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There is a crisis of governance in India. Our country is great, people are great, but the level of corruption and inefficiency is not letting us achieve the desired status of "Sone ki Chidiya".
Elections happen and things run smoothly. What is your problem?
You are right! India proudly is a democracy. But, the meaning of democracy has been reduced to mere elections where the public votes once in 5 years and we are made to understand that we have a robust democracy. We want to increase the level and quality of Democracy in our country so that we can be a competitive force at the global level.
After 7 decades of freedom from the clutches of the Briton, the country is passing through a time where incremental changes will not help. We need radical changes to catapult the country to the world map. Politicians make us believe that all is well, our democracy is mahaan and all is working well and sunny days are ahead and you just keep voting. They shower praise on us when we dutifully cast our votes every five years, but believe us, they do not want more active participation from you than this. This kind of democracy suits them which we call a 'festival of democracy because in this festival our politician is at the centre stage and s(he) is the king. However, real democracy lies in the hands of the people. We need a kind of governance that is transparent, and accountable.
The way it is we need a radical change, and that will not come without REFORMS.
A] Make political donation transparent (electoral bonds including)
B] Bring political parties under RTI
C] Partyless elections and partyless democracy: Political parties are acting like giroh and in the name of democracy, what we are witnessing is just the party bazi.


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The public-comment period on the proposed Virginia sports betting regulations closed on Sept. 9, and stakeholders had plenty to say — operators shared their disdain at the idea of having to post handle and odds for individual bets, professional sports leagues balked at the implication they might have to apply for sports betting licenses, and no one thinks its a good idea to ban betting on Olympics sports (not to mention, the law doesn't expressly prohibit it).
The 183 comments from more than 30 stakeholders and private citizens are a lot to digest, and the Virginia Lottery has only until Sept. 15 to do so and to incorporate changes into its proposed rules. The new state law mandates that regulations be adopted by Sept. 15, and the Lottery Board has a meeting to do just that set for Tuesday. The meeting will be held virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The list of commenters opened a window into which operators are considering applying for the limited number of sports betting licenses. According to the Lottery, it interprets the law to mean that up to 14 mobile/online licenses will be available when the Lottery opens the application process. That number could rise in the coming years should any new pro sports teams choose to make Virginia their home.
All big-name sportsbooks eyeing Virginia
Among the commenters were BetAmerica, Caesars Entertainment, DraftKings, FanDuel, Hard Rock International, Penn National, PointsBet, Rush Street International (BetRivers), theScore, and William Hill.
Hard Rock (Bristol), Caesars (Danville) and Rush Street (Portsmouth) have already partnered with three of the five cities that could have land-based casinos. Those partnerships all but cement the operators' chance of being licensed.
As the NFL returns, Virginians still can't legally gamble on sports yet.
But state regulators and big sports betting platforms are hashing out the rules for an early 2021 launch.https://t.co/sASJV1JNH7
— The Virginia Mercury (@MercuryVirginia) September 10, 2020
The proposed regulations were issued in two phases, on July 15 and Aug. 10, and stakeholders submitted comments on both the Phase 1 and Phase 2 comment pages.
Phase 1 covered sports betting licensing and consumer protections, including a first-of-its kind Sports Bettors Bill of Rights, and Phase 2 covered operations and internal controls.
Operators balk at having to share handle, odds
Several issues popped up repeatedly in operator comments:
- Opposition to being required to make available handle and odds for individual bets. Most operators argued that this information is not readily available and, in fact, odds continually change in sports betting, unlike with casino games.
- The NFL requested a prohibition on any bets related to officiating (i.e. bets related to penalties or ejections).
- Every operator requested that the Lottery specify that "Know Your Customer" software or vendors be available for use rather than the current rules, which at least imply that operators should vet customers on their own. Most use a third party, which is standard in other legal sports betting states.
- Many operators suggested that they must be nimble with regard to advertising and marketing. The proposed rules call for the Lottery Director to approve new advertising and marketing campaigns, which would slow down the process. There were other red flags within the proposed advertising and marketing rules, including Penn National asking for a more "objective standard" to ensure that materials meet "contemporary standards of good taste."
- All operators asked for an extension on the amount of time available for security and integrity assessments. The proposed rules call for these assessments to be available at launch; operators are asking for the industry standard of 90 days.
Some additional points
- Multiple operators asked for definition clarification for everything from the term "sports betting" to "affiliate" to "principal" to "managerial capacity." With regard to principals and managerial capacity, operators are trying to understand who counts in terms of licensing fees. The regulations call for a $50,000 licensing fee for each individual and other fees for those in certain managerial roles on top of the $250,000 licensing fee.
- Operators and companies that handle risk management and/or actually run the platforms requested that the Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association (SWIMA) rather than the Global Lottery Management System (GLMS) be used to monitor real-time account data. The proposed rules specify GLMS, which is often used by lotteries.
Self-exclusion a hot topic
Among the most interesting requests are ones that with a tiny bit of language that could essentially allow a bettor to cancel a wager by putting him- or herself on the self-exclusion list. Every potential operator commented on this language, which reads:
11 VAC 5-60-40 Duties of sports betting permit holder
A. A sports betting permit holder shall establish procedures that are designed, to the greatest extent practicable, to:
1. Prevent an individual on the self-exclusion list from opening a new sports betting account;
2. Identify and suspend any sports betting accounts of an individual on the self-exclusion list;
3. Void all outstanding wagers of an individual on the self-exclusion list;
4. Refund any remaining balance to an individual on the self-exclusion list consistent with the permit holder's internal controls approved by the Department.
The Penn National comments put a fine point on why the language should be changed, as Rhea P. Loney, the company's director of compliance, wrote:
We respectfully recommend removing this section of the rule. It allows a patron to self-exclude when they know a wager is going to lose, in order to receive a refund of the wager. For example, a patron may have a future wager on a team to win the Super Bowl. As soon as they know the team will not make the playoffs, they self-exclude in order to get a refund.
There were many other comments supporting Penn National's position. In addition, operators requested that self-exclusion forms be available through the Lottery or some sort of central clearinghouse, rather than asking those with a gambling problem to log on to a sports betting site to self-exclude.
Leagues: We shouldn't need to be licensed
The professional sports leagues — in this case the NBA, Major League Baseball and the PGA Tour — also weighed in, noting that the proposed regulations at least suggest that pro teams should be licensed as sports betting suppliers.
In a letter from officials/lobbyists Dan Spillane (NBA), Andy Levinson (PGA TOUR) and Marquest Meeks (MLB), the three called the current language "overbroad" and said it could be "interpreted to include sports governing bodies; however, we do not believe it was the Board's intention to require all entities that administer . . . games to obtain supplier licenses."
The leagues also pointed to issues with the proposed regulations in relation to real-time information sharing and the sports governing bodies' ability to to disclose or receive information related to integrity issues.
GLI alone submitted 50-plus comments
The most prolific commenter was Gaming Laboratories International, which handles integrity, testing and certification for many operators in the U.S. and abroad. GLI alone submitted more than 50 comments.
GLI asked for changes in language, including removing the phrase "sports betting" from references to accounts, players, and permit holders. In addition, the company struck the phrase "self" throughout the text of the proposed regulations in relation to exclusion, preferring instead the terms "involuntary exclusion" and "voluntary exclusion."
The company offered up revamped definitions of everything from "college sports" and "stadium" to "prizes" and "withdrawals."
Once the proposed regulations are approved, the Virginia Lottery will submit them for publication in the Virginia Register. At the time of publication, the rules will be considered official, and according to the Lottery, once the regulations are proposed, it will open the application process.

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Congressman Higgins Applauds the WIIN Act
Congressman Brian Higgins yesterday described approval of the bill S. 612, the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act (WIIN), as a good news for western New York.
