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Hi guys! How is everyone? I wish I could say happy Monday but my god, what a long-ass Monday it was! My brain didn't start working until after lunch time and the day seemed to go on for a million years! Not to wish time away, but I can't wait until tomorrow already! 😂
The weather has been lovely these last few days and it's about time. I've loved seeing my Insta-feed filled with gorgeous summer bits and brighter colours. I thought I'd share with you my favourite recent purchases.
If you're a loyal follower of The Big F Word you will know how much I love all things mustard and yellow. I picked up these Glamorous trousers from Topshop over the weekend and they were reduced from £35 to £24. I got my true size and they were a perfect fit and super comfortable.
The red tassel earrings were also from Topshop and were £7, and the Bardot top is just a wee simple one from H&M and was £8.99. The sandals are Topshop too but they are last year's.
Do you ever buy something new and think, what did I ever do without you? These light wash Mom jeans are from Primark, as is the polka dot top and wicker bag.
I said at the start of the year that I was really going to try new outfit ideas rather than the usual jeans and a top, but I'm sorry, I'm just a jeans and a top kinda gal. This style is sooooo comfy and flattering! I love them!
Everything is recent stock, apart from the sandals which are last year's Miss Guided stock.
Lilac is a big colour for summer time and I loveee this wee cross body & earring combo from Next.
Statement accessories are a great way to inject some colour into your wardrobe. The bag was £22 and the earrings were £12.
I know it's summer time but let's face it, it'll likely be lashing and freezing next week in Ireland. I got this jumper last week in H&M and I love it. It's my favourite colour and would look great over a dress or with a skirt, as well as with jeans for those chillier days. It was in the sale for £12.
Another Primark buy! The jeans are old from New Look, but the top and shoes are recent buys from my favourite shop. 😂
This bright floral print is just gorgeous and screams summer time! It looks great with the bright sandal too. It's a wrap style and would be really flattering for all shapes and sizes.
I was recently invited to a masterclass showcasing all the new J Lo range at Inglot and I wore this beaut leopard print blouse from The Sequin Cinderella. I absolutely love leopard print and I can't wait to style this blouse again with some colour or clashing print in the summer.
The jeans are also a recent purchase from Primark. They aren't the comfiest and I would definitely go up a size, but for £16 you can't really complain.
My spending for the season has ended as I am in serious saving mode for the next while, so if you follow me on Instagram, expect to see a lot of outfit re-runs! 😓😭
Thanks for reading and I'll see y'all in the next post! Mwah!
The Big F Word, Xo


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How to stop staff saying "How ya goin?"
By Cate Schreck - Service Excellence Coach
This past 2 months I've been on a mission to finish writing my book - "The A -Z of Service Excellence." So, I hit the phones and shouted lots of coffee to get inside the heads of business owners and customer service managers to find out what they find challenging in regards to creating a culture of customer service excellence.
Here's their top 3 challenges:
- Motivating staff to choose the right attitude when they arrive at work - a customer service focused attitude.
- Reminding staff of the meaning of professional presentation - themselves and their work areas.
- Coaching staff to speak professionally - "how ya goin", "yeah" and "narh" just have to go.
As a customer service specialist trainer who has worked in, managed, trained and coached customer service teams for over 30 years - I feel your pain. I felt it so much that was exactly the reason I created Lightbulb Training Solutions.
Here's my 3 tips to help you build a team of Customer Service Superstars
- Give instant feedback - when you see or hear a staff member speaking well, dressing correctly, providing excellent service, acknowledge the excellence.
- Start a conversation - ask your staff what stops them from providing consistently excellent service - you can't fix what you don't understand.
- Show - nothing works as well as showing what you tell. Like it or not, workplace managers set behavioural standards by how they behave. Check in with yourself - are you practising what you preach?
And don't forget, Customer Service Superstars are made, not born. If you're not a customer service training specialist, I am and Customer Service Boot Camp might be what some of your "rough diamonds" need.

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Review: "Rule of 7x7: All-Stars" at The Tank/
Anthony J. Piccione
New York Critic
Whether you're a writer, an actor, or a director, timed challenges in theatre can often be wildly crazy and highly energizing for all of the artists involved. For the audience members who are lucky enough to be around for the final result, it often leads to some of the most strangely entertaining nights of live theatre that you're bound to enjoy. If there's ever been such an excellent example I've seen recently of that, it's the recent "All-Stars" round of the Rule of 7x7 series that runs throughout the year at The Tank.
The idea behind the series is that, for each round, seven playwrights are each given seven rules – often ones which are incredibly bonkers, such as a specific random line that needs to be part of the dialogue, or a reference to a certain song of other element of pop culture – to follow as they write a short play to be fully staged by actors and directors at the end of a relatively short process…all while the audience kicks back and enjoys a free beer while watching these works come to life.
Timed writing challenges often lead to mixed results and not necessarily the most polished of works, and this show seems to prove that. However, that's clearly not the point of the series. Rather, it's to experiment with what comedic material the writers can come up with when given some ridiculous constraints to work strictly within, and it pays off in the form of some hysterical material, which – judging by the audience reaction – was very well-received.
The humor in some of the plays falls-flat, namely the two dull and unimaginative scripts Tradition! Tradition! by Lilli Stein or Truth or Dare by Amanda Keating. Meanwhile, plays such as Will Arbery's The Alignment System and Cary Gitter's Talk Dirty to Me are filled with just enough raunchy and over-the-top humor to keep audience members laughing out loud from beginning to end. The strongest piece, by far, was Sean Murphy's solo-show, In and Out of Itself, which required audience participation after selecting cards at the beginning of the show, and left this particular audience member nearly kicking in his chair.
All of these plays, however, left me happy that I had the chance to see this event. I can only imagine how much fun it must have been for the artists who were involved. I know from my perspective, it was definitely a fun night to watch from an outsider's perspective. Lucky for our readers, it seems that this series isn't going anywhere any time soon, so be sure to consider checking out a future "7x7" event at The Tank, when 2019 comes along.
For more information on future Rule of 7x7 events, please visit www.thetanknyc.org.


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Casey, Crime Photographer, Vol. 1
Unabridged Audiobook
Written By: Hollywood 360
Narrated By: Various
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Date: February 2015
Duration: 5 hours 56 minutes
In the March 1934 issue of the legendary pulp magazine Black Mask, Jack "Flashgun" Casey, crime photographer, made his debut. His creator was former newspaper and advertising executive George Harmon Coxe Jr., who wrote more than sixty crime fiction novels in his lifetime. Casey's keen eye for detail served him well on the job, helping him to solve the crimes he was assigned to photograph for the newspapers. These "Flashgun Casey" stories were an instant success with Black Mask readers and soon made the leap to both radio and the silver screen.
Voiced by Staats Cotsworth for more than a decade, Casey was aided in his amateur detecting by fellow reporter Ann Williams, who, like Casey, worked for the Morning Express. When not at work, they frequented the Blue Note Café, a late night lounge where the bartender, Ethelbert, provided both a sounding board and levity for Casey and Ann as they awaited their next job. Casey, Crime Photographer aired on radio from 1943 until 1955 and made the transition to television in 1951.
Episodes include "The Grey Kitten," "The Twenty-Minute Alibi," "The Mysterious Lodger," "The Demon Miner," "Box of Death," "The Gentle Strangler," "The Laughing Killer," "Pickup," "Self-Made Hero," "Photo of the Dead," "A Bright New Star," and "The Chivalerous Gunman."


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Do you do gift passes/cards?/
Yes we do! If you're not sure what to give to your friend, spouse, or significant other, gift cards make the perfect present; let them decide what gymnastics class they would like to attend.
You can buy a 10 class pass (the dollar value amount), or set a price for your own gift card (delivered electronically).
The image and most of the text on a gift card is customisable. Here is an example gift card:


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Can an Enterprise Ground System Keep Pace?
"MilsatMagazine Article"
February 2018 Edition
Some of the large satellites in orbit today have exceeded 20 years in space. That is impressive, to say the least, and speaks highly of the engineers who designed them. These satellites were expensive to develop, have complex mission capabilities and often have dedicated ground systems.
As these missions evolved, new, large satellites were designed on similar timelines. Each evolution represented its own multi-year program with well planned changes to match the mission, the vehicle, operations, and the ground systems.
Those older vehicles were designed for missions that existed in the 1990's. The world has since changed and a more responsive approach is needed today. Space is now a contested environment. The U.S. military needs responsive missions as well as resilient architectures. To ensure success, these new architectures must be driven with the same philosophies, provide identical agilities as well as accommodate an accelerated rate of change, both in space and on the ground.
Small satellites (smallsats) offer a potential solution in space. They are less costly to develop and launch and have sufficient capacity for a wide range of sensors. With a lifespan of from three to five years, a frequent refresh of on orbit capabilities is attainable. ...


