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This morning Kathy asked me to create something similar using a mushroom gravy (we had some mushrooms from Costco that were on their way out) and tater tots.


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High salmon prices, limited opportunities for growth at sea, new technology and venture capital are helping to build a new salmon industry. Photo: Oyvind Saetre/ Akva Group
Analysts on land-based salmon production: 'Too early to call it a paradigm shift'
The interest in producing salmon on land is great. But most plans will probably remain just plans.
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"It is almost a full-time job in itself to follow all the projects that are planned," said Pareto analyst Carl-Emil Kjolaas Johannessen during a conference organized by the Norwegian Fisheries Industry last week.
While salmon production on land is nothing new, large-scale growout on land is, but Johannessen thinks the sector will grow "sharply" over the next few years.
"Despite many challenges such as accidents with mass mortality, bad taste, early puberty and such, we believe that many of the problems have now been solved, or are about to be solved," he said.
Many of the planned new facilities are so-called recycling facilities, a relatively new technology where the water is recycled through various filters.
Carl-Emil Kjolas Johannessen, analyst at Pareto Securities. Photo: Anders Furuset
Plans versus action
Plans identified by Norwegian analysis firm Kontali would, if completed, enable the production of 1.7 million metric tons of salmon on land.
"If everything were to be realized within 10 years, which is not very realistic, it would make up a third of all the world's production of Atlantic salmon," said Kontali head Ragnar Nystoyl.
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Most of this production -- more than 600,000 metric tons -- is planned for Norway, with other large projects planned for elsewhere in Europe.
In North America, there are plans for 500,000 metric tons, while in Asia, projects for around 200,000 metric tons have been identified.
However, only a small percentage of these farms have started production.
"There is as little as 3-4 percent of the planned capacity where the first earth has been dug," said Nystoyl.
On this basis, he believes that projects will take longer than planned and there will be less salmon produced than planned.
"It is still not proven that it is technically and biologically possible to produce salmon on land on a large scale in a good way. It is a little too early to conclude that there is a paradigm shift."
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Land-based salmon farms in Norway will benefit from good infrastructure and expertise, but not from proximity to the market, so growth is likely to be spread across continents.
"In 10 years, we believe there will be many large facilities in the US and Asia, but also in Norway and elsewhere in Europe," said Johannessen.
He expects a production cost of more than NOK 50 (€4.57/$5.38) per kilo for the first land-based facilities -- 25 percent more than costs to farm at sea in Norway -- but that this will fall over time.
There are also advantages to be had in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, which has caused air freight costs to rocket on a shortage of passenger flights and added NOK 10-20 (€0.92/$1.08-€1.83/$2.15) per kilo to ship salmon to Asia and the United States.
"We believe that it makes no sense to fly fish from one continent to another," said Karl Oystein Oyehaug, managing director and acting CFO of Atlantic Sapphire.
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Karl Urban Nearly Passed on Star Trek Beyond Because Bones Had Been 'Marginalized'
Dammit Jim, no one puts McCoy in a corner.
By Keisha HatchettAug 3rd, 2016, 2:50 pm
We all beamed to the theaters with the hope that Star Trek Beyond would not repeat the mistakes of its predecessors, and for the most part, it didn't. Despite early trailers touting it as a Fast and Furious-like adventure, the finished product was a bit more grounded. There were no extravagant lens flares or side-eye-inducing Khan reveals to drag down the film. Instead, this third incarnation brought in the heart and divine nerdiness from the original series while throwing in some modern action sequences—all of which made for a pretty rad experience.
Had things gone the way of the previous J.J. Abrams-produced films, producers might have been forced to recast one of the main characters. Karl Urban revealed that he almost skipped out on playing Leonard "Bones" McCoy for a third time because of the way his character had been previously handled on screen.
"I felt that I was in agreement with a vast number of fans and audience members and critics who, after watching Into Darkness, felt that the character had become marginalized. And I was not keen to repeat that experience," he said. Believe me, no one was keen on watching MCcoy spout forced metaphors for comedic effect while not really adding anything to the plot.
