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Eternally yours at 8 bits
Ubiquitous 8-bit microcontrollers live on in a market that won't die
By Stephen Lawton, illustration by Ben Fishman
It is said that the more things change, the more they stay the same. In the world of the 8-bit microcontroller, this truism drives a multi-billion-dollar market.
Way back in 1980 Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA, invented the progenitor of the species, the 8051. Today, the technology originally used in such 8-bit microprocessors as Intel's 8086 and Zilog Inc.'s Z-80 lives on in microcontrollers found virtually everywhere.
In fact, look around your office or home, and you'll see plenty of applications of these chips (see "At home with MCUs," below). These 8-bit microcontroller units (MCUs) are in everything from giveaway toys from the local fast-food restaurant to the space shuttle. The $70,000 BMW 745i premium luxury sedan has nearly five dozen 8-bit MCUs, not to mention another dozen or so 32- and 16-bit MCUs that manage key motor and transmission functions.
This is a market that may never die. Ever since Intel launched the 8051, the 8-bit MCU segment has blossomed and continues to this day to reinvent itself and garner new applications.
Worldwide wonder
The 8-bit MCU has become the cornerstone of the embedded market. For products, or applications within a product that have relatively simple, specific processing needs, the 8-bit MCU is often the chip of choice for design engineers. The reason is simple: It's cheap-costing from 60 cents to $2.50 per unit in volume-and it contains an entire computer's primary functions on one chip. The 8-bit MCU can handle anywhere from four to more than 60 I/O channels as well as memory, peripherals, timers, analog-to-digital converters and other functions. This little wonder has enabled consumer and industrial product manufacturers to build goods that might never have seen the light of the marketplace had they depended on microprocessors, external memory chips and all of the requisite support chips.
Worldwide 8-bit MCU sales were about $5.5 billion last year, more than half of the total worldwide MCU revenue of $10.9 billion, according to Tom Starnes, chief analyst for microprocessors, microcontrollers and digital signal processors at Gartner Dataquest Inc., Austin, TX. Microcontroller revenue is down 27% from 2000, he says, due to the weakness in the technology sector and economy as a whole. This year sales will be flat, but Starnes projects that as the economy rebounds MCUs will once again reach their 2000 levels, probably in 2003 or 2004.
Dominating the 8-bit segment is Motorola Inc., Schaumburg, IL, which garners 23% of the market. The company with the second highest market share, Hitachi Ltd., has only 9%. Then come NEC Corp., Microchip Technology Inc., Mitsubishi and STMicroelectronics NV , according to Dataquest (see table, below). As a group, these companies represent 50% to 60% of the MCU market, Starnes says. Some 40 other companies fill out the rest of the MCU market.
What makes 8-bit MCUs so versatile is their low cost and, well, their eight bits, says Dave Yeskey, a vice president at Chandler, AZ-based Microchip Technology. "Most [design engineers] are used to dealing with 1-byte words," he says. A single byte (eight bits) of data is "more than adequate" for handling functions that are not time-sensitive, he notes.
To infinity, and beyond
That doesn't mean they can't be used in real-time situations as well. In fact, when 77-year-old former senator John Glenn became the oldest U.S. astronaut during his 1998 Shuttle Discovery mission, he wore a monitor, powered by a Microchip 8-bit MCU, which tracked his body temperature. That 8-bit MCU sells for about $1, according to Norbert Ohlenbusch, a systems architect at Personal Electronics Devices (PED) Inc., Wellesley, MA, which made the monitor.
Back on earth, Meade Instruments Corp., Irvine, CA, uses multiple 8-bit MCU slaves connected to a master 8-bit MCU in its consumer telescopes to perform such tasks as moving the telescope and maintaining the proper focus. Using multiple MCUs lowers the risk of product failure, because each processor is responsible for just a few functions. Units that use a single, high-end MCU to manage all functions would be prone to more errors, says Ken Baun, Meade's senior vice president of engineering. The 8-bit devices also save room because they fit in what otherwise might be unused space. A single, multifunction microprocessor or larger MCU would require a large motherboard, making the product larger, possibly more expensive and likely less reliable, he notes.
"We don't need to keep lots of components in stock. Sometimes we use exactly the same [MCUs] with slight program modifications" in different telescopes.
-Ken Baun, senior vice president of engineering, Meade Instruments Corp.
Meade could have used a more powerful MCU to determine a planet's position in the sky in real time, Baun says, but instead the company opted for a smaller MCU and a list of precalculated tables. Instead of the MCU constantly calculating the exact position of the planet in the sky, the user sets his latitude and longitude, then the telescope's electronics query a set of look-up tables to determine the correct position in the sky, a function well suited to the MCU, Baun says.
The MCUs in Meade's telescopes cost from $.80 to $3.50, says Baun. Meade's low-end scopes use only one MCU; the high end has as many as 10.
The big capability yet small size of 8-bit MCUs also appealed to Food Automation-Service Techniques Inc. (FAST), Stratford, CT. The maker of commercial kitchen appliances embeds 8-bit chips into its networked kitchen appliances, says Mario Ceste, vice president of business development. One appliance, for example, signals when a burger is nearing tasty perfection and automatically turns on the bun warmer.
While the cornucopia of consumer applications for 8-bit processors continues to abound, automotive and industrial applications still account for the lion's share of installed MCUs, says Dataquest's Starnes. Although consumer products like VCRs ship in the millions, they typically have only one or two MCUs. But cars, which also ship in the millions, have dozens of MCUs. For this reason, Starnes expects automotive and other industrial applications to continue to be the mainstay of the MCU market.
Simple, yet flashy
Today, MCUs range from one-third the size of a dime, a mere 3mm square, to the size of a quarter. Some contain roughly the same number of components in a single device as 20 chips 23 years ago, when the Zilog Z-80 was king of the CP/M-based desktop computer, says Geoff Lees, marketing director for the microcontroller business line at Philips Electronics North America Corp., Sunnyvale, CA.
One trend driving the 8-bit market is the replacement of mask ROM with flash memory. Because it is rewriteable, flash allows manufacturers to program the devices right before they ship, Lees says. This means that code bugs found late in the manufacturing stage can be fixed without wasting chips.
It's like having field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) in every product, says Meade's Baun. If the company wants to change code at the last minute or have products that can be upgraded in the field, it can use MCUs with flash. While flash is about 20% more expensive than mask ROM, it saves money at the back end in fewer faulty chips, he says. If a software bug is discovered in an MCU with one-time programmable (OTP) memory or mask ROM, then all the chips already manufactured become trash, notes Kevin Killbane, strategic marketing manager in Motorola's 8/16-Bit Microcontroller Division.
Flash also speeds a product's time to market, he adds. The flexibility of flash MCUs means that customers often do not need to create custom chips, and therefore do not face non-recurring engineering expenses that often come with custom silicon, he adds.
Same song, second verse
An important benefit for system designers is that they can create the parts they need by reprogramming the flash of a single MCU model, says Baun. "We don't need to keep lots of components in stock," he says. "Sometimes we use exactly the same [MCUs] with slight program modifications" in different telescopes.
"We put cost where the feature is," he says. The EXT90 telescope, an entry-level telescope that sells for $150 in stores like Costco Warehouse Corp., uses the same MCU as other, more expensive units. When a user buys a telescope with more features, more capabilities are added to the microcontrollers' flash.
"What makes 8-bit MCUs so versatile is their low cost and, well, their eight bits."
