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WWF-Indonesia facilitated the formation of the Amanah Palm Oil Independent Smallholders Association with support from the Ministry of Agriculture, the Riau Provincial Government, the RSPO, Carrefour Foundation International, and PT. Inti Indosawit Subur, a subsidairy of the Asian Agri Group. The Amanah Palm Oil Independent Smallholders Association's 349 members manage 763 hectares of oil palm plantation in Riau Province, where approximately 1.1 million hectares of palm oil plantations are operated by smallholders.
Members of the association can already testify to the benefits of certification. Commented Haji Sunarno, Manager of the Amanah Association, "Before the trainings our average production was 20 tonnes per hectare per year. After the training, in the first four months of 2013 alone, we are enjoying a projected average of 24 tonnes over the year."
Sunarno noted that the success of the Amanah Association had led to over 130 additional independent smallholders seeking to join the RSPO through the association. "At first, some of the smallholders were sceptical about the benefits of RSPO certification. Now they can see for themselves how our members have boosted productivity through enhanced cultivation techniques and now they want to join and become RSPO-certified independent smallholders."


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This rabbit wasn't very attractive until it started eating carrots. Almost overnight, everything in its life changed: Other rabbits started asking it out on dates. It got a promotion at work. Even its neighbors wanted to come over more often.
Carrots are supposed to have the same effect on humans: you eat more of them, and you gradually get hotter. And then everyone loves you, even though you maybe look slightly jaundiced? Not really sure how the "yellowing" part of this equation works, except that carrots and other colorful foods like plums contain carotenoids (yellow pigments) that give humans a healthier look.
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It is, when you think about it, an extraordinarily daring claim to declare a saint. To be convincing it requires the creation of a lot of atmosphere and visible authority. Keeping the hubris and the humility in balance is perhaps the art of all external religion.
The Pope sits in the solitude of his ancient primacy on an elevated cathedra in front of St Peter's. His supreme power is tempered by a sense of his personal loneliness. He looks down on the terraced ranks of the church, clergy, religious and laity strictly segregated in the hierarchical order that is the visible form of this part of the Body of Christ. Theology says all the parts are equal. But sacred theatre is not democratic – no one wants it to be, actors or audience.
Two superior acolytes permanently beside the Pope hold up his vestments when he walks and hold the book he reads from. Two cardinals sit symmetrically below him, too close to the daily politics of the church to be too close to him in the sacred time and space of the liturgy. Everything visible represents something implicit. There is a deeply satisfying sense of order that, in liturgical time anyway, overrides the many questions it raises. There is also a unique kind of beauty that our secular age has otherwise lost.
The Roman aristocracy carefully protect their ancient privileges wearing many ornate signs of it. Their presence is irrelevant to the main event but asserts that the main event is part of something bigger. Ambassadors, military, politicians, all sit obediently in their right place. Here a few women with mantillas come close to the pinnacle of power. The almost invisible Swiss guards impassively ignore the attention they receive. On the other side of the altar, the ecclesiastical hierarchy are ranked in descending order, cardinals, bishops, abbots, monsignori, each scrupulously identified by his vestments or robes. Less impassive, they look around at those looking at them, smiling graciously at friends, looking through strangers. In the square the people stand as they must have done in ancient Rome, awed, excited, looking up, eager to be part of the sublime liturgy of public worship. Between the highest and the lowest, more crowded and less comfortably seated the monks, priests and members of the religious orders whose founders the Pope is today inscribing among the saints of the Holy Roman Church. Bernardo Tolomei, the founder of the Benedictine monastery of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, the motherhouse of the Olivetan Congregation was born in Siena a city of saints, in 1272. His noble family was a pillar of the economic and political system and served as the Pope's bankers. He was a brilliant lawyer and joined a confraternity, part of the great devotional movements that swept Italy at his time. Suffering from damaged eyesight, a canonical impediment to ordination, he decided to withdraw from the world and settled with two companions in a remote part of his estates, the crete senesi on which the beautiful monastery still rests today. They lived in the spirit of the desert monks and the simplicity and sincerity of their life led inevitably to the growth of the community. Obedient to the local bishop, Bernardo gave structure to their life and integrated it into the church's institution by taking the Rule of St Benedict. Later the Avignon Pope Clement VI recognised them formally. For some years Bernardo declined to be abbot.
In 1348 the plague that was to devastate Europe, often reducing the population by two thirds, struck Siena. Bernardo with some of his monks returned to the city to be with and care for the sick. He died with them and his body disappeared into a common grave. The absence of relics impedes your causa.
Hagiography aside, it is difficult not to feel moved by Bernardo Tolomei. He seemed averse to power even in the world he created in his monastic family. Born to privilege he was freed from the prison of hierarchy. Yet however intense his detachment he lived it in the institution of the church. Like Francis of Assisi and Catherine of Siena – and Italians today – he could see the dysfunction while loving the family.
In St Peter's Square last Sunday we did the same. A curial Cardinal once told me that only a sense of humour, renewed by frequent visits home, enabled him to survive Rome. In the sacristy before the ceremony the priests at the base of the hierarchy were being told the protocol for giving communion. "You may even have a cardinal or bishop come to receive from you. Do not be frightened, give it to them in just the same way.' The priests laughed aloud reminding us that the church in her wisdom recognises that hilaritas is also a part of holiness.
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Posted 16 March 2012 - 12:06 AM
In an interview published in The Times yesterday, and on his blog, journalist Frank Pope has unearthed some information that creates serious questions about CITES lack of impartiality.
I have posted about this on the Wetpixel front page too.
In a nutshell, it would seem that Dr. Giam Choo Hoo, a veterinarian from Singapore, has used his position within the CITES animal committee to influence the decisions of the committee when they are discussing issues that effect his commercial interests (in this case the sale of shark fin).
This has been allowed to happen as there seems to be a complete lack of oversight of CITES committee members commercial interests even when those interests are in direct conflict with the conservation issues being discussed.
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It is incredible to me, that these regulatory or advisory agencies have no conflict of interest requirements automatically.
With the hawaiian super ferry fiasco, that was going to cause further invasive species problems on all the islands, and likely kill humback whales, the super ferry guys just turned several members of the humback whale sanctuary advisory group, into HIGHLY paid consultants, who would go to every meeting and tell how great and harmless the super ferry was going to be!
