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In October 2015, the first cohort of 10 Doctoral students got up and running in DREAM with their exciting and varied research topics. This cohort was also joined by a number of wider Doctoral studentships affiliated to DREAM. In October 2016, a further group of second cohort students joined DREAM, and in 2017, and now 2018, we have added our third and fourth cohorts of DREAM studentships. Finally, we have successfully interviewed and made offers for a further set of 9 NPIF studentships, making a total cohort of 39 researchers, plus affiliate positions – an extraordinary pool of research talent addressing the themes of DREAM. The research projects that DREAM supports are outlined below.
Also presented are some video clips showing was it is like being a DREAM student.
Cranfield University
|Cranfield University-based projects
For further details on these projects, contact Dr Stephen Hallett »
|The impact of tree-related ground movement on water infrastructure
The UK water network includes pipes of different materials, diameters and ages. These pipes are buried in different soils and have different external factors influencing their resilience. We know that ground movement breaks pipes, but due to the complexity of the environment and pipe network, predicting the number of bursts, and particularly where they are most likely to occur, remains very challenging.
Based on the location, height and canopy of the 28 million trees within our study area, you will calculate areas of 'tree influence' on soil moisture, and use these to predict highly local ground movements. It is expected that the incorporation of the new tree datasets into infrastructure-environmental models will enhance our ability to predict the location of burst pipes. Taking a large, historic 10 year, case study in the Anglian Water region, this will be the first time environmental-water infrastructure models based on soil, weather and tree variables will have been developed and tested on this scale.
You will test the relationships hypothesised using a range of statistical methods to assess the relative contributions of the infrastructure and environmental variables to each infrastructure failure. The changing impact of trees on local soil moisture under future climates will also be modelled.
Due to the age and variable integrity of the UK water network, this work will be of national importance in as it will help to focus the limited resources available for repair and replacement in the areas which will deliver the maximum benefit in reducing leakage and associated energy costs, collateral damage to nearby infrastructure, and minimising the potential impact of failures to both humans and the environment.
First supervisor: Dr Timothy Farewell
|Coastal management and adaptation an integrated big data approach - improved risk based decision-making
The coastline of Norfolk and Suffolk coastline has continually changed since the last ice-age. It is also an extensively studied coast and it is rich in data and information. However until now there has been no focussed effort to understand the range and depth of the data available and nor how to utilise the data to provide the evidence to enable better risk-based decisions to be made on the long-term future for a resilient coast.
This exciting opportunity will for the first time give unparalleled access to data bases in a range of risk management authorities. This together with other publicly available data will enable the candidate to undertake new interpretation of information, challenge or support current policies and provide evidence to enable better informed decisions to be taken in future. The non-academic partners to this project do not have preconceived ideas as to the out puts of this work only the recognition that they are currently weak in their understanding of both what actual relevant information is available and when combined and interpreted what new insight about the coast can be gained.
This work can potentially have a significant impact on local businesses and communities, so whilst an enquiring mind and technical expertise is essential the candidate will need to be proactive in communicating ideas and findings. They will also need to recognise that this is not just an academic exercise part of the success of the project will be measured on what legacy there is, can the risk management authorities continue to utilise the new techniques once the studentship has been completed. Access will be available to the technical experts along the coast, those who have insights into other issues, policy makers and senior management. In addition if real benefits of this work are identified and can be transferable to other local authorities and coastal risk managers then this work will be actively promoted through other local authorities, Environment Agency, etc.
First supervisor: Dr Stephen Hallett
|Managing complexity: big data underpinning environmental and economic sustainability in the UK water industry
This studentship will use a case study approach to develop a new generation of data-oriented informatic tools for the management of the complex and multiple data underpinning total expenditure decision-making in the water utility sector. The proposed programme of research will focus on a comparative evaluation of existing multi-stakeholder tools for asset management planning and will develop a series of analytical tools, exploring contrasting technical and software approaches. The research will lead to an understanding of the range and applicability of multivariate analytic tools, and will ultimately assess how these complex outputs may be visualised such that customer-driven outcomes are derived and management decision-making is supported. Data will be drawn from case studies drawing on the Atkins UK and EU water industry networks.
Specific case studies for this research will derive from the UK Chemical Investigations Programme (CIP) (£35m) research innovation programme (2010-2013), managed by Atkins and informing UK and EU chemical regulation under the Water Framework Directive (https://www.ukwir.org/site/web/news/news-items/ukwir-chemicals-investigation-programme). Working with Defra, UK Environment Agency, UK Water Industry and Ofwat, and in response to emergent legislation on surface water quality, CIP sought to gain better understanding of the occurrence, behaviour and management of trace contaminants in wastewater treatment process and in effluents. CIP has generated a vast and varied body of data that now paves the way in this study for the development of tools for rational prioritisation of future actions, supporting a transparent and informed discussion of the available options required to manage trace substances in the water environment. Further to this, Atkins are also now supporting the UKWIR 'follow-on' programme (£120m) of UK innovation, embracing environmental challenges, technological development and economic decision-making. Additional case studies can draw from this programme, providing a basis for further integrated analytical tools. The outline for multivariate analysis tools linked to visualisation of outputs in this arena will be used to inform outcomes and to explore opportunities in the water sector.
A unique aspect of this project is that it will seek to inform the UK water industry as to the options and opportunities for meeting EU and UK environmental drivers and, due to its economic implications, it will also inform the introduction of competition into the UK water market. Therefore the proposed case studies approach should prove of significant importance to the UK on both an environmental and economic level.
First supervisor: Dr Stephen Hallett
Email: email@example.com
|Multiscale prediction of groundwater response to extreme events
The day-to-day dynamics of groundwater behaviour are driven by local weather and recharge patterns, but previous research has identified that there are also significant temporal relationships large scale ocean-atmosphere conditions. This project will seek to expand on this earlier work by combining advanced statistical methods, extensive spatiotemporal (including climatological, meteorological, hydrogeological) datasets and groundwater modelling to further analyse these relationships so as to be able to better predict and manage groundwater level response to extreme events. The research will focus on a large dataset of long term groundwater levels records from boreholes across the UK (and more broadly in Europe where available) to understand the differences in sensitivity between different aquifers or climatological areas. The student is supported by an experienced supervisory team from Cranfield and Birmingham universities and the British Geological Survey and will be provided by extensive training within the DREAM programme's Advanced Technical Skills and Transferable Skills and Leadership training.
Student: William Rust
First supervisor: Professor Ian Holman
|Near real-time correction of flood forecasting using high resolution satellite data for multi-hazard risk assessment in lowland tropical regions
Flood modelling and forecasting are essential tools to inform infrastructure and emergency planning. Accurate forecasts, though, are difficult to achieve, even in developed countries with decades of experience and detailed topographical and hydrological datasets for calibration and validation, as demonstrated by the recent Cumbria floods. Forecasting is even more challenging in large tropical regions, which have limited data availability (e.g. few river gauging stations), and modest meteorological forecasting capabilities. More worryingly, their large human populations, economically-important industries (e.g. oil/gas, agriculture), and ecologically-important habitats mean that flooding is connected to multiple other significant risks.
This PhD project will attempt to overcome some of these challenges by (1) using new near real-time, high resolution satellite datasets to improve the medium- and short-term flood risk assessment generated by probabilistic ensemble flood forecasting for data-poor tropical regions, and (2) applying the flood model to the assessment of flood-induced pollution risk. The case study for the project will be the Mexican State of Tabasco, which occupies a large, low-lying, topographically-complex area that experiences flooding from several large rivers (e.g. Grijalva-Usumacinta systems, 1,911 km long network, 128,390 km2 catchment area) which are affected by weather systems from both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The State is home to a large, economically-important on- and off-shore oil industry, which is both impacted by the flooding and a source of significant pollution risk during floods. Consequently, accurate flood forecasts are needed to advise the population, protect or relocate sensitive oil extraction and refining infrastructure, and to assess the risk of pollutant mobilisation (i.e. oil and associated chemicals) which could significantly impact water quality, agriculture or sensitive ecological habitats.
The student will work closely with academics at the Universidad Juaréz Autónoma de Tabasco (UJAT), who have offered additional support for the project to allow the student to spend a significant amount of time in Mexico (2-3 months per year) and to access new high-resolution, 1-day return period satellite data. The project will have a direct and immediate impact on flood and pollution risk management in Tabasco, as the PhD outputs will feed into UJAT's development of an operational water risk management system for the State.
First supervisor: Dr Bob Grabowski
|BACTERIA: Big dAta Communication sTrategiEs foR bIoAerosols
Biological air pollution (bioaerosols) are airborne microorganisms, particularly fungi and bacteria. Bioaerosols from composting facilities have the potential to cause health impacts and are regulated by the Environment Agency. People living near composting facilities are concerned about the impacts on their health. Current monitoring methods use spot measurements and so only provide an indication of concentrations for the particular short-term measurement period. New and novel methods for monitoring bioaerosols are being tested. These newly emerging measurement techniques have the potential to radically increase the amount and extent of data collected on bioaerosol.
This exciting project provides the opportunity to work with the Environment Agency, to explore innovative methods of collating, analysing and interpreting different sources of bioaerosol data to produce new insights and risk maps. These will provide new insights into how composting can be managed for the benefit of local citizens. This project will also work with interested parties, such as the Environment Agency, local authorities and businesses, to understand the perceptions and opinions of impacts from composting facilities, for example, whether they are actively supportive of composting, unaware and uninterested in its developments and/or significantly opposed to it? All the results will be used to create a toolkit to communicate the risks of bioaerosols, focussing on how the uncertainties are explained and managed. In addition to working with the Environment Agency, this PhD student will work within a supportive team of researchers working on waste management and bioaerosol science.
