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A Sassoon Instructor is unique, passionate about their craft and educated to the very highest standards in the Sassoon proprietary methods; they love their subject and are absolute perfectionists in their specialist field.
Undertaking rigorous initial training that is continually updated, each Sassoon Instructor has excellent subject knowledge that they deliver with pace and interest. They develop minds and talents in a nurturing, engaging way to help you achieve your full potential.
Janice Hunter
Colouring Instructor
Janice joined Sassoon in 1991 after attending an industry seminar and being inspired by then Sassoon International Director of Colour, Annie Humphreys. Following a period of time training at the Kings Road Salon, Janice went on to become a Colouring Instructor at the London Academy, a role she has remained in and where she brings her wealth of experience teaching and guiding the next generation of talented hair professionals.
Janice has also travelled extensively during her career, to numerous shows and events in Europe and the Far East as well as to Chicago, a trip awarded after winning the coveted Sassoon 'Colour specialist of the Year' accolade. Janice credits Manager of the Academies, Leona Curran, UK Colour Director, Edward Darley and European Colour Director, Peter Dawson for passing on the heritage of colour knowledge that has contributed to her creative development over her career.
The Sassoon Team – the mix of interesting people and their passion for the industry.
Coco Chanel, for her hard work and determination.
If you see someone without a smile give them yours.
Daniel McCourt
Senior Creative Director
Daniel's career with Sassoon began at the age of 19 when he joined the London Academy as a student on the Diploma course before taking a couple of years out to travel the world and explore different cultures. Daniel returned to Sassoon as a Varderer at the Covent Garden Salon before qualifying as a Creative Cutter and joining the London Academy a year later as a Cutting Instructor.
Since then Daniel's career has taken off and his passion, dedication and drive have seen him promoted to the position of Creative Director, as well as taking him worldwide to destinations such as Russia, Finland, Belgium and Brazil where his natural passion and cutting edge flair has endeared him to his international audience. In such a short space of time Daniel has contributed enormously to the Sassoon Academy Collections and has also had his work featured in fashion editorials for an array of leading titles as well being responsible for styling the hair at hugely influential shows during Men's London Fashion Week.
It is one thing having ideas, but it's another being able to put it out there so that it can create a reaction. That is truly a skill in itself and stems from the idea of having 'drive' and most importantly purpose!
My mum, Dad and Brother
Don't second guess yourself, trust your instincts
James Greaves
Assistant Creative Director
James joined Sassoon as a Varderer six years ago, as he wanted to enhance his skills and ultimately work for the best in the industry. James started his career in Sassoon Salon, Manchester before moving to London to join the Academy Team as a teacher. James thoroughly enjoys working at Sassoon Academy, and is inspired daily by his students who come to the Academy with no experience, and leave skilled and confident in cutting.
During his career, James's passion and dedication has seen him travel internationally, including New Delhi and Mumbai, India where he taught the ABC and Salon Creative courses.
The Academy Team
Be disciplined, work hard and perfect your craft.
Kitty Latham
Cutting Instructor
Originally from Leeds, Kitty's dream came true when she joined Sassoon five years ago. She wanted to learn and become stronger in her craft, and couldn't think of anywhere better to help her achieve this goal.
Starting as an apprentice at a local salon in Yorkshire, Kitty then moved to a salon where she trained as a Junior Stylist with Sassoon trained Directors and she knew from then that Sassoon was where she wanted to be. With a thirst to learn more, Kitty moved to London where she completed the Comprehensive course at Sassoon Academy. A few months after completing the course she was offered a Varderers position at the Kings Road salon where she stayed for four years before moving to Academy to teach in 2016.
Fashion, people and the ever changing world!
Those who aren't afraid of being of being themselves, people who put others before themselves and people who always manage to smile no matter what!
Believe in yourself, and do what makes you happy.
Leanne McCarthy
Leanne's journey with Sassoon started at the South Molton Street Salon where she worked as a varderer, after completing her training she rapidly built a loyal and extensive clientele.
Leanne then decided to focus her attention on education and transferred to the London Academy as a Cutting Instructor. She is now a team member of the London Academy and enjoys teaching and sharing her knowledge across all cutting courses. Leanne loves the fact that every day she gets to learn something new at Sassoon and also how encouraging & supportive the team are.
Music, people who aren't afraid to be different.
My family
Never give up on what you want – keep on pushing.
Petteri Rantaeilola
Petteri's journey with Sassoon started in October 2016 at the City salon where he completed his training and moved to Kings Road Salon to work as a stylist and rapidly built a very loyal client base.
Petteri realized he had a passion for teaching while working at the salons, he then decided to focus his attention on education and transferred to the London Academy as a cutting Instructor. Petteri is now a key team member of the London Academy and enjoys sharing his knowledge across a wide range of cutting courses. Petteri is driven daily by his desire to learn and is encouraged by the students he meets and his colleagues to express his creativity.
Languages: Finnish
Apart from Vidal Sassoon himself – I also admire Rei Kawakubo, Bjork, Robert Mapplethorpe & my parents.
The amazing people I get to work with daily. Also music, art & design.
Measure twice & cut once.
Pink Grubb
Colour Director
Pink's love for Sassoon began in 2000 during a work experience placement at the Knightsbridge Academy, after which he began working at the South Molton Street salon where he completed his training. Pink now works as a Colouring Instructor at the London Academy where he relishes the opportunity to pass on his knowledge and experience to students of all levels, a position he thrives in and which saw him awarded 'Teacher of the Year' at the 2012 Sassoon Awards.
