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A press release yesterday by the EC states that the commission accepts Ofcom's proposal to enforce only Active Line Access (now called VULA) wholesaling of the FTTC
Is the UK lagging behind on FTTx?
Retro-Fiber: Ever heard of TPON?
Pauline Rigby posts today about the amazing story of BT overlaying fiber with copper in low-density areas due to a wrong technology choice (TPON) in the 90s. You would, of course, expect any telco in their right mind to have


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The pay cycle is ending. You're running from one department to another, chasing timecards and paperwork to finalize your payroll. When you finally get them all, most aren't completed correctly, so you're back on the chase to clarify each one. After all that back and forth, you still get complaints about paychecks. Next week, you're at it again.
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NHS WEST Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has been recognised at the House of Commons for the improvements in one-year cancer survival rates in the region.
Representatives from the CCG were invited to attend the All Parliamentary Group on Cancer's (APPG on cancer) Summer Reception at the House of Commons by John Baron MP. West Lancashire CCG was asked to attend in acknowledgement of the significant work being done in the region around one-year cancer survival rates.
Cancer survival is improving across England. The proportion of people surviving for one-year after diagnosis has increased to 70.2 per cent. This figure is slightly above the national average in West Lancashire with 72 per cent. However, there is still some work to be done in order to catch up with countries like Sweden, who have an 82 per cent survival rate. In order to catch up with Sweden, CCG's across the country are now held accountable for improving survival rates with increased scrutiny, with CCG's encouraged to diagnose patients quicker and for patients to present at their GP at an earlier stage.
The APPG on cancer has set CCGs the task of improving these figures by improving diagnosis at primary care, increasing the number of referral rates to secondary care, increasing cancer awareness campaigns such as Public Health England's 'Be Clear on Cancer' (BCOC) campaign, creating wider cancer screening programmes and an increased focus on supporting cancer survivorship programmes.
Carol McCabrey, senior service redesign manager at West Lancashire CCG, said:
"It was great to be invited to the House of Commons and for West Lancashire to be recognised nationally for the pioneering work taking place in the region to improve one-year survival rates.
"One of the key ways that we are able to ensure that we have such high figures is through our partnership working with providers and partners such as Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust to improve cancer pathways.
"One example of the work we are involved in at the moment is working with partners across the region to increase breast cancer screening for vulnerable women. We also host regular cancer awareness engagement events, with our next one taking place on Thursday 20 October 2016 in Skelmersdale and focussing on breast cancer."
Jackie Brunton lead cancer nurse, at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, said:
"I am delighted to see that our areas are the two most improved in the entire country for one-year cancer survival.
"This is very good news for our patients because these improvements reflect earlier diagnosis and earlier, better treatment of cancer.
"The figures also speak volumes about the hard work and professionalism of our fantastic cancer teams, local GPs and NHS commissioning colleagues."
For more information on the breast cancer event in Skelmersdale, please visit the CCG's website and keep up to date with all events by following our Twitter and Facebook pages. The next BCOC campaign launches today (Thursday 14 July 2016) and runs until the 16 October and focusses on respiratory symptoms of cancer, for more information search 'Be Clear on Cancer'.


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Bibi Philippines
Bibi is a global brand of children's shoes from Brazil that promotes the happy and natural development of the child from head to toe, through products that delight parents and children from the age of 1 to 7 years old.
Bibi is a pioneer in the development of scientific studies focusing on children's shoes. Later, it created the concept of physiological footwear which gives the child the feeling of walking barefoot. Bibi's Fixioflex technology is a game changing evolution from anatomical shoes, allowing your child to discover the world the way nature intended.
With this, Bibi became the first children's footwear company to be certified by the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics and Orthopedics.
More than making innovative footwear, Bibi allows kids to be kids, growing with all the freedom, comfort, health and fun appropriate for every stage of their development.


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09.05.2017 Muscat
As part of its strategy to contribute to Oman's non-oil and gas sectors, Muscat National Development & Investment Company (ASAAS) has signed an agreement with Oman Air for the development and construction of a Crew Reporting Building at Muscat International Airport. The new OMR7.6 million facility is scheduled to be completed by Q1 2018 along with the main airport terminal.
Serving the burgeoning requirements of cabin crews and Oman Air Operations Team, the Reporting Building will act as a hub to all airline crew members and will eliminate their need to access the Departure Terminal at the airport. The project will be fully funded by ASAAS and built on approximately 25,000 sqm of land allocated by Oman Airport Management Company (OAMC). Kayan, ASAAS' Construction Management Company, is scheduled to start work on the project in the coming weeks, and once completed, will hand over the building to Oman Air for operation on a 25-year lease.
Speaking at the signing of the agreement, ASAAS CEO Khalid Al Yahmadi said: "With the socio-economic interests of the country at heart, ASAAS has assembled a portfolio of development projects across various fast-moving sectors. In this regard, we have undertaken the Crew Reporting Building project as part of our broader efforts to support Travel and Tourism along the value chain. Providing Oman Air with a much-needed facility as it caters to the increasing demand for air travel in the region, this ASAAS investment will allow the airline to pursue further opportunities for growth."
The agreement was signed on behalf of Oman Air by CEO Mr Paul Gregorowitsch, who thanked ASAAS and OAMC for their respective roles in realising the project, adding: "Oman aims to attract 12 million visitors annually by 2020, making a significant contribution to GDP and the creation of employment. The new Crew Reporting Building will enable us to play our part in helping the Sultanate reach its tourism development goals as we open up new routes and realize our own ambitious plans for expansion."
OAMC was represented at the ceremony by CEO Sheikh Aimen Al Hosni who remarked: "OAMC is delighted to be able to facilitate the development of the Oman Air Crew Reporting Building and provide the necessary land for its construction. We welcome this long-term investment into infrastructure that will enhance Oman's Travel and Tourism industry as we approach the opening of the new Muscat International Airport, a nationally important milestone."
Built in accordance to the highest standards, the new facility will include briefing rooms for Oman Air Crew as well as offices for the Royal Oman Police and Internal Security Services for immigration security. The building will also host several Oman Air operational offices as well as a duty free, coffee shops, rest areas and currency exchange facilities to name but a few.


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Michael Reiziger, who is troubled by minor knee problems, is making a fine recovery. The defender was back on the training pitch on Monday morning and did running exercises under the supervision of PSV fitness coach Luc van Agt. Van Agt announced that Reiziger, who missed two days of practise last week, is doing well. He is fighting only minor knee problems and will return to full training shortly. Michael Ball joined his team mates for training on Monday morning and DaMarcus Beasley as well as Arouna Koné will return from holiday tomorrow. Jefferson Farfán will resume training on Wednesday, so PSV head coach Ronald Koeman will have a nearly complete squad to pick from, when PSV play town fellows FC Eindhoven in a friendly next Saturday.


