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Contact the Elderly is the only national charity solely dedicated to tackling loneliness and social isolation among older people through face to face contact.
Supported by a network of volunteers, the charity organises monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for small groups of older people, aged 75 and over, who live alone. Offering a regular and vital friendship link every month.
Each older person is collected from their home by a volunteer driver and taken to a volunteer host's home for the afternoon. The group is warmly welcomed by a different host each month, but the drivers remain the same which means that over the months and years, acquaintances turn into friends and loneliness is replaced by companionship.
Our tea parties are a real lifeline of friendship for our older guests who have little or no contact with family or friends. They bring people of all ages together, develop fulfilling friendships and support networks, and give everyone involved something to look forward to each month.
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"Knowing I can refer some clients on to a group, once we've completed a piece of work and their mood and self esteem have improved, can be a real protective factor in their ongoing psychological well-being and quality of life. These friendship groups are particularly relevant as social isolation can be such a risk factor for depression. Contact the Elderly has been a real lifeline for some people I have worked with."
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Whilst we work closely with numerous statutory and voluntary organisations concerned with older people, our service remains unique.
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Increasingly, research highlights the link between loneliness and ill-health in later life, including depression, certain heart conditions and even Alzheimer's disease.
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Shaiya: realmShaiya is a Realm vs Realm game that pits the Alliance of Light against the Union of Fury....
Shaiya: characterIt is time for my new Pagan to face the world. I can almost hear the Alliance of Light running... or laughing at my low level skil...
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Shaiya Phoenix is a free to play MMO RPG published by Aeria Games started as a result of community ongoing demands for a different Shaiya experience. One of the greatest challenges in MMORPG development is keeping the community happy and engaged. The devs knew the changes won't please everyone so they decided not to alter the game. The solution was to open a new server giving the players two options: keep playing the original game or trying the new Shaiya Phoenix server. Although Shaiya Phoenix has a different website and item mall you don't need to download it or install it separately. Simply look for the server Phoenix and create a new character there.
There are 3 main changes that Shaiya Phoenix brings to the table: improved gameplay for starting players, different item mall system and economy balance. The graphics, game world and settings remain the same as in the original Shaiya and to a certain extent Shaiya Phoenix will receive the same changes that future patches may bring. One of the goals of the Shaiya Phoenix server is to ease and improve the new player experience in order to recreate massive PvP events. The questing system has seen some changes in terms of accessibility, in game events and promotions for starting players and a better customer service. Next point on Shaiya Phoenix agenda is item mall overhaul and simplification. GM enchants and Max OJ's have been removed, gear that takes significant amounts of time to be obtained can no longer be bought and also no monthly refunds. Instead discounts have been added, timed promotions and packages, raffles and AP items. The economy system has gone though some modifications as well. Selling or sharing your Shaiya Phoenix account is strictly prohibited from now on and zero tolerance for powerleveling or in gold buying services. Gold bars have been completely removed. A new auction house system and non tradeable items between the original Shaiya and Shaiya Phoenix should now offer a more stable and balanced economy.
Shaiya Phoenix still holds the elements that define RPG Games. It has two opposing factions and the iconic light vs. dark conflict. The Alliance of Light has Humans and Elves as playable races while the Union of Fury has Vails and Nordein. In terms of names classes differ depending on race but each race has a choice for every role you want to play tank, healer or melee/ranged damage dealer. Shaiya Phoenix has 3 difficulty options. Players need to complete a certain level before unlocking the next difficulty tier. Shaiya Phoenix also provides an Ultimate mode that doesn't have a resurrection option.
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Let me start by saying that I'm not a huge fan of the Muslim faith. There, I said it! I don't hate Muslims, Arabs, or people from any geographic or religious background. But I'm not a huge fan of Islam. I don't feel like it's a very tolerant religion, nor does it treat women as equals, (or sometimes even as human beings) and I don't feel that pride is man's great fault or that submission is the answer to our salvation. I think Islam is due for a serious reformation, the details of which I have no interest in discussing here.
That aside, I say build the damn mosque. The organization that is proposing to build it is a peaceful one. They are moderates. They are just people who want to practice their faith together, and belong to an increasing Muslim community in lower Manhattan that has growing needs.
I've heard the argument that we shouldn't have ANY religious institution built at ground zero. Well, first of all, they aren't building the damn thing on the remains of the twin towers. They are building it 2 blocks away. That might not seem like much, but as a former major city dweller, I can tell you that 2 blocks can make a world of difference. Second, if you look at the map, you'll see that there are already THREE churches there; The Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, and Saint Paul's chapel, all of which actually border Ground Zero. So that point is kind of moot, isn't it? It's already surrounded by religious institutions. I've also heard that there is a strip joint and a porn store near there as well. Sounds like a great way to "remember the fallen" to me…
I've also heard that it is insensitive to build it there. Again, why? They aren't building the Mosque on top of the remains of the towers. It's being built in an abandoned Burlington Coat Factory building. It's going to have a pool and rec area open to the public. It's going to be an inclusive community center. It is a place of worship, not a terrorist training camp. Islam did not attack our country. It may have been used as one of many tools that day in 2001, but the religion didn't attack us.
We have to remember that it was terrorists that took down those buildings. And their purpose wasn't just to destroy the buildings, it was to terrorize. It was to instill fear into the hearts of Americans. If we oppose this Mosque out of a fear of Islam, then haven't they succeeded? We are a country that is supposed to champion religious freedom, not hinder it. Muslim Americans are every bit a part of this country as every one else, regardless of how they choose to worship.
I wondered a bit about what the "Buddhist" response to this would be. Then I slapped myself. I don't want to give the "Buddhist" response. That seems silly. I didn't automatically adopt a new set of ideals and beliefs the moment I decided to walk this path. The Buddha was not a divine law giver. I didn't all of a sudden become a compassionate bodhisattva the moment I declared myself a Buddhist. The dharma and sutras are not written in stone. I don't ever want to say, "well, since I'm a Buddhist, x." Rather, I want the dharma to help and guide me. What I want is for my practice to move me in the direction of compassion and insight and wisdom.
So I would say that since my practice is moving me toward compassion, I would seek a compassionate resolution to the matter, one that involves the least amount of suffering (dukkah). Clearly for the Muslim community the wisest choice would be to build the Mosque. But what about the families of the victims that do are suffering because of this proposal? Shouldn't we take their suffering into consideration as well? Certainly we should, and that's again why I say build the Mosque. These people seem are projecting their hate onto an entire belief system, rather than those that perpetrated the crime. I wonder if it's because they'll never really receive the justice they're looking for, since the terrorists died in the crash. They'll never be held accountable for their actions, so the ones left here to grieve seek vengeance with the next best thing they can find: Islam, Muslims, Arabs. The axis of evil. Ghosts living in caves halfway around the globe.
