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Manchester husband allowed visit with shackled pregnant wife sentenced to death in Sudan for Christian beliefsBy TIM BUCKLAND
New Hampshire Union Leader
May 23. 2014 8:59PM
MANCHESTER — The pastor of a local Sudanese Christian church said he was overjoyed to learn that Daniel Wani of Manchester was reunited with his young son while his wife, Meriam Ibrahim Ishag, continues to be held in a Sudanese prison on a death sentence for being Christian.
"This is good news to me. I'm very happy," said Pastor Monyoor Teng of Believers Christian Outreach Church at 140 Wilson St.
The British newspaper Daily Mail on Thursday published photographs of the reunion, in which the wheelchair-bound Wani was able to hold his 20-month-old son, Martin.
Ishag, who is eight months pregnant, was sentenced to death and 100 lashes earlier this month after a Sudanese court ruled she had violated Sharia law by converting to Christianity and marrying Wani, a Christian who has U.S. citizenship and lives in Manchester along with his brother, Gabriel.
Teng said he hopes that the reunion is a step toward obtaining asylum for Ishag. New Hampshire's delegation to Congress has condemned the sentence and on Thursday U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., called on the Obama administration to offer Ishag asylum.
"We need help," Teng said.
Ishag is in leg shackles, imprisoned in Khartoum with her 20-month-old son, Martin. She will be allowed to nurse her newborn for two years, after which she will be lashed and hanged.
Daniel Wani has been in Khartoum for the past year and has asked the U.S. Embassy to intercede, according to his brother, Gabriel Wani.
The brothers fled Sudan in 1998, immigrating to the United States and settling in Manchester. Daniel Wani became a U.S. citizen in 2005.
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amikhnov necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 201 diseños de 38 diseñadores freelance.
PM working to help a friend with logo design.
Users of natural / holistic / organic products - toothpaste.
Logo must be simple - cheap to print - little to no gradient used.
Logo for natural toothpaste: VitaGree - power of nature-natural toothpaste from organically grown wheatgrass and healing herbs, barriers and minerals which promote dental health.
Developed by San Francisco Holistic Dentist.
Made in USA.
Sample ingredients: wheatgrass, chlorophyll, 12 berries
We are looking for a logo and an idea on how it will look on a tube and the box packaging.
The logo must be must be SIMPLE, clean, MAYBE incorporate wheatgrass.
Owner wants to print it in color but as cheap as possible so gradients don't work too well. He is not a fan of wiggly fonts and doesn't want to see leaves or flowers (only wheatgrass incorporated if it looks clean but SIMPLE).
http://www.restbros.com/dev/vitagre…mments.doc – past logo concepts with a few comments
http://www.restbros.com/dev/vitagre…oducts.zip – logos and packaging of similar products
If your logo is the winner, we will work further with you to develop the packaging for an additional cost. Furthermore, you will be given priority in the website contest for the product.
Final logo must be in a fully layered vector form.
I'll add / remove details as I see some submissions.
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.

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LONDON (AP) — The last missing member of an NBC team that was kidnapped in Syria has been freed and is safely in Turkey, NBC News executives said Wednesday.
Ian Rivers was part of the NBC team led by the network's chief foreign correspondent, Richard Engel. They were kidnapped in Syria on Thursday, and Engel and several other members escaped unharmed on Monday.
"We're thrilled that he found his way to safety," said NBC News communications director Erika Masonhall.
In a brief amateur video made before he left Syria, Rivers said he and the others had been "blindfolded, handcuffed and roughed up a little bit" while being held by pro-regime militia groups.
He said he ended up getting released on his own "in the confusion of some type of handover."
NBC said in a statement that Rivers got separated from the other journalists as the other men escaped from captivity during a firefight between their captors and Syrian rebels.
Masonhall said Rivers, a technical support staffer, was left without shoes and without communications gear, but found his way to safety and is thought to be in good condition. He will receive a medical evaluation, then travel on to the U.S. or the U.K.
"All of us at NBC News can breathe a huge sigh of relief and express our deep appreciation to all who helped secure their freedom," NBC News President Steve Capus said in a statement.
Appearing on NBC's "Today" show Tuesday, an unshaven Engel said more than a dozen pro-regime gunmen dragged him and his colleagues from their car, killed one of their rebel escorts and subjected them to mock executions.
He said they escaped during a firefight Monday night between their captors and rebels at a checkpoint.
Engel said he believes the kidnappers were a Shiite militia group loyal to President Bashar Assad's government, which has lost control over swaths of the country's north and is increasingly on the defensive in a civil war that activists say has killed 40,000 people since March 2011.
"They kept us blindfolded, bound," said the 39-year-old Engel, who speaks and reads Arabic. "We weren't physically beaten or tortured. A lot of psychological torture, threats of being killed. They made us choose which one of us would be shot first and when we refused, there were mock shootings."
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, Syria is by far the deadliest country for the news media in 2012, with 28 journalists killed in combat or targeted for murder by government or opposition forces.


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This year marked the third consecutive year that the boys, now men in their 50s, met to play a six-inning game. They named their team "Marty's Boys," a direct reference to Rivkin. The men also had official team t-shirts made and hired an umpire for their game.
One of the most exciting aspects for the men was the ability to play on the astroturf field, which they never had when they attended school. The field is part of the new LICHS.
The men enjoyed themselves immensely and played with a "touch" of intensity. The game went well - there were no injuries or pulled muscles, perhaps just a sore arm or two. At the end of this year's game, the men said goodbye to Coach Rivkin and promised to return the following year for their next game.


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No community would be what it is without volunteers. April is National Volunteer Month, and it's a time not only to recognize those who give their time to help others, but also, ideally, to find a way to give back to your community.
Volunteers can be found just about everywhere you look on Long Island, from the schools to the fire departments to civic and service organizations. Whether they coach in youth sports leagues, head up PTA committees or staff the auxiliary police, these are all people who donate their time because they want to help others.
We should all find a way to thank them for doing what are often thankless jobs — for taking on often big-time commitments for nothing in return.
And all of us should look for ways we can volunteer in our communities, starting, perhaps, with small acts that can make a big difference in someone's life. Dedicate an hour each week to deliver food for Meals on Wheels, or books from your local library to a homebound resident. Volunteer at your local hospital, food pantry or animal shelter.
Some of the most dedicated and hardworking volunteers we have can be found in our fire departments. Their unpaid commitment more than equals that of many full-time jobs, accustomed as they are to responding to calls at all hours and leaving their families on a moment's notice. And then there's the danger, as they regularly put themselves in harm's way, running into burning buildings without hesitation, to protect lives and property. These are the men and women who keep the rest of us safe, not only at fires but at the scenes of car crashes, gas leaks and more. Their efforts often mean the difference between life and death.
Nassau County's Volunteer Scholarship Program is a powerful incentive for people to serve in the unpaid emergency services. It offers tuition assistance to full- and part-time students at Nassau Community College, while they volunteer as firefighters or emergency medical technicians in their own towns.


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Reading Suggestions for Egypt
Reading good books about the areas you're visiting tends to make your trip much fuller and more rewarding. As weight on light aircraft is limited, you might consider reading the thickest books before you leave for your trip! Or… download books on an electronic reading device.
The major country-specific guidebooks (i.e., Lonely Planet, Rough Guide) tend to offer a good overview of the country's history. One of the best resources for travel books is Longitude Books. They organize books by country/region, which makes it easy to see what is available.
There is such a vast array of books and films about Egypt and with people having such different genre preferences, instead of recommending specific titles, we are sharing a few links to help you find the best books for your particular interests:
Articles / On-line Information
Egypt Today- The Magazine of Egypt
Tour Egypt's extensive list of articles


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Date(s) - Thursday, August 31, 2017 - Friday, September 1, 2017
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Jewish Museum of Maryland
Be our guest as we marry the drama and excitement of a wedding day with the extraordinary collections of artifacts, photos and documents assembled by The Jewish Museum of Maryland. We promise nostalgia, surprise, humor, insight and a new level of understanding of the meaning and experience of this important social ritual. From ketubahs to chuppahs and the sound of breaking glass, American Jewish weddings meld the secular with the religious, sometimes in unexpected ways. Just Married! explores how Jewish Marylanders, past and present, express their dual identities as American Jews and Jewish Americans through their weddings. Exhibit opened Sundays through Thursdays every week.