-Dave Yeskey, vice president, Microchip Technology Inc.
These simple MCUs also are getting faster. While early 8-bit MCUs were built to support only 5- to 10-MHz frequencies, some of today's chips can reach a whopping 100 MHz, says Max Baron, a principal analyst at In-Stat/MDR, a market research firm in Scottsdale, AZ, which is owned by ELECTRONIC BUSINESS ' parent company, Reed Business Information. Baron agrees that MCUs today "essentially function as FPGAs," but are more flexible. The programmability of gate arrays is limited, he notes, while MCUs are not only programmable, but can include other functions such as analog-to-digital conversion.
So what does the crystal ball hold in store for 8-bit MCUs? Future chips will offer better performance, more flash memory and require less power, which means the chips will find more uses in handheld devices, mobile electronics and the like, says Lees. As manufacturers move to smaller designs, Microchip plans to move to 0.35 micron and below, says Yeskey. When it comes to next-generation applications, 8-bit MCU vendors "are the glue that holds it all together," he says. "That's the dichotomy of the industry."
While applications for MCUs might change as new features are added, Lees says at least one aspect of 8-bit technology will remain the same: They will always be cheap and easy to work with.
Stephen Lawton, a freelance writer in San Bruno, CA, is the former editor-in-chief of MicroTimes, Digital News & Review, NetscapeWorld and SunWorld. E-mail him at lawton@afab.com.
At home with MCUs
Take a tour through your son or daughter's room, and you'll likely encounter at least a half-dozen 8-bit MCUs.
They're in the more obvious places-the TV, VCR, DVD player, PC and Nintendo 64 game console and controllers. They're in the Game Boy and boom box. But they're also in the free Buzz Lightyear toy from Burger King, the electronic Star Wars toy, an electronic keyboard, a $2.99 Pok�mon toy and a remote-control car. They're also in the smoke and carbon-monoxide alarms on the ceiling and the electronic dartboard on the wall.
Roam around the house. The Norelco iron has an MCU (it turns off the heat if the iron sits for a long time or is left in a horizontal position), and cordless and cellular telephones and digital and film cameras all include microcontrollers. They're in the Timex Data Link watch, which doubles as a personal digital assistant, as well as other PDAs, such as the Palm VII.
Wander out to the garage, the Toyota Camry, like most cars built in recent years, has dozens of 8-bit MCUs. The Ford Winstar van has 8-bit MCUs that calculate the air pressure in the tires.
Even Fido is sporting a microcontroller. MCUs are found in some dog collars; they're part of invisible fence systems that keep pooches from escaping the yard. Semico Research Corp., Phoenix, estimates that by 2006, we will run into 300 microcontrollers in various devices every day. -S.L.
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'999 Academy Lite' Launched in Cornwall
A new version of an emergency services' youth initiative has been launched for young people in the South West to develop lifesaving skills.
Ambulance, police and fire have teamed-up with Cornwall Council to deliver '999 Academy Lite' which aims to inspire young people to create safer communities.
Established in 2011, the 999 Academy youth development programme normally runs for 18-months during term time outside of education hours.
Now a seven-day version of the course is being run to give young people aged 16-19 the opportunity to learn new skills during school holidays.
The Cornish partnership is formed of Devon and Cornwall Police, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, and Cornwall Council Youth Offending Service and Community Safety Team.
Chief Superintendent Jim Pearce, Devon and Cornwall Police's commander for Cornwall, said:
"I have been very impressed with this new version of the 999 academy and can see the benefits. Those involved have learnt about how to protect and help the public in a very engaging way. Whether or not this becomes a full time career in the future for them is by the by, as this experience will help them impress any future employer. Well done to all involved."
Rob Horton, Responder Manager for South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, said:
"We wanted to create a balance between education and practical experiences with the students leaving the 999 Academy with some certificated skills but also with the ability to share their experiences with other young people and with potential employers, to blow them away with tales of learning to surf, triaging major medical emergencies, rescuing people from a smoke-filled room or being a team player learning bush craft skills.
"Previous courses have seen young people progress to train as full time paramedics, police officers, nurses and defence medics and this is wonderful to see the future heroes coming through into the emergency services.
"This joint emergency services' 999 Academy programme is set up to inspire young people to become valued and respected members of our community whilst developing the transferrable skills which employers and education providers are looking for on a CV."
Cornwall Council's Youth Offending Service, Service Manager, Christine Walker-Booth said:
"The 999 Academy is a marvellous example of partnership working with services coming together to provide exciting new experiences for young people. The programme has offered the students chances they would never have otherwise been able to access. They were offered opportunities to become involved in completely new situations that both challenged them and taught them new skills. These new found skills will enable them to face their future challenges with more resilience and confidence. Congratulations to all involved."
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service Chief Fire Officer (interim), Mark Hewitt said:
"It was a pleasure to see the 999 Academy students celebrate their end of course with a presentation at Tolvaddon Community Fire Station. This is another example of a multi-agency led course delivering outcomes that develop and improve the lives of young people through a structured and disciplined program. The course leaders are community role models and provide the best learning experience to the students based on years of emergency service experience."
The 999 Academy remains at the forefront in delivering practical skills to young people, having branched out from Barnstaple, North Devon to Bridgwater and Taunton College in 2017. Other locations for further courses are being developed across the South West.
The mission statement of the 999 Academy is:
To provide knowledge and skills for individuals by raising aspirations and promoting a positive image and using the following core values:
Respect, Inclusion, Education, Safety, Community
Ronnie 'Thankful' For Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac arrest is probably the most serious type of medical emergency. It is literally a heart-stopping event, and the chance of survival is slim.
But since he came through a triple cardiac arrest earlier this year, Ronnie Lee says his life has been transformed for the better.
"If I could turn-back time and stop it happening, I wouldn't," says the 40-year-old from Gloucester.
"My life was in a downward spiral. I wasn't looking after myself, and I was praying to God for help.
"This is the biggest second chance I could have asked for.
"My life has changed for the better. I have stopped smoking, and I'm trying to lose weight. I feel like a totally different person now. It's been the blessing of my life.
"I know I wasn't supposed to die that day," he added. "Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone. I'm alive."
Ronnie experienced pain experienced pain in the centre of his chest when he was at home in March. He called South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) for help. Click here to listen to his 999 call.
He spoke with 999 call handler Steph Ruby, but the pain worsened and he had difficulty breathing. Ronnie was having a heart attack.
Neighbour Andy Evans came to his aid, and continued the emergency call until crews arrived.
Paramedic Aimee Scott and ambulance crew Lauren Gardner and Rebecca Crabb treated Ronnie at his flat and conveyed him to hospital. They were supported by a volunteer community first responder.
But when Ronnie's heart stopped in the ambulance, the situation became even more critical.
Thankfully the paramedics managed to restart his heart by giving him immediate CPR and shocks with a defibrillator.
His heart stopped twice more in the ambulance, but on each occasion the paramedics managed to resuscitate him.
After being stabilised in Gloucester Royal Hospital, he was transferred to Bristol for surgery to unblock two of his arteries.
Despite being briefly re-admitted to hospital in August, Ronnie has been able to do much of his recovery at home.
He visited Staverton Ambulance Station on Wednesday 23 October to thank the ambulance team in person.
Paramedic Aimee Scott said: "Ronnie recognised something was wrong and dialled 999. He was supported by his caring neighbour who stayed on the line with the Control Hub until assistance arrived.