And this is why I say build the Mosque. Once faced with the reality of peaceful, community-building Muslims, those left with their anger might be forced to really examine it, because they won't be able to project it on to those at 51 park place. They might actually be able to let go of some of that hate they've built up, and begin to heal when faced with the reality that not all Muslims are evil, and that these people are their neighbors, not their enemies. That to me is the most compassionate response because it is one that deals directly with their suffering, even if it might be a difficult process.
"He abused me, he struck me, he overpowered me, he robbed me." Those who harbor such thoughts do not still their hatred."He abused me, he struck me, he overpowered me, he robbed me." Those who do not harbor such thoughts still their hatred.
Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.
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GRC will become the hub for all gender activities in Bihar: Dr N Vijaya Lakshmi
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Dr B K Kuthiala, Vice Chancellor of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National Journalism University, Bhopal, in an interaction with OneWorld South Asia, rues that coverage on decentralisation and developmental issues by the mainstream media is being grossly neglected.
Bihar needs integrated solutions like SWASTH: Prakash Kumar of BTAST
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Indian agriculture needs greater entrepreneurship: IFAD's Ashwani Muthoo
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There is a strong need for value addition of the farm produce, asserts Ashwani Muthoo of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
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India has a vibrant civil society: US Ambassador to India
May 21, 2015 05:17 PM In an interview to CNN-IBN, an English news channel, US Ambassador Richard Verma called for a dialogue with the Narendra Modi government on the recent crackdown on foreign NGOs like Greenpeace and donors like Ford Foundation.
A person in exile talks more openly: Sahar Delijani
Apr 01, 2015 12:10 AM
Iranian author Sahar Delijani known for her popular novels like the Children of the Jacaranda Tree was in India earlier this year to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival. In an interview to Ashok Kumar of OneWorld South Asia, Sahar said that writers-in-exile motivate other people to come out with their own stories.
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Climate change will make poverty reduction more difficult: Sunita Narain of CSE
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The longer the world delays, the more costly the action would be: Christiana Figueres of UNFCCC
Dec 02, 2014 08:00 PM As the head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Christiana Figueres is the most sought after climate change leader in the world today. The UNFCCC is currently organising the UN Climate Change Conference in Lima to come up with a universal climate change draft agreement for final negotiations in Paris in 2015. Ms Figueres took time off from her busy schedule to respond to Rajiv Tikoo on a wide range of issues. Excerpts from the interview:
No city can be smart without being green: Meenakshi Lekhi
Nov 18, 2014 07:35 PM
Leader of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and New Delhi MP Meenakshi Lekhi, in an interview to OneWorld South Asia, said that urban areas need to learn the art and science of converting waste into a valuable resource. Excerpts from the interview.
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Social schemes fail due to lack of community participation: Dipa Sinha
Nov 07, 2014 04:58 PM
Dipa Sinha, a right to food campaigner, who has earlier worked with the office of the commissioner to the Supreme Court of India on the on Right to Food Act, says community mobilisation is necessary for successful implementation of public welfare schemes.
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Indian girls should learn martial arts for self defence: Dalai Lama
Oct 01, 2014 06:20 PM
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Need to cap greenhouse farm emissions: Devinder Sharma
Sep 09, 2014 05:30 PM
Policy Analyst Devinder Sharma in an interview to OneWorld South Asia has urged the NDA government for providing assured monthly income to the Indian farmers.
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A helping hand to animals, just to help the people who own them
Jul 24, 2014 03:45 PM M L Sharma, a former armyman, who retired as a major general from the Indian army, says in an interview to OneWorld South Asia that Brooke India, in partnership with a local NGO in Chamoli and Rudraprayag, is currently providing coverage to 7,000 working equines.
Policy innovation crucial for promoting renewables in India: V Subramanian
Jun 26, 2014 03:25 PM
V Subramanian, Former Secretary, India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and currently CEO and Chairman of Indian Wind Energy Association, in an interview to OneWorld South Asia said that Indian government should formulate a total renewable energy mission to promote non-conventional sources of energy.
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Diversity of disabilities is a major challenge: Stuti Kacker
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That tank looks awesome!However,I think that middle-front turret might in a bad place.
That huge main gun is going to look very very wonky if it's a multipart and can rotate fully to the sides or behind. As a singlepart or maybe only being able to rotate/elevate 5 degrees or so, it should be fine, though.
But I want to play as the EA and throw my weight around, behave questionably towards civilian space convoys in Beta Aquilea, etc.
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Perched over 1,000 feet above sea level in the foothills of
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this alpine climate. The grapes are picked in September. The wine is fermented
and racked in stainless steel tanks using natural, indigenous yeasts. Most of
the wine is matures on its lees for two to three months, and a small portion of
the blend is comes from barrel aged wine of the previous vintage.
Bright lemon in color with fresh floral, stone and citrus
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Also called "dream horse" by me, as I saw this painting, looking like this, in a dream. Sometimes I do paint in my sleep, but usually I am "working" on a piece that is causing me trouble when I am awake. I haven't "painted" anything before from scratch in a dream.
It is an unusual limited palette: Manganese Blue, Orange and Vandyke Brown with white. The colour combination makes for a nice, dream-like quality I thought.
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You honestly don't understand do you?
You think I am pathetic because I say it is wrong to wish bad things on people? You say stupid things about who I would hang out with because you think I am defending...... who exactly do you think I am defending? Never mind brother. Think what you will.
Just realise that it is the bigger man who is able to look past the evil and still find a human being. Look into your heart and try to see what you have become when you wish for others to suffer and die, whatever it is they may have done.
Don't you understand? Really?
I don't condone what this woman did, it was a terrible thing and I would not have done the same. I know you would not have done the same either.
So grow up, stop throwing around stupid insults, and remember that compassion is something which blesses the compassionate as much as those for whom we feel compassion.
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SummaryRockin' me like a hurricane
The Good2007 was arguably one of the best years that gaming ever saw, and it was an especially great one for rhythm games. The fall season of that year had not one, but two, new rhythm games hotly anticipated by critics and audiences worldwide: Guitar Hero III and Rock Band. The two games had an interesting development history which I won't detail here, but it only added to my anticipation of both. This was the gaming equivalent of such classic rock and roll rivalries such as the Beatles vs. the Stones. On one side, we had the game which was trying to capture the hearts of millions with incredible ambition and innovation, and on the other hand, we had the game which tried to win over audiences that relied on refining a tried-and-true formula to new levels of excellence. At least in theory. Although in the long run considered to be the inferior game, at the time GHII offered up a lot of fun if you were willing to pay the premiums of both price and learning curve.
