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Part 1: Introduction And Basics
Library structure
As you could probably already notice, PcapPlusPlus is built of 3 libraries: Common++, Packet++ and Pcap++. Let's describes the purposes of each one and its main classes:
A library for parsing, creating and editing packets of various supported protocols. This library can be used stand-alone and doesn't depend on Pcap++, libpcap/WinPcap/Npcap, etc. Main classes and utilities:
RawPacket- representing the raw data captured from the network
Layer- the base class for all protocol layers. Each protocol layer is in-charge of parsing the specific bytes in the packet that belong to this protocol
Packet- representing a packet that was parsed by the different PcapPlusPlus protocol parsers and contains the different protocol layers
- Protocol layers (for example:
EthLayer, IPv4Layer, IPv6Layer, TcpLayer, UdpLayer, DnsLayer, HttpRequestLayer, HttpResponseLayer, PayloadLayer, etc.) - classes representing specific protocol parsers. All inherit the
PacketUtils- a class containing several widely used utilities such as calculating a hash value based on 5-tuple or 2-tuple
TcpReassembly- a class for providing TCP reassembly (a.k.a TCP reconstruction) of TCP streams
IPv4Reassembly- a class for providing IPv4 reassembly (a.k.a IPv4 de-fragmentation) of IPv4 packets
A library for intercepting and sending packets, providing network and NIC info, stats, etc. This library is mostly a C++ wrapper for packet capturing engines such as libpcap, WinPcap, Npcap, DPDK and PF_RING, but also provide some unique features and capabilities that doesn't exist in any of these engines. Main classes and utilities:
PcapLiveDevice- representing a Linux/MacOS/FreeBSD network interface and enables capturing and sending packets as well as retrieving interface information. Also available for rooted Android devices
WinPcapLiveDevice- representing a Windows network interface and contains all functionality exposed in
PcapLiveDevice. This class actually inherits
PcapLiveDeviceand does the relevant adjustments for WinPcap/Npcap and Windows OS
DpdkDevice- representing a DPDK-enabled network interface and wraps DPDK basic functionality for capturing and sending packets as well as retrieving interface information
PfRingDevice- representing PF_RING-enabled network interface and wraps PF_RING functionality for capturing and sending packets as well as retrieving interface information
PcapRemoteDevice- representing a network interface on a remote machine and enables to capture and send packets on this interface using the rpcap protocol. This class actually wraps WinPcap's Remote Capture capabilities and so available only on Windows
- pcap and pcap-ng file readers and writers (
PcapFileReaderDevice, PcapFileWriterDevice, PcapNgFileReaderDevice, PcapNgFileWriterDevice, IFileReaderDevice, IFileWriterDevice)
- Packet filtering engine - a C++ API for the BPF (Berkeley Packet Filter) format for easy-to-use packet filtering from a network interface or pcap/pcap-ng file
NetworkUtils- a class containing common and basic actions requiring network interaction such as discovery of a remote machine MAC address by sending ARP requests, discovery of IPv4 address from a host-name (by sending DNS requests), and so on
A library containing common code utilities and classes used by both Packet++ and Pcap++. Main classes and utilities:
IPv4Address, IPv6Address- classes representing IPv4 and IPv6 addresses accordingly
MacAddress- a class representing a MAC (Ethernet) address
IpUtils.h- all kinds of helpful network utilities
LoggerPP- a simple logging infrastructure used widely in PcapPlusPlus
SystemUtils.h- several useful utilities for interaction with the operating system
Packets and Layers
Parsing and crafting of packets is one of the fundamentals of PcapPlusPlus and the heart of the Packet++ library. We'll dive deep into it later, but first let's understand the basic structures as everything else is built on that.
Raw packets vs. Parsed packets
There are 2 types of packets in PcapPlusPlus: raw packets and parsed packets. A raw packet is the raw byte-stream that was captured from the network together with the timestamp it was captured on. A raw packet doesn't contain any data about the protocols it's built from and of course protocol data can't be added, removed or edited. On the other hand, parsed packets are packets that contain all protocol data and can be edited per protocol. This reveals one of the core functionalities of PcapPlusPlus: taking raw packets that were captured from the network and create parsed packets out of them, meaning identifying their protocols, saving meta data about these protocols, and allowing the user easy access to all of this parsed data for both reading and writing (edit, add data and remove data).
A layer in PcapPlusPlus means protocol layer. Parsed packets contain layers, each one represents a protocol the packet is built from. For example: an HTTP packet may contain an Ethernet layer, an IPv4 (or IPv6) layer, a TCP layer and an HTTP layer. Each supported protocol is represented by a corresponding layer class. A layer class exposes the protocol's data for the user to read and usually also to write or modify. For example: A TCP layer exposes all TCP fields like ports, flags, sequence numbers, TCP options, etc. and also allows editing of all of those fields and also adding/removing/editing TCP options. Layers inside a parsed packet are ordered in a link list so the parsed packet actually points only to the first (lowest) layer (for example: Ethernet), this layer points to the next layer (for example: IPv4), and so on. A list of all supported protocols (and layers) can be found here.
Packet and Layers schematic structure
In the following diagram you can see the relations between RawPackets, (parsed) Packets and Layers:
As can be seen in this diagram, a Packet (= parsed packet) holds a pointer to the RawPacket object and to the first (lowest) Layer. Each Layer has pointers to the next layer and to the previous one.
It may be implied from this structure that the actual packet data (the raw byte stream) is duplicated between the raw packet and the various layers. This is not the case. We don't want to duplicate the data from various reasons:
- We don't want the packet object to take up too much memory
- We would like the avoid unnecessary data coping because it's expensive
- Since each layer can be edited, we would like the edited data to be written directly to the byte stream and not copied from one place to another
So the raw byte stream is actually stored once, in the RawPacket object. The various layers only point to the relevant place where their data begins. Here is a diagram to visualize it:
As you can see in this diagram, each layer points to the place in the raw data where its data starts. In this example: Ethernet Layer points to the beginning of the raw data because it is the first layer, so it actually sees all the raw data. On the other hand, IPv4 Layer points to the place where IPv4 data begins so it doesn't see the Ethernet data. UDP Layer points to the place where UDP data starts so it doesn't see the Ethernet and IPv4 data, and so on.
All of these structures and pointers are built by PcapPlusPlus packet parsing engine residing in the Packet class. When a Packet object is created it is given a RawPacket object (which is created by the capturing engine) and the parsing process begins by understanding which protocols the packet is built of and creating the relevant Layer objects. Another option is to create an "empty" Packet object which doesn't contain any raw data and start building the layers ourselves. In that case a RawPacket object will be created and gradually built.
Packet capture engines
