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OKA-HR Ltd.
We provide the full range of HR/ employment law consulting and coaching services to small businesses (up to 50 employees). Our focus is predominantly on technology based firms, particularly FinTech. However, we provide very specific coaching sessions for individuals whether to improve areas of your life or within your career.
Introduction Righttolearn tutors provide a range of different tuition services including private tuition, online tuition and group tuition. We are a national company providing great tutors all around the UK, we monitor, train and regulate our tutors to ensure we provide you, the customer with the best tutor for your child. Righttolearn tutors mission, is to ensure every child has access to a good tutor that will enable them to progress and develop in their career. Retailer tutors are sourced from a range of different platforms, including, job websites, schools, universities and local tutors will also work with us, to provide tuition for students. Once we've identified strong candidates in your area, we'll begin our selection process, this will assess the tutor's communication skills, experience and track record of ensuring their previous students achieve excellent grades, most importantly, we'll assess the tutors enthusiasm to teach as we believe it's very important the tutor enjoys the job they do, this will ensure a quality service every time. "It's not every day that you find a tutor that totally exceeds your expectations, but this was the case with Righttolearn. My hopes were dim for my son. I didn't know what to expect as he wasn't doing too well in school. When the test results came through I'd never been so relieved in my life." ~ Michelle Richards (Mother) We... We provide face to face and online tuition. Both services have proved highly effective in improving results for students. We use young professionals to tutor and mentor young pupils, we provide more than just tuition. We give our students life skills that they can take with them for the rest of their lives. We have an outstanding management system where tutors are monitored and regulated. This means the client is always receiving 100% customer satisfaction.
Hypnotherapy-Essex Ltd
Welcome to Hypnotherapy Essex. We help people with everyday problems to cope and feel better about themselves and improve their general well being. Hypnotherapy can help with numerous problems including smoking, stress, weight, anxiety, phobias, depression, IBS, pain and much more.... Your initial consultation is FREE with no obligation to have further sessions. Feel free to call or email if you have any questions. Or just drop in to our new practice in Burnham on Crouch.
Fresh Perception
Wellbeing at your fingertips. Professional and personal change found in Mindfulness at Work training courses and seminars, Counselling Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy, CBT, health and fitness Yoga and Mindfulness (semi-silent) retreats in the Lake District. Fresh Perception brings innovation and insight to wellbeing in London. Using an evidence-based approach, we transform your lifestyle both in your workplace and in your personal life so that you can lead a rich and meaningful life. We creatively draw the best from Mindfulness, the art of creative awareness and skilful attunement; Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy, the skill of a relaxed, rational, goal-directed achieving; Yoga, the music of breath and body work; and a range of psychotherapeutic techniques, the craft of personal growth. Our highly qualified and experienced practitioners weave together a rich tapestry of skill, knowledge, and experience to bring about speedy optimum results so that you can nourish, strengthen, and lead a happy London life.
Nick Trueman Ltd.
Nick Trueman is a Digital Marketing Consultant who provides key advise to businesses in the fields of SEO, PPC, Analytics and Over-Arching Digital Strategies. Quality and transparency is at the heart of all 3rd party consultancy, to provide the most effective outputs.
Simon van-Ot
I pride myself on being able to identify exactly what clients requirements are and how best to satisfy these needs. Customer service and loyalty are key ingredients to success and these are two areas that l strive to deliver at the highest standard.
Deal With The Media
BLOGGING Blogging is essential to the health of a website as one of the key indicators google looks at in terms of ranking is whether a site has been recently updated or not. Ideally a new blog should be posted twice a week or more, but at least once a week. It used to be the case that a 300 word article offering little useful advice but all the right keywords would be the key to unlock a lot of organic traffic. But this is no longer the case. The new mantra in digital marketing is that 'quality is the new SEO'. So truly informative articles that serve your target audience with valuable, and free, information are going to be the ones that perform best in terms of search engine rankings and organic traffic. With blogging credits for the Daily Telegraph, Ragan's PR Daily, business.com, and the BBC School of Journalism, plus my SEO experience (see below) I can write and format content in a way that google loves. EMAIL MARKETING I have designed and written 'lead magnets' and Auto-Responder sequences that get results for my own business (dealwiththemedia.com). Email marketing is still the most effective way of making money via a website. It keeps people returning to the site and feeling connected to the brand. Building and selling to an email list is crucial if you really want to succeed in digital marketing. PPC (pay-per-click) CAMPAIGNS I have experience in designing and managing PPC campaigns for Facebook, Linkedin and Google Adwords for my own business. Through A/B testing and skilled copywriting I can deliver a profitable campaign for your products or services. SEO On Site-SEO As a graduate of zen optimize's intermediate SEO course and through my personal experience, I have the skills to optimise your existing content to perform better in natural search results. This comes through making sure titles, pictures, keywords and overall presentation, are all the very best they can be. Off-site SEO The number one factor of where a web page ranks in google is still how many other sites link to it. If you are creating quality content those links will appear naturally with time. But to speed the process up it's important to try and reach out to 3rd party sites and get them to feature a link to your site. I can manage this process and have a track record of success in doing so with my own business. SOCIAL MEDIA It's a cliché, but one worth repeating. Two-thirds of online adults in the U.K. and three-quarters of online adults in the U.S. have social media accounts. Most of these account holders are active on social media at least once a day. By not using social media any business is missing an opportunity to get its message consistently through to its target audience. Whilst social media (on the whole) won't attract immediate business , a consistent social media presence will turn on a drip fed stream of information to the company's target audience that will, in time, attract new business and encourage return business. Social Media is a great way of attracting attention for new clients. In a classic sales funnel of Awareness ! Interest ! Evaluation ! Trial ! Adoption ! Loyalty, Social Media is a cost effective and consistently proven way of fulfilling that first 'awareness' phase. By filling up the top of the funnel with quality leads from social media, there's an increased chance of more business coming out of the other end. My approach is to focus on the social media platforms that best reflect your brand and create and share regular content on those platforms. This will drive traffic back to your site and increase brand awareness. I would also use some social media tools such as Social Bro and Hootsuite to analyse social media performance and target new followers and potential fans. I currently run the social media accounts for Global Philanthropic. VIDEO PRODUCTION/OPTIMISATION Coming from a TV and video production background, I can deliver a full video strategy, from 10 second clips for Instagram, to pieces several minutes long that sit on your website and tell longer stories. I have directed corporate videos for M&S and BP as well as producing shows for the BBC, MTV and Five. I am a graduate of the youtube creator academy course (here's a blog I wrote on how to optimise videos - http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/collegeofjournalism/entries/832f7456-bf70-332f-9679- 782d40c35165) and have experience of boosting a video's search results on youtube.
Stuart Thompson Hypnotherapy
I am a registered hypnotherapist and life coach based in Colchester. I have many years experience of working with people who want to change their life beat anxiety or improve their health.
Metro Educators
At Metro Educators, our tutors will get to know the student as an individual. Whether they are discovery school difficult or they already excel in their year group, we will create a learning plan specifically designed to help them to gain confidence, eagerness and explore their talents. All our teachers are professional, highly educated and enhanced DBS checks are carried out for all staff members. We believe in maintaining the motivating and safe learning environments for all students who are our future front-runners. We provide tuition services in small groups of three students with one teachers. The lessons are always supervised by our Academic Lead who will ensure that the students are given the learning material that is specific to their necessities. The student progress is tested and reported fortnightly, at the end of every module. Class work and homework records are maintained by the teachers so that the parents can access the pupil's academic records on regularly basis. The process of getting to know your child starts from the very first time we meet you at your free educational assessment. Same day free academic assessment is available on your first arrival to Metro Educators. After the assessment we fulfil the tutoring needs of students by tailor making the curriculum according to the individual needs. We maintain a focus on weak learning areas and polish the foundation, so the students can catch up in school and feel more confident while taking in the new concepts. One to one lessons are also available. Our success is due to our unique teaching methods and the high quality of our teachers. We continually develop our resources to provide your child with the highest quality teaching, ensuring your child achieves their full potential. All our lessons are developed following the National Curriculum, providing your child with a unique academic experience. In addition, developing their character and enthusiasm through our various activities.
