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20 April 2015: How healthy is your farm?Please help us with this survey
15 April 2015: ORC Bulletin 118 is at the printers!
Autumn 2014 issue also now available to download
14 April 2015: Biogreenhouse training school
Vegetable diseases diagnostic tools and control methods under greenhouse organic farming
30 March 2015: Mixed grazing best for upland biodiversity
10-year study identifies best upland grazing method for biodiversity
17 March 2015: EC looking for organic farmers and organic farm advisors
Call for farmers and farm advisors to set future priorities for organic production
10 March 2015: Coordinating organic plant breeding activities for diversity
3rd newsletter available online
6 March 2015: Identifying sustainability themes for organic agriculture
Take part in our research by filling out our survey
2 March 2015: Hedgerow harvesting machinery trials at Wakelyns
Photos and videos from TWECOM trials at Wakelyns
25 February 2015: UK organic market shows improved growth
The Soil Association's Organic Market Report 2015
23 February 2015: European organic market continued to grow in 2013
European organic market grew by 6% in 2013
19 February 2015: Big Farmland Bird Count
Elm Farm took part in the annual bird count
17 February 2015: EU Organic Regulation
European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan promises a fresh look
12 February 2015: Global organic market continues to grow
Global organic market worth 47 billion pounds
6 February 2015: Blight-resistant potato varieties
New (and not so new) robust potato varieties from the Netherlands
4 February 2015: Successful introduction of new varieties to market
Strategies for market acceptance of new resistant cultivars
30 January 2015: 100% organic feed for pigs and poultry – is it possible?
Report and technical guides on feeding pigs and poultry
27 January 2015: Save our Soils
ORC is a Save our Soils partner
19 January 2015: Organic Data Network reports
Results from the project summarised.
19 January 2015: Reducing GHG emissions from livestock
Global best practice guidelines recently released
13 January 2015: Govt must protect our right to grow and eat GM free
EU vote opens the door to more GM crop approvals
12 January 2015: Cultivating Innovation
Call for abstracts on Intellectual Property in agriculture
6 January 2015: ORC one of '101 Global Food Organizations to Watch in 2015''
Food Tank recognises work of ORC
18 December 2014: Hedgerow harvesting machinery trials
Different techniques for harvesting hedgerows compared at Elm Farm
17 December 2014: Organic Producers' Conference Proceedings online
See videos, photos, presentations and reports from the conference.
12 December 2014: Levy boards seek views on spending
ADHB running a consultation on its corporate plan
12 December 2014: Coordinating organic plant breeding activities for diversity
2nd COBRA newsletter published
10 December 2014: Organic crop yields can be closer to conventional than thought
New study found multi-cropping and crop rotation can substantially reduce yield gap
5 December 2014: Agroforestry in Scotland: Farmers' questionnaire
Researching the barriers to Agroforestry in Scotland
4 December 2014: One-day Seminars on organic food production and supply chains
Series of seminars for farmers, land managers and others
26 November 2014: Name our wheat population!
YOUR chance to name the first marketable wheat population in Europe!
7 November 2014: Impacts of prenatal stress on dairy cows
Dry cow management survey
18 October 2014: 6th SOLID newsletter
Sustainable and organic low input dairying news
18 October 2014: Farm Crap app wins Innovation Award
Mobile manure app scoops prize at Soil Association Conference
15 October 2014: Discounts and bursaries for Organic Producer Conference
English producers eligible for discount through RDPE
11 October 2014: The A Team Challenge
2nd Annual A-Team Challenge offers funding opportunity to food or farming project
7 October 2014: ORC Bulletin 117 is out now!
Summer issue now also available for free download
4 October 2014: Annual Report 2013 published
ORC's Annual Report for November 2012-October 2013
29 September 2014: Organic market strengthens
Growth of UK's organic grocery market - outperforming non-organic sales in supermarkets.
29 September 2014: Glastir Organic scheme opens in Wales
Window for applications from 1st to 29th October 2014
24 September 2014: SOLIBAM recommendations on seed laws
Policy recommendations for legal aspects of seed certification and protection of Plant Breeders' Rights and Farmers' Rights
17 September 2014: Derogations on young poultry and protein feed to continue
Derogations for non-organic pullets and 5% non-organic feed extended to 31 December 2017
12 September 2014: Soil nitrogen increased through greater plant biodiversity
Increased plant biodiversity improves grassland soil quality by boosting its nitrogen levels, even in the absence of nitrogen-fixing plants
10 September 2014: EU must support the development of the organic sector
Key EU policy-makers agree: Organic is a key sector to develop in Europe
13 August 2014: No-till: limited potential for climate change mitigation
The role of no-till agriculture in climate change mitigation may be over-stated
13 August 2014: The energy efficiency of organic agriculture
ORC-led review confirms that most organic crop and livestock systems are more energy-efficient than conventional
5 August 2014: Organic farm incomes in England and Wales 2012/13
Most organic farm types slightly greater or similar profitablity to conventional
4 August 2014: Defra's stakeholder consultation on new regulation
Susanne Padel and Lawrence Woodward report
23 July 2014: Presentations from OrganicDataNetwork
2nd European Workshop of the OrganicDataNetwork in Bari
21 July 2014: Organic optimism and a Royal visit
BBC R4 Farming Today visits Prince of Wales's Food & Farming Summer School
18 July 2014: Prince of Wales visits Food & Farming Summer School
As part of his annual Food and Farming Summer School, HRH The Prince of Wales met with students and farmers at Eastbrook Farm in Wiltshire.
11 July 2014: Smartphone use for agricultural research
Have a smartphone? Take the survey
8 July 2014: Improving the resilience of your livestock systems
Livestock farmers set to discover how trees can grow their business
8 July 2014: Two million hectare shortfall in UK land possible by 2030
Cambridge-hosted industry platform calls for joint action plan with government
1 July 2014: We're appealing!
Can you help us raise Ł50,000 by October?
24 June 2014: ORC Bulletin 116 is out now!
Spring issue now available for free download
20 June 2014: Defra organic statistics 2013
Decline in organic land area in UK
16 June 2014: New report on trends in organic farm incomes
Long term trends in the financial performance of organic farms in England and Wales, 2006/07-2011/12
16 June 2014: 5th SOLID newsletter
Sustainable and organic low input dairying news
14 June 2014: ORC's English Organic Producer Survey Report released
English organic producers are worried about costs but plan to keep going
9 June 2014: Pea and bean crop - nitrogen fixation assessment
Free service offered to UK growers
6 June 2014: Biogreenhouse training school
Soil fertility, Suppressiveness & Water management strategies towards sustainable and productive organic greenhouse agriculture
6 June 2014: Earthworms – Architects of fertile soils
Promotion of earthworms for soil fertility – new technical guide
30 May 2014: Send us a photo of your organic farming family!
Help us mark the International Year of Family Farming
30 May 2014: Bursary funding available for ORC events
Greenham Common Trust fund young people to attend our events
29 May 2014: Glastir Organic – new scheme
Proposed payment rates for organic producers in Wales announced
23 May 2014: Focus Groups on Organic Farming and Protein Crops report
Inspiration to diminish yield gaps in organic farming
23 May 2014: GM foods neither safe nor needed, say genetic engineers
New updated report released
16 May 2014: EGTOP Reports on plant protection and food published
Reports to EC on organic plant protection products and flavourings used in organic foods
