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ENI Finalises Its Partial Sale in Algeria-Italy Gas Pipelines to Snam
Section: Farm in, Farm Out · January 11, 2023 · 1 comment | Tags: farm in-farm out, feature, featured
Italian major ENI has announced the closing of Snam's acquisition of a 49.9% of the equity interest directly and indirectly held by ENI in the companies operating two groups of international gas pipelines connecting Algeria to Italy.
Snam S.p.A. is an Italian energy infrastructure company.
The scope of the transaction includes the onshore gas pipelines running from the Algeria and Tunisia borders to the Tunisian coast (TTPC), and the offshore gas pipelines connecting the Tunisian coast to Italy (TMPC) [1].
These ownership interests were transferred by ENI to a new company (SeaCorridor S.r.l.), of which Snam has acquired 49.9% of the share capital, while the remaining 50.1% continues to be held by ENI. ENI and Snam will exercise joint control of SeaCorridor under joint governance arrangements.
Snam paid ENI a total consideration of about 405 million euros in the transaction [2].
"The transaction leverages ENI's and Snam's respective areas of expertise in gas transport on a strategic route for the security of Italy's natural gas supply", ENI says in a statement, "enabling potential development initiatives within the hydrogen value chain also thanks to the natural resources North Africa has to offer. The North Africa – Europe link is a key element of progressive decarbonisation at the international level in support of the energy transition.
"The transaction has obtained the authorisations envisaged under antitrust legislation and so-called golden power legislation, consent from the Tunisian government as well as the approval of the shareholders and corporate bodies of the various target companies".
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KTM takes triple honours in TopGear.com awards
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KTM, one of the newest car manufacturers in Europe, celebrated triple honours at the TopGear.com 2008 awards last night. The stunning 'Ready to Race' KTM X-Bow is Top Gear's 'Sports Car of the Year', while KTM's CEO Stefan Pierer, and X-Bow Chief Chassis Engineer, Loris Bicocchi, are both recognised among Top Gear's 'Men of the Year'.
Made in Austria, the KTM X-Bow (pronounced crossbow) is a minimalist two-seater mid-engined sports car - featuring a state-of-the-art carbon fibre monocoque - that delivers a pure and exhilarating driving experience. Its 2-litre TFSI Audi engine develops 240 ps (177 kW) and catapults the X-Bow to 62 mph in 3.9 seconds.
The team at Top Gear magazine – the most widely read motoring publication in the UK – and TopGear.com – which boasts over two million unique users each month – reports in this month's 'Car of the Year Awards' issue that the X-Bow they drove in New York "...cuts enough of a dash to stop traffic on its own… beautiful carbon and a great engine courtesy of Audi combine to make it one the greatest things we've been in all year."
Top Gear enthuses that Stefan Pierer will "... chat for hours about racing. We like it that he donated KTM's DNA to a machine with four wheels."
And in crediting Loris Bicocchi with the X-Bow's dynamics, Top Gear observes that the X-Bow "... turned out delicious. That's the mark of Bicocchi."
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When everything you could come up with has been tried and failed, it's time to think outside the box. From all appearances we've been outside that box for a couple of years now. But, not everything outside the box is clever and effective. Using bankruptcy to write off debts and confiscate the life's savings of random dealers was insufficient to catapult domestic manufacturers to a sustainable profitability.
PETER BRANDOW | Jul 01, 2010
When everything you could come up with has been tried and failed, it's time to think outside the box. From all appearances we've been outside that box for a couple of years now.
But, not everything outside the box is clever and effective. Using bankruptcy to write off debts and confiscate the life's savings of random dealers was insufficient to catapult domestic manufacturers to a sustainable profitability. These are desperate times and many of our industry leaders lack credible ideas.
That's why some of their most recent efforts have been focused on the difference a name can make. General Motors seems sure the dissimilarity between a Chevy and a Chevrolet is worth talking about.
If that seems much ado about nothing, consider the investment Chrysler is making in differentiating a Dodge from a Ram pickup, while Ford busies itself reclaiming all the badge-branded Mercurys to rename as Fords and Lincolns.
I guess there's something in the Detroit mindset suggesting that a rose by any other name may sell better. The days of Vettes, Chevys and Caddys apparently are numbered as GM shuns those famous car nicknames.
Threatened by the same axe are a lot of what used to make retailing fun, like incentive trips, and "wow" product launches (not to mention all those trinkets I would re-gift to kids and co-workers on returning from meetings). I'm sure going to miss all those logo-bearing Carabiners and mini Maglights. The best thing you might bring home from a convention nowadays is a new idea. Hmm?
But it's not all nose-to-the-grindstone efficiency. Today's seriousness in the Motor City borders on anger. There's a short fuse on the gang who used to happily dispatch their heavy lifting to a thick layer of middle managers and downstream retailers.
It seems that the more higher-ups are forced to work, the more those beneath them are being punished. Fun and creativity have been kicked to the curb along side of 'nonessential' dealers, redundant brands, and popular nicknames. Expect bright colors to be replaced with mud tones.
