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Since the age of 12, Rodrigo Medellín has had a passion for bats and other animals. As bats lack widespread appeal he promotes them through research and strong conservation education programmes with his team, and tries to make people aware of their value. In recognition of this dedication, Rodrigo won a Rolex Award for Enterprise in 2008, allowing him and his team to do more to protect bats in Mexico.
Bats have vital roles in healthy ecosystems pollinating flowers, dispersing seeds and eating insect pests. Unfortunately there is a common misconception that these animals are disease-carrying, blood-drinking creatures that should be feared. In reality attacks by bats on humans are rare and their positive contributions should be valued more highly.
In 1994, Rodrigo founded the Program for the Conservation of Bats of Mexico in partnership with the University of Mexico, and Bat Conservation International. Farmers often mistake harmless bats for the vampire bats that prey on their cattle. To avoid unnecessary killings, the programme teaches vampire-bat control and presents more positive images of bats and their usefulness through community workshops and nationwide media exposure.
An award winning radio show aimed mainly at children, Adventures in Flight, has also reached millions of listeners with a series of short programmes about bat biology and conservation.
The power of educating children was highlighted in 1996 when rumours began to circulate that "chupacabras", mythical, unidentified livestock-killing creatures that usually turn out to be coyotes with a bad case of mange, were hiding in the famous Cueva de la Boca caves, home to the world's largest Mexican Free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) population.
Locals threatened to burn the cave until the children, who had recently been visited by Rodrigo and his team, explained that the bats had benefits and should be protected. The cave and the bats, which can eat up to 12 tonnes of insects each night, are still protected today.
Recently, success has also been achieved for the Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae), a migratory pollinator listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. After 18 years of research and conservation work, this species will soon be the first Mexican mammal to leave the federal list of endangered species.
The strategy used by Rodrigo and his team has been used to develop similar initiatives in Bolivia, Costa Rica and Guatemala to good success and now the Latin American Network for Bat Conservation has been established, which is the largest organization of its kind worldwide.
Today, Rodrigo continues to use his passion and commitment to promote the conservation of all of Mexico's wildlife, changing negative opinions into positive ones.
You can find out more about the Rolex Awards for Enterprise and Rodrigo Medellín here.
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Things Done Changed
Every time there's a seismic shift, things feel more important. And this year in the NBA, things feel important—like something is happening. Like a changing of the guard.
When the San Antonio Spurs were taken out by the upstart Memphis Grizzlies, it was clear that the times they are a'changing. The Boston Celtics are still clinging to life— thanks to a one-armed Rajon Rondo—but their title window has been limited to "only this year" regardless of what year it is, and despite the fact that the pundits said the same thing last year. Finally, with the sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers by the Dallas Mavericks, the icing's on the cake and the writing's on the wall.
There can be no doubt about playoffs where the Atlanta Hawks refuse to bow to the best-
The coronation of Derrick Rose as MVP was a nice nod to the coming youth movement. But Rose has already been acknowledged as a high school prospect and as an elite college player who took his team to the promised land—even if they fell short, and that run has since been negated. When he said that he wanted MVP his rookie year, people looked at him like he was crazy. No one is now. But Rose has never been the ringleader of this movement—that honor falls to Kevin Durant. As the youngest scoring champion in the history of the league—and the fresh, smiling face of the Thunder—he was supposed to be the one. And he still might be.
But he'll have to get past Tony Allen, Marc Gasol and—most of all—Zach Randolph if he wants to continue his assault on the league. With the Grizz taking the fight right to the jaws of the Thunder and the Hawks battling the Bulls like no one expected, it's clear that the league is shifting right from under the feet of those who were privileged to come before, and even more quickly from those who just assumed they got next.
"Who got next?" is a persistent question in basketball. If you keep winning, you get to keep playing. You see the faces across from you shift, and you don't really care—you don't take time to honestly evaluate the opposition because it doesn't matter. All that matters is the fact that you're winning. Your time is now. But sooner, rather than later—because time bows to no man, woman or team—you will slip. The Spurs, Lakers and maybe the Celtics are learning that lesson now. And when you do slip, as they have (or will), it can be disorienting to look at the face of the team that beat you. You might find yourself wondering, "Who is this? How did they get here? How did they get me?"
But by that point, it's too late.

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In the future, try organizing your thoughts a little better. Paragraphs are a nice way to break up such a long post. Most folks will take one look at your post and move on before attempting to read it the way it is written.
Hello Everyone! First of all, thanks for taking the time to read my question. Pretty soon, I'll be buying a tablet. I know this tablet will be my media/entertainment machine (ie. Books, movies, TV shows, music to some extent). I'm having trouble picking a tablet, however, I have it narrowed down to two which I'll get to because I have an even bigger question. That question is about ecosystems. I've been reading all about the Apple/Amazon/Google/Microsoft ecosystems and how they work and each strength/weakness each have. Before I ask the question, let me give an attempt at a short back story. I was an Apple fan (and still am in many respects) for a few years. I owned 3 different iPhones, an iPad and a Macbook Pro, and for the past two years I've been telling myself "I'm ready to start collecting digital media, I want to build a digital music/movie/tvshow/book collection." I never really started that collection, which is weird, because Apple offers so much and it was all in one place which is exactly what I prefer, everything in one place. Well, in the last year, I grew out of Apple personally. Nothing against Apple or its fans, its a fantastic platform, but I never really messed with Android, but once I did, I was sold. So I thought, "with my documents, pictures and all personal files on Google, and my new love of Android, I'm going to buy into this because I like what I see and like what Google has to offer." So now I am a proud owner of a Nexus 4 and a Chromebook. And just recently my son wanted to watch a movie on our Google TV but it wasn't on Netflix so I went to purchase it digitally. But then I thought "from where? Amazon? I have a lot of TV shows there, maybe I should start my collection there." And then I thought "but I have Google products, maybe its best to stick with the Play Store so I have consistent access." I know the Google Play store is behind the curve a bit (but I assume they'll catch up, right?), and I know Amazon has a massive selection, but Amazon Instant Video isn't available for the Android phones/tablets, and I don't know if Amazon is going to limit their apps for the Google devices in the future. So this brings me to my question, I am currently deciding between a Nexus tablet or a Kindle Fire HD solely based on the ecosystem that I buy into in regards to movies, music, TV shows, books etc... I want to buy into the Google Play store, but should I be worried about its lack of content? Or should I live without the Amazon Instant Video app and the blurry future of Amazon and its compatibility with Google products and buy into Amazon? Is Google Play worth starting my collection in? Thanks for any and all input!


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Use with flat, vaulted, or cathedral ceilings. Square Ceiling Support Box is painted black. Includes square trim and DVL/DuraBlack Chimney Adapter. Supports up to 40' of DuraPlus HTC Chimney pipe. Starter section built in
DuraPlus HTC is a double-wall, all-fuel chimney system for Canada for use with wood stoves, fireplaces, and appliances using wood, oil, gas or coal. The insulation maintains a barrier that will not shift or settle and the wall keeps the exterior cool, while ensuring high temperatures for optimum draft performance on the inside.


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Special Valentineʻs Day Stargazing Show at Imaginarium
Wine and favor accompany stargazing showWindward Community College
Marketing & Public Relations, Windward Community College
Mary Beth Laychak, 235-7350
Imaginarium Manager, Natural Sciences
Windward Community College's Imaginarium will feature "Star-Crossed Lovers," a special Valentine's Day show for adults 21 and older, with wine and a Valentine's Day favor on Friday, February 14 at 7 p.m. This special Stargazing show will feature the uncensored tales of love, loss and affairs of the heart in the constellations.
"Star-Crossed Lovers" (21+ only)
Date: Friday, February 14
Time: 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Cost: $15 per person, includes admission, glass of wine and Valentine's Day favor
Reservations: Please call 235-7433 for reservations. Reservations are required for the show. Imaginarium shows are open to the public. Walk-up tickets will not be available for this show.
Show Description –
The Imaginarium's special Valentine's Day show is a 21-and-over version of the regular monthly Stargazing show. Unlike her regular Stargazing shows that are modified for general audiences, Krissie Kellogg will tell the uncut versions of these classic stories of love and loss in the heavens.
This special show will be reservations only.
The Hokulani Imaginarium is located on the Windward Community College campus at 45-720 Kea'ahala Road in Kaneohe. Please call 235-7433 for reservations.
