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Le Suore di Nostra Signora della Mercede, dette Mercedarie, sono un istituto religioso femminile di diritto pontificio.

Storia
La congregazione, detta in origine delle suore dell'Assunzione di Nostra Signora, venne fondata il 3 gennaio 1864 a Nancy da Élisabeth Bacq, in religione Teresa di Gesù (1825-1896), con l'aiuto del vescovo Charles-Martial-Allemand Lavigerie.

Dedite in origine esclusivamente all'insegnamento, le religiose iniziarono presto a dedicarsi prima all'opera missionaria in Africa (dando origine alle suore Bianche) e poi all'apostolato presso gli operai (con il nome di Piccole Suore dell'Operaio).

A causa di varie vicissitudini, la fondatrice perse la guida dell'istituto e nel 1884 manteneva il controllo delle sole comunità di Aix-en-Provence, Cannes e Saint-Eugène: per garantire stabilità alla sua opera, la Bacq mutò il titolo della congregazione dedicandola a Nostra Signora della Mercede e il 4 aprile 1887 riuscì ad aggregarla all'ordine mercedario.

La congregazione ottenne il pontificio decreto di lode il 25 marzo 1912 e le sue costituzioni vennero approvate definitivamente dalla Santa Sede il 6 maggio 1941.

Attività e diffusione
Le suore mercedarie si dedicano a varie opere in ambito educativo e socio-sanitario, in spirito di riparazione e dedizione.

La congregazione conta case in Algeria, Belgio, Cile, Francia, India, Israele, Italia e Stati Uniti d'America: la sede generalizia è in via Ostriana a Roma.

Alla fine del 2008 la congregazione contava 454 religiose in 57 case.

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Bibliografia
 Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2010, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano 2010. ISBN 978-88-209-8355-0.
 Guerrino Pelliccia e Giancarlo Rocca (curr.), Dizionario degli Istituti di Perfezione (DIP), 10 voll., Edizioni paoline, Milano 1974-2003.