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A metaview with Claire King is to appear on the fabulous fiction magazine Metazen in July.
A metaview, strictly, means I interview myself. However I'd love you to tell me what I could ask myself that might be interesting to you, the reader.
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Kadamo's Fire-litter is here!
Yesterday, on Saturday afternoon the 27th of July Enya started to show a change in her behaviour. At around 15.30 her "water broke" and I knew we were going into the next phase of the delivery.
After a couple of hours she started to have a few contractions and in the evening they increased, and at 19.39 our first puppy was born!
A lovely male weighing 595 g, showquality and he got be Mr Gold! Not long after he arrived Enya's owner Camilla joined us to be a support for both Enya and me.
And not long after, at 20.13 the second puppy was born. A showquality male weighing 550 g and he got to be Mr Green.
Enya were doing a wonderful job quickly getting the hang of what she was supposed to do an caring for her babies.
At 20.47 our third male arrived, also showquality and weighing 550 g. He got to be Mr Blue.
Less then 30 minutes later, at 21.15 our fourth showquality male was born, weighing 590 g and he got to be Mr Purple.
I was by now starting to wonder where my girls where! Even though very happy about the wonderful results so far, I wanted some girls too!
So at 21.32 I was very happy to have our first girl in my hands, weighing 495 g, showquality and of course, she got to be Ms Pink.
Enya kept up the good work and continued to pop out puppies like a pro, and at 22.00 our sixth puppy arrived, another male, weighing 590 g. (Pictures of his entry into this world can be seen below, if you are sensitive for close up photos you have now been warned...) This boy is now known as Mr Black.
Only 20 minutes later at 22.19 our second showquality girl arrived, weighing 600 g (biggest of all the puppies) and she got to be Ms Red.
We now had seven puppies and Enya decided to slow down the pace and rest for a while. She had a little bit to eat before she, after 1 hr 50 min gave birth to girl number three at 00.09. A lovely showquality girl weighing 510 g, getting to be Ms Orange.
After this another long wait, which was now starting to get a little bit tiring for me and Camilla, who both had been awake for a long time. At 02.28 our sixth boy and ninth puppy arrived, also him showquality and weighing 584 g, and he got to be Mr Yellow.
After this we knew we had one more puppy to come, but since she has rested so long inbetween the last two, we expected her to do the same. So when she was sleeping herself both me and Camilla decided to try to do the same. Enya has been very easy in her deliverys and we could easily hear on her breathing when it got closer to a puppy coming. So pretty relaxed we went to sleep for a couple of hours, just checking on Enya and the puppies now and then.
At around 6 am I started to think, she has contractions now and then but in my eyes not often enough. So after a while I called to Bagarmossens Djursjukhus and talked with them. We were thinking just the same. There were no fear for Enya in this stage, but the last puppy could be dead or dying when it is taken so long. The nurse said we could wait for a few more hours, so we waited for a while. But then, after some running with Enya, some more food for her and still no puppy I decided to take her to the vet.
I didn't want to risk loosing our final puppy, and I was hoping the stress of the carride would kickstart the delivery, and it sure did!
At 8.08 our last boy arrived in the back of the car on Essingeleden! Him also showquality, weighing 570 g, and he got to be Mr Lightblue.
Since we were not that far from the vet I decided to still go and just let them doublecheck that this was the last puppy.
Since I had done the X-ray I was sure of 10, but I just didn't want to go back home and worry. So, a little bit poorer we are now at home!
Enya has been amazing the whole time. Not waisting any energy, having good contractions, been calm and relaxed and caring with love for her puppies.
The other dogs has gotten to look at the puppies from the doorway and Enya has been ok with that, she was even ok with joining them outside for a quick quick pee.
I am used to the bitches guarding their puppies, so it is great to see Enya so relaxed, yet of course protective and caring.
Below are some mixed photos from the whole delivery and a couple of videos. Individual pictures coming later on! Enjoy!


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Every day, Shardz artist Fay Miller sees things she wants to recreate- leaves blowing in the wind, animal horns at the zoo, buildings rising in the city, seasons changing the landscape and people gathered in joyous celebration. She incorporates elements of whimsy, wildness and intense color into her hand-blown glass. Her wedding smash glasses and smash glass gifts are treasured by many.
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I was online looking for a smashing glass for my wedding and didn't even consider that I could create something from the glass shards. The mezuzah is a PERFECT reminder for my husband and I of our wedding day. The quality is perfect and the turn around time from when I sent the shards in to when I received the mezuzah was shorter than anticipated. I highly recommend this product for your "used" shards - you won't be disappointed by this work of art!
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I recently am one of the brave souls to purchase a first-gen Apple product. Yes I'm talking about the (in)famous iPad. I'm not going to review it, because what could I write that hasn't already been droned on endlessly about elsewhere.
I will however give a cliff notes version of my opinion of it: Overall, it is an amazing device. The iPad is basically something I wished for as a kid watching sci-fi movies. At work I use it as my primary note-taking device using Evernote (the onscreen keyboard is quite adequate). I also use it as a control panel at work. I run the IT department at the Alley Theatre, and taking advantage of an RDP and VNC app I am able to access all our servers and all our client machines.
I will say there are a few issues I have with it. First, I don't understand why this device needs to be tethered to anything. Out of the box, the first screen you see is "Connect to iTunes". You can't even use it without connecting it. I own a Nexus One phone which runs the Android operating system. With Android, you never need to connect it to a computer. It helps if you would like to sync it or put big files like movies onto it, but the point is you don't HAVE to.
The other main issue with it is the problems it has with wifi. As with any first gen Apple product they are still working out the kinks. This time it happens that the wifi receiver has very weak reception, drops connections, and sometimes won't auto-connect. Apple has already addressed these issues with a few quick fixes, but the real issue won't be solved until a firmware update is released.
That brings me to the subject of this posting. Because I have the wifi-only version of the iPad (the 3G won't come out until later) and it has been having some, but not all, of the previously mentioned wifi issues. I decided to find a work around.
I discovered a great app on the Android Market titled Barnacle WiFi Tether which essentially makes your phone become a wifi router. The only problem was that you needed to root your phone. Rooting your phone gives you complete access to everything and allows access to previously restricted functions of the phone. Using some great instructions I rooted the phone and installed this miracle app.
So now I have a wifi router in my pocket using my T-Mobile 3G connection that my iPad connects to. The speeds aren't great, but they are tolerable. And now anytime I'm in a spot that has weak or no wifi, I just connect using my phone. The best part: I don't have to pay anything to AT&T to have a 3G connection.
I love technology.


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Kyriacos Research Group (KResearch) has released KR-Micro Reverb, a freeware Reverb processor based on features found on the Reverberation module KR-Space.
KR-Micro Reverb is designed for ease of use by adjusting the equalization and damping controls to optimal levels for producing a warm reverb sound suitable for a wide range of applications.
- Early and Late Reflections Size
- Diffusion control
- Decay control
- Early/Late Reflections mix control
- Dry/Wet Mix adjustment
- Host Sampling Frequency up to 96KHz
- Support for User definable presets (Save & Load) via Host interface
Visit KResearch for more information.