"Ronnie was experiencing a Myocardial Infarction (heart attack). He was extremely unstable, resulting in him going into cardiac arrest multiple times in the ambulance. This required us to complete immediate CPR and defibrillation. Thankfully we were able to achieve ROSC, which is a spontaneous return of circulation.
"As he remained unstable, we had to divert to the nearest hospital for staff to stabilise him and continue with his care prior to a secondary ambulance transfer to the heart specialists.
"Ronnie proves that starting the chain of survival with early CPR and defibrillation improves patient outcome. It is an honour to be part of such a fantastic team where we have achieved such an amazing outcome. I am grateful that I have been able to meet Ronnie and see how well he is doing!"
1. The group photo shows Ronnie Lee at Staverton Ambulance Station with (left to right) South Western Ambulance Service Paramedic Aimee Scott, Paramedic Rebecca Crabb, and Emergency Care Assistant Lauren Gardner. The other image is of a letter written by Ronnie to the ambulance team.
2. Community First Responders are trained volunteers who attend emergency incidents on behalf of SWASFT within their local communities. They respond to particular types of 999 calls where it is essential for the patient to receive immediate lifesaving care. These include conditions such as cardiac arrest, chest pain, breathing difficulties, unconscious patients, fitting and stroke.
3. A heart attack is a serious medical emergency when in which the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly blocked, usually by a blood clot.
4. A sudden cardiac arrest is an urgent medical emergency when the heart stops beating, abruptly and without warning. When this happens blood stops pumping round the body and the brain is starved of oxygen. That causes the person to fall unconscious and stop breathing. A heart attack may cause a cardiac arrest.
5. There are approximately 59,000 cardiac arrests in England each year. There are approximately 28,000 attempts to resuscitate people having out-of-hospital cardiac arrests each year. Fewer than one in 10 people survive an out-of hospital cardiac arrest in the UK. But the sooner effective cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is started, the better the chance of survival for the patient. For every minute delay, the patient's chances of survival fall by 10%. If a defibrillator is readily available, patients are six times more likely to survive.
6. If someone stops breathing call 999 immediately, begin CPR, and use a public-access defibrillator if one is available.
Brave Crash Victim Raises £6k For Ambulance Charity
A courageous mum whose husband died in a motorway crash has presented a cheque to the South Western Ambulance Charity after raising thousands of pounds in his memory.
Ceri and Rod Walsh, from Cheddar in Somerset, were involved in a multi-vehicle collision on the M5 near Taunton in September 2018.
Ceri sustained serious injuries in the crash, and doctors feared she would not be able to walk again.
But a year later Ceri defied expectations to complete a 10km run with their children Thomas, 14, and Carys, 11, and many other family members and friends.
Ceri handed-over the cheque for £6,387.75 to South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) staff on behalf of the charity at Taunton Ambulance Station on Tuesday 5 November.
She said she was "blown away" by the amount raised.
Ceri said: "I've been through a rollercoaster of emotions during the past year. But once I realised I was going to survive, I wanted to do something for the people who responded to the incident.
"The ambulance service deals with incidents that no human being would want to witness. They work professionally to maintain life at the worst possible time. Without the ambulance service my two wonderful children would be living without their mum."
Two of Ceri's colleagues also raised more than £2,500 from a skydive in March.
Zoe Larter, head of South Western Ambulance Charity, said: "We are so grateful to Ceri, her family, friends and colleagues for their incredible fundraising for the South Western Ambulance Charity.
"Alongside the generous donations, I've been honoured to read some of the heart-warming messages from Ceri's supporters on her fundraising page.
"To raise a total of almost £9,000 for the charity is a fantastic legacy to her husband, Rod, and a real testament to how loved Ceri and her family are. They are such an inspiration to us all."
The family described Rod as a "gentle fun-loving family man" who was "loved dearly". They praised his "laughter, love of life, kindness and loyalty".
Rod was a committed member of the parish church in Cheddar, and had been an NHS worker for almost 40 years.
Ceri has worked as a NHS nurse for more than 30 years.
South Western Ambulance Charity uses gifted monies to benefit those in our communities who use our service, and to improve the welfare of SWASFT staff and volunteers.
At Ceri's request, the funds she raised will be used specifically to support the staff of ambulance stations in Somerset.
Zoe added: "Every donation to the South Western Ambulance Service Charity makes such a difference, and stories like this one show the impact that SWASFT and the NHS has on our communities."
If you would like to raise money for South Western Ambulance Charity, please email charity@swast.nhs.uk or call 0300 369 0108.
To donate to the charity, please click on this link: www.swambulancecharity.org/donate
Paramedic Paul Runs UK Best At 24-Hour World Championship
A South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) senior paramedic has become one of the top ultra-runners in the world.
Paul Maskell, 41, competed at the 24 Hour World Championships in France, and managed to run an incredible 156 miles (251km).
He was the first British man in 15th place, after running as far as he could against hundreds of other athletes.
The SWASFT Operations Officer regularly runs 11 miles between home in St Austell and work in Bodmin in between 12-hour shifts.
He was selected in a team of six UK men for the race on October 26-27 after running 154 miles (248km) at another 24-hour event in London.
Paul said: "I loved doing the race. To be able to compete in a world championship was such an amazing experience, and it was a real honour to represent Great Britain. Putting on the vest was such a proud moment.
"There were highs and lows during the 24 hours. It's a case of enjoying the highs, and battling through the lows by remembering family and friends and having the willpower to keep going. We were running in 27 degree heat during the daytime. I was also encouraged by the team atmosphere in what is usually an individual event."
He was cheered-on by a group of 10 school friends who travelled to France for the event.
Paul said: "They flew out and surprised me. I saw them all standing beside the track wearing specially-made t-shifts. They stayed for the whole 24 hours which was a huge boost to me and the other athletes. It was quite emotional at the finish line.
"I lost a toe nail during the race and had sore feet afterwards. Apart from that I felt great!"
Paul, who has worked for the ambulance service for almost 20 years, said: "I've never had any serious injuries, and have never had to take a sick day off work.
"Although I love my job, when I returned to work for a night shift there was definitely a feeling of 'back to reality'.
"Since the race I've already done a 10km event in Newquay raising money for Cornwall Air Ambulance."
"I'm going to keep on running and hope to get re-selected next year."
The Great British team finished 4th overall and narrowly missed out on a bronze medal.
Since 2012 Paul has competed in multiple long distance and ultra-distance runs, including the London Marathon and 100-mile events.
He has won several ultra-runs in recent years, including the Arc of Attrition along the coast path from Coverack in South East Cornwall.
Jo James, who works with Paul, said: "The race was an extraordinary physical and mental challenge.
"We've been so excited by Paul's journey and have been supporting him all the way. His selection was an achievement in itself. But for him to finish among the top endurance athletes in the world was phenomenal."
Ambulance teams celebrate heroic staff awards
The heroic and tireless efforts of staff and volunteers to deliver outstanding patient care have been recognised at a South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust's (SWASFT) awards ceremony.
The annual staff awards acknowledge those who have gone above and beyond expectations and the dedicated service of long-standing members of staff.
The guest speaker at the awards was Karen with her husband Trevor Filer who told their moving story of when he suffered a cardiac arrest and was saved by the quick actions of the emergency teams.
Around 115 SWASFT staff and volunteers, and members of the public, who played vital roles in responding to emergency situations came together for the event at Swindon Village on Friday 8 November.