Collegamenti esterni

Mauro Bonato,

Nostra Signora, Suore di, Mercede

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His career is in her hands—will he risk his future to save her?
Clarice Sutton, daughter of privilege, was raised to lead society, but that life feels increasingly empty, so instead of taking her proper place in their social set, she's taken a job her parents abhor: police department psychologist. The company she keeps and the people she meets horrify her oh-so-proper parents and their friends.
Santino "Saint" Valdez—hardnosed detective who is anything but saintly—is under investigation by Internal Affairs for killing a predator he's not at all sorry to have eliminated. Now he's supposed to spill his guts to Miss Prim and Prissy? No way—not ever.
Yet she's not what he expects, and he surprises her, as well. A growing attraction complicates both their lives, and time spent together only strengthens the unwise bond between the mongrel from the streets and the society girl.
Saint's future depends on Clarice's professional evaluation, yet her feelings toward him are increasingly anything but professional. An Internal Affairs detective who trusts her wants Saint's head in a noose, so the stakes couldn't be higher. New on the job, Clarice can't afford to falter, yet the urge to defend the man who won't defend himself is powerful.
And when Clarice learns that the parents she's tried so hard to please have lied to her all her life, the only person she trusts to understand how lost and alone she feels is the very man she must avoid in order to save him.
As the forces against Saint gather, he knows the worst thing he can do is spend time with her and risk tainting her evaluation…yet how can he turn away from her soft and valiant heart when she's suffering so?
And when those out to get him endanger her safety, will Saint risk everything to save her?
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Texas Wild: The Gallaghers of Sweetgrass Springs
A sexy SEAL turned Hollywood stuntman returns home to find his buddy's little sister all grown up
From New York Times bestseller and USAToday bestselling author Jean Brashear, the second book in her much-loved Sweetgrass Springs series:
Hollywood's hot playboy stuntman Randall Mackey replaced the adrenaline rush of his career in the SEAL Teams with another life courting danger, but that existence is jeopardized by injury. The sexy bad boy of Sweetgrass Springs returns to the town where his teenage exploits made him a legend, only to find that his buddy's tomboy little sister has grown up in very interesting ways. If he thinks, however, that gifted horse trainer Rissa Gallagher will simply fall into his arms and help him dodge dealing with a haunting past and a future that looks grim, Mackey might want to think again.
Rissa Gallagher has been abandoned by everyone in her family except the hard-hearted father who is physically present but cold and critical. She is the last hope for the land that has been in her family for six generations, and though Mackey is pure temptation incarnated in one very sexy package, he can never be more than a fling when the only thing he does better than make love is…leave.
"Jean Brashear writes with warmth and emotional truth. The depth of her understanding of human nature marks her as a writer to watch." ~ Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Jean Brashear will knock your socks off!" ~ New York Times bestselling author Stella Cameron
Texas Secrets
He returns to the only home he's ever known only to find that the ranch has been willed to a stranger who doesn't want it--and he must keep her there for thirty days, or it will be lost to them both.
The first book in New York Times bestseller and USAToday bestselling Texas romance author Jean Brashear's The Gallaghers of Morning Star series—stories rich with emotion, ripe with secrets, scandals and sexual tension.
Up-and-coming chef Maddie Collins finds out that her father's life was a lie when she is bequeathed a family homeplace she never knew existed—by the husband of the only woman her father ever loved. A former SEAL, sexy cowboy Boone Gallagher arrives back in Texas to discover that the father who drove him away has struck one last blow. The only place he's ever thought of as home now belongs to a woman who doesn't want it, and he must keep her there for thirty days—or it will be lost to them both.
"Jean Brashear's distinctive storytelling voice instantly draws in the reader. She writes with warmth and emotional truth. The depth of her understanding of human nature marks her as a writer to watch, a writer to read and a writer to enjoy."~#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber
"I really enjoyed this, er, literary foreplay. I knew that when these two finally made love, they wouldn't just be going through the motions—there were going to be some fireworks....Jean Brashear is a terrific discovery for me." ~The Romance Reader
"Gifting readers with another emotionally charged romance, Ms. Brashear has a fine knack for commingling full-bodied characters, a fast-moving storyline and just the right measure of passion." ~Romantic Times Bookclub magazine
"Jean Brashear has that "it" factor. She is an incredibly talented writer who can hit every note with enough clarity to bring the reader tears, laughter, or just, 'Oh, my, this is an amazing story.' " ~New York Times bestselling author Stella Cameron
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Texas Wanderer
When she's lost all her dreams and is finally finding a place to call home, will she place her trust—and her heart—in the hands of a wanderer with secrets?
Vanessa Porter's brilliant career as a hotelier goes up in flames after a scandal, and she pours herself into rehabbing an old mansion to become a boutique hotel, doing much of the work herself because her funds are running out.
Hotshot adventure photographer Dane Sullivan's career is grounded after a near-death fall, and he's no longer sure he wants the life of death-defying risk that energized him for so long. While he's recovering and assessing his options, his kid sister Jilly volunteers him to help her friend Vanessa with handyman skills he and his brothers learned from their dad.
The irascible, too-handsome photographer turned handyman won't be around long, which suits Vanessa just fine—until the sparks between them turn from aggravation to smoldering attraction. Though her life has been filled with loss, can she survive losing this man who's come to mean so much to her?
As Dane begins to contemplate sinking roots, the once-in-a-lifetime trip to a forbidden land suddenly is his for the taking, and he will have to choose between a life he never imagined and the dream that would restore the career that was once all he ever wanted.
Texas Bodyguard
Confessing his deception means risking his career, but not coming clean with her could risk her life
Detective Sean Fitzgerald is hot on the trail of a man who is key to breaking a human trafficking ring, but he needs a way to get close without arousing suspicion. His opportunity comes in the form of film star Annabelle Quinn, who's in town and in need of a bodyguard. Her best friend is his top suspect, and he can use the connection to break his case.
But when Annabelle comes to mean so much more than a means to an end for Sean, his objectivity is in danger, and he's painfully aware that the lies between them could doom any hope for a future for them. Lives depend, however, on him closing the case. When his deceptions endanger Annabelle's life, can he convince her to trust him enough that he can save her?
Texas Rescue
Will the light that fills her draw him out of the darkness?
Special Forces veteran Gabriel Coronado is haunted by nightmares that keep him in the shadows, exiling himself from human companionship as he wrestles with his demons. Walking the night to outrun his memories of those he wasn't able to save, he comes to the rescue of a small, valiant woman who puts herself in danger to save a young runaway.
Jilly Sullivan's life is dedicated to making a difference for the poor, championing one hopeless cause after another, spending time in the worst parts of town. When a desperate criminal overpowers her and a nameless hero saves her from harm, both their courses are altered forever.
Gabriel finds himself drawn to the vibrant light that is Jilly, and she lures him from the darkness in which he's most comfortable. The more time they spend together, the more powerful their bond becomes. He comes to the defense of a young boy victimized by a brutal drug dealer, and when that drug dealer assaults Jilly in retaliation, Gabriel rescues her but quickly retreats to the darkness where he believes he belongs. Can Jilly, rocked by her brush with evil, convince this man to believe that he deserves to live in the light?
Texas Heartthrob
A man who can't walk away from trouble—and a woman who's nothing but.
"Jean Brashear's portrait of two wounded souls who find each other just when they most need someone is beautifully, gently drawn. Brashear's smooth style and attention to detail make [this] story quietly captivating." ~RTBookclub 4 ½ of 5 stars
Discover the first book in New York Times bestselling contemporary Texas romance author Jean Brashear's Lone Star Lovers series about three brothers, the first an emotional movie star romance where two unlikely lovers come together to heal both their hearts.
Hollywood's hottest heartthrob Liam Sullivan has escaped the paparazzi and celebrity gossips after a sensational tragedy, reexamining his high-flying lifestyle and his priorities. In disguise, traveling through the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, he encounters a rail-thin, starving woman who has lost everything but the dilapidated cabin where she once lived with her grandmother in happier days. Raina Donovan is determined to make her stand there, but winter is coming, and Liam cannot desert her until he can make her safe, however much she tries to make him leave.
Day by day, they draw closer, but Raina has secrets and so does Liam. Before they can trust enough to confide in each other, the world catches up with them. Can they overcome the stunning shock of their deceptions to find a way to be together, or will the price of their lies ruin any chance they might have for a future?
Texas Healer
A former Special Forces medic holds the power to heal both a doctor's injured body and her wounded heart…but she can't stay in his world—and he can't leave.
"Jean Brashear's knack for storytelling shines in a poignant romance about two people traveling different paths to the same destination, to heal, to comfort and to love." ~RTBookclub
The second book in New York Times bestselling contemporary Texas romance author Jean Brashear's Lone Star Lovers series about three brothers, this one where a Texas horseman and warrior holds the power to heal both a fragile doctor's body and her wounded heart.
Brilliant and driven cardiac surgeon Diana Morgan's whole life centers around her career, now threatened by an injury that may prove insurmountable. She is desperate enough to accept a forced sabbatical to the Davis Mountains of West Texas, where she meets Rafael Sandoval, a former Special Forces medic who understands exactly how it feels to have the life you planned taken from you. After losing his men and nearly losing his life, Rafe has returned home and found a measure of peace combining his Western medical training with the curanderismo or folk healing traditions of his Latino heritage.
Diana desperately needs the healing Rafe is dedicated to providing, but his hard-won peace is threatened by the growing attachment neither welcomes. Too many people in his valley count on him for the only medical help available for many miles, and too many lives back in her world—one he once wanted with everything in him—will be lost if she cannot regain her skills. But healing her means losing her, for she can't stay in his world…and he can't leave.
Guarding Gaby: A Second Chance Romance
Gabriela Navarro believed she and Eli Wolverton would always be together…until he abandoned her.
Years later, Gaby has made a new life in the big city. Her future is bright, and Eli is her past. When she returns to bury her father and learns that Eli is accused of his murder, she is stunned, but she no longer knows the man who's replaced the boy she loved.
Then their paths cross again, and though the longing between them is more powerful than ever, Eli refuses to defend himself and pushes her to go. Does Gaby believe the charges against him, or the urgings of her heart?
There is so much more at stake than Gaby can imagine. With his freedom and his life on the line, only one thing would draw Eli away from his search for the truth: Gaby's safety.
Even if that means he'll lose her forever.
"Jean Brashear's distinctive storytelling voice instantly draws in the reader. She writes with warmth and emotional truth." ~ #1 NY Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber
It Ends with Us: A Novel
In this "brave and heartbreaking novel that digs its claws into you and doesn't let go, long after you've finished it" (Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Your Perfects, a workaholic with a too-good-to-be-true romance can't stop thinking about her first love.
Lily hasn't always had it easy, but that's never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She's come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily's life seems too good to be true.
Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He's also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn't hurt. Lily can't get him out of her head. But Ryle's complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his "no dating" rule, she can't help but wonder what made him that way in the first place.
As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan—her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.
An honest, evocative, and tender novel, It Ends with Us is "a glorious and touching read, a forever keeper. The kind of book that gets handed down" (USA TODAY).
Texas Lonely
A loner who's lost faith in love is the only hope for a mother and child on the run
The second book in New York Times bestseller and USAToday bestselling Texas romance author Jean Brashear's The Gallaghers of Morning Star series, the poignant, emotional story of Boone's long-lost brother Mitch.
Mitch Gallagher is a loner, down to the bone. Banished at sixteen from everything and everyone he held dear, he's an intensely private man whose rusty, unused heart long ago gave up on love. Fragile Perrie Matheson is on the run to protect her beloved son. Too ill to travel further with a winter storm on the way, she has no choice but to gamble her child's safety on a man who wants only to be left alone.
But during days spent together in the mountain cabin, Mitch and Perrie each find surprises in store...and all the reasons they should stay apart battle with the yearnings of hearts too long denied love.
"May all women have a lover as gifted as Mitch: he is a 6 star lover on a 5 star scale. YUMMY!" ~Compuserve Romance Reviews
"This is a story for all romantics. Ms. Brashear has done what she does best, and makes her readers fall in love with two more wonderful characters." ~AOL
"Jean Brashear is a writer of rare talent." ~Affaire de Coeur
Annihilation Road
All paths lead to destruction in the new Torpedo Ink novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.
Savin "Savage" Pajari is convinced he's not worth a damn thing. He's not like his brothers. He's a sadistic monster, a killer—a man no woman could truly love. So it completely throws him when a stranger risks her life for his, pushing him out of the way and taking the hit that would have sent him six feet under. If he had any kind of sense, he'd leave her alone, but Savage can't get the woman with a smart mouth and no sense of self-preservation out of his head. With one kiss, he's lost.
Seychelle Dubois has spent her entire life not feeling much of anything, until Savage comes along and sets her whole body on fire. Kissing him was a mistake. Letting him get close would be a catastrophe. He's the most beautiful—and damaged—man she's ever met. He has a way of getting under her skin, and what he's offering is too tempting to resist.
Seychelle knows so little about Savage or the dangerous world of Torpedo Ink, but his darkness draws her like a moth to a flame. Loving him could mean losing herself completely to his needs—needs she doesn't understand but is eager to learn. But what Savage teaches her could destroy her.

