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[dandelionsresilience]

Good News - May 1-7

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1. New study says conservation works, providing hope for biodiversity efforts

“A new study published in Science reveals that conservation works, with conservation actions improving or slowing the decline of biodiversity in two-thirds of the cases analyzed.”

2. Monk Seal Pup Debuts in Waikīkī on Lei Day

“Endangered Hawaiian monk seal RK96 (Kaiwi) gave birth to her sixth pup on popular Kaimana Beach in Waikīkī, Oʻahu! […] Hawaiian monk seals are one of the most endangered seal species in the world, so each pup represents hope for the species’ recovery.”

3. West Coast Indigenous-led marine conservation area gets global spotlight

“A coastal First Nation is celebrating global recognition of its marine protected area after recently snagging a “blue park” designation that highlights exemplary ocean conservation efforts around the world. […] Kitasu Bay supports one of the last abundant herring spawns along the central coast, vital to the nation’s communal herring roe on kelp (ROK) fishery - which harvests the protein-rich eggs but leaves the fish alive to flourish and spawn again.”

4. The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an all-time low. Mackerel and snapper recover

“The report states that 94% of fish stocks are not subject to overfishing, which is slightly better than a year ago. The U.S. was able to remove several important fish stocks from the overfishing list, NOAA said in a statement. […] The removal of species from the overfishing list shows the U.S. is making progress, said Rick Spinrad, NOAA’s administrator.”

5. Researchers Collaborate with the Shipping Industry to Cut Costs, Fuel Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Shipping

“Through coordinated ship scheduling and an optimisation of ship operations and port services, the objective is to achieve a substantial increase in energy efficiency and a 10-20% reduction in fuel consumption, consequently resulting in lowered greenhouse gas emissions [and] leading to substantial economic benefits for shipping and environmental advantages for society[….]”

6. The city flower farm that is changing lives

“Heart of BS13 Flowers in Hartcliffe is part of the wider Heart of BS13 charity which tackles food insecurity in south Bristol. Profits from the flower sales to run workshops, offer volunteer and trainee placements, and create education opportunities for people from Hartcliffe.”

7. Four falcon chicks hatch in Glasgow university tower

“Members of the [Glasgow Peregrine] project hope to […] fit [the chicks] with electronic tags that will enable monitoring of their movements. Mr Simpson added: "With the identification tags we can see where they have gone, how high they fly and other information that would be really useful." In recent years the group have held peregrine watches at the university, allowing people to see the birds in their nest.”

8. 'Banana pingers' are saving whales and dolphins around the world

“[T]he Kibel brothers, Pete (a fisheries biologist) and Ben (an engineer) […] have been utilising light to protect turtles, sound to protect porpoises and electro pulses to protect sharks. [… Trials] showed reduced average catch rates of blue shark by 91%, and catch rates of pelagic stingray by 71% […as well as] a fall in the number of sea turtles being trapped by 42%.”

9. New vaccine effective against coronaviruses that haven't even emerged yet

“Researchers have developed a new vaccine technology that has been shown in mice to provide protection against a broad range of coronaviruses with potential for future disease outbreaks -- including ones we don't even know about. […] The new vaccine works by training the body's immune system to recognise specific regions of eight different coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2, and several that are currently circulating in bats and have potential to jump to humans and cause a pandemic.”

10. Grassland birds, Forest birds and Other Migratory Birds to Benefit from More Than $22 Million in Funding Throughout the Americas

“This year, more than $4.87 million in federal funds will be matched by more than $17 million in partner contributions going to 30 collaborative conservation projects in 19 countries across the Americas. “These investments will [… protect] millions of acres of diverse habitats needed by grassland birds, forest birds and shorebirds for wintering, breeding and migration,” said Service Director Martha Williams.”

April 22-28 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[get-back-homeward]

By macabre coincidence an event that took place around Bristol marks a major turning point in the story of pop music. Eddie Cochran died hours after appearing at the Bristol Hippodrome in 1960, as part of the Larry Parnes-produced Anglo-American rock ’n’ roll package tour. Two of the people who shared a stage with Cochran that night were Tony Sheridan and a Liverpudlian singer called Johnny Gentle. Both were under contract to Parnes and both would play a significant role in the history of the most influential British act of all time, the Beatles. Sheridan, the first British rock ’n’ roller to sing and play his own guitar live on British TV, would become best known for the recordings he made in Hamburg with the Beatles shortly before they found fame.

