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Remember Rick Rescorla — Part III of my 9/11 trilogy
The problem with an assault and a tragedy that is the magnitude of 9/11, and that now lives nine years away in our memories, is that, as a writer, I become more and more at a loss of words with each passing year. It seems to me, therefore, that the best I can do is keep alive the memory of those who died. Each of the three about whom I've written annually was a fighter — one a firefighter who raced into a burning building, one a soldier who died joyfully saving the lives of thousands of others, and one a woman who lived with vigor and who I am sure, knowing her personality, was one of the ones who fought to take Flight 93 away from the terrorists. This is the story of Rick Rescorla, which is, to me, inextricably intertwined with the lessons we as a nation, need to learn if we are to avoid another 9/11 or simply the cultural meltdown that comes from handing ourselves over to the government:
One of the most frightening things about a nanny state is the way in which it saps each citizen's ability to care for him or herself. While others may have been hurling imprecations at President Bush in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, I reserved my bile for a nanny state that left thousands of people standing around, incapable of helping themselves. All that they could even think of doing was to sit and wait for the government to come rescue them. A community that had spent two generations in the arms of the welfare state, while it still had the notion of self-preservation, was incapable of putting into effect the desire to live. Thousands of New Orleans' residents simply stood helplessly on street corners.
I don't blame those New Orleans citizens. They did what they were trained to do: wait for help. Jim Prevor is worried that the health care plan is going to increase that tendency, turning all Americans into people who stand there and, rather than being vigilant on their own behalves, always look to the government for help:
Its [ObamaCare's] focus is on making the government responsible for providing healthcare. Which means, of course, that no child will ever be able to look at their father as I looked at mine growing up, that this man worked from dawn to dusk to fulfill his responsibilities to his family. He put food on the table, gave us shelter from the elements, clothes on our backs and, yes, he made sure we could go to the doctor or hospital when needed.
So much of the argument against Obamacare is presented on prudential grounds–it is too expensive, the budget is too high, people will lose the chance to go the doctor they prefer, etc. Yet the bigger argument is that if you give people guarantees of material things–food, shelter, health care–regardless of how they behave, then more people will behave irresponsibly.
There is a whole literature out there on how welfare, subsidized housing, food stamps, and Medicaid all helped to diminish the importance of low wage earning men in their own eyes and the eyes of their family. Poor working men, who were once the best chance a family had, suddenly were superfluous; thus the explosion of children growing up without their fathers at home.
Now Obamacare promises to make breadwinners less important to all families–that is unlikely to encourage more responsible behavior among the citizenry.
Prevor's instincts are right on the money. As James K. Glassman explains in "The Hazard of Moral Hazard," the more people are denied ultimate responsibility for their actions, the more irresponsible they become:
When someone insures you against the consequences of a nasty event, oddly enough, he raises the incentives for you to behave in a way that will cause the event. So if your diamond ring is insured for $50,000, you are more likely to leave it out of the safe. Economists call this phenomenon "moral hazard," and if you look around, you will see it everywhere. "With automobile collision insurance, for example, one is more likely to venture forth on an icy night," writes Harvard economist Richard Zeckhauser. "Federal deposit insurance made S&Ls more willing to take on risky loans. Federally subsidized flood insurance encourages citizens to build homes on flood plains."
Bottom line, the more responsiblity we hand over to the government, the less we are able to care for ourselves. At this moment, some might ask, why does it matter? If the government can care for us, why shouldn't it? We want to live in a nice, safe place, free from stress and worry. But as Hurricane Katrina and 9/11 show, that's impossible. Even the most beneficent, well-organized, protective government cannot protect us from all things. And when the bomb explodes or the waters rise, if we have been completely leeched of any instincts or abilities towards self-preservation, we will die regardless of our long government.
All of which brings me to Rick Rescorla, who died on September 11, 2001 — but not before saving the lives of 2600 people. Rick Rescorla was a veteran of both the British and the American militaries. In both armies, he devoted his live to fighting against Communism.
On 9/11, Rescorla was in his office on the 44th Floor in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. I'm going to do something I seldom do here and quote at length from another's post to describe Rescorla's last day on earth. The emphasized language is mine:
In St. Augustine, Dan Hill [Rescorla's army buddy] was laying tile in his upstairs bathroom when his wife called, "Dan, get down here! An airplane just flew into the World Trade Center. It's a terrible accident." Hill hurried downstairs, and then the phone rang. It was Rescorla, calling from his cell phone.
"Are you watching TV?" he asked. "What do you think?"
"Hard to tell. It could have been an accident, but I can't see a commercial airliner getting that far off."
"I'm evacuating right now," Rescorla said.
Hill could hear Rescorla issuing orders through the bullhorn. He was calm and collected, never raising his voice. Then Hill heard him break into song:
Men of Cornwall stop your dreaming;
Can't you see their spearpoints gleaming?
See their warriors' pennants streaming
To this battlefield.
Men of Cornwall stand ye steady;
It cannot be ever said ye
for the battle were not ready;
Stand and never yield!Rescorla came back on the phone. "Pack a bag and get up here," he said. "You can be my consultant again." He added that the Port Authority was telling him not to evacuate and to order people to stay at their desks.
