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Send us a textShirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast is back for another season of interviews with leading lights from the world of sailing, and the new season kicks off with US sailing legend Ed Baird. A World Sailor of the Year award winner, Baird also holds a coveted spot in the America's Cup Hall of Fame, he's a multiple Match Racing World Champion and is a regular across multiple Grand Prix Sailing leagues, from the 52 Super Series to the Maxi circuit.Robertson and Baird regularly sailed against each other back in days of the Extreme Sailing Series, but their chat was a little less competitive as Baird dropped by while in Cowes training for this summer's Admirals Cup.  The pair begin their two part chat with a discussion on Baird's early career, and how at just twenty two, he won the ultra competitive Laser Worlds in Kingston, Ontario, a regatta boasting the largest World Championship fleet the class has ever had...:"When you look back at the scoresheet from that race and you see the world class pros that we know today finishing seventy third or fifty seventh, you just think 'wow I didn't even know that guy then and look what he's done in the sport' so it really makes me feel lucky to have had the chance to do that."From a hard won Laser World Championships win, Baird and Robertson discuss his fight to make a name for himself on the star studded Match Racing scene, but also touch on his multiple and ultimately unsuccessful campaigns to sail for Team USA at the Olympic Games.  There's also some real nuggets of information from the three time Match Racing World Champion on his approach to the sport before the duo discuss Baird's entry into the world of the America's Cup...:"I was walking down (Cowes) high street and walked around the corner and literally bumped into Russell Coutts and he said 'How's it going with the Australians' and I said 'Oh, well, it's not' and he said 'You should come work for us'....so next thing you know I'm working for Team New Zealand" and within weeks Baird was in San Diego coaching the ultimate winners of the 1995 America's Cup.Episode One of this Two Part edition sees the duo discuss Baird's coaching role with the successful New Zealand Team, lead by Coutts, as they won trhe America's Cup for the first time, beating Dennis Connor in San Diego.In the next Episode the pair then touch on a wide range of topics, from Olympic Sailing to nationality rules, and a whole host in between, as they wind their way down the fascinating road that is Ed Baird's long and distinguished career as a pro sailor.This edition of the podcast is in two parts and is available to listen to via the podcast page of Shirley's own website - www.shirleyrobertson.com/podcast or via most popular podcast outlets, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast and aCast. The podcast is produced and written by Tim Butt - for further enquires, please contact podcast@shirleyrobertson.com.Support the show

Duncan Coutts reflects on 30 years with Our Lady Peace, the art of restraint on bass, and how he learned to stop feeling like a guest in the band.

Jamie Coutts, Chief Crypto Analyst at Real Vision, joins the show to drop a mega-bullish thesis: a perfect storm of macro signals is pointing to a full-blown altcoin season—and yes, Bitcoin might just hit $180,000 by the end of the cycle. ~~~~~

The Government announced its proposals for updating the Waste Minimisation Act and the Litter Act today. The proposals would combine these two Acts into one, extend producer responsibility and permit local government to use its share of the waste disposal levy on a wider range of activities unrelated to waste. Labour party MP, Rachel Brooking, criticised the proposal for failing to include any mention of establishing a circular economy. However, Sue Coutts, an advocate for Zero Waste Network Aotearoa says that the proposal is a step in the right direction.

Special Guest: Dr. Pauline Crawford -Founder & Chief Vision Officer of Corporate Heart International, Author, International Speaker, and Program Director for the International University of Entreprenology: Neema Mleli - Advocate, Executive Director of Global Chamber Tanzania, Leadership roles in Integrated Empowerment Initiatives (IEI) and Africhen Company Tanzania. Show Highlights Sit down discussion with Dr. Pauline Crawford -Founder & Chief Vision Officer of Corporate Heart International, Author, International Speaker, and Program Director for the International University of Entreprenology: Sit down conversation with Neema Mleli - Advocate, Executive Director of Global Chamber Tanzania, Leadership roles in Integrated Empowerment Initiatives (IEI) and Africhen Company Tanzania. Concept of a ‘joint custody’ nation and the economic potential for Tanzania and Africa at large Women and youth leadership in entrepreneurship reshaping Tanzania’s position as a continental gateway Elevating the contributions of women and youth in Tanzania’s trade ecosystem Tanzania’s evolving trade infrastructure and commitment to gender equity Dr. Pauline Crawford Biography Dr. Crawford is a true visionary, with over 30 years of entrepreneurial consultancy experience, she has dedicated her life to empowering leaders to create people-centric collaborative cultures that generate value. Her mission, as The Conversation Game Changer, has taken her across the globe, where she has worked with clients in Europe, Asia Pacific, and the United States. She is the founder of Corporate Heart International, established in the UK in 1999, a Performance Consultancy, with the mission to release the full potential of leaders, managers, and employees. Conducting original research on Workplace Culture, 2003/4 Dr. Crawford has developed a personal assessment and conversation tool called Gender Dynamics Intelligence (GDI©) and Workplace Wellness Culture Transformation© experiences, including key programs such as Cracking the Leadership Code; Leading Others to Success; Professional Women of Substance; Tuning Up Your Performance; Real Synergy Collaboration and Wisdom Circles. Dr. Crawford’s innovative conversation strategy approach has enabled countless individuals to create new narratives for business and life, resulting in measurable ROI in productivity and performance. Her understanding of communication and thought patterns between genders has made her an invaluable asset to companies aiming to improve diversity, leverage women’s talent, and develop a more productive workforce. Her dedication to heart-centered leadership has made a significant impact on the business world. Through her innovative Gender Dynamics Intelligence (GDI)© approach, she has helped leaders enrich collaboration and value diversity in the workplace. As the world continues to evolve and embrace remote work, Dr. Crawford is an international author and speaker, her latest 2023 publication is The Power of Authentic Harmony – “Magical Conversations that Transform our World”- details her approach and acts as a guide to online master classes, workshops, and webinars as well as in-house consultancy and interactive engagement experiences. Her focus is on heart-centered leadership, conversation strategy, and enriching collaborative cultures based on, solving conflicts through building principles for value creation, productivity, and profit. Over her working life as a business owner, Dr. Crawford’s passion is to conduct continuous real-life research on Workplace Wellness Cultures for Healthy High Performance 2003/4, “What Men think Men think about Men” 2010 and 2018 “Men of the Future Now” Interviews with Men about Men Research; 2020-22 “Real Synergy Among Men and Women” Research online through monthly ZOOM sessions with men and women from multiple countries East and West during COVID years, impact results recorded and published on YouTube. Working with clients from the UK, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, such names as Barclays, British Telecom, Colt, Market Prizm, Coutts, Innovation Norway, Metropolitan Police, Ebay, Basil Trust, GE Capital, Marriott Hotels, and many Law Firms in London; plus Ministry of Women in Malaysia and Now David Douglas Leadership Forum in Ghana, Dr Crawford serves a global market. Today her mission is to elevate all who choose the path of entrepreneurship to reach the highest level, an experiential PHD that reveals their life story of success against all odds and positively impacts the lives of all around them. Website www.iuenow.org Social Media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqDGa0Xw7dU&t=31s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilCed3-26yM https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulinecrawford/ Neema Mleli Biography Neema Mleli is a passionate advocate dedicated to driving change in health and global issues. With extensive experience in health system strengthening, program management, research projects, and community development, Neema has consistently demonstrated a commitment to improving the well-being of children, youth, and women. Her work is fueled by a deep belief in the power of collaboration and community engagement to create lasting impact.As the Vice President of African Women in Herbs, Spices, and Natural Products, Neema leads initiatives that support and empower women entrepreneurs in these industries, emphasizing the importance of standardization and capacity building. In her role as Executive Director of Global Chamber Tanzania, she is at the forefront of connecting local businesses to global markets, fostering international collaborations that drive economic growth and development.Neema also empowers women and youth through her leadership roles in Integrated Empowerment Initiatives (IEI) and Africhen Company Tanzania. She spearheads a dynamic leadership program designed to equip young people with the skills and confidence needed to become future leaders in sustainable development. Her expertise is evident in the innovative programs she designs and implements, addressing critical challenges in economic development, entrepreneurship, and export readiness.Neema's unwavering dedication to a healthier, more sustainable, and brighter future inspires her to unite like-minded individuals and organizations. She is committed to building a world where everyone, regardless of gender or age, has the opportunity to thrive. Website https://tradecouncil.org/itcbc-neema-mleli/ https://www.globalchamber.org/aboutdaressalaam?lpct=MjAxLmEuMjAyNC0xMi0wMQ== Social Media https://www.linkedin.com/in/neema-mleli-79ba314b/?originalSubdomain=tz https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5ymPBCNR4T/ Brought to you by the J.C. Cooley Foundation, "Equipping the Youth of Today for the Challenges of Tomorrow."#ItsYourLife #Talkshow #Podcast #Radio #neemamleliSupport the show: http://www.cooleyfoundation.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone dreams of a home makeover, but budgets often get in the way. Enter Kristen Coutts, who specializes in life-changing renovations for those told they can't afford them. Armed with clever, cost-saving hacks, she transforms outdated spaces into fresh, functional homes-proving no budget is too small for a stunning upgrade.Watch the promo:Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_fhqdid688 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Everyone dreams of a home makeover, but budgets often get in the way. Enter Kristen Coutts, who specializes in life-changing renovations for those told they can't afford them. Armed with clever, cost-saving hacks, she transforms outdated spaces into fresh, functional homes-proving no budget is too small for a stunning upgrade.Watch the promo:Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_fhqdid688 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

