tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112512102024-02-28T15:54:46.036+00:00Woodrush - Learning LogLog of other people's ideas, theories and experiences that I have come across; I have endeavoured to reference the original sources where available.
Intended as personal aide memoir.Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-63740318666302850422015-02-24T10:22:00.001+00:002015-11-25T19:30:40.568+00:00Foresight - data, cars, bicycles, truth and wealth creation<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">An interesting article by Ivan Hurst (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bim-young-grow-ivan-hurst">https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bim-young-grow-ivan-hurst</a>) </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and an analogy that could be applied
to many disruptive innovations. As Ivan makes clear converging technical and mass
market demand and application(s) will create demand for Digital Information
Management, Exchange, and Collaboration (DIMEC) from entirely different perspectives.
Many of these I would expect we cannot imagine yet, but will undoubtedly be a catalyst
for transforming our use and relationship with data rich, spatial measurement that
is correlated with anything over time. Your points are well made.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Were the real innovations that created mass adoption of cars marketing, moving assembly lines and cheap oil? </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To be slightly controversial and off the point of the article, were the real innovations driving the growth in car uptake the car itself
(internal combustion engine et al) and its application (personal freedom, convenience,
range and economy) or the moving assembly lines, marketing and availability of
cheap oil that brought it to the masses and paid for further innovation and
prioritisation. This may be relevant as history is littered with suboptimal uptake
of technology (VHS vs beta and automobile vs bicycle). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The </b></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sub-optimal development of cars beyond rationale thinking will take a long time to undo; the current age where we have sacrificed our thoroughfares and health to excessive pollution and parked vehicles in the interest of personal freedom and mobility will not be fully understood by future society </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">‘Cars are integral to modern life. They account for 70% of
all journeys not made on foot. They are cheaper, safer and more comfortable
than ever before’ (<a href="http://www.economist.com/node/21563280">http://www.economist.com/node/21563280</a>)
and yet their use in many developed economies is at last falling particularly in
the younger generations. By contrast, world annual bicycle production has been
accelerating since 1970 – when it was equal to auto production at 21m units per
year – it is now running at over 120m units per year. The bicycle is by far and
away the most efficient form of transport for speeds up to at least 20km/h – (<a href="http://www.withouthotair.com/c20/page_128.shtml">http://www.withouthotair.com/c20/page_128.shtml</a>).
It is only now that dense urban areas are recognising the folly of over
enabling access to limited road space capacity to private cars without any
restraints. We need to be careful not to throw the baby out with the bath water
and lose valuable knowledge as next generation DIMEC inevitably creates a pull
towards solutions where the most wealth can be created.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Self evidently there are not more cars in the world than people!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A minor point - there are clearly not more cars in the world
than people – although there are certain blogs expounding and repeating that
myth. World annual car production (74% of all vehicle production) is currently
at its highest level ever (circa 60m /year that is 50% higher than in 1999 –
40m /year). Even if you go back to 1886 and take 60m as the annual car production
every year for the 129 years to 2015 that would only get us to 7.7 billion
cars. There are 7.3bn people in the world today. The International Organization
of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers estimated that the 1 billion unit mark was
reached in 2010 and 2.5 billion will not be reached until 2050 through growth
led by China and India. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Rapid economic development and feelings of improved security and well-being are presumably still dependent on the consumption and production of vehicles</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There was an interesting and telling article in the Huffington
Post in 2011 (<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/08/23/car-population_n_934291.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/08/23/car-population_n_934291.html</a>)
when they reported that the world car population had topped 1 billion. ‘China, along with the rapidly growing
economies of India and Brazil, are leading the world in increased demand for
cars. And these countries often express resentment when they perceive efforts
to curb unsustainable growth as being unfriendly to their development. At this
year's International Transport Forum, European speakers urged a renaissance in
the use of bicycles as an alternative to cars. But representatives from China
and India pointed out that their populations are currently in the process of
shedding their bicycles in favour of more sophisticated transportation. "The bike is better to get around in
Beijing, but bicycle use is dropping fast due to poor air quality and the
danger from car traffic," Tongji University professor Pan Haixiao said. Cycling
is a miniscule thing," B.K. Chaturvedi of India's Planning Commission
said. "That's not the future."</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To answer your question - BIM will it grow? Yes but the next stages in its development will almost certainly be sub-optimal and it will take longer than 20 years to undo the downside of sub-optimal use.</span></div>
Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-59547205498237191142012-04-22T10:02:00.001+01:002012-04-22T10:02:41.081+01:00Big Ride on 28 April 2012<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Let's get serious about the low carbon economy. 58% of people in the Netherlands regularly ride bikes. In my view, the UK needs serious investment in wide ranging and integrated infrastructure to wean us off total addiction to private motor vehicles. Where by and large this is seen by the majority as a default entitlement regardless of the impact and real need.</span>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="500" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1dMSGNy9lYw" width="853"></iframe></div>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-34097592451318001072012-01-18T10:16:00.001+00:002012-01-18T10:16:29.305+00:00Light - glow and glare<div><p><br>
There are two kinds of light -- the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures. -James Thurber, writer and cartoonist (1894-1961) </p>
</div>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-78510634442982949112012-01-05T11:53:00.000+00:002012-01-05T11:53:51.289+00:00Classic investment sales approach required?<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Future diverse, affordable and resilient energy provision</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm all for weaning us off our total reliance on current forms of fuel/supply and in particular those used for much of our electricity generation and distribution. Furthermore, I believe it is critical for a resilient and stable future for generations that come after us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Desertec vision is to be applauded and although ambitious it can revolutionise energy and politics in the region; benefits from playing and winning at such a technology challenge go far beyond building and utilising industrial production and securing a more diverse and resilient energy base.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong class="username" id="yui_3_4_0_3_1325761323099_1049" style="background-color: #fefefe; display: block; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 13px;">annotated </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/diidesertenergy/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #0063dc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13px; text-decoration: none;">DiiDesertEnergy</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 13px;"> - market development digram</span></span></span></strong></td></tr>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Historical context</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I realise that the diagram is simply indicative and not to scale. The fundamental flaws in high upfront investment for long-term private sector returns haven't changed from the time private companies created railways all over the UK in the 19th century - and then went bust later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the UK, there is a long list of these optimistically based projections to attract investment and achieve great results. The Channel Tunnel and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link in the past have on the whole been great for those involved in constructing and operating the facilities but not great for the people who were the ultimate providers of funds - certainly against the original business cases.