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CrocTail Help
Suggested Searches:
U.S. National Commercial BanksRecent events in the financial markets have demonstrated that the U.S. banking system is complex and difficult to understand due in part to the complicated networks of interlocking ownership.
- Setting the industry filter to and the to and clicking will return a list of the major banks.
Enter part of a company name to search for a corporation.
- Use the pop-up menus restrict results to a specific region and industry. For some countries a second menu will appear for selecting a state or province
- Or select just the country or industry to return all the companies in that industry.
Choose a name in the list of search results to display the associated corporate hierarchy, locations, and issue information for the corporation. In each name, the part of the name matching the search term will be shown in bold. Clicking a search result will display the most recent filing information available for that company.
Search Results
You can examine how a company changes over time by moving through its filings. The list of available filing years is displayed in the company profile immediately underneath the company name. The currently displayed year is shown in a green box. The information shown in the profile, the locations on the map, and the subsidiary tree all reflect the state of the company indicated on the filings for that year. Clicking on a different year will update the displays with the appropriate information for that time period. The profile displays information for the currently selected company and provides a way to move between the filings for each year
Company Profile
- Links to view the company's filings from previous years
- Business address or jurisdiction of incorporation
- Main industrial classification if known. Some companies may also show:
- Descriptions of corporate responsibility issues associated with the company
- Names of subsidiaries that have been tagged with issues by CorpWatch
- Link to complete corporate profile on the Crocodyl watchdog site
- Link to the official source filings at the SEC
Moving Between Years
Displays the corporate hierarchy associated withe the selected company in the form of an org chart.
Subsidiary Tree
- Clicking companies with "+" sign will display additional "children" and show the company in the main info panel
- Clicking on "parent" companies will move back up the hierarchy
The map displays the address or jurisdiction of incorporation of each company in the selected corporate hierarchy.
Subsidiary Location Map
- The currently selected company has green marker.
- The number on the markers indicate the number of subsidiaries at the location
- Clicking a marker shows a list of the companies at that location


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Lithosphere 155 is an original, modern art painting from the Lithosphere series. This one-of-a-kind painting was created with acrylic paint on gallery-wrapped canvas. It has a width of 48 inches and a height of 24 inches with a depth of 1 inch (24x48x1).
The colors used in the painting are blue, teal, white, and gray.
The painting continues onto the edges of the canvas, creating a finished look so the canvas does not require a frame.
An archival, UV resistant, gloss varnish has been applied to protect the surface of the painting and a certificate of authenticity will be included.
The painting will be signed and dated on the back and signed on the front. If you'd prefer to have the painting only signed on the back and not on the front, please contact me.
Thank you!
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Building upon similarities of both farming practices and types of impacts of certain aquaculture systems, the ASC has taken a practical approach to developing these new standards; basing them on the existing multi-stakeholder derived ASC standards content.
Feed Standard
An estimated 70 percent of farmed aquatic species are dependent on feed to complete their production cycle; and feed constitutes the greatest single input in terms of costs and volumes for marine and freshwater fish farming. Feed thus represents a major component of the environmental and social footprints of aquaculture, and it was therefore important for the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) to define precisely what constitutes responsible and sustainable fish feed production. The global ASC Feed Standard will act as a tool to help recognise and reward responsible aquaculture feed and will be applicable to all ASC farm standards. Click here for more details about the ASC's Feed Standard.
Aligned Standard
An aligned standard is being developed to harmonise the content of the current farm standards. It will be the future building block for adding new species to the ASC programme. Click here for more details about the ASC's forthcoming Aligned Standard.
Recent farm standards
The Seabass, Seabream and Meagre Standard has been launched in September 2018 and can be found on our Farm Standards' page here. Meanwhile, the Flatfish Standard and the Tropical Marine Finfish Standard were both launched on July 1, 2019; and will be effective as of December 26, 2019.
For Flatfish and Sea Bass, Sea Bream, and Meagre, and with the help of NGO and industry partners, the ASC has field-tested combinations of the existing standards that were relevant to the new species. Site visits for Sea Bass, Sea Bream, and Meagre were conducted during the early part of 2017 in Greece, Spain, Croatia, Turkey, and Japan. Regarding Flatfish, site visits were conducted during the later part of 2016 in South Korea and China and at the beginning of 2017 in Norway. The objective of the field-testing exercise was to identify any gaps between the existing standards content and farming practices and performance of the new species. It followed the pilot assessment approach that had been undertaken against early versions of the ASC standards and the testing of the applicability of the original ASC audit manuals.
The Tropical Marine Finfish Standard is the culmination of a WWF Coral Triangle Aquaculture Dialogue process that began in 2013. During the three year process, almost 100 stakeholders including producers, civil society organizations, seafood buyers, scientists, academics and government representatives have participated. The draft standard was finalised after a meeting in Bali, Indonesia in December 2016. Species included in this standard are Grouper, Snapper, Barramundi, and Pompano. The standard follows closely in line with the other new draft standards and builds off of the expertise and knowledge base of the original Aquaculture Dialogues. The various draft standards were the result of that gap analysis and incorporated input and recommendations from NGOs and industry.
Contact person: Michiel Fransen
Timelines and important dates
Tropical marine finish
- Project start up
- Public consultation – Terms of reference (see below)
- Public consultation – 1st draft (see below)
31 May– 31 July 2017
- Public consultation – 2nd draft (see below)
21 August – 21 September 2017
- Launch of Seabass, Seabream & Meagre Standard: September 20, 2018
- Launch of Flatfish & Tropical Marine Finfish standards: TBD – awaiting sign off from ASC Supervisory Board
Standard in Development – Flatfish – Timeline:
Standard in Development – Tropical Marine Finfish – Timeline:
Second public consultation
For documents related to the second consultation, see Public consultation II below.
Initial public consultation
For documents related to the initial consultation, see Public consultation I below.
Governance documents
For governance and supporting documents, see Governance below.
Public consultation
General Information
In developing new standards, ASC follows the ISEAL Guidelines for Setting Social and Environmental Standards v6.0. An important part of the standard setting process are two public consultation periods. During these public consultation periods all stakeholders (industry and non-industry) can provide feedback on the draft versions of the standards.
The ASC welcomes feedback on these initial draft standards from all relevant stakeholders.
Documents for public consultation
You can find the standards documents that you can leave comments to below under the Public consultation Period II below.
Submission of comments:
Comments on all three initial draft standards can be submitted to ASC via email@example.com.
Closing date for comments is 21 September 2017.
New farm standards documentation
Public consultation II
- Start Date:
- 21 August 2017
- Closing Date:
- 21 September 2017
Consultation documents
1. Second draft - ASC Seabass, Seabream and Meagre Standard
Japanese translation of ASC Seabass, Seabream and Meagre Standard
2. Second draft - ASC Tropical Marine Finfish Standard
3. Second draft - ASC Flatfish Standard
Received stakeholder feedback on second drafts
Summary of public comments received for the second public consultation period
Accompanying documents
2nd Public consultation information in Japanese 第二次パブリックコメント情報 日本語
Public consultation I
- Start Date:
- 31 May 2017
- Closing Date:
- 31 July 2017
Consultation documents
1. Initial draft - ASC Seabass, Seabream and Meagre Standard
(Japanese 日本語)
2. Initial draft - ASC Tropical Marine Finfish Standard
3. Initial draft - ASC Flatfish Standard
Received stakeholder feedback on first drafts
Summary of public comments received for the first public consultation period
Governance documents
Terms of reference
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President Obama is at it again, making up his own rules as he goes.
The president is currently trying to delay the enforcement of the employer health mandate, a key part of "Obamacare." The mandate was scheduled to go into effect January 2014, but the Obama administration has announced (through a string of blog posts) that it will be postponing that deadline for a year—much to the joy of conservatives, libertarians, and business owners nationwide.
Here's the problem, though. This decision by the president—to delay a key part of this piece of legislation—is being questioned as (another) abuse of executive oversight. Traditionally, formal changes of this nature are left to Congress. While it is no secret that Obama's dealings with Congress are often arduous, it cannot be an acceptable recourse for the president to circumvent the legislative branch in an effort to painlessly enact his own agenda. In the words of Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa):
"If President Obama wants to make changes to Obamacare, he must come to Congress. … We are a nation governed by laws written by Congress, not memos and blog posts written by bureaucrats."
But this isn't the president's first rodeo; hardly the first time he has bypassed Congress. Obama may not be issuing as many executive orders as the two-term presidents that have preceded him, but that is because he is more of an executive action kind of guy. He has used this measure to enact his own policy agenda on a multitude of issues including gun control, immigration, and drone strikes abroad.
Jonathon Turley, constitutional law professor at George Washington University, has called Obama's actions a "fascinating transformation." Turley has become a chief legal critic of the current administration, noting that:
"[Obama] rightfully criticized President Bush for violating the separation of powers and using signing statements to rewrite legislation, but [he] has been far more aggressive in circumventing Congress and far more successful in creating an imperial presidency."
Delaying the implementation of any part of Obamacare may seem like a victory to us, but it really isn't when stacked up against the prodigious expansion of executive power that has happened during the Obama administration. When the executive branch usurps more power for itself – it doesn't give it back. We may be nearing the point of no return, perhaps we are already there.
Law professor at Washington and Lee University and Obamacare supporter, Timothy Jost, predicts that despite impending congressional efforts to "check" the Obama administration, President Obama will likely get his way (again). "I don't see the courts intervening here," he said, "I'm sure Congress will hold hearings but there really isn't anything they can do."
Well it's about time for another 13 hour filibuster then, because someone needs to do something—and fast—before the phrase "imperial presidency" becomes redundant.


