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An Ace Paramedic Swings a Pretty Good Racket
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930
Fire Fighter/Medic Jorge A. Paucar, 39, is a 14-year member
of the Department.
Fire Fighter/Medic Jorge A. Paucar, 39, is a 14-year member of the Prince George's County Fire/Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department. For the past 3 months, he has been assigned to Chillum Fire/EMS Station 844, located at 6330 Riggs Road. Being a veteran, Paucar has been assigned to quite a few stations in his career including District Heights, Silver Hill, Landover Hills, Riverdale, Chapel Oaks, Glenn Dale, College Park, and Berwyn Heights. Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards and letters of recognition from both citizens and the Department.
Fire Fighter/Medic Paucar's bilingualism is indeed an asset to the Chillum Fire/EMS Station, which is in an area highly populated with Spanish-speaking residents. "I speak, read, and write Spanish fluently. These skills are used frequently while on incidents," he said.
Paucar recently won the
United States Tennis Association (USTA) Championship
that was held at the Wilde Lake Tennis Club in Columbia, Maryland.
Jorge Paucar spends much of his off-duty time playing tennis, which he estimates to be about 13 hours per week. He began playing while in high school and is quite skilled at the game. In fact, he recently won the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Championship that was held at the Wilde Lake Tennis Club in Columbia, Maryland. He humbly described his victory, saying, "There were 16 players in the tournament, and I was fortunate enough to win."
Paucar participated in another tournament the weekend of July 13. He won all of his games at the USTA District level tournament and now moves on to the Sectionals in Norfolk, Virginia.
Asked about his plans for the future, stated, "I plan on furthering my career through promotions. I will definitely do more tennis leagues, tournaments, and competitions. I will also assist with promoting an opening of a Tennis Center in one or a few of our local communities."
Jorge is currently single and resides in Crofton.
Paucar participated in another tournament the weekend of July 13. He won all of his games at the District level tournament and now moves on to the Sectionals in Norfolk, Virginia.
For the past 3 months, Paucar has been assigned to Chillum Fire/EMS Station 844
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Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) Announces Water Will Not Be Shut Off in South County, Water Restrictions Remain in Place
For Information Contact: Scott L. Peterson, Public Information Officer
Prince George's County Office of Emergency Management
(240) 619-9400 (for media only)
(301) 583-1950 (for Emergency Operations Center)
Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson - Fire/EMS Department, 240-508-7930
Landover Hills, MD: The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) announced that South County residents will not lose water due to the replacement of a 54-inch concrete pipeline that appeared to be failing. However, mandatory water restrictions remain in place for the impacted area. Residents are advised to utilize water only when necessary and to take short showers, turn off faucets after washing hands, limit flushing toilets, and postpone using washing machines and dishwashers. If the County continues conservation efforts, WSSC is confident that the system will remain fully operational while repairs are completed to the pipeline and returned to service. As a precaution, the Prince George's County Office of Emergency Management will continue operations and services that were set up for this water shortage for the next 24 hours as we confirm that residents will not lose water service.
The Fire/EMS Department will continue to have water tankers and additional resources remain in place as well as enhanced dispatch assignments will continue to the impacted area.for a 24 hour period starting at 12 noon today. At that time the current situation will be evaluated and resource decisions will be made.
"This is a welcome development for our residents but we must be aware that we are still under mandatory water restrictions and there could be a setback in the replacement of this pipe," said Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III. "I want to thank all of our residents for their patience, understanding and adherence to our directives to conserve water. I also want to thank our emergency operations, regional partners, and the thousands of citizens, business, and stakeholders who volunteered assistance and donations of water to our impacted residents."
Impacted communities include Morningside, Hillcrest Heights, Camp Springs, Forest Heights, Temple Hills, and Oxon Hill, including Joint Base Andrews and the National Harbor. Please check this interactive map to see if you are in the affected area.
Residents with any questions are encouraged to call WSSC's 24-hour Call Center at 301-206-4002. Prince George's County's 3-1-1 Call Center is also available for resident questions. Residents should NOT call 9-1-1, unless it is a medical emergency.
Important Phone Numbers and Notify Me Information
Residents with any questions are encouraged to call WSSC's 24-hour Call Center at 301-206-4002.
Prince George's County's 3-1-1 Call Center is extending its hours during this crisis and will be open from 7:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m. Residents should NOT call 9-1-1, unless it is a medical emergency.
Citizens, residents and businesses are encouraged to sign up for electronic notifications to your personal communication devices. Sign up for Notify Me - Prince George by clicking here. The information from Notify Me will provide updates from the WSSC water outage as well as weather updates and other timely information that you choose to receive.
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Water Distribution, Reception Centers and County-wide Cooling Centers Locations
Scott L. Peterson
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) Begins Water Restrictions in Southern Prince George's County
Landover Hills, MD: This evening beginning at 9:00 p.m., the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) began a mandatory water restriction to areas of Southern Prince George's County that are impacted by a 54-inch concrete pipeline that appears to be failing. Under the mandatory water restriction residents are advised to utilize water only when necessary such as short showers, turning off faucets after washing hands, limit flushing toilets, and postponing using washing machines and dishwashers. According to WSSC, eventually the impacted area will run out of water and residents need to utilize bottled and/or previously stored water. Additionally, Prince George's County has announced a "Local Declaration of Emergency" due to this crisis.
Some of the communities likely to be affected include Morningside, Hillcrest Heights, Camp Springs, Forest Heights, Temple Hills, and Oxon Hill, including Joint Base Andrews and the National Harbor. Please check thisinteractive map to see if you are in the affected area. Residents may be without water for several days while repairs are made. Prince George's County Office of Emergency Management opened the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 11:00 p.m. yesterday evening to monitor the situation and begin preparation for the water shortage. Earlier this afternoon, Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III, Council Members Obie Patterson (D-District 8), Council Member Karen Toles, (D-District 7) Prince George's County Office of Emergency Management conducted a press conference regarding the water shortage and announced that the County will be opening "reception centers," where residents will be able to use shower facilities as well as cooling centers, and a shelter.
Residents with any questions are encouraged to call WSSC's 24-hour Call Center at 301-206-4002. Prince George's County's 3-1-1 Call Center is extending its hours during this crisis and will be open from 7:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m. Residents should NOT call 9-1-1, unless it is a medical emergency.
Residents in the impacted areas are encouraged to heed the following tips;
· Store 1-2 gallons of safe water per person per day.
· "Safe" is tap water stored in airtight, clean, food-grade plastic containers or store bought bottled water.
· Store 1-2 gallons of purchased distilled water for any individuals with chronic health problems including weakened immune systems.
· Do not store drinking water in glass or used milk containers.
· Remember to store water for your pets to drink.
· Use water in your hot-water tank and ice cubes.
· Water stored in a bath tub or swimming pool can be used to flush toilets.
· Remember most people in the area are NOT affected. So contact relatives and friends and ask for their assistance if needed.
WSSC is providing water to residents in the affected areas and the County has set-up three distribution points in the affected areas. Residents will be limited to 2 gallons per person.
The distribution points will open from 12:00 noon - 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17 and from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. until the water outage is over. Residents must bring their own containers.
Hillcrest Heights Elementary
4305 22nd Place
Hillcrest Heights, MD 20748
Thurgood Marshall Middle School
4909 Brinkley Road
Temple Hills, MD 20748
Oxon Hill Elementary School
7701 Livingston Road
Oxon Hill, MD 20745
In addition to water distribution, the County will open the following centers to assist residents during the outage:
Reception Centers
Reception Center are designed to provide residents with a place where they can take showers, clean-up, get water and cool off. Reception Centers will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. starting on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Bottled water will be available at the reception centers.
Stephen Decatur Middle School
8200 Pinewood Drive
Friendly High School
10000 Allentown Road
Fort Washington, MD 20744
Shelters are designed for residents who have been displaced and require overnight accommodations. Shelter locations have been identified and will be opened as needed. The first shelter to open will be at:
Wise High School
12650 Brooke Lane
Cooling Centers are designed so that residents can take a break from the heat for a few hours.
M-NCPPC Cooling Center Locations open to the General Public:
Weekday Hours of Operation (10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.); Weekend Hours of Operation - Residents are encouraged to call the facility to obtain weekend hours or check www.pgparks.com.
