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I have chosen to work with glass to express ideas of space, light and movement. The inherent qualities of the glass imbue the work with a spiritual and ethereal quality.
My current work has been inspired by a tumbling waterfall and river at Lydford Gorge in Devon.
The pieces are fused and formed in the kiln and enhanced by the additions of dichroic glass.

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i have chosen to work with glass to express ideas of space, light and movement. the inherent qualities of the glass imbue the work with a spiritual and ethereal quality.
my current work has been inspired by a tumbling waterfall and river at lydford gorge in devon.
the pieces are fused and formed in the kiln and enhanced by the additions of dichroic glass.


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Hypebeast is Uncaging the Ultra Boost to celebrate their 10th anniversary.
The Adidas Ultra Boost has seen a tremendous surge in popularity lately, which can be attributed to many reasons, but the fact remains they are a tremendously comfortable shoe. The “Uncaged” name is derived from the absence of the normal support cage that is standard on the model.
These extremely limited Black and White collabs could be somewhat difficult to get your feet in though, rumors are that not only are production numbers extremely low, they will only be available through Hypebeast’s online store on December 12th and later on Dec 18th at selected adidas Consortium retailers only.
What do you think of the Hypebeast x adidas Ultra Boost “Uncaged”?

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hypebeast is uncaging the ultra boost to celebrate their 10th anniversary.
the adidas ultra boost has seen a tremendous surge in popularity lately, which can be attributed to many reasons, but the fact remains they are a tremendously comfortable shoe. the “uncaged” name is derived from the absence of the normal support cage that is standard on the model.
these extremely limited black and white collabs could be somewhat difficult to get your feet in though, rumors are that not only are production numbers extremely low, they will only be available through hypebeast’s online store on december 12th and later on dec 18th at selected adidas consortium retailers only.
what do you think of the hypebeast x adidas ultra boost “uncaged”?


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Kitchen Design Crew is here for all your requirements regarding Kitchen Designer in Monroe, CT. You expect the most sophisticated solutions in the field, and our crew of well trained professionals will supply exactly that. We work with excellent quality materials and budget friendly strategies to make certain that you have the highest quality support for the greatest value. Contact us today at 888-358-6588 to get going.
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kitchen design crew is here for all your requirements regarding kitchen designer in monroe, ct. you expect the most sophisticated solutions in the field, and our crew of well trained professionals will supply exactly that. we work with excellent quality materials and budget friendly strategies to make certain that you have the highest quality support for the greatest value. contact us today at 888-358-6588 to get going.
saving money is a crucial part for your mission. but, saving cash should never indicate that you sacrifice excellent quality on kitchen designer in monroe, ct. our initiatives to save you money won't give up the high quality of our results. we work with the leading materials and techniques to make sure that your work can face up to the years, and we save you money with strategies which don't alter the superior quality of the mission. as an example, we take care to keep clear of pricey errors, do the job quickly to help save hours, and be sure that you will get the best discounts on materials and labor. save your time and dollars by simply calling kitchen design crew right now. you can communicate with our team at 888-358-6588 to get started.
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you will have a lot of good reasons to look to kitchen design crew to meet your requirements involving kitchen designer in monroe, ct. our company is the best option when you require the best cash saving options, the finest products, and the greatest rank of customer support. we're ready to assist you with the most practical knowledge and competence in the industry. if you need kitchen designer in monroe, contact kitchen design crew by dialing 888-358-6588, and we'll be happy to help.


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UPDATE: Freshman forward Emmitt Williams has announced plan to declare for the NBA Draft.
He's the fifth Tiger to do so in two weeks.
BATON ROUGE - Javonte Smart, the player entangled in the ongoing controversy surrounding LSU basketball coach Will Wade, is leaving the university after his freshman season.
Smart, who's been a key component of the Tigers throughout their NCAA Tournament run, announced he would declare for the NBA Draft through his Instagram account Thursday.
The freshman was briefly benched toward the end of the season after his name came up in reference to a potential recruiting scandal involving LSU Head Coach Will Wade.
Smart is the fourth LSU basketball player to announce plans to head to the pros in recent weeks. Naz Reid, Tremont Waters and Skylar Mays have all announced their impending exits since LSU fell in the NCAA Tournament last month.

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update: freshman forward emmitt williams has announced plan to declare for the nba draft.
he's the fifth tiger to do so in two weeks.
baton rouge - javonte smart, the player entangled in the ongoing controversy surrounding lsu basketball coach will wade, is leaving the university after his freshman season.
smart, who's been a key component of the tigers throughout their ncaa tournament run, announced he would declare for the nba draft through his instagram account thursday.
the freshman was briefly benched toward the end of the season after his name came up in reference to a potential recruiting scandal involving lsu head coach will wade.
smart is the fourth lsu basketball player to announce plans to head to the pros in recent weeks. naz reid, tremont waters and skylar mays have all announced their impending exits since lsu fell in the ncaa tournament last month.


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Hello all! Sorry for the short, unexpected break. I'm back now. Shew. Speaking of short and breaks...you'll see I'm sporting a new, shorter look in the nail department. It's kind of refreshing to "reboot" my mani every once in awhile, even if it's initially under duress! So I have a new-to-me brand to introduce to you. I learned about Precision Nail Lacquers during a visit to their booth at Cosmoprof North America. This polish line was created by family-owned Lamoon Beauty specifically with nail technicians in mind. The line includes 80 core shades, as well as nail art tools and treatments. Today I've got pics of a few recent collections and swatches of their Summer 2013 release, Color FX. There's a lot to cover!
In addition to the 80 core shades, Precision Nail Lacquers has released several seasonal collections. All of the collections I'm showing you today are still available on their website. The Dreamy Collection consists of six creamy pastels: (L to R) Blissful Abyss, Enlightenment, Walking on Air, Grape-Divine, On Cloud 9 and McDreamy.
The Get Loud Collection includes 12 ultra brights and neon shades: (L to R) bottom row: Razzmatazz, Vio-Let Me Rock, Electro Daisy, I'm Berry Shocked and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. top row: Lime a Dozen, Got an Idea?, My Little Peony, Kiss Kiss Tan Tang, Pink-adelic and Orange she Hot?
The Oasis Collection contains three nudes and three dark colors that are perfect for Fall: (L to R) Sahara Deserted Me, You're in De-Nile River, Sage, Been There Done That, Sandstorm and Scorpion King. Nail Polish Wars has nice swatches of this collection here.
The Toxic Love Collection has deeper winter hues in creme and shimmery metallic finishes: (L to R) I'd Love to Hate You, Poison Ivy, Intoxicated, I'm Addicted to you..., Toxic Wast-ing My Time and Till Death Do Us Part.
The Glam Rock Collection has six vixen colors, including an amazing metallic gold (you have to see this one in person): (L to R) Glam Metal, U Rock & Roll, VIP - Very Important Polish, Rebel Red in You and Party Like a Rockstar.
I actually got to test drive the polish. The Color FX Collection is their Summer 2013 release. The shades are summery and fruity. I was impressed with the formula and application. All six polishes had a thinner consistency, but were easy-to-control. The brush bristles are longer than I'm used to, but I got the hang of it quickly. The shades in this particular collection aren't super unique, but they're great quality summer staples. All swatches are topped with one coat of Glisten & Glow HK Girl topcoat.
Wait a Melon for Me is a soft cantaloupe orange with a smooth jelly finish. My swatch is two coats. There's still a very faint visible nail line, which I didn't mind. It would be completely opaque in three coats for sure.
The Next "It" Girl is a warm, sunny yellow creme...practically a dead-on dupe for OPI The "It" Color. Application was excellent for a yellow. My swatch is three coats.
Honey Dew This is a light fern green. This is similar in color to OPI Green-wich Village, but the formula is very different. Honey Dew This has a sheer crelly finish. The formula was nice. I used three coats.
Pur-fect FX is a pretty medium purple creme.
And finally, we have my favorite, Surfin' in Maliblue. It's a clean lake blue. This is two easy coats.
All Precision Nail Lacquers are three free and cruelty free. The large, custom designed 16ml bottles are available to professionals through beauty supply stores and directly to consumers from the Precision Nail Lacquer website for only $5.95, an excellent price point for a professional line of polish. Find out about new products and promotions through their facebook and twitter.

