Stellar references, an impeccable record of customer service and an active development cycle with new features constantly in the pipeline are a must.

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But "we believe that the Atlantic basin is still in an active hurricane cycle, " William Gray, who co-heads the CSU team, said in December.

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The sun is currently in an active phase of its 11-year solar cycle, and it should continue to fire off big storms for a while yet.

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Entering that Manager lets you view active tasks along with their RAM and CPU cycle consumption, with an option to kill them if you feel it necessary, and to then flush from the phone's memory any remnants of their operation.

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The sun is in an active phase of its current 11-year weather cycle, which scientists call Solar Cycle 24.

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Ms Cooper said government schemes encouraging children to walk or cycle to school would help to keep children active and cut the risks of heart disease and obesity in later life.

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Signor has been active in Texas real estate and energy businesses (depending on the cycle) since the early 1990s, and was working on an industrial park in South Texas when he saw the spartan state of temporary housing that was springing up to house drilling workers in the fast-developing oilfields there.

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