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Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) just reported third quarter results, falling short of Wall Street earnings targets. Has this high-flying growth phenom run out of rocket fuel?
The results
The memory chip giant's sales fell 3% year-over-year, landing at $3.9 billion. This was in line with the analyst consensus. On the bottom line, adjusted earnings per share fell from $0.79 to $0.54, just short of the average analyst estimate of $0.56 per share.
Management pinned the soft quarter on weakness in the PC market. This trend drove down both sales volumes and average unit prices for DRAM chips in the computer networking business unit. Micron responded by shifting its product manufacturing mix away from PC products and into higher-growth sectors such as mobile memory and server-oriented products. The cloud server sector delivered particularly strong growth.
In the storage division, operating losses held firm with a negative 3.7% margin. Micron expects its partnership with drive manufacturer Seagate Technologies to result in enterprise-class solid-state drives hitting the market "soon."
The mobile business unit flexed its muscles, showing a 24% year-over-year sales increase, while the division's operating income more than doubled.
Embedded sales and operating income held rather steady year-over-year. Here, sales increased by 3%, and income improved by 5%. These modest improvements were driven by automotive sales, with a gaming console surge expected in the second half of the year. If you see Micron as a play on the Internet of Things megatrend, that thesis has not started to play out quite yet.
Short-term woes with long-term potential
Looking ahead, Micron's management expects fourth quarter results to stick close to this third quarter report. Sales volumes, average unit prices, and manufacturing costs across the board are moving sideways, except for the troubled DRAM segment. There, selling prices are diving by "mid to high single digits" compared to the third quarter.
"We remain focused on the long term," said Micron CEO Mark Durcan in a prepared statement. "We continue to deploy advanced process technology to enable leading-edge products and drive manufacturing efficiency."
Micron has been a battleground stock lately, as several analysts published negative reports on the company. Shares rose as much as 3% in Thursday's early after-hours trading, supported by the relatively strong third quarter results, but then dove over 11% when the timid guidance figures showed up. That is on top of a disappointing year-to-date performance, as Micron shares had lost 32% of their value heading into this report.
My own investment thesis on Micron is running out of gas. The company was supposed to wield significant pricing power in both DRAM and flash memory markets, thanks to its imposing market footprint following the Elpida buyout in 2013. But the crucial PC segment turned out to be softer than expected, and it is more than Micron's manufacturing volume controls can overcome at the moment.
There would be no shame in taking my Micron chips off the table today, locking in a triple since opening that position in the summer of 2011. That being said, I like the way Micron is adjusting its product mix. This is a well-run company with plenty of target markets to choose between, and I would not be surprised if sales growth made a comeback in the second half of 2015.
So I will continue to sit on my Micron shares. I am too focused on the long-term to panic over a couple of difficult quarters.


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Seriously, if you don't understand anything about Windows Azure Cloud Computing, here is a neat article that talks about Windows Azure with complete clarity. Love this article :)
Following excerpt is taken from the article:
Windows Azure is Microsoft's application platform for the public cloud. You can use Windows Azure just to store data, with the applications that use this data running on-premises (that is, outside the public cloud). You can use Windows Azure to create virtual machines for development and test or to run SharePoint and other applications. You can use Windows Azure to build massively scalable applications with lots and lots of users. Read more of it.
I suggest you opt for the 90-day free trial of Windows Azure. Powerful machine, simple to use.
Thanks :)


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Dallas Cowboys
Dan Bailey wins NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey won the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his work in the Washington game.
Bailey hit all four field-goal attempts, including the 54-yard game-winner with 9 seconds remaining. It marks the second time this season a Dallas player has won a player of the week honor. Sean Lee was NFC defensive player of the week for his efforts against the Eagles in Week 2.
Bailey now has won three special teams player of the week honors, tied with Billy Cundiff and Dwayne Harris for the most in team history.
Bailey has 10 career game-winning field goals in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter or in overtime. Since 2011, Bailey is the only player in the NFL with at least 10 such field goals.
"We absolutely do not take him for granted," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Tuesday. "He's a great kicker and has been since he has been here. He's been in that situation a number of times. Virtually every time he comes through. We are not afraid in any way to put him in that situation. We felt like when we got to that point, that we could kick it from there. But we wanted to get closer. We had a couple opportunities on the second-down pass and then on the third-down pass to get closer. One was batted, and another one was a little bit of a missed opportunity for us because of pressure. We wanted to get closer. You don't want to just put your kicker out there and say, "Make a 54-yarder on this turf in early December in Washington.' That's not an easy task. So we wanted to get closer. But when we didn't, we gave him a chance. And I'll tell you what, the operation was clean, and the kick was money."
Bailey has gone 25 of 26 this season. He hit from 38, 34, 20 and 54 yards on Monday night.
Bailey's only miss this season came on a 48-yard attempt at Tampa Bay, breaking a streak of 21 consecutive.


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Know Before You Go
The entrance gates are locked. But access is possible by following the main road to the west of the site, and a few hundred metres further on is a public footpath which runs across a field. You can get to the dishes from that path. Although three of the four dishes have now been removed


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The Guardian made this report on incidents took place in Faith Schools.
Investigation after pupils say they were 'pinched and slapped' at faith school
Ofsted refers safeguarding concerns after pupils at Talmud Torah Yetev Lev primary report physical sanctions
A safeguarding investigation is under way at a private Jewish primary school in north London after pupils reported being pinched and slapped by staff as punishment.
Ofsted inspectors who visited Talmud Torah Yetev Lev school, in north London, last month were told by pupils that "inappropriate physical contact" was used to manage pupil behaviour at the boys-only school.
"Of greatest concern is that pupils reported that physical sanctions are adopted by staff in the event of pupil misbehaviour, including cheek pinching, smacking and slapping," the inspectors said in their report.
The Ofsted inspectors reported their concerns to the local authority, Hackney, after their unannounced visit in late January. Ofsted rated the school as inadequate on all counts, the third time it has been given its lowest rating since 2014.
"Safeguarding concerns raised by some pupils during the inspection are being investigated by the appropriate public bodies. Ofsted does not have the power to investigate concerns of this kind," Ofsted reported in its conclusion of the inspection.
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev did not answer requests for a response.
The school, near Stamford Hill, has an Orthodox Jewish ethos and is registered to admit 567 boys aged between two and 12. However, the inspectors discovered more than 1,200 pupils on the school's roll, including pupils aged 13 and 14, in breach of its registration as an independent school.
Jewish schools have long complained of being disproportionately targeted by Ofsted, especially over new regulations involving the teaching of fundamental British values. In 2017 Ofsted gave inadequate grades to a group of Orthodox Jewish schools, including the Vishnitz Girls and Yesodey Hatorah schools in Stamford Hill, for failing to promote respect and tolerance.
The inspectors' findings underline Ofsted and the Department for Education's lack of powers to directly intervene in private schools, despite repeated inadequate classifications. It follows similar concerns about safeguarding and management at a string of state and private Steiner schools.
The Talmud Torah Yetev Lev inspection report included alarming details of poor supervision of children as young as four and five: "In reception, leaders and adults do not supervise children effectively to ensure they play and learn safely. For instance, inspectors observed children standing on tables and chairs and playing on staircases."
The report also found "serious health and safety hazards" at one of the school's sites, and that one of its buildings was unsafe, while pupils were seen running through corridors even when adults were present. Attendance records were described as "disorganised and unreliable".
Inspectors noted a pile of rubbish and large holes in the playground surface at one site, which the school's leaders rectified once the problems had been brought to their attention.
Ofsted also found that much of the quality of teaching and learning by pupils was inadequate. Much of the school day is taken up with religious study, with secular subjects studied for just 90 minutes each afternoon.
But the inspectors did praise the school for the quality of its religious teaching and the positive attitude of pupils: "The teaching of the religious curriculum is effective and contributes positively to pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development."
Despite the safeguarding concerns, pupils told inspectors they felt safe from bullying and able to speak to staff to resolve any problems.
Source : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/feb/19/ofsted-refers-pinching-slapping-discipline-claims-at-faith-school