Here's something topping my list of how to get off the road to ruin. Push the press. Much of what goes to print these days is no more insightful on what's important than a debate on the implications of calling a Cadillac a Caddy or a Chevrolet a Saturn, I mean a Chevy.
By the way, if the press were doing its job a few years ago, perhaps we wouldn't have burned billions of dollars on all the hoopla over branding Chevys as Saturns. But that's old news.
Soft journalism serves to lessen the consequence of irresponsibility and breathe life into strategies that are simply dodges and distractions masquerading as big ideas.
For example: Notwithstanding a lengthy New York Times article last month headlined "At Toyota, A Cultural Shift," Akio Toyoda's seriousness about changing his company's culture is a yawn.
Toyoda's "sincere desire" to fix recall problems and Toyota's tarnished reputation are not newsworthy. They're not even new. It's to be expected that a company in Toyota's position will 'adjust' culture.
Nobody assumes that stewarding Toyota these days is a cake walk. That said, publishing puff ball stories about "sincerity" takes the pressure off results.
The president of a major auto company should not get notice for seriousness any more than the president of BP should get a hall pass for his honest desire to stop his leaking oil well. The public deserves more.
Dealers and workers are interested in stories about their fair share of the profits, and the technologies that make products less expensive and safer.
Journalists should expose big wigs who are conspicuously indifferent to those responsibilities. Let's better information. If we refuse to support the rags that pander rather than report, in short order the power of the Press will, once again, return our industry to the people who made it fun, profitable and the envy of the world.
Peter Brandow is a veteran dealer in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative hosted its fall Agribusiness Seminar Oct. 29 at the Carroll County Agriculture-Education Center. The bi-annual seminar is known for bringing together individuals and groups in the agricultural community from the cooperative's seven-county footprint and across the state. Area farmers, National FFA Organization students, association representatives, business leaders and elected officials were represented and in attendance at the fall seminar. This seminar featured Suzanna Denison as the keynote speaker as well as a panel that spoke on the importance of planning the future of your farm.
Denison is the Program Manager for the American Farmland Trust and is a passionate advocate for farmland access and preservation. Her presentation focused on the value of farm succession planning and how to plan for the future. "What succession planning is all about is insuring financial security, setting the stage for retirement for the future of the farm and that translates to peace of mind," said Denison.


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'Brampton businesses are losing confidence in the City's ability to plan': Industry leaders blast Patrick Brown's incompetent budget
December 6, 2021, 6:51 p.m. ·15 min read
Confidence is at the heart of our economy but for Brampton business leaders, it is running low.
The Brampton Board of Trade, which represents the city's business community, made a blistering presentation to Brampton City Council's budget committee on Wednesday night. The organization questioned the accuracy of the City's 2022 budget, calling for stable, long-term planning and not the short-term tax freezes that have been pushed by Mayor Patrick Brown.
"Brampton businesses are losing confidence in the City's ability to plan because of the shifting numbers that seem to shift very quickly," Glenn Williams, a seasoned accountant speaking on behalf of the Brampton Board of Trade, told councillors. He highlighted contradicting information in different reports, last-minute publication of documents and a capital funding shell game as some of the alarming concerns.
"The Board of Trade expects better," Williams said.
He pointed out that local businesses want stability and long-term transparency above all else.
"Less than 72 hours ago, the third quarter capital project report was issued," he said. "Within that report was $69 million of projected return of financing for various projects. With a short timeframe, it is very difficult to review some of these reports."
The report Williams referenced suggests that tens of millions of dollars have been poorly budgeted by staff, who seem incapable of keeping even basic spending plans on track.
Projects that were either mispriced or are massively behind schedule are seeing their council-approved funding being inexplicably put back into the City's coffers. The woeful management means staff working under the inexperienced leadership of CAO David Barrick, hand-picked by Brown, are failing to deliver the will of elected councillors, who approve projects, on behalf of their constituents' needs, that may never be built.
The proposed budget presented by Barrick and his senior team, mostly recent hires brought in by the controversial CAO who has no experience ever running even a small municipal department, much less the ninth largest city in Canada, with a billion dollar budget.
"Minor Capital projects are for relatively small expenditures that do not fit into any unique capital project," the budget document authored by Barrick and his team claims, using language that would make even amateur accountants cringe. "They may be planned or unexpected expenditures and as a result are grouped into one project to provide flexibility in funding each department's unique operational needs. Costs for the individual components of this capital project may vary from these estimates and therefore there may be some reallocation of funding between these components."
These are highly questionable claims, suggesting taxpayers will be paying for undefined costs that might never even be actually incurred.
The budget is littered with claims of unforeseen costs, unexpected potential expenditures and vague descriptions for why taxpayers are being charged for items with no understanding of what they are.
For example, under public works and engineering a project number is listed as 222999-001, but the description of the work taxpayers will pay for out of their pockets is, "Miscellaneous / City Wide / City Wide", meaning there is no idea of what the $120,000 is actually for.
Another project in the department is listed as 221899-001 and has $175,000 allocated for "Minor Capital - Services Systems / City Wide / Various Locations", again offering no detail of what the money being charged to taxpayers is actually for.