According to Higgins, the approval of the WIIN Act is delivering support for projects enhancing local waterways, improving water infrastructure and rebuilding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District headquarters.
"This bill allows us to continue to build on the revival of Western New York waterways and make long-overdue investments in the Buffalo Army Corps team that is leading many of these projects," said Congressman Higgins, a member of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force.
USACE Buffalo District, located on Niagara Street in Buffalo along the Niagara River, oversees 38,000 square miles from Massena, New York to Toledo, Ohio and is responsible for planning, constructing, and operating water projects to reduce flooding, maintain navigation, protect the shoreline, and support water quality efforts. The existing main headquarters building was constructed in 1957 and has not seen significant updates since 1976.
Higgins continued by saying that the legislation also provides $300 million in annual funding for water and shoreline projects through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a federal program that has supported more than $40 million in federal funding to Western New York projects since 2010.
Under the bill, the program is authorized for five years, providing funding certainty for $1.5 billion in Great Lakes cleanup and restoration projects.


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Steph and Rosie shared a few of their favorite things just in time for the holidays! From at home Gingerbread and Booze kits to a new way to order local groceries and goods and finally a delicious way to celebrate with festive cider. Find all the details in the segment above as well as the story below. Happy Holidays from Studio 512!
Want to Build A Gingerbread House And Sip On Something Festive?
GingerBooze is back! Vinaigrette's popular gingerbread house making event returns in to-go form for 2020 so sweet-toothed architects can build their own gingerbread house while imbibing in Vinaigrette's seriously strong holiday cocktails from the comfort of their own homes.
All gingerbread house kits feature everything to need to construct your house at home including candy decorations from Austin's favorite sweet shop, Big Top Candy Shop. In addition to gingerbread house kits, GingerBooze features two holiday cocktail specials available for to-go; Mulled Cider with bourbon and Vinaigrette's famously potent Eggnog using a secret family recipe.
Kits are available for purchase via pre-order only HERE. All pre-orders must be placed by 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 17. Kits will be ready for pick-up at Vinaigrette on Saturday, December 19. Delivery via Vinaigrette's in-house delivery service is available within a 3-mile radius of the restaurant.
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For more information on MilkRun check them out online here!
Swap out the wine for some holiday Cider from Haykin Family Cider and try out Rosie's recipe while you're at it!
Steph's parents live in Colorado and she loves to visit and taste through some of the area's best breweries and cider houses. Here's a spot that she's a big fan of that she would suggest trying out for the holidays!
Haykin Family Cider is an award-winning small batch cidery located In Aurora, CO. and can be ordered online for your holiday celebrations HERE! With tiny bubbles, they produce a sparkling wine-like cider in a variety of sweetness levels. Elevating the apple like wineries treat grapes, they highlight the flavor and complexity of interesting and unique apples. Each of their apple varietals are US grown and hand-picked by the cider maker, Daniel Haykin.
So this Christmas, why not put the wine away and offer something different? Haykin Family Cider has four suggestions which would pair nicely with the brisket and prime rib:
- Jonathan 2018 Vintage:100% Jonathan apples – Ela Family Farms, CO – This apple is intensely flavored, with a powerful combination of tart and sweet. It is one of America's classic heirlooms, discovered in 1826 in Woodstock, NY. It ferments white-wine like, with baked apple character, juicy fresh plums, and minerality. It is bright and refreshing, yeasty yet fruit forward. 7.4% ABV
- Dabinett 2018 Vintage: 100% Dabinett apples – CiderView Orchards, WA – A famous English apple used exclusively for cider-making, not for fresh eating. Dabinett is bolder than most with big tannins, evoking dark chocolate, English breakfast tea, plums, burnt caramel and baked apple character. It is rich, thick and golden. 7.9% ABV
- Ashmead's Kernel 2018 Vintage: 100% Ashmead's Kernel apples – CiderView Orchards, WA – A seedling planted by Dr. Ashmead in England around 1700, Ashmead's Kernel is excellent for both eating and cider making, immediately evoking the character of a New Zealand sauvignon blanc, with notes of honeydew and lemon spree candy. It is boldly tart, fruity and aromatic. 7.3% ABV
And for those that can't stray away from their favorite Red, they have a varietal for you:
- Niedzwetzkyana 2019 Vintage: 100% Niedzwetzkyana apples – CiderView Orchards, WA – Niedzwetzkyana is an ancient apple originally from Central Asia and is one of the earliest red-flesh apples to exist. The apple's interior is a striking shade of crimson. A strong red wine character introduces a bursting palate of tart cherries, cranberries, light baking spices, prominent tannin, barrel aged mouthfeel, minerality and a long creamy finish. 8.1% ABV
Rosie has a beer bread recipe below that can also be made with cider!
*You can sub out 12 oz beer for 12 oz cider!
3 c sifted all-purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/4 c sugar
12 oz beer
1 stick (or 1/2 c) of melted butter
Pour all ingredients — except the melted butter — into one bowl and mix until combined. Line a bread pan with some butter or cooking spray. Pour the bread batter in and then pour the melted butter on top (do NOT mix it in), and place directly into oven at 375 degrees for 60 minutes.
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The largest companies in the world invest heavily in developing and constantly refining their strategy…they have to because, in their hypercompetitive world, every little edge counts.
Customer growth, retention, and shareholder value in today's world, is more dependent on having the right strategy than ever before.
Strategic business consulting, or boardroom consulting is a term that fits with these companies perfectly, and just take a look at some of the key companies that provide it:
The chances are that as a start-up or SME, you cannot afford the eye-watering fees that go hand-in-hand with hiring those companies and you probably would be small-fry on their list of clients!
But you still need to have the right strategy and especially in today's economic climate and in the midst of a global pandemic, which looks like it will change the landscape of business and economics forever.
I know from personal experience, the value of strategy — I built my main business from a living room in South London, in the UK, and from a strategic point of view, it was backward!
I executed first and with very little strategy…but over the early years of business growth, I quickly realized that I was severely lacking in the strategic department and then invested heavily in the right people to help me.
I have hired individuals and companies over the years and I will say that it is essential to bring in fresh thinking to your organization and not to have people who will remain impartial, but challenge you to the max.
You do not want a team of "yes" people who will simply stroke your ego and tell you what you want to hear.
Related: "How I started my first business from a living room in London."
Why you need to invest in strategic consulting
I will go back to my story to tell you exactly why!
I was all about execution — I wanted to get out there and sell my services to generate revenue quickly and that meant doing what I do best…selling and marketing.
It worked well, but there was a price to pay down the line.
Taking my business from standing start with little capital and infrastructure to a profitable and going concern, was a task in itself…but in doing so, I had not built the systems ad procedures that I would need to take it to the next level.
I had done things on a "needed" basis — each time I encountered a problem, I rushed to find someone who could help me solve the problem, but I didn't always conduct the right due-diligence.
And that is one of the key tasks that a consultant can do for you — conduct the necessary due diligence across the board of your business for everything that you do:
- Reviewing/sanitizing your business plan
- Obtaining the right finance
- Buying products and services
- Establishing the right technology infrastructure
- Hiring people
- Developing your sales and marketing plan
- Credit management
- Overall business risk management
And a whole lot more.
If I had taken the time to invest in this one aspect of my business a lot earlier than I did, I would have saved myself a small fortune and a load of time…you can make the money back, but good luck with reclaiming lost time!
So, I will say that having a fresh set of eyes and ears is invaluable, having someone to talk through your entire business from the plan to execution is invaluable…but having someone to conduct the right due-diligence is a necessity.
Don't be "married " to your own business…divorce is extremely expensive!
Business consulting online
In today's digital economy, the first place to search is online and you will find a ton of information related to business consulting, coaching, and other advisory services.
But you have to be aware of the plethora of online gurus, experts, and the like who offer fixed consulting programs for a fixed fee, with fixed appointment times, or a drip-feed of information to give you the 10X experience, etc.