For more information, visit: http://windward.hawaii.edu/imaginarium


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September 2, 1982
To: All University Employees
From: President Gail Fullerton
Subject: Power Shutdown
The cable break which caused the power outage earlier this week will require some major repairs in order to minimize the inconvenience to faculty, staff, and students, I have arranged for the repair work to take place during the period from noon on Friday, September 3, 1982, through the weekend. The repair crew will make every effort to have all buildings back in operation for Tuesday morning classes. The buildings involved are Duncan Hall, MacQuarrie Hall, Sweeney Hall, and the South Garage on Seventh Street.
Executive Vice President Evans has recommended, and I concur, that because of safety concerns MacQuarrie Hall and Sweeney Hall be closed to all faculty, staff, and students for this period. Duncan Hall, which has auxiliary power, doesnot pose a problem of the same magnitude. Therefore, some classes will meet, some offices will remain open. Please check with the Dean of the School for specifics. We regret the inconvenience to everyone, but we have little in the way of acceptable alternatives at our disposal.
Community Relations will provide the local media with updates during the weekend and Monday.
Academic Vice President Burns
Executive Vice President Evans
Dean of Student Services Martin
Director Lopez, Community Relations


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Published at: Thursday, April 12 2018 15:06:29
The most common type of chairs are sofa table with chairs. Almost every home has at least a upholstered side chair, and they are mainly found in the living room in linen wingback chair. There are also smaller version that can be found in bedrooms. Some variants of these are wooden chairs with arms, rattan arm chairs, leather slipper chair or antique wingback chair, but they all look pretty similar. The second most common type of reclining chaise lounge chair are small lounge chair. You find them surrounding your dining room table. They are also available in different shapes, sizes, material and designs. You can opt for the backless dining chair, or a eames side chair with a comfortable upholstery.
Depending on your requirements, reclining chairs are available as massage chairs, regular seats, and full-featured home theater reclining chairs. The massage type recliners can have built-in heat technology and music thats synchronized to the rythym of the massage programme. These recliners will also have several pre-configured massage settings so that you can use the one you enjoy most. The massage recliner is excellent at relieving aching and sore muscles.


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MySQL GUI Tools is a suite of graphical desktop applications for working with and administering MySQL servers. The suite consists of three tools: MySQL Query Browser, MySQL Administrator, and MySQL Migration Assistant (available only on Windows). We'll look at the first two to see how well they let us manage MySQL without using the command line.
You can install MySQL GUI Tools via the package management systems on Ubuntu, Debian, or Fedora Linux. On Ubuntu and Debian the package name is mysql-admin; on Fedora, it's mysql-gui-tools. Pre-built binaries and the source code are all available on the project's site.
The installation process adds new menu items to GNOME's Applications-> Programming menu. You can also invoke the tools from a terminal with the commands
mysql-query-browser and
mysql-administrator. Both MySQL Query Browser and MySQL Administrator allow you to work with more than one MySQL servers at a time.
MySQL Query Browser
When you start the MySQL Query Browser, a dialog box asks you all the basic information about the MySQL Server that you want to connect to. After the connection has been established you are presented with a workspace window that lets you do things like create a new schema, add tables to it, enter and query data, export the query results, run SQL scripts.
The Query Browser window is divided into three distinct areas. A sidebar on the right contains several tabs in two rows that let you view things like schemas, tables, bookmarks, and history, and provide a reference section for SQL syntax. The Query Window at the top is where you enter your SQL queries. The major part of the screen is occupied by an area where you open tabs for new queries, new SQL scripts, and new result sets.
To create a new MySQL database, right-click on the Sidebar in the Schemata tab. Click Create Schemata and fill in the schema name -- we'll use mysqlguidemo. Then right-click again and select Refresh Schemata. The new schema should show up.
You can set a default schema to use with subsequent commands either by going to File -> Select Schema or right-clicking on the schema in the sidebar and selecting Set as Default Schema. The default schema then appears in bold type in the sidebar.
To add tables to the schema, right-click on the new mysqlguidemo schema and click on Create Table to bring up the Table Editor, with which you enter the details of the new table to be created. When you're happy with the fields you've added, click on Apply Changes to perform the table creation. A Confirm Table Action dialog box shows you the SQL query that the program will execute against your schema. Click on the Execute button to do it. Once the tables have been added you will see them in a tree-like display on the side bar, as shown below:
You can modify tables by right-clicking on the table name and choosing Edit from the pop-menu.
You can also use MySQL Query Browser to execute SQL statements. Choose File -> New Script Tab to create a new SQL script, or you may load an existing SQL script using File -> Open Script, then click on the Execute button to invoke the script. You may also save the new SQL script for your future use.
To retrieve records from a table, double-click on the table name in the sidebar to create a Resultset in the Resultset tab. The Resultset has options for easy navigation, searching, editing of existing records, and addition of new ones. To add a new record or edit an existing one, click on Start Editing toward the bottom of the Resultset window. You can also export Resultsets into CSV, HTML, XML, and Excel files.
Other aspects of the MySQL Query Browser include a history feature and bookmarks. The history feature, visible in the sidebar, lets you view and replay past queries. You can bookmark the current SQL query in the Query tab via Query -> Bookmark. Bookmarked queries are visible in the sidebar's Bookmarks tab.
The Table Options and Advanced Settings tabs allow you to set properties to use for storage engine, character set, row storage format, RAID setup, and many more options.
From the Query menu you can create transactions using Start, Commit, and Rollback statements. You can also add stored procedures and functions to your schema by right-clicking on your schema and selecting New Stored Routine.
MySQL Administrator
The MySQL Query Browser does a good job of helping you create your schemas and tables, feeding data into them, and writing stored objects for them. However, as your tables grow, and complex user access scenario arise, you will also need to administer your MySQL servers efficiently and easily.
The command line utility
mysqladmin does a good job of letting you administer MySQL servers. However, an intuitive graphical interface with graphical performance indicators
makes MySQL Administrator a great tool for administration of running MySQL servers.
Similar to MySQL Query Browser, on startup, you are required to fill in the MySQL server information you want to connect to. After you are logged in, you get a summary of server and client information; in this case the client is the MySQL Administrator.
The left sidebar of the MySQL Administrator window displays options for administering the various functionalities of the MySQL server. On clicking a specific functional category in the sidebar, the relevant information appears on the right side of the screen in a tabbed interface. If your access privileges permit, you can also modify the information and save the changes.
The Service Control window allows you to stop the running MySQL server to which the client is connected. However, once you stop it, you will have to manually start the server again from outside the tool.
You can configure a MySQL server instance with various options or parameters via option files, which are also called configuration files in MySQL lingo. The Startup Parameters window is a graphical way to add or modify various startup options for the MySQL server. You can modify the user, data, or temp directory; MyISAM, InnoDB, and replication parameters; Security Settings; and other options.
The User Administration window allows you add new users to the MySQL server and modify or delete existing ones. In addition to the basic tasks, you can also set per-user schema privileges and resource limits for individual users.
The Health window shows current client connection statistics such as connection usage, traffic, and number of current SQL queries being executed. You can view the query cache hit rate in the Memory Health tab. The Status Variables and Server Variables tabs show the values of the current status and Server variables and let you modify the values in place. Click Refresh and you will see the new values.
The Backup and Restore Backup windows lets you backup and restore one or all of your schemas. If you have replication enabled on your databases, the Replication Status window allows you to monitor the process.
The two graphical tools in MySQL GUI Tools are helpful for two kinds of users. The MySQL Query Browser makes MySQL more user-friendly for students and database-driven application developers, while the MySQL Administrator improves the life of database administrators with its graphical interface.


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Brand: Consumer & Market Knowledge (CMK)
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What does an Associate CMK Manager Do?
Our core work is the integration of consumer, shopper, and market understanding to catalyze business growth across all of our brands. From global strategy to local market execution, CMK managers shape the direction of our businesses by:
1) Growing leadership brands
2) Guiding strategy development and portfolio choices
3) Optimizing our initiatives, brands, and brand portfolios
4) Driving retail advantage
CMK is a consumer-understanding powerhouse that is unparalleled in the industry for designing and leveraging proprietary tools and methodologies that fuel business growth and lead breakthrough innovation.
A career in CMK provides limitless opportunities to drive the business and the organization via its unique, balance of both LEADERSHIP and COLLABORATION; OBJECTIVITY and PASSION.


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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE -- Not unlike most, I am in a bit of a financial pickle. Recently graduating from college again, exhausting my unemployment, 401K, savings, and patience while desperately searching for a job. I am convinced they must not exist anymore. Jobs that is... Unfortunately for all of us Juniper is still there like the playground bully, the jerk in traffic, the fly on an otherwise lazy summer day. I contacted Juniper's Customer Service Specialists, yes they are right, they are very, very special. ** was from pretending not to be in India, but her lack of basic English kind of tipped me off. I tried to explain my situation to her, and did so several times, but she just couldn't seem to get it.
