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Birch House, a bespoke six-bedroom house of more than 500 sq mt within the Highgate Village conservation area in north London, England, features a range of innovative electrical accessories. It has central vacuuming, built-in burglar and fire alarm systems and a door entry system which is interactive with the hi-fi system. The entire house has been star wired, allowing each accessory and telecom outlet to be directly linked back to the patch panels, which are situated in the basement. The electrical accessories are from Hamilton Litestat's System 45 range.

Usage, Appliances, Home appliances

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Feasibility and admissibility of mob mentality defenses

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Mob mentality has been proposed as an excuse defense and as a reason for failure to prove criminal intent or some other element of crime. The failure-of-proof defense is the more feasible of the two. However, the expert testimony needed to support a mob mentality defense should not be regarded as admissible. Such testimony would not be helpful to the jury in making findings on the facts of the case, and moreover it would be too general to be relevant to the particular defendants being tried.

United States, Analysis, Cases, Testimony, Defense (Criminal procedure), Collective behavior, Criminal intent

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OA Associations - Prepare for the Future

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Office automation associations must keep up with future technologies, including personal computers, telecommunications and electronic mail systems. Computers will become more user-friendly, cheaper and faster, while users become more demanding. Companies will rely on information systems and communications networks to maintain their competitive edge.

Technological forecasting, Professional associations, Trade associations, Office automation, User groups, column, Trends, Trade and Professional Associations, Future Technologies, Future of Computing, User Group

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