as they would a sculpture or installation.
Brennan Gerard and Ryan Kelly collaboratively make dance performance installations in museum settings to investigate the relation of a couple, and critically evaluate modes of intimacy. In their ongoing project P.O.L.E. (People, Objects, Language, Exchange) they incite conversation through a series of performances and public events in gallery spaces. The performers in the piece are New-York based dancers from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, from street dance to subway pole dancing.
Keith Haring, Untitled (Dance), 1987
What resonates is that the merger between dance and art is widening the breadth of aesthetic possibilities with which we see the world, and often, radically. This perfect union allows us to explore our own identity and the function of our respective bodies within this shared space and existence.
Dance has made its grand entrance to the white cube, and it's here to stay. Let's continue to support this beautiful cross-pollination, one step at a time.
Stay tuned for an exciting announcement in the coming week that will allow you the opportunity to partake in the exploration of what happens when fine art and dance meet.
Thank you for reading this far. Questions or comments: emily@mcelwreath.co
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Q: Struggling to get AutoMapper to map my ViewModel to my Domain, What could I be doing wrong? I've been fiddling about and trying multiple things, but I'm going wrong somewhere. I tried to make my first attempt using AutoMapper as simple as possible. I'm trying to create a new Brand and save it to the database, using a CreateBrandViewModel. Some of this might look a bit fruity, but I was trying to get it to work in the simplest way possible.
Domain:
public class Brand : EntityBase
{
    public virtual string Name { get; set; } //Not Nullable
    public virtual bool IsActive { get; set; } // Not Nullable
    public virtual Product DefaultProduct { get; set; } // Nullable
    public virtual IList<Product> Products { get; set; } // Nullable
}

ViewModel:
public class CreateBrandViewModel
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public bool IsActive { get; set; }
}

Controller
this is where I've been playing about the most for a while, so it looks a bit strange now. The commented out code hasn't resolved my problem.
    [HttpPost]
    public ActionResult Create(CreateBrandViewModel createBrandViewModel)
    {
        if(ModelState.IsValid)
        {

            Mapper.CreateMap<Brand, CreateBrandViewModel>();
                //.ForMember(
                //    dest => dest.Name,
                //    opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Name)
                //)
                //.ForMember(
                //    dest => dest.IsActive,
                //    opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.IsActive)
                //);

            Mapper.Map<Brand, CreateBrandViewModel>(createBrandViewModel)
            Session.SaveOrUpdate(createBrandViewModel);
            return RedirectToAction("Index");
        }

        else
        {
            return View(createBrandViewModel);
        }
    }

Just for the record, BrandController inherits from SessionController (Ayendes way), and transactions are managed through an ActionFilter. Though thats is a bit irrelevant I think. I've tried various different ways so I have different error messages - if you can take a look at whats happening and tell me how you might expect to use it that would be great.
For reference, my fluent nhibernate mapping for Brand:
public class BrandMap : ClassMap<Brand>
{
    public BrandMap()
    {
        Id(x => x.Id);

        Map(x => x.Name)
            .Not.Nullable()
            .Length(50);

        Map(x => x.IsActive)
            .Not.Nullable();

        References(x => x.DefaultProduct);

        HasMany(x => x.Products);

    }
}

Edit 1
I just tried the following code, but putting a breakpoint on Session.SaveOrUpdate(updatedModel) the fields are null and false, when they shouldn't be:
            var brand = new Brand();
            var updatedBrand = Mapper.Map<Brand, CreateBrandViewModel>(brand, createBrandViewModel);
            Session.SaveOrUpdate(updatedBrand);
            return RedirectToAction("Index");
        }

A: You appear to be doing your mapping the wrong way around on your return trip from the post. The alternative syntax may help out here, try:
// setup the viewmodel -> domain model map
// (this should ideally be done at initialisation time, rather than per request)
Mapper.CreateMap<CreateBrandViewModel, Brand>();
// create our new domain object
var domainModel = new Brand();
// map the domain type to the viewmodel
Mapper.Map(createBrandViewModel, domainModel);
// now saving the correct type to the db
Session.SaveOrUpdate(domainModel);

let me know if that cracks the egg... or just egg on yer face again :-)


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Julius Franz Hirt (* 20. Februar 1811 in Gera; † 4. März 1882 ebenda) war ein deutscher Richter und Politiker.