Capturing and sending packets is another fundamental principal in PcapPlusPlus and is the heart of the Pcap++ library. The idea is to provide a simple, easy-to-use and as similar as possible interface to capture and send packets from different types of packet capture engines. Different types can be files (pcap/pcap-ng), network interfaces via libpcap/WinPcap/Npcap, DPDK-enabled interfaces, PF_RING-enabled interfaces, etc. This is not always easy because the APIs and work-flows of the different engines is sometimes very different from one another and it's difficult to keep one flow who suits them all. Also, many of the engine have specific OS and platform requirements, and this is also a challenge. The engine families currently supported are:
- Files (pcap and pcap-ng)
- Network interfaces using libpcap or WinPcap/Npcap
- DPDK-enabled interfaces
- PF_RING-enabled interfaces
- Remote packet capture
Each packet capture engine is represented in PcapPlusPlus in a class called "Device". All devices inherit from a common abstract parent class called
IPcapDevice which contains a few capabilities that are common for most devices such as opening/closing the device, gathering packet statistics, setting a filter, etc. The rest is implemented in each class.
The next parts of the tutorial will dive deep into the various device types and explain how to use them.
Writing a simple app including a makefile
Creating applications using PcapPlusPlus is rather easy. Let's have a guided tour demonstrating how to create a simple application and its Makefile or Visual Studio project.
First let's make sure PcapPlusPlus is configured and built successfully. Please follow the download page for building instructions.
Another option is to download a pre-compiled version of PcapPlusPlus, please download the latest release for your platform and follow the instructions on how to configure it.
Now all we need is under the
Dist/ directory. We can find the PcapPlusPlus libraries, header files under
Dist/header, compiled examples under
Dist/examples and helpful makefiles we'll going to use under
So let's write some code and put it in
#include <iostream>
#include <IPv4Layer.h>
#include <Packet.h>
#include <PcapFileDevice.h>
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
// open a pcap file for reading
pcpp::PcapFileReaderDevice reader("1_packet.pcap");
if (!reader.open())
std::cerr << "Error opening the pcap file" << std::endl;
return 1;
// read the first (and only) packet from the file
pcpp::RawPacket rawPacket;
if (!reader.getNextPacket(rawPacket))
std::cerr << "Couldn't read the first packet in the file" << std::endl;
return 1;
// parse the raw packet into a parsed packet
pcpp::Packet parsedPacket(&rawPacket);
// verify the packet is IPv4
if (parsedPacket.isPacketOfType(pcpp::IPv4))
// extract source and dest IPs
pcpp::IPv4Address srcIP = parsedPacket.getLayerOfType<pcpp::IPv4Layer>()->getSrcIPv4Address();
pcpp::IPv4Address destIP = parsedPacket.getLayerOfType<pcpp::IPv4Layer>()->getDstIPv4Address();
// print source and dest IPs
<< "Source IP is '" << srcIP << "'; "
<< "Dest IP is '" << destIP << "'"
<< std::endl;
// close the file
return 0;
This code does the following:
- Opens a pcap file ("1_packet.pcap") containing only 1 packet
- Reads the packet
- Parses the packet (converting it from
- Extracts the IPv4 layer
- Reads the source and destination IPs and prints them to console
This code is rather simple. Now let's see how to write a
Makefile so this app compiles successfully:
Windows Makefile
include ../../../Dist/mk/PcapPlusPlus.mk
# All Target
g++.exe $(PCAPPP_INCLUDES) -c -o main.o main.cpp
g++.exe $(PCAPPP_LIBS_DIR) -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -o Tutorial-LiveTraffic.exe main.o $(PCAPPP_LIBS)
# Clean Target
del main.o
del Tutorial-LiveTraffic.exe
Linux, MacOS, FreeBSD Makefile
include /usr/local/etc/PcapPlusPlus.mk
# All Target
g++ $(PCAPPP_INCLUDES) -c -o main.o main.cpp
g++ $(PCAPPP_LIBS_DIR) -static-libstdc++ -o Tutorial-HelloWorld main.o $(PCAPPP_LIBS)
# Clean Target
rm main.o
rm Tutorial-HelloWorld
Now let's explore the
PcapPlusPlus.mk makefile - it contains variables that encapsulate all we need in order to compile your application with PcapPlusPlus:
PCAPPP_INCLUDES- all the include files that are needed for compilation
PCAPPP_LIBS_DIR- the location of all external libraries needed for compiling and linking with PcapPlusPlus
PCAPPP_LIBS- all external libraries needed for compiling and linking with PcapPlusPlus
PCAPPLUSPLUS_HOME- PcapPlusPlus home directory
As you can see we used most of these variables in the Makefiles we created. The only flags we added are for static linking:
-static-libstdc++ for non-Windows and
-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ for Windows MinGW-w64.
Now that we have the code and the Makefile let's compile and run the code. Here is the output:
Source IP is '10.0.0.138'; Dest IP is '10.0.0.1'
Writing a simple app in Visual Studio
So far we demonstrated how to compile using GNU compilers (
g++). Now let's explore how to do it in Visual Studio. We'll use the same code we wrote in the previous section and see how to build it using Visual Studio.
There are Visual Studio solution + VC projects for all tutorials under the
mk\[vs_version] directory.
[vs_version] is the Visual Studio version you choose to work with out of the supported Visual Studio versions and is determined while running PcapPlusPlus configuration script. I strongly advise to use them as a template for your Visual Studio projects. Let's examine the Tutorial-HelloWorld.vcxproj VC project:
First of all let's take a look at the Property Manager:
You can see that we added a PcapPlusPlus property sheet file: PcapPlusPlusPropertySheet.props. This file contains paths to the PcapPlusPlus libraries and other external libraries PcapPlusPlus is using. This file is generated automatically when you run the PcapPlusPlus Visual Studio configuration file: configure-windows-visual-studio.bat and resides under
mk\[vs_version] folder. Let's see the content of this file in my PC:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" />
<PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros">
<PropertyGroup />
<ItemDefinitionGroup />
<ItemGroup />
Now let's examine the project configuration changes:
First, we added the relevant include directories:
Also, we added the directories of PcapPlusPlus libraries and the external libraries PcapPlusPlus is using:
Also, we added the PcapPlusPlus libraries and the external libraries PcapPlusPlus is using:
Another small configuration change is to instruct the compiler Not Using Precompiled Headers:
Last thing is to add a post-build event to copy pthreadVC2.dll file from the pthread-win32 directory to our output directory:
That's it! The project will now build successfully! Again, I strongly advise to use this tutorial project as a template for your Visual Studio projects, it's always easier that way (but that's my opinion)
Running the example
All code that was covered in this tutorial can be found here. In order to compile and run the code please first download and compile PcapPlusPlus code or downloaded a pre-compiled version from the v22.11 release. Then follow these instruction, according to your platform:
- Linux, MacOS, FreeBSD - make sure PcapPlusPlus is installed (by running sudo make install in PcapPlusPlus main directory). Then either change the
Makefile.non_windowsfile name to
Makefileand run
make all, or run
make -f Makefile.non_windows all
- Windows using MinGW-w64 - either change the
Makefile.windowsfile name to
Makefileand run
make all, or run
make -f Makefile.windows all
- Windows using Visual Studio - there is a Visual Studio solution containing all tutorials:
mk\[vs_version]\Tutorials.sln. Just open it and compile all tutorials
In all options the compiled executable will be inside the tutorial directory (
[PcapPlusPlus Folder]/Examples/Tutorials/Tutorial-HelloWorld)