During his career, Pink has had the opportunity to work on a number of Sassoon Academy Collections and has travelled internationally to industry seminars, most recently to Belarus for Wella Studios with UK Colour Director, Edward Darley.
I am inspired by not one person, but by people who work hard, have fun and are fabulous
I admire UK Colour Director, Edward Darley, and hope to one day follow in his footsteps and become a part of the Creative Team.
Always smile, have fun and enjoy what you do – never follow fashion or hair trends, just be you!!
Gary Dixon
Senior Principal
Gary's career with Sassoon began in 1994 when he joined the South Molton Street salon, transferring to the Covent Garden salon as Assistant Manager a year later.
Following this, Gary spent over a decade in America working at the Beverly Hills, San Francisco and Atlanta Salons before leading the team as Principal of the Academy in Santa Monica Los Angeles where he worked closely with Vidal Sassoon himself and styled the tresses of Hollywood Oscar nominees in the Sassoon Beauty Bungalow at Chateau Marmont for the Academy Awards.
Gary returned to the UK in 2008 and currently holds the position of Senior Principal of the Sassoon Academy in London, a role that has seen him travel worldwide, presenting seminars and educational events to a global audience.
Mid Century design – Charles and Ray Eames are my favorite designers and I was lucky enough to visit their Eero Saarinen designed house in Pacific Palisades.
Vidal of course. A legend who was one of the people who inspired me to become a hairdresser.
'Each day is a gift of opportunity to live, laugh, love and be happy'
Riess Hatcher
Assistant Colour Director
Riess began his hairdressing career after an initial spell studying Electrical Engineering at College. Upon realising this wasn't his dream vacation, Riess began an apprenticeship with a salon in Knightsbridge where his love of hairdressing flourished and his ambition to work for Sassoon grew. In 2007 Riess won the 'Best Colour' accolade at the Schwarzkopf Creative Team Awards and the following year began his journey with Sassoon.
After two and half years spent honing his skills at the Newcastle salon, Riess returned to London and proceeded to quickly build a steady client base at the City salon before transferring to the London Academy a year later where he continues to pass on his knowledge and skills as an Instructor.
Mark Rothko for the grand scale of his work and how he uses his art to provoke emotions and feelings.
Irving Penn for the creativity in his shoots and how he really captures the moment with every image
Always continue to strive for your best, never settle for what you have just achieved because there is always plenty more out there.
Dror Vakrat
Dror's journey with Sassoon started at the Kings Rd Salon where he worked as a stylist, after completing his training and rapidly built a very loyal and extensive clientele.
Dror then decided to focus his attention on education and transferred to the London Academy as an Instructor. Dror is now a key team member of the London Academy and enjoys imparting and sharing his knowledge across a wide range of cutting courses. His passion for hairdressing coupled with his vivacious personality explains why he is such a popular teacher at the London Academy.
Dror has huge passion towards teaching, he believes there's something special in seeing people create and develop their own style of work.
Languages: English & Hebrew
Hayao Miyazaki – his art & storytelling has always played a big part in my life.
My partner & my parents.
Big dream, always stay positive and never stop believing in yourself.
Marga Smith
Education Consultant
A hairdresser by craft, with a background managing a busy salon in Norfolk for 3 years, Marga always admired the Sassoon approach to hair design. Having previously studied the abc Cut and Salon Creative Cut courses, moving to London and working as part of the Academy Reception team was just the change she was looking for.
Marga continues to be inspired by the creative talent at the Academy and brings great energy and enthusiasm to 48 Brook Street, where she is based.
Fashion - the cyclic nature of it and the new changes. Literature - because when reading, imagination shapes our minds, the faculty of imagining is the ability to form new images.
My Mother, for our love, laughter and silliness... because she's my best friend.
Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.
Oon Ng
Assistant Creative Director
Oon began his hairdressing career back in 2004 where he worked as an apprentice in a London Salon for a number of years before joining the Sassoon Academy in Shanghai in 2009.
A year later, Oon returned to London where he worked as a Varderer at the London Academy before taking up the position of Creative Cutter in the Covent Garden Salon, a position he remained in for a number of years until he transferred to the London Academy as an Instructor.
Oon is now an integral member of the team in the London Academy and is also a key member of the shows team delivering education around the world.
Yohji Yamamoto – to be true to yourself.
Vidal Sassoon – not his career nor his life, but his gratitude towards people.
I tell my students, "You must empty the cup before you can pour more water into it."
Vicky Payne
Joining Sassoon back in 1998 as an assistant at the City Salon, Vicky soon embarked on an apprenticeship where, upon qualifying, she worked for a further eight years as a Creative Cutter, realizing her passion for cutting men's hair and amassing a busy client base.
Vicky now works as a Cutting Instructor at the London Academy, a position which affords her the opportunity to meet people from around the world on a regular basis and which she finds extremely rewarding. Vicky's biggest career highlight to date has been having her work featured in The Muses Spring Summer 2013 Academy Collection.
Working as a team and bouncing ideas off one another.
My son.
Use your mirrors!
Keith Turner
Prior to joining the Sassoon family in 1989, Keith ran his own salon until the creative energy of Sassoon inspired him to sell up, move to London and join the team. Upon qualifying, Keith worked in the South Molton Street salon as a Creative Cutter before fulfilling his ambition to join the London Academy as an Instructor.