16 May 2014: Agroecology (Food Security) Bill: Update
Please lobby your MP to support the Bill
9 May 2014: The Agroecology (Food Security) Bill
ORC supports bill to raise awareness about agroecology
6 May 2014: NATURE highlights farmer-led research
Research designed by and for farmers as crucial to the success of farming
6 May 2014: Survey on young farmers' needs
EC study on the needs of young farmers -deadline 12th May
28 April 2014: OSCAR leaflet published
Optimising Subsidiary Crop Application in Rotations
26 April 2014: Managing hedges for woodfuel
Practical workshop at Elm Farm
25 April 2014: COBRA in Colombia
Henry Creissen reports on the British Council's Researcher Links Initiative
23 April 2014: Legumes in fertility-building leys
Large birdsfoot trefoil, Meadow Pea and White Sweetclover profiled
21 April 2014: Improving resource efficiency in crop and livestock systems
Report from NUE-CROPS and LI-BREEDS workshops
18 April 2014: Tenancy opportunity at Dartington
Opportunity to take on a pioneering farm on Dartington Hall estate
16 April 2014: Sustainability of a small-scale organic vegetable supply system
Market garden and box scheme compared with supermarket distribution
12 April 2014: ORC Bulletin 115 is out now!
Winter issue now available to download
9 April 2014: Homeopathy is back!
Two new implementing organic regulations published
5 April 2014: Groups Object to New UK GM Trial Plan
Say no to GM Camelina trial at Rothamsted
5 April 2014: SOLIBAM final congress
Diversity strategies for organic and low input agricultures and their food systems
29 March 2014: EkoSeedForum - report
European conference on organic seed, organic plant breeding and agro-biodiversity
26 March 2014: Field Lab: Woodchip Compost
Finding alternatives to peat
26 March 2014: Democracy and diversity can mend broken food systems
Final report to UN Human Rights Council
25 March 2014: Towards a new policy framework for organic farming
IFOAM EU response to new organic regulation proposals
25 March 2014: Organics: Commission proposal for 'more and better'
The European Commission has published new proposals for a new Regulation on organic production and the labelling of organic products.
21 March 2014: Winter grazing cereals project
ORC wins funding from Duchy Originals Future Farming Programme.
20 March 2014: ORC at BioFach 2014
ORC staff present at Europe's biggest organic trade fair
17 March 2014: Agroforestry: How trees can work on your farm
Report from workshop held at Elm Farm
16 March 2014: New OF&G chief executive announced
Roger Kerr has been announced as the new chief executive of Organic Farmers & Growers Ltd (OF&G).
13 March 2014: UK organic market returns to growth
Soil Association 2014 Organic Market Report
12 March 2014: MEPs reject draft seed regulation
The Commission's draft text was rejected by 650 votes to 15.
11 March 2014: Agroforestry letter to Defra
26 organisations call for Defra to back agroforestry
7 March 2014: Consultation on the National Pollinator Strategy
Defra consultation opens
7 March 2014: Regenerative Agriculture Courses
Holistic Management Farming & Grazing / Fertility Farming
22 February 2014: Sustainable biogas production
A handbook for organic farmers
18 February 2014: Applied methods in crop physiology
Training school in Denmark May 2014
18 February 2014: Farming 'organically' but not certified?
MSc student wants your views
12 February 2014: New scheme to support organic farmers in Wales
Welsh government statement on future organic support
12 February 2014: The Organic World Needs Organic Leaders!
IFOAM Organic Leadership Course
6 February 2014: STOAS at BIOFACH
STOAS - Assessing sustainability in organic farming
5 February 2014: New EU Commission website on Organic Farming and Production
New content and look for EC 'organic' website
28 January 2014: Evaluation of the EU legislation on organic farming
EC publishes report
27 January 2014: Have your say on HGCA research
Organic farmers opinions requested!
27 January 2014: Cover crops for a sustainable future
Article on OSCAR project
20 January 2014: Organic regulation review
IFOAM EU position statement
20 January 2014: Financial support for organic businesses
Dean organic trust seeks new applications
16 January 2014: Black medic and lucerne
Article on manifold green manures
14 January 2014: Hedge your bets at Elm Farm!
Hedgerow volunteer days
14 January 2014: Research and innovation for commercial smallholders
ORC workshop at the Oxford Real Farming Conference
10 January 2014: Tom Archer feeds silage to pigs
The Archers promotes the benefits of silage
9 January 2014: Evidence for the biodiversity benefits of organic farming
New meta-analysis published
6 January 2014: Farmers guide to biogas
How to implement a biogas project
21 December 2013: Christmas greetings from the Organic Research Centre!
and a Happy New Year!
18 December 2013: Congratulations to Henry!
ORC researcher passes PhD
16 December 2013: ORC Bulletin 114 is now out!
Autumn issue now available to download
16 December 2013: Community Composting courses in January
Community composting for local food growing
3 December 2013: Organic is the way forward for the future of family farming
United Nations International Year of Family Farming 2014
3 December 2013: Facts and figures on organic agriculture in the EU
Latest organic statistics from the EC
30 November 2013: Integrating Science & Policy to Promote Agroforestry in Practice
2nd European Agroforestry Conference
30 November 2013: SOLIBAM 3rd newsletter
Organic plant breeding news
28 November 2013: Don't tow corporate line on seed: MEPs must protect public good
Seed is too important to leave it to vested interests
26 November 2013: Sustainable Organic and Low Input Dairying
SOLID News no. 4 now available
26 November 2013: Welsh government consultation on organic farming support
Organic support 2014- 2020
23 November 2013: International Symposium on Organic Greenhouse Horticulture
Report from Avignon
23 November 2013: UNEP report on global action to close emissions gap
Agroforestry should be scaled-up says report
20 November 2013: Call for organic research proposals
Pre-announcement of the CORE Organic Plus call
16 November 2013: Dormice at Elm Farm
Dormice confirmed in hedgerows
16 November 2013: Research funds and field labs
Research and field lab proposals invited
13 November 2013: CAP reform consultation workshops
Implementation of CAP Reform in England:
12 November 2013: Preliminary results from Wakelyns harvest
Selecting for straw and grain yield
31 October 2013: Defra CAP consultation
Consultation period opens in England
31 October 2013: Organic production in Wales - the future
Farming Connect and Organic Centre Wales open meetings
29 October 2013: The A Team Foundation challenge
Funding for food and farming projects
22 October 2013: Game-changing research priorities
Presentations to Soil Association conference
22 October 2013: Organic data network
4th workshop of EU project
15 October 2013: Biogreenhouse survey on energy use
We need your data!
15 October 2013: ORC Bulletin 113 is now out!
Bulletin 112 also now online
8 October 2013: Manifold green manures - part two
Alsike and crimson clovers
8 October 2013: European Parliament backs agroforestry
One million euros for agroforestry
1 October 2013: Hands-on-Hedges - Practice meets Policy
Promoting hedges in landscape
1 October 2013: Stricter rules for organic farming demanded
Results of EU consultation
24 September 2013: Breeding blight resistant potato varieties
Dutch perspectives
24 September 2013: UN say 'Act before it is too late'
UNCTAD Trade and Environment report
17 September 2013: Questionnaire for seed companies
Organic market experiences wanted
17 September 2013: Final report on Protected Cropping
EC expert group reports
9 September 2013: Sustainable Horticulture Masters
Martin Wolfe scholarship
4 September 2013: Using legume-based mixtures
Final project report now online
22 August 2013: Plant breeding for diversity
New COBRA project leaflet
19 August 2013: Scandinavian group tours the UK
Growers and advisers visit organic vegetable farms
29 July 2013: Organic research and innovation platform
TP Organics, officially recognized by European Commission
25 July 2013: Wakelyns Agroforestry open day
Reports, photos and presentations from the day
22 July 2013: DairyCo Project
Improving forage analysis
18 July 2013: Woodland grazing
Farm Woodland Forum meeting
15 July 2013: Organic Centre Wales reborn
Work starts on new Welsh Government contract
11 July 2013: Greenhouse gas platform
ORC organises knowledge exchange workshop
9 July 2013: Managing and Understanding Landscape Change
French conference on tools for landscape stewardship
8 July 2013: Holistic approach needed for agricultural research
TP Organics stakeholder forum
4 July 2013: CAP Reform Deal
New opportunity for organic farming?