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Andrea is an educator, writer and publisher living in Colorado
The Imposter Affect
The imposter phenomenon is defined by experts as the inability of high achieving people to internalize their successes or to believe that they are capable of or responsible for their accomplishments. Imposters feel like frauds—plain and simple. When Andrea Lyn Sims learned of the phenomenon, she realized she was a classic case.
The New Testament: Amplified & Unfolded
In her arrangement of the New Testament, Dr. Sims removed any trace of both chapter and verse intrusion, and re-arranged the books in order of authorship, so that the reader might fully embrace the unfolding nature of His Story. It is her hope that many will benefit from this more authentic presentation of the life and times of the coming of our Lord and His work for us, among us, in us, and through us.
Your Book Project
Andrea was approached by an acquaintance over a decade ago to help get her drafted manuscript published. From those humble beginnings, Andrea now operates three publishing imprints specializing in boutique, white-glove service for your book project. Get in touch today to start turning your story into a published book.
No book comes to life without the kind of thoughtful and expert editorial input and creative graphic design that Andrea's team provides. I'll place my next manuscript with TerraCotta Publishing and rest easy, knowing that every step of the process will be handled with the same professional expertise.
- Diann Logan, author of The Navel Diaries Series


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Howdy There! So the wheels may have come off during this holiday weekend. You may have found yourself sitting in front of an empty pint container of ice cream or you may be eating more leftovers than you need to. Studies show that you eat more in a group setting than when you are alone. Soooo it is no wonder why we gorge ourselves during the holidays with all of the family and parties and groups of people munching away on food. We often overdo it and then the guilt sets in. We feel derailed from our normal workout/eating routine and we are faced with a big decision: Stay off the tracks and off-road it for a while or get back on the rails and back to your life, your health, and your fitness.
One, two, or three days (or more) of crazy eating doesn't actually set you back, what sets you back is how you think about it. Get over the fact that you are human, make decisions based on emotion and that you sometimes don't keep your goals at the forefront. Get back to where you were, just do it, don't talk about it. Move on and let the past go. Sounds simple doesn't it? It is. We make things more complicated than necessary. Usually the complication is the judgement. Imagine your fitness goals without judgement. Imagine your holiday feast and the next day's workout without judgement? Imagine not letting your past dictate your future. Imagine being absolutely supportive of the choices you make. Imagine trusting yourself to do what is best for you.
When you trust, support and let go the ego doesn't have a lot of room to eat away at you. You are able to make choices out of love instead of guilt. You are able to let go of not doing something "right" and just doing what you would prefer. When ego isn't in charge happiness has a way of surfacing and life has a way of falling into place. So, have your cake (and mashed potatoes) and eat it too, then get on the next bike, or treadmill, or open road, or yoga mat and keep on keeping on. You will be fine.


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Anthony Weeden is a conductor, composer and orchestrator with a keen desire to step beyond traditional musical boundaries. His award-winning work for the film and television industry, orchestrating and conducting Jóhann Jóhannsson's scores to The Theory of Everything (Golden Globe winner for Best Original Score in 2015) and Sicario (a Lionsgate film starring Emily Blunt and Josh Brolin directed by Denis Villeneuve), and orchestrating David Arnold and Michael Price's score to BBC TV series Sherlock (Emmy award winning music in 2014), demonstrates why leading film composers consistently choose to work with him. His ability to work in diverse musical styles and genres, his friendly approach and wide-ranging repertoire knowledge ensure Anthony is in demand with Orchestras and ensembles around the world. His previous and current projects include; orchestrating Arnold and Price's scores to new episodes of Sherlock (BBC), Jekyll and Hyde (ITV) and Unforgotten (ITV), conducting and arranging for Tarik O'Regan, Anna Calvi and Anthony and the Johnsons, and orchestrating and arranging French artists Marc Lavoine, Patricia Petibon and Olivier Py's new album The Red Shoes.
Anthony's regular collaborators includes jazz multi-instrumentalist Django Bates; composers Jóhann Jóhannsson, Tarik O'Regan, Stuart MacRae, Junkie XL, Michael Price, David Arnold and Gabriel Prokofiev; singer-songwriters David Byrne, Anna Calvi and Antony & The Johnsons; pianists Joanna MacGregor and Ben Schoeman; bassist-vocalist Richard Bona; guitarist Gary Lucas; vocalists Oleta Adams and Nona Hendryx; saxophonist Jean-Yves Fourmeau; Norwegian experimental jazz band Jaga Jazzist; mezzo soprano Clare Presland; jazz trumpeter Matthias Schriefl; and artist/writer Tamarin Norwood.
Anthony has conducted many orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, the AUKSO Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy at the Kraków Film Music Festival, Metropole Orkest, Duisburger Philharmoniker, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Heritage Orchestra, Greek National Opera, Orchestre National d'Ile-de-France, L'Orchestre de L'Opera de Lyon, RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Istanbul, Janacek Philharmonic, Joensuu City Orchestra, TrondheimSolistene, Sinfonietta de Lisboa and Budapest Art Orchestra. Anthony has worked as assistant conductor to Lorin Maazel, Daniele Gatti, Andrea Quinn and Martin André, and studied with John Carewe, Jorma Panula, Gerhard Markson, Neil Thomson, Edwin Roxburgh and Julian Anderson. Upcoming projects include conducting a concert to celebrate Spielberg at 70 with the Philharmonia Orchestra and leading a side-by-side project with players from the BBC Concert Orchestra at Trinity Laban.
Anthony has made recordings for BBC Radio 3, Lyric FM, WDR3 (West German Radio), RTV Utrecht (Netherlands), Metropole Orkest and Weave Records as well as numerous soundtracks for film and TV at world renowned recording facilities Abbey Road Studio and AIR Studios. Anthony is co-founder of the Avenue A Ensemble, whose debut album Rocking Horses was released to great acclaim on iTunes in 2009.
A dedicated music educator, Anthony has coached at the Junior Academy of the Royal Academy of Music Junior and is regularly involved with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's community and education programme - RPO Resound. Anthony is a frequent guest conductor and teacher at many of the UK's conservatoires and universities.
Originally from the Northern seaside town of Cleethorpes, Anthony began his musical life as a cornet player immersed in the brass band traditions of the region, before studying trumpet and composition at the Royal Academy of Music, Junior Academy. Anthony graduated from the University of Durham, specialising in composition, before continuing his studies in orchestral conducting at the Royal College of Music. After winning the August Manns prize for conducting two years consecutively at the Royal College of Music, he also became the first ever winner of the Norman Del Mar Conducting Prize in 1999 and was a Western European finalist in the Maazel/Vilar International Conducting Competition in 2002. In 2014 Anthony was awarded an Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music. Anthony Weeden is managed worldwide by Percius.