Under the parks department project number 224150-001 is for "Various Studies / City Wide / Various" and will cost taxpayers $350,000, despite no explanation whatsoever of the actual work to be done.
Another engineering expenditure for project 223620-001 is described as "Pre-Engineering / City Wide / Various Locations", offering no description or detail of what this $750,000 cost is for.
Taxpayers will pay $21 million for road resurfacing projects under three line items, each with a project number, but there is not one word of detail that explains what each specific project is or which roads will be repaired.
The document leaves taxpayers exposed to the possibility of rampant abuse and mismanagement of their money.
"This just creates uncertainty that makes us question how firm those numbers are, how real are those projects?" Williams said in his damning forensic analysis of the City's financial plan. "We really shouldn't see $69 million of projects suddenly no longer be needed," he said of the recent capital report which underscored just how inaccurate the budgeting under Barrick and Brown has been.
Barrick was fired from his job at the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, which Ontario's Auditor General said was given to him inappropriately. Mired in scandal after Barrick, who did double duty as a Port Colborne councillor, plunged the small agency into controversy, regional councillors refused to provide further funding to the NPCA until Barrick accounted for more than approximately $5 million in the 2018 and 2019 budgets that had no explanation for where the money went.
He failed to account for almost 30 percent of the agency's spending under his brief supervision before he was fired.
It was learned that Barrick had given lavish car allowances to allies he promoted up the ranks, and there were many other questions from regional councillors that he refused to answer.
In Brampton, some council members seem determined to make sure Barrick and Brown are held accountable for their use of money provided by the city's taxpayers.
There was plenty of confusion during the first days of scrutiny of Barrick's budget document.
"In the reserve for the hospital levy, we have $42.6 or is it $40.6?" Councillor Pat Fortini asked staff, posing a seemingly simple question.
"We have $22 million in the hospital reserve for Peel Memorial Phase Two–," Mark Medeiros, the director of finance, said before he was cut off.
"But that was leftover from the last hospital [levy]," Fortini interrupted. "I'm talking about the reserves now. It was $20 [million] plus interest, around $22 million, that was leftover [from] the hospital levy. What's leftover from unspent capital projects? Is it $42.6?"
Medeiros offered a confusing reply, trying to explain the report on money that was supposed to have been spent on previously approved capital projects. "This report speaks specifically to the return of capital, not to total funding available. We have over $140 million in strategic reserves, the [Centre For Innovation] adding on top of that, you know $150 million, so this is not total funding available. This is just talking about opportunities to return back."
Fortini, who is pushing for council to fund its share of healthcare expansion, continued to debate with staff about capital funds which staff have now claimed could be repurposed to pay for a required local share of Peel Memorial's redevelopment capital cost.
Fortini and City staff kept lobbing vastly different numbers through the air in a conversation that made it clear just how poorly key financial information is being communicated.
The 2022 budget process has cast doubt upon the City's ability to deliver the projects it promises. It has also made it unclear if staff are actually in full control of projects and budgets, with tens of millions essentially being lost, or no longer needed.
Brampton is in the middle of a desperate rush to pass its 2022 budget by December 8.
Wednesday evening discussions continued until 11:20 P.M., following two days of marathon meetings that stretched between 9:30 A.M. and 8 P.M. on Monday alone. Friday's meeting has been cancelled and budget committee will reconvene on Monday.
The scramble to pass the budget, along with the City's revolving door of senior staff, has seen multiple instances where highly-paid bureaucrats simply don't have information available when councillors ask.
"I'd like to pass this question to my colleague Mark [Medeiros]," was a common refrain from Nash Damer, Brampton's new treasurer, who seemed out to sea for much of the budget deliberation. He was unable to answer questions about why 2021 budget forecasts had been changed or to explain the perplexing $69 million unspent capital report.
Simple questions were met with long pauses and senior staff fumbling for answers.
Asked by Councillor Jeff Bowman on Tuesday how many consultants were under his command, Brampton's director of communications, Jason Tamming, who was fired from Niagara Region after his corrupt behaviour in the hiring process for its former CAO, was at a loss.
"Um, yeah, there's professional, so for, um, our total, my understanding, what I'm seeing, our total, through the chair, it's about 266. The large, primarily consultants would be in, um, the cultural services area, councillor."
Tamming eventually clarified he meant $266,000 for a "handful" of consultants, not 266 separate consulting contracts. But it remained unclear why he described the employment generally under the "cultural services" department, and he did not offer an explanation of how many staff he hired as consultants or contract workers.
In some cases, staff are scrambling to produce last-minute reports for later in the week that will hopefully contain the answers to basic questions, at other times the answers are simply emailed to councillors, cutting the public out of an already deplorably inaccessible process with little transparency.
This confusion and imprecision are mirrored in the budget itself, for example around the question Bowman asked about the use of consultants by Tamming, which often does not allow council and the public to hold these temporarily hired individuals accountable for their work, and in some cases allows people like Tamming to use individuals whose conduct is not covered under various oversight legislation.