SWASFT Chief Executive, Ken Wenman, said: "3,000 times a day, within the largest ambulance service in England, our people are saving lives, reducing peoples' suffering and pain, and dealing with the social and mental health needs of our communities. I am personally thankful to them all."
Sarah Troughton, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire was one of the guests at the event giving out the awards; "I was honoured to give out some of the Long Service medals to your wonderful workforce. I would also like to say that there was a lovely atmosphere in the room and you all evidently enjoy working with each other, secure in the knowledge that you do incredibly important work looking after us all in the South West."
Among those many staff who were recognised for being exceptional were:
Leadership Award – Jane Whichello, Wiltshire Deputy County Commander (image available)
Celebrating Diversity Award – Sharifa Hashem, Patient Engagement Manager (image available)
Long Service Award – for 40 years' dedicated service to his community – Philip Green Paramedic, Wiltshire (image available
Jane Whichello, Wiltshire Deputy County Commander, was given the Leadership Award and joined the ambulance service in 2008 after spending many years in Corporate business (roles in British Gas). Jane said she was wanting to change her career and find something more worthwhile; "Working for the ambulance service is a privilege – no two days are ever the same, we get to see a window on peoples' lives often at their most vulnerable time and try to make it a little easier, and I get to work with a fantastic and talented group of people who really do go above and beyond every day."
Sharifa Hashem, Patient Engagement Manager, won the Celebrating Diversity Award – Sharifa said; "I am humbled and pleased to have won the Trust's Celebrating Diversity award in recognition of my work on improving diversity and inclusion with South Western Ambulance Service. The Trust recognised the need for a comprehensive work plan to ensure a more inclusive culture and better representation at all levels. It truly takes a village for a culture change to take place so thank you to everyone who has actively supported diversity and inclusion. This is a marathon and not a sprint and I'm looking forward to seeing further results from this work stream."
Wiltshire Paramedic Philip Green was awarded the 40 year long service award. Philip said : "I love my job, no two days are the same, every day is different and the variety and challenges we face make this role unique. The people I work with help to make the role so special and it's great to work with such amazing people."
Philip Green started with the Trust in 1979, what was then known as the Wiltshire Ambulance Service as a Community Care Assistant and driver. He wasn't in that role more than three months before he was asked to work on the frontline and became an ambulance technician. By 1983 Philip had worked his way up to being a clinically trained paramedic. Throughout his 40 years of service he has seen many changes, the biggest of which is the improved care and treatment patients receive, including the number of drugs patients can be given before arriving at hospital as well as the ability to pre-alert a hospital so they are ready to treat patients quickly and efficiently on arrival. In 1991 he was selected to be part of the first Wiltshire Air Ambulance team and now works as a Paramedic at Malmesbury station.
Volunteer Lifting Service To Help More Patients
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) has been given significant funding to extend a pioneering volunteer-led project in local communities.
Gloucestershire Strategic Housing Partnership has provided £50,000 to support patients in six communities across the county have non-injury falls, are unable to get up, and call 999.
The scheme involves trained volunteers, called Community First Responders (CFRs), attending these incidents and assessing patients with support from clinicians in the Control Hub.
In each incident, the volunteer uses an emergency lifting chair to move patients from the floor to a sitting or standing position, and the clinician decides if an ambulance is required.
The initiative reduces patient wait times and enables frontline crews to be available for life-threatening incidents.
Kevin Dickens, SWASFT County Responder Officer for Gloucestershire, said: "We are delighted to have received this funding from the Strategic Housing Partnership.
"The lifting scheme enables our trained volunteers to further support patients at home in their local community in a robust and safe way. It means our patients can be helped back onto their feet in a safe and more-timely manner.
"Our volunteers give their time freely to help support SWASFT and our patients. This funding helps them to provide more enhanced care for those in need."
Dr Hein Le Roux, Deputy Clinical Chair at NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, said: "Falls are common and can lead to serious health issues, particularly for older people. They can cause distress and pain, and often result in people losing their confidence and independence.
"We are delighted to be working with our colleagues in South Western Ambulance Service to help people who have fallen at home.
"Responding promptly to help the person get up from the floor and ensuring they are assessed quickly is really important as it can often avoid them having to go to hospital."
Around a third of people aged 65+ and about half of people aged 80+ fall at least once a year.
The lifting concept was developed in 2017 as a way to attend and assess non-injury falls patients more quickly, developing the skills and experience of CFRs with help from clinicians.
The new funding has provided eight lifting devices, and covered training and associating hub staffing costs.
It has enabled the service to be launched in the following new areas: Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Quedgeley/ Tuffley, Tidenham and Cirencester. A second scheme has also been rolled-out in Stroud.
It brings the total number of lifting schemes in Gloucestershire to 13.
During an eight-week trial involving 17 groups across the South West waiting times for non-injury falls patients were cut by 12.5%.
Of the incidents attended by a CFR 77% did not need support from a paramedic, saving 148 hours of frontline resource time.
SWASFT was given the Best Care of Older People accolade at the Health Service Journal's 2018 Patient Safety Awards for the initiative.
CFRs are trained volunteers who attend emergency incidents and deliver care in their local communities, on behalf of SWASFT, while an ambulance is on its way.
As well as non-injury falls incidents, they respond to 999 calls where it is essential for the patient to receive immediate lifesaving care. These include conditions such as cardiac arrest, chest pain, breathing difficulties, unconscious patients, fitting and stroke.
There are around 800 CFRs providing lifesaving support to patients across the region.
Congratulations to Doctor and Paramedic of the year, Air Ambulance Awards
We are excited to announce two of our medical emergency responders have been awarded Doctor and Paramedic of the year at the Air Ambulance Awards of Excellence this week for their work with Great Western Air Ambulance Charity.
Exceptional staff from the UK were recognised for the fantastic work they do for our communities, including our South West winners Dr Scott Grier and Paramedic Vicki Brown who won in their categories.
Winner - Air Ambulance Doctor of the Year was Dr Scott Grier, Great Western Air Ambulance Charity. (pictured)
Winner - Air Ambulance Paramedic of the Year was Vicki Brown, Great Western Air Ambulance Charity. (pictured)
Almost 300 guests celebrated the best and brightest from the air ambulance community on Monday night at the national Air Ambulance Awards of Excellence 2019.
Great Western Air Ambulance Charity Chief Executive Anna Perry said: "The whole GWAAC team are incredibly proud to work alongside colleagues such as Scott and Vicki, and I am so pleased that their incredible commitment and dedication to the cause has been recognized – it's thoroughly deserved"
Christian Wiggin, Specialist Lead Critical Care for South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, said; "Congratulations to our winners – Dr Scott Grier and Specialist Paramedic - Critical Care, Vicki Brown for winning at the Air Ambulance Awards ceremony. We are truly proud of the fantastic work they do with their teams in keeping our communities safe."
Awards host Charlotte Hawkins, star of Good Morning Britain on ITV, handed out 12 Awards to outstanding individuals and teams, whose stories were inspirational, astounding and humbling. The awards, which are independently judged, went to pilots, paramedics, doctors, fundraisers and volunteers who collected their trophies at a ceremony held at The Chelsea Harbour Hotel.
An enthusiastic audience listened to the remarkable stories of each shortlisted nominee, all of whom demonstrated excellence and commitment well above and beyond the call of duty.