Parnes was the first manager in Britain to become as famous as his artists – the Simon Cowell of his day – with a stable of singers including Tommy Steele, Britain’s first real rock ’n’ roll star, Marty Wilde, Billy Fury, Vince Eager and others. He was also homosexual, a dangerous thing to be at a time when gay men were routinely arrested, fined or even imprisoned.

Their tour was due to take a break after a week of shows in Bristol, and Cochran and co-headliner Gene Vincent wanted to get home to America. Cochran was in a hurry to get to London, where he was going to meet up with Vince Eager before the pair flew to the States together, and Cochran and Vincent rented a private hire taxi, driven by George Martin from Hartcliffe, to take them. Shortly after 11pm on 16 April 1960, their car set off from Bristol’s Royal Hotel (now the Bristol Marriott Royal, on College Green) for London Airport.

Sadly, none of the passengers would make their flight. Less than an hour out of Bristol, Martin realised he had taken a wrong turn. On Rowden Hill, a notorious accident black spot near Chippenham, he lost control and the car spun backwards, hitting a lamppost. The impact of the crash sent Cochran up into the roof of the car and forced the rear passenger side door open, throwing him onto the road. Martin and tour manager Patrick Thompkins, who were in the front of the vehicle, were able to walk away uninjured. The three passengers who had occupied the back seat – Eddie, Gene and Eddie’s girlfriend Sharon Sheeley – were lying on the grass verge. All three were rushed to Chippenham Cottage Hospital, before being transferred to St Martin’s Hospital, just outside Bath. Vincent had broken his collarbone, Sheeley was badly bruised and concussed, but Cochran was seriously injured and would not regain consciousness: he died in hospital in Bath the following day. A young police cadet, David Harman, was among those called to help clear the scene after the crash. Harman would later find fame as Dave Dee, front man of the hit group Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich.

Three weeks after Cochran’s death, Larry Parnes auditioned the Beatles to act as the backing group to his big signing, Billy Fury. They did not win that booking, but he hired them to play with Johnny Gentle on a short tour of Scotland. All of the Beatles were fans of Cochran and Vincent, and lapped up Gentle’s tales of life on the road with the two big American stars. When the 17-year-old George Harrison discovered that Gentle owned the shirt that Cochran had worn on stage in Bristol for that last show he begged the singer to give it to him.

Excerpt from Darryl W. Bullock's book The Velvet Mafia in The Bristol Magazine [x]

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Drugs, weapons and dog seized during police raid in Bristol

Weapons including a machete and zombie knife were among items seized during a police raid which took place during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday). Avon and Somerset Police conducted the raid on three properties in Hartcliffe as part of a drug operation. Just after 9am, police forced entry into three properties in the […]

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[richwall101]

WD & HO Wills Tobacco Factory in the Centre of Bristol UK

W.D. & H.O. Wills was a British tobacco manufacturing company formed in Bristol, England. It was the first British company to mass-produce cigarettes, and one of the founding companies of Imperial Tobacco along with John Player & Sons.

The company was founded in 1786, and went by various names before 1830 when it became "W.D. & H.O. Wills". Tobacco was processed and sold under several brand names, some of which were still used by Imperial Tobacco until the second half of the 20th century. The company pioneered the use of cigarette cardswithin their packaging. Many of the buildings in Bristol and other cities around the United Kingdom still exist with several being converted to residential use.

The brand "Wills" was withdrawn by Imperial Tobacco in 1988 for the majority of its products

Many of the original buildings have been demolished but others remain and have been repurposed for communal use and office space...

The TOP image shows the 'New" factory and Headquarters of Imperial Tobacco built in 1974 in the district of Hartcliffe Bristol. Tobacco products ceased to be produced in the late 80's early 90's and this building was partly demolished in 1992 and the site redeveloped into Retail, Leisure, Communal, Office, and Podium Space and renamed Imperial Park.....