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IBM to Acquire Red Hat
IBM and Red Hat have announced they have reached a definitive agreement under which IBM will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $34 billion.
More simply put, IBM is acquiring Red Hat.
"The acquisition of Red Hat is a game-changer. It changes everything about the cloud market," said Ginni Rometty, IBM Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "IBM will become the world's #1 hybrid cloud provider, offering companies the only open cloud solution that will unlock the full value of the cloud for their businesses.
"Most companies today are only 20 percent along their cloud journey, renting compute power to cut costs," she said. "The next 80 percent is about unlocking real business value and driving growth. This is the next chapter of the cloud. It requires shifting business applications to hybrid cloud, extracting more data and optimizing every part of the business, from supply chains to sales."
This acquisition brings together the best-in-class hybrid cloud providers and will enable companies to securely move all business applications to the cloud. Companies today are already using multiple clouds.
However, research shows that 80 percent of business workloads have yet to move to the cloud, held back by the proprietary nature of today's cloud market. This prevents portability of data and applications across multiple clouds, data security in a multi-cloud environment and consistent cloud management.
"Open source is the default choice for modern IT solutions, and I'm incredibly proud of the role Red Hat has played in making that a reality in the enterprise," said Jim Whitehurst, President and CEO, Red Hat. "Joining forces with IBM will provide us with a greater level of scale, resources and capabilities to accelerate the impact of open source as the basis for digital transformation and bring Red Hat to an even wider audience – all while preserving our unique culture and unwavering commitment to open source innovation."
BM and Red Hat will be strongly positioned to address this issue and accelerate hybrid multi-cloud adoption. Together, they will help clients create cloud-native business applications faster, drive greater portability and security of data and applications across multiple public and private clouds, all with consistent cloud management.
In doing so, they will draw on their shared leadership in key technologies, such as Linux, containers, Kubernetes, multi-cloud management, and cloud management and automation.
IBM's and Red Hat's partnership has spanned 20 years, with IBM serving as an early supporter of Linux, collaborating with Red Hat to help develop and grow enterprise-grade Linux and more recently to bring enterprise Kubernetes and hybrid cloud solutions to customers.
These innovations have become core technologies within IBM's $19 billion hybrid cloud business. Between them, IBM and Red Hat have contributed more to the open source community than any other organization.
With this acquisition, IBM will remain committed to Red Hat's open governance, open source contributions, participation in the open source community and development model, and fostering its widespread developer ecosystem. In addition, IBM and Red Hat will remain committed to the continued freedom of open source, via such efforts as Patent Promise, GPL Cooperation Commitment, the Open Invention Network and the LOT Network.
IBM and Red Hat also will continue to build and enhance Red Hat partnerships, including those with major cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba and more, in addition to the IBM Cloud. At the same time, Red Hat will benefit from IBM's hybrid cloud and enterprise IT scale in helping expand their open source technology portfolio to businesses globally.
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SiriusXM Serious About Acquiring Pandora
Big deal in the works this Monday morning.
CNBC's reporting that SiriusXM is going to buy Pandora in an all-stock deal valued at $3.5 billion.
As The New York Times writes about the deal, "Pandora rose to success by providing tailored radio stations for its users that were sprinkled with ads" but that in recent years "it has struggled to compete with rival services like Spotify and Apple Music.
The Times also notes that Pandora has been a potential acquisition target for at least two years, and that SiriusXM had been in the running to buy the company since it injected $480 million of funding into the company last year.
The agreement between SiriusXM and Pandora includes a "go-shop" provision where Pandora "may actively solicit, receive, evaluate, and potentially enter negotiations with parties that offer alternative proposals following the execution date of the definitive agreement."
The company's acquisition of Pandora would make SiriusXM the world's largest audio entertainment company, with over $7 billion in combined revenue in 2018.
Posted in 2018, acquisition
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Amazon PillPack
CNBC is reporting that Amazon will acquire online pharmacy PillPack "in a deal that could disrupt the U.S. drugstore business.
PillPack's core business is the packing, organizing, and delivery of drugs, and sends consumers packages with the specific number of medications they're supposed to take at specific times.
CNBC writes that:
The deal is the strongest indication yet of Amazon's intent to move further into the health-care industry. It threatens to remove one of the few distinguishing factors pharmacy chains have relied on to fend off Amazon, the sale of prescription drugs. Retailers like Walgreens Boots Alliance, CVS Health and Rite Aid have seen their so-called "front of store" sales threatened as shoppers increasingly buy household staples online or from convenience stores.
PillPack is currently licensed to ship prescriptions in 49 states, and apparently PillPack had been in previous discussions with Walmart about a sale for less than $1 billion.
Terms of the Amazon deal were not disclosed.
Posted in 2018, acquisition, amazon, pharma
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IBM Acquires Vivant Digital Business in Australia
IBM today announced its intention to acquire Vivant Digital business (Vivant), a boutique digital and innovation agency based here. This acquisition extends the strategy and design expertise of IBM iX, one of the world's largest digital agencies and global business design partners, with Vivant talent and expertise to accelerate clients' digital transformations.
The CEO and founder of Vivant, Anthony Farah, will also take the role of Digital Strategy & iX Leader for IBM Australia and New Zealand.
With close to a decade of innovation consultancy experience, Vivant has established a strong reputation for its design philosophy and innovative approach, using insights from behavioral science, data and technology for Australian start-ups and corporates, primarily in the financial services and distribution industries.
Together IBM iX and Vivant, based in Sydney and Melbourne, will address the growing need of clients seeking transformation though innovative digital business models and bold customer experiences.
This adds to IBM acquisitions made during 2016 as it rapidly expands its iX global capabilities in strategic ways to better serve clients. From strategy and design to scalable digital, commerce and mobile, IBM iX's team of specialists work side-by-side with clients across more than 36 global IBM Studios. Working at the intersection of strategy, creativity and technology, IBM iX helps clients digitally reinvent their businesses.
The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017, subject to applicable regulatory review and customary closing conditions. Financial details were not disclosed.
Posted in 2017, acquisition, australia, ibm, innovation
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Alexa, Buy Graphiq
Amazon's doing some shopping of its own, this week acquiring Santa Barbara-based data analytics and search engine startup Graphiq for an estimated $50M.
According to Crunchbase, Graphiq positioned itself as a data aggregation and visualization company focused on turning cmoplicated data into contextually-rich presentations of the world's knowledge.
The company was founded in 2009 as "FindTheBest," according to the LA Times, and was co-founded with former DoubleClick CEO and Founder, Kevin O'Connor.
How will Graphiq's technology possibly be used in the Amazon?
The technology Graphiq has developed to connect the dots between billions of pieces of information could be valuable to Amazon as it tries to make Alexa smarter. Akin to Siri on the iPhone, Alexa answers queries about the weather, sports and other topics on devices such as Amazon's Echo speaker. Last year, Graphiq produced a now-unavilable Alexa app that aimed to answer questions such as "What is the fastest 2016 sedan?" according to app aggregation website ChatBottle. Amazon also gave Graphiq access to a database about books to put its technology to the test, according to a source.
– via latimes.com
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Apple Acquires Workflow
Happy Thursday… Much as with March Madness, there were some significant upsets yesterday in the Dell World Golf Championships here in Austin Texas… Most tragic was last year's winner, Jason Day, announcing his withdrawal from the tournament after six holes due to his mother's terminal cancer. He held a gutwrenching press conference, but the former world number one golfer clearly has his priorities in the right place.
Jason, here's wishing you and your entire family all the best as your mom fights for her life. For those of us familiar with your backstory, we know how much of a fighter she is and how much she helped you get to where you are today.
Now, back to the technology news of the day: Apple has finalized a deal to acquire Workflow, a tool that lets you put together apps and functions within apps in strings of commands to automate tasks.
TechCrunch reported the news, but was unable to get financial details for the deal. As they write:
Workflow has been around for a couple of years and we've covered it and its updates. It shares some similarity with the service IFTTT, in that it allows people to group together a bunch of actions that can allow them to perform complicated tasks with one tap. It had built up a sizeable number of users and downloads over the past few years.
– via TechCrunch
They also report that the Workflow app will continue to be made available on the App Store and will be made free later today.
Which makes all you people who bought the app in the last week suckers.
Posted in 2017, acquisition, apple, austin, jason day
IBM Plans to Acquire Security Visualization And Management Firm Agile 3 Solutions
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IBM Security today announced plans to acquire Agile 3 Solutions, a developer of software used by the C-Suite and senior executives to better visualize, understand and manage risks associated with the protection of sensitive data.
The addition of Agile 3 Solutions' capabilities to IBM Security's portfolio adds an intuitive tool to improve C-Suite decision making as businesses prepare to defend themselves against cybercrime.
As cybersecurity has become a board-level issue, there is a growing need for the C-suite and the Board to understand their security posture through the lens of business risk, not just the technical security data and metrics.
Business leaders must be equipped to make risk-based decisions and prioritize investments toward the cybersecurity readiness and resilience. In fact, Gartner predicted that "by 2017, 80% of IT risk and security organizations will report metrics to non-IT executive decision makers; however, only 20% will be considered useful by the target audience."
Agile 3 Solutions is a San Francisco-based, privately held company that provides business leaders with a comprehensive, business-friendly dashboard and intuitive data risk control center to help uncover, analyze, and visualize data-related business risks.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed and the transaction is expected to close within several weeks.
For more information about Agile 3 Solutions, go to http://www.ibm.com/security/announce/agile3/
Posted in 2017, acquisition, cybersecurity, ibm security, risk management, security


Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez called on Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to resign following Northam's Saturday news conference.
Since Friday, many have called for Northam's resignation after a page from his medical school yearbook was made public. A photo featured on the page showed two people in racist costumes, one wearing blackface and the other dressed in Ku Klux Klan attire.
"I spoke with Governor Northam this morning. His past actions are completely antithetical to everything the Democratic Party stands for," Perez said in a statement on Saturday.
"Virginians and people across the country deserve better from their leaders, and it is clear that Ralph Northam has lost their trust and his ability to govern.
"The Democratic Party believes that diversity is our greatest strength and that hatred and racism have no place in our democracy. And we will never hesitate to hold accountable people who violate those values, regardless of their party affiliation," Perez continued.
He then called on Northam to let Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax take over as governor of Virginia.
However, Northam evidently didn't remember his actions from his med school years very clearly, because on Saturday he retracted his statement and claimed not to have been in the photo after all, Fox News reported.
"When I was confronted with the image, I was appalled that it appeared on my page, but I believed then and I believe now that I am not either of the people in that photograph," Northam said, despite having apologized for being in the photo.
"It has taken time for me to make sure that it's not me, but I am convinced, I am convinced that I am not in that picture," he told reporters.
Northam also took time to mention that he won the contest for which he had dressed in blackface, thanks in part to his Moonwalk dancing skills.
Northam has fought against the widespread calls for resignation. Perez's statement just added to the many denunciations of Northam from those within and outside his party.
Both of Virginia's senators have called Northam to tell him to resign.
Top Republicans in the Virginia General Assembly have also pressed Northam to resign, as have many potential Democratic presidential candidates.
Other groups who have called for Northam's resignation include the Virginia Democratic Party and the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus.


"Knowing very little of its spiritual essence, we define consciousness by names we give to its various 'states' — waking, sleeping, intuitive, meditating, angry, depressed, happy or sad.
People notice thoughts and emotions within themselves. Is this simple division an adequate description of what transpires within consciousness? Often not, but this binary tends to guide and define the inner life and common discourse about it. We may speak of thoughts or feelings for which we do not yet have appropriate words, but are "feelings" and "thoughts" adequate terms for the full kaleidoscope of inner experience? And who was it that first defined and limited consciousness to the somewhat trivial sounding binary of thought and emotion?


The combination of citrus and rosemary with a light bodied red wine creates an easy-to-drink cocktail suitable for any occasion. You can't go wrong with a Merlot or Syrah but heavier bodied wines can work here as well, especially as the months become cooler.
The combination of citrus and rosemary with a light bodied red wine creates an easy-to-drink cocktail suitable for any occasion.
Combine orange slices from one orange, lemon slices and sugar to a large pitcher; gently muddle until sugar is dissolved and fruit releases some juice but is not completely crushed.
Add orange juice, Triple Sec, and wine. Stir to combine and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 8 hours.
To serve, stir briskly to redistribute settled fruit and pulp; serve over ice and garnish with orange slices and rosemary sprigs.
This is one of four recipes in a picnic series that were recently featured in the Spring issue of Revival Magazine. Check out my Apricot-Almond Galette or Turkey and Fig Panini from the same story.


A personal injury lawsuit can take anywhere from a few months to a few years. It is highly dependent on the facts of your case, cooperation of the other party, and if or when the insurance company settles. While most cases settle rather quickly, a few must go to trial. When a personal injury lawsuit goes to trial, it can lengthen the process substantially. Some parties opt to take advantage of alternative dispute resolution methods to speed things up. Todd Durham will do whatever it takes to ensure that you get the compensation you deserve for your case.


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Q: How can I define a self closing XML element in a DTD file? The element that I want to define:
<testing-element code="Input"/>

The code I've put in my DTD file:
<!ELEMENT testing-element ()>
<!ATTLIST testing-element code CDATA #REQUIRED>

The problem is, that you are currently not allowed to leave the brackets from the !ELEMENT tag empty

A: You can declare the element like this:
<!ELEMENT testing-element EMPTY>

An empty pair of brackets like in your example isn't valid content model declaration syntax.
This will allow you to specify the element either in XML-style empty element syntax
<testing-element/>

or with start- and end-element tags:
<testing-element></testing-element>

There's no way to require empty-element syntax (owing to XML's SGML heritage).
Technically, you can also use empty end-element syntax on any element that happens to accept empty content eg. has a content model with all elements optional:
<ELEMENT e (f?)>

or that isn't declared at all when using lax validation.

