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A Northern Powerhouse
April 29, 2019 in BLOG0by adminzo
An investigation of the immigration opportunities within the UK's Northern Powerhouse for Entrepreneurs, Individuals, and Families. Part one of a new series looking at the UK
Author: David Blakeman – Managing Partner -Eastwood Global Business Migration Group
Date: 30th April 2019 – Manosque France
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The Northern Powerhouse UK
When one thinks of the UK and business one's thoughts immediately turn to London and the South East of England. That has not always been the case. The UK has great northern cities and towns that used to power and manufacture the goods and services of an empire. The 20th Century brought many of them to their knees as the industry changed and markets and manufacturing moved elsewhere.
Angel of the North, Northern Powerhouse
However, the advent of the 21st century, high tech and the internet, combined with an educated and flexible workforce has led to a revival of interest in the potential these cities and towns. Interest is growing fast in what they have to offer industries and businesses of the future.
As we shall explore, they also offer an attractive relatively cheap lifestyle to potential employers, their families and their workforces. The countryside surrounding these towns and cities is an asset often overlooked, it is surprisingly unspoiled by the industrialization of the last two centuries and full of wild and attractive places ideal for family life and leisure activities. Yet these same places are close enough to the centers of industry and business to make a reasonable commute. The area also contains universities with a global standing and has a continued history of providing a home to leading-edge research and development across a number of sectors.
Northern Powerhouse, North East England, UK
If you are thinking about breaking into European markets or building a business that serves a global market this 'Northern Powerhouse' is well worth consideration. Whatever happens with BREXIT you can be sure that one thing will be guaranteed 'Favourable access to European Markets'. When you strip away all the noise surrounding Brexit it is in in the absolute interest of both sides to ensure this happens, to paraphrase President Clinton 'it's economics stupid'.
the Northern Powerhouse is made up of the city regions of:
Liverpool;
Manchester;
Leeds;
Sheffield;
Hull; and the
North East (Including Newcastle and Carlile).
Or to put it another way, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority; Greater Manchester Combined Authority; West Yorkshire Combined Authority; Sheffield Combined Authority; Humber Local Enterprise Partnership; North East Combined Authority.
The idea of a 'Northern Powerhouse' was first introduced in June 2014 by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, in a speech in Manchester. He made the case that the lack of economic and physical connections between the cities and city regions of the North of England was holding back their growth, with significant implications for the national economy. In the Chancellor's own words: "the whole is less than the sum of its parts…so the powerhouse of London dominates more and more."
For Osborne, the solution to this challenge was the creation of a Northern Powerhouse – "not one city, but a collection of northern cities – sufficiently close to each other that combined they could take on the world." Since a raft of interventions have been announced turning the rhetoric of a Northern Powerhouse into a reality – including the Greater Manchester Devolution Deal, Transport for the North, and the Northern Transport Strategy
Source: https://www.centreforcities.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/15-06-01-Northern-Powerhouse-Factsheet.pdf
Northern Powerhouse key facts
UK population (%) 16.7
Share of GB jobs, 2013 (%) 16.0
Share of total UK GVA, 2013 (%) 13.3
Share of jobs that are knowledge-intensive, 2013 (%) 12.7
Number of universities 23
The Northern Powerhouse area is home to 10.7 million people, a quarter of whom live in the Manchester City Region, and 21 percent in West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Over the 10 year period, 1991 – 2001 the Northern Powerhouse had far slower population growth than the rest of the UK. Between 2004 and 2013, London's population grew more than twice as fast as the Northern Powerhouse.
The Northern Powerhouse has a high level of containment: 92 percent of people who work in the Northern Powerhouse also live within the Northern Powerhouse, and 96 percent of those working in the North East Combined Authority also live there. 15 percent of people working in Manchester City Region, however, travel in from elsewhere in the Northern Powerhouse or from beyond.
The Northern Powerhouse accounts for 13.3 percent of all UK's Gross Value Added, compared to the 24.5 percent that is contributed by London. Over the 10 year period, 1991 – 2001 the Northern Powerhouse performed below the UK's average for GVA growth. London outstripped the region, growing nearly twice as fast as the Northern Powerhouse. Looking at GVA output per worker, although there is little difference in productivity between the city regions of the Northern Powerhouse, the average GVA output per worker is £44,850; 13 percent behind the GB average, and 29 percent behind that of London.
In 2013 The Northern Powerhouse contained 4.5 million jobs, accounting for 16 percent of all Britain's jobs. These jobs were not evenly spread across the region; 27 percent of all jobs within the Northern Powerhouse was in Manchester City Region, and 22 percent in West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
Knowledge Intensity
20 percent of all businesses in the Northern Powerhouse can be classed as knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS), in comparison to London, where knowledge-intensive businesses represent over 30 percent of the total business base. The same is true of jobs in KIBS. 12.7 percent of all jobs in the Northern Powerhouse are in KIBS – in London, the figure is 24.3 percent. However, significant differences can be observed between the city regions of the Northern Powerhouse – the share of jobs in KIBS in Manchester City Region is more than twice that of Hull City Region.
The difference in the proportion of KIBS jobs in the Northern Powerhouse compared to London can be partly explained by the skill levels of their respective labor markets. 29 percent of working-age residents in the Northern Powerhouse are high-skilled, the same as Britain's average; in London, that figure rises to 48 percent.
Research & Development – Universities
The Northern Powerhouse is well catered for by higher education institutions. The region contains 23 universities, six of which rank in the top 20 for research excellence nationally.
The Northern Powerhouse Today
Critical to the development of the Northern Powerhouse is the Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP) an independent body that was launched in September 2016 to represent the voice of business and civic leaders across the North of England. The NPP is chaired by the Rt Hon George Osborne who first outlined the Northern Powerhouse concept in a keynote speech in June 2014 and was a key exponent of the vision. The intention of the NPP is to encourage the different areas within the region to work together building greater confidence in what is possible and encouraging innovation through thought-provoking events. They will develop new regional policy ideas to drive the Northern Powerhouse forward. The Rt Hon George Osborne's international standing and reach has enabled the partnership from its very beginning to look outwards towards global markets and opportunities. This is very much a reignition of a recent historical period, almost in living memory, when businesses from this region very successfully viewed their markets from a global perspective. So the NPP's aims could be summed up as to improve the north's quality of life and economy, and promote it as a place to work, study, live and invest.
It's Priority Areas
It has identified 4 prime economic capabilities – a collection of assets, expertise, and businesses which are pan-Northern, highly productive, and internationally competitive. These will form the core of future economic growth and are:
Health Innovation
So if these encompass your area of interest keep reading.
They are underpinned by enabling capabilities in Financial and Professional Services, Logistics and Education.
NPP supports the development of these collective strengths of the northern economy, working with the Government's Industrial Strategy. Believing the biggest contribution that a partnership of business, local and national government can make to these strengths is by focusing on four key challenges:
1. Infrastructure & Assets
transport, communications, science/science commercialization, cultural assets, housing, and new technology.
2. Education & Skills
Leeds University Language Center
basic skills from schools and the higher/technical level skills needed to drive innovation and growth, along with a world-class university sector.
3. International Competitiveness
enterprise culture, innovation, trade and international investment
4. Leadership & Learning
leadership within companies, promoting relevant devolution of decision-making powers and supporting civic leaders and Mayors to learn from best practice in the world.
Source: http://www.northernpowerhousepartnership.co.uk/
Liverpool Business Associations
The staff at LBA are professional, knowledgeable people but what makes them different is the personal touch they apply. Every small business/ member is known personally and each of us is made to feel special and given so much needed support. The staff happily listen no matter what concerns one has, and truly seem to want your business to succeed. Source: http://www.liverpoolba.com/
Liverpool Business News
Source: https://lbndaily.co.uk/
Liverpool Economy
Liverpool City Region has the highest growth of any Combined Authority area in England, according to new Government data.
Latest Regional Accounts published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a growth rate of 3.3% in 2017 and places the City Region above the England average economic growth rate of 2.0%. Alongside Cheshire & Warrington the City Region is the fastest growing LEP area in the country.
Analysis of the 2017 figures by the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) show that Gross Value Added (GVA) growth in the City Region has been driven by an increase in output across a number of sectors including manufacturing, health, wholesale & retail, education, construction and information & communications.
Since 2013 GVA from the manufacturing sector in Liverpool City Region has increased by an average 2.1% per year compared to 1.4% for England.
Within the Information & Communications sector the City Region records a stronger growth rate then national average particularly around film and TV productions and computer programming and consultancy.