During his time at the Academy, Keith has headed up a vast array of courses with a specific focus on the Diploma and Post Graduate programmes, enjoys being in the 'engine room' of the classroom and shows his commitment to the role with a 120 mile round trip from Brighton to London and back each day!
Bob Marley - for uniting people of all nations with his music.
My Mother, who nurtured my sense of humour.
"That which we consider to be true art, is that which appears not to be art at all…" – Il Castiglione
Damien Peers
Damien started his journey with Sassoon in 1989; upon qualifying he commenced teaching at the London Academy and quickly became an integral member of the team, fulfilling a varied role as an Instructor and also working in the Munich, Hamburg, Glasgow and Manchester salons.
As well as leading the Academy team in his position as Senior Creative Director, Damien has travelled globally with the International Creative Team, leading the team and delivering shows and seminars to thousands of hairdressers around the world. He also plays an important role in directing the Sassoon Creative Team at high profile runway shows during London Fashion Week, most recently at the Xander Zhou SS13 Men's Collection.
Languages: Japanese
Japanese culture
Mario Testino
The more inspiration you have, the easier it is to interpret your own personal creative vision.
Carla Salceda
Assistant Colour Director
Carla began her career with Sassoon as a Varderer before transferring to Sassoon Academy, London as a Colouring Instructor. Eager to renew her focus on education, Carla has become an integral member of the education team and is a favourite with the Spanish students!
Following her passion for teaching, she believes that she can learn more and develop her skills every day. Carla is inspired by the people she meets on a daily basis, from different cultures and parts of the world.
Languages: Catalan and Spanish
Feel identified with your work…
Kayleigh Ian
After leaving school, Kayleigh worked in retail before joining the Sassoon Academy at the age of 19 as a Receptionist. Kayleigh has been a part of the Sassoon family for the past 5 years having worked at all of the Sassoon Academies and is currently based at the 56 Brook Street London Academy. Salon International is a show which Kayleigh plays a significant part in coordinating each year, taking inspiration from the atmosphere, vibe and range of creativity on display and is proud to be a part of the Sassoon Team.
Amber Senn
Amber joined Sassoon in 1990 where she trained at the Kings Road Salon under globally acclaimed colourists Annie Humphreys and Josh Wood. After qualifying, Amber worked as a Colour Specialist at the City Salon in London for four years before transferring to the London Academy, where she has worked for the last 18 years establishing herself as an accomplished Colouring Instructor and a fully qualified NVQ Assessor.
Amber's career has taken her all over the world, working at the LA Academy in Santa Monica and spending time in the Beverly Hills salon, as well as travelling extensively with the Creative Team.
From America to Russia, Europe and the Far East, Amber has worked on numerous high profile shows where she represents Sassoon with great style. To Amber everyday at Sassoon is unique!
Different genres of music as it energizes me ready for a busy day.
I admire Alan Sugar being a cockney self-made millionaire, for his achievements and influential inspiration.
Believe in the 'secret' and make it happen.
Paula Merry
Senior Head Receptionist
Paula began her career with Sassoon back in 1992 as Receptionist at the London Academy. Though she claims not to possess the creative gene herself, Paula loves to be surrounded by passionate people where individuality can flourish, making Sassoon the perfect environment for her. Paula spent nine years working on the Staff Training Reception and now fulfills the role of Senior Head Receptionist at the London Academy.
Her position allows her to interact with a diverse range of people each day, from staff and guests to students. Paula has been the recipient of the coveted 'Receptionist of the Year' accolade and most recently 'Special Recognition' at the 2012 Sassoon Awards.
I absolutely love tattoos and have a number of them myself!
Dita Von Teese - I love her style!
Always listen!
Silvia Salerno
Silvia first fell in love with Sassoon back in the early '90s after finding herself drawn to the innovative presentations at the Alternative Hair Show. Silvia began her Sassoon journey eight years later where, upon qualifying she began her teaching career at the London Academy.
Silvia's flair, passion and drive resulted in her being awarded the position of Creative Director in 2005 and subsequently Senior Creative Director in 2013. Silvia is based at the London Academy where she has a faithful following of international guests and regularly contributes key looks to world renowned Sassoon Collections.
Her role has taken her worldwide for industry shows and seminars, Russia for Trend Vision, Australia for Hair Expo and Taiwan for Wella, and regularly travels to Europe to promote Sassoon collections and participates in live demonstrations at high profile shows such as Salon International and events including London Fashion Week as a vital member of the Creative Team.
Art – Cubism, Art Deco, The Renaissance and History of Art
Julien d'Ys
Evaluate what your passion is about
Caroline Spencer
Senior Colour Director
Caroline's career with Sassoon began at the age of 15 when she joined the Apprenticeship Programme following a chance encounter at a Careers Convention. During her training, Caroline soon realized that her true passion was in colour and credits UK Colour Director, Edward Darley, Tracey Hayes and Julianne O'Brien for each giving her a different take on colour and encouraging her to develop her unique talent. On completion of her apprenticeship, Caroline joined the London Academy as a Colouring Instructor and has since been promoted to the position of Colour Director. Caroline has developed a reputation as a master colourist with her finger on fashions pulse and frequently travels across the world with Sassoon, working alongside the International Creative Team on a wide range of seminars and shows.
London is a constant source of inspiration for me, with the diverse range of people and museums, particularly the V&A with all of its history, fashion and art.
My Grandmother Barbara, for still taking pride in her appearance even though she's 83!
