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  • noun The ISO 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for the British Virgin Islands.

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Examples

  • Many of their habits do not change, as evidenced by the previous VGB surgeries that failed with ruptured staples and patients regained all of their weight and often more.

    Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Surgical vs. Non-Surgical Weight-Loss Maintenance 2009

  • Designed to keep such a horrific accident from ever happening again, the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (the VGB Act),  named for former Secretary of State James Baker's seven-year-old granddaughter, who died after becoming trapped by the suction in a spa, was signed into law in December 2007 and went into effect a year later.

    A tragic, but preventable, pool drowning 2010

  • The VGB Act required that all public pools with single drains other than anunblockable drain, be equipped with a safety system that would minimize thechances of entrapment.

    A tragic, but preventable, pool drowning 2010

  • Designed to keep such a horrific accident from ever happening again, theVirginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act the VGB Act,named for formerSecretary of State James Baker's seven-year-old granddaughter, who died after becoming trapped by the suction in a spa, was signed into law in December 2007 and went into effect a year later.

    A tragic, but preventable, pool drowning 2010

  • The VGB Act required that all public pools with single drains other than an unblockable drain, be equipped with a safety system that would minimize the chances of entrapment.

    A tragic, but preventable, pool drowning 2010

  • So someone wanting to use VGB to capture kiddie porn would have to: 1. get the doll to the child 2. ensure that it's somewhere with a good view 3. hope the child engages in activities that the person doing this will find arousing, rather than, say, picking up the doll and recording a documentary about the conflict between a plush dinosaur and a set of bookshelves the controls are quiteobvious!

    Boing Boing David Pescovitz 2010

  • VGB treatment, in particular, needs a balanced approach to curb retinal toxicity.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • "Patients with no cortical lesion (e.g. Down syndrome, leukodystrophy, or cryptogenic cases) usually require no chronic treatment following the control of spasms-ACTH treatment may be stopped after only one month, and VGB after 6 months," said Dr. Dulac.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The Pool Guy is focused on VGB compliance and eco-friendly pools.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Of course the burka on the VGB would be a tip off as well as obscuring the lens:

    Boing Boing David Pescovitz 2010

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