Commenting on the figures, Liverpool City Region LEP Chair Asif Hamid MBE said: "These figures underline the progress being made to deliver sustainable economic growth in Liverpool City Region. By supporting our strengths in sectors like manufacturing, health and digital and creative we are enabling real, meaningful change in the City Region.
"Our growth sectors and assets provide us with an outstanding environment for growth and the time to invest in the City Region have never been better."
Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Board
Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) was created in 2012 to bring together businesses and civic leaders to drive private-sector led growth and job creation. It covers the local authority areas of Liverpool, Halton, Knowsley, St Helens, Wirral and Sefton.
Source: https://www.liverpoollep.org/news/liverpool-city-region-economy-growing-faster-than-national-average-2/
Living in Liverpool
Liverpool is a vibrant, growing city. It's history, architecture, jobs and welcoming Liverpudlians make it a city where many people relocate and never want to leave. It has the city, the countryside, the beach and, of course, the Beatles.
If you are considering moving to Liverpool, the various costs listed below will help you make an informed decision on what costs are involved.
Quick Liverpool Facts:
Population: 467,000 (2017 estimate), 2 million in the Liverpool city region.
Official Language: English (de facto)
GDP Per Capita: $33,230 USD
China Town: Liverpool's China Town is the oldest Chinese community in Europe.
Currency: Pound Sterling or Great Britain Pound (£, GBP). As of early 2017, $1 USD = £0.80, €1 EUR = £0.85, $1 CAD = £0.61, $1 AUD = £0.62
Moving and Shipping Costs to Liverpool
Below are some sample container shipping costs to Liverpool from other major world cities. Just keep in mind they only reflect the shipping portion of the cost and not the full moving costs.
London – £127+
Australia (Sydney) – £2,215+
Ireland (Dublin) – £229+
USA (New York City) – £907+
Canada (Vancouver) – £1,500+
New Zealand (Auckland) – £2,618+
Hong Kong – £526+
Dubai – £1,706+
Singapore – £830+
Source: WorldFreightRates.com
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rpool Housing Costs
House and flat prices in Liverpool are reasonable compared with other major cities around the globe. Prices obviously vary from area to area but the figures below will give you an indication of what's available at what price.
Monthly Rental Prices in Liverpool
1 bedroom flat (apartment) in City Centre: £450+
1 bedroom flat outside the City Centre: £350+
3 bedroom flat in City Centre: £700+
Liverpool Home Purchase Prices
Price per square metre (10.7 square feet) to buy in City Centre: £3,500+
Price per square metre (10.7 square feet) to buy outside City: £2,000+
Liverpool Housing Cost Comparison
This is how rents in Liverpool compare with other cities around the globe.
London is 211.56% more expensive
New York is 348.92% more expensive
Los Angeles is 197.82% more expensive
Toronto is 78.25% more expensive
Sydney is 193.78% more expensive
Paris is 88.57% more expensive
Dubai is 228.25% more expensive
Source: Numbeo
Source: https://moverdb.com/moving-to-liverpool/
Manchester: An Economic Powerhouse
Since the days of the industrial revolution, it has played an important role in shaping the UK's economy. Today, the region is home to more than 2.8 million people, with an economy bigger than that of Wales or Northern Ireland. Manchester's business strengths have enabled it to develop a strong reputation as a competitive place to do business.
The ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan – represent the largest city region economy outside London, with a gross value added (GVA) of £62.8 billion. In the decade to 2012, the economy grew by 42% and it has been one of the major UK city-regions driving job growth (84% between 2002-2015*), at twice the rate of jobs growth of the north as a whole.
The ten councils– the first statutory "Combined Authority" in the UK outside London – and our Mayor coordinate key issues such as economic development, regeneration and transport. This governance structure has enabled the region to secure greater powers from central government to shape its own future and success.
Economy at a glance
Greater Manchester's economic growth has been driven by its diverse industry base, which has specialisms in:
• business, finance & professional services
• advanced manufacturing
• life sciences & healthcare innovation
• energy & environment
• creative, digital and technology
It is anticipated that the levels of job creation in Manchester could outpace that of cities such as Berlin, Tokyo and Paris between 2015 and 2020.**
* Centre for Cities 2018
** Beyond the City 2015, Oxford Economics
Source: https://www.investinmanchester.com/why-manchester/economic-overview
Manchester's Industries
Welcome to the original business city. Manchester has played a pivotal role in shaping how the world does business.
Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, establishing the cooperative and free trade movements, Manchester continues to be a great city for industry and innovation and is recognised as one of Europe's leading business destinations. It is the most successful city for attracting foreign direct investment outside London.
With strengths in research, manufacturing and advanced engineering, life sciences, energy and environment, financial, professional and business services, and creative, digital and technology, Manchester has a world-class offer for the international investor.
Attracting more foreign direct investment in the past decade than any other city outside of London, Manchester is already home to over 2,000 foreign owned companies including Kellogg's, PZ Cussons, Siemens, BNY Mellon, Google, and Bouygues, Energies & Services.
As the UK's second largest economy, Manchester is an important economic engine driving the country's growth and prosperity, and has a GVA of £62.8 billion.
Made up of 10 metropolitan boroughs, Greater Manchester is the UK's most economically diverse city region. Manchester is at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse. The Northern Powerhouse is the UK government's strategy to boost the local economies of seven northern cities by investing in skills, innovation, transport and culture, as well as devolving significant powers and budgets.
The city region reached a ground-breaking devolution agreement with the UK Government which saw Manchester become the first place in the UK to gain governance over its economy.
This historic devolution agreement means Manchester has significant powers and responsibilities over its transport, housing, planning, business skills and training, and science and innovation. These powers will enable control of Greater Manchester's £6 billion National Health Service budget which is a landmark move in UK health and social care policy.
Through the city's devolution agenda, there will be strong co-investment opportunities particularly around housing, transport and innovation within science and health care.
Contact MIDAS to see how Manchester can support your innovation.
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Source: https://www.investinmanchester.com/sectors
Living in Manchester
Manchester is an ethnically diverse and thriving city in the north of England. It has a fascinating architectural history and has bred and attracted artists, musicians and celebrities over the centuries.
If you are considering moving to Manchester, the various costs listed below will help you make an informed decision on what costs are involved when moving and living in the UK's second biggest city.
Quick Manchester Facts:
Population: 530,300 (2017 estimate). The Greater Manchester area has a population of 2.68 million, making it the second largest city in the UK.
Official Language: English (de facto) with over 200 languages being spoken in the city, such as Polish, Urdu, Mandarin, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati and Arabic.
Curry Mile: Over the length of just under half a mile, you will find over 70 South East Asian restaurants.
Moving and Shipping Costs to Manchester
Below are some sample shipping costs to Manchester from other major world cities. Just keep in mind they only reflect the shipping portion of the cost and not the full moving costs.
Manchester Housing Costs
Housing prices in Manchester and cheaper than London but tend to be higher than other cities in the UK. Prices obviously vary from area to area but the figures below will give you an indication of what's available at what price.
Monthly Rental Prices in Manchester
Manchester Home Purchase Prices
Price per square metre (10.7 square feet) to buy outside City: £317+
Manchester Housing Cost Comparison
This is how rents in Manchester compare with other cities around the globe.
London is 20.67% more expensive
Source: https://moverdb.com/moving-to-manchester/
Economic performance and key sectors in Leeds
The Leeds economy is estimated to be worth £21.3 billion per annum and accounts for nearly a third of the Leeds City Region's total economic output.
Output and productivity
The city's economy grew by 34% during the last decade, in line with Leeds City Region as a whole. Over the next ten years, the economy is forecast to grow by 21%, with financial and business services set to generate more than half of GVA growth over that period.
Productivity, measured in terms of GVA per full time equivalent employee, is estimated at £51,300 per annum. In terms of productivity per hour worked- the headline measure of economic performance – Leeds recorded the second highest GVA per hour worked of all English core cities at £28.90 per hour.
Business outlook
There were over 32,000 VAT-registered businesses in Leeds, a net increase of 4% in the business stock, with the rate of business formation at 85 per 10,000 head of working age population. (ONS Business Demography).
The Quarterly economic survey carried out by West and North Yorkshire Chamber provides a regular finger on the pulse' of the region's economy, with the Quarter 4 survey for 2016 showing an increase in business confidence in all sectors.
Comparative data and analysis of the Leeds economy is available in the Cities Outlook2017, published by independent think tank Centre for Cities.