"What'd you say?" Hill asked.
"I said, 'Piss off, you son of a bitch,' " Rescorla replied. "Everything above where that plane hit is going to collapse, and it's going to take the whole building with it. I'm getting my people the fuck out of here." Then he said, "I got to go. Get your shit in one basket and get ready to come up."
Hill turned back to the TV and, within minutes, saw the second plane execute a sharp left turn and plunge into the south tower. Susan [Rescorla's wife] saw it, too, and frantically phoned her husband's office. No one answered.
About fifteen minutes later, the phone rang. It was Rick. She burst into tears and couldn't talk.
"Stop crying," he told her. "I have to get these people out safely. If something should happen to me, I want you to know I've never been happier. You made my life."
Susan cried even harder, gasping for breath. She felt a stab of fear, because the words sounded like those of someone who wasn't coming back. "No!" she cried, but then he said he had to go. Cell-phone use was being curtailed so as not to interfere with emergency communications.
From the World Trade Center, Rescorla again called Hill. He said he was taking some of his security men and making a final sweep, to make sure no one was left behind, injured, or lost. Then he would evacuate himself. "Call Susan and calm her down," he said. "She's panicking."
Hill reached Susan, who had just got off the phone with Sullivan. "Take it easy," he said, as she continued to sob. "He's been through tight spots before, a million times."
Suddenly Susan screamed. Hill turned to look at his own television and saw the south tower collapse. He thought of the words Rescorla had so often used to comfort dying soldiers. "Susan, he'll be O.K.," he said gently. "Take deep breaths. Take it easy. If anyone will survive, Rick will survive."
When Hill hung up, he turned to his wife. Her face was ashen. "Shit," he said. "Rescorla is dead."
The rest of Rick Rescorla's morning is shrouded in some mystery. The tower went dark. Fire raged. Windows shattered. Rescorla headed upstairs before moving down; he helped evacuate several people above the 50th Floor. Stephan Newhouse, chairman of Morgan Stanley International, said at a memorial service in Hayle that Rescorla was spotted as high as the 72nd floor, then worked his way down, clearing floors as he went. He was telling people to stay calm, pace themselves, get off their cell phones, keep moving. At one point, he was so exhausted he had to sit for a few minutes, although he continued barking orders through his bullhorn. Morgan Stanley officials said he called headquarters shortly before the tower collapsed to say he was going back up to search for stragglers.
John Olson, a Morgan Stanley regional director, saw Rescorla reassuring colleagues in the 10th-floor stairwell. "Rick, you've got to get out, too," Olson told him. "As soon as I make sure everyone else is out," Rescorla replied.
Morgan Stanley officials say Rescorla also told employees that "today is a day to be proud to be American" and that "tomorrow, the whole world will be talking about you." They say he also sang "God Bless America" and Cornish folk tunes in the stairwells. Those reports could not be confirmed, although they don't sound out of character. He liked to sing in a crisis. But the documented truth is impressive enough. Morgan Stanley managing director Bob Sloss was the only employee who didn't evacuate the 66th floor after the first plane hit, pausing to call his family and several underlings, even taking a call from a Bloomberg News reporter. Then the second plane hit, and his office walls cracked, and he felt the tower wagging like a dog's tail. He clambered down to the 10th floor, and there was Rescorla, sweating through his suit in the heat, telling people they were almost out, making no move to leave himself.
Rick did not make it out. Neither did two of his security officers who were at his side. But only three other Morgan Stanley employees died when their building was obliterated.
Rescorla wasn't a lamb to the slaughter. He gave his life joyously, actively participating in his own defense. As it happened, he was unable to save himself but, by ignoring a government mandate just to sit tight and let the government take care of things, Rescorla saved 2600 Morgan Stanley employees.
If you would like to learn more about Rescorla's life — a life that was a training ground for his heroic death — please visit The Mudville Gazette and Blackfive.


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An Agenda for Government and Industry to Step up Their Role in Cybersecurity
2017-10-19 Terry Gaul
Cybercrime will cost up to $6 trillion by 2021, according to a report recently released by Cybersecurity Ventures. This colossal number is equivalent to nearly half of today's US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and more profitable than the global trade of all major illegal drugs combined.
The report links cybercrime costs to damage and destruction of data, stolen money, lost productivity, theft of intellectual property, theft of personal and financial data, embezzlement, fraud, post-attack disruption to the normal course of business, forensic investigation, restoration and deletion of hacked data and systems, and reputational harm.
Beyond the financial consequences, cybercrimes jeopardize the trustworthiness of the connected economy, disrupt global commerce, and threaten critical infrastructure, ultimately putting lives at risk.