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SEATTLE (AP) — Federal officials are seeking public comment on a proposal to have captive killer whale Lolita included in the endangered-species listing for Puget Sound orcas.
Activists consider the announcement Friday by the National Marine Fisheries Service another step toward releasing the whale that was captured in 1970 and is now at the Miami Seaquarium.
The federal government notes in the proposed amendment to the Endangered Species Act listing that releasing Lolita to the wild is not a guaranteed result of this change, because in some cases it's safer to keep the endangered animal in captivity.
The Miami Seaquarium agrees with that assessment. General Manager Andrew Hertz notes that the fisheries statement says release of a captive animal into the wild may injure or kill that animal as well as pose a danger for wild populations of the same species.
"Even if Lolita is officially deemed part of an endangered species group, Miami Seaquarium would already be in full compliance with any additional requirements and protections," Hertz said in a statement.
He added that Lolita has been living at the marine park for 44 years and is as active and healthy as ever.
Lolita's fellow orcas spend most of their time in Washington's Puget Sound and British Columbia waters. Lolita is a member of the L pod, or family of killer whales.
The federal government has listed these Southern Resident orcas as endangered species since 2005. The wild population numbers about 85.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Orca Network and other animal-rights groups filed a petition to encourage a rule change.
"Lolita should never have been excluded from the Endangered Species Act in the first place, and now the government has righted that wrong," said Jeffrey Kerr, general counsel to PETA in a statement.
Steven Wells, executive director of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, said his group and others are doing everything they can to get Lolita back to her family and her habitat.
Comments on the proposed rule are being accepted for two months, either electronically, through the mail and by fax.
Proposed rule: http://1.usa.gov/1l7ErdV


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Real Madrid defender Marcelo has offered Cristiano Ronaldo words of support after he missed out on the 2012 Fifa Ballon d'Or at Monday's annual gala in Zurich.
The Portugal international had to settle for second spot behind Barcelona star Lionel Messi, who won the individual award for the fourth time in succession, but Marcelo has stressed that his team-mate remains an extraordinary player.
"Cristiano Ronaldo was not able to win the Ballon d'Or but we know he is a fantastic player and capable of anything," Marcelo was quoted as saying on the Madrid website.
"Cristiano helps us a lot and I wanted him to win the prize. I am sure he will bring us a lot of joy."
Meanwhile, fellow Madrid colleagues Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas offered similar words of encouragement for the former Manchester United man.
"We would have liked Cristiano to have won his second award, but it was not to be, although he is a fantastic player," Ramos stated.
"With respect to the Ballon d'Or, I think they have been the three best players, and in the end Messi won it.
"I would like to congratulate him from here, but it is a pity, because we wanted Cristiano to get his second Ballon d'Or."
Ronaldo last won the Ballon d'Or in 2008, and has since finished as runner-up on three occasions.


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SUPER-M team returns to Moloka'i for weekend of mathematicsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Posted: Feb 18, 2011
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa mathematics and engineering students, faculty and staff, in collaboration with the Native Hawaiian Science and Engineering Mentorship program and San Francisco State University, will team up on Friday and Saturday, February 25-26, with Moloka'i High and Aka'ula Middle School to teach math to K-12 students and their families.
Moloka'i Math Day, which is open to the public, will be held at the Mitchell Pauole Center in Kaunakakai on Saturday, February 26, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. High school activities will be held from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., and middle and elementary school activities will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. No advance registration is necessary.
The second annual event is designed to continue efforts started at last year's event to illustrate the importance of math and provide educational opportunities to students at all levels. The goal is to encourage their continuation of studies in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
This year, several levels of mentorship play a key role in Moloka'i Math Day. Beginning on Friday, February 25, about 10 UH Mānoa graduate students and a team of undergraduate engineering students will mentor the Moloka'i High students. In turn, on Saturday, February 26, these students will conduct fun, hands-on discovery station activities for the middle school students. Finally, the middle school students will engage with students from various elementary schools on Moloka'i.
Participants can tinker with robots, create and decipher codes, build pictures using tangram puzzles, play with a deck of cards to build their math skills, learn about polyhedrons, or work their way through a laser maze.
The event is part of UH Mānoa's School and University Partnership for Educational Renewal in Mathematics (SUPER-M), a $2.8 million program funded by the National Science Foundation and developed in the UH Mānoa Department of Mathematics. Moloka'i Math Day is sponsored by a grant from the Maui Economic Development Board - Ke Akahele Education Fund.
To track the SUPER-M, visit http://www2.math.hawaii.edu/superm/. For more information, contact Linda Veneciano at (808) 956-4669 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
To track the SUPER-M, visit http://www2.math.hawaii.edu/superm/. For more information, contact Linda Veneciano at (808) 956-4669 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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CHICAGO (AP) - Statistics show Illinois is the country's largest producer of soybeans.
Gov. Pat Quinn put out a news release Sunday honoring Illinois farmers. He cites the National Agricultural Statistics Service, which says Illinois harvested 462 million bushels of soybeans last fall. That's 51 million more bushels than anywhere else in the U.S.
The governor says the figures show that Illinois has a resilient agriculture community, especially after the drought of 2012.
State Agriculture Director Bob Flider attributes the results to improved weather and good management practices.
Quinn says Illinois had a good corn crop too. Farmers in the state harvested 2.1 billion bushels - the third-largest in state history.
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Gov. Beshear to deliver State of the Commonwealth address
Gov. Beshear to deliver State of the Commonwealth address
FRANKFORT, Ky. —
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear will deliver the State of the Commonwealth address at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
He's expected to discuss the state's need for more revenue.
Meanwhile, Kentucky lawmakers are back at work.
House Speaker Greg Stumbo introduced House Bill 1 as the legislative session reconvened Tuesday.
The measure would create greater oversight on the finances of special taxing districts.
The state auditor's office found more than 1,200 such districts, from fire departments to libraries.