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe I'm reading too much into this schematic but the <b>'investment'</b> case looks quite weak, even before it touches reality, unless you are a utility, technology or manufacturing company. Based on the above schematic <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/diidesertenergy/">published by DiiDesertEnergy</a> on 5 January 2012 </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>despite </b></span>a circa <b><span style="color: #b45f06;">40% increase in the market price for </span></b><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">electricity</span></b><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"> by 2050,</span></b> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">ignoring </span></b>the <span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>substantial displacement in cashflows</b></span> that will crucify any estimates of Net Present Value</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and making no particular statements on risks; for example on demand from cutting massive waste, introducing smart grids and off grid supplies. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the <b><span style="color: #38761d;">long-term payoff</span></b> for the 'mean' cost line for the range of technology specific renewables considered is a mix of</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a '<b>self sustaining market</b>' for the <a href="http://www.dii-eumena.com/dii-answers/dii-and-desertec.html">manufacturing and technology companies and other institutions who form Dii</a>, Medgrid and other and who are presumably the main beneficiaries from the intellectual property derived from these proposed investments made over the next 15-20 years</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(1) substantial loss on 'investment' in most cases <b>or</b> (2) massive taxpayer contribution (subsidy) towards any <b>return</b> for investors; if 2) occurs which is most likely what reward does the taxpayer receive and what real risk are the other 'investors' taking to achieve their return</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><b>Honesty in future returns</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Do we really weigh up the pros and cons of this type of long-term investment with an honest appraisal of doing nothing? The opportunity lost from not investing in infrastructure rather than simply the opportunity lost in the use of capital against other uses of that capital. Surely, the functional and engineering success that is Sir J</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">oseph Bazalgette's (and his teams) </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_sewerage_system" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="London sewerage system">London sewer network</a> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">legacy </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">arises from a tremendous foresight, commitment and passion in knowing what great looks like rather than any prediction of the short-term return on investment. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><i>NB What I like most about the Dii diagram is its honesty - there will be certain technology specific renewables that will be real 'dogs' in terms of an investment proposition and unfortunately we will have no idea what they will be or why. But that is life..</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>A great case for investing in long-term sustainable and predictable energy from Tidal range (and stream) sources</b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Given the tidal power technology </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">exists/works well, </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">benefits arising fairly predictable and </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">any environmental impact relatively benign and probably on balance positive to the overall ecology (unless undue weight is given to unscientific and emotionally based avian chirping from organisations that should frankly know better) </span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we should have the bottle as a country to go for a Severn and Mersey tidal power (barrage) schemes as a minimum. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Which leader will back that idea? It would certainly hot up the debate about what we need to do, and the choices that must be made, as a nation to really address the economic, social and behavioural challenges it will take to be a leading and affordable low carbon economy that's fit for a sustainable future.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #58585a; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NB </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #58585a; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">Desertec stands for the overall vision of supplying a large part of the world with sustainable power, by tapping the energy potential of the desert. Dii (launched as "Desertec Industrial Initiative") is a private industry consortium working towards enabling this vision in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (EUMENA)</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photostream <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/diidesertenergy/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/diidesertenergy/</a>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dii market development graphic <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/diidesertenergy/6635132251/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/diidesertenergy/6635132251/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dii indicative map of sites <a href="http://flic.kr/p/9t1AiG">http://flic.kr/p/9t1AiG</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-67784364810752650812011-05-25T20:44:00.002+01:002011-05-25T21:18:08.740+01:00Selected innovators at 2011 Sustainability Live<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 30px;"><b>Lontra Blade compressor </b>(</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 30px;"><a class="twitter-timeline-link" href="http://goo.gl/czsej" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0084b4; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/czsej</a>)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 30px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 30px;">first uses: waste water aeration, oil free industrial air compressors and automotive superchargers.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;"><b>PyroPure</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;"> (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;"><a class="twitter-timeline-link" href="http://goo.gl/VMBKN" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0084b4; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/VMBKN</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;">), </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;"><b>Ethos Energ</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;"><b>y</b> (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;"><a class="twitter-timeline-link" href="http://goo.gl/5LPEF" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0084b4; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/5LPEF</a>)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;"> also Mitie has published paper on potential (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;"><a class="twitter-timeline-link" href="http://goo.gl/Ygm8w" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0084b4; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/Ygm8w</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;">); for hazardous waste pay back can be only c. 2-3 years.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;"><b>Oxford Photovoltaic</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;"><b>'s</b> solar cell technology uses cheap, abundant, non-toxic & non-corrosive materials screen printed on glass. (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 30px;"><a class="twitter-timeline-link" href="http://goo.gl/kcJF4" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0084b4; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/kcJF4</a>).</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 30px;"><b>KiWiPower</b> helps companies remove stress in National Grid by reducing electricity consumption when most polluting & expensive. National Grid pays for service as reduces peak demand (</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 30px;"><a class="twitter-timeline-link" href="http://goo.gl/LDuUA" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0084b4; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/LDuUA</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 30px;">Oxford PV and Lontra certainly looked quite unique; the former still working to finalise details; improve efficiencies (today 5% but aiming for 20%), scale up and guarantee a 25 year life span or something equivalent to the glazing facade in which they will be placed etc. Very exciting though the range of applications and colours etc..</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.main"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.main</span></a>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-87846926898377019952011-04-21T13:24:00.001+01:002011-04-21T14:12:04.361+01:00China's 12th Five Year Plan: A Preliminary Look<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.jonathonporritt.com/pages/">Jonathon Porritt</a> (<a href="http://www.forumforthefuture.org/user/69">forum for the future</a> and <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/jonathonporritt">Guardian</a>) gave an excellent lecture and kick to do more, entitled </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">City, Nations and Global Capital: Turning Sustainability into Reality<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;">,</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on 4 April. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Among other issues he did point out that this plan was worth reading and that it had a great deal of the right direction and leadership in it and as a better example of what needs to be planned and done than democratic countries are currently managing to show. So I thought I would read into it a little..</span><br />