For further details: Please contact Dr Gill Drew:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Industrial partners: Rob Kinnersley (EA) firstname.lastname@example.com, and Kerry Walsh (EA) firstname.lastname@example.com
|Reducing water leakage through the development of high resolution soil maps
The problem:
This research will address these problem through delivering three components:
Through the research, developing and using high resolution predictive soil maps[1],[3] and burst models, water companies will be able to better identify, and upgrade, vulnerable parts of their networks. The many resulting benefits from your work will include a reduction in leakage, reduction in energy use and reduction in interruptions to customer supplies.
Our climate is changing[2]. Hotter drier summers cause issues for water supply, and the chaotic weather patterns cause havoc with traditional infrastructure modelling. The old approach of comparing infrastructure performance with previous months or years no longer is fit for purpose. THis project will be closely aligned to industry, seeking to better our understanding of the dynamic interactions between soil, weather and infrastructure. Through the research, we will be able to improve our ability to benchmark and improve network performance, developing new digital soil mapping techniques to enhance our understanding of the soil. The outputs will be integrated into predictive burst models, and used to provide guidance to Anglian Water on where it can best target it's financial investments, so they can reduce leakage to a negligible level.
[1] LandIS – the Land Information System (www.landis.org.uk)
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Industrial partner: Anglian Water
|Development of an in-field diagnostic tool to measure nutrients to suit crop demand and minimise risk to the environment
Sustainable intensification of agriculture is a vital approach to maintain the balance between providing food for a growing global population and preserving soil as a valuable resource. Currently the state of arable intensive land is poor and the use of organic amendments such as compost, farm yard manure and other agricultural residues can provide soil organic matter required to restore soil health. Organic amendments also contain nutrients needed by crops but its availability needs to be determined accurately to meet crop demands. At the moment, samples need to be sent to laboratories for nutrient analysis and farmers need to consider it before accurately applying it to land. However in practice this does not happen and farmers bulk apply the organic amendments without fully considering its nutrient content. Bulk application of organic amendments whilst can build soil organic matter, its nutrient when becomes available and in excess of crop demands can pose a risk to contaminate the environment. A solution to this challenge would be development of an in-field diagnostic tool that can be used to determine the nutrient content of organic amendments in an accurate and precise manner.
This PhD opportunity offers an exciting and challenging offer to a suitable candidate to develop an in-field diagnostic tool. At Cranfield University, there has been some initial proof of concept work being developed which will under pin this project. In this project there will be contribution from two industrial sponsors (AKVO – www.akvo.org, and the World Vegetable Centre – www.avrdc.org) who have access to several thousands of field sites in Vietnam and Cambodia where data from soil and organic amendment samples will be collected and the use of in-field diagnostic tool will be developed and validated. The principles behind development of this tool is to produce a mobile phone App that can be used to determine the nutrient content of organic amendments in developing countries where access to laboratories are limited. The aspiration is to develop, use and validate this tool from a large dataset to minimise risk from over applying organic amendments.
For further details: Please contact Dr Ruben Sakrabani (Cranfield):
Email: email@example.com
Industrial partner: Mr Joy Ghosh (AKVO) firstname.lastname@example.com, and Mr Stuart Brown (World Vegetable Centre) email@example.com
|Cloud based imagery services for understanding landscape change to support opium monitoring in Afghanistan
Information on illicit poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is of critical importance to the opium monitoring programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The pattern of cultivation is constantly evolving because of environmental pressures, such as water availability, and social and economic drivers related to counter narcotics activity. Remote sensing already plays a key role in gathering information on the area of opium cultivation and its spatial distribution. The shift to cloud computing opens up exciting possibilities for extracting new information from the huge amounts of satellite data from long-term earth observation programmes. You will test the hypothesis that inter-annual and intra-seasonal changes in vegetation growth cycles are predictors of poppy cultivation risk. This will involve using emerging cloud based technologies for processing image data into accurate and timely information on vegetation dynamics relating to opium cultivation. The research will be conducted in collaboration with the UNODC.
For further details: Please contact Dr Toby Waine (Cranfield):
Email: email@example.com
Industrial partner: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna
|Characterising and exploring landscape resilience through big data and visualisation technologies
Landscape is the arena in which natural capital (providing 'supporting', 'provisioning', 'regulating' and 'cultural' ecosystem goods and services) interacts with elements of the other four 'capital's' to create the real places that people inhabit, derive benefits from and care about. Throughout time, landscapes change as a result of natural processes but the rate of change is now orders of magnitudes greater due to anthropogenic activity. Thus key questions facing those organisations involved in landscape management and policy include:
Natural England is one such organisation, responsible for delivering the Government Agenda in this field. Conservation 21 – Natural England's conservation strategy for the 21st Century, places emphasis on 'resilient landscapes'. Significantly they argue that 'resilient' landscapes must be both ecologically and culturally resilient (implying culturally valued/supported/voted-for etc.), highlighting that landscapes lacking cultural resilience are unlikely to be ecologically resilient in the long term.
Working in partnership with Natural England's Strategy Team, this exciting studentship will investigate the use of big data relating to natural and social sciences, together with, for example Virtual Reality visualisation and big data techniques, to provide an holistic, integrated analysis of ecosystem service provision as experienced through society's perception of the changing landscapes around them and in a way that secures assessment of ecological and cultural aspects of the management of the natural environment equally. This will then enable development of management and intervention aimed at enhancing natural capital, ecosystem goods and services in their cultural context, by testing different scenarios. The studentship will be based in the Cranfield Institute for Resilient Futures and make extensive use of the NERC funded Ecosystem Services Databank and Visualisation for Terrestrial Informatics Laboratory, which includes a portable Virtalis stereo VR system and GeoVisionary software.
For further details: Please contact Dr Simon Jude:
Email: email@example.com
The project will involve close collaboration with Natural England.
|DIGITAL METROPOLiS - Digital METRics OPtimising Outcomes for infrastructure Life-cycle Integration Strategies
The future is already here — it's just not very integrated…
Currently around 50% of the world's population lives in cities, this will grow to 75% by 2050. The OECD estimate it will cost $45 trillion USD between now and 2050 to upgrade infrastructure in our towns and cities across the world whilst also to managing the impact of climate change.
Here in the UK, the Government for example is targeting a 33% cost reduction across the whole life of assets by 2025, what's more they are demanding 50% reduction in time and 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
The infrastructures of our cities; buildings, roads, power, water, internet are increasingly interconnected and Digital Engineering will transform the way in which construction projects are conceived, planned, executed – and the way in which infrastructure assets are created, operated and used by citizens. 3D object modelling, laser scanning, drones, augmented reality and the internet of things are just some of the technological innovations which are already transforming infrastructure systems.
Working with Atkins, a global cross-sector infrastructure design consultancy, this project will understand how enhanced social, economic and environmental outcomes can be achieved by the adoption of Digital Transformative Technologies and protocols. Research methods will be developed to determine where city infrastructure system integration is appropriate, how metrics and measures of benefits may be established and consequently indicate how optimal, integrated infrastructure systems management could be developed. Appropriate integrated cross-sector case studies will be developed to demonstrate the findings and provide real world context.
The project will include opportunities for secondment to work alongside Atkins staff to gain a valuable first hand experience of working in this sector. The wider DREAM CDT offers an exciting range of training and support to develop both technical and personal skills.
For further details: Please contact Dr Stephen Hallett DREAM CDT Director
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Supervisory panel: Cranfield Dr Stephen Hallett; Dr Simon Jude Industrial partner: Dr Arthur Thornton, Associate Director: Infrastructure, Atkins Global plc.
|Predicting the locations of burst water mains using weather forecast
The problem:
This research will seek to predict where and when pipes will fail, enabling water companies to be on hand to respond more quickly to burst water mains. There are three main stages to this PhD. To:
The work will result in a new data tool which will enable Anglian Water to predict where and when its pipes should burst given the predicted weather conditions. This will enable the water utility to more quickly respond to bursts as they will have a better understanding of where the bursts are likely to occur. The research is closely aligned to industry, and seeks to better our understanding of the dynamic interactions between soil, weather and infrastructure.
The PhD will involve developing big data tools which enable cleaning, processing and use of the vast datasets ranging from 15 minute interval pipe pressure management data, 3 hourly weather forecast data[3] and more static datasets which describe the soil1, vegetation[2] and infrastructure parameters. Unlike some PhD projects, this project seeks to solve a real world problem. As well as being academically stimulating, the project has industrial backing, with involvement from front-line infrastructure operators. The research seeks to help improve their service through the use of the research results.
[1] LandIS – the Land Information System (www.landis.org.uk)
For further details: Please contact Dr. Timothy Farewell (Cranfield), Senior Research Fellow in Geospatial Informatics
Email: email@example.com
Industrial partner: Anglian Water
|NextGenPhenomics: Building a systems-level cloud-based platform, integrating Next Generation Sequencing and advanced real-time phenotypic quantification for linking genotype to phenotype in plants
The falling costs and the extremely high yield of genomic DNA sequencing data from next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies means that it is now routine to produce more than one billion sequencing reads within a few days[1]. This allows us to describe nearly all the sequence differences between hundreds of different plant lines[2,3]. But, to maximise the benefit from these rapid advances in NGS, we also need "next-generation phenotyping" to link genotypes and phenotypes—this allows us to understand which DNA differences cause a plant to look or respond differently. These differences can then be used by plant breeders to select genetic combinations that perform better in particular environments[4].