· Baden Community Center - 13601 Baden-Westwood Road, Brandywine
301-888-1500; TTY 301-203-6030
· Beltsville Community Center - 3900 Sellman Road, Beltsville
· Bladensburg Community Center - 4500 57th Avenue, Bladensburg
301-277-2124; TTY 301-445-4512; Información en español: 301-445-4509
· Bowie Community Center - 3209 Stonybrook Drive, Bowie
· Cedar Heights Community Center - 1200 Glen Willow Drive, Seat Pleasant
· College Park Community Center - 5051 Pierce Avenue
College Park - 301-441-2647; TTY 301-445-4512
· College Park Youth Services Center - 4912 Nantucket Road, College Park
· Deerfield Run Community Center - 13000 Laurel-Bowie Road - Laurel
· Glenarden / Theresa Banks Complex - 8615 McLain Avenue, Glenarden,
· Glenn Dale Community Center - 11901 Glenn Dale Boulevard (Rte. 193)
Glenn Dale - 301-352-8983; TTY 301-218-6768
· Good Luck Community Center - 8601 Good Luck Road, Lanham,
· John E. Howard Community Center and Senior Activity Center - 4400 Shell Street, Capitol Heights
· Kentland Community Center - 2411 Pinebrook Avenue, Landover
· Largo/Perrywood/Kettering Community Center - 431 Watkins Park Drive
Upper Marlboro - 301-390-8390; TTY 301-218-6768
· Lake Arbor Community Center - 10100 Lake Arbor Way, Mitchellville
· Langley Park Community Center - 1500 Merrimac Drive, Hyattsville
· Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center – 7120 Contee Road, Laurel – 301-206-3350; TTY 301-446-3402
· North Brentwood Community Center - 4012 Webster Street, North Brentwood
· Oakcrest Community Center - 1300 Capitol Heights Boulevard,
Capitol Heights - 301-736-5355; TTY 301-218-6768
· Patuxent Community Center - 4410 Bishopmill Drive, Upper Marlboro
· Peppermill Village Community Center - 610 Hill Road, Landover
· Prince George's Plaza Community Center - 6600 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville
· Rollingcrest/Chillum Community Center - 6120 Sargent Road, Chillum
· Seat Pleasant Activity Center - 5720 Addison Road, Seat Pleasant
· South Bowie Community Center - 1717 Pittsfield Lane, Bowie
· Upper Marlboro Community Center - 5400 Marlboro Race Track Road
· Vansville Community Center - 6813 Ammendale Road, Beltsville
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1. McDonald, N.T., Wall, D.P., Mellander, P-E., Buckley, C., Shore, M., Shortle, G., Leach, S., Burgess, E., O'Connell, T. and Jordan, P. (2019). Field scale phosphorus balances and legacy soil pressures in mixed-land use catchments. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 274 14–23. Open access
Hyland, J. J., Heanue, K., McKillop, J., and Micha, E. (2018). Factors underlying farmers' intentions to adopt best practices: The case of paddock based grazing systems. Agricultural Systems 162, 97-106. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2018.01.023
Leinweber, P., Bathmann, U., Buczko, U. et al. Ambio (2018) 47(Suppl 1): 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-017-0968-9
Per-Erik Mellander, Phil Jordan, Marianne Bechmann, Ophélie Fovet, Mairead M. Shore, Noeleen T. McDonald & Chantal Gascuel-Odoux (2018). Integrated climate-chemical indicators of diffuse pollution from land to water. Scientific Reports | 8:944 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-19143-1
Melland, A.R., Fenton, O. and Jordan, P. (2018). Effects of agricultural land management changes on surface water quality: A review of meso-scale catchment research. Environmental Science & Policy 84 19 - 25. Access
Micha, E., Roberts, W., Ryan, M., O'Donoghue, C., and Daly, K. (2018). A participatory approach for comparing stakeholders' evaluation of P loss mitigation options in a high ecological status river catchment. Environmental Science & Policy 84 41 - 51. Access
Cassidy, R., Jordan, P., Bechmann, M. et al. (2018). Assessments of Composite and Discrete Sampling Approaches for Water Quality Monitoring. Water Resources Management 1-16. Access
Davis, S.J., Ó hUallacháin, D., Mellander, P-E., Kelly, A-M., Matthaei, C.D., Piggott, J.J., and Kelly-Quinn, M. (2018). Multiple-stressor effects of sediment, phosphorus and nitrogen on stream macroinvertebrate communities. Science of the Total Environment 637-638, 577-587. Access
Bol R, Gruau G, Mellander P-E, Dupas R, Bechmann M, Skarbøvik E, Bieroza M, Djodjic F, Glendell M, Jordan P, Van der Grift B, Rode M, Smolders E, Verbeeck M, Gu S, Klumpp E, Pohle I, Fresne M and Gascuel-Odoux, C. (2018). Challenges of Reducing Phosphorus Based Water Eutrophication in the Agricultural Landscapes of Northwest Europe. Frontiers in Marine Science. Front. Mar. Sci. 5:276. Access
Minaudo C, Dupas R, Gascuel-Odoux C, Fovet O, Mellander P-E, Shore M, Jordan P, Moatar F (2017). Non-linear empirical modeling to estimate phosphorus exports using continuous records of turbidity and discharge. Water Resources Research, 53(9), 7590-7606. Abstract
Vero SE, Richards KG, Basu NB, van Meter K, Richards KG, Mellander P-E, Healy MG, Fenton O (2017). Nitrate time lag: A review of our current understanding and implications in Europe and North America. Hydrogeology Journal, 26(1), 7-22. Abstract
McManus SL, Coxon CE, Mellander P-E, Danaher M, Richards KG (2017). Drivers of pesticide and metabolite occurrence in groundwater at seven agricultural sites. Science of the Total Environment, 601-602, 594-602. Abstract
Dupas R, Mellander P-E, Gascuel-Odoux C, Fovet O, McAleer E, McDonald N, Shore M, Jordan P (2017). The role of mobilisation and delivery processes on contrasting dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus exports in groundwater fed catchments. Science of the Total Environment, 599, 1275-1287. Abstract
Shore M, Murphy S, Mellander P-E, Shortle G, Melland AR, Crockford L, O'Flaherty V, Williams L, Morgan G, Jordan P (2017). The relative and combined impacts of rural diffuse and point sources on stream ecology in agricultural catchments. Science of the Total Environment, 590-591, 469-483. Open access
McAleer E, Coxon C, Richards KG, Jahangir MMR, Grant J, Mellander P-E (2017). Groundwater nitrate reduction versus dissolved gas production: A tale of two catchments. Science of the Total Environment, 586, 372-389. Open access
Fenton O, Mellander P-E, Daly K, Wall DP, Jahangir MMR, Jordan P, Hennessey D, Huebsch M, Blum P, Vero S, Richards (2017). Integrated assessment of agricultural nutrient pressures and legacies in karst landscapes. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 329, 246-256. Abstract
Vero SE, Healy MG, Henry T, Creamer RE, Ibrahim TG, Richards KG, Mellander P-E, McDonald NT, Fenton O (2017). A flexible, methodological toolkit to assess unsaturated soil time lags in agricultural catchments. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 236, 234-242. Abstract
Thomas, I.A., Jordan, P., Shine, O., Fenton, O., Mellander, P.E., Dunlop, P., Murphy, P.N.C., 2017. Defining optimal DEM resolutions and point densities for modelling hydrologically sensitive areas in agricultural catchments dominated by microtopography. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 54, 38-52. Open access
Shore M, Jordan P, Mellander P-E, Kelly-Quinn M, Daly K, Sims JT, Wall DP, Melland AR (2016). Characterisation of agricultural drainage ditch sediments along the phosphorus transfer continuum in two contrasting headwater catchments. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 16, 1643-1654. Subscription access
Mellander P-E, Jordan P, Shore M, NcDonald N, Wall DP, Shortle G, Daly K (2016). Identifying contrasting controls and surface water signals from groundwater phosphorus flux. Science of the Total Environment, 541, 292-302. Abstract
McDonald, N.T., Graham, S.F., Watson, C.J., Gordon, A., Lalor, S.T.J., Laughlin, R.J., Elliott, C.T. and Wall, D. (2016). Use of 1H NMR to identify nitrogen and carbon metabolites associated with mineralizable N in grassland soil. European Journal of Soil Science 67:835-846. Abstract
McDonald, Noeleen T., Miguel A. Dionisio Fernández, and David P. Wall. 2016. Illinois Soil Nitrogen Test Method Optimization for Analysis of Temperate Mineral Grassland Soils. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 47 (sup1. Special Issue on the 14th International Symposium on Soil and Plant Analysis (ISSPA)):112-121. Abstract
Shore, M., Jordan, P., Melland, A., Mellander, P., McDonald, N.T. and Shortle, G (2016). Incidental nutrient transfers: Assessing critical times in agricultural catchments using high-resolution data. Science of the Total Environment, 553 404-415. Open access
Thomas, I.A., Jordan, P., Mellander, P., Fenton, O., Shine, O., O'hUallachain, D., Creamer, R., McDonald, N.T., Dunlop, P. and Murphy, P.N.C. (2016). Improving the identification of hydrologically sensitive areas using LiDAR DEMs for the delineation and mitigation of critical source areas of diffuse pollution. Science of the Total Environment, 556, 276-290. Open access
Thomas, I.A., Mellander, P.E., Murphy, P.N.C., Fenton, O., Shine, O., Djodjic, F., Dunlop, P., Jordan, P., 2016. A sub-field scale critical source area index for legacy phosphorus management using high resolution data. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 233, 238-252. Open access
Buckley, C., Wall, D.P., Moran, B., O'Neill, S., Murphy, P.N.C., 2016a. Phosphorus management on Irish dairy farms post controls introduced under the EU Nitrates Directive. Agricultural Systems 142, 1-8. Abstract
Buckley, C., Wall, D.P., Moran, B., O'Neill, S., Murphy, P.N.C., 2016b. Farm gate level nitrogen balance and use efficiency changes post implementation of the EU Nitrates Directive. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 104, 1-13. Abstract
Oliver, D.M., Porter, K.D.H., Pachepsky, Y.A., Muirhead, R.W., Reaney, S.M., Coffey, R., Kay, D., Milledge, D.G., Hong, E., Anthony, S.G., Page, T., Bloodworth, J.W., Mellander, P.-E., Carbonneau, P.E., McGrane, S.J., Quilliam, R.S., 2016. Predicting microbial water quality with models: Over-arching questions for managing risk in agricultural catchments. Science of The Total Environment 544, 39-47. Open access
Sherriff, S.C., Rowan, J.S., Fenton, O., Jordan, P., Melland, A.R., Mellander, P.-E., hUallacháin, D.Ó., 2016. Storm Event Suspended Sediment-Discharge Hysteresis and Controls in Agricultural Watersheds: Implications for Watershed Scale Sediment Management. Environmental Science & Technology 50, 1769-1778. Abstract
Buckley, C., Wall, DP., Moran, B., Murphy, PNC., (2015). Developing the EU Farm Accountancy Data Network to derive indicators around the sustainable use of nitrogen and phosphorus at farm level. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, Volume 102, Issue 3, pp 319-333. DOI: 10.1007/s10705-015-9702-9 TSTor Article
Sherriff, S. C., Rowan, J. S., Melland, A. R., Jordan, P., Fenton, O., and O hUallacháin, D. (2015) Investigating suspended sediment dynamics in contrasting agricultural catchments using ex situ turbidity-based suspended sediment monitoring, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 19, 3349-3363 (Open Access).