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In this tutorial, I will show you how to build a static site with VuePress and the Netlify CMS. If you are not familiar with VuePress, it's a static site generator built on top of Vue by Evan You (founder of Vue). Unlike Nuxt.js, the primary focus for VuePress is to build static sites with a fairly opinionated structure which takes care of a lot of the setup work. Netlify, a modern platform for static sites, has a CMS to manage static sites which makes it easy for anyone to manage the content via an editor.
Getting Started
The first thing you'll want to do is clone or download this git repo that I've created.
git clone https://github.com/andreliem/vuepress-netlify-cms
Once you have this setup, here is a review of the file structure.
├── README.md
├── docs
│ ├── README.md
│ ├── test.md
│ └── welcome.md
├── netlify.toml
├── package.json
└── yarn.lock
Lets's start by explaining the meaning of some of these files.
command = "yarn docs:build"
publish = "docs/.vuepress/dist/"
This file is used by netlify on deployment. Netlify pulls code from your github repo, and will run
command to generate your static site. Once it's complete
publish tells it where the public directory is to launch your site.
"scripts": {
"docs:dev": "vuepress dev docs",
"docs:build": "vuepress build docs"
"devDependencies": {
"vuepress": "^0.9.0"
This file is the standard VuePress settings that you would have if you followed the official Vue Press installation guide.
├── docs
│ ├── README.md
│ ├── test.md
│ └── welcome.md
Lastly, the docs folder contains actual markdown files that will make up the content of our site itself. These files are committed to github, and netlify's cms will work with these via a CMS that we will have setup by the end of this tutorial.
If you review these files, note that
README.md is different than the other two because it's serving as the home page for the site. VuePress reads front matter to configure this post differently. There are a lot more options you can configure using these properties but I'll leave that to you to read the VuePress docs.
Following the recommendation of VuePress, we will setup the project using
yarn instead of
Below is straight from the VuePress docs on why.
It is currently recommended to use Yarn instead of npm when installing VuePress into an existing project that has webpack 3.x as a dependency. Npm fails to generate the correct dependency tree in this case.
Let's go!
yarn install
... and wait until it's all installed. Now take some time to review the the directory
/docs/.vuepress in your project. Think of this directory as your Vue App as this is where you go if you need to extend VuePress.
├── components
│ └── PostLayout.vue
├── config.js
├── dist
└── public
├── admin
│ ├── config.yml
│ └── index.html
└── images
Above is a snippet of the key files & directories within
Components is where we can store custom display components such as a custom layout view. We won't be using this in this tutorial.
module.exports = {
title: 'Netlify CMS + VuePress',
description: 'Netlify + VuePress',
themeConfig: {
docsDir: 'docs',
repo: 'andreliem/vuepress-netlify-cms',
sidebar: [
nav: [
text: 'Admin',
link: '/admin/#/',
This file is responsible for the majority of the configuration for VuePress. As an example, sidebar will list the actual links which appear in the side and nav is responsible for the top header links. The sidebar links map to the markdown files contained at the root level of
docs. These could be blog posts or more likely documentation for your project.
The nav contains a single link to the administration CMS. Note that this
admin section exists within
.vuepress/public/admin. The
public folder is where you put static files or assets which are not generated by VuePress. In this case we have added some netlify specific code to setup a basic entry point to the CMS.
Lets look at the configuration file for the netlify cms in more detail.
name: github
repo: andreliem/vuepress-netlify-cms
branch: master # Branch to update (optional; defaults to master)
media_folder: "docs/.vuepress/public/images"
public_folder: "docs/.vuepress/dist/"
- name: "doc" # Used in routes, e.g., /admin/collections/blog
label: "Doc" # Used in the UI
folder: "docs" # The path to the folder where the documents are stored
create: true # Allow users to create new documents in this collection
slug: "{{slug}}" # Filename template, e.g., YYYY-MM-DD-title.md
fields: # The fields for each document, usually in front matter
- {label: "Title", name: "title", widget: "string"}
- {label: "Body", name: "body", widget: "markdown"}
There is a lot going on in here and I recommend you read through the netlifycms getting started guide.
Here is a quick overview of what's going on.
backend defines where our content will be stored, in this case we are storing it in the same repo on master.
media_folder tells netlify where to store images. We are storing them in the public folder where VuePress wants static assets to be stored.
collections defines the types of content on our site. If you come from a WordPress background, think of these like custom post types on steroids. It's fairly straightforward what is going on here, we can define some meta information on what these items are, and then the fields visible to edit within the editor. Please note that the markdown files follow
frontmatter format.
Running it
Now that you understand the basics of how things are setup, lets try running this by going:
yarn docs:dev
If everything has worked out for you, then you should see the home page screen as below:
This page refers to the
README.md file that we have defined as being a homepage. This is a VuePress specific convention that lets you easily get a splash page up without any design work.
Next, if you click the main button you can see the main view like below which lets you browse the posts.
In order to get administration setup locally, you can try clicking the admin link.
If you get a 404, try refreshing and it should bring up the netlify login screen as below.
This problem does not happen when deployed on netlify, most likely because of default nginx settings. (I am not a server expert though)
If you try signing in with github it won't work as you need to do some work with netlify and github to enable access. The following sections will cover how to get setup with:
- netlify deployment & hosting
- netlify identity for CMS access
- github to netlify access
Before we start this, it is assumed you have a netlify and github account. If you do not, then you'll need to do that first.
Create new netlify site
Login to netlify.com and create a new site. Then pick the repository for your project which in my case is the repo you're using. You'll want to create a new repo on github for this.
Define the deployment settings
Next, we tell netlify which branch to pull from, how to build your project and where the distribution files are located.
From this point you should test out deploying your app with Netlify and makes sure it works.
Setup Netlify Identity
Now that the site is live, we need to allow people to edit content online through the CMS. This is where we need to setup Netlify's identity settings for the site. From the main site settings page, navigate to "Identity" found on the sidebar near the bottom then make sure to enable identity as shown in the screen below.
Configure Identity Registration
Next, lets define who can register for the CMS and how they connect. Since this is just a demo, we will make it "Open" to anyone and use "GitHub" as our external provider for authentication.
Configure Identify Services
Ok, so we've told netlify that anyone can register. The next step is to configure a service or the gateway to github so that github lets netlify use it as an authentication platform. Go to the "Services" section under "Identity".
First we specify which repository will be used for the CMS, again it's the same one. We're leaving the Roles empty and lastly inputting a Github Access Token that you must retrieve from github. Click the "Generate access token in GitHub" button to begin the request which will ask you for permission.
Setting up OAuth App with Github
Lastly, we need to setup an OAuth App with Github which will let our VuePress Netlify app authenticate with github and redirect back appropriately. This is the same sort of flow you would setup for any 3rd party authentication system that supports OAuth like Facebook, Google etc...
On Github, navigate to
Settings->Developer Settings then select
New OAuth App.
Update the form fields like above but obviously with your own URL and description details. The callback URL should stay as is and was not particularly easy to find in the online documentation.
Testing it out
Once this is all complete, you should be able to click the
Admin link on your site and login via your Github account. If it all worked out then you will see an admin panel like below:
If you checkout the media section you should see the assets uploaded to the
images directory that we setup before.
Wrapping Up
With this setup you can now manage your VuePress site content through the netlifycms! Any content you update via the CMS will update the repo appropriately while you can still make updates locally with your favourite IDE if you prefer. It's quite powerful when you think about this as you could share this with members of a team who are not developers.
I hope you enjoyed this post, please share if you do and leave any comments if you have any questions or requests for specific types of posts.


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I came from the Gambia, where more 60% of our population is young people, and Agriculture is leading employer and contributor of our GMDP ( 20-25), However the youth unemployment rate has gone to 38% and youth are not been very interested in the sector. This sector is predominant dominated by women.
In my view and from experience, African Governments, FAO and other partners must invest more in Agriculture, and we must finds ways to make Agriculture SEXY, attractive to youth of our African continent.
Our government have not yet leverage on the youth population of our continent, and this has end to many of our youth losing focus and hope in our leaders.
In my Country, I have led the establishment of first ever Youth Chamber of Commerce in 2016, now has a registered membership of over 200 youth enterprises. We are currently implementing a four year project under the EU and has 7 partner organisation working with Youth in business.


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How sweet is this little guy?? This is another session from before Christmas, but I just had to share it. Kash's Mommy had everything ready for his session when I arrived at their home. He is one lucky little guy, he has the sweetest parents around! Hope you all enjoy Mr. Kash's all boy themed newborn session!
{Kash's Newborn Session | Rachel Cleere Photography | Oklahoma City Photographer}
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In case you didn't know there is an online user manual for the PlayStation 4 on their website. Like every other user manual it rambles on about every detail but yes, there still are insightful details. The Basics section of the manual shows that the console will come with an overheat indicator light.
There will be a Power Indicator on top of the console; when it lights up in White it indicates the power being on, Orange would mean the console is in Standby Mode but if it starts blinking in Red, it is an indication that the PlayStation 4 is overheating.
In case you encounter the red blinking light (im glad it is not a ring) you should immediately turn off the system and wait long enough for the machine to cool down.
Previously, the PlayStation 3 didn't come with an indicator but the Xbox 360 has been a topic of heated debate which it owes to the infamous nickname Red Ring of Death. Two flashing red lights i.e. half a Red Ring of Death meant that the console was overheating and boy was it a turn off or what.
The Xbox One on the other hand does not come with a heat indicator, instead the Xbox general manager of console development Leo del Castillo stated earlier that the Xbox One can detect overheating and cool itself down automatically.
"We don't actually intend it to ever have to go to maximum speed under normal environmental conditions. But there is overhead," he had said.
Well, I hope for the sake of the gaming community that both the next generation consoles don't hit those red lights too often.


