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An art historian by training, Tom has more than 12 years' experience advising private collectors and museums, managing artists, curating exhibitions, and writing about modern and contemporary art. Based in London, Tom advises our clients on acquisitions and sales of artists in a broad range of fields, from Kurt Schwitters to Andy Warhol, from Louise Bourgeois to Pierre Huyghe, and many areas between and beyond.
Prior to joining Murphy & Partners, Tom spent four years as a Director at Hauser & Wirth where he helped some of the most prominent private and public collections acquire artworks, in addition to working closely with several leading international artists and artist estates. Previously Tom worked at Simon Lee Gallery and Haunch of Venison in London and New York.
Tom has an extensive network of global clients and partners and a nuanced understanding of the relationship between art history, the market and how to build sophisticated and resonant collections.


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Daire Bracken - Fiddle
Aogán Lynch - Concertina
Éamonn De Barra - Piano, Flute, Bodhrán
Shane McGowan - Guitar
Eoghan Scott - Vocals, Guitar
The Irish Times calls SLIDE "traditional musicians with attitude" and credits the group with "bringing drawing room grandeur and high spirits together" with it's diverse songs ,which range from soulful and sorrowful to contagiously energetic. Folk Roots Magazine proclaims,"There's plenty of action and flamboyance in Slides's music," which merges "swagger with traditional expertise."
Each member of Slide is an established teacher of various aspects of the Irish tradition, including music, language and dance , and in conjunction with their exciting and entertaining concerts can also provide masterclasses and workshops in schools, colleges and in a festival context, both in Ireland and abroad.
Percussion Workshops
Experienced tutors guide the participants through various rhythm exercises and an introduction to the different drums and their cultural background. The main part of the workshop consists of teaching and playing a complete piece of authentic music of African or Brazilian origin involving all participants. This workshop is performance orientated. All instruments are provided and are of the highest standard.
Choose from the following styles:
Samba Drumming • African Hand Drumming • Cuban Rhythms
African Song and Dance • Salsa Rhythms and Dance
Instruments featured are: Surdos, Shakers, Timbas and Congas, Daraboukas, Tambourims, Snares, Djembes, Agogo Bells, Guiros, Cowbells, Quicas etc.
Latin American Percussion and Dance Fusion
A day of Percussion and Latin American dance where a percussionist and dance tutor will lead students through the basic rhythm and dance moves of Latin America with a short but energetic presentation at the end of the day.
Bodhran Workshops
Artscope have a number of bodhran tutors available to visit your school offering an introductory workshop in the art of bodhran playing.
Rap Workshops with Michael Padraig O'Suilleabhain
This workshop consists of listening to current rap artists, discussing the spread of global hip hop and Irelands place within this, as well as some insights into Hip Hop Culture in general, i.e. break-dance, graffiti, DJing. The workshop will focus on the teaching of a communal rap verse and culminate with each student performing their own written rap verses. The tutor is an experienced rapper and beat box performer and will intersperse the workshop with performances and demonstrations.
Sean-Nós Song Workshop
with Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh - Voice and Flute
TG4 Gradam Ceoil 2011 winner and well known singer, presenter and tutor at the University of Limerick, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, has toured and performed with various musicians and groups before joining the group Danú in 2003 winning the BBC 2 Folk Award for Best Group in 2004. Muireann herself won Best Singer at the liveireland.com Awards in 2005 and is now a regular contributor to television and radio programmes at home and abroad, Muireann also featured prominently in the Highland Sessions BBC television series, celebrating the best of Irish and Scottish traditional music and song. She also co-hosted and performed at the 2007 Gradaim Cheoil TG4.
During this workshop Muireann will sing a selection of sean-nós songs for the students and speak about the tradition of sean-nós singing in Ireland, with emphasis on the different regional styles. She will also talk about her life as a professional singer and her various experiences as a performer. Muireann will then teach the class a song or two and students will be given the opportunity to ask questions.
Beatbox Workshops with Size2shoes
Size2shoes have been incorporating Hip Hop Human Beatbox techniques along with other styles of vocal percussion into their live shows for some time. This workshop is focused on teaching basic vocal techniques, from learning to sound like a real drum kit or scratch DJ to beating your chest while singing! This is a highly entertaining and fun workshop suitable for all ages.
Boomwhacker Workshops
Boomwhackers are assorted coloured plastic tubes, each colour playing a different note when struck. The Boomwhacker workshop promotes participation and fun through the use of popular songs with the workshop culminating in a full class ensemble performance.
Words and Music
Music for Clarinet/Bass & Narrator
with Paul Roe and Nuala Hayes performing Tom Johnson's Bedtime Stories & Christopher Norby's Other Stories
Clarinetist Paul Roe and Actress Nuala Hayes present a compelling and entertaining programme of music and words. In this intriguing concert students have the opportunity to hear a new Irish language version of Bedtime Stories for clarinet and narrator (translated by Ray Yeates) by iconic American composer Tom Johnson. These 12 short stories are quirky and humorous involving a spoken narrative that intertwines with the music. Paired with this is a delightful work based on short stories (in English) about a range of wonderfully quirky characters including Stain Boy, Voodoo Girl and The Girl Who Turned Into a Bed with words by film director Tim Burton and music by Irish composer Christopher Norby. These curious and funny stories are combined most effectively with the unique timbre and character of the bass clarinet. Both works in this programme are fun, contemporary and accessible.
Music and Words is available as a stand alone music workshop or as a fun school-based concert and can be adapted in Irish or English.
Improvisation and Creative Composition Workshop
A workshop designed to encourage students to compose and improvise using vocabulary, voice and body as well as percussion instruments. The workshop aims to inspire students to express themselves and relate to others through music whilst working towards a final group composition and performance. Areas covered include: free improvisation, vocal sampling, percussion, sequencing, dynamics, group improvisation and group performance.
A Day on the Fiddle
Workshops with renowned fiddle player Gerry O'Connor in fiddle teaching, fiddle making, repairing, instrument maintenance and bow re-hairing demonstration. This programme can be tailored to the requirements of the school, institute or festival.
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Trainer Emily Skye recently got honest about her post-baby fitness because even fitness influencers have bad body days.
Skye gave birth to her first child, Mia, in December and is working really hard to get her pre-baby body back. Although she is a fitness trainer, she still has those days where she gets frustrated and she used social media to share her struggles. In her latest post, Skye admitted her body is not where she wants it to be and it upsets her. That is so relatable.
"I haven't reached my fitness goal yet & I don't know if I ever will," she begins the Instagram post, which gets real very quickly.
I haven't reached my fitness goal yet & I don't know if I ever will. That's the thing with living this lifestyle, there is no end goal for me, it's ongoing & all about setting & achieving smaller goals! I've had a few hurdles that threw me off track - but that's just life. I try to accept & adapt. Of course when sh*t happens it's frustrating & I get annoyed & upset but I try not to dwell on the things that are out of my control & choose to do what IS in my control. I also try to get some perspective & practice appreciating what I do have. I have a beautiful family & they are my priority. I also have my health which I am SO grateful for. 🙏🏼 I am only human though so I thought I'd share with a few silly thoughts that go through my head sometimes in case some of you feel the same - you're totally not alone haha! 😝 A few times I've said to my partner Dec things along the lines of "why aren't I getting leaner?", "how come other people get back in shape quickly after giving birth & I didn't?" I even started to believe what many people tell me, that I won't ever get back in shape. I know it's not true but sometimes I doubt myself & my mindset gets a little unfocused. I often preach loving yourself & your body, not beating yourself up and not comparing to others etc. but sometimes I don't exactly "walk the talk". I try to & WANT to but sometimes I forget. I want to set a good example for Mia & for you all who follow me. I just want you to know that I'm far from perfect in many ways. I don't always "love myself", I don't always feel confident & accepting of my flaws. Sometimes I do beat myself up & compare myself to others & don't feel "good enough". When I feel like this I remind myself of the things I preach to others - that I should treat myself how I would treat my daughter Mia. I should tell myself what I'd tell her & love myself the way I love her. It's SO hard to do but I believe that's how we should treat ourselves because if we can't love & care for ourselves how are we suppose to love & care for others?! 🤗💗 . . #16weekspostpartum
She goes on to talk about her fitness lifestyle, goals, and dealing with a new baby. The trainer becomes even more relatable as she shares how she does not always feel comfortable with herself. Skye makes it clear she has those days where she beats herself up, as so many of us ladies do. However, she wanted to let her followers know they still need to love themselves.
"When I feel like this I remind myself of the things I preach to others that I should treat myself how I would treat my daughter Mia. I should tell myself what I'd tell her and love myself the way I love her. It's SO hard to do but I believe that's how we should treat ourselves because if we can't love and care for ourselves, how are we supposed to love and care for others?!" she writes as she closes out her message to remind those women who follow her to love themselves.
Besides sharing her struggle, Emily Skye also reminds herself and others to set small goals. Constantly having smaller, attainable, realistic goals will helps self love because it allows for accomplishing something even if it is a smaller step.
I've had the baby blues, illness, injury, tears, some excuses and a lot of sweat along the way but I've done the best I can without sacrificing my precious time with Mia and I've done it slowly and healthily. I was going to say I haven't reached my goal yet but I guess I have because my goal is simply to improve myself which is what I'm working on each day! 😃 I'm proud of what my body can do and how far I've come! I'm feeling great and I'm feeling more like my old self but WAY better because I'm a mum to a beautiful little girl. 😍🙌🏼 . Don't ever doubt yourself - you can achieve it if you set your mind to it, work at it everyday and don't let hurdles stop you. Remember to focus on your journey and celebrate small achievements along the way. Dont be too hard on yourself (my downfall 😉) and definitely don't compare yourself and your progress to others (also my downfall haha 😝 - but I'm working on it)! I'm off to LA tomorrow for some exciting things which I can't wait to share with you.. but my nasty inner voice keeps telling me silly things like; I'm not ready, I'm not lean enough and I'm not good enough bla bla bla... I've told that voice to shut up as it doesn't serve me in the slightest! I am good enough, I look and feel great, I've done the best I can and I deserve everything I've achieved so far and everything I'm working towards. ☺ I'm choosing to OWN IT! 👊🏼😃 . . @BabyMiaElise . #EmilySkye #BabyMiaElise #3WeeksPoatpartum #4MonthsPostpartum #fitmum
The Australian trainer is always real with her followers, but her posts since baby Mia was born have been more raw, open, and honest. It makes her even more inspiring. If you are not following EmilySkyeFit, then you need to immediately. She is amazing!


