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Helping Northumbrian Water create the first underground utilities map
How Northumbrian Water and Ordnance Survey created the first North East Underground Infrastructure Hub of underground services.
Connecting BT to the first geospatial data set for the UK including Northern Ireland
Combining data from Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland in one seamless service to create a dataset for the UK.
Using OS data to help fix the housing market
By using Ordnance Survey mapping and overlaying relevant data, Sprift, a UK tech start-up and OS Licensed Partner, have brought together all the intelligence on any property in the country, in one place, online.
OS data helps safeguard moorland life
OS data helped the Moors for the Future Partnership to create a Land Cover Map to plan its environmental regeneration.
The MAGIC map of a Natural England
Using OS mapping, Landmark Solutions created an online portal to help over 2,000 people a day visiting Natural England's MAGIC website.
Using GIS to plan for housing growth
Broxtowe Borough Council used mapping from Ordnance Survey to overlay relevant data and build a detailed and accurate picture of local authority sites which could be re-developed for housing.
Protecting the City of York from flooding – with new mapping app.
York City Council's flood team can now easily record, share and visualise gully information on any hand-held device, thanks to an ESRI app and detailed Ordnance Survey mapping.
Centralised data. Improved response.
BTP uses Aligned Assets' Bluelight Gazetteer, which uses AddressBase Premium, to create and manage local records about railway stations, rail and tramlines, and rail depots.
Keeping the City of London moving with detailed OS data
OS data helps the City of London manage complex transport infrastructure with minimum disruption to commuters.
Keeping on top of development with OS data
By using the most up-to-date geographic data from Ordnance Survey, Milton Keynes Council ensures that all new developments are quickly provided with the services they need.
Powys creates a single highways data set
To improve service delivery and efficiency, Powys County Council has brought together road maintenance, refuse collection and winter gritting, underpinned by detailed mapping data.
Northumberland National Park's challenge
Northumberland National Park (NNP) is the northernmost national park in England. For Walk In The Park, David needed to find the shortest, safest route between its most northerly and southerly points, taking in points of interest. Thanks to various data sets from OS, the final route was calculated in seconds, not days.
OS data and web services supporting ambulance dispatch on Isle of Wight.
The Isle of Wight NHS® Trust needed to make its ambulance service more efficient. It replaced its out-of date addressing and basic mapping with more detailed, hosted Ordnance Survey data sets which identified more patient locations to help meet their eight-minute response time.
OS data supports Birmingham's perinatal mental health service
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust needed to assess how well the service was meeting its population's needs so that barriers to accessing services could be identified and overcome.
OS Places brings change, performance enhancements and cost savings to the BGS
To streamline the British Geological Survey's (BGS) addressing within its GeoReports service, it used Ordnance Survey's OS Places API, resulting in cost and efficiency savings.
Waste Management - OS data saves Bolton Council £400k per year.
Using OS data and other council data sets, Bolton Council redesigned collection rounds to deliver cost savings of around £400k per year.
OS Places API – helping the NAFN fight fraud
NAFN needed to refine and improve its address file, so turned to Ordnance Survey's OS Places API which has saved considerable time, money and resources.
DECC predict smart meter network coverage
In July 2015, the DEC worked with OS to predict the number of premises at which an 868MHz HAN solution would work.
Scotland maps out its hotspots to champion energy efficiency
The Scottish government has used OS data under the One Scotland Mapping agreement to create Scotland's Heat Map.
OS maps help win the case for 20mph speed limits.
The City of Edinburgh is rolling out a £2 million programme of 20mph speed limits for city centre roads – a first for Scotland.
Getting fire crews to the scene quicker
North West Fire Control (NWFC) handles 999 emergency calls for Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester and Lancashire. OS data helps it provide a faster, more efficient service.
Identifying priority habitats for wildlife – with OS data.
Natural England's priority habitat inventories hold data about nationally important areas of conservation (such as lowland meadows and blanket bog). However, the varying quality of information made the database difficult to maintain. Thanks to OS's MasterMap Topography Layer, the separate datasets have been consolidated into a single layer, saving staff time, effort and money.
Edinburgh Council releases geographic data to empower citizens.
The City of Edinburgh Council has released over 25 different datasets. OS's new Presumption to Publish process has supported this open data initiative.
More efficient waste routes save council £200,000 in first year
Using mapping datasets from Ordnance Survey, and route optimisation software, South Cambridgeshire District Council saved £200,000 in 2014-15, with a further £400,000 forecast in 2015-16.
A more efficient school admissions process with OS data
Using the OS MasterMap Integrated Transport Network (ITN) Layer, the Rochdale admissions team reduced the time calculating the distance between pupils' homes and schools by 97%.
SEPA see the benefits of migrating to a customisable OS mapping dataset.
SEPA moved from 1:10 000 Scale Colour Raster to OS VectorMap Local because they could style it to suit their needs.
OS mapping keeps NHS running smoothly through the Tour de Yorkshire
Thanks to OS mapping and the ResilienceDirect™ data sharing platform, NHS® organisations could share and visualise data to support the Tour de Yorkshire event.
Norfolk Council saves £300k on its winter road service
Using OS data and a web based routing tool, savings of £300k were made by re-thinking the delivery of winter road services.
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive saves £400,000 in one year thanks to OS data
Using a range of datasets from OS, the development of a CRM and an integrated customer facing web portal gave SYPTE a single view of their customers to deliver better service and savings.
Newcastle City Council saves £100k in refuse collection fuel costs
By using free PSMA data, better route planning has cut the number of refuse vehicles needed, shortened bin rounds and reduced the council's fuel bill.
Finding smarter energy solutions for Milton Keynes
Using datasets from OS, MK:Smart Future Cities is creating an Open Energy Map which will help identify properties suitable for sustainable energy schemes.
Scottish local government makes significant efficiency savings through myaccount service
The Improvement Service, supporting local governance in Scotland, has refreshed the historic Citizen Account Service (CAS) with a new programme called myaccount, with the help of AddressBase Premium.
OS Data helps Walsall save lives
A bespoke Skid Priority System has been created to pinpoint roads warranting further investigation and prioritise safety measures where needed.
OS data targets help for troubled families
OS data helped Bristol City Council identify families eligible for The Troubled Families programme.
OS pioneers smarter surveillance for smarter cities
OS has provided spatial intelligence for smarter surveillance in cities – including the City of Salford in Greater Manchester – to reduce crime, support local authorities and eventually allow us to create much safer, more connected cities.
Intelligent highway maintenance – with OS data
Ordnance Survey's digital data is helping make highway maintenance smart and connected to reduce environmental impact and running costs.
A safe and successful running of the first Tour of Yorkshire – thanks to OS data
Ordnance Survey data helped North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC), Welcome to Yorkshire, Amuary Sports Organisation and other public sector partners to plan and deliver a successful cycling event.
OS data helps keep the lights on in the Borough of Poole
Ordnance Survey is helping Poole Borough Council harness digital technology to identify problems with street lighting and make the city's infrastructure smarter and more efficient.
OS data highlights Glasgow as an innovative Future City
Future City Glasgow will demonstrate how technology can make life in the city smarter, safer and more sustainable. Open data was a critical part of the project and, with OS, GCC facilitated access to detailed spatial datasets.