Presentation Partners Ltd
Shout 'action' for your presentation skills training - power up the lights for public speeches - add dollops of personal impact & influencing skills - raise a glass to your leadership, negotiation & winning business objectives - with icing on the cake, a cherry on top, and maybe the odd bow tie! We provide a one stop training & presentation shop: - Bespoke training & coaching (specialist consultants to an international portfolio of clients) - Presentation Support Services (slide design, video production, music, professional presenters & actors)
David Bell
I am a highly accomplished, award winning, Company Director, Entrepreneur, Business Coach & Motivational Speaker. I'm passionate about helping others succeed and driving businesses forward to achieve their full potential. I Co-founded APC Solutions Group when I was just 18, it is now a leading global specialist in Wireless Communications & Network Infrastructure. I have always enjoyed seeking out opportunities and turning them into money making ventures. Since then, I have managed a number of successful businesses. My most recent enterprise is Simboc Limited, I founded Simboc to help other businesses and their owners to make the impossible possible and leave behind the mediocrity of everyday life. Due to my entrepreneurial skills and solid business background, in December 2013, I was invited to join the board of the Mid & Northwest Essex Federation of Small Businesses as Vice Chairman which was a great honour. I believe my passion and drive will help enhance the branch allowing me to support businesses throughout the region. In 2011, I won the prestigious title of 'Business Man of the Year' at the Essex Business Awards, since then I have been a finalist at the East of England Business Championships where I was shortlisted for Business Person of the Year in both 2011 & 2012. In 2013, I was nominated for Business Person of the Year at the prestigious Comms Awards in London and was a finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year at the National UK Entrepreneur Awards.
Eleni Vellis
Sharon Crossland
Leasehold and PRS support to leaseholders, RMC Directors, landlords and tenants through website information and direct enquiries.
ZC Social Media
ZC Social Media are a Social media management agency providing full and bespoke social media management services. We also provide 1-2-1 Social Media Training and Consultancy services.
Mica Marshall
Ayotunde Ogedengbe
Hilary Lyons
Coaching and training services in career change, presentation skills, public speaking, confidence building and stress management.
Gareth Thomas
I am a music lover and also like art,fashion,poetry and other forms of artistic expression
Emily Blake
Gabriel Kretchy
The Training People
The Training People offer a comprehensive training service for companies wishing to care for their most valuable asset – their workforce. Happier, more motivated staff perform better; have less time off sick; recover more quickly and are more likely to stay with their employer. Not all companies have exactly the same needs, so we prefer to offer a bespoke training service to our clients. There is an extensive menu of interesting course topics and sessions which can be mixed and matched. Our areas of expertise include Presentation Skills , Soft Skills , Communications , Time Management, Managing Stress, Confidence and many more. In addition to the above training I also offer 121 sessions in a therapeutic environment using NLP, EFT and HYPNOTHERAPY to help all manner of challenges we have in life. Ring me to find out more please.
Alexa Carenati
Counselling & Coaching SPECIALTIES Changes Transitions Traumas & losses Self-esteem Self-actualisation Identity & personal values Important decisions Recovery of creative power Recovery of vitality Self-therapy AFFILIATIONS Associate Member of the Assocounseling, Registered as Professional Counselor, no. N. REG-A1743-2016 Associate Member of the Association for Coaching, no. ALC0615AM Non-Practicing Member of the British Association of Dramatherapists (BADTh) Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) CODES OF ETHICS http://counselling-coaching.weebly.com/codes-of-ethics.html
Elenta Services
Full Service IT, Network, Cyber Security and business consultancy. We develop solutions to all types of businesses small to large.
Hexis Plus Tutoring
At Hexis Plus Tutoring we understand that great teaching and great technology go hand in hand. Our in-home and online sessions use amazing e-learning courses to ensure that students can join our sessions and travel through the course at their own pace. We support our sessions with well qualified staff who can help students with exam questions. We know how to blend technology into our sessions like no other tutoring agency in London.
Corporate and Consumer Public Relations, senior counsel, media training, crisis training, social media and public affairs support. We are media handling pros with years of experience in big London agencies, government and journalism. We work on accounts large and small. We pride ourselves on offering a "big agency" service but with far less expensive fees.
Business Rock
Property Management Consultancy company providing In House Legal Training, Set up and Restructure of Departments,Property Project Management, Advice and Ongoing Support
The Pro Speaker
I am a suave & expert English speaker who can represent you and your company just the way you want. I provide service for your personal and professional engagements in India and abroad, in a hassle-free and high quality manner. Contact me today. P.S. I am based in India, but available to travel basis the requirement. Online/Skype services are also available.
The Presentation Coach
WeARE Consultancy
We believe that every professional, entrepreneur or business, no matter how successful, has the potential to grow and become an influencer in its field. This is where WeARE comes into the picture. What better way, than to learn from the best! We offer exceptional training & development coaching programs for young professionals who either have no sales experience and are just starting out in their career or those who have already made a mark and are seeking growth to the next level. We also provide training, coaching and social media marketing solutions to businesses. Whether you're an entrepreneur, startup, small business, or corporate organization, we'll develop tailor-made solutions for you or your employees to boost sales productivity. Everything from coaching to strategic digital marketing & social media solutions - You name it we've got it!
Empowered Coaching
Hello and welcome to Empowered Coaching. My name is Anastasia and I am a Sales Performance Coach specialising on sales skills development, effective communication skills and assertion, leadership, performance management , stress & time management, motivation. My mission is simple. I want to help people unlock their inner potential, reach their goals, find success and happiness, boost motivation, increase confidence, achieve positive, long lasting change and to encourage self-directed learning and personal development. I want to help you fine-tune your life and make it more fulfilling. Coaching is a very powerful experience that can help you develop and achieve life and work goals, improve performance, reduce stress, boost self-esteem and motivation, become more assertive, overcome blocks to change and self-actualise. Coaching services I provide : Leadership Lifestyle Developing gravitas Personal Development Peak performance Health & Well-being Motivation Assertiveness Stress management Effective communications skills Life goals Time management Transitions in life Professional burn-out Career change Confidence and self-esteem I am bilingual - I can do coaching sessions in Russian and English. I am a member of Association for Coaching, International Society for Coaching Psychology, Institute of Leadership and Management and I follow AC code of ethics. www.empoweredcoaching.pro
Cosine Sales
Cosine is a UK-based sales consulting firm that helps clients implement processes and disciplines to drive sustained revenue acceleration. We can find you the ideal sales talent to fit both your companies culture plus your companies sales style we offer a pay on performance lead generation services. only pay on successful leads generated by our highly trained inside sales team We use a holistic, science-based approach combining training, consulting, coaching, and diagnostics to help you get the results you want.
Imora Ltd
Helping startups, small and medium sized business to generate all the leads they can handle without spending any more money on marketing and advertising.
Brainstorming Labs
Brainstorming Labs is a dedicated and reliable platform for the candidates looking for jobs. We have tie-ups with several corporate companies providing jobs among various domains. The team is dedicated towards its work and promises to provide most appropriate solution to the clients requirements. Our website development and content writing services are meant to give a boost to the business, while marking a presence over the internet. The digital marketing services are meant to reach the potential customers and grow the business.