This year's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award went to David Lockey, one of the leading air ambulance doctors in the UK and the first Professor of Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine. Young Person of the Year went to Maisie Sheridan, who has overcome life-threatening injuries to not only become a volunteer fundraiser for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance but also its youngest ever peer supporter.
Chair of the Judging Panel, Robert Courts, former MP and current candidate for Witney and West Oxfordshire, said:
"I am delighted to have chaired the Air Ambulance Awards of Excellence this year. I have volunteered with my local charity - Thames Valley Air Ambulance - for a number of years so have had some insight into the extraordinary level of expertise and dedication of the people working in this sector. The Awards are a wonderful way of showcasing the work of these exceptional people and organisations."
John Thanks Lifesavers After Heart Stops Beating
A father-of-two has been reunited with the off-duty doctors who saved his life when his heart stopped beating at his local squash club.
John Savage, 56, from Bath, went into cardiac arrest during fitness training at Lansdown Tennis Squash & Croquet Club in the Northfields area of the city on 13 October.
Bristol GP, Mark Byron, realised John had stopped breathing and called for help.
He carried-out CPR with Dr Richard Dixon, and they gave John three shocks with a defibrillator.
Local businessman, Andy Ewings, called 999 to alert South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) who arrived within four minutes. To listen to the 999 call, click here.
John soon regained consciousness, and has gone on to make a fantastic recovery.
John made a special visit to Bath Ambulance Station on Tuesday 26 November to thank his lifesavers in person.
He said: "I felt my heart flutter and thought it was going to pass out. The next thing I remember is Paramedic Ed leaning over me. I felt like I was in the eye of my own storm.
"There was a lot of concern for me, but I'm practically back to normal now.
"I survived because of the great response and treatment I received. I'm incredibly lucky to be alive.
"I'm not religious, but it's miraculous."
Dr Byron said: "It was an upsetting event. But I went into autopilot, and thankfully the ambulance crew arrived quickly."
999 Call Handler Vicki Hodgon and other staff in the Control Room organised for crews to respond to the emergency.
Paramedics Ed Hill and Rosemary Cherry treated John at the scene, and conveyed him to the Royal United Hospital in Bath. They were supported by Paramedic Matthew Jenkins and Operations Officer Michael Anning.
John was transferred to the Bristol Heart Institute for surgery.
Ed said: "As we arrived John had just received his third shock and had begun making a recovery, resulting in him talking to us.
"This was such a fantastic example of early CPR and defibrillation which deserves recognition.
"I can't describe the emotion of reuniting the patient with his two young daughters after his dad had been clinically dead for five minutes."
SWASFT Operations Officer, Michael Anning added: "This incident demonstrates the real worth of publicly accessible defibrillators. The quick action of bystanders and the prompt transfer to hospital have ensured the best possible outcome."
About heart attacks and cardiac arrests:
A heart attack is a serious medical emergency when in which the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly blocked, usually by a blood clot.
A sudden cardiac arrest is an urgent medical emergency when the heart stops beating, abruptly and without warning. When this happens blood stops pumping round the body and the brain is starved of oxygen. That causes the person to fall unconscious and stop breathing. A heart attack may cause a cardiac arrest.
There are approximately 59,000 cardiac arrests in England each year. There are approximately 28,000 attempts to resuscitate people having out-of-hospital cardiac arrests each year. Fewer than one in 10 people survive an out-of hospital cardiac arrest in the UK.
But the sooner effective cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is started, the better the chance of survival for the patient. For every minute delay, the patient's chances of survival fall by 10%. If a defibrillator is readily available, patients are six times more likely to survive.
If someone stops breathing call 999 immediately, begin CPR, and use a public-access defibrillator if one is available.
Mick's Lifesaving Air Ambulance Legacy
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is supporting a terminally ill colleague's wish to leave a lifesaving legacy for Wiltshire Air Ambulance.
Mick Saye has worked as an Emergency Care Assistant at Warminster Ambulance Station since 2016 having previously volunteered as a Community First Responder.
Mick has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. He is currently receiving treatment which, although will not heal the cancer, will hopefully slow down his deterioration.
Mick has written a series of children's short stories which he would like to leave, as part of his legacy, to Wiltshire Air Ambulance as a fundraising opportunity.
Behind the scenes, and without Mick knowing, colleagues at South Western Ambulance Service worked with the team at Wiltshire Air Ambulance to create a surprise for Mick.
Helen Essery, one of Mick's former colleagues at Warminster Ambulance Station, has now retired and kindly agreed to illustrate Mick's stories. Mick's book is now back from the printers with some fantastic illustrations to accompany the eight short stories of 'Toby, a five and a half year old boy.'
The book, along with some framed illustrations, was presented to Mick at a celebratory event held at Wiltshire Air Ambulance's airbase.
When asked about his support for Wiltshire Air Ambulance, Mick said: "Wiltshire Air Ambulance does a fantastic job. Working as a Community First Responder and latterly as an Emergency Care Assistant, I worked alongside as the crew saved lives.
"When I attended emergency incidents and Wiltshire Air Ambulance were called in to provide their expertise it reassured me. The HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) team are specialists and it was nice to call on that expertise to give the best possible care to patients.
"It's an excellent service - funded by donations - for the people of Wiltshire and surrounding counties and to lose that resource would be a disaster.
"Anything that I can do to help maintain the aircraft with monies raised from my book will be worthwhile. Hopefully the book will generate something to keep Wiltshire Air Ambulance going for it to continue saving lives for years to come.
"At my funeral service donations will be for Wiltshire Air Ambulance."
Helen Essery, who is now retired, was a specialist paramedic in urgent and emergency care and after retiring from that role returned as an emergency care assistant. She also worked on Wiltshire Air Ambulance in the early 1990s.
Helen said: "Mick's a great colleague. I got to know him when he was volunteering as a Community First Responder and he attended incidents that I was called to. He was very competent, reliable and always knew what he had to do.
"Mick is very caring and when I heard about his book and that he was looking for an illustrator I said I would love to do it.
"The stories are lovely and are just the right language for children. By raising funds for Wiltshire Air Ambulance Mick is leaving a lovely legacy for the charity."
Jane Whichello is South Western Ambulance Service's Deputy County Commander for Wiltshire. Jane has been supporting Mick and has been in charge of coordinating the surprise book for him.
Jane said: "This has been a positive and heart-warming project that has sprung from such a sad situation following Mick's sudden diagnosis. It demonstrates some huge hidden talents behind those green ambulance uniforms and it has been a privilege to bring those skills together for the benefit of Wiltshire Air Ambulance, who do such valuable work every day.
"Mick's stories and Helen's pictures will bring lots of joy to young children and with a suggested donation of £5 per copy, the Toby stories will contribute to our county's air ambulance."
Barbara Gray, Wiltshire Air Ambulance's Director of Income Generation & Communications, said: "When we heard about Mick's story, we were only too happy to help put the book into production. It's a beautiful legacy for Mick to leave and we can't thank him enough for choosing to help fundraise for the charity through sales of the book."
The book, printed by Kennet Print in Devizes, can be purchased at the charity's airbase in Semington during normal office hours.
Wiltshire Air Ambulance is a charity which needs to raise £3.75 million each year to carry out its lifesaving work. It receives no direct Government funding or National Lottery grants.
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The South Western Ambulance Charity, founded in 1995, uses gifted monies to benefit those in our communities who use our service and to improve the welfare of the staff and volunteers of the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.
