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17 April 2018
Campaign Casualties: The Challenges Of Achieving High Performance On Multiple Fronts
Daniel Gallan (@danielgallan)
When pushing for glory in more than one competition, football managers are forced to rotate their squads to ensure that their best players don't burnout out in important matches, towards the back end of the season. For those in charge of the fitness and conditioning, this creates a challenging dimension.
Ever since two groups of primates first fought each other with sticks and stones, it has been common knowledge that you don't want to fight a war on multiple fronts. You don't have to possess the leadership of Alexander the Great to know that divvying up your manpower, resources and attention diminishes your chances of victory.
It is unquestionably to compare sport with war in an age where millions of people around the world have had their lives torn apart by the ravages of conflict, but in this case the parallel has legs.
The majority of athletes and coaches have no idea what it is like to have the enemy closing in on both flanks, but for those who ply their trade in the upper echelon of club football, this challenge is all too familiar.
For clubs like Barcelona, Boca Juniors and Al Ahly, battling it out for multiple trophies in the same campaign is standard procedure. With domestic league and cup titles up for grabs, as well as continental glory, managers of these historic institutions require well-resourced and fully stocked barracks at their disposal.
It is telling that of the four semi-finalists in this season's Champions League, only Germany's FC Bayern Munich will lift a major trophy back home with Real Madrid, Liverpool FC and AS Roma left with just this final chance of silverware.
Having already wrapped up their 28th Bundesliga title (their seventh in a row) and with place in the semi-finals of the Germany's cup competition - DFB-Pokal, the Bavarians are not just fighting on multiple fronts, they're conquering.
Since the European Cup was rebranded as the Champions League at the start of the 1992/93 season, no other team has managed to reach the last four of the competition in the same season as winning their domestic league, as frequently as Bayern have.
Die Roten (the Reds) have now achieved this rare double nine times. Barcelona is the next best team with seven league titles complementing a semi-final appearance in the Champions League in the same season. Manchester United have done so six times, Juventus on five occasions and Real Madrid achieved their fourth double last year. Porto, Ajax and AC Milan all have two doubles to their name, while Inter Milan, Chelsea, Panathinaikos, Dynamo Kiev and Monaco have pulled it off once.
The obvious advantage Bayern have is that they are almost untouchable at home. Of all the major European leagues, no other has a bigger gap between second and first, than the Bundesliga's 20 points at the time of writing. This allows manager Jupp Heynckes to rotate his troops throughout the campaign, ensuring that they are at their fighting best come the business end of the gruelling battle on the continent.
For other league leaders, such as England's Manchester City and Spain's Barcelona, more competitive opposition at home means their managers are not afforded the same luxury. One of the reasons given for these sides' exits in the quarterfinals of the Champions League was that both sets of players were spent after a tiring season.
Some critics have argued that this is a failure of management, with City's Pep Guardiola receiving the brunt of it. Had he not pushed his team so relentlessly during the Christmas period, as some have suggested, his players would not have been so easily swept aside by Liverpool (who incidentally are 17 points adrift in third).
There are cases to be made on both sides. On the one hand, a manager will understandably want his best players playing at all times for an unforgiving fan base in a league where there are, as is advertised, 'no easy games'. On the other, resting a star player with one eye on a more important fixture over the horizon, could very well provide the best chance of securing more than one trophy come May.
One man who understands this dilemma more than most is Dr. Darren Burgess, the Director of High Performance at Arsenal FC, whose job includes helping manager Arsene Wenger make informed selection decisions based on the fitness of his players.
"One of my roles is to provide the manager with as much information on the physical status of his players as best as I possibly can," Burgess tells CONQA. "That includes saying whether or not a player has trained too much or too little, whether a player is fit or close to injury or whether or not a player is simply fatigued from too much work. When the coach has over 26 years' experience at the top level, my spreadsheets aren't always going to have the answer."
Burgess joined the Gunners last year after working with AFL side Port Adelaide in his home country, Australia, but has prior experience in the Premier League having spent three years at Liverpool. His CV also includes a stint with the Australian men's national football team where he was the head of fitness for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Now back in England's top flight, Burgess serves as a vital lieutenant for one of the game's most seasoned generals. "I give my opinion but am 100% in support of every decision he makes. My role is to get the doctors, physios and strength and conditioning coaches to sing from the same sheet. We'll debate different viewpoints but it's my job to relay the message to the boss. If I advise that a player shouldn't play and the coach still plays him, that's the final word on that."
Burgess explains that he has never received any instruction from a manager to prioritise the fitness of one player over another, but admits that he is aware that some players are more important than others. As such, he can sometimes feel pressure to rush a particular player back from fitness prematurely.
"Subconsciously you know that a guy like Mesut Özil or Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is more important to the team than a youngster coming through the youth system, but I'll never treat any player differently when it comes to his fitness. What I try achieve, is to be more lenient with a veteran than a rookie. Some players have earned the right to get some preferential treatment."
This may come in the form of taking it easy during an intense session or missing out on a drill entirely. Burgess says, that he has learnt to trust the word of veterans of 10-12 years and no longer uses his seniority as a stick with which to beat players.
"If I had advice for a young strength and conditioning coach, it would be to leave your ego at the door. In my early days, I thought I was more important than I was. I thought the role of sports science and fitness was the be all and end all and the reason why we won or lost."
Dr. Burgess continues, "The community online with S&C coaches and physios has helped with the sharing of ideas, but sometimes it heightens our sense of importance. I am under no illusions that Arsenal was a very successful club before I came here. You just have to watch these guys train to remind yourself that they were doing just fine before me. I listen to the experienced players and will try and incorporate their desires in to my training."
This does not mean that Dr. Burgess has adopted a nonchalant attitude. He speaks candidly about his authority and he admits the odd clash with players who simply cannot accept that they will not be signed off as fit for match day.
Dr. Burgess explains that players in the past have offered him handsome sums of money to sign off on their fitness, and is honest about the pressures someone in his position might feel from both players, and the manager to rush a star player back to fitness. Having said this, Dr. Burgess states, "nothing compares to the pressure I put on myself."
Building up player's, for the challenges of multi-competition football, whilst at the same time allowing him to rest is one of the hardest balancing acts a strength and conditioning coach must achieve in modern football. There is a temptation to allow star players to sit out of winnable matches in the league with a European tie coming up, but Dr. Burgess explains that there is no substitute for match sharpness.
"I would never deselect a player based on the opponent. Instead I'll look at his training load. If it's been good for four to six weeks, he can rest up. If his training loads have been poor, it is really important that you get some miles in his legs, no matter who you're playing or what competition is coming up."
When it comes to fighting on multiple fronts, an astute general will want his best troops where the action is at its most intense. Through intelligent squad rotation, an able deputy like Dr. Darren Burgess and a little luck with injuries, one's trophy cabinet can be filled with spoils from more than one campaign.