Aeona has worked with clients from a wide range of organisations – some as private clients, some through the organisation as sponsor, and some where we've delivered events for the organisation. Our clients include senior executives and leaders, managers at all levels, and business owners. Type of business / sector they are in: Private Sector: Corporate (National and International), SME, and micro-business in sectors including Telecoms, Retail, Finance, Aviation, Engineering, Technology, Life Sciences, Publishing, Property and others. Public Sector: e.g.: Education (University/ College staff), Government, Prison Service, Scottish Enterprise, various councils, Forestry Commission; Third sector: NGOs and charities. "I work with you to help you make your life and work better with the tools and resources I have. This includes my independent perspective, inquiring mind and inspiring mix of nurture and challenge. I also give you access to proven tools and frameworks which have worked for leaders around the world." Sue Mitchell OPTIONS 1:1 coaching, Team coaching, Training, Facilitation, Seminars, Workshops, Talks, Team away days, – or a combination of any of these. BENEFITS Sue inspires managers and leaders to do the things that inspire them, their people and their organisation to: • Improve leadership and teamwork (clarity, vision, focus, purpose, values, strengths, alignment, strategy, communication, engagement, well-being and more) to deliver better results. • Create high performance culture and teams with an environment where all can thrive, work to strengths, trust in each other and know that everyone is pulling together towards the common purpose. • Raise engagement as each person chooses to give their best. Gallup and other research demonstrates that organisations with higher engagement deliver better results – e.g.: profitability, productivity, and customer and employee satisfaction. • Improve resilience, wellbeing and organisational health: People work better together, are happier, healthier and live longer. Organisations are more productive and profitable with higher performance and talent retention. Sue works with leaders to grow longer lasting, sustainable success for individuals and the group as a whole. Why have a coach? The benefits of working with a coach come from gaining clarity and focus to manage successfully the challenges you face at the moment. Business benefits are often measured in cost savings resulting from improved efficiency and effectiveness in leadership and management, including better delegation leading to better focus of manager's time on priority business areas, less micromanagement, less repetition, improved engagement, reduced staff turnover and many other benefits. At a personal level, clients have reported benefits such as • accelerate your career • find the direction (for life and/or work) that's best for you and gain clarity, focus, and peace of mind • find your voice • raise your leadership presence • make better decisions and choices • get better results • focus on your aspirations • communicate so others believe in you • believe in yourself • develop your network, champions, sponsors, • be more strategic • prepare to be in right place at right time with the right capabilities to achieve the changes you want • take on relevant responsibility and notice where you can make most difference, to prepare yourself for future positions you want AND be fulfilled in what you are doing now • negotiate your remuneration package at annual reviews • find balance - integrate work and life in a way you feel fulfilled • be confident • be motivated • minimise stress • feel in control of your own future and life • lead a more fulfilling life Olympic athletes have coach because they want to be their best, not because they are not good at what they do. They are already good and they want to be great, to have support to maintain the clarity, focus, commitment, determination and courage to dream big and achieve it. You can have that too. Did you know that even Olympic athletes claim that over 90% of their success is not down to their athletic skills and abilities, but down to their mindset? Successful people in all walks of life say the same thing. They have coaching to be in charge of their own mindset, which determines, among other things, how confident they feel, how they can stay on track in the face of distractions, how they set goals to maintain their focus and belief they can achieve ultimate success even when they don't win one event. Aeona's proven tools and frameworks help clients to do all this. What are your ambitions, dreams and aspirations - for yourself, for your team and for your organisation? Are you already achieving them? If not, do you know why not? What is the value to you personally and to your organisation if you do achieve your ambitions? What difference will it make? Just like Olympic athletes, the executives and individuals who I work with are extremely capable and often know what they want to do, even if they don't know how they will get there. The power you will gain from engaging me as your coach is having someone who can serve as a sounding board, debate with you, ask probing questions, provide insights, and help you to stay focused and resilient in the face of enormous challenges and pressure. What is the return on investing in coaching? Investing in coaching is investing in yourself (or your executive where the organisation is sponsoring the coaching development) to give you the best opportunities in life and work, to clarify what you really want, identify how you can achieve that, maintain the dedication and focus to keep going and do what it takes to move into your stretch zone and achieve your aspirations. Sometimes the return is financial, particularly where your work impacts on your team's performance and the organisation's performance. Sometimes the return can't be measured monetarily, it is more about getting the most out of life, being happy, fulfilled and content in yourself and your relationships, and enjoying your life and your work. That's priceless! In a work context, it also has a positive impact on the emotional commitment you put into your work (your engagement at work) and the culture and environment you create around you at work. Studies have shown that engagement and wellbeing at work raises the performance metrics for the organisation (E.g.: reports by Gallup, McKinsey, NEF and academic articles). Other clients of mine have found the return on their investment included greater opportunities for their career or organisation and in life away from work, gaining promotion, being more strategic, being more resilient, being more confident, stepping up to higher leadership level, raising credibility as a director, growing their business, increasing profits, feeling happier and more resolved personally, finding fulfilment, more enjoyment in life, and many more. Potential financial return on investment: For an individual private client. Consider that your coaching programme is often about you becoming more effective, managing the challenges you face, being a better leader, raising your leadership presence and accelerating your career. For some of my clients, the coaching programme is about finding a completely new direction in order to find more fulfilment, happiness and the right work life balance, including very often a more financially rewarding career. Many of my clients gain a promotion or negotiate a salary rise as a result of our work together. If your remuneration package were to rise by £5k, and you have 10 years left to retirement, your return on investment is £50k minus the cost of your coaching package. This is a relatively low estimate of the return for many clients. If your raise were higher and/or your time to retirement is longer, the return is even greater. I would expect you to have more than just one promotion or salary increase over your remaining career, as you benefit from the programme long after we stop working when you continue to implement the strategies you have learnt. For many of my private clients, the more intangible personal gains in terms of improved confidence, happiness, fulfilment, relationships, wellbeing, health, reduced stress and choosing to live the kind of life you really want to have are more important than the financial return on their investment in coaching. It can be useful to consider how much you would normally invest in all your holidays each year and whether the changes you want to achieve through coaching have greater or less meaning, benefit and value for you.
Started with a sketch
Started with a sketch provides graphic design , web design and photography services to a wide range of clients and can be tailored to virtually any budget. I am a one woman web design shop, graphic designer, developer and a qualified trainer. I know what a hassle and a time drain it can be to setup and manage a blog, website or any other design project and it's my job to make it as simple as possible for you.
Onisim Moisa
Blogging about Christian faith. I am a Certified John Maxwell Coach, Teacher, Trainer, and Speaker. I add value to people.
Tutor Supply Ltd
Tutor Supply is a global tutor pool consisting of highly professional staff with many years of specialised experience in a range of faculties. Having carefully selected the best tutors from prestigious educational backgrounds and expert knowledge in all fields of education, Tutor Supply can only guarantee the best outcome in tuition. We provide professional tuition, academic guidance and bespoke consultancy at all levels. Our academic tutors are well accustomed with all examination boards and have expert knowledge in all areas of the British curriculum.
Essay Box
Speaking from personal experience, the most important task for any student is to find a reliable provider of uk essay writing. Not all of them are concerned about students' learning but may focus on their earning and profits so your money can be wasted.
Texas School of Continuing Education & Recruitment
Texas School of Continuing Education & Recruitment is an approved Texas Workforce accredited school based in Houston right at the center of southwest 59 and beltway 8 at Bisscconet. We are innovative and people know us from our unique set of courses in IT/Computers, Accounting, Healthcare and Cell Phone Repair technical industry. We have high recruitment alliances and place people after training to corporate jobs providing them with comprehensive career counseling via MAPP test and roadmap to win helping them fine tune their resume and interview skills connecting with right employers. Many of those who are laid off in this recession economy or are disabled, underserved, ex veteran looking forward to enter workforce schedule free appointment with our counselor and let him open doors for you to love what you do aided through in-house and external scholarship programs available from partial to full funding based on qualifying criteria. We have the range of courses from Bookkeeping, Quickbooks, Tax Preparer, Big Data, Web Designing, Graphics Artist, SAP, SuccessFactors, ASP.Net, Project Management, Business Analyst, QA, Cell Phone Repair with upcoming English and Spanish Language Classes. Payment Methods: American Express, Discover, Visa, Invoice, Cash, Financing, MasterCard, Check Business Hours: Monday-Sunday: 10:00AM - 9:00AM
Speaking in Public
Why bother with the butterflies of public speaking? Why not simply email or send a message instead? You know why; the confident speaker is the go-to person in the room, the one more likely to be remembered, the one more likely to do business... So how do we build confidence in public speaking? Ges Ray, Speaking in Public offers an effective mix of business & presenting experience enabling delivery of practical workshops to a range of Corporate, SME and private clients, providing a toolkit for business delivering the confidence to stand up and address clients & meetings, confidence to present, confidence to win business.
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A BUSINESSMAN has been jailed for three years after a property he built without planning permission was used as a £300,000 cannabis factory.
Shaun Clemens-Cooney, of Bolton Road, Blackburn, was found guilty after a trial at Preston Crown Court of being concerned with the production of the drug.
The 43-year-old was convicted after it was found he had provided electricity from his own house to produce the Class B substance.
Morgan Redmayne, 44, of Pitville Street, Darwen, was sentenced to 31 months in prison for growing the drugs after pleading guilty on August 29.
Police raided the drugs factory in May last year and found cannabis being grown in every room.
Clemens-Cooney had let the property, which he had built without proper planning permission, to Redmayne.
Anne Collins from the Crown Prosecution Service said: "In his back garden, he had built a three-bedroom property, albeit the planning permission was limited to a storage structure.
"The property was let out to Redmayne, and when the police conducted a raid at the property, they found that it was being used as a cannabis factory, with lights and fans and extraction ducting.
"The electricity for the property was being abstracted from Clemens-Cooney's own house, with a cable running from his house and underground to the property in the rear garden."
At the time the property was raided, Blackburn South West neighbourhood Sergeant Paul Schofield said: "What we've discovered is one of the biggest cannabis factories we have ever had."
Clemens-Cooney is listed as company secretary of Millbrooke Construction, which was based until recently in Blackburn Road, Darwen.
Yesterday, the company's website was still live, but telephone numbers listed on the site went unanswered.

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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Saint Leo Softball Coach John Conway travelled to the Netherlands this past summer in a softball showcase which featured some of the game's most elite players. Below is an account of his travels.
This past summer was filled with travels and experiences for Saint Leo University Softball Coach John Conway as he made his third trip with USA Athlete's International. His ten day trip to Europe featured a roster of 14 softball players from all over the country including the northeast, south, southeast, and midwest ranging from division I, II, and III programs.
Conway met his players for the first time upon his arrival at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York as the team departed the US for London. From there, Conway and his players travelled to Amsterdam, where they stayed for the trip where they competed in five games in two days.
"We had the opportunity to play five games against some of the clubs and national teams from the different cities and surrounding countries," says Conway, before explaining that some of the opposing teams featured athletes from the United States that travelled there for the summer to play softball. After the games, Conway's team met with the opposing team in their clubhouse to talk about softball and socialize about their foreign programs and customs.