Our charitable support covers Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire including Bristol and Swindon.
If you would like to show your appreciation for the care that you or your loved one has received from us in the form of a charitable donation please visit our online giving website: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charities/SWASC.
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It's raining, it's 2pm, and I'm sheltering in the doorway of fruit machine-heaven, Casino, and I'm wondering whether local Labour MP, (the countdown is running to the election now) Dawn Butler will turn up? On her website, it says she was the first ever black woman to be elected to a British Government. Yes, but will she keep her word to walk round Harlesden with a woman she's never met before?
I decide I'd better put myself in a more obvious position, and stand next to that landmark, the Jubilee clock which is has its own little paved area – often home to the Nation of Islam* or Jesus choirs – in the midst of a triangle of oncoming traffic. I feel somehow vulnerable, even though no-one is taking any notice of me. It is a place for performance. Instead I stare at the its date of completion – 1888 – and wonder at this arts and crafty tribute to Queen Victoria and how it's found itself in 2010 in the heart of such a wild mixture of peoples. What a paradox, this clock, a delicately crafted acknowledgement of Vic's successful colonialising, ends up in the middle of Harlesden, a new colony of poverty, often from the old colonised nations. They've just geographically shifted.
I hear a hearty voice next to me. Ah ha, Dawn has arrived. Has she brought a flunkie? No, Mat, who has come along too and is wielding a camera and carrying a host of Dawn (sorry, local Labour Party) newsletters, is a volunteer helper. This walk, of course, is a pre-election walk. And Dawn is no-shrinking violet. In fact, I was planning to take her to the new housing estates around Church Rd and talk to her about that area. Difficult but changing. But from the offset, it's obvious that this is a High St walkabout. The electoral boundaries are changing – at the moment, there is a Brent East and a Brent South, they will become Brent Central – are changing at this election, which means Dawn (who is a present, MP for Brent South) is up against local Lib-Dem MP, Sarah Teather (who is at present MP for Brent East). And Dawn does have a fight on her hands, because Sarah is a very popular, committed MP.
Not that you would know it today. Dawn doles out a newsletter to the Somalis at an internet shop with unforced jollity. One of the local beggars asks for a pound. I gave the same man some money last week. I gave it because I felt disturbed by him and didn't know what else to do. He looks as though he's a crackhead, but I'm not an expert. Dawn vacillates, and then gives him a pound coin. This is where I start to like her. She doesn't automatically give him money because I'm there, to look good. No, she almost doesn't give him anything, then she changes her mind. I find that more directness more appealing, than robotic goodwill. "My mindset is that I'd rather give people like that something to eat or drink," she says.
The next moment we're popping round the back of a fish shop. "There was a resident dispute that I got involved in," she says, "the resident was complaining about the smelly mess in the passageway." Lo and behold, it is tidy. Not a hint of a red snapper in sight. Does she eat much fish, I wonder? People in Harlesden eat a lot of fish. "I always eat a lot of sprats at Easter," she says.
Hawkeye Enterprises – winningly both a record shop and a bakers – is a legend in Harlesden. Dawn knows the bloke who owns it – this is the same person that Charlie(who I met on the first walk at Paddy Power) had recommended that I search out if I wanted to know about dancehall – and calls him 'Dr' but he's not around today. But his mate is. He decides to give a Dawn a hard time. "I asked my niece, 20, and nephew, 18, whether they are going to vote," he says, "but who are they going to vote for. Politics, it's a disgrace." Not that Dawn is one tiny bit daunted. "Get lost," she declares with a laugh.
No, she's already telling me how fantastic JJ's winebar is over the road, how they grow their own vegetables out the back and how they help young people out with different projects. That's something I love about Harlesden. Whilst the rest of London is heavily into brasserie and gastro-pub territory, Harlesden actually thinks it's being a little adventurous with a winebar. And, in a way, it is. By bucking any trends altogether.
A 20something DJ stops to have a word. Does she know any youth projects he can get involved with? She does and tells him to email her. Next, she's chatting to an elderly Somali gentleman. "We need to campaign in the Somali community because so many people are not registered to vote," she says. He agrees.
Before I know it, she's whisked us into Lords Shoe shop. Another famed Harlesden retail outlet. Dawn spots a pair of high-heeled, silver, padded boots. "Perfect campaign shoes," she opines. Another shopper expresses her doubts about their lack of conventionality and the effects on the voters. "In Brent, we don't do straight," guffaws Dawn in recognisable Butler style. The shopper sells properties on the recently refurbished Stonebridge estate. How much is a two bedroom flat there now? £200,000. "Not long ago, you couldn't give them away," says Dawn.
Apparently local resident, Louis Theroux was out on the streets the other day promoting a Brent Council 'Support Your Local Shops' campaign by handing out their hessian bags. But I haven't managed to persuade him to walk with me yet. I will. I will.
But here we are in Miracle Fashions, and Dawn has been drawn magnetically towards a orange and green matching pair of shoes and bag in colourful Kente material. Only £45 for both. "Wicked," she says as she tries them on. Dawn definitely has a shoe thing going on. But being Dawn, she totally unabashed about it. She wants a pair for her mother too. "I won't get her flowers, I buy her these shoes, she'll love them. I'm supporting local businesses," enthuses Ms Butler. The shop owner is delighted. She wants to have her picture taken with Dawn. For the wall.
We pop into BASES (Brent Adult &Children's Education Service) which is being closed down and moved across the road to the new library. The receptionist wants to know what is happening about the number 18 bendy buses. "They'll soon turn into double deckers," says Dawn. "I hope they'll put more on," says the receptionist. One of Boris' electioneering pledges was to get rid of the bendy buses. Of course, this is a ridiculous waste of money. Now everyone has got used to the bendy bus. Dawn agrees with me.
The new library – it will be officially opened tomorrow by the mayor – is a triumph. I'm not sure it has that many books, but certainly has lots of entertainment. Re-designed, refurbished, modernised – it's a brilliant new public facility for Harlesden. Big windows, flat screens, light lecture rooms – we have a quick look but I'll return tomorrow for the grand event itself. Of course, Dawn will be there.
The last leg of our High Street tour consists of Dawn popping in on a few old friends. Like Mr Chaudrai who runs Zak's Shoe Service. "It's one of the only places in London where you can actually come and get your shoes mended still," she says. An old Jamaican gent extols the virtues of Harlesden past. "It was so clean when I came in 1960," he says, "all the shops and streets, you could lie down on them. Look at them now. It was mostly Jamaicans and Irish here back then. You'd have notices in Willesden newsagents saying 'No blacks, No Irish and No dogs'".
Next is Aston Insurance where I discover the owner has been there for 26 years. He even went to Capitol City Academy down the road in Willesden when it was a grammar school. He says Harlesden is a very friendly place. Does he know when M&S left? "1984," I think, "there was too much stealing going on." And where was the horsemeat shop? Dawn is horrified. "There was a horsemeat shop here, I didn't realise we used to eat it," she says. No, he doesn't know. Sadly.
I don't know when Jesse Jackson came to Harlesden but he did. Because in the next shop, the misleadingly named AvantGarde – an upscale men's outfitter's, trad-cool, I'd call it – the owner, George, a very hip Jamaican man, has a very large photo of himself and Jesse in this very shop. It's a shock but a good one. Now Dawn wants to be on that wall too. So the photo is taken.