Cranfield University and AgriEPI Centre have recently acquired a state-of-the-art phenotypic platform installed within a purpose-built 300 m2 glasshouse facility as part of a £5.5m investment. This unique LemnaTec® multi-sensor platform moves in three dimensions within the partially environmentally controlled glasshouse, while the plants remain static in containers of up to 1 m3. It is designed to precisely monitor the growth and physiology of crops under a range of soil conditions and rootzone stresses such as salinity, drought and compaction using RGB, hyperspectral, fluorescence and thermal cameras and a 3D laser scanner.
The aim of this PhD is to develop a cloud-based platform, integrating NGS and phenotypic measures acquired via the LemnaTec platform. Due to huge size and heterogeneous nature of phenotypic and genotypic data being integrated, the developed platform will be coupled with a Big Data-compatible database backend (e.g. Hadoop, NoSQL). The database will host a variety of short and long read sequencing genomic (and possibly transcriptomic) data. The platform will be coupled with an interactive Web-based UI that allow the integration of phenotypic and genomic datasets by providing several data analysis pipelines for automating the variant calling and SNP identification as well crawling genomic and proteomic annotation from public databases. A series of mathematical models, including machine learning and pattern recognition models, will be developed to allow prediction of genotypic impacts on plant phenotypes.
For further details: Please contact Dr Fady Mohareb (Cranfield), Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics
Cranfield University Supervisors: Dr Fady Mohareb, Prof. Andrew Thompson
|FoodML: Development of a food quality and safety risk management system, using cloud computing, big data and data science
Currently, food quality and safety controls relies heavily on regulatory inspection and sampling regimes. Such approaches are often based on conventional chemical and microbiological analysis, making the ultimate goal of 100% real-time inspection technically, financially and logistically impossible.
Over the past decade, rapid non-invasive techniques (e.g. vibrational spectroscopy, hyperspectral / Multispectral imagining) started gaining popularity as rapid and efficient methods for assessing food quality, safety and authentication; as a sensible alternative to the expensive and time-consuming conventional microbiological techniques.
Due to the multi-dimensional nature of the data generated from such analyses, the output needs to be coupled with a suitable statistical approach or machine learning algorithms before the results can be interpreted. Although these platform has been showing great potentials to accurately and quantitatively assess freshness profiles (Panagou, Mohareb et al. 2011) (Mohareb, Iriondo et al. 2015) and safety parameters as well as adulteration (Ropodi, Panagou et al. 2016), their dependence on advanced data mining and statistical algorithms made was the main challenge facing their practical implementation across the food production and supply chain.
In order to overcome these challenges, we have developed sorfML (http://elvis.misc.cranfield.ac.uk/SORF), a Web platform prototype compatible with outputs from 5 instrumental platforms (See Figure) which provides means for interactive data visualisation, multivariate analysis (Principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering), as well as the ability to use stored datasets to develop predictive models to estimate food quality. Currently, the platform provides users with means to upload their experimental datasets to the server, thanks to the truly generic MongoDB NoSQL database backend, and to develop classification and regression models to estimate quality parameters.
For further details: Please contact Dr Fady Mohareb (Cranfield), Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics
Cranfield University Supervisors: Dr Fady Mohareb, Prof. Andrew Thompson
|Understanding the impact of future development schemes on the natural environment
The South East of the UK is one of the densely-populated areas of Europe. The demands on infrastructure, water needs and urban development place particular pressures on greenspace and natural environment. What is still missing are a set of tools which can assess the impact of these planned developments on the natural environment and which will allow decision makers evaluate the possible benefits as well as impacts of particular development schemes (e.g. greenspaces, eco developments, better water infrastructure). This PhD will seek to develop these tools, describing the changes in ecosystem goods and services as various development schemes or infrastructure plans are assessed. For these tools to be practical and useful to industry, they need be both reflective of the underlying natural processes but also easy and time efficient in their use. Interacting closely with our Industrial partners, the PhD will apply these tools to current development schemes in the South East, ensuring that the research is exciting, current and immediately applicable to contemporary societal needs.
Student: James R. Karimi
For further details: Please contact Professor Ron Corstanje (Cranfield), Professor of Environmental Data Science Head of Centre, Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Informatics (CEAI)
Cranfield University Supervisors: Professor Ron Corstanje (Cranfield), Professor Jim Harris FRSB, FIAgrE
Newcastle University
|Newcastle University-based projects
For further details on these projects, contact Dr Stuart Barr »
|Global infrastructure flood risk analysis using big data
Infrastructure systems (energy, transport, water, waste and telecoms) globally face serious challenges. Analysis in the UK and elsewhere identifies significant vulnerabilities, capacity limitations and assets nearing the end of their useful life. Against this backdrop, policy makers internationally have recognised the urgent need to de-carbonise infrastructure, to respond to changes in demographic, social and life style preferences, and to build resilience to intensifying impacts of climate change.
This PhD will draw on advances in (i) methods for broad scale infrastructure risk analysis, (ii) readily available datasets describing global climate and associated hazards, global exposure, and increasingly information on the location of key infrastructure networks, and, (iii) 'big data' processing and cloud computing techniques, to enable the first global infrastructure risk analysis.
The research will develop an integrated model that uses data from global mapping sources such as Google, Open Streetmap; i-COOL global marine networks (port flooding); CAA (airport flooding); global flood hazard maps (WRI: floods.wri.org) and climate model outputs (climateprediction.net); population location (Global Rural Urban Mapping of Project) to look at future risks.
The project will develop an integrated assessment model of global transport networks, where the importance of major infrastructure network components are assessed based upon population served,
The size of the spatial datasets necessitates a cloud or distributed computing approach to handle and process the data. Web-enabled tools will be developed and the integrated framework for managing the workflow of these web-based tools will be designed with extensibility in mind to enable other researchers to augment the model as new data and capabilities become available.
First supervisor: Professor Richard Dawson
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
|Modelling flooding from multiple sources using coupled models and multi-scale high resolution datasets
The project will address a current national issue of evaluating flood risk from multiple sources (fluvial, pluvial, and groundwater), something that has become evident in the extensive flooding over the past 10 years (e.g. summer flooding in 2007, and winter flooding in 2013/14). Existing computer modelling techniques are designed to handle each type of flooding separately. This study will integrate existing state-of-the-art models to provide a novel modelling capability, which will be used with new data on high-intensity rainfall patterns. Following model integration and testing for a range of case study sites across the UK, the integrated model will be used with rainfall data representing current and possible future climates to assess the enhanced flood risk arising from multiple sources, providing an improved basis for flood management in the UK and a methodology that can be applied internationally.
Depending on the background of the student, training will be provided through formal courses in hydrogeology, hydrology, hydraulics, modelling, climate change, statistics, and programming. The student would expect to gain skills in fundamental modelling techniques, as well as experience in current issues in flood risk assessment.
First supervisor: Dr Geoffrey Parkin
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
|Real-time estimation of lake volume and river discharge from satellite altimetry and remotely sensed imagery in ungauged basins
Remote sensing provides the mechanism for forewarning of risks of potential loss of life due to water failure and flooding through monitoring of reservoir and lake levels and river discharge. Further, many river catchments are managed with dams constructed for hydroelectric power, fisheries and water resources and these dams often have a detrimental effect on livelihoods, particularly downstream while river discharge across major catchments suffer from either lack of gauge data or data unavailability. With precipitation data lacking in many parts of the world, information concerning water failure or flood events is often not communicated downstream with potentially catastrophic consequences.
Near real-time quantification of lake/reservoir levels and volumes and river stage heights and discharge can be recovered from satellite altimetry, an estimation of the lake area or river width from near real-time satellite imagery and some mechanism to develop a stage-discharge relationship perhaps based on a single gauge data or hydrological modelling. This project will develop a near-real time capability for the latest delay-doppler type of altimeter (carried onboard Cryosat-2 and the soon to be launched Sentinel3 satellites) and optical and/or Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery for river and reservoir/lack extent. The river mask will be used to both constrain the satellite altimetry to the inland water target but also supply river width ad lake extent for inferences of variations in discharge and lake volume.
Such a capability will reduce the risk associated with water failure and floods providing an early warning with time lapse of less than 24 hours limited by the time that the quick-look satellite altimetric waveforms are made available to the user. The successful applicant will receive advanced training, depending on background, in topics such as Big Data, Cloud and Distributed Computing, Software Reliability, Modelling of Floods, Real Time Flood Forecasting and Warning Systems, Signal Analysis, Time series Analysis etc.
First supervisor: Professor Philip Moore
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
|Multi-objective spatial risk and sustainability optimisation tools using cloud computing
Spatial risk assessment cannot be considered in isolation from other factors such as the development of long term sustainable plans for land use development and the implementation of planning decisions that mitigate adverse climate change impacts such as increased heat. To date however, the ability to develop spatial, multi-objective risk and sustainability planning tools has been limited by intractable computational run-times. Cloud computing now offers the potential to overcome this limitation, facilitating the development of spatial optimisation risk and sustainability planning tools that allow a large number of risk and sustainability objectives to be considered in the production of optimised spatial development plans.