The team went 4-1 for the week as they travelled throughout the Netherlands as well as Belgium and Germany, but "softball was only a small part of the experience," Conway explains. "We took many tours and excursions throughout the ten days." In fact, the players participated in many outings that featured European history, including a trip to the Anne Frank House Museum in Amsterdam. The site was the home of Anne Frank and her family during World War II as they hid for three years from the Nazi Army. "The home was preserved as if it could still be lived in today," Conway says.
Another adventure that the trip featured was a canal cruise through the intricate canal system of Amsterdam. "Much of Amsterdam's population lives along the canal routes or on house boats docked on the side of the canal," says Conway. "[But] the city is very active and alive and reminded me very much like New York City."
The team's final game was played in Belgium, just after they visited a concentration camp from World War II. The camp was called "Breendonk," and it was used as a 'waiting' camp that received political prisoners and Jewish people before they were transferred to Germany. Built completely from concrete and still totally intact, the camp housed over 3000 prisoners during its prime.
The last major excursion was to Bad Bentheim, Germany, where the team visited a castle that was built in the year 1020. Sitting high above the surrounding community and farmland, the castle is surrounded by gardens and remains undamaged, despite its amazing age.
When the team wasn't busy playing softball or travelling to famous historical sites, they spent their free time perusing through the city of Amsterdam, which Conway describes as "an interesting city." In addition to its museums and canals, Amsterdam features a handful of things that make it a culture shock to American citizens. "Some things that are illegal in the US are legal in Amsterdam," Conway explains. "[But] it's part of their culture and makes for interesting walks around the city."
Although the weather featured rain nearly every day and temperatures below 70 degrees on most days, Conway describes his trip as "a great experience and one I would do again." Next summer, Conway plans to travel to Austria and the Czech Republic in his efforts to add to his international softball experiences.
For the latest news, information, and updates on the softball team, visit SaintLeoLions.com.
Story written by softball junior Katie Gwinn.


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Robin's Healthy Take: Cold Days, Hot Soupsby Robin Miller in Uncategorized, February 6, 2012
I realize it's doesn't get really cold in the desert (where I live), but I'm an east coast native, so I know how bone-chilling February can get. Only two things warm me up when I'm chilled to the core: a hot bath and hot soup. This week, I'm sharing three of my favorite hot soups for cold days. The onion soup is my all-time favorite (it has been, since I was like 7). When you make it, take the time to really caramelize the onions until they're deep golden brown, like they've been dipped in caramel. And, use oven-proof soup bowls so you can melt the cheese under the broiler. For the butternut squash soup, the key is roasting the squash because it caramelizes the flesh and makes it tender and sweet. I also add cumin and ginger before roasting to bring out the warm smokiness of the spices. The Tuscan soup is a hearty blend of ham, beans, kale and sage. I used white beans, but any bean variety will work. Serve with a wedge of toasted Italian bread with olive oil and you'll be transported to Italy in under 30 minutes.
Caramelized Onion Soup With Cheesy Ciabatta Toast
Serves 4
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 cups thinly sliced yellow onion (about 3 large onions)
1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 bay leaves
5 cups reduced-sodium beef broth
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 slices ciabatta bread, about 1-inch thick
4 (1-ounce) slices Swiss cheese
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and sauté 8-10 minutes, until golden brown and tender. Add thyme and bay leaves and cook 1 minute, until thyme is fragrant. Add broth and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Preheat broiler.
Toast ciabatta slices in a toaster or under the broiler. Remove bay leaves from soup and ladle soup into four oven-proof bowls. Place bread on top of soup and top with Swiss cheese. Place bowls under broiler and broil 1 minute, until cheese is golden brown and bubbly.
Nutrition Info Per Serving
Calories: 231
Total Fat: 12 grams
Saturated Fat: 5.7 grams
Total Carbohydrate: 18 grams
Sugars: 5 grams
Protein: 14 grams
Sodium: 680 milligrams
Cholesterol: 26 milligrams
Fiber: 2 grams
Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Crispy Shallots
Serves 4
1 butternut squash (about 3 pounds)
3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/3 cup thinly sliced shallots
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
3/4 cup half and half
Preheat oven to 400ºF.
Halve squash lengthwise and remove the seeds with a spoon. Place squash, skin-side down, on a large baking sheet. Rub 2 teaspoons of the olive oil all over the flesh. Season flesh with salt, pepper, cumin and ginger (it may seem like a generous amount of cumin, but it's perfect). Roast 40 minutes. Meanwhile, place shallots in a small bowl, add remaining teaspoon of olive oil and toss to coat. After squash has cooked 40 minutes, add shallots to baking sheet and spread out in a single layer. Roast squash and shallots 10 more minutes, until squash is fork-tender and shallots are golden brown and crisp.
Using a spoon, scrape squash flesh from skin and transfer flesh to a large saucepan (set shallots aside). Add broth to squash and set pan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and stir in half and half. Remove from heat and puree with an immersion blender or regular blender (when using a regular blender, work in batches to prevent spillover). Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls and top with shallots.
Nutrition Info Per Serving
Calories: 230
Total Fat: 9 grams
Saturated Fat: 3.8 grams
Total Carbohydrate: 37 grams
Sugars: 7 grams
Protein: 6 grams
Sodium: 483 milligrams
Cholesterol: 17 milligrams
Fiber: 9 grams
Tuscan White Bean Soup with Ham, Kale and Sage
Serves 4
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups diced ham
1 cup chopped white onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried sage
4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 (15-ounce) cans white beans (Great Northern or cannellini), rinsed and drained
1 bunch fresh kale, rinsed well and chopped (about 4 cups chopped)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add ham, onion and garlic and cook 3 minutes, until onion is tender. Add sage and cook 1 minute, until sage is fragrant. Add broth and beans and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes. Add kale and cook 1 minute, until kale wilts. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Info Per Serving
Calories: 409
Total Fat: 8 grams
Saturated Fat: 2 grams
Total Carbohydrate: 55 grams
Sugars: 2 grams
Protein: 33 grams
Sodium: 614 milligrams
Cholesterol: 28 milligrams
Fiber: 18 grams
Robin Miller is a nutritionist, host of Quick Fix Meals, author of "Robin Takes 5" and "Robin Rescues Dinner" and the busy mom of two active little boys. Her boys and great food are her passion. Check her out at www.robinrescuesdinner.com.


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A Solar Energy Visionary on a Collision Course with a 'Renaissance'
In my first post on Justmeans, I called for "a more down-to-earth, more social, more everyday way of thinking about the issues that we consider, ultimately, to be 'energy issues.' " I followed this with a review of Dr. Arjun Makhijani's Carbon Free/Nuclear Free, a significant assumption of which is that solar technologies, and photovoltaic and other expressions of sun electricity, make nuclear investments unnecessary and unwise.
Thus, when confronting a question like this--"Can solar compete?"--this humble correspondent has absolutely no qualms in responding with a rousing and unqualified affirmation. This position results from reading such material as Dr. Makhijani presents, learning more about how marketplaces for electricity work, and generally seeking to understand this aspect of the energy equation that we're solving now, day by day and year by year.
However, as I've also said again and again and again, and again, ad infinitum, a 'more down-to-earth, more social, and more everyday way of thinking'...about...energy issues' absolutely requires that we ground ourselves in history, politics, philosophy, and ethics. Unfortunately, perhaps, from the perspective of readers who 'just want easy answers' and who 'just want good decisions and good management and cheap stuff,' I staunchly insist that such wishes are, at best, fanciful.
We must always begin with something like Thomas Jefferson's insight: 'The people can never control what they do not understand.' Recognition of this means that we must strive to learn how everything fits together, not with the expectation that we will ever attain perfect knowledge, but with the firm grasp that responsible citizenship necessitates our participation in this ongoing process of dialog, knowledge creation, and policy formulation. Therefore, more likely than not, an avoidance of this necessary complicated multi-layered reality that we have an obligation to dissect intelligently is irresponsible, not just fanciful.
The upshot of this orientation, which inherently calls for more socially democratic development, more participatory manifestations of strong democracy, is that no simple rah-rah-rah boosting of markets and their magic will ever seem very appealing to me. Of course, I may be wrong. The 'invisible hand,' which we may demonstrate has never actually existed, even as its proponents shout hosannas at its magical mojo, may somehow come into being and save us with a first real dose of democratic capitalism.
This is the promise that emanates to a degree from Dr. Makhijani, who nonetheless shows a clear awareness of the ravages of empire and an apparent, troubling tendency of social classes in control of capital to mess with the equity of the paradigm and turn any pretense of free markets into rigged casino games. Only a few brave souls, one of whom we will meet today, have the temerity to suggest that all that stands in the way of humanity and nirvana is the unleashing, finally, of the free-market-capitalist potential that the theory of capitalism has always suggested was present.