£74k savings to Cambridgeshire social services - thanks to OS data
Thanks to OS, social workers now have more time to work directly with their allocated families.
Two villages, one council: Delivering savings and best practice
Using OS data,villages have successfully merged, saving money & resources.
Fast. Accurate. Responsive.
Through utilising OS products, the South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust (NHS) can now respond to an increasing demand for patient travel with the same resources.
Saving properties and lives from flooding
During the 2014 floods, Basingstoke Borough Council used OS maps with other data to get a detailed picture of the flood situation and allocate resources.
Natural England identifies greener opportunities for wildlife and network resilience
Under the Government's Natural Environment White Paper,the areas of vegetation growing alongside roads and railways – known as green corridors – are to be enhanced as part of a £3 million pilot project fronted by Natural England.
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council rises to a steep environmental challenge
Thanks to OS data, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council now has an accurate digital dataset that gives a clearer, current view of many aspects of slope assessment - and supports its green agenda to increase biodiversity across the region.
Targeted financial support – thanks to OS data
HMRC has used OS data to increase the take-up of tax credits so that disabled workers, people on low incomes or responsible for children receive the benefits they deserve.
£300,000 saved on council waste routes
Using free PSMA data from OS, Sunderland Council has re-organised refuse collection routes, saving thousands in fuel, vehicle and staff costs.
£150 million awarded to tackle crime
Data from OS allowed NOMS to map a range of statistics according to region to help their offender programme and meet performance targets.
A future for wildlife – mapped with OS
The National Forest Company (NFC) is leading one of the country's boldest environmental projects: Creating a new, wooded landscape for the nation across 200 square miles of central England. OS MasterMap data helped The NFC model different habitats and ecological networks.
OS data drives Tour de France forward
Accurate geographic information enabled Calderdale Council to support stage two of the 2014 Tour de France safely, successfully and profitably.
Getting there quicker with Geotracker
The London Ambulance Service takes some 5,400 emergency calls a day. To monitor crews locations it developed Geotracker, a real-time web map application.
Addressing data is a lifesaver for the Fire and Rescue service
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service efficiently identifies resources closest to incidents – and saves lives - having migrated to AddressBase Premium.
OS mapping 'makes huge impact' on fire safety
Challenged to do more with less, West Midlands Fire Service used OS OpenData and the PSMA to access a wide variety of mapping, reducing licensing overheads.
OS data helps keep hospital open for stroke patients
Public Sector Mapping Agreement (PSMA) data from OS provided critical evidence leading to Somerset CCG keeping stroke services at both Yeovil and Taunton hospitals.
MyNorwich: Improved, more accessible information
Norwich City Council has launched the MyNorwich website, developed with partners and Local Government Shared Services (LGSS), saving time and money.
Hot Blocking targets crime reduction for safer streets
Hot Blocking is a crime mapping method showing where the risk of violent street crime is highest. OS MasterMap Integrated Transport Network Layer (ITN) data helps to create safer streets.
Helping Land Registry to become a leader in digital land registration services
MapSearch uses Public Sector Mapping Agreement (PSMA) data supplied by OS and index data from Land Registry to enable customers to search land titles online.
Informing policy: consistent cross referencing of data
Utilising the Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) address data from OS, the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) works to make sure the UK has secure, clean, affordable energy supplies.
Gateshead Council saves £400,000 a year thanks to OS data
Gateshead Council needed to make their Waste Management Services more efficient. Using PSMA data from OS for route optimisation, it saved time and money.
Spatial data simplifies complex planning information for onshore wind generation
Moray Council identified key strategies that had to be considered as part of the development of wind farms within their administrative area.
Walsall Council's emergency drainage calls halved with Gully SMART
KaarbonTech has developed a solution that enables Walsall Council to forestall emergency call-outs through better drain maintenance and save money.
OS data brings the past to the people
Thanks to OS mapping provided under the One Scotland Mapping Agreement, you can explore key datasets about the historic environment on the PastMap website.
Aqua Underwriting: accurate bespoke underwriting for high net worth customers
Aqua underwrite for the like of the rich and famous and wanted an accurate, fast and reliable way of assessing risk, allowing them to win more business.
New data software saves council £50k across winter months
Using OS data, KaarbonTech has delivered a solution to Surrey County Council that has saved £50k in year 1 and improved grit bin provision for residents.
Uniting 32 Scottish authorities saves money and resources
Using OS data, a national Scottish Greenspace Map – the first of its type in the world – has been developed, saving time, money and resources.
The Land Information Search supports the rural community in Scotland
The Forestry Commisssion's new web map application is giving people in the rural community access to large volumes of data, saving time, effort and money.
Dundee saves over £10,000 managing flood risk
OS MasterMap Networks Water Layer has helped Dundee Council and other organisations to draft effective flood risk management policies.
'Report It' helps council work quicker and save money
By introducing a new online reporting tool, Poole Borough Council has increased the number of website users and become more efficient, while saving money.
OnDemand data helps the IPCC work efficiently and effectively
Thanks to OS OnDemand and the PSMA, the IPCC can freely access mapping data via the web, instead of relying on map extracts supplied by Police forces.
Teignbridge District Council cuts cost by £60k
By automating their Local Land Charge process and introducing GIS Teignbridge District Council has reduced the amount of time and staff needed for each search.
GLA Schools Atlas saves London money
GLA needs 4,000 extra primary and secondary classes in London by 2020. PSMA data played a crucial role in creating one London-wide system for all schools.
Cutting back on the cost of obesity
Obesity is a huge problem in the UK. In Birmingham, 29% of the adult population and 25% of 11–12 year olds are obese. Tackling it is a priority.
HomeProtect: Improving home insurance pricing and reducing claims
Neil Huzinga, Chief Product Officer, Avantia Group, describes how AddressBase Premium has helped to reduce the price of 80% of quotes and reduce the numbers of claims they've incurred during the winter floods.
Surveying historic buildings in a cost-efficient manner
An updated record of buildings at risk (BAR) is helping the North York Moors National Park Authority (NYMNPA) understand the local heritage resources and target the buildings and owners most in need of assistance.
Ordnance Survey maps out the future of the Government's regional aid policy
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has launched a new web portal powered by Ordnance Survey map data to underpin the development of the 2014–20 UK Assisted Areas Map.
Cornwall Council's seamless base-map improves customer experience
In a survey over a third of the users of the existing web mapping agreed with the statement 'I don't like the way the map changes style as I zoom in and out'. This prompted Cornwall Council to create their own zoom stack mapping styled from Ordnance Survey contextual vector products.
Office for National Statistics created output areas using Ordnance Survey and census data
Thanks to the PSMA, ONS was able to use address data to define 175,000 output areas - groups of about 40 households - for which it reports demographic data.
Health matters. Geographic information gets to the heart of it
The creation of Health Maps Wales using Ordnance Survey geographic information has provided an invaluable resource for public health professionals to quickly uncover patterns, trends or irregularities through simple visual analysis of data.
Banbury Town Council empowered by GIS across its services
Banbury Town Council is a large town council with a population of 46,000 and turnover of almost £2 million a year. It was formed in 2000, and prior to 2010, did not hold a land terrier, comprehensive asset register or any graphical data on the inspection of its trees.