ABOUT BEER BUDGET RENO, PREMIERING SATURDAY APRIL 5TH at NOON ET & PT  Everyone dreams of a home makeover, but budgets often get in the way. Enter Kristen Coutts, who specializes in life-changing renovations for those told they can't afford them. Armed with clever, cost-saving hacks, she transforms outdated spaces into fresh, functional homes-proving no budget is too small for a stunning upgrade. Watch the promo: Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_fhqdid688  KRISTEN COUTTS BIO Kristen is a self-taught DIYer out of Toronto, Canada. She picked up her first power tool while she was on maternity leave with her first child after she and her family had just moved to a fixer upper. After getting astronomical quotes from contractors, Kristen figured out how to take on the renovation herself. She documented her reno journey on social media, quickly gaining traction for her honesty and impressive transformations, allowing her to open her door to client projects, and the rest is history! Now with a multi-year waitlist to engage her services, Kristen is known for her budget-friendly, glamorous renovations with a side of fashion, humor, and plenty of awkward moments.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio--2671113/support.

In this episode, host Tyler Chisholm is joined by Ryan Coutts, Digital Entertainment Accelerator Lead at Bow Valley College and VP, Alberta South at the Alberta Esports Association (AESA), to explore the cutting-edge world of digital entertainment. As the Digital Entertainment Accelerator Lead at Bow Valley College, Ryan is pivotal in fostering Calgary's burgeoning creative economy, focusing on game development, esports, and film production. This episode unpacks Ryan's fascinating journey from his early days with the Alberta Esports Association to leading an innovative business accelerator program designed to empower entrepreneurs in the digital creative field.This episode is brought to you by clearmotive marketing. When it comes to marketing that truly matters to your business, clearmotive is your go-to partner. With a proven track record of more than 15 years, they understand what makes your business tick. Learn more at https://www.clearmotive.ca and discover how clearmotive can help your marketing thrive.We're on social media! Follow us for episodes you might have missed and key insights on Western Canada directly on your feeds.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collisionsyycLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/collisions-yycYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@collisionsyycWebsite: https://www.collisionsyyc.comThank you for tuning into Collisions YYC!Remember to subscribe and follow us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode.If you loved the episode, please leave us a 5-star review and share the show with your friends! These things really help us reach more potential fans and share everything that's amazing about Western Canada.We sincerely appreciate your support of our local podcast.Host links:Tyler's website: https://www.tylerchisholm.comTyler's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerchisholmGuest links:Ryan Coutts' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidryancouttsBow Valley College's Website: https://www.bowvalleycollege.caBow Valley College's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/bow-valley-collegeBow Valley College's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bowvalleycollegeBow Valley College's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bowvalleyBow Valley College's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/BowValleyCollisions YYC is a Tyler Chisholm original production // Brought to you by clearmotive marketing

In this episode of Dialogue Over Division, we sit down with Ray McGinnis, an author, educator, and commentator known for his critical examinations of government narratives. Ray has spent years exploring issues of government transparency and public accountability. His books, “Unanswered Questions: What the September Eleventh Families Asked and the 9/11 Commission Ignored” and “Unjustified: The Freedom Convoy, The Emergencies Act, And The Inquiry That Got It Wrong,” scrutinize official investigations and challenge the narratives surrounding pivotal historical events.Together, Eva and Ray discuss the Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) and its striking parallels to the 9/11 Commission. Ray discusses how the evidence presented at the POEC demonstrated that Freedom Convoy participants remained peaceful, yet the government still invoked the Emergencies Act. They explore the federal court ruling that found the government's actions to be overreach, the political influences in the Coutts trials, and the broader implications for Canada's judiciary and democratic institutions. From media portrayals of the Freedom Convoy to the societal impact of government responses to protest movements, this conversation raises crucial questions about accountability, justice, and the integrity of government investigations and actions.At a time when trust in institutions is being challenged, questioning official narratives and demanding transparency isn't just important—it's necessary. If governments can so easily overstep their authority without consequence, what does that mean for the future of democracy? Join us for this discussion that underscores the role of citizens in holding governments to account and ensuring our fundamental freedoms are protected.Connect with Ray McGinnis on X: @RayMcGinnis7You can get Ray's book here: https://a.co/d/2SRhBrnConnect with Eva Chipiuk:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.chipiuk.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X/Rumble/YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠@echipiuk⁠⁠⁠

We're back for Episode 2 of our DRAFT CRUSHES series! This week we welcome Bryce Coutts from the HawksZone Rundown and Pinnacle QB Academy to break down his QB (and other) draft crushes. You can follow Bryce and the HawksZone RundownYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hawkszonerundownX: @BryceCoutts_HZRSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hJmZHDSrLLv2w3Mpe6riT?si=e2d4edd86e604aedFieldgulls: https://www.fieldgulls.com/You can help support the pod by liking, subscribing, sharing and hitting the notification bell to stay up to date on new episodes and guest appearances. You can also follow us on our social media channels:

Next 2008 crash on the horizon?In order to pivot trade to EU we have to have an industrial carbon tax? But what about all those eu countries that don't have one like germany and spain and greece and the rest? Coutts charges withdrawn,Carney gets testy in front of reporters right away,Mark Carney is Canada's hillary clintonSign Up for the Full ShowLocals (daily video)Sample Showshttps://canadapoli2.locals.com/ Spotify https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/canadapoli/subscribePrivate Full podcast audio https://canadapoli.com/feed/canadapoliblue/Buy subscriptions here (daily video and audio podcast):https://canadapoli.cm/canadapoli-subscriptions/Me on Telegramhttps://t.me/realCanadaPoliMe on Rumblehttps://rumble.com/user/CanadaPoli Me on Odysseyhttps://odysee.com/@CanadaPoli:f Me on Bitchutehttps://www.bitchute.com/channel/l55JBxrgT3Hf/ Podcast RSShttps://anchor.fm/s/e57706d8/podcast/rsso

Discovering your authentic self can be a lifelong journey – one that becomes even more challenging when you lack the language to describe who you are. For author Arden Coutts, growing up in rural Nebraska meant navigating feelings of difference without understanding their source, eventually finding expression through poetry and later through crafting queer romantic suspense novels.Arden takes us through their evolution from writing sad poems as a child to publishing a trilogy of action-packed queer romances that they lovingly describe as "80s action movies, but gay." Their series – Fall Into Midnight, Fall Into Me, and We All Fall – follows different couples across the gender and sexuality spectrum as they battle both internal demons and an external mafia threat. The conversation delves into Arden's journey of self-discovery – from identifying as bisexual in high school to embracing their identity as transmasc non-binary in adulthood. They share candid insights about family reactions, the challenges of finding community, and their experiences navigating relationships as someone whose gender presentation often confuses potential partners. Ready to dive into Arden's world of queer romantic suspense? Find their books at ardencoutts.com or on Amazon, and join a community that celebrates authentic representation across the spectrum of gender and sexuality. Contact the hosts of A Queer Understanding info@aqueerunderstanding.com https://www.aqueerunderstanding.com/ Like, subscribe, & follow FB @aqueerunderstanding IG @aqueerunderstanding Twitter @QueerUnderstand

