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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Modelling Techniques and Tools for Computer Performance Evaluation, TOOLS 2002, held in London, UK in April 2002.The 18 revised full papers and six tool papers presented together with an invited contribution were carefully reviewed and selected from 57 submissions. Among the topics addressed are generic techniques like stochastic process algebras and the analysis of Petri nets and Markov chains, as well as the development and employment of tools in areas such as the Internet, software performance engineering, parallel systems, real-time systems, and transaction processing.
In 1991 and 2007, development-led excavations close to Preston's
historic centre revealed significant medieval remains. Although
badly damaged, these included the foundations of a substantial
stone building with cobbled footings and corner buttresses. Several
east/west-aligned burials, some with oak coffins, lay inside and
around the structure; their presence, together with finds of
painted window glass and line-impressed floor tiles, indicated an
ecclesiastical origin to the building. Post-excavation analysis,
funded by Historic England, included scientific dating of the human
remains and organic materials, which suggested that burial took
place between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries. This matched
the occupation of the Franciscan friary of St Clare, founded in the
locale in c 1260, dissolved in 1539, and subsequently lost to
Preston's industrial development. The intramural burials comprised
men, women, and children, and are likely to represent members of
benefactory families interred within a chapel on the north side of
the friary church. Palaeoenvironmental evidence from a ditch that
skirted the chapel implied that the area was rather damp, and it is
possible that subsidence related to these conditions necessitated
alteration of the building: a wall and buttress were expanded over
an earlier extramural burial. The same area saw the addition of at
least one wall tomb. Traces of other parts of the church and
conventual areas were identified from the investigations in 1991,
and, coupled with comparative analysis, allow tentative
reconstruction of the wider precinct. The friaries of the North
West have seen little detailed study, and this rare discovery of
once-lost remains has greatly enhanced an understanding of the
organisation of mendicant houses and the lives of their communities
in the region.
The Bay Gateway, opened in 2016, is a new road linking the M6
motorway, north of Lancaster, to the port of Heysham. Its
construction has provided an important opportunity to investigate
the little-studied early landscape of Lancashire's rural lower Lune
Valley. The archaeological investigation was focused on seven areas
that had been defined by almost a decade of preliminary works. The
earliest remains included evidence of prehistoric settlement, at a
location that had seen repeated activity in the Mesolithic and
Neolithic periods, and during the Bronze Age. The findings make a
significant contribution to the understanding of several millennia
of human activity that are otherwise poorly understood in
Lancashire. The most extensive remains, dating from the twelfth to
the mid-fifteenth century AD, were found on either side of the
Howgill Brook. Several buildings, in both timber and stone, as well
as kilns and channels, are thought to represent the remains of one
or more water mills associated with Beaumont Grange, an estate
belonging to Furness Abbey. This volume arises from the
multi-disciplinary approach to the archaeological sites, with the
emphasis placed on the integration of a wide range of data. It
comprises the work of several authors from Oxford Archaeology, as
well as external specialists.
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Computer Performance Engineering - 12th European Workshop, EPEW 2015, Madrid, Spain, August 31 - September 1, 2015, Proceedings (Paperback, 1st ed. 2015)
Marta Beltran, William Knottenbelt, Jeremy Bradley
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th European
Workshop on Computer Performance Engineering, EPEW 2015, held in
Madrid, Spain, in August/September 2015. The 19 papers presented in
this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 39
submissions. They were organized in topical sections named:
applications; modelling techniques, software performance, and
simulation techniques.
Let's face it: Winnipeggers are cheap... and we're damn proud of
our thriftiness. There is so much emphasis on living a Hollywood
lifestyle that the appreciation of hard-earned money is easily
forgotten. On the Canadian Prairies we value what we make and each
of us comes up with ways to cut corners and save pennies. This book
has creative and fun ways to save money and live like a true
Winnipegger: -Do you know how to ask for a discount and get it? How
about getting something free because a store screwed up? -Ways to
negotiate cheap hotel stays and significant savings on vacations
-Techniques for how to cheaply celebrate holidays Why brag about
how much you paid for something when you could boast about how much
you saved?
We are so overwhelmed by the glitz and glamor of the celebrity
lifestyle, but how often is the emphasis put on being cheap? Some
people try to gussy it up by calling it "thrifty" but isn't that
just a rich person's cover-up to not sound like a regular person?
Embrace your inner cheapskate, girl. Be proud of every penny you
save.
A gripping story of a young man's bout with his battles in real
life and a fictitious reality. Unable to separate the make believe
from the everyday world, the struggle of radio personality Darcy
Buckner is as touching as it is tragic. From the highs of career
success to the lows of sociopathic depression, Buckner gives people
a reason to love him and hate him. Despite constant rejection from
family, Buckner is convinced he can overcome and lead a happy life,
although the paths he takes have more than a few bumps along the
way. Buckner follows two life paths: a make-believe world where he
is a celebrity, and in the real world where he is becoming a
well-known personality. The two worlds often remain separate, but
frequently collide to create disastrous results. Being socially
inept, Buckner sabotages relationships and thinks hatred will get
people to like him. Whether it is turning on his best friend and
secretly revealing her betrayal or owning a successful media
company that sees him mingling with celebrities on the red carpet,
Buckner never knows how he will react and if life will come
crashing down. A Double Dose of Sociopath traces the emotionally
unstable journey of Darcy Buckner, examines his dynamic
relationships and his extreme reactions to the self-created worlds
around him.
Let's face it: With the economy crumbling, Americans are looking
for ways to cut costs and save. There is so much emphasis on living
a Hollywood lifestyle that the appreciation of hard-earned money is
easily forgotten. We value what we make and each of us comes up
with ways to cut corners and save pennies.
A gay 25-year-old virgin is unheard of these days. But yes, that is
what I am. Fortunately for you I am documenting my mission to go
from inexperienced gay boy to sexpert in just 40 days. Every day I
am determined to try something new. Whether it is new ways to
pleasure myself or figuring out how to do it to others, this
detailed journal gives you insight into my life as I figure out my
sexual identity. Like many gay guys I'm eager to determine whether
I am a top or bottom. It seems like that is the way guys are
grouped and find compatibility. I realize that's such a stereotype
but it's also embarrassing at my age to say I don't know what my
preference is. It's not like I'm going to tell a guy to get lost
because we like the same thing. I'm not that judgmental that I
won't hang out with a guy because we're both tops or both bottoms.
And who knows, maybe he feels he's one over the other because he
hasn't experimented to find out what works for him. I'm at least
trying it all and deciding along the way.
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