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Yet again, it seems a woman wearing no make-up – and trousers that will not send her to A&E with a violent case of Thrush – is news…There are twelve photographs of Jacqueline Jossa from that Eastenders walking her dog, or her mum's dog (who cares?) Yes, twelve near identical photos. Are the Daily Mail just showing off? Clearly, being so popular with any woman who has cultural Stockholm Syndrome will generate a lot of ad revenue, so they can just spunk a load of cash on 12 pictures of a woman in jogging bottoms and a thoroughly unremarkable coat. Oh, to be in England.
9) Walking Wardrobe
As we all know, women must adhere to strict sartorial rules, the likes of which change rapidly in fashionland, for being up to the minute is very important. One cannot lag behind where coats and socks and vests are concerned (see post above). And so, women do their best to stay ahead of the curve, especially prime-time reality/judgy-type celebrities who, we all know, are decommissioned if they look too un-trendy and stored in a warehouse in Slough, for parts. But, today we have learned that, not only are we ladies responsible for making sure they present themselves with style and panache, but it is also our responsibility to ensure the men in our lives don't go out wearing ill advised coats with fruit on, or impulse-bought hats. Poor Nicole Scherzinger seems not to have received this memo and, since their most recent break up, poor, hapless Lewis Hamilton has been forced to dress himself. The Daily Mail think this hasn't gone too well. But, then we can't trust them either – they recently made Anthea Turner wear 6 different pairs of culottes.
8) Daubney Investigates
Oh Martin, dear dear Martin Daubney, former Editor of Loaded and now token-former-working-class-gobshite for The Telegraph. He's been very busy ferreting about and doing incisive investigating into all things objectification. Yeah that old chestnut, that thing that we wimmin whine about endlessly – oh yaaaaawn, sorry Daubs, were we boring you?
Oh but Martin has watched everything everywhere and done extensive research into all advertising and such, and come up with five, yes five examples of men's bodies for the entertainment of women (#notallwomen) and gays – he stopped short of saying 'the gays' thankfully. He didn't mention Diet Coke Man, which is odd, but maybe it's too painful for him, 11:30 we know, is an unbearable time of day for many men and we understand. This leads me to surmise that, if it's now worse for men, then there must be fewer than 5 objectifying media examples of women in current circulation. Now, far be it for me to question this man's rigorous research, but actually, yes I do question it – unless all evidence can now be found by spending 4 minutes on Twitter, in which case, give this man an honorary PhD. Anyhoo, bless his tits, he's obviously really enjoying the attention of being a wilfully divisive arsewit, so here you go guys and gals, here's a link to Martin's ludicrous blog.
7) Trite tips for a shit lovelife
Last week, a smug nobhead did the rounds on breakfast telly, blathering about a 'book' he'd 'written' entitled Own That Guy in 60 Days. Luckily, my wanker-defense mechanism kicked in, and I instantly forgot his name, face and words. But then the Daily Express went and wrote about it, probably because they could shoehorn it into a topical toilet-grade 'women's interest' piece in time for Valentine's Day. I'm not going to get into the actual love-tips themselves, which are the same hackneyed bags of wind that have been peddled to women since the Tudor dynasty. Instead, I'll present you with the opening paragraph alone:
'Forget Cupid. If you're looking for love or want to make your beau (is it 1832?) love you more, relax ladies (fuck off), because a new book promises to give you the powers to make this happen…the tips are based on…the same principles used by Wallis Simpson to capture and dethrone Edward VIII.'
Yes, that's right, this Valentine's Day you too can capture and dethrone the beau of your choice, without relying on a fat baby with a weapon to do it for you. Love is truly in the air, ladies.
6) What a letdown…
Ah, women; forever capturing and dethroning blokes and then wanging on about roses and engagement rings. And men, those beer-sodden, Castrol-stained imps, constantly forgetting birthdays and using the wrong defrost setting on the microwave. Mars and Venus, eh? Well, don't worry friends, for the Daily Mail have published a helpful guide, outlining all the ways in which men will, inevitably disappoint women on February 14th. I only wish I'd had the support of this guide last Valentine's Day when, following an unfortunate experiment with matcha powder, I opened the door to my boyfriend and immediately vomited a bright green foamy liquid all over the stairs. AND he never proposed. The bastard.
5) The Art of Slinkiness
Major news from the Daily Express, who this week reported that Zoe, 27, who has lost five stone, has been crowned 'Miss Slinky.' Brushing aside the fact that I have no idea who this woman is, I would like to question the purpose and function of the 'Miss Slinky' title. How does one measure slinkiness? Does it relate to how effortlessly a woman can travel down a flight of steps end-over-end, stretching and re-forming herself with the aid of gravity and her own momentum? This is a dangerous feat. And why is there no Mr Slinky, or Ms Slinky or Dr Slinky? Hang on, I'm wrong, there IS a Dr Slinky – he used to DJ at Cafe de Paris in Rotherham. Good times.
4) Goodbye Boys!
The Sun are so flipping down with the times. Not only have they introduced a snazzy new font on their website, which sees headlines displayed in a rainbow of colours (a cutting edge style pioneered by Sugar magazine, circa 1994), but they also have their clammy toddler fingers firmly on the pulse of women's fashion. They have noticed, just this week, that no woman in Britain has worn a Wonderbra since 1998 and they are determined to find out why. They want answers goddamnit, and they want them NOW. In their inexhaustible search for The Truth, they asked a random woman who works in merchandising for her opinion: 'modern women feel that they are well able to speak up for themselves rather than letting their breasts do the talking' said Carie Barkhuizen. This statement is followed, with no sense of irony, by twenty 'sexy' photos of women wearing bras. *Sigh.*
Nothing, and I mean nothing, could be worse than what happened to Laura Bailey, as reported by the Daily Express. Nothing. We hardly dare type it, it is so harrowing a thing a for a woman to even read about, let alone endure… She dropped a tampon. In front of the Paparazzi. If I'm honest, I don't know how she didn't self-immolate there and then with THE SHAME. For this is proof that not only does she HAVE A VAGINA, but she potentially issues BLOOD and MENSTRUAL FLUID from it. Sweet Jesus, women are fucking gross. Perhaps we should make her embroider a big red V for her shameful VAGINA on her lovely frock and make her go and live in the woods.
2) Someone shave us
No the Daily Mail. No.
That 'article' is TWO THOUSAND words long. Think of the wonderful things that might be said in two thousand words? An ode to something sublimely lovely, a feisty polemic, a ruthless critique, a sensitive think piece, an eccentric and rambling exploration… No, two thousand words have been spaffed over whether Women. Should. Shave. Their. Faces. Apparently, it's a good way to exfoliate two thirds of your face and look younger. One begs the question: why not just exfoliate your entire face with a flannel? After all, who wants their chin looking 15 years younger than their forehead?
1) The boring bondage bandwagon
Now, I haven't read Fifty Shades of Grey because, generally speaking, I like to read books written by people who have used words previously, in other contexts, before chucking 98,000 of 'em together in a 'novel.' From what I've seen of Fifty Shades, I believe it was written by a listless Alsation in the winter of its life. Anyway, The Sun have leapt upon the randy bandwagon, knocking together a quick article about a desperate accountant from Hemel Hempstead, who likes to fasten strangers to his beech effect bedpost with his dressing gown belt.
Pedro Rebelo, real name Wayne Scraggins (probably), says: 'I put women on a pedestal and rip it away to confuse them and keep them keen, leaving them eager for more…I'm addicted to controlling the whole situation (and) I like to push it further each time…dominating and punishing women is an empowering experience for them.'
Well, whatever you think of handcuffs and whatnot, you've got to hand it to Pedro-Wayne for making this type of thing more accessible to us run-o'-the-mill, disempowered women. Forget dungeons and torture gardens, here's an office worker from the 'Crappiest Town of 2013' ready and willing to experiment in a bedroom environment that, in my humble opinion, has a greater air of DFS than BDSM. Look at the nice Matalan bedspread and those lovely ornaments on his MFI shelving unit. Is that a reproduction Fabergé egg? This is a man who KNOWS women. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING gets me off like Royal Doulton.
There goes another week, friends. We're off to have a shave, get our gladrags on and dethrone that plumber who's 'working' next door. Wish us well. Ta-ra! x