The budget document includes millions of dollars for consultants and contracted workers.
At least $19 million of labour costs in corporate services and community services alone will be paid to "Contracted Services".
Damer has spent much of the budget deliberations passing questions to his colleagues, or promising information will be shared with councillors at a later date. Damer answers to Barrick, who was handpicked by Brown in 2019 to be the City's top civil servant. Barrick is responsible for the entire City operation.
The numbers in the proposed budget document presented by the controversial CAO do not suggest a well-run city.
Instead of using reserve accounts the way they are intended, Barrick has been adding to these rainy-day funds heavily in the beginning of the year, then drawing them down for a range of costs later. This is not how budgeting of public money is supposed to be done. Reserve funds have specific uses to protect taxpayers from unforeseen circumstances and to cover specific costs. Barrick instead uses them to pay for expenses that are supposed to come out of departmental budgets after they have been carefully accounted for and detailed in the line items each area of the City'
This routine accountability process is not being followed by Barrick.
An investigation by Deloitte into corruption allegations inside City Hall that centred on Barrick delivered its findings in September. The final result, after investigators from the firm (whose selection for the job was shrouded in secrecy) were unable to complete interviews and had access to key documents blocked, cleared Barrick of the narrow issues that were probed, while many of the most alarming allegations were not dealt with. Despite this, the findings documented alarming behaviour by Barrick.
The report confirmed the CAO deliberately hired candidates without the relevant experience to hold key roles within City Hall. Multiple examples in the report show Barrick subverting the hiring process to push his preferred, and under-educated, candidates into important roles paid for by taxpayers.
In July of 2020 Barrick, according to Deloitte, selected two new "Directors for departments responsible for managing critical city infrastructure." The job postings stated that university engineering degrees were a requirement for the jobs, as well as professional accreditations that allowed them to perform or approve highly technical work. The successful candidates should have "7-10 years of managerial experience with at least 5 years of experience in project management and construction," according to the report.
The men Barrick chose himself didn't even have engineering degrees. "Deloitte did not identify any indications of construction experience on either candidate's CV," the report says. Despite his alarming conduct, Deloitte accepted there was nothing wrong with Barrick's explanation that he simply changed the hiring requirements himself at the last minute and also had the authority to change policies on the fly which allowed him to override existing HR rules.
Essentially, all Barrick had to do was change the rules he violated, as he was carrying out his misconduct. "Certain policies and standard operating procedures were revised or updated by the CAO contemporaneously with alleged activity," Deloitte wrote in its report.
Now, men like the two Barrick hired for the engineering jobs even though they are not engineers, are putting together a billion dollar City budget that in dozens and dozens of cases does not offer even basic details of the use of public funds.
The chaos within City Hall, allegations of corruption and evidence of delinquent hiring do not make for good governance. The long-term impacts of spontaneous budget freezes and questionable hires will ultimately come back to hurt residents and businesses, as pointed out by members of the public.
"Anytime you have a large organization like this, it is really important to be diligent, and that's complicated," Michelle McCollum, Chair of the Brampton Board of Trade, said. She was responding to a question from Brown asking her to make suggestions about which parts of the City administration might be "bloated".
"It is important that you have the leadership in place that understands exactly what's happening in every area," she said. "It's not possible for Glenn and [me] to sit here and say, 'Well, [in] recreation, you could be doing something different or in bylaw, maybe you need one less officer.' … What we're seeing is that you need to have the right leaders in place with the right experience, to be hiring the right people, and to be making the right decisions for our business community."
The pressures on the 2022 budget are immense.
In its current form, staff are suggesting councillors adopt a 2.8 percent increase, a figure that does not include a three percent levy increase staff suggested last year. Mayor Patrick Brown has already publicly confirmed he will attempt to squeeze a fourth populist tax freeze from the already gutted budget, which has completely ignored the city's most pressing needs, such as a new hospital and its first university.
There is pressure to fund Brampton's share of a provincial expansion to Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness, currently estimated at $125 million. That money could come from a special levy that would increase the property tax rate, something Brown is desperate to avoid.
The budget also relies heavily on debt funding for a range of projects and includes no plans to realize the City's ambitions for a light rail transit system on Main Street or a bus rapid transit route along Queen Street.
Promises Brown has guaranteed are also absent in the proposed 2022 budget. There is no money for his Brampton University plan, despite all of Brown's trumpeting of the idea and hundreds of thousands spent on consultants early in the council term. Even the "state of the art world class" cricket stadium he promised to fans of the sport has been left out of the 2022 financial proposal.
Meanwhile, infrastructure has decayed under his tax freezes and the city centre, the catalyst to attract investments in Brampton, has succumbed to years of neglect under Brown after he cancelled the major redevelopment of the area right after his election, which helped him achieve his tax freezes. Even that claim is misleading, as taxes for many have gone up with assessment increases, while utilities have skyrocketed and some user fees have increased.
Brown's shell game came under fire this week.
"We certainly don't want to have large increases, we want predictability," Williams said. "And our concern here is that if we're essentially shifting some costs to the future, … if we keep deferring the Day of Judgement, if you will, there will be a huge impact in two, three, four years. And so we think that financial discipline needs to start now."