In this PhD, cloud computing will be employed to provide the next generation of multi-objective, spatial risk and sustainability development plans for the UK. Using nationally available data-sets on climate related hazards, such as probabilistic predictions of heat, pluvial, fluvial and storm surge related flooding, along with future predictions of population demographics, the PhD will investigate how temporal spatial plans can be developed that minimise exposure to future spatial risk whilst maximising key local, regional and national sustainability objectives (e.g., minimising overcrowding, reducing urban sprawl, maximising access to low emission public transport etc.).
During the PhD, cloud computing training will be provided via a number of the Newcastle EPSRC CDT Big Data & Cloud Computing modules.
Student: Grant Tregonning
First supervisor: Dr Stuart Barr
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
|Improving mass change estimates from gravimetry with applications to basin scale polar ice and terrestrial water change
The Gravity Recovery and Circulation Explorer (GRACE) mission, a tandem satellite pair, was launched in 2002 and has provided unprecedented insight into mass change including polar ice mass, glaciation, hydrology and earthquakes. The novel aspect is the inter-satellite microwave ranging device that is accurate to a few microns and is highly sensitive to the differential pull from gravity on the two satellites. Solutions for gravity field snapshots are made every 10 days to a month with the differences revealing mass change associated with surface processes once longer term trends such as Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA) are allowed for. Of the solution approaches the mass concentration (mascon) method has been established as superior to spherical harmonics. At Newcastle 2 degree mascons over successive 10 day periods form the basis of time series of mass change in our current studies. The mascons are constrained geographically over Antarctica, Greenland, land and the oceans to enable a solution to be obtained for over 10,000 masons globally. The usage of 2 degree masons is a limiting factor and needs to be refined for basin-scale change detection, particularly in delineating the basin boundaries.
The GRACE mission is near the end of its operational lifetime but is still providing data. The uniqueness and scientific value of the mission has led to a GRACE Follow-on (FO) mission scheduled for launch in December 2017/January 2018. The GRACE FO mission has the same inter-satellite K band microwave device for providing range-rate measurements but will also carry a laser interferometer on each satellite to provide range and directional data. Although experimental and not continuously operational, when available the laser data will be an enhancement over the microwave data.
First supervisor: Professor Philip Moore (Newcastle):
Supervisory panel: Professor Philip Moore (Newcastle); Dr Ciprian Spatar (Newcastle)
University of Cambridge
|University of Cambridge-based projects
For further details on these projects, contact Dr Mike Bithell »
|Panda Alert: understanding the significance of adverse health event reports using distributed semantic models
With concerns about the rapid spread of new and re-emerging diseases such as Ebola and A(H1N1) influenza there has been increasing attention on human language technologies which can complement traditional information sources by trawling through news and social media data on a Web-scale to find 'the needle in the haystack' that indicates a first adverse health event report.
Potential PhD students with a strong background in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics or Artificial Intelligence are encouraged to apply for this full-time three-year studentship funded by the NERC Centre for Doctoral Training in Data, Risk and Environmental Analytical Methods (DREAM). The studentship is expected to start in the academic year 2015/16. The student will work within an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Computer Science, Computational Linguistics and Public Health in the Panda Alert project which investigates novel methods for health risk alerting using natural language processing, machine learning and distributed semantic representations.
Motivated by the challenges outlined above the student will examine natural language understanding technology within a high performance computing environment. The exact scope of the project is open to discussion and will be shaped by the student's strengths but we anticipate that the successful candidate will develop a novel approach for early health risk alerting that combines the state of the art in natural language processing with aberration detection to achieve high throughput real-time alerting of novel health threats.
The PhD research will be undertaken at the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (DTAL) at the University of Cambridge. The successful candidate will be integrated into the Language Technology Laboratory, a friendly research-led team that conducts weekly meetings, publishes in top conferences and journals and with extensive inter-disciplinary collaborations. This is a unique opportunity to work at the cutting edge of computational linguistics.
First supervisor: Dr Nigel Collier
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|Cold Fish
The aim of this project is the bioinformatics analyses of the genes of Antarctic fish to assess the risk of the potential for climate change induced extinction of high latitude fish species, and the impact on high latitude Southern Ocean fisheries. Antarctic fish have evolved in isolation for millions of years in a very stable, near-freezing environment and have developed a number of well-documented adaptations to cope with life in the cold (e.g. antifreeze glycoproteins, large muscle fibres and lack of haemoglobin).
Unlike their temperate counterparts, these fish are remarkably sensitive to even small changes in temperature: they are highly stressed by just a 3°C rise in their environment and die at temperatures 5°C above normal physiological ranges. There is strong evidence that this may be caused by the instability of the proteins at around 0°C and that protein adaptation to cold temperatures is only marginally successful and that the Antarctic marine fauna are only just "clinging on" to life in their environment (see for instance http://www.sciencemag.org/content/347/6226/1259038.full.pdf). However, to date, there has been no comprehensive analysis of the proteome of these species to identify if this protein instability is restricted to certain key proteins or is more widespread.
Given that the waters around the Antarctic Peninsula (a key fishing ground for Antarctic fish) is warming at one of the most rapid rates on the planet and that the Antarctic fisheries are the only large-scale exploitation going on in Antarctica, there is a real risk of extinction for key Antarctic fish species and collapse of the Southern Ocean fisheries industry. This project will be based between the University of Cambridge, Department of Computing and the British Antarctic Survey. The aim is to examine the transcriptomes of 8 Antarctic fish species and mine this extensive dataset to identify how extensive cold-adapted changes are in Antarctic fish and therefore predict future vulnerabilities.
The student will receive comprehensive training in bioinformatics skills, namely transcriptome assembly and annotation, alignments and phylogenetics analyses to detect regions within genes under selection and characterisation of pathways or subnetworks under selection pressure, network regression analyses will be employed to identify markers and trajectories of adaptation and homology modelling will be used to predict structural constraints and performance under different environmental scenarios. They will also benefit from extensive complementary skills training provided by the DREAM DTP, Cambridge University and the British Antarctic Survey.
First supervisor: Dr Pietro, Lio'
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|Temporal and spatial patterns of shoreline change and exposure of coastal communities and ecosystems to future flood risk
The project will involve the synthesis of a large number of environmental datasets, from historical archives to near real-time oceanographic data and newly available satellite imagery, to establish the temporal and spatial patterning of shoreline change on the 45 km-long barrier coastline of North Norfolk, eastern England; the development of shoreline response models, and their coupling to storm surge models, to explore near-future shoreline positions; and the integration of environmental hazard modelling with indicators of socio-economic vulnerability to define new assessments of near-future risks to coastal communities and infrastructure.
Visualisation techniques will be used as part of the communication of project results to a wide range of coastal managers and decision makers. The successful candidate will need to be able to acquire, archive and analyse large environmental datasets and engage on a personal level with a wide range of coastal stakeholders. Some field visits will be required. Training will be provided in GIS, image analysis (including Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery), environmental modelling and visualisation techniques, as well as presentation and thesis writing skills. The student will join active postgraduate clusters in the Cambridge Coastal Research Unit and at Cranfield University, as well as interacting with wider DREAM research community.
First supervisor: Dr Thomas Spencer
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|Humans on the edge: Exploiting satellite technology and agent based modelling to understand and predict coastal change and hazard regulation provided by coastal habitats'
Society needs to find improved, more cost-effective, and ecologically sustainable solutions towards the reduction of coastal flood risk. Protecting lives, livelihoods and infrastructure with 'hard', engineered defences is costly; these costs will rise with climate change and increasing human occupation and use of the coastal zone. Within this context, there is a need to better assess the role of vegetated foreshores in providing natural coastal protection, both through the dissipation of storm wave energy and in increasing the stability of intertidal surfaces.
This studentship will take a systematic approach that looks at the value of coastal natural capital assets against artificial assets, enabling decision-makers to make a strong case for investment in coastal foreshore restoration and creation. This approach is particularly needed along the low lying, storm surge-threatened coastline of eastern England where coastal habitats are essential to the economy, but are under severe threat from erosion, flooding and climate change (sea level rise and changing storminess). A data-driven, regional scale model of the interaction between the physical dynamism of the coastal landscape and human responses as well as drivers of such dynamism will be developed.
The project will integrate state-of-the-art satellite-derived earth observation products, aerial photography, and spatial datasets on socio-economic indicators and change to investigate the link between socio-economic and natural system dynamics in the coastal zone. The student will extend and further develop machine-learning tools for analysis of remote-sensed imagery using high frequency satellite data monitoring of intertidal coastal areas and aerial photography, as well as LiDAR imagery, where available. The student will be based in the Cambridge Coastal Research Unit (supervisors Dr I Möller and Prof T Spencer), allowing familiarisation with existing theory and models of coastal change, and co-supervisor Dr M Bithell will provide training and assistance in agent-based models of human-environment interaction in coastal areas to help assess the likely impact of environmental change. GIS and Remote Sensing skills are essential, although assistance can be provided by the Department of Geography's Geomatics officer and, through external linkage to local partner Dr Geoff Smith of Specto Natura Ltd.