Growth sectors of the Leeds economy include healthcare and medical technologies, financial and business services, manufacturing, digital and creative, retail, housing and construction, social enterprise and the third sector.
Leeds is the largest centre outside London for financial and business services, digital, creative, publishing and broadcasting. It has the second highest concentration of knowledge intensive jobs and is the third largest manufacturing centre by local authority area.
Within the financial and business service sector, there are 11 subsectors which employ more than 5,000 people, including head office activities, real estate, legal and accounting, computer programming and consultancy.
Over 1,350 digital companies are based in Leeds with a combined workforce of around 10,000. The city has the highest number of 'scale up' digital companies outside the South East and workers in the sector in Leeds are amongst the highest paid in the UK.
However, vacancy numbers are increasing and there is a danger that demand from employers will outstrip supply. The city needs to retain, attract and develop graduate talent. There also needs to be confidence about the calibre and depth of the talent pool.
We asked a number of employers and education providers how to address some of these issues. The Leeds Digital Skills Action Plan is the result and it sets out actions to improve links between employers and education as well as creating entry points into the digital sector for local, national and international talent.
The plan has been in place since 2016 and was recently featured in the Government's Digital Strategy, published in 2017, as an example of good practice.
Source: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/business/economic-performance-and-key-sectors
Living in Leeds
Over the centuries, Leeds has grown from a small market town to the UK's fourth largest city. It is considered to be the UK's most successful business, financial and legal hub outside London.
If you are considering moving to Leeds, the various costs listed below will help you make an informed decision on what costs are involved when moving and living in the UK's fourth largest city.
Quick Leeds Facts:
Population: 782,444 (2017 estimate) in the city of Leeds. The West Yorkshire Urban Area is approximately 1.8 million.
Official Language: English (de facto). At the last census, 92.9% of people in Leeds spoke English. The second most spoken language was Polish, followed by Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic, Chinese, Bengali, Kurdish, French and Persian/Farsi.
GDP Per Capita: $51,510.54 USD
Movies: The world's first moving picture was made in Leeds in 1888, by French inventor Louis Le Prince.
Moving and Shipping Costs to Leeds
Below are some sample container shipping costs to Leeds from other major world cities. Just keep in mind they only reflect the shipping portion of the cost and not the full moving costs.
London – £95+
Dubai – £1,682
Leeds Housing Costs
House prices in Leeds are expensive compared with the rest of northern England but reasonably priced compared with major cities around the globe. There is variety of detached houses, semi-detached and flats available.
Monthly Rental Prices in Leeds
Leeds Home Purchase Prices
Leeds Housing Cost Comparison
This is how rents in Leeds compare with other cities around the globe.
Source: https://moverdb.com/moving-to-leeds/
Sheffield 2019 – An Economic Powerhouse
Ever since the announcement of the Northern Powerhouse initiative almost four years ago the north of the country has come into increasing focus economically. Manchester and Salford are often seen as leading the way in this regard, but Yorkshire cities such as Leeds and Sheffield are quickly learning the lessons of surrounding areas. Boroughs of Manchester that have seen recent investment have included Salford, Stockport and Bury, with huge projects being undertaken to provide new retail outlets, commercial property, roads and transport links which have so far been seen to boost local jobs, property and the wider economy.
Sheffield looks to be following that blueprint to capitalise on its recent success with Sheffield City Council releasing its next phase of the Sheffield City Master Plan, to be completed by 2019. As the title suggests, Sheffield is joining in the economic revolution of the north.
There is already work underway from the council's previously announced plans, with the Sheffield Retail Quarter scheme under construction and the work now falls under the Heart of the City remit. There is said to be a focus by the council to provide offices and retail units fit for a changing economy, with attention paid to how the retail world has been transformed by the internet and the council have also made it clear that they're looking at attracting more premium brands to the area.
Reporting in local media, including The Yorkshire Post, has been largely positive as residents are keen to have developments that would see them rival Manchester and Leeds for retail, property, jobs and culture. The plans are currently thought to need six years to complete but also bring the promise of 7,000 new jobs in the centre, mainly in service industries, which the council see as the future of the city jobs market. Sheffield's future looks bright and it would be no great surprise to see investors devouring these new opportunities.
A new £90m development is currently under way for a new site for HSBC bank, already one the area's largest employers. The area highlighted for development under the new plans will include 60,000 square feet of the city centre area between Fargate and The Moor, and will be dubbed Heart of the City 2, following on from recent successes.
Property in Sheffield has been enjoying great success recently, too, with house prices increasing healthily and demand for rental property rising as the economy performs well with more jobs being created. Due to the city hosting two universities it is also understood that more and more post-graduate students are deciding to settle within the city centre area and these new plans to provide more nightlife, shopping and living spaces should see that trend continue.
Developments of residential properties around Sheffield are increasing too with investors keen to get on board early in this next chapter of the northern powerhouse project after the phenomenal success of off-plan projects in Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester.
If you're interested in investing in Sheffield contact us today to find out more!
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Living in Sheffield
Sheffield grew as a steel giant in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Today, it is a diverse city which offers a lot to the people who live here. Like Rome, it sits on seven hills and is on the edge of the Peak District.
If you are considering moving to Sheffield, the various costs listed below will help you make an informed decision on what costs are involved when moving and living in this vibrant and growing city.
Quick Sheffield Facts:
Population: 576,664 (2017 estimate). The metropolitan area of Sheffield has a population of 1,569,000.
Official Language: English (de facto) with 42 languages being spoken in schools, including Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Polish and many others.
Green: Sheffield has the highest ratio of trees to people in Europe – 2.5 million trees in the city.
Moving and Shipping Costs to Sheffield
Below are some sample container shipping costs to Sheffield from other major world cities. Just keep in mind they only reflect the shipping portion of the cost and not the full moving costs.
The core of Sheffield tends to have apartment blocks and terraced housing. As you move out of the centre, you will find suburbs with more semi-detached and detached houses.
Compared with other major cities in the world, house and flat and flat prices in Sheffield are reasonable. Prices obviously vary from area to area but the figures below will give you an indication of what's available at what price.
Monthly Rental Prices in Sheffield
Sheffield Home Purchase Prices
Sheffield Housing Cost Comparison
This is how rents in Sheffield compare with other cities around the globe.
Source: https://moverdb.com/moving-to-sheffield/
Hull is a city with pulling power, ranked as one of the best locations for businesses in the UK.
A growing city
More than one million people live in the city and its immediate hinterland, with a further nine million people living within a two-hour drive.
The city is characterised by a great quality of life. Its population is rising alongside its economic success as more professionals, families, students, artists and entrepreneurs choose Hull as a place to live, work, invest and create.
Hull is a growing city and is building the houses to enable this growth. The city's Local Plan will deliver almost 10,000 new homes in the city over the next 15 years.
The city has a young population, with a largest five-year age group at 25 to 29, compared with 45 to 49 nationally. The median age in Hull is 35.
A working city
In 2018, Hull was named the third-most improved UK city as a place to live and work by the Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index 2018, which ranks cities on a combination of economic performance and quality of life. It ranked Hull as the third-most improved city since the 2017 index, behind only Preston and Middlesbrough-Stockton – and ahead of cities such as Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester.
Employment in Hull is now the highest on record. The city has so far attracted more than £3 billion of investment, creating more than 6,000 new jobs since 2013 in the renewable energy, healthcare, telecommunications, ports and tourism sectors.
Local wages are also growing faster than the national average.
In 2017, Hull was named the most enterprising place in Britain at the Enterprising Britain Awards in recognition of its many programmes put in place to help local businesses to start up and grow.
Knowledge and skills-driven
Hull is known for its first-rate skills in engineering and manufacturing, with more people than ever employed in roles that require a degree or equivalent, and the number of people in apprenticeships at an all-time high.
The Hull and Humber region is also becoming a centre of excellence for energy skills in a collaboration that brings together the best knowledge, experience and facilities to meet industry needs.
The city is home to several world-class research and development (R&D) facilities, including new multi-million pound ventures by RB and Smith & Nephew.
The University of Hull's academic portfolio contains 50 disciplines across the arts and humanities, business, education, health, sciences and social sciences.
Collaborations are seeing the best knowledge, experience and facilities brought together, including the expansion of the Hull York Medical School to provide more doctors for the region.
Ron Dearing UTC is a government-funded school for 14 to 19-year-olds that combines study for core GCSEs and A Levels with the type of practical, technical and vocational learning and qualifications that employers and universities are crying out for.
Source: https://investhull.co.uk/why-hull/economy
Living in Hull
So you think you know about Hull?