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(ROSEMONT, ILLINOIS) – The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps is pleased to announce our 2018 Visual Educational Team!
"I'm excited to work alongside Alan Chrzanowkski, who returns in 2018 for his tenth year on staff and his first season as Visual Caption Manager," said Joe Roach, Director of Programs & Corps Director of The Cavaliers.
Chrzanowski previously served as Assistant Caption Manager for The Cavaliers, and he is joined by drill designer Richard Hinshaw as Visual Caption Supervisor.
"The team Alan has assembled brings a wealth of experience from The Cavaliers and other great programs around the country," said Roach. "With this talented group of educators, our performers will stretch the limits of technical achievement and dynamic performance in a fresh way this summer."
Alan Chrzanowski, Visual Caption Manager of The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps, is building off years of experience and inspiration with his alma mater.
"I've been fortunate enough to have worked with some of the most gifted minds in the activity," said Chrzanowski. "I am excited to continue building upon the successes of my recent predecessors, mentors, and friends, as well as to continue building the excellence that has been established over the course of The Cavaliers' distinguished history."
The Visual Team will include the talent of Daphne Adkison, Daniella Banks, Josh Dawes, Daniel Delafield, Jordan Fandrey, Nicholas Gasemy, Nick Hansberry, Barry Janicula, Randil Jeffreys, Jeremiah Jones, Joe Keays, and Chad Thompson.
"With the new faces joining our veteran staff, I've been humbled and pleased by the collective professionalism, expertise, and creative energy we've explored to drive our training and development," added Chrzanowski. "I'm looking forward to seeing our students and staff continue to grow and share another memorable show with the community this summer!"
Founded in 1948 from Boy Scout Troop 111, The Cavaliers are one of the most successful drum and bugle corps in history, winning 20 national championships, including seven Drum Corps International world championships since 1992.
The Cavaliers provide a variety of educational and performance programs for young people, including GearWORKS, Cavaliers Indoor Percussion, Chromium Winds, Crystal Lake Thunder, and Midwest Connection. The organization delivers life-changing experiences that go beyond music and performing arts to build personal accountability, excellence, teamwork, and camaraderie.
The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization sponsored by The Village of Rosemont, Illinois.


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SGS Berkeley Green Campus opened in September 2017 with outstanding facilities, strong student recruitment and a dynamic and experienced staff. We provide specialist, high quality technical and academic education for students aged 14-19 years with a strong interest in Engineering and Digital Technologies. We are committed to developing our students into the Engineers and Digital Technologists of tomorrow by working closely with our employer partners to deliver our exciting and industry relevant curriculum.
If you have a passion for working with KS4 and KS5 students who are all keen to follow STEM careers then this could be the opportunity for you. We are looking to appoint an engineering workshop technician to join our team. The successful applicant will manage the maintenance of our excellent workshop facilities to assist the teaching of students at Level 2, Level 3 and on apprenticeships covering workshop practice, engineering hand skills and traditional machining. Having industrial experience will be an advantage.
The successful applicant will hold as a minimum a Level 3 Engineering qualification and will have experience of working in the engineering industry.
Berkeley Green UTC is committed to developing employees, and this role has the potential to offer further development.
SGS Academy Trust is a Multi Academy Trust, which was formed in response to the request of the Regional Schools Commissioner, Sir David Carter in November 2014.
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College sponsor the Trust, and their size and range of expertise forms the basis of the support for schools within the Trust.
Closing Date: 28 June 2019
Expected Interview Date: TBC
The successful applicant will be required to obtain and maintain a satisfactory Disclosure Certificate, Enhanced with Children's Barred list check, as a requirement of the job.
South Gloucestershire and Stroud Academy Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community and is an equal opportunities employer.
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Celebrating National Boone Day (June 7) with all day storytelling and scheduled talks on the life and times of America's pioneer hero Daniel Boone. Award-winning books available for autographing.
On Monday, June 11, Randell will attend special DAR dedication ceremony at site of 1775 fort in the park for the placement of replica marker originally erected by the DAR in 1915 to mark the end of Daniel Boone Trail, a DAR project of Daughters in North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky. Boonesboroug Chapter, DAR is hosting.


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They say charity begins at home, does it?
Published: 24 April 2017
Recently the long running case of Ilott v Mitson (Ilott v the Blue Cross and others) reached the Supreme Court in order to determine the extent to which people can exercise the freedom in their Wills to decide for themselves who they can leave their estate to when they die and for that matter who they can leave out.
The facts of the case were that a Mrs Melita Jackson had been estranged from her daughter Heather Ilott since as long ago as 1978 and that rift never healed. Generally speaking Heather never had a great deal of money. She had to claim benefits and had little money to spare.
Mrs Jackson made a Will in which she left everything to various charities. She also wrote a Side Letter in which she explained her reasons for excluding her daughter Heather altogether. Melita Jackson subsequently died leaving an estate valued at almost £500,000.
In response to being excluded from her mother's estate under the terms of her Will Heather applied to the High Court under the provisions of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 for an Order in her favour for "reasonable provision" from the estate. This is an Act which enables a person who believes that they should have such an entitlement to make a claim. The grounds are set out in the Act and accordingly if the Court is satisfied that there is merit in the claim it can make an award of "reasonable provision" in favour of the claimant. However such a case will generally be opposed by the beneficiaries named in the Will as this will correspondingly reduce their eventual entitlement. In this case the beneficiaries were the charities one of which was called The Blue Cross.
In the event, having made her claim, a High Court judge awarded Heather Ilott £50,000 from her mother's estate. This was the figure that the Court regarded was reasonable in all the circumstances. What happened then was that the charities appealed to a more senior High Court judge who dismissed Heather's claim altogether. This meant that the charities would receive all of the estate and Heather nothing.
Heather, feeling aggrieved at this outcome considered that this award was unfair and so she appealed the matter to the Court of Appeal. The charities not surprisingly cross appealed.
The Court of Appeal decided that the awards of the High Court were insufficient for Heather's needs and increased her entitlement from her mother's estate to £143,000. The judges considered that this would make her life easier and it would remove some of the financial pressures to which she had been subject. Also it meant that she would not then need to claim various benefits.
But what about the charities?
The charities were unhappy with this result from the Court of Appeal and they took the matter to the Supreme Court which very recently gave its judgment in the case of Ilott v The Blue Cross and others.
Here the judges in the Supreme Court looked at the merit of all the claims and counter-claims made in both the High Court and the Court of Appeal and they reviewed the whole matter.
They came to the conclusion that the original award of the High Court was correct and that therefore Heather should get the £50,000 awarded to her in the first place. The Supreme Court judges broadly considered that there is a need to give sufficient weight to the wishes of the teststor in all this. Whilst the 1975 Act is designed to give redress to an aggrieved party, typically a family member, you should also give sufficient weight to all the wishes of the testator and his or her reasons for excluding someone, in this case Mrs Jackson's daughter Heather.
The charities in this case were relieved that they still received the bulk of the estate. Heather was less happy.
So what do we learn from this long running, not to mention expensive and time consuming saga?
When looking at both sides of the argument you realise that judges, even very senior judges can disagree on where the emphasis should lie in these competing claims. This makes it that much more difficult to predict the outcome from the point of view of both the people claiming under the 1975 Act and the beneficiaries named in the Will.
Howard Sykes - Property and Private Client Solicitor
The contents of this article are intended for general information purposes only and shall not be deemed to be, or constitute legal advice. We cannot accept responsibility for any loss as a result of acts or omissions taken in respect of this article.