Familie
Franz Hirt war der Sohn des Regierungskanzlisten Johann Conrad Hirt und dessen Ehefrau Marie Rosine geborene Cotta. Hirt, der evangelisch-lutherischer Konfession war, heiratete am 18. Juli 1839 in Gera Louise Franziska geborene Raithel (* 5. März 1814 in Gera; † 16. November 1881 ebenda), die Tochter des Schmiedemeisters und Bürgers Heinrich Raithel aus Gera.

Leben
Franz Hirt besuchte das Gymnasium Rutheneum in Gera und studierte 1830 bis 1833 Staats- und Rechtswissenschaften an der Universität Leipzig. Nach beiden Staatsexamen wurde er am 14. Juni 1833 Akzessist beim fürstlichen Stadt- und Landgericht in Gera. Ab dem 3. Juli 1833 war er auch Notar. Am 6. November 1834 wurde er als Expedient an die Kanzlei der gemeinschaftlichen Landesadministration versetzt wo er 1835 Kanzleisekretär wurde. 1838 bis 1842 war er Aktuar beim gemeinschaftlichen Justizamt Gera-Untermhaus und dort Stellvertreter des Amtmanns.

1842 wurde er durch die Stadtverordneten zum Stadtsyndikus von Gera gewählt. Vom 1. März 1846 bis zum 1. Juli 1863 war er Kriminalrichter und Direktor des gemeinschaftlichen Kriminalgerichtes/Kreisgerichtes Gera. Am 1. Mai 1864 wurde er als Nachfolger des Kriminalrates Karl Friedrich Heinemann Dirigent des Kriminalgerichtes mit dem Titel "Rat". Anschließend war er Direktor des Kreisgerichtes Gera. Vom 1. Oktober 1879 bis zu seinem Tod war er Direktor des Landgerichtes Gera.

Hirt war der Verfasser zahlreicher juristischer Schriften. Er war Mitverfasser der ADB. Unter dem Pseudonym Bernhard Auinger veröffentlichte er Dramen.

Politik
Franz Hirt war mit Unterbrechungen von 1851 bis 1865 Mitglied im Landtag Reuß jüngerer Linie. In diesem Landtag war er 1852 stellvertretender Landtagspräsident und 1852/53 sowie 1862 bis 1865 Landtagspräsident.

Ehrungen
1864 erhielt Franz Hirt das Fürstliche Zivilehrenkreuz 1. Klasse. 1881 wurde er mit dem Komturkreuz des Großherzoglich Sächsischen Hausorden der Wachsamkeit oder vom weißen Falken geehrt.

Literatur
 Reyk Seela: Landtage und Gebietsvertretungen in den reußischen Staaten 1848/67–1923. Biographisches Handbuch (= Parlamente in Thüringen 1809–1952. Tl. 2). G. Fischer, Jena u. a. 1996, ISBN 3-437-35046-3, S. 250–251.

Landtagspräsident (Reuß jüngerer Linie)
Richter (Landgericht)
Richter (deutsche Geschichte)
Deutscher
Geboren 1811
Gestorben 1882
Mann