With so many complicated decisions to weigh, it is unclear why councillors discussed the budget until almost midnight, galloping towards an arbitrary deadline of December 8.
Brampton plans to pay for almost seven percent of its $328 million capital budget through debt that will need to be repaid in years to come.
Brown has used the argument that low taxes attract business investments in his attempts to push budget freezes during his tenure as mayor. It's an argument the Brampton Board of Trade says just doesn't hold water.
Brampton's business community has effectively said it is losing faith in council's ability to budget and govern. The fallacy that a zero percent budget increase is good, rather than simply politically popular, was laid bare by the very people it was purportedly meant to satisfy.
"That is our point: that the decisions that budget committees recommend really needs to be about longer-term sustainability, rather than just kind of election cycle to election cycle," McCollum told councillors. "It is essential that we have that predictability, that we have that stability for the business community."
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An electromagnetic pulse is created by either a solar storm or high-altitude nuclear explosion.
While natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes are capable of inflicting severe damage, there exists another, much more catastrophic threat to our way of life: an Electromagnetic Pulse, or EMP.
According to the Homeland Security News Wire (HSNW), an EMP — a short burst of electromagnetic energy created by either a solar storm or high-altitude nuclear explosion — poses a threat to any area dependent on electricity. In other words, a majority of the world.
A famous example of an EMP is the high-altitude nuclear test conducted by the United States in 1962, code-named Starfish Prime. During this test, a Thor rocket carrying a W49 thermonuclear warhead was launched and detonated 250 miles above a point near Johnston Island in the Pacific Ocean. The result was an EMP which caused significant electrical damage, including blackouts, in cities some 900 miles away in Hawaii.
An EMP can also be caused naturally by geomagnetic storms such as the Carrington Event in 1859, which caused a failure of telegraph systems across the world. As the HSNW notes, an EMP is capable of causing outages which last anywhere from two weeks to two years, owing partly to the fact that ordering replacement transformers takes months. A recent example of this was sees in 2012 when Hurricane Sandy hit and parts of New York City were left without power for over a week.
According to the HSNW, some reports estimate that the cost of a solar storm EMP to the US economy would be somewhere between $500 million to $2.6 trillion. The U.S. National Academies says the damage would be even more costly and recovery would take multiple years.
Of course, an EMP caused by a high-altitude nuclear explosion, or an explosion compressing a magnetic coil or strong microwave fields is also a possibility. The HSNW says several countries have begun researching creating an EMP via a non-nuclear device.
As the HSNW points out, as we become more interconnected via technology on a global scale, events such as an electromagnetic pulse become a real concern. Simply put, an EMP could potentially put an end to our technologically advanced way of life. We must be prepared for any eventuality.


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Visiting Scotland is much affected by the seasons, but all seasons bring their different opportunities. Scotland's cities and towns have a range of events and attractions open throughout the year, which we shall be highlighting through local links on each of our entries. Edinburgh, Glasgow and other cities have excellent public transport systems and attractions, many easily accessible on foot but otherwise Scotland's major draw is the beautiful scenery to be experienced outside of the major cities. Scotland has an unparalleled combination of natural beauty, fascinating history and areas of idyllic peacefulness.
Dunclutha Guest House
Dunclutha is a spacious old Rectory in Leven, Fife. Overlooking a church at the front, the house is a substantial spacious house full of character.
Purgavie Farm
A traditional farm B&B set in peaceful countryside with stunning views over the Strathmore Valley. The 4-star B&B has large comfortable bedrooms have great views of the surrounding glens
Sandilands House
Sandilands House is located on the western edge of the City Central West End Area close to the National Museum of Modern Art with views over Fettes School. Lovely rooms throughout.
Glengorm Castle
Glengorm Castle is situated on the Northern tip of the Isle of Mull near Tobermory. There are 5 luxury rooms, log fires and grand reception rooms. You will not want to leave.
Scaurbridge House
Elizabeth Ann invites you to relax in luxury at her graded listed Georgian country home in Penpont,Thornhill. Conveniently positioned for Glasgow, Edinburgh, Ayr and Carlisle.
Westfield House
The Macleans have lived at Westfield since 1862.The carpet leading up the oak stair is Clan Maclean Tartan.The oak stair is hung with portraits , standards and ceremonial swords.
Cranford Guest House
Sarah and Alastair welcome you to Cranford, a relaxing and comfortable home from home in the heart of the stunning Cairngorms National Park.
Netherfield bed and breakfast
2 spacious rooms with large powerful showers en-suite. Stunning mountainous views, wild birds feed and Red Squirrel play in our garden. Loch Ness, even dolphins within easy reach.
Chrialdon House
Chrialdon House in Beauly is ideally situated on many of the tourist routes to Loch Ness, Fort William, The West Coast and The Black Isle
Druimneil House
Druimniel House is in a beautiful location on the coast of Appin, north of Creran as it meets the sea. Druimneil House was built in 1850 and has many off the original features.