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Caterpillar Inc., the bulldozer manufacturer President Barack Obama used to help push his $787 billion stimulus plan, called the program disappointing and less effective than measures approved by China.
"The infrastructure portion of the stimulus package was disappointing in that it was less aggressive than other countries and missed an opportunity to correct past underinvestment in U.S. infrastructure," Caterpillar said in economic commentary with today's first-quarter earnings report.
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President Barack Obama addresses employees at the Caterpillar plant in East Peoria, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Chief Executive Officer Jim Owens, 63, is a member of the president's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Obama visited the Peoria, Illinois, headquarters on Feb. 12, the final day of his campaign to press for Congressional passage. Caterpillar today reported its first net loss in 16 years as a global credit crunch and recession reduced demand from builders and miners.
"You can measure America's bottom line by looking at Caterpillar's bottom line," Obama said during the February visit. "What's happening at this company tells us a larger story about what's happening in the American economy."
Full-year profit will be about $1.25 a share excluding severance and other costs, or half the company's January forecast, Caterpillar said. It attributed the lower forecast in part to uncertainty about stimulus plans and said the effect of U.S. measures would be "fairly limited."
In this Feb. 10, 2009 file photo, Caterpillar earth moving equipment is lined up in Wahoo, Neb., Tuesday, Feb.10, 2009. The U.S. trade deficit plunged in January to the lowest level in six years as a deepening recession cut demand for imported goods at an even faster rate than exports.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik, file)
Revenue in 2009 may be about $35 billion, compared with the $38.4 billion average estimate in Bloomberg survey of analysts, the company said today. Caterpillar said the U.S. may disburse as much as $70 billion this year for infrastructure building, about 6.5 percent of last year's total construction spending.
"We do not expect this increase to offset steep declines in private construction spending," today's statement said. Caterpillar is the world's largest maker of construction equipment.
China Stimulus
Caterpillar said it does expect some benefit this year from China, which enacted a stimulus package and cut its central bank interest rates to match the 2004 low, accelerating money growth, the statement said. The actions will let China's economy grow at a rate of more than 7.5 percent this year.
"China, with an economy one-third the size of the United States, is allocating over three times as much for infrastructure," Caterpillar said in today's analysis. "Initial results from this package look promising."
Caterpillar predicted the U.S. recession in October 2007 — two months before it officially began — and said today it expects the world economy to decline about 1.3 percent this year. Owens came to Caterpillar in 1972 as a corporate economist.
The first-quarter net loss of $112 million, or 19 cents a share, compared with net income of $922 million, or $1.45, a year earlier. Revenue dropped 22 percent to $9.23 billion.
Caterpillar fell $1.16, or 3.8 percent, to $29.32 at 10:39 a.m. in composite trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The shares had fallen 32 percent this year before today.
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We are Jeff and Meloney Bean. We have lived in Pearland, TX, located right on the Brazoria/Galveston county line, for 40+ years, but who's counting? We are the proud parents of 5 children with 9 grandchildren to date. As each one of our children married, we realized that finding an affordable event venue to celebrate was extremely difficult.
That's why we decided the best way to solve that problem was to build a facility of our own, called the County Line Event Center. We wanted a location that would provide the perfect place to celebrate events such as wedding ceremonies and receptions, birthday parties, corporate events or any other special event of your life. We truly believe that we have built the perfect "Charming" rustic country venue with very affordable pricing, and perfect for small weddings. We care about that rustic bride on a budget!


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Your Kamaan (now the Resolve Guru), a New Delhi online consumer complaints redressal company is looking for interns.
Last date for application: 30th May, 2015
Salary/Stipend: Yes
We are looking for blogging interns and content writing interns to join us.
We have limited slots open, 5 to be exact.
Email us your CV and we will get back to you for sure.
Emails to be addressed to Pratyush Singh at [email protected]
The website can be accessed HERE.


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In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth. He made the cow for cheeseburgers, the chicken for the Baptists, and the pig for barbecuing. And boy, was it good!
When I was considering the move to New York City, one of the first things I did was scope out the local barbecue scene. Before we go any further, let me give you what I call, "Todd's Barbecue Primer." Barbecue is pig. If you invite someone over to your house for barbecue, there'd better be a piece of pork somewhere on the table. Burgers and hot dogs do not constitute a barbecue.
And since I've got a good number of readers from the Lone Star State, I'll avoid the raging debate over beef vs. pig barbecue. But I do want to tell you about a Texas barbecue joint that opened here in New York. It's called The Hill Country. The food is excellent --- but the iced tea --- well, that's another story. I'm a big tea drinker. When I got my bill, I noticed my bar tab was $12. The iced tea was four bucks a glass! And the refills were not free. Sweet Mercy!
1. Stay away from restaurants that serve all you can eat buffets. My good buddy Morris and I were on assignment in Biloxi, Miss. We stopped at a Chinese restaurant with a buffet longer than the wall of China. By the time we were made our third pass through --- the owner cut off the unlimited flow of poo poo platter. "No more food for you," he said. "You have enough." The last time I passed through Biloxi, the all-you-can-eat buffet was gone. When you eat out, order off the menu. Don't order an appetizer and ask the server if they offer smaller portions.


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Salt on my hair, sand on my skin
Happy Friday loves! Here are the pics from a beach party that took place at a gorgeous hotel here in Guadeloupe the other day. I got back from NYC with so many new pretty clothes that I won't have to face the "I don't have anything to wear" struggle for at least a couple of months!! Haha (Shopaholic? Me? I think you're mistaken Sir..) Anyways this gorgeous lace dress is a perfect dupe to the expensive Mister Self Portrait one and is so inexpensive! I can vouch for the quality and you can see for yourself that the details are absolutely perfect!
How pretty is this lace? And how cool is that criss-crossed back?


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Episode 9: Putting a New Spin on Philanthropy: A Conversation with Shared Nation Founder Joe McCannon
The idea behind Shared Nation is this: a huge group of people, pooling their money and deciding together how its used, can make a major impact on a global problem. They ask the question "IF MILLIONS OF US COMBINE OUR MONEY AND OUR TIME, WHAT KIND OF IMPACT COULD WE MAKE?" and go from there. And their goal is to grow into an online community of global citizens donating next-level sized funding towards causes they collectively decide on, in order to create change in a more equitable and efficient way than its ever been done before. Its a bold mission developed by a bold team who firmly believe that when given the right tools and access, there is no limit to the positive change that can be made on a global scale.
Each of Shared Nation's tournaments aim to address a global problem - something which is impacting people no matter where they live. The current tournament (which just started THIS WEEK so get on it!) is for Women's Rights and Gender Justice - with over 50 organizations vying to win funding, all donated by everyday citizens who want to help out, and also want a voice in just how that's done. With a minimum donation of $3.00, and an online platform as well as an easy-to-use app, Shared Nation is accessible to nearly anyone looking to make a difference in addressing global challenges.
Check out the links below for more info and to get involved in this round of voting!:


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Professional Marketing Services (PMS) Group CEO Joanne Mwangi has been shortlisted in the prestigious annual All African Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) East Africa.
AABLA East Africa is an annual event that honours excellence among regional business leaders that have had an impact on their industry and the community that they serve.
Ms Mwangi, a seasoned marketer and accomplished business woman, has been shortlisted in two award categories – the East African Business Woman of the Year and the East African Entrepreneur of the Year. The awards are sponsored by Johnnie Walker and business news outlet CNBC Africa.
This is yet another feather in Ms Mwangi's cap having scored many firsts in the country, including being the first woman to be awarded a Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) Warrior Award. PMS Group which Ms Mwangi set up 15 years ago, emerged overall winner in the Kenya Top 100 Mid -Sized Companies Survey 2010, where she also bagged the Entrepreneur of the Year award.
"The nomination in itself is an honour. It is a regional recognition of business excellence and is a great vote of confidence not only in me as an individual but PMS Group as a company," said Ms Mwangi.
The AABLA East Africa award ceremony is set to take place September 20 in Nairobi.
Since inception, Ms Mwangi has over the last fifteen years grown PMS from a small local outfit to a mid-sized regional marketing and communications agency with four independent subsidiaries in its stable.
Apart from her business, Ms Mwangi wears many hats and has served on the boards of many organisations. She is currently the Chair of Federation of Women Entrepreneur Associations (FEWA), as well as Eastern Africa Women
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Going natural pays off for this hairtrepreneur
Zokufa aims to liberate schoolgirls
She discovered her passion when she braided her classmates' hair at university, but since then Honey Zokufa has transitioned into an ambassador for natural hair maintenance – and turned this passion into a lucrative business.
Just two months after launching Honey Comb – her proudly South African range of organic haircare products – Zokufa, 30, said the business was going from strength to strength.
"The company went public in March," she said.
"We have a history of girls [getting into trouble over their hair] at school and the stigma of natural hair not being clean enough.
"I plan to walk with each [of my clients] in their new-found relationship with healthy hair.
"My approach is that I want to fix your crown without telling the whole world it is skew.
"It's liberating to accept the way you were born.
"[With my natural hair] I can go into a boardroom feeling more confident – I'm not trying to be someone I'm not.
"I'm all for embracing yourself, whether you have coily, kinky or hard hair."
Her products, manufactured in Durban and sold over Facebook and Instagram, are not solely for African women.
"It's for anyone who wants to maintain their hair in its natural form, from five to 65 . . . essentially the whole family.
"There are a lot of women, [especially] mothers, transitioning to natural hair, but also fathers who hear their daughters cry over hair, or single fathers who don't really know about haircare for their daughters. I feel I carry [their] troubles, because I want it to be a journey."
It was her daughter Lisa who inspired Zokufa to launch the haircare range.
"I bought a salon with Sibu Sundu in Despatch called Amazing You in 2011.
"Shortly after, I started a job in the automotive industry, where I worked for five years.
"As my daughter grew up, it was a mission to do her hair.
"I started researching what works and became a product junkie.
"It was a mission not to use chemicals in her hair, but that is how Honey Comb was born."
She registered the brand and immediately began searching for a manufacturing facility, settling on a business in Durban in 2016.
"The whole of [last year] was spent on trial and error.
"I wanted purely natural, organic ingredients.
"I went to the laboratory to see where it was made, because it is my name attached to the brand."
However, Zokufa – who still works as a medical rep – hopes to move the manufacturing to Port Elizabeth in future.
"Eventually I want to manufacture my products here.
"It would eliminate the two-week wait for shipping, and could be a plus to the [Bay] economy as jobs would be created and women would be trained.
"Hopefully I can get my own shop in PE in the next two years.
"I want to train [women as consultants] so we can break away from people overseas telling us how to care for our hair."
"Our parents had to [use chemicals on our hair], but it spoiled our hair.
"I never want my daughter to feel she's not enough, or that she needs a weave to be good enough."


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The 5 Best Running Tights For Women
Whether you're jogging through gorgeous nature trails or working it at the gym, it's hard to enjoy your hard-earned runner's high if your leggings aren't up to the task. To truly get in the zone, you need the best running tights you can find, amiright?
There are two key factors that will make your running pants amazing (or less so). The first one is temperature control. Climate can vary greatly during training sessions so you want to be sure you have the appropriate gear for the occasion.
On cold days, your leggings should be well-insulated; on warm days, they should be lightweight and moisture-wicking. The material should also have temperature-regulating qualities so that, should the conditions change mid-run, you're able to stay comfortable and adapt.
The other key factor is fit. Your leggings should fit comfortably and offer a good amount of stretch. There's no way you're going to enjoy yourself if you have to tug at the fabric as you go. You want a solid, well-constructed waist that doesn't ride down and smooth stitching — particularly around the crotch — to prevent chafing. Given all of those factors, here are five of the best running tights I could round up.
1. A Quality Pair Of Leggings With A Thick Waistband And Rave Reviews
There's nothing worse than having to interrupt a run to hike up your jogging pants. These amazingly well-built running tights — which have over 800 obsessively positive reviews on Amazon — won't give you that problem. They're fit with an ultra-thick waistband that will stay in place throughout your workout and sturdy material that won't sag, slide, or bunch up. The premium fabric is stretchy and comfortable yet performance-focused. "If I could give these leggings 100 stars I would," said one excited Amazon reviewer.
- Available sizes: XS - 3X
2. A Moisture-Wicking Pair That Will Keep You From Overheating
If you tend to get hot and sweaty during your workouts, these awesome moisture-wicking tights will help keep you dry. Constructed with NIKE's elite Dri-FIT technology, the cooling fabric pulls sweat from your skin and transports it to the outer layer of the leggings, shedding it while drying quickly. These particular tights also have a flat elastic waistband that won't roll down as you move.
- Available sizes: XS - XL
3. A Pair Of Leggings With Compression Technology To Reduce Soreness
Not only are these high quality compression leggings made with an ultra comfy four-way stretch fabric, they also feature technology that increases blood flow in your legs. The blend of polyester and elastane is engineered with a compression fit that delivers gentle pressure to your muscles, ultimately boosting your circulation and performance. It also reduces inflammation and muscles soreness so you can recover faster post-workout. The lightweight tights also have flat seams and a gusseted crotch — both of which minimize irritation.
- Available sizes: S - XL
4. A Pair Of Leggings That Comes In A Wide Range Of Hard-To-Find Sizes
The soft and cozy blend of nylon and spandex in these versatile running tights feels smooth against your skin and is super flexible to run in. They feature powermesh panels behind the knee to keep you cool as well as reflective accents at the ankle-length hem to ensure you stay visible at night. The mid-rise tights are moisture-wicking and made with a stretchy material that conforms to your body. As a bonus, they have a handy back zipper pocket with two compartments to stash your phone or keys when you're hitting the pavement.
- Available sizes: X-Small - X-Large (Short, Tall, and Regular)
- For sizes 1X - 3X (Short, Tall, and Regular) check here.
5. A Cozy Pair For Winter To Keep You Warm No Matter What
These fantastic running tights are built with a super comfortable brushed fabric that will keep you warm in chilly conditions. They have a zippered back pocket for hands-free storage — oh, and these ASICS tights also have a reflective logo just below the waistband. (It's not enough to guarantee a safe nighttime run, but you could always pair them with a reflective armband to ensure you're visible at dark.) The bottom line? These tights are a cozy option whether you're training in the middle of winter or simply trying to reduce the wind chill on a summer morning.
- Available sizes: XS - XL (Regular) and S - L (Tall)
Bustle may receive a portion of sales from products purchased from this article, which was created independently from Bustle's editorial and sales departments.