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Researchers demo CNT wafer-scale advances
Keywords:working circuits wafer scale based carbon nanotubes CNT technology
Efforts to perfect CNT technology so that it can be considered an affordable and practical application in computer chips have been underway since the first CNT transistor was demonstrated ten years ago.
CNT Field-effect Transistors are considered contenders for extending current CMOS technology to create higher-level chip capability.
The Stanford research presented their advances at the 2008 Symposia on VLSI Circuits and Technology in Honolulu, Hawaii, including the demonstration of full-wafer-scale growth of directional CNTs on single-crystal quartz wafers; demoing full-wafer-scale CNT transfer from quartz wafers to silicon wafers for integration on silicon; and fabrication of logic structures that are immune to mispositioning of CNTs.
The logic structures include NAND, NOR, AND-OR-INVERT and OR-AND-INVERT on a full-wafer-scale.
"At the nanoscale, it is nearly impossible to guarantee that all carbon nanotubes will be placed at correct positions and aligned to create a functional circuit. So the question is: if we can't control these layout requirements, how can we create working circuits?" noted Betsy Weitzman, director of the Focus Centre Research Program (FCRP), a subsidiary of the SRC that funded the project.
"This exciting research has brought forward a significant breakthrough for the application of CNTs in CMOS circuits—very efficient and effective design solutions that do not require super-precise placement of the CNTs. The Stanford researchers developed an inexpensive design flow that is compatible with CMOS processing and have demonstrated that their designs can be fabricated at VLSI scale."
According to Professor Subhasish Mitra of Stanford, this is the first time that anyone has experimentally demonstrated that it is possible to fabricate robust, imperfection-immune CNT-based circuits at full wafer-scale without paying the price of expensive defect and fault-tolerance techniques.
"The fact that these techniques are compatible with VLSI processing and have minimal impact on VLSI design flows can contribute significantly to continued advancement of Moore's law."
Professor Mitra's collaborators in the project at Stanford include engineering students Nishant Patil and Albert Lin, Stanford research staff member Edward Myers, and electrical engineering Professor H.-S. Philip Wong.
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I would appreciate some help from the pros here.
Last night the air going to my bedrooms got warm regardless of tstat setting. I went up to the attic to look things over. I found that while my blower and water pump motors were continuing to run, my compressor was not. (I have a WaterFurnace Envision NDV038 HP - 3 ton, 2-stage, variable speed).
Knowing my unit has a ComfortAlert diagnostic module, I checked the status LED lights. I found the red 'Trip' LED turned on. I successfully reset it by turning off the tstat. But, when turning the tstat back on, the compressor still didn't start up. And the 'Trip' LED came back on as soon as a pretty loud relay engaged (I think this is the compressor contactor). I even tried completely removing power to the HP by turning off the circuit breaker to the whole unit. But this this power recycle didn't correct things either.
I looked up in the WF manual what 'Trip' LED indicates - basically: no power is getting to the compressor. So I looked over the compressor itself (Copeland UltraTech ZPS30K4E-PVF-130) to see if there is a 'reset' switch, thinking that after letting everything rest for a while, this would be worth a try to get the unit running through the night.
I didn't find a compressor 'reset.' But I did discover a problem. The 3 wire electric power connection was significantly angled out from the compressor, and, it has a lot of deterioration like it had gotten pretty hot. Remembering the 'Trip' LED, I guessed that the compressor wasn't running because its electrical power connection finally gave out. I pushed the power connector all the way back onto the compressor, turned the circuit breaker back on, and waited through the startup cycle to find that the compressor now worked.
It looks like the connector was never fully seated properly on the compressor at the time of HP manufacture, or even when the compressor was manufactured. And over the course of the 11 months that I've had the HP, the connector heated up to the point that the connection finally failed.
This morning I called a (the only) WaterFurnace GeoPro Master Dealer near me, thinking this is a specialized problem that would require specific-to-WF expertise. The gentleman is going to come in the next few days. Since I think the connector will temporarily last a little bit, and since the maintenance/repair/install business here in the Dallas area is absolutely crazy right now, I told him I was comfortable being scheduled at his convenience.
During the course of the phone conversation, a few subjects came up that I'd really appreciate some help/comment with. Like many others who get helped here, I'd sure appreciate being reasonably knowledgeable in preparation for the technician coming to look things over.
1. For my model/version of Copeland compressor, is the power connection a Copeland factory installed molded connector that's not supposed to be 'disengageable' from the compressor body?
2. And if so, is there really a possibility that I might have to have a compressor change out to fix this problem (really don't want to do this - my HP runs really great)? Or is there something available to the pros to do a reliable and safe field connection of power to a Copeland compressor?
3. Is this something that would/should be covered by my WF 10 years parts / labor allowance warranty?
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Sima Bahous: Remarks at the European Parliament - Perspectives for Arab States under the current crisis in the regionSep 17, 2013
EU Parliament Session
Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET)
"Perspectives for Arab States under the current crisis in the region"
Dignity or Despair in the Arab World: The Development Imperative.
A matter of common interest
Tuesday 17 September at 17:00 hrs
Honorable Members of Parliament
Ladies and Gentlemen
Good Afternoon. I am pleased to be here. I come from a region, and I represent a Region that is in crisis today. I also come and represent a UN agency, UNDP, that is doing its utmost to help the region in its quest for democracy and human dignity.
Nearly three years ago the Arab peoples took bold steps on the long march to dignity.
People took to the streets to shape their own future.
Rejecting unemployment, poverty, and vulnerability, men, women and youth came together and took control of their fate.
It was inspiring. Across the region, people walked tall, and stood proud in a new sense of citizenship. The Arab peoples felt dignity and a better quality of life was within reach.
But today where once we saw hope, too many are seeing despair.
We see violence, discord, armed struggle and deaths in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Yemen.
And we see Syrians dying by the tens of thousands, and fleeing by the millions.
Human suffering in Syria is nothing short of terrible. Over 100,000 men, women and children have died. More than 2 million people have fled the country. Over 4 million have sought refuge internally. Entire villages are destroyed. Schools and hospitals leveled.
The need for a political solution in Syria is urgent. And the transition to recovery and development cannot wait.
This is needed first and foremost for the future of Syria itself. But a solution is also urgent for the prospects of its neighbors.
Indeed today the crisis in Syria is also putting tremendous strain on the sub-region. Jordan and Lebanon and more recently Iraq are shaken to the core and need more support from international partners.