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[bobsavage]

In 1992, Shaun Starr (32) and Keith Buck (18) were killed by police as they rode on a stolen police motorcycle. The Regional Crime Squad, embarrassed by the theft, chased the bike down themselves rather than relay the information to the appropriate police units in Hartcliffe. Witnesses report seeing an unmarked police car swerve into the two on the bike, killing them instantly. Witnesses then reported seeing the police moving the bodies of the deceased to make the incident appear more 'accidental'. The people of Hartcliffe and South Bristol then rioted for three days. Their first port of call was the local police drop-in centre, "The Cop Shop", which they burnt to the ground. Many were arrested. DC Wallington, accused of the men's murders, was found guilty of death by dangerous driving, although his conviction was shortly overturned on appeal. The attention brought to Hartcliffe's isolation and alienation by the riots is believed to helped spur investment into the area but also to have fostered a stronger sense of community amongst residents. Lee and Ruth both grew up in the area and came back to talk about the events nearly 3 decades later. Lee happily speaks about joining in with the riots and shows us the leaflet he helped pass across Hartcliffe with the local Class War anarchists, hastily made in the immediacy of the riots. This was an unfinished documentary that sought to explore many riots in Bristol's history - from the 1831 Uprising, to the women cotton mill workers of Barton Hill, the unemployed and anti-fascist demonstrations of the 1930s and the St Pauls riots of 1980 - that I may revisit at a later date. But in the meantime, 2021 has made riots in Bristol feel significant for whatever reason and I thought I'd share this piece.

[lloyddavid]

There have been a few foggy evenings recently, so I have been out making the most of it. 

Hartcliffe, Bristol. 

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[kdelarenta]

every piece of IF I've ever played

- a simple list to keep track of everything i've played, my main characters and their routes

finished 

The Wayhaven Chronicles - Book 1/2 

Amelia Winters - Mason, (Nate)

Josie Valentine - *will be using for something else

Edith Sinclair - *will be using for something else

The Shadow Society - Book 1 

Maxine Waldorf - Michael 

Rory Harrington - *will be using for something else

The Fog Knows Your Name 

Olivia Walsh - Rex

Fallen Hero : Rebirth

Vera Brown - Daniel

Keeper of the Sun and Moon 

Luna Peters - *will be using for something else

Madison Reed - Cyrus

The Soul Stone War 

Cecelia -  *will be using for something else

Valkyrie - Manerkol

Creme de la Creme

Katherine Duval - Max 

Monique Davenport - Blaise

180 Files: The Aegis Project 

Ava Coleman - Angel 

Mask Of The Plague Doctor

Lilith - might use her for something else*

Tally Ho

Joy Hartmann - Haze, Valentine

Breach

Lana Bautista - Gabriel

WIP

From The Shadows 

Marina Spencer - Daniel  

Supernaturals in New York

Gwen Darcy - Grey

Shepherds of Haven

Verena Hatche - Chase, (Trouble)

Secrets of Swatheford 

Charlie De Luca - Cas, (Mercado)

Wilhelmina 

Wilhelmina Murray - Jonathan 

Sentinel 

Mina Asano - Adrian 

The Golden Rose 

Arya - Hadrian 

Royal Affairs 

Beatrice -  Laurie

Speaker 

Josephine Clayton - Sebastian, Liam

KODAN 

Madison Reed - Dominic, ( Cyrus)

Odessa Dating Games 

Isabella Ronin - Lyon 

Modern Citizens : Unmasked

Astrid Hayes - Finley

Mind Blind

Colette Wiseman - Gray, Glitch

Monsters of New Haven High 

Ruby Mephisto - Hunter 

Attollo

Rue Blanchard - using her for something else*

Remember you will die

Artemis - Dante

Virtue’s End

Nadia - Elexis (Shea)

Conspiracy in Emerson

Maisie Lockwood - Gabe, (Curt)

Exiled from Court

Seraphina - Harry

Golden

Hazel Mcclaren - Kaidan

OFNA

Nellie Whitlock - Jeremy

Just West Of Autumn Boulevard

Imogen Prescott - using her for something else*

The Spirited: Origins

Hyacinth Blaire Decker - Vargas

Body Count

Rosalie Yang - Charlie

Fernweh Saga

Norah Bradshaw - Reese, (Mal)

College Tennis

Barbara Bobbie Friedman - ?