Auckland could become one of the cornerstones of the SailGP calendar, with the league discussing a six-year agreement to run events in the City of Sails. The global foiling league made its debut in Auckland in January, with bumper crowds turning out to enjoy the action on the Waitematā Harbour. It's a sight Sir Russell Coutts hopes to see more of in years to come. “One of the things we're trying to do with SailGP is make it an annual event, and I know the authorities in New Zealand are interested as well, so we're discussing something like a six-year, or six-season, term, because there are huge benefits in coming back year after year,” he told the Herald. “Like many of the iconic events around the world, whether it be the Melbourne Cup or the Australian Open tennis, people get to know when they're on at a certain time of the year and that has its distinct advantages. “We're looking to do the same as we build out our calendar to 20-plus events a year. We're looking to grow those events in the various continents around the world. “So in Australasia, of course, we're looking to expand that calendar of events and no doubt you'll see some announcements on that in the coming weeks.” Coutts said the make-up of those six years was still being discussed, with the potential of a four-year commitment with a two-year right of renewal an option alongside a straight six-year deal. It comes after the success of its first time in Auckland, with the event having a 46% audience increase between that and the season opener in Dubai late in 2024. The economic impact report for the event is expected to be made public soon, however, Coutts told the Herald it revealed a US$36 million ($63m) return. That number is a 73% increase on the 2024 New Zealand SailGP event, held in Christchurch, which amassed a total economic impact of US$20.7m for the host region. In a statement to the Herald, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited chief executive Nick Hill said it was positive about the potential to host SailGP again. “As with any major event investment, there is a process to follow including post-event analysis and a new business case. We are working constructively with the SailGP team to ensure we have all the information to take this forward and are working to a mid-April timeline,” Hill said. “We face significant funding challenges for attracting and delivering major events in Auckland. At present, we do not have a sustainable long-term funding model and this remains a critical issue.” While Coutts has previously spoken about the potential for other host cities in New Zealand, he said at this stage the organisation was not looking anywhere but Auckland. “It was a great event in Auckland, wasn't it? I think it was hugely successful from SailGP's perspective, but also from the city's perspective and New Zealand's perspective for that matter “We are not looking, at this stage, at other events in New Zealand, but that's not to say we wouldn't do at some time in the future.” While season five has its fourth of 13 confirmed events on the calendar in Los Angeles this weekend, plans are already in place for further expansion in season six. This season brought the addition of two new teams and another two are expected to be added for the next campaign as well as more stops on the calendar. The expanded lineup is also expected to see racing move to split-fleet racing, with seven boats on the water at a time opposed to the current structure in which all 12 teams compete against one another in fleet racing. “We're going to run a process with the next two teams that we put on sale, which are teams 13 and 14, that'll be more of a structured assessment of the various buyers,” Coutts said. “We know that there's buyer interest out there, and obviously we evaluate which country they're going to be representing as well and the where they could host an event, because we like to pair teams with events in their own countries as well. “All of those things come into it as well as the offer on the economics behind the team. We'll be going through a process for that for teams 13 and 14 over the coming months and that process will be announced in due course.” - Christopher Reive LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bryce Coutts of the Hawkzone Rundown Podcast joins me LIVE tonight as we compare our lists of guys we're most intrigued to see perform at the NFL scouting combine this week in Indianapolis.  Who are some of the prospects YOU are most excited to see? Join the conversation and let us know in the comments! Plus, it's Monday so that means it's MOCK DRAFT TIME! Bryce and I will power through a pre-combine Seahawks mock draft while taking you through every step of our process.  SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEW NFL DRAFT CHANNEL “Pulse Of The Draft” with myself and Bryce Coutts of the Hawkzone Rundown - launching late January 2025.    / @thepickisinpod   Thank you to our sponsor DUER!! “Built for DOING!” Get 20% off your order with DUER, active denim and lifestyle apparel at www.shopduer.com/FOREVER Sign up for a new account with BetUS and they'll give you 150% sign-up bonus on your first deposit, and 125% on your 2nd and 3rd deposits if you use promo code YouTube150 Here's how you can support the Seahawks Forever channel: SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube Channel for video versions:   / @seahawksforeverdanviens   Buy me a coffee, or a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dviens08w Join YouTube Premium! Watch ALL videos across the app AD-FREE (a portion of the fees comes back to the channel) Hit the SUPER THANKS button! Or… just engage with the videos! Comment, critique, as questions. The more interaction the better! FOLLOW me on Bluesky AND Twitter @SeahawksForever For promotional or media inquiries - EMAIL dviens08@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Canadian journalist Nora Loreto reads the latest headlines for Thursday, February 6, 2025.TRNN has partnered with Loreto to syndicate and share her daily news digest with our audience. Tune in every morning to the TRNN podcast feed to hear the latest important news stories from Canada and worldwide.Find more headlines from Nora at Sandy & Nora Talk Politics podcast feed.Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcast

What is it like to be in charge of the one of Canada's largest pilot training bases? What does the future hold for pilot training in Canada, and what are we doing now to ensure our pilots are the best of the best? Colonel Dan Coutts is the current Wing Commander of 15 Wing Moose Jaw. In part 2 of our chat with him, we will discuss current and future plans for pilot flight training in Moose Jaw, we'll talk about why he continues to pursue flight even at the rank of Colonel, and we'll go into some questions from you, our listeners. Tune in today!

At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. Donald Trump: 8/10 Yes, there's some madness and puffery and stuff you know will never happen, but he has a lot of energy and “buy in”. This will be a dramatic and, I think on balance, successful four years. Our economy: 2/10 While we distract ourselves with frippery over Mexican barbs and asset sales that aren't happening, listen to the Reserve Bank or HSBC or any financial commentator of note. We are in deep, deep trouble, with no growth and growing debt. It never ends well. Charter schools: 7/10 One of the good news stories of the week. Not only did more schools apply than they had money for, but more pupils applied to those schools than they had desks for. Jobs: 6/10 Another good news story. We grew jobs at the end of last year, not by much, but we didn't go backwards. Speed limits: 6/10 This week is a start but really, does it have to be this hard and slow for the rest? Sail GP: 7/10 One of the highlights of the holidays. That thing is slick, it's well run, and it makes New Zealand look great. Coutts is awesome. Winston Peters: 4/10 The race thing I thought he had moved on from. He looks better than that these days, until he doesn't. LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is it like to fly the CH-146 Griffon for 427 Squadron as it transitioned from a normal Tac Hel Squadron to being part of CANSOFCOM? What about flying in Bosnia, or being Special Operations Support in Afghanistan? How do you take 400 Reserve Tactical Helicopter Squadron and help prepare them for high readiness status? Colonel Dan Coutts is the current Wing Commander of 15 Wing Moose Jaw. In part 1 of our chat with him, we will discuss his early flying days, some of his deployments, as well as some of his leadership opportunities that prepared him leading up to his time as 15 Wing Commander.