I've got to admit that some of the advertisements are extremely tempting and the marketing is slick, to say the least, but you must resist being taken in at face value.
As a business coach, mentor, and consultant I cringe at some of the ads I see on social media and the promises they make to their "victims."
I use the term "victims" because that is what the unlucky people end up becoming.
The world of business is dynamic and problems don't fit into the schedule of your consultant…they are real-time and totally inconvenient.
I cannot stress this enough — make sure that any consultant you engage with understands the dynamics of your business and the importance of being able to solve a problem in real-time.
And that they are available to at least speak to you — I cannot stand people who cannot answer their phone or return a call or message.
Whoever I am working with, I always explain to them that my phone is always on and I will take calls from other clients…as I will always take their call if I am with someone else.
This is critical.
I tell people that I help them solve those tough and challenging problems that keep them awake at night and throughout my business and entrepreneurial career, the strategy issues did just that.
If you are going to work with an online strategic business consultant then make sure you have access to them by phone.
I love to research and it is a lot easier today than it's ever been — you can take each business function such as sales and marketing, finance, technology, etc, and start to build a list of trusted online resources on the topics.
I did this the hard way and I used to spend Saturday afternoons in bookshops collecting as many books as I could on business, entrepreneurship, strategy, finance, sales, and anything that was wildly related.
This gave me a ton of reading material and the knowledge foundation I needed to be able to work with specialist consultants.
Too many entrepreneurs and businessmen are simply not commercially aware enough and that is a hindrance.
Working with a strategic consultant
The first step to tackle here is to make sure you assess the consultant thoroughly before hiring them.
I will give you a recent example concerning me — I was approached by a guy who wanted my specific experience to help him devise the strategy for his new business.
I knew exactly what he needed and simply because I had started a company in the same field some years previously.
He listened intently to what I had to say, but it was clear we were both getting off on the wrong foot.
I offered a ton of free advice on the first phone call and he could have walked away from that call with everything he needed to know, but he decided to argue point by point with me on every suggestion that I made, which was his prerogative.
But why look for a consultant?
I explained to him that I didn't think he needed me and then he talked about the fact that being in business can be lonely and it's good to bounce ideas off someone…I explained that yes, I understand that, but if you are not prepared to listen to those ideas it is pointless.
Both of us realized that working together was impossible, even if I could provide the answers and help to grow his business.
I have my own beliefs, standards and operate with a total commitment as should you, so make sure you find someone who is similar to you — you may not get on, but you could just get what you need.
Here is another story:
I worked with and eventually hired an ex creative director from one of the worlds leading advertising agencies and initially, I hired him as a consultant to transform our marketing and get ahead of the competition.
He presented me with a new campaign strategy and a slightly updated logo, which I initially challenged, to which he responded:
"I will give you the campaign and logo you need…not what you want."
This took me aback a bit and now my ego was about to kick in…I was tempted to throw him out of the room and reclaim my position as CEO of my thriving business — I was the expert and what did he know?
It would have been a huge mistake and one I thankfully didn't make.
Instead, I took him to lunch and asked him to explain it to me in detail.
He explained that the whole campaign was strategic — it would involve taking a series of steps that would propel us ahead of the competition.
He had done his research and knew what was out there…he dug deep into my industry and then put his own expertise into it and his proposal to me was a combination of his expertise, industry understanding, and his entire life experiences.
He stood by his values and would not compromise.
Little did he know that he sowed a seed in my thinking during lunch and he would go on to become one of the key members of the leadership team that won us a global agreement with one of the worlds leading technology companies.
You need to work with people who understand your industry and business intimately, then they must be experts in their field and make themselves accessible to you.
Accept nothing less.
If you are a start-up who cannot afford to pay a consultant, then it is time to bring in some entrepreneurial thinking.
Find a consultant who is prepared to take the risk with you and offer an incentive.
This is something I always consider and providing I can see some mileage in the company and the individual is totally committed, then why not give it a shot?
If the consultant has faith in their ability and genuinely want you to succeed, then you are in with a chance, but make sure you come up with an incentive plan that is fair to you and the consultant in question. You do not want to hand over equity to someone who will do a job and then sit back and wait for the rewards, nor does a consultant want to put the company on the map with their hard-earned expertise to be discarded later.
Use common sense, fairness, and work out a deal!
Strategic business consulting is probably the most important component of business in today's ultra-competitive world and it is not limited to the global corporations who can afford the fees of the major players in the industry.
Start-ups and SME's need to focus more intently on strategy before execution…it will pay dividends later and if you cannot afford the expertise then try to work out a deal that will give the consultant an incentive to work with you for reduced fees or maybe no fees, but one that will reward them handsomely later…and you of course.
Today's economy is more time-pressured and margin sensitive than ever before and companies need all of the help they can get — they need expert, on-demand advice.
Don't immediately fall for the online programs that promise miracles in 3 months — any experienced businessman and entrepreneur will tell you it is nonsense, so make sure you check them out thoroughly.
Make sure that you are hiring the right consultant — check out their expertise, industry understanding, and most importantly their understanding of your business.
Make sure they are accessible and in line with the dynamics of your business.
I built my own business from scratch and over the years I have survived 3 recessions and now share my experiences with others to help and inspire their success.
I have used consultants extensively and believe that all businesses need every ounce of help that they can get.
Please share this information if you feel it is helpful and If you want to talk further on this subject then please get in touch with me:
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Business Coaching Consulting Strategy
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So a friend just brought this to my attention. This group Jew Man Group too Cee-Lo Green's Forget You and made a Jewish parody version called "Bar'chu!". This song was just performed at the Grammy's on Sunday and is great. I might even to go as far as to say the remix is better. Check it out for yourselves.
Buy this song on iTunes! http://bit.ly/fEZElq
JMG's "Kosher" remix of Cee-Lo Green's "Forget You!"
Jew Man Group on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/gEpbWG
Jew Man Group website: http://www.jewmangroup.com
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Lofty ambitions for vast wind power build-outs – and the detailed policy measures that will make or break them in practice – dominated the agenda at WindEnergy Hamburg and its WindTV conference platform over four days of top-rank debate, commentary and analysis.
The move to an all-digital format did nothing to dilute the clout of the policy and industry leaders taking part, and the opening ministerial line up was perhaps the most impressive in the event's history.
EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson underlined her backing for onshore and offshore wind as a vital plank of the bloc's net-zero agenda and pledged policy measures to help the sector achieve its potential of 750GW on land and 300GW at sea by 2050. That will need interconnection of Europe's expanding offshore wind fleet, seen as one of the great opportunities of the continent's energy transition but still poorly served by regulatory frameworks, which Simson plans to fix.
UK energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng and his Belgian counterpart Tinne Van der Straeten, revealed that they are talking about how to facilitate those linksin a 'hands across the North Sea' dialogue that's proceeding despite Brexited Britain being locked out of the EU-led body set up to foster co-operation – a situation a top British trade official described as "silly".
Denmark's energy and climate minster Dan Jorgensen was also keen to talk interconnection, describing his country's plans for up to 12GW of sea-based 'energy hubs' that can connect to multiple nations were part of a vision "for a fundamental paradigm shift" to go beyond national borders.
If interconnectivity was one red thread running through WindEnergy Hamburg and WindTV, another was hydrogen – and the two wove together when Poland's energy minister Michal Kurtyka revealed how his nation is planning a 'hydrogen highway' to transport green power and H2 from Baltic offshore wind farms south.
Hydrogen was on the mind of German energy minister Peter Altmaier when he announced support for a wind-based green H2 project in Chile involving Porsche, Siemens Energy, Enel and others – the first such backing under Germany's new national hydrogen strategy.