<a href="http://www.chinalawblog.com/2011/03/chinas_12th_five_year_plan_a_preliminary_look.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">China's 12th Five Year Plan: A Preliminary Look</span></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">From article in <a href="http://www.opinion-maker.org/">Opinion Maker</a> Feb 25, 2001. h<a href="ttp://goo.gl/HVKuj">ttp://goo.gl/HVKuj</a></span></td></tr>
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</span>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-31859702380874617262011-04-20T18:04:00.018+01:002011-04-26T13:06:56.759+01:00My accumulated Android apps<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's incredible how quickly these apps can accumulate.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought I would list them all before I forgot</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>My favourites (29 number)</b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.woodrush.com/images/flags_foxtrot.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.woodrush.com/images/flags_foxtrot.png" width="180" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=net.cpedia.backup2gmail" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Backup to Gmail (0.4.3)</a> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.betterandroid.betterkeyboard8" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Better Keyboard 8 (Gingerbread Edition) (8.4.4)</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.betterandroid.betterkeyboard" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Better Keyboard Unlock Key (Unlock key 1.0)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=bbc.iplayer.android" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">BBC iPlayer (1.0)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.timsu.astrid" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Astrid Tasks (3.7.2)</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.todoroo.astrid.locale" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Astrid Locale (1.0)</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.todoroo.astrid.ppack" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Astrid Power Pack (1.1.8)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.calengoo.android" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">CalenGoo (1.0.36)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.chrometophone" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Chrome to Phone (2.2.0)</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.h.chromemarks" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">ChromeMarks (2011.04.16)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.littlefluffytoys.cyclehire.full" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Cycle Hire Widget (2.08)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Dolphin Browser HD (4.6.1)</a>, <a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=browser.dolphin.firefox.opera.chrome.fennec.license" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Dolphin License (2.0.0)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.abcOrganizer" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Folder Organizer (3.3.3)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.noinnion.android.greader.readerpro" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">gReader Pro (2.1.2)</a></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Folder Organizer screen displaying apps and folders </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.logmein.ignitioneu.android" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"></span></a><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.listen" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Listen (1.1.4)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.logmein.ignitioneu.android" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">LogMeIn (1.2.171)</a></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=menion.android.locus.pro" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Locus Pro (1.5.2)</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=menion.android.locus.addon.ar" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Locus - addon AR (0.3)</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=menion.android.locus.addon.contacts" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Locus - addon Contacts (1.1)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.ocado.mobile.android" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Ocado (1.3.4)</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.ocado.mobile.android" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank"></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.opentable" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">OpenTable (1.7.2)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=net.flixster.android" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Movies (3.3)</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"> <a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.mspot.android.aria" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">mSpot (1.3.2.88389b)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.thales.android.view" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Rail Planner Live (1.7.1)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=uk.co.nickfines.RealCalcPlus" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">RealCalc (1.6.0)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.goocode.rsavision" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">RSA Vision (1.0b3)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.fitnesskeeper.runkeeper.pro" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">RunKeeper (2.7.3.3)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=tunein.player" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"></span></a><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Tasker (1.0.20u3)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=tunein.player" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">TuneIn Radio (2.0)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=ukfree.jersey.tvguide" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">TV-Guide (2.3.9)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.pv.TMS" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">TwonkyServer Mobile (1.1)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.citc.ud" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Urban Dictionary (3.5 - Improved widget + extended timouts for slow connections.)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=wp.wattpad" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Wattpad (2.0.2)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #38761d; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.ytremote" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">YouTube Remote (1.4)</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Market now allows download from desktop to phone</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Other good and installed (70 +, </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #274e13;"><b>***</b> highly recommended</span></span><b>)</b></span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.adobe.air" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Adobe AIR (2.6.0.1914)</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #274e13; font-size: 13px;"> <a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.amazon.kindle" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle (2.0.4.103870164)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=uk.amazon.mShop.android" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Amazon UK (1.0.8)</a><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.googlecode.andoku" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: #114170;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #274e13;"><b>*** </b></span>Andoku (1.3.3)</a></span></b> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #274e13; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.metago.astro" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">ASTRO (2.5.2)</a>, <a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.metago.astro.network.bluetooth" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">ASTRO Bluetooth Module (1.0.3)</a>, <a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.metago.astro.pro" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">ASTRO Pro (1.0.1)</a>, <a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.metago.astro.smb" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">ASTRO SMB Module (1.0.1)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b>*** </b></span></span>Authenticator (0.54)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.cc.betterkeyboard.skins.avatarred" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Avatar-Red (1.0)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Barcode Scanner (3.53)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.htc.rosiewidgets.battery" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Battery (2.00)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.bikehub.journeyplanner" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Bike Hub (1.1.0)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.mgeek.browserfaster" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Browse Faster (1.1)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=net.androgames.level" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Bubble (1.7.4)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=carnero.cgeo" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">c:geo (2.13)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.apksoftware.compass" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Compass (2.1)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=air.com.adobe.connectpro" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Connect (1.5.6)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.mathpad.mobile.android.wt.unit" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">ConvertPad - Unit Converter (1.5.1)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.sonyericsson.extras.liveview.plugins.cyclehirewidget" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Cycle Hire Widget plugin for Sony Ericsson LiveView (1.02)</a><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=de.hafas.android.db" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: #114170;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #274e13;"><b>***</b> </span>DB Navigator (1.1.4)</a></span></b> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #274e13; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.megeek.DesktopToggles" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Desktop Toggles (1.1)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.betterandroid.betterkeyboard.dictionary.de" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Deutsch (German) Dictionary (1.0)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.htc.rosiewidgets.dice" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Dice (2.00)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.ebay.mobile" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">eBay (1.3.1.10)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.htc.rosiewidgets.fakecall" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Fake Call (2.10)</a><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.schwimmer.android.togglebright" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: #114170;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #274e13;"><b>*** </b></span>FastBright (2.1)</a></span></b> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #274e13; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.finance" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Finance (2.2)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.shinycore.fonts.kimberlygeswein.a" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Font Pack: Kimberly Geswein - A (1.0.1)</a><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.greenius.nearme" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: #114170;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #274e13;"><b>*** </b></span>Good Beer Guide (1.1.3)</a></span></b> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #274e13; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.stardroid" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Google Sky Map (1.6.1)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=org.dayup.gtask" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">GTasks (0.6.1)</a>, <a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=org.dayup.gtask.key" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">GTasks Key (0.2.0)</a><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.embermitre.hanping.app.pro" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: #114170;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #274e13;"><b>***</b> </span>Hanping Chinese Pro (2.5.2)</a></span></b> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #274e13; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.fd.httpd" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">HTC Sync (868)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=nu.tommie.inbrowser" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">InBrowser (1.61)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=je.fit.pro" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">JEFIT PRO (4.2.0324)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.logmein.joinme" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">join.me (1.0.41)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.htc.linkedin" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">LinkedIn for HTC Sense (1.0.3)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.aokabi.android.localeswitch" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">LocaleSwitch (0.9.1)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.htc.medialink" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Media Link (1.4)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.mstream.meteorfull" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Meteor (1.6.2)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.maps.mytracks" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">My Tracks (1.1.4)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.mgeek.mypdf" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">MyPDF (1.1)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.htc.rosiewidgets.note" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Notes (2.00)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser.Theme.Orange" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Orange (2.0.1)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.paypal.android.p2pmobile" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">PayPal (2.7.0)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.htc.picasa" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Picasa Web Albums (1.0.6)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.shinycore.picsaypro" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">PicSay Pro (1.4.0.1)</a><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=org.koxx.pure_calendar" saprocessedanchor="true" style="color: #114170;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: #274e13;"><b>***</b> </span>Pure calendar widget (2.5.5)</a></span></b> </span></span><br />
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<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.mgeek.ScreenCut" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Screen Cut (1.1)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.mattlary.shareMyApps" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">ShareMyApps (3.1.1)</a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #274e13; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.skype.raider" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Skype (1.0.0.831)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.ollie.balldemo" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Target Breakout (1.4.1)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.eamobile.tetris_eu" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Tetris (0.0.2554)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">TheFreeDictionary.com (1.14)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.thinkbroadband.android.speedtester" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">thinkbroadband.com Speed Tester (0.9.1)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.translate" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Translate (2.1)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.tripadvisor.tripadvisor" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">TripAdvisor (1.2.6)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.tripit" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">TripIt (1.4)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.whatsapp" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">WhatsApp (2.6.3143)</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #274e13; font-size: 13px;"> <a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.mobileroadie.app_1166" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Whistler (0.1.0.0)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.xing.android" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">XING (3.2.0)</a><br />
<a href="http://market.android.com/details?id=com.zoopla.activity" saprocessedanchor="true" target="_blank">Zoopla (1.1.2)</a></span></span>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-84219934978376582992011-04-01T19:26:00.002+01:002011-04-17T19:32:59.411+01:00Experience and tools for setting up new UK private company<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well I can say it has been fun and there is so much help out there is appears to be quite straightforward (so far). </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://goo.gl/6Rwa8">Business Link</a> support webpages have been and continue to be really helpful; so far I've used the governmental portal link, the comprehensive schedule of applicable regulations based on questions about business and created a timescales for VAT and company reporting etc.</span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.clearbooks.co.uk/?a=7103bea">Clear Books</a> for me has been a huge success for affordable, simple to use <a href="http://www.clearbooks.co.uk/?a=7103bea">online accounting software</a><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.companies-house.gov.uk/infoAndGuide/companyRegistration.shtml">Companies House</a> is all on-line as it </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/index.htm">HMRC</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> - so all efficient there.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.brighton-company-formations.co.uk/ordering.php">Brighton Company Formations</a> did the formation in hours and provided good supporting pack of information through the post</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.payroo.com/">Payroo</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> looks right for me for online end-to-end PAYE management.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://woodrush.com/pipeline">Pipeline Deals</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> has a simple but efficient log of contacts, opportunities and deals linked to Google contacts and calendars</span></li>