1 July 2013: Dairy farmers' opinions wanted!
SOLID questionnaire on novel strategies
27 June 2013: IFOAM Organic World Congress 2014
Call for papers September deadline
24 June 2013: Eco-smallholdings in Devon
Planning permission granted on appeal
22 June 2013: Manifold green manures
Sainfoin and birdsfoot trefoil profiled
14 June 2013: Latest GHG Platform newsletter
Greenhouse gas inventory update
7 June 2013: ORC trains European Advisors
Workshop on sustainabilty tools
3 June 2013: SOLIBAM 2nd newsletter
Organic plant breeding news
30 May 2013: CSA survival report published
Key factors for CSA success in Wales
27 May 2013: Third SOLID newsletter
News on the latest dairy research
23 May 2013: Hedgerow survey volunteers needed
Enthusiasm, boots and natural history knowledge required!
20 May 2013: CORE Organic research seminar
European organic research projects brought together
17 May 2013: Copper-free farming in Europe
First newsletter published
14 May 2013: Funds to plant trees
New scheme targets organic farms
19 April 2013: Seminars with Iain Tolhurst
1-day practical sessions on organic farming
18 April 2013: UK consumer reactions to organic certification logos
Are they willing to pay more?
13 March 2013: Proceedings of the 2013 Evolutionary Breeding Symposium
Event looks at decentralized & diversified plant breeding
15 February 2013: SOLIBAM Sustainability Assessment meeting
Sustainability tools can identify areas for on-farm improvement
11 February 2013: EC launches public consultation
Opinions wanted on review of EU organic regulation
10 January 2013: Latest low input dairy findings
2nd SOLID Newsletter
7 January 2013: OSCAR's First Newsletter
Emerging results on couch grass
3 January 2013: Sustainability indicators from financial data?
Researchers publish report on possibility
31 December 2012: Sustainability training for advisers
ORC and IOTA participate in international initiative
19 December 2012: 13 ORC conference bursaries available
Agricultural/horticultural student, apprentices, trainees invited to apply.
17 December 2012: ORC Bulletin 111 published
Winter 2012 issue has been released...
10 December 2012: Hedgerow browsing survey
Do your cattle browse hedges? Tell us about it!
6 December 2012: SA Soil Symposium report
Coventry event generates fresh ideas
3 December 2012: Conference detailed programme available
Includes most speakers and presentation titles
19 November 2012: New report on soil biology
Managing soil biota to deliver ecosystem services
15 November 2012: Diverse swards for dairy herds
Farmers meet to see opportunities
12 November 2012: Organic policy study published
Swiss organic support effectiveness evaluated...
8 November 2012: Successful Organic Days in Cyprus
ORC contributes to EU research and policy event
5 November 2012: PRN membership launched
Join ORC's Participatory Research Network now!
1 November 2012: EU support for agroforestry grows
EURAF conference gains support from EU Parliament...
29 October 2012: ICOPP project meeting held
EU researchers review progress at FAI Oxford farm...
25 October 2012: ORC Bulletin 110 published
Autumn issue features tree forage, earthworms...
26 September 2012: IFOAM Animal Husbandry Conference
Successful event concludes in Hamburg
22 September 2012: ORC Agroforestry PhD student wins prize
Alexa Varah best presentation at young researchers' conference...
18 September 2012: Agroforestry around the world
Stephen Briggs's Nuffield tour report published...
14 September 2012: Public goods paper published
ORC- developed farm appraisal tool focus of publication...
6 September 2012: OCW holds Welsh CSA event
Networking opportunity in BOBL project
3 September 2012: GHG action plan delivers
Committee on Climate Change supports initiative
31 August 2012: IOTA Nutrient Budgeting Workshop planned
October event to examine nutrient budgeting tools...
28 August 2012: European STOAS project starts
New project supports advisor sustainability training
23 August 2012: Research needs and priorities survey
Have your say on organic/agro-ecological research...
22 August 2012: Organic policy evaluation published
DG Agri commissioned report reviews EU support...
27 July 2012: SOLIBAM congress challenges breeding approaches
ORC's Sally Howlett and Martin Wolfe attend Rome event...
25 July 2012: ORC launches Ł100k funding appeal
Publication of 2011 annual report shows what can be achieved...
23 July 2012: OSCAR cover crops project starts
EU FP7-funded project to develop improved cropping systems...
18 July 2012: Bulletin 109 published
New ORC Bulletin features apples, baking quality, E. coli, policy support and yields...
16 July 2012: Reading student agro-forestry project
Help sought from farmers interested in agroforestry...
13 July 2012: Organic Farm Incomes report published
2011 report shows organic farming maintaining similar profitability levels to conventional...
11 July 2012: IOTA Agro-forestry Workshop
Stephen Briggs' Whitehall Farm to be focus of event targeting trainers and advisors...
27 June 2012: Bio-economy must include agro-ecology and public goods
ORC's Susanne Padel takes a critical look at the EU's research plans...
24 June 2012: UK organic statistics meeting
ORC to host July meeting to improve organic market data...
20 June 2012: Rio +20 Global Sustainability Summit
ORC to attend and report from Rio +20 this week...
19 May 2012: GHG Action Plan reports progress
Agricultural industry's action plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on track...
16 May 2012: ORC benefits from charity software deals
Charity Technology Exchange provides invaluable support for ORC's IT development...
13 May 2012: Organic farming beneficial for climate change
FAO-sponsored RTOACC hear evidence on organic farming's impact at ORC...
11 May 2012: Growers to breed own seeds
OGA workshop looks at approaches to on-farm breeding of open-pollinated seeds
2 May 2012: Transatlantic Partnership makes food connections
ORC joins US food campaigners, researchers and students in debating future food systems...
30 April 2012: SAC-SEPA conference on valuing ecosystems
ORC researchers present research outcome to Scottish conference.
27 April 2012: Prince's Charity to support organic development
ORC to participate as lead research partner in SA programme
24 April 2012: FAO releases new Sustainability Pathways website
Organic farming, sustainability assessment and other project and conference initiatives included...
22 April 2012: EU Organic Congress debates CAP reform and organic regulations
Susanne Padel presents results of organic farming policy study
13 April 2012: Seed exchange networks
ORC contributes to review of novel approach to biodiversity conservation...
10 April 2012: ORC Bulletin 108 (Spring 2012) published
Featuring ORC conference report, biodiversity in agroforestry systems, on-farm lettuce breeding and much more...
6 April 2012: SOLID on-farm dairy research workshop
On the 3rd May, producers are invited to get involved with ideas and projects...
29 March 2012: TAP Food Connections conference
Transatlantic Project ends with Maine conference...
26 March 2012: Healthy agriculture – new ORC project
What does healthy soil, plants, animals, people, environment really mean?
7 March 2012: Legume workshop highlights benefits of mixtures
IOTA's event proves popular and inspiring...
2 March 2012: CERTCOST recommendations published
Key recommendations on improving organic certification systems now on-line...
28 February 2012: New ORC eco-agroforestry publications
Two review papers by ORC researchers are published on-line...
25 February 2012: Organic crop breeding book published
ORC's Thomas Döring and Martin Wolfe contribute chapter on pest and disease management...
22 February 2012: 1st Solibam Stakeholder Congress
Rome event to debate role of diversity in low-input and organic systems...
19 February 2012: IOTA to merge with ORC
ORC to focus on supporting all advisors and trainers and to end its commercial Organic Advisory Service...
16 February 2012: Reduced tillage project needs you!
The TILMAN-ORG project is asking producers to join survey of reduced tillage and/or green manures...
13 February 2012: European organic market data network started
ORC part of EU-funded project to improve market data availability...