And thanks to a spirited actress who took on a major Hollywood studio and won, he was not legally obligated to return to that bleak role either. Back in 1944, Gone With the Wind star Olivia de Havilland fought her contract with Warner Bros. after they tried to tack on additional time citing the months she spent suspended without pay as time owed. The courts ruled against this form of indentured servitude, and she was free to make other films that didn't box her in as simply arm candy for leading men.
In Urban's case, that meant he was able to negotiate another role for a completely different film. However, his reservations about Beyond were subdued after a productive phone call with director Justin Lin, which he discussed in an interview with StarTrek.com:
"I raised my concerns and issues with him. And he outlined the story and the vision that he had for the character. And I was immediately intrigued and also somewhat reassured that he was a long-term fan of Star Trek, that he understood the weight and value of the character, and how the character interacts with Spock and Kirk. So that gave me a great deal of security, which enabled me to make the decision. And I'm so glad I did. I feel that the version of McCoy in Star Trek Beyond is the most well-defined version of the character that I've had the benefit to play. So it's all turned out for the best."
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Gerald Butts
Butts in November 2015
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
November 4, 2015 – February 18, 2019
Ray Novak
Position not in use
President and CEO of WWF-Canada
September 2008 – October 2012
Michael Russill
Principal Secretary to the Premier of Ontario
November 1999 – August 2008
Gerald Michael Butts[1]
(1971-07-08) July 8, 1971 (age 48)
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jodi (Heimpel) Butts[1]
Westboro, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
McGill University (BA, MA)
Activist, consultant, lobbyist
Gerald Michael Butts (born July 8, 1971) is a Canadian political consultant who served as the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from November 4, 2015 until his resignation on February 18, 2019.[2][3][4] From 2008 to 2012, he was president and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund Canada,[5] part of a global conservation organization. In 2014, Maclean's magazine declared Butts to be the fourteenth most powerful Canadian.[6] As the former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Butts was praised as the architect behind the entire Liberal Party of Canada platform that led to their victory in October of 2015 and was one of the most senior staffers in the Office of the Prime Minister, along with Katie Telford.[7]
1 Early life and education
2.1 2015 Canadian election and premiership of Justin Trudeau
3 Personal life
Early life and education[edit]
Butts grew up in the Bridgeport neighbourhood of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, with three older brothers and one older sister.[8] He is the son of Charles William "Charlie" Butts, a coal miner[9] who was 56 years old when Butts was born and retired when Butts was 6 years old, and Rita Monica (Yorke) Butts, a nurse[9] and a first-generation Canadian daughter of a Ukrainian father and a Polish mother.[10][11] He attended Bridgeport School (now closed) and then St. Michael's High School (now a junior high school).
He received a B.A. and M.A. in English literature from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. It was at McGill that he was introduced to Justin Trudeau by a mutual friend.[8][12] There, he was also elected president of the Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate and won the national debating championships two years in a row.[8] He briefly attended York University to pursue a Ph.D.[11]
Upon graduating from McGill University, his first job was working as a research assistant in the Senate office of Allan MacEachen. There, he organized MacEachen's past work for the purposes of his future memoirs. It has been stated that although the MacEachen biography was never published, Butts had a thorough understanding of MacEachen's longstanding political career.
In 1999, Butts became a policy director within the Government of Ontario.[8] He was the policy secretary, and later the principal secretary, in the office of the then premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty, in Toronto.[13] Prior to the 2007 election, Butts was a McGuinty insider. After the election, he became McGuinty's principal adviser. As one of his biographical notes describes it, Butts "was intimately involved in all of the government's significant environmental initiatives, from the Greenbelt and Boreal Conservation plan to the coal phase-out and toxic reduction strategy".[14]
Butts had previously worked with Senator Allan MacEachen and with George Smitherman.[8]
Butts advised the campaigns that led to the Ontario Liberal Party's election victories in 2003 and 2007.[11]
On June 25, 2008, Butts was announced as the president and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund Canada. He officially took up the position on September 2, 2008,[15] succeeding Mike Russill.
On October 16, 2012,[16] Butts left WWF Canada to become the political advisor to Justin Trudeau.[17] His position at WWF Canada was filled by David Miller, a former mayor of Toronto.