Addressing data used to clean and verify the 2011 Census address register
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and is charged with the collection and publication of statistics related to the economy, population and society of England and Wales at a national, regional and local level.
Ordnance Survey data maps out Northumberland Dark Sky Park
By introducing lighting controls to prevent light pollution
Improved route analysis delivers time and cost savings in South Ayrshire
Having already realised significant efficiencies through geographical information systems (GIS) related projects, South Ayrshire Council continues to develop new ways of using geographic information to improve its services.
Prepare. Prevent. Protect.
By sharing accurate and comprehensive address information across back-office systems, Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) focuses resources on specific areas of need.
Visualising customer data to provide valuable insights
When marketing software company Citrus Analytics needed to create a customer mapping solution as part of their Zest customer analytics software package, their first port of call was OS OpenData™.
Newport City Council addresses the economic challenges through effective use of location information and customer insight
Newport City Council is transforming the way it delivers its services to ensure the public needs are met, while adapting to the economic climate. The council has launched a range of campaigns to encourage and promote behavioural change and to deliver services direct to where they're needed most – one of which is 'Save time, go online'.
Ducklington Parish Council connects services to residents through using OS OpenSpace maps
Ducklington Parish Council uses Ordnance Survey's OpenSpace maps to communicate important events and incidents, such as road closures and planning applications.
Digital mapping empowers Ash Parish Council to take ownership of its assets
Ash Parish Council signed up for the Public Sector Mapping Agreement and used a web map tool for parish councils to access our high-quality geographic data.
Unlocking the potential of open data in transport planning
CH2M HILL's Transport Planning team provide solutions for local authority clients to understand the impacts of bus network provision and changes to it. They used OS OpenData to help them.
New approach to data supply saves Forestry Commission at least £50,000 a year
Adopting a different approach to data supply has enabled Forestry Commission to deliver significant efficiency and financial savings. Geographic context is provided by a range of Ordnance Survey data.
Open-source GIS enables new usage of Ordnance Survey data within Neath Port Talbot Council
With a drive for efficiency savings and a need for more council services to use geographical information systems (GIS), open-source software has enabled more departments within the council to start using GIS for the first time.
Openreach using OS OnDemand
Openreach is now making use of Ordnance Survey's web mapping service, OS OnDemand.
Mapping the way to economic growth using digital data from Ordnance Survey
Sir Andrew Witty published the preliminary findings of his independent review of universities and economic growth, underpinned by digital mapping data from Ordnance Survey.
UIA: Reducing poor risks and improving customer service
UIA, a mutual insurance company, has just started to use Ordnance Survey data to gain a better understanding and more complete picture of risk.
Warwickshire County Council's new web GIS increases users with no extra cost
Adopting an open-source solution for the council's internal web geographical information system (GIS) has provided flexibility and ease of use of Ordnance Survey products and council information.
OS OpenData mapping significantly improves cost and time efficiency
Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd uses OS OpenData to cope with archaeological or heritage requirements – an ideal solution providing them with the background mapping free of charge, available on demand and without any complicated licensing restrictions.
Ordnance Survey mapping data used to further enhance consultation portal
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has introduced new functionality to its consultation portal – enhanced by Ordnance Survey mapping data.
Maritime and Coastguard Agency deploys vernacular geography solution to help pinpoint exact incident locations
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is deploying FINTAN, a solution created by Ordnance Survey's Research department to enable the capture, storage and display of the information about the names people use to refer to locations.
'FIND-IT' helps to focus on the right locations
The 'FIND-IT' tool, developed by the Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL), uses Ordnance Survey's detailed AddressBase dataset to search and filter results to pinpoint geographical locations across a suite of Ordnance Survey raster datasets.
Using social networking to spread the word about flood risk
The FloodAlerts app is the first graphical representation of flood warnings on a social network.
Simplifying search results to streamline health service staff response times
HealthGIS GP Finder provides access to up-to-date, accurate registration information for both primary care support services and GP contract administrators – with the help of Ordnance Survey mapping data.
New integrated waste and recycling contract not only saves South Staffordshire Council money but increases customer satisfaction
South Staffordshire Council used a number of Ordnance Survey products, including OS VectorMap District and OS MasterMap Integrated Transport Network (ITN) Layer, to record and display a range of data around waste and recycling.
Making complex statistical information accessible and easy-to-understand
Ordnance Survey mapping data, supplied under the Public Sector Mapping Agreement, provides a consistent geographic framework for collating, presenting and analysing complex data for the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Digital mapping underpins local Community Payback projects in Staffordshire and West Midlands
Staffordshire and West Midlands Probation Trust is using geography and technology to engage the public and improve its Community Payback programme.
Points of Interest saves days on community facility audits
Cardiff County Council uses the cross reference to OS MasterMap Topography Layer within Points of Interest, to create new polygon layers of the different types of community or commercial use. This helps with the creation of community mapping documents.
Pinpointing patients and practice areas to improve services and efficiency
Understanding the distribution of patients within a practice area is vital for planning the delivery of healthcare services, whilst making efficiency savings. GP Practice Maps provide geographical context to patient data.
Improving primary care out-of-hours services in Somerset
During 2012–13, Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group undertook a strategic review of the primary care out-of-hours service across the county, with the help of Ordnance Survey products.
Improved Special Needs Transport (SNT) services with cost savings of £300,000 per year
Harrow Council aims to deliver significant cost savings by using route optimisation techniques and Ordnance Survey data to reduce vehicles used.
Geospatial data powers national and local provision of sport
Using geospatial data provided under the Public Sector Mapping Agreement, Sport England has developed Active Places Power, an interactive mapping and reporting tool for community sport development.
Sustain works with social housing providers
Sustainability management has been greatly improved for social housing providers by using maps to understand their data, thanks to Sustain's application.
Scottish and Southern Energy
Learn how OS MasterMap® Imagery Layer enables Scottish and Southern Energy to manage its extensive network of overhead power lines more efficiently.
NIG puts geospatial tools at the heart of underwriting
Geospatial tools allow underwriters to access geographic risk data giving them an instant and unique picture of each risk, at an individual address level using Ordnance Survey mapping and addressing data.
Managing risk accumulations at Allianz
Allianz explains how OS data helped in improving business efficiencies.
Aviva harnesses the power of geographic intelligence for underwriting
Aviva shares how Ordnance Survey mapping data is improving underwriting commercial property insurance policies.
The Scottish Road Works Register
How roads authorities and utilities cooperated to produce a centralised national roadworks register with OS MasterMap at its core.
From ground to record in 24 hours
Thanks to OS data, Yorkshire Water has saved 200 man-days in field visits.
Business-wide use of geographic information
A Central Spatial Repository is enabling 1600 users to view complex geographic information and make better operational decisions.
Optimising emergency water supply
Using geographic information has enabled Anglian Water to decide where best to site mobile bowsers in the event that mains water supplies are disrupted.
Educated guesses
Mike Sanderson from 1Spatial explains how to quickly and cheaply get a handle on private sewer assets and how they fit with the wider network.
Achieving major savings
United Utilities uses OS MasterMap to improve service levels, water quality and business performance.