The International Energy Agency made a thought-provoking contribution to the WindEnergy Hamburg policy agenda when executive director Fatih Birol told WindTV he expects offshore wind power to follow the cost reduction path that PVhas in recent years – but warned Europe risks a similar loss of industrial primacy to Asia as seen in solar.
WindTV also heard from newly-elected WindEurope chairman Andreas Nauen, the Siemens Gamesa CEO, who presented the sector with an inspiring vision of how it could help make Europe "the world's first climate-neutral continent"– if policymakers help it reach its potential.
Technology, policy and how the relationship between the two will shape the future of onshore wind loomed large during the Hamburg week.
Recharge ran exclusive in-depth interviews with the chief technology officer of Vestas Anders Nielsen and Siemens Gamesa onshore technology head Jorge Magalhães, the latter offering views on the technical size limits of land-based wind.
That theme was picked up by WindTV panel that heard GE Renewable Energy CTO Danielle Merfeld and RWE onshore operations chief Katja Wünschel predict that social acceptance, not rotor-diameter or height of turbine tower, would ultimately be decisive in the scale of machines.
Talking of large turbines, GE this week unveiled its most powerful onshore wind turbine to date, a 6MW Cypress design, while fellow OEM Nordex's 5MW N149/5.X onshore wind turbine received its key IEC type certificate, clearing the machine for use in international markets.
How such large new machines feed into the push to build new projects and repower existing ones was another key question for WindTV delegates, with speakers highlighting the problems of permitting under regulatory systems in many European nations they deemed 'unfit for purpose'.
EDPR CEO Rui Teixeira told WindTV the use of advanced IT technology was needed to bring down the time taken to "seconds, not months". For good measure, Green Investment Group global head Mark Dooley had his own suggestions for regulatory help for developers and investors – 10 years of visibility on auctions and longer power contracts.
One of the most eye-catching onshore wind announcements of the week came from Siemens Gamesa, which said its pioneering project to link a turbine directly to green hydrogen productionwill be up and running in Denmark as soon as next month – with the H2 used to fuel taxis in Copenhagen and elsewhere.
The WindEnergy Hamburg offshore wind agenda was dominated by scale, and the opportunities and challenges presented by the sector's vast ambitions in terms of power and green hydrogen production.
Catrin Jung, head of Vattenfall's offshore wind business unit, told Recharge in an exclusive interview how the "wave of projects" planned by the European sector to 2030 will bring challenges for developers, their supply chain and governments, not least in the area of marine spatial planning.
Fellow development heavyweight RWE Renewables also featured prominently, with offshore chief Sven Utermöhlen revealing how it plans to carve out a global presencethat spans the US and key East Asian nations such as Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.
Floating wind was a hot topic on the WindTV agenda, reflected ballooning interest in the sector. Grzegorz Gorski, chief operating officer of European developer Ocean Winds, made a characteristically straight-talking contribution to the debatewith his contention that the UK is in danger of missing the chance to seize global floating wind leadership – and needs to go to gigawatt-scale fast to make up ground.
The UK's offshore wind ambitions were also in the spotlight of a study reported by Recharge that claimed the nation's pipeline is currently well short of what's needed to hit its 40GW ambition by 2030.
But for all the challenges, a palpable sense of excitement at the scale of what's planned offshore permeated the virtual airwaves of Hamburg, whether through the 1.4TW global vision of the Equinor/Orsted-led Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition or the arrival of newcomers Estonia and Latvia on the sector's stage with a 1GW cross-border project in the Baltic.


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Port of Vancouver sees major congestion, nearly at holding capacity
A surge of cargo in the past month has pushed the Port of Vancouver, and many other major ports across the world, to their limits. As the largest port in Canada, it is not unusual for the Port to see a large volume of shipments. However, this latest surge has pushed Vancouver to it's limits, currently utilizing 85% of their holding facilities. The industry typically maxes out at 80% capacity.
This effect is also not unique to Vancouver. We have reported congestion in ports all around the world, including in the ports of NY/NJ and Long Beach, as well as the port of Shanghai.
We believe this never-before-seen terminal congestion is in great part due to the impending U.S. tariff increase on goods imported from China. On March 1, if an agreement is not reached, the import tariff on certain commodities coming in from China will rise from 10 to 25%, adding pressure on importers to get their goods into the U.S. before this goes into effect.
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The credit crunch has seen queries about redundancy reach the top of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)'s legal helpline. Human Resource specialists have now highlighted some of the most difficult problems regarding redundancy for both those new to managing redundancies and those experienced.
1. Do redundancy volunteers or temps count for collective consultation purposes?
Yes. No distinction between the contractual status or length of service of the employees is made by the statutory requirements.
2. Do groups of redundancies occurring in 90 days count as one redundancy?
If the statutory process – consulting for a set period of time with elected representatives, if 20 or more employees are being dismissing within 90 days – has begun and the employer realises that another group of redundancies is necessary, then the 2 groups can be dealt with separately. If the 2nd group involves less than 20 redundancies then the statutory process doesn't apply. However, if the 1st group involves less than 20 employees but the 2nd totals the number to 20 or more within the 90 days, then the statutory requirements will apply for both of the groups.
3. Where there is no redundancy, are collective consultation requirements applicable?
'Redundancy', for consultation purposes, can include a situation where an employer wants to dismiss a group of employees and offer re-employment on new terms to enforce a change to employment terms and conditions. If there is no enforceable mobility clause, relocation could also be covered by the definition of redundancy.
4. What are the penalties for breaching the collective consultation requirements?
For an employer who has failed to follow the collective consultation requirements, up to 90 days' pay per dismissed employee can be awarded by a tribunal against them. The maximum, 90 day's pay, is currently awarded to all employees unless the employer is able to illustrate mitigating circumstances that justify a reduction.
5. If an employee refuses to work reduced hours, does it count as a redundancy?
No. 'Redundancy' means in most cases that an employer's staff requirements have reduced, so if an employee is still required to work, even if it is for fewer hours, this is not redundancy. An employee could still be dismissed fairly though for 'some other substantial reason'.
6. Are the calculations affected by paying in lieu of notice?
Yes. The statutory notice period should be added on to the employees' termination date before working out if they qualify for a statutory redundancy payment or not, and if so then how much the payment should be.
7. How does maternity pay work?
If redundancy for a woman on maternity leave is inevitable and she qualifies for statutory maternity pay (SMP) by having 26 weeks' service at the qualifying week, then SMP has to be paid even if she is made redundant before or during maternity leave. Contractual maternity pay, though, is not normally payable beyond a dismissal date unless the contract has a contrary provision. SMP may need to be topped up to equal full pay during the notice period. However, a woman on maternity leave has the right to be offered a suitable vacancy.
8. Is payment due if an employee leaves before a redundancy dismissal?
Employees who, having gained notice of redundancy and resigning early for a new job, don't automatically lose the right to redundancy payment. However, there should either be an agreement with the employer to vary the dismissal date accordingly, or a written counter-notice given to the employer within the 'obligatory' notice period – i.e. whichever is the greater of the contractual or statutory notice period. If employees give counter-notice during the first 4 weeks of a 12 week notice period where only 8 weeks were obligatory, then they might lose their entitlement to redundancy pay.
9. Can notice of redundancy be withdrawn at the last minute?
Notice of dismissal can't be unilaterally withdrawn once it has been given. The employer should offer the job to the employee who would have to accept the new role, or they should agree to change the dismissal date. There is no obligation for an employee to accept the offer, but an unreasonable refusal of a suitable alternative role may cause the employee to lose their right to redundancy pay.
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Finding a way to manage burdensome debt is no easy task. Many people will tell you that you can handle the matter on your own, by calling your creditors and asking for a reduced interest rate or lower payments. In some instances there might even be talk of skipping payments in order to let you get through a rough financial patch, or repaying only a portion of what is owed. Still yet there is the possibility of consolidating your debt into one loan so only one payment is made every month, or filing for bankruptcy which would eliminate some of your debt and free up your disposable income.