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|Gives enterprises a structured way to maintain application, technology and project information. An extension pack for ARIS Architect and Designer.
|ARIS Mobile/API Access
|Leverage ARIS capabilities and content for mobile use and create your own ARIS applications (mobile and non-mobile) for innovative enterprise use cases. Read more
|ARIS Process Governance
|Lets you establish enterprise-wide policies for BPM and automate governance processes using a model-driven approach. An extension pack for ARIS Architect. Read more
|ARIS Process Mining
|Combines process design with process mining capabilities; enables you to compare actual measured Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) side by side with documented to-be processes. Read more
|ARIS Process Performance Manager
|Used to monitor and analyze the performance and structure of business processes automatically to identify best practices and specific optimization measures. Read more
|ARIS Risk & Compliance Manager
|Used to implement and efficiently operate an enterprise-wide compliance and risk management system. Read more
|ARIS Simulation
|Enables simulation and analysis of business processes. An extension pack for ARIS Architect. Read more
|ARIS UML Designer
|Enables business and IT to use the same standard Unified Modeling Language (UML) to take processes from models to application execution. Read more
|ARIS Viewer
|A single license to view ARIS repository contents on all information in ARIS Publisher, to access and maintain IT system attributes in ARIS IT Inventory, and to manage ARIS Process Governance tasks using a browser.
|MashZone NextGen Business Analytics
|This self-service, real-time data visualization tool combines data from different applications to create dashboards, which can be displayed on any device. Read more
|Aligns architecture, design and implementation of business solutions with ARIS and webMethods BPMS. Read more
Software AG Cloud
Software AG's cloud-based Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) suite addresses today's business needs with unmatched speed, ease-of-use and full support for social and mobile collaboration. Subject matter experts and IT professionals alike across organizations can design and develop agile applications while easily integrating existing systems.
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|Alfabet Cloud
|Combines best-practice portfolio management with state-of-the-art cloud technology to put IT portfolio management expertise at your fingertips. Delivered in two editions, Alfabet Cloud lets you decide which option best fits your needs based on budget, portfolio management maturity, program goals and stakeholders. Read more
|ARIS Cloud
|A social process improvement application that enables people to collaborate across departments and geographies to improve requirements management and business processes. Read more
|webMethods Integration Cloud
|An integration PaaS that enables cloud-to-cloud integration and seamlessly connects with private cloud or on-premise enterprise service bus installations. Read more
|webMethods API Cloud
|A cloud-hosted API portal that helps you promote the discovery and testing of your APIs, manage the developer on-boarding process, and analyze the usage of your APIs to help you develop new channels for your organization's unique data and services. Read more
|webMethods AgileApps Cloud
|A cloud-based and on-premises solution that helps subject matter experts create situational and case management applications. Designed for easy visual customization, subject matter experts can change processes, business rules, e-forms, reports, dashboards, connect with Facebook or Twitter®, collaborate with team members and access information from any mobile device. Read more
Unlock enterprise data wherever it resides. Software AG's CONNX provides secure, real-time read/write SQL data access and integration. CONNX gets you in so you can get your data out and get down to business—fast—no matter what your database architecture.
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|CONNX DataSync
Optimize your system performance by setting your database synchronization schedule to meet your organization's needs with CONNX's near real-time solution. Read more
|CONNX Data Virtualization
Meet all of your data access, integration and management requirements whether you are seeking to plug into mainframe, mid-tier, desktop or cloud systems. Read more
|CONNX Data Visualization
View data in a meaningful way whether via the desktop to handle queries or to visualize key business metrics on a mobile device. Read more
|CONNX InstantdbSync
Seamlessly move data from a source database to any number of relational, non-relational, cloud, desktop or in-memory databases for easier access, data reporting and analysis. Read more
Cumulocity offers Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity for networked digital devices and sensors through a cloud-hosted IoT device management and application enablement platform.
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|Cumulocity IoT
Cumulocity IoT is the leading independent device and application management IoT platform. Use Cumulocity IoT to connect and manage your machines effortlessly. Read more
Software AG's Terracotta enables Digital Enterprises to access and store huge volumes of data in-memory, improving system performance many times over. Data can be accessed, analyzed and delivered from any data to any device—Web, mobile and POS—in real-time.
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|Terracotta DB
Get to know the next-generation in-memory data management platform. Comprehensive and distributed, Terracotta DB offers a single architecture for all your operational and analytical data caching, storage and computing needs. Read more
|Terracotta BigMemory
The world's premier in-memory data management platform for achieving extremely low, predictable latency at any scale. Read more
|Terracotta Ehcache
|Accelerate your applications and use the freshest data with Terracotta Ehcache, the commercial release of Ehcache. Terracotta Ehcache is an improved version of the Java® de facto caching platform, Ehcache, and up to 300% faster. Read more
|Event Stream Processing
|Continuously analyze event streams, easily detect patterns or event sequences, and trigger appropriate actions in real-time.
|Software AG Universal Messaging
|Low-latency universal messaging platform that guarantees message delivery across all mainstream enterprise, Web and mobile platforms. Read more
|Terracotta Web Sessions
|A fast, reliable Web sessions plug-in that delivers the scalability benefits of a stateless Web architecture without overloading your database or rewriting your application. Works with your favorite Web framework and your own custom session objects. Read more
Software AG's webMethods enables you to quickly integrate systems, partners, data, devices and SaaS applications. webMethods products span agile applications, API management, business process management, integration and operational intelligence.
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Registry and repository designed to increase re-use of assets to accelerate and guide development of new business processes and services. Used for enterprise architecture management, API management and SOA governance. Read more
|MashZone NextGen Business Analytics
|This self-service, real-time data visualization tool combines data from different applications to create dashboards, which can be displayed on any device. Read more
|Aligns architecture, design and implementation of business solutions with ARIS and webMethods BPMS. Read more
|Software AG Command Central
|Centralizes administration, configuration and monitoring of webMethods environments for on-premise and public and private cloud implementations, improving consistency and reducing risk. Read more
|Software AG Universal Messaging
|Low-latency universal messaging platform that guarantees message delivery across all mainstream enterprise, Web and mobile platforms. Read more
|webMethods ActiveTransfer
|Sets up and manages file transfers. Enables enterprises to securely send and receive files of any size both internally and externally. Read more
|webMethods Adapters
|Integrates existing applications, such as SAP® and .NET, without coding. Used with webMethods Integration Server. Read more
|webMethods AgileApps
|Deliver process-driven situational and case management applications that enable you to quickly respond to changing business and customer needs. Read more
|webMethods API Gateway
|Securely expose your APIs to third-party developers, partners and other consumers for use in web, mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. With webMethods API Gateway you can easily create APIs, define Service Level Agreement (SLA) policies, and seamlessly publish your APIs to webMethods API-Portal. Read more
|webMethods API Portal
|Promote and document your REST and SOAP APIs. Manage access to your APIs. Collect analytics to better understand your visitors and how they are using your APIs. With webMethods API Cloud, Software AG's API portal is now available as a hosted service. Read more
|webMethods ApplinX
|Transforms screen-based programs into modern Web interfaces without touching existing code. Read more
|webMethods Business Process Management Suite (BPMS)
|Allows organizations to develop, execute and monitor business solutions that combine process automation and workflow management capabilities. Add-on tools incorporate monitoring, real-time events, rules management and more. Read more
|webMethods Broker
|Provides a high-speed messaging backbone and works with webMethods Integration Server. Guarantees message delivery. Read more
|webMethods Business Rules
|Allows stakeholders to define and change rules that drive processes. An add-on tool for webMethods BPMS. Read more
|webMethods CloudStreams
|Enables integration of SaaS applications, such as Salesforce.com®, with other SaaS applications or on-premise applications. Provides consumption governance and monitoring capabilities. Read more
|webMethods Designer Workstation
|Simplifies the development of webMethods projects by providing a local webMethods run-time environment and integrating Designer with VCS systems. Read more
|webMethods DevOps Edition
|Assure continuous integration and testing in your DevOps initiatives. Create and edit code on your desktop or laptop without connecting to a central shared server. Read more
|webMethods Enterprise Gateway
|Secures and manages the connectivity between mobile applications, external APIs and services and internal enterprise resources so companies can quickly build secure enterprise-grade mobile apps. Read more
|webMethods EntireX
|Turns existing application functions into new high-value business services using true bi-directional service wrapping. Read more
|webMethods eStandards
|Provides fast and easy adoption of industry standards for B2B integration. An add-on tool for webMethods Trading Networks. Read more
|webMethods Insight
|Provides real-time visibility into service transactions across any system. Used for SOA governance and API management. Read more
|webMethods Integration Cloud
|This integration Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) that empowers your subject matter experts and eliminates integration silos. You can seamlessly integrate applications hosted in public or private clouds, as well as applications hosted on premises. Read more
|webMethods Integration Server
|A standards-based enterprise service bus that integrates technologies from any vendor, including ERP systems, databases, mainframes and legacy apps, SaaS platforms, Web services, Java® Message Service and packaged apps. Can be used with webMethods BPMS or webMethods Trading Networks. Read more
|webMethods JIS
|Formerly known as Jacada® Interface Server. One of the world's leading automated Web-enablement solutions. Read more
|webMethods Mobile Designer
|Enables you to rapidly extend your existing applications and processes to mobile devices and manage the full mobile app life cycle conveniently. Read more
|webMethods OneData
|Reconciles, cleanses and synchronizes enterprise master data for multiple subject areas including products, customers, suppliers, hierarchy data, reference data and metadata. Read more
|webMethods Operational Intelligence
|Based on a consistent event-driven architecture, this product integrates best-of-breed technologies from existing Software AG products for process and data analytics into a single offering with a novel business-user interface. Read more
|webMethods Optimize for B2B
|Offers real-time insight into transactions and trends with trading partners. An add-on tool for webMethods Trading Networks. Read more
|webMethods Optimize for Infrastructure
|Offers real-time insight into the performance of Adabas, Natural, ApplinX, EntireX, webMethods Integration Server and webMethods Broker. Read more
|webMethods Optimize for Process
|Provides real-time monitoring, alerting and analytics for process KPIs. Read more
|webMethods Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
|Automates repetitive, high-volume tasks that can be driven by business rules and don't need human intuition. Read more
|webMethods Tamino
|The industry's first native XML server. An ideal platform for efficiently managing both structured and unstructured data. Read more
|webMethods Trading Networks
|A scalable, easy-to-manage gateway that consolidates B2B transactions and connects enterprises with trading partners of all sizes. Used with webMethods Integration Server. Read more
Artificial Intelligence, machine learning and predictive analytics will define the next generation of software. Zementis establishes a common, standards-based framework to deliver intelligent solutions across all industries and applications and enables organizations to harness the power of their data to rapidly deliver insights and support informed business decisions based on predictive analytics.
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|Zementis Predictive Analytics
Make insight-driven decisions across your enterprise. Deploy artificial intelligence, machine learning and predictive analytics models based on open standards. With Zementis Predictive Analytics, you can glean real-time insights from any amount of data, anywhere, anytime, to make informed business decisions. Read more
|Zementis for Apache Hadoop®
The Zementis Predictive Analytics scoring engine for Hadoop® delivers a common predictive analytics strategy across the entire Hadoop ecosystem, including Hive™, Spark™ and Storm™, without complex customization. Zementis Predictive Analytics cements an efficient process for instant operational deployment, addressing the highest execution requirements for batch processing, in-memory computation and streaming data. Use it to implement highly scalable, plug & play, 100% standards-based & vendor-neutral predictive solutions.
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Adabas & Natural
Need to analyze high-value transactions in real time on mainframes to drive process efficiency, identify fraud and manage risk? Zementis Predictive Analytics for IBM® z Systems® delivers operational deployment capabilities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning that dramatically reduce the complexity, expense and time to execute predictive analytics for transactional mainframe applications, such as COBOL, CICS® and Adabas & Natural.