Guitar Hero III was the first game in the series to be developed by Neversoft. Neversoft had previously broke ground in the extreme sports genre by creating the Tony Hawk games, which it would abandon after creating Guitar Hero III, which was their first attempt at a rhythm game. How did they do? Pretty good I'd say.
The most important part of any rhythm game is the soundtarck, and an admirable job was done in picking the songs available for gameplay. There are two parts to the setlist- the main setlist features tracks that average listeners would recognize, such as "Slow Ride" by Foghat, "Rock You Like a Hurricaine" by Scorpions, "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses, and "Pride and Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughan, the last one being a particular favorite of mine to play in the game. The setlist was also well-liked as the majority of tracks were the original masters rather than the covers as featured in the first two games, a massive achievement in 2007 (though now it's par for the course). In the bonus setlist, all of the songs are done by lesser-known groups that you've probably never heard of. Highlights in here include An Endless Sporadic's shape-shifting "Anything", the catchy "Ruby" from the Kaiser Chiefs, and "Go That Far" from Bret Michaels, which has the dubious honor of having the series's first four-fret chord (in the rhythm part) Most of the songs are great fun to play, with some exceptions. I'm no metal fan, but Slayer's "Raining Blood" contained the deadly combination of being excruciatingly painful to listen to an painfully excruciating to play. I felt a great sigh of relief after passing it: Still, that's part of the beauty of these games: They offer something for listeners of all ages and tastes.
In addition, the game also featured cameos from two well-respected rock guitarists: Slash from Guns N' Roses, and Tom Morello, of Rage Against the Machine. While I've never really listened to either of those bands, just the fact that they were able to get these guys to do mo-cap and record new music specifically for the game was also very impressive.
The gameplay is unchanged from the first two games. You still, strum, hammer-on, and pull off notes on the guitar to follow the prompts given to you on the scrolling highway. Some of the more hardcore players were critical of the increased "timing window" which allowed for much forgiving note-hitting, but there was actually a pretty good reason for it. The songs were HARD. Nothing in the first two games even touched some of the later songs in the main setlist, and that's not even counting the bonus songs, including Dragonforce's fast and furious fantasy power-metal hit, "Through the Fire and Flames". That song was NOTORIOUS amongst the GH community, as most players, (including myself) couldn't even dream of passing it. The difficulty was good though, as it made the game incredibly fun to replay over and over and over again, trying to beat your own or someone else's highscores.
Finally, the game added an online mode, which was great fun, and it had the added bonus of being one of the first online-enabled games to really work well on the Wii. The team that helped bring Neversoft's vision to the under-powered console, Vicarious Visions, really deserves a pat on the back for this feature.
The BadAs fun as the core gameplay was, the presentation surrounding it was pretty disappointing. It's like a package that's been scuffled up a bit in the mail, yet the product inside arrived perfectly intact.
To begin with, the graphics were HORRIBLE, both artistically, and technically. The animations were stiff, the drummer in particular looked like one of those animatronic characters you would see at Chuck-E-Cheese's. The singer looked absolutely awful. The community nick-named him "The Chin" because he had hair that covered his eyes and an extremely exaggerated chin. He was UGLY. The guitarists that you got to play as weren't much better looking either. The designers decided to "edgy" them up a bit, and they look dreadful. The venues were unremarkable, with flat lighting and once again, stiff animations, par for the course for this game. Even the font choices were terrible- it was really difficult to read what song you were going to be playing as it started because the font was so bad. The first two games, running on PS2, still looked better than this, even running on an Xbox 360, all due to the poor, poor engine and art-style.
The game also had a horrible story. Basically, your band signs a contract with a mysterious man, who, in a twist I'm sure everyone saw coming, turns out to be the devil, who drags you down to hell for a final guitar showdown ( on, fittingly enough, an awesome metal cover of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia").
Speaking of showdowns, the battle mode was very poorly balanced and based largely on luck. At major points in the story, your guitarist has to battle another guitarist (such as the two famous ones listed above) in a duel. Essentially, battle mode was a Mario-Kart style game where playing certain sequences correctly would net the player powerups, which they could use on the other player in order to hamper their playing and win the battle. Where the problems start to come in are the balancing of the powerups and the fact that you could essentially combine powerups in order to maximize the devastation. One well placed triple-attack would easily win you the battle. While a good idea on paper, they weren't as enjoyable in game. The AI that controlled the guitarists that you battled was arbitrary as to when they would use their powerups or even hit notes at all. Needless to say, this feature was scrapped pretty quickly for subsequent games.
Finally, the Wii version was hated on for all it's missing features, though these problems would be fixed in future installments. First, the game offered no option to download new songs to the system. The more powerful systems, however, did get some DLC, including a pack from a band I greatly admire, Coldplay. I unfortunately, had to miss out on these potentially enjoyable tracks and stick with what was available on the disc. Second, the game was initially shipped without stereo sound, when it was advertised as having such. While this was not a problem for me, as I played on a cruddy tv with a mono speaker, for people who wanted to blast the game through their shiny sound systems in rock and roll fasion, the Wii version only disappointed. Activision, however, was kind enough to allow people to replace their discs for new ones with the stereo sound patched in, although most people think that Activision did that to prevent a lawsuit rather than out of the goodness of their hearts and their loyalty to their customer base. Still, a fine example for other Wii developers to follow.


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Once your product has been added, click on the Warehouse and Picking submenu to edit the Default Fulfilment Warehouse/Pick Locations.
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For months now, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has been getting some flack for allegedly deceiving visitors into thinking that the recommended admission fee was mandatory and for offering "deals." Now the museum is offering another deal through the popular discount site Groupon for $7 off the suggested price of $25. The deal does use the words "recommended admission" in the fine print section, but over 1000 people have purchased tickets using the discount, so either they aren't reading it or they want to support the arts. The Met senior vice president of affairs Harold Holzer told the Huffington Post that the museum has been selling tickets through various sites for years and that the Groupon promotion and others like it are about access, giving visitors the power to skip the long lines.
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There are three fundamental difficulties facing any hosted desktop solution. They are :
1. What to do with the desktops that can't be virtualised?
2. What to do with the desktops that can't be virtualised?
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3. What to do with the desktops that can't be virtualised?
Of all the vendors in the hosted desktop space, Citrix has been delivering desktop virtualisation solutions the longest. As such, perhaps they are the most aware that an enterprise desktop strategy isn't about delivering a single solution. A solution needs to be flexible enough to present a variety of services to a range of devices. This isn't just about having different client support, but about delivering applications and data either to different environments: secure and insecure, managed and unmanaged, fat and thin.