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Dialexa Joins the IBM Family, Driving Innovation for IBM
IBM plans to acquire Dialexa, a leading U.S. digital product engineering services firm, to help companies drive innovation and achieve their digital growth agendas. The acquisition is expected to deepen IBM's product engineering expertise and provide end-to-end digital transformation services for clients.
IBM Partners with 20 HBCUs to Address Cybersecurity Talent Shortages
During the National HBCU Week Conference convened by the U.S. Department of Education and the White House, IBM announced its collaboration with 20 Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) to help them establish Cybersecurity Leadership Centers.
Addressing Information Imbalances
The information imbalance between purveyors of AI-enabled systems and their oft unwitting subjects is profound. So much so that leading AI researchers point to this chasm as a critical ethics issue in and of itself. This is due largely to the fact that public perceptions or, more accurately, misperceptions can enable (however unintentionally) the deployment of insidiously invasive or unsound AI applications.
DataRobot Accelerates the Delivery of AI to Production With the Release of Dedicated Managed AI Cloud
DataRobot is releasing DataRobot Dedicated Managed AI Cloud, a dedicated hosted version of AI Cloud managed by DataRobot experts. Dedicated Managed AI Cloud provides the latest DataRobot capabilities to support critical AI and machine learning projects with the advantage of public cloud services, reducing cost and time-to-value in deploying, upgrading, and managing the AI infrastructure, according to the vendor.
ClearML Debuts Signature Platform for MLOps
ClearML, a frictionless, unified, end-to-end MLOps platform, is releasing ClearML for Enterprise, empowering MLOps teams to execute, manage, monitor, audit, and analyze the entire MLOps process from a single fully integrated platform—all with just two lines of code.
Wanclouds Provides Cloud Recommendations for Cost Savings with New Service
Wanclouds, a multi-cloud SaaS and managed service provider, is adding Cost Optimization as a service (COaaS) to its solution offering, allowing current and prospective customers optimize cloud spending as costs rise. To meet this demand, Wanclouds is spinning its existing cost management tools into an entirely new service offering alongside its Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) and Migration as a Service (MaaS).
Alation Cloud Service Now Available for Snowflake
Alation Inc., a provider of enterprise data intelligence solutions, is launching the Alation Cloud Service for Snowflake, offering departments and organizations of all sizes to start cataloging data on Snowflake's platform. The new offering, launched in partnership with Snowflake, makes data governance easy and accessible, enabling organizations to start small, flexibly expand by adding data connectors, users, and data objects, and support use cases like cloud data migration for less than $100k, according to the vendors.
The Mainframe's Not Dead: Why Mainframe Modernization Should Be Part of Any Hybrid Cloud Strategy
Is the mainframe still necessary? Well, let's put it this way: If all the world's mainframes shut down, we'd be facing a zombie apocalypse. That's a bit hyperbolic but the underlying point stands: Without mainframes, banks couldn't process financial transactions at ATMs or online, retailers' ecommerce platforms would go dark, and healthcare systems would be unable to access patient records or other vital information. Mainframes are still a vital part of the modern enterprise. If they no longer existed, businesses would lose access to years of records and entire computing systems would crash.
CloudBees Acquires ReleaseIQ to Marry its DevSecOps Capabilities with SaaS-Based Release Orchestration
CloudBees, a leading software delivery platform for enterprises, is acquiring ReleaseIQ to expand the company's DevSecOps capabilities, empowering customers with a low-code, end-to-end release orchestration and visibility solution. According to CloudBees, the new SaaS-based offering enables DevOps organizations to rapidly compose and analyze workflows, orchestrating any combination of continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) technologies—including Jenkins—without migration or replacement.
New Technologies in a Big Data World
The big data world is changing in ways never seen before, particularly when it comes to bringing data together and into situations where it can be actionable for the business. The challenge faced by all enterprises—large and small—is being able to discover, identify, and bring the data needed to build products, deliver services, and understand customers. Data integration itself has been a practice—and challenge—for decades. Now, however, new tools and processes are enabling new ways of bringing enterprises to a state in which it can support sophisticated applications such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the Internet of Things.
HEAVY.AI Launches Digital Twin Solution for Telco Network Planning Using the NVIDIA Omniverse Platform
HEAVY.AI, an innovator in advanced analytics, is introducing HeavyRF, an extension of the company's deep analytics platform that uses NVIDIA Omniverse to create digital twins that help telco network operators speed deployments of wireless networks.
Qlik Strengthens Partnership with Databricks, Announces Deeper Integrations
Qlik is making two significant enhancements to its partnership with Databricks, making it easier than ever for customers to combine Qlik's solutions and Databricks to advance their cloud analytics strategies. Qlik's first announcement is the launch of the Databricks Lakehouse (Delta) Endpoint, a new capability in Qlik Data Integration, which will simplify and improve customers' ability to ingest and deliver data to the Databricks Lakehouse.
Cognyte Unveils its Symphia Solutions Portfolio to Support Security Initiatives
Cognyte Situational Intelligence Solutions (SIS) is releasing the most recent update to its Symphia solutions portfolio that is designed to connect and synchronize mission-critical systems to gain contextualized, visual insights into threats and risks. Developed to empower security practitioners to make informed decisions and drive fast response, Symphia delivers actionable insights for deeper situational awareness and command and control, fusing data from various IoT systems and thousands of inputs, according to the company.
Alation and Fivetran Partner to Provide Greater Visibility and Insight into Data Pipelines
Alation Inc., a provider of enterprise data intelligence solutions, is partnering with Fivetran, a global provider in modern data integration, enabling joint customers to find and understand the full context of their data in the modern data stack.
Sponsored Content: Best Practices for Optimizing Costs with Amazon RDS for SQL Server
Many customers choose to run their Microsoft SQL Server workloads on Amazon RDS for SQL Server to take advantage of its fully-managed services, high performance, and straight forward homogeneous migration to the cloud. Speed and performance are often prioritized over cost when customers first move to the cloud, which results in oversized instances and underutilized spend on unused resources. However, rightsizing your databases in the cloud is needed to achieve long-term cost efficiency.
Attracting New Programming Talent with BlueFinity
An aging MultiValue talent pool has companies scrambling to retain and retrain programming talent. According to BlueFinity, low-code/no-code development is a game changer in this space. A major benefit of low-code/no-code development is its ability to allow almost anyone with a working knowledge of computer applications to create apps for the digital economy.
Entrinsik Releases Informer 5.6
Entrinsik is releasing the latest version of Informer, building upon the platform's ease of use, and continued fulfilling of user requests. The company debuted 5.6 during a webinar showcasing all the new features. "We're all really excited about this release," said Evan Culler, Informer senior software engineer. "We've been listening to your feedback on how to advance the product, add new workflows, and make things easier."
Spatialitics Announces its Unity Engine is Available for SAP HANA
Spatialitics LLC. announced that its Unity Engine V.2.0.1.20 is certified by SAP for integration with SAP S/4HANA. Unity Engine, a disruptive middleware platform that helps organizations to streamline integration between SAP business transactions and enterprise GIS systems, is now available on the SAP Store.
SAP Introduces New Innovations to Power the Future Workforce
SAP is introducing new advancements to the foundation of the SAP SuccessFactors Human Experience Management (HXM) Suite aiming to create a powerful way for organizations to execute an integrated talent development strategy and create a future-ready workforce. The latest advancements to the SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite bring together data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) to provide organizations with a better understanding of the capabilities within their workforce and actionable talent intelligence to align their people with the needs of the organization.
Oracle Continues Worldwide Expansion by Opening Cloud Region in Spain
Oracle is opening the first Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) region in Spain to meet the rapidly-growing demand for enterprise cloud services in the country. The new region in Madrid will give Oracle's Spain-based public and private sector customers and partners access to a wide range of cloud services to modernize their applications, innovate with data and analytics, and migrate mission-critical workloads from their data centers to OCI.
Oracle MySQL HeatWave is Available on AWS
Oracle announced that MySQL HeatWave is available on Amazon Web Services (AWS), giving customers a service that combines OLTP, analytics, machine learning, and machine learning-based automation within a single MySQL database. AWS users can now run transaction processing, analytics, and machine learning workloads in one service, without requiring time-consuming ETL duplication between separate databases such as Amazon Aurora for transaction processing and Amazon Redshift or Snowflake on AWS for analytics and SageMaker for machine learning.
Honeywell Unveils its Data Center Suite of Solutions
Honeywell, a global leader in connected buildings, is launching its Data Center Suite, a portfolio of outcome-based software solutions that help data center managers and owners optimize uptime, worker productivity, critical asset health, and operational expenses. By digitalizing, aggregating, and analyzing disparate critical systems into a unified data lake, the analytics produced by the on-premise Honeywell Data Center Suite provides operators more holistic, actionable information to help boost efficiency and decrease costs, according to the vendor.
Rocket Support for Zowe Delivers Security, Applications, and Support for the Zowe Open-Source Platform For z/OS
Rocket Software, a global technology leader that develops enterprise software for some of the world's largest companies, is launching Rocket Support for Zowe, a supporting offering for the Open Mainframe Project's Zowe open-source framework for z/OS and its multiple modern interfaces. Rocket Support for Zowe provides customers with 24/7 support for Zowe core components, improved security, and exclusive desktop applications, according to the vendor.
SambaNova Systems Introduces the Next Generation of DataScale
SambaNova Systems, provider of software and solutions to run Artificial Intelligence (AI), deep learning, and foundation model workloads, is releasing its next generation DataScale system. DataScale is a fully integrated hardware-software system that enables organizations to reimagine their approach to AI.
StarlingX 7.0 Provides Enhanced Scalability, Security, and Flexibility at the Edge
StarlingX 7.0 is now available, further supporting low-latency and distributed cloud requirements. StarlingX combines Ceph, OpenStack, Kubernetes, and more to create a full-featured cloud software stack that provides everything telecom carriers and enterprises need to deploy an edge cloud on a few servers or hundreds of them. StarlingX is used by the most demanding applications in industrial IOT, telecom, video delivery and other ultra-low latency use cases.
Altair Looks to Acquire RapidMiner to Extend the Reach and Scale of its Data Analytics Suite
Altair, a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RapidMiner, a leader in advanced data analytics and machine learning (ML) software. RapidMiner's low-code platform is used by more than one million people of all skill levels to develop production-scale data pipelines and ML models, putting advanced data analytics into the hands of those who know the domain problems best.
Big Data 50: Companies Driving Innovation in 2022
Data has only become more important as organizations look ahead to what a post-pandemic world could look like. Some of the new approaches being embraced to help drive greater benefit from data are DevOps and DataOps, data quality and governance initiatives, hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, IoT and edge computing, and a range of next-gen databases.
Tech Effectiveness and Complexity in the Workforce: Q&A with Pega's Don Schuerman
Google recently announced their "Simplicity Sprint" initiative, which focuses on improving efficiencies within their workforce during this uncertain economic environment impacted by the ongoing pandemic, supply chain issues, the war in Ukraine, inflation, and the Great Resignation. However, simplifying and creating a more productive workforce is about more than improving focus, it's about uncovering and solving for increased complexity, brought on by an explosion of data, digital transformation initiatives, and the new reality of hybrid work. It is important for businesses and leaders to understand where these complexities are and what the key drivers are before redefining a new strategy to reduce business complexity.
The Deep Learning Framework Wars
Within the realm of data science, deep learning frameworks are predominantly delivered via software found in the Python ecosystem. When looking at the options in the space, it may appear to some as a battle for supremacy, or for one to reign supreme, but the reality is that for a variety of reasons people have their favorites. Calling this a "war" is perhaps being a bit overdramatic.
TimeXtender's Latest Release Makes Ingesting and Preparing Data Faster and Easier
TimeXtender is releasing the next generation of its data estate builder, a low-code data management tool that empowers organizations to ingest and prepare their data for analytics, AI, and machine learning. According to the company, TimeXtender's data estate builder allows organizations to quickly integrate their siloed data into a data lake, model their data warehouse, and define data marts for multiple BI tools and endpoints—all within a simple, drag-and-drop user interface.
CloudCasa and Ondat Join Forces to Offer Kubernetes Protection
Catalogic Software, a leading provider of smart data protection solutions, announced a partnership between its cloud native back-up-as-a-service platform CloudCasa and Ondat, a Kubernetes-native data platform provider, offering customers a unified solution to run stateful applications on Kubernetes without worrying about availability, performance, protection, or the recovery of data.
HYCU and Wasabi Technologies Partner to Fight Ransomware
HYCU, Inc., an enterprise backup as a service (BaaS) company specializing in hybrid and multi-cloud data protection as a service, and Wasabi Technologies, the hot cloud storage company, are forming a new strategic relationship to combat the rise of ransomware attacks. Combined with HYCU, customers can protect their applications and achieve rapid, application centric recovery to avoid costly egress charges, according to Wasabi.
Virtana Introduces a Kubernetes Support Strategy Across Entire Portfolio
Virtana, a provider of AI-driven solutions for hybrid cloud management and monitoring, announced new Kubernetes strategy that will deliver container support across the full portfolio of Virtana Platform solutions. This strategy aims to deliver actionable infrastructure insights for optimal performance, cost, and capacity of business applications, according to the vendor.
Privacera Bolsters Data Governance Capabilities for Cloud Data Lakes
Privacera, the unified data access governance provider founded by the creators of Apache Ranger, is offering its AWS Lake Formation integration in private preview. This solution offers complete data governance automation and fine-grained data access for AWS services including Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift and Amazon RDS.
MongoDB 6.0 Introduces New NoSQL-SQL Engine
In previous columns, we've noted that the SQL language is in the ascendant. New SQL native databases such as CockroachDB and Yugabyte are showing robust adoption, while non-relational (NoSQL) databases increasingly provide SQL interfaces to their data. In light of this increasing trend, it's no surprise to see the introduction of a new SQL capability within the latest release of MongoDB—the Atlas SQL framework.
Only the Strong Survive
In building a logical data model, some entities are considered strong, other entities are considered weak. Strong entities are the most foundational elements within a nascent Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD) and comprise the list of objects that would likely come to mind first. Strong entities are independent in that they exist all on their own and can be created without having to meet any pre-conditions.
The Importance of Service Level Agreements
Establishing agreed upon services levels for database applications is of the utmost importance for assuring that performance meets required criteria. Without pre-determined, negotiated service level agreements in place, database and application performance can become a never-ending game of blind man's bluff, where DBAs blindly and constantly seek an unspoken goal. Instead, active service level management should be the standard.
BMC Strengthens Automation Capabilities with Enhancements to Control-M
BMC, a global provider of software solutions for the Autonomous Digital Enterprise, is introducing new cloud data services and open-source integrations for Control-M, providing IT operations with the ability to enable secure, automated self-service experiences for non-IT business partners.
Postman's Ecosystem Partner Program Provides Varying Strategies for Employing API-First Software Models
Leading API platform, Postman, is launching its Ecosystem Partner Program for joint solution construction on the Postman API Platform for enterprises and independent software vendors (ISVs). The Ecosystem Partner Program promises enterprise advantage via developer efficiency and increased visibility within Postman's user base—one that consists of over 20 million API professionals.
NetApp and Vmware Expand Partnership to Improve Multi-Cloud Migration and Workload Modernization
Global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, NetApp, is announcing an expansion of their continued global alliance with VMware, Inc., a provider of multi-cloud services for all applications. As a partnership spanning over 20 years of alliance, the enterprises maintain their commitment towards mitigating cost, complexity, and risk of migrating and modernizing workloads in multi-cloud environments via various solutions and go-to-market strategies.
1Kosmos and Simeio Partner to Deliver Customized Solutions
1Kosmos, a company that unifies identity proofing and passwordless authentication, and Simeio, a global managed services provider focused on identity and access management in the cybersecurity industry, are partnering to help customers transition from passwords to identity-based verification using the 1Kosmos BlockID platform.
Research Institutions Can Move to Oracle Cloud with Internet2 Cloud Connect
Rapid direct connections to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) are now available to help Internet2 member institutions make a move to the cloud. Through an Internet2 Cloud Connect dedicated network connection, institutions can utilize their existing Internet2 connections to extend their data center to OCI in a matter of days for no additional fee from Internet2 for up to 5Gbps.