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Apple is taking innovation to the office space with Apple Campus 2, a development that will house some of the tens of thousands of Apple employees that live in and around Cupertino, California. In the latest video, Apple proclaims that it has "a shot of building the best office building in the world." The mothership, as the circular building is colloquially know, was designed with Stanford in mind, another campus that Steve Jobs visited frequently and remembered fondly.
"The idea is to bring California back to Cupertino," says David Muffly, Senior Arborist at Apple. Many of the trees that are now planted at the site are poorly adapted to the environment, which is why Apple is planning to transplant the strongest trees and supplement them with "even more resilient species." By the end of construction, 80% of Apple Campus 2 will be "green space."
75% of the year, the building won't need heating or air conditioning. When it does, it will be run on 100% renewable energy. In fact, Lisa Jackson, VP of Environmental Initiatives says that the new campus will be "one of the largest solar arrays in the world."
This massive undertaking should be completed by 2016. Check out the full video below for a look at the future home of Apple.


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4th Order Bandpass Build for Colby P. from New Mexico
For this build, we chose 13-ply 3/4" Baltic Birch instead of MDF. This added significant strength for only a minimal weight penalty.
Here is one method used for accurate cross-cuts.
Building the outside walls of the sealed chamber.
13 plies, count them.
Laying out the baffle position.
Test fitting the baffles.
Recessed subwoofer mounting holes. This allows approximately 1-1/8" of baffle, or about 15 plies.
Installing the port sides.
First top-plate installed, with access panel hole. Note the roundover on the vent to help create a flared opening.
Close-up of seams, and recessed subwoofer holes.
Aluminum tape applied to the second top-plate to help seal the opening.
Closed-cell foam applied as a gasket.
More aluminum tape and CCF on the inner top-plate.
Subwoofer enclosure with removable top in place.
Final delivery: roundover applied to corners, box shipped ready for sanding and paint.
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Why we love it:
"Bondi Beach" helps bring the best summer moment in your room with ease. Looking from afar, the persons form an fascinating pattern over the appealing golden beach color. Looking up close, you will discover all kinds interesting details of the visitors as in Where's Wally.
Archival print using Hahnemuhle smooth matte fineart paper. Colors will last for more than 70 years indoor. The print is mounted and matted acid-free under plexiglass with various frame styles we suggest.


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Brittany and Joe booked our entire Far Out Galaxy Take Over for their wedding at The Barn at Oak Manor and we are so stoked they did. They are spontaneous, kind, and know how to throw a party – absolute dream clients.
Enjoy some photos from the beautiful rainy bohemian styled day below.
click here to view more photos from this wedding by six hearts photography
Venue: The Barn At Oak Manor
Photography: Six Hearts Photography, Far Out Galaxy
Cinematography: Squid Wed Films, Far Out Galaxy
DJ: DJ Cuttlefish, Far Out Galaxy
Photo Booth: Robot Booth, Far Out Galaxy
Catering: Poole's BBQ
Florals: Chelsea Floral Designs
MUA: Lauren Phillips
Hair Stylist: Caroline Spears
Bridal Gown: BHLDN
Bridesmaids Dresses: Azazie
Groom + Groomsmen Attire: Jos. A Banks
Rings: Shane Co.
Cake + Dessert: Publix
Rentals: Simply Peachy Rentals and Design


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Looking for Gardeners of Ruhleben
on Feb 5, 2014 in: People
A story just published by Gardening For Health says the Royal Horticultural Society are trying to trace relatives of detainees at the WWI Ruhleben Civilian internment camp. The RHS have just... [[ This is a content summary. Please visit http://www.


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ATV Tours
Beach, Forest or Combo Moto Quad Rides
Tamarindo Beach Tours, Activities & Transportation.
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A Great Way to see the Area
Rain or Shine!
ATVing is great fun and a great way to see the area. Choose between the beach, the forest or combine your ATV tour with a zip line or horseback riding.
ATV Tour Options
ATV Beach Hopper
This two hour tour goes through small towns along the coast enjoying some amazing views along the way.
2 HR ATV Forest Explorer
This ATV tour goes through forest trails passing natural wetlands.
ATV & Zip Line Combo
A half day combo combining an exciting canopy tour and ATV Tour. Choose between coastal or forest.
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A combo with horseback riding and an ATV Tour.


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A Quick Checklist for Improving Your Life
1. Learn About You
If you don't know who you are and why you think and act the way you do, it's gonna be really difficult to make any positive changes in your life. Take a look first at your parents and close family members. Think about how they look and how they deal with life. This is the basis for who you are today. You've been instilled with the tendency to think as they think and act as they act. It's just the way it is.
Now think about the big events in your life so far. The ones that stand out in your mind. The ones that made an impression – negative or positive – on you. These events have likely influenced how you think and act today. Oh sure, we can add in every little thing that you've ever seen, heard, felt, smelled or touched because "everything" has had some effect on you - on how you think and deal with life. But it's the "biggies" that usually have the most impact.
You can write some of this down if you want to. Make a list of things you like or don't like. Things you enjoy doing. Things that make you happy or sad. But you don't need to if you'd rather not. Just thinking about this is a major step in the right direction. Just get to know you. It's important.
2. Learn About Others
You already know now why you are you. Think about why other people think and act as they do. It should be fairly simple because they're who and what they are for the same reasons you are who you are. They've just had a different family and life experiences. Therefore, they'll all act at least somewhat differently – and think differently – than you. Why spend the time learning about others? Well because – the more you learn about why other folks think and act as they do, the more you'll learn about yourself. And that's still important.
3. Practice Thinking Differently
If you continue to think the same way as you do right now, nothing can change. Everything we do is based on how we think – about ourselves, about others and about life. If you think life is pretty crappy, well sure enough, it'll be pretty crappy. If you think life is generally OK, sure enough, it'll be generally OK. If you think you're a loser, you are. If you think you have a lot to offer your friends, family and this world, you do. We think our way to our destiny. What's your destiny?
4. Pour a Solid Foundation
You can't build much of anything without a strong foundation structure. Roads, buildings, bridges, cars, life – all require a firm foundation to last and withstand the eroding elements of nature. If you haven't already, you might consider looking into using a spiritually-based concrete for your foundation. (No, I didn't say religious but if that's your preference, use it.) Strong values and principles can provide reinforcement. If you'll continue to work to add strength to your under-footing as you go through life, you'll have all the support you'll ever need.
5. Build a New Life
Use whatever references you think you need to start – and continue – your building process. There are plenty of organizations, schools and references of all types available to help you on your way. Find the experts and listen to their stories and advice. Identify a mentor, coach or a close friend who can give you lots of support and encouragement. And be sure to DO SOMETHING! ACT! All the information and knowledge is worthless unless you put it to work for you. Decide what you would like your destiny to be. Then just go for it!
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Valentine Pierce and Shannon Stewart
Valentine Pierce
Shannon Stewart
Valentine Pierce is a poet, writer, photographer and graphic designer who is very active in the New Orleans art scene. She has been writing for more than thirty years and her creative and journalistic work has been published throughout the United States. She works full-time as a graphic designer, journalist and photographer and spends most of her free time performing or creating. Her interests are varied and her hobbies include numerous handcrafts: especially embroidery, sewing, crochet, and knitting. Photo by Gus Bennett Jr.
Shannon Stewart explores the intersection of dance with embodied identities and social choreographies. She works across and through disciplines but her creative practice is body-centered.
Shannon was born in the South and came of age as an artist in the Pacific Northwest, San Francisco, and Europe. She has an MFA from Tulane University in Interdisciplinary Dance Performance, a BA in Urban Design from the University of Washington and is based in New Orleans. Her work has been presented in dance studios and art galleries, and collaborative film work has been screened at film festivals big and small.
Unlikely Salons were a series of monthly salons of literature and art at the Zeitgeist Theatre and Lounge in Arabi, Louisiana, just outside New Orleans. Unlikely Salons typically featured one writer and one visual artist.
Unlikely Salons were hosted by Jonathan Penton and Leona Strassberg Steiner. The series is now over, but several recordings can be found here at Unlikely Stories Mark V.