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Still looking for the more effective way doing accounts/invoice in the cloud without paying for large sums of money. I think it'll be excel spreadsheet for the time being - perhaps an accountant if I get any work!! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also need to do a little work on the stationary and branding but it is early days yet.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe height="600" scrolling="no" src="http://www.woodrush.com" style="border: 0;" width="890"></iframe></span>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-88777683335439622812011-02-12T16:43:00.000+00:002011-02-12T16:43:13.964+00:00Macro and micro data - the micro (average) does more for me in terms of motivation<iframe height="600" scrolling="no" src="http://www.withings.com/en/utils/graph?userid=160963&publickey=41f3f6139e13aab1&massUnit=lbs&forcediplay=fm" style="border: 0;" width="890"></iframe>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-36151700327171399952011-01-21T16:59:00.003+00:002011-01-21T17:16:22.047+00:00I've discovered the YouTube leanback function - Sweet!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The system is great for reviewing YouTube subscriptions quickly - to be honest I couldn't be bothered with looking through the subscriptions at all before (a bit like Twitter in fact). I've used the free <a href="http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/11/control-youtube-on-desktop-or-tv-with.html">Android YouTube Remote app</a> - which is very intuitive to use. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Screen capture of leanback host machine controlled by phone - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1HC5zq8F7k">Panther's Dash - the go! Team</a></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The German subscription channel Deutsche Welle is particularly good and there is always something well produced and interesting (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish">http://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish</a>).</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The main<a href="http://www.dw-world.de/english"> Deutsche Welle website</a> is also great and has free online language courses. I suppose the British Council does something similar but somehow it didn't seem as industrious as D-W!? The British Council's presence on YouTube seems to have more of a country focus for example <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/britishcouncilhk">http://www.youtube.com/user/britishcouncilhk</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BritishCouncilUK">http://www.youtube.com/user/BritishCouncilUK</a></span>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-59535590487643935262011-01-21T16:33:00.000+00:002011-01-21T17:16:37.435+00:00...I'd almost forgotten that feeling/sound - icradio // Android radio streaming<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also discovered that the <a href="http://www.appbrain.com/app/tunein-radio/tunein.player">Android TuneIn Radio app</a> from <a href="http://radiotime.com/index.aspx">RadioTime</a> is excellent not only for streaming this radio but also various BBC live radio stations that my otherwise brilliant <a href="http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-mgeek-android-dolphinbrowser-browser-xwCt.aspx">Dolphin Android browser</a> won't let me listen to. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="560px" src="http://www.icradio.com" width="100%"></iframe></span>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-52012932536147812102011-01-18T15:09:00.001+00:002011-01-18T15:12:56.918+00:00News & Insights » First million Barclays Cycle Hire trips visualised<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">.... worth looking at is <a href="http://www.steerdaviesgleave.com/news-and-insights/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Cycle_Hire-_trips.jpg" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">this map of every journey by consultants Steer Davies Gleave</a>.</span>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-48184458668911957822010-12-11T10:42:00.006+00:002011-01-21T17:14:49.844+00:00The ICE toolkit for a developing world is online now and available for all to see<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px;"><strong>What exactly is the toolkit?</strong></span><br />
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The toolkit is an open-source set of materials and ideas to help engineers plan and deliver infrastructure for international development, poverty alleviation and the UN Millennium Development Goals (<a href="http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/">MDGs</a>). It's a first in the civil engineering field and the work of ICE Past President Paul Jowitt and his Apprentices.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong>How can you access it?</strong>The <a href="http://communicate.ice.org.uk/ve/W71K81M9100318528958/stype=click/OID=410121014150638/VT=0" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: underline;" target="W_410121014150638">full toolkit</a> is now freely available to all engineers worldwide. For more information on the toolkit, please email <a href="mailto:apprentices@ice.org.uk" style="color: #61a0a7; text-decoration: underline;">apprentices@ice.org.uk</a></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b style="background-color: #cccccc;">The cards on sustainable infrastructure are particularly clear about the challenge we need to help address to ensure access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene.</b></span></span><br />
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<iframe frameborder="0" height="800px" src="http://www.ice.org.uk/patoolkit/Policy/Sustainable-infrastructure#card_10" width="100%"></iframe>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-34236404369175149202010-12-06T13:36:00.005+00:002010-12-06T13:47:59.111+00:00Desertec Foundation going for fast global implementation of concept: clean power from deserts for climate protection and global energy security.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Within <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">6 hours</span></b> deserts receive more energy from the sun than humankind consumes within <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">a year</span></b>" Dr Gerhard Knies.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">The <a href="http://www.desertec.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">DESERTEC Foundation</span></a> was established on 20 January 2009 as a non-profit foundation with the aim of promoting the implementation of the global DESERTEC Concept "Clean Power from Deserts" all over the world. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: 12px;">Sketch of possible infrastructure for a sustainable supply of power to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 18px;">Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (EU-MENA) (Euro-Supergrid with a EU-MENA-Connection proposed by <a class="extiw" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Mediterranean_Renewable_Energy_Cooperation" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #3366bb; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="w:Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation">TREC</a>). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 18px;">For illustration: the red squares indicate the space needed for solar collectors to produce the present power for the world (18.000 TWh/y, 300x300 km2), for Europe (EU 3.200 TWh/y, 125x125 km2) and for Germany or MENA (Middle East and North Africa, about 600 TWh/y, 55x55 km2).</span></span><br />
<div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The square labelled "TRANS-CSP Mix EUMENA 2050" indicates the space needed for solar collectors to supply the needs for seawater desalination and about two-thirds of the electricity consumption in MENA in the year 2050 and about one-fifth of the European electricity <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">consumption by Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plants (2,940 TWh/y in total). </span>5 March 2009. Source: <a class="external free" href="http://www.desertec.org/downloads/DESERTEC-Map_large.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/vector/images/external-link-ltr-icon.png?2); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #3366bb; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 13px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">http://www.desertec.org/downloads/DESERTEC-Map_large.jpg</a> . Author: <a class="extiw" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Mediterranean_Renewable_Energy_Cooperation" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #3366bb; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="w:Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation">TREC</a>. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 8px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 8px; line-height: 19px;">This file is licensed under the <a class="extiw" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Creative_Commons" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; color: #3366bb; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="w:en:Creative Commons">Creative Commons</a> <a class="external text" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/deed.en" rel="nofollow" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/vector/images/external-link-ltr-icon.png?2); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #3366bb; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 13px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic</a>license.</span></span></div></td></tr>