On December 13, 2012, Butts was interviewed by Steve Paikin for The Agenda on the topic of "The Best Way to Clean Up the Environment".[18][19] Butts has published articles in the Boston Book Review, the Literary Review of Canada, and Gravitas. He has also appeared on television programs such as W5 and TSN's Off the Record.
2015 Canadian election and premiership of Justin Trudeau[edit]
" If the Liberals were to win the 2015 election, Gerald Butts could become one of the most powerful people in Canada. "
— Lee Berthiaume[8]
" ... it's hard to picture Trudeau running for prime minister without [Gerald Butts]. "
— A fellow political aide[20]
In 2012, stemming from a two-decade-long friendship, Butts became the senior political adviser to Justin Trudeau [20] and one of the few people with whom Trudeau consulted regularly.[11] During Trudeau's initial time as Liberal party leader, Butts advised on such decisions and issues as the legalizing of marijuana, the expulsion of the entire Liberal senate caucus,[20] and Trudeau's position on the Northern Gateway pipeline.[8] He also assisted on the vast majority of policies on which Trudeau campaigned.[11] He was appointed Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister on November 4, 2015.[2]
On September 21, 2016, it was reported by The Globe and Mail that Butts charged $126,669.56 in moving expenses to Canadian taxpayers to relocate his residence from Toronto to Ottawa.[21] In the wake of the controversy, he apologized and said he would repay $41,618.62.[22]
On February 18, 2019, Butts stepped down as Trudeau's principal secretary stating it was in order to defend himself against allegations made against him in relation to the SNC-Lavalin Affair and to avoid drawing attention away from the work the prime minister is doing.[4] In a statement released on Twitter, Butts denied influencing the Attorney General, noting that he specifically recruited Jody Wilson-Raybould to join the Liberal Party and was an avid supporter during both her candidacy and her tenure as a minister.[23] Butts reiterated these claims in testimony to the House Judiciary Committee on March 6, 2019.[24] At the time of Butts' resignation, Trudeau had responded by thanking him for his service, while acknowledging the integrity, guidance, and devotion that Butts had provided him.[25]
Personal life[edit]
Butts is the nephew of the former Canadian senator Mary Alice "Peggy" Butts, whom he cites as major influence on him throughout his life.[26]
He is married to Jodi (Heimpel) Butts, a lawyer,[27] and they have two children, Aidan Ignatius (born May 6, 2006)[1] and Ava Augusta (born December 1, 2007).[28] They resided in Toronto for 13 years until the family relocated in summer of 2016 to Westboro, Ottawa.[26]
^ a b c "Alumnotes". McGill University. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017.
^ a b "Leadership of the Prime Minister's Office". Official website of the Parliament of Canada. Retrieved Jan 12, 2016.
^ "Inside Trudeau's inner circle". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Jan 8, 2016. Retrieved Jan 12, 2016.
^ a b Tasker, John Paul (February 18, 2019). "Gerald Butts resigns as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's principal secretary". CBC News. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
^ Dehaas, Josh (October 20, 2015). "5 things to know about Trudeau confidant Gerald Butts". CTV News. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
^ "The Maclean's Power List: The 50 most important people in Canada". 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
^ Feb 18, John Paul Tasker · CBC News · Posted:; February 18, 2019 2:06 PM ET | Last Updated:. "Gerald Butts resigns as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's principal secretary | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
^ a b c d e f g Lee Berthiaume, Ottawa Citizen More Lee Berthiaume, Ottawa Citizen. "Trudeau's most trusted adviser? A Cape Bretoner named Gerry Butts - Ottawa Citizen". Ottawa Citizen. CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
^ a b Berthiaume, Lee (May 13, 2014). "A tale of two friends: Gerry Butts and Justin Trudeau". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017.
^ "Glace Bay native key adviser in Trudeau's inner circle". Cape Breton Post. April 21, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
^ a b c d e Patriquin, Martin (September 25, 2015). "Meet the man who made his friend the next prime minister". Maclean's. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
^ "Cape Breton man key player in Trudeau victory". CTV News.