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Dave on BBC Essex Radio
BBC Essex Radio has been doing a series about towns and communities in Essex. On Tuesday 8th Jan it was Waltham Abbey's turn. Dave Plummer spoke for a bit about buses, litter picking and the Next distribution centre application. It's a really interesting few hours with contributions from: local fundraiser Shane Yerrell, who was co-opted onto the Town Council in […]» Read more


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Identifying the decisions that matter
Every week, Canadian courts issue hundreds of decisions. Add in specialized tribunals and arbitrations, and the number of reported judgments multiply rapidly. Through a mix of new and historical judgments, CanLII adds nearly 2,500 decisions every week of the year. Very few will prove relevant over the long term. A study we released last year… Read More Identifying the decisions that matter


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Neighnourhood Plans were introduced to give communities more control over how the places where they live develop and change. As more are being overturned and more doubt is being expressed over their future, NALC commissioned a Policy Committee member and an academic to examine:
- The effectiveness of neighbourhod plans in influencing planning appeal decisions.
- The impact that changes in the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) are likely to have on neighbourhood plans and
- Their vulnerability in the face of the new types of large scale overlying spatial plans.
The full report can be read here. (opens in a new tab).
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You take a selfie wearing a cute outfit, but make a weird face. Or you send an embarrassing (but hilarious!) text and want to protect the innocent. I get you- because you are me. Sometimes you just need to be able to blur part of a photo. Lots of people ask me how I blur my photos…so even though it feels super silly, I'm going to give you step by step instructions about how I do it. (I am positive there is an easier way…but that app probably costs 99cents and that is just too much if you ask me! Ha!)
K here's how I make the magic happen….
First, I use the app PhotoWizardLite (I've talked about it before, along with other photos apps I like). It is what works for me and it's free! It definitely looks free….
K Here we go!
1. Tap the double rectangle lookin' thing to choose your photo of choice.
2. Once your photo comes up, tap the "Mask" tab.
3. Tap that gear lookin' thing. It will pull up a menu of tools.
4. Choose the paintbrush tool. You can also slide the bar to choose the size of the paint brush.
5. Select the area that you want to have blurred.
6. Tap the half black/half white lookin' box. It's going to turn everything you have not selected into a checkered back round.
7. Tap the "Filters" tab.
8. Choose "Gaussian Blur." (You can also pixelate your photos by choosing the "Effects" tab.
9. Slide the bar until you like how blurry it looks.
10. Tap the check mark.
11. Tap the "Home" tab.
12. Tap that little arrow button.
13. Tap the "Export" button to officially save the photo.
Here's the final product! Instantly, no one has t know that I was texting Betsy…except for the whole Internet now. (Judge away at my 17% batt….)
Phewfs! That's a lot of steps! I realize this is a little clunky. I also realize that it's a tiny bit embarrassing that people now know the lengths I go to post texts on Instagram…but I am believing this is for the greater good!
Let me know if you have a better app or a better way!
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Consider diesel hybrid for electrical generation
There seems to be two very polarized camps on this wind farm situation here in Seneca County. I will admit I am one of those for the wind farms; however, I do have some concerns on the engineering concepts.
My concerns are based in the real world versus what I have been reading from the outright opposition which is based on fantasy and conjecture. I would like to present my concerns on the practical side based on grounded information out there.
1. We all know that the wind is not a stable energy source, i.e. it does not blow from a set direction at a set wind speed constantly. Yes, building them higher helps some as the wind seems to be more stable several hundred feet above the ground; fly in a light aircraft and you can feel it quite well at times. But there is another issue that seems to be overlooked: At ground level, the wind is blowing one direction and several hundred feet higher, it may be some degrees off from that direction. Don't believe me? Simply fly a kite and watch.
2. Because the power source isn't stable, that means you have to be creative in developing systems to stabilize the output power. Either you have to have a complex system to adjust the pitch of the windmill blades, to keep a set speed, or have another form of power stabilization system on the ground, generally a DC generator on the windmill and a AC drive system on the ground. Then you have to have a battery backup for times when there is little wind.
3. Averaged power output isn't really all that great, look at the KW produced, suddenly they are not all that fantastic. Remember a watt is 1 volt x 1 amp and 746 watts is one horsepower. If you have a 200-amp service in your newer home, you are looking at technically 48KW consumption at full load; as a example, your electric range usually draws 30A at 240V, so you are consuming just over 7kw cooking supper. Now, look at what they are claiming they will be able to deliver from this wind farm, actually it isn't all that much.
4. You "Solar Panel is the Answer People," sorry about your luck, as the averaged power output is much more pathetic than the windmills. Simply, people like to mention the peak power outputs at X watts per square foot; well, remember this only under optimum conditions. Seems as if they forgot clouds, nightfall, alignment of the solar cells to the sun and so on. I count this concept as a helper system and not a prime supplier.
I would like to inject a reasonable working solution to the power issue, but tree huggers will have a cow on this one: Diesel and diesel hybrid. Right now, steam power plants have a maximum efficiency of just around 30%, that is BTU potential of the fuel to power outputted. Now diesel and diesel hybrid in marine form are commonly producing just over 50% efficiency — that is a 80% gain over steam plants. Here are some of the real-world answers to "Well, if it works so well, why did it get sided decades ago?"
1. Yes, at one time, we used World War II surplus aircraft engines converted to run natural gas and they worked very well in this application. But simply the source of engines and parts dried up as the aircraft industry went to turbojet and turboprop as they were lighter and more powerful, even though they used up half again more fuel per hour.
2. Diesel was also employed for quite a while but fell by the wayside due to the fact that even though they were far more efficient, the fuel cost was quite a bit higher. Remember, in the 1950-60s, coal was just a few dollars a ton.
3. Steam plants simply cannot get much above 30% without the application of fairy dust or unicorn tears, which is in high demand in Washington, D.C., at present, so count that out for increasing efficiency. Now, large diesels have a strange byproduct, simply the larger they are built, they become more energy efficient. Could do the math on why, but simply go to YouTube or read Kates diesel and high compression engines to find out more. Large marine diesels are now operating at just over 50% efficiency and have been proven they can run for years in continual operation. They don't shut them down in port, they simply declutch them and let them idle.
4. Now a hybrid diesel is a outstanding application for power generation as it is simply a modification of a normal diesel by the addition of a spark ignition system that will allow the use of other gas forms of fuel to be employed, simply natural gas and propane need a ignition source to combust whereas diesel fuel, kerosene based, can combust from high heat alone. These engines are just as efficient as normal diesels on extracting energy from the fuel, with one major advantage: less pollution. Your exhaust is much cleaner than that of a steam plant or a diesel running on heavy fuels, diesel included.
So, for me, I would want to review a once commonly used power generation concept that was left by the wayside due to the cheaper energy source, coal, as at the time coal was so cheap efficiency was not a factor. Now, coal is very costly to purchase and cleaning up the emissions beyond present levels is astronomical in cost. Maybe it is time to do some thinking in the real-world arena.
Thomas Heer is a guest columnist and a resident of rural Attica.