Consolidate to accumulate. Downsizing a £1.8bn annual bill
BEIS intends to reduce the number of premises it uses from around 200 to between 50 and 70. Geographic information plays an important role in the programme.
Putting the local into location-based advertising to target specific audiences
T4 Media offers national advertising opportunities at some 5 000 transport-related locations across the UK. OS OpenData is a key marketing analysis tool.
Looking to the past to help plan for the future
Lovell funds designs and builds new homes as well as refurbishes and repairs homes. It uses Promap, an online system offering property professionals instant, easy and reliable access to Ordnance Survey mapping.
Thames Valley Housing maps out savings of £2 million within 10 years, without impacting on service
Investing in geographic information systems is enabling Thames Valley Housing to save £200,000 in grounds maintenance costs each year – without compromising its quality of service.
Speedy access to accurate mapping for land and property management
Promap enables Bell Ingram to view maps, measure site access and identify boundaries, making negotiations on behalf of its customers more effective.
Propertywide.co.uk uses Ordnance Survey data for a unique house-hunting experience
Ordnance Survey data enables Propertywide to provide relevant property information the right time in the customer journey, thus boosting conversion rates.
Architects maintain competitive edge using FIND Maps with OS Mastermap
FIND Maps has added value to OS MasterMap by reorganising the feature layers within the map.
Why maps are good for your health
NHS Kent and Medway is improving the planning and redesign of its services via a web-enabled evidence-based application built around geographic information from Ordnance Survey.
Helping Cardiff residents to find local council services and amenities
Cardiff Council's online mapping portal enables residents to find quickly and easily local services, places of interest, useful information and links.
Managing incidents in real-time during the London 2012 Olympic Games and beyond
High-quality mapping from Ordnance Survey was used to help manage incidents at the London 2012 Olympic Games – and beyond.
Providing 'on-the-go' news for City commuters
City of London partner Renew relies on mapping to develop and expand an innovative network of 100 bomb-proof recycling bins.
Making electoral boundaries clear, interactive and accessible
A new web portal, underpinned by geographical information from Ordnance Survey, is helping to make electoral boundaries clearer.
Ordnance Survey data helps Transport Scotland deliver The Forth Replacement
Ordnance Survey data is providing Transport Scotland with the best possible detail as it oversees construction of the Forth Replacement Crossing.
Tell Us Once aims to ease the burden of reporting a bereavement
Ordnance Survey data underpins a new joined-up service that enables people to notify a birth, death or change in circumstance more easily, improving efficiency and delivering cost savings.
Ordnance Survey maps improve health care in North Essex
From accurately targeting 'no smoking' campaigns to plotting take-up of immunisation programmes, geographic information is improving healthcare in North Essex.
Using geographic information for the benefit of local communities in Wales
In March 2008, the Post Office announced proposals to close five Post Offices in Powys permanently. Learn how geographic information from Ordnance Survey enabled the council to respond.
Ensuring the safety and security of London 2012
To ensure safety and security during the Olympics Games, the Metropolitan Police needed an easy and secure way to view and share maps and other information.
Church Commissioners digitise mapping database
By moving to a digital geographical information system, the Church Commissioners have saved on time, legal fees and staff costs in asserting mineral rights.
Maintaining an accurate and detailed boundary network
Ordnance Survey geographic information is essential to ensure that the electoral area boundaries in England are accurate and detailed.
Using Ordnance Survey data to improve patient care
NHS Grampian serves a mixed urban and rural population of 526,000 people in the north-east corner of Scotland. Learn how it uses geographic information from Ordnance Survey.
Realising efficiency gains at Cardiff Council's Schools
Thanks to mapping and geographic analysis, Cardiff Council is making substantial savings in school place and transport provision.
Ordnance Survey data underpins the Common Operational Picture
By deploying a bespoke geographical information system, the Lincolnshire Resilience Forum has enabled all its members to share sensitive and critical data. Ordnance Survey data has played a fundamental role in underpinning this work.
Web mapping service delivers £100,000 investment saving
The Coal Authority uses OS OnDemand to provide instant access to the latest and most accurate map data to customers using its consumer portal.
Swift responses and high-quality advice enabled by single integrated data asset
For the first time, The Coal Authority has a single integrated system that provides the up-to-date information, including Ordnance Survey products, that they need.
Southwark Council makes efficiency gains with Contractor Link and the PSMA
Learn how Contractor Link – created by emapsite, a Premier Partner of Ordnance Survey – enables Southwark Council to avoid the overhead of administering the supply of maps to contractors.
Essex County Council chooses Contractor Link for PSMA contractor management
Contractor Link, controlled by the Public Sector Mapping Agreement, is a unique mapping portal from Ordnance Survey Premier Partner emapsite, and addresses the issues that Essex County Council faced, such as distributing mapping for specific projects, licensing and copyright.
Enabling easier access to Hampshire's countryside
Hampshire County Council promotes public rights of way by making mapping easily available to download or browse online, with the help of Ordnance Survey's 1:10 000 Scale Raster product.
On-the-spot access to accurate mapping underpins the search for missing people
Through the Public Sector Mapping Agreement (PSMA), HANTSAR gains affordable and easy access to the accurate and up-to-date mapping data it needs to do its job effectively.
Mapping saves investigators' time
Stratford-on-Avon District Council's fraud investigation team is using Public Sector Mapping Agreement data in order to reduce or avoid costly and time-consuming site visits.
Making the most of public sector assets by sharing land and buildings
Combining or sharing geographic information to identify the location of assets, is just one of the ways in which public sector organisations are reducing costs and improving efficiencies in Ayrshire.
Helping the NHS get into SHAPE
NHS® staff across the country are being urged to get into SHAPE – a web-enabled, evidence-based application that is built around Ordnance Survey's accurate geographic information, that can radically improve the planning and redesign of health services.
Effective planning of patient services in Birmingham
Ordnance Survey digital mapping data is making a major difference to the effective planning of patient services.
Ordnance Survey partner solution allows effective management of cemetery
Chesham Town Council identifies potential new income of £12,000 by managing its cemetery effectively using Ordnance Survey's highly-detailed, large-scale mapping.
Better rural bus services for less in Lincolnshire
By relying on Ordnance Survey mapping data, Lincolnshire County Council reduces its supported bus services budget by £1,000,000 yet provides a more efficient and popular rural bus service.
Public sector procurement partnership enables creation and sharing
Perth & Kinross and Angus councils worked in partnership to procure WEB-based geographic information systems that would encourage data sharing and collaborative working. Location Centre, delivered by Ordnance Survey Licensed Partner Forth Valley GIS, helped to achieve this.
Clutter-free, customisable mapping enhances customer experience at Gwynedd
Gwynedd Council uses maps to present, manage and analyse a wide range of information, including polling stations, registry offices and care homes.
Significant savings made with online planning service
North Somerset Council uses its website to reduce the number of invalid planning applications, saving time and cost. It uses a range of Ordnance Survey mapping datasets to deliver easy-to-use and easy-to-interpret mapping.
New mapping website makes traffic data more accessible
A new traffic count website, built using Ordnance Survey's OpenSpace API, provides a definitive source of traffic data to the public, delivering cost savings and efficiency improvements for the Department of Transport.