First supervisor: Dr Iris Möller
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|Geochemical processes affecting the mobility of colloids and associated radionuclides: long-term evolution of engineered repository barriers at geological disposal facilities
Geological Disposal Facilities (GDFs) are, at present, the preferred option for the safe disposal of high and intermediate level waste. The internationally accepted conceptual model that has been firmly established for the last 30 years is based upon the 'multi-barrier system', whereby a series of engineered and natural barriers act together to isolate the wastes and contain the associated radionuclides. One of the disposal concepts under consideration is the KBS-3V disposal concept, a multi-barrier system consisting of a metal container, copper overpack, buffer/backfill and a high strength natural rock. A key part of this concept is the use of bentonite clay as the engineered barrier, it swells in contact with water to provide a mechanical buffer to protect the metal container and to mop up any radionuclides that may might leak from the container.
Water seeping from the natural geological environment produces bentonite hydration, swelling and the formation of a clay gel that can penetrate into pores and fine fractures of the rock. Chemical or physical erosion processes on the clay surface gel may generate mobile nano-sized colloidal particles which are potential carriers for radionuclide contaminants. Recent studies have shown that the in-situ migration of actinides (i.e. Am and Pu) were strongly facilitated by bentonite colloids. For this reason, it is important to study colloid generation mechanisms, to establish their role on radionuclide transport in the environment and to evaluate the associated risks.
The safety case for the implementation of a GDF requires the consideration of processes evolving over a long timescale, these necessitate the development of sound predictive modelling tools that are based on rigorous short term experiments and sensible extrapolation over the lifetime of a GDF. The technical approach that will be adopted in this study therefore uses a variety of methods (laboratory experimentation and modelling) to build evidence for a greater understanding and use of bentonite buffers that will underpin the required safety case for a GDF. Amongst the questions we will attempt to address are: (1) How is radionuclide uptake and mobility over rock affected by clay colloid particle size, morphology and surface charge? (2) What clay colloid particles are released by bentonite materials, what is their radionuclide uptake and mobility? (3) Can colloid mobility be successfully modelled under different hydrogeochemical conditions at the level of an intact natural fracture core sample in the laboratory? (4) Can this then be represented appropriately in field-scale numerical models?
First supervisor: Dr Stephanie Handley-Sidhu
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|Risk of landscape failure examined through big data analysis; implications of Oil Sand mine closure planning
The reconstruction of the Alberta oil sands represents one of the largest restoration challenges on the planet. Such constructed landscapes must be designed to develop rapidly over time, producing expansive productive forests that maximize the economic potential of the landscape and maintain high water fluxes to flush ecologically harmful salts. At the same time, the landscape design must limit the risk of failure, forming resilient environments which follow planned trajectories within the dry sub-humid climate of the Western Boreal. This research project integrates sound mathematical and statistical analysis of big data to identify the sources of such risk, their drivers and impacts within these complex boreal systems.
A system dynamics model informed from current process based understanding will be developed representing hydrological stores and transfers within the Western Boreal Plain. These landscapes have formed the focus of close to two decades of research by the project partners; legacy data which is being compiled into a readily available data rich achieve (measurements from ~15000 wells in addition to a range of supplementary hydrological, meteorological and ecological data). The models will be optimised and evaluated against this hydrological data. The modelling approach will be developed within STELLA, an intuitive icon-based graphical interface that enables detailed exploration and development of system dynamics. It will offer the opportunity to develop multi-level, hierarchical model structures that can serve as building blocks for large complex systems. The top down approach will enable key leverage points to be identified and the analysis of different system organisations and structures. The modelling framework will be applied to explore how the climate cycle, a superposition of varying climate signals of different intensities and phases, provides the overarching driver of the ecohydrology behaviour of these landscape. Further, how this climate cycle cascades through landscape storage units that vary in configuration, extent and scale of connectivity. It will determine how such complex interactions trigger periods of water scarcity over varying spatial and temporal scales that place individual ecosystem at risk of failure. The project will identify how such collapses and the resultant shift in hydrological function result in a loss of system resilience that may cascade through the landscape leading to its potential large scale failure.
The research will also involve integration within the Water Science group and Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR), joining the core team of researchers within the Hydrology Ecology and Disturbance (HEAD3) project funded in partnership by industrial partners Syncrude and Canadian Natural Resource Ltd. This consortium composes of the University of Birmingham, University of Alberta, McMaster University and University of Waterloo.
First supervisor:Dr Nick Kettridge
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|(Tele)commuting, cities and weather conditions
This project aims to explore the relationship between (tele)commuting and weather. Researchers have spent significant effort in modelling the effects of weather conditions and also extreme weather events on commuting and transport infrastructure. Also, prior research has tried to understand the role that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can perform as an enabling platform for working remotely and avoiding or decreasing physical commuting. This PhD project will build upon these two streams of research and also incorporate a risk dimension which is related to extreme weather and climate change. For instance, changes to the daily commute can be made during extreme weather (e.g. floods, heatwaves, snow), allowing commuters to select the mode of transport which is most resilient for the conditions. At the extreme, telecommuting can be seen as a powerful tool to increase resilience.
Cities are organised in space as complex urban networks, which are connected together through various diverse layers of infrastructure (from transport to digital infrastructure). These infrastructural layers vary from city to city and will affect the capacity of individuals to commute. With respect to telecommuting, the complexity of the above argumentation increases if we consider labour and housing markets. For instance, not every industry can support and take advantage of telecommuting opportunities. Similarly, people whose occupation enables telecommuting may reside in close proximity or in areas of similar socio-economic profile. For instance, problems with Internet broadband connectivity in rural areas might still be a deteriorating factor for working from home and avoiding physical commuting. This PhD project will build upon the above narrative and answer research questions related with the capacity of places and individuals to telecommute, the relation of telecommuting with with weather and extreme weather events, and the link between infrastructure – both digital and transport infrastructure – with telecommuting.
First supervisor: Dr Emmanouil Tranos
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|Estimating the risk of Antarctic ice shelf collapse using Bayesian nonparametric statistical modelling
Ice shelves comprise floating extensions of the inland ice of the East, West and Antarctic Peninsula ice sheets. They provide crucial buttressing forces holding back the flow of the ice sheets towards the sea, thus regulating rates of global sea-level rise. In recent years, ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula have been observed to substantially retreat and even catastrophically collapse. These major global change episodes have been linked to a variety of causal mechanisms, yet no single clear explanation has emerged, making physically-based forecasts of future change problematic.
This project will provide expertise and training in satellite remote sensing, expert elicitation, Bayesian methods and risk assessment to address the problem of ice shelf collapse. New satellite data (microwave and optical imagery) will be analysed to assess ice shelf retreat and collapse since 2010, placing these new observations in the context of the last half decade of observational ice shelf history. An expert elicitation exercise will quantitatively assess expert opinion of ice shelf collapse risk in the next 100 years.
These datasets will then be combined with existing environmental, geophysical and glaciological 'Big Data'-sets in a Bayesian nonparametric statistical model framework to calculate the probabilities of ice shelf collapse risk during the next 100 years. The candidate will gain expertise and experience in glaciology, satellite remote sensing analysis, expert elicitation, and Bayesian numerical methods. This combination of skills is unique and in high demand and is expected to result in a number of high-impact outputs. The collapse timing estimates generated by this project may then be used by ice sheet modellers to more accurately forecast the future contributions of the Antarctic ice sheets to global sea-level rise.
First supervisor: Dr Nicholas Barrand (Birmingham):
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Cranfield University – DREAM Affiliates
|Affiliated Doctoral Studentship projects
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|An integrated model of early warning system (EWS) of desertification in Libya
Student: Azalarib Ali
First supervisor: Dr Stephen Hallett
|Assessing the current Status of the Natural Vegetation Cover in Al Jabal Al Akhdar Region, North East Libya, and Future Land Cover Management planning
Student: Nagat M.G. Almesmari
First supervisor: Dr Stephen Hallett
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|The use of remote sensing and GIS for monitoring rangeland degradation in Libya
Student: Abdulsalam A Al-Bukhari
First supervisor: Dr Stephen Hallett
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Outside my window…it is dark. I'm up way too late again.
I am wearing…jeans and a long sleeve tee shirt, but I should be wearing jammies!
I am thinking…about an impending event that I am dreading. But you know something…I didn't cause it, it isn't my fault, and I there is nothing I can even to do change it. I just have to push through it when it gets here and help my family do the same.
I am thankful for…for this spiritual awakening and new spiritual path I have found. It's taken me nearly 16 years to get to this point, but I am thankful for that and the fact that I am learning more and feeling wiser and more empowered every day.
From the kitchen…well, it's too late for that…
I am creating…HA! Well, the story there is this: I am not going to be able to digitally scrap for a while. I have to do some things with my files, hopefully to help out the computer. I hope to get back to it soon…but I'm not sure if or when I would get to make the next desktop! I hope it doesn't come to that!
I am reading…The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
From the learning rooms…well, I rediscovered StumbleUpon.com and have been searching things about yoga and spiritually. Oh, and vegetarian cooking.
I am hoping… for continued positive changes! Not hoping… expecting!
I am hearing…the fan, the TV, and my husband walking around upstairs.
I am going…to have faith and know that everything happens for a reason. Everything has it's purpose. I only have the ability to control myself, so that's all I need to worry about.
Around the house…well, I need to vacuum AGAIN (thanks to the freaking dog), and more laundry. A few dishes. Other than that, reading and researching!
I am remembering…"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." -Lao Tzu Also, a bit of a change would be "When I let go of what is, I see what might be"!