From £100.00 per person
Bells Brae House
A 16th Century miller's house offers an idyllic, luxury retreat in the heart of the city. Rural bed and breakfast tranquillity five minutes from Princes Street.
Grenich Steading
Grenich Steading is an award winning conversion of a farm building in Strathtummel, Pitlochry with outstanding views across Loch Tummel. Guests have a private wing for B&B or self-catering.
Great Glen Bed and Breakfast
Welcome to the award winning Great Glen Bed and Breakfast accommodation, Drumnadrochit next to Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands -
Rockfoot Bed and Breakfast
Rockfoot is located outside Fintry, in a relaxing and tranquil setting, but close to Glasgow & Stirling,
Inveresk House
Oozing history, Cromwell counts among previous guests at Inveresk House, a magnificent historic house in Musselburgh, near Edinburgh. Huge beds, vibrant art, and ornate antiques offer a grand atmosphere at this quiet off road bed and breakfast.
Mayfield Bed and Breakfast
Mayfield is located in a quite location 3 miles from Fort William. With splendid views of Aonach Mhor and the North face of Ben Nevis.
Winkston Farm
Winkston Farm is a small working farm centrally located on the outskirts of Peebles, set in lovely Border countryside. We offer Bed and Breakfast or self catering.
Rehiran Beag
Jean and Paul welcome guests for bed and breakfast accommodation at their peaceful, rural home in the scenic hills above Cawdor. A country idyll just 20 minutes east of Inverness.
The Town House Edinburgh
The Town House, with secure private car parking, is located in central Edinburgh near to the Kings Theatre and Edinburgh's International Conference Centre (EICC). The Castle is a fifteen minute walk via the Grassmarket and Old Town. The house was built in 1879 as the Manse fro the adjacent church and now offers four star gold standard accommodation as verified by Visit Scotland.
Two Harbours Guest House
Nestled between the North and South Harbours on the pretty Isle of Scalpay, Harris, we offer peaceful, coastal accommodation with stunning scenery and a warm welcome.
Fishing in Scotland
One of the world's favourite destinations for freshwater and sea angling, Scotland offers world-class fishing across the country and throughout the year.
St Ninian's Cave
St. Ninian's Cave is a cave located in Physgill Glen, Whithorn, Dumfries, and Galloway, Scotland. Excavations in the 1880s and 1950s uncovered a collection of early medieval carved stones. There were 18 in all, most embedded in a post-medieval wall, others lying loose inside the cave or at its mouth.
Floors Castle
Floors Castle is the largest inhabited castle of Scotland and the family home of the 11th Duke of Roxburghe. Built in 1721 for the 1st Duke of Roxburghe, what you see is the evolving story of a house and gardens that successive generations have left their mark.
Spynie Palace
Spynie Palace, located in Moray, Scotland, was founded in the late 12th Century. The Palace was for 500 years the seat of the bishops of Moray. The Palace sat on the edge of Spynie Loch.
Castle Stalker
Castle Stalker is a four-story tower house located on a tidal islet on Loch Laich 25 miles north of Oban on the west coast of Scotland. Castle Stalker was built around the 1540s.
Duart Castle
The Duart Castle dates back to the 13th century, located on the Isle of Mull, west coast of Scotland. For over 700 years, Duart Castle, the seat of Clan Macldan, has dominated the view to the Sound of Mull.
Cawdor Castle
Cawdor Castle was built in 1454. The 5-star tourist attraction is located in the parish of Cawdor in Nairnshire. The Cawdor Castle is well known for its literary connection to William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth.
Fairy Pools
The Fairy Pools are located in the beautiful Isle of Skye. These famous pools entice visitors from all over the world. The beautiful crystal clear blue pools are on the River Brittle.
Sandwood Bay is a beautiful beach facing straight into the North Atlantic. The beach has nearly 1.5 miles of wide pink sand which is flanked by cliffs.
Mary Ann's Cottage
Mary Anns Cottage, located in Thurso, Scotland built in 1850 in the village of Dunnet. Mary Ann Calder lived in this beautiful Caithness cottage until she was 93 when she then got placed into a nursing home.
Motivational Challenges
Challenge yourself on your next holiday! Go forth to the top of the mountain or the bottom of the lake, and have a great time doing it!


"The thesis focuses on FIFA's efforts to maintain contractual stability between professionals and clubs in the world of international football. More specifically, the thesis will encompass a thorough description of the rules regarding the maintenance of contractual stability. Furthermore, the thesis analyses when one of the contractual parties is allowed to unilaterally terminate the employment contract and what the consequences are of termination without so-called just cause. With reference to the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, Swiss law, and the latest jurisprudence of the CAS the thesis analyses whether the football world's own regulations contain a statutory basis for compensation in case of termination for just cause or whether the statutory basis is to be found in the subsidiarily applicable Swiss law.