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Skilling won't have to report to prison yet
Business // Enron
KRISTEN HAYS and TOM FOWLER, Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle
WASECA, Minn. — The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has delayed the start of former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling's prison sentence that was scheduled to begin here Tuesday.
The court said today he would not have to report to prison while it considers his motion for bail pending his appeal on his conviction.
"This order is entered solely to allow this court to give careful consideration to the request for bail pending appeal," the court said.
Skilling, 53, was convicted in May of 19 counts of fraud, conspiracy, insider trading and lying to auditors in the premier criminal trial to emerge from the government's sprawling Enron investigation.
Skilling, who received the most severe punishment of anyone convicted of committing Enron crimes, 24 years and four months, staunchly maintains he is innocent of wrongdoing and plans to appeal.
The appellate court's decision is somewhat unusual, said Brian Wice, a Houston attorney who specializes in appeals.
Appeals court postpones Skilling's prison date
"It's rare to see a panel decide to stay a prison sentence so they can carefully consider his motion to remain free. Usually it's just a one sentence summary denial," Wice said.
It doesn't carry the same weight as the court granting a request to remain free pending appeal, however. In the 5th Circuit in particular such a ruling is generally seen as a sign the court will overturn the case in favor of a defendant, Wice said.
That was the case with four former Merrill Lynch executives who were found guilty of fraud for helping Enron improperly boost its earnings in what was known as the Nigerian barge case.
In March, the appeals court granted a former Merrill executive's motion to remain free pending appeal, while requests from two of his co-defendants were granted several months later.
In order to meet the standard for release on bail pending appeal, a defendant has to show there is a substantial chance of a reversal in the case. So it wasn't a surprise when in August, a three-judge panel of the appeals court overturned the convictions.
Skilling's win isn't quite as dramatic, but it keeps his hopes for a successful appeal alive, Wice said.
"When you're in a situation like Skilling, with hours left before you head off to jail, it's always the bottom of the ninth," Wice said. "This isn't a walk-off homerun, but at least it's a couple of men on base."
Earlier in the day, before the court issued its order, at Waseca's The Daily Grind, an upscale coffee shop along the old-fashioned downtown strip a few miles from the prison complex, Skilling was the subject of a lot of chatter.
"It's been conversation A-1," said Carol Musel, an interior decorator in the town of nearly 10,000. "The majority of people are interested in how it unfolds from here."
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The last few days have been exciting for all scientists and science enthusiasts. We saw for the first time, an photography of a black hole. The scientists announced the news during a live-streaming event. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT project), the European Southern Observatory and National Science Foundation (NSF) organized the event.
The researchers connected radio telescopes around the world. So, they can get enough power to visualize the area of a black hole.The algorithm created by Dr. Katie Bouman and other scientists got together data collected from radio telescopes scattered around the globe, under the auspices of an international collaboration called the Event Horizon Telescope. The project was studying two supermassive black holes, the Sagittarius A (Via Lactea) and the center of M87 galaxy. The Astrophysical Journal Letters magazine published the picture in a special edition. This great discovery was possible due to the efforts of more than 200 scientists and high technology.
Doctor Katie Bouman shared a picture on her Facebook showing the team responsible for the new data about black holes.
Nice, but.. What is a black hole?
According to EHT project, black holes are extraordinary cosmic objects with enormous masses but extremely compact sizes. The presence of these objects affects their environment in extreme ways, warping spacetime and super-heating any surrounding material.
The black hole is 40 billion kilometers in diameter. This means 3 million times the size of our planet – and is described by scientists as a "monster." It has a mass 6.5 billion times greater than that of the Sun. And we estimate it to be one of the largest that ever existed.
Some black holes were inactive, but not this one. And that means it converts nearby gas and matter into energy with 100 times more efficiency than the nuclear fusion that powers the stars.
Furthermore, this picture is a powerful confirmation of Albert Einstein's theory of gravity, or general relativity, published in 1915. It sounds strange to keep saying Einstein is right. However, every time his general relativity theory is confirmed, "we kill a cloud of alternative theories" and gain better understanding to create an even more comprehensive theory of the natural world.
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var Tools = require(Mods.TOOLS);

var theme = {
	textColor:'#000000',
	grayTextColor:'#888888',
	headerColor:'#333333',
	lightBlue:'#006cb1',
	darkBlue:'#93caed'//,
	//fontFamily: App.os({
	//	iphone:'Helvetica Neue',
	//	android:'Droid Sans'
	//})
};

//All shared property sets are declared here.
module.exports = {
	//grab platform dimensions only once to save a trip over the bridge
	platformWidth: Ti.Platform.displayCaps.platformWidth,
	platformHeight: Ti.Platform.displayCaps.platformHeight,