19-year-old Mattias Coutts is looking back on achieving a personal goal and making sailing history after winning the Moth World Championships. The son of Kiwi sailing legend Russell Coutts claimed the title at Manly Sailing Club last Thursday. Coutts joined Piney to discuss the win. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland could become a fixture of the SailGP calendar for years to come, with Sir Russell Coutts confirming the global foiling league is in conversations regarding a long-term hosting deal in the City of Sails. This year's event in Auckland is the third of a four-year hosting agreement in New Zealand, with Christchurch hosting the first two editions on Lyttelton Harbour. The event has followed suit in terms of quality of racing and crowd support, with the Waitematā Harbour racecourse providing plenty of action and entertainment, while the waterfront stadium on Wynyard Point has been packed with fans. Speaking to Newstalk ZB's Jason Pine, Coutts said he was pleased with the support of the event among the SailGP stadium and in surrounding areas. “There's a great crowd there, great vibe in the viaduct; I think local businesses were doing well out of it, which is what we want to see,” Coutts said. “We've already started the talk about coming back here long-term, which I think is the real benefit for a venue. “If we can put together a five-year – for example – term, and you come back every year; it's all very well to have a great one-off event, but if you can come back year after year and build the brand equity and build the awareness, then you will get more people travelling from Australia and so forth, and even the US, coming down here for the event and then holidaying in New Zealand. Which is, of course, what it's all about. “We're certainly keen to do that. We wanted to try Auckland to see if it worked. It clearly has, so we're talking about a long-term arrangement.” A long-term deal could see Auckland become a cornerstone of the SailGP calendar should the league's schedule follow a similar timeline in the future, with season five running from December 2024 to December 2025. Sir Russell Coutts speaks to Newstalk ZB's Jason Pine during the Auckland SailGP event. Photo / Jason Ludlow, SailGP The Auckland stop is the second event of the current season, with around 25,000 fans expected to attend across the weekend, and conditions have been so good the league has been able to shoehorn an extra race into both days, with four fleet races on Saturday and three fleet races scheduled before the podium race this afternoon. The league has also used the Waitematā Harbour and Hauraki Gulf as a testing ground for new developments this week. It's the first time the fleet has rolled out its high-speed T-foils, allowing for potentially faster racing, while a split-fleet format was also trialled during practice sessions in Auckland with a look to implementing that for proper racing in the future. That comes as the league looks to expand further in season six, with Coutts confirming SailGP was looking to add another two teams for the next campaign – among a number of other developments in the works. “We will go to a split fleet format then, so we'll go to seven-and-seven and then probably two more teams the following year, so eight-and-eight,” he said. “We'll add more venues, we want to continue to grow our audience. We're up around 20 million-plus dedicated viewership per event now, distributing to 212 countries and territories worldwide, so that's fantastic. The future looks really, really bright. “Of course, we want to keep developing the technology. We've got the light-air foils coming on stream. We've got a really cool propulsion system developed in conjunction with Hamilton Jet here in New Zealand that will, a little bit like the driver assistance in Formula 1, in super-light wind conditions ... help get the boats up on to the foils. “Obviously there will be rules around that. It's a very controversial move in terms of the sailing world, just like allowing the coaches to communicate during racing – that's not allowed in any other form of the sport. “We're not afraid of a bit of controversy. So I think that's going to really move the sport forward.” Christopher Reive joined the Herald sports team in 2017, bringing the same versatility to his coverage as he does to his sports viewing habits. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Geoff Coutts, SVP of Sales and Customer Operations at Unbounce, shares his unique journey from leading sales in global corporations like HP, Verizon, and Samsung to scaling startups through transformative growth. Geoff reveals what drove him to pivot to the startup world, the lessons he's learned in hiring and scaling teams, and his strategies for navigating mergers and acquisitions. We also explore the evolving role of sales professionals in the AI era and how business acumen and timing are essential for staying relevant. Packed with actionable insights, this conversation is a must-listen for growth-focused professionals.Are you interested in leveling up your sales skills and staying relevant in today's AI-driven landscape? Visit www.jbarrows.com and let's Make It Happen together!Connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbarrows/Connect with John on IG: https://www.instagram.com/johnmbarrows/Check out John's Membership: https://go.jbarrows.com/pages/individual-membership?ref=3edab1Visit the HubSpot Website: https://www.hubspot.com/Connect with Geoff on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/geoffcouttsCheck out Geoff's Website: https://unbounce.com/

Two weeks ago, Canada's ‘public broadcaster', on their formerly flagship investigative journalism TV program ‘The Fifth Estate', released a real humdinger of propaganda and lies about the Coutts Four case. Given that the CBC and other regime media in Canada had lied so much about the men involved when they bothered to report on the case at all, they ended up in an uncomfortable situation when Tony Olienick and Chris Carbert were found ‘NOT GUILTY' of conspiracy to murder police officers; a charge that the CBC had been heavily invested in using to whip up fear against anyone who dissented against the Covid Regime. In this situation of having attempted to convince the public of their guilt in the court of public opinion, and being rebuffed, instead of contending with the complexities of a case that involved malicious prosecution, lies, corruption, and the imposition of political prisoners on a modern western nation state, the CBC decided to double down on their true position as regime stenographers, and lie about everything some more. Joining me to discuss this blatant propaganda smearing operation, and dissect it to the nth degree, are Jaclyne Martin, herself a protester during Freedom Convoy and wife of Jerry Morin, one of the Coutts Four men. Also joining the show are Alex ‘Amazing Zoltan', independent journalist and documentarian, as well as Twitter Anon Buck McYoung whom you may remember from a post of his I hosted here on the Tort of Malicious Prosecution. I have a special request of everyone that listens to this - Christmas is coming, and this will be the third Christmas that Chris spends away from his children, and Tony spends away from his mom. It is quite clear that they are guilty of nothing, and are Political Prisoners of the venal and vindictive regime of Justin Trudeau, who, God willing, we will see the end of next year - around the same time as Chris and Tony should be free from their torture. The least you can do to express some gratitude for what they have endured, downstream of standing up for your rights, is to write them a letter and say Merry Christmas. Mail to - Chris Carbert or Tony Olienick (you should write them both in separate envelopes) c/o Drumheller Institution Highway #9 PO Box 3000 Drumheller, Alberta, Canada T0J 0Y0 No gel pens, no stickers or labels, no smells or sparkler or anything weird, do not send money or stamps or gifts, not even books. You can type letters and send cards & photos. Your envelope *must* include a return address. And if you are a person of means who would like to defray their legal bills and/or help with future challenges -In Canada, Interac Email money transfer -helptony@protonmail.com helpchriscarbert@gmail.com In the US or internationally -https://www.givesendgo.com/trudeauspoliticalprisoners Special thanks to anyone who has already donated - every dollar counts. Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com For more writing and podcasts on this case and much else, head over to my substack and subscribe! https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Canada Post workers go on strike, disrupting deliveries.RCMP videos show how extremist ideology fuelled armed Coutts protesters.Contentious New Zealand bill leads to Maori protests, including in Parliament.

Special Guest Bryce Coutts of the HawkZone Rundown Podcast joins me for a crossover review of the Seattle Seahawks most frustrating loss yet this season (and THAT is a high bar) a loss that drops them into last place in the NFC West.  But as much doom-and-gloom as their is in the fanbase today, all is not lost. Bryce and I will focus on the many potential positives for this game... but without ignoring the negatives (of which there are MANY).  Hop in and join us for the discussion, with your comments and questions welcome.  Forever and always, Go Hawks! Here's how you can support the Seahawks Forever channel: SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube Channel for video versions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKP7ohrtTc8P0a4YIBUTfdg Buy me a coffee, or a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dviens08w Join YouTube Premium! Watch ALL videos across the app AD-FREE (a portion of the fees comes back to the channel) Hit the SUPER THANKS button! Or… just engage with the videos! Comment, critique, as questions. The more interaction the better! FOLLOW me on Twitter @SeahawksForever For promotional or media inquiries - EMAIL dviens08@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Retired wealth manager Clive Thompson discusses the state of the economy, how the post-Bretton Woods monetary system is drawing towards the end-game, BRICS, and how the reset will most likely bring in CBDCs which is another form of ration coupon. In the early stages of this new system life may be relatively free, but he fears that down the line we'll get end up in a dystopian society. He explains what could happen to the old debt and old currency and what stores of wealth would be wise to have as we go through the transition. Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rokfin / Rumble / Substack Geopolitics & Empire · Clive Thompson: Monetary Reset Will Bring in Dystopian CBDCs, How to Survive Transition #484 *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Become a Sponsor https://geopoliticsandempire.com/sponsors **Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/?above=geopolitics easyDNS (use promo code GEOPOLITICS for 15% off!) https://easydns.com Escape The Technocracy course (15% discount using this link) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics LegalShield https://hhrvojemoric.wearelegalshield.com Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/clive-thompson-661997251 About Clive Thompson I have an un-blemished career of 47 years in the Wealth Management business. I started my career in 1975 at the age of 18 in the UK. After passing my professional exams "Institute of Bankers - Trustee diploma", I worked as a Trust officer for the leading Cayman Islands Trust Company for several years before accepting a similar title in Switzerland in 1985. In 1995 I joined Coutts & Co in Switzerland as a Private Banker. In 2015 the Wealth Management business of Coutts & Co in Switzerland was bought by Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA, one of the four leading private banks in Switzerland. I continued to work as a Managing Director in the Wealth Management division of UBP until I retired in 2022. I am an active investor in all major asset classes, especially global equities. On a daily basis I am trawling through company balance sheets, reports and recommendations, and using several financial tools to help me identify and invest in quoted companies offering attractive risk and reward features. True gems are difficult to find, but if you look long and hard enough, eventually you will find them. I could quote countless examples of "Gems" I have found over the last 48 years. As an example I get very excited when I find companies with a profitable business, no debt, and holding more cash on their balance sheet than their market cap (Yes that's for real). There are plenty of interesting asset plays - situations where valuable corporate assets are not yet recognised by the market. Every year brings some kind of crisis. Some sector of the stock market will be heavily out of favour. I often find bargains in the least loved part of the market. In addition to equities I invest in Private Equity, Precious Metals, Crypto-currencies, Property, Art, and I am open to all kinds of tangible assets. Of course, I have cash and bonds, but frankly the interest rates don't do justice to the rate of fiat inflation. The post-Bretton Woods monetary system is drawing towards the end-game. The levels of government indebtedness continues to increase faster than GDP. This won't continue forever. Sooner or later something will break. When that happens, fiat-denominated assets, like cash and bonds, are likely to be the biggest losers. I don't want to be one of the bag-holders, hence my preference to hold more tangible assets. Despite being retired, I am in daily discussions with wealthy, and not so wealthy, individuals on topics encompassing residency, taxes, family structures,