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Age Better
movement essentials for ageing bodies
Our bodies are amazing. They have so much movement potential and are capable of so much more than we often believe. We should know them, pay attention to them, understand how we are using them, move them in nourishing ways that allow us to live well in them for as long as possible. It's never too late, or indeed too early to address alignment issues, postural habits or movement patterns. What do you want to be doing in 10, 20 maybe 30 years time. Are you after movement longevity? I know I am.
I want you to be able to move better so that you can age better. Although we can expect a natural decline, what if the decline and a loss of function is simply due to weaknesses created by poor movement habits or a lack of movement in general?
For most of us our modern lifestyles encourage all day stillness. If like me, you have worn shoes and sat in chairs for most of your life, the fact is that parts of you don't move very well. These same unmoving parts cause compensations elsewhere in the body. For example, if your feet are immobile and tight, then everything stacked above them will be affected. Perhaps your knees or hips complain or maybe it's the other way around.
It's common to hear people in their 40s and 50s blaming their various musculoskeletal ailments on getting older. The truth is, we are all ageing, from the moment we are born! Have you recently found yourself complaining about various musculoskeletal issues? Are your knees or some other body part beginning to shout louder? Are you falling into the trap of telling yourself that these issues are because you are getting older? Are you struggling with your exercise program because a body part keeps letting you down?
The good news is that we can do something about it and develop bodies that are more robust, resilient and ready for what life throws at us. I am going to show you how. I have created this 12 week class series which takes a whole body approach to these issues and will help you target areas of the body that have low mobility and/or strength. Organised into 12 one hour classes, we will start at the feet and slowly work our way through the whole body helping you find and unlock your sticky spots with restorative exercises and movement.
These movement classes will be highly educational and inspiring. I will provide context for every exercise. You will understand why you do the exercises and how they relate to your life. Using a biomechanical approach and objective markers, I will take you step by step through your body and set you on a path to better movement.
At the end of 12 weeks, you will understand your body better, have tools to increase your body's untapped physical capacity and move in ways that offer more strength and mobility day to day, not just during class. You will be inspired and motivated to have a movement practise and make habit modifications to accelerate the learning in class and know that your body is on a different trajectory than when you started.
What these classes are not:
They are not like anything you've taken before.
They are not 'flow' classes
You will not be jumping up and down and raising you heart rate but you will definitely be surprised by how challenging a simple exercise can be when we've dialled in which body parts should be working in any given exercise.
Benefits of taking this course:
An understanding of why you are experiencing issues with your feet, knees, back, hips, pelvic floor, shoulders etc and how to address them
Understand the habits that are contributing to these issues
Movement skills that you can apply anywhere, anytime
Help you to think outside the exercise box
Bring more movement into your day while getting life done
This course is for you if:
if you want to learn more about your body and how it moves
you are blaming your various musculoskeletal issues on the fact you are getting older
you have a sense your losing mobility and strength
you want to continue to be able to move well and with less pain
you want to improve your strength to weight ratio
your foot, knee, hip, shoulders or neck issues etc have become chronic
you want to decrease the likelihood of pelvic floor incontinence
you want to maintain muscles mass
you want to improve and/or maintain bone density
What you will get:
12 x 1 hour lclasses
3 x one hourly group optional walks
An exercise prop
Access to a private Facebook Group to support your practise and ask questions
Movement tips to maximise your non class or exercise time
What I want from you:
Curiosity and an open mind
Commitment to the classes
Commitment to practise some of the exercises for 15 minutes each day
Where and when:
Starting on February 14th each Monday for 12 weeks. There will be break over half term and Easter.
The beautiful the beautiful Oak Tree Studio, 210 Hanworth Road, Hampton TW12 3EY. Buses 111 or R70 Garden Court stop. Take the garden gate entrance via the footpath beside the house for the studio.
Free parking available along Hanworth Road.
Who is this course for?
For anyone who wants to learn more about how their own body moves with the goal of improving strength and mobility
Michelle has been teaching movement for more than 11 years. Initially as running technique coach and latterly in the broader context of more natural movement. For the last 6 years she has been a student of the work of renowned biomechanist Katy Bowman of Nutritious Movement and now works as a Restorative Exercise Specialist under her tutelage. She has clocked up thousands of study, movement and teaching hours and continues to learn with Katy and her team to deepen her understanding of movement and how we can better facilitate it at a time of unprecedented sedentary behaviours. She has worked with hundreds of people over the last 11 years who want to take control of their own bodies and has helped them to move better to prevent injury. She is particularly interesting in helping to restore movement to those who feel they are experiencing a decline from so called age related musculoskeletal issues.


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About the Artist
Paul Julien Freed's body of work is a narrative through color and dynamism. It is an extension of his impactful history, both in a personal sense and by way of his professional background in film and photography. Paul's seemingly instinctive style of painting enables him to explore a perspective that flows naturally through his deep-rooted creative interdependence.
Paul's recent exhibition at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles is, in part, a display of his connection to the hotel itself. The show also holds an exceptional place in his artistic career, having begun several years ago after he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
Paul stated, "When I'm painting, I am in the moment, free of a particular outcome or being sick." He has also said that, "Memory can best be preserved through acceptance rather than suffering." And by this he means he will not be defined by any limitations or perceptions but rather by what he chooses to do in moving forward with life.
Paul Julien Freed has exhibited his work nationally and has been included in five shows in Los Angeles. In addition, his work has appeared on Showtime's I'm Dying Up Here and Hulu's Chance.


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Saturday, February 1st @ 4pm - Happy Hour @ The Blue Ox/
The man that invented the Noon class at The Swamp....Blue Ox Owner, Matt "51B" O'Neil.
Happy hour(s) next Saturday, February 1st @ 4pm. The Blue Ox in Lynn. The bar opens at 4pm, but dinner service does not start until 5pm. If you plan to have dinner there, please make reservations SOON, so Matt and his staff know what to expect. Depending on how many folks plan to have dinner, we may be able to sit together but that is not a guarantee. Thanks guys! Hope to share my first beer of 2014 with you!


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Further Mathematics A Level at Southfield School for Girls Specialist Sports and Science College
Course description
Why should i study Further Mathematics?
- Further Mathematics is a challenging qualification, which both extends and deepens your knowledge and understanding beyond the standard A level Mathematics. Students who do it often say it is their favourite subject.
- Students who take Further Mathematics find that the additional time spent studying mathematics boosts their marks in single A level Mathematics.
- Further Mathematics makes the transition from sixth form to university courses which are mathematically rich that much easier as more of the first year course content will be familiar.
- Further Mathematics enables students to distinguish themselves as able mathematicians in their applications for university and future employment
Course content
In the first year you will study three themes:
- Mathematical argument, language and proof
- Mathematical problem solving
- Mathematical modelling
These three themes will involve the study of Further Pure Maths, Mechanics and Statistics.
Further Pure Maths:
Complex numbers, Matrices, Further algebra and functions, Further calculus, Further vectors, Polar coordinates and Hyperbolic functions.
Dimensional analysis, Momentum and collisions, Work, energy and power and Circular motion.
Discrete random variables, Poisson distribution, Type I and II errors and power of a test, Continuous random variables.
In the second year of the course these themes will be covered in greater depth with additional content such as Differential Equation
Entry requirements
You will a minimum grade 7 in Mathematics GCSE.
Unfortunately, we are currently unable to provide you with a detailed specification for both Maths and Further Maths as we are waiting for the exam board specifications to be accredited by Ofqual.
The course is assessed entirely by external examinations. There are three examinations taken at the end of the second year each two hours long containing a mix of question styles, from short, single-mark questions to multi-step problems. (If taken only as an AS there will be two exams of an hour and a half each.)
How to apply
If you want to apply for this course, you will need to contact Southfield School for Girls Specialist Sports and Science College directly.