The choice is yours, but should only be made after thoroughly reviewing all of your options. Some key components of each type of debt relief include:
● Debt consolidation is not the same as filing bankruptcy, and will keep the notation of bankruptcy off of your credit history. But, keep in mind not all of your creditors will participate in a consolidation program so the benefits may be minimial.
● Bankruptcy will eliminate worrisome debt, but will impact your credit.
Perhaps the most significant element to keep in mind when deciding whether to file for bankruptcy or to consolidate debt is that many debt consolidation companies make promises they are unable to keep. As stated, not all creditors participate in debt consolidation, and a company may "sell" this option to you by promising to coordinate lower payments on your behalf. What is often times left out of the information provided is that creditors are not required to accept the offers made. This can put you in the position of making payments to the company, anticipating the company will pay your debts, but the payment being rejected by your creditor. If that happens you will find yourself making payments to the debt consolidator and still being required to pay some of your bills outside of that arrangements. This can actually lead to paying more per month than you are able to do, and expose you to possible collection lawsuits. Bankruptcy is Court sanctioned and approved, and even contains a provision very similar to consolidation. For more information, call our office.
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Dr. Carlos E. Alvarez Cuenod grew up in Venezuela and has many fond memories of the country's beauty and his childhood years. After completing dental school in Venezuela in 2005, he practiced dentistry there for two years, then moved to San Diego, CA. Prior to becoming licensed to practice dentistry in Florida, he completed a GPR residency in Puerto Rico, which is a very demanding general dentistry program, including advanced procedures such as dental implants, periodontal surgery, IV sedation, pediatric dentistry, and treatment of medically compromised patients with very delicate and severe medical conditions. With over a decade of clinical experience and advanced expertise in special procedures, Dr. Alverez Cuenod is exceptionally well prepared to provide the full range of preventive and restorative dental procedures. He is a certified Invisalign® provider.
During his free time, Dr. Alvarez Cuenod enjoys spending time with his wife and children, the beach, music, and playing guitar.
"Dentistry is not only my vocation, it is also my passion. As a dentist, it is my responsibility to offer the best level of care with empathy and respect. Helping others is a privilege and earning the trust of patients is my goal. Patients count on me to be honest with them and inform them fully, so I take time with them, consider their personal goals and concerns, and involve them in discussion and decisions about their treatment options and plans. The Smile Design Dentistry office location on Orange Blossom Trail, in Orlando, FL gives residents and visitors to the Orlando area easy access to the oral health care they need and the high quality they deserve. Whether you need urgent care, ongoing preventive dentistry, or restorative and cosmetic dentistry, I look forward to meeting you, helping you understand your needs and options, and serving you."


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Hello! Nice to see you! Have you been harvesting anything from your garden?
Today was bittersweet. We pulled the last of the produce from our garden today. As you can see it's the carrots. Fall is upon us here in the Yukon and with school lessons beginning soon I thought it best to have the garden taken care of prior as to lessen any stress with that.
As you can see, they're all kinda tiny. LOL It was not the best year for carrots, but they are still packed with delicious nutrition. Sometimes I get discouraged as to the lack of growth, but find joy in that it is something that I can offer my family that one cannot buy at the store up here.
They're all de-greened and washed and tucked into freezer bags now. They are all in the fridge, for they are always best eaten that way...well in my opinion that is.
It took a bit of giggling, but I got them all in there. ~smiles~
Today I also started some yogurt that Lord willing will be finished up tomorrow morning. It is now in jars in a roaster in my oven wrapped in a big towel. No fancy yogurt machine in this house.
We like to mix some homemade jam in our yogurt or add it to smoothies.
I also with the help of my son made a batch of butter. I love having my Bosch as it makes the process go much smoother.
Then my daughter had cookies cooking in our roaster oven. Our regular oven isn't working and the Lord blessed us with this one in it's stead.
She also made chocolate drop cookies (stove top version) so our cookie jars are full for a bit.
SO we have had a full and productive day. It's nice to be able to look back on the day and see the home productive and nourishing the ones that live within it's walls. God is good!
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28 Apr RS:X World Championship held in Puerto Sherry
The Dutch won the last RSX World Championship that took place in May in Puerto Sherry.
Kiran Badloe and Lilian De Geus are the new RS:X world champions and go straight into history as the last leaders in this discipline, which will cease to be Olympic after the Tokyo games.
The RS:X Windsurfing World Championship, organized by the Andalusian Sailing Federation and held at the facilities of Puerto Sherry, was attended by almost a hundred sailors from over 27 countries.
The World Championship, which began with a strong storm with gusts of over 35 knots and had to postpone its start to Saturday, ended last Tuesday with the medal race, which no Spanish sailor was able to compete. Blanca Manchón, retired as leader in the third race due to an ankle injury. Ángel Granda, from the Canary Islands, finished thirteenth and the local Juan Manuel Moreno fifteenth in the overall definitive.


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My Betty Roberts Spinning Wheel
Occasionally Peggy and I are asked about our wheels when we've taken them to a spin-in where other spinners haven't seen one before. We've started a yahoo group for owners of these wheels to post photos and chat (the curious and spinners interested in acquiring a Betty Roberts wheel are welcome to visit) and we enjoy showing our wheels to people in person.
Not many people know about Betty Roberts, mostly because she started making wheels before the PC was a staple of life and now that she's in her 70's she just doesn't want to do her business on-line. So, here's a brief history:
Every small shop spinning wheel maker has her own designs. Betty Roberts has been making wheels since the 1970's, when she was Betty Williams, and her designs have evolved through several permutations, many when she and Lloyd Roberts married in the early '80's and he joined her in the workshop. Betty says that Lloyd believed in making a thing 'sturdy', and many of the wheels from back then had steel pegs to hold the spools on the lazy kate, thick wood where thinner would have done, metal nuts and bolts instead of simple screws. And these wheels weighed a lot. After Lloyd died Betty gradually lightened up her designs
and made her wheels more portable. Peggy and I don't have any problem traveling with them in the Mazdaratti.
Betty has the mind of an engineer and the heart of an artist; her creations have function and form. The wheel above is a 'double wheel double drive' style, made of Russian Olive (a 'volunteer' tree common in eastern Washington State) and dried flowers covered with resin. She also includes mushrooms, butterflies, honey bees and other items local to her area, The Okanogan.
On my wheel there are two drive bands at work at all times ~ one thick black band between the two wheels and a lighter weight cotton band between the top wheel and the flier. The treadle drives the lower wheel, the lower wheel drives the top wheel with the black band and the top wheel drives the flier with the white band. There are also three whorls: one at the flier, one at the lower wheel and one on the top wheel. This gives me 8 speeds. I haven't checked out the ratios on all speeds yet, in spite of owning this wheel for almost two years. Betty helped me figure out one ratio and it was 31/1. That's fast. That's what an accelerated wheel design will do for you!
Those who have never seen a wheel such as mine may well wonder how the heck one swaps out the long black drive band for the shorter one and I understand that - so did I. The two 'cams' on the top of the frame don't have a thing to do with it though, they are there to increase or decrease tension on the black drive bands only. The spinner (me) removes the top wheel to swap out the shorter drive band for the longer one, and vise versa. At first I was more than a little intimidated by the process, but soon after getting my wheel home I discovered that it was a simple process.
Here's a series of photos showing how it's done and it probably took me three minutes, including taking the pictures. The small band is on the small upper whorl and the small bottom whorl and I changed to the longer band and put it on the large upper and lower whorls. Simple. I then put them back as they were because I was in the middle of a project, and that was easy, too.
First take the white drive band off the top wheel and the flier.
small whorl and the upper wheels' small whorl.


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What is Securities Fraud?
