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Albert King

Albert King was one of the great blues guitarists, who influenced musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

6' 4" in height and weighing 260 lbs, Albert King had an imposing physical presence. He had a dry, husky voice and played a torrid Flying V guitar. He was known as "The Velvet Bulldozer", as well as one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" along with B.B. King and Freddie King.

Ashburnham Republic

We were having coffee with the president of the Ashburnham Republic at Tim Horton's, and he asked us to publish a draft home page that the citizens could comment on. Happy to oblige ...

Building International Software

Package developers often concentrate first on getting the software working, then consider what is involved in making it support more than one national language. This may be a serious mistake. By following a few simple rules, which add little to development costs, it is possible to ensure from the start that the software can be readily adapted to different national languages.

In "Building International Software", Herbert Tang presents guidelines for software internationalization.

Data Migration Concepts & Challenges

It sounds simple: "Data migration solutions extract data from a source system, correct errors, reformat, restructure and load the data into a replacement target system". It sounds simple, but poorly managed data migration is the most common cause of failure in implementing a replacement system.

Data migration is not a job to be taken casually. The data is an immensely valuable asset, built up over years of operations. The whole replacement project relies on successful migration. If the migration project runs into problems, the future of your company may be at stake.

Data Migration Concepts & Challenges explores the data migration problem. The examples are drawn from migrations of Customer Care & Billing systems, but the paper applies to any significant migration from a legacy application to a replacement package.

David Parson

David Parson's modes of expression are subject only to the limitless scope of his imagination. Diversity is his strength, in style, subject matter and approach. His affinity for capturing the essence of light in his paintings reveal the basis for being acclaimed as a "painter of light".

Enjoying Caracas in Safety

Caracas is the soul of Venezuela and the center of the economy. It is a complex and alive city with many cultural events and attractions. There are about 3.5 million inhabitants, resulting in a very particular mix of cultures and habits. The music and cuisine and nitelife is second to none in South America, and here you will find the main points for conducting commerce.

However, personal safety is not the best although one can find in commercial and tourist zones more police vigilance. Like in any metropolis including Miami and New York there are necessary precautions for you to enjoy a happy visit. Enjoying Caracas In Safety gives advice.

Future of the Mailing Industry

The postal industry is in transition. Email and e-commerce are driving down letter mail volumes in the developed world, while Internet shopping and just-in-time supply chain management are pushing up parcel volumes. Posts throughout the world face deregulation and privatization.

Future of the Mailing Industry describes the industry today, discusses the pressures for change and predicts what the industry will be like in 2020.

Jo Mann

Jo Mann is a self taught artist whose intense creative desires started at the age of thirteen. After raising her family, Jo embarked upon seven years of travel spanning Canada, the U.S.A., Mexico and Central America.

During these years of living amongst indigenous peoples she was exposed to many different cultures and traditions, which greatly influenced her paintings. Living and working in a Mexican tourist resort town brought her international exposure and sales that covered the globe.

Michael Rogers

Michael Rogers in a Canadian visual artist - photographer and painter.

"Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things." - Edgar Degas

Rocket 88s

The Rocket 88s have been playing together since 2000 at many amazing gigs, with fantastic guest musicians. They are best described as a swingin' rockin' blues band. The boys play music covering 80 years, with over 300 years collective playing experience: classical, jazz, contemporary, R&B, country rock, rock and roll, swing and of course - The Blues.

The Rockets play hard and have a lot of fun. With a dozen or more musicians on the stage at any time, including a powerful brass section, their sound is truly unique.

Telecom Revenue Assurance

It is common for telecommunications service providers who do not have effective revenue assurance tools to lose from 5% to 15% of total revenues. A one-time audit and overhaul of processes will provide rapid payback by identifying major leaks, but as systems and processes evolve following the audit, new leaks will appear.

In Telecom Revenue Assurance Jo Mills discusses the elements of a permanent reactive and proactive revenue assurance solution and an incremental approach to implement it. The paper touches on secondary benefits from such a solution in providing invaluable input to product development, sales, supplier management and network technology evolution.

What to do about Microsoft

Is Microsoft an evil empire, scheming to control every aspect of the software industry, that must be brought to heel? Or are they an innovative and successful vendor in a fast changing industry where regulation would do more harm than good?

In "What to do about Microsoft", Per Peterson gives a brief history of Microsoft, followed by a discussion of their competitive strategy, their position in the broader software industry, the relevant laws, and whether additional regulations are needed.

The conclusion: "not much".