Host communities are feeling the strains of too many refugees and depleting resources at all levels.
Looking around the Arab world, we see clearly that two visions are at play: one of a future of democracy, dignity and freedom, and one of a future of despair.
Which vision will prevail?
My view is that this depends on sustainable development.
After all, the uprisings themselves, while on the surface seemingly purely political events, were rooted in the failure of development and the region's widespread exclusion, and deterioration in quality of life.
Economies were shrinking. Job opportunities were reducing and youth migration increased, adding to the vulnerability of a region that is severely affected by climate change, water scarcity and food insecurity.
The combination of weak states, large youth populations and poverty in countries like Somalia and Yemen and in parts of Libya serves only to provide more recruits for militias, bandits and extremists.
Reversing this failure, reversing this development stagnation, is a fundamental prerequisite of securing a peaceful future in the Arab region.
If we look at history, we see that no transition has ever been smooth or speedy. Nor has any succeeded without inclusive growth, social inclusion and civil society participation.
In the Arab Region we must also not lose sight of the other deficits that have characterized the region such as gaps in knowledge, gender equality, human rights and freedoms, and good governance.
One of the main challenges in the Arab world today is to help both States and Citizens define a new social contract.
At the United Nations Development Programme, we are working with all stakeholders in every country in the Arab region in this time of need, working to lay the foundations for peace and security, good governance, prosperity, democracy and participation in public life.
We are also working to complete the unfinished business of the MDGs and to best define the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
In transitioning countries we are working to support needed reforms to advance democratic participation and help improve social welfare and expand economic opportunity.
For example in Tunisia we have provided pivotal support to elections, constitutional development and the promotion of the rule of law.
In Egypt, UNDP promotes inclusive processes that respect the rights of all citizens and addresses the urgent economic needs of the most vulnerable.
In Libya the UN system including UNDP provided crucial support to Libya's first free elections and promoted the participation of women candidates. In Libya, UNDP also supported the national constitution process through engagement of citizens in various governorates.
In countries undergoing conflict or impacted by neighboring crises we are helping to provide the much needed humanitarian assistance, while we are also supporting programmes that create jobs, secure livelihoods and preserve social cohesion. In this way we are bridging humanitarian assistance to long term development support.
We are also working to stabilize countries such as Jordan and Morocco and to draw a roadmap for restabilizing the whole region.
There are challenges: Youth are looking for opportunities to claim their rightful place in society. The situation of women and girls is regressing.
Economic and social development is key to success of political transition. Human rights and respect for diversity need to be included.
And we are pleased to partner with the European Union as well as each European country in these efforts. UNDP has the trust of governments and civil society in bringing impartial, high-level advice to bear on important issues. We also have long experience, of developing quick impact programmes in situations of instability and conflict. The EU and its members are crucial partners in providing support to our programme at this most critical time. Together, we are partners for change.
After all, the progress of the Arab region and that of Europe are truly intertwined.
The Eurozone is the Arab Region's largest trading partner. Any slowdown or instability in either region has a negative impact as well on the other.
We are also connected by the movement of people. Many young Arabs dream of seeking economic opportunity in Europe. Our hope in the Arab region is to be able to ensure that our youth — the 200 million Arabs under the age of 24 — have as much opportunity right at home.
Aِِِnd finally we are also connected in the most serious of matters: peace and security.
We must continue to work together to help realize the aspirations of the Arab people. This is a long process that requires attention not only to the immediate and short term needs but requires perseverance and a firm commitment to long term investments.
The EU and UNDP, together, can be the catalyst that will keep the hopes of the Arab peoples alive.
Thank you.


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COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - Absentee voting in South Carolina has hit a record high after surpassing votes cast early four years ago.
The state Election Commission said about 367,500 people had voted absentee by 2:15 p.m. Monday. That exceeds the previous high set in 2008 by more than 25,000 voters.
In the last presidential election, absentee voting represented nearly 18 percent of all ballots cast.
The numbers include both mailed ballots and people voting in-person absentee. South Carolina technically does not have early voting. But people can vote at their county office if they give an excuse for why they can't vote on Election Day. That option exists through 5 p.m. Monday.
Absentee voters could climb to nearly 400,000, according to total ballots issued. Mailed ballots must be returned by 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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The National Cancer Institute's new Provocative Questions research funding program has awarded a prestigious grant to a researcher at Roswell Park Cancer Institute to investigate a promising, but neglected or unexplored area of cancer research.
David W. Goodrich, Ph.D., professor of oncology in the department of pharmacology and therapeutics, recently received a two-year, $406,247 award from the Provocative Questions Project.
The Provocative Questions Project emerged in 2012 in an effort to tackle long-standing questions about the understanding of cancer biology and cancer control. The grant is part of the NCI's Provocative Questions Project to challenge cancer researchers to provide answers for 24 perplexing questions in cancer research. NCI solicited the scientific community's help to formulate the list of key questions that, if answered, could lead to significant research advances.
Goodrich's proposed research will aim to answer a question concerning the "Mechanisms of Tumor Development or Recurrence: How does the order in which mutations or epigenetic changes occur alter cancer phenotypes or affect the efficacy of targeted therapies?"
All cancers occur when something goes wrong in the DNA of a cell - a gene mutates or changes in a way that causes the cell to multiply haphazardly, creating a tumor, Goodrich said.
"Scientists are cataloguing all the gene mutations that occur in human cancers, and we now know that each cancer contains many mutations that determine how the cancer behaves and how it responds to therapy," he explained. "What we don't know, however, is whether the order in which these mutations occur influences these characteristics."
His project will create a novel model to test whether varying the order and timing of mutations in two genes important for human prostate cancer, the PTEN and RB1 tumor suppressor genes, will ultimately affect the cancer's aggressiveness and how it responds to therapy.
"Whether the order of mutations influences a cancer's behavior is an important question for personalized medicine, because how we treat a patient may be determined not only by the mutations in their cancer, but also on the order in which those mutations are acquired. Finding an answer to this provocative question will be significant for improving patient therapy and prognosis," Goodrich said.
More than $12 million will be distributed to 30 grant recipients nationwide in this first of two funding cycles. Although each investigator takes on a separate distinct question, their combined impact will be substantial, and potentially change the way scientists approach cancer research and therapy.