Perhaps the most important aspect of Citrix's product portfolio is its FlexCast model. Other hosted desktop vendors have a similar option. Some do not.
What is FlexCast? Why is it important to customers? Can a hosted desktop vendor survive without having something similar?
What is Flexcast
Different types of workers across an enterprise need different types of workspaces delivered to different devices. Some require simplicity and standardization, others require high performance and personalization. Importantly, users may need to change between types of workspaces depending on their activity.
Citrix FlexCast isn't a product, or a protocol – but rather the concept that IT should be able to deliver a variety of types of virtual desktop with each tailored to meet the performance, security and flexibility requirements. There is no one size that fits all so why try and shoehorn users into a particular solution?
Flexcast has five delivery options:
- FlexCast for Apps: Hosted Shared, Hosted VM, and Streamed: The goal for Apps is allow Microsoft Windows applications to be centralized and managed in the datacenter, and delivered as a service to physical and virtual desktops. By either using the published application feature of XenApp (or XenDesktop) applications are delivered via ICA for use while connected, or you can opt to use application virtualisation (with either Citrix's own solution, or Microsoft App-V) directly to the endpoint for use when offline.
- Local Virtual Machine: Using Citrix's client hypervisor solution XenClient, local VM desktops can offer the benefits of centralized, single-instance management to mobile workers that need to use their laptops offline. When they are able to connect to a suitable network, changes to the OS, apps and user data are automatically synchronized with the datacenter.
- Streamed VHD Streamed VHDs leverage the local processing power of rich clients, while providing centralized single-image management of the desktop. It can be ideal for environments that want to use diskless PCs for maximum data security. However, while it does offer centralisation, there is a requirement to have a robust networking and delivery infrastructure to maintain the delivery of images to end devices.
- Hosted Desktops Hosted desktops offer a personalized Windows desktop experience, which can be delivered over the network to a wide ranges of devices. Hosted desktops are persistent – the user will connect to the same virtual machine each time, every time. This option combines the benefits of central management with full user personalization.
- Hosted Shared Hosted Shared desktops provide a pre-configured, streamlined and standardized environment with a core set of applications. Citrix offer two options here, shared desktops can be provided either with XenDesktop, or with XenApp. XenDesktop offers both an x32 and an x64 desktop OS environment whereas greater density of concurrent users per server can be gained with XenApp – all be it only on an x64 server OS.
Arguably, there should be a sixth component: managed end-point without virtualisation. Hosted Apps deliver the apps – but not the OS. While there is Local VM option (and I'm a big fan of Client Hypervisors), it is not viable for all devices. Sure, VHD Streamed is one solution for OS delivery, but there is no option within the Citrix FlexCast model to deliver, manage and maintain a per-desktop-OS: this is still an important model for many organisations. A cheeky acquisition of an innovative company like Wanova could plug that particular gap, and would Microsoft be that bothered and see it as a challenge? Unlikely. It would offer an alternative to the "VDI" tax.
Importantly, no part of the FlexCast model requires a secondary/different Citrix license. True, there is a difficulty from an administrative management model that the different model types don't have the same management interface: but this is road mapped to change over time and is unlikely to significantly impact on the Capex for a project
Flexcast Alternatives
Microsoft? All the VDI vendors are in fact offering a virtualisation solution to host applications designed to run on Windows. To run through the FlexCast model Microsoft has Remote Desktop Services for hosted desktops and hosted shared; application virtualisation with App-V; delivery of local VMs using Med-V or Windows XP mode. And of course, installation services allow you to deliver the OS to devices on your network.
Quest's collaboration with MokaFive allowed Quest to quietly talk about the "Virtual Desktop Continuum" – with MokaFive's Live Player adding Local VMs to compliment Quest's PV/VDI solutions. Quest & Ericom don't have their own desktop virtualisation solutions: but here they could argue they both integrate access to and delivery of Microsoft's App-V.
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|Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
|Application Virtualisation
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VMware's VDI failing, a one trick pony?
An issue with View is that a VDI-only solution is a limiting strategy when deployed on its own. For some use cases (off-line access) it is irrelevant, for others (high numbers of task based workers) it is expensive. As long as VMware is only in the VDI niche, Citrix is in a commanding position to keep dominating VMware in the market – while Citrix owns that circus, View could be considered just a one trick pony.
VMware need to drop the idea that desktops are only about VDI and embrace a wider delivery platform: however, VMware is reducing its delivery options – their local VM option ACE is OA as of December 2011. Project Horizon is important because it gives VMware a chance to offers organisations the option of breaking out of the requirement to deliver a desktop and focus on the applications. But of course when Horizon ships there is and will be a substantial gap between "what is in the workspace now" and "a pure SaaS delivery mechanism". Deploying virtualised application packages is insufficient: this is application delivery, but you also need to consider data delivery. For many applications for businesses today it is the marriage of the data and application together that needs to be virtualised and presented to users for those users to work effectively.
Perhaps an acquisition of the likes of Ericom could offer an opportunity for VMware. Ericom's PowerTerm WebConnect provides a management interface for PV, and they have developed an innovative remoting protocol in Blaze that not only offers an alternative to RDP and could compliment PCoIP as well as being one of the first vendors to deliver a usable HTML 5 client offering.
Flexibility is Key for Workspace Delivery
Can a hosted desktop vendor survive without having something similar? Of course. But, can a customer offer a viable and cost effective workspace delivery platform if they only use VDI?
If you are able to utilise Presentation virtualisation/Remote Desktop Session host whenever you can you can reduce the cost per user significantly over VDI. Having a range of flavours better suits user's tastes. Local VMs, client hypervisors should not be considered as simply "Offline VDI". If you have a device capable of delivering a quality experience with a local VM then why not use it all the time and avoid the need for additional costly datacenter hardware running hosted VDI for each user. And of course, do not ignore the question – "what to do with the desktops that can't be virtualised".


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Q.When is a two-pole breaker required for a multiwire branch circuit?
A.Multiwire and multiple branch circuits that supply devices or equipment on the same yoke (also called a strap) must be provided with a means to disconnect simultaneously all ungrounded conductors that supply those devices or equipment [210.4(B) and 210.7(B)]. Individual single-pole circuit breakers with handle ties identified for the purpose — or a breaker with common internal trip — can be used for this application [240.20(B)(1)].
Note: The intent of this rule is to prevent people from working on energized circuits that they thought were disconnected from their source.
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Manufacturers of gear that operate on a grab-bag of networking technologies – HomePlug, MoCA, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet – are setting up a certification system for a new category of home networking equipment that will make all four networking approaches interoperable.
The result should be a boon for service providers setting up whole-home services, who frequently find that any single networking technology is either inadequate for every single installation or cannot meet the requirements of every single customer.