Everyone who lives and works here has got an opinion about the city. But how many people really know the true facts – and the statistics – about everyday life in this neck of the woods? Now Hull City Council has provided a fascinating snapshot of the city, its people and some of the most important social trends as part of a new corporate plan setting out the authority's priorities over the next five years.
How many people live, work and play here?
Hull is home to 260,200 people, with travel to work population of 515,000. Recent strong growth in the city's population is due to reducing outward internal migration to neighboring areas such as the East Riding. The city has 119,600 households – growing by more than 400 every year thanks to continued house building.
There are currently 119,800 people in employment – that's 70.1 percent of the working age population. The figure is the highest on record, improving by over four percent more than the national average over the past five years. Hull is home to over 8,400 local businesses – the highest since 2010 and growing every year since then. According to a September 2017 survey, 71 percent of residents said they were proud to live and work in Hull. The city council is responsible for 24,500 council homes, 19,400 primary school children and 13,200 secondary school children.
Newcastle Economy
This chart shows GVA per worker – a measure of productivity – in Great Britain's core cities and capitals. At £45,970, Newcastle is 10th out of 12, some way behind similarly sized port cities like Liverpool (£48,830) and Glasgow (£49,340).
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On wages, Newcastle's ranking is the same. The average weekly wage in Newcastle is £501, compared to £512 in Liverpool and £526 in Glasgow.
And so it goes on. This one's exports per job, which you'd want to be high, but which is, in Newcastle, low:
This one's claimant count, the percentage of working age people claiming out of work benefits. This time you'd want it to be low, but oh look:
This trend isn't universal. On welfare spend per capita, Newcastle is high, but lower than both Liverpool and Glasgow; and its employment rate is actually middle of the pack. But nonetheless, the pattern is clear: even by the standards of post-industrial northern cities, even by the standards of places with similar economic histories, Newcastle is depressed.
And yet, it's glorious. What gives?
A couple of obvious possibilities spring to mind. One is that blame lies with the type of industries on which Newcastle built its wealth. As far back as the 17th century, it was a port city, which made its money largely from exporting coal to London. Glasgow may also have been hit by the decline of the British shipping industry; but few of the core cities were as dependent on coal-mining, and those that were (Nottingham, Sheffield) generally fared even worse than Newcastle.
Another possible culprit is geography. The big idea in urbanism over the last few years has been "agglomeration", the idea that a bigger, denser labour market drive productivity. If that's correct, Newcastle's relative remoteness may be holding it back: there just aren't that many people in the North East, and attempts to fold it into programmes like the Northern Powerhouse always felt like a slightly embarrassed afterthought rather than a proper economic development strategy.
But Paul Swinney, the Centre for Cities' head of policy, and a native of the city's next door neighbour Sunderland, puts forward another theory for the region's problems – one found at the intersection of local government and the built environment.
Newcastle, as noted, has many beautiful buildings in its city centre. But that isn't where the late One North East Regional Develoopment Agency or other similar bodies focused either their efforts or their subsidies, Swinney notes. Instead, the money went largely to out of town business parks like Newburn Riverside, a few miles west up the Tyne.
This had a couple of implications. One is that the presence of subsidised offices in the suburbs undercut the commercial property market in the centre: private developers didn't develop, because it was harder to make money doing it.
It also had an impact on the type of jobs attracted to the region. Public sector agencies and space-hungry but relatively low-skill industries like call centres moved in; higher wage jobs like finance, tech or business services didn't. As a result, "In Newcastle, there aren't loads of people walking round in suits compared to Manchester or Leeds," says Swinney. "And in Sunderland you struggle to find people in suits full stop: all the jobs are out if town." If the regional development agency had focused on making the city centres "an attractive place to do business," he adds, "I think you'd see a slightly different economy."
To be fair, the city council is now focusing its efforts on reviving the city centre. It's in the middle of a £45m investment to turn its 50-year old Civic Centre into modern, open-plan office space; once completed, it'll provide space to rent to other employers, too, and this plus the maintenance savings should bring in £32m over 25 years.
It's also looking for ways to encourage families to move back to the city centre, says Ged Bell, the Labour councillor responsible for employment policies. It's looking for ways to bring new industries, such as renewables, to what were once the Tyne shipyards, too. The city council clearly recognises that it needs to make more of that glorious centre than it did in the past – although whether austerity and the dead hand of national government will allow it remains to be seen.
No city deserves to boom: that's not how economics works. But Newcastle, more than most, seems on the face of it to have all the ingredients that should make for a thriving regional centre. I don't really know why that's not how things have played out there. But I can't help but think that, if we spent more time asking, the UK would be in a better state than it is today.
Jonn Elledge is the editor of CityMetric. He is on Twitter as @jonnelledge and on Facebook as JonnElledgeWrites.
Source: https://www.citymetric.com/business/so-why-isn-t-newcastle-booming-4402
Carlisle has a population of 108,000, which has increased by 6.7% since 2001, and a working population of 66,000;
Compared to Cumbria, Carlisle has a comparatively young age profile with a lower proportion of residents in all the ctegories above the age of 49 and higher within the 0-14, 15/29 and 30-34 age groups;
The District of Carlisle covers an area of approximately 1,042 sq km which gives a density of 103.4 persons per sq kilometre which is an increase of 6.5 persons from the 2001 Census;
Ethnic minorities within the District account for 5.6% of the population which is more than double the 2011 figure of 2.2%.
Carlisle is a free standing city which is not directly influenced by a major conurbation. It is the centre of an economic region serving 500,000 people throughout Cumbria, Northumberland and southern Scotland;
Carlisle has a prosperous economy which is already home to many international and successful brands, with the employment performance of Carlisle experiencing growth of 4.1% since 2009, outperforming the UK average;
The wholesale/retail trade provides employment for the largest proportion of the workforce. Employment in non-service industries, such as agriculture, manufacturing and construction are all higher than the national average;
Key employment sectors in Carlisle include health (16.7%), retailing (11.8%), manufacturing (10.3%) and transport and storage (8.1%);
Tourism is also of major importance as a generator of economic prosperity and employment. However salaries are lower than the regional average and significantly lower than the national average;
There has been an 8.2% growth in the working-age group over ten years;
With skilled trades and process workers representing a higher proportion of the workforce than England and Wales; and
Unemployment as defined by those claiming Job Seekers Allowance in the District is lower than the national and regional average at 0.7% against 1.4% for the North West and 1.6% for England.
Housing Stock as of 31 March 2012 was 50,660.85% being 43,080 are in the private sector with the Registered Providers holding a stock of 7,490;
The 2011 census had owner occupancy falling in percentage terms with the District being 2 percentage points lower at 69%, Cumbria fell slightly from 72% to 71.2% and the North West from 69% to 65%;
The percentage split between social rented and private rented has become more evenly split at 15.3%, 14.3% and 18.3% respectively in social rented which is a decrease from 18%, 16% and 20% in 2001] and 15.7%, 14.4% and 16.7% respectively in private rented [which is an increase from 8%, 12% and 8% respectively in 2001]; and
Affordable Housing completions improved at 31.7% of net overall completions.The number of permissions has remained at a similar level as last year after a significant increase over previous years.
The English Indices of Deprivation 2010 (which updated the 2007 indices) Carlisle District is 109th out of 326 nationally (with 1 being the highest) with 5 Lower Super Output Areas in the 10% worst nationally which indicates great disparity
throughout the district and a slightly worsening position from the 2007 indices (ranked 122nd out of 354 nationally)
Carlisle has Healthy City status, meaning that it is conscious of health and is striving to improve it. The health of people in
Carlisle is varied with men in the least deprived areas living seven years longer than those in the most deprived areas;
Several initiatives have been introduced to promote health awareness. Some of the indicators are worse than the national average, whilst others are significantly better. However, death rates from all causes and early death rates from cancer and circulatory diseases being consistently above the England average.
Educational achievement (measures as 5 or more GCSEs at A* to C grade including English and maths) at 15 years old in Carlisle is lower (52.2%) than both national (59.2%) and regional (59.9%) averages. The District also has a higher percentage of its population with no qualifications at 12.3% compared to the national figure of 9.3%. However in recent years there has been significant investment and restructuring of education services and institutions across the District (see below) and standards are continually improving.
Source: https://www.carlisle.gov.uk/carlisle-business/Why-Carlisle/Area-Statistics
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Weekly round-up: Onwards and upwards!
Bhuvanesh	on April 14, 2019
Hello podheads, here's round-up #32.
