Residents had expressed concern about the impact on the landscape and a planning application for a test mast was turned down in 2011.

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The revised application included minimal change to the landscape, reduced noise impact, and proposals to improve road safety and public transport connections, he added.

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Companies like FluidOps make replicating all levels of a virtual landscape--the data, database, application, and operating system--a one-click operation.

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In my discussion with Steve Levy before the announcement, we discussed the need to minimize the chaos of a multi-vendor landscape by bringing partnerships, acquisitions and a mobile application platform into space.

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Aylesbury Vale District Council refused the application for the turbine in Ford, nearly Aylesbury, on the grounds it would affect the landscape.

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Furthermore, the application leverages the Windows Phone unique horizontal scroll option allowing for smooth navigation across content traditionally better viewed in landscape mode.

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Chris Howe, head of future landscape for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), says the group has been campaigning for stricter application of the Habitats Directive for all member states, since its introduction in 1992.

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