Shore M, Jordan P, Mellander P-E, Kelly-Quinn M, Melland AR, 2015. An agricultural drainage channel classification system for phosphorus management. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 199, 207-215. Paper
Murphy PNC, Mellander P-E, Melland AR, Shore M, Shortle G, Wall DP, Treacy M, Shine O, Mechan S, Jordan P. (2015). Variable response to phosphorus mitigation measures across the nutrient transfer continuum in a dairy grassland catchment. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 207, 192-202 (Open Access).
Murphy S, Jordan P, Mellander P-E, O'Flaherty V (2015). Quantifying faecal indicator organism hydrological transfer pathways and phases in agricultural catchments. Science of the Total Environment, 520, 286-299. Paper
Mellander P-E, Jordan P, Shore M, Melland AR, Shortle G (2015). Flow paths and phosphorus transfer pathways in two agricultural streams with contrasting flow controls. Hydrological Processes, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10415. Paper
Sherriff SC, Franks SW, Rowan JS, Fenton O, Ohullachain D (2015) Uncertainty-based assessment of tracer selection, tracer non-concervativeness and multiple solutions in sediment fingerprinting using synthetic and field data. J Soils Sediments, DOI 10.1007/s11368-015-1123-5. Subscription access
McDonald, N.T., Watson, C.J., Lalor, S.T.J., Laughlin, R.J., Wall, D.P., 2014. Evaluation of soil tests for predicting nitrogen mineralization in temperate grassland soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 78 (3), 1051-1064. doi:10.2136/sssaj2013.09.0411 20140710_McDonald et al 2014a-SSSAJ_Synopsis
McDonald, N.T., Watson, C.J., Laughlin, R.J., Lalor, S.T.J., Grant, J., Wall, D.P., 2014. Soil tests for predicting nitrogen supply for grassland under controlled environmental conditions. The Journal of Agricultural Science doi:10.1017/S0021859614000264, 1-14.Paper-Synopsis-McDonald-et-al-2014b-JAgSci
Shore, M., Jordan, P., Mellander, P-E., Kelly-Quinn, M., Wall, D.P., Murphy, P.N.C., Melland, A.R. (2014). Evaluating the critical source area concept of phosphorus loss from soils to water-bodies in agricultural catchments. Science of the Total Environment. 490, 405-415.Evaluating the critical source area concept of P loss from soils to water-bodie
Mellander P-E, Melland AR, Murphy PNC, Shortle G, Jordan P (2014). Coupling of surface water and groundwater nitrate-N dynamics in two permeable agricultural catchments. Journal of Agricultural Science, doi:10.1017/S0021859614000021.
EGU General Assembly 2014 - Mellander P-E, Jordan P, Shore M, Melland AR. Phosphorus delivery via groundwater in agricultural river catchments. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol 16, EGU2014-6413, 2014. Abstract
EGU General Assembly 2014 - Jordan P, Melland A, Shore M, Mellander P-E, Shortle G, Ryan D, Crockford L, Macintosh K, Campbell J, Arnscheidt J, Cassidy R. The 'fine structure' of nutrient dynamics in rivers: ten years of study using high-frequency monitoring. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol 16, EGU2014-12387, 2014. Abstract
EGU General Assembly 2014 - Melland AR, Shore M, Mellander P-E, McDonald N, Shortle G, Murphy P, Jordan P. Critical source times for nutrient loss in agricultural catchment streams. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol 16, EGU2014-10464, 2014. Abstract
EGU General Assembly 2014 - Shore M, Jordan P, Mellander P-E, Kelly-Quinn M, Wall D, Murphy P, Melland A. Source and transport factors influencing storm phosphorus losses in agricultural catchments. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol 16, EGU2014-10768, 2014. Abstract
EGU General Assembly 2014 - McAleer E, Mellander P-E, Coxon C, Richards K. Nitrogen attenuation along delivery pathways in agricultural catchments. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol 16, EGU2014-13328, 2014. Abstract
ENVIRON 2014 - Thomas I, Jordan P, Shine O, Mellander P-E, Fenton O, Dunlop P, Buckley C, Murphy P. Comparing LiDAR and conventional resolution digital elevation models for spatial modelling of nutrient loss pathways and critical source areas.
AGFORUM 2014 - Sherriff S, Rowan JS, Melland A, Jordan P, Mellander P-E, Murphy P, Fenton O, Ó hUallachái D. Factors controlling sediment export in three Irish agricultural catchments and implications for sediment management.
IAH 2014 - McAleer E, Mellander P-E, Coxon C, Richards KG. Spatial and temporal variation of groundwater nitrate in two contrasting catchments.
FBA 2014 - Doran L, Kelly Quinn M, Mellander P-E, Ó hUallacháin D. The impact of acute and chronic hydrochemical disturbances on stream ecology; implications for agricultural policy.
Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists 2014 - Jordan P, Mellander P-E, Shortle G. High resolution nutrient data: definition and challenges for monitoring in agricultural catchments.
N.T McDonald, S.F. Graham, C.J. Watson, A. Gordon, R.J Laughlin, S.T.J. Lalor, C.T. Elliott, D.P. Wall. Using 1H NMR profiling to identify soil metabolites related to nitrogen mineralisation, 18th International Nitrogen Workshop, June 30th to 3rd July, 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
ACP_Phase1_Report (12MB)
Mellander P-E, Jordan P, Melland AR, Murphy PNC, Mechan S, Meehan R, Kelly C, Shine O, Shortle G (2013). Quantification of phosphorus transport from a karstic agricultural watershed to emerging spring. Environmmental Science and Technology, 47, 6111-6119.
Shore, M., Jordan, P., Mellander, P-E., Kelly-Quinn, M, Wall, D.P, Murphy, P.N.C., Melland, A.R.., 2013. Evaluating the critical source area concept of phosphorus loss from soils to water-bodies in agricultural catchments. Science of the Total Environment. Evaluating the critical source area concept of P loss from soils to water-bodie
Shore, M., Murphy, P.N.C., Jordan, P., Mellander P-E., Kelly-Quinn M., Cushen, M., Mechan, S., Shine, O. & Melland, A.R. (2013). Evaluation of a surface hydrological connectivity index in agricultural catchments. Environmental Modelling and Software, 47 (Sept 2013) 7-15 doi.10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.04.003. Shore_Connectivity_2013_Synopsis (223.81KB)
Buckley, C., Carney, P., (2013) The potential to reduce the risk of diffuse pollution from agriculture while improving economic performance at farm level. Environmental Science and Policy, 25, 118-126. Synopsis (112KB) Article
Wall, D.P., Jordan, P., Melland, A.R., Mellander, P-E., Mechan, S., and Shortle, G. (2013). Forecasting the decline of excess soil phosphorus in agricultural catchments. Soil Use and Management. 29 (Suppl.1) 147-154 Synopsis (650KB)
Barry O'Dwyer, Lucy Crockford, Phil Jordan, Lindsay Hislop & David Taylor (2013) A palaeolimnological investigation into nutrient impact and recovery in an agricultural catchment. Journal of Environmental Management 124 (2013) 147-155
AGFORUM 2013- McDonald, N.T., Wall, D.P., Watson, C.J., Laughlin, R.J., Lalor, S.T.J., & Hoekstra, N.J., Agricultural Research Forum. Effects of soil type and climate on soil nitrogen supply and soil nitrogen utilisation by grass. Tullamore, March 11th- 12th 2013.