The mission of Roswell Park Cancer Institute is to understand, prevent and cure cancer. Founded in 1898, RPCI is one of the first cancer centers in the country to be named a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and remains the only facility with this designation in upstate New York. RPCI is a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation's leading cancer centers; maintains affiliate sites; and is a partner in national and international collaborative programs. For more information, visit www.roswellpark.org, call 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or email [email protected].


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Visitors to the AudioControl booth at this weeks CES will be happy to see AudioControl's new LC2i OEM interface on prominent display. This unique processor began shipping during the 4th quarter of 2010 and set record unit sales during it's first 90 days of shipping.
"Dealers have embraced the LC2i in a big way as it is a great sounding, cost effective way to interface with most factory installed audio systems," commented Chris Kane from AudioControl. "Early sales eclipsed our expectations causing our production department to really scramble to keep up with orders. One of the nice benefits of having our own U.S. based factory is that we could react to the dramatic increase in demand with minimal backorders."
The LC2i, is a compact, two-channel processor with active input circuitry, which allows it to accept speaker-level signals of up to 400 watts per channel from factory-installed source units or amplifiers. It converts them to high-quality pre-amp signals that can then be directed to after market processors and/or amplifiers. Users can enjoy maximum sound quality while maintaining the use of factory volume and steering wheel controls.
The LC2i is also the world's first processor to incorporate AudioControl's, patent pending, AccuBASSTM processing which automatically corrects for the bass roll-off that is common with many factory installed audio systems. Simple "Threshold" and "Level" controls allow users to optimize the bass response to match their speaker system.
"The AccuBASS circuit is very unique as it allows mobile electronic specialists to deliver great bass response to their customers", commented AudioControl president, Tom Walker. "Happy customers create lots of referrals which is very important for today's retailers."
Being a high-value OEM integration processor, the LC2i is installer friendly and equipped with a number of features that make it ideal for simple systems:
- GTOTM (Great Turn-On) Circuit – Powers up the LC2i when it detects signal on the speaker level input
- Fixed and variable outputs with discrete level controls
- Input For Optional Remote Level Control
The LC2i has a client selling price of only $99.00 and like all AudioControl signal processors, is backed by an industry leading, five-year parts and labor warranty when installed by authorized AudioControl dealers.


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Recently, I was compelled to publish a piece critical of the Taego order – an organization which currently sponsors this website. The piece revolves around perceived discrimination against gay and lesbian individuals, the elderly, women and the physically disabled. After the piece was published, I thought that this would be a great topic for discussion in our new podcast and I contacted several individuals within the Taego Order to ask them to participate. I naïvely believed that someone within the organization would be willing to talk about these issues. If the criticisms are incorrect, they would have the opportunity to set the record straight. If the criticisms are correct, they would have the opportunity to discuss why they remain in place and what is being done to scourge their tradition of such unfair practices. They would even be free to defend them, if that is what they believe should be done.
The responses I have received, in the cases where I have received a response, are that they are too busy to participate. Imagine if the civil rights leaders of the 1960s were too busy to go out picketing. Of course, this is not the first time I have come up against a wall in my work at this website. Some organizations, like Rinzaiji and The Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, seem to have an almost universal policy toward answering any inquiries from Sweeping Zen. These inquiries don't even have anything to do with controversies of any kind – they are merely requests that the organizations participate. Now, you may criticize this effort as inherently self-serving on my part and, to a certain extent, you are right. At the same time, the goal of this website is to be inclusive of absolutely everyone and when organizations seem to have a policy of not participating at the organizational level, it may cause readers to believe that you are somehow being biased in your coverage. Obviously, not everyone is going to want to participate. I suppose they could argue that they want privacy, though really they are public figures – so I'm not sure I fully understand that sentiment.
To me, I think it mostly has to do with message control. Because the majority of teachers and Zen centers which I make contact with make themselves open and available, I always do wonder about those who do the exact opposite. It gives off an appearance of isolationism – of wishing to be cut off from not only the mahasangha but, really, from the world at large. For organizations that are unhealthy and have things which they wish to hide or keep secret, it indeed could become a slippery slope participating in a democratic forum such as this.
My argument is simple. If you are a standup organization with nothing to hide, then participating in democratic dialogues does not threaten you in the least. If your positions are defensible, then you should have no trouble at all defending them, be they in the public eye or in private. You are not private organizations. You are public entities who deal daily with the public, even if you consider that public your family. If you do not wish to be public, then why do you have websites promoting your work? Why do you publish your own Dharma talks?
Access in the media is always a dicey thing – the Buddhist press, or Buddhist media, is no exception. People will make themselves accessible to you so long as the things which you cover are favorable. Obviously there are always exceptions to this but, generally speaking, this is true. You understand as a publisher that a critical story can sever relations and you also know that there is always the possibility that you'll get it wrong. For organizations obsessed only with access, I call them the "yes men" press. I'm entirely uninterested in publishing a lopsided view of Zen practice in this country. It would be lopsided if all you ever ran were negative and it would be lopsided if all you ever ran were positive. The relative world we live in is not either/or – it is both.
So, in closing, I urge these organizations to participate – to engage in dialogue and to open yourselves up. What is there to fear in open dialogue? I do not understand.
Only when I look at it through the eyes of avoidance and protectionism can I understand.
Update on the evening of May 23, 2011:
Here is a response from Hae Doh Sunim, assistant to Ven. Jongmae Park:
(Photo by Dru Bloomfield via Flickr using a CC-BY license.)


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The international student exchange programmes - Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence (1): Teaching
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Introduction: The medical-surgical 'tradition' in Florence has a much longer history than Florence University itself, which was founded in 1924 together with the Faculty of Medicine. Indeed, a School of Surgery was present within the Santa Maria Nuova Hospital as early as in the XIIIth century. The Florentine School of Surgery was very much appreciated during the centuries, insomuch as even those who graduated in medicine at the prestigious Universities of Pisa and Siena were obliged to attend a two-year internship at the Santa Maria Nuova Hospital Surgery School in order to obtain their licence to practice as doctors. Indeed, in the Middle Ages in Tuscany, in order to develop the right skills to become a qualified medical doctor, it was considered of primary importance not to study and practice within one single university but to travel and study in distant schools: a premonition of the present international student exchange programmes. Still to-day the Faculty of Medicine at Florence University, together with the Dean, the Delegate Committee, and the Didactic Committee for International Mobility strongly believes in international student exchange programmes. The faculty considers them a top investment for the development of internationally-oriented future medical doctors. Modern-day students, travelling and studying in various countries, have the opportunity to open their minds, to learn a new language, and to acquire the right skills to practise throughout the various countries of a united Europe.