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hello all! sorry for the short, unexpected break. i'm back now. shew. speaking of short and breaks...you'll see i'm sporting a new, shorter look in the nail department. it's kind of refreshing to "reboot" my mani every once in awhile, even if it's initially under duress! so i have a new-to-me brand to introduce to you. i learned about precision nail lacquers during a visit to their booth at cosmoprof north america. this polish line was created by family-owned lamoon beauty specifically with nail technicians in mind. the line includes 80 core shades, as well as nail art tools and treatments. today i've got pics of a few recent collections and swatches of their summer 2013 release, color fx. there's a lot to cover!
in addition to the 80 core shades, precision nail lacquers has released several seasonal collections. all of the collections i'm showing you today are still available on their website. the dreamy collection consists of six creamy pastels: (l to r) blissful abyss, enlightenment, walking on air, grape-divine, on cloud 9 and mcdreamy.
the get loud collection includes 12 ultra brights and neon shades: (l to r) bottom row: razzmatazz, vio-let me rock, electro daisy, i'm berry shocked and girls just wanna have fun. top row: lime a dozen, got an idea?, my little peony, kiss kiss tan tang, pink-adelic and orange she hot?
the oasis collection contains three nudes and three dark colors that are perfect for fall: (l to r) sahara deserted me, you're in de-nile river, sage, been there done that, sandstorm and scorpion king. nail polish wars has nice swatches of this collection here.
the toxic love collection has deeper winter hues in creme and shimmery metallic finishes: (l to r) i'd love to hate you, poison ivy, intoxicated, i'm addicted to you..., toxic wast-ing my time and till death do us part.
the glam rock collection has six vixen colors, including an amazing metallic gold (you have to see this one in person): (l to r) glam metal, u rock & roll, vip - very important polish, rebel red in you and party like a rockstar.
i actually got to test drive the polish. the color fx collection is their summer 2013 release. the shades are summery and fruity. i was impressed with the formula and application. all six polishes had a thinner consistency, but were easy-to-control. the brush bristles are longer than i'm used to, but i got the hang of it quickly. the shades in this particular collection aren't super unique, but they're great quality summer staples. all swatches are topped with one coat of glisten & glow hk girl topcoat.
wait a melon for me is a soft cantaloupe orange with a smooth jelly finish. my swatch is two coats. there's still a very faint visible nail line, which i didn't mind. it would be completely opaque in three coats for sure.
the next "it" girl is a warm, sunny yellow creme...practically a dead-on dupe for opi the "it" color. application was excellent for a yellow. my swatch is three coats.
honey dew this is a light fern green. this is similar in color to opi green-wich village, but the formula is very different. honey dew this has a sheer crelly finish. the formula was nice. i used three coats.
pur-fect fx is a pretty medium purple creme.
and finally, we have my favorite, surfin' in maliblue. it's a clean lake blue. this is two easy coats.
all precision nail lacquers are three free and cruelty free. the large, custom designed 16ml bottles are available to professionals through beauty supply stores and directly to consumers from the precision nail lacquer website for only $5.95, an excellent price point for a professional line of polish. find out about new products and promotions through their facebook and twitter.


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South African rapper, Kid X is back with a brand new track titled ‘Thanx’ following his recent departure from Cashtime Life.
This is X’s first record after announcing that he will be leaving Cashtime Life. This happened after Nomoozie had exited the label and the masses were so sure of the fact that there was bad blood between X and K.O.
KiD X is actually very thankful for the opportunity he was given by Mr Cashtime, Ma-E and Ntukza. X just might be ready to drop a masterpiece because in this record he talks about not finding the words to tell his idol that he is his successor.
In the tradition of receiving more blessings he shows his gratitude to the team that put him on.

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south african rapper, kid x is back with a brand new track titled ‘thanx’ following his recent departure from cashtime life.
this is x’s first record after announcing that he will be leaving cashtime life. this happened after nomoozie had exited the label and the masses were so sure of the fact that there was bad blood between x and k.o.
kid x is actually very thankful for the opportunity he was given by mr cashtime, ma-e and ntukza. x just might be ready to drop a masterpiece because in this record he talks about not finding the words to tell his idol that he is his successor.
in the tradition of receiving more blessings he shows his gratitude to the team that put him on.


text: Brac’s Skills Training for Advancing Resources (Star) project has received special commendation in the Financial Times/International Finance Corporation Transformational Business Award in London. Star was the only project by non-government organisation to be recognised in the award. The Financial Times and IFC of the World Bank Group recognise champion organisations every year for undertaking global initiatives and commercially-viable solutions to current development challenges. The Star project was recognised by the award for its contribution in helping a total of 20,800 apprentices to graduate, among which 95% are now employed after participating in a six-month long training programme under the project. The project has helped the apprentices to increase their income by eight times and be applied in different countries of the world to develop skills. It also directly addresses some of the most urgent issues in education and skills globally, discussed at the awards conference.

lowercased: brac’s skills training for advancing resources (star) project has received special commendation in the financial times/international finance corporation transformational business award in london. star was the only project by non-government organisation to be recognised in the award. the financial times and ifc of the world bank group recognise champion organisations every year for undertaking global initiatives and commercially-viable solutions to current development challenges. the star project was recognised by the award for its contribution in helping a total of 20,800 apprentices to graduate, among which 95% are now employed after participating in a six-month long training programme under the project. the project has helped the apprentices to increase their income by eight times and be applied in different countries of the world to develop skills. it also directly addresses some of the most urgent issues in education and skills globally, discussed at the awards conference.


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The first time I seen him, he was singing, on my T.V.
He had swings and moves, I had never ever seen.
His name is Elvis Presley, that’s what Ed Sullivan said.
this man with slick black hair, combed perfectly on his head.
with that country style of talk, that all woman embraced.
I would stand up in front of the T.V..,and start off with that grin.
“you ain’t nothing but a hounddog”, and shake that thing.
with one hand on the mic, I started to sing like Elvis.
even with pommade on my hair, it still started to hang.
He is the “KING OF ROCK AND ROLL”, who had all the right moves.
He was “KING CREOL” with that stylish rebel grin.
He had the coolest side burns, I have ever seen so far.
With that famous curl on his forhead, and Nancy Sinatra next to him.
My Idol was gone, but never forgotten, was hard to say goodby.

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the first time i seen him, he was singing, on my t.v.
he had swings and moves, i had never ever seen.
his name is elvis presley, that’s what ed sullivan said.
this man with slick black hair, combed perfectly on his head.
with that country style of talk, that all woman embraced.
i would stand up in front of the t.v..,and start off with that grin.
“you ain’t nothing but a hounddog”, and shake that thing.
with one hand on the mic, i started to sing like elvis.
even with pommade on my hair, it still started to hang.
he is the “king of rock and roll”, who had all the right moves.
he was “king creol” with that stylish rebel grin.
he had the coolest side burns, i have ever seen so far.
with that famous curl on his forhead, and nancy sinatra next to him.
my idol was gone, but never forgotten, was hard to say goodby.


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PANAMA CITY BEACH The Naval Support Activity - Panama City is observing Sexual Assault Awareness month.
Base C.O. Commander Christopher Serow signed a proclamation this afternoon to mark the event.
The observance comes as the military struggles to redefine individual behavior, in-light of several recent sexual assault cases.
For 22 years, Mike Domitrz has been traveling the country, speaking to high schools, colleges, and military bases about date safety.
He calls his lectures "Can I kiss you?".
He's been presenting at Navy bases the past two weeks.
Date Safe Project Founder Mike Domitrz says, "Working with the navy is always wonderful. They get the importance of giving the sailors these skill sets, and they really understand that the best way to engage people is by actually engaging with them."
The Naval Support Activity - Panama City invited Domitrz to speak to sailors Friday afternoon.
It's the first time the base has hosted an outside speaker on this issue.
Domitrz manages to take the serious and somewhat uncomfortable topic of Sexual Assault Awareness month, and make it entertaining.
Naval support activity commanding officer, Commander Christopher Serow kicked-off the day's events with a proclamation signing.
Sexual assault is an urgent topic in the military, but base officials say events like this will hopeful prevent further incidents.
NSA-PC Commanding Officer Commander Christopher Serow says, "The Navy's made great strides in confronting the issues of sexual assault, increased reporting of incidents is showing victims have greater trust in the Navy's ability to provide care for them as well as to hold perpetrators accountable."
NSA-PC Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Catherine Montfort adds, "Sexual assault is real and it's happening and there are ways of preventing any type of alleged perpetration charges, to be placed. It allows people to understand they don't need to be a victim."
Naval Support Activity will hold a number of sexual assault awareness events throughout the month.
To learn more about the "Can I kiss you?" campaign, visit their website www.datesafeproject.org.

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panama city beach the naval support activity - panama city is observing sexual assault awareness month.
base c.o. commander christopher serow signed a proclamation this afternoon to mark the event.
the observance comes as the military struggles to redefine individual behavior, in-light of several recent sexual assault cases.
for 22 years, mike domitrz has been traveling the country, speaking to high schools, colleges, and military bases about date safety.
he calls his lectures "can i kiss you?".
he's been presenting at navy bases the past two weeks.
date safe project founder mike domitrz says, "working with the navy is always wonderful. they get the importance of giving the sailors these skill sets, and they really understand that the best way to engage people is by actually engaging with them."
the naval support activity - panama city invited domitrz to speak to sailors friday afternoon.
it's the first time the base has hosted an outside speaker on this issue.
domitrz manages to take the serious and somewhat uncomfortable topic of sexual assault awareness month, and make it entertaining.
naval support activity commanding officer, commander christopher serow kicked-off the day's events with a proclamation signing.
sexual assault is an urgent topic in the military, but base officials say events like this will hopeful prevent further incidents.
nsa-pc commanding officer commander christopher serow says, "the navy's made great strides in confronting the issues of sexual assault, increased reporting of incidents is showing victims have greater trust in the navy's ability to provide care for them as well as to hold perpetrators accountable."
nsa-pc sexual assault response coordinator catherine montfort adds, "sexual assault is real and it's happening and there are ways of preventing any type of alleged perpetration charges, to be placed. it allows people to understand they don't need to be a victim."
naval support activity will hold a number of sexual assault awareness events throughout the month.
to learn more about the "can i kiss you?" campaign, visit their website www.datesafeproject.org.


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The company Auto-Arenda offers to rent Mercedes-Benz S-Class S400 Long Diesel 4Matic AMG equipment car in Antwerp. You can order and book car rental in Antwerp with delivery to the airport or railway station.
Mercedes-Benz S-Class S400 Long Diesel 4Matic AMG equipment is popular with rental in Antwerp. All Mercedes-Benz cars are equipped with modern electronics, comfort elements, safety systems and stability when driving on roads.
You can find prices and technical data for car rental in Antwerp. To hire the Mercedes-Benz S-Class S400 Long Diesel 4Matic AMG equipment we offer you to make a request for car booking by filling out the request form. You must specify in your request the date, time, place or address where you want to receive this car, as well as specify the date, time, place or return address of the machine.