Information and Communications Technology for Environmental Regulation, Mechan, S., Lalor, S., Shine, O. & Wall, D., Using standard ICT & GIS to facilitate better nutrient management planning on Irish Farms June 20-21st National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) ICT_SMechan
European Geosciences Union - General Assembly 2013, Melland AR, Jordan P, Murphy PNC, Mellander P-E, Shortle G. A review of monitoring approaches and outcomes of surface water quality mitigation measures in meso-scale agricultural catchments. Research Abstracts. Vol. 15, Vienna, Austria, 2013, pp. 10446 Abstract
International Association of Hydrogeologists (Irish Group), Melland, AR and Jordan, P. Measures for mitigating pollution from agricultural sources. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Groundwater Conference. 23rd -24th April 2013, Tullamore, Ireland.
Noeleen McDonald & David Wall (2013). Predicting the N bonus Todays Farm. Vol 24, Number 1, Jan/Feb 2013.
Noeleen. T. McDonald, C.J. Watson, R.J. Laughlin, S.T.J. Lalor, and D.P. Wall (2013) Soil Nitrogen for efficient grass production, TResearch, TResearch_Spring2013
Buckley, C., Fealy, R.M., (2012). Intra-national importation of pig and poultry manure: acceptability under EU Nitrates Directive constraints. International Journal of Agricultural Management, 1, 41-47. Synopsis (98KB) Article
Buckley, C., Hynes, S. & Mechan, S., (2012) Supply of an ecosystem service - Farmers' willingness to adopt riparian buffer zones in agricultural catchments, Environmental Science and Policy, 24:101-109 Synopsis (113KB) Article
Jordan, P., Haygarth, P.M., Shortle, G. and Harris, R.C. Catchment science and policy for agriculture and water quality. Environmental Science and Policy - in press, doi10.1016/j.envsci.2012.09.009
Wall, D.P., Murphy, P.N.C., Melland, A.R., Mechan, S., Shine, O., Buckley, C., Mellander, P-E., Shortle, G. & Jordan, P. (2012). Evaluating agricultural nutrient source regulations at different scales in five Irish catchments. Environmental Science and Policy, 24:34-43 Synopsis (1MB)
Mellander, P.E., Melland, A.R., Jordan, P., Wall, D.P., Murphy, P.N.C., Shortle, G., (2012) Quantifying nutrient transfer pathways in agricultural catchments using high temporal resolution data. Environmental Science & Policy. 24:44-57 Synopsis (1.4MB)
Melland, A.R., Mellander, P.-E., Murphy, P.N.C., Wall, D.P., Mechan, S., Shine, O., Shortle, G., Jordan, P., (2012) Stream water quality in intensive cereal cropping catchments with regulated nutrient management. Environmental Science & Policy, 24:58-70
Buckley, C., (2012) Implementation of the EU Nitrates Directive in the Republic of Ireland - A view from the farm, Ecological Economics, 78:29-36 Synopsis (100KB) Article
Mellander P-E, Wall DP, Jordan P, Melland AR, Meehan R, Kelly C & Shortle G. (2012). Delivery and impact bypass in a karst aquifer with high phosphorus source and pathway potential, Water Research, 46; 2225-2236 Synopsis (1.3MB)
Jordan P, Melland AR, Mellander P-E, Shortle G & Wall DP (2012). The seasonality of phosphorus transfers from land to water: implications for trophic impacts and policy evaluation. Science of the Total Environment, 434:101-109
Mechan, S. & Wall, DP., Research Update, Environmental Newsletter May (2012) p.4
Mechan, S. & Wall, DP., (2012) Putting nutrients on the map, TResearch, Vol.7. No.1, 26-27
Wall, DP., McDonald, NT., and Humphreys, J. 2012. Grassland N management: planning for the season ahead. Teagasc Today's Farm, Vol 23, Number 1 Jan/Feb 2012.
Agricultural Economic Society of Ireland - Buckley, C., Wall, D., Murphy, P.N.C. Nutrient Budgeting at farm level – Eco-efficiency of specialist dairy farms, October 18, 2012, Dublin.
17th International Nitrogen Workshop - McDonald, N. T., Watson, C.J., Laughlin, R.J., Lalor, S.T.J., Hoekstra, N.J., and Wall, D.P., Investigating the efficacy of soil nitrogen tests to predict soil nitrogen supply across a range of Irish soil types under controlled environmental conditions. Wexford, Opera House, June 26-29 2012. N-Workshop_2012_Abstract-NMcD
17th annual Teagasc Walsh Fellowship Seminar 2012 - Noeleen. T. McDonald, C.J. Watson, R.J. Laughlin, S.T.J. Lalor, and D.P. Wall., Utilizing the soils nitrogen supply potential for efficient grass production. RDS, Dublin, November 22nd 2012., from which Noeleen McDonald received overall winner of the . Abstract
World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy - Mechan, S., & Shine, O., Instrumentation and Data Management Architecture for a Large-scale Catchments Research Programme, May 13-18, 2012 , Dublin Abstract
World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy - Murphy, P., Soil and Water Chemistry in Three Irish Agricultural Catchments and Implications for Nutrient Loss and Catchment Management Programme, May 13-18, 2012 , Dublin IWA_Paper_Murphy_et_al
World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy - Mellander, PE., Attenuation of phosphorus transfers in an agricultural karstic spring zone of contribution, May 13-18, 2012. IWA-WCE-Paper_Mellander
World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy - Buckley, C., Abatement of diffuse pollution from agriculture through efficient nutrient budgeting at farm level, May 13-18, 2012 Abstract
European Geophysical Union – General Assembly 2012 – Per-Erik Mellander, Alice R Melland, Phil Jordan, Paul NC Murphy, David Wall & Ger Shortle. Unmixing stream water chemistry: nutrient load pathways assessed from high resolution data. Vienna, 22-27 April 2012.
86th Annual Agricultural Economic Society Conference - Buckley, C., Adoption of desirable nutrient management practices by farmers, University of Warwick, April 16-18th. Buckley_AESAbstract
Water Landuse Workshop - Agriculture reflected in Irish waters: maintaining good quality with increased production - Per-Erik Mellander, Alice Melland, Phil Jordan, Paul Murphy & Ger Shortle. Uppsala, 28-30 March 2012.
Geophysical Association of Ireland – Per-Erik Mellander, Alice Melland, Phil Jordan, Paul Murphy & Ger Shortle. The use of geophysics in interpreting hydro-geological pathways of diffuse nutrient loss in two agricultural river catchments. Dublin, 15th February 2012.
Mechan, S., Lalor, S.T.J., Shine O., Jordan, P. & Wall, DP., Using data management systems to facilitate better nutrient management planning on Irish farms, 17th International Nitrogen Workshop, June 26-29, 2012, Wexford NWorkshop_Mechan (994KB)
Melland, A., Ryan, D., Shortle, G., and Jordan, P., A cost : benefit evaluation of in situ high temporal resolution stream nutrient monitoring, World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy, May 13-18, 2012, Dublin Melland_IWA2012 (825KB)
Crockford, L., Jordan, P., & Taylor, D., Lake phosphorus load apportionment and seasonal impacts, World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy, May 13-18, 2012, Dublin Lucy_IWA (1.6MB)
Shore, M., Extent and role of ditches in affecting hydrological connectivity in agricultural landscapes, World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy, May 13-18, 2012, Dublin Shore_IWA2012 (1.2MB)
Wall, D.P., Jordan, P., Melland, A.R., Mellander, P-E., Buckley, C. Reaney, S.M., Shortle, G. (2011) Using the nutrient transfer continuum concept to evaluate the European Union Nitrates Directive National Action Programme. Environmental Science and Policy 14, 664-674 JIF 2.322 Synopsis (2MB)
Jordan P., Mellander P-E. and Melland A. (2011). Considerations of nutrient status in river systems. Geological Survey of Ireland, Groundwater Newsletter No. 49 2011, ISSN-0790-7753.
Mellander P.-E., Melland A., Jordan P., Wall D. & Shortle G. (2011). Groundwater nutrient patterns in two intensive agricultural catchments. Proceedings of the 31st Annual Groundwater Conference (International Association of Hydrogeologists, Irish Group), ISSN-2009-227X, V: 1-9.
Fenton, O., Schulte, R.P.O., Jordan, P., Lalor, S.T.J. and Richards, K.G. (2011) Time lag: a methodology for the estimation of vertical and horizontal travel and flushing timescales to nitrate threshold concentrations in Irish aquifers. Environmental Science and Policy, 14, 419-431 Synopsis (500KB)
Jordan P., Melland A., Mellander P-E., Wall D., Murphy P., Buckley C., Mechan S. and Shine O. (2011). Nutrient loads from agri-catchments: environmental risk or economic write-off? TResearch, 4(6), 12-13.
Hennessy, T., Buckley, C., Cushion, M., Kinsella, A & Moran, B., National Farm Survey of Manure Application and Storage Practices on Irish Farms Synopsis (97KB)
Treacy, M., Nutrient Management is a sweet success, Today's Farm, Vol.22 No.3 p.34-35 May-June 2011 Today's Farm
McDonald, N.T., Wall, D.P., Watson, C.J., Laughlin, R.J., Lalor, S.T.J., & Hoekstra, N.J., Agricultural Research Forum. Evaluating potential nitrogen tests for Irish grassland soils. Tullamore, March 14th- 15th 2011. AgResearch
Wall, D.P., & Shortle, G,. 2011. Securing Irelands N derogation: the Agricultural Catchments Programme. TResearch, Vol 6: Number 1. Spring 2011.