Weekly round-up: Yuge developments
Bhuvanesh	on April 7, 2019
Yallo podheads, was on a bit of a break last week. Anyway, there were no shortage of yuge developments this past week. Here's issue #31.
Weekly round-up: Exciting times
Bhuvanesh	on March 3, 2019
Hey podheads, decided to a small break last week. Anyway, it was an exciting week with plenty of developments to unpack. Here's issue #27.
Weekly round-up: Getting down to business
Bhuvanesh	on February 10, 2019
Hey podheads, what a week it was! Developments this past week will indelibly alter the podscape for better or for worse. For the first time in the history of podcast, headlines with millions in it were thrown around like nobody's business. Here's issue #25.
Weekly round-up: Show me the money!
Bhuvanesh	on February 3, 2019
Hey podheads, as I was thinking about the title of this issues, this legendary line from Jerry Maguire came to mind. Kinda makes sense doesn't it? Issue#24 is all about the money after all. Go forth and read on!
Spotify is getting serious
Of late, not a week goes by without me mentioning Spotify. Anyway, Recode's Peter Kafka broke the news last week that the company was in talks to acquire Gimlet – the Brooklyn based podcast network. The deal size is estimated to be anywhere between $200 to $220 million, making it the biggest deal in podcastland by an order of magnitude. The closest parallel both in terms of the deal type and the size is the acquisition of HowStuffWorks by iHeart Media.
Before we go any further, it is important to note that deal is not yet done and there is a possibility that it may not happen. Now, let break this down.
Music is a tough business to make money. How tough you ask? Here's an excerpt from a previous issue of Podtalk:
But the music business is a tough place to survive and it is even tougher to make money. According to Financial Times, Spotify paid ¢79 cents on every dollar to music labels in 2017, an improvement from ¢88 cents it paid in 2015. Given the fact that top 4 labels and groups control about 90% of all music streamed on Spotify, it cannot afford to piss them off.
So, Spotify wants to diversify and it is looking towards to podcasting. Even by share of global music revenues, the top 3 music labels account for over 80% of it. Podcasting still doesn't have a king of the jungle yet and by Spotify's estimation – ripe for the taking.
It took a while but Spotify does seem to be getting it podcasting act straight. It is relying on an exclusives driven strategy paired with open distribution. It is a building a slate of originals by signing deals with the likes of Amy Schumer, Joe Budden, and most recently Jemele Hill. With over 200 million users, it has the biggest distribution platform on the planet and now to complete the puzzle – original content creation.
Although this might not be an exact parallel, this does kinda remind me of the movie studios of yore. These hollywood studios were vertically integrated giants that controlled everything from the talent, production, and the distribution. Up until they were broken up, creatives – including actors and directors were like the employees of the studios. If you are interested, this does make for a fascinating study.
Interestingly, in a bid to diversify its revenues Spotify started testing a new direct upload for artists feature, which is in beta. This feature allows independent artists to directly upload their music onto Spotify, thereby bypassing music labels and other middlemen. This move is Spotify encroaching on the turf of music labels. Wil
Founded by Alex Blumberg and Matthew Lieber, Gimlet Media had declared that it wanted to be the "HBO of Audio". The company had raised $26 million from a clutch of investors including Betaworks and WPP. According to Peter Kafka, it was valued at $70 million during its last round.
Whenever a VC backed company is being acquired, it always begs the inevitable question – were the investors looking for an exit factor into the decision? Your guess is as good as mine.
Oh and loved this thread by Daniel Levine on the topic
1/ Why is Spotify looking to buy Gimlet? Three reasons: (1) Differentiate through unique content, (2) Earn better margin with non-music content, (3) Capture the ad dollars moving off radio, DOUBLE the size of the music market in the US. I'll break this down below (thread 👇):
— Daniel Levine (@dlevine815) February 2, 2019
Anyway, there is no clarity yet on the business side of the equation and you bet your bottom dollar, that I'll keep by ear to the ground to bring you any developments.
Ben Mullin and Joe Flint published a piece in the WSJ on The Ringer's podcasting fortunes. Although the piece is behind a paywall, his Tweet contained some headline numbers:
New details in here:
-Podcast sales at @ringer exceeded $15 million in 2018
-HBO owns a 10% stake in the company
-The Ringer keeps more than 2/3 of revenue from podcast sales, with the rest going to Midroll
-Some $$$ details of Bill's new deal with HBOhttps://t.co/J6hHqeNcMe
— Ben Mullin (@BenMullin) January 28, 2019
Not a bad sum of money eh? With 35 million monthly downloads in Q4 2018, The Ringer's CPMs range between $25 and $50. What's more? Bill Simmons, the the founder and the CEO of the outfit said that he aims to grow the company from the revenues rather than outside investments. Now there's a good idea given the morose media environment out there! Scroll down to the end and you'll find out what I am talking about.
Lucinda Southern wrote a piece in Digiday on the increasing focus of publishers on making money from podcasts. Here are some stand out numbers of The Economist's podcasting operation in the piece.
Monthly revenue from podcast ads served by platform Acast has increased 50 percent in 2018; that's across the publisher's five podcasts that collectively fetched 7 million average monthly listens or downloads.
According to The Economist, its podcast CPMs are higher than YouTube's network average CPM rates of between $2 (£1.52) and $3 (£2.28), said Tom Standage, head of digital strategy and deputy editor at The Economist.
Making podcasts more accessible
The New York Times last week announced that it would be publishing audio transcripts of its flagship podcast The Daily.
Over the past few months, we've been experimenting with ways to make our audio content more accessible to readers. We're releasing audio transcripts for each new episode of "The Daily," with transcripts rolling out for other Times podcasts in the future. It's important to us that all of our readers can engage with our report, whether they choose to listen, share or read, and audio transcripts are a big step forward in our commitment to make Times content accessible to all users.
Times Open
Hunter Walk wrote a piece on why podcasters should publish transcripts:
Why do I believe every major podcast should be taking the trouble and cost of creating transcripts for their creations, even if it's just text without timestamps?
1. Makes sharing key passages/quotes so much easier on social
2. Gives additional SEO data to the pod URL, which hopefully turns into evergreen search traffic, especially for mid/longtail queries
3. Is an additional piece of content to provide related links, show notes, promotional material – a newsletter sign-up. Especially if these promotional links can be dynamically updated across all your episodes' transcripts, you might have a interesting marketing tool to slot into any current campaigns.
Makes sense doesn't it? If you didn't read last week's issue, Google Podcasts also seems to be testing a closed captions features. This essentially allows you read the transcript of the show while you listen to it.
If you are still having difficulty in explaining what a podcast is to your people's check out this beginner's guide by The New York Times.
Here's an interesting piece of news from Panoply.
Panoply Media announced today that its podcasting platform, Megaphone, has officially integrated with Google Campaign Manager. Part of Google Marketing Platform, Campaign Manager helps advertisers and agencies manage digital campaigns across websites and mobile. This includes a robust set of features for ad serving, targeting, verification, and reporting. With this integration, Panoply partners can now validate delivery of podcast ad campaigns in real time through Campaign Manager.
Remember, the company recently made a bold pivot away from content and is completely betting on Megaphone.
Jeff Israely penned an enlightening and timely post titled "2009: The internet is killing (print) journalism. 2019: The internet is killing (internet) journalism." In the post, he tries to answer the question "Is there really no sustainable form for digital news other than B2B vertical media?"
This comes amidst the steadily increasing drumbeat of shut downs, acquisitions, and layoffs in digital medialand. Since the beginning of this year over 2100 jobs have been eliminated from major outlets such as Buzzfeed, Huffpost, Gannet, Vice, and others. What's a terrible start to the year.
This at a pivotal moment when radical forces are reshaping the world we know it. At the time when good journalism is most needed, we are instead seeing a mounting death toll of publishers around the world, most importantly local news outlets.
Here's some brutal truth from Dan Primack of Axios:
2/ Media isn't software. Doesn't scale the same, even in best case scenario. So it shouldn't be treated like software. Same goes for mattress startups and food startups, etc, etc.
— Dan Primack (@danprimack) February 1, 2019
Losing a job never feels good. I can't say that I empathise with the reporters who've lost their jobs. The craziest thing I've ever done is to quit my job twice to pursue my dreams which predictably ended like a plane crash. If you are wondering what it must feel like, Emily Tamkin who was laid-off from Buzzfeed last month published a diary.