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Virgil Amundson: Virgil graduated from Rice Lake High School in 1961. He was a two year letter winner in basketball for the 1959-60 Warriors (21-4) that placed 4th in the WIAA State Tournament, and was the starting point guard for the 1960-61 Warriors (24-1) that were runners-up to the #2 ranked Milwaukee Lincoln Comets in a 77-75 overtime thriller in the WIAA State Tournament finals. Virgil had his finest game on the big stage in the semi-finals against the #1 ranked Waukesha Blackshirts (25-1) as he poured through 12 points in a big 82-73 win for the #4 ranked "Boys From Up North" aka "woodpecker Point". For the season, Virgil averaged 6.5 points per game and led the team in assists to his front line teammates Hugdahl, Mullikin, Shudlick, Shervey and Schwers. Virgil also played third base on the 1961 Warrior baseball team and the first RL baseball team to play in the state tournament. After high school Virgil was a basketball official in the Ho'N, Big Rivers and Lakeland conferences. He also played basketball at the city team level, and softball. In 1972, Virgil was instrumental in organizing the Washburn County Church Softball League, which is still active today. In 1995, the City of Shell Lake presented him with the Citizen of the Year Award. Virgil has been a pastor at the Full Gospel Church in Shell Lake since 1969 where he continues to encourage and inspire athletes from the surrounding area. He and his wife Linda currently reside in Sarona on Lake Ripley.
Gordy Grilley: Gordy graduated from Rice Lake High School in 1943 and lettered in track all 4 years, and football and basketball 3 years. In track, he won every race that he ran in but one. In the 1942 state track meet (the only one held during the war years), Gordy finished second in the mile. During his high school career, on a cinder track, Gordy ran a 4:44 mile. At that time the world record was 4:06. His time stood as a school record until 1966. Gordy started all three years in basketball and football. He was selected by the late Warren Leary as a "Running Back on Warren's Grid Greats of Yesterday" team. As a running back, he was a catalyst in the team's 5 and 0 Ho'N record and 5 and 1 all, in 1942. After graduation, Gordy joined the Navy, serving on an LST Landing Craft and taking part in three major landings in the Pacific. After the war, Gordy enrolled in college at River Falls, where he lettered three years as an offensive and defensive back, making All-Conference in 1947. After college graduation in 1950, Gordy became a teacher at Clear Lake High School, coached football, basketball and track for four years. He then moved on to Milltown High School where he was an assistant football coach. During this time, Gordy started a track program and coached their team for eight years. Milltown consolidated with Balsam Lake High School to become Unity High School, where he served as Guidance Counselor for 22 years before retiring in Rice Lake. Gordy passed away in 1997.
Scott Harms:Scott graduated from RLHS in 1976 as a two-sport athlete. He was a running back for the Warriors in 1975, ran for 1,012 yards and was voted offensive MVP. He earned All-Conference and All Northwest honors. In track, Scott qualified for State in discus for three consecutive years. In his junior year, he placed second in State in discus and his senior year he placed second in State in the shot put. Scott still holds the RLHS record in the shot (57'3") and discus (169'3"). He accepted a full football scholarship to the University of Minnesota. In his sophomore season of 1977, Harms, who was playing nose guard for the Gophers, suffered a season-ending knee injury.
Following college, Scott spent five years in New York studying acting and performing in television commercials. He then moved to California, appearing in movies and television soap operas. Scott later returned to Minnesota and now works for the City of St. Paul in the forestry department, and owns a tree service. Scott and his wife Sheri reside in North Branch MN.


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/**
 * Main Business Access Layer interface. All common REST Controllers logic needs
 * to be consolidated on this layer. Ideally all business access layers should
 * only have its main repository initialized as class variable and only
 * initialize the business layers it requires. The reasoning behind this is if
 * you change individual ball it will reflect on all business access layers
 * which are implemented across the board.
 *
 * This interface is used as place holder interface or identifier.
 *
 * @author adriaan
 * @param <T>
 */
public abstract class RepositoryChain<T> implements BusinessAccessLayer {

    protected final T repository;

    public RepositoryChain(T repository) {
        this.repository = repository;
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}

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First Things First!
By Katherine Meitner posted on February 1, 2000 | Posted in Nutrient Management
Before you start looking away from the farm to increase your income, consider sizing up your no-till expenses.
What should tillage and farming expenses have in common?
One word: conservation.
And nobody knows this better than Stanley Smock of Edinburgh, Ind.
This no-tiller has made great efforts to fight back in these tough economic times. Although he's sold on the benefits of off-farm employment (such as painting and tree trimming) and the extra income it can produce, he believes no-tillers should first re-evaluate their current operations, and "get back to the basic economic principles of the farm as a business."
How do you do that? It's simple. Cut back in areas that aren't necessary.
Don't Overdo Nitrogen.
"I did three randomly replicated plots with two different hybrids and four different rates of nitrogen, 60, 90, 120, 150 pounds and a check," he says. "The 90-pound rate was best. Of course, I'm in a corn-soybean and wheat rotation. If it was corn on corn, I'd probably need a minimum of 120 pounds."
Conducting his own on-farm tests paid off for Smock. Not only did he discover he could trim nitrogen costs, but he also learned which corn, soybeans and wheat varieties yielded the best.