Cigarette smoke curls in the air like the Buddha's eyelashes. Dishes collect in the sink like a shipwreck. Black ants trail like a gang from changhi. Sunshine like butter in honey ... A thought grows like ivy, scratches the skin.
For the second time in a little over ten years, the US and its allies seem about to launch hostilities against an Arab country on the basis of the possession or use of chemical weapons. They have made clear that while they may seek a Security Council resolution, they do not consider themselves bound by it. This is worrying.
Hot-button topics such as economic management and asylum seekers are best seen from a wide lens, yet we seem determined to keep the rest of the world out of the frame. It is a sea-girt mentality that our politicians don't care to take apart because it is too hard to convince the average voter that there are in fact other people on the planet. Such denialism will inevitably leave us ill-prepared for significant challenges.
A currency's value is supposed to represent the state of the country's underlying economy. Yet very little changed about the Australian economy during a week in which the value of the dollar was substantially altered. It is a small instance of how rapidly change occurs in currency markets, sometimes to devastating effect, and another reason why the capital markets are ruling rather than serving.
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Here are just a few of the articles I've read in the last 24 hours about the threats to our democratic government which is slowly eroding and descending toward totalitarianism.
There has been an inclination over the past year in both politics and journalism to separate Trump's tweets and other outbursts from the realities of governing. … But we are past the time when we can believe any of this. Trump is, without question, doing enormous damage to the United States' standing in the world, and his strategy for political survival is rooted in a willingness to destroy our institutions. … we must face the fact that Trump is accelerating us toward the breaking point.
Yet doing so means continuing to absorb Trump's blows to our system and to our country's influence around the globe. It also requires great faith in our capacity for restoration despite the readiness of the president's allies to place his survival above the health of our polity.
The United States does have extraordinary gifts for self-correction. But we must face the fact that Trump is accelerating us toward the breaking point. No matter how confident we are in our resilience, we should not imagine otherwise. Not even Mueller has a button on his desk he can press to get us out of this without scars.
The president of the United States—as John Bellinger warned as early as December 2015 and as I elaborated on in March of 2016—remains the principal threat in the world to the national security of the United States. His aspirations are as profoundly undemocratic and hostile to the institutions of democratic governance as they have ever been. He announces as much in interview after interview, in tweet after tweet. The president has not changed, and he will not change. Whether he has grown or will grow is not even an interesting question.
Consider that Trump has already this year called on the Justice Department to "finally act" against Huma Abedin and James B. Comey. Needless to say, prosecuting political enemies is what authoritarians do.
recent interview with The New York Times in which he spoke admiringly of autocratic tactics like using law enforcement for political ends. "The president," as Chait points out, "explained his belief that the Department of Justice on principle ought to cover up crimes by the president and his administration." Trump clearly believes that he is above the law.
I could go on and on but I caution all my readers, especially young ones, to carefully monitor this situation. It is easy not to care if African Americans or Native Americans are denied the rule of law. But an autocratic state threatens all of us eventually, even its privileged children.
Yes, there's definitely a sense in this country that we are approaching a crisis. It underlies many of the news items I read. The reporter attempts to stay within the confines of "just the facts, ma'am", but the sense of dread shines through the words. The upcoming election will be the acid test of democracy in America. Will Americans rise up and loudly declare that the abuses of Mr. Trump and the Republican Congress have gone too far?
We already know that the 2018 midterm elections will show a big Democratic resurgence. The Republicans have abandoned hope of retaining control of the House; they are concentrating their hopes on the Senate. In any other election, the fact that 22 of the 33 seats up for re-election are Democrats would insure a Republican gain. Yet commentators on all sides are warning that it's too early to tell whether the Republicans will hold the Senate. The Democrats really do have a shot at gaining the Senate. If they do, they will surely impeach Mr. Trump.
I believe that, if Mr. Trump fires Mr. Mueller, he will insure that the Democrats sweep both Houses of Congress. The Republicans' best hope is that either 1) Mr. Mueller produces damning evidence against Mr. Trump, thereby permitting an impeachment, or 2) Mr. Trump fires Mr. Mueller, also permitting an impeachment. If they do manage to impeach the President, they might dampen the outrage against them by just enough to retain the Senate.
I've never felt such a long last feeling of mourning, that's about as best as I can describe how I've felt this past year. I've read some works of the Lost Generation mourning the waste and losses from WWI and I think that comes closest to capturing that emotion.
I can still remember watching the election returns late into the night and feeling intense pain at the loss of a country. And to think that the educated among us have only one vote, just like all the low information voters.
I've long been an "independent" voter, voting my conscience (living in California that's a luxury I can afford), as I believe that the Democrat and Republican parties are two sides of the same coin in a good cop/bad cop sort of way. However, in being keenly aware of Mr. Trump's, his administration's, and the Republican held houses of congress' shenanigans since the Trump ascendancy I am now most definitely in the Democrat's camp. The "bad cop" has definitely gone insane (to put it mildly) and is an extreme danger to not just America, but to the world at large (much more dangerous than usual). At 54 I'm having fears that I thought I'd left behind in my youth living under the nuclear umbrella.