£2 000 000 saving from Gloucestershire County Council's annual transport spend
Gloucestershire County Council relies on geographic information to rationalise the county's concessionary bus policy and assist the decision-making process for tendered bus services.
Enabling participation in public consultations
The Boundary Commission for Scotland now enables people to participate in reviews via its website, a key component of which are interactive maps. It uses Ordnance Survey digital data supplied under the One Scotland Mapping Agreement (OSMA).
When every minute really counts…
With average high risk property loss rates during fires of up to £4,200 per minute, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) used mapping from Ordnance Survey.
Welsh authorities to generate £500 000 of additional revenue
A collaborative pilot project is improving the management of addresses by linking electoral registration, revenue and benefits and other systems, with the help of Ordnance Survey.
Using simple GIS during a flooding event
Learn how Caerphilly Borough Council used geographic information to respond to a major flood and the disruption caused to its residents.
The Big Lottery Fund
The Big Lottery Fund wanted to identify priority areas for funding - deprived and rural areas - and used an online postcode-checker to screen applications.
Easier data-sharing, interpretation and management at Totton and Eling
Totton and Eling Town Council uses a geographic information systems to record the land it owns, making the management of its data and assets easier and more accurate.
Improving efficiency with a centralised asset management database
Combining all road asset records such as signs, signals and disabled bays, into a central database using a range of Ordnance Survey map data, should save £25 000 at South Ayrshire Council.
ePlanning Programme – delivering a modern, efficient, online planning system
Through the use of online technologies and mapping data from Ordnance Survey, ePlanning has successfully delivered a modern, efficient, online planning system.
Snowbound! Key infrastructure swiftly identified to enable critical gritting
Hampshire County Council uses geographic information from Ordnance Survey to identify priority routes to be salted during bad winter weather.
School bus and contract savings of over £1 million achieved since 2006
Through OS MasterMap Integrated Transport Network and Topography Layers, over £1 million of savings have been delivered by East Riding of Yorkshire Council by improving the efficiency of school bus routes and better contract management since 2006.
Pinpointing search locations – mapping for man's best friend
How map data, overlaid with search areas and paths from its geographic information systems, has enabled the Scottish Police Service's Search and Rescue Dog Section to work smarter.
Defining and mapping Scotland's wild land to protect it for future generations
A collaborative project between members of the One Scotland Mapping Agreement has enabled Scottish Natural Heritage to publish the first national map of wild land in Scotland by sharing Ordnance Survey map data.
Mapping to monitor aircraft noise
Digital maps enable the civil aviation authority to make environmental information more easily accessible to the public as a citizen service.
Improving drug and alcohol treatment provision in Bristol
Ordnance Survey geographic information is helping to improve the planning and delivery of drug and alcohol treatment services in Bristol.
Opening a window on the world beneath us to aid teaching, research and analysis
The British Geological Survey wants to open up access to its wealth of information to meet the requirements of the EU INSPIRE Directive and the UK Location Programme.
Developing plans for a new allotments site with the aid of digital mapping
According to Aberystwyth Town Council, the introduction of digital mapping has saved them a huge amount of time and effort.
Barrow delivers a Where's My Nearest service to citizens and saves £20 000
Over £20 000 of savings have already been delivered by the geographic information system (GIS) team at Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council.
Digital mapping brings significant improvements to planning the annual carnival
West Bletchley Council has found that using digital mapping to plan for its annual carnival is a fast and efficient process.
Recycling collection rate more than doubles to 65%
Surrey Heath Borough Council becomes one of the country's top recyclers by using geographic information, with the help of geographic information and Ordnance Survey's mapping data.
Transforming IT assets to save money and improve service quality
West Midland Fire and Rescue Service avoids annual cost of £470 000 by developing and implementing in-house technology and software to enhance its geographical information system (GIS) and data integration capability.
Transformation of service delivery at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Integrating customer relationship management (CRM) software with geographical information systems (GIS) improves public services at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.
Innovative approach to flood management by West Lindsey District Council
West Lindsey District Council used a web-based geographical information system (GIS), StatMap Earthlight, in conjunction with Ordnance Survey's Land-Form PROFILE, a digital terrain model, to plan for flood emergencies.
Suffolk Coastal District Council's corporate GIS delivers efficiency
Suffolk Coastal District Council implements a corporate geographical information system (GIS) that allows staff and citizen access to geographic information.
Changing travel behaviour with geographic information
Transport Direct uses geographic data to offer reliable journey information so that people can make intelligent decisions about how and when to travel.
Web mapping service improves data effectiveness and response times
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, the first public sector customer to use OS OnDemand, is using it to plan service delivery and to analyse and report more accurately and efficiently.
Timber supplies required!
During an emergency planning exercise Portsmouth City Council used their geographic information system and Ordnance Survey's Points of Interest dataset to quickly locate and order specialist equipment and supplies.
ShropshireLink: improving rural bus services without increasing running costs
Map data and routing software have enabled Shropshire Council to replace fixed, one-day-a-week, rural bus routes with a more flexible service.
Map-based reporting system saves council call centre advisors
With the help of Ordnance Survey data, Nottinghamshire County Council introduces a fault-reporting system that enhances the service to members of the public without additional costs and is 80% faster in response to enquiries.
Making cycling safer in Southampton
Southampton City Council used Ordnance Survey digital data to collect information and demonstrate results of a survey of cycle usage across the city.
For every CCTV camera Salford can avoid using, they save £100 000
Salford City Council uses a Cadcorp solution, based upon Ordnance Survey mapping.
Working together to improve childhood immunisation rates
Ordnance Survey helped Luton Primary Care Trust to overlay information onto Ordnance Survey data, to help improve child immunisation rates.
The search for missing persons made easier by the use of digital mapping
Collaboration with other emergency services thanks to geographic information on handheld devices has improved resource coordination and reduced search response times. Lowland Search Dogs has access to digital map data products from Ordnance Survey through the PSMA.
Northumberland National Park Authority reaps the rewards of using AddressBase
Northumberland National Park Authority has reduced time and effort spent processing planning applications, thanks to AddressBase and linking its data to the UPRN.
National Forest Company maps ecological networks using OS MasterMap
The National Forest is transforming the landscape in the Midlands with the help of raster-based products from Ordnance Survey.
Improving ambulance services in the North East
Up-to-date and accurate mapping ensures that North East Ambulance Service responds to emergency calls effectively and maintains a high level of service.
Geographical information underpins 30% increase in web traffic
Astun Technology's iShareMaps suite, featuring a range of geographic information from Ordnance Survey, was used to launch Mole Valley District Council's online 'one stop shop' for public service information.
Detailed map data puts England Coast Path on right track
Access to Ordnance Survey data under the Public Sector Mapping Agreement has helped to give people the right to walk around England's coast.
Transforming public services with integrated data and geographic information
Each year, thanks to its use of geographic information, Huntingdonshire District Council saves £100k and generate additional revenues of £180,000.
On the buses
Liverpool saves £50 000 by using geography to automate the allocation of pupil bus passes and confirm eligibility across the city. Geographic information from Ordnance Survey was used as a base for this work.
Map data saves Lee Valley Regional Park Authority £100 000
Ordnance Survey map data has enabled significant savings for Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, from grounds maintenance and the avoidance of unnecessary consultancy fees.