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Hotels and Accommodation in Bieszczady Mountains
Here you wouldn't find swank hotels or resorts for this mountain region is not exactly a tourist hotspot. On the contrary, you have cozy hotels, numerous family-run bed and breakfast joints and mountain log cabins that are in tune with the laidback charm of the place and score high on the comfort factor.
In matters of lodging you can also solicit the help of tourist service providers such as tourist agencies, mountain, wildlife and horseback guides.
Main | Getting to Bieszczady Mountains | Hotels and Accommodation in Bieszczady Mountains | Main Attractions in Bieszczady Mountains | Sanok Open Air Museum | Forestry Railway | Solina | National Reserve Park | Museum of Nature | Lesko Synagogue | Komancza | Festivities in Bieszczady Mountains | Flora and Fauna of Bieszczady Mountains | Activities in Bieszczady Mountains
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last night chin and i had to go to wedding reception and since there was no dress code on the invitation... i decided to dress up a casual dress that my dearest friend eliza let me borrow.
after the reception we headed home and on the way found an amazing park in north provo.
it was filled with blooming tulips and pretty trees, moonlight and old-fashioned street lamps.
i had fun playing with the pinwheels we took home from the wedding reception, it was such a beautiful night! thanks to dearest eliza for letting me borrow her nautical frock.
H&M Dress, Chinese Laundry heels, Forever 21 belt, Fossil Watch, J.Crew Bracelet, MAC red lipstick


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Does anyone know where I can find a free download of Top Thrill Dragsters idle and burnout sound effects? I've been looking, and cant find anything.
They were mixed in-house from several sources.
At one time I know some fans had recorded various coaster sounds around the park. I believe they were somewhat low quality though.
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Funniest Tom Brady tweets

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady may be cleared in the eyes of the law, but he certainly isn't for thousands of football fans in the U.S. Here are some of the best tweets about Brady:

...And let the Tom Brady Internet reaction fun begin! #Deflategatepic.twitter.com/egRgjCXA1l
 — SundayNight Football (@SNFonNBC) September 3, 2015
 Some are witty zingers.

Aside from Malcolm Butler, Judge Richard Berman has now forced the most significant turnover in Patriots franchise history.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 3, 2015

#tombrady didnt see his shadow (may not even have 1) either way, 4 more weeks of coworkers hacky, deflated balls, jokes
 — Dolph Ziggler (@HEELZiggler) September 3, 2015

Tom Brady is a hall of fame quarterback, but when someone asks to see his phones he's like https://t.co/3nNlAydy7R

— Eric Rosenthal (@ericsports) September 3, 2015

Celebs have reacted to:

A stoned Snoop Dogg is not thrilled about Tom Brady's overturned suspension: http://t.co/vs4qzt87w4 pic.twitter.com/ACtPZoEOTA
 — SB Nation (@SBNation) September 3, 2015
 But Pats fans, of course, couldn't be happier.

This is all I have to say. #TomBrady pic.twitter.com/2tIIbWNjLF

— Mary Georgantopoulos (@marygeorgant) September 3, 2015

Tom Brady out here like https://t.co/vwXgF9EfCg
 — FutureHendrixs (@AINTTHATSHAWN) September 3, 2015

God bless the American Justice System #PatsNation pic.twitter.com/hwlsa9gxHE

— JTE (@SchmoesJTE) September 3, 2015

What Wall Street can learn from Tom Brady

New England Patriots' golden boy, Tom Brady, is back for NFL's opening week after a Federal judge overturned Brady's four-game suspension for his role in "deflate-gate." Allegedly deflating footballs isn't exactly like allegedly messing with the markets, but Brady's victory in court can teach Wall Streeters a few things about how to survive an investigation.

 Destroy your cell phone every few months. No one will question it if you break your old phone every time you get a new one, which you should do at least twice a year. Texts to colleagues and friends? Gone.
 Come up with awesome nicknames for you and your friends. The Patriots' ball boy called himself the "deflator" because he wanted to lose weight. Why not dub yourself something like "the flash [crasher]"?
 Have your super model wife stand behind you at your press conferences. Sorry, is someone accusing you of something? We got distracted by those long legs behind you.
 Have an inept regulator. Oh, wait...
 Be incredibly awesome at your job. No one wants to lose their star quarterback, literally. Be the office QB. And maybe line up some high powered endorsements while you're at it.

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Wall Street recruiters go casual

Being buttoned-up won't always get you in the door, even on Wall Street.

Wall Street's biggest, young recruitment firm is taking a casual approach to a formal career path, reports the New York Post. Traditional recruiters have high fees, and old-school approaches to finding candidates and selling them to firms. But Vettery is the OKCupid to their yenta ways.

Vettery, founded by Adam Goldstein and Brett Adcock, puts candidates on an online platform. Clients can access the platform free of charge while looking at as many as 100 potential hire profiles each week. Vettery then charges 15% of a hire's base salary, where traditional recruiters normally take 30% of a salary plus bonus.

But Vettery isn't open to just any candidate. Less than 5% of its 82,000 registrants have been deemed fit enough for a profile. Candidates are from top-tier schools, with stellar experience.

The system is working for them. Vettery says it's connecting more than 150 first-round interviews a week, and placements are looking to hit 500 in the next 12 months, and outstanding placement pace for the industry.
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Daily Scan: US stocks have mixed Thursday; Jobs data due out Friday

Updated throughout the day

September 3

Good evening,

U.S. stocks had a mixed day, starting slow gains in the morning before fading in the afternoon. The Dow closed up 0.1%, as did the S&P 500. The Nasdaq lost 0.4%. The Stoxx Europe 600 ended Thursday up 2.4%. Oil is sneaking its way back up before the holiday weekend, closing just short of $47/barrel. Wednesday afternoon, the Federal Reserve released the Beige Book, its survey of businesses. Bottomline: Things are looking good. Investors will be examining same-store sales today to measure just how robust the American consumer is. Of course, Friday brings the mother of all economic datapoints -- the monthly jobs report. Survey says: nonfarm payrolls in August will edge up to 223,000 from 215,000 in July. Stay tuned.

Here's what else you need to know:

The Reunion debris is definitely from missing flight MH370. French investigators have confirmed that the debris found on an island in July is without a doubt from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The French were the last group holding out on a certain confirmation of the debris. CNN

Kentucky clerk headed to jail. Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk refusing to give out marriage licenses since same sex marriage was legalized, was found in contempt of court and jailed Thursday. Her office will start processing paperwork for same sex marriage licenses Friday. USAToday

Dewey & LeBoeuf defense rests. The lawyers for three former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives plans to formally rest Tuesday without calling a single witness. The lawyers will also renew a request to dismiss the case, which accuses the execs of defrauding lenders and creditors. New York Times

U.S. government extends healthcare nondiscrimination to transgender people. Health insurers and medical providers must treat all patients equally, regardless of sex. Earlier this year, a study found that 42% of female-to-male transgender adults reported verbal harassment, physical assault, or denial of equal treatment in a doctor's office or hospital. Reuters

Images of dead child put face to migrant problem. Photos of a 3-year-old Syrian Kurd boy who drowned near Turkey are tugging heart strings everywhere. The horrible images of the child show how desperate the migrant situation is, as thousands have perished this year alone. The boy's mother and 5-year-old brother also died, and his father is in the hospital. Wall Street Journal

Donald Trump will sign GOP loyalty pledge. A Trump associate says that the presidential candidate will sign the pledge to endorse the Republican nominee, preventing a third-party run. The move will help put Trump on Republican primary ballots more easily, and will undermine his opponent's attacks on the possibility of him running as an independent.

Time for Indonesia to walk the talk

It is crunch time for Indonesia's reform-minded administration. The imminent award of a highly contested new railway contract and confusion about a big foreign investment in a factory are a test of its resolve to put words into action.

Any day now, Indonesia will announce the winner of a race between China and Japan to build the first high-speed railway in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. It has been an "unprecedented battle", writes Reuters, to build the 150-km (93-mile) link between the capital, Jakarta, and the textile hub of Bandung.

