Yet breakthroughs on this scale are needed if technology vendors are to see their visions come true.

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By two years ago, some of those traders needed programmers to see their visions realized and turned into cash.

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Kayanza Governor Athanase Mbonabuca said hundreds of sect members, some "armed with clubs and stones", resisted police attempts to prevent them from meeting on a hilltop on Tuesday, the day Zebiya Ngendakumana said she would see her visions, AFP news agency reports.

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With Skylanders Swap Force being in the hands of Vicarious Visions this year it will be interested to see how they passed (or shared) the mantle of head character designer between them and Toys for Bob, particularly for the Series 3 reposed versions of existing figures.

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These kinds of visions are among those that could get investors excited to see Apple use the cash in a way that promotes a long-term strategy.

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Further north is the island of Patmos, where visitors can see the grotto where St John the Divine once lived and where, after a series of apocalyptic visions, he penned the Book of Revelation.

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Meaning: Keep the cash machine going and rein in the grandiose visions of the investment banking side that seem to get Merrill into peril every seven years or so (see time line below).

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