Making use of geographic data to improve the planning and delivery
Immingham Town Council used digital mapping with the help of Ordnance Survey's geographic data, to take on the responsibility for street cleaning services from its principal authority.
London borough takes the lead in vulnerability mapping
Vulnerability maps are being created by the London Borough of Hounslow to help protect the elderly, infirm and other residents in the case of an emergency – using Ordnance Survey's geographic information.
West Suffolk councils save £180 000 in waste management costs
Two Suffolk councils have used geographical information systems to help reorganise bin collections, reduce carbon emissions and save £180 000.
New waste collection contract to save East Northamptonshire Council £1.5 million
With the help of large scale mapping data from Ordnance Survey, East Northamptonshire Council was able to reduce the number of refuse collection vehicles needed, contributing to significant savings.
Improving on the best – vehicle fleets can deliver huge savings
With the help of OS MasterMap Integrated Transport Network (ITN) Layer, Exactrak was able to provide better system performance, together with enhanced capabilities, that would deliver operational efficiencies.
£60 000 savings from map based reporting system
East Sussex County Council has launched a map-based system, based on OS MasterMap Topography Layer, to allow residents to simply, accurately and quickly report faults and other issues.
Savings of £575 000 delivered by Daventry's Waste Management team
Daventry District Council uses geographic information to achieve major cost savings and efficiencies by rationalising domestic waste collection routes.
Improving the speed and efficiency of responding to a flood
Cornwall Council combines geographic information from Ordnance Survey with Environment Agency data and local information to respond effectively to floods.
How Cheltenham Borough Council used digital mapping
Cheltenham Borough Council used digital mapping for an emergency planning training exercise.
Geographic data and local knowledge to improves flood management plans
Dauntsey Parish Council has successfully combined local knowledge with Ordnance Survey digital maps to help it undertake a professional analysis of local flood impacts and risks.
East Hampshire District and Winchester City Councils make savings together
East Hampshire District Council and Winchester City Council deliver significant cost savings from a new joint waste management contract, by working with Ordnance Survey and Geoplace's geographic information.
Creating a bustling and vibrant town centre in Chorley
Chorley Council uses a website with interactive maps to market the town centre to retailers and others as a desirable location in which to trade.
Public sector bodies work together across Cambridgeshire to map their assets
'Making Assets Count' – the joint management and use of the property portfolio across Cambridgeshire using a range of mapping datasets.
Newcastle City Council's Waste Management Team's savings
Newcastle City Council has redesigned waste management collections using a combination of Ordnance Survey data, GIS software and vehicle tracking.
Cardiff Council delivers more from enhanced SEN
Cardiff Council's Schools Transport Team supports improved special education needs school routing, optimisation and efficiency using geographic information (GI).
ScotlandsPlaces: exploring Scotland past and present
The ScotlandsPlaces website is helping people to learn about Scottish places past and present. It includes map-based search functionality, using the context of Ordnance Survey mapping.
Geographic information improves health service planning in Bromley
Learn how geographic information is helping to raise awareness of the health needs of people in the London Borough of Bromley.
Provision of integrated mobile solution at South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
In 2005, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service became one of the first in the country to deploy OS MasterMap® Topography Layer to every one of its appliances.
Dundee City Council delivers over £60 000 in savings
The use of geographic information in the management of houses under multiple occupation has enabled Dundee City Council to deliver better services, reduce costs and save time.
Delivering enhanced operational intelligence within Strathclyde Fire and Rescue
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue is using Ordnance Survey data to enhance the quality of incident information for all personnel attending emergencies.
Sharing public sector information to distribute the cost of land management
Thanks to a partnership with New Forest District Council, local councils have access to its digital maps as well as Ordnance Survey mapping, enabling them to provide better customer service.
Savings of over £100 million predicted in Blackpool
Working with Ordnance Survey and Gaist Ltd, Blackpool Council has undertaken a four-year project to address the backlog of highways and footways, generating significant long-term savings.
Locating vulnerable people during flooding incidents
In emergencies, Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council uses geographic information to locating vulnerable people in minutes. It used to take four hours.
Harrow delivers savings of £3.2 million over 10 years
Harrow County Council's waste collection routes are continuously analysed and optimised using Ordnance Survey's OS MasterMap ITN Layer as the core network dataset.
Cutting teenage pregnancy rates in Hull
In Hull, teenage pregnancies have reduced by 35 percent over the course of the life of the 12-year strategy. Ordnance Survey digital maps were used to plan its contraception and community-based services and increase the targeting and impact of services.
Garden waste collection cost savings in Northumberland
By taking away the former district council boundaries and using Ordnance Survey's mapping data in conjunction with route optimisation software, Northumberland County Council has reduced vehicle costs and increased levels of recycling.


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Harnessing the Advantages of Immigration for a 21st-Century Economy: A Standing Commission on Labor Markets, Economic Competitiveness, and Migration
This policy paper proposes creation of a permanent, independent executive-branch agency that would make regular recommendations to the president and Congress for adjusting employment-based immigration levels.
The Standing Commission concept, first articulated by the MPI-convened Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's Future in its 2006 final report, would provide timely, evidence-based, and impartial analysis that is vital for informed policymaking. The bipartisan Standing Commission would be staffed by a professional corps of career economists, demographers, and other social scientists.
The Standing Commission's findings and recommendations would reflect regular reviews of labor market immigration circumstances and needs as the basis for making adjustments to employment-based immigration levels and visa allocations. In this way, the Standing Commission would make it possible to inject much-needed flexibility into a system that is currently rigid and unresponsive to changing economic conditions because it has been adjusted only every few decades.
I. Introduction: Competitiveness in the 21st Century
II. A Work Visa System Resistant to Change and Out of Tune with Our Needs
III. The Goals and Effects of U.S. Immigration Policy
IV. The Case for a Standing Commission on Labor Markets, Economic Competitiveness, and Immigration
V. What Would a Standing Commission Do (and Not Do)?
VI. How Should a Standing Commission be Structured and Operate?
VII. Conclusion

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Distance Between Rolette and Dawson = Miles
Calculated driving distance between Rolette, North Dakota and Dawson, North Dakota is miles, this equals kilometres. Estimated driving time is in current traffic conditions. With an average car, this trip would cost around $ in gasoline, since you would need about gallons of fuel.(Based on current US Gas prices and average mileage of 3.6 gallons gas per mile).
Leaving from Rolette, North Dakota located in North Dakota - United States you would reach Dawson, North Dakota (North Dakota - United States) in about driving an average speed of miles per hour to cover the miles, assuming traffic conditions stay unchanged and you don't take any breaks.
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The map overview below shows the best driving route from Rolette, North Dakota to Dawson, North Dakota as a blue line on the map, with starting point (Rolette) marked A, and destination point (Dawson) marked B. You can zoom in on the map to view road numbers, street names and other details both in Rolette, North Dakota and Dawson, North Dakota as well as every other town near or on your route.


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Yasmina Moukarzel
Class of 2006
Major/Minor: Art and Art History
Studio Art Experience Leads To Graduate Success
Yasmina Moukarzel's artwork exudes her personality. There's charm and humor and a contemporary feel quite different from the more classical work she produced as an underclassman. "My professors really helped me open up," she explains. "With their support and encouragement, I felt like I could really explore."