^ The Liberal Team That Dethroned the Tories Archived 2011-05-13 at the Wayback Machine (Ottawa Citizen, 2003)
^ Corcoran, Terence (October 6, 2016). "Boondoggle: How Ontario's pursuit of renewable energy broke the province's electricity system". National Post. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017.
^ WWF-Canada Appoints New CEO (WWF-Canada,2008)[dead link]
^ "A message from Gerald Butts". WWF-Canada Blog.
^ The Hill Times. "Butts resigns from job to work full-time on Trudeau's Liberal leadership bid, creates more speculation over McGuinty's federal intentions". hilltimes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-08.
^ "Agenda Plus: The Best Way to Clean Up the Environment". TVO.
^ Gerald Butts on Climate Change. YouTube. 15 December 2009.
^ a b c Reid, Scott (April 23, 2014). "Justin and Gerald". The Walrus. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
^ Stone, Laura (September 21, 2016). "Top Trudeau aides Butts, Telford expensed over $200,000 for moving homes". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
^ Zimonjic, Peter (September 22, 2016). "Senior PMO staffers Gerald Butts and Katie Telford to return $65K in 'unreasonable' moving expenses". CBC News. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
^ "Gerald Butts recalls 'very different' version of dinner with Jody Wilson-Raybould - National | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
^ Trudeau, Justin (2019-02-18). "Gerald Butts served this government - and our country - with integrity, sage advice and devotion. I want to thank him for his service and continued friendship. Please read his statement today:pic.twitter.com/VIaEHJMMe4". @JustinTrudeau. Retrieved 2019-02-21. External link in |title= (help)
^ a b Radwanski, Adam (September 3, 2016). "Gerald Butts: The BFF in the PMO". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
^ "Law Society of Upper Canada – call to the bar in Toronto on Feb. 24, 2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
^ "Alumnotes". McGill University. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017.
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Democratic primary voters in Dist. 27 have a solid choice.
Copyright 2016: Houston Chronicle
Steve Brown is the chairman of the Democratic Party in Fort Bend County.handout
If state Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City, is looking for a campaign theme song, may we suggest one by the British rock band Coldplay. It's called "Trouble."
Since he first ran for office in 2008, the private personal-injury lawyer has been sanctioned twice by the State Bar, fined $10,000 by the Texas Ethics Commission for failing to file campaign-finance disclosures, sued several times and convicted, most recently, on five counts of barratry, the legal term for the illegal solicitation of clients (otherwise known as ambulance-chasing). A couple of weeks ago, a Montgomery County judge denied his request to resume practicing law while he appeals his misdemeanor conviction.
Reynolds, 42, the first African American to represent Montgomery County since Reconstruction, maintains his innocence. (His conviction is currently on appeal.) He also maintains that his legal and professional troubles are not a distraction from his work as a legislator. He told the Chronicle editorial board he's "laser-focused" on his legislative duties.
In our view, the issue is moot. All three of his challengers in the March 1 Democratic primary are capable and qualified. The winner of the contest will go on to face the victor in the Republican primary for the District 27 position.
Reynolds, a three-term incumbent, was named Freshman of the Year by the House Democratic Caucus at the end of the 2011 session; two years later he landed on Texas Monthly's "Worst" list. This year he needs to attend to his own problems while someone else takes on the task of representing District 27. The district covers most of Missouri City and parts of Houston and Sugar Land.
Challenging the incumbent are first-time candidate Angelique Bartholomew, 46, a certified mediator and director of compliance for a medical firm; Chris Henderson, 30, an assistant district attorney in Galveston County who also is running for the first time; and Steve Brown, 40, a former White House intern who owns a public affairs firm. The former Democratic Party chairman of Fort Bend County, Brown also worked as a budget analyst for then-state Rep. Sylvester Turner and was the Democratic nominee for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission in 2014.
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Our choice for the Democratic primary is Brown. With 15 years of experience in politics and public affairs, including an unsuccessful run for the District 27 seat in 2006, he's conversant with issues that resonate in this diverse, fast-growing district, including education and school finance, health care and economic development. He told the Chronicle editorial board he's eager to help reform the state's "vastly antiquated" public education system, make the case for Medicaid expansion and address what he sees as a growing foster-care crisis in the state.