People judge you within 30 seconds of meeting you, so always look and act your best
Joshua Gibson
Josh began his career with Sassoon in 1993 where he trained and worked as a Creative Cutter in the Manchester Salon. Towards the end of the 90's Josh joined the London Academy where his talent and commitment saw him promoted to the position of Academy Principal taking him worldwide for industry shows and seminars sharing his passion for hair.
Today Josh has a growing reputation as a leading men's stylist working with leading style publications GQ Style, i-D, and Fantastic Man, while his collaborations with designers AGI & Sam and Nicole Farhi have achieved critical acclaim and column inches. Josh is also in demand as an industry expert on men's hair and fashion trends contributing to the best-selling style guide 'How to be Adored' by Caroline Cox, The Sunday Times Style magazine, Times Online, The Economist and Radio 4.
Fashion, in particular menswear and work wear new and from the past, I'm often found spending hours in The Vintage Showroom in Covent Garden or trawling EBay.
My Family, especially my mother who never ceases to amaze me.
Always seize an opportunity when you see it, you never know where it might lead.
Brooke Jackson
Education Services Manager
Brooke studied Fashion Design and Textiles in her hometown of Melbourne, Australia, before moving to London 2 years ago. It wasn't long before she was scouted to model for Sassoon by the Covent Garden salon team in 2013. After 5 months of modeling for Sassoon, Brooke's love for the brand grew and she found herself looking for a career change in the creative industry she loves.
Now, she works in the Education Team at Sassoon Academy in Brook Street where she loves meeting clients from all over the world. Her diverse background in fashion design and textiles allows her to identify well with the creative needs of our students and she is a key part of the team.
Choose happiness and keep smiling!
Frankie Lea
Frankie's career with Sassoon began in 2004 when she joined the City Salon in London as an assistant. On completion of her staff training she transferred to the London Academy where, over a period of several years, her talent, commitment and drive saw her promoted to Assistant Principal and most recently to Principle, a role that she excels in and that has taken her to Paris and Bologna where she has represented Sassoon at an array of industry shows such as Hairworld, Cosmoprof and Salon International as part of the Academy Team. Transformation is what Frankie enjoys most about her role within the Academy, not only through the styles that are created, but through the transformation of the students themselves, from the moment they join the academy through to completion of their studies where the surge in confidence, passion and ambition is palpable.
Alessio Matta
Creative Director
Alessio set his sights on working for Sassoon after watching videos and reading books about Vidal. He made the move to London in 2005 and started his career at Sassoon as a Varderer in the Covent Garden salon. After qualifying, he quickly built up a strong clientele, reveling in the daily interaction with the assistants. He quickly realized he had a passion for teaching and immersed himself with the assistants training.
It was in 2010 that Alessio transferred to the London Academy as a Cutting Instructor, a role which he relishes, giving him the opportunity to share his knowledge with others. "Seeing my students grow in confidence and achieve something they thought they never would is so rewarding" says Alessio.
Alessio has travelled globally with the International Creative Team and played an important role in numerous industry seminars and fashion shows. Most recently leading the Creative Team across London Fashion Week and working with designers such as Edeline Lee and YMC. As well as this, Alessio has also had his work featured in numerous editorials for an array of leading publications including the Daily Telegraph and i-D.
Languages: Italian
I draw inspiration from various places and people including fashion designers, art galleries, museums, architecture, travelling and simply people watching.
Close friends and family because they support my choices and inspire me.
Keep following your dreams and don't second guess yourself.
Stuart Ross
Stuart began his career in 1998 as an assistant in the Chelsea Salon. Upon qualifying, he began his career as a Colour Specialist at the Covent Garden salon where he worked for a number of years before transferring to the London Academy as a Colouring Instructor. Following a return to the salons in London and Munich, Stuart resumed his position at the London Academy, where he now works as an Colour Director.
Much of his career has been spent at the London Academies; however he regularly travels for shows internationally from Madrid to Toronto. Stuart has also worked on a number of collections and editorial shoots, incorporating inspiration from his family, friends and lifestyle.
Anything historical
I admire my dad who is very successful and always believes hard work will get you anywhere you want to be
Always make sure your combs are clean, especially when working with blondes
Danielle Harvey
Assistant UK Creative Director
Danielle's journey with Sassoon began back in 1988 when she worked as an assistant at the Covent Garden Salon. Upon qualifying, Danielle moved to the North of England to work as a Creative Cutter at the Manchester Salon, during which time she built up a strong client base and was called upon to groom an array of 90's popstars and TV celebrities.
In 1993 Danielle moved back to the London Academy as a Cutting Instructor where she enjoyed imparting her knowledge across a range of courses and, as a result of her dedication and commitment to Sassoon, saw herself promoted to Senior Creative Director. Today Danielle leads the Academy Team to strive to their highest standards.
Danielle has been fortunate enough to travel extensively with the International Team during her career and has presented in onstage demonstrations at industry shows around the world. In addition to this, Danielle has contributed to a number of Academy Collections over the years and has had her editorial work featured in International trade titles.
In March, 2017 Danielle Harvey was appointed Assistant UK Creative Director and will be responsible for the Creative Direction of the UK Academies.
Danielle is a highly talented, successful individual who has made significant contributions to the Sassoon brand over many years - always representing the company to the highest standards with professionalism, style and expertise.
My horses – they take me to a completely different place and help to keep me fit.