I explained that I was a recent college graduate and I was really struggling to find employment. But I wanted to make some payment to them, but was afraid I couldn't make the entire payment due at this time. Could you offer me some temporary options just for 6 months or until I get a job. I even told her that I hoped it wouldn't be 6 months and that as soon as I find something I would gladly contact them to get my payments back on regular schedule. She just kept telling me she could not offer me anything and that my minimum payment was $131.
Funny thing was my payment had been only $68 for a long time, how was offering my a payment almost double going to be of any help? ** told me did not understand why I have no money or income. She actually asked me, "Don't you have Medicare?" to which I calmly but firmly replied, "I am 36, not 90, and generally Medicare doesn't cover credit cards." So after a frustrating bit of time dealing with the "Specialist" I concluded that they would obviously rather receive no payment than work with me. Blocked their phone calls and set about drafting a letter to the big wigs at Barclays.
Oh, ** did give the address of the credit collection department where I could plead for lenience. Plead for anything from blood sucking credit card scum, not going to happen. Instead I filed the case with the BBB, because I just feel that this is unacceptable. I, in good faith was trying to work out a temporary solution, but they won't play nice. Schoolyard Bullies! I wouldn't think it so bad I guess it I had been met with the same resistance from other creditors, but most were actually helpful.
They are no saints, don't get me wrong, but truly understood that it was in their best interest to come up with some compromise and I will figure out a way to meet those payments because they worked with me in this difficult time. After filing with the BBB I received a response from the "Executive Office", oh goody! She basically stated they aren't interested in helping me. I owe them this money, and maybe I should go to Consumer Credit Counseling Service for help. I wonder if she's ever heard the phrase squeezing blood from a stone. Oh wait! I think the Executive Office has people to do that for them!
I used to work around an Executive Office, they have somebody to do everything for them. I am drafting a second letter to the Executive Office, my response to their deep concern for their monies owed. They have made it more than clear that they are most definitely part of the huge problem with the entire country right now. Running around, unchecked, and allowed to treat people so badly, and profiting so greedily. And they will settle for nothing less than everything. I guess I have no choice but to give them nothing. I'd say send my account to collection, but they already have, and go ahead and try to collect it.
As I told them I have nothing! No income, savings, 401K, rich dead relative, job, NOTHING! I think the best way to get some say in this is to contact the BBB, as screwed consumers I can't think of much else we can do but report their unfair practices and hope others look at that before they too are trapped in the same unfortunate situation a lot of us find ourselves in. I did end my stern letter to the Executive Office on a high note, wishing them a Christmas filled with poverty, unemployment, hunger, and all around misery. Where's Karma when you need it???
I have an MasterCard account with this company, who "lured" me in with a balance transfer scheme of a one year zero '0' interest rate. I paid an initial transfer fee of 3% and then expected to pay down the transferred balance in the 12 month time frame. I was not able to pay it down within the 12 months. However, upon the arrival of the 13th month, the interest rate spiked to over 17%! Okay, I was prepared for that. However, what is listed in the very, very fine print is "interest is charged on balance transfers on a daily basis. Interest is also accrued on the balance".
I basically found myself making a payment and having it wiped out with the interest being accrued and added to my unpaid balance for the next month. With the recent Federal law change that requires companies to provide a "picture" of how long it would take to pay down a balance to zero, the picture I got on my recent statement was that it would take 3200 years (not making this up; I have to think it was a computer glitch) if I only made the minimum payment. As I didn't think I would live that long, I decided to pay this off. In fact, I made two payments (both in advance of the next month's due date) and got the balance to ZERO!!
I checked with their customer service dept and they told me that since my payments were made prior to my next month's due date I should expect no more amounts. Well, I got this month's statement and there are new interest charges, because interest is charged on a daily basis and interest was accrued between the my Nov due date and my actual payment date (5 days later). In fact, based on the explanation that the Customer Service person gave me, even after I pay the $15.41 of new interest charges, I could have interest accrued on the interest charge between the statement date (Dec05) and my actual payment date (Dec10).
So although my next payment date is Jan05, (in what should be the 30 day grace period) and I pay off the balance on Dec10, they are accruing interest between Dec05 and Dec10. In my opinion, this is Usury in its absolute worst form. What makes this even more hilarious is that during this 8 month time-frame, my credit card limit was raised! (to over $20,000) As if I would actually look to continue to do business with such a company.
I strongly urge anyone who is thinking of doing credit card business with this company be fully aware of their practice on accruing interest on a daily basis so that even when you make your payments on time, in advance of your actual due date, you will still find more interest added that will appear on your next month's statement. With such a scheme, I don't know if one's balance can ever really get to zero. I need to wait for two complete billing cycles.
I also want to say that I don't usually perform reviews (positive or negative), however, this company's practices are so blatantly abusive that I am glad for my3cents being available to provide a means to bring attention to companies who border on being unethical in the manner in which they conduct their business.
P. P. BOX 13337 -- There apparently are no rules, or laws to protect innocent consumers against unscrupulous, dishonest, and conniving credit card companies! I have been a customer of Juniper Credit Card for approximately 2 years, and have had nothing but glowing thoughts about them. While I did not use the card much, nevertheless, the experience was pleasant enough! Starting in September, I learned that my September payment had been returned unpaid because of an "invalid account number." Bear in mind that I had authorized my payments to be made automatically from my checking account.
I set the information up on my computer so that this could happen every month, and all I had to do each month was submit the withdrawal date and the amount to be paid. Everything else was automatically done, as it is with other banks that I have the same set-up. When I called Juniper to find out what happened, the young lady that originally took the call had a very difficult time telling me about the "invalid account" as if she herself did not understand what it was all about. In fact, she did not fully understand what was going on.
At any rate, I thought that we had this straight, but the more I thought about it, the more it did not make sense. I did not alter my checking account number, nothing different had happened by me to that number, and the more I thought about it, the angrier I got. Now, I'm sparing some of the details (believe it or not) about this incident, in the interest of time, but can supply all of this to anyone that is interested. This month, when I received my statement from Juniper, they informed me that my interest rate had been raised from 8% to 27% because of a late payment. (reference: "invalid account number")
I telephoned my bank to see if they knew what had happened, and they advised me that once I set this up on the computer, all they do is pay what is presented. They don't alter accounts in any way, they have nothing to do with that other than to honor the payment, So, I called Juniper back, and questioned them how my bank account was "invalid" because I did nothing to change it, the bank did nothing to change it, so how did this happen? In fact, according no one but Juniper Credit Card did anything to change my checking account number other than Juniper itself. There would have absolutely no reason for me to change it.
Furthermore, I authorized them at the time to go ahead and deduct the payment over the phone at the time I when I found out about the error. They did not ask for my checking account number, but accepted the information for the payment, and successfully deducted it from my checking account! This didn't click with me until I got this notice that my interest rate had been raised to this ungodly rate because of the "invalid account number.
I know that this is all too confusing, it confused me to no end until I figured out what they are trying to do to me, and probably many others! They have had and still do have access to my checking account, and in fact successfully deducted the November payment on November 3rd. One of the "snotty programmed counselors" finally offered to reduce my interest rate from the 27% figure to 24% and when I was still arguing with her about this whole incident, she reneged on the 24% rate because, I suppose, of my obstinance!
These people are dangerous, they are connivers, they are liars, and watch out! I am not done with this, because this is not right, and they know it. However, as long as they are able to get away with it, it is not going to stop! All I have to do is figure out how I'm going to handle it, such as suing them, and anyone else that wants to join me in any kind of action, I will be more than interested. WATCH OUT FOR JUNIPER CREDIT CARD! These are bad, bad people.
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE -- I am a former customer of Juniper Bank. Let me explain how I became a former customer. It started with a finance charge putting me two cents over the limit. Two cents resulted in a $39 overlimit fee. I understand terms and conditions. Your representatives were kind enough to explain due to my terms and conditions that I could be charged $39 for even one penny. Their lack of empathy or consideration for what amounts to an exorbitant fee amount (considering the infraction of two cents) resulted in my becoming a former customer of yours at that point.
I doubled my payment to do what I could to bring my account back below the limit and then I was assessed the penalty or default rate which caused my account to go two dollars over the limit when the finance charges were assessed. Two dollars resulted in a $39 overlimit fee. Once again, I understand terms and conditions. What I don't understand is how $2.02 should cost me $78 and that somehow my frustration over this wasn't even acknowledged or dignified. Please help me understand how a business, which should be in the business of customers would not make at least an effort to meet a customer half way, as a courtesy.