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You'd expect the singer/songwriter behind a somber yet matter-of-fact title like Good Grief to choose the arched-backed Atlas instead of Apollo as his muse and his namesake. But you'd be wrong. While the Greek god of the arts and/or prophecy is surely a fitting choice for the young James Apollo, there seems to be something even more oddly appropriate about citing as inspiration a man who bears the weight of the heavens on his shoulders, accepting his peculiar fate and welcoming discomfort so leisurely. There's hardly a moment of discomfort, though, on the 13 tracks Apollo cooks up on Good Grief, a dusty collection of infectious barn-burners, poppy hooks, and rail-car blues served against a backdrop of desert sunsets, midnight skies, and imaginary Western saloons.
After the spare acoustic reminiscence and pump organ moans of "Prelude, Colonel Travis," the record quickly gets moving with the rough-and-tumble balladry of "The Alamo" and the tango-'til-they're-sore bar-room bounce of the acoustic "Spring Storm," both of which set the basic ground rules for much of the excellent, 40-minute record. Apollo borrows freely and frequently from Southwesterners like Calexico and the folksy Victoria Williams, but he's also a songwriter of a more precise and sometimes less freewheeling order. There's a welcoming emotional range on Good Grief, to be sure, but it is not matched with the genre-bending experimentation of Burns and Convertino or, moreso, of Howe Gelb and his ever-shifting Giant Sand.
In this sense, Apollo may owe more to modern troubadours like Jeff Buckley, whose seductive and expressive voice he sometimes — if only subtly — suggests. Case in point: "Dead Men Weigh More," a bluesy closing-time reflection backed by brushed traps and what could be an upright bass, or the "Lilac Wine"-like "Long Rope" or "Loneliness," or the vaguely Hank Williams-influenced "All The Pretty" (a traditional tune, it seems, that's also been covered by Calexico and Friends of Dean Martinez). He also may have an unknowing champion in Richard Buckner, whose grossly underrated acoustic guitar and vocal work is frequently rougher around the edges than Apollo's but who shares an interest in combining folk elements with poetic but catchy (and occasionally poppy) refrains.
Some of the record's finest tracks, though, may be the ones where Apollo doesn't wax elegiac but instead really eggs on the full force of drummer/organist/pianist Noah Strom and bassist Nate Lamusga. Take the chart-ready percussion tumbles and catchy choruses of "Libertyville," the grimy, borderline-campiness of the possible Waits homage "Mercenary Tango," and the poppy closing title track. All of them hit the mark, and all of them are surprisingly accessible.
But it only seems to get better. The rhythmic, acoustic desert ballad "Three Birds" — complete with a sense of shadowy mystery and a dead-on call-and-response chorus — and the invigorating "Slow Burn" are straight off Calexico's The Black Light and as good as much of that majestic record. It's hard to find a dud in the mix.
In a different era, Apollo may have been a traveling bluesman riding the rails as he worked together a repertoire of broken-hearted ruminations, a musician whose work grew richer with each night he slept on the road or each drink he ingested without becoming the late Robert Johnson. In 2005, though, he's an indie musician with a flair for crafting emotive but understated ballads for an acoustic guitar and a nagging but wonderful sense of longing and loss. And grief clearly becomes him. – Delusions of Adequacy, June 23, 2005


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Local businesses in Seneca County drive the economy. Research shows they create most of the new jobs and make most of the new investment. They support hundreds of other local businesses and causes. In order to help these businesses grow, economic, workforce, and downtown development organizations came together with chambers of commerce to develop and execute a proactive strategy we call the INSIGHT Program.
The core INSIGHT Team is made up of the following people:
- John Detwiler, President & CEO, Seneca Regional Chamber & Visitors' Services
- Beth Diesch, Outreach Coordinator, Seneca Conservation District
- Chase Eikenbary, Senior Project Manager, Regional Growth Partnership
- Katie Lang, Communications Manager, SIEDC
- Carol Owen-Kern, Business Services Consultant, Ohio Means Jobs – Seneca County
- Amy Reinhart, Downtown Main Street Manager, SIEDC
- Bryce Riggs, Development Manager, SIEDC
- Allen Schultz, Career Pathways Specialist, Sentinel Career Center
- Renee Smith, President, Fostoria Economic Development Corporation
- Sarah Stephens-Krupp, Chamber/Small Business Director, Fostoria Chamber of Commerce
- Charlene Watkins, Executive Director, Seneca Regional Planning Commission
- Troy Wildermuth, Manufacturing Specialist Project Manager, Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- David Zak, President & CEO, SIEDC
- Steve Hillard, Executive Director Workforce Development and Corporate Partnerships, Terra State Community College
The main idea is to reach out to 1,000 businesses in Seneca County a year, explain what we're doing, and see if we can help them take advantage of the 200+ government and nonprofit programs. We'll also seek input on how government can better help businesses. An INSIGHT Team member or Outreach Partner (e.g., a Chamber ambassador or downtown committee member) will ask one or more of the following basic questions:
- I – Information – Would you like to receive a monthly newsletter on the incentive and assistance programs?
- N – New Business – Are you a new business?
- S – Space – Will you need more space or different space to operate in?
- I – Invest – Will you invest more money into the business?
- G – Government – How can local or state government help you more?
- H – Hire – Will you hire more people?
- T – Train – Will you train any existing or new employees?
The Information question ensures we stay connected to businesses, and the Government question provides information provides wanted input to create a more business-friendly climate. The other questions help the team connect businesses to 121 of the 200+ resources. An additional set of questions (International, Networking, Services, Infrastructure, Government Sales, Housing, Technology) can connect businesses with another 53 of them. The information gathered is kept confidential by SIEDC, a private organization, and is only used to help the businesses. If a business answers yes to one of the INSIGHT questions, someone from the Team will follow-up within a couple of weeks to determine next steps. During the year, we'll also follow-up to ask for feedback from companies on the experience as well as the value added.
If you have any questions or concerns as a participating business or a partner, please don't hesitate to contact any of the INSIGHT Team members above, including David (cell 419.912.1150), Karen (office 419.447.3831 ), or Amy (cell 419.419.5517) at SIEDC.
Team & Outreach Partner Resources:
- Outreach Partner Manual
- 200+ Business Programs (by INSIGHT category)
- Online Forms
- Business Questionnaire (online form)
- Referral Update (online form)
- Experience Survey (online form)
- Portable Document Format (.pdf)
- Business Questionnaire (.pdf)
- Referral Update (.pdf)
- Experience Survey (.pdf)