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Intra Cloud Migration
(ADLS Gen1 to Gen2)
Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2 is a highly scalable and cost-effective data lake solution for big data analytics. It combines the power of a high-performance file system with massive scale and economy to help organizations speed their time to insight. ADLS Gen2 extends Azure Blob Storage capabilities, is optimized for analytic workloads, and is the most comprehensive data lake available.
As more customers look to take advantage of ADLS Gen2 capabilities, they need to migrate data from their Gen1 environment. In order to do so without causing undo business disruption or risk. They need to a solution that can migrate the data without requiring any system downtime, and ensures zero data loss, even while data is actively changing.
WANdisco LiveData Plane
LiveData Plane minimizes the risks and costs associated with large scale data migration initiatives, and is an ideal and Microsoft recommended solution for bidirectional replication and for migrating data from ADLS Gen1 to Gen2 with zero downtime during migration, zero data loss and 100% data consistency.Download Solution Brief


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Flickr and Pinterest team up
There is an unquestionably high volume of Flickr photos being shared on visual bookmarking site, Pinterest from photo hosting site Flickr, so the two have teamed up to ensure proper attribution when Flickr photos are shared on Pinterest, according to Flickr.
A "Pinterest" Pin-It button has been added on the Flickr site which not only enables users to share photographs via Flickr, photographers have proper attribution, which is very important as in many cases, the visual medium is their livelihood.
"We made sure that every image shared from Flickr will be clearly attributed with the name of the photographer, the title, as well as a link to the photo page," Flickr said in a statement. "Because the attribution cannot be edited, photographers can rest assured that pins and repins of their images will be credited and linked back as well, ensuring people can leave comments, fave the photo, or contact you directly on Flickr."
Photographers have the ability to disable sharing if they want to opt out of their work being shared through Pinterest, and visitors to their Flickr page that has sharing disabled do not see a Pinterest button or the share menu, otherwise, sharing is now offered automatically on all Flickr images as seen below:
Flickr notes, "And to top it all off, if someone has embedded your Flickr photo on their website or blog, and it is pinned from there, the photo will automatically be attributed on Pinterest and linked back to the Flickr photo page."
Flickr notes that Pinterest has gone back in time to add proper attribution to all photos previously shared on Pinterest from Flickr. We suspect that more partnerships will arise like this one, especially from companies like the Associated Press, as one of the primary concerns still surrounding Pinterest is what rights content producers have when images are shared on Pinterest.


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Font Designer: André Maaßen
The impulse behind André Maaßen's design of the Anno™ typeface was the design of a New Year's card for the year 2000 (Anno 2000). His desire to create the perfect printed image developed into a family with four styles: Anno 1, Anno 1 Italic, Anno 2, and Anno 2 Italic. Anno 1 and its Italic are semi-classicist typefaces, with a high degree of stroke contrast, while Anno 2 and its Italic are semi-grotesks, with less stroke contrast. Both Anno 1 and Anno 2 are sans serifs typefaces, but they each offer a new interpretation of the genre. All four styles include oldstyle figures as well as accents for Western, Central, and Eastern European languages. The Anno typeface may be used in a number of applications and sizes. And it is naturally suitable for New Year's greetings and other cards, of course!
Let the outstanding quality of this typeface convince you.
Download a printable sample of Anno as a PDF.
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte once again warned on Tuesday that he would attack God if anyone invoked his name against him, less than a day after the president had come to an agreement with Philippine Catholic leaders to stop assailing the religion of most of his country.
About 83 percent of Philippine nationals are Catholic, and another nearly 9 percent belong to other Christian sects, meaning that over 90 percent of the country identifies as Christian. Despite this, Duterte has never shied away from criticizing the Catholic Church and has repeatedly accused a Catholic priest of molesting him as a boy.
On Tuesday, Duterte initially limited his criticism somewhat, targeting missionaries and clergy rather than God himself. Duterte objected to missionaries entering the country and criticizing him. "Do not give me something like, you're a tourist here, then you come here under the cloak of what religion, and start to blabber your mouth and attack us," Duterte said, according to the Philippine outlet Rappler.
"Do not include your God in your platform of your criticism in your attack because when I attack, if you include God in the issue, son of a bitch, I'll get back at that God," he added, insisting, "There is a separation of powers. Why are you fucking … [sic] the name of the Lord against me?"
Duterte added that he "cannot see" the Christian God, "but in this world, I can see Hell. This is where I will kill those sons of a bitch."
Apparently referring to drug criminals, Duterte added, "I said do not destroy my country because I will really kill you. Do not destroy the young, our children."
Duterte's remarks follow a tempestuous couple of weeks with the Philippine Catholic Church that appeared to have come to a temporary end on Monday. Duterte met with the head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, Romulo Valles, and the two reportedly "agreed to a moratorium on statements about the Church," according to Duterte spokesman Harry Roque. His remarks against missionaries occurred less than 24 hours after the announcement of the moratorium, which Duterte appeared to try to keep by not naming the Catholic Church specifically.
Duterte also posted a video on the Presidential Communications Operations Office Facebook page apologizing to the Christian God directly.
"If it's the same God, I'm sorry, that's how it is. Sorry, God," Duterte said. "I said sorry, God. If God is taken in a generic term by everybody listening then that's well and good."
Duterte was quick to clarify: "I only apologize to God and nobody else."
The nation's religious community appeared receptive to his apology, according to the Philippine Star.
"I can only thank God for enlightening our President to make that humble apology," Sen. Panfilo Lacson said. "It shouldn't matter much if it was my God or his God he is apologizing to, because there is only one God of the universe anyway. I know there are firm God believers like me supporting his presidency who can now get over the dilemma of whether or not to continue supporting his leadership."
The nation's Catholic bishops had called for nationwide fasting and prayer shortly before his apology in an attempt to divert Duterte from continuing his onslaught.
The general public may have agreed with the offended clergymen. A poll by the firm Social Weather Stations taken last week after Duterte's remarks found an 11-point drop in his approval rating, giving him his worst approval rating ever. While SWS still described his ratings as "good," the firm did note the steep decline in support.
Duterte's office responded to the news by insisting that his ratings are still "not bad."
"The people are still satisfied," spokesman Harry Roque told reporters, adding, "Our President does not govern for the ratings. He is fulfilling his promise and his promise is simple: anti-corruption, anti-illegal drugs and a more comfortable life for everyone."


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Welcome back to Top Ten Tuesday! There has been so much activity on social media links for fun and fast Christmas ideas that I thought you would enjoy some of the best! These ten projects, by top designers, include stockings, ornaments, and even printable spool wrapping paper! Great ideas for your sewing friends, scrap busters to decorate a tree and a couple of projects to try with kids, grandkids or just your favorite kid!
1. Blitzen Patchwork Stocking Tutorial by Amy from During Quiet Time
2. Vintage Christmas Ball Ornament by Tatyana-Posidelki
3. Fabric Star Ornament Tutorial by Betz White
4. Holiday Mitten Ornament Pattern By Liesl Gibson
5. Log Cabin Mini Christmas Wreath Tutorial by Christa Quilts
6. Free Printable Sewing Themed Gift Wrap by See Kate Sew
7. Quilted Christmas Ornaments (no sew) by Katie from Katie's Quilting Corner
8. Christmas sewing Tag by Minki Kim
9. Stocking Tutorial by Allison from Cluck Cluck Sew
10. Quilted Trees by Heather from The Sewing Loft
Find more free patterns, tips, tutorials and inspiration by following the Aurifil Pinterest boards, the Aurifil Facebook page and Aurifilthread on Instagram! All are updated throughout the day everyday to provide you with the best the sewing world has to offer!