10 February 2012: What is plant health? New ORC-led publication
Research paper led by ORC's Thomas Döring and Martin Wolfe reviews the philosophies underlying plant protection...
6 February 2012: European Agroforestry Federation (EURAFF) established
ORC joins as a founding member of EURAFF at Paris meeting in December 2011...
3 February 2012: OCW loses core funding
Welsh Government cuts funding for Welsh OCIS and OCW core activity.
31 January 2012: New publication on climate change and plant diseases
ORC's Thomas Döring has contributed to a recently published review paper on the impact of climate change on plant diseases.
27 January 2012: Agroforestry workshop explores integrating top fruit and arable
Cider growers and arable farmers met at an ORC workshop on 14th December 2012 to discuss benefits of mixing trees and crops...
24 January 2012: Reducing organic top fruit copper use – new ORC project
In January 2012, a new EU-funded project "Innovative strategies for copper-free low input and organic farming systems" (Co-Free) started at ORC...
12 January 2012: Free farm visits for (O)ELS participants
In autumn 2011, Natural England launched a new service of one-to-one farm visits to help farmers in Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) get the most out of their agreements...
9 January 2012: Plant virus control review paper published
ORC's Thomas Döring reviews the potential and limitations of epidemiological approaches for virus control...
4 January 2012: Miguel Altieri to address ORC conference and London audiences
Prof. Miguel Altieri of Berkeley University, California, will address several UK audiences in a tour of the UK from 17-19th January 2012...
28 November 2011: ORC submits evidence on CAP Greening to EFRA Select Committee
ORC has been continuing its engagement with CAP Reform issues, submitting evidence to Parliament and updating its website...
25 November 2011: Portuguese develop new organic action plan
ORC's Nic Lampkin attended a conference on a future national policy for organic farming in Lisbon on 18th November, marking the start of Portuguese organic week...
23 November 2011: IFOAM EU conference on resource efficiency and food security
ORC's Susanne Padel attended the IFOAM EU Group's conference in Brussels on 9th November 2011...
21 November 2011: First Solibam newsletter launched
The first newsletter of the EU-funded research project Strategies for Organic and Low-Input Integrated Breeding and Management (SOLIBAM), has been published...
17 November 2011: New guide to farmer experiences with homoeopathy
Homoeopathy at Wellie Level have published a new guide...
14 November 2011: New reduced tillage research project starts at ORC
In September 2011, the Organic Research Centre began work on a new project – "Reduced tillage and green manures for sustainable organic cropping systems"...
13 November 2011: Results of Potato Virus Y study published
One of the most serious diseases of potato is caused by Potato Virus Y (PVY)...
7 November 2011: Bulletin 106 (Autumn 2011) published
The Autumn issue of ORC's printed Bulletin has been published hot on the heels...
31 October 2011: ORC 2010 Annual Report published
ORC's annual report...
27 October 2011: CAP Reform proposals mean big changes for organic from 2014
ORC researchers today present to OCW's Welsh Organic Conference...
24 October 2011: Does nature know best? New ORC research paper published
In an article published in the on-line journal Sustainability on 17th October 2011, researchers at the Organic Research Centre review the advantages and disadvantages of evolutionary plant breeding...
20 October 2011: Feeding non-ruminants organically – new project started at ORC
On 1st October 2011, a new project "Improved contribution of local feed to support 100% organic feed supply to pigs and poultry" started at ORC...
17 October 2011: EU Court of Auditors back organic as agri-environment scheme
In a report critical of many Member State agri-environment schemes, the European Court of Auditors has backed organic farming recognising...
8 October 2011: New window for Welsh Organic Farming Conversion Scheme '12 Opens
Information about new window for OFCS applicants.
2 October 2011: Lower Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance
A study published this month in Environmental Health Perspectives has found lower antibiotic resistance on newly organic farms compared to conventional farms in the US...
16 August 2011: Participatory Research and Demonstration Network Launched
The Organic Research Centre's Participatory Research & Demonstration Network was launched at Abbey Home Farm...
9 July 2011: Elm Farm Organic Summer Festival
900 people came down to Hamstead Marshall on Saturday 9th July to the Elm Farm Summer Festival...
8 July 2011: German speaking reviewers wanted!
We are looking for German speaking reviewers with experience in Organic Farming for the evaluation of the German Organic Farming Research Programme (BÖL).
28 May 2011: Organic Research Centre seeks new Chair of Council of Management
Open vacancy
25 May 2011: Food riots vs. land of milk and honey 2.0
Summer Academy
25 May 2011: E-Learning Course on Sustainable Food Systems
Are you interested in an international, interactive and online discussion on what sustainable agriculture, food production, distribution and consumption should look like and how we can deal with the upcoming issues of water scarcity, climate change and population growth?
12 April 2011: English OCIS closed at the end of March 2011
The provision of information and free on-farm visits under the Organic Conversion Information Service in England ended on 31st March 2011.
24 March 2011: Scientific evidence supports the use of crop diversity
A review paper published this month (Mar 2011) found "overwhelming" evidence that diverse plant communities are more productive than simple monocultures.
8 March 2011: Biodiversity studies confirm organic benefits
OCW has published a review of the scientific literature on the biodiversity impacts of organic farming.
4 March 2011: RELU Scale Summary Report
SCALE does matter. Organic farming delivers the goods.
24 February 2011: Agroforestry Survey
If you are a producer you can now take part in our short online survey on the extent to which UK producers currently use the woody components on their land.
27 January 2011: Bulletin 103 published
The new issue of the ORC Bulletin has been published...
14 October 2010: Government closes ACOS
The Coalition Government has today confirmed that...
29 July 2010: Recognition of Sacrifices and Commitment
On Friday 16th July, Bernward Geier, former Director of IFOAM, presented ORC with ...
1 January 2010: An IOTA review of organic research
The series of IOTA Technical Leaflets provides a summary of the key practical farming recommendations arising from organic research...
23 September 2009: 2010 ORGANIC PRODUCERS' CONFERENCE
Call for Papers and Workshop proposals
14 September 2009: Organic farming conversion scheme opening in Wales
The Welsh Assembly Government has announced the opening of an Organic Farming Conversion Scheme. Farmers will be able to apply to join the scheme between 15 September 2009 and 30 September 2009.
14 September 2009: It's not rocket science
Groundsel found in packaged rocket in Germany
19 July 2009: Making the low carbon economy work
Technological and economic initiatives alone will not be enough to bring about the radical change needed to combat runaway global warming...
10 July 2009: Opening of new conference and education facilities
This summer at The Organic Research Centre we are very pleased to announce...
9 May 2009: Swine Flu mutates again as complacency grows
There have been warnings this week from business leaders against complacency about swine flu. Although the UK's Chief Medical Officer has ...
20 February 2009: Warm praise from Farm Commissioner
EU Farm Commissioner Marian Fischer Boel has made clear her own enthusiasm for organic farming and organic regulation at the 20th anniversary Biofach exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany...
16 February 2009: The return of set-aside
Cash for farmers to leave land uncultivated as wildlife habitat (set-aside) is on its way back into UK farm policy. Farmers themselves are to be asked to...
12 February 2009: Go to work on an egg - with confidence
Good news at last for hard pressed egg producers – organic or otherwise. A University of Surrey team has declared that most people can eat as many eggs as they want without damaging their health. The researchers analysed...
5 February 2009: Surrey FMD report - any lessons learned?
The Government has accepted all 26 of the main recommendations made by Sir Iain Anderson on the response to the Surrey 2007 outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), says the Environment Secretary Hilary Benn. Sadly, there still remains a dismal lack of focus by Government and Ministers on the use of preventative vaccination for ...
30 January 2009: Bluetongue update
Bluetongue serotype 1 (BTV-1) has now spread across France as close to the UK as Brittany...