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the company auto-arenda offers to rent mercedes-benz s-class s400 long diesel 4matic amg equipment car in antwerp. you can order and book car rental in antwerp with delivery to the airport or railway station.
mercedes-benz s-class s400 long diesel 4matic amg equipment is popular with rental in antwerp. all mercedes-benz cars are equipped with modern electronics, comfort elements, safety systems and stability when driving on roads.
you can find prices and technical data for car rental in antwerp. to hire the mercedes-benz s-class s400 long diesel 4matic amg equipment we offer you to make a request for car booking by filling out the request form. you must specify in your request the date, time, place or address where you want to receive this car, as well as specify the date, time, place or return address of the machine.


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In this case, Direct Memory Access (DMA) controllers are used to allow hardware peripherals to directly access system memory but this access is under strict control and supervision of the CPU. This creates a new vm_area_struct data structure describing the shared memory for this process. The thrust behind Linux development is not an effort to release perfect, bug-free code: it is to develop a free implementation of UNIX. You can also go for another Arch-based distro, Antergos.
These concepts are vital not only to software, but also to every-day life. Linux itself is actually just the kernel; it implements multitasking and multiuser functionality, manages hardware, allocates memory, and enables applications to run. From within the interface you can execute commands that tell the operating system and other applications to perform specific tasks. Every distribution contains hundreds or thousands of programs that can be distributed along with it, and each of these programs, as well as the distribution itself, need a variety of people and skill sets to make them successful, including: There's some chance you're using Linux already and don't know it, but if you'd like to install Linux on your home computer to try it out, the easiest way is to pick a popular distribution that is designed for your platform (for example, laptop or tablet device) and give it a shot.
It wakes up the sleeping process making it available to be restarted the next time the scheduler runs. Businesses, educational institutions, governmental agencies and other organizations around the world are converting1 their computer operating systems from Microsoft Windows to Linux at an increasing pace. The shell acts as an interface between the user and the kernel. The takeover of software by corporations continued at a rapid pace, and free software was becoming an endangered species.
It would not be enough to stop here, though. This showcased not only how the Linux community works together to handle critical software security threats but also just how important enterprise-grade Linux is in production environments, regardless of the shiny services and applications running on it. As the required software for these devices is not an included part of Slackware, and varies from driver to driver, we will not go into detail on them. Gaz Hall, a UK based SEO Expert, commented: "Every system clock tick the timer bottom half handler is marked as active so that the when the scheduler next runs, the timer queues will be processed."
Advocates of these extremely short and simple licenses contend that they provide even greater freedom than the GPL because they grant the freedom for source code to be incorporated into proprietary software (which usually keeps its source code secret). You can find good software out there for processing your access file. If the default handling is needed, then Linux can optimize the handling of the signal. For example, only the root user can change a process's uid.

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in this case, direct memory access (dma) controllers are used to allow hardware peripherals to directly access system memory but this access is under strict control and supervision of the cpu. this creates a new vm_area_struct data structure describing the shared memory for this process. the thrust behind linux development is not an effort to release perfect, bug-free code: it is to develop a free implementation of unix. you can also go for another arch-based distro, antergos.
these concepts are vital not only to software, but also to every-day life. linux itself is actually just the kernel; it implements multitasking and multiuser functionality, manages hardware, allocates memory, and enables applications to run. from within the interface you can execute commands that tell the operating system and other applications to perform specific tasks. every distribution contains hundreds or thousands of programs that can be distributed along with it, and each of these programs, as well as the distribution itself, need a variety of people and skill sets to make them successful, including: there's some chance you're using linux already and don't know it, but if you'd like to install linux on your home computer to try it out, the easiest way is to pick a popular distribution that is designed for your platform (for example, laptop or tablet device) and give it a shot.
it wakes up the sleeping process making it available to be restarted the next time the scheduler runs. businesses, educational institutions, governmental agencies and other organizations around the world are converting1 their computer operating systems from microsoft windows to linux at an increasing pace. the shell acts as an interface between the user and the kernel. the takeover of software by corporations continued at a rapid pace, and free software was becoming an endangered species.
it would not be enough to stop here, though. this showcased not only how the linux community works together to handle critical software security threats but also just how important enterprise-grade linux is in production environments, regardless of the shiny services and applications running on it. as the required software for these devices is not an included part of slackware, and varies from driver to driver, we will not go into detail on them. gaz hall, a uk based seo expert, commented: "every system clock tick the timer bottom half handler is marked as active so that the when the scheduler next runs, the timer queues will be processed."
advocates of these extremely short and simple licenses contend that they provide even greater freedom than the gpl because they grant the freedom for source code to be incorporated into proprietary software (which usually keeps its source code secret). you can find good software out there for processing your access file. if the default handling is needed, then linux can optimize the handling of the signal. for example, only the root user can change a process's uid.


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It didn’t take long for the new Audi R8 LMS GT3 to establish itself as a winner: just seven weeks after its presentation in Geneva, WRT brought the German manufacturer their very first win with the R8 Mk. II. The victory in the second VLN race of the season at the Nürburgring came courtesy of a stellar drive by Christopher Mies and Nico Müller.
Race day started like it so often does at the Nürburgring: dry for the start of practice, then came the rain. The result was a scrambled starting grid for the fortieth running of the DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen.
Starting from pole position was HTP’s Bentley Continental GT3. Consolidating his well-earned first starting position, Lance David Arnold was first onto the Nordschleife. The Duisburger soon discovered slick tyres were the way to go on the drying surface, deciding to change tyres at the end of lap one. With most of the GT3 field following Arnold into the pits, the stage was set for a thrilling four hours.
Not so much for Renger van der Zande and Jaap van Lagen, though. The teams of the two Dutchmen were caught out by the rain in the morning practise and had to start from the middle of the field.
Arriving at Hohe Acht for the second time, the two hit each other, forcing both the Rowe Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 of Van der Zande and Van Lagen’s Black Falcon SLS AMG into retirement.
Coming from fourteenth place, Christopher Mies charged to the front in the opening hour, not being held up by battles and avoiding the traps that the Nordschleife usually presents to drivers. Making up eleven positions, the WRT pilot was already in the hunt for the lead, chasing down teammates Laurens Vanthoor and Pierre Kaffer in the sister R8, and the Rowe Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 of Christian Hohenadel, Klaus Graf, Nico Bastian and Thomas Jäger (the Mercedes-AMG Thomas Jäger from Münnchen, not Austrian BMW youngster Thomas Jäger), who had taken over the lead after the first round of pitstops.
In the hours that followed, a three-way battle between the two Audi’s and Mercedes-Benz emerged. As the rain made a second appearance an hour and a half before the finish, the lead had already changed hands several times between Mercedes-Benz and Audi.
Then came go-time for Nico Müller. The VLN debutant put down several fast laps while still saving enough fuel to put himself out of need to come in to the pits during the last round of pitstops.
As the chequered flag flew, 23-year-old Müller had built up a gap of nearly one and a half minute. Vanthoor and Kaffer, meanwhile, managed to get past Rowe Racing during the last pitstop, affirming that the new R8 is not giving up on the winning-ways of its predecessor.
With the finish of VLN2 also came an end to the last opportunity for teams to prepare for the Nürburgring 24 hours in competition. Whatever the weather brings us during the twice-around-the-clock in May, the laps in the rain today were well worth having as rain in the Eifel is a given during the month of May.

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it didn’t take long for the new audi r8 lms gt3 to establish itself as a winner: just seven weeks after its presentation in geneva, wrt brought the german manufacturer their very first win with the r8 mk. ii. the victory in the second vln race of the season at the nürburgring came courtesy of a stellar drive by christopher mies and nico müller.
race day started like it so often does at the nürburgring: dry for the start of practice, then came the rain. the result was a scrambled starting grid for the fortieth running of the dmv 4-stunden-rennen.
starting from pole position was htp’s bentley continental gt3. consolidating his well-earned first starting position, lance david arnold was first onto the nordschleife. the duisburger soon discovered slick tyres were the way to go on the drying surface, deciding to change tyres at the end of lap one. with most of the gt3 field following arnold into the pits, the stage was set for a thrilling four hours.
not so much for renger van der zande and jaap van lagen, though. the teams of the two dutchmen were caught out by the rain in the morning practise and had to start from the middle of the field.
arriving at hohe acht for the second time, the two hit each other, forcing both the rowe racing mercedes-benz sls amg gt3 of van der zande and van lagen’s black falcon sls amg into retirement.
coming from fourteenth place, christopher mies charged to the front in the opening hour, not being held up by battles and avoiding the traps that the nordschleife usually presents to drivers. making up eleven positions, the wrt pilot was already in the hunt for the lead, chasing down teammates laurens vanthoor and pierre kaffer in the sister r8, and the rowe racing mercedes-benz sls amg gt3 of christian hohenadel, klaus graf, nico bastian and thomas jäger (the mercedes-amg thomas jäger from münnchen, not austrian bmw youngster thomas jäger), who had taken over the lead after the first round of pitstops.
in the hours that followed, a three-way battle between the two audi’s and mercedes-benz emerged. as the rain made a second appearance an hour and a half before the finish, the lead had already changed hands several times between mercedes-benz and audi.
then came go-time for nico müller. the vln debutant put down several fast laps while still saving enough fuel to put himself out of need to come in to the pits during the last round of pitstops.
as the chequered flag flew, 23-year-old müller had built up a gap of nearly one and a half minute. vanthoor and kaffer, meanwhile, managed to get past rowe racing during the last pitstop, affirming that the new r8 is not giving up on the winning-ways of its predecessor.
with the finish of vln2 also came an end to the last opportunity for teams to prepare for the nürburgring 24 hours in competition. whatever the weather brings us during the twice-around-the-clock in may, the laps in the rain today were well worth having as rain in the eifel is a given during the month of may.


