Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Beach litter changes on Scottish island over 50 years examined by drone technology
dailyrecord.co.ukNew research will show how coastal litter from the ocean has changed over the past 50 years on the Isle of Skye.Conducted by researchers at Loughborough University, the project will bring together local heritage, drones, and mobile phone apps to explore how the distribution and characteristics of litter on beaches have changed over the past half century.Dr Tom Stanton, of the Department of Geography and Environment, and Melissa Schiele, a PhD student in the School of Mechanical, Electrical, and Manufacturing Engineering, have received an innovation grant from the UK marine conservation charity Sea-Changers to explore how litter has changed on the Scottish island.
The pair are collaborating with local organisations and residents on Skye to examine how the distribution and characteristics of litter on beaches have altered, as well as investigate the presence of microplastic pollution and textile fibres in coastal waters.
The year-long study will see the researchers gather oral histories and conduct community beach litter surveys using mobile phone litter-logging apps.
Schiele will also use drones to collect data from up in the sky as well as engage local residents with UAV technologies.It is hoped that this will contribute to an innovative new environmental surveying toolkit that will empower residents in Skye and beyond to monitor their beaches.Schiele, who also conducts drone-based research in the Maldives, commented: "I'm thrilled at the opportunity to work with Dr Tom Stanton to trial this exciting 'hands-on' multidisciplinary approach to data gathering and citizen science.
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