Weekly Round-up: Mixed feelings
Bhuvanesh	on January 6, 2019
Hey Podheads, hope you guys had a good holiday break. This was a slow week and there were no earth-shattering headlines but there were a few stories which kinda made you think about the space. Here's the first issue (#21) of 2019:
Weekly Roundup: Taking stock
Bhuvanesh	on November 25, 2018
Hello podheads, decided to take a short break last week. I spent the whole time watching the paint dry on my freshly painted wall. A terribly unexciting endeavor but a rewarding one nonetheless. Roundup #16.
Weekly Roundup: Change is constant
Hello podheads, this issue is all about the biggest changes sweeping the podcast industry. Here's issue #15
Podfading, Spotify's Podcasting Ambitions, High-Quality Crap, Going Local, and More
Bhuvanesh	on August 26, 2018
Hello People, here's issue 5 of the weekly roundup. There were some really interesting developments this week which may change the course of the industry for good. So, read on!

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The author hard at work at Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards in Sonoma, California.
For many years, Sonoma County was the kid-brother of wine country. Napa County's elite wineries, trendy restaurants, and globally-known brand long overshadowed Sonoma's charms.
But Sonoma County, which stretches across nine cities and three times the land area of Napa County, is stealing visitors thanks to its laidback atmosphere and affordability. In 2016, travelers spent a total of $1.9 billion in Sonoma County, compared to $1.3 billion in Napa County, according to an annual economic impact report. The area attracts approximately double the three million visitors who come to Napa County every year.
Comparing the two is like apples and oranges — or Pinot Grigio and Merlot, if you prefer — because they vary so much in size. A wine blogger put it best when he said, "Napa Valley is a wine Disneyland, while Sonoma Valley is a wine region."
With the harvest season nearly upon us, I visited Sonoma and Napa to figure out which offers the best experience for first-timers in wine country. In both areas, I visited two to three wineries and tried a Chardonnay and a house specialty at each.
Full disclosure: I am not a wine connoisseur. But driving from San Francisco to Napa County on a recent weekday, I felt giddy. It's essentially a boozy amusement park for grown-ups.
There is the city of Napa and the county of Napa, considered the holy grail of wine country. It's home to more than 400 wineries, with many packed side-to-side along State Route 29.
Napa County rose to the top of wine tourism lists in 1976, when a Chardonnay from local winery Chateau Montelena trounced nine other Chardonnays in a blind tasting in Paris.
Founded in 1966, Robert Mondavi Winery brought worldwide recognition for the wines of Napa County.
The wine competition, known as the 1976 Judgment of Paris, changed the way connoisseurs around the world perceived the young Napa County region. It suddenly rivaled top-dog France.
With its rise in the wine industry, Napa County has also become a tourism destination. The region boasts the only three Michelin-starred restaurant in wine country (The French Laundry), golf courses, resorts and spas, and some of the most coveted wine grapes anywhere.
My day started at Cakebread Cellars, a family-run winery known for its Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc wines. The family is credited with helping put Napa County on the map.
Dennis Cakebread joined the family business in 1986.
In 1973, before Napa County became a globally-known brand, the Cakebread Family planted its first Sauvignon Blanc grapes on 22 acres of fertile soil that they bought from family friends.
Dennis Cakebread, son of founder Jack and senior vice president of sales and marketing, recalls coming home from UC Berkeley on weekends to help his dad, Jack, and brother, Bruce, prune the vines and bottle the wine, back when the cellar was considered more of a "hobby."
"We've worked here our whole lives — we haven't always been paid, but that's the nature of a family business," Dennis said.
Cakebread Cellars went on to control 15 vineyards totaling 560 acres across Napa County. It makes about 75,000 cases of wine per year. By comparison, the company that owns Robert Mondavi Winery, located down the street, sells about 10 million cases of wine per year.
The rich history is part of what you pay for when you come to Napa County, where overnight guests spent an average of $401 per day in 2016. But an hour-long tour and tasting of current release wines at Cakebread Cellars is a bargain at $15 per person.
My tour guide, Amie, poured glasses of Sauvignon Blanc as we made our way through the estate. "Just because you don't like something, doesn't mean it's bad," she said.
There were four pit stops along the walking tour, and we sampled a current release wine from Cakebread at each location. The 2014 Chardonnary Reserve stood out for me. It offered creamy aromas of golden apple and Asian pear, complemented by notes of crème brulee and vanilla.
We also tried the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, an intensely flavored Cabernet that balances a hint of spice and aromas of ripe boysenberry, blackberry, and dark cherry.
I typically prefer white wines over red, but the bright acidity and punch of berry in this 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon won me over. I liked it even more than the 2014 Chardonnary Reserve.
Before continuing north on State Route 29, I took a detour in Yountville, a scenic village in Napa County that boasts more Michelin stars per capita than any other place in the US.
You don't need a reservation at The French Laundry to enjoy a stroll through the restaurant's gardens located across the street in Yountville, California.
Its crown jewel is The French Laundry, chef Thomas Keller's iconic restaurant. For $310 a head, diners can choose between two prix-fixe menus, which change daily and don't repeat a single ingredient through the meal. The restaurant is located in a stone cottage.
My stomach started to grumble so I headed to Main Street, a charming section of State Route 29 in St. Helena. It's peppered with restaurants, stores, and tasting rooms.
The best English muffins in Napa County are found at Model Bakery. Oprah Winfrey said so.
Model Bakery went from small-town gem to sensation last spring when Oprah told People Magazine that her "greatest extravagance" is having their English muffins flown in.
I tried an English muffin toasted and topped with raspberry jam — and I get it, Oprah. Crunchy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, the muffin fell apart in my mouth like a buttery croissant.
The muffins typically sell out by 11 on weekends. You can order them online for $40 per dozen.
Driving north on State Route 29, I understood why Napa County is sometimes referred to as a wine-lover's Disneyland. It has its own castle that's also a world-class winery.
In the early 2000s, wealthy winemaker Dario Sattui had a 13th-century Tuscan castle, known as Castello di Amorosa, taken apart and rebuilt in Calistoga, California.
On my tour of the $40 million medieval-style structure, I admired the construction, from the vaulted stone ceilings to the hand-painted frescoes in the gift shop.
Much of the equipment on display in the torture chamber are replicas, not originals.
A tour and wine tasting costs $45 per person, and includes a trip to the torture chamber.
In the "grand barrel room" at the bottle of the castle, we tried the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, a wine bursting with aromas of cassis, earth, and mushroom.
My tour guide, Thomas, pours a white wine in a cellar at Castello di Amorosa.
The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon tasted much more earthy than the Cabernet I tried at Cakebread Cellars. I missed the notes of dark fruit, but I appreciated it for its differences.
My last stop was Beringer Vineyards, the oldest continuously operating winery in Napa County. The vineyard stayed open during Prohibition under a federal license that allowed it to sell sacramental wine to churches.
Beringer is a pioneer in turning tours into "experiences," according to Claire Wilkins, senior hospitality sales manager. Part of her job is to make sure programming is relevant for millennial visitors.
As part of this effort, Beringer hosts a summer concert series, offers Mandarin-language tours for international guests, and releases new vintage wines at ticketed dinners on-site.
The winery even recruited photographer Murad Osmann, who's Instagram-famous for taking photos of his wife leading him by the hand, to get similar photos around the Beringer estate.
The Taste of Beringer tour was one of Napa's more expensive indulgences, at $55 a head. Unlike the other tours I joined, this one saved the drinking until the end — a pro and a con.
I liked that on the other tours, I could make the most of my time by sipping on wine while exploring the grounds. In the last half-hour of the Taste of Beringer tour, we gathered around a table in the historic Rhine House for a lesson in pairing wines and "seasonal culinary treats."
Each table setting included three glasses of wine, three small bites, and a booklet on pairing.
I sipped the 2015 Private Reserve Chardonnay Napa Valley and I sipped it again after trying a chilled carrot and ginger soup with a splash of mint. The difference was palpable.
After eating something so complementary to the wine, the Chadonnay unfolded in layers of smoky oak, buttery fig, and tangerine. I could make out precise aromas better than before.
My favorite was the Nightgale Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon Napa Valley, a dessert wine that tasted much less sweet after a bite of an orange-and-pear cupcake with vanilla frosting.
I left Beringer with a new confidence in my wine-drinking abilities. Zipping around Napa County for a day had given me a crash-course in wine history, education, and enjoyment.
On the second and last day of my visit, I felt ready to take on Sonoma County.
Sonoma County used to be a lesser-known spot for tourists, but that's quickly changing as wine-lovers visiting the area seek out experiences that are more authentic.
The region features roughly the same number of luxury hotels and wineries as Napa County, spread out over an area three times bigger that includes redwoods and a 55-mile coastline.