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Students top teachers in March Madness
April 9, 2019
Teams of both teachers and students engaged in friendly competition this past month in the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School's (MVRHS) first annual March Madness tournament. In all, 16 teams competed in the three-on-three basketball tournament from which the students emerged victorious in a 56-33 win in Friday's final game.
Restorative Coordinator Nell Coogan organized the tournament, which took place during Flex blocks throughout the month. Each team participated in a round robin competition where 12-minute games determined their placement in a tournament bracket that was then played out over the next two weeks. Students were invited to sign up and attend.
The tournament created a social dynamic that students and teachers alike enjoyed. Jeremy Regan, a junior on the varsity basketball team, said, "I enjoyed playing in these games because I got to play against kids who are also on the basketball team, and I got to play against teachers. It was eye-opening to see how good some of them were."
A twist in the tournament was the set of restrictions imposed on the teams: no two kids on a team of three could be from the same grade or from the varsity basketball team. According to Jeremy, this added to the team dynamic, and helped foster school spirit and community.
Junior participant Jack Pizzano spoke to the intense atmosphere created by the high-energy games. "The energy on the courts was electric. Everybody really wanted to win," he said. "It was a lot of fun, a lot of teams, a lot of competition."
Many students found companionship among fellow players and competitors during the games. Although his team didn't make it past the first round, senior Owen Bresnick still appreciated the opportunity to bond with his peers and faculty. "It was great to get a team together and build some school spirit. There's no ill will towards anyone, you're just playing some basketball," he said.
The final game this past Friday was close throughout. In the end it was sophomore Nico DePaula's strong shooting skills and the tenacity of junior Jared Regan and freshman Antone Moreis that overcame an aggressive display of defense by faculty members Jeremy Light, John Fiorito, Mike Joyce, and Craig Yuhas.
"I wish we could've gotten more people in the stands," said Mr. Yuhas, "but it was a success and we should definitely continue to do this next year.


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The Dance of the Seagull (Kobo eBook)
"You either love Andrea Camilleri or you haven't read him yet. Each novel in this wholly addictive, entirely magical series, set in Sicily and starring a detective unlike any other in crime fiction, blasts the brain like a shot of pure oxygen. Aglow with local color, packed with flint-dry wit, as fresh and clean as Mediterranean seafood — altogether transporting. Long live Camilleri, and long live Montalbano." A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
With Inspector Montalbano's most recent outings hitting the New York Times bestseller list, Andrea Camilleri's darkly refined Italian mysteries have become favorites of American crime novel fans. This latest installment finds Montalbano in search of his missing right-hand man.
Before leaving for vacation with Livia, Montalbano witnesses a seagull doing an odd dance on the beach outside his home, when the bird suddenly drops dead. Stopping in at his office for a quick check before heading off, he notices that Fazio is nowhere to be found and soon learns that he was last seen on the docks, secretly working on a case. Montalbano sets out to find him and discovers that the seagull's dance of death may provide the key to understanding a macabre world of sadism, extortion, and murder.


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Think about that old set of china stacked in the back of your cabinet. It's pretty dusty and you might not even remember what it looks like but we're positive you have a steady emotional attachment to it. Dishes are tough to get rid of because they may have been passed on by a relative who loved and used them for years, and whom you love very much. Even if someone thinks the dishes are ugly and never uses them, it's still hard to give them away."
Today's modern, fast-paced lifestyles rarely require fancy sugar bowls and creamers in fussy patterns. It might be time to let that kind of china go. An easy way to let it go may be to keep one special platter or bowl as a memento to aid in the transition.
Should I Sell It?
Choosing to sell in consignment shops or setting up an ad on Craigslist will take a lot of effort and it is still not guaranteed to bring in major profits. A good alternative might be Replacements Ltd. (www.replacements.com). This company is based in North Carolina and primarily focuses on buying and selling new and old dinnerware. Another option could be the International Association of Dinnerware Matchers (www.iadm.com). However, in both cases, the individual is responsible for costs and effort of packing, shipping and insuring.
Should I Donate It?
Offering the set to close friends and family might be the best option! Hopefully, someone very close to the individual will be thrilled to get it, and they will feel great passing it along to a home where it will be cherished and valued. If not possible, many charities or churches would be happy to accept your dishes.
Should I Trash It?
It would be shame to get rid of such valuable pieces! We would suggest to not discard dishes unless they have bad cracks, stains or chips. Instead, we suggest giving them away to a new loving home!


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Superhero Productions was founded on the belief that video production is an essential component to being relevant in the 21st century as a company, brand or influencer.
Our team is dedicated to helping our clients leverage the power of video, and we use our vast experience to showcase your brand with content that engages your audience. We have solutions to meet all projects large and small, and we go above and beyond to deliver superior quality while staying within your budget.
Our company culture is dynamic, creative and extremely hard working. All of our team members are experts in their disciplines, and we bring all of our creative powers to the table to making our clients look like heroes.
Creative workhorse and Webby award-winner. Aaron personally ensures every project meets the Superhero standard. Trained in directing, producing, camera operation, editing, social media marketing and photography.
Favorite Superhero:
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Expert photographer and social media manager, Candice has near-telepathic levels of EQ, and she is instrumental in knowing what our clients and their target audiences want. She's passionate about social media and community service.
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Daisy is a highly experienced and powerful member of the team. Her skills include a killer way with words and the shape-shifting ability to fill multiple roles in order to ensure your project is covered from all angles.
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Cooperative Engineering Center
The Cooperative Engineering Center (CEC) is a senior-industrial design relationship developed by the Mechanical Engineering Department of Virginia Military Institute. The primary purpose of the CEC is to serve as a challenging capstone design course and provide senior students with added exposure to the discipline of engineering. Teams of three students, one designated as team leader, are formed to investigate and propose a solution to an engineering design problem submitted by a local industrial client. The teams work directly with the industrial clients' representative. After arriving at a solution and writing a formal report, the team makes an oral presentation before a faculty review panel. After the faculty advisor accepts the written report, the team visits the client and presents the solution to the client. The client representative completes a grade and comment form and returns it to the CEC Director for 50% of the team's final grade.
The CEC has a faculty member, appointed as the Director, who solicits engineering projects, teaches pertinent design topics, and meets weekly with all engineering design teams, along with an assigned faculty design team advisor. The Director also maintains a pool of faculty members who can develop and present short courses and seminars, and conduct research through the research laboratories at the school. The resources are available to the industrial clients involved in the CEC.
2016 Project Summaries
- Computational Modeling of a High Frequency Pulse Tube Cryocoole
- Design and Analysis of a Tracking Photovoltaic System
- Designing and Analyzing a Low Cost Prosthetic Limb
- Detecting Material Defects using a Scanning Laser Beam
- Devils Backbone Gantry Design and Analysis
- Heat Flux Estimation of the Mars Science Laboratory
- Integrated Microclimate Systems in Personal Body Armor
- Numerical and Experimental Analysis
- Operational Capabilities of the Ancient Roman Onager Device
- Phase Change Materials for Use in Building Envelopes
- Radiative Heating in Insulated Concrete Forms
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Urdu: محمد علی جناح ALA-LC: Muḥammad ʿAlī Jināḥ, born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a lawyer, politician, and the founder of Pakistan.[2] Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan's independence on 14 August 1947, and then as Pakistan's first Governor-General until his death. He is revered in Pakistan as Quaid-i-Azam (Urdu: قائد اعظم, "Great Leader") and Baba-i-Qaum (بابائے قوم, "Father of the Nation"). His birthday is considered a national holiday in Pakistan.
Once a bureaucrat asked her wife that every person must try to keep some saving for his children; why Liaquat Ali Khan didn't have any kind of saving for his children. She replied that I had asked this question to Liaquat and he said:
Fatima Jinnah (Urdu: فاطمہ جناح; 31 July 1893 – 9 July 1967)[1] was a Pakistani dental surgeon, biographer, stateswoman, and one of the leading founders of Pakistan.[2]
After obtaining a dental degree from University of Calcutta in 1923,[3] she became a close associate and an adviser to her older brother Muhammad Ali Jinnah who later became the first Governor General of Pakistan. A strong critic of the British Raj, she emerged as a strong advocate of the two nation theory and a leading member of the All-India Muslim League.[1]