Melland, A.R. & Mellander, P-E. Everyone wins by reducing nutrient loss. Teagasc Today's Farm Vol 22 Number 1 Jan/Feb 2011
Agricultural Economic Society - Buckley, C., 2011. An analysis of farmer attitudes to implementation of the EU Nitrates Directive in the Republic of Ireland using Q methodology. University of Warwick, 18-20th April 2011.
National Hydrology Conference - Melland A, Mellander P-E, Shore M, Cushen M, Mechan S, Murphy P, Wall DP, Shortle G and Jordan P (2011) Evaluating the effectiveness of the Nitrates Directive in Ireland for nutrient loss – The Agricultural Catchments Programme. 15th Nov., Ireland.
Catchment Science - Melland A.R., Wall D.P., Mellander P-E., Shortle G. and Jordan P. (2011). Farm nutrient regulations; contrasting impact on water quality in different catchments. Teagasc/Defra, Wexford, Ireland, pp21.
Catchment Science - Wall D.P., Buckley C., Melland A.R. Mellander P-E. and Shortle G. (2011). Evaluating management regulations at different scales in agricultural catchments in Ireland. Teagasc/Defra, Wexford, Ireland, pp31.
Catchment Science - Mellander P-E., Melland A.R., Jordan P., Wall D.P. and Shortle G. (2011). Uncertain diffuse phosphorus pathways in catchments. Teagasc/Defra, Wexford, Ireland, pp36.
Catchment Science - Buckley, C., Hynes, S. and Mechan S., Willingness of farmers to engage with riparian zones across small scale catchment areas in the Republic of Ireland. Teagasc/Defra, Wexford, Ireland, pp41.
Soil Science Society of Ireland Spring meeting - Wall, D.P. 2011. Managing our soils for food production and clean water: Agricultural Catchments Programme. UDC. Friday 11th March 2011
British Soil Science Society post graduate research conference - McDonald, N.T., Wall, D.P., Watson, C.J., Laughlin, R.J., Lalor, S.T.J., and Hoekstra, N.J., Assessment of soil nitrogen (N) tests to predict N mineralisation potential in grassland soils. York. March 23rd-24th 2011. BSSSAbs
Environ - Murphy, S., Bhreathnach, N., O'Flaherty, V., & Jordan, P., Investigation of bacterial pathogen sources and transfer hydrodynamics in rural catchments. April 2011.
European Geosciences Union - Buckley, C., An analysis of the subjective opinion of farmer stakeholders to implementation of the EU Nitrates Directive in the Republic of Ireland. 2011, 03 - 08 April 2011, Vienna, Austria. EGU_CB_Abs
European Geosciences Union - McDonald, N.T., Wall, D.P., Watson, C.J., Laughlin, R.J., Lalor, S.T.J., and Hoekstra, N.J., Can soil N tests accurately predict N mineralisation in grassland soils? Vienna. April 3rd-9th 2011. EGUAbs
European Geosciences Union - Mellander P.-E., Wall D., Jordan P., Melland A. & Shortle G. Explicit definition of phosphorus source, pathway and delivery in a karstified aquifer. General Assembly 2011.
European Geosciences Union - Mellander P.-E., Melland A., Wall D., Shortle G. & Jordan P. Nutrient impacts and pathways in two high N-risk catchments in Ireland. General Assembly 2011.
European Geosciences Union - Melland AR, Mellander PE, Jordan P, Wall DP, Mechan S, Shine O, Shortle G (2011) Testing conceptual models of nitrogen and phosphorus transport risk from agricultural catchments. General Assembly 2011
Crockford, L., Jorda n, P., Taylor, D. Phosphorus load apportionment to Irish water-bodies, GLEON 13, Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire, USA, 10th - 14th October 2011
Mellander P-E., Melland A.R., Jordan P., Wall D., Murphy P., Shortle G. (2011) Spatiotemporal variation in groundwater nitrogen and phosphorus in two agricultural river catchments. Final conference of COST Action 869, Mitigation options for nutrient reduction in surface water and groundwaters, Keszthely, Hungary, 12-14 Oct, 2011.
McManus, S-L., Mellander P-E., Coxon C.E. and Richards K.G. (2011). Pesticide leaching from diffuse agricultural sources to groundwater. Symposium in Pesticide Chemistry, Pizacenza, Italy, 2011.
Mechan, S., Shine, O., Mellander, PE., Murphy, P., Melland, A., Buckley, C., Wall, D., Shortle, G., & Jordan, P.,The Agricultural Catchments Programme: INSTRUMENTATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT, Catchment Science Conference, Mansion House, Dublin, Ireland, 14th - 16th September 2011 Data_poster(1.5MB)
Shortle, G., Mechan, S., Shine, O., Mellander, PE., Murphy, P., Melland, A., Buckley, C., Wall, D., & Jordan, P., The Agricultural Catchments Programme: An evaluation framework for the Nitrates Directive National Action Programme, Catchment Science Conference, Mansion House, Dublin, Ireland, 14th - 16th September 2011 ACP_Poster (1.9MB)
Shore M., Jordan P., Sims J.T., Mellander P-E., Kelly-Quinn M. and Melland A. (2011). Potential of ditch sediments to pose a phosphorus source risk in agricultural catchments in Ireland. Catchment Science Conference, Teagasc/Defra, Wexford, Ireland, pp 69.
Crockford, L., Jordan, P., Taylor, D. Phosphorus load apportionment to Irish water-bodies, Catchment Science Conference, Mansion House, Dublin, Ireland, 14th - 16th September 2011
McManus, S-L., Mellander P-E., Coxon C.E. and Richards K.G. (2011). Pesticide leaching to groundwater in an agricultural catchment. Catchment Science Conference, Teagasc/Defra, Wexford, Ireland, pp 88.
Murphy, S., Investigation of bacterial pathogen sources and transfer hydrodynamics in rural catchments. Faecal Indicators: Problems or Solution? (FIPS) 2011 Edinburgh. (1.1MB)
Shore, M., Potential Of Ditch Sediments to Pose a Phosphorus Source Risk in Irish Catchments, SERA-17 in Delray beach, Florida, June 2011. (1.2MB)
McDonald, N.T., Wall, D.P., Watson, C.J., Laughlin, R.J., Lalor, S.T.J., and Hoekstra, N.J., Can soil N tests accurately predict N mineralisation in grassland soils? European Geosciences Union. Vienna. April 3rd-9th 2011. EGUPoster (196KB)
Crockford, L., Jordan, P., & Taylor, D., Phosphorus load apportionment in Irish water-bodies. ENVIRON April 2011. Lucy_Environ2011 (958KB)
Buckley, C., An analysis of farmer attitudes to implementation of the EU Nitrates Directive in the Republic of Ireland using Q methodology. Agricultural Economics Society 85th Annual Conference, 18th - 20th April , Warwick, UK. EGU_CB_Poster (555KB)
Fealy, R.M., Buckley, C., Mechan, S., Melland, A., Mellander, P-E., Shortle, G., Wall. D. and Jordan, P. (2010).The Irish Agricultural Catchments Programme: catchment selection using spatial multi-criteria decision analysis. Soil Use and Management, 26, 225-236.
Schulte, R.P.O., Melland, A.R., Fenton, O., Herlihy, M., Richards, K. and Jordan P. (2010). Modelling soil phosphorus decline: Expectations of Water Framework Directive policies. Environmental Science and Policy, 13, 472-484.
Mechan, S. & Burgess, E. (2010). The Irish Agricultural Catchments Programme: Supporting Sound Agricultural Practices with GIS, GIS for Agribusiness p.4-5 http://www.esri.com/library/newsletters/agribusiness/agribusiness-summer2010.pdf
Mechan, S., Burgess, E. & Fealy, R.M. (2010). Irish Agricultural Catchments Programme Protects Water Quality While Supporting Productive Agriculture, ArcNews p.34 http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/fall10articles/files/arcnews32_3/pageflip.html
Agricultural Economics Conference - Buckley, C. (2010). Efficient Nutrient Management - A win for the farmer and a win for the environment. Edinburgh, 30-Mar-2010
Food, Feed, Energy and Fibre from land - a Vision for 2020 - Buckley, C. (2010). Nutrient Management Efficiency in Ireland - A data envelopment analysis of specialist dairy and tillage farms. 12-14 April 2010 Queens University Belfast.
EGU Vienna May - Melland, A.R., Jordan, P., Wall, D., Mellander, P.E., Mechan, S., Shortle, G., 2010. EGU2010-0. In, Geophysical Research Abstracts EGU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria.
WCSS2010 Brisbane July - Melland, A.R., Wall, D., Mellander, P.-E., Jordan, P., Mechan, S., 2010. Soil management and stream water quality at the agricultural catchment scale in Ireland. In R.J. Gilkes, N. Prakongkep (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Soil Science; Soil Solutions for a Changing World. Symposium 4.1.2 Management and protection of receiving environments. IUSS, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 175-178.
Demonstration Test Catchments Invited Knowledge Exchange, Lancaster, September - Phil, David, Per-Erik and Alice presented methods and preliminary results for all components of the biophysical programme.
