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"In exactly the same way that a GP might pick up the first signs of an outbreak of bird flu etc, so the plant doctors can be there on the ground to pick up the first signs of a new pest, or something that has not been picked up previously, " Dr Nicholls explained.
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If you can, tape the interviews so you can review and watch for tell tale signs such as body language, eye contact, nervous habits, etc.
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Do not ever provide a service over the web that controls something critical (house lights, surveillance cameras, bank accounts, car lock-out devices, street signs, traffic lights, bank accounts, stock trading accounts, etc.) without having at least rudimentary controls in place.
FORBES: Keep Austin Weird, But Use Good Password Controls
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Hoarding money will continue until there is tangible solid evidence that growth is sustainable (we are seeing some signs -- consumer confidence, house prices, housing starts, durable numbers etc -- but it is still tentative).
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They believe that if the eurozone signs up to debt limits, to budget discipline through automatic sanctions, to budgetary convergence etc then that could pave the way for the ECB "to play its full role", as the French finance minister said at the weekend.
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