Already familiar with the legislative process, Brown is likely to be an effective elected official from the moment he's sworn in.
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If you are among the latter, I have a secret to help you improve customer engagement – even if you don't have the tools to do a split test. You can use it on any type of campaign – inbound or outbound. It works even if you have very little website traffic. And it can give you just enough information to get moving in the right direction.
Make one change. See what happens.
I know, I know – that's sacrilege. You're supposed to analyze and test and study – it's an incredibly complex process.
Well, sometimes it is … but, when you need to make progress and you have a thousand things to do, you cannot afford to get overwhelmed with the details. Focus on one change. Implement it. See what happens.
Yes, it's unstructured. Yes, it's kind of random.
But it's still testing. And it's still informative.
My website is still a bit of a work in progress. In particular, I keep trying to improve the newsletter sign-up.
At first, I thought offering a bunch of downloadable tools would be the thing. Visitors would be able to measure their own KPIs and fine-tune their message-matching and choose the best marketing automation for their business. The tools were good, the information was solid – but the results weren't so hot.
Yet, since I have been busy trying to launch my consulting practice, there was only so much time I could give to my lead magnet. Plus, I was working with a very small sample size.
I waited to see what happened and the results were … not so great. Not worse, though, which was something.
So, I made one change again … this time by introducing a "Lead Generation Machine" email series. Again, I waited to see what would happen … and this one got some traction. People signed up for it and didn't unsubscribe. Wa-hoo – progress!
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Was I changing just one small thing to do a definitive split test? No.
But I was still measuring the results and I was still making educated guesses.
Here's another secret: sometimes that's all you need.
But does it work on outbound campaigns?
I also used this method when testing out an outbound campaign for social media.
I started in April when I had just given a talk at the HITMC conference. Since I needed to broaden my network as quickly as possible, I thought a good starting point would be reaching out to people I hadn't been able to connect with at the conference.
I don't believe we were able to connect at HITMC but I wanted to say hi – I gave a talk on marketing automation. If you'd like the worksheets from it, just connect and I'd be happy to send them to you.
The results were less than fabulous. Some people wanted the worksheets, but the networking I'd hoped for instead came to a grinding halt. No conversation, no emailed interest, no downloads or newsletter sign-ups. Just empty space.
So I made a change. And I waited to see what would happen.
This time, I tried just introducing myself, stating what I did and asking if they or someone they knew were in need of my services.
Interestingly, this approach worked very well for me as an email campaign and brought in some great customers. As social media outreach, though, it was a bust.
Back to the drawing board. I made one more change.
This time, I just asked for a conversation in order to get their perspective on the healthcare field.
I waited to see what happened and – bingo! – that one worked. Suddenly, people I'd never have been able to connect with were happily agreeing to talk with me. And the conversations were incredible!
Throughout the process, I couldn't afford to get bogged down in the details. So, at each step along the way, I made a change. And then I waited to see what happened.
There are still going to be times when you need to conduct an in-depth marketing test. But not everything is one of those times.
Use this approach when you are getting really low engagement, so there's no risk in a radical change.
Use it when you have an idea of what would work and think you'll see a big enough difference that you can just eye-ball the results.
Use it when you cannot set up a split test but you still need to try something new.
Above all, use it when you are feeling so overwhelmed that you have been avoiding changing anything.
It's not so hard … and it can get you where you want to go.


Highlights: One owner car, OE wheels and Momo wheels included.
No turbos. No all-wheel-drive. No hybrid assist. Just a 3,000 lb 5-speed analog driving experience that has set an industry benchmark for what a driver's car should feel like. Perhaps, this is the reason that the NSX is so highly sought after in a world of new performance cars that are now much faster, and are lightyears ahead on technology. However, does anyone really need night vision, proximity sensing cruise control, or lane-keeping assist in order to have a better driving experience? Nope.