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Digitalization of information and ubiquitous sensing in cities are enabling the collection of data at unprecedentedly high temporal and spatial resolutions. However, these data are most often not accessible or are too cumbersome for citizens to engage with. This is particularly the case for urban environmental and health data. Thus, in most cases, urban environmental data fail to reach the public audience and citizens are unable to understand the effect of their urban routines on their health and well-being. Making urban health and environmental data accessible to citizens, would induce urban behavioral changes that could substantially improve the well-being of citizens and the livability of cities in general.
The Cityreader project is composed by a multidisciplinary team of designers, engineers, and environmental scientists working on the development of urban data sensing and visualization technologies. Our mission is to make urban data accessible and available to improve the well-being of citizens. In the past few years, we have developed various mobile sensing and urban environmental data visualization platforms to acquire and visualize urban environmental and health data to high spatiotemporal resolutions. Traditionally, urban data have been collected through fixed measuring stations. However, this method has proven to be too scattered to understand the strong environmental gradients that characterize urban environments. Cityreader makes use of mobile urban sensing technologies to collect high spatio-temporal urban environmental data affordably and efficiently. Cityreader has produced custom-designed autonomous weather and air quality stations that can be easily mounted onto any mobile platform such as buses or private vehicles that move through the city, covering a large urban extent. The resulting environmental data have far-superior spatial resolutions than traditional fixed environmental stations. Cityreader enables the visualization of the collected data in real-time through mobile and web apps, thus informing public institutions, companies and citizens and empowering them to make environmentally-responsible urban planning decisions or to improve their everyday life.


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Chocolate spread
Is there anything nicer on a Saturday breakfast than a delicious crisp bread roll with some rich, deep chocolate-flavored spread? I invented this recipe after playing with butterscotch, and it makes a superb sweet, yet bitter, aromatic spread. And the best part is that you can make it in no-time on your own whenever you want!
Italian-meringue buttercream
Following my search for the best icing cream, I arrived to the mythical Italian-meringue buttercream — it's simply amazing, both silky and fluffy, deliciously light and creamy... You should follow my recipe to achieve this amazing icing cream with minimal effort :-)
Honey meat ravioli
This delicious meal is amazingly easy to prepare, as long as you have a pasta machine and ravioli tablet — it's a small grid in which you can prepare ravioli "like a sandwich", then roll out the ready ravioli using a rolling pin. Super easy, and with just very little effort you will end up having a luxurious feast!
I was always afraid of making caramel from scratch, but it turns out it's a piece of... cake ;-) This creamy, buttery and smooth caramel cream is delicious on a crisp cake, or as a drizzle. Prepare some upfront and store it safely for 7-10 days in the fridge.
Colorful chicken with purple potatoes
This recipe is not for the faint-hearted — it requires some frying skills, but makes a really tasty, delicious meal with a massive wow-factor without any extra hassle :-) I actually got the idea for this, when my local grocery store offered special 1kg packages of Vitelotte, a.k.a. purple potatoes. I wanted to make something tasty, but also colourful and festive, thus this crazy, colourful and festive meal was born! ---|
On good thing about these potatoes is, they seem to lower blood pressure and have inflammatory components, which might be a good thing for a winter meal :-)


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This major development project involved 150 buildings, each three stories, equaling 900 apartments total.
Concrete pour cycles consisted of one pour (two apartments) per floor and three floors per building. It took a crew of 12 workers to complete five floors per week.


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CHICAGO (PRWEB) June 16, 2015
BigMarker (http://www.bigmarker.com), the platform for connecting people through webinars, online events, workshops and presentations, announced today a partnership with Techweek to offer free, live coverage of Techweek Chicago to a global audience. This event will be the third time the companies have teamed up, after successful webcasts of this past year's Techweek LA and Techweek Detroit events. The webcast will allow anyone to join thousands of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and innovators celebrating tech in Chicago from June 25-26, 2015.
BigMarker's browser-based webinar platform will enable participants to view and engage with Techweek's incredible lineup of panels, summits, and keynotes from anywhere in the world. BigMarker is the only full-featured web conferencing service that is built entirely using HTML5 and WebRTC and can support webinars with thousands of participants at once. The conference expects to reach a global audience with participants from dozens of countries.
"We're excited to continue our partnership with Techweek, extending its celebration of innovation to online audiences for the third time" said Zhu-Song Mei, BigMarker's Founder and CEO. "We believe that the knowledge and insights shared at Techweek are critical to jumpstarting the next generation of entrepreneurs. By helping Techweek push its content further in free webinars, we hope to inspire more people to dive into the tech ecosystem and start building things!"
Techweek Chicago sessions will be available via free webinars on Thursday, June 25th and Friday, June 26th, 2015 at https://www.bigmarker.com/techweek. Virtual attendees can tune in for conversations led by influential leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators, including Chris Curtin (CMO of Visa), Rishi Shah (Founder of ContextMedia), Kristi Ross (CEO of Dough), Tom Schenk (Chief Data officer for the City of Chicago), and Chris Taylor (GM at Uber).
For more information about BigMarker, please visit http://www.bigmarker.com. For more information about Techweek, please visit http://www.techweek.com.
About BigMarker
BigMarker is the platform for learning and sharing through web conferences. Founded in 2010, it was born from the idea that web conferencing could help people anywhere learn and build relationships with peers. So it set off to create a destination for virtual meet-ups around common interests. Since then, BigMarker has evolved into a full-featured platform surrounded by a growing community of over 7,000 groups and organizations from 190 countries. The platform provides unlimited webinars with integrated audio and video conferencing, screen sharing, recording, the ability to sell tickets, and community features to engage and build an audience between events. BigMarker's mission is connecting people to learn and share experiences in a live setting online. For more information, visit http://www.bigmarker.com.
About Techweek
Techweek is a 7-day technology conference and festival that celebrates and enables innovation ecosystems in six cities: Chicago, Detroit, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Kansas City. With Techweek as a conduit, a spotlight is able to shine on each individual technology community, providing entrepreneurs, innovators, influencers, and visionaries to share ideas, sparking game-changing conversations and inspiring action.
Past speakers at Techweek include Jonah Peretti (Founder & CEO, BuzzFeed), Karen Sumberg (Diversity Pod Leader, Google), Travis Kalanick (CEO, Uber), Reshma Saujani (Founder & CEO, Girls Who Code), Dan Gilbert (Founder, Quicken Loans), Alexis Ohanian (Co-Founder, Reddit), Rahm Emanuel (Mayor, Chicago), and Kathryn Minshew (Founder, The Muse). Techweek has garnered more than 200 sponsors including T-Mobile, Uber, Microsoft, Yelp, Motorola, Groupon, Redbox, Wordpress, American Airlines, and more.