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Q: Controller can´t read parameters I´m trying to add a select list to a form and having problems reading the submit params in the controller. This is in my "_form" view:
 <%=  select("project", "builder", Builder.all.collect {|p| [ p.name, p.id ] }, {include_blank: 'Choose builder'}) %>

This works nicely, all Builders in the database is showing up in the list.
My controller´s "create" method looks like this:
@project = Project.new(project_params)
@project.builder = Builder.find(params[:builder])

Now, when choose a builder and submit my form I get the following error:

Couldn't find Builder with 'id'=

The error page also prints out the parameters for the request, which looks correct:
 {"utf8"=>"✓", "authenticity_token"=>"lhkFtWbWD12X7f8QHwaNo3nbkVyda6pKmlfidhGFqV+QXYyPL8GWvS8ICUMYKSQMXVYT/gornVDd3tmT6FvHVQ==",
     "project"=>{"name"=>"my project",
     "builder"=>"1"},
     "commit"=>"Create Project"}

The "Builder" object I chose here do have the Id 1. Any ideas on what´s causing this error=

A: You're referencing params[:builder], but the value is actually being passed as params[:project][:builder]. Try using that instead.


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How Traffic Jams Show How We Are All Connected Through the Science of Kindness
Inspiring Mar 9, 2019
Despite how we may hate traffic jams, they do provide a valuable insight into how we are all connected through our compassion.
Fifth Graders Launch Their Own Kindness Club at School – and Bullied Kids Are Already Benefiting
Kids Mar 2, 2019
Kindness is seeping into the classrooms and corridors of an elementary school in Minnesota thanks to a group of fifth-graders. The kids at Parker Elementary School started...
Scientist Surprised to Find How Important it is to Have Visual Diet Rich in Kindness Over Cuteness
Health Feb 13, 2019
This new piece of research shows that people experience twice as much positive emotion with images of kindness compared to pretty pictures.
The Science of Kindness: Biology Proves How We Are All Connected
Self-Help Feb 6, 2019
This installment of the Science of Kindness is reprinted with permission from Envision Kindness. In my exploration of how kindness connects people, it has become pretty...
The Science Behind Why We Need More of the 'Secret Sauce' of Kindness
Health Jan 8, 2019
What is the "secret sauce" of kindness – and why do we need it now more than ever?
Read Woman's Heartfelt Open Letter to Flight Attendant Who Extended Simple Offer of Kindness 17 Years Ago
Inspiring Jan 6, 2019
17 years ago, Annemarie Kaan was on a plane flying from Australia to Canada, preparing to start her new life in a totally different country. The...
Instead of 'We Are What We Eat,' the Science of Kindness Says 'We Are What We See' in Daily Life
If the old adage "you are what you eat" is true, then it also stands to reason that we are what we see as well.
10 Best Stories When Kindness and Heroics Went Viral in 2018
If you need some inspiration for being more compassionate in 2019, here are the top ten most popular stories from this year.
Woman is Dealing With Mom's Death By Traveling to All 50 States to Collect Stories of Kindness
Good Life Dec 15, 2018
The Background: Mary Latham firmly believes that there are always more good stories, and more acts of kindness and love, than there are bad...
Holiday Recap: Watch Boy's Secret Act of Kindness When He Finds Empty Bowl of Halloween Candy
Kids Oct 31, 2018
We wanted to bring you this sweet reminder of a Halloween story to show that this costumed holiday in America is not all 'tricks'—there...
Submit Your Kindness Pictures to this World Photo Contest for the Chance to Win Some Cash
Arts & Leisure Oct 14, 2018
If you've got a knack for capturing kindness in your camera lens, then you can now submit them for a prize in this photography contest.
Soldier Whose House Was Looted Gives Away Money Raised for Him: 'I Wanted to Show Kindness'
Heroes Oct 8, 2018
Luis Ocampo fell prey to a burglary after he was serving on the frontlines of hurricane relief efforts – and then the donations started pouring in.
Sweet Senior Has Given Away 6,000 Chocolate Bars to Strangers in Decade-Long Act of Kindness
Inspiring Sep 13, 2018
This 93-year-old is nicknamed "The Candy Man" because he has spent the last 11 years giving away chocolate bars to strangers.
Heated Argument With Starbucks Manager Takes Unexpected Turn Towards Friendship and Kindness
Inspiring Sep 1, 2018
The argument's positive outcome starkly contrasted what happened at a Philadelphia Satrbucks outlet back in May when an argument arose.
This Kindness App Pairs People With Problems to Neighbors Who Have the Specific Solution
Inspiring Jul 31, 2018
The app has already racked up roughly 65,000 users who are eager to help their neighbors.
These Tales of Kindness From the World Cup Are the Best Examples of Humanity at its Finest
Sports Jun 20, 2018
The World Cup is always a perfect example of how humans can get along – regardless of their race, abilities, or sports preferences.
Town Has Uncanny Knack for Kindness in a Pinch, From Hurricane Weddings to Rescuing Lost Planes
USA May 24, 2018
When this compassionate town orchestrated a wedding for two hurricane evacuees, the groom said: "If I had a car, I wouldn't leave. I love it here."
4-Year-old Superhero is Caped Crusader of Kindness With the Sweetest Superpower
Kids May 7, 2018
This 4-year-old may not be able to fly or turn invisible, but his "superpower" is better than anything in the comic books.
Man Extends Huge Kindness to Mom of Screaming Kids After Stranger Did the Same For Him
Inspiring Apr 16, 2018
It was Jessica Rudeen's first time flying with two youngsters – and it did not take long for her to become overwhelmed. Thankfully, she was seated next to an empathetic stranger.
Deputy's Act of Kindness Leads Homeless Man to Family He Never Knew He Had –WATCH
Inspiring Mar 25, 2018
Michael was a panhandling homeless man who thought he was all alone in the world. Then, a deputy's random act of kindness led him to a loving family he never knew he had. (WATCH)