In her senior year, Yasmina received the Jurors' Art Award of Distinction at the Student Art Show for her mixed media collection. Today, she continues to take art classes at the Art Institute of Philadelphia and is pursuing a master's degree in interior architecture at Drexel University.
"I have lots of friends who went to bigger schools, and they didn't get half the attention I received at Washington College," says Yasmina. "On a professional level and on a personal level, my professors helped me so much, and made me really appreciate art and everything about artists."


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How Did Anonymous Attackers Steal Apple UDIDs?
The story about AntiSec allegedly stealing 12 million Unique Device Identifers (UDID) for iPhones and iPads from the laptop of an FBI agent is rapidly becoming a case of "he-said-she-said."
Regardless of who was victimized, the more interesting question is how the data was compiled, and there are hints it may have been the result of a targeted email attack.
"I'm speculating that the Java vulnerability was exploited to install malware onto the computer that then scooped up the data file," Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, told Security Watch. He declined to elaborate on how the owner of the laptop may have been duped into visiting a malicious webpage containing the exploit.
FBI Wasn't Attacked, Says FBI
As reported earlier by PCMag.com, AntiSec claimed in its Pastebin post that the file containing these unique identifiers for Apple devices were lifted from a laptop belonging to Christopher K. Stangl, an FBI recruiter well known for his efforts to recruit white hat hackers for the federal government. Security Watch spoke with several experts who expressed doubts that the source of the data leak was an FBI laptop, with F-Secure's Sean Sullivan going so far as to call it a "PR scam for Anonymous." The FBI has also adamantly denied AntiSec's claim.
"At this time, there is no evidence indicating that an FBI laptop was compromised or that the FBI either sought or obtained this data," the federal agency told Security Watch in an emailed statement.
The post accompanying the leaked data claimed the attackers used a zero-day vulnerability in Java back in March. The zero-day allegedly used is not the same vulnerability Oracle patched last week. If the post lied about where the data was stolen from, it may have also lied about the methods used to generate this list. It's also not known at this time why the FBI would have this list in the first place (although the implications are frightening).
Some security experts have pointed out that the list could have been generated using information collected by apps and transmitted to ad networks.
Phishing FBI Agents?
However, if the Java vulnerability was really used, it is possible attackers sent targeted emails to gain access to that file, speculated Robert Graham, CEO of security firm Errata Security. The "obvious attack" is to phish the email addresses belonging to law enforcement officers that were leaked back in February, Graham wrote on the company blog.
Earlier this year, Anonymous had intercepted an email inviting 40 law enforcement authorities in the United States and various areas of Europe, including the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, to a conference call discussing LulzSec. Anonymous listened in on the conference call and posted the initial meeting invite as well as a transcript of the call. The email addresses of all the agents on that call were exposed
Stangl was one of the 40 participants for that infamous conference call, although it's not known whether he actually attended the meeting.
After the email was leaked, attackers could phish those email addresses using the same sender address and contain a link to a website hosting a Java app with that exploit, said Graham. A possible message could even refer to the fact the call had been recorded and the transcript posted, and it was possible up to 20 percent of the victims (8 out of 40) would have fallen for the scam, he speculated.
Hackers aren't necessarily smart, but operate from a set of well-known principles, Graham said. "If I have an e-mail list of victims, and a new 0day appears, I'm immediately going to phish with it. It's not Chinese uber APT hackers, it's just monkeys mindless following a script," he said.
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text: Marilyn Manson isn't keen on running into his ex-fiancée, actress Rose McGowan. Sources tell us the rocker stayed away from David Lynch's party to toast his collaboration with Dom Pérignon at Milk Studios in LA Wednesday night. The source said Manson "was a no-show when he heard Rose was set to appear. But she similarly canceled when she heard he would be there." Manson and McGowan were engaged for two years until 2001, when she said, "There is great love, but our lifestyle difference is, unfortunately, even greater." Reps for Manson didn't get back to us, a spokesperson for McGowan said, "Rose had no idea who was attending the event. She wasn't able to attend due to a last-minute change in her schedule." Those who did make the bash included "Hung" star Thomas Jane, who arrived barefoot but managed to avoid injury from dropped Champagne flutes. The Kills flew in from London to perform, and Kelly Osbourne canoodled with her new boyfriend Matthew Mosshart.


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Salt Lake City, Utah-based We R Memory Keepers announced today that the company has acquired Lifestyle Crafts.
Lifestyle Crafts just emerged victorious last month from a lengthy legal challenge by Spellbinders over alleged patent infringement by QuicKutz and Lifestyle Crafts (after its formation and acquisition of the QuicKutz line in June 2010).
According to a representative for We R Memory Keepers, Lifestyle Crafts will still operate as an independent brand under the corporate umbrella of We R Memory Keepers. Dan Stewart, the company's founder and president, will not be continuing with Lifestyle Crafts post-acquisition. Lifestyle Crafts' business and warehouse operations will be moved to We R Memory Keepers' headquarters. The company can still be reached at its pre-acquisition contact information. Continue Reading →


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#At file:///C:/bzr/bt5/ 2674 Vladislav Vaintroub 2008-09-01 This patch fixes Bug#37226 Explicit call of my_thread_init() on Windows for every new thread. Bug#33031 app linked to libmysql.lib crash if run as service in vista under localsystem There are some problems using DllMain hook functions on Windows that automatically do global and per-thread initialization for libmysqld.dll 1)per-thread initialization(DLL_THREAD_ATTACH) MySQL internally counts number of active threads that and causes a delay in in my_end() if not all threads are exited. But,there are threads that can be started either by Windows internally (often in TCP/IP scenarios) or by user himself - those threads are not necessarily using libmysql.dll functionality, but nonetheless the contribute to the count of open threads. 2)process-initialization (DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH) my_init() calls WSAStartup that itself loads DLLs and can lead to a deadlock in Windows loader. Fix is to remove dll initialization code from libmysql.dll in general case. I still leave an environment variable LIBMYSQL_DLLINIT, which if set to any value will cause the old behavior (DLL init hooks will be called). This env.variable exists only to prevent breakage of existing Windows-only applications that don't do mysql_thread_init() and work ok today. Use of LIBMYSQL_DLLINIT is discouraged and it will be removed in 6.0 modified: libmysql/dll.c === modified file 'libmysql/dll.c' --- a/libmysql/dll.c 2004-08-18 17:57:55 +0000 +++ b/libmysql/dll.c 2008-09-01 16:22:51 +0000 @@ -89,9 +89,20 @@ BOOL APIENTRY LibMain(HANDLE hInst,DWORD UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lpReserved); } /* LibMain */ + +static BOOL do_libmain; int __stdcall DllMain(HANDLE hInst,DWORD ul_reason_being_called,LPVOID lpReserved) { - return LibMain(hInst,ul_reason_being_called,lpReserved); + /* + Unless environment variable LIBMYSQL_DLLINIT is set, do nothing. + The environment variable is checked once, during the first call to DllMain() + (in DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH hook). + */ + if (ul_reason_being_called == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH) + do_libmain = (getenv("LIBMYSQL_DLLINIT") != NULL); + if (do_libmain) + return LibMain(hInst,ul_reason_being_called,lpReserved); + return TRUE; } #elif defined(WINDOWS)
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Charles Marvin Ware the son of Donald Ray Ware and Willie Dean Burton Ware was born in Heber Springs, Arkansas on October 14, 1961 and passed away at Heber Springs, Arkansas on October 12, 2013 at the age of 51 years. He was preceded in death by his father Donald Ray (Doc) Ware and a brother Donald Allen Ware. Survivors are his mother Willie Dean Ware, his former wife Beth Ann Ware, three sons Christopher Ware, Jacob Ware and Nick Ware, two grandchildren, besides aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews other relatives and many friends. Visitation services were held on Monday, October 14, 2013 at Shiloh Crossroads Church and funeral services were at Shiloh Crossroads Church on Tuesday, October 15, 2013. Interment was in Brewer Cemetery.