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Fifty-one years ago today, my big brother Chris was born. Twenty years ago this month, he lost his battle with cancer.
I'm not here to lament his passing though. I don't feel like being sad. I want to celebrate his life, as short as it was and celebrate the person he was and the person he was going to become.
My life is richer for his presence in it.
My dreams broader
My heart more full
And my imagination and creativity endless.
I would sit with him for hours on end listening to his mind weave tales of alternate universes, string theory and quantum theory. Not like I ever really understood fully, but the simple idea that he took his time to talk about physics the way he did with me was a treasure.
His boy'ish attitude was at times a delight and others…well, we all know the trouble that boys tend to get into.
And it's not like we didn't have our disagreements, our terrible interruptions in siblingship, but we always found a way back to each other, hugging and laughing like nothing had happened.
This was my brother, my friend, my pal.
Until we meet again, Christopher Paul…in that alternate universe you've found.
I hope they have Fat Tire where you are, Chris. This one's for me… 😉


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Upcoming events
Past Events
Pronunciation Matters
17th June 2017, 10.00-17.00
One-day pronunciation event at Bell Language School, Cambridge.
Session details available here.
Presentation slides available below:
Pronunciation teaching then and now
3rd April 2017
PronSIG PCE Glasgow. Staffa, Crowne Plaza
For more information click here.
51st IATEFL Conference, Glasgow 2017
4-7 April.
Plenary speakers: Gabriel Diaz Maggioli, Sarah Mercer, J J Wilson, Jane Setter, Imtiaz Dharker.
For more information click here.
Information on pre-conference events, 3rd April, 2017.
Click here.
WEBINAR "The role teacher's manuals play in pronunciation teaching: an answer key or a complete guide?" by Sinem Sonsaat.
Information here. January 21st,2017, 5pm GMT.
Different Voices: A one-day pronunciation event organised by IATEFL PronSIG and hosted by the University of Brighton
Plenary speakers: John Wells & Adrian Underhill.
Falmer Campus, University of Brighton. Saturday 8th October 2016, 10am-5pm.
For more information click here. For registration, click here.
PronSIG 2015 PCE event wins Award from The Fair List, UK. Award Event held at Birmingham IATEFL Conference
IATEFL Birmingham, April 14th 2016, 18.30-19.30
For information about The Fair List, click here.
PronSIG Pre-conference event: Creating Pronunciation Materials, presented by Mark Hancock.
IATEFL Birmingham, April 12th 2016, 10.00-17.00
For details, click here.
See the Slideshow, click here.
WEBINAR "Teaching Pronunciation: Simplicity is the key" by Judy Gilbert.
PronSIG Webinar Room, March 19th 2016, 4pm GMT.
FREE DOWNLOAD! Get Judy's book "Teaching Pronunciation" here.
Teaching Pronunciation Differently - Online course, January-February 2016.
PronSIG supported the EVO session Teaching Pronunciation Differently. See here for more information.
Teaching Pronunciation: Tools & Techniques - Dublin, October 10th.
See the slideshow here.
Manchester 2015 programme available here. PronSIG day details on page 40!)
PronSIG PCE Manchester 2015. Click here to read about our great speakers and topics!
PronSIG and NATECLA event in London: "Accentuate: Bringing Pronunciation to the Fore"- Feb 21st, 2015
A fabulous joint event at the British Council premises organised by PronSIG and NATECLA.
You can watch the recordings of some of the sessions here and read the live Twitter discussion feed here.
The programme of the event and the poster can be accessed here and here.
PronSIG Webinar: "The Melody of English: Research and Resources for Teaching the Pragmatic Functions of Intonation" by Marnie Reed and Tamara Jones - Feb 17th, 5 pm GMT - Abstract, biodata of the presenters and more here
PronSIG members will be able to access a recording of the event. Stay tuned for news!
Read an informal report of the event by PronSIG member Marina Cantarutti here
Teaching Pronunciation Differently - An EVO Session
During January and February 2015, PronSIG supported the EVO session "Teaching Pronunciation Differently", designed and coordinated by PronSIG members Arizio Sweeting, Roslyn Young and Piers Messum. More info on the course and EVO: here
PronSIG and TESOL Webinars on Pronunciation Teaching
How Can We Know If Pronunciation Techniques and Activities Have Been Successful? Assessing Pronunciation in the Classroom and Beyond by Luke Harding. Abstract - Fielded Discussion
PronSIG in Harrogate 2014 - PCE Event and PronSIG day
You can read some accounts of this event by Louise Guyett here and on the PronSIG Facebook page.


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Ricky Barker is a nineteen-year-old Irishman with an incredible dream. His passion for breeding thoroughbreds has lead to his dream to one day own a stud farm and breed prize racehorses. In the meantime, he works as a stud hand for politician and wealthy man Sam McArdy.
An unexpected discovery of his boss' relationship to a well known woman leaves Ricky unsure about how to treat this information. Good at being discreet, he chooses to hold onto this information. Once Sam McArdy discovers Ricky knows, he is eager to do something good for the young man to encourage his silence.
A chance purchase of a filly finds Ricky suddenly the owner of a foundational broodmare for his dream. As the filly's worth increases, the previous owner is desperate to reclaim her. This starts an ongoing saga for Ricky who only wants to keep what is rightfully his.
Green Lodge weaves an obvious knowledge of the thoroughbred breeding industry in the United Kingdom, romance and the lengths people can go to, to get what they want. The story is definitely a read for adults as it contains sexual content.
Although an entertaining story, Paddy Cummins' novella starts out with a sex scene and has other moments that are too graphic for my liking. Add to this, consistent changes of tense and I found the story a little difficult to read. Green Lodge covers one of my favourite topics in the form of thoroughbred breeding, but this novella would rate higher for me if it was better proof read and had less sex in it.
Author: Paddy Cummins
Fiction – adult
In My Library? As a free download it is.
Want it? Get it now at Amazon.
"A racehorse is an animal that can take several thousand people for a ride at the same time." – Author unknown


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Raspberry PI 4 Released – Complete specs and pricinglast updated in Categories Hardware, Linux News, Open Source
A new version of the Raspberry PI 4 model has been released, and it is incredible update over the older model. A few years ago, I got Raspberry Pi 3 . It was my first 64-bit ARM board. It came with a 64-bit CPU. Here are the complete specs for an updated 64-bit credit card size Raspberry PI 4 desktop computer level of performance.