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On October 24, 2019, the American International School of Guangzhou (AISG) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on its Science Park campus. The groundbreaking ceremony, attended by parents, students, board members, government officials, strategic partners, and media organizations, heralds the official launch of AISG's Master Facilities Plan project.
The groundbreaking ceremony included a special student performance and remarks from AISG's new Director, Mr. Kevin Baker. U.S. Consul General Jim Levy and Deputy Director General of Guangzhou Education Bureau, Mr. Hua Shanying also delivered speeches during the event.
The Master Facilities Plan is one of the largest projects in AISG's 38-year history and is expected to play a valuable role in contributing to the region's Greater Bay Area Development project.
AISG's new campuses will form a place that inspires students, teachers, and staff to be their best —a hub of dynamic, compassionate, and connected learning where future-ready learning reigns supreme.
AISG embarked on the master planning process with one simple overarching concept in mind: to create learning spaces that would facilitate nurturing future-ready skills and dispositions in students.
Once completed, the school will gain significant additional learning and teaching spaces for students and faculty within the existing site. New library and dining facilities will also be created. For the first time, Elementary School students will share the same site with the Middle and High School.
AISG's Science Park campus currently sites on a hillside site area of almost 30,000 sqm, allowing for an expansion of the school's current recreational amenities to include an indoor running track, three sports fields, a tennis court, a 25m pool plus rooftop play space. In addition, a designated underground parking area with vehicle charging points will be built within the site for parents, guests and school events.
The school has partnered with global architecture and design firm, Perkins and Will, to help develop its new school environment. Perkins and Will are consistently ranked as one of the world's leading design practices in the design of innovative educational spaces.
Perkins and Will's Design Principal, Paul Rice noted "the AISG Science Park campus project is a transformation of the existing facility that aims to retain much of the existing building but re-orientate both the internal and external spaces to allow for contemporary approaches to education. Perkins and Will's own design philosophy of innovation, collaboration and sustainability are cornerstones of this unique design."
AISG's master facilities design seeks to engage students by incorporating interdisciplinary, personalized, and hands-on approaches to learning as a fundamental part of the design.
AISG's Director, Kevin Baker, notes "Flexible spaces will enable an environment where the teacher becomes an orchestrator and facilitator for student learning."
"Student-centred learning means learners choose not only what to study but also how and why. At the heart of our new campus redesign are learner responsibility and activity. This is in contrast to more traditional models of education which sees the emphasis on instructor control in conventional, didactic teaching. We want more than this for our students. AISG's new and modern spaces will allow students to engage in self-directed and group learning in many areas of the campus at any time."
Connectivity will also form an integral part of the new campus design.
Kevin Baker says, "We intend to integrate tools and platforms into all spaces to provide ubiquitous network access to make education at AISG salient today and robust enough for tomorrow."
"We're excited to be building an elegant, sustainable and practical school that seamlessly connects all the functional needs of our campus as one."
Sustainable design features include natural ventilation of key spaces, covered pedestrian walkways and collection of rainwater run-off with extensive shading of glazed façades. Natural and locally-sourced materials dominate the selection of internal and façade materials.
The design also includes a number of environmentally-friendly features including solar-heated water and solar panels generating electricity and sustainable irrigation systems.
Construction is already underway with construction set to continue until SY2022. Following the completion of the Science Park campus rebuild, internal renovations at Er Sha Campus will then take place from SY2021-2022.


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This is the second Georgian Townhouse party I have attended, the first you may remember I was prancing around as a fairy - here's a little recap! The organisers of these fabulous parties are Oliver Gerrish and Sophie Edmonds of the event company Edmonds and Gerrish. Sophie is the talent behind Lady Greys, a dance and events company, supplying performers for the events such as the premiere for the latest Bond film's afterparty.
If you would like to join me at the next party, the annual membership is only £25 and it's well worth every penny with the parties they throw!!!
All costumes supplied by Edmond & Gerrish and Lady Greys