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Seattle Seawolves Shalom Suniula
The Seattle Seawolves signed USA National team and Seattle Saracens player Shalom Suniula to the team. Suniula will play flyhalf, but he is a versatile player that could play center.
Shalom Suniula was born in Pago Pago, American Samoa in 1988 and his family moved to Auckland, New Zealand while he and brothers Andrew and Roland were young. All attended Kelston Boys' High School in Te Atatu, a suburb of Auckland.
Shalom attended Kelston Boys' High School between 2002-2006 when he graduated. The school is highly regarded for its rugby program. While there, he also was selected in 2004 to the New Zealand Junior Kiwi rugby league team. After graduation, he played with the Souths Logan Magpies in Brisbane, Australia.
Brothers Andrew and Roland were already playing rugby after they graduated from Kelston, and all would later represent the United States Eagles. Andrew is Eagles 397 and has 39 caps, as well as having been an Eagles 7s player. Roland is Eagles 405 and has 17 caps. Shalom has 18 caps and been an Eagles 7s player and captain, and was an Olympic team member in 2016.
USA Club Rugby 15s & 7s
From 2008 to joining the Belmont Shore 7s team in 2011, Shalom was not affiliated with club rugby. He won the National Club 7s Championship with Belmont Shore in 2011 and was named MVP. He then joined the Seattle Saracens in 2014 where he was part of their National Club 7s Championship team. In 2015 he needed to prepare for the Rugby World Cup and in 2016 for the Olympics, so he only played sporadically for the Seattle 15s team in the British Columbia Division 1 and Premier League in 2015 and 2016, respectively. In 2017 he will play his first match with the team, as he was recovering from a broken jaw that was sustained while playing for Washington Athletic Club in the USA Club 7s Nationals.
- Belmont Shore RFC – National 7s Champions 2011
- Seattle Saracens (2014-2017) National 7s Champions 2014 (Seattle -OPBS), 2017 Washington Athletic Club – 3rd
- Seattle Saracens 15s – British Columbia Division 1 in 2015, Premier Divison 2016-2017.
USA National Team Sevens
Shalom Suniula played for the USA Eagles 7s team from 2008-2014. The USA Eagles 7s team became a core team beginning with the 2008-2009 season. Shalom is one of the HSBC Sevens Series leaders the USA in three categories, appearances (41 events – 3rd place), Kicking (117 goals – 3rd place) and Points Scored (334 points – 7th Place).
Shalom has played for four USA Sevens coaches. Al Caravelli (2006-2012) was his first coach in 2008 and in 2011 he captained the team. Alex Magleby assumed head coach responsibilities in 2012-2013, Matt Hawkins in 2013-2014 and Mike Friday from 2014 to the present.
He has been to many High-Performance Camps with Friday at the helm and was selected as a nontraveling reserve in 2015 for the Hong Kong and Tokyo Sevens. In 2016 he was selected as a member of Team USA for the Rio 2016 Olympics, as a traveling reserve.
Suniula has been part of the Eagles 7s Player Pool from 2008 to 2016 and is now focusing on rugby 15s.
- Eagles Sevens debut NAWIRA 7s Fall 2008 (Rugby World Cup 7s Qualifier). His brother Roland also debuted in this tournament and would play for the Eagles Sevens 13 times.
- Eagles Sevens 2008-2009, 2009-10 (only player to participate in every tournament), 2011-2014
- Pan American Games 2011 – Bronze Medal (Guadalajara, Mexico)
- Team USA -Rio Olympics 2016
Other Rugby Sevens (Tens) International Tournaments
- Central Coast Sevens 2011 – Sunnybank Rugby 7s from Brisbane, Australia (Cup Champions, 14-12 over Australia)
- QLD Club Champions – Sunnybank Rugby 2011
- Las Vegas Invitational – USA Falcons 2016 (Men's Elite A Division)
- Elite City 7s – June 2014 at Houston Sports Park (Seattle Saracens won & qualify for World Club 7s)
- World Club 7s – Seattle Saracens 2016
- Hong Kong Tens Champions – Penguins International 2016
- Hong Kong Tens – Penguins International 2017 co-captain
USA National Team Eagles XVs
Shalom Suniula made his test debut on March 22, 2014, against Uruguay in Montevideo. He has been capped 18 times, including 2 matches against Scotland and South Africa at the Rugby World Cup in 2015. His last match was against Russia in Sacramento on June 25, 2016. He has been part of the Eagles Players Pool from 2014 to the present.
He has played for two head coaches as an Eagle. Mike Tolkin was his head coach in 2014-2015 and John Mitchell in 2016. Shalom hopes that he will be able to rejoin the Eagles under Gary Gold and has set a goal of playing in the Rugby World Cup in Japan in 2019.
A highlight of his rugby career was playing with his brother Andrew against the All Blacks at Soldier Field in Chicago on Nov. 1, 2014. He then had that rare opportunity to play against Romania on November 8, 2014, with his brothers Andrew and Roland in the same backline.
Rugby 15s International matches
Shalom Suniula was selected for the USA Islanders against the Aviva Premiership Rugby team, the Saracens, for an August 2017 match at the National Sports Centre in Bermuda. An injury in the USA Rugby Club 7s Nationals prevented his participation.
Shalom Suniula and Coaching
Shalom Suniula is the Regional Manager for Atavus Rugby & Football where he is involved with rugby camps and coaching throughout the USA, Canada, and Bermuda since 2014.
In March 2017, he went to Bermuda with Atavus Rugby for the Ariel Re Sevens and to prepare Bermuda's Sevens team for the World Sevens Qualifier in Hong Kong. He was part of a team along with Waisale Serevi and Carly MacKinnon. In an article on March 17 in The Royal Gazette, Suniula commented that "We find that players here in Bermuda are naturals. It's about trying to nurture that and keep them heading in the right direction, in terms of where they want to be, and they want to be playing the highest level.
In August 2017 Suniula was the Atavus Boys Academy Elite Head Coach at the NAI7s.
Coaches Comments about Shalom Suniula
Mike Friday, USA Eagles 7s Head Coach, indicated that "He is a very clever player and talented footballer equally comfortable at 9, 10 or as a second playmaker at 12. He has always studied the game and work hard on and off the pitch to get better. Shalom whilst quiet in his demeanor is a true competitor and is always a great team player and man to have in your environment and culture as he will help and guide the younger guys.
Matt Hawkins said that "Shalom is a fantastic signing for the Seattle team and will bring great experience and leadership to their squad."
Seattle Seawolves Release
Seattle, October 17th, 2017: Seattle Seawolves Rugby is thrilled to announce the signing of USA Rugby star Shalom Suniula. Coming from a family of rugby players, Shalom has made 18 appearances for the US national rugby union team. "Shalom is an exciting and skilled attacking player whose qualities should fit well into the vision of our style of game. His experience and intensely competitive nature will be an asset to our team as we embark on our MLR adventure" said Tony Healy, the head coach of Seattle Seawolves Rugby. Former captain of the US 7s team, Shalom is excited about the new challenge, "I'm happy about my immediate opportunity the Seawolves & MLR provide to play at the highest level locally. I'm more excited about where this could go and the opportunities this will provide players in America moving forward", said Suniula at the time of the announcement. Shalom, who is currently employed with Atavus Rugby & Football, is also looking at the sport's promising future in the USA. "Working at Atavus has given me the opportunity to coach well over 1000 aspiring players annually across the country. Our goal is to prepare players of all ages for the modern game and help them achieve their personal rugby goals. The next generation of Eagles is alive and well – and I can't wait to see them do 10 times better than I ever did" said, Shalom.
We are proud to welcome Shalom Suniula to the Seawolves family.
More about Shalom Suniula:
Suniula debuted for the Men's Eagles Sevens at the NAWIRA Rugby World Cup Sevens Qualifier in 2008 and earned a spot on the team for the 2008-09 HSBC World Rugby Sevens World Series. Suniula was a part of the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 team and appeared in every leg of the 2009-10 Series. He was also a member of the bronze medal-winning Eagles at the 2011 Pan American Games. He made his full international test debut with the Eagles in a Rugby World Cup 2015 Qualifier match against Uruguay in March of 2014. Shalom's brothers Andrew and Roland Suniula also both played for the United States national teams. Suniula currently works with Atavus Rugby to grow the game in America.
More about the Seattle Seawolves:
The Seawolves are proud to be Seattle's Major League Rugby franchise. With an ownership group led by Seattle-based entrepreneur's Adrian Balfour and Shane Skinner, the club was formed in 2017 and is a founding member of Major League Rugby. The inaugural season kicks off in Spring 2018 and the venue will be Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, Washington.
Seattle Seawolves Rugby
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- Tony Healy – Head Coach
- Ray Barkwill – Hooker
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- Eric Duechle – Backrow
- Shalom Suniula – Flyhalf
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Flow divider in aluminium, and with external gears, with single relief and anti-cavitation valves. It is a component of group 1, and it is high-precision like all products in this category.
Features and functions
This model is designed to divide the flow, has a single relief valve and an anti-cavitation valve for each individual element, so it allows the error reset both, in the direction of flow division, and in the direction of flow unification. You can also calibrate the valves to different pressures for each individual element.
Characteristic CurvesDownload the file rvcc01-en-vivoil.pdf ~242 KB
Technical Data
- Displacements from 0.91 cm3/rev to 9.88 cm3/rev
- Maximum pressures up to 210 bar
- Rotation speeds up to 6500 rpm
Options available
- Viton
In the following tables you will find the most common versions of this product in STEP format. For other configurations please contact our technical office.
Please note: in the code, we haven't inserted the identifier of the valve adjustment range, because the valves have all equivalent sizes.