I'm not a natural numbers geek, by any stretch of the imagination. This is important today, because much of this untrammeled reliance on 'free-market thinking' in turn relies on deductions from numbers, specifically series of collected statistics that demonstrate such patterns as unit cost, consumption trends, government subsidies (which, theoretically, as Jigar Shah well knows, cannot have any place in a 'free' market).
While I have before discussed the nature of empirical thinking, the utility of its employment, and the grave risk of presuming value from trend and other problems with empiricism as an overarching premise, I want to return to that point, inasmuch as the libertarian tendency is to look at certain sets of numbers from the past as if they alone told us what the future might hold. Numbers do nothing but count, a valuable addition to human capacity, but hardly the sole, or even the primary, basis for decision-making unless we already know what our priorities are.
As I argued in my earlier post on Peak Oil, "(f)inally, we would note that probability, as useful as it is, does not represent reality but models data into simulacra of what reality might be. In the context that Marion King Hubbert provides us in today's story, moreover, the interests of a so-called scientist can cause a front-loading of falsehood in place of fact, just as the interests of upper-level stakeholders can advocate data-collection protocols that prohibit the collection of the necessary data to load into the system."
When folks say that the profitability trends prove anything other than that accountants agree that something was worth more than it cost to produce in the past, I'm skeptical. We're talking about "the means of production" here; we're inevitably going to have to grapple with "the relations of production" if we are to do more than sign off on one form or other of continued control of things by those who had all the money yesterday. And numbers about the investments in, costs of, and profits (or losses) from particular products and services and organizations delicately leave such deeper delving aside.
Furthermore, as is the case with any complex social, political, and economic phenomenon, capitalism--the complex of relations that underlies the sort of conversation just alluded to--is only useful to study when we consider historical approaches to understanding it. Except as a 'trending' tool, examining numbers from the past as a graph of likely new numbers now and in the future, the sort of thing that M. King Hubbert (and Jigar Shah) excelled at, this circumscription of policy as a matter of 'numeracy' is necessarily ahistorical. The way that past political and social events impacted present developments never enters the frame.
The point of mentioning this is that, whatever the potential for financial success in any given enterprise at this moment--say a company called SunEdison or a process with the moniker Ready Solar--looked at historically, capitalism is clearly now in crisis. Looking at numbers that are more global, for instance, like shipping indexes, rates of employment, capital investment relative to rate of profit, numbers in series that reflect some of the complex relationships mentioned above, the past ten years--some would say the entire period since the stagflation of the mid-1970's, have shown some frightening trends about capital's long-term ability to deliver its essential component.
That core of capital, of course, is growth. And no one doubts that the past forty years have manifested impressive paper agglomerations of riches. Some of my investment professional buddies scoff at everything that I say because they can show the trillions heaped up by those, for the most part, who had the original trillions at stake.
But they 'quieten down some,' when I point out that folks seem to have had a lot of concerns--that have been persistent over the past four decades--about where to put really large pools of investment capital so that they can expect a 'reasonable' net return (can anyone say, "Please let me into the five per cent club?") that is not too much at risk, and not too far behind the returns of the major gamblers in the system. Something is askew in this regard.
Thus, when a promoter promulgates the notion that he has a solution to what I term the crisis of capital, and that others may call a more macro-economic name, self interest dictates that folks take note and see if what the fellow says is hucksterism or salvation. Jigar Shah is a very convincing man. He does not rant; he does not deviate from the litany of data-driven power points that he wants to make. He may indeed have a solution, in a transition to a solar-driven economy that, because of its innate technological base, can for the first time in history yield a free marketplace in which all may compete equally and equitably.
Jigar Shah means well. He is not only a genius who knows how to bankroll hard work and make it pay, but he is also someone who envisions a model of capital's future course that passes directly through communities, and even individual consumers, to yield a socially less oppressive and generally freer environment.
Unfortunately, however, despite the viability of his model for SunEdison electric and, very likely, other institutionalizations of his entrepreneurial flair, his overall hope for the future manifestation of renewable energy will likely encounter fatal road blocks unless Shah also develops a sociopolitical engagement model at least as robust as the ingenious machinations of his economic wizardry.
As I've already said, this is one of those stories where I'm in over my head. I don't have the time and resources to do this work appropriately, dogging this busy, busy man until he'll talk to me for a few minutes. I haven't the technical background to fulfill the 'appearances-matter' palate of most folks who follow these issues. Charts and graphs and tables require a more robust cash-out before this humble correspondent can buy in, as it were.
Nonetheless, I know some history, and I can think things through, when something to consider is at hand. I was part of the movement in this country, for example, to bring about a 'Citizens Party,' with Barry Commoner at its helm, that put renewable energy near the top of its platform in the late 1970's. In the thirty years since then, of course, the ratio of renewable electricity has actually fallen, as hydroelectric facilities have moved offline, even though, technically--what with ethanol and such, the overall proportion of energy inputs has nudged up infinitesimally.
Part of the problem that I have with Jigar Shah's suave and happy promotional pitch for solar is that he doesn't offer any credible explanation for why his analysis of the numbers today will earn the tale of the tape affirmation of the smart money boys today, when the same sorts of numbers and models were in use by the techno-geeks who loved Dr. Commoner in 1979.
Readers should make no mistake. My judgment is that this is a story about a scenario that needs to happen. A renewable transition--likely as not led by solar, must occur, both if the United States of America is to continue even vaguely to resemble a functioning democracy, and if the current planetary collection of seven billion cousins are going to keep from confronting circumstances that make annihilation more attractive than continuation.
However, that 'need' will not serve to bring necessity to fruition unless some sort of political miracle, or at least a political movement, gets in gear and matches such politically engaged and socially organized forces as the radioactive juggernaut. Actuating that movement has to start with an analysis of the past. My posts here have again and again and again persisted in providing this grounding, historical analysis.
Jigar Shah shows no inclination to proffer such assessments about solar. I am not going to do his work for him, when he takes in vastly greater cashola than do I, but I am capable of such an investigation; given time and tide, I will make such an analytical foray. For now, I will merely assert that the problems with solar today have nothing to do with profitability; they have nothing to do with price; they have nothing to do with technology as such.
Instead, they have to do with matters of utility and grid history, the political economy of fossil fuels and nuclear energy, and the complicated intersection of class domination and socioeconomic oppression and subversion of democracy that are characteristic of what underlies the facade of 'America' as 'land of the free and home of the brave.'
And I'll say that the equable calm of this clearly capable guy, who has talked plenty of bankers into adopting new ideas that I'll share with readers below, will not answer the concerns that confront solar in its potential to replace the ruling SOP of energy since Titusville, Pennsylvania's Mr. Drake struck black gold and inaugurated the reign of Mr. Rockefeller. Such an ability to stand toe-to-toe with oil and nukes requires a richer, deeper, more conflictual analysis of the political and social relations of this entire arena.
As the industry poster child in San Antonio in 2009, Shah started one presentation with 'a question on everyone's mind.' "Solar is ready," he intoned. "Can we get some respect?" And the answer will continue to be, except as a boutique, niche operation, "NO! pal; not till you've done your history homework and learned more about political economy than they apparently teach MBA's these days."
The World Wide Web loves Jigar Shah. His is the quiet voice of reason, the smiling countenance of a happy future for capital, and capitalism, without messy social adjustments or sloppy political machinations necessary. He is "a modern solar hero," a "solar visionary extraordinaire," the person who can deliver, "a man, a plan, and a solar future" not only to America but to the world.
He readily acknowledges the difficulties that he so confidently, his brashness the calm, well-coiffed and elegantly suited reassurance that all will be well, promises to dispel. As a repeat keynote speaker at the Solar Finance Forum in San Antonio a year and a half ago, Mr. Shah over and over reemphasizes this willingness to engage dubious audiences that rarely, if ever, responded with spontaneous applause or huzzahs.
"Solar is so different" from what we're used to," he begins. "Our stable grid has come to be seen as equal to unparalleled prosperity. ... Where does solar fit in to this?" People don't dislike solar, but they hesitate to fix 'what ain't necessarily broke.'
He tips his hat to his host town. "San Antonio is now the number one solar city in Texas, with 41 MW," but when he calls for a round of applause, a silence that would have been awkward for anyone less suavely smooth than Jigar Shah ensues. He asks important questions in response to this, about "how do we get supported," about how the technical potential can engage real communities and grassroots action. But he never answers these questions.
Instead he mentions $1.2 billion in US financed projects in the previous year. Europe, too, he nods, has put in many billions. He points out that an annual, near-doubling of installed capacity, seven gigawatts projected for '09 and 13 gigawatts in 2010, will necessitate $30-40 billion in financing over the next period of time.