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</ul></div>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-91260999131920839262010-11-22T15:18:00.005+00:002010-11-22T16:06:25.861+00:00Arup Bridge Stories Exhibition: Portrait of Bridge Designer (Angus Low)<object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DGmIkYw19gg?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DGmIkYw19gg?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.arup.com/News/Events_and_exhibitions/Bridge_Stories.aspx">Exhibition runs from 22 October 2010 - 21 January 2011</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> at <a href="http://www.arup.com/News/Events_and_exhibitions/Exhibition_Spaces.aspx" shape="rect" style="border-bottom-style: none; color: #cc3366; margin: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Phase 2</a>. Admission is free.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">'Portrait of a Bridge Designer' by Piers Dennis. A short profile of Arup's Angus Low and his long and varied career designing bridges around the world.</span></span><br />
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<iframe frameborder="0" height="1050px" src="http://goo.gl/sUxNX" width="100%"></iframe>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-84486748908951504892010-10-23T19:47:00.000+01:002010-10-23T19:47:58.077+01:00More about Visualising Bike Sharing from Oliver O'Brien<div id="__ss_5528647" style="width: 600px;"><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/oliverobrien/visualising-bike-share" title="Visualising Bike Share (#geomob 21 October 2010)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visualising Bike Share (#geomob 21 October 2010)</span></a></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><object height="501" id="__sse5528647" width="600"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=visualisingbikeshare-101022061626-phpapp01&stripped_title=visualising-bike-share&userName=oliverobrien" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed name="__sse5528647" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=visualisingbikeshare-101022061626-phpapp01&stripped_title=visualising-bike-share&userName=oliverobrien" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="501"></embed></object></span><br />
<div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/oliverobrien">Oliver O’Brien</a>.</span></div></div>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-43412398926693969592010-10-23T16:46:00.016+01:002010-10-23T17:22:26.388+01:00Paul Morrell, Government Chief Construction Advisor - Major Strategic Priorities and Opportunities for Construction<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Buildoffsite Stakeholder event (29 September 2010).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-9043836560591098612010-10-23T15:22:00.013+01:002010-10-23T16:24:03.423+01:00Offsite Production overview - Buildoffsite (industry wide campaign organisation prompting greater uptake of offsite technique in UK construction)<h3 align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0.4em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Richard Ogden, Buildoffsite Chairman and '<a href="http://www.buildoffsite.co.uk/pdf/pressrelease_250510_Fast%20build%20nation.pdf">the man who built a McDonald's in two days</a>', gave a seminar on 'how the construction industry can capitalise on offsite </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">efficiencies' (October 19 BEST Residential Hub, NEC Birmingham).</span></span></span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Key question he suggested we ask :<b> Why make a project out of a product?</b></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Examples of some of the many advantages of offsite construction are:</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">risk reduction; fewer people on site (manufacturing has significantly fewer accidents), controlled environment (quality control, wind and weather protection)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">lower costs in some areas; prelims, car parking</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">speed of construction; GSK has reduced construction time for some mobile/temporary manufacturing units from 36 months to 3 months</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">areas of buildings with complex services (e.g. science labs and washrooms in schools) have greatest advantages </span></li>
</ul></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He noted that there were three main types of offsite construction</span></span></div></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2-D; panels</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3-D; corridor modules for BAA reducing requirement to work airside</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hybrid; houses</span></li>
</ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other points picked up</span></div><h3 align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0.4em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Retrofit in domestic housing is more difficult but there are opportunities that ought to be explored but require a change in perception; e.g. replace complete roofs built offsite</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Japan is world leader in offsite manufacturing - people aspire to live in highly engineered offsite manufactured housing units</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In the UK Laing O'Rourke (LOR) has invested heavily in their </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Design for Manufacture and Assembly' (DfMA) apporach and their </span></span><a href="http://www.laingorourke.com/Our_Businesses/Pages/ExploreManufacturing.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Explore Industrial Park</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> in Steetley. LOR claim this to be 'the most advanced facility of its type in Europe'. Others in the UK such as Carillion have said that the amount they do offsite is increasing every year.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/_doc/12651/Richard%20Ogden.ppt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Offsite Powerpoint on Teachnet</span></a></span></li>
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</tbody></table><h3 align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0.4em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://www.buildoffsite.com/downloads/off-site_production_june09.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; font-weight: normal;"></span>Offsite Production in the UK – prepared by HSE</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - June 2009</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></h3><div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Brief Overview</span></strong></div></div><div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Report Prepared by Stephen Taylor: Construction Engineering Specialist Team: HSE</span></em></div></div><div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This paper discus</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ses the historical and current application of modern methods of construction using off-site production techniques. The paper gives an overview of the various types of off-site construction; specific case studies illustrating current practice; and, the primary benefits to health and safety on construction sites through its implementation.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="1000" src="http://www.buildoffsite.org/introduction.htm" width="640"></iframe></div>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-57999822373127295112010-10-23T13:37:00.008+01:002010-10-23T18:23:22.834+01:00Keeping abreast of the winds of change | New Civil Engineer | DECC UK Electricity Generation Costs update (June 2010)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An interesting viewpoint from EC Harris published on 14 November, <a href="http://www.nce.co.uk/news/energy/keeping-abreast-of-the-winds-of-change/8606895.article"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Keeping abreast of the winds of change | Features | New Civil Engineer</span></b></a>, which provide an overview of how life cycle costs can be minimised whilst maintaining and sustaining assets' integrity.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">EC Harris has also published an expert article entitled '<a href="http://www.echarris.com/research__viewpoints/expert_viewpoints/offshore_wind_farms.aspx"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">An Holistic view of value drivers will improve the return on investment for offshore wind farms</span></b></a>'.