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The city of Cairns is the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef so if you are interested in water sports such as diving and snorkelling, this is the place for you.
Cairns is also situated close to tropical rainforest and pristine beaches and is known as being where 'the rainforest meets the sea".
As you can see from the map Smithfield State High School is only 15 minutes from Cairns City which is accessible via public transport. It is in the middle of the popular Northern Beaches area. Most of our homestay families live out in the beach suburbs and so access to the beaches is just minutes away.
The school is easily accessible from your homestay by public transport, bicycle and by walking.

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the city of cairns is the gateway to the great barrier reef so if you are interested in water sports such as diving and snorkelling, this is the place for you.
cairns is also situated close to tropical rainforest and pristine beaches and is known as being where 'the rainforest meets the sea".
as you can see from the map smithfield state high school is only 15 minutes from cairns city which is accessible via public transport. it is in the middle of the popular northern beaches area. most of our homestay families live out in the beach suburbs and so access to the beaches is just minutes away.
the school is easily accessible from your homestay by public transport, bicycle and by walking.


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Anyone who’s ever been frustrated at the task of shooting video in low light should be poised to freak out over Canon’s weird and amazing new camera. It’s a video camera that shoots full HD color footage in almost complete darkness.
The ‘multi-purpose’ camera, dubbed only MH20F-SH, has a full-frame sensor with 2.26 megapixels. The reason for the meager resolution is because each pixel is very large—19 microns to be exact. That’s 7.5x larger than, say, the pixels found on a flagship DSLR like the Canon 1Dx. Huge pixels mean they can capture a huge amount of light.
In this case, Canon’s sensor reaches an insane 4,000,000 ISO. Yeah, four million. Basically it sees better in the dark than you can. Remember, this is without infrared night vision tricks. It’s normal color 1080p video at 24, 30, or 60 fps.
Before you get excited at what this means for your gritty neo-noir short film set in an dark alley, let me tell you that this camera is not meant for most consumers. First off, it’s $30,000. And it’s made for “industrial” uses. Not sure what that really means, but Canon mentioned things like nighttime surveillance and wildlife documentaries. Something tells me many crazies will think of other cool uses for it. It’s pretty small, at about 4 x 4 x 4 inches, so that will make it versatile for interesting shooting situations.
The point of this seems to be for Canon to show off that it still innovates. It’s taken quite a lot of heat from camera enthusiasts in the past couple of years for falling behind in bringing new and forward-thinking features to market. Though proving people wrong with a $30,000 device is an interesting way to go.
In any case, we can all look forward to eye-popping nighttime footage coming out of this thing in the near future when the camera ships in December.

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anyone who’s ever been frustrated at the task of shooting video in low light should be poised to freak out over canon’s weird and amazing new camera. it’s a video camera that shoots full hd color footage in almost complete darkness.
the ‘multi-purpose’ camera, dubbed only mh20f-sh, has a full-frame sensor with 2.26 megapixels. the reason for the meager resolution is because each pixel is very large—19 microns to be exact. that’s 7.5x larger than, say, the pixels found on a flagship dslr like the canon 1dx. huge pixels mean they can capture a huge amount of light.
in this case, canon’s sensor reaches an insane 4,000,000 iso. yeah, four million. basically it sees better in the dark than you can. remember, this is without infrared night vision tricks. it’s normal color 1080p video at 24, 30, or 60 fps.
before you get excited at what this means for your gritty neo-noir short film set in an dark alley, let me tell you that this camera is not meant for most consumers. first off, it’s $30,000. and it’s made for “industrial” uses. not sure what that really means, but canon mentioned things like nighttime surveillance and wildlife documentaries. something tells me many crazies will think of other cool uses for it. it’s pretty small, at about 4 x 4 x 4 inches, so that will make it versatile for interesting shooting situations.
the point of this seems to be for canon to show off that it still innovates. it’s taken quite a lot of heat from camera enthusiasts in the past couple of years for falling behind in bringing new and forward-thinking features to market. though proving people wrong with a $30,000 device is an interesting way to go.
in any case, we can all look forward to eye-popping nighttime footage coming out of this thing in the near future when the camera ships in december.


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Burial* She was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, St. Vincent Twp., Meaford, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
Death* Dorothy Mae Jean Haskill died on 21 August 2011 in Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; CRONSBERRY, Dorothy Mae Jean (nee Haskill) - Peacefully in her sleep at Sunnybrook Hospital on Sunday, August 21, 2011 in her 99th year. Beloved wife of the late Ben Cronsberry. Loving mother of Carol Gryte. Cherished grandmother of Mark, Anne-Marie, Carl-Andrew and Christina. Dear sister of Bob Haskill and his wife Cathy. Also survived by many nieces and nephews and by her longtime caring and compassionate friends on Wanless Avenue. Dorothy will be deeply missed and fondly remembered. A celebration of Dorothy's life will be held on Thursday, September 29, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. at St. Leonard's Anglican Church, 25 Wanless Ave. The burial of ashes will take place at 2:30 p.m. at Briar Hill Cemetery in Sutton, followed by a time of fellowship and refreshments at Knox United Church in Sutton. If desired, charitable remembrances may be made to The Opportunity Center (13-19 Fair Lawn Ave., Fairlawn, New Jersey 07410, USA), a not-for-profit organization for mentally handicapped adults where Dorothy's eldest grandson, Mark, attends school or to a charity of your choice. Arrangements under the care of the Trull Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, North Toronto Chapel, 416-488-1101.
Marriage* Sarah Hasley married Amos Shier, son of Adam Shier IV and Mary Switzer, on 22 February 1870 in Rathkeale, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland; Amos Shier was a widower at the time of this marriage.
Burial* He was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Midland, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
Marriage* Verna Margaurite Haughton married Harold Stewart Atkins, son of William Atkins and Caroline Jane (Carrie) Shier, on 5 February 1935 in Tweed, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
Burial* She was buried in Pioneer Memorial Gardens, Moses Lake, Grant County, Washington, United States.
Birth* He was born on 19 April 1908 in Sussex, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Marriage* Amelia Hawkins married Charles Amos Seymour Doupe, son of William SYDNEY Doupe and Susan Roselpha Crandal, on 27 June 1914 in New Liskeard, District of Timiskaming, Ontario, Canada.
Burial* He was buried in Oshawa Union Cemetery Sec F, Oshawa, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada.
Burial* She was buried in Flesherton Cemetery, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
Marriage* He married Edna Mae Kennedy, daughter of Samuel Nathaniel Kennedy and Eliza Jane Ramsay, on 27 July 1921 in Ridgetown, Kent County, Ontario, Canada.
Burial* He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Ridgetown, Kent County, Ontario, Canada.
Burial* She was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Section N, St. Mary's, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
Burial* He was buried in Kirkton Methodist Cemetery, Kirkton, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
(Witness) Fact 1 Edward Hazlewood witnessed the Fact 1 of Samuel Henry Shier on 12 July 1908 in Crandall, Manitoba, Canada; Members of the Crandall Orange Lodge Band, July 12, 1908.
(Witness) Fact 1 George WESLEY Hazlewood witnessed the Fact 1 of Samuel Henry Shier on 12 July 1908 in Crandall, Manitoba, Canada; Members of the Crandall Orange Lodge Band, July 12, 1908.
Burial* Ina Doreen Hazlewood was buried in Oak Rvier Cemetery, Blanshard Rural Municipality, Manitoba, Canada.
Death* Marinda Elizabeth Hazlewood died on 16 December 1945 in Blanshard Twp., Kirkton, Perth County, Ontario, Canada, at age 77.
Burial* She was buried on 18 December 1945 in Kirkton Union Cemetery, Usborne Twp., Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
Death* Mervena Hazlewood died on 26 June 2013 in Sunnyside Manor Personal Care Home, Manitoba, Canada, at age 90; IRVINE: Mervena Irvine of Birtle, MB passed away on June 26, 2013 at Sunnyside Manor Personal Care Home at the age of 90 years. Mervena Lauretta Hazlewood was born March 3, 1923 to Ed and Laura Hazlewood and was the youngest of three daughters. She was raised on the family farm in the Chumah district along with her sisters Ethel and Vera. Her education was received at Crandall, while Grade 12 was obtained in Hamiota. She attended business college in Brandon and was employed by Sterling Creamery for a period of time. Mervena married Roy Irvine on June 25, 1949. They resided on their farm in the Rothesay district for 18 years, raising two daughters. In 1969 they retired to Birtle and resided there the rest of their lives.
was a talented pianist. Her music brought enjoyment to family, friends, her community and surrounding area for many years. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her home and garden were a source of pride.
was predeceased by her parents Ed and Laura Hazlewood, her husband Roy, and sisters Ethel Gurr and Vera Gurr. She is survived by her daughters Loretta (Stewart) Slymon and Gail (David) Lane; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
funeral service was held Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Birtle United Church with Linda Clark officiating. Interment followed at the Hamiota cemetery. If friends so desire, donations may be made to Sunnyside Manor Personal Care Home, Birtle, MB. Rae's Funeral Service of Shoal Lake was in care of arrangements.
Burial* She was buried in St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, Usborne Twp., Huron County, Ontario, Canada.