But, the decision has already been delayed a week. Ominously, a cabinet member said that the two proposals will be examined by an independent consultancy – which indicates more foot-dragging. That would be a pity. As anyone knows who has tried to move around in Jakarta or anywhere else in the sprawling archipelago transportation is a headache for individuals and a pounding migraine for businessmen.

Separately, there are mixed signals about whether or not Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group, the world's biggest electronic components maker, will go ahead with plans to build a large factory in the country.

One government official said that the Apple supplier had abandoned the project, another denied it; Foxconn hasn't commented.

This is depressing for foreign investors eager to take advantage of Indonesia's vast potential. It has a population of more than 250 million that is getting richer. Protecting domestic industries seems to be President Joko Widodo's priority

"Jokowi" was elected last year amid a wave of optimism that he would clean up government, reduce poverty, cut red-tape to attract foreign businessmen and fix the country's dilapidated infrastructure.

So far he has upset human rights campaigners by executing drug peddlers and alienated regional allies such as Australia with gauche foreign policy stances.
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Pimco's Total Return is not the fund it once was

Oh how the mighty have fallen. Data disclosed on Wednesday reveals Pimco's Total Return Fund has now sunk below the $100 billion mark to $98.5 billion - a third of its size just two years ago.

The shriveling titan has now chalked up 28 consecutive months of outflows since April 2013 when it peaked at $293 billion.

The departure of co-founder and "Bond King" Bill Gross - who shocked the investment world by shimmying over to rival Janus Capital last year - has not helped.

The last time the fund was this small was in 2007 before it attracted mountains of cash from investors clamoring for the safety of bonds in the wake of the financial crisis.

On plus side the outflow has slowed. The firm said investors yanked around $1.8 billion in assets from the fund in August, compared to $2.5 billion the previous month.

The hemorrhaging is nowhere near as bad as it was in January when the fund had cash withdrawals of $11.6 billion. The fund has also delivered returns of 0.72% so far this year, beating 85% of its category peers, Reuters reports.
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SAC alums are killing it in 2015

Their padrino's performance may have taken a hit and most of their peers may be deep in the red, but for three SAC Capital veterans, things could not be any better.

The New York Times reports that SAC alums Jason Karp, Aaron Cowen, and Gabriel Plotkin are all set to post a banner year for 2015 as Karp's $2.9 billion Tourbillon Capital Partners returns over 18%, Cowen's $2 billion Suvretta Capital Management notches up a respectable 7% to 9%, while Plotkin's $1 billion Melvin Capital posts nearly a whopping 20%.

This is in stark contrast to how the activists are doing; Bill Ackman's Pershing Square is down 9.2% in August, while Barry Rosenstein's Jana Partners slumped 4.3% in the same period.

That might not be a good comparison though. SAC Capital – or Point72 as it's now called – has always been renowned for its ability to trade large positions tactically, allowing them to dash in and out of positions quickly compared to activists who are typically invested in their targets for a long-ish haul.

There's still three months to go in the year though, so stay tuned. Who knows what the rest 2015 will bring.

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MBK set to out-bid rivals for Tesco Homeplus

The battle for Tesco's loss-making Korean discount retail stores is reaching its climax. Private equity firm MBK is set to ink the $6 billion deal, seeing off rivals KKR, Affinity Equity Partners and Carlyle to complete the biggest-ever private equity buy-out in Korea.

Tesco Homeplus insiders leaked the word that the MBK consortium, which includes the state-run National Pension Service, Singapore's Temasek and the Canadian Pension Plan, is the preferred bidder, according to FinanceAsia.

Tesco's exit follows a disastrous year for its domestic supermarket operations in the UK where it has built a mountainous £21.7 billion ($33.2 billion) of debt and has been forced to make £7 billion of asset writedowns.

However, it would be a landmark purchase for MBK after a series of hit-and-miss investments.

The leading Korean firm, set up by former-Carlyle manager Michael Byungju Kim, won the auction for ING Life Insurance Korea in 2013 and in the previous decade for gained controlling stakes in Taiwan's China Network Systems and Japan's USJ. But it lost a fight with KKR and Affinity for Oriental Brewery in 2009 and it has struggled to make much of its holdings in clothing firm Nepa and cable TV company C&M.

Homeplus is Korea's second biggest discount store chain after Shinsegae's E-Mart with more than 900 outlets. But MBK faces a harsh environment to make this investment pay off.

The country's sluggish economy and government curbs on weekend opening hours to protect mom-and-pop businesses means it will struggle both to reverse the company's operating losses and also pay back the chunky loans it has secured to make the acquisition

Even more worrying is MBK's exit strategy. Losses last year by Homeplus tend to confirm that the country is a rather unhappy place for foreign retailers. Walmart and Carrefour pulled out after years of dismal performance.
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Barclays becomes the first bank to accept Bitcoin

Barclays broke new ground this week by becoming the first bank to accept bitcoin. But don't get too excited, the UK bank is only taking baby steps.

Under a pilot scheme, people will only be allowed to use the crypto currency to make donations. The Wall Street Journal reports that Barclays is teaming up with bitcoin startup Safello to build a program that allows charities to accept bitcoin.

Barclays is keeping the details close to its chest for now, but this move is a big boon to bitcoin's legitimacy. It also galvanizes Barclay's reputation as a fintech pioneer.

The bank was one of the first financial institutions to launch its own fintech accelerator, with the first iteration of the Tech Star-powered platform being rolled out in 2013. Safello, which has raised $1 million in seed-funding to date, is one its alumni.

This is also a feather in the cap for London, where Barclays is headquartered, which is very quickly becoming recognized as the fintech capital of the world, and for good reason.
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Can Apple Pay turn it around? It's adding banks faster than users

This week Apple Pay added 18 more US banks to its roster of Apple Pay card issuers. This is the best bit of news the infant digital payments platform has had since early last month when it was revealed Apple Pay adoption rates had suffered despite strong iPhone6 sales.

The survey – conducted by InfoScout and PYMNTS.com – revealed that the number of eligible Apple Pay users trying the service had dropped from 15.1% in March to 13.1% in June. Ouch.

Needless to say Apple has been hard at work to ratchet up these numbers. This is the second batch of 18 bank partners Apple has revealed inside a month, bulking up its partnership count by 36 over the past four weeks.

We can expect more announcements on September 9 when Apple holds its press event. According to AppleInsider, several changes to iOS 9 have already been confirmed , such as the Passbook app being renamed Wallet, and support for loyalty and reward cards being added to the platform. Here is full list of its recent bank additions:

 AltaOne Federal Credit Union
 American Bank of Commerce
 Capital Bank, N.A.
 Cardinal Community Credit Union
 Del-One Federal Credit Union
 Enterprise Bank and Trust Co.
 Envision Credit Union
 First Commonwealth Bank
 First National Bank and Trust
 First South Financial Credit Union
 FirstMerit Bank
 Fort Worth City Credit Union
 Leominster Credit Union
 Magnolia Federal Credit Union
 Monticello Banking Company
 Northfield Bank
 Southern States Bank
 Spire Credit Union