BSA | The Software Alliance, a leading advocate for the global software industry, has been an ongoing industry champion of software innovation, anti-piracy, and security and recently released their cybersecurity agenda, Security in the Connected Age. The agenda defines elements of cybersecurity that government policymakers can evaluate and help them to prioritize legislation that will most effectively strengthen policies to protect citizens from cyber threats. The agenda urges the US government to expand its role in improving cybersecurity, both domestically and abroad, and to work closely with industry to:
- Promote a secure software ecosystem by creating industry benchmarks, developing tools to understand critical information, and strengthening security research and vulnerability disclosure;
- Strengthen government's approach to cybersecurity by modernizing government IT, harmonizing federal cybersecurity regulations, and incentivizing adoption of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's framework;
- Pursue international consensus for cybersecurity action by supporting international standards development, as well as adopting and streamlining international security laws;
- Develop a 21st century cybersecurity workforce by increasing access to computer science education and opening new paths to cybersecurity careers; and
- Advance cybersecurity by embracing digital transformation, leveraging the potential of emerging technologies and forging innovative partnerships to combat emerging risks.
One key area of emphasis in the agenda is the need to drive IoT cybersecurity through adoption of proven software security best practices. Organizations are encouraged to integrate security-by-design principles into IoT standards and guidance, and develop frameworks for assessing risk and identifying security measures. This is where industry can play a major role through participating in global organizations like the Industrial Internet Consortium, Trusted Computing Group, and the Silicon Trust whose members are working diligently towards developing standards and best practices that address cybersecurity among other important industrial initiatives.
A good example of such an initiative is the IIC Industrial Internet Security Framework (IISF), a technical report developed by members from 25 different organizations. The IISF is the most in-depth cross-industry-focused security framework comprising expert vision, experience and security best practices. It reflects thousands of hours of knowledge and experiences from security experts, collected, researched and evaluated for the benefit of all IIoT system deployments.
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Terry Gaul is a sales and business development professional with extensive experience in the software and technology sectors. He has been involved with software protection and licensing technologies for more than 20 years and currently serves as Vice President of Sales at Wibu-Systems USA. When he is not helping customers with software licensing, Terry typically can be found coaching his daughters' soccer teams or camping with his family on the Maine coast.


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Are you having trouble sending emails from your WordPress site?
By default, WordPress uses the PHP mail function to send emails, which some servers restrict. One easy way to solve this is by sending WordPress emails using the Gmail SMTP server.
In this article, we will show you how to send emails from your WordPress site using the Gmail SMTP server.
Why and When You Need Gmail SMTP Server for WordPress Emails
Your WordPress site sends emails to notify you of new user registration, lost password reset, automatic updates, and notifications from your contact forms.
By default, WordPress uses the PHP mail function to send out email notifications. However, this function doesn't work as expected due to a number of reasons.
Most WordPress hosting companies restrict usage of this function to prevent abuse and spam.
Spam filters on popular email service providers check incoming emails to monitor if they are sent from authentic mail servers. Default WordPress emails fail this check and sometimes may not even make it to the spam folder.
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is the industry standard for sending emails. Unlike the PHP mail function, SMTP uses proper authentication, which increases email deliverability.
Gmail provides an SMTP service that you can use to send out emails from your WordPress site. If you just want to send WordPress notification emails to yourself and a few users on your site, then Gmail SMTP servers are the best option.
However, if you are planning on sending newsletter emails using WordPress or if you have an online store, then you should use a mass emailing service provider, like Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) or Mailgun.
Free vs. Paid Gmail SMTP Service for WordPress
You can use your free Gmail account to send out WordPress emails. However, for better deliverability, we recommend using paid Google Workspace.
With Google Workspace, you get your own professional branded email address, such as (email@example.com).
Google Workspace requires you to add MX records to your domain name, which means that your emails will appear to be coming from your own domain name, boosting authenticity and ensuring better deliverability.
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How to Send WordPress Emails Using Gmail SMTP Server
If you decide to use Google Workspace, then you first need to set up your domain to work with Google Apps. We have a step-by-step tutorial on how to set up a professional email address with Google Workspace.
The rest of the instructions are the same whether you are using a paid or free Gmail account.
The first thing you need to do is install and activate the WP Mail SMTP plugin. For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.
WP Mail SMTP is the best WordPress SMTP plugin on the market. It allows you to easily use any SMTP server to send WordPress emails with higher deliverability.
While there is a free version, we recommend buying the paid version called WP Mail SMTP Pro, which gives you access to premium support, more mailers, and a white glove set up by one of their experts.
Upon activation, you need to visit the Settings » WP Mail SMTP page to configure the plugin settings. Then, enter your license key and click the 'Verify Key' button. You can find the key in your WP Mail SMTP account area.
Under the General settings tab, you need to make sure that you use your Gmail email address in the 'From Email' field.
Next, you need to provide the sender's name.
WP Mail SMTP plugin offers two ways to connect your WordPress site to the Gmail servers.
The first method uses OAuth Authentication. This is a more secure method to send emails using Gmail servers.
The second method is to enter Gmail SMTP settings manually. This method is not recommended because it is less secure.
That being said, let's set up WordPress to use Gmail SMTP to send emails.
Method 1: Setting up Gmail to Send WordPress Emails using OAuth Protocol
This method is recommended for all users. It is more secure, and once you set it up, you'll never have to do that again.
You need to start by selecting 'Google/ Gmail' as your mailer.
Next, you will see three fields you need to fill in when you scroll down.
Just enter your Client ID, Client Secret, and Authorized Redirect URI when you're there.
Let's set up these fields.
Creating an App and Generate API Keys for Gmail
To start, simply visit the Google Cloud Platform website.