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burial* she was buried in lakeview cemetery, st. vincent twp., meaford, grey county, ontario, canada.
death* dorothy mae jean haskill died on 21 august 2011 in sunnybrook hospital, toronto, york county, ontario, canada; cronsberry, dorothy mae jean (nee haskill) - peacefully in her sleep at sunnybrook hospital on sunday, august 21, 2011 in her 99th year. beloved wife of the late ben cronsberry. loving mother of carol gryte. cherished grandmother of mark, anne-marie, carl-andrew and christina. dear sister of bob haskill and his wife cathy. also survived by many nieces and nephews and by her longtime caring and compassionate friends on wanless avenue. dorothy will be deeply missed and fondly remembered. a celebration of dorothy's life will be held on thursday, september 29, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. at st. leonard's anglican church, 25 wanless ave. the burial of ashes will take place at 2:30 p.m. at briar hill cemetery in sutton, followed by a time of fellowship and refreshments at knox united church in sutton. if desired, charitable remembrances may be made to the opportunity center (13-19 fair lawn ave., fairlawn, new jersey 07410, usa), a not-for-profit organization for mentally handicapped adults where dorothy's eldest grandson, mark, attends school or to a charity of your choice. arrangements under the care of the trull funeral home and cremation centre, north toronto chapel, 416-488-1101.
marriage* sarah hasley married amos shier, son of adam shier iv and mary switzer, on 22 february 1870 in rathkeale, county limerick, munster, ireland; amos shier was a widower at the time of this marriage.
burial* he was buried in lakeview cemetery, midland, simcoe county, ontario, canada.
marriage* verna margaurite haughton married harold stewart atkins, son of william atkins and caroline jane (carrie) shier, on 5 february 1935 in tweed, hastings county, ontario, canada.
burial* she was buried in pioneer memorial gardens, moses lake, grant county, washington, united states.
birth* he was born on 19 april 1908 in sussex, kings county, new brunswick, canada.
marriage* amelia hawkins married charles amos seymour doupe, son of william sydney doupe and susan roselpha crandal, on 27 june 1914 in new liskeard, district of timiskaming, ontario, canada.
burial* he was buried in oshawa union cemetery sec f, oshawa, ontario county, ontario, canada.
burial* she was buried in flesherton cemetery, grey county, ontario, canada.
marriage* he married edna mae kennedy, daughter of samuel nathaniel kennedy and eliza jane ramsay, on 27 july 1921 in ridgetown, kent county, ontario, canada.
burial* he was buried in greenwood cemetery, ridgetown, kent county, ontario, canada.
burial* she was buried in st. mary's cemetery, section n, st. mary's, perth county, ontario, canada.
burial* he was buried in kirkton methodist cemetery, kirkton, huron county, ontario, canada.
(witness) fact 1 edward hazlewood witnessed the fact 1 of samuel henry shier on 12 july 1908 in crandall, manitoba, canada; members of the crandall orange lodge band, july 12, 1908.
(witness) fact 1 george wesley hazlewood witnessed the fact 1 of samuel henry shier on 12 july 1908 in crandall, manitoba, canada; members of the crandall orange lodge band, july 12, 1908.
burial* ina doreen hazlewood was buried in oak rvier cemetery, blanshard rural municipality, manitoba, canada.
death* marinda elizabeth hazlewood died on 16 december 1945 in blanshard twp., kirkton, perth county, ontario, canada, at age 77.
burial* she was buried on 18 december 1945 in kirkton union cemetery, usborne twp., huron county, ontario, canada.
death* mervena hazlewood died on 26 june 2013 in sunnyside manor personal care home, manitoba, canada, at age 90; irvine: mervena irvine of birtle, mb passed away on june 26, 2013 at sunnyside manor personal care home at the age of 90 years. mervena lauretta hazlewood was born march 3, 1923 to ed and laura hazlewood and was the youngest of three daughters. she was raised on the family farm in the chumah district along with her sisters ethel and vera. her education was received at crandall, while grade 12 was obtained in hamiota. she attended business college in brandon and was employed by sterling creamery for a period of time. mervena married roy irvine on june 25, 1949. they resided on their farm in the rothesay district for 18 years, raising two daughters. in 1969 they retired to birtle and resided there the rest of their lives.
was a talented pianist. her music brought enjoyment to family, friends, her community and surrounding area for many years. she was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother. her home and garden were a source of pride.
was predeceased by her parents ed and laura hazlewood, her husband roy, and sisters ethel gurr and vera gurr. she is survived by her daughters loretta (stewart) slymon and gail (david) lane; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
funeral service was held tuesday, july 2, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the birtle united church with linda clark officiating. interment followed at the hamiota cemetery. if friends so desire, donations may be made to sunnyside manor personal care home, birtle, mb. rae's funeral service of shoal lake was in care of arrangements.
burial* she was buried in st. paul's anglican cemetery, usborne twp., huron county, ontario, canada.


text: South Africa continues to be on the rise and with the success of our second Creative Boot Camp in Cape Town and Johannesburg last year, we were invited back to both cities this year. The CBC will offered an amazing opportunity to introduce diverse creative students to the creative process in the advertising industry. Creativity is rampant in South Africa and the CBC will give emerging diverse creative talent a chance to develop their skills.

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The Rev. Gerard Furlan was collecting the donation box from the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine when he was approached by a man asking to talk. Instead of talking, the unidentified man ripped the donation box from the elderly priest's hands and ran from the Summer Street shrine to a waiting van.
The Rev. Gerard Furlan was collecting the donation box from the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine when he was approached by a man asking to talk.
Instead of talking, the unidentified man ripped the donation box from the elderly priest's hands and ran from the Summer Street shrine to a waiting van.
"I tried chasing him, but I couldn't catch him. I was a lot older than he was,'' said Furlan, who is 76. He described the man as about 30.
Now it's the police who are looking for the man who stole the donation box, as well as his accomplices who waited in the van.
Police were called Sunday at 5:58 p.m., about 15 minutes after the robbery.
"He forcibly removed the box from the father's hands and ran away,'' Sgt. Glenn Dalrymple said.
The man jumped into a running van, which was driven by a woman, and had another man in the front seat.
The thief dropped several bills as he ran to van, the sergeant said.
Right before the robbery, a woman who was picnicking on the grounds of the shrine had left food on top of her car. When she turned back, the food was gone and people suspected the people in the van.
Dalrymple said the robbery of the priest happened minutes later.
Furlan estimated there was about $500 in the box.
"I would say they were very hungry,'' Furlan said.
It is disappointing that someone would steal at a place designed to help people, Furlan said. If the thieves needed the help, the shrine could have found a way to assist them, he said.
"These were people who had bad intentions,'' he said.
Police did not get a good description of the suspects, but witnesses described the vehicle as a dark-colored Chevy van with lines and decals on the side. It had Florida license plates.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Sgt. Craig Denman at 508-429-1212.

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the rev. gerard furlan was collecting the donation box from the our lady of fatima shrine when he was approached by a man asking to talk. instead of talking, the unidentified man ripped the donation box from the elderly priest's hands and ran from the summer street shrine to a waiting van.
the rev. gerard furlan was collecting the donation box from the our lady of fatima shrine when he was approached by a man asking to talk.
instead of talking, the unidentified man ripped the donation box from the elderly priest's hands and ran from the summer street shrine to a waiting van.
"i tried chasing him, but i couldn't catch him. i was a lot older than he was,'' said furlan, who is 76. he described the man as about 30.
now it's the police who are looking for the man who stole the donation box, as well as his accomplices who waited in the van.
police were called sunday at 5:58 p.m., about 15 minutes after the robbery.
"he forcibly removed the box from the father's hands and ran away,'' sgt. glenn dalrymple said.
the man jumped into a running van, which was driven by a woman, and had another man in the front seat.
the thief dropped several bills as he ran to van, the sergeant said.
right before the robbery, a woman who was picnicking on the grounds of the shrine had left food on top of her car. when she turned back, the food was gone and people suspected the people in the van.
dalrymple said the robbery of the priest happened minutes later.
furlan estimated there was about $500 in the box.
"i would say they were very hungry,'' furlan said.
it is disappointing that someone would steal at a place designed to help people, furlan said. if the thieves needed the help, the shrine could have found a way to assist them, he said.
"these were people who had bad intentions,'' he said.
police did not get a good description of the suspects, but witnesses described the vehicle as a dark-colored chevy van with lines and decals on the side. it had florida license plates.
anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call sgt. craig denman at 508-429-1212.


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I'm staying at a rather nice hotel while at a trade show in Dallas - and am having to deal with clothing that had close to 24 hours in my luggage before I was able to hang it up. This morning, I began the bane of my traveling existence - trying to iron out the wrinkles and extra creases so that I look presentable when speaking, visiting with retailers, etc.
The hotel had, placed by the iron, a 2 oz container of liquid "Ironing Starch" - what a great thing! My clothes not only ironed out smoothly, they looked - if I dare say this - "crisp"! (Look out world, here I come!) However - if I wanted to use, and keep, this starch, I had to agree to a $2.00 charge to my room.
Hotels are notorious these days for nickeling and diming guests for extras - and some times it's more than nickels and dimes - $4.50 for a bottle of water!
This situation struck me as different. First of all, I am sure that the hotel makes money on this. I bet that they don't pay 50 cents for each little spray bottle. However, the pricing is reasonable and the need to use this is very real for many of their guests.
This provided them with a revenue and profit stream while providing me with real value - a win-win situation.
Taking this thought process to the retail world....what can your staff offer to your shoppers in the form of add-on purchases that provide them with real value - and that provide you with some incremental sales at the same time? Too many times retailer clerks come across as using the "would you like fries with that" sales technique of a fast food establishment. If we offer real value, we are enhancing our customers' shopping experiences, enforcing our image in the marketplace as a quallity place to shop, and providing some extra sales for ourselves.