Retired wealth manager Clive Thompson discusses the state of the economy, how the post-Bretton Woods monetary system is drawing towards the end-game, BRICS, and how the reset will most likely bring in CBDCs which is another form of ration coupon. In the early stages of this new system life may be relatively free, but he fears that down the line we'll get end up in a dystopian society. He explains what could happen to the old debt and old currency and what stores of wealth would be wise to have as we go through the transition. Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rokfin / Rumble / Substack Geopolitics & Empire · Clive Thompson: Monetary Reset Will Bring in Dystopian CBDCs, How to Survive Transition #484 *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Become a Sponsor https://geopoliticsandempire.com/sponsors **Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/?above=geopolitics easyDNS (use promo code GEOPOLITICS for 15% off!) https://easydns.com Escape The Technocracy course (15% discount using this link) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics LegalShield https://hhrvojemoric.wearelegalshield.com Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Websites LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/clive-thompson-661997251 About Clive Thompson I have an un-blemished career of 47 years in the Wealth Management business. I started my career in 1975 at the age of 18 in the UK. After passing my professional exams "Institute of Bankers - Trustee diploma", I worked as a Trust officer for the leading Cayman Islands Trust Company for several years before accepting a similar title in Switzerland in 1985. In 1995 I joined Coutts & Co in Switzerland as a Private Banker. In 2015 the Wealth Management business of Coutts & Co in Switzerland was bought by Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA, one of the four leading private banks in Switzerland. I continued to work as a Managing Director in the Wealth Management division of UBP until I retired in 2022. I am an active investor in all major asset classes, especially global equities. On a daily basis I am trawling through company balance sheets, reports and recommendations, and using several financial tools to help me identify and invest in quoted companies offering attractive risk and reward features. True gems are difficult to find, but if you look long and hard enough, eventually you will find them. I could quote countless examples of "Gems" I have found over the last 48 years. As an example I get very excited when I find companies with a profitable business, no debt, and holding more cash on their balance sheet than their market cap (Yes that's for real). There are plenty of interesting asset plays - situations where valuable corporate assets are not yet recognised by the market. Every year brings some kind of crisis. Some sector of the stock market will be heavily out of favour. I often find bargains in the least loved part of the market. In addition to equities I invest in Private Equity, Precious Metals, Crypto-currencies, Property, Art, and I am open to all kinds of tangible assets. Of course, I have cash and bonds, but frankly the interest rates don't do justice to the rate of fiat inflation. The post-Bretton Woods monetary system is drawing towards the end-game. The levels of government indebtedness continues to increase faster than GDP. This won't continue forever. Sooner or later something will break. When that happens, fiat-denominated assets, like cash and bonds, are likely to be the biggest losers. I don't want to be one of the bag-holders, hence my preference to hold more tangible assets. Despite being retired, I am in daily discussions with wealthy, and not so wealthy, individuals on topics encompassing residency, taxes, family structures,