	//we use these for default components
	Button: {
		height:50,
		width:250,
		color:'#000',
		font: {
			fontSize:18,
			fontWeight:'bold'
		}
	},
	Label: {
		//color:theme.textColor,
		font: {
			fontFamily:theme.fontFamily,
			fontSize:24,
			fontWeight: 'bold'
		},
		height:'auto',
	    shadowColor:'#999',
	    shadowOffset:{x:1,y:1},
	    color:'#fff',
		borderRadius:5,
		backgroundColor:'aaa',
	    textAlign:'center'
	},
	GradientRow: {

		height:'40',
		selectedColor:'#333333',
		backgroundSelectedColor:'#aaaaaa',
		selectedBackgroundColor:'#aaaaaa',
	    backgroundGradient:{
			type:'linear',
			colors:[
				{color:'#666666',position:0.0},
				{color:'#999999',position:0.40},
				{color:'#333333',position:1.0}
			]
		}
	},
	Window: {
		navBarHidden:true,
		softInputMode:(Ti.UI.Android) ? Ti.UI.Android.SOFT_INPUT_ADJUST_RESIZE : ''
	},
	TableView: {
		separatorStyle:Ti.UI.iPhone.TableViewSeparatorStyle.NONE
	},
	TextField: {
		height:55,
		borderStyle:Titanium.UI.INPUT_BORDERSTYLE_ROUNDED,
		color:'#000000'
	},
	TextArea: {
		borderRadius:10,
		backgroundColor:'#efefef',
		//gradient will only work on iOS
		backgroundGradient:{
			type:'linear',
			colors:[
				{color:'#efefef',position:0.0},
				{color:'#cdcdcd',position:0.50},
				{color:'#efefef',position:1.0}
			]
		}
	},

	//we use these as JS-based 'style classes'
	animationDuration: 500,
	stretch: {
		top:0,bottom:0,left:0,right:0
	}
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White House says about 900,000 kids ages 5 to 11 got a Covid vaccine in first week
Maya Griesemer, 7, receives a first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from Seattle Public Schools' school-day clinic at Bailey Gatzert Elementary in Seattle, Washington, U.S., November 8, 2021.
Matt Mills McKnight | Reuters
About 900,000 kids ages 5 to 11 have received their first dose of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine since U.S. regulators cleared the shots for the younger age group last week, the White House said Wednesday.
Roughly 700,000 more young children have appointments at local pharmacies to get their shots, White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients told reporters.
"Families across the country are breathing giant sighs of relief," he said during a White House briefing on the pandemic, adding the Biden administration will continue to work with states and health-care providers to provide more doses.
The Biden administration has said it's procured enough vaccine to inoculate all 28 million 5- to 11-year-olds in the U.S. and will distribute it in smaller dosing and with smaller needles to make it easier for pediatricians and pharmacists to administer to kids.
Pfizer's vaccine for kids is given in smaller doses, one-third of the dosage given to teens and adults. Vials of the vaccine come in different packaging – orange-capped and labeled vials as opposed to the purple vials for those 12 and older.
Children who begin their series of shots this week will be fully vaccinated by Christmas.
Kids are generally less likely than adults to suffer from severe cases of Covid, but a small portion of them do, federal regulators and health experts say. At least 2,316 kids ages 5 to 11 have suffered from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, a rare but serious Covid-related complication, according to data shared by the CDC.
Fully vaccinating 1 million kids ages 5 to 11 would prevent 58,000 Covid infections, 241 hospitalizations, 77 intensive care unit stays and one death, according to a modeled scenario published by the Food and Drug Administration. Up to 106 kids would suffer from vaccine-induced myocarditis but most would recover, according to the agency.
The program for kids 5 to 11 is a new program with "new sites and specialized doses being shipped out to those sites," Zients said Wednesday.
Across the country, 114 pediatric hospitals are now offering shots to young kids, with many hosting vaccination events to boost immunization, Zients said.
The Biden administration is also providing states with FEMA-supported mobile clinics, and some states are offering shots in the morning before parents usually head into work, he said.
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Any simple way(s) to raise the PWM frequency (on pins 2-9) from the default 1 KHz? I'm driving some fans and getting a nasty 1KHz "whine" that I'd like to eliminate.
Looks like making the following simple changes in variant.h in the Arduino library did the trick, and doesn't appear to mess up things like delay(), micros(), or ADC sample rate. I'm now getting 20KHz PWM on Pins 2-9.
Thanks @rubidium - this was exactly the solution to my problem today.