Companies with interests in one or more of those technologies have been developing the IEEE 1905.1 standard as a means of making these home networking technologies interoperable. They are now developing a program to test and certify products for interoperability under the IEEE standard, and expect to have certified products on the market by the end of the year.
Products that conform to IEEE 1905.1 will get labeled with the new brand nVoy.
By providing a common communication protocol, nVoy Certified products will enable consumers and service providers to leverage the strengths of the wired and wireless networking technologies prevalent in many homes today, according to the HomePlug Alliance.
Using nVoy networking capabilities, service providers can add new network intelligence to improve existing deployments and enable new whole-home products and services. Features of nVoy Certified products will include advanced diagnostics supported locally or remotely with TR-069, topology discovery, simplified security setup, link metrics and automatic configuration of Wi-Fi access points.
It also enables enhanced power management by optimizing network power usage across different technologies, the organization said.
"A large and diverse set of companies contributed to the development of the 1905.1 specification throughout the process," said Purva Rajkotia, chairman of the IEEE 1905.1 Working Group. "Establishing the certification program for the standard that unifies the world's most prevalent wired and wireless networking technologies will bring benefits to carriers who wish to deploy more capable and reliable home network equipment and to end-users who continue to demand richer content on more devices."
Development of the nVoy testing and certification program is nearing completion, and the first interoperability event is expected in the third quarter of 2013. The first nVoy Certified products are expected by year-end 2013.


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The risk of chemical erosion to the stone facade of St Paul's Cathedral is at a 300-year low.
A recent study has found that the levels of sulphur dioxide - found in acid rain - have fallen by 95% over 30 years.
The drop is largely down to a decline in industry in central London and a move towards cleaner energy production, according to the report by the universities of Portsmouth, Oxford, Sussex and Cambridge.


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The story of bed frame will never be over unless platform frame is discussed. The platform is made of a box type platform which aids as supportive to box springs and mattresses. Mostly water beds are used on platform -bed frames. Captain`s bed, which is often opted as best option for kids` bed, comes with drawer under the bed mainly for storage.
Platform Beds. This type comes with a raised flat platform. It has got a horizontal surface on which you can place your mattress. Thanks to the solid paneling, it does not require to use a mattress foundation to support your mattress. Some platform bedsteads also come with a wide storage compartment underneath it. For easy access of stored items under the bedstead, some platform bedsteads with drawers that can be pulled out.
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Home Movie Theater
Movies are so expensive these days, so bring the fun of the movie theater to your home! If you like this craft, you'll also like our Camp-IN & Firepit craft - which brings the fun of camping to your living room.
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*Make some play tickets and money out of paper.
*Design one foam board to show your movie options and ticket prices.
*Design one foam board to show your candy/snack options and prices.
*Give out the money, and take turns selling/collecting tickets, selling concessions, and showing movie-goers (stuffed animals) to their seats. Then, sit back and enjoy the show!
*Send us a picture of your kids playing their home theater and we may post it to our site! email@example.com.
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By Nathan Wong
Part two of a five-part series about going back to the Moon, by Google Lunar X PRIZE technical consultant Nathan Wong.
We learned that getting to the Moon is not simple process, but the challenges do not end once we reach the surface. One of the main challenges associated with the Google Lunar X PRIZE is surface mobility, but there are also other challenges to consider that must be understood and overcome in order to complete any mission successfully. Out of the many difficulties associated with space travel and particularly lunar missions, we will look at five of the more important problems to solve: power, temperature, radiation, dust mitigation, and communications.
Power is a critical subsystem on any space mission. Without power you will lose almost all of your capabilities; however, you will however be able to act as a very expensive paperweight ... in space. There are no power plants on the Moon so let's first take a look at how we can generate power.
The most widely used method of power generation in space missions is photovoltaic. This employs the same technology used by commercial solar panels here on Earth and the power generated is proportional to the surface area and angle of incident light. So for vehicles close to the equator the sunlight is directly overhead, whereas if the vehicle is at the poles the solar array should be perpendicular to the ground (this can be seen in the "Mohawk" of Astrobotic's Polaris rover).
The other option would be to use radioisotope thermal generators or RTG's such as the Mars Science Laboratory. RTG's use the heat from radioactive decay and convert that thermal energy into electrical energy. RTG's are not dependent on sunlight, so could be used to power a vehicle through the lunar night which lasts 14 days, but weigh much more.
Temperature on the Moon can range from about 100°C (212°F) during the lunar day to -150°C (-238°F) during the lunar night. These types of environmental temperatures can cause a real problem for the components of a spacecraft when their traditional operating temperatures range is that of traditional Earth temperatures.
Heat can transfer in three ways; conduction, convection, and radiation. On Earth conduction and convection are the primary heat transfer methods, but due to the lack of an atmosphere in space the primary heat transfer mode is radiation. The amount of radiation heat transfer is dependent on the material properties absorptivity, or the amount of heat the spacecraft absorbs, and emissivity, which is the amount of heat the spacecraft can re-radiate back to the environment.
Since the spacecraft is absorbing in the visible light spectrum and emitting in the infrared spectrum materials can be chosen with appropriate absorptivity and emissivity for the desired equilibrium temperature, for example white paint has a low absorption in the visible light spectrum and a high emissivity in the infrared which would result in a cooler equilibrium temperature since more heat is being radiated to space than is being absorbed from the sun. This material selection is an example of passive thermal control. Active thermal control can also be used to regulate spacecraft temperature such as liquid cooling, but this requires power to be used.
Radiation in the form of heat transfer is a non-ionizing form of radiation. We must also look at how particles from the sun can ionize substances and cause damage. On Earth we are lucky to have the magnetosphere that deflects incoming high-energy particles from the sun. Only a few of these particles make it to the surface of the Earth. The Moon normally orbits outside of the Earth's magnetosphere and has no magnetosphere of its own, so incoming particles from the sun continually bombard the surface of the Moon. These particles can cause damage in a number of ways, but the most concern for a robotic mission is the loss or corruption of data. The incoming radiation can disrupt sensors and provide inaccurate information.
In order to protect from this damage we can use physical techniques that absorb or deflect the incoming particles or we can use logical techniques that use computer programs to determine if information has been altered. In reality a combination of these two methods are used for redundancy and effectiveness.
The surface of the Moon itself provides one of the most difficult challenges to overcome. Since the Moon has no atmosphere, small meteorites have been hitting the Moon for billions of years. All of these impacts have turned the surface of the Moon into a fine "dust". Well more like tiny sharp particles of pain in the butt. We have some first hand experience with this dust from the Apollo missions, where suits were damaged due to dust interaction. Robotic missions must make sure to avoid having open area where the dust can get into joints and cause malfunction.