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Spectrum Of The Seas from Singapore: Departure 18 January 2024, Arrival Date 22 January 2024
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Dear Pet Classic Mustard Dog Collar- Customisable
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Dear Pet Classic Mustard Dog Collar will give your pet a stunning and stylish look. Our Classic Collection is an amalgamation of solid colours and this collar in mustard stands not just to look fashionable, but comfortable too.
As no two dogs are the same, our Dog Collars have been designed to offer a good level of adjustment to ensure you can achieve the perfect fit.
This set is made of Poly-Canvas material which offers durability, comfort and strength with the outer layer being a beautiful shade of Mustard Yellow. Explore more dog collars online at Dear Pet, India's best pet shop.
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IMPORTANT: Railroad negotiations are an ongoing process and not all national agreements affect all employees or at the same time — provision of these SPDs is an informational service and not intended as a guarantee of coverage. If you have any questions about whether a plan or booklet describes your benefits, please contact your supervisor or labor organization.
You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the Benefit Booklets and Claim Forms. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, download it now. Some of the files are very large and may take time to load.
This Plan provides health benefits, mental health and substance abuse coverage, prescription drug benefits, and life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage to most of the agreement employees on freight railroads in the United States.
This Plan provides health benefits, mental health and substance abuse coverage, prescription drug benefits, and life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage to most employees represented by the United Transportation Union.
This Plan provides limited medical benefits to qualifying retirees between the ages of 60 and 65.
Railroad Employees National Dental Plan provides two levels of benefits; most employees currently receive the higher level of benefits; both levels are outlined in the booklet.
The Railroad Employees National Vision Plan provides vision benefits insured by EyeMed.
Some Canadian employees of US railroads have coverage which is supplemental to the provincial government benefits. These benefits are administered by Manulife and include supplementary health, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and dental coverage.
NRLC CONTACT INFORMATION: National Railway Labor Conference | 251 18th Street, South | Arlington, VA 22202 | P: (571) 336-7600
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Whole Earth Erythritol
Plant-Based Sugar Alternative
Erythritol is a great alternative to sugar for those who want sugar-like sweetness and texture without the calories. Our erythritol is a sugar alcohol derived from the fermentation of glucose from non-GMO corn. Whole Earth Erythritol can be used in place of sugar in recipes or beverages to add just the right sweetness. It has about 70% of the sweetness of sugar without the calories.
Recipe Usage (based on sweetness preference)
For lightly sweet: Use 1 cup of Erythritol in place of 1 cup of sugar
For same sweet: Use 1 1/3 cups of Erythritol in place of 1 cup of sugar
Available in 1 LB and 4 LB re-sealable pouch
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We are obsessed with supporting small to medium enterprises to overcome their difficulties in multi-channel selling. It's our mission to provide the best and comprehensive system that help you develop your business. Over the past years, we have delivered various great features that you will find useful and love to use. With that in mind, here are our top new features that we have launched during Q2 this year. Get ready to be more productive, and way increasing your sales!
Product activities timeline
Often times, you will need to check what's happened with the activities of certain products, i.e., when a product stock was added, when it was sold, when it was transferred, and so on. While you can do a quick summary check in the Inventory History report, there's no easy way to look at the details in timeline fashion.
Tap into the new product timeline. As its name implies, this handy feature lets you easily review the product activites in timeline interface fashion. The activity timeline includes all inventory changes aspects such as transfer, adjustment, and sold.
Smart inventory editing restriction
The inventory editing in product form now automatically takes account the user's permission on inventory access. This enables a popular scenario where the user has access to Product module for managing all aspects of the product except the inventory. That said, the product editing automatically restricts the inventory editing if the user doesn't have the permission which eliminate any intentional or unintentional human error.
As you can see in the image above, noticed inventory editing is restricted for the user, despite having access to other product aspects. How convenient is that?
Revenue sharing report
This brand new report allows businesses with multiple outlet share their revenue to the main outlet. In this example we have one food court with multiple tenant which serve as multiple outlet.
As seen in the image above, once you defined the percentage of revenue sharing for each outlet, the report will automatically determine the designated shared revenue amount of each outlet based on the total sales and revenue sharing percentage. Forget huge pile of paper, reviewing your shared revenue should be that simple and easy. With iSeller, you can get the result of weeks reviewing in just a few seconds.
Product promotion enhancement
This new enhancement toward promotion lets you easily set a specific limited amount of promotion. See the image below for more information.
After you create new promotion, there is an additional form that limit the maximum discount amount. For example if the product cost Rp 100,000 with 75% discount, with this feature, the specific discounted amount is still Rp 50,000.
Automatic voucher generator
Our next update is the fresh automatic voucher generator. This handy feature lets you easily create your own voucher as one of your marketing strategy and your payment method.
You can find this feature under "Payment" options, see image above for more information. You can easily create your own voucher with their designated voucher code that can be used by your customer.
When it's all done, your customer can pay with designated voucher code – all with automatic and instant verification. See image below.
Not only that, we provide utmost convenience and security by providing you detailed information when one voucher code is used.
Customer import
Do you have a huge load of existing customer data? You can now upload your existing CSV-based customer data with just a simple tap. Say goodbye to all hard-time entering all customer data manually!
New promotion discount with specific amount option
Our next feature provides you special, specific discount amount during your promotion time. With this new feature, you can automatically change the price of an item or collection into a specific amount.
In the image below, notice that all product price for accessories will have its price changed into Rp 30,000 – automatically.
It's all thanks to our faithful customers for the amazing feedback, which allows us to continuously improving our products with new features and enhancements to simplify your life. We'd love to hear what you think about these new features, or if you have other feedback. Please reach out to us at 0812 1111 8300 or 812 1111 8700, you can email us if you prefer! Stay tuned for our next post.