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Founded in 1947 by Marcel-André Goichot, the reins of Maison Goichot have been held by his son, André-Marie Goichot, since 1987. Since the Goichot family has several vineyards, including one located in Côte de Beaune and the other in Côte Chalonnaise, it is possible for them to offer most Burgundy appellations. Link to video presenting the family business: https://vimeo.com/154570650
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Qualifier Six
3 MINute AMRAP
12 Hang Power Cleans
9 Burpee Box Jump Overs
Men will use a 185# Barbell and 30" box
Women will use a 125# Barbell and 24" box
This workout begins with the athlete standing tall at their barbell. At the call of 3-2-1 Go, each athlete will grab their barbell and complete 12 Hang Power Cleans. Once complete, they will move to their box to complete 9 Burpee Box Jump Overs. No Step Ups will be allowed except in 50+ and Community Division. If 9 Burpee Box Jumps are completed, the athlete will move back to their barbell to complete another round.
The athlete's score will be total number of repetitions completed within the 3 minute time cap.
We will contact all qualifying athletes to submit one workout post-qualifier. This is to ensure quality control. We suggest using an app like WeTime to record your qualifier workouts.
Movement Standards
Hang Power Cleans
Each repetition must start from the hang. Any repetition taken from the floor must achieve a deadlift lockout (hips and knees fully extended, shoulders behind the bar) before re-dipping to initiate the hang clean. Each repetition finishes with the bar racked on the shoulders and the elbows clearly in front of the bar with the hips and knees fully extended. Power cleaning the barbell from the ground in one continuous motion is not permitted.
Burpee Box Jump Over
The burpee box jump over starts with the athlete facing the box while touching their chest and thighs to the ground, and finishes with the athlete jumping over the box. In the bottom position, to athlete must be perpendicular to the box on each rep. There is no requirement to stand tall while on top of the box. The athlete may jump on top of the box using a two-foot landing and then jump or step off to the other side, or the athlete may jump completely over the box. If jumping over the box, the feet must go over the box, not around it, and the athlete must use a two-foot landing. Each rep is counted when the athlete lands on the ground on the opposite side, where they may begin their next rep.
- Barbell
- Collars
- Plates loaded to the appropriate weight for division
- Box that is at the appropriate height for division and the top must be at least 15-by-15 inches
For each workout, be sure the athlete has adequate space to safely complete all the movements. Clear the area of all extra equipment, people or other obstructions.
Any athlete who in any way alters the equipment or movements described in this document or shown in the workout standards video may be disqualified from the competition.
Video Submission Standards
Prior to starting, film the plates and barbell to be used so the loads can be seen clearly. Also film the height of the box so the height can be seen clearly. All video submissions should be uncut and unedited in order to accurately display the performance. A clock or timer, with the running workout time clearly visible, should be in the frame throughout the entire workout. Shoot the video from an angle so all exercises can be clearly seen meeting the movement standards. Videos shot with a fisheye lens or similar lens may be rejected due to the visual distortion these lenses cause.
Qualifier 6 Workout Variations
Pro/Amateur/Team Division
(Masters 35-39, Masters 40-44)
12 Hang Power Cleans
9 Burpee Box Jump Overs
Men will use a 185# Barbell and 30" box
Women will use a 125# Barbell and 24" box
Masters 45-49 Division
12 Hang Power Cleans
9 Burpee Box Jump Overs
Men will use a 165# Barbell and 24" box
Women will use a 105# Barbell and 20" box
Masters 50+ Division
12 Hang Power Cleans
9 Burpee Box Jump Overs *Step Ups OK
Men will use a 135# Barbell and 20" box
Women will use a 95# Barbell and 20" box
Intermediate/Scaled Division
(Teens 14-15, Teens 16-17)
12 Hang Power Cleans
9 Burpee Box Jump Overs
Men will use a 135# Barbell and 24" box
Women will use a 95# Barbell and 20" box
Community Division
12 Hang Power Cleans
9 Burpee Box Jump Overs *Step Ups OK
Men will use a 95# Barbell and 20" box
Women will use a 75# Barbell and 20" box
Need a visual demo of this workout? Watch athlete Lisa Bender Thiel complete this workout. NOTE: This is just a demo of an athlete moving through the qualifier workout. Athletes must follow the video submission rules and workout standards listed above.


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There are 7 live Channel 4 races in total today from Ascot, Haydock and Newmarket. The races are…..
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On top of that, you can rest assured that the services provided at Mr. Lube are completely warranty-approved*. We understand manufacturer-recommended service intervals and product specifications, following them to the letter to make sure we do what needs to be done. We also have exclusive use of the Electronic Owner's Manual (EOM), which contains the latest information about every make and model on the road — and allows us to track your personalized service interval needs and eliminate any unexpected maintenance surprises. It's another reason why we're the convenient, affordable alternative to your dealer when it comes to oil changes in Mascouche. So get started today: ask your local store how our prompt, same-day services make car care a breeze.


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Confidence is a preference and when it comes to beauty, hair care is paramount. People see your hair every day; at work, on the commute, in social situations. No matter where you go, your hair is on display for all to see. It makes perfect sense that you would want to take care of it as much as possible so that you can feel confident in yourself and about the way that your hair looks wherever you are.
You see, taking care of the hair on your head is every bit as important as heading to the gym and eating right to take care of your body. Hair that is cared for is lush, thick, soft and in great condition, which is everything that you could want for your hair to be. So, how can you start to boost your confidence with a little swish-swish of your own?
Brush, Brush Before You Swish, Swish
You may not need to do a hundred strokes of a brush for a perfectly soft and smooth mane, but every single day you must brush your hair before bedtime and in the morning, depending on your mane. This untangles the knots from your locks and makes your hair look shiny and smooth. Comb it when it's wet, then brush it out when it's dry as this can help to prevent matting from happening. You wouldn't want to go long periods of time in between washing/brushing, so make sure you have a routine that works for you.
Appointments Are Important
If you're sitting there and wondering when your last hair appointment is, then it's time to take care and book with your hair salon website. Having the experts take a look at your crowning glory and give it all a cut and a deep condition is going to keep your hair in an excellent way. You can also decide to get a change up, keeping your confidence high.
Treat Heat Neat
Hair is not the place for excessive heat, so if you're blow drying and straightening or curling every day, you need to stop. Damage occurs very quickly with your hair, with dry and split ends being the result. Use a low heat and point the nozzle down rather than straight at your hair. It may take a little longer, but rather that than damaged, dry hair that you have to cut off because it won't grow!
Healthy Helps
If you are eating a healthy and balanced diet packed with vitamins and minerals, your hair is going to thank you for it. You wear what you eat on your head; and I don't mean that you're going to get cheeseburgered. You're going to show if you are eating a lacklustre diet with lacklustre hair. Keep your diet in check, and your hair will reflect that for you.
Your hair is your crowning glory and most of your physical confidence is going to be right there in the image of you that you show the world. Make sure that you're in love with that image and watch how confident you can feel for it. Caring for your hair is a big part of your beauty regime: don't miss out!


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Man City star Bernardo Silva doubt for West Ham clash after joining growing list of Premier League injuries while away with Portugal
The midfielder will miss Portugal's Nations League tie with Poland tomorrow and returned to Manchester with 'physical issues' ahead of the Sky Blues' weekend match in London
BERNARDO SILVA has joined the ever-growing list of stars who will return to the Premier League after the international break carrying an injury, it has been revealed.
The Manchester City star was to have started for Portugal in their UEFA Nations League clash with Poland tomorrow night, but he has returned to his club today ahead of schedule, according to the O Jogo website.
He must now be considered likely to miss City's Premier League match against a resurgent West Ham at the London Stadium on Saturday.
Silva seems to have picked up an unspecified knock in Portugal's 0-0 draw with Italy in Milan on Saturday night – a result that saw the visitors qualify for the semi-finals of the Nations League.
The midfielder played the whole 90 minutes of the match which was largely dominated by the home side and was not noticeably injured when he left the field.
But the Portuguese FA then issued the following statement: "Following medical and diagnostic tests performed by the FPF Health and Performance Unit, player Bernardo Silva was considered unavailable for the meeting against Poland, to be held this Tuesday in Guimaraes."
The elegant City ace is just one of a growing number of Premier League stars who will return to their clubs having picked up injuries on international duty.
Jordan Henderson failed to make the bench for England's win over Croatia at Wembley with a hamstring strain, while Marcus Rashford limped off after 73 minutes of the match.
Chelsea's Mateo Kovacic missed the same game with a leg muscle pull, while Rashford's Manchester United team mate Romelu Lukaku was left out of Belgium's squad for their defeat in Switzerland, also due to a hamstring problem.
Elsewhere Wolves defender Jonny Otto suffered a knee ligament tear during Spain's 1-0 win over Bosnia, and will be sidelined for up to six weeks.
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Paul Dummett suffered a nightmare debut for Wales, suffering an injury that saw him substituted in the 39th minute of the Dragons' loss to Denmark, and is now doubtful for Newcastle's trip to Burnley on Monday night.
Finally, Mario Lemina is a doubt for Southampton's crunch trip to Fulham on Saturday after picking up a knock on international duty with Gabon.