The Exile

Guinevere Acheron - Nikke

Amarantha - ??

The Marriage Market

Agatha Hartcliffe - *using her for someone else

What Lovely Bones

Maya Fox - T Kauffman

Disenchanted

Mallory Sanchez - Theo

Beyond The Mist

Dawn - Zach

Slaughter Squad

Jules Ortega - The Host

Embers of Hope

Poppy Vesper - Creon

Blood Legacies

Iris Ellarion - Hayden

Dust and Shadows

Vanessa Archibald - Quinn

not cog

Scout : An Apocalypse Story 

Dexadora Park - Oliver

A Tale of Crowns 

Nîyaz Cezîrî - Dara

Perfumare

Summer - Lauren

ASOS

Margaret Fairchild - *using her for something else

LOA

Fallon Harrington - Gabe

TPS

Tabitha Julivert - Clarke

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[coreytathammedia]

Script for Media

FADE IN: Medium-Long-Shot of JAMES sitting on a bench, eating a pizza alone (menacingly) Close Up of PHONE ringing, unknown number. JAMES reluctantly picks up the phone Low Angle of him looking at it, then answering it JACK’s low mumbling is heard over the phone, JAMES listens silently JAMES Affirmative, I’ll meet you there JAMES throws object into the air, a scream is heard (diegetic) CUT TO BLACK Over the Shoulder of JAMES walking Match On Action of him going round a corner Low Angle, Medium Long Shot of JAMES passing by Match On Action of him entering D2 outside, near the door, JACK (playing random civilian) is lying motionless Extreme Close Up of JAMES’ eyes squinting angrily Medium Shot of COREY sitting at the end of 2 tables stacked end to end JAMES You called? COREY You’re late, Agent. Take a seat. JAMES does as instructed, reluctantly COREY I think you know why you’re here. I have one last assignment for you. JAMES Go on. COREY The job is a standard political termination. JAMES Who’s the target? COREY slides a dossier across the table JAMES cooly stops it with his hand POV Shot of JAMES opening and looking at the file COREY o.s His name is Jack Gough, heir to the Gough Crime Syndicate and our number one rival. Rumour has it that he’s been making big moves in Bristol, unifying the Hartcliffe Ballas and the Withywood Warlords under his command JAMES puts down the file JAMES How do you want me to complete the task? COREY Standard operation, in and out, make it look like an accident if you can JAMES Consider it done JAMES goes to leave Over The Shoulder of Corey: COREY Don’t forget, Agent, if this finds its way back to me, you will find yourself in a very shallow grave. Extreme Close Up of JAMES’ shoes as he steps out of the room Medium Long Shot of JAMES after just exiting D2, JACK is still deceased on the floor JAMES exits screen CUT TO BLACK

[jackstephensmedia]

script

FADE IN: Medium-Long-Shot of JAMES sitting on a bench, eating a pizza alone (menacingly) Close Up of PHONE ringing, unknown number. JAMES reluctantly picks up the phone Low Angle of him looking at it, then answering it JACK’s low mumbling is heard over the phone, JAMES listens silently JAMES Affirmative, I’ll meet you there JAMES throws object into the air, a scream is heard (diegetic) CUT TO BLACK Over the shoulder of JAMES walking Match On Action of him going round a corner Low Angle, Medium Long Shot of JAMES passing by Match On Action of him entering D2 outside, near the door, JACK (playing random civilian) is lying motionless Extreme Close Up of JAMES’ eyes squinting angrily Medium Shot of COREY sitting at the end of 2 tables stacked end to end JAMES You called? COREY You’re late, Agent. Take a seat. JAMES does as instructed, reluctantly COREY I think you know why you’re here. I have one last assignment for you. JAMES Go on. COREY The job is a standard political termination. JAMES Who’s the target? COREY slides a dossier across the table JAMES cooly stops it with his hand POV Shot of JAMES opening and looking at the file COREY o.s His name is Jack Gough, heir to the Gough Crime Syndicate and our number one rival. Rumour has it that he’s been making big moves in Bristol, unifying the Hartcliffe Ballas and the Withywood Warlords under his command. JAMES puts down the file JAMES How do you want me to complete the task? COREY Standard operation, in and out, make it look like an accident if you can . JAMES Consider it done JAMES goes to leave Over The Shoulder of Corey: COREY Don’t forget, Agent, if this finds its way back to me, you will find yourself in a very shallow grave. Extreme Close Up of JAMES’ shoes as he steps out of the room Medium Long Shot of JAMES after just exiting D2, JACK is still deceased on the floor JAMES exits screen CUT TO BLACK