Student mobility: Erasmus is now the major part of the Life-Long Learning Programme which represents the last and most ambitious evolution of the Socrates programme for international mobility of students and teachers. The Medical Faculty of Florence has been active in the Erasmus Programme over the last 30 years. Since 1989, the university has coordinated Erasmus Interuniversity Co-operation Programmes (ICPs) building up a European network of 17 institutions. The Erasmus ICPs, however, were independent teacher-centred programmes, limited to a specific disciplinary area, in case of medicine pharmacology/biochemistry, and mostly limited to the exchange of students for laboratory work related to their thesis.
When the Erasmus ICPs were incorporated into the university-centred Socrates Programme, in its first year of activity the number of outgoing and incoming students was 10 and 5 respectively. In the subsequent years, there has been an exponential increase in the number of students exchanged by the medical faculty, both throughout Europe and overseas, reaching in the last two years over 550 students exchanged in both directions. Through the Erasmus Life-Long Learning Programme study and placement mobility, as well as through the interuniversity and interfaculty agreements, the number of incoming exchange students and teaching staff visiting the faculty has steadily increased since the programme started in 1996 (see figure 1 [Fig. 1] and 2 [Fig. 2]).
The great diversity of didactic offers and because of students' needs on the one hand, and the increasing number of exchanged students on the other hand, required a heavy commitment to assure all students of the 33 different degree courses equal rights and equal opportunities along the procedures, starting from the preparation of their Learning Agreements down to the final recognition step. The crucial part of these procedures – defined as 'International Didactics' – is necessarily under the responsibility of teaching staff rather than administrative staff. Furthermore, it was recognised that only a specific didactic committee, dedicated to international mobility with representatives from all degree courses, could deal with the complexity of these procedures. The faculty dean appoints teaching staff members of the 'Didactic Committee for International Mobility'. The committee is responsible for
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- the acceptance of incoming student applications and approval of their Learning Agreements,
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- preparation and approval of Learning Agreements of outgoing students and local recognition of their studies performed abroad as per the Transcript of Record issued abroad.
The great diversity in the didactic needs of both outgoing and incoming students from so many different European universities requires flexibility: each Learning Agreement has to be 'tailor-made', taking into account both the home core curriculum and that of the partner university, in relation to the specific requirements of each student.
This organizational model set up by the faculty of Medicine of Florence has been recognised as excellent, both at national and international level. Over the past 4 years the international mobility activities of the Faculty scored between the first and third place among those of all Italian medical faculties, as shown in the CENSIS statistics.
Core curriculum: The core curriculum of the Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery consists of integrated courses, modules, clinical rotations, as well as optional activities. The entire course develops over a six-year period and students must acquire 60 Italian CFU credits, equivalent to 60 ECTS credits, per year (360 in total) in order to graduate. Incoming students may take courses from the fourth year onward, according to the 'Study Plan' presented in Table 1 [Tab. 1] for the academic year 2010-2011.
Incoming students may attend courses, and take exams for individual modules of the integrated courses as shown in table 1, aside from pathological anatomy 1 and 2, which are considered a single exam. Most of the teaching still takes place in large lecture halls and class attendance is compulsory (minimum attendance permitted: 70%). Most lectures and clinical trainings are held at Careggi Hospital, the main University Hospital for the City of Florence. Students are also expected to study independently to prepare for exams. Exam sessions are held in February, June/July and September and are mainly oral. Some courses have written tests during the semester or before the oral exam. A number of sessions are available within each exam period and students can book the date of their choice. Students not satisfied with their exam result may take that exam again, although there are rules as to how often an exam may be taken within the same examination period.
Incoming students may also take clinical rotations in subjects of their choice (a minimum of four weeks per subject). In order to attend clinical rotations good knowledge of Italian is required. Incoming Erasmus students are offered one Italian language course free of charge at the University Language Center to book online (http://www.cla.unifi.it).
Summary: Internationalisation and student mobility programmes represent an opportunity and a challenge rather than a danger. Their success depends on the following key points:
- Flexibility - flexibility in accepting different modalities of teaching and evaluation used in different partner institutions is of primary importance for making the most of diversity.
- Diversity does not mean a difference in quality. The acceptance of diversity must be based on trust.
- Trust - It is crucial to trust the professional expertise and teaching methods of colleagues of other European Faculties. Medical doctors are trained to later exert their profession freely in any other member state of the European Union after passing the state examination and obtaining the licence to practise. The profession of Medical Doctor is in fact one of the seven professions fully recognised at European level without the need for further examinations. If it is possible to recognise the medical profession throughout Europe, it must be possible to give full recognition to examinations that medical students have passed in other European universities.
Florence, Renaissance cradle of culture and humanities, still today promotes diversity in the name of university.


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Both sides played out an entertaining tie at Pune's Balewadi stadium with debutants making a telling display in a share of the spoils...
Goalkeeping errors from both he sides saw Pune FC and Shillong Lajong play out a 2-2 draw, in an I-League encounter at the Balewadi stadium in Pune.
Edinho twice gave his side the lead in the 13th and 56th minute, but Boima Karpeh replied with a brace of his own, with goals in the 51st and 59th minute.
Pune FC started with Jeje Lalpekhlua upfront alongwith James Moga, while Izumi Arata and Douhou Pierre lined up in central midfield.
Edinho Junior meanwhile made his much awaited league debut for Shillong Lajong, and partnered Sushil Kumar Singh upfront.
The Red Lizards started the brighter of the two teams and Douhou Pierre was given all the space he could have asked for, to pick out his wingers at regular intervals.
It was on one such foray forward that the hosts almost took the lead, when Karma Tsewang's cross reached Khanthang Paite, who though, skied his effort over.
For all of Pune FC's domination though, it was the away side that took the lead, when Edinho, who had almost not touched the ball till then, slotted home a Sho Kamimura cut-back in the 13th minute, after Thangboi Singto's team dispossessed Douhou in midfield and hit the hosts on the counter.