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You're in the right place and at the right time when you help Daphne Dare get some serious payback. This raven-haired cutie has been cheated on and today she'll use her Free Dick Card with you! Daphne has been a good girl too long and shows you all the naughty skills she's been hiding. Help her gain the upper hand XXX tit-for-tat scenario.
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Here's a new spelling for you - wetzoot, that's wetzoot and not wetsuit! To find out more about this and many more interesting endurance sports products, you'd better take a look below.
Zoot Sports:
"Zoot Sports, a global leader in endurance sports, is 100% focused on providing the athlete with the ultimate in performance apparel, wetzoots, footwear and accessories.
For 25 years, Zoot has been pioneering innovative product solutions that cover the athlete from start to finish and head to toe. Zoot continues to draw on its history in the sport and its athletes to deliver the most comprehensive, technologically-advanced and complete multisport product line in the world.
Zoot has grown to be a global premier endurance sports brand, distributed across 22 countries and has introduced the first Triathlon-Specific Footwear Line.
They continue to listen to their athletes and make no compromises to deliver the most premium multisport products".
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Supports bulk selection and editing for styles and attributes.
Supports china map of GCJ02 datum that contains an offcial offset, this let all your user data to be displayed correctly on these China maps.
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Track your traveling route and save it to your user data.
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Many functions are designed and enhanced for dealing with photos, which provide you a much easier and convenient way to manage and view them.
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Dr Tim Taylor
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Tim Taylor is currently a Senior Lecturer in Environmental and Public Health Economics, having been a Lecturer in the University of Exeter Medical School from 2011 to 2015. Previously he was a Research Officer at the University of Bath and a Consultant with Metroeconomica Limited (both 1998 to 2011). Tim's research addresses the valuation of environmental and health impacts and the use of valuation in policy making including cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness. He has used a range of methods from environmental economics, including contingent valuation, choice experiments and meta-analysis. Tim has acted as a consultant to the European Commission, the World Bank, Defra and UNEP on issues of environmental sustainability.
Tim has worked on a range of topics – from valuation of toilets in India to the application of tourist eco-taxes in Croatia. Current work spans the local to the international – from application of methods of social returns on investment to beach schools in Cornwall to the assessment of climate change adaptation costs in Europe.
Tim has published in a number of academic journals, including Public Health, Ecological Economics and Tourism Economics.
Broad research specialisms
Tim's research spans environmental and health economics. His main interests are in the application of stated preference methods to value non-market goods and in the application of valuation methods to assist policy. He has interests in a range of topics, including tourism, waste and climate change mitigation and adaptation. He also is interested in horizon scanning of future risks,
- 1998 BSc (Hons) Economics (Bath)
- 2010 PhD Economics (Bath)
- 2012 P.G. Cert. Academic Practice (Exeter)
- 2012 Fellow of HEA
1998-2011 Research Officer in Environmental Economics at University of Bath
1998-2011 Environmental Economics Consultant, Metroeconomica Ltd, Bath
2011-2015 Lecturer in Environmental and Public Health Economics in University of Exeter Medical School (formerly Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry)
2015 - date Senior Lecturer in Environmental and Public Health Economics in University of Exeter Medical School
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Research interests
Tim is heavily involved in interdisciplinary research. Previously he was on the management boards of several large integrated projects under the European Commission's FP6, covering topics on marine ecosystems, peri-urban land use and industrial externalities. He has been involved in research funded in FP7 and H2020 on issues relating to climate change, blue environments and climate change mitigation.
Tim's current research includes economic valuation of the co-benefits of climate mitigation, cost-benefit analysis of interventions to encourage healthy and sustainable lifestyles, the economics of climate related disease, energy poverty, nature based solutions and coastal pathogens, He is interested in ecological public health.
Tim was the initial PI of the SMARTLINE project, which is funded by the ERDF. SMARTLINE is examining the potential for technological innovations in the area of eWellbeing to improve wellbeing - and the business opportunities that may exist around these. The SMARTLINE project includes Coastline Housing, Cornwal Council and Volunteer Cornwall as partners.
Research projects
Past projects:
- Bottom-up Climate Adaptation Strategies towards a Sustainable Europe (BASE) – EC FP7 – part of large consortium assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change in Europe. Responsible for case study on health and for inputs to top down modeling for health sector.
- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit on Environmental Change and Health - working as part of an interdisciplinary team, applying economics to evaluate policy around environmental change and health risks.
- H2020 INHERIT project - working with a large interdisciplinary team to evaluate the potential for intersectoral interventions to improve public health. Involved in horizon scanning, public surveys and cost-benefit analysis.
- H2020 BLUEHEALTH project - working with a large interdisciplinary team to evaluate potential interventions in blue and green spaces to improve public health. Includes valuation surveys, horizon scanning and development of a decision support tool.
- INNOVATE UK Valuing the Health Benefits of Wellbeing in Cities - working with Happy City to develop a tool to value the benefits of wellbeing.
- H2020 ICARUS project - working with a large interdisciplinary team to evaluate the health benefits of carbon mitigation. Includes valuation surveys.
- ERDF SMARTLINE project - overall PI of this project examining potential for e-wellbeing in housing and communities. Project partners include Coastline Housing, Cornwall Council and Volunteer Cornwall.
- Bottom-up Climate Adaptation Strategies towards a Sustainable Europe (BASE) – EC FP7 – c€100k for University of Exeter Medical School (co-I)
- INNOVATE UK - Valuing the Health Benefits of Wellbeing in Cities - £60k for UEMS (PI)
- H2020 INHERIT - €361k for UEMS out of total €6mn grant (lead for Exeter, with George Morris and Sahran Higgins - overall PI Caroline Costongs, EuroHealthNet)
- H2020 BLUEHEALTH - €1.2mn for UEMS (Lora Fleming PI for Exeter)
- NERC/AHRC/ESRC/EPSRC/BBSRC - Drought Risk and You (co-I)
- H2020 ICARUS - lead for Exeter - €400k for Exeter (with Brett Day, Mike Depledge - overall PI Denis Sarigiannis, Aristotle University)
Current projects
- ERDF - SMARTLINE project and Exetension - (initial PI now Co-I with Emma Bland leading, with co-Is including Gareth Shaw, Catherine Leyshon, Katrina Wyatt, Stuart Townley, Andrew James Williams, Karyn Morrissey, Mike Leyshon, Markus Mueller)
- H2020 Regreen - (co-I with Ben Wheeler, Becca Lovell, Conny Guell, overall lead Aarhus University)
- Wellcome Trust HEROIC project (Exeter lead, with Ben Wheeler, Becca Lovell and Lora Fleming, overall lead Clare Heaviside of UCL)
- Local Climate Adaptation Tool - co-I with overall lead Emma Bland
Research networks
Member, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
Invited Participant, WHO Environmental Health Economics Network
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External Engagement and Impact
Committee/panel activities
Reviewer for EC FP6
Reviewer for NERC BESS grants
Editorial responsibilities
Associate Editor, Ecoforum (2013-)
Associate Editor, Revista di turism (2013-)
International recognition, such as international research collaborations, visiting research posts in overseas institutions, involvement at senior levels in international research associations, acting as referee for national and international research councils.
Member of International Scientific Advisory Committee, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Bilbao, Spain.
Tim is involved in lecturing as part of the MSc in Environment and Human Health in Truro and in the Medical School more generally. He is the module lead for Ecological Public Health and co-lead for Dissertations on the MSc in Environment and Human Health, co-lead on the Special Study Unit on Planetary Health in the BMBS and offers research SSUs and research projects across the Medical School.
He is interested in supervising MSc and PhD dissertations on a range of topics relating to the linkages between health and the environment, climate change or economic valuation. Tim has previously supervised dissertations on topics of innovation, sustainable transport, tourism and blue environments.
Tim is an active PhD supervisor.
Supervision / Group
Research Fellows
- Cheryl Paterson
Postdoctoral researchers
- Kath Maguire SMARTLINE project
- Tamaryn Menneer
- Gengyang Tu
- Timothy Walker
Postgraduate researchers
- Atta Ajayebi - Modelling of bioenergy - with Xiaoyu Yan (DoS, ESI/Renewable Energy) and Peter Connor (Renewable Energy)
- Muaz Bin Azinuddin - Tourism Networks - with Gareth Shaw (Business School)
- Nur Shahirah Binti Mior Shariffuddin - Tourism Competitiveness - with Gareth Shaw (Business School)
- Sophie Davison
- Shukru Esmene (2011-2016) - Low carbon vehicles: Energy, emissions and behaviour impacts (Director of Studies/Lead supervisor)Now Researcher at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
- Kali Potiszil - MD student - Breast reconstruction - with Alison Curnow (DoS, UEMS)
- John Tredinnick-Rowe (2011-2015) - Positioning the environment as a health and wellbeing resource: innovation for market creation (Director of Studies/Lead supervisor)Now Post Doc at Plymouth University