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Setting pins in South Dakota
Wick's World
My official career as a working man (boy) began 58 years ago at the young age of 8. While lying in bed one sleepless evening, I revisited all the places I had worked and the types of jobs I did. Try this sometime. You may be amazed at how long or short your job list may be.
In 1954 my family moved five blocks up the hill from the banks of the Missouri River at Chamberlain, South Dakota. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers had big plans to build a dam that would turn the Big Muddy into a giant lake. We could either stay where we were in town and begin a new life underwater or accept a mediocre offer to relocate our house. We chose to sell the house and build a new one just up the street from the town's bowling alley.
Although the river changed, my Huck Finn life was far from over. I simply had to walk a little farther to fish and ride homemade rafts on an inlet called the American Creek. My new life and first job was about to begin.
I began hanging out at the bowling alley and rather than making a nuisance of myself for 90-year-old owner Axel Soderstrom, I began my first career as a pinsetter. I would get to bowl a line for every game I worked in the pits setting pins. It wasn't long before I joined the regular pinsetters' gang working league games, five days a week. At 10 cents a line, five lines per game, and three games per team, I was taking home a buck-fifty a night. That was pretty big-time money in the days when candy bars and soda pop were a nickel and the movies cost a dime. I always had jingle in my pockets.
Every Christmas, old Axel would call in each pinsetter separately and show us a display of boxes of candy. Each carton contained 12 candy bars and our bonus for the year was picking out our favorite. The first year I chose a box of Cherry Bing candy bars. They weren't as much of a bar as they were a crunchy chocolate covered lump of cherry-flavored nougat. I don't think they even exist anymore and I may have been one customer who helped put them out of business, although back in the day, they were many a kid's favorite.
I took my box home and snuck them in the house. I knew Mom would take control of them if she had the chance, doling them out one at a time and only when I deserved them. She wasn't about to let me spoil my appetite for a supper of soggy canned vegetables along with hamburger and potatoes in varying forms.
So I hid the bars until later that night. I was in Seventh Heaven if there was such a place. After my fifth Cherry Bing, I thought I better slow down or there wouldn't be any left for tomorrow. An 8-year old has yet to develop much in the way of willpower. I figure I had developed none at all after I polished off Cherry Bing number 12 that night. It was a one word experience — sick! It wasn't until I was a senior in high school that I ate another Cherry Bing. I've never had another one since.
By the way, I found out that they are still making the candy in Sioux City, Iowa; 36 Twin Bings for 21 bucks.


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Or the Koran, etc. etc.
My choices would be,
1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the looking glass and what alice found there. By Lewis Carroll
2. The Complete Hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy, by Douglas Adams.
3. Cats Cradle, By Vonnegut Jr. (Or almost anything by him, also particularly Sirens of the Titans)
What about you? What book or narative do you think presents a better understanding of Morality/reality/sexuality/ and/or spirituality, then the trash presented by the pig religions?
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What part of this question made you think it was intolerant?
It seems to me that truth transcends both the bible and whether or not I (or anyone) could replace it. Individuals voluntarily subject themselves to situational/suppositional (i.e. partial) truth all the time. This part or that part of the truth seems neither here nor there to me.
"I thought that the hallmarks of atheism were tolerance, diversity and coexistence."
I don't think you know what atheism is then. Perhapse the term secular humanist is what your looking for. Atheism is a lack of a beleif and nothing more.
"This seems like a very intolerant question to me. Pro-me does not necessarily have to be anti-you (or anyone else), right?"
No pro-you does not "necessarily" mean anti-me, but if you beleive in the teachings of the bible then it certainly does. The bible calls for the execution of homosexuals as well as women who are not virgins, then it claims these disgusting ideas to be the word of god. Where does the execution of gay people fall into your ideas of "tolerance, diversity and coexistence"? Flip through your evil bible and find the part about how good diversity is, you wont find it because it's not there because the bible preaches an anti-freedom, anti-individualist, fear based ideology, and is designed to encourage the violent eradication of anyone smart enough to reject its filth.
Hey Hank,
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the looking glass and what alice found there. By Lewis Carroll
Yes, that was my choice! So, my alternates would be:
My biography
Some really good, convincing book explaining how and why love is just love
Goldstein's Classical Mechanics
On the Means and Methods of Mass Deconversion (kind of kidding)
A lifetime supply of an antidepressant of choice
A book, not sure which title, on the fundamentals of mathematics up to linear algebra and differential topology.
- kk
A Christian, Muslim, and an atheist are stranded on a deserted island. One day a lamp washes ashore. The x-tian and Muslim rush to rub the lamp- the atheist of course watches sceptically. Much to the atheists suprise a Genie pops out of the lamp and says "You have the wish of one book of your choice to read as you are stuck on the island". The Christian wants a Bible of course- Sim sal a Bim- a Bible shows up in his hands. The Muslim wants the Koran of course- Sim sal a Bim-- a Koran shows up in his hands. The Genie turns to the atheist and asks what book he would like for his time on the island...The atheist thought for a moment and said "I want book on how to build a boat".
+1 Like>>it may only be a joke..but it gets at the heart of the matter ;)
"And how to teach, 'the other people' to build a boat with you!"
You can try, but they will be busy praying or fighting about their gods... and then when the atheist builds the boat they will believe their prayers were answered
Sadly, yes.
I have had some wonderfuly strange experiences with theists over the years.
A minister friend called and needed her phone amplication device reset because she could not hear the phone. I checked it for her, but found that it already was working at maximum. I talked with her and found that she needed her hearing aides, replaced or cleaned, or her hearing checked again. She would hear nothing of this 'god will provide'. She latter remarked that she got new hearing aides. It was a miracle!
A few years latter, she was having problems walking. I suggested that she should have her hips/legs checked to see if artritis or a hip/knee replacement was needed. She would have nothing to do with it again. Latter other friends were able to use her religious beliefs as way to convince her that she should accept the miracle of medicine.
Early in my professional life, I moonlighted pulling weeds to pay off a few bills. One very religious woman called to have her roses weeded. I got started on a very nice warm day, and she asked if I would like a glass of water. I said yes, then she remarked that 'I like weeding, it reminds me of pulling evil out of the world', to which I remarked, 'sometimes you have to put your roots down awfully deep'. She never called again.
agreed and Christofer Hitchen's book should be in every hotel room, school, churches so that people can have second opinions on the subject
how bout anything by Hunter S. Thompson


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