Then click on 'My First Project' at the top.
A small popup window will open where you can select your projects.
Go ahead and click on the 'New Project' option.
On the next screen, you'll be asked to provide a name for your project.
Give it a memorable name so that you can easily recognize it in the future.
After that, click on the 'Create' button to continue.
The developer console will now create your project and take you to its dashboard. Google offers developers access to many of their APIs and services. You need to enable the APIs that you will need for this project.
Click on the 'Enable APIs and Services' button to continue.
This will bring you to the APIs library page. Next, you need to type Gmail in the search box to quickly find the Gmail API and click to select it.
You will now see an overview of the API and what it can do.
Simply click on the 'Enable' button to continue.
Now that your API is enabled, the next step is to create credentials that you can use in your WP Mail SMTP plugin settings.
Click on the '+ Create Credentials' button to continue and select the 'Help me choose' option from the dropdown menu.
On the next screen, it'll ask you which API you want to use.
Select 'Gmail API' from the dropdown menu for Which API you are using.
After that, choose 'User data' for What data you will be accessing.
From there, click the 'Next' button.
Now, you'll need to enter your App's information.
You can start by giving a name for your app, selecting the email address you provided, and adding an app logo if you want.
From there, you'll need to scroll down and enter Developer's contact information.
Once you've entered the email address, simply click the 'Save and Continue' button.
On the next screen, you can configure the 'Scopes' for Gmail API. This is an optional step, and you can skip this for now.
Simply scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the 'Save and Continue' button.
Next, go ahead and enter details for OAuth Client ID.
Start by choosing 'Web Application' as the Application Type from the dropdown menu and then enter a name.
When you scroll down, you'll see options for Authorized JavaScript origins. You can skip this and head over to Authorized Redirect URLs.
Go ahead and click the '+ Add URL' button under Authorized redirect URLs and enter https://connect.wpmailsmtp.com/google/
under the URLs field.
Once you've entered the URL, simply click the 'Create' button.
Next, you'll see your credentials under the Your Credentials area.
Go ahead and click on the Done button at the bottom to move on.
You will now be taken to your project's credentials page. On this page, you can see your recently created credentials listed here. You need to click on the edit icon next to your credentials to continue.
This will bring you to the edit credentials page, where you will be able to see your client secret and client ID.
You need to copy and paste the key into your plugin's settings page.
Return back to the plugin's settings page in your WordPress admin area.
Now that you have both client ID and client secret keys, you need to click on the 'Save Settings' button to continue.
The plugin will now store your settings and reload the page.
After that, you need to scroll down to the bottom of the settings page and click on the 'Allow plugin to send emails using your Google account' button.
This will take you to your account on Google.
Then, you will be asked to give the website permission to send emails on your behalf.
Simply select your Gmail account and give permission to link your Google API project.
After that, you will be redirected back to your website, where you will see a success message.
Method 2: Setting up Gmail SMTP as SMTP Sender
This method allows you to manually connect to Gmail's SMTP servers to send your WordPress emails.
First, you need to visit the Settings » WP Mail SMTP page to configure the plugin settings.
Start by providing the Gmail address you want to use in the 'From Email' field and your name in the From 'Name' field.
Next, you need to select 'Other SMTP' as your mailer.
Also, check the box next to the return path.
After that, scroll down to the Other SMTP section.
This is where we'll configure more settings to connect to Gmail's SMTP servers.
Here is the exact configuration you need to add to the plugin settings:
- SMTP Host: smtp.gmail.com
- Encryption: Use SSL encryption
- SMTP Port: 465 (this should automatically appear when you select SSL encryption)
- Auto TLS: Turn off TLS
- Authentication: Turn on authentication
- SMTP Username: Your complete Gmail address, e.g. email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com
- SMTP Password: Password of your Gmail account
Once you are done, click on the save changes button to store your settings.
That's all; you have successfully set up WP Mail SMTP to use Gmail SMTP servers.
Note: If you use method two, please know that it's less secure because your password is stored in text. You can enhance this by using the constant tip, but we strongly recommend using Method 1.
Testing Your WP Mail SMTP Settings
WP Mail SMTP plugin allows you to test your email settings so you can make sure that everything is working properly.
You need to visit the Settings » WP Mail SMTP page and click on the 'Email Test' tab. Simply provide an email address that you can access in the 'Send To' field and click on the Send Email button.
You will see a success message. You can now check your inbox to see a message with the subject line 'WP Mail SMTP: Test Email to…'.
That's all; you have successfully set up your WordPress site to send emails using Gmail SMTP servers.
Get More With WP Mail SMTP Pro
If you want even more functionality, you should try WP Mail SMTP Pro.
With the Pro version of the plugin, you can connect with:
- Google Workspace/Gmail
- Amazon SES
- Mailgun
- Office 365 / Outlook.com
- SendGrid
- And more
You also get additional features like email logs, the ability to fine-tune/control which notification your WordPress site sends, and more.
Troubleshooting Gmail SMTP Not Working Issues
We have seen users encounter a few issues when using Gmail SMTP with certain shared hosting configurations.
Take the following steps to fix the Gmail SMTP issue:
Log in to your cPanel account. Next, find the '+ Create' button on the email accounts page.