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i'm staying at a rather nice hotel while at a trade show in dallas - and am having to deal with clothing that had close to 24 hours in my luggage before i was able to hang it up. this morning, i began the bane of my traveling existence - trying to iron out the wrinkles and extra creases so that i look presentable when speaking, visiting with retailers, etc.
the hotel had, placed by the iron, a 2 oz container of liquid "ironing starch" - what a great thing! my clothes not only ironed out smoothly, they looked - if i dare say this - "crisp"! (look out world, here i come!) however - if i wanted to use, and keep, this starch, i had to agree to a $2.00 charge to my room.
hotels are notorious these days for nickeling and diming guests for extras - and some times it's more than nickels and dimes - $4.50 for a bottle of water!
this situation struck me as different. first of all, i am sure that the hotel makes money on this. i bet that they don't pay 50 cents for each little spray bottle. however, the pricing is reasonable and the need to use this is very real for many of their guests.
this provided them with a revenue and profit stream while providing me with real value - a win-win situation.
taking this thought process to the retail world....what can your staff offer to your shoppers in the form of add-on purchases that provide them with real value - and that provide you with some incremental sales at the same time? too many times retailer clerks come across as using the "would you like fries with that" sales technique of a fast food establishment. if we offer real value, we are enhancing our customers' shopping experiences, enforcing our image in the marketplace as a quallity place to shop, and providing some extra sales for ourselves.


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PayPal company started to offer a new service in Russia called “Free products’ return”. Its goal is to simplify the process of unsuccessful purchases return to online stores if they were paid via PayPal. It also returns the compensation for delivery of the purchases back to the store.
To use this service, you need to activate it at PayPal website. Then you need to coordinate the product’s return with the vendor. For example, you may do it via mail or delivery service. You’ll have 14 days to create an inquiry for compensation of product’s return expenses. The compensation will be sent to the user’s account in 5 days after the inquiry’s approval.
At present a trial version is offered for Russia. The testing will last till the end of 2015. During this time the users get return their purchases only 4 times and the delivery price shouldn’t exceed ₽ 1500.
“Free products’ return” works in France, Spain, Italy, Sweden and in many other countries.
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paypal company started to offer a new service in russia called “free products’ return”. its goal is to simplify the process of unsuccessful purchases return to online stores if they were paid via paypal. it also returns the compensation for delivery of the purchases back to the store.
to use this service, you need to activate it at paypal website. then you need to coordinate the product’s return with the vendor. for example, you may do it via mail or delivery service. you’ll have 14 days to create an inquiry for compensation of product’s return expenses. the compensation will be sent to the user’s account in 5 days after the inquiry’s approval.
at present a trial version is offered for russia. the testing will last till the end of 2015. during this time the users get return their purchases only 4 times and the delivery price shouldn’t exceed ₽ 1500.
“free products’ return” works in france, spain, italy, sweden and in many other countries.
< read our new article!


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Braun Silk-épil epilators - for ultra efficient and extremely gentle epilation and up to 4 weeks of silky smooth skin.
Because we know that every woman is unique, our epilators are carefully designed to suit your individual needs and fit into your beauty routine.
Find the right Silk-épil epilator for you.
Braun Silk-épil Lady Shaver - offers you an extra close shave for your total body. Its Double-Care Technology with the unique exfoliation attachment revitalises the skin as you shave, for a smooth, radiant appearance.

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braun silk-épil epilators - for ultra efficient and extremely gentle epilation and up to 4 weeks of silky smooth skin.
because we know that every woman is unique, our epilators are carefully designed to suit your individual needs and fit into your beauty routine.
find the right silk-épil epilator for you.
braun silk-épil lady shaver - offers you an extra close shave for your total body. its double-care technology with the unique exfoliation attachment revitalises the skin as you shave, for a smooth, radiant appearance.


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Human beings are into altered states of consciousness… We are willing to spend money to perceive the world in a different way. Whether it’s our fierce appetite for mind-altering drugs, or virtual reality, technologies like cinema, or even going into a casino or hiring a prostitute; human beings will spend to feel different to go into an altered state.
Today we’re seeing a renaissance in the psychotherapeutic uses of psychedelic substances like MDMA or psilocybin mushrooms. Where human beings are now saying that, within the realm of altered states, might be a solution to our existential ills. That we might finally bridge a tunnel between ourselves and the infinite.
So, it is in the end through altered states, that we may even find our salvation. And I think this is really interesting. You know, I love to go to the movies. I love to go into a liminal trance when I lose myself in an alternate reality. I like to dream while I’m awake. I like the dream at night too, but if we can treat our normal waking lives as something that is as unbounded as our dreams, that is as unbounded as cinema, perhaps therein lies the future of human consciousness.
When technology can be sourced to take care of all of our ills and to handle our menial tasks might we free human imagination into a waking dream state? A lucid dream in which we live? Might we all fall into the rabbit hole? Might we all inhabit wonderland? Might we all get a pass to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory? It’s Never Ending Story, folks, and this is where we’re going to live.
The above post was lovingly crafted by Josiah Hultgren. Josiah Hultgren is Founder/CEO of MindFullyAlive, a Senior Lecturer at California Lutheran University, a NeuroCoach, and a practical neuroscience expert. He produces and curates mindfulness content designed to improve structure and functioning of the brain. His mission is to help create a more vibrant world and apply neuroscience in ways that help people reach their highest potential.
If you haven't tried VR yet and have a decent smartphone, LoVR by is a great excuse to drop $20 or so on a Google Cardboard headset and jump in. The immersive motion design piece tumbles you through a story of "love at first sight" in which brain data is presented as lines of prose.
"He sees her" - Dopamine is released and there an activity spike in the nucleus accumbens.
"He looks into her eyes" - The amygdala fires and sends a signal via the accellerans nerve that increases his heart rate.
"Their heart opens" - Oxytocin gets released.
The "brain data" is intertwined with the story in way that draws you into the "subject's" inner-experience.
More than 100000 chemical reactions happen in your brain every second. So what about the moment you saw the girl of your dreams, and she saw you? If we could capture those few seconds what would the data look like?
LoVR is a document of this moment. A story of love, told through neural activity captured over 4 seconds. As chemicals are released and areas of the brain activated, a form of poetry is revealed within the data. The heart beats, the iris dilates and time stands still as two lovers see each other for the first time.
Below is the flattened, non-VR version. It's beautiful, but there is no comparison to the 3D, 360 degrees VR experience.
You can the stream VR video via Vittlstar or Vrideo, but we recommend downloading and viewing it using Within for a better quality experience on a mobile device. For those with an Oculus Rift, you can download it here.
Meditation practices tend to be simple. So, it's ironic many apps about these practices are anything but that. That's why it's refreshing to discover an app like Sit: an iOS meditation app that has beautiful minimalism at the core of its design.
As an app, sit has only three components: a visually elegant timer with Tibetan bowl sounds, a quick journal, and a log of activity.
We wanted to build a tool that you could open and get started in one tap, every time. Simplicity came first and foremost. I wanted to write down thoughts that came to me and see some nice data about streaks, time of each session, etc.
Sit is available in the iTunes App Store for free.
The above post was lovingly crafted by Josiah Hultgren. Josiah Hultgren is Founder/CEO of MindFullyAlive, a Senior Lecturer at California Lutheran University, a NeuroCoach, and a practical neuroscience expert. He produces and curates mindfulness content designed to improve structure and functioning of the brain. His mission is to help create a more vibrant world and apply neuroscience in ways that help people reach their highest potential..

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human beings are into altered states of consciousness… we are willing to spend money to perceive the world in a different way. whether it’s our fierce appetite for mind-altering drugs, or virtual reality, technologies like cinema, or even going into a casino or hiring a prostitute; human beings will spend to feel different to go into an altered state.
today we’re seeing a renaissance in the psychotherapeutic uses of psychedelic substances like mdma or psilocybin mushrooms. where human beings are now saying that, within the realm of altered states, might be a solution to our existential ills. that we might finally bridge a tunnel between ourselves and the infinite.
so, it is in the end through altered states, that we may even find our salvation. and i think this is really interesting. you know, i love to go to the movies. i love to go into a liminal trance when i lose myself in an alternate reality. i like to dream while i’m awake. i like the dream at night too, but if we can treat our normal waking lives as something that is as unbounded as our dreams, that is as unbounded as cinema, perhaps therein lies the future of human consciousness.
when technology can be sourced to take care of all of our ills and to handle our menial tasks might we free human imagination into a waking dream state? a lucid dream in which we live? might we all fall into the rabbit hole? might we all inhabit wonderland? might we all get a pass to willy wonka’s chocolate factory? it’s never ending story, folks, and this is where we’re going to live.
the above post was lovingly crafted by josiah hultgren. josiah hultgren is founder/ceo of mindfullyalive, a senior lecturer at california lutheran university, a neurocoach, and a practical neuroscience expert. he produces and curates mindfulness content designed to improve structure and functioning of the brain. his mission is to help create a more vibrant world and apply neuroscience in ways that help people reach their highest potential.
if you haven't tried vr yet and have a decent smartphone, lovr by is a great excuse to drop $20 or so on a google cardboard headset and jump in. the immersive motion design piece tumbles you through a story of "love at first sight" in which brain data is presented as lines of prose.
"he sees her" - dopamine is released and there an activity spike in the nucleus accumbens.
"he looks into her eyes" - the amygdala fires and sends a signal via the accellerans nerve that increases his heart rate.
"their heart opens" - oxytocin gets released.
the "brain data" is intertwined with the story in way that draws you into the "subject's" inner-experience.
more than 100000 chemical reactions happen in your brain every second. so what about the moment you saw the girl of your dreams, and she saw you? if we could capture those few seconds what would the data look like?
lovr is a document of this moment. a story of love, told through neural activity captured over 4 seconds. as chemicals are released and areas of the brain activated, a form of poetry is revealed within the data. the heart beats, the iris dilates and time stands still as two lovers see each other for the first time.
below is the flattened, non-vr version. it's beautiful, but there is no comparison to the 3d, 360 degrees vr experience.
you can the stream vr video via vittlstar or vrideo, but we recommend downloading and viewing it using within for a better quality experience on a mobile device. for those with an oculus rift, you can download it here.
meditation practices tend to be simple. so, it's ironic many apps about these practices are anything but that. that's why it's refreshing to discover an app like sit: an ios meditation app that has beautiful minimalism at the core of its design.
as an app, sit has only three components: a visually elegant timer with tibetan bowl sounds, a quick journal, and a log of activity.
we wanted to build a tool that you could open and get started in one tap, every time. simplicity came first and foremost. i wanted to write down thoughts that came to me and see some nice data about streaks, time of each session, etc.
sit is available in the itunes app store for free.
the above post was lovingly crafted by josiah hultgren. josiah hultgren is founder/ceo of mindfullyalive, a senior lecturer at california lutheran university, a neurocoach, and a practical neuroscience expert. he produces and curates mindfulness content designed to improve structure and functioning of the brain. his mission is to help create a more vibrant world and apply neuroscience in ways that help people reach their highest potential..