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The general case can only make up only 5 percent of the mass of the universe, but that does not mean that we know where it all is. In fact, for 20 years, astronomers are trying to figure out that there is not much as much as it should be.
Now an international team has put his head together to solve the missing barrier problem and found it floating in the middle of the stars.
Whatever material we can find in the universe, it is composed of baryonic particles. Stars, planets, nebulous, plasma, even black holes are also made of baryonic materials.
Nevertheless, according to the research team, only two-thirds of the case was attributed – apparently, a full third was left in the Land of Lost Sox.
Fabrizio Nicastro, an astronomer of the INAF, and Astronomy physicist of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics said, "The disappearing baryons represent one of the biggest secrets in modern astrophysics."
"We know that this matter should be there, we see it in the early universe, but then we can not catch it. Where did it go?"
According to the 2012 Census of the Unions, about 10 percent of the barriers can be found inside the galaxies, and 50 to 60 percent of galaxies between galaxies can be found in the clouds and areas of hot gas surrounding galaxies circumgalactic Medium.
It still leaves between 30 to 40 percent. It is a web of hot, spreading gas between galaxies, which is considered to be left after their formation.
Michael Schull of the University of Colorado Boulder said, "This is where nature has become very distorted." "This intergalactic medium contains filaments of gas at temperatures ranging from a few thousand degrees to some million degrees."
Because it has spread so much, it is difficult to see – practically invisible.
Until you backlight it, the same researchers did. He found a quasar called 1ES 1553, which was a very active black hole-galaxy in the original sky. The Universe is some of the brightest objects in the universe.
The use of this light can be used to lie between us and him – and in this case, it was a filament of WHIM.
A research team used XMM-Newton X-ray to inspect 1 ES 1553 of, in 2015-2017
Fabrizio said, "With the data, we were able to find the signature of oxygen in warm intergalactic gas between our and distant quasars, at two different places with vision and line."
The WHIM generating gas is actually the ionized hydrogen, in which there is no electron to produce spectral facilities.
From here, Fabrizio and his team are planning to use other quarters to confirm their findings.
Another secret is how it was built in the first place. But we may have to wait for the powerful ETHANA Telescope of ESA's planned ESA for the launch of 2028 for the answer.
Astronomist Jale Castro of the Netherlands Institute for Space Research said, "The discovery of the missing bayions with XMM-Newton is the first step to mark those conditions and structures completely, in which these barians are found."
"For the next steps, we will need high sensitivity to Athena, in which the warmth is the main goal of the intergalactic medium to improve our understanding of the evolution of structures in the history of the universe."
The research has been published in the journal Nature.


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Ancient Art of War is a Top-Down Semi Real-Time Strategy Game (Political Map level). The game has different speed/time settings (Slower to Faster) so you can manage strategies while remaining in real-time mode.
Like its predecessor, the game comes with different difficulty settings, symbolized by several famous naval commanders and also comes with a game editor.
Like its predecessor, the game introduces 3 different types units in the game:
The Top-Down Perspective Political Map provides information regarding friendly and enemy unit location, ports and certain waters that may cause damage to ships that cross it.
Reparations and supplies may be obtained in the many ports provided on the political map. Whether or not supplies or reparations may take place depend on the options or rules provided on the scenario setting.
Certain types of waters may be dangerous for your ships to sail across. There are 2 different types of waters: Shallow Waters and Dangerous Waters. The heavier the ship, usually the more damage they take when they cross those seas. This however also depends on the options or rules provided on the scenario setting.
Sea combat enters a 3rd Person Perspective view point where you can control several ships at once. During Sea Combat the aim of the game is to sink the opposing fleet by firing cannons or by boarding and capturing the ship.
When to ships collide with each other, the combat screen enters the "Boarding Screen". There are 2 different units provided when boarding: Swordsmen (Pirates with Cutlasses, for Melee) and Musketeers (Ranged Combat). The winner is the last man standing. Certain ports provide different type of pirate units, however this is not explicitly mentioned within the game.
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These Aussie grassfed beef asian bowls are delicious and take little prep time with mix and match ingredients.
For the beef:
For the toppings:
In a large heavy cast iron skillet over medium high heat, put the sesame oil. Let it get hot. Add the beef strips. Turn and cook on both sides about four to five minutes. Using tongs, remove the beef to a plate and cover with a lid.
Reduce heat to medium low and in the same skillet add the beef stock, garlic chili sauce and soy sauce. Whisk and blend.
Add the udon noodles. (They will be in a solid 'brick like' form. Let them soak in the liquid and gently pull them apart.) Cover and let the noodles cook for about 10 minutes.
For serving, place the noodles/broth in a large serving plate or bowl. Add the beef strips to the center. Then place the raw veggies in and around the beef and on top of the noodles.Serve immediately. Everyone builds their own bowl from the selection of veggies, noodles and beef.


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Tyler Touché – "Act Of God ft. Jason Gaffner (Robotaki Remix)"
Montréal's own Preston Chin, a.k.a Robotaki, puts his silky touch on "Act of God" by Tyler Touché. This remix has us feeling some type of way. The vocals from Jason Gaffner, the funky beat, the seductive instrumentals, everything is just melting in our ears. The overall sound harkens back to a soulful mix of funk and disco that is run through a glossy contemporary electronic filter. As soon as those powerful bass stabs hit your ear you know that this track is going to ignite the dance floor! Dive in down below.


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Uniform dating is a British-based website. This means that most of the members are from Britain, but there are also many members from other parts of the world. A consistent date is a particular place of appointment. This is because the target members are professionals in uniform at work. You can find doctors, nurses, police, garbage collectors, firefighters, etc. Most registered workers work shifts or work longer hours at work. Because of their work, they find it difficult to date someone and even find someone who understands their work. Therefore, the site is designed to help these people, but also to help those in the "uniform" enthusiast dating. The so-called "uniform individuals" register on the website to find a partner who can understand their work (different classes, extra working hours, emergencies, long hours away from home). Other single people are registered at the scene because of a unified love affair.
If you want to date a man in uniform, UniformDating is a great site. If you want to register, you only need to provide the required information, available matches will be provided to you. It is free to register on the website. Before entering this site to use its features, you need to verify your email, which will kick out the liar!
Some of the siteundefineds features include free registration, viewing membersundefined profiles and photos, searching the membership database by profession, adding members to the "favorite list" and preventing members from communicating with them. Contact customer support via an online form, contact your matchmaker on social media-Facebook Twitter, Google and YouTube, see the "who likes" list. You, who would like to contact you, as well as your browsing history, use chat rooms, contact members, read and reply to information you receive, etc.
Some of the benefits of the site include that most of its members are uniformed professionals. The features of the website are satisfactory.
Some of the shortcomings include: most people are disappointed with their match because they choose people who are not their perfect match and do not the professionals. It's more expensive than other dating sites.
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Julussa – Exotic Scandinavian New Folk Music
Julussa is a Scandinavian new-folk music trio named after the last remaining Norwegian wolf pack. This talented group of musicians, Russell, Geoff, and Jesse, combine the mesmerizing sounds of the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle with guitar, bass, drums, and jaw harp to produce a wide variety of world folk music styles that have delighted audiences at major festivals all around the globe.
Stylish Scandinavian Folk Music
The styles they cover include traditional Celtic, Bluegrass, and Norwegian folk music. See their song list below for a more extensive look at the tunes they play.
Like the Julussa Flokken, this modern day Scandinavian trio provides a link to a greater past, bringing audiences in the west a glimpse of Scandinavia's long-forgotten, but inspiring musical traditions. This is "Scandi-Folk" for real people.
Adding a new-age flair to the traditional folk music of Scandinavia, with an emphasis on the engaging sounds of the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle along with beautifully creative arrangements, they produce an exotic and appealing form of music that audiences of all ages appreciate.
Julussa adds spice to festivals, fairs, wedding ceremonies, receptions, banquets, and also provides wonderful background music. The trio additionally provides folk dance accompaniment or music for simple listening pleasure. For a unique and hypnotic experience, add the music of this talented trio to your special event.
Julussa Music Samples
The musical has entertained audiences all over the world with their own creative arrangements of Scandinavian new-folk music, traditional Celtic music, and bluegrass music. Their unique sound is in large part due to the mesmerizing sounds of the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle, known as the hardingfele in Norway. It is an elegant instrument first heard in the 17th century and often referred to as the national instrument of Norway. It is beautifully decorated and topped with a carved head of a maiden.
The hardingfele has sympathetic strings beneath the fingerboard that add echoing overtones to the music it produces. Two voices are created, a melody and an accompanying drone voice, giving it a unique sound that is both exotic and enchanting. The music of the Hardanger fiddle is most often played for listeners, but also accompanies dancers. The waltz, as well as traditional folk dances from various districts in Norway, are often accompanied by this elegant, yet often exuberant music.
Sample Song List
Traditional Norwegian Tunes
- Plukke I
- Mendocino Wedding March
- Bruremarsj
- And more…
- Fossegrimen
- Dervish
- Polket Fra Ramstadle
Traditional Celtic Songs
- Kesh Jig
- Eagle Cry
- St. Patrick's Day
- B Minor
- David's Jig
- Valerie Pringle's
- And more…
- Mrs Jamison's Favourite
- Music for a Found Harmonium
- The Curse Reversed
- Mason's Apron
- Devil's Dream
Traditional American Bluegrass Music
- Devil Went Down to Georgia
- Orange Blossom Special
- Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
- Kelly Waltz
- Ashokan Farewell
- And more…
- Georgiana Moon
- Sunrise on the Guinea Farm
- Boil the Cabbage
- Cripple Creek
- Draggin' the Bow
- Ragtime Anne
Julussa combines the traditional folk music of Scandinavia with their own unique and modern-age arrangements to create the most enchanting and mesmerizing folk music imaginable. The sounds of Julussa add an exciting, and yet relaxing tone to any event.