Quote to commit to memory… "A bend in the road is not the end of the road…unless you fail to make the turn" ~Unknown
A few plans for the week…well, house work! I will keep up with my every-other-day Pilates schedule (two days so far!!!) and definitely read read read!
On of my favorite things…being lazy with my hubby on his day off.
Photo for Thought… isn't this a beautiful Mandala? Well, aside from being beautiful, I've learned it is also for meditation! "Mandala" is a Sanskrit word meaning circle or completion and it is simply a concentric or geometric image used in meditation. This use began in the Hindu and Buddhist traditions, but anyone can use a mandala for any type of meditation! I thought this one was particularly beautiful! The image is linked to the store in which you can buy a print…this mandala is Colseaword Mandala No.3 by the artist Alaya Gadeh. Hope you like it!

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Nikolai Badinski
composer, violinist, musicologist
19.12.1937Sofia – Bulgaria
Nikolai Badinski graduated from the State Academy of Music, majoring in Composition under Professor Pancho Vladigerov, in Violin under Professor Nedialka Simeonova and in Theory of Music. He took part in the master class of Wagner-R?geny and G?nter Kochan at the Akademie der K?nste in East Berlin as a postgraduate. In 1975 and 1976 he attended classes in Siena given by Dallapiccola and Donatoni, and since 1974 he took part in the Darmstadt Summer Courses. In 1976 he moved to West Berlin, where he has since worked as a freelance composer. In 1980 he received a one-year scholarship to the Villa Massimo, Rome, and in 1981-82 and 1985-86 he received stipends to live and work in Paris. He was composer-in-residence at the Djerassi Foundation (1987), and taught at a number of colleges and universities, namely in Stockholm and Copenhagen. In 1983 he became a corresponding member of the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Literature in Paris. He is also a member of ISCM, the Union of German Composers, the International Herder Association, the International Wagner Society, etc. He composed over 140 orchestral, ballet, chamber, organ, instrumental and vocal works, as well as electronic music. In both his acoustic and electronically composed music he has a tendency towards polystylistic means of expression and use of different composition techniques. His works were performed in Sofia, Berlin, Rome, Paris, Venice, Stockholm, Salzburg, Basel, Baden-Baden, San Francisco, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, etc., including the West Berlin Philharmonic, the Berlin State Capella, the Dresden State Capella, the Symphony Orchestra of the German Radio in Baden-Baden, etc. He often lectured and reported on Bulgarian music and culture in many countries in Europe and America.В Multiple LPs and other recordings of his works were made including his ballet The Storm released on a LP for UNICEF.
He was awarded the first prize at the 28thВ International Competition for Composers "Viotti", the first prize for composition at the International Competition for Composers "Karlheinz Stockhausen", the international prize "Trieste" for symphony music, the prize of Paris, the Rome prize "Villa Massimo", etc. В
website: Nikolai Badinski
Stage works:
The Storm – ballet in three acts for young people (1972, 1973, Berlin);
Martialphony for 12 voices (with action) after Epigrams by M. V. Martialis (1975; 1984, Paris);
Music to a Psychological and Fantastic Choreography (1983-86; 1987, Berlin).
Vocal and instrumental:
"We are still here, the Sun is turning on…" Cantata for medium voice/clarinet/vibraphone, French horn and trombone, after Salvatore Quasimodo (1970);
Wise Thoughts for choir and orchestra (1983-84).
Music for orchestra:
Symphony N2 "AaAaN" (1978);
Knock at the Exit (1981-82);
The Contaminated BatВ surrealistically encountering Johann Strauss and Bach (1991-92).
Concert suites:
N1 and N2 from the ballet The Storm (1972).
Violin Concertos:
Concerto N2 (1971-72);
Concerto N3 (1971-72).
The Songs of Orpheus for solo violin and imaginary orchestra (1987).
For string orchestra:
Youth (1973);
Glory to Stravinsky for violins (1978-79) (I version for 12 solo violins; second version for string orchestra);
Seven Memorial Stones in memory of the Holocaust victims (1997);
Impulses for 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and string orchestra (1999; space version – 2002).
Triptych for violin, percussion and string orchestra (Violin Concerto N1) (1970-71);
Secret Structures for string orchestra and bassoon/bass clarinet/tube (1982).
Chamber music:
Glory to Bach Concerto for harpsichord, flute, bassoon, oboe, clarinet, 2 violas, French horn and violoncello (1977);
Ruins Under Sofia Octet for clarinet, bassoon, 2 French horns and harpsichord (1972);
Violated Silence Sextet for flute, French horn, violoncello, viola and clarinet (1976);
Moscow Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1978);
Glory to Bela Bartok for string quintet (1978);
"Oh, Happy Man, What a Marvellous Horn and What a Beautiful Melody…" after poems by Petrarch, for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano (1981);
Sublime and Terrestrial for celesta, French horn, viola and violoncello (1997); Berlin Divertimento for flute, clarinet and cembalo (1968);
Picture for trio viola, French horn and violoncello (1975);
Attempt to Communicate for oboe/clarinet and bassoon (1978-79);
Interchange for Three Players on the Seine (1981-83);
Relations for violin, piano and orchestra (1982-83);
Thing of Samuel Beckett for French horn, violoncello and cembalo (1987);
Jesus Christ for viola, French horn and cembalo (1995-96);
Sonatina for two violins (1966);
Sonata-conversation for flute and bassoon, lyrics by Fransois Villon (1967);
Piece for piano and violin (1968);
Preltan – two pieces for viola and piano (versions for viola/violoncello and piano, viola and French horn, violoncello and cembalo, viola, French horn, violoncello and cymbal (1973);
Scripts for flute and piano (1981);
Stone Reflections for trombone/French horn/tube and piano;
Four sonnets for solo clarinet after lyrics by Beher (1969);
Dialogues for solo viola (1973);
Lateo for double bass (1973);
5-1 Euphoria for double bass (1974);
Facinus 1 for flutes (1977), 2 for oboes (one musician) (1982);
Quotidian 1 for violin solo (1977);
Five Images through the Window for one musician-percussionist after James Joyce (1997).
For piano:
Five pieces for piano on a dodecaphonic series (1968);
Yugi (Play) for 4 hands (1980);
The Secrets of the No More New World (1984-86);
The Other Christmas Music (transcendental messages).
For two pianos:
Himalayas God (1990);
Crystals (1999-2000).
For five pianos:
Decipio 3 Claviriada in 3 movements for 5 pianos (concerto for piano and orchestra of pianos) (1977-78).
For piano and instruments:
Fragility and Vitality (2000).
Vocal music:
Amekdil (Symphony N1) for soprano (1967);
Song for soprano and piano after lyrics by Erich Kaestner (1969);
Poem for bass and orchestra, lyrics by Bojilov (1969);
Piece for soprano and piano, lyrics by Vogelweide (1975);
The Woman for voice and piano, lyrics by Maurer (1975);
The Smoothness of Sea for soprano and percussion, lyrics by Pasolini (1984-86);
Six capriccios for baritone and piano, lyrics by Federico Garcia Lorca (1991).
For organ:
Differences – album (1975-76);
Stay in My Life (Saint John: 15,9) for organ (1993);
From Master's Legacy – cycle for organ and 3 trombones or other instruments (1998).
Electroacoustic and electronic music:
For 2 variable Groups and Tape (1974).
Decipio 1 for double bass and tape /or for 4 double basses/ (1976);
Decipio 2 for oboe and tape or for 5 oboes and caw bells (1977);
Decipio 4 for trombone and tape or for 5 trombones and voices (1978);
5 Reflections on Texts and Songs by Solomon for solo violin and imaginary orchestra/tape/string instruments (1979-80);
6 In Memory of Marcel Proust and Luigi Nono (Saxophoniade) for saxophone and tape/12 saxophones (1995);
7 Harpiade East-West for solo harp and imaginary orchestra of harps (tape or 32 harps) (1990);
8 We Are Like a Flash of Lightning for bassoon and tape (3 bassoons and double bass) (1995-96).
Amekdil (Symphony N3) Temporary Situations for big orchestra – CD, LP.
For imaginary orchestra:
Visualised Dreams for 4 imaginary orchestras (1979-82);
Three Expressions for soprano and imaginary orchestra/tape, lyrics by Malkovsky, Filombe, Volken (1981);
Capriccio for St. Francesco for baritone and imaginary orchestra/tape (1981-82);
Infinities' Approaching for enlarged instruments and tape (1982);
Six Orpheus Songs for violin and tape (1988-89).
Electroacoustic pieces:
Rotation (in memory of a Cosmonaut) (1974);
Sevtopol (1974);
Phoenix (1974);
Thoughts about Dostoevsky (1979);
Memory of Kafka (1979);
Meeting Orpheus (1979-80);
H2O Music (1980);
Music With Paper (1980-81);
Airmusic (1980-81);
Ro-ma-vi-lla-ma-ssi-mo (1981);
Musical Visual Correspondence II (1981-82);
Electroacoustic Dance (1984-85);
Electroacoustic Scherzo (1984-85);
Rite, Endless Figure, Kukeri and Bagpipes – electroacoustic pieces in quadraphony (1983-85);
Psalm for Freedom (1983).
Music for computer:
Imaginary Trio (1980);
Venetians (1984-85).
Choral music for a capella choir:
Bestiarium, after Guillaume Apollinaire (1976);
Maria from the cycle of Bible names for choir (1994).