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Everything tagged with eu
International Trade and EU Market in fisheries and aquaculture products
A graffic which reflects the most importants datum in the fisheries trade
Tax Rulings
Taxation in the EU
Data Protection
Social Media Users
The EU countries with the most adult TV channels
According to the European Audiovisual Observatory, France has the most adult TV channels in Europe - 71.
Infographic: Unemployment rates in Europe
With the EU average at 10.8%, the graphic clearly demonstrates which countries are most affected by the unemployment crisis. In the top left of the graph, Greece, Spain and Croatia …
Cutting costs
Boosting Card Payments
Infographic: EU 2020 on energy and climate change
Europe 2020, an EU strategy for jobs and smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, is based on five headline targets which are measured by different indicators.
Europe's Public Administrations
How to e-modernise it?
Portuguese elections, an unexpected surprise
Portugal held its first elections after the end of the austerity program implement by Troika that left the country last year, but Portugal is still under Troika's vigilance until the biggest part of its debt is paid. Apparently, Portugal needs a stable and solid government for the next four years.
Britain Stronger in Europe
Britain's Place in Europe
Which way now for emissions tests?
VW Scandal
World University Rankings 2015-2016
Top Univesities by Region
Repair, re-use and recycle!
Circular Economy by Using Raw Materials
25 Years of German Unity
The Reunification of Germany reminds Europe important it is to be united
Internships in the EU
Are Young Europeans Doomed to a Life of Internships?
What will be eating in 2025?
Novel foods
The best countries to grow old in
Europe is one of the best places to grow old in
Infographic: European Youth Report 2015
The one-third of the most educated generation in Europe is at the risk of poverty
The Balkans - the Alternative Solution to the Refugee Crisis
Can countries like Macedonia and Serbia help tackle the large influx of refugees seeking shelter in Europe?
Is the Erasmus Programme still appealing?
Europe will always be appealing as Student Destination
Cultural Diversity
Key to Overcoming in the Crisis
Syrian Refugees in the Middle East
Syrian Refugees aren't just in Europe
Xenophobia in Europe: Analysis and Solutions
The refugee crisis that has taken a hold of Europe is one of the biggest tests that this union of nations has faced thus far, and the way in which it responds to it will very much determine the future development of the European Union. Much hangs in the balance, and solutions must be taken quickly and responsibly.
EU Budget 2016
How much is at stake?
The European Commission Priorities
Juncker Commission's 10 Priorities
Remembering the Battle of Britain
On this historic day we remember all those that fought and why we must remain united in Europe
Percentage of immigrants in Europe
The numbers might not be as 'scary' as some would expect
List of Stereotypes of France and Frenchmen Seen from Abroad
Infographic: Online Shopping Around the World
How much do your fellow citizens spend on online shopping?
Is public investment the cure for the Greek economic crisis?
Many people think that the best way to tackle the Greek crisis is to cut public expenses, the income of senior citizens and the income of people working in the public sector. However, a more appropriate approach would be to have large investments made with public money and funding from the European Union.


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Telltale Tusks
Sequencing DNA from ivory may be useful for tracking down elephant poachers.
Jun 22, 2015
Amanda B. Keener
Poaching elephants for ivory is big business in many parts of Africa. Now a new method to isolate and sequence DNA from ivory is proving a useful tool in the efforts to trace its source and the poachers who harvested it.
Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle, Interpol, and the Wildlife Institute of India sequenced DNA isolated from a stockpile of ivory confiscated between 1996 and 2014 and compared their results to 15,000 reference sequences representing all major elephant groups throughout Africa. The results, published last week (June 18) in Science Express showed that nearly all of the ivory seized after 2007 came from just two areas: one in Tanzania and the other in the Tridom region, which spans parts of Gabon, the Republic of Congo, and Cameroon.
"The hope is that, by showing that the lion's share of major poaching is going on in these two areas, it will make it very difficult for these countries to continue to deny the extent of their responsibility," study coauthor Samuel Wasser, a wildlife biologist at the University of Washington told Smithsonian. "I also hope that it causes the international community to really pool together to work with these counties to help them solve this problem."
The list of geographical origins of most of the ivory seized before 2007 was only slightly longer, including a total of four areas. According to New Scientist, Interpol has already used this information to track the smugglers who transport it. "It's helped us a great deal, because so many false trails are left deliberately by the smugglers," study coauthor William Clark, an environmental crime program consultant for Interpol told New Scientist. "Now we have this DNA repository, it helps us establish investigating priorities."


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- The Universal Cold Shoe Adapter accepts standard cold shoes and has a 1/4"-20 female thread on its underside.
- It allows products with cold shoes to be mounted to support gear that accept a 1/4"-20 female thread.
- Attach your speedlights, light meters, microphones, and similar cold shoe accessories to support gear such as light stands and articulating arms.
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Astros place Jon Singleton on outright waivers
The Astros have placed Jon Singleton on outright waivers, according to industry sources, the first step to removing the first baseman from their 40-man roster.
Singleton's contract makes it unlikely he will be claimed by one of the other 29 teams. The 25-year-old former top prospect is owed $2 million in each of the next two seasons. His contract calls for a $500,000 buyout or a $2.5 million team option for the 2019 season.
If Singleton clears waivers, he will be sent outright to the Astros' Class AAA Fresno affiliate. He spent all of last season in Class AAA, where he batted just .202 with 20 home runs and a .728 on-base plus slugging percentage in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.
Singleton was placed on waivers Friday, a source said, which means the earliest he could clear is Tuesday. (A player typically spends up to only 48 hours on waivers but claims can not be made over the weekend during the offseason.)
It's likely the Astros chose Friday – the final day teams could add players to their 40-man rosters as protection from the Rule 5 Draft – because it's the easiest time to pass a player through waivers unclaimed.
The Astros' 40-man roster will be full once their deal with free agent corner outfielder Josh Reddick is finalized, so they are trying to create flexibility in anticipation of other potential moves throughout the offseason.
Singleton has made $5.5 million over the last three seasons, in which he has accumulated only 420 major league plate appearances (362 of them in 2014). The controversial five-year, $10-million extension he signed as a prospect in June 2014, as it turns out, has worked out to his benefit rather than the team's.
Acquired from the Phillies in the Hunter Pence trade in July 2011, Singleton was regarded by Baseball America as the Astros' best prospect by the end of the '11 season. He battled addiction during his ascent; a second failed drug test for marijuana earned him a suspension for the first 50 games of the 2013 season.
Last February, Singleton entered spring training in competition for the Astros' wide-open first base job, ultimately won by Tyler White. Singleton, who played only 19 games with the Astros in 2015, was not summoned from Class AAA once during the 2016 season.


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You may not have known it had a name but you've definitely seen this rising trend. Athleisure has come a long way from just women wearing yoga pants outside of the gym. Now CEOs are wearing sneakers to board meetings and tri-blend sport tees under their blazer. Corporate America isn't as 'buttoned-up' as it once was, partly due to the rise of fitness-conscious consumers who look at athletics not only as a hobby but also as an all-around lifestyle. For those that never go near a gym but who are enjoying athleisure, this trend meets consumers' desire for clothing to be comfortable, while still being functional in a professional environment.
Numbers are proving this is no passing fad but a real industry game-changer. "Casual and 'athleisure' have taken on a life of their own," said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst, The NPD Group, Inc. "This is no longer a trend, it is now a lifestyle that is too comfortable, for consumers of all ages, for it to go away anytime soon." As the trend grows, well-known athletic brands are taking notice. Many companies are introducing an athleisure section in addition to their bread and butter fitness collections, positioning themselves outside the gym. We are seeing brands that used to align exclusively with team sports now coming into the corporate market.
There is no doubt athleisure has blurred the line between casual and corporate, causing businesses to update their dress code. With these changes we continue to see a new selection of products for events and promotions. Gone are the days of the standard long sleeved button up. Now our clients are demanding durable, lightweight, breathable poly fabrics for comfort and all-day performance.
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Dorothy Hutton; London;Saint Pauls
Saint Pauls
from the River
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'Saint Pauls'
from the river.
Limited edition print number 15 from a small edition of only 50 impressions
pencil signed
Dorothy Hutton
Dorothy Hutton, born 1889 in Bolton, died 1984. Calligrapher and painter, Dorothy studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts; Circa 1927. .In the late 1920s she studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts under F Ernest Jackson. She exhibited throughout Britain in the 1930s and 1940s, and on a number of occasions at the Royal Academy. Hutton became renowned for her depiction of flowers. London Transport commissioned a series of seasonal posters to advertise flowers in bloom across the city. Hutton was an official artist to the Crown Office and from 1964 a member of the Art Worker's Guild and designed posters for the Underground Group and London Transport 1922-1954.
A superb print which has retained its excellent colouring, bright and unfaded.
The image measures 32 cms. x 46 cms, (12½ x 18 ins.) printed on a wove paper sheet size 44 cms. x 61 cms, (17½ x 24 ins.) with full margins.
The sheet is signed in the image and in pencil by the artist to bottom right with the edition 18/50.
Unframed and unmounted, the condition of the image and sheet is very good with handling marks condusive with age.
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When all the convenience and distractions of the modern world are taken away, what are we left with? I'm in the middle of a power outage; my laptop, my tablet, my phone, my TV all rendered useless.
I live in the vibrant countryside.
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I'm a sucker for a hybrid. Two influences are almost always more interesting than one, especially when the intermingling is naturally complimentary. And, although you may be sick of the word 'fusion', mashing up global cuisines often yields delicious results. French-Vietnamese, Chino-Spanish, Mongolian Braai? (Okay, I made the last one up).
I'd like to think my New England Dal is one such example. Backstory: my husband is Indian, so I've learned to make at least a handful of staple dishes that I can trot out when he has cravings – although mine are invariably a bit off from the traditional version, or unique to my upbringing or sensibilities in one way or another.
Dal, a cornerstone of the Indian diet, is basically stewed lentils with spices and seasoning usually served with rice or roti. Warming, comforting, nutritious, simple. Sometime during one polar vortexian New York winter I decided to combine the flavor profile of traditional dal with a New England kale and sausage stew. Though the addition of meat might be sacrilege for many dal-eaters, the finished dish is tasty, hearty and healthy – perfect for a cozy winter night with a big goblet of red wine and a space heater to burn your toes.
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 white onion chopped
4 cloves garlic chopped
2 teaspoons fresh ginger
4 Thai chilis
1 cup red split lentils
3 cups water
3-6 teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons cumin
2 teaspoons turmeric
1 teaspoon coriander
2 heaping handfuls of kale
2-4 fresh, organic chicken sausages
Cilantro or parsley for garnish
In a large pot combine the onion, garlic and ginger and olive oil over medium heat. Sautee until tender, then add the lentils, water, salt, cumin, turmeric and coriander. Set the burner to high until the water boils, then add the chilis and turn down to low and let simmer. After about 20 minutes, check to see if lentils are soft. When they are almost done, add 2 heaping handfuls of kale and continue cooking, covered. Meanwhile, butterfly and panfry 2 chicken sausage links (ask your butcher for fresh, organic chicken sausage, if they have it). When the kale dal is ready to serve, spoon into a broad, shallow bowl and place the butterflied sausage links on top. Garnish with chopped cilantro or parsley.