15 January 2009: Movement or market debate at ORC 2009 conference
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The QE2 Conference Centre in Westminster (November 12th 2008) saw over 130 delegates and speakers in hot debate about the failure of GM crop technology to deliver anything on the promises of twenty years ago. In stark contrast speaker after speaker pointed to agro-ecological approaches (including organic agriculture) as extremely attractive sustainable farming and food options, especially in a world fast running out of oil.
8 September 2008: Organic to blame for hungry Africa
Anti organic speech from Sir David King – let them eat GM.
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ORC Organic Animal Health Colloquium
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The future focus of European cereal production will be on low input (possibly organic) systems which deploy genetically diverse crops through either varietal mixtures or composite cross populations. These crops will contribute to a multifunctional agriculture.
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As firefighters, we have come to rely upon accurate and uninterrupted communications as a means of enhancing our safety. While many of the tools in our arsenal are used frequently, none are used as routinely — or as often — as our communications devices. While we have progressed from the days of spinning watchman's rattles or banging on locomotive rims to sound an alarm, challenges await — because, when it comes to technology, it's more important to know where you're going than it is to know where you've been. In light of this, Firehouse® Magazine posed a single question to industry insiders regarding our future in this area of critical concern. Simply put, we asked:
Q: "From your industry perspective, what do you see as the greatest fire service communications challenge, and how are you and others in your particular area of expertise addressing this challenge?"
DIRK YOUNGis manager of National Public Safety Markets for Harris Corp.'s RF Communications Division. He joined the company in March 2007 and has more than 20 years of public safety experience, with more than 11 years of experience as a fire chief. In this capacity, he provides support for Harris' sales and marketing efforts. He also serves as the company's consultant liaison and fire industry advisor.
From my perspective, the greatest fire service communications challenge is the adoption of new and evolving technology. This goes beyond the current debate of digital versus analog, or conventional versus trunking.
Currently, radios are still largely used for voice communications only. And today's technology has grown well beyond the days of when the radio you were issued was a simple VHF or UHF radio that had a volume knob and channel selector. Radio systems, as well as the subscribers that are used on them, are more complex. While they bring added functionality to the users, they require more thought on how the new functionality will be utilized. Additionally, they require more comprehensive training to allow the user to properly utilize the equipment. Fire services train regularly on fire suppression, proper extrication skills and donning their SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) equipment. The same level of training must be provided for the communications equipment they use.
Conversely, the communications manufacturers must give more consideration to firefighters and how they do their jobs. The communications equipment should be simple to use so that firefighters can focus on the dangers around them and not have to worry about their radios. Communications systems can have the latest and greatest features and functions available, but if it is complicated to use and hampers them from doing their job, it will not be an effective tool."
MICHAEL BOYDis the president of Setcom Corp. Along with his business partner, James Roberts, Boyd has actively managed Setcom since acquiring it in 2004. Prior to acquiring Setcom, he worked in financial services for 10 years. He is formerly a volunteer firefighter. Founded in 1970, Setcom is a provider of headsets and intercom systems for fire apparatus.
Large, often noisy crew compartments on fire apparatus make it difficult for firefighters to communicate enroute to incidents and over time can lead to severe hearing loss. While this is not a new challenge for firefighters, it remains a persistent one as many departments still do not use headset systems on their apparatus.
At Setcom, we continue to educate firefighters about the need for headsets on apparatus, whether ours or an alternative. We also strive to make our headset systems as versatile as possible. As much as we might like otherwise, it seems that no two headset systems are the same. We feel strongly that providing a headset system designed to meet the unique needs of a department is often necessary to overcome objections. As with many fire equipment manufacturers, Setcom works hard to tailor systems to work with existing protocols and behaviors, rather than requiring a department to change its operating procedures to fit a headset system.
GREG RIDDLEis second vice president of the Association of Public-safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, the oldest and largest public safety communications association. He is also a retired deputy fire chief of the Elk Grove Village, IL, Fire Department and spent 30 years in the fire service, with the last 20 years having responsibility for his department's communications. He has also served as the communications committee chair of the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association and the co-chair of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System's Telecommunications, Communications & Dispatch Committee.
I feel the greatest current challenge for the fire service is coping with narrowbanding by the 2013 deadline. The process has been well defined by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), but the difficulty comes in two areas: funding and logistics. The fire service has always had a reputation for using unique methods to fund their operations. This is because the majority of fire departments are volunteer operations. Narrowbanding will require some departments to replace old equipment that is not capable of being narrowbanded. If the department has narrowband-capable radios, at a minimum they will need to pay for software and hardware to retune their radios or pay for a technician to come in and do the work for them.
The more challenging component is the logistics in actually making the change to narrowband. Because the fire service has increasingly used automatic and mutual aid for dealing with routine and large-scale emergencies, narrowbanding will take a great deal of coordination between agencies. The easier transition will be on the local frequencies that are used by surrounding departments and those used for auto-aid operations.
The greatest challenge will be in coordinating the transition of frequencies that are used for mutual aid, especially those that are licensed for use in an entire region or state. These can range from mutual aid, to fireground to EMS frequencies and others. It is important to develop a schedule that is well known by every department and deadlines that are capable of being met both financially and operationally by all.
In Illinois, a consortium was initiated by the Illinois chapter of APCO. This consortium was convened to include all of the public safety disciplines in the state. The intent is to make everyone aware of the deadlines and bring all the stakeholders into one arena. Hopefully, this type of planning process will make the transition as smooth as possible for all involved.
JENNA RICHARDSONis vice president of product development for American Messaging Services and is responsible for the company's development and management of new product and service offerings and marketing strategies. Richardson has 15 years of diverse experience in the wireless industry in both sales and operations.
From what we hear in the field every day, one of the greatest communications challenges from my perspective is the pressure on the part of the fire service to move to new communication products and technologies. The risk here is that they are not completely proven with a long history of performance under many conditions and they are generally very expensive.
We at American Messaging are addressing this challenge by aggressively investing time, energy and resources into new products and applications that leverage the unique attributes of paging technology and to offer them at an affordable rate. Secondly, at every opportunity we educate to let people know why paging technology is still in existence and has been the communication method of choice for doctors, hospitals, EMS and first responders for decades. Our focus every day is to be dependable and continue to provide a robust, reliable and efficient nationwide paging network specifically for first responders.
TIM IRELANis a product manager, responsible for Tiburon Inc.'s Mobile Solutions and Fire & Rescue Solutions. Irelan has nearly 15 years of experience in the public safety industry and currently is a firefighter for the Riverside County, CA, Fire Department. Tiburon is a provider of automated public safety and security solutions to meet the needs of law enforcement, fire-rescue and corrections agencies. Tiburon offers fully integrated solutions including computer- aided dispatch, records management, mobile data and communications, field reporting and mapping systems.
Today's greatest challenge in fire service communications is the disparate information systems and difficulty in sharing data between different systems and vendors. Interoperability is crucial for fire service to be able to operate effectively and efficiently, especially during emergencies when the focus is on saving lives and property, not on the data system. Fire services need to be able to share information and resources across multiple jurisdictions and agencies as well as across other disciplines and services.
From the software perspective, interoperability and the ability to integrate with multiple systems has been at the top of the priority list. As part of the baseline computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system, Tiburon offers the ability for cross-discipline communications and data sharing on demand. Tiburon also continues to build tools using NIEM (National Information Exchange Model) conformance to be able to share information across disparate systems. Interoperability must be a priority so that public service personnel can focus on mission-critical work.