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What The Stars Did After The Grammys
Whether it's a quiet dinner or a rowdy after-party, celebs love to extend award-show festivities way past bedtime. We know what Macklemore was doing, but check out what some of your other favorite artists, from Meek Mill to Katy Perry, were up to after the 2014 Grammys curtain call. First, newlyweds John Legend and Chrissy Teigen grabbed dinner at the Chateau Marmont Hotel on Sunset Blvd.
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Halting the financial sector's death plunge is arguably the government's most measurable achievement this year. Yet as President Barack Obama observes the one-year anniversary of Lehman Brothers' collapse, his administration's increasingly sunny assessment of Wall Street's rebound faces a hard sell.
The rescue effort, initiated by his predecessor, was expensive, and it bailed out the very institutions that the public blames for the crisis. Small banks are still failing, the institutions once considered too big to fail are putting on weight once again, and Obama's main pledge — a more watchful eye on Wall Street — hasn't taken hold in Congress.
What's more, it's hard to cheer for Wall Street when unemployment is rising, foreclosures have not abated and bankers lobby for bigger paychecks.
Obama on Monday plans a speech in New York assessing the condition of the financial markets. His treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner, previewed the administration's upbeat line this past week.
"The emerging confidence and stability of September 2009 is a far cry from the crippling fear and panic of September 2008," Geithner told a congressional watchdog panel Thursday.
Robert Shapiro, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton and now chairman of Sonecon, an economic advisory firm, said the administration gets "a very good grade for addressing the acute problem, but this is so far from over."
Economists and banking analysts largely agree that after the failure of Lehman Brothers a year ago, the financial system was on the edge of a precipice. Among the steps generally credited for stabilizing the system are the Federal Reserve's slashed interest rates and trillions in increased bank liquidity; the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program that President George W. Bush initiated and Obama pursued; and tests that Obama's Treasury administered to determine whether the biggest banks had enough access to money to withstand a further economic downturn.
"The consensus is that we're off the brink. We were certainly on it," said Karen Shaw Petrou, managing partner of Federal Financial Analytics in Washington.
While the financial sector is no longer in a panic and many signs point to a recession that is on the mend, the public remains doubtful about their own financial status. A Pew Research Center poll last month found that slightly more than half of those surveyed said the condition of the economy was poor. Nearly two out of five said the economy was "only fair."
People questioned in August were more pessimistic about their own financial situation than those surveyed in June.
No wonder. Despite some easing of credit, bank lending remains tight. The Treasury Department, citing analysts' projections, said more than 6 million families could face foreclosure over the next three years. So far this year, 89 banks have failed, crippled by increasing loan defaults.
Bigger banks that received billions of dollars from the recovery program are beginning to pay back the money. They are on more solid footing and want to get out from under government restrictions. But even they are relying on extraordinary measures by the Fed and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
"The fact that some of the biggest banks are not failing is a triumph of very low expectations," Petrou said.
While lawmakers and regulators warn about the hazards of having financial institutions that are too large and intertwined, some institutions have emerged from the financial crisis larger than before.
Aided and prodded by the government last year, JPMorgan Chase bought Bear Stearns, Bank of America was forced to buy Merrill Lynch, and Wells Fargo acquired Wachovia. As of June 30, those three banks held $2.3 trillion in domestic deposits, or $3 out of every $10 in deposit in the United States. Three years ago those three institutions held about 20 percent of the industry total.
The danger is that large institutions that engage in high-risk ventures could require extraordinary government help to keep them from toppling the entire financial system. That's what the government had to do with American International Group , the giant insurance company that received nearly $70 billion in bailout money.
To avoid that, Obama has recommended a series of regulatory changes, including new oversight powers for the Fed, increased capital requirements for institutions and other conditions designed to discourage companies from getting too big. But Congress has yet to act and some of Obama's proposals are meeting resistance within his own party.
The public for now is far more focused on the debate over health care to pay attention to the need for restrictions on derivatives and other complex financial instruments. While high Wall Street salaries and bonuses have caused a sensation, a recent CBS poll shows the public split on whether the government should place restrictions on executive pay.
For Obama, the blend of success, lingering financial and economic troubles and mixed public sentiment presents a political conundrum. For now, he has time on his side — at least until next year's congressional election campaigns begin in earnest.
"Ultimately the public judges presidents and congresses not on whether or not they like a particular policy, but on whether or not the policy has a result they like," Shapiro said.
"If it succeeds, the public will be fine, he will be fine, the Democrats will be fine. And if it doesn't, they're all in trouble."