To make matters worse, treading a light foot on the lunar surface probably won't help. The high-energy solar wind particles have also been ionizing the dust on the surface of the Moon. This makes the dust highly electrostatic. Once an object reaches the lunar surface it is almost a certainty that the dust will cling to it.
How do you send and receive information to and from the Moon? This is a big question for the Google Lunar X PRIZE. Teams must send back HD video, photographs, and information to win the prize money, but don't have the convenience of an internet service provider like when we need to transfer information here on Earth.
Sending and receiving information from the Moon is more similar to sending information to an orbiting satellite than transferring information to Mars, mostly due to distance. Communication to Mars can take up to 45 minutes round trip, but a round trip to the Moon only takes about three seconds. In order to communicate with the Earth the vehicle must have some sort of antenna and a connection to a ground station on Earth to receive the signals. The amount of data that can be transmitted depends on the transmission power and the size of the antenna. Although high data rates are preferred a balance must be made so that the overall mass or power requirements of the spacecraft are not too high.
Reaching the Moon is only the first challenge in a long line of many that must be looked at and overcome in order to complete the Google Lunar X PRIZE and any lunar mission. Although there is much glory in spaceflight, it is important to understand the troubles and difficulties that are faced. These challenges make things cost more money and take more time than originally intended. Some of these difficulties are common to every space mission and have reliable and cost effective ways to solve some. Others are unique to the Moon where we haven't gone to the surface as a species in over 35 years, and will need true innovation in order to overcome those challenges. The next blog post in this series will talk about some of the advantages of going back to the Moon.
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About 70 disability-rights activists marched Wednesday on Princeton University to demand the resignation of famed ethics professor Peter Singer for contending in a recent radio interview that it is "reasonable" for government or private insurance companies to deny treatment to severely disabled babies.
As WND reported in April, Singer, speaking to weekend talk-show host Aaron Klein, asserted the health-care system under President Obama's Affordable Care Act should be more overt about rationing and that the country should acknowledge the necessity of "intentionally ending the lives of severely disabled infants."
Throughout the interview, Singer repeatedly referred to a disabled infant as "it."
In response to the interview and citing other similar remarks about the disabled in previous years, disability-rights activists, many in wheelchairs, marched on Princeton with placards and even a coffin filled with mock dead infants.
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First off I'd like to thank all of you that participated in beta testing both the CCIE Data Center Technology Lab Workbook and DC Rack Rentals, and for all the constructive feedback that was submitted. Yesterday the DC rack system left beta, and is now publicly available for bookings.
Data Center rack rentals cost 20 tokens for the base topology, which includes Nexus 7000, Nexus 5000, and Virtual Machines. There are three add-ons to the topology, which are Nexus 2000 & SAN, UCS & SAN, and ACE 4710. Each of the add-ons cost 5 tokens apiece, which means the maximum cost for the full topology is 35 tokens per session. With bulk token pricing this equates to about $11 USD per hour for rental, which is much more affordable than any other vendor out there.
For more detailed information on how to book sessions and use the system, please see the CCIE Data Center Rack Rental Access Guide.
Before the end of the month we will also be launching a second "Mock Lab" Data Center topology that will be used for full-scale 8-hour lab scenarios. More information about the availability of rentals on this topology will be posted soon.
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I've been beta testing and I must say that the labs are excellent – especially when combined with the CCIE DC workbooks. There is still some small percentage of content missing, but, it's mostly complete. High quality labs and high quality work book. Kudos!
It seems like the DC Rack is a big hit… I can't find a single open spot and the schedule does not allow me to advance past July 4th for future bookings…
1) Will there be additional racks to accommodate the huge demand?
2) How can I schedule labs into July/August as I missed the boat on early scheduling?
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A resting and exercise radionuclide angiogram (RNA) is a type of nuclear medicine test. This means that a tiny amount of a radioactive substance, called a tracer, is used to help show the tissue under study. In this test, doctors study the heart's chambers in motion. This test can tell the doctor how well the heart pumps and how much blood it pumps with each heartbeat (called the ejection fraction) both during exercise and at rest.
Your doctor injects a radioactive tracer (usually technetium) into an arm vein to "tag" blood cells so he or she can track their progress through the heart with a scanner. A special camera (called a gamma camera) then records the heart muscle at work, like a movie. Your doctor can match these recordings with the electrocardiogram (ECG), a recording of the heart's electrical activity.
An RNA test with rest and exercise is done so the doctor can assess the heart's function during exercise and compare it to how well the heart works at rest. If the heart muscle does not move in a normal way, or not enough blood is pumped out by the heart, it may be a sign of one or more of the following:
Reasons for your doctor to request a resting and exercise radionuclide angiogram (RNA) include:
If a screening exam (such as an electrocardiogram or ECG) suggests some type of heart disease that needs to be explored further, a resting and exercise RNA may be done.
There may be other reasons for your doctor to recommend resting and exercise RNA.
The amount of the radioactive tracer your doctor injects into your vein for the test is very small. So, there is no need for precautions against radiation exposure.
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Damn dude I thought this was like Raiden II or something, got excited for a moment....oh well
hmmm. Another RPG that doesn't look all that interesting.
mmm not really a remake of the pc-fx game, rather a port of the pce game released back in '92.
one of the best rpg ever released .. period. and awesomely long btw =)
seeing the screenshots it looks like to be a cheap port, well very near the 14 years old release.
but still, it's manjimaru ... w00t w00t.
nice 3 days pre btw, greets WRG!!!
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/turbocd/game/589286.html :: believe me, you *will* need that walkthrough.
that seems like a long game..
any screens?
Hah, me too. There needs to be more Raiden games!
graphics doesn't seem that great unfortunately .. not really enhanced over 14 years, uhh.
but the game itself, mmm .... just as long as great =) (and it's quite long hehehe)
from the link, "different kinds of stroke will have different level of power" - this just sounds way wrong
edit: Purpl3 hair for teh w1n!
sorry, double post.
id242 mate, i either need to enhance my english or u to be more precise, 'cause i don't really undersand u (well i guess i'll have to pick up the fist option hehehe).
Wow this game looks like shit, I am sorry I know the "Gameplay before graphics" logic but this is just bullshit, I played some great games on the Commador 64 that doesn't mean I want direct ports so early in the DS lifecycle. They should have touched this game up and gave it some graphical enhancements. Encouraging this sort of lazy development will just hurt the DS as developers will realize they don't have to try so hard.