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I use access restrictions to guide my students through the different assignments. The visibility of later activities depends on completion of earlier ones, such as forming a group and posting a discussion on a forum. In order to see what they see without having to switch roles, I also participated in their activities. But although I did form a group and posted a discussion, I still get to see "Not available unless: You belong to any group" or "Not available unless: The activity xxxx [posting in a forum] is marked complete" for these later activities, of which the header and description are greyed out.
Of course I can still access them, but it is only when I switch to the Student role that I no longer see "Not available unless" and the later activities are not greyed out. The progress bar tracks the same activities, and there it is marked that I posted in the required forum, regardless of whether I use the Teacher of Student role.
It would be nice if the visibility of the course elements would reflect the completion of previous activities even in Teacher mode.


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December 2018 | Interview: Maristella Diniz -Managing Director, GTIS Partners
Maristella Diniz
Managing Director, GTIS Partners
1- How can you briefly describe GTIS Partners' mission and operations?
GTIS Partners mission is to invest in assets that generate value for our clients, employees and stakeholders, providing profitability, longevity and sustainable development to ensure value-creation and tangible benefits to the environment and society as a whole.
The company is a global real estate firm headquartered in New York with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Sao Paulo, Paris and Munich. The firm was founded in 2005 and operates in a vertically integrated operating business in each of its chosen markets in the United States and Brazil. With expertise in structuring, design, development and asset management, GTIS` professionals oversee residential, office, industrial/logistics and hospitality projects from concept to completion.
2- How do you identify attractive investment opportunities?
GTIS dedicated research professionals work hand-in-hand with its investment teams to identify macro trends and take a local approach to investing with on-the-ground teams. Once we define our strategy and market segments with acceptable risk-adjusted returns we actively pursue opportunities in the chosen markets with local relationships.
As part of our strategy in Brazil we are looking for investments in distressed opportunities, real estate credit and structurally undersupplied sectors such as affordable housing.
3- Which are the main drivers of real estate investment in Brazil today? In this context, what would be the most favored markets and segments?
The main drivers for real estate in Brazil are inflation, interest rates and personal income. To consider this tripod working with a proper balance we still must see, in the next few years, the generation of jobs and the return of growth in personal income.
GTIS believes that with a favorable macro scenario, the residential segment, especially affordable housing, logistics and office projects will perform well. In this respect hospitality sector for sure will also be favored considering the return of consumption, business and leisure travel in the main cities of the country.
4- What can you tell us about the acquisition of Brazil Hospitality Group (BHG) and what does it mean for GTIS Partners' strategy?
GTIS Partners had the opportunity to participate in the privatization of Brazilian Hospitality Group (BHG), Brazil's largest publicly-traded hotel company, via a delisting tender offer in partnership with GP Investments. GTIS believes that an investment in BHG represents an opportunity to invest in an irreplaceable portfolio of hotels at substantial discount to replacement cost. BHG, formed in 2009, was Brazil's third largest company in 2014 by total keys owned and managed of around 9,200 keys across 50 hotels. GTIS believes an investment in BHG represents an opportunity to take advantage of the future industry consolidation.
BHG is one of the major investments of GTIS in Brazil and we believe in the value added potential via renovations and rebranding of the hotels and growth with accretive acquisitions.
5- How can you describe the current hotel market in Brazil?
The current hospitality market in Brazil is slowly recovering from the deep crisis in the economy. Part of this recovery results from economic growth but also from the closing of several hotels that helped in the balance of demand and supply.
With very different characteristics, each region has its own challenges. As an example, Rio de Janeiro, very dependent on oil and gas industry and local and foreign tourism is just now starting to improve, with a more efficient security policy promised from the recently elected governor. Also with a new regulation for Pre Salt field extraction, we expect a recovery in the oil sector and the level of royalties collected.
Some locations are still suffering because of over supply produced for the Olympic Games and World Cup.
6- Does GTIS have plans for investments in other countries of the region?
Nowadays the company is very focused on US and Brazil markets and not looking specifically in other countries of the region. More recently the company established GTIS Brazil Infrastructure to pursue investment opportunities in Brazil in energy generation and transmission, with a focus on renewable energy and technology assets.
7- Palácio Tangará Hotel was awarded the "Best Hotel of the Year" Award at SAHIC South America 2018. What does this award mean for GTIS and why?
The award received for Hotel Palacio Tangará has the meaning of a true recognition from the industry and we were very pleased with that.
As usually happens with all great projects, the development and opening of the Hotel Palacio Tangará was the result of a big effort from a large team and a vision of the potential Brazil has in the hospitality sector. Also the belief that Sao Paulo, as a city with the largest hospitality market in South America, can generate business for a luxury branded Hotel.
8- In your opinion, how does this type of conference contribute to the hotel industry?
Sahic Conference is very interesting and helpful in connecting different actors form the hospitality sector in the region. The exchange of different experiences and ways to do business, and cultural and regulatory aspects explored during the panels enrich the experience.
9- Which social network do you use most often and why?
To stay connected with family far from the city and friends I use mainly Facebook and Instagram. I am not a very active person in social networks as I dedicate most of my time to personal connections.
Professionally GTIS Partners doesn't use social networks to communicate with our investors.
In our marketing effort for sales of residential products we have for sure the use of social networks such as Facebook and Instagram through the brokerage companies.
Also all hotels we have in our portfolio use social networks as part of their strategy to stay connected with our clients.
10- When you travel for pleasure, where do you choose to stay: hotel or Airbnb?
I choose Hotels. I recognize that Airbnb is a real option for all destinations I visited recently but I prefer the service and convenience of a Hotel. Usually I research on the web through various channels, including OTAs and Airbnb and whenever possible I book directly at the hotel website. I am open minded but still have a list of destinations with great Hotels I want to visit and experience.
Maristella Val Diniz joined GTIS in April 2010 as Managing Director of Development. Mrs. Diniz is responsible for overseeing all development and asset management activities in Brazil as well as for the identification of new business opportunities.
Mrs. Diniz has over 20 years of experience in development and management of residential, commercial and mixed-use projects in Brazil.
Prior to joining GTIS, she was the Chief Operating Officer of Lindencorp, a major São Paulo-based development and investment firm, where she was responsible for overseeing the company's operations and the entire scope of its project development pipeline, as well as strategic planning and asset management.
Prior to Lindencorp, Mrs. Diniz worked at several real estate companies including Cyrela, Tecnisa and Birmann. At Birmann S.A., she worked directly with GTIS Senior Managing Director João Teixeira on the development of high-end residential projects, including planning and execution of supplier contracts, coordination of project timelines and approvals, project marketing and unit closings. Mrs. Diniz studied Architecture and Urbanism at Federal Architecture University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), and received a graduate degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).
To contact Maristella Diniz: email@example.com
To learn more about GTIS Partners, visit: gtispartners.com