</span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'The cost of delivering offshore wind projects is rapidly reaching £3.8 million per megawatt; at a time when investors are looking for costs of £2 million per megawatt to allow a viable return on investment. It will be a huge task to reduce costs by almost 50% when there is significant cost pressure due to market immaturity and supply chain inefficiencies.'</span></span></blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this article they note, from their cross sector experience, that reducing costs is not the only way to improve the return on investment although it is still a very important one.</span></div><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'The three main levers that can be pulled are the optimisation of generation, the impact of the prevailing tariff system and timely and efficient connection. All of these factors need to be addressed if the industry is to be successful in providing a viable return on investment.'</span></span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/statistics/projections/71-uk-electricity-generation-costs-update-.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">DECC UK Electricity Generation Costs update</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Tuesday this week I attending a seminar by Dr Guy Doyle (Chief Economist, Energy and Carbon at Mott McDonald) who was presenting the findings contained within the <a href="http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/statistics/projections/71-uk-electricity-generation-costs-update-.pdf">Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC)'s June 2010 update on the UK's Electricity Generation Costs.</a> This was an interesting presentation on levelised costs, the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">lifetime discounted cost of an asset expressed in cost per unit energy produced, for a range of main technologies. This report is one that has been regularly updated and records and forecasts the levelised costs for projects started in 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The forecasts take into consideration a range of factors such as a DECC view of the accelerating higher forward costs of carbon (central projection assumed to rise to £200/tonne in 2050 vs £30/tonne by others - today it is circa £12/tonne) and a Mott McDonald view on the technology progress and First of a Kind (FOAK) premiums. </span></span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'For most mature technologies the main drivers of costs are market conditions and commodity prices, with some discounting for installations with multiple units. For these technologies, the main scope for technical progress is in the application of best practice construction management. Even though the UK has yet to build an advanced supercritical coal plant, there is likely to be comparatively little difference (less than 10%) between the first of a kind (FOAK) and the nth of a kind (NOAK) plant. CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) technology is already at the NOAK level, as is onshore wind. Offshore wind still has some significant learning, especially in the area on cost effective foundations/anchoring and in reducing maintenance and servicing costs. Moving to deeper water and further offshore means wind faces a moving target as this tends to require new untried technical solutions. </span></span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Third generation nuclear plants and especially CCS are at an earlier stage, although for the former there are probably easier wins to be had in terms of improved project management than in technology changes.'</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The resultant projections are interesting when taken in the context of the two EC Harris articles, the anticipated investment in Crown Estate and Scottish wind programmes and the <a href="http://www.energytechnologies.co.uk/home/news/10-10-05/ETI_publishes_Marine_Energy_Technology_Roadmap_2010.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>Energy Technology Institute's 2010 Marine Energy Technology Road Map</b></span></a>. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have included 2009, 2013 and 2023 start dates in order to note the trends the report identifies. </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Round 3 Wind FOAK (c. £180/MWh) is not only over twice cost of Gas CCGT </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(c. £80/MWh)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> started in 2009 but is also significantly higher than the average cost of energy in generation today at £45/MWh! Even with 2 no ROC (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_Obligation_Certificates">Renewable Obligation Certificates</a>) it must struggle to be viable as FOAK technology and will need a real focus on cost reduction, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">optimisation of generation, the impact of the prevailing tariff system and timely and efficient connection (see EC Harris notes above).</span><br />
<a name='more'></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ro88MYD60pw/TMLDZ9uIr2I/AAAAAAAA9fM/A3AlkbWmql0/s1600/DECC+report+-+UK++2013+levelised+energy+costs+(June+2010).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="404" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ro88MYD60pw/TMLDZ9uIr2I/AAAAAAAA9fM/A3AlkbWmql0/s640/DECC+report+-+UK++2013+levelised+energy+costs+(June+2010).jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">DECC report: Levelised costs of main technologies for projects started in 2013 - mix of FOAK and NOAK (£/MWh). Round 3 wind is still over twice onshore wind (which at this stage looks to be one of the most competitive**). ** <i>Note that grid capacity contingency measures for wind and costs for technology - surge in gas prices, nuclear incidents depressing or increasing nuclear etc - are not considered in levelised generation cost assessment.</i> </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whatever the technology is use the projected costs of future energy arising from projects started in 2009-2013 is nearly twice the average cost of energy generated today. Prices will rise.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The remit of the paper did not include<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaics"> Photovoltaics</a> (PV) which Dr Doyle noted was increasingly becoming a competitive source; incredible reductions have been seen in the last 18 months. On grid it is already cheaper than oil (not yet gas) in the gulf and off grid it is excellent. Whilst the UK radiance will remain low if PV becomes 'wallpaper cheap' is will become a standard practice to integrate it into future designs.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The report also notes that in minor technologies CHP is phenomenally attractive - if there is a market for the steam once the avoided fuel and carbon costs are taken into consideration.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are plans for up to 10GW of biomass plants and although considered a 'minor technology' these would make a significant contribution.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Energy Service Companies (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_service_company">ESCOs</a>) have not developed as fast as expected in UK but as they do access to best value solutions should become easier.</span><br />
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</ul>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-51081318787421002852010-10-21T09:35:00.014+01:002010-10-23T14:47:02.629+01:00TfL - Interchange Best Practice Guidelines<div style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A seminar at The Infrastructure Show, NEC 19 October 2010, considered how value for money can be achieved in interchange upgrades over the long term. John McNulty - Head of Interchange, also described methods in use in London by Transport for London (TfL) to ensure costs are kept low where possible, knowledge shared and the whole range of options considered to maximise the opportunity to ensure public transport, walking and cycling are as attractive as they can be.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Best Practice guidelines have been published and updated as knowledge and case studies have been recorded. These are based around four design themes <b>Efficiency, Usability, Understanding and Quality</b>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interchanges have been defined and graded into a number of types from strategic, inter-regional to local. TfL have classified a total 645 material interchanges, where people can change between one mode of transport to another. The </span></span><a href="http://www.tfl.gov.uk/microsites/legible-london/" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Legible London totem</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> signs are an example of the effort to made to provide simple information to people in a consistent way; at the same time it provides a great opportunity to 'de-cluster' streets of vast numbers of signage etc. and integrate relevant information in one place.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>This itself is not a simple job as there are many views that could have been considered; </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://londonist.com/2010/08/a_ruislip_by_any_other_name.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>this article in the Londonist attests</i></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>.</i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The use of a common relevant transport model across all the different stakeholders, for recent major and complex interchanges such as King's Cross/St Pancras, have provided an invaluable tool to ensure demand and design requirements are fully understood, considered and implemented.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It would be useful to see some simple key metrics for the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">potential capacity (local and regional), </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">intended design/ functionality, and actual use of the interchanges in each category types. This would enable people to see the tangible benefits of better and optimal interchange design, the value of investing in the detail of the scheme for long-term gains in performance and behavioural change.</span></span><br />
