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For Immediate Release Defence Research & Development Canada (DRDC) to Keynote at 2008 Government Technologies Conference and Expo March 24, 2008 - Toronto, Canada - Len Goodman from the DRDC Centre for Security Science will be keynoting at the 2008 Government Technologies Conference and Expo. Now in its fifth year, this is Canada's leading IT event and it will be hosted April 15 -16, 2008 at the Design Exchange to Toronto Ontario. Len Goodman holds a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology. He a Defence Scientist with Defence R&D Canada, an Agency supporting S&T within the Department of National Defence, and has been with the organization for 18 years. He started his career as a bench scientist, engaging in life support protection research for the Air Forces’ fighter fleet (acceleration and high altitude protection), worked in DRDC’s Corporate office in the S&T Policy directorate examining future military S&T trends, and most recently was embedded in the Canadian Forces Chief of Force Development Directorate, working for the team that surveys the future technological trends anticipated for the Canadian Forces. Dr. Goodman is currently [more..]

Feng Shui in the Garden Part II Placement Planning the height and layout of vegetation to create a layered effect is an effective way to produce a visually pleasing outcome. Good design in garden feng shui suggests the size and height of foreground plants should gradually segue towards the taller foliage positioned at the rear. This creates an attractive view with the trees or shrubs ‘framing’ the scene and helps to enhance and focus the aesthetic qualities and beauty of the prospect.               Compare the relative merits of evergreen versus deciduous species; and consider their appropriateness when planning and in planting. Evergreens provide a year-round ‘freshness’, generally with low maintenance – but there are many beautiful deciduous trees and shrubs that can supply that blaze of russet autumn glory. These may drop their leaves in winter, but recycling leaf-fall into compost and mulch is an eco-savvy way to help reduce our overall carbon footprint and put some goodness back into the soil.               ‘Go native’; by planting endemic species; plants that are indigenous to your district. These have the added advantage of being naturally adapted to the soils, climate and rainfall [more..]

When you talk of desert and landscaping in the desert areas, there is one primary reason for doing such job and that is conservation.  Water is the most important resource in a desert place.  As such many people in the past have missed out on the importance of landscaping for fear of wasting this very important resource.  The nice thing is that you can actually have great landscaping and even a lot of attractive colors while maximizing your use of water and even conserving this precious commodity.  It may seem to be amazing and to others is a bit unrealistic but with the proper planning, this is very possible even if there is lack of knowledge about gardening and landscaping. The first and perhaps most practical method of landscaping in desert areas are to choose plants that are native to the place in which you are landscaping.  This is of course is the initial no nonsense step to a good lush environment even in harmful climates.  These plants actually two major benefits.  The first one is they are accustomed not only to the dryness of the [more..]