I am not a rich woman Mr. ** but I do pay my bills. In spite of the hardship the fees have created, I am, once again, attempting to bring my account back under the limit and get back on track. So I scheduled a payment on 7/18/2009 to be drafted from my account on 7/31/2009. The irony of the date of 7/31/2009 is not only is it my payday, but it happens to be the date my Juniper Bank payment is due. Good customer right? So help me understand this, Mr. **: Your company has called me now three times this week.
Please take note that today is Wednesday, so that means I have received a courtesy call on Monday night, Tuesday night and now tonight, to remind me that my payment is due on Friday July 31, 2009. I am not stupid. I am insulted by the collection attempts when I am not past due and I have a payment scheduled in your system! So last night I was reassured I would be removed from the list to be called. As you can tell this did not happen because I received yet another courtesy call tonight.
I even spoke to ** agent ** in collections tonight after having him tell me when my payment was due and asking if he saw the payment scheduled and even noted the account. He of course drew my attention to my account being over the limit. Once again, I am not stupid by any means and I am sorely aware of the status of my account. Considering the interactions I've had with your customer service agents, I would think there would be some notations on my account indicating prior conversations, which would include the hardship the outrageous fee amounts created for me and my family.
I am not asking for a handout and I am keenly aware of how my actions have put me in the position I am currently in. What I was asking for was some assistance. Some courtesy. And in the very least my dignity left intact.
I am a former customer because these things have not happened. Here's another thing to consider Mr. **.
In a time when credit card companies are under serious scrutiny for the practices that include charging outlandish fees for small offenses to the terms and conditions of an account ($2.02=$78??), this makes me one more consumer that will tell every single person that will hear me loud and clear about my experience with your company. I will be forwarding my letter and complaint on to the OCC and the FTC as well regarding the unfair excess charging of fees in relation to the offense.
In addition I will be documenting the courtesy calls that I am receiving prior to the bill being due with an on time payment scheduled in a system that your representatives can see quite easily. And in spite of my best efforts, I can guarantee my phone will ring tomorrow, politely reminding me of my upcoming payment due, regardless of the notes that have been placed on my account to prevent this from happening. I look forward to hearing from you quite soon. I will be issuing my complaints no later than the end of August.
Where do I start? From the beginning I suppose. I signed up for Juniper Banks' 0% APR introductory rate for 18 months on balance transfers and purchases. I had a good rate on my Chase card, 8.99%. But Juniper's many tempting junk mails finally got to me. Plus, the APR after the introductory APR would be the same as Chase's: 8.99%. Sounds like a win/win, right? Not so fast. I transferred over my balance and sucked up the balance transfer fee.
Well, between the time of signing up and my first due bill, I went ahead and signed up for automatic payments to make sure I didn't have any late payments. What also happened was my wallet was stolen and I had to cancel my debit card and be issued another one. This is where I do admit fault: I forgot to change that payment information online.
None of the paperless statements (emails) said anything was the matter. I got an email saying that they received my payment. However, I checked my account around the end of that month to see the next statement, only to see that the payment, in fact, did not go through, and now there was a late fee and a return fee.
I immediately called CS and talked to someone about what happened. When I do anything like this, I always write down everything that is discussed. So, by the end of the call, I read back what we had resolved. We resolved that he would be able to remove the late fee but not the return fee. He said it would show on my next statement. We resolved that the introductory APR rate of 0% would be restored, for this one time. We agreed that the payment would not have been late had the account number been correct. I believed all was right in the world again. I had it all written down and even got reference #.
For the next statements, there was no late fee removed but the APR was still at 0%. The last two statements still did not reflect a minus $39 late fee. But there was something different. The APR was up to 28.26% and there was one whopper of a finance charge!! I got my artillery all together before calling CS again. For 30 minutes, the CS agent, who sounded like a cross between an Eastern Indian and a Leprechaun, annoyed me to no end with the hard-to-understand canned responses, the lack of ability to help, and the mixing up what he was saying, thus confusing me further.
He said the return fee was noted as waived, but not the late fee. I told him it did not show any fee being waived, I was put on hold, he came back and said some other weird nonsensical stuff, and put me on hold again. Finally, he came back and apologized and said it would reflect on my next statement. But, he couldn't help me on the APR. I asked for his supervisor, and was put on hold. Within seconds of being transferred, I was magically disconnected. Hmmmm.
So, I took a deep breath and called again. This time I got some lady who wanted to hear the whole story over. She then said that there was no record of a call or conversation on 2/27/09, the date that I first called. She said this even though the last CSR I spoke with acknowledged the call. She did say her screen showed, that minutes before, the late fee was removed. She also said that the return fee would be removed (even though guy on 2/27/09 said that it could not). She also said that she could not do anything about the APR.
Actually, she ignored me and asked if I was asking for a lower APR. She was equally annoying as the first guy and a tinge more unhelpful. I asked to speak to her supervisor. Can you guess what happened next? Yep, disconnected after being transferred. SO, one hour of wasted time and many to go. This is apparently a famous tactic of credit card companies. They hope you are too busy and too annoyed to keep calling and complaining. I found a site that might be helpful to me and to others in this predicament.
If I can, I'll post an update if anything was resolved. I have no idea how much this will help, but it's better than feeling helpless. Don't let them get the best of you. Keep fighting and try and keep your cool with the CSR. They are more apt to help you if you're not insulting them or cussing. It's hard, trust me. I lost it on the first call with the leprechaun. Keep your cool and go to that site above. GOOD LUCK!!
ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS -- I too started out with an 8.99% interest rate and paid off my balance every month for two years. For no reason at all, it was first raised to 13.99%. I called, and they said it was for "everyone." I never received ANY notice about this. Not but a month later, I looked at my statement and they raised it to 27.99%! That was too much. I called and they would not change it for anything. Admittedly, I had been anywhere from 2 hours to 24 hours late (yes, that late...unbelievable, right?) twice in the past year.
Of course, they have a clause in their fine print that allows them to charge that without any notification on their part. I closed my account, because another rate hike was coming in April, and I wanted no part of it because I'd have over 30% APR. HERE IS WHAT I DID TO GET MY APR REDUCED, and I strongly encourage everyone to follow suit or actually file a class-action lawsuit. I'll be signing on.
I filed a complaint with the BBB of Delaware, and in a calm and collective manner wrote out my complaint about doubling interest rates because payments are literally hours or minutes late. I also listed what I viewed as a fair resolution to my complaint, which was a return to the previous interest rate of 13.99 and a remission of the over-limit fee which was due to the rate increase (which of course is much higher than 8.99%, but half of 27.99 or more). Not but a week or two later, they capitulated and reduced my interest rate to what it had been and credited my account for the late fee.
Now, I have another issue. For the past two months, my minimum payment has been $67 but that is what it was with 27.99%. I sent an email stating that my return to 13.99 should be reflected in my minimum monthly payment, and I received no response. I finally called today because it's the second month they've done this. They're requiring a monthly payment that does not EVEN MEET THEIR OWN GUIDELINES of 1% the total balance PLUS the interest for the month. I think credit card companies do actually have to follow their own policy.
They kept repeating the same line, like usual, but I caught them in a lie or mistake. They told me that the "new" interest rate of 13.99 didn't start until 4/13, but I saw that they had REFUNDED the 27.99 interest rate for both March AND April. So, how can they charge a minimum payment based upon an interest rate that is no longer in effect? BS, says I. I did the math for them and with them over the phone, and they said a manager will have to call me back. I gave my number and expect a call or I will once again be filing with the BBB of Delaware.
Apparently, that is one button consumers have, and Juniper will actually change if enough people file complaints with them. Look people, I just saw the President of the United States come out and say that credit card companies have been abusing customers for far too long, and that it will end. Let's also band together when they're unfair, and pay these things off and never use them again! As a nation, we need to get out of debt one person at a time, and tell these people to get real jobs like everyone else. Hope this helps, it worked for me.
Wow-- now I don't feel alone at all. I am another 'victim' of Juniper Bank's unilateral and arbitrary decisions regarding my credit limit. I was bopping happily along using only that card for many expenses and monthly bills, and in the past six months frequently spending over $2000 a month on the card. No worries, though--I had a $23,000 credit limit on the card, AND I paid it off in full every month. Never missed a payment, never late with a payment in about 3 years of use. Suddenly, a medical supply company called me to tell me that our scheduled charge with them had been declined on my Mastercard.