Securities fraud is fraud related to the buying and selling of securities—investments, or tradable financial assets. In the United States, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulates the securities market, which includes forbidding, investigating, and penalizing securities fraud. While the SEC does not have the power to bring criminal charges, it can refer cases it believes merit prosecution to federal prosecutors. In addition, it has substantial civil regulatory powers.
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A picnic my family went to, in a splendid park,
We had a lot of fun until the dark.
In the afternoon appeared a portal,
We stepped in the portal and looked around and didn't see a mortal.
There were robots and cars that were flying,
Half-Human ,Half-Robot were in stores and things they were buying.
We all thought "Aha,we must be in the future, but how do we get out?"
We went over and asked but nobody knew what we were talking about,
We all sat back down, and I said, "I wish I could go home."
Then we suddenly popped back into our house and no more did we roam!
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Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link.: Episode 1192 – Listener Jeryl Hintzsche joins Vinnie this Saturday, and the two talk the Fat Doc, Jeryl's amazing health journey, F-bombs, healthy NSNG meals and 'snacks', and how valuable getting your good health back can be.
- Became an emotional eater at around 50
- That, compounded with menopause, caused her to gain 30 extra lbs to the addition 30 she already had
- A1C was 10.1 and glucose was 250
- VERY high numbers
- She found Vinnie because her husband, an athlete, listened to Vinnie
- Jeryl wanted to do this the right way – without medicine (5% success rate)
- She did it
- Came down 40 lbs
- Normal A1C (5.1), glucose around 88
- She did it
- Now, she feels young and healthy again
- You don't need to snack
- Jeryl doesn't eat super often
- Eats a lot of meat and veggies when she does eat
- "Cheating" is not worth it – you can plan to put "Life into Living", but get right back on the wagon afterwards


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Hello everyone, in this article I wanted to do something a little different and give you my favorite or the best men's cowboy boots from each brand at Pinto Ranch. The 5 brands in question here are Black Jack boots, Lucchese Boots, Rios of Mercedes, Stallion, and last but not least, Tony Lama men's western boots. These are my personnel choice and a couple are probably on sale. You're welcome!
Now, I would like to make it clear that I am doing this in alphabetical order by brand name. Just because I'm doing Black Jack first, that doesn't mean it's my favorite out of the top brands. Picking a favorite would probably take me months and months to ponder, and then I would probably end up changing my mind a hundred times just because all of these boots are absolutely fantastic! Rounded toe, snip toe, roper, or a square toe cowboy boot, Pinto Ranch has them all.
I'm also gonna do something I normally do and list the price of the boot with each pair. I want complete transparency. Some of these may seem pretty expensive, but trust me, you are definitely getting what you pay for. The quality of every boot that I've seen at Pinto Ranch is second to none. This is definitely footwear that could easily last you for the rest of your life. Many a person have actually stated they wanted to be buried in their cowboy boots. Once you get a pair from Pinto Ranch, you will know why they made this statement.
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The Best Black Jack Boot Is Exclusive To Pinto Ranch
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It took me awhile to pick from the 37 different Black Jack men's boots that Pinto Ranch (exclusive) offers, but I just love these chocolate caiman handmade men's cowboy boots. Then I saw that they were almost $400 off and that just solidified my choice. Hey, I love saving money just like anyone else. Not all the Black Jack boots at Pinto Ranch are on sale, but they do have quite a few and I guarantee you that you will find a pair you love.
This particular boot comes in sizes from 8.0 up to 13.0 and offers many half sizes. It also offers width D and EE which a lot of you will love.
These boots feature an exotic take on exotic leather, featuring a not-so-often seen side of the legendary caiman Crocodile. The flank vamp has luxurious caiman leather in three sections, with circular scales that give this boot an undeniable, unrivaled quality. These boots are as incredible as the modern dinosaurs they come from. The shaft of these boots is supple, brown brush off goat leather.
How awesome are Black Jack Boots? Well, to tell you the truth, Black Jack Boots are made exclusively for them. That's it, you can't get them anywhere else. They make a selected few and only offer them in one place. That has the siqn of quality written all over those boots! They are designed and constructed in El Paso, Texas by Black Jack's master boot makers only for Pinto Ranch. That is pretty special if you ask me. They only use 100% leather that is genuine and conform to Pinto's highest standards and quality. The only thing that I ask of you is that you try not to get overwhelmed by the sheer beauty and attention to detail these boot makers put in to these magnificent boots!
These boots feature an elegant and sleek 'Sunland' cording pattern, outlined by chocolate stitching. The vamp rises with texture, with a '6' round cowboy toe. The pull straps match the rest of the boot. They're elegant, with caiman overlays and a defining flourish.
- $995 on sale for $599
- Handmade Luxury Exotic Leather Boots
- Premium Choice Caiman Crocodile Leather
- Rich Chocolate Finish & Appearance
- 'Sunland' Cording with Chocolate Stitching
- Fancy Exotic Overlay 'S' Pull Straps
- 3/4 Single Welt Stitching
- Black Jack '6' Round Cowboy Toe
- 1 1/2″ Cowboy Heel
- 12″ Shaft Height
- Exclusively Available from Pinto Ranch
- Handmade by Masters in El Paso, Texas
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The Best Lucchese Boot, Handmade Quality Since 1883
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I don't know, call me crazy, but I just picked a Lucchese men's boot made from goat! LOL. Now just the process of picking a Lucchese handmade western boots out of a selection of 41 different styles is like trying to pick the best Lamborghini on a Lamborghini lot. I mean it's Lucchese for god's sakes. I want them all. I love some of them, but I definitely like them all. When it came down to it, I ended up choosing one of the cheaper pairs just because I like the look of it the best. It has some sort of antique or vintage look that I just love. I mean the boots are made from goat and I could have selected from ostrich, elk, caiman, etc… etc… A ton of exotic leathers and looks to choose from, but I loved these!
Here's a number for you……1883. That is the date Lucchese boot makers first started making handmade cowboy boots. It's crazy to think about a company that has been around that long if you ask me. Lucchese is definitely synonymous with the word cowboy boots. It's also synonymous when you think of words like handcrafted, excellence, quality, style, and attention to detail, etc… when you are trying to describe a pair of their cowboy boots. Like every classic pair of Lucchese handmade cowboy boots, they all come with Lucchese's one year warranty so you know you are getting the highest quality pair of boots money can buy!
This particular boot comes in sizes from 8.5 up to 13.0 and offers many half sizes. It also offers width D for a little extra width.
- $595
- Pearl Bone Goat Boots
- Handmade Cowboy Boots
- Saltillo Cord Pattern, Kennedy Pull Straps with Chain Stitched Overlays, Duke Toe Medallion
- Lucchese 7″ Toe
- Lucchese 3″ Heel
- All Leather Outsole
- All Leather Insole
- 12″ Shaft
- 1 3/8″ Heel Height
- Distressed, Mad Dog Finish
- Saltillo Cord Pattern on Shaft
- Snip Toe and Walking Heel
- Handmade in El Paso, Texas
Where contemporary style meets quality, this handmade classic boot features a cool, distressed finish in pearl bone (gray) smooth leather. The snip toe makes this boot a great partner for jeans and a pearl snap. Other details include a Saltillo cord pattern on the 12″ tops, a Duke toe medallion, and Kennedy pull straps with chain stitched overlays.
Rios Of Mercedes Finest Pair Of Handmade Boots
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This has been my hardest pick so far and that is only because there is another pair of boots by Rios that came in a really really close second place. I mean a photo finish. I'm not gonna tell you what pair, because as I said earlier, this is my top 5 best cowboy boots for men, not the best and runner ups.
If you want to see the others, then by head over to the Pinto Ranch site and check out all the Rios Of Mercedes boots and make up your own mind. Hey, different strokes for different folks. It's all about what you like anyway.