This NSX is a true one-owner car has been meticulously maintained and cared for by Acura of Troy and Acura North Scottsdale since new. It is CARFAX Certified and belonged to a local friend and client who owned a number of specialty cars over the years. However, while other cars came and went, the NSX was the first exotic car that he had ever purchased, and it was always his favorite. We have a number of service records over the years, including a full repaint for rock chips in 2014, and just 4,000 miles ago. (1991 was before the clear-bra era so once the front accrued road rash our client was worried that the paint would not blend perfectly and he paid to have the entire car professionally de-trimmed and repainted). Once the new paint had properly cured he had front-end clear bra installed to avoid the rock chips a second time. The result is an early NSX that literally looks like brand new.
3.0L DOHC 24-valve V6 engine – 270 hp / 210 lbs. ft.


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Call of Duty League championship packs leaked
by Danny Appleford
Call of Duty Intel has released information regarding an upcoming team supporter cosmetic pack for the championship. The team supporter pack will feature one emblem, calling card, and spray for each Call of Duty League team. Additionally, these packs will feature different emblems, sprays, and calling cards from those that current team packs have.
An additional cosmetic pack will release alongside the team supporter pack that will feature different sprays and blueprints. The "CDL Champs" pack will feature 3 blueprints, 55 signature stickers, 3 calling cards, 3 emblems, and 3 sprays.
Calling Cards from the CDL Champs pack
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— CDL Intel (@INTELCallofDuty) July 1, 2020
The CDL has seemed to take a page from professional CSGO by adding player stickers into the game. Each player has their own signature sticker that they designed themselves. However, CDL Intel has informed us that the Chicago Huntsmen do not have signatures for the team.
CDL signatures don't include Huntsmen
There have been numerous speculations for why the Chicago Huntsmen, arguably the CDL's most famous team, has no signature stickers. One theory is that the Chicago Huntsmen did not submit their individual signatures on time. However not having a signature from some of the biggest names in the league may hurt sales. Seth "Scump" Abner has over 2 million followers on Twitter alone, many of which would love to have his sticker. In addition players like Mathew "Formal" Piper, Preston "Prestinni" and Alec "Arcitys" Sanderson, and Dylan "Envoy" Hannon are also high-profile players.
A full list of player signatures for the CDL Pack is below, no @Huntsmen available. pic.twitter.com/PxuL5mudIO
We do not have a set date for when these packs will release, nor a specific price for when they will come to the shop. However, we can assume that the packs will release sometime before the CDL Championships take place in August. There is also plenty of time for the Call of Duty League to change these packs, as they have yet to be officially released.
For more Call of Duty coverage, stay tuned to Daily Esports.
Danny Appleford is an esports journalist for Upcomer that started writing for Daily Esports in 2020. He now specializes in articles surrounding League of Legends, Call of Duty, VALORANT and Halo.


Channeling your inner Biker dude.
Like most men, I think owning a motorbike would be very cool. Getting on my bike, driving through the open country, stopping at one of those cool biker diners. Wow I think I need to get out more.
Since it will be a while before I will own a Harley its best I concentrate on the ideal biker look without looking like Glenn Hughes from The Village People.
Instead you want to look like Marlon Brando from the movie The Wild Ones. Where he wore a Perfecto-style motorcycle jacket and a tilted cap leaning against his 1950 Triumph Thunderbird 6T now that's the image of a cool Biker I prefer.
Now if you don't own a Triumph Thunderbird, doesn't mean you can't dress the part. To do that you need the perfect biker style jacket. . The Black Leather Quilted Biker Jacket from Topman is perfect. Not only is it made of real black real leather it also has quilted shoulders. Plus its very similar to the Perfecto jacket that Brando wore in the movie.
No Biker look would be complete with out a nice pair of jeans. The Acne Ace Cash Slim-Fit Jean from Mr Porter, is perfect choice. Not only are they versatile the fit and cut is pretty good. Of course the only thing I would suggest is to turn up the jeans up so they sit nicely just above your boots.
Boots there are endless example of what works well with this look. I prefer a pair of good old fashioned Dr Martens 1460s.
And finally to give it a modern twist rather than adding a biker hat, I prefer to finish this look off with a black beanie hat. Like this one from River Island.
So there you have it the perfect Biker look. So now I'm off to spend the rest of the day watching the Wild Ones and daydreaming riding on top of Triumph Thunderbird.
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