From there, you can create an email account that matches your Google Apps email address.
By creating the email account, you're essentially making your hosting server aware of an email address that should be sending emails. This step is a workaround to convince the server that you're sending emails through it, even though you plan to use Gmail's SMTP server.
This might seem strange because you're not using your server for emails. This step basically tricks your server into believing that you're sending the email through the server.
In your cPanel account, go to the MX Records and change the MX routing from automatic to remote. It might be a little tricky to find since each host now has a custom cPanel interface.
You need to look for a small link next to MX that says Email Routing: Remote Mail Exchanger. You can follow our guide on how to change MX records for your WordPress site based on your hosting service.
After that, log back into your WordPress site and send a test email.
We hope this article helped you learn how to send email in WordPress using the Gmail SMTP server. You may also want to see our list of the best contact form plugins for WordPress and our comparison of the best email marketing services for small businesses.
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Return, Refund & Exchange Policy
Delivery Time
Raphael's Flowers & Gifts is generally unable to guarantee a specific delivery time. The precise time of delivery varies and depends on the schedule of our delivery personnel .In some cases, however, we are able to guarantee morning or afternoon delivery. If this is the case, you will be notified during the purchase process.
Late Deliveries
If we are unable to deliver your item on the selected date due to circumstances within our control, you are entitled to a full refund. If, on the other hand, we are unable to make a delivery as scheduled due to circumstances outside our control (the unavailability of your recipient or a wrong address, for example), we do not issue a refund. If a recipient is unavailable when we attempt delivery, we will leave a note requesting a call to schedule delivery. If appropriate, we will also contact you when delivery issues arise.
Incorrect Delivery Information
As stated above, if you have given us incorrect delivery information, we cannot offer guaranteed delivery. You will be given the opportunity to adjust the information up to two business days before the delivery date. If our delivery personnel report that the delivery address is incorrect, we will attempt to contact you and acquire new information. We will not be liable, however, if we are unable to make a delivery due to incorrect delivery information, and we will not be able to issue a refund.
Undeliverable Locations
Orders to hospitals, hotels, or company addresses are not guaranteed, but in most cases arrive as requested. If your delivery is going to such a location, please provide the name and telephone number of the hospital, hotel, or company. In the case of hospitals, we also need the recipient's ward and room number.
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Refused Deliveries
If a recipient refuses delivery, you will not be entitled to a refund.
Products and images
Products only contain the items listed in the product description.
Vases and other items are not included unless stated in the product description and are only used for display purposes.
Product photos of Flower Bouquets always represent the medium size.
Product photos are a representation of the arrangements and may vary (see Substitution Policy below).
Refund Requests and Claims
If your order was unsatisfactory, you may request a refund by submitting a claim within two business days after the delivery date. In case of quality issues, or other concerns you may have in relation to your flowers sent or received, a number of resolutions may be available to you and are subject to your particular situation.
Nevertheless, after submitting the claim, our customer service, will request that you send a digital picture of the delivered product.
Online Orders: All refunds for orders placed online will be credited back to the original credit card on which the order was purchased.
Telephone Orders: All refunds for orders placed over the Telephone will be credited back to the original credit card on which the order was purchased.
In store Purchases: Refunds for in-store purchases may be processed through the original credit card for which the order was purchased.
Cash Purchases: A voucher for the same amount paid will be issued for all cash purchases.
Order Changes
To change your order, please contact Customer Service using at email@example.com Changes can only be made two business days or more prior to the scheduled delivery date.
Payment Processing Issues
If you provide us with incorrect or invalid credit card or payment information, we cannot process your order. We will attempt to contact you to resolve the issue, but you will be responsible for any issues arising as a result thereof.
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Flower arrangements are unique and handmade, so no two are ever identical. Every effort is made to match orders as closely as possible to the product photos and descriptions. While minor variations are sometimes necessary, the concept and value of the item ordered is always guaranteed.
Products and Images
Products only contain the items listed in the product description vases and other items are not included unless stated in the product description. Product photos of flower bouquets represent the average bouquet size, and may vary in minor ways (please see our Substitution Policy, below).Raphael's Flowers & Gifts is not responsible for decreased flower and plant quality due to an incorrect delivery address supplied by the sender, or a re-route requested by the sender.
Orders will always be charged in Philippine Pesos . Raphael's Flowers & Gifts makes a daily adjustment to its prices for other listed currencies, but these conversions are only an approximation. Raphael's Flowers & Gifts cannot be held responsible for any currency conversion differences and/or charges made by your financial institution. For the most accurate pricing, please refer to the US Dollar currency option.
Cancellations for a full refund are allowed if made Two (2) business days or more prior to the scheduled delivery date. If an order is cancelled less than One(1) business day prior to the delivery date, no refund will be issued.
Duplicate Orders
If you placed two or more identical orders and you let us know about it, you will receive a full refund for the duplicated order, provided that the local florist does not make and deliver the item.
Substitution Policy
In some cases, local florists may not have some items referenced in the product description in stock, and careful substitutions of equal or greater value will be necessary. In those cases, when possible, we will ask you for permission to make a substitution. If we are unable to reach you, or there is insufficient time to do so, we will proceed with the substitution.