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The Whole Things You Should Know About Fashion
It's Fashion 7 days in New York, and the city has been flooded with daring designs and colorful styles. The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technologies will maintain a bold and stunning fashion display of its personal: a cosplay fashion display.
It was then, Amoy shared some thrilling information Fashion with me! Coming quickly, on her website, Amoy is heading to have clip-on hair extensions and clip-on bangs available for purchase. What an ideal way to attempt different appears with your hair. Since the lengthier bangs are back in fashion, if you have taken the time to develop out your hair to one size, and you're not sure if you'd like to cut in bangs again, this would be the perfect solution. Can you imagine becoming able to achieve an entire new appear when you're in the temper, and not have to alter your present hair fashion!
The scoop of your tank shouldn't fall celebrity fashion beneath the collarbone. We know there are a great deal of variations that are extremely reduced cut, but allow's not go there. The armholes of the tank should be reduced so you can breathe, but not as well reduced that it exposes your entire aspect. We could do with out your guy-boobs slipping out. Please, no nip-slips.
The Toms College is another espadrille shoe which you can effortlessly choose up from the intriguing collection on offer. These shoes are very fashionable and exude a new fashion statement in each way. If you want to look informal and remain comfortable these shoes are definitely perfect picks for you this period. You can certainly check out these shoes which offer you with rafia and black soles. The stripy styles of the footwear offer you with a great style statement and you can stroll around with masses of glamour.
Things have altered street fashion since I had extensions place in my hair a quantity of many years in the past. Amoy told me that the hair is now one hundred%25 human hair, and arrives from India. It is usually a darker color, but can be customized colored for the consumer. This obviously gives a much more all-natural appear and feel to the hair, as nicely as styling versatility.
Another fantastic piece was a pink frilly dress with vertical traces and an around the neck fashion strap. This could effortlessly be converted into workplace appropriate attire by changing the strap to two thicker shoulder straps, and I toyed with that concept for quite a while. Although the glam and shimmer of her evening wear is great, I like that she integrated a couple of "day dresses" for the average Jane like me. Even supermodels can't run errands in night wear, and a few of these items seem to consider that into account.
Men's fashion in the 1900s can be effortlessly summed up, by the above estimate. Although somewhat boring and somber, the 1900s fashion lasted nicely into the early 1920s, and some of its well-known developments, like the blazer and the homburg, stay as formal necessities to the current working day. For an concept about what the clothing scene looked in that working day and age, watch the Royal Ascot's in June, as the gown code there is reminiscent of the clothes in the 1900s.


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Privacy and SecurityBack To Customer Service
Gump's Holdings, LLC ("Gump's" or "we"), owner and operator of gumps.com ("Web Site"), values its customers and respects their privacy. We collect customer information in an effort to improve your shopping experience and to communicate with you about our products, services, sweepstakes, contests, and other promotions. As described in this Privacy Policy, we do share certain customer information, under certain circumstances, with third parties that provide services on our behalf or with whom we have partnered to offer a particular product or service. However, we do not sell or rent customer information to third parties if you ask us not to do so. Please carefully review this Privacy Policy to learn about how we collect, use, and protect any information you provide us and how you can manage your options not to have customer information disclosed. Because the Internet is global, information about you that we collect or that you submit may be transferred to, processed in, and held in countries (including the United States) other than the one in which you reside. By using the Web Site, you explicitly consent to such use of your information.
Where you go and what you do-what we know without your telling us
When you visit the Web Site, our Web server automatically recognizes only your domain name, not your e-mail address. We collect only the domain name, but not the e-mail address of visitors to our Web Site; we collect aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit, how many visits we get, and information such as where visitors arrived from on the Internet or if they directly typed our Web Site address into their Web browser. We only use this information for internal review in aggregate and not in personally-identifiable form.
Our Web Site uses "cookies." A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your Web browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. Generally, we use cookies to remind us of who you are, tailor our products and services to suit your personal interests, estimate our audience size, process your order, track your status in our promotions, contests and sweepstakes, and/or analyze your visiting patterns. The use of cookies is an industry standard; you will find them at most major Web sites. Cookies make Web-surfing easier for you by saving your preferences while you are at our Web Site. We never save passwords or credit card or other payment information in cookies. You can generally set your Web browser not to accept cookies or to notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. If you set your Web browser not to accept cookies, it may affect your ability to utilize all features on the Web Site.
Your e-mail address-do we know it?
Your e-mail address and other personally-identifying data are known to us only when you voluntarily submit them to us. We collect your e-mail address only if you ask us to communicate with you by e-mail to, for example, confirm your order, or if you volunteer it for any reason, such as to sign up for a newsletter, to enter a sweepstakes, contest, or other promotion, or to register with the Web Site.
Your e-mail address-what do we do with it?
If you have at any time given us your e-mail address, we will use your e-mail address to communicate with you about the status of your order and to send you our own e-mails regarding sales, exclusive offers, and other promotions that we think will interest you.
If you would prefer not to receive any e-mails, including e-mails regarding the status of your order, please contact us. Please note that it will take 2-3 weeks to process the removal of your e-mail address.
Please note, however, that if you place an online order, you will automatically receive a single order confirmation e-mail. That confirmation e-mail will contain an option for you to opt-out of future e-mails. If you have opted-out of receiving e-mails from Gump's and subsequently make an online purchase, you will receive the order confirmation e-mail but no additional e-mails; you do not need to opt-out again.
Customer information-how we use it and how you can communicate with us about it
We do not disclose customer information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes if our customers have exercised their option to prevent that information from being disclosed for such purposes. The following paragraphs explain what we do with customer information and how you can communicate with us if you would like us to treat your information differently.
We do not currently rent e-mail addresses to outside parties or allow any outside parties to use them for their own e-mailing purposes.
We use your shipping and payment address and the address you give to us when you "register" your profile with us to send you our print catalog and print catalogs of third-party merchants that we feel will interest you, all by postal mail. Also, if you have requested a catalog from us or have purchased from us at any time, we may send you print catalogs by postal mail.
If you would prefer that we do not include you in lists to receive either our print catalogs or third party merchant print catalogs that we feel will interest you, click here. If you would like to continue to receive our print catalogs but do not wish to receive print catalogs from third party merchants, click here.
If you have given us your telephone number when registering your profile or when ordering merchandise, we or a party acting on our behalf may call you to follow up with you about your order or to gauge your satisfaction with our products and services. We do not share your telephone number with any outside parties for any other purpose whatsoever.
We indefinitely maintain all of the information you give to us to help serve you better and to understand our customers and their purchasing patterns over time. Any payment information that is maintained by us is masked to keep it protected in the unlikely event of unauthorized breaches of security.
We may contract with companies or persons to provide certain services including credit card processing, shipping, data management, promotional services, measuring the effectiveness of our advertising and how visitors use the Web Site, etc. We call them our Service Providers. We provide our Service Providers with the information needed for them to perform these services. We also ask our Service Providers to confirm that their privacy practices are consistent with ours.
Currently, one of our Service Providers uses certain customer information to help us manage and optimize our Internet business and communications. This Service Provider helps us measure the effectiveness of our advertising and how visitors use the Web Site. To do this, we use Web beacons and cookies (explained above) provided by this Service Provider on this Web Site. The type of information we collect includes the item numbers and prices for merchandise that visitors purchase and the pages visited. By supplementing our records, this information helps us learn things such as what pages are most attractive to our visitors, which of our products most interest our customers, and what kinds of offers our customers like to see. Although this Service Provider logs the information coming from the Web Site on our behalf, we control how that data may and may not be used.
Like many other online merchants, we participate in cooperative database services which help us match offline and online purchasing behavior so that we can understand the differences between print catalog purchasers and Web Site visitors; this enables us to maximize the benefit of postal mail and/or e-mail we send to you if you have signed up with us to receive postal mail and/or e-mail. This purchase information may be used by other cooperative database participants to send you offers of interest by postal mail.
If you would prefer that we do not include you in lists of information we provide the cooperative database services in which we participate, click here.
Other disclosure scenarios
We may share your information: (1) in response to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish, protect, or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims; (2) if we believe it is necessary in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, fraud, or situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person or property; (3) to our parent company, subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control with us (in which case we will require such entities to honor this Privacy Policy); and (5) if we are acquired by or merged with another entity.
Correcting your profile with us
You can always edit or correct any customer information you give Gump's by sending us an e-mail at email@example.com.
If you ever have a problem concerning the Web Site or an order or transaction or our compliance with this Privacy Policy, you may contact us by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com. Please provide your first and last name, order number, if any, and, if you have a question about our merchandise, item number(s), and we will get back to you promptly.
We use sophisticated encryption and authentication tools to protect the security of customer information that you share with us. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect customer information, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to or from our Web Site, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we will do our best to protect its security on our systems.
We urge you to keep your password in a safe place and not to divulge it to anyone. Also remember to sign off your account and close your browser window when you have finished your visit. This is to ensure that others cannot access your account, especially if you are sharing a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place such as a library or Internet cafe.
Links to third party Web sites
Our Web Site may contain links to Web sites operated and maintained by third parties, over which we have no control. Privacy policies on such linked Web sites may be different from our Privacy Policy. You access such linked Web sites at your own risk. You should always read the privacy policy of a linked Web site before disclosing any personal information on such site.
Although the information on this site has been checked for accuracy, occasionally errors and omissions occur and are subject to correction.
Policy Changes
If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, in whole or in part, we will inform you by posting a notice on our Web Site. Those changes will go into effect on the date posted in the notice. The new policy will apply to all current and past users of our Web Site and will replace any prior policies that are inconsistent. This policy was last updated on November 10, 2008.