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Forest Department has published notification for recruitment for below mention posts on 11 month contract base under Gujarat Forestry Development Project in various District.
Total no of Posts: 40 Posts
Name of the Posts & Educational Qualification: (Valsad, Navsari, Dang (South & North) District)
Accountant: 34 Posts
B.Com Graduate & knowledge of Computer, must be qualified in M.S. Office & English & Gujarati Typing.
Data Entry Operator: 06 Posts
12th passed, M.S. Office (knowledge of Word & Excel)
Age Limit: Between 18 years to 45 years as on 31/07/2015
How to Apply: Interested & Eligible candidates will be apply & send your application along with attested copy of relevant certificates like qualification, experience, mark sheet, school living etc. & recent passport size photograph to given below address.
Send your application at:
Valsad District: Deputy Forest Protector's Office, Valsad North District Seva Sadan – 1, 4th Floor, Dharampur road, Valsad.
Navsari District: Deputy Forest Protector's Office, Social Forestry Department, junathana, bahumali Bhavan, Ground Floor, Navsari.
Dang District: Forest Protector's Office, Dang North Forest Department, Aahava, Opposite Petrol Pump, Dang – Aahava.


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Dale Tiffany, Inc. is the world's foremost developer of Tiffany, crystal, art glass lighting and accessory products. Tiffany has searched for colors and finishes that are truly unique to the art of fine handmade glass. Over the past decades, Dale Tiffany has developed a myriad collection of lamps featuring the subtle and vibrant colors of hand-made Art Glass.
Eastern Accents
Eastern Accents designs and manufactures luxury bedding collections, home accessories, Luxury bed Linens, throw pillows, duvet covers and custom bedding. Estern Accents use only the highest quality materials and take tremendous pride in their luxury bedding and soft home furnishings.
Fabricut is one of the largest distributors of decorative fabrics and wholesale fabric. They are the brand designers depend on for everyday decorating. It is the premier destination for commercial fabrics, contract fabric & textiles. Brown Interiors have amazing home decorating ideas and we make sure we deliver high quality unique furniture and furnishings to your home.
Feizy Rugs
Importers and distributors of hand woven and vegetable dyed, tufted and power loom designer, and Persian and Oriental rugs. Feizy Rugs is recognized as one of the largest manufacturers and innovators of fine rugs in the world. Offering distinctive designs in a wide range of styles and weaving them in every fiber imaginable–– from the finest silks and wools to fashionable materials such as jute, art silk and polypropylene.
Global Views
Global Views is a home décor company with collections that blend various styles to make pieces that are elegant, exotic, refined, and casual. They offer a wide assortment of fashion forward products from furniture to accessories that fit every price range.
Hancock & Moore
Hancock & More is one of the leading home furniture manufacturers. It founded in 1981 is a manufacturer of fine business furniture. Their passion for accommodating self-expression begins with endless choices of leather, fabric, trim and wood finishes. Every sofa, game chair and bench bares the signature of the artisan that created it, reflecting the hard day's work that went into its construction.
Highland House Furniture
Highland House name is fine, classic, traditional upholstery and case goods. Their stylish sofas, settees, loveseats, chairs and ottomans are renowned for impeccable tailoring as well as the finest fashion-forward fabrics and decorative trimmings. European Excursion collections now include unique antique-inspired designs for bedrooms and dining rooms as well as occasional accents
Hooker Furniture
Hooker Furniture has been an industry leader for quality bedroom sets, dining room sets, living room furnishings, and home office furniture for over 90 years. In addition, this vendor imports an extensive line of wood bedroom, living room accents, dining room, home office and home entertainment furniture and some leather furniture from factories around the world.
Hunter Douglas
Hunter Douglas custom blinds, shades, shutters and sheers are beautiful to live with, provide variable light control and insulate rooms against heat and cold.
IMAX Worldwide Home
IMAX sources home furnishings and accessories and has a vast selection of product categories which include decorative accessories, accent furniture, mirrors, wall décor, and lighting. Brown Interiors have beautiful interior design ideas and our vendors bring up high quality furniture and accessories to your home.
JF Fabrics
Company's offering include tassels, tapes and trim, drapery hardware, wallpaper and area rugs. Brown Interiors work with this vendor directly to provide interior design services for every home. We make sure all our furnishings that include area rugs, wool rugs, polypropylene rugs, wallpaper, and hardware.
John-Richard is a luxury home furnishings manufacturer known for exceptional design in furniture, lighting, mirrors, accessories, botanicals and art. The John-Richard design team transforms global inspirations into breathtaking collections; distinctive furniture, artisan-crafted accessories, unique lighting, mirrors, wall art and botanicals that make powerful style statements
Kast Fabrics
Wholesale distributors of in-stock drapery and upholstery fabrics. Also, drapery hardware, workroom supplies, linings, trimmings, custom bedspreads. Working with Kast Fabrics, Brown Interiors offer one of the industry's most extensive inventories of fabric and trims for any interior design and home décor ideas.
Largo Furniture
Largo is an importer of bedroom furniture, formal dining furniture and casual dining rooms, upholstery like sofa, love seat, chairs, ottomans, entertainment units, occasional tables and accent chairs. They provide Brown Interiors with tons of beautiful furniture for design living room, commercial places, traditional style dining rooms, or modern bedrooms.
Lexington Home Brands
Lexington Home Brands offers a wide array of upscale home furnishings and furniture as one of the leading home furniture manufacturers. Their award-winning design team will inspire you with fresh, innovative styles ranging from formal to causal, including custom upholstery.
Lili Alessandra
Lili Alessandra is an award winning designer of luxury fine linens and soft furnishings made for everyday life. An entire collection of custom bedding and curtain panels can be uniquely created by selecting from the many choices of fabrics, hand printed colors and embroidery techniques.
Loloi Rugs
More than 125 rug collections and a rapidly growing pillow line means that Loloi Rugs has every style, rug sizes, fiber, and rugs color combination you can imagine. Best of all, every one of their textiles is designed in the United States of America. Brown Interiors work closely with Loloi rugs to furnish interior design homes with the best area rugs, wool rugs, polypropylene rugs, bamboo rugs, India, Egypt, Turkish rugs and much more.
Mark Roberts
Here you will find all of Mark Roberts famous Limited Edition Collectible Fairies, Elves, Santas, Witches; as well as other popular home & seasonal decors. Brown Interiors have an amazing holiday décor service and a huge selection of holiday decorations. We make sure your holidays are magical.
Uttermost is one of the largest manufacturers of interior lamps, wall art, clocks, and framed mirrors in the United States, attributing its success to maximizing product value through better design and sharp pricing. Is is also one of the best home furniture manufacturers. The clever accent and lighting designs that Uttermost has to offer are utterly one-of-a-kind masterpieces that will make a statement in any home.


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Peppermint Patty Cold Brew Cocktail is a warm coffee cocktail with all the flavors of your favorite peppermint patty candy. With smooth cold brew coffee and splashes of creme de cacao, peppermint schnapps and Kahlua. It's the perfect drink to take the chill off on a cold winter's day.
Coconut Vanilla Macchiato Cold Brew
A coffee house-style macchiato with coconut milk and vanilla, made with cold brew coffee for a deliciously smooth taste.
The Perfect Pairing: Affogato and Chocolate
Espresso, ice cream and delicious chocolate. Check out this affogato dessert idea served with squares of fine chocolate.
The Best Coffee Beans to Use Depending on How You Take Your Coffee
Take your coffee black? Like a splash of milk or enjoy using a pour over setup? No matter your coffee routine, here's the best bean to use in each application.
Coffee-Loaded Cocktails for the Weekend and International Coffee Day
Coffee has become one of our favorite cocktail ingredeints. In honor of the coming weekend and International Coffee Day on September 29th, we're celebrating with some out-of-the-box coffee cocktail recipes. Coffee isn't just for Irish coffees. (Although we love those too)
Mr. Black: The Coffee Liqueur We're Obsessed With
Is there anything better than cold brew coffee on a hot summer day? Lately on warm evenings, we have been reaching for a cold brew liqueur. Mr. Black, a Coffee Liqueur, has reinvigorated us and our love for playing with cocktails.
Cool Ways to Chill Out with Iced Coffee this Summer
Spike your iced coffee or inspire you next cold brew with these fun coffees that are sure to help you chill out on the hottest days of summer.
Birch Coffee Launches the Coffee Collective and We're Hooked
NYC's beloved Birch Coffee, with locations around the city and a roasting facility in Long Island City, has launched the Coffee Collective. We checked out their new subscription service that delivers their beautifully roasted coffee beans straight to your door, no matter how far from the big apple you are.
Homemade Peppermint Mocha
It's that time of year again where Peppermint Mochas are in season! And although going to a local coffee shop is fun, you can make your own Homemade Peppermint Mocha at home.
A New Way to Caffeinate: Matchless Coffee Soda
Learn about the exciting drink hitting shelves in 2018! Matchless Coffee Soda is refreshing, fizzy, and caffeinated, revolutionizing the concept of coffee.
Fun Lattes to Spice Up Your Morning
Hot or iced, vegan or loaded with steamed milk, check out these latte recipes to spice up your morning with fun flavor additions.
The Best LA Coffee Shops with Homemade Nut Milks
If you're looking for the perfect latte or iced coffee sans dairy in LA, this homemade nut milks guide is for you.