In Napa County, you can get away with biking or using a ride-sharing service from one winery to the next. To take advantage of all Sonoma County has to offer, you'll need a car.
My day started in the city of Sonoma, where Mexican colonial-style structures form a charming plaza. In one corner of the downtown square, I spotted three tasting rooms.
I enjoyed brunch at The Girl and the Fig, a farm-to-table eatery known for its award-winning wine list and charcuterie platters. I filled up on a pancetta-and-goat-cheese omelet.
After brunch, I headed to Benziger Family Winery (not to be confused with Beringer). On a tour and tasting that cost $25 a head, a tractor carried us around the property and made pit stops along the way. We covered more ground in a half-hour than I did at any Napa winery.
The winery was founded on the idea of self-sufficiency and a desire to bring sustainable farming practices into the mainstream. In the 1980s and '90s, father-and-son duo Mike and Bruno Benzinger experimented with methods like crop rotation, tillage, and natural composts to maintain soil health. They planted homeopathic teas underground to enrich the land and built flora-filled "insect sanctuaries" to attract critters that would eat vine-munching pests.
In 2000, Benziger became the first vineyard in the US to be certified biodynamic — a holistic method of grape production that's goes beyond organic farming.
The 2015 Signaterra West Rows Chardonnay offers aromas of tangerine, sweet citrus, and orange Bavarian crème. "You can taste the grape," our tour guide, Henry, said.
We drove past cow pastures and vineyards that stretched over valleys.
Sonoma County is known not only for its wine, but its craft brewing industry. In the sweltering heat, I stopped at Russian River Brewing Company to quench my thirst.
I baked under the sun for about a half-hour before getting inside. Once you're let into the brewpub, you get onto a second waitlist for a table.
I skipped the waitlist and placed an order at the bar, to be delivered to a bench outside.
Pliny the Elder is one of the most sought-after beers in America. The official magazine of the American Homebrewers Association named it the best beer in the country for eight consecutive years until 2017, when Bell's Two Hearted Ale knocked it from the top spot.
You have to like IPAs to appreciate Pliny the Elder. The double IPA is super-dry and hoppy. But it's a surprisingly drinkable beer that was worth the hassle of getting into the brewery.
By mid-afternoon, I was feeling pretty burned out. At last, we arrived at Gloria Ferrer Caves & Wineyards in the city of Sonoma.
I ordered the Glorious Wine Flight with chocolate pairings for $35. My server set down the glasses on a placemat that said a little about the wines and the sweets that went with them.
I was all about it. The flight featured two sparkling wines (which Gloria Ferrer is best known for), a Chardonnay, and a Pinot Noir. Glasses in hand, I relaxed into vacation-mode.
I tried a Chardonnay at every winery I visited, and the 2015 José S. Ferrer Selection Chardonnay was my least favorite. The taste of boozy-pineapple was overpowering, like drinking the bottom of a Mai Tai cocktail.
On the drive back to San Francisco, I reflected on my two days in wine country.
Napa County was, in fact, a Disneyland for wine-lovers.
Good luck getting a last-minute reservation at The French Laundry.
Pros: Wineries are situated along one main drag, which makes zipping between them a breeze. I enjoyed a variety of different experiences, from the walk-and-drink tour of the grounds at Cakebread Cellars to the immersive pairing experience at Beringer Vineyards.
Cons: A day in Napa County doesn't come cheap. My tours and tastings cost more than those in Sonoma County. I also found fewer restaurants where I could eat without spending a lot.
By comparison, Sonoma County offers a more relaxed experience with greater flexibility.
Pros: There's something for everyone in Sonoma County, whether you're a wine snob, outdoor adventurer, craft brewer, or foodie.
Cons: I spent nearly as much time in the car as I did enjoying the wineries. In retrospect, I wish I had made fewer plans and allowed myself to stop at the fruit stands and charming town squares that I passed along the way. I also encountered group sizes and wait times in Sonoma County that matched, if not exceeded, those I found in Napa County.
In my opinion, Sonoma makes for a robust experience, but Napa remains king.


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Remarks to the press
by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at the Joint Press Conference following the Meeting on Afghanistan
Thank you, Secretary General Rasmussen, of NATO; thank you, President Karzai, of Afghanistan.
It's a great honour and pleasure for me to be standing together with President Karzai and the Secretary General Rasmussen.
I thanked the Secretary General Rasmussen's leadership in organizing this very important meeting on Afghanistan.
We have just had a successful meeting, culminating in the adoption of the Lisbon Declaration and NATO Afghanistan Partnership Agreement.
These are important steps forward that build on all your conferences in London, in Kabul and on progress on the ground in Afghanistan.
Let me stress that the United Nations will continue to work closely with the government and people of Afghanistan, with ISAF and other partners. We all share the same goal: stability, reconciliation, good governance, respect for human rights, and harmonious relationships between Afghanistan and her neighbours.
There have been obvious difficulties in recent months, but we remain united and committed. We have defined the clear path for transition.
Afghan institutions have demonstrated that they can take on increasing leadership and responsibility. The United Nations will do its part to support the civilian aspect of this transition.
We also recognize that there can be no purely military solution. Afghanistan's stability and well-being depend on a genuine political dialogue amongst all Afghans aimed at resolving the conflict. The Afghan-led search for a political solution has only entered this initial stage. The United Nations will support the process.
As we move ahead, we must be guided by realities, not schedules. Let us remember that Afghanistan has been at war for several decades. The United Nations has been working in Afghanistan throughout this period, helping Afghans at every difficult moment of their country's history.
There are no shortcuts to peace. The United Nations is committed to supporting the Afghans over the longer term.
I thank the leaders of NATO and ISAF for their commitment and I pay tribute to all those soldiers and civilians, Afghans and international, who have given their lives in this effort.
The costs have been high. But the objective, Afghanistan at peace, remains necessary and just. I look forward to continuing close collaboration with Afghanistan and its partners in the period ahead.
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El cannabinol —CBN— es un cannabinoide no psicotrópico que se encuentra en Cannabis sativa. También es un metabolito de tetrahidrocannabinol (THC). CBN actúa como un agonista débil en los receptores CB1 y CB2, con menor afinidad en comparación al THC.

Como sucede con muchos otros cannabinoides, el CBN surge del CBGA. De manera natural, la planta de cannabis produce enzimas que convierten el CBGA en uno de los tres cannabinoides más importantes: CBCA, CBDA y THCA. La exposición prolongada del THCA al aire causa la pérdida de moléculas de hidrógeno, oxidándolo y convirtiéndolo en CBNA, la forma ácida del CBN. Si el CBNA es sometido al calor o a rayos ultravioleta, se descarboxila y se convierte en CBN.

Véase también
 Cannabinoide

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Compounds found in Cannabis sativa Erowid

Fármacos
Cannabinoides
Fenoles (metabolitos secundarios de las plantas)
Benzocromenos
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Saint John — Brunswick News, which currently owns nearly all daily, weekly and alternative papers in New Brunswick, is expanding its publishing empire once again.
Standing in front of a worn-out Xerox machine in a Wesleyan church office in Saint John, and flanked by church officials from several Christian denominations, a Brunswick News spokesman announced yesterday that it has acquired the rights to the church bulletin production facilities and staff of several of New Brunswick's most righteous weekly publications — Catholic, Presbyterian, Unitarian, Wesleyan and Anglican bulletins among them.
"We all know that the publishing industry is being squeezed. There's not a lot of room for expansion in New Brunswick, so this was the next logical step for us," said the spokesman, who insisted that there will be no immediate changes in day-to-day operations.
Ila Petipas, nonagenarian church secretary at St. Arthur's Catholic Church in Rexton, says she's produced that church's weekly newsletter on a temperamental photocopier for the past 27 years, and on a mimeograph before that, but she wonders whether she'll have the same creative licence under new ownership.
Brunswick News is promising to take a hands-off editorial approach to its new acquisitions. Petipas, however, has questions about what it all means.
Some have wondered whether the bulletin business is still profitable, but Brunswick News stands behind its policy of keeping all online news behind a strict paywall. In fact, it will be extending that business model to what it calls the "collection-plate wall." Church ushers will be directed to pluck bulletins from the hands of any of the faithful who don't contribute at least a few toonies.


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A sales funnel positively impacts the mind of your site visitors to earn the choice to go forward with your goal. This is a lot more or less considering that little press a salesman would certainly give up a physical shop to finally make up the attitude to go ahead with a purchase.