After conceding, Derrick Pereira's players attacked with even more renewed vigour, and it was Paite again who came close to finding a leveler, when Douhou played a corner towards him, at the edge of the box. The winger's effort though, was blocked by the Shillong defenders.
Moga then hit a freekick from a dangerous area, straight at L. Ralte in goal, before Edinho on the other end almost got to the end of a cross from out left, but Abhra Mondal cleared it for a corner.
The Portuguese infact almost scored from the ensuing corner as well, rising the highest to meet the dangerous delivery into the box, but heading over.
With a breakthrough looking hard to come-by, the home side increasingly started hitting the ball long to Moga, in the hope that the lanky striker could conjure something up. However the Lajong backline dealt with him adequately well.
Edinho had another headed opportunity from a corner at the other end, but he headed over under pressure, as the striker continued to grow into the tie.
Jeje then had a glorious opportunity to equalize, but he hit over, after the ball had falled kindly in his path, inside the box.
Eventually though, neither side added to their tally, as the referee blew the half-time whistle.
Derrick Pereira threw in Boima Karpeh inplace of Douhou Pierre, in a bid to get back into the game, and the former Churchill Brothers striker re-paid his decision in the 51st minute. The forward received a pass in the box from Jeje, beat his man and hit a powerful effort, which the keeper could only parry into the back of his own net. The Australian did not care though, as he went about celebrating with his bench.
Pune FC's joy though, was short-lived, as Edinho got his second goal in the 56th minute, when Abhra failed to deal with a regulation, looping ball, and hit it against his own bar. The striker was following up, and had a simple task of heading home.
The Lajong bench though, had hardly stopped celebrating when Karpeh scored his second too, getting on the end of a Othallo Tabia cross, with L. Ralte yet again failing to deal with his effort.
It was all happening in the second half, as a furious Lajong bench protested, as they felt they weren't given a penalty soon afterwards, when a rather shaky looking Abhra Mondal, allegedly brought down Sushil Kumar Singh, as he tried to atone for a fumble in the box.
Boima continued to pose a lot of problems to the Lajong backline, however the game itself could not sustain the tempo that one saw in the first 20 minutes of the half.
Both the teams seemed to be content with a point, and that is how it ended at full-time, with the point moving Pune FC to 34 points from 19 games, while the away side now have 20 points from 21 games.


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Lillian Swick, 96
Mrs. Lillian Marie (Duryea) Swick, 96, of Norfolk passed away at her home, Heritage of Bel-Air, Jan. 16, 2011, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Lillian was born March 14, 1914, to Isaac and Inger Marie "Mary" (Matson) Duryea. She grew up in Blaine and Custer Counties, graduating from Merna High School in 1930. June 14, 1936, she married Louis Oliver Swick at the Broken Bow Christian Church parsonage with Pastor W.A. Baldwin officiating. To this union one child was born, Janice Louise Swick. Lillian spent her life taking care of her family and those around her. Lillian loved to cook, sew and garden. Many people enjoyed her dinners, baked goods and flowers. She was an active member of the Lillian Church of Christ, and was baptized by immersion in the Gates River by Guy B. Dunning, June 7, 1938. Lillian taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School for 30 years. She was an active member of Lillian Church Willing Workers and the Lillian Women's Club. Lillian was preceded in death by her husband, Louis; her parents; her in-laws, Oliver and Hope Swick; five sisters, Naomie Zackary and husband Nidgal, Anna McLaughlin and husband Lawny, Viola Rowe and husband Vern, Fern Myers and husband Adrian, Rosia Kennedy and husband Glenn; two brothers, Leo Duryea and wife Jenny, Noble Duryea and wife Dora. Lillian is survived by her daughter, Janice Swick of Norfolk; and a host of nieces and nephews, grand and great-great, as well as her extended family and care givers at Heritage of Bel-Air. Lillian's family is very grateful to all the caregivers and administrators of Heritage of Bel-Air who stepped up in Lillian's final months to give her a home filled with excellent loving care. Funeral services will be Thursday, Jan. 20, at 2 p.m. at the Lillian Church of Christ north of Broken Bow with Pastor Bob Dainton officiating. Burial will be in the Gates Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the church. A lunch will follow the visitation. Govier Brothers Mortuary of Broken Bow is in charge of arrangements. Memorials have been suggested to the Lillian Church of Christ or the Alzheimer's Research Center in St. Paul, Minn.


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Division of Environmental Biology
Dimensions of Biodiversity
|Leslie J. Rissler
|(703) 292-4628
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|(703) 292-7186
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Contacts for US-China Collaborative Research Projects
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A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 18-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 18-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
Despite centuries of discovery, most of our planet's biodiversity remains unknown. The scale of the unknown diversity on Earth is especially troubling given the rapid and permanent loss of biodiversity across the globe. The goal of the Dimensions of Biodiversity campaign is to transform, by 2020, how we describe and understand the scope and role of life on Earth.
This campaign promotes novel integrative approaches to fill the most substantial gaps in our understanding of the diversity of life on Earth. It takes a broad view of biodiversity, and focuses on the intersection of genetic, phylogenetic, and functional dimensions of biodiversity. Successful proposals must integrate these three dimensions to understand interactions and feedbacks among them. While this focus complements several core programs in BIO, it differs by requiring that multiple dimensions of biodiversity be addressed simultaneously, in novel ways, to understand their synergistic roles in critical ecological and evolutionary processes, especially pertaining to the mechanisms driving the origin, maintenance, and functional roles of biodiversity.
The Dimensions of Biodiversity program includes partnerships with the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) of Brazil, and the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa in fiscal year 2018.
Investigators wishing to inquire about the suitability of potential projects for Dimensions of Biodiversity are encouraged to email a brief summary and contact information to firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Dimensions of Biodiversity Workforce REU-Broadening Participation Supplements
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Often dubbed the "Eighth Wonder Of The World" and selected as one of the "Seven Wonders Of The Modern World," the Panama Canal is a 48-mile long waterway across the Isthmus of Panama linking the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. Completed in 1914 by the United States (the U.S. kept control of it and the Panama Canal Zone until 2000), the creation of the canal saved ships going from the Atlantic to the Pacific some 8,000 miles as well as the treacherous journey to traverse the often-rough waters of the Drake Passage and Cape Horn.