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<div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 19px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The '<a href="http://www.tfl.gov.uk/microsites/interchange">website</a>, and supporting <a class="new-window filetype-pdf" href="http://www.tfl.gov.uk/microsites/interchange/documents/interchange-best-practice-guide-qrg.pdf" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-global/images/filetype-pdf.gif); background-origin: initial; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px; text-decoration: none;" title="Quick Reference Guide (Opens in new window)">Quick Reference Guide (PDF 2.2MB)</a>, has been designed to provide advice and guidance. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The focus of the guidelines is multi-modal interchange between one mode of public transport and another for example between bus and train. It also considers interchange between public transport and the feeder modes used to get to and from the interchange for example walk, cycle or motor vehicle. '</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Transport for London Interchange microsite - <a href="http://www.tfl.gov.uk/microsites/interchange/95.aspx">Useful Links page</a></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="1300" src="http://www.tfl.gov.uk/microsites/interchange/95.aspx" width="640"></iframe></span></div>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-2111130304284712432010-10-15T18:21:00.008+01:002010-10-23T19:54:41.997+01:00TfL Cycle Hire Scheme (Boris Bikes) and Other Scheme Visualisations - Oliver G O'Brien<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Suprageography </span></b>- <a href="http://oliverobrien.co.uk/">http://oliverobrien.co.uk/</a><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Weather at UCL</span></b> <a href="http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/weather/">http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/weather/</a><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">London Profiler</span></b> (on Google Map interface) <a href="http://www.londonprofiler.org/">http://www.londonprofiler.org/</a><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Oliver O'Brien is a research associate <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with CASA (Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis), University College London.</span></span></i><br />
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<iframe frameborder="0" height="700" src="http://oobrien.com/vis/bikes/" width="660"></iframe>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-60265727909573998672010-10-12T13:26:00.001+01:002010-10-12T13:26:50.318+01:00Energy Technologies Institute - developing clean, secure, affordable energy<iframe frameborder="0" height="700" src="http://www.energytechnologies.co.uk/Home.aspx" width="660"></iframe>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-66143256315087915422010-10-11T12:26:00.017+01:002010-10-12T13:46:16.680+01:00Think, Play, Do Group Limited - Case Study..<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;">'In a world where disruptive technologies and new business models can change the entire game and new competitors emerge from across the globe, the challenge facing organisations is to intensify their capacity for innovation... and capture the rewards rather than cede them to competition. The Think, Play, Do Group was set up in 2005 to provide commercial access to expertise of the Innovation Studies Centres at Imperial College London and the University of Queensland, Brisbane.'</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;"><b>Video - Professor David Gann, Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group Imperial College Business School, on the Laing O'Rourke Case Study</b></span><br />
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<embed bgcolor="111111" height="404" loop="false" play="false" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" scale="exactfit" src="http://thinkplaydo.com/podcasts/FlowPlayer.swf?config=%7BvideoFile%3A%27%2Fpodcasts%2Fresearch%5Flaing%5Forourke%2Eflv%27%7D" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" wmode="opaque"></embed>Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911810551685387596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11251210.post-76225370823809164002010-09-13T22:54:00.000+01:002010-09-13T22:54:23.861+01:00Low Carbon UK : Go for engineering challenge<div class="content-block" id="vm-fund-home-details" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08em; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><h1 class="s5" style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0.545em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.545em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fundraiser: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hugh Porter</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My page: </span></span><a class="smarterwiki-linkify" href="http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/HughPorter" style="color: #3498cb; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/HughPorter</span></span></a></span></h1><div style="margin-bottom: 0.833em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.833em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Hi, thanks for visiting my page - I have created a blog at </span></span><a href="http://cycle.woodrush.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://cycle.woodrush.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.833em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.833em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><object data="http://www.youtube.com/v/iCkKcXNJECQ" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425"></object></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.833em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.833em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My plan is to cycle from Orkney to Kent raising money for two charities</span></span></div><ul style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.833em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.833em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.083em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Outward Bound Trust</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> which is dedicated to unlocking potential in young disadvantaged people and</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Help for Heroes</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> - this is about me doing my little bit to show support for these extraordinarily brave and mainly young people.</span></span></li>
</ul><div style="margin-bottom: 0.833em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.833em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I intend to look at selected engineering feats (mainly civil engineering) along the route and consider the implications of the big changes I (and perhaps we all) need to make to move to a low carbon economy. I will take </span></span><a href="http://www.withouthotair.com/index.html" style="color: #3498cb; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">David JC MacKay's book Sustainable Energy - without the hot air</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> with me as a reference guide.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.833em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.833em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="My guide" height="300" src="http://www.withouthotair.com/images/COVER300.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial;" width="263" /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.833em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.833em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Through Virgin Money Giving, you can sponsor me and donations will be quickly processed and passed to charities. Virgin Money Giving is a not for profit organisation and will claim gift aid on a charity's behalf where the donor is eligible for this. I really appreciate all your support and thank you for any donations.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.833em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.833em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div class="page-links" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 200px;"></div><a class="right" href="http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/donate/makeDonationForFundraiserDisplay.action?fundraiserActivityId=34416" style="color: #3498cb; display: block; float: right; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="Donate now" height="64" src="http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/img/branding/btn-donate-now.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial;" title="Donate now" width="222" /></span></span></a><div><br />
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