NORM RUPPENis chief executive officer of Quala-Tel Enterprises, and is tasked to continuously search and bring to market the latest communication technologies that will enhance firefighter safety and efficiency. Quala-Tel offers a broad range of communication products ranging from intercom/headset solutions for emergency apparatus including wireless communications, in-helmet and hands-free radio interface communication systems, including an "intrinsically safe" line, in-vehicle touch screen mapping software, pre-incident planning software and hybrid response guide software for extrication of accident victims, electronic personnel accountability and two-way signaling system (PASS), and a variety of portable, lightweight telescoping video/audio inspection and surveillance tools.
From our industry's perspective, we at Quala-Tel believe the greatest fire service communications challenge is to provide "state-of-the-art" integrated communication solutions that are reliable, durable, intuitive, and can operate the first time, all the time in dangerous and demanding environments that include high noise, extreme heat and, in some instances, explosive atmospheres. In this effort we constantly discuss "needs" with the first responders and constantly search technology worldwide in an attempt to marry the needs and the technology together.
MARK JASINis the senior vice president and corporate director for Kenwood U.S.A. Corp. Communications Sector. He has spent the past 28 years of his career in the land mobile industry. The past 10 years have been with Kenwood U.S.A. Corp. in various sales management positions, with the past five years being solely focused on business management.
One of the greatest challenges for the fire suppression community is the technology requirement for funding eligibility.
Law enforcement is normally dispatched and managed over a large geographical area. Conversely, fire suppression is dispatched in a much smaller area and managed based on events at a precise location. With grant funds, fire departments can address their communications system requirements, but in many cases, funds are only eligible to procure pre-defined technologies such as P25. Both federal and state agencies that control and disburse grant funds to local departments need to rethink the technology limitations they place on radio and system purchases.
Most of the U.S. remains rural, so requiring a department to use funds for only digital radios may not be in the best interest of the agency. This especially holds true for volunteer firefighters, since many purchase radio equipment using personal funds. Seventy-five percent of the firefighters in the U.S. are volunteers, so this is a considerable issue.
Although 12.5-kHz migration is necessary, analog still works effectively in narrow-bandwidth channels for most of these applications. Kenwood ensures that our digital radio equipment is capable of operation on both new digital radio systems, as well as current analog applications. Providing radios with both technologies supports the fire suppression community by offering the analog functionality needed to manage an incident and the enhanced dispatch capabilities of operation on the radio system. As their activities evolve into the radio system, the Kenwood product functionality does too.
JAY DORNSEIFhas 23 years in the fire service and 12 years as the advisor for the Emergency Preparedness Technology Degree program at Nash Community College in Rocky Mount, NC. He is a member of the National Academy of Emergency Dispatch (NAED) Fire Council of Standards and Fire Board of Curriculum. Dornseif is currently the fire consultant for Priority Dispatch Corp. in Salt Lake City, UT, and is a technical committee member of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1221 and 1061. Priority Dispatch is a research company providing products and training for EMS, fire and law enforcement call-taking centers.
Reducing emergency vehicle collisions (EVC) is one of the greatest fire service communications challenges of the 21st century. With EVCs continuing to be the second-leading cause of line-of-duty deaths, the fire service must consider communications challenges to reduce these fatalities. There is no better place to address these challenges than the 911 dispatch center.
Here's why: From the beginning of a fire service call, the dispatch center plays a pivotal role in deciding whether a call requires an emergency or non-emergency response. In centers using a system of structured call taking, a dispatcher can determine the caller's chief complaint and by asking the caller a series of key questions, the dispatcher is able to send the most appropriate response. In all cases involving structured call taking, the level of response and factors differentiating between an emergency and non-emergency call is pre-determined by the local fire service.
In far too many cases, however, structured call taking is not the norm. Instead, the dispatcher is forced to sit on the fence when a call, any call, comes in. Because of a lack of standardized protocol and local fire service direction, the dispatcher sends everything lights and siren, including to situations not requiring the highest level of response as determined by the arriving crews. A home alarm system monitored by a commercial security business is a classic example. If your center is still sending the "parade response" to non-emergency home alarm calls, your department is rolling the dice in a deadly game that annually, in the United States, accounts for over 15,000 EVCs.
The problem is certainly not unique. Fire-based 911 communications centers need dispatchers trained in the telecommunications profession. Familiarity with the fire service and geographic area they serve is important, also, but tantamount is the ability to gather the information necessary for an appropriate response. Dispatchers should not have the added responsibility of figuring out what questions to ask and based on the limited information they might gather, what instructions to give the caller while at the same time sending everything in the station running lights and siren.
A call-taking protocol in place will help dispatch choose the correct chief complaints, and provide the key questions necessary for response and pre-arrival instructions, such as what the caller should do until help arrives. Most importantly, a standardized call-taking process gives local fire service the ability to accurately run emergency calls and manage resources. Your department will not only have the ability to save resources, but you will also have the potential of saving lives — the lives of your crew, drivers they encounter on the way to the emergency and the people depending on them when a true crisis occurs.
BARRY FUREY, a Firehouse® contributing editor, is director of the Raleigh-Wake Emergency Communications Center in North Carolina. During his 35-year public safety career, he has managed 911 centers and served as a volunteer fire officer in three other states. In 2002, Furey chaired the Association of Public-safety Communications Officials (APCO) International conference in Nashville, TN, and in 2005 he received an APCO life membership for his continued work in emergency communications.


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A potential role for the clathrin adaptor GGA in Drosophila spermatogenesis
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2 University of Cambridge, Department of Genetics, Cambridge CB2 3EH, UK
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BMC Cell Biology 2011, 12:22 doi:10.1186/1471-2121-12-22
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Here we have quantified protein expression in Drosophila and show that there is >3-fold higher expression of GGA in male flies relative to female flies. In female flies the majority of GGA expression is in the head. In male flies GGA is not only expressed at high levels in the head but there is a gender specific increased expression which is due to the abundant expression of GGA in the testes. Using a highly specific antibody we have localised endogenous GGA protein in testes squashes, and visualised it in somatic and germ line cells. We show that GGA is expressed during multiple stages of sperm development, and co-stains with a marker of the trans-Golgi Network. This is most striking at the acroblast of early spermatids. In spite of the high expression of GGA in testes, knocking down its expression by >95% using transgenic RNAi fly lines did not affect male fertility. Therefore spermatogenesis in the male flies appears to progress normally with <5% GGA, most likely because alternative adaptors may be able to substitute partially or completely for the function of GGA. We also identify 'cueball' as a novel cargo for GGA, and mutants of cueball have been shown to have a male sterility phenotype.
In Drosophila we have uncovered a potential role for GGA in the testes of male flies. The gender specific higher expression of GGA, its specific enrichment in testes and its localisation to developing spermatocytes and at the acroblast of spermatids supports a role for GGA function in Drosophila spermatogenesis, even though spermatogenesis still occurs when GGA expression is depleted to <5% of control.


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If these walls could talk. The Minneapolis Athenaeum was founded in 1859 and its early members were the usual 19th-century übermenschen, wealthy men with familiar names—Pillsbury, Walker, Loring—who wanted Minneapolis to have access to world-class books.
It was a private subscription library before being consolidated into the central library in 1885. Now it exists as a sort of Illuminati library: a hidden, private collection on a 99-year lease, which is set to expire in 2015. The Athenaeum owns some of the rarest, most beautiful books in the world, like a copy of The Nuremberg Chronicle, which dates to 1492, and James Audubon's famous Birds of America. Unfortunately, it proved impossible to actually photograph its vault.
We had been invited to see it by Sue Mackert, the shadowy director of Minneapolis's literary cabal, but even this distinguished woman of letters couldn't get us past the library's gigantic head of security. "Not gonna happen," he said. "That's why it's called a vault." His two uniformed colleagues brought Birds to a room on the third level for our shoot. But I was almost too frustrated to pay attention to the gorgeous book that lay before me. "Double elephant folio," the guard grunted.