Again, though, rather than any focus on real communities and grassroots engagement, he moves to a comparison with real estate ebbs and flows. "Nobody knows what the cap rate or the zoning codes and such are for solar," he says, concluding that longer processes than hoped for are the result, which causes unrest among the financial set. He offers the services of SolarTech, from Palo Alto, to do this sort of prep work for communities.
No sane citizen could argue with the utility of such a service. But this once more finesses any necessity of a community-based process, of a grassroots movement. And he still knows that "new challenges lie ahead," because, even though the halving of costs in a year is really great, we have to imagine accomplishments like this without any incentives; he is a free market purist, pure and simple.
The challenges emanate from the 'pure and simple' point that those who hold the cash only care about the bottom line, not any complicated analysis of policy and possibilities. "Finance is what happens after all these things are resolved," says Shah. "They're not interested in unanticipated delays" and such, which of course is why the rah-rah crowd around a nuclear plant like Calvert Cliffs, in Maryland, is uninterested in even putting up five per cent of projected costs, with the other 95% covered by Federal promises. Yet, says Shah, once solar achieves the requisite "level of standardization," we will see that this will really excite the banks and other money bags.
How this fits in with the desire of U.S. and international financial institutions wanting to bankroll the 'nuclear renaissance,' without any sort of plan for a bottom-up political process, isn't clear. Nevertheless, Jigar Shah continues to smile, and not a tremor of perturbation appears on his unflappable surface.
"This is gonna get really huge," he ends up. New manufacturing facilities in the US, Mexico, Canada, and India will keep costs trending downward. Financing and support will go up as market mojo operates its magic. "I look forward to partnering with you."
Following this equable performance in San Antonio, Utne Reader proffered a multiply-linked blog that averred that 'Jigar Shah is a name on everyone's lips' in the renewable energy field of late. His input could inaugurate a term as a green guru for sustainable business.
Michael Behar, in a lengthy and typically well-written piece, "Selling the Sun ," goes into pleasing and useful depth in talking about exactly what has made the young Jigar Shah's star rise so quickly as he's followed, and by all accounts begun to fulfill, a dream that he's had since being a teen, to help kick-start a solar renewal for the clearly creaking structures of global capital. Admittedly, to up the drama of his narrative, Behar mistakes the angst of 'inside the beltway' sorts for anti-bourgeois ranting, but that's another story.
Mr. Shah, Behar makes clear, relentlessly repackaged his solar pitch to financiers who remained implacable in rejecting his solar proposals despite Shah's appealing logic. Because sun-powered projects were at least two times more certain to 'cross the finish line' than other generating options, Shah proposed, this should ameliorate investor concern that rates of return were slightly below similar investments in coal, for instance.
When the bankers wouldn't buy this, Shah eventually achieved a breakthrough that only an MBA would be likely to imagine. He combined signed contracts, the Purchase Power Agreements that readers have already seen in relation to wind farms, from 'Big Box' retailers who would install roof-top photovoltaic(PV) systems, with front-loaded tax credits and production incentives from Federal and State sources, to begin churning out financing for point-source solar as a bankable, as well as a reliable, process.
This is what has made SunEdison, the company that Jigar Shah founded, one of the hottest investment success stories of the dawning millennium. At the same time, since this success also dawned a new era of mundane day-to-day business operation, Jigar Shah needed to move on, his specialty the big-picture, start-up phase of setting the stage for the 'really huge' growth that he feels certain is coming.
A certain sort of 'happy-investor' upshot is the result of Shah's business success. Financial analysts are a big proportion of the hits from Google in many 'Jigar Shah' searches. Whatever their worries on any given day, like Jigar, they remain sanguine that the future is bullish and bright for sun-powered systems.
One legal-eagle summarizes both the attributes of solar's present problems and a creative tax scheme for alleviating financial uncertainty.
|"Notwithstanding the substantial benefits of solar power, this renewable energy source remains underdeveloped, and effective financial incentive policies are not currently in place to support the development of largeâscale solar facilities over the longâterm. However, ...(o)ne potential approach that would further this goal is to extend a tax structure, which already exists and benefits the commercial real estate market, to stimulate largeâscale solar energy development. Just as real estate investment trusts (REITs) have spurred investment into commercial real estate, solar real estate investment trusts (SâREITs) could bring solar development to the masses and would increase capital flows into solar energy markets."
Fearful that even such a boost might be inadequate, this barrister also wants to garner production tax credits so as to effectuate this 'green' source of power. "The S-REIT structure could be the solar investment vehicle of the future with minor clarifications to the tax code and with the enactment of a production-based tax credit. This would provide safety, sustainability and security benefits, and would ensure that the US remains at the forefront of the green revolution."
Turning from the grid-level power production sphere to the smaller, often residential needs for which solar solutions, for many decades, has held out such theoretical promise, not only in the U.S. but also in Shah's parents' native sub-continent, Jigar Shah has joined Ready Solar as the Chairman of the Board. At the engineering end of the spectrum Ready Solar has equaled Shah's fiscal legerdemain at the financial pole of the solar panorama.
|"Solar has traditionally been too complicated at the point of installation. Ready Solar has simplified the installation process, making it easier, quicker, and less costly. By pioneering the solar-in-a-box industry with the first pre-assembled rooftop solar system, Ready Solar enables a broad range of construction-related trades to enter the residential solar installer business. This is an important development to drive solar solutions to the residential and small-scale commercial markets."
Quiet, competent, unflappable, and unstoppable: these are adjectival tags to describe Jigar Shah. And he articulates the thinking behind his accomplishments. "The second (key to success) is to do thingsâ in the right way, don't take shortcuts â they always end up costing you more in the future."
I would have to assert, however, that Mr. Shah is trying to engineer just such an 'end-run' around a key sticking point that militates against successful implementation of a renewable energy transition. This is the disconnect between the theoretical capitalism, and fanciful bourgeoisie, of Mr. Shah's MBA days, and the actual monopoly-capitalists who currently reign over the world's workaday political economy.
One green blogger quotes an often noted piece of Jigar Shah's thinking in this regard. "'The challenge here is that the utility industry is not set up to embrace customer empowering technologies because neither they nor their investors understand how these technologies fits with their mode of profit making.'"
At the very least, one would have to contemplate that the utility history behind this 'mode of profit making' has much less to do with 'markets,' and much more to do with power politics, than Mr. Shah is willing to concede, or at least to consider as crucial to address. Heather Rogers, whom we have met before in the pages of this humble correspondent, was well aware of this proclivity to 'load the dice' in the utility business model.
She stated this very explicitly in terms of utility company response to Edison's fighting to make home power a reality. "The conglomerates struggling to control the nascent energy sector regarded that as precisely the problem. For them, a world of independence, in which householders created their own power using renewable resources, was a nightmare. The companiesâ profits depended on electricity from power plants run on cheap fossil fuels."
In the blogosphere, such pondering sometimes appears in dealing with the mainly lionized Jigar Shah.
|"I am a very big proponent of solar, but it is important to consider it realistically. The utilities cannot likely profit from customers installing solar PV on their rooftops. At first with low numbers of rooftop PV, perhaps the argument could be made that it helps them manage peak demand. However at high penetration, the utility incurs the cost of managing an intermittent energy supply for the home user (e.g. either storing that energy for the user, or running their other power sources much more intermittently than they currently do, which raises their costs), which they do not make money from."
So far as I can tell, however, none of these 'investment-and-policy' types, let alone the 'technogeeks' who come up with new gadgets and processes, mentions community-based or participatory solutions. No one is talking about community engagement, local empowerment, and extending democracy. These are the foundations of an actual plan to yield energy policy that favors renewable sources--after all, they are the precise opposite of Dick Cheney's way to elicit policy.
Jigar Shah notes, in his OnEarth Magazine profile, that despite his steady smile and his low-key aura of holding the winning hand, renewable energy remains a technology that is not a front-runner. "The thing that people have had a hard time understanding about solar is that it's part of the energy business. While new energy technologies come up all the time, technology is not the driver of the energy industry. The driver is the business model: how you get it financed and how you apply traditional risk-management methods to solar and wind and biomass."
He goes on to aver that his unswerving "faith in solar is as unwavering as his confidence in the market to fix our ailing planet, the cure springing not from the MITs of the world but from the MBAs." Unless one is willing to allow for this assumption, with all of the potential, at a very delicate stage of the human prospect, to 'make an a** out of 'U' and ME,' one has to confront a possibly problematic fact.
'MBA's' and 'business models' depend on politics. The presumption that political economy, moving forward, requires the continued hegemony of the current ruling class may in fact be the source of our difficulties, not to mention the troubles faced by solar.