A website resembles an online shop, and the purpose of putting a big investment into making a website is to inevitably aid increase the profits of your organisation. Most individuals, particularly the start-ups and also the business owners that are brand-new to the online service world emphasis also much on the looks of the design to take into consideration whether it is reliable sufficient to actually make a sale.
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Click Funnels supply you with a pre-designed and also well-curated sales channel which will certainly take your site visitors through a persuading trip that will make them acquire your product at the end. This final purpose could be different depending upon the product that you market or the service that you use. Nevertheless, Click Funnels have developed a range of sales funnels that could lead you to achieve your purposes by taking your visitors via a well believed out sales funnels. Adhering to are some of the goals which can be satisfied by a sales funnels.
A sales funnel positively influences the thought procedure of your site visitors to make the choice to go onward with your objective. This is much more or much less considering that little push a salesperson would give up a physical store to lastly make up the attitude to go in advance with a purchase.
A site is similar to a virtual store, and the function of placing a large investment into making a website is to inevitably aid increase the profits of your business. Many individuals, specifically the startups as well as the entrepreneurs that are brand-new to the online organisation globe focus too much on the looks of the style to take into consideration whether it works sufficient to really make a sale.
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box opening Clickfunnels A website without a sales funnel is the very same, which is why you need to purchase Click Funnels in order to obtain the most number of sales possible.
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A sales channel favorably impacts the thought procedure of your visitors to earn the decision to go ahead with your purpose. This is extra or less considering that little press a salesman would offer in a physical shop to finally make up the way of thinking to go on with an acquisition.
A web site resembles a digital shop, and the purpose of placing a large financial investment into developing an internet site is to inevitably help boost the profits of your organisation. The majority of people, especially the start-ups and also the business owners who are brand-new to the online business world emphasis excessive on the appearances of the style to think about whether it is reliable enough to really make a sale.
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Drawing in new site visitors to the web site is the first and also among the most important jobs that a sales channel does. This is the mouth of the channel.
The box opening Clickfunnels bigger the number of visitors drew in to the site, the much more active clients there will certainly go to the end. This is done by eye-catching styles as well as themes of websites, user-friendly user interfaces as well as very easy social media showcases that assistance amazed visitors to get the word out. The conversion process is when a plain visitor comes to be a possible client, which is a lead. This phase is narrower as well as in the next action of the channel and also must be well kept because they are likely to make an acquisition in the next few phases as long as you keep them pleased.
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box opening Clickfunnels It is comparable to a cars and truck sale without a salesperson. There will certainly be many site visitors who involve see the autos, but without that included press, there will be no sales. A site without a sales funnel coincides, which is why you require to purchase Click Funnels to get one of the most number of sales feasible.
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A sales channel positively influences the mind of your visitors to make the decision to go onward with your purpose. This is basically considering that little push a sales representative would provide in a physical shop to finally comprise the state of mind to go on with a purchase.
A site resembles a virtual store, and the function of putting a big investment into making a website is to eventually assist increase the earnings of your organisation. Lots of people, particularly the start-ups and the business owners who are new to the online business world emphasis also a lot on the appearances of the layout to think about whether it works enough to really make a sale.
You may invest a great deal of loan to hire the very best web developers and designers, as well as they may also deliver a great looking site to you, yet if you have to think about the sales procedure within the web site, your investment will only cost you loan without a return. This is why you require to get Click Funnels. A site created with that service is laser-focused to provide fantastic advertising as well as sales results from the starting throughout. Complying with are the four important points that a well picked as well as positioned sales funnels do.
Bring in new site visitors to the internet site is the first and also one of the most important jobs that a sales channel does. This is the mouth of the channel. This stage is narrower and also in the following step of the funnel and also should be well kept because they are likely to make a purchase in the next few phases as long as you keep them satisfied.
Closing is the final phase of a funnel where a lead becomes a client. They actively make the order as well as acquire your item, authorize up for your newsletter or primarily do exactly what you meant them to do by developing the channel. Following degree is customer retention or maintaining them delighted with your item or the purchase, so they become return consumers.


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Surprising: NASA's Global visualization in 3D of Carbon Dioxide in Earth's Atmosphere
From NASA Goddard via the OCO-2 Satellite Carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas released to the atmosphere through human activities. It is also influenced by natural exchange with the land and ocean. This visualization provides a high-resolution, three-dimensional view of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations from September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015.…
May 12, 2017 in Carbon dioxide, Earth.
Questions on the rate of global carbon dioxide increase
Guest essay by Robert Balic A summary of a problem with estimates of the average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and questioning of how it is possible that the rate of increase correlates well with global temperature anomalies. I saw an interesting plot in the comments of of WUWT a while ago. It…
April 7, 2017 in Carbon dioxide.
Dueling press releases: Plants have been helping to offset climate change, but now it's up to us
Our previous story, Study suggests increased atmospheric CO2 creates a 30% growth in plant photosynthesis during last two centuries look almost entirely different than this press release from the CARNEGIE INSTITUTION FOR SCIENCE on the very same study. Plants have been helping to offset climate change, but now it's up to us Findings affirm estimates used in…
April 6, 2017 in Biomass, Carbon dioxide.
Study suggests increased atmospheric CO2 created a 30% growth in plant photosynthesis during last two centuries
From the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – MERCED and the "CO2 is plant food, but, it's still terrible department" (see text) Research shows global photosynthesis on the rise Plant photosynthesis was stable for hundreds of years before the industrial revolution, but grew rapidly in the 20th century, according to new research published today in Nature. "Virtually…
Effect of Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations on Early Human Societies
Guest essay by Don Healy During the past 100,000 years, human societies have witnessed the vast change in climate that has occurred as we have transitioned from a glacial period that ended about 20,000 years ago, into the current interglacial period. During the early stages of this period, human lived as hunter/gatherers, relying on a…
March 24, 2017 in Carbon dioxide.
Where did the 2016 El Niño's heat come from?
Guest essay by Mike Jonas 1. The basic physics 2016 was claimed as the "hottest year ever". Well, the hottest for a few centuries, anyway, if the global temperature measures are to be believed. Let's suppose that they are. It is known that 2016 was an El Niño year, and that the "hottest year ever"…
February 8, 2017 in Carbon dioxide, ENSO.
CO2, Good or Bad?
Guest essay by Andy May This version corrects an error in the average concentration of water vapor in the atmosphere. The Earth's dry atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 0.9% argon. These are not greenhouse gases and they total 99.9%, leaving little space for the greenhouse gases methane, carbon dioxide and water vapor. The…
December 5, 2016 in Carbon dioxide.
Study: Earth's vegetation is causing a global "pause" in CO2 growth
From the DOE/LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY and the Department of Hungry Biomass comes this encouraging news that throws cold water on climate alarmism. Study: Carbon-hungry plants impede growth rate of atmospheric CO2 New findings suggest the rate at which CO2 is accumulating in the atmosphere has plateaued in recent years because Earth's vegetation is grabbing…
November 8, 2016 in Biomass, Carbon dioxide.
Watch Global CO2 jump with El Niño over time – then look at the whys
Robbie Andrew from the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo has created an interesting animated graph showing the growth of CO2 in the atmosphere. While it has the typical "climate proponent" view attached to it, it is interesting to watch because it clearly shows how CO2 jumps faster when ENSO is strongly…
October 31, 2016 in Carbon dioxide, ENSO.
Serendipity yields a process to convert carbon dioxide directly into ethanol
OAK RIDGE, Tenn.,—In a new twist to waste-to-fuel technology, scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed an electrochemical process that uses tiny spikes of carbon and copper to turn carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into ethanol. Their finding, which involves nanofabrication and catalysis science, was serendipitous. Video follows. "We discovered…
October 18, 2016 in Carbon dioxide.


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Q: Let $G$ a group of order $n$. If $k$ divide $n$ in a certain sense, is there an element of order $k$. Let $G$ a group of order $n$. I was wondering that if $k$ divide $n$ in a certain sense, then there an element of order $k$. I explain. Let $g$ an element of order $m$. We know by Lagrange that $m\mid n$. Then, if $k\mid m$, do we have an element of order $k$ ? To me it's true. Indeed, since $g$ is of order $m$, then $\left<g\right>=\{1,g,...,g^{m/k},...,g^{m-1}\}$, and then, $g^{m/k}$ is an element of order $k$. Is it true ?

A: Yes your reasoning is right, any cyclic group of order $m$ has a unique subgroup of order $k$ whenever $k \mid m$. And since $k \mid m \mid n$, we have $k \mid n$.

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