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Micro RNA genes and their likely influence in rice (Oryza sativa L.) dynamic ...Open Access Research Paper
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WRI’s brand new “Food Service Playbook for Promoting Sustainable Food Choices” gives food service operators the very latest strategies for creating dining environments that empower consumers to choose sustainable, plant-rich dishes. This research builds off our first guide for food service, now with industry experience and insights from nearly 350 academic trials.
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Willie Nelson Net Worth: A Journey Through Music, Movies, and Business Venturesgreendigital
Willie Nelson is a name that resonates within the world of music and entertainment. Known for his unique voice, and masterful guitar skills. and an extraordinary career spanning several decades. Nelson has become a legend in the country music scene. But, his influence extends far beyond the realm of music. with ventures in acting, writing, activism, and business. This comprehensive article delves into Willie Nelson net worth. exploring the various facets of his career that have contributed to his large fortune.
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Introduction
Willie Nelson net worth is a testament to his enduring influence and success in many fields. Born on April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas. Nelson's journey from a humble beginning to becoming one of the most iconic figures in American music is nothing short of inspirational. His net worth, which estimated to be around $25 million as of 2024. reflects a career that is as diverse as it is prolific.
Early Life and Musical Beginnings
Humble Origins
Willie Hugh Nelson was born during the Great Depression. a time of significant economic hardship in the United States. Raised by his grandparents. Nelson found solace and inspiration in music from an early age. His grandmother taught him to play the guitar. setting the stage for what would become an illustrious career.
First Steps in Music
Nelson's initial foray into the music industry was fraught with challenges. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue his dreams, but success did not come . Working as a songwriter, Nelson penned hits for other artists. which helped him gain a foothold in the competitive music scene. His songwriting skills contributed to his early earnings. laying the foundation for his net worth.
Rise to Stardom
Breakthrough Albums
The 1970s marked a turning point in Willie Nelson's career. His albums "Shotgun Willie" (1973), "Red Headed Stranger" (1975). and "Stardust" (1978) received critical acclaim and commercial success. These albums not only solidified his position in the country music genre. but also introduced his music to a broader audience. The success of these albums played a crucial role in boosting Willie Nelson net worth.
Iconic Songs
Willie Nelson net worth is also attributed to his extensive catalog of hit songs. Tracks like "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain," "On the Road Again," and "Always on My Mind" have become timeless classics. These songs have not only earned Nelson large royalties but have also ensured his continued relevance in the music industry.
Acting and Film Career
Hollywood Ventures
In addition to his music career, Willie Nelson has also made a mark in Hollywood. His distinctive personality and on-screen presence have landed him roles in several films and television shows. Notable appearances include roles in "The Electric Horseman" (1979), "Honeysuckle Rose" (1980), and "Barbarosa" (1982). These acting gigs have added a significant amount to Willie Nelson net worth.
Television Appearances
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Characterization and the Kinetics of drying at the drying oven and with micro...Open Access Research Paper
The objective of this work is to contribute to valorization de Nephelium lappaceum by the characterization of kinetics of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum. The seeds were dehydrated until a constant mass respectively in a drying oven and a microwawe oven. The temperatures and the powers of drying are respectively: 50, 60 and 70°C and 140, 280 and 420 W. The results show that the curves of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum do not present a phase of constant kinetics. The coefficients of diffusion vary between 2.09.10-8 to 2.98. 10-8m-2/s in the interval of 50°C at 70°C and between 4.83×10-07 at 9.04×10-07 m-8/s for the powers going of 140 W with 420 W the relation between Arrhenius and a value of energy of activation of 16.49 kJ. mol-1 expressed the effect of the temperature on effective diffusivity.
2. Phiala@sky.com
• Founding member of Loddon Valley Residents Association
(http://www.loddonvalleyra.org.uk/), Steering group member of The
Loddon Catchment Partnership (CaBA)
• PhD Reading University, ‘Get your water out of my lounge’
Phiala.Mehring@pgr.reading.ac.uk (research findings used in this presentation)
• Trustee of the National Flood Forum
• Email: phiala@sky.com, Twitter: @PhialaM
• LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/phiala-mehring-b8008445
• Tel: 07587 185736 Skype: phialamehring
Who am I? Dual role: researcher and ‘floodie’
3. Loddon Valley Residents Association
• Formed after a series of flood events: 2007, 2008 & 2009
• We looked to the authorities to solve the problem –
dredge the river
• Nothing was seemingly being done
• We held a couple of public meetings and called on
Wokingham Borough Council, the Environment Agency,
Thames Water and our local MP – Mr Redwood to meet us
and discuss solving our flood problem
• Together we set up a Partnership meeting every 3 or 4
months
• Got Loddon Fisheries Conservation Consultative involved
• I’ve been on a journey: from ‘dredge the river’ to
appreciating you need a more integrated approach which
works at the catchment level
4. Land drainage
Phiala@sky.com
Flood defence Flood Risk Management
SCRASE, J. IVAN, and
WILLIAM R. SHEATE. “Re-
Framing Flood Control in
England and Wales.”
Environmental Values,
vol. 14, no. 1, 2005, pp.
113–137. JSTOR, JSTOR,
www.jstor.org/stable/303
02056.
• FRM has been on a journey: Starting historically where managing flooding was
about land drainage:
• Defending agricultural land from water.
