I just stick it in the computer, offload the pictures, put it right back in the camera. I never have to lose anything.

And finally, we may be able to use smart devices that will offload the work of the body and allow it to heal.

To overcome the above problems, arms embargo violators now ship arms in containers directly to a port of a neighbouring State, south west of Somalia and, with the help of local officials, offload the containers and truck them by road into Somalia.

National defense is an obvious example, as are functions for which economies of scale are important. Where localities try to offload support for the poor onto other localities, the central government must step in and either fund such programs directly or set minimum standards.

But markets are subject to imbalances that individual participants may ignore if they think they can offload their positions on someone else. Regulators, by contrast, cannot ignore these imbalances, because if too many participants are on the same side, positions cannot be liquidated without causing a discontinuity or, worse, financial collapse.

First, as plummeting stock prices caused the equity in investors accounts to fall below the maintenance margin, brokers began issuing margin calls, forcing investors to offload more assets to come up with the needed cash. When they failed to pay margin calls on time, their shares were sold by brokers, pushing stock prices down further.