Weird, I thought. I pulled up my online statement, didn't notice any problems, and called customer service. Whoa... My credit limit had been reduced by 92%, to $2200. Keep in mind that three times in the last six months I have spent MORE than that in a month. And while I do not need $23,000 of credit, there have been times when I wanted to plunk down a card on a purchase of several thousand dollars (I get a nice rebate!) After numerous conversations and emails, they kept assuring me that they 'had reviewed my spending' and decided that this was perfectly adequate-- it was based on the average spending.
Well, that means I can never spend more than my average? The BANK is making my spending decisions for me?? Well, now that I've read all these reviews and see others have had exactly the same experience, I am more convinced than ever that they just want to be rid of us "deadbeats" who aren't paying them interest every month. And they want an opportunity to charge that over limit fee. If they can trick me into going over that paltry new limit, they will rub their little hands in glee and lick their cold, bloodless lips as they slurp up a $39 over-the-limit fee.
The last email from them confirmed that they will allow me to charge more than my limit, and even if I make a payment to bring the balance down before the billing cycle ends, I will still pay that fee for having slipped over the line a dollar or two. (Oh shucks-- let's give them kudos for that smidge of honesty, shall we? NO.) I use this card because I have a linked savings with Emigrant Direct which pays me a nice rebate right into my savings account.
Tomorrow I intend to call Emigrant and tell them that there's no need in my keeping a big savings account with them if I have to be constantly tiptoeing around this card. I want to be able to use a card whenever I want, without wondering what my balance is at any given moment. (And for the self-righteous guy who preached about 'pay your bill on time and Juniper will be no problem for you' at everybody, I hope he reads this. Please understand, there is NO black mark on my credit report, despite the fact that the Juniper representative tried to suggest that to me. Based on their statements, I immediately ordered the reports to check.
Also, the first two representative I spoke with said a letter "had been mailed." The third guy said my "requested" letter would go out 12/23. Uh... somebody was lying about that notification, trying to make it seem that I had been notified when in actuality, they were only sending out a letter after I raised a question. I have been doing my research and within the next day or two I'll find another card that offers a decent rebate of some sort, and maybe I'll cut Juniper's card into pretty little confetti pieces and mail it to them. I will be very interested to see if the Emigrant Direct people care if Juniper causes them to lose a fairly substantial deposit.
WILLMINGTON, DELAWARE -- Barclaycard charge compounded interest. They take a daily balance and calculate interest and add it to the balance. Next day balance includes the prior day's interest. Interest is again calculated from the balance and added to the balance. This is the kind of interest you want to receive on your investment accounts, but not what you want to pay to this credit card company.
Barclaycard penalizes you for three months, if the full balance is not paid. "If you do not pay your entire balance by the due date, you must pay the entire balance by the due date for two months in a row to again be able to avoid interest on purchases." Even if you are not late, and even if you pay off the monthly balances on the next two months statements, they stretch out the interest charges.
If a minimum payment is late, they charge a late fee and a penalty apr. (Increased interest rate.) The penalty apr may continue to apply to new transactions indefinitely, or if "the next six months are paid on time this rate will go down on certain existing transactions." Barclaycard processes your payments in different amounts of time based on whether it is considered conforming or non-conforming. Conforming are posted the date received if they get it by 5:oopm est. (Otherwise it is posted the following day.)
They delay processing "non-conforming" payments up to 5 days. Payments received, not in the envelope and with the coupon provided with the statement, are "non-conforming". Using Barclays definitions, online banking payments are non-conforming since they go out in the required envelope with the correct coupon. Barclaycard allows 23 days from the account closing date to receive and post a payment. However, mailing time of statement and payment takes 14 days, add 5 days if payment is considered non-conforming. This leaves only 4 days to get that payment out, from the day the statement is received by mail.
This leaves a lot of potential for late payments to be posted and for Barclays bank/juniper to impose late fees, and outrageous increased compounded interest penalties! In determining what rate they will charge (penalty apr) Barclays bank includes your credit performance with other creditors.
The barclaycard agreement states: "We may suspend or close your account without prior notice. We may do this at any time for any reason", including if your account becomes inactive. Why not just don't use the card, but keep it open for emergency or to help with fico score? (Higher ratio of available credit to debt raises the score.) But they might close it due to inactivity. So it seems Barclaycard/juniper bank want to keep us in their game, making it very easy for consumers to make late payments and not be able to pay off balances. $$ Late fees, compounded interest on all charges and increased interest rates 13% up.
$$ horrible customer service- outside the U. S., heavy accent, swearing their name was ** repeating the same how can I help you, sorry to hear that, sorry can't reverse the charge, or can't answer that question, no supervisor available, etc. (Had to threaten to report them to the bbb to get unfair late fee reversed.)
In contrast: Discovercard has the best customer service. Friendly, helpful, answer the phone quickly, located in U. S., speak english, and seem to really value the customer. Feels like the old fashioned service we used to enjoy in this country. No problem over the 15 years with the card.
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE -- I am highly agitated with this bank. I had been a customer with them since 2005, but I got fed up with them after they repeatedly raised my interest rate. So, on Dec. 2008 I closed my account, with a balance on it, BUT, let me stress, I have been making scheduled automatic payments through Juniper's site, on time. (My online access to my closed account on their site.) Well, I get an email from them stating that my bill is ready to view. As I was reviewing the email I noticed that my minimum payment went up. So, I contacted Juniper via phone.
I inquired if my APR went up and asked them why, since it is a closed account. Plus, I mentioned that I never received my 45 day notice that my interest rate was going up. The representative informed me that my APR did go up due to the economy. (Are you serious? Is that a valid reason? That is definitely not valid in my opinion, especially since my account is CLOSED and I have been paying my bill on time.) I informed him that I refuse to accept the current APR because my account is closed and I agreed to pay the APR that was on my account when I closed it.
The representative would not budge, so he just filed a complaint and submitted it to higher up and informed me that I will be receiving a phone call 24-48 hours regarding my issue. I am hoping they will call and I am going to fight hard to get my APR to what it was when I canceled my account. I am fuming with this company. If the issue does not get resolved, I will seek legal counsel and contact the national media outlets to let them know what is going on. I am not going to be pushed around anymore by this bank.
Update 1/15/2010: Still have not received a phone call from them. It has been over 24 hours and still no call. As for my account being closed, it is indeed closed, I cannot use the card, the automated phone system says it is closed, the Juniper representatives have verbally told me it was closed on numerous occasions, and it shows that on my credit report as being closed. I just carry a balance on it, which unfortunately, I am unable to make big payments to pay it down. (My fault since I was irresponsible with my spending). So, I will keep everyone posted. I have currently filed a complaint with the BBB.
Update 1/16/2010: I went ahead and called Juniper and spoke to a very insightful person at one of Juniper's call centers (Colorado Springs). Here is the deal with my account: I closed the account at a variable rate, which means that even though my account is CLOSED, which he confirmed was closed, they can change my APR as high as 37% (Yikes...37%!) So he recommended paying my card off in one lump sum or transfer the balance out to another credit card or loan with a lower rate.
He informed me that there is nothing they can do to lower the rate. But I wish this was explained to me before, so I would have known better. Sigh. Definitely learned my lesson. Update 1/20/2010: I have been communicating with Barclay's bank via the BBB. They have decided to reinstate my old APR. (Hallelujah! Amen!) It took two responses from Barclay's though.
The first letter they sent me addressed me, but had numerous errors within the letter. (Addressed me in the opening of the letter and then within the first paragraph they had another person's name and a different credit card type. Plus, if I decide to opt out, they told me to respond by November 29, 2009.) The second letter was a letter of apology for their error and to confirm that they were reinstating my old APR. I accepted it.
A recent emergency move turned my life on its ear, and I was forced to make a "day due" payment to Travelocity Mastercard. The payment was made on the 17th before midnight PST, but was assessed as the 18th, because of an unrealistic cutoff the company puts on payments as 7PM eastern.
I read the site, and being a non-moron, understand why a late charge was applied. My request to them was that they understand my circumstances, and given my excellent payment history, remove the late charge (in an amount more than triple the required payment). "We do apologize for any inconvenience this service fee may have caused. However, we can certainly assist you". Evidently not..
"Our records show that you have a payment due date on November 17, 2009. Your payment in the amount of $15 was processed on November 18, 2009. Since we have received your payment after your payment due date, therefore, a service fee in the amount of $39 has been assessed on your account. As indicated in your terms and conditions, if a payment is not received for at least the amount of the minimum payment due by the payment due date shown on the monthly statement, a service fee will be applied to the account."