Evidently this guy knew as much about rare books as an auctioneer at Sotheby's. The Athenaeum had bought Birds in 1909 for $2,722—the same edition had recently been sold at auction for more than $8 million. But I wanted inside that vault. Didn't care if there was a Gutenberg in the room. "Nope." Hulk crossed his arms. "You don't understand how much these books are worth."


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Transparent network over HTTP THIS PROJECT IS UP FOR GRABS. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR TAKING OVER THIS PROJECT. This is program to allow users behind a HTTP proxy like squid to use applications like telnet,ssh, irc, fetchmail etc as if they were directly connected to the internet.
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At the Perth Community Care Centre, Perth Ontario, onThursday February 19th, 2004 Armeda Appleton in her 93rd year. Beloved daughter of Harriett (Simser) and George JoyceLoved by herhusbandStaff Sargeant Alfred MonkAppleton (RCMP), Wing Commander (RCAF) (pre-deceased), beloved mother of Peterand his wife Marion of Progreso, Mexico, Pamela of Truro Nova Scotia, daughter-in-law Donna (Macartney) Appleton, son-in-law John Bowman. Grandmother of Erin Dolan, Allison Dolan and her husband Scott Bristow (both predeceased), Lauren Lemke (Appleton) and her husband Matt, Julie Lafrance( Appleton) and herhusbandJay, Sarah Pitcher and Thomas Pitcher, Rebecca Ford and her husband Mike Dymond, Matthew Ford and his wife Clara Gomez. Sister of Judson Joyce(pre-deceased), Olive Dougall (predeceased), Margaret Dunn (predeceased), Melba Fish (predeceased), Alta Radcliffe. (predeceased) Great grandmother of Hayden Bristowand Andrew Lemke. A memorial service will be held at a later date followed by interment in Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa. In remembrance, contributions to the Elizabeth Bruyere Centre Ottawa would be appreciated.Arrangements are in the care of Blair & Son Funeral Directors, Perth. 613-267-3765.Friends and family may contact Pam through Bair and Son or at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Obama, Romney fight to the finish in a battle of equals
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will be very interesting and closer than last elections. think hurricane sandy just may have helped obama with some of the undecided voters
hopefully little abi will have her wish soon
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We have been invited over (as a delegation) on 7th morn in Delhi, to see the result live over breakfast, by the consulate ppl, but uske liye 4 baje uthna padega, so I wont be there.
Aaraam achchi cheez hai moonh dhak ke soiyye
US embassies ko aajkal door se dekhna hi theek hain …
lol .. you can as well follow results on TV at home. btw, it may take time as the race is close. so outcome will unlikely be determined by early morning IST on 7th.
what NGites think of this race…lets have quick snap poll..NGian Way!!
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Roy- they will have a briefing and after that all will move to some 5-star hotel for breakfast and live broadcast and they say by 1 in the afternoon it'll all be over, and we will be dropped to our destination, in and outside Delhi.
so iitianway, if I want to like your comment but chose Romney, what should I do? same way if I want to dislike your comment, but chose Obama, what should i do?
Roy sir…very basic
…for the time being forget me/my comments …focus on obama/romneywe dont have polling plugin in NG…using this round about…and it helps at times..in raw manner
Anyway Romney is leading on NG…lets see what happens after 50 hrs.
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With great interest, we read the article by Toms and colleagues [1] in the previous issue of Arthritis Research & Therapy, in which they assessed prevalences of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Moreover, they identified demographic and clinical factors that may be associated with MetS. Toms and colleagues found prevalences of up to 45% of MetS and demonstrated older age and health status (health assessment questionnaire) to be associated with MetS irrespectively of the definition used. Of most interest, an association between methotrexate (MTX) use and decreased presence of MetS was observed in patients more than 60 years of age. The investigators hypothesized that this may be attributed to a drug-specific effect (and not to an anti-inflammatory effect) either by changing levels of adenosine, which is known to interact with glucose and lipid metabolism, or by an indirect effect mediated through concomitant folic acid administration, thereby decreasing homocysteine levels.
Recently, we also examined the prevalence of MetS in (a subgroup of) RA patients in the CARRÉ investigation, a prospective cohort study on prevalent and incident cardiovascular disease and its underlying cardiovascular risk factors [2]. The findings of Toms and colleagues stimulated us to perform additional analyses in our total study population (n = 353).
The prevalences of MetS were 35% and 25% (Table 1) according to criteria of National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) 2004 and NCEP 2001, respectively. In multivariate backward regression analyses, we found significant associations between body mass index, pulse rate, creatinine levels, hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus and the presence of MetS independently of the criteria used (Table 2). However, an independent association between single use of MTX or use of MTX in combination with other disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, on the one hand, and a decreased prevalence of MetS, on the other hand, could not be demonstrated (even in the subgroup of patients over the age of 60).
Table 1. Characteristics of the study population
Table 2. Variables associated with metabolic syndrome
Therefore, to get more support for a drug-specific effect, it is of interest to know whether or not in the study of Toms and colleagues the MTX effect was present only in the group of RA patients with single use of MTX or in the group of MTX-treated patients with other antirheumatic drugs. As patients with MetS were significantly older, it would give further information whether age was an independent risk factor for MetS in regression analyses. Moreover, as readers, we are not informed about comorbidities like diabetes and clinical hypothyroidism, which are notorious cardiometabolic risk factors. On the whole, we could not confirm a plausible protective role for the use of MTX and presence of MetS, and hence further investigation is required to explain the discrepancy between our findings and those of Toms and colleagues.
MetS: metabolic syndrome; MTX: methotrexate; NCEP: National Cholesterol Education Program; RA: rheumatoid arthritis.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Toms TE, Panoulas VF, Douglas KMJ, Kitas GD: Methotrexate therapy associates with a reduced prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis patients over the age of 60: more than just an anti-inflammatory effect? A cross-sectional study.
Arthritis Res Ther 2009, 11:R110. PubMed Abstract | BioMed Central Full Text | PubMed Central Full Text
Raterman HG, van Eijk IC, Voskuyl AE, Peters MJ, Dijkmans BA, van Halm VP, Simsek S, Lems WF, Nurmohamed MT: The metabolic syndrome is amplified in hypothyroid rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study.


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Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives.
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We are born helpless. As soon as we are fully conscious we discover loneliness…
by C. S. Lewis
The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
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Friendship needs no words – it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness.
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Friendship Quotes
Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose blood is in your own veins.
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Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
Friendship needs no words – it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness.
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Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.
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He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.
Oscar Wilde
I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing.
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I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.
Thomas A. Edison
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
Friendship… is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
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I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
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Your New Cover Girl Is……Janelle Monae!!!!!
Janelle Monae Photo: Dr.FunkenberryAwesome! Just awesome! Joining Pink, Sofia Vergara, and Ellen DeGeneres as a Cover Girl model is Janelle Monae.
Janelle had this to say about her new gig;
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We are EXTREMELY happy that Janelle was chosen! Good choice Cover Girl!-DocFB
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Gwen Stefani still has it. Did you even think that she didn't? She shows off her style on the cover of the new Harper's Bazaar talking make-up, her career, and staying fit.
At 42 year's old, we should take her advice.
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Ms. Dana Elaine Owens is going to court.
Roxanna Floyd and Susan Moses filed two separate law suits in a Manhattan Federal Court on March 27th. Floyd claims Latifah owes her for her services as a consultant for the Queen's " Cover Girl" Collection. She is seeking $700,000. Moses, a celebrity stylist, claims she was promised an annual salary of 50,000 dollars for working on Latifah's "Curvation" line between July 2005 and February 2008. She is seeking $300,000.
Why can't celebs pay their bills/employees? They have the money. I'm begining to believe that old rumor~ Celebs are fu**** cheap as****!!
Is this all a BIG misunderstanding? What do you think?