With wait times, it generally takes approximately eight to 10 hours to cross the Panama Canal, through its three sets of locks. Most cruise ships feature a daytime crossing of the canal so passengers can enjoy the experience during the day --not to mention the opportunity to watch the sunrise over one ocean and the sunset over another! Some cruises offer a partial transit of the canal roundtrip from Florida ports --these sailings are shorter, give a taste of the canal, and eliminate the need for flying home on the return (with subsequent air ticket savings). Narration explaining the history of the canal and the workings of its locks is typically presented over loudspeakers out on deck.
Since many modern ships, called "Post-Panamax" or "Super-Panamax" are too large to fit through the canal (the Panamax class of ships was built to the dimensions that would fit through the waterway), an expansion project is underway that will allow today's superliners to cross. The expansion is expected to be completed in 2014, the centennial anniversary of the Panama Canal's opening.
If you would like to experience the Panama Canal this spring, here are several sailings to consider arranged alphabetically by cruise line. Listed are sailings offering full transits of the Panama Canal to or from Florida ports; and partial transits roundtrip from Florida ports. Fares (per person, double occupancy) are the ones we found on cruise line websites and are subject to change and terms and conditions may apply. Always ask if there are any specials available when you wish to sail such as onboard credits, two-for-one fares and free airfare. Check the individual cruise lines websites for additional information.
-- Celebrity Cruises -- The Celebrity Infinity makes a complete transit of the Panama Canal departing from Fort Lauderdale on March 27 (other departure dates also listed). The 15-night voyage calls at Cartagena, Colombia; Colon, Panama; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala; Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; and ends in San Diego. Fares start at $1,899 in an inside cabin. Visit www.celebritycruises.com.
-- Holland America Line -- The Statendam offers a 14-day Winter Spring Panama Canal voyage from Fort Lauderdale to San Diego on March 2 (other departures are available). In addition to the transit of the Panama Canal, highlights include stops at Oranjestad, Aruba; Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica; and Huatulco, Acapulco and Cabo San Lucas in Mexico. Fares start at $1,299 for an interior stateroom. Visit www.hollandamerica.com.
-- Oceania Cruises -- The Regatta sails on a full transit of the Panama Canal from San Francisco to Miami on May 24. The 18-day voyage calls at Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, Acapulco, Huatulco and Puerto Chiapas, Mexico; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; Cartagena, Colombia; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and Key West. Fares start at $3,499. Visit www.oceaniacruises.com.
-- Princess Cruises -- The Island Princess features a 10-day partial transit of the Panama Canal voyage on March 8 (other departures are also listed) roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale. Ports of call include Cartagena, Colombia; Colon, Panama; Limon, Costa Rica; and Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Fares start at $1,299 for an interior stateroom. Or for those who prefer a full transit of the Panama Canal, the Coral Princess offers one from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles on March 27 (other departures available). Stops during the 14-day voyage are made in Aruba; Cartagena, Colombia; Fuerte Amador, Panama (for Panama City); and Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Fares start at $1,399 for an inside cabin.Visit www.princess.com.
-- Regent Seven Seas Cruises -- The Seven Seas Navigator sets sail on a Trans-Canal voyage from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco on April 14. Along the way, the ship stops at Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Cartagena, Colombia; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; Puerto Chiapas, Huatulco, Acapulco and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and San Diego. Visit www.rssc.com.


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RESOLVED, the proper city officers are hereby authorized and directed to execute an amendment to an agreement between the city of Duluth and the St Louis County board for the furnishing of home delivered meals for senior citizens for the period of October 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006, to increase the payment for elderly waiver meals from $5.94 to $6.08. Said agreement is filed as Public Document No. ________________. Monies collected under said agreement shall be deposited in Federal Program Fund 272, Department 031, Revenue Source 4654-02.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes a minor amendment to the Title III-C(2) home delivered meals program increasing the amount St Louis County pays the city for each elderly waiver meal from $5.94 to $6.08. The elderly waiver program is state funded and thus the rate will sometimes change with the state's fiscal year.


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|Incentive Type:
|Utility Rebate Program
|Eligible Efficiency Technologies:
|Heat pumps, Duct/Air sealing, Building Insulation, Windows, Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building, Geothermal Heat Pumps
|Applicable Sectors:
|Incentive Amount:
New Construction
Ductwork: 100
Ceiling Insulation: 150
HVAC: 275 per unit
Windows: 400
Water Heating: 150
Energy Star Homes Certification: 100
Existing Homes
In-Home Energy Audit: Free
HVAC Maintenance: 75
HVAC ECM Motor Replacement: 135
Heat Pump: 275 - 400
Ceiling Insulation: 200 - 350
Wall Insulation: 0.31 per square foot
Window Replacement: 2.65 per square foot
Window Film: 2 per square foot
Ductwork: discounted to 50
|Equipment Requirements:
Ceiling Insulation: R-30
Wall Insulation: R-11
Heat Pumps/AC: minimum SEER of 15; must be replacing an inefficient air conditioning system
Geothermal Heat Pumps: minimum EER 12
Windows: must be NFRC-labeled with a minimum solar heat gain co-efficiency of .35, U-factor of .60 maximum
Window Film: minimum shading co-efficiency of .40 or less
Tampa Electric provides a variety of financial incentives to promote energy efficiency in the residential sector. The Ductwork Rebate Program gives Tampa Electric customers the opportunity to have a trained professional appraise a home's duct system for accessibility and repair needs, seal any leaks, and help minimize future leaks for only $50.
Customers can also have insulation inspected through the Building Envelope Improvement Program. If the technician finds areas for improvement the customer may be awarded rebates to replace or add ceiling insulation, replace windows, or install window film. Customers should schedule an appointment with a Tampa Electric energy analyst before installing ceiling insulation. The other measures do not require pre-inspection, but must meet minimum requirements to qualify for incentives.
Tampa Electric also provides a rebate for high efficiency heat pumps (15+ SEER) through the Heating and Cooling Rebate Program. With this program, customers can be credited $275 - $400 for replacing an existing heat pump with a high efficiency heat pump or for replacing an electric resistance, natural gas, or oil heating system with a qualified heat pump. Rebates are also offered for HVAC maintenance and electronically commutated motor replacements.
Homeowners and contractors building new homes can receive incentives to incorporate energy efficient design through the Residential New Construction Program. Finally the Neighborhood Weatherization program, offered by Tampa Electric in conjunction with Tampa Hillsborough Action Plan, provides energy saving kits to income qualified customers.