Thus, when a New York Times columnist notes that Jigar Shah is providing eight policy pointers to the Feds, uninvited, the lack of invitation may be an important part of the tale of the tape here. With one exception, Shah's proposals are as 'tame as toast,' unbuttered at that. His sixth suggestion is to "(w)eatherize more buildings, by hugely increasing financing for the low-income Weatherization Assistance Program. Mr. Shah suggests the StayWarm New Hampshire model (run by a friend of his), which relies on hundreds of volunteers and donated materials from corporations." Without community buy-in, such a program will always fail; lacking community leadership, such a program will remain, at best, a long shot.
One of the comments to this essay about Jigar Shah's work highlighted a topic that I will be covering in the not-too-distant-future, the history of the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA, of course, is a special case of the manifestation of the history of the electric grid, which will appear here prior to that TVA analysis itself. If Jigar Shah is considering such matters, in his 'free-enterprise' belief that the benign hand of the market will cure all, he hasn't let anyone know about it.
As the commentator pointed out, "For these reasons, appointing TVA Board members who are proactive about our energy future and ready to rise to the challenges of the clean-energy revolution is of vital importance not only to the Southeast, but the entire nation. Without such leadership from TVA, the clean-energy revolution could be severely hampered."
To this humble correspondent, who persistently insists that addressing the central role of the South in such matters as energy and H-bombs is of critical import, this observer, otherwise gushing with enthusiasm for Jigar Shah, only states the obvious. And equally obvious is the atomic gorilla in the living room, about which no one is willing to note its status as the nemesis of renewable energy.
Anyone who studies the Uranium fuel cycle, which starts nasty and ends rotten, cannot readily accept the association of the word 'renaissance' with the word 'nuclear,' at least in its so-called 'atomic-power' incarnation. The most troubling aspect of Jigar Shah's output is his characterization of nuclear power as a 'reliable' and generally dandy source of electricity, but for the small matter of a few cents per killowatt hour of delivered power.
We can listen to Mr. Shah here.
"Responding to the debate that nuclear energy is the more efficient, Shah states, 'Nuclear Energy is a wonderful technology but it creates a burden on the transmission and distribution infrastructure. Most applications are much better suited for a distributed technology approach. In India, where power cuts can be a regular occurrence, individuals and business can switch to solar energy â not nuclear power.'" He wants to profess a 'live and let live' thought process, dearly beloved, in theory if not in fact, in the Chamber-of-Commerce turf wars that I have covered over the course of four decades. But is such thinking actually apt? If the Export-Import Bank fulfills the American Nuclear Society's 'fantasy-five winning ticket' and guarantees loans for anywhere from 250-400 1,000 megawatt installations for India and China, that collectively hold a trillion and a quarter dollars of U.S. Treasury bonds, one has to consider the potential in such a scenario of a budget-squeeze, to put the matter mildly, on other energy projects.
And despite my inability now to prove another point in this situation, readers might consider my contention as worth noting. This assertion is pretty simple, based on an easily demonstrable fact. The fact is this: the U.S. has vast quantities of debt outstanding--China, Japan, Republic of Korea, and India are high on the list, And here's the speculation. Perhaps this fact has something important to do with another fact, i.e., that U.S. nuclear interests often express strong desires to sell these nations lots of reactors.
In such a context, the 'fact,' exalted by Jigar Shah in equal measure as Dr. Barry Commoner exalted it as the leader of a now defunct attempt at jump-starting a new political party, that solar power is cost competitive or even advantageous compared to nuclear and other forms, may be an ancillary notion. Much more critical may be the political economy--based on historical and social analysis, of nuclear energy and its legion of flackers.
Need I remind readers of the experiences of the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League with the "Young Generation in Nuclear" facade? Indeed, facing this 'astroturf' awareness on the part of the atomic establishment, one might legitimately implore Jigar Shah to leave his idealist libertarian insistence that the marketplace reigns supreme behind, and show some willingness to grapple in the political realm.
But what he keeps saying is more of the MBA-speak which, even if true, may be wholly inadequate to carry the day for solar. One observer recently laid this out as follows: "Jigar Shah, chief strategy officer of SunEdison, said he could guarantee delivery to Florida of more power with solar photovoltaics â including energy storage so the power was not intermittent â for less money than the nuke plants being constructed there cost."
And Jigar himself recently made clear his empirical case for solar, vis a vis nukes.
|"The difference is really the cost of capital. For Nuclear, you have to expend the money over 8-10 years. You also have variable costs of $0.015/kWh and decommissioning costs of an additional $0.01/kWh. With solar you have free fuel and maintenance of about $0.007/kWh. My point was not to say that solar will replace Nuclear. My point was to say that Distributed Resources from solar PV, solar thermal, fuel cells, cogen, aggressive energy efficiency, smart grid, ice storage, etc provides a viable financial alternative to new nuclear."
And this is my point. Quite likely, unless one is willing to say, emphatically, "solar will replace nuclear," and to back up that contention with a political movement organized from the ground up along democratic lines, one will likely 'face the music,' and pretty quickly at that, that nukes will sweep the field in regard to our energy future, even if this spells utter doom to sustainable business and doing 'business better,' and, quite likely as well, may elicit a slow devolution of human kind generally.
I will be writing more about his 'nuclear juggernaut,' and why citizens should oppose it. However, I do not pretend that I stand in any relation to this technology of death, so close to the heart of modern capitalism, other than that of a relentless foe. I invite Jigar Shah to join me. Or, he may show me the error of my ways. Or, he will learn, much to our mutual chagrin that his view, of 'having one's cake and eating it too,' is materially impossible. At the least, this will serve as a teaching moment for one or the other of us about the nature of contemporary capitalism.
The two separate strands of this story, were they to remain truly separate, as in a science fiction yarn where two planets that represented two world orders merely touched base with each other now and again, might find some way to yield compatible fruition. On the orb that is the actual earth that we inhabit, only by rejecting what I deduce is the political economic rationale for nuclear can one list what is discoverable about the brilliant Mr. Shah and think, 'ah, we're about to see a surge in solar.'
Unfortunately, that seemingly salubrious conclusion runs afoul of such delving of the nuclear equation as I have already provided, more of which is forthcoming. Like Mike Behar, I found disagreeing with Jigar Shah to be disagreeable, but for my long grounding in these issues well night impossible. Mr. Shah's genuinely deep knowledge, his hands on experience of both the technical and fiscal arrangements necessary for solar to work, and his affable air of quiet confidence hold sway.
Nonetheless, despite Jigar Shah's bona fides and aplomb, I'm pretty certain that he is almost entirely wrong not only about solar's general role in a nuclear society, but also about the general compatibility of nuclear power with any other electrical delivery methodology, especially one based on renewable energy sources. This is not a question resolvable by spread sheets, unless classical economic theory really works in macroeconomic analysis, a belief about which very little exists that validates it.
Moreover, in the same vein that I would mine in critiquing much of the anti-nuclear movement, I would implore Mr. Shah and those technically minded and otherwise hopeful people who would take heart at his assessment of things to focus some attention on how secretively, not to say murderously, nuclear proponents have operated in garnering a big stake in the present energy game. A clear-eyed understanding of this process ought to make us, at a minimum, wary of any compromise, let alone collaboration, with the nukesters who foresee the future as one aglow with power and profit for their plutocratic masters, on the basis of the ubiquity of radioactive electricity.
I'd much more prefer to eat my words than my hat. I've had a lot of practice at the former exercise, after all. So I'll pray fervently that all my prognostications prove false, while I ask readers to keep them in mind.
Attempting to debate policy, in any meaningful way, without incorporating historical deconstruction of the field in question, is much like saying that one wants to go to England without acknowledging that solving this travel conundrum must account for the ocean separating two continents. The potential of the present is, except by lucky accident, unfathomable unless one follows the guidelines laid down by the past.
Particularly important in developing our protocols for figuring things out, while we keep the primacy of the past in understanding the present in mind, is that the past, except through miraculous intervention, is only knowable in small part. Thus, we cannot possibly 'enumerate' all that once existed; this is even more absurd than the idea that we can 'account' for all that is now.
Thus, as many people much smarter than this humble correspondent attest, thinking cannot derive from numbers alone, even those as cheerily and competently presented as those that Jigar Shah gives us. We simply have not option, if we care about reason and clarity, other than to use inference, history, and evaluation as separate from, and prior to, counting things up.
An especially incisive participant in an online philosophy forum summed this all up.
"Well, the weaknesses (of empiricism) would be that it depends on observation, interpretation, and fails to cover the reasons for the empirical. But empirical evidence is good for analysis - we cannot debate and articulate arguments without some empiricism." In other words, empiricism is twice subjective and assumes its own primacy.