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Aubrey O'Day is the Playboy Cover Girl for March. Just thought you might like to know. From Making The Band to Making The Centerfold.
Wonder how many of you are going Aubrey O'Who?-Dr.FB


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Existential Kitty
An artist is always alone -- if he is an artist.
-- Henry Miller
At first glance, it would be easy to think the most recent production at the Miami Light Project is standard Mad Cat fare -- smart, glib 20- and 30-something actors playing smart, glib 20- and 30-somethings in a way that is both genuine and quirky.
The play, Cope, opens with Monty Jones (Paul Tei), boy wonder/star theater director in an unnamed but obviously cosmopolitan city, passed out facedown on his living room floor. He's dressed in a black shirt and pants; a woman (Ivonne Azurdia) dressed all in white with a black necktie sits nearby with a suitcase at her side. As she channel-surfs, random images, from The Smurfs to National Geographic, flicker across the 12-by-16-foot video screen behind her. In the next scene, Monty is center stage at a power lunch with his manager, Diane (Lorena Diaz), and his good-natured playwright, Charlie (Erik Fabregat). Through a series of tight scene shifts, we follow Monty through his day: an interview in a trendy hotel, dinner with his parents, and a runway show. We watch Monty being corralled by Diane, adored by fans, chased by women, and tolerated by everyone else. All the while, Monty's woman in white shadows him, suitcase in tow. Monty seems to be the only person who can see her.
It's easy to deduce two things about Monty. One, he's "all that" -- he's young, handsome, and successful. He gets laid when he wants to, makes money, and is the center attraction in whatever three-ring circus is going on at the moment. Two, Monty is an egomaniac. He's quick to yell "fuck you" or proclaim "I'm Monty Jones" to anyone who crosses his path. He's facetious, belligerent, and generally overbearing.
Alas, a storm's brewing in Monty's narcissistic oasis. His new play is set to open in a few days, and it's in a shambles. The show's starlet, Rose (Michaela Cronan), whose wealthy father is footing the bill for the production, is a "frigid bitch," according to Monty. Charlie tries to rewrite the script according to Monty's abstract musings on the mating patterns of various mammals, but to no avail: "You're going to argue with me that National Geographic is not theater?" Monty screams at Charlie. We are left to wonder: Is the bad boy of theater finally going to piss everyone off beyond redemption? Is he losing his theatrical verve? At the eleventh hour, Monty has a revelation and gives the cast and crew a "rewrite" that he is sure will save the play. The new script is a series of blank pages. Monty claims that "words have fucked everything up" and wants to put Svetlana, a voluptuous, blond model from Norvenia (an imaginary Eastern European country), played by Gretchen Zohn, center stage with no script or words. The cast objects vehemently. Monty resigns and vows to do his own play. Meanwhile, the cast forges ahead with the script Charlie originally penned.
For as much as it may resemble past productions such as Helluva Halloween and Here in My Car, Cope takes the Mad Catters on a new leg of their journey toward producing original work. The familiar themes of contemporary coupling and pop culture are not exactly swapped but rather expanded for a more solo journey that explores the artist's role in today's society. What makes this play an interesting continuation of Mad Cat's mission to make real theater about real people is the script, which delves into an existential journey without betraying the superficial, cutthroat, and materialistic nature of its dramatic context. Cope reflects the artist's search for meaning in the midst of ringing cell phones, contracts being signed, and glam South Beach kids clamoring for autographs. The script, by Tei, is so well-honed and multidimensional that it allows us to witness the contemporary artist's reckoning with his family, muse, society, and ultimately his own ego.
The scene in which Sin Jackson, a theater critic -- skillfully portrayed by Pete Rogan -- interviews Monty is a prime example. Monty, playing up to the role of precocious young genius, carries with him a jumbo-sized light bulb (for his ideas). Obviously an archenemy, Sin sarcastically implies that Monty is a poseur and his art is manufactured. In a rage, Monty tells Jackson, "You're two words on the page -- your name. I am the page!" The dialogue is a masterfully written duel between the pen of the creator and that of the critic.
Another strong point of the play is the addition of a multigenerational cast. Alas, these spiky-haired slacker genius types have actually been spawned by real human beings. Before winning numerous Cope Awards and getting bombarded by fans, little Monty had a childhood and family. Letting us in on this world vis-à-vis his parents carries the play much further dramatically than it would if we were just left with the reality of Monty's Palm Pilot schedule and id-driven temper tantrums. Pamela Roza and George Schiavone are hilarious and entirely genuine as Monty's mom and dad. They also fill in some important blanks that more self-conscious modern plays might try to do through placing Monty in drug rehab or on a therapist's couch.
Mad Cat scripts are highly dialogue-driven. What you hear is what you get, and what you hear is almost always fast-paced, agile, witty, 20- to 30-something speak. While the first and last scenes are largely silent and much more surreal and symbolic (the final scene has a crucial development that is subtly played out), the rest of the play is full-throttle debate, dialogue, discussion, and diatribe. This is a demanding script with numerous quick scene changes. Because the Mad Cat cast is so nimble and cohesive, the effect is riveting. They are a dynamic troupe -- each character is consistently on point, dynamic, and compelling.
Throughout the play, Azurdia appears as Monty's shadow. She is at times an alter ego, and in the program notes, she is aptly entitled "Muse." As she has cowritten three works for Mad Cat with Tei, this is a role that pushes their ongoing collaboration to new heights. Azurdia skillfully plays with and against Monty's whims, moods, fears, anxieties, and tantrums. Although always on his side, the Muse often appears wiser and stronger. Azurdia's work on-stage is consistently genuine and often very comical, and in Cope, she reveals an impressive capacity for human expression through her face, hands, and movement. This role never feels too mimelike, clever, or gratuitous. Without saying a word (save a small speaking bit at the end), Azurdia's stage presence is fluid, vibrant, and revelatory. There's something rightfully poetic and surreal about her presence (a little of Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire without appearing to be a knockoff), and dramaturgically speaking, this role also adds a considerable amount of depth to Monty's character.
By now, Travis Neff's lighting and set design and Nathan Rausch's sound design are trademarks of any Mad Cat production, and Cope is no exception. The rapid-fire scene and set changes are coherent and cohesive. Karelle Levy's costume design accentuates the trendy jet-set style of the characters. The use of video is the only element of the production that doesn't work 100 percent. Like the music, the video often plays an important role in the dramatic development of the play, especially at the beginning and end, but at times (i.e., the hotel and runway scenes), it resorts to being a mere backdrop, coming off as unnecessary and contrived.
It's hard to ignore that Cope is written and directed by and stars Paul Tei. Add to this the play's dramatic premise and the fact that Tei himself is quite the hip charismatic theater guy about town and you could have a recipe for failure. What makes Cope a success is that it hides none of these facts. It actually plunges headlong into such ironies. Cope manages to transcend the unholy trinity of director, actor, and writer and takes audiences on a worthwhile and often riotous journey through the world of theater.
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Siem Reap authorities last week announced plans to pump water from the Tonle Sap Lake in order to supplement the province's supplies as water shortages tighten their grip on the region, the Phnom Penh Post reports.
Siem Reap Governor Sou Phirin said Friday that the government would implement the program under a soft loans package from the Japanese government worth US$200-300m, pending the completion of a 1.5-year feasibility study. The province's water is primarily sourced from underground water tables, but Sou Phirin said the proposed project would supplant traditional sources, citing fears the draining of groundwater was endangering the foundations of Angkorian-era temples in the province.
Hmm, yes the temples being in danger is a worry, but isn't the lake also having some problems? (The single source quoted in story doesn't think so.) How about a proper tax system and no corruption to pay for... well, I don't know, what would be the most environmentally sound options?#1 Posted: 23/2/2009 - 11:34
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