"I tested hybrids, Beck 8280 and Pioneer 33G26," he says. "These flex-ear hybrids have the tendency to adapt to different conditions and produce multiple ears per stock. If there's water and everything is just right, they'll go ahead and stretch out and make a good corn crop. Even if there's not a lot of water, which is our problem, they'll still make corn."
Don't skimp
KEYWORDS Chemical Rates economics Lime nitrogen Off-Farm Management phosphorus potassium Stanley Smock
Fertility is First Priority for No-Tillers
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Fresh clashes in Haitian capital
Jan 19, 2004 | English, Human Rights, Violence
Claire Marshall, BBC
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Some protesters refused, sparking the clashes, in which some witnesses said the police used clubs.
Another report said a protester shot in Sunday's demonstrations – which also turned violent – had died.
Opponents of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide have clashed repeatedly with supporters and police over recent months. More than 40 people have died in the violence since September.
Tempers flare
Monday's trouble began when police told march organisers not to use a route that would take them close to the president's supporters and to keep the march to under three hours, reported the news agency Efe.
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National Union of Haitian Professors (UNPH) co-ordinator
Police commissioner Daniel Compere said organisers had not given the legally required 48 hours' notification of the march.
The organisers rejected the demands, accusing the police of allowing supporters of Mr Aristide to gather "when they want and where they want".
Students and teachers then reportedly gathered outside the state university, throwing stones at police.
Protesters also threw stones at private schools which had refused to shut in solidarity, said the Associated Press news agency.
Police used tear gas to disperse protesters, causing residents in the area to flee too. A tear gas canister also landed in the playground of a girls' school, leaving pupils gasping, said AP.
Police also reportedly fired live rounds into the air.
Two or three protesters were detained by police, said radio reports. A university professor later alleged on the radio that they had been tortured.
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The Haitian legislature has been left in limbo since the mandates of most lawmakers expired last week.
The opposition has refused to accept Mr Aristide's offer for general elections within six months without his resignation.
Representatives of Caribbean Community (Caricom) are meeting representatives from Haiti's political opposition, civil and religious sectors in Nassau, the Bahamas, on 20-21 January, to try to address the crisis, reported the Caribbean Media Corporation news agency.
Caricom leaders are also expected to meet Mr Aristide, but at a different time and place, said the report.


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Walt's Leaves of Grass book tops Breaking Bad auction at $65,500
Walter White's inscribed copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass has sold at the top of the highly publicised sale of memorabilia from hit TV show Breaking Bad.
The book is incredibly important as it leads to the downfall of Walter White, the show's crystal meth-cooking lead character
The auction saw outstanding bids, having opened on the night that the final episode of the TV show aired. The book, which eventually led to the main character's downfall, sold for $65,500.
The book is inscribed with "To my other favourite WW" and is one of the most recognisable props from the entire series. It is featured in several episodes, and it is through the inscription that DEA agent Hank Schrader discovers that his brother-in-law is a drugs kingpin.
The second highest bids of the sale were seen by Hector "Tio" Salamanca's bell, another iconic prop that featured heavily in the earlier series of the show. It sold for $26,750.
Perhaps the most memorable prop of all, a pink teddy bear, sold for $23,250. One bidder also paid $9,900 for a pair of Walter White's briefs, which are regularly on show.
More of the top bids in the sale came from the vehicles used in the show, with the Cadillac driven by Walter White selling for $19,750.
With Breaking Bad being hailed as one of the best drama series to ever grace the airwaves, these props could prove a worthy investment in years to come. Take a look at our free guide on investing in memorabilia to learn more.
We also have a superb range of memorabilia for sale in our online store, featuring the most iconic items.


There are only two weeks left to donate and help out A Place to Bark. Remember with the six degrees program it's not about how much you donate it's about the number of people. So you can donate the minimum amount of $10! Be sure to check out what Tim Holtz is having a contest and your donation is your entry!


Dallas AAZK has two annual events, Bowling for Rhinos and Sailing for Rhinos, that help raise money for national AAZK fundraising efforts including Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Ujung Kulon National Park, and Action for Cheetahs. In addition, we host a number of smaller events throughout the year that help raise funds for our chapter operation as well as for small-scale conservation projects that we help support. Find more about current and upcoming fundraising efforts at our events page!
The Dallas AAZK Chapter raised an amazing $18,000 for Bowling for Rhinos in 2016!
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Benefits: Employee morale problems can be the result of any number of workplace problems. If employees don't like a particular supervisor, or feel that their work isn't appreciated, results will suffer. Getting to the root of the problem is sometimes a challenge. In many instances, the only way to get at it is to ask your employees to tell you. This can be a difficult situation for you and for them. On the one hand, you can gain valuable information about how to increase your employees' job satisfaction. On the other, you might have to face the fact that something that you do is a source of problems. An employee is faced with similar concerns. Should they offer honest criticism and risk retaliation, or keep silent?
The attached file contains a sample script that is designed to help you obtain useful feedback from your employees. It suggests what to say to assure employees that their input is valued, and a variety of issues that might be of concern. It also offers options to use when a meeting doesn't go quite as planned.