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This morning I woke up and decided to pump my left breast since lo nursed off the other breast dyring the night. This meant my left breast was left alone for over 9 hours! To my surprise after 20 minutes of pumping i just managed to pump a little over 2 oz
Even when not engorged i have been able to pump up to 3+ oz in less than 10 minutes! Throughout the day my breast have felt empty. My lo has been nursing for shorter periods of time these past couple of weeks. I mean short short times...like as soon as let down is over he starts fussing and pulling off. Diaper output is good, in the past two weeks hes gained over 12oz.
Im really worried. Just right now i tried pumping on that same breast and i didnt even get half an ounce. The last feeding off this breast was less than 3 hrs ago. This is scary! I do have a strong let down and what i thought was os. But right now i dont know what to think. Im sooo scared because feeding time is coming up in a bit and what if i dont have any milk? I do have back up in the freezer, but i cant bring myself to grasp the thought of not having milk.
The pump i used earlier was APY. It was my first time using it. Aftet i noticed that nothing was coming out i switched to my manual ameda pump...and got the same result. I expressed my concern to my hubby and he got online right away. Stress seems to be a big factor in milk reduction according to his findings.. i have been dreading going back to work.
Please , any advice is very much appreciated!!


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FUN FACT Prior to his film debut in Lions for Lambs (alongside megastars Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep), Andrew caught Teen Vogue's eye on the London stage and was cast in our October 2007 Young Hollywood portfolio at age 24. COVER STAR
"Bruce Weber is great—with him you get to tell a story. He told me to pretend to be a little rich girl who gets sent on Outward Bound." —Kristen, at age 16, March 2007 TWO-TIME COVER STAR
"Orlando Bloom was kissing me; Geoffrey Rush was chasing me around. It was very difficult!" — Keira on filming Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, at age 18, June/July 2003
FUN FACT Long before Katniss launched her arrow, Teen Vogue noticed then-18-year-old Jennifer when she was on the TBS sitcom The Bill Engvall Show and cast her in our October 2008 and October 2010 Young Hollywood portfolios. COVER STAR
"I want to be in this business for a long time, and I know that careers can go up and down and sideways and in circles. I'll dance on a street corner if I have to—I just want to be involved!" —Katie, at age 24, December/January 2004
FUN FACT Katie was on the cover of one of Teen Vogue's first test issues! COVER STAR
"I have dreams of being a producer, being behind a camera, and making movies that affect people the way they affect me." —Emma, at age 22, September 2011 TWO-TIME COVER STAR
"I know what I want to do, and I know exactly where I want to be. In two years when I'm there, we'll talk about it." —Jake, at age 22, October/November 2003
FUN FACT Jake was Teen Vogue's first official cover boy. Swoon! COVER STAR
"The thing about fame is you never think it's going to happen to you. So when it does, it's sort of a shock. Some people are just better at it than others." —Orlando, at age 28, October 2005 COVER STAR
"Having been a young actor, it's easy to be influenced. I connect with [Peeta] on that level." —Josh, at age 19, April 2012
"I think the fans would love anybody who played Jacob. I'm just lucky to be the one who got the chance." —Taylor, at age 17, October 2009 COVER STAR
FUN FACT Before Joseph starred in super films The Dark Knight Rises, Lincoln, and (500) Days of Summer, Teen Vogue had a hunch he would be a movie star, casting the then-24-year-old in our October 2005 Young Hollywood portfolio.


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The Belt of Venus and Sunset Crater II
Snow coats Sunset Crater Volcano while the Moon, Earth Shadow and Belt of Venus rise behind it.
Full Moon at Sunset Crater I
The full moon shines brightly above the Belt of Venus and Earth Shadow at Sunset Crater National Monument.
The Belt of Venus and Sunset Crater I
Snow coats Sunset Crater Volcano while Earth Shadow and the Belt of Venus rise behind it.
Inner Basin Spark
At sunset, low clouds race across the San Francisco Peaks and East Flagstaff. Headlights from a recreational vehicle glow in the mist.
I found out later, that the Adventure Driven crew was touring the foothills and enjoying the foggy weather. (https://www.facebook.com/adventuredriven)
Buffalo Park Pond - I
A seasonal pond reflects the view at Buffalo Park, Flagstaff, Arizona.
Three Flues over Lake Powell
An afternoon view of the Navajo Generating Station at Lake Powell. The three 775 ft tall flue gas stacks go about their business while the waters of the lake gradually recede, showing a high-water mark bleached into the sandstone.
Bridge over Chevelon Canyon
My son and I encountered this bridge while photographing storms between Winslow and Holbrook. It spans Chevelon Canyon on McLaws road.
Apache Plume at Sunset Crater
Pink seed heads decorate an Apache Plume shrub south of Sunset Crater National Monument. These beautiful shrubs and other drought-tolerant plants dot the volcanic landscape surrounding Sunset Crater—seen dominating the backdrop of this view.
Elden Ridge Eclipse I
A controlled burn in the Coconino National Forest colors the sky during a partial solar eclipse. The sun and moon are dropping toward a ridge as seen from Elden Springs Road, northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. This image is an HDR stack of 7 image — two of which were filtered with a white light mylar solar filter — to capture the full range of brightness throughout the image. An enormous mass of sunspots in AR2192 decorates the center of the sun.
Elden Springs Road I
Autumn's grip takes hold of the landscape along Elden Springs Road north of Flagstaff, Arizona. This shot was taken on our way back from viewing the partial solar eclipse of October 23, 2014.
Break Over Indian Flat
Sunbeams pour through a break in stormy skies north of the San Francisco Peaks. 8 August 2015.
Monsoon Evening on Robinson Crater
Summer thunderstorms give way as evening light filters through over the San Francisco volcanic field. The San Francisco Peaks merge with the clouds in the background. On the horizon at far left, Mount Elden marks Flagstaff's location.
Turpentine Reflection
Turpentine bush and monsoon convection mirror each other on forest service road 776 north of Flagstaff, Arizona. 26 August 2015.
September at Box Canyon Pueblo - I
Monsoon storms drift behind the Box Canyon dwellings at Wupatki National Monument in northern Arizona. 4 September 2015.
Butte at Indian Wells
Some of the beautiful landscape along Indian Route 15 on the Navajo Reservation.
Road to Mishongnovi
Drivers ascend Rt. 264 while the road from Toreva to Mishongnovi winds in the distance—5 October 2015.
Gold King Agave - I
Clusters of agave sprout from the rocks on an overlook north of the Gold King Mine Ghost near Jerome, Arizona.
A Way Among Sentinels
Saguaro and cholla anchor a flat stretch of the Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve.
Relic of a Mighty One
A fallen saguaro points the way to deepening twilight in the Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve.
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Judging by the play on Instagram last night, at least among the Fashion Week set, Lady Gaga was trending. No wonder — after more than a week's worth of late night events, the singer still managed to attract weary front-row-ers all the way uptown to the Guggenheim Museum to celebrate the much anticipated launch of her first fragrance, FAME. Hosted by Haus Labrotories in Paris, plus Steven Klein (who directed the ad campaign), Nick Knight (who co-designed the bottle), and Gaga herself (in Prabal Gurung), it was hard to say no to an invite, despite the fact that full black tie and a mask was mandatory.
The scent, the first ever black Eau de Parfum, is described as a "fantastic innovation of patent pending fluid technology." No wonder, then, that the meat dress lover over-the-topped herself: After walking through a line of half-naked dudes wearing leather harnesses, we were greeted by the sight of Gaga "sleeping" inside a giant replica FAME bottle. Of course, you could stick your hands through a hole and touch the singer (cue those Insta "likes"). We also caught the premiere of Steven Klein's short campaign film (below), which stars a black latex-clad Gaga being climbed on by hard-bodied guys. Oh, and when that was done, we say Gaga getting a real tattoo from Mark Mahoney.
We weren't the only ones who got a kick out of the pageantry; Little Monsters on site included Alexander Wang, Oliver Theyskens, Marc Jacobs, and yes, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan (sorry girl, you weren't included in our slideshow). Click through to peep the antics from the world's most bizarre star, then decide for yourself if you're going to get sprayed. Don't forget to watch the video to get in the right state of mind.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street after a payroll company reported sluggish job growth last month.
ADP said U.S. businesses added just 135,000 jobs in May, the second straight month of weak gains.
That's less than economists were expecting and far below the average of 200,000 monthly job additions the company reported from November through February.
The Labor Department releases its broader employment survey on Friday.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 48 points to 15,128 shortly after the opening bell Wednesday, a decline of 0.3 percent. Microsoft fell the most in the Dow, 1.4 percent.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down six points at 1,625, or 0.4 percent. The Nasdaq composite fell three points to 3,4342 or 0.1 percent.