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DES MOINIES, Iowa – The Alzheimer's Association is hosting a conference for people to learn about new research when it comes to Alzheimer's disease.
The 2019 Brain Works Conference is for anyone who is interested in learning about new treatments, clinical trials, and ways to cope for the disease.
Alzheimer's Association Program Specialist Greg Woods said the conference on Thursday focuses on family members, care givers, health care providers, and people with the disease.
"We want to try and figure out when this disease begins. That would be one of the biggest clues that we have. The earlier we can intervene the better. There are some people that believe some of the changes in Alzheimer's start sometimes 15-20 years before the onset of symptoms," Woods said.
Woods said the conference will touch base on other research theories like what does the body do as the disease progresses, immune modulators, and whether blood tests could help figure out if someone is at risk for the disease or not.
Common symptoms for Alzheimer's are memory loss, difficulty problem solving, difficulty completing familiar tasks, confusion with time, problems with speech and more.
"So, the brain and the body are linked. We obviously mean that literally but we mean it kind of metaphorically too. What's good for one is going to be good for the other. Things that affect our body are going to affect our brain. The things that we do that are protective for our body are also going to help our brain too," Woods said.
Woods said ways to help lessen the disease include a healthy diet, regular exercise, being social, and keeping a sharp mind.
"Those areas can lessen the severity or slow the progression of the disease. For a disease that doesn't have a lot of treatments and no cure that's huge," Woods said.
Woods said more than 64,000 people in Iowa are diagnosed with the disease.
Speakers at the conference Thursday include: Ronald C. Peterson, Kyle Page, Elaine Sanchez, Rebecca Edelmayer, Elaine Eshbaugh, Yogesh Shah and Cynthia Letsch.
The conference is at the Prairie Meadows Event and Conference Center. Sign in begins at 8:00 a.m. There are still open spots.
Pricing is as follows:
- Healthcare Providers (with contact hours) $109
- Healthcare Providers (no contact hours) $94
- Family/ unpaid caregiver $30
- Person with Dementia $30
The event center is located at 1 Prairie Meadows Drive, Altoona.


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Katy Perry and Russell Brand were seen at a Los Angeles Lakers game …. only not together.
The former couple decided to take in the NBA opener for the Lakers, who played at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and lost to the Dallas Mavericks.
With the Lakers faltering in their first game this season, celebrity watchers scanned the crowd and happened to notice Perry and Brand at the game, the New York Post noted.
Perry and Brand being spotted at the game marks the first time the former couple has been photographed in the same public space since they divorced last December. It doesn't appear that they crossed paths or even saw each other at Tuesday's game, E! News reported. Perry brought her father Keith Hudson to the game while Brand sat with friends on the opposite side of the court.
Though less than one year since they finalized their split, Perry and Brand have each moved on. The "Teenage Dream" singer has dated musician John Mayer, while Brand has played the field, dating talent agent Isabella Brewster and Spice Girl Gerri Halliwell.
Brand seemed to adopt a carefree attitude about the split, not taking it terribly personally.
"Sometimes it goes well, sometimes it don't," Brand has said of marriage. "But if you sort of sense there's an incompatibility, then in any relationship regardless of the status of the individual, it kind of is best to go separate ways."
Pictures of Perry and Brand at the game can be seen here, via Us Weekly.


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Patriots Coach Bill Belichick said Monday that Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker deliberately tried to "take out" New England cornerback Aqib Talib when they collided in the A.F.C. championship game.
Talib hurt his knee on the play early in the second quarter Sunday and missed the rest of the game. Denver beat New England, 26-16, to advance to the Super Bowl.
Belichick called the play one of the worst he had seen and said Welker made no attempt to get open. On the play, Peyton Manning's pass to Demaryius Thomas fell incomplete. No penalty was called.
Welker, who had a cool relationship with Belichick when he left New England after six seasons, was not available for comment Monday. After the game, Welker said he was trying to get Talib to go behind him as the two headed for each other across the middle.
"It wasn't a deal where I was trying to hit him or anything like that," Welker said.
HARVIN EXPECTED BACK Seattle wide receiver Percy Harvin is expected to be available for the Super Bowl. Harvin missed the N.F.C. championship game after sustaining a concussion a week earlier in the Seahawks' playoff win over New Orleans. Coach Pete Carroll said Harvin could practice as early as Wednesday.
The New Orleans game was the second of the season for Harvin, who had hip surgery in August.
HOPES FOR BOWMAN The 49ers' linebackers coach, Jim Leavitt, said he was optimistic that NaVorro Bowman would be able to play when the team opens Levi's Stadium next season. Bowman is expected to have surgery after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Sunday.
REDSKINS HIRE HILLIARD The former Giant Ike Hilliard was named the Washington Redskins' receivers coach.
Hilliard coached the Redskins' receivers during the 2012 season, then took the same job with the Buffalo Bills this season.
CHAMPIONSHIP RATINGS Television viewership for the conference title games was up from last season.
The Broncos-Patriots game averaged 51.3 million viewers on CBS, which was 22 percent above the early game a year ago.
The Seahawks-49ers averaged 55.9 million viewers on Fox, up 17 percent from last year's late game.
TITANS TURN TO BROWNS Tennessee Coach Ken Whisenhunt's defensive staff has a Cleveland flavor. Whisenhunt hired Ray Horton as the defensive coordinator and Louie Cioffi as the defensive backs coach. Each filled the same role this season for the Browns.


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Wednesday morning, both Johan and I needed stuff from Modulor so we decided to walk there.
Coffee at Kaffee 9.
Love this place. I love that it's spacious and has high ceilings, it gives you the feeling of being there all by yourself even if the place is full.
You can have cocktails there at the end of the week.
Not passing by Markthalle Neun without going inside.
Haven't been inside this place for a few years, but remember they always have beautiful stuff. Hopefully I'm in the area when it's open next time.
Fadeninsel is where I buy yarn. Great shop, great staff!
On the way back from Modulor I said Johan, let's pass by Kottbusser Tor, there is a place I wanted to go for years, let me show you!
The place is Kremanski and we went inside because we saw our friend Tom working there now, yay.
Fell in love with the place immediately. Also spacious and high ceilings, danke schön.
We had double espresso. I just checked their Instagram – the food looks delicious.
How good looking is this menu? I want a Kotti Push Up. A few years ago we celebrated NYE with a brothel theme and my hooker name was Hotti from Kotti.
Passed by the Photoautomat at Kotti and found this guy.
Was a great morning. According to the health app on my phone, I have walked over 8 kilometers per day during February. Very good, since it's the only excercise I get.
Guess the title of this blog post is lying a bit, café hopping in 2 cafés doesn't count, right? Back in the days in Gothenburg, Johan and I used to easily go café hopping several times a month. Would be amazing to go back one day and visit the places which are still there (I heard my favourite yarn shop closed, oh no, it was the most beautiful yarn shop ever called Strikk). We did a stop over in Gothenburg airport after being in Sweden over the holidays, was a very short one, so didn't make it into the city – would have been so weird to be back. Haven't been back since we moved over 8 years ago and I lived there for 12 years, it's the city where I became a grown-up, met Johan, started my Wrist Worms business and made plans to move to Berlin. I need to start new things again, start making new plans – it's going to come with all the changes I'm doing in my life right now. Not planning to leave Berlin though, don't worry. One thing at a time, all right, Sandra?