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When I first signed up to run the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon as part of Raincoast’s ‘Salmon Run’ team, I just had two tasks: get fit and raise 1,000 dollars. Yeah, just two tasks.
Last summer, about a dozen of us set out with the goal of each raising $1,000 toward Raincoast’s youth conservation initiative. The primary emphasis of this program is to help fund Raincoast’s ongoing involvement in science and education camps for youth that take place annually in the remote Koeye valley on the BC coast.
We try to host at least two camps every summer and send members of our science staff to work with the kids. While the entire summer program covers a range of issues that face First Nations youth, Raincoast’s participation generally focuses on the lives of salmon, wolves or bears, but has also included getting the kids onto Achiever (our research vessel) to spend a day listening to underwater animals, examining small creatures like plankton and gaining exposure to life in the ocean.
The response to these camps, both from the campers and the instructors alike, is that they are often transformative and even life changing. We believe these kinds of experiences will help shape future leaders of BC’s coastal communities, and inspire passion and dedication to protecting this coast.
So, with that in mind, the twelve of us set our goal. I am thrilled to report that most of us met or exceeded it! Together with our sponsors, we doubled what we raised last year – you can still help us build on that success by donating now. This was the second year for Raincoast as an official pledge charity of the Victoria Marathon.
This was also the second year I ran the half marathon. While I was training, I read an incredible book, which I recommend even to non-runners. Titled Born to Run, the story is about ultra marathons (50-100 miles, often in extreme conditions), the people and tribes that do these distances, and the psychological space that dominates the champions in this arcane world. One of the chapters focused on our evolutionary history as long distance endurance runners. It was amazing what this knowledge did for framing the distance of a few (okay, 21 to be exact) kilometres, given what our species is actually capable of. The ‘form fits function’ elements of our running anatomy was something new to me, as I always thought our bodies weren’t designed for distance running and that was the reason for the physical breakdowns that most runners experience. Not so, according to the author Christopher McDougall.
The ‘what we are capable of’ aspect of this race has been a theme running through my consciousness. As a species, we are capable of so much more than we typically exhibit. We just need to get out of the headspace we are currently in and recognize our true nature. From this can come great joy and harmony, even under duress. Trashing our planet becomes much more difficult when joy and harmony are the driving forces in our daily lives.
Next year I have my sights on the full marathon. And if I want to beat the statistics on running injuries, I need to ditch my running shoes, get onto the ball of my foot, and step like a fox; lightly on the Earth, with purpose and presence.

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when i first signed up to run the goodlife fitness victoria marathon as part of raincoast’s ‘salmon run’ team, i just had two tasks: get fit and raise 1,000 dollars. yeah, just two tasks.
last summer, about a dozen of us set out with the goal of each raising $1,000 toward raincoast’s youth conservation initiative. the primary emphasis of this program is to help fund raincoast’s ongoing involvement in science and education camps for youth that take place annually in the remote koeye valley on the bc coast.
we try to host at least two camps every summer and send members of our science staff to work with the kids. while the entire summer program covers a range of issues that face first nations youth, raincoast’s participation generally focuses on the lives of salmon, wolves or bears, but has also included getting the kids onto achiever (our research vessel) to spend a day listening to underwater animals, examining small creatures like plankton and gaining exposure to life in the ocean.
the response to these camps, both from the campers and the instructors alike, is that they are often transformative and even life changing. we believe these kinds of experiences will help shape future leaders of bc’s coastal communities, and inspire passion and dedication to protecting this coast.
so, with that in mind, the twelve of us set our goal. i am thrilled to report that most of us met or exceeded it! together with our sponsors, we doubled what we raised last year – you can still help us build on that success by donating now. this was the second year for raincoast as an official pledge charity of the victoria marathon.
this was also the second year i ran the half marathon. while i was training, i read an incredible book, which i recommend even to non-runners. titled born to run, the story is about ultra marathons (50-100 miles, often in extreme conditions), the people and tribes that do these distances, and the psychological space that dominates the champions in this arcane world. one of the chapters focused on our evolutionary history as long distance endurance runners. it was amazing what this knowledge did for framing the distance of a few (okay, 21 to be exact) kilometres, given what our species is actually capable of. the ‘form fits function’ elements of our running anatomy was something new to me, as i always thought our bodies weren’t designed for distance running and that was the reason for the physical breakdowns that most runners experience. not so, according to the author christopher mcdougall.
the ‘what we are capable of’ aspect of this race has been a theme running through my consciousness. as a species, we are capable of so much more than we typically exhibit. we just need to get out of the headspace we are currently in and recognize our true nature. from this can come great joy and harmony, even under duress. trashing our planet becomes much more difficult when joy and harmony are the driving forces in our daily lives.
next year i have my sights on the full marathon. and if i want to beat the statistics on running injuries, i need to ditch my running shoes, get onto the ball of my foot, and step like a fox; lightly on the earth, with purpose and presence.


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We love growing beautiful flowers. What we love just as much? Designing with beautiful flowers. Our design style is about reflecting the natural beauty of our flowers and local foliage. Our floral design style feels romantic, flowing, and organic. Ditch the tussy mussy, cookie-cutter flowers for a design that is inspiring, modern and feels natural.
Getting married? Flowerwell would love to be apart of your special day. We can provide you with our fresh flowers specially selected for your wedding day designs. Our unique and stunning garden-style floral installations, arrangements & bouquets will leave you and your wedding day guests in awe.
We also provide bulk flowers for those who wish to design their own arrangements when flowers are plentiful during the summer season.
We limit the amount of weddings we book each weekend to give each client our best possible product and service. We highly recommend contacting us as soon as possible as dates may book up. Flowerwell books weddings from May- mid October as that is when local flowers are in season. Please fill out the form on our contact page and we will get back to you to set up a consultation.
One of the things we love most about flowers is that everyone can appreciate and enjoy them. If you are looking to add flowers to an upcoming event or would just like to order an extra-special fresh floral arrangement made with all locally grown flowers we would love to help! You can either e-mail us or order from our Shop section if there is availablility.

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we love growing beautiful flowers. what we love just as much? designing with beautiful flowers. our design style is about reflecting the natural beauty of our flowers and local foliage. our floral design style feels romantic, flowing, and organic. ditch the tussy mussy, cookie-cutter flowers for a design that is inspiring, modern and feels natural.
getting married? flowerwell would love to be apart of your special day. we can provide you with our fresh flowers specially selected for your wedding day designs. our unique and stunning garden-style floral installations, arrangements & bouquets will leave you and your wedding day guests in awe.
we also provide bulk flowers for those who wish to design their own arrangements when flowers are plentiful during the summer season.
we limit the amount of weddings we book each weekend to give each client our best possible product and service. we highly recommend contacting us as soon as possible as dates may book up. flowerwell books weddings from may- mid october as that is when local flowers are in season. please fill out the form on our contact page and we will get back to you to set up a consultation.
one of the things we love most about flowers is that everyone can appreciate and enjoy them. if you are looking to add flowers to an upcoming event or would just like to order an extra-special fresh floral arrangement made with all locally grown flowers we would love to help! you can either e-mail us or order from our shop section if there is availablility.


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when small business owners and entrepreneurs need help, they turn to smallbizclub.com for answers.
to learn more about smallbizclub’s readers and how to reach them, please download our media kit.
add your banners to our site.
run a sponsored blog post with us!
download our digital media kit.


text: This Metropolis fabric has small grey flowers on it and is great for the modern quilt. This fabric has a grey floral on a white background. Great background fabric that would also work as a blender fabric.

lowercased: this metropolis fabric has small grey flowers on it and is great for the modern quilt. this fabric has a grey floral on a white background. great background fabric that would also work as a blender fabric.


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Hey guys im going to go core 2 soon and want to sell my old stuff. Im not sure what its worth though.
This is Mushkin ultimate overclocking memory, rated to reach 500MHz at 3-3-2-8 latencies. PC4000 memory kit for the absolute enthusiast!
This is the one that comes pre overclocked as standard.
Look on ebay for a rough guide on how much it's worth.
Since the 3600+ is going for around £45 new, i would say you could get £60-£80 depending on the age and condition.
As for the -Asus A8N-SLI Premium its a good board and is still pricey, if it isnt too old i would expect a very decent price.
Price is all down to what people are willing to pay...suprisingly enough!
Package it all up and sell it to some 16 year old with daddies credit card, you're bound to top £1k!

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hey guys im going to go core 2 soon and want to sell my old stuff. im not sure what its worth though.
this is mushkin ultimate overclocking memory, rated to reach 500mhz at 3-3-2-8 latencies. pc4000 memory kit for the absolute enthusiast!
this is the one that comes pre overclocked as standard.
look on ebay for a rough guide on how much it's worth.
since the 3600+ is going for around £45 new, i would say you could get £60-£80 depending on the age and condition.
as for the -asus a8n-sli premium its a good board and is still pricey, if it isnt too old i would expect a very decent price.
price is all down to what people are willing to pay...suprisingly enough!
package it all up and sell it to some 16 year old with daddies credit card, you're bound to top £1k!