It's a dick joke. He's implying that stroking it increases it's power.
indeed, i'm at ur side WeaponX
anyways although it appears to be a lame port, it's still a port of one of the best rpg ever released. yet, the red team is getting really lazy these days, shame on them!!!
i agree! raiden 3 for pc this month! cant wait
march 17th -- can't wait neither!
they gave it only 7/10. must be a nice game, but not awesome though.
more to the topic that manjimaru ds is pretty good imo.
mm i noticed a few graphic glitches, wondering if it's my m3 (well nothing very serious anyways).
now i get u id242, well u made a strange quote hehehe (by looking too quickly i thought u were mentioning the gamefaqs link hehe).
the game can be fully played with the stylus btw - kinda funny, but not really my thing, though. not a so bad port anyway, well i'm pretty much enjoying it =)


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This 2002 reveals the vintage's cool climate character in its restrained aromas and flavors as well as its European-like elegance and ripe flavor. The 2002 Shiraz 1914 spent 22 months in 50% new American and the rest older French and American barrels. Reminiscent of a Northern Rhone offering, it is a pure, elegant Shiraz exhibiting notes of tapenade, black cherries, berries, flowers, licorice, and barrique.


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<< Next-generation wrist-worn pulse oximeter provides SpO2 monitoring flexibility and accuracy in ambulatory, sleep-study settings >>
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 19, 2011 /CNW/ -- Nonin Medical, Inc., the inventor of fingertip pulse oximetry and an innovator of noninvasive physiological monitoring solutions, today announced the United States and Canadian launches of its WristOx2(TM), Model 3150 wrist-worn pulse oximeter.
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The WristOx2, Model 3150 is a compact, wireless wrist-worn monitoring device that accurately monitors blood-oxygen saturation (SpO2) levels and pulse rate in patients undergoing ambulatory monitoring to screen for breathing disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea. Engineered with Nonin's PureSAT® SpO2 technology, the WristOx2, Model 3150 is proven clinically accurate in the widest range of clinical settings and challenging patient conditions such as motion and low perfusion. Featuring Bluetooth® wireless technology, a new ergonomic design and larger screen size, the WristOx2, Model 3150 is designed to increase patient comfort and ease of use.
"Nonin Medical's goal is to help clinicians improve patient outcomes through reliable noninvasive monitoring solutions," said Kevin McGowan, vice president of sales for Nonin Medical. "The WristOx2, Model 3150 delivers proven accuracy in the widest range of patient populations and clinical settings. For Nonin's OEM partners, numerous enhancements such as increased connectivity options provide easy integration for expedited time to market and reduced integration costs. For health care professionals, the simple design enables increased ambulatory monitoring capabilities while the advanced technology ensures reliable data collection on the first try."
The WristOx2, Model 3150 is built on a single platform to serve both stand-alone and OEM applications--replacing the WristOx® 3100 and 4100 modules. Performance upgrades to the WristOx2, Model 3150 include increased connectivity with USB and Continua(TM)-certified Bluetooth technologies for real-time data transmission, enhanced non-volatile memory to ensure data won't be lost during battery change, and up to 48 hours of battery life on two AAA batteries for greater efficiency. Additionally, the WristOx2, Model 3150 comes standard with an exclusive new soft sensor for improved patient comfort during long-term use.
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Nonin Medical, Inc. is the inventor of fingertip and wireless fingertip pulse oximetry. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., USA, with an additional service center in Hudiksvall, Sweden, Nonin Medical designs and manufactures noninvasive pulse oximeters, regional oximeters, capnographs, sensors, software and accessories globally. The company distributes its products to health professionals and consumers in more than 125 countries and has more than 100 OEM partners worldwide. As a founding member of the Continua Alliance and a Bluetooth SIG CES Award winner, Nonin Medical is dedicated to developing low power, interoperable technology to reduce healthcare costs and improve quality of life. Since certifying the world's first Continua(TM)-certified product in 2009, the company continues to lead the industry in simplifying the exchange of healthcare information while driving global connectivity standards and adding interoperable solutions across its product line. For more information, visit www.nonin.com.
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This bootleg recording is a Free Beacon exclusive, but I am willing to trade it for a high-quality MP3 or FLAC recording of the May 24 Guided By Voices at the Black Cat, a.k.a., one of the best nights of my and Jay Carney's lives. "Scare Away the Dark" and Passenger are not really my bag, but Martin O'Malley really kills it here.
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Podesta Doesn't Deny Clinton Campaign Will Help O'Malley to Keep His Voters From Supporting Sanders
Analysis: O'Malley Supports Starvation of Non-Workers
I had better things to do* last night than watch the Democratic town hall, so I skipped it. I was intrigued to discover, though, that Martin O'Malley had decided to separate himself from the pack—currently comprised of a non-entity (him), a socialist (Bernie Sanders), and a ruthless pragmatist who believes you were made to be ruled (Clinton)—by calling for Darwinian natural selection to take place amongst the lower classes in order to weed out those who are unfit to survive.


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The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and Forage Genetics International, LLC, a Land O'Lakes subsidiary, have entered into a multi-year research collaboration focused on improving alfalfa for a broad range of applications, including forage, silage and industrial uses.
As part of the collaboration, Forage Genetics International (FGI) provides a gift to advance the Noble Foundation's infrastructure and research, education and outreach programs as well as provide additional funding for targeted research in alfalfa for the next decade. In return, FGI obtains an option to commercialize Noble Foundation technologies in alfalfa through royalty-bearing licenses. Specific financial terms of the agreement were not released.
"The Noble Foundation and FGI have worked together for almost a decade on various projects," said Michael A. Cawley, President and Chief Executive Officer. "This collaboration allows us to expand our interaction to focus on improving and enhancing the value of alfalfa. This relationship combines our scientific expertise with FGI's regulatory understanding and commercialization pipeline to deliver new technologies to agricultural producers."
As with all legumes, alfalfa plays a key role in cropping systems around the world. Legumes, such as soybean, clovers and peanuts, contain higher protein and fix a significant amount of atmospheric nitrogen, making them an economical and environmentally-important resource. According to the National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance, alfalfa contributes more than $7.5 billion to the United States economy.
"The Noble Foundation's basic research on engineering metabolic pathways has generated an exciting new opportunity to improve forage quality and expand the potential industrial uses of alfalfa," said Mark McCaslin, President of FGI. "The forage genomics and metabolomics programs at the Noble Foundation are cornerstones to understanding gene function and driving new trait discovery, and have the potential to greatly increase the value of alfalfa worldwide. In the next 10-20 years we will be able to re-design crops like alfalfa for optimum performance under various growing environments and for various end uses."
In recent years, the Noble Foundation's basic plant researchers have focused on understanding and improving legumes. The Noble Foundation is recognized internationally for its efforts to advance the legume Medicago truncatula as the genomic model for the study of all legumes, including economically significant crops such as soybean, alfalfa, clover and peanut.