The truly backwards part is where I was in the country, the legal date at that time WAS the due date. Disgusting that a company in the digital age creates mock deadlines when the transfer of funds is effectively instantaneous once processed. This is just another tool used by the company to soak customers in fees that are paltry to such a large company but quite significant to those of us 'below the line'. "Please keep in mind, we offer several payment options to assist you in managing your account to maintain it in good standing. You can make payments, free of charge through our automated phone service."
Again, an emergency move, didn't even know where the card was until I unearthed the box... or through the website listed on the back of your card. Simply click on "Pay Credit Card" then select "Make Payment Now". Please keep in mind that you will automatically be provided with a reference number for your payments, when and if they are scheduled correctly. You may verify if the payment was successfully requested by clicking on "Payment History" tab under "Pay Credit Card". Online or phone payments made by 7:00 pm Eastern Time will be credited for the same day".
Yeah, got that... it WAS THE 17th here! My PC says 17th, it's still the due date! Imagine the ego of a company - next they'll be determining what the definition of "is" is. "We also offer an automatic payment program that will draft payments automatically each month on your payment due date. We can send you a form to enroll in our automatic payment program or you may also enroll your account online at our website through the "Pay Credit Card" link. Please choose the "Set Up Repeat Monthly Payments" option to enroll in our automatic payment program."
Screw that noise! There is no way in Hades that I would enroll in their automatic payment program. I have read too many of the horror stories on this and other sites to ever give Barclays that kind of access to my account - they are ineptitude incarnate. My gripe is not with the charge, but the lack of anything approaching understanding in these financially desperate times. I have had an excellent payment history with this company, and for them to maintain the charge is decidedly consumer unfriendly.
I will be transferring the balance of this card to another in my possession, and ceasing all use of the card (not closing the account, mind you - they can have the overhead of my open unused account to manage, and earn their $39 in costs over time).


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I've got a very weird problem. A few months ago I was playing fine. Came back for a visit today and odd problem.
First up, when I ran the client I got an odd message about keyboard mapping or something - it offered me various choices in a sort of grey window, nothing I'd seen before - anyone know what this is? I clicked on "classic keys" and the normal start screen loaded up.
I entered TW as before - set to full screen 4k resolution (which has worked before loads of times). For some reason the resolution looked off (graphics looked big and stretched). When I went to enter the arena, I couldn't see my ship. I'm guessing it was off the bottom right of the screen. Game didn't seem to play properly. Couldn't see chat or anything.
I quit, and clicked on to windowed mode. Game loaded OK, but graphics seems overly large - like I was running in 1280x1024 or similar. All worked fine, but stretched and fuzzy, and the window border very obvious.
So, any idea what is going on? Is windows doing some sort of weird stretching thing? Can I turn it off? What was the odd keyboard mapping message about? How can I play at native resolution again, like I used it?
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Editorial Essentials: Low Tide In 'Elle' US, May 2011
Elle US owes many of its awesome editorial looks to their iconic style director Kate Lanphear, who put together fashions for this cool, minimalist shoot in the May 2011 issue. The title is "Low Tide."
Thomas Whiteside shot Leah de Wavrin in a bunch of (seemingly) effortless looks, recalling a Hitchcock blonde at the beach.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Software AG empowers customers to innovate, differentiate and win in the digital world. That's why we are constantly seeking to expand our portfolio of products and services through acquisitions and investments. Software AG acquires technologies and companies that complement and enhance our offerings and market position as well as enable us to enter new geographies or business areas. In the past 10 years, acquisitions have included webMethods, Inc., a market leader in integration technologies and BPM, and IDS Scheer, the market leader in process analysis and modeling.
Learn about our recent acquisitions:
Software AG has announced the acquisition of the business and technology of Complex-Event-Processing (CEP) Platform Apama. CEP allows organizations to immediately respond with timely and relevant actions related to operational, transactional and fraudulent activity- by correlating and analyzing business events across multiple data streams in real-time.
The Apama Event Processing Platform is a complete design and deployment environment for CEP applications. From graphical design tools to research and backtesting utilities, the complex event processing (CEP) platform provides analysts, developers and administrators a full lifecycle design center that is optimized for CEP solutions.
Apama is the leading provider of CEP technology to capital markets participants in trading, risk and compliance. The Apama platform offers a flexible and powerful platform for developing event driven applications as well as specific solutions for Algo Trading, FX eCommerce and Market Surveillance and Monitoring.
Unique graphical development tools accessible to business users.
Concise, richly-featured event processing language.
Sophisticated analytics with native support for temporal arguments.
Immediate response to detected event patterns.
Highly scalable, patented event-driven architecture, supporting tens of thousands of scenarios.
Auto-generation of visually appealing and scalable user dashboards.
Flexible event replay for testing new event scenarios and analyzing existing ones.
Simultaneous processing of discreet (individual) and streaming events – with measurement & monitoring capabilities within a single engine.
Automated and secure packaging of EPL code.
Apama's CEP products also fuel fast data for financial services more broadly as well as ecommerce and telecommunications supporting fraud prevention, location and context-aware event processing and customer experience management.
Software AG acquires alfabet AG and strengthens market position.
CONNX Solutions
Software AG "walks the talk" by announcing the acquisition of CONNX Solutions to retain access to key Adabas & Natural SQL technology and skills over the coming decades.
Cumulocity GmbH, based in Dusseldorf, Germany, develops innovative solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) offering connectivity for networked digital devices and sensors through a cloud-hosted IoT device management and application enablement platform. Embedding Cumulocity's IoT solutions into Software AG's portfolio allows enterprises to integrate their IT applications with operational IoT devices – providing maximum ease of use, flexibility and ultimately business value. For Software AG, the acquisition of Cumulocity is a further step in the expansion of its technology leadership in the IoT area, following the successful acquisition of the artificial intelligence company Zementis.
Software AG strengthened its research and development activities with the Leipzig-based itCampus Software- und Systemhaus GmbH (itCampus). With this acquisition, Software AG further expanded its German research capacity in the realm of process automation. With 120 employees and enormous potential for innovation, ItCampus is supplier of software and communication solutions for the call center, energy, medical, and public administration industries.
Software AG acquired Cloud Platform vendor LongJump. The acquisition allows Software AG to extend its customer offerings to address departmental and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) projects through end-user, self-service application development. This gives enterprises the agility and responsiveness needed by customers to address continuously changing business demands. Software AG will also continue to develop and extend LongJump's Platform-as-a-Service products for fast and flexible cloud based development and deployment of situational and case management applications.
Software AG has announced a strategic investment in Berlin-based metaquark and its mobile technology. This investment, which includes a buy-out option, secures Software AG's access to metaquark's innovative product AppFresh Mobile, which is an integral part of webMethods Mobile Suite under the name Mobile Administrator.
With Mobile Administrator, customers can:
- Distribute private mobile apps and services to employees, customers and partners
- Ensure the security of services and data delivered to mobile devices
- Manage the increasing number of personally owned devices
- Support the diversity of mobile platforms and devices
- Control employee use of consumer app stores
- Apply enterprise policies to mobile apps and devices
metaquark and Software AG have already integrated their mobile technologies and will continue to jointly develop and enhance Software AG's webMethods Mobile Suite. With integrated metaquark technology, Software AG now offers an enterprise apps store for managing corporate-approved apps and the rapidly increasing number of mobile devices from multiple providers used by employees.
webMethods Mobile Suite fully supports Mobile Enterprise Application Platform (MEAP) requirements and spans the full mobile life cycle, from developing and deploying apps to securely integrating and managing them. Leveraging the investment of existing webMethods customers, the suite can also bring existing IT services and processes to mobile devices in an efficient way.
Software AG has acquired Metismo Ltd. and will integrate its leading mobile application development technology into the webMethods integration platform. As a result, Software AG customers will be able to quickly and easily extend integrations and process interaction to virtually any mobile device, such as an Android™, Blackberry®, iPad, iPhone and Windows Phone 7.
The new Software AG product will save weeks of design time. Developers will be able to design abstracted code once, and then create native applications on multiple mobile devices simultaneously. Integrated with the popular Eclipse development framework, the product will employ a powerful abstraction layer to make development extremely easy and quick.
The resulting mobile apps will be created and deployed in native format to take full advantage of end-device features, such as GPS sensors or custom user controls. Pixel-level control of the user interface will ensure full use of each mobile device's graphics capabilities to produce visually stunning applications.
Software AG customers will be able to leverage investments in current applications, existing data streams and automated processes to easily develop the fully automated office. They'll be able to easily extend their business processes into the mobile space so employees, customers and trading partners can interact with enterprise systems from anywhere.
Software AG acquires my-Channels, provider of the high-performance Nirvana messaging platform. Our customers will benefit from a universal messaging platform across the Enterprise, the Cloud and to Mobile Apps.