Another date in the 1800's. 1853 this time and of course it's one of the finest cowboy boots out there! Rios of Mercedes have been making quality stylish handmade cowboy boots in Mercedes, Texas for almost 170 years. That is absolutely incredible. This is also another boot made specifically for Pinto Ranch. These beautiful works of are are designed and handcrafted by master boot makers all under one roof in the Texas, the cowboy boot capital of the world!
This particular boot comes in sizes from 8.5 up to 13.0 and offers many half sizes. It also offers width D for a little extra width.
- $995 on sale for $795
- Pinto Ranch Premium Handmade Boots
- Men's Exotic Black Caiman Vamp Boots
- Black and Rust Lava
- 100% Leather Outsole
- Rust Lava 12" Tops
- Overlay Caiman Pull Straps
- Snip Toe and 1 3/8" Walking Heel
- Cushioned Insole and Leather Outsole
- Exclusively Designed for Pinto Ranch
- Handmade in Mercedes, Texas
Exotic luxury at its finest. These striking cowboy boots from Rio of Mercedes feature an edgy black caiman belly vamp with rust lava 12" tops, decorated with black and gray six-row western stitching and black caiman overlay pull straps. These boots are finished with a comfortable snip toe, 3" walking heel and the signature Rios cushioned insoles.
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Stallion Handmade Boots – New On The Scene
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Stallion handmade boots didn't come on the scent until 1980 which is almost 40 years ago, but in the boot world, they are pretty young. They definitely don't show it though because they have some beautiful styles and the quality is exceptional. They also have some great reviews on the Pinto Ranch site. They are definitely a hit.
I really loved these boots and went with a shorter look this time. Hey, you don't always need or even want a 12″ shaft. Actually Stallion only has 11 different styles on the Pinto site and 8 of them are shorties. This look caught my eye immediately and I just had to have them. Definitely one of the best cowboy boots for men I've seen.
These particular boots come in sizes 8.5 up to size 12 and they also offer width in D
- $1,395
- Men's Cognac Caiman Boots
- Short Zorro Boot Style
- Side Zipper
- Antique Tobacco Caiman Gallegos Design
- Cognac Leather Body Construction
- Bucklacing Detail
- 1 1/4″ Fashion Heel
- Leather Outsole
- Leather Insole
- 8″ Shaft Height
- Walking Heel
- Zipper and Heel Foxing
- Snip X-1/2 Toe
- Handmade in El Paso, Texas
Handmade in Texas by Stallion, these Zorro boots are stately and luxurious. If there's a better made boot in the world, we haven't seen it. Deep and rich Caiman skin rises over the vamp of these boots in an ornate Gallegos design and also forms a heel foxing on the back of these boots. A smooth Cognac leather forms the rest of the boots, contrasted by dark lacing detail. These boots feature a side zipper, a snip toe and a 1 1/4″ heel.
The Stallion Boot & Belt Co. of El Paso, Texas, was founded in 1980 by designer Pedro Muñoz. Stallion selects only the finest skins and materials, with a small team of artisans who are regarded as the best of their craft. Stallion's authentic western boots are known throughout the runways of Paris, Milan and New York as well as among Hollywood stars.
Can't Talk About The Best Men's Cowboy Boots Without The Lama
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I mean if you're gonna do a boot review, Tony Lama has to be mentioned. Some of the best men's handmade cowboy boots out there. I love this vintage crocodile belly boot. I think the Brandy color is what got my eye right off the bat. From the top of the shaft, all the way to the tip of the square toe, I love everything about this boot!
These particular boots only come in a size 10 and a D width. You lucky son of a gun if this is your size.
Tony Lama offers around 23 different styles on Pinto Ranch and they come in a number of different sizes, this pair just only comes in size 10. You might be able to contact them and see if other sizes are available. Their customer service is outstanding!
- $2,295 on sale for $999
- Brandy Vintage Nile Crocodile Belly Cowboy Boots
- Nile Crocodile Belly and Calf
- 6-Row Western Stitching
- Nile Crocodile Overlay on Pull Straps
- Walking Heel – Tony Lama '7' Heel
- Leather Outsole
- Channeled Leather Insole
- 1 3/8″ Heel Height
- 13″ Cognac Calf Tops
- Western Stitching on Shaft
- Square Toe and Walking Heel
- Handmade in El Paso, TX
The rich brandy and coordinating cognac color with classic western stitching make this style from Tony Lama Boots one for the ages. Western details include a 6-row stitch pattern on the shaft and pull straps with Nile crocodile overlays. A modern square and a comfortable 1 3/8″ walking heel completes the style.
Tony Lama is a legendary brand known around the world as the boot of the American west. Their commitment to quality and authentic craftsmanship remains the same since the beginning in 1911. The newly designed Signature Series Collection features hand-picked styles built in the El Paso, Texas factory by the brand's top craftsmen.
Five Amazing Cowboy Boots – You Be The Judge
Wow, those western boots were amazing! If there was a sports center equivalent for boots, those 5 would definitely be on there. Now this was my own personal review of my five favorite handmade cowboy boots for men, but you should check them out yourself. I guarantee that you will find something else on Pinto Ranch that you like better. It's all about your taste and style, not mine.
I just hope the boots that I have picked out can lead you in a direction to find your new favorite pair. Snip toe, round toe, square toe, or whatever, I'm sure you will find a pair that you love. That's the whole point of this article, it's acting like a sign post to point you in the right direction to your next favorite pair of boots. This should put you a couple steps ahead in your search for perfection!
Please let us know what you think below and if there is something in particular we can help you with or maybe you just have some general info, questions, or comments about the brands above. Thanks!


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Video Library
ICT for Learning team's video library project is about supporting teachers in educational video production. The idea is to create short videos for open use, especially in basic academic mathematics, physics and chemistry. With a shared and collaboratively produced video library, teachers could have more flexibility in teaching. Students could go through the most difficult theories and models on their own time.


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Reading Rainbow Selection
Children's Reviewers' Choice (Booklist)
Notable Children's Books of 1981 (ALA)
USA Children's Books of International Interest (ALA)
Notable Children's Trade Books in Social Studies 1981 (NCSS/CBC)
During the "hunger years" of 1868 and '69, more than 50,000 Swedes emigrated to America. Good farmland, jobs, social mobility, religious and political freedom drew them here. Newspapers, pamphlets and letters from earlier emigrants spread the Amerikafeber, or America fever.
Like thousands of other European emigrants, Swedes were willing to leave behind everything they knew for the dream of a better life in America, the "Land of Opportunity."
Sandin's book depicts one family's journey from a small parched farm in Sweden to Liverpool and, finally, to New York. It is a personalized account - told from one boy's viewpoint - but is typical and therefore broadly informative. The author's own illustrations make a special contribution to both factual and emotive areas, being technically and historically well done as well as sympathetic to their human subjects.
The straightforward account clearly describes the hunger, the rough crossing and the confused joy upon arrival that were integral parts of immigrants' experiences... The watercolors are darkish, highlighting faces and essential details for quiet drama. Joan Sandin's look backward in time makes for a good introduction to a subject rarely covered for this age group and reading level.
School Library Journal
Excellent for the Classroom
The Long Way to a New Land and The Long Way Westward are companion books that chronicle a family's journey from their Swedish farm, which is suffering from an extended drought, to a new home in Minnesota. The books describe the difficulty and dangers of the journey in a way that is non-complaining and full of optimism for a new life in America.
Teachers, these books are wonderful for integrating with other subjects and topics, such as immigration, westward expansion, steamships, trains, geography, and American life in the 1860s.
Reviewer: Dory Zinkand
Except for quoted reviews, all text and art copyright © Joan Sandin. All rights reserved.
No text or image may be reproduced without the express written consent of the author/illustrator.


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Books on data privacy, bias against women and the rise of the politically powerful conglomerate Koch Industries are among six titles on the shortlist for this year's Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award.