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I got a 2 stage ICP heat pump...17.5 seer Tempstar... when it was installed they had to add some puron to it. But the compressor is 2 stage and it was charged while running on the 1st stage (low). does it matter which stage the compressor runs while it is being charged?
also, when the 2nd stage kicks in what happens? does it produce colder air? I know the fan speed is supposed to ramp up on the air handler but does the compressor make the indoor coil colder?
thanks for any info


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Teen in devastated Okla. town handing out hugs
Teen in devastated Okla. town handing out hugs
MOORE, Okla. —
The people of the Oklahoma town where a deadly tornado struck could use just about everything - cleaning supplies, food, water, shelter.
Thirteen-year-old Halle Carr thought residents of her hometown could also use a hug after the twister Monday that killed 24 people in Moore.
Halle has been standing on a corner with a white sign that reads: "Need a hug? I am here!" And people are taking her up on the offer.
On Friday, people in work trucks, cars and vans loaded with belongings rolled down their windows and reached out their arms to the girl. Some shouted words of encouragement.
Halle said it makes her feel good to spread a little cheer. She said she'll come out every day, as long as she thinks she's needed.


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United beat Aston Villa 3-0 on Monday to claim a 20th league crown after losing out to local rivals City in dramatic style on the final day of last season.
And while Milner believes the better team came out on top, he is hoping that him and his team-mates can bounce back by beating Wigan in the FA Cup final before reclaiming the title next year.
|Manchester United are 13/8 with Paddy Power to win the Premier League title next season
"We're massively disappointed, but it fuels the fire for next season and we're desperate to go again next season to try and win it back. Hopefully we can finish this season with silverware.
"We've seen how hard it is to retain the title and how much they [United] used that disappointment from last season to drive them on this year.
"They've been very good in the league, very solid and seem to grind out results every week. They've deserved it and we have to look at where we've gone wrong and try to put that right."
Milner believes City's failure to finish games off during periods of dominance is one the main reasons for losing out to United, adding: "There have been games when we have dropped points when we shouldn't have done.
"There have been games where we've been well on top and not put teams to bed. When we've had that period of dominance in a game, we've not scored two or three more goals and that's maybe where we could have improved this year.
"But if you look at our defensive record this year, it's still very strong and as a team we've got to keep improving."


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Thursday, September 10, 2015
An estimated 763,000 children were exposed to incidents of child abuse and neglect in 2009. This means that 10 out of every 1,000 children suffered some form of abuse/neglect that year. Although even one incident of child abuse or neglect is too much, this is a decrease in the number of children who were exposed to abuse and neglect in 2009. Though the reduction is encouraging, efforts to prevent and eliminate child abuse and neglect continue.
The first step in helping abused or neglected children is learning to recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect. The presence of a single sign does not prove child abuse is occurring in a family, but a closer look at the situation may be warranted when these signs appear repeatedly or in combination.
There are numerous types of abuse or maltreatment:
Although any of the forms of child maltreatment may be found separately, they often occur in combination.
Physical abuse is nonaccidental physical injury (ranging from minor bruises to severe fractures or death) as a result of punching, beating, kicking, biting, shaking, throwing, stabbing, choking, hitting (with a hand, stick, strap, or other object), burning, or otherwise harming a child, that is inflicted by a parent, caregiver, or other person who has responsibility for the child. Such injury is considered abuse regardless of whether the caregiver intended to hurt the child. Physical discipline, such as spanking or paddling, is not considered abuse as long as it is reasonable and causes no bodily injury to the child.
Neglect is the failure of a parent, guardian, or other caregiver to provide for a child's basic needs. Neglect may be:
These situations do not always mean a child is neglected. Sometimes cultural values, the standards of care in the community, and poverty may be contributing factors, indicating the family is in need of information or assistance. When a family fails to use information and resources, and the child's health or safety is at risk, then child welfare intervention may be required. In addition, many States provide an exception to the definition of neglect for parents who choose not to seek medical care for their children due to religious beliefs that may prohibit medical intervention.
Sexual abuse includes activities by a parent or caregiver such as fondling a child's genitals, penetration, incest, rape, sodomy, indecent exposure, and exploitation through prostitution or the production of pornographic materials. Sexual abuse is defined by Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) as "the employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement, or coercion of any child to engage in, or assist any other person to engage in, any sexually explicit conduct or simulation of such conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct; or the rape, and in cases of caretaker or inter-familial relationships, statutory rape, molestation, prostitution, or other form of sexual exploitation of children, or incest with children."
Emotional abuse (or psychological abuse) is a pattern of behavior that impairs a child's emotional development or sense of self-worth. This may include constant criticism, threats, or rejection, as well as withholding love, support, or guidance. Emotional abuse is often difficult to prove and, therefore, child protective services may not be able to intervene without evidence of harm or mental injury to the child. Emotional abuse is almost always present when other forms are identified.
Abandonment is now defined in many States as a form of neglect. In general, a child is considered to be abandoned when the parent's identity or whereabouts are unknown, the child has been left alone in circumstances where the child suffers serious harm, or the parent has failed to maintain contact with the child or provide reasonable support for a specified period of time.
Substance abuse is an element of the definition of child abuse or neglect in many States.5 Circumstances that are considered abuse or neglect in some States include:
The impact of child abuse and neglect is often discussed in terms of physical, psychological, behavioral, and societal consequences. In reality, however, it is impossible to separate them completely. Physical consequences, such as damage to a child's growing brain, can have psychological implications such as cognitive delays or emotional difficulties. Psychological problems often manifest as high-risk behaviors. Depression and anxiety, for example, may make a person more likely to smoke, abuse alcohol or illicit drugs, or overeat. High-risk behaviors, in turn, can lead to long-term physical health problems such as sexually transmitted diseases, cancer, and obesity.
Much research has been done about the possible consequences of child abuse and neglect. The effects vary depending on the circumstances of the abuse or neglect, personal characteristics of the child, and the child's environment. Consequences may be mild or severe; disappear after a short period or last a lifetime; and affect the child physically, psychologically, behaviorally, or in some combination of all three ways. Ultimately, due to related costs to public entities such as the health care, human services, and educational systems, abuse and neglect impact not just the child and family, but society as a whole.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014
I do this thing where
... I have a list of things to share so long, that it actually grows arms and proceeds to tie my hands behind my back. So rather than taking the first thing's first approach, I will start with the finished thing first. (oh so obvious yet so hard for me).
Art. I made new fine art prints, and I am REALLY happy with them. Maybe more than the first batch. But then it's all a matter of newness, isn't it. Maybe. They are listed over here. I decided to only do an edition of 50 each on this collection. I did 100 each in the first batch, and there are some quantities left of those still, but they are getting pretty thin. Also these are a bit bigger, the smaller being 9x12 instead of 8x10 and the larger being 13x19 instead of 11x17. But the prices are the same. Yippee!
Items on the to-share-more-soon list include:
*Sew Down Nashville was way too much fun and we made beautiful things
*cross-stitch patterns are arriving tomorrow, kits for them following soon after
*we are bulking the whole embroidery shop soon
*we are bulking the solid quilting cottons in the shop too
*I bulked a bit myself on Easter Sunday with lamb and potatoes though I won't actually be sharing anything to do with that beyond that mere mention there
*My remodel is done, I like it so very much
*Mary Anna is walking at 10 (flipping) months, this will probably have to come with video
*Lots of fabric is on the way, all kinds of it
*Juliana's thesis collection is in the Pratt fashion show which we are going to see next week in NYC
*That has me every kind of proud and glowing, which I might get an image of if the right person has a camera while said glowing is going down
And back to it.
kisses, Anna
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Awesome. You are awesome. : )ReplyDelete
Fan from crafty northern-ness. Congrats on everything!
Monika, Canada
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foot tapping here too!! <3 AMDelete
Incredibly exciting - all of it!!!! I do this thing where I buy a print I've lusted after when I realize it is for sale ; )ReplyDeleteReplies
<3<3<3 hooray! thank you & enjoy! xoAMDelete
Yippee on the cross stitch kits. I'm SO excited for those! Thank you. And congrats on all of your good news!ReplyDelete
Enjoy that fashion show, proud mama! I can't wait to hear more about it. xo.ReplyDelete
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The iconic Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge are to be joined by a new neighbour - a floating heliport designed to attract tourists and business executives.
It is hoped taking helicopter trips from the barge, featuring two helipads, will become as much of a classic Sydney experience as the Harbour Bridge climb.
The heliport will be in place early next month.
NSW Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner said the heliport, the first in the CBD since the late 1980s, confirmed Sydney's place as a "truly international city".
"The Sydney Harbour Floating Heliport is a new signature experience that will help entice visitors to Sydney and make it easy for them to enjoy a birds' eye view of the harbour," he said.
The heliport will also provide a more convenient way of getting to the CBD from the airport for business executives, he said.
The flat top powered barge, which will feature deck accommodation, takes its place in the harbour in early December.
By the middle of next year, the floating heliport will be a purpose-built vessel complete with meeting rooms, aircraft storage and refuelling facilities.
The move has been welcomed by the transport industry who said Sydney's tourism credentials were damaged by forcing visitors to travel to Mascot, Bankstown or Rosehill to take helicopter joy flights.
Tourism and Transport Forum chief executive John Lee believes it will be particularly welcomed by money-rich but time-poor tourists.
"Many international visitors are interested in visiting regional areas, but they simply don't have the time to drive or travel by coach or train," he said.
The heliport will be operated by Newcastle Helicopters and will be made available to any pre-approved operator during the hours of 7am and dusk.
There was previously a service operating in Darling Harbour but that stopped operating when the area was redeveloped.
Patricia Forsythe, executive director of the Sydney Business Chamber, said the helipad boosted the attractiveness of Sydney as a business destination.
"I'm pleased to see a proposal for a helipad and helicopter flights finally get off the ground," she said in a statement.
"It's a commonsense outcome that puts Sydney in a similar position to other renowned global cities."
London, New York, Singapore and Melbourne already offered helipads, she added.
"As we see Barangaroo come online over the next few years and it grows as a financial services hub it will go hand-in-hand with a direct helicopter service between the new precinct and the airport."