My Mum and Dad
Don't be afraid to be different
Kristof Pacura
Kristof's journey started with Sassoon in 2012 at the City Salon, where he worked as a stylist after completing his training. His team and clients adored his vibrant personality which helped him build a loyal client base. Kristof also has the chance to travel Europe to represent Sassoon at various trade shows including; HABB and Sassoon Professional.
After gaining valuable experience in the Salon Kristof decided it was the right time for him to focus his attention on the education and his passion for teaching. Kristof's dedication and passion for the industry has seen him fast become an integral member of the Academy team in London and he thoroughly enjoys sharing his knowledge with students eager to learn.
Languages: Polish
I admire people who have a passion for what they do and people who are able to share this passion with an audience.
Nothing is impossible when you follow your dreams. I love dreaming and thinking about the future, seeing the opportunities and possibilities. The most important thing I have learnt and something I constantly work on is to enjoy every simple moment of my life.
Zsolt Nagy
Zsolt's journey with Sassoon started at the Cardiff Salon where he worked as a stylist after completing his training and rapidly built a very loyal and extensive clientele.
Zsolt then decided to focus his attention on education and transferred to the London Academy as an Instructor. Zolt is now a key team member of the London Academy and enjoys imparting and sharing his knowledge across a wide range of cutting courses. His passion for hairdressing coupled with his vivacious personality explains why he is such a popular teacher at the London Academy.
Zsolt is inspired daily by his peers and seeks satisfaction in seeing all his students learn, grow and succeed.
Languages: Hungarian
Anyone that has achieved success in their field through hard work and commitment and remains humble and kind.
Under promise and over deliver
Leona Curran
UK General Manager
Leona began her career with Sassoon in 1974 when she joined the Manchester salon as an apprentice where she trained to specialise in colour alongside industry icon Annie Humphreys. After spending 13 years in the Salon, building a loyal client base and working her way up to the position of Colour Director, Leona felt it was time for a change and transferred to the London Academy where she embarked on a career as a Colour Instructor.
Although teaching was a dramatic change from working with clients in the salon, Leona loved the interaction with students and the atmosphere of the Academy. After a number of years teaching at the Academy, Leona's natural managerial skills and passion for Sassoon led her to the esteemed position of UK General Manager where she adeptly oversees the smooth running of the Academy operation, leading a highly successful team of talented hair instructors.
"To Improve is to change – to be perfect is to change often", Sir Winston Churchill
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I am good at marketing, but I guess maybe a little better at communication or oh, I didn't realize I write decent too but what about that photo blog? I think people like my clicks!…………these are the myriad thoughts that cross my mind now and then when I am thinking and analyzing what exactly I want to do with my life! But did you know that as a child and teenager I always wanted to become a doctor!
At times I am just sheer amused by the potential of thoughts on what I can do. I just finished one of the courses on lean startups at Skillshare by Ash Maurya. He defines in one of his classes, the concept of hill climbing (HC) used in mathematical optimization. When I saw that slide I was already imagining something else, here what it is:
As we grow we are not really sure what we want to do in our lives (perennial confusion), so we try, we fail or do well a bit, then we tweak things here and there and just keep doing things one after the other, till we reach a plateau. So,as explained in ash's class, if you were blind folded and asked to climb a hill, you will reach the peak of the small hill and you will declare – "this is it", I have reached the peak of my life. I am successful.
We convince ourselves that this is the best we could have ever achieved in life. I will call that spot the "awesome zone". We stay there and vegetate for the rest of our life, but what if someone opens that blind fold and we see the taller mountain right in front of us and the peak right at the top! First reaction F#@*! "I never thought this even existed". I call this place "THE HIDDEN GEM".
When we become complacent; we become blindfolded and it prevents us from seeing all the possibilities in life. We don't even know if we have en-cashed our full potential, or worse if we have missed or overlooked some of the best talents we have, which we probably thought never existed! But what if we just keep walking, explore new paths, new avenues and JUST KEEP WALKING. Let's not be blindfolded and go that little extra mile and maybe we all discover that "HIDDEN GEM", maybe we discover that unseen that adds value and keeps us content and motivated!


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A husband is standing by his drama-teacher wife who was banned from the classroom after having sex with a pupil in her car.
Neighbours of Sarah Barton, who was banned over a "sexually-motivated relationship" with an unnamed female pupil at a school in Essex, have revealed how the husband and wife are holidaying together.
Barton was found to have "consistently and persistently failed to maintain appropriate boundaries" during the lesbian fling, a National College for Teaching and Leadership panel said.
Ms Barton, who worked at the school from September 2007 to July 2016 and was head of department for drama and dance when she resigned, took the student to see Matilda in London during a half-term holiday, despite being advised not to go.
The NCTL panel heard Ms Barton taught the pupil - who is referred to in a report as Pupil A - during the 2015-16 academic year and "a friendship developed between the two of them that culminated in a sexual relationship".
The 36-year-old showed a photograph to an unnamed witness of her kissing the pupil, while another witness said Ms Barton admitted having sex with the pupil in her car.
Ms Barton said in her statement to the panel that the West End trip was arranged by Pupil A, but the report said: "Regardless of who actually organised this trip, it took place in June 2016 when your relationship with Pupil A had been developing for some time.
"This was clearly inappropriate."
The panel accepted her actions were "out of character" and arose from "extreme personal circumstances" - and noted she was considered to be an "exceptionally well-respected member of staff".
She was handed a prohibition order following the hearing in Coventry and will only be allowed to have the ban removed by 2022 at the earliest.