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I have posted below, my complete, unedited acknowledgements section which I plan to submit with my thesis. I really would like to send a heartfelt thank you to these people as well as any others I've forgotten or didn't include for one reason or another (though that seems hard to believe). If you have any corrections, additions, comments, discussions, or anything else of this nature (I would be extremely against taking anything out, unless someone has a very good reason) I would love to hear about them in the comments section below, or on any number of other public fora. If you would rather make a private comment for whatever reason, I believe there are several appropriate avenues for doing so. I really do want everyone to hear the things on the pages below, so do feel free to tell people I have mentioned about this (as I have something like 35 friends on Facebook) and many more people who are mentioned here are not among those 35. The facebook/twitter/google+ post and this blog are public domain, and so I hope those of you reading this feel inclined to share it. Thanks! Enjoy!
court as from the foul line (not well) growing up.
will eventually improve beyond my sleepy, middle of the night levels.
Madison Wayland (nee Darnell), I never knew you.
hour, my bathroom floor was never so comfortable as that night). I hope to one day see you again.
I really do hope we can go for a run, medicine will catch up!
can stop having arguments where we're both trying to make the same point.
forever grateful, and I look forward to see you again soon!
so that I could see you more, but I know that you'll do great on your own!
Isn't higher education awesome!? I love you.
role models in the lab.
Finally, I would like to thank Dr.
to find a better, more caring supervisor than Dave.
making sure to get them back to me safely with excellent data.
could be so fun and rewarding.
other again, you're pretty awesome.
crazy the last couple of months; I'm sure it wasn't easy. Bippity boppity!
I'm working on my thesis full-time these days, and so I don't really have time for a long post, but this has been bothering me more and more in recent weeks. Everybody needs to just shut up about everything. Sometimes, things change. Other times, things don't change. This will continue to happen forever. Facebook and Twitter and Google+ don't care if you like what they are doing. They are trying to appeal to everyone. And surprise (to people who don't use Twitter or Google+), they are useful tools for communicating with people. Facebook, so far, has been incredible at connecting us with people we've already met, or people who are friends with ours and would, in all likelihood, eventually meet anyhow. But it has been just horrible at connecting us with people who are 6 degrees away from us but with whom we would love to share things. These are the spaces that Twitter and Google+ are slowly taking over, much to Facebook's chagrin. These recent changes though, while being awesome and a big step, still don't address that issue. And it's possible it's not meant to. Perhaps Facebook is happy just being about you and the people you are close to, and if so then it is exactly where it needs to be. But I think it should be more. It should connect you with people who share your interests. You don't have to be "friends", but you should be able to connect with people who live 20 minutes away from you, sit on the bus with you on the way to work or school, and share some of your taste in music or a couple of your hobbies. Right now there is no way for you to connect with these people, because in the digital world we have too much interaction with the people we already know that we don't have time to connect with people we see on a regular basis but have never interacted with. Maybe this is wishful thinking, and I'm sure people would be in an uproar over privacy concerns if algorithms started matching them with people they think would be cool. Anyhow, this started as a rant and I really feel like finishing with one. People need to stop complaining about new social networks (or new technology, or new ANYTHING) or comparing them to what used to exist or what else is already available. The only important thing is, do you have a need for it? If yes, do you use it in the way you expected you would? If yes, shut up. Just stop talking about it. Facebook is only going to continue to improve, and other social networks will continue to try to allow people to network better in an effort to fix all of our broken, disconnected, digital social lives. I, for one, applaud them for even trying. We're pretty screwed up.
Yay, now that Facebook does one way following (aka subscribing) I don't have to feel bad about unfriending people. In other words, if you suddenly find I am not your friend anymore and are sad about the lack of posts, you can subscribe to me as a human. We don't have to be friends, isn't that great?! My profile and everything is already all public, so hopefully this will actually encourage more sharing between all of us. I am happy about this, and you should be happy too, not offended. Don't be offended. If you say interesting things I will subscribe to you as well. If we haven't spoken in years, either we clearly weren't that good of friends or else it means we need to catch up. Not mentioning any names here, you know who you are. This is a step in the right direction Facebook, and I'm sad it wasn't around a little bit sooner. Additionally, if I unfriend you on Facebook, it doesn't mean that I don't like you as a person, it just means that I don't feel like friend is the right word to describe our relationship. Acquaintance is more well-suited to the types of interactions we have, and I will view our relationship as such. If you want to be more than acquaintances, that is absolutely great and we should talk more. I'm not a sociopath (I don't think), although feeling like I have to say it does make me wonder :). I am also not going to feel bad about this, I'm just being honest about how I feel. If I would not describe us as friends, but still feel like you have interesting things to say, I will totally subscribe to you, even if you don't subscribe to me. And I have left messaging on Facebook completely public, so drop me a line anytime.
Again, and I cannot make this any more clear, being friends on Facebook is not the real meaning of friendship to me, it just allows us to show the world that we are friends and lets us stalk one another unabashedly. And I have been of this opinion with no alternative for far too long. The subscription model will absolutely change my life forever, and I can live free of guilt not being YOUR Facebook friend. Real friendship is what matters most to me.
Ps. Another thing I just realized…Facebook chat is the only thing which would keep a friend who I never see but still want to be friends with, so you have that going for you!


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Semaphorins Signal Through an ITAM
Science's STKE 13 Jun 2006:
DOI: 10.1126/stke.3392006tw200
Semaphorins, which have important roles in development, signal through their receptors, the plexins. Plexin-A1 is a promiscuous molecule that is known to interact with neuropilins to mediate axon guidance signaling and with receptor tyrosine kinases to mediate endocardial cell migration. Now Takegahara et al. show that plexin-A1 also interacts with Trem-2, which is coupled to DAP-12, a protein with an ITAM (immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif) that activates nonreceptor tyrosine kinases. Plexin-A1 knockout mice showed increased bone mass, due to decreased osteoclast activity, and defective activation of T cells by dendritic cells. Sema6D is a semaphorin expressed by T cells, and Takegahara et al. show that it is also expressed by osteoclasts. Application of soluble Sema6D stimulated osteoclast differentiation, and exposure of dendritic cells to soluble Sema6D stimulated production of interleukin 12 and the abundance of major histocompatibility complex II--responses that were lacking in the plexin-A1-deficient cells. Trem-2 was identified in a screen for proteins that interacted with plexin-A1 and were common to both dendritic cells and osteoclasts. Trem-2 also interacts with the ITAM protein DAP-12, and all three proteins coimmunoprecipitated in samples from dendritic cells or from Cos7 cells transfected to coexpress the proteins. DAP12–/– mice exhibit similar deficiencies in dendritic cell function and osteoclast differentiation as do the plexinA1–/– mice. Thus, the pathways by which plexin-A1 can mediate signaling now extend to coupling to ITAM-based mechanisms.
N. Takegahara, H. Takamatsu, T. Toyofuku, T. Tsujimura, T. Okuno, K. Yukawa, M. Mizui, M. Yamamoto, D. V. R. Prasad, K. Suzuki, M. Ishii, K. Terai, M. Moriya, Y. Nakatsuji, S. Sakoda, S. Sato, S. Akira, K. Takeda, M. Inui, T. Takai, M. Ikawa, M. Okabe, A. Kumanogoh, H. Kikutani, Plexin-A1 and its interaction with DAP12 in immune responses and bone homeostasis. Nat. Cell Biol. 8, 615-622 (2006). [PubMed]
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package com.byd.common;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;

import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

/**
 * @author huang.guan
 * @version 1.0
 * @date 2017-2-4
 */
public class CommonUtils {
	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CommonUtils.class);
	/**
	 * 测试是否是ajax请求的方法
	 *
	 * @param request
	 * @return
	 */
	public static boolean isAjax(ServletRequest request) {
		boolean isAjax = false;
		if (request instanceof HttpServletRequest) {
			HttpServletRequest rq = (HttpServletRequest) request;
			String requestType = rq.getHeader("X-Requested-With");
			if (requestType != null && "XMLHttpRequest".equals(requestType)) {
				isAjax = true;
			}
			//如果请求头Accept设置为application/json,那么也能认定为是ajax请求
			String accept = rq.getHeader("Accept");
			if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(accept) && accept.equalsIgnoreCase(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)) {
				isAjax = true;
			}
		}
		logger.debug("是否是Ajax请求?" + isAjax);
		return isAjax;
	}
}

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Ananth is the Chief Executive Officer of Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives (APPI), a grant making arm of Mr. Premji's efforts to contribute to a just, equitable, sustainable and humane society. (www.azimpremjiphilanthropicinitiatives.org). Ananth was earlier the Chief Executive of the Nobel Prize winning global Human Rights watchdog Amnesty International in India. He was the Head of Teacher Education at the Azim Premji Foundation, with the mandate to transform the quality of teacher education in the country. He was with Greenpeace the longest time; as International Programme Director and earlier to that as CEO of Greenpeace India. He started his work life as a teacher in The School – Krishnamurti Foundation India. During the role as teacher he developed the curriculum for ISC (Class XII) Environmental Studies Course; till date, the only Environmental Studies course offered on an All-India basis. Ananth graduated in 1988 from IIT Madras with a B Tech in Electrical Engineering.


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W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa gdańskiego.

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