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When Should Rose be transplanted?
Can I transplant the rose in this season because some younger roses of past year have shortage of space and there roots are coming out from pots drainage holes?
Will it cause any damage to plant?
I successfully kept roses for a number of years and plants survived due to regular feeding and control of pests. Only today, I saw well established plants in bloom at one of the nurseries situated on the Karachi Boat Basin "nala"
Mine are also blooming but not as good as in winters.
That's the wonderful part of gardening in Karachi. I don't think you will find roses in bloom anywhere else in Pakistan.
Hello1 wrote: That's the wonderful part of gardening in Karachi. I don't think you will find roses in bloom anywhere else in Pakistan.
I am a Karachite myself .......but for roses you get to know them only in colder,non tropical climates.
Rightly said. Only in winters in Karachi one can enjoy beauty and charm of roses.
But for rose lovers just like me it's enough.
One of my rose is developing but not producing buds. What could be the reason?
Mustansir Billah wrote: One of my rose is developing but not producing buds. What could be the reason?
Maybe its not the season for bud development or have you checked if it is a 'sucker' stemming from the base !

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when should rose be transplanted?
can i transplant the rose in this season because some younger roses of past year have shortage of space and there roots are coming out from pots drainage holes?
will it cause any damage to plant?
i successfully kept roses for a number of years and plants survived due to regular feeding and control of pests. only today, i saw well established plants in bloom at one of the nurseries situated on the karachi boat basin "nala"
mine are also blooming but not as good as in winters.
that's the wonderful part of gardening in karachi. i don't think you will find roses in bloom anywhere else in pakistan.
hello1 wrote: that's the wonderful part of gardening in karachi. i don't think you will find roses in bloom anywhere else in pakistan.
i am a karachite myself .......but for roses you get to know them only in colder,non tropical climates.
rightly said. only in winters in karachi one can enjoy beauty and charm of roses.
but for rose lovers just like me it's enough.
one of my rose is developing but not producing buds. what could be the reason?
mustansir billah wrote: one of my rose is developing but not producing buds. what could be the reason?
maybe its not the season for bud development or have you checked if it is a 'sucker' stemming from the base !


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New companies are focusing on delivering scalability for Ruby on Rails.
Although developers swear by the productivity gains afforded by using Ruby on Rails, the popular Web platform has met criticism as not being scalable enough for prime time. Well, some startups are focusing on ensuring that Ruby on Rails, also known simply as Rails, does indeed scale.
Ruby on Rails, like the Ruby language it is based on, has been used in several Web 2.0 applications such as Twitter, Jobster and Shopify, as well as beginning to appear in a number of enterprise applications. However, despite many success stories, what tends to stand out are the tales of how Rails took a development project 95 percent of the way to the Promised Land of enterprise scalability but needed a boost from some other language to get the application over the hump.
Steven Beales, chief software architect at Mdlogix (Medical Decision Logic) said Mdlogix views Rails as the most productive tool it has for developing simple-looking Web applications with advanced functionality. However, Mdlogix is also using Rails for enterprise development.
And for enterprise organizations concerned about issues of scalability and performance with Rails, help is on the way.
A startup called New Relic, backed by venture capital firm Benchmark Capital, and particularly by Benchmark General Partner Peter Fenton, who has made some big bets in funding companies like JBoss, Red Hat, MySQL and SpringSource, has launched to address Ruby on Rails application performance management.
Ruby shines on all platforms. Click here to read more.
New Relic announced on May 1 that it had received $3.5 million in first-round venture financing from Benchmark Capital. The company plans to use the funds to drive product development and to expand sales and marketing programs, and Fenton will join its board of directors.
New Relic RPM, a subscription-based Rails performance management solution, enables developers to quickly and cost effectively detect, diagnose and fix application performance problems in real time, the company said. This SAAS (software as a service) offering is currently available to a limited customer base as a private beta, but will be generally available to the entire Ruby on Rails community soon.
Lewis Cirne, founder of New Relic, founded Wily Technology in 1998, which provided the same type of solution for Java. Cirne said he views Rails as the same kind of game-changing technology that Java has proven to be. Cirne eventually sold Wily to CA.
"The critiques we hear about Rails [are] it's not scalable, that it's not well-suited for mission-critical applications," Fenton said. "I think those critiques are similar in nature to what we heard about Java in the mid-90s."
However, to find problems and to help applications scale, "You have to find out where the bottlenecks are," which is what New Relic does, Fenton said. "The monitoring insight New Relic has is to provide visibility without adding overhead."
Moreover, Fenton, who said Cirne's Wily Technology firm was the first investment he made at Benchmark, added that Benchmark's commitment to Rails is as deep as its commitment to Java in the '90s. "Couple that with cloud computing and this [Rails] could be much more rapidly adopted than Java," Fenton said.
Moreover, Fenton said he believes Rails could be "as big a force for change for developers" as cloud computing may be.
"We're really excited about the software-as-a-service model," Cirne said. He said New Relic will officially launch in 30 to 60 days. The company's private beta consists of about 50 customers that New Relic is helping to scale their Rails applications. And Cirne said the company will offer a developer version of its solution to complement the production version of RPM.

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new companies are focusing on delivering scalability for ruby on rails.
although developers swear by the productivity gains afforded by using ruby on rails, the popular web platform has met criticism as not being scalable enough for prime time. well, some startups are focusing on ensuring that ruby on rails, also known simply as rails, does indeed scale.
ruby on rails, like the ruby language it is based on, has been used in several web 2.0 applications such as twitter, jobster and shopify, as well as beginning to appear in a number of enterprise applications. however, despite many success stories, what tends to stand out are the tales of how rails took a development project 95 percent of the way to the promised land of enterprise scalability but needed a boost from some other language to get the application over the hump.
steven beales, chief software architect at mdlogix (medical decision logic) said mdlogix views rails as the most productive tool it has for developing simple-looking web applications with advanced functionality. however, mdlogix is also using rails for enterprise development.
and for enterprise organizations concerned about issues of scalability and performance with rails, help is on the way.
a startup called new relic, backed by venture capital firm benchmark capital, and particularly by benchmark general partner peter fenton, who has made some big bets in funding companies like jboss, red hat, mysql and springsource, has launched to address ruby on rails application performance management.
ruby shines on all platforms. click here to read more.
new relic announced on may 1 that it had received $3.5 million in first-round venture financing from benchmark capital. the company plans to use the funds to drive product development and to expand sales and marketing programs, and fenton will join its board of directors.
new relic rpm, a subscription-based rails performance management solution, enables developers to quickly and cost effectively detect, diagnose and fix application performance problems in real time, the company said. this saas (software as a service) offering is currently available to a limited customer base as a private beta, but will be generally available to the entire ruby on rails community soon.
lewis cirne, founder of new relic, founded wily technology in 1998, which provided the same type of solution for java. cirne said he views rails as the same kind of game-changing technology that java has proven to be. cirne eventually sold wily to ca.
"the critiques we hear about rails [are] it's not scalable, that it's not well-suited for mission-critical applications," fenton said. "i think those critiques are similar in nature to what we heard about java in the mid-90s."
however, to find problems and to help applications scale, "you have to find out where the bottlenecks are," which is what new relic does, fenton said. "the monitoring insight new relic has is to provide visibility without adding overhead."
moreover, fenton, who said cirne's wily technology firm was the first investment he made at benchmark, added that benchmark's commitment to rails is as deep as its commitment to java in the '90s. "couple that with cloud computing and this [rails] could be much more rapidly adopted than java," fenton said.
moreover, fenton said he believes rails could be "as big a force for change for developers" as cloud computing may be.
"we're really excited about the software-as-a-service model," cirne said. he said new relic will officially launch in 30 to 60 days. the company's private beta consists of about 50 customers that new relic is helping to scale their rails applications. and cirne said the company will offer a developer version of its solution to complement the production version of rpm.


text: I just felt strange on that Monday afternoon. I told my wife that there was something wrong. I took some aspirin and called 9-1-1. Less than 15 minutes after making the call I was in Crestwood’s ER. 41 minutes later, I had a stent in place through emergent balloon angioplasty and was being wheeled out of the Cardiac Cath lab. Well under an hour from the time I left my house in an ambulance to the time my procedure was complete…wow! It was rapid and my cardiologist detected no damage to my heart muscle. Ten days later, I returned to Crestwood to have two more blockages cleared and stents placed via an elective balloon angioplasty. Thanks to Crestwood, there was barely any interruption in my consulting work. My wife and I continue to volunteer with Meals on Wheels and other programs as we always have. Now we also walk our dog, Shelby, everyday. We’ve always been “healthy” eaters but now we try to make even better choices.

lowercased: i just felt strange on that monday afternoon. i told my wife that there was something wrong. i took some aspirin and called 9-1-1. less than 15 minutes after making the call i was in crestwood’s er. 41 minutes later, i had a stent in place through emergent balloon angioplasty and was being wheeled out of the cardiac cath lab. well under an hour from the time i left my house in an ambulance to the time my procedure was complete…wow! it was rapid and my cardiologist detected no damage to my heart muscle. ten days later, i returned to crestwood to have two more blockages cleared and stents placed via an elective balloon angioplasty. thanks to crestwood, there was barely any interruption in my consulting work. my wife and i continue to volunteer with meals on wheels and other programs as we always have. now we also walk our dog, shelby, everyday. we’ve always been “healthy” eaters but now we try to make even better choices.