Alan Meyrick of the Department of Education, said: "There were numerous opportunities for the relationship to be terminated by her.
"This was a sexually-motivated relationship that continued despite warnings from her colleagues.
"It was not a one-off spontaneous event."
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We are our own worst critics or our biggest cheerleaders. We all experience both of these, but I can tell you from experience, I am a lot happier when I am my biggest cheerleader and when I am building self-confidence.
Recently I attended a conference where Nicole Richie was the keynote speaker. She talked a lot about being "your authentic self." Her number one tip for female entrepreneurs..
"We need to be the first ones to believe in ourselves."
Here are five tips to implement so you can "Believe in Yourself"'
1) The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves are usually just that. Stories . When we actually speak our stories we find that we've been writing 'fictional' books about ourselves instead of the truth. Speak your story out loud.
2) Start a 'Cheerleading' book. Find one thing a day to celebrate about your journey. Write it down in a notebook. It can be as little as getting up in the morning early to workout or maybe it's that you finally had the courage to email that person you've always wanted to connect with. No matter, what it is, write it down.
3) Silence the critic in your head. When you hear the critic voice say you can't do XYZ or you're not good enough for XYZ, stop it. Say out loud, "I am enough." That's all you need to say. Shut that critic down!
4) Ask what you are good at. – Imagine if we talked to our best friend the way we talked to ourself? We probably wouldn't have any friends. Ask those closest to you five things that they think you are good at. When your inner critic starts speaking to you, pull out this list and say them out loud!
5) Sing a Song. – Do you have your anthem song? I am a big believer in music and when I'm singing along to my favorite song, it just puts me in a good mood. Find your 'cheerleading' anthem song and blast it loud! When I finally decided to leave my executive position and to start my own company, I played "Fight Song" on repeat for three months (and I still do). I turn it way up and sing it at the top of my lungs! I've done this so much that any time this song comes on my five year old son says "mom, this is your song" while the two of us sing it at the top of our lungs!
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Over the next week, I'm slowly crossing these off my to-do list to get ready for the school year ahead. There's the usual….
1. Organize your apartment.
2. Go shopping. (Bags! Clothes! Shoes! And new school supplies, of course)
3. Set up your semester budget. I love the mint app on my phone for on-the-go tracking.
And the special things I do to prep myself for the new year.
4. Set up a picture folder of summer memories. I found myself flipping through my Korea pictures after last summer. These really kept me going when dental school got rough. It made me look forward to next summer's vacation yet again & put me in a positive (grateful!) mood when I was feeling down.
5. Find your mantra. Last year my mantra was "Write. Pray. Run." I had these written on post-it's and stuck around the apartment. It was a reminder for me keep doing what's important to me and to remind myself to relax sometimes (so hard for me!). I'm still thinking about this year's.
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I've traveled the galaxy and saved the universe more times than I can count. I've been to other planets and discovered new races and civilizations. Space travel isn't some new concept that I haven't tangled with before. So when I was asked to try out the alpha demo of the currently in development Solar Storm I wasn't worried at all.
Boy was I wrong. Who would have thought that it would be so challenging just to get from Earth to Mars? Lucid Dreams Studios is working to create a game that is both interesting and challenging, while not overly complex in what you're actually trying to do. It's not a 5 year mission to see the universe and discover new life. Nor is it just build a rocket and get it into space.
It's a perfectly balanced goal that takes time, but not forever. Just get your ship to Mars. Can you make it to the nearest planet from the one you're currently on? I thought "of course," but now I'm having second thoughts about my space travel skills. I'll admit that since it is an alpha, it has a ton of flaws, bugs, and inconsistencies, but I really like the concept and I see a lot of potential for the final product. Hopefully by the end of this early look you will too.
The graphics are a real mixture at this point. Some things look great and other elements look horrible. The whole game is in 2D and I'm very happy with the general feel of Solar Storm the way it looks now. I was especially impressed with the backgrounds. Outer space is simple, yet vast. The black backdrop filled with stars, nebulas, and other space bodies of various sizes and distances looks and moves great. It really captures the feel of the open void that is space, giving you that mixture of fear and awe that can only come from being in the presence of something monumental.
I was also impressed by the launch background when you first leave Earth at the beginning of your mission. It's not nearly as vast or epic looking, but Lucid Dreams Studios did a great job. I'd love to see some colour added to it though since there's colour in the space portion of the game.
The opening sequence is exceptional. Done in all black and white except for a single red dot in the distance, it tells a long and complicated background story in just a couple minutes. While I feel that it actually comes off a bit too simple looking in comparison to the actual game, I really liked its mildly dramatic, noir style.
The opening sequence is exceptional.
I'm hoping the menus are just place holders in this demo, because basically all the interactive text and menus both in and out of game look horrible. Not ok, not getting there, but just horrible. The font is bad and inconsistently sized, the menus are ugly, and a lot of the in-game text bleeds into other text boxes during events. Without a doubt this is the worst visual element currently in the game.
The ship graphics look pretty good. While not overly complicated, ship components are very detailed and give the player a chance to really bring personality to their own vessel. The building system uses visible block based units in order to help you properly build your ship exactly the way you want it. While I found the building system to be pretty buggy, I was quite satisfied with the way it looks.
All the in game elements such as icons, meters, navigation controls, weapons, foreign space bodies, and event markers look ok. They're all acceptable and easily identified, but none of it looks great save the background. Enemy ships look fine because they're similar to user vessels, but the targets, alerts, and other battle elements pale in comparison to the ships in battle. Again this is an alpha and I wasn't expecting too much from it visually, but let the records show that if the final project hasn't been intensely polished visually then I would have to lower its final score considerably.