Last stop is JJ's for patties. Dawn treats us. JJ comes out – all beatific face, white hair and possibly the longest locks I've ever seen gathered together down his back in what looks like a brown knitted dreadlock bag. They fall down far below his waist. He's got such an incredible smile, easy, warm, mischievous. Then he shows us round his wine bar. That one, the hidden gem. I've never even noticed it before. But it really does look like a good place to have a drink. Posh even, with an aquarium, old posh, rather than zeitgeist posh.
What's happening to plot of land at the back? "It's been ploughed," laughs JJ, "ready for new crops." Meanwhile Dawn is having her photo taken at the bar for JJ. Local MP comes to my wine bar kind of vibe. "I can't be seen drinking alcohol," she says being hyper-vigilant re our puritanical culture, "put a bottle of orange juice in front of me." JJ wants to put on a party to help Dawn with her political campaign. "Let's get Lascelles," she says, "he's just helped me out with events for Alan Johnson and Jack Straw." Lascelles is a saxophone player.
It's not often I concur with royalty but I have to agree.
And Dawn Butler has been a revelation. Before I met her, I was going to support Sarah Teather in the election, but now I'm in a quandary. Dawn is a great mixture of laid back, warm, concerned and feisty. I like her. They are both women, which is great. I'm a traditional Labour supporter but this time, I am going to vote for change. But not the Tories. The Lib-Dems need to pay attention to getting more non-white candidates, but Sarah Teather will get my vote because I want national political change – in fact, a hung parliament (we need a new word) could be a good thing, they would have to work together – and she is a very committed local MP.
I go down to the new library opening. It's been re-designed with Big Lottery money – £1.4 million of it. The old building has been modernised in a way that is light, airy and doesn't destroy the old. Dawn is there chatting to the mayor of Brent. Irish. I've forgotten his name. There's hubbub of local people in the children's area, at the sugar decoration class upstairs and the creative writing class. Now Dawn is chatting to lithe, tall in vertiginous heels, young woman wearing what I now assume to be a glossy wig.
I go and ask the impossibly tall Sabrina what she thinks of Harlesden. "My parents still live here, " she says, "they won't move. It's a vibrant neighbourhood with lots of great people. I love it here. I'm always coming back." She's a bit bland but she's got luscious lips. And then, she says something significant. "I live in Hertfordshire these days," she explains. I understand – from Harlesden to Hertfordshire – that's where successful Harlesden girls want to go. Oh dear.
I start thinking about the meaning of words as the speeches commence. This is not just a library anymore. It's called Harlesden Library Plus, in the same way that it's the Job Centre Plus down the road. What is it with this PLUS? Does it denote the failing of the idea of 'enough' in this age of recession realism when surely materialist maximalism is so over. I know it's a branding exercise, which denotes more facilities (the One Stop Shop upstairs, adult education, computers, a cheerful children's area) but it does seem to mean LESS books.
The crowd agree. Me too.
*Headed by the infamous Louis Farrakhan and inspired by leaders like Malcolm X, the militant Nation of Islam espouses its own kind of Islam in its own black-promoting way.


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It is said that this is the most magical night of the year, and these three characters are definitely to 'blame'. The Three Kings are enthusiastically welcomed by children and adults every 5 January, just a few hours before they visit our homes bringing gifts for everyone who has been good during the rest of the year.
The afternoon of the 5th of January, the Three Kings, with the amazing entourage, will most probably reach the city by sea, docking at the Barcelona Port and then they will parade around the city, giving sweets to the crowds as a prelude to this unique night. The Three King's oats, magnificently decorated, reflect all of the excitement and magic of this special tradition. Weeks beforehand, boys and girls have sent their letter to the Three Kings, asking for their gifts and at last they will see them in real life.
The Parade starts from Av. del Marquès de l'Argentera at 6pm. The Three Kings and their retinue will then make their way through Pla de Palau, Pg. Isabel II, Via Laietana, Pl. Urquinaona, Fonta- nella, Pl. Catalunya, Pelai, Pl. Universitat, Rda. Sant Antoni, Sepúlveda, Av. Paral·lel, Pl. Espanya and Av. Reina Maria Cristina.
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Yahara Pride Farms builds home-grown conservation practices
Jan Shepel
DE FOREST - Leaders of a farmer-led conservation effort are "amazed and overwhelmed," in the words of one member, to see what has taken place "since six farmers got together over a cup of coffee six years ago." During the group's well-attended watershed conference March 7, Bob Uphoff, vice president of Yahara Pride Farms, said there is more and more involvement by farmers and by the public leading to conservation improvements that benefit the region.
Farmers began Yahara Pride Farms to highlight conservation practices that could help reduce erosion and phosphorus pollution to the watershed, which is in Dane County and contributes to the city of Madison's chain of lakes.
Dane County government and some citizen conservation groups like the Clean Lakes Alliance were early collaborators on the projects and have continued to support efforts like utilization of cover crops to prevent soil erosion, new methods of manure application and whole-farm assessment of conservation practices.
Uphoff notes that as the program got off the ground it attracted a unique mix of sponsors. Farm groups like the Dairy Business Association and the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, conservation groups like the Nature Conservancy and non-profits like the McKnight Foundation, are just a few of the many partners the group has.
"Farmers have always been environmentalists. Now people want to help us," Uphoff said.
Dennis Frame, resource manager for Yahara Pride Farms and owner of Timber Ridge Consulting, explained the group's annual report, which contained results of soil tests and nutrient applications. He said efforts by the group's farmers reduced phosphorus losses in the Yahara watershed by 11,167 pounds in 2016. In total, farmers in the group's programs have reduced phosphorus loss to surface waters in the Yahara watershed by 27,000 lbs since 2012.
Keith Ripp, a farmer and former Wisconsin Assembly member who recently became Deputy Secretary of the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, said that the model created by Yahara Pride farmers is one that can be copied in other parts of Wisconsin, in other states and even in other countries.
Speaking to farmers at the watershed conference, Ripp said "you have proven your success and showed what you're doing is working. The outreach to farmers is a win-win situation."
Since the inception of Yahara Pride, Ripp noted, manure hosing from lagoons has become a much more common practice along with low-disturbance manure injection. Now, the watershed group is pursuing projects to help farmers utilize headland stacking and composting of manure as conservation improvements.
As exports become more important to farmers, as a way to build their markets and increase their sales, Ripp said programs like those built by the Yahara Pride farmers "are something we can hang our hat on." Buyers, he added, want to know "who grew it and how – that's important to them."
Addressing the watershed conference, Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch praised the group's efforts, which harnesses the beliefs and practices of area farmers. Since the origin of the state, farmers have been conservationists, she said, and those in the watershed group are becoming "leaders in sustainable practices into the future."
Dane County partner
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi, a strong supporter of the group, said the low-disturbance manure injection tool, first brought into the area by Yahara Price, has been used on 3,600 acres for a reduction in phosphorus of 5,500 pounds.
Last October the group, with county support, announced the composting initiative. Parisi said the county allocated $200,000 for that project. Dane County has also been instrumental in building two manure digesters serving two groups of dairy farmers in the Waunakee and Middleton areas.
As the electrical rates being paid by the utilities at those two sites diminish, the county is looking at a project to extract and clean the gas rather than turning it into electricity. The technology would also be used on gas produced at the county landfill. The landfill and digester gas, once impurities are removed, could then be sold to make digesters more profitable.
"We plan to have a pilot of this program up and running by the time World Dairy Expo rolls around this year," he said.