See the web site for full details on all programs and application forms.


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Buena Vista Steak Club
|Vegetables, Beans, Bread, Meat
|Day Part
|Dinner, Lunch
|Menu Part
|Cuisine Type
The Buena Vista Steak Club features sauteed Philly-style steak strips, chimichurri sauce, black-bean aioli, sliced pickles and melted Gouda cheese on a Cuban roll.
Chimichurri Sauce:
1 1⁄2 cups extra virgin olive oil
2⁄3 cup red wine vinegar
1⁄3 cup chopped fresh parsley
3 tbsp. chopped cilantro
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. salt
1⁄2 tsp. ground cumin
1⁄2 tsp. black pepper
Black Bean Aïoli:
2 1⁄2 cups mayonnaise
6 oz. canned black beans, drained, chopped
1⁄4 tsp. liquid smoke
24 soft Cuban rolls, split
48 slices Gouda cheese
24 portions frozen Philly-style shaved beef
48 slices tomato
48-96 slices dill pickle
12 oz. baby lettuce mix
Salt and pepper, to taste
1. For Chimichurri Sauce: Combine oil, vinegar, parsley, cilantro, garlic, salt, cumin,
and black pepper in bowl. Mix until blended. Cover and set aside.
2. For Black Bean Aïoli: Combine mayonnaise, black beans, and liquid smoke. Mix until thoroughly blended. Cover and refrigerate.
3. Prepare sandwiches to order: Brush 1 tsp. Chimichurri Sauce on cut side of split roll and brown cut sides on griddle. Spread 2 tbsp. black bean aïoli on top-half of roll. Place two slices of cheese on bottom half of roll and melt in salamander.
4. Cook one portion beef on hot oiled griddle. While cooking, drizzle with 2 tsp. Chimichurri Sauce and season with salt and pepper. When done cooking, scoop beef onto bottom half of roll. Top with tomato, pickle, and lettuce. Cover with top half of roll and grill or brown on both sides in panini press or on a flattop griddle using a flat weight to compress the sandwich.
5. Cut diagonally in half. Plate and serve.


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For six years I have been an avid and outspoken fan and paying customer of SourceGear products…from Vault to Dragnet to Fortress and on to Vault Professional, but that is all changing now. Not the fan part, but the paying customer part. I'm still a huge fan. I think that SourceGear does a great job with their product and support has been fantastic when needed (which is not very often). I think that Eric Sink has done a fine job building a quality company and products, and I appreciate his contributions to the tech community through this blogging and books. I still think their products are high quality and do a fantastic job of what they do. But there's the rub…what they do is no longer enough for me.
As I have rebuilt our development team over the last couple of years, and we have begun to investigate Scrum and Kanban, I realize that I need more visibility into the progress of the team. I need better project management tools, and this is where Vault Professional lags behind several other tools. Granted, in the latest release (Vault 6.0) they added a nice time tracking feature, but I want more. (Note, I did contact SourceGear about my quest for more, but apparently, the rest of their customer base has not been clamoring for this and so they have not built it. Granted, I wasn't clamoring for it either until just recently, but unfortunately for SourceGear, I want it now and don't want to wait for them to build it into their system.)
Ironically, it was SourceGear themselves who started to turn me on to the possibilities of other tools. They built a limited integration with Axosoft OnTime which I read about several times on their support site (I used to regularly read and occasionally comment on their Support Forum). I decided to check out OnTime and was very impressed with the tool for work item tracking and project management (not to mention their great Scrum Master in 10 Minutes video). I fell in love with the capabilities of OnTime. Unfortunately, the integration with Vault for source control management was, as I mentioned, limited. I could have forfeited the integration between work items and source code, but there is too much benefit to linking check-ins to work items for me to give that up. So then I did what was previously unthinkable for me, I considered switching not just the work tracking tool, but also the source code management tool. This was really stepping outside my comfort zone because source code is Gold, and not to be trifled with. When you find a good weapon to protect your gold, stick with it.
I looked at Git and Tortoise SVN, but the integration methods for those was pretty rough compared to what I was used to. The recommended tool from Axosoft's point of view appeared to be RocketSVN, but I really wasn't sure I wanted to go the "flavor of Subversion" route. Then I started thinking about that other tool I liked back when I first chose to go with Vault, but couldn't afford: Team Foundation Server. And what do you know…Microsoft has not only radically improved it over that version from back in 2006, but they also came to their senses about how it should be licensed, and it is much more affordable now. So I started looking into the latest capabilities in the 2012 version, and I fell in love all over again.
I really went deep on checking out the tools. I watched numerous webcasts from Microsoft partners, went to a beta preview on Microsoft's campus, and watched a lot of Channel 9 videos on the new ALM features (oooh…shiny). Frankly, I was very impressed with the capabilities of the newest version, and figured this was probably our direction. As an interesting twist of fate, one of my employees crossed paths with an ALM Consultant from Northwest Cadence, a local Microsoft Partner, and one of the companies that produced several of the webcasts that I had been watching. So I gave Bryon a call and started grilling him to see if he really knew anything or was just another guy who couldn't find a job so he called himself a consultant. It turns out Bryon actually knows a lot, especially in an area that was becoming a frustration point for us: Branching strategies and automated builds (that's probably a whole separate blog entry). As we talked, Bryon suggested we look into doing a DTDPS (Developer Tools Deployment Planning Services) session with his company. This is a service that can be paid for by Microsoft Enterprise Agreement planning services credits or SA training benefits, and, again, coincidentally, we had several that were just about to expire, so I put them to good use.
The DTDPS sessions were great; and Bryon, Rick, and the rest of the folks at Northwest Cadence have been a pleasure to work with. We have just purchased a new server for our TFS rollout and are planning the steps and options right now. This is still a big project ahead of us to not only install and configure TFS, but also to load all of our source code (many different systems, not just one program) and transition to the new way of life with TFS, but I am convinced that it is the right move for my team at this point in time. We need the new capabilities that are in alignment with Scrum and Kanban methodologies in order to more efficiently manage all the different projects that we have going on at one time.
I would still wholeheartedly endorse SourceGear's products and Axosoft's OnTime for those whose needs are met by those tools, but for me and my team, I think that TFS is the right fit, and I am looking forward to the change.
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