Roses, however, will NEVER be substituted with other flowers or floral products without requesting your confirmation first.
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Dream Rose Gardens Can Become Reality
By Norman Winter
Central Mississippi Research & Extension Center
Magazines and catalogs have been pouring in all encouraging us to plant this and that. The gorgeous pictures make you dream about a rose garden at your home.
Nurseries and garden centers currently are getting bare-root roses in that can be planted with good success.
Roses are graded with 1 being the best, so look for those that are 1 to 1 1/2 to ensure getting a rose you will be happy with.
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The floribunda Simplicity is probably the most widely sold pink rose and is a great choice for not only the beginner but any lover of flowers. The shrub rose Carefree Beauty and a new one called Carefree Delight are also on the easy-to-grow lists.
Antique roses, those dating prior to 1867, are widely available. While being from yesteryear doesn't necessarily mean they are easy to grow, there are certainly some excellent choices. These include the scores of David Austin roses, and my experience says there are few, if any, failures in his selections. Some of my favorites are Abraham Darby, Graham Thomas and The Prince.
Since roses are repeat flowering shrubs, one should aim at building a well-shaped bushy plant, keeping in mind the natural height. In Mississippi, it is probably best to cut the rose back by 1/3 after the first year.
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Insight and analysis on the impact of IFRS 16 Leases.
The new leases standard – IFRS 16 – will require companies to bring most leases on-balance sheet from 2019.
Under the new standard, companies will recognise new assets and liabilities, bringing added transparency to the balance sheet. At present, many analysts adjust financial statements to reflect lease transactions that companies hold off-balance sheet.
For the first time, analysts will be able to see a company's own assessment of its lease liabilities, calculated using a prescribed methodology that all companies reporting under IFRS will be required to follow.
Our SlideShare presentation can help you to understand the proposals and the possible impacts for your business.
"All companies that lease major assets will see an increase in reported assets and liabilities. This will affect a wide variety of sectors, from airlines that lease aircraft to retailers that lease stores. The larger the lease portfolio, the greater the impact on key reporting metrics."
Kimber Bascom,
KPMG's global IFRS leasing standards leader
What's new in IFRS 16?
At the simplest level, the accounting treatment of leases by lessees will change fundamentally. IFRS 16 eliminates the current dual accounting model for lessees, which distinguishes between on-balance sheet finance leases and off-balance sheet operating leases. Instead, there is a single, on-balance sheet accounting model that is similar to current finance lease accounting.
Lessor accounting remains similar to current practice – i.e. lessors continue to classify leases as finance and operating leases.
The impacts
For lessees, the lease becomes an on-balance sheet liability that attracts interest, together with a new asset on the other side of the balance sheet. In other words, lessees will appear to become more asset-rich but also more heavily indebted.
The impacts are not limited to the balance sheet. There are also changes in accounting over the life of the lease. In particular, companies will now recognise a front-loaded pattern of expense for most leases, even when they pay constant annual rentals.
All companies will need to assess the extent of the standard's impacts so that they can address the wider business implications – and can expect analysts to take a close interest. Areas of focus may include:
- the effect of the standard on financial results;
- the costs of implementation; and
- any proposed changes to business practices.
Effective date and next steps
The new standard takes effect in January 2019. Before then, companies will need to analyse their leases, and make new estimates and calculations that will need to be updated periodically. If you haven't done so already, you need to start looking at your contracts now.
"For some companies, a key challenge will be gathering the required data. For others, more judgemental issues will dominate – for example, identifying which transactions contain leases."
Brian O'Donovan,
KPMG's global IFRS leasing standards deputy leader
Find out
View our SlideShare presentation for a high-level visual summary of the proposals. If you're unable to view the presentation online, you can download a PDF version (PDF 191 KB).
This web article is also available in print-friendly format (PDF 189 KB).
Our First Impressions: IFRS 16 Leases (PDF 678 KB) can help you assess the potential impact of the new standard on your business. It explains the key requirements, highlights areas that may result in a change in practice, and features KPMG insights.
Our Transition options (PDF 602 KB) provides an overview of the transition options and expedients and how they would affect your financial statements. It also includes a comprehensive worked example modelling how the various options would affect a fictional company.
And, in the coming months, we will publish industry-specific publications looking at what the new standard could mean for a range of different sectors. For KPMG's most recent publications on the new standard, visit our IFRS – Leases hot topics page.
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A Look Back at the Faces' Quick Demise
The Faces ended their short life in December 1975. Sprouted from the ashes of the Small Faces after Steve Marriott left the group to form Humble Pie, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones recruited Ron Wood and Rod Stewart (both recently exited from the Jeff Beck Group) to comprise a true powerhouse rock and roll band.
The Faces issued four top-notch LPs from 1970 to 1973, all the while riding tandem with the ever-growing monster of vocalist extraordinaire Rod Stewart's solo career. That solo success really took off with his third album, 1971's Every Picture Tells a Story and the smash hit "Maggie May." For a couple years, Rod and the band were able to keep both trains running smoothly, but inevitably, the wheels started coming off the tracks.
"We were young and foolish and nobody bothered with the details because we were all rich beyond our dreams," Stewart wrote in Rod: The Autobiography.