Nirvana provides extremely fast (low latency) messaging software complementing and extending Software AG's current integration technology. The acquisition of my-Channels will enable Software AG's customers to leverage their enterprise applications, cloud-based applications, and mobile devices through a unique, universal messaging layer.For many business processes, real-time data needs to be securely delivered across a growing number of channels, application frameworks and devices to remain competitive. Customers will now have the ability to stream large volumes of critical data to employees, customers and partners anywhere. This is a major step in implementing Software AG's strategy for the in-memory management of Big Data.
Software AG is acquiring Terracotta Inc., a recognized leader in distributed caching and in-memory computing for Java, to radically improve application performance and scalability for enterprise and cloud applications.
Terracotta is the company behind some of the most widely used software for application scalability and performance, including the de facto caching standard for enterprise Java. The company's software is deployed in more than 500,000 enterprise installations, including by the majority of the Fortune 2000.
Its product portfolio includes:
Enterprise Ehcache, an easy-to-deploy solution for hard-to-solve scale and throughput problems. With only two configuration changes, Enterprise Ehcache gives business-critical applications the capacity for non-disruptive, cost-efficient growth and migration to cloud environments.
BigMemory™, a breakthrough solution for the universal problem of garbage collection in Java applications. With a few simple configuration changes, BigMemory builds on and extends the capabilities of open-source Ehcache, the most widely used Java cache.
Quartz Scheduler, an enterprise-grade, commercial product that can be integrated with or used alongside virtually any Java application—from the smallest app to the largest enterprise system—to provide fast, flexible and extremely reliable job execution.
Software AG acquires TrendMiner to expand IoT portfolio through time-series data used in AI algorithms
- TrendMiner offers an intuitive self-service analytics platform for time-series-based data
- TrendMiner enables domain experts to analyze, monitor and predict the performance of manufacturing processes.
- Software AG will integrate TrendMiner portfolio into its leading Cumulocity IoT platform.
Zementis, Inc. with headquarters in San Diego, California, provides software solutions for AI, machine learning and predictive analytics. The company was founded on the principle that data science teams and IT departments can collaborate seamlessly and efficiently, allowing predictive models to rapidly move from development to deployment, so that businesses and other data-centric organizations can easily incorporate predictive analytics into their routine operations.
CIO Review recognized Zementis as one of the "Top 20 most promising Big Data companies in 2013", and Gartner named Zementis a "Cool Vendor in Data Science" in 2014. Its decisions engines for AI, machine learning and predictive models are designed from the ground up to benefit from open standards and to significantly shorten the time-to-market for predictive solutions in any industry.
Complementing Software AG's open platform strategy, Zementis' ADAPA (Adaptive Decision and Predictive Analytics) has already been embedded into the Digital Business Platform to offer enterprises comprehensive insights for real time business analytics.
Mergers & acquisitions contact information:
Our M&A team is the first contact into Software AG when it comes to M&A, minority and majority investments and joint ventures, particularly for investment banks, private equity and venture capital firms.
Frederic Hanika
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A stunning new eBook 'The Amphibians' has been published by the Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA) in collaboration with Meet Your Neighbours, a worldwide photography project reconnecting people with the wildlife on their own doorsteps. The eBook features photographs of amphibians from around the world against a luminous white background.
Of the photographic technique featured throughout the book, Meet Your Neighbours Co-Founder Clay Bolt said "A brilliantly-lit white background removes the context, encouraging appreciation of the subject as an individual rather than a species. Their own form constitutes the composition. Seen this way, animals and plants we thought we knew reveal another side of themselves, encourage a second glance, perhaps even renewed interest".
Some of the species featured include Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra), Amazonian Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cornuta) and the Mexican Burrowing Toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis).
'The Amphibians' opens with an introduction by ASA Conservation Officer and member of the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, Dr. Robin Moore. It's a visual treat of kaleidoscopic colours and tantalizing textures – a true celebration of the beauty and diversity of frogs and salamanders, and an invitation to reconnect with these wonderful creatures.
You can read and download 'The Amphibians' eBook for free here.
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Two students from Spencer County were among the 2,000 who received degrees during graduation ceremonies April 28 at Indiana Wesleyan University's main campus in Marion.
Graduating were:
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The Onondaga Friends Association is offering several night time tours of Cathedral Cave throughout the season. Immediately following the park's evening program, meet at the woodlot next to host site #66 in the campground. The fee for the tour will be $10 per person cash or check. Some flashlights will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring their own flashlight. Listen to the sounds of the night as you head up the trail to the cave's entrance for a late night tour of Cathedral Cave. These events are first come first serve and limited to the first 30 participants. Advanced reservations are not required. More information can be found at www.onondagafriends.org.
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This partial genuine leather has the front panel which is genuine leather tooled with a vintage floral look and genuine leather fringe on the front. Back of purse has vertical zipper to hold concealed weapon. Top zips closed for safety and containment, and inside of bag has a central zippered compartment. Turquoise colored stones concho on the flap that comes over to close the bag with a magnetic snap.
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The Chicago Bears announced Tuesday, July 26, that they have come to terms with 26 undrafted rookie free agents. The list includes DTs Corbin Bryant (Northwestern), Jordan Miller (Southern) and Sean Murnane (Central Michigan), DE Mario Addison (Troy), LBs Tanner Antle (Tulsa), Tressor Baptiste (Texas A&M), Dom DeCicco (Pitt) and Deron Minor (McNeese State), CBs Antareis Bryan (Baylor), Mike Holmes (Syracuse) and Ryan Jones (Northwest Missouri State), Ss Winston Venable (Boise State) and Anthony Walters (Delaware), QB Trevor Vittatoe (UTEP), Cs J.C. Brignone (Miss. State) and Alex Linnenkohl (Oregon State), OG Ricky Henry (Nebraska), OT Josh Davis (Georgia), RB Robert Hughes (Notre Dame), WRs Travis Cobb (Arizona), Kris Adams (UTEP), Dane Sanzenbacker (Ohio State) and Jimmy Young (TCU), TEs Kyle Adams (Purdue) and Andre Smith (Virginia Tech) and P Spencer Lanning (South Carolina).
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For example a hypothetical input would be "\sum^{5}_{i=0}i"
I need to take it apart, the create a "for"-loop that runs while i<=5 and the solution is "0+1+2+3+4+5". However, the problem is taking the "^{5}" and making it into an integer value.
Same goes for the "_{i=0}" clause. And I guess the same goes for the summation term.
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Veteran chuckwagon driver Tim Haroldson is conscious and recovering in hospital after a Tuesday morning training accident at the Calgary Stampede. A horse also collapsed and died at the session after an unrelated medical incident.
Veteran chuckwagon driver Tim Haroldson injured in training accident
Veteran chuckwagon driver Tim Haroldson is conscious and recovering in hospital after a Tuesday morning training accident at the Calgary Stampede.
A horse also collapsed and died at the session after an unrelated medical incident.
Chanse Vigen, himself a chuckwagon racer, said Haroldson is "a tough guy."
Standing in his own chuck barn over a placard reading "Winners make sacrifices," Vigen said Haroldson was set to retire, with his horses set for auction Saturday. "It's sad because it's his last race," said Vigen, one of Haroldson's outriders.
Jerry Bremner was piloting his wagon around a barrel during routine training some time before 7 a.m. when it rolled, ejecting Haroldson.
"We got an edge and it was enough to tip us up," said Bremner, who was not harmed. "I've never had that happen."
"I've known him 30 years," said Bremner. "You won't find a nicer guy than Tim."
Darcy Simoneau, Haroldson's sponsor, is the family's spokesperson. He told media that as of Tuesday afternoon, Haroldson was conscious and had "a bit of a bump on his head but no broken bones."
In a separate incident Tuesday morning, a 12-year-old thoroughbred horse named Denny collapsed and died after a training run.
Dr. Gord Atkins, chairman of the chuckwagon committee, said an independent necropsy found the horse died from strongylus vulgaris, a blood-clot worm that horses ingest as a larva before it grows and causes artery damage.
Atkins said the insect is almost impossible to detect, but can be prevented through deworming programs. He said racing can cause these aneurysms to burst, occasionally causing death.
No other horses in the team were injured. Denny had been owned by Reg Johnstone of Alberta for approximately five years after a racing career near Vancouver. The horse was in last week's Ponoka Stampede.
The Vancouver Humane Society continues its call for chuckwagon races to be suspended pending an independent review.