Since this is an alpha demo, I understand that there are a lot of issues with the gameplay and that many things will ultimately be changed. That being said, I'll be as honest and transparent as possible about my experience playing Solar Storm in its current form. Let me start by saying it's buggy as hell. Every time I paused the game I had to exit it and start over because it would just freeze on the pause menu or quit the game on its own.
The point of the game is to journey from Earth to Mars. You start by building your own ship. The ship editor gives you a blank slate and the ability to build a ship however you see fit. It can be big or small, compact or long, shielded or bare bones. The system works by giving you a list of components with descriptions and allows you to place them wherever you want. Each component has a corresponding set of green squares over it during building in order to show you how much room it needs, what angle it needs to be connected from, and how many other components can be connected to it. Components must be connected by corridors.
I like the idea of the builder, but it needs work. It definitely requires a lot more hand holding at this phase of gameplay because currently you can launch just about anything that remotely looks like a ship.
Based on the menus, I know there will eventually be a impassibility system that will tell you if your ship is space worthy. It also needs to tell you if it's actually possible to make it to Mars, barring events, with the amount of power and fuel it has, because you need to take that into account too. It's also a bit difficult to figure out since there are currently no in game directions or tutorials. It took me forever just to learn how to turn components while building.
My biggest problem with the current ship building system is that it doesn't allow you to move parts around once they've been set. You have to delete them and replace them. This presents a problem when the squares don't line up the first time. To add insult to injury, the delete component function often wouldn't work for me. This was especially true with saved ship models.
Once you actually get your ship launched you have a number of different screens to look at during play. There's a screen for long term routes where you initially plot your course to Mars. This is where you can see your general progress and how close you are to reaching your goal. You can also use this screen to implement major course corrections, but not much else. It doesn't show you events or specific information. Course corrections use fuel which is the life blood of your ship. I would like to see more specifics added to this screen. Specifically the amount of time left to reach Mars, the amount of fuel required to complete the mission on current course, and possibly a chance of success meter.
Your second screen is the event radar scanner. This shows a medium view of your ship in relation to everything else. You can't see planets or larger celestial objects, nor can you see your ship's individual components. This screen only shows you events approaching in the near future. You can make smaller course corrections from this screen in order to dodge or make contact with events.
This is also where you can choose to scan nearby objects to see what they are. Sadly the scan system doesn't work as well as you would like. I'm not saying that the gameplay doesn't work, mind you. The scan system is intentionally built to be spotty because often you wouldn't be able to get proper readings of foreign objects in space until you're very close to them. It's important to note that minor course corrections in this screen do affect your overall course so you have to make sure you're changing between both screens. You actually don't need to use the radar screen at all if you don't want to avoid any events. Chances are you won't make it to Mars if you do though.
The final screen is the ship screen. This is where you can see specific components of the ship and crew. From this screen you can direct the crew to different parts of the ship and check specifics such as which, if any, components are damaged or missing. This is also where you will give battle commands when you are attacked. In this screen you will see exactly what's going on with your ship and crew when things go wrong. Components can be destroyed by enemy ships or knocked off completely. You will probably spend most of your time here when not avoiding events.
Events can be quite interesting and varied in Solar Storm. You can get attacked by other ships which you will have to battle with your weapons. They fire automatically when chosen but must be aimed. Once you've chosen a target they will continuously fire until the target is destroyed or you run out of power (different from fuel). Some events require you to destroy a target in a certain amount of time such as a rogue satellite in your path. There are also things like meteor showers which sadly you can't use your weapons against. You simply have to avoid it or your ship must whether the storm.
Not all events are negative. Sometimes another ship will call you for help and you can choose whether or not to respond to the distress signal. There are moments where you can collect more fuel from space clouds or even derelict ships. Internal events can occur as well such as a crew member going crazy and attacking others. You can even get hit with multiple events at the same time. There's a real mixture of things that can happen that varies from play to play.
Often though, events happen back to back or simultaneously too often. It's almost impossible to come back from certain scenarios when you just finished a battle and get thrown into another battle without any time for recovery or power recharge.
Your crew plays an important role also. You can have as many crew members as you want, but the more you have the more your fuel and power are affected. Crew is used to repair part of the ship in real time. You can send crew members to any part of the ship and they will automatically repair it. You can even send them outside through airlocks but they can only reenter through airlocks as well. Crew can be lost if they are in a part of the ship that is destroyed or detached or if they are outside and a hard maneuver is made.
While it is buggy and often inconsistent in some respects, I really like what Lucid Dreams Studios is going for, and I truly believe that with proper direction Solar Storm will end up being tons of fun with epic journeys through the vastness of space.
The sound quality in STS-96 is a bit hard to judge. The opening cutscene sounds great. The narrator has a great voice and does a fine job in his monologue. Along with that, the sound effects are top notch. There's static mixed with machine noises and technicians talking to each other. All this plays over a light, but increasingly dramatic song that's very appropriate. The sound is strong and well chosen, but at the same time it often cuts in and out. I'm not entirely sure if this is an issue with the sound or the game itself because it is rather buggy all over anyway at this point.