"No one was giving a thought to the fact that it could all go tits up at some stage. And lo and behold, it all went tits up," he added. "The problems were political and slow burning, and mostly arose as a result of the success I was having with my own records, which created all sorts of complicated tensions and anxieties. At first, the balance between my life as a solo artist and my life in the Faces seemed blissfully simple. There didn't seem to be any conflict between these interests. On the contrary, they rubbed along together perfectly happily."
The cracks began to really show as founder Ronnie Lane left the band in 1973. "Nobody thought he was serious at first," Stewart said. "'I'm leaving the band' was a group catchphrase: the stock Faces response to any disappointment or setback." But leave he did, and as the band dealt with that blow, another soon reared its head.
"In fact, the thing that triggered my exit was the long-expected decision of Woody to take a job with the Rolling Stones – the band, let's face it, that he was born to be in," Stewart added. "That, for me, was the killer blow. To lose Ronnie was bad enough, but to lose Woody as well? ... The jig was well and truly up."
After finishing his first tour with the Rolling Stones in the summer of 1975, Ronnie Wood rejoined the Faces for their final dates in the fall of that year. "Woody found it hard to make a clean break," Stewart said. "For a while he thought he could work for both bands and keep everyone happy, but that was never going to be practical – and eventually, in December 1975, I conceded that was it."
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85. I wanted to be a school teacher until I had children of my own.
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Hit Songs That Other Artists Passed On
Some of country's biggest hits almost sounded a lot different, all because some artists passed on tracks that wound up being big singles for others.
Often when writers get together to create a song, they already have an artist in mind to cut it. Of course, that doesn't always work out — artists have many reasons for passing on a track, even if they can tell it's going to be a big hit. It might not feel genuine to them, or it just might not sound like them vocally.
Dierks Bentley, for example, passed on "Whiskey Lullaby," and the song sat for three years before Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss cut it as a duet. Jason Aldean's "Big Green Tractor" was almost a hit for another well-known male, and Frankie Ballard passed on a song that became a big hit for Blake Shelton. Ballard felt it just "wasn't him."
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TRIM Enabler 2.0 for OS X Lion Released
by Kristian Vättö on January 22, 2012 4:22 PM ESTPeople are often concerned with the performance of their SSD; is it running as fast as advertised. TRIM is an essential part of keeping your SSD performance up (see this article for details) and it has been very beneficial for Windows 7 users. However, for Mac users, TRIM is only available if you purchase an SSD straight from Apple when buying your Mac. The actual TRIM command is supported by OS X, so with minor kext modifications, it's possible to enable TRIM on non-Apple SSDs as well. Terminal is needed for this and although it's simply a matter of copying and pasting the commands, not all users are comfortable with using Terminal at all.
To make enabling TRIM more user friendly, Oskar Groth (also known as Cindori) developed an app called TRIM Enabler. The app has now reached version 2.0 and is finally fully compatible with OS X Lion. The 1.x version worked in Lion but it included an old kext from Snow Leopard that caused worse performance for some users. TRIM Enabler 2.0 patches the kext file for you and also repairs permissions, something you would have to do manually if using the Terminal method. TRIM Enabler also supports S.M.A.R.T. monitoring on some SSDs, allowing the user to see for example the lifetime reads and the amount of retired blocks.
As always, use such utilities at your own risk. Especially SandForce based SSDs have had problems with TRIM in OS X and it's generally not recommended to enable TRIM with them--plus the built-in garbage collection in SF SSDs is fairly effective. I would recommend force-enabling TRIM in OS X only if you do something disk intensive where performance matters, and only if you have an SSD where idle garbage collection is proving insufficient; otherwise you most likely won't notice the change in performance and you run the risk of unintended consequences. On the other hand, TRIM Enabler makes disabling TRIM as easy as enabling it, so giving TRIM a try shouldn't hurt anything. Moreover, you can always enable TRIM later on if you experience poor performance, and even disable it right after it has TRIM'ed the empty blocks in case TRIM causes problems with your SSD.
TRIM Enabler 2.0 can be downloaded here!
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blueeyesm - Sunday, January 22, 2012 - link
"Everything looks super. Thanks for asking!"
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extremepcs - Sunday, January 22, 2012 - link
People with Mac's get trim? ;) -
ananduser - Sunday, January 22, 2012 - link
Which is why Apple bought that Israeli company that designs flash controllers. Apple "approved" SSDs will be best for your Apple computers. Various SSD optimizations(TRIM among them) included in future OSX builds will only be available on SSD drives for mac, that would feature Apple designed controllers. -
Kristian Vättö - Sunday, January 22, 2012 - link
Anobit concentrates on NAND longevity, although they seem to make enterprise level controllers as well. It's definitely not clear that Apple will come up with their own SSD controller, but it's possible. Apple has always more or less relied on third parties for the hardware components so designing their totally own SSD controller would be a big step. -
ckryan - Sunday, January 22, 2012 - link
Anobit also makes an embedded flash controller, the MSP3035(? I think that's what it's called). They have several patents concerned Digital Signal Processing and Memory Signal Processing. STEC Inc also uses some kind of DSP as well (or is planning to, based on an article their Technical Marketing Manager wrote for EE Times). Their MSP embedded controller is claimed to have a max speed of 666MBs, though it's unclear whether this is external or what configurations are needed to achieve that. The MSP works with 2xnm SLC/TLC/MLC. -
name99 - Monday, January 23, 2012 - link
Yes, Apple is intent on strangling the nascent MBA SSD replacement market in its cradle. I mean, last time I checked, there were at least NINE people in the world who were interested in cracking their MBAs open to dick around with the insides.