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Hello lovelies, April is a birthday month for me and also for my blog. Although it's still March, I've decided to start a small series of recreations from my starting days. First design I decided to create is leopard print (you can find the original post HERE). I will add a comparison photo to this post too.
It took me some time to start up the blog, first time I created this design was actually in January 2013. I have improved a lot looking back at the photos and that makes me very happy. Unfortunately I don't have any of the polishes I used with me, so I chose new ones 🙂
Polishes used:
- base colour – Technic Orchid Mist
- white – OPI Alpine Snow
- black – China Glaze Liquid Leather
- leopard spots – Misslyn Crazy Love
This time I used dotting tool for the dots and a detail brush for the black lining. Back then I also didn't know anything about clean up and thought that I just need loads of practice for nice curvy lines at cuticles.
I did change the design slightly – I added only 3 dots to each nail, 2 on my pinky and did small black curves and dots in the spaces between. I also noticed that it's been ages when I did my last leopard print, it was for OMD Challenge. So this was a nice excuse (although you don't need an excuse for leopard nails) 😀
On to the comparison photo. My photographing skills on nails have improved a lot too, I think 🙂 Left is the original design (although I probably created it off from something I had seen online, unfortunately I wasn't able to find the artist or photo to give credits) and on the right my recreation.
More photos, because I am so proud and happy how it looks. And might cry when I take it off 😛
I hope everyone had a lovely weekend and till my next post 😉 I will be swatching the Orchid Mist also, it's just gorgeous.


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This is a review of Nuby All Natural Foaming Shampoo and Body Wash for kids. This was bought in emergency, when I could not procure the Pigeon hair and body wash I intended to buy. The ingredient list claimed to be "All Natural", so I thought of giving this one a try.
Tear Free formula
Nuby All Natural Foaming Shampoo and Body Wash comes in this transparent pump packing like hand washes.99.999% Effective against germs
Moisturizes and Cleans baby's hair and body
Quantity : 250 ml / 8.5 oz
Price : INR 249 (I bought at some discount from Hoopos.com)
Expiry : 3 Yrs from date of packing. 12 Months from date of opening the bottle
Made in China
Toll Free Number: 1-800-103-8222
Moisturizes and Cleans baby's hair and body
Tear Free formula
0% Paraben
Patented Ingredient: Citroganix
Directions of Use: Pump a small amount of Foaming Shampoo & Body Wash directly into palm of hand, wash cloth, or baby's wet skin. Apply to baby's hair and body. Completely rinse with clean water.
Aqua (Water), Decyl Glucoside, Betaine, Glycerin, ALoe Vera Liquid, Bioflavonoids, Caprylic Acid, Citric Acid, Lactic acid, Levulinic Acid, Limonene, Linalool, Parfum (Fragrance), Potassium Sorbate.
Warning: Keep out of reach of children. Do not leave children unattended in the bath. Avoid direct contact of the undiluted product with the eyes. If this should occur, rinse thoroughly with clean warm water.
My baby has long hair and we keep them oiled all the time. So I always buy a "Hair and body wash" instead of buying a separate shampoo and body wash.
Like all organic products, Nuby All Natural Foaming Shampoo and Body Wash does not lather much. Rather it does not lather at all. When you pump, it dispenses only white froth/foam, which was extremely confusing to us. Yes, it is simply like air whipped foam and not even liquid. So it is a little tricky to use especially if you are used to chemical based highly foaming body washes. It has taken me very long to figure out how good or bad it is.
Since we are all used to products that lather, we ended up using a good amount of this wash in just four uses. After that, I realized that it does clean baby's skin extremely well, but it completely fails at washing hair. I have tried for hair wash several times, but every time I had to use another wash to clean baby's hair.
For body, you need one small pump for each body part. I just spread it on baby's each part with hand and mildly rub with my hands. What I liked about this wash is that it does leave the skin squeaky clean and extremely soft.
I personally feel it is like those bottle and nipple cleansers, which smell like lemons and do not lather but still clean and disinfect the bottles. Similarly Nuby All Natural Foaming Shampoo and Body Wash cleanses and disinfects baby's skin very well without any lather.
- Organic and no harmful chemicals
- Cleanses skin very well.
- Truly a no-tear formula. Cleaning baby's face is very easy with this
- Leaves skin extremely soft, moisturized and clean
- Rinses off easily without using much water.
- Very tricky to use, as it does not lather and the liquid turns into foam upon pumping out.
- Cannot clean oiled baby hair. Not useful for long hair.
- If you have never used such organic products before, you may initially end up over using this wash just in the attempt of creating lather, which can dry up baby's delicate skin.
Buy only if you want a completely organic product safe for baby's skin for bathing only.


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Going to Build Your Audience live and the honest truth!
Okay so I have been thinking about writing a blog post about attending Build Your Audience Live for weeks now. Every time I write it, I get stuck on what to write, how to write it, who it will be for. But well its in less than a week and if I don't do it now there won't really be a point will there?
How Dementia has become part of my life as I care for my Mum
Part of my life It is dementia week this week, so this is a bit of a personal one for me! This has nothing to do with my business, but I thought it would give you a little insight into a part of my life. But
How crochet helped my anxiety & I discovered mindfulness
Why you need crochet in your life & why mindfulness will happen with it!Okay, so before I tell you my story and what I think, I want to point out that in no way am I a medical professional and this is my opinion and only the way I understand things. So a few years ago if you said the word mindfulness to me I would have said 'what the heck is that' When it was explained to me I would have just laughed. BUT it works and is super important.
Are you a serial starter?
I am a serial starter, are you?So I was going to publish a blog about things to do with your kids this weekend. With May having not one but two Bank Holidays and a half term. However, then I asked myself what I would be doing this Bank Holiday. Oh and also this blog was meant to be done last week, but I am human and I have been busy. Now, of course I will be spending time with my hubby and my lovely little terrors. However, I also thought I might, I say might as the likelihood is I will just start something else. I might try and finish some projects off.
Five knitting accessories every knitter can't live without
Are you a beginner knitter, walk into a yarn shop and think 'what? 'where do I start? What is that thing? If you are nodding, smiling, saying yes to any of that then you need this list in your life!
My Top 5 Things all Mums want on Mother's Day
What Mums want on Mother's Day!When I started to research this I found many blogs that had a whole array of things that we supposedly want. From random colouring books to Fitbits (I mean really?!). I am not convinced any of this is true after talking to mums this week. So here are the top 5 things I think all mums really want on mothers day.
Crochet Terminology – demystifying US & UK terms
I have been meaning to talk about this for a while. Being relatively new to crochet I get immensely confused between the UK and US terminology. Why they can't both be the same I will never know. But they aren't, so this is why I thought I would do our own cheat sheet to show the differences.
Love is in the air!
Valentine's Day 2019
Love & romance are in the air and I am celebrating Valentine's Day in the shop!