Regional Science Association International British and Irish Section 39th Annual Conference - Buckley, C., 2010. Efficient nutrient management across regions - A potential winner for all. Glasgow 25th – 27th August, 2010
IPW6 Seville September - Wall, D.P., Melland, A.R., Buckley, C., Jordan, P., Mechan, S., Mellander, P-E., and Shortle, G. 2010. The Agricultural Catchments Programme; an environmental and socio economic evaluation of the Nitrates Directive National Action Programme in Ireland. In 6th International Phosphorus Workshop abstracts, Sept. 27-Oct. 1, 2010, Seville, Spain. pp.172.
1st Annual Conference of the Irish Environmental Economist's Network - Buckley, C., 2010. Efficient nutrient management - The potential double dividend. Athenry, September 2nd 2010
14th IWA Diffuse Pollution Specialist Group: DipCon - Buckley, C., 2010. DipCon_Abstract 2010 September 12-17, Beaupré, Québec, Canada.
SEMRU_agenda SEMRU - Buckley, C., 2010. Socio-Economic Analysis of Attitude to Water Quality Measures Nov-17, 2010, NUI Galway.
AGU Fall Meeting - Melland, A.R., Jordan, P., Wall, D., Mellander, P.E., Buckley, C., Mechan, S., Shortle, G., 2010. Catchment-scale evaluation of environmental regulations in the agricultural sector in Ireland 13-17 December San Francisco, California
Murphy, S. Poster, The International Society of Microbial Ecology Conference, Seattle August 2010
Jordan, P., Melland, A., Cassidy, R., 2010. Observations on high resolution nutrient monitoring in rivers. In, 6th International Workshop on Phosphorus (IPW6); Towards a sustainable control of diffuse P loss: risk, monitoring, modelling, and mitigation options. Seville, Spain.
Jordan, P., Melland, A., Fenton, O. Richards, K., Schulte, R. 2010. A model to predict soil P depletion to achieve agronomic and environmental objectives. In, 6th International Workshop on Phosphorus (IPW6); Towards a sustainable control of diffuse P loss: risk, monitoring, modelling, and mitigation options. Seville, Spain.
Wall, D.P, and Mechan, S. 2010. Soil phosphorus management in agricultural catchments in Ireland. In 6th International Phosphorus Workshop abstracts, Sept. 27-Oct. 1, 2010, Seville, Spain. pp.143. Poster
Shore, M.. Melland, A.R., Mellander, P-E., Jordan P. Verification of Digital Terrain Derived Hydrological Flow Paths in Agricultural Catchments. 14th IWA Diffuse Pollution Specialist Group: DipCon 2010 September 12-17, Beaupré, Québec, Canada.
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Why take the Trump stunt seriously?
Trump has managed to steer the entire GOP campaign into absurdities.
Brilliant. And very economical. That is, if you think that bloodthirsty terrorists —"people that believe only in Jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life," as Trump describes them — will feel honor-bound to tell the truth to an infidel immigration officer. They kill wantonly but, like George Washington, cannot tell a lie. On this logic hinges the great Maginot Line with which Trump will protect America from jihad.
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Take his Syria policy. In September, he said we should wash our hands and just let Russia fight the Islamic State. Having, I assume, been subsequently informed that Vladimir Putin's principal interest — and target — is not the Islamic State but the anti-Assad rebels, Trump now promises to "bomb the s--- " out of the Islamic State.
"No Muslims allowed" is the perfect example. President Obama's Oval Office address on Sunday night marked a new low in his presidency. The shopworn arguments, the detached tone, the willful denial that there might be anything wrong with his policy was deeply unsettling for left, right and center. Even The New York Times had to admit "Obama's Plans to Stop ISIS Leave Many Democrats Wanting More," which is Timesese for "Democrats Stunned by Vacancy in the Oval Office." Here was an opportunity for the Republican field to launch an all-out takedown of the Obama (and Hillary Clinton) foreign policy.


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Before Brahms felt ready to tackle his first symphony, which would take him roughly 22 years to accomplish from its first notion in 1853, he tutored himself and tried out his compositional craft in various ways: solo piano works, choral pieces, works for chamber ensemble, lieder, and his magnificent German Requiem, op. 45 for Chorus and Orchestra. In this vein of self-tutelage he also had begun studying older music (such as Baroque and earlier) as well as collecting original manuscripts – as one of the early music historians. This led, [. . .] research found that the work was almost certainly not that by Haydn, but instead bore his name for any one of several common practices of the day – thus, [. . .]. Nonetheless, its beautiful tune was enough to really capture Brahms's imagination and inspire him to try something bold – a first foray at a full orchestral work – a kind of practice run at a symphony – and things much more clever. But first he wrote them for two pianos which was eventually published under the same title but numbered as Op. 56b.
One of the most clever aspects to this work is Brahms's choice to make it a set of variations for an orchestra – historically this happened with piano alone or small ensemble pieces. These are considered, in fact, virtually the first Orchestral variations written, although Mozart's contemporary, Salieri, [. . .] which Brahms will use as a reason to create many odd-phrased passages throughout the work.
The variational play throughout the 8 variations and finale are filled with originality. Examples come soon enough – after a tidy bit of gentle wandering of the strings in Variation One, the Second Variation [. . .] Variation Three allows the winds [. . .] Brahms's favorite hemiolas (two beats juxtaposed over three beats) aplenty, and odd-lengthed phrasing that would have made the "Experimenter" Haydn proud (had he actually written the theme). The theme is brought back in recognizable form in Variation [. . .]. The Finale then conjures up something so old it would in Brahms's day have sounded quite innovative, [. . .] In essence, the Finale is a set of variations in a set of variations. It also leads us into what seems will be a fugue, before it [. . .], with robust good cheer.


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I went to Kripalu Yoga Center this past February and March and learned some really important nutritional information from John Bagnelo, PhD – Kripalu's nutritionist. And from Marc Grossman, a behavioral optometrist and acupuncturist with a practice in Rye, NY and website with lots of great information on it, I learned about holistic eye care.
According to John, at this latitude from Oct. to March the sun is not intense enough to provide us with enough vitamin D to sustain us. We need to be taking 5000-10,000 IUs daily during that time of the year. D creates a natural antibiotic in our system, hence because the sun is not intense enough for us to create that antibiotic in our systems, winter time is flu season.
D must be present to properly process calcium in our system. It is also a hormone regulator and can become even more crucial during those change of life times.
Vitamin A, which we typically get a lot of in our American diet, must be present to process D properly. Word to the wise, A is an antioxidant and there are studies that show that taking any antioxidant in supplemental form not made from whole foods can have a neutral to damaging effect. Apparently, antioxidants in such extracted form seat themselves on the DNA kill switch of a cell and keep the cell from dying. So we don't get renewed healthy replacements, we get proliferation of unhealthy cells.
D can be toxic, so it is smart to know what your D levels are. Check out Daction on the web for an inexpensive way to monitor your vitamin D and also check out Mercola.com for lots of helpful information regarding D and other health information.
Receiving this information about antioxidants and vitamin D was a saving grace for me. I was getting headaches once a month for four days straight. At one point I'd started taking a whole foods supplement of greens and that seemed to help. During the summer I thought I'd conquered the problem. Then winter rolled around and the headaches returned. I went to Kripalu to de-stress and conquer those headaches and learned about D. Voila, problem solved- well, almost. It turned out I needed antibiotics for Lyme Disease as well. I've also taken to eating lots of sweet potatoes and yams, and homemade applesauce. John is a proponent of the Paleolithic diet- these food sources give you proverbial bang for your nutritional buck when it comes to intestinal health and getting enough fiber to keep your colon healthy, so are really worth including regularly in your diet.
If you're interested in a class on colon health please call me for information at 860-599-4533.
Since returning from Marc Grossman's workshop at Kripalu on eye nutrition, I've started to add kale and orange and red peppers to my diet. Those contain primary nutrients needed for eye health – lutein,, taurine, zeaxanthin. Nope, I'd never heard of them either.
I love Kripalu, I thought I knew plenty about nutrition. These guys have kept me up on nutrition I didn't know I didn't know. Check out Marc Grossman's website for more detailed information on wholistic eye care – he's a great guy too. And check out Daction website for more information on D and an inexpensive way to get your own levels tested and monitored.
E-news tip of the season: for all of you NMR folks out there: When a muscle doesn't let go as much as it should, find other muscles it is also switching off, then go back and release the muscle for all of them at once- keep checking possible muscles until it really releases a good amount.
Check the diaphragm and jolts when a muscle turns off at odd times.


Hoon Jeon is a Brooklyn, NY based artist whose work spans from abstract image making, sculpture, collage, to commercial still-life.
He uses his rich textures and complex imagery to invite the audience into a psychological stage of implied message.
He is currently working at Metro Pictures gallery.
He formerly worked as a photo editor at Musée Magazine.
He holds a B.F.A from School of Visual Arts.
Hoon is also an outdoor adventurer who loves hiking, skiing, and scuba diving.


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Danske Commodities elects two new Board members
AARHUS, Denmark, 21.01.2016. Danske Commodities is expanding their Board of Directors with two very experienced profiles bringing additional European market expertise and strong risk management competences to the Board of Directors.