"It's depressingly predictable," said spokesman Peter Fricker. "From our point of view, the (chuckwagon) race is fundamentally unsafe and the measures that the Calgary Stampede has taken to try to make this track safe don't appear to be working."
Stampede initiatives over the past decade such as Fitness to Compete have weeded out horses with pre-existing conditions from competition. That's led to a fatality rate that monitoring groups peg as much lower than other North American events.
The Calgary Humane Society — which happened to be touring barns Tuesday — has recommended the Stampede continue to scale back the chuckwagon races to make them safer for horses.


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Adjustment Bureau, The (UK - BD)
Marcus puts on a hat and runs through some doors chasing Matt Damon in HD
Loosely based on a Philip K. Dick short story, The Adjustment Bureau tells the story of David Norris (Matt Damon), an up-coming congressmen who meets Elise (Emily Blunt) in a hotel bathroom and immediately hits it off. Despite a scandal ruining his chance of running his campaign, David is inspired by his brief meeting with Elise and wins the public back with an honest speech, offering up another chance of achieving his goals.
A month later, two men in hats discuss David's day. One of them instructs that David must spill his coffee on his shirt before 07:05 a.m. but when this schedule is missed, David meets Elise again and things start getting weird, especially when David reaches his office and all of his co-workers are frozen and are being scanned by a group of masked men and some more men in hats.
Without going into much more, because the mystery of what's going on here is a bit part of the enjoyment of the movie, I have to say that I found The Adjustment Bureau a bit of an oddity. The movie balances a strong sci-fi premise as well as the nature of fate, all while keeping Matt Damon's character fairly light and in some cases comedic. To add to the equation there's the relatively good romantic backbone to the story and of course David's dilemma of what he's destined to do and what his heart wants. There's a lot going on and despite liking all of it, it doesn't feel as if this all goes together as a whole.
Really I can't work out if this is a great bit of sci-fi which has thrown in some romance to sweeten the deal or if it's just a romance story that rather than using friends advice or mixed emotions to get in the way of two people getting together, we get men in hats sci-fi stuff to keep the pair apart. Either way, both elements are strong enough to appeal to both sections of the audience but as a whole it just didn't gel for me.
Despite the story not totally winning me over the cast sure did. Matt Damon is as strong as ever and his chemistry with Emily Blunt is utterly believable. All of the men in hats are great with John Slattery keeping up his Mad Men greatness and having Roger very much alive in his character and 'rogue' agent Anthony Mackie provides a very likable guy who's throwing a spanner in the works. Terence Stamp rolls up late in the film and follows the Anthony Hopkins school of acting, in that if he says everything in his own unique way, it'll pass as adding character as opposed to feeling clunky (as with Hopkins, this just about passes).
This was the second time I'd seen The Adjustment Bureau and once again it felt like two separate movies with the glue binding them together being the element I can't quite get on board with. Nothing is wrong with the movie, everything moves along nicely and the question of work over love and life not playing out how it's 'supposed' to raises a few good elements but something here prevented me from fully going with it and even on this repeat viewing I'm still stumped as to what this might be... maybe it's the hats.
The transfer here is heavy on the dark colours and the warm lighting, especially in the opening scenes of the film. Because of this it doesn't feel quite as clean and fresh as we've come to expect from modern movies in HD. There's also quite a high presence of grain, which again makes the transfer feel different to a lot of the glossier Blu-rays out there. In many ways this has a similar look to another Philip K. Dick adaptation, Minority Report but with a bit more colour. So do the darker looks and celebration of grain serve up good results?
For the most part it's a yes. Once we step out of the warmly lit sets which can sometimes overheat the colours—especially the skin tones and get into the more natural lighting of a cold New York City, which is very, very blue in tone - everything begins to pop. Sure, wider shots can lose a bit of the detail but close ups are full of textures and can feel incredibly sharp.
The only real issue here is the entire transfer feels a little inconsistent. Sometimes the grainer look can make for a striking image, other times it can make it look a little grubby or even a little soft. The overall style of the movie works for the story and certainly makes it feel a little different to the rest of the crowd but despite the transfer's highlights I didn't come away from it feeling like it was all that special.
The DTS HD-Master Audio 5.1 track is fairly straight forward but has its moments. Wider shots are usually full of crowd noise or city sounds and the rear speakers make the track feel full. Dialogue is strong in the front speakers with the score using the entire speaker set up well, creating a strong atmospheric hold on the movie. The few songs that pop up are presented well (though the dancy cover of 'Fever' feels like an odd choice). Bass levels are good and strong and add a strong drive to the events in the action scenes but none of this ever feels all that stand out. It's a solid track that ticks all the boxes it just feels a little conventional.
Accompanying the usual BD-Live we get a commentary with writer/director George Nolfi which gives a good amount of detail on the making of the film but feels a little flat and has quite a few moments of silence towards the end of the movie.
There are six deleted and extended scenes (06:54) all of which aren't all that long. 'The Labyrinth of Doors' has a Google map style selection of New York city that enables you to go to twelve different locations and watch a short behind the scenes video for each part of the city.
'Leaping Through New York' (07:36 HD) is an uber short making of that focuses on shooting in New York.
'Destined to be' (04:51 HD) is another short look at the romantic element of the film while 'Becoming Elise' (07:08 HD) takes a look at Emily Blunt's dance training for the role.
So the disc has good A/V but not much in the way of features but has enough to be an acceptable effort. The movie itself is a nice bit of sci-fi running alongside a nice bit of romance but for me the two feel forced together as opposed to feeling part of the same whole. I liked The Adjustment Bureau but its oddness still doesn't truly win me over.
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The transfer for this is much darker than I remember it being at the cinema. It's a lot more 'contrasty' and the blacks seem kinda crushed. This was from a quick look though, so I'll reserve final judgement until I get it.
Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 4th July 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Spanish, DTS-HD MAster Audio 5.1 French, Descriptive Video Services
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Extras: Commentary, featurettes, Interactive Map, BD-LIve
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: George Nolfi
Cast: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi and Thriller
Length: 105 minutes
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What shirts were you guys wearing?
Yeah from the crowd's view I was on the left side, by the trees.
I was on the left side of the stage standing alone like some loner/loser under a tree, I kept glancing at a couple of young people (ha I sound old) wearing Offspring shirts wondering if that was you and your lady, but I didn't want to be the weirdo walking up going "SUPA? YOU SUPA?"
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Sienna Miller was in LA last night for the International Medical Corps Annual Awards in Beverly Hills. She wore her hair the way Reese Witherspoon did the other night - click here for a refresher. Since the Princess Grace biopic has been a topic of discussion, said to be coveted by every actress in the business, immediately I thought...
Oh, you too?
What kind of a meltdown would you have if Sienna Miller was cast as Grace of Monaco? I kinda want it to happen, just to see the fallout.
Could she?
Well, Sienna certainly is beautiful. Very, very, very beautiful. But does she have the poise? You donΓÇÖt have to put your hand up for that one. I can hear your thoughts already.
Also attached - Sienna arriving in LA earlier in the day. You know, in her defence, with Tom Sturridge, sheΓÇÖs been keeping a pretty low profile these days. IΓÇÖm just saying, Sienna 2007 may not have been Grace-worthy. But maybe Sienna 2012 could be?
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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's highest appeal court on Tuesday upheld convictions and three-year prison sentences for three prominent activists for violating the country's draconian law on protests, their lawyer said.
The three — Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohammed Adel — have already spent over a year in jail, following their arrest on charges of breaking a 2013 law that criminalizes political gatherings of more than 10 people without government permission and imposes tough penalties on violators.
The decision by Cairo's Cassation Court left the three without any other legal options, said Tarek al-Awadi, their lawyer. The court also ordered the three to be on probation for three years after serving their sentences.
The decision is likely to fuel more criticism of the protest law, even among allies of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, and the police's heavy-handedness in implementing it.
The criticism was reignited after Saturday's killing of a female protester who died as police dispersed a small rally on the eve of the anniversary of the 2011 protests that led to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. On Sunday, at least 20 people were killed, including 3 policemen, in violent protests.
The Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday that at least 11 cases of journalists being detained, a reporter beaten by protesters and two photographers injured by birdshot, were documented by local groups on the anniversary.
Images of Shaimaa el-Sabbagh, with blood running down her face as she was lifted off the ground by a colleague amid a security chase, struck a nerve with Egyptians who have grown accustomed to violent clashes with police.
The protest she took part in was peaceful and small, organized by a leftist political party that had been allied with el-Sissi and the military in the 2013 overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Her killing also raised calls for abolishing or amending the protest law, which also gives police the right to use force to disperse protesters.
Thousands have been arrested according to the law, mostly Islamists.