Apple is also expected to announce more bank partnerships in the UK where the contactless pay limit was recently upped to 30 pounds (about $46). With a November Canada launch also in the offing, Apple Pay may amaze us yet.
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This prime commercial property is located on the southern most corner of Wisconsin Rapids on 8th Street South and Griffith Avenue. Land has easy off both traffic corridors with city services. Lone time Maples Hotel presently sits on the property. This is the first time the seller has considered selling this parcel, as now is the time! This is a great opportunity to purchase this highly visible and coveted location! Super highway visibility.
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This is a Northwoods paradise! With its many updates and amenities you won't have to worry about maintenance-just come & enjoy all this piece has to offer! With 28 acres, a guest house, pool house, gym & bunk house you will have enough room for your friends&family! Take a dip in the lake or private pool in the summer & take your pick of fireplaces to curl up next to in the winter! This place truly has it all & is a one of a kind piece of history on Long Lake. Did I mention the wrap around views?
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Hello all- In celebration of the new year, my favorite non-holiday, my inability to send out holiday cards and the completion of my screen printing shop, I have printed close to 300 (the edition isn't quite clear yet) Valentines to send out to the lucky people on my mailing list.
So here's the deal, if you recieved a postcard for my show in October, you are on my mailing list and will recieve your Valentine shortly. If you sent Mickey and I any sort of holiday card you are also automatically on the list. If you have moved recently or did not recieve a postcard for the October show, you need to send me your snail mail address ASAP. Please email me at email@example.com. I'm not going to include a picture of the actual Valentine so that it can be a surprise, hopefully this is the first of many prints produced in my new shop. I'm excited to share a little bit of the fun with all of you!
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If you have a passion for young children, education, and the Lord, please consider being a mentor to an elementary-age student. The local elementary school has invited us into the school to mentor students and build relationships that have a lasting impact. We are currently looking for more mentors. Please prayerfully consider joining us in this intentional, simple endeavor to reach the children in our community.
Once a week Love Brownwood provides a parenting class at the Brownwood Community Church or at 1808 Coggin Avenue at 5 p.m. You must be enrolled in the 6 week course in order to receive certification for the course. Please contact Chris at 325-260-3903 for more information. Visitors are welcome!


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Vegan Entries Win 1st at 2018 Los Angeles County Fair Pie AND Cake Competitions!/
Big Tent Vegan's own Susan Asato won two 1st Place Ribbons at the 2018 Los Angeles County Fair (Pomona, CA, USA)!! One for her Vegan Cherry Apple Pie, and one for her Vegan Chocolate Almond Hazelnut cake, both against non-vegan competition!
As many of you know, Susan's a competitive amateur vegan baker and cook. She only enters against non-vegan food to help show that vegan food can be just as delicious as animal-based recipes. Over the past few years, I'd say she's been very successful, with over 75 (!) ribbons and awards. Anyone who knows Susan knows how uncomfortable she is with a lot of attention. She'd never enter any competitions if it weren't for her love of animals. She hopes that when people hear that vegan food is winning awards against non-vegan competition, it may help inspire them to move a bit closer toward more compassionate choices about the food they eat.
This year, Susan's been very busy with work and other things, so she wasn't able to concentrate on competitions as much as she would like. She only entered a few items, but she certainly made them count!
I'm very, very proud of her!
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The wrack zone is the place on the beach where all the debris is left after a high tide. It is a place of great interest, full of wonderful (and sometimes, not-so-wonderful) things. It's where shells, kelp, driftwood and flotsam and jetsam come to rest. On the West Coast of BC, where we don't have many sandy beaches, this zone is also full of barnacles, small snails, pebbles and seaweed.
I love an encrusted style of embroidery that lends itself well to exemplifying the sea shore and the wrack zone. I first mentioned in Calculus and the Sea Shore how items are trapped between two layers of fabric and the resulting wrinkles are incorporated into the final embroidery. You can see an example in my banner up above. I've been working on another.
This one has ripples of sand as well as a collection of things found in the wrack zone.
There's all kinds of things in this piece: buttons and beads, including some vintage translucent leaf beads, a real shell and a myriad of stitches. Lots and lots of french knots, cast-on bars, drizzle stitches, bullion knots, straight and cross stitches, seed stitch, woven picots, couching, cup stitch, woven spider's webs, fly stitches and, I'm sure, more that I can't remember.
I added the driftwood piece as a kind of hanging bar. This piece is going up on Etsy and hopefully will catch some interest.
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Our professional teachers are so important to what we accomplish. Each one of them hold degrees in either classical or jazz studies with experience in other genres including rock, pop, r&b etc.
We take pride in offering instructors that are polite conversationalists with abundant knowledge of their instrument and a strong passion for teaching.
Zhenya Zianouka
Zhenya Zianouka was born in the Republic of Belarus. She grew up among a family of dedicated musicians with her mother, a music teacher and conductor, and father, an accomplished composer and performer. Zhenya started playing the violin at the age of six. She attended the Oginsky School of Music in her hometown of Molodechno, where she studied violin, piano, and music theory for eight years. During her studies, she participated in classical violin competitions and appeared on stage, performing contemporary music on the electric violin. After her graduation, Zhenya was accepted into the prestigious Minsk State Linguistic University, where she was recognized for her scholastic talents and foreign language proficiency. Upon moving to the United States, Zhenya was awarded a scholarship to study Violin Performance at Hood College in Frederick MD, where she held the position of Concert Master in the university string ensemble. Her awards and acknowledgements include the prestigious Marie A. Markow Excellence in Music Prize and The Ardine and Phyllis Gorden Music Scholar Award.
A classically trained artist, Zhenya Zianouka offers individualized instruction on the violin. She tailors the curriculum according to the personal goals of each student. Zhenya helps unleash musical abilities while providing a solid classical foundation. A number of her students sit First Chair Violin in youth orchestras, with others having continued their musical pursuits through higher education.
Zhenya specializes in teaching all levels of violin, beginner to advanced, ages 4 and up.
Jared Higgins
Jared Higgins is a freelance violinist residing in Frederick, Maryland. He began playing violin when he was five years old and performed throughout high school with both the Frederick Regional Youth Orchestra and the Frederick Symphony Orchestra. In 2012, Jared performed as a 'premier violinist' with the Frederick Regional Youth Orchestra after winning their annual concerto competition. He then went on to study violin performance at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, where he studied under the tutelage of Dr. Airi Yoshioka. Jared brings a wealth of teaching experience from working with programs like the Washington Performing Arts Capitol Strings and the Olney Conservatory of Music.
Jared teaches beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of both violin and viola
Hannah Sunday
Hannah has been involved with classical music from early childhood. She started learning piano at the age of 6 and continued to learn other instruments, such as trombone. While in grade school, Hannah performed with state and national ensembles in various locations including Carnegie Hall. She furthered her education in music at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. There, she received her B.A. in Classical Voice Performance and a B.A. in Music Technology. As an undergraduate student, she performed in choirs, opera scenes, and instrumental ensembles.
Being able to encourage someone else's interest and love of music is what inspires Hannah to teach.
Hannah specializes in teaching Voice, Piano and Trombone
Ruhan Bout
B.M University Of Maryland Baltimore County 2012 -2015
A.A Montgomery College, 2010 -2012
Private Instructors
Zane Forshee, DMA, Peabody Conservatory
John Armato, M.M, Peabody Ceonservatory
Phil Mathieu, B.M, George Washington Univ.
Teaching Experince
Private Studio 2010 -Present
Private Music Teacher at Harmonic Music Studios in Washington D.C. 2015 - 2017
Ruhan has a passion for playing genres like the Tango, Flamenco, Gypsy and Pop but also loves playing rock and roll and teaching his students how to explore their own creative mind. While teaching is Ruhan's passion, you can also find him performing solo/duo classical guitar and rock n roll concerts with his band in restaurants and venues in Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C.
Ruhan teaches all levels and all genres of Piano, Guitar and Bass including Jazz, Pop, Classical and Flamenco.
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