The county is also supporting a project to clean up phosphorus from Dorn Creek in the watershed. "What we found is that despite all the great work that farmers did in the watershed in reducing phosphorus loads, this 'legacy' phosphorus in the creek still got into the lakes. Some of that has been there for up to a century," Parisi said. "We're finding out it's in the stream."
Thirty-three miles of stream were identified and the county has begun a four-year project to clean up that legacy phosphorus. "Together we're making great progress. We have really good momentum. We are really showing that collaboration can have great results."
During the conference farmers learned about cost-sharing programs, run through Yahara Pride and supported by the many sponsors, for strip tillage, low-disturbance manure injection, cover crops, low-disturbance deep tillage, headland stacking, composting manure and payments for implementing multiple practices.
Compost program
Patrick Murphy, a former NRCS official who now consults for Yahara Pride, said the newest project is one to provide incentives for in-field manure composting to reduce phosphorus loss and help farmers avoid spreading manure at the times of the year that make the environment most vulnerable – late winter and early spring.
During a presentation at the conference, Murphy explained that during the composting process much of the nitrogen from the manure flows off into the air as gas, so the finished compost is low in nitrogen but high in organic matter. A compost pilot project at three sites where nitrogen values were measured showed that those N values were reduced anywhere from 26 to 90 percent.
He noted that if manure were to be surface-applied it would lose a similar amount of nitrogen to the air if it were not incorporated within three days. Under the compost piles they noted that the nitrogen didn't leach into the soil.
Bulk density of the manure and bedding was reduced by from 20 to 50 percent through the composting process. Murphy said the resulting compost product was a loose, friable humus and had little to no odor when it was spread on fields. During composting, the piles lost their manure smell about a month into the process. It took about four "turns" of the compost with a turning implement to aerate and mix the materials, and about 45 days to produce a noticeable change in the bedded pack manure that went into the piles.
"Other research has documented the reduction in pathogens and weed seeds at 140 to 160 degrees and we routinely saw those temperatures in the Yahara Pride sites," he said. The soil under the compost pile appeared to be sterilized from the heat of the process, and there was no significant pH change in that soil.
Application of finished compost to growing hayfields has resulted in "a noticeable improvement" in those crops, he added. Nine farms have already signed up to be part of the winter compost project. The idea is to try to get farmers to use compost piles as "manure processing plants." The nice thing about this practice is that "it applies to farms of all sizes," he added.
Farm Certification
Another component of the program is Yahara Pride certification which the group had trademarked in 2017. It is designed to insure a "consistent and rigorous process" for certifying farms for their environmental practices.
Some farmers ask for the assessment not so much because they want to achieve the certification but because they want help in identifying areas where they could do better on conservation. Murphy said the program provides farmers with a "focused, non-regulatory evaluation of the overall farm and farming system."
Jeff Endres, who is a founder and current president of Yahara Pride Farms, said the assessment findings are confidential, which is something the group has been very careful about.
When a farm is assessed, Murphy said the "appropriateness of the farming system" is part of the discussion, along with the farmer's vision for the future of the farm and its long-term operation. Conservation practices that are already implemented are verified and potential improvements are suggested. Soil testing, nutrient management planning and manure applications are part of the assessment.
Things like pesticide, herbicide and fertilizer storage are scored as are petroleum use and storage. Manure storage and household waste handling are added into a score along with other items like feed storage. Murphy said farms receive a prioritized list of areas or practices to be improved and have two to seven years to make changes on medium- to high-risk areas.
Scores for each area of a farm are entered into a certification spreadsheet and farms must earn 90 percent of all points to earn certification. Currently there are 25,014 acres certified and an additional 4,357 acres in process, Murphy said. There are also 1,467 acres that have been assessed for farmers not wanting certification but who wanted expert ideas on what they could improve. "And we're fine with that," he added.
The assessment, which is free of charge, is another way the group is helping provide ideas on how to improve conservation. "We got a goal of reducing phosphorus in the watershed and if we can look at small improvements over a large number of acres that will result in significant improvements."


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South Africa's cohesive Super Rugby blunders.
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2019 must be the year in which South African fans across the country have fought with each other most for the bragging rights that come with being top of the table. In what seems to be nothing more than a trip on a merry-go-round, the fans never know where their team is going to be, come Saturday night. A frustration shared by the Coaches I'm sure.
As things presently stand, the Blue Bulls sit at the top of the log on 23 points. A bye this weekend for the men from Pretoria and only 5 points between them and the last placed Lions means that in theory, they could find themselves at the bottom of the conference only a week after reclaiming top spot. The Sharks and Stormers sit on 21 and 18 points respectively and could easily find themselves back on top or just as frustratingly on the bottom of the log at the conclusion of the weekend.
2019 has been a confusing year for anyone playing prediction games, fans, coaches and selectors alike. We have seen games where a team really gets it right, think of the Sharks demolishing the Lions (42-5) two weeks ago, before coming completely undone against the Jaguares (51-17). Such inconsistency baffles everyone.
We've seen the Bulls put in a good showing against the Reds (32-17) after failing to close out an easy game against the Jaguares (20-22). Not to mention their well-constructed win against the Sharks (37-14) before the Chiefs came to town on the back of a terrible losing streak to put them to the sword by a record margin (56-20). The Johannesburg based Lions are no better after they were completely outplayed by the Bulls (30-12) to come out the next weekend firing on all cylinders to put the Jaguares to bed (47-39).
In a season as long as Super Rugby a team can afford a slip up here or there and still make it through to the play offs. The issue comes in that any of the teams making it to the play offs will likely be doing so with very little momentum behind them, not to mention the fact that they'll likely face a touch travel schedule as a result.
Various comments have been passed about South African players lacking mental resilience and based on the evidence at hand there are grounds for such a belief. Teams could definitely benefit from some sessions with a Sports Psychologist, as well as various other interventions so as to allow them to perform optimally on a consistent basis. The error rate drastically increases for these teams when they are under pressure and the pressure is only going to increase as the tournament approaches the business end. Although the impact of professional intervention may not bear fruit immediately, it will surely assist the Boks for their season.
My guess based on present form or lack thereof is that no South African team will make it past the quarter finals of Super Rugby and we will be left watching an all New Zealand affair from there on out. Whilst the rest the players would get is beneficial, it should be used to up-skill and mentally prepare them for what lies ahead in Japan.
The inconsistency in South African Rugby should be of grave concern to Springbok Coach, Rassie Erasmus as come the World Cup, he will be expecting his players to perform for 7-8 weeks on the trot with no slip ups.
Written by: Nicholas Halsey
Image credit: SA Rugby
By Nicholas|2019-04-23T13:39:05+00:009 months ago|
About the Author: Nicholas
Currently based in Pretoria South Africa, working as a Lawyer and enjoying all that rugby has to offer. Throughout my rugby career I played mostly at Hooker, with the occasional shift to loose-head when needed. I completed my Ba: Law and LLB Degrees at the University of Pretoria where I also coached and played rugby as well as managed the Regshuis team who were crowned champions in my final year, 2015. During my time with the team I completed my IRB level 1 and 2 coaching courses with the Blue Bulls Rugby Union and am also BokSmart certified. As part of my studies I had to complete a dissertation in my final year and I focused on the field of sports law with my dissertation titled "The Legality of Transformation Policies in Sport" which focused on the South African quota system in Rugby and Cricket.
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