Iced Vietnamese Coffee with Coconut Milk
Dive into a glass of this refreshing pick-me-up. The sweet iced coffee uses a homemade condensed coconut milk for extra flavor.
Extraction Lab: Coffee, Tea and an Idea
In Brooklyn's Industry City, Extraction Lab is serving tea and coffee unlike anything we've experienced before.
Italians and Coffee: Happiness in A Bean and Cocoa Coffee Cookies
Italian coffee is iconic. Here is thorough guide of what to order and where. Be sure to enjoy your morning cup with the delicious cocoa coffee cookies.
Affogato al Caffe
Tamara Novacoviç whips up an Italian dessert that will make both ice cream and coffee lovers cry with happiness.
Making Authentic Italian Caffè with a Moka
Wake up and pretend you are in Italy with this beautiful guide on using a moka and making a cup of coffee.
Vanilla Coffee Creamer Spiked with Bourbon
There are those days when a little extra is needed to get the morning started. Add a little bit of booze to your cuppa joe with this bourbon vanilla coffee creamer.
Cinnamon Bourbon Latte
A bourbon infused cinnamon latte to satisfy both your afternoon pick-me-up and happy hour cravings.
A Visual Guide to Espresso
Ever wonder what all those fancy 'macchiato', 'lungo', or 'caffe americano' coffee terms really mean?
Must-Know Coffee Terms: Nerding Out on Coffee with Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown dishes on the perfect coffee system for your home and all the terms you could use when talking to a barista.
Espresso Cream Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa
The bold chocolate flavor makes for a rich cup of cocoa without being too sweet. Top with a foamy espresso whipped cream that will melt in as you sip.
Teh Tarik: A Malaysian Specialty
Enjoy a taste of Malaysia with this luscious tea native to the country.
Matcha and Coconut Milk Latte
Relax and warm yourself with a cup of rich and creamy coconut milk latte with green tea.
NYC Coffee Shops Featuring: Birch Coffee
Despite the enormity of great coffee in Manhattan, it can still be difficult in certain areas to find a great stop later in the day. Sadly, not all New York City cafes are created equal, and especially for those who enjoy an evening cup of lovingly-crafted joe, it can be hard to locate a provider. Fortunately, the quality coffee scene grows stronger and shops are expanding like wildfire, but in the meantime, there is one place in particular that always seems to be nearby when needed: Birch Coffee.
Homemade Pumpkin Spice Creamer
Full of lovely fall flavors, this homemade pumpkin spice creamer can be made with non-dairy milks and is a great addition to your morning coffee.
Make Your Own Coffee Creamers for Fall
Whether you're a coffee connoisseur or prefer a mug of tea and you're on the cream team, fall and winter are the best times to get creative with creamers.
Five Ways to Enjoy Iced Coffee
Switch up your cold brew coffee with one of these fun favorites including coffee popsicles and granita.
How to Make a Coffee Shrub
This cold, tangy coffee shrub is spiked with maple and balsamic vinegar for a cold fizzy drink that can even be incorporated into cocktails.
Cardamom Cold Brew Coffee
Step up your cold brew coffee game with crushed cardamom pods for a fun infusion. Enjoy on a warm morning or stir it into your next cocktail creation.
At Home Cold Brew Coffee
An at home cold brew that can make many different iced coffee possibilities!
Bringing Vanuatu Coffee to Providence, Rhode Island
The only place to find the complex-tasting coffee of the Vanuatu islands is in Providence, Rhode Island. Stop by for a unique, life-changing cup.
New Ways to Make Iced Coffee
There are few things finer on a hot day than a tall glass of iced coffee. Save yourself some cash this season, and try these buzz-worthy iced coffee recipes.
Coffee Stories with OX Coffee, Philadelphia
From good music to understanding a bean's origin, baristas at OX Coffee describe their craft that they love.
Coffee Culture: The Sparrows in Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids, MI, The Sparrows coffee shop is home to great brews and interesting periodicals.
Homemade Bulletproof Coffee
If you're a fan of the original, this bulletproof coffee might just rival it. Try it for a perfect afternoon pick-me-up.
Coffee Culture: Detroit's Astro Coffee
A favorite Detroit coffee spot, Astro serves up an rotating selection of roasts in their energetic cafe.
Roundup: The Best Coffee in NYC
A few of the best coffee spots in New York City handpicked by a self-proclaimed coffee fanatic.
Espresso Yourself: Top Coffee Trends
From latte art to coffee smoothies, check out delicious things happening in the world of coffee.
How to Fake a Latte — No Special Equipment Required
Looking for a silky, frothy, velvety coffee experience at home? Here's how!
Oat Milk Chai Latte
This vegan-friendly chai latte switches up the original recipe, with oat milk and black tea.
Graham Cracker Milk Latte
You know those seasonal lattes from Starbucks, the ones that people go crazy over? I'm…
TrySwedish Thursdays: Sweden's Delicious Coffee Culture
Like other parts of the world, Sweden's coffee culture is more popular than ever with a huge emphasis on sustainability. Rooted in their fika tradition, take a look inside the coffee scene of West Sweden.
Coffee Culture: Refuel at Phoenix Airport with Drink Cartel Coffee
Bill finds a Phoenix airport coffee operation that takes refueling to a whole new level.
Coffee Culture: Peddler Coffee
Bill finds a great coffee stop in Philadelphia right off of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Peddler Coffee.
Coffee Culture: Portland's Cathedral Coffee
Bill finds a stunning shop slinging great coffee in the the beautiful land of Portland.
Coffee Culture: Silk Espresso Outside Portland
Bill heads outside of Portland to Mt. Hood and finds a coffee gem along the way.
Coffee Culture: Bloom Coffee at the Jersey Shore
Bill travels to the southern New Jersey beach to find one of the area's first, great coffeehouses.
Coffee Culture: Coffee Ethic in Springfield
Bill heads out to Springfield and finds a great coffee house in the town square.
Coffee Culture: Baked and Wired in Georgetown
Bill Walsh heads to Washington D.C. and finds a coffee joint with character and great baked goods, too.
Coffee Culture: Quills Coffee, Louisville
Patience pays off as Bill is finally able to make a long-awaited visit at Quills Coffee of Louisville, KY
Coffee Culture: Sump Coffee, St. Louis
Bill Walsh visits Missouri and finds a coffee shop not only with a hardcore logo, but a bean that backs it up, too.
Coffee Culture: Shortwave Coffee, Columbia, MO
It may be weird to tell people that greatness lies in a basement of a Missourian alley. However, Shortwave is greatness in coffee form.
Coffee Culture: The Shop Cafe, Ithaca, New York
Bill Walsh passes through gorgeous Ithaca, New York and hits the stupendous coffeehouse called The Shop Cafe for a supreme cup of joe.


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Alaska Hamster Cage - Red 84 x 48.5 x 44 cm (L x W x H)
Your hamster will feel completely at home in the Alaska cage. It can burrow away in the litter, slide down the slide, play on the raised platform or snooze in the cute little igloo on top of the platform. There is plenty to keep your pet amused. The base tray is nice and deep so you can fill it with lots of litter. This will encourage your pet to burrow, which is its natural instinct.
And it makes it easy to keep the cage clean. The cage has two doors, one on the top and one on the front, so that you can get to your pet easily. Two handles on the top of the cage are especially handy to allow you to move the cage about easily whenever required. This cage is perfect and contains all the equipment your pet needs, so it can move straight in! The Alaska hamster cage at a glance: Suitable for hamsters and gerbils Total dimensions: 84 x 48.
5 x 44 cm (L x W x H) Bar spacing: 0.9 cm Bar thickneΒ: 2 mm vertically, 3 mm horizontally 2 doors (front and top): 32 x 23 cm (LxW) Incl. 1 white slide, 1 platform und 1 white igloo Platform: 29.4 x 46 cm (L x W), grey plastic Igloo: H 8 / diameter 15 cm, white plastic, diameter of openings: 4.
2 4.7 cm Opening to slide: diameter 6.2 cm Slide: 25 x 6 cm (L x W), white plastic Deep base tray: 15.5 cm depth Please note: Hamsters are very active little animals and need plenty of exercise. Exercise wheels in the cage and letting your hamster run around outside of the cage are both excellent ways of ensuring that your pet gets enough exercise.
A separate run for small pets is a great way to let your pet exercise as it allows your pet to move around freely and safely.
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Carpet Offers Versatility, Beauty, Comfort, Affordability
Typically an affordable option in floor coverings, carpet offers a soft touch, a quiet atmosphere, and a comfort and warmth that hard surface flooring products cannot offer. While people with allergies usually prefer hard surface materials, carpet can work in these situations, too. Leading carpet manufacturers tell us that while dust blows around on hard surface floors, carpet keeps dust from becoming airborne, which then is easily vacuumed up. Carpet is definitely the only option available for some flooring applications. As an added bonus, carpet flooring may be better for the planet as many of the new carpets are recyclable.
Below is a list of many of the carpeting products we carry from the industry's top manufacturers.
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The fact that ice floats is extremely important to life on earth. If it didn't, ponds would fill with ice from the bottom up, leaving fish haplessly exposed to predators on the surface. Polar bears, penguins, seals and walruses would
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Did you know that the average adult in the United States, receives 41 pounds of junk mail every year?!! And that's just the junk mail. Add catalogs, magazines, newspapers, and multiple versions of yellow page phone books. Add bills and bank statements. Yikes! Last August I tried a website that promised to help me turn […]
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