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Global Retail Sports Equipment Market Outlook 2019 : Adidas, Amer Sports, Jarden Corporation, Mizuno Corporation, Nike
The global "Retail Sports Equipment Market" report conveys the analytical and statistical data related to the market in a much elucidating manner. The Retail Sports Equipment market delivers an expanded platform with numerous chances of business growth for product manufacturers and services providers, organizations, associations, and firms Adidas, Amer Sports, Jarden Corporation, Mizuno Corporation, Nike, Under Armour by opposing among themselves through offering reliable products and services, increasing supply and generating higher revenue through more sales.
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The report presents a demand for individual segment in each region. It demonstrates various segments Ball Sports, Adventure Sports, Fitness Equipment, Golf Equipment and sub-segments Men, Women, Children of the global Retail Sports Equipment market. The report delivers significant data related to the Retail Sports Equipment market in a methodological manner, including essential factors responsible for fluctuations in demand and supply by the customers and ventures. The report emphasizes the ongoing technological innovations and advancements to provide our customers with a chance to know and opt for better choices under stressed business situations. The report also stresses over explaining the effect of regulations and policies launched by the federal government on the ongoing businesses.
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The global Retail Sports Equipment market report offers previous data as well as the current status of the Retail Sports Equipment market key players. The market analysts utilized various mathematical and statistical strategies, along with analytical tools such as SWOT analysis for better evaluation of the gathered raw data of multiple industries, through which the analysts developed the predictable market growth trend for upcoming several years. The concluded data also reveal the upcoming threats and opportunities possibly influencing the market business to a certain level. The report also delivers the market analysis based on geographical segmentation of the market to comprehend the regional development throughout the world.
To provide the analytical information in an easily understandable way, the experts have included graphs, figures, flowcharts, diagrams, facts, as well as realistic and statistical examples in the global Retail Sports Equipment market report.
There are 15 Chapters to display the Global Retail Sports Equipment market
Chapter 1, Definition, Specifications and Classification of Retail Sports Equipment , Applications of Retail Sports Equipment , Market Segment by Regions;
Chapter 2, Manufacturing Cost Structure, Raw Material and Suppliers, Manufacturing Process, Industry Chain Structure;
Chapter 3, Technical Data and Manufacturing Plants Analysis of Retail Sports Equipment , Capacity and Commercial Production Date, Manufacturing Plants Distribution, R&D Status and Technology Source, Raw Materials Sources Analysis;
Chapter 4, Overall Market Analysis, Capacity Analysis (Company Segment), Sales Analysis (Company Segment), Sales Price Analysis (Company Segment);
Chapter 5 and 6, Regional Market Analysis that includes United States, China, Europe, Japan, Korea & Taiwan, Retail Sports Equipment Segment Market Analysis (by Type);
Chapter 7 and 8, The Retail Sports Equipment Segment Market Analysis (by Application) Major Manufacturers Analysis of Retail Sports Equipment ;
Chapter 9, Market Trend Analysis, Regional Market Trend, Market Trend by Product Type Ball Sports, Adventure Sports, Fitness Equipment, Golf Equipment, Market Trend by Application Men, Women, Children;
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In an effort to help others with the long and grueling process- I decided to give a summary of my experience with Kindle Direct Publishing. Although Kindle is in the title of this program, it allows authors to also publish their book in paperback form.
What it comes down to is this- do you want to wait forever to get your work in the eyes of the world? Because if you do- traditional publishing is the way to go. However, if you want to stream-line the process (it's still not fast) I highly recommend the self-publishing route. I can't really walk you through the actual process of writing your book. But I think it is very useful to know that at some point after you've written it- even more tasking challenges are ahead.
The first of those challenges being formatting. Man it is a PAIN! I utilized the free templates available on KDP and still had to do a lot of manual format editing. But, I must admit, the word document templates they offered probably saved me a lot of extra time. These templates come in a large array of common book sizes- 9 X 6, 8.5 X 5.5, and so on. You must remember to get rid of all of the placeholders that the template auto-fills in for you. Or you could use one of the "blank ones" if you have a general idea of how you want the pages to look.
After hours of formatting (sorry it's going to be time-consuming if it's your first time) you get a chance to do all of the "cool" book stuff. Like creating your cover! They have a pretty functional cover creator on their site and I personally am happy with how mine turned out. Just MAKE SURE you use an image on your cover that isn't copyrighted. They have some free images on the creator itself, but I strongly urge you to give sites like Unsplash a look. They offer a huge amount of high-quality and royalty-free images you can use on your cover. You aren't even required to give credit to the photographer. Of course there are alternate choices- you can hire someone on Upwork or Fiverr to design a cover for you.
Now once you've uploaded your manuscript and designed or uploaded a cover, you get to set the price of your book. Make it available as both an e-book and a paperback because if you don't you're really just missing out on an even larger available audience to read your book. And if this is your first book that should be one of the main goals. Of course you want to make some money from it- but it's also just really exciting to see people reading it! KDP will help you in recommending the prices, but you can set them to whatever you want within a certain range. Just make sure your paperback price will cover the printing fees they take out.
So, you're ready to publish? No, not quite yet! Please, please, please- order a proof copy before releasing your paperback version into the world. You can go ahead and make the kindle version available because you can check how it will look online. But by ordering a proof copy of your own book you can make sure everything looks the way it should before releasing it. Once you've made any changes you wish- you're finally ready! Go ahead and hit publish after going over all the settings one more time and now you just wait! KDP will review your book and settings and within 72 hours (even sooner in my experience) publish your book for sale!