Something a little different for you today.I am speaking at the Battle of Ideas this weekend on three rather different matters:* Immigration and Demographics* Who Is the World's Greatest Comic?* Why Cash Keeps Us FreeDo come. You can get tickets here. With this years Battle in mind, the Academy of Ideas asked me to write one of its Letters on Liberty. Here it is for your reading or listening pleasure. (There is a PDF version here).It begins with this note from the Academy.What are Letters on Liberty?It's not always easy to defend freedom. Public life may have been locked down recently, but it has been in bad health for some time.Open debate has been suffocated by today's censorious climate and there is little cultural support for freedom as a foundational value. What we need is rowdy, good-natured disagreement and people prepared to experiment with what freedom might mean today.We stand on the shoulders of giants, but we shouldn't be complacent. We can't simply rely on the thinkers of the past to work out what liberty means today, and how to argue for it.Drawing on the tradition of radical pamphlets from the seventeenth century onwards - designed to be argued over in the pub as much as parliament - Letters on Liberty promises to make you think twice. Each letter stakes a claim for how to forge a freer society in the here and now.We hope that, armed with these Letters, you take on the challenge of fighting for liberty. Academy of Ideas teamWhy Cash Keeps Us Free by Dominic FrisbyGive most people the choice of living and working anywhere in the world, I bet the large majority would choose the US. For all its many shortcomings, it's still the land of opportunity. It's exciting, it's dynamic. Wonderful things can happen there. In terms of tech, with Silicon Valley and all the ensuing social media and ecommerce, it is very much the world leader. And yet, Americans still use cheques.When was the last time you used a cheque in Europe? Donkey's years ago. As much as 5 per cent of all financial transactions in the US last year were by cheque. For all its modernity, the US is - in terms of fintech - a good 10 years behind Europe or Australia. Not only do they use cheques, but people in the US still go out with cash in their pockets. Bunch of luddites.However, things are slowly changing, and the US is following the rest of the developed word to cashlessness. It is inevitable, I'm afraid. Technology is destiny.It's also a great shame. Cash empowers its usersWhen I pay you in cash, nobody else gets in on the transaction - it's a direct transfer from me to you. No grubby middlemen can cream off their percentage. No prying eyes of the state can monitor what we do. Big Tech can't glean information from the exchange, to be used at some later stage to sell you stuff or, worse, report back to Big Brother, Big Insurance or whichever Big wants in on your data. Nobody can stop you making the transaction. With cash, you can buy and sell and store your wealth outside of the financial system, if you so choose. There are plenty of reasons, both practical and moral, to do this.Cash means control. Just take the recent de-banking scandals from Canada to the UK, where truckers had their fundraised money withheld because of their views on lockdown, and a UK politician was kicked out of Coutts for holding the wrong opinions. Both the Canadian truckers and their families, and Nigel Farage, had one thing in common – they held views outside of the liberal mainstream. And because their money wasn't under their mattresses but in banks and websites, they lost control of their own cash.Indeed, instability is nothing new. We are repeatedly told how, in 2008, we were ‘on the brink', how close the system was to imploding. Surely, then, it makes practical sense to keep money outside of the system? When Cyprus' banks teetered on the cliff of financial disaster in 2011, there were bail-ins. Ordinary people's money, sitting in deposit accounts, was sequestered to save the system. If your life savings were threatened with confiscation to bail out an organisation you considered profligate, I imagine you too would want little part of it.What you do with your money says more about you than what you say  - no wonder so many want access to this information.Indeed, the former governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, has admitted that banking is not fixed - and we will see financial panic again. It makes sense to hoard some cash, if only as emergency money.In 2016, the Japanese central bank imposed negative rates to try to goad people into spending rather than saving, as the ageing Japanese are prone to do. The spectre of being charged a fee to keep your money in the bank loomed, and so much cash was then withdrawn that the country sold out of safes. Who can blame the Japanese? In Germany, Denmark and Switzerland, some high-net-worth individuals with more than 100,000 euros were charged for being wealthy. There was plenty of talk of confiscation and bail-ins during the financial panic that came with Covid, though fortunately it proved to only be talk. Nevertheless, when in the bank, your money can become a tool of government. How often do you support what your government is doing? Not that often, I imagine. People don't seem to realise this, but when you deposit money in the bank, you are actually lending it to the bank. The bank, under government orders, can then decide who you can and can't send money to (anyone tried sending money from a UK bank to a bitcoin exchange recently? Most banks won't allow you to). The bank can certainly monitor and then disclose what you do with your money. In times of financial panic, it is within the bank's power to confiscate money, again, on government orders. Cash protects you against all of this. It enables you not to play the game - if you don't want to.What you do with your money says so much about you - no wonder so many want access to this information. From the apparently benign (we can see what books you have bought, and so can suggest other books you might like) to the sinister (we can see what books you have bought, and therefore now have you marked down as a problem). When I was at university, a rumour circulated that various organisations monitored who took which books out of the library. Anyone who borrowed Mein Kampf went on a list as potential spy material - I'm not sure on who's side.These are all, in my view, quite legitimate reasons to want to keep money outside of the system. I'm not saying we should take all of our money out of the bank, but that we should all have the option to do so. It's our money, not the banks'. We need cash because it is private.Privacy - and why it matters‘Who are you? Why do you hide in the darkness and listen to my private thoughts?' - William ShakespeareIt's so obvious why we all need some privacy in the real world that it almost doesn't need explaining. Yet, in the digital world, so many of us don't realise just how much of our privacy we are giving away. On a daily basis, we sacrifice privacy for convenience. Different people know different things about you. You might supply your doctor with information you wouldn't give your taxi driver, but your taxi driver knows where you are going - and your doctor might not. You might supply your lover with information you wouldn't give your lawyer. Then again, you might tell your lawyer something you wouldn't tell your lover. The difference is, information you supply online - what you say, read, watch, share, buy or sell - can be used for purposes beyond those for which it was supplied.Information is taken, without you realising that you are granting permission, and is used to shape your behaviour.How often has this happened to you? I was talking to my daughter on the landing outside my bedroom about a trip I was planning. I said, ‘should I bring my Timberlands or my hiking boots?' She said ‘your Timberlands'. I said that they were a bit old. I got into bed, looked at my phone, and Amazon was flogging me Timberlands. Your phone is listening - accumulating information with which you did not deliberately supply it.It's not all bad - often that information might be used advantageously. I'm a huge Game of Thrones fan but I only discovered the books all those years ago because Amazon recommended them. YouTube frequently suggests videos to me that I'm interested in, which I might not otherwise have found. Nevertheless, information is taken, without you realising that you are granting permission, and is used to shape your behaviour and influence the decisions you make. The same data mining is taking place every time you use your credit card, or Apple Pay. It is used to determine the content you receive, to sell things to you, to make decisions about you - the loan, insurance, job or the opportunities you are offered. It is used to influence the political decisions you make. And all this information could be stolen. In the wrong hands, it could be used against you in some way. It can and is being used to spy on you.With financial transactions in the online world, you have little idea what information about you is being used, how it is being used or by whom. You have little say in its use - no ability to object nor power to amend that information. You have no control. There are no such concerns when using cash.You have nothing to hide‘If you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to hide' is the common argument against worrying about privacy. But if you are exploring new ideas - dangerous ideas, ideas that go against the orthodoxy, perhaps investigating the concept that the world might not be flat and is in fact round - do you really want some hidden power knowing what you are up to? The effect of this threat of intrusion is to censor free thought - to censor your inquisitiveness.One solution is to become a drone, to not do anything experimental or anything wrong. Perhaps that's what they - whoever they are - want. Gmail reads the emails you draft but decide not to send. Effectively it knows what you thought, but decided not to say. How dark is that?A better solution is to protect privacy - to limit the scope that others have to use our information beyond the purpose for which it was supplied. It allows us to have greater control over our online reputation and enables us to grow and mature without being shackled by foolish things we might have said or done in the past. It enables us to explore new ideas outside the mainstream, without fear of being watched. Those that know about us have power over us. Protecting privacy limits that power. Cash is key to this.But, of course, protecting privacy costs money. The internet is, mostly, free. Protecting your privacy takes effort. If you protect your privacy, you lose all the benefits that your phone and computer knowing a bit about you brings, from saved passwords to helpful book recommendations.This is the dilemma we all face, and most choose convenience without even realising it. This, above all, is why the world is going cashless. It's more convenient to pay with your phone, or with a card, than it is to carry cash. In the marketplace, convenience always wins.Mobile phones and the naysayersHere's a little story for you. By 2023, some 85 per cent of the global population - 6.8 billion people - had a smart phone. That's more people than have a toilet. Yet, at its peak in 2008, there were 1.3 billion landlines for a global population near 7 billion. Why did the mobile, and then the smartphone, succeed where the landline failed?Yes, superior wireless technology made widespread coverage more possible. But there is another, simpler reason: to get a landline, you need a bank account. When more than half of the world's population is ‘unbanked', as it was in 2008, without access to basic financial services, telecoms companies saw no potential custom. Those companies would have built lines in the Arctic circle if there was profit to be made by it, but there wasn't. Too many people were financially excluded. The infrastructure was never built, and people were left with fewer possibilities to communicate. A mobile, on the other hand, you can buy with cash. You don't need to be banked. The financial system was a barrier to progress for the world's poor. Cash is a facilitator for them - it means total financial inclusion, a luxury the better off take for granted. Without financial inclusion - and there will always be some that, for whatever reason, often some bureaucratic quirk, won't have it - you are trapped in poverty. Beware the war on cash.The irony is that the smartphone now facilitates financial inclusion, whether via traditional finance (banking etc) or modern alternatives - the likes of the African mPesa (a widely used currency based on airtime) or bitcoin and other crypto currencies.Handy cashCash still has its uses for small transactions - a chocolate bar, a newspaper or a pint of milk. It will always be the fastest form of payment there is - think of the change you might put in a busker's hat or the bucket of someone collecting money for charity. It is also the most direct payment there is.For many people not at the top end of the economic scale, cash is still king. For example, I like to tip waiters in cash, knowing they will receive that money without it being syphoned off by some unscrupulous employer. I like to shop in markets, where new businesses often start out. Cash is widespread - it's fast, it's cheap. I can buy directly from the producer knowing they will receive all the money, without middlemen shaving off their percentages. Goodness knows it's hard enough for new, small businesses as it is.A quick look at a recent British Retail Consortium report shows that, surprisingly, cash remains the least costly payment method to process. I want to maximise new businesses profits where I can. Many new businesses starting out need the cash economy. Small businesses need it. The financially excluded need the cash economy. The war on cash is a war on them. Cash also has its uses for private transactions, for which there are many - and by no means are all of them illegal. But if you listen to the scaremongering, you'd start to think that all cash users are either criminals, tax-evaders or terrorists. Sure, some use cash to evade tax, but it's paltry compared to the tax avoidance schemes multi-national corporations employ. Starbucks doesn't use cash to avoid tax, it's all done via legislative means.I have a confession to make - even I, with my highfalutin principles, no longer carry cash, guilty though it may make me feel.A quick poll of my Twitter followers showed that 36 per cent no longer carry any cash when they go out. This is also a generational thing. The number of no-cash-users is much higher among the under-30s. I have four kids between the ages of 18 and 23, none of them carry cash. Nor do their friends. It's the older (wiser?) generation who still carry cash, even if only as emergency money. The problem is, cash is like playing records, when the rest of the world is on Spotify.Use of cash fell quite dramatically with Covid, but it still accounts for 14% of all retail payments in the UK, according to a 2023 House of Commons paper. Projections are that, by 2031, this number will fall to 6%. (Obviously, if you include other payments the proportion is much lower.)In mainland Europe, the use of cash is higher at around 20% of all retail transactions. Germany, Italy and Spain are still at 35-50% cash, while the Nordic countries are below 10 per cent. In the US, the number is in the 20-25% region. But the trend is very much down. But here I have a confession to make - even I, with my highfalutin principles, no longer carry cash, guilty though it may make me feel. The truth is, cash is dying. The convenience of fintech is killing it. Money is now almost entirely digital.Bitcoin and digital cashTech might have doomed cash, but it is also coming to the rescue in the form of bitcoin and other crypto currencies. Bitcoin itself was invented to be a digital replication of the cash process. A can send money directly to B without there having to be any middleman to process the transaction. Bitcoin is cash for the internet.Among the many breakthroughs which got people so excited about this new technology was that Satoshi Nakamoto's blockchain solved the problem of ‘double spending' - making sure you can't spend the same money twice - without having to use third parties such as banks to process the transaction. There is now a plethora of copycat currencies, with many of them focused on privacy in order to make their usage anonymous.At the other end of the scale, we have central bank digital currencies - CBDCs. These have been piloted in various countries around the world and, fortunately, nowhere has really got them to work. They have been met with neither trust nor understanding, and in many cases the tech has fallen short. In Nigeria and the Eastern Caribbean, they went beyond the pilot phase and have been out and out failures. Even in the Bahamas, the one place where a CBDC is said to have worked, adoption has been much lower than hoped. I asked my friend who lives there how successful it had been. He gave me this reply: ‘LOL. I have never seen one person use it.'Fortunately, government incompetence is on our side.Money has always been a bottom-up technology. Users prefer what is convenient. The fiat currency we use in the West today has evolved over many hundreds of years, especially as communication technology has developed. All you are doing when you make a payment is, effectively, sending a promise - the money itself does not exist. There is no gold or anything tangible backing it.Cash is slightly different, because you are handing over something physical. But read what's on that piece of paper - it's just another promise. Once upon a time, you might have been able to swap a 10-pound note for 10 pounds of sterling silver (not quite true as silver was abandoned before paper money became widespread) or 10 gold sovereigns (true). But today, all it says is ‘I promise to pay the bearer the sum of 10 pounds' - it is a promise of nothing. How the whole house of cards doesn't come tumbling down is beyond me, but there you go.Many central banks want to make the transition to CBDCs, despite zero democratic mandate. The planners want it because it then allows for money to become even more of a tool of government policy: whether it be monetary policy, taxation, welfare, surveillance or control. Fortunately, government incompetence is on our side. The history of government IT is so bad, it's unlikely any will succeed, thank goodness, especially not in countries with large populations. Heck, they can't even fix the potholes! But that's not to say they won't try. Always end on a song That's an old show-business maxim. Why don't we do just that?‘Programmable Money', a song I wrote last year about CBDCs, summarises everything there is to be worried about. Enjoy!If you liked this song, you should sign up for my comedy newsletter.Lyrics C - B - D - C. C - B - D - CProgrammable money. Programmable money.We'll monitor every purchase you make,Every transaction or decision you take.If you're not doing wrong, what is there to hide?How you spend money is for us to decide.Your social-credit rating, how do you score?If you're compliant you will get your reward.You may only own what we deem you can own.If you don't register, we'll block your phone.Wait! You'll be late for the expiry date.The state has mandated your money terminatesSo spend, speculate before it's confiscatedThis is what we're going to orchestrateNo more savingProgrammable money. Programmable money.C - B - D - CC - B - D - CYour money's now a tool of policy.You will be living in a smart city.You may only travel in a limited range.Energy and meat rations cos, climate change.We'll take your dough if we think it's owed.No matter if you do not think it's so.Taxes and fines, fares, fees of all kinds.All embedded in the lines of code.Hail Big BrotherProgrammable money. Programmable money.C - B - D - CC - B - D - CTears of the sun, fallen from heaven.Empires fall. Radiant droplets everlasting.We will implant you with a microchip,AI and other forms of censorship.We will decide what is good for you.Total control there's nothing you can do.Bitcoin fixes this!From here.Here's a PDF of today's piece.Finally, here are some videos I made of recent articles, for your viewing pleasure. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