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linux . conf . au - february 2002
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university of qld,
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About Linux.conf.au
Linux.conf.au 2002 is Australia's national Linux conference. It will be held at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, from 6 to 9 February 2002. It is the third conference of its kind, following the outstanding successes that were CALU 1999 in Melbourne and LCA 2001 in Sydney.
Linux.conf.au 2003 underway!
The super-keen Perth-based organisers of linux.conf.au 2003 are ramping up. You can find all the latest news at http://conf.linux.org.au/.
Registrations Closed -- No, Really! We Mean it!
Due to overwhelming respsonse, registrations are now irrevocably closed! Anyone who has already sent a registration form will be accepted, but no more on-the-day registrations can be processed.
PlanetMirror welcomed as a conference sponsor
The conference is happy to give a warm welcome to PlanetMirror in their role as a conference sponsor; they are providing advertising for the conference as well as web and FTP space for the conference proceedings and website.
Travel page updated to include directions to Hawken Engineering Building
You were told it was in Brisbane, at The University of Queensland. Now we tell you where at UQ. Our travel page has been updated with all you need to know to find your way around the UQ campus to the conference. Check the travel page for details.
linux.conf.au welcomes OSDN as media sponsor
We have pleasure in welcoming OSDN as our official media sponsor (hi slashdot). OSDN, the Open Source Development Network, is the leading news, collaboration and distribution community for IT and Open Source development, implementation and innovation. Each month, more than 5 million IT professionals, developers and systems administrators visit OSDN destinations -- delivering more than 110 million page views per month. OSDN sites offer IT news, development tools, distribution and discussion channels, cutting-edge editorial, and ongoing education and evangelism among the IT and Open Source community.
Preliminary Schedule Available!
The conference schedule is up! It's still subject to change if some speakers can't make it, or if some of the talks need rearranging, but those of you who've been holding your breath for this can be released from the emergency wards now... For Debian folks, don't forget the Debian Mini-Conference Schedule is now up too.
New Year's Update
Did you know that in a month you'll either be completely exhausted after spending up to a week hearing, talking and thinking about the niftiest new Linux gizmos, or you'll be kicking yourself for having missed out on all this excitement? Which will it be? Only you can decide.
The schedule for the Debian mini-conference is up: it's being held on the Monday and Tuesday before linux.conf.au (4th and 5th) in the same venue as a bonus to all you Debian fans out there (non-Debian fans are asked to kindly refrain from crying havoc and to check the leashes on those dogs of war). The schedule for the conference itself is a touch more complicated, and should be up tomorrow, for those of you turning purple with anticipation.
Online registrations open and extended deadline!
Online registrations are now open, thanks to the folks at CommSecure -- see the Registrations page for details. Additionally, the early bird and group discounts are now available until Sunday the 6th of January, so if you've been putting off registering you've now got a couple more days to save a few bucks.
Domain matches name
linux.conf.au now has the domain to go with the name. Many thanks to the legendary Robert Elz.
Accommodation details updated
More details on recommended accommodation have been added to the Travel page, and a few more speakers have been added to the Programme. So what are you waiting for? Go register and book your accommodation now!
Speaker and paper descriptions added
We are in the process of contacting and confirming the conference's speakers; the list of speakers is being updated as this process continues. Check back often for descriptions of the speakers and their presentations.
Registrations are open!
Conference registrations are now being accepted by mail; online credit card registrations (courtesy of our sponsors, CommSecure) will be coming soon.
A brief summary of how the GST affects conference pricing has been added to the registration page. Please note prices have not changed; the GST is not charged for conference registration.
Hello Slashdot!
Hi to everyone visiting from the only thing on the Internet that can generate more traffic than the latest worm!
One quick word of advice: if you want to keep up to date with the conference without having to remember to fire up your web browser every week, subscribe to the announcements mailing list.
Debian Mini-Conference!
James Bromberger, using secret arts passed down from ancient times, has somehow convinced the LCA organising committee to make room available for first Debian conference outside Bordeaux! More info at the DebianCon page.
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