The Noble Foundation was a catalyst in the international effort to sequence the DNA (genome) of M. truncatula, and today continues to develop and disseminate genomic resources for the scientific community from this project. Importantly, this collaboration aligns with the Noble Foundation's mission to assist farmers and ranchers. The Noble Foundation performs fundamental plant science research, plant breeding and agricultural programs, such as consultation and education, to achieve this important objective.


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International Fair for Eye Optics, Optometry and Ophthalmology
Safilo, the world leader in the luxury eyewear manufacturing
Safilo Group, world leader in the high-end and luxury eyewear sector was founded on 1934, 80 years ago.
The Group manages a unique portfolio of its own and licensed brands, selected according to criteria of competitive positioning and international prestige, with careful customer segmentation.
A creative team of more than 150 designers allows the Group to put more than 3,000 new models a year on the market; production and distribution are organized to guarantee respect for the particular style characteristics and positioning of every licensed brand. Safilo Brands are strategically important in reaching the Group's development targets in the middle/high-end market of the "fashion" and "casual-sports" segments in every category of products (optical frames, sunglasses, and sports products such as, for example, ski goggles and helmets and technical glasses for many sports).
The Group follows a policy which aims at having a brand portfolio which is diversified in terms of geographical positioning, age, gender, and income bracket target, and needs of the end customer.
Safilo Group's leading house brands are Safilo, Carrera, Polaroid, Smith Optics and Oxydo.
Safilo is licensed to produce eyewear for some of the world's leading labels, including: Alexander McQueen, BOSS, BOSS Orange, Dior, Fendi (starting from this year), Gucci, HUGO, Jimmy Choo, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Max Mara, Pierre Cardin, Tommy Hilfiger and Saint Laurent. A visionnaire approach focuses the Group on strengthening its current position in the global eyewear market and continuing to increase its profit margins. The Group intends to achieve these goals by optimising the management of its brand portfolio, improving management efficiency, strengthening its distribution network, expanding into new markets, consolidating the excellence of its design, and by investing in technological innovation and R&D carried out in a special research laboratory.
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Benedictine Bottoms Wildlife Area
The area is a 2,112 acre wildlife area in the flood plain of the Missouri River. The river borders the area on the south and east. This site is managed for 3 habitat types that existed in the area before development, timber, native grass and wetlands. During construction more than 175,000 trees were planted, 550 acres of native grass were planted and 450 acres of wetlands were developed.
Construction on the area started with tree planting consisted of a variety of hardwoods and shrubs. These varieties will provide mast as well as escape and winter cover for many wildlife. Though most of the hardwood trees are still small many Cottonwood trees are mixed in and are doing quite well.
The grasslands were created from a mixture of big bluestem, Indian, eastern gama and switch grasses along with wildflowers and legumes. Most of the grasslands have done very well and is providing valuable nesting and escape cover as well as a source of food.
The 450 acres of wetlands were built using low-profile earthen berms and using the natural contour of the land. Three well and distribution pipe provide water to approximately 45 acres. Water control structures were placed on the wetlands to allow for control of water depth.
Currently the area has a great variety of wildlife. Many species of song birds use the area and can be seen throughout the year. Many water birds also use the wetlands including shorebirds, wading birds, and waterfowl.
Many game species are common to the area. Good numbers of deer stay on the area with several large bucks seen every year. A large population of pheasant are found on the area and is a favorite of the locals. Good numbers of quail and rabbits can also be found.
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The hunting on Benedictine Bottom should be good this season. Very good habitat exists for all species this year. Upland habitats are very good over most of the area and bird numbers continue to be good for both pheasant and quail. Hunting for upland bird will be tough due to the thick habitat.
Deer hunting should be good again this year also. Numbers appear to be about the average, and a couple of larger bucks have been seen.
Area open in the month of September only to hunting for the dove and teal seasons. Non-toxic shot is required for all shotgun hunting. All other hunting on the wildlife area is regulated through a drawing in the department's special hunts program.
Manage: Kirk Thompson
Phone: (913) 367-7811
- The area is open to the public from April 1 through September 30. From October 1 Through March 31 an access/hunting permit is required. These permit are by computer draw only. Applications period will start in July and will be acepted on-line only at http://www.ksoutdoors.com, look for "Special Hunts"
- Off road vehicle, ATV and horse use is prohibited.
- No alcohol or cereal malt beverages of any kind are allowed on the area.
- non-toxic shot required for all shotgun hunting
Here is a complete list of Public Land Regulations or you can download the regulation summary.
The US Army Corps of Engineers purchased the area as a Missouri River Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Project in 1993 and 1994. This area was purchased under authorization of Congress through the Mitigation Project in Section 334(a) of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986. The 2,112 acre Benedictine Bottoms was then leased to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks for management in 1999 after development.
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More Royal Highland Show cattle results
Judging has continued in the beef rings this afternoon, with a number of breeds coming under the judges scrutiny.
In the Aberdeen Angus classes it was a win for the McLaren family, Netherton, with their cow Netherton Fleur, taking the female and overall breed championship. Standing reserve was the reserve female champion Blelack Blackbird from the Massie family.In the Galloways it was a win for Dennis Gall, with his cow Silverbell 3 of Gall-Way. This is by Blackcraig Krypton and out of Silverbell 12 of Corrie. Reserve was J C Thompson with his bull Nancyboy, he is a Kirkstead Nancyboy son out of Kirkstead Nancy.
Across in the British Blues Kevin Watret took the top two tickets withhis female and reserve female champions. Taking the overallchampionship was Solwayview Black Beauty, a Gitan Du P' Tit Mayeurdaughter out of Broomfield Viview. In reserve was Solwayview Drambiue, an Empire D'Ochain daughter out of the same dam.
Thenin the commercial cattle it was a win for Stuart Bett and Craig Malonewith their Roncik Hawk sired heifer Miss Dynamite bred by T Laird andSon. In reserve was James Nisbet with his heifer Little Boots, a Silex daughter bred by Hugh and Lynn Dunlop.
TheBelted Galloway champion was won by John Corrie with Park Ramses, anOctober 2008-born bull by Polbae Geronimo and out of Park Aida. Reserve was Jennifer Taylor with Tobergill Katy, a Mochrum Laird daughter out of Tobergill Heidi.
Salers champion was Rob Livesey with Cleuchhead Yorkie, a Valenttin son out of Cleuchhead Mhairi 3. Reserve here was Mr Livesey again with Cleuchhead Marie 9, a Beeston Hall Nero daughter out of Cleuchhead Mairi 6.