Andrew Hill of the Financial Times writes, "The shortlist for the £30,000 prize was announced in London on Monday by Kate Smaje, senior partner at McKinsey. The award will be presented in New York on December 3.
"The shortlist comprises: Shoshana Zuboff's The Age of Surveillance Capitalism about the implications of how Google, Facebook and Microsoft treat our personal data; Invisible Women by activist Caroline Criado Perez on how designers and developers have persistently excluded or played down women in the data they use; Christopher Leonard's Kochland, on the history and influence of Koch Industries; reporter Gregory Zuckerman's The Man Who Solved the Market, a narrative biography of Jim Simons, the secretive founder of quant fund Renaissance Technologies; The Third Pillar, by Raghuram Rajan, a broad prescription for reform of capitalism; David Epstein's Range, which makes the case for generalists in a world of increasing specialisation.
"'This year's authors probe critical challenges that every business is struggling with,' said Ms Smaje. Lionel Barber, FT editor and chair of the judges, said the panel had praised the 'range and depth' of the finalists."
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Hoisin Chicken in the Crockpot - Recipe
I've had Quorn before, it's a bit pricey but kind of tasty and it really does taste like chicken.
A "non cook" would love this kind of recipe as a way to say "Hey look what I did!" and someone more comfortable around the kitchen would enjoy the "day off" because I threw this together in about 5 minutes.
First the recipe as I got it, then I'll tell you my weird tweaks afterwords. Like any recipe, read it all and decide if it is for you. You always read a recipe twice!
I did find this recipe online at www.eatathome.com a while back, and I don't have the direct link. I will say it worked, but I'll save the commentary for after...
4-6 boneless chicken breasts
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
Put the chicken in the crockpot. Mix the other ingredients together and pour over the chicken. Cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 7-8 hours.
Now, my comments.
Hoisin sauce is wonderful stuff. It's brown, garlicky, and sweet. If you have a bland piece of meat or sandwich that needs a little sweet and spicy lift, it will do it for you. I use it on chicken that hasn't been seasoned in a sandwich and love the stuff. Since it is sweet, if you're watching your weight you have to be careful with the stuff since it is very thick. Since the sauces were used as a marinade, it was a rather light meal so it would be suitable for diet. 200 calories per Chicken Breast and maybe another 20 or so for the seasoning that got absorbed into the chicken would be my best guess.
I used Frozen Chicken Breasts. I also put 8 of them in the pot since 4 looked lonely and I had 8 on hand. I also increased the spice to 1/3 of everything instead of 1/4th. It turned out fine.
I will say the recipe wasn't as strong as you would be used to if you are having chicken at a Chinese Restaurant. This is more "Asian Inspired" than an "Asian" recipe. As a result, I found that it was MUCH better as a chicken breast in a sandwich that it was served on a bed of rice.
This does make a savory recipe, not what I would call spicy. If you want some heat, add some Chili Paste.
End result was that I have had it a couple times on my own rolls that I make from Pat's Pizza Dough and it turned out quite well. Just stir every couple hours.
Also, my recommendation is to cook it at "low" heat for 6 to 8 hours until it is at the desired doneness. My chicken started to come apart at 4 hours and I left it on the heat for 10. As a result, they were a bit on the dry side.
All in all, it is dead simple to make, and worth another try when I finish the other six chicken breasts.
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I've decided since my Hearth Culture doesn't exactly apply to my path in ADF since it is not indo-european, that I would explore one that I could use for the training purposes.
My original Hearth Culture being Native American, I've followed this particular one for some time now, really long before I ever realized it. Rediscovering my Cherokee heritage has given my spirituality a renewal, and is helping me to discover which parts of the world I come from. I intend to continue my study of the Cherokee and Lakota culture, despite my involvement with ADF.
But during my genealogy research, especially on my fathers side of the family, I also discovered a very large amount of German ancestry. I have the name of the Ship, the year, the location and everything where my great great grandfather Anton came over from Germany, but I'm still trying to find out where in Germany exactly. Since he came over in 1882 during the German Empire, the borders were entirely different than the Germany of today.
So I've decided to learn more about the Germanic culture (seeing as I'm fairly n00b), and pick up my roots there. This will be my ADF hearth culture so I can connect with those ancestors as I did with the Cherokee, and also have a focus for future training programs.


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Articles written in Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
Volume 35 Issue 1 March 2014 pp 97-106 General Editorial on Publication Ethics
Evolution of Primordial Black Holes in Loop Quantum Cosmology
D. Dwivedee B. Nayak M. Jamil L. P. Singh R. Myrzakulov
In this work, we study the evolution of primordial black holes within the context of loop quantum cosmology. First we calculate the scale factor and energy density of the Universe for different cosmic era and then taking these as inputs, we study evolution of primordial black holes. From our estimation it is found that accretion of radiation does not affect evolution of primordial black holes in loop quantum cosmology. We also conclude that due to slow variation of scale factor, the upper bound on initial mass fraction of presently evaporating PBHs are much greater in loop quantum cosmology than the standard case.
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Marcus Hyde, Kim Kardashian's Photog, Called Out For Bribing Models For Nude Photos
Marcus Hyde, Kim Kardashian's Photog, Called Out For Bribing Models For Nude Photos
Photographer for the Stars, Marcus Hyde, 33, was put on blast following an aspiring model by the name of Sunnaya, revealing alleged screenshots on their DM conversation on her Instagram story. In her post, she aired out their alleged conversation as she came forward revealing some shocking details on how Hyde allegedly uses models to send him nudes for work. In her messages, Hyde allegedly asked her for a nude photo but she said she didn't have any to send.
In return, Hyde negotiated a price of $2,000 to book his services as her photographer or no charge if she sent him nude photos ahead of time.
After giving his demands, the model says,
"Bc I won't send you nudes of my before shooting?"
Hyde responds back to her unwillingness,
"Find someone else. I'll keep shooting celebs."
Following her posts going viral, Sunnaya was received by former models who shared similar interactions with Hyde. Several followers backed her up by sharing their alleged exchange with Hyde. One particular follower who she blocked from viewing the username, wrote to Sunnaya,
"I shot with him as a young girl because my agency set it up. Tried to kiss me when he dropped me off, after 2 hours him driving back from location as he touched my thoughts and asked what I had done sexually so far."
After sharing others experiences, Sunnaya thanked everyone who came forward while encouraging everyone to speak up when faced with harassment.
"Thank you for all the support and shares, I'm trying to read all your messages. Thankful to have a community like this and I support and encourage everyone speaking up! I really did not expect any reaction from this, you guys are amazing."
Hyde has maintained silence since Sunnaya's shared her experience. He has a lengthy resume that includes working with the likes of Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, and Ariana Grande.
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Odoo developer, you will lead and participate in development projects for our product, and be involved in all development- related aspects of our technical operations.Responsibilities Able to identify the requirement and proposegood alternative solution to client requirementDesign and develop Odoo apps(new module development, customisation).Develop application/ features that affect everyday life.Must Have Strong knowledge of Core Python and programming concepts
Responsibilities and Duties
Collect Needs and draft ERP application requirements
Design, Development and testing of Odoo (OpenERP) modules, projects, products and interfaces.
Maintaining existing modules.
Complete and clear documentation for any task/work done.
Test new functions / modifications to existing application modules in accordance with application support.
Configuration, installation and maintenance of server and multi database Odoo environments.
Other development tasks in systems developed in Python other than Odoo
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Minimum of 1 year of experience in Odoo development, .
Excellent knowledge of web development languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery).
Knowledge of Python development frameworks & Linux system
Knowledge of frontend development languages is a great plus, Software development life cycle in an Agile environment.
Ability to learn fast and execute accordingly.
Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities
Patience and professionalism
Reliability and discretion: you will often learn of confidential matters
Communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills
Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work
Attention to detail and problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task