Hell, why don't you really ramp up the crazy. Did you know that you can't rip out the CPUs on MBAs and replace them with an overclocked Intel CPU, let alone an AMD CPU? Did you know that the RAM on MBAs is soldered?
And you know what --- ALL Ultrabooks are pretty much the same.
Look, Apple is not perfect. They do plenty of dumb stuff. But this obsession some people have with assuming the entire world wants to mix-and-match their hardware is just stupid beyond belief. It was stupid when people first whined about iPods not having replaceable batteries over ten years ago, and the same crowd that were whining then have apparently learned NOTHING from the trajectory of either Apple as a company, or hardware in general, over the past ten years. -
ananduser - Monday, January 23, 2012 - link
Why do you attribute me with malice ? The SSD market is nascent and it's drowned in controllers from different companies. Apple does not want to mess with this mess and would design(IMO) its own controllers for Apple approved SSDs. It will be a requirement that a SSD manufacturer would include Apple's controllers. It is not about strangling the DIY aspect, it is about "quality control" as Apple would put it. Apple does not want to rely on 3rd party firmwares if any issues should arrive. Apple's mo is to provide all drivers/firmwares themselves.
Anyway who knows if this flash purchase is aimed at SSD controllers for their desktop offerings ? It might be, but we cannot say for sure.
Now how do you like it if I attribute you with fanboyism ? -
name99 - Monday, January 23, 2012 - link
Fair enough. One sees so much stupidity in the comments that it's hard not to attribute malice to even a slightly ambiguous comment. -
Kristian Vättö - Monday, January 23, 2012 - link
Apple already uses in-house firmwares. -
kkwst2 - Monday, January 23, 2012 - link
Why is whining about not having a replaceable battery stupid? It is one of the reasons that I will not buy an iPhone. Obviously I am in the minority, but it doesn't make it stupid. Just because the device is successful doesn't mean I have to like/agree with their design decisions.


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Brown, girlfriend and bodyguard injured in brawl
NEW YORK — Singer Chris Brown, his girlfriend and his bodyguard were injured when a dance floor showdown with members of hip-hop star Drake's entourage turned into a bottle-hurling brawl earl Thursday at a nightclub, police said.
Brown tweeted a photo of himself with a cut chin, then later removed it, as well as other messages about the fight, including epithets and taunts. A representative later released a statement saying the singer and his girlfriend, model Karrueche Tran, were victims of a "brutal attack."
A representative for Drake said the star was on his way out of the club when the altercation began.
"He did not engage in any activity which resulted in injury to person or damage to property," according to the statement.
Witnesses told police that two men approached Brown's table and asked him whether he had a problem with Drake, and he replied he did not. Later, as Brown was leaving the club, five men met blocked his way on the dance floor and started taking off their shirts and yelling, police said.
At some point during the face-off, bottles started flying. Chief NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said it's not clear whether the bottles were tossed by members of either entourage, or if bar patrons eager to egg on a dispute started throwing them.
Five bystanders, four women and a man, also suffered cuts during the fight at the club W.i.P. in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood, police said. Brown's bodyguard suffered a more serious cut to the head, but all the victims were released from the hospital later Thursday.
Police were looking for surveillance footage and talking to patrons who witnessed the melee. No arrests have been made and no complaints filed, and no one has identified any one person as an assailant, police said.
"Chris and his party are cooperating with NY authorities who are pursuing this incident further," Brown's representatives said in a statement.
Neither star was on scene when police arrived around 4 a.m. Thursday. It's not clear what prompted the fight. Both Brown and Drake at one time dated singer Rihanna.
Brown spoke with police Thursday; Drake, who was scheduled to perform at Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center Thursday night in upstate New York, said he was unable to and would do so at a more convenient time with his attorney.
Brown had a violent relationship with "Umbrella" singer Rihanna and is still on supervised probation for attacking her on the eve of the 2009 Grammy awards, leaving her with a split lip, a black eye and other injuries.
They are on good terms now; both performed at this year's Grammy awards and also recently debuted two songs featuring each other. Brown sings and raps on the remix of Rihanna's "Birthday Cake," and she appears on a new version of his song "Turn up the Music."
Police in Miami are investigating claims made in March by a 24-year-old woman that Brown snatched her cellphone outside a nightclub when she tried to photograph him.
Rihanna dated Drake very briefly after Brown, and has said they didn't last long in part because she was "too fragile" from the split.
She also recently collaborated with Drake on his hit "Take Care" and appeared in his video. Drake is one of rap's top-selling rappers, and his latest album, "Take Care," has sold about 1.8 million copies. He is also known for playing the character Jimmy Brooks on the TV show "Degrassi: The Next Generation."