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[kitwallace]

Bristol Local Plan

The Bristol Tree Forum are primarily interested in Trees in Bristol, particularly in Street Trees.  The recent attention on the mayors commitment to double tree canopy by 2046 has focused attention on the measurement of tree canopy over the city, and on where trees can be planted to achieve that goal.  

On our website which documents trees in Bristol, we also record the sites on which trees are located and we are using this website to document green spaces in Bristol.  This task has been given some urgency by the current review of the Local Plan, in particular in the designation of specific areas as Local Green Spaces and Reserved Open Space, with different levels of planning process protection.  We are interested in understanding the implications for this policy, in comparing the specific sites selected under these designations and in identifying green spaces which are excluded from these designations.

Sadly the only information on the Open Space designations is a PDF document with printed maps per ward. No GIS data is available, apparently due to copyright restrictions. 

We are currently working on matching the areas in the Open Space document to sites in other BCC resources, particularly the BCC sites such as parks and green spaces, and allotments which are already in BristolTrees.space, supplemented by data from the BCC Asset register. Correspondance is difficult because names are often different, as are boundaries of areas.

Another difficulty is that areas subject to neighbourhood plans are omitted:

“open spaces already designated through Neighbourhood Plan Areas within Hengrove, Hartcliffe, Lawrence Weston and Old Market were not appraised further”  

so some BCC sites will consequentially be omitted.  Are the boundaries of these neighbourhood areas available digitally?

Preliminary observations

Problems with the LP classification of areas are illustrated by the treatment of golf courses.  On the face of it, a golf course offers the same amenity and biodiversity value.  Three Golf Clubs are included: Shirehampton Park Golf Club Ground (LGS), Coombe Hill Golf Course(sic) [better known as Henbury Golf Club] (LGS), Filton Golf Course (ROS);  and one is absent:  Knowle Golf Club in Stockwood. [on further investigation, this is because its in the Green Belt which is excluded form the Local Plan] .

This lack of consistency is also shown in other types of spaces.  Children’s Play Areas are sometimes included, mostly not.  Is this a deliberate choice and if so what are the implications for the excluded play areas; if accidental, it casts further doubt on the quality of the exercise. Some could be included in larger areas, as has happened with some allotments - with the available mapping it is sometimes hard to tell.

Parks present a different problem. Aside from those which are undesignated, the majority are designated as Local Green Spaces but some 15 parks are only Restricted Open Spaces.  The number of trees on the park or the CAVAT value of the trees might be one rather objective indication of quality. It is vary hard to see why Royal Fort Gardens, an arboretum in the heart of Bristol University and open to the public should be ROS.  

It would seem that this exercise has been carried out by an external agent whose local knowledge is somewhat lacking and who only had access to the BCC Asset register and not the BCC data on parks, open spaces and allotments. 

This exercise includes land in private ownership as well as council ownership and thus includes privately owned parks such as Morley Square as well as independent schools. Here too there is a problem of completeness: 

BCC documents

Local Plan

Review  (till 24 May)

Policy Map

Proposal for the Protection of Open space

Neighbourhood Plan Areas

BristolTrees.space

Tree canopy by ward

Wards

Trees of Ashley Ward

Green spaces in Ashley Ward

Allotments

QGIS

QGIS software

Blog on accessing BCC’s GIS 

View BCC Asset 

QGIS Project - combining Open Street Map and the BCC Assets layer - may work!

example URL to fetch a BCC Asset by Property Reference 

example URL to search BCC asset by partial address

Other relevant Mapping projects

West of England Nature Partnership

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