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The new Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa program has taken effect from 18 March 2018. Changes to the employer sponsored permanent skilled migration program have also come into effect.
A further new visa scheme, the Global Talent Scheme (GTS), to attract highly skilled global talent to Australia, will also be piloted from 1 July 2018. We will publish our insights on this shortly.
The TSS visa is predicated on the need for employers to source foreign workers to fill genuine short-term positions for up to 2 years and also to address critical skills demand in medium-term occupations for up to 4 years.
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Jeremy Heywood hits back at critics of civil service's Brexit work
Cabinet secretary seeks to take on claims that the civil service was biased in the EU referendum campaign and under-prepared in the aftermath of the vote
The head of the civil service, Sir Jeremy Heywood, has sought to defend the organisation from Eurosceptic claims of bias in the run-up to the UK's vote to leave the European Union.
Ahead of June's referendum, Heywood came under sustained attack from Leave campaigners, who argued that the civil service machine – which has a duty to support the government of the day – was being used to promote the Remain side's message.
Critics also hit out at guidance from the cabinet secretary which limited the support departmental officials could offers to ministers who chose to campaign for Brexit.
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Jeremy Heywood: civil service did "significant" Brexit "thinking" in final weeks of campaign
Leave campaigner Priti Patel – who has since gone on to become international development secretary – took aim at Heywood personally, accusing him of an "unconstitutional act [that] threatens the reputation of the civil service".
But, in his first major article on Brexit since the vote, the cabinet secretary moved to counter those attacks, as well as claims that the civil service had failed to adequately prepare for a vote to leave.
"The civil service did its job" – Jeremy Heywood
Writing in the official Whitehall journal Civil Service Quarterly, Heywood defended the analysis produced by the civil service during the campaign, saying officials had been "scrupulous in making sure that all documents issued were factually correct and objective".
"Our core values remain the best guide to how we conduct ourselves in all circumstances; and we produced work as we should, at pace and with accuracy. As I have said elsewhere: 'The civil service did its job.'"
During the campaign, the civil service was required to support the government's official position of advocating a Remain vote, and Heywood has previously told MPs that the then-prime minister, David Cameron, imposed a "red line" on contact with Brexit campaigners during that time, preventing detailed planning.
But, in his latest article, Heywood said those who attacked the civil service for a lack of planning showed "little appreciation of the constitutional and propriety framework in which we operate", as well as the "practical difficulty of producing a comprehensive plan for such a multi-faceted proposition as Brexit".
He added: "Within these constraints, we used the time available to do important work.
"To be ready to act on the government's direction we wanted to understand the possible alternatives to EU membership, such as the requirements for membership of the European Free Trade Association; the sort of trade agreements reached by other countries outside the EU; what Brexit might mean for the economy; and the organisational implications of a 'no' vote, including the need to create an international trade department. This background analysis is now proving its worth."
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The cabinet secretary also sought to counter claims that the two new Brexit-focused departments set up by Theresa May when she took over from Cameron in the summer would struggle to recruit the right staff.
"Despite the sceptics asking, 'How are you going to attract the talent you need?', I am hugely encouraged by the large number of enthusiastic civil servants who have queued up to join the two new departments," Heywood wrote.
The Department for Exiting the European Union has, Heywood revealed, received "around 250" applications for just seven director-level roles and its "20 or so" deputy director jobs.
"I am hugely encouraged by the large number of enthusiastic civil servants who have queued up to join the two new departments" – Jeremy Heywood
Heywood added: "To date, across government, DExEU has received expressions of interest from 168 organisations and 894 individuals offering support. They are working through the applications and considering how best to use this pool of talent."
There has also been much attention paid to Whitehall's lack of trade negotiation expertise after decades of handing responsibility over to the EU. The cabinet secretary acknowledged that gap, saying the UK was "short of certain specialist personnel and skills for tasks that will be central to Brexit and our future international relationships, such as trade negotiations".
But he confirmed that the civil service had "opened ourselves to approaches from external consultancies, accountancy firms, project management specialists, and many individuals" in a bid to plug those shortages.
Some eurosceptics are, however, unlikely to be placated by Heywood's article. Indeed, Tory MP Steve Baker – who over the summer called for "emergency legislation" to ensure civil servants working against Brexit could be "summarily fired" – told The Telegraph he still believed the government's Brexit analysis had been "partisan propaganda".
"The entire civil service machine was mobilised to compaign as strongly as possible," he added.
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The damage to the rig consist of the tray under the sewer compartment being bent badly. I think the hose in the compartment kept the sewer from being damaged .
When I got to Kentucky, my cousin bent out the tray enough for me to get a sewer hose
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I saw my aunt and took care of some business then headed to Maryland. I decided not to stop and drive closer to my daughter's. I stopped for gas in Maryland and felt tired but can not use that as an accuse. I always check my backup camera to make sure the car clears the gas tank barriers. This time I guess I did not look. You can not feel the car back there so I drove off. When I got so tired I felt that I could not drive anymore, I got off the interstate. As I was turning a corner, I saw the drivers side of my car and freaked.
The car is all repaired but I learned a lesson to not drive when I am tired.
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Washtucna is Still Bush Countryby Ralph Thomas
Seattle Times, July 17, 2006
WASHTUCNA, Adams County -- It's almost lunchtime at Les Snyder's farmhouse, and the conversation winds through the usual topics. The high-school football team needs just one more victory to break the all-time state win-streak record. Fuel and fertilizer costs just keep going up.
And, inevitably, Iraq. Sure, things are bad over there, Snyder says, but not nearly as bad as the media paint it. "All they print is the bad stuff," says the 84-year-old Snyder, waving hands gnarled by a lifetime of farming. "Thousands of people over there have gotten drinking water that never had it before."
Snyder, a World War II veteran, is a little annoyed that so many people these days aren't standing behind President Bush. As he sees it, America is much better off than it might have been if Bush hadn't been in charge through these tumultuous times.
With the midterm congressional elections less than four months away, Bush's poll numbers nationwide are among the worst any president has seen in decades. His approval ratings have inched up in recent weeks, but they remain below 40 percent in more than half of the states, including Washington.
That's not the case out here on the edge of the Palouse, the most pro-Bush pocket in one of the nation's most anti-Bush states.
Despite a sagging farm economy; despite the daily onslaught of grim news out of Iraq; despite the loss of a local boy to a sniper's bullet near Baghdad -- support for the president remains strong here.
Talk to enough people in Washtucna and you will hear occasional gripes about Bush and the Republicans who control Congress. There's a general sense that Bush and the rest of the politicians have not done enough to help the state's struggling wheat industry or to rein in run-amok government regulators. Some even criticize Bush for pushing tax cuts at a time of record budget deficits.
But on matters that many here consider far more important, Bush wins high praise.
Many like that he is a religious man -- and that he stands firm against things such as gay marriage and abortion. They describe him as "one of us."
Those who express misgivings about the war are quick to add they think the United States should not pull out of Iraq until the insurgency is quashed. And while people in liberal enclaves such as Seattle may describe Bush's foreign policies as reckless and arrogant, many here see him as a strong leader who is keeping Americans safer from terrorists.
"It plays real well with me that he had some backbone and said, 'Either you're with us or you're against us,' " says David Baumann, 55, standing arms crossed in front of the workshop at his family farm. "There's nothing more important than having a strong military."
Town on the downslide
Washtucna is a tiny crossroads town in sparsely populated southeast Washington, about 115 miles east of Ellensburg on State Route 26. Nestled in a coulee walled by craggy outcrops, the town is surrounded on three sides by an ocean of wheat fields and on the other by scablands that stretch south to the Snake River.
At last count, Washtucna had 255 people -- enough to fill about 2 ? pages in the phone book. Dozens more live in the clusters of tree-surrounded farmhouses that sit miles apart in the wheat fields.
In the five or so minutes it takes to walk the full length of Main Street, it's easy to see from the shuttered storefronts and paint-chipped signs that this is a town long on the downslide.
"When we moved here in '64, we had a grocery store, three service stations, a hardware store, a liquor store and a drugstore," Carol Lund says from behind the bar of Sonny's Tavern, which she has owned for much of the last 40 years. It is one of the Washtucna's last surviving businesses.
Several forces -- most tied to wheat farming -- are to blame for the town's decline.
Wheat prices aren't much better than they were generations ago. And thanks to improved harvest technologies and a federal conservation program that pays farmers to let their fields grow wild, there are far fewer people working the wheat fields these days.
Many folks here say they are too preoccupied with making ends meet to spend much time worrying about politics. Syd Sullivan, Washtucna's mayor off and on for nearly three decades, said he recalls a time when people talked politics a lot. But these days, he says, they seem disillusioned.
"I think the government is just so big, people probably feel like there's nothing they can do besides vote," says Sullivan, 75, his soiled Golden Grain fertilizer hat slightly askew. "And everybody over here understands that King County controls everything anyway." Some discontent
If Seattle has a political opposite, it's Washtucna.
During the 2004 election, Bush got only 18 percent of the vote in Seattle. But he won 73 percent in Adams County. And in Washtucna Rural Precinct (No. 221) -- where both Snyder and Baumann cast their ballots -- 93 of the 100 people who voted went with Bush.
Lund, 68, who describes herself as one of the town's only openly Democratic residents, says she thinks many of her neighbors are Republicans simply because that's what their parents were. "It's hereditary," she says.
But many old-timers here consider themselves political independents who vote for the candidate, not the party.
Snyder says Bush "comes across as someone who wants to help us." Baumann says he sees Bush as a man of strong character.
"Sure, he did some drinking when he was young, but all of us did some foolish things," Baumann says. "He's changed."
Snyder, a lifelong Washtucna resident, once served as a Democratic precinct chairman in the 1970s. He campaigned for several prominent Democrats, including former U.S. Sen. Henry "Scoop" Jackson and Tom Foley, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Snyder's son, Jerry, also used to consider himself a Democrat. But he says the Democratic Party these days is too closely tied to labor unions, environmentalists and others who push for laws and regulations that hobble farmers.
People here still seethe over a resolution the Seattle City Council passed six years ago that called for breaching four dams on the Snake River to help save endangered salmon.
"It's gotten to where everything the Democrats do hurts us," the elder Snyder says.
Bush scored big points with farmers three years ago during a campaign stop at the Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake River, about 50 miles from Washtucna. Bush vowed to keep the dams in place.
But even here, in the heartland of Bush's dwindling base, the president takes a few knocks.
Bush has proved himself "pretty weak" when it comes to battling the budget deficit, says Rudy Plager, a former farm-equipment salesman who now serves as a Republican on the Adams County Commission.
"To have the tax cuts he has proposed in a time of war is irresponsible," Plager says.
And Jerry Snyder, president of the Washington Wheat Growers Association, says Bush hasn't lived up to a campaign promise to help struggling farmers.
Many growers are unhappy with the federal farm program and don't think the government has done enough to help them compete in foreign markets.
Ron Baumann, David's brother, says he doubts Bush could win as many votes here as he did two years ago because some farmers think the president has "kind of abandoned us."
David agrees, but adds, "He has been a little busy lately."
Support for the war
Less than three weeks after Bush was re-elected in 2004, the war in Iraq took a tragic turn for tiny Washtucna. Army Spc. Blain Ebert, the 22-year-old son of a local wheat farmer, was killed by a sniper at a roadblock near Baghdad.
Though it's clear Ebert's death hit hard here, there is no sign that it shook people's support for Bush or the war.
"Blain's death was not in vain," David Baumann says. "I just keep thinking that I'm freer here in this country because he died over there."
Blain's father, Mike Ebert, says it helps knowing that his son wanted to be in Iraq and felt strongly that he was doing some good.
"We have never had any hard feelings," he says.
Even some Democrats in the area say they support the war effort, or are ambivalent.
"It all depends on what day you talk to me," Lund says. "Sometimes I think it's worth it; sometimes I'm not sure."
Others are convinced that Bush was a far better choice than John Kerry, especially on matters of foreign policy and national security. They don't think the Democrat would have had the resolve to keep up the fight in Iraq.
"It's just got to be done," Les Snyder says. "If we don't, the terrorists are just going to eat us up."
Population: 255
Racial breakdown: 92.5 percent white, the rest Hispanic or Native American
Median age:45.2 years
Median household income: $43,654
Source: Claritas, 2006 estimates
Seattle Times news researcher Gene Balk
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