You may love your animals, but that doesn't mean you have to love the way they make your house smell. A house that smells like pets can create all sorts of problems. You might be embarrassed to have people over, or spend less time inside. Don't worry–pet odor is something you can tackle with a few simple actions and changes. They key is focusing on the source before addressing any lingering odors.
Vacuum. Your pet can leave a smelly trail as they wander around your house. This trail might include stuff like fur, dander, mud, and traces of urine or feces.
Clean old pet messes with an enzyme cleaner. Hidden or improperly cleaned messes are often the culprits behind pet odor. If there are areas where there have been recent pet messes, spray the area with an enzyme cleaner. Let the cleaner soak in for 30 minutes, and then blot it dry with a clean cloth. You may find that the pesky pet odor has disappeared.
Clean the carpets. Spot cleaning stains will help remove smells from specific areas, but you may have a bunch of different smells over different areas of the carpet. Tackle smells all over the house with a thorough carpet cleaning.
Clean furniture. Pet smells love to hide in furniture. Your cat's special chair may be host to all sorts of irksome smells. The type of furniture will dictate the best cleaning method, but you should always check the care labels before cleaning to make sure the piece isn't dry clean only.
Give your pet a bath. Pets love to play, which often means getting into messes. Regular bathing is a good idea for dogs and ferrets, and some other pets could use a wash now and then as well.
ash your pet's bed. This site of comfort can also be a site of stubborn pet odors.Luckily, most beds can be machine-washed using a regular cycle and warm or hot water. Tumble dry the bed in the dryer.
Wash your bed. Snuggling with your pet in bed can be blissful. However, it's important to wash your bed often and well, since it will likely be harboring pet odors too. Strip pillow cases, sheets, fitted sheets, duvet covers, and blankets from the bed.
Clean your pet's toys and accessories. Your pet is lucky to have a number of beloved toys and accessories. However, when unwashed and strewn about the house, these can create unpleasant odors. Wash fabric toys, ropes, towels, collars, and leashes in the washing machine. Tumble dry them in the dryer. Wash hard toys, bowls, and rubber toys in the sink with hot soapy water.
Replace the litter. Understandably, litter boxes can get pretty smelly. To clean your box, empty its contents into a plastic garbage bag, then scrub the litter box with soap and water. To remove stains and smells that put up a fight, pour some vinegar into the box and let it soak for about 30 minutes.


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May 21, 2013 adriandiglio Tips & Advice
A New Breath of Life for Serial Novels
A good friend of mine introduced me to a website called http://www.jukepopserials.com, a place that brings writers and readers together to enjoy the once popular publishing format of the serial novel. Made famous in 1836 by Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers, a serial novel is (generally speaking) the controlled release of a chapter/installment at a time to the public. This is predominately performed during the composition phase where the writer finishes a chapter and publishes it, finishes another chapter and publishes it, as opposed to completing an entire novel and releasing it a chapter at a time. Often times, the readers provide feedback to the author. Charles Dickens was known to factor in that feedback when writing his subsequent installments.
JukePop Serials is bringing it back. They curate stories from around the world, one chapter at a time. They are available on the web, and on Android and Apple mobile devices. The readers get to vote on their favorite serials, and the top serials with the most votes get awarded money from the website on a monthly basis, and voting is what keeps the serials alive.
But before an author's or writer's first serial installment can be published on their site, it must first be approved in a very similar manner that you would submit to a magazine. Per their submissions page, they are currently accepting these genres: Adventure, American Gothic, Chick Lit, Crime, Cross-Genre, Dystopian, Fantasy, Horror, Modern Romance, Mystery, Paranormal, Sci Fi, Sci Fi Western, Slipstream, Steampunk, Superhero, Thriller, and Young Adult (plus any new genre that you may have invented). If your serial start is accepted, JukePop Serials pays up to 2 cents per word for up to 3,500 words. After which, an author becomes eligible for the monthly cash awards based on votes.
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The victim, who has not been identified, was fatally struck by a vehicle in a crosswalk near 87th Street and Lafayette Sunday.
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