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The all-new RadioPublic apps are here. Learn about everything that's new, and download the apps for iPhone and Android. to take a look around yourself. Happy listening!
Since our launch of stations for iPhone last year, we've made some big changes. Now, both iPhone and Android users can enjoy stations, either with their own selection of shows or with RadioPublic's hand-curated collections.
Lean into intentional serendipity
A station is an opportunity to find a new show or a great episode, all within a simpler listening experience. Any collection of podcasts is listenable in a station, whether created by you, our Podcast Librarian, or our guest curators.
In a station, we always serve you fresh audio by design. We respect the show's natural play order: if it's a daily or an episodic show, we'll play you the most recent episode (unless you've heard it, of course) or if it's a serialized show, you'll start at episode one (or pick up where you left off). Think of it as a super-smart radio: when you press play on a station, you get content that's right for you.
You can lean back and enjoy new podcasts in a few different ways:
No work whatsoever: just press play
RadioPublic's stations are yet another way to help new listeners find your show. When your show is included in a station, it's possible for someone to stumble across it for the first time, much like the serendipity of radio.
Our Podcast Librarian hand-curates two kinds of stations:
- Preset stations: revisit these topical or thematic stations whenever you want to listen to something new. You can also save a preset station for easy access on your Home screen.
- Ever-rotating stations: enjoy these while they're here because these stations change regularly. Love a show you heard on one of our always-changing mixes? Visit the show page to follow the podcast for ongoing updates.
Want your show included in one of our stations? The first and most important thing is that we have to know about it. Inform us of new shows and seasons from your RadioPublic dashboard and sign up for our free three-week marketing course to spread your show to listeners everywhere.
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Dinosaur Mummy!
SCIENCE Known as a nodosaur, this 110 million-year-old, armored plant-eater is the best-preserved fossil of its kind ever found. (Nat Geo Magazine) Zoom in on dinosaurs and the early Cretaceous in North America. Discussion Ideas The nodosaur was not unearthed at a paleontological dig. How was this fossil discovered? Excavations at Suncor's Millennium Mine, an oil mining operation in northern Alberta, Canada, unearthed the fossil. … Continue reading Dinosaur Mummy!


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Portland Trail Blazers rookie center Meyers Leonard was a guest on CBS This Morning on Saturday. He was joined on the national morning show, hosted by Rebecca Jarvis and Anthony Mason, by his brother Bailey, a former Marine, to discuss a tear-jerking video of Bailey making a surprise trip to a University of Illinois practice last season.
Video of the interview is here. A transcript is below.
Meyers Leonard on the surprise
It was such a real moment. It was an unbelievable surprise. I hadn't seen him in so long. There were so many emotions running through my body. I was so excited to see him. I was relieved that he was finally back. It was just a real moment.
Bailey Leonard on planning the surprise
It had been about nine months. I had seen Meyers before I went on my second deployment. It was about a month before I came home. Where I was at, I didn't have phone or internet service on a regular basis. His girlfriend actually sent me a long message on Facebook, saying, 'We have this idea.' We started talking to her and she started talking to some other people, it got to the coaching staff and that's how it got set up.
Meyers Leonard on why he posted the video on his Twitter account recently
It just hit me one night that I hadn't seen it in awhile. I watched it. I decided to tweet it. I think social media is a really good way to reach out to fans and everyone. I try to share my experiences in my life, show people I'm a real person and not just an NBA player. Now it's kinda gone viral now.
Meyers Leonard on the feeling of being drafted after a tough life
Draft night was a very unbelievable night. Not only for me but the ability to share it with my family and friends who have gone through everything with me was the best part. To have my brother, my mom, coach Weber, at he table. And everyone else in the stands.
Bailey Leonard on whether he will move to Portland
As far as moving to Portland permanently, I have no idea to be completely honest. That all kind of depends on the future coming up. As far as being able to see games now, I have a lot more access to that and I'm thrilled for it.
Some thoughts and quotes from Meyers Leonard's first week can be read here.
PS: Major, belated thanks to Makaden who got there in the FanShots early this morning.
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The HTC Desire HD is a slick, heavy duty, multimedia handset that comes with Android 2.2 'Froyo' and a host of other features. The Android smartphone is codenamed ACE, but will the handset's abilities live up to such a handle?
Look and feel
The phone has a sleek, textured grip with a uni-body design. The handset itself is quite weighty (164g), which offers the user better grip and manoeuvrability when operating the device on the move. The weight is not a huge disadvantage in this respect as many smartphones on the market are so sleek and slippery that means accessing their features while on the move can be quite a pain. The HTC Desire HD's grip enables an assured hold on the device that never feels like dropping from your grasp.
One drawback from the appearance of the phone is that it is so seamless in its appearance that, without a manual – something which I turn to as a last resort – users may find challenging to locate the SIM slot at the base of the devices, as well as where to access the battery (on the side), as both are incorporated into the phone's seamless body.
The HTC Desire HD excels on visuals. The screen, a 4.3-inch (480 x 800) at 218ppi (0.38 Megapixels) LCD capacitive touchscreen, is broad and easily accessible, enabling the user ease of navigation through the phone's many functions. The picture is crisp and the screen is so vast that it gives the handset more of a feel of a mini tablet device rather than a smartphone.
As with most devices, majorly used buttons underpin the screen: Home, Menu, Back and Search. At the foot of the screen itself users can access their phone numbers, apps and personal settings, as well as separate home screens that can be scrolled through with a swipe of a finger.
The power button (peak of the handset) reactivates the phone once the screen goes idle, which can be a bit of a pain as it is not in the most accessible position on the device.
The HTC Desire HD is easy to use and fun to play with. There seems to be a logic employed in the phone's interface that is lacking from others on the market and once the user sets out to perform a particular function, the handset almost pre-empts the next decision.
As stated above, the screen is vivid, vast and enables full navigation through the phone's anatomy without the need to squint, toil or ponder. After some "getting to know you" time with the handset, the menu setup makes perfect sense and accessing certain functions such as Friend Stream (instant access to a stream of tweets), Messages, Location or the Weather feel familiar and logical.
Access to settings can be achieved with relative ease and there are many ways to personalise the handset, from menu screen settings, which apps the user wishes to appear where, background settings (animated or still) as well as sound, accessibility and more.
This phone has an amazing camera with outstanding quality of picture and capture. The 8-megapixel autofocus has a dual LED flash featuring face detection and geotagging capability. The camera is a major component going in the HTC Desire HD's favour and something to bear in mind if you are picking up a smartphone in this category. There are many photo styles that can be used when taking a picture and it if possible to upload images directly to the net via Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Mail or Picasa or to share via Bluetooth or messages.
Browsing the web is functional on the HTC Desire HD and not an unpleasant experience. The browser is quite fast and processes information speedily and efficiently, allowing the user to access the world of the web instantaneously. Users can download or update their apps, watch videos or blog, access social media websites and generally take part in any web activity they please.
One major drawback with the web function on the HTC Desire HD is that there is a restriction on the number of active windows that can be opened at any one time. While this may sound like a petty grievance, when the user is on one page and follows a link this will create a new window. Before long, there are four windows open (especially if you are searching for tidbits of information through Wikipedia) and you have already reached maximum window allowance. While not a catastrophic brush stroke that will sully the device's reputation, it is an annoyance and something that could have been dealt with better. Perhaps there is an option to open links in the same window but that in itself is not an ideal solution, either.
Users can choose to log on via Wi-Fi or through their handset itself, both of which are dependable and give off strong, constant signals.
This is an entertainment device at its core. For the most part, watching videos on Vimeo or on YouTube HD are a joy as the screen perfectly represents them to watch and enjoy while the volume controls are easily accessed during viewing. It is also a music player and there is an app that accesses Amazon MP3, so users can personalise the handset with their favourite tunes.
As this is a smartphone, apps must get a mention. The phone comes with a number of cool built-in apps, the most entertaining of which is the Sound Hound, which records music in real time and accesses the net to tell the user what song they have been listening to. There is also a function to sing into the handset, or mumble. As I did. Unfortunately, my rendition of the Crash Test Dummies' 'Mmm mmm mmm' confused the app and it delivered a startling report that I had just performed either John Denver's Leaving on a Jet Plane or Avril Lavigne's Innocence. Despite this, the app is great fun and a good inclusion in the handset.
There are also location apps that tell you where to access the best restaurants, bars, petrol stations, shops or whatever else you need, as well as a dependable GPS function also.
The HTC Desire HD is a great phone and stands up proudly to its competition. It is a beautifully designed handset with functions and abilities so numerous it is impossible to list them all. The browsing drawback, mentioned above (Internet), evens out thanks to the useful inclusion of the Flashlight feature. The HTC Desire HD is an adaptable, usable and fun smartphone that looks like it will stand the test of time.
It is after all, pretty ACE.