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1 Moon Alert
There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Aries.
2 Aries (March 21-April 19)
Be careful. Today the Moon is in your sign and this always heightens your emotions. (This happens for two days every month.) Furthermore, the Moon today is at odds with Saturn and Pluto, so arguments and power struggles are likely. Cool your engines.
3 Taurus (April 20-May 20)
You might be privately annoyed with someone today but you feel you can't speak up. Yes, you are chewing your words and seething in silence. (Perhaps. Hopefully, not.) Whatever the case, go with what works. What you really want to do is something pleasant and fun-loving!
4 Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Despite your focus on home and family now, today you might be annoyed with a friend or a member of a group. It might be a minor flareup. It might be a tad more nasty? Generally, nothing is gained by expressing anger, is it? Stay chill.
5 Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Do be aware that you are high viz. today. In fact, people seem to know details about your private life. Avoid a public argument or a standoff with a parent, boss or authority figure because this well could happen today. Take it easy.
6 Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Avoid dicey subjects like politics, religion and racial issues, just for today. You'll be glad you did because wherever you turn, someone is looking for a fight. Do what you can to avoid this negative thinking; and don't fall into it yourself.
7 Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Squabbles about shared property, inheritances, insurance disputes or who is responsible for what might arise today. They are brief and basically, they're power struggles. Possibly, someone is critical of you. Who needs this? Not you. Run away! Run away!
8 Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Relations with partners, close friends and older family members are difficult today. Someone might be critical or discouraging, which of course, will elicit a negative reaction – naturally. Try not to get involved in this kind of exchange because it will only bring you down.
9 Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Difficulties at work or with someone related to your pet or even something to do with your health might occur today. Whatever happens might discourage you or make you worry. Don't give this so much weight. It is brief and it's really just a flash in the pan. Relax.
10 Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Parents need to be gentle with their kids today because stern words will elicit hissy fits and meltdowns. This is because people are very touchy today! Likewise, romantic partners are touchy. Be diplomatic to avoid arguments and unhappy moments.
11 Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Don't get involved in any kind of power struggle with a female family member today. You will regret it. Your wisest course of action is to go along to get along. Don't take the bait. Don't react. And do not criticize. There are brief moments today where people want to lash out. Fortunately, these moments are fleeting.
12 Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
You might fall into negative thinking today. "I'm navel lint." This could be because someone has criticized you? It might be because you are being self-critical? It might also be because you are suddenly involved in a power struggle with someone. Let this go. None of this matters. You matter.
13 Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Disputes about money could become intense and nasty today. Perhaps it's really an issue of control? Nevertheless, no one wants to be criticized about how they handle their money or how they spend their money, do they? Refrain from criticizing others. Don't take others seriously if they criticize you.
14 If Your Birthday Is Today
Actor Annabelle Wallis (1984) shares your birthday today. You have will power and organizational skills. You bring order out of chaos You will soon sense you're winding up things you began nine years ago by letting go of what is no longer relevant to move on to something new and different. Do not think of this as a time of loss. Au contraire. You are lightening your load to make room for new beginnings!


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Can we ever truly erase the actions of our past?
Microsoft Outlook seems to think so.
Their email program has a "Recall Message" function that has tricked people into thinking —
I can make that not-so-smart email I just sent disappear.
Sad story folks — I can still read the original email.
In fact, seeing your "Recall Email" message in my inbox makes me want to read it that much more. So, stop kidding yourself.
You did it. You sent it.
Own it.


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New York State Museum Site 303, in: , A Golden Chronograph For Robert E. Funk. Archaeological Services, Bethlehem, Connecticut, pp. 109-118., 1996.
A Survey of New York Fluted Points. Archeology of Eastern North America 10, 39-40., 1982.
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The Fixing of Game Controllers
Purpose: As with any game system, the most likely product to discontinue its workability is the game controller. This week, Scientific AmeriKen will stray away from useful science, to focus on the repair of one of these controllers.
Hypothesis: The particular controller to be repaired, is one that the cord has been severed in half by a dog. Based on the electric conductivity of the materials of the wires, it is hypothesized that by connecting the proper severed wires back into place, the controller will once again achieve 100% workability.
Equipment: For this experiment, one controller with severed wires will be required, scissors, knife, or wire strippers, electrical tape, and the proper game system, with a game that will test the controller to its full capacity.
Procedure: Inside the controllers main cable are roughly 9 smaller self contained cables. Each of these cables are color coded. Step one is to take both sides of one of the colors. Strip both sides until a 1/4 inch of the inner copper cable is exposed. Take both sides, and twist them together, then place the electrical tape around the two wires, holding them in place, and exposing none of the copper cable. Repeat the process with all the colors, then encase the whole cable with the electrical tape. Plug the controller into the game system, and test each button. Observe any results.
Expected Purpose
Actual Occurence When Activated
|Button is intended to pause the game when pressed.
|Game became paused when the start button was pressed.
|Character is supposed to dive when button is pressed.
|Character made a diving motion when the button was pressed.
|Switches between players, breaks tackels, deflects passes.
|Button was non-functional.
|Tackles other players, passes the ball, breaks tackles.
|Pauses the game.
|Movement Pad
|Moves character around the screen.
|Character would move down when right was pressed, and would not move down when down was pressed. Other directions functioned normally.
Conclusion: Unfortunantly, the control didn't function at 100%. Perhaps the wires were not effectively connected to each other, or perhaps the lost lenght of the main cable caused the wire to short, or futhermore, not work properly. Perhaps on a rainy day further experimentation will take place on the controller, however, until then, a new controller will have to be purchased and the dog will have to be admonished.
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5:14 am on Saturday September 7, 2013
Work set for rail-to-trail connection between Port Royal's Old Village and Beaufort
Work should begin next week on the Spanish Moss Trail's next segment, a 2.27 mile path along the old Port Royal Railroad path from the Old Village up to Allison Road, connecting Port Royal and Beaufort in a new way.
9:17 am on Tuesday April 16, 2013
Spanish Moss Trail to advance more quickly to Port Royal
Those behind the Spanish Moss Rail Trail have decided to use grant funding to first expand the trail from its current southern end at Allison Road towards Ribaut Road in Port Royal.
12:13 pm on Monday March 11, 2013
More folks taking the Charleston Amtrak train
The number of passengers taking Amtrak is continuing to grow across the nation, but the local numbers are also on the up and up. The Post and Courier writes that some 84,000 took a train from North Charleston, that's up from 50,000 in 1997 — that's...
8:12 am on Monday March 11, 2013
More folks taking the Charleston Amtrak train
The number of passengers taking Amtrak is continuing to grow across the nation, but the local numbers are also on the up and up. The Post and Courier writes that some 84,000 took a train from North Charleston, that's up from 50,000 in 1997 — that's...
6:06 am on Saturday October 6, 2012
Work on first leg of Beaufort rail trail nears completion
Flickr user Rob Milsom Efforts to shape the first mile of The Spanish Moss Trail from Depot to Allison roads continues and on Friday, local company Preservation Tree Care volunteered several hours of time to clean up brush around the rail depot,...
8:29 am on Monday May 7, 2012
Going to Spoleto? Don't miss Natalie Daise.
Natalie's Daise's original play, "Becoming Harriet Tubman" has been selected by the Piccolo Spoleto Festival of Charleston to run during the internationally-recognized festival. But first, she is giving one night to Beaufort, her home town,...
4:44 am on Friday September 2, 2011
With a new Amtrak station in the works, what to do with the old one? (updated)
Update August 2: Live 5 News made it out to the meeting where the idea of a revamp was welcomed. As were ideas like converting it to a civil rights museum or using the location for a farmers market. I'll point you to their video report for a look at...
9:29 am on Sunday July 17, 2011
What would you do with a train car from the Port Royal Railroad
Courtesy Town of Port Royal When you hear of the Port Royal Railroad these days you think less of rail cars and more of the rails-to-trails debate. But one of the rolling iron boxes lives on in downtown Port Royal on Paris Avenue, the caboose (...
9:44 am on Sunday June 5, 2011
In North Charleston rail fight, S.C. senator says: Sue and we'll strip your funding (update: backtrack)
Image by Flickr user Taylor.McBride™ Update June 5: In a turnabout, S.C. Senator Larry Grooms, R-Bonneau, has dropped his support from the measure and apologized to North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey. NBC News 2 has a brief with the news; read...
4:14 am on Saturday March 5, 2011
In North Charleston rail battle: Realtors ask for Haley to weigh in
Image by Flickr user Daniel Alexander-Head Some more direction in the battle could help.Hoping to find an ally to avert rail from Park Circle and — perhaps more so — to avert a prolonged lawsuit that leaves property rights and the future of...