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Lyons began to close some of its London tea shops and hotels ; in 1963 it also merged its LEO Computers business with English Electric's computer interests to form the jointly owned English Electric LEO.

LEO and .
Later the project was supported by J. Lyons & Co. Ltd., a British firm, who were rewarded with the first commercially applied computer, LEO I, based on the EDSAC design.
A NASA multi-center Technology Applications Assessment Team led from the Johnson Spaceflight Center, has as of January 2011 described " Nautilus-X ", a concept study for a multi-mission space exploration vehicle useful for missions beyond low earth orbit ( LEO ), of up to 24 months duration for a crew of up to six.
The LEO I ( Lyons Electronic Office I ) was the first computer used for commercial business applications.
Overseen by Oliver Standingford and Raymond Thompson of J. Lyons and Co., and modelled closely on the Cambridge EDSAC, LEO I ran its first business application in 1951.
In 1954 Lyons formed LEO Computers Ltd to market LEO I and its successors LEO II and LEO III to other companies.
LEO Computers eventually became part of English Electric Company ( EELM ) and then International Computers Limited ( ICL ) and ultimately Fujitsu.
LEO series computers were still in use until 1981.
The Lyons machine was christened Lyons Electronic Office, or LEO.
The first business application to be run on LEO was Bakery Valuations.
This was initially run as a test program on 5 September 1951, and LEO took over Bakery Valuations calculations completely on 29 November 1951.
LEO I's clock speed was 500 Hz, with most instructions taking about 1. 5 ms to execute.
Lyons used LEO I initially for valuation jobs, but its role was extended to include payroll, inventory, and so on.
The LEO project was also a pioneer in outsourcing: in 1956, Lyons started doing the payroll calculations for Ford UK and others on the LEO I machine.
The success of this led to the company dedicating one of its LEO II machines to bureau services.
Met Office office staff used a LEO I before the Met Office bought its own computer, a Ferranti Mercury, in 1959.
In 1954, with the decision to proceed with LEO II and interest from other commercial companies, Lyons formed LEO Computers Ltd.

Managers and London
Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660 – 1800.
Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660 – 1800.
* A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Volume 8, Hough to Keyse: Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660 – 1800 ...
Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660 – 1800.
* Cycle Rides Ltd: Managers of the London to Brighton Bike Ride
He also served on the Board of Managers for St. Paul's Cathedral in London, and was the Board Chairman for the Western Ontario Therapeutic Community Hostel.
Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660 – 1800.
Butterfield and Swire ( B & S ), who were the Far Eastern trading company of JS & S, were appointed from the formation of CNCo as Eastern Managers, all correspondence with JS & S, the London Managers, being conducted by the offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
The General Managers lived in Tondu House until 1940 when the house was commandeered by the Ministry of Supply for the Pyrotechnic Research Department ( PRD ), evacuated from London.
Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660 – 1800.
Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660 – 1800.
Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660 – 1800.
Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660 – 1800.
Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660 – 1800.
*" Shadwell, Charles ", in Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660 – 1800.
" Mary Kent ", in Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660 – 1800.
Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660 – 1800.
Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660 – 1800.

Managers and .
Managers aim to capture the inefficiencies arising from the heavy participation of non-economic investors ( i. e., high income " buy and hold " investors seeking tax-exempt income ) as well as the " crossover buying " arising from corporations ' or individuals ' changing income tax situations ( i. e., insurers switching their munis for corporates after a large loss as they can capture a higher after-tax yield by offsetting the taxable corporate income with underwriting losses ).
Managers, catchers and pitchers use the statistics of batters of opposing teams to develop pitching strategies and set defensive positioning on the field.
Managers and batters study opposing pitcher performance and motions in attempting to improve hitting.
Strikes were forbidden, Owner / Managers were not permitted to make changes in decisions which would impact their productivity or profit.
It contributes also to the Top Industrial Managers for Europe ( TIME ) network.
All key staff i. e. Office Directors and Program Managers are rotated to ensure constant infusion of fresh thinking and perspectives.
( Note: On most location-based television shows, there will be two Assistant Location Managers that alternate episodes, allowing one to prep an upcoming episode while the other is on-set with the current one.
* Managers may use fundamental analysis to correctly value ' good ' and ' bad ' companies.
* Managers may also consider the economic cycle in determining whether conditions are ' right ' to buy fundamentally suitable companies.
* Managers may use fundamental analysis to determine future growth rates for buying high priced growth stocks.
" A National Study of Middle Managers ' Assessment of Organizational Communication Quality.
Managers employing such a strategy capitalize on valuation inconsistencies in the market before or after such events, and take a position based on the predicted movement of the security or securities in question.
Managers of hedge funds use particular trading strategies and instruments with the specific aim of reducing market risks to produce risk-adjusted returns, which are consistent with investors ' desired level of risk.
Managers will have an additional incentive to increase risk oversight when their own capital is invested in the fund.
In November 2010, the EU Parliament passed the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, which seeks to provide greater monitoring and control of alternative investment fund managers operating in the EU.
The EU's Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers ( AIFMD ) was passed by the EU Parliament on November 11, 2010 and is the first EU directive focused on " alternative investment fund managers ", including hedge fund managers.
Under the EU's Alternative Investment Fund Managers directive, offshore hedge funds using prime brokers as depositaries will be required to use EU-registered credit institutions before they can be sold in the EU.
Managers process administrative tasks and organize work environments.
Managers deal with complexity, while leaders deal with initiating and adapting to change.
Managers undertake the tasks of planning, budgeting, organizing, staffing, controlling and problem solving.
* Managers must understand where and how they can implement their policies and strategies.

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