Volker Beckers and Anne Broeng join the Board of Directors both bringing highly relevant skills and experience in particular to strengthen the UK market insight and risk management competences of the Board of Directors in Danske Commodities.
Volker Beckers has a strong background in energy markets across the value chain, both in the private and public sector; most recently as Group CEO for RWE Npower and now in a number of non-Executive directorships bringing thorough knowledge of the UK energy markets as well as a strong appreciation of the European dimension.
Anne Broeng is a member of several Boards of Directors and comes from a position as Group Executive Vice President and CFO at the PFA Group bringing both strong commercial and financial risk management experience to the Board of Directors.
The UK is a strategic focus area for Danske Commodities and last week Danske Commodities announced an important milestone by signing their first 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Beatrice Offshore Wind farm Limited (BOWL). The contract is an important step into the UK renewables market where Danske Commodities brings expertise from a successful position in Continental Europe. Danske Commodities will bring new solutions for structuring PPAs to the market helping customers by balancing their renewables production, managing their risks and lowering their costs. "We believe the growing share of renewable energy will create new opportunities and new types of risks for participants in the UK market – and our two new strong profiles bring valuable Board experience to strengthen our position further in current – and in new markets", says Peter Ravn, Chairman of the Board.
"By adding Volker Beckers and Anne Broeng to the Board of Directors and growing the Board from four to six members, we have ensured that we have all of the most important skills and relevant experience represented in the Board. With the opportunities we see in the energy markets, we are convinced that the timing is right for Danske Commodities", he concludes.
Commenting on the election, Anne Broeng says: "In my career, I have built up and been responsible for risk management organisations in large financial institutions, which has given me a lot of experience with modelling risk & compliance in regulated environments. I am very impressed with the way Danske Commodities has been built and the results created – and I look forward to working with a highly skilled Board of Directors, working closely with the business and heading up the risk committee."
Volker Beckers expresses the following about his engagement with Danske Commodities: "I very much look forward to working with Danske Commodities – as a business and as part of a dynamic and inspiring board of directors – while I see strong opportunity for Danske Commodities to strengthen their position in the UK supporting renewables with flexible and competitive solutions building on their strong and successful expertise from the Scandinavian and German market. Through my experience with European markets, I am confident that we will further develop the company, focusing on innovation and transformation of the energy sector in general."
About Danske Commodities
Danske Commodities is a leading, independent energy service company founded in 2004 and based in Aarhus, Denmark. Danske Commodities combine trading expertise, intelligent data and unparalleled Europe-wide market access, and we provide customers with energy trading-related services such as asset management, consumption management, balancing- and risk management – often via customer-tailored products.
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Tom Dooley was a tramp.
in an old ruined shepherd's hut.
The groughs, the peat hags.
incongruous colour in a sepia picture.
Of dried peat and scavenged logs.
roasted on a makeshift spit.
a name belonging to a life unknown.
which to him was peace.
that war to end all wars.
driving him away to this barren place.
He took from the world a meagre living.
He gave to the world his silence.
a faint line of silver grey marks the returning sea.
Can anything live in the wasteland?
emerges triumphant with some blind & squirming creature.
a graceful swirling dance, partner to the creeping waters.
a thin chill wind begins to blow.
My steps hasten towards the lighted window and the bright new flames of fresh dry wood.


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The Sixth Amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you..
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Holograms bring important figures to life--literally.
We've all seen one at the Oscars, and a select few of us may have seen one at Simon Cowell's 50th birthday party. Holograms—of famous people living or deceased—are fast becoming a high-tech fixture in the world of special events, from product launches and awards presentation to corporate and social events.
"Holograms can be anything—real people, animations, machines—anything you can film or create with visual effects and CG can be made into a hologram with the proper techniques," says Vicky Godfrey, managing director of London-based Square Zero, a digital motion graphics company specializing in 3D production, live holograms, live action and animation, and virtual-reality technology.
The human holograms, which are the most popular, look like life-sized real people. "The filming techniques are so good that you wouldn't necessarily know they were holograms if you hadn't been made aware previously," she says.
At a recent event for Saatchi & Saatchi, Square Zero brought one of its head officers, the late Paul Arden, "back from the dead" by pairing old footage of him with a body double and voice actor for a presentation at the Cannes Lions Festival.
Another recent event, a party for a global staffing firm held simultaneously in 26 countries, featured a DJ--who came flying in with his magical booth to mix music—as a hologram.
For more information, visit www.squarezero.co.uk.


The Gettysburg Address memorial is located adjacent to the parking lot at Pierce Park, Appleton, Wisconsin 54914.
NOTE: The entrance to Pierce Park is located at the intersection of South Pierce Avenue and West Prospect Avenue.
Commemorating Our Native Americans statue.
The memorial is located at Pierce Park in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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You are here: Home > Employment > Employment rights and conditions > Health and safety > Health and safety at work
Health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic
Rules on health and safety
What payments are available?
Health and safety laws apply to all employers, self-employed people and employees in their workplaces. This includes fixed-term employees and temporary employees.
The main legislation covering the health and safety of people in the workplace is the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (as amended).
It sets out the rights and obligations of both employers and employees. It also provides for substantial fines and penalties for breaches of the health and safety legislation.
Almost all of the specific health and safety laws that apply generally to all employment are set out in the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007- 2020. You can find them and other relevant regulations on the website of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA).
Exposure to COVID-19 can present a health risk to you in your workplace. You can get information in our document on returning to work safely following COVID-19 closures.
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has published COVID-19 advice for employers. There is specific advice for workplaces where:
There is no occupational exposure health risk to COVID-19
The nature of the work poses an occupational exposure health risk to COVID-19, such as healthcare and laboratory settings
Employers are advised to follow the latest public health advice and must:
Identify measures to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 infection
Implement suitable control measures in the workplace
Advice for employees
You should follow the official public health advice and guidance. Make sure you follow good hygiene practices to protect against infections. This includes regular and thorough hand washing and good respiratory hygiene. You can get some useful advice in this video clip.
You should contact your GP by phone, if you have symptoms of coronavirus.
For more information on the health and safety actions that your employer should take you can read the HSA's general COVID-19 FAQ.
You can read about how health and safety laws apply when you are working from home.
Employer's duties
Employers have a duty to ensure employees' safety, health and welfare at work, as far as reasonably practicable. To prevent workplace injuries and ill-health, the employer must take certain actions. These include:
Provide and maintain a safe workplace which uses safe plant and equipment
Prevent risks from employees using any article or substance, and from exposure to physical agents, noise and vibration
Prevent any improper conduct or behaviour likely to put the safety, health and welfare of employees at risk
Provide instruction and training to employees on health and safety
Provide protective clothing and equipment to employees
Appoint a competent person as the organisation' safety officer
Employees' duties
The duties of employees while at work include:
Take reasonable care to protect the health and safety of themselves and of other people in the workplace
Not engage in improper behaviour that will endanger themselves or others
Not be under the influence of drink or drugs in the workplace
Undergo any reasonable medical or other assessment if requested by the employer
Report any defects in equipment or the place of work which might be a danger to health and safety
Risk assessment and safety statement
The law requires every employer to carry out a risk assessment for the workplace. This risk assessment should:
Identify any hazards in the workplace
Assess the risks arising from such hazards
Identify the steps to be taken to deal with any risks
The employer must also prepare a safety statement, which is based on the risk assessment. The statement should include the details of people in the workforce who are responsible for safety issues. Employees should be able to access this statement and employers should review it regularly.
The HSA has published guidelines on risk assessments and safety statements.
Protective equipment and measures
The employer should tell employees about any risks that mean they need to wear protective equipment (such as protective clothing, headgear, footwear, eyewear or gloves). The employer should provide both protective equipment and training on how to use it, where necessary.
An employee has a duty to take reasonable care for their own safety and to use any protective equipment provided. The protective equipment should be provided free of charge if it is intended for use at the workplace only. Usually, employees are provided with their own personal equipment.
You can find more information in the HSA's list of frequently asked questions about personal protective equipment.
Employers must take certain measures in regard to visual display units (VDUs), such as computer screens. These include checking the reflection and glare, the operator's position in front of the VDU, and the keyboard and software used. Operators must be given adequate breaks from the screen. In addition, employers must arrange for eye tests and make a contribution towards the cost of prescription glasses, if required.
The HSA has published a list of frequently asked questions about computer screens and display screen equipment (or VDUs).
All accidents in the workplace should be reported to the employer, who should record the details of the incident. Reporting the accident will help to protect the employee's rights to social welfare payments. It will also help employees regarding other rights that may arise as a result of an occupational accident.
An employer must report any accident that results in an employee missing 3 consecutive days at work (not including the day of the accident) to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA).
The legal responsibilities of employers in reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences at workplaces are set out in the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2016.
Health and safety leave during pregnancy
An employer should carry out separate risk assessments in relation to pregnant employees. If there are particular risks to an employee's pregnancy, these should either be removed or the employee should be given alternative 'risk-free' duties.
If neither of these options is possible, the employee should be given health and safety leave from work. This may continue up to the beginning of her maternity leave. This is set out in Section 18 of the Maternity Protection Act 1994.