• Reclaiming land from water
• Flooding in the 40’s and 50’s changed the premise of what should be defended:
from agricultural land to property/keeping people safe
• All set in a top down technocratic framing which excluded the communities
impacted by flooding
• Flooding is a systemic risk and needs a holistic response: integrated flood risk
management can not work under technocratic/top down ways of working
• Integrated flood risk management requires all forms of flood knowledge to be
gathered and used: partnership working - democratised ways of working
• Knowledge deficits in the understanding of flooding have a nasty tendency to
leak
5. Phiala@sky.com
Flood communities want to be involved in partnership working
Decisions made and
implemented by the flood
authorities
Topdownwaysofworking
Democratised&equitablewaysofworking
Integrated Flood Risk
management using
partnership working
From technocratic top down ways of working to more democratised
Flood Defence – FRM done
‘to’ communities
Pooling of knowledge and co-
creation of solutions – working
together
6. Understanding partnership working: ‘Should communities,
residents groups and residents be involved in managing flooding?’
• ‘No’s’ tended to site safety reasons (for example
dealing with sewage)
• Perception of involvement being ‘hands on’ only.
• Three quarters of ‘yes’ responses talked about
community knowledge being vital FRM knowledge.
The community are THE flooding experts
• Appreciation that communities have a vested
interested to protect themselves – flood
authorities should be using this interest
Phiala@sky.com
Data from PhD: base size 63. Paper with journal reviewers
7. How do you ‘engage’ the
‘Community?
By understanding that communities are
heterogenous:
• Each community is defined by the
diverse characteristics of people,
place, history, economics, etc.
• Appreciating that social capital plays a
role:
• A community with strong social capacity
has more capability to bounce back (or
forward)
• Low social capacity has negative impact
on disadvantaged communities
Phiala@sky.com
8. Construction of flood
communities
• Some look to the authorities to solve the
problem (like LVRA in its early days) - ‘Improve
and update the drainage’, ‘get the rivers more
capacity’ – contractual relationship (Geaves & Penning-
Rowsell)
• Others are much collaborative seeking
equitable partnerships – ‘From there (forming
the flood group) we got to know the EA
people. Things continued with more frequent
contacts and building relationships’
• Hybrid communities - transitioning
There can not be a ‘one size fits all’ approach to
engaging flood communities
Can’t have a top down technocratic approach to
achieve democratised ways of working
Phiala@sky.com
9. Impacts of poor community engagement
Being ‘engaged’ can be felt as ‘obstructive,
patronising and sticking to national policy’
Being treated as if ‘we are unintelligent’
Encountering ‘usual blocking tactics’ or ‘just
paid lip service’
Subjected to a ‘do they take sugar approach"
X Experienced as being ‘fobbed’ of (so limited
funds don’t have to be spent).
X It adds to the barriers of ‘getting something
done’
This all adds to the stress of living at risk of
flooding
Phiala@sky.com
10. What is good engagement?
• Understanding that engagement is to
be achieved and not delivered
through a step wise process
• It’s a journey not a destination
• Its democratic ways of working not a top
down approach
• Using equitable ways of working:
• No knowledge or power hierarchies
• Everyone’s knowledge is equally valid
• Every stakeholder is equally important
• Nobody holds all the power
Phiala@sky.com
11. How do you initiate good
engagement?
• Starts by bringing everybody* together
• Are flood authorities to right people/groups
to be doing this?
• Need ‘neutral’ facilitators like the National
Flood Forum
• Avoids the problems of perceived stealth
issue advocacy – NO pre-made decisions
• This creates a situation where
community groups are able and want to
work constructively and proactively with
flood authorities and other partners
*Who is everybody?
Phiala@sky.com
12. Phiala@sky.com
Why invest time in partnership
working?
• It provides a more holistic understanding of
flooding: it’s sources, pathways and its
impacts
• It has long term psychological and health
impacts – it degrades quality of life
• It impacts other organisations: NHS, schools,
businesses, etc. And infrastructure: roads
• Impacts a wide variety of communities: the
farming community, leisure communities, etc.
• Real life experiential knowledge about how
flooding occurs – ground truth models
• Society buy-in for changing behaviors which
exacerbate flooding
• It reconnects society to flooding which leads
to increased preparedness and planning for
flooding.
13. Recommendation – how to engage
a flood community
• Go in as equals & with an open mind.
• Don’t assume your knowledge is more relevant/
important than community experiential &
intergenerational knowledge
• The importance of the ‘Trusted Broker/Facilitator’
• Initiate engagement by simply listening;
• hearing about communities experiences, acquiring
their knowledge, learning about their fears,
understanding their ideas
• Appreciate that you may encounter antagonism.
• These people have been through hell and back so
they may have misplaced their usual sunny
disposition.
• And from this stance of listening and understanding
start to develop the relationships that are necessary to
build trust and two-way communication
Phiala@sky.com
14. Summary
The three ‘T’s’ of good engagement:
• Time – take the time to listen to
the community. And invest time
in developing;
• Trust – develop the relationships
based on trust, which will lead to;
• Two-way communication and
from this will come an effective
and efficient partnership
Engagement is to be achieved
rather than something that has to
be delivered (Barnes and Schmitz, 2016)
Phiala@sky.com