The menu and in game music is quite good as well, when it's playing. As with the opening cutscene, it's light but dramatic. There are multiple tracks which go in and out, but often the breaks between tracks can be rather long. There is also a great deal of static while playing. The problem is that I'm not sure if it's intentional, which would make perfect sense for the setting, or if it's just bad sound quality. For all I know it could actually be a combination of both. I do like the music but there needs to be a lot of clean up between breaks and static. I would suggest the static be pulled out completely when not a part of actual dialogue, assuming it's intentional.
There is . . . a great deal of static while playing.
There aren't too many sound effects in the demo. Not nearly as many as I expect to see in the final product anyway. Building your ship is a good example. There are general working sounds like a drill and hammering in the background and a sound when you hover over ship components. But there's no actual sound for when you build something. I found the rest of the game to be very similar. A lot of general sound effects, but not enough specific ones tied to your actions. There are sound effects for weapons discharges though, but I didn't really like them. They were ok, but not great.
I'd say the sound in Solar Storm is currently at about 70% of where it needs to be. Certain things are great and other things need to be fixed. Some things can be removed or altogether replaced. The music is good, but the timing needs to be put on a closed loop with much shorter gaps if any.
The alpha demo is technically a prequel to what the actual Solar Storm will ultimately be as far as plot is concerned. For that reason the demo is actually called Solar Storm STS-96 and doesn't follow the story of what the final product will be. The plot for the demo is very good though.
The story begins with the opening cutscene which tells us that man is finally ready to leave Earth and seek to travel to and ultimately colonize Mars. A group of terrorists known as the Great Filter Movement are against the mission to Mars because they believe something will destroy Earth and humanity in response to man's arrogance for journeying to other planets. But man will not be denied the heavens and the mission will go on as planned. You play as the commander of this first mission to Mars.
During the mission a number of different events can occur. Enemy ships can attack, crew members can become violent, asteroids and other space bodies can come into your path, old satellites can hurtle towards you, and other spaceships can come into contact with you looking for help. The way these events are written is pretty good for first drafts. They try to have a very professional, astronaut type of feel, but they need some editing. Scans are also an important part of the writing as well in how they convey or, more often than not, fail to convey information to you.
From what I understand, the demo plot will ultimately be reworked as the tutorial for the finished game and prequel to its story. The final game's plot will center around the fact that man has already made it to Mars and is now trying to explore the rest of space, but is unable to due to powerful and dangerous interstellar hurricanes. An important ship was lost in such a storm and has now been detected in the asteroid belt. Your mission will be to build a ship, fly out to the belt to find the missing vessel and bring it home.
. . . The demo plot will ultimately be reworked as the tutorial for the finished game and prequel to its story.
All in all, the plot is quite good and for the most part presented in an exciting way. But it does need a bit of editing here and there. I'm very pleased with how the demo (tutorial) plot will serve as a prequel to the final game and ultimately add to the experience and length of the title.
I'm happy to say that Solar Storm has a heck of a lot of replay value. In fact, no 2 plays will be exactly the same. This is the case for a number of reasons. First you can build/customize your ship as many times as you want. You can add things to models you've already built or see if you can still win after taking things off. You can build hundreds if not thousands of different designs and alter them for variable challenges with each run.
Even if you use the same ship model multiple times there are always different events. They come at random and have so many different effects on the outcome that it's almost impossible to get the same run twice. Not to mention the fact that you can respond to events in a number of different ways or avoid them completely. Many events have 3 choices in how to respond to them so there are plenty of reasons to play multiple times.
The game is also long. One run can take quite a bit of time even if you lose. You are travelling all the way to Mars after all. Couple that with the fact that plenty of things can go wrong and you may have to change course a number of times during your journey. As long as you aren't just playing to get to your goal once, you will have plenty reasons to do multiple runs without doing the same thing multiple times. The release price is currently projected to be £9 ($15.42), which I feel might be a little high for what it currently is, replay value aside, but I believe the final product definitely has the potential to live up to this price if done right.
In its current form, Solar Storm is a pass for me, but this is just an alpha. I see so much potential with this game. A number of key fixes and changes coupled with a heavy spit-and-polish will breed something worth playing over and over again. The core idea is great. The writing is good, the sound is going in the right direction, and the gameplay is already interesting and enjoyable. I'm definitely not ready to buy, but I am very excited to see how this project develops.
Solar Storm is currently seeking support on Kickstarter. Lucid Dreams Studios is hoping to have the game completed and released early 2015, pending funding. You can and should download the alpha demo for free from their Kickstarter page.


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Baltimore's National Aquarium, facing the temporary closing next year of its two huge "ring tanks" during a major overhaul, will be moving nearly 2,000 fish into other exhibits but has not yet decided where to put its sharks, the attraction's director said yesterday.
Since publication of an article in Sunday's editions of The Sun about the lengthy repair work, the aquarium has received hundreds of calls from people who were concerned that the whole facility might have to close. Director Nicholas Brown emphasized yesterday that not only will the aquarium remain open but that it also is "spending a million dollars on a replacement exhibit" -- a five-story-high laser show -- to be seen during the time of the repairs.
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WHILE people and businesses all over Warwick today donned blue in memory of Dolly, the 14-year-old Scots PGC student who tragically took her own life last week, one Palmerin St store came up with a special way to add a little cheer to Warwick's sombre mood.
Sarah Grant, owner of Lux & Bloss, along with local artist and photographer Teilah Skye McKelvey and their children joined forces to remember Dolly in a sweet way.
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Our kids combined forces and cut out blue hearts and attached these to a Chupa Chup to gift to passers-by in honour of Dolly Everett.
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