If a doctor certifies that night work would be unsuitable for a pregnant employee, she must be given either alternative work or health and safety leave.
Health and safety leave after maternity leave
When an employee returns to work after maternity leave, any risk to her because she has recently given birth, or is breastfeeding, should be removed. If this is not possible, the employee should be moved to alternative 'risk-free' work. If a move is not possible, she should be given health and safety leave.
If a doctor certifies that night work is unsuitable after the birth, alternative work should be provided. If alternative work cannot be provided, the employee should be given health and safety leave.
During health and safety leave, the employee is treated as if she is in employment. This means she continues to accumulate her entitlement to annual leave. However, she is not entitled to leave for any public holidays that occur during this time.
During health and safety leave, employers must pay employees their normal wages for the first 21 days (3 weeks). After 3 weeks, Health and Safety Benefit may be paid (depending on PRSI contributions).
Health and safety and young people
An employer should carry out a separate risk assessment if they are considering employing someone aged under 18. It must be carried out before they get the job. The young person should not be given the job if certain risks are identified. For example, this could mean risks that the young person cannot recognise or avoid because of their lack of experience.
Bullying at work
By law, employers must prevent improper conduct or behaviour, which includes bullying. An employer should have established procedures for dealing with complaints of bullying in the workplace and should deal with such complaints immediately. Ignoring complaints of bullying could leave an employer open to a possible claim by an employee for damages or compensation.
An employee who feels that they are the victim of bullying can also refer the matter to the Workplace Relations Commission – see 'How to apply' below.
Guidance for addressing bullying in the workplace is set out in the Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work (pdf.
By law, all employers have a duty to prevent harassment in the workplace. Employees are entitled to bring a claim to the Workplace Relations Commission and the employer may be obliged to pay compensation if you are harassed because of your gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, religious belief or membership of the Traveller community.
Violence at work
The possibility of violence towards employees should be covered in the safety statement. For example, the safety statement should address factors such as the isolation of employees and the presence of cash on the premises.
Employers should put in place proper safeguards to eliminate the risk of violence as far as possible. They should also provide the employee with appropriate means of minimising any remaining risk (for example, security glass).
The HSA has published a booklet for employers on violence in the workplace (pdf).
Assault is a criminal offence under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997. Being made to fear immediate assault is also an offence.
If you have been assaulted or threatened with assault at work by another employee, you should report the matter immediately to your employer. You can also report it to the Gardaí.
If your employer assaults you, report the matter to the Gardaí. You should contact your doctor or seek medical treatment for your injuries. You can also call one of the organisations providing support to victims of crime. You can apply for compensation by making a personal injuries claim – see 'How to apply' below.
Protecting your health and safety rights
By law, an employee must not be victimised for exercising their rights under safety and health legislation (for example, if you make a complaint about your employer).
This means that your employer cannot penalise you by dismissal or in some other way (such as by disciplinary action or by treating you less favourably than other employees). See 'Complaints of victimisation' below.
Health and Safety Authority (HSA)
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is responsible for enforcing health and safety at work. It provides information to employers, employees and self-employed people on workplace health and safety.
The HSA has a set of Simple Safety leaflets, which are aimed at small retail or food businesses. The Simple Safety leaflets are available in other languages. It also has a Short Guide to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (pdf).
If you have an accident at work, you can apply for Injury Benefit. This is a weekly payment from the Department of Social Protection (DSP) for people who are unfit for work due to an accident at work or due to an occupational disease.
Under the Medical Care Scheme, you can claim certain medical costs that are not paid by the HSE or covered by the DSP's Treatment Benefit Scheme. You can find out more about these payments in our document on the Occupational Injuries Benefit Scheme.
If you have suffered an injury at work, you cannot get compensation from your employer under health and safety laws. But if you cannot settle your claim with your employer, or with their insurance company, you can make a personal injury claim through the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB).
The PIAB is an independent statutory body that gives an assessment of personal injury claims after workplace accidents. If the PIAB finds that your employer is responsible, it states the amount of compensation they must pay you.
All claims involving workplace accidents and personal injury (except cases involving medical negligence) must be submitted to the PIAB. You cannot take your claim to court before the PIAB gives you authorisation.
If you wish to make a complaint of victimisation or about your rights under health and safety legislation, you should contact the Workplace Relations Commission. Use the online complaint form at workplacerelations.ie.
You must make the complaint within 6 months of the incident. The time limit may be extended for up to another 6 months, but only if there is a reasonable cause which prevented you from bringing the complaint within the normal time limit.
During COVID-19, you can continue to the HSA by telephone, through their online contact form, or by email using existing staff email contacts. You are encouraged to contact the HSA electronically during COVID-19 as their staff are working remotely and they have limited access to post.
Health and Safety Authority
The Metropolitan Building
James Joyce Street
D01 K0Y8
Opening Hours: Lines are open on Monday to Fridays 9am - 3pm
Locall: 1890 28 93 89
Homepage: https://www.hsa.ie
Contact Form: https://www.hsa.ie/eng/Contact_Us/
Email: wcu@hsa.ie
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Accidents in the workplace
Find out what you should do if you have an accident while at work or on your way to work.
Bullying in the workplace
The law protects employees against bullying in the workplace. Explanation of the law and what your rights are if you believe you are being bullied at work
Employers' obligations in Ireland
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I'm not entirely sure what I want to say to you about this one. It had its high and low points, as all books do, and in the end it left me feeling a little middle of the road. I think a few years ago, I may have loved this, but now I feel so used to this story (even though I hadn't read it) that it didn't leave much of an impression.
Here's the thing: I find the ideas behind the book really interesting. I like timeslip novels conceptually because I find the whole thing fascinating. It's then down to whether or not the concept is carried off well, and in this case, it was. As a time travel book, it worked for me and was interesting. Yes, the "time gene" and all that was a little muddled. I had my questions, assuredly. But they didn't bother me too much, and I thought the different ways the "time gene" could manifest was very interesting. So it wasn't the crux of the story that sort of threw me off.
Unfortunately, it was sort of the characters. And here's where it gets tricky, and why I'm not sure what I want to say about the book. I liked the characters themselves for the most part. I liked Emerson, I thought she was fun and spunky. I liked Michael, though he was maybe a little flat (I don't particularly care for flawless men. Strange, I know.) I really liked Emerson's best friend, Lily, and am curious to see where her storyline goes. I liked Emerson's brother and his wife, Michael's friends and colleagues. I seemed to pretty much like them all. And yet...they didn't quite work for me. I don't know how to explain it; it was partly that I never really felt too much of a connection with them, and it was partly that they were a little one-dimensional, save those who turned out to be super-crazy. (Like, no joke. Cat-petting, mustache-twirling, hyena-cackling, Bond villain, bald-Brittany cray-cray.) For whatever reason, I just never found myself completely invested in their stories, for the most part. There were moments where I would just start to become attached, and then I would lose the thread. They were never real to me.
So in the end, I guess it was a bit of a balancing act, trying to decide if the plot and the time-travel and the character-aspects I did like outweighed the things I didn't. And it ended up a pretty balanced scale. I don't see it as a book I will be pushing people to go out and read nao, but it won't be one I'll discourage people from reading, either. It ended with an interesting basis for further books in the series, so I likely will read them, even if I won't rush to buy them. The idea of time paradoxes and the multi-history lines, coupled with the consequences of changing the timeline provides fascinating potential, and the revelations of Emerson's past, and any revelations that I think may be to come, will likely keep me reading, even if the books don't end up on the top of my stack.
Check out my interview with Myra here.
I cackled at your description of Cat as "bald-Brittany cray-cray" cause it is so dead on the money. I liked that I did not see that coming. That literally hit me from left field, right in the face. You seemed to pick up on a lot of things I had trouble with when reading this book.
I was kinda happy about the "Emmett Brown" clone but then I felt she could have tried for a little more "mad scientist" originality. I would have liked to see him a little less stereotypical and a little less "here's a really eccentric scientific dude, now back to our soap opera."
And that little heifer trying to take Michael and make him her man....I don't like that girl. I've met that girl. I'm been the Emerson to that girl...If I was writing the sequel...I'd have her run over by a herd of wildebeests Lion King Style.
Other than all that stuff....I really liked the book. I haven't written a review for Hourglass yet so I'm just gonna copy paste this to Goodreads. LOL...I'm so lazy.
I wasn't sure I was planning on reading this. I liked reading your opinion on it though!
Hahaha, Minda! Yeah, I was completely sick of hearing of Michael's perfection. Or Kaleb's, for that matter. Flaws are more interesting, there's got to be SOMETHING.
Ava! It was Ava, right?
Yea maybe she will pull a nice 180 and be a team player in the next book. Now that I think about it she probably felt as if Emerson was the "other woman." And Michael didn't really make a huge effort to set her straight on that. (Now deciding to redirect wildebeest mayhem toward Mr. Perfection.) I'd like to see Ava end up with Kaleb. If she recovers from the black outs/manipulation/lovesick over Michael then I think he would be a great and protective companion for Ava.
I like you. I approve.
Overall, I definitely liked the book more than you did...but I do understand where you're coming from. I obviously hate insta-love as well, its a sad world when we basically have to learn to deal with it since it is freakin EVERY.WHERE.