A more detailed expression of this point, which as a nerd I will insert, will perhaps help those who care about such matters to obtain more clarity.
|"The essence of empiricism is that ... sensory experience is the only source of knowledge ...(A)ll knowledge is founded on experience and is obtained through experience. One reflection of this philosophical method is that it takes a series of facts as âgivenâ (by experience), that is, takes them uncritically, accepting them as fixed and natural phenomena and using them as the basis on which an analytical structure can be built. ... Such a general law, argues the empiricist, ... .is mechanically constructed out of a series of âconcreteâ experiences and in this way all dialectical relations are set aside, since the universal is merely analysed from the empirically concrete. ...(T)his starting with so-called âprinciplesâ or âlawsâ which are tested against âthe factsâ (i)s ideological â ... a method which inverts the true process by which knowledge develops."
Put in simplest terms, a child does not generally begin to doubt the existence of Santa Claus primarily due to the empirical process of seeing mama putting presents under the tree. On the contrary, the doubt--the first expression of a new knowledge, if only of uncertainty--leads to the empirical, not vice versa.
One may assert, therefore, that the question of energy policy is inherently ideological but that it also calls for us to consider what we value in human relations. Readers will recall the 'drill' that I promulgate: engagement, empowerment, community, participation, and democracy.
These matters, whatever we make of them, simply cannot advance in a context of 'just the facts.' We must dig deeper, and, if I am right, form alliances that match agendas already demonstrably in place with a people's agenda. Whether the theme is economic, technical, or political, only such an approach that starts with the past and what we think is important in our lives that has emanated therefrom can lead to useful discourse of a democratic sort.
In the end, Edisonâs proudly free-standing Suburban Residence was hooked up to the grid, and neither his in-home wind-generated electricity plant nor his battery-powered vehicles ever reached the mass market. In 1931, not long before he died, the inventor told his friends Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone: âIâd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we donât have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.â
Once again, we can turn to the wonderfully clever Heather Rogers, when she documented the demise of Edison's solar dreams. "In the end, Edisonâs proudly free-standing Suburban Residence was hooked up to the grid, and neither his in-home wind-generated electricity plant nor his battery-powered vehicles ever reached the mass market. In 1931, not long before he died, the inventor told his friends Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone: Iâd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we donât have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.'"
Or, readers might recall the life cycle of that brilliant empiricist, Marion King Hubbert, whose numerical acuity led him initially to salivate in anticipation of a nuclear future, but whose staunch adherence to honesty and democracy led him to reject the machinations of Edward Teller and the nuclear magicians who would much sooner prevaricate that risk not prevailing. Hubbert died with the recognition that the choice for solar, or nuclear, had little to do with technical potentiality, and everything to do with the gritty reality of political possibility.
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France has a new energy policy. Although some saw the statement presented for debate in the National Assembly ten days ago as simply political rhetoric designed to draw green support behind the Government, beyond the fine words and long term aspirations some of the tough immediate steps being taken suggest that the shift could be more serious. If so the statement will mark the beginning of a gradual but inexorable run down of the French nuclear business. Read more
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A CAMPAIGNER is demanding action after a spot inspection revealed faults in one in three school buses in Dorset.
Margaret Morrissey, of Parents Outloud, said the findings will 'greatly concern' parents and school governors.
Dorset Police carried out the checks with officers from the Vehicle and Operator Service Agency (VOSA) across the county.
Of the 61 school buses and minibuses which were inspected, 20 offences were found, ranging from lack of required 'school bus' signage and an expiration date on emergency equipment such as fire extinguishers and first aid supplies.
Inspectors also found eight taxis and private hire cars committing offences connected with lighting and tyres out of 14 vehicles that were checked.
In Dorchester, six vehicles were checked and five were found to have problems, including a defective seatbelt.
Four of the buses were ordered to be taken off the road if the issues were not fixed within 10 days.
Dorset County Council is responsible for school transport, though most services are contracted out to a number of companies.
A spokesperson for Damory, which runs a number of school bus services in Dorchester, confirmed that they owned three of the vehicles found to have problems.
The spokesperson said: "Passenger safety is our absolute top priority and we are proud of our vehicles - with rigorous maintenance checks and processes in place to ensure they continue to operate in top condition. Despite being given 10 days by VOSA to comply with the notices, these vehicles were taken immediately and checked. Any mechanical imperfections, no matter how small, were rectified."
Mrs Morrissey, who lives in Poundbury, said: "I do think that of all the vehicles that need to be regularly and highly maintained, school transport should be top of the agenda.
"I would hope Dorset County Council can give a reason for this and assure us that vehicles are regularly checked."
She added: "In this case the vehicles were quickly repaired because someone did a spot check out of the blue, but how long would they have been running with these faults if this hadn't happened?
"The county council should be carrying out their own checks and reporting to every governing body every term on what the findings are."
A spokesman for Dorset County Council said: "At the beginning of March, Dorset County Council supported VOSA and Dorset Police in carrying out checks on school transport vehicles and drivers at schools around the county. These are random checks carried out on a regular basis to ensure the proper maintenance of vehicles and the safety of school pupils.
"On this occasion, some vehicles were found to have minor failings. Most of these were resolved very quickly on site, and the remainder were fixed within 24 hours of the inspections."


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Stock PickerLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
Ok, so here is the deal. One day, you get a call from some random guy who says "Next week, ABC stock is going to move up. I'm not asking you to buy any stock from me, but just take a look." You do so (why not, it can't hurt...) and he was correct. Sure enough, next week you get another call from the "Lucky Guesser". His pick? "DEF is going to go down." And guess what! He was right again!
For five weeks, this guy predicts the behavior of stocks. The sixth time he calls, he says, "I've been right the past five times. This time I have a stock for you and I do want you to buy some shares through me. What do you say?"
Well, what do you say? Do you buy shares from this guy?
HintUh, here's an answer to one question: he's a Scam Artist.
AnswerHeck no! He's playing you like a puppet. The first week, he calls 100 people, says to half that ABC will go up, and to the other fifty claims it will go down. When ABC goes up, he called the fifty he'd correctly predicted to and told half DEF would go up, and half it would go down. By the time he's at week five, he has a few people (2-4) thinking he's a stock market god.
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AltaSim Technologies Joins the Global Fight Against Malaria
Innovative passive solar mosquito trap nears distribution in developing nations
Columbus, Ohio, September 09, 2009 – AltaSim Technologies joined with inventor Tom Kruer of Gizmotech, to develop a mosquito trap for use in developing countries. The trap will help prevent the spread of malaria without the environmental impact of insecticides. Estimates show that malaria causes over 1 million people die per year with a child dying every 30 seconds. Beyond the human toll, the economies of affected countries may lose billions of US dollars per year causing a downward spiral of poverty.
The small cone-shaped trap designed by Tom Kruer uses passive solar heat in conjunction with an attractant to provide effective and affordable control of mosquitoes. During the day the phase change wax absorbs solar energy thus eliminating the need for costly photovoltaic cells or batteries. At night heat is released from the wax at the approximate temperature of the human body causing release of an attractant derived from human sweat. The innovative trap mimics the scent, moisture, and temperature profile of a sleeping body; mosquitoes are attracted into the cone where they are trapped for easy disposal.
AltaSim Technologies used COMSOL Multiphysics® to analyze fluid flow and thermal distribution in the trap and subsequently optimize the temperature and flow velocities to ensure effective operation. The analytical approach provided rapid verification of the concept and allowed optimization of the design without expensive and time consuming prototype development. The device will be manufactured and distributed by Sun Night Solar of Houston, TX. Mark Bent, President and CEO of Sun Night Solar, said they "aim to test the product in up to 10 countries in the next months".
Kyle C. Koppenhoefer, PhD., a Principal of AltaSim Technologies, explained the company's decision to become involved with the project: "Embedded in our mission is a commitment to make innovative technology accessible for the benefit of society. Our multiphysics computational analysis capabilities helped get this mosquito trap into use quickly to start saving lives."
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October 26, 2013, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM @ Rio Rancho Police Department
The Rio Rancho Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.Bring your medications for disposal. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
October 26, 2013, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Judge G. Robert Cook of the Rio Rancho Municipal Court, in conjunction with Judge Richard Zanotti of the 13th Judicial District Magistrate Court in Bernalillo, is hosting a public education DWI Town Hall.
The town hall will address the DWI problem from several perspectives; including prosecution and defense, law enforcement and treatment, and the impact it has on victims. Several experts from the area have agreed to participate and provide information on not only the DWI problem, but the growing problem of DWI by prescription drug users.
The forum-style event will be held in the Rio Rancho City Hall Governing Body Chambers, 3200 Civic Center Drive, on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Questions will be taken near the end of the presentation. Everyone is invited.
October 26, 2013, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Fire Station 1
Firefighters will have to make room at their station for ghosts, goblins, superheroes, and princesses, who will all be on hand to learn about fire prevention.


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limited resources, too many people trying to cash in on the latest fad. the more mice you put in the maze, the more aggressive they become toward each other for the space.
people are no different. please ignore the less educated; example "fisherman through,"
the word should be throw. people this is basic english.


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