Marokopa fugutive Tom Phillips and his three children have apparently managed to evade police yet again after a "credible" sighting by hunters who passed them in bush, filming the family on their phone. The close encounter happened last Thursday at about 7pm. Palmerston man John McOviney said his 16 year old grandson was one of the hunters who saw Phillips near Coutts road north of Awamarino in Waikato. Australian David Craig was a former Detective Superintendent and federal agent, and spoke to Lisa Owen.

Voice Of GO(r)D is very happy to bring you Marilyn Burns, Tony Olienick's lawyer, and Danielle Slettede, one of his oldest friends and longest serving member of the men's support team. Marilyn tells us about her history in Alberta, including her roles in politics, as she is one of the founding members of Alberta WildRose, her legal career, and how she came to represent Tony in her first ever criminal case. Marilyn and Danielle provide insight from having been in the courtroom, especially Danielle, as she has been there since day one. Danielle has done a great deal of the legal legwork, taking on a second full time unpaid job in the filing and studying of tens of thousands of documents, and being in court for pre-trial and trial almost every single day. They tell us about Justice Labrenz and the details around the sentencing, why that sentencing was ‘unjust' and did not follow precedent, and I discuss many of the things they can't. We also get into the ‘envelope' situation, what that means going forward, and the practicalities of appeals versus riding out to parole. There will be more written commentary on the sentencing in time, please stay tuned. Tony and Chris have recently been transferred to the Drumheller Institution, a medium and low security detention facility in Alberta. As of publication time, they have yet to be issued prisoner numbers nor protocols for sending them letters. As soon as that info is made available, it will be shared here on Substack and over on my Twitter account, as well as the men's respective FB supporter pages. The Men still have outstanding legal bills, the envelope situation has yet to play out, and fundraising is ongoing. If you are in Canada, you can donate via interac email transfer to either of these accounts - HelpTony@protonmail.comHelpChrisCarbert@gmail.com Outside of Canada you can donate to my GiveSendGo - https://www.givesendgo.com/trudeauspoliticalprisoners To all of you who have so kindly donated already, thank you so much. It is greatly appreciated and will not be forgotten. You can follow updates from the men on these Facebook Groups - https://www.facebook.com/groups/622318705558931/https://www.facebook.com/groups/1372655066704865/ If you would like to send feedback to Marilyn or Danielle or myself, feel free to email me - gordilocks@protonmail.com You should also subscribe to my Substack, and never miss a show or any written works - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Chris is a father and business owner who has spent 950+ days in remand and earlier this month was sentenced to 6.5 years in jail for his part in the Coutts blockade. We discuss his fundraiser to get transcripts of the court hearings, what's in the envelope and being away from his family. Clothing Link:⁠⁠⁠https://snp-8.creator-spring.com/listing/the-mashup-collection⁠⁠ Text Shaun 587-217-8500 Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/shaunnewmanpodcast E-transfer here: shaunnewmanpodcast@gmail.com Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/ Email: SNP@silvergoldbull.com Text Grahame: (587) 441-9100

On this episode of The Vance Crowe Podcast I have on Canadian podcaster Shaun Newman. Longtime listeners of the podcast know that Shaun is one of my most frequent guests. He is a former hockey player, turned hockey podcaster, turned respected authority when it comes to having dialogue around the current topics going on in Canada, particularly Western Canada. We talked about interviewing the Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, 4 men known as the "Coutts 4" being arrested and locked up for over 900 days, if nuclear war is ahead of us, bitcoin, corrupt politicians, and much more.Timestamps:0:00 - Intro6:25 - What is the Coutts 4?20:14 - Interviewing the Premier of Alberta27:50 - Will there be a conservative government in Canada?37:42 - How do you find a sense of community?52:29 - Will we see war in our lifetime?1:02:14 - What would get Vance enthusiastic about voting?1:10:13 - The Dictator's handbookConnect with us!   =============================IG: ➡︎   / legacy_interviews  ===========================How To Work With Us: ===========================Want to do a Legacy Interview for you or a loved one?Book a Legacy Interview | https://legacyinterviews.com/ —A Legacy Interview is a two-hour recorded interview with you and a host that can be watched now and viewed in the future. It is a recording of what you experienced, the lessons you learned and the family values you want passed down. We will interview you or a loved one, capturing the sound of their voice, wisdom and a sense of who they are. These recorded conversations will be private, reserved only for the people that you want to share it with.#Vancecrowepodcast #legacyinterviews

Trish talks to two former Democrats who've switched sides over the party's abandonment of the working class and leanings toward authoritarianism. Essayist Ann Bauer and New York Public Defender David Affler compare notes on the debate and ticking the box that says “Trump." Trish on the Tuesday night debate gang-up and a few words on the Coutts sentencing and a judge's  bewildering logic.  Check out Trish on Substack and stay critical. Follow Trish on X @woodreporting Website: www.trishwoodpodcast.com  Shop: https://www.trishwoodpodcast.com/shop   

Send us a textIn this episode of Living the Dream with Curveball, host Curveball interviews author Arden Coutts, who writes queer romance suspense novels about finding yourself and finding love in your thirties and forties. Arden shares their journey from a young poet in rural Nebraska to a published author, discussing the influences and motivations behind their writing. Dive into the world of queer action and romance as Arden talks about their books, including the Fall trilogy, and upcoming projects. Tune in to learn more about Arden's writing process, the importance of representation in literature, and the joy of connecting with readers.

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The Premier of Alberta was in studio and we discussed Coutts verdict, Alberta Bill of Rights, the Alberta Pension Plan, immigration and cutting taxes.  Clothing Link:⁠⁠⁠https://snp-8.creator-spring.com/listing/the-mashup-collection⁠⁠ Text Shaun 587-217-8500 Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/shaunnewmanpodcast E-transfer here: shaunnewmanpodcast@gmail.com Silver Gold Bull Links: Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/ Email: SNP@silvergoldbull.com Text Grahame: (587) 441-9100

The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews. Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreign policy through in-depth commentary and interviews. Wednesday evenings you can listen to the audio version of The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid the Chief Reporter of Rebel News. Sheila brings a western sensibility to Canadian news. With one foot in the oil patch and one foot in agriculture, Sheila challenges mainstream media narratives and stands up for Albertans. If you want to watch the video versions of these podcasts, make sure to begin your free RebelNewsPlus trial by subscribing at http://www.RebelNewsPlus.com

She is the Alberta Bureau Chief for Rebel News and host of the weekly “The Gunn Show”. We discuss the Coutts trial, Kat Kanada and the Alberta government.  Clothing Link:⁠⁠⁠https://snp-8.creator-spring.com/listing/the-mashup-collection⁠⁠ Text Shaun 587-217-8500 Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/shaunnewmanpodcast E-transfer here: shaunnewmanpodcast@gmail.com Silver Gold Bull Links:Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/ Email: SNP@silvergoldbull.com Text Grahame: (587) 441-9100

The Richard Syrett Show, September 9th, 2024 Subscribe to Richard's newsletter, "Why I Fight" Scroll to bottom of page https://sauga960am.ca/programs/the-richard-syrett-show Bloc Quebecois ready to extract gains for Quebec in exchange for supporting Liberals https://torontosun.com/news/national/bloc-quebecois-ready-to-extract-gains-for-quebec-in-exchange-for-supporting-liberals BC Conservative leader John Rustad's about-face on climate change is hard to believe https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/09/05/opinion/bc-conservative-leader-john-rustad-climate-change  Wyatt Claypool – Senior Correspondent with The National Telegraph https://thenationaltelegraph.com Watch The National Telegraph on YouTube THE SMART MONEY Layoffs are on the rise: What economists say about the latest jobs numbers https://financialpost.com/news/economy/job-numbers-support-bank-of-canada-rate-cuts   Bank of Canada could cut rates to 2.5% by next year, say economists https://financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-of-canada-deeper-cuts-economy-weakens-economists ETFs are wildly popular. How much of your portfolio should be in them? https://financialpost.com/wealth/smart-money/etfs-popular-portfolio Jonathan Wellum – CEO/President of Rocklinc Investment Partners Rocklinc.com 905-631-5462 info@rocklinc.com Kamala Didn't Work At McDonalds, Waltz Didn't Serve in Afghanistan, Democrat lies are piling up THE LIES ARE PILING UP: ARE THESE PEOPLE PATHOLOGICAL? https://freebeacon.com/elections/i-did-fries-kamala-harris-claims-she-worked-at-mcdonalds-but-she-never-mentioned-it-until-she-ran-for-president-did-she-really-toil-beneath-the-golden-arches/  Former U.S. Marine David Scarlett, is the chairman and founder of His Glory Ministries, a Christian outreach and author of All For His Glory: The Near-Death Experience of a Modern-Day Job. https://hisglory.tv The Coutts Two have just been sentenced to 6 years in prison, EACH. https://www.rebelnews.com/breaking_coutts_two_sentenced_to_prison  Sheila Gunn Reid – Rebel News Alberta Bureau Chief, Host of The Gunn Show THE MORNING GUY Canada becoming safe haven for terrorists under Trudeau Liberals https://www.rebelnews.com/canada_becoming_safe_haven_for_terrorists_under_trudeau_liberals  Federal bureaucrats stage protests after being told to work in-person three days per week https://www.rebelnews.com/federal_bureaucrats_stage_protests_over_return_to_offfice_policies  Marc Patrone, host of The Marc Patrone Morning Show, weekday mornings 7-9am Sauga 960 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada has a shortage of affordable housing. The cost of rent is at an all-time high right across this country. New research suggests the challenge of finding affordable housing is made more challenging by private firms buying up available housing stock and driving up rents.And: Police are warning about a taxi scam in several parts of the country. Fraudsters are buying fake taxi signs online to lure their victims and steal their banking information. The Canadian Taxi Association is now calling for action.Plus: It's being billed as one of the most significant presidential debates in modern American history. The stage is set for tomorrow night's showdown between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. An event that could help determine November's U.S. Presidential election.And more: Liberal caucus meets, Coutts sentencing, and calls for commercial rent control.

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Dan Oke of the LakeShore Sovereign Assembly in Canada, an original member of all rallies and freedom convoys back to 2020, in 2022 formed one of the world's 1st Grand Juries leveraging Common Law to investigate, indict, and prosecute tyrannical justices, mayors, medical tyrants, and members of law enforcement and military who commit war crimes, joins Scotty Saks, Kim Yeater and Eddie Cornell of Veterans 4 Freedom to discuss their Take Our Border Back initiative.  Many unvaccinated, freedom-loving Canadians on the front lines still speaking out today have confirmed they had not seen Veterans 4 Freedom nor Police On Guard present during the horrific arrests of Pastor Artur Pawlowski and the Coutts 4 during Freedom Convoy in Alberta, nor in Ottawa, nor after the fact during the National Citizens Inquiry.  Dan claims on multiple occassions he and his organization reached out to Police On Guard with thousands of pages of evidence and it was never acted upon.  Will V4F, POG, and others stand up on Sept 9th, 13th, the 28th and 29th for what they claim to uphold? Join a conversation for We The People.  . ⚡️Laugh at the Rothschild's IRS minions by allocating your IRA or Savings to Silver or Gold Without Penalty ⬇️ Patriots GRAB a chance to score up to $10,000.00* or more in FREE SILVER

In June 2023, the Coutts bank closed the account of British politician Nigel Farage. While NatWest, the owner of Coutts, initially claimed that Farage failed to meet the Coutts eligibility criteria of holding £1,000,000 or more in his account, it was later revealed that Farage's account was closed in part as Coutts felt that his beliefs and values did not align with theirs. Debanking, the practice of financial institutions closing accounts or refusing services to certain individuals or businesses, has risen in prominence as its proponents argue that debanking is necessary for risk management and regulatory compliance in an increasingly complex world. They say that debanking helps banks avoid involvement in money laundering, fraud, or illegal activities and maintain the financial system's integrity. Critics, however, argue that debanking can lead to unfair discrimination and economic exclusion, particularly for unpopular religious or marginalized groups, and may even be used as a tool for censorship. They worry that debanking has been used to target religious organizations or individuals, infringing on religious freedom by limiting their access to essential financial services and hindering their ability to practice or promote their beliefs. Featuring: Hon. Kevin Cramer, U.S. Senator, North DakotaHon. Brenda Bird, Attorney General, IowaHon. Sam Brownback, Former U.S. Senator and United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious FreedomProf. Peter Conti-Brown, Class of 1965 Associate Professor of Financial Regulation at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Nonresident Fellow in Economics Studies at The Brookings InstitutionJeremy Tedesco, Senior Counsel, Senior Vice President of Corporate Engagement, Alliance Defending FreedomModerator: J.C. Boggs, Partner, King & Spalding

Si vous n'êtes pas un habitué des arcanes de la Coupe de l'America, leur nom ne vous dira rien. Et pourtant, Virginie et François Nivelleau sont des piliers de l'épreuve depuis près de 35 ans !Leur histoire débute à Marseille, où ils se rencontrent... le jour du bac, à 17 ans. Ils ne se quitteront plus : études de maths puis d'architecture navale, régates, premier bureau d'études, ils font tout ensemble. Ils se spécialisent dans les études en soufflerie sur les voiles et les gréements et collaborent avec Marc Pajot pour la coupe de 1992 à San Diego.Dès 1995, toujours avec l'équipe de Pajot, ils développent  une technologie qui permet de mesurer la forme des voiles via une caméra installée en tête de mât, d'abord en différé puis en direct. Ils sont repérés par les Kiwis, qui viennent de remporter la Coupe et déménagent à Auckland. Ils gagneront avec la dream team all black (Brad Butterworth, Tom Schnackenberg, Russell Coutts...) leur première aiguière d'argent.Ils suivent Coutts chez Alinghi pour trois éditions, dont deux victorieuses (2003, 2007), et font évoluer leur expertise : pour l'édition 2010, ils s'installent à San Diego pour suivre le défi américain pour le compte d'Alinghi. S'ils sont effectivement des "espions", ce sont des espions capables d'interpréter les images qu'ils capturent et de fournir des synthèses précieuses pour le defender - ils iront jusqu'à redessiner des foils...Ils ne seront pas de l'édition 2013 à San Francisco, mais mèneront ce job de "recon", comme on dit désormais dans le jargon de la Coupe, lors des éditions 2017 et 2021, de nouveau pour Team New Zealand, avec deux nouvelles victoires à la clé.Pour l'édition 2024, ils passent chez Luna Rossa, mais le boulot a changé : c'est désormais l'organisation qui fournit des milliers d'images de chaque défi, que les analystes décortiquent ensuite.A 67 et 68 ans, après 9 participations et 5 victoires, la passion des Nivelleau pour la Coupe de l'America ne faiblit pas, et ils sont partants pour la prochaine !Diffusé le 23 août 2024Générique : In Closing – Days PastPost-production : Grégoire LevillainHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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